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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 131, 10 April 1879, Page 2

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[REUTERS.] ALEXANDRIA. . Tuesday, The Khedive has dismissed Divers Wilson, the British Finance Minister. He however' refuses to accept dismissal. The new Ministry formed under the Presidency of the Chief Pasha is composed exclusively of natives. LONDON. Tuesday. Wheat, Gd lower.

(FEll TRESS AGENCY,) ' WELLINGTON. Wednesday.

The Mount Cook School Committee will not take up a penny in the Savings Bank scheme,

, Johnston & Co. received the Captain from oftheLochFergus£slfor damago done to some galvanized iron during the voyage,

While the Governor is in the South he will visit Hokitika if the weather is good enough for the overland journey. He will visit Nelson when lie comes back. He hopes to be able to stop a month in Auckland before Parliament meet's,

In the Supreme Court this morning Peter Newton, for robbing a man in an hotel, was sentenced to six months' hard labor. The Judge made the sentence light being his first offence, and the temptatiougreat, He said such a case was not creditable to Wellington as that of a man reeling about the town from one public-house to another during the day, It was more characteristic of a digging township, /

' The Premier and Sheelian leave for New Plymouth to-night in the Hinemoa. >

,An articled seaman was sentenced to one months' hard labor to-day for refusing to do duty, ; '

. Tho lad Bacon,' who robboslihe Anchor Company's office, was released to-day upon his father and another entering into recognizances of £IOO each for tho lad's appearance when called upon, The Judge said he did not like to put him where ho would he certain to come out worse than when put in, The public interest would bo best served by tho course ho was taking. ■ ; , AUCKLAND.

Wednesday.

Fidgett, convicted of burning haystacks, was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. The Judge said his conduct indicated that he feared neither God nor man.

It is said the Government intend to prosecute Robert Graham for occupying land at Rotoru'a,

£1,050, clear of all expenses, has been collected for the Kaitangata Fund. ; . The Zealandia has arrived at Auckland with 41 passengers for New Zealand' and a considerable cargo for Sydney. The Duke of Connaught and Princess Louise Margaret,.daughter of the Prince and Princess Frederick Charles of Prussia, were married at Windsor on Marcli 13. The view of St. George's Chapel when all the guests were assembled was so striking that the. Queen commanded a sketch of the scene to be taken' Many costly presents were made to the bride, including many rare old works of art. They were all displayed in white draping in a room of the Castle, and the. numerous gifts nearly filled the room, and diamonds blazed in a corner on a special table. The centre of the table was occupied by plato and candelabra, rnd couches, guerdons, clasks, laces, aud embroideries dis-1 posed upon them. The marriage took place about one o'clock. The bride was given away by her father, At the conclusion of the service the choir sung the Hallelujah Chorus, and Mendelssohns' Wedding March «s the bride and bridegroom left the chapel, Guns announced the termination of tho ceremony. The Crown Prince aud Princess Frederick Charles appeared for the bride, and the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh for the bridegroom, Gladstone wasnot hivited to the wedding. The omission excited much comment in political circles, as both Lord Granville and Hartington received invitations, There have been tremendous floods in Hungrary. The city of Szegedin, on the river Theissa, was entirely submerged. Thr flood is breaking over it from two sides with terrific force. A telegram says whole rows of bouses fell, including the Citadel, Post and Telegraph offices, Orphanage, and Synagogue. Also destroyed one hundred square iniles in the neighborhood of the city. The inhabitants arc iiccing for safety in all directions. It is estimated 80,000 peoplo are left homeless. Tho loss of life was fearful, reaching to nearly 4,000. Extensive floods also occurred in Boyonne, Tarbeyo, and Bordeaux, in' France. The river Garonne bursts its bounds at Debastide. Many lives were lost. The United Kingdom Steeplechase was won by Verity. Tuesday.

Sheldon, alias Fidgett, formerly an office: in the array, was found guilty of burning haystacks. Sentence deferred.

Tawhiao expects that the ensuing meeting at Kopua will be much larger than the last Hikurangi meeting, which was the largest hitherto held. ■ The Taiaroa leaves Manukau for the South immediately on arrival of the mail. The boys who escaped from the Industrial Home were charged with stealing a boat, and were to-day sentenced to various terms of imprisonment witli floggings. The magistrate regretted that there was no reformatory which he could send them to. DUMHM. Wednesday.

Emma Harding llutton, Spiritualist and Free Thought lecturer, lias left Melbourne for Dunedin to lecture here in room of Bright,

NEW PLYMOUTH. Wednesday. Macandrew and Ballanee arriye here this evening; Sheehan to-morrow evening, j TAUPO. Tuesday. Mrs McAuley's body was found yesterday morning in the Waikato river, about a mile below this place, An. inquest was held m the afternoon. The jury found a verdict of " Accidentally drowned." 'OPUNAKE. Tuesday. The Hinemoa landed thirty-seven Armed Constabulary and a quantify of stores hero this morning. The meeting to be held at Parihaka on the 18th instant is expected to finally settle the Waimate question. It is rumored that fifty more men aro to he sent up here. At present everything is peaceful and undisturbed in this neighborhood. COROMANDEL. , Tuesday.

At a meeting of the County Councillors the chairman said that the money, expended liim under instructions from the Government and since the County Act was brought into operation, has been expended illegally,' and threatened the ratepayers with a resolution that unless the Highway District merge into the County, no more money will be expended in these districts,

Artimoris current here that Mr Bryce, M.H.R,, has received ,a Eoyal Commission to inquire into the disputed County election held in Coromandel in November last. ' HOKITIKA. V . Tuesday. ' A crowded public meeting was held in the Town, Hall last night re the Hokitika and Greymouth railway.'; :The the chair, Several resolution's were carried unanimously to the following effect-Remon-, strating with Government regarding the apathy shown in the construction of the

railway-.; • regretting that Goveimnont had not seen fit to expend the moneys voted last session by pushing on the work at both' ends; urging the Government to immediately expend a portion thereof on the Hokitika endof the line, plans and specificatioD s having been ready for two years past. . CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. | Richard and Arthur Seavill wore' fined £5 : each for shooting duck's in tho Domain with an air-gun,

Tuesday. At the Supreme Court, Alex. Fitzgerald charged with having, in conjunction with J. McArdell, stolen £B, was acquitted. McArdell pleaded guilty. A man named James Porter was badly hurt to-day by falling under a combing machine at Kakaia.

Mr Couyers, Railway Commissioner, has now fully recovered*