WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3106, 31 January 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

;i- Thursday. i "The steamer ■Wellington left Wellington wharf for Otaki at 10 p.m. Wednesday for the purpose of towing into Wellington the ship Hyderabad. During the night she experienced a fresh northwest gale, with heavy sea; at daylight had a gale from W.N.W., with thick weather and high sea; at 6.30 a.m. a Very heavy gale, with high confused sea, the ship rolling very heavily; at 6.45 she was abreast the stranded ship City of Auckland ; at 8.50 she signalled the Hyderabad, who answered her to return. She stood off arid on until 9.40, when signals were repeated for the third time " Eeturn to port," as a surf was apparently breaking heavily round the ship, and finding it quite impossible to render assistance or farther communicate, she then shaped her course for Wellington at 2.44' p.m.

The case of Miss Jones r. Kenneth Wilson, Principal ||| the Wellington College, occupied the^R.M. Court nearly the whole of the day. The first charge was that, Mr Wilsqn had unlawfully detained plaintiff's, private letters, and other, of her. property^ for which she claimed £50 damages. It was decided in plaintiff's favor, for the. full amount claimed, subject''to'-: a-reduction to.'£lo if the letters and other property were returned to Miss Jones within.«even days. In the second case between \ the same parties Miss Jones sought to recover £50 for wrongful dismissal from her office as matron of the college. In her evidence Miss Jones accused Mr Wilson of making indecent overtures to her;" Mr Wilson; on the other hand, suspected plaintiff of lunacy, and, had a medical examina-, tiori, but Drs Diver and Newman refused to certify that she was insane.* Mr Wilson , then had her remanded to lodgings by the persuasion of the wife of the Rev.' Mr Coffey. Mr Wilson paid into Court the sum of £6 due to plaintiff for wages, but the B.M. gave judgment for an additional month's wages as due in lieu of notice. Miss Jones came out from England with. Mr Wilson, and has been about five years in their service. For the past three years her salary was £20 per annum, and was subsequently increased to £30. Miss Jones is about 25 years of age, ladylike, and prepossessing in appearance. She speaks two or three languages. The Court was crowded.

The Colonial Secretary has made arrangements with Superintendent James for the distribution of charitable aid as formerly, under the control of Inspector Atcheaon.