SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVALS. Airedale, s.s , 296 tons, A. Kennedy, from Southern Porta. Luna, p.s., Fairchild, from Bay of Islands. Wangarei, cutter, 30 tons, Anderson, from Wangarei.

DEPARTURES

(From the Manukau.) John Perm, s.s., 122 tons, M. Caroy, for Sydney via port Waikato. Onehunga, schooner, CI tons, Walker, for Picton.

IMPORTS

Per s.s. Airdale, from the Bluff: 1 box, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 94 cases kero sene, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 50 cases ditto, order ; 30 sacks flour, G. W. Binney ; 7 cases, 1 cask, Prosspr. From Wellington : 2 parcels, 1 case, 6 casks wine, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 5 f-boxes toboceo, 37 ditto, 3 cases, 1 box. order ; 40 sacks bone dust, Hen derson and Macfarlane. From Taranaki; 1 case bacon, 1 box fowls, J. Nodder ; 9 boxes butter, W. Dowden ; 11 ditto, A. Hood ; 7 ditto, Barnes ; 5 enses, Veale ; 1 parcel flax. —Henderson and Macfarlane, agents.

The ship Wild Duck arrived at Nelson on Saturday last. The ship Electra sailed fiom Wellington on the Ist. Tbe clipper ship Charlotte Gladstone ar rived at Lyttelton from London on the 30th ult., after a passage of 85 days from Graves end. The schooner Wild Wave, 39 tons, Capt. Flett, sailed from Lyttelton for this port on the 29tb ult. The ship Merope sailed from Lyttelton for London on the 1. t inst. The cutter Flora Maedonald sailed from the Mannkau for Raglan this morning, with a cargo of sundries. Passengers : —Messrs. Powell and Hume. The steamer signalled this afternoon was the Lady Bowen, from Mahurangi. The s.s. John Perm left the Manukau yes terday for Sydney via Port Waikato. Passen gers : Saloon, Mr. and Mrs. Cracroft and child, Mr. Dornwell, Mr. Thomson, iiiss Brownleigh. Steerage, Mr. and Mrs. La Roche and two children, Mr. Citron and three children, Messrs. Hester, Martin, P. Leahy, Thos. Leahy, and Glass.

ARRIVAL OF THE AIREDALE

The Circular Saw Company's s.s. Airedale, Captain Kennedy, arrived in the Manukau this morning from Southern ports, bringing a large mail for England. We are indebted to Mr, Pringle, purser, for the latest papers and the following report of the passage of the Airedale: Left the Bluff at 4.30 pm on the 30th, and experienced fresh north-east winds and fine weather j. arrrived at Port Chalmers next day at 5 O'clock ; sailed from thence on the Ist insfant^at 4.30 p.m., light north-east winds with heavy head sea till 1.30 p.m. when the wind shifted to south-west with heavy squall of wind and rain accompanied by vivid lightning, midnight, heavy gale and high fol lowing sea ; arrived at Lyttelton at 10 a.m on the 2nd, brought up with two ancho^. could not discharge as the sea was run»h"£ too high in the harbour for anything to pome alongside, received passengers and mail^ and proceeded at 8 p.m., heavy south-wesS gftle throughout ; a tremendous sea was running in at the Wellington Heads as she v.ent iv, reached the wharf at 10 a.m. on the 3rd ; was prevented by the gale from proceeding to sea again before 6 a.m. on the 4th, fresh southerly winds across the Straits ; arrived at Picton at 11 a.m., discharged and sailed at noon ; reached Nelson same night at 8 p.m ; sailed on the sth at 6 a.m., had west-south west winds ; anchored off Taranaki same night, landed passengers.'mails, and cargo, aud left at 10 p.m., strong west-south-west winds and fine weather. Passengers: Saloon —Mr. Henderson and family, Mrs. and Miss Kuowlej, Mrs. Leye, Miss Burns, Miss Campbell, Mrs. Johnston, Miss Gledhill, Miss Willie, Miss Smart, Master Gillies (2), Messrs. Beale, Palmer, Dr. Knight, Messrs. O'Suilivan, Boyle, Misses Gilmour, Main, Johnston, Mr. and Master Langman, Mr. Gledhill, Misses Smith and Bailey. For California—Mr. and Mrs. Finnis and' child, Mi3s Smith, Mr. J. G. Cole, Mr. Kaye (mail agent). Steerage—s for Ca lifornia, 5 for Manukau.

POLICE COURT

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at tho Police Court for the week ending Saturday, February 11, 1871: — - ;:esday, February 7: Messrs. S. Kempthorne and T. B. Kenderdine. Wednesday, February 8 : Messrs. Thos. Mac farlane aud «f. S. Macfarlane. Thursday, February 9 : Messrs. J. May and J. Newman. Friday, February^ : G. M. Mitford and H. Morrow. Saturday, February 11 : Messrs. \D. Morpeth and O. H. Otway.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE

Mails will close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 3.30 and 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10 a.m., 4 p.m., and 5.30 p.m. For Tanranga, via Thames, this clay, at 3.30 p.m. * For Kawau, per Sovereign of the Seas, this day, at 5 p.m. For Opotiki, per Opotiki, to-morrow, at 3.30 p m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per Wonga Wonga, will close at this office, to morrow, as under : — For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and Soutli America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe, via England, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdem, via San Francisco, at 1.30 p.m. For money orders, registered, letters, and newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for tbe United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of six pence in addition to tho postage, will be received at this office till 1.30 p.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. For Eapanga, Driving Creek, and Tiki, per Lalla Rookh, on Thursday, 9th instant, at 12.30 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, &c, per Comerang, on Friday, 10th instant, at 3 p.m. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

The Evening Star. MONDA Y, FEBRUARY 6, 1871.

Sir George Arney arrived at Taranaki last evening by 'bus. There was no appearance of the s.s. Wonga Wonga when we went to press. , The s.s. Phoebe may be expected iv the TyTanukau on Wednesday. \The s.s. Lord Ashley is due in this har bour to-morrow from Napier and the South. It was announced that Mr. Charles Mat thews, whose fame as a comedian extends to every country, would appear to-night at the Theatre Royal. No doubt, if the Wonga Wonga arrircs in time, by which vessel Mr. Matthews is expected, lie will appear; and we have no doubt, the mere intimation of such intention by bill and poster will suffice to crowd the theatre to overflowing. Tenders will be received at the office of Messrs. Cruickshank, Smart and Co., until Wednesday, for repairing the ship City of Auckland. All claims against the estate of the late William Halm must be sent in to Mr. Kissling, licitor, on or before the 11th inst. A meeting in connection with the Wes leyan Band of Hope will be hold this even ing at the High-street Wesleyan school-room. Messrs. Samuel Cochrane and Son have been instructed by his Honor the Superinten dent to lease a number of harbour endow ments by public auction on the 9th inst. One of the ea«es in tho Police Court to-day seems a strange commentary on the alleged want of employment and destitution in the province. It bring, fie fact before the public that wages of tbe very highest kind aro given at the Kawakawa Coalmines. And that a reduction of the most trivial description was regarded as sufficient to make the men "get up their backs," and eventually determine on ceasing work. With this pro cedure we do not quarrel. But it appears that other men were brought from the Thames, right glad to find work at such wages. These men came on tho field; there had the terms read over to them, and expressing their deter mination to undertake duty notwithstanding the strike existing and the slight reduction on former rates of wages, signed the contract. A short residence at the mines, to wit, one night, sufficed to alter the aspect of affairs, and next day the newly engaged miners left. It is needless to try to misunderstand Trhat influence so suddenly operated on their in tentions. The combination of the former dis affected lot undoubtedly had the effect of inducing the men to refuse work, return to | the bands of the "unemployed," and leave the former miners master of the situation. We say not a word of the injury to public interests in the stoppage of the works, and least of all of the interests of the proprietors of the mines. But it does seem a pity that such a system of " terrorism" should be attempted by working men over their fellows. None so much suffer ultimately as the class making such attempt. It may succeed tem porarily, though in this case that temporary success has deprived a lot of honest hard working decent fellows from the Thames of remunerative employment, and even sent three of them to Mouut Eden. It seems a hard case, but men have none but themselves to blame, if in defiance of the superior claims of wife and children, they submit them.elves to the foolish counsellings of selfish and bad advisers.

THE GOVERNOR.

H.M.S. Clio, having on board his Ex cellency the Governor, was passed in Cook's Straits on Sunday last, standing towards Hokitika. The Clio would arrive at Hokitika last evening.

MOONLIGHT CONCERT.

By the kind permission of Major Gordon, the Band of the A.R. Volunteers will give a dance in tho drill-shed after the Concert to-night. Admission one shilling.

THE ELECTION FOR CITY WEST

Thbbe has not been much outw_ard de monstration of feeling during the day in connection with the polling in this elec torate, proceeding in the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association. But there lias been a quiet and seemingly sup pressed earnestness," amounting to some thinglike anxiety, from the impression that the runners were sonearly matched. The stillness around the booth lias been a marked contrast to the scenes antecedent to the adoption of the ballot; though in the committee rooms of the three candi dates there was no lack of attention in putting the various electors through the booth in proper style. Various rumours were afloat during the day as to supposed combinations. Some asserting that Messrs. Gillies and Dignan had " bunched," others asserting that tho " bunch " was Messrs. Williamson and Dignan ; and others affirming, as we think correctly, there was no re cognised nor even virtual combina tion, but that the supporters of the various candidates grouped them according to their own predilec tions ; and with mysterious nods and hints, endeavoured to convey the impression that such aud such was the " ticket." As tbe hour approached lor the closing of the poll, of course the anima tion and recording of votes became more active. Vehicles flew along at a frantic rate, and faces grew long, or lighted up with pleasant smiles, as voters came up to the rescue. The candidates were moving quietly Jabout during the day, guiding the proceedings. From what we can learn at the hour of goiug to press, it is probable that Mr. Gillies and Mr. Williamson will bo elected we can but form a conjecture«rom\the vague ideas cenerally entertained as* to the voting. Wo shall post up theynuriibers at the Stae office immediately /after the result is known. k ,r ,

CONCERT TO-NIGHT.

It will bo borne in mind by all who love sweet music, and especially in its alfresco form, that the moonlight concert, for the benefit of Mr. Bandmaster McComish, will be given in the Albert Barrack's Reserve to-night. Under the patronage of Lady Bowen, also of Major Gordon and the officers of the Auckland«»-Ri_le Volunteers, it will be attended, doubtless, by all the beauty and the chivalry, and, looking to the programme, let us add, all the musical taste of Aucklaud. Mr. McComish has been unfortunate—a victim to a vengeance not intended for hirn —and iv this respect deserves sympathy. But irrespective of this peculiar feature in his case, we are confident that tho feelings of the community are such towards Mr. McComisli as will give him to night, not, indeed, a " full house," but a very large assemblage.

CITY BOARD.—Monday

To-day the month1 .}' meeting of the City Board of Commissioners was held in their offices, Canada Buildings, Queen-street. Present—P. A. Philips, Esq., (Chairman), Messrs. George, Sceals, Atkin, Staines, Mac ready, Hampton, Asher.—The Secretary read the minutes of the preceding meeting, which were confirmed. Notices of Motion.—Mr. George gave notice that he would move next sitting-day, " That the Foreman of Works be instructed to lay screened scoria ash on the east side of Hobson-street footpath from its junction at West Queen-street to the junction of Cook street, and to repair the open crossings when: necessary." Mr. George recommended that the footpath be picked up, so as to form a bed for the ash, and remove all large stones from the same. — Mr. Atkin gave notice that he would move, " That a committee bs appointed to consider and report on the water supply to the city of Auckland."—Mr. Staine§ gave notice that he would move at the next meeting of the Board, "That the sewer be continued from Victoria street to Wellesley-street and down Wellesley street." —Mr. George gave notice that he would move, "Thatthe Inspector of Nuisancees be requested to move the property in front of Mr. Staines' premises, Upper Queen-street." —A letter was read from A. H. Haughton, making application to the Board for permis sion to erect a lamp over his premises in Q.ucen-street. The request was complied with, provided that the petitioner would [consent to allow the lamp to burn the same time u3 those of licensed victuallers. A lotter was received from G. P. Pierce, Esq., in reference to tho Reward offered by the Insurance Companies. " New Zealand Insurance Company, " Auckland, January 27. " Sir, —In reply to your favor of the 27th instant, I beg to inform you that a resolu tion in conformity with the within adver tisement has been passed by the Insurance Companies this day, and that, provided you acquiesce therein, the Companies are prepared to offer £-100 reward on convic tion of the offenders, £150 of which is contri buted by the New Zealand Insurance Com pany. The General Government are also willing to recommend his Excellency the Go vernor to offer a free pardon to accomplices.— I have the honor, &c., " George P. Pierce." A letter was read from H. H. Lusk, Esq., Provincial Secretary, in reference to a resolu tion forwarded to his Honor the Superinten dent, making application for permission to fence in 50 feet.of the Gravel Pit, to enable the contractor to obtain fine gravel.—Tho Provincial Secretary's letter contained the required permission. G_._-.ton Highway Board.—A letter was received from the Secretary of the Grafton Road Highway Board, to the effect that the trustees regretted that the Highways Act prohibited any expenditure of the rates on the ereeliou of lamps, iSfc., and complaining of the dangerous state of the embankment.

POLICE COURT.- Monday.

(Before J. H. Home and H. M. Jervis, Esqs., J.P.S. Drunkabds.— E. Wilson, W. Wilkinson, Benjamin Foley, James Manning, and Ellen Contin were each fined ss. for being druuk. Bbeach op the Municipal Police Act. — Joseph Roberts was charged with being un lawfully at large in Custom-house-street on the morning of Sunday.—The night watchman deposed to having found prisoner lying ap parently asleep behind Isaacs' bond in Cus tom-house-street, and Constable Jeffries stated that the prisoner had often been seen in the company of several well-known thieves — Prisoner stated that he had been out on Fri day, and he got a little too much drink, and coming out of the Custom-house Hotel he laid down and fell asleep. He had never b 'fore been charged with dishonesty. Prisoner then called a witness, for whom he had been work ing, who spoke of his previous good charac ter, and the Bench, considering the evi dence not sufficient to convict, discharged the prisoner with a caution. —Eliza Mc- Ginn, charged with breaking a pane of glass at the Auckland Hotel, was ordered to pay the price of the glass, 2s. 6d., and fined 10s. and costs, or in default to undergo seven days at Mount Eden. Threatening Language.—The case of Jane Elcock, charged with using threatening language towards Mary* Knox, was again adjourned, the defendant not appearing.— Mr. Wynn applied for a warrant to be issued for her apprehension, whicli was granted.

Assault.—Eliza Hughes was charged by Elizabeth Harper with threatening her life, and using insulting language on Thursday last. Elizabeth Harper, residing in Wakefield street, deposed : Prisoner came to my house at about four o'clock on Saturday afternoon. She knocked at the door, aud when I opened it she caught me by the face, and said if I would come outside she would take my life. — The defendaat stated that, on the previous Sunday she had been badly treated by the complainant, and produced a quantify of hair, which had been torn from her head. She went to complainant's house to get some things which she had left, and was refused. The Bench ordered the defendant to keep the peace for three months in two sureties of £5 each, and herself in £10. Labceny.—John Clune was charged with stealing a quantity of ribbons from the yards of Mr, Hardington on Saturday last. The case-was remanded till Wednesday next. ~ ;i'TkE. Kanaka wa Sthike.— The man John H." Evaifs, **on remand, was again brought before the Bench, charged with conspiracy at the Bay of Islands eoatfjnines. The particulars of this case have alreafl|'appeared.—Mr. Rees appeaivd for the prisoner, and Mr. Brookfield for tho Company.—Mr Brookfield stated that the Company did no&jfvish to press the charge, and the case was dia&a.sed. Bay of IsL|»ri>| Coal Company.— Thomas Thomas, and R. Mclntyre were clufl^ecrwith having neglected to fulfill the terms of contract entered into with the Bay of Islands Gold Mining Company. — Mr. Wynn for the prose cution, and Mr. Rees for the defence.— \Y\ 11. Williams deposed, I am the manager of the Kawakawa Coal Mines. lam em powered to contract for the company. Defen dants were engaged by me as miners at 3s Gd per ton, witli 12 days notice before leaving. The three signed the contract in my presence. They came from the Thames under contract. On the day after engaging they said they were afraid to go to work. They did not go to work. Saw them again in Auckland in Mr. Russell's office on the 26th of January. They there said they would not go back under thos.. terms, that they were misled in the terms. Cro3-.-exainin?d by Mr. Rees. They were en gaged by Mr. Rowe at the Thames. I explained that the terms were a reduction on the wages at the mines. Before they signed I was careful in explaining this, and asked them if they were content to sign, the men being on strike. They promised the same night to all come to work next morning. They said these were the same terms a_ those engaged by Mr. Rowe at the Thames.—Re examined by Mr. Wynn : Tho dispute with the other men was in consequence of reduction of wuges. They said they came, there for work, and had nothing to do with the strike — F. M. P. Brookfield, Crown Solicitor, deposed : I was present in Mr. Russell's office on the 28th. The men admitted that tho rules had been read over before signing. Some of the men agreed to go back if things were made safe for them. The three defendants refused positively to go back.—Mr. Ilee3 for the defence, argued that there was no contract for time, payment being provided only for results, and that the men were not bound to cut a ton of coals.—Mr. Wynn replied, to show that in refusing to do any work, or enter on the con tract, they had come under the penal clauses of the Act.—After a lengthened debate, the Bench sentenced the defendants !o one month's imprisonment with hard labour. Insulting- Language.—Anne Scarrotfc was charged with having used insulting language to Alex. Drumuion 1. — Mr. Wynn for com plainant. — Alex. Drummond, residing in Chancery-street, deposed that on Saturday last in that street defendant called him a " thief and a robber."—Ordered to keep the peace for three months, and to find two sureties of £5 each.—Mary Birkcnshaw was charged with having used insulting language to Alex. Drummond.—This case was with drawn..—The Court then rose.

The following account of enthusiasm in the Volunteer business is given by the Ballarat Star: —The other evening an ox-citizen soldier, who some time ago broke bis leg in a mine, and had his jaw put out of joint by the same accident, appeared upon tho Volunteer parade-ground. He was under the necessity of having three oper.tious performed upon his leg, aud at last was forced to to submit to amputation. Since he left the hospital he has managed in some way or other to ride about; but he was very unfortunate with the jaw. While it was in bandages he went to the butts to practise with the rifle and by a " kick " had the setting deranged. The jaw he had to put into its place in a rougii-aud-ready manner with his hand, aud since that time has been cured. With his one whole leg and an artificial second, the poor cripple was on horseback on parade last evening, but he will of course be unable to join again. We are sorry to learn that the mental dis order uuder which Mr. Braunigan is suffer ing has assumed a still more serious aspect.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'AIREDALE.'

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Tht_ Airedale arrived in harbour this morning from the South, bringing later papers. They contain very little news of interest to our readers. We clip the following : — PATEA, VIA TARANAKI. February I.—Mr. Kelly was elected for the town, with a majority of *67 over Mr. Whit combe. Mr. Wh'itcombe is a freetrader, and Mr. Kelly is a supporter of the Government.

WELLINGTON.

February I.—Mr: Sewell has been appointed Commissioner of Customs, "vice Mr. Vogel, re signed.—Arrived : Haversham, barque, from Newcastle ; Rangatira, from Napier. Sailed : Electra, ship, for London.

NAPIER.

February 1. —The nomination for^ native members for the House of Repi rsentatives for the East Coast district took place to-day. Karaitiana Tokomoana was elected. Tareha, the former member, refused to stand. —Mrs. Drummond attempted to committed suicide yesterday by coolly walkiug into the surf. When brought ashore she was insensible, but it is said she .will recover.

CHEVIOT.

February I.—Mr. Tnglis has been returned for the Cheviot, district. The following were the numbers polled :—Mr. Inglis, 62 ; Mr. Ward, 55 _ Mr. Grooch, 20.

The Nelson Evening Mail says : —" We learn that the steamer John Perm, which for a considerable time was running between Nel son and the West Coast, has been purchased by the French Government for the New Caledonia trade." The Wellington E miing Post of the Ist says':—We have much pleasure in congratu lating Mr. Charles Evans on his appointment to the command of the schooner Waiotaki, a smart craft trading between Nelson and the West Coast. Mr. E.ans was for many yecrs chief officer in the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company, and for the last two years in the employ of Mr. Martin as second officer of the Phcebe. Mr. Evans has always proved himself a very efficient offi cer, and a great favorite with the travelling public, who, no doubt, will miss him. We sincerely wish Mr. Evans success in his new undertaking. We hear that Mr. Hepburn has been appointed to fill the vacancy on board the Phoebe.

FALLACIES RESPECTING WOMEN.

The cultivation of respect and courtesy toward our fair betrayers is to bo most highly com mended and enforced, but we claim in this article, to assault certain feeble prejudices in favor of women which have their foundation upon romantic rigmarole. For instance, where is there a greater fallacy than in the belief that women weigh nothing ? Yet in romance, even of this modern day, we read constantly of heroes magnanimously rushing off with faint ing maidens from blazing houses, or more feloniously " carting" them on to their shoulders for purposes of revengeful abduction. Let any one out of training, or under six feet of height, and with proportionate strength, attempt to run away with a fairly well composed girl of eighteen or twenty, and give us his opinion of the prowes3 of these vaunted knights. A woman weighing one hundred and forty pounds, aud every ounce dead weight, is not to be chucked over one's arm and carried off in the smoke ; and a hundred and forty pouuds weight of kicking womanhood is not to be carried at all. Even a slight girl will weigh a hundred pounds, and Rudolph or Horatio will stagger under her lovely but cumbersome figure if he break out of a staccato walk. There are plenty of buxom girls who weigh up to a hundred aud seventy pounds, and it is not given to every man to " hurry off" with such a baggage. When the victimized Squallina faints on the stage, the robust baritone takes good care that the evanouissement shall be accom plished as close to the wing as possible. Ho Unowa what La Squallina weighs by the sad experience of rehearsals. Let any of our readers carry his sister (he will probably prefer his cousin) up three flights of stairs without stopping, and forward to us his sentiments on the occasion. Women weigh a good many pounds nowadays, and their airiness of fabrication is a fallacy. Another popular belief is that women eat nothing. It is, of course, conceded that they sustain life by the consumption of some article of nourishment, but eating in the wholesale acceptation of the word is supposed to be foreign to female nature. This fallacy is founded aud sustained by women them selves, who, during the affected period of their lives, cultivate small appetites as being comme il faut and a sign of semi-angelic construction. When this pernicious non sense is conscientiously carried out, the results upon the would-be angels are squalor, red nosea, certain loss of vigour, general limpness, and some other unpleasant sequelce. But, as a rule, the smallest appetites at the fashionable tables are exhibited by those shrewd girls whose natural and healthy wants have been thoroughly appeased by secret stuffing. Need we refer our readers to the historical poem concerning Violaute in the Pantry, gnawing of a mutton bone, or remind thorn how she gnawed it, how she cawed it, when she found herself alone? _4__l this is a direct deceit, however, practised upon un sophisticated bachelors, who, when they have made the dainty creatures theirs, find out by tbe butcher's book and the ocular proof what sturdy trencher-women they have married. Watch a healthy girl at supper, during the intervals of dancing ; she consumes by instalments four times as much as her partner during the evening's eutertainment, and seems, and is, none the worse for it. We have touched on woman's capacity iv this direction in a former article, and may there fore dismiss its discussion here briefly by the statement that women eat in proportion to their weight, as much as men, and are no more fairies in this respect than in the matter of

weight. Other fallacies regarding wom^7T > that they must always have the front st' that they may strike a man brutally witQ retaliation in kind ; that a man must r'A outside a vehicle in drenching rain to "obi* >> her, she being a robust hardy fabric, and h perchance, a consumptive, cold- catching B ub' ject ; that she may cheat at cards and not b turned out of a game, that she may lose W bets and never be expected to pay, that sh may be maliciously rude to the opposite eer without having her ears sou^ndly boxed for it that she may put questions 0 them regarding private and special matters without being con sidered impertinent; in brief that shemav enjoy all the privileges of men without incurr. ing the attendant responsibilities. All that is monstrous, and we protest on behalf of our own sex against it. The whole question resolves itself into this proposition that strength must not be made subservient to weakness. The so-called chivalry of the Dark and the Middle Ages degraded woman by elevating her into a doll, a puppet, who doled out a miserable blue ribbon for noodles to knock each other about for. The Greeks and Romans elevated their women by r e . specting their functions, we have lowered our women by letting them dedicate to us from a position of nonentity. It is a mistake to believe that the Female Reformers, who are at this day struggling for equality of rights with men, seek to combat with the opposite sex. They ask for equality only, and do not deßir to tyrannise, but aspire to conquer men by asserting the privileges of weakness. Men are good-humouredly contented to endure gross injustice from woman, because they are aware that they hajr6^|u,oughtthe punishment upon themselves bygper_uittir_g a latitude to feebleness; weakness indulged becomes a bully and a tyrant, and in the face of this universally acknowledged fact, some of us are content to be over-ridden by butterflies and crushed by pigmies. It is pleasant enough to pet a pretty woman, and to fetch and carry for her within discreet bounds ; bat these should not expose manhood to contempt. Systematically to upset right, justice, and kindliness, because a woman is the asker, is altogether monstrous and unendurable. In these limits we can only very briefly touch upon a great social question, concerning which an important essay might be written.— Court Circular.

COROMANDEL.

[fbom oue own coebespondent.]

February 4. The Matawai battery at Tiki is now completed. A quantity of stone from the neighbourhood has been put through, so as to test the machine, which is in excellent working order, and will prove of great benefit to the whole district, and especially to the development of the claim about the Tiki, a very important portion of the goldfield. This battery is the work of Messrs. Masefield of Auckland, made to the order of 1 Mr. Crump, engineer, &c, one of the pro- 1 priqtors of the machine, under whose personal 1 superintendence a most satisfactory result Las | been attained. The Turbine, with a fall of I water of1 about 100 feet, gives this batteiy | from 36 to 40-horse power, and is capable of | keeping 30 head's of stampers going, but (at g present only 12 heads are erected. It is the R intention of the proprietors to put up the ad- ffi ditional number as soou as they are required. 1 The drawbacks and difficulties experienced _j 1 the miners in the Tiki district in consequence I of the want of adequate crushing power in tie H neighbourhood are now at an end, and "with I plentiful and cheap means of carting and 9 crushing, a new era will shortly cotntneneein I this rich but hitherto neglected portion of the g field. The Matawai battery possesses the g great advantage of ample water power, and 1 when the road now being constructed from a the Golden Belt to the machine site is com plet<?, the access to the mill from the different i claims on tin spur will be easy and conveni- m ent. The completion of this battery, indeed, I may be looked upon as supplying one "more I of the many improvements of which tbe die- g trict stands in need, aud which it is to be I hoped will be ere long supplied. The New Zealand Company's battery has g " been crushing twelve tons from the Indepen- g dent; forty-six ounces of retorted gold have 1 been obtained, and there is more to folloff. | The Bay View have just finished a crushing I at the same machine of 7h tons, witha result a or 20 ozs. 4 dwts. Two lots from Riley's and 1 McFairsh's beach claims are now being pM 1 through, and the result is looked forward to -.' with considerable interest as furnishing ]}W I of the real value of these beach claims,« 1 which many practical men entertain sauguuu I expectations of a satisfactory result. I The Whakawau mill is crushing a lot of old || stuff which has been lying in the padded' ■ at the Harbour View for some time. So gW I yield is expected from this crushing, but tne | next crushings from tbe big reef and WB . their now celebrated leader will, in allprOW' I bility give handsome returns. ~ B Tho Nil Desperandum is crushing for tw 7 Day Dawn, and will finish this afternoon' ■ Next week some 25 tons will be operated upon m from the Flying Cloud. ... I The Giant is about to have a crushing M"j ■ Whakaroa battery, from which a goodF | is looked for. , -1 H The far famed Tokatea is now getting ffl g soma sphndid stuff, and the prospects ot i , shareholders never looked better than present. -j. I The Rainbow End is getting out some 1* | specimens from their new leader. _ 1 The Homeward Bound (Tiki) iig«*H | first-rate stuff from the same leader on w g some fine specimens were obtained aDO 1 weeks ago. The leader varies from yU^ g eighteen inches, and is well formed. g are now three distinct leaders being w ._ g in tho claim. Every day gold can be se .. ■ small quantities, and the shareholders1 ' g all probability, be ere long «<*Mffl?j& fr 1 j the patience and perseverenee^fey Sp i played in sticking to a claim which I W ' , I pronounced a " duffer," and all o"" doned more than once. 1 $$ | The Emily claim is doing well, a^ tl ,t j very good stone is being obtained ! 1 portion of the ground which forms fejp.l dary of this and the Homeward Boun*"-. tf 1 The Golden Belt shareholders are a*^' j • commence cutting the road to thel _ t j machine, a distance of about one '. j expect to finish in about five weeks. The Perseverance battery is not „. just now, but, I believe, wil ■s§Jfc commence crushing for the &old^ 1 U:^l which a lot from the Homeward do» a be sent there for crushing. falrfo_" I The Pride of the PuketiiniU W^ | some first-rate stone from the ota,w«*

THE EVENING STAK, EEBRUAHY 6, 1871.



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