LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 7, Issue 340, 23 April 1863, Page 3

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES’ COURTS. Wanganui-., ' ' Before D; S. Diirie, Esq.-R.M. , J. Handley, and T. Waters Esqs., J.P.s ‘ April 8. Joliu Davidson-was Brought up, charged with a breach of the Licensing Amendment Ordinance 1 having his lamp burning from sunset hill : midnight on 30tli March. ’■ ’ • -

W. Collopy proved that the; lamp had not been lit till half .past six ; but as it was a moonlight nighty the case was dis-

missed'. ' ■'.'A ; John W. Liddell was charged with tlie same offence," biit'the case was dismissed on the same gro,uiidy ainl becaiisd he had not been previously warned.

Before tlie above and ; W, 51. .Watt and II de C. Martelli, Esqs. J.P.s. . . - : , -

John Dunleavy v. John Davidson. Both parties.afe licensed victuallers, and the defendant was charged with a breach of the Sale, of Spirits Ordinance,'’ in selling some rum to a native’ called Hori te Hone on the 30th : March. "

John Dunleavy said that on that day he gave a .native a shilling• and a bottle to go to defendant’s to get a shilling's worth of liquor. On liis return the policeman ' took the bottle from him. The bottle produced resembled it. Hori te - Hone, an aboriginal native, corroborated plaintiff’s statement. He went to Davidson’s and bought a bottle of rum from 'Ms child ; it was about* midday ; on. liis -return plain tiff took, tlie bottle from him. and handed it to the policeman ; plaintiff told him that it was on account’ of defendant’s malice against him that he sent for the ru n. Elisabeth Davidson said that she was at the bar when. Hori te Hone came in ; she refused to. supply him on his asking spirits ; her father and mother were out ; no one \vas present blit James Jackson ; the native came: also, do the. back, of the, house with another, native, when witnesswas cautioned by Her father not to sell him spirits. . ’ _. James Jackson, labourer,- —was present when ffovite Hone came in to Davidson’s har ; there' was only a -little girl there, and sh'e refused to supply him witli liquor, on which he went put and turned up the beach ; witness was in Davidson’s about ten minute?. . ..

Aperahama Titangi, an aboriginal native,—was in company on the clay in question with Hori te Hone, who, told him that he had got a bottle of, liquor from Davidson’s ; was not with him at Davidson’s, or when he left there ; heard Dunleavy promise’Hori.To to buy liquor from Davidson. .

Bichard Mumfdrd, policeman—took the bottle ot . grog produced from the native at "the request of' plaintiff,. who told him to search him ; the native told the corporal he had got, the bottle from Davidson’s. - Dismissed with costs 245. Before D. S. Dime Esq. R.M., T. Waters, T. B. Taylor, and T. Hai’per Esqs. J. P.s.

April 9. John Davidson charged John DunleavySvith having sold rum on Good Friday.between"! and 2‘p.rn. Dismissed.

Before tlie above and-W. H. Watt, and John Handley Esqs., J. P. s.

John Davidson charged John Dnnleavy with having - sold liquor to three persons on Good .Friday evening. Case dismissed with costs 2Gs Gd. Before D. S. Durie'Esq. R.M.

April 10. John. Wicksteed was fined os and- costs os, for riding on the footpaths in TaupO Quay and Campbell Place. J. P. Watt v: \ John Hurley. Com plainanf charged defendant with an assault on 2nd inst. in Mr. H Hiuley’ shop where--defendant took him by the front of the coat and .- shook him violently. Defendant brought forward witnesses to pi-ove that he' liad taken plaintiff by the front of-the coat to detain, him while sjieakihg to him, but had. not shaken him as alleged by plaintiff. Case; dismissed, with costs o 1 s Gd.

Geo. Cuunabeil and John Hurley, v. J. P. Watt. Debt; £25 1 Os. The debt was for threshing and work done. Evidence taken as to work doiie, and judgment given tor A - 24.

Before D- S. Dtirie Esq. B. M., and W. H Watt Esq. J.P.

April 13. Geo. ITowe was fined 10s and costs 16s Gd, for allowing certain persons "above 16 years of age to play a game of bagatelle 1 in his; premises on the 9tli inst. . i i .

fj-J Before the abovegand J: Handley.Esq. J.P. April 14. W. McDonnell W. Kirk. Debt £2 13s 9d, balance due’ for timber sold and delivered. . Judgment for lls 4d and costs 7s. ' ;

Geo. iHowe, T icensed Victualler, ap;to answer a*charge- of having his house open after twelve o’clock on the night'of‘Thursday the 9th inst. There was conflicting evidence as to the time, the policeman saying it was five minutes past twelve, while : Mi- Mayers, watchmaker, did not think it was 12 by the town time.

Case dismissed, and costs remitted, . Before D. S. Durie Esq., It.M.

April 14. Tete v. Taylor and Watt. Damages 4.8, claimed for trespass on plaiutiff\s potato field, by eight cattle belonging to defendants.',; Evidence taken as to damage, and-judgment given for i) 1 2s.

Before -the- above, and T. Handley, W. H. Watt, snd T. Harper Esqs. J.P.s. April IG. ~. W. Qollopy v. Archibald Cameron. r l he- plaintiff, a policeman, charged the defendant; a licensed' 'victualler', with a breach of the Eiceusing Amendment Act,“in'diaving failed’'to* keep his lamp, burning from sunset, to midnight on the 3.0. th March. •; j . - Dismissed with a caution.

"‘ Before the" above, and H. cle G. Martelli, Esq, J.P. .;• : : ■ V - ■ •

David Atkinson, Corpoial of Police, ‘charged John Dunleavy, John W. Liddell, John Davidson, W; S. Bussell,- Edward Hackett, G. Howe, and A. Cameron, licensed victuallers, Wanganui, with having committed a breach of the Licensing Ordinance, in having failed to nave painted above their doors their names and intimation of their having been licensed. :

Dismissed with a caution. Costs remitted. ■ ;

Before D. S. Durie Esq. R.M., W. 11. Watt, and T. Waters Esq. J.P.s.

Joseph Kells v. E H. Watts; for trespass and damages, A2- 6 lOd. : ..... A!x. Boberts appeared for plaintiff, Mr. Boss for defendant. :

Josdplr Kells, farmer Wanganui,—saw certain sheep on his land, Section 49, on Monday last ; the land his to the best of his belief. T '

By Mr. Boberts—The land belonged to my brother, John Kells, and his interest in it now belongs to me. .By Air. Boss—lt is conveyed to me, and I hold it subject' to "a mortgage ; won’t swear that it was conveyed to me within ll days before liiy brother left. , The plaintiff, on finding the sheep .iff Iris section, drove them to his brother, T. Kells’ paddock for safety and to be inipounnded. When shutting them in, defendant came and said he would pay the damage done. Plaintiff asked 6d a head, but defendant did not pay it. ’ Judgment for defendant witlr costs. The Court made the following note oil this case :—“ Joseph Kells, plaintiff, hav-ing-behaved in a most disrespectful manner to the Bench by refusing to answer, questions put to him. by the defendant’s counsel and by the Bench; and evidently being iu a state of inebriation, the Court were obliged to give a judgment as above.”

Turakina, 10th April,. 18(33. .'. Refore Walter Buller, Esq., R.-M., and Jas. Wilson and Joseph Willeox Esqs. J.P.s 3ST. E. Beamish v. Beupena Kewetona. Trespass AS 10s. A claim under-the Act, for 85 trespasses of defendant’s upon fenced land. Judgment for amount and costs 41s. V Beamish-u. TJtiku. The like £2 14s. Plaintiff failed to prove alleged nttilibc.r of trespasses. Judgment for 14s and .costs.’ • r. ■ - - ■ • • ; Beamish »*.; Hone Waitere. The like, .£2 18s. Judgment for amount and costs. Beamish v.' Watene. : The like, £3. Judgment for amount and costs. - j Beamish v. Nahona te Ahu. : The like (3s. Ownership of cattle disputed. Judgment for defendant with costs. Nahonair Thos. Higgie. Damages, £6 ss. ' Wheat destroyed by cattle. SetTied out of Court.;, Takiri v- Chapman. Debt os. A claim for'one day's horse - hire. No direct evidence. 'Judgment for defendant with costs. •- Te Wunu v. Cha's. Cameron. Damages £2 10s Defendant in attendance. Plaintiff called :"no appearance. ■ Case dismissed. . ,: Native Circuit Court. Turakixa, 10th April, 1863. Before tlie Resident Magistrate, and Aperahama Tipae, Native Assessor. " ' , Bo'ta v. Hen eve Tahan. Crim. con. Damages laid at £3O. No witnesses in attendance. Judgment for defendant..

Industrial School Estate.— The following Memorial is just now in course of signature. It lies at present at Mr Lyon’s, and has already been numerously and i’espectably signed. Those who agree with its purport should lose no time in -appending their names To the Honorable the Provincial Council of the Province of JVell ncjton. -, -The respectful Petition Of the undersigned,- Electors for the Province, resident in the district of Wanganui, Tnrakina and Paugitikei. Sliewetli, That by a certain Deed, dated the 13 th day of October, 1852, purporting to be a Crown Grant, a piece or parcel of land, situate in the district of Wanganui, containing about 280 acres 5 32 perches, and therein, more particularly described, were granted or intended to be- granted, in the-name of her Majesty the Queen, to the .Right- Rev. George Augustus Lord Bishop of New Zealand, for the education of “ Children of other poorand destitute persons being inhabitants” of Islands in the Pacific Ocean, in trust toward the : maintenance of a School to be established at Wanganui, under the' superintendence of the said Bishop,- so long as religious education, industiial- training, and instruction in the English language, should be ivon to the youth therein, or ; maintained thereat.

That pursuant to the said Grant, the said Bishop of New Zealand- took possesion of tlie said land and commenced or caused to be commenced a School for the instruction of Aboriginal Natives and others; but that the same only continued for a very short time;’ lias been long discontinued, and is not now, nor has been for several years past, carried on in accordance with the terms and conditions of the said grant. That the said piece of land so' granted as aforesaid is-of very great value, being part of die original site of the" Town of Wanganui as laid-off by- the New Zealand Company,-- and Avorth not less at present thanifrom £8,01)0-to 4:10,000 at the least. That your petitioners have been informed and believe, that at the time of making the said Grant,, or.-pretended Grant, it was not competent, to the Governor of New Zealand to make, on behalf of the Crown, any such grant of . the Waste, Lauds.of the Crown, such grant . not 'having been authorised to be inade

by the Boyal- Instructions -relating ■ to : the-disposal of the waste lands, but-being! contraiy to the true meaning and intent tlfhreof, and - therefore void and of- no effect.

Your petitioners,- tbevfore, pray that you will be pleased to t enquire into the. circumstances ef the case , and, if it appear expedient, that you will authorise liis Honor the Superintendent, to take such steps in the Supreme Court, or General A ssembly, as may lead either ito the cancelation of the said Grant, or may ensure its application, to the purposes of; General education within'the District ot Wanganui, on a non-sectarian , princplo, in conformity witli such a scheme as the Supreme ComT or General Assembly may direct. And your Petitioners will-ever pray. The Gaol.— We beg to draw attention to the change made in tlie time for receiving tenders. They must now reach the Provincial Secretary’s office by 2nd May. . , . ...... Deserters — The three deserters, whose capture at Turakiiia we mentioned lately, have been tried hy court-martial, and sentenced ,respectively..to six’, four and two months’ imprisonment.- The last punishment is .inflicted on Rage, the extenuating circumstances in his case being, that he is very young; and dumb, and was decoyed away by the others. \ ■We observe from a late Gazette, 'that there are no fewer than 266 , deserters from the. force in the country ; there, being 10 from the 12fcli Begfc. .32 fi;om tlie 40tli, iS.from the 70th, 50 .from, the 14th, and 126 from the 65th. . The long residence of the- last named regiment accounts for the larger number tions. Of the 126. only 4 took place at Wanganui. Three deserters were brought-in on Tuesday from Bangitikei. Corporal Atkinson, of tlie. Police, having received ,ni fonvat'ion of there being three nien like soldiers .working pn .the, road. ..between Capt. Dauiell’s 'and Mr. Bull’s scut two. constables out oil Saturday, - who. apprehended the men "and brought them into town. The numbers had .been cut off their boots and all the marks on. their clothing carefully, erased to avoid identification ; but yesterday oil their clothing being; examined, ..the stamp .“.2nd. Batt. 14th,” on one of their braces. was made out, so that it is likely they have deserted either from Wellington; oi; Napier. They are fine strapping -young, fellows, and are. well worth tlie .money payable as a reward for their apprehension. One of them seems to have deserted before, having D marked on his left side, which he has tried to deface by pricking a bird’s nest over it. Auction Sale, —Messrs,. Gudgeon and Go’s, sale at Major Cooper’s farm was numerously (attended.and went off well. Thirty cows realised £4 to £7 10s, a veraging £5 per head. Young stock brought £3' 3s to £3 l-7s 6d. The," well-known hack Balaam sold at' £lß.' The furniture brought good prices. The 51 years’ .lease of the farm was sold for £7O to Mr. Thurston. The. 'Shares''of "the Steam Navigation Company "were bought by John Handley Esq. at 20s.

Brunswick' Road District.— Pursuant to advertisement, the annual ineeting of the rate-payers of the Brunswick District -took place last Tuesday, at Mr. John Watt’s house. Mr Bryce took the "chair ’ Mr. Hewett, as Chairman of the Board, laid on the table the accounts of the Board for the past year. .He also gave an estimate of the,work' proposed to be done by the Board during the ensuing year. ' , .

The following proposals Avefe then made and carried; unanimously br-s- ---“ That Messrs. John Hurley and If. Baker be auditors for tlie ensuing year.” “ that sixpence an acre. be imposed for the construction of the Great Western Road.” ' ; ‘ ‘

“That sixpence ail acre be imposed for the construction' and- fencing of the \\ ai puna (branch)' road.” . ; The meeting then ; separated.'

Wanganui Steam Navigation Co.— The meeting of this Company called for the 4th May, is, we believe, merely a formal one rendered uecessai’y by tlie teniis of the copartnership. Owing to the delay in getting the steamer, there will be no business before it.

Volunteer Parades. —Owing, to a typographical mistake in the advertisement in our last issue, of the parade;, day of Capt. Allison’s Company, only a few attended on : Monday,: tlie proper day, which is : the more to be regretted, as the gallant Ca]jtain Avill most likely be in Wellington, attending .to his senatorial duties before next parade-day comes round It will be observed .that 'Capt. Roberts’ Company parade on Saturday next, the 25tli inst.

Mr. Singer’s Benefit —on Monday evening was, notAvitllstanding the bad weather, a deeded success.; the house Avas crowded to the door, and. the performances elicited frequent and hearty applause. The “ ballad opera ” of the \\ aterman was gone through in a very creditable manner, —-Tom " Tug being enacted by Mr.' Howson, and Robin by Mr. Webster, both of Avliom exerted themselves, as usual, to deseiwe the applause which al ways .follows their efforts. Mr. Hoavsou is a not 5 5 u li worthy follower of Mr. T. P. Cooke in Tom Tug, and Mr Webster’s subordinate part Avas ‘ played Avith the fine taste and good effect Avliich invariably mark his representations. ! lie} 7 were well supported by the‘amateurs who assisted. Messrs. Hoavsou and Singer met : Avith great aipplaiise in the duett “ Wlmt are the Wild Waves saying.?” Avliich was encored —a mark’of ap probatioii-rielily deserved.' Mr. Howson’s local song, in which some good hits were made- respecting such matters as the lorry, the briige, some eases'lately in court Ac;

was received with much favour, and we regret, that our spjiqe do'es' not; allow of its insertion. •“ A .Kiss in the dark” was enacted with ranch spirit. But,the poses plastif/iias were .the crowning triumph of the entertainment, and there could be but onft opinion'.regarding the pure taste and classic elegance .which.characterised these imitations of the productions of Canova’s genius.

. We observe that, by particular request, the programme is to be repeated to-night, and there will.no doubt be again a bumper house, the more especially as this is the last appearance for the present of this .company, not less remarkable for the versatility than, for the judicious .direction of their histrionic powers. The performances were agreeably .variedly 31 lySinger’s .variations on -the piano and harmonium, separately and together.

"Government Prize Firing. —The Wellington Independent , of 14th inst., gives the following as the result of the firing in, the different districts :—Wanganui ! 39.; Auckland 38 ;: Nelson 33 ; Wellington 20 ; the Hutt 17.. We hope our contemporary is light. We had a similar statement ready for the press, but did not publish, it in consequence of seeing in a.local paragraph,, with the same heading as this, in the Nelson Examiner of 4th inst., these words :—“ Ourreaders will remember chat iii this province 42, 39, and 38 .have been scored.” We have seen no notice of this in any other issue of the Examine), and were waiting for some further information before publishing. the final result. We presume, from our Nelson contemporary’s paragraph that, the score of 42 has been made by a Mr. Morse.