NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9436, 6 August 1889, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The opera to-night. A big hole in Wellesley-street East. Lord Cranleys condition is unchanged. The Maoris say that Augnst will be a itry and cold month. Waikato is again becoming interested in the beet growing question. It is stated that crimping has arrived at a terrible pitch in Melbourne. It is rumoured that Dean, the Thamas defaulter, is still in the district. The Maori Footballers play a match against Southland on Wednesday. There were in the lock-up last evening two persons on charges of drunkenness. There is a pleasant change in the weather. Yesterday was bright and brac-

ing. The Newton Borough Council will probably hold their next meeting in their new offices. " The Vagabond} ,, proceeds from Samoa to Tonga, where he will probably stay a month. A large number of applicants are expected at the forthcoming Crown lands sale at Wanganui. The Wanganui Harbour Board have decided to make another attempt to patch up their breakwater.

Messrs. Cadman, Lawry, Moat, and T. Thompson voted against the amalgamation of city electorates. Mr.Withy, M.H.R., will arrive in town to-day. He is to be asked to address a public meeting on the political situation. The Nelson Bicycle Clubs held a tournament in Trafalgar Park yesterday. The weather was line, and the sports were very successful.

At the inquest on Charles Hebbend, who was found dead at Wellington on Saturday, a verdict of suicide while in an unsound state of mind was returned.

Ab the inquest on the body of Hannah Crawley, who died suddenly a 6 Oainara, on Saturday, the jury returned a verdict of **■ Death through excessive drinking." John Miller, husband of a lo.'.ging housekeeper in Napier, shot himself on Saturday afternoon. He was in low spirits, having been suffering from asthma for some time. The concert, of sacred music, which was announced to be held this evening, in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Ponsonby, has been unavoidably postponed until Tuesday next.

The city schools standard examinations are still in progress, though some of the schools have been completed. The inspectors are Messrs. Fidler, Goodwin, and Airey. At the Gospel Temperance meeting held in the Masonic Hall, Karangahape Road, last Sunday evening, Mr. Bradstreet presided. Mr. Ryan sang a solo. Mr. H. Scott, gave an interesting address. The Wellington Tram Company have purchased Cobb and Co. interest, and also the patent rights for Wellington of Mr. W. A. Young's palace cars. Cobb and Co.'s plant will be shipped to Dunedin. The Roslyn Tram Company's annual report shows a credit balance of £1026. £200 has been paid off the accident account. The company declared a dividend of 5 per cent. The traffic returns show a slight decrease.

The Alameda, with the English mails of July 13th, left San Francisco for Auckland on July '27th, contract time, and the Mariposa, -with the New Zealand mails of July 15th, arrived at San Francisco on August 3rd, also contract date.

The Presbytery of Auckland will meet at St. Andrew's Church to-day at 10 a. m , when arrangements will be made lor the induction of the Rev. J as. Hill, and the Rev. Mr. McCallum will read his paper on " Commercial Morality," held over from last conference.

Woman is still marching on in America. The Rev. Mrs. Ellen Rinkle has recently been legally authorised to celebrate marriages, and Hartford Theological Seminary in Connecticut has just opened all the courses of instruction to women on the same term? as men.

The following gentlemen have been elected officers of the Catholic Literary Society :—President, Mr. E. M*hony ; vicepresidente, Messrs. J. J. Poland and M. Sheahan; committee, Messrs. J. F. Montague, Lundon, and M. Foley. The Rev. Father Hackett was unanimously chosen spiritual director of the Society. The following is the state of Her Majesty's prison, Auckland, for the week ending August 5, 1389 : —On remand, 4 males; awaiting trial, 4 mrdes ; boys, 2 ; penal servitude, 41 males, 3 females; hard labour, 64 males, 17 females ; default of bail, G males; received during the week, 12 males, 5 females ; discharged, IS males, 5 females; total in prison, 121 males; 20 females.