SECOND EDITION. TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2595, 1 August 1882, Page 3

SECOND EDITION. TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIA.

[retjter's telegrams. 1 MELBOURNE, August 1

Arrived, this morning—The Orient steamship Chimborazo, from New Plymouth June 17th.

ALBANY, August 1

Arrived, last evening—P. and O. Company's s.s. Rome, with the inward Suez mails, which left London en 30 th June. She brings the following news from Bombay, dated July 16 th: —The force which is being organised for despatch to Egypt consists of 1800 European and 5000 Native troops, together with three batteries of artillery, transport horses, and 2000 mules. It is understood that the force is intended to hold Suez and Ismalia, and that it will probably be employed in constructing a line of railway along the Canal.

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PRBSB ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, August 1. William Thomas Moss was knocked down »nd kicked at the Custom-house Hotel yesterday, and his leg fraotured, by a person unknown. The Auckland Coursing Club has fifty members. Captain Jackson Barry has obtained permission to make a oast of Winiata's head after the execution. NAPIEB, August 1. The Customs revenue collected during July amounted to £4042. The beer duty amounted to £lO3. The vital statistics were—Births. 35 ; marriages, 5; deaths, 12. INVBBOABGILL, August 1. Tho vital statistics for July were—Births, 61; marriages, 15; deaths, 13.

[I'KOM OUB SPECIAL COBBBBPONDENT.] DTJNEDIN, July 31.

In Campbell v Campbell, divorce juris iiotion, the plaintiff, Catherine Anne Camp-

boll, sought a divorce from Edward CampI bell, civil engineer, on the grounds of oruelty and adultery. The respondent entered an appearance, but nothing further was done by him. The parties were married at All Saints Ohuroh, Dunedin, February 16tb, 1876. One ohild was born of the marriage. By reason of the respondent's oruelty they separated. Under the deed the plaintiff was to have oustody of the child, but the husband hat since removed and detained it. Mrs Campbell, in her evidence, said that about six months after the birth of the child the husband began to taunt her. Six months before the separation took place Campbell oame in and said—" A friend of mine told me he could never manage his wife until ho gave her a black eye or two," and thereupon struck witness on the eye. She was nursing her ohild at the time. After this her husband came in one evening and pressed her underneath the ears with hia two thumbs. Her eyes protruded and her head Beemed likely to burst. She soreamed, and Mr Forsyth, the landlord, oame to her assistance. The husband's oruelty took the form of taunts. He used to say he wished _he had married some other female acquaintance. Forsyth stated that Campboll must have killed bii wife had not witness interfered. Adultery with Mrs Langstaffe, a widow, who aoted as his housekeeper, was clearly established. The Judge declared a decree nisi, and was about to make an order for the oustody of tho child, when Mr Stout came into Court, and said he knew no case where suoh an order was made till the final decree. The Judge thought he had the power, but would loave the whole matter over till Chambers.

McGill, who was arrested for alleged arson, is an elderly man, and has been carrying on business in and about the Arcade for many years. He only returned from England, where he has been buying largely, on Tuesday. He is in the habit on occasions of sleeping in the shop, though his residence is out of town.

Mr P. C. Neill is tho purohaser of the old " Daily Times" office, but it is understosd that he is acting for the Bank of Australasia,