DUNEDIN.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1673, 29 June 1875, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

■ (From our own Correspondent.)

M*M. Bar Row. ti On Kr-%? 8 Smith, barrister, made applica.'fylfflTX^e papers here to publish his ■ mrr %• M «paesey, but all refused. By <rt*tn t^: was submitted to their solicitors, after r# is one. The Guardian r'«Bßiderati«n dtclined. The Starve-

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onslaught on the Ddnedin meaf Tl *J Gfe or if unable to Mibst-intto+o +i, smifcP> Stt^T^^f^^ enqmry should be keen, and the r "su fs ei^ Snl-of SS hi^°C^=%a the charges by Mr Matase^"ev^onel which he gives the flattest denial, he reminls his professional brethren that so f ar f ro l being actuated by a feelina nf • , ■ ir(fhailed Mr S tout' s yadve cen eu no gt°h f e SSi* promise of one day adorning the BeS I that he undertakes S^us^Xs task, because none among the Law Sociel had moral courage sufficient to attempt til exposure of Mr Macassey, and after crirgiS Mr Macassey with sheltering himself behirS the refusal of the Government to re-publSh j! s War? £ gapman Commission evideLe, £ says. lhs pitiful attempt to shelve charges which he shrinks from meeting £ inTthl 1 b TdU\T reciated by a <SrS mg public. To all honorable minds there is no middle course between, on one hand boldly and promptly courting the strictest scrutiny, and a tacit confession of emit Mr Gi lies is affected with Mr Macassey's moral obloquy, if as his letter implies, he defends the hirmg of spies as perfectly lawful and honorable as against an offensive neighbour lie thmks the Government rightly decline; to publish the evidence, and concludes that •?, c'overninent has no possible concern ff *• ™ Allowing questions vitally affecting Mr Macassey's reputation :-l Whether or not Mr Macassey hired spies, as I say he did, to watch Judge Ward over a period of several weeks. 2. Whether during that time he received, as I say he did progress reports giving the results of such espionage. 3. Whether finally he haggled as I say he did, about the wages claimed by his scouts for doing the dirty job, the latter being unable as I daresay most people are to see why the said job should be cheap as well as nasty. Mr Macassey will perhaps excuse my saying in conclusion, that until he has submitted the above charges to the crucial test of proper judicial enquiry, and has come cut clean in a Shakespearian sense from that ordeal, I can scarcely acknowledge Ins competency to decide whether or not I am uufit for, and should be expelled from the society of gentlemen."