TELEGRAMS TO THE “MAIL.”

Patea Mail, 10 May 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS TO THE “MAIL.”

(per united press association.)

NATIVE PRISONERS DISCHARGED.

NO -PROSECUTION, : ~

■ New Plymouth; The ‘two ' ihatiye ; prisoners, Titokowaru and Rang!, were | discharged frpm custody yesterday,, ■■ the i Government having , decided hot tbdpro- j (Seed*-with the charges' of. obstruetioh' atParihaka. ,!!

Judge Gillies* maclb the'‘following re-.| marks in discharging them from custody ; at the Supreme "Court £r-*‘ I understand ; the Attorney-General. has ordered the Crown Prosecutor; tq-epter a nolle prosequi i in -the native cases . under ,th.e f J. ; Vyest i Coast 5 Settlement Act 5 ’ ' TiraveT'ho power ; to :inltbq ihatter , ih Mny way, except to express, my- surprise at such a course being;taken. ! That the > prisoners j should be brought., up'bn a seiiouS \ under ;a; special Acfy that ; they ■should; be j kept , in! piison ]fori six ! months on* 1 that j grave ohargej and -that; the 'Crown Prose-; ciitbr should apply to enter a nolkqyrosequi, j seems a very extraordinary proceedingbn j the part of the Government,, more especi-! ally when i“ see 1 tjfat twq';pf' tlic' indict-1 ments have been "quashed on account of' the insufficiency \dA> The .face’ of THemd’ i Addressing 1 Rang), 'Tib-' 1 skid The Go-1 vernment have .determined not to bring! ypu to be tried ' oh. , the charge you have i already been in prison six months waiting j for, nor does the Government offer any! evidence, are therefore'* free to! .go I where you will; 7 ’ 'The' native did not seem , to understand his position, but left! the box. ‘ ' 1

: their. Liquor..^ ..., Clmstchu rch.-TfA father, and .son ,at Kaiappi had drinking to excess, sp ; as to beppme. appanda], and,,^a.clergy man took up ithe,,, affair,backed, .by. .Good Templars, and applied to r the R.M..for. an order, prohibiting; publicans to. supply these inebriates, with liquor,.under section 167 of ; the -now. Licensing..! Act?;-, •.■The first application was not granted , but the parties renewed:it.before a fuller bench.of justices, and got the order asked for., BANK BURNED DOWN. Invercargill.—Another , large fire on Tuesday morning, broke.,out at a watchmaker’s shop, and spread to the adjoining bank of Australasia, burning,both down. The banking furnilure and books were nearly all rescued in time. The bank building was very old. The brick building of the' N .S. Wales bank was in danger, and suffered some damage, the furniture being removed. The origin of the fire is not known. Insurances—Bank of .Australasia, £IOO6 on building and £3OO on furniture in North British and Mercantile ; the watchmaker’s stock and fittings, £2oo.in Northern.

TRIAL OF MR GALLAGHER. FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

(TELEGRAM • EBOlf; PUR New Plymouth, - this day.—At the I Supreme 1 Court this mbrnirig," Gallagher’s • case was 1 resumed from : yesterday. " John Haj'Avard messenger) had- given* : material evidence -as to seeing thb Mabridying on his 1 back on the grass,, the horse'standing by; Hay ward : was! now recalled;’ and deposeffdliat the s riiarb | was grazing close v to’ the dative,'arid had \ a Saddle ori, but did'not notice the bridle’.j The'inat^’was 1 between* "the: body,' and the water bottle' Was between j the body* and the* friare. '*" • ; Hr i

: 'The evidence of WI Johnson was takers and in cross-examiriatiori' he'admitted 'that he bad had-a few Words’Svitli’Gallagher after tlie rowf' He said' be told Galla ; - gher that he would make it hot for him, and would fepbrt him id*the police.

G, W. Qane ; and t Q. Bays have also; given evidence.-Nothing fresh* lias been ; elicited. The case expected to,be,finished; late this"afternoon;;:* ;

1 SHORT OF 1 SUPPLIES; " i Lyell.—Owing to the flood and conse-' qujent isolation' by communication with; the sea, Lyell has been cut off. for the* past 20 days, Pndis reduced to a condition? bordering on famine. .■ Not a cwt. of -flour is available.: • 1 ;.i ;.5: