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Temuka Leader, Issue 1407, 20 October 1885, Page 1

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A prosecution of an- nnusual, pharactcr c.H'oie befoift the ; Duoedia iPolice Court >n Friday, the Police Offences Act being utilised to secure the removal of ohjeciionible tenauts. The Magistrate d clia case on the evidence. 'Defendants solicitors applied for co*fa, and eaid the prosecution was an attempt to wrest the criminal law to a wrong purpose. The Bench declined to allow costs. A meeting of delegates from the various branches of the 8.A.C.8. Society bai been in Wellington to consider a district for the whole of .New Zealand. The following delegates were present. From Auckland, Mr J. „0'B J rien ; Napier md Hokifikfl, Mr'J.-A; Rearden; W>iipawa *vlr S. McGreevy ; WangHDui, Mr M. A. TSTeiil ; We.lingron, Mr M. Bohan ; New Plymouth; Mr P. Hoskins j 1 Blenheim, Mr J. Morrison ; Christchurch, Messrs R. P. Lonawan and. P. Leahy; Newhead Fort, Mr JY Alloyd ;,.i?tago and Canterbury, Mr G. ; J. ; Sella™. Jf.r Llearden wrfs elected Chairman, and Mr Leahy Secretary of tlie Conference. A resolution iufnvor of forming the: district was unanimously carried. It was resolved • hat the name of the District Board should Ih The New Zealand District Board of the 1.A.C.8. Society;.that E.D. branches be -quesled k> affiliate with the Otago ami 0 interbury 1 district ; that the first annual neeting of the newly constituted district be held in Auckland on the ;].7,tb March, 1886; that the Otf>go anaLlCunterbury District Bosnia be requested to carry into ■ffect tbejCpuference's resolutinn for the formation of the proposed District rioard ; ;i.iat the new District Board be temporarily oeated in Auckland ; that tfta' Executive Directory in Melbourne should be requested to take steps to cause'jT deputation from the Society to wait upon the Council of the Church, which is r to meet h SyHney.in December next^ under the lefore them .it ai objelTs _ ~and; principles, tnd the rules'of the Society|with< a view >f obtaining their approval ; hut the Conference consider it advisable in the part of the respective branches of he Society in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin to approach the Bishop* of their respective dioceses, to ask their favorable foneideration und.approvaLoit (he Society. The Secretary Was authorised to get tlie of the Conference printed arid'': circulated tbnotighout the' various branches in the colony. At the Wellington Chamber of Commerce quarterly 1 meeting 'on 'Friday, Mr W.'T.' L.- TraVdrs 1 , the. President, strongly condemned the.actiph'ofj the Wellington Members in opposing th©> construction of the Enst and West Coast'-Railway, as he considered its construction would be the 'neans of opening up immense undeveloped resources. ■' Five thousand three hundred and twenty shares Cross Petroleum Compuny, forfeited for nori-|a>ment of calls, were offered at auction at Christ* on Friday. Eight hundred and five were sold at a penny a-piece. .' )e ' The hearing of the charge of murder against Margaret Brown was not concluded on Friday, the case being. adjourned to enable Piofessor Black £b conclude his analysis of the stains on » brush,found. . At the Baptist Union,;, DuJQejditi, the constitution of; Society was adopted* T.lve -j Treasurer'* report showed a balance in.bandjjof ,;9yer £SO. Toe next sitting be held in Aucklaudij The Rey,.| Qj. Dallas ton was Pi:eajdent r fp/, thtf year. Quite a lively motion For a return asking;,.churches Qto state whether the membership, wasipopfined to immersed believers,: an,4 ,it< : waa, eventually withdraw)!. ;..: ■■ >'•-. ■j! >.".'; The application for : a change of venue from Christchurctviiv the lir«r taction Dr Stewrirt Vi- <RttydhHtt<ferAa)hd(- Wakefield, was the swbj.ect &fiainotherHo < iag&rguin»'nt by Messrs Joynt and Wildingj-before Mr Justice Johnston in Chambflra at Clirintsaid at present herwas not gring to decide, but lie' : waS*idt'safe-fled that it;h«S been made out that; no'fair triuil couldoibe had in Chr stc'hiifoh..: However, if it could be *hown that in the opinion o.f;a;conßiderable number of-the public that the defendants jiiight not trial,;4)B' would be inclined Jto-grant the j application. As to Mr Wellington, that ought nb;t! to, .weigh,'with thejjCourt, as chere was noiiungron : to show that Wellington, was'no'i a proper place.' He iyould , pbnsjder.ythe mat ter, his brother Judges.