NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9025, 11 April 1888, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Tuesday. Me. Molloy had a very successful meeting at the School of Mines this evening on the occasion of describing his mode for extracting gold from auriferous ores by the use of his pans, Mr. D. Bayldon presiding. The lecture hall was crowded to its utmost capacity, and at the close a vote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer. At the after meeting Mr. Molloy was asked and consented to deliver a lecture on "Home Rule" on Friday evening, a strong committee being appointed to make the necessary arrangements. He leaves for Auckland on Saturday, and for Sydney on Tues-

day. The Native Land Court commenced its sittings this morning, Judge Macdonald and Judge Wilson presiding, but the business to-uay was merely of a formal character. There are 10 re-hearing cases to be gone into which will occupy several days. [PRESS association.] , Wellington, Tuesday. About one-third of the cargo of the wrecked ship Pleione has already been landed. It has sustained no damage. Mr. W. T. L. Travers has resigned the presidency of the Wellington Law Society, and Mr. H. D. Bell has been elected to the position, and W. H. Quick to that of vicepresident. „ „ _ „ . At the Supreme Court, J. G. Culberb, charged with larceny, was acquitted. George Patterson, charged with violent assault, was convicted, and remanded for sentence. The position of the stranded barque Weathersfield is not altered. Westport, Tuesday. A swagger was drowned in the river today. No particulars are to hand. : Christchurch, Tuesday.' In the Supreme Court to-day Michael Burns, for robbery from the person, was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour. Matilda Hansen, for a similar offence, got six months' : hard labour. Peter Antonio, for a criminal assault on a child, was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. The Premier and Minister of Defence are in town. Mr. Fergus inspected Lyttelton fortifications to-day. The Knights of Labour will interview Sir H. Atkinson on the unemployed question to-morrow. Dunedin, Tuesday. During the opening of the Crown case in the Supreme Court against J. E. McGrath and George Anderson, for robbery with violence, the mother of McGrath was attacked by hysteria in Court, and the proceedings were stopped. James McFaren, a boy of 15, was charged with a criminal assault on a little girl not four years old. The jury retired at half-past four, and at nine o'clock had not agreed, and were locked up for the night. At the Police Court this morning, Francis Porter, of Caversham, was charged with neglecting to return his carbine to the Otago Hussars after he had ceased to be a member. The case was withdrawn, the carbine having been returned and costs paid.