INTER PROVINCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 83, 7 April 1875, Page 2

INTER PROVINCIAL

Ltttelton, Tuesday. The Otago sailed North, at 2.15 p.m. Wellington, Wednesday. The Otago arrived from Lytteltoa at 9 a.m The Supreme Court Criminal sittings are concluded Few of ihe caaes were of general interest. Denis WrL'bt, late cai.tain of the 107 th ragmen t, charges with'obtaining mom y on false pretences, was acquitted, hut before leaving the Court, was arrested ou another similar charge, at the suit of Mr W. S. Moorhouse. The work of filling in the Thorndon reclamation has now commenced in earnest. The Post say a it is a disgrace to the Government that the bus'iDcs of the Keeident Magistrate's Court should have to be carritd on in the present 6tate of the building, and it would not be mrprise d if those exposed to the smell were attacked by fever. Dunedin, Wednesday. The funeral of the late Judge Wilson Gray took place yesterday afternoon. The procession, which was very long, starte 1 irom the Government Buildings. Tlie vo:untters and fire brigades mustered strong, and nearly all the members of the legal profes ion were present, including Judges Ward an-J Chupman. The Keys. Stamford and Davis performed the burial service. All the placed of business were cloeed during the pasting ot the procession, including the bank?. Bishop Moran and Father Coleman were present at the grave, The hon Eeri Tairoa intends to call a meeting of toe Canterbury and Otago natives to

consider what steps should be taken to secure the payment of two millions on account of the unfulfilled promises made theu by Colonel Wakefleld, Kemp, and Mr. Ma> tell. Mr Adam, the immigration agent for Otago, writes tbat the Lord ftl'ij or ot London said at a meeting held in London for raising tunds for the Cofpatrick sufferers, that he hoped the fate of the Co'patrick would be the means of altering the tide of immigration from New Zealand to Canada. Hokitika, Wednesday. Sixty- four heart of catt'e were yarded at the Arabura, "when beef averaged 40b per lOOlbs, and sheep 12s 6d to 21s 6d tach. Gkahamstown, Wednesday. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, a packer, r.an.ed Thomas Edwards was ctiarged with shooting with intent to kill and murder one John Toovey. The accused went to Toove>'u whare, nine miles from town, on Sunday, and fired a pistol loaded with shot, which wounded him in the leg below the knee. Edwards suspected Toovey of having Becuced his wife from home some time ago. The accused wua lemanded, pending the recovery of Toovey to give evidence.