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Evening Star, Issue 3788, 15 April 1875, Page 2

The Rev. E. Williams (Episcopal), has resigned his pastoral charge of tfaseby, which will take effect from August next.

The Waikoaaiti nomination takes place on the 28th inst., and the poll on May 3. Both Mr M'Lean and Mr Rich are actively canvassing and holding meetings in various parts of the district.

The appendix of reports and other papers relating to the proceedings of the Southland Provincial Council, the receipt of which we acknowledged two days ago, were compiled at intervals during the recess by the Clerk of Council (Mr W. E. Sessions). Misfortune seems to follow Mr W. Hooper, of Princes street. A few weeks ago he lost some valuable property, next he sustained a great loss in the accidental death of h’s son, and is himself a sufferer by an accident. Yesterday, morning as he was inth act of mounting his horse to come to town, the animal bolted, and he was thrown out on to the road, receiving injuries that have produced concussion of the brain.

At the City Police Court to day George Hoyles was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; Frank Shaw 20s. or forty-eight hours’; John floffie 20s, or three days* ; John Hoffie and George Hoyles, for destroying a pair of blankets in a cell in the Police Station, were each fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, and jointly ordered to pay the amount of damage done (20s). Messrs H. Bastings and J. S. Hickson, J.P.’s, presided. We have been requested to mention that the observation made by the Mayor in giving judgment in the base in the Cisy Police Court yesterday against Messrs Kirkpatri* k, Gleudining, and Co.—lt was certainly the duty of the Court, and he (Mr Ramsay) really hoped that they would not be accused of endeavoring to gain popularity by saying so, to proteot the young ladies employed in the shops—was called forth by a remark to the same effect gm&de by Mr Stewart, defendant’s counsel.

While passing sentence on J. H, Hall, in the District Court, at Invercargill, on Monday, Judge Ward said that the case 6f the prisoner was too frequent a one to be passed over leniently. Obtaining money under false pretences was one of the commonest frauds in the Colony, and the oases of people getting credit on pretending that they had a banking account were innumerable. Nine out'of ten ef such oases arose frem the circumstance that in the Colony so many more people had money in the Bank than in England This fact colonists only too slow to suspect snoh fraudu lently disposed persons as the prisoner.

At the sitting of the district court at Invercargill, J. H. Hall, for obtaining money under false pretences, was sentenced to twelve months’; and|John Beddle, for personating a bailiff, to six months’ imprisonment. In the last-mentioned case the jury recommended the prisoner to leniency, on the ground that he had been stupid with drink and more foolish than evil-minded. In the case of Regina v. John Wilson, the Biverton gold case, being called on, the Crown Prosecutor intimated that there was no offence, and remarked that the curious part of the fair was that Williamson, who actually sold the gold to the bank, had been diseharged, and Wilson had been committed for stealing what had never been stolen. Judge Ward, in stating that under the circumstances it was not even necessary to discharge the accused, is reported to have aaid:— 14 If a man received from another more than he was entitled to, the more fact of his so receiving did not, under English law, render him liable to be charged with a criminal offence. I think it is only in Germany that the receiver of what is more than his due, on failing to restore the overpay, can be so arraigned. In the present it was all a mistake on the part of the officer of the bank, and the money may, perhaps, yet be recovered.” This unfortunate mistake coat Mr M‘Gavin, a very promising young man, his life.

. Afc the Railway Employ* Benefit Sooiety s meeting last night a letter was read irom the Superintendent, who asked to be informed what aid was expected from the government. It was stated that the SoJ now eighty-six ordinary members, a h ft. tW 3° dele g & teß will shortly be sent to Southland to establish a branch there. “ight have been atmush more BerioQ s result, occurred j * gentleman well known in aWth2fT l ffi 01 l cleß ' Itappearsthatat half-paat five he was crossing Stafford street, near to the Provincial Hotel, when a • rSe °t? le tearin * along in full gallop. Being rather near sigbtedf he did not perceive the animal’s approach, and consequent* was knocked down and severely bruised about the head. He was taken to j “aacß, the chemist, who promptly dressed the wounds. The horse continuing its career up the street, Wag ultimately captured without doing any further harm.

The annua! meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society of Otago will beheld in the Atheurnum to-morrow evening at eight o’clock. tention to a letter in another column, received by him from a well-known citfcen. It is not .custom to mention matters of this ? or ®» 10 this particular instance we' feel justified in doing so, as, in our opinion, anything that can alleviate the sufferings of poor humanity (especially those subject to rheumatism) cannot be too widely known. .