WELLINGTON.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 25, 13 January 1877, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Wednesday. The General Government have granted to the Education Board two sections on the Mount Cook Eeserve, and adjoining the Armed Obnstabulary Barracks, upon which the Board purpose to erect schools. One section -is an acre and the other 3-7ths of an acre. The Premier, m replying to a deputation from the Corporation, which desired to hare the reclaimed land handed over to the city when the contract is completed, said that it was exceedingly probable that the land would be sold, and that there was every probability that a purchaser would be found immediately. He said that it was anticipated that when the accounts were made up the Wellington provincial district would be indebted to the General Government m the sum of £40,000. The Primitive Methodist Conference closed to-day. The Church reports of last year show increased prosperity. Five new churches have been built. Two additional ministers are on their way out from England, and others are.shortly expected. The Conference of. 1878 is to be held at Auckland next January. . The Hon G. McLean proceeds to Auckland by the Eotorua on Saturday, and thence, by the same steamer," to

Sydney, to attend the Cable Confers ence. N . Friday. The Auckland Grand Lodge, 1.0.Gr.T. have agreed that the . capitation tax be fourpence per head, to be raised voluntarily. The following officers have been elected : — *Grand Worthy Councillor, Johnson, of Wellington ; orandW6rthy Vide Templar Tregar, of Taranaki; Secretary O. Si. Ellis, of • Auckland ; Treasurer, L. Boss, of Auckland ; Mar shall, Fairbrbther, of Wellington. At a meeting of licensed victuallers yesterday* a notice of motion was -given for next meeting m- favour of . forming an insurance association, to protect hotel-keepers against exorbitant rates. At a meeting of the. Westland County Council, heid at Hokitika, it was decided that those pacts 0f.".; the Counties Act mentioned m Schedule TEL shall not come into force m the County. The Hon. Major Atkinson, goes' to Auckland by the itotorua this evening. On Wednesday night last the-Han-nah. Barrett, Capt. Rennie; N missed "^ory Channel, ran into False Bay, got-bn.'the rocks, and was abandoned by the cappain and 'crew. The Hawea sighted her m coming from Hcton, took her off, boarded ' her, and towed her into Wellington. She had lost her rudder; forefoot, and most of her copper. She is insured m the Standard for £400, and m the National for the same amount; . Dr Lemon accompanies the' Hon. Gr. McLean to the Australasian Cable^onference. v"

tenable the case -to- go to a jury on prisoners own admission of guilt. The case was argued at considerable length by Dr Foster, who quoted a large number of authorities on the subject. Ultimately the conviction of the jury was .approved. The only other ease before the Court was that of T. H. Kirby, convicted last session here of stealing a letter from a private box at the Post Office. The point raised by' counsel was that .the letter, on being placed m the letter-box, ceased, to be vested m the Postmaster, who was the prosecutor. The Court held' this objection to be untenable, and affirmed the conviction by the jury.