NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4529, 5 February 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBBBS AfIaOOIATIOH. I GbAHAMSTOWN, February 4. The ease of the child of FitzSymond'a has been eettled by the Catholics agreeing to pay for the maintenance of the infant in the Orphanage rather than allow its adoption by a Protestant. There is great discontent about the railway. The Government have ordered a number of eleepere intended for the Thames end of the lino to be sent t oWangarei. A verdiot of "Accidental Death" was returned at an inquest on a child ran over by a drayman on Monday. A man named Hunter married a girl recently against the wishes of her parent*, and will be charged for making a false declaration before the Begiatrar, at the B.M, Court, on Friday, NEW PLYMOUTH, February 4. Two somewhat serious aeddents happened at the harbour works yesterday afternoon. A man on one of the tramway truck* was thrown violently to the ground, through their being started before the signal was given. At 430 p.m. two men were working underneath a rook that had been fractured by a dynamite charge, when a large piece fell down, and, but for it being elevated at one end by catching a projecting rook, would have orushed the men. It, however, rolled over one of the men, hitting him on the baok. The injury, although not fatal, is very severe. WANGANtrf, Feb. 4. An amateur pedestrian, named Neary, a bootmaker, attempted to walk 50 miles in ten hours. A course of eighty yards was marked out in the Drill Shed. He walked in splendid style, covering 49 miles and 160 yards. WELLINGION, Feb. 4. The Supreme Court this morning refused to grant a new trial in the libel action of Anderson v. Kirkbride. In the caeo of Cleave v. King, leave to appeal to the Privy Council was granted. . ■ The gates of the racecourse have been bought by Mr Amee, proprietor of the Star Hotel. The price is stated to ba £420. February 4. Arthur Sweet, late of Wellington and for* merly of Auckland, was charged with forging a cheque for £o 17. He has been remanded till Friday. An elderly man named William Brown, residing at Wakapnaka, whilst walking it is supposed received a sunstroke, and fell, breaking his thigh. [By Special Wire.] AtTOKL AND, February 4; Mr Seymour George, addressing the Sidney electors, explained the circumstances that resulted in the defeat of fche Grey Government. When the dissolution took place they had been beaten by fifteen votes. When the new Parliament assembled, had every member kept his pledges Sir G. Grey would have had a majority of the House. Mr George spoke for it considerable time, and at the conclusion received a vote of thanks. At an inquest on the body of Wm, Ferguson, found dead last night, Mr Stockwell deposed that there were no marks of violence. He believed the wheel of a e&rt passed over him. The verdiot w,as that deceased was found dead, that his death was caused by injuries described in the medical evidence, but how he came by them there waa no evidence to show. The funeral of the late J. S. Macfarlane took place to-day at St. Andrew's Church. There were fifty carriages, and numbers on [ horseback. The church could not hold those I present when the service was being conducted. The mourners were the Hon. F. Whitaker. Hon. Jas. Williamson, Mr Pollen, Messrs John Sbeshan, and W. Swanton. There were many old colonists present. At a meeting of the Auckland Presbytery the Bey. F. Moßae we* selected Moderator. The Bey. D. Bruce introduced to the Assembly the Bey. Mclntosh, who had recently arrived from Scotland, and Mr Douglas, who had completed the full currioulum of hia studies and taken the degree of Master of Arts. At the Police Court Berthold Bodishamer, alias KtHly, a foreigner of respectable appearance, was brought up on a charge of stealing £28, the property of Eugene Konrge, on board the Arawate. Sab-Inspector Pardy asked for an adjournment, in order to await the attendance of a witness from Sydney. The British Umpire brings 400 immigrante, paying their own passages, chiefly small farmers. The Loch TJrr brings eight Halswell rams. Three died. Eiccardi and Harding left by the Sotomabana yesterday, to play " Pinafore " with Mr Williamson. *

NEW PLYMOUTH, February 4. The Harbor Board pasted a resolution reqneetipg the Government to enforce the penalties against the Titanic Iron and Steel Company for non fulfilment of the covenants of theix leae*. The Harbor Board engineer having gone homo to consult Sit John Coode, and a month having pasted without his telegraphing or replying to an urgent telegram oent to him in December, the Board decided to cable ft message to toe AsentG«neral, asking if he knew when Mr See* ww.

Mr William Gill, of Mi^i^iT"* — trade at home, visited the stnalH,!™ c the Staid on 'Monday. H?&SJr3 by the mad steamer. Hβ «aid tf,*"*?• arrival in England he would into**; °S- &* were prepared to carry out the offeT some ttme ago, to gire him a nero«« f iron mannfaotnred for railirav «! i ß9oa rilling .took in the colony,hi S .*»* etep* co form a oompany wuha kr« .** to work the ironeand here. ge *&* Another entrj reeeircd for Handicap ww Wild Roue. - Dn « It is stated that «ome eeventy anrfsZ J" have already been received for the oflu"! •ecretary to the Nolaon Education ealary for which is £350. e^faZ?* , wiU probably be mad- ~> TO «rrow P^bne * NAPIER, Febnar./ Acceptances for Napier Handicap C W Saturday next. p Mi »«8 Henare Tamoana givng notice to to n •teworde of the Hawke'e Bar Rusivo nf thnt be will not pormit the Ito be held on the course. Tamoaaa aluTZ 5 eigns his poeilion as steward. ItiaalW that tho club did not oak his pormkjulj use the ooureo this year. P«™»«w te One of the Thompson Broe., who ha T o proepeotHig Kaimanatra Ranges retoraed about 801b» of etone, which he quarts thickly stndded with fino gold. H O ft of the etone is etated to be in poßjesgsJn* Mr Moore, Manager of the Union B&nfe. rest is in possession of Thompson, and eaa« epeoimene were ehown to the " HeWid " W were not quartz, and contained nothios W ■pecks of mica. c l ' The Kiwi on leaving for Wellington ftk eveniDg broke all the blades of her screw WELLING TON, Februwr'4 By the recent fire Mr Pike loses £3go, jr. was insured in the South British for £\i}Q The Supreme Court granted a rule nui'f a * a new trial in the case McFarlace and Other* v. Bees.

The tJarandinie are doing fair badness in Wellington. H.M.S. Cormorant leaves for the South oa Tuesday. The Torpedo Corps intend having amm at experiments in firing mines end t«t» pedoea shortly. A well knoma engineer httg has placed a steam la.Ur.nh at their disnosl DTOEDIN, FebrnirTi A fatal accident oocurred at Oatjam oa Saturday Dighfc, by which a bullock inrm who was known only by the name of "gars , ' was killed. He and another were dririsg team* together aloDg the road, when it ceased's team was noticed to be without, a driver, who upon being looked for by tb other man, wee found lying on the road torn distanoe behind, dead. In attempting to pej a wheel right, the dnj passed over Ms neck. Mr Fulton, member for Taiori, addressed hie constituents at Mosgiel last night, Ifj was acoorded a good hearing, and at tlia eon, elusion of the address, received a unanimaag vote of confidence. J. B. Thallon, 8.A., of the Sydco/l/ui. veraity, is the euoeessful candidate fat tie post of master at the Girls" High School

[BBOV OXm OWH COUSBBFOTTDERT.] WELLING lON, February*. From inquiries I have made I fsar -b " fatal fourth " has been very onferoisMs this month. I hear that the number of bills returned is unusually large, and taicegs i? reported as worse than ever, especially sisonj the retail tradoamon.