DUNEDIN.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1571, 23 February 1875, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

(From ©ur own Correspondent.) This day. The Child Murder Case. The girl Collins, charged with murdering her illegitimate offspring, is an immigrant wh& arrived here a year ago. She has been servant at G-oodall's ten weeks. The information that led to her arrest was given by a fellow-servant. On the police searching her bedroom they found under the mattrass a full-grown female child, evidently recently horn, with an incised wound in the throat. A pair of scissors was the only weapon in the worn, and was found under the table cover. The girl has beeu delirious ever since.

Entries for the Races. • Ihere are 114 entries this year for, the K«es, against 98 last. HFor the Publicans' Handicap there are: Verbena, Spritsail, King Philip, Envy, Tripolxs, Tadmor, Templeton, Hercules, PaVawuenna, Protos, (aosshawk, Coquette, Lyn^

don, Barwon, Flying Dutchman, Miss Alfred, Pcrtobe, BoihweH, Wild Deer, Sir William I Wild, .-md Maux Boy. I For tbe Handicap Hurdle Eace : Maid of I Arrow, Kildare, UnknowD, Bismarck, Glenore Ivanhoe, Banjou, Mtdora, Sir Tatton, Maid Mill, Mistletoe For the' Jockey Club Handicap : Boomerang, ypribaii, King Philip, Tripolis, Traitor, Tttdmbr.Ada, Gelding, Templeton, Hercules, Castaway, JN'garo, Protos, Gosshawk, Coquette, Atlas, Lyndon, Ri«ht Bower, Barwon, Flying Dutchman, Miss Alfred, Pertobe Bothwell, Gamecock. Novel Race : Wee Lad, Verbena, Boomerang, Earl Lynn, Lv^'eltoD, Blackbird, Kathleen, Wild Deer, Merryman. Handicap Steeplechase: -Maid of Airow, Kitdare, Gleuoro, Ivanhoe, Banjou, Tvledora, Sir^Tatton, Maid of the Mill, and Mistletoe. Forbury Handicap : Boomerang, Spritsail, King Philip, Tripolis, Somnambula, Traitor, Ta imor, Ada, Gelding, Templeton, Hercules, Castaway, Parawhenua, Protos, Gosshawk, Atlas, .Right Bower, Barwon, Flying Dutchman, Miss Alfred, Pretobe, Bothwell, Wild Deer, Merryman, Gamecock. Flying Handicap : Verbena, Spritsail, East Lynn, Emy, Tripoli's, Pomnambula, Kevoke (filly), Elpin King. Ttmpleton, Hercules, Ngaro, Lyndon, Flying Dutchman, Barwon, Miss Alfred, Pertobe, Wild Manx Boy.

Gosshawk and Protos are owned by Mr Yeend, coach proprietor, and it is not thought that Castaway will go for the Cup. Incendiary Fire. At the inquest on the burning of the Frankton hotel a verdict of incendiarism was returned. The jury wanted to add a rider about the reprehensible conduct of the agent of the National Insurance Company for insuring such a building, but the coroner would not receive it.