INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 112, 12 May 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[press aqekot."! Wellington, Saturday night. The Chronicle says there mu3t be a dissolution next session, but has reason to fear that Sir H. Kobiuson will refuse it. There are likely to be only two candidates for the Mayoralty, Mr Hunter, M.H.R., and Mr Hutchinson, a former Mayor. A letter from the Sydney Exhibition Commissioners says that the Prince of Wales has accepted the Presidency of the Exhibitiou. Several more meetings or creditors are called, and others are reported imminent. Efforts will he made to get gangs of men to commence clearing the streets at midnight, so as to have them clean for the following day's traffic. Monday. The Sentry Hall workshop contract of the Waitara-Patea Railway has been let to Alex. Ruse of Wellington for £1445. The Court of Appeal opened to-day with a full bench of five judges. ft. Cohen, jeweller, has made an assignment of his estate for the benefit of his creditors. Henry Anderson, the editor of the Chronicle, was brought up this morning charged with having committed a deadly assault upon R. C. Easby, a blindmaker, in his own house, but this information was amended to one of " wilfully and maliciously wounding Easby with a pair of tongs, such being an indictable offence." The Magistrate said the case was of too serious a nature for him to deal with it. Mr Anderson's counsel notified that his client had laid a counter information of a precisely similar nature against Easby. After taking the evidence of Easby, who appeared to be very much cut and bruised about the face, the case was adjourned till Wednesday. Wangandi, Saturday night. Joseph Dalton surrendered to his bail this morning on a charge of obtaining money on false pretences. The evidence for the defence exonerated him from blame, and the case was dismissed. Two other cases against him were withdrawn. New Pltmodth, Monday. Sir John Coode's plans were submitted to the Harbor Board to-day. They are modifications of Mr Carruthers' and Mr Blackett's plan. The mole is to be a rubble mound with an area of 130 acres, costing £200,000. The Board dismissed the Engineer, and sent I the Chairman to Auckland to get a fresh set of debentures prepared. Alexandra, Saturday night. There has been no talk to-day, but the Kingites are getting more food ready for Monday's talk. Great doubts are felt as to the real meaning of Rewi's speech. Some think that he must adhee to the King but that he desires to make arrangements for securing the land. Tawhiao, it is reported, will ask for £1000 a-year for himself, and £500 a-year each for Te Ngakau and Wahanui, also the restoration of a large area of the confiscated land. CiiHisTCHtmcH, Monday. A trotting match is coming off on the 17th instant for £200 a-side, 15 miles on the Riccarton road, between Mr Milner's Black Boy and Mr Anderson's Millie from Rangitikei. A great deal of money is on. J. Harding, a billiard marker at the Central Hotel, charged with stealing a watch valued at £10, was committed for trial. Bail was allowed, the prisoner in £100 and two sureties in £50 each. An inquest was held on the body of Dr Mark this morning but nothing new transpired. The jury brought in a verdict that deceased had died from the effects of poison administered by himself.