INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1479, 10 February 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Attokl\ND, Febuary 9. Arrived W. Phillips, barquo.Capt Potter, from New York, via Dunedin During the passige from tha latter port a seaman named Fred Barley was drowned. He was jn the jib boom, stowing the jib, when three days out, and fell into the pea. The high sea and wind prevented launching a boat, aod nothing was seen of the unfortunate man after he fell.

The Hiege ot 'ho hbHtnrock Hotel his been r ised, Urquh>rt, the I o nsoe, being adjudicated a baimrupt. Ho surreude-^d tit he Offioinl Assignee this morning, having held the hotel ngainat twelve attempts to capture it ei&ce Thursday night last.

Wellington, February 9. A meeting of the creditors of the Rev. J. O. D )dwe!l was held to-day. From the bank; up 's statement Ir, appears 'hat m March, 1884, Mr Dodwell waß appointed to the paniohial charge of the district of Bulls. At th'it tim» his family was m Melbourne, and the consequence was that he had to keep two homes. ; y hla wife came ovei* from Melbourne, and ho incurred heavy liabilities m purchasing furniture, paying passages, etc. He wae just recovering himself when the Bish->p aummarily dismissed him wlihoot assigning any rensun Law pr< ooedingo were instituted by the bankiupt ngaiuat the Bishop, bat the judge's decision was that the Bishop had a perfect right to dismiss a clergyman without &Hr:ignin^ a reason for bo doing To this cmse whs att^bn ed the failure The b uk upt ia at pruseat holding the position of third mu*tec of Newton school, at a salary of £120 a

ear. On« creditor moved ihat aa the debtor had incurred liabilities without any hope of paying them hia discharge be opposed, and the motiua was carried.

A meeting if racing club delegates to oonsidei the use of the totaliaator, has been postponed till the Napier Autumn Meeting. The Wellington Raoing Club will send a delegate.

The Colonial Secretary and UnderSeoro'ary leave for tho South to-morrow, on business connected with the Sheep and Rabbit Departments. A meeting of sheep inspectors will probably be oalled a( Timaru.

It ts considered certain that Sir l ? obert Stout will proceed t<> England as oue of the delegates to the Imperial Conference. Sir Robert leaves for the south to-morrow, and will be absent m Dunedin for a few days arranging business matters He returns tie -a to attend a full Cabinet oalled for Feb. 21, and it 1b believed ih *t Mr Robert, m company with Lady Stout, 1 will loav« for England v 4 America by the next ."fan Francisco leaving Auokland on Web. 28. Whether any other delegate ia to be nppoln'ed i* not known, but a further meeting of the Cabinet will be IMH to-morrow evening. HoKtJIKA Fe, r.;My 9. Bl«hop HU»p;>r, A.r-(.'h(Mn Primate of Nkw Zoaiund, ou an official vibk to thi* portion of his dioceao, hits confirmed 127 candidates. He proceeds to Greymouih, m the diocese of Nelaop, m response to a warm inv:ti'ion. A public welcome will be given to him. lie afterwards goes to Neleon, to consecrate the pro Cathedral. Speaking at Ross to a public assemblage, the Bishop is repotted by the local paper to have eald, concerning the education syatem ;— " At the present they wore enj >yiDpj aU the blessing's of a great State education, and although religious ins- ruction was shut out from the Byi -tain, and however mnoh that might be rogi fitted, «Ul, tno proper \ lace f »r th t was m th-' churches, t c Sunday aohoolo, and t)»e homes."

'"im^ku Febiu'» r y 9 At to-day's meeti> iz of the Ho»pha) and CHahtiblw Aid Bomd, Dr Drew's resignation of tho reaide/it suigconcy of tho Timavu Hospital v/hb uocoptod with miny eip eesioua of regret. It is umieiatood that L)r Drew propones entering into private practice. Highly eulogist o remurku were made on to bis eurgioal ek\]\ and Qiretulneßß,