(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Chjustchdbch, December 5. W. T, A. Tyrrell, William Peacock, and John A. Cotton, the three young men who bad been arrested on suspicion of having out raged the woman on Monday night last under circumstances of extraordinary brutality, were to-day committed for trial charged with criminal assault.
SINGULAR ACTION IN DUNEDIN.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dpnedin, December 5.
A singular cane was beard at the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, The plaintiff, Ire land, sued defendant, Kuraey, for board and lodging supplied to Mrs J£at«oy, The defence that Mrs Kursey left her husband one day, telling him she was going to Mosgiel, instead of which ehe went to Auckland, travelling, it war t iioged with a young man named Lock hart as his wife, She was examined and admitted going to Auckland, but denied ever knowin'g any young man called Lockhart, She said she did put hu,pw lu steamer ebe went to Auckland or returned in, ffia Worship said there being no clear evidence of adultery, though the laots were very sus picions, he must give judgment for the plaintiff.
PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL VOTING.
(UNITED PBES3 ASSOCIATION.) WaNOanoi, December 6

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day' the civil action Timms v, Spurdle was heard. The claim was for tbe recovery of £IOO penalty on two alleged breaches of the Muni cipal Corporations Aot. Tbe defendant, a councillor, bad done corns work at the hospital under instructions from the Borough Council, and subequt-ntly eat and voted as a councillor. Tbe Magistrate gave judgment for tbe plain tiff, with costs of court.
THE MURDEROUS AFFRAY AT NENTHORN.
(UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, December 6.
