NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2538, 29 May 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PB3 PBHS3 ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, May 27. Efforts are being made to float a Sperm Candle Company. The son of Daniel Ocllay, of Pungremn, was horribly gored by a boar, which ripped both legs almost from the knee to tho thigh, and completely ripped open the bowels. Carl Fisher, of Haege and Co., Sydney, was charged at the Police Court with using insulting language to Jobs Engler, clerk of Harges the levanter. It arose out of a squabble over Harges’ business affairs. The ease was dismissed.

Thomas Lynch, thrown from his horse at Coromandel, died of concussion of the brain.

A petition to tho Assembly asking for the use of Government House for University education purposes will be taken to Wellington by Mr Tolo, M.H.R. It bears 1850 signatures.

WELLINGTON, May 28,

H.M.S Nelson arrived here from Sydney at e'even this morning. During the day she was visited by hundreds of persons. H.M.S, Cormorant loaves for England this evening. The rifle match yesterday between D Battery of Artillery and the City E'flea resulted in a victory for the former corps by sixteen points. The city rifles is the oldest established corps. Until the last two matches they were unbeaten, and in consequence of the success of the shooting team of the artillery in their matches against local corps and others throughout the colony, the members of the battery have decided to invite them to a dinner next week.

The sum of £9O has been already subscribed in aid of the Timarn disaster fund. This includes subscriptions of five guineas from each member of tbe Government.

NELSON, May 28,

A young man named Jno. Midgely, eighteen years of age, was shot through the head at Foxtail yesterday morning, and killed instantaneously. It is believed to be an accident.

GKKYMOUIH, May 28,

Considerable excitement was occasioned here by a rich strike of stone in the Keep It Dark, Boefton. The cample is richer than anything over seen on this field before. It is estimated that four bags of stone brought up contains from two to three hundred ounces of gold. The gold was being retorted on Saturday, and the result is expected in this evening. The same shot of gold has been passed in the lower stopc-s, though not so rich. There is a great demand for shares. Mr Mountfort, for many years telegraph officer in charge here, and who has been ordered to Wanganui, was last night presented with a purse of sovereigns by the citizens, and with a complete set of Thackeray’s works by his fellow-officers of the Department. The presentation took place at the Melbourne Hotel, the Mayor presiding. About fifty were present. TIMABU, May 28,

The hull and sails of the ship Oity of Perth were sold at auction yesterday for £BSO. The purchasers have made all arrangements for powerful centrifugal pumps, etc., and it ie expected that there will be little difficulty in getting her out.

DUNEDIN, May 27. Te Whiti want* to see gold digging operations, and will visit some of the goldfields for that purpose. Some of the protestor* in the University have agreed to g ve Saturday afternoon lectures to ichool teachers, and the Hallway Department have granted teacher* season tickets that will enable them to attend twenty lectures, for the. small sum of £l. At the meeting of deferrodlpayment settlers on Saturday a petition was adopted praying Parliament to pass a Bill to amend the present Land Act, prepared by Mr J. A. Connell,

of Dunedin. The Bill provide* for a revaluation of landi, and for the rearrangement of term* of payment, alio for the ballot system, inatoad of auction. INVEECAEGTLL, May 27, The_ following reply has been received by Mr Bain to the congratulatory telegram sent to Sir John Hall by a number of Invercargill citizens:—“Pray accept and convey to the other citizens of Invercargill who signed tho telegram, my moat sincere thanks for their congratulations respecting the honor conferred upon me. I value it very highly, not for itself alone, but as a compliment to Hew Zealand. My pleasure is greatly heightened by the hearty congratulations I have received from friends in Invercargill and other parte of the colony.”