HBH 1890 May 29 Local News A recent issue of the Sheffield Daily Telegraph contains a long account of a dinner to bid farewell to Mr E Garth THORNTON, assistant editor of that journal, on his retirement from that position to act as a LONDON correspondent for the paper. Sir William LENG presided and there was a large attendance. During the evening souvenirs and gifts were presented to the guest of the evening. Mr E Garth THORNTON is a brother of Mr S G THORNTON of CLIVE. Mr A HERON has obtained the requisite number of signatures to the form of application for a charter to open the Rechabite Tent in NAPIER. Walter Clayton BROWNE, who was recently sent to gaol in default of failing to pay towards the support of his wife whom he had deserted recently in order to elope with another woman, will be released from prison on Saturday morning on the application of his wife. He has expressed contrition and promised to behave himself, so his wife has forgiven him and arrangements are in progress for the couple to leave the colony Judgment in the MANGAEHANA subdivision was delivered yesterday by his honor Judge O'BRIEN, the awards being as follows:- 31,022 acres to Renata KAWEPO and party, and 15,372 to Mrs DONNELLY and party. A notice of appeal was given on behalf of Mrs DONNELLY. A woman named Ellen BEATTIE, well known at the Court got on the warpath yesterday in the Chaucer Road, and had to be locked up. When she was arrested she was brandishing a hammer and threatening destruction to all and sundry.