NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2654, 9 October 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[>3B FSBSB AfItOOIAIIOK.j AUCKLAND, October 7

At the criminal sessions John Matheson, William O’Keef, and Hugh Storey, lads, for malicious injury to property, were released on sureties to come up for judgment when called on, and to pay the value of Hoffman’s plate glass window smashed, soma £ls. Thomas Gorman, for perjury, received two years. Mr Fantham, of Cambridge, Waikato, summoned the huntsman of the Hunt Club for trespass. Judgment was given for plaintiff against twelve defendants for 10s damages and costs, £lO 10s, and for four defendants with costs, £lO 10s. WELLINGTON, October 8 The cricket season was opened with great eclat yesterday. A lunch waa given in the afternoon, at which Sir James Prendergait, Acting Governor, Hon. Mr Whitaker, Premier, Messrs 0. Johnston, W. H. Levin, and W. Hutchison, M. U.K.’s, Mayor and City Ooun- , ciilors were present. The counsel for tho prosecution in the late conspiracy ease, has written to the Minister of Justice informing him of tbs verdict returned by tho jury, and praying that Longhurst be released.

A telegram received from Lyell states that splendid gold has been struck at the Victor Emanuel Mine, New Creek. The specimens brought down yesterday surpass anything obtained in the district for many years. TIMABU, October 7.

At the annual horse parade to-day there wrs a good attendance of the public. The horses showed an improvement, both in numbers and in quality generally. The American trotting stallions were much admired. The Timaru Oiick&t Club have arranged matches with the English eleven and the Auckland team. DUNEDIN, October 8.

A ead and fatal accident occurred on the tramway this morning about eleven o’clock. The steam engine, with two cars attached, was coming from North east Valley into town. A little boy named Fetterr, aged about ten, son of a shoemaker in the valley, was in the car neareit the engine, and attempted to get out without giving the signal to stop. He swung right under the oar, andthe wheel pasted over his neck and arm. His head was out almost entirely off. The conductor was in the second car taking tickets at the time. A gentleman who saw the lad getting off gave the signal to stop, but it was too late to prevent the accident. The body was taken to the morgue, and an inquest will probably be held to-morrow. A very sudden death occurred shortly after noon to day, the wife of F. M. Coxhead, the well-known Customs agent, having fallen dead in a fit. Ann Sherry, against whom there were eighty-eight previous convictions, we* sentenced to two years’ impmonment in the Police Court yesterday for being an incorrigible rogue and vagabond. The Botomahana will leave her for Melbourne on October 26tfa, arriving on the night before the Melbourne Oop.

INVERCARGILL, October 8. A fire broke out in a three roomed cottage in Ayenal, a luborb of Invercargill, tbi, morning about two o'clock, and extended to a .table adjoining. Both building, were old and were columned. They were the property of Mr T, Kemp, who hold, an insurance of £76 in the Colonial office on the cottage, which was let last week to Bioketaon, shoemaker, recently from Oaznaru, where it is said he was burnt out two month, ago. Bicketson did not live on the premises, and has not been seen since. A person calling herself his wife says he went out of town yesterday and that the stock is insured, but she does not know in what office. A _ strange story comes from the Waimes district, near Mandeville. A farmer named Alexander, recently from Canterbury, has a homestead there. He got into difficulties, and the bailiffs were sent up to take possession of the stock. On arriving, Mrs Alexander drove them off with a double barrelled gun, her husband supplying five rounds of ammunition, The party retreated for reinforcements, returned next day, and took possession. Later the chief bailiff returned to Gore, and in his absence Alexander, backed by hie wife, attacked about half a dozen men in possession and routed them. They returned to Gore on Saturday, several of them badly out about and bruised, Mrs Alexander is said to be a crack shot. Warrants are out against them for assault. It is supposed they have taken the opportunity to clear the stock. The routed party -returned very much crestfallen.