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Dunstan Times, Issue 445, 28 October 1870, Page 2

The smallest dwarf in the world has just been admitted into the Bethnal green workhouse, London, in a crying state, where he now remains in the infirmary. The name o! the little sufferes is William Sallet. He is thirty two v°ars of age. He is but thirty one inches in height. All hi* limbs are perfect, and he presents the appearance of a child three years old, at which age he ceased to grow. He is ef dark complexion, ami his features are by no means han 'some. He speaks fluently, but being slightly deaf it is with great difficulty that a conversation can be carried on with him. He has been publicly exhibited both in England and France, his father having made arrangement with a Frenchman for that purpose for the consideration of £2 a week. The unhappy little man having fallen into ill health, and his family and himself being in a state of destitution, the workhouse to which ho has teen removed promises to be the place of his final appearanoe in this worldA thrashed schoolboy said he did’nt care because it enabled him to see the “Brine of Walvs.” It is gratifying to hear that he has been thrashed annee. >:

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT CLYDE. October 22. (Before Vincent Pyke, Esq., R.M., and J. D. Feraud Esq., J.P.) Police v. Miskel Larceny. Remanded till Monday, the 2lth instant. Samson v. Hensborgh. Claim, £8 17s 6. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for amount ela : med, and Costa of Court. O’Brien v. Same. Claim, £l4 13s Id. ; Judgment for am.nmt claimed and Coats. October 24. (Before Vincen* Pyke Esq., R.M. and J. D. Feraud Fsq., J.P.) Alexander Misk d a c irrior, wis brought up on remand, charge I on the information of a Chinaman named Si Ah Lung, with stealing a purse, containing certain monies and gold of the value of £26 7s. Mr. Brough conducted the case for the prosecution. Mr. John Alloo acted as interpreter. Si Ah Lung, who was sworn bv the blowing out a match, deposed :—OnThursday morning the 20th inst., in e.omnany with my mate, Wy You, I overtook the accused, who was driving a team of horses and a waggon on the Kawaran Road, between Owens’s and Edwards’s punts, I had a conversation with him as to carrying us and our swags to Dunedin, it was ultimately arranged that he should carry our swags to Dunedin for a £l. On pulling my purse out of my pocket, it dropped to the ground, the accused picked it up, I asked him to give it me, he then jumped on his waggon, and drove away. In the possession of the Police, I have seen some bank notes, and some half sovereigns, 1 recognise one of the notes as my property by an ink mark on the back, also two pink notes, and the light colored half sovereign, is like one I lost. By the Bench—l next saw accused at Gibb’s sire, next, at Edwards’s punt, I did not speak to him for fear he would strike me with his whip, I next saw him at Clyde. 1 gave information to the Police at Clyde on Friday the 21st instant. By accuse I—l did not say that Loo Kit would pay for carrying the swags, nor did I say, I had no money, I was in Edwards’s Hotel when you came in. I di 1 not speak to anyone there, relative to my loss, I had previously spoken to some men at Gibbs’s about it, who advised me to go to Cromwell and give information. Wy You was next examined, his evidence was corroborative of the former witness. Thomas Meredith Smith sworn, deposed, I ara a Sergeant of Police stationed at Clyde. On Friday the 21st instant, I arrested the accused, I told him the charge, and cautioned him. He said he agreed to carry the Chinamen’s swags, but they kept tying and untying their swags, that he objected to wait for them and went out, the Chinamen then wantel to search him. Upon arriving at the station, I searched bim ami found £33 Bs. on him, he accounted for the money as being th i proceeds of his freight up and down. Uoon showing the notes I found on accused to the prosecutor, he identified some of his property. By the Bench—Prosecutor did not describe the notes identifie 1, until ho was shown them by me, he stated the £lO note had a green back, and that two of the £1 notes were pink. There being no further evidence produced, the Bench retired, and in a quarter of an hour returned, an I discharged the prisoner, there being not sufficient evidence to warrant a commital. Tuesday, 25. (Before Vincent Pyke, Esq., R,M ) E. Ryan v. John M’Farlane. Claim, £6 6s, being an amount paid by the plaintiff, on the authority of defendant. Mr. Brough appeared for plaintiff. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for amount claimed, professional fees, £1 Is., and costs of Court. Scally and Starkey v. Thomas Regan.— Claim for £47 Os. 3d. Judgment by default, with 255. costs of Court. In the Warden’s Court several applications were dealt with.