THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1880.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue XI, 24 September 1880, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1880.

This morning's sitting of the Warden's Court was quite a field day— no less than six cases aga«nßt miners working without miners' right 3 being heard. In the majority of them a nominal penalty wm inflicted. The decision in one of the two dismissed is very important —we Jefer to the one—lnspector of Miners' Rights v. Dobbr, The deter dant was described in the plaint as a miner, but it appeared from the evidence that he was a ship carpenter temporarily employed by the Caledonian Company to do some odd jobs of ravpentering work chiefly about the engine house. His Worship's ruling was that tradesmen temporarily engaged by a n:?ning company »re not competed to take out rights, and it evidently found favor with j the crowd in Court, there being a burst of applause as the defendnnt left the b£>". The s:eond case dismissed illustrates the folly of a rniuer employing counsel to defend a trivial action in the Warden's Oouii, the defendant in the case referred to having engaged Mr Braseey to defend him, when the summons issued against him was a palpable mistake on the part of the Inspector, add which the defendant could have easily sat'^ficd the Court on without the intervention of a third parly. Mr Kenrick acted wisely in refusing solicitor's co3ts.

MjitfOß Muebat received a telegram to-day from Major Jackson to the effect that the Waikato Cavalry Will not participate in the Auckland review on the Piince of Wales' Birthday. We would remind our readers of the first exhibition of Mr Haywood's panorama of Neve Zealand which takes pince to-morrow afternoon at the Academy of Music. From every town in the colony visited by this show the most favorable notices are to hond, the Press passing v unanimous verdict in its favour. The latest amusement of our broker friends to wile away these dull.days of " clean lis*3 " is high kicking. The athletic man of sciip, who ia the present champion high kickist, proudly bearg the honor of having nearly succeeded in touching Gellion's window sill. We hopo that this feat will not be accepted as symbolical of the last kick of the mining industry. We are i iformrd that through the^joui'tesy of Captain Toipari, who has placed the range belonging to the Native Company at the disposal of the Volunteers, shooting will be resumed by our Volunteers to-morrow. The Navals and Engineers will be the to make use of the range. The members of No?. 1 and 2 Companies and Band of the Scottish Battalion are notified by advertisement of the special Churcli parade on Sunday next at ten am. The Naval Brigade will also muster at quarter past ton. The Scottish attend the" Presbyterian Church, and the Navals St. George's, and special sermons will be delivered in both places. We hear that a large and enthusiastic nieeKng of Licensed Victuallers and others connect od with the trade was held yes'erJay for the purpose of forming a branch of the Publicans' Political League, now orgpnising throughout the cilony. Tnfi Christmas Tree" Exhibition at the Volunteer Hall in aid of the Hospital commences this evening at 6.30 o'clock, and no doubt will prove a great success. A dance will follow, the music being supplied by the Hauraki Engineer Band. A session of the Native Lande Court.will | be held at Shortlaud about the end of October. Several important casts are set ; down for hearing. We regret; to notice that the directors of the New Whan Company, not having met with the success they anticipated, have been compelled to make a call of lajier share in order to prosecute operations in the mine. The money, absorbed in paying the 5s dividend a short time sgj would come in very useful to tho company now. A WiNDEEINO- correspondent of the Auckland Star, sumiuari-ing the expenses travellers must incur in doing the American overhnd route says, £99 6a ia the lowest figure at which the vayage can be made to England via San Francisco. Tho pries oharged by tiie Pacific Mail Company for a through ticket is £68.

Accobdinq- to a West Coast paper, that portion of the colony has, during the last two years, produced move gold than any other part of the colony, and that its value was £1,145,569.

The remarks in our issue of the August 30 have hud a good effect, as we hear an effort is being mado to fulfil tho arrangement niade by the Cricketers Amiiteur Dramatic Club at the time of the complimentary benefit to Miss Wieemnn, namely, to give each of the three ladiea play:ng with the Club a benefit for the pur pise of reimbursing them for their uuavoidable expenditure for stage wardrobe. This was done in the case of Misses Wiseman and Hunter, and when Miss Mason was solicited to allow hers to be postponed and to play for the Mechanics' Inetituto she consented. Shortly after, Massrs M. Donovan, W. W. Eobinson, T. Hell. S. Paul, F. W. Paul and J. Whitford loft the district, whereby the carrying out of the intentions of the Crickoters Amateur Dramatic Club in Miss Mason's cage was prevented. Wo are glad to hear that the remaining members of the Club, assisted by other locml talent, are preparing to give a representation of the sparkling comedy, "Broken Tows," as a coinplimentry benefit to Mias Majon, offer which wa believe we shall again see her as Little Buttercup in the cause of snffering humanity.

It can be unhesitatingly usetrted tbnt O. McLiver ecslis Iho best, and e!oi.-<i, ttst tobaccos und smokers' lvcjuisitei! o;i tho ftuJd. Bo buys \m goods for cash in nil mnv!:ol..!>, biv.l consequently the bemfifs to bo derived fiom dealing stf, )n's establishment, cannot; bo excelled. Ncl.e the-address, aiid give a call. —0. McLIV-Etl, Brown street.