VICTORIA.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1729, 30 May 1862, Page 5

VICTORIA.

(From the Otago Daily Times, May 14.) At half-past 11 o'clock last night, the s. s. Aldinga arrived from Melbourne, bringing dates to Blh instant. We make the following extracts from the files that reached us at one o'clock this morning: — The " Argus " and the Pabliament. — Counsel attended before Mr. Justice Chapman in chambers, yesterday, for the purpose of ascertaining the intentions of their Honors the Judges with regard to the hearing of the case now at issmj between The Argus and the.Legislative Assembly. After some discussion, it was arranged that the case should be heard on ■Tuesday next before the Chief Justice, Mr; Cliapmau, and another learned Judge, and that accordingly the time for muking the return to the writ of habeas corpus should be enlarged until that day. With regard to the number of counsel to he beard, his Honor said the practice in chambers was to hear only one counsel on each side, but promised to consult his brother judges as to whether the rule could not be relaxed in this case. Mr. Micbie sug gesled that, as a mutter of convenience, the case should be heard in open court, which could be regarded for the time as chambers; but his honor said he did not think the judges would agree to the proposition. In the Legislative Assembly, in the evening, in. answer to Mr. Heales, Mr. Treland stated that he did not think an appeal would b& made to the Privy Council on the case now before the courts, but he would advise such an appeal if an action of damages were brought against the Serjeant atI arms, and the decision should be against him. Police Insubordination.— The result of the inquiry into the charge of conspiracy and insubordination, brought against Sergeants Kelly aud Blown, of the A division of police, aud the decision of the Government upon the matter, were publicly made known yesterday. A geueral parade of the entire division took place at a quarter to one o'clock in the afternoou. Superintendent Lyttelton then briefly addressed the men, stating tlvit the board of inquiry considered the charges to have been proved, and that the Government had there upon directed that Sergeants Kelly and Brown should be " reduced to the rank of constables, and dismissed the force with all the ignominy oupied only a few uiioutes.— Argus, May 7. The Gipps Land Lakes — Mr. Duffy stated yesterday that the Victoria would be placed at the service of Captain Cox, for the survey of the eulrauce of the Gipps Land lakes, with a view to the discovery or formation of a navigable channel. Captain Cox recommended a series of canals, but the Inspector-General of though for ihe last three > or four years every parliament has resolved that" next session" they would pass the Estimates before Chnstmug. Last year, before the' general election^ it waa agreed on all sides that the present parliameut should meet early and pass the estimates. They certainly met early enough, but Tvhat with Ministerial crisis, ChrislojashoHdaysi;^^! : j the good intentions of past sessions ; have "bfee^t frustrated, and we are just in the, same postiott j^u that respect as in fojmer years. ;.