TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1319, 5 November 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

i (from our own coruesi'ondknt. ) Auckland, 2. The Government steamer Stella left with the Premier. to-day. An elderly man, still identified, who was found in a fit in Victoria Quadrant, died after a few minutels at the .police station -last night. ' New Plymouth, 2. At tiie Supreme Court to-day Bos well, charged with fraud, and Weir for making a false declaration, were discharged by order of the Judge, 'as the facts alleged did not disclose any oflencfi. The Grand Jury threw out the bil against Weir for arson. * The civil session then closed. Wanganui, 2. The case of M'Gregor v. Boyd was continued to-day, further witnesses for plaintiff being called to prove that undue influence had b^en exe cised by defendant over the late John M'Gregor, and that he was mentally incapacitated from transacting the simplest business, and from conversing or "understanding what was said to him. Tiie plaintiff's case is far from closed, and it is anticipated the trial will last several day's longer. AS'IBTRTON, 2 _ Tho Rev. Mr Layard. Cimrch of England curate at Tiuwald. yesterday j accosted a gentleman and exclaimed ; "I want to fight y<u." The accosted person replied "we are only supposed to fight against the devil." Layard retorted by saying " I am the devil," and immediately struck his connanion a violent blow in he face. Ha was arrested after committing other insane acts, such as putting his fist through a window, and to-night the rev. gentleman was sent to the Snnnyside Asylum. The. unfortunate gentleman is' evidently oui of his mind. Auckland, 2. A fire broke out at Cambridge, at 2 o'clock this morning, at the back of Brown's furniture warehouse, which was destroyed, as also wa* Fretnell's horse shoeing and plum ers shop, Hitchen's shoemaking establishment and Arnold's residence, when the fire was checked by pulling down an adjoiug workshop. Mr Arnold saved his furniture and tools, and Mr Hitchen's his stock. Tlu rest of the sufferers I saved little. The damage is estimated I at £1603, of which amount half is '. covered by insurance, principally in the National and South British Insurance ' companies. i n 3- 1 Commenting upon Mr Mitchelsoa's- ' I

appointment as Minister of Public Works, the Star says:— "The announcement which has been made tha' Mr Mitchelson, the member fo.'Mirs- ' den, had been offered and had accepted a seat in the Cabinet with the portfolio of Minister for Public Works, took this city by surprise. Many names had been mentioned, and their chances canvassed, bat Mr mitchelson, from the briefness of his political experience, and the iuactive part he has hitherto fciken in public led every one awiy from entertaining even a suspicion thai he was the" coming "man. .The o<i. Mr Johnston resigns his portfolio at once, though he does not leave for England till the following May. It is understood that reductions are to be made in the department, and the first work the new Minister will have to perform will be the not v«vy agreeable one of carrying out " sweeping measures of retrenchment." Wellington, 3. The Premier left Auckland by the Stella yesterday, and may be expected to arrive here either to-night or early to-morrow morning A Cabinet meeting will be held ou Monday morning, and on Monday afternoon Mrßolleston will leave by the Tarawera for the South. His visit; is mainly on private affairs, and he ia not likely to be absent from Wellington more than a week or so. The Premier will leave for Sydney by the steamer whose arrival is timed nearest to the date fixed for the meeting of the Intercolonial Conference on the 28th instant His Excellency, the Governor, left for the South by the Hinemoa last evening.