SHIPPING.

POET OE AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS.

Ceiostla barque, 860 tons, Rose, from Newcastle. St. KUda, s.s., Flowerday, from Wanganui.

DEPARTURES.

Hero, s.s., 700 tons, Logan, for Sydney. Comerang, p.g., Chrisp, for Bay of Islands. Australia, brig, Hamilton, for Kaipara. Colonist, schooner, Lewis, for Kaipara. Herald, schooner, McKenzie, for Hokianga. Onward, schooner, Stewart, for.Bay of Islands.

SUNSET. —This evening, 5.21, HIGH WATER.—-Thifr evening, 5.45.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Eoyal Alfred, 5 o'clock. Enterprise, 7 o'clock.; .

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. * Btdwbt.—Alice Cameron, to-morrow. Southbbn Pobm.—Taranaki, early.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Fhoeba, s.s., from Southern ports. Go-Ahead, s.s., from Taraoaki. Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. Alice, barque, from London. East Lothian, barque, from New York via

Sydney. . tt i- Xtetitia, gchoonorvfrom Hokianga. Fairy, gchcorier/'from Kaiapoi. Aurora, schooner, from Kaipara.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

Taranaki, s.s., from Southern ports.- Keera, 8.5., laidVup. : Sam«on, p.u., laid-up. Alexandrina, ship, from London, ii. V,

Nathan & Co., agents. Excelsior, ship, from London.—Brown, Campbell & Co , agents. Albion, barque, from Russell, L. D. Nathan

and Co, agents. NaNoba,schooner, from Fyis.—J. S.Mac-

farlane, agent. Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. W. C. "Wentworth, barque, from Melbourne,

IMPORTS,

Per 8.8. St. Kilda, from Wangamii, 30 head cattle, 3 horses, 350 sheep, order; i chest tea, 2 bags sugar, 1 box soap, Barnes; 32 kegs butter, Eaton ; 1 case, Waller ; 1 case, Mill ; 1 keg honey, Allison; 19 kegs butter, 6 kegs lard, 2 bags bacon, Binney.—A. Buckland, Per barque Celestia, from Newcastle:—2Bo tons coal, 5 tons coke, 10 tons bones, Hender son ana Macfarlane (agents).

EXPORTS.

Par B.s. Star of the South, for Napier.—l 9 tiiecei pig iron, Cruicksiiank, Smart and Co.; 6 packages, Henderson and Maofariane j 24 packages, Brown, Campbell, and Co.; 2o basrt, Lewis Brothers ; 2 oaseSj-Cnuckahank, Smart and Co.; 2 cases, J. and G. Buchanan ; j 2 caies, Lewis Brothers j 1 case, 1 truss, A. | Clark and Son ; 45 paokages sugar, 20 jars, 1 \ sack, 4 dozen boards, Close Biothets j 1 pack- j age, Wiseman j 3 packages, Philipps and Son ; 60 cases biscuits, Partington; 25 bundles s bags, Low and Motion } 2 packages, Ireland ; j 214 pieces timber, 24 packages drtHw^JJaioa-; Sash and Door Company ; 20 caseo ftutt, TSfe -v.. ir..nTO—}-**— *■»'-*"""p", Meyers and Co. A 20 packages, Morrin ; 2 packages, Hay ;2g packages, Stephenson and Co.—J. H. Macfar^ lane, agent.

ARRIVAL OF THE ST. KILDA.

The s.s. St. Kilda, Captain rioiverday, lefl j Wanganui on the 10th iost. at 8 a.m., ana; i arrived at Onehunga at 6.30 p".m. yest«rday,:| having experienced rough weather during the j whole of the passage. Paß3engkbß :—Messrs. Kooertson, Nichol son, McDonald, Xeena.

ARRIVAL OF THE CELESTIA.

The barque Celestia, Captain Rose, arrived in harbour this morning from Newcastlej which, port she left on the 31st ulfciinb. She brings a cargo of coals lor Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane.

A schooner, supposed to be the Tauranga, if signalled. A barque,Jprobably the Alice, from London, or East Lothian, from Sydney, is signaled as we go to press, r .i\ j The* barque' Alice is'now over £o'clays out from London, and may bo expected in har bour during the present week. The favourite steamer Duku of Edinburgh Will leave for Wangarei at 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, instead of this evening, the vessel having been detained at the Bay^of Islands.

COMMERCIAL.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS LIST. Tint following are the current calls and divi dends payable in the coiflpanies named be-

POLICE COURT ROTA.

The following is the list of the presiding Jus tices for the week ending August 18th: — August 14.—Messrs. Owen and Pierce. tt 15.— ~ Porter and Ritchie 16.— n Taylor and Turton. M 17.— „ T. BaberandE.Beetham. „ 18.— n Dakly and Dargaville.

THE MAILS.

Mails will close as under : — For Thames, this day, at 4.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m., and 4.30 p.m. For Russell, etc., per Duke of Edinburgh, on Thurs-

day, 17th inst., at 4 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per g.s. Tara naki, immediately after arrival of p.s. Nevada from Honolulu. For Napier and Southern Provinces, por p.s. Nevada

six hours after her arrival. For Tauranga, per. Hero, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For Sydney, and the Austrplian Colonies, por Alice Cameron, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For money order?, registered letters, and newspapers, at 10 a.m. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

McMurray—Max-well—On August 3, 1871, by the Rev. Dr. "VVallis^at the residence of John Hoop, Esq., John McHurray,'to Ann Maxwell, New North Road.

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.

This Evening. American Excelsior Minstrels, City Hall, 8. Prince of Wales Theatre, 8. Theatre Royal, 8.

The Evening Star

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1871.

" For the cause that lack 3 assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.1'

.During evening service at St. Mary's Ohuroh, Parnell, yesterday, at which were present the Right Rev. Dr. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, the Very Rev. Archdeacon Maun sell, D.D., andj the Rev. Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Edward Cecil Hullett was handed a license to enablo him to act as a Scripture reader.

"Wo are requested to *tnto that by tboj thoughtful donation of £5 from a,member o! St. Paul's congregation, who was absent from the ohurch through illneM when the specir.i collection in aid of the-Home Mission wuk made, the amount contributed by that parish amounts now to £27 16* Id. i ~.-;_ ; >v \ ; ; ■■■■ _ . x y v - ~, ■

QUEEN-STREET WHARF.

A' ■■ .'•■'■ .' •■"•*•-"*-■■ ■; : ■„,:, ;V. ---• ■ »«■ ' i x\ /~\ ■j \ '-■;"■> ■ ? 4 '«. \\yims_. mmz^m- A call of one shilling per slia.re has been j tnado in the Enjekii JJill Gold llining Cow ,pany.—A call of sixpence per scrip has been 'ruado in the Bonn. Venture Gold Mining Company. . "

EXCELSIOR MINSTRIES.

l&S wdianticipated, ilie first appearance of the Excelsior Minstrels at the City Hall on Saturday evening proved in every respect a complete success. The hall was perfectly crowded, and the perfor mance so well gone through that the audience repeatedly testified their delight, by outbursts of applause, and frequently called for encores. The entertainment is certainly the best of the kind that has come before an Auckland audience for many years, and thoroughly deserves to be well patronised. Some of the voices of the party aye remarkably good and well managed, the instrumentation is fair, and as for the comic dancing nothing could be more irresistibly ludicrous. We are unable to give a detailed account ot Saturday's proceedings, but hope to morrow to give a full notice of these remarkably clever artistes.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

Shakespeabe's play of " Tito Merchant of Venice" wa3 repented at fliis theatre, and, passed off in the most successful mariner, Mr. Hoskins appearing as Shy lock the Jew, and Miss Florence Colville as Portia, both parts being rendered in an intelligent manner. The rest of the characters were well sustained. To-night Dion Boucicault's drama of " Formosa" will be produced. We are requested to state that this drama in no way resembles one of the same name produced at the Theatre Boyal* during last week, and that there is nothing im moral in the play to be produced to-night; and we. would hope that neither Mr. Hoskins nor Mr. Jones, the lessee, would willingly forfeit the golden opinions be stowed upon them since the opening of this theatre for the sake of benefiting the treasury by the production of any plays that would tend to losaen those opinions. We perceive by advertisement that the talented and highly esteemed Jady Mrs, Walter Hill has been engaged, and will appear to-night in the roll 01. Kelly' Saunders. The management is to be congratulated on this accession to the present talented company of the Prince of Wales, making one of the strongest combinations in the colonies.

An honest Jonathan from -the interior, on Ilia first visit to the metropolis, was awakened one morning by hearing the cry of " Oyst! buy any oysters ?" in the mellifluous tones of the vendor of the luscious shell-fish who was passing under the -window of Hie hold. A noiso «o new to him startled him, and lie asked his room-mate what it meant. "It's only oysters," exclaimed his fellow-lodger.pettishly. "Oysters!" exclaimed Jonathan, in astonish ment; "and do oysters holler as loud as thftt?''

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.

[BY PIGEON EXPRESS.]

[ebom ouh special correspondent.]

WELLINGTON

Monday, August 14, 2.35 p.m. The first session of the fifth Parliament! of New Zealand was opened to-day, by His Excellency in person, at two o'clock. The weather was exceedingly unfavour able, a strong gale, "with rain and sleet, blowing during the time that the Gover nor proceeded to the Houses of Legis lature. Notwithstanding, there was a largo muster of and His Excellency was received with the usual salute and military honors. The Eifle Volunteers and the Armed Constabulary took the position opposite the Houses of Parliament about a quarter to two in a storm of blinding rain. There were not many spectators, and the reception given to Her Majesty's Representative was no doubt influenced by.the inclemency of the weather. There was a feeble attempt at a cheer, to which the Governor bowed his acknowledgments as gracefully as he could, while holding on his hat with both hands. Inside the Chamber of Peers there was a brilliant array of Wellington beauty, although the absence of Lady Bowon, owing to indisposition, was a subject of regret On the members of the House of .Representatives being sum moned to the Vice-Eegal presence, His Excellency read the following speech :—

honorable legislative councillors, aud Q-entlemen op the House of Repee sentativj33,—

It affords me much pleasure to meet with you for the first time, and have recourse to your assistance and advice. I have to congratulate you on tho improved appearance of this Assembly, consisting, as it evidently does, iof gentlemen of intelligence anil respectability, and affording a marked contrast to the assemblage that recently sat witlnn these chamber*. I am happy to bo able to announce that my relations with foreign powers is of the most friendly descrip tion. The unhappy occurrence of hostilities ■between France and Prussia, which for a time had a threatening aspect for the peace of the world, has been brought to a close; while our relations with America have become of the Bio.-t aniicablo kind, owing to the 'settlement of the Alabama question and the establishment of the Sau Francisco mail service by Mr. Vogel. Te Kooti is still v fugitive, but I have the utmost confidence that through the efforts of my trusty allies, Bopata, "Kemp, and others, this arch rebel will in a few days be brought to justice. I am huppy to stato that Mere Kuru has been deposed from authority, and that now the Queen's writ can run through the length ami breadth of the land.

It affords me much gratiQcation to stale that Government Houso has been completed, so that iv future while attending to the bir i lieas of the country I shall bo able to reside in the bosom of my family. Despatches from J the Secretary of State on this subject will be Bubutitfcrl to you. I urn happy to congratulate you on the high sta|f> of efficiency attained by the Militia, Volunteers, and Armed Constabulary. During ' my various tours through the colony I havo ob served a marked improvement in the manner of ' paying the customary honors to the ftepre sentntive of Her MRJcsty. Copies of de spatches forwarded to the Colonial Office on this subject v :'l bo submitted to you. You will be plensed to leain that the Loan, which obtained tho sanction of your prede cessors in last session of Parliament, has been successfully negotiated, and that tho money, in current coin of the realm, is now on its way to the colony, several vessels having been specially' chartered for the purpose, in order that no delay may occur in the initiation of the various public works to be undertaken. A schedule of these works will be 'submitted for yDur upproval, which you will find to have beep framed ex pressly for rcpo|ring the evils consequent on tho disturbances in the North Island. Among these works you will find included the forma tion of a line of, railway from Auckland to Wellington, with connections from Taupo to Napier on the one hand, and Taranaki and Whanganui on the other, and a continuation from Auckland to Mongonui, with a tramway continuation to the North Cape. The neces sity of cutting a ship canal, connecting the Waitemata with the Manukau, and another connecting the latter bay with the Waikato, capable of admitting Her Majesty's war vessels, will be admitted ; while the formation of a graving dook at Auckland, capublo of receiving the largest vessels iv the navy, will be necessary, as that port must bo the basis of the naval and strategic operations for the pacification and defence of the colony. Des patches with reference to these works from Her Majesty's Government will be submitted to you. < ■. \ , ,

GENTLEMEN OP ~>TKB HotTSE OP BePßESßN tatitjjs, —You will find that the Estimates have been framed with a due regard to economy in as far as was consistent with the efficient discharge of public business and the performance of the important works embraced •in the colonisation scheme of my responsible advisers.

HONOBABLB Q-EKTI.EIIEH AHJft &EBTZBHEV, I urn happy to inform you that arrange ments have been completed for the immediate submergence of a telegraphio cable between the Australian Continent and New Zealand. The rapid advances made by the South Aus tralian and Queensland Governments in stretch ing the wire ncross Australia, and the efforts of the British Australian Telegraph Company afford the prospect that before the-.dose of' the year 'the capitals.? oft Australia wjll be in electric communication with London. In order that no time may be lost, a contract has been entered into, and the cable is now on its way by the San Francisco route, in charge of the Colonial Treasurer. Despatches on the sub ject will be submitted. Your attention will be called to consider the state of the country, and.the best; means of reviving trade and commerce; the en couragement of local industries, and the" development of the mineral resources of the colony. Bills relating to these subjects will be laid before you. Amongst other subjects you will be called on to consider the Bank-, ruptoy. Laws, the education pf, the youth .pfj the colony, the regulation of! wonwuvfl rights,' the sale aud transfer of scrip, and the abuses in the management of mining interests.

I trust that in relianco on Divino wisdom you will give your best consideration to the various subjects that may bo submitted, and that by your judicious legislation and the

Diline blessing the peace tud prosperity of the colony will be secured.

At the conclusion of the speech Hia Excellency was loudly cheered, and it was evident that some of the Opposition, and especially the Auckland members, were stunned at the magnificent pro gramme submitted. Seeing the favour-, able impression created, it was adroitly arranged by the Ministerial party that an unusually short adjourn ment should take place. The Houses have at the present adjourned from labor to refreshment, and the evening sitting will take place at a quarter to three o'clock. As the pigeons seem in splendid condition, I may be able to forwardyou the opening proceedings in time for press. It is clear that there will be defection in the ranks of the Opposition. ', ;

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

3.16 p.m. Mr. Gillies ia on his legs moving the address in reply. He declares that the vessel; of State has been safely steered through" the breakers; that ; she has got a good ''offing, j favoring breeze, sunshine overhead, and a multi tude of other most gorgeous advan tages. He is absolutely lost in the blaze of glory. The whole of the Auck land members are sitting close m behind the ministerial benches, and evince the utmost enthusiasm.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'ST. KILDA.

FAILURES IN WANGANUI.

STRANDING• OE TUB ' FAWN.'

GOLD DISCOVERIES AT THE BULLER

By the s.s. St. Kildti we Imve received later papers' from Wangauui. We tuke the follow ing telegrams from the llerald : — WANG-AN U I. August 7. —The firm of Brewt-r mid "Dune, station owners and cattle shippers, is nimble to meet iti engagements. The liabilitieis are stated at £8030, and the assets at. £4000. The BiS. • St. Kilda hits been taken possession of by the Bank of New Zealand, -which h<id'a lien on it, and the meeting of creditors will be held in a few days. There is an unpleasant rumour Hint preference was given to a large creditor a short tirao since in" view of the failure.

August 4.—The cutter Fawn, attenij.tiig to enter the river this morning, was tliiren ushoro on the North Spit, whero she now lie*. It was blowing a gale at the time from the S.E., and when she got about mid-channel the heavy fresh that was running out at the time caught her bow and drove her broadside on, in a very short time. Capt. Davis informs uj he has every hope of getting her,off when the weather moderates, by discharging her timber. Aa the wind blows now, she is in rather a dangerous position! but wo hope she will take no harm. All hands are cafe.

August 6.—The Fawn still lies ashore (high and dry at low wator). Her owners have every confidence in getting her off by means of empty casks ancl tanKS", plenty l6f whinb have been conveyed to her by the Colleen Bawn. The cargo is all out, and these appliances are intended to be put in the hold to float her; it ii thoir only chance, and we hope it will be successful. A largo number of peoplo visited the wreck yoaterdayi I

WELLINGTON.

August 7.—W. £. fihodes has been called to the Legislative Council. The Wanganui Freemasons' Grant disallowed. j -

PORT CHALMERS.

August 7.—Town lighted with gas for the first timo on Saturday.

MARTON

August 7. —Go-Ahead arrived in Bangil.ikei. river on Saturday afternoon !at ■• three-'qiiarfcer tide, under guidnnco of David Scott, now appointed pilot. She steamed without inter ruption to . tlie wharf.. Captain Djoilo ,is perfectly satisfied with the river. Tlio steamer will bo able to make regular isonthly trips in all weathers. She leaves this afternoon with a large cargo of tallow and flax. Tho settlers are highly delighted at tho success of tho first trip. The Go-Ahead is the only steamer and largest vessel ever in tho Rangitikei river.

THE LATE FIRE AT WANGA NUI

McDonald, the proprietor of the . wangaihui hotel, com mitted for trial.

CHARGE OF WILFUL MURDER.

Ok the 7th irial., at.the Resident Magistrate's Court, Wariganui, Henry Elliott, was charged with wilful murder, by setting fire to the Wangaihui Hotel, by which a man named Peter Finn, who was sleeping in the building, was burned to death. After the hearing of a great deal of evidence, Elliott was discharged, andithe proprietor of the Hotel, John McKunzie MoDonald, was plnocd ia the dock, and com mitted for wilful murder, to lake his trial at Wellington. The Wanginui Chronicle makes the following remarks on jthe case : —" A public house, with pcoplo'sieeping in it, uncon scious of danger, is deliberately fired, if not by the proprietor, most certainly (by his own con fession) with his knowledge and consent. The bouse is totally destroyed and worse still a man is^burnod to death in the flames. , Thu proprietor tells the no tfayapers — tells everyone he meets —that hi)' has saved v. single chair—no more, —while nil tho time lie has a variety of articlessuorotcd,: uud oarriua about with him, under a fawning and oily manner, the guilty seurefc of incendiarism.- Whatever come of it it is already quito manifest that ho is a dangerous man iv a community. And tho astonishing part of tho business—tho. part that to ordinary common sonso remains inexplicable) is this —that a man sliould rush into such a crime for a nictivo co "small. Supposing lie could hove got tho whole of tho insurance moneys, £650 in all, which was exceedingly doubtful, what aro they, or what good.could they have dono him. Bui. lia should have known, or tho slightest reflection, must have told:him, that he could not get thoso monoys ? The property, as we understand it, was insured (for ±'400, iv his .brother's mime,. not his, and ~oveu lwl if., not bocn s.i, the i mortgagee i inuat have tiikeu oaiv to sou the sum expended, in the re-eroetioii of another building, as security for the money advanced, which was : more by #100 than the amount of the insurance policy.

DISTRICT OQUHT.— Monday. [Before Thos.Bepkhami -jEsq., District Judge.] The bi-monthly sitting of this Court was held this morning, when the following business was disposed of:—r Pabsoks and Ho&an t. Dybb.—Claim £-19 Is Id.—Mr. Miller .for tlw -plaintiff, Mr. Hesketh-for-thfldefendantj/whoconfessedjudji ment for.the amount, less £1 6s 6d, which w»s taken, and the matter settled. ' • ;. - E. Poetbb v. J. P. HAMLiN.^-Ciaim £32 10s.—Mr. J. Bussell for the plaintiff,, who proved the debt, and judgment passed for the plaintiff. Isaacs & Co. t.SoiomonFbiedman.—Claim £60 3s lid. Mr. J. Bussell for the plaintiff. —This was an action for goods supplied. The debt was proved by Mr. Henry Issues. - ■ Mr.- J. Russell asked for speedy execution, as he was instructed that the defendant was being prosecuted for .perjury, -and was making away with his property. His Honor thought the application should be made upon affidavit, but if the plaintiff were sworn to his belief in the matter that might bo sufficient. The plain -1 tiff was recalled, and swore that unless imme diate execution issued his claim would be in jeopardy* ■, Judgment for plaintiff, with imme diate execution.

Lamb v. Attckland Consolidated QoirD Mining Company.—This was an application for a winding-up order, so as to put the com-;: pany into the bands of the official agent. The company has been some time in process of a voluntary winding up. Mr. Lusk, who sup ported the application, said that the applica tion was made to bring the whole of the affairs of the company to a satisfactoi/ settle ment. —His Honor thought that notice of the intention of the plaintiff.to make tbe applica tion should have been given, and adjourned the hearing to naxt Court-day, to afford an opportunity of doing so. Folk? v. Bowee.—Claim £29 Is.—Mr. J. RUssoll appeared for "the plaintiff, Mr^Hes- Itolb for the defence.—The plaintiff, Dennis Foley, wiis a storekeeper at Makctu, and supplied the go.pds mentioned in; the bill of particulars to the defendant.—Edmund" Poley proved that he was in the store when Captain Bower wrote the order for the goods. The defendant had been subsequently asked for payment, but ho said that it would be all right when Captain Percival/fche paymaster, came down. The defence was, that , the sum sued for was not due; that he had paid upon account an order for £21 Is 6d. The witness swore positively that the monoy had never been paid either to himself or his son.—Mr. JXesketh said' he had a letter of instruction to the effect that, every sixpence ; of tliis money had been paid. Moreover, by the manner in which the action was brought they r were dividing the cause of action. He thought' it a little extraordinary that the real plaintiff did not appear, and his father was called to' prove' the case.—Mr Bussell con tended that proof of a debt by agent was a thing of. frequent occurrence.—' His Honor said the order was made payable, to E. IToley, and not to D. Foley. It appeured to' the Court that the evidence was too tin-' satisfactory to enable the Court to givo judgr ment upon it. Lewis v. Fitzgbbald.— Claim £37 135.7 d. —Mr. Hesketh for plaintiff, Mr. Bees for the defendant.—Allegations of the plaintiff were to the effect that plaintiff allowed defendant to place six bead of cattle in his"paddock," two of them to be milch cows, and plaintiff to have the milk. The defendant, however, it was staled, had put fourteen head of cattle, and afterwards twenty-nine head, and there was not one milch cow amongst them. The defen dant said the plaintiff- had 'purchased the property from him, and the grazing of the cattle by plaintiff was per agreement. The defendant 60ld I lid property to plaintiff-for £700, giving five years to pay it. It wns agreed-to allow the bills to bt» post dated, on condition that defendant's cattle mig'.it graze in the paddocks during the interim. Plaintiff had no cattle to put in the paddocks at that time. The property referred to was an hotel and store, with 67; acres of gnus paddocks attached. Tho plaintiff denied the statement of the defendant in the essential particulars set out in the declaration. He said that he supplied goods to tho defend ant, and his mod, for whiehhe charged. "There were several items, such as a beer-engine, stove, and other articles, about which Ihero was a dispute as to whether they were sold with propefrty' "and goodwill or separately. Tho property referred to is situated at Ohapa. The examination and cross-examination of the witness occupied a very long time, having to speak to a great number and variety of details.

POLICE COURT.—Monday

(Before, His Worship the Mayor, and L. D i j ;. Nathon, Eaq., J.P.) , t >: ';,,;

DmJNKKNNKSS.—Three drunkards were punished in tho usual manner for first offences, and one for a second. . '<'';;

Breach of Municipal Police Act.—John Harkwel), for riding_a horse fariously through Queen-street, on the 12th f imtant, was fined 20s and coats, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment.

1 Abusive Language.—Elizabeth Johnson, alias Nicholson, was charged by Honora Davis with using abusive language towards her on the 9th of the present, month.—Mr. .Joy appeared for the defendant, and Mr. Sheehan for complainant.— Honora Davis described the circumstances, and detailed the language used. She said she was afraid the annoyance would be repoatedj and requested thai* defen dant might oe bound over to kedp the peace. —James O'Connor had heard. Mrs.- Nicholson "jawing" Mrs. Davis—Elizabeth Nicholson (the defendant), denied complainants state ment as to the language used, and said she had merely called upon her in consequence of some ill-usage she had bestowed on one of defendant's children. Complainant had struck witness on the head with, a ,plothes-prop.— Tho Bench were of opinion'that both parties! were to blame, and ordered each to find security.to the extent of £20 to keep thetpeacfr for three months, and to pay her own costs.

TE KOOTI AT WHAKATANE.

Despatches have been received nfc Tauranga during the last few (Jays, from Whakafcaue, Hinting that relifvb!*; intelligence had'come'lo haudj on August i, of the proximity of Te Kooti, aud ,of his intention, to, make a raid upon that little settlement; and to-day,fire troopers of the Armed Constabulary, under Captain G-undry, wero sent from Tauranga to reiuforce the small garrison j five hare also been sent from Opotiki for the same purpose. Tho regular force stationed there numbered only six of tbo Constabulary, Who had to do all the guards out of that small number; and the 1 present emorgency was considered bo serious as to require two sentries for every guard. In addition to this European force there are a number of the Native Contingent, composed of Ngalepukeko and Ngatiawa, per fectly trustworthy aud loyal,' but not reliable as sentries or for piquet duty/ Te IToottis* said to have received an accession of twenty followers from the Ngatikahungungu, one of the Napier tribes, and a number from the Uriwora. Such ajjiiira as this cause regret that tho telegraph Wire should hot hate'been extended down the coast to Opotiki. It would be very serviceable at the present moment^. [Tauranga correspondent.]

PECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THIS, DA#.

[PBok'.'QUtt 6-^N P6EEJSSPONDEINT

THE CALEDONIAN—2,3SO OZS,

LODGED

SPECIMENS FROM:~THE MAIN

LODE.

ATJBJJRN^A (CLEANING. HE I m ! ! v' P- i: i

• MOANATAIRI—ONE OWT.;

SPECIMENS.

MURDER AT OHENIMUEI

G-BAHAMSTOW.tf, 3 p.m

The Caledonian have banked some more gold this morning, making the total in hand from general stuff 2350 ounces. Some fine specimens have been taken out of the main lode this morning.

The Alburjaia havetlbdged 161 ounces from :a cleaning up of general stuff. The Queen of Beauty have lodged 34 ounces for the week.

The Moanatairi have taken out one cwfc. of specimens from No. 9 reef. A Maori woman has been murdered at Ohinemuri by a native.

[FBOjt ANOTH^B, COBBEsipONJJENai.]

The Moanatairi is looking very well j this morning. On Saturday evening they took out 150 lbs. speci mens; -—- —

THE SHARE MARKET.

M2. j. m. lennox's bepobt.

) j The sh^'remaijket'was "^ery iqujel this nioraing, but leading stock maintain Saturday's quotations. My sales com .prise :—Caiedonian, £182; Central Italy, £2 15s. Closing buyers: Caledonian, £180;;. Thames, £35 j Central Italy, £2 '15s ; Golden Calf, £210s. Closing sellers: (i:aledonian,j^lßs'-lThames/^3o v . .L k

REPOSTED GOLD DISCOVERIES AT THE BULLER.

Some excitement lias been causdd in We.it land by"'a report brought by .some cattle dealers to the effect that valuable gold, dis coveries had been made in the river Mangles, a tributary oft.he J3uller. No lees than sixteen ounces of coarse gold was said to have been obtain.d from a single dishful of dirt taken from the river bed.— Wanganw, Herald. ' ' ' '■ 3 ;t. t '•-';''.'■<■• li. ' JJ if-

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE S.S. HERO.

, A tehx serious accident occurred on Saturday afternoon on board the - s.i., Hero. A man named Bloomfield had gone on board in the morning, and asked Captain Logan if he could give him a passage to Sydney if be worked his passage. The captain said he would, and told him to go down into the hold and com mence work at once. Bloomfield accordingly went into the hold, and helped to get out some cargo, among it being some ironwork. One ,of these pieces of ironwork j had., been ruisod almost as far as the deok, when it slipped from . its-fastening?, and K fell on to bis head, striking him' a'Very severe blow, find taking off a large portion of the scalp. He "was at once removed to the Proviriciaf Hos pital,1 and we hear that he is doiug^ well under the circumstances. iJ'!' ' B t !' 7 '.•••i ,i.-..

HISTORY BURLESQUED.

] The Nexo York Leader is responsible for the following little sketch:— .{{ ,-. ,r, : Qneen Elizabeth is dead. It doesn't make _any t matterj kww: get the'in-< formation. This is none of our fight, this (juarrel between the Associated Press and its rival. We've received the news and that's en'oiig-hi She" diedr^268 ryea¥s ago]*' the 24th of last month. She survived until the vital spark had fled, and then she saw it was no use resisting the inscrutable de cree of fate, and so her unfettered soul" took its flight into the mysterious void and settled down to that" "bourne from which no traveller.returns unless he has a mission to jerk chains arotind and'rap bn' tables for the benefit of mediums and other longhaired wild-eyed inmates.,.; . „,.. v Queeu Elizabeth was a virgin—avergin' on seventy \ and ,yet the fire gleamed as brightly as ever.in her cream-colored eyesY and the dolicato sheen of her finely-tinted maroon nose contrasted as foroibly as in her youth with the albaster of her brow • and the plugs in her teeth were just as valuable as when gold was at 156. She had no small vices. She did not smoke or chew, or belong to the society for the promotion of cruelty to animals. And when she swore she never descended to the vulgarity of Horace Greeley—Q ue en Elizabeth didn't: ? When she"used pro-: fanrty she gave it as^a, finish, an elegance, a delicate, airy grace, and infused into it a luxurious abandon, and rounded it off carelessly at the corner, and dressed it up with well-selected .poetical adjectives, so that it sounded; like at strain i from' some sweet singer, like some sweet singer strain ing himself, in fact. And sfe had red hair. Her chignon was burgular proof. And often m the dim twilight of evening? when the sun had sunk to rest, when th# western sky was filled with tender radiance and lambent light, and the bulbul wooed the r rose in the back yard, showould play a few notes upon her harpsichord, or write a JJatin hymn or an essay upon the Har rison boiler. She was supposed to be the author of 'Rock Af o to Sleep, Mother," und" Beautiful Snow," and" Fi yo o'clock in the Morning. But, nevertheless, she was a very estimable woman, and with all her faults we love her still—better indeed

than if she was still fooling around Queen Elizabeth was not proud. ghg always insisted upon cleaning her teeth evenif she was a queen; and she always did it once a week, every Sunday rooming, with her own tooth-brash. What lesson does it teach to those who are haughty and rain and belong to thfft>on ton ? She never for! got that she was mere perishable dust, and" the sheep and the silk-worm wore her fine clothes long before she got them. She read every BHnday-school book that taught these facts; and she once trod on Sir Walter Baleigh's cloak to remind him of them, because he was so set up with big new fancy cassimeres.

Queen Elizabeth was not sorry ft> die. .- She foresaw, that George, F. Train was coming to England, and she said to her physicians that she would prefer the en during peace of the cold and iilent grave to three weeks of George and the Alabama claims controversy and the Schleswig. Holstoin question all at the same time. IJer.last words were : " Kill Horace Gree ley/ 1 before he has a cbancor.to write 'Wiat I know about Farming.']" There Warf not a dry eye in that second-story front room. Everydody was thinking bow impossible it'wasto fulfil her dying request,.auiLto escape so much misery. But she has now gone ; she has left us'• we shall see her no more. Perhaps, it ig for the best, was a vigorous womaii, and if she had lived she might have cpine to America, and we might have given 'her* offence, and might have pranced around* here and flogged us like the very nation. For she was a woman who followed closely in all the prevailing fashions. And so ure are glad she is dead, and has four tons of marble planted on her to hold her down; Rest in peace, old girl! Best in peices!

MRS. AP-JONES'S PUDDING.

Thkt-lived in Wales, and the farmer wagU, well-to-do; and all the household' were"

economical, not thinking of meat every day or anything like as often. The two daughters were named [Reliance and Pru. dence; the Bom Amos and James. Ee liance; was soon to be married to David Ap-Tnomas, at the next farm.. ; '* TV"ell haTe a hasty pudding for'dinnw ■*'■ ito-clay, mother," said Farmer JLp-. Jones $0,, Ms wife |Onejnorning at breakfast. l ,;: : " Very well, Evan," repliedj^^rsAAJD-'' Jones:, for .his will was law-. . : " "J- ; qZ^M So when it was time she began to inaW', the pudding.. . Her husband and Sons' were ;out at wort in the spring sun'sßine; ~ her daughters Were making .the stairs! ,_,,., _ _ " I muitffe fJDrjjet 'the,- salfe tniß{t3n^f T pried Mrs. *^.p-Jones t6 herself-, there was | a fine, fuss from all of 'em about it last." iFor Mrs. Ap-Jones«|,gQod housewife^ though;, •h*' was.waso.apbfto forget t^ fflfe,, salt iu'rher hasty puddings, or not to put enough of it. She put iplenty -of; ifc;thisj,j time jj foV'they-'were all/fondofHaltlThea \ she Went up to the linen-room and began laying'^the winter'cldthing-away'inj« camphor. < ■"''■'"- -•'"•:; i! J "• i'-v.-Jl tP ( ":io8nc:! It was only a few m*o'm*eritst<beibre^Be-~ l' liance came into the kitchen, when, seeing the pudding cooking, and knowing .that* i ber.motber was apt to forget ■to salt it^shV put in a handful of salt and stirredit well, so thiat her father would not have occasion to find fault, f-r y^ ,-*. rf{ Soon after Prudeuce .passed thtbugh the kiitchen on h*er way to the breV^house. " Mother's sure to hare forgpt.thesalV' ! said she, and added a good handful. 'Before long Amos entered to get a jug iof beer. And soon after James came in.

Each of them put in a handful more salt; .1 as they had no more faith in their mother's remembering it than 'Reliance or Pru dence had. . . ijr at r 1 Just before' dnirier FarmeV lAp-Jones returned from the fields, and saw the pud 'ding;cooking; ; • b < '>.:. --,■■. ■..*-:■ >■■ < : ''.--'in "jThat pudding smells uncommon/good,,'' * said he. "But," added the farmer ap proaching the kettle, "Fll bet a sixpence"' the Wife's forgot to salt it, as she ajwaya , does. I used to depend on fieliance till ■he got her head chock full of that young ' man.' b'- herri; no chance' of her-fchittkin'i/I on'tjnow. As to Prudence, well,.she don't^,. medflle much in the cooking, so I'll just put the salt in myself;" and, taking bfi'the lid, he flung in a large hand/ul and half, stirring the pudding round'briskljU" Tjvelvp o'clock came, and they all sat down to-'the-table/ Sfos.Ap-iEone's helped Jj her jhusband to a good serving, for hie loved it well, and had besides a sharp ap petite. Just a spoonful-he-took, and leaped up. I ««»«M<tfa TSA^iStl;* "Who on earth salted thisp^re pud- ( dingP It^——-"■ t i * ; ft Farmer Ap-Jones stopped-; he suddenly remembered that he had> salted ifrliimself. Just then there- was a great noise in the stable.- '- i Vi'o/OT* X - "I should think that thundering colt's a trying, to kick in the barn door," said he, and rushed out. j• * r* .; rrT The next to try the pudding was Amos'. ' No sooner had lie got it in his mouth than he leaped up tod/and went off tosee'what the colt Qoyli r \a dqing. _. And each one, i James, Reliance, and Prudence staft^d jf away' in like manner, leaving Mrs. 'A.p- | Jones ;inr wnazeni»nt 4 ; ; for each pns, you '. see, silently took credit forthe hard mi- I ing. " Lawk a mercy," cried Mrs. Ap-Joneg, swallowing downlifei! first mouthfol; "-this comes o' my having put in that there salt. What could I ha'been thinking of P But they used to say that I'd a heavy hand at salting." .'». / f j7 s ;!" f T The proof of the pudding is'iktHe eating. — The Argosy. < /';"] :•[ <\- j

. A pretender to the crown—A chignon. I "Can you steer the maiii mast down the forecastle stairs f" asked a sea captain of a new irecmit, " Yes, sir, I can, if you will stand below and coil it down."

He took her 'fhncy when he came ; he took her I hand, he took a kiss j. he, took no notice of the shame that glovied her happy cheeks at this. He took to coming afternoons he took an oath he'd ne'ei1 deceive ; he took heir father's silver spoons, and after that1 he took his leave.*

Not the Pbesent.—Aristrooratio Gopee-r tion of Articles of CVjbrtti t<j Fns^phiatpbfcted through Wealthy Parvenu : " Mrs. Figging,. tins is a remarkable fiao bust •of Marcus Aurelius!" Mrs.-F. ::<i'ls that the present marquis, my, lord, or 'is father P" Not Likely so bk Shown.—Talleyrand used to-be worried about his autograph, andto" onoof his perße'outoWh^thus wrote £-*.' ITOI - youj oblige me with your company to dinner on Wednesday uoxt at 8 o'clock? ; I Have in vited a number of exceedingly clever peroons," and do not!ljke to bellxe only fpobof the lot."

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