BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1914, 24 June 1869, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from our own correspondent.)

Christchurch, Thursday. A very slight shock of earthquake was felt here at 11.25 a.m., to-day. The report has been brought in of indications of gold having been found on the Malvern Hills. Port Chalmers, Thursday. Two severe shocks of earthquake were felt here at 11.20 a.m. No tidal disturbances were perceptible. Bluff. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here at 11.20 a.m., to-day. No damage was done.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. This Day. (Before James Fulton, Esq,, R.M.) DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Ellen Murcott, for this offence, was fined 40s, or, in default, seven days’ imprisonment. The fine was paid. EMBEZZLEMENT. Edward Francis Cogan was charged, on the information of William Strachan, with embezzling moneys while in his employment as clerk and collector. The evidence of the prosecutor was, that several amounts of money had been collected and not accounted for. The Commissioner of Police applied for a remand to Thursday next, which was granted. CARELESSNESS. William Fowler was fined 5s and costs for not having sufficient control over his horse. SLY-GROG S LLING. Alfred Cooper was charged with selling spirits without a license.—The Commissioner of Police prosecuted, and Mr Ward appeared for the defendant. —A man named Wilson said that he paid the defendant for a glass of brandy on the 12th June.—His Worship said that the law was very severe in respect to sly-grog selling, and he did not like to impose a heavy fine on the evidence of one man only ; he therefore dismissed the case. INFORMATIONS BY THE TOWN BELT RANGER. Henry Byron, for cutting shrubs on the Towu Belt, was cautioned. Jas. Wi'sou, for al : owing three cows to stray, was fined 5s and costs. INFORMATIONS BY THE MARKET INSPECTOR. Jas. Scott was charged with hawking two calves for sale without a license. The defendant produced a witness, who, instead of disproving, proved the offence with which he was charged. He was fined 5s and costs. John Graham was charged with hawking a quantity of lamb without paying the hawkers’ licence fee. The Market Inspector said he saw the defendant with some lamb in a van, which lie offered to a shoemaker. He did pot sell the meat.—John Slater, shoemaker, saw the defendant, on a certain date, who offered him a side of lamb at a price which the witness thought too high, and he did not buy it. He asked Graham about mutton, and, in a common way of speaking, he offered him a side of mutton for sale.— Graham defended himself by saying that several customers about Maitland street asked him to go round twice a week—Tuesdays and Fridays. His customers on Fridays generally gave him orders for the succeeding Tuesday. He went round simply in the same way as butchers and bakers and grocers. H« had been delivering the meat ordered, and had two s’’des left, which he showed to the witness, who declined to buy it. The defendant w r as fined os and costs.