INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 69, 21 March 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Picton, Wednesday. The Government Buildings with all their contents were destroyed -by fire yesterday evening. The accident is supposed to have been caused by some men who were repairing the roof. The buildings were not insured. An enquiry will be held to-day. Wellington, Tuesday. The officers of the late Provincial Government presented this afternoon to Messrs Fitzherbert and Bunny a silver inkstand each with an illuminated testimonial. The Wellington sails for Picton and Nelson at 4 a.m. to-morrow. Passengers— Messrs Galbraith, Shapley, Roberts, and Mrs Hepley. Wednesday. . Every preparation is being made by Dr. Hector and Archdeacon Stock and other gentlemen for a careful observation of the disc of the sun to-morrow, and during the remainder of the week, for the purpose of observing the transit of Vulcan. If the transit be observed photographs of the sun will be taken. ! Napier, Tuesday. Arrived— Fern! Glen, from London,' 101 days out, with 228 immigrants, all well.; One death (an infant) and two births occurred on the voyage. The vessel is very clean. The single girls landed this afternoon. They are neat and healthy looking. Bluff, Tuesday. Arrived— Albion. She left Melbourne on the 14th, and arrived at Hobarton on the 16th; loft, again the same day, and arrived here at 6 o'clock this evening. She brings 45 saloon and 26 steerage passengers and 125 tons of cargo for all ports. She sails for Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. to-morrow. Onehonga, Tuesday. Sailed— Taupo, for New Plymouth, at 12-50 p.m. Passengers for Nelson— Mr and Mrs Crawford, Miss Dixon, Revs Whiting and Cowie, Messrs Wood, Wainwright, aad Maudsley. ; <•"■- Christchurch, Tuesday! Richard A. A. Sherrin was arrested at Waimate last night, charged with writing a malicious; libel against George M'Culldgh Reed, proprietor of the Ot<te;o Guardian. The alleged libel was contained in a letter published. in the Waitangi Tribune of March 14th. Sherrin was brought before Mr Studholme, of Waiinate, this morning, and remanded for eight days to Dunedin. Bail was refused. Intercargili,, Tuesday. A man named John Mpnaghan was brought up at the Magistrate's Court this morning, charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Casserley, who has a married sister residing at Milton, Both men had come to town' to keep up St. Patrick's Day, and stayed at the Hibernian Hotel on Sunday night. On Monday morning Monaghan entered Casserley's room, and wanted, to " see out" an unsettled dispute; this was smoothed over at the time, and both parties went to the bar, where they had four glasses of brandy. Both seem then to have gone to bed overcome with drink, and soon afterwards Casserley was found lying on the floor with a cut on the back of his head and blood sprinkled about the floor and walls. Medical assistance was procured after considerable delay. Casserley then complained of extreme pain in the urinary organs, and when relief was administered there was an issue of pure blood. He was then removed to the hospital, but being old there was no chance of his recovery. He said—" Jack Monaghan killed me." He died this morning. The prisoner was remanded till after the inquest. Auckland, Tuesday. The ratepayers of Parnell have passed a resolution calling upon their representatives in the Eden County Council to vote for the entire suspension of the Counties Act." Moanatiri shares— Buyers, £9 ss; sellers, £9 12s 6d.