Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1150, 19 October 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1871.

In the Besident Magistrate's Court this morning, John Lewis, a half caste, was charged with having, on the 6th and 9th October, obtained goof Is amounting in value to £5 7s 6d, from Captain Bower, storekeeper at Tapuaeharuru. Capt. Bowei', sworn, deposed that on :£he 6th inst. the piisoner came to him and told him that Mr Bold owed him JUO, and that he wished to obtain some clothing. The witness instructed his storekeeper to supply Jiim with the goods if he receiv ed an order on Mr Bold to the full amount.—R. Lambert, the storekeeper, deposed that the prisoner then obtained articles of clqthing lq the extent of £4: from l)im, and signed an qrdep on M!r Bold for that sum. Qn the 9th jnst. he parae again, and obtained a pair of boots and socks, Valued at £1 7s 6:1, giving a second order on Mr Bold.—Sergt.'Brqwn, A.C., deposed that he. was present on each pcCasion, on panteen duty, and he,ard the prisoner state that Mr Bold qvyod lie saw the/ order qn Mr |3qid drawn up and signed by the priBpnor, and ifJentitied it ii| Court. He l

jtook pk.e prisoner m charge at Tapuaehararu, —Mr E. H. Bold deposed that he Engineer in the Public Works Department, Taupo district. Knew the prisoner by sight, bui had never employed him, nor did he ,eyer owe him any money. Jsy the prisoner; I did once owe your father money, but T settled with him in July last.—The prisoner, .on being cautioned in the usual manner, declined to make any statement. He was then committed to take his trial at the next criminal sittings of tl?e Supreme Qourt (14th November), and the fitnesses were bound over to appear and give eyfdence. A Waipawa correspondent writes:— The last of the series of public readings for this season took place in the Courthouse on Tuesday night last. The 100 m was crowded to excess. The Rev. R. Taylor presided, and Messrs Lawrence, J. A'Deane, R. Harding, and R. Phillips entertained the meeting by a fewinteresting and instructive readings. Messrs Newman, Barrie, Tod, and Weaver, as well as a few ladies, enlivened the evening's proceedings by a few choice songs. Mr Collins, by kindly lending a piano for the occasion, contributed to the success of the meet ing. The proceedings were closed by the National Anthem, and all retired delighted wjth the evening's entertainment, the only regret expressed being that the programme had not been a longer one. Mr C. Aickin, C.E, writing to the Southern Cross, suggests the employ ment of carrier pigeons to convey telegrams between the Thames and Tauvanga offices —" a distance, as the crow flies, of about 60 miles." He thinks this method would be found so effectual that the hostile natives would withdraw any opposition to the completion of the line, as useless. The Southern League says :—Almost perfect as our law administration is in other matters, we feel convinced that treatment of juries is a vast and serious mistake. The counsel and judge take great time and patience tp deliver their speeches and decisions; but the jury, who have the final judgment to pronounce are, in effect, distinctly commanded to give a hurried verdict, and until that verdict is, given, no food or drink is permitted. If a juror is sick, unless he is dangerously siclj:, he is compelled to continue to act as a juror in a rooni destitute of food, fire, and drink. We see no effective remedy for a slighjb sickness which would be better than sickness itself; but we do see a remedy for the absence of fire, food, and drink, whicfr neglect is obviously in fqrce for the express—but yery unwise—purpose of forcing the jury into a verdict pro or con. For the benefit of our lady readers, who take an interest in floriculture, WO teproduce from the horticultural reports the following, extract relatiye tq mignonette ;—This favorite flower plant in its native country, Barbary, is a shrub, and not an annual, as whh us. It should always be sown in light, sandy soil, as when sown in a stiff soil it loses its fragrance. To obtain the free mignonette, a vigorous plant from the common kind, sown in April, should be chosen, put into a pot by itself, and all summer the blossom buds to be taken off as fast as they appear. In the autumn the lower .side shoots must be taken off so as tp form Hie plant into a ininiature tree. It may afterwards be transplanted into a large ppt, with soil formed of sand and turf broken into small pieces. The plant should kept in a warm room all win+er, regularly watered every day, and in the spring the stem will begin to appear Wpecly. The sepond summer the saine treatment should b« observed, and the following spring it will have bark on its trunk and be a complete shrub. A recent Fiji Gazette says :—Quite a crowd was attracted to the end of Mr Hemiings' wharf the other day to witness an experiment for the capture of fish by meaus of an explosive torpedo, consisting of a charge of what is known as giant ppwder. The invention—although new to us—we are informed by Mr Woiley (a late arrival by the Cam biia from Honolulu), who displayed it, is well known in the American States, Jt consists of a charge of powder rolled up in a sort of skin, pf about an inch in diameter and three inches in length, and

in one end of which, was inserted the pointed end pf a fuse. The fuse was lighted, and the whole affair thrown into ihe water, through which it rapidly sank ? burning under waiter the while". On its touching the bottom ? it immediately burst with the report of a pistol, greatly disturbing the water —lifting, we should imagine, some tons, and producing, belly upwards, thousands of small fish, as well as a considerable number of larger ones. The fish lay on the top of the water for about a minute, and then gradually san!k. Boats in the proximity scooped up a quantity before they sank, and a rush took place for the others by the darkies, who diyed down for them and brought them up in handfuls. Nothing could exceed jbhe astonishment and delight of the natives present at witnessing the magic effects of this explosion upon the fish. Katu Timopue, who was present, roared out, "Samba, Samba!" and clapped his hands vigorously; and £be others jumped into the water and were diving for half-an-hour afterwards. We should imagine this giant powder a very dangerous possession for the Fiji men if they get hold of it, but Mr Wolley assured us be woiild not sell it to them on any .account. No doubt, if thrown into a house, it would blow off the roof, for its explosive power in the water seemed enormous. The Nelson Colonist reports that a Mr Moutray, of Nelson, has just con structed a novel and simple substitute for the smith's bellows. He provides a twelve gallon cask, whj.ch stands on one end. In the upper part js inserted a two inch pipe, aboujb sjx feet long, having a funnel-top. In the bnng-hoie of the barrel is inserted another pipe, communicating wit]) the forge ; in the bottom is placed a small waste pipe to carry off the water. At the month of the funnel is a small pipe with a nozzle one-eighth of an inch in diameter. This communicates wjtb the water supply. A stream of water from this small opening flows rapidly into the funnel, and carries with it a considerable quantity of atmospheric air. This air cannot escape through the waste pipe at the bottom of the cask in consequence of the water which is itself being driven out. The air in the barrel becomes condensed, and, escaping through the bung-hole pipe, blows the forge fire with move regularity and vigor than any couple of pairs of the best blacksmith's bellows that ever were seen. The principle of the application is simplicity's self, and the result is most effective. It is literally blowing the fire with water, and making the water supply its own air. Tl)e Economist remarks that there often is some mystery about the money market. It is not easy to say, or at least not not easy to show palpably, why money is cheap. But in thi* ease there is no difficulty at all--the accounts of the Bank, recently published, show that there is *o much more ot it. The deposits in the Bank of England, in the three largest joint-stock banks, and in one discount company, show an increase upon last year of fifteen millions It is right, however, to say that some part of the apparent increase this year over last is owing to this—that last year all the dividends had been paid when the Bank of England account was made up, and this year only part. But still, after allowing for this, the aggregate increase in these five establishments is very large ; and of course it is not confined to them, but their augmentation is only a specimen, tho igli perhaps a favorable specimen, of the augmentation which has occurred in all banks. With, this great increase in the supply of floating capital we need not wonder that the rate of discount is only 2 per cent., or that the last weekly clearing-house return has reached the enormous sum of ,£122,000,000, or £22,000,000 more than the corresponding week of last year. Nor is there the same likelihood as lately that our floating cash may be diminished by a bad harvest, and consequent payments fqr foreign corn. On the contrary, the prospects of our home harvest are improved, and we may fairly hope that we sljalj have to pay any such sums for foreign corn as. would affect sensibly the value, of money. A contemporary, great at Court gossip, relates the following anecdqte respecting; a noble ladv i ( - who is young,

beautiful, and good/' During the Army BUI debate her noble husband, who is as proud and fond of Jjer as |jq should be, was just about to rise an 4 deliver a violent attack upon something or soniebodv, wljen a telegram was put into his hands. He read it, turned pale, and quitted the house ; called a cab, drove to the Charing Cross station, and went to Dover, and was no mare heard .of until the next day, when ho .returned to Ins own home, and to \\U first inquiry was told the Counless was. in her own room. He hastened to her, and a terrific row ensued, the exact words of which no one knows ty.it themselves. At last, —" Then, what did you niean by your telegram 2 '•' " Mean ! what I said, of course. What are you talking about 1"■ " Read it for yourself," returned the still unappeased husbancj. She did read :— " 1 flee with Mr to Dover straight. Fray for me " Fpr a moment, she was startled, but shep buret into a hearty fjt of laughter. "Those dre«\4ful telegraph people. +fo v outlet you are out of your mind. I |;.elegraphecl simply— f I tea with Mrs * in, Dover Street. Stay for me.' " His lordship was so savage at tjie laugh he had raised, against himself, that Jie was at first inclined to make a parliamentary question of it, but, listening to more judicious advice, refrained.