WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3453, 19 January 1880, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Saturday

The Hincmoa, after lauding the white fish ova at the Bluff, proceeds to the Snares to ascertain whether there is any trace of the missing ship Kuowsley Hall on those i§|auds.

Colonel Scratchley made another it> spection of the Wellington harbor today.

The following is the present betting on the Cup : —IOO to 10 against Lara (takjen freely), 100 to 15 against Hippocampus, 100 to 12 against Templeton (off), 100 to 12 against Foul Play (taken and ofi), 100 to 12 against Laertes (taken and off), 100 to 12 against Libeller (off), 100 to 10 against Hailstorm (taken and off), 100 to, 9 against Chancellor (off), lOOlfe.'against Maritana, Kifg Quail, and New York, 100 to 6 against Norseman and Grip.

Careless -Bifla Practice.

A fearful accident occurred at the Eaiwarra rifle range this afternoon** man named Francis J)onald who was marking at the butts put up the danger flag and ran out from the marker's house just as a shot was fired which struck him, killing him instantaneously. No blame is attributed to any of the volunteers.

Donald is a married man, and leaves a family of young childreu. 2£gwket Reports. Laer^laud Campboll at their market sale to-day sold potatoes £5, onions lOd, green poas 6d, butter 7d, eggs Is Id, oats 2s 6d'*bran 4s, pollard ss, apples 7s, 12 cases pears Bs, 12 casen apricots 18s,

cucumbers 4s

This day

A fire broko out this morning in a shed at the rear of Levy's grocery store in Cuba street. The fire commenced under the floor, but no cause is given of the origin of the fire. Damage to extent of £20 was done before the fire was extinguished. The Tq 3?uke Slock secured "by Stewart. Vesey Stewart has purchased from the Government, under the Land Act of last session, the Te Puke Block of 15,000 acres 12| miles south of Tauranga for establishing another special settlement on the Katikati system.

The Supreme Court in banco, granted an nonsuit with costs in the case of Richardson v. Bank of New South Wales on the ground the case w^s beyond the jurisdistiou of Judge, and that verdict which was for £1.700 was against the weight of evidence.