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.M i I - Judge McCully In charging the jury, aid in substance: Thit in tliii cac the jury must cither find a verdict of guilty or not, an charged by the indictment j that the cue wai not one where a verdict of manslaughter could lie found. He dilated at Mime length ujmn the evidence on liotli sides. He said, the fact that poison v. as found in Knrnailc's body must be found ; that if the jury found tint Kamailc's dcatli had been caused thereby, it remained for tficm to decide whether or not the poison was adminis tered by liana. He spoke at some length upon the value of taxlcological chemistry in the detection of crime that in many instances might without its application remain undis covered, and spoke in eulogy of the work that hid been performed by Dr. Slangenwald in in this case. He said that, if Kamailc had died by poisoning and that if 'Tie poison used was trjehnia, he must have received it sub sequently to his dcjiarlurc from the house of liana's parents. I Ic charged the jury to weigh the matter well, and to give the prisoner the benefit of any reasonable doubt. The jury retired, and after an absence of half an hour returned with a unanimous verdict of "not guilty." N. II. It will be in place just here to correct a slight mistatcment of the evidence given by Dr. Stangcnwakl, which occurcd in our last issue. Dr. Stangenwald testified to having found strvchnia in the viscera of both animals sent to him for analysis; but none in the meat he had received. TE NATIVE PKESS. THE CORONATION DAY. (Written for the Kuokoa ) Fcople of Hawaii, we are moving on and ap proaching the performances of the 12th of Feb ruary next, to be distinguished by the Corona tion of their majesties. The King's chief steward are extended in supplication to all who have been invited, urging them to come in a body to Honolulu, that this ceremony may be well attended. It is quite probable that there will be a large attendance of those who have been invited from all parts as well as of those who come as mere sightseers. Some will come merely to look upon this novelty, and for nothing else. Some will come in a critical spirit to judge of the nature of the performances, whether they arc such as tend to enhance the sacreJntts and the real dignity of these sovereigns. And some will come and judge truly of what is done, that it is merely a means of wasting the hard earned substance for which llicyhave poured out the sweat of their brow, a prodigal squandering and wast ing on ephemeral pleasures. God pity jour people, 0 citizens who pay tribute I could jou but sec the true inwardness of the affair. Oh, je people 1 by mixing jounelvesup with this frivolity jou are making light of jour'own burdens and dancing at )our own funeral. Some arc coming wrapped about with the rainbow tinted cloud of joy, and they will calmly ogle with their stony, sensual cjes, de claring it "a fine thing that the money ofthese people should be spent to give us a glorious time; and as for )ou, what care we?" The last legislature made an appropriation for this work of $10,000 for the coronation business. It will all be spent, not a cent of it will re- main, nor will it suffice, and the cabinet lias tried to plunge their hands stealthily into an other appropriation, that of $20,000 for the entertainment of foreign guests who will come to witness the coronation, and to transfer this to the coronation fund. This large sum of money has been transferred to the coronation account. These unjust tranfers by the cabinet, and expenditures by the coronation committee are the reasons why jou 0 people, are invited to come and w itness the wasting of your money in mere show, and if jou join the multitude that rushes into witness these worthless per .ormances, then j-ou approve of this expense. You Hawaiian who'are posvestcdjjf com mon sense, stand firm, and use your wits, lest you be ticlrajed into countenancing that which jou approve not ; put to yourselves the qucv lion shall we go and witness the squandering of our substance? Will you attend at the invi tation of the King' committee, that they and the l'rcmicr may think that the nation ap prove! of their squandering ? Hawaiian, if we enter not into the arcm of these transactions we shall be strong, and when the election of 1884 arrives, with its legislature, the work on the side of the right and on behalf of the prosperity of the land will be hot. ISut if we take part in this traasac lion wc shall be discomfited. Our safety is in our own hands, there is no trusting to our mis chievous ministry. The money is being spent on this amphi theatre and temporary balcony for the corona tion, for kahilis and red robes, for hula feasts, for regattas and horse races, for companies of soldiers and numerous other similar shows. These things are consuming the money so that there will not lie left a dollar of the $30,000. Tor appropriating the $20,000 to these ex penses, the hands of the ministry will doubtless be roasted in a hot fire in the legislature of 1883, inasmuch as it is at variance witti clause in the appropriation bill of r88z. That the nation may be able to bring a strong oppo sition against these evil actions, it seems to us that the right course to be pursued is not to mix ourselves up with this debauchery. Again, if the intention of the coronation committee is carried out according to their an nouncement, then this committee will perceive that its instructions carry weight, and the chair man of the coronation committee will, it is likely, become ovtr confident, and in his character as I'remicr will lay the matter before his colleagues', and will attempt under one guise or another to count in other sums besides this $30,000, collected by the whirlwind of heartlessness of these men withom Imwels. If jou enter into this ring then jou will place new burdens on jour own shoulders, wailing and sorrow, and therefore we earnestly beseech of jou all to consider that the ex travagance imposed by the legislature of 1882 w ill be greatly increased, prov ided you person ally attend and tread the floor of that amphi theatre of debauchery. Again, the coronation committee have com manded the voters to choose representatives from the districts, and this election will have an authority somewhat like that of the legisla ture itself. Under this election these represen tatives will doubtless be urged to run up other expenses, for clothing perhaps, or for the trav elling expenses of those who have come to swell the multitude. In regard to all these things our pen would warn our nation, that jou may think of these things, and that jou may be slow to take part of this procession and enter the amphitheatre. Take note, O people of I law aii! andconsider that three of our high chiefs will not take part in these performances; Queen Dowager Emma, Her Roj-al Highness K. Kcehkolani and the Hon. Mrs. C. K. Ilishop. This is a wise and patriotic move, and tends towards economy in government. It would seem as if they were the very ones who should attend, if they were seeking their own interests, and were desirous of showing honor to one another in appropriate ways ; but if they stand aloof and decline to go, then surely we outsiders are far removed from any interest in this affair. Fellow representatives, in my hand is a let ter of invitation, and in mj chararter as a rep resentative to the legislature, even though my attendance (at the coronation) might not be a sufficient reason why the committee should go bej-ond its authoritj and Inflict greater evils on the people, jit these cnntideiations do not de tract from my duty to seek with mj strength the good of our land and of the race. A FELLOW REPRESENTATIVE. Honolulu, Jan, iC, tSSj. A'uoisJ, Jan. 27, 1883. MIOS. O. THRUM, nrrcTftJU.v AiwcrsJ tiik njtcKirr, ex late arrivals, or klkctioxs in TIME STATIONERY, MISCELLANEOUS HOOKS, , CRACKI.ED3OI.ASS VASES, BIRniDAV CARDS,1; NEWEST DESIGNS. 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