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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5062, 14 June 1877, Page 2

His Excellency the Governor and the Hon. Mr. Bowen and suite left Lyttelton for Wellington last evening. The English mail, bringing dates to 3rd May, will be due at Auckland to-morrow. The Zealandia left San Francisco on 23rd May. Mr. J. C. Andrew, addressing the Wairarapa constituency, says : —I have forwarded to the Speaker the resignation of my seat as one of your representatives. I might have given a partial attendance, and paired off for the remainder of the approaching session of Parliament. It seemed to me a more fitting return for the confidence you have so long placed in me that I should vacate a trust to the duties of which X regret to be at present unable to give my undivided attention. The weather during the early hours of yesterday was unusually stormy, and the force of the wind almost equalled a hurricane. As the average force for twenty-four hours is all that is recorded, the 480 registered up to 8 a.m. yesterday by no means gives an idea of the maximum force in the early morning. Towards noon the wind moderated and rain fell, though not in large quantities. The weather in the direction of the Wairarapa was fearfully stormy, and rain fell continuously, the consequence being that the Waiohine River was very much swollen, aud threatened to flood its banks. A fierce gale accompanied by rain was blowing as the coach came over the Rimutaka; indeed, the coach had to take a stand on two occasions and shelter from the gale close under the bank. It will be easily understood, therefore, that the feelings of the passengers were not of the pleasantest or most confident description. There was a very fair attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening, when “ Lady Audley’s Secret” was again produced. A musical interlude followed, in which several members of the company performed most efficiently. The performance concluded with a farce. The entertainments given by the Theatre Royal Company since they reopened have on the whole been really pleasing, variety and good acting combining to produce that effect. Last evening's bill will be repeated this evening. A few days ago a civil case, Sam Howard v. Ashton, came before the Resident Magistrate aud was adjourned. £Bl 7s. was the amount claimed, on account of a contract entered into between the parties to the suit, when Messrs. Baker and Barron went to Napier for a season, Mr. Ashton, the lessee of the hall there, having guaranteed them £2OO for six nights. The claim entered was for the difference between the actual takings and the amount guaranteed. We understand that there is a probability of the case being amicably settled, and that it will not come before the Court again. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Mr. Charles Grey was held in the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. T. W. Young occupied the chair. It was ascertained from Mr. Isaacs, the trustee, that the assets amounted to about £240, and the liabilities to £llsO. Dissatisfaction was expressed that the estate was not calculated to realise so large a sum of money in the pound as creditors had been led to expect it would, and doubt was expressed as to how certain property in Tory-street, which had belonged to Mr. Grey, had been disposed of. Mr. Atkinson now occupied the shop, and the debtor said the only goods he sent to Atkinson consisted of £lO worth of “lollies,” for which he was paid cash. The following resolution was passed by the creditors:—“That this meeting recommends the trustee to take immepossession of the goods belonging to the estate now on Mr. Atkinson’s premises, and that he at once realise the whole of the assets, and, if possible, take proceedings against Mr. Grey under the Eraudulent Debtors Act, 1875.” Subsequent to the meeting, the trustee. Detective Farrell, a Bible, aud a sheet of parchment, with a big seal on it, purporting to be a legal document, went in a spring cart to the shop in Tory-street, found there a lot of goods, and brought a cartload away. The Masterton News Letter says : —We notice that a requisition asking Mr. R. J. Duncan to stand for the representation of the district in the General Assembly is being carried about in Masterton for signature. So far not many have been attached. Most of the electors will probably consider it superfluous to take such a step when they already know that the gentleman whose name appears at the top has already made up his mind to be a candidate. Soon after the sudden death of the late Rev. F. C. Simmons, principal of Nelson College, a subscription was begun amongst those who had been hia pupils at the college to raise a sum sufficient to found an annual prize in his memory. Fifty pounds having been thus subscribed, the governors of the Nelson College generously gave a like sum, so that the prize fund now amounts to £IOO, At the wish of the subscribers, the prize will be termed the “ Simmons Classical Prize.” Two unfortunate children were yesterday committed to the Lunatic Asylum on the certificates of Drs. Wilford and Newman. Their parents reside in the Hntt district. It will be remembered that while running for the late Dunedin Cup, Right Bower sustained injuries from the effects of which he shortly afterwards died. The Brace Herald says the two bones which suffered on the occasion—the humerus and scapula—are quite a study to those who take an interest in horse flesh, and amply prove the extremely severe nature of the concussion sustained by the poor animal; in fact, under the circumstances narrated by eye-witnesses of the event, we cauuot account for the state of these bones as they existed at the time of death. The horse was not seen to stumble even, but simply appeared to make a sort of hop off the course before the crowd of horses came up, and, as soon from the stand, it seemed just as if his rider had pulled him up suddenly. The humerus aud scapula are the two shoulder bones— the scapula or shoulder blade working in a socket of the upper portion of the humerus—the scapula has been split up lengthways and broken across the bone. The broken scapula would then appear to have been forced down upon the socket of the humerus with such force that the bone has been, as it were, scooped out for an inch and a half in length, and about half an inch in width. We are quite at a loss to understand how such results could possibly have befallen the animal in a way so very simple.

Communication on the Port Darwin line was restored yesterday. We understand that it is probable Mr. and Mrs. Cotterill will pay Wellington a visit shortly. The inquiry into the collision between the steamers Tui aud Napier will be resumed in the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day. Mrs. Taylor desires through our columns to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of £1 from Colonel Moule.

At the annual meeting of the Hutt Licensing Court held yesterday all the licenses applied for were granted. There were no applications for new licenses.

Bishop Vaughan, of New South Wales, has determined no professional or paid singers shall be allowed in the choirs of the Catholic churches. We regret to hear that Dr. Hector is ill; but we may state that the paragraph on this subject in an evening paper last night greatly exaggerated the facts of the case. Drs. Kerap and Grace are quite agreed that there is no immediate cause for alarm.

Last evening a man named Dobbie was arrested on a charge of malicious injury to property. It appeared that he had been breaking the windows of a Mrs. McLaren. He will be charged with the offence named this morning.

A requisition has been presented to Mr. Charles Pharazyn to stand for Wairarapa, aud he has consented. Mr. G. Beetham has announced himself a candidate, and there is some talk of Mr. A. Braithwaite coming forward. Altogether there is every probability of there being an exciting contest. The art union for Mr. Brandon’s pictures came off last evening at Beichardt’s music warehouse, Lambton-quay. Messrs. Crombie, Harrison, Ledger, and Williams were chosen scrutineers, and the result was as follows : No. 1, Mr. Hirst, Kaiwarra; 2, Mr. Saunders; 3, Mr. P. Laing ; 4, Mr. AVilliam Hickson ; 5, Mr. Paseoe ; 6, Mr. Hirst, Kaiwarra ; 7, Mr. McCredie ; 8, Mr. T. W. Pilcher ; 9, Mr. Lichtscheindl; 10, Mr. Sawer. It is requested that the winners will take the first opportunity of making their choice. The business at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday was as follows Robert Thompson, Robert Hallam, and John Stewart, three rowdy sailors who had been fighting about the streets, and were charged with being drunk aud disorderly, were at the suggestion of the Inspector remanded till Friday, as they belonged to the barque Carnatic, which would leave on Friday. Samuel Savjlle, charged with having violently assaulted George Bain, was remanded for a day, in consequence of the assaulted man not being able to attend. Mary Campbell, charged with petty larceny, was remanded till Friday, to afford the police time to work up the case. There were no civil cases.