WELLINGTON.

Colonist, Volume II, Issue 162, 10 May 1859, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

I (From the Spectator, May 4.) I Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, his Excellency the Governor held an undress levee at Government House, which was numerously attended. We understand that his Excellency left Wellington this morning, in company with Capt. Steward and Mr. M'Lean, on au overland journey to Wanganui. The Hon. A. Tollemache lias presented to Church of England a valuable piece of land in Mulgrave-street, as a site fur the residence of the Bishop of Wellington. We also understand that the Bishop of New Zealand has generously promised to defray the cost of the house to be erected as the Bishop's residence on.the land presented by Mr. Tollemache. On Tuesday, April 19th, an inquest was held at Mr. Welch's (Farmers' Arms) at the Hutt, upon the body of James Simpson, a labouring man, who had cut his throat From the evidence, it appeared that the deceased resided in a house belonging to Mr. England, a carpenter; and on Monday Morning, April 18th, a son of Mr. England's went to the house, to carry some potatoes to him, and finding that he could make no one hear he went home, and told his mother of it. She said that probably Simpson had gone out for some milk; aud he might carry the potatoes again in an hour's time. Upon going again, he could make no one hear; and he asked Mr. Jones, a smith living close by, to go with him to the house. Upon entering the house, the deceased, James Simpson, was found lying in the middle of the room, with his throat cut. It had been done some time, as the body was perfectly cold. He was lying on the floor in a pool of blood. A razor covered with blood, and the strop on which it had been previously sharpened, were lying close by on a box. It was such an extensive wound, that he must have died instantaneously. It was ascertained that the deceased was a man of unsound mind, and he had. been confined in Wellington gaol ■fourteen years ago, for lunacy ; he had no family, and lived in a house by ''himself, and was known to be of very eccentric habits. A'verdict was given to the effect that the deceased James Simpson had destroyed himself by cutting his throat with a razor, not being in a sound state of mind at the time.-— Spectator.".:

Captuiik op "Woods.—We are glad to be ablq fo st.-tte that this convict was captured yesterday inorniiii-- at the Mutt, near King's House, at tho back of JUY. T. Mill's store, hy Corporal Finucano and T. Braggins, tho two resident constables at the I-lutt district. Mr. still's store was broken into and robbed on Tuesday night, and it was supposed that the robbery was committed by Woods, who was believed to be in the neighborhood. The police acting on tho information received, took measures accordingly, and at 3 o'clock yosterday morning they succeeded in apprehending Woods, and brought him to Wellington, and lodged him in gaol. Woods gave up to the constables two silver watches which he had stolen since his escape, There are now only two of the escaped prisoners, D' Arcy and Shields, who are at large.— Spectator, April &>. ,' Sin George Grey.—ln oitr present number will be found some Cape nows extracted from the Sydney papers shewing the prosperous state of that colony, From the passengers of the Alfred the Great these accounts have been confirmed to us, and Sir George Greys-numerous friends in New Zealand will be glad to learn that he en» .. joys excellent health there, and that he is univer* sally popular, air parties uniting in acknowledge ing his high ability, and in their appreciation of those qualities in their present Governor which have conduced so much.to the preservation of peace and the prosperity of the Cape colony. Lady Grey, we are sorry to learn, is in a delicate state of health, the climate of the Cape not agreeing with her so well as that of New Zealand.— Spec* tator, April 27. "