NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2557, 19 June 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION. I MAPIEB, June 19,

Judge Gillies sat in Chambers en Saturday to settle issues in civil Cases. In the action of Gannon v Craig for libel, damages £2OOO, the Judge remarked that there was no libel and nothing to try, and tbfit the plaintiff could gain nothine by proceeding further. Messrs Brassey and McLaan for plaintiff, Mr Finn for defendant. The Supreme Court wan opened to-day by Judge Gillies. The o'dendar inoludes ten persons oharged with fifteen offences, cor.aißting of one case of rap (Nativa affair), one of manslaughter, one of malicious wounding, five of horsestealing-, one of laroony »s bailee, and six of forgery. Except the suspiciotJß case of manslaughter, nunc of tho offerees ore of an aggravated character. Moat of them come from Pcvcrfy Pa-. AUCKLAND. June J 9.

A terrible tragedy ocourivd in Ohapel afreet this morning. A mill hand ) amod Henry Foreman, aged tweivy two, arid manied seven weeks, took do«n lie carbine and threatened to shcot h'.3 wif'3. She rim out of the hous?, and had noD gone rcr.r.y yards before she hcavd a shot, and Foreman wan found dead with * large over the region of the heart. is uHH'rgni!d as the cause, Mrs Foreman i;eir:>; enciente. Tno deceased is a member of the Naval B.igade. Five long Hfentoi.t'e priioiura Lave been gent to Wellington per ttao Oret.i to osdst in the construction of the n»» «aol. Amongst tham is the notorious Fred. Plummer, sentenced to ton ><?ava tor burlary and sending threatening leltew, and also W. T. Bolton, sentenced to t--n yeurs for forgery and horee stealing. Tae captain of the Mendozv report* that a teaman named John fell overboard and was drowned during the voyage. The Mayor hao given notice of hi« intention to move in the direction of bringing the Contagions Diseases Act into f-jree. H.MS. Nelion arrived eff the Great Barrier on Saturday, and w >.i engaged in gun praotice. She has not yet co'ue iuto the harbor. "WELLING-TON, June 19. Large crowds visited the Manipouri last evening to witness the display of the oicclric ijixt

A Gisborne Native polioeman arrived last night from Bast Cape, reporting the total lofs of the ketoh Jessie, loaded for this port with timber. All hands were loot. The vessel is i, rorsd for £4OO. The timber remained io. the hold of the vessel, which was driven ashore a few miles north 01 Jfiast Cape.

WANGANUI,JtineI9. i Two seamen, Boyd and Eedmond, who | assaulted Captain Pope on board the j™."? Wanganui river on Saturday night ana tried to throw him overboard, were brought up at the Besident Magistrate's Court this morning and remanded. . , The asseisors have given judgment in tne collision of the sohooner E. and U. Cameron, of Lyttelton, and the steamer Clyde trading to Patea, blaming both captains, and censuring Captain Bonner of the steamer, ihe certificates to be returned and costs paid equally by eaoh captain. DUNEDIN, June 19. A eeven-roomcd house at Tomahawk, occupied by Mrs Combie, has been burned to the ground. The building was insured in the New Zaaland, and the furniture in the National for £IOO. .. On the arrival of the outter Jane, the pDlioe arrested Charles Everett and Daniel Moore, on suspicion of being concerned in the hotel robbery at Inveroargill. £3l was found on them. INVEBOABGILL, June 19. Thirteen prisoners, against whom there are nineteen charges, await trial at the Supreme Court opening here on Wednesday. The oharges inolude arson, uttering, assault, attempted rape, personation at election, embezzling and larceny. One man has been in gaol einoe the beginning of January, and another sinoe February last. An opinion is expressed that the sittings of the Court should be more frequent.