INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 153, 26 June 1878, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[press agency.] BfcEN&Eiit, Tuesday night. The D'tirville'B Island Copper Company's shares are at a high premium, and 10s has been offered on 2s;6d paid up. No shares are in the market here. Wellington and the West Coast did not take up any shares The result of one ton smelted was 40 p^r fcenfc of copper. . WisLtiiTGTOK, Tuesday night. . The Site occupied by the Supreme Court, Police and Resident Magistrate's Courts, on Lambtpn Quay, was put up for sale by auction to-day on behalf of the Government. The attendance was^ large, and the bidding spirited. The frontage consists of 10? feet. The building started at £ldo per fodfc; and ran rapidly up to £150 without any dwelling, The property was finally knocked down to' Dr. . Bullier for JEI63 per foot. The amount realised was £16,371. rri". ,i - Wednesday. IheshipPleione, from London to Wellington IB reported at anchor under Kapiti. The captain wishes to be reported all well. Auckland, Tuesday. The Zealandia arrived this morning from Sydney, and sailed again for San Francisco. Fass'engers : Count and Miss De Zaba, Capt M'Laren, Mr and Mrs Ash, Mr and Mrs Smith, Dr. Eischer, Major Campbell, Mr and MrsLoh and child, Mrs, Hodgson, Messrs Nlilne, Clark, Mason, Lewis, Dodge, Oakden, Beaney, Hugh vKnyvett, Erie : , Wilncombe, Peter Day, Farquhar, Von Thomas, and Kinross. The Rotorua sailed at 8 o'clock to-night j for Sydney. Mr Jack and; Miss Annie Firinin were passengers to fill an engagement with Mr Lazar. Arrived— Syren, from Sydney. V, The ship Schiehallion has arrived from LondoUj after a passage of 100 days. Sailed— -Taiaroa. Passengers for Nelaon : Messrs Perett, Engel, and Salmon, and Miss Clarkson. --■•'" Waitaiu, Wednesday. At one o'clock yesterday, Rewi, accompanied by a number of chicf Sj hearing that Sir George Grey was not well, went to his quarters. Sir George was sitting by the fire side, suffering from a severe cold, the inclement weather disagreeing with him. Eriendly interchanges took place, but the meeting was purely private, one native only being present. It was then arranged, owing to the weather and the non-arrival of the Parehaka natives, that the meeting should be deferred till next day. Each side expressed a wish that William King should be present. He is expected to-morrow. After remaining half an hour, Rewi left, on the understanding that special messengers should be despatched north and south to hurry up visitors for the meeting. New Plymouth, Wednesday. A large number of Natives, with 44 carts laden with provisions, passed through town at noon to-day. The Natives^ who accompanied the cart 3 were mostly mounted and each cart had its own driver. There were white flags on poles in the' carts and the Natives cheered on their way through the town. The Waitara meeting will not be held till these Natives, arrive there. O amartj, Tuesday night.. While uncoupling some empty trucks this morning at the Ellerslie siding on the Wairekei Railway, James Baird, the guard of tho train, had his right leg frightfully mangled. He was brought into the hospital here, when amputation was found necessary a few inches below the hip joint. It is doubtful if he will recover. He is SO years of age, is married, and has a large family. Otaki, Tuesday night. The ship Hyderabad, from Lyttelton to Adelaide, with Government railway material is ashore near Horowhenua between Foxton and Otaki. ; No lives have been lost. Christchdrch, Tuesday night. Mr Wai ten offered 1000 Union Insurance shares at auction, but only 100 were sold at 17s. The remainder were withdrawn. ' The City Council last night, after considering further correspondence from the Government respecting the administration of charitable aid arranged for a further conference- of the local bodies on Thursday next. It ig generally understood that all will decline, to undertake any responsibility until tha Government has created local bodies for the administration of charitable aid. . The weather is bitterly cold but floe. The Poultry Exhibition on Friday and Saturday next promises to be a great success. . . ■:"-■'■ Wednesday. The criminal cession of the Supreme Court opens next Monday. There are eleven casea on the calendar including rape, robbery, manslaughter, wounding with intent, and an unmentionable offence, 'It has been resolved to form a. Joint Stock Company for the purpose of erecting a Temperance Hotel to possess attractions in the shape of amusement. It is also intended to endeavor to establish a Working Men's Club in connection with it. Sixty-four coursing licenses, and 163 shooting licenses have been take out here this season. It is expected that pheasant shooting will have to be temporarily stopped next year. John Bishop Hunter, who waa brought back from Melbourne for embezzling money belonging to the Government while in their employ as surveyor, has been committed for trial. Ddnedin, Tuesday night. The police have obtained various samples of kerosene in this provincial district and forwarded them to the Government analyst for examination. Referring to the proposed judicial changes the limes this mornihg touches upon the administration of justice in the R.M. Court and states that a feeling prevails that, all those the members of the bar who are not connected with Mr Bathgate, R.M., at Dunedin, by tie of kinship cannot gain the ear of the Court, and that in more than one office in the town, the practice was, unless specially instructed to the contrary, to set down all casea for. Wednesdays, on which days Mr Mansford used to, preside. The Times trusts that the Attorney-General will take steps to satisfy himself of the correctness of this atatement. Before proceeding with the business this morning Mr Bathgate said that his usefulness as a Magistrate would be impaired if he did not refer to the Times article He then remarked that it was always difficult to meet statements of a vague and general character. He had always endeavored to hold the scales of justice evenly, and had taken all possible precautions against charges of partiality, being made.: He • had taken notes at greater length than usual, and these had been preserved for {reference, and in all important eases he had delivered written judgments explaining his reasons for the conclusions arrived at, . and. ;he_ was thus enabled to challenge enquiry into every act of his official life. He ' had endeavored to give satisfaction to the public generally, and he had not been unsuccessful. The safeguard of the purity of the Court was the power of appeal, ,ahd, further, any person aggrieved couldi lay his grievances before the Minister pf Justice,