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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3854, 6 May 1881, Page 2

The Herald very justly questioned the judgment of the Resident Magistrate in the last case brought by Mr Ree« against Mr Wiukham, by wliich it w.w alleged the article |in the Free Line, complained of was 'calculated to irritate and annoy." The Herald now leavns that there ia every prospect of Mr Barstow's judgment in the case of Bees v« Wickham being reviewed by the Supreme Court. We hope that there will be no delay, •nd that the question will be satisfactorily «>gued. : Mb Hay, the popular accountant at the Bank of New. Zealand, has received instructions; to report himself at the head office &t once. , Mb Thomas Kadjobd, one of our most trustworthy mining men, after a visit to Waihe, reports favorably of the prospects. Mbssbs Brookßeld ; and Williams, the newlyappointed Native Land* Court Judges, commenced the duties this morning by opentng their Court. It was only a formal pro- ] ceeding, the Court Being iaiuiediately adjourned till 11 o'clock ou Mouday uoxt.

Thk new rifle range on tho Collarbone Spur will be opened to-morrow, and ifc ia intended to mark the occasion by a great- rifla contest. Mr Potts and other volunteers have been "most indefatigable in their endearora to get prizes for the decision, and hare succeeded in getting together about forty. Mm Murray will fire the first shot at 9.30 a.m. The competitor* will be divided into f quads, and there is every prospect of a pleasant day being spent. We believe nothing hm been left undsne to make the opening of the range a VuiJeesS?'-" !--~=-'--'-v->v r - .■-->.•■■"?*■.•'.--■■■:■'■■■ ■■■■:--•■■.----■ We desire to call attention to the adver tisement in anothir column referring to the re-opening; jjerTiceVorthePriniiifciveMethoflißt Church.

Mb Leydon notifies a miscellaneous sale at his mart to-morrow morniag. f ?

If we may credit the statements that have been made to us, an inquiry into the management of the Auckland Lunatic Asylum is quite aa necessary as that with regard to the Wellington institution, in connection with which so . many gross scandals, have been proved. A Waikato resident, who recently went to Auckland, visited a near relative, who had been an inmate of the Asylum for only a few monthe. The patient suffers from intermittent attacks of insanity, but has lucid intervals. He is partially paralysed and unable to use his hands. Our informant states that »hen he visited, bis beard was found to be horribly infested with vermin, and he was attired in thin, dilapidated, and dirty garments, though a plentiful supply of warm clothing had been supplied only a few months ago. If these statements have any foundation in fuct, we think the Government would do well to order an early inquiry into the whole system of management of our Lunatic Asylums.—Waikato Mail.

With regard to the result of the business of Cambridge Land Court,' the following may be set down as the correct summary:—Lands passed at the previous Court 113,000 acres of which 28,000 represented the Government claim, and over which a complete title was only obtained afc this Court. Lands partially passed at last Court and now finally passed, 142,000 acres. Land passed from purely native title to European tenure 108,000 acres, making a total of 364,000 acres brought under operations of the Crown; which together with flub-divieoDß and succession orders made by the Court representing 14,000 »cres additional, makes the grand total of the land finally dealt with 503,000 acres. The list of cases set down for hearing amounted in all to 90, of which only one was left unfinished.—W. Times.

The Herald understands that the Government have drafted a Bill for providing for the boarding out of the destitute and neglected children of the Industrial School. It is founded on the lines of the South Australian system. In New South Wales a similar measure has passed the Lower House, and has been sent up to the Legislative Council. All the evidence lately gathered as to the best method of dealing with this social problem, goes to show that the " boarding-out system " is the best alike for the State and for the children themselves.