OTAGO PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 151, 10 May 1862, Page 3

OTAGO PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

FuiDAY;-9rii JMav, 18C2. The RP-KAKELi'took the Ch.iii' sit ten minutes past lour o'clock", .a.itl read tbe Usual I'uriu of pru^'LT. jMi->sagi:, Xo. 14. | The following ilesbiigc was brought in : — J -j- Superinteudwu/'s Offi'-o, i '/■•'- OuiitMMi, lull jiiijj 1302. ' jL TUe'pSiiperinte;Kk-ct recuianieiiilfi that tlie sum of { bj app.o;n-i;tted for the puip'os-cof ei.couraging ■ ""itmale immiyi.aion trom the L'uiusd Kingdom.' Mr. DICK moved—" Tluit the sum of X5,Q00 , be approprniteil in conipli.uicu with tlie rticommend.ition of his Honor b message." AgVlitd 10. IIINUTi:b. The Clerk ov Council road the minutes of last sitting -Hindi wcie conflnneii. rnovixciAi. corscib i,ntitAKY, UK. M-CJI^ASHAN moved : " That the Report of Select Committee on tnu Provincial Council Library bu read." SIR. HICK sLconded. The CiEBK retiii the pume. MX. AI'UI'AMLAM tlien moved the adoption of the iitiiurt, which was agreed to. blaij'giituu hol'si:£>. JIR. TOD 1) moved : "That the Keport of th» Select Committee of thc^Provineial Council on Slaughter Homes bo rend:" " The Clkkk read the report which recommended that in certain dMriets the piovisions of the Sliiugbtcr hoiibo or Ordinance should bo enforced. Mr. TOO!) mo\cd, the adoption ox the Kepoit. Agreed tc>. . Sir. CARGIIjL asked if the adoption of this Report would' l>c likely to uuif.o thu Govevnmcnt to take any action to abate existing , nuisance*. Mr. DICK replied that ho believed it was in the ' port-cr of his Honor the Superintendent to pioclnini boundaries.' The Bupunntcndciit had not yet seen the Report, nmUhis being the last day of the Session it was.'pioLablo that no action -would bu Uikoii until noil bitting. Mr. JIKPULTiK wishtal to know if the Report •was complete, tor he considered it rather vague. The hou. member ob.suned that iherc were slaughter houses elosu to die way side ; there was one in liiittiay Street, ibr iiusiaiica, whicli wits a very great nuisance. , ( He wifaiied that the Report had been more explicit. Ml: ii'GJjAbilAN. said, that what was proposed was, that where there was a Police Station, tlie tiistiiet should be proclaimed ;" tuid that Police bt;Uion<; should bo centres of the dislnctb •wherein the Slaughter House Orciin.uieo would come into operation. They would be left to an ollicer of the Police establislmicnt.1 lie- had no farther explanation to give of what was intended by the Report. The ijr.csaion that the Report be adopted was then put sind carried. This Bid whs read a third time and pnsscJ. MUNICIPAL LOAN HILL. Upon the slloiiU older otthe day " Municipal Loan Bill to be "read a second time," Mr. M'GLASIIAN robe and said, Hint on the previous evening one of the rcpicsuntntives for the Central District, (Air. Howortli) took objection to the Bill, because it had not recognised ihc loan of .£4OOO. In order to meet that objection, he had an addition to propose to the second clause. He appioUended-it was not necessary to gO'iuto Committee to make that addition, and theieiore he thould, at once, propose it. The SsPlSAliMl ruled that it was unnecessary for the House to go into Committee. ■Mr. M'GLASII AN then read the second clause as it stood mI he Diiift Jiill as follows :— ■ ' " It shall be luwiul for the iiujierinlendentfroni " time 4o tune when and so often as he hhajl be •' thereunto requested, by the Town I3uard of ♦• Dunedm, in wining uncjer tbeir coiunioii seal « to borrow and.raise money by the sale of de- " benturcK to be issued unuer the authority of •• chis Urdinance to an amount not I'xceuting in '.the whole .£lo,ooo.'' The lion, member moved ''the audition of .the following words :— amount shall be in addition to the ♦' suilTof ■ £4,500, borrowed by the said Town •'lJoaid- from the Provincial Government of " Otago upon the security of the revenue, whether ♦' from rents of property, assessments, or other- •' wise, due and pajable to the said Town Board." The House having adopted the above amendment,, the Municipal Loan Bill was read a third time, and passed. I ' iIIAUBOIt 'J'ltC.si1, LHASINf} Wt.L. This Bill was read v third time, and passed. 1 - Arriioi'niAirnN bill. : Mr, M'GLASITAN laid -on the table, The Appropiialion Bill. -The Bill,was then put through all its stages, and passed. [Tlie amount of the appiopriation for the half-year from 31st March to 30th September, is jC2bS,SOt 18s. 7d. The liill also provides for the indemnification of his Honor the Superintendent, j'or the issue of warrants for the sum of 4>J.";,08i) 12<s. Bd. in excess of previous appropriations. AVu shall publish the schedules In our next ] SrANinM* Oubkk Ts"o. 27. Mr. DICK rose and wiid :—He had to nsk the House to suspend Standing Order No. 27, to enable him to bring forward a resolution. Mr. UKYXOLDS seconded. Standing Older JS'o. 27, was suspended accordingly. 3lr. DICK now rose, and said : As lion members \ve:e nwarc that tlie Government was in a . Btato-nf-uncertainly with reference, to ti.e Gold Fieiti>: mid as it would be necessary to indemnify the Government if it should be deemed expedient to open up a new gold field, and lo establish a police foice there, he thought it would be desimble to adopt the course lie now took, rather than leave the Government to tippiuprinte any unauthorised expenditure in the event of such a contingency, as the development of a new gold field occurring. Ti.e lion, member now moved, — " That owing to the uncertainty which ntces- " sarily prevails on ihe subject of the extension "of the gold fields,it is desirable that the Govern- " ment should be in the possession of funds to " meet any emergency that may arise during the " recess, involving the increase of establishments " connected with the gold fields, constabulary, &c, " and it is .therefore resolved that his.Honor the {' Superintendent shall be indemnified for any such " expenditure duly authorised by the Governi'ment." Agreed to. ?Ti:.t3AGE, Ko. 15. Tlie following message was brcuglit in, and read :— . I% Superintendent's 0™ re, JJunedin, Oth jlar, 186-2. r The Superintendent, informs the Provincial Council that he hn.s. this dny, Oth liny, ISC'2, absented to the following Uills, on behalf of the Ooveimnent:— Licensing XJicansmce Amendment Ordinance, 18G2. Vagrant" Oidiiiance Amendment Ordinance, 18G2. Koads Ordinance Amendiuciit Oidinnncc, ISG2. Otago Loan Oidiaancc, 1862. Ciueltv to Animals Ordinance, ISG'2. 'i'rigouomcfi'ic.il Slatiori.-i Ordinance, 1802. Ednration Oidiiiance, 18C2. Scab Prevention Ordinance, 13u'2. Appropriation Oidinanee, 1562. And that he li,'ls leserved for tbe signification of the Governor's pleasure the undermentioned ' Bills:— Otago Public Buildings Loan Ordinance, 1862. Otago Harbour Loan Ordinance, 1802. Otago Harbour Trust Leasing Ordinance, 1862. ~ ' Dunedin Jlunicipsil Lean Ordinance, ISO 2. Dur.cdin Impiovemcnt Ordinance, 1862, and Tre&pass Ordinance, lbG'2. <*fc^^' 'ADJOURNMENT. ► f175^31r. DTCK moved, that this Council do now 'Trfjouvn to meet again on Wednesday, the 4lh June, at'four o'clock in the afternoon. As he hadiiclore stated, he considered thsit would be tlje incSt convenient tin/c for the House to meet ngnin,"tatnke up the UuiMing Act. The Government lajSjd. to be in n position to lay the Building Act on the table of the House this evening, but it was not in a sufficiently forward stage; and i therefore tlie Draft Hill vould be printed without delay, and forwarded to the private residences of hon. members during the forthcoming recess. Mr. lU'.YNOLIjS seconded, and the question ■was put nml carried. At five o'clock, the House ro*c, haviug been adjourned to four o'clock on Wednesday atterBoon, tlie 4th June proximo,

'~ ~ •,.. , S^nd Day, B^yOtk,, 1 §(52.;. r , ..,- : !. (Before His^tionor Juiign'Cirosson..) ■ '-"' His Honor too£"tii» station tHe r Bench at five minutes past ten o'clock.- '■'■■■ -"/': Umily Itu'illas.-convicteJ yebterjlfiy for stealing a gold )V<Ueh:iUiu cliain.'at AVaitahuija, was brought jup. and sentenced to six months'.imprisonment with hard labor. •'' ■■'■■'.■,-■■■■ '.'■ ' V ! ~..-: SHEEP ..stealing. ;\ V ; i Thomas Everttt w;is indicted'foVstealing.two sbjeepthe" property ofiiarry Howie,* on.,the. -.:3UiV January last. Air. Hovrorth prosecuted :.,the . prisoner was iiudWeiiied."" ". ' ■ -"""_' ■--■ ::.*i - Mr. Hou'orth stated the.chse to the jury, and"called the following evidence for the prosecution. <~- , . i 'llobert' Lambert, detectiveoificer.j' residing fat' Port Chalmers, depose.! th"at-ou the 2Sth of. January,; in , "consequence of information; he had received, lie; jbroceeded on the road'from Port .Chalmers to Dimedin to: look for some sheep. He saw one of the sheep he wan in search of in a gully, abouta niileaml a-half from Port. Uhalmaw, . and going . further ".lie found another sheep lying' at thebank of a. 'tent, ■'with; its legs tied with 'a pockethandkerchief, (produced). I'here ..were two men iuthetentj one named Evan.Jones and a foreigner. In consequence, of what lie. heard the men state, he remainedtliei-e about ten ■'minutes, whenike saw tlie prisoner come there with; a sheep o.n his .shoulders, with the legs.of the sheep strapped together with a'strr.p-(produced)? ■Prisoner threw the sheep oil the ground and itated he.bad Rot it it little way down the road. Prisoner- stated, lie had not bought it. Prisoner made no other observation: at. that time: -Witness then-arrested him and brought him to Port Chalmers. ! Prisoner ,stat_d to witness then that he had . not thought. there "was any harm iii touching the sheep, ho,hadoh'ytaken tliem :to take cai-OLof them.'.' The sheep: were branded wit.ht. a fiaure 3: Witness .produced, the sheep as they /were Ito Sir. Howie, who idonlilieJ them as part of a flock: newly landed,foi* whieh'mVwas.agent. ,} ' ■By the pri«mer-rrThe.-;tent,:door.rfaced:.P.ort palmers: the tent was a fe\v yards.from,the road. , The, :sheep could not be seea from .the road where' witness' first'found it. :.i'l'he:sheep was lying, at the back side V of the tent.' Prisoner made ao resistance.. Ongoing to l'ort Chalm.eM witness-asked for the prisOnh-'s knifeto Jriil the sheep that .was dying f it was throw- ;V ing.up b100d.... , ■ .■■ . ■ ■~■; - ; ■■.:■;■./ •; , ; By Mr. Howortli—When lie first saw the'sheep in" the'gnlly'itwas grazing. When prisoner't'lireVdown :the sheep, from his- shoulder it jAvas. thrown .down " violently. That' was the .sheep, that. ,afterwards vomited' blood:*'" The other' sheap ap .reared' to tbe ■ sound.- . ■'.'-■.•'.-. -' •: '. ,'..:. ■"..v.V*.:.:..-.""""i-;; , , Harry.Howie deposed that .he had a flock of sheep landed at Port Chalmers in January last. The sheep Were sent on the KiaU 'to Dimedin the day after they .were landed. Several were lost on the, road.y Saw two of the sheep afterwards, in the charge of the . last witness; aii'il identified-them- from' the 'braiids. ;llad given no-authority to ■the.rprisqneiy.nor.had ho. known .him before. . ~.•;'. ~. I . ■ • The "prisoner stated" that ontlie 28th of January; lid" was returning to his tent -from; his .work, and.seeing: the 'sbeep.ly.ing in .a .helpless .condition he .took them'; to liis tenfcto try and .recover' 'tliemV and take carp of ; them untiltheir owner1 could be found; '_">.: ':■/.. i . Prisoner, tendered a .written'certificate of character, " but not b»iiig , substantiated by evidence, thVCourt could not receive it; '"-'.■ ': ; <'.■■■■' '•-■ -}! :-': . . _Hi 3 Honor then briefly pointed put the law of the case to the jury, .who,; after a short consultation, found a verdict cf not guilty. '■' : '.:' 'v ' ''■-■' i , : The prisoner was, then .discharged.: .'-■..■ :.: ■:■•.::• : John Christie. "was iiisch;irgeil, the Grand Jury having thrown but the Bill against him. ' " ■ ''iltjiiaLißY AT NORTH TAIEIII." .! •Thomas" Murphy- was iiitlicted for breaking1 into .the .dwelling-house of John = BaiT, at Silver Stream, North Tnieri, on 28t.1i-March, iind stealing- therefrom a "cash box coiitiiiriiiig '£B(3^ and it silver watch. The "prisoner-plenilwl:not;Kiiilty ■...-. ■'• ; Mr. Ho worth, with 31r. : X)anipi<jr, prosecuted, and Mr. Preudci'^ast defended the prisoner. '" ': ' The cireuiristances in connection with thiscase took-, place durinfr the Duuedin, races, and the particulars will be in the recollection"df'on'r readers..';, . . ; : .., .After Mr.'Howorth had stated, the case, the fullowiri"- o.videneewas.prodiiced for ,the;prost'CutionL . John Bafr deposed tliat he .keiit a public-house at the North'Taitr'i.''On.'tlie'2Btti Ma.'-cli, hblei'fcliis hdn'se. togdito'the.rnbes,-and befora.-heilefc he placed moneys about £80, in the .'.cash ,box, and,placed ithe cash box "iii 'his' bed.rcoinj "lie lafr'his watch there: '■He-locked the door, but.tlie window Avas .not fastoned.- On his return.home, .about haliVpast fonr,. •he found the window open, Vhe'ri he went to his bed-, room ab(iut anhoiu'-'anda half afterwards, found _ the drawtvs.opeii.'ancl -.the :contents ;; disturbed, and tlie money :3nd.watch gong.' One of the bank notes. he could identify'; it'had a mark of blood on the Uack ofit which;he had observed -before placing it in the cash box. iiote.produced \vas ; the note. Qh'.thei. same evening after lie had missed tlie note, it was presiutbd in payment for drink oy'the prisoner. AVitness knew the note' a*' once, and' put it- iiv bis pocket. Afterwards paid it a\vny'in. mistake to a person namedWilson,'who whs staying in;the house. Thetroopers took it froraWilson in witness's" presence. : Didmot: recollect having seen prisoner before. ■ fcjaw prisoner "ive £13 10s. Jo Wilson.-',;PrUoner remained in ;the fiouso until he was arrested about twelve or lone o'clock." The troopers .came about twelve o'clock. They arrested, the prisoner. .Witness was present when prisoner .was searcli'ed. A pair of pistols, loaded,1 were found upon him, and a life preserver.,, The cash ' box produced was the one he put inio tbe drawer. Cross-examined by Mr. Prendergast ;—"Was ntithe' races"'on .tlint (lay; the nice-ground was distant about a (junrier of a niile from witness's -house;' there were ma?'iy persons about the JMjfcon that day. Returned hoiiKf 'at KMf-piist:■^■'id/not- bet at {the . races: took only a fiw 6!lJ'lHHßf re '> fil' s! siuv Vl'' 1" soner in relnrniii2:froint.heßHfflKioat half-past four. Five were brbugli't up for tl|BHß ary> 1? lU Iveve di?'charged. Wilson -waspneof tDHB&t noticed the blood on the.note, when putting 'PIHBR box- Could not;■ say how'-: inany--notes were'^H|Ho .the bos at'the srimetitne; thonprbt thtrc we^HHn* £f)0 in.notes, and-about £2_o in .s-)ve.'ei,~ns allHser- Prisoner was : drinking.' First missed the caswHßc about 6 o'clooki Prisoner remained drinking nigEaboxit 12:: or 1. ■■b'cJook;'- The ■ window was in jffle lean-to, looking' into the back yard ; the• back.'yai|l was free'tbitbe. access of peopfe inthe house.: ■.. Witness's house was. the stopping-place; oli the road to the races,-'-and iwiis much" thronged on that day. ■■' : • i ? ' ■By Mr. "Howorth.r-Some of the notes were of large amount. 'There'was one of ;620. . ; ; . .: J tunes' Scott deposed that •he was a buliook-driver.: . Was" at; Mi\ :ißarr's. house on the" evening ef the last day of the races froiri about half-past 6 to Bo'clbck. Was.'going out- nt the -back of "the house, and saw1 a man coming out of the window. .The man had a pair; of dark'col bred trbwsers- aud'-a light-colored coat; 0n... Did not see him afterwards.;■■.Wlien.hefirEi. observed" .the man, his;legs.were inidw<ay- out of the window.;; the man was middling ttill'anil'stotife;Could"swear positively: to the'prisoner being the man.r'Heardi the rattle"t)f money-inside :the;iiouse."; this-.v/asati the ■tiine'tlie"'-man's legs were outof the window. <'.';■■ ■■■' I ; ; ■ ■ Oross-examihed by ■'■ Mr. ■' ■ Prendergast.—lt. was neither' light nor dark at the time. _ Did not see ;pri- - ' sonei-'s' face, -nor hear -'-his v«ice; just" saw his jane,, when lie wiis in the^eu&tody-of the'police next hiorn-" irifr/afabout 8 o'clock. ".■■• ?■ ■) ' '.■ ■'■; V ■By Mr. Dampier.-VThe prisoner/had ona coatof the same color as '..iheAvitness'. ■•Saw- him on the ipre;. vious>evening. Can swear it was. the same coat. ■ ■. By'the Judf!O.—When the' prisoner "got down front the window,'witness turned round and ea'w him." -Was quite certain it was the -.same coat as,-prispnoi;iwas,in. now:, if not, it'was.oiie very like it.. Gould give '.no': 'teasonfor^bi ing so positive about it.- .'* ' v ' "; - '■'"'" '.John Irwih, policerEergeant,'deposed,;that in .con-,. Bcqueuce -of, information received, he ..arrested the', piiboiier about"haUvph'st 12 on' the'nigbtorthe 28th1 ■ -or.'morning"of the ,29th Mai-eh;.and: charged"him with haying stolen Mr. Barr's casb-.bo^, :coiitaining £80.; " On.searcbipg'the. prisoner: he fpiuidrio.mbney' upon liiin,:;but'a: pair of'"pistols loaded arid capped,: and a lcadcdilife-presei^er, (pvoduced)., ,Immediately. on witness telling " him. who be was and what lie' arrested him'fdr, "prisoner put -his'hand-down to bis! side.: -at the same time 'drawing, the pistol out of liis pocket. \Vitnes3 caught him by the arm and called out "for'the help of llr. Bnrr.;' Could not'liavear-;:. -rested >hira assistance,; he •was;!very;ont-% rageons, :but af^er -he was pverppwered he feigned to .be very drank. .'Witness afferwafds"arrested: and ; 'searched a:' man: 'named 'Wilson-;- found'jupbn bim:. about, £10 or £17. v Mr- Barrwas present. Told Mr!. "Bai-r to standby the table while Wilson -svas searched, and lie' immediately identified*the "Ho'te ;tbat: was ■marked.,-'1 ■-''- ■■<■:: "■■''■'. •■: <■■ ■ ■ '■ ."■ • •-' "''-■_-;. ■'< r, Gross-examined: by Mr. Prendercast:—Prisoner .was sittimi in a chair in Mr. Barr's.hoiisewhen lar--rested himj 'there were about 10 or 12 people about ■the house.;-' ■■ ',-: j-■ y> :■',?■■■■ .'..'^■■.'■■'"■H'-,..',; Mr- Prendergast then addressed the jury oil behalf of the prisoner. ■'■■'<-:/■■.■ *, "-' - :'.*■'■ ■■•: Jr< ..^ ';^ Tlie judge having summedup, the juryiretlred, and found a verdict of .''.(iuilty .of stealing,but.not pf bi-cakirig and entering.'* ," * .-:''„ -\, - ThepriEoner-was th^n ■ sentenced to ..12 months imprisonment with, hard'hibor,.;. ..{■!■'.-, •:■■:!■■■ '. ■!• STEAHSQ Ii'KOM A VESSEL IN THE MOLYNEUX/-^ William "Edwards ''plea'deil guilty' to''stealing'a1' quantity of goods >froiu;a cutter, the,p.roperty.of : Desire Gpstaandanother. ; r. y.:;•-:;,". -.',,-•:... Sentenceil to"six months impnsonment, witn";hard: labor; computed:froiil' 28tb March. .'.■'■■■ '■' ■-;- ■ :;; ;•"'• ."; : : -•■■.ii ;snbbTi!tb:-wiTii':MTEsT^:';" # " ■''■':i'.:.'■ lJ ;!■ Thomas "Williams was indicted-with having,; onthe; ,25th of March,, fired a loaded revolyer/at Francis Pelling," with: intent f o kill or do some grievous1 bodily" liaiTOi ■f -'-i .*,■.'.. \L-v '• ~■■;■ ••■>'.:...'.; '■•:.» 'U'l^y'l-'-l-'-^-y'

:;£.-J^hejprisqner^teyd"e*d^s;nol^llt}'^i..^ proseciiteil ;The pnsoiier"*\va§uficlefdii3c3'. " -■."•- ---j ; Fraltlt ftfllingjlfjipsodj that he was* barman ■ at the hotel at the Juuction,- at Tu"a?peka*. Had seen the prisoner and other two about the 23rd March, in the barnftlifi hotel.. Two others, unknown to vitn<j=s, were with piisp:ier;:■they'nil left together.; saw jrio more of them i.atil the afternoon of tha same day. .Was in the kit''hen and heard a shut, fired, whidi rattled through.:' the :cori'ngriti;d'| iron and through the stove pipe. Tifa bullets" must have passed within [an .iheh or t'.vo' of witness's hca-1; they struck a partition, on t^e .other ,>.ide ,of ".tlie.ki'rcVitn... Hethcii imine-di-itely opened'the-tioi* iutft die -baok-sard r aud went out with the cook ; pui.-H the powder, b :t could see no one ; but on st-arolling the water-closet saw two men there. P.isoner \vas_one of them, aud he charged him with having, fifed the shot. The water-clopet was full of smoke'; prisoner, stated he had been firing at a target; there was no target; asked him if jhe .knew.what "he LhadTbeenV-firihg' ;,at, a_nd; toldjliim'lle had nearly shot Mm (witness). Prisoner made mo reply, but on being ordered1 out, put his hand under 1113 slihii and drew-out a_ revolver, and threatened; to shoot' Witness if he did not stand clear. Prisoner raised and cocked the pistol, and ho (witness) seized it by the barrel, and thrust it back to the prisoner's ■face,. ■ and" then'knocked'him down.- '■ He afterwards handed the revolver to the landlord of the hotel, and the.prisoner.got : up and'ran away; ■He followed/Mia, and on overtaking him at the hill, prisoner turned round.and said: " that ho had another revolver in his pocket',7 and "would blow his (wilaess's)"' b——y brains out if he persisted in following him." Witness then ■hailcd;Sergeant Thomson, and .prisoner .then ransomo 'distance on \h.s side of Hie Hill, and was captured (by tha.Police.Sergeant. Tharevolver;produced was the one taken from the prisoner. : ■ , ; t •In'aiiswer to the prisonsr'thc witness confirmed ■the-principal part of ■ his previous statement. ' ■ Henry Walter Robiiison, cook at the Commercial Hotel, ' I'liapeka,- ! corroborated the evidence of the ■previous witness. .'; ; -~.. .■ ■. ; ,-\ AYui"." Wtetherly deposed'that he was part'proprie.tor. of, the.Coiu.mercial Hotel. . ,-Hacl ssen the prisoner in company with two others at his' house, about {he :28ra'of3tarch. i;-Tliey'cameto tlie bar "Jin"-1 the fore-' noon.and had drinks. ~ On.heacing.the report of .fire; arms/lie went'to the kitcheri,"and hb;trd the two last witnessesnvranj;ling;'with-som,e one in jhe then went into the yard and.found-the two. men and the' witnesses' PelihYg and fE>hirigo'n,. iii- the wate>-closet.,;Oa.beingiijforiiie:\;,by-.Belling of.the shooting, he ordered the prisoner 'to'he kept in charge, and., sent for a policeman/:-.pellinff:handed hinr.the i-fr. ■Volyfir, which wte afterwards given to sergeant Thorn th.e.prispiier.::':-The shot* hole, wa3:iive.'or six feet froni:the,:ground.:. ■• ,-, ;...", ~ . . -. :' By a jiiryfrian':"No one firing the shot,'coiild see into'the kitchen;-; There -were" no windows to the yard. ; , , , .-■ -~., - ;...-. . .v : ' ...•;-•■: .',. ~'t ; "'• Police Sergeant Thomson, detailed the pnrticulhrs ; of the arrest of tho prisoner; ' "Whejl he arrested him : after cautioning him against saying.anything to cri'miuate himself, the piisoner stated that he had shot at the b—r, and that he was only sorry-]ief bad not. '■h'ndlher.for him (witness); Rs":he"would '■■ have blown onthisb^ —y stomach. .-.On searching the prisoner he found a'revolver case" (produced). This witness 'sup.stantiatecl the testimony of Polling and Robinson as.to ; the,shoo-holes in the kitchen. When,in the. kitchen the prisouar',.sai>x lie had" fired at the b^-j-r,' 'and woiikTMioot aiiy 'other b—--^r Unit insulted him. By the.-.Court:-.Was. prepared to swear: that the .prisoner ':Svas 'perfectly sober. ~ .. ■-. ■ . The p'risoiier.then made a statement, ; to the effect 'that the pistol went, off accidentally, and that as to the janatiaK'e, he was wOr?e (or'di'ink. : ... '._ . .. i '"iHfe-llonnr;having Summed up," ths- jury found a verdict of guilty..-. -: •,,-,; v,.,.-^, -- ~ ' ■ '• '. The"prisancr:wn!;- sentenced to twelve months' im - prisonm'eut with hard labour, computing from the•2sth JUarcli. / . ■<■ 'w ■■:•:y ~j' ■', i. ■ ; '"' : ■'< ■