WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2924, 29 June 1878, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Friday.

The following are the leading features in the new Licensing Bill :~For adulteration, the first offence, not exceeding £50 and costs ; second offence, imprisonment with hard labour, hot exceeding six months. Any one knowingly selling adulterated liquor; First offence £20, or imprisonment for one month ; second and subsequent offences,.£loo, or three months', imprisonment, and to be declared a disqualified person for not less than two or more than ten years; where a person has been convicted hia license to be liable to be forfeited, and license and premised liable to be disqualified for not less than two or more than fiyeyears ; where a licensed person is convicted under the Act and license not forfeited the police shall cause a placard, stating such conviction, to be affixed to the premises, and to remain for two weeks under a penalty of 40s a day ; on second and subsequent conviction justices to publish the offender's name at offender's expense in the newspapers ; and any person keeping billiard or bagatelle tables without license to be fined for the first offence £5 or £10; for the second offence not less than £10 nor more than £50. An inspector of licensed premises and liquors to be appointed. * Messrs Levin and Co. haye received a letter from the captain of the. Craigellie, now undergoing repairs at, Freemantle, N.S.W The captain, had a fair passage from London to May the 3rd, when, in lat. 45-15 S. and 83* east long,, a sea broke over the stern, carrying away the wheel, and sending a'large quantity? of water down the cabin, Got a temporary wheel rigged, and shortly another sea came on board, driving the boats out of the skids. The ship filled all over, and she was then hove-to, and was acting fairly when another sea swept over her, carrying away the port bulwarks, starting the chain plates, smashing the long boat and galley. The decks were full of wreckage, and the ship rolled heavily, and the seas were continually going over her. The gale continued without any abatement, and eight men were disabled. On May sth the fore and maintop gallant masts and mizzen top-mast were carried away, and the wreck was only just cleared when the main top-mast went over the side. The ship was completely wrecked and shattered a-low and aloft. The decks were strained all over, arid as the ship was not in condition to go to her destination the captain determined to call at Freemantle, the nearest port, to get repaired. The cargo is being landed* opened, anil, surveyed. Such as is not much damaged will be re-shipped, and the rest will be sold. The repairs will take at least two months from the 6th of June. The damage to ship ; and cargo will be subject to a general average.