Thb Pbisobbb Tudball.—On Tuesday afternoon prisoner Amos James Tudball, who has been under treatment at the Ohristohurch Hospital since November 4th of last year, was removed from that institution to the gaol at Lyttelton. The removal was carried out under an order from his Honor the Judge, by virtue of section 49 of the Prisons Act, 1873, the Medical Board of the Hospital having repoited that.in consequence of the very great improvement in the health of the prisoner further detention in the Hospital was unne cessary. South B^ata. —The usual monthly meet ing of the South Bakaia sohooi committee was held on Tuesday last. Present —Messrs C. Tucker (chairman), W. Hartnall, A. Makeig, and W. Cox. The master's report was read and considered. It was resolved that the chairman obtain a return of all the ohildren nnder four years of age attend ing the'sohool, the ohairman to report to a speoial meeting to be called for the purpose. Several accounts were passed, and the com mittee adjourned. Pests of Socibtx.—ln the case of Byac, who was convicted of stealing from the person, his Honor oommented severely on the char acter of ths class of men to which, as it ap peared, the prisoner belonged. The detectives pointed, out that the aocused, in addition to being an associate of thieves, had been accus tomed to frequent racecourses as a gambler, and his Honor remarked that suoh men were neither more nor less than pests of sooiety, and characters of the worst type, who msde their unfortunate fellow men an easy prey.
