Interprovincial.

Bruce Herald, Volume VI, Issue 435, 11 September 1872, Page 5

Interprovincial.

The^s.s. Oiiy of Aucklaud arrived at Auck land' on the 3rd inst /from London with 312 passengers, 250 are navvies for Messrs Brog- '"•-'■; den and sons. Mr "Milne .her chief officer fell ' ■'■' overboard on- the voyase and was drbwned. The Nevada's departure was cle'erre'l in conr ..,.:•., sequence of the non-arrival of the Alexandra from Sydney. '■$ The trial of Barb6r,late postmaster; Hokitika, for embezzlement, lasted a whole day, and the jury, after five hours deliberation, *eturn<ed a l -i; verdict of " Guilty'? against Barbor on the 6rst charge of embezzlement, mth a strong recommendation to mercy on ithe ground f ofsie strenuous endeavors made by' the prisoner to. make reparation. .The second iudictmehtlwas beiug proceeded with .; this morning; {when the Crown Solicitor, in consequence of a communication received by him, declined to offer further evidence. The Judges directed the; jury to return a verdict of acquittal.' The 'strbrgest evidence of previous good character was adduced on behalf of Barbor. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labor. ' The Alexandra, arrived at Auckland on the * - ••■ morning of the 6th; ; Sheleft Sydney on the : .v t ;3othiilt.y and brings 40 passengers, including „,... /; JJarry Rickardsj who goes jjputh after a short ...• „ „,;..•.■•.,..:.. :■' ;' ■■..■■. ' ■-''" •• T The iresult oj^the diyisic!n t in the no-oon- * debate has given great satisfaction in Atickland. The Opposition were not popular, 1 tut the defeat of the' Government has never- ' theless been hailed with relief, as. giving an F opportunity to reconsider affairs. A dissolution! would be unlikely to • strengthen, the. . -Gpyernment here. ' -Te 3ira has stopped the survey of the land rf ",OTderei ; by;the^ative Lands Court. The " uwtruments'were^.seized .and sent to Grahams:l^iovm. : -'-*"' : ""'" : "-'.i -'•'■ " ' ' ■ "' !1 " ; " '-.-.' >Fijiatf Government debentures, to the amount of L3OOO, and bearing 10 per cent. „-'• interest, have been placed here at LBO net. ."The -Exchange is excited, a well-known jobber having .failed to deliver Caledonian 'and'bther' shares' sold by him a week ago. vlt is; expected 1 that J he will levant in the Nevada. ■■.-■/■ ? A - ? r SAD; ' 'Affair-— A most distressing occurred at Patea a few days ago by wliich the son of Mr P. Kard, a lad of about Seventeen years ;of age, lost his life. He was . engaged in digging out a Svell with his father in very "sandy ground, when a slip buried : * himuptbhitfinees. The father called for k ' helpv and man named ■ Joseph Harwood ; werit downaiid tried to clear away the sand', but' as it came: in faster than they could take it out, he put the rope under the boy's arms, and those on top tried to wind Mm up, but the pain was so great that the boy begged 'them to desist as he could not endure the pain:- a The however, became .so ; ; dangerous for the other man by the falling , Band; that another effort was made to drag the boy out , with the .rope, This time- he bore the pain manfully^ but the rope broke ■ was then doubled, but' "again broke, and : just r at'that '■"- m6ment another' fall of sand , completely buried the lad. ■ Harwood again essaying to rescue ! him, when just as he managed to get the boy's cap , another fall took place, and i Uarwood himself had a very narrow escape. He was no sooner pulled up ' than the whple well fell in, which had been down only fourteen feet. Night coming on, • all hopes of saving the boy were abandoned. r . .; v The body was recoverfed'next morning by a large party,' who moved an immense body of Band jjefpre doing so. An additional section, seven miles in length, of the Northern Railway, between Kaiapoiahd Rangiora, was opened on the afternoon uf the 3rd inst., by a special ■ -"■ • train conveying tha Deputy-Superintendent, Executive, and others along the line. The ketch Flying Squirrel, from Preserva-, tion Inlet for Dunedin, put in to the Bluff on ttie 3rd inst., windbound.. She brings . 16 tons of coal, five feet thick, at Gulch s Bead. - '■'■:• '■"■■ \S6me" trouble is anticipated with the ; navvies ex City of Auckland, as many of 1 'them refuse to work at the rates paid in • England, and want the rates of pay current A man named Gbrdon has been lost in the .Napier bush. „•.•;■• I : , „ „ Excitement prevails here regarding the result of the no-confidence debate. r The report of the r Committee of the I ; County Council appointed: to consider the '" IRoldmining 'Bill introduced into the General -ABsembly, objects that ' no provision has been made in the Bill for the sale .of; water by race owners ; that the. duties of Inspectors are jiot properly defined ; and that the 1 Bill is generally inapplicable to the West :'■■& -Gbast and will prove unworkable. i <<;■•- Constable i Macley • has « been sentenced to - one month's imprisonment with hard labor, for violently assaulting one Hayes with his baton* wbenj«rr,eeting him ih Christctorch.- --' Efforts are being made to establish a volt ! '.-'■■ „. -■./.. '■ , , ■"; *■-■ ■• The cereniony of ■ cutting the first sod ot - V the Irivercargiir^ahd^Mataura Railway was - Derformeay^a the; 6th inefc., by Mr Wood, 1 waS - ° b " served as a thorough holiday,, and business ' was entirely suspended. Many visitors arrived by cheap trains frd mj the coimtry. A grand proee*si6n was formed at 11 o clpck - by the with T their band, the • ; -s&wiL Counc?l,- u tJddffillows,:Sons of TempervanceV"Firerßrigade f and «reek-day and Sun- ' -day school r chUdren. f ho procession ,;/ idaiched through the iovm to *>Ue gardens ' 'teerve/ where- the, «od. was turned at 1^?39 After the" Mayor's speech and the turning of •■••: the/s^d, theA^llery;aml Rifle Volunteers : salutes/ "iheprocessipn the^* lo^ 11 ?' ■;-<■ '■■-■ and the crowd" b'etdpk 'themselves to ya." 10U8 'methods of enjpyment. Ample provision . . had been : made by the citizens for the en- : tertainmenf of all and sundry, especially the ' juveniles. A bullock was roasted whole, '-■"'.-• .and there was'" lots " of tea, coffee, cakes, ■ ' '■--• 'games,^ &c., provided. The weather was . aplendidi Messrs Henderson iaiid Smsgi ....,'. were" present: on behalf ' of the MesWs Brogden... -..'A .dejeuner ;topk place at 3 in '.-'fhet-'af ternoou, : and a b«*ll came off in: the .. . evening, ; v. .." '•,;,; ' .. >; / v 1 The markets at Hpkitika are rising, but .■•';; are' still at iasfweek's quotations. ' 'AtrcKiiAND^September 7th. 'Frank Hussey was arrested on a Melbournei warrant, . upon a charge of illegally ' selling ' a buggy and horses there.' Having ftaketf'his passage in the Nevada; the MagisI trates,. assembled to hear the case, which was ."■'<■ dismissed, there being no evidence. " Reid reports' a large arrival pf flour, oats and maize during the week.. There is no change in the share market. , : ,'i; : v The fine' new barque Hokitika, bblpn^ing to Speutie Bros /brings k ; cargo, cluefly p| augar,- from Melbourne. t '- 1 r ; Seven navvies, ex the City of Auckland, were brought up for drunkenness to-day. Counsellor the defence complained that no r -proper accommodation bad been provided

for the. merij and ho supervision or control. ■Their ""condition was . demoralising. They were uhderan engagement with Mr Brogden, yettherewas.no work ready. Theyihadno money to provide themselves >or their families with lodging, and' had Received notice that . they must quit the barracks where they were temporarily lodged. Althi mgh hot employed, they were threatened with a prosecution if they' entered any other service. \ He hoped the Court would make a representation to the Government., . CHRiSTCHtTRCH, September 7th. The Immigration Barracks have" 1 been opened, for the. engagement of the Scandinavians. The following engagements were effected yesterday:— 42 single women out of 61 ;; 23 .single, men out of 33 ; 4 families out of 53. •■■.'.,: „ ....„,-.... •. ... , ■;.■' •■ .; A dinner was given by German settlers to, Captain Kopper, of ■ the Friedeburg. "•/•■■- The grain market is a little easier. Wheat has declined 2d. Quotations are— Wheat, 4s 8d ; flour, LI 3 ; barley, 6s to 6s 6d; oats, scarce, at 2s Id to 2s 2d Provisions are advancing. Butter, Is 1 to Is Id ; cheese, Bd. The stock market is brisk. Beef, 25s to 303 per lOOlbs ; mutton, 1 31s 2d to 3}s.4d, • ■ NApTEIBL, SepteinberlTth.vv , Fat cattle are sold' at' aviction for L 6 10s to L 9 5s ■■■-, two-year" old L 4 to L 5 ; cows, L 6 to L 8 per head. ■ Horses— draught" ?L22 ; light, L 9; hacks, /L 4' to L 5. . ? Blenheim, September 7th. ■■■ Murphy^s flax mill and machinery were destroyed by fire this morning. Welungtoit, September 4. The House to-day decided that Mr John Martin was guilty of a breach of privilege for threatening to make Mr Andrew, member for Wairarapa, pay LSOO for his votelast session on the Martin claims. Mr Martin has, been ordered to appear at the bar of the House on Tuesday.