INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 290, 18 December 1879, Page 2

I N T ER PROVINCIAL.

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Wellington, Wednesday night. It is rumoured that the Hon J. Miller of Otago k likely to be given a seat in the Executive Council without a portfolio. The railway authorities are goiug to hold an official enquiry into the conduct of the guard Delahunty in the late assault case, and if it is found that he gave provocation, as 1b alleged, by remarks cf an offensive character be will be dismissed. At a horse sale to-day of Lacks and light draughts from the Hon John Martin's Btation, a large lot, good of their kind, brought prices from £7 to 15 Toko Mace, a bright looking Maori lad about 14, was arraigned on three charges of stealing horses. It appears that the youngster had been adopted by a respectable family here, and, though kindly treated, he stole a horse from them and a saddle and bridle and made his way to the Wairarapa, where He made off with another horse. He was committed for trial on two charges. Thursday. Mr W. Smith, who filled the position of officer in charge of the telegraph station at the Parliamentary Buildings has been promoted to the transmitting station at Wakapnaka. A presentation of an album and address was made to him by his fellow operators in the Department as a mark of their esteem. At the annual distribution of prizes at the Marwt school, Bishop Redwood said the Catholics of Wellington might well be Droud of their school, which an unwise and unjust Legislature had compelled them to erect. He congratulated the Catholics on what they had done, an 3 hoped they would go on till the sight of their independence and the spectacle of their success had finally brought their rulers to a sense of justice. Cahteet )n, Thursday. P. Gole, County Clerk and Treasurer, tried to commit suicide by cuttiug his throat At the Marquis of Normanby Hotel. It is not yet known what was the instrument used, bat it is supposed to be a bayonet. The "wounds are not fatal, and he is expected to recover. Gole has been a Good Templar for Borne months, but violated his obligations a few day/i since. ' Invebcarqill, Thursday. The weather continues hot. The country is parched for want of rain and the crops axe beginning to suffer.