A SKETCH OF THE DEFENDANT.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 384, 13 July 1889, Page 4

A SKETCH OF THE DEFENDANT.

The following sketch of Mr Robinson ap" pears in " Men of the Time :" — Philip Stewart Robinson, son of Rev. Julian Robinson, was born at Chunai*, in India, October 13th, 1849, educated at Marlborough College, joined the " Pioneer" as sub-editor to his father in 1869, contributing to that journal (1870-71) the papers afterwards republished as "In My Indian Garden." He was appointed (1072) editor of the Revenue archives of the Benateo Province by the Government or the N. W. P., which published his compilations (187(3) in 2 vols. — " Records ot the Benares Collectorate." Meanwhile he "was gazetted Profcssot of Literature (1873), and exchanged (1875) to the chair of Logic and Metaphysics, and held simultaneously the appointment to the Supreme Governor of Censor of the vernacular press. He retired fiom the service If 77, joined the " Daily Telegtaph " in the same year, andservedasone of the warcorrespondents of that journal in Afghanistan (1878-9), Zululand(lB79), Eeypfc (1882), Soudan (1885). He tra\elled over the United States as Special Commissioner of the "New York World (1881-82) and published his experiences — -'Sinners and Saints "—(1883). His other works are: "Under the Punkah" (1881); "Noah's Ark, or Mornings in the Zoo, an Essay in Unnatural History" (1882); and "The Poets and Nature," 3 vols. (1884 86).

Reports are to hand from Milparinka, New South Wales, of a man named Wm. Behrens having been killed in a drunken quarrel at the Whittabreenah Hotel. Deceased \\ as working at the hotel as a carpenter, when Henry Watson and another man appeared on the scene. Watson " shouted " several times, when they went to dinner. After dinner Behrens refused to drink any more, and returned to his work, but was dragged into the bar, when more drink 3 were paid for. Behrens and Watson, a big powerful man, had some words, when Watson knocked Behrens down and otherwise maltreated him, striking him a heavy blow on the head. Afterwards, when Behrens was sitting down, Watson, without any provocation, punched him about the head, finally knocking him senseless. Behrens was carried to his room about 3 p.m., but never rocovei'ed consciousness up to the time of his death, which occurred at, noon the following day. Watson i« in custody in the Tibooburra lock-up awaiting his trial ior manslaughter. Notwithstanding the very successful experiment carried out in October last by bho representatives of M. Pasteur for the' prevention of the disease ofantlnax in sheep and cattle, no arrangement, ha& yet been made for the vaccination of stock in New South Wales^ on the system then demonstrated. This is due to the fact of some misunderstanding having occurred betweon M. Pasteur's representatives and the members of the Royal Rabbit Commission. M. Pasteur will have nothing further to do with the Government of New South Wales, but the Chief Inspector of Stock, Mr Bruce, is hopeful that some arrangement will be made before the dangerous season pets in with the hot weather. He believes that M. Pasteur will appoint an accredited agent in the colonies, who will deal directly with owners and vaccinate their sheep ab a reasonable rate per head.