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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2597, 14 June 1871, Page 2

To CouREsroNDENTa.-—-Dr. Moran’s reply will appear to-jnorrpw. . ! . ; Mayor’s Court. -—At this Court today, William Momson, John Williams, and Mathew Hearing were each fined ss, and Michael Kelly 10s for being chunk. Sui’Reme Court.—Mr Justice Chapman and a common jury were occupied nearly the whole of to-day, with the case of Costa v. M‘Donald (partly heard yesterday). Tin- case was not concluded at 4 ’30 p.m..

The Latest Dodge.—A new way of prising old debts has been discovered in Wanganui. AMr Chadwick, an auctioneer, in announcing a sale of stock, invited his creditors to attend and make purchases to the amount of their accounts,-

Crawford-street and, the Railway. —A conference of the City members of the Provincial Council and the Oi y Council, on this subject, took place to-day. i'hc meearners agreed- to bring forward a resolution in the Council affirming the desirability of ca Tying the Cl nth a line of railway out of the lino of Crawford-street.

Whaling. — From Mr. Charles Rradshaw wo learn.- that all search for the: n hale killed and anchored outside the- Heads on Friday evening has up to this morning been unavailing. Should it .not be. recovered the loss of the whale, estimating it at -L1,50, will bo increased by about 150 fathopaa new. whale line, the kodge anchor, and other gear, which was attached to the whale when it was anchored.

The Clutha Railway.—We" are glad to be informed that the arrangements made by the General Government for the acquisiliou of the private rights tq handover the line between Dimed n and Cliftlm haye been nearly brought to completion. The landowners interested have on the whole shown a very commendable spirit in their negotiations with the Government Agent ; and the r.isult will ba a considerable saying on the amount estimated when Mr Clark made his valuations for the Provincial Government. At that time the sum estimated to be required for the acquisition of these rights was about L 14.000; but there will be a saving of nearly Lsjooo on this amount by the .arrangements of the General Government,

The Maungatua Case,— We have again visited Miss Ross, of Mauugatna, whose case has caused so much excitement for the past 12 months. Lip to last Saturday week she continued to converse freely with her visitors and friends, but since that time has been unable to ?P«ak further than to say “drink,” wheii thirsty. She seems to be rambling in her thoughts ; her eyes and head are continually en the move, but no thing seems to attract her attention. .She occasionally makes vicious tears with her right hand (it being the only one she has use of) at her left side, about the region of the heart where some gnawing sensation or pain affects her ; then the rolling of her head and eyes accompanied with incessant moaning, continues for a moment or two until the pain ceases or becomes easier, we know hot which, for she is unable to communicate her feelings, —Bruce JJerald.

A Place.—The following amusing description of Blenheim is taken from an article in the local paper ; —“I came in the Falcon, I wish I hadn't, for I don’t' know how to, get out, having spent sll iny money. —Blenheim is the capital of Marlborough ; it has a Superintendent, Inspector of Police, and two constables, who have nothing to do. The same amount is done by the other Government officials.--It's a very healthy place, the only disease prevalent being quartz on the brain, Many arc suffering from this complaint, and many more are expected to suffer under its “crushing influence.”—Money’s very tight here ; :aud so have 1 been ever since I arrived.—The principal amusements are ‘ Yankee-grab ’ and bottled porter. —There are three papers in the town, yi/„, the IJerakl (or Fighting Editor), the Jh-en's, and -th,Q Express. They are full of news which might have been read somewhere some weeks before.—Climato of Blenheim,: Good. —Disposition of inhabitants : Going on the burst, and there remaining. None have bupsted yet, but some are ixpected to.”

A • Wokd fok Poou J.ohn. —Commenting upon the recommendation of the raining commission that a poll tax should be pi,iced on Chinese, the Dunslan 'fhues remarks :—“ In making a tour lately through the Lakes district, where the Chinese miners number two to one of their European confreres, we were astonished by the works undertaken by the former. They were actually taking gold in large quantities from places that had been abandoned for years by Europeans as impracticable to work or unremunerative. Parties to the number of lifty were laboring and living together, all directed by. one bead, and the whole working harmoniously. Success cannot help following such efforts, and it at once occurred to us that, to bold our way, we must do the same. The system adopted, wo ought accomplish wonders. No dilliculty could present itself but what could be got over; and instead of being frightened .at the Chinese, the Chinese would be frightened at us, and give us a wide berth. If Europ. an miners are only making small earnings, they must learn to live within them, It is time enough to cat the cake after it has been

earned. Attention: to this has been>the Aroj^tec^df as a large* jonOt' The Sale'of mining claims and water rights to tlie "Chinese by Europeans is greatly to. be ; depiored, but 'it cannot be prevented, and' our miners would think it most unjust were such even attempted. I t must pay to sell out to Chinese, or miners would not do so ; and as, they generally pay very good prices for their -purchases, it is clear that gold mining is to them an exceedingly remunerative speculation. If they can do so well at it surely, after so many years of practice and our boasted strength and' knowledge, wc ought to do infinitely better. Any . unprejudiced person must see where there is a party of Chinese working everything is done upon a system almost as elaborate as the details of a bee-hive. This is the chief secret of their success, and, to successfully compete, we -must adopt similar means. No special or class legislation can assist us. ” • IN‘consequence of, ho'Jmorrow being the Presbyterian Fast • Ray, the regular meeting of the Loyal Dunedin Lodge, M.U.L.0.0.F.- is postponed until Friday . evening. ' A public meeting of the Dunedin Apstainers Union will be held jit the Congregational Hall, Moray Place this (Wednesday) evening at ‘8 o’clock. A Lecture on the Permissive Rill will be delivered.