NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LII, Issue 5826, 28 October 1879, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

[Times’, Spboiai Wise.] - AUCKLAND, -Oox. 27. A man named William Eobinson has been arrested for attempting ■ a criminal offence. He-was mate of the .lona, and rfctie. / attempted • offenteiwas'committed upon a female passed-' ger at night whilst the steamer Was lying-at EusselL ,■ i The Bev F. J. Parks, of Ponsonby, has roi| signed his position as Wesleyan minister. His purpose is to, settle in Wanganui with the; intention of taking Orders in the Anglican Church.' ; A telegram was sent to Mr, Header Wood to-day, signed by a number of his constituents, endorsing his action .and that of Messrs _ Swanson, Golbeck, and Hurst. The annual meeting of the Diocesan Synod Was held to-day. Bishop Oowie delivered an able address. A meeting of West electors has been called for to-morirow night, ■to consider Mr Hurst’s defection from the Auckland party. •V GEAHAMSTOWN, Cot. 27. A sad accident' happened last night to Dr Gilbert. About 7. o’clock,, desiring some stimulants,‘ he went into his surgery, and in his htirfcy took a bottle'' of belladonna for,the tinctnroof orange, and poured out 2oz and swallowed it off, only finding but his mistake after finishing bis draught. He immediately took a strong emetic, and also mustard. In a few minutes he throw off a great Aral of the poison; Medical men were immediately summoned, and used the stomach pump, and administered slight The patient appeared to be getting bn satisfactorily, but at one" o’clock ms heart suddenly stopped;' and ho died without a struggle. He told, what he had done, and all believed that it was purely an accidental mistake. Dif Gilbert- had only been a short time in medical practice in the district. He was a native of London, and resided sometime on the West Coast. 1 ; , Mr Mackay has not yet succeeded in appro-: bending Pakura and Bpiha, nor is he likely to succeed.::,;/-, -■ Mr Bows,' the late M.H.8.) has telegraphed to the Hon. J. Sheehan calling upon him to resign, in terms of * the made with the candidates who retired in his favour and that of .Sir George Greyi which War that either /should/; provide a vacancy’ at the Thames to allbWone of the local candidates to be returned.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Oort; 27. , j The castings made bn Saturday at Vitien’s foundry were turned but of the mould this .anorning, and were in every case thoroughly satisfactory. : The magnets made to the order of Dr Lemon were perfect. He ordered the magnets believing the Taranaki iron sand to be of closer grain than ordinary metal, and that they would consequently retain the electricitjr longer.. The ornamental castings were all accurately: made, and -the bogie, engine wheels of the finest description,; both as to metal and manufacture. , . . , 1 ‘_ : Mr J. Lawson, the Commissioner for. Conducted’Bail frays in the North Island, W rived by train oh Saturday night for the purpose of making, arrangements for the approaching opening qf the lineas fay as Strat-

WELLINGTON, Oct. 27. A lad named Williams, fell down the hold of the steamer Albion, to-day, undeceived a severe phfiing bnt ; ho serious; injury,.. ~..: Ah .ehauiiy 'into; the circumstances conneeted with the accident to .the .steamer Wellington’s machinery on Wedn«aay,was held,to-day, Evidence, was given attrmuting the cause to aflaw in the casting., N° further enquiry is deemed necessary. ; ■ i .... ] The Collector of Customs an enquiry to-day, into the cause of the steamer seaman Long, lost his life. No P^ fact » were elicited, and the endenoe' WOTbi, the occurrence; to have been purely f A deputation Hutohinson,« '■ tb the nebesSily of destitute womem The ’ city muedto gye; the: natty; thejg sideration. A rnemoml was to the Major, who intimated thathe weald

bring Nui" 1 the earlies t poa sible ent,.... { At thh, b«i ' tMe' , boyy' of - Louise Taylbr; wbo yras,‘found'dead ini 5 her house, yestbrday, the Jury returned a Verdict of Aoeidentaletdrocation;” J Both endr Of the cable are buoyed; but boisterous weather prevent* the'! steamer, working at it. She leave* at daylight should •the wOathop^odettd». ''''•3 -.:IX . \ . An elderly man, named David Mail; Ihas been missing ’' for bearlyi two > month*, and serious apprehension is felt for hi*safety.! WESTPORT, Oc». 27. : Norman ;M‘Ken tie, a labourer atWaimangaru, ia in custody on a charge of attempting a criminal offence on « child ■■ eight years old on Saturday last, at 8 p->n. The accused wa* suffering from; the effect* of dripk. ? ■ ; OAMARU, Oot. 27. •'A meeting of the OamUru-Naseby Railway Committee r was held to-day, at which the following resolution, .was ■ passed : .the Chairman, and Mr. Gibbs be. requested to address a letter, to the Minister for. Public Works, urging the desirableness :of .causing a. complete, and .'careful, engineering survey to .be;made, over the di* tanee. inter venmg between the terminus of the Windsor-Livingstone line and the nearest point of the Main Trunk line on the Kyebum .flat, with a view of determining the .grades, distance, and cost of com strnoting the *ame,*nd asking, that provision may be made .on the rotes ,for. Public Works this, session, for,.carrying put such .survey. .That such letter, set forth the reasons.why the completion of railway communication with the. interior.!* desirable and expedient; that the member* for the district and Mr DeLautour, M.H.R.,, be written to inviting their 00-operatiopin ■ the matter, and asking them to endeavour, to secure the placing of a sum of noij lets than £2OOO .on the Estimates for the purpose in view.” .... . . , DUNEDIN, Ocr. 27. . At the City .police, Court this morning Capjtain Charles Clark was charged with assaulting Mary Mflnnis by putting hie arm round her.waist and ..kissing her and ‘ calling, her da' bonnie wee -.lass/’ After.hearing the. evidence.'the case. was. dismissed. ( The. case excited great amusement in Court, i •.. Ah Foo, who is. charged with forgery, has been remanded for a.weok. . The Government have decided to open two additional jpilcapf, the Oamaru-Livingstohe railway, to provide work for the unemployed. An inspection made on Saturday shows that all the harbour, works are in a mofct satisfactory condition. , , Over £BOOO have been subscribed here in sweepstakes on the Melbourne Cup. i The inquest on the body of John Madium, killed on the tramway on Friday, was concluded to-day, when a verdict of “Manslaughter " was returned against John Craig, Superintending. Engineer. The driver was exonerated from blame., A rider was added to the effect that boys should not be allowed to act as conductors, and that the line should be provided with a turn-table to obviate the necessity of engines running the reverse way. INVERCARGILL, Oot. 27, , At a meeting of the Invercargill School Committee this evening, it was stated that the average , attendance , at the Grammar School for the month was 219 boys and 218 girls,, and at the South Fublio School, 300 of both sexes. . ; Mr D'Orsay Ogden .and Miss Beatrice opened to a splendid house at Sloan’s Theatre, and.met wii'b a capital reception. They are likely to .draw large houses here.