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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 19, 14 July 1864, Page 2

Owing to an unusual pressure on our space iitthis issue, we -have been compelled to withhold several items of interest. For the same reason,vre have to apologise for having crowded out about a column and a half of insurance advertisements, which we beg to state will not occur again. There wore no cases, either of a civil Or criminal nature, heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Yesterday, the man Williams, who attempted suicide on the Nortlii Eoad, on 1 Tuesday, was brought up, and remanded to the 20th inst. John M'Lean, for wilful.damage.of;property belonging to Mr. Hughes, of the Prince of "Wales Hotel, was discharged on paying" the damage done, 30s. James Greyi' for;, being drunk and disorderly, did not appear, arid- forfeited) his bail, to the amount of 40s v The civil business was unimportant. ; - ■' „ ■•' •<■■■*•■ •: " :- ;^ The Grand Jury yesterday ignored the following cases, appointed to be tried before the Supremo Court :— Regiria v. Cameron^ for' larceny ; and Regina v. Davies, for larceny. "' ; The volunteers met for drill last night, at halfpast seven o'clock, in .John 'Campbell's, store, corner of Dee and Tay , streets. The" company will be sworn in this evening, at the same hour ; and the arms and accoutrements will be at same time distributed to the members; ■■-•■— ■— - ....-«.,....,- The principal case heard before the SupremeCourt yesterday, was that of Murphy and Flana- ■ gan for highway robbery, with violence, on tKb person of Mr. L. Berrick, watchmaker, Tay»«treet;: The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the pri- : soners were condemned to penal servitude, in Invercargill Gaol, for the period of five years., A : full report of the proceedings will be 1 found elsewhere. An adjourned Special Meeting of the Town Board will take place this evening, to hear the ! report of the deptitation which was appoiuted to wait on His Honor the Superintendent. 'with reference to the assessment in Invercargill. A Soiree to celebrate the opening of St. Paul's Church School-room, will take place there on the evening of Wednesday next, the 20th inst. Tea on the table at half-past five o'clock. We are in possession of later Melbourne news vid Launceston, but there is nothing of importance to notice. - „ " Jack Sheppard " was repeated at tie Theatre Royal last night. To-morrow evening is set apart for the benefit of Mr. Puettelkow, in which the performances will be under the patronage of the members of the legal profession. The programme is a most attractive one, and we doubt not the public will testify their appreciation of the efforts made by Mr. Puettelkow in catering for the amusement of the inhabitants by crowding the house in every part on this occasion. A curious decision woa given in the Supreme Court on Tuesday last, by His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman. He cited the law with reference to larceny, and held that if a man borrowed a horfie in a bond fide manner to proceed to a certain place, and on the road changed his mind and res_olved. " to mate" off with or steal the animal,' the offence could not be brought under the head of larceny. However, 'if the man, in the borrowing of the the horse, had previously determined on stealing' the animal, after gettirig.it into his .possession, then the case was altered, and the larceny was complete. .The law on this point, as cited by tho learned judge, will, no"' doubt, appear a strange, one to many. As treating 1 on ■ the same case, 15 : tjie learned counsel, Mr. Button, 'who- appeared for the prisoner, in Causa Regina v. Owen WilK&mEvans, for larceny, cited Barbu "Park7~wno"had clearly laid down that the finder of (say) a bapk' ! note on the highway, was not a thief untililio" had appropriated the same to his' oWn^uses, otliad changed it into other coins : or- money. He was simply the bailee, and in order that the crime of larceny might be brought home/ to him, it was necessary that unlawful conversion should tbe. proven. ■ ; ; - At the special meeting of the Town Board, held on Tuesday evening, Messrs. Hall and M'Donald, contractors, were in attendance, 1 for the purpose of ascertaining what prospect there was of the moneys due to them being liquidated. Mr. M'Donald explained the hardships under which they were suffering, in consequence of lying but of their money for sueh 'a length of time r ; but although the chairman and members expressed much regret at the position in which iiiey were placed, it was found that . nothing could be done till the assessments could bo collected. It also eked out that the deposits, which these gentlemen had paid to the Board, on undertaking their various contracts (amounting in all to nearly the sum Jof £500), had been paid into the Board's current bank account, and being swallowed up without Jthe power of being, at present, handed over to them. A single glance'will 'show how reprehensible; such? a proceeding is, and how reasonably the contractors have to complain of the treatment to* which they have been subjected.' '■-■ . - ; .'• The Provincial "Government Gazette, of 11th instant, contains a notification to the effect that Cuthbert Cowan, ; Esq.? M.P>O., and ., Samuel Beavcn, Esq., have resigned their seats in the Executive Council of the Province of Southland. In the Supreme Gourt>- on Tuesday, the grand jury found ''no bills" in the cases— Regiria v. Green, for larceny; and Eegina ■d.,; Burns, 'for -. arson. .7 ;' j 7J' The passengers by tho ship "-Three ßells" Hold their fifth anniversary ;ballr of their arrival in Southland, to-morrow (Friday) evening, at Mr. W. Robertson's Three Bells Hotel, .Tay-street.^ Mr. Robertson was, we believe, the originator of thiß annual gathering of old ship-mates arid their friends. Tho dancing will commence at eight o'clock, and doubtless a most pleasant evening will be spent. - A man named Williams attempted suicide by suspending himself to a tree, on Tuesday evening last, near the Wesleyan Church. The woman' with whom he co-habited in a tent close by, • observed him, and at once gave the alarm. He was taken down and convoyed to the Hospital, 1 where he received the prompt attendance of J)t. j Murray, the resident" surgeon, who. pronounced j him out of danger. It is not ascertained what could have prompted Williams to" commit J t fche raehact.

The number of money orders issued in Sottiij* J" ' , land during tlio quarter ended 3Qtb June, 1864y <?■ •was 438, amounting in value to £1,798 lls. B<L t * V* and the amount^ of commission charged, thereon, £31 155*. During the quarter; endod 31st March, ~ 1864, there were 522 orders issued, the total value of which amounted to £2,766 7s. 5d., and » on -which commission was received to the amount of £45 Bs. The total number of orders ilsuecLin Southland up to 30th June.J^ej^smcj^hjyjOia^ mencement of the system, was 2>086, amounting in all to £10,927 6a. 2d., and on which commission was received, £184 6a. 4d. Tho number of money orders paid ]&\ Southland during the quarter ended 30th June, 1864, was 94, the -Value «irf' which was £533 iss. sd. \ attd during thequirW* ended 31st March, 1864, 98 Orders, the value of which was £474 4b. 3di The total number of money orders paid in Southland up to 30th Jutto, 1864, from tho commencement of the system, was 371, amounting in all to £1,876 7s. 6d. x " The following is a return of all letters and 1 newspapers received at, and despatched from,' th» Chief Post-office, Invercargill, during the quarters j endod 31ut-March and 30th June, 1864 :— Quarter ended 37et , March, 1864. — Received : From beyond the Colony, 13,824" letters, 25,509, newspapers; frorn^ within the Province, 11,203 lefcteViT,' 2,879 newspapers ; from Northem-^l^vi^^ 10,272 letters, 9,553 newspapers— total, 35,299 letters, 37,941 newspapers. • Despatched*: - Beyoifd tho Colony, 15,942 letters, 11,5,04 v 'newspapers ; within the Provinces, 14,777 letters, 19,504" newspapers ; Korthern Provinces^* 8,968 letters, 5,828 newspapers — total, 39,689 letters, '36,836* newspapers. Quarter ended, 30th June, 18647=^ Eeceived: Bejond the, Colony,' 13,496 ..letter*, 28,264 newspapers ; ,within the Province, 11,314 letters, 2,965 newspapers ; Northern Provinces, 10,096 letters, 8,275 newspapers — total, 34,906 letters, 39,504 newspapers. Despatched : Beyond the Colony, 12,941 letters, 11,563 'newspapers ; within the Provinces, 14,344 lotters,"l«,3s2lSe%i« paperß ; Northern Provinces, 7,746 letfara,-5,280 newspapers — total, 35,031 letters, 33,195 "newipapers. ' < ', A 1 \, \ His Honor the Superintendent has notified that Mr. Samuel" -Niehol has< been appointed wharfinger of tho jetty at Campbelltown.