TELEGRAMS.

Colonist, Volume XXX, Issue 5018, 29 September 1887, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press Association.) DTJNEDIN, September 28. The official declaration of the poll for the City and Suburban seats took place to-day. There wa3 no material change in the figures, and forOunedin East Mr Allen's majority remained sib 29. Sir Robert Stout, in returning thanks,: said, he had received telegrams from all parts of the Colony condoling with him, and he was glad to say Major Atkinson has telegraphed, urging him to reconsider his decision to retire. He Baid he intended to retire into private lift, and did so without any chagrin. Sir Bobert Stout left lat* this afternoon for Wellington in the Tsrawera. In the Supreme Court to-day Mr Justice Williams delivered judgment in tire case of Sutherland v. Neill. Sutherland had brought an aa'.ion for libel against Dr Neill because the doctor, as Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, had caused to be inserted in a letter forwarded to other superintendents a state"uient of the reasons for Sutherland* dismissal. Sutherland received damages, but the defendant moved to have the plaintiff non-suited. His Honor has now non-Buifed Sutherland with costs. WELLINGTON, September 28. The lonic, from London, arrived here at S p.m. yesterday, tfhe left the docks on -11th* August, and Plymouth on August 13th. The actual time of the voyage was 46 days 2 hours 13 minutes. The lonio comes out under command of Capt. Kid ley, formerly of the Coptic, and it is understood that Mr Bence, formerly chief officer of the Coptic, has been appointed to command that steamer* The lonio brings 15 first o'ass, 27 second class, and 90 third clasi passengers for all ports. Bobert Mansfield and David Frances en a charge of robbery from the person, were ooramitted for trial. A well-known firm of solicitors have been asked by telegram from Auckland, their opinion as to the legality of one of the luckland elections. Is is alleged that in the case in question, the Beturning Officer-accepted the nomination of one candidate without receiving the deposit of £10, and opinion is asked whether the election is not null and void. The name of the. electorate haf not been made public. The Government have received no official information regarding the alleged outbreak of smallpox &t Launceston. Particalats about some supposed castaways at Crozett'a Island) have been received.. An albatross was picked up at Freemantle with'a tin ring on its neck with an inscription in Frencb punctured on it. The inscription was to the effect that thirteen shipwrecked people had taken refuge on CrozettV Island on 4th August last. The. Government of South Australia have telegraphed to Admiral Fairfax on the subject. . . The Colonial Treasurer has made (arrangementi whiah have give* graat satisfaction in 4 London by which the necftssity for negotiating the North Island Trunk Line, or any loan in substitution for it during tb/ present year is xtoiaUA, .■>-:■■ ■, -■—-:■;■;;

In opening theDioeesan Synod to-day, the Bishop of Wellington referred in strong terms to the laok of religious trainingin the Colony, and that the New Zealand Legislature had gained an unenviable notoriety by the exclusion of rHiKKus teaching from the State Schools His Lordship expressed, an opinion that no system of eduoation can be satisfactory that doea oot supply definite religious teaching, and that such definite teaching can only be giyetl in a country governed as this is by leaving each so called religious denomination full liberty to teach, its ojrn .children. '": ' :"' ;., '■ '.. '•, -,-• ..■■ \, . Auckland, September 28. It was reported at the declaration of the, Newton poll that Mr Tole's Committee would demand a scrutiny of the votes. A newly elected member for jpne cf the Auckland country seats offered this morning to retire in Mr Tole'f favor, but the latter, declined the offer. MrToleis said to have received two offers of seats from the South. He received a telegram to-day from members of the Upper House in Wellington as follows:-~ •• Everyone here regrets your defeat. Wellington would have returned you." The ex-Minister of Justice leaves for Wellington to-morrow to meet his colleagues. CHEISTCHURCH, | September 28. Walter Hartnell of Bakaia, a large sheep farmer, and one of the principal sheep dealers in Canterbury, died suddenly yesterday. It is supposed from heart disease. At the Addington weekly stock market to-day, a rSeolution of condolence with bis family was passed. . Charles Bilson, alias Bilston, was committed for trial to-day for the larceny oft bitjele, the property of Gereve Brun. John Ealph Shepherd, at St. Helens, was drowned while attempting to ford the Acheron fiiver on horseback this morning. :