TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5025, 2 May 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Auckland, Tuesday. Further evidence relative to the supposed case of poisoning at Onehunga leads to the inference that the woman died from a fever caused in childbirth. The police to-day presented a testimonial to Inspector Broham, The address expressed regret at his departure, and eulogised him on his enterprise and police knowledge. It had been proposed to present him with a substantial testimonial, which Broham refused. Broham, in reply, regretted that the Auckland police had not been paid as highly as in the South, but hoped ere long the pay would be raised to Ba. a day. He paid a high compliment to his successor. Wanganui, Tuesday. The libel action, Ballance, of the Herald , v. Carson, of the Chronicle , lasted all day. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £ls. Feildino, Tuesday. - Mr. Fox, lecturing here on Monday night, said that the permissive principle of his Licensing Bill has been retained in the New Zealand Statute Book, and expressed his opinion that Parliament would next session pass an effective Permissive Bill. KUMAKA, Tuesday. A fatal accident occurred at Power’s claim, Larrikins’ Terrace to-day, to two men, by a fall of earth. One man was dug out dead ; and the other is not yet found ; but there are no hopes that be is alive. In another claim on the same lead Alexander McLeod had his leg broken by a fall of stone a ton weight. Christchurch, Tuesday, The Count de la Pastures’ property at Amuri, comprising 8538 acres freehold, 28,938 acres leasehold, and 13,219 acres license-hold, with 18,000 sheep, sundry cattle and horses, was sold to Mr. W. A. Lowe for £26,000. An inquest was held at the Lunatic Asylum on the body of Gilchrist, the man who, while delirious from typhoid fever, was sent by the hospital authorities to the asylum, with a certificate that he was suffering from acutemania. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned the following verdict :—“We find that the deceased died from natural causes; but considerable blame, in our opinion, is attached to the hospital authorities for not having discovered the case to be one of typhoid fever, and for having sent a man suffering from fever to an asylum.” • , ' At the Supreme Court this morning a rule nisi was granted, on an application for making Herdson, formerly head clerk of the Permanent Building Society, a bankrupt. Herdson absconded, leaving nearly £6ooo,deficiency in his accounts. He left £I6OO worth of property in the hands of the trustees for Bis wife, who still lives here. If he were made a bankrupt this property could be seized. A. A. Fanthmn, a very successful breeder of shorthorns here, left Lyttelton yesterday for Cambridge, Auckland province, where he is about" to settle. He takes 24 valuable purebred shorthorns with him. • • , Dunedin, Tuesday. : During the month of April 135 births, 35 deaths, and 39 marriages were registered in Dunedin. ■ There are nine candidates for-matriculation at the Otago University this year, and one for preliminary examination in medicine. I The Hon. G. McLean returned to Ehmedin this, evening. He will be wafted upon by a deputation, to urge on the Government; the necessity of completing the. main lines of railway. . •" ’