SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.43. HIG-H WATER.—This evening, 8.44.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

En terprise, 9 o'clock.

ARRIVALS.

Merlin, schooner, Yates, from Fijis. Hero, cutter, Mollcr, fruni Tatiraiiga.

DEPARTURES.

Coronet; schooner, Robinson, for ianin. Flirt, schooner, McKenzie, for Lytteiwn,

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Lo.VDOK.-Counte.ss of JKlntore, cany. New YotlK.—Alice, early. iouTHiuiN PoxtTS.-Taranaki, to-morrow.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Napier, s.s, from Napier.. City of Auckland, ship, from London Chile, ship, from London. Novelty, barque, from Sydney. : Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Lady Ftarin-i. barque, from Sydney. Ferndale, h*; 3, frdm Liverpool. Celestia, barque, from Newcastle. Kenilworth, schooner, from Fijis. Sea Gull, schooner, from Fijis. '

IMPORTS.

Per schooner Merlin, from Levuka :—173 sacVs cotton seed, 5 khds.. cocoanut oil, M. Kiccol; 30 packages luggage, Begat; 7 cases cheese, 1 keg butter, 2 cask mutton hams (original cargo), Tales ; 1 case, Meyers.—M. ISTiccol, agent. .

ARRIVAL OF THE MERLIN.

The schooner Merlin, Captain Yates, arrived in harbour from the Fijis this morning. She left on the 31st ultimo, and had contrary winds throughout-. The following are the passengers : Mrs. Segar and child, Miss Isaacs, Mr. and Mrs. Summer and three children, Mrs. Kearns, Mr. Byrne.

The Eleanor cleared for Newcastle, New South Wales, in ballast

The cutter Hero arrived in harbour this morning from Tauranga via Wanganiata, bringing G tons pirn, 10 bales hay, and 6 passengers.' The Hero will bail again to inorro'iv evening. The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh will call at the Hot Springs during her weekly trips to and from Wanoarei.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening- Stab Office,

MINING.

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

Commercial, Governor iiowen Hotel, Gra hamatown, Novemb-.-r 17 ■ . ■ v Smile Again, Slater & Oo.'s offices, Grahams town, November 20 Little Angel, Company's office,- Cfrahamatown,

November 20 .--..-..: .- : No Plus Ultra,. Company's office, Auckland,

. November- 21 " - . ! Abraham 1 -in" coin, Company's office, Ura-

hamstov.i, November 21 Sunbeam, Company's office, Grahamstown,

November 22 Bonsbaw, 12, Insurance .Buildings, Auckland,

November '24 ■ .... ' . ,-,■,' Multum-in• Parvo,"British Hotel, Auckland.

November 2o • Cockadoodle, Governor Bowen Hotel, trra hamstown, November 25

Loyalty, Company's office, Grahamstown, Noveriibrr 27 - Scandinavian, Governor Bowen Hotel, Gra hamstown, November 28 Golden Fboenix, Company's office, Grahams town, Ifovember 28 Golden Pah, Company's office, Coromandel, November 29 Nonpareil, Mechanics' Institute, AucKland, December 1 Number One, Company's Office, Grahain3 town, December 1

THE MAILS.

Mails will close as under : For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. and to-morrow at 10.30 a.in. and 5.30 p.m. For Kapanga, per Challenger, on Friday, 17th instant, '■ jitlp.nl. ' i ' For WhitJangi, per Mary Ellen, thiß day; at 5 p.m. For, Russell, Kawakawa, etc., per Oomerang, to morrow, 16th instant, at 3 p.m. - S. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

The Evening Star.

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1871.

We have received a letter from "Inquir endo," drawing attention to the similarity in the mining reports of the Cross and Ilerald in this morning's issue of our contemporaries, Mnd enquiring if the reporter for tlio two papers is the" same person. 'Hiving made enquiry, ■we find that the. Thames correspondent of the Iterald, being very unwell, requested the cor respondent of the Cross to furnish a copy of. hia notes to the Herald, which is the cause of the identity of the two reports. We arc sure that our correspondent will admit with us that in the case of sickness sucJi natural help is not only pardonable, but right,

- The opera of " Faust " was to bavo been given on next; Saturday at the Prince of Wales Opera House, but has been postponed until the following Monday, when several well-known amateurs will join the ranks of the company. In lieu of it;tbe popular opera of "£a Somnambula " will be placed on the

stage. This being one of the best known and best understood by British ears, will be certain to draw a full house ; and the fact that last evening during the performance of the same opera the theatre was crowded anct the audience thoroughly pleased, affords addi tional grounds for believing that the manager is right in deciding on its reproduction.

We always imagined that Iho foliage of the Government Domain was of such a character that the trampling of a dog could not injure the vegetation to any grout extent, aud it would really appear that the mythical trustees, of whoso proceedings no one ever hears any thing, have hitherto been of the same opinion, for there is no proper fence round the place, and nothing to prevent any animal whatever from penetrating to its inner recesses. Al though this is the fact, there is a by-law providing a penalty for the owner of every canine quadruped which dares to peimtruLu the racred recesses of the tabooed ground and revel among the luxuries of echiL), Phormium lenax, supplejack, tree ferns, and rubbish of every description. But an atrocity was com mitted the other morning, and a wretched dog was rash enough to follow his mistress into the select spot, and by a very curious coinci dence, one of the men employed on the ground was at work. This man seems to have been seized with a sudden influx of unusual energy, and made an elephant-like rush towards the quadruped, which having four legs, while the custodian having only two, contrived to evade him, and plunged frantically through the scrub with the terrors of the law behind him, tear ing, in his rash progress, several leaves oil'the valuable plants originally found there by the Maoris. The unfortunate lady, however, was not so lucky, for when the hard-worked gardener returned from the pursuit of the refractory quadruped, he fouud its mistress standing in a state of alarm j and having found her name, took measures to com pel her to at end at the Police Court. In that shady nook the poor lady had to appear the other morning; and there she stool, unused to the gaze and coarse remarks of the loafers who atteud that temple of Justice, trembling and hiding her face, uncertain whether she was to be hanged or only im prisoned for life, for committing, or suffering to be committed, that awful outrage on the property of the people, vested in the hands of that hitherto inert body the Domain B.'.ird Although she was only fined in a nominal penalty, and that whs only imposed because the law compelled the justices t> do it, the circumstance shews that the Domain people have awakened with the summer, like the hybernatiug quadrupeds, and are determined to do their duty at all risks. Long may they live to do it, and long may it be before they catch another wretched dog destroying their pet scrub, and long also may it be before their roads and tracka through the forest, protected as a garden, are again left in the impassable stato in which they have been left during the last bad season, while the labourers were undergoing their winter sleep.

A numerously-attended meeting of the Auckland Alliance, for the suppression of the liquor traffic, was held on Tuesday evening last. The only business before it was the subject of union between this society and the New Zealand Auxiliary of the United Kingdom Alliance. The following resolution was passed : —" That the committee regret very much the absence of Dr. Rayner, but being exceedingly anxious for union between the societies, appoint Messrs. Hemus, Car, and the Secre tary, to obtain an interview .vith Dr. Rajner for the purpose of bringing the subject under his notice, and personally inviting him \o meet with us 'ou__^^«Wl'flffa^f&3? 4T'ven o'clock p.m.

The Kyber Pass Road has hitherto been a most dangerous thoroughfare for both pedes trians and equestrians. The former were liable to come to grief against the sido of the cutting when pressed by farmers driving home at night from market, as there was no footpath, and the road very narrow ; and at n spot a little lower, the hitter were subject to the immiinent danger of a fall over a precipice if tho horse should happen to have imbibed too freely during his stay in town. Many such accidents have actually occurred, and several lives have been lost. It was with pleasure, therefore, that on passing the place this morning, we found prison labor was being utilised in widening the cutting, so as to give room for a good footpath, and that the material cut away was being carried off to widen the embankment further down. Another good thing in this transaction is that prison labor is employed, as it, always should be, and although not directly remunerative, is so indirectly, by performing Avork which would certainly have bad to be paid for ere long. The work, too, we may mention, ia being carried out in a proper manner, and the unfortunate criminals are doing their best, and toiling like paid mechanics.

Tho Wabash (Indiana) county ha 3 always been celebrated for the persistency and quality of its fever and ague. A local phy.-ician thus describes the genuine Wabash article : " It come 3 creeping up a fellow's back like a ton of wildcats : goes crawling through hia joints like iron spikes, and is followed by a lever ■which prohibits tho patient from thinking of anything but Greenland's icy mountains. It isn't the ' c very-other-day' kind, but gets up with a man at daylight, and Bleeps in the small of his back all night. His teeth feel about sis inches long, his joints wobble like a loose wagon wheel, and the shakes are so steady that one can't hold conversation except by putting in dashes."

Two members of the West Virginia Legisla ture lately took the sleeping cars to go to Grat ton. The cars were crowded, and the two had to sleep together. One was fat; the other was lean; the fat man snored, and the lean man therefore lay awake. At about midnight the inßomnie legislator could no longer stand the stertorous breathing of his mate, and arose and sat by the fire. An old lady entered, and wanted a place to sleep. " Gfo to my berth," said the sardonic lean one, " I left my little boy asleep there ; I shall sit up. I must think of legislative things." So the lady went to the berth, disposed of useless clothing, and lay down. Presently the " boy" kicked. Then the lady patted him on the back and said, "lie still, sonny ; pa said I might sleep along with, you." '" Oh, oh! " roared the bison—a boy no more, but a bison. " Thunder 1 who are you ? I ain't a boy. I'm a member of the West Virginia Legislature." The lady went into a swoon, nor could she be aroused till the fat mun promised her that lie would have the lean one impeached. What IT COSTS.—Commissioner Wol Is, who has been gathering facts and statislioS concern ing drinking and its cansequonces/ furnishes these facts:—"6oo,ooo common drunkards ill the United States ; 1,500,000,000d01. spent every year in intoxicating drinks ; 2,000,000 people, including women and children, involved in misery by the habitual use of alcoholic liquor, as a beverage, every year; 200,000 panpera in ado every yenr by drunkenness; 400 suicides of drunkards every year; 300 murders every yea- b.y clmukiirds ; 200,000 orphans male yearly by the. drunkenness of parents; 100,000 people yearly sent to drunkards' graves ; 100,000 drunkards sent toprii-oii every year; 130,000 licensed dram-shop.-' f 390,000 persons employed in them; 40,000,000d01. expended in preventing crime, caused'by them, every year; 1,573,491,816d01. paid every year fov intoxicating drinks at dram shops."

THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION.

To-day lias been a gala day for- our country settlers, and really it must- be admitted that the show proceeding in the Albert Barracks is calculated 'to raise them, and their interests,, in public esti mation. The exhibition has been pecu liarly favoured with the finest of weather, bright skies and bracing air giving a zest i'ot' outdoor movements, and as might be expected, there has been a general roll-up |of citizens, and the Barrack reserve has presented an unusually gay and animated ! appearance. The position is admirable for such a s.'iow, there being abundant room, and consequently no crowding, either of exhibits or sight-seers. The entrance is by the Princes-street gate, in immediate j proximity to which, on the inside, are placed the articles of provincial manufac ture. On the right hand side, a little further on, are the imported agricultural implements ; farther on, to left and right, are disposed the sheep and dogs. Parallel with Symonds-street, and near the Barrack wall, are the cattle ; while near the wall, behind the Choral Hall, the horses are drawn up. Altogether, an excellent disposition of the exhibits has been made, and promehaders are enabled leisurely, and with much comfort to them selves, to see everything that is to be scon. In I lie centre of the grounds the Volunteer Band discourses sweet music, adding greatly to the enjoyment of the scene. There is really a very ox tensive collection of exhibits, such as would do discredit to no district of much greater pretensions; and the impression left on the miud is that, however much we may decry the state of our rural interests, there is hope for the country yet. It would be impossible in our space to give anything like a detailed description of the exhibits, which were carefully catalogued with the names of the exhi bitors. Horses thoroughbred, heavy draught, saddle and harness horse.-:, and ljo;.ie-i are ail well represented. Cattle, shorthorns, Herofords, and of any breed; sheep—Leicesters, Lincoln!), aud long wools are there in great abundance in their several pens, decked in all the bravery of ribbons, and many of them bearing proudly the markd of distinction awarded. Swine, large, small, and nondescript ; poultry of all classes and denominations, are fairly represented, while the canine race is therein unusual force, making the welkin ring with their music. We admit that we have failed to discover the Horticul tural Society, or any of its belongings. There is a very extensive assortment of imported implements of husbandry, Messrs. T. and S. Morriu exhibiting a magnificent assortment of agricultural implements ; Mr. H. Fendelow, Messrs. Porter and Co., and other exhibitors adding thei:1 quota, but we think we are correct in saying that to most persons visiting the exhibition, unless those of purely bucolic habits and tastes, the most interesting of all is that of provincial manufactures. , I_t. .j&.jnv, ffSfo"*exn'i6rte3 without wonderiug that our country settlers should ever purchase mi imported article when manu'aclui'ers like James "Wallace and McMillan, and others, are residing in our midst. The formerof these, Mr. Wallace, of (Hahuhn, has a long list of articles exhibited, and from their character, as given them to day by the unanimous consent of all observers and practical Judges, we do not hesitate to say that the farmer found .vith an imported article in his possession - which could bo supplied by the local manufacture of Wallace and others —of superior workmanship and equal cheap ness, is a disgrace to the broLherh od. Mr. Wallace exhibits ploughs of every description, single, double, and treble furrow; moulding ploughs, scarifiers, horse rake, potatoo digger, harrows, &c, everyone of them distinguished by its own special excellence. Mr. McMillan also exhibits a light, handy, and beauti ful swing plough, besides ship's carpen ters' adzes of excellent workmanship. Air. C. T. Wren exhibits an admirable compensating swingle-tree, besides col lections of seeds. A churn exhibited by Mr. John Mason, attracted considerable attention ; but speaiul attention was given to two steel flour mills manufac tured by Mr. J. Case, of VVftkefield street. There is one of those capable of grinding two bushels of wheat per hour, and being at work on the ground, showed the excellent results obtainable in the formation first of wheat meal, then of all the varieties of the finest (lour by the mere shifting of slides. With such an instrument as this, having the guarantee of local manufacture, pur chasable at £IC, or some four pounds less than the cost of an imported mill of simi lar qualifications, we cannot in all the world conceive why our settlers should ever buy a pound of foreign flour; and we do trust that an 'examination of Mr. Case's workmanship to-day will induce country settlers to not only encourage local manufacture, but make themselves independent of roads and rain, wind and weather, by growing their own wheat and grinding their own flour, lleally, with such facilities, an -. uckland farmer found buying a pound of foreign flour in one of our stores should be ashamed of himself, and shjuld apologise either for being a farmer or for buying flour. There are two very pretty models made by Mr. J. E. Hick son, one of a digging machine, and the other a machine for raking and loiJing hay. They elicited considerable interest. As might be expected, Messrs. Cousins and Atkin have their manufactures well represented. Dray wheels, heavy and light coach and buggy wheels, sections of wheels, axe handles, a wooden plough waggon, &c, are exhibited, all of <tho quality characteristic of our enterprising fellow-townsmen. There are some excel lent specimens of cooperage exhibited by Mr. McCrae, of High-street, cheese vats, thickening tubs, butter tubs, &c, which, for excellence of manufacture, could not be surpassed. Mr. J. Rolfe also ex habits some beautifully made churns, cheese vats, cheese press, ■&■-?. Air. Wiseman exhibits locally manufactured harness of every description, formed chiefly from:the leather made by Ireland Brothers and Mr. Gittos. come of the buggy harness of this exhibitor is really deserving of admiration, tho excellence of the work, the beauty of finish, and the cheapness of the prices being all equally

attractive. A fine set of dray harness, made in.the Scotch style, attracted general admiration, Mr. Lamb, of liiverhead, exhibited some excellent flour manut'ac. tured at his Waitemata Mills, and some samples of biscuit than which nothing could be more delicious. Mr. Lamb's samples were formed from Adelaide wheat, aud from a mixture of Adelaide and Canterbury wheat, but he declares that Auckland grown wheat turns out an article superior to either and both. A very interesting little exhibit, to wit, one axe handle, was shown as the manufacture of a Mr. Liuley, of Chapel-street, such as are made by himself in his hours of leisure. The handle is exactly modelled on the American style, and of ti-trcc. The maker is certaiuly deserving of encoura^e mcut. One of the most interesting of the whole lot of local manufactures is a. collection of pottery, manufactured at liiverhead. It appears that the clay there is specially fitted for the purpose, and the articles could not be surpassed. Filters better and cheaper than could bo imported; drain-pipes, earthen-pots of all kinds, ginger-beer bottles, dishes, insu lators, and a great variety of other articles, were exhibited, all being the workman ship ~of Mr. J. Carder and his family at Itiverhead, and we would strougly recom mend to those desiring such articles the duty of encouraging these manufactures. Altogether, the exhibition speaks in the highest terms of our capabilities for local manufacture, as the settlers' exhibits re flect credit on our farming interests.

The following is the list of prizes as far as the'distribution has proceeded. The numbers denote the order of merit :— HOUSES. Thoroughbred Entires. —1. "' Dainty Ariel," W, Walters. 2. "Young Dainty," ditto. Entires, two voars and under. —1. "Eclipse/ W. Sharp, jun. Mares.—l. "Funny Fisher," VV. Walters. 2. W. Sharp jun.

Fillies, three-years and under. -1. Cnestnut fi ]j, I'horriaa Paton. Fillies, two-years and under.— Ooumicndcd R. Wvnyard.

Entires (heavy draught.). —l. Three-years old, VV. Gardner. -. " Invincible," M. i Routley. Mares.—l. W. Motion. Filies, three-years and under.—l. W. Motion. Filies, two-years and under. —2. Yearling, T. A. Brown. Entire Roadators. -1. "Dainty Ariel, W. j Walters. Best adapted for saddle.—l. J. S. Buck : land. B.'st adapted for harness.—l. Grey mare, j S. W. Hawkins. Extra Stock.—l. Pair ponies, R. Wynyard. 1 CATTLE. ; Shorthorn Class. — Bulls : 1. (i Young Wizard," Greo. Cruickshank. Bulls, 2 years and under: 2. 1G months old, C. Rjhipherd. 1. Cows, in milk or calf: Edwd. Bovey. 2. 3 year olds, W. Gardner. Heifers, 2 "years and under: 1. 8-months old, R. Robertson. 2. E. Bovey. Bulls, Hereford Class.—l. "Duke of Edin burgh," Ft. and E. Maclean. Bull-1, two years and under. —1. R. and E. Majleau :2. " Kaialu* a- "ir'" "" ' Cow?, in milk or calf. —1. R. and E. Mac lean ; 2. ditto. SniiEP, LEICESTER CLASS. Earns of any age. —1. Thomas Russell; 2. ditto. j Hog Rams.—l. . Shipherd ; 2. W. T. j Baasett. I Evycs.—l. R. Graham ;2. C. Shipherd. Ewe Hoggots.—l. C. Shipherd j 2. C. Shepherd. LINCOLN CLASS. Earns of any age. —1. Thomas Russell ; 2. J. C. Buckland. Ewes.—l. J. C. Buckland j2.J. C. Buck land. i Ewe Hoggets. —1. J. C. Buckland ; 2. J. C. Bueldand. LONG WOOL CLASS. Rams of any age.—l. VV. T. Bassott; 2. J. C. 15u •klimd'. i Hog Kiuns.—l. D. MoNicol; 2. D. McNicol. Ewea.T-1. James Wallace; 2. J. C. Buck \ land. SWINE. —liABGB BREED CLASS. Boars. —1. James Abbot; 2. (18 months j old), J. Muilally. ; Sows.—l. W. Gardner; 2. Jos. Abbot. SMALL BIIEED CLASS. Boars. —1. VV. Nation. | Sows.—l. Jos. Abbot; 2. E. B. Hill. EXTJIA STOCK. | .Four Pigs, eight weeks old, highly cora j mended. J?OULTBY. jl. Spanish, Blooaifield. 1. Brahmas, R. ' and E. Maelean. 1. Game, John Gillard ; 2. Gam", Joseph Abbot. 1. Muscovy Ducks, 1 J. P. King. : Implements.—PsovinciaTj .Manufacture. 1. Swing plough, Ja.;. Wallace. 2. Swing ■ plough,\N; McMillan. Collection of plough?, i harrows, potafoe digger, and scarifier, was highly commanded, James Wallace. 1. 1. Compensation swindle-tree, C. T. Wreu ; 1. Adze, N. McMillan] 1. Axe, ship car penter's, N* McMillan ; Churn, by John Mason, highly commended ; 1. Steel-mill, J. Caso; 1. Collection of dray wheels, buggie j whoels, and heavy dray wheels, Cousins, Atkin and Co.; 1. Waggon, Cousins, Atkins and Co.; Cheese vat, tubs, &0., highly com mended, Mr. AJcßac.

Imported Articles. —1. Smith's Suffolk corn and turnip drill, H. Brown ; 1. Marigold and turnip's ridge drill, R. Proudo j Patent British mower, highly commended, C. Ship herd ; I. Chaff cutter, IT. Fendelow; 1. Hand chaff cutter, H. Eendelow ; 1. Patent cheese making apparatus, R. Bent; Cheese press, milk pans, lactometer, galvanized iron wire netting, iurnaco pan (as a collection), highly commended, 11. Fendelow and Thos. Peacock.

Collection of Agricultural Implements.—l. T. and S. Morriu; I. IS. Porter and Co.; 2. E. Porter aud Co. Portable Ovens by Smith, of High-street —Highly . commended. J. Wiseman's collection of Saddlery, Harness, &c., was highly commended, especially tho colonial leilhrr. Auckland made Pottery — Highly commend* d, Lamb's Biscuits and Flpur—Highly up.inn nded*

Of Napoleon's private life Baron Billow, the Prussian Minister, told an anecdote which related of any other person would not bo worth repeating. If c was extremely uncertain in his breakfast hour, sometimes as early as eight o'clock, jaivl .varying from that till eleven. Ifis constant 'ill-It wna n ioast chicken, One day ho sent for his cook nnd s<uid, "1 do not know how id is, but at whatever hour I call for my breakfast my chicken is always ready, and always in right condition." " >Siro," sni 1 the cook, "the rsmson i 3 that every quarter of an hour I put a fresh chicken down to roast, so that your Majesiy is sure always to have it in perfection."—Recollections of tho late JohnJAdolphus, &c.

SUPREME COURT.—In Banco.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15.

[Before His Honor Sir Geo. Alfred. Arney Knight; Chief Justice.] •

The usual weekly sitting of the Court in banco was held this morning. Admission ok Solicitous. —Two gentle men, A. E. T.'D'evord ami James Btvnnat.yue Graham, applied to be admitted as solicitors of the Supreme Court.—Mr. Rees made the application on behalf of Mr. Albert Edward Tyrrcl Devore. If, appeared that the appli cant hod served portion of the period of his articles in Hokilika, in Hio district of Mr. Justice Richmond. Mr. Hues said all t!.e necessary forms had been complied with.— His Honor said he had before him three different sets of papers. He thought it. highly civditable to tho candidate that the answers were quite equal in merit, ii they did not surpass, the general average. of (.hose returned to examination papers even in the great metropolis. It was a rule, however, that whsreus in tho case ol^ Mr. Dovorc, a candidate had served part of his articles in the district of another judge, tho examining judge should oomtnuuicato with the other, lie hsul written to Mr. Justice Richmond, but had yet received no answer. Mr. Devore might have the rule so as to secure his precedence, which was some times a matter of importance, but it ought not to bo taken out until tho necessary reply from Mr. Justice Richmond should have been received, There was an additional reason why the rule should not be taken out, namely, that the judges had decided that an examina tion in general knowledge should bo gone through after admission, btfore being allowed to practice at the bar.—Mr. Graham and Mr. Devore were then admitted.

SaUEBBIEK T. DILWOIiTiI AND TIIOMAS V. Lascklles. —These cases were further ad journed until the arrival of Mr. Whitaker from Wellington.

POLICE COURT.— Wednesday.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

Dkunkenness. —Twe drunkards were pun ished in the customary manner for this offence, and Mary llowley, being an old offender, was sent to gaol for seven days.

1S ti:lil!:ctfulDkivehs. —Peter Smith pleaded not guilty to a charge of being absent from his vehicle—The cousinble who gave the informa tion said that, on the9i.li inst., he saw the horse and cab dashing down the footpath of Queen street at a furious pacts and the defendant running after them. —Jonas Foster, for the defence, s;iid tho defendant had been standing close to the horse's head, when it took fright and rushed off. Defendant caught tho reins, but failed to etop the animal. Witness thought, defendant hud not neglected his duty in any way, aud had endeavoured to stop the horse until his own life was in danger. —Peter Mellon corroborated the evidence. — His Worship thought the driver should have been sitting on tho box, arid not standing a few feet from the horse's head.—Mr. Inspector Brohtun said that, by the regulations, a driver was allowed to dismount as long as he remained within a yard of the horse.— His Worship dismissed the case, with a caution to defendant to be more careful in future. — Thomas Richard Dalton pleaded guilty of committing a similar offence. Jle said he had been waiting at a concert, aud was very tired. He left his cab and fell asleep, and when he awoUe could n/)_yindJii3_j^bJc)^_T J^eI jjpE||gs,

and costs

Careless Driving-.—Thomas Carr was charged with being the driver of a public vehicle, aud endangering the lives of the pas sengers, by being in a state of intoxication. — He pleaded not guilty, and Mr. Joy appeared for his defence. —Carr appeared very ill, and his head was bandaged, severe injuries having been received. —Constable Driver deposed that on the 9th instant, he saw defendant in Hard ington's yard, in the afternoon between half- I ast 4 ami 5. He was drunk, aud having admitted he was, the driver said that the accident had happened in consequence of the bmko being insufHci. :it. Witness had previously seen the omnibus coming down Queen-street tit a furious pace, and apparently not under tho driver's control. The coach was full of passengers. The horses turned sharply round Iho corner into the yard, to all appearance of their own accord. They were galloping.—Sergeant Pardy deposed that when defendant was brought into the lock-up he wa3 undoubtedly drunk.—Henry Harding ton, coach proprietor, deposed that, on the 9th instant, defendant was driver of ono of his coaches. —Thomas Williams, ship chandler, one of the passengers, said he was sitting beside tho driver, and in coming down Queen' street he thought he was driving (oj fast, and on coining opposite the entrance to the stables tho horses turned sharp round, and a con cussion ensued, by which witness was noa;ly thrown off. He " got as far to windward as possible." He thought the driver was quite capable of taking caro of fie horses ; ho drove steadily down the steep hill. After that " the horses ahead were galloping, and those astern were trotting."—Thomas Leader, publican at Waitara, deposed that, after getting half down the hill of Upper Queen-street, defendant increased his pace, and appeared to lose his control. Witness was on top of tho 'bus, and on suddenly turning into Ha'-dington's yard, fouud himself "suddenly embracing tho ling stones." Witness said defend.mt seemed tohavo been driving carefully, but when the horses in creased their pace he appeared to lose control of himself, aud became frightened.—David Graham thought the driver had not proper control of the horses after tho leaders made ;i bolt, when ho appeared to become frightened. He did not use the whip when coming down tho hill. Witness thought the driver was not " badly drunk."—William Hoskina gave evi dence as to the swift pace at. which the vehicle was travelling.—M. E. B. Nicholson, a legally qualified medical practitioner, was called for the defence, and deposed that; defendant was decidedly under tho influonce of liquor, al though decidedly not drunk. —His Worship, taking into consideration all the circumstances, and particularly tho fact that defeudaut had been already severely punished, ordered the defoudant to pay a penalty of £5 aud costs. Ldnacy.—On the evidence of Drs. Lee and Kenderdine, a person of unsound mind was ordered to be sent to the hospital for the insane for medical treatment.

Devout Kissing.—John Brown, of Had dington, was the author of the " Marrow of Divinity," and other theological books which are held in high esteem by the Scottish people. Ho courted a lady upward of six years. Jie was so singularly modest and bashful that he never ventured to kiss her. Ono day it. occurred to him that ifc would not bo a bad thing to do. So it is recorded that he said, " Janet, my woman, we've been acquainted now for years, an' -an'—l've never got a kiss yet. D'yo think I may take one, my bonnie lass ?" The reply was wonderfully, character istic of the Scottish maiden. " Jist. as ye like, John," said she, " only bo becomiu' aud proper wi'it." " Surely, Janet.," said John, " we'll ask a blessin." The blessing was asked, and tho kiss exchanged. "Oh woman," said the enraptured but still devout minister, "Oh, woman, but it's gul'.'; we'll noo return thanks." And they did.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'MERLIN',

By tho schooner Merlin, from Fijis, this morn- j ing, we have received papers to the 28th ult. j ihe schcjpner left on the 81st ult. Wo give j the .following from W\e Fiji Times : — | SURPRISE AT! TITI LEVU.—SEYJuY j KILLKI). From Vili Levu Buy wo learn that the natives are actively parrying on hostilities, j Traders who go down there for men are in. j tho habit of using firnarins and ammunition j for barter, and in this manner the belligerents j are supplied with the '' sinowa of war." On , Saturday last tiie mountaineers sui-prised a j sinnll town on the coast, calloi! Waitui, The I modo of attack is Bijppoapd to have been su'g- ! geated 'by while uieu, and the whofe affair, ! being a Surprise resulted in the death of seven townspeople, two . chivf.-j boiqg amongst the i number. Tho viclyrd oiirrioil Tour of the j corpses away,, and'after wards nride a cannibal ', feast of tbpui. I

ARREST-OF ROSENWAK.-DEPREDA TIONS TO THE AMOUNT OF £30,000. —STRANGE DISCLOSURES.

At the Police Court, on the 23rd ulfc., before Mr. Brougham, P.M., the übseunder Rosenwax ■ '. was arraigned for baring committed depreda- ' s tions in Melbourne to the extent of : 1 £30,000. Captain J. VVakra, of tlio i brigantine Eliza Firlh (owrnjd by Captain '• Firth, of Victoria), was called the j first. He deposed :. 1 romeaiber lying at j Melbourne wharf between the 17th und 19;h I September.. Know, a ship carpenter named! Laurii', who came to me, and asked if I would i do him a favour. A friend of his had got into , trouble, and wished to go to l r'iji. In conse- j quunce of that conversation I saw prisoner in a friend's house, at .Waxiniin's, 118, Russell street, Melbourne. Waxnuin, prisoner, and I were together. Waxnian asked me if I was I goiug to Fiji, and I said "Yes." He i , said his friend wanted to go to Fiji, and , • that EiOsenwiiX was willing to pay the price of two or three passages if we sailed soon. I i asked prisoner if he had committed any depre- i ■ dations. lie said no, he was a decent respect- j able man. Ue said that he was in trouble I with some young woman, and wished to avoid j an alliiiation case. I said, "Oil! is that all ? j Are you sure that is the only thing ?" lie said " Yes," and Waxman said the same. I said wo could not go for a day or two, as we had to put some goods into the ship. It was raining, and he asked me if I would take a present of a topcoat, which I did. (A. letter from witness was here produced to the Court, ; stating that he would give up all the presents he had received, either to the detective or to . the creditors in Melbourne). When shaking hands on pariiug, he made the Freemason's ' sign. He said he would pay extra money if wo could go soon. I said, "If you are so anxious to go, you had better pay towage, and both of them agreed to (\o so. Waxman said he wotdd make ma a present if I would be kind to Rosen war, and next day he - gave mo £5. The same evening they paid me me £18 12s. for towage. Left port on the Saturday. Opera glasses (worth 15s) were given me the same night as a coat was. ' Saw a large quantity of sofl goods on the i floor of the room iv which we met. .Received < £5, coat, gold pin, and opera glasses. Pri> soner shipped as J. Bangure. He paid me ' £3 on board for river towage. The passage - was £10 additional to what other monies he ' had paid inc. I heard him called Ro^giifraOT J seen him in Melbourne. He was called ' Rooenwax by a passenger named Moore or J Fletcher. Arrived in Suva on the loth of '' October. Prisoner was in some row there • and asked me for my protection, and gave me a gold ring worth 15s. Reached Levuka on the 20th iustant. Outside -■ r ■;^' mid Moore, a police sergeant, boai.>. ■ . ■ .1 .^re asked if I haJ a passenger on board named Rosenwax. 1 said nOj and showed him my passenger list. Moore did not tell me who lie ' was. He said that Rosenwax had commit ted depredations to the amount of £30,000. I Moore did not produce warrant, or tell me ( that he had one. We went on dock. Soon' ) after Moore came and told me the man was ' on board. A boat passed us, when Moore i seized prisoner, who said; " I 1 am a free man, ' you have no claim upon mo." I rau off the '• poop and said, " How d>.v yoii meddle with I this man? I am magistrate her 6, show me ' your authority." He said, "I have it," but • would not produce it, and I told him if he did \ not desist I would shoot him. Prisoner said : that Mooro had no charge against him ; I ■ advised prisoner to go on shore, as he could | ' not stay on the ship. He gave me a watch and chain, and a revolver. No one else was ' present. I was to go on shore and he with ' me. He was coming over the ship's side and : stepped into another boat, when he was arrested. J Ho told mo that ho had dropped some sove- 1 : reigns overboard, as ho was noryous.—Sergeant \ ' Moore deposed to apprehending the prisoner.— j Mr. Wai burton calJe '. lam charterer of the j ! Eliza Firth. Jvnr-iv ll'isonwax in Melbourne. 1 He wai a pawnbroker, formerly of Little Bourke-street, and afterwards of Elizabeth- | > street. Prisoner was a passenger as far as j ! Suva, where I left t/ie vessel. Saw him again i ' on Friday, when ho told me his name was j1 Green. I told him I had several letters from j ' Melbourne, which stated that some friends of j ' mine had been "let 'in" by him—one to the ■ ' amount of about £500, and another to about j • £1000. — Police-constable Reach deposed to j ' entering the prisoner's name in tho book at j the police station as Elias . Rosenwax. —Mr. I Brougham thmi remanded prisoner to Mel bourne, in charge of Mr. Belina. UNLAWFULLY RESCUING- THE PRISONER, Aaron Pinkins was then charged with un lawfully rescuing the prisoner, and pleaded guilty.—J". C. MaeCullum sworn: Captain Martin handed prisoner over to me on board tho Balelutha. Ho aaid, "I leave you in charge till Igo ashore and send relief." I was on tho quarter-deck, the prisoner sitting on the skylight. About 730, Scolty pulled off to tho ship wiih four passengers—Messrs. Ireland, B. S. Smith, R. 'Graham, and Pinkins, ' the prisoner. They came on board, and went aft to speak to the captain. Captain Moore ' then came and asked me to leave the ship. I • declined to do so. I did not tull him-who I \ was, or what was my,business. The captain turned to them and said, " STou hoar what he sAys, and I am not in a position to force I him." Ireland or Smith asked me if I would allow ttoseuwax to go ashore, an I I said, ! "No, not if I could prevent it," They cadi j asked me again, and I gave tho same reply. ; Scotty was standing at the head of the gang way, and called out, " Why the h—l don't jou j get into tho boat, and then told Roseuwax to j go down. I attempted to stop him at the j top of the gangway, prisoner shouting get ; into the boat in spite of him," and seizing me ; ,by the neck from belaud. Seotty shuffled '■ between me and Rosenwax, and I lost hold of him. Shook myself free of prisoner, and tried to get Rosenwax again, when prisoner caught me by the coat. I turned and threw him off, and . went after Rosenwax, whom I overtook at foot of gangway, and we both fell into the ;bi*iit. . I heard prisoner's: voice, "There's a pistol iii the boat, use it." I asked Scotty to shove off, but he wouldn't, and ordered mo out .of the boat. S'nno one then entered ! the boat. I was holding Rosenwax down, j Some one said, " Leave go, or I'll shoot

you," when a shot was fi redi tT?^l^ on my hip, and Rosenwax q, Ur J \ Hi a sl '* out "Oh, my God." ThinW^4 I let go, and turned round, and , *a> 8l with a levolver in his h an( j J*. w Priso sented at my head. Threw it c P hand, and with the othtjr srasnaj 1?. 'it]> ( throat, and threw him oh S ■* b JI boat Heard Captain Ore of, O-od s cake come out of m e boat I °. Ut" enough, and more than enough °" V dff stepped on the gangway and V {V- .pushed off. Captain Moore called oi^ 1 1 to hand Rosenwax to the em* • M of the Eliza flrtli; which Hi JS op 4 believe I was hurl, by a bullet.Lu''1 to 1 was called for t!w defence and If [ lin' have fcnown prisoner in Melbourne »s not belong to the criminal c] m TT; e(1 him fo be ;m honest man l[ e ' °ec ger by the Balelutha to Fiji. H e aP«e Rosenwax in eicaping. J{ o told r**^ a ofßcers anel those on bevrd tlnM ' resist me.-M, M. H. HorwJ^ called on in prisoner's defence w J known the man for over hveive T could testify to his honesty all iW?' a'^ Mr. Berliner and Mr. Murray Jt^TJ Court, both urging that His Worship l take a lenient view of the 1 l\ Brougham then sentenced the nriso^i a fine of eighty dollars and be imprilSf two hours. aw

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THIS DAY.

Gkahamstows, 3 p iBL i The crushiny for the Moi I, yielded 22| ozs. ai

Some specimens have been obtained in the Occidental, Tararu, from the the Vulcan lode opened in that ground! A party has gone-out/to inspectthj new ground there.

THE CALEDONIALN.-MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

The following is a copy of a telega received from the manager:^

i"9,lUtii,| "There is no change of importaflis" in the mine. Gold is still showing V the main run and in JN T O . 1 winze o) the specimen leader. Have startedlt additional stampers at Tararu."

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NORTH SHORE.

PRESENTATION OF A TESiTMONUI

TO MR. J4O&ERT SOMME it VILLA Last evening a large and influential ineetiq of the Presbyterians resident at the TSoi Shore was held in the church, for the purput of nominating elders and a finance couiniit'tftl The meeting commenced at-half-past sere, I the J&ev. Peter McßLeuzie presiding, %m following gentlemen -were uotniuate.l eicfe,! subject to the approval of Jbbe^^coflgjiwejttr bsc-S°' vtftTcr 'sir. James McEwan. Mr.Botei" Sommerville declined to accept nomination,! A3 he mij<ht not loug reside ainong3t tiual Messrs.jjW. Buchanan, Andrew Gbldie, ail Malcolm Niccol were then uomiualed ait Finance Committee. This being all thefona? business, Mr. Henry Niceol rose and ai, he had been requested iby the members {'' the Church to testify thoir appreciates of the valuable and generous serrices wK4 they had received as a congregation from 1 I Sommerville. During the year and a halftbi I had been without a stated minister, tk i gentleman had gratuitously performed k I duties of a pastor in a very earnest ani faittS I manner. In that interval they had ba enabled to pay off the debt upon that buildq'5 a work which had been materially aide lij the liberal contributions of Mr. Sommenii^ and Mr. Croiubie. He had to request It,1 Somtv.crville's acceptance of a gold wad, , which had been readily subscribed for bj h 1 congregation, and bore an inscription a pressive of the gratitude of the donors totte friend. He hoped Mr. Somiaerrille wfi long lira to ""wear it, and that when he M them ifc might recall pleasing association^ his residence amongst them.—Air. Sommeni expressed his most cordial thanks, and if cepted their handsome gift in the spiß in which it was presented. He coii however, not have accepted ifc if be bi thought it would have interfered with ti support of their esteemed pastor, or in oj way tended lo diminish (he stipend whichfe '" so -well deserved. Beiiag assured, homw, that their exertions to this end would inK way be relaxed by this liberal testimonial ft himself', he! begged them to accept bis mi sincere thanks for their gift. The proceeds? Llien tertuiimted.—The watch and chain « of the most elegaut make, and the most Tab able that could be procured hi Auckland. » bears the following inscription, whichj* been very chastely engraved upon the in* case :—".Presented to R. Souiua,erville, % by the North Shore Presbyterian congregate in appreciation of his kind and gratuit«a • services dui'iiig.the eighteen months thejweS without a stated minister. —Auckland, Not .-1871."

CORRESPONDENCE.

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opinions.]

THE OPERA.

To the Editor of the Evening StA& Sir,-—I was present at-i the Prince of W«j? Theatre last night, to hear the opera of y- Somnambula," and. was much surprised 0 disappointed to find there was no appeal*" of Teresa (Amina's mother), and,that,in 0* sequence, all her part waa omitted. ftßPPj\; to me that the management take great lif* I ties with the Auckland public,• thinking, r^ haps, they don't understand nor hare«'^ heard an opera properly • performed. iOJ/ this is a great mistake, as I know there t many here, like myself, who^We sf Djt- besc operas at home and' abroad. Pjtf ® 1' Editor, when the company are sLJ —" Pa . nised, they should do all in th? po^r please; arid if they don't haveJ.pproP^i scenery, &c, at least should not? curtail portion of tho music or singing. In sion, I should also like to know ] overture is not played previously to tje r of the curtain ?—'l am. &c, ■I _ .-I A CoNSTANrVisMO 8- I

Father Walter ■McDonald dosires *J . knowledge, with thanks, the reoeiP* . tn™ id ß c | Mr. P. Dorau, of the sum of,£2 12s, u»» the orphans under the care and superns the Sisters of Mercy, Freeman's ..3*J;^ sum, handed over in ttia'intettjsE ot Icnco and charity, was the result of » taininent given in Parnell, last weeK, J Naval Brigade Minstrels.

THE EVENING STAR, AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1871.



CAL13. '■■■ ■£ B. A. Flagship 0 0 6 ... Celt . 0 0 6 ... Kohinoor 0 0 2 ... Comstock 0 10 ... Otago ... 0 1 0 ... Unicorn 0 0 3 ... Murphy's Hill: ... -0 0 4 ... Morning Star ... 0 2 0 ... Conquering Hero . 0 0 3... Occidental . . 0 1 0 ... Queen of the May 0 0 4 ... Number One ... 0 0 4 ... Geelong 0 1 0 ... Bismark & French ■ Bepublic ... ... 0 0 4 ... - ISwnfew"---... G 1 0 ... Lo-wland Las3 ... 0 0 G ... John Bull 0 0 4| ... Coromandel Harp 0 0 2 ... Brighton ... ... 0 2 0 ... Dividend . 0 0 6 ...

DATE. Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 20 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 21 Nov. 21 Nov. 21 Nor. 25 Nov. 27 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 1

DIVIDENDS. Caledonian 5 0 ° ••• Thames 0 15 0 ...

Nov. 15 Nov. 15

MEETINGS TO COMB.



AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &a. This Evening. Boyal Italian Opera, 8. Theatre Royal, 8.