RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2194, 18 April 1874, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wednesday, April 15, 1874.— Before H. Eyre Kenny, Esq., R.M. Drunkenness. — Elizabeth Stewart was fined ss. and cost 9, ss. In default of payment, committed for forty-eight hours. Rate Cases.— Provincial Treasurer v. J. Bland, jnn., 12s. 6d. ; Same v. J. Conway, 15b.; Same v. M. Murphy, 15b. Tho -whole of tho defendants wore ordered to pay the amount sot opposite their names, with costs, 6s. 6d., in each case. Adjourned Case. — E. L. Humphries & Son v. J. M. Vivian.— Claim, £18 11s. Bd. The oase was adjourned to the 22nd inslanfc, that fuller partionlars might be furnished. Judgment Reserved. — B. L. Humphries & Son v. Daniel Bishop. — Mr. Hilse for plaintiffs, and Mr. Hammerton for the defendant. Claim, £16 10s. 2d. Defendant paid into Court £9 lGs. 2d., nnd disputed the balance. Judgment was reserved nntil Wednesday nest. Thursday, April 16.— Before T. King, Esq., J.P. ; F. U. Gledhill, Esq., J.P. ; P. J. O'Carroll, Esq., J.P. ; and C. D. Whitcombe, Esq., J.P. Alleged Breach op the 28th Clause of the " Sale of JjlQUors Ordinance, 1866." — John Uncles was oharged, upon the information of Constablo Dnffin, with suffering fermented liquors to be drnnk in his licensed house — to wit, the Imperial Hotel — after ten o'clock on the night of ibe Bth instant. Mr. Hammerton appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. — Constable Duffln called William Johnson, who deposed that he went into the hotol on tho evening in question, at nbont half-past ten o'clock, and left at abont eleven. He did not drink any liqnor himself, or see any one else drink any. There were ten or twelve men in the room whilst he was there. He did not notice glassos on the table, tbongh there might have been some. It was the night after the rnces. — William Marshall deposed that he went into the hotel with the last wituess. He hnd nothing to drink during the time he was thpre. Did not notico any one else having anything to drink. Saw Rome glasses on the table, but they were empty. Did not go in for the purpose of drinking He loft about half-past oloven. — John Dnffin, constable, deposed : Defendant came to mo abont half-past eleven p.m., and said Qniulivan was breaking chairs, and wanted me to clear the room out. I went in, and saw twenty or thirty men in tbo room. All the men were non-lodgers, with the exception of j threo or four. I did not see any liquor Bupplied. — The case was dismissed.

A Man Burned to Death. — A man, whose name is supposed to be Campion, formerly a bugler in the ISth Regiment^ has been burned to death in his wliare, at Riverhend, Auckland, while in a state of intoxication. Giiand JuniES. — Tho Wellington oorres. pondent of the Wanganui Chronicle writes — I never much believed in the institution of Grand Jnries, but the one which recently acted here (Wellington) at the criminal sittings of the Supremo Conrt showed that once in a way a Grand Jury can aare much needless trouble, expense, and loss of time* Out of the seven cases set down for hearing I before the Court five vvero summarily disposed of by the Grand Jury throwing oat the j indictments. Most of these cases were charges of indecent aHsnnlt, and in two of them, one being ihat of Gladman Smith, tho house agent, and tho other of a yoaog man named MoKnne, there wns much diversity of opinion amongst the Grand Jnrors. In Smith's case tho re were eleven who voted for finding " a true bill," and eight for finding "no bill." The Judge however ruled that it would be necessary for twelve jurors to agree in favor of finding " a true bill," and hence Smith got off. A true bill was found against Uapimana, the Hurowheuoa native, chargod with wounding two natives in that locality. There were somo extennating circumstances in tho case, Hapimana Having been provoked into violenoo by the ill treatment of a girl by one Hnri Tepa. The jury sympathised with Hnpitnana nnd acquitted him. This has been a very remarkable criminal sittings, inasmnch us ovnry one of the evildoers has escaped scot free. An Awful Crime has Been Committed at a placed called Bung Bong, lying between Mary borough and Avoea, where a man of temperate habits and industrious character destroyed Mb three children, and then hanged himsolf. Tho most remarkable feature of the affair is that Porter, the father of the children, made the most deliberate preparation for tho crnpl act, and wrote to a gentleman in Melbourne telling him what he was gointf to do and his reasons for doing ic. He declared Ihnfc he was tired of life, aud that as modern Christianity tu'ight there was very little chance of adnlfs going to Heaven, he intended to pond his three children there; as (or himself, he wrote, he expected to go to the prune place that he should if nature took its course. A kace is sometimes won by a head, but the legs gpnanilly lnnd all the money. A Boue. — The man who persists in talking abont himself when you wish to talk about yourself. Hotxoway's Ointment and Pills. — Disease in some shape is ever rife: amongst mankind ; impurity of the blood, or irregularity of function, is con3tantlv giving rise to despondency, dpbility, or distempers. In the above-mimed remedies the community can hnve, at a little cost, tho srtfe anil certain means of preventing or checking, nnd caring, both outward ailments and inward mnladios. Ample, plainly printed, am! vpry intelligihlo directions accompany every package of both Ointment nnd Pills, which only require nttpntivo etndv to enable any invalid to be his or her own medical advisor. The earlier these powerful remedies are employed aftpr discovery of the disease, the more rapid will he thnir action in expelling from the system all noxions matter, and restoring health. Makavilla Cocoa. — Thp Globe says, " Taylor Brothers' Maravilla Cocoit has achieved a thorough succpss, and snpersedps overv other Cocoa in tho market.' Entire solubility, a delicate aroma, ami a rare concentration of the purest elements of nntrition, distinguish the Maravilla Cocoa above nil others. For Invalids and Dyspeptjgs, we cnnld not recommend a more agrepanle or v<ilnnble hcveragp." For further favonrahle opinions vide Stavdird, Morning Post, Britis'. Trade Journal, tfc, l;c. HOMCEPATHIC COCOA. — This original preparation, which has attained snch a world-wide reputation, is manufactured by Taylor Brothers, [ nnderthe ablest homcepatliic advice, aided by the skill nnd oxporienoe of the invpntors, and will be found to combine in an eminent degree the purity, fine aroma, nnd untritious property of the fresh nut. Sor.unLE Chocolate, made in one minute without boiling. Tho above articles are prepared exclusively by Taylor Bro'liers, the largest manufacturers in Europe, anil sold in tin-linod packets only by Storekeepers and others nil over the world. Stentn Mills, Brick Lnno, London. Export Chicory Mills, Bruges, Boigium. Maiuvilla Cocoa. — Taylor Brothers (the largest Manufacturers of Cocoa in Europe), having the exclusive supply of this unrivalled (Juuou, invite comparison with any other Cocoa tor Purity — fine Aroma — Sedative, Nutritive and Sustaining Power — Easiness of Digestion — and especially, high delicious flavour. One triaV will establish it as a favourite Beverage for breakfast, luncheon, and a Soothing Refreshment after a late evening. N.B. Caution — "Maravilla" is a registered Trade Mark.