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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 139, 13 June 1888, Page 8

We are informed that a copy of the Auckland Financial Reform Association's report has been specially forwarded <to His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by a letter from the Chairman. Mr George Keeling of Melbourne, late of Auckland having read in the Evening Star the account of Mr Charles Grainger's death, has sent a donation of £1 to the Rev. A. J. Smith to be given to Mrs Grainger.

Our readers attention is directed to an advertisment in our columns in reference to the quick settlement of a Life Assurance claim by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of tho United States for £3,000, being the sum paid to the executors of the late Joseph Banks. The prompt payment of claims is a distinctive feature of tie Equitable.

An important notice with reference to the local examination in connection with the University of Cambridge appear amongst our late advertisements.

At the Police Court this morning', a woman named BridgetHarrisonwascharged with being drunk in Waterloo QnadrantShesmiledat the Courtand said, "Of course, I won't plead guilty." Constable McConnell deposed to arresting the prisoner at the Supreme Court. She was very drunk. Prisoner said, "Of course I "would never think of contradicting a policeman," and was accordingly fined 20s and costs.

Mr C. W. Goodson has been the sttccess'ful tenderer for Montague's fancy goods stock. A big clearing sale will be announced to-morrow.

Business was done on the Stock Exchange to-day in Gem mining shares at sd, 10d, and Is. Sellers are now standing at the latter price. South British shares changed hands at 41s, at which price there are still buyers but no sellers.

An the Police Court to-day, before Mr H. C. Baddeley, R.M., Alfred Neville pleaded guilty to allowing a cart driven by him to be \inattended in Victoria-street. Fined 5s aritl costs. Daniel Mulqueeney was charged with allowing a horse to obstruct the footpath in Napier-street. Accused pleaded not guilty and was defended by Mr Napier. His Worship dismissed the charge with a caution.—Gavin Wallace was charged with obstructing the footpath in Karangahape Road by placing goods thereon. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and costs. William McKeevern pleaded guilty to having been working a horse at Newmarket when it was suffering from a sore shoulder and was fined £1 and costs. Samuel Asa Stowell was charged with failing to comply with an order of the Court to provide for the support of his wife. The said order was made byMrH. G. Seth Smith, R.M.,in 1885 and, the arrears have now accumulated to £113. Mr Napier said that all they wanted was His Worship to order that if the previous order was, nob complied with the defendant would' be then committed to gaol or fined. His Worship ordered that a copy of previous order and minute of to-day's proceedings should be forwarded to the defendant.