INTERPROVINCIAL.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1384, 23 July 1878, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency ] Auckland, July 22. Mr Sothcrn is drawing good houses in “Our American Cousin.” Reliable information from America slate? that Mr Steinbergcr boasts of having got *5,000 dollars from tho British Government, and that ho expects to got 750,000 dollars more in full settlement. Judge Prendergast relieves Judge Gillies for a short period. The former is suffering from an affection of the eyes. Captain Fairchild having been instructed to consult the convenience of the Auckland members as to the date of departure for Welling! on, the members meet to-morrow to fix the time. It is not settled whether the iliuemoa calls at Now Plymouth. A largo wooden building belonging to Mrs Stephenson, Upper Victoria street, was burnt early this morning. It was insured for £l5O. A large quantity of goods and furniture was destroyed. James Crow was committed for trial for brutally assaulting Harry Broome. A young man named Joseph Fail was drowned at Rangitapuna on Saturday. Alexandra, J uly 22. The friends of both candidates for the Waipa scat continue their canvass wiili unabated energy. The settlers on the West bank, Waipa, arc quite in accord with Sir G. Grey as to giving np that portion of the confiscated territory to King natives. Tins would probably prevent (they say) all future complications, and meet the wishes of Kh gites. They (the settlers) are of opinion that, not being numerous, compensation should be awarded to them. Andrew Barton, son of tho Rev, Barton, is

dead. Ho was much respected by both races.

Dunedin, July 22. Mr J. B. Bradshaw has been appointed member of the Waste Lands Board in the place of Mr Strode, resigned. The annual meeting of the Anglo- Jewish Association was held last night. The principal feature in the report was its urging that, it was the duty of eveiy brother Israelite to assist those degraded and injured Jews who languish in remote lands, whether in Asia, Africa, in the Empire of Russia, or wherever they crouch under the yoke of despotism and intolerance. Invercargill, July 23. The Mayoral election to-day was keenly contested, and resulted as follows: —Lumsden, 277 ; Hatch (retiring Mayor), 237. The members of the local bar, through Mr T. M. Macdonald, expressed their regret, in the District Court to-day at Judge Ward’s withdrawal from this circuit. In reply Judge Ward said—lt is unnecessary for me to say that the change was wholly unsought by me. I have some kind friends here, and have learnt to love the place to which I have been a frequent visitor; but the exigencies of the public service take precedence of private inclinations, and forasmuch as the proposed arrangements enable the Government to constitute a new District Court at Christchurch without the creation of another judge, it is clear that the public is a gainer thereby. As to my services, no one can be more sensible of my shortcomings than myself. It is true that there have been no appeals against my decisions, but this only shows that my mistakes, if discovered, were not deemed sufficiently important to require correction. It is pleasant, however, at the close of twenty-six years of office to feel that during so long a term no cloud has ever for one moment dimmed the cordial understanding between the Bar and the Bench. But no one knows better than I that, whatever success my presidency here may have had is due for the most part to the loyal support which I have ever received from the Bar of Invercargill, for which I now return my heartiest thanks. Charleston, July 22. Cronin and Donovan sold their gold, obtained at Croninville, Totara, on Saturday, the result being that the two men earned £lO per week with a limited water supply.