BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4223, 8 September 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Auckland, September 7. Colonel Haultain has been appointed Sheriff. A serious affray has occurred between two Natives at Wharepapa, Waikato, concerning ground to sow wheat. Te Kuina sowed it with oats, and Kawhiti with wheat over the oats. Te Kuina struck him twice on the back of the head, felling him to the ground. It is supposed he will die. Kaw-

hiti's brother-in-law seized Te Kuina and beat him. The latter ran to a hut, and bringing out a loaded gun fired at Hote j but the cap only snapped. By the King's older Kuina has been sent to Hikurangi. The Ngatihawas, to which 1 *ribe both men belong, arc angry, wishing to hand him over to European law, and say if the King lets him off they will not tamely submit to the insult. August 8. The Simousens Opera Company are now Slaying » second season. " Faust" was prouced last night. They play here eight nights longer, then go to Nelson, Wellington, and South. > CHRisTCHTJRCJr, September 8. Great satisfaction is felt here at the success of the football team in playing the Northern Provinces. It is proposed to gve them a public reception and dinner. Another team will also be selected to play a match with them on their return to Christchurcb. The Lydia Howard Burlesque Company continues to do splendid business here. The land sales for August realised L 46.747. ; Wellington, Sept. 8. De Mnrska opened here last night at the Theatre Royal. There was a splendid performance and a crowded house. She will next visit Ghristchurch for a few farewell nights. | (From our own Co-respondents ) .

Napier, September 7« The steamer Mana, which has been aground on the bar at Wairoa for a week, was got off last night, with the assistance of 400 Maoris, who are to receive L2OO for their labor. ;

The Harbor works were commenced today. The first pile was driven without ceremony.

The Rev. Mr Anderson seems to withdraw the charge of heresy made by him against the Rev. Mr Robinson to the; Primate, but Mr Robinson's friends demand a public apology.

Auckland, September 7. At the inquest on the woman who'died suddenly at Parnell yesterday ths husband deposed that the last time he saw her alive was at nine o'clock yesterday morning. She was then down in bed in her own room.. He sat beside her, when she caught hold of his left hand and said, " Isaac, I'm going to leave you." She died shortly after without any apparent effort. He said she had been drinking for three or four weeks, night; and day. It had been generally rumored that she had had nothing on the morning of her death, but had been.raying during the night. A verdict of " Death from excessive drinking" was returned. The woman who fell into the water off the gangway of the ship Sam Mendel; at the wharf, fractured two ribs, the gangway falling on her. She is taking legal proceedings against the captain of the ship. A woman was charged at the Police Court to-day with stealing a pound note from a child running on a message. It was proved that the woman was a poor widow, struggling to support five children. The magistrates took a favorable view of the very damaging evidffcee against her, and dismissed the case.-"

Wellington, September 7. *?■ Both the evening papers here are urging that the Provincial Councils shoum be again allowed to meet, but with curtailed powers. De Murska was very successful at Wan§mui, and plays a calendar season there. n her return here she goes to the theatre and appears in operatic scenas in character.

Spilkins says there are two ways in which "fair, fat, and forty" makes itself conspicuous, viz., waste of sighs, and its size of waist. Youthful Accuracy.—A youngster, while warming his hands over the kitchen fire, was remonstrated with by his father, who said, "Go 'way f rem the stove; the weather is not cold." The little fellow, looking up demurely at Dis stern parent, replied, " 1 ain't heating the weather, I am warming my hands."