WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3191, 12 May 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

'•.:■■ Thisday. "Jock" inTrouDie. Henry Anderson of the Chrouicle was brought up this morning, charged with having committed a deadly assault upon B. Easby, blindmaker, in his own house ; but this information was amended to one of wilfully and maliciously wounding Easby with a pair of tongs. Such being an indictable offence the Magistrate said the case was of too serious a nature for : him to deal with. Anderson's counsel notified that his client had laid a counter information of a precisely similar nature against Easby. After taking the evidence of Easby, who appeared very much cut and bruised about the face the case was adjourned till Wednesday. ' "''' *„''" The Court of Appeal opened fo-day with a full Bench of fire Judges. ■-•- B. Cohen, a jeweller, has made an assignment of his estate for the benefit of his creditors. , , ' ' , Saturday. The Chronicle says there must be a dissolution, as the present House of Representatives is Hot in harmony with the great majority of people, and that although the Ministry now in power represents truly the majority of the people of the

colony, yet there is a conservative Oppo- j sition in the House which hampered and obstructed them at every step last session,'* and conceded only such liberal measures as they dared not refuse. It says if the Government are defeated next session on carrying out a comprehensive and liberal policy they must demand a dissolution, and adds, " there is no reasonable ground for fearing Sir Hercules would refuse a dissolution." A requisition asking Mr Hutchinson to be nominated for the Mayoralty will be presented on Monday. There is every reason to believe there will be no other candidates than Mr Hunter and Mr Hutchinson.

A letter has been received from the Sydney. Commissioners of the Exhibition stating that the Prince of Wales had accepted Presidency of the Exhibition. Dr Hector was requested to uccept the office of agent to proceed to Sydney and receive exhibits, and place them properly. It is also stated that arrangements have been made for two pillars of coal from Coal Pit Heath, Greymouth,; , : Ten steamers arrived here yesterday, and eight were despatched. •■ John Cogan, tailor, and Charles McIntyre, baker, have called meetings of their creditors. A;,number .of similar cases are spoken of as imminent. ! , Notices of motion have been given; in the City Council with the object of presenting the drainage scheme being hung up longer than can be helped, and men be employed to keep the streets clean by commencing work at midnight so as to prepare the streets for the folowing day's traffic..,,-.,. : ;i ''

At ah Extraordinary meeting of the Huranui Coal Mining Company it was resolved.that the company's, qffice.p should ,b'e n removed froiri ?Westpdrt to Wellington ; it was also decided to place two thousand new share! on the market for the purposeiof raising! funds wherewith;to purchase the plant and rolling stock for „ the. tr,amway........,... r „,, -„-, ,-- T •. r, ■, < - : : Henry Anderson, editor oftlke.'CbronicleY was arrested last night for 1 violently assaulting a person named JEasby,! a blindmaker, but foiind bail. ' The occurrence took place at the residence jof Easby, who was considerably bruised. ; 1 Abraham Phillips' house 1 was destroyed by fire at Eaiwarra at two o'clock this morning. The".fiqu.Be was insured: for •^ISO ifa!the!lmperial : and Zealand. The furniture was insured' in tne National, !but the policy lapsed on the Ist. The house was unoccupied at the time. | ;In a^politicar 'a rrticle,'the P6s| says* "The* prdfessipn of faith on which Sir George Grey.jattainedr power, and which he has repeated on all possible occasions since,; -have;] been bo very <;general, ftbat nothing new in the shape of a 'cry 'is likely to be evolved." Indeed, it will be wiser i'or.-the,GovernmentT;toen'deavour< to' reduce some of these vague general professions to concrete' and practical form, rather than to attempt a novelty. Whatever the point chosen on which to appeal to the country may be, it must in the firstnplace" be subjected i to^ the House. Something more than a mere skeleton form of work must therefore be prepared, and on detail as well as on general principii9»;' 5 Ministers? must; beyre^dy ( to abide criticism, and the judgment' in the appeal of the; ultimate- tribunal of electorates. Unless we are greatly misled in the signs of the times the particular point on which all has to be staked has .already been determined upon, and it is the incidence of taxation. -■• ■'■ >>.- ■ ,■■■>;-•■ ■•.■ i;-i^ :'' > ,