INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2831, 19 October 1883, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

c [Pek Press Association.] Auckland, Oct. 16. The Asteroid, from London, brought two couples of mongoose for and two died on the passage. At a meeting of tbe University College Council the Chairman, Sir M. O'Korke, road a letter from Professor Jowett, ViceChancellor of Oxford University, containing proposals m regard to receiving students from Auckland College into Oxford University. The effect of the proposal is to shorten the period of residence at Oxford, required of students who have resided at affiliated colleges for three years and passed an examina'ion with honors, from three years to about one year and eight months. Professor Jowett's letter, together with several resolutions proposed by tbe Chairman of the Council, was referred to si committee, Bueb. committee to confer with the Professorial Board, the committee to have power to reply to the Vice-Chancellor if they think proper. The Chairman gave notice of the following motion — " That this Council do take into consideration whether the funds at their disposal will admit of their establishing a school of medicine or a school of engineering, and if so to request the Government to instruct tho Agent-General to select cither a Professor of anatomy or a Professor of engineering &3 tbo Council" may determine." Judge Fenton 13 endeavoring to raise £1000 or £1200 to assist m establishing a Chair of Music m connection with the University. The Mayor of Auckland (Mr J. M.Clark), Mr Peacock, Dr Campbell, and other gentlemen connected with the Rotorua Railway, are now going up the line inspecting the route from Morrinsville to Rotorua. Napieb, Oct. 18. Forty-nine nominations have been received for the Hawke's Bay Guineas of 1885. The Lunatic Asylum has only sleeping accommodation for five females and fourteen males. There are now confined there twelve females and eighteen males. The local inspector is urging Government to remove the worst cases without delay. During the storm of last Saturday 1J inches of rain fell m town. AVangaxui, Oct. 18. The Agricultural and Pastoral Association's show was held to-day on the racecourse. The attendance was large, notwithstanding the miserably wet weather. The entries for thoroughbred horses and some other classes were not so numerous as last year, but cattle and sheep were above the average of excellence. Exhibits were sent m from all parts of the coast. Wellington, Oct. 18. His Excellency the Governor is suffering from a severe cold, and he has postponed his departure for Nelson until to-morrow evening. In the action brought by the widow of tho late George Dixon against the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company, the jury gave a verdict for the defendants.' The amount subscribed here on behalf of the National Land League was £300. At the Supreme Court to-day, the Chief Justice said, before going on with business, I wish to take public notice of a matter which affects the administration of justice. It ha 3 been my habit hitherto to attend to certificates given by medical gentlemen without requiring them to attend, and without requiring the statements m those certificates to be verified by oath. I should very much regret to be compelled to abandon that practice. Yesterday however, upon Mr James McDowell's name being called us a special juror, there was produced to me by a person m Court, who I understood had taken it from Mr McDowell, a certificate signed, or purporting to be signed, by Dr Diver— l have no doubt that it was Dr Diver's signature, though I have not seen it before — certifying that Mr Jas. McDowell was unable to attend as a juryman, being confined to his house. I am, however, informed by the Sheriff that Mr Jas. McDowell was, at the time of the sitting of the Court, presiding at a meeting of creditors within these buildings. This is 11 matter which these gentlemen must explain ; either Dr Diver has most improperly given a certificate and Mr McDowell has improperly used it, or Mr McDowell was able, notwithstanding the certificate as to his illness, to attend to his duties as a juror. As 1 have already said, I fuel bound to take notice of this matter, and for the future these medical certificates will have to be verified by oath m some way. A meeting of directors of several of the mining companies ut Terawhiti was held tonight to discuss the advisibility of amalgamating and thoroughly testing the country. Several resolutions were proposed, and a long discussion ensued, but ultimately the meeting broke up without coming to any result, tho general opinion being expressed that each company should work out its own ground. CnniSTcnrßcii, Oct. 18. At the quarterly communication of tho Canterbury District Grand Lodge of Freemasons to"-night, D.D.G.M. B rother Henry Thomson was recommended to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, G.M., for the appointment of District Grand Master, vice Bro. Donald, resigned. A petition from St. John's Lodge praying that the next communication be held m i'imaru was unanimously acceded to. The Wnuaka, with the Sail Francisco mail, did not reach Lyttelton till seven o'clock. Mr J. K. Kedinond did not arrive m time to deliver a lecture, but his brother, P. Redmond, took his place and addressed a largo audience m the Theatre Royal. J. E. Redmond is to deliver an address to-morrow.

18. „ named earsh^^"*^* stances this rnwm « ; ■ « a „,,„ nam ed three vrccts b«r. .y , morning jt one C X" I 3 X'K ' ■■-' Wbon Kelly ar-oke thiß '.I to ■», . ■-d he went tor nodical :,,.„ . \;>,t : ;io rue -imral of » i.octol pSWpv vV> ? naM ,ay. that so far ■m he '■ • ■ •"■ ' : ' c deceased dii-fl fro™ npo->!rt-. , ■■ •■''■ ; reliability !'W\ir;iii on by ilrunke-i.;. *■'• <r wid to liv.-c boon ol icisoijwr-i. . /itbiis. 31k- was ;; widow, 33 year* of age, having a family m Manchester] England. At the Education Board to-day it was resolved to write to Government asking when the building vote would be apportioned. _ A notice of motion was given for next meeting that Dunedin be divided into five school districts ; at present it is m one. In the suit Laverty t>. Laverty, for judicial separation, some queer disclosures were made. Mrs Laverty sued for tho separation on the ground of cruelty. She alleged that Laverty on the evening of the marriage accused her of liking the best man too well, and next morning he accused hor of improper conduct with the said best man. On a subsequent night he refused to allow her m the bedroom, and she had to sleep with the housemaid of the hotel, who had been her bridesmaid. The best man referred to was the groom of the hotel. When Mr and Mre Laverty got to the country district where they lived, things, she asserts, did not improve. He threatened her with a gun, and she had to take refuge with a neighbor with whom she had been serving previously. This neighbor attempted the part of peacemaker, and drew out an agreement whereby Laverty, if he were the first to quarrel m future, should make ' amends to his wife by giving her £700, and Mrs Laverty, if she were the first to quarrel, should make amends to her husband by fiving him £700, but Mr Laverty declared c had not got £700 and would not sign. Mrs Laverty did not after this go back tohim. For the defence Laverty asserted that his wife had gone away entirely of her own accord, and from the first refused to cohabit with him. He declared he met the best man coming out of her bedroom. He had never threatened her with a gun. He was pretty drunk when he married her. A twin brother of Laverty who lived m the same house corroborated the denial of the gun incident, and asserted that the night the OJuple came home, Mrs Laverty came to his room and desired to share his couch. It was further attempted to bo shown for the defence that Laverty was drunk when he got married, [and had been secured by Mrs Laverty because she thought him worth £2000, but that when Bho found this was a mistake she wanted to get out of her bargain. His Honor held over a decision till he could hear the evidence of Father Newport, who married the couple. Baron Hiibner leaves m the morning for Christchurch. Scott will accept Edwards' challenge for £50 a side at once, on condition that the winner receive 60 per cent and the loser the rest of the gate money, or should Edwards decline this, Scott will walk him m five weeks' time for £200 a side, the winner to take everything. At the Harbor Board to-day the opening of tenders for the new wharfage was delayed for a month. The Board has an overdraft of £60,000, and the Chairman said he did not think it wise to enter into fresh liabilities until the loan is floated. The Chairman (Mr Boss) delivered a speech m reply to Mr Fish's recent address on the Board's recent legislation. The First Church (Presbyterian) have resolved to send Home for a minister m the place of the Bey. Mackie, deceased. Mr Bracken, M.H.8., has communicated with the Minister for Public Works, calling his attention to the discharge of a large number of carpenters from Hillside works, and enquiring if the action taken could not be avoided, m view of existing trade depression. The Hon. Mr Johnston replied that the men were temporarily employed both here and at Addington to bring up arrears, and he has no further employment for them. Ijtvercabgiix, Oct. 18. A distressing accident took place this morning on the farm of W. C. Moore, Waikaia. It appears that a widow named Bhaw, whose husband died two years ago, lives m a hut about three chains from Moore's, with two girls of five and three years of age. About 9a.m. the mother went out to milk the cows, leaving the children m the house alone. She was not long absent, and on returning to the house she found the eldest child m the centre of the floor fearfully burnt. Her clothing was completely destroyed, and the child quite dead. It is unknown how it happened, as the younger child cannot give any account of it further than that her unfortunate sister cried "Ma." No cries were heard at Moore's. It was anticipated that there would be further trouble m the Salvation Theatre tonight, but " Captain " Burfoot apologised for the language he had used to the young man, who was invited to take a seat on the stage, which he accepted. Admission to the theatre was by ticket. Alarm is felt at the practice of closing all the doors of the theatre after the building, an old wooden one, is crammed, and tho attention of the authorities has been directed to this and to the insufficient means of escape m case of panic.