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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 152, 30 June 1868, Page 2

At the Eesident Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, Charles Edward Burke was charged with committing aa assault upon Hemi Tupa, a Muori, at the Maori house on the beach, and the assault having been fully proved, was fined £o and costs, and in default of immediate payment, one month's imprisonment with hard labor. Mr F. Nairn acted as interpreter. The following debt cases were heard this morning: — G. Bonningtou v. the Captain and owners of the ship Algernon. This was an action to recover £4, the price of a package, coniainiug 83 gallons of concentrated iron liquor, shipped to the plaintiff per Algernon, and refused by him, as bang damaged and not labelled. Captaiu Otty had admitted that the package was damaged when landed, and judgment was given for the plaintiff for £4 and Us costs. Burrass v. Girdwood. — An action to recover £9 Bs, for one month and 17 days, wages, at £6 per month, due to the plaintiff as seaman on board the cutter Elizabeth. The defendant admitted the claim, and judgment was given for the amount, with 12s costs. The July Sittings of the Supreme Court commence to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, before his Honor Mr Justice Richmond. There are eight criminal cases for "trial, only two of which are from Nelson city; the following is the list : — Edward Plowden, Kaikoura, Marlborough, larceny as a bailee; Henry Aopert, Wairau, Marlborough, larceny ; Thomas Cave, Nelson, ship carpenter, indecent assault ; Thomas Wade, Nelson, cabdriver, larceny; James M'Culloch, Collingwood, miner, larceny; Patrick Rough, Westport, miner, embezzlement; John Jenkins, Westport, miner, perj ury ; George Brown, Westport, laborer, rape on the person of a girl under 10 years of age. The civil cases will commence on Monday, July 13. The Nelson Government Gazette of Saturday last notifies the appointment of Daniel Talbot as Ranger under the Protection of Animals Act, 1567, for the districts of Motueka, Riwaka, Pangatotara, and Upper and Lower Moutere. The Gazette also contains notification that John Sykes, hotelkeeper, of the Fourmile Terrace, Charleston, has filed a declaration of his insolvency, and that George Elson, chemist, of Nelson, has made an assignment of his personal estate and effects, for the benefit of his creditors, to Messrs Rout and Bonnington. We regret to state that Mr Hugh Stafford last week suffered a severe loss by the sudden death of his mare Omen, which died on Wednesday evening. The disease of which the mare died, although said to be influenza, could not be precisely ascertained by the veterinary surgeon, Mr Brock, by whom the post-mortem examination was made. The Home News gives a brief notice of the annual general meeting of the Art Union of London, held on April 28, from which it appears that a prize of the value of £30 has fallen to a Nelson subscriber, Mr John. D. Fraser, now in the Post-office at Westport. We are requested to direct attention to the regulations for the payment of fees for the sale of stock at the Richmond Fair Ground, which is now under the charge of Mr E. S. Gapper, to whom the fees will, in future, be payable. These regulations, which appear in another column, are published by the Committee of the Richmond Cattle Fair Association, on behalf of the shareholders. We are gratified to learn that the Managing Committee of the order of Odd-

fellows contemplate employing Mr Wilson, the scenic artist, to paint a set of six scenes for the Oddfellows' Hall, ifl lieu of those which have hitherto done service taken ulaee there. Such in that capacity for the theatrical performances which have an accession to the ' properties ' of the Hall will render it far more attractive, not only to the public at large, but also to dramatic artistes of repute, who are naturally reluctant to display their talents at so manifest a disadvantage as is at present the case. Apropos to this subject, we may mention ihat Mrs Robert Heir, the most accomplished actress who has yet visited this colony, and who is now performing with great success in Wellington, purposes visiting Nelson shortly. ' Those persons who interested themselves in collecting subscriptions in behalf of Vere Bogle, whose house was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening, are requested to meet at the Commercial Hotel to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. A correspondent of the London Times of the 14th April states, that the earthquake which happened at Jersey on the 4th of that month, was also distinctly felt at Dinan in Brittany. A severe shock was also felt at the same time in Somersetshire, when it is stated that 'the earth swung and groaned, clocks stopped, bells rang, and a noise was heard " like shooting out a thousand of bricks." ' An inquiry has been held at the Military Barracks, South Williamstown, says the Argus, by order of General Chute, relative to the accident which occurred at the Williamstown Rifle Butts, on the morning of the 23rd ultimo, when Gunner Dooley, of the Royal Artillery, was shotthrough his right side. The court consisted of Colonel Trevor, and several other officers, and Gunner Ramsay, the volunteer who wounded Dooley, were also present. The evidence of Drill-instructor Stewart, sergeant Knight and gunner Muir (Volunteers), and of bombardier Allen of the Royal Artillery was taken down, and agreed in almost every particular with that given by the same witnesses on the day of the accident when an investigation was made by three officers of the Royal Artillery. The only point in which the witnesses differed was, as to whether or not Dooley had his danger-flag up at the time the shot was fired. The Volunteers all stated that they did not see the flag hoisted, and that they did not think it really was; while bombardier Allen, who was engaged as marker at an adjoining butt, stated in the most positive manner that there was a flag flying the whole time outside Dooley's butt, and that he (Allen) took it down a quarter of an hour after the man was shot. In the debate in the House of Commons upon the Irish Church, Mr Gregory opposed its dis-establishment, which he described by a phrase from Alton Locke as ' veera like uniting o men by just pulling off their claes and telling them, "There, ye are brith6rs noo, on the broad fundamental principle of want o' breeks."' When Mr Hankey was in vogue as a London banker, a sailor had as part of his pay, a draft on him for £50. This the sailor thought an immense sum, and, calling at his house, insisted on seeing the master in private. This was at length acceded to, and when the banker and sailor met together, the following conversation ensued : — ' Mr Hankey,' said the sailor, ' I've got a tickler for you ; didn't like to expose you before the lads.' ' That was kind. Pray, what's the tickler ? ' ' Never mind ; don't be afraid, I won't hurt you ; it's a fifty.' 'Ah, that's a tickler indeed.' ' Don't fret ; give me five pounds now, and the rest at so much per week. I shan't mention it to anybody.' The secret of genius is to suffer no fiction to exist for us; to realize all that we know ; in the high refinement of modern life, in arts, in sciences, in books, in men, to exact good faith, reality, and a purpose; and first, last, midst, and without end, to honour every truth by use. Why is a horse cleverer than a fox ■?-— Because a horse can run when he is in a trap, and the fox can't.