LATEST AUCKALND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, Last Night.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1636, 30 December 1882, Page 2

LATEST AUCKALND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH. — OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, Last Night.

, Arrival of the Gronsvail. The Auckland .barque Gronsvail arrived to-day from New York.

'. h - The* Races. - Maid of Honour, /lorquoise, and Fitzhercules arc scratched for all engagements at the Auckland Summer Meeting.

Kauri Gram. A rise, of £1 per ton in kauri gum^is^ reported. ' The receipts for the mouth are' 600 tons.

Wife-beating. A man named Nash was charged to-day with striking his wife with a piece of wood, and sent to prison for a month 'without the option of a fine.

Public Works. Deputations from Tamakai, Ho wick, Pan mure, Paparoa, Otahuhu, Manurewa-, and Hunua waited on the Premier today, asking for votes for necessary local works. He promised, ,if the. requests were made iv writing, to have them considered in the proper quarter. < (

Prince Imperial. ' ' At a meeting of the Prince Imperial Gold Mining Company, to-day, it was shewn 'that £13,000 worth of -gold was taken out,, during., the year, and £9000 [paid in dividends.

The Olsen Assault Case/ The woman, Elizabeth Olseii/ who was so dangerously injured by' her husband 'yesterday morning, is still in a critical condition, but Dr Goldsboro" is understood to be of opinion that no immediate danger of her decease need be apprehended. ? She \s in good, spirits, and continues quite as wellj as can/be expected. ' Supt. Thomson has'arra'nged that iii the event ot any the depositions of the woman shall be taken. fi

- ' TWHamUtoW Ca'se.^ >! t The Hamiljb# Supposed j murder case conies on at the Police Court to-morrow, but it is almosticeijtain that a further ; re- . man'd to tne' following Saturday will be granted. The police are quite prepared to proceed with the case, but the" counsel •for the 1 defence 'intend' to ask for further time. », Pi-ieBsey,also, 1 ,s,ent a ( . message to Superintendent Thompson to-day,' stating that he ! was siifFering from pains in the head, and was -too ill 1 to plead, i ■ It ia (expected that>,the preliminary.,hearing,^of,'the case will alone occupy two days. Mr Tyler liasiwritten to' Priestley 5 ," thrßwihg' up his brief, and, as prisoner was With : 'butlfuridslfofiShis defenCeTlte; was/ 4 >plaeedi i 4 a very embarrassingipoflition. It was reported to-day, however, that Mr F. Earl had undertaken his defence,