West Coast Times. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1890.

West Coast Times, Issue 7653, 21 March 1890, Page 2

West Coast Times. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1890.

It has oiten devolved on press wrireis to comment upon the jury system, and whenever District or Supreme Courts are sitting, some new fact or new aspect of an old one inspires further remarks. Theipresent sessions have been fruitful in this. A few days ago we referred to the injustice of compelliug 36 men, at much inconvenience and cost, to attend, the court nnil patiently wait whilst one man, who deemed himsolf aggrieved, decided whether or not he should endeavor to get the author of the grievance punished. The larceny case furnished another evidence of the abuse of the jury system. The cas9 whs seat from Reefton to Hokitika because it was considered better to have it tried in a district whose people had no knowledge of or connection with any of the parties. Al additional precaution was taken of obtaining a special jury, composed of men who would be better able to decide upon Rome of the delicate issues involved than the jury which would ordinarily try such issues, and who would be more likely to decide according- to their judgment than be swayed by their feelings. With precautions such as these, it might fairly be considered that any 12 out of the three dozen or so summoned would be quite competent to decide upon the case. But tho counsel employed did not appear to think so. Tho banister employed by the prisoner, might have some reason to suppose that a few of the jurors would have reason to bo more bitter against this class of crime and, consequently, judge his client harshly, but such, certainly, could not be urced on behalf of the Crown Prosecutor. Would anyone viewingthe imposing nrray of special jururs who answered to their names, go po fur as to asserr, that they could not tie trusted to give the ;irisoner ;»» impartial trial ? Yet this is practically wlw.f «,h ■ chulleuges aod orders to stand by, meant. As we have said the counsel for !he prisoner can show some shadow oi reason, but the Crown Prosecutor is without any. Doos lie mean to i?;iy that those petrous he ordered to stand by were not. to bo iiust( jd to decide impnrtiully ? If wo cannot put this conetiuciioi! upon his action—and to know tho men at once tells us that buch mu-t be wrong 1 —wha*, else are we to coucluilo ? Simply that the Crown Prosecutor ordered those to stand by whom he wished to please and cooeiliale, known ing that they would be most unwilling to sacrifice their time and convenience serving on a jury. In another column " A Juror" most pertinently refers to this abuse and suggests a remedy which we think should be acted upon—that of compelling the challenging counsel to give satisfactory reasons for f.heit objections to the several juror-'. Were this done all would have been on an equal footing, and counsel prevented from showing favoritism and otherwise giving color to the suspicion that their motives nre Dot dibinterested. Another objection tha public fan fairly make is the pioctiee of treating juries as if they were criminals or lunatics. Suroly it is enough to cotnpel 0 number of men to givo their time and attention to the public service without keeping them iv the cu6to:ly of the police and preventing their hoUling intercourse with their fellows. It is not. considered necessary to lock up rnagir-irnkd nnd judges whilst important cases aie nnj^edirfg-* ;md if so why «houl<l juried her subjenfed to this indignity. If it isfenrccl that they can be bribed or intimidated into returning n verdict contrary to t.'irir judgnneiit, they are obvioiibly unfit to servo y,s jurors, Pcr/mp" tho aiuhorities, in their wisdom, aro allowing 1 so many abusi" »nd avil« 0 cling rosma tho jury system because lliey wnnf the people to get thoroughly disgusted with it and clear it away. If so, they c:m have the satisfaction of knowing flint they are making rapid strides.

The boiler for the Three-mile Dredging Company arrived by the Kennedy yesterday morning. Considerable interest waa evinced in the work of lowering the heavy maas from tho steamer to the Mabel's dcek, where, CTontually, it found a resting ploco upon ways so arranged that when the work of discharging tho lighter begins, the boiler can bo made to slide easily into the aea. The Mabel now only requires a smooth bar, to bo towed to tho Three-mile beach. It is not intended to beaoh her on this occasion. Tho boiler was inailo perfectly watertight in England aud will float rotidily. The other machinery will bo floated ashore on a raft. The Supreme Court will sit this morning at 10 o'clock. The first case down for hearing will be the Public Trusteo v. Minister of Mines, Mr Moss appeariug for tho claimant, and Mr Purkiss for tho roßpondeufc. The Borough Council will meot at half-past seven o'clock this evening. Mr J. F. Wilson, Dentist, can now bo consulted at his rooms, Hamilton street, oppoaito the Fire Brigade Station, between the hour g of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Ho loaves in about aix weeks' time. — Advt. ; > j Woli'e's Sohnai«fs ha» no equal forlhe'euro of dyapopsia and kindred complaints. Bo »ure you obtain Woitffc'B. '-*

A buggy rccident, terminating seriously aj far as one of the occupants was concerned. 1 happened at the Avahura yesterday. It seems that his Honor Mr Justice Denniston, accompanied by nearly all tholegal fraternity at present attending the Supreme Court, had gone to the Arahura to inspect the land which forms the ! chief element in the Arahura compensation case now pending, and when returning the hind axle of theluggy, containing tho Judge, and Messrs Von Haaat, J. Park and J. B. Lewis, suddenly broke The buggy, however, did not oapsize and the occupants appear to have got out quite comfortably and were inspecting fcho damape when the horse 1 ? suddenly stnrted. Mr Lewis ran to their heads to stop them, but after a plucky attempt wag thrown violently down and sustained a fracture of the left wrist joint. The horses galloped on 'with the buggy until they ran into a fence and were brought to a standstill, without any more damage than a broken trace Mi* Jones, who was driving on ahead of the partyin bis trap, havingbeeninformedoftheaccident by Mr M'Davitt, who was on horseback , at. once went back and conveyed My Lewis to the ho3pUal. Dr Stacpoole and Dr Macandrew fortunately were at the institution at the time and at once set the broken joint, after which Mr Lewis was taken home. Tho fraetureis technically known as Collis's fracture of tho radius and it is feared the injury will result in a permanent disfigurement of the wrist. The return shooting match between the two contingents of the First Westland Eifles tnkes place at the butts of the country contingent to-morrow afternoon. The Hokitika team are— Lieuts. Malfory and Peake, Sergt. Parkhill, Corps. Dale and Coltman, Vols Eastgate, Malfroy, Lloyd and White, and hon. member Will ; emergencies Vols. Glasgow and Cooper. The conditions for the match are the same as last Saturday's. The special jury in the recent trial of Eegina v. Allen who were locked up under the strict surveillance of tho police, were most comfortably put up at the Red Lion Hotel, Mrs Evans attending most carefully to the comfort and convenience of her enforced visitors. The opening game of the Hokitika Football Club will be played on Cass Square tomorrow afternoon, sides being chosen on the ground by Daly and Barr. The return cricket match between the Kumara and TTuion Cricket Clubs has been fixed for to-morrow, to take place on the ground of the former. The following represent tho Union Clvb — Wade (captain), Reid, Houston, F. Harrop, J. Dyson, A. Harrop, Oliver, Tennant, Bell, Peake, junr. and Or. Oliver. Tho team leave the Red Lion Hote 1 at half-past eight to-morrow morning. This is the final engagement of the season of the Union Club. Cattle owners are warned that tho time for taking out cattle licenses expired on March 20th, after which date all defaulters are liable to be summarily fined. About twelve months ago au attempt was made to stop the inarch of the victorious bunny across the Southern Alps by liberating a numbor of weasels on the summit of tho Haast Pass, with this rosult — that about three weeks ugo a soltler on tho Okuru river had one of the vermin brought to his house by his cat, thus proving their presence within a couple of miles of tho sea coast. The distance travelled would be about 60 miles. It is to be feared bunny has joined forces with the enemy, the weasel having found, in our native game, food more to bis liking. The introduction of this pest means the entire destruction of our native game. This is to be regretted — scientifically, as leading to the destruction of an unique fauna, and economically, as destroying the food supply of future explorers and prospectors. Attempts to exterminate the vermin will be useless unless further distribution is stopped. Mr George Park, the well-known canoeist' returned by the Kennedy yesterday morning' after a three months' holid*y, during which his canoe has onabled him to visit many out of tho way places. Ho ha* uot only found it a serviceable friend in this respect, but it lias given him some ploswnra in sailing away j from any craft, big or little, against which it i has entered into 'competition. As a sailing I ground Mr Park has found tho water here only I excelled by one locality — Nelson. After an I experience of many waters he finds Lake ! Mahinapua blessed with the steadiest wind it is the lot of a canoeist to seek. It 13 probable that Mr Park's next exploit will be even more I adventurous than the bst, embracing not only I the trip overland via the Haast, Lake Wanaka | and the Molyneaux, but also a trip round the southern coast of this island. j For some weeks the Ladies of St. Paul's Wesleyau Church havo been preparing for a bazaar which they proposo holding in the ' Town Hall on April the 2nd. The articles ex- I posed for sale will be both, useful and ornamental, comprising most things which everybody wants, and as they are usually sold very cheap, they may be sure of a ready sale. The following evening, a valediotory concert will tafre place, tho occasion boing a farewell to the Rev. T. G. Brooke, who, ns a straightforward, honest, energetic and sincere ni'in, will be parted with by many with, very great regret. That feeling will bo intensified in saying goodbye to Mrs Brooke, whoso pleasant engaging presence must have greatly assisted in lightening her husband's labors. 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Should the KawarauandShotover river claims ' says the Lake County Press, yield the B'maU f' : percentage of 4gr of gold to each ton of stuff treated, and, given that 50 tons of drift are put through per hour, lOoz per day will be won, which gives 31300z for the yoar. Com- ( puting the value at £3 16s per oz this giyes '• ua a gross total amount in money, value of £11,894, which, after deducting £G5 per week for working expenses, would leave a clear profit of £8514 for dividends. If the cost of the dredge (some £3500) were deducted from the first years' profits, there would still be I £5014 left to divide. The following years would, on this basis, each result in a dividend of £8514. Even were the result only 2gr to the ton a handsome profit would aeorue. The diamond industry of ' Amsterdam is at present in a sad plight, owing, it i 3 said, to the clearness of the rough stones. More than 700.) diamond cutters are believed to be idle at thiß moment. So much, at least, was stated without contradiction in a mass meeting of over 1000 worklcss cutters, held recently at Amsterdam. It is now proposed to start a co-operative diamond-cutting factory, for which a capital of half-a-million guilders is .required. If the money oannot be found in Amsterdam, the promoters propose to transport 5000 or 6000 workers to London, ' and negotiations havo already been opened to that effect with the Rothschilds, who would provide the necessary funds for the emigra" tion scheme and the London establishment. For loss of appetite, Q-enoral Debility, im- j pairment of the organs of the body, Woefe's Schnapps is the best remedy known. Only by a pure spirit can nervousness be benefited. Wolfe's Schnapps, is the stimulant required.