LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 45, 21 January 1884, Page 2

LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

[Per United Press Association.] Auckland, Jan. 19. An enquiry was opened this morning befor< Mr. Seth Smith, R.M., and Captain Frater Nautical Assessors, on the application of Mr Robert Thompson, Collector of Customs a’ New Plymouth, for the purpose of invest! gating the casualty which occurred to the British ship Douglas at the Airedale Reef, or her passage from Onehunga to Waitara or the 6th of November last. The information stated there was great carelessness on the part of the master, Capt. Charles Bonnor

who 0,1 the wheel at the time of the b accident, in steering for a false light, although a the night was bright and cloudless, Mr. n Hudson Williamson, Crown Solicitor, ap- r peared for Mr. Hill, and Mr. Tole for Captain p Bonnoi’j and, on Mr, Tole’s application, the t: inquiry was held over until Saturday next. t Mr. J. Marshall stepped in at the last d moment, and secured one of the highly-bred s yearlings which the New Zealand Stud Com- r pany were sending to Sydney. This yearling j is brother to Necklace by Musket, out of c Locket; price, 300 guineas. I The Onehunga Racing Club meeting came c off to-day. There was a good attendance. c The inquest on the body of William Bart- e lett Lpngbridge was adjourned till Monday c for post mortem analysis of the contents of i the stomach, Langbridge, it appears, has ] been in ill health for some time past, and 1 since Thursday under the medical treatment I of Dr. Coomb, He had been restless of late, i and last night he sent for a sleeping-draugiit from Dr. Lennent, Wellesley Street. He took one at 10 o’clock and another at 10.30, and, : at .1,25 this morning; he was found dead, with ‘ a bruise over bis right temple an inch long, and one under the right eye of a similar length: It is stated to have been caused by a fall out of bed some days ago. Professor Payne, who claims to be the champion shootist of the world, proceeds South after his engagements here. A young man named Ward, a son of Judge Ward, of Timaru, while attempting to jump from the North Shore ferry steamer to the wharf, fell on stringers to the wharf, and was picked up insensible. W. B. Langbridge, the advertising agent, was found dead in bed at Clanricarde Hotel this morning. He had been drinking rather heavily, and took two sleeping draughts last night. At a sale of merino stud sheep at Carterhope, Waiwera (the property of Murray Roberts, & Co.), the total amount realised was £10,300. ■ The highest price bid was for a young ram, which was bought by the Hon. G. R. Johnson (of Poverty Bay) for 110 guineas. It was generally considered that all the special stud rams were sold at a grertt sacrifice; Wellington, Jan, ly. The writ for the Selwin election has been issued, and is returnable on February 27, A return of the number of criminal cases dealt with at the R.M’s Court during the past year shows 1863 males and 268 females were either summoned or taken into custody on various charges. Of these 254 males and 46 females were discharged for want of evidence. The following shows the number of , cases under different headings Dismissed on merits, 63 males and 5 females ; committed for trial, 31 males and 5 females ; summarily convicted, 1,000 males and 212 1 females ; fined, 596 males, and 58 females ; I imprisoned in lieu of fine, 267 males and 84 > females ; peremptory punishment, 127 males, . and 43 females ; whipping, 3 males; bound over to keep the peace, 9 males and 3 females; ' orders made, 73 males and 22 females, i Amongst 1631 cases disposed of there were 436 of drunkenness, 262 undei the city bylaws, 174 of vagrancy, 49 of larceny, 73 of ? common assault, 45 of wilful damage to property, 65 under the Shipping and Seamen’s Act, 69 under Dog Registration Act, and 42 3 under the Licensing Act. 3 The City Council having determined to cut 3 off the supply of water to the Government , unless they paid the full amount of the account due by them, the Government paid this morning, and the water was consequently » not cut off. ) The Caswell Sound Marble Company expect t to have their cutting works in full operation by the end of May. • It is probable the yacht Isca will not be 1 able to compete at the approaching regatta, ’ having met with an accident while being 3 hauled up on the slip at Clyde Quay yester• I day. She fell over on her side, and sustained damage to such an extent that considerable 5 time will be required to effect repairs, b A very sudden death occurred here yester- ’ day afternoon. Anne Watts, aged 42, wife of t Job Watts, of Ohiro, proceeded to the Vict toria Hotel and had a glass of spirits, and then retired to the parlor. Subsequently the 8 landlady visited the room and found her y quite dead, Her husband states that the . deceased was an inveterate drinker, An ins quest will be held. At Masterton, Wairarapa, a six-roomed 8 cottage owned by Mr. C. Gifford, of Napier, e was burned with all its contents yesterday e afternoon. The origin of the fire is un- , known. The house was occupied by a man y and his family. His wife heard a crackling noise while in her bedroom, and ran into the kitchen to ascertain the cause. The heat * overhead was so great that she went out and s saw the roof in flames, The furniture was i, uninsured, but the house was insured in the p New Zealand for £125.

The directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company have issued invitations to a large number of the leading citizens to dinner on board their new steamer Aorangi on Monday evening. The Eleventh Annual Conference of the New Zealand Wesleyan Church was opened here last night. A large congregation Was present. The President, the Rev. Mr. Bavin, delivered a retiring address. The Rev. Mr. Morley was elected President for the ensuing year, and the Rev. H, Bull Secretary, The following is the first reading of circuit stations for the ensuing yearTauranga, the Rev. Mr. Parsonson; Gisborne, the Rev, J. T. Penfold, The Conference met again this morning, when business of a preliminary oharater occupied the careful consideration of the Conference, and it was reported that two Probationers for the Ministry in Otago had resigned. On the motion of the secretary their names were omitted from the list of ministers of the Conference, The consideration of the financial obligation involved for collegiate training occupied the Conference, and some correspondence between the Rev. Joseph Berry and Bishop Neville (of the Episcopalian Church) was read, the further consideration of which was postponed till a meeting of the united conference on Thursday. Dunedin, Jan. 19. The National Insurance Co. had the entire risk of £lO,OOO on the steamer Lismore (wrecked at Balina, New South Wales), but had reinsured £8,500 of it, of which the South British, the United, the Union, and Colonial have each £5OO, and the rest is among the Australian and foreign offices. The weather yesterday was most wintry, with a very heavy sea from the South on the Ocean Beach. To-day is not so inclement. The Principal business transacted by the Presbyterian Synod yesterday was the discussion of the report from a committee on union. They recommended that immediate steps be taken to effect a union with the Northern Church. After a spjrited debate a motion by Prof. Salmond affirming that the union should be effected without delay was carried by 30 to 24 votes. Ashburton, Jan. 19 A disastrous hailstorm passed over a portion of this district on Thursday afternoon, the stones being over an inch in diameter. It did a great deal of damage, and in one case it cut down a crop of wheat, 250 acres in extent, beyond any hope of being saved. Many farmers have suffered considerably along the track of the storm, and their crops are all more or less ruined.