LAST NIGHT'S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 4, 3 November 1883, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S WIRES.

(FROM OtTB OWN CORRBSrOSDgWT). NEW PLYMOUTH.

SUPREME COURT SITTINGS. At the Supreme Court to-day the following rases were disposed of : John Paul, larceny, found not guilty ; Murty Collins, shooting a bullock at Stratford, found guilty, and was bound to come up fnr sentence in twelve months time • John Paul, for house breaking, wib sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment; Waiteh* and Meteha, for *huoting a cow at Oakura, sentenced to 2 rears’ imprisonment. CHRISTCHURCH. The awards made as to the £2 >0 reward offered by Mr Deans, for the conviction of Jaeksor. who shot at him, is as follows t— C5O to Fraser, w o gave the first information of Jackson’s whereabouts and assisted in the arrest ; £33 4e to Detective Neil, and £25 each to two others. Sixteen guineas have been absorb 'd bv the or sts of arbitration. The Under-Secretary for the Colony has telegraphed to the Chamber of Commerce that the total number of sheep and lambs in the Colony on May 31 at was 13,288,000 Object to a few slight additions. This shows a satisfactory addition to the figures of last year—12,408,106. METROPOLITAN SHOW. The entries for the Metropolitan Show are 41 * sheep, rattle. 81 horses, 58 pigs. 23 New Zealand manufactures. 95 dairy produce, 97 carriages, 61 implement", 372 cured and preserved meats. The total is upwards of 300 above la»>t year. The Lyttleton Harbor Board has accepted a tender for the ocean steamers’ wharf at £5444, and sheds at £4501. John S. Gardiner, the well-known bookmaker. died to-day from consumption. K C. Hit er, an old Canterbury settler, has b en appointed official usignee under the Bankruptcy Act. To-<<ay the Hon. W. Robinson found that a bullet had passed throng i the wall of his drawing room, at about four feet from the ground, and after "triking the door po*t orossed the hall and b irie I itself in the wall of the dining room Fortunately the room was unoccupied. It is stated several shots were fired through Park Crescent, a -rowded neighbourhood where Mr Robinson’s house is

WELLINGTONThe Governor leaves for Christchurch tomorrow afternoon, At the funeral of Mr Solomon Levy, an old resident here, there was an exceedingly largo attendance. * It io expected the passenger by the ship Wes’land will be released from quarantine on . Monday. » -; CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. J. J. O. Lod has been appointed Registrar B of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for Auckland i H. N. Freeth, Registrar of Electors at V Wakatipu jC. E. Rawson ani 0. A. Wray r M. M. for Taranaki and Patea, respectively • 4; V. F. Ethridge is to be Deputy-Sheriff for Westland | 8. M. Dalgleish, Clerk of R. M.’s Court at Cromwell j James Davidson, Coroner at New Plymouth • 0. Monk’, Clerk, of JR. M.’s Court at Pahi i 8. M. Dalgleish, Receiver of Gold Revenue ; Maurice P. Bayes, Peter Brewin, Alexander W. Ironside, Jeremiah Adonoghue, and John Corrigan to be ass tant warders in the prison service of the Colony, Major Atkinson will return to Wellington OH Sunday by the steamer Stella. QUEEN OF BEAUTY MINE. , Messrs B. Isen, and B. C Hicks, two of the directors of the .Queen of Be*uty mine, Makara, write to the evening paper a challenge of the truth of the statement made by Mr J. W. Walker, respecting the mine.

These are the two directors who pro- eeded to F the Thames with the quartz Several other letters also appear, Walker’s assertions have caused quite a flutter in the city. p The dispute with reference to the Queen of Beauty Mine, Makara, ha? resulted in £4O being staked, £2O by Walker and £2O by the directors of the Company. Mining experts are to be engaged to make a thorough test, and the detai e have been left in the l ands uf Mr Henry Blundell, of the “ Evening Post,” M and Mr J. Chantrey Harris of the "New Zealand Times.” ” FATAL ACCIDENT AT WELLINGTON.

INQUEST ON THE BODIES. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. At the inquest held yesterday on the bodies Of John Knwright and Thomas O’Malley, who Were killed by a fall of earth' on the railway u line, the jury brought in, after a short ■W deliberation, a verdi -t to the effect that John Enwright and Thoma-* O’Malb y were killed " through the negligence of Edward O’Malley, foreman in charge of the works. The following is the evidence of Mr Edward O’Mall -y: Edward O’Malley, contractor, of Wellington, said he waS at present acting as manager for Mr Saunders, at the Works where the accident occurred, and the spot had been under his supervinion. The nature of the work was a deep rutting, and a drive was being put in to get the cutting out. At this spot the ground was flrm, and he thought it was perfectly safe. He had, however, been expecting the land to fall for some days, and he thoroughly inspected the spot every morn. Ing but seeing t hat it did not come he thought It waa allrignt.—The Coroner : What made you expect it to fall, when you say the ground was firm and dry’—Witness: I had

seen cracks in the ground.—Coronet: Had / you taken any precautions against an acciIdent? —Witness : I had ordered timber supports to be put in, and when the accident took place there was only oue load more of s’uff to take away, aad if the slip had not taken place the timber would then have been put io. That was the last load. I thought it was secure enough to continue work for another hour, and then the work lhere would hare been finished. I knew the danger, and I feel it was my fault. I ought to have insisted upon having the face of the cutting battened down.—Sergt Anderson : O'Malley’s evidence is a little contradictory.—Coroner : Yes j but at the end he lots made such a clean declaration that I don't think it is necessary to take any furl he * evidence. He holds himsetf responsible for the accident that has happened. I feel very much pain at taking his evidence, but of Course we are obliged to take it. We have all known Mr O'Malley as a man who has been at work many years in this neighbour hood, and one who, 1 believe, works to the j/ best o* his ability ; but I have no doubt t» at. in this case he has shown a want of judgment. After the termination of the inquest Mr O’Malley was immedhtely taken into custody by tne police, on the Coroner’s inquisition, for manslaughter. He was, however, released on bail, himself in £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each Mr J. Saunders and Mr J. Shanahan entered into the necessary bonds on his behalf.

DUNEDIN. The Waste Lands Board are carrying on the dummyism enquiryARREST OF A JOURNALIST. The following item of news is to hand, per Hauroto:— The Victorian police have received a telegram from Hobart, stating that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Samuel Crombie Brown, journalist, on the charge uf obtaining £2 by false pr- lences. Brown had been edit ing the “ Southern Star ”at Hobart, and though the above is the ostensible charge, it it believed the case is one of elopement with a young lady. Brown has heen remanded for a week to await the arrival of the Warrant from Tasmania. PUB LEG WORKS PORTFOLIO. AUCKLAND. Mr Mitchelson. member for Rodney, has

been offered, and has accepted, a seat in the I Cabinet, with the portfolio of Public Works. '•* The Hon. Mr Johnstone will resign office within a fortnight, and Mr Mitchelson will enter on his official duties at once.