YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Evening Star, Issue 5014, 29 March 1879, Page 4

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

.The Attorney-General has expressed his opinion that the resolution passed by the Geraldihe County Council to bring the Act into force by-three votes to two, after two members had resigned, was illegal, and thatthe Act as therefore not in force. Jeffreys, who .was, so severely scalded at the Washdyke meat preserving works, died in the Timaru hospital, , The Invercargill municipality is about to issue a LIGO.OOO loan for*a water supply. During the most part of this week the R.M. Court at Napier has been occupied hcariug :a ■ charge of conspiracy brought by Renata Jvawepo against George Donnelly aud Joseph Price, m relation to the sale of the race.; horses Otupai and Tawera. The gist of tho charge is that Donnelly and Price conspired to run the horses up by fictitious bids, and induced Renata tor buy at what is called in the information a fictitious sum. The Magistrate was about to commit the defendants for trial, when counsel for the dofence said he would call witnesses. The case was therefore remanded till Monday. Donuelly some, time ago married Renata's niece. The prosecution is in the hands of Mr Reea. The conspiracy case against Messrs Sutton and Kinross is fixed to come on next Wednesday. There is a proposal before the Napier Harbor Board for the loan of L-225,000 to p*y off present loan (L 70.000), and with the remainder to construct the breakwater. It is understood that the Government, in selling 16,000 acres'of land in the Waimate Fhuus will depart somewhat from their original plan. It is now felt the main view is to put settlers on the land. Eight thousand acres of the block to be offered for sale will therefore be disposed of on deferred payment, and the remainder sold by auction for cash.' Telegrams-from well-known settlers in the Patea district express the utmost confidence that the land will be eagerly bid for, and will fetch excellent prices. The settlers between Patea and the Waingongoro express themselves confident of protecting their district, but at the same time request the Government to supply them with arms. . The Wellington paj,ei s are agitating for the appointment of a second magistrate. It is 3emi-officially denied that the Government intend sending militia and volunteers to the Waimate Plains. Mr Justice Johnston ordered the trustee in the estate-of John Johnston to prosecute the bankrupt for fraudulently concealing a portion of his estate from his creditors. The first sod of the Northern Railway extension for six miles seventy chains beyond Amberley was turned by Mr H. M'Lean, of Amberley. .A female child, a few days old, was left on the door-step of the residence of the clerk to the Heathcote Road Board on Thursdav night. J