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Evening Star, Issue 3800, 29 April 1875, Page 3

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Wellington, April 29. The Hon. W. 11. Reynolds arrived per Taranaki this morning.

Auckland, April 28. At the cricket meeting to-day, it was resolved to join Dunedin and Christchurch iu the invitation of a team of Sydney cricketers to visit the Colony at the beginning of next season.

_ , New Plymouth, April 28. Re the state of the Lunatic Asylum, the Trustees of the Hospital waited on the Superintendent this morning, and asked if the insane could be removed. The Superintendent said he would write to the other Provinces to see if there was room in the asylums there.

~ T Nelsoh, April 29.» Mr Lowther Broad, R.M., was called to the bar this morning, Judge Gillies complimented nun highly on his successful examination, and said no doubt he would prove an honor to the bar.

.... , Timabu, April 28. A laborer named Robert Fcrgusson died of suffocation from drink. He lay down drunk in a stable, and drank till dead. -lb® hospital is crowded, ami large concrete additions are going on. Much sickness was introduced by the immigrants. It is rumored that the General Government are about to purchase the Waahdyke Meat Preserving Works for a penal establishment for long-sentenced prisoners, -r,if* 0 vernor i Lady Normanby, and suite, Dr i ollen, and the Superintendent, Mr Kolloston, are to arrive here on Tuesday next. Lynwood House has teen secured for them. bitty-six applications were received for the headmastership of the Timaru Public School from all parts of New Zealand, Melbourne, The pnee of grain is hardening. Sydney, and Tasmania,

_. , Chhistchi-hch, April 28. Bishop Redwood was met this afternoon at route for the West Coast at Yaldhurst, eight miles from Christchurch, by a coach, containing all the Roman Catholic clergy of the district, and a large number of the laity on horseback. Traps accompanied him to town. A procession with brass band, after going round the principal thorougfares, met him at the

church, and there was a great crowd, including 400 school children. Addresses were presented the laity, Hibernian Society, and clergy, to which the Bishop responded in church. The Bishop, after giving the congregation his blessing, spoke of the necessity of obtaining clergymen, and this necessitated the accumulation of a_ large fund, and it was his intention during his progress through the diocese to make special collections for this object. His benediction was then pronounced. A meeting of the Cathedral Commission this afternoon resolved to invite tenders for further mason’s work and timber for the roof of the church.

The Governor will leave Christchurch, for Dunedin, on Tuesday morning next, and will proceed by rail as far as the Rangitata, and thence by coach to Dunedin, via Timarn. It is his Excellency’s intenitou to re-visit Canterbury in November next. He will be present at the Orchestra Society’s concert tomorrow.

Blenheim, April 28. Captain Pierre and several officers of the French war frL.ato Infernet, now Hying at Picton, were entertained at luncheon here today by the Superintendent and members of the Provincial Council,

Lyell, April 29. A quartz association mining lease has been applied for in the middle of the township. The reef is very thick, but the value is not yet sufficiently tested to justify undue excitement. {From our own Correspondents.) Tokomairiuo, April 29. Ihe Bruce Herald ’ to-morrow will contair an impoitant statement re the Ticliborne case. The English Attorney-General has been in correspondence with Mr A. D. M‘Donald, of Hokinui, Mataura, who actually saw the tattooing ooeration performed on Roger Tichborne, who was a friend of his. „ . Auckland, April 28. Star to-night again waxes warm on the Census returns, which show that since the commencement of the immigration and public works schnne the percentage of increase m the population of the Province has been considerably smaller than any previous period covered by the Census returns, and also place Auckland far below all other Provinces except Nelson and Westland.

The City Improvement Commissioners last year spent L 16,000 m making streets, planting trees, and improving the old Albert Barracks property, in the centre of the city, entrusted to them by Act of Parliament. The receipts from property were trifling. All the improvements have been effected with a bank overdraft, which amount (L 21,000) an effort is being made to raise by debentures, a mortgage loan having failed. ' . ...

■ Nailer, April 28. William Peakman, the Wairoa mailman, is missing. It is feared he has been drowned, /■he mall was due in Napier on Monday mornSearch has been made, and it has been found that he crossed the Mohaka River, but no trace of him has been discovered between there and Petane. Three mailmen have been drowned on this route.

The Provincial elections are exciting the. whole of public attention. There is likely to' be a strong contest next session between the town, and country. The Napier town reserves were alienated by the last Council for educational purposes, and recovering them is the next question meantime the borough is without revenue.

Mr Colenso, of Lexicon notoriety, offers himself for two town electorates,-and- is opposed in both.

The Corporation having no proper offices, have been using a room in the Provincial Government building, and have received notice to quit from the Superintendent. Port Chalmers, April 29. A man named Joseph Miller was seized with a ht of epilepsy this afternoon in Wickliffe terrace. He was at once attended by Dr Drysdale, who ordered him to be removed to the Dunedin Hospital. The attack was brought on through excessive drunkenness. FRACAS AT QUEENSTOWN.

~ . _ . April 29. Dennis Powell, auctioneer, was to-day committed to the Queenstown gaol for fourteen days for horsewhipping Mr Wanders, M.P.O. The following are the particulars of the case Powell violently assaulted Handers in Ballarat street, horsewhipping him in the street, which was empty at the time. He had lam m wait for him. An information was at once laid and heard to-day. Powell pleaded as justification the letters signed by Barry and said Handera wrote them. It was admitted they were revised and put into shape by Handers, but otherwise were not written by him Only one was written by him, and the others drafted. Sergt. Bullen conducted the prosecution. After a long hearing, Mr Beetham characterised the proceedings as the introduction of American ruffianism of the first type, and said the assault had been for a month at least revengefully Intended. > He must mark his sense of the offence by imprisonment for fourteen days. He had no sympathy with the defendant, but for his family, therefore ha rd labor would be spared him. Mr Finn applied for a rehearing, which, not being opposed, was granted, Powell was bound over to keep the peace, and also allowed bail.