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Evening Star, Issue 2946, 29 July 1872, Page 2

Supreme Court —The trial of the case of Cargill and others was resumed today, In the afternoon the jury inspected St. Andrew, s Church, but the plaintiff’s case was unconcluded when the Court rose.

Theatrical.—We are glad to learn from a telegram received to-day, that Mr A. St. George White, so long connected with the Dunedin theatre, is not so ill as was represented. He is playing with Messrs Steele and Howard at Napier.

Gold Robberies.—Robberies of tailr.iccs appear to be on the increase atNaseby. No less than three cases occurred there last week —iu one the thieves getting off with over a pound weight of gold. The general impression is that the robbers are Europeans.

Mining at Skippers.—Grace’s party at Skippers Point, while prospecting lately, struck a new run of gold in tlieir claim which is said to be very rich in the precious metal. The Wahatip Mail is informed that LSOOO has been refused for a sixth share in the claim.

Road Board Elections.— The polling at Caversham took place on Saturday and resulted .is follows :—Rutherford, 65; Bridgman, 49; Smith, 49 ; Head, 48; MTmloe, 42; Bennet, 40; Kennedy, 84; Brady, 3!; Craig, 28 ; M‘Gregor, 27 ; Baxter, 22 ; Caldcr, 21 ; R. Jackson, 18; Sha klock, 17 ; W. Jackson, 7 ; Cochrane, 3 Oewin, 2. Messrs Rutherford, Bridgman, .Smith, Read. M‘lndoe and Bennett were declared elected. A vote of thanks to the Returning Officer concluded the proceedings. The Customs Revenue.—A, return published in the Ati-in Zealand Gazette of the 20tli insfc. gives the Customs revenue for the quarter ending Juno 30 last as L 202,899, against L 153,601 for the corresponding quarter last year. The principal increases were : —Auckland, L 5,707 ; Nelson, L 3,196 ; Westport, 1.833; Greyinontb, 1412 ; Lyttelton, L 4,129 ; and Dunedin, L 7,998. The principal decreases were: Hokitika, Li,588; Riverton, L 654 ; Napier. L 83 3; Timaru, Ll7l ; Invercargill, L 625. The total revenue for the year ended June 30 last was 1.775,981.

Municipal.—Mr A. R. Livingston addressed a meeting of the ratepayers of Bell Ward at the Hibernian Hotel, and Mr W. Woodland at the Oddfellows’ Hall, on Saturday evening. At the former meeting the following resolution, proposed by Mr R, Paterson, was carried:—“ That Air Livingston possesses the confidence of this meeting as the representative of Bell Ward in the City Council, and the meeting regrets that he should have been necessitated to contest the election.” A vote of confidence in Air Woodland was proposed by Air G. Howell, and adopted by his meeting.—Mr Walter addressed the rate]layers of (South Ward at Baxter’s Hotel, Aiaitland street, and received a vote of confidence.

Princess Theatre. and the comic drama of “ The Crown Prince. ” Mr Hydes in the latter playing with ix-rcsist-able humor the part of the watchman, who for a consideration, .changes places with a prince, were played on Saturday evening to a fair house, and are announced for repetition to-night. To-morrow, Air Willis takes a benefit. Two good pieces will he produced, and in one of them “ The Difficulties of a Manager/’ the Uiujiciara undertakes to exemplify an occasional difficulty of his position by painting a scene in twenty minutes. But this fact apart, Mr Willis, as scenic artist of the theatre, has, during the present and previous managements, done a good deal of work, which has been very favorably received by play-goers, and having made friends, he may well look to their support on this occasion. We hope he will not be disappointed. The Small-Pox.—Our telegrams today state that Captain Hardy, of the Nebraska, repeats the declaration he made at Auckland, that ho never had the small-pox on board bis ship. In that assertion he is borne oat by a passenger by the Nebraska now in Melbourne. Rumors of the existence of the disease in Melbourne were current on the 12th inst. : but careful enquiry, says the Argus of the day following, proved them to be unfounded. Before the enquiry it was attempted to be

shown that one of the cases was the eon of a Mr Gcrschel, ni 'reliant, residing at Carlton, and who came to Victoria with his father in the Hero, having previously voyaged in the Nebraska from Honolulu to Auckland. Both were examined by a medical gentleman and found to be in the most perfect health it may be .added that MrGerschcl expresses tho most positive opinion that there were not any cases of small-pox on hoard the Nebraska. Be says he would most assuredly have seen them if there had b -eu any ; besides which he states that as the Nebraska was 15 days in going from Honolulu to Auckland, the disease must have broken out during that time amongst tho passengers, if its germs had been in them when they left Honolulu or h‘au Fracisco The Quarantine Island. —On Saturday we accompanied Captain Thomson, chief Harbor Master and Health Officer, and Mr Colin Allan. Immigration Agent for Otago, to Quarantine Island. Considerable alteration has been made since our last visit in tho internal arrangements of the quarantine buildings, and now, as in times past, tiiey are kept scrupulously clean by the active exertions of Mr Dougal, the keeper. The chief alteration in the present buildings is the removal of the objectionable internal fittings, that rendered them unlit for human habitations, through no provision being made for ventilation. Though much improved in that respect, much remains to be done. One very important addition has been made of a disinfecting room It is built of brick, with pipes radiating from a furnace, by means of which that intensity of dry heat can be obtained that experience has proved necsssary to destroy the vitality of the virus of disease. The object of the visit of Messrs Thomson and Allan was to decide upon the site for the erection of the new buildings, which will he fitted with proper kitchen, wash-house, cookhouse, and bath-room. There will also be a hospital in a separate part of the island, where persons suffering from disease can be kept far apart from the healthy, and a separate building for the keeper’s residence is suggested. 'These arrangements are absolutely necessary. Mr Good fellow, one of the contractors, went wU hj them. We understand the buildings are to be completed in September. The plans wore prepared by the Colonial Architect.

Marriage with a Deceased Wife’s Sister — As being likely to influence the fate of the .Bill introduced by Mr Steward to legalise marriage with a deceased wife’s sister, the opinion of the Home Government on the point raised by the Attorney-General is worth reproducing : In the session of 1871 a measure, similar to Mr Steward’s, was introduced into the Legislative Council, and that body requested the Government to obtain the opinions of the Attorney-General and of the Crown solicitors in England on the question “ whether in the case of a marriage between a man and the sister of bis decensed wife, both being English subjects, in a Colony in which an Act authorising such marriage has been passed, such marriage between such English subjects would, in England, be held to be valid.” Mr Prendergast’s opinion was to the effect that the New Zealand Legislature had power to pass the Act, and the English law courts would recognise a marriage celebrated in New Zealand between English subjects domiciled in the Colony though marriage between the parties was prohibited by tbe statute of nth ami 6th William 1 v. c. 54, but questions of difficulty were likely to arise under the Act. That opinion and the resolution el the Legislative Council were forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Governor by the January mail, and Earl Kimberley, replying on April 10, says the question raised was submitted to the Crown Law Officers in England, and he was advised by them that, “in accordance with the views of the majority of the Law Lords in the case of Brook v. Brook such a marriage as the question relates to would be held to be valid in England, provided the parties to it were domiciled in the Colony at the time of marriage.”

The Immigration Officer notifies by advertisement that emigrants from Scotland to Otago still embark from the Clyde.

A meeting of the Dunedin Mutual Improvement Society will be held in the hall below the Athenauun to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at eight o’clock, when Mr Carrick will deliver an essay, “Private Property iu Land a National Evil.”

Mr Livingston announces that he well meet the electors of Bell Ward at the Royal George Hotel, George street, this evening, at 8 o’clock. To morrow at the British Hate l , George street. Mr Woodlands will also address the electors this evening at the Ayrshire Hotel, Great King street, at 7.30, and at the White Horse Hotel, at 8.30.

Mr James Brown will address the electors of South Ward at the Peacock Hotel, this evening at eight o'clock ; tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at Baxter's Maitland Hotel, at eight o'clock. Mr Walter was also address the electors at Martin's Hotel, Staflbrd street, this evening at 7.30.