PAINFUL STABBING CASE.

Auckland Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3619, 16 March 1882, Page 3

PAINFUL STABBING CASE.

T. J. Ryan, a book agent, was charged to-day with stabbing his wife. It appears they had a drunken quarrel, in which Mrs Ryan got knocked about and stabbed in the arm. She did not appear to give evidence, and was sent for, but was intoxicated when sho arrived, and could givo no evidence. Ryan's defence was that he tried to take the knife from his wife, and supposed that in doing so he inflicted the wound. Under the circumstances the Bench dismissed the case, with a warning to Ryan. Mr John GrigK has been elected chairman of the Frozen Meat Company. The New Zealand Shipping Company have replied to their application for the Mataura, that abo has been placed at tho disposal of the Dunedin Company, whom they had considered had a prior claim. It was decided to order A. Haslam's dry refrigerating apparatus at once, and advertise for sites for the company's works.

This day.

THE EXHIBITION.

Infetmatlon has teen received that four more bays in tho Exhibition will be requied for exhibitors in tho French court, two more for German, two for Victorians, and two for New Zealand.

ASHBURTON, this day, THE BKEWEBS' CASES.

The Commissioner of Customs has ordered that tho beer seized at three local breweries a short time since ahall be returned. This will make a great difference to browers who have alroady been heavily fined. Had tho beer been forfeited the losa "w.tfid have been very severe. ■ '

DUNEDIN, Wedno.drty.

Mr Prouufoot haa now iMnitoly arranged to put his city mid eurburban tramway into a company. At to-da-'s meeting of the Lund JJoaid, the following resolution was passe.l i— "That the .Board are- impressed with tho desirability of some of their members visiting without delay the runs and portion! of rom which have been reicrved for settlement, with tho viow of recommending the Governmcni as to tho best mode of dealing with tiio samo

This day,

FATAL ACCIDKN'I

James Diamond, ono of the Arawata firemen, fell off the Port wharf early this morning, nud was drowned. He leaves a wife and two children in Glasgow.