SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. Wonga Wonga, s.s., 1000 tons, J. Stewart, from Sydney. Hebe, brig, Mcßurney, from Sydney.

IMPORTS. Per Hebe, from Sydney : 270 tons coals, order.—Master, agent.

The barque Thomas Daniels, Captain Shot ten, left Newcastle for this port on the 26th nit., with 420 tons coals. The barque Kate, hence, arrived at Sydney on the 28th ult., after a good passage of eight days. The s.s. Hero arrived at Melbourne on the 28th ult., and was to leave for Auckland on the Ist inst

The Auckland brig Rita, from Lyttelton, arrived at Sydney on the 27th ult., after a pa3=age of thirteen days. The barque Constance was to leave Sydney on the Ist of August. The favorite steamship Phcebe will leave the wharf, Onehunga, for Taranaki and Southern Ports at 4 p.m. to-morrow.

ARRIVAL OF THE WONGA WONGA

The C.N.Z and A.R.M Company's Wonga Wonga, in command of Captain Stewart (for merly of the Aldinga), arrived in harbour early this morning, after a good passage of 5| days from Sydney. We arc indebted to the chief ofllccr, Mr. J. Sherlock (late master of the Kate Waters and Circular Saw vessels), for the following particulars. The Wonga Wonga cleared Sydney Heads at 5.15 p.m. on the ?oth ult., and experienced mo derate westerly winds and fine weather up to the afternoon of the 2nd instant, when the wind hauled to the S.E. and round E. about to N.W., on the evening of the 3rd, blowing a hard gale and heavy cross sea. Sighted the Three Kin^s at 7.30 a.m. of the 4th. Passed the North Cape 2 p.m and Cape Brett 9 p.m., sdn_'e)day_; :.have had down the coast northerly winds and thick rainy weather. Sighted no ships. ; She briugs the.following through saloon pas sengers for Liverpool : Hon. 11. Manners Sutton, jyLieutenant-Oolonel Thompson, Rev. J. E. Sandys., Messrs. H. Kenneth, R. R. Terry, W. Cleveland, C. W. Matthews, T. C Fair fax, T. J. Woods, U. Colyer, C. Farnfield, F. A. Sargent, S. J. de Young, S. Flatau, A. Gullen, Ij. Gautier, J. A. Gregory, and 22 in the steerage. Saloon passengers for Auck land : Mr. and Mrs.Bannerman, Miss Mullen, Mr. Roberton.

She abo takes 25 tons general cargo for Honolulu.

We have to thank the Parser, Mr. F. R. "Harry, for files of Sydney and Melbourne

pipers

ARRIVAL OF THE HEBE

The brigantine Jlebe, Captain Mcßurney, arrived off the heads yesterday, and came up harbour this morning. She left Sydney on the 20th ultimo, and brings a full cargo of coals.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening- Star Office,

Friday afternoon

Mr. S. Jones held a sale of fruit, jams, &c, per Bella Mary, from Hobart Town.- There was a very good attendance, and bidding throughout was very spirited. The apples, of which there were various sorts, fetched as high as 4id. The Hobart Town jams in lb., tins, realised 7s 6d. The same firm also quitted a good few lines of groceries, maize, &c, at satisfactory prices. Messrs. S. Cochrane and Son held a sale of paraffin candles, furniture, &c, at their mart to-day, and obtained satisfactory prices.

Mr. L. W. Eaton reports having sold to day the entire cargo of fruit, per Isabella, from Borotonga, consisting of oranges and cocoanuts, at the following rates : —Oranges, 10id per doz'en ; cocoanuts, 10£ d per dozen ; also smoked mullet, 2s 9d per dozen ; butter, lOrrd ; onions, l£d.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

SnORTLAND-sfEEET.

MAILS will close as under : — For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. and to morrow at 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Wanganui, per s.s. Wanganui, to morrow, at 12 noon. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Wanganui Station will be received at this office till 12.30 p.m., and at Onehunga till 1.30 p.m. For Sydney and Brisbane, per Novelty, to-morrow, at 11 a.ni.- Mails for the undermentioned places, per s.s. Phoebe, will close at this office to-morrow, as follows : — For Taranaki and the Southern Provinces of New Zealand, at 1 p.m. For Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, at 1 p.m. For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For the United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, Brindisi and Marseilles, (for letters specially.so addressed), at 1 p.m. .For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 12 noon. Late letters for the Southern Provinces of New Zealand,' and telegrams for trans mission from the Nelson Station, will be received at this office till 1.30 p.m. and at Onehunga till 2.30 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per s.s. Wonga Wonga, will close at this office on Sun_ay, the 7th proximo, as follow :— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South Amerida, British and Foreign West Indies, Continent of Europe, &c, at 11 a.m. For the United Kingdom via San Francisco, at 12.30 p.in: For Money Orders, Registered Letters and Newspapers, on Saturday, the 6th prox., at 5 p.m. Late letters for the United States of Ame rica and United Kingdom bearing a late fee of 6d.,'i'n addition to the postage, will '.-.' _T"Xrecoivod at/this officer till 1 p.m., and * mail agent on board the steamer ■, -. r ''me of sailing. , • ■•-■£. S. B. Biss, by thi. Chief Postmaster, up to the.«,_.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending August 6,1870: — Saturday, August 6.—Messrs. J. A. Wilson

and W. Young.

The Evening Star. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1870.

The Cantero enquiry was brought to a close yesterday evening, and resulted in a finding that she had been unneces sarily abandoned, but as Captain David son had not a certificate, the Bench had no power to inflict any penalty. A narrow escape from drowning occured this morning off the Queen-street wharf. It appears a youDg man was walking from off the s.s Go-ahead, when the gangway slipped and preciptated the youth into the damp clement. The gangway was immediately lowered, and with the assistance of _t rope he climbed up a la Jack Shepherd, to terrafirma.

A veky laughable case of mistaken identity took place in Queen-street, yester day evening. A gentleman was walking with his wife towards the wharf, when she stopped behind to look at some sweet bonnet, the gentleman did not seem to notice her quitting his side for a minute or so as another lady was walking behind him whom he mistook for his wife ; he stopped for a second and said to her, " Cornc along, my dear, we shall be late." He received no answer, and the lady endeavoured to pass him, but he caught her by the arm, sayiDg, " You needn't run away." Judge his surprise when he got a sound box on the ear which knockd his hat off, and was told never to dare to iusult a lady again. He saw his mistake at once, and his wife coming up at the time, added to the amusement of the spectators and embarrasment of the unfortunate man, who didn't know his own wife.

On yesterday afternoon, an inquest was held at the Eden Vine Hotel, on the body of Daniel M'Gahan, lately killed near Otahuhu, when the jury returned a ver dict " that the deceased was accidentally killed" by the upsetting of a loaded dray, on the Great South Eoad, near Otahuha, on August 3rd, and added the following rider: —" The jury desire to call the atten tion of the authorities to the dangerous condition of the Great South Road, in the place where the above melancholy acci dent occured, and in many others where the road is barely wide enough to suffer two carts to pass."

In the Police Qpurt to-day the " stealing of specimens" case occupied the attention of the Bench most of the day. The most painful feature in the case is that the main witness in the prosecution, and who had volunteered to prosecute, is brother-in-law to the prisoner, and has brought forward his wife and her sister to bear witness against their brother, and that he had tendered his evidence on condition of getting a situation. The feeling in the crowd in Court was very pronounced against this witness, who had a terrible handling from Mr. Rees. J There was a fair attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening considering the counter attractions elsewhere. The pieces performed were " The Foster Sisters," in which Miss Gougenh'eim ap peared as Annette, and Mrs. Harry Jackson as Clarissa, supported by the rest of the company. The pieces selected for this evening are " The Jealous Wife,'' concluding with the amusing farce of "Lend me Five Shillings." We perceive by advertisement that Mr. N. Salomon from Dunedin has opened for sale at the upper room of the City Club Hotel, Hhortland-street, one of the richest assortments of colonial and other made jewellery that we have seen on view in Auckland for some time past. The stock comprises gold and silver watches, ear-rings and bracelets, set in diamonds, and New Zealand quartz of the most exquisite taste and workmanship. As we now understand that Mr. Saloman purposes only staying here a week, we recommend an early visit to Mr. Salomon's.

The usual weekly parade of the Auck land Rifle Volunteers took place last evening at the Drill-shed, Princes-street. There was a very good attendance, and the usual evolutions were gone through very creditably.

The monthly parade of the Auckland Artillery and Naval Volunteers, which was postponed from Tuesday evening last, will take place at half-past seven o'clock this evening, in the Drill-shed, Fort Britomart.

The usual monthly inspection of the Auckland Cavalry Volunteers will take place in the Domain, at three o'clock this afternoon.

THE GALATEA.

Her Majesty's s.s. Galatea, with H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, and Clio, Capt. Sterling, were expected to arrive in Wel lington on the Ist instant. The Challen ger, Commodore Lambert, en route for England, is waiting at Wellington to re ceive them.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'WONGA WONGA.'

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

RICH GOLD DISCOVERIES AT

ADELAIDE

FIEE AT MELBOURNE

GENERAL TOM THUMB AT

ADELAIDE

THE BUSHRANGERS AT BE A ID-

WOOD

TnE s.s. Wonga Wonga arrived in harbour this morning, bringing Sydney papers to the 30th ult. We take the following from the Sydney Herald: — GLADSTONE, July 26. The Island City, cattle barque, sailed for Auckland. The Albion, steamer, arrived to-day from Japan. MELBOURNE, July 23. Sals manufacture was commenced at Onedit. Mr. Heller proceeds to New Zealand on Tuesday. The Melbourne Gas dividend is eight per cent., and the Maritiae Credit Co. twelve and a half per cent. Feeding grains are advancing; maize is scarce.

July 25

Patrick Girdner, an old actor, fell down dead at the Princess Theatre, on Saturday night, just as he was commencing his duty as cheektaker.

Three hundred persons have applied as ex hibitors at the forthcoming Sydney Exhibi tion.

The Criterion Hotel at Wagga Wagga was burnt down.

July 26. The postal charges via California are con sidered excessive.

Macev, late secretary for the Shire Council of Creswick, who came from London to surrender on a charge of appropriating money, has been remanded for a fortnight.

Cameron, who murdered his wife at Smythesdale, has been declared insane by the jury. Flour has been sold at £11 10s ; wheat up to 5s 2d,

July 27. The Governor' 3 son left by the City of Adelaide yesterday en route for England. The unfortunate man, Smith, sentenced to death for the murder of his wife at Hotham, is to be hanged to-morrow week.

A man, named Good, has been charged with rape, committed ten years ago. Crosby and Co's tender for the conveynancc of troops by the ship Corona has been accepted. July 28. The National Insurance Company's report shows a loss of over £1000 on the hulf-year.

The Collingwood Gas Company have de clared a dividend of 10 per cent., and Is. per share honus.

Messrs. Perry, Brothers, nurserymen, are insolvent; deficiency, £5000.

M'Leod has challenged Cronk to run for the cup. Teas sold to-day at a los 3to the importers ; wheat is quoted at ss. 3d., and flour at £12. July 29. The Commercial Bank shows a loss of £56,0U0, and the directors recommend that 30s. per share be written off. The report of the Land Mortgage Bank recommends a dividend of 10 per cent.

Mr. Graham, of the firm of Norton and Graham, died to-day ; the flags of the ships in the bay were placed half-mast high. Several female emigrants await engagement at Geelong. The trial of a new metal separator to-day, was successful; it is patented by Thomas Carpenter. ADELAIDE, July 23. Parliament opened to-day. The Treasurer, in his speech, referred almost entirely to the Melbourne Conference, regretting the actual want of any practical result to this colony. He stated, with regard to the mail steamer calling at Kangaroo Island, they would com municate with England on the matter by next mail. He complained of double-dealing on the part of the English Anglo-Australian Tele graph Company in negotiating simultaneously with Queensland and South Australia. Mr. Hay condemned the Treasurer's speech for its absence of local matter, and blamed the dele gates for signing the appendix to the Confer ence Report in reference to the exodus from this colony, the truth of which he denied.

The Land Bill was read a first time. It embodies the land resolutions of last session, including concessions to German immigrants. Notice has been given of an additional loan of £20,000 required for the Northern territory. The excitement as to the new goldfields con tinues ; a police trooper was sent up last night. The Mercantile Marine Insurance Company's first balance-sheet shows a profit of £10,600.

The total revenue for the past quarter is £135,000, and the expenditure £148,000.

July 25. The Old Yatala Smelting Works at Alber ton were completely destroyed by fire this morning. They were leased to Messrs. Brad dock for the manufacture of chemicals, and the fire was caused by. the boiling over of a cauldron, and the liquid taking fire. Brad dock was insured.

A little girl was shot dead at Kapunga by a lad 12 years old.

A magnificent display of gold specimens has been received from the Criterion claim, and the accounts of its richness are authenti cated. Gold has been found in the ballast of the Koh-i-noor from the Northern Territory.

July 26. The Treasurer, in his opening speeech on the Budget, stated that the deficiency in the

Estimates for 1870, would be £100,000; which he proposed to make up by issuing long dated bonds; the Estimates for next year, together with Ways and Means, are to be laid on Ihe table of the House in a few days. Mr. Hughes, the late Treasurer, maintained that as £100,000 would suffice, it should be raised by the issue of Treasury bonds

July 27.

Dalwood and Darwent's tenders for the Northern sections of the overland telegraph, amount to £37,250.

Several shareholders of the Adelaide Marine Insurance Company have called, by circular, a private meeting of shareholders, to consider the present position of the company. Sales of wheat have taken place at ss. 6d. ; the market is steedy

July 28. Tom Thumb commences his receptions on Bth August, at the Town Hall. Mr. Ross, leader of the Overland Telegraph Party, leaves Beltana to-day, and will be at Mount Margaret by 6th August. The Omeo steamer is advertised by Mr. Darwent to sail for the Northern Territory on 15th August. She will take passengers besides the contractors' party and plant. The news from the Criterion Gold Claim continues very exciting. The Port Augusta Railway Bill asks for a loan of half a million, which only gives £2000 per mile for the construction of a railway three feet six inches in gauge.

SECOND EDITION.

"STAB," OFFICE, 3.15 r.__r.

THE LATE COLLISION

RESULT OF THE INQUIRY

At half-past two to-day the Court of Inquiry gave its finding relative to the late collision off Sail Rock, as follows : —

That the collision was mainly caused by the neglect of captain and owner of the Enterprise, in not having pro per lights ; that in the absence of rollocks and the state of the weather it was impossible to for the boat of the Enterprise to proceed to the help of the Tauranga; that the impression on the minds of the sur vivors was that the Tauranga had not foundered; that Captain Millis having no certificate there is no penalty within the power of this Court to inflict, and it was strongly urged that provision for proper super vision should be made in matters of the necessary lights. The decision of the Court was but partially concurred in by the Nautical Assessor, who declined to sign.

THE GLASS-BLOWERS.

An entertainment that is described as being " instructive" is all but invariably a delusion and a snare ; and on principle, the growth of experience, we avoid it, as certain to be " flat, stale, and unprofitable." We do not think we ever met an exception to the rule until last night, when we saw the performance of the Bohemian Glass-blowers. Entertaining they are in the highest acceptation of the term, for they keep the faculties of fancy, taste, and wonder in a kind of bewildering delight, while with that most powerful teacher, the eye, they give a knowledge, not not only of the mysteries of glass, but the mechanism of the steam engine, with pneumatics and hydrostatics, illustrated in the most striking and simple manner. On entering, the ear is assailed with a continuous rattle of click, click, click, proceeding from a quartz-crushing battery in full swing at the other end of the room, which though not rivalling the roar around the Kuranui, exemplifies the working of the stampers to perfection. The most attractive object to the eye, is a large wheel of glass of all the colours of the rainbow, revolv ing on the platform with great rapidity, and which on examination, is found to be the fly wheel of a low pi-essure steam engine composed excluiively of glass. On the one side is a water wheel, worked by water power, on the other side, a high pressure steam engine working the battery, being, as Mr. W. facetiously has it, of 40 rat power; and as every particle of this machinery, perfect as it is in contrivance, is composed of beautifully vari-colored glass, the moving mass makes a coup d'ecil indescribably lovely. The produc tion, course and action of the steam,,the in tention and movements of the several parts of the machinery, the differences between the high pressure and low pressure engines, are visible and intelligible to every visitor from the transparency of the material, and as the engines are complete in all their parts, and continue working all the evening with perfect smoothness, the intelligent visitor—and all our readers are intelligent—cannot fail to have a correct and pleasing idea of the triumph of science and art in the steam engine, irres pective of the illustrative lecture of Mr. Wbodroffe. At separate points in the Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Woodroffe were at work in blowing glass into all possible forms of beauty. The lady was turning off with great rapidity Utile gems of art in the form of rosettes, candle sticks of the most ornamental kind, full rigged ships—cordage and all of glass; pleasently chatting with the ladies around her, while her fingers merrily ply their work, and she has sitdt a pretty hand ;it really lends a charm to the pretty things it makes. Mr. Woodroffe was the centre of an admiring crowd. He was forming, of the most tasteful patterns and tints, jugs, globes, and nondescript ornaments, doves, and rosaries suspended in globes of water, hermetically sealed ; a smoking pipe, fearful to contemplate, while giving a most interesting and practical mass of informa tion pertaining to glass. He blew out some thing which curled away up like a snake, and exploded with a bang, the gossamer filaments floating away through the hall. He spun threads of glass at the rate of a mile a minute, which he twisted and tied into skeins, and gave to all that wanted—a thread finer than silk, and almost like that of a spider's web. The Glass-blowers' entertainment cannot be described, but must be seen. Madame Winter, with her exquisite minstrelsy, con

tributed greatly to the enjoyment of the evening; and what with the liberal gifts of prizes of curious workmanship, and the intrm sinc goodness of the entertainment provided, we really think, after the exhibition of last night, that the Glass-blowers will have crowds at° their levees during their stay in Auck land.

THE LOSS OF THE TAURANGA.

The fine little paddle-steamer _ Challanger, which left here a few days hack in search of the s.s. Tauranga, or remnants of that unfor tunate steamer, returned to town last night, but had not found any of the bodies of the passengers or the crew. The Challenger, after cruising about the islands; saw no traces, with the exception of the following articles :—A mailbag, sealed, the wax having turned nearly white with exposure to the salt water; and on the piece of leather attached was written, "From the Postmaster, Auckland, to the Postmaster, Kawakawa;" which leaves little doubt that it belonged to the missing steamer. Also 40 and 50 tongued-and-grooved planks were found. Two of them were put on board the steamer and brought up to town ; also 1 chafing spar, 2 companion doors, 1 handspike, half a cork lifebuoy, 1 ash oar, and 3 other pieces of planking, some of which have been recognised as parts of the Tauranga. The whole were placed on the steamer, and brought to Auckland. It is thought that some one of the poor fellows on the ill-fated Tauranga had managed to get to the lifebuoy, and finding it fast had attempted to wrench it off, but on his endeavouring to loosen it had broken it in wo.

POLICE COURT.— Friday.

(Before D. B. Thornton, H. H. Turton, and H. D. Morpeth, Esqs., J.P.s.)

LUNACY.

One charged with lunacy was, on the evi dence of Drs. Hooper and Nicholson, for waruect uo the Lunatic Assyluqj.

DESERTION* I*RO_._ ROSARIO,

George Weston, on remand as a deserter, was further remanded pending the arrival of q ship of war.

STEALING SPECIMENS,

James Wilson was charged by George Pres ton with stealing gold and gold ore, value £20.

Mr. Hesketh for the prosecution. Messrs Rees and Sheehan for the defence.

Vincent E. Kice deposed : I am chief clerk in the Superintendent*, office. The lease of the Whau Company's land produced is signed by Mr. Gillies and attested by me ; dated 30th May. Robert Somerville deposed : I am legal manager of the Whau Gold Mining Company (Registered). I produce the certificate of in corporation, dated the 3rd November, 1868, and a document purporting to be a lease. The Whau Company has owned this claim since its incorporation. It was formerly known as the Whau claim. John Borthwick is a mining manager. The company has no other land than that referred to in the lease.

To Mr. Rees : I am one of the owners from the first, and one of the shareholders in the company. George Preston deposed : I am a miner on the Thames goldfield, prisoner is a miner working in the Whau claim and living on the Karaka, near my place. On the 28th May prisoner came into my house and took a specimen from his pocket, and asked me what I thought of it. My wife was present. Found it was very rich. I asked him where he got it ? He said, " I got it out of the quartz that came out of the winze of the Whau claim." I asked him if he kuew the risk he was running, and the injury he was djiug to others. He said there was no risk; so long as Mr. Borthwick did not see him he might carry away a bag full. I said, " Have you got any more of them ? He said he had. I asked him if he would let me have a look at them in the daylight; he said he would, and on the 29th, viz., next day, he brought into my house a parcel of specimens lapped up in a piece of brown paper, and laid them on the table in presence of my wife, and said, " There, you can have a good look at them now." They were very rich. I again asked him what part of the claim he took them from ; he told me as before, from the quartz out of the winze: I again cautioned him as before, and finding this had no effect, I determined to take another cour-se, and wrote to Mr. Somerville. After the 29th he was about three weeks idle, and started to work again in the Whau claim about 27th June ; it was on a Thursday. On the day following, on my going into the prisoner's house, he took a cup off the shelf containing a specimen in water; it also was very rich, and about a pound weight; there was at least an ounce of gold in it. He said he had got it out of the paddock •of quartz that was stacked at the top of the shaft. He had been filling and trucking this stuff down to the Pioneer battery. He said something about having made a very good day's wages of it. His sister, Sarah Wilson, was present. On the day following he brought home a similar piece, and showed me it in his house. His sister Sarah was pre sent there also. Have since seen with the police some of these specimens. I identify one produced as that shown me by prisoner on 28th May. I cannot identify the others produced. I have no doubt the others pro duced are portion of the.specimens shown me. I had told him the weight was about lOlbs. In this parcel there is not more than one-thii d of those shown me. Ho asked me to get the specimens crushed for him. I said " Yes, leave them to me, and I will get them crushed for you." He took them away. My wife is prisoner's sister. I was afraid that he should make a confidant of some one else, and I should lose sight of them. The specimens shown me must have been worth more than £20.

To Mr. Rees : I looked in the newspaper that evening to find the date—partly for the purposes of this case. I did not think there was any necessity for telling you this at first. The letter produced is that which I wrote to Mr. Somerville.

The conclusion of the letter is as follows :—

" Now, sir, it lays with you whether I show him the place he deserves or not. Sir, on certain conditions I'll make known to you the party, and where you will find the specimens. First —That you will place me in a position so that I'll be able to give you further informa tion, either as night watchman or captain of a shift, for its in the night that most of the work is carried on. Secondly—That I am not to give evidence in Court in this particular case. Thirdly—That you are to keep this communication strictly private, If you wish

to hear more of this you can write to John Watchman, Post Office. —I remain, your humble servant,

■" John* Watchman." These were the conditions on which I gave the information. When I found good advice was no good, I asked him if he had any more. The reason I did not at once tell Mr. Somer ville was that I was out of work, and that people would say I did it to gain favour and get work in the claim. I was formerly on the battery, which was closed, as it was considered there was not a correct yield from it, and the hands were all discharged. I was one of them. Specimens were being stolen for the last twelve months. I have had words with my wife, but have never beaten my wife. I had beaten my wife a few days before writing this letter, because she was interfering with what did not belong to her. I remember giving her sister a slap in the face also. Next day her brother came aud objected to my beating his sister. Inside of a week after this I wrote this letter. Was never told by his Bisters that these specimens had been given them at various times during the last year or two. I remember going and looking through the prisoner's window and being ordered off by his sister. Did not not say I would soon leave them without an allotment. Did not tell my wife that I would be standing near her when giving evidence. Prisoner's sister asked mo when the specimen in the cup was shown, if I would not take a specimen ? I replied that I had never got a chance.

The Court adjourned at two o'clock for half-an-hour.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.] Undefended Cases. judgment for plaintiffs.

Impc rial Crown Gold Mining Company v. 1 Woon, 10s, calls; T. &S. Morrin v. J. Lundon, £14 10s; Posseniskie v. Clarkson, £6 10s goods; Meyers v. Somerton, £5 6s 6d, balance of account; Cozens v. Joyce, £3 lis, 1.0. U.; Watt v. Clarke, £6 17s ; North Island Gold Mining Company v. Mason, £5, calls; T. & S. Morrin v. Williams, £1 2s 6d, goods ; Tapu Groat Republic Gold Mining Company v. Clarke, £4 19s, calls ; Auckland Consoli dated Gold Mining Company v. R. M. Heighton, £3 12s 6d. Cases Adjourned. North Island Gold Mining Company v. Burton, £5, calls; same v. Godkin, £5, calls ; same v. Hewen, £5, calls ; L. R. James v. R. Harris, £2 6s 6d ; Wild Missouri Gold Mining Company v. George Bennett; Auckland Con solidated Gold Mining Company v. Tassell, £18 15s, calls ; Steenson v. Borthwick, wages, £4. Judgments Confessed, Townsend v. Coffey, £5 18s, goods ; trustees of Meyers' estate v. D. Phillip, £9 9s Bd, goods. Defended Cases, henry duffy v. atkinson. £4 Bs. lid., for goods delivered. The question in dispute was, whether the goods supplied were for the defendant or his mother. Mr. Wynn for the plaintiff; Mr. Joy for the defendant. Judgment for the plaintiff. NORTH ISLAND GOLD MINING COMPANY V. DAVIS. £5, calls. Mr. Wynn for the plaintiff; Mr. MacCor mick for the defence. After hearing evidence, the Court gave judgment for the defendant. NORTH ISLAND GOLD MINING COMPAKY T. EDMONDS. Calls, £5. SAME T. EDMONDS. £5, calls. SAME Y. HOPTMAN. £5, calls. In all these cases, judgment passed for the defendants. BELL Y. STEVENS. Claim, £5, for rent. Mr. MacCormick for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wynn for the defence. Judgment for plaintiff. LITTLE Y. MENZIES. Claim, £3, for wages. Mr. Wilson for the plaintiff, Mr. Wynn for the defendant.

Mary Emma Little deposed that she was formerly in the employ, as barmaid, of Mr. Menzies, of the Victoria Hotel, Victoria street. She received a week's notice to leave, which expired on the Monday, when she left, between* three aud four in the afternoon. Just before she left, she asked for her money, which defendant refused to give her, saying "that she had entered on a fresh week, and he should not pay her unless she stayed the week out." She denied that she had entered on any fresh week, as she came on a Monday, and left on a Monday. The defendant was examined, and stated that on the Saturday when plaintiff's time was up, a fresh arrangement was made whereby she agreed to remain another week, but in the meantime she heard of a situation which would suit her, and wanted to leave, and did leave without notice. He consequently refused to pay her wages. Judgment for plaintiff,

It is indeed fa disgrace to Auckland to see how many petty thefts are taking place now. Not long ago we dretr attention to.the fact that several papers had been stolen from the Occidental Hotel; and we hear to-day that a repeti tion of the same offence has been com mitted. The enterprising proprietor has, at considerable expense and trou ble, been iv receipt of all ( the latest American Australian papers-and periodicals, and on placing them on the tables for the use of all, it is indeed a shame that such things should be stolen, by such pctfyfogging scamps, for they de serve no other name. Mr. Perkins has offered a reward for the conviction of the •thief, or thieves, and we trust, ere long, we may me able to bring to justice, and punish, those who are guilty of such a base action.

, Mr. Spurgeon who is famed for his quaint ness, described Mr. MacGregor of the " Rob Roy, "the other evening, as " one who can serve his God, " and at the same time "pad dle his own canoe." There are thirty murderesses in the Mich igan penitentiary, many of whom are said to be " positively beautiful." Pennsylvania has a pedagogue 96 years old. He is one of tho old masters.

THE' EVENING STAR, AUGUST 5, .1870.



NOTICE OF REMOVAL. PHILLIPS BROS., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TOBACCONISTS, T)EG to inform their friends and the pub ic ganerally that they have REMOVED from Lower Queen-street, to more convenient and centrally-situated premises, No. 88, QUEEN-STREET, Opposite Wyndham-street. PHILLIPS BROS., 88, QUEEN-STREET.