NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4540, 18 February 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[Pebsb Assootatiow.] TIMABTJ, February 17. An inquest was held at Albury last evening on the body of Thomas Adamson, eleven years of age, who died on Sunday at midnight. Tho evidenoe showed that the deceased was discovered in aa insensible state, three miles from hie father's residence, at five in the afternoon. Hβ subsequently had several fits. A verdict of death from sunstroke was returned. Mr Ohiniquy. arrived to-day, and was esoorted by a powerful body-guard of Protestant clergymen and Masters of the Orange Lodge. He lectures to-night in the Presbyterian Church. Heavy rain fell last evening. To-day it is showery. . DUNEDIF, February 17. Messrs Pulton, Clark, and Fergus are certain of elootion to the vaoanoies in the Education Board. The Dune&in school committee bring the oompnlsory clauses into operation on April 15th. MoEonghlin has been committed for trial for the manslaughter of James Boberteon near Roxburgh. Extensive frauds hare been discovered in . connection with the sales of epurious gold by 1 the Chinese at Cromwell. The manager of the Colonial Bank there detected, in a parcel of ninety ounegs, one-fourth of spurious gold. Ah Sin has been arrested at Naseby. The Banks at other "places have purchased small quantities. It v believed that an extensive epurious gold manufactory exists. - ■;,, INTBBOABGILL, February 17. Judgment was given in the District Court yesterday againstH. Mayo for £40 and costs. The evidence shewed that the money, which had been given to bo placed in the bank, had been used by the defendant for his own pur* poses. Judge Harvey said this amounted to a breach of trust, but decided to treat it as a debt case. The plaintiff, in another action, was sent to gaol for forty-eight hours for using a strong term to the defendant while in the witness box. Soon after the train left town for Clinton lost evening, the driver missed the fireman, John Leonard. The train was stopped, and the latter was found alongside the line ineenBible. It is supposed that he had gona out on the stage and missed his bald, falling back* wards. He was removed to the hospital, where he was found to be suffering from concussion of the brain. He is still unoonscious. He has a wife and family at Cliston. [By Special Wire.l AUCKLAND, February 17. The management of the Theatre Royal undertake to give a performance in aid of the Irish relief fund. At the Police Court Ebenezer Hastwell and William Peok were charged with a breach of the Customs regulations by evading duty on a bos of tea per ship Fernglen. They weie fined in the mitigated penalty of twentyfive pounds. A skeleton found in the 2£aukapakapa bush is supposed to be the remains of a man named Butter, lost there twenty years ago. A pair of boots mossgrown and a piece of gold laoe were found near the skeleton. The Auckland schooner Griffin arrived in the Manukau, from New Caledonia, with twenty-five Communists, whose terms have expired. Many had their passages paid by the French Governmeat. When thirty, one days out the provisions gave out, and the veieel was supplied by the Loch Hagar, henoe to Hobart Town, but those also failed, and the last drop of water was osed up whsn she approached land, and a cue of wine wa* broached. The Irish Belief Fund amounts to €500. It is expected to reach £800. The surplus funds derived from the last visit of the Chrietohurch cricketer* ie to be devoted to the erection of a pavilion on the Domain ground. The Communist* by the schooner Griffin arrived in Auckland by the evening train. Eleven of them are political deportes, and the balance offenders against the criminal code. They have been amnestied by the French U-overnment and their passage paid to Auokland. Accompanying the party are one women, one child, and three girls, the wife and infant of one political deporte and the, daughters of another. The men are of various trades: — Compositor, lithographic printer, butcher, baker, painter, writer and grainer, music master, and laborers. They are anxious to get to work at once, The political batch seem a quiet, intelligent, and respectable lot of men, ; ■ FAPIEE, February 17. The el*est son of Mr Vautier was drowned while bathing off the Bluff to-day. Hβ was Wlt --1 O J? ewopanions, when a heavy wave ™ rxuA f 6 - Th* whole four went after hm and held Mm np f w twenty minutes, when a rope was brought and tied round hie * 7 C **£ lo*®I o *® waß to ° I* o * to "ach **• beacb, andthe sea was so heavy that the strength of all of them was insufficient to dreg the drowning boy ashore. They left him only after all signs o f uf e were ezt inct. The body a not yet recovered. They re-

quired assistance before they coumT" shore. Their .names were— Bejrg, John Hindmarsh, and RieWrfn' The Lincoln rams brought by TC T? rtst - Monarch are both d<md 7 cE&s UU n WELLINGTON, Fobm«», A letter was received i a town tV 17, from tho Native chiefs assembledl^ Bia ß--condemning the Government in remov, 1 Maori prisoners without fi«t EiTinw r ? g i their intention to do no. 6° s Cotl » of l NELSON, Febrae-j, Hop picking has now ', • from all sides the hops are reported abundant and of good quality. w ° 51B | At tho late oml Service exatninsH sixtyone who pas.cd the junior «»,&!* over one-fourth wero from Nel«an f Ws > * being from the College. For the - ta ' examination, out of thirty-one n ;n» Mla!!f from Nelson. ' nua *»* , Irish Belief Fund ha, reaeid J Lieutenant Munyard was the highest .* in the competition just concluded foT?? representation of tho local rifl*s Rf vr next month. * es a »Usa IWAIMATE.F.brawyi? The sum of 300 guineas has b« 00 vl'. telegraph to the Lard Mayor of Dublin V the relief committee here as a flret in*t.i ? towards tho Iriah Belief Fund. BSlala:i a>» j TIMARU.SVjbnieTiy The Presbyterian Church to-nigk «• crowded on the occasion of Mr Okininn * lecture. ™ % : DUNEDIN, Febnie, 17 I A terrible fire, which commenced on Sri day afternoon, has boen raging at tho K&iiA* , Busb, destroying Potter and Doulk , old«!! mill, and 200 aores of very valuable bwS the property of Mr Moffatt, who had bonAt it for £6000. Fully £500 worth of \Sz timber, chiefly for miniDg purposes, wis« the ground, and the whole of this wmi o » delivery to be given in a few daye <nl "Brace Herald" adds that Mr Mogsjt' ' dwelling house, which fortunately near a creek, was only savod with the greto diffloulfy, and by great exertions. Mr Kolleeton arrived in Dunedin thisalto. noon. By the Milton fire yesterday aftemooa tk ' United Insurance Company lost £150. *" A number of valuable greyhounds from ft e very best etrain of blood in North Britik arrived to day by the Te Anau. Among th«a are a elut with six new bora puppies, fosr * saplings, and six full-grown puppies. All of these doge are by celobrstod prise tel&g is the old country. Their owner is Mr Biait2i an old Nelson colonist. ' Additional extensive blocks of hnd && [ f be thrown open for ecttlomcnt in SouthlaisJ and Otago land dietriote. , BALOLUTHA, Febrca^l?, While a reaper was engaged on Mr Jeaj, , Boott'e farm, Waiwera, yesterday efteraoa ' tho horse shied, and the tippar, 't named Dunoan M'Xeozie foil on to the hi;;, ' Hie left foot was cut clean off, a iorr I above the ankle. * INVKROABGILL,Febrasi7I7, < Hie Excellency the Govornor sad s<s&s passed through Inveroargill this ! On arriring at the Bluff, thoy ombarksd ® the Hinemoa, and left for the Weit Osit ; Sounds. fJFEOM OTTB OWN COEBBSPOKDEHT.'I I WELLINGTON, February 17, i The Government has juet euccecdcd. ing arrangements by which the time of ttmlt ■- of English mails via San Francisco willbr-e. duced by two clear days. This Trill Iα effeotei almost wholly by a saying oi timj between London and San Francisco, redockg needless delays, &o. Tho steamers conaquentJy will leave San Francisco two dsjs earlier than announced in the time isKf, arriving in New Zealand two days easily. Thus the mai! trill be due in Auckland ere;; fourth Monday instead of Wednesday v & present. A eimilar acceleration in tho hoca. ward mails, whioh will leave New Zealandt?j days later, arriving in London as at p?e«ri time, will be effected. The new arnsgomitli will come into force next mail but one. i Mr Bryco arrived this oveniiig te Taranaki and Wanganui via Wairarapa, Us leaves again about the end of the week. Jit reports all going en well. The Hative Commieaioner, vice TvabJ, resigned, will probably bo appointed dtufc; the Wtttire Minister's preuonfc utiaf in ; I ton. i