SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Star of the South, s.s., 167 tons, W. Ben dall, from Napier. Meteor, schooner, <£0 tons, Anderson, from Wangareit

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Btur of the South, from Napier— 258 casks tallow, 84 quarter-casks ditto, 37 hhds. ditto, 153 bales flax, 52 bales wool, Brown, Campbell and Co. ; 12 cases mutton hams, Must and Co. ; |10 kegs butter, Hen derson and Macfarlane j 396 sheep, Carey, Grilles, Hunter and Co-r 10 bales- and 3 bags wool, Brown, Campell and Co.—J. S. Macfar laue, agent. /<;'. $&]

ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE SOUTH.

The regular trjder Star of the South re turned from Napier early this morning, having left that norfc on Friday- last, at mid night. Captain Bendall reports leaving Napier with a strong N.E. wind and a very heavy sea, when on Saturday morning the wind increased to a gale, and the Star took shelter in Poverty Bay till 6 p ra. the same day, when she made another attempt ; pro ceeded as far as Gable-end Foreland, where she met with a fearful sea and strong breeze, necessitating Captain Bendall to return to Poverty Bay. On Sunday morning the weather was more moderate, and at* 10 a.m. the Star proceeded on her passage ; expe rienced head winds to Mercury Islands, when the wind shifted to S.E. The vessel arrived at Kohirnarima at 7 a.m. this morn ing, and after discharging a deck load of sheep, for Messrs. Carey, G-illies an! Co., proceeded, up harbour, and came alongside the ship Inflexible at 10 a.m. with a cargo of tallow, flax, and wool, for transhipment to En eland/ The Star will return to Napier in a few days.. PAS3ENGEKS. —Messrs. Watt, Broadbent, Macfarlane, Mrs. Harfield and child, and two in the steerage. The schooner Tawera was loading at Poverty Bay, for Napier; and the p. s. Luna was lyiug at Napier when the Star sailed.

DEPARTURE OF THE LORD ASHLEY.

The s.s. Lord Ashley, Captain Wheeler, took her departure from the Manukau for the South to-day

Papsehgebs ,:—Saloon : Major Baddelly, Dr. Knia'ht, Mi-. Ryan, Mr. Marsh, Mr. Gill, M'\ Maginn, Captain Trouton, Mr. Hen derson, Mr. Otterson, Mr. and Mrs. Mcln fcyro. Steerage:—Messrs. McDermott, Pitt, Johnson, 'Hamilton, Arouson, McKay, Wil- Hams, arid seven others. The Ashley also fake 3 a quantity of general cargo. i

NAPIER SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

May 30.—Tararaki, s.s., 299 tons, F. Holmes, from Auckland. 31.—Luna, Colonial Government p.s., Fair chilcl, from Auckland, via the coast. 31.—Storm Bird, s.a,. 68 tons, P. Doile, from Wellington; . y\ •; ■ June I.—Star of the South, s.s., 161 tons, W. Bendall,. from; Auckland. '■,-.

DEPARTURES.

May 31.—Saucy Lass, schooner, 39 tons, K. M'Gregor, for Auckland. 31.—Taranaki,- s.s., 299 tons, Holmes, for Wellington and Southern ports. Juno 2. —Storm Bird, s.s., for Wellington.

COMMERCIAL.

• I Evening Stab. Office, Tuesday afternoon. . : Messrs. L. D. Nathan and Co., sold by auction, to-day, the cargo of the ketch Eagle from Eorotjnga, at 9^d per dozen ; a email quantity of bananas sold at 6d perlb. ] Mr. L. WJ Eaton held a sale of fruit at hia store, Queen-street, when the following prices -were realised::—Oranges, 5d to 6d; apples, 3£d ; bacon, lOd; butter, 10J. t-S.Messrs. Arthur and Son held a sale of drapery, when the following prices were ob tained :—dimity, 3d ; lining, 2\<\ ; cotton Tel- Yet, B£d to lOd ; check flannel, Is Id ; ploth cap 3, 19s to 21s per dozen; shepherd plaid shawls, 15s;"-cord trowsers, 7s; brown hose, 5s 9d; military half 5 hose, 4s 3d. The same firm also .held a sale'of fruit i—Apples, 2^l to B^l ; pears, s£d ; pie melons, Is Id per lb.

CHIEF POST OFFICE.

! 'A 7 i »•! SfIOBTLAND-sTfiEET.

, Maji^ -pfill close as under :-~ For Thames and Coromandel, this day, ab 5.30 p.ni.^and to-morrow, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 5.30 p.m. -. For Opobiki, per Woodstock, to-niorrow, Bth in"st., at 9 a.m. ~; ForiTauranga.'and Opotiki, per b.s. Tau ranga, to-morrow, Btli inst., at 2.30 p,na. ~iv ; Mails per s.s. Auckland will close on We^nej •aiiuiiTijui = -day. the Bth 'June, as under:— ' i 0 'For India,' Chiha, Mediterranean Ports, ■ and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 a.m. Foi?'the United Kingdom Tin. Suez, at-11 <'■"■.';• 'H v «.ife! : ■' ' . ';' '.'';■ .' : ]^or the United Kingdom via Marseilles and ' Brifiafsi. at 11.30; (tm. jl ■ "y '

For Money Orderi,1 Registered Letters, tnd - JXAj^^ers, afc'lOainv J . | Lftte '■) tettew for.^ydnejri avrtc 1 jth/» Jlriitfifl " £ip»dom, y;» Soutliaippton will be > rd ceiYeWtut 11.36 a.m.' : . Mails fffip JTaraoald and tlie Southern Firo vinois^pflr s.s. Aii'eclale, will be made! up at this office immediately after the arrival of the 98. t}ii>y of Melbourne' from Hdno , I MtijL'4 hy/ k (M ■"■' ' ! :'' f' ;; ! S.?. Bias, • Chief Postuiasfce?.-

POLICE COURT.

The following is . the. rota of attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court, for the week ending June 11, 1870: — ' Tuesday, June 7th—Messrs. G. M. Mitford '.M{ty6? vMorrc>w. WPtfesaay,'June Bth-~ Messrs. L. D. Na ' than and D. L. Murdoch. Thursday, June 9fcli—Messrs. J. 0. Newman r and C. H: Otway. Friday.Uune 10th—Messrs. Or. B. O«en and G-. P.' Pierce. % Saturday, Juh-311th—Messrs. E. F. Porter and Tho». Ritchie.

BIRTHS.

Le"Roy.—On the 6lh instant, at her resi dence, Salisbury-street, Parnell, the Avife of Mr. E. Leßoy, of a daughter. MaoOohmick. —On the sth June, 1870, at Park "Road, near Auckland, the wife of J". 0. MacCorniiok K bavrister at law, of a son. ■ AsavCELii,—^-On Sunday, June sth, the wife of the-Eev. U.-'JJT.r Ash well, of a son, still-born.

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1870.

The Honorable the Postmaster-Gre neral has been " deputationed" in the south on the San Francisco mail route, and the result seems to promise that sober counsels will, prevail. That any scheme making Auckland the first point of arrival and last of departure, should, under any conditions, be regarded as acceptable down South AYas perhaps hardly to be expected. But there 13 a gymnastic feat described in the vernacular as " jumping out of the fryingpan into the fire," and it is probable that the Wellington people will come to see that, disagreeable as the Jiall-cum- Yogel scheme may be, yet inasmuch as it makes any point of the colony on the direct line, it is prefei'able to .what really seems the only alternative, the original intention, of Mr. Webb —the Fijian route to Honolulu, with a branch line to New Zealand. That such a route is the direct one between Hono lulu and Sydney, and presents strong claims, is seen" a*; a glance. Almost equidistant between the two ports, and with the slightest divergence from the straight line, the growing commer eial interests of Fiji will be a tempta tion to the business men of San Fran cisco and Sydney ; and with its posi tion, halfway, and trifling divergence from the course, that group presents a rival to New Zealand which our colonists ought not to ignore. Should such a route be adopted, and a branch line of' steamers connect it with New Zealand, the claim of Wellington as the first port of arrival and last of de parture is crushed ; for Fiji is almost directly north- from Auckland. We have no doubt, therefore, that on ma turer thoughts, . the satisfaction ex pressed by Mr. Pearce with the scheme, and the explanations of Mr. Vogel

will be quietly aequiesed iu| by

our southern friends

To Auckland the steamers may di vert their course without causing in couvenience to Australia; but the idea of their gqihg all the length af the island farther youth, is siich an outrage to decency, that its proposal would probably be met by an impera tive demand that the direct route by Fiji should be adopted, or no subsidy be given irom America or Australia. Let it not be sup-posed that we can do in this .matter as we like. It is truo the subsidy in the: present, contract is so small that JN Te\v Zealand could, without inconvenience to herself, bear the cost. But it /should, be remem bered that such .small subsidy is con tingent on a continued good passenger traffic; and should a rival line be*, tween San Francisco and Sydney, via Honolulu and Fiji, be established,; we fear that the subsidy required by.our own mail line would be a serious-bur-

then

It is impossible to overestimate;the value of the point d'appuie we have ail the present contract; &n<lMi\« Vogel may' with all hobesty-'take credit to himself for having .s.u,4^6 P^y» seized it as the best. means of checking lthe; Fijian scheme. And with suet a tdftfg^ iinjjerrding eh the total; 6kplu sion of New Zealand 1 Ifotn tiie" ~ ofeori^ line, our'legislators, iii tampering "vfith the route, should take care of playing with edged tools. : .

Feom a notice: in another column- it will be observed that the Justices of the Peafce in the district are U!:der£alung the visiting duties 'iu'coijnec'ciou w}th J\s*punt Eden Gaol ; and that a meeting of those holding her Jftojealy's commission \n the district is called for ur angements to this effect,, on ;'.i hursday next. We presume that it is intended to .save the saliry hitherto paid to a visiting justice specially appointed fox that piifpose), ■

Long Dbive.—Tha^fcransfer books of this company will be closed from twelve o'clock to-merrow, until twelve o'clqck on Thursday, when a.djvid^nd,bf:bne^>ouii4 r per share-wi*l be..declaried. :<- 'y.i . .4a''^JSu&HCTLE incident, though .father inpon'iteiiientr.to tli| chief.actOria' it, oc curred\tliis, morning ai the Queen-street wfctarf. tit )s*.to be understood that the p. 9/Williams makes a paintpf leaving f4,r th,e Thames, witli the utmost punctuality. This mofr&nng Mi%Stilart O Brien was on board,' :and);%egje'ctful «£ the; punctual habits of the boat, found a yawning chasm between him and thaivharf ere ho awoke to th& realities <3f the position; "A boat! a boat! my kingdom for a boat!" cried the lessee of the; : Prince' of Wales ; but the paddles went .moving roand,. an i. no boat came. As^he had hut the alternative of a header into the Waitemata or a quiet trip -to the Thames; Mr. O'Brien, as lie faded from view, seemed to have acqui esced in, the .decrees-' of fate. As the Williams leaves the Thames again this afternoon'af 3 o'clock, Mr. O'Brien may possibly be in time to appear as announced in " The Death Jinot," on the boards of the Prince of Wales, nothing the worse from the refreshing breezes of the Hau raki Gulf.

We learn that a man named McDerrnott, lately employed by Mr. William Shaw on the Morning Advertiser, was apprehended this morning, on board the Lord Ashley, at Onehunga, by Constable Negus, on a charge of stealing an opera glass, the property of Mr. Shaw. The accused will be brought up in the Police Court to morrow.

In the Police Court, torday, there" was an average number of drunken-cases, one r:illeu and melancholy specimen of what woman can sink to appearing for the third time, and having a helpless infant in her arms. The Inflexible cases, we presume, have come to an end, the last being settled out of Court. The only other charge was against a man for " taking a seat," but not in the ordinary acceptation of the term, inasmuch as he appeared to have retained it, although he walked away. Unfortunately, too, for himself, ho bad endeavoured to turn the chair into money wherewithal to deal in certain articles of merchandise, to wit, fish and muffins. His intentions having boon frustrated, lie was accommodated with a room in Mount Eden, with a hammer to amuse himself in cracking scoria for Her Majesty for the space of a month. As will be seen by notice in another column, an extraordinary meeting of the Kuraimi Gold Mining Company will be held to-morrow morning, at the office of the Company, in Shortland-street, at lialf past ten, for the purpose Jof taking steps to increase the capital of the company by the issue of 2700 new shares of £10 each.

As will be seen from notice in another column, the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Hall of the Mechanics' Institute, on Thursday afternoon. In ;the.present in terest attaching to everything relating to the San Francisco mail route, the public cannot fail to watch with interest the movements of the Chamber of Commerce. The late public meeting has shown the intensity of feeling in the city, and the people will look to this Chamber as the legitimate protector of our commercial interests. Nothing should stay the send ing of the deputation to Australia, and the exposition of the views of the Cham: ber, and a statement of the powerful rase of Auckland, to the Chambers of Commerce in America and Australia1.- Promptitude and firmness, and unequi vocal speaking, now, will ward off many difficulties. We shall look with deep in terest to the meeting of the Chamber on Thursday.

The Cnmiiu&! H3ey?btfs 6f the giipWrne Court will coinraenco to-morrow morning, before'his Honor Chief Justice Sir Gv A. Arney.. '■■ '■> °- '- • '■'

Acclimatisation. —The secretary has received advices from England of the shipment per • Sciehallion' of 128 yellow liammers. The ship sailed 2511 iof Feb ruary. The yellow-hammer is one of the most useful insectivorous' birds. The next mail it is expected will bring advices of other shipments of these useful ■'birds'; also rooks and plover!" Attempts are being made to introduce Califbrnian star lings and blackbirds by the l?an Francisco

steamers

A kecent number of ike Melbourne Leader contains the following paragraph : " Aniudividual calling himself ' Tlie Bey. Ja,mus Thornton' alias; \ Thompson,' has been! largely " victimising well-disposed persons of means in the Beaufort district, lie has been by turns representing himself as a Presbyterian, a Church of Kngland, and a Congregational clergyman from I hristchurch, New Zealand, aud states that he is collecting funds for the re-building: of a church, which was burned down by the Maories ([) The assumed minister has presented to several persons of standing a list of subscriptions, con taining sums amounting ia all to about £200, which he states have been given towards the re-erectiou of ,his church. Mrs. poloneLEoberts, of the CotmoWerrifn Mr. Robert Hood, J.P., of the Murray station, also contributed. His visits to this lady and gentleman were made on th«^2oth of last month. His would-be reverence is described as. bating white hair, a sqfuint in one eye,, iifd 'wears glass**. He drives a one-horse buggy, and sports a scrvant-raaft." Mr. Thorn •ton, we peed scarcely say, will be well remembered in Auckland. The Bap tist Church of this city, after his departure, took occasion by way of precaufcionj to Bcquainttheir co-religionists in Australia touching his peculiar gif'tsl Mr. Thornton subsequently returned to | Auckland from Christchurch, some three j years ago, in order to rebut the state-i ments contained in tlie communication ' alluded to. The " vindication" of his character which he made ml th£ "Protes tant flail cannot yet be forgotten, and was so siogularly successful that he

speedily disappearea:-fi^ni the scene of his labours in AuctTind.VxJlie.~"chapel about .to be built— {r&-sidlt we ai?e&/?*feiaformed) Ch¥i-stchttVcl^," lifts proved-^a peren nial sotf^ce^' contribu.tioif's' fur a lenj^th eiied and iheifejjtre a jiiisaber of •:benevfdlent^!don'ors W J^ntßrbjary and :Ola^o*,"! who', eqilally wrEh those' in Aus tralia, would bo glad.to obtain, a " finan cial statemeut" at :;ihe^hand's of the rev ■treasurer.

..Appcig4.tio3st has!" been ,uiade to His Excellency the ;.,Governoi%, by John Charles StoTin^fof-CoroiiiandeJ,: jSraying for .a graEt to%iya ;of let]ers,ipa.tent, under, theseal of the ;^oloriy, vfor. 'tbe^e^plusiy^'" urq,,./advantage, and eHJoym^en^ rof.--a^. ■ ' trlpleiactidn grMder a^a'an!jalga*fiator,'' for the more .^complete reducj/Bn of auriferous" ores, and the more perfect ex traction of the gold therefrom.

We have been informed that the annual meefcing of the Horticultural Society will take'piace early tliis' week, in conse quence of the president (Thomas Mac*-" ffarlane, Esq.) having to proceed to Wel lington, to attend to his duties in the House of Representatives.

iTis notified that Benjamin 0. Hayles has become insolvent, and that Thomas Mac ffarlane, Ksq., has become trustee in the estate of, Frank Towers. ~. . .. ; i . .

ARRIVAL OF THE 'STAR OF THE SOUTH' FROM NAPIER.

LATEST FROM WELLINGTON.

:: . WE LLING-TO3ST, June 2. A fctll meeting of the steam committee took place to-day, to receive the report of the depu tation that waited on the Postmaster-General. The following resolution's were moved by Mr. Gillon, seconded by Mr. Krull, and unani mously adopted: — ; ' " That in the opinion of this committee the explanations afforded by the Po3tmaster- Q-eneral to the ■ deputation which waited on him, on the 30th, are extremely unsatis factory."

" That the scheme of having a line of ocean steamers first calling ufc Auckland and then visiting southern parts —the Manukau being connected with Australia by a branch live—is impracticable.',

" That in the event of such a scheme as the one indicated in the first resolution passed.at the late public meeting, obtaining the support of the Victorian Government, this committee feels bound to use its influence to secure for such scheme any subsidy the colony can grant, in aid of such service."

Mr. Vogel wrote a letter to the chairman (Mr. Pearce), affirming the correctness of the Government telegraphic summary of what took place between >t he ■"flepjitation and him self. A resolution waj. passed, j,nanking Mr. Pearce for his promptitude in forwarding telegrams to the press contradicting the ac count prepared by Mr. Vogel, and for' hia conduct generally as head of the deputation..

NAPIER.

The Haivkes Bay Herald of June 2, saya:—

Martha, Te Kooti's wife, is now in Napier, having arrived by the Luna. ]It is supposed she will give evidence against the prisoners sufficient to convict most of them.

The Hon. Mr. M'Lean arrived on Tuesday last,. in the Luna,.. and. was very wal'mly received by all classes. On Wednesday he was present for a shorb time in the Provincial Council. , Last evening he was entertained at a public dinner in the Odd Fellows' Hall, a targe number of gentlemen being present.

ij-TAupo.—The native ; meeting at Taupo.was successful, although some influential chiefs were absent tin ough the inclemency of the weather. Mr. Locke, who was present, succeeded after the meeting in pui-chasing a site for a township at the outlet of l'aupo Lake, on the banks of the Waikato. i

POLICE COURT.-Monday.

The Court .sit. again at 3 o'clock. Messrs, J. May, and J. G. Ovwaj, J occupied the Bench.

PTTEBING A FOKGED CHEQUE. [< ; H. Williamson was charged witli having, on tlio 3i-d June, feloniously uttered a cheque on the Bank of Australasia for £2-4 19s:3J, well knowing it to be forged, purporting to he

drawn by J. A. Barber, in favor of 606 or 612, with intent thereby to defraud the said Blink of Australasia. Mr. Brookfieid, in opening the ease, said lie did not--knox« thi*t'§tl\e ~ca-$ presented^ any peculiarities from otller^ cases* of forgWy and uttering, with ono exception, that the pi'ose cution w uld be unnble to produce the docu ment alleged to be forged, and that for reasons that he would mention by-and-by. The short circumstances of the case were as follow : The person charged with this offence wenti to the Eank r; of Australasia just before closing time, and there tendered a'' cheque for £24 19s 3d, which purported to be signed ;by Mr, Barber, Customhouse agent. The ledger keeper had doubts as to the genuineness of the signature, and made enquiries of |he person presenting, it as to the person frbin •v^homjio repeired v iti -~v He g%ve the cheque b^ck to.lUEns^nJpr^er tpat he Inight" get Mr. Barber's initials to it, "or to^et a fresh cheque for fchie amount. Neither occurrence took place. The bank had, therefore, no option but to lay au information after baring c..>in munication with Mr. Barber. The cheqiie remained in the hands of the accused, conse quently Jip, .(Mr«. Brookfield) was not mi a "position, -to ■ bring the document before the. Court. In order to do all in his power lie hnd served the defendant's solicitor—Mr. Wynn—with a notice to produce. If he did so, well and good ; and, if not, he would be in a position to- give secondary evidence in the matter, by means of the bank clerk. The ' information was simply for; uttering a forged cHeque, well knowing it to t>e forged. The Bench would talte a common sense view of the matter, and see whether there was a prima facie case made out, and it' so, then it would be their duty to commit the case to a higher Court. But he believed the Bench would bear him. out when he said that it was mt their plate to decide whether the prisoner wjs guilty or not guilty. He then put in tl|e notice tcSoroduce. ;

Mr. Wynn said- he did not produce the cheque because it was not in his possession, and he did not know where it was. Koberfc Urquhai-t Love, ledger keeper in the Bank of Australasia, deposed : I have known defendant for some time. Eecolleet his coining to the hank about five minutes to three on Friday afternoon last. He came to present a cheque purporting to be drawn by J. A. Barber, commission agent. Ip was as follows :-—." Aueklan I, 3rd June, 1870.:, To the Bank of Australasia Pay- No. 606 (erased witli a peri)';6i2, or bearer, the sum of twenty-four pounds iriineteen shillings and three pence.—J. A. Berber." I know J. A; ..Barber; he is a commission agent in Fprfcfi 'street..,, I do not'know1 any other.. J. ■A- Barberjin Auckland. Mf."-Barber bad vat that tinioaii-accbuut at the Bank of Australasia. I did notlipay that cheque on. presentation,-; because Ididr'not consider the signature right. I returned the cheque to defendant, saying that the signature was unlike, and asked' him from whom he got it. He said " a party : ihere must be some mistake." He mentioned, no name. There was no further conversa tion; "I--told him tO'get another cbe~(ftfe from' Mr. Barber. .1 cannot .recollect any answer he made. He then left the Bank. I after wards saw Mr. Barber on the matter. . j , Cross-examined: He did say that there must.be some mistake. He did eayhe would take the cheque back to the person he received it from,-and ask for an explanation; He then left the bank. After that I' netev saw the cheque again that day,: but I. saw the accused. By Mr. Brookfield : I told him,to get the cheque from. Barber,, and he then left the b,ank, saying he .would go and get an explana tion ffom tlve person" from whom he had re ceived the cheque. He said this before I told him to get another, cheque from Barber. 1 saw him agaui the "same afternoon. I had some further conversation ,with him. I told* liim'that ■ he' would get hLhself into trouble. I saw him on my way to Barber's office, im mediately after the closing of the bank. He said that the money was Snot for him j that he got the cheque from a party Mr. Wvnn objected to the line of re-exami nation. It did not ai-ise out of his cross examination. ..! ' Mr. Brookfield pr ssed the question, which he 'stated did arise out of the cross-axamina tion. The Bench, deoided that the question could not be put. Some discussion took place on the subject between the learned counsel. J. A. Barber, examined by Mr. BrookSeld, deposed :•'I any Custom House and commis sion agent, and carry" on .business in Fort stfeet. . I know no other-J A Barber besides myself in Auckland. I know the defendant by sigh/. I did not give him a phegue for £24 19a ?,cl last Friday in favour of No. 606/ or upon aiiy other occasion. I did not sigu any cheque to 606, erased 612, upon the 3rd June, nor any previous day. I generally, make my cheques payable to numbers. On Tuesday I drew a cheque payable to 6tO. Detective; Murphy deposed : I have made enquiries if tliere is anyotber Joseph Arthur Barber, in Auckland, but can fin2rt!R3¥x>the.^. and have searched the jury list. W This was the whole case. Mr. Wynn contended' that thare was no evidence to show that the defendant had forged the cheque, and the Bench must have fair evidence to show that the accused himself must have suspected the cheque to be forged before he could be criminally de'alfcwith. He left the case in the lianas of the Court, fully convinced that they would dismiss the ac cused. . ■■<-.'•.. After a brief deliberation, the .Bench, was of opinion that the > evidence would not justify them in committing the accused for trial, and they therefore dismissed the case. The Court then rose. .. -.j ( . ■ ■ . * ; jj> i■ , ,t \ i This Day. (Before W. C. Daldy, Esq., and H. Morrow, Esq., J.P.s) DEUNKENNESS. Henry Nay smith and John Edwards were fined 55." and costs, or 24 hours' imprisonment, and Ann Swift, for a third offence, wa3 fined 20s. and costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment... liABCENY. Jjoseph Willing was charged with: stealing one chair from the new City Hall, value Bs.. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. James Dryden, sworn, deposed: lam in eh args/ of.- the.. City | ;Hall, th c , property of Messrs. Jones and Mdrrhi. jOn Saturday aftcrnoqu I: missed the cbiiir; tle'chair pro tlubedHs the one. I don't know the prisoner. I never saw him before. Ann Wtilker, deposed; fam a marked woman; saw. prisoner last Friday, he : came to my house to sell the chair produced ;,I.bought it and gave half a-crown for it j he explained that he hr.d got it in paymeut;. have seen. prisoner before. ■ J Detective Ternahan, deposed : Saw prisoner yesterday at 12 o'clock on, Queen street wharf, I arrested him ; he said it was a mistake, as he had no chair. Sentenced to be imprisoned for one month with hard labour. BHEACH OF MUNICIPAIi SUIPPINO- ACT. I The charge against Captain Lyell, of Inflexible, was struck out, the case having been settled out of Court. . ; " ; •: , The^Gpurt thenjoae. , ..„ ;•■,;.;

THEATRE ROYAL.

A.KOTHEE go,od,botiie last nighV'gro^'dish,© performers in this fast rising place of amuse ment. There is something so .JswJftAdlnJjly smooth in the acting ,pf.,the Star Company; such an absence of Tut- lies, that^an audieice feels comfortable, : and in an erijoyablo mdod thrbugh'out: We "think this largely accounts for the popularity 'that is gathering round tihe company"* while-the-really excellent actingjpf every ui.epAber of the party >y;ithout one excep tion, cannot fail" to give tliiat popularity per manence. . " Th« Poisoner,' or \b\i& Isle \M. Ti-opez," as ; . produced, eontainedjsomei .of fcjie best1 acting that'the people of Auckland haH-e seen ; and the farce of " A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock " was' productive of merriment and ftm throughout. We have not spajce to-day to individualise the acting, but are glad to see that the current of popular favor has set in so' strongly in favor of the Stiar Company and the Theatro Koyal. ! "

MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

FIRST ENTERTAINMENT) OF Tin, 1 SEASON. ' UE i It is with extreme gratification tliat we h I to record the successful debut of the mis N « neous entertainments in connection win, local Institute. A full house, and a muster of amateurs, an appreciative audif 0^ good execution on the part of the perform with general satisfaction on all sideß—sucH* been the reward that has met the efforts of n sub-committee of the Mechanics' liißtittt charged with the getting up of these ent ' tainnlents. An appropriate addresi wer m '« by the President—P. Whitaker, Jhq. *? recitations of Messrs. W. Reed, j ? White, Sanderson, and the 'brotW Phillips, were well . and forcibly „;"" and cordially received; the niggor 0 fcion of Mr. Ferrar was immense^ yhile th' choruses;'quartettes, trio and solos7of Messw Henderson, ,Yates, Brett, a «!j "Skinner, 'and.instrumental accompaniments b Mr. Livingstone, were rendered with BuchJ. ""pressibu aVd 'true feeling Is"to^el'icif &o mo ,| cordial applause. One jiefect? >alone was art parent, namely,—the absence of lady Bineert oWe trust this will, be amended, in future per. formances, for our amateurs nitty depend on it , that nothing so^iyes a tone, to an merit, and establishes symp'aiiuefribefcteen the audience and performers as the presence of ladies among. ( thp.. amateurs, and th« influence whicn tlieh*. sweeter wavblinm hare, :in touching the chords of the human heart. Where all did 'well it would be invidious to individualise and com pare ; but: we -caiinot' help saying that the gems: of the evening "neVe Mr. fates' " Thou art so near and yet so far," and Mr. Jonej'j performance on the violin,: lfeach. of them being really exquisite.,-"! There can be no ■loubfc, after ■ the result of last nigh'ti, as to the eontinuaucfe of the entertainments: and an a meeting of the gentlemen who have interested thenjaelves.in the matter is to be held in the I Institute, on Thursday evening, we have no i doubt the scheme will, be placed on a perma- i nenb basis. - ■.«.-'5 . i I

GOVERNMENT RIFLE FIRING.

The firing "of Nos«: 1,-2, 3 ; and 4 com- 1 panics Auckland Rifle Volunteers^ for tie If ProvincialGovernment'prizes/ took place I yesterday at the Butts, Point Chevalier. Captain i'erroni acted as scorer, and I Lieutenants Sfcinner, Morrow, and I O'Connor . as" niarkers. Subjoined is the I — "' ~/■ '.',]. ; I

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DEMOLITION OF WESTPORT.

Wdstpoet will, in all probability, in a'short time, be blotted'but,!'or rather washed out, of the. map: pf the; West Coast.

The high tides of Friday _ night and. JSatur- < day morning, says the local paper, hare sliced od'a-stripyoJEj J?each<several chains in width, destroying several tenements, and necessitating the removal of otHers. The groin, which it; I ■was hopdd'taighf? have lab far.flucce^ed ei-¥ perimentally as to lead & an enlaTgeil^system; of protection 7 being undertaken .'^scarcely' offered the' Tsl%htest resistance" "to the? vast bodies of water that surged over the'lSjjach, 1 and after one or 'two breakershad teWept."ovei it; ■ collapsed altogether". " We belief itf is th» , first occasion; slitco • Wftstp'dr't' has' siiflPered froni t!\e-inroiid»Of'tlilß Bea that sprihg'^'tides and oxtraorditaiary'rough weather haye1! hap pened togeth«jir,i e^er«ising a double force in expediting thej ,work of destruction. During the past t^o.years _,an .extent of beach, fully ' lmifai4ifc Jitf wid'tii; lias i)een swept away by | the gradual action of the tides, including a number of freehold sections in what was once knows as Bai-in and Molesworth streets. | Unpleasant ]as it " undoubtedly is to glance i respectively at.what the township has already ..[j suffered, there ig-grdtind .jfpr grave apprehe^ggl sion that thedamaga hitherto 'done'T^PSHj into -comparatite jjitignincaH<je/with.whitfh>iiMt be expected in the future. Tho erifiroijnliljSK the present township of VV"estport is comppat^K of .loose sand and ejiingle,- offering. ,ypi3r;.i*|'iH| resistance indeed ;to the sea, &nd,piuai^Mgj disappear.if the, lattec's. rate of-pi'ogreMiO" H

CITY BOARD ELECTIONS.

It is' notified by the lietumi&g oca,^r, (|J| P Maurice O'Borko, Esq., that a pYublia nieelinff of the electors of the' West Wanf J^Oi 1, and.g East. War il Kb. 3, '.will be bel(&ftt> the ,^|t|n. Board . office, ; at noon, on Tues^f^. the 14th.Jj iflslant^.for the jjurpose;".of n^,luting.tvro» members for""VTest^^_Ward Ny \, aild one | member for Eajst WardJiJo,, 3. there ~- be; any: oppositipn therpotting will-fcate place I i i on th a following' day.

A few days ago a man entered a French f | omnibus, and" deposited ■ a paper bag on \ tlie flbbr of the vehicle betvveen his legs. M The parcel yret, the paper burst, and'the contents iof it—lar^e, streaked, slimyi long- . horned Briails-trtdok to cra'prJiii^ aboilt the legs r pf. ? the t .passengers, preferring jupons a|,tlieir 'favorlfe promenade ground. ,

THE EVENING STAK, JUNE 7, 1870.



NOTICE> THE Justices of the Peace of the District of, Auckland arc-respectfully., requested to attend a MEETING- at the Pdttce- Court, - Auckland, on THUJRSDAY, 9th June, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of selecting t^ro of their body to perform the duties of Visiting Justices to the Mount Eden Gaol. JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM, ; Clerk-of Petty Sessions. ~ Petty Sessions Court, Auckland, June 7,1870.



■A' iot ;of folks ' are continually getting " stout," but remaining thin ! J When is a thief like a sempstress ?— Whpn he outs and runs. _ r \