NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1721, 26 August 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

PEE PRESS AGENCY. WELLINGTON, August 2S. Stabbing Cases. Nicholas Johnston, a sailor on board the Ned Whytle, was stabbed by another seaman, named Spiers Olsen, with a knife. The Haloione stabbing case is again adjourned. Police Cases. John Joseph Wallace, secretary of the Hibernian Society, has been committed for trial on a charge of embezzling several sums belonging to the society. Nicholas Johnson, for stabbing a seaman on board the Ned White, is remanded, the wounded man being unable to appear. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 26. A prisoner named Hall escaped from gaol yesterday alone, and has not been recaptured. He forced his cell door open and clambered over one wall and burrowed under another. A kerosene lamp exploded in Mr T. Hamerton’s house last night. It set fire to the room, but the flames were extinguished by using bags of flour. The damage was confined to one room. Electoral. Mr Fookes addressed the electors of New Plvmouth last night, and obtained a vote of confidence. Colonel Trimble will address the electors of Orey and Bell to-night. PATEA, August 26. Electoral. Sir W. Fox addressed a crowded meeting at the Town Hall last night. He spoke over two hours in strong terms of condemnation of the Grey administration. A vote of thanks was accorded, NELSON, August 26. Electoral. Mr Acton Adams addressed a very large m eating of electors last night, when the Provincial Hall was crammed to overflowing. He made a vehement attack on the Government for the mess they had made of Native affairs, and on Mr Maoandrewfor his maladministration of Public Works, and on Sir G. Grey for his insincerity, as shown by the contrast between his promises and his actions. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried without a dissentient voice, amid enthusiastic cheering. WESTPORT, August 26. Electoral. The Buller Liberal Association have nominated J. Bickerton Fisher to contest the election in their interests. He was proposed by Mr Munro. Mr Connor was also proposed but declined. The association have called a public meeting to-night to publicly present Mr Fisher with the nomination. CARTERTON, August 26. Electoral. Mr Pharazyn addressed a largo audience last night. Ho condemned the Government administration as being a complete bungle, as he knew from being the county chairman. He warned the electors that Sir G. Grey’s cry about the land was in reality a setting of the town agoiust the country. The latter

ought to protect themselves by selecting men who would oppose such dangerous teaching and those whose interests were identical with their own. Ho denounced Sir G. Grey’s class against class speeches. At the request of the candidate, only a vote of thanks was passed. PIOTON, August 26. Electoral. Mr Kenney addressed a meeting of the electors at Picton last night. He received a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. The meeting pledged itself] to secure his return. [PBOM OtTB OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) DUNEDIN, August 26. Electoral. Sir G. Grey addresses a mass meeting here .‘on Wednesday night. Mr Dick supports the Ministerial programme, but opposes Sir O. Grey. Whe Waikomate nomination is on the 3rd, and the poll on the 6th September. Sir George Grey will address a meeting at Palmerston in favor of Mr Arkles’ candi» dature. E,e Flounders. The City Bench dismisssd the informations against the fishermen, sustaining the points raised by their counsel. WANGANUI, August 26. Another fire occurred at two o’clock this morning by which a new two storey dwelling house at Durietown, on the south side of the river, was burned to the ground. The owner, Mr Armstrong, and his family, lost everything, and barely escaped with their lives. The fire broke out up stairs. The origin is os yet a mystery. The furniture was insured in the Liverpool London and Globe for £l5O, and the building for £450 in the Norwich Union. AUCKLAND, August 25. Mr Sheehan addresses a public meeting tomorrow on Native lands. He goes to the Thames on Wednesday, and thence overland to Tauranga, to catch the Hinemoa there for the South. The Working Men’s Political Association, to secure the better representation of working men and their interests, is fully[formed. WELLINGTON, August 25. A story has found circulation in the “Post” to the effect that a little swindle has been worked by some of the Thames representatives, whereby the colony has been done out|of £3200, through the ignorance of Mr O. Wakefield, Under-Secretary for Goldfields; but the truth is that the muddle is solely attributable to Mr Ballance and his irrepressible action in the matter at a time when there was no other Minister in Wellington. The Surveyor-General, Mr Thomson, has, notwithstanding the authorised contradiction, sent in his resignation to the Government, the resignation to be accepted at the convenience of the Government. The causa of dispute between Colonel Reader and Mr James Mackay appears to be this—Mr Mackay has been in the habit of relaxing the prison regulations of the Maoris at Mount Cook Gaol on his own authority to an extent not approved of by Colonel Reader and Mr Woodward. Colonel Reader, as head ef the constabulary, and practically responsible for the charge of the prisoners, considered it his duty to interfere with the line of action pursued by Mr Mackay, who prevented the prisoners being locked up at night, and took them out for exercise outside the precincts of the gaol. Colonel Reader insisted that, as be was the person directly responsible, his orders regarding the treatment of the prisoners should be obeyed, in which he was supported by Minister". PATE A, August 25. Native affairs again begin to look serious. Te Whiti, presuming from the tardiness o£ the Government that they are afraid to take any active measures against him, is encouraging the Maoris in that belief. Hardly any of the warriors who have gone to Farihaka have returned. It is stated that they are going to build forts on the plains, and in the event of any action being taken by the Fakeha against them, they will retaliate. The prisoners, according to Te Whiti’s view, will be released in October, the time when he prophesied that the son of God was again to appear on earth and confound Te Whiti’s enemies. DUNEDIN, August 25. Great indignation is felt in Dunedin at Sir Q. Grey’s assurance that the railway headquarters should not bo removed to Dunedin from Christchurch. His supporters here had stated that the change was authoritatively decided on. A fire occurred in Walker street this afternoon. An old wooden building, used as a cooperage, was burnt to the ground. The insurance on the building was £l5O in the London and Lancashire. The stock was uninsured. Church-goers are greatly annoyed at Mr Proudfoot causing thirty men to work on Sunday improving the tramwey lines,!