INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 51, 28 February 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

•frRKSS AGENCY. 1 Wellington, Thursday. The City Council have decided to construct filter beds iv connection with the city waterworks. The Government have placed the case of the boy who was drowned from the barque Easterhill in the bands of the Law Officer, with instructions to institute prosecution against the master and mate if he considers there is a prima facie case for such proceedings. The Colonial Secretary haa been advised from Sydney that in addition to the ordinary display of wool, ac exhibition will be held in December or January so that the new clip cau come in. The grocer's assistants are moving to have shops closed on Wednesday afternoon, a majority of the enipleyers are willing to ancede. Mr S. Levy, a Jew, has consented to take charge, without remuneration, of the Athenaeum on Sunday afternoons, thereby removing any objection to giving extra Sunday work to the Librarian. The actiug Governor has appointed Mr Henry Hall private Secretary. The Gazette to-day notifies that the privelege of railway tickets may be issued to railway employees on behalf of themselves and families, the members of which are not more than 18 years of age at one-fourth the ordinary rates. A new Masonic Lodge, under the Scottish constitution, was opened ia Wellington today, about 100 masons were present including the Acting District Grand Master Wymond, from Auckland, and District Grand Master for North Island Bros. Fox and Ward. AU local lodges were well represented. Bro. Marks was installed as Master of the new Lodge. Dr. Alexander Johnstone delivered an interesting address on the nature and object of masonry. The installation ceremony was performed most successfully, and a banquet will be held this evening. The much vexed question of Mr Luckie's appointment as Commissioner of Government Insurance was settled in the Cabinet this afternoon, and will be Gazetted to morrow Salary £600. Mr Geo. Thoma3 reports:— Adelaide flour, £15; Colonial, £10; oats, 3s 9d; bran, Is 2d; wheat, 4s; hams, 9d; bacon, Sd; cheese, Bid; potatoes, £6 15s ; pollard, £7 ss ; maize, 5s 6d; butter, lOd. Mr Mansford R.M. gave judgment in the football accident case Bell v. Campbell. His Worship said that bad it not appeared from the evidence that the defendant was when the accident occurred closely pursued he would have given judgment for plaintiff, but defendant being closely pursued had bis mind bo intently fixed on the ball that he saw little else and therefore the bench considered he was playing a lawful game in a lawful place, and'in the manner in which the game is usually played. His Worship further held there was a contributing negligence on the part of the plaintiff; the boy was evidently fond of the game and had often watched it with other boys but was old enough to know that he had placed himself in a position of danger, therefore judgment must be giveu for the defendant with costs. His Worship remarked that although cricket and football had been played for centuries he was unable to find any reported case analagous to this, good sense and charitable feelings have generally indicated a way of compensation without recourse to the law. Friday. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report under date, London, 25th :-Wool, the Home trade are purchasing sparingly, medium and inferior greasy, market easier. Up to date 60,000 bales have been sold. The wheat market firm, foreign arrivals are light; Adelaide is worth 50s, New Zealand, 45s per quarter. Tallow, dull of sale; there is no speculative bussiness' done, melted is cheap, mutton, 34s 6d; beef, 34s Gd. The leather market is firm, best sides, 9Jd. Auckland, Thursday. The millers lowered the price of flour today to £12 for silk dressed, aod £10 9s for seconds. i

The schooner Marion Renny has arrived from Samoa. The treaty of friendship recently negotiated between England and Tonga is regarded as of great importance by the Samoans, The schooner Mary Anderson, which arrlred at Samoa with labor, reports beiug fired ou at i.eper's Island, New Hebrides, without provocation. No injury was sustained. Messrs Bintiey and Mason report no alteration in breadstuits, the market continuing weak, and only routine Bales are effected. Adelaide flour £13 to .I'M, Southern according to brand £10 to £10 10a; bran, £6 to £0 10s; pollard, £C io £G 10s, wheat, dull, milling 4s Cd, fowl 3s yd to 4s; maize easier, a shipment from Sydney at auction realised 6s 3d to 5s 4d, for Fijian maize holders are asking Gs for a good sample; oats, old, realise 4s to 4s Bd, new 3s 6d to 3s ( Jd; oatmeal, 22s t pearl barley, 2-is; grass seed, buyers fully supplied, rye grass 5s Gd to Gs, Italiriu 7s Gd, cocksfoot 9s; hams and bacon, in cloth, Sd Jo Sid, bare 7d to 7Jd; hams only arc enquired for at 10d; butter is in demand at Is to Is Id; cheese, 9d; baulk timber Gs 9;1, sawn at Kaipara large siza 10s Gd to 10s '.hi. Reui-tox, Thursday. News has just arrived frcm Boatman's that Mrs Librec has succeeded in findiug the spot where Costello's body was buried by the murderer, and to morrow the police will "start to dig for the remains. The ground having been repeatedly flooded during the last seven years and heavy deposits of silt having been left thereon, grave doubts are entertained of the search being successful. Detective Brown and Inspector Feast have proceeded to the locality. Blenheim, Friday. A fearful fire at about three o'clock this morning broke out in the back room of Jensen's fancy goods store and continued on the southern side to the premises of Griffiths, agent; Macey, photographer; Collier, fancy goods; Scott, confectioner; O'Sullivan, agent; M'Nab,solicitor;and at the same time it extended on the north side to the premises of Home and Cleghorn, surgeons and druggist; Presswood, watchmaker; Ilealy and Son, shoedealer; Dobson, bookseller; Jellyman, butcher. The fire was stopped by pulling down the building of Quinn, watchmaker. There was not a breath of wind, and the Brigade worked well. Bunny's, Falconer's, and Robinson Brothers' premises were scorched, and the breakage suffered by the latter is considerable. The insurance on the block is inconsiderate, as some offices would not renew. Some insurances only lapsed this week. Healy's stock was insured in the Norwich for £GOO, half of which was reinsured in the Standard, in the Colonial £250, and iv the New Zealand, £350. Mr Scott, building for £250 in the Colonial; Mr Jensen's stock iv the Colonial for £350, and Union for £200; Mr Presswood's stock in the Northern for £200; Messrs Pritchard, Macey, Collier, a,nd Penney had no insurance, but most of their goods were saved; Mr Griffith's building was in&ured for £400 in the Union; Mr Dobson's stock for £400---in the New Zealand, but much was saved; Messrs Home and Cleghorne had no insursurance, and nothiDg was saved but their books. Messrs Robinson Brothers' stock was damaged by removal, it was insured in the Victorian Office for £750, and in the Liverpool, London, and Globe for £500; Mr Jellyniau's building was insured in the National for £100; Messrs O'Sullivan and McNab's building was insured in the Victoria for £150; Mrs Wall's building was iusured in the Norwich for £200,