SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

AT'EIV*r.S. Aquilla, cutter, 40 tons, Loverock, from Ovalau, Alarm, c-'ter. 30 tons, Seymour, from MangaT.ai. Agnes, cutter, from Mercury Bay.

DEPARTURES.

Flirt, hrlpantinc. MVK»nzie, for Lyttelton. Cvlcch*, schocnor, 20 tons, Lewis, for Ea.j t Coast.

EXPORTS.

jf>i- schooner Ocean Wave, for Chatham I:l.iris, viy Napier: 80,000 feet timber, 1 ton gnlt, 2 packages drapery, 1 ditto iron mongery. 13 cwt. sugar, 3 half-chests tea, 4 packages sundrie.*, 1 octave whiskey, 4 ca es stout, S ditto gpnera, 2 ditto bramly, 30 lb<. tobacco, Cruickshank, Smart and Co.—G-. W. Birmey, agents.

The schooner Fiirt took hey departure for Lyttelton to-day. The cutter Alarm arrived from Mangawai this morning, with 160 shepp, 8 tons gum, a quantity of produce and 2 passengers. The '/Aquilla left Levuka en December 26, ■with light easterly wind, carried it to 22 deg. smith, when a calm set in for 9 days. After wards very light northerly weather to 31° 30' south, got 4 days calm ; from thence light head-winds and calms until arrival in port. She brings back a portion of her original cargo.

The Whitby, from Mercury Bay, brines 11,000 feet timber for the company, and 12 tons gum for Brown, Campbell and Co. The schooner Ocean Wave cleared at the Customs this morning for Napier and Chatham Islands, with timber and general cargo. The schooner Sunbeam, frorm Wangaroa, via Ru.'Sell, brings 40,000 shingles, 2 tons gLtn, and 4 bales wool. The echooner Twilight, which arrived from Kaipara yeßterday, bnngs the following cargo : 817 bags and 119 cases gum, 1 case seeds, 7 empty casks, 11 ditto jars, 2 bales wool, 16 bales flax. 28 bags gum, Must & Co.; 67 bass gum, 2 bales wool, Scarrot; 14 bags gum, S. H. Bmith ; 1 package, 1 bundle, Wilson.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at th<» Police Court for the week ending Saturday, February 4, 1871: — Wednesday, Fehruary 1 : Messrs. Daldy and DnrgavilJe. Thursday, February 2 : Messrs. Davis and Dilworth. Friday. February 3 : Messrs. J. A. Gilfillan and T. B. Gillies. .Saturday Februa*y4: Messrs. H. Gilfillan and W.*A. Graham.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails -will close as under : — For Thames, tins day, at 5.80 p m., and to morrow, nt 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Tauranga, via Thumps, this day, at 5.30 p.m.. and to-morrow, at 5.30 p.m. For Napier and Chatham Island, per Ocean Wave, this day, at 5 p.m. For Whitiangi, per Mavy Ellen, this day, at 6 p.m., and to-morrow, per Wiiitby, afc 5 p.m. Foi Wangarei, &c, per "Wangarei, to-morrow,

at 1.30 p.m. For MongoDui, per Ivanhoe, on Wednesday,

at 3 p.m. For Kapanga, Driving Creek, and Tiki, per Lalla Rookh, on Thursday 2nd February, at 9 a.m.

For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per John Perm, on Thursday, 2nd February, at 10 a.m. Late letters for Sydney •nd Mcl bourne, bearing a fee of threepence, in addition to the postage, will be received tili 10 30 a.m.

For Kussell nnd Xawakawa, per Comerang, on Fridny, 3rd February, at 3 p.m. Mai<B for the undermentioned places, per Won«a Wonea, will close at this office, on Tues Iny, 7th February, as under: - For £audwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of Amerir-a, British, Central, and South Amerind, Brirish and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe, via England, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 1.30 p.m. For money orders, registered, letters, and newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for the United States of America and United Kingdom, hearing a late fee of si< pence in addition to the postage, ■will be received at this office till 1.30 p.m., and by the mail a^ent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1871.

In a recent issue of the Evening News, our contemporary assumes the office of the literai"y critic. We do not quarrel with our evening con temporary in his advocacy of " purity of Latinity," and English, undefiled ; nor do we presume to act as the champion of our bigger brothers. But when we see a little thing en deavoring to innate itself after the manner de ■cribed in the fable of the frog and the ox, the temptation is upon us to prick it with a pen and let the wind out. The scholarly st"le and elegant classical diction of the rliening News l.aye been at all times remarkable, and sellom more so than in the anicle in question, in which, from the sublime eleva tion of the critic's chair, our contemporary thus speakcbh, " But the Herald is always remarkable either for its choice of the most fitting words, or for the purity or cor rectness of its latiniry." In oi'der to show how familiar "latinity"is to the writer in the Evening News there are no less than three excerpts from that deal language, all brought in without any necessity, and having the sur rounding sentences modified so as to permir their admission. To one only we shall refer: it is thus given, " Mons parturitur, nascitur ridicnlus mus." We hare no doubt th» is the correct reading, although not found M»»ng th» emendation* suggVted by common

tators ; and if the old Roman wrote anything ebe, his "latinitv " was at sea. The rhythm, grammar, sense, everything is improved ; and it is in (lie highest degree satisfactory to know that, we liave at lu^t one jou-nnl in New Zea land that c-n be 'akon ,-s the standard of classical learning and pure" latinity." As our moaning ront<»mi'or.iry is also taken to task for the negleft of "ch->ice of the moat; fitting ivi-iHs " in English composition, it m-iy be well (o examine a specimen culler! at random from the pame article. As nn instance of eleif.-'.nt diction we quote the following, With reference to the report on local industries : — " We see little to object to in it. ourselves, ex cept its extreme poverty of thought. I" that respect it will, we fear, provoke the applica tion of Tom TTood's lines on the -workhouse funeral to it by some of the best friends of the local industry movement." Most of our readers were not aware that t^ere was a workhouse funeral given to Mr. Ellis' report; but such is the fact, and it was attended by the New Zealand League as chief mourner, and it was with reference to the carrying out of this report for burial that Tom Hood wrote his celebrated lines ; at least so says the Even ing JS'ews, that model of " pure latinity" and paragon of excellence in belles lettres.

We have received a letter from " A Lover of Fair Play" with reference to the case Richards v. Carter, and detailing the wrong done to the former in the shelter of " privilege" given to the Inspector of Slaughter-houses. We have before expressed our views on this subject. There cannot be a doubt that the Superinten dent was bound to treat the letter of his sub ordinate as privileser), otherwise there would be no means of acquiring that correct infor mation on which right administration should be based. But it requires a very short experi ence of public life to know how frequently the shelter of privilege is abused. Under the pro tection of privilege of Parliament, libel is systematically uttered, and men's characters are taken away habituallr. Of course, no man with the spirit of a man would avail h mself of such an unmanly exercise of power. But, unfortunately, there is a meanness inherent in human nature that, in some small and vin dictive minds, delights in stabbing where there is no danger of a blow in return. We do not say that this i* true of the case in question. But that there is a hardship none can der.y. fo long as Carter's charges were kept within the walls of the Government offices, there was no great reason for com plaint, but now that it. is publicly known that, in a privileged letter he charged Eichards distinctly with perjury, our instincts of fair play prompt us to feel for the defenceless- We believe Richards to be a persecuted man. Carter is a man of peculiar temper. His office perhaps is one that tries that temper unduly. And in consideration of the frequency with which he is involved in disputes, and the ill feeling which rightly or wrongly he haß created against himself among those frequent ing the slaughterhouse, we (really think that a public benefit would be done by hi s removal to some other department, not for punishment, but. for promotion if necessary— anything only that he is placed where his peculiar frailty of temperament will be le^s exposed to the rude jostlings of business people. One of our contemporaries was in error thi3 morning in slating that a meeting of the Ad ministrative Buttalion of the Auckland Rifle Volunteers would lako pluce this (Tuesday) erening. Tlie meeting is to take place at the Drill-shed on Tuesday, 7th proximo. The Committee of the Regatta will meet at the club room this evening, for the purpose of paying over the prizes to the successful competitors. Lai-t evening the annual tsa mpeting was held in connection with the Sheridan-street Primitive Methodist olmpel. Tea was served up shortly after six o'clock, and about one hundred and fifty persons sat down to it. After tea, a public meeting was held, at which the Rev. Mr. Waters, pastor of the chapel, presided. Mr. Booth, the secretary, read the annual report, which showed the affairs of the Church t> be in a healthy condition. Not withstanding the numbers of people who have left Auckland during the last twelve months, there are ten more teachers than there were at this time last year. Tbe finances of the Chapel are satisfactory, there being no debt upon it. The adoption of the report was moved by Mr. S. H. Smith, seconded by Mr. Oliphanfc, and agreed to. Several addresses were then delivered, and a very pleasant evening was passed.

We regret to learn that Mr. H. Somerville met with an accident yesterday afternoon, which, however, we find will bo attended with no more serious results beyond being laid up for a few days. When walking up the tem porary platform to the shed in which the Presbyterian soiree was held, a loose plank tilted and threw him down. He fell on his face and cut his nose very severely. He was in consequence unable to be present at the soiree. Bj a General Government gazette, of the 20th instant, the Auckland, Waiuku, Papu kuri, Onehungn, Coromande], Waiknto, and Wangarei districts, under the Outlying Dis tricts Sale of Spirits Act, 1870, are defined.

Information is sought by Government gazette conferning Oiuirlea Curtis King, late of the 3rd Wuikato Militia Regiment.

Their honors T. B. Giliies, Win. Rollfwton, and Mr. Justice Chapman are gazetted members of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute for 1871.

A reward of £5 is offered for the apprehen sion of the person who stole the gaff-topsail from the yacht Cumbria on Sunday last.

Nelson will be represented in the competition at Auckland, by VV. Keni, the winner of three provincial champion prizes, and J. Tomlinson. The scores made by these two men, both of whom are members of tlie Waimea Company, were, Kent 47, Tomlinson

EDEN ELECTION.

Very considerable excitement is mani fested in the struggle to-day proceeding between the supporters of Mr. Creigbton and Mr. Kerr, candidates f>r the re presentation of E'lpn in the H>u«e of "Rppr^spntatives. So fir p.* we can l^-arn from the procrre«s of the ballot at New mnrket. V?r. Crpig'itnn is leading a* we go to prpss and though (hf old pensioner element inthat constituency will r^usenpn cood deal of esprit de corpi'va the hrpnsts of th>> old warriors in favour of' Mr. Eerr we hop* there is sufficient intelligence among the ronstitucnts of Rdpn to appre ciate intellect, and to not voluntarily put from t.lv>m a gentleman who^p ability will command attention, in the General As spmbly, where the mere faot of having carried a knapsack is not regarded as qualifying for commanding the ear and the wisdom of legislators.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

THIS DAY.

The Provincial Council met to-day, at two p.m., and is sitting a* we go io press. As there is not much business remaining to be disposed of, the session will pro bably clo?e to-day. The moat important business is the consideration of his Honor's message with reference to the overcharge by the General Government for lands. < aptain Freer is to move for a reward for the detection of incendian'es. The Kawakawa Coal Mines L^ase Bill is to be further considered in committee, and if so desired passed through its remaining stages. Various minor matters are on the notice paper but nothing likely to require more con sideration than can be afforded, so as to complete the business of the session to day.

SOIREE AT THE NORTH SHORE.

Yesterday evening the annual soiree in con nection with the North Shore Presbyterian Church, was held at Mr. Nierol's large build ing at the patent slip. There was a large attendance, and everything -would have passed off w'th great satisfaction had it not been for a most unfortunate accident that happened to Mr. R. Somerville, who has been supplying the pulpit of that Church since the resignation of the Rev. Mr. Wallace. Mr. -'omerville, just ns the entertainment was about to commence, was proceeding rather hurriedly from the building to Mr. Niccol's residence to procure a book, when, in cress ing a species of bridge consisting of two planks, one of them tilted up, preci pitating him into a considerable depth below ; the other plank falling upon him. At first it was feared that serious injury had resulted, and Mr. Somerville w>is conveyed to his residence, where lie was immediately attended by Dr. Jackson. We are happy to find this morning that nothing serious has resulted, and that, excepting some wounds on the face causing some suffering, Mr. Somer ville will not experience any ill effects. This unfortunate occurrence at the commencement of the proceedings, marred to a great extent the enjoyment of the evening, as much syna pathy was felt for Mr. Somerville from his having so warmly attached the Presbyterians of the Norlh Shore to him. But under the direction of Rev. Mr. MoNinhol (in the chnir), aided by Mr.T. Macflarlane, Mr. T. L, White Mr. Beveridge, Captain Rattroy, and various others, who spoke, recited, and in various other ways assisted in entertaining the as sembly, the soiree was on the whole a very successful one.

ROBBERY AT THE STORE OF MESSRS. MOST & CO.

Correspondents writing from Northern Wairoa send the following particulars of a recent robbery in that district. On Wednes day afternoon, as the competitors in the nkiff race were pulling past Messrs. Must & Co.'b store at Kaihu, one of the men, ■who is en gaged in the Btore, observed that the door, which had previously been shut and locked, was open. They at once pulled ashore, and on reaching the store, it was found that it had been broken into, and the cash box con taining over £30, had been stolen. Several bottles of grog were also missing. Alarm was at once given, but no clue to the missing pro perty was disQovered till the following day, when some of the empty bottles were found, and ultimately a match-box containing £21 was found concealed at the back of Mauuga whare. Four gum-diggers were arrested and brought before Mr. Rogan, R.M., but as suffi cient evidence was net forthcoming, they were discharged.

DR. CROKE AT COROMANDEL.

On Thursday last, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Croke visited Coromandel, and was received by a committee of gentlemen on horseback. He was escorted to the house of Mr. Lynch, and the following address was read by Mr. McCabe :—" On behalf of the Roman Catho lics of Coromandel, we greet youi1 Lordship with a hearty welcome on your first visit to this remote part of the extensive diocese under your pastoral charge. At the same time we sincerely thank you for the promptitude with which you hare come to attend to the spiritual and temporal wants of the district. We most earnestly trust and pray that your Lordship may be eminently successful in the discharge of the important duties entrusted to your care, and that your life may long be spared to carry on the glorious work assigned you by our Holy Father. Wo also hope that your Lordship will have no cause to regret leaving the dear old land Saint Patrick—to which our thoughts so oft fly back, that holy lale where the Church of Christ is glorious, not withstanding the many persecution* to which it has been subjected. In conclusion, we trust thai yiiur Lordship will be satisfied wiih the district of Coromandel, and that your visits to us will be frequent in future.—Signed on be half of the Cal holies of Coromandel, (Hero fol low the signatures.) Curomandei,Jan.26,lß7l." —His Lordship lvplied, thanking the people for their cordiality, and passing any eulojjium upon the Roman Catholics of the district. He spoke in hopeful terms of the present state of Ireland, and hoped a better state of things was being inaugurated in that unhappy country.—Bishop Croke was entertained by Mr. Warden Eraser, and a successful enter tainment on behalf of the Catholio Church took place in the evening.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

[FBOai OTTE OWN COB2ESPONDENT.]

TH E THAM ES.

THIS DAY

THE ELECTIONS

NOMINATION OF MEMBERS.— O'NEILL AND SWAN. CALEDONIAN SPECIMENS. NOETH DEVON AND JEWEL LEE'S SHOP CRTTSHINGS. GrRAHAMSTOWN, 3 p.m. The North Devon obtained 56 ounces from their ]ast crushing, and the Jew eller's Shop 9 ounces 8 dwts. Great Britain and Brunswick: .17 ounces from 31 tons. The Caledonian company have taken out another lot of rich specimens this morning. At the nomination this morning, there were a large number of people. Mr. C. O'Neil] was proposed by Mr. Warmoll, and seconded by Mr. C. F. Mitchell. Mr. Swan was proposed by Mr. Dodd, and seconded by Mr. Brearley. Each candidate addressed the elec tors at considerable length.

THE SOUTH.

[Grevillk's Telegram Company, Reutek's Agent.]

THE RIVERTON ELECTION

DUNEDIN

Jantt unr 28.—The Riverton election resulted as follows:—McQ-illivray, 171; Wilson, 36; Low, 26. —Mr. Macassay has consented to stand for Waitaki, to oppose Stewart, the editor of the Oamaru Times.

ANNUAL SWIMMING RACES.

It was rather a fortunate circumstance that caused the annual swimming matches to bo postponed this year, and that (he committee had fixed Regatta Day or Anniversary Day for this acquatic display. There appears, on this occasion, to have been a greater zest for competiive exhibition than in former year^, and the result \va3 an afternoon's sport which wa j, of its kind, more genuine, because more exciting and varied than, perhaps, the grace ful running of the yachts which were contend ing for prizes in the hnrbour. Everyone was abroad holiday-making, and there is no form which pleasure assumes so steadily as thai which is derived from competitive skill.

To Major Hamley is due the credit of start ing these annual ewimming matches. Their purpose was very apparent at the time, for nothing was more common than to hear of young men being drowned in crossing creeks, and in nearly every case of such an accident, it became known i hat the unfortunate person could not swim. The experiment, under Major Hamley, was eminently successful. It has been determined to perpetuate so prac tical and pleasurable a form of sport. Several gentlemen in the town subscribed liberally towards prizes, and a committee of manage ment was at once formed to give effect to this laudable purpose. Of these we may mention Mr.James Smart, Mr. Thomas Macffarlane, and Mr. Jatnis Burtt, whose efforts brought the sports of yesterday to a great success. There were nearly four hundred persona who paid at the doors, and the competitors were propor tionately numerous.

The programme comprised eight " events," to which the " walking a greasy pole for fat turkeys" formed an exciting conclusion. This last scene is always indescribably ludicrous, but in these baths, as there is no fear of clothes being soaked, or ji " ducking," such attempts are very eagerly sought, greatly to the concern of the turkeys. The Duck Hunts, too, are exciting to ail, the " ducks" in cluded.

The following are the results of the several races :—

First Race, Swimming.—Boys under 12 yeai'3 j distance, 50 jards. First prize, 15s ; second, 7s Gd. There were six entries, viz. : Kirby, Balueavis, Brpwn, Jack, McEivin. Balueavis and Jack were declared the win ners.

Second Race, Swimming.—Boys under 16 years ; distance, 100 yards. First prize, 30s ; second ditto, 15s. This race was well con tested. The entries were—Merriman, Dickey, Sam, and Soutlicot. Merriman (1) and Dickey (2) were declared the winners, and re ceived the prizes.

Third Race, Diving tor Plate.—Prize, 20s. A young man named Neven, a sailor, won this prize by considerable odds.

Fourth Race, Swimming.—Open to all ages ; distance, 150 yards. First prize, 40s ; second prize, 20s. This race was ulso stoutly contested. There were a good many entries, but the competitors, in sever.il instances, did not give their names. However, the winners of the prizes were declared to be, Grimley (1), Wiili 'ins (2).

Fifth Kace, Diving Longest Distance. — Boys under 12 years. Prize 10s. MoKwin won this prize.

Sixth Race, Diving Longkst Distance. —B ys under 16 years. Prizo 15s. Byau won tin's prize.

Seventh Race, Diving Longkst Distance. —All ages. Prize 20s. This prizo was taken by Kelly.

For the eighth event, for which a prize had been given by the hon. D. McLean, there were no entrios.

Walking the greasy 'poles for the turkey gavo promising birds to. several young gentle men. Ridings, Blandford, and Cv pin walked off with the turkeys. Snodgrass, after a successful achievement of balancing accom plished the goose, and several younger and

minor adventurers appropriated the ducks, of which there were* several.

Taken as a -whole, the result must be re garded as very satisfactory. The sports paid their own expenses, with something over, which -will no doubt go to enhance the value of the prizes for the next occasion. We are well pleased to be informed that these matches are attracting not onlyaitention, but receiving en couragement in several quarters. Under such auspices they cannot fail to increase in promi nence in future years. We have great pleasure in making public the fact, that Mr. Beck, jew eller, Queen-street, has given a valuable silver cup to the winner of three races. This must be regarded for snme time to come as the "Champion Swimmer's" cup. We shall be glad to hear of such liberality beinjr imitated in other quarters. As to the swimming itself, it was a great improvement on former years. Tn that subtle quality called "style," wh eh is, after all, indicative of economy of strength, the result of practice and eudurance, there was a very marked advance. Wo were pleased to see that, the committee themselves, who took all the p"aiDs and trouble, appeared to participate most heartily in the enjoyment. Where it is the greatest enjoyment to contri bute to tho amusement of others, there may be a great deal of fatigue, but on this occasion the sport made no such demand, and the whole thing was a complete success.

POLICE COURT.—TUESDAY.

(Before A. Beetham and T. Macffarlane, Esqs., Justices). Drunkenness. —D. McFarlane and James Croft -were each finod os. Michael Ryan, for a second offence, w.is fined 10s.

Conspiracy.—John IT. Evans, charged with the above offence by the Bnj of Islands Coal Company, on the application of Mr. Buddie, was remanded to the 6t.h February.

Wm. Slater was charged with assaulting John Lulue at Richmond.—Mr. Beveridge prosecuted, Mr. Keetley defended. —The com plainant, sworn, stated : The defendant was his stepson. On the 17th inst. the prisoner rushed into the bedroom and struck me, which cut my mouth, and am I now in fear of the prisoner's violence.—Cross-examined by Mr. Keetley.— Brands Jones, sworn: Resided at Richmond. Saw the complainant on the 17th inst., wh oappeared bruised about and bleeding from the effects of the blows received from the accused.—Dr. Goldsbro, sworn : Know the complainant, who called on me on the 18th insfc. j he appeared excited and nervous; ha was bruised on the vpper lip; also a bruise on the right temple, and much bruised on the back of the right hand ; he appeared generally contused and bruised. —Mary Lukie, mother of tho defendant and wife of the complainant, remembered the 17th inst. My husband was at home. My son came from town about dusk, when an altercation took place between the complainant nnd the defendant in the bed room. The complainant struck the defendant. I endeavoured to separate them. (Jould dis tinctly swear that the complainant's hand was cut through falling on the latch of the door. —The Bench fined the defendant £2 and costs, and bound him over to keep the peace for six months.

Assault.—J. Luckie, charged by W. Slater for assault on the same dny, 17th insfc. —Com- plainant stated that he was an engineer, an;i returned from town on that day, about 7.30 p.m. The defendant charged me with having procured a block from the mill (Thornton and Co.'s) by false pretences. A scuffle then ensued, and the defendant struck me. —Messrs. Beveridge and Eitchie having addressed the Bench for their clients, the Bench dismissed the case.

THE REGATTA.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sia, —In your report of the regatta last night you name Mr. Clare as the builder of the Lily. As this is not the first time that the similarity', of the name Carr and Clare has been to my disadvantage I trust you will correct your report. The Lily was built to the order of Messrs. Parker and Gallic by Your obedient servant, J. W. Cake. Auckland, January 31st, 1870.

THE EVENING STAR, JANUARY 81, 1871



ADMINISTRATIVE BAT TALION RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. . MEMORANDUM. Auckland, 28th January, 1871. A General Meeting of all ranks of the Battalion will take place in the Drill Shed, on TUESDAY EVENING, the 7th proximo, for the purpose of taking into consideration an amended Code of Rules for the management of the property, finances, and civil affairs of the corps. As this amended Code, after having been concurred in by the Battalion, will too transmitted to His Excel lency the Governor for his assent, with a view to their becoming "The Standing Orders of the Battalion," it is desirable that the attendance should be as full as possible. Hour of meeting: Seven o'clock * WM. GORDON, Major, , Commanding Battalion. GEOEGE SIBBIN, AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION AGENT, CORNER OF QUEEN & WTNDHAM-STRBETS. EVENING STAR PUBLISHING OFFICE, QUEEN-STREET, NEXT SIBBIN'S CORNER. Advertisements received till 3 p.m. NOTICE. MR. W. M. CUAPPELL is authorised to CANVAS for ADVERTISEMENTS for the Evening Stab. REED & BRETT, Proprietor!.



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