VICTORIA.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3415, 2 December 1879, Page 3

VICTORIA.

3VTei<botjk>ne, November 24,

At a caucus of Ministerialists on November 19, the majority were unfavorable to proceedings to extremities re Gaunsen and Bent. In the erent of talcing action they will be debarred from speaking for a period but will be permitted to vote. The defalcations «f Mander, late manager of the National Bank at Penhurst, ia stated to be £4700. Further defalcation* bare been discovered in Eviles' accounts: a cheque for £56 was altered to £256. The auditors hare finished their examinations, and find the deficiency to be £2000. The Hon. J. Wooda\ offers, if the Assembly giro him £30,000, lo bring coal from Kilcunda and Cape Patterson at the rate of 50,000 tons per annum, at Sydney prices. In the case of Youncj and McGingan v. Ballarnt Water Commission, a verdict for the plaintiffs was reduced from £27,000 to £8000.

A Premier ia Trouble. Id the case of the Daily Telegraph v. Berry, for slander, only formal evidence was called for the plaintiffs, and none whatever for defendant. Berry's statement constituting slander was proved. Judge Barry summed up strongly in favor of plaintiffs saying the allcgntion against them was most serious. Verdict for plaintiffs, £25. It ia not improbable that the Argus and Evening Herald will also bring actions against Berry for similar slanders. Three directors of the Provincial and Suburban Bank appeared on a summons before Judge Molesworlh to show tho cause why they should not pay over £7,087 to official liquidators. Tho money had been paid by defendants into another bank in^. their own names. The Judge ordeNKT-theni to pay over the money to the liquidators, »3 it was a preferential payment to a creditor by directors, and must be refunded to tbo Bank.