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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 507, 25 August 1871, Page 2

It seems to be nearly impossible iriTfot York to punish-anybody if he belong* to me ruling fraternity of. roughs.,, The, omuibns£cosductors are now said to be in league with desperadoes who enter the cars, insult women, steal watches, and beat passengers wjtij. impunity. Kecently one of those ruffiani, named'F6Bt4riinsulted'aJ young iKay-ia'ailir, 'and Mr. Putmaji, ,iBI nierchanjj standing : iatertered. Thereupon Foster waited*'till lie was getting out, and killed him by a_ bloir : from behind. By a miracle ItoslelTwai arrested, but it is doubted he will be hanged, iThe papers iflifeed pointing ou.Oready that the indictment has been so drawn up that he I can'billy.-"be obnvfc|t«d Tof mj.nriangijterqFoitjer will probably be condemned td1 aMimitied I ' period of iinprieonineiit,, and .then,-let out as »' useful agent for thejruhng iiing.^ Tk begins to be clear that nothing short of a Vigilance Committee -Will save New Y6rk^ud:'-ft(& ' greatly ;tb .be regretted tfcafr the''rongh»'4o m* kill a inbrdhanfr a day; In about #• fortßight the city would be inth'ffiiauds of iijjje respectables, backed .i§r,^h«.;.taJ3ii(SAtW» or three judges would have been-shot, and file astounding stateiijerit ofja." most Mpectable paper that a man who walked' dowa ' Broadway ]>ft\* gold watch-chain would take his"life*"in K» hand would be falsehood instead of an exaggeration.—Spectator. The ninth annual meeting of the London and I&nciiahire £<ife. AiSuranc* CqB)P»WOVF held in London on the 18th April. *&« report stated :—" Tjhelpl'&ppaals received dnr* ing the y ar numbered 626 for £194,064; of .these 16(4, for,£4fi|,663, vere either declined or' not'completed ; and 462,'f0r £144,414, were the policies issued, giving a new premium income of £5,047 43*§n." The average of the lives assured .under all the policies .is about 37, and' the average period for which these polici* have been in force is under four years.' lhe meeting of the Fire: Company was held st Liverpool on the 19th of April. IV report showed; that-the nefci premiiiiaSifoiTiheiTeW were £123,570, and the losses £79,050. H» mc ease of business-oxar-the preceding year amounted to £18,138. Among the numerous: marriage presents recieved by Princes* Louise, was a cushion m»a» by a native la y in Calcutta. It has. caM forth a special and courteous letter of aciiiW' ledgment iroin Colonel Ponsonby, the Queen« Private Secretary, who ' writes to say ttiatlier Royal Highness has been extremely pleased with it, and offers her best thanks to the donor for her kindness in thinking of her and seuding the presents ' . . A correspondent say* that the best thin; Mm* can be used for sore shoulders, &c., of UOlS<;** is dry earth, which he has nerer known-to■faux. He was told to used! » boy in Ireland—> between thirty and.&r.byjr<e»is ago—and sinw I then he has ahvay* used « & preference to all I balsams.- i - rt-r/1 >.■• ' ■''. . ' The^Justices'of the i'ace for the district o| Auckland are requested,,to-:^attend at tll« Police Court on Alonshy, .^he 2Sth instant, ;for thb purpose 6( eletin? a' chairman ot I petty seasious, viej Jauijj, O,'jN,eill| ,li*q->;l^*t signed. ' A novelty in attraction; offered ia a bazaar, ito entice-rtsitdH/ is uotied in the Ballarat ■ Courier. At the bazaar lid in aid of the iuntt lof St.• Jonu'sr'-Clitirch', ajdiOr's Hill, one ( ot !the prizes, was ,!>..proinij to niarry ? sans ieet, at any 4 date within tw'elvjjiiontnf.-•