SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 770, 24 May 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Medical evidence showed the shot carried away a portion of the bowels, causing immediate death. The verdict was that he accidently shot himself while duck Bhooting. • . Timaru,: Monday. ■_•;. Great; indignation lias been, ex^ pressed here at .the v,V refusal ■;by the Rer. Mr ' Gillies;- Presbyi; terian minister, to bury :the late J G^.Oultoh, ..proprietor :of ithe Sportsmen's Arms, on the ground that he -was not a communicant. Archdeacon Harper"" conducted -• the service,-' _ v.ri.,.: v -^ T -. --■ Hokitika, last night. • '. The Albion has arrived from Melbourne. The elections-there"re-suited in the return of sixty-four protectionists and; twenty-two freetraders. • Grahamstown, last flight. ! Sales : Moanatairi, £13 15b, £13 ; Caledonian, £5 7s 6d; Xuranui,? 355; Cure, 12s; Piakp, , 10s 6df.. 10s 3d; Queen of Beauty, 26s \ Alburnia, 65s ; ; VT'elcqme, 1 5s 6d/* Young New Zealand, 6s 6d, 6s. Sellers: Moanatiri, £13; Caledonian, 105s; Kuranui, 37s 6d; Cure, 12s; Red Queen, 4s 6d; Queen of May, 22s 6d;. City, of London, 13s.

[Press Agency,] Auckland, last night. EXECUTION OF TE PATI. TePatiwas hung to-day for the murder of Morgan in Ngaruawahia gaol. He was baptised at his own request on Saturday. He struggled about three minutes after the drop fell. Te Pati, for .the last week, has exhibited a very' Christian-like frame of mind, listening attentively to the ministrations of clergymen, and more than once EXPRESSING- CONTRITION for his crime. Last Friday he expressed a wish to be baptised, and on Saturday the sacred rite was administered, all Maoris in prison being present at the ceremony, Yesterday^he was in good spirits all the day, and was for some time smoking his pipe and chatting very freely with various persons in his cell. He was locked up at half-past six, retired to rest about eight, and throughout the night slept at intervals, and his attendant heard him moan occasionally. The Rev Dr Wallis attended him last month, and was in earnest prayer and conversation with him till the fatal hour.

Te Pati said he had NO STATEMENT TO MAKE as he was constantly praying in Christ.

Dr Wallis then asked him if he would like to say anything on the scaffold, but he replied "No, he was looking to Christ."

He walked up very firmly, keeping his eyes fixed on the ground. He quietly placed himself under the drop, and the hangman at once began fastening his legs together osvith stout cord. The clergyman continued reading for some minutes after this was done, and Te Pati all the time kept his eyes down, and the only signs of animation which he evinced were a few indistinctly heard responses. After the drop fell the convict struggled violently, and at intervals emitted from his throat a choking gasp, which was distinctly audible across the yard, and caused a very general impression that the knot had not closed on the windpipe as completely as it should have done. After his struggles had ceased the body hung motionless for another I minute or two, and then one muscular twitch was noticed. As the nnfortunate man was in the act of falling, the hangman intensified the thrill of horror which ran through the spectators, by calling out in a laughing tone — " How do you like that, Jack?" He then ran down the ladder. An old man named Emery while digging a well at Parnell, fell to the bottom, forty feet. His leg is broken in two places.

There is a change in the betting on the races. Ariel is still considered good for the Handicap, bub, Bide-a-wee and Elsa are both much fancied. Isaak Walton is first favorite for the Tradesman's Plate, and Longlands for the Champagne. Buckstone is fancied for the Hurdle Race.

Rain is falling, and the course is sure to be very heavy. Perfume is in better odour for the Steeplechase. t Dunedin, Tuesday. A ship, which has been oa the coast for a few days, having been seen off Mauiola on Sunday last, was seen to be on fire when off Cape Saunders this afternoon. She made but little towards the port this afternoon. A tug has been sent out.

The Inquest on Margaret Mclntyre was continued to-day, One witness swore to having seen Mrs Reid knock her down three week ago on the verendah, and then drag her into the house by the hair. The inquiry was adjourned till Friday. "Wellington. Tuesday. The stewards of the Wellington Jockey Club, after discussing all the facts connected with the disqualification of Fishhook and Derritt the jockey, resolved to endorse the action of the Oamaru Jockey Club: Fishhook and Derritt are, therefore, disqualified from taking part in the Wellington races. A BRANDY RING. A private telegram received from Melbourne to clay states that two large Melbourne firms have purchased all they could of stocks of brandy in the Melbourne market, and brandy here has, in consequence, risen 2s per gallon. SUICIDE OF A COMPOSITOR. Greymouth, Monday. John Reay, compositor in the " Argus" ofiace, shot himself through the head while in bed this forenoon. No reason is known for the act, as deceased was a remarkably steady young man. Greytown, Monday. At tho inquest on Wh vbrow, the