KILLED BY GOOD FORTUNE.

Evening Star, Issue 3975, 20 November 1875, Page 3

KILLED BY GOOD FORTUNE.

A. woman named Margaret Stacey was fined at Kingston -on - Thames lately for drunkenness. The accused was deserted some years ago by her husband, who went to America, and she was obliged to apply to the parish. A few days ago she heard that her husband was dead, and had left her about L 30,000, In her joy at this news she took too much drink.

November 19 Shag, s.s., 31 tons, Tall, from Shag Point and Mueraki. Taranaki, s.s,, 299 tons, Lloyd, from tho North. Passengers; Saloon—Mr and Mrs Campbell, Mr and Mrs Wint.o.'j, Mr and Mrs Porter, Mrs Montgomery, Miss Brook, Messrs Yeend, Jones, Brett, Honeywell, Wheeler, Cohen, Williams, Middell, Byrne, Evans, Smith, Drake, Lucas, Beaton, Fraser, Johnson, Swanson, Matheson, Hawkins, and sixteen in the steerage. Maori, s.s., 118 ton.-, M Icolm, from West Coast, via Northern Ports. November 20.— CoimTaug, p.a., 156 tons, Best, from Invercargill. Passengers: Mr and virs Crawford and two children, Miss Jessie M'Lennon, Messrs Dodds, D. Anderson, Watts, Dixon, M‘£ay, Campbell, O’Brien, and two in the steerage. BAJLKD. November 24.—Taunton, ship, 687 tons, Clark, Newcastle. Bingarooma, 890 tons, M‘Leau, for Northern Ports. Passengers; For Lyttelton—Mr Hamilton. For Grey month —Miss Taylor. Two in the steerage {or Melboun «. Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler, for Northern Porta. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Mis Muir and child, Messrs Hales, Irving, load, and Wilson. For Wellington—Messrs Goddart, Spence, Moilison, Fmzer, Boss, Hu idle. For Nelson— Messrs Murphy and nenderson. For Poverty Bay —Mr Scully. For Manakau—Mr and Mrs Pufflet, Messrs Alexander and George, and nine in the steerage for all ports. enoJßCTvr* nf.vAßTna*s. Albion, for Melbourne, November 24. Beautiful Star, for Lyttelton, November 22. Maori, f >r Hokitika, December 4. Otago, for Melbourne, December 2. Samson, for Oamaru, November 23. Taupo, for Wellington, November 29. Tunaru, for London, December 5. Wanganui, for Lyttelton, November 26, The p.s. Comerang re i" ued from her southern trip to the Bluff and Invercargill this morning. The ship Taunton, for Newcastle, in ballast, was towed to sea this forenoon by the tug Geelong.

The biigantine Mary Campbell, which armed yesterday afternoon from Melbourne, was towed to Dunedin last night by the s.s. Jane, Tbe ship Maiaura wiff be removed from tbe stream to the mil way pier on Monday morning, to discharge tier cargo. Tbe Union Co npany's fa vorite s.s. Maori ret,urned early this morning from her usual monthly trip to the West Coast and inr.eimediato pores, and si earned up to Dnnadin. The N.Z.S.S. Co’s s.s. TarannV, from Nor. he'n Poiis, airived alongside the railway p-er at nine this morning. She left the Manuka a s. 10.45 a.m. on tbe 15th, Taranaki at 7 a.m. on the 16th, Nelson at U a.m. on the 17th, Wellington at 6.40 pun. on JSih, and Lyltolion at 1.50 p.m. yesterday. We thank Mr Edmiastou (purser) for report aud exchang'-s. The brigantine Three Brothers, which left Napier for Mercury Bay on the 6th October, is supposed to be lost. She was owned by Mr Yautier, and was insured for L1,0C3 in the New Zealand, and for LSOO in the Victorian Company. The master. Captain Blair, and the mate, are married men with families in Sydney. There were also three or four sailors on board. SHIPPING TELEGRAM. Westport, November 20.— Arrived: The Alma, brigantine, from Melbourne. Drawing Oft, she sailed across tbe Buffer ba-.' at dead low water.

if/Mv;.’ 1 -p) :•*•. v«\s t TO-MORROW. ■ ' <■'' i ; 9.20 ; lo.oo : 10.45 10.40 a.m. Monbat. | 11.20 p.m. | 0.05 p.m. POST CHr. - 4iCKS, ABBIVED.