INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9333, 28 January 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

special to herald:

A DISORDERLY MOB OF IMMI-

GRANTS.

BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

THE SHARKS AGAIN;

VARLEY'S SUCCESS.

THE FREETHOUGHT LECTURES.

HORRIBLE DEATH.

LADY NORMANBT ILL.

Oamaku, Jan 27.

There was some trouble yesterday in getting the immigrants per Taranaki to the barracks, many of them being drunk and fighting. General scrimmages took place, in which the Barrack Master and Sergt Bally received some hard knocks. One of tbe most conspicuous of tbe combatants was this morning sentenced to one month's imprisonment for his riotous conduct.

Auckland, Jan 25th.

Robt. C. Grant, purser of the Taupo, died early this morning. He went yes* terday to Onehunga to dine with the officers, and took ill after tea in the evening. Dr. Dawson was called in and reported death through sunstroke. Deceased was a native of Scotland. January 27. The Auckland Oil Company have de' dared a dividend of nearly 7 per cent.

The competition for representatives at the meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association resulted as follows : — Rifle Volunteers, Cooper ; Victoria Company, Allen ; Engineers, Fairs ; Victoria Carbines, Brown and Woolley. Masefield and Co., iron founders, have completed a second massive sea iron palace gate for the King of Tonga. It is similar to those shipped by this firm to the Older of McArthur and Co.

The Wesleyan Conference income of the Foreign Mission Fund is thus reported : — Auckland, £32 ; Taranaki and Wanganui, £18; Wellington, £34; Nelson, £22; Canterbury, £49; Otago, £15. The subscribers' list of the N. Z. Wesloyau is reported to be steadily increasing under the editorship of the Rev Morley. A weekly publication is recommended. The Conference for 1880 will be held at Dunedin .

Dunedin, Jan 27. Tbe Breach of Promise case, Uayford against Carruthers, has * been settled. The gase was to come before a common jury at the Supreme Court to-day, Plaintiff, a barmaid, had beooaje intimatewith Carruthers, who is a son of the Engineer-in-Ohief, while following the bar, at Jnvercargill, She sought $1,600 damuges for breach of promise and seduction. On the, jury assembling this morning the following memo from defendant's solicitor was read : — The defendant admits that his pleas were based on erroneous information and withdraws the sa.ine, and consents to the same being struck out, and judgment was entered for the plaintiff for amount without costs. A party of young men out yachting in £the bay yesterday were about to plunge into the water, when they saw a sixte en-feet shark and four smaller ones eagerly watching for them. Valley's services, are drawing big houses. Men are stationed in the streets distributing his hnnd-bills, and Green has boys watching his meetings and serving out invitations to the crowds that assemble, asking them to attend Green's discourse.

Chas. Bright delivered his farewell lecture to a full house at the Princess Theatre last night. He is to be honoured by a valedictory soiree on Thursday evening. AspfltJßTON, Jan 27. At a committee meeting of the County Council to day, Baxter, of Oamaru, was appointed County Engineer at a salary of £500. Njrw Plymouth, Jan 27. The Harbour Board election is exciting

general interest just now . A meeting was held on Saturday night, - when , Major Atkinson and Mr Kelly, M.H.R.'s delivered addresses on the administration and policy adopted by the Boawl. The meeting was a larpre one, and passed a resolution requesting that they would stand again as candidates. Mr Barleyman, Collector of Customs, has resigned his office 1 for the purpose of joining Mr Roy, of Hawera, in the practice of the legal profession. Fires in the bush through persons burning has caused great destruction of property. Rain would be a great blessing just now as many persons are made to suffer through the indiscriminate burnings of others owning adjacent properties.