Morton. £7 costs 10s. ' '' Seel, who was recently charged with murder at Wellington, and acquitted, and then went to Australia and killed a negro sailor, has been committed for trial for manalaqghter. This Is Seel'a version of what ooonrred, as reported In a Sydney paper:-" Ernest) Seel said hewasobief officer of the barque Annie Stafford. He had .necessity on the day In question to send King aloft to bring a gantling down on deck. King's motions were very blow and witness called out to him to hurry up' King replied that he was working as fast as he conld. Witness then ordered him te come on deck, but as he did not obey the order witness went aloft to the foretor. King also came down to the top and drew his knife, and witness, thinking he was about to be attacked, Btruck him with a tall block, King fell to pe deck, and witn,es9 rp^d flown tfao %tog and «aid,

i 'My God! what have I done?' He i struck the blow only in self-defence." 1 We do not know whether there is any ' thing inherent in charitable institutions s which breeds scandals, but certainly the. charitable institutions of New Zealand seem very prolific in this way. It is not lone since there was a serious scandal in 1 connection with the Auckland hospital ; then there was the Dnnedin Industrial School scandal ; and this was followed by the Ah Ghiog scandal in the Wellington ' Asylum, which is probably not yet done with. Now Chtistchurch is agitated by a very serions scandal indeed regarding some recent events in the hospital there. Strenuous efforts have been made on all sides to hash the matter np, and not a word has been allowed to appear in the local papers, although the subject has been more than once before the Hospital Board, has, it is believed, bsen investi gated by the inspector, and is said not to be unknown to the police. The faots are, however, freely canvassed by the public, and general indignation is expressed that justice has been hoodwinked, or at least induced to " wink the other eye " after the Palmers ton example. 