Iuterprovincial.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 27, 14 January 1875, Page 6

luterprovincial.

AUCKLAND. Newfon, the Maori, ba* been sentenced *o death The Natives had 1 declared that if the Pakehas would not hang him they would. He seems perfectly callous, and informed the gaoler before the trial that he expected he 'would be hung. Before the inquiry into the murder he bad so far humbugged the Natives into the belief that the dentil was from a visitation by God, or heirf disease, that they were going to bury the girl'without investigation, but one old Chief observing blood- issue from her mouthy insisted m ao examination by the Pakeha doctors,. which resulted in showing that the spinal" column - of' the neck had heen broken, which whs not visible to the Natives. The girl's nose »as- quite flittened on her fane— evidently dom while- breaking, her-neck across the villian's knee. There was an unaccountable decline in in-urance shares — Suith British sold at 48s : National sell* rs, 2.7.-. Thi* i* nt tributed to a general wa^tt of speculation' and a desire by bu«ih"s< men to invent their spare cash in ordinary hnes v ot trade. in stead of- allowing it to lie- in shares Mining speculation is sfagr ant: Tbe Hon. L. I) Hastings a member of the United States Congress, and one the great leaders of' the Good TVtnplars in America, who arrived by the Micgregor is delegated by the head fif t c Order to visit the Cdlonieg He was enthusiastically received by the representatives- (rom t> c leading-- centres of the Province, fn his ■iddres* he expr^s^ed the utmost confidence in the future of the Order, and glo singly describe d tbe work it had already accomplished. He will probably visit the South. At the settling: fir the summer meeting of the Ricing Ouib the following were the of the fir^t horses: — D-lamain. with Templeton. L4OO Bell* L6O; tots!. L 460: Watt, with Ngaro L4o^ lo>, L 125 Tui, LSO. Paru*' henna. L6O; total, L 275 : Crumrntns, with Never Mi«v LlOO; Marks, with Rnbv, LlOO; Bftckland, wit Bttte, LSOJ Walters, with Y-uter na, L4O; Abbott, with Sanger, Lls; lioiiaxJ*. with Warwick. LlOO; Ta>lor. with War wick, LlOt Kelly,, with. Dainty, LlO Total, L1O70: CANTERBURY. The Tnterprovincial cricket ma*ch has heen fixed for 'he 27th and 28th (and 29 •»« if necessary) instant The ' Pr<^ss ' says the eighteen nan.es selected for Cant, rbiry a short time sinr-e are no doubt a for average hattmg.and howling team, but they must pay some afention to fielding. Practices for the future will take place every evening, special Hiding- rratice r-einsr set aside for Tuesday and Fiidav evenings. The committee are. working hard to make this an attractive match in supplying every convenience in the shape of a hand an) tents for the amusement a-.-d accommoda'ion of the ladies of Christchurch, and' we hope to be able to chroni de a match tbat haa been second to none in Canterbury. Mr Joseph Beswick, a candidate for representation of the district, address d the electors of Kaiapoi on the Bih. He sa>d 4 it would be better to endeavor to improve Provincial Institutions rather than abolish them, as Piovinces could be more economically and efficiently governed from. thdr own centres than from Wellington. Thr nomination is -fixed for January 16, and the polling day for January 22>A girl named Isabella. Thompson, aged 13, was found dead, with her throat cut, in a p&ddock at Lyttelton at 6 a.m. on Sunday. The appearance of the body and clothes- leads to- the inference that the girl had been outraged. A man nam«-d Alfred Osborne, recently released from gaol, where he had been, undergoing a sentence of twelve months for vagrancy, has been arrested on suspicion. Another man> was arrested 'on suspicion of being the Lyttelton mnrderer.. He arrived here per Wddi: Wave ,-from Auckiand, and shipped as cook on board, the Cleopatra. Blood wa«. found on his clothes, and his hands were full of gorse pricks.. , ;The yacht Ripplfe cap.-ized in a. sudden squall in Akaroa harbor, on Saturday. Mr Sale,, her owpevand' Mr r C; ■■■At Nalder, solicitor, ol Eytteltonj who was on a visit to Mr Sale,, were drowned;. • TJwo others swam ashore: The Ripple was a gunter-: ;rigg?4i five-ton yacht;, built :' by Hi Green, of Dunedin, and: till; a week 'ago was'owriad s by> Messrs <Jv<H/ Harris JD. Eraser,. Glbbsj . and 1 1 Johnston] ' of y Ddnedih/ u-Jk fwilt? be .recollected thatt she. was. taken by her.

■■ .- ■ ■■ - - ■■ - - ■ ' *-". - ;- — — — — — ownera to Lyttelton, where in the regatta there on Nevir Year's Day, she carried ofF the yacht race prize. Mr Sale, the owner i of the Annie Ogle* the second boat; and an j enthusiastic yachtsman, waa- so pleased • with the Ripple's performance that he at once purchased here. Mr* Nalder, the solicitor, who was- drowned with him; wa? an equally enthusiastic?' man lor aquatics, and he was always* one of the leading spirits in the Byttelton Regatta. Mr Gibbs, we hear, before . leaving Lyttelton, saihdi with the late Mr Sale, to whom, be is reported to have said:— "L hope the Hippie will not drown anybody, but if they sail her as they* sail, the Annie Ogle Bht certainly will." WELLINGTON - ; A ball to .the Governor, was given at the theatre on January 7th. -It proved a rema kalle success in every respect, though the attendance was less than was anticipated,- About 40© ■ persons-, were prespnt His Worship the Mayor occupied tbe chair, and proposed the health of the aiust of the evening.- The Governor replied^ briefly^ and said that before he lelt these chorea he hoped to be able to lay claim to a greater^ share of esteem^ than they evinced for him that : evening. He remarked that after having seen many British Colonies he knew of none which holds out more promise Of permanent and happy results than. New Zealand. Lad} Normanby was also present. A number of merchants met at the E upire Hotel* and presented Captain Wl.eeler, of the Taranaki, wiih a purse containing a hundrtd 'sovereigns, aa a token of their appreciation of him. Captain Wheeler reci-ns command of the steamer. Tne f.illowing appointments are ga zefted :-Wm. Jas. Jobson to be Insptctor <<f Machinery for the Auckland district; H. A. Leve*tian to be Inspecor for Wellington, Taranaki,' and Marlborough- districts ; G*o. Croll to be Inspector tor Canterbury and Wesknd; and Thorn .s' Cairns Burt to be Inspector for the Otauo riistrict. The appointments date irom the lst in*t Mr J: Cameron, of the New Zealand Sieam Company, who proceeds to Dunedin to act as the company's agent there,. wa*. entertained at'dinntr, and presented by his friends with a gold watch and chain.