DUNEDIN.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3045, 18 November 1878, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

This day. The railway frpmDunedin to Anderson's Bay is to be concerted into a tramway. A case, of wl|j|h the facts are as follows, comes before Police Court soon: Three years ago a mother left her infant boy with an acquaintance to be adopted. The woman to whom the custody of the child was entrusted married shortly afterwards, and died recently. The mother of i;iie child then sought to have it restored vO her, but deceased's husband objected to give it up. A.s the only means to reg n her child, shtf has now laid a crim al information against the man in whose possession it is. Saturday. To suit Lyson's convenience the wrest* ling match between him and Dagg has been postponed till the 18th of December. A severe gale prevailed throughout yesterday and to-day. A good deal of damage has been done, and a vessel was blown from her moorings at the Rattray street jetty. The Age says there was a free distribution of wearing apparel in Prince* street to-day, accompanied with a heavy gust of wind. A whole shower of hats and bandboxes descended on the Square at Cargill's monument. Where they came from no one seemed to know, but a splendid scramble ensued, and new hats became speedily the order of the day. Probably some drapers in the neighbourhood were clearing out their stock. A strong north-west wind at Port Chalmers did considerable damage, levelling several fences.to the ground and shivering plateglass windows. The ships in the harbor held to their moorings, and no casualties occurred. .

Application under the Habeas Corpus Act will be made to the Judge on his return from Wellington, to determine the right to the custody of a girl at Port Chalmers. The case ia said to be one of a complicated nature, and the circumstances to be such as to invest it with a great deal of interest. The Herald hints that if Fish be returned for the Mayoralty the ring will manipulate civic matters so that .the tramway contract will be altered to the prejudice of the city, and Proudfooi's electric lamps be purchased for city lighting. The Synod shelved, the question re Ritualism.

The great equity case of Williams v. Mason is settled, defendant foregoing his annuity' and paying the plaintiff £500, each side paying costs. The schooner Fiery Cross has sailed for the Manukau with 130 packages for Guthrie and Larnach, and 500 paokages for Messrs Wilson and Co.

The committee formed some months ago to compel the removal of the ferer hospital from the town belt held a final meeting this week, the object for Which they were appointed having beon effected.