The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4268, 5 September 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1882.

; The nomination of candidates for vacancies in the Borough Counoil took place at noon to-day,-''with ".the following result:—South Ward s Mr Robert Farrelt, nominated by Messrs James Marshall and S. Hetheringfcon 5 Mr,-; William Carpenter, noaiinated by Mr John Danby and Dr Kilgour. Middle Ward : Mr John Osborne; nominated by Messrs Jas. Marshall and Michael Browne j Mr William Plant, nominated by' Messrs H. D. Driver and M. Whitebead. North Ward: Mr Samuel Bawd en, nominated by Messrs John Wilson and James Patterson"; Mr Bernard Woolf, nominated by Messrs W. L. Thorburn and M. Casey. Me H. E. Campbell, Solicitor,' nets about £1000 out of the Old Beach Claim, formerly Crown Princess. A sense of gratitude should induce him to make a handsome little present, say £100, to the Mining Inspector, sub-rosa of course, for if that geatleman had taken steps to forfeit the ground for non-working, as suggested by the Warden on the Bench a few weeks ago, Mr Campbell would not have been the possessor <of that thousand to-day. Although we throw out the kindly suggestion there is not the faintest hope that it will be accepted. Those who know the genial, peace-loving, generous man of law best can certify that he is not that Borfc of person. It really is sickening to think that an application should be allowed to drag on for months without being decided, and that Ito the advantage of individuals who, jit is the conviction of the great heart of the community, only wanted the ground for speculative purposes, and had no intention of working it in a bona fide manner.- There are too many instances jof the same thing; indeed it is evident either there is something unsuitable in the laws, or an upheaval is required in .the administration of them. Intelligence reaches us from Owharoa that there are. three or four large leases held there whose owners are anxiously waiting for something to turn up in their neighbor's ground, . Ms A. J. Aixom, Clerk of the Court has received intimation that the Justices of the Peace Act, 1882, is now law., The principal features of this Act are—That it consolidates the law relating to Justices of the Peace ; it also repeals certain Acts and parts of Acts j and makes provision in certain cases for the ' summary trial of indictable offences. It is provided that when a Justice of the Peace, becomes insolvent he forfeits the position. t Thbbe was a run on Queen of England shares yesterday,, and it is anticipated the list will shortly be closed. The claim adjoins the Queen of Beauty, Exchange, Crown Princess,

and Southern Crow, tbe lodes of which, with those of the Bird-in-Hand and Vanguard, p>iss throught it. It. is divided into 86 shares, 43 of which are placed npon fche market at £30 each to raise £1290, to be expended solely in the. working of the mine. Many well known • Auckland speculators bare secured interests. . !■;'! Thk American Novelty Company are doing ' a capital business in the Brown Street premises, crowds, of people availing themselves of the opportunity of becoming possessed of fche many useful articles offered by this firm. One of the bosfc articles on sale is a patent Bafety lamp, which can be used either in or out of doors, it being wind-proof. It will also,.burn for twenty-four hours, without attention, at : the low cost of one penny. In order to clear ! out stock, fchey are being sold at 12s 6d each, the ordinary price being, it is said, 20s. The Old Beach claim, on which is the Crown Princess shaft, was floated in 50 shares. Of these 35 have been sold at £30, the balance being retained by the j promoter, Mr H. E. Campbell. Of the I £1050 realized, Mr Campbell receives £500, and the rest goes to the credit of the Company which has been formed for working the ground. The Company consists of 22,000 shares, of whioh 2000 are reserved, and is called the Mariner Gold Mining Company. Mr J. B. Morpeth has been appointed legal manager. A case of some importance to the Municipal Council was heard at Christchurch yesterday. A man named Baird set up in business as a scavenger in opposition to the one who held the regular contract from the City Council, and the latter sought to restrain him. The Bench considered that section 47 of the Public Health Act was very clear on the point, and decided in favor of the Council, inflicting a nomißal penalty. In the House the other night, the whole question of defence was under consideration. MrMacandrew said that though he might be told he was unpatriotic, he believed tbe best means for defence which they could adopt would be to paddle their own canoe, if the mother country would only allow them to hoist their own flag.