SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVALS.

Duke of Edlnburga, p.s., Farquliar irora Bay of Tawe'ra, schooner, 55 tons. Kennedy, faom Poverty 'S'eteor, schooner, Loverock, from Napier via East Leonidas, schooner, 79 tons, Norrie, from Russell.

DEPARTURES.

Taurauga, schooner, Faulkner for Tauranga, Onward, schooner, for Ahipara,

SUNSET.—This evening, 4.57. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 6.49.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Royal Alfred, J> o'clock.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London. —Wild Duck and Alexandrina, early.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Nebraska, p.s., from Honolulu James Paterson, s.s , from Sydney. Oountess of Kintore, Bbip, from London. East Lothian, barquo. from New York via Sydney. Alice, barque, from London. Kate, barque, from Sydney

VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

Keera, g.s., laid-up. iamson, p.s., laid-up. 1 Alexandrina, ship, from London, L. V Nathan & Co., agents. Bxeelsior, ship, from London.—Brown, Campbell A: Co , agents. "Wild Duck, ship, from Timaru, Henderson and Macfurlane, agents. Albion, barque, from Russell, L. D. Nat-nun end Co, agents. Briton, barque, from Newcastle.—Hender son and Macfarlane, agents. Excelsior, schooner, from Samoa, Combes andDaldy, agents. N* Noba, schooner, from Fijis.—3. S. Mac furlane, agent. Frowning Beautr, barque, from Newcastle. Hendom n & Macfarlaue, agents. I Moa, brig, from Sydney. J. S. Muefarlane, 3 agent. I Success, schooner, from Russell.—M. Niccol, I agent. 3 The schooner Meteor arrived this morning ?from the East Coast with the following pas sengers :—Mr. Walker, and two natives, ij Cargo: 150 boxes soap, 50 ditto candles, 40 chides, order : 9 bales wool, 50 bags maize, 6 casts pork, 4 ditto beef, 42 pigs, Trimmer ; 9 casks mutton bams, and 2 eases.—M. Niccol, agent. . The schooner Leonidas arrived this morn ing from the Bay of Islands, with the following cargo : —85 tons coal*, 1 ton bones. The schooner Tawera arrived this morning from Poverty Bay, with the following cargo :— 44 bundles wool, 2 ditto, L. D. Nathan and iJCo.; 200 bags grass seed, order ; 30 bundles jskins, lrelund tiros. 5 1 parcel, E. and H. ilsaacs; 1 truss, C. Graham j 10 bags maize, •'JMcArthur and Co.; 15 ditto wool, 8 ditto linaize, Lewis Bros.; 13 casks pork, 12 bags amoize, 2 cases'lard, J. S. Macfarlane and Co.; "39 packages, 12 bags maize, Peachy ; 12 pigs, I Hunter; 23 ditto, Owen and Graham.—J. 0. lw»ofarlaue and Co., agents. II The sdhooner Ivanhoe will take her de ••aarture for Mongonui. Passenger:—Mr. ■ e.Jßoardman, and a generaljcargo.—Cruicksbank, I%marfc,.and Co.; agents.

COMMERCIAL

EvßNiifQ Stab Office, Monday afternoon. Messrs. Samuel Cochrane and Son sold, at ;heir mart, Fort-street, to-day, nil that block >f land known as the Horahora Block, con joining 8681 acres, and having a frontage of 5, miles to the Wuikato river, for a term ol ft years, subject to a rental of £55, for the [urn of £225. i —

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS LIST.

fHB following aye the current culls nnd <iivi [ends payable in the companies named be »w:—

THE MAILS.

Mails will dose as under :— . or Whltianffi, per Mary Ellen, thi3 day, at 4 p.m. or Thames, this day, at 4.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 1 30 and L4 30 p.m or Wangafei Heads; etc., per Duke of Edinburgh, this day at 5 p m. or Wanganui, per St. Kilda, to-morrow at 9 a.m. LaU letters and telegrams for transmission from tho Wanganui station will be received at this offlce till 9.30, u»d at Oaehunga till 10.30 a.m. >r Tauranga, Opotiki, Poverty Eay and Napier, per Luna to-morrow, at 11 a.m. Late letters and tele grams for transmission from the Taurnnga station will be received at this office till 11.30 a.m. » Taranaki andSontharn Provinces, per s.s. Tara- Mki, immediately after arrival of p.s. Nebraska «rfrora Honolulu. l>r Naplev and Southern Provinces, per p.s. Nebraska, mix hours after her arrival from Honolulu. Jl S. B. Bisk. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

ttoFINSOK - On July 12, at Parnell, the wife of Mr. W. Bobioson, of a son.

DEATH.

UtsKVS —On July 16th, 1871, Mary, the beloved Me of Mr.. Keefo, aged 41 years. • ' EThe funeral will leave her late residence, Sale- FJret Freeman's Bay, this day, Monday, at 4 o'clock, fcnends please accept this invitation.

An extract from the Auckland correspon nt of the tlawke's Buy Herald wna inserted ns on Saturday. It was intended by the iter to thorn the awful effects on domestic ace and felicity, of " Polly Plum's" lecture, o •cene painted by the correspondent was course ideal, as erery one that has heard the lure must know 5 but the evident intention th« writer to cpnf ey the fiction under the •c of truth, etfdwe what malignancj as well wajut of cbir#lrjr w in wnjo people's minds.

The Evening Star.

MONDAY, JULY 17, 1871

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

The new light of journalism, thQ Morning News, professes to be inspired by the Superintendent. It is only on this account that the rhapsodical and irritated leader in this morning's issue is deserving of attention, and as such it is signiicant. As we have, unvary ingly, from the firstissue of this journal taken the side of the Superintendent, through good report and bad report— and even during the time when the News was in bitter opposition to Mr. Gillies, we are warranted in having a word to say on the denunciations of the Auckland press, made this morning with such unconcealed anger by our young con temporary. The subject chosen is the alleged suppression by the Auckland papers of the lecture on " Our System of Groverument," recently delivered by the Superintendent at the Thames. The Morning News published that lecture verbatim, and itis thus our little contemporary discourses : —" We ask what reason, excuse, or palliation even, can be offered by these papers for abdicating the functions of jour nalism, insulting the judgment of our citizens, deliberately outraging public seutiment in the person of its Chief Magistrate, and injuring public interest by this disreputable suppression ? " And again, " Then in the name of all that is fair and honest, why do they conceal, bark, hold back, utterances on public questions, which may be of value to the country, though they do not emanate from their side, or may not be in support of their party interests ? " Before making any comments it may bo well to state simply the reason why tho lecture of His Honor has not appeared in any other paper siivo the Morn ■ing News. That it js not from any ill-feeling towards His Honor or desire to conceal liis sentiments from the pubiit.-, must be apparent, from the fact that lijd previous lecture —that delivered for the Young Men's Christian Association, in Auckland, and which was oven more pronounced and denunciatory in its political ex pression—\v:h ivporled, verbatim el literatim in tho morning papers. On that occasion the manuscript was fur nished by iis Honor to the papers, with v liimiuble desire that his lecture should bo read throughout the pro vince. It was <j[iven so as to ap pear ,simul!:;ncously in the local papers; it being an invariable rule that if such a thing appeared in one paper with priority, it is never re publin'hed by another local journal. A deviation from this rule of journal ism is rarely, if ever, known. In the case of the recent lecture delivered at the '.Ihames on liYiday evening, the 7th instant, the text of the lecture appeared in the Morning Neios in Auckland on the following morning. As it could not have been trans mitted from the Thames during the night, it will be patent, even to those who know nothing of type-setting, that the manuscript must have bben delivered to the con^ ductors of that journal previous to the delivery of the tecture. As it occu pied nearly eight ■ columns of the Morning News, it is equally clear to those who know the number of hands employed-on our contemporary, that it must have been furnished at least two dajß previously ; in fact, the greater portion of the lecture must have been in type, if not actually struck off, before His Houor came on the j)lat form at the Academy of Music. No copy was furnished to any other paper in Auckland, and consequently the lec ture did not appearontbeinorniugafter delivery, and the lecture having thus by preference of His Honor, which he was perfectly warranted in showing, already appeared in one local print, the papers, by all the rules and etiquette of journalism, were precluded from republishing it. As His Honor has always evinced an anxiety that his utterances should be known over the province,there seems a retributive justice in the lecture being thus con fined within the limits of the circula tion of the Morning News, though the occurrence has arisen, not from inten tion, but from the known rules of journalism. The angry leader in our small morning contemporary too much betrays the annoyance fell; at this most natural occurrence, but as His Honor ia engaged in putting the Lecture in pamphlet form for extensive distribu tion, the effects of the little mistake made will to a certain extent be corrected." It is not our intention, however, to enter on the details of His Honor's -lecture. His denunciation of the Auckland press, though sufficiently intelligible, comes with an ill-grace from Mr. Gillies. As we have hitherto invariably supported his actions as Superintendent, we; are perhaps not warranted in taking his remarks as referring to us, although ■. all the press 'in Auck land, sating the Morning News —of which its promoters must feel proud by this time—are involred iudiscrimi- j

nately in hia denunciations.. Neither do we take upon us the defence of our larger contemporaries, but wheu it; is considered that they profess them selves the supporters of a policy aud party of which Mr. Gillies is the avowed opponent, we think there will be few to say that Mr. Gillies has not been considerately treated. That Mr. Gillies has been a disappointment there are few even of his friends to deny. He was regarded as the repre sentative of progress, but in this he has been more than a failure, and whether we regard his treatment of the goldfields, or the Kaipara railway, or his querulous opposition to the only progressive scheme of colonisa tion ever proposed to the colony, his policy ha» tended to act as a drag on the wheels o£ progress. having in the settlement of the Busby claim, Mr. Gillies has not yet evinced that energy of. character for which he was credited, but ap pears to present a certain vis inertia to any thing that does not savor of stagnation. The " dismal" howlings of our doleful contemporary tho News appear to have become harmonious music to his ear, and it is therefore, we presume, that the readers, who ever they are, of our little contempo rary have been favored with the perusal of His Honor's lecture The petulant and ill-tempered re marks of His Honor respecting the press of Auckland are but a counter blast against the general feeling of disappointment respecting His Honor, which has not indeed been echoed fully by the local press, but which ex ists notwithstanding. Mr. Gillies is a disappointment to himself, we think, as he unquestionably is to others; aud as a disappointed man he is not war ranted in venting his soleen on an institution that has not dealt unkindly with his administration of public affairs.

Now that efforts are being made to fit out a vessel for the whale fishery, it may not be amiss to call tho attention of the public generally to the advan tages which a fleet of whalers, sailing out of Auckland, would cause in this port. At present the sperm whale fishery is almost entirely in the hands of the Americans, and from the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, for moro than a century their vessels have been despatched to the Pacific. In 1859 they fitted out and sent to sea no less than 39D whale ships, and the quantity they took that year was 0,952,021 gallons of sperm oil, besides 4,715,583 gallons oi' whale oil, and 2,010,882 pounds of whalebone, and New Bedford is tho richest town in proportion to its population, in America, and ships alone do not con stitute its only wealth, for it has thir teen oil and candle factories, four soap factories, hoop iron manufactories, and barrel factories. Now the question naturally arises, why should not we have the same ? "We have followed the example of our brethren in Austra lia in regard to gold mining specula tions, we have had "rushes" and "panics"—in fact we have gone through every stage of tho gold - fever. Some of us have risked our all, many have been ruined, and some have been successful. Now let us imitate our American cousins in their spirit of enterprise and in their patient and .untiring industry. The Auckland tradespeople and mechanics ought to give the subject their earnest attention, for supposing that the vessels fitted out by them for the whale fishery were ouly moderately successful at first, the money they might make, would, most of it, be spent here. Almost everything re quired by a whaler could be provided here. An impetus would be given to our few manufactories. Boats, ropes, sails, casks, iron-work, provi sions, will all be needed, and thus employment will be found for many who now find great difficulty in ob taining an honest livelihood for them selves and their families. Then each whaler might take two or three lads to tea, thus trainiug them effectually as sailors, and rendering them capable of being the defenders of their country. If each merchant and tradesman, in Auckland would now take a share or shares according to their means in this whaling company, how different would be the condition of this city in the course of a few years. It is scarcely probable that one vessel will pay, but by fittiug-out five or six, surely some certainty of success may be antici pated.

I We would direct the attention of those I interested in the Whale Fishery Company to J the fact that the share list is in tho hands of Captain Clayton, tho lion, secretary. In the interests of the city nnd the province, we earnestly hope that the share list will be such as to enable the company to start on a scale commensurate with the importance of the undertaking.

Meetings are advertised to take place in the following gold mining companies :—Tokatea No. 2, 7th August; Golden Belt, 6th August; Middle Star, 25th instant; Nolan's Candle; light No. 1, 28th instaufc. The annual meeting of the ratepayers of theDevouport Highway District will be held at the Devonport Hall, North Shore, on the 25th inst.

The promenade concert, advertised to be held at the City Hall to-morrow evening, in aid of the Destitute Old Women and Lying in-Hospital, has been postponed until further notice.

Notice is given by tho harbour-master at Oneliunga that during the late gale the South Head Spit Buoy parted from its moorings, und is now away.

The regular monthly meeting of Lodge Waitemata No. 689,'E.0., will be held at the Lodgß-rooin, Mnsouic Hotel, at half-past 7 o'clock this evening.

A capital joko, and all tho more palatable because it is true and can be vouched for, took placo a few Sundays since at one of the proini ncnt Fourth-street; churches. It seems that a worthy deacon had been very industrious in selling a now church-book costing seventy-five cents. At the service in question tho minis ter, just before dismissing the congregation, arose and said : " All you who h:ive children to baptize will please present them next Sab bath." Tue deacon, who by the way, was a little deaf, and having an eyn to selling the books, and supposing his ppstor was referring to them, immediately jumped up and shouted : " All you who havn't any can get as many as you want by calling on me, at seventy five cent a each." The preacher looked cross-eyed at the brothers, the brothers looked at the clergyman, the audience punched t-hc audience in the side, the babble grew louder, until it burst into 11 loud guff" w ; ladies coloured up, crimsoned, blushed, aud thanked the Lord for the low prii;e of peopling the earth. There was no benediction that morning worth speaking of. The deacon, after ho found out his mis take, changed his -pew from tho front of the church to the third from the rear, and though he cannot hear the sermon, he is consoled with the thought that the young Indies can't snicker at him.— New Je,rsy Patriot.

THE PERMISSIVE BILL

We are pleased to bear that an effort is in progress to obtain a Colonial enact ment, embodying the " Permissive prin ciple" in the legislation on tho liquor traffic of the colony. The following pe tition, which we understand is a copy of one being simultaneously signed in the other proviuces, is now awaiting signa tures at the office of the Auckland branch of the U.K.A., next to Mr. Compton's store, Queen-street wharf.

To thn Honorable the House of Keprescuta-

tives, &c

The petition of tho undersigned inhabitants of the province of Auckland, humbly sheweth:—

That your petitioners are convinced that the traffic in alcoholic liquors is tho clicif cause of criuio, ignorance, destitution, nua immorality. That all classes of the community aro involved in tho ruinous consequences of this traffic, which not only injures its victims, but is in imical to the best interests of capital nnd labour, augments the price of food, and in creases tho burdens of luxation.

Your petitioners therefore pray your hon orable house to puss a bill to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor in any city, ward, township, &c ,in whioh a. majority of two-thirds of tho irlult male and female residents shall vote in favor of sucii prohi bition.

QUEEN-STREET PAVEMENT.

With reference to the intended motion of Mr. Councillor Atkin on the subject of flagging the footpaths, we understand that it is tho intention of the mover in this matter to make the wording of the motion mote precise, so that leaseholders having but a short period of their leases to run may not chance to be saddled with the cost ot. paving. Ibis can be done by specifying, not the length of term included in the lease, but the time of occupancy yet to elapse. We learn also that probably this may be altered from five to seven years. There is some agitation being got up against Mr. Atkins motion, arising from a misapprehension; and we would repeat, for general information, that it is intended that the owners, not the occu piers, should be compelled to flag the footpath opposite their premises—those occupiers only with long lease's being regarded in the light of owners. We sincerely hope that Mr. Atkin will' be strongly supported by popular sympathy in his most sensible and business-like action with regard to our main street.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE

This place of amusement remains as popu lar as ever, notwithstanding the strong counter attractions. On Saturday night there was a first-class attendance to every part of the house, when Tom Taylor's splendid comedy of], the " Contested Election"-was produced, and from begin ning to end-elicited the most hearty./roars of laughter and the most unbounded ap plause. This piece could, not bo seen by the most morose or hypocnondrical with out doing them an immense amount of good, and we should advise all of a melancholy turn of mind not to miss seeing it to-morrow night, for ifc would do them more good thun all the doctor's stuff in the worjd. Mr. Hoskius, as the Klection Agent, and Miss Oolvilie, as the wife uf the unwilling candidate, wero provoca tive of the most enthusiastic merrinieht, while Messrs. Jones, Hydes, and Hyan each had a part thoroughly congenial to to him. Then there were rival electors, rival committee men, rival editors, and rival parties, who, of course, were in themselves a fund of timusement, so thab on the whole, we do not think we have seen anything pass off in such a truly humourous style for years past. This evening is a grand command night under the patronage and in the presence of His Excellency the Governor, when, by special desire, the comedy of " The Jea lous Wife " and the satire of " The Critic, or the Tragedy llehearsed," will form, the programme. /. ■■'-..]-' 'X

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

INTo. "VTIL ; If this goes on, Mr. Editor, our bargain's off. I-really can't stand-it. I have no chance. An old man like me can't be ex pected to be on ths racket night and day, and so I say, if tlie weather don't change, I shall I've got cold in the head, face, eyes, nose, ni-ck, throat, legs, toes, arid every part of my body. I ca»'t stir a peg. and how can you expect me to. be picking up news when, even if I went out, I eouldn t stand for the wind and rain. Use your influence, Mr. Editor, and send a special telegram to the clerk of the weather. I'm sure it would have more weight than coming from a stranger like me. Every bone in my body aches, and not even Sniggerson's Patent Balsam does me much good. If it wasn't for that boy Dick, I don't know what would he come of me. He is most invaluable. He talks about beginning life, and. its quite time he did something for his living. Could you, Mr. Editor, give him a job on your valuable paper ? [t would be a genteel sort of work for the boy. You'd find him an excellent hand at writing paragraphs. He'd enjoy a good accident, and wouldn't object to a murder or two. If anyone was burnt to death or drowned he'd work it up quite cheerful like. I know he would. He's good on tea meeting?, too, and would .polish off the case with any of them. On Volunteer matters he could write like a book, for he's been studying this drill manual for the past week. At the theatres I know he'd be " all there " though I must say I fenr he prefers the circus. Give the boy a ofinnce, for I feel convinced he's born for something grout. If there nint any thiug i/i his line just at present, let him send you a specimen of his ability in •paragraph writing. Put a few in, and try. I'm sure they'd be contradicted the next day. This would be a good thing, as it '•' Would help to Jill the p;iper." I'm told, too, it'a the common thing here, and Diclc's hp't'inlid invention. It struck him lsst weelc th-U. kerosene was a good thing to make the kettle boil. He used about a quart. His hair is just beginning to grow again. I paid the fine at the Police- Court quite cheerfully, because it showed Dick had genius. Think of my offer. In the meantime, don't forget the telegram to old Boreas ; and if you have any of that particular Hennessey remaining, be a Christian; and let the sub. bring me round another half dozen. In the shattered state of my con stitution I find it very soothing.

•What's up with Mr. Thos. Beckhatn, that he and the police can't agree ? Surely Hookey Walker and his " minion"—that's a good word, quite theatrical —had a perfect right to drink two glasses of gin if they paid for it. Wasn't it part of their duty to taste the liquor, so that they might svrear to iis cha racter— although, mind you, I believe brandy, rum, or whiskey would have been all the .same to them, at lcnst, it would have gone the same way; and surely, the worthy magistrate didn't think they'd leave it after paying for it; if so, he didn't know them as well as the publicans, who, I am quite sure out of respect for their uniforms, would always give them good measure. " Two glasses of gin make them unfit for their duty" —so thought the magistrate. Worthy and innocent man ! but he may take my word for it, that three times the quantity would hate done them no harm. And he wouldn't convict, notwithstand ing the respectable character of these two unbiassed law officers. I wonder if these " grogs" went down among the police expenses; they certainly should, for poor policemen ought not to be called upon to pay out of their own pockets the costs of such a disagree able duty as gin-tasting. And I'm told, too, that Hookey's a teetotaller ! but his duty to the force is more to him than all else, and so he resolutely set his face against the two glasses of gin—and swallowed them without a sigh. This man should have a medal for the con scientious manner in which he does his work—indeed, I hear the publicans of this great citj, in the bars of most of whom ho has often had the disagreeable duty of "tasting" spirits imposed upon him, are about very shortly to present him with a testimonial as a token of the great appre ciation in which he is held by the vic tuallers generally. What shape it will take is not yet decided, but there is some talk of a box of homoeopathic medicines. What an effecting thing it is to read in this morning's Herald that the Maori market has been demolished. Stern, pitiless, and unfeeling Harbour Board. And as for the old market of. a bygone day, where be your squashes, peaches, fish, and harmless swine—where your produce of this noble clime, ripening and sweetening over the Very es sence of the poetic sewer—where your noisy but contented fruit mer chants—where your lovely handmaiden recreant of beauty and . tobaoco, and where, oh where your scenes of love and merry-making. Gone, alas, for ever! Yes, says Dick, as I read or rather weep this last sentence over to him, " And 1 only hope they'll never return." And this is the affection that he bears for the natives of his adopted country " poor and lowly they may be, but, Sick, think of the Maori down-trodden^ and imposed upon—iis he not a man and a brotherp" " Well," says Dick, " L don't know, but if he is I wish my brother would take a back seat. Hut, on second thoughts, darn me if ill own him." And so the subject one of great interest to me I assure you, Mr. Jiditor —was allowed to drop.

Dick wants to know who is the indiri^ dual who wanders listlessly aboutthe town, wearing a great coat, made out of a red, green, and black blanket. He says he thiukai it;must be a sort of walking ad vertisement. JJTot having seen the party I can't say.

Talking about advertising, that's not a bad wny of doing it adopted by Monsieur Sorrell, the French Surgeon Chiropodist, whatever that may mean. This gentle man will cut ofF your corns, bunions, toe nails, toes, and oven feet, without drawing a drop of blood; and ho don't forget to let tlie people know it, for he has a wandering house constantly perambulat ing the streets, and Carried inside " a travelling agent." announcing the full particulars. All sorts of feet diseases will, no doubt, instantly disappear. The very advertisement ia enough to frighten every; corn and buriioii back Jc^tS ofigiMf

home. M. Sorrell's an enterprising man, and I wish him well. So the unfortunate hawkers have to pay £4, a-year. They will bless the new corporation I have no doubt. And the Council was very bard on them, one or two of the members insinuating that very often their baskets were bat a blind to some move profitable, but not so strictly honest business. What a shame ! Have none of the noble councillors ever been hawkers? 1 long to ask the question. I don't know, but I think it extremely probable. Mr. Brodie, the new Town Clerk, gives, I hear, great satisfaction to most of the- Council, but there are one or two who still have a " down on him." One of these complains bitterly of his writing, which he alleges he cannot make out, so that when a notice paper is sent to him be can't read it. This ho considers to be a Stain upon the Council. Dick has seen the writing, and says it's a fine,-bold, gentleman-like hand. Bat fcome people are always grumbling. I am very glad to see the Fire Brigade is about to be re-oi'ganised. And not before it was required, for I have been to fires where it appeared to me that every on'.% was hnriug his own way while the fire was having its own way, and the insurance companies and private indivi duals were the sufferers. But the ques tion of pulling down houses that are not insured in order to save those that are, will give some little trouble. In the present depressed state of the market, I can let a few Tookeys go- for £50, and a few Cures for £4.

Nathaniel Beeswing

JOHN O'GROATS GOLD MINING COMPANY.

This morning a deputation consisting of Messrs. F. Whitakev, W. C. Wilson, and Alexander, waited upon his Honor the Super intendent in reference to the lease of the John O'Groat's Gold Mining Company, which lias been applied for by Mi;. Dixou. It will be remembered that, a short time ago, a gazette was published from the Superinten dent's oliiee throwing open fur selection the ground of the John O'Groat's Gold Mining Company. Immediately on the publication of the garttte, which was issued between nine and ten o'clock at night, one of the old share holders telegraphed to the Tbnmes to Mr. Thomas with instructions to at once tnke up the ground on behalf of the old com pany, who had only abandoned work until Biieh time as they could form a new company, aud carry on tilings satisfactorily. But Mr. Dixon, 01 the Thames, had got prior intelligence surreptitiously, and had pegged off and manned the ground beforo Mr..Thomas. 1 he object of the deputation this morning was to ask I he Superintendent not to grant the lease to Mr. Dixon, and to huvean enquiry made as to the way in which information had been given to certain parties at the Thames as to what would be the contents of the gazette in question. A long discussion took place, and Mr. Whitaker contended that the ground was obtained by fraudulent means, and he asked the Superintendent- whether, that being so, he would grant it to Mr. Dixon;—The Superintendent replied that ho should not oppose Mr. Dixon'a getting the lease, and that the parlies must fight it out in the Warden's Court. With the decision of the Warden he vould be perfectly satisfied. With regard to the information beiiig obtained sur reptitiously, His Honor termed it " sharp practice," aud said he wquld cause an inquiry to be made iv the matter. —The deputation then withdrew.

POLICE COURT.—Monday

[Before Thoaias Beckham, Esq., B.M.]

Drunkards.—Charles Barrens, Eichard Sarcefield, and John Johnson were each finod 10s and costs for this offence. Samuel Butcher, John Ellis, James Murrony, Eliza beth Lynch, and Euima Stehson were Sued 20s and costs.

Threatening) Language. — Rebecca Col bert was charged with assaulting Anne Brad field, and was ordered to find two sureties of £5 each to keep the peace for three months.

Assault.—Catherine Smith was fined 20s aud costs, or ordered to be imprisoned for seven days for assaultiug Catherine Keats. ,:. Municipal Police Act.—VVm. Brownhill, John Hill, Win. Foley, and James Corley, were each fined IDs. and costs for a breach of the above Act. ■

Impounding Act.—Jane Wilson was fined ss. for a breach of the above Act.

Lakoisy. —Christopher Higgins was sen tenced to three months1 imprisonment for stealing geese from Bernard Longbottoiu, Symonds-street. Charles Uughes, charged with receiving tho same, was remanded till to-morrow.

SHARE MARKET.

ms. j. m. lknnox's beport.

Tbere has ( been considerable business done in tKe 'share market this morning, and at present there is a slfght advance in prices. My sales comprise—Caledo nian, £103 10s to £105 10s, held for £107 10s; Thames, £22 to £22 10s, held for £23; Otasjo, £2 16s. Buyers of Thames at £22; Caledonian at £105. Sellers of Shotover at 7s 9d. me. /.newman's bepobt. The market lias advanced slightly for Caledonians and Thauios Gold AJinine Conipauy. My sales comprise :—Caledo- nian, £102 10s. to £105; Thames, £22 •• Otago, £2 165.; TookcyV double issue, £21; Bank of New Zeuland shares/ £18 ss. Buyers ,for Tookoy, £21; Tokafea, £3 to £s.jJCTiias at market price.

THE CIRCUS

Peehaps the most successful in "eve; y sense of the entertainments given by tlu Circus Company in Auckland, was given on Saturday evening. JNotwithstandine the inclemency of the weather, the pavi lion was crowded in every part, not a seat or standing room being vacant' "'The' great event was, of course, the " Steeple chase, »which was excellently carried out and rapturously applauded., The.equesl, tnan feats of Madame Eossrere e'speciallv and of the remainder of the troupe generally, were really excellent. The humour of the clown was singularly amusing, and, altogether, there was,un bounded, satisfaction afforded to the spectators.

A 3-rand RESULT.-In bull fight day,, a blaeks.mth who was rearing a bull-m'p, induced lus father to go on all-fours to imitate the bull. The canine pupil pinned the old man by the no,e. The spn disregarding «£ pareutjil roarmg, exclaimed, "Hold him

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FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT T l

TOOKETS—A MAN KILLED

POLICE COURT.

THE SHABE MARKET.

G-RA.HAMSTOWW, 3 p.m. Thkbk is a better enquiry here this morning for mining stock. Caledo nians hnve been sold at £105 to £107 10s; Thames, £22 to £22 10a; Tookey, £22 to £23.

A frightful accident occurred here on Saturday night, by which a man named Gilbert Seymour Hall lost his life. The deceased fell down Tookey's siiaft and broke his neck, some time about 12 o'clock on Saturday night. He was List; seen alive shortly before that time, going home, towards * the ■Moauatairi. The body was fouud iv the shaft, in the 100 feet level this morning, with his head lying under his body. Deceased was a native of Prescott, England, and came out from homo some years ago. He belougod to a wealthy family. An inquest is now being held on the body.

At the Police Court, thjs inorning, Mary Bedford was charged with being drunk and using obscene language. For the first charge she was sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment, and. for the second throe} months. Jane Hea ton . as charged with breaking four panes glass at Holclship's window, and entering the premises illegally. She wad seuteuced, on the first charge, to be imprisoned for two mouths, and for the second charge to six months. [FJIOM TO-DAY'S " .ADTKBTISEE."] . Tins Cm: op London—The fine prospects of t.lul iuTi'io lire ?iO\v attracting a good deal of nUentiou, notwithstanding the depression. that, exists in other matters. The lode has opened ;out into a fine body, almost seven feet thick, and gives indications of Tory consider able richness. The long deferred trial crush ing is expect eel to take place next -week,, The sliaivliolilers are all anxious to have the quality of tlio lode tested in the mill, and. the direct ova to rniso money to carry on the works without making another call. Should the parcel turn out as satisfactorily as it is expected to do, the shaft which is at present sunk from the long crews-cut driTe will be raised to the surface, and a whim erected and other requisites arranged for more systematic Working than can be carried on in the present state of Affair?. The wretched weather of the last tiibiifch Jins much, retarded progress iv" this direotiou. • . . V

The Quicen of Bkauty.—This., rnit-e continues to maintain its prestige,. Jfc .(jonstantly employs Qow's machine, and the stuff has continued to yield very remunerative itvorages of from 2 ozs. to 3 ozs. to the tori. The show ou (he tables during the last week has been fully up to farmer .appearances,.and. another excellent yiefd may be looked for as, the result, of the retorting. The Dauntless and Sink to BitfE.— There ia 1i1.t.10 chance noticeable in" the appearance of tho crushing w'lioh is now goiug on at l,he Princo Alfred battery for this company. Tlio general stuff is crushing rather jjoorly, but there is a nice lot 'of specimens on hand, which when crushed will make the average something over an ounce to the ton,. The crushing will not be completed this week. ' ; :; • i

; The Long Duivk.—The brushing for the Long Drive is showing a very great improve* ment over that, put through on the last occasion. It is evirlcut that the yield will be' much larger in proportion to .the quantity of stuff crushed, from the present appearance of the plates. . . ,", ,„■",

An officer on a field-day happened to be thrown from hishtJrse, and as he lay sprawling on the ground, said to a'friend who caino to vis assistance, "I thought I had improved in niy riding, but I find £ have fallen off." A That i>ob the Episcopal Bench.—Sir Kobert Walpole once wanting to carry a question in the House of Lords, not being quite sure of some of the bishops, prevailed upon the Archbishop of Canterbury to stay at home"for two or three days. In.the mean time Sir Bobert circulated a report that his grace was dangerously ill. On the day of meeting the House was crowdod'.with lawn sleeves, not one of whom voted against the JV.'I raster. ■ ■ ■ ' v It is clearly ascertained that in India and China tho cane has been cultivated and sugar prepared from it, from the most remote times. For its discovery the Hindoos account by the following tradition:—Once, in a very, early a|e, a vessel from, the, Indian -peninsula' sailed into the distant parts of the Eastern: seas. It happened to touch at a small unin-, habited island, and, as one of the crew-was so. B,i6k as to be apparently tit the point of death, ■his-'fellow-mariners put hun on shore and left him to die. Some months afterwards they happened to pass by the same island, and'again landed; when to their surprises they: found their, comrade not only alive and well, but grown remarkably stout. On their asking how he could have.lived in,a place which appareutly was incapable of affording food, ho pointed to certain plants, by eating which he hud, he said, been restored to health and afterwards sustained. When the voyagers sailed fop home they took with them their comrade, and also the roots of this wonderful plant, wh'icb was afterwards carefully culti vated in their own country, and was none,

THE EVENING STAR, AUCKLAND; MONDAY, JTOY 17, 1871.



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71OR PRIVATE-SALE—Aii * Original CITY ALLOTMENT, 0, Nelson-street, 'feet by 244 ft»?J, well adapted for a Family *dWM-APPIr\ E OR«E SIBBIN, -'^w Auctioneer, Lsnd and Commission Agent, ,^^^^_i Queen-street. )RINCE OF WALES THEATRE. Everyone ought to see JOHNNY HYDES.



AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c, This Evening. Prince of Wales Theatre, 8. Theatre Royal, 8. Ciruus, Queen-street, 8. ;



We perceive that the new road of Parnell is blinded with gravel. Last year it was blinded with clay, on the recommendation of the con tractors and the owners of busses, running to Paruell. Xhe road being formed under the able superintencleney of, Mr. Keals, the contractors found, no doubt to their cost, that the metal had bound together ao bard that they had to use gada and heavy hammers in stead of picks, to loosen it. We think, after this experience, clay ought to have been used instead of scoria ash. . . The proprietor of tho Occidental Hotel wishes to inform the public that there are a f<tw more opportunities Jeft for any person to add their name to the charitable Dime and Pin List, prior to the exhibition of that great curiosity—the two headed calf with two tails. — [ABVT.] A well-contested football match was played in the Albert Barracks, on Saturday! by the members of tho Auckland Football Club. The sides were Australasia against tho World ; during the first half-hour the star of Austra lasia was in the ascendant, but at length, after a very severe struggle, in which most of the players on either side embraced mother earth frequently, the World succeeded in .obtaining two goals. Next Saturday will be played the return makh, " Volunteers against Auckland,