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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5927, 4 September 1890, Page 2

Political Notes will be found on the fourth page to-day. The quarterly meeting of tho Napier Licensing Committee will be held to-morrow at noon. Captain Edwin wires at 11.55 a.m. : — " South-west to south and east heavy gale, with heavy sea, much colder weather, and glass rising." In our report yesterday of tho case of E. W. Knowles against P". F. Colledge, we ommitted to mention that Mr Sheath appeared for the plaintiff. The latest from Bellamy's :—" How does the member for Motuoka resemble The Ettrick Shepherd, a diamond drill, and a little dog ? Tho answer is Hogg, Bore, aud Kerr. This is inoro witty than kindly."

If Seddon and Fish wero gathered to Abraham's bosom (not that Abraham ever did any harm to New Zealand) the session would havo been finished a month ago, and the country saved many thousand of pounds. —Feilding Stat.

Wo havo received a small brochure, written Mr W. F. Howlett, entitled " Tirenics," being an essay towards the solution of the problom of poverty. Mr Howlett would solve the question by limiting population ; that is to say, " fixing the population of a country at a certain number, and refusing admittance to others." The pamphlet is admirably printed, and got up, but wo do not caro to discuss the subject of its contents.

An Auckland telegram last night says : "The centenarian George Scott died last night at his son's residence in Ponsonby. He was born in Donegal one hundred and one years ago, and saw the French land in Ireland in 1798. Scott came to New Zealand in 1815. Ho was wonderfully strong up to the time of his death, and up to tho last few days regularly smoked his pipe. His death is believed to havo resulted from sheer old age, as ho had no illness."

A schoolboy view:—"l have heard father say that you newspaper peoplo have a lot to do with the strikes in New Zealand. Me and my school-fellows want you, if you can, to put tho school-teachers by the ears and make them think they have a'grievance', and got them to go out on striko \ only do it soon, whilo this good weather lasts. " My word ! wouldn't we catch a lot of whitebait and herring. A mouth., holiday now would be so very acceptable to all the school and in particular to "Dicky." — Wanganui Herald. 5

At the R.M. Court this morning before Mr Preece. R.M., William Collins, charged with having been found drunk, was fined .5s and costs or 4S heurs.—Caroline Bulled was charged on the information of Henry Powdrell, of Meanee, with having rescued four held of cattle seized for the purpose of being impounded. Mr Lascelles appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. After hearing the evidence tho R.M. fined the defendant £1 with £1 costs, and cautioned her never to rescue cattle ajrain as it was a serious offence, the maximum penalty for which was £50.

A committee meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held this morning. Circulars were received in reference to the formatior. of Employers' Union?, whi.ih it was decided to refer to the Chamber of Commerce. It was resolved that the show privileges should bo advertised for by tender. lie Messrs Williams and Kettle's prize, for pair of horses best adapted for working roapnr and binder, it was decided it should bo given to the first prize pair in class 31, subject to the approval of the donors. Tho motions of which notice had been give, were postponed till next meeting in consequent, of the small attendance. It was de - cided that a etib-coiuniittee consisting of Messrs Coleman, Miller, Dobson, and R. Smith be requested to dray up a petition for the purpose of suspending tho compulsory branding of sheep off the shears, to be presented at next meeting of the committee.

Mr J. \". Brown was subjected to considerable annoyance whilst standing under Messrs Sidey and Bain's verandah yesterday, .-hen a man named George Lett used insulting language to him. Lett was arrested by a constable who stood close by,. but later on was admitted to bail. Mr Cresswell appeared for the accused, who pleaded guilty at tho R.M. Court this morning, and ho asked tin'- ••■• '•-•?• tho circumstances a small penalty ho-. .. meet the case. Accused was a Unionist, and Mr Brown a capitalist, had lately been doing lumper's work at the wharf, and with others had been subjected to a good deal of chuff - . Yesterday tho accused met Mr Brown in Hastings street, and used some insulting language to him, but Hastings street was different to tho Spit, and accused, whil" not drunk, had sufficient liquor in him to make him use these words. There was no animosity between the parties, and Mr Brown only desired to be protected. Defendant had been iv the employ of Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co., and bore a very good character. The K.M. said tho do"----fendant being a Unionist was all the more I reason why he should not make allegations in a public placo. It was not what men did themselves iv theso disturbances, but what might bo brought on by other peoplo joining in. He would not inflict the full penalty, but would punish tho defoudant sufficiently to prevent a repetition of the offence. The defendant was fined £2, with Is costs, or seven days' imprisonmeut, aud to find one surety of _2o and self in £10 to keep the peace for three months.