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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1278, 19 February 1883, Page 2

During a dense fog in London a daring robbery was committed at the shop of Mr Thomas Land, jeweller, Tottenham Courtroad. Tho thieves having barred the door with a hedge stake, broke the window and ran off with about £3O worth of jewellery, chiefly gold chains. They were disturbed, but the bar across the door prevented pursuit, until they had made good their escape. Messrs Woodyear and Ross’s circus ia likely to shortly revisit us. There are many arfisfes now added to the strength of the company, notably an armless lady, who writes, knits, aud does crochet-work with her We regret to hear that sickness is very prevalent just now in Gisborne, but it is hoped that the genial rain of last evening and to-day will have a beneficial effect. The sitting of the R.M.’s Court at Tologa Bay, which was to have been held on the 27th inst., has been adjourned siue die. We have received a pamphlet, published by Mr G. B. Frederli on silkworm rearing. The brochure is issued by the authority of the New Zealand Government, and is highly instructive,

Referring to the Gudgeon-Ehregfried case, the “New Zealand Tunes” joins iu the general condemnation of the presiding judge, aud considers the incident a strong argument in favor of the retention of the system of trial by jury, stupid aud prejudiced though many juries may be. The'“limes” adds; Unfortunately, this has not been the ouly occasion on which, lately, Justice Gillies has wished to diueit the law fiom its proper course, and confus.d himself about the nature of the offence he was trying. Only a few days ago, iu ordering the discharge of Thus. Foley Priestley and Marion Hamutou for the murder of the letter's husband, the same judge, discarding all reference to the charge of murder, informed the mate prisoner:— “ Yon have brought yourself to your present position by your indiscreet familiarity with a married woman.” He then turned to the female prisoner, and said “You have brought yourself to this position by your indiscreet familiarity with a single man.” If both had been marrried, or both single, we piesume the indiscreet familiarities af both would have been all right, and would, at any rate, have ceased to be murderous. Could any isolated juryman have indulged in grosser imbecility ?

The Borough Council offices are announced to be closed on Tuesday and Weduesday next. Someone who was unfortunate enough to lose a purse between the Post Office and the Fire Bell advertises a reward for its return. The well-known schooner Lucy Jane, Capt. Millar, is advertised to leave for the East Coast on the 23rd inst., Friday. A nasty accident happened this morning to Mr Norman File, brother of Mr Wm. Fi e of the Central Butchery. He was ascending a ladder at Mr Fluke’s cottage when one of the rungs gave way and he fell heavily on the ground. It was discovered that he had sue tamed a compouno fracture of the right arm and he was at once brought down to Dr Pollens where the hones were set. He is now progre-sing favorably. Mr Joseph Worms, who took an active part in fomenting the agitation which led to the inquiry into the management of the Industrial Home, died on the I2th inst. at the Auckland Hospital. His erreer hud been a most chequerod one. Shortly after th 2 inqdiry he was tried at the Supreme Court for various offences, and received a term of imprisonment in Mount Eden Gaol On his liberation he fell into ill-health, and has been ailing for some time past, which Jed to his removal to the hospital. Worms was a Jew by birth and creed, but his conduct of late years had been a source of annoyance to his co-religionists. While in the hospital, in his last sickness, he seems in some way or other to have sent for Father Downey, and that clergyman, after certain preliminaries had been' satisfactory settled, baptised Worms into the Roman Catholic faith. This came to the ears of the Jew ish Rabbi, the Rev. Mr Goldstein, and an altercaation ensued between the Rabbi and the priest. The upshot of it was, that when Worms died the Jews claimed the body of the deceased, and Worms was buried as a .Tew and with Jewish rites.