MISCELLANEOUS

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 248, 14 November 1885, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS

Soudan journalists are erecting a memorial to their colleagues who fell ui the Soudan. Of the {wentyssix engaged on 'he field, S'X I >st their iive j me uriing two Irishmen, and Power

Tueiv is no Sunday in Peru The shops are open on tnat day as usuai, arid in the afternoon bull-fights, cockfights, and similar public entertainments ate held. The women always H j to church m the morning, and do up the religi.m for the entire family, as very few men aie ever seen in tha ehutches.

Another victim to the seducements of the Monaco gambling tables is reported from Nice, Prince xi'exander tiagatine having attempted to corrmit suicide by shooting himself in a hotel. He row hes in a precarious condition. This is stated to be the 29th suicide, or attempted suicide, from the same cause, since the beginning of* the vear.

The Prince oi Wales is stated to have been one of the most frequent visitors to the Inventions Exhibition in Loudon, and to have explored it more thoroughly than anyone else. He often inspected it in the early morning, and at night for an hour or two after the general public had gone away.

Bismarck's nerves feel the wear and tear ot his multifareous duties. Recently a delegation of Lubeck citizens, in v: ted by him to a conference, and subsequent dinner, were received by Princess Bismark, who, after vainly waiting an entire hour for the appearance of her liege lord, entered his study on lip-toe, and found him fast asleep at h ; s writing-desk Mdtne Sarah Bernhardt is now forty-five years old, and it is said in London that she looks her age. On the stage her face is unpleasantly painted, although paint and powder hide the wrinkles Yet this remarkable actress and woman has still a strong hold on popular favour, and it is believed that her American engage, merit next year wili be brilliantly sue cestui

Scotland (sa;s the Daily News) is overrun, overcrowded, overforested, over-preserved. You are turned off the heath: r into the high road, and can only have you*- meals when the haughty landlord thinks fit. 1 hough extremely Liberal in politics, Scotland is not, to the tourist, the land ot free-cm, though it is undoubtedly the land of cakes

Charles Bowden, examined : By Mr Mbynihan : I will swear I did Lot promise to leave a shilling on the safe for him. We did speak about it, but it was not don •. I did not offer him any reward of a pound for a conviction, neither did t lend him to Suppose he would get the ordinary reward, of from A'l to Mi). I told him he must not look to me for payment. I gave him '2s Gd on the night of 19th., but for the purpose of repaying the shilling he had borrowed. He returned afterwards, saying he could get no more drink. Only half-a-crown changed hands between us that night* I gave him the coin privately. The Court: You had a perfect right to give him half-a-crown, if you thought lit.

C. Bowden, continued: I have been keeping him, as the youth was destitute. By the Court: Am positive lie came first to my office that night. I will swear I did not advise him to try and work up a case* but I did tell him to leave it alone. I submitted the whole case to my Inspector before taking action. Inspect or Emerson instructed me to take tin* action.

Mr Moynihau addressed the Court for the defendant. He submitted that the witness, Keswick's evidence, clearly went to show that no money passed. As for the other witness* Pearce* who swore to the contrary, it must be he was the informant. The Licensing Act was a penal statute, and therefore required a liberal construction. It might contemplate a sale, so far as barter is concerned ; Mt that meant, that money's Worth should pass, and some kind of a sale should take place. lie saw no distinction between defendant's place, and a private house, where friends could be entertained. Admitted the liquor was consumed, hut then the informant, Pearce, Was a servant working for defendant, and actually living in the house-: in addition to that, it could be proved it was usual for him to get liquor without payment. Again, it must be remembered that the anticipated reward would naturally have some influence on the mind of the informer, in giving his evidence. He relied on the Court placing a liberal construction on the Act, it being a penal statute. Antonio Accolino, deposed : Know nothing of the present case. My wile is the one summoned. Am keeping a private house. Recollect Pearce through the parlour door on night in question. He wanted whisky, and not t'mger-bfeer. I sent him into the dance ro'om where the Mrs. was. There was •oniy one bottle of brandy in the house. My brother has been invalided, and the liquor was bought in the township for our own use. Pearce and Beswick helped themselves. I watched through our bedroom door—being suspicious of Pearce, whom I had seen talking to J3o*vden. They got arguing about a shilling supposed to be laying on the table; but when L went out, it was not there. Pearce was working for me ; and often got liquor for nothing. The pound kept back, uas not for -drink. They were disputing about "the shilling, when I Went up and said there was not one there.

•Cross-examined by Constable :—I sent them to the Mrs. The bottle was put on the table, and they helped themselves \vhen she had left. Later on, that night, I saw you catch hold «f Peartse and drag him into the Camp. When they were in my place, I told them to clear out. Saw .you close to my house at 11 p.m. that night. You might have been in the house •itself.

tfane Accolino, deposed •:- Recollect tagbt oi- 19th September. Was in the ~ room, when iWce, who was with 1-eswrck, called me out and said he Ranted a drink of brandy. Attended to them at once, ;md went back. iWce was » the habit of getting drink, beinhke one of ourselves in the house. Cross-examined by Constable :-Did *ot see you tluu mght; was better en-

By the Court-; Believe T poured out the braudy, hat am not sure. Keep a dunce room, ami sell tea and coffee arid pies. Do nut keep liquor for sale. The drink Fearce had, was a sift, and no money passed; Otir's is not a board the men working in the mine stop with us.

C. Beswick, recalled : Did not sec the brandy-bottle : was sitting by the fire. The Magistrate said that in a case of the kind it was judicious to look up previous informations, and he found that defendant, when he did have a license, had been twice charged with breaches of the Licensing Act. They had beeu proved to, but the Court was reluctant to enforce the severe penalty provided. He had not lived 20 years on the West Coast without knowing how dance-rooms were carried on, and that besides refreshments, other liquor could also be had there. The evidence was ample to show defendant's place was a dane.ug saloon, that liquor was sold there, and in justice to, and in protection of licensees, who pay heavily, a conviction must follow.

Fme of £lO, and costs ; or in default, two months at Nelson.