SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS

Nov. 20. Samson, p.s., Mnndle, from Wangarei. Kauri, schooner, 41 tons, Shepherd, from Fijis. Sovereign of the Seas, cutter, from Russell. Rita, brig, 240 tons, Edwards, from Tahiti.

Nov. 21. ' '■••■ •• Eecra, s.s., 158 tons, ,T. Bain, from Napier. . g; Bessie, cutter, Seymour,! from 'WTiakawou. Gazelle, cutter, Norris, from Russell. . Meteor, schooner},, 43 tons, Trimmer, from Napier via East Coast. Prince of Wales,'cutter, from Wangapoa.

DEPARTURES.

"Q^'tAjiEffL's.s. Blanche^ Captain Montgomeric, for \Va /^^aalnr ship. 800 tons, Lees, for London.

IMPORTS.

Per iKeera, from Napier: 1100 sheep, Carey ane Gillies. —J. S. Macfai-lane, agent.

Per,schooner Kauri, from Fijis : —3OO lbs. cotton seed,; RjLusk ; 4 cases shells, 100 pine apples, 100 cocoa nuts, Shepherd. —S. W. Hill, agent.

The schooner Meteor arrived in harbour

this morning from Napier via the coast, with ~ t .J99 ',ba'ge woo.l, 198 'bags maize, 9 horses, ■ JQBncilancf; 12'casks ( pork, Penchy. She also passengers- :'. The s.s. Lord Ashley may be expected in harbour from Tauranga, Napier, and the South, to-morrow. The brigantine Flirt arrived, at Lyttelton on the 7th in3t., to;load grain for Auckland. The Margaret Campbell was loading grain

at Oamaru for this port on the 7th inst. r - -i-The Jbcig, Princess, Alice, from Mauritius, 1 hai arrived at Dunedin.'

The clipper schooner Merlin arrived in port on Wednesday, being seven days from Auck land. Tlie Merlin ha 3 been just twenty-eight days absent from Levuka, and brings a full freight and six passengers. Captain Yates re ports baring experienced fine southerly winds until Tuesday evening, when he got a strong south-easter, with torrents of rain.— Fiji Times, November 5.

The schooner Golden Isle left Levuka for

Auckland, via Anitaun, on the 27th October. • ,jo?TTie schooner Lulu,= Captain Bergin, sailed sfrom Levuka for Lime, Island.on October 25. The smart schooner Kauri returned from the Fijis on Saturday evening, after another successful voyage. She left Auckland on the 19th October at 11 p.m., with light south wind which continued for two days; got the south-east trades in 30 deg. S., which carried the vesseLto the land. A very thick fog was experienced for three days before, making the land, during which the schooner was placed under easy sail. She arrived at Levuka on the 26th ult. after a good run of nine and a half days. Owing to the very heavy surf on the beach she did not land cargo till the follow-

ing day. On the 7th November was again ready for sea, but at the request of Captain t .,Braund,.'remained till the following day. "Sailed from Levuka at 6.30 p.m., on the Bth, with a light south wind. On the following 1 'and two succeeding days was be calmed in sight of the land. On Sa turday, when in latitude 25 deg. south, longitude 146 east, experienced ft heavy thunder, storm, with, lightning, the wind work-

ing all round the compass ; from thence till Wednesday, the 16th, fresh, breezes from east to south-east, with heavy head sea. Made the land of Poor Knights on Thursday night, at 12 p.m., light southerly winds; on Friday night, experienced a strong gale, from the south, -which lasted for twelve hoursj .during which time the jib was blown into' ribbons ; thence to Auckland light east and north-east; •winds, arriving here at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, after an absence of 28 days from Auckland. Passengers — Messrs. Batement and Lozer, and; 8 shipwrecked seamen of the Albatross. The Auckland schooner Janet Q-rey, Capt. Kean, sailed from Levuka for Tanna on the 25th October. ~-.;, .-. ; The following Auckland vessels were lying at Levuka on the sth instant: —Midnight, Orphpus, Emma, and Merlin. The Emma and Midnight were offered for sale. First Wool 3?ob London from Poet Underwood. —From a telegram received yesterday by the agents of the Firth of Clyde, v/e learn that this vessel has arrived safely at Port Underwood, from Wellington, and the first bale of Wairau produce wa,3 taken from' the cutter Alerb, lying alongside. It is ex peected this vessel will sto^w away nearly 3000 bales of wool.— Nelson Examiner; Nov. 10.

DEPARTURE OF THE EXCELSIOR.

The ship Excelsior, Captain Lee, took her departure this morning, rounding the Breads ot 7 o'clock. The following particulars give the quantity and value cf her cargo:— Article. Quantity. Value. £ s. d. Wool 162 bales .. .. 3000 0 0 Kauri Gum 3,569 cases \ > - 14>580 ° ° IS tons (in bulk) j Flax . 1,012 bale 3 .. .. 2,160 0 0 Tallow ■ 13 casks .. .. 100 0 0 Cotton (in seed) 7 bales .. .. 28 0 0 Cotton Seed 75 bags .. .. 10 0 0 Cobra 160 bag 3.. .. 120, 0 0 Oil (whale) 8 tuns .. ' .. 180 0 0 Oil (cocoanut) 9 tuns .. .. 243 0 0 Curios,* 2 cases .. .. 20 0 0 Sundries 3 cases .. .. 102 0 0 Gold 4 boxes (6321 ozs.) .. .. 26,350 0 0 Si^ei- . 3 boxes (3402 ozs.) .. .. 900 0 0

ARRIVAL OF THE KEERA.

The fine 'cattle steamer Keera arrived in harbour early this morning, with a cargo of i 1,100 sheep, shipped, by .Messrs. Watt Eros., and consigned to ifessrs. Carey and Gilles. The Kcera loft Napier at 10.30 a.m. on the 17th instant, with a strong increasing breeze from S.E., and cloudy ; 4..30 p.m. rounded Portland Island,; 8 p.m., thick, dirty weather, with rain. Cauie to anchor at the Mahia Penin sula. 18th, blowing very'lieavy from S.andE., accompanied with furious white squally at noon, more moderate, shifted close in shore, f co.mmenced to tai<e, in stock ; on the 19th, j at 11 wax., fished Joading, nii'i got under way j at 2' p:m. passed Gable End light, S.S.E. breeze'; at 11.30 p.m. rounded th« East Cape; on the 20th, at 8 a.m., White Island, south, 10 miles,, light head winds ; on; the 21st, at 3 a.m., passed Cape Colville ; at 8 a.m., made fast alongside of the breakwater. The whole of the stock was landed in good condition. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. Gilles and Walker.

NAPIER SHIPPING.

'The schooner Magellan Cloud, from the Bay of Islands, arrived on the 12th inst.

The p.s. Luna sailed for Wellington on the 12th inst.

The.ship Challenger arrived from Nelson on the 15th instant to load for London. The s.s. Kangafcira left Wellington for Napier on the 15th inst.

BIRTH.

Robinson.—On Nov. 20, at her residence, New North Road, the wife of Mr. F. Robinson, of a son. -

DEATH.

Rountk.ee.—At Mangapai, on the 6th November In his 54th year, Mr. Meredith Rountree.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under : —

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m.; and to-morrow afc 10.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. For Gisborne, Napier, and Chatham Islands via Napier per s.s. Keera, on Wednesday, 23rd inst., at noon. Late letters and tele grams for transmission from the Napier station will be received till 12.30 p.m.

For Taranaki arid the Southern Provinces per s.s. Taranaki, on Friday, 25th inst., at 9 am. Late letters and telpgram3 for trans mission from the Nel«on Station will be re ceived at this office till 9.30, and at One hun»a till 10.30 a.m. For Tauranga, Napier, and the Southern Provinces per s.s. Lord Ashlry, on FrUay, 25th inst., at 11 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Napier will be received at this office till 11.30 a.m. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court 'for the week ending Saturday, November 26 : Tuesday, November 22nd (Petty Sessions). — Messrs. W. T. Buckland, A. Clark, ' Daldy, Dargaville, C. Davis, J. Dilworth, J. A. Gilfillan, H. Gilfillan, T. Hender son, Home, Jervis. Wednesday, November 23.—Messrs. R. G. Wynyard and J. Baker. Thursday, November 24.—Messrs. A. Bee tham and A. Clark. Friday, November 25.—Messrs. W. C. Daldy and J. M. Dargaville. Saturday, November 26 —Messrs. J. Dilworth and J. A. Gilfillan.

The Evening Star. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1870.

The motion pending in the Provincial Council relative to subsidising steamers trading with Fiji is one of those that will find small favour with a certain school of politicians. The idea is too enterprising for the unhopeful, and is a fine subject for the sneer of those whose qualifications fit them only "to object." It is not easy to see the relation between the eating of ■' sow thistles " and the forming of com mercial relations with the splendid islands that are spread over tropical seas in our immediate neighbourhood, but because a man aDd a woman have been detected in the performance of this masticatory pro cess, an hon. member sees in it grounds for staying the onward progress of the province, and would pi'efer seeing the money expended in directly supplying a substitute for " sow thistles" rather than opening up a trade that may place many thousands beyond the necessity of subsisting on this economical diet. The member for the Thames, like many others, seems to think that the highest • effort of statesmanship is to directly supply the wants of those who, through their own idleness or want of worldly prudence, have placed themselves in a state of want, instead of using the means at disposal for the purpose of de veloping, by far-seeing legislation, what may open up wide fields of industry, and place the means of support and compe tence within the reach of all who are willing to work. " Where will you get the money ? " is the self-convincing ques sion of all those who are unable to see the ultimate intentions, of a wise proposal. and is all-effectual in tickling the ears of the groundlings. The present undeveloped state of the Island trade with Auckland is an additional reason for not entertaining ; a measure for the development oi that trade ; and the fact that Auckland is only at present the medium of transmitting "London slops," and grows only "flax," is conclusive that no interchange of com modities could ever arise between this city and the Pacific Islands.

iNothing could he more clearly indi cated to us by oui* position in these seas than the duty to develop the island trade. Tropical islands have at all times been a source of boundless wealth to the people trad; in with them, and what the Spice Islands of Netherlands India, have been Jo the trade of Holland, and the Hast Indian Islands hare been tjo Eng land, that may the Fiji.-? become to ns. The interest attaching 10 the possession of Cuba, the " Queen of the Antilles," arises from causes, every one of which may be reproduced in our tropical islands. The colony of New Zealand being the

■nearest; laud of any magnitude to the various clusters of the tropical Pacific, points them out as peculiarly our own ; and it is statesmanlike and wise to make an effort, even though it should some what strain our resources, to secure their j trade when in its infancy. Our exports at present may be but." London ,slops," and our Provincial resources raay.be but flax, but the opening ud of regular mail communications between a tropical and a temperate clime must inevitably result in the great encouragement of the resources of both. It is needless to point out the range of tropical products embraced in the list of our daily consumption, or the large number of the productions of which our milder .climate is capable, and which can never be grown in the tropics, but which are as absolute necessaries to the residents there as to any of their fellow men. Tlie interchange of these musS necessarily follow regularity of communication, and the sugar and the spices of the tropics will not be more welcome to us than our flour and potatoes to the residents in Fiji. We trust that a more elevated tone will characterise the adjourned de bate in the Provincial Council, and that in discussing the wise and spirited pro posal of his Honor the Superintendent, honorable members will take a wider view than the consideration of the merely incidental eating of " sow thistles."

We desire to draw attention to an enter tainment of a very interesting character to be given to-night in the Catholic Institute. The proceeds are to be devoted in aid of the objects of this deserving institution, and from the ability of those who are to take part in the entertainment, we have every reason, to anticipate a very great success.

No one will misunderstand the incoherency of an advertisement that appeared in ouj issue of Saturday, signed "Henry Sparrow,' and, in a manner, referring to Mr. Hobbs. Although we regret its insertion, we trust that the evidences which it affords respecting the writer of it himself, will not be over looked by those charged with the public safety.

Inconsequence of the irregular system of de livei'y of mails in the Fiji group which hashither toexisted, the proprietors of the FljiTime.s have established a " Fiji Times Express," by which they propose to forward all letters and parcels directed to their care.

In the list of officers who went clown in the unfortunnte ironclad 11.M.5. Captain, ap peai-s the name of midshipman Lord Arthur Herbert. The deceased officer was a brother of the Earl of Pembroke.

Theophilus Kissling, Esq., has been ap pointed Registrar of Deeds for the District of Auckland.

His Excellency the Governor has been instructed to recognise the appointment of Louis Bols, Esq., as Consul-General for Belgium in Australia ; and also that of David Boosie Cruickshank, Esq., as Vice-Consul for the Netherlands at Auckland.

A billiard match that attracted a good deal of attention, was played at the Levuka Hotel cjuite recently, the comhatants were Mr. Bone, a gentleman who has .acquired a repu tation as a player in Victoria, and a profes sional marker, known as " liittle Johnny," lately from Auckland ; the game throughout was a gift for the new arrival, who made some very brilliant strokes and was loudly applauded at the termination.

INDUSTRY LEAGUE MEETING.

A meeting of the general committee of the New Zealand Local Industry League was held at the office of tho League, Stiuhbury'a Buildings, Queen-street, on 83aturday,.Albyn Martin, Esq., vice-president, in the chair. The secretary read the following report : — " Gentlemen of the committee, —The objects for which this meeting is called are various, and of a diversified nature. The Auckland branch may now be considered fairly started, but its future progress and success depends entirely upon tun interest and exertion which may be shown by its promoters, as however desirable the success or the cause may appear, it can only be obtained by the hearty co operation of all whose sympathies are with it. Money alone will net, however, carry out the objects of the League—personal influence and energy of the various members must be called into operation. Frequent meetings, both in town and elsewhere, are necessary, that argu ments both in favor of and against its objects may be heard, and correct data supplied for the information of'the general public. It has been suggested by several gentlemen that meetings should be held in various districts, at which the subject of local industry may be discusses!. Other provinces would, no doubt, be only too glad to eo-oper.ate could the sub ject be fairly brought forward and freely discussed. By establishing local brandies the members of the same would hare full opportunity of discussing " local in dustry" to their own dis tricts. The results of such discussions could be transmitted to the head committee, and would form an interesting series of papers containing much general information and expression of public opinion.- By these means every branch of "local industry" would in turn be prominently brought forward, and the information thus obtained and dissemi nated would bo of infinite value, and assist materially those who may be called upon to consider the subject of " Tariff," aud by inves tigating these matters, the League would not only become a useful but a powerful organi sation. Inconsequence of the absence ot th.: President of the League and other promoters, the consideration of the Secretary's report was deferred. Captain Skeets then spoke at some length on the formation of the League, its character and objects, all of which lie heartily approved, and promised his full and cordial support. Mr. ji'inne (of Fraser and Tinne) followed, dwelling upon the practical results of the operation of this League, and argued of the necessity of every man doing his duty in tbe premises. Several other gentlemen spoke successively, endorsing the doctrines enuncia ted in the constitution of the League, and expressing a willingness and determination to aid to their utinosb in supporting the League, and carrying out the objects for which it »vas j organised. The Committee will meet again I at the same place ou Saturday next, at 2 j p.m.,) and it is hoped that all the members will make a point of being present. I

AUCKLAND RACES.

Ok Saturday afternoon thqre vras ameer ing of tlie Committee for the iS rew dear's races held fit Campion's Hotel to receive entries. From the names of (lie horses entered some good sport will probably be afforded to the iovers of horse-flesh. The nominations received included the follow ing horses:—Orlando, Mareella, Numa, Yattenna, and Satenella, Auckland horses, Nebula, from INapier, and Mariner and Lacenfeed, from Canterbury.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

Mr. J. B. Howe made a magnificent dehut^ before an Auckland audience in the Prince of Wales Theatre, on Saturday night. Every part of the house xrs.s well filled, the stalls and pit especially, so. The play was " The Huguenots," and in it Mr. Howe has already made a character for himself in -Auckland. ;< The Huguenots " will be repeated to-night.

DEPARTURE OF THE BLANCHE WITH HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

H.M.S.S. Blanche, Copt. Montgomerie, left'her anchorage this morning and pro ceeded down harboxir under steam, for Wangarei, having on board his Excellency fcir George Bowen and suite.

BOILING DOWN.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Boiling Down Company was held on Saturday after noon, at the Brim-h Hotel, Queen-street, Mr. Joseph May in the chair. Mr. Q-eorge Gardener was appointed working manager of the establishment for the first season, which will commence as soon as the buildings, &c, are"completed. The charge for boiling down wilLbe £3 per hundred, the owner of the sheep receiving back the tallow, hides and leg 3, on the Australian principle. The newly elected manager has had a good deal of experience in these matters, and it is hoped that under his management the concern will be made to pay. Mr, Richard Garlick was appointed agent and collector in Auckland. Mr. Joseph May was,? appointed chairman of the Board of Directors. The company decided ..that for the present it would have nothing to do with fellinongering, but that tho manager could go into that branch of the business if lie chose on his own responsibility —at his own loss or profit, as the case may be. It was stated that the company have some .£6OO in hand, which amount will probably be aug mented by another £100. The erection of the building will be at once proceeded with, and everything got into working order with as little delay as possible. Matters connected with the internal management of the esta blishment were discussed by the shareholders dt considerable length, after which the meeting adjourned.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES.

A meeting of. Justices for the transfer of Publicans' Licenses will be held in the Police Courh at noon, on the 6th of December ; and it, should be; noted by all interested in the subject that the last day on which applications can be received for the transfer of Bush Licences .will be Tuesday next, the 22nd of November; and the last day on which appli cations for the transfer of Town Licenses can be received will bo Tuesday week, the 29th November.

DROWNING OF CAPT. COUTHOYS.

From the Fiji Times of the sth instant we extract the following : — Yesterday morning the body of a man was found lying on the beach at Levuka—in the absence of the British Consul, Mr. Wishncomb had it re moved, and called a number of settlers to act as a jury, and enquire into the,cause of death. The'body waiidentified as Captain Couthoys, master of tho Midnight yacht. Several wit nesses were called, the most important testi mony was given by Mr. Thomson, who saw the deceased pull off towards his vessel, at a quarter past 11 on the night previous, and wished him good night when about 100 yards from the shore. The evidence as to the sobriety of the unfortunate man at the time of his leaving, was Tery con flicting ; there is i:o doubt the deceased has been iv the h-ibit of indulging in liquor, which may be accounted for by his loneiy po sition as sole occupant of the yacht. Mr. Norris, who attended the inquest, spoke in the highest, terms of Mr. Couthoys, as a sober and temperate man generally. When the corps was found, it was stripped of trousers, which were thrown' across the le<>s, but how they came off .there was no evidence to show. The jury gave the following verdict : —"We, the undersigned, consider, from the examination, that the. deceased met his death by appo plexy, but whether induee'd by drinking or drowning there is no evidence to show."—F. S. L. Etaije (chairman), Ilev. J. Nottleton, A. Barrck, Gh B. Towson, W. Oaldeeotfc, and G-. Grerrish. The funeral took place at four o'clock tho same afternoon. The deceased was interred iv the English burial ground at tached to the "We'sleyan Church. Captain Couthoys was .for some time master of the ship Chile, and traded for many years to New Zealand. He came out by the Chile, as a ♦passenger, on her last voyage 1,0 Auck land. He leaves a widow residing in Auck land.

HUMOURED GOLD DISCOVERY.

King, one of a party of three men who, as sisted from the funds of the Hawke's Bay Grold Mining and Prospecting Company, has been engaged fov some; time prospecting the country, returned to town on Friday last. His immediate object in coming was to get further assistance, t';e rough nature of the country in which they are working, and the consequent, necessity of packing supplies, rendering the original allowance—twelve shillings a week per man —altogether inadequate. We belieVe no difficulty was offered to a reasonable in crease, and the man returned to the ranges on Saturday.

He left with Mr. Tiffen a specimen of black sand, in which several specs of gold can bo distinctly seen. He reports that. stuff equally auriferous is to be found throughout a belt of country twelve miles wide, which tlfjSj' have laf.terly explored. jlt is on the "Kaimanawa range, and is, so j fair as we can gather, near the locality whieL I the Messrs. Sweeney examined and reported I favourably upon. The formation is different i from that of most of the country they had

previously explored, being a schistous slate, thickly intersected with quartz veins. The precise locality is not known, but it believed to be, somewhere on the run of the Messrs. Birch.

In all this there is really nothing that we did not know before. Nevertheless it strengthens the idea which we,'in common with many others, have all along held, that the gold is there, and that the only question is whether, in so inaccessible a country, it can be got in payable quantity. Another week or two may probably tell us more about the matter. In the meantime it would be folly to be sanguine.

The position, we believe, is in the province of Welliagton, but it is more easily got at from Napier than it could from either Wel lington or Wanganui.— Hawkc's Bay Hera I November.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THIS DAY.

CBUSHINGS EKOM CLAIMS,

WHAX7, 98 OZS.—TOOKEY'S,

28 OZS.

(?EOSI OUR OWN COBRESPONDEIs'T.) Grahahstowk, 3 p.m. • The following returns are re ported : — Whau. —98 ozs. from 120 tons. Tookey's.—Eorty-niue tons yielded 28 ozs. Last Squeak. —The crushing for the the Last Squeak yielded three and a ounces to the ton. Union. — Eorfcy-tvro ounces from twenty-five tons.

Duke of Magenta.—-Twenty tons yielded-eleven and a-half ounces.

WRECK OF THE 'ALBATROSS.'

The arrival of the schooner Kauri, from the Fijis, on Saturday evening, brought intelli gence of the loss of another vessel hailing from this port, on one of the reefs to the northward of the .Fiji group. The Albatross was one of the finest vessels of her class out of Auckland, and had for a considerable time been used as a pleasure yacht for his Lordship the Earl of Fembroke. Having made a succesful voyage to the Soul h Sea Islands, the Albatross was about to visit the Fijis, previous to her return to Auckland. From Rorotonga she proceeded to Samoa, where she remained about five days, and from thence was .bound for Levuka. On the evening of the 22nd October, after a fair run, land was made out, and the night was very dark, with heavy rain. Captain Braund decided to heave-to for the night. At about half-past nine o'clock, while the vessel was head • reaching, under small ennvas, .struck upon a reef not laid down in the charts. The reef fs situated about 300 miles to the nori-h of Levulca. As soon as the vessel struck the boats were lowered, but, as the tide wa3 receding, the crew were allowed to remain ou board till the following morning, when they landed on the island, taking with them as much as possible from the schooner, including a largo quantity of provisions. The next morning as the tide rose* the vessel filled, and nothing more could be saved from her. The party remained on the island for 10 days, and then left in boats for the island of Abeona, which was reached after being iv the boats for 36 hours. Fortunately, the barque Duke of Edinburgh was lying there, loading cotton for Levuka, and his Lordship, Captain Braund, and the crew, were taken, into Levuka by that vessel, arriving at their destination after a . passage of sis days. Upon arrival there the schooner Kauri was on. the berth for Auckland, and some of the crew wore forwarded ou by her, the others remaining behind to await the arrival of the steamer Auckland. We understand that a number of pigs and a quantity of provisions wers left on the island where the vessel was losi, and that; immediately ou receipt of the news in Levuka the cutter Lizard was de spatched to bring back what was left. dipt. Shepherd was the bearer of the letters for Mrs. Braund and others, giving the above particulars of the accident. We are informed that -the Albatross was insured for the sum of £1000 in the office of the New Zeal and In surance Company,

POLICE COURT.—Monday.

[Before Header O. Wood, Esq., J.P.]

DiiuNKENNESS.—James Avey and James Hemieasy, for first offences, and John Woods and Jane Frazer for second ofience3, ware punished in the usual manner. Labcent. —8.. Grlover was charged by J. Beaton, a seaman' of H.M.S. Blanche, with having stolen a musical instrument. —Mr. McGregor for the defendant.—ln consequence of the Blanche leaving port to-day, the case was remanded. —Bail allowed defendant and one security each in £o.

Abusive Lanchtage. —Edward Shepherd was charged by O. S. Ellis with having used abusive language towards him.—Mr. Wvnn for the prosecution, and Mr. Joy for the de fence.—O. S. Ellis, builder of Hopetown street, deposed that on loth inst. he went with Mr. Burn into defendant's bar, when after a few glasses, without any provocation, defendant called him a lying loafing, thiev ing vagabond, and threatened to repeat the language.—To Mr. Joy : I was in defendant's debt at the time. He did not attempt to use violence. Had not insulted me before. I have drunk with defendant since the occurrence. — Richard Burn corroborated previous evidence, and stated that he saw' defendant since pay the money due. —The Bench considered the case condoned and of a trivial kind, and dis missed it; each^to pay his own costs.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'KEERA.'

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

LATEST NATIVE NEWS

By the arrival of the s.s. ]ioera, this morn- ing, from Napier, we have received papers to the 16th inst., containing late news tram th& South.

WELLINGTON.

Nov. 16. —A telegram just received states that G'isborae and party have arrived at Wairarapa through Kochfort's track. Hi ß railway line proves to be a decided success. The gradient all through is from 1 in 45 to 1 in 40.

CHRISTCHURCH.

Nov. 15.—An inquiry into the cause of the fire at Lyttelton was held yesterday, when a verdict was returned to the effect that the lire broke out in the store room of the Queen's Hotel, Lyttelton, buC how ,ifc originated there is no evidence to show.—Wheat is quoted at from 3s to 3s 3d, bsrley unchanged; oats, 23 6d ; butter, good supply at^to 7fd; cheese, 6|d to 6jd; hams and bacon, assorted parcels, range from 7d to 7|d. Nov. 16. —Mr. John Inglis has" been re turned without opposition to represent Christ church in the Provincial Council, in tij\B TQm of Mr. Wynn Williams.

DUNEDIN.

Nov. 15.—The charge of embezzlement

against Mr. Haddock, solicitor, has been with drawn, and the prosecutor, Mr. G-leeson,. , stands charged with malicious p"osecation.:— The Provincial Council has been opened.—The- Attorney-General states that, the amended Ordinance giving twenty years' guarantee t6" the projected Clutha railway, in; compliance • with the offer made by Captain Cootes to the- . Provincial Government, is ultra, vires, anJ therefore disallowed. —At Iverson's Eeef, Conroy's 0-ully, a rich leader has been struck, which, it is believed, will give a yield of ten ounces to the ton. . ■

THE HAUHAUS AT WAIROA.

The Hawke's Bay Herald's correspondent^ writing from the Wairoa on the 10th insfc., saTS : Jl" Under the head of native intelligence I think there is little doubt that Hauhauism, under Te Kooti's auspices, is on its last legs. He (Te Kooti) is supposed, and with justice, by the natives, to be at Waikaremoana, a letter having besn received, enclosing a £1 note c from Te Kooti's wife (Horowia Tipoke —I am not quite sure of the orthography of the name) by the friendly chief Paora te Apatu, in which she inquires about the. truth of the peace probosod by the G-overnment^ • rongo pai te Kawaaatanga'— and requests the presenca at the Lake of some lojsl natives; the pound enclosed being & sort of good will offering, &c, This,. by the friendlies, is considered irre fragable proof of "Te, Kooti's presence 'at the Lake; his wife's letter being dated, therefrom. Kuaro and Eewi te Kau, Chatham Island prisoner?, who* have " come in," arc, living at Wkalsaki, well armed, excellently mounted, and provided with any and every thing they desire by the quasi loyal Ngatibine... They freely admit their participation in some of the coast massacres, and even go the length (one of them, Kuare,) indirectly to threaten a gentleman, resident' at Whakaki, observing that it would not be surprising if he was found dead some' day upon the hills. Mr.. G-ethin reported the circumstance to the officer commanding the district, and thus apparently ends the' matter. Ureweras iv considerable numbers are arriving here from Napier and the Lake; they are apparently tolerably submis sive, but it appears to be, I fancy, the initiation of an imperium in imperid, not to be desired in this district."

THE EVENING STAB, NOVEMBEB, 21,1870.



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