NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5361, 30 November 1882, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PER PRESS ASSOdIATIOW.J . AUCKLAND, November 29. The owners of the barque Gazelle have issued a writ against the Commissioner of Customs, for the value of the vessel and damages -for detention by the Customs* officer. Sometime ago lOOlbaof contraband tobacco were found on board, and the captain was fined .£IOO, which he paid. The vessel was subsequently seized by the Customs.

The acceptances for the Auckland Cup and Steeplechase are due on Friday next. At a meeting of the Catholics in St. jPa-tricfs Sail, Daniel I>y_c_ .presiding", Mr James Book, of Wellington, explained tho objects and principles of tliO Coloni-l Land Settlement and Endowment Association of New/Zealand, Limited. After some discussion a resolution, was unanimously passed approving of the principles and objects of the scheme. There was a good attendance, and much interest was shown in the project, ... The Coffee Palace Company is to be wound up. The sale of line site realised ,£3900. The shareholders who paid calls will get a fair return for tho money paid.' Richard Henley, Thomas Stewart,'Peter Young, Joseph Roderigues, Benjajnini Sutherland, George Dean, and John Erich-1 Bon, of the crew of the steamer Wellington, ' were committed for trial for robbery of £652 worth of jewellery on the steamer. Atthe inquest on the body of Hugh Hamilton, who fractured his skull by falling against the post of a bedstead on entering his bedroom in the dark, the evidence showed the deceased had returned home intoxicated. Averdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

Two lads, G. Murphy andß. Smith, were arrested for wholesale shoplifting. There are nine charges against them. The local directors here of the Mutual Life Association of Sydney have purchased .a splendid block of land in Queen street, at a cost of £7000, upon which it is intended to erect handsome offices and buildings. | The Mutual Life Company intend pushing their New Zealand business vigorously, i and to invest some of their surplus funds in this colony. NEW PLYMOUTH, November^. The steamer Hawea left for Nelson ana Southern warts at ten this mornin~. Jfassehgers—Misses Robinson, Rifbmraa. ana Gebrge,Mrs and Miss Watty, Mrs HJI, Mr and Mrs Christie, Mr and Mrs WaUer, Messrs White, Edmonds, Brenner, Latimbre. Hunt, and Andrews. WELLINGTON, November 29. There is a regular water fanune in parts of town, water being packed from river to parts without wells. ■ v*. "IfeE. Shaw, solictor, has renwred taa application to the h&nster of Jnsfac» that the remainder of the sentence passed on Longhurst be remitted. It is understood

ffKT_S3r_SS___S» decide whether or .ottn^fe 11 i h c«stt. taken th ssast •, At a meeting of the Education Boa*»i ♦_ Th» Mil „* ii^ 1 ? November 29. daVrt?£« 0f the bui * eaees *»* token toaayre the proposal to borrow *l£non * as^touows .-For the proposal, 75; again*.

„ A meeting of gnSfand fiSwS 2*, this evening at Cave Valley, for 52? s*™ pose of considering what ateiw »i i? 1 ?- ---taken to form a p_cSr ftt? ** The meeting decidedf to fom a f rt mpan7 - with a capital of .41000. A^o__»{2 InpMV appointed to collect inforn_ffl^ tto ! Waa port at another meeting T)™ d H.**broke "Pwithg^ft^ The Union * ceived a cable *«" of theWnihora at Glasgow? S_?_i?i ,nch January 13th. - 0 *."". sn© eaua on The month's Customs revemrn ;•> a*.,.» 18s 6d; for the corresnondbg^_£_£* W year it was .£34,453 5s 3d. nth The Caledonian Society dutdorb o»*« taining Mr Archibald dfaSC next Tuesday evening. ""^ . The bush fire at Waikaia, in the interior is said to be still raging. One homestead has been burnt. A heavy bush firo is also reported from the head of fho Wakathm Lake, in which neighborhood an intense heat prevails, and the wheat crop is said to be despaired of.

Mr J. Shand s Hindon estate, comprisina 9000 acres, has been sold by auction to, Messrs Boyd Bros, for £2 per acre. M ?! HV" T ickar . .^ ed last *"sht from the result of her self-inflicted injuries. A further meeting of Singer"s creditors to-day agreed to accept a compromise of eight shillings in tho £, half cash, the balance in four months. Debts to upwards of JeiO.ooo have been proved. Lady Emma's scratching is officially denied, but she is reported as amiss INVERCARGILL, November 29 Several Northern papers are aanounciiig Southland A. and P. Show for the 7th prox. This is wrong, and probably'tha Western District show is meant, which willbe heldon that date. TheSoutffiSw is on the 14th prox, , G.M.GUchrist,.conßteble,waa<«inunittad , for trial for stabbing MaunoeGOTn__tT^V Archibald Forbes deUvettd.his second lecture to-night." Considering tile counter attraction, charge, and date of lecture tha attendance was exceUent. There is great enthusiasm over the banquet to be itfTan to-morrow night after the lecture