LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 916, 8 October 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[fbom our own correspondent.]

Dismissal of the "Rioters." WELLINGTON. This Day, 1.15. The case against Messrs. E. ff. Ward, junr., 0. Flexman, J.P., and others, was dismissed. There were some very strong remarks from the judge and jury. Great indignation at the committal. Three Greek fishermen, who put out in a boat from Island Bay on Saturday, are missing, and it is feared that during the heavy gale which sprang up that evening, the boat capsized, and that *he occupants were drowned, and a boat rudder has been picked up on the beach, and corresponds with the painting of the boat in which the party are known to have gone out. The police are instituting a diligent search for the bodies. Mr. S, M. South has been appointed R.M. and Warden at Reef ton. AUCKLAND. This Day. The Grand Jury threw out bills against the Captain and Mate of the Minister of Marine for alleged cruelty to a seaman, and against John Henry Skinner for breach of the Arms Act. NELSON. This Day. Some of the purchasers of the wreck of the Messenger proceeded last week with a number of men to the Sand spit. They returned yesterday, and report that the wreck has sunk, and nothing whatever can be saved. The frost of the last few nights has destroyed the early crops, and it is feared that the fruit crop will be a failure, especially apricots, peaches, and others which blossom early.

CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. Three prisoners named John James, John Irvine, and Wm. Thomson attempted this afternoon to escape from the Lyttelton gaol. They were all very soon recaptured. John James was convicted at the last session of the Supreme Court of attempting to commit an abominable offence at Timaru. John Irvine, who bears the aliases of Jno. Jack and Jack M'Guire, was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude last session. William Thompson was sentenced about 12 months ago at the Christchurch Supreme Court to ten years' penal servitude for house-breaking. The Criminal Sessions concluded yesterday. The only remarkable case was that of a man named Edward Smart, charged with rape on an old Maori woman. He was convicted and sentenced to eight years' penal servitude. NAPIER. ; This Day. Miss Fidler gave her opening lessons on cookery yesterday, at the Protestant Hall. The Rev. D. Sidey, acting Chairman of the Education Board, occupied the Chair and delivered an excellent address. Remarking upon the decision ,of the Board to pay for the attendance of pupil teachers at the lessons, he said it was the best piece of work the Board had done. The attendance was very large. Some guinea subscriptions were collected in town to pay for the attendance at the lessons of the older female pupils attending the District School.