LATE ITEMS.

Evening Star, Issue 3891, 13 August 1875, Page 3

LATE ITEMS.

Messrs Loji.an and Brown, .T.F.'s, aUr-mL'-l at the gaol this afternoon to investigate a charge ef arson agab.st young Audiison, who was ben!cured at the Tip Police Court this moi-ur-.; to six mouth.-.* imprisonment. Prisoner wa-i charged wi attempting to hum down the stables attach-,d to the British Herd. 'horc street, on the il ' mst. Inspector .Mn-’lard pr.-i-sccnted, Alex. r.Hlregor, proprietor of tV hotel, deposed that a!amt 1.0.30 p.m on fir-; oth inst. lie heard a noise of someone. kicking or.Lfido his door, and on going out. saw smoko issuing from the stables. A number of who were in the yard then ran away. With a bucket of water he put out the lire. "William Iliordau. thirteen years old, said that on the night in question lie was in company w.th prisoner and «.thar boys. One of of them named Win. Mya'i proposed to prisoner that they should set lire to M.‘llrn ror’s Stable, and tiers got “ Mac" and the others out at the back, when he (Myall) would rush, in to the bar and steal the Money from the til!, Prisoner Lindsay, Myall, and witness, were then present Lindsay and prisoner .afterwards got some straw, put it into the stable.and set lire o it. They all the ran away. When witness bad got as far as the York Hotel he heard some one scream out “ tire,” and on going back, found the fire bad been put out. idyall and Lindsay were next examined, both denying all. knowhuge of the matter. The charge was adjourn,-.d fora week for the pr duel ion of further evidence.

there was a full meeting of the City Tonne:! this afternoon to consider the Water Supply Extension Bill now before i’arl lament. Owing to the latene-s of the hour at which the mcetbu-. was called ( t p.m.) \vc are compelled to hold oyer our report.