INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 5083, 19 September 1891, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. J WELLINGTON. {September 19. i peculiar divorce case was heard by ; ; Chief Justice this morning. Margaret jispfime Dunn, formally a schoolmistress jKeefton, sued for a divorce from liter Essen Cross, of Wellington, on jj sound of the tatters bigamy. The Since showed that he had been married Ration in 1872 to a wife who is still and who testified in Court. It ftiff appeared that he told Miss Dunn [jjiSen he married witness he had jj- wife who died after his second jsp. There was no appearance of Sand a decree nisi was granted, to be a absolute in fourteen days. DUNEDIN. September 19. ■Robert Stout has received telegrams ill parts of the country iirginc him test the Christchurch seat. He has ulied definitely declining, as his engagesues will not permit, lie Otago Trades and Labor Council bre endorsed the resolutions of the Welktoa Council re urging the Government s'cill labor representatives to the Council. CHRISTCHURCH.

September 18. Tie R.M.S. lonic sailed for London totf, taking a large and valuable cargo of fozea mutton, wool, and other produce, iteides several boxes of gold, in interesting case was heard this sorainj, in which Matthew Sherwin, licensee of the Star Hotel, was changed, mfer the Licensing Act, with having erased to take in a dead body brought iere for the purpose of an inquest. The ase wis proved and defendant was fined Uandcust3.

NEW PLYMOUTH. September 19. Onthe express train arriving last night troy large deputation, composed of aiiE townsmen of the place and headed Vie Mayor, met Mr Bryce, who, on sing from the train, was received with s enthusiasm, the people cheering iTfie Mayor presented an address to &7«, which assured him of the deep sathy of the settlers of the district cMm at the undeserved censure »d upon him by a majority of the W, and that settlers could not forget i* largely they were indebted to him Sjeaceand for putting an end to the Soti rebellion. The address also stated is: it b hoped ere long that the resolutou, "Which disgraces not you but the fee will be expunged and New Zealand 9i.tll.lve the benefit of your aid in confcmg the affairs of the State." Replying, 6 Bcyce said that the honor was un®ected, but not less gratifying. He 'KJorry for what had occurred, but the •far Plymouth people had always treated ®awith kindness. The member for New 'rtnoath raised his voice in favor of the ®isioix that imposed the vote of censure ■5 him, hut he thought that he was &Etily sorry for what had taken place, ■fr Bcyce then, amid great cheers, left 7 tie train for the steamer to Auck®L