VAGRANCY.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 631, 19 January 1872, Page 2

VAGRANCY.

To the Editor of the .Evening Stab. Sib, —Your reporter of Saturday failed to do justice to a little episode that occurred in Court before his Honor Mr Beckham, viz., a charge of vagrancy against a young female rather better dressed than usual, and whose name singularly enough has not fortunately transpired. Mr Broham's bowels of compassion were moved on behalf of this poor innocent, whom some of his gentle lambs had arrested, aud asked leave to withdraw the charge. Mr Beckham thought Mr Broham had a soft spot as far as females were concerned. Mr Broham didn't think he had (?). However, the Bench kindly deferred to his wish. Mrs Colclough was there ready for the occasion, and triumphantly walked off with her prize, with a promise that she would place her in the bosom of a respectable kind-hearted family. The scene in the Court was truly affecting at this proof of Mr Broham's tender-heartedness;.not a dry eye could be seen, and few in that crowded Court left without feeling that a brand had been plucked from the burning. This morning appears in the Cross a letter from Mrs Colclough, complaining of the interference of the police. It appears that this very innocent-looking and w* spectable girl,—who, by the way, has been well known for the last thr?e years as a dashing nymph of the pay /^BS| with the basest ingratitude, made fflfftw a Herculean biped bound for the dfe^S 31 Mrs Colclough has reported the matter tjj Mr Broham, and hopes the constable *i" receive a salutary reprimand and warningI hope so too. I am, Ac, a

To the Editor of the Evening Stab; Sic, —Your correspondent of yesterday. " The Town Hall Mouse," need not apologise for advocating the cause ■■° fallen women, but his criticism ot *»

Honor Mr Beekham is most unfortunate. That gentlemen's impartiality in his decisions is so well known as to need no defence. He no doubt saw through the flimsy pretext of Mr Inspector Broham, the results of whose application has fully proved his Honor's astuteness. Mr Mr Inspector Broham may well exclaim, save me from such, friends as "TViwn Hall Mouse." The very respecta^ 1 -^ young woman who so interested Mr Br^aam, and who has been spirited away b_> one of the genus homo, was as well kaown for the last three to four years to the police as any unfortunate peripatetic in Queen street. Yours, &c, T. H.

I which, you have sarcastically and. wittily twitted, recently asked for a definition. The simple answer is : revenue from a thousand sources other than from articles of trade ! ( Any interference, for so-called " duty," j with buying and selling, an undeniable violation of free trade, — a self-evident, insidious wrong •. but, if indirectly taxed, I why, then, there appears no help for it, ! we must, in some way or shape or form, ! go in for virtual protectionism. Keci- , proeity is a bore. Nations fight with j tariffs and about tariffs. Many seem to have brought hither with them the accursed antiquated European notions, as to legitimate source of revenue, &c. —I have not even clapped eyes on farmer Andrews, of South Road, these latest two or three years, but was wont to reckon him a liberal politician and eloquent conversationalist, and own I was, at first, somewhat surprised at some of his recently reported utterances in public; but now it is supposed the foregoing is partly explanatory. He asks for a newspaper to his own cheek ; were he to get it I suppose he would soon find it out to be —the old " white elephant." Notwithstanding, for a colonist his brave boldness is truly admirable. I am, &c, W. E. Sadler. Upper Parnell, . Monday night.