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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1119, 10 August 1882, Page 2

6,225 forfeited share, in the Southern Cross Petroleum Company were sold to-day, and averaged a price of sixpence three farthings.

The stand for the flrobell was re-erected last night by the Brigade, and in a manner which should defy old Boreas from again upsetting it as it is firmly scoured to the ground by means of stakes. The bell will bo hung this afternoon and, although the tone may be somewhat altered, it will be able to ring out that alarm which we hope seldom to hoar.

The bill for the better protection of women and children in England from crimes of violence, prepared ana brought in by Mr T. D. Sullivan, Mr Justin M'Cartliy, Mr Sexton, and Mr Richard Power, provides that any male parson of the age of 15 years or upward! who shall be convicted of unlawfully beating or wounding any female shall, at tho discretion of the court, be exposed for any period not exceeding four hours in a public pillory, or other similar contrivance, erected in some public place of resort In the parish, and filling such exposure there shall be' near above Ids head a board or placard setting out in legible letters at least 21n. in lengtli the name of tho offender and tho words " woman boater," ‘f wife beater," or other words indicative of his offence i i;'**9, that upon second offence the offender may bo ordoi'eq by the court to be whipped ; also, that auy pcr ; >on of the age of 15 years or upwards whq shall be convicted of unlawfully wounding qb otherwise ill-treating qny child l2 yeqrs of age, shall be subject to the punishment above specified, The Act, to be called tho “ Wife Beaters Act, 1882," shall not apply to Scotland or Ireland.