LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 956, 21 November 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN" CORRESPONDENT.]

The Late Tragedy.

WELLINGTON. This Day. At the inquest yesterday on the bodies of Mr and Mrs Miller, and the son Clarence, the medical men gave evidence, to the fact that the deed was perpetrated by Clarence Miller while m a state of mental frenzy, probably induced by reading an account of the suicide of Taylor last Monday. Dr. France stated m evidence, that he had known Clarence from infancy, and he had always had a tendency fco insanity. The servant girl stated that Clarence had been off work, having a bad finger. In the morning he seemed m his usual spirits, and went and got his finger dressed, and then went for his father's medicine. She gave the father the medicine and he went to sleep. Clarence then told her she could go about her work. She went to the back of the lawn to get m some clothes, and on returning m less than a quarter of an hour she saw Clarence at the back door sawing away at his throat with a carving knife. After shouting " Clary, Clary," she rushed for assistance unconscious of the tragedy that had been enacted inside, as she had heard no noise while on the lawn. The Jury returned a verdict that the parents were killed by their son, who afterwards committed suicide, while m a state of insanity. In the action of Mr Horace Lingard against E. T. Gillon, for recovery of £10 paid by the former m 1877 as dramatic authors' fee, the Magistrate decided that payment was made under compulsion, and that the fees were not legally recoverable. Judgment given for plaintiff with costs, and leave to appeal granted on payment of money into Court. AUCKLAND. This Day. At a meeting of the Auckland United Laborers' Mutual Aid'" Society, a resolution was carried to obtain aid from a kindred society for devising means to stop free immigration. GRAHAMSTOWN. This Day. The charge of larceny of documents against ex-Sergeant Lambert was dismissed. Yesterday Alburnia's were firm at £4. A large business was done yesterday at that figure.

• Newly married husband: "This is a friend of mine, my dear — a friend of twenty year's standing." His bride : 11 Good gracious — Then pray give him a seat, for I am sure he must bo tirod."