Immigrant Ships. Charge of Arson. Supreme Court Cases. Presbyterian Clergymen for the Waikato. AUCKLAND. Monday evening.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 489, 8 July 1875, Page 2

Immigrant Ships. Charge of Arson. Supreme Court Cases. Presbyterian Clergymen for the Waikato. AUCKLAND. Monday evening .

A ship, believed to be, the Forfarshire from London, is in the Rang'toto Channel. She has 300 Government immigrants on board. James Conley, his wife and son, and a girl named Ralton, were remanded at the Police Court this morning, on a charge of arson, committed with the object of defrauding the New Zealand Insurance Company of .£2OO. The fire was discovered burning in a box of rags and old clothes saturated with turpentine, placed next a wall. Another fire had been ignited on the top of some drawers, and a third was prepared for lighting in the back-room. Robert Cameron, owner of the Sea Spray, whilst working in the hold of the vessel, was knocked down by a lump of stone thrown in as ballast. The accident was not discovered until more ballast hud been thrown in, nearly burying him. He was taken out insensible, but is- recovering from his injuries, which are not serious, Mr Reader Wood proceeded South in the Hawera to-day. In the Supreme Court to-day, Thomas Edwards pleaded guilty to shooting at John Tovey, with intent to injure him slightly, for the seduction of his wife. The Judge said the prisoner had suffered the greatest wrong one man could inffict on another, and if he had committed the offence in the heat of the moment he would have had the law on his side. But the law did not exonerate a person from the commission of a premeditated act. He must therefore sentence the prisoner to one month's imprisonment. Thomas Ake, for breaking into the house of John McDonald, of Mahurangi, was sentenced to two year's imprisonment. In the Presbytery to-day the Rev. D. Bruce detailed the efforts made by the Ngaruawahia congregation to obtain a resident clergyman. Ib was resolved that every encouragement should be given to the congregation in its laudable efforts to build a church and manse at Ngaruawahia, and that a resident clergyman be appoiuted as soon as the necessary arrangements oan be made by the Executive of the Mission.- ■ * It was agreed, on tha motion of the Rev. T. Mackay, that Alexandra and the Western districts of Waikato should be visited by a probationer. The Rev. Mr MitcNiool read a letter from Mrs . Dr. Corbett promising a donation of «£lOO towards ! the erection of a new church at Tuakau, provided the Presbytery would subscribe £50, and the people of 1 the neighbourhood £50, so that the church may be opened free of debt. The residents had written to say that they bad raised the .£5O, which was all they could subscribe. The Rev. D. Bruce, and Messrs Somerville and Stevenson were appointed a Committee to confer ; with the residents of Tuakau upon the matter.J