TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1181, 11 October 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(fuom our own correspondent.)

Christchurch, October. 9. '„ Mr C. W. -dams, geological surveyor, has been summoned to Wellington to asRist the Surveyor-General in observing the I transit of venus.

The Supreme Court has been occupied all day in hearing a case in which a grocer in the Malvern district sued a stoker on the rail way for- damages, for seduction of his daughter, but the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

Two inquests were held to-day ; one on a prisoner, who died from congestion of the lungs, and the other on a patient at Sunnyside, who died of brain disease. The verdict in each instance was " death from natural causes." Dv- E is, 9. Mr M. J- Green writes to the Star ex plaining that his utterances as to prohibitory liquor law were wrongly reported. What he alleges he did say was that he had some thoughts of introducing a Bill during the next session of Parliament, similar to what had become law in several American cities, to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors, except for medical, chemical, or manufacturing purposes.

At the inquest on , the boy Fetters, who wns killed by the tram , on , Sunday, and who was only seven years old, .1 verdict of accidental death waa returned, exonerating the tramway officials. A rider was added that when two cars were being run two conductors should bo employed. 10. The Papakaio murder case commenced this morning. The Crown challenged one juror, arid the prisoner five.

Albert Edward Morgan, for criminally assaulting a child, was sentenced to three ■•years/ .. '. \ - TIMARU, 9. Detective Kprby^ leaves for Melbourne on ; Wednesday ty ! bring back Patrick Kyari, who lias been arrested there under the Fugitive Offendera'v-Act, 'for horsestealing in th is district. Thomas Lyell was to-day committed for trial at the Court' on a charge of wilfully sotting fire to his shop on the 12th ult. Tnvercargill, 9. John R. Cnthbertson, an old resident, and public man, and formerly M.H.R., for Invercargill, diod very suddenly this evening. .Namer, 9. After a lengthy hearing eleven Maoris charged with pulling down a house at Ohahu were discharged to-day. The affair arose out of a tribal dispute. A half-caste, named Broughton, built a house on a certain block, but it was pulled down in a night. There was, however, no direct evidence to connect the prisoners with the affair, though they were next day seen throwing parts of the house into j the river. Mr Beamish, junr., who waa seriously injured in a romping match at the Agricultural Show, last week, is now out of danger. Auckland, October 9. Hichard Owen Brightock has been reniandod on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences, and of forging cheques. The meeting of the Auckland Teachers passed a resolution deprecating the reduction of the head master's salary, through the lowered average of the school attendance caused by the prevailing epidemic. The resolution was forwarded to the Board for transmission to the Minister of Educsition.

John Ganeledeer, formerly a baker in Auckland, recently died in Adelaide leaving £500 to the W ellesly street Baptist Church, Auckland, and £500 to St. Stephens Orphan Home, Auckland, besides numerous legacies to Adelaide institutions. October 10. Professor Gusscott, Herbalist, well known in the South, died yesterday.

Mr. Peacock addressed the electors of the City North last night, and received a vote of thanks: The 40th anniversary of the arrival of the ship's Duchess of Argyle and Jane Clifford, with Scotch immigrants was celebrated last night by a reunion of the survivors and their decendants, about 500 arrived in the two ships, of whom 50 were present last night, 20 of them have G22 descendants.

The Musselborough ranges have been decided on as those at which the N. Z: j Rifle association meeting will be held, numerous entries are coining in from all parts of the colony, Wanganui will send about 30 men, who take tents to camp out. The review will be held on the 9th Nov: and a citizens ball will be held in the evening, Wellington, 10. The heariug of the action instituted by Miss Harriet Sweeney, a sales-woman, to recover ,£2QO. damages, from W. J. Leybourne, a civil servant, for alleged breach of promise of marriage, was continued to-day, at the civil sitting of the Supreme Court, before the Chief Justico and a common jury. The case hascreated considerable merriment to the crowded court, and is still proceeding. Some of defendant's letters were padded with extracts from "The Complete Letter Writer," and " Social Science." There has been nothing further done re the release of Longhurst from gaol, pending tho Judges' report to the Executive. The trial of Adams for conspiracy. In the meanwhile Longhiu-st has been relieved from hard labor. Re the petition to roleaso the boy and girl who were sentenced to one month's imprisonment each, for indecency in the Botanical Gardens, nothing has yet been done, but something definite in both cases is expected to-morrow. The Masterton town hall was destroyed by fire this morning. Insured South ' British for £750.