TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5076, 30 June 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PBR PBBSB AQENOT.) Grahamstown, Friday.

Mr. W. W. Robinson, who captained the Aucklandcricketandfootballteamson their tour South.and theformer in the All-England cricket match, was presented last night with a diamond ring and sleeve links and stud 3, subscribed for by cricketers and football players. The Mayor made the presentation at a public entertainment last night. The Alburnia mine return from a specimen crushing is 9490z5. lOdwts. About 400ozs. are expected from a crushing of general stuff. Very severe frosts have been experienced here this week ; but there are signs of change now. On Wednesday night the ice on water in a vessel left outßide was 2in. thick. The thermometer was at 27deg. Fahrenheit. Nelson, Friday.

After sitting three days, the Star of the Mersey inquiry concluded this afternoon. The Court entirely exonerated Captain Hodgson from all blame for the abandonment of the vessel, and returned his and the mate's certificates.

The Richmond Hill Silver Mining Company are raising very rich ore in quantities, estimated as worth £l3O per ton. Gretmouth, Friday.

A narrow escape from serious accident occurred on the Brunner railway last night when the train was a mile from town. The locomotive, which was running slow, came into collision with a horse, which was killed. The locomotive was thrown off the rails on to an embankment, whioh at this place ia 30ft. deep. The passengers wore severely shaken, but not otherwise hurt. The traffic waa resumed today. CHBMTCHUnOH, Friday. An inquoßt was held at the Lunatic Asylum yesterday evening on the body of Warder Frederick White, who was stabbed by Mark Fries, a patitnt, on Wedne*d»y. Ifroia tin

evidence, It appeared Price had been an inmate of the Asylum since 1858. When admitted, he had been drinking- hard. Prior to admission, he had been in gaol, where it was said he once attempted to stab a warder. During the past twelve years he had been remarkably quiet, and was allowed almost perfect liberty, very frequently visiting Christchurch alone. E. W. Seager, keeper of the Asylum, said :—I considered Price so safe that I have allowed him to sit in my own residence and with my family, sitting down to meals with me and with friends of the institution, ho freely using a knife and fork daily. He has been in the habit of visiting the attendants' cottages, playing with their children, and chatting to their wives. On the morning of the sad event he visited the attendant Wraxworthy's cottage, and lifted the youngest child on to its mother's shoulder. According to this and other witnesses, Price and White never had any quarrel, and White was thoroughly liked by everyone about the Asylum. Price labored under the hallucination that the Asylum was his property. This it was that caused him to ask White for his keys. When White said he had given the keys to someone else, Price picked up a carving knife, and a warder near thinking Price was only going to cut up tobacco, and as he often had done so before, did not take the knife from him. Price suddenly turned round and stabbed White before the warder, who was only two feet distant, could stop him. After this act Price seemed quite unconcerned, and not (the least excited or affected by what lie had done, though in reply to a question he said he knew he had killed White. Price, on being brought before the jury for a moment, aaid, in reply to a question, that he wanted the keys "to get my wife, for liberty, what do iyou call it 1" The inquest was adjourned at a ilate hour for the coroner to obtain legal advice as to whether Prico ought or ought not to be taken into custody. The Agricultural Association have resolved to offer a prize of £25 for the best reaping machine exhibited at the November show. | Oamaku, Friday.

The inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Quarrie haa been concluded. The evidence of Dr. DeLatour, who made a post mortem examination, was to the effect that deceased died from a shock to her system, caused by concussion of the brain. A wound at the back of the head was a sufficient cause for death. He believed the wound was made by a blunt instrument. The jury, after considering the matter for almost three hours, returned a verdict of manslaughter against Mrs. Quarrie's eldest son Daniel. The Coroner then committed Daniel Quarrie to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court, Dunedin.

Dunedin, Friday. The first half-yearly meeting of the Cooperative Store Company was held last night. The receipts for the half-year were £3054, and expenditure £2942; liabilities, £IBB7 ; assets, £lß3l. Two Good Templars made themselves conspicuous at the meeting. It appears that repeated promises had been given by the Good Templar body to assist the Co-operative Store, provided that no bottle, license was obtained for it, The promised support was not rendered, only two Good Templars responding to the circulars which had been sent to their various lodges inviting them to become shareholders. The directors recently obtained a bottle license, and now two or three Good Templar shareholders are protesting against it. During yesterday's sitting of the Supreme Court in banco a rule nisi was obtained, calling upon a solicitor to show cause why he should not answer a statement contained in certain affidavits presumedly alleging misconduct. In such cases it is the practice not to mention the name of the solicitor, and this practice was followed yesterday. The Timts states that Sir Francis Dillon Bell has accepted a seat in the Legislative Council, and that Mr. Strode has been asked by the Government to become a member of the same House.

In the Police Court to-day, Bridget Ryan, a domestic servant, was charged with having abandoned her infant child in the Catholic Church on Sunday night last. The case was remanded.