NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6869, 6 March 1883, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

{Tss Thorn Aaaocotaxxo*.] AUCKLAND, MaSOS 5. A strange eeear, ©warred at thePresbytavta Charon, Devonport, yesterday. The patter, Or M'Laod? bad a difference with his aggregation, and resigned the charge some days ago. Yesterday morning the Ber A. Oarrisk, acting on instructions from the Presbytery, preached. Baring the collection j> M*Leoa rose from the body of the church and proceeded to ducats matters in dispute between himself and the congregation. He was frequently interrupted by expressions inch as *" Yen are a hypocrite i" " It» a lie." XbaßerOszriek brought the proceedings to a Jobs James Powell, a settler, of Alexandra, was drowned while attempting to cross the rirer at Kopoe, in the Sing country. The Colonial Baser Sensing Company intend, it is stated, floating some of their shares in the Auckland market, so that residents may have an interest in the new local industry.

Mr Docglaa to-day deposited at the Museum • large diamond found by the Bagian prospecting party. Mr fond, analyst, has expmsed the opinion that the stone, though a gem, is of too great specific gravity to be a true diamond, and that it is wbat is called by the trade a rough diamond. Messrs J. Alexander and Satin, jewellers, pronounce it a true diamond. U«for» it was taken to the Mnaeum Mr Xohn subjected it to the jeweller*' test of scratching a ruby, with satisfactory results. Chief Postmaster Bits, in connection with the Fukekohe dkpute between the Postal and Ba&wey Departments, has informed Mr Hamlin, M.H.B. for the district, that he if about to give Mr Lovell a few days* holiday, and place Mr Biackmere in charge until the dispute should he tottied in Wellington. He stated that no charge whatever was bid against Mr JJeveQ by the Department; on the contrary, they approved of everything he had done, but the above arrangement was made simply to enable the public business to be oonOeieted pending the enquiry now going on at Wellington. He also stated that business is to be conducted as previously, Mr BSaekmor* to sleep on.the premises. Mr Hamlin intends to have the conduct of the Bailway Manager brought before the Aseem biy nnkss the affair is natisfaetorily settled.

THAMES, Mahch S.

The three men lost in the journey from Gam tows, returned safely on Saturday night, after enduring much hardship on the road. Two search parties were tent out. The men •nbststod for some tune on the hearts of ssikaa palms, On Saturday, amm named John Houghton, died suddenly in the Hospital. He had beea admitted on Feb. 22, consequent on heavy boras sustained from an explosion of gunpowder to the<£araka Mine. So fatal resntt was expected. An inquest was held today, when the post-mortem examination disclosed the fact that he had died from fibrous growth over the valves of the heart. A verdict was returned accordingly. He leavte a wile and seven children destitute. Much diasetttfaeijou was expressed by the jury at the Coroner having no power to allow fees for attendance of witnesses. A woman, named Jane French, was taken to the polios cells for drunkenness, and after being there some time a doctor was sent far, who found that her leg had b*eu broken by a felL Mr Bicherd Hudson, a very old settler, died to-day.

GieBOBNE, Masch 5. \ Mr Lyeter-Kaye, of Wairerapa, who was i shepherding for Mr Hutebisonis missing. He ' hed been ili for son* days, and on Wednesday sight got up during the night, but did sot return to the house next morniag. He was tracked down to the river, in which there was a heavy flood at the tune, and must have fallen in. The police are now occupied in searching for the body. HAPIKH, Mascu S. Five Maoris at Taupo brutally attacked a European named M'JSeii and left him for dead. It was proposed to throw him into the lake, but he shammed death, and, after an altercation, the Maoris left him there. Three, if not all, are in custody. Tawhiao is at Weipawa. Nobody here notices him at all Kven the better class of Natives do not disguise their contempt at his debaueheries.

WELLINGTON, Mabch 6. Major Atkinson will not start on hit Southern tour until early next week. It is understood that Government hae decided not to publish the amounts granted to local bodies under the Boade and Bridget Construction Ac*. H.HJ. Kelson u on her way here, and should arrive about Friday next. It appear* that the and the other two, wbieh patted the Bluff on Saturday, are to rendezvous here. At a meeting of tho Sew Zealand (titanic Stool and Iron Company this evening the report of the liquidator* Wat read. She aumcUl petition of the Company showed a debit bftknee of over £2OOO, of which £I6OO was owing to the liquidator, and on this interest at 9 jp#» cent was aeoraing. After the report had been adopted, it wee decided that the Chairman ehoald communicate with the Dunwlin shareholders requesting their opinion u to whether liquidation should beat ocee closed, or if the BiU whiob was broogH before last FarUoment, asking that the graatt of &000 mm be banded overto the Company, fhoaldU renewed this eeasfenri. Ofc* meeting taem adjnnecd for » stoatb. William Bedmood, ship esrgeoa of the jf*®** o *** wbiek, arrival from Leaden today, ban bean ceofiaed to his eabte alas* the

Bedmond tut interfering with the crew, and <m being rsm&orismbed with bjr Captain Billelt ded&aed to desist, and wae tfc««i »«wn>vod to hit rabbi.

Th« WeUiagtoa Artillery to-night unani> mostly elected Lieutenant M'Cmiie to the potitlon of Cantata, and Second Lieutenant Lyoa was promoted to that of First lieutenant.

A weU>att*»ded meeting of harrUtsn of Use Supreme Court resident in Wellington was held this afternoon, Mr Gordon Allan in the chair. On the motion of Mr Brandon, it was aaanimouily reeorrei"--* 1 Ihat tho obeer r*• Uona made by Hie Honor Mr •Tuittos Qilliee upon Mr Hesfceth's conduct of the defence in the e&ee of fisgiea v. Gudgeon, appear to this meeting to have been founded upon a tttiteooeeptiea of the duties of counsel for the defence ia «*irou3.tt*nces euch ae those which appear to have existed in that case." On the motion of Mr leaver*, it wae unanimously re#olv*d»- c 'Th*t Ibis meeting desire to point out that questions of professional propriety and ettquett* inch ae these to which. Mr fastis* QiUtee adverts in his letter to Mr James Baseell of Feb. SI, cannot be deter* mined by members of the Bench alone, and is of opinion thai the Bex of this Colony is anaatixtoaa in Its dissent from the views taken by Mr Justice Gillies" It wee also revolved, on the motion of Mr Fitsgerald—« " That copies of the above resolutions be for* warded to Hi* Honor Mr Justice Sillies, Mr Hesketh, Mr James Bussell, and to the if no ZtoAa%&Tim* and Evening Pott"

GBBYMOCTH, Maboh 6. Mrs Hynee slipped from the top deck on to the hatch on board the s,s. Star of the South hut night, and had some of her ribs broken, sustaining likewise a severe shock to tho spine. She is nevertheless expected to recover. The work of smkmg a new shaft on the WaUeendcoal lease was commenced tod»y= Ihe preparatory work has been in progress for a couple of months. The new shaft is thirty yards from the old one. DUSIDDS; Maboh 5. At the quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court for Dunedin South, Mr Fish, aa Chairman, acid that, though all the members had been elected on the publicans' tioket, it must cot be oomtdered that they would run a-muck in favour of the trade j but on the other hand they would not favour drastic legislation as a section of the community desired. Midnight licenses will be continued to booses in main thoroughfares. The property burnt yesterday belonged to Mr Maehenae Haslett, and was insured in the North British United Offices for £4OO.

INYIBCABGILI* Maech 5. A moo earned Charles Sullivan, recently tried and acquitted alt tb« Supreme Court lure for indecent assault on a schoolgirl near Winton, baa committed a rape on a girl iof fourteen at Waimetuka. It is said that he had just previously attacked a married woman, who get away. Sullivan is not jet captured. BLUFF, Habch 5. Lest night, a steerage passenger named Berry threw himself overboard from the Kotomahana. He had been suffering from delirium tremens since leaving Hohars. A boat was lowered, hot no signs of the body were to be seen. * Heary Jones, a recent arrival here, and brother-in-law to Mr Hannay, Station Master, was killed this evening while shunting a train. Deceased fell off the step of a carriage, and was dragged a considerable distance. The doctor from the Botomahana promptly attended him, bat life was extinct.