TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 67, 12 September 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

— , — - ..,.-. [BY ELEOnirC TELEGRAPH.} [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]; f ■ Wellington. September 11. A deputation of the clergy^ and laity headed by Archdeacon, -btock presented a petition to the, Licensing Bench, praying that no new. publicans licenses should be issued in the city.. The Resident Magistrate . for v. long time declined to receive the. petition, but as the other two Justices considered that <t might be received the petition was placed in the hands of the cleric of the Court.. It wka. sighed by 2700 adnlts o.f the city. The Inspector of Pol.cc incidentally mentioned, that there were forty-four public-houses m Wellinotou, which was fewer m proportion 3 to the population than in any other town in New Zealand. Chbistchubch-, December U. A good sample of saudhas been dis*. covered at Kaiapoi. and there is some talk of establishing a glass factory. 1 Samuel ftetbrain was brought up. on. remand this afternoon, charged with, attempting to commit awpeoa his own daughter.l 3 years old. • Ihe evidence showed that pruoner was. in drink at the time. After hearing the evidence, Mr Garrick, for defence, contended that the attempted, rape was f not proved, and urged iW h-iu h to i have regard to the stigma tkil would " rest on prisoners family, especially the girl, if tbe prisoner was sent for trial, on. such a chafge at the instance, of his

He^o^iu^elby osking ! the-bendh to deal summarily with the --■ case 38 one of indecent assault. The bench said they would take time tp ' J ctoder;tlje c?We, and adjourned, till , I^ednesday. . Middleton is scratched for the Can- "•■ stcrbury Jockey Club Hjtndiciip. , Rivebton, September 11. A young man named Francis Macartney, was charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court tosdiy with / i irfdtfcently assaulting Kate Walker, a ■child six yeara old. After hearing the O evidence of the girls mother, accused was remanded till Monday. Bail being allowed, himself in £500. Two sure** ties of £250 ' each.