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* [Per Press Association.] AI/CK.LAND, Tins day. Hanaard, of the Star Hotel, at Kawa kawa, has been committed for trial on a charge of perjury in connection with the inquest on the lute Kirkpatrick, registrar of electors, by asserting that he did not go into Kirkpatrick's office early on Monday morning and return with a sack, alleged to contain liquor, to the hotel. The case lasted ten hours. Yesterday afternoon Constable Johnson arrested on warrant Mrs Margaret Keane, wife of a plumber in South street, Newton, on a charge of having on April 9th administered laudanum to her son, Cyril Keune, with intent ta injure him Accused is alleged to have given the boy a table spoonful of laudanum. On Monday evening he took ill, and vomited, and becoming alarmed, the mother went to the police next morning and made a statement, in consequence of which a warrant for her arrest waR issued and executed to-day. The boy is eleven years of age. He was attended by a docror, and is Baid now to be out of danger. It is believed the woman's mind is uuhinged through domestic troubles. She was brought before the Police Court, and remanded. The New Zealand Crown miue crushed 2965 tons of ore for bullion valued at £5330. The New Zealand Talisman crushed 884 tons for bullion worth £2931. Owing to alleged irregularities in the City Council accounts one official has been dismissed aud two suspeuded, but no charges have been made. A special com mittee ia still investigating. The Mayor said that so far as was known yet the amount involved did not exceed £100. A bond from the Guarantee Society covered more than that. He did not anticipate they would find anything further, but at the same time was making a canvass of those persons who appeared on the books as being in arrears with their rates, to see if they had paid. Mr Salmon wished to know "if steps had been taken to prevent some persons leaving the city?" Mrßaume said he thought the motion carried by the special committee the previous evening gave the requisite authority for Buch steps as were necessary. WELLINGTON, This day. The Premier leaves for Auckland this afternoon. He will be absent ten or twelve days, and will then visit the West Coast of the South Island. 