WELLINGTON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3516, 14 October 1882, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

October 14,

The Government are making arrangements to fill the office of General Inspector of Goldfields, for which a sum was voted last session. The gentleman who has been offered the position is a thorough practical man. The commission to report on the northern extension of the South main trunk railway line is now complete, and will comprise Dr Gollon, Mr J. T. Thompson, late Surveyor-General, and Mr J. Fulton, M.H.R. Owing to the Hinemoa undergoing repairs the departure of the Premier for the North will be delayed, and be will probably leave in the Stella at the end of next week.

At the Supreme Court yesterday Mr Ollivier, solisitor, applied for a new trial in the case of James Jonathan Adams, recently convicted of conspiracy. The application was made on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and secondly on that of misdirection. His Honor said he wished to intimate that should he grant the rule nisi he proposed to make it returnable at a date which would allow it to be argued before other Judges. The Judges would very soon be Wellington in attendance at the Court of Appeal, and there would then be an opportunity to argue the case before a full Bench. The case was one which could not be taken before a Court of Appeal under the Court of Appeal Act. Mr Ollivier suggested a trial at Bar, before the Judges of the Court of Appeal dispersed. His Honor said he did not know as to such a solemn thing as a trial at Bar, although no doubt the matter was very important It was, however, quite unnecessary for him to say anything about that. At present he saw no difficulty, nor, he might say, did his Honor the Chief Justice, in the rule being argued before Judges who had heard nothing of the case, and thus new minds would be brought to bear on the matter, which was very desirable, as the case really affected the administration of justice very profoundly. He would give his decision as to granting a rule nisi in the course of a few days.

At the Divorce Court yesterday a rule nisi was granted in the case of Brown v. Brown and Bashford. This was a petitioa of the wife for a divorce on the grounds of adultry and desertion. Another breach of prmise case, in which £1000 damages are claimed, is on the tapis. The plaintiff is a well-known Hebe, and the defendant is landlord of an hotel in the city.