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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1702, 7 May 1886, Page 4

Judgement fur plaintiff was given with costs m the following cases yesterday. A Gould v. A. Rider, money lent. Stevens and Gortan v. 0. Schmidt, £10 2s 9d, interest charged at 10 per cent. • The bench reduced to 8 per cent. Same v.'A. R. F. Johnston £1 15s Od. Judgement summons. J. Fenton v. B, W. Perkins ;to be paid forthwith, m default 7 days m Wanganui gaol. Wolleruta.n, and Hutchison v. J. Jopsen, £6 10s 3d. J. H. Hankins v.;\V, and R. Fly«««r,adjotirned for two months oil up.' plication of Mr Atkinson for plaintiff, R. Henderson and Co., v. E. B. TJrynnfi £9 $s lOd, MrG. F. Hawkins for plaintiff. Plaintifl: nonsuited. In dismissing the caee A, S. Baker y. Joseph Jessop for alleged malicious injury to property, his Worship said he did not think that from the evidence adduced it was proved tnat any act -of malice had beeu done by the accused, and he would not be warranted m convicting him m this case. Charge dismissed with coats 15*, witnesses' expenses 15s each, and counsel's fee £1 Is. Complainant stated he would bring the case up m another form next court day, as hi had been labouring under a mistake regarding the particular gate taken away. The contract for the erection of the Wansahui Prison, tenders • for which closed Jast month haa not yet been signed, but it is likely that Saturday will see this done. We {Herald) under stand that the job has been secured by a contractor bailing from Manawatu. The Hinemoa spoke the ship Oam <mi ("now 98 days out), bound from London to Wellington, m the Straits yesterday. When spoken the Gamaru was about 15 miles off the broteerß* She reported all well on board. . The Property Tax Commissioner (through a Wellington paper,^ acknowledges the receipt of £5 remitted nunonymausly by a property owner, and he stated that he has not hitherto paid so much tnx as he ought to have 'paid. If he had wished to oase his conscience completely, he ought to have added the ten per cent fine inflicted on defaulters. The steamer Lyttelton carried away the telegraph wire across the M«nnwatu River at Foxton this forenoon, thus cutting off direct telegraphic communication until it is replaced. We havo had very few press messages today m consequence, as the only available route open is from Wellington to Blenheim, thence to Wakapuaka, and then to Wanganni, and from there to Palmerston. Such a roundabout route is of course very tedioun

Some of those who had cattle or horses impounded as alleged illegally, during the ranger's absence, are about to club together anl institute proceedings against the Council for the recovery of the various amounts. To-day some of them applied to th^Tpwh Clear k, but he regretted there was ho. fund out of which such ref nnd could be made. It is alleged that McKenzie, not having been officially appointed by the Council, had no right to impound..; or m other words that Jordan could not delegate his functions to another, without the consent and formal ratification of the Council. It will probably be a question for the gentlemen of the longrrobe to argue over.

On Sunday evening, at the Lytfeuui, a lecture will be delivered on " The w;induring Jew, and his relations," by Mr Thos. R. Waltom l\)f further particulars gee advertisement. The Wellington City Oonncil have confirmed the committee's re commendation to appoint Mr A'. A. Page, captain of the Municipal Fire Frigade. A Wellington paper, is informed that the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), several of whose directors m London have taken a prominent part m m the formation of the syndicate, have been appointed bankers to the Company which is about to undertake the construction of the East and West Coast Railway. . It has not yet been decided who will moye the Address-in Reply this session. It is probable that Mr Bevan, the mem- I ber for Hokitika, will do so, but nothing ' has yet been definitely arranged. A grand miscellaneous concert will be •given at Ashurst, on Wednesday, the 19th inst., m aid of the local English Chu rch. Mr Whibley, who is organisi ng the entertainment, has secured the assistance of a number of well-known Palmer3ton gingers, and a most enjoyoble musical performance may be anticipated. The concert will be held m the schoolhouse, and as the night, if fine, will be moonlight, j no. doubt a great. many of visitors 'will drive or fide over fronV Palmerston. ••, '- ' No fresh cases of diptheria are reported m Bulls, but several of the children now suffering from the complaint are m a low state. The conspiracy charge, Mokau Jones against three Justices of the Peace, has besn dismissed.

The accounts from the Kiuiberley Gold Field continue encouraging. Several residents of Pahnerston' knew the poor man Brooker, who was' killed last evening m; such an awfully Budiien manner. '£H say .he was a very infelli-/ gent and steady man, and liked by all who knew him. The Borough Council Balance Sheet will appear m to morrow's issue. The Road Board balance sheet, when audited, will be laid before our readers. It is rumoured that the Education . Board will declare the recent school committee election illegal, and that another will take place. The young man Harris, who got his foot badly crushed on the Marton railway works, and had to have amputation performed, is making good progress m the Wanganui Hospital. A correspondent from Karere writes : " T am glad Mr Flood has admitted "iis mistake m regard to his action at the meeting a few evenings ago. He has. risen 50 per cent, m my estimation by 'so doing. Ido not think he would have acted as he did nnless matters had been purposely misrepresented to him." The anniversary soiree m connection with the A.d.i?;,' CourtV:Manawatu, will take place this evening; > » We learn that peremptory official orders have, been issued prohibiting carters, , hotel- porters, &c, &c., from assembling on the railway platform m. future. This leads to the recollection that we have a cabstand m the Borough, nnd that it is overgrown with weeds, and never had fi wheel. mark on it. It cost the Borough something substantial' too, and the happy idea, if we remember rightly, emanated .from Cr Abrahams, whose monument it is proposed, to erect m tlie vicinity at soine future date. " The election for No 2 Ward, proceeded quietly to : day. During the afternoon we learn that the probabilities were m favour of Mr Snelson's return by a small majority.