[Peb Peess Association. WELLINGTON, To-day. In the Brnnner coses Mr Gully moved for a nonsuit on the grounds : that no evidence of actionable negligence on the part of the company or its servants had been proved, or if more than one such act had been proved it was incumbent on the plaintiffs to show that each is .actionable ; further, that there was contributory negligence and no notice given under the Employers Liability Act. Decision of the points was reserved. In- corroboration of the theory that Satherley committed suicide, which was the belief of the police for some time, it has been pointed out that it was overlooked at the inquest that the man's hands were con tracted, which is said to be clear evidence that he was alive when he entered the water. The Agent - General's weekly produce message states : Butter 104s, market firm ; cheese, 435, dull. The Court found that the striking of the Beautiful Star on the East Coast was due to the inexperience of the second officer, who was uii«ertificated, and condemned the system which allowed uncertificated officers to be entered oh the ship's articles. It also blamed the Captain for leaving the vessel in charge of au inexperienced oificer, and ordered him to pay the costs of the enquiry. All certificates were returned. • The defence in the Brunner cases has been amended by the insertion of a plea that the explosion was caused by a sudden incursion of firedamp, which escaped into the mine owing to the falling in of part of the roof, and that this falling in of the roof was inevitable, and would not have been pre vented by the exercise of any care or diligence on the part of the defendant. Jas. Bishop, manager of the mine, gave evidence to support this contention, and against the conclusion arrived at by the Royal Commission that the catastrophe was caused bya blown-out shot. AUCKLAND, Last kight. In Chambers in the Supreme Court in the matter of the Companies Act, 1882, and re the Poverty Bay Farmers' Co-operative Association, Air Buddie appeared in support of a motion to restrain further proceedings in the action Briscoe and others versus the Association. Air Buddie said an application was pending to wind up the Association. An order was granted as prayed on the application of Mr Clayton (Hesketh and Richmond). 