NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1644, 28 May 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEB PBBBB AGENCY,] WELLINGTON, May 28. Mr Woolcock, M.H.R, intends again visiting the Grey Valley prior to the meeting of Parliament. Deleaves bythe s.s. Grafton on Thursday, and when on the Coast intends conferring with his constituents respecting the Greymouth Maori reserve, and other questions of importance to that locality. In the Supreme Court to-day, before a full Bench, a writ of habeas corpus was applied for on behalf of GHeich, the Adelaide bank, rupt defaulter. After hearing the argument, the Court took time to consider. Mrs Phillips' case, on a charge of arson at Kaiwarra, has been occupying the 8.. M. Court all the morning. The continuation of the Sutherland reef, Q-oldon Point, has been struck in a gully 200 feet below the claim now at work, and the Sutherland claim No. 2 been taken up. The reef is 2 ft. 6in. thick, and said to be goldbearing throughout. The whole hill can now be worked without any heavy preliminary expenses being rendered necessary. An accident occurred last night owing to one of the passengers getting out of the tram and another of them fell in front of the wheeiS and had several ribs broken, the tram only being brought to a [standstill just as it was going over the man \ another 'few inches and it would have out him in two,

The Native Policy. The "Now Zealander" again finds fault with tho Quaker-like policy of the Government in regard to Native troubles on the West Coast, and thinks that the credit of the colony is as likely to suffer at home from the fact that the authority of the colony is defied, and that life and property are in danger, as if actual hostilities had broken out. It recommends prompt action. WESTPORT/May2B. Ar accident occurred this morning in Sullivan and party's drum, Addison's fiat. While washing the face of a claim they wore opening out, the (arth fell in, and killed Angolo Bmgnohni and injured Desowzn. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] OAMARU, May 28. Donald McDonald, butcher, charged with a breach of tho Bankruptcy Act, has been acquitted, the polico being unable to produce evidence. The accused intended to leave the colony. Thero was a warm altercation between the defendant's counsel and the polico inspector. Tho wife cf a shoemaker named Murray presented him with triplets last night. Two of the infants iiavo sjnoe dioa. DFNEDIN. May 28. At (he Police Court lienry Loveridge, chief steward of the Arawata, was sentenced to a week's imprisonment for assaulting the chief ctlicer. TIMARU, May 27. About ten o'clock this morning a large waterspout rose in the offing, a tew miles outsio'ii the shipping. J* continued in sight for Berne time, and travelled rapidly in a south-easterly direction. At the Resident Magistrale's Court this morning a young girl named Ellen Green was

charged with stealing money from her em* ployer, A. S. Faithful. She stated she had a 6hort time since come cut of the Lyttelton Orphanage. Sho was remanded for enquiries.

[Press Special Wire] AUCKLAND, May 27. Wm. Mulgrew, of Katikati, was brought down from Cambridge, having been committed by the Kesident Magistrate there for passing valueless cheques. J. O'Connor, of Timp.ru, offers to run Sutton, of Auckland, up to 880 yards. Rewi telegraphs that he will accompany Mr Sheehan to Auckland.

The "Northern Advocate" gays the Government intend to propose a ten million loan, to be floated in one sum.

GI3BORNE, May 27. The charge against Robert Cooper and John Brodie for breach of the Arms Act is proceeding in the R.M. Court. It is alleged that John Brodie obtained from the Customs a permit in his own name to purchase for Messrs Parnell and Baylam a double-barrelled gun and ammunition.. The permit was handed to Cooper by Brodie, and a chief named Tuta Nihoriho bought the gun and ammunition on the permit. The Court was densely crowded, as very great interest is taken in the case, which was adjourned until Friday next. GRAHAMSTOWN, May 27. A man named Barnaby Murphy was committed this morning for stealing a paeaengor ticket on board the Enterprise, steamer. A rich lode has been intersected by a party at Tararu, near the old mission ground. WELLINGTON, May 27. The body found near Lyell's Bay has been identified as that of a carpenter named John Dutch. He left home on Saturday last, saying he was going for a walk, but he never returned. Deceased leaves a widow and four children. He h«d not been drinking, and there was nothing unusual observed in his manner. The case is unaccountable.

The tramway directors have resolved to stop the practice of carrying bundles of foul linen in their cars in future, or other things of a nature obnoxious to passengers generally. In consequence of the police oourt being occupied all daj with the Kinross case ; other business had to be transacted in the old oourt house. The police court was so densely crowded that one of the prisoners fainted. In reply to a telegram asking when the reprint of statutes, authorised by the Act of the Assembly passed last Bession, would be issued, Mr Stout says that it will be some time before the work of the Statutes Revision Commissioners is complete.

The poll for the Mayoralty election was declared to-night as follows : —Hutchison, 699; Hunter, 664. There was a good deal of excitement all day. An immense crowd gathered round the booth when the poll was declared. Mr Anderson, of the ''Chronicle,'' was seized and carried shoulder high to the " Chronicle " office, where ha addressed an enthusiastic crowd, red and blue lights being burned all the time. OAMARU, May 27. Three sly grog sellers were fined £ls at Court to-day. Another case was dismissed, and one adjourned. DFNEDIN, May 27. At to-morrow's meeting of the Vincent County Council Mr Colclough is to move—- " That the introduction of Chinese labour upon the county works be discouraged, and w ith this object it be an instruction to the county engineer to insert a clause in all county specifications prohibiting the use of Chinese labor by contractors." The council of the Acclimatisation Society met to-day. A petition was read from the settlers in the Tokomairiro district, asking that a season should be opened for shooting hares. It was resolved to recommend the Colonial Secretary to proclaim the months of June and July an open season to shoot hares, the license to be thirty shillings. The Society's agent has successfully liberated a number of song birds on Stewart's Island. INVEROARGILL, May 27.

The Chamber of Commerce to-day adopted a report suggesting a number of amendments in the bankruptcy laws, and asking the cooperation of other Chambers. Copies of the report will be forwarded to the various Chambers.