WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3933, 6 August 1881, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day. News has been received hero from Brisbane of the death of Major Heaphy, an old and respected settler of New Zealand, and for years a resident of Auckland.

At a meeting last night, it was decided to establish in Wellington, a branch of the Irish National Land League, and several members were enrolled.

Weaihbe ExOHANOJi:—Sydney, Friday.—The Barometer is again rising to unusual readings over Southern Australia, being 30.6 in Adelaide and Portland ,with light S.W. winds and showery weather on the coast; at Albany and Hobart 30*4, and at Sydney 30.3.

Friday

The case of Alexander Brogden, Henry Brogden, and James Brogden, suppliants, against Her Majesty the Queen, respondent, came before Mr Justice Richmoud in Chambers this fiiomiug. The supplicants appeared to show cause why all proceedings in this action should not be stayed on the grounds, mainly, that claims in the p^tition were disputed within clause 32 of the general conditions of contract set out in the second count, and that such claims ought to be. -jjssjub- ■ mitted to arbitration in the manner directed by ''The Government 1 Contractors- Arbitration Act, i?7§" After hearing the argument, His Honor reserved his decision.