INTERPROVICIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 79, 2 April 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVICIAL.

[Press Association. 1 Wellington, Friday. By an Order in Couucil Monday, the Ist of July, is the date gazetted for the trial of the Maori prisoners. A woman named Catherine M'Coll GO "~— years of age, was burnt to death last nfcht or early this morning under horrible circumstances. She was housekeeper to a gentleman named John M'Laughan, and was last seen by him about nine o'clock last night when she was lying on the sofa helplessly , drunk. He left her there, and went to bed, leaving the candle burning. On rising this morning he found her charred remains With the exception of her stays all her clothing was burnt. Portions of the wall had also been }on fire. M'Laugban states that he heard no noise during the night, and is unable to say how she was burned. Deceased had been drinking heavily for about ten days. An inquest will be held tomorrow. A little girl named Russell was run over by a vegetable cart thiß morning and killed. The driver was unaware of 'having passed

over anything until called to by the spectators. A man named F. S. Greaves was killed on the Foxton-Palmerstou railway on Wednesday owing to his accidentally falling between the carriages. Ktjmara, Friday. A woman named Ellen Sarah Kitts was arrested yesterday morning charged with manslaughter through havine: neglected a child given her to nurse, and which dit-d. The jury returned a verdict tantamount to that effect. Acckland, Friday. Mr Lowe, the traffic manager on the Auckland railway has resigned his position owing to a difference of opinion with Mr McDonald, the general manager. A large potatoe crop is reported in the Waikato district. One field yielded fourteen tons to the acre. The report that Sir G. Grey was suffering from ill health, which was likely to prevent his attending the next session of Parliament, is contradicted. He enjoys good health except that he suffers from the old affliction of the leg caused through a spear wound in Western Australia. Donedin, Friday. The Customs revenue for the March quarter was .£8 ",661, against £100,162 for the corresponding period of last year. All the papers here call on the Volunteer authorities to institute a searching inquiry into the charges against the Southern Volunteers, and to make examples of the offenders. The result of Pastor Chiniquy's meeting here was that £890 were forwarded to Canada Tin aid of his mission. CnRisTCHURCn, Friday. At the Harbor Board Works, Lyttelton, during last month nine thousand cubic yards were excavated at Naval Point HiU and three thousand yards from Dock Site. In the nominations for champagne stakes yesterday the following sires were represented :■— A.lbauy aight youngsters; Traducer six; Karari, Maroro, and Hippocumpus, two each ; The Peer, Castaway, Yattendon, Anteros, and Totara one each. At the Middle Park sale yesterday Traducer was the object of great attraction to visitors. He looks very old indeed and not having a single tooth left could not masticate food, it was therefore considered doubtful whether he could have lived through the winter. A total of 7,500 passengers were carried on the tramway on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. For four days of the present week 56,393 bags of grain were carried on the Christchurch section and baanches. On Thursday night the bags accumulated at the former station amounted to 29,349. " ' ■■ — -" ' ■ — i -