CANTERBURY.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 63, 16 March 1868, Page 68

CANTERBURY.

By the arrival of the schooner B; and TJ. Cairierbh, from Lyttelton, on Friday, we have dates to the 7th of ‘March, for which we have to thank Capt. Cafneron. Below, will be found a few extracts. 1 Commercial telligence will be found in its pronor place:— *

TRIAL FOR MURDER. —SENTENCE OF DEATHThe trial’ of'John Densley Swale for the murder of John Nankin concluded, on the 6th . inst., and resulted, in' a verdict of '* Guilty.” Sentence of death was passed by His HbnorMr J ustice Gresson in the following terms “JohnDerisley Swale, or otherwise J ohn Swale Densley, you Have been found! guilty of the crime of wilful murder. You have' had a patient (rial by an intelligent jury, and have been ably defended by your conn sel. Notwithstanding this, you have been convicted. , TJnder these circumstances, it only remains for me to perform what is a inost painful duty-to pass 'sentence of death upon a feUow-oreature. I have ho reason to hold out to you'any hopes of a 1 remis-. sioh or commutation of your sentence. I can only therefore, enjoin you to employ the time yet left to you in this lifejiri making a reconciliation with- your Maker whom you have so highly offended by this grievous crime. - The law of the land is in this respect more merciful to'you' than you were to your 'victim. You ! have : sent a person with' whom "you Had "daily intercourse, who, in' fact, was yourj'partner in business, into the presence of his Maker without a moment’s warning or prepara/ tion. The law is not so unmerciful to you; as it gives you time to prepare for the* other world. I trust ( it is not necessary to. point out to you that there is ai‘merciful Mediator between you and your offended 1 Odd. Short,as the time is, you may yet make your peace., T implore you to employ the short time allowed you in this world in doing thi°, and. effecting a recuncilliation with your. God.”

His Honor then put on' the black cap and; passed sentence of death - in the usual form. The prisoner, wh'o evinced no greatly increased signs 'of trepidation, although he looked somewhat restless, 1 was then removed. . r

A MAN STABBED.'

Captain Cameron, of the E. and TJ. Cameron, has mentioned to ns a circumstance which is not reported in the papers to hand. It is to the effect that on' the night of Friday, the 6th inst.," a‘man in Christchurch, who had been cohabiting with a female, on arriving at his house, found a icnan there', whose presence caused a row and a sCufile, which unfortunately resulted in one of the men being stabbed. The ’ wounded man was conveyed' to' the Provincial -Hospital, where, on Saturday morning, he. breathed his last. Jealousy, it is said, was the cause of this uiifortunate 'affair. This'is in effect what we have heard-from Capt. Cameron/ who, however, was'unable to furnish any particulars as to' the names 'of the'parties concerned, &e.

DEPARTURE OF LORD LYTTELTON AND. MR ' SELFE.

The Lyttelton Timeß, Marph 7, contains the following Lord Lyttelton, the hon G. Lyttelton, and Mr Selfeleft Christchurch yesterday; era' route for Wellington, whence they will go to England via Panama. On arriving at Lyttelton they ‘were 1 waited on by the-members ,of the .Municipal .Council, who handed to Lord.. Lyttelton an illuming ated‘ copy of anYiddress rec^n^presehted to him. Lord,Lyttelton: thanked the. Mil nicipal Council, and- -passed ,a .very high eulogium bn the'skill ‘displayed in illumihating the'addresß. ! :Mr -H.' H. GlOver, lithographer to. Messrs ;Ward and Beeves, was entrusted with the'work. ‘ The address is OngroSsed ' artd ‘illumihafed’ on ‘veh lum, • and. is written in the centre'in-church text. All the principal words and capitals are in’ monumental charaotbra,- highly ornamented.and illominated. Surrqunding.the address is a bor Sure, colored, with neutrhl tints only, and relieved with gold. - The following devices.and seals are introduced : the seals of the Colony, of Canterbury, and Lyttelton;. tile crests of Lord; Lyttelton and Mr Selfe. The puter edge of .the bordea is characteristicaily ! filled s in/- : Mr tl. H ;< Glover - has recejyed the following letter from the Clerk to the Lyttelton Municipal Council‘l ‘ am"specially‘ihstihbt; ed by _ the Chairman of the Lyttelton Municipal Council to convey the v thanks bl himself |,iid tbe'Corihcil ’gbnerffiiy Ho yoh for the admirable manner in which you have carried out their fishes ,in engrossiug and illuminating the 1 ‘addresser tion.to Lord-Lyttelton and Mr Selfe • and at the same time r .tq’inform you y that your work has elicited' 'unqualified’’admiration from all who f have seenrit.’ ’’ ;; ... ,; ,