NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2374, 11 November 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

(per press association.] WELLINGTON, November 11. The Tender for Sleepers. Guthrie and Larnaoh's tender for the railway sleepers accepted is for 10,000 totara or black pine, delivered at Lyttelton, at 2s lOd each, 20,000 delivered at Timaru, and 10,000 at Oamaru, at the same price. Theatrical. Mr Hoskins received quite an ovation at his benefit last night, in the “School for Sosndal,” from an immense house. The company leave for Napier to-day. PoliticalMr Edwards, candidate for South Wellington, addressed the electors and expressed a formal approval of the present Government. A vote of confidence was carried. NEW PLYMOUTH, November 11. Supreme CourtThe Criminal Sitting of tho Supreme Court concluded late last evening, when Walter Stannard, for horse stealing at Hawera, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment with hard labor in two cases, the_ sentences to run concurrently. George Tuliere, for obtaining goods nnder false pretences, was found « Not Guilty,” but on a charge of passing a fraudulent cheque he was found “^Guilty, ’ and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor. ... DUNEDIN, November 11. The late FireThe London and Lancashire office had a risk of £l5O on the premises burnt on Wednesday.

[from own correspondent. J ASHBURTON, November 11 A Bridge on Fire-

Last night word was brought into Ashburton that the Tinwald and Ashburton bridge was on fire. The local stationmaster and locomotive superintendent went out with the engine and extinguished the flames, which had already got hold on the woodwork. The fire is attributed to the sparks from a passing train.

MagisterialMr J. Nugent Wood, 8.M., left Ashburton to-day for Lawrence, his place here being temporarily taken by Mr J, Beswiok, B,M.

Alleged False DeclarationMr Beswiok sat in the Ashburton Conrt to-day, and heard a charge against Alfred Weston Worthington, of South Bakaia, for having wilfully made a false declaration in regard to a residential qualification touching his claim for enrolment as an elector in the Wakanui district, contrary to the seventh section of the Registration of Electors Act. Sergeant Felton prosecuted, and Mr Wilding defended. William Kemble, W. H. Zouoh, Henry Fowler, Sergeant Felton and John Ourtis were examined, and the case was adjourned until Thursday, for the evidence of the Registrar as to the district, and for the examination of certain legal definitions.