LATEST BATES. England Nov. 27 By teie-ranh Bee. 2 j', M'HitTC.'.— "New York T\W. 13 ftiu Frumiisoo Nov. 4 Valparaiso Oct. £0 Cape of Good Mope 2< rov. .'! Mauritius ~ 1.-oc. IS f levion (Colombo) 3)'.' p. 17 Chin:'. (Hon>r Xoiia1) Nov. 14 -Madras...". V Dec. 14 Kombav Bee. 12 Calcutta Bee. 0 Siiifiaporc Boc. 7 Ausrn.vu,w Cot-oxir,s — Melimm-ne Jan. 23 Sydney .Tan. :27 daoo!is!find Jan. V,) Adelaide Jan. 21 Laimeestoii Jan. 13 •'; 7'obart Town Jan. 37 Peril) Bee. 20 New Zealand— £ Wnn.fffsm'i .Tan. 5=5 *"' y/uiihifston '. Jan. 2*5 Jlp.wke's Bnv Jan. 11 Canterbury ". Jan. 20 SlarVoorough Jan. 17 jVeJson Jan. 25 Auckland Jan. 18 Toranaki J an. 11 Tnvercargill fan. 25. BANK 01? NEW ZEALAND. A N AGENCY of this Hank lir.s Leer, es.ZjL lahlish?d at 'Waiinhun.i, under the liiauaguuirnt of Mr. Alfred Jon!"-. By order of the Beam or r\;.. n ,.i-^~, F. liARKWOHTHY, Interim iiiunuj^'Ui'. Buncdin, 23rd Dec, 1801. TJA'NIC OF NEW ZEALAND.., AN AGKNCY of this Bank lias been opened at WETHKItSTONE'Si, under the Management of Mr. .Ti >hs Krasi.iN'G. By order of the ""lonvd of "Ilirecvors. F. LAPvKWOIITi'IV, Interim 3lauager. DudkHu, 24) d Doc, 1831. BAIsK OF NEW ZEALAND. mHK TIIIRD INSTALMENT of £1. -X- payable on Shares alioteel in this LV.nk. in the Province iif Otasyo, hut been fixed by the Diwctors to be paid at Duhcdtn. on the otii of Jlarch, 1802. By order of Hm Tlnnv.l. F. LAnKWORTHY, Interim llanagcr. ■ BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Incorporated lit/ Act of ihs Ueuerul Assembly. Oai'ltai.. £500.000. rptlE DUN ED IST BRANCH of this Bank -B- was opened ior tlie transaction ofOoinral Bankin? Business on Monday, the 2nd Decenibiu-, 1861. Hates of Intcrcat, Discount, find iixclianp'o, and general terms of biis'inuss may bo ascrrrfcninad upon ajinliontinn nt tlie TJankintr Of'rica. Katlray-street. By order of the Board of Directors, V. LAItKWORTHY, Interim liXima^x'r. Bnnedin, 23rd Dec, 1801. A GENTLEMAN FINED FOR KISSING A LADY IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. On Friday se'riniofUt the iJapish'ates at the Police Court at liristoi, iff. R. Fonle Kins; and Mr. CJn-is- ' toplior Tiioiuas, inflicted a !!ne of £5 and cajts upon a geutlsnirni of London for kirHiiifjf:'. lady of Cheltonjiam, as tliey •iwye journeyingl from Gloucester to Bristol, on fhfi Midland Railway, the lady and gentleman be-ins" the only occupants of o:ie of r!ie coin. partment-5 of a fiv.*t-clfiss cp.niap;n. The intimation that a gentleman wlio hud a livoi-y servant in attciidnncr: upon him. and v.'lio it was bi'lieved w;k an ofi'nciin the army, had been convoyed in <:u.<tody to tin: Bedininster police-station, and would Ijh broug'iil Ijtfore thf! beneli onr.hr: iibovn cliai'iro, excited much interest, find the Court was crowded. Curiosity was further exoiled by tlie stntcuicuts v/hlcli were made on prctl.y reliable authority, tliatthadefendanthadoffered n good round sum to coinpi-omise tlie matter, v.ith a view to uhvini'j thu {mbiieation of Ids name, and thai the lafly herself wished that her name inijfht not be stated. Tlie case was called in the ordinary course of the business of tlie Court, and tlie defendanfc, Frederick Layton, wjvs placed bsf.ira the bench in the custody oi Sergeant Hcunlhi. TJie defendant wus well dressed, of the middle height, Koniewliat light, nn.l of gentlemanly appearance. Ho wore a beard and moustache. Tlie cluuw ]»reforred against him wa3 that he assnnlted Miss Elizabeth Kebeeea Jtlurtm on t!io railway ■between Gloucester anil Bristol. She was about fortj year,-; of ace, iincl jiresented a matronly appearance, fehev.-.-vi a:;jomiQudated wit'i a cliiiir near the bench, and directly opposite tiio pri.-jouer, againwl whom she directed indignant glances. Mr. Prideaiix appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Uliften for the defentlnjit. The cowpbiinant dednsed—l am the wife of Henry Deukcrtou Martin, of Chelienliam, and was sravelliiii» from ttiaij place to Bristol, yestreday, by the express train. Defendant entered the compartment of the florrisge in which I was .seated alone at Gloucester. During the journey wo talked as people generally do jn the trail). Ho hart the impertinence to kins me. He put hi? arm around my neck and kissed me twice, iuid on my arrival :it Bristol I gave him in charge. Mr, Clifton, in defence, said he did not gainsay wbat took plfce ; but defendant c.imc before them full of contrition. He was deeply sorry for what had •• occurred. He was elated and excited at the time the jiflair took place ; but immediately lie discovered that tho lady was really out-rase-:!, he was most anxious to appease her a-n^er and to offer any sort of apology. However, perhaps no apology to the lady was sufficient, and lie hart come before thoiu, and they would deal with the case. He bad offered to pay five' guineas to the funds of the Infirmary, ami Mr. Fritleaux's fee for coming there. Tho complainant, however, pressed for tlie extreme punishment the Magistrates had power to inflict, and they accordingly fined the defendant £5 penalty and costs.! The money was pair!— Lloyd's Newspaper. Ff A military officer, one day,, while reviewing his -jkimnang—biijfflened to be thrown from his kqrso, and.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 70, 5 February 1862, Page 2
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832Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Otago Daily Times, Issue 70, 5 February 1862, Page 2
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