The Globe. SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 336, 10 July 1875, Page 2

The Globe. SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, July 9. The Taranaki has arrived from the South. The Mikado, with the outward mails, was detained till the afternoon, waiting for the southern mails. The Pretty Jane, wrecked at Poverty Bay, has been fitted with improved machinery, and is again running. Napiee, July 9. * A branch of the New Zealand Bank has been opened at Wairoa to-day. Wellington, July 9. Last night’s Post said it learnt from private letters that Mr Vogel was in robust health. The Tribune tonight says;—“We are exceedingly sorry to give an unqualified contradiction to the statement that Sir Julius Vogel has entirely recovered from his late illness, and was at date of mail actually in robust health. The reverse unfortunately was the case on 14th May. A letter, which may be implicitly relied on, states that Sir Julius had been overworked; that he was unable to walk across his room without crutches, and that he looked old and worn. He was fretting at his inability to move, but even then expected to be in Wellington in Novem ber next. The officials of the City Corporation have applied for an increase of their salaries. THIS DAY’S TELEGRAMS, Wellington, July 10. Last night the steamers Rangatira and Manawatu towed a large English ship, with immigrants, into the Quarantine station. It is not known whether she is the Collingwood or Lamershagen until the health officer comes back. The sickness on board is said to be diptheria, Dunedin, July 10. The total amount of the city assessment of property rateable for 1875-6, is £187,000 as agwast £150,000 for last year.

Young Scott, the pedestrian, aged fourteen, commenced to walk one hundred miles last night in twenty-four hours. It is expected that he will beat Edward’s time, which was five minutes under the twenty-four hours. [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, July 9. By the Mikado, the following letter was receivedprivatelyfromE.G. Gregory, tbefamous Sydney cricketer. “ Touching the New Zealand matches, I cannot give you any information, for I am not positive yet whether they will come off. The only communication I have had about it, is a letter from Mr Goldsmith, in which he desired me to act in concert with fhim in getting our team together. If the matches come off, I think you will have the pleasure of seeing some first-class cricket. Our play has greatly improved during these last two seasons. Our bowling is very good and very dodgy; our fielding about the same as it used to be, and our batting vastly improved.” The Star combats the Australasian's objection to the proposed visit of the Australian team, and says—“We know that the Dunedin and Christchurch players have placed upon record their determination to have nothing to do with the affair should it turn out that the Australians want to make money by their visit, and a similar intention was given utterance to at a recent committee meeting in Auckland. If the Australasian's is a true statement of the motives which are actuating our transpontine friends, then we may simply consider the visit as not likely to eventuate. But, although it may appear presumptious to question the grounds for assertions in such a journal as the Australasian, there is evidence in the article which would indicate that a little spite, from some cause or other, has much to do with the tone of the writer. The expressions “some persons ” and “ some cricketers,” point the way, while no other explanation can be given of other passages in the article.” The immigrants by the Forfarshire are readily obtaining employment. A private letter received from Australia, states that the notorious Australian bushranger, Frank Gardiner, is now keeping a saloon in San Francisco, and is described as “ doing well and keeping on the square.” An Australian Iwho visited the saloon, writes that Gardiner enquired after the welfare of several persons in N.S.W., amongst them one who was fellow confederate of his in the Darlinghurst gaol. Gardiner says that Paine, at one time residing at Forbes, who, many years since, was convicted and sentenced for being in possession of some stolen notes, was an innocent sufferer, as he did not know that the notes were stolen.

A bit of rather sharp practice on the part of a local bank, was brought to light at a meeting of creditors. A tradesman had an overdraft at the bank, and paid in £250, expressly to meet certain bills coming due. The bank foreclosed on it to reduce the overdraft. At the meeting, the largest creditors considered that, if the insolvent had been allowed time, he might have paid 20s in the £l.

The Mercer train killed four cattle coming down the line from Waikato.

[from OUR WELLINGTON 1 CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, July 10

The Darrell’s benefit attracted the largest house ever assembled in the Theatre, Mrs Darrell played Romeo; Miss Collville Juliet; Darrell, Mercutio ; Hoskins, the Apothecary, When before the curtain in response to a call, at the end of the performance, Miss Colville fainted and falling heavily was greatly shaken.