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Evening Star, Issue 4099, 17 April 1876, Page 2

A nice point respecting the right of aliens to claim a mixed jury arose in vie Supreme Court at Christchurcn in the case of Hegina v. Phillip Burgeois, charged with forgery. The * Press’ says that by the Naturalisation Act, 1870, it is enacted that an. alien cannot claim any privilege of the kind referred to, but Judge Johnston seemed to think that the question arose whether it applied to the British colonies, more especially as there was no record so far as could be ascertained, of a convention under the Act having been entered into with Prussia, of which kingdom the prisoner claimed to bo a subject. The Juries Act states that on an application being made, the sheriff shall forthwith summon a mixed juiy. After much consideration, his Honor decided rather than risk a defeat of justice, to accede to the prisoner’s request, but intimated that he would take the opinion of the judges on the point when he attended the Appeal Court.

The police want an owner for two pigeons foundiu the possession of a well-known character last week. The Lodge of Dunedin, 931 E.C. ( will hold its monthly meeting in the Masonic Hall tomorrow, at 8 p.m. The anniversary soiree of the Hanover street Baptist Church will be held to-morrow, com* mendng at 8,30 p.m. It is notified by advertisement that duties will be resumed at All Saints’ Grammar School after the Easter recess on Wednesday, 10th inst. The Queen’s Theatre will be re-opened tonight by a dramatic company, of which Mrs Walter Hill be the star. Black Sheep ” will be played. We would direct the attention of those of our country readers who arp desirous of hearing Madame do Mureka, to a special traift ngtipa which may be found in another column.

We beg to remind onr headers of the oonv'TSftiz O'.e which ta : es place on Tue d y evening in St. Paul s schoolroom. The arrangements are of a very complete nature, and every exertion will be used in order to make every one as comfortable as possible. All desirous of attending are requested to putin an early appearance in order to secure admittance; as the limited accommodation renders it imperatively necessary that only a small number should be admitted.