STAR TELEGRAMS

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1709, 25 June 1874, Page 2

STAR TELEGRAMS

PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

AUCKLAND.

. Auckland, Wednesday. In the Supreme Court in banco in the case Weston v. Johnson and others, an appeal from the decision of tho Resident Magistrate at Gisborne, ordering appellant to pay JE2S damages for illegally setting fire to respondent's run at Poverty Bay, Judge Arney upheld the decision and dismissed the appeal with costs. In the case Riordan v. Tokatea Company, an appeal from the Warden's Court, which had refused appellant's claim to a site occupied by the defendant's machine, the argument turns upon whether the Warden was correct in declaring leaseholders' miners' rights valid miners' rights under "the Act of 1866. The case lasted all day. Sharemarket — Sales : Crown Prince. Buyers:. Caledonian,'£9 KXs.;; Golden Calf (new), 10s ; Wbau, £3 15s; Queen of the May, 11s 6d; Queen of the Thames, 6s ; Inverness, Is 6d.

This day. The charge of incendiarism against Alexander Brown was commenced to-day in the Police Court. Mr Bigdkfield prosecuted ; Mr Rees and, Mr^Sy for prisoner. The first witness called was. Hadrill, reporter of the Herald, who deposed <o being early at the fire, when only a small number of persons were present. ' Brown told, him he had seen a man strike a match and'set fire to the buildings, and on" the following day asked him to advocate that a reward be paid to hinrielf, Butterworth and, Doran for discovering and putting out the fire. There are a large number of witnesses in the case, arid it will probably last three days.

, In the Supreme Court—bankruptcy— Henry Campbell, contractor, received his discharge. Liabilities £243; assets £12 15s. The alleged cau*e of bankruptcy wasr-loss on a contract in the Queen of j'Bcauty mine. |if Sales Cure' 11s 6d. (before call of Is 6d) ; sellers 12s 6d, call paid ; Queen of the Thames 7s; Central Italy (second issue) 3s. Buyers : City of London 26s ; Whau 85s ; Moanatairi 34s ; Caledonian £9 7s 6d.