LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1200, 14 November 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

£pbr United press association], WELLINGTON, This Day. At the Court of Appeal yesterday the conspiracy ease of Adam* was brought up. When Mr Justice Richmond decided to grant a rule nisi for a new .trial in this case, it was understood that the argument for a rule absolute would be taken before the Judges of the Court of Appeal at a sitting of the Supreme Gouvt in banco to be held immediately prior to the commencement of the Appeal Court. The Court of Appeal was opened at 11 o’clock yesterday morning, and counsel xvere present to argue the rule on both sides, viz., Mr Ollivier, in support of the rule, and Mr Edward Shaw and Mr Gully to show cause. It then transpired that the Crown case reserved in re Regina and Adams on the point that cropped up during the trial of the Adamses, had been added to the list of eases for disposal at the present sitting of the Appeal Court. Their Honors, wishing to economise the public time, were of opinion that it would be better to postpone the case in banco until after the determination of the Crown case reserved in the Appeal Court, the latter of which was expected to occupy considerably less time in argument than the former, which it was said would extend over nearly two days. Mr Ollivier was averse to the Crown case reserved being taken first. If in the event of its being determined adversely to the defendant Adams it would prejudice the rule absolute. On the assurance that this would be the case, it was then definitely decided to postpone the rule absolute until after the determination of the Crown case reserved, which is very low down on the list.

Mr W. Johnston, Minister for Public Works, left this afternoon on an official tour through the South laland. The steamship Sorrento, of the Sloman line, which loads in New Zealand for London, arrived here from Sydney at two o’clock yesterday afternoon. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. An old man named Vers (lied suddenly this morning. An inquest will be held. DUNEDIN, This Day. At a meeting of the Finance Loan Agency a dividend of 8 per cent, was declared. The Bells has arrived from Mauritius, and the Taranaki, Captain Hird, from London, 79 days out, all well. For running the totalisator on the Melbourne Cup, Robert Pirie, hairdresser, was fined £25, or in default a month’s imprisonment.