ENGLISH NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 167, 8 July 1875, Page 2

ENGLISH NEWS.

[Per Tararua] Restraint is to ba placed on the exportation of. horses. Gladstone and Lowe have severely criticised the financial policy. Pensions of £200 per annum are voted for the widows of Canon Kingsley and Sir A. Helps. The new Bribery Act is rigidly enforced. One hundred thousand children are added to the metropolitan acbooJ roll. The Peninsular and Oriental Company are unable to pay a dividend. Obituary— Sir Joseph Hawley, Ransome (MericuUural implemeue maker), and Admiral Sherard Osborne. The months exports to New Zealand amount to £297,111.

A notorious burglar, named Dunne, who had only been liberated from gaol sis weeks, was committed for trial at Auckland on no less than five charges of house-breaking. It appears that since his release from prison he has carried on his depredations in various parts of the city and suburbs in a most daring manner. He has a room in a small house in a lonely part of the suburbs. Here the detectives dig- , covered most valuable spoil concealed behind the lining boards of the chimney, and also found a loaded pistol, leading to the conclusion that the offender went about his nefarious work armed. The news was brought to the Police Camp, yesterday, by Mr Mees's son, of Rochfore Terrace, that the body of a miner, uamed Henry Dewar, had been found in a creek, above one mile to the north of Roqhfort. It appears the deceased had of late been somewhat eccentric in his conduct and being missed for some little time from his usual haunts search was made for him and his body waa found at the place mentioned. How he came there, or from what precise cause he lost his life, is not yet apparent.— Weitpott Times] July 6. Several cases of pocket picking in the streets and amongst the crowd nt the railway ticket office are reported in Dunedin. One gentleman had both pockels eased at the game time, hiß loss including, among other articles, a valuable and favorite pipe. A man named Edward Limond has been convicted in the Diatriot Court at Westporfc upon two charges of obtaining money from persons under the false pretence that he was collecting subscriptions in aid of a poor woman who was angering from ."severe ophthalmic disease, and desired to proceed to Mel* bourne for treatment." He wsa aen, tenced to twelve months* imprisonment on each indictment It is proposed to establish a medical school in connexion with the Christchurch hospital. The Provincial Council of Canterbury have voted £300 towards the funds for the purpose. Late home papers announce the death (two days after his brother's funeral) of Sir John Gray, younger brother of the late Wilson Gray. Sir John represented Ealk.eo.ny in the House of Commons,

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