LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 940, 20 April 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bazaak. —The bazaar in aid of the Catholic ©onvent, Christchurcli, realised £648.

Wellington Enterprisb.—Two thousand seven hundred pounds worth of shares in excess of amount available for allotment have been applied for in the WellingtonManawatn railway. Bigamy;—Elizabeth Darrah and Rachael Vollens, on charges of bigamy, were respectively sentenced, the first to twelve months' with hard labor, the latter to the same period without, in Auckland last Monday. Suicidk. —At the inquest at Mauriceville on a young man named Carl Carpenter, who shot himself last Monday, a verdict was returned that the deceased shot himself in the head while under the influence of drink. Brutal Assault. Reuben Carson, charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm to Emma' Carson, hif wife, at Arahomo recently, was committed for trial, bail being refused on Monday at Wanganui. A Juvenile Highwayman.—At the Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, last Monday morning Henry Lamb, 11 years old, for sticking up and robbing another boy of 2s, was ordered t» be sent to the Industrial School for four years. The Czab. —-The Russian police have advised that the ceremony of the coronation of the Cz&v should be held in some other city of the Empire rather than in Moscow, as they despair of preventing outrages there on the part of Nihilists. Storm in America.—Very severe weather has been experienced over the whole of the United States, and destructive cycloms are in Kansas and Michigan. Several perjons were killed and a large amount of property was destroyed. Dbath BY Drowning.—A lad named Eagerty, a son of a farmer and hotelkeeper at tfreen Island, whiist boating on Waihola Lake with bis father and sister, fell overboard last Tuesday. The father jumped after him, but was unable to save him. Ik is feared the body has gone to sea. Indecent Assaults.—At Groytown last Monday evening a brutal assault and rape were committed on a school girl 12 years old. The miscreant was captured on Tuesday morning. A man named Luscon was committed for trial for rape in Oamaru last Tuesday. The Jws itf Russia. —Attacks on the Jews in Russia have recommenced, and soim terrible SGenes were enacted at Kherson, where peasant's homes vrms demolished. One hundred houses were destroyed, with a considerable amount of the prope. ty of the Jewish residents.

The Exhibition. Over 6000 paople visited the Exhibition on Saturday. The total receipts for the week exceed those of the first week of the Adelaide Exhibitioa by £350. The jurors were to have been elected last Monday, but the exhibitors'asked for a week's delay, which was granted.

The Temttea School.—"We are informed that the head master of the Temuka school has resigned his charge of the school. Q-ERALDINJJ ROAD DISTEICT.—-A public meeting will be held in the Boad Board office, Geraldine, on the 28th instant to con. sider the advisability of dividing the district into wards.

Labge Sale of Stock, To-morrow Messrs Maclean and Stewart will hold an extensive sale of horses, cattle and farming implements, at Burnside, the property of Mr 0. P. McCallum. Fuller information will be found in an advertisement in another columnWaitahttna Copper Mike.—The machinery of the Waitahuna Copper Mining Company was started last Tuesday, and Mr J. C. Brown, M.H.R., fired the first blast in the tunnel. The Company have expended nearly £OOOO in machinery, etc- The lode is highly satisfactory in appearance. Things are looking extremely well also at tba Waipori antimony mine, where ore of excellent quality is being obtained with every prospest of payable results. BrjßGLAßT.—Early on Sunday morning Martin's Black Howe Hotel, near the Sunnyside Asylum, was burglariously entered and an iron safe, containing about £3OO and several deeds, was carried off from a room opening on the bar. An examination of the premises leads to the belief that the entrance was effected through a window, and that th a bar door was opened from the inside. The safe must have been taken through the door, and there are indications of it haying been rolled over and over from the door to a cart in which it was carried away: A cart belonging to a farmer named James Torranca, which had been left oposite the hotel on the previous night, is now missing, and a horse belonging to Mr Martin's son-in-law, which it is believed was used in the cart, was yesterday afternoon found by the police on the South Town Belt.

The Political Situation. —The Prew Association's version of the! Ministerial resignation is that on the 31st Mr Hall received the resignation of two important members of the Ministry, and that, coupled with his own illness, caused him to resign. The Governor then felt it necessary to ascertain the strength of parties before commissioning anyone to form a Ministry and for this reason sent for Sir George Grey. Finding both parties pretty well balanced he gave the doubt in favor of the Ministry and has sent for Mr TO hitaker to form a ntw Ministry. It is said that all the old Ministry except Mr Hall will act with Mr Whitaker. The Natives anticipating a change of Government assembled to «3ie number of 800 at Parihaka and commenced rebuilding their whares. The constabulary proceeded to the place and pulled down the whares as fast as they were built. Twelve whai-es were pulled down, the Natives offered no resistance and everything is quiet. Sir George Grey is on his way to Auckland after his interview with the Governor.

Pebjttry.—At the Kesident Magistrate's Court, Timaru, yesterday, before T. W. Hall, P. LeCren.and E. G-. Stericker Esqrs., J.P.'s, Joseph. Basely was brought up on remand charged with wilful and corrupt perjury in the recent trial of Messrs McOaskill and Eooney. Edwin Eorward, James Eulton Marshall, and Edward Guinness were examined, after which Mr White addressed the Court. He said there were several ingredients necessary to constitute perjury. It was to be considered whether there wai wilful and malicious perjury in ac3used saying at the hearing of the larceny case that the bales of wool were branded,, as McCaskill himself could not positively swear whether they were branded or not. Besides when it was customary to brand wool the accused in giving evidence might easily take it for granted that the wool was branded, and; Jpre evidence accordingly. As to accused's paying the wool was the Company's, well, he riiight easily suppose it wa3 the Company's wool, when the Company's wool was constantly going away, and was about thy place in quantities. If, in a long examination, a witness unaccustomed to to be examined shonld make certain slips, could anyone be surprised ? He quoted Koii'coe on Evidence show that

motive and malice must be shown, to support a charge of perjury, and that some deliberation on the part of the --witness should be shown, not slips of the tongue or inaccuracies. The case was dismissed.

Messrs Wildie, Allan and Stumbles will hold a large sale of horse 3, 'cattle, etc., at the Washdyke yards to-day.

Attention is directed to the advertisement of Messrs Tasker and Co., family butchers, Gcraldine, in which they give the prices of meat.