SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XIII, Issue 3684, 20 August 1880, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Thursday. On (lit that a rising and shining light in the legal world has deemed it prudent to visit foreign lands, in consequence of four separate affiliation cases pending against him. At the E.M. Court to-day, in the case Laishleyv, Mas Jacksoni of Christ* church, a claim for .£ls, Mr Laishley, said the Court had power to send the man to gaol for not appearing, flia Worship held that it would be wrong to imprison a man for nonappearance, He might not have the means of paying his expenses to Auokland. He was only liable to be sent to gaol in case of fraud or having means and refusing to pay. Adjourned for a month. At the inquest on the body of J. F. Wilson, one of the victims of the late Northorn Wairoa boat accident, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidentally drowned." The bodies of Allwrightand Fielder have not been recovered. Wellington, Thursday. His Excellency, Lady Eobinson, and suite leave Wellington for Sydney, en route to England, on the 3rd prox. Another deputation waited on the Minister of Justice to.day regarding the sentence passed on schoolmaster Willis. In reply, Mr Eolleston said the matter was under consideration. Messrs Murray, Eoberts, and Co. have received a London wool telegram of the 17th instant aa follows:—Market declined six to seven shillings per cent. The principal operations are Home buyers. 325,000 bales of wool were catalogued. The next sales are fixed for the commencement of November. Gisbobne,. Thursday. _ The application of W. L. Kees, solicitor, to overthrow the deed of arrangement made by Eobert Cooper with his creditors, giving him 12 months to manage his own estate and pay off his liabilities has been dismissed _by his honour Judge Kenny iu the District Court of Hawke's Bay; the applicant to pay costs. It is rumoured that a valuable seam of coal has been discovered dose to Gisborne. Nelson, Thursday. _ At a Volunteer inspection Captain Bunney, the commanding officer, asked for a decision whether the respective corps of the district would continuetheirsorvices after the discontinuance of capitation. For the Artillery and City Eifl.es, Stoke replied, and Waimea Eifles decided lo a man to continue their services. The Naval Brigade officers stated that their members had agreed to consider the matter at their half-yearly meeting next week, and till then only a few actually declared that they would continue, but from the way in which they stated this it appears that they are resolved, but wished to discuss the ways and means. Messrs Curtis and. Wells, Justices, who are to conduct the enquiry re the Nelson Gaol, met this morning, but adjourned till Atkinson, tlio late wardor, can be brought to Nelson. Inveboibgill, Thursday. A fire at Crosbie's farm, Wyndham, yesterday, destroyed two stacks of oits, A steam threshing machine was also injured.