INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 147, 13 June 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

. Napier, Monday. A fire occured to-day, when six houses were destroyed. The causa is suppised to be accidental. An inquest will be held tomorrow. There was no firs-engine or pro-' par supply of water, otherwise the fire might hare been extinguished sooner. The insurances are; — Peacock's furniture, stock, and buildings £750, National; M'ArnvY stock and furniture £250, building £275, South -British;, 1 Stanley's building, furniture, &c, .£lOO, New Zealand. Total insurances, £1375. .; . Chbistohuroh, Monday. The Friendly Societies here hare appointed delegates with a view to a general conference respecting the new Friendly Societies' Bill. The General Government have signified ; their approval of the Provincial Government Estimates for the six months eniing September aotV.-r . , . • :,',;. Wellington, Monday. A cheg.ua for £1250 was tj-day handed over by the Provincial Treasurer to the Education Board to meet last month's engagement?. Arrangements are being made for erecting a first class hotel, with all the latest accommodation, on the spare piece of ground adjoining the Theatre. Inveroargill, Tueiday. At the Invercargill session of the Supreme Court there were only two criminal cases. After examining the prosecmrix in the case of Maokay, charged with rape, prisoner having married prosecutrix four days after the alleged committal of the offence, Judge Williams expressed his opinion that it would not bo competent for her to gire evidence against her husband. The Crown Prosecutor decided not to present the bill to the Grand Jury. ' Mackay was discharged. In the case of Smith arid McShane and ■wife, the two , n ale prisoners were found guilty of robbing with violence, and the female of receiving stolen property. The male prisoners were sentenced to twelve month *' hari labor. The Judge said that seeing that MoShaoe had been found guilty, .he did not think the wife could be convicted, but would reserve the point for conßidera- ' tion.