SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS.

Galilee, brig, 246 tons, Wm. Wood, from San Francisco.

Albatross, schooner, Btaund, from the I Coast. I Williams, p.s., 219 tons, C. Bhck, from Sydney. Star of the South, s.p., 16/ tons, Bendali, fr in Bay of Islands

DEPARTURES.

Luna, p.s., Captain Fairchild, for the iiast Coast. Tauranga, s.s., 67 tons, Cellem, for the Bay of Islands.

Favorite; p.s., Adams, for Manukau, via Bay of Islands.

Jane, schooner, 37 tons, Moller,. for Tail ranga. Colonist, schooner, Jones, for Poverty Bay

IMPORTS.

Per brig Galilee from San Francisco: 11,480 quarter-sacks flour, 4,863 sacks wheat, Henderson & Macfarlane.

Per p.s. Williams, from Sydney : 4 packages. Bank of New South Wales ; 1 case, H. Penz bly ; 2 cases, J. Wood ; 20 bars, 16 bundles iron, Batger ; 1 case, H. S. Meyers ; 1 case, order; 1 case, Owen ; 1 parcel, H. Jervis.— H. M. Jervis, agent.

EXPORTS.

Per s.s. Storm Bir.l, forTaranaki: 7 sacks seed, 5 coils rope, Webster Brothers ; 5 cases kerosine, Colesby; 1 bale leather, Jaclison. For Wanganui : 2 cases, J. Dut.hie; 10 casks, Jackson and Co; 1 truss drapery, Flyger Brothers ; 1 truss drapery, J. L, Stevenson; 1 case glassware, Dickinson; 1 case tar, McNeill. For Wellington; 5 packages sun driei, 100 sacks, J. Martiu. —Coombes and Paldy, agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE GALILEE.

The brig Galilee, Capt. William Wood, arrived in harbor this morning after a passage of 51 days from San Francisco, bring ing a full cargo of wheat and flour for Messrs. Hedderson & Macfarlane. The vessel left San Francisco on Feb. sth, aud experienced fine weather to 'he line, which wa3 crossed on the 21st day out. Since then fine weather has prevailed, until nearing the coast. On Thursday night she experienced a fresh easterly breeze, and during the evening the fore-royal mast was struck by lightning, and a piece of the mast taken out. Made the Barrier Island on Saturday last, and arrived as above. Passen ger—Mr. Colly.

ARRIVAL OF THE WILLIAMS.

The paddle steamer Williams, a very fine Teasel of 200 tons register, the property of the A.S.N. Company, arrived in harbour on Saturday night from Sydney, bringing the Auckland portion of the English mail. The Williams, which on her trial trip averaged twelve knots an hour, has been sent here to ply between this port and the Thames, and she certainly appears to be admirably adapted for the pur-pose. She possesses a very totM,tftl,\S_,«_P%__fiSS - ladies* cabin, fitted, up has also good steerage accommodation. Capt. Blick (formerly of the Auckland), with his able chief officer, Mr. Bunks, have charge of the vessel. Both of these gentlemen are favorably known here, and the Company have acted wisely in placing them in the position they now occupy.

The Williams left Sydney on the 19th, and cleaned the Heads at 1 p.m. ; rounded the North Cape at 3.30 a.m on the 25th, and arrived at the wharf at midnight on Saturday. At midnight on the 19th she experienced a heavy S.E. gale, with terrific sea, and was obliged to keep ship head to wind, and engines eased to" quite slow, the sea making a clean breach over the ship, carrying away various parts of her bulwarks forward, and deck-house, and doing sundry other damage. At 8 a.m. on the 21st wind veered to N.E., with furious squalls (barometer 28.95) ; towards midnight kept ship on her course, and engines set to full speed. During the remainder of the pas sage had strong easterly breeze and cloudy weather, arriving as above. Passed a barque working southward, off Colville Island.

Passengebs :—Saloon : Colonel the Hon. C. E. Edgecombe, and three in the steerage. We have to thank Captain Blick and Mr, Banks for late Sydney and Melbourne papers.

THE BRIG WAVERLEY.

The Waverley, brig, 215 tons, Captain W. Forsyath, owned by Messrs. Cruickshank, Smart, and Co., Auckland, and employed in the trade between that port and China, arrived here on Saturday afternoon, with the yellow flag flying as a signal that there was sickness on board. She was boarded soon after her arrival by the crew of the Marine boat with Dr. Benson, who ascertained that four of the men before the mast were suffering from inter mittent fever. Dr. Benson accordingly gave an order for the admission of the sufferers to the general hospital, where they were conveyed yesterday afternoon. Captained Forsayth re ports that after loading a quantity of tea at Hongkong, he sailed from that port on the 19th September last for Batavia, to take in the remainder of his cargo, consisting of sugar and ipices. While in Batavia a portion of the crew were attacked with ague and admitted to the hospital, but after remaining some time they were discharged apparently cured. The Waveriey sailed from Batavia on the 20th of January last for Auckland, and very soon after symptoms of ague were manifested by some of the men before the mast. The ague soon spread among the crew, and to such an extent that sometimes only one man was fit to keep watch—seven of the crew having suffered more or less from this infirmity. Finding that the invalids were becoming worse as the vessel proceeded towards colder latitudes, the captain resolved to put into this port to place them under medical treatment, and to ship other men should this be found necessary. Captain Forsayth reports having encountered contrary winds and strong head seas throughoufc the passage, and that he was off the entrance to the Derwent between two and tnree days before the wind set in favorable for coming up the river.— Hobwrt Town Mercury, March 14,

The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh and Enterprise will leave for tho Thames at 9 o'clock this evening.

The clipper barque Novelty, detained through the inelcmeney of the weather, was announced to sail from Sydney for this port on the 22nd instant.

Storm Bird.—The N.Z. S.N. Company's s.s. Storm Bird, Captain Doile, left the Manu kau yesterday for the South, at 3.30 pm. Passengers—Mr. J. H. McCarthy, Mr. Rains ford, Mr. W. H. Bent, Mr. Cowan, Mr. L. Braham, Mr. H. Sayers, Mr. W. Robson, Mr. J. Chattenden, Mr. A. Peters, Mr. Col lins, Mr. Northcote, Mr. Coot, Mrs. Callaghan, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and two children, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hareonrt, Mr. Doughercy, Mr. Ramsay, Mr. Roberton, and six natives. Tbe s.s. Star of the South, Captain W. Bendall, left Auckland on Wednesday last at 3 p.m., and arrived at the Bay at 7 a.m. on the following day. She left again on Saturday at 5 p.m, and arrived in harbour at 10 a.m. yesterday. She experienced fresh head winds throughout the passage. Tiie star brings a large cargo of 300 tons coals, and two steerage passengers. To-morrow evening she leaves this port for Napier. The Kate. —Captain Blick reports passing a barque working to the southward of the Cavilla Islands, on Saturday, which he took to be the Kate, now due from Sydney.

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

By the arrival of the English mail yesterday we have intelligence of the sailing of the fine barque Kate AVaters, and the ship Mary Shepherd, for this port. The former, in com mand of Captain Sherlock, took her departure on the 23rd January, and is consequently sixty three days out, and may be expected here in about three weeks. The Mary Shepherd, in command of Captain Peek, took her departure on the 28th January, and should make her appearance shortly after the Rate Waters. She has the following passengers : -Ray. C. M. Nelson, Mr. E. H. Whitaker, Mr. H. de B. Bridge, Miss Hannah Moss, and twenty five second and third class. The barque Cambodia, Captain P. Jones, had not arrived on the 26th. There were four other vessels loading for this port, one at London, two at Live.pool, and one at Glas gow ; all advertised to leave before the end of January. We give the following latest shipping items from the European Mail of the 28th January:— DEPARTURES. For Auckland. —Kate Waters, 580 tons, Sherlock, from Gl-ravesend, January 22, passed Deal on the 23rd ; Mary Shepherd, ship, Peek, from Gravescnd, January 28. For Otago. — Albatross, Thorsen, from Tonsberg and Plymouth, for Table Bay, November 24, put back on the 26th through stress of weather. For Wellington.—Gloucester, 526 tons, Butcher, from London, after repairs, and anchored in the Downs on January 5; put in at Portsmouth on the 14th, and sailed thence on the 18th.

LOADING.

For Auckland. —Achilles, 1520 tons, Dunn, at London, January 12, February 5 ; Argyle shire, 700 ton 3, Todd, at Glasgow, January 25 ; Huasquina, 428 tons, Sowden, at Liver pool, December 8 ; Mary Shepherd, 905 tons, Peek, at London, December 27 ; Santon, rane, at London, December 15. For Nelson.—Albion, 566 tons, Krohn, at London, December 15 (and for Napier). For Otago.—Equator, 1000 tons, Hockert, at London, December 4 ; Pembroke Castle, 410 tons, Reynolds, at Liverpool, November 27 ; Schiehallion, at London, January 12, February 1. For Wellington.—Alexandrina, 670 tons, Sangster, at London, December 28, Febru ary 1.

VESSELS SPOKEN.

Ismay, 422 tons, from Liverpool for Auck land, December 27, 45 N., 15 W.

COMMERCIAL.

EVENING- STAR OFFICE, Monday Amebnoon. CUSTOMS RECEIPTS. Duties £661 7 4 Light Dues 0 16 7 Arms Fees 0 16 0 Pilotage 6 14 2 Port Charges ... ... 0 18 3 Total ... £670 12 4

Mr. S. Jones sold by auction to-day, 67 tons flour, ex Bernhard from Valporaiso at £8 4s. per ton.

0. Arthur and Son report the following prices realised at their sale on Saturday: — Fowls, Is 8d to 4s 2d each ; ducks, 2s 4d to 2s 6d each; turkeys, 3s 3d to 5s 2d each; onions, Id to l£d per lb; potatoes, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per cwt; apples, 2£d to 2id per lb; peart, 2d to 2Jd per lb.; quinces, ljd per lb ; porter, 4s to 6s a dozen; boxes tea, 21s to 225; coffee, lOd per lb ; cheese, s£d to 6£d per lb ; oats, 3s 6d per bushel; flour, £13 to £14 per ton ; English bacon, 3d to 3£d per lb ; butter, 6jd to 7|d per lb; lard, 4_fcd per lb; salt, £4 to £4 5s per ton ; Sydney moulds, 5d per lb. (furniture sold well.

BIRTHS.

Niccol.—On the 27th instant, Mrs. M Niccol of a son.

Coppook.—On the 26th mst., at her re sidence, Kent Cottage, Symonds-street, the wife of T. S. Coppock, Esq., of a son. Home papers please cpy.

MARRIAGES.

Sealy—G-im..— On the 26th March, at St. Mary's Church, Parnell, by the Rev. E. B. Clark, William George, eldest son of W. B. Scaly, Esq., M.D., of Nelson, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Richard John Gill, Esq., ate of Tauranga.

Webb—Stanley.—On March 24th, at Pakurangi, Waikato, by the Rev. J. H. Siinmonds, Mr. Joseph Webb, of Pakurangi, to Miss Emma Stanley, late of Wallsall, Staffordshire, England.

DEATH.

Fobgie.—At Parnell, on the 24th inst., Richard Campbell, youngest son of Mr. R. Forgie, baker, aged 13 months.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

SnORTiAND-STBEET. Mails will close as under :— For Shortland, ar\d Coromandel this day, at 5.30 p.m. and on 29tli inst., 11.30 a.m. and 5 30 p.m. For Napier, per s.s. Star of the South, "on the 29th inst., 4 p. m. For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per s.s. Hero, on Wednesday next, 30th instant, at 2 p.m. For Tauranga, per s.s. Tauranga, on the 30th inst., at 3.30 p.m.

Mails per s.s. Wonga Woga will close on Saturday, 3rd of April, as under : — For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, West Indies, South America, &c, at 12.30 p.m. For the United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 1 p.m. For Money Orders, Registered Letters, and Newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late Letters for the United Kingdom (bear ing a fee of 6d. in addition to the postage) will be received till 1.30 p.m.

Note. —The rates of postage chargrable on letters sent via San Francisco are the same as those on letters sent via Suez. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

The Evening Star: MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1870.

Feom presure on our colums we are obliged to hold over our Leader, together with some local and general news, and correrpondence. We are glad to observe that the popular patronage of the last trip to the Kawau has encouraged arepretition, and that on Thursday next, tho William will convey excursionists to lUO.U jJiCWit~c_i.» .-»__..» i«r-j ,T„ l,f that a trip to Kawau will soon be among the institutions of Auckland. Another cargo of wheat and flour arrived from San Francisco this morning, by the brig Galilee, for Messrs. Henderson and Macfar lane. Like transmigrating souls, journalism rarely dies, and when one newspaper has been ex tinguished, Phoenix-like another springs from its ashes. Our little sister that used to bear our name and twinkle nightly on the banks of the Thames, has scarcely sunk beneath the horizon, when lo 1 another luminary has arisen. The Mail, an evening penny paper, is from the oflice of the Thames Advertiser, and is owned by the same proprietors, Messrs. Corlett and Wilkinson. It is not large, but, as might be expected, it is exceed ingly well got up; and while fairly supported by advertisers, contains a large amount of general news, and thoroughly readable matter. We cordially wish the Mail abundant suc cess. The "West Coast Times" states that on Saturday morning some childern were playing in Stafford-street, when one got hold of a tomahawk, and in the course of playing managed to nearly cut off a finger of a child named Ross. Nothing connected the mu tilated part.to the hand but a strip of skin, but Dr Dermott, to whom the little sufferer was taken, believes that he will be able to save the limb.

AMUSEMENTS.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE. Thebe was a very good attendance at this Theatre On Saturday evening when the fine drama of the Bag-picker of Paris was produced, and played well by all the members of the company. The successful ourlesque of the Field of the Cloth of G-old closed the perfor mance. To night Victor Hugo's great creation of the Miserables will be produced, and as the management have gone to a considerable amount of expense we trust to see that good houses at the Prince will be the rule and not the exception.

NEW CITY HALL.

The Christy Minstrels made their last appear ance at the City Hali on Saturday evening, to a crowded audience. His Excellency Sir G-. F. Bowen and Lady were present. The per formance passsd off very well, and we are sure our Southern friends will endorse our opinion, that the present troupe are the best that has ever visited New Zealand. They left yester day, per Storm Bird, for Wanganui, where they will perform two nights, after which they proceed to Wellington.

ARRIVAL OF THE GALILEE FROM SAN FRANCISCO

LATER AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN NEWS.

THE POPE ATTACKED BY EPILEPTIC FITS.

The brig Galilee arrived in harbor this mor ning from San Francisco. We have to thank Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane for late papers, from which we extract the follow ing —

London, February Ist. —Half the cotton mills at Wigan, which were recently compelled to close on account of the strike of the opera tives, have resumed.

The shareholders of the Anglo-American Company, had a meeting yesterday, to consi der a scheme of amalgamation with the French Cable Company projected some time ago. The matter was postponed, and will be subjected to a vote at another meeting. The Russian Loan recently put on the mar ket here is a great success. The shareholders in the Anglo-American Cable to-day voted a majority of 3347 in favor of the proposed amalgamation with the French Cable Company. Portsmouth has been chosen as a plsce of call for the steamers of the new American line between New York and Havre.

London, February 15th. —Mr. Moddington goes to Canada to urge the Dominion Parlia ment to complete the railroad through the provinces. Paris, February Ist.—Many American resi dents temporarily sojourning here, have peti tioned Postmaster-General Cresswell, asking for the formation of new postal arrangements between the United States and France,

London, February Ist. —Lord Cairns has reassumed the conversative leadership of the House of Lords.

Mr. Porter, American Consul at Tripoli, is dead.

PAtas, February Ist.—Rumours of the death of the Pope are again current today. It is ascertained, however, that his Holiness has been afflicted with epileptic fits, and is not regarded as seriously ill.

There has been a remarbable increase in the nuu;ber cf cases of small-pox within a few days.

Yesterday, a sharp debate in the Cords Le gislatif on the decree for temporarily admitting iron aad cotton fabrics. On the vote being reached, the Government was sustained.

Vienna, February Ist.—Struleyer, Ban haus and Walker have accepted positions in the Austrian cabinet.

London", February 2. —According to the proposition of tho Act of Parliament em powering the Government to take possession of the telegraph lines of tho Kingdom, the Treasury Department yesterday paid £726,000 for the cable connecting England and Ger many by way of the Island of Nordeng. Paris, February 2.—ln the Corps Legisla tif, the proposition that the Presidents of the Chambers have a right to demand an armed fprco vrx_m.,- pr-An itnitta. freedom of deliberations, was debated. Jules Travrere called the fact that a similar demand was made in the Chamber ten days before the coup d'etat of 1851, but was then rejected after an exciting debate. M. Grevis' proposition was defeated—2l7 to 43.

Zurich, February 2.—Dr. J. Dubs, of this city, has been chosen President of the Swiss Confederation.

AMERICAN NEWS.

COURTESIES TO PRINCE ARTHUR,

sinking o_p the steamer brunette

LYNCHING IN KENTUCKY,

REPORTS OF FIGHTING IN HAVANNi

Chicago, February 2d.—Forty-one crimi nals were sentenced at the term of the Court at Joliefc this morning. A large crowd of ruffians and thieves, friends of the prisoners, congregated about the jail and followed the omnibuses conveying the convicts to the depot, but a strong force of police pevented any demonstration.

A desperate fight occurred in Orange County Indiana, a few nights since, between two brothers-in-law, named Smith and Denbe. Both perhaps fatal wounds.

Augusta, Maine, February 2.—An order was introduced in the House to-day directing inquiry into the expediency of abolishing capital punishment.

.New I'okk, February 2.—A building occu pied by the Metropolitan Paper Company was burned to-day. Loss, from 150,000d015. to 200,000d015. Two firemen were badly injured by the falling walls. The engine house of Fleming & Wells, in the oil wells at Green Point, exploded last night. Ifix-Judge LoncriefT died to.day. Prince Arthur visited the stores of A. T. Stewart to-day 5 dined with Collector G-rindeil, and attended the opera in the evening. Information has been filed by the District Attorney, looking to the confiscation of 200,000 gallons of whiskey, found at the rectifying house of H. Webster & Co. for alleged fraud on the revenue. Q-eorge Wilkes is about to sue the Turf, Field, and Farm for 20,000d01. damages. New York, February 2.—The steamer Santiago de Cuba, on February Ist, at 10 p.m., collided with the steamer Brunette, from New York lor Philadelphia. The Brunette sunk in six minutes. The crew were all saved except two firemen. Nashville, February 2.—Governor Senter transmitted a special message to-day relative to ihe recent murders by mobs, and asking official power to bring the offenders to justice. Eight buldings were burnt at Clarksville, Term., to-day. Loss, 16,000 dols. A special from Lebanon, Ey., says a mob of about 75 men took two men of Washington County out of Springfield Jail on Monday night and hung them. They were charged

with rape. United States soldiers were de tailed at the request of the County Judge to guard the jail, but the other prisoners de fended themselves; some one of the mob stuck a pistol into a cell and one of the prisoners knocked the pistol out of the assassin's hand and with that drove off the St. Louis, February 2.—The Weston Piano Factory of Menkel & Zimmerman, on Souta Sth-street, was damaged by fire early this morning. Loss about 8000 dols. Trenton, February 2.—The Assembly yes terday rejected the Fifteenth Amendment by 32 to 27. New Orleans, February 2.—News irom Mexico, via Brownsvill, Texas represents that the revolutionary party is daily strengthening. iN E"W York, February 2.—A despatch re ceived at the Cuban headquarters reports 300 persons killed in Havana, January 31, by the Volunteers. A great fire took place in the negro quarter of Havana the same night. Toronto, February 2.—The Dominion Go vernment has ordered the construction of & large number of boats, to be 36 feet long, six feet wide and three feet deep, for the purpose of sending men into Winnepeg settlement on the first opening of spring.

POLICE COURT. — Monday.

[Before Messrs. Mitford and Morrow, J. Ps.] DRUNKENNESS. Agnes Dawkins was charged with this of fence, and was fines ss. and costs, or 24 hours imprisonment. James Prince was also fined ss. for the same offence. Jane Kelly for a third offence was fined 205., or 48 hours imprisonment, with 7 days addi tional. James Ryder forfeited bail. Eliza McQueen, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s. and costs, or 24 hours imprisonment. James Weston, charged with same offence, fined 20s. and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Honora Fowler pleaded guilty of the above offence, and was fined £10 and costs, or 3 | mouths imprisonment with hard labour. | ASSAULT. I Thomas Smith was charged with assaulting James Watson. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. i James Watson deposed: I am a carrier residing in Auckland ; was at the bar of the Auckland Hotel on Saturday night last, be tween 10 and 11 o'clock ; saw defendant there ; asked him for a match, which he gave me : he then struck me in the eye; then threw me out of the door, and tripped me; I fell, and he gave me a kick with his left foot in the eye; I bled about a quart ; the marks on my face are the result; had some money in my pocket, which I lost; we were both taken into custody. By the defendant: Did not tell you that I came out of " chokey ;" never saw you before in my life; never touched you till you struck me.

Michael Costello deposed : Am in the Super intendent's office; was passing through the yard of the Auckland Hotel on Saturday last about 11; saw complainant and defendant there ; saw complainant shoved out of the bar by some person and fall on the pavement j saw defendant follow him out aud kick him vio lently in the face ; blood spouted from com plainant's nose ; I gave defendant in charge. It seemed the most brutal thing I ever saw done.

Biprisoner: I saw you kick him, and gave you nrcHarge. -> ■-. . — . Sergeant McCafferty deposed: Arrested both complainant and defendant ; found de fendant lying with his head against the wall, and bleeding freely.

John Falkner gave corroborative evidence as to the assault.

For the defence, —Frederick Metge deposed: Remember the occasion in question ; did not hear complainant ask you(dofeudant) to shout; he struck you in the mouth ; you pushed him from you ; I was standing in the doorway, and I shoved him out; you kicked at him, but I could not say where you kicked him ; I pulled you back and said, don't kick the man when he is down ; did not see him bleed before the kick was given.

Henry Greenwood : Remember Saturday evening, was in the bar of the Auckland Hotel; complainant sked you (defendant) to shout; said if you did not he would thump you ; you walked away from him to the other end of the court; tried to tear the paper out of your hand, caught you by the collar an i thumped you with the other hand. Last witness dragged him out of the place and shoved him out. lam a mate of prisoner's.

John William Ellis deposed that he saw the occurrence ; there did not two minutes elapse between the blow given by complainant in the bar and the kick inflicted by the prisoner. The bereh found tke prisoner guilty, and sentenced him to two months' imprisonment with hard labour. INSULTING LANGUAGE. James Connelly was charged by George Atkinson with using insulting language. Mr. Joy for plaintiff; Mr. Wynn for the defendant. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Joy said he was instructed by plaintiff not to press the charge, and he would ask the Bench to dismiss the case. Mr. Wynn said he was quite prepared for this, and there was only one thing, for the Bench to dismiss the case; but he must ask for costs for the defendant and his witness. The Bench dismissed the case, allowing costs for defendant, four witnesses, and counsel's fee. BREACH OP HIGHWAY ACT. G A. Zambra was charged by George Fraser with refusing to pay the rates of the- Highway Board. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was ordered by the Bench to pay the same. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Montgomery Cavauan was charged with attempting to take his own life. He pleaded guilty, aud said that if he could keep from drink he would be safe from making such attempts. Mr. Commissioner Naughton asked for sure ties for his conduct. The Ben-h ordered him to find two sureties in £25 each, and his own surety for £50, to keep the peace for three months. BBEACH OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE JOT. Thomas Garrett pleaded guilty to having temporarily left his horse and express van un guarded, in Queen-street, on March 24th. Fined 10s. and costs. LABCENX. John Thompson was charged by Mark Hassan with stealing a pair of boots, value Bu.

6d. Pleaded guilty. To be imprisoned eight | days with hard labor. . | William 'Wilson was charged intlx stealing | silver spoons and forks to the Value of £2 Cs. 1 from tho dwelling of Mrs. E. Lawrie, at "' Karangahape Eoad, on 20th inst. Anna Elizabeth Chaplin, deposed: lam servant to Mrs. Lawrie. Mrs. Lawrie is very old and unable to attend Court. Recollect the 20th inst. Accompanied Mrs. Lawrie to church that evening, a little past six. Had locked all the doors, and secured all the windows excepting one which was closed down but * not fastened. Returned | about eight o'clock, and found the back-door open, and the window referred to drawn half, way down. Lighted a candle, and took it into Mrs. Lawrie's bodroom. Found two small drawers of looking-glass open and papers scattered about. On going into the front room we found two drawers of cbeffonier open, and Mrs. Lawrie found six spoon* missing, also six silver-plated forks, three silver tea-spoons, one small tea-spoon, and one or I two smaller-sized plated forks. Had seen these 1 articles every day. Pemember distinctly seeing them on Saturday. The spoons and forks now produced are the property of Mrs. Lawrie, aud wliich have been stolen from her cheffonier. Morris Marks deposed : I am a pawnbroker, carrying on business in Auckland. Saw prf. soner about half-past seven on Thursday, the 24th instant, at my place. He asked me to purchase some forks and spoons. Said more than once they were his own property, and I purchased them. He gave me his name as Lawson, residing in Cook-street, and Beelilg the initial "L" on One spoon, I believed him. Ihe articles produced are tnose I purchased from prisoner. Gave him seven shillings for them. Was not aware that the spoons were £ silver. My wifo, on her return, said, from in formation received by her, the spoons were stolen. Handed them over this morning to detective Ternahan. Detective Ternahan deposed i I arrested prisoner on' Saturday, 26, on suspicion of an other robbery. Was identified by Mr. Marks as having sold him the property produced. A. E. Chaplin, being recalled, said: That the window referred to opened downward. Few | could see from the outside that it was not closed. Mr. Commissioner Naugliton informed the Bench that prisoner had already got two years for a similar offence, having been con- j victed of breaking into the house of Mrs ; Bloxsome, and stealing to value of £35 Is. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor. The property was ordered to be restored to Mrs. Lawrie.

The Court then rose.

DISTRICT COURT.—Monday, i 1 (Before his Honor Judge Beckham.) Judgments foe Plaintiffs. Read v. Baker.—Claim, £79 ; amount of certain dishonoured cheques, with interest. Benstead v. Hill.—Claim, £43 ; monej g had. Cohen v. Eicke. - Claim, £2512s 6d ; money lent, and interest. ■ Richards v. Auckland Consolidated Gold m Mining Company. -Claim £6 9s ; goods sold and delivered. Hesketh v. Clement and others,—Claim £52 14s 2d ; for professional services. Kissling v. Bennett.—Claim, £47 6s ; for repairs and alterations made at the Symonds- j street Music Hall; and £4 4a>, costs of arbi tration. Adjournments. Superintendent v. Johnson, —Until next Court day. - ■ Ashley Gold Mining Company v. J. B. Russell. —Until next Court day. Pride of Parnell G-old Mining Company v. Hales.—Until next Court day, to file a de fence. Owen & Graham v. Yeale.—This cause was ordered to be placed on the bottom of the de feuded list. The Court would then determine what action was to be taken, as to adjourn ment or not. I APPLICATION FOR AN OKDER TO WIND UP A | GOLD MINING COMPANY. Mr. Weston applied for an order for the winding up of the Golden Gate Gold Mining Company, forthwith, at the suit of Fraser and Tinne, creditors in the sum of £231135. Due notice of intention to apply had been given 1 under the provisions of the Gold Mining I Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865, and I the Amended Act, 1869. DEFENDED OASES. Brunkard v. Lupton, damages. Mr. Mac- Cormick for plaintiff; Mr. Richmond for de fendant. A jun had been summoned to (ry this case, but owing to an amicable arrange ment having been in ado between the legal advisers for their clients, the jury was dis missed, and the case was struck out. Three jurymen who were absent when called on the last Court day, gave various ex- i cuses for non-attendance. One of them wai fined 40s, and the other two were ordered to make affidavit of the reasons, which were held 1 by the Court to be satisfactory, in which case their fines would be remitted. A juror applied for payment for the two days he had been in attendance. His Honor said that he had no power to aiake any order for expenses where jurors had not been I sworn. [Left sitting.]

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

[From Today's "Adtebtiseu."] 1 ALLEGED BOBBERY OF SPECIMENS. The police of Grahamstown received informa tion yesterday that a hut on the City of Glas- 1 gow claim, Moanatairi, had been broken open and ibout ninety lbs. of specimens stolen threfrom.

THE LONG- DRIVE.

The usual fortnightly retorting for tho Long I Drive took place on Saturday at the Kuranui I Company's battery, and yielded 530 ozs. 11 dwts. of retorted gold. During the greater I part of the last fortnight only torf head of I stampers were employed on the stijp[.

THE ABM3TRON&1 jf A crushing of sixteen tons for Wio Arm- ,' strong claim, Karaka Hill, was finished on Saturday at the Hape Gold Mining Company's B battery, aud yielded fifteen, dwfcs. to the ton. D The battery will start to work to-day on stuff I from the Royal Standard mine, and a parcel I from the Flagstaff will also be put through at B this machine.

THE EVENING STAR, MARCH 28, 1870



EXCURSION TO THE ISLAND OF KA¥AU. THE p.s. " ' Sl^ 'WILLIAMS,' 327 tons, will leave Queen-street Wharf (weather permitting), for the above, On THURSDAY MORNING-, the 31st Inst., at 9 o'clock. RETURN TICKETS—FIVE SHILLINGS. H. M. JEUYIS, Agent. COROMANDEL ARGUS. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVERTISE MENTS for the COROMANDEL AEG US will be received by Messrs. Reed, Ferrar & Co., Evf.xing Star Office, Vulcan Lane. Single copies, 3d each.