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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 3, 8 July 1878, Page 2

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[IHT ELECTRIC TELKGIt.YI'n. j [rBB MK93 ASSOCIATION] Wklmnoton. Ju'v '• Tho Supromo Court was occupied :.!, dnyover tho case of William OOor.iior. indicted on tliroo counts, ch:ir ; :it;;; him with attempting to administer sfryr.liamo to William Light, Tho man w:\s lV,;n,; guilty and is to bo aentencod to-m^r.vAv morning. Patrick Conway, for nil'iiu; and wounding was sentenced to two ho months hard labor. A tolcgrain from Otnki statos ih.it; Ui> Hydrabad has boon driren further ashore. and is almost dry at low \vator;n..< moro than ton foot nt higli watei\ 1 mow thought it will bo impossible to .;•■;, her off. It has boon decided to telegraph to U. South Australian Govornniont to l.vov/ whothor thoy will bo willing to iv<vivn tho railway rolling stock, if got, , ;i safoly, instead of tho insurance wotn \ . Tho Cabinet mot Burns, tho S. «ln \ Postmastor-'Gonoral to«day, and iia i .1 long intcrviow. They considered :!n-. various proposals reapooting tho post il .m >i telegraph business and finally resolved ( refor tho qncstions to Burns an.l 7i<h.T. The Postmastor-Gonoral of Now 7a a! ;'>'' is to report when tho Cabinet decide. It is rumoured that Govornmont infru, to join in tho duplication nrr.ingivn.-;\i ogrccd tout tho Molbourno Conforonee Nhmon, July 41 -I i At the inquest on tho firo whui destroyed Wutkin's house, tho jnr, found that tho house was wilfully s,t on firo by somo unknown person.;, :i«- : added a rider, coudomning thosyst ' of insuring properties to ao gro;it: .-: extent, an in this instance, as bom ; , grent incentive to incendiarism, n property being old nnd rotten, <"'. : in thoir opinion bo replaced for !•..'." tho amount for which it waj maun• •!. OniiTSTcnuncir, July ■!. At n mooting of delegates (rom i!i Road Boards in tho Solwyn CoumJv yesterday, it was resolved that; :\< , : i; app".'«rs tho Government intend I mnk.? considorivblo deductions iV. :: the I md revenue duo to such !'•■•'. UoariKs, it i»neeegaary thut leg;il mi cecdingsbo taken against the (inven ni<»r)t, nnd that tlio Cl»a-irnji»n c.' - i ■••.;.:. Mr Joynt, solicitor, on the niati'W DuNi-:n«>'. Jiilv -\ Mr Gillies retired for tho 'I'air i i' favor of Cutten. Ollivor lian beou ii ■ elnr-il duly elected by n nwjorn v i^i 113. The Star says— 1 We havo authority for stating that the ... cased of Macafsoy will proceed; «>vi ■■< -r. • tion having been taken, to t\o i culled award r on tho grouivl of ;>.. including mittora that woro n>' vc forred to. The caacs are sot il»>w.". for Friday/ Afcicland, .Tiiam. In tly* Supreme Court, tho <'w ; of obtaining goods upon false pro* >'i\ against Mrs Crokor, wife of M.i Croker, formerly a Warden in O-ai.v Tho only witnesses called for t.h.» d ■■•-. fence were her son, and d.\nghi"»\ w '■.■.-. swore that they had heard Jenki 1 ' who supplied tho goods, ncknow' -' . ■ he took tho order not as cash. 'mi 1 knowing its nature fully. They ilafl' denied all prosecutors- evidence, li examination tho girl contradict i^l her^ self very much. Tho Jury rotunicil a verdict of guity. The Jtidgo in \r.\**'\ n .■; sentence of six mouths imprisontnon with hard labor, said )w rearotte.i ho would have to do so on a wotn-wi who had occupied such a position as she had, but one of tho most dutm^iuc; things in her caso was, tho fearlnl oyidonce given by' her children, WeMilXOtoit, July 5. Arrangements have been made betwoon the Government and tho CVv« 1 poratioti by which Government ngroo, to sell the Thorndon reclamation to tho city upon tho payment of £89,000. This sum is to be in payment in full. of all clxirgos* Government moroover promises to introduce a Bill into Parliament to onablo the Corporation to carry out tho purchase. Tho extent of street frontago m the reclamed land is 7620 feet, Captain Holm-wood, of Hydrabn .], and members of the Uuderwritors Aw sociation conferred to-day as to tho advisableness of attempting to get Urn ship off, »nd it was decided to mako an effort, which, it is thought, may ho successful, provided} no unfavorable change in the weather takes place Mr Crawford, K.M., took his so.-tf, for tho last time on tho bench this morning* Tho mombors of tho "\Vel-» lington Bar presented him with a complimentary address, and tho mom hers of thoProsß also made him a huidsoino present. Mrs Crawford presented iho Clork of tho Court with a luimlsomoiv chased silver goblet, and In*nn<;fc M ' r Atchoson with a silver hooped <li<».)i>. Mr Miuwford, new R.M., takes \v<\ seat on Monday for the first time. Tho Times states that the li'n«l en* \ Haughton v. Keid and Fonwiek will coiuo on preaeinly, as a v*«>i-.i n ; ui,i,\ lias been issued for iheox. mnn \<i>\ of several persons formerly bohiihynjj | C Her Majeyty's i hip Kurayliu.