LATEST NEWS.
(REUTtB'S TELEGBAMS.)
Melbourne, Oct 16.— There was a large attendance at the Victorian Club's roonia last night. Wagering took pLceonCuulfieldCup, the following being the closing quotations : Velocipede, 100 to 10 ; Madcap, 100 to 7 ; Prince Imperial, 100 to 7 ; Welcome Jack, 100 to 6 ; Lord Exeter, 100 $o 6 ; Despot, 100 to 5 ; Tom Brown, 100 to 5 ; others 100 to 4 and 100 to 3.
The Eailway Department have not accepted any tender for the removal of the railway v> harf but have commenced the work with men of their own, Iho action of the Mayor in directing attention to the desirability of having it removed on account of the banks on the town side being endangered, has been promptly seconded by the Railway Department.
The Chief Justice has given judgment in the case Fleetwood v. the Australian and New Zealand Motgage Company heard at the Supreme Court here last month. His judgment was practically one for the defendants, the power of sale not having been exercised improperly. An order was made for taxing the company's costs, the balance, if any, after deducting the coats of the suit to be paid into Court. If this balauce is not sufficient the plaintiff has to pay the remaining costs. In Hata Kio v. Kells judgment went for defecdent, costs on the lowest scale. In the Troy case the deed of settlement was declared fraudulent and void in coneequence of Troy's bankruptcy.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5746, 16 October 1885, Page 3
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