The coal masters offer 3s 6d for hewing, and when coal is at 10s a rise or fall of 2d or 3d in the shilling on the selling price. The Miners* Lodges consented to consider the offer, but it is unlikely they will agree to accept it. BRISBANE, April 20.
It is understood that the Government has received an offer from an English company to land a cable from Ceylon to Point Parker in the Gulf of Carpen taria.
NEW ZEALAND.
[PEBPBBSS ASSOCIATION,] AUCKLAND, April 20.
At the Supreme Court yesterday J. 0. Young was charged with embezzling £51, the property of the Government. Mr Brookfield prosecuted, and Messrs Hesketh and Taylor defended. The case came to a close unex pectedly, as two of the native witnesses got into a fog over the accounts placed before them, and contradicted each other. The Crown prosecutor said that after the evidence of the last witnesses he did not see how the jury could convict. His Honor remarked that the evidence was not such as they could con vict a man of felony upon, and directed the jury to roturn a verdict of *Not Guilty.' The prisoner was admitted to bail to answer other indictments. Mr 0. O. Davis entered into his recognisance for £500 for the prisoner's appearance on Wednesday, when the next case will be tried.
NAPIER, April 20. Mr R. D. Manly, who contested last election for the seat for Napier, has filed his schedule. The liabilities are£22,021 and the aßsets£2o,42o, £17,490 being secured by mortgage. At a meeting of creditors yesterday it was resolved to withdraw the bankruptcy and to grant Mr Manly twelve months to collect the debts due to him.
