Interprovincial News.

Hastings Standard, Issue 172, 16 November 1896, Page 2

Interprovincial News.

A little girl named Irving, who was badly burned at Pukerua, near Auckland, died of the injuries received. The consecration of the Eight Rev. Dr. Lenthan as Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland took place yesterday morning in St. Patrick's Cathedral, the consecrating prelate being Bishop Grimes of Christchurch, and the assistant prelates being Bishop Gallagher of Goulbourn and Bishop Ver:lon of Dunedin. The Cathedral was crowded, not only with Roman Catholics, but members of all denominations, Father Lcnihan possessing the respect and esteem of all churches. Solemn high mass was celebrated, the preachers being the Right Rev. Drs. Gallagher and Milliards. At vespers Bishop Grimes preached to a crowded congregation. In the charge of bigamy against Stephen Bosher at Wellington, the evidence showed that he was married to Josephine Libean at Lyttelton 17 years ago, and in 1892 married Mary Ann Recce, of Wellington. Before the second marriage accused stated, in reply to a question, that he had not previously been married. The gaol warder produced the letter written by the accused since his confinement at the gaol to the second Mrs Bosher. This letter admitted that accused was married as stated in Lyttelton, but asserted further two years after that marriage he had to go home to France on business. In France he was arrested for having failed to do his military duty and for being naturalised in New Zealand without his parents' consent. A sentence of three years' imprisonment was passed upon him, after serving part of which he was sent to serve as a soldier in Africa, where he served five years, endeavoring all the time by letters to get the British and the New Zealand Governments to obtain his release. His letters, however, were never sent. Ultimately he returned to New Zealand, and on his arrival he wired to Akaroa, asking if his wife was still living, to which he received a reply from her that she was and married again. He then sent another telegram :—" Shall I come or not ? " the answer to which was "No." He considered that he and the second Mrs Bosher were lawful man and wife. Accused was commited for trial.