NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2264, 5 July 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

fPKK PB£SB ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, July 4. New Bank Premises. The Bank of New South Wales is erecting handsome premises nest the " Herald'' office. Accidental DeathJas. McGougb, aged fourteen, was killed at a quarry at Pukekohe. The Leprous Chinaman. The alleged leprous Chinaman has been traced by the police. Dr. Tennent certified that Ah Wong was suffering, not from leprosy, but strumous absoess, which had been treated by Chinese dootori. The Unfortunate PassengerIt has transpired that Mr Fancourt, who died at the quarantine station, was found dead in the lavatory, the attendant having gone to sleep. Smallpox PrecautionsThe Hero, from Sydney, will be quarantined for six days. The maih have been taken to Motuihi for fumigation. Supreme Co artJudge Gillies, in his charge to the jury said that the cases were of the aver ge number and usual character. Eighteen prisoners were oharged with twenty offences, four prisoners being Natives. Six were offences against the person, nine against property, and three mixed cases of libel and perjury. None were of an aggravated character. Still, some wore cf a grave nature. He deprecated the action of magistrates in sending cases which they might have dealt with themselves. He referred to the difficulty of proving arson, but said that if reasonable supposition were shown the Grand Jury were bound to send it for trial. He explained the law of libel in its bearing on the cases against Mr Wickham, of the " Free Lance," and said that while the public acts of public men were open to fair comment, the private character of a man was not to be so ootnmented on, unices the publisher of the disparaging statements was prepared to show that they were true. One of the cases on the calendar appeared to come under the latter category. He referred in complimentary terms to the new Registrar and new Crown Prosecutor.

DUNEDIN, July 4, A Criminal Libel Action The charge of criminal libel preferred by Mr Maaaey, town clerk, against Mr Allan, seedsman, comes on on Thursday. The alleged libel consists in a statement by Mr Allan that Mr Massey, both being interested as mortgagees in coach building premises in High street, offered him (Allan) a sum of money to burn the premises down. Another Libel. A libel case is reported as likely to arise out of a petition being Uken round in the Mount Ida distriot, praying for the removal of Warden Robinson. A solicitor said to be instrumental in getting up the petition will be the defendant. The Bottle Question. A deputation of bottle license holders waited on Messrs Dick and Btewart this morning. Both gentlemen expressed approval of the reintroduction of the bottle license clause, and Mr J. C. Brown and the Hon. W. H. Reynolds, who accompanied the. doDutation, approved of the same course. Messrs R. Paterson and Macfarlane were Hppointed a deputation to proceed to Wellington on behalf of the bottle license holders. Another Crowd Quarantined. Tho Government have decided to remove the passengers and crew of the Charles Worsley to the quarantine island, and tho cargo will be discharged into lighters. Action for Breach of PromiseAmong the civil cases for the Supreme. Court is an action for breach of promise. Damages of £IOO are claimed by the plaintiff, a barmaid. An Increase of Drunkards. The police cells have not been so crowded since the days of the gold rush as they were last night with drunkards, &c. Cheap Fares. The Government have agreed to run excursion trains at a third of single fares in connection with the exhibition.

The Race Ground. The Forbury Park Company have refuted the Jockey Club's offer to purchase the park for £25,600. Supreme CourtThe Chief Justice's charge in opening the criminal sittings merely referred to the indictments for hearing. Moritzson, convicted at the last sittings for embezzlement, findwhose conviction has been affirmed by the Appeal Court, made a long statement, complaimsg that, at the trial, Judge Gillies had acted improperly as to the rights of his counsel to cross-examine witnesies, which ruling prejudicially affected his case. He asked the Court to suspend the passing of sentence until a petition, which had been numerously signed, respecting him, had gone hefcre the Governor. Tne Chief Justice deferred sentence until Thursday. The Grand Jury threw out the bill against Peter. Hannah for manslaughter in connection with the Roslyn tram accident, and also found no bill against Henry Meade for attempted suicide. Clement Bushnell pleaded " Guilty" to breaking into a dwelling at Like Wanaka, and to attempted rape on a murried woman. The judge sentenced him to three fears for tbe burglary and three years for the rape, also to have one whipping of twenty-five lashes with the cat. J. A. Hunter pleaded "Guilty" to receiving jewellery stolen from a shop in Christchurch knowing it to have been stolen. Sentence was deferred, William Shannon and John Macgregor were charged with stealing from a dwelling at Waitaki. Macgregor pleaded " Guilty " and gave evidence against Shannon. The latter was sentenced to twelve months and Macgregor to six months. Edward Hughes, for stealing jewellery, the property of Mr Hooper, Christchurch, was found " Guilty." Sentence waa deferred.