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Kumara Times, Issue 413, 22 January 1878, Page 2

LATEST UNPUBLISHED.

ARRIVAL of THE-SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. ~ , r . Auckland, January 22. The Zealandia with-the English and American mails is. signalled and will arrive in about an hour. In the Supreme Court in the case James Sharley versus James (Jerrard for libel the claim was for ,£1000; the verdict was for plaintiff, damages £SO, carrying costs. The plaintiff is the Postmaster and the libel consisted in reports by the defendant that plaintiff opened his letters.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [Per s.s. Alhambra, from Melbourne.] THE POLITICAL CRISIS.IN VIC. TORIA Blupp, January 16. The present crisis is the .all-engross* ; ing topic. JYesterday a solicitor applied, to the Chief Justin in Chambers for a mandamus to compel the Assistant Registrar of the County Court; to issue ..summoues.. This officer said'hehadbeen jinstrupted by the department, not to issue, any, summonses. The Chief Justice/said he hid' no discretion in the matter, and granted a rule for a mandamus., Up9P, r tbe , Government being informed of this they at once dismissed all the registrars and assistant registrars, -so -it is c now impossible to bring' any-^ase.before the County Court, thejudges having.been previously suspended... A! number o£ Acts of Parliament, twenty wholly or in part, are inoperative; owing to the .persons appointed to adminfeterthem having been : dispensed' with.' The Governor, Sir George Bdw'en,is absent in a neighbors;,' colony, and his absence has been much commented on.;;Already the effects of the' crisis 5 are; feeing felt in business circles,' while 1 the "greatest misery s caused. ] '■ Several ■ flarge employers of labor will be forced tp;reduce their establishments*; been referred to from the pu|pits. The Government intend -to revert to the system in force ,priqi\ to 1862, and to make payments on the Assembly alone, and send up an Appropriation Bill to/tie leisure. /In Riverina and other parts of New ■South -Wales-theiheat has been intense, killing the birds and auimals ; there is no grassy and very littie water anywhere iu the toimtry. ; ••' ...Th 7 e.:HQh/^eU ; of pure cattle at ..Mount Moriao realised £10,700; • . ..;> :,:,,...,„.:.. jV The gold yield last year, shows a falling off of 154,421 ounces, as compared ( with the previous year ; the number of miners have also fallen off, the total at end of December being 38,000. "''" LATEST~TELE6rRAMS. [press agency. I . Wellington, January 21. It is stated that the, do not intend to summon * Parliament before July, and that the -principal measures to be .brought, forward will be bills, dealing with of representation on the basis of, a new census;. the.adjustment of incidence of taxation ; and a Bill dealing with native lands. The police have arrested John Prestige who occupied the hotel recently burnt down, and which led i» the destruction of the railway station. They have been procuring evidence which aroused suspiciqna as to the origin of the fire.