TELEGRAPHIC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1539, 13 January 1887, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

At the Auckland Supreme Oonrt on Tuesday Mr Justice Ward diioharged George Bussell on a charge of larceny on probation for twelve months, the Probation Officer guaranteeing to find employment for him. Wm. Henry Jonei, on a charge of forgery, was dealt with under the Probation Act for twelvemontbe, conditionally on hii taking the pledge for twelve months ; but if during that time he broke such pledge, he would be brought up and dealt with as if no auoh order had been made. The ooiti of the proieoution were £3O, and His Honor made an order on prisoner to pay £lO at the end of six months, £lO at twelve months, and £lO at the end of eighteen months. Can well, for robbery from the person, was discharged under the Probation Act. John Livesey, grandson of the celebrated British Temper* once Beformor, was sentenced to five years’ penal servitude on four charges of forgery ; John Grant Forsyth, on four charges of forgery, two years } Henry Brady for personation at Waitemata election, sentence was deferred pending the trial of Thomas Belly charged with aiding and abetting Brady in the personation. The annual meeting of the Hew Zealand Insurance Company took place yesterday. The report stated that after settlement of all claims, and making provision for all ascertained losses, carrying £IO,OOO to investment i»nd fluctuation account: £IO,OOO to resetv fund, and paying an intermin dividend of 3i per share, in July last, there remains a balance of £18,931 5s 100, from which the Directors declare a further dividend of 3i per share, leaving £3931 5s lOd to be carried forward to next year. Beuben Hind was committed for trial at Wellington yesterday for robbery of Plimmot’s cash box, the value of the contents of which were declared in Court at £133. The box and some documents have not yet been recovered. The charge against Mrs Hind for being concerned in the robbery from Flimmer’s was dismissed, ' A writ, claiming £IOOO damages, has been itsued at the snit of Mrs Bobetry, who keeps a fish shop on Lambton Quay, Wellington, against the New Zealand Times for statements publish ed on January Ist and 3rd, that an offensive smell arose from petitioner’s premises, and that sickness in the neighborhood was attributed to it. The shop of Ohisholme, a Wellington grocer, was broken into last Tuesday night, and a quantity of tobioco stolen. A burglar named Charles Anderson, was caught at 2 o’clock yesterday morning in Kingcaid’s grocer’s shop Cashel street, Christchurch, by Constable Roster, who noticed a window open and found him rifling the till* He surrendered without resistance. Maolew’s store at Palmerston South was burned down yesterday. Insurance, £6OO in the Standard, Mr Middleton, solicitor, has been retained ou behalf of certain shareholders in |the Northern Land and Loan Company, Wellington, to take snob steps on their behalf as shall compel a full and complete disclosure of the Company’s position in relation tothedefaloations by the late Secretary, Waters, ___________ " Bough ok Itoh.”—" Bough on Itch ” cures skin humors, eruptions, ting worm, tetter, saltrheam, frosted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber’s itch. Bempthorne Prosser & Oo„ Agents, Christchurch. 3