NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7303, 15 April 1885, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[press association.] WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The slander case Goldsmith v. Anderson still occupies the Supreme Court. '. :.; In the Supreme Court to-day Justice Richmond expressed his opinion that the owning of racehorses was not a recognised means of livelihood.

In Supreme ' Court . the action Andrew Young and wife v> Nicholas Bead and wife has been discontinued. This was » suit for damages arising out of a slanderous ' state* ment alleged to - been . circulated by Mrs. Head against Mr. and. Mrs. Young. Defendants have now pleaded that they hare inspected documentary evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Young's marriage, and are convinced that . the statement is wholly and absolutely without foundation, and if in course of con* versation. either defendants repeated the Blander, they regret the annoyance and trouble it has occasioned plaintiff. The following were the unsuccessful ten* derers for the Thamea-Te Aroha Railway :— A. and D. Wilkie and J. Wilson, Waoga. nui, £7873 ; Larkins and O.'Brien, Auckland, £8041 ; ,William Foughey, Auckland, £8418 ; Mullinger and Brett, Auckland, £9598 Hunt, White, and Lovett, Auckland, £9973 ; Daniel Fallon, Auckland. £10,336 J. J. O'Brien, Auckland, £10,950 Joseph. Punch, Auckland, £11,918 ; Robert Martin, Auckland, £12,561. The accepted tender. *vai John Livingstone, of Hamilton, £7373. "',;! CHRISTCHUROH, Tuesday. At the Supreme Court to-day Lilly Garland, for having assaulted George Craw, was sentenced .to two years' hard labour, l&oberb Williamson, Frances Mahnache, Frederick' Fragnall, and James Kelso, charged wiith as* sisting her, were acquitted. Richard Hawker, charged with arson, was acquitted, A costume cricket match was played at Hagley Park yesterday afternoon, between the jockeys and bookmakers, for the benefit of the jockey Mitchell, who was crippled for life at Ximaru races. ■.-."'-• The Christohorch South and Ellei-amere 'districts have pronounced against, amy increase in public-house licenses. ','<•■;■' .'* . William Purdham, jockey, was thrown from his horse when riding home from Templeton, and received concussion of. the brain. ',"/. ,..".'.' DUNEDIN, Tuesday. At the Supreme Court to-day a verdict was given for defendants in the libel Action Purvis v. Crawford. ,'".* ,[ . Mr. Larnaoh will probably leave for Christohnrch to-morrow. V Professor Brown gave a lecture last night on technical education under the auspices of the New Zealand Manufacturers' Association. An interesting discussion, in which school teachers and others took part;, followed. The Naval Band, despite the decision of the City Council, played in the Botanical Gardens on Sunday. It is understood that a legal opinion says the Council has not the power to prevent it. i r '.. '•.':.,;■