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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7656, 15 June 1896, Page 4

In severa or tne census torms as tilled up by heads of households the religion of the grown-up members of the family is stated In due form, but against the name of an infant, say of 12 months, appears the word "objects," the precocious young colonial being evidently unwilling to submit his religious views to the criticism of a scoffing sub-enumerator. The character of one young inmate of a certain household may be gathered from the fact that his unfeeling parent described the child's "occupation" as "devilment in general." Sb. Peter's Rome, can accommodate 54,000 worshippers, and St. Paul's, London, 32,000. An action against a bank has been successfully maintained in Sydney. Several months ago James Thomas Piper, a farmer and grazier, sued the Bank of New South Wales to recover damages for malicious prosecution by the bank, under the 7th section of the Lien on Wool Act, for selling mortgaged sheep without the written authority of the mortgagees. Piper was committed for trial by the Cowra magistracy, but the AttorneyGeneral declined to prosecute, and Piper subsequently sued the bank, and brought evidence to prove that he had verbal authority from the manager of the Cowra branch of the defendant bank to sell the sheep. This was denied by the bank, but the jury returned a verdict in the plaintiff's favor, with LI.OOO damages. The bank appealed, but the Full Court, by a majority decision, have just discharged the rule with costs. On the last day of the Royal Oommision's visit to Brunner one of the counsel wished (says the Argus) to ask Mr Cochrane some questions after the commission had adjourned, and to obviate .the necessity of holding a special meeting next morning, it was decided that Mr Cochrane be examined on the way down in the railway carriage. The reporters were called in and the examination was about half over when one of the railway guards entered and politely requested those in the carriage to leave, as thoy were in Mr Ronayne's reserved compartment. The look of annoyance on the face of Judge Ward was unquestionable. There are higher powers than those of a Royal Commission, it seems. However, the carriage was vacated, and the interrupted examination was not resumed that day. We have the time-limit to the speeches of our legislators in our high court of Parliament. Why not also in the courts where the laws-are administered ? Judge Windeyer, of New South Wales, who has recently been in America, testifies to the advantages of this time-limit as he found it in operation in the Supreme Court of State of California. By oformal rule of the Court, counsel on both sides are limited to one hour in their addresses to the Judge and jury. Anyone who has children will rejoice with L. B. Mulford, of Plaiufield, N. J. His little boy, five years of age, was sick with croup. For two days and nights he tried various remedies recommended by friends and neighbors. He aays : " I thought sure I would lose him. I had seen Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertised, and thought I would try it as a last hope, and am happy to say that after two doses he slept until morning. I gave it to him next day, and a cure was effected. I keep this remedy in the house now, and as soon as .any of my children show signs of croup I give it to them, and that is the last of it." For sale by E. D. Smith, wholesale and retail agent. — Advfc. The D.1.C., Wellington, is a deservedly popular institution. Many of our thrifty and fashionable people find it to their advantage to order their requirements in drapery and house-furnishing from the Company's Wellington Warehouse. Reliable goods, at moderate prices, ia the feature of the D.I.C Samples and catalogues are mailed post freo to any address. — Advt.