BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3647, 30 October 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wanganui, October 30. The Pastoral Society’s Show was attended by crowds of people, and was a great success. There was a large number of Natives, and the •how of sheep and horses was pronounced to be magnificent. In the class for entires Havensworth was beaten by Gladiator. Surprise, from Otago, won the first prize for Colonial draught horses. Auckland, October 30. Dyer was executed at eight o’clock this morning. He left a statement with Bishop Cowie, but it has not yet been made public. He has acknowledged having thrown kerosene over the woman Battersea. The convict died without a struggle. Dyer made the following confession te Bishop Cowie an hour before he was executed this morning On July 9, when excited by drink but not in a state of intoxication, but in a fit of exasperation by the statement* made by Elisa Battersea, he poured kerosene oil over her with the intention of frightening her into a confession of certain matters. He had no thought of causing |her death; but be set fire to Eliza Battersea’s hair, supposing he could put it out again before any serious harm was done, and that to screen him the woman did say before her death that she had accidentally upset the kerosene feeder upon her clothes.

_ Wellington, October 30. Captain Jacquemart and the officers of the Vire were entertained at dinner at the Club last night by the French consul. They afterwards attended one at the house of Lady Fergus son.