WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3138, 10 March 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day.

One of the Warwick's crew was charged this morning before the magistrate with being twice fonnd asleep on the voyage while on look-out duty, and was sentenced to four weeks' imprison' ment. The man pleaded that he had been forty-eight hours without sleep, but the magistrate could, not allow that to influence him, as the sailor by his negligence had endangered the lives of 250 persons. This gave the offence a very grave aspect. If the man had insufficient sleep, he should hare appealed to the master of the Teasel. ■

Anderson, editor of the Chronicle, has threatened an action for libel against the New Zealanderin consequence of a certain letter published in that journal this morning. , . ..■-.-.. : : %

Sir Geo. Grey and Colonel Whitmore leave for Auckland in the Hinemoa tonight or to-morrow morning.

On the question of sleepers, Mr Macandrew said to ■ day that the Government had been compelled to go outside- of the Colony for sleepers in consequence of the difficulty of getting their requirements served there, but in order to encourage the production of the Colony he said the Government would be prepared to buy sleepers from the settlers if they would prepare.them without call ing for tenders at all. He said the West* land people ought to endeavor to get their timber merchants to go into the saw mills business in the Sounds.

(FBOM A CORRESPONDENT.)