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Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 40, 11 July 1877, Page 2

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[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] ______ » [pee pbess association.] Wellington, July 10. It is currently reported this mornig that a civil servant named Langridge was to-day dismissed the service for committing an unnatural offence. Maggie Baker, a well known character here, who was pointedly referred to in the Reformer newspaper last week, called at the office this morning and be'abored Hooper, the editor, with a riding whip. She then jumped into a cab aud drove off. ■ Alexander Coleman and George Morrison, convicted of forgery in connection with the Ocean Mail case, were brought up for sentence to day, when Mr Travers moved for an arrest of judgment, and pointed out (.hat Mr Deeghton, Collector of Custom's, initiated proceedings and then acted as one of the Judges, This was his main objection.' The Chief Justice," after corisulting with Mr Justice ttichmond, held that the tribunal held at ' the Chathams was invalid, owing'to officer of Customs acting as Judge in the matter,' and tbat incompetency of one member affected the other two. A person could not actas Judge and prosecutor in the same case, and the prisoners' would ' therefore be dis" charged on their own recognisances, to come up for judgment when called upon, 'The prisoners were accordingly discharged. . ' The Post understands that three actions for libel are about being instituted against the Reformer Newspaper Company, and also three against the New Zealand Times Cominny for giving publicity to i be ?nme by allowing the said libels to be printed at their office. The second meeting of the Conference on the Liquor Traffic was held last night, when there was a large attendauce' and a number of speakers Among tin ' suggestions were the Mayor's, that no more license* be granted till tlin population increased to a 'thousand for every public house. That £100 per license be charged. That £50 be charged for couutVy licenses.' The following resolution was carried with only three dissentients : — " That J this Conference approves and recommends the priuciple of Local Option Bill." The Rev. Paterson moyed the' adoption of another draft petition, to be submitted to Parliament, but it was negatived, and the amendment carried that a Committee be appointed to draw up a petition to Parliament in accordance with the general principles of the Local Option Bill. The Conference then adjourned for a week. ' ' Auckland. The water supply was officially declared, open to day, and tests were most satisfactory. The pressure throw* ing jets over tb'e highest buildings and churches. •■■■■, The meeting of merchants and otherj' to-day "to protest against the new tariff on the Christchurcb and Lyttelton railway, effected nothing, the meeting generally thinking the public had not sufficient opportunity to judge of the working of the 'tariff. The meeting adjourned for a fortnight, ~"~' ' "" ' ".,-. , , i! "—i-Hv