INTER-PROVINCIAL.

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

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Makukau, Thursday .afternoon. The 8.8, Hawei U anchored at the Heads bar-bound. C'hkistchurch, Thursday. Frederick Pavitt, late church steward, was brought up at the Supreme Court yesterday morning, charged with embezzling sundry amount* from the church funds, and was found guilty. Sentence waade erred. Auckland, Wednesday. In the Suprerre Court to-dsy Thomas Redwood pleaded giiiity t.) shooting James Tahey. Ho said he only intended to wound him slightly for running away with his wife. The Judge said the prisoner lud suffered the greatest wrong one man could inflict on onother. It the prisoner had committed the act in the heat of .the moment, on discovering the seduction of hia -wife, the taw. would uphold him, but he wai not warranted by law in doing po After the lap<o of time, lie was sentenced to three monti s' imprisonment. Thomas Iku, a Maori, charged with breaking into a eertler's house, with intent oa prosecutor's wife, was suiteaee 1 to two years' imprisonment. . The New Zeilanl Loan anl Mercantile Agency held a nietting to-day. The Chairman spoke saibftuto ily of the company's largely increa«el business and prospi cts. The Hon. J. Williams wa* re-elected director, nni Mr Browning colonial auditor. The ship Fortarahire arrived in the Rangitoto channel, but was unable to get to theharbor. She brings 300 Govrrnment immigrants. She let Lundou on March )9. James Coxey, waterman, wife, son, anil a young girl, have been reraandcl to-day on h charge of ar-ou, with J> tent to defr»ud the New Zealand Insurance Coinpfmo. The fire was discovered in their house lat night, having commenced in a b>x orold clothes and rags, saturated with ker sen'e. Another flre■was lit on the top of the drawers, and other combustibles were prepare* for lighting J n the back room. The fire was extinguished after burning the interir r< f the house. All the accused were absent when the fire was discovered but the littl« girl, who inuda contradictory etatemeats na to is origin, 'ihe building was insure! for j£2o*>. Thursday. The Mikado ha-? arrived, having leit Sydney on the 3rd inst. She has 47 cabin and 30 second class passengers through to San Francisco.