INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 3, 3 January 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[press a.gehot.l Auckland, Wednesday. William Tyrrell, while standing ou the deck of the Taiaroa steamer, was knocked over into the hold falling 16 feet. He was picked up insensible with severe spinal and other injuries and i9 uot expected to recover. He is a single man, a native of Tasmania. No blame is attached to the ship. Thursday. The cricket match between the Taranaki representative team and the Auckland Club commenced in the Domain yesterday morning. The weather was fine and the attendance large. Auckland went in first and made 122, the highest individual scores being Wood and Lankham 20 each, Blurden 19, and Grierson 13. The Taranaki team made 95 in their first innings, including G. Bayley 29, Bowley 23, and Davis 17. Auckland then went in for the second innings and made 76. The bowling and fielding of the Taranaki men were so good that only one extra was scored. Bridget Connolly, a married woman, living at Newton, committed suicide yesterday by poison. The deceased had been reclaimed from a horrible habit of drinking for the past two years and became temperate. She commenced to drink again at Christmas and returned home on Monday drunk. The fotlowlowing morning she asked her husband for money to obtain drink. He refused, and she then said she would take a bitter cup during the day, and shortly afterwards she took a bottle off the shelf containing carbolic acid and drank it. Two girls who were present at the time were taken by surprise at the act which was done before it could be prevented. The only words she uttered before being removed to the Hospital were 11 Curse the driuk." The woman died a few hours after her entrance to the Hospital. When sober, she was an industrious, kindhearted person. Friday. Theschooner Mazeppa has arrived from the Islands with produce, and Captain Twane and the shipwrecked crew of the Talisman, which was anchored off the Island of Aitutaki on the 16th of November, whea the wind suddenly chopped round and she was driven on to a reef and broke up in 24 hours. The cargo consisted of Island produce, copra, pearl shells, &c, some of which was saved. A passenger on the railway last night had his head severely lacerated and his ribs broken by falling off the train. A large nine- roomed house was burnt at Grafton last night. The inmates were absent at the time. A piano and a portion of the furniture were saved. Wellington, Thursday. f It is reported that a man named Moffit,' who has been living with the Natives in Wairarapa for many years past," will apply for an injunction from the Supreme Court td prevent the sale of the Thorndou reclaimed land. Moffit bases his claims on certain, Crown grants, dating, he says, as far back as 1839, and states that he is acting throughout on high legal advice. He also claims under similar titles 18,060 acres in the Wairau Valley, Marlborougb. His claims are not, credited. Mr George Thomas reports the markets as follows :— Flour, Adelaide £18 and very scarce; flour, Colonial, £10 10a to £11 ; ( oats, 4s 6d in full supply ; bran Is, market full; wheat, 4s ; hams, lOd ; bacon, 9d ; cheese, 7d, maize, 5s and scarce ; pollard, £7; butter, 10d; potatoes, £9 with a downward tendency. Friday. Dr Hector recently received a number of specimens from the Langdon quartz reef, near Hokitika, all of which yielded very well, especially those of the middle reef, which gave a return of 69 ounces. This was from what is known as Langdon's Lower reef. From some picked specimens from the Rangitoto reef he obtained at the rate of four or five ounces of gold to the ton and about the same quantity of silver. The vital statistics for the year show the number of births to be 968 against 888 last year. The deaths were 296 compared with 368 in. 1877. The largest number ef births ever recorded in Wellington in one month was for December wheu it reached 113. Amongst a number of vessels sighted by the Pleiades was the barque Clara from Havannah to Moulmein, which reported having lost her master and fire men from yellow fever. The steamer City of New York with the outward San Francisco mails cleared Sydney Heads at 4 p.m. yesterday for Auckland. Mackie, who was charged with embezzling £1300 from the Bank of New Zealand, Upper Hutt, was brought up this morning before the Resident Magistrate. Mr Izard, the Crown Prosecutor, assisted by Mr Buckley, solicitor for the Bank, prosecuted. The charge of embezzlement was withdrawn and one of forgery, and another of larceny was substituted. Mr Wood, late Chief Justice of Fiji, appeared for the prisoner. The case will occupy a considerable time. John Hill, who some time ago was committed to gaol for contempt of court in disobeying an order of the Supreme Court, will be released to-day, an order to that effect having been signed by the Chief Justice. A petition was presented on behalf of Hill, and the Chief Justice said that under the circumstances he would impose no conditions, but he warned Hill that a repetition of bis offence would inevitably entail a much harsher punishment than he had already experienced, Mackie has been committed to take his trial on the charge of forgery. The prisoner

reserved hig defence. The charge of larceny will be gone into at two o'clock. Dcnedin, Wednesday. . The proceedings last night in connection with the ushering in of the New Year were of the most disorderly kind hitherto seen in Dunedin. A mob of larrikins who paraded the streets did not confine themselves as previously to letting off fireworks, but damaged property of various kinds to the value of £200. The windows of a Chinaman's shop in the Arcade were smashed in with stones aud bullets discharged from catapults. The young roughs did not pay much respect to the police, and pelted Inspector Mallard with packages of flour. Six or seven of the most prominent of the disturbers of the peace were brought before the Magistrate this morning and severely dealt with. One was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labor, and two others for maliciously damaging property have been remanded for further evidence. The Caledonian sports to-day were attended by about 8,000 people, and the various events on the programme were contested in a very keen manner. White succeeded in winning the Caledonian Handicap, and W. Clayton the three mile walking match. The time for the last event was 25 1 minutes. The best race of the day was the mile handicap which was won by Burke of Dunedin in 4 rains. 36£ sees., which is the fastest time yet made in Dunedin and probably in the colony. Allen won the wrestling forthe light weights, and Thomas, the Champion of Victoria, for those under 1 3 stone. Great interest is taken in the contest between him and Thomson tomorrow. To-day has been observed as a general holiday, and the various places of amusement are largely attended to-night. Thursday. The Customs revenue at Dunedin for the last quarter was £84,863. The imports at Dunedin for the month were £166,555, aud for the quarter, £626,365 against £492,8 15 in the corresponping quarter of last year; for the year £2,666,673 against £2,209,408 for last year. Bulls, Wednesday. The Marton-Rangitikei races took place to-day. Attendance large, weather fine, and racing fair. Hurdle Race of £40 : Wira 1, Awahao 2, Junius 3.— Fboduce Stakes of £50 : Carlyle 1, Rangatira 2, Zephyr 3.— Flying Stakes of £30 : Stanley 1, Expectation 2, Gladys 3.— Railway Handicap of £100 : Maritana 1, Otawa 2, Jasper 3. Tamouri and Jasper bolted for two miles before the flag fell to the start. Maritana won hard held.— The Stewards Cup was won by Redeemer. Napier, Friday. The total Customs revenue collected at the Port of Ahuriri for the quarter ending December 31 was £9,990 13s 3d. The return of births, deaths, and marriages for the Napier district shows for the past year .—Births 440, marriages 115, deaths 224. Lyttelton, Thursday. The Star brigantine from Newcastle reports the loss of a seaman named Thomas Walker on the passage. Christchurcii, Friday. It is stated by the Waimate paper that when the Chriatchurch volunteers were passing through that place they rushed the refreshment atall kept by an old woman, and did not pay her.— The criminal sessions commence on Monday. There are 14 cases. — The conduct of the committee in taking action against Francis Valpy, late Secretary of the Railway Employees Society, was last confirmed by a general meeting of the members. There are now six reaper and binder agents in town.