The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4806, 4 June 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1884.

At the close of the business in the District Court to-day, in bankruptcy jurisdiction, Mr Miller asked the Judgo to express an opinion as to the position of an estate from the. time of filing the petition and before adjudioa'ion. The property, he thought, should be protected, and aa be rt.ad it, according to Section 54 of Ihe Aot, on the filing of the petition the'property of the debtor shall vest in the Assignee: pending the order of adjudication. The Judge expressed 'an opinion that the order of adjudication, and not the filing, vested the property in the Assignee, as far as was plainly stated, but the Act of insolvency, in hia opinion, dated back to the filing of the petition, and directly the petition was filed the debtor's property was under the protection of the Court by being vested in tlio Assignee.

The carpenters have just finished the hall, in the second storey of the late Mr Liobfield'a store, Shortland, now belonging to Mr R. T. Doughs, and it will be opened on Friday next by a ba'l. The hall is a spacious one, being capable of seating about 300 persons, and though the coiling is rather low for so large a building, the numerous windows should give good ventilation, A neat dado runs round the building, and from' this to the ceiling which is* painted white, a suitable paper has been placed on the wall. Light is supplied by T gas jets, ranged down the'centre of the ceiling, and silting accommodation will be supplied; by chairs and forms. There is a back entrance to the, platform, and altogether the arrangements are very suitable for a public hall.

A SHOE! sitting of the District Court in bankruptcy was held this morning, when the causes of T. Oaldwell, C, H. Tonga, and T. Scott, were, transferred to tho Supreme Court, Auckland,' the first on the motion of Mr Lush, aud the others on Mr Miller's application.

In consequence of inepection the p.s. Patiki will not make her usual trip to-morrow.

The contractors for the erection of the Moanatairi Extended winding and pumping machinery, Messrs Hilton and McDermott, have now nearly completed the work, and expect to get up gtoatn early next week. Their contract doss not, however, include the placing of tho pumping gear in position.

The Otago Times naja that if Sir Julius Vojtel re«enters the Houao, he can, if he likes be Premier of the Colony in three months' time.

The only case before the Police Court this morning was that of an inebriate, against whom a fine of 5n or ,24 hours imprisonment wm recorded. H. G. Seth Smith, Esq., J.P., oocupfcd fbe Bench.

Good Resoiu^^ons. —At the commencement of every new year hundreds and thousands of our young men—aniqi old as well— forro resolutions for their guidance for thp coming year.. Many keep them, while others break them. To such we wish to give a word of advice. In order to sustain jour deterjnmalJon of leading a better lifo jn the future you should use Hop Bitters. The judiciou? use of Hop Bitters strengthen?, cleanses, and purifies the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nervej, and kidney.), and is just what you waat (o build up and invigorate yourself.—Greeniwh'Ptvi .Read

It is anticipated that Sir Ju'iua Vogd will bo returned for the ABhburton seat wihout a contest.

The.Licensing Committee of Auckland City South has cancelled one license for Sunday trading. The Suburban Licensing Court at South Dunedin refused to grant any new licenses and voted £10' to the account for putting down sly grog sell-ins:. In Dunedin Central all midnight licenses were granted.

A coaTj miner, named Thomas Henderson, has been auoidently killed ut the Westporfc Coal Company's mine. He vrai putting in a, prop, and loosened a'orge stone, which fell on his stomach. It took four men to remote tlie stone, and he subsequently died in the hospital hero.

John McGbeevst, while getting on a dray loaded with gravel, at Waipawa, fell under the wheelo, which went over his spine and killed him instantly; his father was present.

Th 3 unemployed in Dunedin having intimated their willingness to work at 5s per day, the City Council, and Harbour Board will each take on about 20 men, as a reply has been received from the Premier that he will give 4s per day and a fair trial beforo increasing.

Mb Fish, M.H.R., was yesterday presented with an address and a purse of 120 sovereigns from his political friends and admirers in Dunedin.

A man named Jas. Weston has been arrested on a charge of criminally assaulting a girl of thirteen.

Me J. A. Toiiß, member for Eden, addressed his ronatii vents on Monday night and received a vote of confidence.

The two nights' debate in the Theatre Royal, Auckland, was last night commenced between Charles Bright and Geo. A. Brown, of Conditional Immortality celebrity, on tbe question, "Is tbe Christianity of the New Testament detrimental to human progress," the former affirming and the latter denying the proposition. Great public interest, is taken ia tbe affair, 903 persons being present. Mr "WV Cooper presided, with Mr A. Camphell as Vice-Chairman for Bright, and Mr J. Couplond for Brown. Exc lient order and spirit prevailed.

Thl3 ia the way Otago ppers flatter each other: —The editor of the Lake County Press brings us in mind of the emigrant who, on landing at New York, when asked as to his political leanings, enquired "if there wa3 a Governtnint." Answered in the affirmative, he promptly responded, " Then I'm agin it." The Press seenis to take a pride in being " ogin " everything and everybody, reason or no reason. Metaphorically, the editor trails bis coat-tails on the ground and invites all and sundry to tread on them. We decline the invitation unless some reasonable cause exists for entering the arena with him. Our Arrow friend hai yet to discover the distinction between independent journalism and thufc con* ducted on the lines of. loud-tongued selfcooceib, and the sooner be sets himself on the proper track the sooner he will find his utterances respected, instead of being laughed at &i they are now. —Crotnweli Argus.

His Honor District Judge Seth Smith gave his decision in the case of Taipari and others v. Eobinson, Gordon, and Wilson this morning. The evidence shewed that the spot where the defendant Wilson had opened a stone quarry was situated upon the Karaka block; Wilson and others working in it. Taipara ordered them to stop, but Wilson replied that he was only a working man. Proceedings were instituted in the B.M. Court, and a verdict obtained against the three defendants for the damege sustained during the first fVw days. Notwifchstanding this they continued to take large quantities of sfom away. Wilson had engaged with his co-defandants for the obtaining of a quantity of kerbing stone. In making the arrangement mentioned that Taipari was the owner. Eobinson subsequently methim, arranged about ,the price tpjbj^pajd^ for <he stonej and at a later^intemew.'witnes? agreed to provide stone on condition that tbe contractors obtained the quarry. A written contract was entered into, aftjr Gordon had stated that he had made the quarry all right; that he bad permission from tbe County Eoginee^. Quarrying was commenced on the 18th February, and continued until the 26th April. During (hat time 306 dray-loads of rubble, for which they obtained 2s per load, and 1200 feet of squared stone, at Is 7d per running foot, were removed. Most of (he work was done in March and April, and after the decision of the case in the R.M. Court. His Honor, in giving judgment this morning, said he had looked into the authorities', to see what measure of damages the > pluintiffij were entitled to, and he concluded that the true mc:',3ure was a reasonable value to be put on the stone. One Bide had said that 3d a yard was a fair value, and the other side that a reasonable rata should be allowed for severance, as well as the value of the stone before working, and they claimed 2a a yard. The cost of labor in cutting the stone matt be added to its first value, and a verdict would be given for £100, the amount claimed, and costs, £9 19a.. Wilson should be left out in the matter of the corts.

A Siwaui m discovery of stolen property was made lately in Melbourne according to tha A-je by two b ys named Henry Sparks and Bertrand Bryning, whilst roaming about the Treasury Gardens in search of acorns. At the foot of a tree, partly concealed beneath a quantity of rubbish, they two found handkerchiefs, in which were wrapped six watches, forty four gold rings, eight pairs of eamng3, six brooches a set of gold studs, a gold pin, a silver cross, and a gold albert chain, the value of the whole being about"d3loo. The children, une.rthing this valuable treasure, ran home to their parents, who took the jewellery to the detective ofSco.and lroin enquiries made it was ascertained that the articles »11 belonged to a pawnbroker named Harris, irom whose premises, in Fitzroy they were recently stolen.'