The unfortunate dispute between the United and Auckland Cricket Clubs is likely to have a satisfactory termination. The trouble was all about a match that Auckland claimed by default of the United men, the latter not burning up to play- However, Auckland offered at once to play the match on the 17th March, to count for the Cup. The Committee ot the Cricket Association agreed to this course. A meet ing of the United Committee on Wednes day evening also fell in with the proposal, and so the dispute will be settled.
At the Gisborne Supreme Court yester day, Justice Conolly granted a decree nisi in the case of Thomas Harris v. Agnes Harris and Wm. Fredk. Jones. The evi dence showed adultery between the woman, who had been married to the petitioner 20 yeare, and Jones. Harris has a family of ten children.
Yesterday afternoon, a road contractor, Robert Henry McCoombes, working at Wairoa Gorge, was pushing a piece of rock off the line of road, when he fell with ib over the precipice, falling about 100 feet. His eon, who was working with him and others, found him dying when they reached him. At the inquest to-day, a verdict was returned of " Accidental death, resulting from fracture of the skull and vertebra."

A resolution has been submitted to the Uaited States House of Representatives, proposing to amend the Consbitution with a view to permit the impeachment of Speakers who ahall in future be guilty ot arbitrary actions similar to those alleged a gainst Mr Reed, the present Speaker.
Messrs J. P. King and W. Lodder at tended at the R.M. Court, but did not transact any business. All the cases were adjourned.
