A NEW CONSTABLE.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7594, 31 July 1893, Page 2

A NEW CONSTABLE.

■ "SPECIALLY SENT BY QUEEN

VICTORIA."

A TABABU INCIDENT.

i 111 news of a place travels very fast, and the ( episodes of the Brown street "push" has, according to tho statement of one young man • at. piescnt on the Thames, reached Windsor i Castle, and Her Majesty Queen Victoria, upon . receipt of the news, was so disgusted that such a young town as the Thames in fair New Zealand, should develop the pest of all 1 pests, that her blood boiled within her, and ■ with a desire to put down with a firm hand . larrikinism on the Thames she—so says the young man—despatched a special constablo here to deal with the matter, and that he himself was the man. The new "peeler"— who, by the way, has already been taken for a spicier—arrived here in due course, but unfortunately this new guardian of the peace, after lie made the acquaintance of Thames, thought that lie would take a little "spirit restorer" to nerve himself for the- coming conflict with the "push," but sad to relate, lie found that instead of dealing with tho "push" ''Her Majesty's special constable" was himself dealt with, and on Friday morning lie was introduced to Mr Northcroft, R.M., and told his own pitiful story as follows : " I'm a Welshman, sir, and I did not know I was drunk, sir, until I woke this morning, Sir, and'found myself in gaol." Ho had apparently forgptton his special commission ; at all events lie did not inform the R.M. of the fact, and like any common first offender, lie was discharged with a caution. Of course the subsequent nppearanco of the "push" reminded him of his duty, and he lay very quiet for the day. However, on Saturday lie made up his mind to commence operations, and as lie makes his plans as he walks along, he took'a jolt to Tararn. But to his horror lie found that there wero a few lads at Tararu, and, of course, thinking that they were perhaps indirectly connected with the "push " lie was sent out by the Qncen to deal with, he in some way got chattcring with them, wheu one of tho boys, thinking that he had got hold of a "green horn" instead of a "special constable," eommcnced cracking jokes about "Who's your hatter," etc. Tho lad then found out his mistake, for Uie "constable's" true Welsh blood got warm, and with a view to making it warm for the youngster, made a rush at him, but ( I lie lad' eluded his gra«p, and made sharp tracks for home. Mr pccial Constable, however, was not going to be baulked of his ! first arrest, so he quickly followed the lad to his lwmu; entcHid the house, and, wo under. 1

stand, caught hold of the little fellow; threw him down on the lloor, and talked about putting the "darbies" on him. However the lad's mother quickly arrived on the scenc, and after a considerable amount of harangue, and explanations by the now " bobby,the latter decided that he would not take the youngster to the lock-up, and in taking his departure, specially warned him not to asjain insult one who towered in rank high aboue the common constables of the Thames. The news of the disturbance having arrived in town, Constable Davy was despatched to the scene of operations,. but found that all was peace and quietness again, and as no one had been hurt by the affair, the bobby was allowed to go "scott free." No doubt he will confine his operations to the Brown street "push," to whom we again say beware: However we are really frightened that, Queen Victoria will never again see her specially sent constable, for instead of dealing with the "push," the "push" will deal with him.