.». CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. (Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M.) Attempt to Commit Suicide. — Hugh M'Clutchie, on remand for an offence of this nature, was again brought up. Mr Reston, chief gaoler at Lyttelton, said that prisoner had fully recovered from the effects of drink under which he was labouring when he made the attempt upon his life, and the doctor said he was quite fit to go at large. Prisoner was accordingly dismissed, but his Worship ad- , ministered a severe caution. Larceny. — Joseph Armstrong was charged with an offence of this nature. Detective Feast : At 12 o'clock last night, I went with \ Mr Morrow to prisoner's house, at Merivale. j In the back room I found the shears, scales, and gorse knife produced. The small knife I produced was given to me by prisoner's wife, : who fetched it from where it had been placed under a tree outside. Prisoner was lying asleep on a sofa. I swoke him, and told "him he was charged with stealing the articles pro duced from the store of Morrow, Bassett and Co., High street. He made no reply, and had. evidently been drinking. Prisoner, on the way to the lock-up, said the articles were not the property of Morrow, Bassett and Co., but that he had bought them and paid forj them. The articles were identified by Mr, Morrow and an apprentice. Thomrs Rut- j land : lam apprenticed to Morrow, Bassett, ' and Co., High street. I know the prisoner. He has been acting as storeman at Morrow, Bassett, and Co.'s for the past fortnight. He was theie yesterday. The firm are moving their goods from Cashel street to a new shop ' in High street. During yesterday prisoner and I were employed carrying goods from the former to the latter place. We left off work about six o'clock in the evening. I fastened the back doors of the shop in Cashel street, and prisoner fastened the front door. The reason prisoner locked the front door was that I said it had been left open, and he said he would go and fasten it. He went, and I followed shortly afterwards. He was in the shop some some time by himself when he went to fasten the door. 