EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1000, 5 September 1882, Page 2

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.

Alexandria, Aug. 30. n W ood has assumed command of the garrison nna ■s%kitt J hare* commenced entrenching near Kassasonn, the scene of their recent defeat by the •forces• p Sh^l?tfnet w H.tA /iOrnaiH • • ; w ° r6e,e 7- ~^,w a no . Aug. 31. Residents, in-the suburbs of this city andj coafidence is beings rapidly Testered. Sir Garnet 1 has returned from the front, and. ir now at Ismailia. N(? further moyement pf w;cuite\l. ‘ - • 1 ; Sept. 1,. , a ;-The, rumor, whioh.h*i beaaj oifcul<ted here regarding •’ th%' parleying for an armistice J»r, distal |j}»| - : to hand from head quarters,* Sir Garnet ; Wol seley isf awaiting -the .compiefcienlt of arrangements for the ? .transport service from Ism|ilia to tlie front, 'before ingany further • movement againt the WA • - ,n;r ■* t.'-.A niT'dill O* iB«Jt p.nilUvaif*dJ,lrJ .• The Highland Brigade arriwedli at - Tsraai lia 1 to-d ay' ftbm f this 1 cTtM,* will be Bombay, Septs J, 3if povernjmeifr has Sues . to be an infected , port, and all vessel* therefrom wilhbe 'quarantined arrival ..here, ..... . : J.,;., ; A t H .®!?T . :: , ¥ r / ‘ LoKDpK,S.A,Ug. ! ,ftl :t , Three- hundred ‘of tbo's English.-af» in hospital. The killed of the enemy in the recent engagement. at Ka t numbering several hundred, have been buried by our f : " r **/'? r ‘i ’, The .auburban i hto.' Alexandria,-, as s neitherdifeho* proDerty ate* now Considered safe oxftJlde Abe limits of hordf are -ravagiiig* the ■ countryV^md ! commi ® -f! Protisiohs areLplentifultoftha’oitJp. u tPhe'eaerhy are tetirihC'from'*£)ifttin- , , .sn a*• «*»•«»■ hour, and haye abanponed their advanc* , trenfehes. Arabi has requested an armistice of eight days. Tins, however, has not met witb nthe if of >'liSii jjfiarnet W olseley,’ who has bffet'ed dne day. •,j The; Ass^nibly ; . of T abOjuro despair as to £! the*feßn)l ol* furtberire:'l j. * * I'i* [ 1 :ta /naufiT . gistance. - „ ~f j* / i lOar wounded and killed*in the»rectnt engagement * at 1 mdtl- ■ - : ! J. : -!J(TMvSfI-r*. Jated by. the venemy-rwnerev,er fanf(oppprtunity occurred, ■ • Tile i Guards' -(ißlUfea) Charged the. guns failed to capture them, and are. rI for the failure.'. -v * s , !>£ ; l . Tne use' pf heavy trqops ' fn.’£gyfi| % igenerally condemned*; as:unsuited vfco.the wotk requiring to'be perfolrfned Considerable anxiety, is xej t f safety of Alekahdria, as it is almost or troops. Spain lias been in the brnfectorate of the Sqei Canal. A force of niarlues. have replaced Highland Brigade .as garrison of Alexandria. “ f. , > q‘ Arabi is selling all tb% European property he can get hold of. . The new camp of the enemy; discoyered in the'desert,' is * ten nfSTe# from Kassassoun. , f . Turkey proposes to land troops at f Alexandria, and march to Aboukir. . . Sept,^ The quarantine regulations of Bombay delay the completion of the embarkation of the Indian contingent for Egypt. The Imperial .Governments hare agreed to the” request of Sir Garnet W olseley, and supplied -the ballponsfjequired for ob iervatiori purpbsesi diiw Bedouins are jupplying’"p f rdn , jfdhl to the British at the fyquts 7 q h& CoNSXANXr^fffiEE>,[A u o- Jj A difficulty liassaritfen with regard to ' the despatch of-TurhjshfitnobpKAi Egypt in accordance JU? |ht

' Hilitary Conveh’tlon, aid the execution «f th* ? Cohfention is de l»yed ; Wit has been decided at what poiut/jthe landing shall take place. f"/ PARLIAMENTARY NEWS. * HOUgE OF RE PRESENTATIYES, V/ Fbidat’s Sixrlwa. Mr Bathgate tabled a motion to the effect that, with a view of facilitating business, Policy Bills in future,, b* preamong local bodias least two months before the the session , 3 thst tho Estimates be placed on tho table on the ; 1 and that the'practice dargb-Supplemontary Eatirriates late, period, ,of the session be hence ; forward discontinued. Mir gtewajrt^‘ the■ Hon.r Dick said it was intended to proceed . this, session ■ .with’ l the . Licensing Act AmendPractitioiiers’ Bill was amended u Gomouttee, and reported. _IT,UMA large number, of Bills were disposed of in Committee." ' On the Rating Act Major Harris moved improvements, should , h ITBifußil-—MownaT ( Sbpt. 4,1883. ' J. Beswick, Esq, R.M.} . l:6wcß»*- { iAifouAoi’. r ■*» fr- Thomss Alpine; charged with hiring orrtheß9thof August last, admitted the charge, and was fined 20s and costsS"" ’ »• w ml STB AT HORSB. William Bryant charged with allowHhjfbke hefse to wander at large was fined ss. i- *'’/ - civix, CASES. **'Wellsman r. T. Swinton—Claim £5 " " The amountwas alleged to be dus .forworkand labor done. The defendant denied tho claim, and on being sworn 1 Said' that the man was of employment and , he (witness) gave Kim the u|e|of a stable ou condi-, tion,that would do, some little jobs about the place. He was never employed by witness. The plaintiff was nonsuited, *Whfelbind":jyV W . Esiery— Cferdf leiO lOs, 'damage* for trespass. Mr Hamersley ..appsared for plaintiff and Mr. Austin. for defendant, ij ilMy'Austin said there was a dispute as to the title to the land, and conse* quently it was beyond the jurisdiction of the Court. SA ;Mr^ l Hamersley said there was no * ’^question, as i to- title, and the Court decided to hear the evidence. Mr Wheelbsnd produced his title to No 1 marked on the map. On the 14th of August last. I found Mr Essery on the:section removing a pump. Told Essery not to remove the pump, and he said he would, and beat my brains out. He had a leaded stick in his hand 1 , and-the pump handle in the »**<sthen CEssery took away the pump. , y* 1] ‘I 1 ‘ To Mr Austin^: I did not offer to fight Mr Essery then. I offered to fight him afterwasdei- He used very bad language to me. The section is dn> I keep my hprses on it. I Soßin’t say/that Mr- Esssry was using Essery fenced the land, and I planted # trees in it for him. I believe Mr Essery claims the - freehold of the section, but I do not know that he claims that there is a mistake in the deeds. T# Ihe Court y I bought the section about 6 months ago. My brother-in-law bought the section from Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. in Ashburton. When 1 got the rf the section I toot them to Essery’s shop, and told him ,4ic«6uld have it for what it cost me, but he only got in a fearful rage, and called j| imp:a and a thief. If he had asked me for the pump I should have given ft’to him. It is on account of # the assault that I have sued him. G,- Edgeler : I was lookfng on at the *etimef of. the dispute between plaintiff and defendant, I saw Essery running •It Wheelband with the pump handle, " He wheeled the pump, handle round his ,* V jhea^several . times, and said that if he killed Mr Wheelband it was no more '•dhan hc deserved. I called to Essery * not* to strike hira with the pomp handle. Essery.called Wheelband a thief and a |, ro|)lier and ;every: other name he " could think of. William Essery : On the 14th of August I went to the section in dispute. was at the other side o K ' <; ,the fence. He called out to me to help him to put up a rail in the fence, and r laid I could not speak to him then. Mr Austin: Now, tell the Court what happened. Witnesaj I was nailed from breakfast by my son. Mr-Austin :, No, no ; tell us what • happened. ' \

" Witneßß : I tell you Iwa s called’ b’v my son. Mr Austin ; We don’t want to know that. What happened on the land ? Witness : But I was telling I was called away by— The Court : I Oh, >' we don’t»%a»t ! to know anything about y^ur,.son. What happened on the section ? Witness: Very well, your Worship. When I was at breakfast my eon called me— i --ii !Mt Austin : Don’t tell us Anything about that- Juit tell us what happened ..between yourself and Mr Wheelband on the lan4?ri r- ; ‘ ' 1 ' v Witness : I went up to the land, and my son told me— • - The Court : Never mind what your son told you. , :•; -.V/ v;; ; ‘ Mr Austin : After you went to tho land did you see Mr Wheelband there ? ! Witness : I did. Mr Austin ; What happened then ? , Witness 1 : T went’'up'‘ and’ took the handle off the pump, and put it on my shoulder. Wheelband then jumped actoss the fence and challenged me; to fight,"; This was the second occasion be challenged me to fight. H* .first challenged me to fight oh ithat.featful day in Geraldine opposite MrKelman. ' he offered to fight mb I had the preJterice of mind to tell him that I did not want to talk to him then. He used fearful language, .and I said it would ? serye him right if X gate him the pump handle across his back for the blackguard language he was making use of. I had the pump handle on my shoulder then/ 1 : A

The Court : Did' you use any, bad language ? .... Witness : No, sir. On. my oath, no. Witness ; In the year 1875 I bought the’ section, and had possession of it sinbe. It cost me £3O to fence it, and I got Wheelband to plant trees on it. Wheelband rentedi’t from me for a time fori one of hi* men. 1

f Some documents were then put in, in evidence, showing that the defendant bought from a man named Burt, corner section No 2, audithe-argument/oni big side was to the effect that defendant was under the impression that the section in dispute was \ the one- he bought.

Frederick Turner garb evidence 1 to thfe effect that onr behalf of Mr Bu*h he Bold the two sections to Mr Burt, who cut; them up so that each of them would haye a irontage on the main road, He sold section No 2, as the corner section, to Mr Essery on behalf ot Mr Burt afterwards. Mr E«s*ry put a pump on it »incei ; « , ' Mr Austin argued, that: there was a dispute As:4o; the ; title to th® - land. Evidently , a mistake >had been made - in issuing the. titles, and this a superior Court would rectify., .He submitted that the; Court had no jurisdiction in the case,' ; - I '. :■ - "" : '

f The Court held that the plaintiff had produced his title t© the ;land, and ' defendant had- failed to do bo. Under these, circumstances ; the Court had jurisdiction, and he would fine, the defendant ss. and costs, including, £1 Is solicitor’* fee,; : - - Mr Austin said he would probably apply for, a prohibition order., A • His Worship said it ho had known that in time ne wouldv have made the something worth, applying. for. It yras absurd to talk of applying for an order prohibiting ; a Magistrate from fining a man ss. , The Court then adjourned. .