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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2213, 10 June 1870, Page 2

Supreme Court. The Criminal Sittings terminated to-day. In consequence of there being a sitting in bankruptcy on Monday, the trial of common jury cases will not be proceeded with until Tuesday. Shad Valley.—lt is reported that fever of a virulent character flias broken out at Shag Valley. Morningtoji.—The meeting of the Morninuton Mutual Improvement Association was held at the school!) ouso last evening, and notwithstanding the unfavorable state of the weather, a considerable number of the inhabitants were present, including several ladies. An essay on the remits sought to be attained by establishing mutual imjmovement associations in the suburban districts of colonial provinces, was read and warmly applauded, after which some animated discussion ensued, in which several gentlemen took part. Altogether a very pleasant evening was spent. Justices’ Justice. — The fact that there is one law for the Maori and another for the European has lately received another confirmation in Taranaki. The Herald, of May 18, tells us that a native stole a shawl from the shop of Mr Hosken, being caught in the act. He was secured, uotwithst.mil-

ing an effort made to rescue him by his friends. On being brought before the Bench, not a word was said about the attempted rtscue. The thief admitted his guilt, after some fencing, and was sentenced to nay four times the value of the goods stolen, and costs, or to be sent to gaol for one month. The lino was immediately paid, and the prisoner liberated. Would a European have had the same chance afforded him ? Few will believe that he would. The Wainui.—Tears were entertained regarding the safety of the s.s. Waiuui, which left Dunedin for Tim am and other northern ports on Monday last, and up to yesterday had nob been board of. From the heavy north-easter of the last few days, it was surmised she could get?no 'shelter north of Otago, and owing to the state of the bar at the latter port, she would probably not attempt to cross it. Insurances were effected yesterday at six times the usual rate. We are glad to learn that she has arrived at Timaiu.

Justice ox the Goldfields. —According to the statement of a contemporary of the" Tucpd-a Timm,, the administration of justice at Tapanui, savors much of what might have been expected in the very early days of the goldfields. The state of things described is no credit to the province, and the indifference of the Government is much to be condemned. /The correspondent writes: —And by the way, speaking about justice, reminds mo that that commodity, as dispensed by Warden Wood, is now lavishly administered in the bar-parlor of Noble’s Hotel, A moat protracted sitting took place there List week, 1 must say it is bordering on the unseemly to heir two sentences like the following uttered within thirty seconds of cacti other : —Warden : “A: on are fined forty shillings or three day’s imprisonment ” Alan at the bar (In an excited tone: “Three brandies and a sherry and bitters !” Of course, if there was no remedy this would be submitted to, and nothing said about it; but there is a good hall at the disposal of the Government at a nominal re nt_iu fact the Warden took a lease of it sometime ago, at LI 0 per annum ; but fourteen months having elapsed without any payments being made, the Hall Committee thought the miserable penurious ness of the Government, or the unaccountable dilator!• ness of the Warden in securing it ought to be expose 1. Consequently, they shut the ball door last Court day, and refused to give the key to the constable. This independent step of the Committee is much admire !. The Court fees last day alone amounted to nearly L2O. A frequent visitor to Tapanui, who considers himself an oracle, and who has rendered himself conspicuous for the number of his bets, offered to lay odds that the Hall Committee would be compelled to give the. use of the hall, and forfeit arrears. I think his odds might have been taken with safety, as the building is private property. Central Lunatic Asylum. In his address on opening the present session of the Provincial Council at Nelson, Mr Curtis, the Superintendent, made the following observations on the subject of the establishment of a Central Lunatic Asylum “ The increased and increasing number of patients requiring treatment for lunacy has necessitated the enlargement of the present very inconvenient and unsatisfactory building at present in use as an asylum. 1 can nevertheless only look upon those arrangements as of a temporary character, and trust that before long the Colonial Government will see the necessity of establishing a Central Lunatic Asylum, iu which patients from all parts of the Colony could be treated in a manner conducive to their recovery as well as to their safe custody, which I fear can scarcely be said of any of the Provincial Asylums now iu existence. Should you agree with me in this view, a resolution to that effect forwarded to tke Colonial Government would have much weight, and might not improbably induce them to take acton in this important matter during the coming session of the General Assembly.”

A Cwlone. —Wo {Nvotin'/ Pont) have been furnished by Captain Lusher, of the City of Newcastle, with the following particulars in reference to a cyclone, or revolving storm, which he encountered ell the Australian coast, on his recent voyage from Newcastle, and during the continuance of which his vessel was in great jeopardy. Storms of this peculiar description, formerly rare in this part of the world, arc said to be now becoming of more frequent occurrence At midnight on the 11th of May. in lat. 34.20 S., long. 150.49 E., the wind and sea were rapidly rising, and at daylight it wag blowing a heavy gale from E. by N., barometer standing at 20, SO, and the ship under two lower tqpsajl§ and fore-top-mast staysails ; at 8 a.m., barometer 29.60, gale increasing, and raining in torrents ; at 0 a.in,, barometer 29.50, gale in. creasing, blowing the water up like a heavy snow squall, the ship behaving well; at 10 a.m. barometer 29 40 ; at noon and until 10 p.m. the gale gradually increased, evidently on the axis line of a true cyclone, travelling to the south by cast, the ship behaving admirably, though running very rapidly and in tremendous seas, and heading soutb-ca t by south ; split the fore-topsail and fore-top-mast staysail, and with great difficulty secured them ; at 1 p.m. on the 13th there was a sudden lull of a quarter of an hour s duration, and then the wind flew round to west-north-west, with tremendous force, forcing the vessel’s side down to the lee seas, which were rolling up from the eastward. At this time the scene was terrific ; the wind which was blowing with hurricane force, meeting the seas causing them to top, sending the spray in blinding masses over the lower mast heads. The barometer, which had fallen to 28.56, now gradually rose to 29; trou f th r e time the barometer fell to 29.40 until the centre passed us, the baromefci r fell 1-10 of an inch to the hour. The water after the centre was passed ruse ur Imre masses in every direction ; during the storm, the sky was always the darkest at the N.N. W,, aqd the rain foil ip torrents the whole of the time. We must have taken the storm on the southern verge, the vessel was driving to the W, at the time, which will give a S, by E. track, which, 1 believe, is rather an unusual course here. The next day was (inc, but tremendous seas running. The Story op George Peabody’s Lovk. — The following episode is given in the life of George Peabody : —“ A story has been going the rounds of the newspapers giving as a reason why Mr Peabody never married, that he adopted a young girl, whom after she grew up, ho wished to make Iti.s wife, hut finding that she preferred a clerk in his establishment to the chief of the house, he ' never told his love,’ but calmly gave her up, and saw her married to another rival.” Of the truth of that story I know ipothipg but J can vouch for this that 1 am

now going to relate. “ More than thirty years ago, in the school of JoluvKinsbury, was one of the fairest daughters of Providence. Her education finished,- she went with her friends to Europe ; not, however, be ore giving her youthful affections to ayoung man whom she met in a sister city. But before hj r marriage adversity came upon him, and he found himself in no situation to marry, lie was not willing she should waste her youth ami beauty in waiting thi ough long years, so lie released her from her vows, and they puffed—she going, as I said, to .Europe. There she met George Peabody, then, comparatively speaking, a young mill, but one who was making his mark, and whose wealth was beginning to pour in. He saw her, and was struck with her grace, her winning ways, and her loveliness, and lie * proposed.’ Her heart sfci-1 dong to her loved one across the wide Atlantic, but after some time she yielded, perhaps to the wishes of her friends, perhaps to the promptings of worldly ambition —who cm tell? She became the atii meed wile of Mr Peabody. After a little interval she came back to this country, and soon after her arrival met her first love. At the sight of him all her former affection came back, if indeed it had ever left her, and Air Peabody, with liis wealth and brilliant prospects faded away, and she clung with fond affection to her American lover, and she was willing to share a moderate income with him. All was told to Mr Peabody, and lie, with chat manliness which characterised his every action, gave her up, and in duo time she was married. All this was talked over iu a chosen circle of American friends, and also at a dinner party given by General Cass, in Versailles, it was thoroughly discussed. Whether in his visit to this country M r Fe dxpty ever met his once affianced bride, I cannot say. After several years of wedded life, death took her husband from her side.

A meeting of the Shamrock Lodge, 1.0., No. 448, will be held this evening at 7.30. Visiting brethren are invited to attend. The next ordinary meeting of the members of the Dunedin Mutual Improvement Society will be held on Tuesday, the 21st instant, when a discussion on Mr Meer's lecture on Spiritualism will take place. ohe public will also be admitted to the discussion.