NEW ZEALAND.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9315, 7 January 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

§F£oUt TQ EVENING PA BEES. SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

WOMEN IMPRISONED FOR

VAGRANCY.

JfOHESTY REWARDED »

OPENING OF URATS T D LODGE OF GOOD TEMPLARS.

IjsvjEecahgili., Jan 6. Messrs Shanks and Kinross are the orily ; candidates noininnte4 for Mataiira North. Both are in the, Grey' inteaes'fc.

Napijljr, Jan 6.

A heavy storm of thunder, lightning and rain visited Napier yesterday afternoon. It cleared up towards evening,, but the rain' c'offlmpnpe4 ag#m about °9 and continued at intervals until' 'after daylight to-dny. If is now very fine and bright. The rain was a God-send. This morning the fifth animal session of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand North, J.Q.Cjr.T,. was opened in the Protestant 7 Hall,- fcbo Bon W t fox, G-.W.C.T;, presiding. Ail" member* of the Executive and 28 representatives from all parts of the colony were present. The morning was occupied with preliminary business. ■ ' '

AUDKftAJTD, Jan §. The criminal sessions were opened today by Justice Gillies. Robert William BeJlars, for false pretences, pleaded guilty, sentence deferred ; Wm, Brack o pleaded guilty to breaking and entering, and was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Theodore Alexander Cox pleaded guilty to larceny as a bailee, and was sentenced <o 9 months. ' - •

January 7. The death of J. X Crombie at Melbourne, en route for Auckland, ia announced. He commenced business as a photographer in Nelson in 1854, afterwards came to Auckland, and realised a fortune in Caledonian gold mine shares. The third session of the Grand Lodge of Free Templars is being held at Hamilton, Waikato.

A. lad named William Mace, residing at Newton, fell from a tree and fractured his thigh.

The Taranaki cricketers have left for the Thames. They play the Goldfields Eleven to-morrow. New Plymouth, Jan 7. A surveyor will shortly proceed to Mokau for the purposes of surveying the land^ prior to it being passed through the Native Land Court. . The survey party engaged on the Waimate Plains resumed work yesterday after their holidays.

Dunedin, Jan 6. Judge Williams, of Invercargill, presided at the Supreme Court sessions this morning. James Miller, charged with fraudulent bankruptcy, was acquitted by the direction of His Honor, The accused carried on business as a grocer, and on the day before filing his declaration of insolvency he ordered six bags of sugar. It appeared, however, that the sugar waß not delivered till after the declaration was filed, and consequently tho case broke down.

James Morgan pleaded guilty to forging and uttering a cheque for £3, and was remanded for sentence.

About a dozen women of bad repute were sent to gaol this morning for terms extending from one to three months, for vagrancy.

On Saturday, a man named Frank South was found by the police in an altuost nude state. He was charged with lunacy, but, on medical examination, was found to be suffering from drink.? 1 On being brought before the Bench to-day, he declared that he was subject to attacks of insanity, and that the authorities in Australia had paid his passage to get rid o£ him . He was sent to gaol for 14 dnys. A casual lodger in an hotel found £165 in the bed shown him to sleep" in. The owner returned shortly afterwards, claimed and received the money, and generously rewarded the -finder with ten shillings.

(per press association.)

Wellington, Jan 6.

At the Supreme Court criminal sessions, true bills wore found against Kate Davies for attempted suicide, and Murphy for indecent assault. In the latter case the grand jury said the evidence disclosed a graver offence, and the Chief Justice ordered another indictment. Snrah Hannah Jacobs pleaded guilty to attempted suicide and was released on .her husband's recognizance to come lip - f for judgment when called upon. William Watson, alias Sutton, pleaded guilty to larceny from a dwelling, and was remanded for sentence.

Jan 7-

The footballers last night agreed to guarantee £200 towards the expenses of a visit of the English team, or £250 if required;

Railway workshops are being erected at Petone, and a steam lathe is being fitted up. The following Land Tax Taluers are gazetted :— Edwavd Nolloth Liffiton, Wanganui, Wangfinui-Waitotsra District, Wanganui ; Thomas Farrah, Wanganui, Borough of Wanganui ; John Charles Fulton, Marton, Hangitikei, No 1 North Eastern ; Louis Charles Richaids, Kilkerg, Rangitikei, No 2, South Eastern ; Thomas Stephen Hoe, Palmerston, Mana-, watu, No 2 District ; Richard North Keeling, Palmerston, Manawatu, No 3 District ; Ernest Stephen Thynne,T?oxton, Mauawatu. No 4 District ; Edmund Greenway, Patea,Patea Eastern District ; William Dale, Patea Western District.

Supreme Court. —Sentences : — George Smith, forgery, one year ; William Watson, alias Sutton, stealing from dwelling, three years ; James Murphy, for indecent assault on a child, three years and 25 lashes.

Gkeymouth, Jan 7« The new steam dredge built by Kincaid and McQueen, Dunedin, for deepening the Grey River, commenced work yesterday.

Auckland, Jan 7". The Taranald cricketers played a fifteen colts match. The match resulted as follows — Taranaki, first innings, 158 ; Colts, first innings, 40 ; second, 71 ; Taranaki thus winning; in one innings. Some of the, sporting' fraternity, who intended leaving by the Taupo, had to remain to answer charges for gambling, It is stated that Mr J: S. Macfarlane intends to bring an action against IQx Eees, M.H.R., for making certain statements about the estate of the late Oapt. Read, of Poverty Bay, whereby it has been seriously depreciated in value. The statements were made at a public meeting at Gisborne.

Tho Government to-day paid £100 on the Tepapa Block, a large tract of bush land between Cambridge and the Lake country.

A telegram ha,s been received staling that David Orombie, formerly of Auckland, photographer/ d}e'd "jn' Melbourne, .while on his way' to. Auckland .. ' ' ' " ; '-V Mrs Berryman, wife of a settler at Whatawhata near * Ngaruawhaia, threw herself into the river yesterday and was drowned.-. - There appears every probability of the big pump at the Thames stopping work at the end of the week, owing to insuffi: cienoy of funds. Jf this happens, none of thp mines on the flat will be, able tp work owing to the influx of water which will ensue. ' • •< • Strange, of Waitp, Upper Thames, sold a farm of 20Q acres for £10,0,00 to a southern 'capitalist: " ' l 1 GqitjS'l'C'iirjßCH, Jan 7. The whole of the ligbit irdn rails on the Dunedin-Christchurch line are to be replaced by steel rails of 521bs, equal to Q4lbs iron. The work was commence^ afr Sejvyjfn yesterday, the Rqkat^ and Selwyn sections being thofirsf.to h.e pqinpletecj, Napieb, Jan 7. The Good Templar Grand Lodge of New Zealand opened yesterday, 'the Hon W. Fox, GKW.C.T., presiding. He de--livored a congratulatory address on the I condition of fjip lodges. The officers present were Brothers Spejght, Jphngon, fJllis, JonkLn?,' Hall, and OJiaplams F. l'evani and Lya-11, The representatives from Auckland were Brothers Ellis, Robb, Speight', Haiiies, McGregor, aiid Phillips. Prom Christcfyurch, "Brothers Eoskjns and Jacques. From' "Wellingfon, .Brothers Johnston, Hall, apd F. Perani. P^onx Hawke's Bay, Brothers Hutchiiis, Higgs'j Anderson, Lister, Cqnflitt, and Troy, From Taranaki, Brother Troy. The Grand Lodge degree was conferred on the candidates in waiting. 'The usual; Sessional committees were appointed! *

In7Eecargi(.l, Jan 7. At the Mataura nomination yesterday, Messrs Shanks and McKinnon only were proposed. Both are Government supporters. Very few were present at the proceedings.