SECOND EDITION INTERPROVINCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 33, 8 January 1884, Page 3

SECOND EDITION INTERPROV INCIAL.

(UNITED PRVSB ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, January 7. Six young ladies took the "Black Veil" on Sat'irday at the Convent at ' Ponsonby. Bishop Luck officiated, assisted by three pi iests. Patea, January 8. The West Coast Meat »>nd Produce Export Company have decided to order a 5-Aslam refrigerator with a capacity for 900 sheep per week. : Wellington, January 7. At the Supreme Court the jury found true bills m all cases except that of Edward o' Mauley, for. .alleged manslaughter. Peter Jansen* a. Dane, charged with, larceny, was sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour. Alex* •ander Anderson; on a charge of attefapt* ing to murder his paraniotti, -MaH White, was found guilty and sentenced to three years' bard' labour. ' ' / '■' ' HokitiKf, January 1. A crowded' public meeting was held at the Town Hall. last evening, the Mayor presiding, <\ Q u»'ge «.P? U Government the necessity of bringing, theWesbland Education. Sub-division Act into operation, iit.once. The meeting unanimously' resolved to send a delegate to "WeUiugtpn/and, selected, Mr.H[: R. Rae, ' member " .of the Hokitika School Committcf, tp prececd, ,at once to inte»4iew the Minister of Education on the subject. Chki ichttbch; jTanuaVy 7. A peculiar accident happened m the Supreme ., Court / to-day., -A man, by sol ne extraordinary, blunder, took his seat m the jury box m place of another bearing a similar name, < the: proper juryman, being under .the Impression thathiswameliad not been called. The presence of the wrong man was not dis-. covered till gup trial ihad'tesul tod m a conviction, and tbe^whole of the evidence m another trial. hadbeeriicaken anfl. the judge had summed up. It was somewhat curious that m the case m. which the conviction had beeri recorded sentence had been -passed. His Honor took a^note of the irregularity 1 , anU announced ■ his intention to consult his brother judges as to the best course 1 to be pnrvmedii: * ;i ' ' ' Jn .the Supreme Court 1 there was only one conviction, that of • Chas'. Schnfiidev for ' forgery. ; He was seriteuced to eighteen months' imprison^ ment with hard labouft ; - In two instances the Grand Jury found no bills, : in- seven true bills,; and have still seven to deal with. , -■ ' • Dunedin, January 7. The Governor attended the concert oAle Kennedy family to-night. The entice "proceeds were in ; aid of theßehevolent Institute and Burns statue fund, and were £90. ; . ' 1 he stakes! at the Caledonian father; ing were, paid over to-night ' Burky takes £48-for running, Dinnie and Murray, the dancer, eome'ne^t • witlr £28«ach. 'Dirinie also gets ijsofr6'm the Society fdr his presence: ' It is' thought therte ;is little'proUability' ; of any of the challenges to Dinnie coming to a contest. The~suni taken ,at the gates for 'the threV ' days waV '£1063, and the stakes paid over amount to nearly £500. ' ' An inquest was hold to-day on the body of Thomas* -Co^chrane, which was found m the Harbour on Friday last. Deceased was last seen on Wednesday afternoon aitd' was then sober and quite cheerful- He had been at the Caledonian games. . The tendency of the whole 1 eVfdeucejwas that the occurrence was. accidental, and th^ jury reliurn«fd a J verdict^bf ' found drowned.' At the Supreme Court today the only case of interest was .the charge against Whirely ' of manslaughter, m having overlaid her child .whilst, drunk. She pleaded ,nqt guilty^ because ; she said site loved her chi^d ! and , never in-, tended to harm it. Being founcl guilty she asked l for mercy, aud whilst being senkence'd said she would reform. The Judge said lie thought the blame fell also upon the shoulders of her husband, who should have kept her from drink, and a "share '"'was attributable to those who had supplied her. He would give her such a sentence as might wean her from the craving for drink, namely, t\vetve months. James Smith, for stealing a hovse and a saddle, was sentenced to twelve months. Harry Punstan, for forgqry, was, sentenced to nrlne months; and Robert Galbtaith, for obtaining money by a valueless cheque, •was acquitted! . Dunedin, January 7. W. J. Spiei-s, ot-Darga\ille, Auckland, formerly 9. first, prize-taker for dancing.at the Dunedin gatues, tele, graphs his willingness to dance a Highland Jling^ with Donald Dinnie - for £100. Donald. has agreed -to dance young Mumy " if fudges who understand the/ Highland fling cain befound;" -W. Matheson, of local hammer-throwing fame, has also accepted Dinnie's challenge to him m that feat on local terms. > - ' At the inquest on the body ;of MeIn tosh, found dead . on thef Portobello Road, it was shown that the accident occurred at the junction of an old and new road, and the "cart had fallea'from one to the other pyer a bank 35ft high. f The evidence was that Mclntosh left Dunedin sober. A verdict of accidental' death, was returned.