MACRAES-May 30.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 170, 7 June 1872, Page 3

MACRAES-May 30.

Kesident Magistrates's Cotjbt. (Before H. W. Kobinson, Es^.^E.M.J,Police v. Rich:—Drunk and disorDischarged. ' "i Same v. Same.— Disturbing the peace. Withdrawn. ,j.:; y Police v. Donaldson.—Breach; of the Licensing Ordinance. Fined Is.,.costs--ss.' 6d. Police v. Deem.—Breach; of Licensing , Ordinance.' Fined Is., costs ss. 6d. - , , Police v. Salmon.-—Similar charges Fined Is., costs ss. 6&. ' " : - Police v. Deem.—Charge withdrawn. Jbraser v. Griffin.—Debt, £l6 17s §d". G-oods sold and delivered. Case dismissed. ' J. Donaldson, v. Carr.—Dobt, £6 9s 4d. G-oods sold and delivered. Struck out.- .

G-riffinv. Gonneil.—Debt, £3 17s 3d. Goods supplied. Judgment for amount claimed, with eost3 6s. G-rifim v. Courts:~Debt, £4s lis 3d.: Goods supplied.' Struck out. V" Police v. Christenson.. —Drunk and disorderly. Fined 10s, , •

--• WARDEN'S Cotibt. - } > . (Before H:W. 'Robinson, Esq., "Warden.) ..Thirty applications, for mining privileges, some, of them of considerable importaace.affecting reef property,: but which we are unable to report, were dealt with. •-

Oddfellowship.—There is movement on foot just now among the beneii fit societies in Melbourne to affiliate the business of life 1 assurance withtheir respective orders. The Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows have perhaps advanced further in the matter than other societies. They propose to assure the lives of their, members- in sums' of from L2O to LIBO, to obtain an' amendment of the Friendly Societies Act by which they may issue policies', up- to 'LSOO'. Another order of Oddfellows, which is established on an American foundation, has before it at the present time a similar proposition, and it seems not improbable that ere long there will be brought into existence several' life assuraneie establishments in connection with; mfetnipdr litan: benefit associations. : "

An American paper, in speaking of the state .of their navy, says that it is a collection of maritime ships more resembling those 4 of themiddle agqs jthan ! anything' <ilse,~ and, that tHe .etitire navy at home and abroad consists of abput 50 vessels, 8,000 men," and :5!70. guns, and goes onto say, "John Bull has avoided numerous wars by the judicious expenditure" of 50,000,OOOdols; yearly, and-without increase of taxation" has, within eight ■■yeai's .Duilt a.uavy that is a match for any two -European powers combined. >:nu,laiid has spent 1%0,000,000 dols. Iss t lan *iavo .and has built up the navy iu the world."