THIS DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 274, 28 April 1875, Page 2

THIS DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, April 28. All the single girls per Edwin Fox readily found employment, and nearly all the married couples. The remainder will at once be sent up to Manawatu. Yesterday, while Mrs Galbraith was visiting two imbecile children of hers at the Asylum, one of them unobserved seized hold of a bottle of chloral and drank nearly the whole of it. It died soon after though a doctor was called in. Nelson, April 28. A new daily paper will be started here shortly with the old Examiner type, by Hawkins and Hill, of the West Coast. Dunedin, April 28. The water supply is again causing apprehension. Several mills have had the water with drawn during the week. No water at all at the lunatic asylum, containing 200 residents who are put to great shifts through the scarcity of water. The weather is beautiful. [FROM OUR DUNEDIN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, April 27. The Times advocates the creating of a Marine Survey Department, having at • its head a man of proved ability, to whom harbor masters acting as sub-surveyors might apply for advice and assistance. In doubtful cases, the police find the greatest difficulty in securing convictions for sly-grog selling. Out of four cases brought into court to-day, only one conviction was obtained. In another case, a novel defence was raised, iviz, that the prosecution failed to disprove the negativing clause of the Act, That the liquors were not sold for medical|or perfumery purposes. This contention, which applies to several cases is likely to be fatal. Mrs Jeffrey continues in a very critical state. Crossau says he committed the assault when greatly under the influence of drink. He denies that he had the slightest intention of behaving improperly to the woman, [and says that both Mrs Jeffrey and her husband forgave him. In summing up in Kegina v Tsong Tsi, for unlawfully wounding a Chinaman, the Chief Justice said he did not approve of the dicta of judges; that if that jury thought a prisoner was actually in a state of delirium, and being in that state, believed an attack was being made upon himself, and so committed an assault it would be a justification. He promised to bring the question before the Court of Appeal, as he considered such a principle very dangerous. The Barry-Powell cuxn-Sloan affair at Queenstown has developed another stage. Sloan was yesterday released from gaol, her lover driving her from the camp in a buggy through the town. It is stated that fresh evidence of her innocence is forthcoming, and that strange revelations will be made at the trial of Barry v Powell for false imprisonment.

The Oamaruites are in high dudgeon because the Governor will merely pass through the town en route to Dunedin. A statement is made that the catholics of Queenstown have introduced the secular system of education into their schools. The number attending the school is seventy, of whom thirty-five are not catholics, but belong to other (denominations, and therefore no religious teaching whatever is introduced during school hours, but before and after thattime. Abellisrungto call the catholic children to short devotional exercises after which the others are admitted. [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, April 27. Affairs connected with the Government Armed Native Corps at Waikato, seem in a very bad state. Misappropriation of stores is plainly charged, and the frequent burning of stables is regarded as suspicious. A correspondent writes to the Star stating unequivocally that he saw the lieutenant lying drunk in the stables recently burned, A searching investigation is imperative. A crushing of Ohinemuri stone yielded two ounces to the ton. Mr Nicol has received orders from Mr Godeffroi to build a vessel of 125 tons for the Samoa trade under the rules of Germanica Lloyds. This will be the first vessel built under that system of classification in Auckland. Sir George Grey is paying an official visit to Ohinemuri. The field has been greatly deserted for Tairua, and buildings in course of erection are stopped.