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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 396, 14 October 1876, Page 3

LATEST NEWS.

BUPPLEMENTAKY TELEQIiAMS. Qtroia ont own correspondent.) Dunedin, Friday, 8 p.m. An interesting case occupied the Queenstown Court this week. The.Superintendent seeks to recover £496 from William Patterson, runholder. for rent of run license under Depasturing Regulations. For the defence seveial important points -were raised, -which, if considered fatal to the Superintendent's powers, will probably annul all licenses on the Goldrields. The main points are, that the Governor, having delegated the powers conferred on him by the Goldtields Act"to the Executive of the Provincial Government, the latter could not re-delegate thosa powers to the Superintendent ; that the Depas' uring Regulations are ultra vires, and that the term, being for seven years, should. be by deed, as provided in the Act. Judge Harvey reserved his decision. In the Police Court to-day Fish Baid that the prosecutor in Stamper v. "Wilson perjury case had written charging the B=nch with miscarriage of justice. He was amazed that a legal gentleman should have been guilty of so gross an indecency ; and. had his remarks been made in open Court, the Bench would, have him committed for contempt. _ The Governor, in answering Grty's communication to the Secretary for the Colonies re the apprehension of t bombardment of Auckland, points out that Ministers cannot call into use the intervention of her Majesty's forces without the Governor's consent. As"to. the ultra vires point of view of the Abolition Bill, the Governor says "that the Legislature has power, under the authority of the Imperial Parliament, to make the* change proposed by the Abolition Act is, I tbiuk" amply proved for by the foot that your Lordship has informed me that her MtyesLy will not b» advised to disallow it." Yesterday the Governor sent the following cablegram to the Secretary of State -. —" The Superintendents of Auckland and Otago have sent telegrams to your Lordsb.jp direct, forwarding copies to me, wid those copies have been kid by me before Parliament. Ministers advise that there i 3 no reason to fear consequences predicted, in which I entirely concur. The Counties Bill, to replace the Provinces, has passed the Lower House by a large majority, and tbe second reading has also passed the Legislative Council.—2f obmakby." Bavton was brought up before the Chief Justice this morning to receive sentence on charge of contempt. After pointing out the gravity of the offence, and how the Court discharged the rule with penalty. ' ST. BATHAW3. ; Michael Higsjins, miner, died here very suddenly on Tuesday night laßt. Dr. Allen made a port mortem examination, and bia evidence/at the inquest proved death, to have resulted from fatty defeneration of the vital organs. Fui.oral took place en Wednesday afternoon; was largely attended. A meeting for the election of a cemmittea to arrange for annual race 3is announced for Wednesday evening next. -.■ Baker's Hibernio in was exhibited here last night. Good attendance.