INTERPROCINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 4, 5 January 1876, Page 2

INTERPROCINCIAL.

s ■'■*•; 'New Pj-Ymodth, Wednesday. Egmrnt Election^ Major .Atkinson, 225; Ivess, 73.- --* Dunedin, Tnesday. , The criminal ses -ion. commeaced , .to-o>y.' The cases were all light one), aad the Judge congratulated the Grand Jury on .hit fact. r The Dunedin regatta which,, took place yesterday .was a great success $ . but the , weather .interfered considerably with, the pulling 1 . Two boats were swamped but no' accident occurred^; /. -:;.*••- --;.-.•-,- --? Sir Julius' Yogei' will be nominated for .''Clutha. It has Ciuaed 'agtir amongst Thompson's supportgf s. ; - , ? „ Christchueoh, Tuesday. Atthe Supreme/Court to-day, Theodore 1 Arnold was charged with haviog stabbed his shipmate, Arthur Faithful, wich latent to murder him. >- a After hearing the evidence, Judge. Johnstone s»id the charge of intent to murder could hot be sustained, and thecha«ge wogld therefore be 'reduced , to unlawfully wounding? and^ the,: Judge ;• sentenced .the prisoner to ;two years' imprisonment. ■'"'. >_ ? v'The) Heathcote polliug took place to-day. J. T. fisher, abolUionisti 228; Sir Cracroft -Wilson, the old member, 170. Sir Cr acr oft Wilson is 7 very, unpopular, on the question. "- " - ' '.-' Wednesday. At Kaiapoi yeßterday H. Kerei Taiaroa: was re-electei a. member of the Assembly for ths Southern Maori district unopposed T ■ -Ay\ -/}■- ■'*'. ''- *Wei_i_ipgton, Tuesday. .;.;. .Wafraja^a *electioa.T— The results of the Masterton, TVatberston, Greytownj and Scan-, dinavian Settlement7poliihg>for two members are iv.* and give theilol'owingtotalßs-r-buuny, . 1280;! Andrew," 1 55 j PliarazynY 115; Carter, -.94:-,- -.7 - 7 s -;.-"' .' *.'•'- *.;. ''yr • .; 7/ Tha. man charged' with the murderous . assault at the- Hutt, was brought up on remand to day, and fuHher evident adduced He wis taked to tbe "hospital aud confronted -*tfith lieeclle ahd.lPlul, who are in ajritiable .state. jLeedle,. who hus seven ghastly;. wounds, 1 waif sensible find gave evidence (unimportant) T for' a few mihutesV and then relapsedt-lhto unconsciousness. Paul iß4nite insensible and .the jfecpyery- bf. either, is quite, hopeleßS., . young,' !fhe'l>.t her victim, though , '-not ; out- of danger is .slightly, improving.;, .One of the 7witnieeseß said.\-l saw prisoner strike Leedle.* and then he turned to nie. and I thought .he was going to make "a blow at me. He was ' bolding^n^axefwith both hinds over his, head. V ,T went round me corner of the whare; prisoner #id not follow but returned to Leedle who was lyiogjon the ground.; I heard styeraj, b}ows, acd it seemedio me that some tof tfte i does . were being crushed. Prisoner was further remanded till next Monday. He has changed much since he. was arrested, . and seemß to be •in kbjectjfear or despair. .. ''.' . /