INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 157, 1 July 1878, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

j"pRKgB AGENCY.] CHRisrcttußtiH, Saturday. The baiancetsheet of the Union Insurance Company was issued this morning. It shows receipts from premiums, £J2,355 ; from transfer fees, £ISB ; and interest, £791. Total £43,335. The expenditure has been • lure and marine losses, £3709 ; preliminary expeuses, £2473 ; stationery, £1263 t re-in-surances, £10,516 ; discounts, commissions, and charges, £11,140$ leaving a profit balance of £14,142, which the directors recommend to be carried forward to nektyear. This report 13 considered Vety- fcaUsfactory. • J u r S *V^' Crogs ' dentist, was experimenting | with aVulcaniser, when it exploded, blowing him some distance away, and seriously injuring him. It is expected that he will lose the sight of one eye. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received advices of the arrival of the Wanganui in the Channel on the 27th inst. Mr h. W . Stafford was a passenger by her. Dcnepix, Saturday night. A complaint against religious teaching in ihe South Duuedin School has been received by the School Committee, and referred to the Special Conimittee of Management. Mr Barns has resigned his seat for Roslyn. Mr Robert Gillies will be a candidate for the seat for Rislyn, vacated by Mr Barns Mr W. H. Cutten and Mr W. Snow will contest Taieri, At a meeting of the memberg of the Dunedin bar, held to-day, to consider the article in the Times re the adniistration of justice in the R.M. Court, 38 oufc of 47 attended. Those absent were: Messrs Denniston, A. Bathgate, and Buchann (who are connections of Judge Bathgate), Mr Macas sey, the two Cooks, Mr Sievwiighr, and Mr Stout, the Attorney-General. The meeting was not open to the press, but it is understood that a resolution was carried almost unanimously to the effect that there was ground for tne article, though, owing to the difficulty of specific proof, no recommendation could be made to the Government in the matter. , „ Lawrence, Saturday. Another unusually heavy fall of snow occurred this morning. Mining operations in consequence of the state of the weather are at a standstill. _„ , . O amaru, Monday. bailed : schooner Mary Ogilvie, for Nelson. Wellington, Monday. lne storm on Saturday evening which raged along the West Coast of this island did some damage. At Wanganui a flash of lightning struck the Telegraph Office, melting and setting fire to all the leading wires, and completely fusing all connsctions off the test board and round the wall, setting fire to the ofiice in several places, and rendering unworkable all the principal instruments, lne operator who was just entering the office was thrown violently backwards against the wall and rendered senseless for a time. On recovering himself he managed to extinguish the flames in the o*fice. The wires across the nver were thrown down and several poles close by were shattered to pieces. The mechanician went off in the Stormbird yesterday afternoon to repair damages. Communication with New Plymouth and Waitara is expected to be opened to-day. The Criminal sittings of the Supreme Lourt opened this morning. Amongst the cases are charges of obtaining goods under false pretences, larceny, sheep stealing fraudulent bankruptcy, attempt to murder indecent assult, horse stealing, assault with inter t, cutting and wounding, and robbing. Referring to the charge against O'Connor for attempting to poison Light, the landlord of Barrett's Hotel, the Chief Justice said that as long as the Grand Jury throught O Connor put poison into the glass, no matter with what object, they could find a True Bill against him. Later. Ihe Grand Jury, instead of finding a True Bill against O'Connor for administering poison with intent to kill William Light, found a True Bill that the prisoner was guilty of administering poison with a- view to injure, which is only a misdemeanour.