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Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 44, 23 February 1886, Page 2

The Temperance Party in Wellington have docided to appoint a deputation to wait on Government with tho objeot of getting the provisions of tho Licensing Aot more rigidly obgorvod in the oity than is said to be the caso at present. The Tcinporance Conference oormrences sitting in tbo Rechabite Hall next Monday. Amongst tho delogates present will be Sir William Fox and Mr. T. W. Glover (Wellinfjton). Measrd. A. Speight, 14. Neal, Cox, and Carr (Auckland). Look (Nelson), Easthopo (Wairarapa), J. W. Jago, D. C. Cameron, and F. Fulton (Dunedin), J. Harding and R. C. Harding (Napier), C. S. M'Dowell (Groymonth), and J. Smith (christoharch). Hori Bopiha, who went Home with the Maori delegates, and returned as a teetotal advocate, ib at present on a visit to Wellington. The following notices of motion to be brought forward at the next meeting of the City Connoil have been given : -By Counoillor Petberick — "That no payment be paid out of tho funds of the Corporation for refreshments to members of thia Connoil as per bill passed for payment at the Counoil at last meeting— JEl 10s." By the Mayor— " That the name of the Foreshore Claims Committee be altered to Foreshore Committee, and that the namo of Councillor Coombe be added thereto." Mr. Wardell, R.M., from his seit on the Bench in the Magistrate's Conrt, made some pertinent remarks which should be carefully weif hod by the Government. His Worship sail that it had repeatedly struck him that sufficient accommodation waa not provided for prisoners" who were unfortunately lodged in look • ups very often on mere suspicion, or sometimes on informations whioh were proved next morning to be groundless. He did not refer to the Wellington City watch-house in partionlar, his remarks being intended to apply to look-upß generally, ft occurred to him that prisoners were generally regarded by watoh - houaekeepera as guilty persona directly they are looked up, and were often bundled into a oell with other prisoners, and allowed to lie there anyhow. Mr. Wardoll said that of course he need not remark that every man was by English law deemed to be innocent nntil he was proved to be the reverse ; but this was apparently sometimes forgotten, and persons who, for the B»ke of safe oubtody were merely held for safe keeping, were subjected to inoonveniencea which should, aa far as possible, be mitigatod. To people who were arrested on the charge of drunkenness it did not matter where they were bestowed, that was if they were not likely to have fits or any serious illness attendant on the effeots of their debauch, but some more consideration should, he thought, be extended to prisoners who were awaiting magisterial enquiry. About half-past 9 o'olock this morning a man named Thomas Avery, who is employed on the s s. Tui, assaulted a well-known and rather ecoentrio character, who gains a livelihood as a licensed porter, named " Paddy " M'CaSerty, and as the affair was witnessed by Constable Bloaael, that officer apprehended him. As the prisoner was being marched to the look-up, he bolted from his onßtodian, and pntting on top speed, he ran up Custom House-quay and turned down Harbourstreet, with a view to getting on to the nowly-reolaimed land. The polioeman gave chase, and raised the "hne and cry" with all the power of bis lusty lungs. A orowd of persons happened to bo standing at the entrance to Harbour-street, and seeing the runaway, they joined in the pursuit, and it is neodless to say thereby impeded tho efforts of tho officer. The lattor at this junoture espied the relieved guard returning ' from Government Honso, and when they arrivsd at M'Dowell's corner Constable Bleasel ehonted out to the oorporal of the guard to assist in the chase. The men placed their arms against the shop front and bolted aftar the escaped prisoner at full speed. In Harbour-street one of the A.C.'b sot a cropper, and came ignominously to grief. Nor did his comrades faro much better, aa owing to the crowd they made bnt poor mnning, and for a while were unable to get through the ruok and shake off their would-be assisters. Constable Bleasel ran down his quarry and lodged him in the lookup. Later in the day Avery was oharged before Mr. Wardell, R.M., with assaulting M'Cafferty. Tho assault it was proved wis not of a vory serious nature, and the prisonor having been cautioned was discharged. Mr. J. E. Evans has in his window on ' Lambton-quay a bottle containing several live katipo spidora. On Sunday lost he captured upwards of a dozen at Island Bay, and killed a muoh larger number. One small patch of sand bank between the hotel and the Hermit's Cave was found to bo literally swarming with tho venomous little insects. A meeting ot temperanoo workers was held in the Rechabite Hall last night. There was a large attendance. Sir W. Fox oooupied tho chair, and gave an address on the advantages of nnity in the temperanoe work. Mr. T. W. Glover entered fully into tho working of the United Kingdom Alliance, and urged the formation of a Now Zealand Alliance on the same lines at the conference to bo held on Monday next. Several persons present put down their names as annual subscribers' for various smonnts. The Rev. L. M. Isitt gave a short addresß, in the course of whioh he spoke of the difficulties the polioe have to encounter in putting the Licensing Aot into foroe. The meeting was a very successful one. The theatre-Roars of Wellington will certainly have no cause during the next three months to oomplain that they have been neglected by Australian managers, dates having been booked right up to the end of the third week in May next. Williamson, Musgrovo, and Garner's Private Seoretary Company take up the running at the termination of Mr. Darrell's present season, their opening night being the 15th Maroh next, the dosing night of the season being the 25th March. The Harry Riokards London Combination Company (oonoert hall and variety business) opens on 29th March, and thoy will occupy the Royal until the 17th April. George Rignold opens here on the 26ih April for a season of four weeks. The West Coast Times of the 9th instant says : — All Saints' Church was crowded yesterday afternoon, the occasion being the wedding of Mr. W. W. De Caßtro, Deputy Registrar of tbe Supreme Court, to Miss Nellie Dixon, second daughter of Mr. Dixon, of the State £ohool. Tho bridegroom-eleot has made himself very popuUr in many wtys, and has done yeoman's servioe in the Volunteer company of whioh he is the Boore'tary. The bride has beon in Hokitika for many years, having cams here when a child, and has endeared herself to many friends. The wedding party looked very bright ; the bride was charmingly dressed in a handsome drees of ivory satin trimmed with brochd and pearls, she had a wreath of myrtle and orange blossoms, covered with a white veil. Her sisters, Miss Dixon and Miss Annie and Carrie Dixon, were bridesmaids ; Miss Dixon wore pale pink nuns' veiling, and the younger sisters striped oanvas cloth, eaoh oarrying a basket of flowers. Mr. Harle was groomsman, having come from Greymouth to support hiß friend on the trying ooaaaion. The marriage servioe was conducted by \,he Rev. H. G. Gould, and as the party loft the church Mrs. Gould played tho Wedding March. The happy couple left in the afternoon for the Kawahaka, intending to meet the Christohnroh coach. They have our bost wishes for thoir future happiness. " The Sunny South " was repeated at tho Theatre Royal last night before a very large audience. The play runs very smoothly, and U complete in all its details. The general get-up of the characters is in keeping with the plaoe and time in and at wbioh the main inoidents of the play are laid, and due attention is paid ti the minutest detail in tho several sets. Mr. Darrell's acting as Matt Morley is all that could be doßired. Mr. Forbes played tho "masher" without the slightest exaggeration, and that is what is rarely seen among actors who ossay the ponrtrayal of that peculiar phaao of modern Bociety. The leading ladies have established themselves as favourites, and came in for a large amount of applause. " The Sunny South " will be withdrawn after Friday, and on Satnrday evening Mr. Darrell's bush sensation play, " The Squatter," will bo produced for the first timo in Wellington. Messrs. Tolley and M'Cleland will be at Mr. Morgan's shop, Adelaide-road, this and Thursday evening for the purpose of registering new electors. The opening of the Paoifio Lodge of Drnida will be oelebrated by a smoke concert, to be held at the Fire Brigade Station, Mannersstreet, to-morrow evening. Members can obtain tiokets from Mr. J. W. Smith, Seoretary, or from Messrs. J. N. A. Hall, A. White, G. Gray. T. Eleman, J. S. Dyer, G. Peroy, ana W. K. Bishop. The delegates to the Women's Christian Temperance Union met in the Congregational Schoolroom, Woodward • street, yesterday afternoon. There wore present— Mrs. Sinclair, Auokland ; Mesdames Clarke, Pocke, and Wronghton, Christohnroh ; Mrs. Nightingale, Nelson ; Mrs. Fulton, Dunedin ; Mrs. Troy, Napier ; Mesdames Hunter, Plimmer, Snow, and Baker, Wellington. Amongst the visitors present were Sir William and Xady Fox The business of the meeting was to arrange a programme for the convention to be held in Wellington during the present week. After Boma diaona-ion on various matters the meeting was adjourned until this afternoon. The tea and public meeting in connection with the anniversary of the Wesleyan Sunday Sohool, Adelaide-road, will take place this evening. Tee. will be provided at halfpast 6, and addresses will l>e given at the pnblio meeting by the circuit ministers and others. Visitors from town are reminded that a tram will be in attendance at the olose of the meeting. To-morrow evening a lecture will be delivered in St. James' Presbyterian Churoh, Adelaide-road, by Mr. C. Hulke, entitled " A little Elementary Soienoe." Some very interesting chemical experiments vill be made to illustrate the lecture, which should provo highly attractive and vory instruotivo. The proooeds will bo dovotod to tho Sunday School and Band of Hope.