LIOO, for trespass to a dwelling house. Mr. v ,Purnell for plaintiff; Mr. O’Reilly for the defence. Mr. Purnell, in opening / the case, referred to the law of trespass, and quoted authorities to prove that it was not necessary to show that any pecuniary loss or damage had resulted from the trespass, but the fact of the privacy of a man’s dwelling being entered, was suffi cient to. recover substantial damages. Mr. Purnell explained that the action would not have taken this form had the New Zealand statute made provision for a criminal proceeding. He stated the cir cumstances out of which the trespass had arisen. The. daughter of defendant was in Mr. Branson’s employ as nursegirl. She, along with her sister, had been ill treated by her father while at home, and on their going to. service he had appro . priated the wages of the girls. The one who was at Mr. Branson’s had recently kept a portion of her wages for the pur pose of settling an account long outstand ing, and which the defendant, although frequently applied to for payment, had neglected to settle. Defendant had inter viewed Mr. Branson subsequently, and demanded the wages of the girl, buc that gentleman knowing the character of the man, had refused to give him any money unless, a written order was presented from ' the girl. ‘ Defendant then said the girl was to leave, and Mr. Branson, fearing that he would go and annoy the girl at his house, warned defendant that if he went on his premises he would prosecute him. Defendant had gone on the premises, and frightened Mrs. Branson and the children, and hence the action. James Ireland, sworn, said he was at Mr. Branson’s house on Wednesday last. ‘ About noon, a van drove up, and defen dant got down, and without knocking entered the house. Defendant had a whip under his arm. Mrs. Branson asked witness to sea that defendant took nothing away. The latter asked for a box, and remained in the house for about a quarter of an. hour. * Part of the time he , was in conversation with his daughter. Defendant’s , manner was most objectionable, and he alarmed both Mrs. Branson and the children.

When the man got out of the van, Mrs. Branson* said, “ Oh, here’s Annie’s father come to take away her luggage.” . Defen dant went through the rooms. Witness was in the hall. Defendant spoke in a loud voice, and apparently wished to take away his daughter’s luggage. Mrs. Bran son asked defendant to go and see Mr. Branson, but he declined, observing that Mr. Branson was & very nasty, man.

By Mr. O’Reilly.—Defendant did not use his. whip. Did not pay attention to the remarks made by defendant. Mrs. Branson told him that the girl had. given a week’s notice, and she wa3 not to go until the week expired. Mr. Branson gave evidence to the effect that the girl was in Mrs. Branson’s employ as nurse girl. On one occasion defendant had gone to his office and de manded the girl’s wages, but in con sequence of knowing that defendant was in the habit of retaining the whole of the girl’s wages whenever he could obtain them, he (Mr. Branson) refused to give any money to defendant without a written order from the daughter. Defendant then told witness he had better get a new nurse girlji as his daughter would leave on the Wednesday following. Told the man if he went to my house, I should certainly prosecute him. Be said I might do so. Warned him not to go to my house or tamper with my servants. When I got home I told if she wished to leave she might do so, and could give us notice at once, but the girl expressed a wish to remain. She was very urgent in her appeals to remain. Knowing that the man was likely to visit the house, I en gaged constable Neill to watch the pre mises.

'. Annie Harrold sworn, said—l have been in Mr. Branson’s service for four months, and have no wish to leave. My father has had my wages, and kept them •himself. I get 10s. a week. I think Mr. Branson has paid me my wages on three occasions, and my father has had the money. My father has not illtreated me. Told some one that my father struck me the day before I went to Mr. Branson’s. He followed me with a whip once. Told Mrs. Branson.on one occasion that I was afraid /•of my father. When he came to Mr. Branson’s house he : asked for my box, and spoke in a Vloud voice. I was much alarmed. He had a whip in his hand. By Mr. O’Beilly—My father often has a whip in his hand. Have complained of a pain in my side caused through nursing the baby, and asked Mrs. Branson to get a perambulator, but never asked to go home. • Have given the wages to my father of my own free .will. My father told me to give the notice, but I never gave it. If I had given notice the week would have /.{expired on the day he came to the house. ' My father was not excited when lie came. . * Re-examined by Mr. Burnell—With

' money I received on one occasion from Mr. Branson I paid a bill for L2 4s. My : "father told me -it was the last money I / should have.

By the Bench —My father never • knocked at the , door. Mrs. Branson y seemed rather frightened.

' i By Mr. O’Reilly—My father told me he •h would come for the box on Wednesday, but I sent word for him not to come. He never received the message. Constable ISTeill sworn, said —From in formation received from Mr. Branson, I went to Mr. Branson’s house, and not seeing anything wrong came away again. On. returning a short time afterwards, saw Harrold driving away in an express. Told the driver to pull up, and on finding a box, which had been taken from Mr. Branson’s, i emarked to defendant that if * I had found him,on' the premises I would , have lacked him up. He questioned my ability to do that. After, the defendant had been Bworn "and made a statement in justification of 1 his action, counsel addressed the Bench, and . -

His Worship gave judgment. On re- Mferring to. “ Addison on Torts,” it was , stated that if, after warning, entry was forced, damages were recoverable. De fendant had done this, and when on the premises had been impertinent. His Worship held that no person could legally enter a dwelling without knocking, even if the door were open. It would be an improper thing for the Court to allow defendant to escape without substantial damages being awarded to the plaintiff. Damages would be given for LlO and costs ; Lslss. . • ■ ’ UNPAID KATES. ik Wakanui Road Board v. Higgins. Claim 11s. 3d., unpaid rates. Judgment for amount and costs 7s.

JUDGMENT SUMMONS. _ Quill v. Bastian. Judgment summons for L 5 Is. Order made for payment and costs within seven days, or fourteen days imprisonment.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE

{Per Reuter's Agency.) The English Harvest. London, Aug. 30.

Harvest operations in England are now nearly completed. The total yield will amount to 11,500,000 quarters.

Wool Sales.

At the wool sales to-day, 7,400 bales were offered, making a total of 104,100 catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale showed a better demand. Appointment. Loi’d Enfield has been appointed Under secretary for Ireland. Turkish Affairs. Im the House of Lords to-day, Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a question, said that the Great Powers were discontented at the Porte’s answer regarding Montenegro, and were now deliberating on their reply. He further stated that orders had been given for warships to proceed to Ragusa. Hares and Rabbits Bill. In the House of Lords the Hares and Rabbits Bill has been read a second time by a majority of 48. The Australian Cricketers. The match, Australians v. Eighteen of Hastings, at Hastings, was continued to day. The Home team went in first, and were all disposed of for 245 runs. Spofforth and Bannerman were absent. * Commercial Treaties. In the House of Lords to-day, Earl Granville, Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs, presented papers relating to a Bill which had been introduced in the French Chambers providing for the pay ment of heavy bounties to French ship pers. His Lordship, in laying the papers on the table of the House, said that the bounties were contrary to the spirit of the existing Anglo-French commercial treaty and would operate injuriously on English trade. - The Mails. The Homeward mails, via San Fran cisco, which left Auckland on July 20, were delivered to-day. The Irish Constabulary Vote. In the House of Commons to-day, the adjourned debate in Committee on the Irish Constabulary vote was resumed. Further discussion took place, but the Irish , members abandoned the obstruc tion, which they had pursued on Friday night. Mr. Parnell, made a speech in the course of which he promised to use his in fluence to prevent outrages in Ireland, and ensure order in that country. The vote for the Constabulary was then passed, and the Committee proceeded with the other Estimates.

An Exodus. Paris, Aug. 30. All Jesuit schools and other similar establishments in France have been closed, in accordance with decrees of the French Chambers. The. schools had been evacuated by the inmates prior to their being visited by police for formal closing.

Tlie Afghan War. . Calcutta, 4ug. 30. Further intelligence received stales that General Phayre’s army is now marching combinedly with General Roberts’ on Ayoub Khan’s position at Argandah to the north of Candahar.

It now transpires that the Patlian tribes, which have been disarmed by the British force, consisted of the inhabitants of the country to the north-west of Kurrachee, in Scinde, which place they were threaten ing, not Kachmadan.

AUSTRALIAN

{By cable from Reuter's Agency.) Victorian Parliament. Melbourne, Aug. 31. Parliament reassembled, to-day. Bills for the purpose of the abolition of plural voting, and for the reduction of the Go vernra’s and Ministers’ salaries were notified.

Shipping. Sailed—Te Anau, for the Bluff.

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Enterprising. Westport, Sept. 1. Mr.. John Munro, as agent for the St. Kilda Steam Shipping Company, has purchased the first cargo of the Westport Colliery Company’s coal, and will despatch the St. Kilda for Wanganui direct, on this evening’s tide. The St. Kilda has been detained here a week owing to there being only five feet of -water on the bar. Gold Returns. Last week s clearing up at the Alpine Company claims at Lyell was fully up to to the mark, three hundred and sixty ounces amalgam for one hundred and fifty tons s', one being obtained. The average thickness of the reef is twenty four feet. Operations at the United Victory claim, New Creek, Lyell, are stopped, pending the registration of the Company. This property is described as equal to any yet opened at the Lyell. Impecuniosity. Owing to the. Borough Council with drawing the subsidies, and public subscrip tions falling off, the district hospital affairs are nearly at a standstill. The committee have resolved to hand the institution over to Government and this decision has been telegraphed to the Colonial Secretary. Dissatisfaction. . Invercargill, Sept. 1. Much dissatisfaction is felt at the Go vernment railway time table being altered to suit the Waimea Plains Com pany. The Chamber of Commerce in tend to hold a meeting on the subject, and probably a public meeting will be called. Under the new arrangement, many.country settlers can only remain an hour.in town. A daily train is being run to Kingstown contrary to the recommen dation of the Railway Commission, although it is known that two weekly trains would do the work.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Tuesday, Aug. 31

The Council met at 2.J30. It was announced that the Royal assent had been given to certain Bills. The Permanent Officers’ Salaries Bill, the Public Works Appropriation Bill, and the General Appropriation Bill were passed through all their stages, and the Council adjourned at five minutes past four.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday, August 30.

The House met at 2.30. After a desultory conversation, carried on by Messrs. Macandrew, Sheehan, Sir George Grey, the Hon. John Hall, and a lengthy review of the work of the session by Mr. Hutchison, the Appropriation Bill was read a third time and passed. The Hon. John Hall announced that the prorogation would- take place on the following day at 2.30,. by Commission. The House then adjourned.

THE STORY-TELLER.

THE DISRUPTION: A TALE OF TKYING TIMES.

CHAPTER XV— -continued.

For a long time he saw no carriage of any kind familiar to his eye, but at length, and only when it was pretty nigh, he observed a green-colored open carriage, drawn by two fine greys, which he at once recognised as the family coach of Sir John Baldwin. When it came near, he saw in it Sir John Baldwin himself, his lady and daughter, and, strange to say—the redoubtable Mr. Simon M'Quirkie ! The steep- ascent of the road at the place where Robin was ensconsed, caused the carriage to proceed very slowly, so that he had time to observe well both with eyes and ears. A brisk conversation was going on between Sir John and M'Quirkie, in which the latter as usual seemed the chief speaker and in a most uncommonly loquacious mood; while Lady Baldwin frowned and Miss Baldwin pouted in evident displeasure. Robin had hardly time to recover from his surprise when another coach came in view. It was also open, and there sat the Rev. Mr. Calmsough and his wife, with old Gideon Montgomery and the lovely Agnes. This was a happy looking group. Mr. Calmsough was doing his best to render the jour ney pleasant to his companions; and he was evidently successful, for his worthy lady and Miss Montgomery seemed delighted, and even old Mr. Montgomery’s habitual' sternness of countenance had relaxed into a placid smile.

After a considerable interval, filled up by passengers, in whom the vigilant watcher took no interest, he noticed the approach of two gentlemen in a gig, the first glance of whom made him stoop out of sight as if he had been shot. These were no other than Dr. Snapperdudgeon and a . neighboring pettyfogger who was his local agent in his continual litigations. Robin allowed this couple to be fairly out of sight before he ventured again to raise his head. In fact the sight of their approach to Edinburgh raised qualms of fear in his mind, and threw a shade over the pleasure he anticipated from the other arrival he waited for impatiently. He, however, turned his eyes again to the south, and after long watching and many disap pointments, when the sun had got near the horizon he perceived a spring-cart which he felt pretty sure was the ‘‘dear meal-cart” of Whinnyside. There were several circumstances, however, which puzzled him. The horse was not familiar to his eye, and the driver was not Jean Broun as he expected, but a man—a man of large proportions and stately bearing. Could he possibly be John Rumpiebane ? Then the cart contained no less than threeTemales. Supposing Mrs. Renshaw to be one, and Jean'another, who was. the third ? All conjecture was set at rest, when on nearer approach, Ringan Stimperton of Stiffriggs was discovered to be the driver, and Robin recognised, as Mrs. Renshaw’s female, companions, his own Jean Broun and the eldest of Mr. Stim perton’s sisters. This young woman was of the kind of beauties termed blondes. Her hair and skin were extremely fair, and she had a flush of color in her face more .partaking of the peony than the rose. She was an incessant laugher, and good-natured even to softness. So soft, indeed, was she, that it was common, in speaking of her, to omit the first T in her name, and call her Miss Simperton. Between her and Jean Brown, who was the soul of fun, there was, as may be supposed, enough merriment going on ; but in this Mrs. Renshaw took little share. She was intent.on keeping up conversation with the honest farmer, who divided his discourse somewhat equally between her and his horse. This animal was his own, and had been less habituated to obey the whip than his master’s voice, so that he only did his best when encouraged by constant coaxing and admonitory exclamations. The homely vehicle was packed as full of boxes, bandboxes, trunks, and baskets as if the party it belonged to had been emigrating to a distant country and taking with them provisions and other necessaries calulated to last a twelvemonth ; for Mrs. Renshaw had little faith in being able to obtain proper articles of any sort in Edin burgh, beyond _things of trifling bulk

which she called “giggery.” .Besides changes of raiment, including all her most showy dresses, she had with her butter, cheese, eggs, fowls, honey, flour and meal, all the produce of her own farm. Of the last named article she had brought a firlot, selected with great care for its superior quality, which she had made up her mind to cause Jean Brown to bake into cakes to be pre sented to the Queen along with the jar of gooseberry jam alluded to in one of Jean’s letters. She conscientiously be lieved that the cakes, as well as the jam, would be a treat of no ordinary description to her Majesty, and she had put herself to considerable trouble to carry her purpose into effect. In order that they might be “short and crumpy” when [placed on the royal table, she resolved that the cakes should be baked in Edinburgh, just before being sent to the palace ; and, to manage this, she thought it necessary to bring with her all her baking apparatus from Whinnyside, since it was not probable that there would be either a “ kneading rower ” or a “ firing girdle ”in Edin burgh. Jean Brown had been cunning enough to encourage all these notions, for she knew that, but for them, her chance of getting to Edinburgh was small.

The sight of 1 this comely nymph, and the sound of her cheerful, merry ringing voice, so electrified her rustic lover, that he could with difficulty let her pass without discovering himself. Almost immediately afterwards, he sprang over 'the fence at a bound, and followed the Whinnyside cart into the town, keeping Jean Brown’s blue ribbons steadily in view, but at such distance as to avoid being seen by her or any of the party. As he went on, his thoughts reverted from his own to Mr. Duncanson’s affaire de cceur. He could not help wondering how it happened that Miss Montgomery had come to Edinburgh without pre viously apprising Mr. Duncanson of her indention; yet he was sure she had sent him nc intimation of the kind, otherwise he should either have heard of it or discovered it indirectly. He knew too that Mr. Duncanson, being on leave of absence from Mr. Bacon’s service, had invited the Rev. Mr. Aspen to his lodgings that very evening, to discuss certain points of Church politics on which the latter had not yet made up his mind ; and this he was not likely to have done, had he ex pected Miss Montgomery’s arrival in the city. Robin Afleck, though not a senti mentalist, was generous and self-deny ing. He therefore resolved to risk missing his own dulcinea that evening, in order to find out where Miss Mont gomery and her father had taken up their quarters, and to give her lover timely information. Accordingly, after entering the town and seeing the Whinnyside party making directly for Mrs. Glunchagain’s lodgings, he went about from one- hotel to another, in quiring of the waiters if they had re ceived any visitors answering his des cription of the little party from Burn brook. In this pursuit he was fruit lessly engaged till long after the hour of his own appointment, but at length he was successful. He discovered that the objects of his search had gone to pri vate lodgings in Pitt Street; and when he had ascertained this point, he hastened to communicate this informa tion to Mr. Duncanson. (To be continued—commenced on July 26.)

THE ASHBURTON HERALD. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER i, 1880.



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T. Bullock. 266 710 R SALE OR TO LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, 439 Acres, all fenced, and partly improved situated in Wakanui A compact Farm, all fenced, well-watered, and partly in English Grass. Improve ments consist of a comfortable Five-roomed Cottage, Stable, Stockyard, &c., &c. All fenced, partly improved and well-watered. All fenced, and a portion of it in English Grass. Near the above, will be sold very cheap. About Three Miles from the Town of Ashburton. Near the above, arid adjoining Mr. George Aston’s About Six Miles from Ash burton. 220 360 50 65 150 290 TOWN PROPERTIES. That Valuable TOWN SECTION, 159, Tancred Street, will be Sold very cheap, and on easy terms. 539, (part of) of an acre, terms same as as above. 341, Kermode Street. 77 37, (Lot) Mayo’s Block. 78, (Lot) with Dwelling-house of Seven Rooms, near the Parsonage, East Tow'n Belt. TO LET, Commodious BOARDING-HOUSE in East Street. Shop and Office in East Street. That old established Blacksmith’s Work shop, next the Horse Bazaar, Burnett Street. Apply, 571 c T. BULLOCK.



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