TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 713, 11 January 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Auckland last night. The New Zealand Insurance Com. pany's half-yearly balance sbe-jt shewed a profit of £19,660. A dividend of fifteen per cent, was declared. Russell and Macfarlane were re-electe.l directors.

The Good Templar Grand Lodge, today, discussed the question whether the negro should be admitted as a man and a brothar, with the object of determining which branch of two great sectioua m which the order is split m America New Zealand Lodges should join. A resolution was carried m favor of universal brotherhood and sisterhood.

The Supreme Court was occupied all day on .the charge of murder against Ourtin. The cvi lenco shewed that the men were always quarrelling and using threats towards each other. Mr Rees made an eltqu-nt speech m favor of prisoner, illustrating the wounds with a human skull, and conten ling they mijht have beeu caused by a stick. The ju-y found prisoner guilty, and he was sentenocd to death.

The Manukau Counby| appointed Goodfellow Chairman, and Hay, Se retary.

i At Mr A Buckland's wool sale, grease realised 9-I 'to ldfii.; \ra-hed, 131 to Isd ; halt bred grease, 9fcd to l<'ii ; sheepskins, Is lid to 4j. •. -130 bales were catalogued. TauraNga, last night. In regard to the death of Sir Donald McLean, t.he native 3 say that Sir George Grey na k itua ( ewitcher ) him, ■■ n ' that he did tbe same lon« f ago bo a renowned Waikato chief, Ai Ttimaki.