in business as a painter, was found on Saturday morning in a room tn nn unoccupied house, in a pool of blood, quite dead. Williams came to Auckland about five years ago, from Taranaki, and liad boon, up till Fcbrunry last, in partnership with Mr. Freer, of Wakefield-stivot. Since then ho has been hi low health and spirits, and only a few days ago loft tho hospital against Dr. PhilsonWihyee. Ou Thursday Williams asked to be shown through tho house where he committed tne deed, aud the pain! or who accompanied him remarked that he '.oolc the bolt out of the back door. He had been seen during Thursday and Friday sharpening and polishing a pocket-knife ; and on Friday evening, after the painter who was working in tho house had left, he had gone into the house. Ho lad tnkon a Bmall box into one of the front rooms, siit down on it, and having placod a paint-pot to catch tho blood, he thrust tho knife into his neck, just behind the large artery, and made a wound about an inch and a-hall" in length. Tho. knife had dropped from his hand beside tho pot, and he had fallen backwards over the box.
AUCKLAND.
By the s.s. Wellington, wo have Auckland dates to the 18th. We take the following items of news from tho Daily Southern Gross: —

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