WELLINGTON.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 389, 24 July 1877, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

IMPERIAL DESPATCHES IN REGAUD TO WAR. RECLAMATION AND £IOO,OOO LOAN. July 23. A Gazette Extraordinary, issued to-day, contains despatches, with enclosures from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the maintenance of neutrality, in consequence of the existing state of war between Russia and Turkey. According to the schedule, no ships of war of either belligerent can make use of any port in Great Britain or her Colonies for warlike purposes or for warlike equipment, and no ship of war of either belligerent shall be permitted to sail out of or leave any port of Great Britain from which any vessel of the other belligerent (whether war vessel or merchant ship) shall have previously departed until after the expiration of at least twenty-four hours. In the Supreme Court to-day, before Judge Richmond and a Special Jury, the case Harrison v. Palmer, chief officer of the Union Bank, was concluded. Plaintiff is a run-holder at Poverty Bay, and ;i.]]'g!.'d that he made a contract with the iced manager at Gisborne for an advance of L3OOO on security of mortgage of the leases of his three runs in the district. On the faith of this arrangement, plaintiff bought out a former partner, payment to him being part cash and two bills for LBGO each, and it was contended by counsel for plaintiff that one of these bills was dishonoured because defendant refused to carry out the contract made with the local manager for the L3OOO advance. Counsel for defendant contended that a material jjortion of the promised securities had not been given, namely, a lien over 6000 sheep. An advance of 1500 had been made by discounting plaintiff's promissory notes, but the bank refused further accommodation. The memo, on which the contract was based had been destroyed by the local manager, and there was rio documentary evidence in proof of j

*wliat it contained. Plaintiff swore no mention wag made of a lien on sheep in the said memo. The local manager beli- v<=d tliiere was such mention. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff on all the issues, with L6OO damages. Certain legal questions will be argued in banco. Solicitors for plaintiff, Travers and Chapman ; for defendants, M'Connick (Auckland) and G. Harper (Christchurch). The trial lasted two days. July 24. At a large meeting of ratepayers last night, the desirability of carrying out the Te Aro reclamation scheme, and of raising £IOO,OOO for that purpose, was carried by a large majority. The Wellington Working Men's Club was formally opened last night.