AUCKLAND

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 696, 15 May 1879, Page 2

AUCKLAND

This Day. At the Wesleyan missionary meeting, the Rev. Mr Buddie gave an account of his recent visit to the Maori meeting at Te Kopua. He is of opinion that Tawhiao ib practically a slave, being surrounded by Beveral hundred of armed young Maori scoundrels, under the direction of Puruknru, the murderer of Sullivan, who prevents him coming in

contact with Europeans or Maoris, whose presence they do not approve of. Mr Buddie is of opinion that these ruffians are clinging to Tawhiao as a last resort, knowing full well if peace was made between the Europeans and Tawhiao, the hangman would soon do his work upon them.

The police authorities are about to test the legality of carrying on lotteries at Church bazaars ; and have taken out summonses against the Treasurer and Secretary of St. James Presbyterian Church in respect of proceeding in the nature of lotteries alleged to have been practised at the bazaar held to raise money for paying off a debt contracted in erecting a school-room in connection with that Church. The case will come on at the Auckland KM. Court in a few days. A case of infanticide, or- concealment of birth, was discovered yesterday. Mavy Galbraith, servant at Mrs Russell's boarding-house, Hobson-street, gave birth to a female child, and put it in the watercloset. She had been in service for five months. On discovery of the body. Dr. Hooper examined it, and reports that it was not matured, and isof opinion that it was dead before birth. The putative father is unknown, as the girl declared that she would not tell his name.

A collision occurred on the Waikato railway by the Ministerial, party's special train running into a trolley near Taupiri. The trolley was going up the line as the special train was . coming down. Little injury was done save smashing the trolley. The Rev. Mr Mulligan, formerly of the Katikati settlement, has been inducted into the charge of St. Peters, Onehunga. A five-roomed cottage, belonging to John Macarthy, Papatoitoi, was burned to the ground yesterday morning. The origin of the fire is unknown. The house was formerly insured for £100 in the South Bricish office, but the policy was allowed to lapse. . .

Serious cases of insubordination occurred on the English barque Lamanga yesterday afternoon. The crew refused duty and fell upon the officers, brutually assaulting them. Four of the ringleaders have been arrested.