WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1819, 14 December 1875, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. Messrs Brogden Retiring from New Zealand. There is sore grumbling and growling amongst the horsey men at the races being put off till Thursday, because the course is said to be in capital order again. Messrs Brogden and Sons are getting ready to flit from New Zealand evidently. The captain and crew of the Julius Vogel have been discharged, and the vessel is for sale. The Mayoralty.—Theatrical. Mr Hutchison's chances for the Mayoralty are increasing, and of course Gisborne's is decreasing in the same ratio. Weightleigh is to leave here this week. The ""Shaughraun" has drawn well. The Darrells are still here. Hutt Races.—Newspapers Overdone. About fifteen men are working on the Hutt course and approaches, getting it ready, and the booth holders are once more going in to tempt fate. They have been heavy losers. People are beginning to feel the pressure of advertising in so many papers, and ask each other which is going to be the popular one. Echo answers, which ? Action Against the Wanganui Corporation. In the Supreme Court in banco yesterday, the Chief Justice delivered judgment in Miller, F.S.A., versus Corporation of Wanganui. The action was for wrongful dismissal. The defendant pleaded that plaintiff had improperly absented himself from his duties, and justified dismissal on that ground. Plaintiff demurred to this plea as insufficient. His Honor held that the plea was bad, and sustained the demurrer, but held that plaintiff's declaration was also bad, as it stated that plaintiff was appointed to his office during good behaviour, whereas defendant only had power to appoint during pleasure, excepting by contract under seal, which was not alleged in the declaration to have existed in this instance. The action was therefore dismissed, but without costs, as defendant had not demurred to the declaration on the ground on which preHent judgment was founded.

The new Presbyterian Church of St John's, Willis-street, was formally opened for divine service on Sunday. The Eev J. Elmslie, of Wanganui, preached in the morning an able and eloquent sermon; and the Eev D. Sidney, of Napier, in the afternoon and evening. The collection at the three services amounted to over £150 in aid of the debt which still remains on the church. -

No opposition to Mr Fitzherbert is at all probable,