SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 5.33. HIO-H WATER.—This evening, 6.18,

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Boyal Alfred, 5 o'clock.

PROJECTED DEPASTURES.

ASIEK.—Napier, a. s., to-day. Sydney.—James Paterson, s.s., early, and Lord Ash-

ley, U.S., SOth. London.—Excelsior and Beth Shan, early IIYTTELTOHr.—Sept. 2.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

James Paterson, s.s., from Sydney. Go-Ahead, s.s., from Tavanaki. Hero, s.s., from Sydney Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town, Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Moa, brig, from Sydney. ©ur Hope..-brig, from Melbourne.

IMPORTS.

Per brig Oberlin, from Adelaide : —1550 bags flour, 1759 bags wheat, order.—M. Niccolj agent.

The barque Novelty is still detained in harbour, wind bound. There is no appearanca of the p.s. James Paterson from Sydney. The s.s. Napier will leave for Napier thia evening.

COMMERCIAL.

BtDNiNO Stab Office, Tuesday afternoon.

Messrs. H. S. Meyers and Co. held a sale of choice fruits, iams (new season's), flour, &o;, cargo ex Jane, from Hobart Town, at their stores to-daj. There was an excellent attendance, and the following prices were Realised: —Apples, winter ripstones, 4d; pear mains, 4£d to sd; stone pippins, 3jd ; Norfolk biffens, 4Jd ; crabs, 2Jd ; pears, 4£d ; Wright's jams, 6s 8d j flour, £17 10s per ton ; hops, Is 3d per lb.; West Indian dates, ssd per lb. Messrs. B. Tonks and Co. held- a sale of tobacco, cigars, &c, at their mart to-day. The following are the prices:—Tobacco, Bernard's tens, in bond, lOJdperlb.; Commonwealth ditto, lljd ; Something Choice, 7d ; Aromatic Twist, Bjrd ; Nosegay; lOd ; Starlight, lljd j cigars, 38s; Kruaes's fluid magnesia, duty paid, 4s 6d to 15s 6d ; jujubes, Is 3d per lb*

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following are the current calls and divi dends payable in the companies named be low :—

THE MAILS.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 4.30, and ij.3o p.m., ana to morrow, at 0.30, and 1.80 p.m. For Wangarei, per Clyde, this (lay, at 5 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places per s.s. Lord

Ashley, will close at this oiiice to-morrow, 30th

instant, as under :— For India. China, Maiirltlnai Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 2 p.m. For Australian Colunies, at 3 p.m. for United Kingdom via Suez and Southampton (for

letters specially so addressed), at 3 p.m. *or United -Kingdom via Brindisi at 3.30 p.m, *** money orders, registered letters, and newspapers;! Late lS*?:. far. Sydney, Melbourne. **$i?£"s f"% dom.Via SoutiWpton, Bearing an additional lee oi 3d <md «<> ro»peoM»~v» • — - 1-30 p.m, , . ~ _ ,v, *"Russell, on Thursday,"3lst instant,•*£ P-m. F°LHamil<i'-and the SouthernJ^"^, £"„»•»• fha-bo, >—.^ifttelv after af*™ 1 °' P-a- Nevada, from Honolulu. ■'..■- For Napier and. the..Southern Provinces, per j>.s. Nevada, six hdura'a/W her arrival. 3. B. Bisa. Chief Postmaster.

MEETINGS, &c. This Evening.

AMUSEMENTS, 5 | This Evening. Murray's Gj^ World Circus, 8. Prince of [Wales-Theatre, 8. ■ <

ROTA.

The fo?l«wing gentlemen Jiavo been summoned to atteiti to Police Court business during the onsuinl week :— "Wackesday—Messrs. Ritchie and H. H.

burton. - 3Jursday—Messrs. Baber and Beetham, TJiday—Messrs. Daldy and Dargaville.

BIRTH.

Swete.—On 27thinst., at her residence, Karanga hape Eoa'l, Ifewton, the wife of Mr. A. L. Sweta of twin sons.

Over ono hundred girls have graduated from American colleges during the past year. The majority of them were medical students. A merry light-hearted damsel r"»'^a } n[o a colored citizen's arms at Savannah, exclaiming, " Oh, you are my long-lost brother!" She soon discovered .hor mistake and rushod off in a confused manner accompanied by her long-lost brother's pocket-book.

The Evening Star.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1871.

" For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do."

There has naturally been considerable notice taken of the Fire Brigade iv connection with the late burning at the Exchange Buildings. It is not the first time that this Brigade has come in for a share of comment; in fact such comment, whether it finds a way, into the press or not, ia freely in-7, dulged in on the occasion of every fir,, in the city. On the present occasicr the conduct of the operations in co? nection with the fire has receive the honour of a leading article in each of' the two morning papers. That the Brigade should be wholly without defenders is unreasonable to expect, for there is nothing in exist ence but has friends more or less, But what possible purpose can be discovered as served by any Operations for the extinction of fires in this city, is a matter exceedingly difficult to dis cover. This, no doubt, is Hot wholly owing to the inefficiency of the Brigade, but is in part-due to the lack of appli ances, and notably water. By some singular conjuncture of circumstances, things never are to the hands of the Brigade when a fire is to be sup pressed ; and the most valuable portion of time is wasted in look ing out, first for one thing and then for another; unless we ex cept that portion of time which is Consumed by the members of the Brigade in dressing themselves for the occasion. We should really like to know if the members are in the habit of breakfasting before leaving for the scene of operations. It is a bad thing, we know, to engage in any violent ex ercise with an empty stomach; and though the performances of the Bri gade, and especially on the most re cent occasion—could, by no stretch of a friendly imagination, be described as " violent exercise," still the mere disturbance to the system by the part taken by the men, there being a vacuum in the digestive apparatus, might be productive of unpleasant consequences. So long, therefore, as the present system continues, with the intention of making the Brigade aa effective as possible, we would sug gest that refreshments should be pro vided at the fire, and that, a caterer being appointed to act at the sound of the bell, the temptation would-be removed from the members of partak ing of breakfast before leaving home for the fire, it being known to them that breakfast would be furnished to them on the ground. As there is apparently not sufficient public spirit in Auckland for the in stitution of a Volunteer Corps of fire men, and people require a quid pro X;-~* -ma, wniilrl oiicf<j»»a<-. r fliaf, an aitora tion might be made in top payment reuueiw. r'j?bi} in stead of giving a pecuniary inducement to the Brigade to permit the fire time to get well lighted, it might be well to pay them so much per minute for each minute saved in arriving at the scene and getting to work. For every minute saved of ten minutes let sixpence be given and a lump sum for the suppression of the fire if done within a certain length of time. This, with breakfast provided, would, we think, have a most beneficial effect in stimulating the Brigade, and might have some effect in staying the pro gress of a fire, instead of fires burning themselves out as occurs invariably under the present system. In this, example might be taken from those who pay their doctors for not making them sick, but for keeping them well, by giving a stated amount per annum for medical treatment when requisite, instead of paying for every visit. Beyond all question, the present sys tem may have a tendency to increase the number of fires and to make them as destructive as possible.

One of the carious anomalies in judicial proceedings, of which there are so many in this place, is the manner in which the adjust ment of counsels' fees in the Pol'ce Court is conducted. It seejns, from what transpired yesterday, that the party who employs forensic talent must be the one who pajs for it, no matter on which side the .verdict may be given. A certain person had his eye bunged up by a ferocious and unprovoked attack made on him by another who v/asplenus Baccho, and whose obfuscated faculties prompted him to hammer the first piece of animate clay coming within the reach of the digital com binations of his brachial appendages. The case went by default, insomuch as the defend ant pleaded ignorance of the whole transaction, and he had been convicted just before of being drunk and disorderly. Prisoner was fined, but 'prosecutor was mulcted in a far more serious amount because he had been been foolish enough to employ counsel, in the hope of obtaining some reparation from the man who had wantonly beaten him. By the rules of the Court he was obliged to pay his counsel at the expense of something like £2 2s, whereas the hammerer got off with a fino ofj£l, thus leaving Ihe assaulted party, who had been proved to be the victim of unpro voked brutality, to bear the brunt of the affair. If this be justice, it is surely of an antipodean character, and something ought to bo done to effect an entire revolution in matters of this kind.

Not fcbe lea^fc of the curious subjeotf '^Pj 1 have come within the J«fflaf^df2i22 i,i»oupu Council for contravening a bylaw ■which he himself was mainly instvu meil t a i j n having brought into force. Strange, tg o) was the fact, that an official of thesaid instiw,j orl) whose special duty it was to have seen to tl» removal of the nuisance complained of, was brought forward as a witness for the defence.

The ferry steamer Bevonpdrfc having been laid up for some time, and' received a thorough overhauling, has again resumed her trips to the North Shore. Her machinery has also received the most minute attention at the hands of competent engineers, and she is now, in every respect as good, if not better, than when she was first placed on the berth.

We understand that during the parade of Kifle Volunteers on Thursday next, an op portunity will be taken by W. L. Ree.t, Esq., ■late Ouptain of No. 2 Companj^, to present the gold medal and other prizes, his gift, to the winuers at the late shooting-matches of , Although some ten Justices of the Pence were summoned to attend business at, the Court of Petty Session* thia morning, only two magistrates took tho trouble to put in an appearance. Mr. Joseph May, the newiy elected chairman, wasoorf r course there ; and Mr. |J. M. Dargaville, who never fails his duty, was also present. It is really too bad that gentlemen who have accepted the honor- ! able and responsible position, which gives them power over the freedom of their fellow men, should thus neglect the business they have undertaken, and cast the whole onus of the proceedings on the shoulders of a few willing slaves to public duty. The list appears to require investigation and amendment; and the issue of a few writs of superscdeas really seems to be imperatively called for.

The usual monthly meeting of the Auckland Institute was held last evening, Mr. Heald, president, in the chair. The attendance was less numerous than usual, but the papers possessed more than usual interest. Three papers were read and discussed: 1. Upon a new application of electric telegraphy to signalling railway trains in motion, by Mr. Raynor. 2. Upon the Bean Rock Lighthouse, by Mr. J; Stewart, :C,E. 3., A comparative view of the flora of New Zealand and Great Britain. The room of the Institute has been lighted with gas. Tbe president announced that the Museum was now open on Wednes day evenings. The attendance of visitors was very satisfactory.

The services of the Auckland Scottish Volunteers having been accepted, a meeting of the members, and those persons desirous of joining, will be held at Fort Britomart at 7 o'clock to-morrow evening.

A working manager is required for the Pride of Tokatea (late Tokatea No. 2) Gold Mining Company.

A call of ten shillings per share has been made in the Middle Star Gold Mining Com pany.

Yesterday evening, shortly before seven o'clock, an accident of a fatal nature happened in Hunter-street, opposite Mr. Hollinsbead's hotel, to a child about three years of age, the daughter of Mrs. Cole. The child was in charge of a girl, and she left the child lying in the street whilst she went playing with somo other children ; in the meantime, one of Mr. Hughos's omnibuses came by, and the driver, not seeing the child, tbe wheels of tho 'bus went over the child's head, completely smashing it. The head of the child was so injured that its brains wero scattered abont the roadway.— Newcastle Pilot, 16th inst.

A public meeting in connection with tho Auckland Total Abstinence Society will be held this evening at tho Young Men's Chris tian Association. Tho meeting will be ad dressed by Captuin Peek and others.

A .second and final rlitrulond Vill bo payable to creditors in tlie e*f£te«flCcYT""'

An accident happened to Mr. Thomas Haywoo'l, of tho Auckland Hotel, yesterday evening, by which his collar-bone was broken. He was coming along the Cabbage Tree Swamp Road in n buggy, and when opposite the vesidenco of Dr. Pollen the horse shied at something, and Mr. Haywood was thrown on to the road, breaking his collarbone in the fall. He was at once removed to his residonco, a. medical man called in, and the bone set.

A gentleman named Douglas, an ongineer from Otago, has recently invented a boat-lower ing apparatus, intended to be used when vessels are under weigh. It was tried to-day on board the Wellington, as that vessel was leaving tho wharf. A boat, containing Captain Campbell, Captain Boig, Mr. Boig, and Mr. Douglas, was lowered wliile.tfae Wellington waa going full speed ahead, with perfect success. The boat containing the apparatus then went alongside the Basilisk, and tho apparatus, which is of the simplest description, was again tested in presence of Capt. Moresby, who highly approved of it, and, wo believe, ordered one for one of tho Basilisk's boats. Mr. Douglas will patent his ÜBeful invention at once. Post.

In Canterbury and Otago tho Catholics ai-o making great preparations to oppose any purely secular education bill introduced during the present session of the Assembly. A meeting was held in Dunediu, under the auspices of Bishop Moran, at which several resolutions condemnatory of such legislation, were adopted, and a petition on the subject to the Legislature approved of. A similar meeting was held in Chriatchurch on the 13th inst., at which a petition was approved of, and a com mittee appointed to collect signatures, and take such other steps as might bo considered necessary for opposing any moasur'e of this nature.

THE SHARE MARKET.

MB. SAUNDEBB EEPOET.

Mr. Saunders reportss ales this day : — Nonpareil, £5 15s ; All Natioas, £4 10s, £4 12s 6d; Otago, £4 ; Caledonian, £132 10s, sellers at £i 32 10s. All Nations in demand, at £4 10s; and Thames, £26. MR. 3. NEWMAN'S EEPOET. The market remains very quiet. Cale donian advancing, but not firmly main taining the advance. My sales comprise —Caledonian, £130 to £135 ; IN onpareil, £5 17s 6d. Sellers—Caledonian, £132 10s ; Thames, £26 ; Nonpareil, £6 ; Moanatairi, £5 to £5 os. MESSKB. SCOTT AND CO.'s EEPOHT. There was a fair amount of Iv-^ness doing, notwithstanding the ip*wtneney of the weather. Thamesv^ 0 los to £26; Nonpareil, £5 is- ■&> 1/s tkl; Ofcago, £4: Centra' £2 s *> much in re ' (~-^ride of the Tolcatea, Hs to ;ls 6d ; otalers of Eyening Star, Conquering Hero (CoromanJpl), Bninswiolc, aud Coronet. mb. j. m. lennox's share eepobt. There was very little business in the share madtot to-day. My sales comprise : Caledonian, £135 ; Thames, £26. Enqui rers for All Nations and Nonpareil. Closing buyers of Caledonian, £130 ; Thames, £25. Closing sellers: Caledo nian, £135 ; Thames, £26 10s.

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

No. XXVI.

No doubt the public are working theHi selves into a fearful state of excitement in anticipation of the grand ceremony which, is to take place in connection with turning the first sod'of the Kaipara railway on Thursday next, and which is expected to be, and no doubt will be, one of the most sublime spectacles of modern times in this or any other country. An immense number of cards of invitation have been already issued, and the magnificent screw

■tcatnor Gemini will leave the wharf with ;.i.:er living frei^Tft at nine o'clock punc lally on.the morning in question, with ie rank and faSnion of this opulent city n board. the distinguished, /isitors will lie His Honor the Deputyi Superintendiaat.(#ho, from his well-known agricultural'proclmties, is eminently fitted for turning up the first sod in a work manlike manner),, the Provincial Execu tive, ike Lord Mayor and Borough Council, the Karbonr Board, the Teetotal Society, .and 'ofcker public, bodies top, numerous to mention, besides the general mass of the mercantile community. L hear it whispered.in well-informed circles' that Captain Casey will be subsidised to run his gigantic boat from Auckland tj> Eiverhead on the completion of the line, thus forming a perfect connecting link between the Kaipara and this great city. For the last week or .two preparations have been going forwafcl on an immense scale to make the whpj<eutb.ing pass off with eclat, and it has been rumoured that no less than six dozen ofginger beer have been conveyed at different times to River head-in anticipation of tlie-coming feast. I hear, too, in the strictest cqnfidenoe, that a second-hand spade has been pur chased (after much haggling) from the well-known emporium of the " people's champion," at a price, however, for which two new ones could be ob tained anywhere else, but of course this is, of little consequenpe when we take into consideration the air of cele brity with which the article must be in vested after having lain mouldering for so many years in the shop of the world renowned Staines. Two men and a boy are now busily engaged polishing this up for the occasion, and its oldest friend wouldn't know it on Thursday. I might remark in passing, that Mr. Staines looks forward to the affair with great delight, and anticipates, not unnaturally, that he will there be able to make,up for lpsfrtime, and for the injustice which he considers was done to him by the Mayor declining to give his promised spread., Dick has received a special card of invitation, and to him has been confided by tile proprie tors of this influential journal, the task of reporting the whole affair, which will duly appear in our Saturday's issue. There has lately been a good deal of growling about the town clock not being properly lighted up. This was rectified about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, when feve persons could havo reason to complain of the dial being insufficiently illuminated. And this remin;l.s me of a story told by a certain traveller, of pigs and China. Ho said thero were immense quantities of pigs in that enlightened country, but that neither he nor the Chinese had ever tasted roast pork there. "But one night ahouse' was burnt down, and several of these in teresting creatures roasted to death. Thexi ■were at once, upon the reprcsculw'^, 6 > lC - the, traveller, cut uy _aj»'li/i/l'cTved such Chinesawtfenglit for roast pig, that they immediately set to work burning down other houses in which, the animals were confined ; in fact, that when ever they wanted roast pork, they set their houses in a blazo to got it. And so with the town clock, and no doubt whenever the public want a bright light on the dial they can get it by setting firo to a house in tho neighbourhood, but I hope the practice will not got too com mon.

Poor sharebrokera !—Whore now can you lay your heads? Yourfavorito re aort has been ruthlessly, and at a mo meal's notice taken from you, and the Corner has once more opened its willing arms to rccnivo you, but what a difference you'll find from the warm and comfort able Exchange to the cold and sullen Cor ner—especially on such a day as this. Of course I didn't go to tho fire. I am too old for that ; but Dick was there in all his glory, and if what ho says is true, there must have been great neglect or great recklessness displayed some where. I sincerely feel for Mr. Haley, but I hope he will see his way clear to re-establish himself in the old spot. There are some rumours of suspicion of foul play, which, however, I can scarcely place any faith in. And, again, it was said that the fire could easily have been put out whea first discovered, but I am pretty well sure that all was done that could be done under the circumstances by the police, and by the time the Fire Brigade arrived the fire had too strong a hold to be easily extinguished. And then at it the public went, and I am told that the sight was truly refreshing. Doors and windows were smashed in, furniture bundled out, safes toppled downstairs, chairs and tables tumbled over the balus trade, cash-boxes and scrip kicked about as if they were valueless, and the occupiers of the offices rushing about in a frantic state of excitement. One well known sharebroker, with his cash-box and his papers under his arms, sat upon a chair in the road, and calmly contem plated the fire, refusing to budge an inch ; another, not so carefu., lost sight of his cash-box, which was bioken open, and tho contents -Jifteenpeice, all in coppers—ruthlessly purloined without the slightest regard for the widowaud orphan. Scrip rolled in the gutter, and was washed away hy the streams of water, never to jviurn. The public-houses were opened in the most unblushing style, and tippling at the bar was carried on to a large extent; and Dick says, had ie not been for this he would have caught his death of cold, for he was -wot through, the gallant director of the hose having mis taken him for a shining light, and blazed away full at him, much to his annoyance and discomfort, for besides " putting his pipe out," it wetted all his matches. I am told that a number of people who were watching the fire were inwardly Chuckling, in hopes that the office of the official liquidator might catch, and all, papers of companies in oourse of wind ing up be destroyed. But no such luck occurred, and these books were among the earlwsii iembved. I hope there will

be an inquiry of the most searching Character in the first place, and in the second thai Mr. Haley will immediately proceed to reestablish himself. It is said that when the news of the destruction of the news-rooms and the restaurant be came fully known, a gentleman connected with the Mechanics' Institute imrae< diatcly shed tears, and that the dining room keepers in the neighbourhood entered into a secret treaty to at once reinstate Mr. Haley.

What an imposing sight was that of Sunday last, when the Engineer and Artillery Corps paraded to go to Church. How noble looked the privates in their uniforms of red. How gorgeous the f"-I®' alterns, and how truly magnidfr|ifc the captain. And the Staff Band, fully cpu scious of the solemnity of the occasion, played louder or.more out of tune. Why would the big drum persist in drowning every thin/? else?—and why would th*e rain persist in drowning the whole? What patriotic feelings must have thrilled the men's bosums thus to turn out on<a Sunday morning, and as they entered the sacred edifice how they rniist have.sighed as they saw the storm clouds 'passing overhead and threatening/to spoil '.their fine clothes. But stay ! Who is that noble and commanding-looking son of Mars who has just arrived, six feet two in his boots, with a perfect forest of beard upon his face, dressed in a quasi-navul uniform, and followed by three small _ boys marching two abreast, and taking up the entirejmvement? whispers Dick, "Why don't you know? That is Commandant Mauricy, of the Hob son-street Juveniles. He has just been gazetted, and to-day has his now suit on for the first time." "Form fours, left wheel!" shouts out this man of war; and with stentorian lungs.; and the imposing-looking cavalcade march into church with much clatter of the " pomp and circumstance of glorious war." The Engineers and Artillery have marched in before them; and after having fixed his youthful aspirants for military fame in a back seat, the noble-looking Captain Mauricy marched grandly down the aisle and took a seat vis a vis with the equally gallant-looking Captain Jargaville, and. within a very feet of him. And yet they" formed a wonderful contrast these two men, and opened a train of speculation which was hard to repress. They were, of course, the cynosure of all eyes, arid during the entire service.the ladies gazed at them in pensive mood, for they evi dently pitied tliem. The service being over, . the three small boys were re-formed, and went their- way. re joicing again headed by the martial ,De Mauricy, while the .Engineers and Artillery got away as quickly .as possible in the midst of an interesting shower of rain, which, precluded i the band from treating the public to a stave of'" Sally Come Up." And to tell-the truth, the whole -thing''to me had very much the appearance of a'farce. "If the Volunteers want to go to church, on Sunday, by all means let them go in their own private clothes, for I fear that headed by the band and dressed in the habilameuts of war, they do not give their minds to those. subjects which shonld engage theni in so sacred a phico. In fact my own inipres sion is<that they goto chuFcb. with/this pomp' and parade. for mb othjer purpose thanrto be stared at.anc%4j4ired;i -jpy o%p3part, however'j on such occasions rt*i-'£SZlJc'. J» 'feat «s 4 1 lA™ Quite a nico^TiveVpffle&ing'ffiat of the Caledonians yesterday. Having sold out my interest in this claim a few days ago I had no voice in the meeting, or I would very soon have brought all parties to their senses. I would' myself have offered to bo a director at £1800 a month, and, of courso, this would have settled every thing amicably, and no doubt a cheque for the first £1000 would have been handed me in ' advance. Several vory warm, speoches were made, but the one that most tickled my fancy was that by Mr. Lenducks, who mounted on a high stool for the occasion, settled the whole matter in a braco of shakes. The fervid torrent of eloquence which this volatile gentleman poured forth completely turned the tide of the meeting, and if I should: bo allowed to offer a recommendation, I', wouid humbly suggest to Mr. Lenducks, ho great desirability of his at once put ting up for City, West, and I am sure ha would be elected, and would, 1 feel con viuced be raised to the Ministry without dcliiy, for such a Demosthenes in debate, would be a valunble acquisition to a semi-popular Government.

Nathaniel Beeswing

AMUSEMENTS.

Pbince of Wales Theatbe. — This fashionable place of amusement was, as usual, crowded in all parts to witness Boucicault'g sensation drama of " The Octoroon," which has been placed on "the stage in the same careful manner that has always characterised the management of this theatre. The parts were all excel lently represented. We perceive the piece will be repeated this evening for the last time, and advise all who can to wit ness the last representation of this mag nificent play. Thursday evening, we perceive Ly advertisement in another column, is set apart for a complimentary benefit to Mr. Hoskins, which has been tendered 1o him by a large number of gentlemen. The pieces are to be that famous comedy of " The Serious Family." and "Used Up." Should tho weather prove fine, we expect to see a crowded and fashionablfe house./

Gbeai Would Circus.—As usual, this place of amusement, was crowded last evening, jind an excellent programme gone through with' great success. Young Master Murray performed his part well, the comicalities of Messrs. Cowle and Murray were, as usual, well received, and the bold and graceful equestrianism of Mademoiselle La Ilosiere elicited immense applause. Great amusement was also caused by the rnanteuvrings of an eccen tric donkey, which was addicted in a most extraordinary degree to putting his riders overboard. lhe ballet of "The Three Lovers" concluded an entertainment of a superior j character. To-morrow's pro ceedings will be devoted to the benefit of La- Jiosiej-o, who fully deserves a crowded house.

A meeting of persons interested in the Auoklaud) annual races will be held at 2 o'clock, t>n. Saturday- next,; Ourapion'a Hotel, Shbrtland-street.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

GHG

[j?B,(?M OT7E OWK COIIEBS?ONDB)TT.]

THE CALEDONIAN.

ALBURNIA CRUSHING-

QUEBEC STARTED WORK

| GEitT|SHlN|ii CO|IM:E^rOEI). . r

GItAHAMSTOWN, 3 p.m.

The Alburnia have cleaned. up for the fortnight,, and the result is 84 ozs. melted gold. - - -

In the Caledonian there is no im provement, there were buyers this morning at £125.

The Shooting Star have crushed a trial parcel of about 15 tons, from which they obtained 14 ozs.

The' Quebec are about to set; to work.

The Queen of May are to crush 30 tons of stone at the Criterion bat tery.

The Nonpareil commenced specimen crushing this morning. They have 30 cwt. on hand.

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29

(Before J. May and J. M. Dargaville, Esqs, J.P.'s.)

Drunkenness.—Four persons were punished in the customary manner for this offence. Indecent Exposuee.—George Warburtpn was charged with this offence, and Mr. Joy, on his behalf, pleaded not guilty. —A number of witnesses were" palled on "both side's; fend medical testimony was prodnteed to show that defeitdant was.Btiffering from- 1 chronic disease, which rendered the proceeding of which he waa accused involuntary.—Under the circum stances, he was fined in the mitigated penalty of 10s. and costs.

Assault.—Charges of assault wej-e preferred by George -Cannon -and; JjFraneis' Thwaite against"1 GFeb'rgo aj%,tif-—wx, McCormick, for dofendant, applied for an adjournment, in order that witnesses might be procured froal Puhoi Orook.—Tbo cases were accordingly re manded for a ■week. i

B beaches.- of Municipal PpiiCß, Act.— Henry Maideni for leaving*ins vehicle,' was fined os. and costs. ; ;

Beeaoh 01 Impounding Act. — Charles Courtney was fluted ss; arid-) c6ft*;fOT allowing a liorse to stray. Obstructing Footpath.—Moses Monta- Heicnded by Mr. Brookfield. Evidence having been taken, the Bench gave as their opinion that largo cases should, aot,.be unpacked in the streets, but aa the evidence was very contradictory, they decided on dismissing the case. .

• Breaches of Mukjcipai Police Act.— 1 John Davis pleaded guilty of throwing offensive and lilthy ; matter; into ithe'public , street. The nature of the offence hajgng been proved, defendant : was fined £1 antt coats. —Asher Asher' ' was charged with hanging goods for gale over the r public footpath. Mr. Brookfield appeared for de fendant. Constable Diver, deposed that the articles wero a few inches inside the path way, and that when he called on Asher to remove them .he declined' to do! so. Mr. Young, Inspector of Nuisances, stated that Mr. Asher's shop was somo inches back from the lino of footpath, and that the only article which extended over it was an opossum rugl Tlie Bench thought the case proved, and although not an aggravated one, considered Mr. Asher should show an example to others. They therefore imposed a penalty of 5s with costs.

Breaches of Impounding Act.—John Tilsly, for allowing a cow to stray on the foot path of Symonds-street, was fined 6s and coßts.—Warwick Bell, for having a goab tether, d in Albert-street, was:,mulcted in a similar manner.

EOBBEEX PBOM A DWELLIsrQ>.-r{Jarnes McCullagh appeared on remand, to answer a charge of stealing certain moneys from the Governor Browne Hotel, the property of Daniel Sweeny. Mr. Inspector Brohain stated that, ho had not "been able to procure sufficient evidence to warrant him in proced ing with the case, he therefore requested prisoner's discharge, which was accordingly granted.

Fraud.—Peter 'Benson was charged with obtaining a coat, valued at 23a., from Daniel Stewart, of Henderson's Mills.—Mr. Joy appeared for the prosecution. On Mr. Joy's application the information'was amended, so as to bring the application under the provisions of the Vagrant Act.—Daniel Stewart deposed that prisoner had been in the habit of bartering gum for goods at his store. On the occasion in question he obtained a coat, and stated that he had a full saok of gum ready, which he would hand orer in payment for it. .In answer to prisoner, witness stated that :ho had received credit previously to a ! greater extont. After the transaction ■referred to, prisoner. returned to work at his usual place.—John Benbow de posed, that on the,day, >.when prisoner had the transaction in* question as "to the coat, ho sold him a bag of gum, which he stated was all he had.—Constable Buller deposed that when he arrested prisoner -yesterday, there was a Tery. small quantity of gum iv the whare. He adinitled having sold the bag of gum, .but stated he intended to repay Mr. btewavt as soon aa possible.—The Bench were ? J? Pi™°¥ thafc there had been ao intention to deiraud -prosecutor, and dismissed the case

TQm-Pippui'B Wedding" is the title of a novel by the author of "The Fight at Dame iuropa 8 School/ j urt published in London It seems to bo a medley collection of songs having no reforenco to any story. ' i Mr. James Grant, late of the .LondonJKS™ i,WAdvertisc>;.haß nearly completed his 'ne"w history-of the newspaper press. The Court Journal says it ivill oontain curious revelations about some members of the London Press. ■ Motto for a rejected suitor—He wooed, and she wouldn t. He cooed, and she couldn't.

DISTRICT COURT.—Tuesday.

[Bete T. Beckham, Esq., District Judge.] The sourned sitting for the purpose of deter, minid questions relating to the winding-up o f gl mining companies, was held this mornr. , . .--I MrEees appeared m caen \casa for the OfficiJA.gent, Mr. Heskoth foi^bjectors. , Ce*al Stab.—This was a claimagarnsttlie compy, by J. 0. Morfitt, for £45 10a. Th, ' sharelders objected to the claim.—Mr. Hei. keth d there would be some difficulty fo these ses. Be had been informed by tij OfficiUgent that the books belonging to at least )0 companies had been bundled into the sect on the night--of-the--fire in the Innur cc buildings.—Mr. P. E. Cheal, who appead for Mr. Morfitt, proved Mr. Morfltt'i appol: meriV as: manager in witnpsß'i office in Grahistswai-^The- witness said that Mr. Morfitaever charged the company many ex. -pensehe had been pojfto/ ;, ,'■' T/T \ XjomxsiTisii LojrGnDEITB.-r'ln this cases M!r. Mwison' had been summoned a» liable. • On thdast Court-day it was.announced that Mr^Mfrfeoh's father was to'ibe -buried that day, »d Mr. Morrison was allowed two monthl to send-in his objection. He now, howevi, appeared, and said that he was on« of fchei>riginal;-shareholders", lut-heVer had any iuerest in- the -company.—Mr.iMof rison's ame was.or(ie-retl to be struck out. Pbes>ent %tSOOTiS. —In this case Dr. Carl Pmk Fischer had transferred a number of sbajs to a person named O'Keefe) but tfc shares, it was alleged, bad | never tfeen properly transferred j ;that: Mr. \ O'Keefflwas a "dummy," and the present j applicabn was to place Dr. Fischer's name j on thft lit of contributors.-^-The: application was allowed, and Dr. Fischer's ; name, was re instatedapori'the list. Hazebakk. i Golp Mining CoiiEAmf.—A rule nis had been obtained by "Mr. Bew, calling ipon the official manager to show cause wlr an order should not be made to compel im to deliver- up all book 3, paperu, document, &c. The ground, of the applica tion was m allegation that in the winding up of the canpany fifteen 1 persons had been omitted fnm the list of contributors.—Mr. Kees appared in support of the rule, and moved to make it absolute.—Mr. Heaketh appeared U show^, cause. He said the affida vits disclosd nothing beyond a vague belief on the partbf Fernandez, Spray, and another, that such a Fraud had been committed. He, therefore, h<ped that if the Court thought fit to make the order, that it would be granted at the risk o! the applicant.

(Left sitting.)

"MEN WHO HAVE RISEN."

To the Zditor of the EypiN<j. Stib. Sir, —Your correspondent, indeed, takes Auckland by surprise when :he ..states,;? '■% am iFilliam Slantam,'" but still more does he astonish the public when he declares that the .entitled "(Man hare" RJseff,"<,is a correct history of ii^chequered carefer.' > Only twenty-two years of age, and to have shone bo brightly nVevily>iMr.\jW?S. must be a wonderful man (or boy, which?) and must, indeed, "be known to be appreciated." Mr. Stanians* education,: ;neveftbeless, must" have been strangely neglected, for we cannot ■ account for liis spelling the words, "to "ob vious,' 1 " gestuated," " Leipic," " fiole," &c., &c, wrong. SChe almost. tjotal afc^erice' of punctuation, and-the-utter disregard William has for putting capital letters in tbeir proper tplhces are »lsoyjvorthy.; otnohice. \M.y know ledge of Latin is so limited that tE-Earihot translate " Auna_yiyan que cano" ('. 1 !)■ ■^a^ I will defy anyone to make head or tail of General * * * Fitzgeorge * * (even with his limited knowledge of Latin^jmll be able to tell what is meant. I only hope that Mr. William -Stanianß,* jvboefij ho j ßj w ;n improve under'the abl^tuitio1!!" of Mr. Pittarj sand will shqw>hitffself fSffii«laTielt" >"wliißdkyer .fliS?.jbad!.. I Tih&atilikefe:.slMnlj and take this opportunity, through you? columns, of making ltriniown.—l am, &c f , Bi/hni "•;' oßcat ;v:"'."A:l ljot*hS6^ Tbutl^ '1871J '" Tttrfowra 8BiB»« 1 \\ jrnn Iviuota ;-;-.r?h"; ?;;»•/;: --.it :.:.?•■. l-.r;fi TiJ oJ

Tbi'iteln cto t"h«f Estimate*for IHe cSb&btthe Governor's reception was the .subject, of $&« w&rrn discussion; in''the^'^esiland Council. Mr. Guinness particularly' dffiJipg^|d himself to the amount of £50, 'jut Vioyrn'!fbr the citizen's ball at HokitikijeXjjresßing^a.'j'erT decided opinion that the citizens should' hare paid for it!themselves. Mr; Barff trasSalso warm .on ■ the subject, of the ball*; whii-h'he'ebn sidered had been conducted in a spirit- of ex clusiveness which led to its fatfure. Several remarkable*] instances^,were of exorbitant teharges macFo for services rendered. The trip to the Grey was seated, to have cost £40 for horee hire alone/.- and- the Qse'bfciß carriage was charged at the rate of a pound a minute. The County Chairman acknowledged that had ho known that such exorbitant -charges would have been made, •hVwoulcfha'Te endeavoured to have made arrangements before hand. He, however; turned the tablee upon Mr. Guinness by stating that that, gentleman had been commissionedito: uiake3a Contract for the hotel at which the Governor was to stop, and yet that the charges for a. periocUof j,not quite two days amounted to. £120. Sir. CJ-uinness stated'in reply that' he'and tfie I' others with him who entered into-the con tract considered it very reasonable^ Wit he did ( not doubt that the hotel- keepai'considerrfd' :lit a very good one. The vote, which was £450, was eventually passed.

3THE E7ENING S^Aft, AUGK3JAND, TJUeIdAY, AUGUST 29, 1871.



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" Slap bang, here we are again!" — Wordsworth. ON SATURDAY next will be published another and greatly enlarged series of Comicalities by the " Lunatics," entitled— RHYMES WITHOUT REASON. Words by the Idiotic Poet, Pictures by the Insane Artist, and' Yella of Laughter by the Hilarious Hauhau. CoMTEinß.'—The Jovial Polywogs, a legend of the'Ddmaih ; The Carte de Visite, a muni cipal ditty; The Katipomaniac, a ballad of the primeval bush ; Who killed the Share holder ? a nursery rhyme for baby brokers; Bide a Cock Horse, a rhyme in time ; Ode to Polly Plum ; Vice-regal Verses ; De Lunatieis Inquisitio; Locus Sigilli; Stanzas, in Strait iraistcoats, &c, &c, Illustrated excruciatingly and profusely. ' Pbice One Shilling. EOE PRIVATE SALE, LOT OF HOBARTOWN SEED POTA TOES, EX. 'JANE,' Upset price, £8 per Ton. No charge for bags.—Apply to GEOKG-E SIBBIST. pEINCE OF WALES THEATRE. THURSDAY. BENEFIT TENDEPvED TO MR. HO3KINS.



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