NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2510, 24 April 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

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AUCKLAND, April 22 The Knife.

Samuel Cox was charged with slabbing a colored man named William Hill in a la*;e fracas in the San Franciaoo oyster restaurant. He was committed for trial, and bail was allowed, himself in £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each. Inquest. An inquest on the body of Thomas Baikes was ad jourr ed owing to the departure of an important witness in the Botorua. WELLINGTON, April 22. Proposed New TheatreA proposal is mooted here to form a company, with a oapital of £6OOO, to build a new theatre in Cuba street. A large part of the required oapital is already subscribed. Magnetic Disturbance.

Dr. Lemon reooived a telegram from Madras asking if he had had any disturbance affecting the wire in New Zealand, as this the case in other placer. Dr. Lemon reports that the magnetic disturbance began in Now Zealand at 11 a.m. on Monday, and was severest from 4 to 5 p.m. Meteoric-

Two very brilliant meteors were seen last evening. The first appeared shortly before 6 p.m., and gave out a strong white light, which was very peroeptible, although still twilight. It was to the southward of the oity, and moved S.S.E., finally descending vertically until lost to sight. The second appeared just before midnight, in a S.E. diroction, and moved toward the B.W. It was of large size, of vivid pale blue color, and followed by a bright, scintillating train. NELSON, April 22. New Gasholder. The tender of Messrs Moutray and Orosbie for a new pasonnter (for the City Counoil), to hold 60,CO0ft of gas, was accepted for the sum of £313. The Fever DecreasingIt was reported at the City Council meeting last night that there were no fresh cases of fever, and that the disease was dying out. FireThe flour mill belonging to Mr Rutherford, situated near Lightwater, was destroyed by fire this morning. No particulars as to the cause of the fire are yet to hand. The insurances are as follows :—£3oo on the building, £3OO on the machinery, and £4OO on the stook, in the South British. DTJNEDIN, April 23. The Native Coal Snpply.

The Wegtport Goal Company deny the correctness of the item of the Australian news that the Victorian Government accepted their tender for 50,000 tons of coal. They were unable to tender, owing to works for deepening the harbor not being pushed on by the Government. The Scandal Case-

A Boyal Commission is urged to sift the circumstances connected with the alleged misbehaviour of Mr Quin, the master of the Benevolent Institution, towards female inmates. Freethinking. The new Freethought Lyceum will be opened with a lecture by Mr Stout—" What is Freethought." Wheat to AfricaMessrs Shand and Grant, farmers, of the Taieri, are stated to be chartering a vessel to take a cargo of wheat to the Cape. New Horse IroopThe formation of a Cavalry corps has been determined on inDunedin, to be amalgamated with the Southland Hussars, under the title of the " Southern Hussars." Export of Specie. The Looh Linnhe, which sailed yesterday, took 50,000 sovereigns, in addition to her cargo of wool, &c, making a total value of over £150,000. The Timaru Defaulter. A Dunedin gentleman who was passenger by the Maroh mail to San Franoisoo, has telegraphed that Shepherd, the Timaru defaulter, landed at Honululu. Any steps to arrest Shepherd will, therefore, most probably be fruitless. INVEROARGILL, April 23. Sale of Station Property. The sale of the well-known homestead of Strathmore took place on Saturday. The area is close on 700 acres, and tte price realised was £9 17s 6i per acre, Mr W. Lindsay, of Palmerston South, being the purchaser. Obom the "PBB8B."J WELLINGTON, April 23. I do not expect the complete balanoe-nheet for the financial year just expired to he published until the Colonial Treasurer makes his financial statement, but I have reason to believe that not only will the revenue prove to be something Hko £150,000 above the estimate, but also that the receipts over expenditure, owing to a reduction in the latter, will not fall ahort of £200,000.