WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3194, 15 May 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day.

There is not the slightest truth in the report which has obtained currency that Mr Mansford, R.M. of . Wellington, will return to Dunedin and change places with Mr Bathgate. ;

Sergt. Fair, editor of, the Police Gazette, has been promoted to the rank of Sergt."Major. ■ ' •■■.-.: ; :■■-:■;■■- y. ■v ■ ■.--,■;' \ •.:,•

The results of farther analysis of the Wellington drinking water made by Dr Hector show that, while the water is limply muddy after dry weather, it is discolored by the presence of organic matter, chiefly infusoria, but which he says will do no harm unless allowed to accumulate in and putrify in the filter, and injuriously affect the,--water subsequently passing through it. According to an elaborate return,, extending over a period of nine years, the water supplied to city has rapidly deteriorated from itg natural purity to be very impure, water being 36 per cent, worse than the very worst water supplied to London. He remarks that all danger will soon be at an end, but the first abundant rainfall, the water should be^ run off both dams, to get rid of the swarm of infusorial life. All cattle should be excluded from the drainage area and the surface of ground, including round the dam, should be closely planed and allowed to become covered with rank vegetation.

A pack of drag hounds is being put up and will be run twice a week during the bold season.

The Star Boating Club contemplate obtaining a boat for the special use of ladies.

The present occupants of Government House have been elected honorary members of the club.

Wednesday. Daring the last fortnight, in addition to the ordinary traffic, the .Wellington aud Featherston Railway have conveyed 1,660 tons of rails to Featherston without any inconvenience being experienced. The railway authorities are sanguine of being able to carry as much traffic over the fell incline as ever.

It is likely a reward of £200 will be offered by the New Zealand Fire Underwriters' Association for such information as will lead to the detection and conviction of any person concerned, in setting fire to premises in New Zealand.

Gordon Allan is going to move in the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Frederick Gleach, the defaulting Adelaide; bankrupt, ron the ground that the R.M. had no power to remand Gleach to Adelaide under the Foreign Offenders' Act, 1863.

The Foxton medical committee have determinsd to guarantee £200 to an approved medical man settling in Foxton. The Anderson assault case, aud crossaction against Easby, occupied the R.M. court the greater part of the day, without anything further being done than taking evidence and cross-examining one side; The case is further adjoined to Saturday next.

The following further meetings of creditors were held to-day:—W. Isaac, baker, Foxton; C. Cecil Eoadley, of Makara, farmer; Thomas McKellan, of Wellington; James Cotterill, hotel keeper, Kaiawara; H. Bond, builder, Wellington. Gv It. Farley, clerk, and Christopher Eromet, both of Wellington, have filed declarations of insolvency. J. W. Norma:a, carter, has filed a deed of assignment.

The Hon. J. Ballanoe was elected President of the Chess Club. ;-

Thos. Martin, barman at the Post Office Hotel, being suspected of dishonesty by the proprietor, the matter

was put in the hands of detective Brown who by means of marked coins entrapped him, and when arrested he was found with the coins in his. pocket. A further search showed that Martin was possessed of £40, of which he admitted £30 belonged to Mr Monk, the landlord; v

There are seventy-one applications for licenses to be heard at the next sitting of the Licensing Court.

At Casllepoint, Mangerson's Hotel has been burnt down. The insurances are stated to be £9CO. South British £100 on stables; Union, £300 on stock and furniture. The cause of the fire is unknown.

The case in which an Italian fisherman was severely cut ia the abdomen came before the it.M. Court on Tuesday. The following evidence was given by. ,the wounded rnau .—'• After quarrelling- about some fish witness went towards the town. When passing through the Basin (Reserve he met the prisoner and Perotti. The prisoner had a razor in one hand and ia knife in the other. Both mpn made, a rush at him, and the prisoner said I am going to kill you now. The prisoner then made some stabs at him. There .were several ganhes in his jacket. The, other man, Perotti, was all this time beating the witness with stones. The prisoner gave him a stab in the back of the, neck. Witness,' tried to; get away/:anH } the prisoner gave him a gash across the stomach with the razor, r Witness then managed to escape from them. They got outside the Basin Reserve. ■■'. He fell *nd had to lie there about an hour, being weak from loss of blood. He then went to the house of a woman, .who gave him isome tea, and water to wash h'tnself. Afterwards he reported the matter to the police. They sent him to the hospital." Dr Tripe deposed that when the prosecutor came to him his clothes over his abdomen were saturated with blood, inside were masses of coagulated blood, and wounds oh the abdomen still bleeding. There was one wound 2 inches long, another 3 inches.' Both' swere produced by a sharp instrument. The wounds were very dangerous. , The witness stayed the bleeding, and sent the prosecutor to the hospital. Witness had seen the wounds lately ; the deepest of them was ■ still open. The wounds 1 might weaken the walls of the abdomen. The other cases arising out of this one were further adjourned. . . ( Arrived: 'Julius Vogel, from Eaipara. :; :- • '/ .:; ".1.." /.:;'.'.. i li.',':;, ;:i.!" ; ;^ The Schooner Pioneer, from, Mauritius put in here short of water,; Bound; fpr Lyttelton,.. ; ' , '; . i