INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 20, 23 January 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PREBB AGENCY.! Auckland, Wednesday night. At the Wesleyan Conference to-day the report of the Committee appointed to allo cate the balance of the deficit on the home missions fund over the several districts of the colony was read and adopted. The allocation is as follows:— Auckfand district £130, including £90 raised by the collection at a special meeting on tbe previous eveniag; Taranaki and Wanganui district, £60; Wellington, £75; Nelson district, £35; Canterpury, £190; Otago, £50; and by members of the ( onf erence, £ 1 20. The representatives undertook to raise the amount. Proposed by the becretary and seconded by the Rev. Mr Watkin, That the amended balance sheet with the resolutions of the Allocating Committee appended be adopted , thus begining the year free from debt. The Missiouary Secretary next read the minutes of the executive conTmittee, and they were received The estimated income of the Home Mission Church extension fund for 1879 was as follows:— Auckland, £200; Thames £40Manukau, £20; Waiuka, £10; Waikato, £20New Plymouth, £40; Patea,£ls; Wanganui JE6O; Rangitikei, £25 ; Manawatu, £40 • Wellington. £120; Hutt, £25; Greytown £35; Napier, £15; Gisborne, £5; Nelson, £45; Motaeka,£s; Blenheim, £2s; Hokitika, £10, Kumaia,£io ; Greymouth,£2o ; Christcharofa (Durham street), £225; Christcburch (Colombo street), £30; Christcburch (St. Albana), £60; Lyttelton, £50; Springston, £6 i; Leeston, £40; Kaiapoi, £30; Rangiora, £35; Timara, £40; Waimate, £30; Temuka, JtlO; Ash barton, £25; Danedin,£so; Dunedia (Mornington), £10; Port Chalmers, £10;

Balclutba, £10; Lawrence, £10; Roxburgh, £5; Invercargill, £40; Oauiaru, £'20; Tapanui, £5; Waikouai:i, £5; Connexional, £475; total, £2,050. It was resolved that the claims should not in all exceed £2000. It was then agreed that the stipends of Ministers on Native stations be fixed at £200 per annum, and that all monies raised on those circuits be brought to the Home Mission fund. Mr Sheehan has returned from the Thames. He was interviewed by the Natives, who j desire to accompany Mr Simpson, the surveyor, to point out the best road from Cambridge to Ohinemutu. A second deputation is now waiting on Mr Sheehan. They wish to sell to the Government the celebrated springs at Rotoiti on the Tauranga sido of the Hot Lake distiict. — Judge Gillies gave jupgmeiit to day in an application for the discharge of Kennel, charged with the murder of Captain Moller, at Rutaritari, outside tbe Queen's dominions. After r^ _ viewiug the facts previously telegraph** j' said the counsel for the Crown Uppeare' 3 I imperfectly instructed iv respect ( 0 suclj <l important case. The Juck'o said tho. visions of the Foreign Offenders Ac wnVwil only to offieucea committed -«♦„;„ ,5,1 Austrclasian Colonies, and tl'ereforp tho did not apply in the i--.*^* c tbe <\ ct argument that ths of r ' "^ Case ' Th( ? within the juri- aiV - L "l' c t ? wa f «»nimUecl did not >.- i ; ' clon of tvs colon y of Fi J i tori -I t y*° the acfc committed at Rutari- . <vnich ffag outside the , imits The Ju(]ge E{ua l.iat he was compelled to come to the Conclusion that both the warrauts, original and substituted, were equally bad, and that neither of them legally authorised the detention of the prisoner. Hs said that after a careful and anxious examination and review of all the statements which might give power or jurisdiction to this Court to try the charge against the prisoner, he had failed to find any that conferred that jurisdiction. Had he been able to find even an apparent authority for assuming jurisdiction he should, in the interests of public justice, have assumed it, leaving the Court of Appeal ultimately to determine the appeal, but he could not find even an apparent authority. He was therefore compelled through a legislative defect to permit a manifest failure of justice. The prisoner mustN^be discharged, but he trusted that tbe Government of the colony would take such measures as will prevent the recurrence of such an event.— A man named Charles Phi Hips has been- arrested ou a waraut, charged with forging and an order on Phillips, a painter. Thursday. At the Wesleyan Conference yesterday ' the following seven candidates ' for the Ministry were accepted:— Messrs J. Pinford, W. Brook, R. Hudson, C. Abernethy, W. Slade, F. Parkes, and L. Isitt. Mr Oliver Dean's offer was not accepted on the ground of ill health. The schooner Transit from Oamaru and the Albatross from Wellington arrived this morning. The latter made the run in three days 14 hours.— An accident which narrowly escaped a fatal termination occurred during the launch of the schooner Madonna to-day. A line was passed to an adjoining schooner and when the vessel went off the ways this was suddenly drawn taut. A lady spectator standing in front of the rope was caught by it and thrown several feet into the air and thence overboard. Two men sprang in to her assistance but great difficulty was experience in saving her owing to the mass of floating wedges and beams. Wellington, Wednesday night. The open sailing hoat race was easily won by the Toy, and she immediately started off on the second class yacht race 26 minutes behind. The first class yacht race was a dead gift to Mr Kebbel's Florence, which won the race last year, the others nowhere. There were seven entries for the junior four oared race, which was won by t he Torpedo, a Wellington hoat, the Rocket (Wellington) second, ten lengths behind. Wanganui declined to row, the water being too rough. For the wnaleboat race there were three entries, Arawata, Danger (Wanganui), and Echo. The Arawata won by J of a mile. The Echo's stroke broke his oar before she was halfway round, and dropped out. The Arawata had a very powerful crew, but the Danger was appprently much the best boat. The junior pair oared gig race was won by Hebe, the Venus second. The Ripple and Dart did not come to the scratch. Thursday. At the Athenaeum at four this afternoon, Sir Wm. Fitzherbert will present Superintendent Atcheson with an illuminated address on behalf of the citizeus of Wellington prior to his departure for Nelson. A. testimonial of about £300 has been collected, but as the rules of the service sft-ictly prohibit anything of the kind, the money will be presented to him for Mrs Atcheson. A much greater amount would have been collected but that the subscriptions were confined mainly to the old citizens of Wellington where Mr Atcheson has resided for the last thirty years. The steamer Lyttelton arrived this morning with about 50 tons of copper ore from Durville'B Island. The ore will be shipped to Newcastle to be smelted there. The tramway is to be shortly extended to Newtown, the residents of that suburb taking up a number of shares in the Company. Second class yacht race. Four started. Red Jacket 1, Brothers 2, Flirt 3. Won easily. The Toy after winning the open boat race Btarted for this race 2 minutes be-, hind, but was unable to catch any of them.— Four-oard inrigged gig race. Rover I, Maud 1, Transit 3. Won easily.— Ship's boats sailing race. Otaki 1, Pleiades 2, Hermione 3. Won by ten yards. — Scullers race. Emu 1, Ostrich 2. The Nelly also started but filled with water and gave in.- Senior pair oared gig race. Darfc 1, Venus 2. Won by three lengths. Sailed.— Taiaroa for Picton Nelson and North. Passengers : Mr and Mrs Turnbull and Mr and Mrs Mclntosb, Mr and Mrs Gorlity, Mesdames |Atchison, Clarke Gibbons, Monk, Travers, Beaver, Gollop, Grant, Misses Southerly, Parker, E. Diggs, and Pollen, Messrs McKay. Mall, Taylor, Dob son, Govett, Cred, McFarlane, Jamieson, Girrett, Bale, Bigley, Harner, Jansen, Quinu, Lee, and Burns. _„ , • Pate a, Thursday. The ketch Agnes from Wellington arrived this morning and sailed in by the new channel which was lately scoured through the saudspit almost in a line with the breakwater. The Clyde from Wanganui, entering two hours before high water, found six feet on the bar in the new channel. Invercargill, Wednesday. To-day is devoted to enthusiastic enjoyment. Never before here has there been such unanimity of feeling. Politics have altogether given way to pleasure, and all shades of opinion are joining in the general expression of joy at the connection by railway of the three chief cities of the Middle Island. The streets are literally draped with flags, for the shipping of the Bluff Harbor have placed the whole of their flags at the disposal of the Demonstration Committee. Lines of flags cross the streets in all directions. The new theatre has been splendidly decorated for the banquet this evening, which promises to be the greatest success of the kind ever experienced. Over 400 tickets have been issued to ladies to witness the proceedings from the upper portion of the house, and fully 300 gentlemen are expected at the banquet, as over 120 guinea tickets have been sold, whilst the attendance from invitations is expected to reach 100. The volunteers are now assembled at the Drill bhed, from whence they will march to the railway station in Esk-street, and form a

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double line from the station to Dee-street. On arrival of the train a salvo of seven guns will be fired by the Artillery, the Mayor and Councillors of Invercargill and the members of the Demonstration Committee l>«""7 ie ou the platform to receive the visitors On a ighting the members of the Ministry and other influential persons will proceed through the vomnteer line headed by the Garrison Hand as far as Dee-street, from whence they will be conducted to their several hotels I'rom dusk until ten o'clock, when ' banquet is expected to conclude, the - ' ', > lights will be exhibited from tho , f ctrlc , Minerva on the top of the AC " Rlatu , e ot that hour the gas illur • -^r.jcum. After Brigade torchlight pr- -"inntwns and Fire The weather cop 1 • -session will commeuce. pitious, the h ' ld ftot baYe been Ulore prostration -arometer is high. The deuionsuir promises to be an unqualified .*-s8 The weather is lovely; warm with * K<ntle breeze. The principal streets are fluttering with flags. All business is suspended, and live cannons are iv position for a salute, firing as soon as the express train arrives. The banquet is to be held in the new theatre iv Dee-street. The tables are aid and the theatre is decorated most beautifully with ferns, evergreens, and flowers. It resembles a hot house and the effect is very striking. The limes in a leader this morniug tenders a hearty welcome to all tbe visitors, and hopes that politics will be eschewed as much as possible, and that all will go in to enjoy themselves. ' The following telegram has just been received from Gore: Just before reaching the bridgeat Gore, Mr Couyers, Commissioner of Railways, who was standing on the second eogine of the train, overbalanced himself and fell off tbe train, cutting himself badly on the head. Blood is issuing from his ears, and there is a bad gash over the eye. He is now insensible. It is not necessary to say that the news spread here like wildfire, and has cast a gloom over the community. Thursday*. Ihe report this morning on Mr Couyers is that there are slightly favorable symptoms, but he still continues in a very precarious state: Dr Skae and two other medical men are in attendance.