TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3709, 12 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

. » • . — _ (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL) WIRE.) AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The unfortunate young woman Mrs Ward, who jumped down a well iv Chapel street while 'suffering, from, low fever, died last night, Mrs Ward was only 22 years of age. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. At the Appeal Court to-day, His Honor the Chief Justice aud Justices Williams aud Johnston referred in feeling terms to the lamented death of Mr Mucasscy, of Dmiedin, aud. the loss the bench, bar, and public sustained through his demise. Mr Stout, on behalf of the bar, spoke iv similar terms, and felt sure that Mr Macassey's family in their bereavement would have the sympatlry of the whole profession, in- ye J. R. Barton, an application on a rule reserved from the Registrar at Dunedin to strike Mr Barton, barrister and solicitor, off the rolls of the Supreme Court, no counsel appeared on either side'J The various affidavits made in the case went tb show that the subject of the application had been guilty of misappropriation of funds of clients in England while acting for them under power of attorney. The rule was made absolute. . In the case of Cleave v. King and others, judgment was re r served. Mr Mansford', R.M., Who has been seriously indisposed for some time past, is about to leave 'Wellington. Arrangements have been concluded for an exchange with Mr Shaw,. the present District Judge and R.M. at New Plymouth, and Mr Shaw is expected to be in Wellington "in a fortnight's time. The change between Messrs Mansford and 1 Shaw is for three oi' four months, at the Gild of which Mmc it is probable that some other „ arrangements will. be' madei'* , ."_;' CHRISTGHIfRC I^. Tuesday. The Rev. Father Binsfield, E.C. Priest in the Ashley district, was nearly drowned to-day. No . particulars bavo cOme to hand, -but he seems to have been crossing the Ashley when his buggy 1 was upset and washed down the . river. Thehorse was drownedj and tbte priest, himself was saved only with great difficulty. The annual statement of ' the Sydenham^i Borough Council, showed the receipts for the year to be £7177, and the expenditure £5771 16s Qd. . Liabilities are put down at £584.1 Is l l d, and assets at £2584 16s 3d. .' '/' " A special meeting of the City Council was held this evening for the consideration '(if^ the financial statement aud other business. " It was shown that the tofca] /receipts ampup.tedto £43.681 12s 4d, the chief items of which were —Rates, 1879, £10,127 5s ; scavengering ac.counts, £3709 16s 4d ; subsidy, Ac, £,6681 lis;" and drainage rates, £5949 15s. The,; items of expenditure included streets and _ bridges, £6526 Os ; stone an ) d.shingle,,£s4l^. ! 6s Id ; scavengering, £2948 £8s 8d ; asphalt, : &C, £3370 14s 4d; salaries, £2723 17&40 d ; sundries,! £459 16s. 9d : ; ' paid . ;to Drainage Board, £67-10 UsSd-j The borough fund account showed a" debit balance of £3594 10s, and £2197 12s 9d due ori deposit. The City Surveyor's of pliant amoraited to £6096, apd Superinteudent Harris' in venix>ry , of fire brigade plant to £18oCi At this stage, owing to one councillor leaving, there was not a quorum present, aud His Worsqi{^adjouraed the meeting to Monday jnext at; six o'cldck.