n 1 Sessions of the Supreme ?.J_» Crt ffll J„ Monday next, but will be m °PfL the Registrar, at the request SWWJ Gillies, until Tuesday morn *?£i o-ctock. Witnesses and W 8b Soned to attend on Monday need i<S_ tilTucsday ' hires are in demand. Sales re gaion s na (ex dividend), Cambria are torted B t /V 'fa and Prince Imperial W_f selle rs 4s. Trenton have ,|39 "'demand at about 3s 3d. Other rlull Bank of New Zealand are stocks are ] £.j*2 12s. Land Mortgage have *Wft 21s 3d. There are sellers of n£ _inlss Thames Gas are inquired »o quoted sellers. * ~,, i« e (T(r-producing food" is a for feeding fowls and it is W'Mai the result of using this food is **"*.__ enormously the number of eggs »-tf-Y all kinds of poultry. Air Soho fft Onehunga, has started the making m.° finable economical stuff, and ex- „„,. P it nlaeed on the market in the ~tstOD a>l ' i SUafewday, _ __ a crowded congregation at St. jMXrcli, Hamilton, on Sunday ?* 3 vnen Bishop Gowie preached an fio °i sermon specially applicable to dozens "■ ( g on ti emftn t, o ok his f m°!?nd chapter of Haggai, 4th verse, ye people ofthe Lord, and ,m purincr the course of his sermon r__<ro alluded to his contemplated tf&land, and said that he should "*•_- __out 18 months, but he trusted >■*£Wturn to find that good a P°?; n j been done in his diocese. At the ffim the sermDU aboub 24 candi - JJsffere confirmed.

There was again a large attendance at the iural Hall last night when the Snrk Minstrels performed to the satis- En of the audience the Amazon march _f§_waterfall scene being much admired. Star change of programme is promised JUrroff (Wednesday) evening. in? the passengers by the Waihora sy.neywreMrandMrsl Cotter who _fh„noverto see tho Melbourne Cup __i_Mt A. Jackson (« Hippona"), who {libera over on that errand. Tie monthly retorting from the Prince ilrial mine produced 234czs of gold. & tons of general dirt and 1601b. M& stone were treated.

jfcmonthly meeting of tho Newmarket SmdofHopein connection with St. Alark's Z_ Kenuiera, took place within the banket Hall lasb night, when there nsivery large attendance. The Rev. I. rt__ presided, and the programme was njiaiaed by members and friends of Vic «l_oVe of Good Templars, as follows : _jjoin>, Mr. J. S. Allan ; recitation, Mr jtaLof' H.M.S. Raven; song, Airs fell; address, Mr E. Allan ; song, Miss jjreH; recitation, Air White; song, Air J8;Allen; speech, Air John Jenkins. £ Coleman accompanied the singers on iSipialo...

j The Sailors* Resb is now completed, and itaiurnished under the personal supev aii of the Rev.. J. S. Hill and J Fell, the Seamen's Alissionary. Ib gtsopened on Thursday evening with a kttegiving service at which Bishop _rie will preside. _j|evening the Ponsonbj' Baptist Band /Hojjojhekl their usual half yearly tea- King for the members. About 100 sat in, only those who had paid up their nthly subscriptions being allowed to the dtgeofthe tea. After tea the follow i» programme was very creditably gone tough, Mr S. Alerrick in the chair : — ao°dnet, Misses Scott; recitation, Chas. Kjij-d; solo, Miss Shepherd; reading, -Barnes; solo, Air W. H. Patterson; kition, lliss E. Hampton ; and solo, ffelEeid. AlrGilmour gave an amus jpdinteresting address. Air Johnson, liifireymputh, also addressed the meet igpripg an interesting account of the lion the West Coast. The Band of i^eisgrowing in numbers and usefulness, lifers endeavouring to their utmost to itat and, train up the children iv tem pice principles. Mimga tweed suits at 47s 6d, at __i_dCanghey's.—(Advt. )

MULSHED VISITORS

fWC CARRINGTON AXD SIR ffIHONY MUSGRAVE TO VISIT -

NEW ZEALAND

RAPE—PARLIAMENTARYREPORTER.)

Wellington, bhis day

Isaecourse of conversation lasb evening, t'-fiTU,, the general manager of the Union •tU-MpCompany, mentioned to me that '*« very probable that the Tarawera *My three visits to the West Coast Nsjfdg year. Some two months ago *s*»tio_B were opened with him by N Campbell for the charter of f.ttler about March next either ,™ round trip from Melbourne JW, or from Port Chalmers to the g and back. Of course, the party j2*a private one, and will make all RJp arrangements. It is expected P»leasttwoof the colonial Governors, Sir Anthony Musgrave, pbemclndecl.

SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUCKLAND.

{t-was arranged last night at the Hotel for the sprint championship Goodiiffe, the winner %>tacap at the Eight Hours lasb January, and $.., who haa been before %Ms& some years now as a r rttekering is "backing himself, I Watch is for £20 a-side ™«npionship. The distance is to «<«, and the date bhe 24th Decem- been settled vcb where bhe «ventuate, but an effort is to be «it ofi on the Takapuna Raoe .ric-enng states that he will run |H this match unless he defeats jxpenhe will be prepared to give m, > » but win retire after that the race goes.

POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

jj ||^ Coloil dH a „lt a i nandMr J. Gordon, \ m_WH ff VVo P erson s were punished jl !^^^J nccßb yfinesofssand costs, and if H^isS c . re dealtl wife » as follows : 'f __r ,: Ja rien> sand costs, or seven i mt>>m Gaffrey ' 10s ancl costs ' or 24 ff Louis Napoleon, 10s and f __-b^£ l ?^ BoND - ~ William Mc » __KSti_ •_" ped ' vvith habitual » ||W;iih being a rogue and a 'a Mftffilffifo Months' imprisonment. 5 es Davis - master of the ' ■V-fCS _ wasci »arged with assault- RlSV amed David Butcher __H*Bt§_£ft toterlßt - Particulars ■M column.

POLITICAL GOSSIP.

(BY TELEGRAPH. -PARLIAMENTARY

REPORTER.)

Wellington, this day.

Ministers' Salaries,

Tire second reading of the Ministers' Salaries and Allowances Bill, which re duces the Premier's salary to £1,000, and that of other Ministers to £800, was

carried after an interesting discus sion. Mr Taylor expressed the hope that no officer of the Government would draw a salary in excess of that paid to Ministers, and mentioned that the Pro perty Tax Commissioner drew £1,240 per annum, including bonuses and travelling; allowances. The hon. member assured Ministers that if they made an all-round reduction they should have his support, fen- It. Grey expressed the hope that this proposal, which he characterised as a mere aliectation of economy, would not be passed. To make this wholesale reduction in Minis terial salaries would mean limiting the oc cupation of the Treasury benches to the wealthier classes. Air Barron announced his intention of proposing in committee that the number of paid Ministers be re duced to four. Mr Moss objected to the house allowance proposed, and urged that the Premier should be granted £1,250, Without allowance, and the other Ministers £1,000. Mr Levestam opposed the bill, while Mr Eraser supported it, remarking that he would propose in committee that; the number of paid Ministers be reduced to five forthwith, instead of awaiting the re duction of members. Dr. Newman hoped a clause would be introduced to the effect that when a Ministry was defeated in the House its pay should cease. IE a Ministry resigned at once, its pay ceased, but if they obtained a dissolution they retained the sweets of office for four or five months. Mr Scobie Mackenzie strongly supported the bill, and said that Government were to bo congratulated in having dealt with retrenchment in a radical manner. He suggested that the English Government in appointing- a Governor should confine their attention to individuals who had served their time as politicians in the colonies, and had been recognised poli ticians. The Agents-General, for instance, would make capital Governors. The measure was supported by Messrs Allen, Ward, Walker, Mills and Goldie, and was opposed by Messrs Percival and Reeves. Foreign Labour. The German steamship Gerda, which is running under charter to the Westport Coal Company, is manned by Gorman cilicevs, She is running with only one engineer, whereas tho colonial boats of a similar capacity are obliged under the Union's rules to carry three. The probability is that some member will bring the matter under the notice of the Government that the Got'da should be made to conform in all respects with the Shipping Acts as regards colonial engineers. Gold Duty Reduction. Although the Gold Duty Reduction Bill was talked out a few nights ago, a deter mined effort is to be made by the Gold fields members to get it passed this session. The Goldfield- Committee intend to move : " That in the opinion of the Committee the export duty of two shillings per ounce on gold is excessive, and its bearing on gold mining industry is detrimental and oppressive, especially when it must be borne in mind that the earnings of those employed in mining average £80 per annum per man. The Committee therefore recommend— (1) That relief be given by a reduction being made in the export duty upon gold. (2) That the Government be respectfully re quested to take up the bill now before the House dealing with this subject, or if not expedient for it to do so, that it will give special facilities for these bills being dealt with." Taxing Absentee Bondholders. In the course of his speech on the Go vernor's Salary Bill, Sir G. Grey referred to his scheme for taxing absentee bond holders, and alleged that persons drawing pensions from New Zealand could be made to contribute £143,000 through the pro perty tax. The Premier pointed out that it was impossible to make tho tax sug gested, for as soon as the money got to London it was out of this colony's jurisdic tion and was under the jurisdiction of the English Government, who rightly derived a tax therefrom. The Chinese Invasion. Mr Seddon made a strong appeal to Go vernment yesterday to take some steps to deal with the Chinese invasion. Ho as serted they were supplanting Euro peans in furniture and "other industries in Auckland and Wellington; that on the o-oldfields they were buying water rights and driving white men off the fields, and that by inaction, Government were con niving at the invasion. He asserted that not one in every ten paid the poll tax, and that permits to return were used many times over. The Chinese invasion was mining trade, and had an effect on tho public health. It would lead to the introduction of small-pox and leprosy, and was prejudi cial to public morals, in so far that he could give to the Minister of .Justice the names of young girls of tender years who were known to frequent their dens'. The Premier said he recognised the matter to be of very great importance, and it would have the con sideration of the Government. They were now in communication with the Victoria and New South Wales Governments, who had raised the question whether it was not better to have the same legislation on the subject for all the colonies. He thought it better to wait until next session, and this Mr Seddon acquiesced in.

Governor's Salary.

The Premier lasb night moved the second reading of the bill reducing the Governor's talary and allowances by £2,500, to £5,000, and denied that the change would have the effect of injuring the credit of the colony in England, or would have the effect of preventing the Governor from travelling about the colony Sir Julius Vogel feared that if it did not specify travelling allowances, they would find the expense would bo greater and the House would constantly be troub ed with discussions respecting the household of Her Majesty's representative. He supported hVsec.nd reading, and sugfinftd in com mittee that the salary paid be £4,000 and allowances £1,000. Mr Seddon raised the nuestion why the financial debate had not been continued, and a reply given by the Governmentwastothe effectthat ib was dead and done wibh. This roused the ire of Sir fVor_e Grey, who claimed the right of Sing the nuances of the country. He proceeded to do so at considerable SnJh, holding that the reductions were not adequate, and that much greater savings _,„._?„made. He claimed that 10 years ago he frJughTfomard a bill similar to that now under discussion, and differing only in «___ and had been prevented by Major ITkinson who was the deader of a power ftl Opposition, from carrying it. Mr Turn bull aX took occasion to deliver a financial bu r Mr Taylor was the only other sp . „nrl he indicated his intention of speaker, and he inmca epreca ted jLrifces must be made at the present time, S Ministers, though proposing o reduce their own salaHes down g 0 £ ? J ; fectlycognisant that tins was , committal fixed for to-day,

Tajc on Flour. Mr Seddon urged (Government yesterday to impose a tax on flour, notwithstanding their determination not to revise the tariff this session. He said it could be brought into the colony for £6 10s, that there was six months' supply in the colony independ ent of what was on the ground, and that it was expedient in the interests of the farmers that something should be done at once. Major Atkinson promised that the matter should have consideration. Unemployed in Auckland. H. Thompson has given notice to ask the Minister of Works if it is true that he has ordered the formation of carriage drives through the Domain in Auckland, for the purpose of finding work for the unemployed. Mr Thompson doe's not wish it to appear that he objects to the work being given to the unemployed, but thinks they should bo sent into the country to make roads, rather than.being - kept, in town doing work for relief. He thinks there is no im mediate or real necessity. • New Petitions From Auckland. With one exception, the whole of the petition? presented yesterday were from Auckland. They were as follows :— A. A. Lee and 34 others,- in favour of Bible read ing in schools (Whyte): E. Y. Cox and 75 others, same, as foregoing (Whyte) ; W. Ogilvie, and 110 others, asking for an abridgment of shop hours (Goldie); W. Mclvrures and 119 others, same as foregoing (Moss) ; 102 retail tradeyinuri of Auckland, same (Sir George Grey); John Warnock and 198 others, same (Joyce); Earle and Montgomery and 115 others, same (Withy); William Steen, for a grant of land on account of military services (Goldie). Work for Unemployed. Sir J. Vogel took the opportunity during the discussion on the order of busi ness to put in a work for the unemployed, and at the same timo displayed seme tac tieat skill. He trusted that a few facilities were being given for the discussion of private member's bills. The Otago Cen tral and Kawakawa Kora Railway exten sion measures would receive consideration from Government, and proceeding fur ther. Ho urged they should de taken up as Government measures. The oilect nf their passage would, ho said, be to open the country and employ large bodies of men who were now looking in vain for work and seeing that negotiations would

require to be conducted by Government they should take up the measures. He also urged that Government should allow bhe Law Practitioners Bill bo come on and this sentiment waa greeted with a chorus of " Ohs " from legal gentleman in the House. He asserted that the latter measure would enable a number ofyoung colonists to earn a living who were now unable to do so owing to trade nionoplicv. Sir George Grey also pub in a word for his bill relieving deferred payment settlers from disabilities under which bhey labour, and the measure dealing with the tenure of holding of village settlers, who he held had been pub on land under conditions so hard that were cushing them to the earth. Lawyers and their Interests. Tho feeling amongst members has been very strong since Friday night, respecbing the tactics resorted to by lawyers to pre vent the Law Practitioners' Bill from going into committee. It is not surprising, there fore, thab Sir J. Vogol's reference to the desirability of the Government giving facilities for the discussion of the bill, should have brought Sir G. Grey to his feet yesterday afternoon, he urged as one reason why the bill should bo allowed to come on, that vice should nob be allowed to walk briumphanb through the House, and thab two or three selfish men ought' nob to be allowed to defeat the intentions of the House. He accused Messrs Guinness, Samuels and other lawyers of doing so for several sessions of Parliament, and hoped the House would provent a few tyrants of thab kind from crushing down bhe youth of the colony. Mr Samuel denied that the lawyers had been guilty of tho motives imputed to them, and appealed to the House nob to be carried away by tho power of Sir George Grey's oratory, so far as to pass measures that, were bad. Sir J. Yogel made a strong appeal for tho Bill narrated several instances of the difficulty youne men had to gain admittance to the practice of the law and said ib was scandalous that lawyers should have the controlof legalexaminations and be in a position to limit admissions to the profession. Mr Fish also spoke in a similar sbrain, and albogebher lawyers had a bad half an hour. Sir Julius Vogol and Coalition. Major Atkinson stated during the dis cussion on the resolution, thab Sir J. "Vogel repeatedly sought to secure a coalition, and that both to tho Governor and his sup porters he had declared that such a coalition was impossible. Sir Julius Vogel subsequently said thab the honorable gentleman was en tirely mistaken. He had nob made any overtures himself, nor had he authorised anyone else to do so. He took occasion to add that when he retired from office with his late colleague, Sir R. Stout, he made up his mind that he would nob again accept office in this colony excepb as Premier. He was satisfied in his own mind thab thero should be a coalition, but ib need nob nec cessarily, and the more he thought of ib was convinced thab it should not, include the lion, genbleman ab the head of the Go vernment. Jottings. The Minister for Public Works has ac cepted bhe tender of the Hokonnui Coal Company for 3,500 tons of coal for use on Government railways during the current year. ' Private members' dayshave been abolished for the remainder of the session. Vogel considers Allen made an excellent speech in the Midland Railway debate, and regards him as a coming man. Lord Carringbon and Governor Musgrave are expected to visit this colony early next year. A petition from the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce asking for an inquiry into the Otago Dock Trust proceedings and the floating of its loan has been presented by Mr -lien. ■ ■ The Petitions Committee have reported with respect to the petition of Mathieson Brothers, railway contractors, of Dunedin, praying for an inquiry and for further com pensation in connection with their railway contracts, thab they have sm> recommenda tion to make. Mr R. Thompson is asking under what authority bonuses wero paid to the Pro perty Tax Commissioner and his deputy. Major Steward wants the Government to give effect to the recommendation of the Pacific Islands Committee relative to the Rapa and Cook's Group contained in the 1885 report. ~.•■, The Minister of Education has introduced bills to exempb schools and colleges from payment of rates. . Mr Hobbs is asking Government if it will introduce a bill this session dealing with old soldiers' claims. Major Jackson is inquiring the extent of the Remington-Lee title purchases, if .the arms bought for the Volunteers are used in any other service, and how many of these rifles were returned to store disabled. Mr Reeves is asking the Premier whether if he attends the Postal Conference in Mel bourne he will arrange a reduction of duties on farmers' produce, with compensatory reduction on our side.

Mr F. A. White ban In hand twenty shares to disposeofin the Josephine Licensed Hold'ino-, Waiomo. The holding is 10 acres in extent, and is next the Prospectors' claim, and within half a mile oftheParoquet Battery, which will be ready for crushing in January,

ASSAULT ON THE HIGH SEAS.

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST

A SEA CAPTAIN.

At the Police Court this morning Captain Davis, master of the British barque Kirk dale, now discharging at the Sugar Com pany's works, Birkenhead, was charged with having assaulted one David Butcher, the steward of the vessel, by kicking him on the side, on the high seas on the lsb October lasb. Mr Napier ap peared for the complainant and Mr Clen don for defendant, who pleaded nob guilty. Witnesses were ordered oub of Court.

Mr Napier stated thab the alleged assault was a most brutal one. Ho would produce evidence to show thab the captain was in a continual stabo of drunkenness during the recent voyage from Glasgow to Java and from Java to Auckland, and that bhe com plainant had been assaulted in a mosb brutal manner by the captain and mate. The whole of the crew had lefb the ship in Auckland with the exception of the steward. The captain had induced them to accept £3 and £4 each instead of £14 or £15 due for wages. Tho steward was offered £3 and then £5 to leave the ship, but thero was about £20 due to him, and the smaller amounts were declined. He now asked that the agreement between the captain and complainant should be cancelled, or that tho captain should be fined. David Butcher, a man of colour, sbated thab he was steward on the barque Kirk dale, a British ship, of which bhe defendant Captain Davis is master. Witness was a native of Barbadoes, and shipped at Glasgow ab £4 a month. On the Ist October lasb the ship was ab sea, bound from Sourabaya, Java, to New Zealand. He killed a pig by the captain's orders, bub was unable to clean it owing to the way in which the staysail was set. He went to the captain and asked him to take down the sail, when the captain said " D you, what did you kill the pig for with a northerly wind blowing? Go and chuck the pig overboard!" He said, " You ordered me to kill the pig," when the cap tain lifted his foot and kicked the witness in the side with his boot. The captain was drunk so often that he could not say how many times. He had rum, brandy, wine, whisky, and stout on board when the vessel left Glasgow. Witness had com plained to the captain of ill-treatment by tho mate at Sourabaya. Tho mate threatened to murder him, struck him in the eye and caught him by the throat. He com plained to the captain, who said thatit would have served witness right if the mate had knocked his head off On another occasion the mate knocked him down for a trilling offence, and after he came ashore at Auck land he was assaulted again. Thero was some laudanum on board, and he had to give the captain drops two or three times. Tho captain was below for three weeks after leaving Glasgow, and the mate had charge of the ship. Witness slept in the captain's cabin during that time. By Mr Clendon : I never had a revolver on the ship, and never threatened to shoot a man named Edwards; never threatened to sbub several of tho men with a knife. Five men out of fifteen had left tho vessel in Auckland. Never took any of the captain's liquor, excepb when ib was given to him. By the Bench : I had the knife with which I killed the pig in my left hand when tho captain kicked me. Alexander Boyd, seaman, was at the wheel on thelstOctoberlast. He heard some words pass between the captain and the steward, and saw the captain kick the steward with out any provocation. He heard tho mate use bad language towards the steward, amj saw the steward soon afterwards with oaf eye badly bruised. The captain was noi fit to have charge of men's lives. He was very often below and had to bo called on deck by tho men. In answer to Mr Clendon witness stated that ho was one of the discharged seamen. Charles Edwards, another seaman, and a man of colour, stated that he accepted £3 10s instead of £17 duo and lefb the Kirkdalo ljecau.se he did not like the ways oj the skipper. The skipper was very frequently drunk. This was the case for tho com plainant, and Mr Clendon asserted thab when the evidence for the defence had been heard quite a different com plexion would be placed on tho matter. Charles Davis was the next witness. He stated that he was master of the barque Kirkdalo. The steward shipped at a wage of £4 per month. He told the steward to kill a pig on the lsb Ocbober if bhe wind was fair. The steward came and said, "Have the staysail down." The steward had a knife in his hand and witness shoved him off the poop. He did not kick the steward. The steward was a violent and treacherous man. He had threatened bo stab bwo or bhreo people and had on one occasion taken oneof witness-revolvers. Thesteward asked for his discharge and witness agreed to give it to him on the same conditions as were given to other men. He had never been drunk, bub was suffering from an in jury bo his left leg, which sometimes caused him to lie down. The steward refused duty about a fortnight ago. By Air Napier: Gc ye the steward a " good " discharge from the ship Dauntless, and also a certificate as to his general good behaviour. Pushed the steward off bhe poop with his foot. The steward com plained that bhe mate had struck him, and the mate stated that the steward had been cheeky. Henry Connolly, second mate, saw tho altercation between tho captain and the steward, and saw the captain thrust the steward down the ladder with his foot. He had heard the steward threaten to stab and shoot several of -the people. The steward had always flourished a revolver before witness, and threatened to shoot him.

In answer to Mr _Tapier, witness said the captain was a sober man. The captain was sick for three -weeks with lumbago and rheumatism. « He had nob seen the steward the worse for drink. John Brody, carpenter on the Kirkdale, deposed : On the Ist October he saw the steward with the captain's foot under his arm. Saw the steward carry a knife an one occasion. Never saw the captain the worse for liquor on the vessel, but had heard the crew speak of it often. The Bench did not consider thab the statement that the captain was an habitual drunkard was correct. There had been an assault, but it appeared to be of a mild nature. The Bench would direct thab the steward should receive his discharge and half of his wages due, wibh costs.

SPORTING NEWS.

The following are the dates for nominations this week : South Auckland Race meeting, 9 p.m. Wednesday, at Tattersall's Club, or wibh the Secretary, MrC. J. Barton, Hamil. ton. Drury meeting, Friday, December 2nd, with the Secretary of Tattersall's Club 5 Ofcahuhu J.C. close with Mr W. Adams, Dur; ham-street, December 2nd; Whangarei meeting, Saturday. December 3rd, with the Secretary, Mr F. Street, Whangarei,

The members of the Progressive League held thoir weekly meeting last-evening. Mr- White occupied the chair. After several new members had been nominated the sub ject for the evening," Capital Punishment," was very cleverly handled by Mr C. %. Renshaw, who poinbed out very clearly that capital punishment; wa,s. both necessary and right for the preservation of society, and that ib was in accordance with the moral and natural law.

THE MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

CONTINUATION OF THE INQUIRY.

[The first part of our report of the in quest in bins ease appears on pago 3.]

At 10 a.m. bo-day Dr. Philson and bhe jury of six resumed at Gleeson's Hobel for the purpose of furbher taking evidence as to the cause of the death of Arthur Dewson, who died in the cells lasb Saburday morn-

ing. Mrs Harriett Martha Dewson, widow of the deceased, deposed that sho and her husband occupied two rooms of Samuel Clegg's house, in Marmion street. Her husband was 38 years of age. They had been married2oyears last October. Her husband was a wood-turner by trade, but he could do almost any wood work. On Friday night last, about 6.30 o'clock, witness and her husband went down town for the purpose of looking for a house. They entered the Empire Hotel and had a drink together. They returned home shortly after 10 p.m. "The deceased was not quite sober, as he had drink in the course of the day. Witness was quite sober at 10 o'clock. Mr Clegg was at home in his own part of the house. He was a lumper on tho wharf. Her husband lay down on the bed and witness sat alongside of him reading. After some time her husband wanted to go out again. She begged him not to, but he would go. She went with him. After walking about some time they went to DeSilva's coffee-stall at the foot of Grey-street, where they each had a cup of coffee. After thab they went home. That would be after 1 o'clock. Her husband had a llask in his pocket, in which was some brandy. He drank some of this while they wero out. Witness had none. Her hus band used to keep brandy in the house, as he suffered fearfully from his heart. When they got inside again deceased took off his coat and hat. Deceased had been out in Mr Clegg's overcoat. She said, "Had you not better go and give it to Mr Clegg ?" Her husband then took the coat into Clegg's room. Her husband again threw herself on the bed but did not take off his clothes. After a bib he again gob up and wanted to go oub. Clegg told her husband not to make such a noise and nob to go oub, and they had a few angry words about ib in bhe kitchen. She saw Mr Clegg ;ab the time he had only his nightshirt on. She saw Air Clegg with something in his hand. Sho could swear that it was the strap which he usually wore round his waist. Sho knew ib because she got a blow from ib as she wenb between them to take her husband's part. Witness showed the wound on the top of her head. She said ib had bled pretby freely. She saw him make a blow ab deceased as well. Witness identified the strap produced. She did not see a blow fall on deceased. Saw him run from tho blow. Her husband had no weapon in his hands. She identified the lumper's book produced as belong ing to Mr Clesrg. (Prisoner previously admitted this to be his property.) She had seen ib hanging on a nail in the front room. Sho did not see a stick or bottle in his hand. After the. quarrel deceased said ho was hurt and called out that he was going to fetch the police. Sho did nob see him knocked down. Her husband ran out of the back door. Ho was nob pushed out. Tho door opened on to the back yard; there was only one small stop. The yard was covered with grass. Did not think that there were many stones aboub. Did nob see her husband fall as he went out of tho door. Ho might have fallen without her seeing him. She did not fiee the wound on her husband's head when he went out, as there was no lighb in the kitchen where the struggle took place. The only lighb showed from the bed room. There was a little blood on the floor next morning, but she could not say whether thab came from her husband or from tho wound in her own head. Clegg seemed very much excited. He might havo had a drink. Could not say whether or not he was sober. Clegg and her husband ofben had angry words to gether when they were in drink. They did not drink every day. She had seen them wrestling together before. Clegg had once given her husband a blow in the eye with the wooden handle of his hook. After her husband left the house she did nob again see her husband until yesterday when she looked at the body in the dead house. Witness went oub into the yard and Clegg fastened her out. She looked for her husband, but could not find him. She called to Clegg, and he let her in. Clegg then wenb into his apartment and she bolted the door. _• f ter some time Constable Addison and Detective Hughes arrived and went into Mr Clegg's bedroom and spoke to him. They also asked her about the affair. She showed them the strap and said the wound had been given her husband with it. She also showed the wound on her head. They also examined the hook produced ; bub she could not say whether they saw the hook at that time or later in the day. She wenb down to see her husband, but the police would nob let her. She went down a second time and took some breakfast with her, about 9 a.m. That time she saw Con stable McConnell, the lock-up He told her thab her husband had fallen off to sleep, and it was no use giving him break fast, as they had given him tea and he would not take it. She then wenb away and asked Mr Clegg to go down to the Court and see what her husband gob. At 11 a.m. she heard that her husband Avas dead.

By the prisoner : She did como home with a friend who brought her a bottle with some whisky and water. They all had some. When they came at 10 o'clock they brought home a bottle of beer. They did not drink it all. She did remember Clegg calling out "For God's sake, Arthur, don't go out again." Patrick O'Kane deposed that he was a digger. He stabed that about 1 o'clock on Saburday morning he heard screams in Marmion-streefc ab the Queen-street end. Witness Qp_ned the door. Ho heard a man say., ' 4 He done the same to me in Welling ton. " There seemed to be a man and woman having an altercation. The man came towards witness, who gently closed the door so as not to be seen. Tho man then went into Clegg's house. He knew that the man was the deceased, as he had frequently seen him passing during the last fortnighb. Witness wenb back bo bed, and in about two minutes he heard a loud noise. Witness got up.ancl looked out of the window which opened onto Clegg's passage. He heaTd deceased taxing Clegg with i having used his food and tobacco. Clegg replied that he did not require it, as he had money of his own. He heard Clegg advise deceased to go to his room. He heard some person leave Clegg's room. He sup posed it wa9 Dewson, as the person had boots on. Soon afterwards he heard Clegg's voice in the kitchen. He heard four or five distinct slaps as with a light board. Ib did not sound like a heavy stick. He next saw Clogg come from the back door of the house in his night-shirt, and go into Marmion-streefc. He heard him say " I will get the police to rid the house." He next saw deceased go accross the lawn in front of the house and enter Marmion street. He got through the fence and went on Mrs Kelly's verandah. He asked to be let in and said '<!'__ done for" Mrs Kelly did not let hw in., Dewson then turned and oame. along Marmion-street, His wife dawn the passage and told him to go. to the police. Dewson then went towards Queen-street. Witness next saw b.*s» in the morgue. Shortly afterwards witness saw again enter his own, house. He hear,d MrsDewson taxingClegg with having struck her and her feus band with a strap.

Mrs Elizabeth Kelly, wife of James Kelly, deposed that her dwelling was adjacent to Cleggs house in Marmion-street. She had never spoken to the deceased but she had seen him frequently passing to his lodg ings. On Saturday morning, very early, she heard a step on the verandah, and a voice calling to her. Witness was in bed at the time. The man called out, "Mrs Kelly, let me in." Witness asked " Who are you." The man replied "Get up and see what Clegg has done." She replied that she did not want to have anything to do with him as he was a bad wicked man. She bold him to go away, and he wenb. She did not see him. When she got up next morning shesaw large quantities of blood on the verandah. The neighbours had since planed it off. She knew Dewson . voice. The inquest is still proceeding. i ?

CABLEGRAMS.

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MORE COERCION.

RIOT AT LIMERICK.

A POLICE CHARGE.

(reuter)

London, November 28.

Rioting of a serious nature occurred at Limerick yesterday. The police in en. cleavouring to disperse the mob were set upon and stoned, and ultimately were compelled to charge the rioters, many of whom wero injured. , iiKi

WAR-SHIPS FOR AUCK LAND.

NELSON AND CALLIOPE

COMING.

( REUTER.)

Svdxev, this day. H.M.S. Nelson and Calliope will pro bably leave hero for New Zealand in about ten days'time. -.•■' ); ■

This telegram confirms the news re ceived in Wellington to the effect that Admiral Fairfax may be expected to arrive at Auckland in two weeks or so, to take up his residence here for the summer. • t

THE FRENCH CRISIS.

THE PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION. ,

(reuter. )

Paris, November 28. PRESIDENT GREVY, who had intimated his intention of resigning the Presi dency to-day, has deferred taking this step until Thursday next, \vl_en a mes sage announcing his resignation will be read to both Chambers.

READY FOR WAR.

THE PEACE-LOVING

GERMANS.

(reuter.)

Berlin, November 28. The Emperor William, in receiving an audience of the residents of the* Reichstag, declared that the Govern ment earnestly desired to maintain peace, but that Germany was perfectly prepared for all attacks.

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

(from our own correspondent.)

Thames, this day.

New Prince Imperial.—There are now 5430zs of amalgam on hand, which was ob tained as follows: 1601bs picked Etone, 3500z5; 33 loads general dirb, 1930z5. The amalgam has nob yet been retorted. Cambria.—lslbs of picked stone were got from the sixth stope on _» T o. 1 leader west. Coal and Gold Deposits- At a public meeting yesterday it was resolved to form a prospecting association to help the prospectors in testing the value of the coal deposits and quartz reefs in the district. The prospectors reported having traced the coal field over a sqnxare mile on the ranges between Tepuke and the Hot Lakes, and having found blocks of coal in the rivers.

DEATH FROM COLLAPSE.

A resident of Mangapai named Mrs Cath erine Cole, 65 years of age, who was on a visit to Mrs Gash, of West-street, Newton 9 died under rather unusual circumstances on Saturday morning last. The deceased caught a chill on the 21st t inst., and was seized with acute dysentry. She was attended to by Dr. Murray Moore, and on Friday evening he found it necessary to administer a hypodermic injection of mor phia. This pub his patient to sleep shortly afterwards, and later on Mrs Gash became alarmed at the ap pearance of deceased, and sent for Dr. Moore. When he arrived he found the patient in a state of collapse, and called in Dr. Girdler. They used means to restore Mrs Cole, but without success, and she died at 5 a.m. on Saturday. The matter was reported to the police by the relations of deceased, who are evidently annoyed that they were not in formed that Mrs Cole was in immediate danger. The fullest inquiry has been made and a report forwarded to Dr. Philson, coroner. Dr. Philson considers that there is no necessity for an inquest being held, Dr. Girdler having stated that no blame is attachable to anyone, and Dr. Moore having given a certificate as to the cause of death, viz., first, acute dysentery for 4$ hours, and collapse 3 hours.

TELEGRAMS.

Tauranga, this day. The Drowning Accident.

Although the police have been dragging the harbour all day, the body of the man Cains, who was drowned on Saturday nighf) has not yet been recovered.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Escape of Prisoners from Fremantle Gaol.

A prisoner named William Thompson,who. is undergoing a life sentence for rape* escaped from the Fremantle Gaol by means of a rope suspended over the prison wall by some persons outside. On the following morning Thomas Hughes, the bushranger, and another prisoner named Jarvis eifected their escape from Fremantle Gaol by disarming the guard. With the res. of a party 'of prisoners, they_ were-' employed in excavating a tank in the] prison yard. A warder named Craik waa j present in the tank with the men, and on j the level ground above a warder named] Rogers was stationed. Rogers was armed j with a double-barrelled gun. About 9;j o'clock Jarvis went to the toolhouse, and! in returning, when a couple of yards -fly Rogers, turned round and seized him] round the waist, and held him till Hughes i came up and twisted the gun out of his hand. They then compelled Rogers to give ■ up the cartridges and keys, after which they locked him in the closet. They also" treated Craik, who was unarmed, in the same way. They were abo.ufc to get over the wall of the prison yard when a convict named Green endeavoured to prevent them, whereupon Hughes turned , upon him and fired at him, but missed his aim. Then they crossed the wall. The prisoners in the yard raised an alarm. The escapees were pursued by Warder Haw kins, who, with a large number of police, ! went in chase of them. The affair caused much excitement, both in Perth and Fre mantle.

Trackers followed them for five miles, but lost the track in a dense bush. Tho escapees made for the Canning district, where they were seen by several people. Hughes told an old man that he would nob be taken alive. The police got on to the ; tracks leading to the Canning Hills, where j in his previous bushranging career Hughes ' had his main camp, but that camp waa , never found by the police. The Govern- j ment offered a reward of £200 for the re- ; capture of the runaways. i After being at large some days the es- ■ capees wero finally surprised and cap tured. It appears that the police received news that the bushrangers broke into a store at Guildford on Friday night. They took possession of a quantity of provisions and a rifle. One party of police took up j their tracks, which they followed. Another pacty, under Corporal Hackett, had,] with Constable O'Hara and two black. trackers, ridden out from Perth. While '• scouring the bush, the black trackers suddenly called upon the constables to stop. They listened quietly for some minutes. The four dismounted, and j stole silently to a spot indicated by the; motions of the trackers. "When within range, Hughes and Jarvis were seen quietly eating their dinner. They were immediately " covered" with the revolvers of the police, '■ and called upon to "bail up." With a startled, hunted, yet desperate look, both men saw they were covered. Reluctantly, up went their hands, and the handcuffs were slipped on by one of the constables, while the others kept their shooting irons levelled. The men had two " breech loaders" and a large quantity of cartridges, besides a large swag of provisions, etc. Their feet were bound with rags to escape detection. Hughes still shows a deal of bravado.

Scene at an Execution.

Writhing in Death Agonies for Twenty Minutes. Conroy, who shot Councillor Snook while the latter was at a fancy dress ball, has been executed ab Perth. Strenuous efforts had previously been made to obtain a re prieve on the ground of insanity, but .they proved fruitless. At the execution a terrible scene occurred. Conroy struggled for twenty minutes after the drop fell. Ow ing to the lightness of his body, the weight was insufficient to dislocate his neck.

H.M.S. Calliope

H.M.S. Calliope, one of the recent addi tions to the Australian squadron, has ar rived at Sydney, having been passed by the _a. Leichhard. on the 9th inst. off the Tweed River. The Calliope comes from the China station. She is described by those r vho know her as a very powerful ship and a 11 lost important addition to the warships in thw southern seas. The Calliope is a steel co.rvette, built at Portsmouth in 1884 and' engined by Rennie. She is of 2,77.* tons displacement and 3,000 horse power and her dimensions are— length, 235 ft. : beam, 44ft. 6in. ; and depth, 18ft. Tin. The hull cost £82,000 and the mac_ir_ery £38,000. The vessel's armament consists' of four 6in. B.L.R. guns, 12 sin. B.L.R. guns, 10 machine guns and two light gums of 15cwt. each ; besides which she carriers a complement of Whitehead torpedoes. She has a coal capacity of 550 tons, and c&n steam 4,000 miles at a speed of 10 knots, but if necessary she can be driven at true rate of 13| knots an hour. Both for offensive and defensive purposes the CaT-ope will be the strongest ship on the station, excepting .only -the flagship Nelson.

Extensive Custom Seizure.

The Melbourne Customs authorities are at present engaged in an exceedingly peculiar case -of alleged evasion of Customs duties, and thxrocgh which a vast amount of milling machinery has been seized, the esti mated value of the machinery being about £11,500. The iVivoiced value was set down at £2,064 9s lid, whilst the department estimate ib at £ r J,OOO. Mr Wood, the im porter, states t.bat the Customs officers jumped to a cane_usion before careful in quiry. A seconvd lot of the machinery has also been seized on the ground that the in voice shows a considerable undervaluation. The entry passed ab the Custom House seta the value down at? £629, whilst the landing v -alters estimate ib at between £4,000 and £ 5,000.

UNION COMPANY ARRANGEMENTS.

(EKOM OUK OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Wellington, this day. Thy. Union Company's fine steamer Taka puna, which has been laid up for some months, will resume running on the inter prbi dncial trade. She will relieve the Penguin first and then the Wanaka.

COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, &«., iVwaight, I ..Abbott's Opera House—" Rob Roy," 8. Agricultural Hall Mohawk M instrels, 8, Otahuhu Public Hall Concert, 8. St. Thomas's Church, Union-sti'eet—Gregorian Service of Sour, 7.30. Albert Hotel—Dinner to Corporation Employees, 7.45. Kota of Justices at Police Court, ' Nov. 30-The R.M. sits. Auction Sales To-morrow, Arthur and Buddie—Unredeemed Pledges, U, a. W. Binnev-500 Bales of Wool, 2. G. Lewis- Oils, Perfumes, Cordials, &c, 11, ' 1 B. Tonks and Co.—Fruit; 11. ' D. F. Evans—Furniture, etc., 11, >V Paset and Ralston—Produce, eto,, 12, 1, -

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THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER" 29. 1887.