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Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 69, 24 March 1886, Page 2

Our Supplement to-night contains an original sketch entitled "A West Coast Adventure," a very amusing letter by Mick M'Quaid in reply to the fiev. Mr. Driver's lecture on St. Patrick, and a quantity of interesting selected matter. An interesting account of the services rendered by Lieutenant- Col onol Thomas M'Donnell and Captain Gilbert Mair, for which the New Zealand Cross has been awarded to them, will bo found on our fourth page. • Wo desico to direofc the especial attention of our readers to the singularly luoid and iustrnotivo judgment deliverod tLis morning (and fully reported in another column) in tho oase of tho Army and Navy Hotel licensing oaso. Our morning contemporary appears in a great hnrry for Major Atkinson to mako his Auckland speech. The Auokland papers somo time ago announoed that it would not bo made till the 3Cth or 31st inst. Lady Forbes, whose death at tho advanced age of 91 is recorded in our telegrams from Sydney, was, we understand, the grandmother of Mr. Forbes, who was playing with tho Darrell Company in Wellington a fow days ago. Mr. Forbes is a son of Judge Forbes, of Sydney, and a grandson of the first Chief Juatioe of New South Walea. The Chief Justice, accompanied by hia secretary (Mr. Hadfield), returned from Hokitika, via Lyttelton, by the Wakatipu yoatorday. The Wakatipn, whioh passed through here yesterday en route for Sydney, had on board 92 horses, 3 head of oattle, and 19 pigs shipped at Southern ports, and 1100 tons of general cargo, inoludiiig that shipped at Wellington. In connection with the reoent disturbance at the Queen's Hotel, an information laid by tho licensee, Mr. Blower, against the men Koid and Murphy, for having refused to leave the premises when ordered to do ho, was to have oomo before tho Magistrate's Court yesterday. The oase was not called, however, and we learn that the prosecution has been withdrawn. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wardell, R.M., and the Hon. J. Martin, J.P., were occupied for some time in dealing with a ease arising from a neighbours' quarrel, in which Eobert George wan Bummcned for having uaod threatening and abußive language towards Elizabeth Trneman, Mr. Devine appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Stafford oondnoted tho defence. Tha evidenoe disoloaod that tho relations between the disputants had been strained for some time past, and eupposod class distinctions e earned also to bo involved in the affair. After a patient bearing, the Bench endorsed the opinion of oounsel for tho defence, that the whole trouble was due to "a quarrel amongst the women," and the defendant was ordered to enter into hia own recognisance to the amount of .£5 to keep the peaoe for six months, and also to pay tha costs of tho aotfon, 2i. A cross-case, bronght by George againßt Mrs. Trneman, was dismissed. The adjourned eitting of the Court of Appeal waa held this morning, when the case of Ward v. National Bank, argument in whioh hu already been taken, was oalled on. Mr. Bell, counsel for tho plaintiff, having quoted an authority in support of his argument, the Conrt adjourned nntil 10.30 a.m. on Friday. It has been ascertained that before he left Wellington for Lordon Mr. Jamos Smith, late of the Post Offloe Hotel, pnrohased a second class retnrn ticket from tha New Zealand shipping Company. At the meeting of orcditors on Monday lost the Offioial Assignee, replying to a question, stated that I Mr. Smith had taken a Bingle saloon tioket, for whioh he had paid .£65. Mr. Graham now finds that a second olass return tioket was purchased for that sum. Judgment in tho oase in whioh Mr. Edward Shaw was oalled npon to show oause why he shonld not he struck off the rolls, will not be given for a day or two at loaat. It is understood that Mr. Jnstioa Richmond has deferred hia decision, which was oipeoted to be made known at tho fitting of the Banco Court thia morning, in ordor that he may have an opportunity of consulting with the Chief Justice. Miss Rcsina, Corandini (Mrs PaJmnr) yesterday visited the Hospital, and sang some ohoica ballads for the entertainment of tbe patients. All who wer« able to attend weie present, aid thoroughly enjoyea tho treat so kindly provided for them. Miss Carandini also sang in some duets with a gontloman amateur. Miss Carandini has made a practioo of thus entertaining the patients in tie Hospitals wherever she goes.