Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addiclus jurare in verba magistri. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1872.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1479, 13 November 1872, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addiclus jurare in verba magistri. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1872.

The Rev% R. Taylor will (D.V ) conduct. Divine service on Sunday next, 17th inst., as follows • —At- Hampden at 11 a.m., at Waipawa at 3 p.m , and at "Waiptikurau at 6 30 p ni. In the Resident- Magistrate's Court this morning there was only one case, which, however, occupied a con.sideiable time, dames Johnston v. Ellen Ben-kera.-*-The chaige was one of abusive language, n»d the complainant applied that Mrs Bnukeis sjiould he hound over to keep the peace. It appeared that JVIr Bonkers, without reference to wife, had leased his hotel to Mr Johnston, who weiii there to have the pro pert*/ valued. Anticipating opposition lie wont accompanied by rather a strong party—the lessee, an architect,a cabiuetinaker, a publican, and the Inspector of Police. }£va Beukers, considering her house to be her castle, resented the pro* ceding, and .strongly resisted it, using tie threatening language complained of •—namely, that *he would seal J with lot water any person who should attempt to vali.e or in any way meddle with her property. The valuers retired dUcomu'ted, and Jaid an information. ]V!r itna appeared for the defence, and ttt'gnod that the language uncd did not ftwouut ta a dhwb tlreat— *M threat

being contingent on the repetition, of what the defendant considered a trespass. The objectionable language was used in the assertion of what, rightly or wrongly, the defendant considered to be a right, and the matter was therefore beyond the jurisdiction of the Court.—llis Worship said there was considerable force in Mr Lee's plea; there appeared no likelihood of a repetition of the offence; and if the defendant would undertake to confine herself in future to resistance of a lawful kind, he would dismiss the information.— Information dismissed. Mr Lee stated that he believed the sole object of the information was to get the defendant out of the way, as during her absence in Court possession of the premises had been taken.

Our late Premier, Mr W. Fox, has stated that it is not his intention, as recently reported, to retire from active life.

The Thames Advertiser says that the "loan is flowing away like a river." Ditncdhi boasts of two hat-making establishmems, which produce black silks, pull-over, and felt hat of various kinds. A Brokers Association has been formed at the Thames.

The «' Loafer in the Street,'' writing to the Canterbury Press, says that NewZealand is compose*! of three islands. Stewart's Island produces oysters. The North Island produces political crises and natives who flare up. The Middle Island is inhabited by a fine race of people, who eat the o.ystoi's and contri bute freely towards the crises and ab original Hares. The whole lot is called the'" Britain of the Southern Seas." 11 is the finest country on the face of the earth tit present. At the Auckland Police Court, on the sth inst., a young Maori, lejoicing in the name of Kereopa, was charged with having 121bs weight of tobacco in his possession without being able to give a satisfactory account of the same to the Collector of Custom*. He was f irther charged with stealing, taking and canying away from the premises of Alfred Roy no d* a quantity of tobacco, to the value ol sixty-shillings, the property of the said Alfred Reynolds The alleged offences weie committed at the Thames. Mr I/uidon, Collector of Customs at the Thames, attended to prosecute, and explained to his Worship the nature of the charge—that the prisoner had been detected in offering the tobacco for sale at a lees price than the duty amounted to, which an offence against the 163rd clause of the Customs Regulations Act. The presumption was that no duty had ever been paid upon it—On the charge being interpreted by Mr Brown, ho said that he had only come out of jail and had bought the tobacco from a European. This wai not deemed satisfaciory and the case proceeded. Detective Murphy proved that lie saw the piisoner enter a tobacconist's shop in Grahamstown, and offer the tobacco for sale at the same amount sis the duty. On being interrogated prisoner said that he bought the tobacco from a European at 255, which is 5s less than the duty. Mr Lundon also gave evidence. The case was adjourned for inquiry into the truth of the prisoner's statement. The Auckland Evening Star, Nov. 5, g ;l ya : —The s.s. Gemini brought into Auckland last evening the body of George Cane, a young man of 20 years of age. Cain; bad been engaged as a iml lock-driver in the K : »ipara, near Brogden's flax mill, ami complained on Tuesday evening of a severe pain in his right thigh. In the night ho became so ill that two of his mates took him home to his parents win* reside close by. His mother immediately put him into n hot bath, and in the CaHUsc of the succeeding day he became delirious From this time he slowly sunk, and on Sunday mon.ing, at two o'clock, death terminated his sufferings.

hi Junuarr, 1788, C:t|>lnin Arthur Phillips t'ornunl the iivnt sntilemont in Au-tmUa, hmding n(< l*(H't Jackson, with 600 mtilo oonviot*, luumle cuuvictn, 1.08 MoMiciM, 40 women (their wives), and 37 officer* -From tluftw noli very promising elemcnU link inison tlio pi'PMunt flourirthiiig Stiito of JN'ow South Wulch, mpUul, Sydney, captuirw 3 OOjOOO inbaluiwU,

" -52gles, ' in the Australasian, writes thus :—Philanthropists sometimes miss their mark. At one of the most important mining townships it was lately agreed by some well-meaning people that a night ragged school might be established with advantage. Funds were provided, and an auspicious commencement was made with a bun festival, at which the capacity of the pupils was satisfactorily tested by their consumption of pastry. The next night the teaching was to begin, and when it arrived there was a lamentable falling off in the attendance. But the most disheartening part of the affair was, that when instruction commenced it was quickly demonstrated that the little unkempt Ishmaelites of the gutter knew quite as much of the English language, and far more arithmetic, than their self-appointed amateur teachers. -*-And talking of the street boy who has not yet become criminal, an expert in dealing with human nature in the mass has a project in view which de serves consideration by the authorities. The rough outline of his scheme is to found a youthful colony, which would bo at first almost, and soon completely, self-supporting. Ho wants 5,000 acres of land, of fair producing quality, in a healthy situation, and as much as possible removed from centres oi population. He would have a superintendent of good moral character, and with some aptitude for governing youth. Under him would be subordinate trades' teachers of useful arts—tailoi*, shoemaker*, mechanics, agriculturists, &c. Taking a few lads who had never been inside a jail, the equipment he suggests would be a few good tents, tools, implements-, food, and books. Establishing Lis young co'ony in such a place as suggested, they would lx> traiued in habits of order, self-reliance, and industry. They would not be permitted to lose an atom of that self-dependence which is so valuable a quality in after life. By the time '.hey had learnt to build theit own houses, make their own clothing, and grow their own food, they would have acquired so real a view of ihe responsibilities of lite as would render them honest and useful members of the community. This is, of course, a mere sketch, but it has in it the germ of such, practical utility that it is worthy of discussion first, and probably of adoption afterwards.