CHRISTCHURCH.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1680, 7 July 1875, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) Tuesday.

McKinley charged with the manslaughter of her infant Ky not giving it sufficient food, a verdict of not guilty. Minnie Edward* and Margaret Clarke, for larceny of a watch ; John Eldridge r«ceived th« watch after it was stolen. Verdict, not guilly agaimt Clarke. Edwards and Eldridg« received one years' imprisonment each. May Durham and Lucy Ashley, larceny from a dwelling. Verdict, not guilty. The trial of E. Mainwaring Johnston, for a breach of %c Land Transfer Act, was deferred until Jjily 27th, in order that the case may be heard before Judge Johnston as Judge "Williamd who ii now in Christchurch was District Land Registrar at ihe time the offence jras committed. Terrific Explosion Charles Paddock was injured ly the explosion of a flask of gunpowder festerday. His neighbour heard the report, am on going inside found Paddock lying on tie floor insensible, his face burned, whiskers and eyebrows singed off, the store shlttered to pieces, the windows blown out. I Paddock has been desponding some time, aid will not say whether he put the flask in himself or not. Steeplechase "Weightl. Theweights of the Handicap Steeplechase are : P. Campbell's Tommy Dbdd aged, 12st 71bs; Ray's Medora, aged, 12st 4lk; Hedge's Ivanhoe, 12at 21bs ; . Craddock'd Muscatel aged, list ; Markey's Mousetrap aged, 10s 7lba ; O'Brien's Kapai, aged, lOsj; Britain'