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New Zealand Mail, Issue 889, 15 March 1889, Page 16

An interesting letter of English gossip, from our London correspondent, appears on another page of this issue. The ss Pengnin has been successfully floated off the saud bank in the Manukan harbour, and left for Wellington on Wednesday.

Detective Benjamin was a passenger by the s.s. Wairarapa at Auckland from Sydney. He will arrive here shortly to take up his duties in the local deteotire force.

Argument was heard in the Banoo Court on Wednesday as to the validity of the bill Qf sale given by Robert Somerville (now a hank-< rupt) to his wife, Judgment was reserved.

Mr Justice Richmond will preside at the Napier criminal sessions, which begin on Tuesday. His Honor leaves Wellington for Napier to-morrow. The first meeting of creditors In the estate of J. R. Stansell, publican, of Pi tone, which was to have been held yesterday, was adjourned till to-day, in consequence of a death in the bankrupt’s family.

The charges made against Judge Rawson are being heard before the Royal Commission at New Plymouth. Mr Jellicoe, who is instructed to appear on behalf of the persons making the charges, arrived at New Plymouth on Tuesday evening.

The Maoris at Parihaka are doing well in catting flax, some of them earning from £3 to £4 per week. A settlor some time ago set fire to seventy acres of flax, in the vicinity of Rahotu, which, it is estimated, would have been worth not less than £7OOO 1

The Rev H. T. Robjohns delivered an address on “Modern Misgivings as to Prayer” at the Congregational Schoolroom, Bowenstreet, Wednesday. There was a tairly large attendance, and the address, which was a forcible and eloquent one, was listened to with marked attention.

The wool sale held Wednesday by the NejX Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company passed off very successfully. There, was spirited competition for all classes of wool, especially for good lambs’ Wjool, the, prices for whift ranged from 6Jd to 7*jd. The next; safe will be. held shortly.

Mrs Fitz Gerald ha 3 been unanimously, chosen a 3 the new President of the Girfir Friendly Society as successor to L&dy Jjer-'-vois, its first president. A, better onpi,cacould not possibly havQ. bpon, mpd* 3 , aud we, feel sure that' the Sccpiety will lose nothing of its past quergy or success under its nonr head,

A fresh batoh of 67 Justices, of the Poaoq has been gazetted. The new in the Wellington district are —Messrs Gh Carson) Wanganui ; G, 15. Gunderson, Mauriceville ;. John Hughes, Pahiatua ; Alex. Reese, Pahiafoa} j. S f M. Thompson/ Wei-, lingtan ; W. G. Tustin, Wellington,;. D, G. Rid diford, H,alcombe ; AJex. Simpson, Weft lington ; and HarttJdy, sen., Greyto\^p A

The young man, Albert Marsh, who was arrested in Wanganui last week on a charge, of attempting, tq desert his wife and child, was br;ought ffp at the Resident Court yesterday morning, before Mr 0. W, Rabinaon, and charged with the offenoo, After hearing the statement of the com-, plainapt, his Worship dismissed- the charge, as fie did not think the evidence was sufficient to show that the defendant intended to, desert his wife. Me Moprah appeared foethe, defendant

The nor’-weat gale of Tuesday; night; cleared away before daylight pn Wed3fl%day, and a 'brilliant day lentil about ‘8 p; in,, whetj. kpayy/ stqady r,ain set ip from ft®* southward; which lasted till after 11 Q’clpeb. The night then cleared up and the weather became muefi colder. Our telegrams state that heayy rain, with hail and, thunder, in Lyttelton, Christchurch and Hokifcdp, The rain also northward up fte West Coagjs qf this Island. weather was beautiful.

Plaintiffs were, awarded judgment ft tho following civil caseg at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday j—John Collins v, H* P, Grey, £4 2s Gd and costs, 7s; Whittem and another v. J. W. Andrews, £ls Us 2d and costs, £1 2a ; C. Bath v. Alfred Wooler, fis 3d and oasts, 6s ; E. H. Crease v, L. Louiscb, £ll 4s 4d and costs, £1 Is j Robertson and Co. y. George Lomas, £8 7a 3d and costs, £1 11s $ Allen Skene v. H. P, Grey, £1 10s lid and costs, 7s ; same v. G. W, Denfon, £2 14s 6d and costs, 7b j J. Ohapple v. Q. Daly, £2 13s 6d and costs, 6s ; Mills and Co„ v, N. Maxchant, £1 19s and oasts, 6d;B, Blower v. T, Kinnis, £1 16a and costs, 6s'; Dr Rawson v. G. Philpott, £3 9s and costs, 7s ; same v. M. Double, £3 3s and oosts, 7s; Jamieson Bros. v. C. Schultze, £7 and costs, 13s ; J. and R. Sloan v. C. W. Folmltz, £8 10s and coots 13s ; Stewart and Co. v. Jacob Hague, 130 7d and costs, 6s. In the judgment summons caße C. Mulligan v. J. C. M. Weale, claim £7 16s lOd, the debtor did not appear, and an order was made that ho Bhould be imprisoned for six days in default of payment within 14 days.

Another smart American old-time joker has been hoaxing the British publio with wild, exciting stories of fierce Bed Indians raising the hair of peaceable French tourists at the Yellowstone Park. Oar telegrams this morning state that no such tragedy took place.

An inquest was held by Mr H. W. Robinson at Silverstream on Wednesday touching the death of Robert Woodnias, farmer, of the Silverstream, who dropped dead in his garden on Tuesday afternoon. It appeared from the evidence that deceased had been working in the garden immediately prior to his decease, and JDr Wilford, who had made a post mortem examination, deposed that death was caused by the bursting of an aneurism in the descending aorta. The jury accordingly found that the deceased died from natural causes.

The Hospital Steward begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following parcels of books, papers, and old linen from the undermentioned: ladies and gentlemen : Old linen from Mrs Nioholson, Miss Forley, Mrs Blaokett, Mrs Herbert, Miss McGowan, Mrs C. Webb, Mrs Hickson (per Mr Barraud, Molesworth-Btreet), as also from two friends (per Mr Anderson, Moles-worth-street); papers and books from Mrs Webb, the Postmaster, and Mr J. C. Marsh, and a parcel of children’s left-off clothing for the children's ward, from Mrs Stuart Hawthorne.

Up to Wednesday the following Wellington entries had been received for the Hew Zealand Rifle Assooiatian meeting to he held at Blenheim -Volunteers A. C. Atkinson, C. W. Cato, and J. Wilson, City Rifles; SergeantG. Kuchen and Gunner G. Howe, D. Battery; Volunteers H. Burton and A. Franco, Newtown Rifles ; Corporal W. Ballinger, Volunteer A. Ballinger, and Sergeant F. Townsend, Guards. Entries will be received, however, up to Saturday, and it is expeoted that a good number will be made from this district.

A meeting of the Kaiwarra Licensing Committee wa3 held on Wednesday, there being present Messrs Cameron (chairman), Pnrrell, Gardener, Bergin, and Iggnlden. Since the last meeting of the Committee it appeared that Agnes Mullens, licensee of the Waterloo Hotel, had been married to Mr Alfred Ottoway, and it was necessary that a transfer of the license of the hotel should be made to Mr Ottoway. No objection was offered, and the transfer was accordingly granted. This was all the business.