FEMALE HORSEWHIPPERS.

Auckland Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2294, 12 July 1877, Page 3

FEMALE HORSEWHIPPERS.

Two cases oi norsewmppiuy lutve JU bu occurred in Wellington, both being inflicted by femini-ne liagellators on masculine victims The first was Hooper's case. The second arose thus : A certain young rrentleman, who not long ago was obliged to "O down on his knees and apologise to a barmaid for impertinence, circulated some very gross stories, to the effect that a certain person whom he named was hvmg on the proseeds of his wife's misconduct. Ims coming to the ears of the wife, she sought outlier young friend with a formidable .horsewhip, and managed to catch him in a well-known cigar shop, where she at once proceeded to administer a sound flogging, disregarding his shrieks and prayers for mercy. At length the proprietor of the shop not relishing such a scene in his estaoUsnment, induced the irate dame to retire, on which she summoned her foe to come outside, if he was a man, for she had not half done with him yet." The brave youth, however, directly he could get loose tied into the private room behind the shop, and remained perdu till assured that his female eiicmv had taken her departure.

WELLINGTON QUARTZ. Mr Crawford, R. M,. informs the " Post that he lately received from Melbourne the following report upon a. pie<:e of quartz from this district, sent by him for examination : " Bank of Victoria," Melbourne 23rd May, 1977 —I have tested the quartz specimens left with me for assay and I find it tob« composed of sulphate of iron I likewise assayed for gold, and from 1000 grains I got a button weighing .034 ozs. or 1 002 per Sin Signed, J. CHAPMAN." Mr Chapman is described as "nrinerologistaml "■ssayerto the Bank of Victoria," and is deemed tne best in the colony. Mr Crawford purposes vin^ full particulars, with information Ss to localities in which the quartz was

found, in the paper to he read before the Wellington Philosophical Society, on the 21st inst. LIBEL CASE. ! The great libel ease, Anderson v. Gillon, occupied the Supreme Court all yesterday. It was tried by Sir Justice Richmond, and a special jury. The libel consisted in an insinuation by the ■' Evening Argus," that when a member of the Provincial Council Mr Anderson sold his vote for a place in the land office, and that his connection with the Wellington " Independent" was severed, owing to misconduct in canvassing the town. The evidence was very voluminous. The plaintiff gave evidence very clearly, entirely rebutting the insinuation. The defence set up was that the alleged libels did not bear the maturing attached byplaintiff, and that in a natural sense the words were true. Evidence of justification was not admitted, as notice had not been given. ?>lr Travers made an able speech for the defendant, and Mr Allen a brilliant reply. The jury, after retiring for half-an-hour, found a verdictfov plaintiff on the first count, with damages 40s, and for the defendant on second count. Each party will have to pay his own costs. [PRESS AGENCY].