TELEGRAPHIC.

Inangahua Times, Issue II, 7 October 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

TBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH;] [FROM O¥B OWN COBBESPCNDENT.i Auckland, October 5. In the Supreme Court Lawrence Hayes, was found gailty of a rape on Margaret Gordon, the wife of a settler, at Hamilton, Waikato, and on the verdict being returned prisoner crused scene n Court by bis outcry; he ultimately swooned, and sentence had to be deferred. This day. This morning Lawrence Hayes was sentenced to five years, for rape. James Gaffney received seven years for unnatural offence. New Plymouth 6. With reference to the Natives selling their cattle and goods at a sacrifice, the the Taranaki Herald gives the following instance : Dingle, of New Plymouth, boughT twenty head of large cattle from the Natives for £40, or £2 per head for full crown cattle. Again, Oaptain Mars tyn, of Mania, and Humphrey Bayley bought seventy horses from the Natives for £50. Dunedin. October 5; At the Supreme Court tosciay, Thomas Thomas for stabbing constable was sens tenced to six months. Aldolph Moritzon was acquitted on one indictment for em* bfazlement. The other charge is now proceeding. October 6. Morifzon was convicted to»dav of em« bezzlement, and sentenced to one years' imprisonment after expiration of the present senteooe. , Allan Seedsman, for alleged libel on Massey, is occupying the Court to-day. Messrs Hagitt^and Denniston prosecute and Messrs Stout aud Mac Donald de» fenJ,

Fvr gabehu, October 6 Nothing fresh to-day in Native affairs ; the report as to Tito JTotvaru hiving stated that it was his intention to harass settlers on the Plains is a pure fabrication, and in keeping with usual number of highly colored statements transmitted to the Press /rom this district Chbistchubch. October 5 The Resident Magistrate at Lyttelton has taken a new departure io dealing with cases of men who appear before the Court on the charge of suffering from excessive drinking ; be said it was not right that they should put the country to expense, and when they had recovered get off scott free ; accordingly he com- i menoei to-day by sending back a man to \ be finally dealt; with by the committing magistrate, after he had recovered from his dJunk