It appears that the wife and family of Alexander Forsythe Anderson, who was yes terday remanded to Liverpool on a charge of embezzling money belonging to the Brownlow Board of Guardians, are on their way out to the colony in the ship Opawa, which left Lon don for Wellington on October Bth. In order to await their arriva l , if possible, Anderson will do bis beat to obtain a further remand in the colony.
Augustus Guerrier, the second steward of the second saloon of the s.s. Coptic, met with an accident on Wednesday, at about 10 minutes to 1 p.m., which has since proved fatal. From some cause or other the unfor tunate man fell from the second saloon, on the main deck, through theopen hatch into thehold. He struck the tunnel, and rolled off on to some railway iron lying at the bottom of the hold, and broke besides sustaining severe internal injuries. He was attended by the ship’s surgeon, but died from the effects of the accident early yesterday afternoon. The body was removed to the morgue last night, and an inquest will be held at that place at 2 p.m, to day.
• ItlwiU bg «een by oOt Columns that Mr Mace, who ia leaving Wellington to UkelchftrgS of a bunuesß At dhrntchlirch, has (nstrVißted 'Messrs Wallaceftti I Co. to sell hi* horiaehvid lurnitnra/aud effect* on, Monday lbe'2sud II cfclo'cW.
tt is stated that th£ Government have in formed the Imperial authorities that t sum not exceeding £SOOO will be guaranteed by Now Zealand toward* any deficiency which may arise in connection with, tho Colonial Ex* hibUion to be held in London in 1886. The New Zealand Government have also for* warded applications for increased spa'co for New Zealand exhibitors.
