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Evening Star, Issue 3572, 4 August 1874, Page 3

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Wellington, August 3. The ship Conflict has arrived from London, with 461 Government immigrants on board. The passage out occupied 95 days. Ten deaths occurred on the voyage—one of the crew, two adult passengers, and seven children.

Napier, August 4. A smart shock of earthquake took place at four o’clock yesterday morning.

Auckland, August 3. A private correspondent telegraphs to the ‘Cross’ that Judge Ward was several hours befpre the Enquiry Committee, and made a statement in general terms like that contained in his telegrams. He insisted that there was either gross partiality on the part of Judge Chapman or gross negligence. He contended that as a barrister-at-law, he (Judge Ward) was entitled to practise as counsel, and that the order Judge Chapman gave ex parte, permitted the inspection of all telegrams passing between him as such counsel, and his solicitor and client, to the prejudice of the defendant. The fact entitled him to complain of partiality in this particular case. He spoke of the intimate relations between Judge Chapman _ and Mr Macassey, and the general public dissatisfaction regarding this which Dunedin, and as his private business was interfered with by Judge Chapman’s order, he complained. He possibly was irritated at the moment by the extraordinarily illegal nature of the order, and telegraphed accordingly. Regarding Judge Chapman’s excuses, made on rescinding the order, that it was made in the hurry of business, Judge \\ ard said there was no colorable warrant for such a statement on the records of the Court He said that in cases of orders in Court Judge Chapman was in the habit, on application being made, of asking, “Are all papers right ?” and being answered iin the affirmative to say, “Take the order at your own peril.” If gross partiality had been waived, in this instance, it J was gross negligence on Judge Chapman’s part. With reference to one or other of these points, that similar orders for the inspection of telegrams had been made, Judge Ward declared that manifold repetitions of such wrongs did not warrant the wrong order complained of, and said that all were equally illegal. At the close of the examination some amusement and hilarity were produced by this question, which Mr T. B. Gillies put with his well-known sardonic twinkle : “ Did you in Dunedin, Judge-Ward, say you had had a row with all the other Judges, and now you were to have one with Judge Chapman?” Judge Ward: “I cannot recall such a statement, but it is very likely I did, for there was this dispute imminent—and what you may choose to call a row, happened years ago with the other Judges.” The Committee does not appear to bo making much headway. I am informed that one witness is not yet called. I can testify to the offer of a bribe of LSO to one or other of the telegraphists to secure or steal copies of telegrams stating that the story that Mr Murison is ill is all gammon. Mr Larnach, who is here, is believed to know all the circumstances, but is bound under honor to Mr Murison to disclose nothing without permission.

August 4. At the official declaration of the poll for the Waitemata election, Mi- Von der Heyde was declared elected by a majority of 60. Ho proceeds south on Wednesday.

Westport, August 3. Tho tides on Saturday and Sunday were unprecedented in height. The lower part of the town is' Hooded, and the sea is encroaching a wag distance. Tho houses in Kennedy street arc untenable, and more of the river bank has been destroyed.

. Christchurch, August 3. The following are the relative positions taken by the competitors for the University Scholarships : Classics Reeves, Canterbury, 1; Campbell, Nelson, 2 ; Gould, Canterbury, 3; Barnicoat, Nelson; 4; Wilkinson, Canterbury, 5; Richmond, Nelson, 6 ; Whitecombe, CanterHpy., " » Harkjss, Nelson, 8, Mathematics—garkias,' Nelson, 1; Rattray, Auckland, Kate M. Edgar, Auckland, equal; Le Filliatre, Nelson, 4; Solomon, Otago, 5 : Campbell, Nelson, 6 ; Barnicoat, Nelson, 7 • Beveridge, Auckland, 8; Whitecombe, Canterbury 9 : Lowe Otago, IQ; Campbell, Nelson, 11; Speed, Nelson, 12; Milton, Canterbury, 13; Richmond, Nelson, 14; Wilkinson, Canterbury, 15. Modem Lan<mages History, and English Literature—beeves’ Canterbury, 1; Milton, Canterbury, 2 • Campbell, Nelson, 3; Barnicoat, Nelson, 4§»eed, Nelson, Richmond, Nelson (equal) • arkiss, Nelson, 7 ; Le Filliatre, Nelson, 8; Campbell, Nelson, 9, Natural Philosophy— Solomon, Otago, 1; Le Filliatre, Nelson, 2; Speed, Nelson, 3; Lowe, Otago, Barnicoat, Nelson (equal). Chemistry—Solomon, Otago, 1; Lowe, Otago, 2; Le Filliatre, Nelson, 3. Geography—Speed, Nelson, 1; Campbell, Nelson, 2; Le Filliatre, Nelson, 3; Solom®n > Otago, 4; Barnicoat, Nelson, 5 ; Lowe, Otago, 6. Zoology—Solomon, Otago, 1 ; Lowe, Otago, 2: Le Filliatre, Nelson, 3 ; Speed, Nelson, 4; Campbell, Nelson, Barnicoat, Nelson (equal. Botany-Le Filliatre, Nelson, 1: Speed, Nelson, 2 : Campbell, Nelson, 3: Solomon, Otago, 4; Lowe, Otago, 5; Barnicoat, Nelson, 6, Geology—Solomon, Otago, 1Lowe, Otago, 2: Speed, Nelson, 3: LeFiHiatre. Nelson, 4; Campbell, Nelson, 5. The following were successful Classic—s Nelson College; A. B. Camnbell Nelson College ; E. Gould and W. P.SS Christ’s College, Christchurch. Mathematics —Rattray and Miss Edgar, .Auckland College • A B, Campbell, J. H. Harkness, A, Le Fil-

liatrs, Nelson College; Saul Solomon, University of Otago. Modern Languages, History, and English Literature —W. Y. Milton and W. P. Keeves, Christ’s College, Christchurch. Physical Science—o. Lowe, S. Solomon (3), University of Otago; A. Le Filliatre, and J. M. Speed, Nelson College.