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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1572, 3 December 1885, Page 4

Attheß.M. Court to-day a prohibition order was granted on the application of th* police against T. Bush, who, the police said, had been m a state of semi-drunkenness for the past two months. Thd following is the correct result of the teßt of quartz by the La Monte process : — Ore tested from Crown Company Gold to the ton, 2oz 12dwts, at £3 18s per oz, £10 14* 6d ; silver, 13oz lldwts, at 4s per oz, £2 Us 2d per ton of 2240 lbs. Total value per ton of ore, £13 18s Bd. „:.., At the WoodyiHe R.AC. Court on Monday, before Messrs Carlile and Haggen, J.P.s, Alfred Symons was charged with having stolen a mackintosh overcont, value j-3, the property of Joseph Lanco, on or about the 10th September. Mr Staito of Feilding appeared for the prisoner. After evidence had been taken for the prosecution, and accused had made a statement on his own behalf, I witnesses having been examined for the defence, the Bench gave the prisoner the benefit of the doubt and discharged him. The San Francisco mail closes at the Post Office to-morrow at 7.45 p.m Some amusement was caused m Court to-day dnring the hearing of the dog case. Counsel for complainant, suddenly called the attention of the i Court to the fact that his Worship was not paying attention to the case, and was not taking it down. This remark brought up the Court all standing, but Mr Ward reassured Mr Warbuiton by saying that the case was being carefully listened to, and he (Mr WaFburton) need be under no anxiety, as he (Mr Ward,) knew .very well what he was doing. At this quiet and suggestive reply the eminent counsel for the complainant subsided, and the public smiled inwardly consumsdly, while the constabe bawled silence to prevent himself having a fit. Two dogs had a snarl at each other, the bar and press coughed significantly, and then all went on as before, without further interruption. Says to-day's \GhronicU : — Some illconditioned specimens of the larrikin class attempted to create a disturbance outside the barracks after the iSalvation Army meeting last night. A few minutes interview with Mr Ward would wake them, drop their impudent lips,

At the R.M. Court to day, before Mr Ward, R.M., Messrs T). Clifford, J. Carroll, and A. Biddell were each lined 40s and costs, for neglecting to cancel beer duty stamps on hogsheads the contents of which had been used on their premises. An important case is shortly to be tried m Napier, in which a Native named Paora Kaiwhatu sues Messrs Ilussell Bros, for £11,200 alleged unpaid purchase money with interest. A charge of receiving beer m a cask on which the proper stamp had not been affixed was heard to-day at the R.M. Court. The defendant was Mr A. Biddell, of the Club Hotel. Jt was proved to the satisiaction of the Court that the stamp was on the cask when the beer left Mr Pascoe's, but it had fallen off when being rolled over. One witness said such a thing frequently happened. The charge was dismissed, and three of a similar character against Mr Pascoe were withdrawn by the prosecution. There was a case of disputed owner- J ship of a dog heard to day at Court, the plaintiff Hopkins-Cook chargm" 1 Mr J. Miller with larceny of the animal m question. Mr Warburton appeared for complainant, and Mr G. F. Hawkins for defendant. The evidence went to show that the dog had been lost by defendant, found by the Registrar of Dogs, and sold to' Cook. The former owner, the present defendant, Mr Miller, subsequently recovered the dog, and would not give up possession, whence the present action. Another man had also claimed the dog from the ranger. The Court dismissed the charge, which the prosecution had entirely failed to prove. The only dispute was one oi ownership. The Federal Enabling Bill has been finally passed by the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The Hon. W. Pearson has offered a reward of £1000 lor the conviction of Hie persons who, as hu alleges, tampered with the racer Commotion, on October 3rd. Major General Scratchley, High Commissioner of New Guinea, has died at sea, when suffering trom an attack ot jungle fever. The vote of want of confidence m the New South Wales Legislative Assembly resulted m a majority of two for the Government, the voting being GO for the Government, 58 against. Messrs Clausen Bros., andvertise for a lost heifer. Finder will be rewarded on returning to the owner. Mr Butler, who has been private secretary to several successive Native Ministers, has been aopointed senior Land Purchase Commissioner for the Government. Mr T. W. Levis, junr., will succeed Mr Butler. The rain that fell this forenoon was a very welcome visitation by the farmers, as it was very much needed all over the district. A couple of days of steady rain would do no harm to the country.