To-day's Despatches.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 106, 12 April 1883, Page 2

To-day's Despatches.

» fBY TELEGRAPH.) (UNITED PBES3 ASSOCIATION.) Napier, This Day. The Syood spent the whole evening sitting m committee on Archdeacon Stock's Bill for defining communicants m the statutes relating to the nomination and the election of parochial officers, as one who had subscribed m the Church Warden's books, declaring himself a communicant of the Church ot England, or who, \ihen challenged, subscribed such declaration. The result of the debate was that numerous amendments were negatived, and that the head and tail were cut from the chiet clause m the Bill. Dunedin, This Day. A man named Longford shot himself at South Dunedin last night. No particulars as to the cause are yet to hand. Later. Longford bid good night to his wife and family, and immediately afterwards the report of a pistol was heard. The bul ot entered the left breast, mrrowly missing the heart, and lodged m the left lung. The muzzle was placed close to the breast. The family assert it was discharged accidentally, but the medical men ridicule the idea. There are no hopes of his recovery. Alexandra, This Day. Mr Bryce and party arrived here last ! night, but will not leave for Taranaki forsome days. Wetere is expected to» morrow with a large number of men trom JVlokiu, to act as ftn escort. • The European party will number twelve. The rivers are very high, and the Waioa bridge is m great danger, and it is expected to go. Christchurch, This Day. The railway management is not to blame for the recent error at b'outhbrook for neglect to comply with the standing rule that every special train advice, or advice of train alteration, is to be delivered under cover, the officer delivering tho same to the person to whom it is addressed to take an acknowledgment on the cover, which he will hold as evidence. The Maiapoi stationmaster was adjudicated at fault, but, being an excellent officer of long standing, was leniently dealt with. The Railway Commission for the purpose of inquiring and reporting respecting; the feasibility of the pro** posed direct railway from Cnristchurch to the West Coast of the Middle Island, has now been appointed, and will consist of the following gentlemen : — Messrs Wilson, M.H.R. for Rangitikei, Mr Napier Bell, engineer, of Ohristchurch, and Captain Russell, of Hastings, formerly M.E.R. for Napier. The com- I mission will commence work m all probability about a week hence, that being about the time when Mr Bell will be at liberty to act. Wellington, This Day. Mr Bryce left Auckland yesterday on hia way to Taranaki tv rough the King country. The journey to Waitara will take five days, after which Mr Bryce will visit Parihaka and the neighbouring settlements, returning to Wellington about the end of the present month. A supplementary Gazette issued to - night further prorogues Parliament until the 15 th of May next. The steamer Wakatipu arrived from Sydney at 5.30 p.m. Off Stephen's Island a spar of a vessel was passed, but it could not be made out whether belonging to a large or smalt vessel . A respectably-dressed young man, named Frederick Sayers, was tonday sentenced to four months' imprisonment on two charges of false pretences. The Agent-General cables under date London, April 10, the departure of the ste rner British Qunen, for Wellington, with 295 immigrants ; and the ship Forfarshire, for Port Chalmers, with 267 immigrants ; and that the Oxford, which was dismasted m the Bay of Bispay, will probably re-embark her passengers, and leave for Wellington on the 25th instant.