INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 93, 6 April 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

*?',['! P.'' ;;,Welmsgton, Wednesday. . Siile^~ Arawata , c for. Nelsoa, Passengers, ' Mis^^gjijf.^Mj^kpa'Mrs Beo.* Phteoe. for Pict(W;ap 7 d "'North'; at midnight; passengers, Mrsf jsiatar . £n& B fattnity, ' Mrs Boricke and family,.. 'M'si^Cropp, Mesirs M Alister; Hugoe^.'Hlnjfgild, and eix steerage. ' "•'.-' Smat,*'tne; pe*pet;ra.tor of the Hutt'ou'rage, — as njit 'da hisVtaj to-day, and charged wiih attempt ffiffmu&ei Heary Young by "as'eau 'fing 'fiiih 1 'wiih^tfu . axe. ' ife. was defendedby counsel', tfufc^on/' being found ; guilty on the first fclia^ge? pleaCetl ( guilty L to the others., The jury were lockei up for an hour before coming ty. a y^cision. Sentence was deferred tUlto^nVoTroyr-; f • i '•'<"'' l ■ : m}siuiy*.>'j«u-p- ."Thursday..Smat, the perpetrator of tbe Hutt at rocities, was^isntefibea' this morning to twenty years impris'd&mcb.i! r oa' eabh;of tbe two charges, thfesentftfcds^cPbe bonctirrf nt. • i * -• '••>' ■:'■'!: Before t'herCdli'macam.to griefs Sir>Julius .'-:' yoj?ol had ttlepraphedio the Sydney Gdverri- - tibeift th*t she* - ag^ofcflttforthejse.Tice. .B« fy waa flo^e4tM- d of this that be gave insfctuc- -

lions for a survey to be held on hir at Port Chalmers, but not being able fo get in there ;it was to be held at Lyttelt n. After the nociient the agents in Sydney telegraphed to know if our Government wou!d have any objection s to allow the route to be altered so £iU to ajlow theJZelandia to cal at AuckUnd. The Government replied that they had no, objection, provided tho Sydney Government agreed. No answ r has yet besn received. Invkboaboill, Thursday. An examination of fhe hatching boxes by the curator showed that two-thirds of the ova packed by Mr Youi were worthless, while all those packed by Mr Buckland are doing well The curator is of opinion that six boxes of Mr Buck'and's ova will give a great r yield than the hundrei boxes packed by Mr Yo'al. Mr BuckUnrl'* boxes contained 1200 and Mr Youl's 600 each. Lyitblton. Wednesday. , Tbe . Colima was towed in here by the Alhambra. Nothing definite is yet kniwn respecting her It U rumored sbe will be repaired here if possible. : Auckland, Wednesday: . Mr O'Brien, Chtet Warder, has bsen appointed Governor of the Gaol, vice late Capt. Eyre, who is to be buried t -day. ff -There is an uneasy feeling in Auckland aHout the attitude of Sir George Grey and Sir .lu'ius Vogel. Sir George Grey is moving to get the whole of the late correspondence in reference to public monty bein? expended privately, referred to the Secretary of State. Arrived-— Edith, from the .Society Islands, witli . a rich cargo of pearl riisll, valued at £2 600, after a three month*' trip. "' The trial of Himiona, the Maori murderer, it now going on. The accused enters a plea of justification on tbe ground that he was the victim of witchcraft. of coal from Wangarei and Mercer have received very favorable opinions. The seams in: both places have now b ten well, worked tnto/and the qaality bas considerably improved. > . The Harbor Board have determined riot to lengthen ihe new railway pier, but will obtain the requisite depth of water by dredging. . Himionia Te : Reia pleaded not guilty to . wilful murder. The evidence waa conclusive, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a : recommendation to mercy. The Judge passed the rentsnee of death, bnt it is understood there is little probab lity of the sentence being carried inlo effect. .