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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 233, 2 October 1877, Page 2

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[press agency.] Wellington, Monday. The criminal sittings opened to-day. Tho cases were— one of arson, one embezzlement, one forgery, two murder, one receiving stolen goods, aud oue rape. William Cook was fouud guilty of forging an endorsement on a bill, and was seuteused to four month imprisonment. Frederick Giliman, charged with a criminal assault upon a little girl at the Upper Hutt, pleaded guilty ; sentence deferred. Iu the evidence takeu before the Graud Jury, it was stated that he had recently come from Cliristchurch, where he had been working iu a boat manufactory.— The charge of child murder against Mary Leonard Mudgway and Mary Aun Trueman, her mother, occupied the Court the greater portion of the day. Mr Travers appeared for the defence. The case was not concluded at eight o'clock. It is uuderstood that the New Zealand Government have received representations from the Governments of the other Australian Colonies to the effect that it is not desirable to continue the special war telegrams from the respective Agent-Generals, and that the New Zealand Government have concurred in its view. There is considerable talk as to members of the House of Representatives beiug disqualified. The following nair.«3 are mentioned as likely to come uuder the Disqualification Act :— Messrs Larnach, Bastings, Reynolds, Wbitaker, Lusk, and Burns. Dr. Lemon reports that telegraph communication remains interrupted between Batavia aud Siu^apore, and that European telegrams are now brought, as were those received ou Saturday, by steamer from Singapore to Batavia. Steamers are'due at Batavia on Oct. 3rd, 11th, 17th, 27th, aud 31st. Tuesday. Mr Brandon would have voted with the Oppositiou last night, and Mr Bryce with the Government. The agents for M'Meckan's steamers have received a telegram from Melbourne, stating that the Tararua, which broke down and was towed into Port Phillip by the Claud Hamilton, will be unable to come over to New Zealand this month, and that the Albion was to leave Melbourne yeßterdaj r ior Hobarton and the Bluff, and may be expected here about the 12th hist. The Claud Hamilton 13 expected to sail from Melbourne to-day for Hokitika. She is timed to arrive here on the 10th inst. Mary Leonard Mudgeway, charged with child murder and concealment of birth, was found guilty of the latter crime. She will not be sentenced until her mother, Mary Ann Trueman, who is also implicated in the same crime, is tried. The prisoners were indicted separately on the application of Mr Travers. The latest rumor is that the Ministry intend to pass the District Railways Bill and the Estimates and then prorogue Parliament. In the case of Mary Leonard Mudgway, charged with murder of her infaut child, her mother, who is a co-prisoner, was called as a witness. She deposed that she did not know that the prisoner was so near her confinement, but thought it merely a miscarriage, so she did not attend to the child. Mr Travers made a forcible speech for the defence. The jury brought in a verdict of concealment of birth. Sentence was deserved. Frederick Gillar, who pleaded guilty to committing a rape upon a little girl at the Hutt, was sentenced to eight years imprisonment and twenty-five lashes. Auckland, Monday. The criminal session of the Supreme Court began this morning. In his charge to the Grand Jury Mr Justice Gillies said there were light calendars of late sessions, aud the offences were of a light character. The total absence from the list of habitual criminals seamed to indicate that the class was either routed out or all were in prison. This being ao he could not avoid the reflection that it it was highly desirable to keep the offenders apart from other criminals, and so prevent the gaol being made a hot bed of crime. He was sorry to say there was no such provision or possibility for such classification in Auckland gaol, and he Bhould consider it his duty to make representations on the matter to the proper authorities. He hoped the Grand Jury would aid him, and to enable them to see for themselves he should desire the Sheriff to place carriages at their disposal to go to the gaol, and otherwise enquire iuto what was applicable to particular cases. A large number of Union Insurance shares were sold to day, at from 9s to 11s premium. Dunedin, Tuesday. Information has been received by the police that two carpenters named Arthur Mitchell and John Ewing, employed in tbe erection of the ligb.tb.ousa at Pusegear Point, ou the south side of Preservation Inlet, have been drowned. The body of an infant, about a week old, was found in Chapman's Bush, between Dunedin and Havensborough last evening. The face bore marks of Yioleuce. An inquest will be held to-day. Taukaxga, Monday. A Large fire occurred at Archdeaoon Brown's last night, when the kitchan and storeroom full of goods lately from Eugland to the value of £-200 were destroyed. It originated in the servant leaving a candla burning while in the dining room at prayers. The buildings are detached. There was no wind, or nothing could have saved the main building. Owing to tho splendid supply of water from the. underground brick reservoirs and the assistance rendered the fire was got under in two hours. Blenheim, Monday. "W. J. Dark, charged with assigning his property with intent to defraud his creditors, has been committed for trial. Bail was allowed — 'himself in £100, and two sureties • of £50 each. LYETELTon, Monday, The Taupo sailed North at 5.30 p.m. Passengers for Nelson — Messrs Locock and Standish.

Onehdnga, Monday. Sailed— Taranaki, for New Plymouth, at 3.5. p.m. Passengers for Nelson— Messrs Wright, Craig, and Kidson. Port Chalmers Tuesday. Arrived, ship Jessie Readman, 88 days from London. She bringa 13 passengers and 1810 tons of cargo. The ship James Nicol Flemiug, with immigrants from Glasgow has cleared Foveaux Straits and is expected to arrive here to-day.