WELLINGTON NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3024, 1 December 1891, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS.

(BY TKLEOHAPH— PUBSS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, Last Night. Tin; criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened LtiH morning, tho charges hoing of a very ordinary character. Tho Chief Junticu Siiid there was a stealy increaau in the number of peimins cDMiinittsd fur trial, but he hoped as the population increased tharo would not, ba iii«k thau a proportioiiiite iuereaue in tha quantity of crime. Tho character ol the cine* mi the lit-l, seemed to indicate a class of peiMons who appeared to net alivinptby picking up drunken men and robbing them. It. looked as if n Rood deul of tho population in tho towux was of this nndeaii-able class. Hi did not mean u> say there was anything like .actual violence, but. there could be no doubt the kind of c.-im« lie had referred to existed.

Mr Jellicoe will probably bo a candidal') for the City scat, rendered vacant by 1.1 k resignation of Mr T. Kenedy McDonand, who has (tone bankrupt, and Mr \V. Lean, who stood in the Labour interests at tho lust election, announces his intention to stand. Messrs If. Fraser and A. \V. Brown, Mayor, are spoken of nsraudidates, but Mr Bell, the Mayor-olect, has not yet given any indication. The first thrje will bo on thfl Government side or Independent, and Mr 801 l will boon the Opposition. The 11.M.5. Tainni arrived ut Plymouth on Friday, with her meat in Rood condition.

The passengers who were on board tho Jubilen have had tlieir passage money returned to them and most of them came on by tha HiUiroto. The deck repaid of tho steamer will cost£6so, irresppctivi) of whatever damages may be levealed in tho dock.

The late Mr T. \V. Lewis get wet through in the rain watching the rac-i in which Bridson won the sculling championship of Victoria. He went to Sydney the same night and being unable to obtain a sleeping b.-rth he remained in the clothes which had not been thoionglily dried and the chilt thus caught developed in congestion "f the lungs. He died on the Sunday and was buried at S o'clock next uioniiiuno '(iiietly that there was no tune to intimate the wish to have tho remains sent to New Zealand. They were brought over by the Haurotu yesterday and the funeral took place this afternoon. Mr Buchanan, M.H.R., left for Melbourne to-day in bad health, and he may visit England before returning 11 New Zealand.