LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 122, 10 June 1876, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press Agency.] . NEW PLYMOUTH. & JunoS. An old lady, over 70 years of age, Avas assaulted last evening by a man named Bennie, one of the sailors of the schooner Julius Vogel, who attempted to commit a rape. Mrs Knydon screamed, which brought assistance, and the man, avHo Avas in drink at the time, was arrested Ho Avas brought up this morning, nut Mrs Knyd n Avas too ill to attend the Court, so the ease was remanded till Monday. A letter from the Hon. Mr Scotland, M.L.C., to Mr J G. S. Grant, of Dunedin, is causing great exc'tement here. The Herald regrets that a man in Scotland’s position should make himself notorious as an endorser of su.-h malignant falsehoods. The Superintendent ha§, written to Scotland to ask if the telegram .is correct. A meeting is to he held asking the Governor to remove him from the Legislative Council. WELLINGTON. JuneS. Mr Tompkins, President of the Canterbury Licensed Victualler’s Association, the delegate appointed to frame a re v Licensing Bill, is here uoav, as is also Mr Seymour, of the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers' Gazette, who will report the proceedings of the Conference. Other d “.legates are expected to arrive shortly. The Conference is to meet on Monday. June 9. The Government have decided to discontinue the industrial branch of the Life Insurance Department. NELSON. JunoS. Joseph Levien Mayor of Ne’son, died to-day, after a lone: and painful illness. CHRISTCHURCH. June 9. The Provincial Government, having p’acod £SOQ on the Estimates fur e tahlishing a .High school for girls, in connection with the Canterbury College, the Board of (rovornors of the latter have, d-oMed to undertake'-the mating uncut of it, hi consequence of past success. Joseph nn l Margaret C Gchp >le, husband a ul vi e, have he -n coin nil 1 e I for ( i wilfiti 11 v’ setting fire to an hj del in ir occupation at Birnham. DUNEDIN. June 8. A pub’ : can was sued to-day, bv the representative of the Good Temper!, for supp’ying an intoxicated man with liquor. T “O case Avas dismissed. . In a case of vagrancy, in the Police Court this morning, Mr Pyk.e, the presiding Magistrate, intimated that it Avas the intention of the Bench to cany out the liw strictly in the terms of the Act, throAvlng the onus of proof on defendmts as to hoAV their living Avas obtained. A woman, si charged, though she produced her bank book, _ showing considerable funds, Avas convicted and sentenced.

At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, held to-day, the annual report was read ; as also a voluminous report 'oljpKie committee appointed to report upon the existing Bankruptcy laws. In tlieir gene-, ral recommendations, the committee urge very strongly that a special Act be passed, validating all past proceedings under the “ Debtors and Creditors Act, 1875,” in so far as they are rendered doubtful by the conflict between the Act and the rules of the Court, or by existing ambiguities. The committee also recommend the Chamber to pointedly urge upon the Government that the evidence of experienced persons should bo taken before a select committee of Parliament before an amendment Act is passed, and that such evidence should also he obtained for the information of the Governor in Council, before the amendments of the rules of the Court aro passed. It is understood that the Superintendentwill address the members of the Provincial Omncil and the country through the medium of print. June 9. Mr Hoskins opens the new theatre in a fortnight. A special meeting of the City Council will he held on Monday to consider the new Municipal Bill. The Vogel and Macandrew correspondence is declared closed in the following letters : To Macandrew —I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Honor’s letter, of May 31. I refrain from remarking on your letter, as I think it desirable this correspondence should be closed. I should be sorry to think that any comments I have made have been productive of personal annoyance to yourself, and you will accept my "assmance that l they were not so designed. To Vogel—l have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the sth inst., Inclosing this correspondence, accept my thanks for the courtesy you have displayed in ycur various letters..