SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Duke of Edinbui-gh, barque, 400 tons, Smith, from Newcastle.

Prince of Wales, cutter, 24 tons, Ricketts, from Wangapoa, with 15,100 feet timber.

Merlin, schooner, 40 tons, Yates, from the Thames, with sundries.

Mary Thompson, schooner, 60 tons, O'Con nell, from the Thames.

Tauranga, s.s., 67 tons, Bolger, from Bay of Islands. Nautilus, cutter, Stephons, from East Coast. Prince Alfred, barque, 161 ton., Young, from Tahiti. , •"-, ,•'

Kauri, schooner, 41 tons, Shepherd, frorii Russell, with coal. \ Herald, schooner, 54 tons, McKenzie,. from Hokianga. Hero, s.s., 765 tons, T. Logan, from Syd riey arid Melbourne.*

DEPARTURES.

Auckland, s.s., 533 tons, C. Blick, for Sidney.'" " Kate Grant, schooner, Davis, for Wangarei. Leonidas, schooner, Norris, for Bay of Islands.. * . , '. « { . Speedwell, ketch, Bewicke,for WangapoSt.

IMPORTS.

Per barque Duke of Edinburgh, from New castle : >550 tons coals, 17 tons bone dust> 10 trine coke; ordee. *"- '>' ■ >. ■ Per barque Prince Alfred from Tahiti : —76 bales cotton, 58 tons : cotton seed, Owen and Graham; 4 bales cotton, 10 tons cocoanut oil, 3 tons coffee, 1 ton old metal, 12,000 oranges, 1000 cocoanuts, J. B. Young.—Owen and Graham, agents.

EXPORTS.

Per s.s. Auckland for Sydney:—2 cases woollens (ex Ahuriri, from Wellington), S. W. Hill; 1 case, H. M. Jervis. Ex warehouse under bond : 1 case cards, M. Levy. Free goods : 47 bales flax, Roberts : 1 case, Cawk well; 50 cases nails, 1 bale canvas, 1 ditto rope, .Asher; 2 boxes gold (containing 4414 0z5.,2 dwts.)Bank of New Zealand.—H. M. Jervis, agent.

The Nautilus arrived from the East Coast last evening, with 800 bushels maize, order ; 400 bushels wheat, Thornton, Smith & Co.

The s.s..Tauranga left the Bay of Islands at 4.46 p.m. on Tuesday, and arrived in har bour at 7.80 a.m. to-day. Passengers.—Mr. Carleton, Dr. Ford, Miss Bennett, Miss Man ning, Mr. D. "Vileoq, and ten in the steerage. Cargo—2 tons flair.; 20 hides. >>' •• ' H.M.S. "Virago left Sydney for this port on the Ist instant.

'• Ip_AND' ClTS.,—The fine barque Island City, Captain Atteridge, arrived at Gladstone from this port on the Ist instant, after a capital passage of 13 days. The clipper barque Constance was to leave* Sydney for,this port on the 4th inst. The barque Eucalyptus, hence, arrived at Hobart Town on the 26th ult.

The barque Tell, Captain Qdell, sailed from Newcastle for Auckland'oi the 28th kit. Vith 430 tons coal.

Capsizing of a Boat at Post Stephens, and Loss op Five Lives.—Our Newcastle correspondent states that information has just reacheJ town of a dreadful accident, occasioned by the capsizing of a boat last Monday night at Port Stephens. It appears a boat con taining Mrs. Barnes' and • baby,- Mr. Barnes (brother-in-law to Mrs. Barnes), Mr. Wood ford, and Mr. Bookman, in all five souls, were under sail in Nelson's Bay, en route for the

Myall River; a sufM.n spun!! capsized the boat and .hey were iui drowned. The bodies I of Mrs. Barnes and baby and Mr. Barnes have V been recovered, the ' other two are not yet r-found. . Mr, Barnes Was a resident of Ray- L. : Y'lOtid Terrace. — Sydney- Herald.

ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF EDIN BURGH.

y barque Duke, of Edinburgh, Captain t 'arrived iv harbour this morning from • .tie, having left that jport on the 24th Tne brinks'a full cargo bf cdals, bone - ;7/ke, &o. ; -■".'•■• :

ARRIVAL OF THE HERO.

ii powerful and favorite steamer Hero; in. nand of J. T. Logan, Esq., arrived in bur last 'evening from Malbourne taind Hey, after a rapid passage of five days I the latter port. . She brings a large cargo aneral metoharidise (as per imports) and ..it forty passengers.7';■• y ".:,L"; '.>'•'.!'i":,r. ii : —Fronij Melbourne. —Saloon : R&rs. Maw, Mrs..Grif_tSt_is and Masters Griffiths 8)y Misa Kirby, arid Messrs 0; B- Robinson,' Jraham, Pingwaj-l, C,, Chase, a.ndjeleven in the -.teerasre. Prom Sydney.—Saloon: Mrs. and Miss Wliifcely, Mrs; Wilson, Mr/ J. M. Bar* gaville, Mr. Coburn,'and eight in the steer a^' ■

DEPARTURE OF THE AUCKLAND.

TUp'.'.AiS.H. 'Company's s.s. Auckland, Captain? C.' Blick. took her departure for, Sydney 'this afternoon, with a' quantity of general cargo, Z boxes of Thames gold, and the following passengers': —Mrs. 'Robertson, Miss Wlnmhan, Mr. Marks, Mrs. Bacon, Messrs.'Stewart, Jenkins, Antes, __emihg; W. Brown, H. Brown.; . /.' SI

ACCIDENT TO THE ROYAL ALFRED.

An unfortunate and unaccountable accident occurred to the steamer Royal Alfred, yester day, on her voyage doWn to the Thamas. Whilst off Tararu, the cross head brass piece at the head of one of the pistons snapped, and as the accident happened during the up stroke, the piston came down With great force, and knocked out the bottom of the cylinder. The consequence was that the vessel had to complete her up trip under one engine. The real extent of, the damage is not yet known, as there lias been no time for a thorough examination. It' is much to be re gretted that any %uch thing- should have occurred, as the Alfred is a favorite boat on the Thames line, and her owner has been at no small pains and' expense to accommodate the travelling public. The Duke of burgh has, moreover, only' just been laid up. The Go-Ahead is, however/completed, and will be at once placed on the lino until the Alfred canixe repaired.'' ' '-'

THE S.S. GO-AHEAD.

The little Go-Ahead has long been well known in Aucklandj,.waters,-having been JUployed in various trades, chiefly in tne collier line, for some years. ...Her.,model was always a subject, for, admiration, but her

engines being but weak, site never got her name up as a fast boat. Some; little time ago she was purchased by Mr. S. H. Smith, since which time she lias received a complete over haul in every respect, chiefly, we believe, with a view to being placed in the Wangarei trade. In consequence of-tl—. accident to the Royal Alfred yesterday/'howgjyt.r, she will be placed upon tho Tharine-. line,':_i-..the meantime. The Go; Ahead hasite-^ived a new boiler of supcrio.*.b-ake, ,'and of a: size that will produce an abimdaut, supply,. of.Vs.eam. Her engines hav^'rbeen 'alteredjV and improved, and her pistons, &0., are new.' AlLthese additions and renovations;. Will; greatly'add to her speed, < which was her great,, aria in fact, only need. . \ As far as passenger accommodation is con-; cerned, that department has iiotheeiirieglected.* A handsome saloon has been'b'Ctil-' amidships, fitted with mottled kauri, and containing a' number of sleeping be.rths. The whole is made comfortable with l_<air seated cushions, arid a cedar buffet adorns' the apartment, arid affords accommodation for steward's supplies. The saloon is surmounted by a bridge. The ladies' cabin is placed aft, aud is also fitted in the same manner, and found in "all con-',' veniences. The fore cabin is roomy, oakt grained, and varnished, and looks extremely; comfortable.

The Go-Ahead is rigged as :a topsail schooner, the spars having formerly belonged, to the Royal Alfred. She is now one of the. prettiest little steamers in the colony, and we! both hope and believe that she .will prove 1 profitable. Her working expenses will be small, and she is adapted for carrying a large cargo, and is well ,* suited for. cattle. Her speed was tested on Saturday, under not the* most favourable circumstance, when she exceeded the expectations of her owner. Coming up from Brown's Island she passed the Duke of Edinburgh quite comfortably.

The Go-Ahead is to run to the Thames during this and next week, until the Alfred has received an overhaul, after which s'ae will be placed in the Northern trade. • .

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, Wednesday afternoon,

Messrs. Arthur and Son held a sale of produce at their mart this day, which was; well attended:—-Onions brought from Id to lfd ; lard, 6d to 6£-d ; Waikato bacon, 7|d to Bgd per lb.; potatoes, £2 10s to £2 15s perl ton.

Mr. S. Jones sold at his mart, to day, as! follows : —Oats, 3s 4cl; maize, 53 ; barley, 2? : 3d ; butter, lOd ; kerosene, 43 3d ; potatoes, £3 per ton.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota of attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court, for,the week ending June 11, 1870: — Thursday, June 9th —Messrs. J. C. Newinan

andC. H.,Otway. Friday, June 10th —Messrs. G. B. Owen and G. P. Pierce.

Saturday, June 11th—Messrs- R. E- Porter and Thos. Ritchie.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Sho_t_and-stbeet.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames and Coromandel, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow at il'a-m . and 5.30 p.m. For Tauranga. and Opotiki, per s.s. Tau ranga, to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. For JNapier, per s.s. Star of the South, on Friday, 10th inst., at 4 p.m. For Sytlney and the Australian Colonies, per . s.s. Hero, on Tuesday, the 13th inst., at 2 p.m. ' Mails for Taranaki and the Southern Pro vinces, per s.s. Airedale, will be made up at this office immediately after the arrival of the s.s. City of MfelbOurrie from Hono lulu.

S. B. Bibs, • Chief Postmaster,

WEDNESDA Y, JUNE 8, 1870.

We learn that the p.s. * Eoyal Alfred' will take the place of the p.s. ' Duke of Edinburgh;' during her overhaul, com mencing to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at 8 o'clock, from the wharf (Auckland) to Grahams-town.

The, monthly muster of the' Auckland Naval and Artillery Yoluriteiers wiU be held at Fort Britomart sit seven o'clock t/*!-morrow evening. Claims in the estate of Solomon Shep* pere are requested to be proved with Thomas Macfihrlarie, Esq.,"on or before the 17th instant, when a dividend will be paid.

An entertainment 'will be given in the Parnell Hall on Tuesday next, by, the seamen of H.M.S'.'lfosario, forthe bene&t of St. Stephen _ Orphan;- ff'orae. ' Captain Palmer, H.N"., will {-Ie? the'cha.-'at balf past seven o'clock. '■

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders.,of the, Auckland Con solidated Gold Mining Cotbpany was held la3t evening, at the Star Hotel, Albert street, when the resolution passed at the last meeting, for the voluntary liquidation of tbe company, was confirmed. The company will accordingly be wound up forthwith.

A lecture,, entitled "Incidents of a visit to America during the late war," will be delivered on' Friday evening next, by Mr. J. J. JNeaye, at the rooms of tbe Young Men's Christian Association.

The Justices of the ■ Peace of the Dis trict of Aifckland are requested, to meet at, the, Police Court at noon to-morrow, lor the purpose of selecting two of" their body to pei form the duties of Visiting Jus'LiiceS to Modnt'Ed'eri Gaol. '

i A special st-heral meeting of the niefini bers of the Northern Land (Association wiU be held at three o'clock to-morrow aftei-bb-j at Hbbson. Biiildiiigs, 'Shott-' lahd-streiet,'toi receive the%al,rep|Jrib'and balance sheet. .->a«"'-* ■

RIFLE RANGE.

It will be'a matter of interest ip all^hq wish -well to the pr£grea&?pf. in this eij^yto lea^'Jthal.jn l|le _?|oviii cial G.o^afip.n_klent iffiizette published;; to day, laiwt\ h^s-'beeij _ set-*apaifcat Miiunt, Eden f(^tb_e^_longiiiesited Rifle Range. It is a]so';B(oti|&ed that, as a warning J,g. persons toi-avoid the vicinity during thq periods o||?ifle^^ractice^danger flags will be rftationeU;._t''pbints';to;be hereafter de termined upon, \an^of jfd _lg4i_o-.ee .■will '£e-given, f The .following, is Me de scrigtipri of'thie land reserved i.— 7. /{I -lIKC- BANGE, -MOUNT. EDEN. .''••.' "", '"A";«triJ),of land, _5,7d*0 lijaks' in length, by 300 links in width, traversing portions of the, Stbckad^ arid Mount* Eden Reserves, in sec tion No. 6 of the Suburbs of Auckland, as the same is t , more particularly deliueathd on the, plan of' that locality deposited in the Waste' Lands Offine. • j ■ r

SUPREME COURT—Criminal Sittings.

(Before His Honor Sir G. A Arney, Chief

Justice.) His Honob opened the quarterly sitting of the Circuit Court this morning. The following gentlemen were sworn1 of the grand jury :—Albyn, Martin (foreman), A. Bee-ham, W.' T. Buckland, -Trias. Davis, John Peter De MouliivHenry Gilfillau, I. Ri Harri son, Henry Isaacs, Robert Scott Mitchell, H. Morrow, G. B. Owen, T. Peyton, Richard F. Porter, W. J. Taylor: James Walmesley, An drew Wardrup, R. G. Wood. ■■■'■ His Honor, in his address to the grand jury, enforced the neaessity there was for a full at tendance of grand jurors.' There were.-only seventeen in attendance : there should be at least twenty-three, in order that there should be a majority of sit least twelve to consider the' charges made against the several prisoner.. The attendance of grand jurors had generally been so full that son.., special circumstance must b« considered to 'have caused the present small attendance, .Many gentlemen were members of the General Assembly, and that circumstance must also have had s/>me influ ence. ~ He mentioned the subject to enable the grand jurors to estimate the necessity that existed for the largest possible attendance. His Honor proceeded to recapitulate the evi dence in several of the cases on the calendar, commencing with the tobacco stealing oase from the store of Oruickshank and Smart, on the sth Febru.ry last. There was one case of manslaughter on the calendar. Why it was .ent before the Court as one of manslaughter he could not judge, except from the cir cumstance that the accused immediately after shooting the man, jumped into the water, and did his best to rescue him. That circumstance was relied on to show that'the^e was no malice aforethought, which would make the offence one of murder. There was no less than five cases of breaches of the Arms Act. He considered that the discovery of offences, of . this,, kind was due to the. vigilance of -tthe pol|ceS lf.iey all know with what vigilance,'* industry,' and unusual courage the police had performed their duties. These high qualities of industry, pertinacity, and skill, were mainly due to ti_© admirable way in which they were managed by the. Tiate Commissioner Naughton. They would all, no doubt, remember him in the efficiency which the force had attained, and in the ex perience and assistance he gave, to the admin istration of justice iii the province. His Honor did not consider there were any other cases ■ which would be necessary to remark upon. The case of shooting to which he had referred was an instance of the reckless use of fire-arms.. He was glad to sco there was only one case of forgery in the calendar. There was a case which Would employ the attention of the Court for the first time, namely —a charge of libel against a gentleman connected with one of the newspapers. It is to be regretted that some means had not been found whereby the d's claimer that seems to have been made in re spect of the intention not to libel the indi vidual who complains, had not been so mado, as to prevent any inquiry before a court of j justise ; but we cau only deal with the case as we find it. The grand jury would retire to their chamber, and give their attention to the public business which would be placed before them. j A SAD CASE. William Lyne Gerrans was charged upon j four different indictments : (1) with arson, iv setting on fire the house of. W- L".yMa,r fyn ; (2) witb stealing a mare „ief property 'of"; William Partridge ; (3) with stealing a watch, value £13, the property of John Martyn ; (4) witli stealing a saddle an! bridle, tho property of William Partridge. i| The prisoner, who is only sixteen years of age, pleaded guilty to each, of the indict-. ments. i Mr.",Bropl.field sajd A\<\ wii' Instructed [to ' reco'mtfiend'i the -youth to- 1 thi ihereiful .oh- I sideration of the Court, as there was reason to believe the lad was subject sometimes to aber ration of intellect. His Honor said it would be necessary to have sworn testimony to that fact. Mr. John Martyn (Cambridge) said he had known the: youth' from hjs childhood. He.! sometimes did unaccountable things. His mother was known to him. The lad was employed by his father, more to get a know ledge of farming than anything else. His Honor said hie would look over the depositions, and see what was to be done in the case. _ _ , ■ «) >,f \$ \

, ANOTHER SAD CASE. ~t. Frederick Cox was also arraigned upon an indictment charging him with stealing, in a dwelling house, £18. This prisoner was also a mere youth. His Honor said the Court would deal mer cifully with the prisoner, for the offence was not one that the legislature:'contemplated as " stealing from a dwelling." The prisoner was in the dwelling. Sentenced to six months' imprisonment. EMBEZZLEMENT.

John W. Shepherdson was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with <mibezzle ii.g<£_ Is. 3d,, the ,moneys of, Archibald Walfts../_.. _J. ;..! i;f /, \j ;,• y The prosecutor resides at Otara, and de posed he sent the prisoner, who was his farm servant, with a load of hay to be sold at Buck land's. The prisoner sold it to Mr. i'arnes, at Cabbage Tree Swamp. The prisoner re turned, and said he had not got the money; that it would be sent after ;'tho .'next, load was sent. Prisoner wanted to go home, and asked for money that morning. He said he was going from home, and would

be back by the time the/cows woiilSfbe--brought hone on Sunday. He , did not Tejtiurn on i§u-d.a#.;qr,Monday, jß_d, .being su3gj|ciouß,l 'tvci-fto^r. B^cs.;^-Fi'oiri w .-what he'-i-old^me, E hid ai^irifor^atidpT-gainst''tlie prisbnerf-Sl liave nosf eceiy#d tpat money either, from the L .ri*.onej;Or any othjs* person. 7,# 0? . To'prisoner':•. $p_ad instructed"yo^1 when roil first took Say into Auckland,. >tb.'take t to) Mb. Buckland's. You sold^^pivately. '. re.eljed ...that monipy from you all right, vhen I %aw*_ypu* at the tbp.of-the Kyber Pass ioad. .J. was' well';^satisfied"wifeh "the-?price. I •ecoived the/riio'ney for the last three loads of lay. The 'servant girl'was present when I ,sked you ( 7f6'r the'mpnßy.'on Saturday night, jndyou told me you were to',get..the money, trhen you 'took in the ifext load. You asked ay leave to'then go. away,Vto be'back on.Suri lay night. I paid you'*part"of your wages in he morning, and the balance when you came jome v ,1 .did not offer to receive the money v the Court at Onehunga. One of your ac- Omplices offered it to me. I told him if he ianted'-O pay'it he had bett'ei? pay it into /OUrt. .■■..,. a »_____ ,_,._-._ ta. .-. .■,*« .•« - [To the Court : The next time I saw him .as on the Monday night, when arrested.

Thomas Barnes deposed : I am a farmer esiding on Cabbage Tree Swamp x'oad. Pri oner brought me a load of hay on the 30th .pril from Mr. A Wallis. I paid him £4 is 3d. Deducted from the price £1 which rrisoner had overcharged on a previous load. Vitoess had previously paid prisoner mone§r ,ri •-Jeteount of Mr. Wallis. i Witness produced tie .eceipts given for previous,moneys. The jrismer also offered to sell .witness one of the lorBS in the team for £30. Witness declined to pirchase it. . - '-'•;- "' ■ ; ' ybis was the case for the prosecution. Irisoner addressed the Court at some leijth, and called witnesses as to character!

F. G. Ewington deposed :' I have kriown tie prisoner for about, six years nt intervals. Hid not seen him for three years, till I saw Jiin.ashort time ago. Always believed him t_ be a steady, honest man. Never heard aiything charged against his honesty. I .reicle at Mount Albert, and have been in At-—land seven years.' T.-knew the prisoner wivai he had a good - positiop of trust, and I worid have trusted him a good deal.

Claries Duckingfield deposed: I have known the jrisoner about eight years and a half, and havj seen him more or less all that time. Have knovn him to hold very responsible situa tion. I never knew anything dishonest re gardng him. His character has been that of an lrmest man.

Hs Honor sunn-ied up, and the ju.'y, after retimg for about ten minutes, returned a verdit of not guilty of felonious intent. The prisoier was discharged.

[Left sitting.]

POLICE COURT.—Wednesday.

[Before E. SD.iNathan and T. Ritchie, Esqs.]

DBUNKENNESS,

Anue Shields, C. Wilson, and Susan Lowes were .ach fined 5s and costs or 24. *fe' imprisonment for the above offence; atftl Henry Naysmith and k.. jChnplin wef-e fined 10s or "48~ hours' imprisonment for a second

Offence,

ASSAULT. Vago Hal. was charged by Q-oovge Brans with assaulting mm on board the schooner Excelsior. Mr. Joy appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Weston appeared for defendant. Mr. Joy said this case., liad already been before the Bench in another shape, and dis missed. He believed he had now sufficient evidence to offer which would justify the Bench in inflicting a very heavy fine on the defendant. The information wits now laid under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, arid the Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, ,'!855. ; t.^t*-*: *° Mr. Weston contended that the Court had no jurisdiction, th«*s offence,having been com mitted at the South Sea Islands. The Bench, however, rulad that the case "_ts within the jurisdiction of the Court, and it was proceeded with. George Evans deposed : I am an ordinary seaman on board the schooner Excelsior, now lying at the Queen-street wharf. I know de fendant. He wa3 chief mate on board the Excelsior on the 25th April last. The chief mate committed an assault on me at about 10 o'clock in the morning. James Wadde 11., William Sheppard, and John Malpaise were present when the assault was committed. The captaiu was aft on the house. The soli'ioner was-lying at anchor in the harbour of Tutuila, South Sea Islands. I said nothing to the mat* before tha assaalt wa. committed. I said nothing to provoke the mate. The mate came np to me and struck rue in the face, on the side. He then caught hold of me by the two ears and threw me on the deck. lie had his boots on and kicked me several times { My face "was covered in blood. The iCaptain callcd^Dut^tl him, and hq' then .ct.n.e alone. After *the i_-sault I 'wished to go ori shore. There was no British Consul at the island. There was an agent, who was on board at the t'.me. I asked the agent to allow me to go on shore. He said, " You can not go on shore unless you pay 25 dollars." The schooner was just then leaving for Auck land, and the vessel-did riot! call at dny inter mediate port. When I arrived here I asked permission to see a magistrate, iv order to lay this charge. Cross-examined by Mr. Weston : The assault took place at 10 o'clock. I was stand ing on the deck when the assault was com mitted, i Ilwas quafrelliiig,.with a man just

before Hall struck me. The man had just done quarrelling with me when the mate struck me. I was on that morning requested to go aloft by one of the men. I was engaged getting the grease out of the pot at the time, and said I thought somebody else might go up. I had a piece of iron in my hand, about two feet in length/whep I was struck. No body took the iron from me. It fell on the deck. I never returned the blow of Hall. When the mate struck me, I was lifting up the piece of iron. The mate never

sepa rated me from another man. He wanted to make a ring. I never had any words with the mate before, or since. I always did my drity while on bot-rdj I don't know how many blows I got on the back • they came too quick for me to count. My face was swollen, aud my shoulders skinned. Previous to the assault, I was struck in the faie by Trenwith. .r?, e"^? 1i? ed hy Ml'- Jo 7 : * state posi ttijely Ihad.iever refused any order given by thi mate. ° J jßy the Bench : I lifted the iron because I Wilted to frighted Trenwith.

James Waddell, an ordinary seaman, gave corroborative evidence.

By Mr. Weston : I have been a seaman on board the Excelsior four or five months. The defendant has belonged *o that vessel for the last two months. He and the boy were generally on very good terms so far as I could say. He struck the boy as he was going for the irou. I don't know what he wanted with it, but it looked as though he were going to strike Wentworth. The mate was wearing, a pair of slippers when he kirifbd the boy. J: William Shepherd gaW'cprrob-i«|.tive*' evi dence. A&! rajjr s p . .*• Wifliam Kean, master of', the "Excelsior, gave. general corroborative evidence;; with regard to the assault, and added, that on see ing the assault, he ordered the Mate to desist, whichyhe then dis, and afterwards complained that if he were ribtfallowed to thrash the boys he could not keep his command. On board the ship, there,were two men who ill-used the boys, one was a thrasher aud the other was the polisher-off. Cross-examined by Mr. Weston : lam not in._he,,_babit of coming, into Court-, wlt-is^no... the first time I have had occasion to complain of my crew. One of my.crew is called the" thrasher " and the other the "polisher-off." (Laughter.) They have been in the habit ( of thrashing and polishing-off the complainant and my own son. (Latfghter.) Myilog-book is in Captain Daldy's ofiice. There is au entry of one of these assaults in ,my log-book—it was an assault upon my own son by the " thrasher " and the " polisher." The. complainant always, obeyed my orders. ' I did not see anything in the boy's hands. I saw him lying on the deck bleeding like a bullock.

This was the case,

Mr.,We,stop addressed the Court, and con tended that no case had been made but, as the ship had riot proved to be a British ship.' Mr. Joy said that such evidence had been given by Captain Kean, but Mr. Weston said not., i . ; ,-. .• . ,<7 •'•:•' p. ..<\ By order of the Court, Kean, the captain, was recalled, a_d,sta,ted that his vessel was a British one. *•''"'■'"

Mr. Weston again addressed the Court, and contended that the case must be dismissed.

The' Bench considered'that' the case had been proved, although ho doubt there were aggravating circumstances* as the bOy .was about to take up a deadly weapon to strike another man. The Court, however, would take a lenient view of the matter under all the circumstances, and fine him 20s and costs,, or iv default,seven days', imprisonment.

Mr. Joy asked that half the fine should be paid to the boy, as compensation under the terms of the Act.

Mr. Weston objected. The Court declined to allow; Mr. Joy.. request., , i t; :-.;-.' b'V;'.!"." ■■/.')

T*iBO_NY.

Louis C. McDermott, late foretuari at the Morning Advertiser, was charged with stealing an opera glass, value £5, from the office bf the above paper in February last.

. Mr. MacCormick and I-4ia-2>jVeth for the defen(f_t_t7 " ' $ tb«-~fce_. Q\ R. Shaw, sworn, deposea?inujpils coniittd,^ was in my father's employ in Eebx-ten^inishi] The opera glass produced is the property .c< my father. It was missed in.February. '•' R. Shaw,-ci JO'SS-examined''by M_\ Hesketh: My father does not owe McDermott money; Tl.o ooti-to •* qf I Harnett and Go.1 did _we>* 'the defendant money. - T owe the defendant money. I spoke to him about the case in the KM. Court.. I told him that he had not scrupled to place my father in a false position. He asked me to withdraw the case on account of the family. The defendant is out of em ployment. The paper on vdiich. he was etriployed, viz. the Morning "Advertiser, has. stopped. ' Mr.« Pringle told* me that McDermott had lodged an opera glass with the purser as security for his passage; I believe my father told McDermott that he had puijured himself in the Resident Magistrate's Court; my. father left on Monday .in the Wpnga Wonga;1 I laidVthe informationf on Tuesday morning. '•'-'■' ''•■* ,',' ,'.'_' ';;■

Joseph Evans, sworn, deposed: I am" a compositor ; I know the defendant; I was in the 'femploy of W. Shaw in Feb__avy last; the defendant was. also, in the same employ _.I..collect an* opera glass -being missed. It belonged to Mr. Shaw. The last time I saw the glass was ori board the Lord Ashley.^ The one produced is the same. Thfe same glass is th& one that* was missed _rb_ri the office. '■■■'<•' '* vt-'m •■'■'>-■•.. ;."- **V*i

Cross-examined by Mr. MacCorinick : I saw the opera glass on the morning of the regatta, about three weeks before the stoppage of the Advertiser for the first time. I swear it Was not iv the same''place a Week bfefore the stoppage. I know Mr. Shaw was very fond of playing cards. I.hare played cards with- Mr. Shaw. ' I'resided 'with ; Mr. Shaw. I swear.l do not know that. Mr. Shaw lost.alot of money on cards wi.lithe defendant, -ft-... .Richard Bird Pringle, sworn, depbsed: T am purser of the s.s. Airedale. I know^the prisoner. He went ou board the' s.s. Lord Ashley. He asked me for a passage to Weir lington, .He offered, me his watch and an opera glass as security... He,told me he. had bought the glass on the Coast, audit was worth £7 10s., and the watch belonged to his father. I gave him a, passenger ticket, with the understanding that, the passage money, was to be paid in v7ellington. Cross-examined..; by... My. Hesketh: The letter produced was the one the prisoner showed me yesterday from, Mr. Didsbury. I kribw Mr. Shaw, s'enr. I have travelled with I him. I did not see'youiig Mr. Shaw until ;he came on board with Constable Negus. This closed ;the case for the prosecution. Mr.' "MacCormick addressed the Bench,for the defence. He must say before Mr, Sliaw had laid this information, he should have" Been more cautious. He Would prove, by a^fcitle man in Court, that Mr. Shaw, sen., was very fond bf a gariie of cards, arid he wbald piroye that Mi. Shaw owed the defendant a'large amount of money for gambling. The db__nce was that, in part payment of the amount owed ,to defendarit by Mi J. Shaw'/ he was told he" might take the glass and £3 to go on With.'1 Mr. Shaw also requested the defendarit might not tell his family of the little games of Car-ds. Hririright say that had Mr. Shaw beenpri^erit, he was sure he would neVerhave'Come hero to be so exposed, as he would have been; John Moore Perrier, sworn, deposed: I know Mr. W. Shaw. Mr. Shaw was veiry fond of playing cards,- in fact more BO thnn :I am, and that is saying a good deal. Mr. Shaw would bet and gamble on any subject. H-^ taught him the game of euchre." -Mr. Sl^aw alwriys -preferred' 'me ; as his, partijia£'. LwaSj'the'lTditor of,jthe $lorhiny A'dvH'tiser. Thames ' Times,'^Evening Star, and Auckland and Thames Leader. I was pr.Beht-at tiie

case Shaw v. Coppook, heard at the ( R.M Court. I was a witness in the case. Mr* Shaw on that occasion said he would make it hot for the defendant.

Captain Freer, sworn, deposed : I know the defendant, and have known him for seven years. He has always, as fur as I know borne an excellent character.

Messrs. Howden and Keesing were called as to the character of the accused, both giving himian-xeblient character.

Josiah Shaw, sworn, deposed: I am a re porter.: I kpow Mr.' Shaw very well, and I also know the defendant. I believe him to be utterly incapable of this offence. Prom what I know of the accused, I believe him to be a thoroughly honest man. ; Examined by Serjeant Moore: I did not tell-TMi Shaw yesterday that I believed the defendant had stolen the glass.

This closed the case for the defence,

Mr. Hesketh • brieflj'oommented-uiponwtte whole evidence. Several witnesses had been called as to character, and he wa_7sure the Bench would agree with him that the defer. ilant was not guilty-of.stealing the*opera. glass. It was proved that Mr. Shaw was fond of a' game of cards and had lost money; and whether it was a debt of honor to Mr. McDermott or not, no, felonious stealing could be brought home, to the . accused. _H e hoped the Bench would clear this young, man's cliaracter from all blame in this matter-' he had a living to get, and should.notleajrji the Court with a stain upon his character. He would leave the case in the Bench's hands,1 and would confidently ask therii to dismiss i the case.- •'■" >'■'■>'■■ '■"'■ ■••'"• ,''"'* ■ •* tvnfwnl.v-.

The Bench gave their decision, that the evidence adduced Was in hd way satisfactory or conclusive; No evidence was brought forward to bring the larceny home to the accused,, so the case must .be dismisaedi

[Left sitting,

THEATRE ROYAL.

jit* ifija It 'is to be regretted that last evening should have been so wet, otherwise we are sure there would have been a capital attendance at this place of amusement, but riotwithstanding this, however, tho lower part of the house was, filled. "The Lady of Lyons" was produced, ' and in it Mr. Rayner, as Claude Melnotte, fairly excelled himself,'- arid, aB we ~pred icted, become a great favorite here sT;tac..5 T ;tac.. justly'so; for he is-arifactdr in the truest; _en_e of the word. This he showed him self uto W last night in his impersonation lof Claude', being honoured with several calls during the eveninif.i.M-i'ft-.J^kson. as Pauline, played _!-_)( cellently, as she has done since her arrival. She shared with Mr. Rayner the callsbe_pre,the.cur-j tain. Mrs. Howard and the other members of this, p-qatyrbiit .excellent company, supported Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Rayner very ably. The farce-of- "Did you ever scud your Wife to Camkerwell ? " copcluded the performance, in which Messrs. Simmorids, Joyce, Mrs. Howard, and Miss .Raymond appeared. * -'-To-night the '" Ticket' of Leave Man" will be produced, with Mr. J7 Rayner as> jßpbl '^piS»K»-&_i—. to-morrow Mrs. Jackson appears nS j ■Z./.-Wai.-which is the firiesF piece *of n* I and 'bv'ld up _____;r artiste undertakes.

UNKNOWN

We learn that on Friday evewy^^o your requ_t«. Darrell takes her farewell benefit*in" '_BJ_n cf__-.ficate" it being positively her last appearance in New'A; Zealand.' This lady requires no coriimfendatibn fromms, but Wa sihcerely trust her friends and admirers (for she has both and many) will rally round her, and show their appreciation of her talent as art- actfees by giving her a crowded honse. ' The performance will be under the* patronage of His Excellency the Governor, and. His Hbaor the Superintendent.

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. 'HERO.'

v :i.,* , : MELBOURNE. May2B..'r The meeting bf the Fiji'doinpany was rather e_cited.> •'. Mr; Butters, the chairman, receives £250 to proceed to Fiji for the pur pose of investigating the company's affairs. It is rumoured that Captain' Gray, of the Great Britain, has burst a blood vessel. The Evelyn Tunnel,' on the jUpper.J _>rra, is completed., ,Tt. diverts three miles cif jthe Yarra river for mining purposes. " "*'' %i M'Gregor's new omnibuses, whit—?l_-" company declined to purchase, have beeu laid. on .in opposition^*. .-.* ~; -.;- ;^ • *~. t, ■';'' May 80, v ,. The Chauibel? of Commerce, is favourable to Webb's proposed line to California. Hewitt, the pede'sfe'rian, has arranged for a match with Harris, on the Friendly Society's ■ Grounds ; the distance being 300 yards. The match will come 6'ff at the eud'of June. A company is being institut-d for the introduction of Thornp3on's road steamers for the Sandridge traffic. J . Jc j The Mayor df Melbourne intends to spend £3000 of liis private funds at the- bpeilipg;of the] new .Town HalU-non:'Tuesday there will, be a concert, for which; 6000- iimtat-tus will; be given ; on Thursday, aball to 3000 guests; andou Saturday,an open ppiicert for all. A hrtan, named Jeremiah Salter, surrendered to the police, accusing himself of forgery in Sydney : but not answering to the description iv the Police Gazette,- he was discharged. .3 f. C.J, . W'_. X'■■ ~i -May'3l7 7: In the case of Ckutterbuck v. Barlow, in which (damages. wei*e, sought; by plaintiff for' being ejected from a pew, the jury disagreed. Mr. J. G. Knight proposes an Intercolonial Exhibition, which shall be self-supporting. ,7 Mcssr^.L-elandandiAspinall were to pro;, ceed to Tasmania to-day, being retainedwith the Hon. W. B. Dalley in the case of. J-eiby v. Bio-irifieldV bn't Mr^ Irfeland is unafce to get awavj he received 800 guineas wit^'W brief.' fi '5-' i; ' r.f .'. :' m imi • ', The person who worked the Church bfTwl papers at Balkrat has been compelled to; resign,. .. ;■ 'Y7',}, ,-". ~7. ■•■.-. .-_■■ ;. ; \£lf June I>, , j At a meeting of citizens, held 'yesterday evening, the Mayor hi the _. chair, resolutions were passed uriahiirio-pty in: favour of Mr... I Smith _ Publicans' Bill. ' ..■''""""' " -7, ;,' 7 The iuaugui'atimi.of tho Old.-Colomsfe Home, on the .i.e. of the, market, came ofi With great/ formality ye.terdny; in the: eve-* ' ing the Theatre Royal1* was crowded; .W Charles Matthews and Mr. Coppiu performed for the --benefit of the institution. ( , ,< <\ 0 ■ .vit.,., ....... .' ~.:. .*.,., ,-.■ •'■ •'• J '

THE EVENIN^ BTAU, JUNE 8,1870.