NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2512, 26 April 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

I PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. I AUCKLAND, April 25. ! The Outward MailTho Australia sailed this evening for San i Francisco with over 209 passengers. Passages w. re refused. Among the passengers are X>r >l<-ssing, the Jewish Rabbi, nnd Mr Pash, the travelling representative of the Essex Chambercf Commerce. Mr DeliasIntelligence has besn received from Sydney that there is no hope of the recovery of Mr De Liss of the Auckland Theatre .fcioyal, owing to ulceration of tho stomach. Sunday KecreationIn response to the request of the City Council the Governor has consented to throw open Government House grounds to the public on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Local Loanin the Parnell borough, a public moating wa3 held to consider the borrowing of .£14,1)0 J to provide drainage and water supply. The drainage scheme was approved, but the water supply Echeme was rescinded. A Maori NotableIt is stated that Sydney Tawanga, the famous native politician who contested the Northern Maori electorate with Mohi Tawhia, goes home next mail steamer with a petition to the Queen complying of the breach cf the treaty of Waitangi. He is anxious to get Home while Gladstone and a Liberal Ministry is in power. He iuter,ds_ to try and get Mr Bright and the A.borifdnes Protection c-ociety to take up his case. The petition which he has to the Queen is addressed to Her Majesty Queen Victoria the good Queen of England and Empress of India greeting. MANUKAHI, April 25. Iu quest. At the inquest on the body of the Maori a number of witnesses were examined yesterday. Several deposed to the fact that a blow with a blue gum stick, about four feet long, was struck by the landlord of the hotel. The evidence was conflicting as to the Maori who was struck, One witnets asserts that two Maoris w.-re struck, and tho second Maori, with a scar on his kead (Te Kuku), ia under examination this morning. The evidence of Europeans is also conflicting, as to whether deceased is the one who was struck by Gallagher with a stick. The inquest was continued till 11pm. last night, and resumed this mcrning before Dr. Gibbs. The evidence is very voluminous ') he doctor's evidence is to J the effect that the post mortem examination showed a large clot of blood between the skull and covering of the brain. The clot extended along the whole of the left side of the skull, and was sufficient to cause death. The immediate cause of death was compression of blood on the bruin. The injury was such as would be caused by a severe blow from a heavy bluut instrument. He only examined the head. It was not possible that the woundcould have been caused by a kick from the horseHe formed this opinion from the situation and nature of the contusion. The injuries from a kick would be different. A man might travel some distan-e after receiving Buch a blow without showing that he had received a severe injury. Such an injury was not likely to be caused by a fall from a horse at the place where the body was found. The Manutahi inquest has c'osed._ The jury are lacked up to consider their verdict. The coroner summed up very briefly, merely remarking that the evidence was very conflicting, and that the jury would have to consider in main two hypotheses as to the manner in which the deceased came by his death; one was that death was cau-ed by a blow from a stick, and the other that it might have been cau<ei by a fall from his horse. It is not likely that a verdict will be delivered for some hours. NAPIEE, April 25. Local Option Voting. The local option polls all over this district have resulted in majorities against the issue of any new licenses. On the average not 7 per cen'. of the ratepayers voted. Sergeant Eidd's CaseSergeant MeMahoa has, through Messrs Lee and .:■ heath, instituted legal proceedings to clear himself of the charges made by Kidd, late sergeant at Waipawa and Auckland. These charges were published in the Auckland " and subsequently reprinted by other papere including the Napier "Telegraph." They are iff the effect that Kidd was requested by McMaiion to work for Mr Ormond at the late election, and was removed from Waipawa, and subsequently dismissed the force ia consequence of his refusal to work for Mr Smith. Most likely pro*-* ceedinga will take the form of an action for libel. The " Telegraph," to-night, apologises for having reprinted the article from the "Star." WELLINGTON, April 25. Mr Maxwell. Mr Maxwell, General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, who handed in his resignation some months ago, has now asked to be allowed to wi hdraw it, and it is understood the request has been granted. The State Prisoners. The Hinemoa, with Te Whiti and Tehu on board, arrived here at 5 o'clock this site nooa. The steamer did no. come alongside the wharf, but the gangway was run out, and members of Government and several other influential citizens proceeded on board. The Press also was allowed to visit the vessel. The steamer had a very rough passage from Taranaki, and both Te Whiti and Tohu (who are dressed in prison garb), appeared as if they had suffered from sea-cicknei-s. They were, however, in good spirits. Wi Parata, an influential chief who was at Parihaka when Te Whiti was taken, was given permission to interview the prisoners. Te Whiti informed Wi Parata that he did not understand the reason of his removal to Christchurch, and did not know whether it was life or death (meaning liberty or confinement.) He also stated that he was anxious that the othsr chiefs imprisoned at New Plymouth should be sent to Christchurch with him, as it waa through him that they had been arrested. The Hinemoa sailed for Lytteiton at six o'clock. Te Whiti and Tohu will be imprisoned in the Addington gaol, Canterbury. The Ex-Ministry. The Ron. Mr Hall and Mrs Hall and family and Hon. Mr Rolleston were passengers to Lytteiton by the Hinemoa this evening. Captain Hume, inspector of Prisons, was also a passenger by the steamer. Mr Rolleston is expected to return here on Sunday. Men of War. H.M.S. Miranda arrived in harbor from Lyttilton this morning. She remair.s h-re until the opening of Parliament on the 18th proximo, when she will convey Sir A. Gordon from here to Fiji. H.M.S. Emerald is expected to arrive here from Sydney on Friday next. From here she goes to England. Dividend Out of Government BonnsAt the annual meeting of the Wellington Patent Slip Company this afternoon, the directors recommended the payment of 5 per cent, on receipt of Government subsidy. OAMAEU, April 25. Fire. Another stack fire occurred on Saturday night A threshing mill and a stack of oats were destroyed. They were the property of Mr W. Dewar, of Ngapara. The former was insured, bat the latter was not. The cause of the fire is unknown, but incendiarism ia suspected. DU-SEDIN. April 25. Strange Story. A peculiar etory is told by a country paper about two men who recently went to work on the Catlin's river railway works. A carpenter was erecting bunks in their tent, when te saw some suspicious tools. He ca led in the others, and search being made in the men's swags, three dark lanterns W' re found which would show various colored lights, also three revolvers and nearl" sixty keys. The men were threatened to be given in charge, and cloarei out. Aggravated Assault. At the Police Court to day a man named John Merrison was sentenced to twelve months' for two assaults on his paramour, with whom he hid lived twelve years. Once he broke a jug over her head, and next time threw the contents of a frying pan awoyl and struck her with that utensil. The Magistrate said the accused thonld be confined like a wild beast. He had preriausly served a sentence for a similar effence at Oamaru. Tha Institute ScandalAt a meeting of the Benevolent Institution committee today it was decided to call a meeting of subscribers, and to recommend that a Royal Commission should be asked fort] conduct the inquiry recommended by the jury in the libel case the other day. rNVEECARGILL, £pril2s. Sale of Hotel Property. Johnson's family hotel was sold tc-day to Mr C. J. Deschlar for .£5500. It stands on a freehold quarter of an acre in Esk street. Sunday Travelling. Notice has been given of a motion to be introduced at the next meeting of the Town Council, pointing out that the running of tram cars on Sundays is not permitted in the agreement entered into between the Council and the Traiaway Company. Interesting Item of Sews. The Invercargill Rifles voted five guineas towards tho liquidation of the debt incurred iu consequence of the abandonment of the DunedEa review. -