INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1891, 12 July 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(per press association.) Wellington. Jnly 11. His Exoellenoy the Governor has accepted the invitation of the Victorian Government to be present at the opening of the Exhibition m Melbourne on August let. His Exoellency, who will be accompanied by Mies Jervols and his private secretary, will leave h.ere for Sydney by the steamer Wakatlpu on Saturday next.

Lady Jervojs had intended making a visit, bnt her health will not permit of her undertaking the Voyage. Daring the ftbsenoe of Sir W. Jervols, Sir J. Prendergast will aot as Deputy-Governor.

The sequel to the alleged garrotting, robbery, and attempted murder has hsp-^ pened. Cotnins, m his report to the police, stated that the offence was committed at 10 o'clock od Saturday nlpht, j bat Deteotlve Benjamin, who had been carefully following the trail ap, wag able to-day to throw quite a different light on the Bubjeot. In the course of hlB Investigations he got Information from several of Cousins' friends as to his whereabouts on Sunday evening. Thomaa Reid, employed m Soffe's, cabinetmaker's, qtates tUat he met Cousins on Suodsy evening at about 10 or 9.5,5 John Lock wood Taylor and Charles Mitchell, son oj a qoachballder, joined them., aqd they went to several plaoes, which can be proved, and they state that Oousina was not out of their company till midnight. This information which is entirely reliable, leaves Cousins under the necessity of obtaining eptne confirmation of the statement he made on Monday, or of lying under tha odium of having invented a charge of robbery and attempt to murder, to eoreen himself from the consequence of a position he was unable to face. Mr Grant, principal of Queen's College, Kingston, Canada, la now on a visit to Wellington. He haa expressed the opinion that a large trade m wool 'would be' opened up by' the Yanoouver roue, between this colony and the Dominion. Ohristohdboh. July 11. Captain Qreen, of the ketch Clematis, states that "the trousers fopjod near, the bones discovered three weeks ago neap New Brighton, Bro sf jni}ar to those worn by Matthews, who was drowned when the ketch was stranded here a year ago. He also thinks Matthews wore boots like those found on the leg bonce The Charitable Aid Board today agreed to co-operate with the Southland Board m ! endeavoring $ 0 obtain, endowments for OharUtfble Aid Boards, and to requejt the Canterbury inembeta of Parliament to give their support, At a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board to-day an animated discussion took piapo re LytteHon Orphanage, the (Ihalrman of the Orphanage Committee stated that complaints having been made that a girl 14 years oi age had been aeyerely punished, he, with tjie Key Mr Qhamberg, \iißlto,tf the Orphanage, and examined Into the matter. They found that the governeps and under-master, as well as Mr Brownlee, the head maßter, had been tn the habit of irfllotlng punlahment. This had now been altered. As to the severe treatment, the brutae? on the children showed that go undUe violence had, been Other members stated that the children had been very severely caned, as was shown by marks and scars on their hands. It appeared that on May 9th the Committee requested the master and matron to resign. A. month later, however, the Cotnmlttee by the onsting vote of the Chairman, oarried a motion that they ware to be permitted to remain. It appeared th*t tbe members of the stsf were much dissatisfied with the treatment ' they received from the master and matron* The Board adjourned the nutter for a fortnight, to enable members to look over the evidence taken at the enquiry into the oubjeot held by the Committee, ; • DutfEWftf, July 11 A. oaae of breaob of promise,* m which #500 damiigeß waa claimed, was heard at the Supreme Court to-day. Sarah Fergiison, of Naseby, spinster, suing John Dawsoa, of the same place, baker and groper. The parties had been engaged, for about four yeara. DUwaon then began to pay attention to a I&'ga Donaldson, with whom be stated he had baoome entangled, and far plaintiff tt was contended he induced her to wrtta and release him from his engagement to her, bo as to be able to show Miss Donaldson and enable him to free himself from her and marry Mias Ferguson, For the defpnfe. It was oontended. th*t the engagetneut was broken off voluntary 'by plaintiff. At the conclusion- of the evldenoa, the jury said that they oonsldered phlntiff 'had not proved her case, bqt, b{i the' request of the iudgo, they fiqien^d io Sir It. Stoat for the plaintiff, and then they found for defendant,