SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1044, 21 April 1882, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From our own Correspondent.)

Dunedix, April 18, Sir George Grey has declined the formation of Ministry, and Whitaker entrusted with the task. The Vincent County Council case McGinniss v, Colclough heard before Mr. Justice Williams this morning. His Honour stopped the ease before it was half way through intimating that he would grant a rule absolute against the defendant, as he (Colclough) certainly had no claim to the chair. After this expression of opinion defendant’s counsel withdrew from the advocacy of the case, but urged the question of costs. The Judge said he would give written opinion including, that question ■. In the case of Bathgate and Turnbull v David Proudfoot for publication of anonymous slanderous letter. Damages were laid at £slioo, Bathgate’s name withdrawn. Jury found for plaintiff, Turnbull, on all courts and gave £IOO damages. [The above telegrams were received by u» on Tuesday and published as an extra.] Duxedin-, Thursday The body ot the lad Eagerty, who was drowned in W a liola Lake, has been recovered. In connection with the Land Board, Messrs Clark and Green, accompanied by Mr Arthur, are now inspecting various runs reserved from sale for settlement, in order to report as to what manner they should be dealt with The application of J. C. Chappie to purchase deferred-payment lease at Lauder was granted by Land Board, yesterday Sir Modred won publicans purse at Ashburton yesterday, and the Envy Filly the cup to-day. In connection with insurance frauds at Adelaide, Hicks turned Queen’s evidence and has been acquitted. Fmsyth one of the defendants, has absconded. The sureties were estreated. I hillips, a schoolmaster near Marton, has been charged with bigamy. He seduced one of his pupils aged fifteen and then married her, his first wife being alive in Auckland | Everything is now quiet at Parihaka, all alien tribes having left. 40,000 attended the Christchurch Exhibition last week. The libel case against Hitchcock was commenced to-day and is proceeding. The body of Cap ain McKenzie lias been recovered from the wreck of the Kona at Queenstown, near Wellington,

A.t the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of Now Zealand to-day the profit was stated to be £B2 000. \ dividend of 10 per cent and a bonus of 5 per cent was declared. The total assets amount to £12,000,000 j £20,000 added to reserve fund and £II,OOO carried forward.

Yesterday, James William Ellis was committed for trial for brutal assault on a young girl named O’Connor. There is some doubt amongst doctors whether small- pox exists in Melbourne. Paris, April 18.

A robbery of postal packages containing valuables and securities, estimated to be worth 1,000,000 francs, was committed last evening from the Central Post Office in this city. No clue to the perpretator of the theft has yet been obtained. London, April 18. Surprise is expressed Parnell, that Mr who since being liberated on parole has been visiting Paris, has not surrendered to-day as required by the authorities. It is now definitely known that the report that an attempt had been made on the life of Mr Parnell while en route for London is entirely without foundation. Reliable information is to hand to the effect that he is still staying in the neighbourhood of Paris. A special commission has been appointed to try the case of Roderick Maclean who attempted to shoot the Queen. The measure recently introduced into the American Senate providing for the total exclusion of Chinese from the United States for ten years has been finally agreed to by the House.

Further charges were brought against the Marquis of Huntley, but they were dismissed.

The police have effected the capture of ten persons on a charge of treason at Cork. They were made on the strength of evidence given to authorities by an informer, previously an accomplice of prisoners. The Daily News states that Sir Arthur Gordon is about to resign the Governorship of New Zealand.

A disastrous explosion occnred in Tudo Colliery near Durham. A large number of minei s we r e at work at the time, and s far 35 are known.to have been killed.