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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 15, 18 January 1871, Page 2

The. Bay of Islands coal 13 increasing in favor with cstptairjs^andiowners of steamers. Eighteen steamers trading out bf Auckland now use this coal alone. The price is 12s. per ton, free on board, at Russell.

The CrmiSTCHUKCii Mukder. — Tha following particulars of the horrible murder recently committed at Cbristchurch are frorn tho Canterbury Press. The murderer, whose name is Simon Cedeuo, is a colored man, aud wns in the employ of Mr. W. Robinson. He was about to be married, and two servant girls in the same house, named Catherine Glenn, and Margaret* Bourke, begau joking him good humouredly about it. They appear to have coutinued at various times during the clay to chaff him on the subject until be suddenly became enraged, and without warning, rushed upon his helpless- victims./ The attack, so far as we can gather, seems to have been made as follows : — At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the girl Catherine Glenn was in the scullery, when Cedeno came in and rushed upon her with a large knife, with which he succeeded in inflicting a frightful wound on the face, laying open the cheek completely up from the lower jaw to tbe eye. He also inflicted two abrasions on the right breast, which, however, fortunately, are J)ut slight. The poor girl managed lo get " away from her would-be murderer and rau round to the front of the house, screaming out that Cedeno was going to kill them all. Immediately upon Glenn escaping from him, the infuriated man rushed into the kitchen, where the deceased Margaret Burke was engaged washing the floor. Mr. Campbell had just then passed from the dining-room into the hall" where he was standing when he saw the girl Burke rush from the kitchen into the hall from the other end and thence iuto the dining-hall pursued by prisoner. She fell close to a side table, when Cedeuo rushing on her, stabbed her in the back. Mr. Campbell then caught the man's hand in which the knife was, and struggled with him for possession of it, but tho prisoner succeeded in inflicting two or three more stabs upon his victim, in spite of the efforts made to wrest the knife from him. Mrs. Robinson who was preseut, then ran forward and seized hold of tlie kuife, in trying to secure which she was rather severely cut. A man of the name of Price, in the employ of Mr. Robinson, now came up, \vhen Mr. Campbell and he succeeded in securing the prisoner, who was shortly afterwards conveyed to the lock-up. The unfortunate giri Burke died almost immediately, having received three or four deep stabs in the back, just opposite the heart. Prisoner stated 'afterwards that he had intended to kf Jl Mr. Robinson first. Immediately on hearing of the occurrence Mr. Inspector Pender, accompanied by sergeant M'Night aud Detective Feast, hastened to the scene of the murder, and had tbe body of the girl Burke removed io the hospital. Prisoner appears to be a most determined looking fellow, and a sentry has been placed on the lock-up to watch him. We have been informed by Dr. Turnbull that no danger need be apprehended as to the girl Glenn's life, although she is dreadfully injured about the head. " He is of opinion that the other poor girl died almost instantaneously. The wife aud child of a bullock-driver named Tie. living at Waipori diggings, Otago, were found dead in their bedroom early on Sunday morning week. The mother, who was rather a heavy woman, was lying on the top of the child, which was in its cradle by the side of the bed, and both quite dead. The woman is said to have been addicted to strong liquors, and had been the worse for drink on Friday, though not on Saturday night. The New South Wales Parliament negatived the proposal to put £1 per ton duty on imported flour. For remainder of News see Fourth page.