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Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 174, 8 December 1886, Page 2

Ingenuity worthy of » tetter ciattsa was displayed yesterday afternoon by a boy named Henry Cos, aged 11, who wta ia custody oh a charg« of lardeny. The ydnngster waif confined in orta of the dells of the Lambtori Quay lock-up with another boy named Peterson. In thd OoUtte of the afterrioon, Cat mounted upon tne eelKpsil, and managed to gain His liborty by escaping through the CpetliKg in lti& ioVr, Bow A plump boy of his age was able to Bqiieeiid his body through ft square aperture of 9in by Oift, liftd ihtti to lower himself to the cement floor of the police bafracfe? without sustaining injury, is one of thO3O matters tfWdH i§ W d»ffloult to understand, and must surely have been due to the special Providence which is said to watch cTe» enildren and another class of persons. At any rate, ho had about an hour's start before his flight Was discovered. Detective Walker Was then seflt In pursuit, and found the boy sauntering leisurely along" Tftftumki-street, Hear the Salvation Army Barracks'. The y"ollnff' adventurer wjis again taken into custody, and returned t** dttrarifee vile. No blame seems to attach to the policA authorities, who exercised ordinary Vigil' ance, but some precautions might be taken to redder it Impossible for juvenile culprits to pasß out of the atfertsies m the cell-doors. The caad of fiddle" v. thfe United Importers Company, wds disposed of in the Magistrate's Court ytefefday dfteriiocttl. The plaintiff was the licensee of iho Arrijy tod tfavy Hotel at the time it was closed dj the Licensing Bench, and the present action was brought to recover J87,5s 6d, being the cost ot bo'ttrflin"' a bailiff put in by the defendants and the value of a tab, a pait of spectacles, and some other articles alleged to have been seized by Mr. Alex, Smith on behalf of the Company. After Heafirtsr the evidence Of the plaintiff, the ease was withdrawn ori the payment of £1 5s and tno cddfcs of tlie summons, owing to the inability of tiiti defendants to produce Mr. Smith, as he is now in Kimherley. Mr. Skerrett was for the plaintiff strict Mr; Travers for the defendants. A meeting of the creditors in the estate of Samuel Evens, cab proprietor, was held yesterday afternoon, tho Official Assignee presiding. Mr. Jellicoe appeared for the bankrupt, who was examined on oath at some length. It appeared that when ho Commended business, six years ago, he had £50 Capital, which he paid as an instalment towards the purchase of a cab at .6110, Undertaking to pay the balance In six riidnths. Subseqticritty he .pnrohased another cab for .£IBO, tfivirig a Hill of Salb to the vendor, and after paying off £80 of the purchase money he raised another loan of £240 from the Wellington Loan Co., with which he liquidated the old debt, giving the company security over both his cabs, and also his six horses. About a fortnight ago the Loan Company threatened to act upon their bill of saie ( and he , was thus obliged to file. Tho Assignee said thai, there was little or nothing available for the creditors, nearly all the bankrupt's property Being covered by the bill of sale. On the motion of Mr. E. A. Armstrong, seconded by Mr. J. Brialey, it was fWlf ed that the Court should be recommended to tfrant tho bankrupt's discharge. Dr. Pell m"et vritt a slight trap misadventure yesterday afternoon which, fortitnatoly, did not. turn oiit as EOrioßsly es it at the t'tiiS thfettteriefl tft. WHilt) dfiyirig hi 3 buggy in the ueignijoiiftioda « Stisse'x Square the horso suddonly became restive, and began to plunge and kick furiously. Dtlripg.thew antics one of his legs became caught m oiiSdf IUB 6jifitlsl'ntd& it was feared it would be broken. Assistance tttniw, ijiK the horse was got out of the vehicle, oat was by some means allowed to bolt as soon as it becarao free. A tram-driver, who was i'iissiMoi! a car; got one of the passengers to hbla Ids feiris ufals ha Jumped down and secured tnq runavray. Dh FSM'9 trap 1 rind ho'fSe wore bbth sligTitiy flaffidge'd: The business fit fee o+cfandry meotirfiT tff the Trustees of the Benevolent fedoiety yesterday afternoon possessed no extraordinary features, and occupied but a short time in its transaction, Tho chair was occupied by tho Rev. H, Van Staveren, and tfcq're wqte also present the Mayor, Coun* qnitos franks aiiti M'Keflfcie, Messrs. B. SmitH, A. .Wilsofl, find d. P . . PtiwloS (Trea* 6ixM). THd Sotiretafy bfotigHt tip the case of li woman who had applied for 1 fdififj It appeared she had come from tho Hutt, where her husband at present resides. The dpjilfcrtnt ptfsitively refused to return to Her Homo. TH6 M&ytf* f'efflarked. that the wonton was boiirid to' return to her" htidUaitd's Hongs'. „" He w&i Her lord. Her life," find tnerofafo her proper place was with. him. No action was tdltoiti Sir. A.' 6. JpHnson stated he had received a loiter iibrji a resident of Marlborongh, who desired to adopt an orphan child. The matter was left in" tho hands of the Secretary. One or two other cases of ttft ordinary .oharaoter were dealt with according to th£e, fiffiritei Accounts amounting to £83 9s, including .£70 13s 9d tor rations and .£9 10s for rent, were passed for payment. Tho Mayor gave thd following notice of motion to be considered %i the ne,ztmedtingof the Trustees : " Tllat the mSetiflg 1 Si tile Trustees be held fortnightly instead of eVery w'efik. 1 ' ffis Worship remarked that he believed if his iiidtion wore carried it would be found that th' 6 bftsine'ss of tHd Society would be transaoteja qiiite.as Satisfactorily &b It was at present; Thfi CHaifmaii .expressed .tne opinititi that liiroSfldfe iiiWdvisa'ble t6 dltpr the days of meeting. TBio eoiioWcfd the business. .>,Mr. Wardell iiitimated to counsel in the Magistrate's Court this morning that ho must not be expeotSjl to allow professional expenses in oases arising from q'2rt?relp between people of questionable oharacter. The Aorangi brings four skilled workmen, with their wives and twelve children immigrants, nominated by the Endeavour Inlet Antimony Company. The company now has a kfge number of specially imported Skilled Workers in its employ. The Fetono Town Board invitd tenders for the formation and metalling of Union and Beach streets and supply of metal. WS ate JetjHSsted to fefoiid cabmen, hotelkoepei'B, and otbSra <# ikp sale by public auction by Messrs. Win". BrLmlf.a'n'd Co. of S. Evens' fine plant of carriages, horses, and harness. The sale takes place at the Union Stables, Willis-street, at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Alfred Curtis, oonfeotionor, has filed a declaration of insolvency. An aocident of a serious nature occurred in Upper Willis-street yesterday afternoon. A youth about 15 years of age named Tancred Cooper, son of Mr, G, S. Ooopor, was riding aldng Webb-street on a spirited hb.j-s'e, afid when turning the dottier into Willisrs'treat the animal shied, struck tho kerbihg, Bna foiled Over , tjfo irdling man's right leg being underneath its body. CooJJef sustained a severe fracturo of the leg. At his own, request he was taken home directly, and he is now being attended by Dr. Collins. A boy of ten summers, who was called as a witness in the Magistrate's Court this morning, was questioned as to whether he knew the nature of an oath. Mr. Wardell said he saw no reason for doubting that such was the case, unless it wero distinctly Called .in fldeatiojl; With. on* systom of edticatioii) it oodld reasonably be assumed thdt dfly fairly gflilflated (MA 6^ ftucfi age would know the naturo of the oatfl. Ail encounter between members of the deriii .iJlOnofe tyhicH occurred laat night in the disreputable iieigiibSurhWfl $ John-" street, Thorndon, was the subject of sundry oases heard in the Magistrate's Court this morning. on 9ef the women who were taken into bnstody. nafHGd Polly Harper, was fodtid, while \tt thb lofjktlp.- to . haYS dlshbifa li§r yrigt.iHjtfie s'SflaMe., Dr. Coiiiiis was accordingly sShh tdl| &M, ga7c the requisite attention to the injured limb. Alluding to hia-rece.nt.vjlsit to Sydney, the Mayor (Mr-. A. .W. Brown), .fl,t,tno banquet tendered him last night by the City CpunoU, istatbd tudt W was lito only cVlft maffißtrttfe taking part in the reooption in connection with the Jubilee Fostival who did not wear a distinguishing mark. His Worship suggested to Councillors present that the new Mayor should be provided with a proper official costume. He remarked that there wdre many occasions when the Mayor should be seen" In his official capacity, and dressed bcbftrtiitiglj-j stitfh its the opening of Parliament, a leved by tub Oorerner, &c. He thought that the occupant of tho gdaitioh which ho was about to vacrtte would be better able to maintain the dignity of the oity it titWrided with an offioial costume, and for iliac 1988% He suggested that one should be obtainea. The usual weekly meeting of the Star of Newtown Lodge, No. 24 of the 1.0. G.T., was held at the new Temperance Hall, Adelaide-road, last evening, and was presided over by the W.C.T., Bro. P. P. Kean. A large number of brothers and sisters attended, this being the night to elect a representative" to ths drandTLodge meeting in Wellington iii J&ftwtry ftext. Bro. A. Thompson, D.D., was ohoseii td£ tn|t tfli» portant office, and Bro. Toomath, F.C.T., was elected as Lodge Deputy for the ensuing twelve months. Other routine business having been also disposed of, a discussion took place, Bro. P. F. Kean leading in the affirmative, and Bro. J. Toomath in the negative, on the subject, "DotheSoriptures encourage or denounce the use of strong drink?" A Very animated debate ensued, which was taken part in by various members, and at the close a vote was taken upon it, when it was declared in favour of the negative. Votes of thanks to the speakers for their reepeetivo efforts, ard to. Bro. Price for so ably presiding, brought a very -i^asant evening to a close, tfie lodge being closed witn $9 ww B™l8 ™ 1 formalities By the W.C.T. at 10 p.m. A most enjoyable evening was 1 passed in the Ohariu Schoolroom last night, when the Wellington Amateur Minstrels gave a performance in aid of the dhildren's prize fund. Thd ioilijiMg programme was gone through : —Overture; «Jfiiiß &&$; " Tflder Home," Mr. Aydon; song, "C 1080" ta& SKutters, Willies Dead," Mr. Robinson ; sofig, "Time may Steal away the Hoses," Mr. William* j comio song, " Yellow Rose of Texas," Mr. Brabent} song, " Geneviore." Mr. Hare; oomio song, " Peter Simple, Mr. Aydon ; song. "My Pretty Bed Boses," Mr. Folks ; overture. Miss A. Widdop i son?, " Tit for Tat," Miss C. Httetti oomio song, " Known to the Police," Mr. H*le i dttet, " Tell her I Love her So," Misses Kelly and A. Widdop | song, " Pretty White Lillies," Mr. Hare ; songi " The Blind Girl td her Harp," Miss M. Huett ; oomio song, Mr. Folios i song, " Laddie," Miss K. Widdop \ comio song, "Out on the Tiles," Mr. Hare; song, " Golden Shore," Miss A. Widdop ; song, " No, Sir," Miss C. Haett ; song; " When the Swallows," Miss M. Huett ; piano solo. Miss A. Widdop. The entertainment passed off very successfully, the minstrels acquitting themselves creditably and their jokes an of farces causing much merriment. Miss Taylor (piano) and Mr. King (violinist) played the accompaniments. A dance was held after the entertainment, and kept up with xest till daylight, all present appearing to enjoy themselves thoroughly. The commit, tee desire to thank those ladies and gentle* men whose voluntary services rendered the affair snob a marked success. Mews. Siggy 4 Co. wjU sell to-moffow, furniture, 4c,