has dra; its slow length along in the. Supreme Court this week, and the Special Tury have been having good time in the cool and quiet atmosphere of the Court, free from the disturbance and worry of business. Yesterday Mr. Slade (who has taken the place of Mr. Francis, QC, as Counsel for the defence) eldressed the Court, and the Acting Attorney then followed for the Crown. To-day the Judge will, T believe, sum up, and the Jury be asked to record their verdict. What that will be there is, I fancy, but little doubt.
SMART CAPTURE OF A THIEF, but not by the Police. It is refreshing in these days, when neatly every robber successfully hoodwinks our incapable Police, to hear of the arrest of thief red-handed, Meantime other rogues are at large, who possibly belong to the same party. On Thursday night, a Chinese in the employ of Mesws. Brown, Jones & Ca. was set upoit by three ruffians near Wild Dell on the Wanchai Road, knocked down and robbed of $122 in silver. The assault and theft were witnessed by several persons from their verandahs, but it all passed so quickly that the rufiana got clear away with their plauder before any assistance could rench the victim. Perhaps the Police may be able to trace th perpetrators of this outrage; but unfortunately there was no Berwick near.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.