WELLINGTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3438, 18 April 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

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Apml 17. Shortly before 5 o'clock this morning the constable on duty on Lambton Quay found a man named James Marshall, a recent arrival from Christchurch, lying on tho footpath in front of Brach's Hotel. It appears that shortly before 12 o'clock last night Marshall went to the landlord and asked for a bed. Ho wns slightly under tho influence of liquor at tho time, and of course was accommodated with a bed. He went up to tho room allotted to him, and ho seems to have fallen out of the window on tho second storey, but he does not remember how tho event occurred. He is, fortunately not seriously hurt. Last week tho G-reytown Volunteers met for practice, when tho Captain announced tho wish of the Government to know how many were willing to volunteer for active service if required. AH the men stopped forward and, with two exceptions, signified their willingness to go to the front if wanted. Mr Forwood, a barrister, recently settled here, and formerly Chief Justice of Fiji, i» mentioned as tho probable second B.M. for Wellington. Edward Feol, a young man convicted of embezzlement in tho sorvico of Messrs Guthrie and Larnach, was to-day sentenced to two years' imprisonment. In passing sentence, tho Judge commented unfavourably on the loose way the firm's business was conducted in Wellington. Peel's wife was in court, and fainted when tho sentence was announced. Tho window hlind of a house in Cuba street caxight fire from a candle l:»sfc night, and a serious conflagration was narrowly escaped. The Governor was sworn in at noon, and saluted from tho Emerald. A Gazelle extraordinary announces his assumption of the

Government, and that ho Imb been pleased to

rc-appoint and administer Iho oaths of office to tho Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier and Commissioner of Customs; the Hon. Geo. Stoddart Whitmore, C.M.Q-., Colonial Secretary ; the Hon. Jas. Maeandrew, Minister for Public Works; the Hon. John Sheehan, Native Minister and Minister for Justice; tho Hon. James Temple Fisher, Postmaster - General and Commissioner of Telegraphs ; the Hon John Ballanco, Colonial Treasurer and Minister for Education. They are sworn members of the Executive Council of Now Zealand, and His Excellency has been pleased to reappoint the Hon R. Stout, Atlorney-Genoral and Minister for Lands and Immigration ; tho Son Hoani Naho, Bon John Nathaniel Wilson, and the Hon Wm, Swanson to be members of the Bxecutivo Council.

Tho Emerald's dejmrturo is postponed until Saturday. At; the close of tho usual service at the Wesloyan Church last night, about 200 members of the church adjourned to the schoolroom for the purpose of bidding farewell to their pastor, tho Itev Mr Beid, who proceeds to Christ-church to-morrow morning. Mr David Lcwib, in a feeling and impressive Bi>eoch, presented Mr Reid, on behalf of the members of the Weßleyan churches hero, with an address, accompanied by a purse con> taining 50 guineas. [SPECIAL TO THK STAB.]

Afbil 18.

The Stad Haaflem arrived early thiß morning, and came alongside tho middle T of the wharf.

f Tho Hon. MrMttpandrow has given orders [to Mr Smith, of Taranaki, to make eight wheels, for railway carriages, out of the Tara* naki iron sand. Four of the wheels are for the Sydnoy Exhibition and four are for test Ipurpoaes on tho New 53ea.la.nd railways,