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Evening Star, Issue 3518, 2 June 1874, Page 3

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™ . Wellington, June 1. Ine Court of Appeal delivered judgment in the case Attorney-General v. Bimny. The demurrer was overruled on all points, with costs. The first point was the validity of the warrant. It was held that the warrant was a had one under the 25th clause of the Constitupon Act, owing to the Superintendent delegatb) 8 constitutional powers to another, which he had no right to do. It was his duty to issue a warrant for every payment. On the second point, whether the Court Tiad any jurisdiction at all in the matter, a large number of precedent cases were cited, and the Court decided that it had the power. The third point raised by _Mr Travers was that the necessity of a relator m the present case was unnecessary, and would have been improper. The fourth point was ; ought the Superintendent’s name • f^ e beeH worded with that pf the Provin <Jial Treasurer. The C6urt jpled that it was not necessary, the course adopted being a proper one. . Th® heavy gale yesterday swamped numbers pt small craft, and injured others. No serious pasualty is reported. " _ The Government have advices of tftale'in London of L 672,000 of 4 k per cent debentures, pommally at L9B, but with allowances for interest, which reduce the price to L 96 9s sd. This is part of the one and a-half million,which has been offered for sale. The balance is to be sold at the same price. In "the Anglican Synod, Mr Sewell moved regarding the Bishopric pf Dunedin—“ That this bynod having carefully examined the circumstances under which Dr Jenner claims to oe firat Bishop of the see of Dunedin, declares tnat iJr Jennpr, not having been appointed in accordance with the laws of the Church in New Zealand, ought not to be recognised as first Bishop, and this Synod doth hereby recognise the Rev. Samuel Tarrant Nevill, D.D., as the present and first Bishop of Dunedin,” The motion was agreed to. Mr M Kirdy, of Wellington, is the successful tendererforMungaroa contract of the Masterton Ime, which consists of eight miles of heavy cuttmg, including , two tunnels. The contract price is L 55,000. There were eight unsuccessful tenderers, the highest being LBO,OOO. ~ _ , , Christchurch, June 2. Mr Pender, Inspector of Pqlice at Christcnprch fpr wre past twelve years, having been removed to Tunaru, a testimonial—consisting S°ld watch and chain, a silver tea and coffee service, 250 sovs, and an illuminated adhim' B_ WaS yeSterday P u bli°ly presented tp _ , . , . Alexandra, June 2. Purukutu has returned to Kuiti very proud of the excitement caused by his absence. He siys he was engaged in flax-making. Grahamstown, June 1, A fearful N.W.. gale raged last night, doing extensive damage. Three coasting vessels made breaches through the wharf known as Curtis. The sea-wall from Grahamstown to Tararua was considerably damaged, and a part of the railway and a quantity of ballast washed away. The Tararua wharf was nearly destroyed, and the beach strewed with timber. One cutter now lies high and dry in the main street of Grahamstown. It is scarcely possible at present to estimate the extent of the damage, • . Eeefton, June 1. . ■‘■“ e Wealth of Nations’ crushing for twentymx days yielded 4600z of melted gold. A dividend of 2s has been declared. ■ * . „ , , Timaru, June 1. A fire broke out at 12.30, and burnt down two wooden houses belonging to Cassidy, a baker. He was insured m the Northern Insurance Office. Pftget, a tailor, for L3OO in the Stanand d (Hobe 1,350 m London and Liverpool m «„ Auckland, June 1. of the South’s news contains partin+TVnM theinurder of Ross Lewin, a pfanter at ianna. He was shot by a Native, in revenue He requested that ms body should be fanned at sea, lest the

Natives should dig it up. His wife went out with a boat to comply with his request, when the boat was driven away by a gale. After ■enduring great privations she was picked up by the schooner Donald M'Lean on a labor cruise. Bloodshed occurred on the vessel previous to taking her on board, the mate having been killed with an axe by a Native. A sailor was shot through the mouth with a poisoned arrow, and two others were wounded. Mr Yon der Hyde, of the firm of Henderson and Macfarkne, is a candidate to represent VVaitemata.