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Evening Star, Issue 3946, 18 October 1875, Page 3

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Auckland, October 16. _ The Crown Prosecutor has received instruction from Wellington to take action in the case of Kirby, acquitted by the Justices of a charge of assault with intent. Kirby has been re-arrested. A cutter was passed this morning, floating on her beam ends, and believed to be the Blonde, launched at Mercury Bay about a month ago. The fate of the crew is unknown. She left Tauranga a week ago for Auckland. A fine schooner was launched to-day, and sold to Messrs Davis and Co., a southern firm, Grahamstown, October 16. A woman named Mrs Wall killed two of her children this afternoon—a boy nine years and a girl seven years old. It appears the wo an is given to drunkenness, and, in a sudden outburst of insanity she took an axe and inflicted dreadful wounds about the head and neck of the boy and girl. The boy died immediately, and the cirl survived a couple of hours. The children were in the yard of their honm, and the murderess attacked them without any previous remonstrance. The husband is a miner, and ho returned from his work just after the affair. Napier, • October 16. Sales of sheep, horses, and cattle were held yesterday, under the auspices of the Hawke’s Kay Agricultural and Pastoral Society, at Hastings. Mr Marcroft’s pure Lincoln rams were disposed of as follows :—One to Captain Rmsell, at L2O; one to J. Gibbin, L 25 ; one to M‘Hardy, LlO 10s ; two to Captain Russell, Ll2 12a and L2. Mr Sntton’s rams to W. Douglas, 39 guineas ; Mr Threkold’s rams to J. N. Williams, 62 guineas; Captain Russell, 25 guineas ; H. Duff, 25 guineas ; J. N. Williams, 25 guineas ; Captain Russell, 33 guineas. There j were no bids for the Leicester sheep, which went generally at very moderate prices. Their being freshly dipped did something to detract from their attractiveness. Mr Eoutledge sold twenty of Kermode’s Tasmanian merinos at | 1.15, and five rams belonging to Mr Rich, of j Otago, at L 5 each. The horses and cattle went | very cheap, , Wellington, October 18. In a riflo match between eight volunteer officers of Wellington and a like numb r of Nelson officers, at 200, 40C, and 500 yards ranges, Wellington scored 390 points, and Nelson 474. The weather was calm at Nelson, but a high wind was blowing at Wellington. (From our own Corresponeh nis. ) Lawrence, October 16. The cricket match yesterday was largely attended, W. F. Downes’s side winning. After the match Edwards started to walk soven miles within an hour, bur, owing to the heavy state of the ground the time occupied in doing the distance was 60min. 30sec. The fiist spelling bee held here came off last night at the Athenaeum Hall, when the huildwas densely crowded. Mr Jamison, of the Bank of New Zealand, was in the chair, and Messrs F. H' M‘Oov and Adams (of “abscess” notoriety) acted as examiners, a young lady aqout fifteen won the first prize, a gentleman named Robertson the second, and W. F. Downes the third. The Chess Club hero will at once make preparations for the match against Dunedin, Arrow, October 10. An amateur performance of “ The Octoroon was given last night for the benefit of the the library. The piece was well played, and the attendance was good. Auckland, October 16. A singular case came before the Police Court to-day. Eliza Earuc ough was charged with disorderly conduct, and Constable Winslow de[josed that he was on duty in Hobson street ast night about eleven o’clock, when he heard cries of “ Murder” proceeding from Miss Earndough’s establishment. He immediately went to the spot, and discovered by the light of the moon a female figure, apparently naked, miming round iho garden. He went after her, when site fell sobbing into hie arms, it was .Miss E.unclough, with only «■ night-dress on l-he screamed out, “Oh, Mr Constable, I am so glad you have come ; two men ho.ve been trying to get into my bed room, and frightened me nearly out of my wits.” ’1 lie constable tried to quiet her, and ia searching the house saw no one the;e. She appeared as though suffering from delirium tremens, and was evidently under the influence of liquor. The prisoner protested against this statement. His Worship said that as this was her third offence she would have to go to prison. Prisoner begged the Bench to accept a fine. She had plenty of money ami would join the Good Templars. She was, however, sentcncek to seven day’s imprisonment. A man working at the Cabbage Bay sawmills had his right hand caviget by the top of a circular saw and two fingers cut clean off.