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Evening Star, Issue 3527, 12 June 1874, Page 3

You do not need to black your boots in Pittsburg. You hang them out of the window at night, and they are bluck enough - in the morning. Some years ago a letter was received in New Orleans, directed to “thebiggest fool in New Orleans.” The postmaster was absent, and on his return one of the young clerks informed him of its receipt. “And what became of it?” inquired the postmaster. “ Why,” replied the clerk, “ I did not know who the biggest fool in New Orleans was, so I opened the letter myself.” And what did you find in it ?” inquired the postmaster. “ Why,” replied the clerk, nothing but the words, * Thou art the man !”’ Lata Advertisements. ANwTHER RECTIFICATION AND CAUTION. Pro Bond Publico. SURAT. OUTRBD V. BEGG. A SHORT time ago I heard and read much about certain unseemly carry-ings-on—bear gardens, insultings of jurors, brow-beatings of witness©*, and all sorts of contempts in the Supreme Court but. listen! listen! Bona vacantia! In last M arch, we three men—Mr v\ hitmore, John Calyerry, and I, James Fountain—were re-' quested to, and did wait upon, Mr A. 0. B gg. asking pointedly, “If he had authorised 1 the sale of the Suratand oh his answering affirmatively, he was also asked, ‘*What and passengers’luggage too?”. “Yes,” he, said, “and passengers’ luggage too;” and that he had received the money, and remitted it (as I understood him) to England ; but about these latter concluding words our three statements varied ; and Mr Begg posi-i tiyely denied that which we all three say he ; said as to the material part —namely, “ and; passengers’ luggage too,” although we disagreed as to what he said respecting the less important detail—namely, as' to the : remittance‘ f the money. Our testimony is also corroborated by the evidence of Mr Wood-, cock and several others (and the newspaper, report is .to the same effect), and does - not conflict with the written evidence at the sale that the ship and cargo included—namely, ship, gear, passengers’ luggage, and generally everything as she stood at Catliivs Kiver. Now, in England, where I come from (I quote what I read) “ the very choicest kind of evidence is that in which we find substantial agreement amid circumstantial variety ; the very best of human testimony is that which presents us with trifling variations on the surface, but with the most perfect agreement at the core.” And I give you what I still further read : Lord , Wensleydalo says “A: jury ought not to rely upon tbe evidence of a party to a suit, when he is contradicted by an independent witness : a party to. a suit is not to be believed when he is flatly contradicted by an independent wit* ness. ” But, as the law appears to be administered in the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Punedin, this rule of .law seems to he reversed, as the evidence of an interested suitor* a .defendant, is there, ,thought to be better evidence, and, strange to say, is thought to be more worthy of belief than, and to be preferred to, that of three, and corroborated by several other disinterested witnesses, thus together numbering at least five—whereby an honest man has lost his jqst cause of action. I, however, understand that, in this particular (whether the Resident Magistrate be correct or not is not for me to say, the public will judge), we are governed by the English, nos Scotch, law ; and 1 shall hope in future others may similarly treated, which I think very few can approve of. ’ Please insert this, and oblige ■ ; ■ JAMES. FOUNTAIN. WANTED, a Goad General Servant. Apply Mr Purdie, Albert Road. MONDAY, 15th JUNE, At 2 o’clock. SLATES! SPATES! SLATES! TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS. Landing ex James Nicol Fleming, on Jetty street Wharf. W HITELAW & CO. have instructions from the Importers to sell by auction, on the above-named Wharf, on Monday, 15th instant, at 2 o’clock, 27,000 best Blue Welsh Countess Slates, 20 x 10 ; in lots to suit purchasers. Terms at sale. THE STAFFORD STREET FIRE. 111ß G. F. REID, in cancelling previous advertisement, begs to notify that he has secured those Premises situated at the corner of Hope and Walter streets, where business will be carried on as formerly. WANTED, Good (General Servant. Apply Mrs Bisaett, High street. WANTED, a Good Steady Man, accustomed to kitchen. Apply Red Lion Hotel, Stafford street.