SHIPPING.

1 OUT OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVALS.

Flirt, schooner, McKcnzle, from Fijis.— M. Niccol, (igent. Star of the South, s.s., 131 tons, Holmes, from papier via the Tliameg.

SUNSET.—T'ais evening, 5.4. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 12.52

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Jtojid ANY id, 6 o'clock, Enterprise, 5 o'clpgki

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Pyiwkv —James Paterson, to-morrow London.— •Moxanclrina, early. 31 OKOi.ULtr — Nebraska, August 10. yocTHKBN Poet3—Wellington, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Countess of Khitore, ship, from London. East Lotliian, barquo. from New York via Sydney. Kate, barque, from Sydney Go-ahead, a.a., from Xarauaki. fiancy Lass, schooner, from Lyttelton. Fairy, sohooncr, from Kaiapoi. Colonist, aohoouer, from Kaipara. Lord. Ashley, e.s., from Napier. "Wellington, s.a., from the Month.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

Napier, s.s., from Mapier. —J. a. Maciar lane, agent. Keera, s.s., laid up. Samson, p.s., laid-up. Alexandrina, ship, from London, L. D Nathan & Co., agents. Excelsior, ship, from London. —Brown, Campbell & Co , agents. Albiou, bnrque, from Russell, L. D. Nathan orid Co, agents. Briton, barque, from Newcastle.—Hender son and Macfarlaue, agents. Na Nobn, schooner, from Fijis.—J. S. Mac furlane, agent. Moa, brig, from Sydney. J. S. Macfarlane, agent. Tawera, schoonor, from Poverty Bay.—J. S. Macfarlane, agent. Meteor, schooner, from Napier. —M. Niccol, agent, tfnines Peterson, s.s , from Sydney.—H, M. Jervis, agent.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Star of the South, from Napier : &7 head cattle, 360 sheep.—j. S. Macfarlane, agent.

ARRIVAL OF THE FLIRT

The brigaiitine Flirt, Captain John Mc- Kenzie, loft Levuia nfc 3 p.m., on the after noon on Tuesday, 18th July ; had very favor able -winds and. weather up to Friday 21st, •when the wind fell off and a very light breeze prevailed ; freshened again about 3 p.m., and continued very firorable until last night, when a heavy gale from N.N.E. set in, and hud to head-reach under close reefed fore and afi. canvas ; moderated at 5 a.m. this morning ■with heavy rain ; at 6 a.m. made all sail, and came to an anchor in Auckland harbour at 2 o'clock. In ballast. Passengers : Messrs. Hogg, Portham, Captain Nolan, Misses Nolan (2), Captain Kobinson, and 10 in the steerage.-

The b.B. City of Adelaide arrived at the I"ijis on the 9th instant, eight days from Sydney, the fastest on record. The s.s. Star of the South arrived in har bour last evening. She left Napier on Thurs day evening last, and called at Hicks' Bay on Saturday, leaving there again on Sunday, and arriving at the Thames on Monday evening, •where she discharged 20 head cattle and 200 sheep j left Tararu yesterday morning, and arrived at the Tumaki yesterday afternoon, •where she. discharged . the remainder of her stock, and afterwards came up har bour. The Star experienced stiong W. winds throughout me passage. Passen gers.—Messrs. Smith, Elley, and Sims, Mrs. Lees, and two others.

COMMERCIAL

Evening Stab Office, Wednesday afternoon

Messrs. E. and H. Isaacs held a trade sale at their store to-day. There was a good attendance, and fair prices realised, consider ing the large quantity of the goods on the market. The following are ' the prices :— tobacco, Is o<id per lb."; vestas, 25O's, 6s 9d per gross; tea paper, 6d per lb.; shop twine, Is 3d per lb. Messrs. W. G. Harrison and Co. report having offered at auction to-day a large parcel of drapery and clothing. The trade waa well represented, but bidding dull, in consequence of the greater portion being winter stock, and the season so far advanced.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS LIST.

The following are the current calls and divi dends payable in the companies named be low :— CAIiLS. £ S. d. DATE. Nebraska ... ... 0 0 3 ... Aug. 1 Jirijihl Smile ... 0 0 6 ... Aug. 11

THE MAILS.

Malls will close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and tomorrow, at 9.30 a.m., and o 30p.m. For Whitiangi, per Mary Ellen, this day, at 4 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per s.s. James Paterson, will close at this officb to-morrow, 27th inst., aa under :-r- For India, China, Mauritius," Mediterranean ports, and Continent of Europe, at 9.30 a.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, at 10.30 a.m. For Australian Colonies, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via. Suez and Southampton (for letters specially so addressed), at 11.30 a.m. For United Kingdom via Brindisi, at 11 a.m. For Newspapers, at 8.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, to-morrow, at sp.m Late letters for Sydney, Melbourne, and United Kingdom via Southampton, bearing an additional fee of 3d. and 6d. respectively, will be received a this office till 11 a.m. For Tauranga, per Hero, to-morrow, at 11a.m. For Itussell and Kawakawa, per Duke of Edinburgh, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. ■ ' For Gisborne and Napier, per Napier, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Napier station, will be reeived at this office till 11.30 a.m. For Russell, etc., per Comerang, on Friday, 28th inst., at 8 p.m. For Napier, per Star of the South, on Friday, 28th inst., at 11 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Napier station, will be received at thio office till 11.30 a.m. i •, Note.—Post-orates at "Warkworth and Opotiki, are now Money Order and Saving Bank offices. A. Post-office has been opened at Dedwood. Mails leave chief office at 9 a.m., and arrive at 3 p.m., daily. , • f. S. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Ricio. -On the 24th July, the wife of Bey. C. W. Rigg of a daughter.

DEATH.

Ceosbie. -Drowned on 7th July, off Rangitoto Island, John Clarke, aged 18, only son of the late David Crosbie, of Auckland.

The Evening Star.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1871.

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

We do not hesitate to sincerely con gratulate our citizens on the circum stance of Mr. Tonka having entered into local public affairs. We shall doubtless find Mr. Tonks tripping sometimes, and we shall be prepared to criticise him as severely as he de serves, but there have been a practi calness and a common sense, hither to about his efforts, that deserve praise. We observe that he has, brought up in the Harbour Board that abomi nation of desolation, the debateable territory of the intake, and has taken steps to bring about a conference be tween the two new corporate bodies, for the suppression of the nuisance. In his capacity as City Councillor he has recently drawn the Council to wards the same object by his intended motion with reference to the drainage of the city, and it is just by such a conference that we may hope to see something practical done to abate this disgusting nuisance and nursery of death. That the removal of this evil belongs more properly to the City Council cannot be ques tioned ; and, as representative of citi zens, it should be compelled to shoot its rubbish elsewhere. But as by occupation it has established a kind of right to this neutral territory as its filth depot, it is really advisable that the two bodies—both aiming at the welfare of the citizens—should ami cably arrange the matter, and to this end Mr. Tonks' action is exceedingly well-timed. We trust the Harbour .Board will. favourably entertain the proposal, and that our city will soon retire from the unenviable pre-emi nence of being the most ill-smelling city in the Australias.

"BULLING" THE SHARE MARKET.

It will be noticed that that "hon est Iago" of the Auckland press, the Neivs, is now engaged in " bull ing" Caledonians. In this morning's issue we are informed that . " The stone coming from the mine is won derfully rich. Of course specimens are corning out by the hundred weight, the last as rich as ever." More than a ton of specimens," &c. " The show is splendid," and so on, in the same enthusiastic and exquisitely gushing strain. But do we object to his gushing ? Nay, on the contrary, ■we say let him gush, it will do him good. The Caledonian is nothing different in the real estimation of our contemporary from what it was during last week, when that veracious journal reiterated the oft asserted statement that there would be no gold and no returns for an indefinite time to come. We have got a further clue to the recent conduct of our contem porary, which more clearly explains the late extraordinary efforts to create a panic in the share market. "We learn from authentic sources that very large purchases of Thames shares, and a considerable purchase of Caledo nians, have been made when the prices were at the lowest, by certain of the best supporters of the News. The required number having been pro cured, there has been uo reason for further bearing down the market; and now that the old yield of the Caledo nian has been renewed, it is to the interest of those who manipulate the News to bull the market to the utmost. "We do not say that the present yield does not warrant the utmost that can be said of it; but to endeavour to excite a panic, and so bring ruin on the poorer classes of investors, and now to go into ecstacies so as to in flate unduly the share market, and so gather in the disreputable plunder, is such a prostitution of the pen, as is enough to make journalism stink in the nostrils of the community.

We have received the following, ■which, on the authority of the gentleman that has written it, we believe. We think we are the " Auckland papers" alluded to, an:> plead guilty to the soft impeachment. We are glad, for the credit of Mr. Swan, that his hands are clean from the disreputable conduct of this little print in bearing and bulling the share market: —" To the Editor : Sir, —To prevent mistakes, and to avoid blame being cast on the wrong shoulders, allow me respectfully to state that the late member for the Thames, W. T. Swan, Esq., has never been, nor is now, the Thames Correspondent of the Morning News. As some of the Auckland papers have been giving him the credit of injuring the field by telegram, I think it only fa;r to take this opportunity of denying it.—Yours, &c, one who Knows."

In ati advertisement in one of our morning contemporaries we observe a new style of business ha 3 been announced in this city. The business has indeed been carried on previously, but tkis, wo believe, ia the first instance of a firm having the manliness to define its spe ciality. In the notice referred to we nre informed that " the business of sharekrokers and land agents will be carried on under the name of and son." This line of opera tions has been hitherto carried on almost exclusively in the office of our contemporary the News, and on the principles of Mark Tapley we congratulate ourselves- on the ex tension of the " dismal" business.

We have much pleasure in directing tbo steps of hungry citizeus and strangers to the United States Dining Rooms, in Lower Queen-street. It has just passed into the hands of Mr. Byers, and we have no doubt that every effort will be made to satisfy tlio cravings of nature, and to make friends and patrons as • comfortable as possible while par taking of refreshment. From what we know of Mr. Byers, we do not hesitate to say that ho will give very great satisfaction.

There will be some alteration in the cousti tution of the Harbour Board, consequent on the late elections of Highway Boards. Mr. S. Jones retains his seat at the Harbour Board as Chairman of the Dedwood Highway Board, but Mr. Smart, late Chairman in the ParnelL District, and Mr. Cochrano, late Chairman in the Devonport District, retire in favour of Mr. Dargaville, the newly elect of Parnell, and Mr. Niccol, the elected of Devonport, who will now c.v officio take their seats at the Auckland' Harbour Board.

Tho Treasurer of tho Home for Neglected end Destitute Children begs to acknowledge the contribution of £10 from Mr. Charles Alexander. This contribution constitutes Mr. Aloxahder a life member of the society.

NEW ZEALAND WAS, MEDAL.

We have just seen one of the New Zea land war medals, recently received from the Imperial Government through the Commissariat, for presentation to those who have served in thes New Zealand wars froai the year 1845. It is presented to Sergeant G. Gallagher, No. 660 of the 58th Hogiment, and bears his name around the edge. It is of silver, and has on the one side the head of Her Majesty and the usual superscription; and on the reverse a chaplet of fern leaves, with the legend, " New Zealand, Virtutis Honor." It is a neatly-executed, pretty memento of services rendered to the country, and will, we have no doubt, be worn with an honorable pride.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

1 Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, this fashionable place of amuse ment was well attended last night, the dress-circle looking especially gay, while the stalls and pit appeared comfortably full, the " Overland Koute " being the play porformed. Mr. Hoskins, as Torn Dexter, an adventurer, being excellently pourtrayed by that gentleman, ably supported by Miss Florence Col ville as Mrs. Seabright. The rest of the characters in the hands of this talented company are naturally and well carried out. Mr. Hydes deserves especial mention for his pourtrayalof Mr. Lovibone. We understand to-night is the last of the " Oyerlaud Route," being under the patronage of the Licensed Vic tuallers' Association, and we advise all who have a desire for a hearty laugh not to miss seeing this capital piece.

SPECIAL TBLEGEAMS

THIS DAT.

[FROM OUIt OW COEKESPONDENT.]

THE CALEDONIAN—HALF A

TON OE SPECIMENS,

6SOOZSFEOM GENERAL STUFF,

LONG DEIYE EBTOETING,

CROWN PRINCE.

G-baiiamstown, 2.50 p.m

The Caledonian, brought up this morn ing half a ton of specimens, and will have another lot this evening. They have lodged 680 ounces from general stuff.

The Long Drire are now retorting, after ten days' crushing.

Tookey's ("Wood's) tribute are re torting, having put through 52 tons.

The tailings of tho two bags full stolen from the Caledonian, have been crushed, and yielded £12.

The Alburnia have broken out some splendid stone since yesterday.

Eive head of stampers have been employed at the Manukau on the stuff from the Crown Prince.

THE SHARE MARKET.

ME. I. PHILLIPS* BEPOET,

Market firm ; demand for Caledonians, Thames, and Otagos. Caledonian, £195 to £200; Thames, £37 to £38; Otago, £4; Cure, 11s 6d to 13s. MB. I. SI. IENNOX'a BEPOBT. The share market was most inactive this .morning, but holders of leading stocks will not sell at reduced rates. My sales comprise : Thames, £36 10s to £37 10s; Middle Star (new issue), 303; Golden Calf, £2. Sellers of Thames at £37 ; Caledonian, £192 10s. MB. E. "W. WALKER'S BBPOBT. The market is not quite so active to day. I have sold Caledonian, £190; Thames, £36 10s; Otago, £4 ; Kelly, £4 os ; Nonpareil, £4 7s 6cl.

DISTRICT COURT.

Wednesday.

[Bofore T. Beckham, Esq., District Judge.] Major T. Ohaig.—Tbia was an action to recover £25, the value of a horse alleged to have been killed through plaintiff's negligence. There wus also a clause for £10 special, in consequence of injury, loss of time, and other damage sustained through defendant's negli gence. The facts have been published in full. Mr. Hesketh this morning addressed the Court upon the case of the plaintiff, and Mr. Brookfleld for the defendant. His Honor in Bumming up said that this was a class of cases in -which evidence was more or less contradictory. People who observed facts frequently gave opposite accounts of what they witnessed. But it was clear in this that there wns gross negligence in case on one side or the other. One of the parties, the plaintiff, said that ho was driving at the rato of seven miles an hour, and this dwindled down to five miles. Clearly, therefore, there wns incautious, if not reckless, driving. The plaintiff was described as going down- the streets " like a steam engine." People who drovo with that speed through populous places must bo prepared for au accident of some sort, and if they did injury to another person he must bo equally prepared to pay for it. The evidence all went to the one point, that the plaintiff was going at a rapid rate, and the question arose what the defendant could have done to avoid accidents. —His Honor was of opinion that there was a clear case of negli gence proved by the defence against the plaintiff, and gavo judgment for the defendant, with costs.

LTAMivLf v. Stevens.—This was also a part heard case. Judgment had been ob tained, and a set-off was pleaded. By oon sent it was ordered by the Court that tbe money (£200), should be paid into Court within forty-eight hours, upon which the basis of an arbitration should be agreed to.

WINUING-TTP. — MeEMAIB Q-OLD MINMG Company. — The opposition of alleged con tributions to the order applied for by the Official Agent to place them upon the list had been adjourned. In this ■ case it was stated that the opposition was' with drawn, and the usual order was made.

This was all the business before the Court,

POLICE COURT.—Wednesday.

(Before His Worship the Mayor of Auckland,

P. A. Philips, Esq., J.P..) Dbtjnkenktcss.— J. Bruce and R. Gallagher were fined ss. and costs for this offence.

Mtjnicipa.li- Police Act.—Mauvitz Leers, for allowing bis cliitnncy to go on fire, was fined the some amount.

Laeceny.—Susan Divine was charged by Mr. On- with having stolen a diamond ring, /value £10. Eemunded till Friday.

THE SOUTH.

ATtRIVAL OF THE BASILISK AT

WELLING-TOH",

WELLINGTON,

July 25.—-H.M.S.S. Basilisk arrived here from England, via Sydney, at noon fco-day.— The bnrque Aune Melhuish arrived here from Ncwuastlo on the 12Ih inst. ;

The first meeting of the oreditors in the catntc of Peter Clarke, flax-dresser, was held yesterday at noon, at the office of tho Pro visional Trustee. Mr. Macffarlane was appointed trustee, and Messrs. Yon der Heyde and J. T. Jackson, supervisors. The liabilities ure set down at £465 18s sd, and the assets (nominal), £641 11s,

ARRIVAL OF THE FLIRT.

LATEST PEOM THE PIJIS,

THE schooner Flirt arrived in harbour this afternoon from the Fijis, after a rapid passage of seven days. She brings papers to the 15th mat,

HORRIBLE MURDER.

TWO SETTLERS KILLED. [moat oue owk cobeesfondent.]

July 18, 1871. A iroKHiBLE double murder has been com mitted b/tlie mountain tribes of Viti Levu, by which two Ba coast planters lost their jives. They were in a boat, when the natives appeared on the bank, asking them to come ashore and trade. The two unfortunates— Messrs. Mclntosh and Spiers—did 30, when they were brutally murdered, and their bodies horribly mutilated. The planters are organising an expedition to punish the murderers. The brigantine Defiance arrived this morn ing, with sixty-five foreign laborers. She brings Captain Bergin, and the mate of the Lulu schooner, which was wrecked dn the 10th June on Espirito Santo Island. The captain and crew took to the boat, and were chased by the natives in their canoes, but fortunately escaped to Cape Lisbon, where the mission vessel Dayspring was lying. They went into Sandwich, where they found the Defiance, which brought the captain and mate down.

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OP MELBOURNE AT FIJIS, WITH ADDITIONAL ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

SUCCESSFUL FENIAN RAID IN IRELAND.

EXPEDITION" AGAINST CORE A,

[Special Telegram from Reuters for Grkville

AXD CO.]

The American expedition to Corea was fired upon by masked batteries while taking sound ings near shore. A battle ensued; Corean batteries destroyod ; land forts scattered by shells.

American Admiral telegraphs via Hong kong (to which point telegraph is completed), that ho would follow up fight next day, and bring Coreans to terms.

Bkussells. —The churches and many houses are illuminated to-night in honor of tho Papal Anniversary, but tho celebration is attended with some disorder. Violent anti-Papal demon strations are mado by large crowds who pass through the streets and smash illuminated windows. The ti-oops still keep within the barracks, but a force of special constables has been called out, and seroral arrests have been irade.

London, \Tuly 19.—The Pope's Jubilee was celebrated with great ceremony and enthu siasm in all parts of Ireland.

Two vessels with yellow fever among the crews have arrived in English ports.

Brussels, July 19.—A special correspon dent Bajs that tho civic authorities were com pelled to interfere to maintain order. Tho troops Usod tho bayonet, aud several were hurt. The Internationals were the ring leaders.

The £ toxic Beige says that sixty- eight arrests vrcrc made yesterday and last night, nioinly of members of the International Society.

FENIAN RAID IN IRELAND.

A gang of men, supposed to be Fenians, broke into the militia armory at Marlow, on Saturday night, and carried off 120 rifles. A sentinel fired upon tho men as they were leaving, but all escaped. Some of them were discovered this morning in a neighbouring field. Five porsons hare been arrested on suspicion.

Tho Crown Prince of Prussia will reach Now York early in autumn, and will probably come over Pacific Coast to San Francisco.

Secretary Soward, after immense ovations in India and Persia, reached Egypt, where he received royal honors. The Sultan of Turkey issued a proclamation commanding a'1 officials to receive him, with honors due to a bovo reign.

The projected union of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is again mooted. Ministry sustained in English Parliament an army re form project, and tho abolition of the com mission purchase system. Spasmodic efforts being made to resueitate Fenian excitement in the United States, but the organisation appears to be dying out. Emperor and Empress of Brazil arrived at Lisbon, and will visit the United States on return.

Discontent with the Amadous Gf-overnment in Spain inovoases.

The Pope protests against any compromise with tbe Italian Government. Ho deolares that lie will never sanction the occupation of Papal territory by the Kingdom of Italy, and calls on all Catholics and Catholic Princes to aid in the restoration of Papal Temporal Sovereignty. ■ The opposition to the dogma of infallibility increases in Europe. Dr. Dollinger, of Bavaria, who wag excomunicated by the Pope is receiving the adhesion of large numbers of prelates, and is supported by tho Government. . , • ...

NEW YORK.

President Grant, several Cabinet officers, and members of Congress will visit California and Oregon in August and September, and will probably extend the trip to Honolulu. Union of British Columbia and Vancou ver's, Island, with dominion, to Canada, will date from 6th July. Opposition to treaty of Washington with drawn in the English Parliament. The 4reaty will be signed by the Queen., The U. S. Senate ratified treaty, there being only twelve dissenting votes. ' The opposition to treaty in Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, continues very bitter. Surveys on projected trans-continental lines are being pushed vigorously. It is now certain that within four or "five years there will be at least four lines from -the Atlantic, and six from the Pacific, via. : North ern Pacific, Californiun Pacific (commenced), Central Pacific (completed), and Texas Pacific (extreme southward) will be completed. There is much doubt about the construction of Canada and British Columbia rouda for many years to come. *" ■ Immense beds of coal -havo been discovered on mainland, Alaska, and on Aleutian Islands, now belonging to the United States, and com panies forming at San Franeisoo to work them, with the expectation of supplying PacifiV. coast cheapor than can bo done from Aus tralia, England, British Columbia, or Atlautic stores,

HARBOUR BOARD.

The fortnightly meeting was hold yesterday. Present: W. 0. Daidy, Esq., chairman; Messrs. Anderson, Casey, Jones, Tonka, Jon der Heyde, Nathan, Philipß, and Smart. "Minutes of last meeting read.—A letter was thea read and received" from Allan O'Neill, Esq., North. Shore, forwarding seal of late Board.—On the motion of: Messrs. Tonks and Anderepn, the thanks of the Board were returned:-to-Allan O'Neill, and,on the motion of Mr. S. Jones this was ordered to b'e\the seal-of-tie Board. —A letter from Mr. G. P. Pierce,-in reference to premises, was read.—On the motion of Mr. Tonks, it was resolved that the renewal of premises could not be accepted. —A letter from W. 0. Wilson, Esq., resigning hia membership, was read and received. —A letter from the Secretary of the Chamber of- Com merce, accepting the offer of office accommo dation, was read and received. —A letter from the receivers on the wharf was read, asking for more accommodation for their business — trucks, crowbars, tarpaulings, &c, —and sug gesting that the iron store at the end of vthe wbarf be set apart for this purpose. The letter was read, and ordered to be considered at a future meeting.—A letter from the Pro vincial Secretary was read, stating that a copy of the Provincial gazettes would be forwarded to the Board, also a letter inclosing a state ment of accounts of the Harbour Trust; also a letter from the Under-Secretary, stating that the Board would be furnished with copies of the Q-eneral gazette.—A letter from the Harbour-master at Port Chalmers was read, enclosing pilot regulations and forms in use at that port.—A letter from the Harbour master at Wellingson was read, enclosing copy of the harbour regulations for that port. —The minutes of the House Committee and the the Wharf Committee were read and con firmed.—Accounts to the amount of f-9i 11s. were ordered to be paid.—The Treasurer Btated that there was now in the bank a sum of £1254 Is. 4d., out of which the above accounts were to bo paid, leading a balance in hand of £1159 10s. 4d.—Tenders for ironwork and timber were opened, and that of Mr. Inglis for ironwork was accepted, provided spikes and nails were included ; and that of Mr. Holdship for timber was also accepted. —• Captain Casey withdrew his notice of motion as to asking the Colonial Engineer to report on the harbour.

Notices of Motion.—The following notices of motion were given j—Mr. Tonka to move, "That the Board proceed to elect a member in place of Mr. W. C. Wilson resigned,; in term of section 14, Auckland Harbour Board Act."—Mr. B. Tonks to more, " That the Wharf Committee be requested to confer with the Borough Council, or a committee thereof, with a view to devise means for abating the nuisance caused by the main sewer."—Mr. GL Yon der Heydo to move, " That the regulations with reference to charging of wharfage on tonnage be taken into consideration of the Board."— Mr. Philips to move, " That it is desirable that one allotment on Custom House Break water Road be set asido and fenced in for the convenience of the natives bringing produce into the harbour, on the condition that the natives undertake to keep the same in clean condition." —Mr. Philips to move, on next sitting day, " That the wharfinger furnish this Hoard with a return of all vessels plying within this harbour which pay- wharfage dues, and the amounts paid by ' same for last quarter."—Mr. Smart to move, on Hext sitting day, " That the wharfinger furnish this Board with a list of all the offices on the Queen-street Wharf, and on the T's abutting to same, names of the occupiers, distinguishing 'those who pay rent'and those who do not."

DEVONPORT HIGHWAY BOARD.

TnE annual meeting of the ratepayers of the Devonport Highway District was held yester day in tlio Davenport Ha 11,., North Shore ; Mr. S. Ooohraue in the chair. The receipts were as follows:—Kates collected, £281 19s 9d; subscriptions iv aid, £1 10s ; from Colonial Government, £131 5s ; Dog ; Act, £7 ss; impounding, £8 lla 4d'j sundries, cattle fees, £31 10s; total, £462 Is Id. Expenditure: Perming and metalling roadi, bridges, and culverts, £299 2s sd; other works, £56 5s 8d; collector's commission, £23 8s 6d ; salaries and rent;.£s7 7s 7d;; printing, advertising, &c, £13 19s Bd. Miscellaneous : Dog Act, £1 3s lid; Impounding Act, £7 17s 2d ; sundries, £8 17s lid. A penny rate was struck, and trustees elected for the ensuing year.

The following are the names of the new trustees, with the numbers obtained by each : —Messrs. Niccol (144), Leek (119), Cochrane (118;, Lewis (105), Joha Holmes (88). Sub sequently, a meeting of trustees was held at the residence of Mr. Cochraue, at half-past seven o'clock, -when Mr. Niecol was elected Chairman of the Highway Board.

A NICE SERVANT.

Mk. George Augustus Sala relates vi " Belgravia" the story of a young house keeper in search of a good servant. After many unpleasant experiences, the lady, whose name was -Houselainb, engaged a certain Ellen Catt, with the following results:— . ■ . <

It happened that when she had been with us about seven months—,we never kept a servant so long before—that Mr. House lamb being away in Paris on business, I went visiting a good deal, always leaving Our Nice Servant, in whom I had the most implicit trust and confidence, at home. It was one Sunday, and I was dining with the G-rigsbys (Mrs G-rigsby is a charming woman, but nothing to look at, and has an absurd idea that she can write poetry). It was just as I was sitting down to dinner that I discovered—l had rather hurried myself in dressing that morning —that I had left my gold watch and chain on my toilet table at home. They were very handsome trinkets, and had been pre sented to "me not a fortnight before by Mr Housclamb, who was then just bee inning to get on in the world. I felt raiher ner vous at this discovery, and told the Grrigs bys of it; adding, however, that I outht not to trouble my mind about it, seeing that we had such a verj JNice Ser vant.

Mrs. Grigsby, who was always full o f her poetry andnonsonce, began to lisp out something about having " faith i n oße Mother, but Mr. Grigsby, a thorough man of business,- sh6ok his*head and ask ed me whete Our Nice Servinfcaiiie from P 1 said t{ie workhouse. He shook his head agaiu, and remarked that paupers were a very badlot. I remembered,the word of the matron to. a similar effe:ct; and still I sln-auk from doubting tlio hoaestv of Kheu Catt. J

Things passed off, but I was very ner vous m the afternoon. .. It. was 9.30 o'clock when I readud home. I | et myself in with my latchkey-it had onon been Mr Hou-elanib s but I had taken it awuy from ii<n undiieverJetliim have itagaiu, after that shocking affair of hh dege £ tini ; his house aud. homo for the Garrick'l Head. Passing soltly m£ o : the hall, I

heard the voice of somebody in the kitchen singing. The voice was so deep that at first it sounded like a man's, and my mind at once jumped at the suspicion of follow- • ers ; but on listening a little longer, I was convinced that the singer was Our Nice Servant. It was Sunday evening 5 but; O dear me ! it was no hymn that Ellen Catt was singing. 80 far as I can recoHect, the \" words of her frightful song ran thus :— V , " My flash man's in quad, And I'm the woman that's wi'"n'; So, I'" muzzle a bloke to night, And c!:-aw him [of every shillin'." Chorus (she sang this almost in a yell) " To6ral, looral, 100 ! "What are wealth's possessions ? Bless the cove we love, And blow the Middlesex sessions!" I crept down stairs, more dead than alive, entered the kitchen, and thiswas the sight I saw. The cand'e was guttering down into the socket, and in front of the fire, with her feet on the fender, sat Our Nice Servant. There was a pewtei1 pot containing something on the table, also a black bottle ; and—l shudder as I write the words—when Our Nice Servant had finished a verse of her song, she took a short black pipe off the table, and began to puff at it. " Ellen Catt!" I began reproach, fully. " Ellen Catt! " she repeated, with a long bitter laugh. " Don't you Ellen Catt me, Missis ; I'm Tiger Bet—ask in the Blue- Anchor fields if I ain't. I've broken out, / I have. Sit you down there and I'll make your flesh creep. The -wretched woman was evidently tipsy, but she made no violent gestures, merely swaying her head from side to 1 side, and now and then slapping her hands on one or the other of her knees. I thought I might get her to bed quietly if I humoured her a little; so I sat down in a chair by the fire, and asked her if she was ill.. .

" 111!" she replied ; " I'm jolly happy, I am. I'm all there, Missis. I went to the Los A of Hay this evening, and I met some palls, and they had me to rights, and I top ped off with a deep thinker. Do you know what a deeper is ? " I confessed, feeliug quite sick at heart, that I did not, ■ . • t '■■ ■■

"O, you young innocence !" went on Our Nice Servant. " Rum and old ale,

and a red-hot poker in it —that's a deep thinker. You poor young woman, you don't know nothing. You're a dabby. Do you know who I am—what lam ? "' " iV-n-no, Ellen, I murmured. • " I'm bad," she continued—" as bad as bad can be. They don't make 'em wus

than me. I gammoned the workhouse coves. I was put in there as a stall, and to be kept out of the way, that I shouldn't go up and give hevidence against Jem." My flesh, really crept at these dreadful words.

" He only got three months on the stop per," she went on; " and no w he's out, and swears he'll do me a mischief. That's what upset me. That's why I broke out. That's'wliy I've'had a deep thinker." I thought very deeply myseJf that sho must have had a good many deep thinkers that evening, for she was quite intoxi cated.

" Now, look you here," she said, sud denly turning her face towards mine, " you ain't lost nothin' since I've been here."

"• I certainly Have not, Ellen," I replied, drawing away my face, however, in some terror.

" Eight you are !" she returned, giving one knee a sounding clap: "and'vou won't lose nolhin' by me while I'm here, which won't be long. Don't be frightened, you chickabiddy. I won't do you no harm. I might a-done it? over and over agin if I liked. Over and over agin has the kiddies been at me for to leave a win dow open, or door unfastened, for to crack this crib."

My blood ran cold ; for, somehow, I had an idea that" cracking a crib" meant house-breaking. " But I wouldn't," Oar Nice Servant pursued ;" I wouldn't—no, hot for the Hank of England. You stick by me, and I'll stick by you. But it's time the gaff was blown. Don't you go getting such another bad bargain as me. Look here, you hinnocent 1" . ~"-.'

As she spoke she rapidly untwisted her black hair, flung off her cap, bent down her head, and showed me, at ths back of her scalp, a great deep white furrow.

"A black cock did that," she said, "with a chopper. I'd aggerwated him in con sequence of his wool. He was from .New Orleans, and the judge he gave him seven years' penal. Look here," she resumed, baring her throat and showing along livid mark low down on her breast, " that was my Tom. He's broken three of my ribs too. He's broken my jaw. I ainlt got abound tooth in my head. ' L&ok here," and she bared her right arm to;the shoulder, and showed it me, all covered with scars." " That's foreign sailors with their knives. look here—" *><.•

How, far she might have continued with the exhibition of her wounds I don't know; but at this point she felj forward into the fender insensible. . • ■ . . ,

There was nothing the matter with her but too many deep thinkers. I put her to bed us fwell as I could, and sat "by her side all night trembling. She slept very soundly ; and, about seven in the morning, and iv a very quiet and respectful tone, begged me to go down stairs and get some' rest myself. She added that I had been a very kind mistress ito her, but that she knew she had misbehaved herself and that she must goL ' This strange woman exercised so strong a fascination over me that I was debating iv my miud whether it wouldn't be as well . to look over that scene in the kitchen, and allow her to resume her duties as Our Nice Servant, when, about ten o'clock in the morning, she came tome. \ \ " There's a cab at the door," she sai«fp "and my traps is in it. Give me my wages and let mo step it. What's bredins the bone'll come out in the flesh, and X waS bred to willany. If I was to stop f should have a 'deep thiuker too 4 many some night and rob and murder the whole bilin' of you. I aiu't got hothiu' to say agin you; but a happy home's not my line,, and I'm goin' for to take my,hook." * SKe took her hook, that is to say, she went away in the, cab with her trunk, and ffrani that day to this 1 never saw any nioro of,her. But of all- the servants £ have since had-^nursemaids at sistoen.and cooks at two-aud-twentyv—l havo never; found one who, for industry, neatness, wil-' liugness, honesty, and fidelity, could com pare with Our Nice Servant.

IHE EVENING STAR, AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1871.



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