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Evening Star, Issue 3057, 5 December 1872, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

{Front the New Zealand Press Association-) WpLUN’U'roN, December 4. Mpv c liberal arrangements regarding nominated immigrants are to be gazetted in a few days. The cash payments in advance arc to lie reduced from LG to L 4, and tlie balance spread over a reasonable time if desirable. Tbe Court of Appeal gave judgment in several cases to-day. In Macandrew v. M'Lean and another, judgment was given for the appellants. Mr Ullivier, for the respondents, applied for leave to appeal to the Privy Council. Tbe Court did not refuse the application, but gave instructions that the order for leave to appeal should not be drawn up till an affidavit hud been lilcd with the Registrar that the subject matter involved exceeded L 950. Subsequently, however, their Honors finally decided that no order of Court should bo made till the hearing of counsel at Friday’s sitting of Court upon the question as to costs in the cause. Tlie people in the City of Newcastle boat might have been brought to Wellington soon after being rescued, but for an accident of a trivial kind. The John Knox signalled tlie ship Electra, bound in, but the signalhalyards of the latter having been carried away, a delay arose. The other thought that discourtesy was meant, and having a fair wind, sailed on her course. The( Town Prosecutor has received instructions to proceed criminally against Captain Bain, late master of the City of Neivcastle, who is supposed to have gone to Melbourne by tlie Rangitoto. The Provincial Government sent a party to cxploie for a short road from the HutL to the West Goast. The party have returned, and say they found a practicable route through timber aud agricultural land. Chrlstuiiukch, December 4. A memorial has been addressed to the Provincial Council praying that a sum may bo voted for establishing a central railway station at Christchurch. At the City Council meeting, last night, a motion that the salary of future Mayors be L3OO was negatived by the casting vote of the Mayor, In the Provincial Council, last night, Mr Knight moved that L 20,000 be appropriated for the introduction of families and single women from Great Britain.

Complaints are made in the newspapers of the insufficient number of clerks in the Stamp department. Napier, December 4. A drunken seaman seized a pilot boat last night and put to sea, and has not been seen or heard of since. The Luna sailed for Wellington this afternoon. Miss Minnie Parker, who distinguished herself at the Poverty Bay massacre has been recommended to receive a New Zealand medal. Mr Ormond’s house at Wallingford was burnt down yesterday. Auckland, December 2. The Ocean Wave, from the Chathams, reports all quiet there. At the inquest on Mr Diddams, a verdict of “Committed suicide while in a state of temporary insanity ” was returned. Naseby, December 4. The funeral of Turner took place yesterday ; nearly 400 persons were present. At a meeting of the Mount Ida Jockey Club, yesterday, relative to the disqualification of Peeress and the jockey M‘Kay, the action of the Canterbury and Dunedin Clubs was upheld.