TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1322, 2 April 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

During the passage of the ship Halcione, from London to Wellington, one of the crew, named W. Sims, while bending the foresail, fell overboard, and, owing to the heavy weather, tha crew were not able t© pick him up. Miss Kate Marsden, of Auckland, has been appointed matron of the Wellington Hospital, vice Min Biasling resigned. Miss Marsden is said to have had Urge experience in English institutions. , Yesterday morning the barque J oliba, outward bound for Port Adelaide, while beating out of Lyttelton Harbor, with a light breeze, went ashore on the South Head, near the pilot station. The accident was caused, by a sudden change in the wind, and the Teasel refusing either to wear or stay drifted ashore. Fortunately there was but little se<* running at the time or the result would probab'y have been the complete wreck of the vessel ; as it was the vessel, after remaining fast for nearly an hour and bumping rather severely, slid off without assistance.

The imminence of war has oaused the local Insurance Companiei to consider the advisability of charging a war risk. Mr E. M. Clark, Chairman Auckland Underwriters' Association, hai written to Mr G. P. Pearce, New Zealand Underwriters' Association, suggesting steps to be taken to obtain a daily telegram from Loudon, -quoting the rate« of insurance, New Zealand rates to be bated on the ruling of the English rate*. The /nictation will probably be adopted. There is a probability of a man-of-war being lent to do duty in New Zealand waters, Admiral Tyron having advised the Government this will be done. The strength of the squadron in the Australian station will be augmented from Home. This will allow one or two cruisers to be spared for New Zealand. Cuff, the half-caste accused of forgery, who has beeu tome time a patient at the Ohriatchurch Hospital, will bear a lasting mark of the hardships he endured when hiding; at the Waiau. He sustained such injuries to his left arm that it was found necessary to amputate it on Monday at the elbow.

Peter Johnson, a Scandinavian, on Monday at Masterton was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, with a fine of £lO, or an additional month, for killing a horse. He rode the animal until it was unable to travel further, and then urged it on with a sharp knife, driving the weapon to the hilt between the animal's ribs, and when it dropped he broke its head with a stone. A gas explosion ocpurred at the house of his Excellency the Governor in Christchureh last Sunday. It seems that the gas had escaped in a small sitting room, and when a match was struck a slight explosion resulted. The seivant who applied the match was singed about the head, one of the room windows was blown out, and the door slightly injured. The Government Insurance Board purchased Shera Bros', premises in Queen street, Auckland, with a frontage oi 42 feeS for £19,000. Mr Napier, counsel forSheehan, accused of the Castletownroche murders, does not intend to apply to the Supreme Court fwr a writ of habeas corpus, but has instructed a leading solicitor to defend the prisoner at the Cork Assizes. Detective Walker and Sergeant Downy, with the prisouer, expect to catch the Ruapehu. Mr Bryce is now in Auckland to give evidence before the Commission which is appointed to take evidence in the libel case Bryce, v Rusden. Judge F. D. Fenton and the Hon. Mr Tole have be*n appointed Commissioners to act on behalf of Rusden, and Mr Bryce has appointed Mr James Russell and the Hon. F. Wbitaker.

The Post and Telegraph Offices and the Pukekahoe Railway Station were burRlaried last Monday night. The safe was unsuccessfully attempted.

Donald Chisbo'm, a Wellington was on Tuesday fined 40s fer a breach of \ the Sales of PoisoDs Act by Belling u Rough on Eats" without restriction. On Tuesday the Government received a cable message from the Agent-General in conneation with the Federation Enabling Bill. The message Btated that the AgentsGeneral had an interview with Lord Derby, andhad decided as follows :—Clause 3 of the Bill will probably be reinstated, with amendments. In Clause san amendment will be introduced that the number of members of the Council shall only be increased at the request of the Legislature. In Clause 15 a sub-section will be similarly amdnded. la Clause 26 the second amendment, relating to expenses, is to be omitted. Clause 30 is to be retained.

The Colonial Secretary's Bill, dealing with the reconstruction of the Legislative Council, simply limits the time for which members are nominated. The Bill will be introduced into the Council early in the session, but the time to which a seat is limited has not yet been decided by Government. Mr Buckley is drafting a lengthy Charitable Aid Bill, which will, it is unders*ond, embody the principle of Bills now in force in England and Canada.