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G°VERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND
ILI under:
To Married and Single Agrirultural Leber:rem
Navvies, Ploughmen, Shepherds, Meelanlam, &c.;
ado. to
SINGLE FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVANTS,
Aaa Cooks, Homaemaids, Nurses, General Servants
Dairyntai.ls, ate.
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swum.

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Kam, United Sista. and Catialian generation end Banking
Agency, W. Finsbury Circus, London
ITE STAR LINE
IiZIiiiits.)ATIIITNITEDSTATESMAIL
LAMERS. - -LIVERPOOL to NeW
- . _ YORK ev,•ry TRUK/WAY. QUIXIIS•
TOWN every FRIDAY; 1,d,111010e1 Panamaßeee 10 all verb
cd the United Mateo and Canada.
The well-known DA M.l St•tsmers of thin lbw aim
OCEANIC Ti' .nay, 7th Jan.
REPUBLIC .THYRSIDAY. 1111.1.
BALTIC . . .. •21et Jan.
ADRIATIC Tutriolov, 2Stik Jan.
CELYD: Mb Feb.
K.,* 6 pite lOU. bunien and MOO tione ruined'. AVON'S
Paeaage bi days In Summer, V daps In Winter.
Thole new and splendid Vowels reduce tho pareage to the
shortest psedlile time, and agora to Pe.eneeni the higheal
darn not nonfort idi..erte at.t..hi.

The Strome° se,ornmoslai lon is of the very hichert chasseter,
the nsdn. are unusually sped....wll lighte4, wad
warmed. and pa...engem of this clam will flod their comfort
earrfullr studied.
Unlimited supply of Cooked Provisions.
Medical comfort. free .4 chime.
. .

.-..-
Atewardmee. in Steerage to attend the Women and Children.
theera..e Pore to New York, lloaton, Bohm. ore, Philadolphla,
or Quebe7e as low as by any other Line.
Pawengers booked through to all parts of Stater, Canada,
tall.t. he , at special rata
. .

Draft. lotted on en York for some not crocollng £lO free.
For full particular. apply to any ..f too White Star Amu.;
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ORK.I.INE TO NEW
Y
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C 100010) on each 01 Ito Vessels. thou riving Pas-engen the
bed poedbie guarantee for wifety and avoidance of danger at
The mod southerly route hes slimy. been adopted by this
Company to ovoid lee IVA Hemßanda.
From LIVERPOOL to New YORK every WEDNIIIDAT,
every alternate FRIDAY to Itierroa an•l NEW YORK.
rime LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK AA
SPAINtoHOT/A:—
WED:scanty, fah JIM.
ERIN ....... ....... WrdroOteor, 13th Jam.
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To 1103703 and NEW YORK.
lINLVF.TI t • FRIDAY, MU, JAIDUITT.
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(ANA I).' MONDAY, 4th Jan.
GREECE . SATURDAY, Dlth Jan.
1.1110,•18 Pasuge, 12.15,a0d 170.1..... ; Return now., VI
Guinea.. The coed, wt of STSIMMiI PAMISIOMM apacially «m-
-oldered, the accommodation being mummer*, forspace,
and ventilation. titeerafe Fare CO 6,, including an abundance
of Frowli Pnd Mona Yemeniten foroanlol from New York to
Quebic, Button, Philadol:dna, and Itaitimon,, without antra
asiiia. Cheap Through Itookingo to all the prinolpal Toone
in Canada and the United State,
FA' Pamagil apply to VIE NATIONAL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY (Lonited 33, Mateo-street, Liverpool; Sorra,
, HeKellle, and CO., Agent.. 33, tiraoechurchetreet, London; or
linitaaT U. Ram Auction Mart, Rridport ; Omani F.
Mrerol4), Southutreot, Creokerne ; Jaunt WAIUI, Martock,
pom.roet ;OrtoA. B. VICAR Wait ay•road. Poole.
1 Passenger. are advised to IleCllll their Paragon front the
I Local Agents before leaving home.
41114 ALLAN ROYAL MAIL LINE .
SHORTEST OCEAN PASSAI :F. TO CANADA AND
THE UNITED STATES.
TllO Steamers .4 this Lime leave Liverpool every
TUESDAY RAW THURSDAY.
NATO OP CAMS PM/Man—TO
PORTLAND. HALIFAX, BALTIMORE,
01 PHILADELPHIA ..... Cl 5 lfs. oe AIM 18a.
Mt iNTREAL
otl7 13a. or CV Ma
IRACION OS NEW YORK ... .. .• ... LIS of SISt
INTERMEDIATE . .C 7 ... to ES Pa
STEERAGE at Loo
TIMISIII, on (around to tenon, available Mr TWalmi
Months.
Ito:lodine a plentiful oupply of Cooked Provisions, mowed op
by the Company's Stewards,
Steerage Stewardes.e. are carried by 'hi. Lime to attend to
aanta of Female Pamengers and Chlkhme.
An erp..rienced Summn I. attfiebed to each PaiaMef.
l'a•aiingera booked thrtugh to 11l Toon. in Canada MO the
Uffilo.ll4twea.
mat at tha Sail ray Station in Lireepol by an soFotnted
Alp•st of the Company, who take. charge of the.. until 1.1,7
go b nod the Hammer.
Al4l%.*imil.r.th".• j,ar.kobno. apply to A".a1.7•••Pm48.°117...r"10°41..
Ilworento, 13, High Eastetro,t, Dorehoner ; J. Arrosisoli,
Ea, Itioa...treet, Weymouth; H. M. KAM, SafilMalaraarast,
Blandbod.

017 TR. the lodge authorised him to demand the beolee-Mr Hosserl GREAT NVffityme RAIL add the trustee was authorised to demand the books at any
new le.ye. weyinmath WAtT.),-Jho 0 fillit Morning up-traln tame without the order a the lodge, and pointed out that the Minutes earlier th a- _-_ 11. M., an hoar and ten hook. se,d eiber property are vested in the trustees. -
le
.MlM.wlecat-M Defending said he did not stand here as a defaulter • he was
itiann,il°•riShal_ anT"late.r. E. Martin, of Concord- prepared to give up his books at any time ; but he had not had
PetrY. has • rose true now in full bloom, with sufficient notice. Ile again asked the witness eh., authorised
buuttifel bright rweeltree dowers approaching a scarlet hue. The him to demand the books, and he replied that he did
nrg iso as
h100,ha... s flowered for many winter*, lest this year the trustee. -3lr 4 low ard said the Iseeis were wanted of necessity ;
e_s, lint to more remarkable •in the 'unlit of the heavy all the sick people on the fuuds of the lodge were M waiting for
...a of ow on Wednesday, *these Christmas roses made their money now.-Defendatat mid ll be lied itheu.„ the, the
an extraordinar .. y sight. trust. were going to employ Mr Howard, he would have
BLKL GDILUDIOT ow Wgrnocrit.-eAlslack guillemot employed a • ilicitor : but now be stood their alone. Howecr,
Wria grylle), in the winter pluinaim, was shot in Way- be had confidence that the Bench would defend hire against
luoUth flay, in front of my residence, on Ileceniher loth, Party Prtitthee and tnthew lie road
thaterewlennoto aot,Lobitst t rees,
hilts Act
ithd hmimiit to
me. Tim mt. stormy weather hee driven of Parliament, in order to pro
many sea birds and will fowl on our rout I understand ' seven days. notice before eiviog up the books. and he did not
consoler it would be fair to his bondsmen to give them up
• epeciinen of the Ion.: tailed dock (11archl• glacialis) lum
been shot and anotlivr seen by t laptain Pretor. of Ileitis:ld before. Ilu nail at considerable length (non the Fri
'House, at Fleet -WILMA/I TROMPSos, in Field. SocieUee Act, urging that fir Howard kid4ht to have take endlyn
Wsrmr.sioirr SERvit-L4 were held at Bank-buildinge, another section with the part he reed.- Mr Ardea, however
Wesleyan, and Gloucester-street chaise'., on the last night told hint, he w•s only reading from a copy of the Act, w ,
lsersias of the old year. It is the custom to keep solemn silence he (the Clerk) hail the Act Itself before him If he wanted to
at these meetings for a few minutes at the very end of point out any ;articular section he mut' (1.. so, without naling
i the whole.-Sevend persons advised the d feiolant to ;:ive up
the year. On this occasion the silence of Gloucester-
the books to the trustees according to the Act, defendatit
street was broken by the knell of the old year sounding
from Christ's church; hut the friends, on goins; home, i m`thu that he
tsiwnetintlling
it;
any o
doei.iron..,_oo.
if h.gcodulddobmltt In
ida
had the treat of hearing the chimes of the new hells ring I r°4lthr ''''Y, rtriSnt i
so If
itire Ben ch would order bins to do so he would give up th
In the new year. At Hope Chapel there was, as usual,
book., he wu quite willing vs do so; ; but he wanksi to do hi',
early prayer meeting at seven o clock. b
duty to his boniknian -It was euggeeted that he should give
MR. EDWARDS'S Pits:Mtn TO CHRlsr's Catiten. -The .
, uo the books to the Court, and he offered to do an, If allowed
beautiful and sweet-toned set of bells given by Mr. H. 'h: Istch them. A new difficulty arose, as defendant was In the
Edwards, hi. I'., to Chri.t's church, rung the new year hi
, ' custsly of the Court, and could not go at large, and on the
on Friday last. Mr. Lund, who put them up, adimiton 1 other hand bode.' that the lucks could not be gie utilises he
the chimes machinery in time for this achievement, hot went also. -It was arrange 1 that a policeman should scent,, an
It is not yet quite perfect. A few favounsl ones were I hint for the purpose, and that Mr Jackson, an eased...need
admitted to the belfry on Thureday night, and the old I secretary, should also go, to see that all the secretary's
year was knelled solemnly out. After this the machinery . books were given up, and ths Court was a/Jour:lel for this
of the bells was starte.l, anti the sweet sounda poured out I purpose. on Ute
chimed air for about halfouslionr. Soule tunes were nest ! on the Curt resuming, it was understood that the Issiks
by the machiney, with which Mr. Lund, the ' had been surrendered by defesolant ; but the cue was thrm con-
inventor, wall perfectly satisfied. The hells can also be linutsl with regard to the monies taken on hest lodge night, Oared by means ~f a key.leard, and we have no doubt which were dill retained by defendant.
some skilled Person will he found to nee it on special Mr 8. S. Milledge saki he lell treasurer of Loyal Exce'alor
°maxims. no tones of the bells are exceodingly sweet, lodge, and it was the duty of the secretary to pay over all
but New Year niorning wu scarcely a fair time to juUe mottles to him on the day after the lodge night. 1161 received
of tleta, as the wind blew the sounds' away from the several sums of defendant, and had laid out money to him ; town. We hope to hear them with full power and much but had not received any money since the ffith December.
greater effect when their generous giver visits Weymouth. Thomas Oliver sail he was at the niveting .1 Loyal F.xcelsior,
PR/sr.:STATION TO Litt MUM. -The members of Local on the lath Imeumber, as trustee and defendant wail there as
Excelsior lodge of Ckldfcllows, at a dinner on Wednesday secretary. On that evening be saw serioun gums paid to Jabal.
night, presented their medical officer, 1/r. Tilers' with a Jails. Be secretary; but could not tall how much. The amount
handsome following paid on ordinary evenings is generally about slier ts 2; on a
epergne. areemPwated hr the
addreass •-
evening, there were not mauy brethren oUt. herons., id the
Ti, Henry nears', Eel . M.D., J.I. , medical officer of the
Loyal Excelsior lAidire if 01.1 fellows, Weymouth. (Poole
roughztes of the weather, so he could not sJI tell how much
..
Phwrict.) Manchester Unity. --The infleeni and Brethren of the ws• I
ask
said the books hail now been given up, and he 1 Loyal Excelsior Lodge desire to thank you most heartily for
Mr low
for an adjournment for a fortnight, that th e o fficers
your uniform kindness and attention v. them, both In sickness 'met'u a
might see I/ the accounts ware correct. Ile resnlisksl the
and In health, during the long peirlul that you have been eon-
Bench, however, that the money had not been tail over.
sleeted with the lodge, and they hog you to accept thin Epergne,
Defendant said he was willingttzgye up the money within a
(with this address) as a token if their great resie.ct and
fortnight, or as soon as the ere sudited, and the
esteem. The Members of the Lodge have treat piewsure in
iul4l we what no my Cosine to him . itv are sduthin 4,f thyo
wishing you and your family the 0 mipliments of the Somoia,
l'odge, he was all:orted afortnight to ley oVer the bile:ice.
and they trust that you may be spared for many years to con-
The Chairman remarked that defendant ought to have pied
Dens those services which you have diacherged ee faithfully over the money received last lodge night. What would be
and so well during the past-Clirlstmaa, 1874." m
It WY intended to make the presentation a satisfactory to the trustees? week or so Mr Howard mid he would consult with his clients. Having
earlier ; butthe handsome testimonial did not arrive in done so, he said that in the prevent stale of the ewe, and the
tinse.
,„ books having been given up. the trustee. proposed that delen-
Boaoron Perm SMlSlogs, TrianAT.- Before the fallaeor (Mr dant should at once give up the whole of the eorreepoodence of
0. R. Weldon!), Mr J. ayllng. Mr W. Whet, and Mr ". the lodge, and lf any Post-ofßee orders should coMe to him as
llopltinso
secretary, he shotdd not cash theiu himself, but slim them, wive
hicorge Blanchard, of tbe 77th regt, was brought up on them up to the trustees. end take receipts for them. If this
remand, for st.ding a pair .4 trowsers and handkerchief and were agreed to, they were willing with the conaent td the
cotton shirt, from the Freenamion'a Anne High-street. in i„ =giants:o, that the roan should be adjourned, and lefen tdant
Christmas liar: els, stealing tWo lees of 4
I.k from • shop in In the nmaistime let out
ion hail I,w
, ou ry
in hie n reosmieances. 81 gdmuielvtreet, the property of M Rers, gm the iirevM le if
‘- Mr Art/en doubted ths arrangement wld be satisfacto,
day. He was flog charzed with dresertingog the 77th regt Ile . dc,,,,,,t h.,
u,,t
I.r.vuu
up
uus
money.
unlisted in Nov, ISM, and deseted in Angled last, at Llaathatn.
Defendant remied e Bench hat he ha!W thm
a ala..
- Priamer admitted the charger
-William Stanley, lanilloni of mai,,, nd 10,th hood.t.
the Freemason's Arms, mad prtisoner cone to hhi house mi the
The case was then adjourned to the 12th insta th nt, e Chair-
2/th, smil had 1,4441.10. Pu Min in hbi wen lirdroonil.
Priemer went oat next morning, when witness's man informing defendant that be stood in a serioua position,
and son came and he advised him to give up all monies, belonging to the
ch th ho Th b
home he missed his trios-seri which h , t
1c I ail been taken out of his Excelsior lodge, and vi give an account of his secretaryship to
.es x. eox was noof4o ;hut th e wooers we re the „mt.. They moult,
require him
to and
one
amity in
there on the Sunday previousan no d mac else had slept In the a,.
inem since, except his son The trowsura were new, and cost Mr 'lowan' saki he would prefer that the hail should be £O,
E's "st the ebeaeost bmid "-Tbo fr."..1. ...'T M'eh 6."'-- iand they wouhi be willing to accept defendant's an reel/M-
-lks C. ISemila tailorest, of high Weld :street, saki elw made the maces in that anemia. The smallness. 44 the ball might he
trowvers now produced, a fortnight bat Saturday, and
urged, II the case should go to • d higher court ;it might be elivenal them to young Stanley.-J.weph Burdon, labourer of emd um immanam thoimm m little
ot
the
emin
thht
they int
Maklen Well, Portland, bought the tn.ensers of prisoner on
Christ defendant 010. 011 bail hound only in A. 5)
Christmas morning, for 3a. Ile isai4l he had sold aco at for The 800, finally
wood to
accept d.fou,tuut,..wu
ruoulini.
three halfcrowns. Hod never seen the man before.-P.C. same. in g 2.5. and he was bound over hi that amount, to
tinder, 1,1 the 11.0 . C.instabulary, hal information of the robbery mmear on the 12th.
last FridaY. mid ernatel Prisoner " the twnwe", the Ven't - Defet treated the matter very emiedently ;he dated
Portland, where prisoner was drinking. Ile a/to:wank founa ndan I
was quite reudy to give RBA give
u s everything. the trower• at Joseph B n unlo's..-Prios eed
ier piui guilty. H that he e i ~,,,unt ; but he wished vs protect his is interests and
was theneo-,04 el4l with stealing the tack--Mrs Fore.: if the . hie ewe.
Nelson 11111. bought the shoulder of pork and • small sticking, I
on the 11th Dec he hr. ought It Ii , in a poeket-hapilkerchiet. Ile I
Culled Cr a glass .4 lover, 111111 she serve-it lain, .1111 he then said
he had won the pork at in raffle, and had no use for it. She
gave hint • pint of beer and laid After...ols she gave it back
to -ssfirt Apsey.- Mr W. Rogers. pork butcher, St ',Amu:O-
ates:et, sald that last ',tun', morning h.. 4 was called by the
Inapisetor to the Station, and was shown these two Hots by
the Superintendent. Ile klentilled one Wee by a particular
cat, 1111/1 also the ohoulder by its being rut very round Thu
isms kW 1.11,11 111 the shop ; but the ahoutler may have IRV.
I.ltAlik, on the Inn*. Scrgt Apsey, mi Friday last, took ase.
Suasion 44 the I.* -Prisoner . eine- be tried before the
magistrates, and pita led guilty. -The value if the pork was
Id --The lkoeh emsidensl It a very bad mac, aid scot him for
ass months' taint labour, for the two oiTences -Burden was
called, and odd lb it the Bench °mindere-I he WU very greatly
Li blame. To 14ave allowed a 8188 With a pair if troweers
hilt ii no these were, to go into his house, and there to buy
them for 344, wee a nowt dianlintable traiwurtion. and he was
aleesa so Isola.; the men who 1.5.1 been sent to ga.4. There was
122 . id e25i..4 U,21 it tht re were no recedvers Owl, would be 110
thieves, and it would have serve.' hies right if he had been
'Awed Is the 'bet. His expenses were disalloa ed.
Jul.,, Fri Al was summoned for amoultii, his wife LIVIIIi2.
He appowed now excited, if not &inky. 'the elderly couple
heed at No 19, Hope quay, aid the wife wild he did mit use
her a ell. tin Sunday be began to turn the things upside
down, threanaml to break her 1 ...Lk, and attempt.' v. strike
he-,; but she put up her liaml And fended off the blow; he
ClOO.l her iii.uly led names, nil! nil he Ismail break her neck
ocher heart, and thniw her n ..estaini. Ile was drunk. Ile
halls ikl • week, hut 11i.I 0-6 support hi. children, -Defen-
dant mid his wife' had keig (non him for 13 weeks. The wife
said :the pleased herself ah tut that, after the treatment she had
r,,egivui ; hut she lieu ,t .ii then •me house, awl slept with her
children. tlnlered to as bound over to keep the peace fur six
months, himself hi clic and a migety In CS.
Thootue Talbot Walt rtiarged a ills below drunk and riotous BO
liklißley night. us Chapelleyeireet --P.C. 'Mamma heard a
Doi.; and licking of a dear. Wiest to the spd, fount' people
disturbed and Isdaing mat .4 windows, and prisomT kielsiog
Die doons. liefelettot cell he lee! not bad any drink 114 a
long till,,'. but thin king Christmas limo-Ist off ...0 luYinent
of the costs and the 1031 11111 l MC 34.--A friend paid. Mr Anlen
enact him if lie Iris a Goal Templar.- -Ile mid he had been,
and Mr Ankit ads i$1:11 111111 111 ji Phi a.iiiii.
Beiihtet Rona PlNOBitlate, WWI liniu‘ht lap for Iselin; drunk
In Neei-street. - P.C. flansford found her in a Wart In New-
Street, and she ....odd It go lions, -Fourteen d.,rt bud
lalsow. Prisoner: 'flunk ~m, air; very much obligee'.
Imam all Purr tituniss, Thursday. - Before Mr. W.
Talbot.

Hoare. an indoer tectient of the Eye Infirmary, was I
charge.' with wilful damage, by Mr W. Board, of High West.-
street Tatern.—Tutenlay prisoner rot into the publichouse
alter a by. The hey shut the door, and prisoner trio! to I
force the open. Ito this Mr lloard went out and turned ;
out the prisoner and shut the .1... r again ; but prisoner, bemuse
he was not allowed in, wilfully put his fist through the window.
The damage was about —tlnsts-examinal : Did not strike
lei. stir ill the face with the flit. - Reuben Cave caw prisoner
hriak the wintiow.—Prisoner said he was struck with a inloW.
boll by the boy, and ran after hint ; hut the buitilord turned
him out of hooey quicker than he muse in, and struck him so
that lie felt it all night. Ile was now sorry that he had clone It
—Fined his. including oats, or oeyen data
John Ilollaoal was charuel with hawking without a Helena.
—1..4'. Goiter saw prisoner in Deonfe-street, hawking combs.
Ile had ale., some boot.laeot and stationery, and • brooch.—
Prisoner said he took. Rom. lit Itlasidford, but loot it on
Tuesday morning. Ile produced his wile'. Beams ; hut it was
not endonsol, as she Itad not been out. —Flood the ends, Is.—
The tinperlntendent sell that if priamer had lost the license he
should have applies" h. him (Mr Vickery), and he would have
written about it, and given hint a certificate.
FRIDAY. Before hr Drew, Mr. G. Reynolde, mid Dr
Simpoon.
DrefAt Rearm, a soklier's wife, was Alamod with stealing
sin collars, the isoperty of Mr A. l)entsis, draper.—Mim Mary
Doughty Ilibbard, an aosistant at Mr Dennis's, add that yes-
terday afternoon. the prieeter c.inte loto the shop and asked to
look at some frilling. She whowc,l her som,, collar, and then
went upetairs to get isonethin, which priemer asked for.
Who, she cone down tulle nia;ml some odlars. She could
/Wear to the odlar pnelticol, the value 14 which was NO., and
that .4 the whole was ge al—Mr A. liennis mid that, in on.
Moquette.: .1 what hie assistant told him, bespoke t.l this woman
*bout the collars She replied that if ho thought she had taken
• odlar, the won't lay for It Ile mill.' that he did not want
any wools to pay for meals which they had not had. Ile
asked • policeman to watch her, and when she went out of the
shop, she does.' three collars outskle of the front door. —ln
answer to the Bench, Mr Dem.'. said he believed she dropped
them in ostinquenco if seeing the polltetnan lkiamont
watched the irisoster come out of Mr Donnie,. shop ; she
looked hhu straight in the face. and 111,1,1.1 three or for
c..ll.ars. Ile pickeo them up, and ehe drimpol two more in the
otter. She sal.' ehe had not stolen anything; Mat he wog
her into custody.—Prleoner said she did not know she had
stolen anything, she was washing all day yesterday, and she
had • drop of drink. Site gore the name of the odour-unit.
of ° her contpany," and saki she had never boot in ouch .1150.
before. Weeping, she entreat.' for merry—Mr Scald Vickery
said that yesterday, prisoner would not tell where she belongol,
but told hits to go to —, and find out. —Sentences! to seven
days' Impriestment—Priomer begged eitemulY not ti lie sent
to priest, for her poor dear children's sake, u it would cause
her to be *truck a the etrengUi of the regiment —She was
ronoved, weeping 'Utterly. and entreating not to be sent to
prison.
ttairi Kett —Before Mr J. Ayling, Mr W. Talbot, ILr D.
Hopkins. and Mr T. Abbott.
John Robert LrOlAhoo,ol Loyal Excelsior lodge of Odd:allows,
was summoned for not giving up when required by the
trustees, caxtain bedui, moult-a, and other properties belonging
to the lodge.
lie. 11. Timid, who had taken his seat on the 'tench. retired
Ins. it .luring the hearing of this case, he being the medical
Meer of it. beige.
icr hoard, who aepoired for Cie mcsecution, said the
trust,. wen: only actl,i, its ord-r to obtain what WY right
and lair. It was under, clause if tie: i'rietelly oecietla Act,
which woo MOM I,t.sable ..111,11101 a society to I,COVer
tic luslo.paperatuonles,ec ,in :at may wey,u that who s atoms-
her was pot Mit of 1411 m, he might not retain the mmii in his
posawsion Ifs meml.r had ooti if thole things and refstsed
to gave them up, lost. Ad of to•leg t•. irk hy a longer way, he
might be smuutosseci behwe the mcgistrates, who might indict
a M. not tams lit: Cat. with 0.44 not tattee ling tit, or in
disfault not site,voihag three 0, . the kopek. minetst. The
clefetelant lid been accro.cry of Excelsior leige, eudhe virtue
el hie otti.• had eced...4 'if tilulot.. 110 was ,aspet. tol Ir.sti
NO GM,' bY the lilotliet touting : but refused u. Mae up the
it, I 311 k, kept the moeies which were paid In last lodge
night. The e were thas unable to asecrents how it
hail bcen paid in, 01s1 he .1/4..1 the magl-tratu to deal tigor-
itll 111.0,•-r. for it a 0 0 rdist .4 the greaten{
hilportance s eletics Th, mostictit &deists's% woo
eusponied from Iti....tesc, ol seattary he ha I no right to with-
hold any part of 0., t.roperty if the I slge.—The Ch.dristan
noted ii.lc-fenciant hail any claim tits. tin kidge?- Mr 'tenant
that he couhl hare no legal
ritst
llettr)- Walter Perri., 11111: ef the tere .4 loyal Excelsior
I.4re, Poole dhstrici, Manchester Unity if takUellows. &aid
thdr rules had been duly registerol according to- Act of
Parliament. Defendant was secn:tary .4 that lodge until lately,
and had the misted, Of the whole of the bodts, papers, and
keys. There were hook. aeontnts, cc.i.v .4 the rules.. a.od
other papeiw .4 the lodge. The oe.roary cas a dock, and J..
desk woos box, ami the serretao- has one be, anal the eltur-
st another. Part of the 1... kt and papers are kept there,
and part at the St cretai3-'0 house tin the Ise* belay night. the
chal u 2cid away on 'este, arid one if the 144 'liter, rm.
Mat dkl not rec. lc e the Ito,. The boa was els. is when
t▪
hey mental the 1.,1ge. On the Ilth t....kltetelanntzte;Ts-
q.l"l. at a nn'"ug if
i
the
1""ln't ~.n a
on. for mom tot an,
....dna an official cvormtut.leatcs. from the ...N.rroitsuelieg
• et and ositainitig •
iooly
'duo.' this letter
.4 the resolutiots peas...d. Ile is .vr pn .
and oontinuc,l that next morning he waited on clefendati.xt.
the Bridge, and demanded all books and leper* .4
and the money receivol on the Lut lodge nigh,. This
he ...de as sametary .4 loyal Exceldor lodge. Defendant
refueed, and ..ee4l, time u, make up his hoots but witness
uhl he must have then, whether dime or not done. Next
morning witness waited must defendant at his place of work,
SOntbustisd by Mr. Thomas Oliver, the Ober trUliter. sod
ev.,_"l3l‘, log which defendant had In his custoy d,
—untiring to c a . edge He russet:v.l to deliver all tlf, Mt 10
minutest tut 0110, when be cum home u. dinner, ..r stun
minutes put sec ek. when he left vn.rk. Defendant said "Ps;
me the motley yon •••• en,had" and they promised to pay erery
the books been audited. liefendant
•• I cannot take your wont:* and they left him Alsatt • quarter
Lt call.ll at the house alone : hut was
.1 that'delommst ars net in Its the evening, abosit
k4innrt" lost ss`' he met his closet,, his bow, slid
as.' him to deliver
rgeue,..l. :veer:Mg.l.4.e:tint
Kw, MS %least would h e
'nen the membtell, .1., th. shoslis,: nil the nn"ni'n hod i ‘"
nubbook, and the •• eight
l
hooks," the three nott
showing what„thes"'T`'ssrY had ...sired, end thaw he still retained. As
trustee witness had the t.ower damand thou beevke sly
Moe, whether the esersury nen e t. The
monies received were aspposed to be =""le no
eer to the trueurer
tbsi inulSoll ator thee were eakt Mr Sydney =ledge
Usurer of the ledge —Decently,' ~se.„l Use sdes,... „beim,

SUPPER AT THE GAS WORKS,
One of the worst nights in the late most inclement
seasm was the night of New Year's Day, when the thaw
had begun, when the heaps of snow lay all about the
road+, or the latter went several inches deep in slush, and
}h., rain ww, pouring down in cold streams. It required
some resolution to accept an invitation to a supper at the
Gas works on that night; but on •al, two ernor 1111 l us
portable font:tom in the dining ball soon made Lem forget
the bitter dloutside. l'hp, place was one of the large
coal sliol+. which had been cleared out, anArlecorated
with wreaths of everreeen+. and an Mina° sop ply .4 flags,
covering the lofty wslls, soil making theu look quite K.Y.
The room was ample in size, and being inmle warm
throughout by the eel hot (unlace. each containing
some bushels .4 white hot coke. Was as oenfort.thio a
place Ls you might happen on this winter, the fe hug of
shivers you get frmn the opening 4 doors being escaped,
forth,, place is in the heart of the works, and impneuptu
curtains kept all mug. Mr. Damon, chairman of the
director+, Was present, but the chair was linoi by the
nimia;er Mr. Stone, Mr. J. C. Skinner. Mr. hearmouth,
Mr. 'Delay, usce., loin, their bait to make all at ease.
The idols were roasted by gas, and were done to a tuna,
hieing tender and juicy withal, and front them specimens
we ran strongly recommend cooking by gas. Even the
Catilliablilbls, We were toll, can be boiled Inure regu-
ly by gas than by a common fire; led the roasting
was certainly superior. About 13 of the men enjoyed the

The toast of "the Queen" haying been given an
heartily_ imink.
The Mecum* said he was very glad to Pee them enjoy.
in, themselves. When lie first suggested they should
have a supper the ilireetors fell in with the idea, without
himitation. He had it every year niece he had
been there ; hot something had mopped up, and feel
thrown hini off the rails. But this year the men had
worked better than ever, and he prin.-01 a supper with a
great deal of heartiness. When be eame there first, for
two or three venni he had *great deal of trouble through
the drink. All his dillietilties aIIR4, through the beer, and
then there was scarcely a week hut i.otne beer difficulty
eimpfeiil up. But that was happily got rkl off, a fresh lot
of men Caine in, and he Man happy to say they stuck to
him, and he hoped they would do so a good many years
kinger—(applause). lie hated to we new faces, he hated
to discluirre men, and he wais glad that all the beer dill,.
ot the last year or two he might put in hie waist-
coat pocket; be hml hail nothing at all to nimplain of
Tapplausel lie was exceedingly pleased with the way
they had done their work, and hoped it would he lung
before they saw any new faces --(applause). Before he
Ant down, be would drink to the whole staff—fapplause
and three cheers for Mr. awl Mrs. Stone, and the little
ones).

The M 1N AG KR next ‘live " The Chairman and Directors"
—(heartily drunk, with three cheen for Mr. Damon).
Mr. It OION returned thanks, lie confirmed the remarks
of Mr. Stone, that it was on his representations that the
whole stad had worked thoroughly well, that they hatl
resolved to have a supper, awl to invite some tradesmen
who were employed at the Workx. He was very happy
to we them on this occesion—htnnlause
Mr. J. U. SHINN/St mid he was glad the difficulties
alluded to with respect to drink had been done away with.
Drink was the source of great evil in all establishments,
and he Mi., an advorate for temperance, if not for teeto-
talism. He gave "Suonms to the Weymouth this Com-
pany." and hoped the present year would le a prosperous
and happy one—(three cheers for the Directors).
The "health of Mr. Tortsey" was drunk, and on Mr.
Stone vacating the chair, his health 1...1 given and re-
ceived with musical honours.

kl;Fn-n-c-r—iive i r.v4ing.songs were sung. ana a
most comfortable evening was spent