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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2638, 1 August 1871, Page 2

Legal.— Mr Spencer Brent, late articled clerk to Messrs Haggitt and Haggitt, was this day admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, by his Honor Mr Justice Chapman. Testimonial. —ln our advertising columns is a copy of a Testimonial, presented by the passengers to ■’ aptain Harding of the s.s. Nebraska at the conclusion of the last voyage from Auckland to Honolulu. Princess Theatre. —We beg to remind the 'patrons of the theatre, that Mr Martin Forde will take his benefit this evening ; the pieces selected being the Irish drama “ Handy Andy,’’ re-written for this occasion by Mr A. St. L. White, and the burlesque of “Aladdin, or the Wonderful Scamp.” Alladin, Miss Forde ; Widow Twankey, Mr M. Forde.

Inquest. —An inquest was held at the Hospital yesterday evening, by Dr Hocken, on the body of Te One Kura, Maori prisoner, whose death was recorded in our issue of yesterday. After hearing the evidence of Mr Caldwell, governor of the gaol, and Dr Yates, resident surgeon, the jury returned a verdict of died of consumption. In the evening a large number of the Maori prisoners, including two brothers and two uncles of deceased, attended at the Hospital morque, and held a tangi over the remains of the deceased. The prisoner Maori Roman Catholic Cathechist read the prayers of the Roman Catholic Church in a very solemn and impressive manner. The Rev. Father Moreau visited the dec .ased daily in the Hospital. Deceased belonged to the Ngataruinui hapu, and has left a wife at Wanganui. The Permissive Bill. —The teetotalers of Auckland have decided on the line of action they will pursue to obtain a Colonial enactment embodying the permissive principle in the legislation of the liquor traffic of the Colony. They have adopted the following petition, whichhas been handed to the Superintendent of Auckland for presentation to the Assembly;—“ To the Honorable the House of Representatives, &c.— The petition of the undersigned inhabitants of the Province of Auckland humbly showeth — That your petitioners are convinced that the traffic in alcoholic liquors is the chief cause of crime, ignorance, destitution, aud immorality. That all classes of the community are involved in the ruinous consequences of this traffic, which not only injures its victims, but is inimical to the beat interests of capital and labor, augments the price of food, and increases the burdens of taxation, Your petitioners therefore pray your Honorable House to pass a bill to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor in any city, ward, township, &c., in which a majority of two-thirds of the adult male and female residents shall vote in favor of such prohibition. Jaerah Timber. The following from the South Australian Ke'jis’er of a recent date, may possibly open the eyes of those who prefer to impart Jarrah timber at a great cost, instead of using the excellent timber which the colony possesses in great abundance :—The question of the power of Jarrah, or Western Australian red gum to resist, after it has been by age, immersion in water, or otherwise divested of its sap, the attacks of the sea worm appears to be set at rest by the examination of the false keel of the barque Fairfield, 'of Port Adelaide, This was put on about five years ago, since which time the vessel has been engaged in the intercolonial trade, and the keel was removed within the last mouth on the patent slip. The wood, of which a piece has been sent tp us, appears to have been entirely riddled by tlfG spa worm, which is popularly supposed not to attack this kind of timber. The captain, as we understand, states that the wood was sound when first placed under the ship, and it is worthy of note that it is i not the sap wood, but the heart, which the worms have eaten. This exactly bears out the opinion of Mr Mais, publicly expressed some time ago, with regard to the capability of Jarrah timber to resist the attacks of roaor other insects.

The oJuai?fcepJ.y Meeting and inspection of the North Dunedin Rifj.es takes place to-morrow, Wednesdag evening, at the Prill Shed, Water of Leith. We have to remind our readers that the concert in aid of the funds ef the Albion Cricket Club, will take place at the North Dunedin Drill Shed this evening. A meeting of the Standard Property Rivestpieut Society for the purpose of receiving &c,, will be held at the offices of the society to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, between the hours of' 6 and 8,