TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6543, 6 April 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, April 5. The following sentences were passed by the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court this morning :—William Hart, criminal assault on a little girl at Kaiapoi, eight years’ penal servitude, and two whippings of 30 lashes each with the cat; Charles James Emmett, attempted rape, three years’ penal servitude, and one whipping of 20 lashes. The Interprovinoial four-oared boat race between Otago ’and Canterbury was won by the latter easily by eight lengths. Both crews got away fairly together, but, after the first mile, Canterbury took the lead and maintained it to the finish. Distance, 21 miles. Time, 12m 255. The Otago men were greatly fancied in the betting market, and both teams dined together this evening. At the Supreme Court, Eliza Harris, for infanticide, was acquitted. A member of the Bicycle Club is going to attempt a ride to Dunedin, 230 miles, during the holidays. , Invercargill, April 5. Mr W. Batchelor, who was recently acquitted at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on a charge of stealing timber, has issued a writ against Mr Alfred Tapper, of the firm of Tapper and Lee, claiming damages for malicious prosecution. The damages are laid at £2OOO. . „ Nelson, April s. A man named John Brown, aged 81 years, has been found dead on the, road at Mofcueka Valley. The supposed cause of death is heart disease. Two hundred Nelson Volunteers leave for the Nelson Encampment by the s.s. Kennedy to-morrow evening. OrnsAKE, April o. The Chief Wiremu Ivingi, of Lord Worsley notoriety, is building a substantial residence near Opunake. . Mr Hursthouse is here making a survey of the harbor. Napier, April 5. An inquest has been held on the body of Henry Eranklin, who was found hanging on a tree at Wainui by a saddle strap attached to I the neck. A verdict of suicide while of un-1

sound mind was returned. Deceased and his brother were buehmen, and had breakfast together. They went to work aa usual, and during the morning deceased went oS by himself. He was not found till the brother going home in the evening saw him hanging quite dead, his feet only four inches from the ground. Wanganui, April 5. Thirty-five nominations have been received for the Wanganui Derby, 1885, including six of Musktt’s foals, owned by the Auckland Stud Company. Musket is represented altogether by 13 foals, Patriarch by five, Puiri by four, and Don Juan by three. New Plymouth, April 5. At Waitara a married woman named Butler attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat. John W. Freeman has been arrested for obtaining goods to the value cf £4O on false pretences, at a store at Hawera. Auckland, April 5. A consignment of 15,000 brook trout ova, and 120 mountain quail was received by the Acclimatisation Society from San H’rancisco, but the former were found dead, owing to imperfect packing. The Grand Jury returned a true bill against the Native Waikaere for manslaughter in the fatal affray at the Oxford racecourse. At the sitting of the Presbytery the Rev. D. W. Ruuoiman moved the adoption of report of Committee recommending that religious instruction should be given in the day schools. The Rev. T. Worrie seconded. The Revs. Fraser, McCallum, Worrie, and Mack iy spoke at length supporting the resolution, and advocating the reading of the Bible in schools. Rev. J. Neal did not desire to see any charge in the Act at present, and considered there was no ground for the assertion that the exclusion of the Bible from schools was the greatest cause of larrikinism. The recommendations of the Committee were adopted with some unimportant alterations. At the Supreme Court sessions, Rachael Volan was found guilty of bigamy. Sentence deferred till another bigamy case has been tried. Mr J. M. Dargaville has been elected Governor of the Auckland Grammar School. Frederick Fairborn, son of Mr Fairburn the well-known District Surveyor at Kaipara, has been arrested on a charge of unlawfully i breaking into and entering the dwelling of the Rev. William Gittos on Sunday night. A meeting of creditors of George Edward Alderton, newspaper proprietor, of Wangarei, has been held ; liabilities £I3OO, assets £650. The paper has been seized under a bill of sals. James Wrigley, architect, has died of quinsy. He was an old colonist, and son-in-law of Capt. Daldy. Dunedin, April 5. To-day, at the Supreme Court, James Henderson was found guilty of forgery. Sentence was deferred. Much merriment was created in Court by the answer of one witness, a woman, who, being interrogated as to her present residence, smilingly answered, “ I live with Mr Caldwell.” Mr Caldwell is the Chief Gaoler. The Queenstown arson case will be taken next Wednesday.