WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2089, 14 September 1875, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

(Via Wellington.)

Monday. In the enquiry held to-day into the collision between the James Spiers and Young Dick the proceedings occasionally got horribly confused, owing to their lawyers knowing nothing of nautical terms. This shows the fallacy of the law in having the conduct of such cases. A man named Charles Scott was committed for trial to-day. He seems, like Mr Weller the elder, to have a strong belief in the general efficacy of alibis. Notwithstanding that the stolen money was found on him he expressed an intention of proving he was in the dense in terior when the theft took place. If Sub-Inspector Biillen could see the manner in which court cases here are conducted he would smile a smile of fearful sarcasm. The worthy magistrate is an old-fashioned curiosity, and would pay a showman to exhibit. While a £ase is proceeding he will set £q worjc '"and poke the fire, and get down for a spell; and, like the Frenchman of fable, will tell the officials and public- to stop zo dance till bo is ready to resume.

There is very little stirring till parliament meet.s again on tomorrow. Blondin's agent is m Wellington Blondin will follow. This. day. The Government caucus held this morning decided on their ultimatum. They have empowered their representatives to make one last proposition to the Opposition, namsly, that the Bill shall not come into operation until the day after the rising of the next Parliament. The Government supporters themselves say that the Government have beenoiit man.eeuvred by the superior strategical abilities' gf Sir George Grey and Mr Fitzherbert. They say the first, concession to Mr Maeandrew regarding l^calis? ing land fund should not have been made The result of the wohle thing must shortly be known. If no arragement is come to the Opposition have gained so much iimp.