TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6692, 28 September 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(united press association.) Christchurch, September 27. Another well-known resident of Bangiora is dead, making three within a few days. Dr, Burrows, the last of the trio, met with a buggy accident some months ago, from which be never properly recovered, and through it ha had to relinquish bis practice. He bad been for over eight years medical officer of the local Lodge of Oddfellows. Latterly his reason had entirely left him. Out of 1000 trout sent by the Acclimatisation Society here to Gisborne, only 500 were landed alive. The Society agreed to give the Gisborne people 3500 more for nothing if they would make arrangements for transport. A prisoner named Jehu Young, who was convicted at the last criminal sittings of indecent assault, and sentenced ts twelve months’ imprisonment, with twenty lashes, has gone mad, and will be removed to the lunatic asylum.

The criminal calendar at present only contains eight cases, one of which really remained over from last session.

fzett, editor of a paper called “ Society,” has brought an action against Crocker, a draper, who horsewhipped him the other day, for £2l Is damages. The cause of the assault was a paragraph referring to defendant’s millinery establishment, which plaintiff denied referred to it at all, but which the evidence ehowed could not relate to any other. Both parties claim to have the best of the encounter. His Worship had no doubt that an assault had been committed, anc he had only to assess the damages and consider if defendant had received any provocation. Nothing in his opinion could entirely exonerate the assault, but it had uot been of a very serious nature, and no doubt Mr Crocker had been annoyed at the article in question, which there could be little doubt referred to his establishment. Mr Crocker was entitled to a denial from the plaintiff if the article did not refer to him, but this bad qot been given, and none of the establishments mentioned by Mr Izett answered the description given. His Worship considered that the assault would be .atoned for by ordering the defendant to pay £5 damages with costs. Judgment for plaintiff for £5 and £3 19s costs.

The last vestige of the Exhibition has been removed, save one of the fountains, which it is intended to leave on the ground. Ths plough is now at work getting the park into decent order again.

Libeller boa been scratched for the C.J.C. Handicap. ' At the inquest on the woman who died at Springfield after child-birth, a verdict was returned that she died from the effects of confinement as certified by the doctor, but censuring the husband for his neglect of his wife. Before leaving effice Sir John Hall gave instruction for tenders to be called for the Huruuui Bridge at once, the plans being then completed. No notice bad been taken of his orders, and the plans will only be thrown open for inspection next week. The work has thus been shelved for five and the bridge will be no use this season at all for carriage of wool.

The Insurance Association to-day resolved to make a reduction of 25 per cent, on old rates.

Tehabtj, September 27.

A man named Jeffrey Robinson has been found drowned in the Saltwater creek. His clothes were lying on the bank. At the inquest to-day a verdict of found drowned was returned. Deceased was about 60 years of age, and lately worked as a shepherd. A settler named William Leisbman fell between the railway carriages and platform at Winchester station this evening, and g)t terribly crushed from the thighs downwards. The injuries are believed to be very serious. Donebin, September 27. The Sydney footballers left by the s.s. Te Anau for Wellington to-day. There are at present no fewer than eight West Coast boys— four of them holding scholarships—attending the Dunedin High School. A boy from Greymontb, named William Wilson, was to-day presented with the Watkins gold medal, won by him at the Greymouth public school. The donor of the medal was the late Rev. Watkins, of Trinity Church, Greymouth. Napier, September 27.

The entries for the Agricultural and Pastoral Show, to be held on Thursday, are not quite so numerous as last year. They number 94 horses, 55 cattle, and 171 sheep. Since the last municipal elections, the Council, viewing with alarm the fact that the revenue cannot meet the expenditure by £2OOO. have resolved on retrenchment, and to that end notices of motion have been given for a special meeting to be held to-morrow, to give three months’ notice to the engineer, overseer of roads, and inspector of nuisances, that their services will be dispensed with after that period. Wasgasdi, September 27.

An influential meeting of Catholics was held last night to further the interests of the Colonial Land and Endowment Association, having for its object the procuring of land for Catholic settlement and endowment of schools, The society is at present taking steps to secure a large block of land under offer on favew/018 terms. Unanimous resolutions were passed in favor of the scheme, and ail present applied for shares. An energetic canvass is being made throughout the district, and representatives of the Association proceed to Auckland and northern district. Hawbka, September 27. The Hon. Mr Bryce passed through here on his way to Opnnake to-day. He returns here on Saturday en route for Napier, where he is to meet the Hon. Mr Kolleston. He then returns to this coast en route for Auckland. He will reach Auckland in about three weeks. The Pihama sections unsold at the late Government land sale have all moved off at the upset price, £lO per acre section. The weather here lately has been very rough; hailstorms and electrical disturbances have been unusually severe. Accklakd, September 27.

Mr Street, formerly of Dunedin, having disposed of the yacht Winona, is having a new yacht, 12 tons, built by Logan for competing in the ensuing Auckland regatta. Through the bolting of a trap a Chinaman received a ghastly wound from the ear to the throat, and was taken to the hospital. Hon. Mr Dick inspected the Gaol, Industrial

Home and Asylum to-day, and expressed much satisfaction with the interior management and out-door arrangements of the latter institution. J. T. Mackellar presents a further gift of 100 volumes on the early history of New Zeasnd to the Auckland Institute. He collected them in London. Robert Marsh, the burglar, has been committed for trial on some half dozen charges of burglary. The balance was not gone on with. The cottage of F. Sheasby, at Three Kings, has been burnt down. It was insured iu the North British for £l5O. The furniture was also insurel _ .... Eighteen persons await trial at the criminal session. The principal cases are bigamy, unlawfully wounding, perjury and burglary. A meeting of ladies was held to-day, and 200 were present, to protest against enforcement of the Contagious Diseases Prevention Act. Thirty-three petitions are in circulation and are being extensively signed. A meeting of clergy to consider the question has been convened for to-morrow. At a meeting of Directors of the Mutual Insurance Company, it was decided to limit the present issue of shares to £IOO,OOO, and to commence business next week.