INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 88, 13 April 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pbess Association, ] Auc_c__an_., Monday. The fifteenth half-yearly meeting of the South British Insurance Company was held this af ternoon. The report states that the income from Eire and Marine premises have fceen £61,385 12s 5a ; from investment . , £5,823 10s 3d ; and from transfer fees £5 Ss ; making a total of £67,214 9s Bd, to which has been added £4,051 9s 9d, brought forward from the previous half year. The total expenditure has been— Eire and Marine losses, paid and outstanding, £30,909 15s 8d ; reinsurance £14,436 19s ; and with £5,000 dividend paid £63,922 16s, leaving a balance of £7,343 3s sd. The directors recommend the payment of a dividend at the rate of ten per cent per annum. Tuesday, f^ Judge Richmond sentenced a Fijian,..eon-

victed for rape on a little girl, to ten yeara imprisonment with two whippings. TidI marsh for attempting rape on a married woman at Parnell, to six years and two whippings. The youth Breen, for attempted rape at Onehunga to three months and two whippings. The Eolorua has arrived at Russell from Sydney. Mr Oliver, in replying to a deputation, said the subject of the construction of new lines had been left to the Railway Commission, the balance of the flve million loan | beiug insufficient to complete the railways already commenced. Eurther intelligence from Waikato confirms the belief tbat Tawhiao and the King natives repudiate all connection and responsibility for the action of Te Whiti. In consequence of the regulation enforced by the Shipwrights' Association, the ship- , owncrs'of the port at a meeting resolved not to employ any shipwright belonging to the Association. CHRisTCHuncH, Tuesday. During a violent thunderstorm afc Ash- | burton on Saturday, five horses belonging to a farmer named Sweeney, at Sheffield, were killed, by lightning. They were seen together ou Saturday evening iv a paddock on the farm, and found lying dead side by side on Suuday morning. They bore no marks of violence, and one had a bit of grass in its mouth indicating thafc death must have been instantaneous. It is stated that the head office of tbe Union Steamship Company will shortly be moved to Christchurch. Madame Carandini had a crowded attendance at her benefit concert last night.. The bicycle club hold their championship matches on Saturday next at Hagley Park. The principal item is the twenty-mile race. The libel case, Bracken v Darrell came on at the Supreme Court to-day by mistake. The common jury had assembled, whereas a special jury had been applied for, and after a good deal of legal argument his Honor refused to try the case thafc day, and the record was withdrawn. Judge Johnston stigmatised the proceedings as a farce, and told the jury he was sorry he could not fix the blame specially or he would have made the offending side pay the juries. Bracken writes to the morning papers, and says he intends to take action agaiust those who bungled his case. The case of Morris v. Shay ter, connected with drawing up a will, to be tried in the Supreme Court this morning, was withdrawn by mutual consent. Grave., charged with larceny afc Sandridge, was committed for trial at the Magistrates' Court this morning. The service at Sfc. Michaels, the Bishop of Nelsou preaching the sermon, is postponed till to-morrow in consequence of the nonarrival of the Rotomahana. A lease of the City Hotel for 21 years was taken yesterday by Mr E Pookson of the Commercial Hotel, who will conduct it himself. iNVEi-CAttGiLL. Tuesday. At the inquest on the body of J.Wilson, a prisoner who died in gaol, alleged to be through ill-treatment, the jury returned a verdict that the deceased died of augina j. ectoris. Dunedi.., Tuesday. In .he divorce suit, Ferguson v. Ferguson and Prenderville, the jury answered all the issues in favor of the Petitioner. The Respondent and Correspondent were unrepresented. The jury, before the evidence was exhausted, intimated thafc they were satisfied that the plaintiff bad made out his case. Wellington, Tuesday. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company report under date London April 10 : r-Tallow, uo trade. The market is overstocked with stocks of all sorts, 19,000 casks beiug ou hand ; best mutton tallow is worth 34. and 33s per cwt ; leather, best sides, showed ls 4d decline on previous rates : othaeo-iu proportion j 4000 sides of Australian have been sold since last report. At a meeting of the Eire Brigades last night ifc was resolved to extend the time of locking up their sheds until Monday, prior to which timeuaL. conference between the Insurance CJfflßWß____i_i& City Council, and