TELEGRAPHIC NEWS SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (From our own Correspondents.)

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 619, 9 May 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

SPEC IAL TELEGRAMS. (From our own Correspondents.)

AUCKLAND, last night. Messrs flisborne, Seed, and Knowlw th t tUrea .•otninisaioners, arrived by ( ,he AiwefctoHtyand waited oa Sir George' (xi-ey, who .caused to fee 'delivered to them a letter settiug fortk t4iat their rnisuon w,.b illegal, refusing to furnish thj required facilities for obtaining information, also warning them

attempting to procure such information'concerning the Province of Auckland.TJip body of a newly-born infant Was found on the beach at? Freeman's Bay A supp >sed case of infanticide. t Tie ship Li Bsco*a, with passengers,, noimmigrants, from London, anchored at the powder- ground this afternoon,.after a hne passage of eighty-nine days'from'Lwidon. A horse abd dray fell over the Wharf 1 on to the steamer- Scotchman ; they *ere hauled back" by steam winch unhurt. me Ulinw leaves with Frisco mails at ltall night. Mrs Wiltshire, who commenced' Her hundred miles in 24 hours at half-part 8> 0 Cock proofoelj-on Friday evening, concluded at 8.10 o'clock on the next evening.Danng the" pei fortnance she rested at theend of each 25 mile 3. It hah rumoured, this morning thatWiltshire had deteatninel to accept theohillenge to perform' the Waikato feat,. 112 miles in 48 hour*,, carrying- 561bs. :- if »o, a large number of friends will acco npany him to Hamilton. [We h*v«> hear 1 notbiuif of any S itoh> artwiyeraent,. S T- T -j lubt lte liario ff beeit made.^-ED. t 240 licenses to kill gamff hay& been* issued this year, being 39 more than last yen-. Increase caused by visit of naval officers. Charges have been made by a femalewarder at the Wlmu Lunatic Asylum •gunst Dr Aickin (resident surgeon) and so ne of the male warders. Sir George Grey has appointed a »,omurission to mvesiigttte the matter. The Commission, consists of three ultru-Provnjcialsts. Mr A. Severn questions the reliability of the men and birds said to bare beea seen on the moon by the new telescope of M. Lastnai-Coveau.

Grahamstown, fegt night. A suspicious fire ocourred at the Court, House fHotel, Grahamstown, which is unoccupied, the proprietor being- a debtor under the Debtor and Creditors' Act By the exertions of the brigade the daraag-a wis confined to the room where the fire cocnmenced. Charles tigan r of the brigade, tell trom the roof and was picked up insensible ; his arm is broken. Gold return for the month is 6,1550z3, and bhows an increase of 2 OOOozs.

MR O'BORKB T > BB CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES. Wellington, last night. I learn that the Premier has been in cam numctttion vtith Mr O'JWke, and his ofFered, on the pirt of the G>v rn- emnnt, to pr )pose him as Chninnar] of Committees for the ensuing Parliament. I believe Mr O'JRorke has given his eouaent to the nomination, so that his election may b ■ consicL'i-i'd a settled matter.

CLAIM P -H UKAVr DANUGES. -DcvEDi.v, last tii^-h^. Mr M .ck.ty, of the " Bruce Herald," his cojn.neami .111 action against tho National Bank fur Ll5 000 damayes, f,,r di.liononring a bill. Ha announces he has et uned Mr Af ictB-,ey as Ins ounsel.