TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1224, 24 January 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own uoruespofndent.)

Dunbdin, 21. Mr Wells having resigned last night in favor of Mr Donnelly, the contest is between Bishop Moran and Messrs Larnach and Donnelly. The Catholics and Denominationalists will support the Bishop. The Orangemen have decided in favor of Mr Larnach, and the Trades and Labour Council espouse the cause of Mr Donnelly. Jan- 22. The following are the complete re-

turns of the Peninsula election : — \ Larnach 667 Donnelly 182 1 Maran 138 —Majority for Larnach, 485. There : was great excitement felt over the result of the election. Thg Papakio murder case was begun to-day. Beattie, the prisoner was tried three months ago for the murder of Sarah Beattie or Adams, and the jury being unable to agree, a fresh trial was ordered, and the case is likely to occupy four days. The prisoner 'challenged eleven jurors and the Grown one. Auckland, 20. At the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court, Albert Long for the attempted murder of his father was sentenced to : seven years penal servitude, and for attempted suicide, imprisonment till the rising of the Court. In the case of James Crowley, the jury after being out, four hours brought in a verdict at 9 p.m. of "guilty" of murder while in an unsound state of mind, but not amounting to legal insanity. He was sentenced to death, ..'■".-.' Jan. 22. The Hamilton murder case commenced at the Supreme Court to-day. Messrs Heskethand Williams (CrownProsecutor) prosecuted, while Mr Earl appeared for Priestly and Mr Cooper for Hamilton. The Court was crammed to suffocation. Many of the jurymen were challenged. The defence of the prisoners will be separate. The medical evidence lasted all day* The only new evidence was that of Dr. Philson, the coroner. At the inquest he stated that from his medical experience it was impossible for Hamilton to have got his skull fractured by falling against the bedstead, Dr. Groldsborough .in his evidence said he failed to see what Dr Philson based his opinion on, as he had never seen the skull. Auckland, 22. A settler named Archibald Douglas alleges that he has discovered diamonds near Auckland he has in his possession Borne 80 stones possessing all the outward characteristics of diamonds, which withstand the sulphuric acid test. Courtney a returned diamond miner from South Africa has had an interview with Douglas, and has examined a number of the specimens in his possession. Courtney says, some of the speoimens are diamonds of fair quality though small, but the greater number of white stones he pronounces to be white carbon in process of formation into diamonds. He urges Douglas to try and arrange matters with the owner of the land, and raise a prospecting party to test the district, and he offers to join the party.. Jan. 23. The Hamilton murder case was continued in the Supreme Court to-day. Detective Strathern was examined, in the course of his evidence he sought . to produce letters- f com Bobert Neilson (Mrs Hamilton's brother) to Preistly , but the judge ruled them inadmissable as not having been produced at the police court; and notice of intention to produce them not having been previously given. CHRISTCHUr.CH, 22. The Supreme Court was occupied ? to-day hearing the charge of slander, brought against G. G. Stead by E. Paxtou, formerly his confidential clerk and now one of the grain firm of Bobert Paxton &. Co, Paxton claims £4000 as damages, asserting that , Stead had made a statement to the former partner (Roberts) in order to prejudice the latter against him, and induce a dissolution of partnership, these statements were to the effect, that Paxton had been seen to enter Stead's premises on several occasions between 5 and 6'»!a,m. open the safe take out the books and extract infor- , mation about Stead's business, which , it was inferred. from, .the tenor of the examination Paxton had used to Stead's discredit. ' The defence will be taken to-morrow. Dunedin, 23. ? The hearing of the charge of murder against Beattie was continued to-day. Wellington, 23. The anniversary regatta was held yesterday, and was a great success. The coasters race was won by the Nelson boat Maid of Italy. All the events were well contested. Messrs W. Hearn, Grath, Sarcus, Taylor and S. Bryson challenge the Petone crew, or any other five men to be found in New Zealand, to row a whaleboat race for £200 a-side or upwards, for a distance of three miles. Mr Miluer Stephen gave the ; third exhibition of his healing powers in the Athenaeum, on Saturday afternoon. One of the most wonderful cures was a girl about 17* who had been deaf ana 1 dumb fpr several years, After undergoing treatment at Mr Stephen's hands, she heard the faintest soundlfrom that gen.

tleman, and was made to utter the words " papa " and " mama." Two of the persons treated were Maoris, both of whom vow that they had been greatly relieved.