LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1219, 7 December 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

UNITED PRESS WELLINGTON, Dee. 6. Thk illicit distillation eases were concluded in the Magistrate's Court this evening, Wm. Thompson and Thos. Morgan, who were arrested in town with 40 gallons of whisky in their possession, were each fined £lOO, or in default three months’ imprisonment. G, W. Taylor, upon whose farm at Paharitana their still was discovered, was mulcted in a fine of £2OO, or six months’ Imprisonment. The charge against Thos. 'Taylor, a part owner of the farm, was withdrawn.

The arrangements for observing the Transit of Venus to-morrow morning are complete, and there is at present every appearance of the morning being bright and clear. The New Zealand arrangements for observing, and others, are as follows Mount Cook, \\ cllington : Mr McKerrow, Surveyor General ; and Mr Adams, Geodicial Surveyor, Thorndon, Wellington: Archdeacon Stock and Mr T. King. Mr Bidwell's Station, Wairarapa: Mr J. W. Marchant, Chief Surveyor ; and Capt. Hewitt, R.N. New Plymouth : Mr Humphreys, Chief Surveyor. Nelson : Mr A. S. Atkinson, a brother of the Colonial Treasurer. Christchurch : Mr Kitson and Mr Munro, Surveyor!. Timaru : Ven. Archdeacon Harper. Dunedin : Mr R. Gillies, Mr A. Beverly, and Mr Askey. Clyde : Dr Hector. Complete inter-communication by telegraph has been effected through the aid of Dr. Lemon and his staff, and for some days and nights past time signals have been exchanged between the various observatories.

At the Court of Appeal, before their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Gillies, in the case of Connor v. Mackay, Dunediu, judgment was delivered, in which Mr Justice Williams concurred, affirming the decision of the Court below, in dismissing the nresent appeal with costs. In Connor v. Mackay (2) the order was varied ; no costs of appeal were allowed. In re Hurrey v. Bank of N.S.W. (Gisborne), the Court ordered a verdict to be entered for the plaintiff for the value of the goods as found by the jury (£Bl6 6s 8d), each party to bear their own costs of rule, and the costs of action to be apportioned. A application was made to Mr Justice Richmond, in Chambers, to-day, by Mr H. D. Bell, counsel for defendant, for the ap- § ointment of a Commission to take the evience of the British Consul at Samoa, in the case of Mr J. J. Hunt v. Sir Arthur Gordon. Mr Edward Shaw appeared on behalf of the plaintiff', and opposed the granting of the application. After the arguing on noth sides His Honor agreed to the appointment of a Commission, on condition that Mr Shaw was allowed the liberty of reviewing the order made by producing supplementary evidence. An excellent observation of the Transit of Venus was obtained here this morning. The weather was fine and clear with a cloudless sky. The Hon, Mr Rolleston and the Undersecretary for mines visited the Torawhlti Gold Fields yesterday, and inspected tsveral of the claims. Mr Rolleston expressed himself highly pleased with the appearances of the mine and samples of the stone which were taken out.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A meeting of shareholders in the Southern Cross Petroleum Company was held last night, 12,000 shares being represented. It was resolved to protest against the proposal by Directory to let 50 acres of the Companys ground on tribute. Mr W, Wilson was appointed to represent the Shareholders at a meeting to be held shortly at Gisborne. At Leeston, early yesterday morning, a swagger who had been about the place for i the past three or four days, was found dead in the middle of the road with his throat cut. It is understood he was suffering from a week constitution, and was also deranged. An inquest will he held. A young woman named Mary Berry was found dead in Led at Philipstown this morn* ing. She was apparently in excellent health ! when she retired to bed last night. In the event of Mr Robert Stout not conI testing the Peninsula election, Mr Bastings j will come out in the “ Liberal” interest. GREYMOUTH, This day. A very bad case of blood-poisoning has I occurred in this town. A girl named WhitI more cut her foot, and the wound became I poisoned by her stockings, which were of a brilliant colour. Her head and limbs are swelled abnormally and her life is dispaired ; of. $ For some little time after sunrise this ' morning, light sirrus clouds proved an obstacle to clear definitions of the transit of Venus ; but during later stages the atmosphere was perfectly clear. An immense number of people were watching the phenomenon. The operations by the English ob- ' servers at Burnham were highly successful. i ! AUCKLAND, This Day. I i Thomas James McFadden was killed at Waiuku yesterday through his horse falling on him. One of the most extraordinary men in Auckland is the Rev. William Comriv, who has lived in a house at the top of West Queen-street for forty years, and by lending money has accumulated an enormous fortune, ' but the habit of saving has grown upon him i till he could not find it in his heart to afford I to himself the common necessaries of life. He lived in a ruinous house, in a state of squalor and dirt which was shameful to behold. A few days since Comrie wae removed from his tumble-down dwelling, and taken out to his nephew’s farm at Pukekohe. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Transet of Venus was observed here for three-quarters-of-an-hour. Government observers say with excellent results. KUMAR A, This Day. At the Transit of Venus observed here this morning the clouds obscured the sun till 6.45 a.m., but occasional glimpses of the planet were seen till 7.20. The internal and external contacts at egress were obscured by dense clouds. NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. Although at times clouds passed over the sun during the transit at the time of internal contact, aeontact at egress sun, was clear, and an excellent observation was taken.