INTERPROVINCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1456, 11 October 1879, Page 17

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, October Bth.

A passenger by the Jessie Headman, from London, has been committed to the Lunatic Asylum. The police will proceed against the captain under the Imbecile Passengers Act. Wapihi, one of the Ohinemuri offenders, thinks a Commission should hear the Native version of the outrage. If the new Government approves of his proposal, no violence will be offered.

Gbahamstown, October Bth. A serious accident occurred this morning to a boy attending a truck on the reclamation works. He was tarey greasing the wheels, when the driver, not noticing him, hitched on a horise, cauein? a truck to run over the leg of the boy, inflicting serious injury. It is probably broken. A consultation of doctors is now holding.

Gkbtmohth, October Bth. At the District Court to-day an application was made for the discharge of David Thomas Falconer, a bankrupt. This was op. posed by Mr Perkins, on behalf of the creditors' trustee, who intimated his intention of proceeding against the bankrupt for fraudulent insolvency. Mr Warner, the bankrupt's solicitor, threw up his brief, and the ease was about to be adjourned till the following day, in order that the bankrupt might obtain other legal advice, when the question of the validity of the trustee's appointment arose. His Honor Judge Westonsaid the point had been decided recently in Dunedin, and his Honor the Chief Justice had directed hia attention to it. It was in the case of the creditors' trustees in the estate of James Black, v. Watt and others. His Honor then proceeded to read the judgment of the Supreme Court in the caae, and in which was laid down that the appointment of two creditois' trustees was illegal, as the New Zealand Act only provided for one trustee, and therefore they would have to hand over all the moneys they had collected to the Clerk of the Bench, as they had acted illegally. The law only contemplated the appointment of one trustee. Under the circumstances there were no proceedings before the Court. The only way out of the difficulty was, as far as he could Bee, the passing of a special Act of Parliament in the matter. In reply to Mr Perkins, his Honor said he could not allow the trustees their expenses. The bankrupt immediately withdrew his application for discharge, and left the Court.

There have been several cases of a similar nature on the coast, notably the protracted one of Kilgour's insolvency.

Christchuroh, October Bth. Information was received in town this morning that a young man named John Wiiliam Memony, 18 years of age, was killed between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, on Mr Wright's farm at Springaton. The deceased was working a Chesterfield roller, when he was struck heavily on the left temple by a portion of the works, the roller also going over part of his face. He was killed instantaneously.

Timabu, October Bth.. Ovfr 200 men left for Albury to-day to begin work on the railway contract. More will go up to morrow.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, E jmond Moonahan, charged with attempted highway robbery with violence, was acquitted.

Invehoakgill, October Bth. At the meeting of the Harbour Board today, the letter addressed to it some time since by the Hon. Mathew Holmes was referred to, and some severe strictures passed upon the hon. gentleman, whose interference was characterised as a gross piece of impertinence. The writer stated his intention of opposing the passage of the Bluff Harbour Foreshore Endowment Bill throngh the House.