WELLINGTON NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 3151, 3 May 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS.

Wellington, May 1.

An inquest was held yesterday at Tenui into the cause of the fire which resulted in the destruction of Mr Miller's, Tenui Hotel, but there was no evidence to show how the fire originated. A verdict was given to that effect.

The annual meeting of the Opera House Company was held yesterday. The report showed that there was a loss of £962 7s 3d on the year's work, and this was attributed to the fact that fair rents could not be obtained, owing to the keenness of competition. The report went on to state that the theatre had been let for a year to Hiscocks and Hayman, who had agreed to keep it open for 40 weeks. The report concluded by urging upon the shareholders the necessity of paying their calls promptly. The balance sheet showed that since tha opening of the theatre on the 26th May last to 3 1st March, the receipts were £973 16, aud the expenditure £1936 3s 4d. The report was after some discussion adopted.

Sir William Fitzherbert delivered an inaugaral address last evening at St. Mark's Young Men's Society. Sir William took as the basis of his remarks, the four cardinal rules of the society, viz : —The general improvement of members, sound church-wardenship, organised parochial work, and biblical research and study.

When the Stella was coming up from the south on Tuesday, she passed a large shoal of whales, about 100 in all, between Moeraki and Bank's Peninsula. Many of them came quite close to the steamer. A large number of sharks were also seen last evening.

At the R.M. Court this morning, the Hon. Mr Buckley stated that he had been engaged to defend Mr Kinross, of Napier, who had been remanded to Wellington on a charge of perjury, and he wished to kaow when Mir Mansford would hear the case. Mr Mansford "aid he had no knowledge of the case, except that he had received a letter from Napier, informiag him that Kinross's case was to be heard in Wellington. He could not understand how the case came to Wellington. Mr Buckley said he would have some remarks to make on the subject hereafter, and pointed ;ont to his Worship that by the 7th section of the R.M. Act, an R.M. had no jurisdiction outside his own district. His Worship said be certainly could not hear the case that day because there were already a large nnmber of cases ,set down for hearing, and he did not see that he ceuld conveniently hear it before Tuesday next. A large number of people were in attendance expecting that the case would be called on, It is understood that there are over twenty Maori witnesses to be examined.

At Gisborne a storekee per has issued a writ for £SJOO against the Bank of New South Wales for dishonoring a cheque, although the guaranteed overdraft was not reaohed.

May 2.

In the District Court Mr J. R, Davies, sued the Tramway Company for £200, for engineering services at the rate of £3 3a per diem. Judgment given for £111 and costs, the amount being calculated at £2 2s per diem.

The revenue collected at this port during the month of April, amounts to £16,432 5s lid, being £3000 more than in same month last year.

H. P. Keallo who attempted suicide the other day, will be proceeded against by the police, as soon as he is sufficiently recovered.