A Charge of Compounding a Felony.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1664, 1 July 1887, Page 3

A Charge of Compounding a Felony.

Chaplain Allison, of the Minnesota Legislature,ip/hiß-prayerTCcentlypremem-bered theiaewkpaper fraternity, as Jollows : 11 And now, dear Lord, bless tfie reporters, whose, nimble pens catch every word almost before it is ottered. Like Thyself, they are omnipresent, and,, almost omnipotent. If we take the wings of the morning and fly to the uttermost parts of the earth, they are there. They meet us in the jungles of Africa, they waylay us in the solitary canyons of Colorado, and when at length we find the latitude of the magnetic pole, behold they ace there. May their light and goodness be equal to their power, and from the general assembly of heaven let no reporter be excluded." Mr. Charles Oliver Davis, the wellknown native interpreter, who recently died, was a native of Sydney, having been bom in 1816. His parents were born in Ireland, but emigrated very early to Australia. The deceased had one sister and four brothers, the sister being the eldest of the family. As the parents were soon removed by death this sister was left at the age fifteen with the care of the ' whole family. Five years afterwards she married Captain Yoang, and accompanied him to this colony in 1831, just 56 years ago. As the parents were dead, Captain Yonng brought with him his wife's two brothers, Edward and Charles Oliver, who were reared up with their own children. They settled at Hekianga, and thus it was that the deceased became one of our earliest settlers. When it was known that Mr. C. O. Davis was dead one of our representatives (says the Auckland Star) waited upon Mrs. Young. The old lady, who is now 81 years of age, received him courteously, and only regretted that owing to a recent illness sbe was unable to furnish a complete sketch of her brother's career. Notwithstanding her great age, Mrs. Young was able to, quote dates with great certainty. She said that she was now the last of the family, her five brothers having been buried respectively in Otago, Taranaki, Coromandel, and Sydney, and the last one jußt deceased in this city. Deceased was always of a studious nature, a taste inherited trom his father. At one time he was tutor to the family of the Eev. Mr. Woon. When the war broke, he sided with the natives, contending that it ttasunjust. The old lady said that in this her brother was quite right. It was because people did not understand the rights of it that more people had not held similar opinions. Her brother always favoured the natives, and she also held that there had been no provocation for the war.

jj — r— ♦ . . A pase of an unusual nature occupied the attention of the Besident Magistrate at Manaia on Thursday. A short time ago a man named Council stole a bridle, the \ property of Mr. 3F. Sutherland, of Manaia. The owner of the bridle complained to the 'police, and it is alleged thitit was arranged that he should come into Hawera next day, whither Connell had come, and {inform - Sergeaqt Anderson of the theft, bat, on , arriving, in Hawera, prosecutor founds Connell, and challenged him with the theft. At first Connell denied it, but finally admitted bis guilt, banded back the bridle, and gaVe Sutherland £1 to let the matter drop, as, he alleges,, but to cover -Sutherland's expenses, as we have it from another authority. ConneU was, however, subsequently . arrested ' at Wanganui, and pleaded guilty to the larceny, but said that Mr. Sutherland had accepted £1 to say. nothing more about it. The Besident Magistrate at Wanganui directed 'that enquiry should be made into the matter, and as La result Sutherland was 'on-Thursday proceeded against on a charge of having compounded a felony. He was not represented by counsel ; but after the evidence had. been given for the prosecu- , tion, he was about to make a statement pf the circumstances, when the Besident „ Magistrate said that a prima facie crso : bad been. made out, on which he must accused for trial, and r he had '■■' better reserve Ing defence. This was done, : and icfoused was committed for trial, bail c ' being allowed. » — ■ During the month of June rain fell [■ at.lnaha on 18 days the total amount | registered being 586 inches. For the first 1 six months ot 1887 the total rain T fall has *\ been 15'O^incnes, as against 2221 inches » Jpr the first btdf of 1886. Duriug June ÜBB6 the rainfall at Itiaba was only 106. More rain fell last month than has been registered in any'pne month since January Ist 1886- Ip tfte\Bbrough of Hawera the Rainfall for June vas 4*72 inches. There was a tumor in town to-day (bit the boundaries of the Egmont electorate would exclude Fatea, and also that part of the distrjet northerly, of a line drawn fr,pm Ngnir* swamp to Parihaka. If it be tße fact thatUuch is the northern boundary, it would stem that the southern boundary of the harbor district, under the bill of .1886; has been' adopted in connection With this electorate. It seems to be generally accepted that Patea 'will no longer, form part. of Egmont. . .However, we are not aware that there lias been officiaf announcement! 1 , to justify these ■peculations. V> The Governments of, ]the various Australian colonies will shortly take, joint legislative action to prevent the influx of French and other convicts.. The matter Was referred to; in the Victorian Assembly by Mr. .Thomas Woods,- who asked the. Premier ; (MrJ. Gillies), to communicate with the other colonies with that objegt? Mr. jQillies explained .that . the matter had oeen under practical consideration for some time here and in .other colo3 Dies. |,A.bill dealing withjl^e question on' liberal lines had been.drawn by. thetQueens-, land Government, and a. secqod- measurer had ,sibcr. been framed; by the -Attorney-: General of' New South Wales 1 ; but^no definite|reßult had, yet been ; obtained.: iThe Victbriapi delegates to the Imperial Conference had been r ,6pecialiyy instructed to ascertain!; ,the. ; lines upon iwhic^ o t,he bill - could b.e^raj^o 'so as;tq n^aet tha, approval; of other delegates to the Imperial Cpnference.. j[f -Was .not poseible .•to-say-vjiftt; progress: had been made * but. as soon i as, the deleg^ate^^ returned frtp,, the cplpnies *' united ac i tipn.--would,- r be .^taken to „.dealj. pra^twallji^thihoqueßtion.,^^^^

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