SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1341, 11 August 1877, Page 14

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

\ (from our own correspondent,) jinv; , -Wellington, August 7fctll?« ■' jit is: currently reported that Mr sGv E. 'S 'Barton,^barrister, hag 7 intimated to the. ' Government his intention < to ; apply, for * { , Parliamentary" Enquiry into the conduct of' Opief; Justice Prendergasfc, whom he accuses oi great hostility towards him as a practitipner, and of , gomg out/of his way. to injure ;and insult himself and his partner, Mr Fitzherbert. Some of the charges made, are of, a Very serious nature!^ /" ' '"'" l!l j;

;■' i ''• Auckland,. August 2nd.:-£,,' • Mpanatairis ran up to £8 15s to-day .in.. consequence of 30lb of specimens being talseV from the winze, but eased'to £8103.' ' !*! * '■

i L - . August 3rd.. . j At the election of Councillors, + Mr John Robert Mills and Mr, John,- Hart were "reV turned for North Ward ; arid MrFrederick Allan' Simpson and Mr John Wilson, for South ' Ward. Messrs James 1 .Thyh'e • and George Robertson were elected -Auditors."

Oamaru, August Bth. • Mr, Wheatley, -member of, the Waitaki County' Council, appeared ' before' Justices' Fenwick and Sampter' to-day, on the information for using a free' pass on the railway, not beint; bond -fide travelling to oricom a meeting of the Board. Mr White, of Timaru, Crown Solicitor for ,the , pvosecution ; Mr O'Meagher for, the defendant! - t The information was <iismiased,the prosecution failing to ' fix the date. A fresh information for &. simi- U lar offence, has been laid, and will, be heardon the 20th. • ,