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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 51, 24 January 1883, Page 2

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INTERPROVINCIAL - (UNITED PItESS ASSOCIATION.) Nelson, Jan. 23. Captain Walmsley, late of the 56th regiment, and some years ago chiei postmaster of Nelson, died this morning, aged 83 years. He was an old pensioner. The engine which runs trom town to port collided with a horse, which was standing partly across the l>ne, this motning, and breke its neck and severed two of its legs from the body, doinsj damage also co the vehicle to which the horse was attached. A woman named Alice Allen died at the lunatic asylum, and the coroner's jury have returned a verdict from natural causes. Deceased was sent here from Napier on 3rd October, 1882. Christchurch, Jan. 23. About 100 teachers have presented themselves at the annual examination. At a meeting of the City Council tonight, attention was directed to the fact that the dress eire le fire escape at the theatre was kept closed during the performance The council decided that on the next occasion of any of the fire escapes being closed during the per" formance that the license would be cancelled. DrjNBDiNJ Jan. 23. The Presbyterian Synod decided on the question of union with the Northern Church, after a lengthy and animated debate, that negotiations have not yet proceeded so far as to furnish grounds for affirming or denying the practicability of union. The Synod re-appoint the committee with instructions to continue negotiations and bring up a more matured, lull, and detailed scheme for the consideration of the Church. One hundred and three souls, equal to 90 statute adults, were nominated here during the past month under the immigration system. . Thomas Tracey, an elderly man," has been found dead on the Kaikorai Valley road. He had ruptured a blood-vessel m the chest. : Ernest Fame, ordinary seaman, belonging to ship Westland, was drowned m Port Chalmers whilst bathing to* day. ' ''•'■ ; At St. Matthew's Church yesterday morniug, the Rev. C. J. Byng, m the course of his sermon, took occasion to denounce m no measured terms the progress that Ritualism is making m this country through the substitution of sacraments for the teachings of Jesus Christ. The rev. gentleman stated that processions, crosses, candles, banners, and other innovations that were so per distantly paraded m. their midst of late, derived no authority from the teaching of the rubric of the Church of England, and he strongly warned his congregation not to be led away by such tawdry attempts at religion. ,' Mr Proud foot, tramway proprietor, has been summoned to the Police Court to-morrow, to answer a charge of his steam- motors being a nuisance. Mr B. N. Martin, late of the Auckland and Blenhbim offices, has been appointed to succeed, Mr A. D. Lubecki *s officer m charge of the Dunedin statioa . This evening the officers of the Dunedin station presented their retiring chief with a handsome gold watch and chain, m token of the esteem m which he is held by them. In the Papakaio murder case, the prisoner challenged eleven jurors, aihd the Crown one. The case is likely to occupy several days. Kaiapoi, This Day. A competent accountant is to be em« ployed to investigate the Council accounts. Dunedin, This Day. Mr Larnack, M.H.R. was thrown out ( of his buggy last night and severely injured. Wellington, This Day. The Native Miniatr and Minister of Lands will leave for Kawhia this day week. The steamer Tui had a narrow escape of being burnt last night through some cotton waste and paint m a locker gniting. No damage done. • •