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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXI, Issue 4033, 6 May 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

May 5. The police of Napier haviug suspicions as to the cause of death of the wife ct Roderick Hugh McLennau, sent ■ the stomach to the Colonial Laboratory for examination. Dr Hector, aftercare ful analysis, has satisfied himself that arsenic is present in unmistakable quantity, and has so communicated with the coroner at Napier by telegraph. Frederick: Gleich, the defaulting bankrupt, was brought before the Resident Magistrate this morning, and identified by Hans Mack, an Adelaide trooper, as the person ''wanted. ' It 'appeared that when arrested both prisoner and wife

said that Walters (apparently prisoner's partuer,) was the cause of the whole 'thing. And that while they were in London he robbed Gleich of £I,7UU. The prisoner was remanded for twentyeight days, pending communication with South Australia. The resignation of Mayor Dransfield has caueed considerable speculation aa to who his successor shall be. The names of Mr Hutchison (late Mayor), and Dr Diver are already, mentioned, and it is uot improbable that by to-morrow Messrs Hunter and Travers will also be. Female. servants are reported to be still scarce in Wairarapa, though the demand'is not so great as last year. The Union Steam Shipping Company have purchased in Glasgow a fine steamer, the Peuguin, to take the place of the Taupo in New Zealand coastal service. The Penguin, which is described as very similar in size, power, rig, and build, to the Hawea, left Glasgow on 29th April for Dunedin, and is expected to arrive at that port about the end of next month. The Hawea has aboard for Aucklaud two pure-bred shot-horn bulls, valued £300 each, four cows valued each at £60, consigned to Bucklaud and Son. The Hon Mr Fox purposes presently addressing his constituents both at Wauganui and Waverley. Iv addition to three steamers ordered lately by the Union Company, the company are in treaty for the purchase of a fourth steamer of a class superior to any vessel of their fleet. The charge of perjury against Mr Kinross, of Napier, will be taken at the R.M. Court to-morrow.