BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Evening Star, Issue 3706, 8 January 1875, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Auckland, January 8. A requisition is being circulated, asking Sir George Grey to stand for the City West. The total export of gold, the produce of the Province during the year, was 76,890 ounces, and the value L 292.48&

Wellington, January 8. A ball to the Governor was given at the theatre last night. It proved a remarkable success in every respect, though the attendance was less than was anticipated. About 400 persons were present. His Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and proposed the health of the guest of the evening. The Governor replied briefly, and said that before he left these shores he hoped to be able to Jay claim to a greater share of esteem than they evinced for him that evening. He remarked that after having seen many British Colonies ho knew of none which holds out more promise of permanent and happy results than New Zealand. Lady Normanby was also present. A number of merchants met at the Empire Hotel at eleven o’clock this morning and presented Captain Wheeler, of the Taranaki, with a purse containing a hundred sovereigns, as a token of their appreciation of him. Captain Wheeler sails in the Taranaki to Nelson at one o clock, where he resigns command of the steamer.

The Wellington, with the San Francisco mail, arrived at twelve o’clock. She sails South at three p.m. The following appointments are gazetted Wm. Jas. Jobson to be Inspector of Machinery for the Auckland district j H, A* Lev’cstiau to be Inspector for Wellington, Taranaki, and Marlborough districts; Geo. droll to be Inspeetor for Canterbury and Westland ; and Thomas Cairns Burt to be Inspector for the Otago district. The appointments date from the first inst.

Mr J. Cameron, of the New Zealand Steam Company, who proceeds to Dunedin to act ai the company's agent there, was entertained at dinner last night, and presented by his friends with a gold watch and chain.

[From our own Correspondents.)

Auckland, January 7. The bupreme Court was crowded to-day with Maoris to hear the charge ;of wilful murder of Henrietta, Native girl, against Newton, Native, at Crake. Mary Anne. Henrietta’s mother, deposed that she saw the prisoner the night Henrietta died, when she was missing. The prisoner said she had gone to Piriki’s house, and he would go and look for her. Witness told him to bring.her back quietly, and not to beat uci as lie had been doing. He was no relation, but very jealous of her, and wanted her to be his wife. He went to fetch her, and returned at nine o clock and said she was dead, having been struck by the Maori Satan. He brought her body to the house.—Piriki deposed that he had just returned from Auckland and met Hennetta by arrangement in his house, where several persons were present. He showed them his photograph, which was much admired Henrietta winked at him, which he took for a sign. She went to the back of the house and he followed her to an empty house. While there Newton came in, groped around with hia hands in the dark, came across them and unid “Who is this?” Henrietta put her hand to his mouth to prevent him exposing her. and he said “It is my original wife.” They separated, after arranging to meet at his whare that night. Henrietta was sing, ing a Maori chant as a sign that she did so it meaning “ I’m coming love.” She was then iu good health.—William Atlow deposed to Henrietta leaving his house at nine o’clock Paging a love song. Newton called out to her asking where she had been. Henrietta was in good health and spirits when she left his place. An hour afterwards he heard she was dead. Witness Lad heard prisoner declare that if he found the girl going astray with another man he would kill her. Newton was a man of fifty and Henrietta was twenty years old. The Natives * eld /V nq L uest themselves on the body, and found Newton guilty of murder.-Pera gave e'^ence.—Another Native deposed that t ® ld him he had found Piriki and n* together, and subsequently saw them quarrelling Cown w T© Ura's house, NowtOQ

sittihg by her side. Newton insisted on her going with him. Henrietta said she was afraid, but ultimately went, and witness never saw her alive again.—Henre te Uru, a Native girl, deposed to seeing Newton and Henrietta by the roadside a short time later at night. Henrietta had her head on prisoner’s knee. She was groaning ns if in great pain. The medical evidence taken proved that Henrietta’s neck was broken. The case was then adjourned till tomorrow. Christchurch, January 8. In the Supreme Court yesterday, Keetlev, for horse - stealing, was acquitted; and Buchanan, for house-breaking, was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment. Mr Beswick addressed the electors at Bangiora last evening. He claimed to have saved the Province twelve hundred per annum by sending the Government printing out of Canterbury, wherefore the ‘ Lyttelton Times ’ and ‘Press’ have persistently written him down. The speech all through was a series of complaints against everyone. He did not see any difficulty in having two systems of government for the different islands. It was to the interest of the South to see the North settled, because the additional population which they got there took so much more from the amount that the South Island would have to contribute towards the interest and sinking fund on the debt of the Colony, viz., twenty millions. At the Supreme Court to-day, Bee was acquitted on a charge of larceny. John Hennessy, charged with a similar offence, was found guilty, and pleaded guilty to a previous conviction ; a sentence of three years’ imprisonment was passed on him. In the indecent assault case Burnie was convicted and sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment, and to receive fifteen lashes during the first month of his imprisonment. Napier, January 8. James Neagle’s general store at Meanee was totally destroyed by fire last night. MTlroy’s blacksmith’s shop adjoining was also burned down, and a cottage occupied by Clark pulled down on the roof catching fire, in order to prevent the flames extending to the neighboring property. The origin of the fire is unknown. Neagle was insured in the Victoria for LI,000; his estimated loss is 1.2,000.