TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1089, 19 May 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondents.) Chbistchubch, May 18. : Te Whitiand Tohu were taken over tfie Kaiapoi Woollen Factory to-day. , Ntlson, of the firm of Nelson, lyCoate, and Co., was stack up on the West Belt at 11*30 p.m. last night, by three men, wKd sprang upon him from a hedge, and knocked him down. His clothes were considerably torn in the scuffle, and an attempt was made to rifle him, but he made a vigorous resistance, and the noise kicked up evidently frightened his assailants off. The police searched the neighbourhood for some hours, but in vain. Timabu, May 18. There is little further to add about the late wrecks. The City of Perth has sustained little injury, and is still afloat at high water. Her cargo is being discharged, and provided the weather continues fine, there is every prospect of her being saved. No more bodies have been found. The Harmonic Society's concert toJiight, in aid of the sufferers, realized £53. Mr Coster, manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company, has promised a cheque of LSO, and other outside subscriptions are coming te\ most liberally. x > Westport, May 18. James Johnstone and Sydney Watch have been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment each for perjury. Kumaba, May 18. In the Warden's Court yesterday, Seddon, M.H.8., pleaded in a case on behalf of the defendants. In addition to a verdict for plaintiffs, the Warden allowed plaintiff his expenses when Seddon ejaculated, " expected as muck" The Warden held this to be contempt of Court, and inflicted a fine of LI. Seddon refused to pay the fine, and would have gone to gaol, but some friends paid the 'fine against his will, and he was discharged. Dunbdin, May 17. The inquest on the child that died under chloroform over a week ago, was concluded to-day, and the jury found that it was a case of " Death by misadventure," and that no blame was attached to Dr. Burns, who administered the chloroform. A trial crushing of fifty-eight tons from the new reef on the Carrick Range went loz. ldwt to the ton. Alexandra, May 17. To-day's Native meeting commenced about 11 o'clock. Tawhaio came on the ground very drunk, and lay among the people after the lapse of some minutes. Paul, of Oraki, referred at some length to the state of Tawhiao, saying that on account of same nothing could be done that day. TeWheoro followed and admitted the unseemly state of things, and reproached the Chiefs and people with jetting an example of drunkenness, at the same time hoping that all people would aid Mr Butler, Government representative, in bringing matters betore Partlament, so that a settlement nnghtbemadeatWahanui. He spoke at length, advocating the establishment of a press.

Tawhiao, who, during the meeting was lying incapable on the grass, got on hig feet about 1-30 o'clock, and delivered a long and rambling address. Wellington, May 18. The first session of the eighth Parliament was opened today, by Commission. Sir Wm. Fitzherbert, the Hon F. Wbitaker, and the Hon. Atkinson were the Commissioners appointed. Members of the House of Representatives were merely summoned to the Legislative Council chamber, where the Clerk of the Council read the Royal Commission after which Parliament was declared duly opened. The Governor was not present at the ceremony. The Commons then returned to their own Chamber, where the business of swearing in was proceeded with Altogether about fifty members responded to their names, including among those present W. H. Pilliet, candidate for Stanmore. His name was called out by the clerk amongst the rest, and he took the oath, in conjunction with the Hon. Mr BoUeeton, and White, lumber for Sydenham, No opposition of any kind was olfereil <a thia course of procedure, and when the ceremony was over, and Pilliet had resumed his seat, there was some slight cheering. After the whole of the members present had been duly sworn the Hon. Major Atkinson rose to move that Sir G. M. O'Rorke be elected Speaker of the House, a motion which was received with cheers. It was seconded by Mr Macandrew, and after Mr Levestan had taken occasion to refer to the action of Sir G. M. O'Rorke, whom he accused of having ruthlessly trodden under foot the Standing orders of the House during the passage of the Representation Act last year, it was carried amid no small display of enthusiasm. Major Atkinson then moved the adjournment of the House till to a quarter to two o'clock to-morrow afternoon, when the Governor's Speech will be delivered. This motion was agreed to. VanseVwho attempted suicide on Monday night, has since died.