TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1111, 1 August 1882, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

[united ebess association.] WELLINGTON. It is understood that, at the request of the Government, W. Seed has relinquished his intention of retiring from the position of Secretary and Inspector of Customs to assume the managership of the Wellington Trust and Loan Company, and that he will therefore continue as permanent head of the Customs department. Vital statistics, July: Births 94, deaths 27, marriages 18. Petone Railway Station was broken into early this morning. Nothing, however, was stolen.

NEW PLYMOUTH. The wreck of the barque Australind was sold to-day for £lB2. The sea last night completely broke her up. INVERCARGILL. Yesterday afternoon Constable O’Leary, stationed in North Invercargill, was called on by Thomas Branford who informed him that a tenant of his named McWatt was lying in his house in an apparently dying condition. Tho constable went and found McWatt dead. There were no marks upon his person to indicate foul play or accident. The house was, however, entirely destitute of property and food, with the exception of a portion of turnip which had evidently been bitten by someone, presumably by deceased, it is stated that McWatt was last seen alive by Mr Goldsie, undertaker, who was in tho locality yesterday forenoon and called at his his house in search of Brandford with whoip he had business. The fiend man is a mere skelpton, and the constable is of opinion that he died of starvation. McWatt has it is said been following the vacation of an insurance agent or canvasser for some time past, and in that and other capacities was pretty generally known I about town. Au inquest will be hoick | At the inquest on the body of l

McWatt, who is supposed to have died from starvation, the evidence showed that the deceased had refused offers of food from a near neighbor, Connell. He appears to have been of a proud, sensitive, and nervous disposition ; shrinking from exposure of his poverty, and preferring to die rather than make his necessities known. The jury found a verdict that death resulted from “ Syncope, or fainting, brought on by want of nourishment.”

AUCKLAND. Winiata’s execution has been fixed for Friday. Lieut. Drake, of H M.S. Nelson, whilst taking a walk in the bush towards Flagstaff Hill, came upon a body with the throat cut, the knife still being grasped in his hand. He gave information, and the body was removed and identified as the remains of Daniel Munn, a brother of David Munn, the well-known jockey. It is believed he had been drinking. At the inquest a verdict was returned that he committed suicide while in a state of temporary insanity. The body found in the harbor on Saturday has been identified as that of Jno. Pettitt, lately storekeeper at Opotiki. He was in Auckland on the 14th and in the evening went down the wharf to board a vessel. It is thought he must have fallen off the wharf.

An explosion of gas took place in Goodson’s Arcade through rats gnawing the gas-pipe. The damage is not serious.

TIMARU. Shares in tho Picton Coal Company are being rapidly taken up here. Denis Heffernan, a farmer, was yesterday arrested for counselling and abetting the burning of three stacks of grain belonging to himself. They were burnt last week, and were insured in the Royal Office. NELSON. A child named Tands has been killed atTakaka, Golden Bay, through a shed in which it was playing being blown down. The child was 6 years old, DUNEDIN. The body of a fisherman named Denbresse has been found in Lake Waihola. He had been fishing and his boat was found at the same time bottom upwards. It is believed that his death was accidental.

Thos. Me Gill was charged at the Police Court with arson, but remanded on bail till Tuesday. He arrived only on Friday from the old country, ana has now a large quantity of drapery on the way out. He was standing at his shop door yesterday morning, and when first seen by the constable, McGill ran up to him, stating his place was on fire. The constable got into the cellar and put the fire out. A sudden death at Skilpens, in Wakatipu district, is reported. The eldest daughter of Mr Egbert Sainsbury, aged 13 years, was found dead in her bed yesterday morning. She had gone to bed about ten o’clock the night before, apparently quite well, except that she complained of slight pain in the stomach. Her younger sister found her dead at seven next morning. It is thought she had ruptured a blood-vessel, as her mouth was filled with blood. NAPIER. The following are the statistics of the town of Napier for the month of July:—Customs Revenue collected, £3,042 ; Beer duty, £163. Vital statistics : Births, 35; marriages, 5; deaths, 12.