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Southland Times, Issue 1525, 16 January 1872, Page 3

An amusing incident (says the" Herald ") occurred in the Supreme Court during the progress of the trial of the man Rosenwax, charged with robbery. The Fijian constable, Evarama, who was sent from Fiji in charge of the absconder, was in court, and looking curiously at bia Honor, Mr Justice Molesworth, asked — "Is him King of Melbourne ?" He was informed that the learned judge had not yet arrived at the enviable position of Molesworth Uex Melbourne, but be was the Judge. " Oh," then replied Evararna, looking at his Honor on the bench, and closely observing his wig, " Him have a fine head of hair." The " Fiji Gazette " of the 26th November, states that information reached Levuka the previous evening of the capture of the murderers of Messrs Warburton, Kingston, Eobson, and Whittaker, and of the fate of the Merva. Mr Rees, who arrived from Nadi, states that Mr Duncan Murray was leaving his home on one of the Yassawas Islands in a small vessel when he saw a schooner sailing strangely, which attracted his attention. He approached her, and she altered her course, steering towards the nearest shore, the -Island of Beva, on which they ran her, and landed. Mr Murray thereupon went to their assistance, when he found them to be Solomon Islanders. They inquired if the island was Tazna, and subsequently asked for food, and assistance to get the vessel off. They also said they had been at work in Fiji, had bought the schooner for eighty pigs, and were on tbeir return home. Subsequently they confessed they were runaways of the Merva, and murderers of the above-named gentlemen, whom they said they had killed and eaten. It also appears they have killed and eaten three of their own companions. They were secured by the Fijimen of Beva, and are now in custody.