TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 743, 22 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

EUROPEAN GALOGBAMS' [Press Agency.] London, March 17. The political contest in Victoria of Protection v. Trade, is regarded hopefully by the London ‘ Times,’ which says, “Though freetraders may ' : be now defeated, their triumph is not far distant.”. At the wool sales, the market was characterised by considerable langonr, and prices continued to re - cede. Prices average a penny lower than at the opening. Fourteen thousand bales were withdrawn. French buyers have been supplied. There is ho change in the wheat market. It is estimated that about a million and a half quarters are afloat, and that foreign arrivals will be large. ' O .. ; . -r-- ■ ■AoSTBALjIAN GALOGBAMS' THE NEW MINISTRY. THE CRICKET MATCH WON BY THE COMBINED TEAM. Sydney, March 20. i The Government is not yet complete, but the following offices are I filled :—M!r ; Parkes, Premier , Mr ■ Piddington,- Treasurer ; Hon/ ' S Samuel,- Postmaster; Mr F B Hutton, Minister of Lands.; Mr Hoskins; Minister of Works; MiDriver, Minister of Mines. Archbishop Folding’s funeral was attended by crowds of people. The procession was three miles long. ;,, In the English second innings four were out for 22. The Australian combined Team, in its second innings, made 109. T J Later.’ ; 1 The combined team won the match by-'49 runs. ! ;; H ’ SPEGtAL TELEGRAMS. J : TAIJPO. L (from our special correspondent.) ■ Wednesday, 4.30 p m Dr Pollen, has arrived. Rewi . J arrived to-day from , j.Qruahui with about 100 natives on horseback. Mr Macltayrand Major Drummond Hay accompanied Rewi. 1 L 1! J 1 7.25 p m :: . .Theinatives are going to meet I)r Pollen .tQj-nioigow with a tangi for the late Sir-Donald McLean. 'Ooh- ' ‘ sequently the. -Native Minister and : Manga (Rewi) I .' will ’most' probably hot have Airy 'discussion until the 'next; day. I''-'*’ 1 ''-'*’ °- - 1 Taupo, 5 p.m. last night. i '^RewlManiapotb, l ' Snd’ khoxit fifty ;Hprem6h 4 ' , .flrriv.^ ( : at 1 Taupo. His . , seihi-royal pro. . iSC63Sv^<uMaukay ; r‘ i aud Hay: have arrived. Dr P6lien is ! expected-this l'evbriing. The'; Taupo natives‘^re J assembling. • • j? ft-f-5 no-f« .!*i ii.-d.’.-u.T ■; . > -’if -wd night. ; 4 f-' cha;rge’' J 'pf , l utidue' : severity in * Grant, ; Qneliunga>; was dis- & missed,Tt being proved 1 uthat: Yausej .shipchandler,"had instructed his boy to; hit; Aiyith a slate if he r attempted,,tq be%t him,. : ;. * u Bair'wSs' in the case of i i,Mc(lrath;f charged with a murderous i assault bri his/-wife. The woman i still lies in-a precarious state. * r ‘*'\MoAn^^ 5 f y. 1 ; night. £ .-j,' ’4s °V B*ocjliflr.a coal, , ou theySteamer(RQtomahana,j shows r ' most favourably of; the results. (> j ;)m&anatairl \ : * I A quarter-of a ton of specimens P f was.got lasb night, and avgood show II l i ;• h> ‘GisbornEj last night. [ The "schooner Clyde, bound for j- 'Tfy'lftel6Shi'' < ’W^ ! w ! r®dked at Mahia, f She, is insured 7 'for £SOO in the ? Sbiith British- ' J ‘ . .. . , ’ , PiCTON, last night. , The Government buildings were j destroyed by fire. Dunedin, last night. ■ jOhristjna;:Clark;.was acquitted of [ the charge of child murder. . , , last niglit. * in tne R.M. Court civil suit,. . DQnkiii.'y PopleyK(:BQglish cricketer) J and Bramh'all;claim of £9B damages, for destruction of clothing and plans by was 'ailjouriied at the request of the counsel for the de- •' fence, to enable an important wit- ' ness to arrive from Melbourne, It f is said this witness can prove that it ? . wa_s. neither Poo ley nor Bramhall I Who ;destroyed the clothing, &c.

PUREST EOR MALIOIOUg ' ,', r, , \ : Chris rOHimcu, Tuesday.. • Richard Sherrin was arrested at W.Maxate last night, charged with writing a malicious libel against George McCullough Reed;, 'proprietor of the" 1 Guardian.' ' The alleged libel'wa / s' :1 contained in a letter published in the ' Waitangi. Tribune' of March 14th. Sherrin was 'brought' up before iMl'' Stu&hplme, at Waiinate, morning, and was remanded to>.. JDimaru for eight days. Bai} was refused. ../. QHARGE OE IMURBER. ... Tuesday ; A ~ man ? named John Monaghan was brought .up,, at,, the Resident; Magistrate's Court ; this morning; charged with the wilful murder of .Thomas Ga'sserl'ey^who has'a married lister residing at Mil ton. The men had c6me to town to keep St Patrick's Day,- ; a.nd both stayed at the Hibernian Hotel on Sunday inight last. On Monday morning i

Monaghaa entered Casserley's vooja, and wanted to "see out" an unsettled dispute. This was smoothed over at the time, and the parties went to the bar, where each had four glasses of brandy. Bath seem to have gone to bed then, overcome with drink, and some time afterwards Ca9S..>rley was found lying on the floor with a cut on tho back of the head, and blood sprinkled about .the floor and walls. Medical assistance was procured after considerable delay. Oasserley .then complained of extreme pain in the urinary organs, unci when relief was administered there was issue of pure blood. He was then removed to the Hospital, where being tald there was no charce of his recovery, he said, "Jack Monaghan killed me." He died this morning. Prisoner was remanded till after the inquest.