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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5140, 13 September 1877, Page 2

Those who assisted to swell the number in the strangers’ gallery on the occasion of the second reading of the Local Opton Bill, and whose memories will carry them back to the enthusiastic and repeated promises made by the hon. member for Auckland City East to assist the House to the utmost of his ability while in committee on that Bill, would be surprised to learn that he was not once present during the discussion of the various and important clauses last night, and in fact has not said a word since the Bill went into committee. The polling places for the municipal election (which takes place to-day) are as follows ; Cook Ward, at the sideroom, near Princess Theatre, Tory-street; Te Aro Ward, at the Market Hall, Cuba-street ; Lambton Ward, at the Odd'Fellows’ Hall, Larabton-quay; Thorndon Ward, at Mr. Waters’, near the Royal Hotel. The polling will commence at 9 o’clock a.m., .and terminate at 6 o’clock p.m. A meeting of the committee of the Wellington Benevolent Institution was held yesterday afternoon. Present—The Right Rev. the Bishop of Wellington (elected chairman), the Vem Archdeacon Stock, Rev. W. H. West, Rev. R. Coffey,, Rev. A. Reid, Messrs. J. Woodward, D. Lewis, J. G. Holdsworth, J. Burne, L. Levy, and the secretary. The following donations were received :—£l 2s. from the box at the Evening Post office and £l2 from the jury on the Waka Maori case. Several cases of distress were considered and relieved. Information was received by the police yesterday morning that a manned woman living in the Adelaide-road had committed suicide. On making inquiries, it was ascertained that the previous night on Mr. Stinson, an employe of Messrs. Barber, butchers, reaching his home he found his wife, who had been ill lately, lying dead in bed, covered with blood. On further examination it was found that there was a deep wound on her left side below the ribs. In one of her hands was a razor, with which there can be very little doubt she inflicted the wound. Medical assistance was immediately procured, but was, of course, unavailing. An inquest will be held at the Caledonian Hotel this afternoon at 2 o’clock. In reference to the late, coach accident at the Manawatu Gorge, it was stated at the time the news reached town that no blame was attributable to the driver. The Manawatu Times of Saturday last has the following paragraph, which considerably qualifies that statement. Our contemporary says :—“ We are requested to state that the dangerous condition of the road was known before the accident occurred, and provision was made to guard against mishap, but the driver declined to avail himself of it. A man named Olson was sent to the Gorge to show the driver of the coach the dangerous parts of the road, but the latter declining said he knew the road quite well. If this statement is true, the driver of the Napier coach is not so blameless as we were inclined to believe.”—Another accident is reported from the same locality. A cart containing four natives went over the steep bank about a mile from the Gorge bridge. One man who fell on to the rocks was severely cut and bruised. The others escaped unhurt. There was a very fair attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening, when “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and a variety of songs, &c., by the Vaudeville Company, were very successfully produced. To-night the nautical drama of “ One Hundred Days at Sea” will be given, and being another novelty to Wellington theatre-goers should attract a good house. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Thomas Lynch, of Wellington, builder, was held at the Supreme Court House yesterday, Mr. Sinclair in the chair. • The liabilities were set down at £I4OO andtheassets at £390. Mr. Stevenson, of the firm, of Stevenson and Stuart, was elected trustee of the estate and effects of the bankrupt. We observe that the Licensing Commissioners at Eoxton have again refused to grant a license for the Family Hotel in that township, formerly kept by Sir. Wakeford, ngt on the ground of any objection to the applicant, Mr. E. J. Barnett, but very properly “ because the hotel was not required,” St. George’s Hall was again crowded last evening. The entertainment, in which Mies Lizzie Morgan, Mr, Cary, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Gerrard, and others took part, was of a thoroughly enjoyable kind, and sent the audience away well pleased. The election of twelve Municipal Councillors for the borpugh of Wellington—three for each ward—takes place to-day. The poll commences at 9 o’clock a.m., and closes at 6 p.m.

A special general meeting of the Wellington Artillery Volunteer Battery will be held this evening at half-past seven o'clock at the Central Fire Brigade Hall. Every member is requested to attend. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before H, S. Wardell, Esq., R.M., William Condon, charged with drunkenness, was fined 6s. —William Hales, charged with being drunk whilst being in charge of a horse and dray, was fined £3, with the alternative of seven days’ hard labor in case of non-payment.