INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 192, 15 August 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PRESS AQENCr.] T.. _ Wellington, Wednesday. In the Supreme Court thia inoruiug the followiug members of the bar were present: —Messrs Braudon senior, Hart, Travers, Allen, Moor house, lyard, Quick, Oliivier, Chapman, Edwards, Fitzgerald, aud Brandon junior. Before proceeding with business Mr Brandon read a paper to the effect that having learut of the action taken by Mr Bartou agaiust the Supreme Court Judges, he wished ou behalf of the bar, in order to prevent the publle being jiiislead, to state that it was | without previous consultation with the bar, | thafc they were ignorant of the statements | tuado, aud had uo sympathy with a course so unprecedented iv ite character. The Chief Justice thauked those assembled for their expressed sympathy aud confidence but desired to "say "nothing to deprecate an mquiry into his conduct It was the privilege of every British subject if he had a well-grounded complaint agaiust a Judge to ask for his removal at the hands pf the Legislature. " -.-, \ ', .. Mr Justice Richmond concurred in what , had been said by the Chief Justice. ' He gloried iv the liability: of having, their conduct investigated at any- time, as tbat was a guarantee to the public of the just administration of the Court. At tbe proper time aup place he should be glad to meet auy aceusatiou made against him. The Wanaka sailed for Nelson and North at 8 a.m. Passengers: Miss Carrington, I Messrs Wood, Morrath, Douoghue, Chang. •„,. IT . *tew Plymouth, Tuesday, lhe Uuiou Insurance list closed with 5200 shares applied for. „..„.• _ Auckland, Tuesday. William Cross-t he husband of Mrs Cross, who died from mysterious poisoning three mouths ago in nursing -is supposed to have committed suicide through remorse for the bad treatment of his wife. His hat and stick have been found close to the bknk of the lamaki river. Air Durham has been missing since' Tuesday His wife received a letter, saying that by the time she received ifc he would have blown his brains out. Durham was in difficulties, and had been drmking hard ! The police are investigating. '-' Arrived— Rotorua, from Sydney. „,. , Makton,'. Tuesday. lhe barque Robena Duulop," bound to liatayia from Welliugton, has been totally wrecked off the mouth of the Turakina river. The crew, numbering fourteen, were paved. g-i i m PoBT CnAj aiEHs,' Tuesday, bailed— laupo. Passenger fo • Nelson : Mr Edwards. '■a ■■ . . ..Hokitika, Wednesday, bailed — Albion for Nelson. She has not beeu tendered as the sea is too rou^h