SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 944, 11 July 1878, Page 2

SPECI AL TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] AUCKLAND, hsfc night. The New Zealand Insurance Company declared a dividend of five per cent. ■< At the Supreme Court to-day the appeal case of Jolly v. Lewis m the se.i b 3ase came up. Mr Hesketh appearedjfor appellant. HU application was for an appeal from the lower Court. His Honor said that if ib was proved that one sheep was scabby it must be assumed tliey were all so. Mr Hesketh went over the material poiuts of tho case. Tliero was no evidence given of any knowledge of sheep being infected. Mi Lewis, as shown, only examined one sheep out of C 5, and there was no evidence iv respect of tbe 64. His Honor considered that the evidence wa3 sufficient for the ruling of the case. The only question is, was knowledge necessary ? Mr Hesketh then proceeded to argue upon this question, and show that defendant had no knowledge of infection, Ho said that sdction twenty-uiue showed clearly that unless the owner had knowledge of the mixing of his sheep with scabby sheep he was not guilty. His Honor said the owner was bound to have that actual knowledge. At any rate he was liable. Application for appeal was dismissed. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. At tbe Magistrates' Court to-day, several 'merchants were summoned for keeping kerosene for sale without marking the same dangerous. All the cases were dismissed with a caution. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. .Further particulars regarding the murder at Oxford show that the deceased woman had excited her husband's jealousy by being too friendly with a man named Barrett, who lodged with them. Hoff complains that the infidelity of his wife was very notorious m the Oxford district. Barrett left the house early on the morning of the murder, but it is uot known whether any quarrel occurred previously.