NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1665, 21 June 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[ FEOIC CUE OWN COKEKSRONDENT. [ OAMABTJ, June SI. A fire broke out at 1.30 this morning in Wansbock street, in the premises occupied by Mr McSwoeney. Hi* bootmaker’s shop wai burned down, ss also a house adjoining, occupied by a Chinaman. The latter was insured for £250 in the Now Zealand Office ; McSweeney for £l2O in the same office. The Chinaman’s stock was not insured. The Franklin Bello, which came ashore last night, is insured in the National for £4OO. DUNEDIN, June 21. There have been five declarations of insolvency filed thi* week, but the only in which particulars have been filed is that of Richard Oapatick, where the debts are £4278; the asssts, £8361. [>W REESS AGENCY.] AUCKLAND, June 21. The Governor gees to the Thames on Monday in the Hinemoa. A yourg man named Charles Goodwill, when out shooting, rammed a charge into his gun which was already capped. It exploded, and sent the ramrod through his hand. Matrimonial. Henry Hunter was charged with turning his wife and infant out of the house ana threatening to take the life of the former. He said that the complainant had chopped his favorite poodle into three pieces. WELLINGTON, June 21. The Corporation and underwriters confer to-day with the object of altering the building regulations. The Gale in Wellington. • The Australian Sovereign, from Newcastle to Lyttelton, coal laden, ran into harbour for shelter this morning. A strong south-east gale was blowing, and the Australian Sovereign hot bfing ut light, a report was spread that she had gone ashore on Petoni beach. The spray is so thick that the vessel cannot be discerned, and parties have gone down to ascertain the position of the vessel. The Kinross Case. On the Kinross perjury case coming on today, Sir W. Fitzherbert’s reply to Mr Rees’ letter was read. Mr Rees had asked that the officers of the Legislative Council be permitted by the Speaker to give evidence and produce documents in Court. The Speaker declined to grant the authority asked for. Ho quoted May in support of his action. The case was then dismissed, Mr Eess saying that this confirmed him in the opinion that the House has no power to protect witnesses from the charge of perjury. All the documents connected with the case are to be placed in the possession of the R.M., and Mr Rtes will present a petition to both Houses of Parliament, asking that documents may be handed into Parliament at the bar of the House. As to the point that the appendices are part of the journals, the Court having ruled they were not, Mr Rees said that the Speaker of the Legislative Council, Mr O’Rorfce, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General were all of opinion that the appendices were part of the journals. The Native lawsuits Bill, The Native Lawsuits Bill, which was rejected last session, is to be reintroduced thia session, A prominent member of the Legislative Council sayii that it will pess that Chamber immediately. The Coming: Session. The “New Zealander” has reason to believe that the Opposition will take a want of confidence vote before the Government g«t any opportunity of declaring a policy on which to go to the country. WANGANUI, June 21. The Gale at Wanganui. A steimer is ashore here. It is supposed to bo the Pates. She is bumping heavily. Mamwatu has gone down to ascertain, Mid will lend any assistance possible. AUCKLAND, June 20. At the inquest on the fire in Custom-house street, at H. B. Morton’s, the jury returned a verdict that there was no evidence sufficient to show how the fire had its origin. A young man named Charles Goodwill, while out shooting, was ramming a charge into the gun which was already capped, when the charge exploded, blowing the ramrod through his hand. One finger was amputated.

A deputation waited on Colonel Whitmore to lay bafore him the fact that ninety men offered their services to the Governor to join the Infantry Volunteer Corps, and that though a fortnight had elapsed no reply had been received. Colonel Whitmore explained the delay. WELLINGTON, June 20. “ Gazette ” proclamations define the middle lino of portion of railways from Amberley to Cook’s Straits, the Middle Line Railway from Grc-jmouth to Hokitika, and portion of Opawa Branch Extension Railway. The reserves Nos. 745, 746, and 747, in the County of Selwyn, are rested in the Chairman, Councillors, and inhabitants of that county. Section 1832, in Mount Somers road district, is reserved for a cemetery. An Order in Council notifies the terms and conditions of further sales of special value land in Canterbury. It was rumoured that Mr G. E. Barton, "Sf'fe'-jfl now at Home, had sent out his resignation of hhS^^E^l 011 able to come back for some is denied by Mr Barton’s family. Sir W. Fitzherbert.’s appointment as Speaker of the Legislative Council is gazetted. It is stated that there is reasonable probability of the Wellington and West Coast railway being commenced from this eid before the opening of Parliament, and pweibly within the next ten days The City Corporation were sued by Mr Abbott, who sought to recover £23 Ss, the value of a box which he entrusted to the charge of the wharfinger, an employe of tho Corporation. Defendants admitted (lie liability, and paid £l3 10s into court, lut the evidence having been taken, plaintiff tecured a verdict for £l4 10s, with £3 13s costi. Tho “Post” calls attention to a peculiar case in which two members of the police entered a private dwelling house without warrant to search for stolen goods, and turned everything in the house upside down. Two men, named Guthrie and Oakley, were arrested on suspicion of stealing some bags (which afterwards proved to be their own property), and immediately afterwards Sullivan and Gawrie wont into the house. Only two little girls were at home at the time, and the policemen searched everything in the house, even to wearing apparel. A rigid investigation is asked for. The “Chronicle” advocates tho abolition of the honorarium to members of the Legislative Council. TIMARU, June 20. The case for plaintiff in Court v Studholme, is not yet concluded, and there are a number of witnesses on this side still to be heard. The case will not bo concluded before the early part of next week. OAMARU, June 20. At the inquest to-day on the body of John McGregor, found floating in the harbor yesterday, a verdict of “ Found drowned” was returned. A terrific sea has been rolling into the bay all day, with a heavy S.W. wind. Tho barque Gloria, which was lying in the bay, put to sea shortly before dark. All the other vessels in the harbor were apparently riding safely, bu* about eight o’clock the ketch Pranklyn Belie was observed to be dragging her anchor, and Captain Matheson at once went off to her, followed by Captain Bradshaw (her owner), and two men from tho Good Templar. A second anchor was let go, but still the vesse iragged. Every effort was then made to ge: ihe sail set, in order to drive her up unde; shelter of the breakwater, but one of ths—mchor chains fouled, and before it could te jot clear the vessel had drifted out into the jay. The heavy seas washed the hatches off, md the vessel becoming full of water, and jeginning to settle down, it was found nrcesary to beach her. This was successfully .ccomplished, and all hands "got ashore afely. INTERCARGILL, June 20. Bennett, a bankrupt, appeared for hie discharge in the District Court to-day. An order was made to withhold it for three years, the bankrupt to be prosecuted for concealment, under the Fraudulent Debtors Act, DUNEDIN, June 20. There is good authority for stating that within the past few weeks tens of thousands of marbles have been purchased privately in Dunedin and shipped to the North, the inference being that they are intended to be sold by the consignees among the disaffected Natives, and used by them as bullets in the event of hostilities breaking out.

At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-day Mr McNeil expressed disappointment at the small muster of members, and said that the Chamber, unlike other similar bodies in the colony, seemed to be half dead and halt alive. He suggested that the present meeting should be adjourned until there was a larger representation of the mercantile community. The chairman agreed and said he thought it disgraceful to the merchants of Dunedin. He had been very much disgusted during the lost twelve months with the apathy shown by merchants in attending meetings. They had only to look at other places in the colony, such as Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland, to find that members of the Chambers of Commerce have always taken leading parts in matters connected with the Chambers in their cities. Here it was just the reverse. Eventually it was decided the the meeting until J Friday next, at 3 p.m.