SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2055, 27 May 1875, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(PES PJVESS AGENCY.) Wellington, Wednesday, 6.45 p.m. In the Supremo Court, in the case of Eoulkes. v. Foulkes and Cross, Mr. Travel's moved for a writ of habeas corpus, to bring up tho children of the petitioner with a view to placing them in .his (their father's) custody, liis Honor granted the writ, returnable on Saturday next.—Thero is a greater .number of patients now in the hospital than for many years past. Tho gaol is also unusually full of prisoners.

New Pmiourir, Wednesday. ' The Supreme Court was opened to-day. Mr Juatico Gillies' charge to the grand jury was short. He merely referred to the cases for trial. Air Staudisb, Crown Prosecutor, offered the congratulations of the Bar on- Mr Gillies' elevation to the Bench. A charge of forgery , against Wright, "lato Armed Constabulary, was gone on with, and the jury found him not guilty.

Napieb, Wednesday, 7 p,ra, The Corporation have agreed to sink two artesian wells on the flat, and to hare a reservoir to contain 150,000 gallons to supply the lower level of the town, to cost about £7,000, and capable of extension lo the Spit. Tho Mayor was in favour of a gravitation scheme estimated to cost £30,000. It was resolved to bring under the notice of the General Government the manner in which immigrants, were landed, Directly they arrive they were sent up country to spread disease amongst settlers. It is advocated that immigrants should be sent to quarantine for a week on their arrival to wash clothcs, <&c. There ,are general complaints that there is much laxity here' in this matter. Chbistchubcb, Wednesday, 7 p.m. . The Provincial Council has adopted the new Education' Bill without alteration. The clause abolishing the Boards of Education and placing the whole educational department under the Government was strongly opposed, but .without avail.—'The cabmen are again at issue with the City Council. At a meeting of the cabmen to-day, it was decided to test the legality of the city by-laws in the Magistrate's Court.—Mr Mainwaring Johnston, land broker, was committed, for trial this morning for assisting in fraudulently obtaining certificate to title in certain land nearCl)rislchurch. Isvebcaegilili, Wednesday, 8 p.m. A. blacksmith's shop in Tory-street ; occupied by Brown,. 'Anderson, and Findlay, was destroyed by fire this morning. There was no insurance on it.—A lad named Finnerty fell through the cap of a ballasting waggon, and was so badly mutilated by several waggons passing over him, that he died in the hospital after one of his legs bad been amputated. An inquest was held yesterday on the body. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against John Tipbett's, the man who drew the catch or fastening while tho train wag in motion. The jury added a rider that the contractors on railway lines should be compelled to havo copies of rules • and regulations conspicuously posted for the guidance of workmen. .