INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 279, 5 December 1879, Page 2

INTERPROV IN CI AL .

[rKi SS A\i?;M!7.] Wellington, Thursday night. In the Court of Appeal to dny before the C'.iiet Justice and Mr Justice '■ Richmond appellant, South British Insurance Company respondent. White in I 87« took out a policy for £250 in the Futith British, and while ihe policy w.-is in full force the house wns burned down. The Compauy repudiated the policy on the ground of violation of one of the conditions, which was to the effect that the amount would not be recoverable in the evert of tlie property being subsequently insured in any office without notice being given, so that they might have an opportunity cf terminating their insurance if they wished. White sued the South British at Nelson for the amount, less £50, so as to give the District Court jurisdict'of,. It was proved by the defendants that two other policies in another office, to the amount of .£ l(>0 in all, had been taken out by the plaint in on the same property nt the date of the South British policy. The Court gave judgment for the defendants. White appealed against Ibis, on the ground that such a regulation of the Company as that referred to was uncalled for and unnecessary, and" that the £700 injured was not above tlie value of the property. The Court decided agaiust the appellant with costs. It is reported on good authority that the property tax will be reduced from a penny to a halfpenny in the £. Mr Justice Richmond leaves for Napier tomorrow, and the Chief Justice for Blenheim on Monday. In banco, in the case of W. L. Rees, solicitor, v. Lawrence and Cooper, an action to recover £1000 damages from the defendants who reside at Poverty Bay for alleged libel and conspiracy arising out of an abortive prosecution brought against the plaintiff by the defendants iti connection with a certain cheque, a demurrer raised by Mr Travers was overruled, and the case goes to trial. Fiiday. Mantague Brown, pressman and dramatist, who broke his leg about four months ago, received a complimentary benefit last night from amateurs aud professionals combined, including Mr aud Mr 3 Hart, the performance was an extraordinary success There being considerably over £100 in the house, not an inch of space being unoccupied. Alexander Ogilvie, a member of the Constabulary at Waihi, was brought up, charged with forgery at Sydney and remanded there. James liaise, charged with voting twice at the late general election, was remanded. Chris tchckch, Friday. Mr Delamaine, the owner of racehorses, had a narrow escape of being seriously injured. He was thrown from a break and fell between a pair of horses and struck the pole, however he managed to mount one of the horses, which was going at a gallop, and succeeded in arresting their progress. An information hns been laid against the Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court for filing a declaration of assignment under the Debtors at.d Creditors Act without stamps. Dunedin, Friday. At the settling to-day the following amounts were banded over : — P. Butler £70. H. Goodman £50, R. Ray £100, j. Verzey £40, W. Knowles fio, Mason and Vallance £165, D. McMaster £45, Bradley £5, W. Audrew £5. Invercargill, Friday. Donald McKay has been committed for (rial for counselling and prompting Dancan Cameron to set fire to a building at Mataura, McKay's property. Bail was refused. Auckland, Friday. Mr Hesketb, Mr Russell's solicitor writes to the Herald stating that Mr Russell's claim to the Aroha land dates back to 1873, and was acknowledged by the Whitaker and Atkinson Government ? that representations were repeatedly made to the "last Government, but only elicited a bare acknowledgement, and wheu the present Government came into office he brought it under their notice in full detail. The following are the acceptances for the Auckland Cup : Tempieton, Mantana, Ariel, Pinfire, Hippocampus, Sinking Fund, Maid of Honor, Lara, Merlin, Lady Elizabeth, Rata, Malvern, Kepo, Laertes. Libeller, Balmoral, Giliicallum, Lalla Rookh, Vampire, Yatapa, Loehlomond, Harold. — For the Steeple chase :— Lone Hand, Agent, Grey Momus, Lochiomond, Elsa, White Foot, Malvern, Harry Mount, Sportsman. Grahamstown, Friday. The Alburnia prospects are equally as good as before. The scrip stood at the close of the ex dividend sales at £2 17a Gd ; buyers £2 17s 6d ; sellers £.J. Napier, Friday. One of the witnesses in McLeDnan's case of wife murder was drowned last week in the Tukituki, and the body was recovered yesterday. She was a servant at the Masonic Hotel at the time McLennan and his wife were stopping there, her name being then Ellen Smith Some few days before meeting with the accident she married a man named McKersie, living at Putayata. She was crossing the Tukituki on horse-back on a man's saddle, and the river being flooded she was swept off into the Btream.