BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3912, 7 September 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Auckland, September G. The Rev. Father Paul, Catholic priest at Onehunga, had his furniture seized to-day in consequence of non-payment of the education rate.

The erection of a new Museum is to be commenced immediately, the cost bping L 3,377.

Invercargill. September 7. The inside wall of the lumber room of the Prince of Wales was found to bo on fire at one o’clock on Saturday morning. It was discovered before the'fir t had obtained much hold and was extinguished. A voung roan named Edward M'Glashan, who had been employed as barman in the hotel, has been ajnu'ebended on suspicion of causing the fire. The coroner’s inquiry held yesterday concluded at eight o’clock last evening, when the jury returned an open ver dct. M'G'lashan ' was brought up before tboiMagistrate to-day, when Inspector Fox applied for a re-hekring of the whole case in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, on the grounds that 1m was not satisfied with the result of the inquiry and that more evidence would be adduced. The application was granted, and the case is to be heard on Thursday. (From our own Correspondents.) Queenstown, September 6. Kate Walders has been committed for trial at the District Court for concealment of birth. She confessed to the doctor and matron of the gaol that she had been delivered of a child. No doubt exists from the statements made, though there is no admissible evidence, that the body was thrown into the Shotover. The accused ia admitted to bail.

Mosgiel, September 7. A fatal accident occuiTed this forenoon. As Steadman’s West Taieri coach prssed Saddle Hill toll-bar one of the horses shied and toppled the coach over a 20ft. bank. The driver, Henry Steadman, received serious internal injuries, and died at 2 p.ra. There were no passengers in the coach, Auckland, September 6, Five immigrants lately arrived, single girls, have been adding to the population, the most recent case being one of fine twins, who own as their father a wealthy young gentleman in England, who found emigration an admirable specific for his troubles. The mother came by the Alumbagh a fortnight ago. Several benevolent ladies in Auckland have interested themselves in these cases of immigrants so unfortunately situated, as on their arrival in a strange land they might have suffered great hardship. Ship-building is still active. A fine new schooner, of fifty tons burthen, was brought to town to-day from a yard.