LAW SOCIETY MEETING,

• The Law Society here has called a meeting of all the legal profession in Wellington to consider the provisions of the Law Practitioners Bill. The, Re porters of the Press were not admitted and therefore little is known of the particu lar opinions expressed but it is under stood that opinions adverse to bill were expressed though, aa far as barristers are concerned the objections to 1 the Bill were not so strongly urged. Mr Toje sent the following reply to the circular pent him :—" 18th July, 1881. Dear sir,— I beg to acknowledge receipt of your circular requestiag me to attend a meeting of legal profession in Wellington, to be held thus eVening, to consider the provisions of the Law Practitioners Bill, now before Parlia ment. You perhaps have forgotton that as a member of Legislature I shall he called upon togive the measure due consideration in my placeinParlisment.and therefore 1 think that it is more consistent with the interests of the public, which, alone aßa representa tive I am bound1 to serve for one (in all couftsey however) to refrain from attending the meating., At the same time,: I may state: that 1 approve of the principles con tained in the Bill in question, and begin conclusion that : you will kindly.'..com municate my opinions herein to the meet-. ing.^-lam, &&, JAS. A. Tole.:: ;,: ;

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I ~ '! .WELLINGTON, this afternoon I The Opposition looked upon Moss' speech last night as a trump card W their favour. STEAMER CHARTEitEi): TO ■BRING j; 'oppositionists; ■ '; i:i ;<■■;; • Messrs Pyke and Driver .would have been able to leave Lyttelton for Wellington by the 'Union, Company's; steamer i'to« morrow,' but '.for. some reason .or other the time-table haa been i ■ disarranged. and1 under .drditiary : circumstances ,;they .would1 not nb'vv get'her6' till' about the end ot next week. This is put down to the action of a,member of,, tHe Government pkrty.who 1b director of the Union Company. ' The Opposition ho>vever are determinedjto h'aye.Messrs Dfiver and.Pyka'.up. by ;Tues day, ■' :and i have '■■ chartiered /the i Graftou cto proceed; to Lyttelton to-day ,to :brins.iup those members... ■■■ ... >;'. ■.:;

\ Mr Finn, who* was at Gisborne, is bow on his way here'per Albion. It is'reported that 1 inatructions. 