Weekly Occurrences. - The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) - 10 Nov 1805 (original) (raw)

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Sun 10 Nov 1805 - The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842)
Page 1 - Weekly Occurrences.

The Court of Civil Jurisdiction continued

its sittings last week; and yesterday called the

cause JOHN HARRIS Esq. against Daniel

Cubit, for defamation, wherein the plaintiff laid

his damage at 10ℓ. declaring his only object

to be that of defending his character as a

Gentleman and a Magistrate from slanderous

and malevolent imputation ; for that although

the sentiments of the Bench of Magistrates

upon the malicious and highly ungrateful con-

duct of the defendant was to him thoroughly

satisfactory, yet they had thought proper to

recommend this action to be brought ; and

he trusted that inconsiderable as the amount

of damage sued for must appear when opposed

to the cause of action, the Verdict of the

Court would impress upon the mind of the

defendant that sacred veneration in which cha-

racter is held by the British Jurisprudence.—

The defendant having on a former day plead

Not Guilty, and signified an intention to de-

fend the action, prayed time of the Court,

which was granted. He this day intreated

further indulgence, which was objected to :

but by the acquiescence of the plaintiff again

obtained until Saturday next, to which day the

A fine boy 18 months old, son of Catharine

Brannan of Parramatta, was on Thursday last

so dreadfully scalded, that the life of the little

unfortunate was utterly despaired of, notwith-

standing every aid afforded by the resident

Medical Gentleman. The accident was in

consequence of a large culinary vessel of boil-

ing water being left on the floor uncovered,

into which the ill‐fated infant unhappily

Thursday last being the Anniversary of the

gunpowder Treason, the memorable event

was celebrated by a mob of juvenile patriots ;

who exhibited the devoted effigy throughout

every street and avenue, and in the evening

escorted him to a field behind Back Row East,

when he received the reward to which the

remembrance of his execrable crimes entitled

him. A contribution of alms was in the

course of the day collected by the mendicant

retinue, in the name of the culprit, for the

purpose of sending him out of the world with

éclat ; nor should we presume to question the

disposal of the stock, had not their deportment

in the latter part of the day savoured much of

inebriety. If this was really the case, as ma-

ny are clearly of opinion, they certainly have

been indebted to stratagem for the means, as

their age would preclude the possibility of

their obtaining liquors by open purchase ; but

be this as it may, as it is the duty of parents

to direct the youthful course, they should cer-

tainly be mindful that their pastimes may not

degenerate into dissipation and immorality.

The following remarkable Anecdote serves

to verify a tradition known chiefly to the Western

World, respecting the friendly disposition of the li-

zard towards the human race. A young man who

had walked into the brush in quest of the gay vari-

eties of nature, being overcome by the sun’s mere-

dian beams, seated himself, and slumbered off. A-

woke by the situation of a living animal that played

about his hand, he perceived it be a lizard, which

soon retreated into a thicket ; but guess his trepida-

tion and astonishment, when within a few paces he

also perceived a black snake curling gradually to-

wards him and occasionally erecting its crest. There

is no necessity to add, that as terror was the ruling

impulse, every nerve contributed to remove him

Pig stealing is at present by no means un-

frequent, as scarce a day passes that some poor

family or other has not to regret the loss of

an animal, for the patient trouble in rearing

which they hoped indemnity at the very mo-

ment they were deprived of it. The vigilance

of the Police will doubtless soon put a stop to

the practice, and every good member of society

will aid their exertions.