INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 264, 5 October 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Doneoik, Monday. It appears in reference to Haley'e attempted escape, that Miller, the warder, fired two alarm shots, but theie being ineffectual, he hit him the third, and the prisoner dropped dead.' On His person* concealed under his Blurt, there were a nao.bsr of photographs, which he had often atatel he would carry i O Lie grave. In July, 1873, whilst dusting carpets in the gail porch, he sttemp ed to eectpe by throwing pepper into the eyes of the warder O'Hanagan. .He managed to get away, and ran into Cumber-hnd-street, but O'llanagan followed and secured him lie wasthen put into irons for a time, but his conduct was ao good that they were removed. Th.3 crimin il ssssioua opened to-day before Judge Williams. His Honor in his charge to the Grand Jury cotnpli minted them on the i'ghtness of the cafendar; He concluded by a reference to the uncomfortable state of the Court-house, which he said w,i« a disgrace to the first city of the colony. He said it was not unreasonable to expect that tne structure conaecrate I to the administratioa of justice thould b^s weather-proof, decent and commodious. Tlie Jury found tme bill agatDßt all. Annie Hardie, dealing, guilty, sentence deferred; M- Artie y, assault with a knife, was acquitted; ] horoaa While, burglary, guilty, 16 previous convictions, sentence de'erred* Dodson, robbery, six month*. ■ ' Auckland, Monday. Mr Fannders reports sales Beaih 75sbuyers National Bank, 695 ; Caledoniui! 10m 6*l; felers Bank ot New Zealand £[%. Colonial B .nk, a7a ; S mth British, 50s. ' In the fciupreme Court the Judge spoke of the lightness of the calendar, and m»rkeJ as a curious feature that nearly half of the offender* were Maoris. Francos Drove, an educated girl, wbo has obtained come notoriety, pletded gutty to a charge of larceny, «nd was leutem ci to eight months. Ex constable Axaro, for forgery, to two years. Burton stealing from his employer, nine months. Two seamen, lor assaulting a constable, nine month*. Mr Wylie, agent for a number of Victorians desirous of settling in New Zealand, has arrived in the province and is endeavoring to arrange for the purchase of a block of l«nd. He has gone to TauraDga to insnect tha land. . r Christchukoh, Monday. The Minimal sesions of the Supreme Court opened this morning. There were 13 prisoners, and 24 Vases, including sheep stealing, larceny, forgery, horse stealing, larceny of htters from Post-office, and embezzement. George Fleet, hor^e stealingsix years; A. Connick. forgery, six months, . M'Kirdy, of Wellington is the mcceesful tenderer for the incline contract for the Wellington and Mcsterton railway. The tender was a trifle under £50,003 m. ',„. „ , n TiMAftu, Monday, lhe Piraaru Heralds Lon-Joh corfh»fh 11 !? 60 ," lhe 6t «- August, saya that both Sir Juhu, Yog.l and Dr Feather,. ton were abroad recruiting their health, and th 9 Agency whs in the stfe hands of Walter Kenn »way. The ship Edinburgh, 2003 ton, rmmi g O rrnt Btbatdßy8 tbatdBy *"" for TimTu S The Merope's people are rapidly flqdinc HSW,?* *™> Wfl g e9 There 'is a good m, . Ghah^mstown, Monday Thepropofal to give only one additoaal 3 Z tho f . T r bames hi been Sved with much dissatisfaction. Xntu a Wblunqton, Monday. results of ff ce h e C ° Urt ! he {oll <>™g*te 'the results of the chargt s:— David Pickley, bur-Billiard-marker, guilty; George Moffit, horse SJJ?M.r U7 * *' enteDC '« dJferreJ. P A t.I v 0Q whoße evidence Cflnieron rfS t° Un *£*** " ith two hoggings The QraodJary threw out the Bill against W. S.J PS ' r obtaiDfn >f money under felW ptatencea from the N.Z.S.S. Company

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