SHIPPING.

POET OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVAL.

Mary Ellen, s:hooner, J. Rawlings, from Mercury Bay. Speedwell, ketch, Benwick, from Thames.

EXPORTS.

Per s.s. Wellington for south, shipped for Napier, 1 case, S. and J. R. Vale; 2 hhds rum, 1 qr-cask rum, Must and Co". For Wel lington, 2 cases, Combes and Daldy; 12 bales sheets, Colonial Government storekeeper j 1 case books, R. Lusk. For Port Chalmers, 2 trunks, 5 cases, Gibbon ; 1 box, H. H. Tur ton ; 6 octaves, 8 qr -casks, 100 cases whiskey, S. H J Hill; 2 cases drapery, J. Cosgrove: For Lyttelton: 2 cases, L. D. Nathan & Co.— Combes and Daldy agents.

DEPARTURE OF THE WELLINGTON.

The N.Z.S.N. Company's s.s. Wellington, Captain Holmes, will take her departure for Napier, Wellington, and other Southern ports, this afternoon. She takes a large gene ral cargo (as per exports)", and the following passengers : —Messrs. J. Woods, J. Crockett, Haynes, HaiTison, Mr. and Mrs. Laughington, Colonel Whitmore, Mrs. Morgan, Mr. Brebner, and several others.

THE SHIP INFLEXIBLE FOR LONDON.

We have on iiiore than one occasion recently referred to the fine class of vessels ■which have graced oul- waters from England, and we havo now much pleasure in making a few r.?inarks on the ship Inflexible, which is lying at the Queen-streefc wharf, discharging her cargo from London. This vessel arrived here on the 3rd instant, with a large cargo of general irerchandise, after a very fair passage from Gravesend of 102 days, and but for the . light and contrary ■winds experienced before passing the Cape, the vessel would have made one of the fastest passages on record ; the run from thence to New Zealand having been accom plished in 29 days. The Inflexible was originally intended for the China trade. On her arrival in London, however, freight being plentiful, her owners decided upon sending her to New Zealand. She was but a ihorfc time on the berth, and all her passenger accommodation was engaged within a few days after she was announced to sail for Auckland. By the arrival of the last mail from England, the agents of the Inflexille at this port have received letters stating that she will trade regularly to Auckland, and that she is to leave England again during September. We are very glad that this is the case, as the. Inflexible is just the class of vessel required for the Auckland trade. She is acknowledged by persons competent to judge to be one of the finest vessels that have ever entered this port, She ia strong, well-finished, carries a very large cargo, and has the highest classification that can be given to a ship. Her accommodation for passengers is complete, the berths being roomy and well-ventilated, and her saloon is really handsome. The commander of the Inflexible is a, gentleman well-known in the Southern ports of New Zealand, where he has made many friends. The passengers who came out under his care on this occasion speak in highly complimentary terms of the many little attentions received from him during the voyage, a.i.l pince his arrival here Capt. Lyall has gained the confidence of our leading merchants for his thorough business like and straigtforward conduct, and has been complimented on more than one occasion for the excellent condition in which his cargo has been landed. The Inflexible has already commenced to take in colonial produce for England, and although she will require a large cargo, we are informer! that nearly the whole of it is ready for shipment, and that the vessel will positively sail for London at the end of the ensuing month. Several of her cabins have already been engaged, and we are informed that Major Hatnley and family are proceeding home by this opportunity.— Herald.

The ketch Speedwell will sail for Wangaroa this evening, with a cargo of sundries. The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh sails for the Thames, to night at 10.30. The brig Caroline will haul from the ■wharf to-day, and sail for Hokianga to morrow morn ing. The schooner Mary Ellen, arrived this morning from Mercury Bay, with 6 tons flax, 6 tons gum. The s.b. Hero is advertised to leave for Sydney and Melbourne on Wednesday next. The s.s. Tauranga, Bolger, arrived in har bour yesterday morning. She left the bay on Tuesday evening, and experienced head winds throughout. Passengers —Messrs Hargreaves, Davies, Hanson, Booth, Ford, Henderson, Bowman, Hassell, Mr. and Mrs. Martin, and several others. Cargo—26 head cattle, 128 sheep, 30 cases fruit, 4 tons gum, 25 hides, and a few sundries. The s.s. Hero passed a barque on the coast, supposed to be the W. C. Wentworth, from Newcastle to this port. The clipper barque Constance is advertised to leave for Sydney on Tuesday next, the 3rd prox. The barque Anne Main left the wharf and dropped down harbour yesterday morning, in order to take on board some powder for the Government. Since the arrival of the Hero, however, the Government have decided upon •ending the powder to Melbourne. The Anne Main will now complete jyr loading with New Z«alapd produce, and-J^afethe harbour for London on Saturday m&p|g,,,' " Galle, Mabch B.—Captain' Eyre's certifi cate has been suspended for six months, because he, in the Court's opinion, erred by not standing by the disabled ship Oneida. The Peru a coolie ship, has been lost on Paracels, with nearly the whole of her passengers and crew. The Lautong, in the Manila sugar trade,* has also been lost on the coast Samara The North Germon barque Cary and jane was run down by th» P. and O. Company's S. S. Sunda on the night of February 12, in the vicinity of the Ninepins. Crew were taken into Amoy. The regular trader Herald is announced to •ail for Hokianga to-day. Loss ojp the Basque Ekteepbise by Pibb.—The following report of the burning of the British bar4ue Enterprise has been made by Captain A. Roaaldson, of the British barque Auriga, which arrived here on February 14 from Rjundt.lami;— «Q a the 10th November

last, in latitude 42 N and longitude* 19 15 W., signalled by tho BriLish barque Enterpi-ise, Captain George, from Swansea to St. Paul de Leando, and was requested to stop for her, as her cargo of coals was on fire. So waited by her fifty-six hours (two days), and finally took captain and crow (eleven in all) off. Two hours after leaying her; ■ and when ten miles away, she bursted dufc into flames, exploded, and sank. On the '26th I November, latitude 16,30 S. and longitude 30,40 W., transferred the .Enterprise's officers and crew to the British barque Clarendom, bound to St Helena and.then proceeded. The crew of the said vessel behaved in an. unruly manner." -,_.Tb.e Auriga found the**weather temperate, and;; spoke the following vessels:— r The ship -Betsy'/ Morisen, bound to Cochina,37,B 8-and 8i22 W> the barbue Dione, from Liverpool to Bombay," 34,15 S. and g7 3 E. j the ship 'Warwick, off Carwar, bound to Singapore.— Bombap Times, February 16. ->-:

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Shobtiand-stbeet.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames and Coromandel, this day, at 5*30 p.m., and to-morrow, 10 30 a.m., 12'30p.m., and 5.30 p.m. For London (direct), per Anne Main, on Saturday, the 30th insfc., at 11 a.m. For the Australian Colonies, per s.s. Hero, on Wednesday, 4th May, at 1 p.m. Mails via San Francisco, per s.s. City of Mel bourne, will close on Wednesday, the 4th May, as under: — For Vancouver's Island, British North America, United States, Central and South America, West Indies, Continent , of Europe, at noon. ' . • !'! ! For Sandwich Islands, at noon. For the United Kingdom, at 1 p.m. For Money Orders, Registered Letters, .tnd Newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for the United Kingdom and America (bear-ing a fee of 6d. in addition to the postage) wiil be received till 1.30 p.m, and by the mail agent on board, until time of sailing. , , Note.—The postage on letters for all places sent via San Francisco, is the same as that for places sent via Suez and South ampton. ..•)

S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster,

DEATH.

Mitchell.—OnApril27,lS7o, Mr. Thomas Mitchell, aged 37 years. The funeral will leave his late residence, Mount Eden, this day, at 4 o'clock. Friends will please accept this invitation. Danzee. —On the 27th inst., at Bath-street, Parnell, Joseph Danzie, aged 42 years. The funeral will leave his late residence, to morrow, at 3 o'clock. Friends will please accept this invitation.

The Evening Star. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1870.

The lesson to be learned from the splendid success of M. Lesseps in piercing the Isthmus of Suez will not be lost on the world. The narrow prejudices of English statesmen, op posed political obstacles to the scheme that might have appalled a bolder spirit ; the sensitiveness of the British nation on anything affecting relations with the Indian Empire, pro duced a caution amounting to repug nance on the part of capitalists regard ing such, an investment ; while the opinion of English engineers, con sidered to be authority alone for the world, accorded with English feeling, and pronounced against a work to the performance of which the finger of nature distinctly pointed. There is nothing like isuccesa, and M. Lesseps is now enrolled among the great; while the Suez Canal has not only proved that it will be a benefit to com merce, but a commercial success ; and the approving smile of rulers, even of English statesmen, shows that this great enterprise of our age will be no other than beneficial to international relations.

It was only natural that the cutting of the great eastern isthmus should direct attention to that of the west, and that its magnificent success should be taken as an element in the pros pectus for cutting through the belt of land dividing the Atlantic from the Pacific waters. It should be to New Zealand a subject of thrilling interest to learn that an expedition has been already sent by the Government of the United States to effect the neces sary surveys, and that the people who have built the Pacific Railway with such unprecedented speed and success, will dig the Darien Canal. In com mercial importance it will wholly eclipse the Canal of Suez. Free from the intricacies and dangers of the Me diterranean and Red Seas, it will be the "road to the Indies," the dream of Columbus and the early navigators. To Calcutta from London it will shorten the distance by 4,100 miles as compared with the route via the Cape of Good Hope ; compared with that by Cape Horn it will cut off 9,G00 miles ; while the distance from London to Shanghai, in China, will be reduced

one-half. From London N to New Zealand, on the ordinary ship route, namely, by the Gape of GpM Hopfe,! there wilfeyhg a spying; of 5-260 miles,; or almoijf or^thir& of \the entire dis tance ; ftft: Melbourne :n)en even, their^ fa^ofita/jCape route would be thrown •into the shade by one past our doors,'effecting a saving of 3,340 miles. N^wiZealand, by her. positioii, bus rftqo.d '"in,,:solitary : isolation-inthe wlJe-Paeific; now that very position is making her the foous of convergence for the greaVstea'm routes,of the future*. T:he San Francisco: route already so .%uspiciduslyropened amid a burst of 'popularity,-'must continue the mail route, i the superior rapidity of rail way travelling will leave it that advan tage. The Magellan Straits route, if opened, will present many advantages for the great trading steamers; a through route without transhipment at Panama, or delays at the fever stricken islands of the Carribean Sea would present advantages for commerce and travelling, eclipsing every other; and when we observe that all these lines of traffic with Australia must naturally converge at New Zealand, we can almost see in it a requital of Providence for the isola tion of the past; and on our heads alone be the blame, if, situated as our city, is, Auckland does not become the Singapore of the Southern seas.

An unusual number of persons were punished at the police Court this morning for drunkenness. Three vagrants were sentenced to various terms of imprison ment varying form one month to six. The case of Chas. O'Brien for assaulting Mr. W. H. Newton with a riding whip, came on for hearing. After hearing the case the Bench fined defendant £10, or in defanlt six weeks imprisonment, and also bound him over for six months, himself in £100 and two sureties in £50. Defend ant was given until Saturday to provide the mouey for the fine. James Hay, charged with wiffully breaking a window, was sentenced to two months imprison ment. In the Resident Magistrate's Cout, this morning, the case of Heed and others v. Drak9, had only come on for hearing, as we went to press, and would pfobably last the remainder of the day. The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Orphan Home, St. Stephen's, Parnell, will be held in St. Paul's school room to-morrow, at 4 o'clock, to receive the report and statement of accounts for the past year, and to elect members of the Board of Management for the ensuing year. We observe that the partnership hitherto existing between George Dunnet and P. S. Mackenzie"is dissolved. A general meeting of the shareholders of the Edinburgh Castle Gold Mining Company will be held at the office of the company, fehortland-street, on Friday, 14th May, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The office of the Cure Gold Mining Company has been removed to Messrs. Styak and Philpi' office, High-street. A call of 2s. per scrip share has been made in the Band of Hope Gold Mining Company. We have been requested to call atten tion to the alteration in the sailing of the p.s. Duke of Edinburgh for the Thames this evening. Instead of leaving at two o'clock, as previously advertised, she will not start till half-past ten p.m. It will be seen from an advertisement which appears elsewhere that instructions have been given by the Provincial Go vernment to proceed against any person shooting or pursuing game, or otherwise trespassing upon the Island of Motu Ihi, without having first obtained permission in writing from the superintendent. We presume this notice is the Tesult of the discussion which took place at the meet ing of the Acclimatisation Society yester day, when it was stated that a well-known gentleman had destroyed a very valuable stag on the island for the sake of its antlers. We sincerely trust that the ob ject of the notice will be fully carried out, for it appears to us to be an act of wanton ness that ought not to be allowed, to destroy animals not indigenous to the country, but imported at a very heavy expense for the purposes of breeding and multiplying in the province. It is notified that meetings of creditors in the following estates will be held at ttie times and place specified below :— John Proctor Hydes, John Howe, Charles Herberte, and Richard fioberts, Supreme Court, noon, 4th May ; Charles Cecil Rookes, Supreme Court, noon, 3rd May. The appointment of Mr. Mov bray as trustee in the estate of Henry Nathan i 3 confirmed. Notice is given that Oliver Alfred Kayson will apply, at the next public sitting of the Bankruptcy Court for the complete Execution of a dee! of composition with his creditors; and thai a deed of assignment and arrange ment has been made and duly filel between Henry Hawkes Wright, of Onehunga, John Buchanan, of Auckland, and Isaac Philps, of Auckland, for the mutual benefit of the creditors of the said Henry Hawkes Wright. The annual general meeting of mem bers of the Auckland Club was held £t the Club House, yesterday, J. T. Mai kelvie, Esq., in the chair. Statements of receipts and expenditure for past year, and assets and liabilities were read and approved, the latter showed that the lit bilities had been reduced from £492 If a 6d to £5 0s 4d. It was estimated th.it the receipts for current year would ei ceed the expenditure by about £2<D. The Club now numbers 122 membeis. D. L. Murdoch, Esq., was unanimously elected President, and Messrs. James

Cruickshank, J. 0. Firth, iW^g^JQaldy, and Every M aclean, members _of com •mittee£:in. the roqmjpf/'bthers re.sign.cd. - A 'sPEjDiAii jmeetinjf of \the members of the Adoiklaiid Acclimatisations Sbciejty was held at the office of the society, Fort street, ;at XI o'cl'pck yesterday morning. Present — Messrs., James Williamson (president), B. Tonks, W; Mprrin, G. B. Owen, T.. B. Gillies, and tlie Secre tary. A good deal of business was done, a. summary of which will '.be found else where. ;•■ ■ .*•. > ' V ' Nobthebn Division.—The new* list of claimants to vote in this- division was posted at the Devonport Hall the othar day by the Returning Officer. Out of two hundred and thirty claims sent in one hundred and fifty are Maoris'— the bulk of them being witnessed by a Mr. Charles Stannaway. They are said to be resident in villages at the Kaipara. Of course, if these gentlemen have crown grants for the property which gives them the right of voting, we can have no objection to see them registered as electors. But we would suggest to some of our active politicians m the Northern Division the advisability of testing the genuineness of these Maori claims by objecting to them seriatim on or before Saturday next. As Maoris invariably vote in a block they will form a heavy majority for their friends at any elections, and in fact judging, from past experience, their votes if admitted with out question, will decide any election for tho district. We shall be glad to supply the proper forms of objection at bur office. One hundred years ago to-day Captain Cook first planted the British flag in Australia. ' . i

POLICE COURT ROTA.

The following is the Rota as fixed for the Police Court during next week : — Monday, May 2nd, Messrs. Baber and Beetham. Tuesday, May 3rd, Messrs. W. T. Bucklaud and A. Clark. Wednesday, May 4th, W. 0. Daldy and J. M. Dargeviile. Thursday, May sth, C. Davis and J. Dilworth. Friday, May 6th, A. W. East and J. A. Gilfillan. Saturday, May 7th, H. Gilfillan and T. Henderson.

ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH.

The number of sudden deaths which

have lately occurred in and around Auckland, is most unprecedented, and for a city of its size and population, is, we should think, .without parallel in any part of the colony. Week after week we have the same tale to report of people, apparently in the enjoyment of good health, falling down dead, either in the streets or at their own houses—the majority of such deaths being caused either by apoplexy or rupture of the heart. The last death of the kind which we had to record towards the end of last week, occurred in the Dedwood district; the one to which we are now about to refer, and which took place at an early hour yesterday morning, occurred in the Mount Eden district. The deceased was a milkman named Thomas Mitchell, and resided with his vrifo and family near Mount Eden. He was a man of apparently good general health and constitution, but on returning to his home on Tuesday evening, he complained of being ill, and Dr. Philson was sent for, but deceased grew so much worse that Dr. Kenderdine was also shortly in attendance. Certain remedies were prescribed, and Mitchell got much better, and when his wife retired to rest he seemed to have recovered from his sudden attack. About ono o'clock, however, he was again seized with apparent convul sions, and fell back dead. Medical assis tance was, of course, of no avail. I'r. Phil son stated that he had died of apoplexy, and gave a certificate to that effect, so that thero will be no coroner's inquest, which, under the circumstances, could serve no good purpose. Deceased was highly respected by those who knew him, and his loss will ba much felt by his wife aud little ones.

INAUGURATION OF THE LODGE OF LIGHT.

The brethren of the " mystic tie" mustered in large numbers to day, at the St. George's Hall, Pollen street (Messrs. Cruickshank and Co.'s bonded store), for the purpose of inaugurating a Masonic Lodge at the Thames, under the " Irish Constitution," to be called the " Lodge of Light." Tho large hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion with evergreens and banners, interspersed with acacia branches and Masonic emblems of all nations. On tho floor of the room were placed the furniture and emblems, which, we understand, belong to the Alpha Lodge, Waikato, and at the upper end the pedestal of the Worshipful Master was placed. The pedestal of the Senior Warden was at the opposite end, while tho pedestal of the Junior Warden was midway at the left of the W.M. The installation' took place, according to usage, at noon, but we believe the procession was delayed for the arrival of the steamer Royal Alfred from Auckland, by which a number of visitors were expected. At the time of the installation there were about 36 visiting brethren from other lodges present, amongst whom were : —lrish Constitution : Gk P. Pierce, P.G-.M.; Dr. J. H. Hooper, D.P.G.M. ; C. Porter, P.G-.F.; A. Brock, W.M. Scotch Constitution;: A. Beveridge, D.P.GLM. ; Ste phenson, P.M. English Constitution : A. McMath, W.M., Rev. Haywood, Chaplain Lodge Waitemata, and several other impor tant officers. A portion of the hall was screened off, and hero Mr. Curtis, of the Pacific Hotel, made preparations for a brilliant spread for the visitors and members. The Brethren, headdd by a band, then marched in procession to St. Q-eorge's Church, where the Rev. R. Kidd was to preach a •ermon, and. a collection is made in aid of the Thames H6spital. A banquet is to be held this evening.— Mail, April 27.

THE MINING BOARD.

We are glad to be able to announce that his Honor the Superintendent has agreed to allow the Mining Board to secure clerical assistance to the amount of £20 or £30. Mr. Gi-rove, chairman of the Mining Board, waited upon his Honor on business connected with^ the Board, and obtained the above accomiuo-' dation for the Board. His Honor also agreed to give the services of a Revising Barrister whenever the Board have completed the by laws. We are quite sure the miners will be glad to learn that his Honor is disposed to deal in a fan1 and straightforward way with the :Mining Board, and not to take the advice oft men who would fain see the SuperinteD: dent a€: enmity with the members.— lbid,

POLICE COURT.—THURSDAY.

(Before T. T. Turton, Esq., H. D. Morphet, Esq., J.P.'s.) DRUNKENNESS.

J. McGuffy, W. Bills, Jeremiah O'Keefe, Henry Brown, Patrick Nagle, Peter fecott, and William Ifobson were charged with being drunk, and were punished in the usual manner. x David Kelly pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, and was fined 20s and costs, or in default of payment, ordered to suffer 48 hours' imprisonment. " . Grace Condron was charged with a breach of the Vagrancy Act, in having no visible means of support. The defendant eaicl that she came in from the country latoly with a sum of money, which she had spent in drink; but if the Bench would let her off she would never come before it again. . . Mr. Naughton said that tho woman had been brought up for her own sake. She lived in Chancery street, and associated with the worst of characters. Detective Murphy gave evidence. The Bench then (sentenced her to three months' imprisonment. ANOTHER CASE. Mary Quinn was charged with'a similar offence She pleaded guilty. Mr. Naughton said this was a much, worse case than the last, the prisoner being a very old offender. She lived in a state of gross immorality, and he would ask that she should receive a heavier sentence than the other prisoner. She had already undergone twelve months imprisonment for a similar offence. Sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ANOTHEK CiSE. Charles Spalding, a big, strong looking man, was charged with a similar offence. Mr. Naughton said that the prisoner was a horrible object to look upon, being absolutely covered with vermin. He appeared to be a very strong man, but unless some change could be made in his appearance, it was im possible that he could get work. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge. Constable Clark said the prisoner had no means of support but by beggiug. He was in a filthy state, being crowded with vermin. The Commissioner said he wished there was some other means of dealing with the prisoner, who was in a sad state. The Bench observed that the prisoner seemed to be a. strong man and perhaps after having been in prison he would be in a better condition to get work. He was then sentenced Co one nonth's imprisonment with hard labor. THE CHARGE OV ASSAUiT ACAINST MR. CHAS O'BRIEN. This case appeared again before the Court. The prisoner was formerly charged with strik ing Mr.' "W. H. Newton on the face with a riding whip, on the Bth of the present month. Mr. Joy appeared for the complainant; Mr. Bennett for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. All witnesses were ordered out of Court. Mr. Joy opened the case and stated the facts connected with it, and in conclusion he said he would urge the Bench to inflct the heaviest penalties which was in their power under tho Justices of the Peace Act. The complninant deposed he was living in Nelson-street. On the day mentioned in the information he saw the defendant in Queen street, near the British hotel. They went into the hotel together, when witness told him he did not want any provery, or defending, as my wife was mistress of her own house. Souie conversation then occurred with Mrs. Seeats, and after she had left the room witness said something to him about a row in the Exchange hotel, when O'Brien said, " Oh, you , I will slog you," and struck him in the jaw with the riding whip and his fist, holding the butt end of the whip tightly clenched in his hand. Defendant then threw the whip down and struck witness with his fist. Witness then left the " snuggery." As the result of tho assault, complainant had been in bod for twenty days and attended by a medical man, and Jduring that period the doctor had pronounced his life to be in danger. Cross-examined; I was an actor, but. at present lam a newspaper reporter. At one time I entered into an arrangement to form a company. At the Thames I had to lay an information against him for threatening my life. . Dr. Marshall deposed that he had attended the complainant for the last twenty days or so, suffering from a very severe abscess in bis jaw, which rendered his life extremely dangerous at one time. He was still in a very debilita ted state. A blow from the fist alone would be sufficient to produce an abscess; with a riding whip, doubly.so. Cross-examined : I have known Mr. Newton for some years, and he was a man of very good health. This was the case. Mr. Bennett admitted that the case had been very clearly proved against his client. There had been a misunderstanding formerly between the parties, and he hoped that the Bench would inflict the slightest amount of punishment which the law allowed. Mr. O'Brien had already been in prison for eight days. In conclusion, Mr. Bennett drew the attention of the Bench to the fact that tho Evening Star had, in his opinion, committed a contempt of Court by publishing certain statements which were not correct, to wit, that an ulcer had gathered in his tonsils, while it had in point of fact gathered in his jaw. [For our own part, we must say that we fail to see any contempt in tho mater, and.can only suppose that Mr. Bennett must have misinterpreted the meaning of a very simple paragraph.] The Bench considered the case fully proved, and said that Mr. O'Brien had not himself to thank that Mr, Newtoa was now in Court, considering the very severe injuries inflicted

upon him. The Bench would notW^p their duty if it did not mark its senjse of tir assault. He would be fined £10, or six Tr ee v * imprisonment, and would be bounlkoTer himself in £100, and two sureties in £5Q^7" keep the peace towards Mr. Newton fort] next six months. c Mr. Bennett asked that the Court would give time for Mr. O'Brien to pay the money The Court acceeded to the request, but said that it must be paid before Saturday. SMASHING- WINDOWS. James Hayinas, charged by Walter DudW with breaking one pane of glass at the House of informant, in Hobson-street. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Naughtoa explained that there -were two men concerned in the affair. One had been punished. The defendant had escaped at the time, but had since been found out and the evidence to be given would, he thonght be sufficient to convict. . Evidence having been given," and tile' %\ 6 clearly proved, the prisoner was jSentenced to six months' imprisonment" with Jiard1 labour. This was all the business.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thursday, Apjait 28. ..-. >. (Before T. Beckhain, Esq., R.MO ' ;^J Judgment was given for plaintiffin tha-wfe of Hayer v. Dalton. IHMIGBATION BONDS. Superintendent v. Bush and an otter claim £14; Superintendent v. Doyle, claim £15 ; Superintendent t. Richard Brien claim £6. : '■. '■'Vj.' Judgment was given for plaintiff in each of the above eases. JUDGMENT FOE PLAINTIFF.--' Seteel v. Dyer. , il Defended Cases, russell v. millab. - >>1 This was air an action upon the title certain premises. No title wasset up by the defendant. Herbert Ashton, a land agent, said lie knew the premises which was the subject of the action. The value of them was about 5g a week, £13 a year. Possession was ordered to be, giyan. to plaintiff and costs paid by the defendant..: The defendant was asked whether hp^ntd give up possession upon getting noticeT^Se said he would give up possession next day. HtTEST & CO. V. MASEFIELD. l Claim £7 10s. Mr. Wynn for plaintiff, and Mr. jyJB. Russell for the defendant. This was an action to recover the value of a quantity of bags lent to the defendant. There had been some kiud of arrangement between the parties by which defendant was to supply a quantity of gum to the plaintiif. In conse quence, however, of a fall in the price of gum, and there being no valid contract between the parties the arrangement fell through.' 'The bags had been supplied to defendant ,tq'hold the gum. When the arrangement fell'through defendant had ]00 bags belonging to the plaintiff. Defendant however offered to pay for 60 bags. The bags were put on board the Gemini according to the defendant's order. Cross examined by Mr. Russell: I oannot say whether the gum was to be supplied at less than £20 a ton. When the defendant offered to pay for 60 bags, demand was made for the hundred with whicli he had been sup plied. Eighteenpence a sack is a fair price per sack. The master of the Gemini proved the delivery of the sacks put on board the s.s. Gemini to Deacon, at the Riverhead_ Hotel. Cross-examined: Could not deliver them to the defendant, as he was a hundred milea away at the time. Judgment was given for the plaintiff. ... ' Mr. Russell said there were rather nice points of law in the .case, and hoped the Court would allow him to appeal. His Worship said that if the learned gen» tleinan and his client, desired such an indul* gence, they might .have it. BAND OP HOPE G. M. CO. T. HAT. ; Mr. Russoll for plaintiff, Mr. Rees for defendant. This was an action to recover calls. The defence was that the calls were not made in accordance with the requirements of. the.Aetj that they were not made by properly, ap pointed persons ; that they were not made for proper purposes ; thit such calls were sued for in an improper manner;, that the meetings at which the calls were made,, were not pro perly held. : ■ - ■' . Mr. Rees argued that the case should-be sued by information before,two justices. .'.,• His Worship thought £h» Court had jurii diction. Robert Lusk, legal manager of the Band of Hope Gold Mining Company, produced the certificate of information of the company. Mr. Rees contended that the form of certificate was bad. j "J™. The objection was overruled. - '■■}■■'-!: \ ' Witness: The defendant held a promoters scrip, each of which represents thirty share* to the company. At a meetiug held on the 20th of April there was a majority in number and value of shareholders present The rules were adopted at that meeting. Mr. Rees pointed out that there was » memorandum of agreement, dated the lOfch of June, to which the rules ; ,were annexed. Rules made before that date could not bind the parties to the agreement. - '.■—. Mr. H. Lusk said the rules and the .memo randum were wholly distinct and separate. The witness (to the Courtji The rules handed in are the same that were made and adopted on the 20th of April. . • . Mr- Rees: But that deed must have been signed on the 10th of June. They could only have effect from the time tha agreement;, vi respect of them was executed. . ,;. ■ Witness : The first call was made by we directors on the 14th of June. Tho minutes of the meeting were reduced to writing. *-be amount of the call made vias Is. per share! tho call was -advertised. ' I produce tM advertisement in which the%na.lung of the can was notified to the shareholders, (Left sitting.) J

Of all the women she is the most to be pitied who hnsi a slow-paced suitor; »,'' worse than a retrograding one. How _adm"' able, how prompt, how perfectly satisfactory, was the conduct of the Puritan, who rode up to the door of the house where dwelt the gw of his choice, and having desired her.»» called out to Mm said, without circumlocution, " Rachel, the Lord hath sent me to many thee!" when the girl answered, w' /w'l promptitude and devoiedness, "The ■LOW wiUbedon«!" . ...

THE EVENING STAK, APRIL 28, 1870.



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