SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

- <T ARRIVALS. Prince, of Wales, cutter, from Wangapoa, •with 13,OO0kfeut timber. Victoria, cutter, from Coromandel.

DEPARTURES.

Twilight, schooner, 55 tons, Meiklejohn, for Kaipara. Fortune, schooner, 22 tons, Parker, for Hicks' Bay and Bay of Plenty., Mary Ellen, schooner,. Rawlings, for Mer cury Bay. Heather Bell, cutter, for Mohurangi. Constance, barque, 351 tons, Gibbon, for Sydney.

IMPORTS.

Per Ocean Wave, from Chatham Islands 4 horses, 400 sheep, 3 casks whale oil, Hood —Carey, Gilles and Co., agents.

EXPORTS.

Per barque Constance, for Sydney : 1 box gold (1000 ounces), Henderson and Macfar lane ; 12 boxes tobacco, 2 packages cigars, S. Phillips. Free goods : 51 bales flax, J. R. Roberts ; 90 hides, B. Gittos ; 10 packages sashes, 2 packages doors, Sash and Door Com pany ; 23 tanks, 15,000 feet timber, Hender son and Macfarlane, (agents.) Per schooner Fortune, for Hick's Bay: 10,000 feet timber. —Master, agent.

The s.s. Go-Ahead will leave for Wangarei oji Saturday next, at 12 o'clock noon. Ocean Wave, schooner, 118 tons, Gal braith, from Chatham Islands. Opotiki, . schooner, 30 tons, Baker, from Opotiki. The barque Constance, Captain Gibbon, took her departure for Sydney this afternoon with a general cargo, 1000 ounces ot gold, and the following passengers: —Mr. and Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Waring, Messrs. W. Lepine, J. Wynne, A. Hume, R. W. Carson, S. Kelly, W. -Gordon, S. Spencer, C. Martin, Or. R. McXenzie, R. Mcintosh, J. Wallace, W. Batlmrst, P. Robson The schooner Opotiki, from the East Coast, brings 320 sacks maize, for Mr. J. S. Macfar lane.

The schooner Twilight left _te harbour this afternoon for Kaipara with the following cargo: —3 tons flour, 12 bags chaff, 1 ton potatoes, 19 packages groceries, 6 packages sundries, Coupland ; 43 packages groceries, 5 casks beer, 6 cases brandy, Eaton; 2 casks beer, 22 packages groceries, 6 bags oats, 1 case genera, ■10 bags flour, 15 cases bread, 5 tons flour, 4 tons potatoes, 13 cases geneva, 16 cases old torn, 5 ditto whiskey, 3 ditto brandy, 35 ditto groceries, 5 half-chests tea, 10 kegs sugar, 10 boxes candles, 1 case tobacco, 1 hhd. beer, 24 packages sundries, 40 bags fiour, 10 packages groceries, Must and Co.; 15 boxes soap, 40 bags flo r, 35 bags sugar, r _ 30 boxes bread, 8 cases groceries, 2 '."cases saddles, 3 coils rope, 1 bundle spades, 5 boilers, Brown, Campbell and Co.; 5 7 sacks oats, 6 ditto potatoes, 26 packages gj groceries, J. S. Marfarlane ;10 bundles wire, * . 1 stove, 15 packages sundries, Masefield j 11 = - ffeckages luggage, 1 cask seed, 1 package seeds, Pdys-25 bags flour, 12 ditto potatoes, 30 ;-&gp*s groceries, Owen ; 8 packages, 3 tons ftmjr,^l3 packages, 4 cases spirits, 1 package tobacco, J. Roberton and Co.; 1 wh__leboat, 20 packages sundries, Provincial Government; 10' bags oats, 10 ditto flour, 3 casks sugar, 7 T"packages./sundries, 6 ditto, Roberton; 14 -packages sundries, Lamb; 20 packages furni tOTe j»nd luggage, Niccol; 38 bags flour, 8 packages iigrocerieß, Buchanan; 28 packages sundries, Scarrot.—M. Niccol, agent. | The cutter "Victoria; bring^-^^WO feet tim ber, Sash and Do or Company j'^3 packages, J. *IS. Macfarlane. .'> . The s.s Go-ahead, Captain Farqnhar, ar-. _\ Waftgarei last: ev»__si_-^ I -,wi_Ji-_^r__g_ head t c^"..tie, some settlers' produce, and three paeseri nsrsj js, ■. j .; ~- 7 . 7,• ' "t- * J I:' The e.s. G 0-Afc&d- trill- not leave 'foil the I Bay 0 ManitafTintil to^nOrispw (Wednesday), sat 2 ofcloclr. -;' #7: "Vy*-^ ..-**-. '■ i\ Tha B.9_> AugldanAwas to l^ave Sydney on j Saturflay"l^st, the 29th ."instant, Wd-faa.J'b.e expected here on Eriday-next..:, She^i-t _n noun<Jed to leave for the JTjjis about the sth Ipi'oxiit,^ - ■:-< "■■■■ '-■"' ;; , '..-jf *I ; * ' - * ■ • -'' ■ ■ _,*

COMMERCIAL.

.' *_,■_,_ .1 , ,;, EVESXNa-^^ffe Office, I •___■! '■' ■"* "' * "' F*l^Pv"'^f|^aoop-1 i Migflrg, g, Cochrane aud |(on sold by aac-, | lion Jit bis mart, thip mowing, a, four-roomed l,S_ra_i_L_n Newton road, adjoining; "the 'Edifi- T^^R%tl^H6tel, for the sum ( Hf *£$$.. A |i^ re|-r66_riel * o % >ttagrf _i' Randolph-street ~iiWou|ht £35. and an allotment adjoining, "B»j P e* loot.. The leaife of the XJmon Bank of i ??3*ti*> a* Shor^fnd, was ..." b_e|«fc and' ■ 'Mnm at £100/ * . ;-M*6.|"B. Tonfe held" an unreserved We of c'e ' *^f ie™*.u;'<>> ornaments, &c., at I dan^n?hi|h^Tfsf^ a ■ loktaiaed.*' j-■-'■''''■>'* '■ ■" t- '7 jj. Bir. S.*Jojgp§ helcla trade sale, of groceries, (j&c., at his mart, to»day. Thdre was a ve*y "good 1 a,tf*p<f(to2e, but the bidding -as slow. |l_e following is a list of the prices :— Belmont's candles; llfd /Brandon's ditto, lid j sardines (qtiarters), 69 9d; superior congou/ 06, 2s* l.Jd ; choice scented orange pekoe, 2s 4d ; soap, i owt., 12s 6d ,- pickles, 7a_:6d ~; Canterbury cheese, 7£d ; dairy fed bacon, 3d. That sale of wines and spirits an nouneed-for tcwday, was* postponed until Fri day,-at 12 o'clock, in consequence of the goods not being landed. -■ . _..

MARRIAGE.

Broadbbnt—SNODG-RAss.—At New Mains, Ellerslie, on the 29th August, by the Rev. J. F. Mandeno, Joseph S. Broadbent, of Napier, to Agnes Cross, second daughter of Mr. John Sriodgrass, New Mains.

POLICE COURT.

1M following is the rota for.attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending September 3,1870 :— Tuesday, Augu t 30 : Messrs. J. A. Dilworth and J! A. Gilfillan. Wednesday, August 31: Messrs. H. Gilfillan ami W. Grahame. Thursday, September 1: Messrs. S. G. Gra .ham and J. W". Home. Friday, September 2: Messrs. H. M. Jwvis and J. S. Muofarlane. Saturday, Septembers: Messrs. J. Mar and G. M. Mitford.

THE MAILS.

For Thames, Coromandel, and Kapanga, this ' day, at 5 p.m., and to-morrow, at

and 5.30 p.m. For Taranaki and the Southern Provinces per s.s. Rangatira, to-morrow at noon. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Wanganui station will be received at this office till 12.30 p.m., and at Onehunga till 1.30 p.m. g? For Russell and Kawakawa, per s.s. Go-Ahead, to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, pers.s. City of Melbourne, will close at this office on Wednesday, 7th Septembor prox : — „. For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, Continent of Europe, &c, at 12.30 p.m. For the United Kingdom via San Francisco,

at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for the United States of America, and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d., in addition to the postage, will be re ceived at this office till 1.30 p.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

FRANCIS J. SHORTT.

In calling the attention of Gentlemen to the above, would state that he litis purchased-the Premises lately occupied by Professor G. H.- Evans, opposite Dabbt's Thistle "Hotel and the Market Place, and having fitted it up at great cost, can affirm that his Establishment is one of the most finished and comfortable in New Zealand. '* Gentlemen may rely on extreme cleanliness, combined with civil ty and'attention.

The Evening Star.

TUESDAY, A UGUST 30,1870.

f '&~T. ■ - "• " 7- PtJßiiic attention has been directed in the neighbouring'polonies to the quantity of .worn ffiv.ei coins there current, and steps takenlfpr their s transmission to England, to be by new coin fresh from the mint.i slf appears that no difficulty will attenSjthe interchange, nor loss result to a*__ydra§ "but the Crown, which supplies mint Jd.coins to the people. It is needless to pfint opt the evils that would arise frpml.any, doubts beipg 7cast upon the solirefccy pf.#ur_ niost ordinary currency, or thf general embarrassment that will be produced by suddenly impairing 'the credit of our half-crowns and shillings whetf a little worn in the service of the 'publfC. It will, therefore, be a source of general annoyance to learn that the banks in tbf-. city have commenced to refuse the worif- silver coins, without giving any war Jiing, and before new coins have beer \ imported, to take the place of tbos c wnwh will thus be practically ex ujjjied from the currency. If any evil canJ a"se the receiving of these coins, a monetary institution is perfectly warranted in looking to its pecuniary in terests, however embarrassing to the pub lie; ■ brat as worn coins are received a! good at the Mint, and steps are ahead} in progress for the exchange of new foi old, and for thoroughly supplying the co I lonies with a new issue, it is nothing less than a needless, wanton, hardship in flicted on the public to suddenly create this embarrassment in the. currency. Il is a fact in political economy that . "pertain number of coins is required and used., in the commercial inter changes of a given community : that a surplus of coins will lie dormant or find its way^abroad, and that any dimi nution in the number will largely stifle trade. The vast proportion of our "silver currency that will be affected by the re jection of the smooth coins cannot fail to produce serious inconvenience ; and if this is to become the rule, as it S)S doubtedly will, all business transactions following suit of tho banks, it is such thing as demands the prompt and 'de cided action of the Government in taking steps to hare the deficiency in the cur rency wpplied.

We greatly regret that the benefit enter tainment to Mr. Neill at the Mechanics' In stitute last night was not very well attended , the depressing influences of this uncertain and inhospitable weather having evidently deterred tha public from attending. Mr. Neill and his excellent entertainment were both deserving of a larger house. . The recitations, songs, and glees were well performed, and the audi euce in" expression of their appreciation, endeavoured to compensate for the paucity of numbers. The following programme was faithfully gone through: —Part I.: Duett, overture (piano and violin) ; recitation, " Death of Rhoderick Dhu;" solo, " Wait for the turn of the tide _" recitation (comic), " Pastor McKnock's address to his flock ;" duett, " Chimes of St. Mary's;" recitation, " Hubert and Arthur ;" solo, " I'll meet thee in the lane;" recitation (comic), scene from " RoryO'More." glee, "The pastoral wreath." Part II.: Solo, " The church bell;" recitation, "Charge of the Light Brigade;" duett, — ; recitation (serio-comic), " Aw s'pose it be all right;" violin solo, pianoforte accompaniment; recitation, " The vagrant and his dog ;^solo, " Happy be thy .dreams ;" recitation; " The vulgar boy ;" glee, with chorus. '/' As will be set n from another cdlumn, the Messrs. Upton have removed to very beautiful and spacious premises in Canada Bdildings> between Messrs. Cosgrave's and Short's, in Queen-street. We have no doubt that the more airy and extensive space afforded -to in tending purchasers, giving also a more expan sive view of their elegant stock of books and stationery, will bring a good requital for the outlay in meeting the admiring taste and re quirements of our citizens."

Notwithstanding the raid threatened on the barbers' poles, the barberous profession seems to flourish. As will be seen from another column, Mr. Short, who has purchased the establishment of Professor Evans, proposes to manipulate the heads and chins, and cheeks of all comers in the most scientific and bar berous manner, without treating them bar barously in the matter of charges; in fact suiting his shaving charges to the saving spirit of the times. This establishment we know to bo a paragon ofcompletene3s; the neat and effective machinery for brushing the. hair, erected over the chair of state, and worked by the foot of the operator, conveying the impressiom of the triumph of civilisation and luxury in the realms of barberism. We can really re commend any one desiring a shave, or the "removal of superfluous locks, to pay a visit to the saloon of Mr. Short. The tenders for leasing the Hape Creek tramway were opened yesterday. The tender of Messrs. J. J. Holland and A. G. Peace was accepted at 60 guineas per annum. W c un derstand that the bond has been signed for one year.

We are exceedingly glad to notics that the Government are taking steps towards the fostering of the Volunteer movement through out the colony. During the discussion on the resolution of the Committee on the Militia Bill in the House, on Thursday evening, the Hon. Defence Minister intimated the in tention of the Government to place the sum of £2,500 on the estimates for the colonial prize-firing, instead of the £1000 voted last year. We feel sure that this concession on the part of the Government will be hailed with much satisfaction by the Volunteer force generally, and trust the HoU3e will pass the item as brought down. — Independent. On the 23rd inst., Mr. Macandrew's motion respecting Port Chalmers being the terminus ©f the San Francisco line was brought before the House again ; the Auckland Harbour Trusts Bill was further considered in Com mittee. On the same day, Mr. Bradshaw. was to move " That the petition of John Lundon and Frederick Alexander Whitaker be referred to a Select Committee, to inquire into and report on the allegations contained therein. The Committee to consist of the Hon. J. Hall, the Hon. J. C. Richmond, the Hon. Julius Vogel, Mr. Kinnersley, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Bunny, Mr. Clark, Mr. Wood, Mr. Ormond, Mr. Creighton, and the mover, with power to call for persons and papers ; three to form a quorum ;to report in a week." And Mr. Macffarlane to move that leave be given to introduce a Bill intituled " An Act to Amend the I aws relating to Limited Liability Min ing Companies." The regular monthly meeting of the Lodge United Service, 421, 1.C., will be helot to morrow evening. It will be seen by a notice that appears else where, that on and iifter this date, Bay of Islands coal will be sold at reduced prices.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

To the Editor of the Evening. Stab,

Stß, —A month or so since it was stated in your paper that a movement was on foot to endeavour to get the hour of closing the Read ing Room extended fiom nine until ten o'clock in the evening. It appeared to me that so desirable an improvement met with general approbation, and I have heard that a petition to the Committee in its favor was numerously and influentially signed. Can you or any of yeur readers give me any information respect ing it ? In one of the copies of the Illustrated News is a key-plate to an engraving of the City of Oxford. Where is the engraving ? Would it not be as well to fix it in the Reading Room, where it could be referred to P It must be very interesting to many of the frequenters of the room if not hung too high up, like the map ot the Thames, latfely presented to the Institu tion by Mr. W^yte. And lastly, for the present, what becomes of the Evening Stabs, Southern Grosses, &c, after the first few hours on the day or evening of publication ? They shine or twinkle for a brief period, and then are Been no more. I often wish to refer to ' #yestorday's paper," but it is non est, and I am fob bashful to trouble the hard-worked Librarian about it. •Before I conclude allow me to congratulate the Committee on the improvements they have lately made. " May they livelong and pros per," for there are plenty more before them.— "piinta &0,, . --~'""r '', i .'.A ' ?^a toQTOmr*

POLICE COURT.— Tuesday.

(Before J. Naughton and J; A. Dilworth, Esqs., Justices).

DEUNKENNKSS.

J. Connor, for a second offence, was fined 10s and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours.

EMBEZZLEMENT,

E. Wrixon was charged with embezzling £2 10s, the property of G. Cook. On the application of Mr. Broham, the case was remanded till Thursday. municipal roMCE act. Martha Crook, for allowing a goat to stray, was fined 5s and costs. J. Rose was fined for a similar offence J. Brown pleaded not guilty to a simdar charge. The case was adjourned till Wednes- W. Eyre was fined 5s for a similar offence. J: Ritchie did not appear to a similar charge, in consequence of illnes3, and the case was adjourned till Wednesday. PUBLICAN'S LICENSING. ACT. y E. Perkins was charged with permitting drink to be supplied to a person intoxicated on the 18th inst. Mr. Wynn, for the defence, objected to the form of the information as not stating that defendant held a publicans license. Mr. Broham applied for an adjourn ment, in order to prove the holding of a license. Adjourned till Tuesday next. J. C. Browne was charged with having ne glected' to keep a light burning at his licensed hotel, the Albion Inn, between the hours of 3 and 4 on the morning of the 26th August. Mr. Wynn, for the defence, explained that it was a gas lamp, and had been blown out by the wind. Mr. Broham in the circumstances withdrew the case. John Nicholson, of the General Cameron hotel, was charged with a similar offence. The same explanation being given, the case was likewise withdrawn.

The Court then rose.

SUPREME COURT.—In Bankruptcy.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30,

[Bef< jre Sir George Arney, Chief Justice.]

RE HVMAN JOSEPHS.

The hearing of this case was resumed yes terday, at 12 o'clock. Mr. Weston and Mr. Hughes appeared on behalf of the bankrupt; Mr. J. B. Russell and Mr. MacCormick appeared to oppose. The trustees' statement of assets and liabili ties in the estate was read by the Registrar. An epitome of this statement was given in the report of the case on a former day. His Honor read the report of the cross examination by Mr. Russell at the. previous

hearing. Mr. Weston called the attention of the Court to the fact that at the last sitting bank rupt was ordered to produce a more complete statement of his accounts. This he had been unable to do, as the trustees would not allow him to have acce.s to his books.

Mr. Ru sell explained that the trus'ee would not allow him to be in his office all day long. Cross-examined by Mr. MacCormick : I returned from Sydney on the 9th. I ordered goods in Sydney through McArthur, Shera and Co. I bought goods in Auckland perhaps to the extent of £50 or £100.

Mr. Weston again stated that the bank rupt had not been allowed proper access to his books.

His Honor said the trustee was quite right to keep a proper supervision over the books.

Bankrupt handed in a statement of his accounts as he had been able to make them up. He said he wished to show the Court that he had every disposition to give the Court every information. His business had increased in such a manner that he thought that he was fully justified in doing what he did, but things took the other turn, and hence his bankruptcy. The trustee accused him of this, that, and the other, and then wound up by saying that he could not understand the books at all.

Cross-examination continued : As to the entry of Benjamin Harris and Co., in the month of January, for goods bought, £185 145., and Clark and Son, on the 28th, goods bought, £50 12s. 6d., if they are entered they must be correct. They might have been bought at various times, and entered at the end of the month. On the 31st I bought goods from E. and H. Isaacs to the amount of £149 7s. 7d. I gave a promissory note for that amount. I afterwards returned some of those goods, and got the note back, and gave another. In addition to these goods I pur chased small lots to the extent of, perhaps, £50, or £100. I had to borrow money from L. D. Nathan and Co., and A. Clark and Son, to meet promissory notes due to them. I borr wed from Nathan £35, and £55 from A. Clark and Son. In the month of February I bought goods from. Oiark and Son to the amount of £12 3s. Id., and £2 3s. 6d. from Gregg and Co. ; 16s. and £2 10s. from T. and S. Morrin ; £6 3s. lOd. from Fugate ; £3 16s. 6d.,;and from Clark £3 Os. 7d. I bought goods from Hymansen, in Sydney, to the amount of about £140; but I never re ceived them. The goods bought in Melbourne and Sydney were sent to Tonks and Cohen's, auctioneers. Cohen had goods to the amount of £1000 in his hands. 'Ihey were sent there in my absence. Woollan and Co. have got no payment for their goods. Unfortunately Ido not know what they realised. They cost £183 ; but I have never seen the account-sales. Tonks gave me an account-sales, but I have given it up to the trustees. The trustees would have nothing to do with me, and yet I was the only person who could give them any informa tion. The goods were not put into auction by my permission. If I had been in Auckland, they never would have gone to auction. I would have called a meeting of creditors when I had a good estate, and not when I had a bad one. Tonks had a lien on the goods he had for sa'e to the amount of about £400. The invoice of goods from Sydney amounted to about £1,370. All these goods Tonks had in his possession, and claimed a lien of £400 over them. He commenced to sell immedia te y on receipt of the goods. The goods realised more than £400. I did sell goods to Lee immediately afterwards. He gave me bills to the amount of £500. I received the goods back, and the bills became accommoda tion bills. j

Notice is given that James Stevenson Campbell and James Forgie intend to apply to pass their last examination at the Bank ruptcy Court on the 29th September. John Mowbray has been appointed trustee in the estate of James Mackay, jun.

THE LATE FIRE IN QUEEN.

ST K.HET

INQUEST.

An inquest was held at two o'clock this after noon, at the Metropolitan Hotel, Queen-street, before Dr. Philson and a highly respectable jury, to inquire into the circumstance attend ing the late fire in Queen-street, which broke out on the premises of Messrs. Watson, Scanlau and Co., on the morning of the instant. The following are the names of the jury men who were empannelled : —Andrew Stew art (Foreman), Messrs. H. Campbell, William Rattray, F. H. Lewisson, John Brebner, Thomas Williams, E. L. Bucholz, T. H. Hall, John Griffiths, John Leek, Albert Eaton, and John Coppell. Mr. Pierce was present to watch the case on behalf of the New Zealand Insurance Company. Mr. Asher, of the Fire Brigade, was also present. After having been sworn in the jury pro ceeded to inspect the site of the fire, after which the evidence was taken as we went to press.

THE JUNCTION.-RICH FIND OF GOLD.

A correspondent at the Thames, says : I have, ou several occasions lately, noticed the very great improvement in this mine, but I have now to inform you of a find which will be received with no little pleasure by the numerous fortunate shareholders in this Company. This morning, while the men were working in the new drive opened out at the 60 feet level, some splendid stone was found. The drive has been driven about 30 feet, and the gold met with is the same run as that in No. 1 drive. As soon as this drive is communicated with the 100 feet level, the mine will be in a good position to keep the machine going. Since writing the above a large quantity of magnificent specimens have been taken out of the, new* level in the above claim.

THE WHAU TARRING CASE.-COM MITTAL OF THE PRISONERS.

After several eases of drunkenness had been disposed of by his Worship G. B. Davy, Esq., Michael Hogan, James Donnelly, John Saltoun, and James Craig, were brought up on bail, charged by one George Preston with having assaulted him by knocking him down and pouring tar over him, at the Whau claim, on the 10th inst. Mr. Beveridge appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Shapter for the defence. —Mr. Beveridge said he would withdraw the charge against Jajnes Craig, who was there upon liberated. Mr. Beveridge, in his opening remarks, said the case was of a peculiar character, it being the first that had been brought before the Bench, and hoped it would be the last, as assaults of this kind could not for a moment be tolerated in any community. He then proceeded to state the circumstances under which the assault took place, and said what ever the prosecutor had done previously, it was no reason why they should show their disapprobation of his conduct by taking the law into their own hands. It wa. rerf unfor tunate that Preston, before this assault took place, had only the use of one of his eyes, but by this act it was probable that he would be deprived of the other also, and he would, therefore, ask his Worship to send the pri soners for trial at the Supreme Court.

George Preston deposed: I am a miner, and on the ICth of August went up to the ( Whau claim. Saw Mr. Berthwick, manager, who told me to go to the bottom of the shaft and'fill the Government trucks. I had not been there long when the prisoners and a number of my fellow workmen came and violently assaulted me, kuocking me down in the mud. Some of them held me, and tore mj shirt, &c, open, and when Michael Hogan poured tar over me, and rubbed it on my breast and in my eyes, I begged of them to desist putting it in my eyes and face. They even tore my trousers open, and rubbed the tar on the lower part of my body. James Kinlan was the first who laid hands on me, and the other prisoners held me down. Whilst on the ground Saltoun swore an oath, and said if I did not lie still he would kick my head off. I am quite sure that the whole of the prisoners were participators in the affair. Soon as pos sible I set off to go home, but had not got more than one hundred yards below the machine when I lost my sight entirely, and if it had not been for a stranger, who took com passion and brought me to the hospital, I should never have got down. Dr. Lethbridge came to the hospital immediately afterwards, and gave instructions for me to be greased all over, and put into an hot bath, and then put into bed; and ever since I have been under his treatment on account of my right eye, which, until that morning, -was as good as could be wished for. Until within the last few days I could-not see my hand before me, and have been confined in a dark room ever since. I gave the prisoners no provocation whatever.—By Mr. Shapter: I went to Auckland 'o give evidence against one of the employe- for stealing specimens. On the Monday morni g, I went up to work. Saltoun said I ought to be ashamed of myself, and if I went down the shift he would drown me in the well. I was then removed to the bat tery, when Mr. B rthwiuk told me the men in the mill objected to work with me. The whole of the prison.rs assisted in holding me down whilst Hogan poured the tar over me.—Dr. Lethbridge deposed :I am resident surgeon t© the Thames Hospital, and know the last witness, Geo. Preston, who was brought to the Hospital on the morning of the 10th. I saw him immediately afterwards. The upper portion of his body and extremities were smeared over with tar. He complained very much of his eyes. Not much had got inside ; but around the eyelids it was very thick. After we had got the tar off, I examined his eyes and found them in an inflamed state, very much bloodshot. I consider the tar was the cause of the irritation. I noticed that the eyes continued to he inflamed for a day or two, when I noticed a cloud appear over the ball of the eye. It got larger the next day. There were also symp toms of inflammation of the iris. I used energetic meaus to reduce the inflammation, and succeeded in checking the spread of the ulcer, which was situated almost in the centre of the pupil, a little to the lower side.—Mr. Shaptsr cross-examined the witness at consi derable length, when Dr. Kilgour was called, and fully corroborated the evidence of the last

■witness.—Mr. Shapter then addressed the Court for the defence, contending that the circumstances showed that great provocation had been given to the prisoners.—His Worship then said that he would commit the prisoners to the Supreme Court for trial.

The prisoners were admitted out on bail of £25 each.

THE BUSHRANGER POWER.

The Melbourne Argus, relates that immediately after the man Smith, had been hanged on that .morning in the Melbourne gaol, a criminal of a differ ent stamp was admitted, namely, the bush ranger Power, who was driven there in a spring-cart, sitting between a policeman and Superintendent Hare. When the cart was in the gaol-yard, and the gates had been shut, Mr. Castieau, the governor went up to it, on which Power recognised him by giving him quite a patronising nod, and saying, "How do you do, Mr. Castieau." Mr. Castieau acknowledged the honcr done him, and said, " Well Power, you have had a long run this time." " I would have had," replied Power, laughing, "if they had only let me alone," Air. Hare then got out of the cart, and Power, attempting all the time to keep up his bounce, essayed to do the same in a lively manner, but as he jumped on the stap of the cart, the heavy irons gave him such a crush round the ankles that he winced again, saying/' 4 Oh, Lord." He evidently, however, reel ected the part he, meant to keep up while in public, and turned round just afterwards to one of the turnkeys, whom he addressed in the same patron ising manner that he had used to Mr Castieau, saying, " Why, Mr: Rowley, you are determined to have my company; it is sixteen years since I saw you before." It was not very difficult for spectators to see that the bravado of the scoundrel was nothing but assumption ; and there is no doubt he knew when he was displaying it that the time for that, kind of thing was nearly over, the gaol being but the last place of call before his final incarceration in Pentridge, where, if he continues such conduct, it will meet with its deserts. Ah Cow, the Chinaman who was sentenced to death at Beechworth, but whose sentence was commuted to twenty ybats' imprison ment, was also laken into the gaol with Power. During the afternoon Power was taken to Pentridge, escorted by Mr. Secretan and detectives Daley, Hartney, and Mackay, and was duly installed in this somewhat close country retreat. He was very jovial, and in presence of the whole party, on arrival at Pentridge, he presented detective Daley with a hand some gold-mounted meerschaum pipe, telling the officer to remember him as long as he smoked it. Probably some one will turn up and claim the pipe as having been " looted" by Power, f. /

PARIS MANNERS AND PARIS COOKERY.

The principal changes that a dozen years have wrought in Paris are, that the whole population of the boulevards have become fat; and that the tripping little grisette, with her pretty cap and neat, inexpensive dress, has dis*. appeared from the streets, and been replaced r by the demoiselle dv magazin, who dress in a, yellow-braided jacket and high heeled boots. In like manner the brisk little fellows "who live on fried potatoes and vaudevilles, and | went humming about the shop work, hav^ become discontented prigs with mutfon-chpp; whiskers, who pass their evenings in organi sing strikes, and the rest oi their time in dreaming of une sSrieuse sociale. One observes, also, the decline and fall of French cookery.: This plump people, though they have grown so round, no longer imagine delicate dishes, as in the hungry days before the first revolution when they all had such empty stomachs and such empty minds. They have become 80 ---satiated with succulent food as to be indifferent to the finer arts of the kitchen. No new culinary invention of world-wide reputatibn has been discovered in Paris since the - " Mayonnaise';" and every reeent addition to*. French fashionable dinners is of foreign importation. There is a grievous list of them' _ " Romp steak ala moelle"—a thick chunk of tough beef with clumps of marrow lying' ;! in a glutinous lake of brown sauce ; hard knobs of roast mutton ; hash. Finally, even turtle soup, melted butter, cayenne pepper and hot gin-and-water have made their appearance at, . the best tables. Tha hot gin-and-water i» J indeed called " krock," but under this name it is nationalized; and its effect on the, lively Parisian temperament is to make it suddenly and wildly boisterous. '

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