LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1284, 27 February 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(FEB UNITED HUSS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON. This day. The Hon, Mr. Dick left on a visit south yesterday afternoon ; and he will be absent about a fortnight. The Hon. Messrs. Bryce and Rolleston were expected to leave Auckland this afternoon for Tauranga en route for the Hot Lakes District. An unusual spectacle was presented at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, of a Bishop occupying the position of defendant in an action by one of his clergy for stipend alleged to be due. Plaintiff was the Rev. Edward Cams Wllaou, until recently stationed at Palmerston North. The defendant being His Lordship the Bishop of Wellington, and the suit was instituted for the recovery of a balance of stipend said to be owing, The plaintiff was examined at considerable length, and judgment was given against him on the grounds that the wrong party had been proceeded against. Arrived—Barque Rio, Capt. Robertson, from New York (Oct. 2J). Part of her cargo is for Lyttelton. The barque Kentish Lass, from Now 'astle ; she left there on the 10th, and arrived off Cape Farewell on Thursday ; since then met with very severe weather; during a heavy gale the bulwarks from the main to the fore rigging on the starboard side came away. The main rail on port side was smashed, the port boat and casing of wheel was also broken up. An oil bag was hung from the bows and while it lusted prevented the seas breaking. DUNEDIN, This Day. At the City Court yesterday, William Menter was committed for trial on a charge of embezzling moneys belonging to the New Zealand Insurance Company. It is stated that the prisoner’s defalcations amount to £6OO. AUCKLAND, This Day. Arrived—City of Sydney, from Sydney. A meeting held of members of legal profession to consider the reply of Judge Gillies to the resolution of a former meeting. Judge Gillies in his letter thanked the members of the profession for giving him the opportunity of explaining and vindicating his conduct in that case. In reply to the resolutions which expressed regret that he should have stated to the jury that the counsel for defence in supporting a defence on the grounds of consent by prosecutrix were not doing their duty as honorable men. Judge Gillies said that if he did make such statement, no one would regret it more than himlsef, but he denied that he made the statement. What he did state to the jury was that the attempt to prove consent on that occasion charged by insinuation of the existence of previous adultery between accused and prosecutrix was on the part of accused (not as to the conduct of counsel) a mean, base, and dishonorable line of defence, and would be so even were it true and capable of being proved. With regard to the conduct of counsel he had said nothing dishonorable, and complimented Mr Hesketn for the delicacy displayed in dealing with what they must have known was a very unpleasant duty. If anything he said wounded their feelings, he could only apologise and assure them that nothing waa further from his intention. Ho admitted, and that he had stated and still maintained, that no counsel is bound, nor is he entitled as an honorable min, to set up for a olient a defence which he knows it would be dishonorable in the client himself to set up, He quoted extracts in support of his contention, affidavits by shorthand reporters were put in to certify to the correctness of their reports, were read, and after discussion a resolution was carried that the meeting acknowledge receipt of letter, but see no reason for departing from such resolution. A lad named Joseph Mills was drowned while crossing Waipapa creek. His father had a narrow escape in attempting to rescue him. Alex. McLeod, son of Captain McLeod, was drowned at Russell. GREYMOUTH, This Day. Rather a bad case of sunstroke has occurred to a man named Thos. Kiele; the effect was to render him violent and maniacal. OAMARU, This day. The Governor arrived yesterday by special train, and was presented with an address, He visited the Breakwater and grain store!, and after luncheon held a levee. He leavea for Dunedin to-morrow, CHRISTCHURCH, This Dey. The fixing the electric light for Lyttelton Harbor began to-day. Sixteen branch lights, each 2,OtJ candle power, are to be erected. Jacobson who submitted some of hie supposed New Zealand diamonds to C. E. Button, who tested them, and found one gen. nine, Jacobson applies for a prospectors > license for 500 acres. TAURANGA, This Day. A succession of earthquakes occurred at Taupo on Saturday night, and early Sunday morning. Some of them were very violent, and accompanied by rumbling noises. There was a dead calm at the time, and it was raining heavily all the time. The oscillation of the earthquake waves was from its old quarter—Tongariro. OPUNAKE, This Day. A rumor is current amongst the Maoris that Te Whiti is coming back on the 3rd of March. Many of those formerly departed, are said to have returned to receive him, and that a lot from other-places had to be dispersed by Captain Messenger yesterday. The Constabulary tents at Parihaka have been blown down. Colonel Roberts has order the building of a large sleeping whare. INVERCARGILL, This Day. The Prince of Wales Hotel premises were discovered to be on fire on three different oc casions this morning, the last time in the parlor, where the window curtains were consumed, and the lining burnt. It was extinguished after slight damage. The appearance indicates the fires as the work of an incendiary.