SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 5 53. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 1.28.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Royal Alfred, 5 o'clock. Challenger, 7 o'clock.

ARRIVALS.

Wanganui, s.s., 10-1 tons, Linklater, from wanganui.

DEPARTURES.

Adieu, schooner, for Hokianga,

Eleanor, schooner, for Newcastle.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London.—Excelsior and.Beth Shan, early Fuis.—Lsetitia, to-day;'Kenilworth, Mondays South.- Wellington, s.s., to-day Taranaki.- -Uo-ahead, s.s., to-day.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

H.M. s.s. Basilisk, from Nelson. Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. City of Auckland, ship, from London. Chile, ship, from London. Ballarat, barque, from London. Blary Frances, barque, from Newcastle. Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Camilla, barque, from Adelaide. Rita, brig, from Melbourne. Sea Gull, schooner, from Fijls Merlin, schooner, from Fiji. Herald, schooner, from Hokianga.

EXPORTS.

Per Ltetitia, for Levuka:—4. half-chest* tea, 2 quarter-casks rum, 6 cases brandy, 12 ditto geneva, Cruickshank, Smart, and Co. ; 10 boxes tobacco, E.. and H.lsaacs; 3 cases drapery, McArthur, Shera, and Co.; 70 bags polatoes, 4 cases eggs, 2 ditto cheese, Eaton ; 3 ditto sundries, 1 bundle bacon, Duder j 6 cases drugs, Niccol ; 12,000 >eet timber, 4 tons flour, 2 cases bacon, 17 ditto cheese, McKenzie; 40,000 shingles, 23 packages sashes and doors, Schnnpp and Anßenne; 1 hawse pipe, Oxley ; 2 parcels stationery, Upton.—M. Niccol, agent.

The schooner Opotiki will take her depar ture for Opotiki this evening with the fo' lowitig piissHiig-rs : —Messrs. Kellv, Mills, Savnge, and Simpkins. Cargo : —24 sheep J. S. Macfarlane ; 6 cases beer, Whitson ; 5 eases,: Sutton j 5 b-igs, 6 packages groceiies. Buchanan j 5 head cattle, BuckUud ; 600 fee' timber, Buker ; 30 oars, order; and a qtiau tity of sundries. —J. 8. Macfarlane and Co., agents. The schooner Itetitia will take her depar ture this evening lor Levuka, with the follow ing passengers;—Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and family (3), Mr. A. R. Adams. The schooner Strathnaver cleared for Rus sell, in ballast. The s.s. Wanganui arrived in the Manukau yesterday at 4.30 p.m. She brings a cargo o( cattle, sheep, and pigs from Wanganui, all hi splendid condition. She loaded on Thursday forenoon, and left the same day at 2 30 p.m., making the passage to Onehunga Wharf in 26 hours. Captain Linklater reports fine weather at sea. The s.s. St. Kilda was pro ceeding up the Wanganui Kiver as the Wan ganui was coming down. Passengers-Mr. Adair and Mrs. R. Lee.

COMMERCIAL.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS,

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

MAILS.

Mails will close as under : For Thames, this day, at 4.30 and 5.30 p.m., and on Monday, 25thinstant, at 4.34 p.m. For Opotiki, per Opotiki, thi3 day, at 4 p.m. For Eussell and Kawakawa, per Strathnaver, this day, at 4.30 p.m. For Kapanga, etc., per Lallah Rookh, on Monday, 25th in=tant, at 9.30 a.m. For Wangarei Heads, etc., per Duke of Edinburgh, on Monday, 25th instant, at 3 p.m. For Chathams, per MageUan Cloud, on Monday, 25th instant, at 4 p.m. For London direct, per Excelsor, on Tuesday, 26th instant, at 5p m. . , -, i Mails for the undermentioned places, per p.s. Nebraska, will close at this office on Thursday, sth October, an under: — For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British. Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe via England, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 0 a.m Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6rt in addition to the postage, will be received at this office till 11 a.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. Note.—l-on Pillar Letter .Receivers have been placed on the Queen-street wharf, and at the junction of Seafield and Carleton Koads, and are cleared at the hours indicated on the pillars. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

ROTA.

The following gentlemen have been summoned to attend to Police Court business during the ensuing week : — Monday, September 25 —Messrs. Pierce and .Ritchie. Tuesday, Septeroeber 26 (Petty Sessions) — M essrs. Kemptborn'e, Kinderdine,' "J. S. Macfarlane, Thomas Macffiirlane, Mitford, Nathan, Newmau; Joseph May, Esq., Chair man. .•_..._• • '• ■':

BIRTH.

Yeomaw.—On September 19, at Newton, the wife of H. Yeoman of a daughter. " )() f I

The Evening Star.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 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."

We beg to advise our friends and supporters when intending to purchase our papers from the run boys, to observe if it is the Stab they are receiving. We have found that the runners of our contemporary, the News, have during all the week been in the habit of post ing themselves among the crowd around the door of our office, when our paper comes out, and thus disposing of the News to those who suppose that they are purchasing the Stab. The ruse would not be a creditable one, if done by instructions, but, we feel confident that the lads do it on their own responsibility, and boys will be boyi.

We observe that ugly-looking mound in Vincent-street, adjoining Cook-street, is being exc.vated by the Borough Council. When (hi; work is completed it will most certainly add very greatly lo tho appearance of that ..tivel, whijh lias lately undergone formation and gravelling. The residents in that, locality will have the pleasure of seeing their pro perties greatly enhanced thereby. Similar improvements in other streets are greatly re quired. Last evening the Rev. J. Berry delivered an interesting and highly-instructive lecture in the Pitt-street, school-room on "Sketches of Character from Early Methodist. History." There was an excellent attendance,"and the audience testified their Appreciation by several bursts of applause during the lecture. The choir gave a few selections of music, which they nad prepared for the occasion, which gave good effect to the wkolo proceed ings. The lecturer, at the close of the meeting;, received a hearty vote of thanks. Wo understand that the proceeds of this course of lectures is to be devoted to the '•purchase of music, &c, for the choir.

' The high reputation Olson's tomato sauce has obtained as a household condiment, has 'brought many inferior articles into the market The public are therefore warned not to be im posed upon -with rubbish, but ask for Olson s genuine tomato sauce, and see that his name is on the-bottle.—[Advt.] _» ■_■;

We have received from the agent of Mr. Wise, of Dunedin, a circular as to! his Direc tory of New Zealand, which is to be published early in January. A. similar work was issued, we believe, by a Melbourne firm some five or six years back ; but the great changes amongst the important centres of population and com merce seem to warrant support to a new work of the kind. We are informed that the pro fessional and mercantile firms of Dunedin, although annually supplied with a local Directory, have so expressed their desire for more extended information of the like cha racter as to induce Mr. Wise to undertake the production of a Colonial Directory. Tne reasons which affect the professions or com merce of Otngo must, we imagine, apply here, and we hope Mr. Wise's representative may be well received j and, as he expresses it, " prompt facility jjiven him in the carrying out of his work, which includes collecting the necessary in forma ion, obtaining advertise inetits, and orders for copies."

THE AMENDE HONORABLE.

In our issue of Thursday, when speaking of the midnight freaks which have caused so much public attention, we said, in anti cipation of tlie promised explanation, that " if we find that we have done wrong to any one, we shall have sincere pleasure in 'iffording what reparation may be possible, uninfluenced one way or the other by. any threats, whether legal or physical, but only by a sense of justice and of the courtesies of life." That explanation we were enabled to insert in the same issue, and accepting it as strictly correct, we find that we were iv error with refer ence to a few of the names. At the time when the information respecting the " Mohawking " was being given, the "cock fight' at Otahuhu was also being described, and the.names of those present on the separate occasions got somehow jumbled up. At the same time, with the exception of three names, the statement in " A letter from Dick" appears to have been substantially correct-. To one gen tleman we desire to offer a very ample apology. Mr. John Reid, it appears, was not present on the occasion, and we have to express to him our regret for any annoy ance which may have been caused to him. We have received from him a lawyer's let ter, but we think he will believe us when we say that had this letter not been sent, we should have felt equally compelled by a sense of right to make reparation. We also find pleasure in saying that his con duct in appealing to the law courts for re dress was infinitely more gentlemanly and creditable to him than the course adopted by others. To Messrs. Bennett and Walker we also desire to apologise. There are so many Bennetts that we apologise to them all, and if any of them considers himself to have been injured, we beg to say that he was not there. Mr. Walker, by his subsequent proceedings, might seem to have forfeited the right to apology. Nevertheless, we apologise. We were wrongly informed. We believe he was not present on the occasion, and we regret the annoyance that we have given him. He has given way to a warm temperament. We should have felt great plea-ure in satisfying him by apology, if he had only given us time to make enquiry, and now we volunteer to him our expression of sincere regret for what has happened.

From Mr. J. W. Taylor we have also received a lawyer's letter, and to him we render a qualified apology. He did not provide the poker, so we are informed, and in respect of the poker we beg to apologise and express our regret, c-till, he was with the party, a detachment of which committed the depredations com plained of, and in this respect the facts slaed in the " Explanation" are substan tially those stated in the " Letter from Dick." That he joined in the depreda tions we never stated, but only that he was one of the party by members of which the deeds were committed ; find we trust that the incident will teach him to be more careful of his company in future. Mr. Taylor knows very well that on a previous occasion we very vigorously defended him when an' effort was made by a blackguard to give him annoyance, while Mr. Taylor was perfectly innocent; and we shall be pre pared to do the same if required again. Bat if Mr. Taylor finds himself with those who are capable of doing what Mr. Taylor would never do, he may expect to get involved with them in the consequences. We really believe Mr. Taylor, had nothing to do with the ; irregularities, ' and we are sorry for the annoyance he has experienced. As for Messrs. Russell, Crippen, and Samuel Morrin, their case is that of Mr. Taylor. They formed two parties, from one pf which a person passed over and wrenched the knocker off Mrs. Lewis's door; and from the other a person went andiflung the poker through Mr. Rich mond's window. They are. the victims of evil jcompanionship, and we trust that the incidents that have transpired will not be lost loa jthem. "As to Messrs.; I Dancey and Biundell, and others unknown, we have already expressed our sentiments, and ithese opinions we do not withdraw, is will be seen from the "Explanation," and the " Further Explanation," already published by authority, the other depre dations committed during thee previous week, and bni Saturday night, are; wholly

unaccounted for, and we await the action of tlie police. We accept the " Expla nations" in good faith, and conclucb with a general apology to all who hay. not been guilty of " Mohawking."

MURRAY'S HIPPODROME.

After a successful career of the Grea' World Company of circus performers, both ia Auckland and at the Thames, Mr. Murray struck a new idea, aud deter mined upon giving a series of out-of-door sports and horse and chariot racing, based on the foundation of the old Komau and Grecian Hippodromic Games. To this end, lie obtained a lease of the Albert Barrack Square, end established a stadium in that place. A stand, capable of holding 100u people was erected, and covered over with an awning which drooped over the back and protected the loiver portion, occupied as a hotel and restaurant- by the enter prising and well-known caterer to public convenience, Mr. Perkins of the Occi dental. The whole arrangements were of a superior kind: the racecourse, or stadium, was well fenced-in, the chariots were very good and fair imitations, so far as we can judge, of those employed in ancient days; and the horses were most cer tainly superior to those of the heavy dray-horse kind upon which the equites were wont to mount. A number ol leading gentlemen of the city acted as a committee, aud ensured that the arrange ments should be all that could be desired. At the appointed time a great number of persons were present, the grand stand was. fast filling, and a stream of people was flowing in at every gate of the enclosure, —pro- mising a full attendance. At the time, however, when our reporter bad to leave, the first event —that is the charioLraee— had not coma off, and we can. only infer fromtlie scale of preparations, and tlie apparent probabilities, that Mr. Murray's enterprise could not fail in being a grand success.

POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Ksq., R.M.] Drunkenness. — Annie Hamilton, "Jam Fruser, and George Wardell, were punished in the usual manner for this offence. Drunk and Disorderly.— Annin Runboli was charged on the sheet with this offence. — Sergeant major Pardie said she was sull'erin from a violent attack of delirium tremens l'ho Magistrate said that medical attendance should be provided us soon as possible.—Then certainly should bo a doctor to look after th? po'ice cases. Vagrancy".—Kate McManus was charged under the Vagrant Act, with behaving in an indecent manner in a public place.—Sergeant major Pardie said that th« prisoner had only just come out of gaol for a similar offence.— The Court remarked that there mnst be some great attraction in Mount Eden.—She had just suffered two months' imprisonment, and here she was wanting to go back again, and yet it almost seemed idle to him to send such people back. —The true punishment for such a woman would be to have her head shaved and be kept or. bread and water for a fortnight. Tho sentence of the Court was three months' imprisonment. Breach of Destitute Persons Relief Ordinance.—Willia.u Dart was charged by Annie Hart with a breach of the above Ordinance by desert ing his wife and three children.—r'.l'he case was adjourned from tho previous day to see. if a settlement could not bo effected. —The defendant now pleaded guilty, and was fined one shilling, and ordered to pay ten shillings a week towards his wife's support.

THE ASSAULT CASE

Assault.—Neville Septimus Walker was charged by Henry Brett with unlawfully assaulting him by striking him ou the face with his clenched fist.--Mr. Hesketh appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr; Roes for tho de fendant. —Mr. Rees said that his client pleaded guilty, but wished that the case should go on in order that tho Court might know whut really had taken place, and to show what provocation his client had received. After some discussion, the plea of not guilty win re corded in order that tho merits of the case might be gone into. Mr. Hesketh, in opening the case, recorded tho facts as narrated in the evidence below. At the c oso of his remarks, he said tbe prosecution was brought for the ends of public justice, and not as a private matter by Mr. Brett. No act could be a gratification for such an assault under any circumstances. If outrages of this nature were allowed to go unpunished and held up lo tho public, they would become odious in the sight of the public. Ho asked His Worship to puriish the offender in such a way as would deter, people from indulging in such acts in future. A judge was protected, a councillor"' was protected, a newspaper was protected, at least, so far as personal violence was concerned. He then called the following witnesses : — Henry Brett deposed, I am connected with the Evening Star, i 1 did riot know Mr.-Walker personally, before Wednesday last, when I spoke to hiui between five arid-six o'clock-m tlie evening. He came to our office at "that time, and asked me- if there was anything in that evening's issue in reference to him. I was engaged in counting out papers fdr the runners. I replied " I don't think your name is mentioned in the paper Mr.' Walker." I was behind the counter. Before I could get the sentence out, he leaned over the counter and struck me on tlie chin, saying, " take that you ." .1 then.Stood away irom the counter, and told the defendant to leave the otßce. He tried to get round to the inside of the counter. He pushed through the boys, and I believe struck one of them on the head. When he got behind the counter he said, now I have got you, I will give you a damned good hiding. He then made'uiibtlier blow towards me, and I struck him in the face, first with the left, and then with the. right. Thai; sent him about half way out of the office. He theu returned about three feet .'arid I struck him on tho mouth, which sent him outside. I did not follow him. I did not intend to retaliate alter the first blow. I told him to go out, arid then when he squared up to me, I struck him in. my own defence. I had not given him the slightest provocation. By Mr. Rees : I am part proprietor of the Evening Star. The papers produced look very much like that journal. (Laughter).' The dates are from the 19th to the 22ud of Sep tember (produced by Mr. Rees). I remember Mr. Joseph Bennett and Mr. Neville Walker coming into the ollice in the morning. lii-thu Tuesday paper there is a letter li-onr Dick, about the knocker-breaking, &o. Mr. Noviilo's name and Mr. Bennett's name'were in thai .letter. The name of Bennett was not iutended for Joseph Bennett. The dedndant said, "my name is Walker" (laughter;, is the Walker now mentioned meant for me ? I said I did not know. (Article read). Idp know who most of the names referred to. I did not know before the assault . took place who Neville or the Seven Devils was meant for. Mr. Walker himself said it was meant for him. I don't know now that it was intended to

apply to him, except from what he says. When Bennett and Walker came in to see Mr.

teed, I scarcely recollect what they said. Dhcj did ask for an apology. Mr. Reed said, as soon as he found out "the incorrectness of the statement an apology should appear. I

•ould not say whether such an apology was endered. Tlie last copy is generally sent upstairs by two o'clock. It was late when Mr. Walker went to the office. (Mr. Rees here wished to read the article on Dice's letter which appeared in Wednesday's issue. Mr. Hesketh objected to the letter being read, as it had nothing to do with the case. After some discussion the Court allowed the letter to be read). After hearing those articles I still say I gavo no provocation. I did not write the article in question. I have nothing to do with what is written. I can not say whether Mr. Walker had anything to do with wrenching off those knockers. I believe ho had not. An apology would have been offered but for the assault on me. I have no particu lar wish to see Mr. Neville in prison, but I think he might be punished. (Mr. Rees tendered the Tuesday's and Wednesday's papers in evidence). —I do not know who gave the information which was contained in " Dick's letter." Mr. Walker asked me why there was no apology in the paper. I do not see any cause why he should have assaulted me: nobody would know it was intended for him if he bad not told them himself. I did not know his name was Walker until Wednesday morning. Walker did not ask me if Mr. Reed was in. I laid an information because I considered it a very proper course. fThe Court remarked that a complaint could not be made in assault cases, it must be by information.] —Re-ex- amined by Mr. Hesketh : So far as I know, the articles in question do not refer to Mr. Neville Walker.. I told him that if it referred to him we would render him an apology.— George Seven, a clerk in the Thames G.M. Co.'b Office, gave corroborative evidence with regard to the assault upon Mr. Brett.—Mr. "Hesketh said there was another witness.—Mr. Rees said the assault was not denied.—This was the case for the prosecu tion.—Mr. Rees then addressed the Bench for the defence, and said that there were only one or two of tlie parties mentioned who had amused themselves in wrenching olf knockers — (The Court here interrupted Mr. Rees, aud -aid if it. was known that this thing ha I icourred the police hud been most supine in int. taking proceedings against the individual. L'hey were offttners against, the public, and the iolice ha 1 acted in a most unjustifiable man ier), —Mr. Kees said he should be sorry to leeitse the persons Dunsev and Crippen ; per uips he ought not to have said what he had. -I he Court said that, of course, it, knew nothing on the subject, but, if it were a fact, lint these otfences had been comini'ted, the ijiTenders ought to have been in the hands of the police, and punished. -Mr Kees said the matter had been se'tled.— Ihe Court thought such a matter had no right to be settled.— Mr. Rees then continued his remarks in de fence, lie then called the following evi dence : -Joseph Bennett deposed : I remem ber reading tho letter of " Dick's," in the Evening Star of Tuesday. Tho next day I went with Mr. Walker to the office. Messrs.

■'eed and Brett were there. Air. Walker told him whit he had come about, and Mr. Reed said, "if he did not walk out, he would have him put out by a policeman." Mr. Brett told me that I was not the Mr. Bennett referred to. Mr. Reed lost his temper, and almost chal lenged me to light. A promise of an apology was made, to bo inserted in the paper. Wo then left the office—By Mr. Kees: I think that "Neville, the Seven Devils," is intended for Mr. Walker.—(\?r. Hesketh: Mr. Walker's name is not mentioned in the loiter.) I have been hero some months. When I went into tho room to Mr. Reed we did not bounce. Wc quietly asked him for an explanation. Somo exception was taken by Mr. Brett to our manner. I said if they thought we were dictatorial we would go buck to tho original proposition. I was in formed at once 1 was not the Mr. Bennett intended. lam not known as " Ballarat Bennett. "—Mr. Hesketh: Mr. Neville Walker's name refers to tho cock-fight ing.—Q. Wai not Mr. Walker it the cock light ? A. I do not know. —Tho Court : Wo are not trying a cock lighting case. — Witness : When wo left it was understood that an apology should be iuserted in that evening's paper.—Magregor Hay : I am a solicitor practising in Auckland. I saw Mr. Walker on Wednesday afternoon. He said he wanted to see the paper—ho expected an apology in it. Tho defendant was m-ant by Neville, I have not the slightest doubt. I know of none elso bearing the same Christian name.—By Mr. Hesketh : I should say that " Neville, or tho Seven Devils," is Mr. Walker, in consequence of his mimo being givon in connection with several others with whom I know he is acquainted. After reading tho paper, he gave it to me back without a word, and then walked into the office.—This was tho whole case. —In giving judgment, Mr. Beckham said: that, of course, iv listening to and deciding upon this case it was necessary to disabuse the mind of all matters imported into it, and judge of the assault only. That an assault had beiii committed was beyond a doubt, and if no provocation had been offered it was a very serious one. If such things were per mitted no in'an would be safe, for such a system as that of people going into other per sons' houses and assaulting them unpre pared, would establish a reign of torror. The question that ho had to do.il with in this instance was whether or no there had been any provocation. Probably there had, but would that, iv any shape or way, justify what Mr. Walker had done? And, before going any further, it was desirable to lot such men know that justice would not bo satisfied with tho payment, of a mere fine of £10 from a rich uiiin for tho gratification of giving ano ther a thrashing. The punishment might be two months iv the Stockade, aud that was the proper punishment for men acting in such a way, no matter whether his name was White or Brown, the law far the rich and the poor was alike ; and a rich man should no more get off after the committal of Buch an offence by the payment of a fine than a poor man. lie must say that ho was greatly astonished that men in the position of the defendant could risk for one moment a visit to Mount Eden —for any man committing an unprovoked assault was on the high road that led to that prison ; and once there, there would be no distinction shown him. Ho would have to herd and break stones with the worst o( felons. These assaults could not bo committed with impunity. There was no doubt that in tho case there was sufficient to cause irritation, but that would not justify the commission of such an oHence. The law told a man that if another entered his pre mises, he wes only to use just sulfioiout force to expel him. Yet, in this case, a mau's premises had been entered, and an assault suddenly committed. In the present instance, although there was sonic provocation there was nothing whatever to justify the assault, unci he hoped this would bo distinctly understood. Had it uot been for the provocation in the present case, which had led to the defendant's irrita tion, ho would have had no hesitation in sending tho defendant to Mount; .Eden j but for that irritation ho must piy a duo of £10, aud find two securities in £50 each, and him self in £100, to keep the peace for the next

| six months. He did hope that there would be an end of this matter. If such a caso were brought before him again, unless an immense amount of provocation were Bhown, there would be nothing but Mount Eden before the offender. The proceedings then terminated.

SUPREME COURT.—Criminal Sittings.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23.

[Before His Honor Sir Or. A. Arney, Knight, Chief Justice, and a Common Jury.]

His Honor took his seat on the Bench at 10 o'clock.

I'ot'.oiNG a Bank Cheque.— David George Smaile was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with having forged and uttered a cheque drawn upon tho Bank of Australasia in Grahamstown for £3 Us. 6d., purporting to be Bigned by the firm of Percy Grreen and Co.—The facts of the case will appear from the following evidence.—Mr. J. M. Lennox, a land and estate agent, deposed that ho re ceived the cheque from the prisoner in pay ment of rent that was due from him to a Mr. Rutherford. The wituess told the prisoner that if there was lunds in the bank to meet the cheque, he would give the prisoner credit for the amount. It was contemplated at the time to take proceedings for the I rent due, as his client had been put off a great many times. The cheque was paid into the witness's account at the Union Bank. —iho witness in cross-oiamination by the prisoner said that he received the cheque from the prisoner subject to there being funds to meet it in the name of the persons who drew it. The prisoner said that he bad had a great many transactions with the firm named on the cheque, and had found them to be all right. Witness would not have taken the cheque from the prisoner unless he had be lieved it to be a genuine cheque. The amount due from the prisoner was subsequently ob tained in another way.—The witness, in re examination by Mr. BrookfieW, said that by witness taking the cheque tho prisoner re ceived several days' grace. Summary pro ceedings wore to have been taken against the prisoner, but, the form .f them had not been decided. It had not been decided wliether a distraint should bo put in or what other proceedings should be taken.—Cleveland Percy Green deposed that there was no such lirin as Percy Green and Co., that ho knew of. He knew no other Percy Green. Never heard of the firm subscribed to the cheque.—ln reexamination by the prisoner, the witness said that the pri soner had made some proposals to him about carrying on business together iv that name, but. there was never such a form in existence that he knew of. Had never signed the cheque produced, nor had given prisoner any authority to u?e his name. The cheque pur ported to be drawn by « firm at Turaru. Wit ness knew of no linn by that name at Tararu. —Detective Jeffrey was examined, and de posed lh.it he had made enquiries at Tararu, but there was no such firm there carrying on business in the name signed to the cheque.— Detective Murphy deposed that he had made enquiries over the whole of the Thames gold fields, and could find no such firm as Percy Green and Company. Witness had been seven years and a half in tho police, aud three years and a half <x detective. He never heard of such a firm as Percy Green and

.'ompiiny. —The prisoner made a long address to the jury in his defence. Ho said that there was no fraud effected. There were, as admitted by Gfreen, nego tiations to enter business under this Btyle and title. In fact, although the arrangements for the partnership wore not complete, the business had commenced. The jury would recollect that tho cheque was giveu subject to the means being found to meet it, aud his anticipation of tho partnership being com pleted. Thovo win no intention whatever to de'raud. —Tho prisoner made a vehement appeal to tho jury to tuke into consideration the probability of a person at his age (47) havitig a large family, and having filled the highest public offices.—His Honor summed up the evidence, and told the jury that the put ting forth knowingly of any fraudulent docu ment was an uttering, and if the document were subscribed by a fictitious name signed by tho prisoner, thou ho was guilty of forgery. But they were tho judges of the facts which had been deposed in evidence.—The jury, after a sho.t deliberation, found the prisoner guilty of uttering a forged document with iutont to defraud. —His Honor said the pri soner had been found guilty of five distinct charges of fraud by forged documents, two of which wero forgeries by the prisoner, and in volving some legal points, and in respect of which the Court passed no judgment, as those points of law would be referred for decision to the Court of Appeal. But for the threo other casos, in respect of which there was no doubt, the Court would pass sentence. His Honor sentenced tho prisoner to four years' penal servitude for each offence, the sentences to be concurrent.

This concludes the criminal session,

OUR OFFICE FURNITURE.

Some cruel person has been writing to tho Cross about us, and about our small belongings. He specifies our assets as "a dilapidated chair, a broken candle stick, and several doubtlul looking bottles." We feel deeply being poor; but then we're honest, and it is unkind to refer to our furniture, especially the chair. We like that chair, and we often begin to apostrophise it in the words, " I love it, I love it, the old arm chair ;" but we stay our emotion, for it has no arms, not even abac only legs and a seat. Never theless, has it the honor of supporting our person while we utter those profound truths that are rearing to us " a monument more lasting than brass." It was the gift of a kind friend, and has seen better days ; but who knows if even in its dila pidated state it may not yet form the cynosure of pilgrims, the most interesting relic in a museum of antiquities, as having been so intimately associated with the early years of the brightest luminary in the Southern skies. The " broken candlestick!" With what emotion we yaze on that memento of departed joys. " It brings our soul back to the ages of old—to the days of other years," ere we had heard of " Rollicking hams," and before the precocious youth Dick, the iVlephistophiles of our existence, had seen the light. It is trail we know, but its frailty is from years of service in burning the midnight—tallow, for the illumination and the benefit of ungrate ful humanity. And then the bottle ! The correspondent says '^bottles," " several doubtlul looking bottles." But he errs; we have but one. It was the gift of our esteemed friend and neighbour, Mr. ."libbin. For four long years it aided in the record of the disposal of sugar and flour and household furniiu-c, ere it took to literature —which was in this wise. It was cast out as a useless thing by the un grateful George, and has been adopted by us into the, family of litterateurs. It is

described as " doubtful looking." This is because of the frequent placing of it on the fire, as we invariably.write with the ink boiling hot. Thus we are—poor but honest, and hoping; eventually to be rich. But we have paid for the coat on our back, and can look our tailor in the face. And we keep not a score at the tavern, but pay cash for our daily tot. We work hard by day, nor do our labours cease with the setting sun; aud when our labours cease we retire to the comforts of our cot, nor disturb the repose of slumber ing citizens.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS THE THAMES.

THIS DAY.

[FROM OITR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CALEDONIAN STILL FLOODED

UNA CRUSHING,

SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ORPHANS

OJP DUN STAN,

Geahamstowk, 3 p.m. The Caledonian is still flooded with water, which is now in the winzes.

The Una Company, for the fort night, have lodged 2&4_ ozs. Tbe Black Angel have obtained 13 ozs. from their last crushing.

The City of Edinburgh have crushed some stone has given 7 ozs. The West Coast crushing of 80 tons gave Gl ozs.

Golden Crown.—l 26 ozs. for the fortnight.

Eed, White and Blue have crushed 140 tons, which realised 70 ounces.

A subscription of £100 has been raised, to be forwarded to the orphans in England, of the man Dunstan, killed in the Caledonian mine.

The petition to the Government, asking for an expenditure of £20,000 here is being numerously signed.

THE CALEDONIAN.—MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

The following is a copy of a telegram received from the manager:—

" 9.30 a.m.

"The water has not abated. It is thirty feet high in the shaft, and is now following into the bottom of winzes. We shall work all night and the whole day to-morrow to get the double pump down. No change in mine elsewhere, and no better. Tail ings were ready to ship yesterday, but steamer would not take them from Grahamstown. Will be up by Enter prise to-day."

THE WAIKATO.

THE NATIVE MEETING OVER.

REWI CLAIMS THE AROHA MOUN-

TAIN.

THE KUPAPAS RETURN HOME,

[iBOM THE " HEBALD's" COBEESPONDENT.]

Amxandea, Sept. 22,11 a.m.

Rewi, in his Bpeech on Tuesday, said that the Aroha Mountain was in his hands. The King was tlie tohakaroa. All leases, roads, and surveys were to be Btopped.

Reihana spoke to the same effect,

The first insult to tho Kupapai at Orahiri was on account of Nuku threatening to fire on the Kupapas.

Nuku said that had he met any Europeans on th" road he would have Bhot them.

After the meeting at the request of Mann hiri, Te Wheoro, Saihi, Hone te Oue, and oth»r Kupapa Chiefs, had a private talk in the house.

The meeting is over, aud the Kupapas return here to-morrow, on their way home.

THE SOUTH.

LATEST PARLIAMENTARY.

MONRO UNSEATED FOR MOTUEKA.

SMYTHIES AT THE BAR OF THE

BOUSE,

[Greviub's Telegram Company, Kkutkr"

Agents.]

WELLINGTON,

September .21. —Motueka oommittee decided that Munro was not duly elected, and that Parker was. Under the circumstances, each party was ordered to pay its own costs.—Mr J. Williamson has taken his seat in the Assembly.;— Financial debate adjourned to Thursday on the understanding that the ordinary Estimates will only be gone on with, and the debate on the. statement will not commence till Tuesday next. —Mr. Creighton has given notice of motion to refer tho Estimates' back to the Government to reduce the departmental expenditure by £50,000.—-Smythiosnwus beard at the bar of the House yesterday. He spoke for two hours. -Travers watched the case »n behalf of the Law Society. "". Z. [

DUNEDIN.

Jadge Chapman's judgment in re Crook v Proudfoot was in favour of the promoters of the Port railway.—Meeting at Oamaru passed resolutions condemning the Provincial (Jo vemment for non-fulfilment of the Provinces Dock Trust. A petition to the Assembly was adopted.—A miner named White has been killed by a fall of earth.—Michael Corntain has also been killed by a fall from his hone.— Bridget Gee, for concealment of birth, sen tenced to two years.

SHARE MARKET.

MR. E. W. WALKER'S REPORT. The share market was dull to-day. Caledonian and Thames stocks still de- clininsf. I have sold—Thames, £2i.: v _ Caledonian, £120 ; Nonpareil, £6 7s 6d < ■" All Nations, £6; Inverness, 20s ; Toka tea, £5. ■ rr -,.. Z^ MR. MARTIN SHOLI'B REPORT.;: ', \ \f>J Business dull. The day's sales comp rise: Caledonian, £123 and £120-Non;' pareil, £6 7s 6d ; Shotover, 9s; Moana tairi, £4 5s ; Italian, 8s - r . Tokatea, £4 17 a 6d; Inverness, 20s. Sellers: Moanatairi, !V< £4 10s ; Nonpareil, £6 7s 6d ; Tokatea, ' ' £4 17s 6d; Thames, £23 6s. Bayers: Caledonian, £118. ; :.:. •..-.- . me. a. w. Fleming's eepoet. ; , f h The share marketis very dull to-day for leading stock, which have a downward . H tendency. Caledonian, £120; Thames, £23 ; Otago, £4 2s 6d and £4 ; Central Italy, £2 15s ; Nonpareil, £6 7s 6d; ; me. j. m. lennox's share report; ..;,.; The share market was very dull, and leading stocks is still a downward tendency. My sales comprise: Caledo nian, £120 ; Thames, £23 10s. tna Is

THE. EVENING STAR, AUCKLAND, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1871.



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AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &o. This Evening. G-ourlay Family, at City Hall, 8. Prince of Wales Theatre, 8.



WANTED— Q-ood Mantle-makerij: —Apply at "W. Rattray's, Shortland-street WANTED— Apprentices for Mantle and Dress-making.—Apply at W. Rattray's^ S Shortland-street. ■■■•,;■ ;; WAJISTTED —Two rooms in a house (one with fireplace In it) by two single men, near the wharf.—Apply by letter, stating price, to " A.D.X." Post Office, i' AA\!A WANTED IMMEDIATELY-AGenera 1 SERVANT.—AppIy at the Old House at Home. ■■■~"' ■ WANTED— A Good COOK for tbe " Farmers' Hotel, Drury.—Apply to Messrs. Combes and Daldx, Lower Queen street. WANTED— A Good General SERVANT for the North Shore.—Apply at the Stab Office. WANTED TO SELL—A lull ~. Compass, Grand, Square Piano, by Collars and Collard ; suited to a Concert-room, Theatre, or Hotel.—Apply to Bowrino, Pianoforte Maker,. Upper Queen-street. .i" WANTED —An Apprentice to the Dress and Mantle Making.—Apply to Miss Jenkins, Pitt-street. WANTED— A General SERVANT.— Apply to Mr. J. Lett, Trilor, next Theatre Royal. WANTED— 500 LADIES or GENTLE MEN to call at Jones and Fathre's ;_ Market Pork Shop, Lower Wakefie Id-street, where they can get German Sausage, Blacjc Pudding, Collared Pork, Saveloys, Pork Pies, i and Real Dairy-fed Pork. All kinds of small goods mode to order; goods Bent to Hiiy part of the town on the shortest notice; families waited ou for orders. ---'J | N.B.—Sucking Pigs always on hand. WANTED— 500 MEN TO DINE at the " AMERICAN RESTAURANT, Wei lesley-street East. I intend giving the work- | ing classes of Auckland every luxury in season for the small charge of 6d per meal. The Dinner includes the very best of Soup, 'Jt'i Fish, Joints, of various descriptions, and Pastry or Pudding. Meals at all hours.-1- "' Charge, 6d. WANTED— Two Servants, a Cook, and ,s Housemaid.—Apply Poster's Dining room. A UCKLAND GRAMMAS XL SCHOOL. • "WANTED—An ASSISTANT MASTER, who must be an experienced Teacher, and able to take classes in English, Latin, Mathematics, and French or German. .; The salary wiil be at the rate of £250 per annum. Applications ■ with testimonials, addressed to the Secretary of the Grammar School Board, Auckland, wUI be received until noon of .WEDNESDAY, 11th October. >-_•■- The gentleman elected will be expected to enter on his duties on February 1, 1872. ■• R. J. O'SULLIVAN, Secretary. Td CLERGYMEN AND SCHOOL COM r MITTEES . 8 ; A N Experienced . Sohool-master, Singing* ~. Ji\_ master, Organist, and Teacher of Instru mental Music, is open to a temporary or perma nent engagement. Reference, the Eight Rev. Bishop of Auckland, Parnell. Address, ' Teacher," Stab Office. „____lZ ' '" notice, ~''; ,"'.„•; JOHN WILLIAMS, late of the Market, Cutler, Saw Trimmer, Uinberella and Parasol Repairer, has REMOVED to'Wel lesley-street, three doors above Morris. Marks, Pawnbroker, Queen-street. BOARD AND RESIDENCE. ; j] WANTED KNOWN—That Comfortable BOARD AND RESIDENCE can bjft procured at Mrs. Eiison's, Prospect House,;; Hobson-street, within two doors of St. Mat thew's Church. Terms : roduced from 25s to 21s per week. , . j, ,\ TWO Gentlemen can be aocomodtaed- wiyi ' BOARD and RESIDENCE in the mosVI', healthy locality in town; two minutea' wnlkv from the PostOlice. Terms very reasonablel: —Cliff House, corner of Moore and Hobson»"! streets. "'.,. TO LET—That Splendid Dwelling House | and La,ge Shop, lately occupied by Mr... IC. Canning.—Apply to Geobge Sibbin. _ ■ JNOTI OE OE KEMOVAL. THE Managers of Mr. C. WOOD'S BUT j CHERIMG BUSINESS beg respectfully to inform their customers and the public that ! they have secured the premises now in the ! occupation of Mr. Parker, near the Windsor Castle Hotel, and they will so manage their removal as that the business will not suffer interruption. They also tender their thanks for the liberal support accorded to them hitherto, j Parutll, September 28,187 .