BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3880, 31 July 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

„ Wellington, July 30. ihe Gazette ’ notifies Her Majesty’s assent to un Act to provide for the surrender of fugitive criminals; also that the Otago Harboa Board Ordinance, 1874, Amended Ordinance, 1875, has been assented to by the Governor.

Agckmnd, July 30. The Phcebe yesterday took the first Government steam launch for Wellington. Those for Dunedin and Christcburch will probably go next trip. Mr Creighton telegraphed to his proposer and seconder asking whether the Eden constituency approved ot immediate abolition, or thought the question should be decided by the next general election. They replied that the majority favored an appeal to the country.

GBAHAMSTOWN, r July 30, . A meeting takes place this evening to consider the possibility and advisability of sending four representatives from New Zealand to Philadelphia to compete in the International Rifle contest, Mr Walker, the champion small bore shot, is moving in the matter.

Invercargill, July 30. The first 1 Invercargill Champion Ploughing Match took place to-day in a paddock belonging to Mr Adamson, of Chatsworth, close to town. There were twenty-eightgeorapetitors : thirteen double and fifteen single furrow ploughs. The weather was very favorable, and the match a most decided success. About 800 people were present.

Christchurch, July 31. In the Supreme Court the cam of Passmore v, the Bank of New South Wales, which was a suit for the speeilic performance of a contract m respect of a sale by defendants to plaintiff of two stations held by them as security for advances made to Major Hombrook, was tried yesterday before Justice Williams and a special jury. On the close of plaintiff’s case Mr Garrick, for the defendant, contended that the learned judge should direct the jury to find a verdict for the defendant on the ground of variance with the terms of his contract as set forth in the declaration of plaintiffs. In this his Honor concurred, and, Mr Travers refusing to take a nonsuit, the judge directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant on the first issue, the second issue not being able to be found by them. This was done, Mr Travers obtaining leave to move that a verdict be entered for the plaintiff, or for a new trial on the ground of misdirection. *

[From our own Correspondent) Auckland, July 30. The Auckland cricketing committee has not yet met to consider the Australian cricketers’ proposals, but no doubt will not entertain for a moment the terms offered. An impression is forming that the writer in the ‘Australian,’ who was rather roughly handled by the New Zealand Press, knew that the* Australian cricketers intend to try and make the trip a monetary speculation. The acting Resident Magistrate to-clap ordered a storekeeper to. pay an amount sued for in ten days, or go to gaol for six weeks, believing he was resisting payment from mere obstinacy Ihe amount was only sixteen pounds, and the defendant bad paid five pounds to a lawyer to put him through the Insolvency Court rather than pay it. He afterwards admitted that was hm intention.