The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4465, 27 April 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1883.

i At the inquest held to-day on the body of I the man Edmunds, Dr Payne, on being , informed that bis evidence would' not be 1 required, made application to the Coroner for his' fee,sb witness. At the conclusion of the proceedings, some discussion ..took place amongst the jury aa-to whether the doctor should be paid, more especially as he had not been called upon to give eudonce, and some of the jurors expressed their op nion that they were as much entitled to compensation for loss :of time-.,as the medical man. The Coroner said that professional men such as Dr. Payne could claim payment, although he did nob approve of the system of paring one and not the othor. He also stated that he had written 1 to the Government on the 'n£&tter,! butjhad not received .a reply.

DtrjßlNG the bearing of a case, arising oat ' /of* some pig shooting at Kiri-Kiri, .which was ! heard in,.thel^esi^ent Magistrates Court this' morning, one of the native witnesses said the slaughtered porcine was a " China Fig," but he admitted that he was not aware as to when |t or iU auoeators were imported. The alleged

celestial porker, it afterwards turned out, was what was known as a Maori pig, .' At thY conclusion of the inquest held this morning, the Coroner gave the jury some advice .88 to what was best to be done when in a cart drawn by a run-away horse. Never try to spring out, but get out at the back, and run along with the cart for 'a short distance before letting go.

Thebe was a good housa at the Academy of Music last night, when the Juno Combination Company reproduced " Jeannie Deans " very successfully. "East Lynne" is underlined "for tonight, and the adaptation of Mrs Henry Woods', favorite work is certain to draw a large audience. Some of Miss Juno's successful delineations of the dual part of Lady Isabel Vane and Madame Vine are fresh in the minds of many of our readers.

More *' rows" are-tbreatenod al Ohinemutu Mrs Robinson has forcibly ejected a Maori from land claimed by him.

Different opinions 'are held regarding the practice of treating winding ropes to a coat of tar before using them. It baa been asserted that the tarring process does not tend to improve them ; but experience speaks to the contrary. A piece of rope was shown to us yesterday, which was tarred some years ago, and had been in constant use for ab;ut five years ; it was almost as good as new, none of the strands being rotten.

Should the weather permit to-morrow afternoon the cricket match Married v. Single will be concluded. Mr McLiver's Silver Cup is to be presented to the top scorer. The highest scorers so far are : Smith and Egginton, who tie with 29 each, Hosfcins 12, and Pearce 11.

An attempt was made last night to tow the whale captured on the mud flat between the Piako and Thames rivers to the wharf at Kopu, but it was not successful, the animal having, in lis struggles, made a hele in the mud, out of which the steamer Huia was not able to pull it. The fisherman. who first struck: it are two .brothers named Jennings.

A 60BAT0H football match 'will be played to-morrow afternoon at the Parawai Gardens, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

The Auckland citizen's ball to his Excellency the Governor and Lady Jervois took place last night in the Choral Hal. Therewere 350 present. On his Excellency, Lady; Jervois, Miss Jervois, and suite arriving, the: the band played the National Anthem, his Excellency, with Mrs Gillies, opened the ball, His Worship the Mayor and Miss Jervois vis-a-vis. Among the guests were the Hon. the Premier, Judge Gillies, Capt. Dale, of H.M.S. Diamond; Capt. Geister, of the German warship Hyane; and the officers of the respective ships. There were no formal toasts or speechmaking. The hall was superbly decorated, a party of sailors from H.M.S. Dianioud assisting in thei work. ;

Fbedbbick Wxrs and his wife were comi tnitted for tiial yesterday in Dunedin, for the manslaughter of tbeir son, bail being allowed. Detective Bain is still pursuing inquiry in the neighbourhood in regard regard to the Chinese murder at Roxburgh, but the whole affair remains shrouded in mystery. It is suggested a reward should be offered.

The Railway Commissioners leave Christchurch for the West Coast to-morrow morning with! Mr C. Y. O'Connor, engineer. •;.

Ths German warship Hyeane haß lost several men during its stay in Auckland by desertion. :

The Hinemoa takes over 2000 stand of old arms to Wellington from the Auckland; armoury. ■",.:■■■'■:.-. ' • >

Thsbb was a conference of the Railway! League in Christchurch yesterday with several members of Parliament. Present: Messrs Thomson, Evans Brown, Allwright, Ivees, Holmes, O'Callaghan, McMillan, and Pearson, M.H.R.'b. Apologies were received from eight others, five of whom stated they were favourable to the West Coast line being con-' structed. It was unanimously ' resolved, . " That,- in the opinion of -this meeting, it lie' advisable that, in consideration of the vast importance of the proposal from a colonial point of view of connecting the Bast and West Coasts of the Middle Island, the £180,000 set apart for the extension of the Middle Island main trunk line northward should be diverted towards constructing a line to the West Coast by the route decided on ; and that the meeting recommends that all Government land for 15 miles on eaoh side of the.determined route be reserved from sab, and that the proceeds of the sale be applied towards the construction of the railway to connect Canterbury with Weetland.

A few weeks ago a Case was heard in the district court, Napier, in which a jeweller sued the Maori owners-for the cost of cutting a block of greenstone into slabs. The jeweller obtained judgment 'for £154 for work done. Since then the pieces of stone have ben sold by auction, and they realised only £20 10s., so that the Maories are heavy losers.