INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 95, 8 April 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

. . -„ .. Wellington, Faturday. A letter from Sir J. Vofiel appears in the Tim^this nV6rning, ia which he says re the Taranaki iron sand:-— ■*' I deem it niy duty to motion an .opinion expressed to me hy Dr Percy that.irbu could not be made from this sand witti'oommerml success, aod that it wis throwing mdney away to attempt to work it. Buch ,a** ddposit lmd beea th roughly tried elsewlj-jrp. ..As you are probably aware Dr Percy is l!he moit eminent living metallurgist, and hia opinions are entitled to grtat weight " Sailed — Hawea, tor Ntlson aod North, at 2 p.m Vassmgers for Nehon — Mcsdam* s Green, Kicmiburgh, Mis* hames, Messrs" Oath, M'L'ariby, Tilby, Jackson (2). ' ' ' ! Lyttelton, Saturday. The*' Colitna i-s to be towed to Port Chalmers this alternoon. Onrtionga, Salurday. Sailed — T.arinaki for South, at 9 a.m. Passciiger for Nelson : Mrß M'C-rm-ick. Auckland, Friday. The jury found Major Fitt guilty, and Judge billies inflicted a fine of .£SO, defendant to be. imprisoned until paid. The oiher charge - waa withdrawn. Two fatal iiccid'.nts occurred this afternoon. A mau named i-l.aily White, workiug onthe reclaajatioh works ia Freeman's Biy, was buried beneath a fall of earth, and died within five minutes after extraction. . About the saaie timenC? p.m.) a diver named Henry Singleton met his death under exceptionally distressing circumstance?. He was engngtd to examine the bottom of the Brodri-jk Oas tie, and Ment down* in a diving dress which had been noticed to be slightly leaky before it whs put on' and was temporarily repaired. After being down about fltteen miuute-t he gave the signal to haul up, but the parties abore were unable to comply for some minutes. When

li3 was brought to the surface and the helmet detached the 1 man wis found all but dend. Delay again becurrei in g*. tting tbe drew off, and when doctors arrived life was extinct It is believed decoasad Buffered from diseaso of the heart. Arrangements hive been . made ior tin transfer to the Bank of New Zealand of the business of tbe Fij i Banking and Commercial Company, on terms which are understood to be mutually satisfactory. Immediate steps »re to be taken by the iormer bank to. have the transfer completed. Gkahamstown, Friday. The inquest on the lata fire commencad yesterday aad was concluded to-day. The verdict given was thit tbe Are originated in Miss Gray 'a Photograph Gillery, but by what means there was no cudenca to dhow A meeting convened by the mayor was held to consi ier mousurei to relieve the sufferers. More scHrlet fever cases. A woman v/ith seven children living in a whare has three down with the fever. Chbistchtjrch, Friday. ■ At a meeting of the Canterbury Meat Preserving Company tin's afternoon, it was resolved to wind up the affairs of tbe Compauy which has been a losing speculation fo<* so ine timp. After paying debts, very little wiU be left to diviJe among the shareholders. Produce quotations, f.o.b. at Lyttelton:— Wheat, 4a id; oats, 2s ; barley, 3s 9d to ss; flour, .£ll to £12; bran, 4s IOd; sharps, 5s IOd; cheea*, 91; bu'ter. Is 2d to ls 3d. Millers' stocks low; wheat firm; bacon very : scarce. Dunedin, Friday. The charge against J. G. S. Grant was dismissed, the Bench holding that tho law under which proceedings were taken did not apply to the sale of books like the Stoic. If they punished the defendant they would to fine all newsvendors. It is rumored that the Evening News will be carried on by a new proprietary, possibly including a number of compositors now at case in the Guardian office. Vincent Pyke obtained the prize given by the Saturday Advertiser for the best esßay on Local Government. Saturday. Caleb Moore has hoen- fined £10 for selling tickets in the Dunedin Cup Sweep. Ptescott, charged with rape, is remanded till; Monday. John Thomson, a contractor charged wiih violently assaulting Mr. Barnes, the Inspector of Works lor the City, Corporation, has been remanded for a week. The assault was committed this morning. Mr. Barnes lies in a preicariouß state.