INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 164, 13 July 1874, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, July 11. Gbarles Dyer has been brought down from Pokiri charged with the murder of Eliza Battersea, a woman hs was living with. He was jealous of her, and constantly quarrelling with her, audit is alleged that last Wednesday lie "beat her in a brutal manner, and then poured kerosene on her clothes and set fire to them. He. then wrapped a sack roand her and carried her to the river and threw her in. A man named Watson/seeing her there, lifted her out with Dyer's assistance. All the hair waav burned off her bead, and her clothes were burnt to the waist, and tbe whole of the opper part of her body was half roasted. She lingered for two days in great^ agony and then died. Dyer allege! that she spilt the kerosene over herself, which accidentally ignited. Mr Blackall, chief officer of the barque Pet, has died from fracture of the skull, caused by an accident on board. Mr Alex. Saunders reports sales of Caledonians at £9 10s. Buyers: Fiji Bank, 555; City of London, 30a; Crown Prince, 25b; Whau, 163; Core, 15s 6d. Sellers; Bank of New Zealand, £17155; National Bank, 765; Union Beach, 16b. 725 p.m. . The enquiry into the origin of the fire at Mr Owen's etore showed that it commenced in a cask of matches. An open verdict was returned. Mr Owen estimates his loss in excess of insurance at £600. The inquiry re the alleged murder at Pakiri is adjourned for a week. Arrived. — Barque Hokulele from Paget Sound with a cargo of 195,227 feet of timber and 39,600 laths. The vessel comes for sale. July 13. Sales of Qaeen May shares at 11s. Buyers : Caledonians, £9 ; City of London, 30s 6d; Calf, lls j Union Beach, 15s. Sellers: Bank of Now Zealand, £17 saj Rational Bank, 765; Fiji Bank, 60s; Thames, 65a. POBT CHALMER3, July 13. Arrived.—Ship Carowiae, 89 days from Cork, with 300| statute adults. The following ships are at the Heads : —Cartsboro, from Glasgow, with immigrants ; Hindostan, irom

London, with immigrants; Davengab, j from London. , Wellington, July 11. The Waikato has arrived. She left I London on the 24th March, and is the first of the new line of immigrant ships built for the New Zealand Shipping j Company. She has 400 souls on board, j all well. July 13. i Alexander M'Donald, for shooting Young's coach horse and stopping her Majesty's mail, under pretence of upholding the rights of the natives, was sentenced this morning to three years penal servitude, bat before being released he must bind himself in sureties, himself iv £500, and two in £50 each, to keep the peace in bis district. The passengers by the Waikato arrived in excellent condition. They will be landed to-day, and placed in the Immigration barracks.