INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 157, 5 July 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

v " a Wellington, Wednesday. . It is stated that plans and specifications^ for a new and large Supreme Court Hou'a<T for Wellington are in course of preparation A branch railway to connect Wellington and Mafam is spoken o_ as being projected - by a private company. ."• ) .": :*• a. His Excellency and suite last night 1 attended Mr Tavares and Miss Surteea' opening night. A favorable reception and a good house were accorded; - : The case of Gray, ihe confectioner, for fraudulent insolvency, occupied the Court all day, and will be further argued to-morrow. _ 13 . fought the prisoner will be acquitted. . „. Thursday.' Obarlea Grey, confectioner, formerly in business at Dunedin and Auckland, has beeu found guilty of fraudulent insolvency, in not giving up all his property to the trustees. He will probably be sentenced to-mofrow. Christchokch; : Wednesday. The prospectus of a ne> ¥it^ and [Marine Insurance Company, under the title of C^'The Union, Fke and Marine' Insurance Company of New Zealand," wilt be published to-morrow The capital is £2,000,000 rsteriing.Jn 100,000 shares Of £20 each. It is-arr^nged to call up £1 per share in. instalments extending over two years. The list of provisional directors includes the names of "a large number of the leading merchants and.business men Of Canterbury, forming one of the Sferorige3fc companies in the Colony. y.Ttia stated tjhafca large businesa support ; has beeiT, promised. A Ax*. raugemeilts will be made' as speedily [.as-pdaC sibTe ,to receive!, applications for throughout the,cojUjny } tqopen agencies, aa_ to commence^ business', :Z A j ,----' < '- A. C : JsTO«^j>fN-, Wednesday. In the.. Supreme jCourfc ..to-day, CDavid Quarry, ,, charged with paving killed' his motheE.afc Oamaru, acquitted.; 'This concluded the calendar, with the exception, of Mrs Reid's case. A- A': . 1~«| ".- . The 1 charge agains. Bridget ftyan, Margaret. Ryan, "and Honora She^han, of abaudo^ibg a female child, was heard at fchq, Police Court to-day. The prosecutiott c wa^concludedi'and defence will be proceeded wi(ih; to-morrow. A public meeting has been held to consider the railway question, and a series of resolutions were passed, fche purport of which were to the effect that an unjustifiable delay haa taken place in the construction of ji trunk line of railway through the Otago' district," and that the Government should be urged to take immediate steps for the completion of subh a line; that the Otago district should bej connected with; the seaboard by a main trunk live; that .the route best;calculated to effect that purpose is froi_, Dunedin by way of. South Taieri", through; Maniotto Plaibs, Idh Valley, Mauuherika Plain, aud on to the Ppnstaq; that the Government take steps nepct session to have the ;n2cessary survey made, so that tenders may be called for its immediate construction; that the Government should negotiate a special lqan- for the construction of such line, and if riot, to get the law altered so that a private company may be enabled to carry out the w.ork.!j An influential committee has been appointed to further the objects of the meeting. "' j L „ - Thursday. Ihe railway; committee will meet ouiMonday evening to appoint a deputation to proceed to Wellington. . , , : r -r y . The sitting of the Conference of. Chairmen of ;County Councils was brought to a conclusion yesterday. Duriug the three days sitting the provisions of the Counties, Public Works, Financial Arrangements, and Rating: Acts have been discussed, and a number of suggestions made for their amendment. Those suggestions are to be printed, and, forwarded to all County Councils in the Provincial District of Otago, and. also to the Colonial Secretary. The Chairman of : the Conference, Mr Vincent Pyke, was requested to support the proposed amendment iv hia place in the Hpuse of Assembly, andthe County Councils were to be asked to take tha suggestions into consideration, and to report the result of -, thfir deliberations .to Mr Pyke for his use iv the Assembly. ;,.. 1*" ■. •L.. , - d'AMARui Thursday. Sailed— Schooner Richard and Mary for Nelson, laden with breadstuffs. - Auckland, Wednesday. ■ American Independence Day : passed off without any demonstration. The Howick rape case is proceeding in the Supreme Court. The prisoner is. defended by two experienced solicitors, who are eu- I de^voriug to shake the woman's testimony, and fche case is likely to last to-morrow. At the Presbytery to-day, the question of ! appointing theological tutors for preparing I students for the ministry was postponed j uutil October. The Rev. D.Bruce announced hia resignation of St. Andrew's charge.