INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1574, 28 April 1887, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

At Christchurch on Monday, Martha Janeßlytb,'a single girl| 27 years of age,> was committed for trial on a charge of concealment of birth, At a harvest festival at St. Matthews’ Angliciwi church, Dunedin, on Tuesday evening, the; Rev. A. R. Fitchetfc made pointed reference to debts on churches. Nothing was done to reduce them, and the deficiency had to be made up by extraordinary efforts of a kind of which the less ■aid the better. The clergy were all overworked, and the church was paying interest on a debt that would be enough to support move clergy. The solf-sacrifice of an ordinary Christian man for the sake of the church was infioitoaisdal.

Mr J, Mortimer, of North Branch, near Milton, died on Monday from inhaling fumes of phospborised grain, He was a very old resident. At the trial of Martha Jane Blyth at Christchurch, Dr. Bakewell was called as a witness, anrt at first refused to be sworn, slating he knew nothing about the case, except what he bad heard in confidence. He said he bad taken an oath not to divulge the secrets of his patients to< their disadvantage. The Bench spoke about committing the doctor for days ? but ultimately he consented to be sworn, when he said that he did not know the accused and did not remember having seen her before, , A bullet was fired into a house at Web Hngton on Sunday, accidentally it is supposed, ft went through ao open door from whence a child bad just moved away, struck the kitchen stove, and ricocheted on the wall, The police are investigating the matter.

At a sparsely attended . m ee VdlC #t Christchurch flu Mdflday piglet the speakers expressed the opinion that the sentence passed on Hr. Russell was excessive in the extreme, The Eayl and Countess of Aberdeefl did not arrive at jVuqkhfld by the ns expected, and there was much dis? appointment, Should they not now visit Auckland the address prepared for the Earl and the island cabinet for the Countess will be forwarded to Sydney,

At the meeting of householders at Timaru on Monday evening, it was resolved to protest against any book of morals* being introduced into the state schools except the Bible or extracts therefrom. This resolution was passed in consequence of a statement by Sir Robt. Stout at Dunedin that he intended having a book on “Moral Instruction," now. in use in the French schools, translated and introduced into the state schools.

At Auckland Captain McDonald and Lieutenants Mattel)! and Painter, cease to be under arrest, <he charges against them by Lieutenant-Colonel Mahon not having been proved. An enquiry will now be held into certain charges laid by Captain McDonald against Colonel Maboo. Prendergast, convicted about two years ago of the murder of his wife at Fokeno, but who was sent to Whau lunatic asylum, has been removed to Mount Eden gaol, having recovered his reason. The steamer Waitaki has been abandoned to the Underwriters. Capt. Bendall, marine surveyor, proceeded to the scene overland on Tuesday. Two men were scorched at Wtllsend, mine, West Coast, on Monday. They put in a shot which blew oat the tamping. This fired the brattic cloth which ignited the cosi dust. Fortunately the dust was damp and no damage resulted. There was no gas present, the plsce having been tried just before and after the accident. John Cooney, James Scott, and James McGuire, were each committed for trial at Oamaru on Monday for larceny. The case of Sargood and Co. v. Dunedin Corporation, claim £5500, was resumed on Tuesday in the Supreme Court, Dundin. There was a scene at the School Committee election »t Napier on Monday night. There was as immense attendance of householders the Theatre Royal being crowded. It was found impossible to conduct the voting and, it is doubtful if the election is not illegal. Ths s.s. Wsitaki, stranded oo Saturday, was insured for £4OOO.