LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 269, 20 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

© (PEB PiRESS AGENCY.) WELLINGTON. Friday. The comments of the Press on the loftus Troupe are very severe. A Commission is about to sit here on Dints in connection with court proceedigs, fees, &t, Annie Covhett', charged with attempted licidc, was discharged. Henry Stobbinns, arrested here in [arch last aboard an English vessel, wrgecl with forgeries, and taken back to : ngland, lias been sentenced to five years ■ 3iial servitude. - Nothing further has been heard of the ihooner Laurel. It is supposed she has . me down. ,

The Loftus Troupe left for Christchurch by the Arawata this afternoon. An Italian named Arbelli, charged with stabbing another man at Kaiwavra on election day, was committed for trial. AUCKLAND. Thursday. Rose Osborne, the well-known actress, was married this morning to Mr D, E. Brewster, late purser of the s.s, City of Sydney, mail steamer. Mr G, Chaplin gave away the bride. The steamer Pretty Jane lias been sold to a Melbourne firm for £B3OO for interisland trade. William Charleston, a seaman at Oneluinga, lias been committed on a charge of stealing £23 from the person of Arthur Irvine, another seaman. This being the first day of the Hebrew month Tisri, and the opening of the civil year 5640, the Jewish citizens observed the event by closing their several places of business and observing high holiday. The Auckland Volunteers have decided to adopt the general uniform. HOIQTIKA. Thursday. The brigantine Augusta, from Kaipara, with a cargo of timber for the harbor works, while being towed in on this morning's tide, grounded on the South Spit. It is expected she will be got off to-mor-row. CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. At Winslow, a son of Mr Weir, the station-master, aged two years, crawled on to the line, and was badly injured by a truck which was being shunted, At the ordinary meeting to-day of the Education Board it was resolved that the Board will pay for twelve months College fees, to enable such teachers as desire to pass their matriculation examination and improve themselves, by attending lectures given in the College, providing such attendance does not interfere with the'r duties as teachers. THE PUKEHANGA OUTRAGE. a (PER PKESS AGENCY. GiuiiAirsTOWiN', Thursday. The settlers are becoming more and more dissatisfied with the way things are going on, Many of them live miles away from the township, and are in dread of a raid being made upon their homes some night, and themselves and their families butchered. They are not inclined to plant crops for fear they will not be able to gather them in, and as many of them are engaged at drill the greater part of the day their cattle are unattended to, and are consequently running wild. Mr Pucky has promised to inform them when war has been declared. 'Die bird has arrived from Omaha, and reports Ngatihako as being most friendly and want to know what the Government intend doing in the matter. Mr Puckey sent a message, per Advertiser pigeon, as follows : Paeroa, 5 p.m. The news transmitted last night is substantially correct. I have just attended a meeting at which it was decided to use every effort to convince the Ngatihako of their folly in holding out. Rapata and Tepohika left two hours ago for Orahakura, and will, return to-n'ght. Tukukino goes up there to-morrow, and if still unsuccessful the whole Ngatitamatere will go on the following day, THE DUNEDIN FffiE. e Diwedin, Thursday. The fire enquiry was continued until after two o'clock this morning. It was then adjourned till two o'clock this afternoon,, to give Mr Waters' counsel an opportunity of calling witnesses. When the Court met he declined to do so. The Coroner therefore adjourned the Court until seven o'clock this evening. LATER. The fire inquiry was resumed at seven o'clock this evening. The Coroner having summed up, the jury retired at a quarter past eight to consider their verdict, and at half-past eleven returned with a verdict against Waters of incendiarism. The jury then proceeded to hold the adjourned inquest on the bodies, and are now sitting., LATEST. After an inquiry into the cause of the fire, the coroner (delivered a lengthy summing up. The jury, after being absent 3 hours 35 minutes, found Waters guilty of incendiarism. The inquest on the bodies then re-opened, and after a very few minutes, consideration the jury found that the fire: was the wilful act of Waters, incl he was. therefore guilty of murder. He was them formally committed for trial it the next sitting of the Supreme Court.