(From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 458, 24 April 1875, Page 2

(From the Daily Southern Cross.)

New Plymouth, Wednesdaj. The ironsand furnace is now completed.

Napier, Wednesday. The Superintendent, at the Mayor's banquet last ni^ht, declared himself in favour of the abolit.uu of provincialism. New cases of typhoid fever have occurred, and the General state of health continues unfavourable.

Wellington, Wednesday. A sad accident occurred at the lighthouse on PencaiTOW Heads last night with fatal results. Mrs Kendlo, wife of one of the lighthouse-keepers, had been taking some coffee to her husband, who was on the top of the tower. She had descended the stairs safely so far as the first landing ; but, just afterwards, MrHendle hoard screams, and the sound of a fall. On decending, he found hia wife lying at the foot of the staircase. Her injuries were so serious that she expired this morning.

Christchurch, Wednesday. The Governor and Lady Nornmnby arrived by tlie Phoebe at Lyttelton.

Invercargill, Wednesday. Sir Dillon Bell has been visiting various parts of M itaura district during the past week, and at three separate points, independently of Invercargill, has addressed large bodies of his constituents.

Graharastown, Thursday, 7.30 p.m. Two trial parcels from Dan Leahy's claim at Waikeauri were treated to-day, at the Willouglibystreet, Reduction Works, for C. F. Mitchell ; one lot ot 301b from the body of the reef, 40 feet under the surface, yielded 20 grains of gold, or an average of 3oz 2dwt to the ton ; the second lot, of 31bs, from the surface leader, yielded 3 grtins of gold, or an average of 4oz 13d \vt Bgr per ton. The trial crushing of three tons from the Oohinemuri prospectors 1 ciaim are progressing but will not be finished till S iturday. The stuff is showing up on the plates ior a fair yield. Telegrams receive,! here this afternoon from the Superintendent's office, intimate that Sir George Grey will arrive at the Thames by to-morrow's steamer. Mr W. C. Wright met with an ugly accident today while surveying the surface of the City of London Mine. A lump of quarts rolled out of the hopper and struck his hand, breaking a finger and destroying the instrument, worth £30. pure. — Took out a parcel ofslcndid specimens tonight. Sharemarket. — Sales : Bright Smilo, 30s ; Queen of the, Miv,Bs 6d; Cure, 8s 6d ; Una, 2s 101 S 'tiler;;: Caledonian, 625; City of London, 60s; Colonial B-ink, 26s ; Una, 3s. Buyers : Bright Smilo 295; Cure, 8s; Colonial Bank, 255; Una, 2s 9d. A young man named Lynch employed at the Tler.ild battery, met with an accident this evening. He was engaged in lifting a stamper, which fell, taking off his great toe. He was taken to the hospital.

New Plymouth, Thursday. The Superintendent had an interview with the Ron Mr Reynolds, yesterday. The latter stated that the Government would remove the wreck of the p.s. ' Paterston' to get the river cleared. Messrs Werer and Fraser, of Messrs Fraser and Tinne, of Auckland, during the steamer's stay yesterday, visited the iron sand works, and both expressed satisfaction at the way the works were proceeding, and spoke Justly of the workmanship and the erection of the furnace.

"Wellington, Thursday. For the wharf at ISTgaruawahia, the following tenders h.ive been received by the Public "Works Department :—: — Accepted John Briton, Newcastle, £1,373. Declined: John Taylor, Auckland, £1,408. I J. and G. Winston, Auckland, £1,771. In the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Court, this morning, a case was heard: Foukes v. Foukes and Cross, co-respondent. The petitioner applied for a dissolution of marriage upon the ground that the wife committed adultery with the co-respondent (Cross) in 1856, at Howick, Auckland, where the parties were married. The reason given for the petitioner not making application for dissolution soonor was want of means. The respondent ad- | mibted the charge, she had been living with Cross j now for eight years, at Wellington. — A dissolution was granted, and a common jury assessed damages at £100.

) Christchurch, Thursday. j No 1p« than four accidents occurofl yestordav, in connection with arrival of tho Governor. Two me mbprs of the Cavalry escort were thrown violently from their horses and severely bruised, but no bones I were broken. A trap, containing a woman and two I children, was capsized. The trap was smashed, but , tho accupmts escaped uninjured. A wonaan was 1 kicked by a horse while standing in the crowd, and i seriou'ilv hurt.

Bluff, Thursday. Arrival : The Timaru, 105 days out from Glasgow. Fight deaths on the passage ; three from scirlatina." 1 The last case occurred on the 23rd j March ; 184 immigrants, all well, are likely to be i landed to-morrow. After considerable delay, caused by the interchange of a number of telegrams between the authorities in "Wellington and Dnncdin. an order I rime in the shape of a special proclamation by the Suprrmtondent to land salmon ova to-day. Phis rnpss-i^ bring communicated to the master of the Timaru, hf\ after conferring with Mr Howard, tho curator of the Acclimatisation Society, at some distance from the vessel's side, the explain undertook the breaking out process. A large boat was provided Avith appliances and quickly sent alongside k> receive the- boxes containing the ova, the unpacking of whii'h occupied till 3 p.m. No person being allowed on board, it is impossible to see the appearance of the inside packing. The boat came along ..i.lo thp whnrF at 3.30, and landed the first batoli, whiri were put in the railway trucks. The ice appears to have kept well. Tho balance of the ova wilt be landed about nix o'clock, and special tr.iins u ill .'hen convey it to within a shoit distance of the ponds.