The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-19 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

THE EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS.—James Finn, a
labourer, was charged with two assaults, and also
committing wilful damage. The complainant, a fur-
niture dealer, in Leet-street, Chelsea, said that de-
fendant last night was followed by aboy, who claimed
some money for fish belonging to him. Defendant
turned round and attacked the boy with great vio-
lence. He ran into complainant's shop for shelter,
when complainant, who was apprehensive that some-
thing fatal would occur, inquired what was the
matter, and endeavouring to protect him, defendant
seized a chair and broke it about complainant's
hand, wounding him. He then threw the remainder
of the chair through two oil paintings in the shop.
The boy escaped further violence. The prisoner
pleaded drunkenness, but he was sent to prison for
two months.

Adrices from New Zcatit,—. state that hostilities
continue, and that Te Kooti had again escaped.
A FOREST ON Finn,—The Journal de .Rennes
states that a workmon three days back set fire to the forest
of Petre, a short distance from Yitr6, when nearly 900
acres of wood were burnt down. The man has been
arrested.

THE FLYING SQUADRON.—The arrival of the
Flying Squadron has excited great interest in New Zea-
land. The ships were expected some time belore they
made their appearance, and they arrived in the midst of
regatta, completely diverting the public attention from
the rival vessels. The men-of-war boats had a race on one
of the days, which created the liveliest interest. A
picnic and a ball were among the entertainments
provided for the visitors during their two days'
sojourn at Wellington, and hosts and guests
parted mutually well satisfied, the only regret being
the promptitude of the departure which left little oppor-
tunity to the New Zealanders to inspect the ships. How-
ever the fleet was to visit other New Zealand ports.

ANOTHER, ANIMAL Homton.—The Savannah
Advertiser reports another monster of the animal creation.
It narrates that " a party," coming to Savannah firm
South Carolina, through Wright River, on the morning of
the 28th, towards noon, was with his neoro men pulling
quietly along near shore, when the slight-built craft
was suddenly lifted up, as by some immense roller,
throwing the crew out of their seats, and
" completely scaring the life out of them." The
shock was so sudden that there was some
danger of the boat turning over ; but luckily it righted
again, and sank back into the foaming water. The reason
of the shock is thus graphically described by " the party."
He says :—" I did not heed the danger around me, nor the
grovelling fear of the men with me, for I could not, if
life was at stake, have taken my eyes away from the
hideous creature that had caused all the commotion and
was making its way lazily out of the river into the long
rushes on the bank. Never before had I anticipated such
a monstrosity, nor do I ever wish to see another. A.
creature almost indescribable, though its general appear-
ance is fixed in my mind's eye too indelibly for pleasant
afterthought. The beast, fish, or reptile, whatever species
of God's creation it might be classed under, was of a
tawny greenish colour, growing more definite towards
the head. The body of the creature was seal-shaped, ap-
parently twenty feet long, and as thick as the carcass of
the largest-sized elephant. From this trunk sprang
forth the most remarkable feature of the phenomenal
—a long curved swan-like neck, large enough appa-
rently to have taken a man in whole, terminated by a
head and jaws similar to that of an immense boa constric-
tor, the eyes fishy, yet possessing ferocity enough in their
expression to make a man tremble. The back of the beast
was deeply ridged, the ridges running from the base of
the neck to the extreme end of the tail, and several
inches deep. An ithmense tail, shaped something like
an alligator's, and three times longer, so it seemed,
than the body, completed the tout ensemble of this wonder-
ful anomaly. The creature navigated by feet, resembling
the forefeet of an alligator, and its progress on land was
slow. With all this combination of the terrible before me
it was not strange that I trembled ; but before the
frightened men had time to act, or I time to advise the
cause of our terror drew itself across the little island out
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