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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2785, 20 January 1872, Page 2

Supreme Court. —The case of Hunter v. Will had not concluded at four o’clock, at which time his Honor was engaged summing up,

To Correspondents, —We have received a communication from “Nestor” respecting the unfortunate state of the First Church. We do not think it calculated to have any other effect than widening the breach, without the advantage of curative consequences. We do not, therefore, feel justified in publishing it. The Industrial School.—A treat was given to the inmates of this institution yesterday. Mr Chaplin drove the children from the school at Look Point, in one of his coaches to the jetty, where they embarked on one of the Harbor Company’s steamers, and were conveyed to Macandrcw’s Bay, where they were plentifully regaled with refreshments, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves, returning about five o’clock. Mr Britton desires us to convey his thanks to Messrs Chaplin, Hudson, and Reeves, and to the Harbor Company. Preserved Meats.—Of late we have frequently given some item of intelligence confirmatory of the news that Colonial preserved meats have at last been favorably received in England. The following extract from a letter received in Timaru from a gentleman residing at Bath, speaks for itself ‘ * All the grocers are selling the preserved meats in large quantities, at 7id per lb. The papers are writing it up, and before a year lias passed it will have become a regular arpicl'e .of .consumption. A good lookout for New Zealand.-”

Art Union,—Mr M, F, Hardy forwards to ns the prospectus of the Art Union of London for 1872. The prizes for distribution this year include a marble group, “ The Wood Nymph,” by' Birch, for which a premium of L6OO was paid, the right to select a valuable work of art from one of the public exhibitions, busts in porcelain of Princess Louise ; bx'ouzo vases, &c. ; and guinea subscribers receive besides a chance of obtaining any of the prizes a set of impressions of eight plates of coast scenery, engraved after drawings by Cox, Fielding, Front, &c. Chinese on Goldfields, Mj* Blewitt, the Government interpreter, in his half-yearly report to the Warden for the district, deals mainly with the steps taken by him to enforce the taking out of miners’ rights by the Chinese residing in the Tuapeka district. Mr Blewitt says “ I have on some occasions summoned over twenty Chinese in one day, most of whom were fined more or less ; but I regret to state that, unless very strictly looked after, they will not take out rights, though in mauy other respects 1 must admit their conduct is good, iam strongly inclined to believe that if the old Victorian system of arresting were adopted, they would take out a greater number of rights.” The interpreter contemplated a visit to the Dome Pass, which he is of opinion would have resulted in a large addition to the revenue, but was prevented from carryixxg out his design by the prevailing bad weather. Oxx a subsequent visit to that locality, tbii'ty Chinese were summoned before the magistrate for having no miner’s rights, and all fined more or less, and about LSO collected that trip ; but what the effect of these proceedings bus been Mr Blewett does not pretend to say, although he inclines to the belief that it has been wholesome. At the same time he recommends that an example should be made, as ha finds “ the further these men are from a court-house the more secure they think themselves, and thei’efore are indifferent and negligent as to their rights. ”

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Commercial Building and Investment Society for receiving subscriptions, &c., will be held on Monday evening, January 22nd, from six to eight o’clock. Mr J. G, S, Grant will address the citizens in the Octagon this evening g,t 8 o’clock.