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Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6870, 7 March 1883, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA TBT JSLSmtIO XBLE9SJPH—OOPTBISHT.) [Beutob’s Telegrams.] fßsoeivsd Mtrob 6, at UASponJ MELBOURNE, Maboh 6. There b at present great depression is the reining market, and the prices of all stocks have suffered a great fall. [Xsortved K*roh 7, at 1 ajx.l Dr Beanej has been elected representative of the North Yarra Province is the Legislative Council. The Australian overland lines are interrupted. The local Manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, reports on the local markets as follows:—Wheat, 5s 3d to 5s sd, in request at reduced prices; malting barley ie steady at 5s 3d to 5s 6d; New Zealand oats are in good demand; feeding, 2s lOd to 3s 6d; under bond, 2s 3d to 2s lid. SYDNEY, March 6. An immense and enthusiastic meeting to protest against Mr Redmond’s mission on behalf of the Irish National League was held here this evening. Sir Henry Farkes and several members of the Legislature, besides ministers of various religious denominations, were present. The meeting at one time was very disorderly. The speakers were unable to obtain a hearing, and free fights between tho supporters of Mr Redmond and his opponents occurred. The malcontents, however, were forcibly ejected from the hall, and resolutions of protest were passed. The contest between Messrs M*Elhone and Taylor for the representation of Mud gee took place to-day, and resulted in the defeat of Mr M’Elhone. NEW ZEALAND. [Fsb Buses Association.] AUCKLAND, Maboh 6. The applications which have been received for space m the Matanre’s refrigerator exceed the amount required to load the vessel. The •beep prumtpally come from the Waikato. It is proposed to remove the head-quarters of the New Zealand Native Lands Settlement Company to Auckland. Mr Guthrie, who represents the Glasgow ship owners, was present to-day at the Harbour Board meeting, and submitted proposals for improving tire unloading and despatching of Home vessels at Auckland. He stated that the accommodation in that respect was inferior to Wellington and Lyttelton# and rocommondod eortam ohangM# Tbo Board thanked Mm for his advice. _ While shipping a large boiler on hoard tho steamer BotonaJ the five-ton crane gave way and the boiler foil to the deck, smashing a portion of the planking. Several persons on deck bsd a narrow escape. WELLINGTON, March 6. A boot and shoe importer of Wellington havbeen the victim of a daring robbery. He received a consignment of boots from Home by the steamer Indus vifi Melbourne, and on the trunks being opened, it was found that the contents of one, valued at £2O, had been stolen, the place of the boots being filled up with coal, sharings, &c. The trunk had been neatly sewn up again, and to all outward appearances was as it left London. Edward Austin, a youth employed as tramoar guard, who had his foot ran over some time ago, died in toe Hospital to-day. IEEFXON, Maboh 6. Mr Weston to-day posted to the Speaker his resignation of the inwgabua seat in Parliament, and replies to a large body of his oonstiueste, who desire that he should reconsider hi* determination, that private business render* the step imperative. A requisition to Mr E. Wakefield contains several hundred signatures, wad will shortly be presented to that gentleman. DUNEDIN, Maboh 6. , Mr J. A Tole woe re-elected to the Board ot Governors of the Auckland College and Grammar school by the Senate of toe New Zealand University to-day. The Senate alto agreed to the request of the Auckland College for affiliation. An elderly man, who bad been making a trade of stealing flowers, and selling them for drinks at hotels, was sentenced to three months’ Imprisonment by the Resident Magistrate to-day. At the annual meeting of the Benevolent Institute to-day, there was ocmsiderabfe dfreasrios on the question of wife desertion, In the oenrae of which Mr M. W, Qvrai h MMOL, said that it was arigoifieaßt fart that 1 is no case was the deserter a total sbrtriaer.

The root of the evil lay to the drinking habits of the monle. At the Central Licensing Court, the Comaittoe mid there were too many licensed houses, and whilst deprecating Interference with vested interest*, they would Ussen the number of house* if not elriotly within the requirements of the law. Midnight licenses would not bo granted, unless it was proved they were for the benefit and convenience of the public; and the Committee thought that Sunday trading should bs stopped. The police reported that during the half-year cud* mg Dec. 81 last, 876 persons were arrested for drunkenness to the Central and South districts, IDO of whom were lacked up after 10 o'clock p.m. In the Central district, out of thirty hotels, only three have not midnight licenses. [XBOX Otm OWH COBBBarOMDBNT.I WELLINGTON, Maboh 6. The Government have received the follow, tog telegram from Inspector Scully, Napier: " A Native named Te Heta arrived in Gis> borne to-day from Waipoi, and stated that the murderer Te Nacre wm arrested in the bush while asleep, on the night of Feb. 28. Two Natives pounced upon him before he had time to get his gun, on which he was sleeping." Nothing official ha* yet been received from Awanoi. An important ruling we* given by Mr Hardcastte in the Assessment Court to-day, in regard to the objection of Plummer, a publican, to have hie hotel rated as an hotel instead of as an ordinary building. Mr Hardcastte said—"lt is admitted by the objector that if the license is to be taken into account in making a valuation, the present value of £l2O is not excessive; it is admitted by the Borough that, if the license is not to be considered £BO, the sum contended for by the objector is sufficient. It has been decided (Eegina v. Bradford) that, under the English law, and our former statutes, the license most be valued because it was annexed and appurtenant to the property ; but it is contended under the licensing Act, 1881, that a license is granted to a person and not to the house, and that this is demonstrated by section 97, which allows the removal of licenses from one boose to another, therefore the license is no longer appurtenant to the property, which should not do valued with it. I cannot take this view. Sections 88 and 93 forbid me to think that the license is not still appurtenant to the house. It cannot be removed without the consent of the owner of the property, and the valuation must be confirmed.” Reporters were excluded from the meeting of barristers re Judge Gillies’ action yesterday. The matter was discussed very temperately. .