DUNEDIN.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3556, 20 May 1880, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Last night.

A woman named Agnes Hurst, wife of a carpenter, was admitted to the Hospital yesterday. She was suffering from the effect of poison, having t ken about three quarters of a packet of Batewell's vermin killer with some meat a few minutes before. An emetic was at oaoe administered^ and she was pronounced put of danger. Mr Hurst states that his wife had b33n in a desponding state for the last few days. The parties were married in February last. It is stated tint they had not lived happily. Mr Gao. McLean, M.HR., addressed the electors of Wa'kouuiti lest night, the Mayoi' :n the char. Hejdealfc princ:pa" y with Sir Geovge Grey's spjechps, and with the finances. Comparing the last loan with that of South Australia, he said we were £650,000 to the lad. He commended the Goverument for endeavoring to economise, and hoped the constituencies would extract a pledge from their representatives that they must support cay

Government that honestly endeavored to bring down the expenditure within the income. He defended the Properly Tax as fairer than the Land Tax, whilst the latter was actually doubled. He was afraid if an attempt were made to meddle with the Kducation Act things might go wrong, but if it came to a vote on the imposition of school fees he should certainly support such a proposition. Mr Mallock moved a vote of thanks for the address, and confidence. John Duncaii moved a special vote of thanks for Mr McLean's action in obtaining restitution of the impounded land fund. Both motions were carried unanimously. _