INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 9, 12 May 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

[per united pbess association.]

Wellington, Tuesday night. News has been received of the death of Mr. James Macassey, the well-known Dunedin banister. Mr. Macassey was on a visit to Adelaide at the time of his death. He was very much respected, not alone in Dnnedin, but in other parts of the colony. The deceased gentleman always took a very keen interest in politics, and contested Dunedin at the last election.

At the Appeal Court to-day, the Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice "Williams and Mr. Justice Johnston, referred in feeling terms to tha death ol Mr. Jas. Macassey, solicitor, of Dunedin, and the loss the Bench, the Bar, and the public had sustained by his death. Mr. Stout, on behalf of the Bar, also spoke in feeling terms, and said he felt sure that Mr. Macassey's family, in their bereavement, would have the sympathy of the whole profession.

In re G. B. Barton, barrister and solicitor, rule reserved from the Registrar at Dunedin to strike him off the rolls of the Supreme Court, no counsel appeared on either side. Various affidavits were made in the case, which tend d to show that the subject of the application had been guilty of misappropriating funds of clients in England while acting lor them under power of atttrney. The rule was made absolute.

Christchuech, Tuesday night.

For the two race meetings during the year, £4602 10s has been paid away in stakes.

. Auckland, Tuesday night. By the Meg Merrilies, which arrived from Levuka, intelligence was brought of the murder of an American named Johnston, of the firm of Johnston and Chaffin, by some natives belonging to the island of Aoba.

Sir George Grey will address a meeting to-night. •

At a meeting of his constituents, last week, Mr, Reader Wood said he had urged Sir G. Grey not to resign the leadership. There were plenty after negotiations with the four Auckland members. Before it was commenced with Government he asked SJr G. Grey to resume the leadership, promising to support him if he did so. Colonel Whitmore was mentioned as a leader of the parly, but he decided that he (Mr. Wood) was only bound to support the Government last session. He was now free, but would not be a blind follower of any man. Mr. Robert Lusk, in a condemnatory speech, moved a vote of thanks. Mr. Joseph Bennett moved as an amendment a vote of confidence. The motion was negatived. Mr. Hooker moved as a further amendment a vote of want of confidence, which was negatived, and the motion of confidence was carried.