TO-DAY’S TELEGRAM.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1106, 26 July 1882, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAM.

(UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON

Mr W. M. Seed, Secretary and Inspector of Machinery will shortly retire from Government service on his pension. It is understood that Mr Seed has been appointed Manager of the Wellington Trust, Loan, and Investment Society. At the Supreme Court to-day, in the divorce case Levoi v. Levoi, a rule nisi was granted against the W'ife. The question of costs and the custody of the children will be decided in Chambers.

A slight shock of earthquake was felt here early this morning, accompanied by a heavy rumbling sound.

WANGANUI. Another heavy shock of earthquake was felt about 6.30 this morning.

AUCKLAND

The Government are taking a number of the Constabulary stationed in Waikato to Wellington fpr training in the Artillery Corps for the defence of the principal harbors. Sudden Death. At an inquest held on Edward Walker, who died suddenly at Onehunga, a verdict of serious apoplexy was returned. The deceased had several attacks of fits. The Effect of Dbink.

Mrs Boardman, the wife of a sailor on the steamer Oreti, was found at her residence in a comatose state from drink, and sent to the hospital. There is little hope of her recovery. Infanticide. Sarah Johnson, a servant at the Masonic Hotel, Cambridge, some time since was suspected of being pregnant, but denied it to her friends and medical attendant, saying she W'as suffering from an internal complaint. She was delivered on Monday night of a child, and the servants in the house heard the cry of an infant. This icoming to the ears of the police, search was made, and the body of an infant fully grown was found buried behind a pigstye. An inquest was held, and the girl has been arrested and charged withjfanticide. Sugab Refining Company. At a meeting of the Harbor Board, a letter was read from Mr E. Knox on behalf of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, and applying for permission to reclaim on the foreshore and. front of their property at Duck Creek, on the North Shore. The latter said that unless the reclamation was permitted, and the right to erect wharves, the company would have to abandon the land, and seek a site for .refining near Auckland or in some other city of the colony. After an animated discussion the motion to lease for 50 years was withdrawn, and the application was referred to the Public Works Committee.

The Nelson has finished coaling at Russell, taking 1000 tons aboard.

Imbobtant Decision.

Amongst the applications which came before Judge Gillies in Chambers yesterday morning, was one by Mr Coleman, who moved re Seymour and Hutchinson for an order committing the defendant to gaol under the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act. Hutchinson was present, and was examined. Ho swore he had had no means during the past year wherewith to discharge his liability, and His Honor, therefore, refused the application, and in doing so commented censorially on the ease with which orders for committment were obtained in the lower court. He did not approve of such orders being granted unless fraud could be shewn on the part of a debtor, either in concealing or making away with his property, or in absolutely refusing to pay while he had means. Mr Coleman asked if it was not true that His Honor had drafted the very Bill that allowed all this. His Honor said it was not true. The Bill which he drafted contained only three clauses, and it sought to abolish imprisonment for debt altogether, but it had to give way to the present measure, which was the work of the Attorney-General.

CHRISTCHURCH. The Exhibition Building,

The remainder of the Exhibition building was sold for £5lB, making £2628, or £lOOO less than was offered yesterday for the building in a lump,

DUNEDIN. Sisnious Accident.

A serious accident took place yesterday afternoon at a building in course of efection in King Street. The parapet fell, and a mass of bricks buried a youth named Gow and a man named Wells. Both have their skulls fractured, and are in the hospital in a very low state. It is stated the building w'as being run up in bad style, but probably an inquiry will be held. NEW"PLYMOUTH. Stbanding of the Babque AustbaLAND. The barque Australand went ashore half a mile north of the Breakwater this morning. The vessel was from Wellington, with a cargo of cement. She is in command of Capt. Hill, aud is owned by Capt. Williams, a wellknown coal merchant of Wellington. It is believed she will become a total wreck. The insurance is about £2OOO, but the offices aro not yet known, Fubtmkk Pabticulabs. A heavy uorth-easterly gale set in last night, which gradually btrongth-

ened. The barque Austadand parted he? cables, end ?a~ ashosa near th® soot where Bsco’o JoMy runs cut. Were she 30U na old vessel there would he 3 chsuoe oi saving her, as she is eu e, soft bottom, and the wind is going round, to the west. She is much strained, and in a hopeless condition.

The Australand is an Americanbuilt wooden vessel, 18 years old; she brought 2,000 barrels of cement, of which 1,500 were landed. On the vessel coming ashore Capt. Hill lowered his own boats, and he and the crew reached land safely. The lifeboat had been manned, but there was no necessity for sending it out.