The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1775, 10 September 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1874.

Tjihbe were no cases to record at the Resident Magistrate^ Court this morning. At a public meeting in the American Theatre last night Mestrs. Macnab, Kilgour, Carpenter and Bowe addressed the ratepayers, a good number of whom were present. The publication of a report would be useless now the election is over, but we may mention rotes of confidence were passed in favor Macnab and Howe.

A pine black rotiiever dog, is.awniting his doom in tho police kennel tit. Gnshnmstown, with colar and chain. This will perhaps enlighten the owner. .> y, :: ..., „':'< •■

A vhneeabm: specimen of tho Maori raca was offering a bottle of soda-water for sale today in the street. He wanted a shilling for it, nnd there is a shrewd auspicion that ho had carried the bottle away from one of the refreshment rooms of tho Municipal candidates, thinking to effect a sale or an exchange fog something stronger. He wanted- a shilling" for the soda-water, but no buyor had been found when wo saw the old man last.

A member of our staff was interviewed last night by a small deputation of Shortland citizens. Thoir business was to inquire (if not presuming on tho secreto of the sanctum) whether "A Party by tho Name of Johnson" was the author of " The Manikin's Lament." The deputationists explained that a bet of £10 to £1 depended on tho answer. To decide such a woighty matter it had to be admitted that the Manikin was not the author. If the deputation had seen tho Manikin last night they would not havo required to pufc such ft question. It was remarked oh 'Change that the little fellow looked very ill; in fact, one of his cronies snid he wf s '' as blue about the gills as a dying fChnapper." We hope there is nothing serious tho matter, because we should not like to have it on our con science that we h«d killed tho little beggar. He might be useful in better hands; and we don't want to be associated with another version of " Who Killed Cock Robin ?"

I The Warden's Court sat again to-day for the hearing of the drainage cases. During tho examination of Mr. W. C, "Wright, his Worship drew the attention of counsel to the Act with regard to tho word benefit. It was suggested to his Worship on counsel's oliciting the fact that the Waiotahi mine is being driven from by the Imperial City Company; and lhat the levels of the latter company sro rospectively 60 feet, 138 feet, and 237 feet. 'l'he question has been decided by Victorian Acts that when working was discontinued on the level in which water encroached, the mine could be no longer bsnefitted. Mr. Hesketh said that was juat tho point ho would raise— that they received no benefit, as they were not working in the mine said to be henefitted. This will prove a difficult point, as the question seems to *est on the meaning of the word benefit; and it is tho duty of the Warden to derido in the fir»t place whether any benefit is received.