Hawkes's Bay Times Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1872.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1484, 19 November 1872, Page 2

Hawkes's Bay Times Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1872.

In the Resident Magistrate's Com*, this morning; three drunkards were fined —one 10s ; and the other two 5s each. The gentleman who forfeited the highest penalty complained of his accommodation in the lock-up, and suggested that a tew panes of glass to supply present deficiencies would add to the comfort of that establishment Barry v. T. Jetfares —Plaintiff applied that defendant, having used provoking and insulting Janguage, should be bound over to keep the peace. The language com plained of was used on the occasion of plaintiff impounding *oine of defendant's cmt tie. The Bench eonsideied the pase trivial, and dismissed it, Barry v. I, Jeftues,—This Wits a similar case,

but of a more aggravated kind. The defendant had informed the plaintiff that he would " smash his pump kin head," accused him of stealing money, and indulged in other abuse unfit for' publication. In defence he stated that the plaintiff provoked him by telling him to "go to ~." The plaintiff denied haviug used this expression, and further informed the Court that he never made use of it at all except on very rare and special occasions. His Woiship considered the case proved. The language was exceedingly offensive, and likely to provoke a breach of the peace. The defendant would have to be bound over in ,£2O, and find a surety in J2lO, to keep the pcac* for three months. Costs, .£3 7s 6d. T. Jeffares v. Barry.—Claim of j£3 damages for alleged uulawful impounding of certain cattle, and* the evidence taken threw some light on the preceding cases. The plaintiff aud defendant hold different parts of a large paddock, in which there are no dividing fences. On the defendant's portion was a crop of grass which he intended to cut for hay. Plaintiff put about thirty cattle in the paddock, and a number of them proceeded to make havoc with the grass belonging to defendant, who, on Sunday, the 10th inst., drove a number of them to the pound. Plaintiff turned them out, drove them back to the paddock, and put a padlock on the gate. Next morning defendant, finding them again trespassing, removed the padlock, and drove eleven of them to the pound, from which, before he could release them, plaintiff had to pay fees amounting to nearly the sum claimed. It was on this occasion that the abusive language was used by I. Jeffares, a son of the plaintiff. It was contended that the ground being unfenced, the impounding was irregular. The Resident Magistrate decided that the impounding was quite legal, and nonsuited the plaintiff. Luton v. Grant.—Plaintiff, passengers' cook on board the barque Ballarat, sued the captain of that vessel for £5 16s Bd, value of two casks of fat, which he claimed as his perquisite--, according to general usage, and which had been refused to him.—Judgment for the amount clairael and 13s costs.

Mails for Sydney close at. Auckland at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 21st inst The estimated cost of the new Wes leyan Church, Wanganui, is £1,350. According to the Auckland Evening Star, the late body of the Onehunga Rifle Volunteers is completely disorganised : the martial spirit has died out of the settlement, and the hearts of the separated members, " like muffled drums, are beating funeral marches to the grave." They are requested, however, ere they die, to hand over to the Onehunga constable, before a certain date, all arms, ammunition, and other property which may be in their possession belonging to the Government. The following U said to be the origin of the word "Alabama." A large prairie being on fire the Indians rushed from their homes for safety; the flames pursued them, they saw no way of escape, a river intercepted fwither progress, they jumped into the water, and swam to the opposite shore; full of thankfulness they prostrated themselves on the ground and cried, u AI-a-bama!" "Here is rest" From this coincidence arose the name of the Slate, and from that the name of the ship, so •dngnlar that what implies rest and safety should have been the cause of strife bordering on war.

AJvices from the West Indies, state that the Indians of Honduras had made an attack upon the British settlers at Orange Walk, Yucatan. The Indians numbered about 5,000. The garrison made a gallant defence, killing and wounding a large number. Two soldiers were killed and sixteen wounded. The Government of South Australia has spent on immigration, within the last two years, nearly a quarter of a million of money, the total result of which has been to secure the colony the petmanent residence of only about 4,000 souls, at a cost of rather ovei .£SO a head. The balance has been *pent tor the benefit of Victoria, into which colony the majority of the immigrants drifted. The wheat crops are deficient in England, to the extent, it is estimated, of 30,000,000 bushels.

The miners at Port Darwin arc quiet, many having accepted employment offered by the Government. The Evening Post says that during the discussion which took place in the House of Representatives over the recommendation of the Colonial Industries Committee's report, something was said about the Government assisting in the development of the Westiand coal field.-, by enabling the companies to obtain steam ere of small draught for the purpose of crossing the bar harbors, and proceeding up the rivers to the neighborhood of the mines. The whole colony admits the benefits to be derived from these almost unlimited sources of wealth, but we are inclined to think that private enterprise is rather overlooked in the endeavor to obtain Government assistance. One member warned the House recently that the constant looking to the Government was destroying the self-reliance of our community, and there -vat* much truth in his words. The construction of suitable vessels for the development of our coal mines does not appear to be too great a work for private indiyi duals to undertake, neither should we fancy there were any insuperable difficulties to overcome. From our recent Nelson files we learn that Mr Moutray, of that city, has just completed an iron boat, for running on the Butler river between Westport and the landing, Inangahua river, a distance of over thirty miles. The dimensions of the boat "are as fallow :~-Length overall, GO feet; breadth of beam, 10 feet; depth of hold to top of combings, 2 feet 6 inches; draught o( water with 12 tons cargo, 12 inches. There are three watertight compartments, and a shifting gangway for shipping and unshipping horses."

Connoisseurs in coffee will be glad to hear that the cultivation of this useful plant is attracting much attention in the Fiji*, and likely to be successfully pursued. The soil and climate ate admirably suited for the growth of coffee. The Paris Figaro narrates that an execution lately put into the house of a man about town, whose abode was poorly furnished, surprised him while at his toilette, and that the official, who would be calleJ in modern polite English the " bum-bailiff," saw nothing more valuable than a set of gold-mounted false teeth on the mantelpiece, and he at once set them down in his inventory. The insolvent debtor protested that these teeth were sacred as part of his person, and suiting the action to the word he put them at once in his mouth. But the sheriff's officer, with many violent gesticulations insisted that the teeth, having been once in his possession, it was a contempt of court to takfi them from him, and his threats forced the victim to pull them out and surrender them. A court of law will have to consider the novel question whether such supplemental matters to the make up of a gentleman's appearance when at hand for actual use are seizable.

At Kingston-on-Thames a kd 15 rears of age was sent to prison for a week for doing one penny's worth of damage to a, fence.