We understand that an enquiry is to be held to-day by Mr A. C. Stode, R.M., into an alleged robbery of bank notes from the Treasury and the subsequent placing back of the same. These are the notes which were alluded to iv our columns some time ago as being missing fron the escort parcel, and having been found. There will be examined the officers of the Treasury, the Police Con stables who were present on the occasion, and Inspectors Thomson and Moore, the two last-mentioned officers being in town specially to attend the inquiry.
The licensed proprietor of the Octagon Hotel was charged, before Messrs Cargill and Mercer, at the Police Court on Saturday, with allowing gambling to take place in his licensed house. Counsel for the defence pleaded Guilty, under extenuating circum stances, which he stated ; but this the Court would not accept, and after some objections taken to the information had been overruled, the charge was, at the solicitation of the Police, adjourned for a week.
The Rev. Dr Roseby, following up his series of discourses on week day religion, addressed a large congregation last evening on the subject of " Money," choosing his text from Ecclesiastics, "Money answereth all things ;" and St. Mark's Gospel, " Whafc shall a man give in exchange for his soul J" The rev. gentleman discoursed at length on the uses and abuses of money.
A meeting will be held in the Congrega tional Church on Wednesday evening, fche object beiug to re establish the Young Men's Christian Association.
