WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3421, 9 December 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day,

Chief Justice Prandergasfc has ordered in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Appeal in" Gleich's cane, tlbat his effects be hemded over to tho Wellington creditors.

Strict instructions have been issued.to the Collectors of Cnstoras at various ports to require the value o) goods to be correctly given in order that annual returns may be more correct than heretofore. It has been ascertained that previously the value of Roods shipped used to be overstated.

The Licensed Victuallers, after considering the alterations in the tariff, have resolved to make a charge of sixpence extra on each bottle of spirits. There was an assault case at the Court this morning where a youag lady's brother horsewhipped another young man very severely for sending his aister an offensive note. The Bench held they were aggravating circumstances in the case, aud ouly fined defendant oh, dividing the costs between the plaintiff and defendaut. The fine and costs were collected in the.Court by sympathisers of the defendant, the balance being paid into the poor box. The young lady, it appeared was affianced to plaintiff's brother, 1 who is rfow in Melbourne, and the cause of the rupture was plaintiff receiving a bill against his brother for jewellery, which he sent to the young lady with offensive remarks attached.