Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 9144, 30 August 1892, Page 2

Telegraphic.

» (PKK UNITED PRBS3 ASSOOIATIOH.) Auckland, Monday. The Supreme Court criminal sitting! ware opened to-day. Mr Jastice Conolly, ia charging the Grand Jnry, remarked on the lightness of the calendar, and referred to the question of the probable abolition of Grand Jnries. He considered that they were still required to prevent a man being submitted to the indignity of being placed in the dock when committed by incompetent magistrates. He instanced the case to come on of the man committed on two charges of indecent assault. Hie Honor stated that there was absolutely no legal evidence, yet the man had been imprisoned three months awaiting trial. The Judge Instanced this as showing the pnblio risk ran from incompetent magistrrtes. He oharaoterlsed the oaae as a remarkable Instance of general; incorapotency. The following cases have bees dealt with :— Ellen Dumerviok, guilty of larceny, six months' probation ; William George, sentenced to three months' hard labor for falling to pay costs of proseotttion, having previously been admitted to probation ; William Lalor, anon, 13 months; Albert John Mlddleton, horse stealing, 12 months; Thomas Weeton, breaking and entering, 12 months. A female domestic servant at Parnell was visited by a " fortnne teller," who told her that she would be drowned on Thursday next. This so preyed on the girl's mind that she has become insane. News has been received of the death of D, J, M'Leod, formerly manager of the Mntual Provident Association at Auckland. He was well-known in Insurants circles throughout tbe colony. Latxx. At the Supremo Court this afternoon Eugene Cokes was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for larceny, William James Rogers, convicted of stealing from the person, was admitted to probation for a year, and ordered to pay the coma of his proseoution. The Grand Jnry threw out the bill against John Bergnist, of Whangarei, charged with assault on a child, the Judge stating that there was not a tittle ef evideme against the accused. Charles Tuck, clerk and treasurer to the Piako County Council, has been arrested in the Waikato on two charges of embezzlement of money belonging to the Council. He has been releasea on bail and remanded to Auckland. Hawkra, Monday. The football match Taranaki v. Canterbnry was won by the former by 10 points to 6, made up as follows :— Tai&nakl, ona goal from a penalty kiok, one goal from a try, and one try. Canterbury, three tries. Canterbury played with great combiuation, which was much admired. Owing to recent heavy rains the ground was very sloppy. The Taranaki forwards played a good game, but the backs were not up to their usual form. There was a good attendance. Wellington, Monday. The calendar for the Supreme Court sittings, which opened this morning before the Chief Justice, contains the average number of cases. Some of them are of a serious description. Keierriog to the charge of criminal libel against Mr E. A. Haggen, proprietor of the Woodviils Examiner, Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast said it was of a most serious character. An allegation had been made against a chemist in a town of haying performed an Illegal operation upon a woman. If the accused was able to prove that tbe charges contained in tbe article were trne, and that the facts were pub. lished in the interests of the publlo, it would be a sufficient defence, but the Brand Jury had nothing to do with . Shat. All they had to consider was whether the article was libellous. «t» Uonot pointed out (hat awarding

I to the depositions Mr Haggen teemed to bare stated before the article appeared that he Intended to publish it, The Grand Jury threw out the bills against L. Luff charged 'with rape, and William Smith charged with the receipt of stolen goods. — After a brief Interval of sunshine heavy rain set in again yesterday, and again today. Crs. Anderson, Harris, and Fetberick were returned unopposed for Thorndon, Lambton Quay, and Te Aro wards in the City Conncil respectively. Three aie nominated for the Cook ward. A special conference of the Metropolitan Racing Clubs is to be held here on Thursday week to cansider a notice of notion with regard to the amount of added money where the totallaator is used. It was originally Intended to duSe&B the matter abant the middle of November, bnt it was thoaght advisable to settle it at once, as minor clubs are sanding programmes for approval. Later, The Earl and Countess of Glasgow and suite, accompanied be Sir Patrick and Lady Buckley and Sir George Whitmore, left oy special train to-day for the Wairarapa, where they will visit the hatching ponds, &&, at Masterton. The party re--1 turn to-night. Mr Bishop, Resident Magistrate at Sussell, has left to investigate the diffiCnlty between the natives and the survey I party at Kawakawa. The Typographical Society has Bgreed w> the proposal that voluntary contributions of Is per member Bbould be made In aid of the Broken Hill strike fnnds. At the adjourned annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Journalists several amendments were made in the constitution, the principal being that members who have been presidents, vicepresidents, and chairmen of branches for two successive years, shall be entitled to be designated. Fellows of the Institute The financial year of the institute was fixed from July Ist to June 30th, the annual meetings to ha held In Wellington in July or August. It was resolved that the branches retain five-eighths of the subscriptions instead of three-eighths as formerly. A clause was inserted that the Council may issue medallions to mem Mrs. Messrs P. W. Weston and G. i Humphries were re-elected honorary treasurer and secretary respectively. In the Supreme Court today William Potter was convicted of the larceny of a jgumber of overcoats from the Working ' ""Men's Clnb, and was remanded for sentence) Henry Bussell, charged with : appropriating a cheque belonging to Alex Fraaer of Masterton, was convicted and Mleased on probation and ordered to pay £9, the costs of the prosecution. Tha test piece ordered from England for the approaching band contest Is to hand, bnt by somo unfortunate mistake only SO instead of 30 copies were sent out. The committee will meet to-morrow to decide what action shall be taken in view of the reduced number of copies, as it la feared that entries could not be received from more than 20 bands. It Is understood that the Defence Minister Is averse to taking over the New Zealand Kffle Association range at Trentham, and it Is considered that the session is too far advanced to enable a private member to carry through a bill Providing for the Incorporation of the Klfle Association, as suggested by Mr Beddon. The association is still in communication with the Government) on the matter. The Wellington and Manawatu Kailway Company bave consented to grant to bandsmen attending the bund contest here in November the same privilege as thosa received on the Government lines, namely, return fares at single rates. Greymodth, Monday. Major Keddell, R.M. and Warden, who is ordered to Oomaru, was given a farewell banquet by bis friends to-night at Gilmore's hotel. He is to leava tomorrow by the Hlnemoa, bnt she has not yet pat (n an appearance, There are indications now of roach weather. CITRISTCHURCII, MoDday. The Yen. Archdeacon Dudley died at Bangiora yesterday. He came oat to Lyttelton in one of the first four ships in 1850, and took charge of the Lyttelton parish till 1859, when be left for Auckland, occupying temporarily the cure at Otahnhu under Bishop Selwyn. He returned in 1660 and took charge of the Bangiora parish, where be continued Mb ministrations for 32 years. I ! is deal h has caused a great gloom over the parish with which he had been identified so long. He was aged 87 years. Dunkdin, Monday. The Cavenbam inquiry is expected to be concluded to night The evidence of the inmates examined to-day goes to show that the improprieties alleged conld not have taken place. Councillors Fish, Barrow, Swan, and ievrroll were re-elected unopposed to the City Conncil. The Sew Hoy Big Bench Company's yield for the week was 158oz of retorted gold. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court were opened today, Thomas Hassell, a probationer whoee term bad expired, had his probation extended for six months owing to Ms failure to pay the balance of a turn ordered to be paid to the prosecution. Henry Coon was Convicted of larceny aa a bailee ; sentence deferred, The Grand Jury submitted the following presentment in view of the work done by those gentlemen to-day, and the evidence they had to weigh :—" They submit that they view with regret the movement afoot to abolish the Grand Jnry system, an institution which they think is of the greatest utility." Mr Justice Williams promised to forward the recommendation to the proper authorities. LATER. In the Supreme Cnnrt this afternoon Gee Tin was found guily of breaking into a hut near Cromwell and stealing various articles. He bad been confined in the Clyde gaol, bnt escaped, and while at liberty broke into a but. As bis record was bad he wu sentenced to four years' Imprisonment. Mary Bine, for a similar offence, received a sentence of three years. The following mining returns are to band i— Six-mile Beach Company, 60oz 9dwt of amalgam ; Jutland Flat Company, 370 i ldwt of gold ; Sandhills Company, lOoi 13dwt of gold ; and the Sew Hoy Company, 158oz ISdwfc Slgrs of gold. At the Industrial School Inquiry to-day Hngh Titchener, teacher at the institution, denied each and every one of the allegations made againtt him. Two married women, former inmates, caire . forward volnntarily, and declared that ,^-from their experience they had such con* fidence In the management tbat they would place their own children in the Institution. Thin closed the evidence. Counsel then reviewed the evidence. Mr Fraser referred strongly to the fact tbat the Institution was under tbe control of the Titchener family, so tbat complaints concerning one member had to be made to another member of tbe same family. Mr Habene, in reply to a question, said that probably tbe decision of the Minister vronld be made known to tbe Press, bnt be declined to nay anything with regard to the report.