NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2515, 29 April 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PBBSS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, April 28. There were seventy-seven applications for tho vacancy as City Council messenger. The quarterly March report of the Board of Education shows the number of schools in the provincial district to be 211. Attendance beginning of quarter 14,039, end of quarter 16 254 ; average, 12 696. After some squabbling and threatened litigation the bill of Cunningham and King, of the Governor Browne Hotel, for boarding Tawhaio and chiefs on their visit to Auckland, was paid by tho reception committee, less £25 deducted. The bill was for £175. Tho Auckland citizsns are forming parties to tent it at Tawhaio’s meeting, OPUNAKI, April 28.

A heavy gale and rain occurred here yesterday, flooding the rivers and washing away all temporary bridges between Pungarehu and Opunaki. Tho coach from New Plymouth, yesterday, has. not yet come in, being stopped at Raholu. The masonry for the Pungarehu bridge is considerably damaged, and the Waiau river io higher than ever before known. It is overflowing its banks. It rose nine feot. and washed out a family, destroying everything and moved the house. The flax-mill has also suffered, tho water having ove, flowed into the house and carried away the dam. Mr Wagstaff will lose considerably by the damage and loss of flax washed away.

WANGANUI, April 28,

The Supreme Court concluded its sittings to day. Kawaiti Te Puke and Wm, Dodds, found guilty of forgery, were brought up and sentenced at 10 a.m. Tho former received six months, and the latter twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Reuben Cason was found guilty of wounding with intent to inflict grievous bod’ly harm, and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labor. Fred. Dryer, tried a second time for indecent assault (the jury in tho first trial not being able to ogree) was acquitted. There was no civil business. WELLINGTON, April 28. The rain fall yesterday was registered es nearly two and a-half inches. It was tho heaviest rain that has been experienced hero for months past.

NELSON, April 28.

The trill of the late Dr. Brewster, better known as Dr. Oldham, was proved to-day. The executors were tho Nelson Diocesan Trustees, and the estate is said to be worth £ISCO ; and the testator, after providing for two or throe small bequests, directs that the balance is to be invested, and the interest, after tho payment of a small life annuity, is to be paid to Bevs. Bowden and Moore, of Wakefield and Spring Grove, and to their successors in the incumbencies of St. John's, Wakefield, and St. Paul’s, Spring Grove. DUNEDIN, April 28. The Magistrate to-day decided that the railway authorities could not recover wharfage on goods shipped from lighters to vessels at the Port Bail way wharf. At a meeting of the Benevolent Institution subscribers to-day Bishop Neville was in the chair. A motion was made by Archdeacon Edwards that an inquiry by Eoyal Commission should be asked, and was supported by all the speakers till near the close, when an amendment was moved to the effect that subscribers had full confidence in committee, and left matters entire in their hands. This amendment was a complete surprise, and was carried by 14 to 13. Considerable interest is taken in the mile race for the championship and £IOO tomorrow between Burke and Eagan, of Christchurch. Tho former is the favorite locally, but a very close race is expected. At tho Police Court to-day quite a scone took place between two Chinese interpreters. One accused tho other of wrong interpretation, and eventually they began abusing each other roundly in English. The Bench stopped it by threatening to turn out the interpreters who next misbehaved. Only about thirty or forty persons left for Christchurch to-night by the special excursion train.

The Dunedin contingent of tho Southern Hussars were sworn in to-night to the number of about twenty, but it is expected more will be sworn in. It was stated that it was the intention of the Government to form all cavalry corps into regiment*.

She oooed ; ho wooed ; the old man said they could if they would. No cards Woman’s Love.— 1 Have you boon to the seaside. Clara, darling ?’ Tbe speaker was a pretty dimpled brunette, whose eyes were of the peculiar kind that can gleam with merriment, sparkle with anger, or look with melting tenderness on those whom their possessor loves. The person whom she addressed was a tall, stately blonde, who wore her own back hair. ‘ No,’ responded Clare, a mournful cadence in her tones ; 1 1 have not been away this summer, but I have saved enough money by doing my own washing to buy the boss sealskin sacque on this block, and don’t you forgot it,’ Such is the power of woman’s love.