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Evening Star, Issue 3976, 22 November 1875, Page 3

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. Wellington, November 20. It is feared there has been a wreck upon the coat. In addition to portions of two boats found on the coast near here, Captain Worsu reports that while between Ticton and Wellington he came across a quantity of ship’s timbers well charred. _ November 22. B. H. bolomon was brought up wu remand this morning ou a charge of forgery at Wanganui, and committed for trial, bail beiim allowed, himself in L;>00, and two sureties of 1.250 each. Mr Travers appeared for the defence. The general entries for the Wellington races close on I ues lay, the 23rd, at 8 p.m lu the Divmce Court to-day, .Vlr Izard appealed on behalf of the petitioner in Thomas v. I horn *s and Have ; but m consequence ot the impei of procesduie the case was adjourned till the second Monday in May next, when the Court again sits in Wellington, (From our own Corrtxpundems.) Auckland, November 20, I wo sons of fa t. F.uquhar, bite of the .-tar gi tilt* South, wh lii bathing on the hetch in the harbor, 'narrowly escaped from an attack by a ia''ge shark. Frederick Linton, employed in Niccol’s budamg yards, was in the net of shifting a leather band from one wheel to another, when it sipped, and his right arm got entangl- d, causing a frightful Lcera ed wound about the middle of the forearm and ano her at the dhow. The jo nt-bones of the arm and foie arm were broken in five peaces The lad was conveyed to the Provincial Hospital immediately after the accident, and it was deemed advisable to amputate the limb iv it ii ~ , Lawrence, November 22. Jtr riallty died at 5 30 p m yesterday, alter a very short illm ss. Lrysipelas was the cause ot death. Deceased was attended by Dr .Stewart, of Lawrence, and Dr Fergussou of Du - edin, who arrived yesterday morning; but all hope of recoveiy was then passed. His death has created a profound feeling of sorrow in e very household in Tuapeka. '1 he funeral at 4 p.m tu morrow will be attended bv the Masons. Oddfellows, it ore Ms, and K. ', C. B, S. Wellington, November 22 At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, to day, Benjamin i tenry Solomon was charged wim

torgm-,' a cheque for 1.90 10s 3d, which purported to be signed by Andrew Tod of Wanganui.— Andrew Tod, merchant, deposed that ou the 29th October he paid prisoner a cheque for LlO 17s 3d. On the following day he saw prisoner, but did not pay him another cheque. That for L9J 10s 3d, signed “Andrew Tod,” was a forgery, and it was not a good imitation of his signature. No other figures were used in the forgery than weie in the genuine cheque, hut they were placed so as to make a different -urn. The figure “9” was in the date in the genuine cheque. _ The forgery was discovered when he got his pass-book, arid noticed a cheque for L9O 10s 31 entered as drawninfavor of Nathan and Co. By Mr Travers: He had seen prisoner as representing Mathe on Bros, on different occasions, and also took orders for other firms. He had no reason to su-pect that suchi pe! sons would be guilty of such an offence lie believed Matnesun Bros, to be respectable people, judging from transactions he had with them.—George Maurice M’Keown, teller iu the Bank of New South Wales at Wanganui, who hhd been examined on a foimer day, was recalled and examined by Mr I ravers He said he had seen the pii oner once

before the cheque for L9O ICbs 3d whh .uid had not noticed him at any other time* rhe chequw for L*9o 10s 3 i was dated two days earlier than tne other cheque. It was cashed m 1.10 notes, but he had no means of identifylll!? the no l es. The forgery was ilitcuvered about leu days after the cheque was cashed He came to Wellington to identify prisoner, and went to the Bmj.ire Hotel, from instructions he received. He could swear positively that prisoner was the pet son wtio cashed both cheques. There was not so much similarity m the body of the cheques as n the signature,—ivlr Travers commend'd to address fch ; Court, and commeuCed on the fact that the genuine ch< que for LlO oi . d bad been in prisoner's possession for a very short time, when the Bench interrupted him, saying lh>y thought that rat her a mutter for the juiy. I hey thought the'e was a pyima facie case against the prisoner. Mr Travers reserved a s defence, and prisoner was committed for trial.