SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 5.46. HIG-H WATER.—This evening, 7.57.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Golden Crown, 5 o'clock. Challenger, 9 o'clock.

ARRIVAL.

- Ph(«be; s.s.', H. Worsp.from Southern .Ports. - St,-44ilda,s^.,-Flowerday, from Wanganul. I Duke of Edinburgh, p.s., Farquluir from Wangle! | Tawera, schooner, 65 .tons, Kennedy, from Xoverty a Bay.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES

LoNDON.-Excelsiof and'Beth Shan, early Southern-Pfe-rs.- Phoßte,, early. ? Fijis.—.Coronet, early. Sydney. --Vebilia, tiarly.. •

VESSELS EXPECTED.

H.M. s.s. Basilisk, from Nelson. Phrabe ss from Southern ports. cSsof'Kintor e>6 hlp, from London. Citf of iuokland, ahip, from London. : . BallaVdt, barque, from London. : ir AHce Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Sea Gull, achooner, from Fijis. . Lastitia, scbobneir, from Napier. Maid of Otago, Schooner, from Lyttelton. Merlin; schooner, from Fiji. I ,'j| , ■ i Hetald, scliooner, from pokia,nga.

IMPORTS.

: . v ,iiPer s.s f Phoebe,'from Southern ports :—., i!f> Shipped 51bags oatmeal, Jones £• »• .15 ipaokages, . Zenapthorne and Oo.; SB . ..Mckages, Bloom ; 2 packages, Fraser} 1 case, I ,;.. Imallfield ; i-lcase, Eeed j I.parcel, Morley.u ■Shipped at ..Oamaru-200 bags bran, Bmney. i , Shipped atitfttelton-50 sacks oats, Jakins /. • Bnd^Go.} 1 box, Cruickshank and Co. I b'ii Shipped at Wellington—l case bacon. Am- ; wsSm. 1 pac^ge, Daldyj.-l^aße books, ~ - ,JKirfcV I parcel, Sank of New Zealand; 1 ": ■ toarcel, Union Banl of Australia} 18-%ead j n< ■ Wttle, order. Shipped at Picton—l package, | ■■■> -'IS rice. Shipped.at Nelson—2 naif-faercoß|; ■tobacco,. 3 boxe.s. tobacco, Thompson; 125| .: »ck ß malt, 1 bag. hops,. Lyell.; Shipped afl n ;NeUo^ for.Sydney-1 .case, P^«! casa^ .dl ■traßß ; shippAd l «Williaiß pavis.. Ship^jped a f ,^ - • Tamaaki—3 packages hutter, 6 cases, Vealei;,; :o u_Cruiokshank > ißmart.and Co., agents. «■ -.T:^—Be P -. B .i. St., KUda, ; from Wtoltouui':- 3^ bio* head cattle, 400 sheep, 30 pigs, 7<>rde'ri 18| 001 Jkegs butter, Combes and Daldy; 1 case bacon | Lewis Bros.; 6 cases merchandisej Adnam. lj* The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh will leave for I "Wangarei on llonday evening at 7o'olonk: We learn that the s.e. Koera is once more j Vto "ift-Sut into; .the,.coasting :t«»d^.j«Sha is a « * leale! Mmwably; adapted fdr thil piirf osc, *id will doubtless cctaimand a good share of trade. The p.s. Golden' Crown will leave the I»ar t i y bdurtUis a'fteincfoa.at ft.d'olock., | Toin}.->rrow taorning, ehe. -ffill t leavo Grrahnmsfowh >for Auckland 9' b'cloeK; 'returning to i the .., , . Thames at 5 <s*etock-in the afternoon. ,r ••• '•''

ARRIVAL OF THE PHŒBE.

The s.s. Phoflbe, Captain Worsp, arrived in the '-Maaakatl this morning, from iJfouthern

portsi Sh9 reports leaving Port Clmlmersjflt §.29 p.m. on fche-7th ; anchored at the Heads t! ■!■!-, at 6/30 P'na. till 3 a m.,pn the following morn - ing rooming; j»nd ; arrived afc'Oairiarti at 10. a.m. on the &tb..»..ieft again at 3.10 p.m., nira* aivived at.iiy-tteUqn at 8.5 D a.in, ou thei9fcli ; left again at p.m. saino day, ivnd arrived ttt Wellington aa above. Expcrifii.od fine ■weather -with variable winds to Ljfkllo.i ; thenee -iiMig Bead winds and cloudy weather. Left Wellington, ,on,the.l3th, nt 2 a.m., arriv ing at Picton on' the same day ; arrived at Nelson on 14th; Taranaki, 15!.h, ia the oven ing. Light -winds and fine wo.ather from Nel- Son. Arrived in the Maimkuu on Saturday at 10 a.m. Passengers :—.Mrs. T-e Morville ajid Master De Morville, Mr. W. Huckland, W&A,,\ ijr/ IP earce, :Mt.- Eeeco, Mr. and Mrs! Smith' 'ana'two children, Mr. Uill, and Beven steerage. We are indebted to Mr. R. ■'' ' i'Pringfe/purser, for fllea.- ■• -.. ■■; / ~ ,;>.jf

ARRIVAL OF THE ST. KILDA.

The b.s. St.lCilda, OapUnn Flowerday, left Wunganui on tho 14lli instant, at 10 p.m.; crossed the Ifaiiub'iii Har on the 16tb, at 6 a,m., arriving at Oncliunga at 8 a.m. Light variable iinds iind tips yrfother throughout, Pa«%ed the si. Mrftngi'tfui, off Taranaki, at 10 a.m. on tho 15th. \Ve are indebted to the ',-/, pursci-jof ihe.pt.j'Kilda.,tor pxta Glee.,, '' Pisb/oKiisff— tttiiva: Joisc3,':MdDonald, Nicholson. —A. Barnes, agent.

COMMERCIAL.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS. dL'l O3?hi? jppaw3;.p:are : th/. ciirrent,qalla and divi dends' payobi; 1 in tlie companies named be low:—

THE MAILS.

> 'MilA#lU«!lo3a.iiiui<^r:-| (• [% |8 ¥ox Thames, this day, at 4.30 p.m., and on Monday,, ISthinstanfc, atll a.m. and3.3op.m. •■•■■:. ¥ov Whitiangi, per Mary Ellen, this day/ at 4 p.m. For Kapanga; per Lalla Eooitli, on Mouday, the IStli instant, at 11.30 a.m. For Riisß/ill, etc , per Duke of Edinburgh, on Monday, I Q 18W> fe»tf.nt, ft 8 p.m. ji i i . , S"or Gisbonleand Napfer, per Napier, oiMonday, the 18th instant, at 1 p.m. Lato letters Mid telegrams for transmission from the Napier station will be received at this office till l.bO p.m. For Taranaki and the SputhfSrn; provinces, por Pliajbe, on Tuesday, 19th instant, at 9 a m. For Tairua, per Janet Grey, on Tuesday, 19th instant, at 3 p.m. • ' ; - Aisi 8. IK Biss, Chief Postmaster. Note.— A Post Office has been opened at Lower Matakaim. . Mails close at this office on Saturdays, fit 10 a.m.- 'Return mails -arrive on Mondays, at 5 p.m. It ii also notified for information of the public that mails forMatakana, Pakiri, Te Arai, Mangawai, Omaha and Mangaturoto will in future be despatched from this office1 on Saturday, at 10 a.m., instead of Monday, *3 heretofore. Return mails will arrive on Mondays, at 5 p.m.

The Evening Star.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1871.

" For the cm** that tocta assistance, •For thn w#ng that needs resistance, For the, i '#iirein tlle disiince^.

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We observe that Messrs. Hay and Iloney man will close their premises in about three yveeks, and wind uu then1 business forthwiili. There is still a large selection of useful gooiU remaining, whitsh no doubt will bo sold cheap.

• It should not be forgotten that on Monday evening the' Venerable Arclideucon Maunsell will deliver his lecture on "Man and the Monkey." It will bo delivered iv tho new Mu3ic Jlull, Sytnondi-street, -wlinro the chair will bo taken at half-past seven by the Right Reverend the Bishop of■ Auckland. Apart from the special interest of llie subjecr, the fact thiit, the proceeds will be appropriated in aid of Home Missions, should insure a crowded audience. ;

Wo see by advertisement t)n>t Messrs. Jouf9 and Father's, Pork Butchers, &«., foot of Wakeiiuld-street, are now in v jiosition to supply every variety to tho trade. Thuee (.■eullcmen boing practical pork butchers, we have no doubt of their{ success ; we oan re doinihend them, believing that tho i most faatidious cannot but be pleased if ih«y will only favor them with a call. i A call of three shillings per share lias been made, in the Brighton Gold Mining; Com pany.

Tho annual meclinj; of the members {of the Onehutiga' Cricket Club will be held this evening.

SubscribiW to life Soeiety'for tho Rfeliefof Neglected Children are informed that the I "■subscriptions for the present : yeur are consi derably overdue. 1 i .Our roadpra will-sec; in another column a notice of the Grand Olympic" SpeTts, by llio Circus Company and others, to bo given in the Albert Barracks this day week. . ; . '"''Hi. CMnce if S«f«J«« lifiUtl, ifc-wisk, wiVr. 4, < r } ;(-rtS-i ' .--...sat {•»*£•;;. M:i >'f ;■; ■V'.l-.r J in Vr(^r<ii.««a-8tv«. '■■. ■■-- \ \ >fe;>:.-.V. >:/;'=(, -Vl", >0f); itotstt well Oi' wit*.-■'.:*.. ■ . , ".!:,««, Si.'A ■■■ ■■.!•,:, -~Hi fliSlf at! Mil -V! iaIWl. t,V)1,1,.l I ,ir; .:<:•< :-.t: '.too j.tirt'.tfj'ik '«/ f f.Jt an »«e ntw.st* ■:. ,"' ' ;-TK'.>, ■ .'■V.ieitrtijf Ajcmt,' Alb*rt-*tKie*, WJTit»l«i4uirf } | \"--:n.:iy";U,/!:tihU H'it!i 4-roomwl Houst- a.-i;o!l.ii3nft- |" ;.| .;,' v'.';^ p.-," •' ■j;'.v.-"M>i'V':i-!- r. •<,.! vi- <'Wftt ! ! --■■•■. •/:■•■','■ ■■~'';':'. -M'- Wir. l'!'.',r':!> J! ■•>,■'. '/'!»■' 1.. I oi^*S?S^^:ir?\fS'Krt 0 CASE. - John McDonald, as onr ; reoilers are already aware, hus Jiad liis Benleiicc of ' I i'Aeti&i cofflrfiuj»{l ,to itnpriijonmcnt for life. Ft seems to us *Gil it (should be to Hjd was v. crime of greai enorrr ity, but H floes not appeal1 j that he conienip'ufe 1 ruurdi'r, and lie is en- j titled at all events to the benefit of the doubt, i When the judge wua santencing tho njiserftblo I man, wo are t.jld linit liis stolidity or rather | rigidity was rather wondeiful. lie did not op- | peartotnovearnusole. Yetiiliisinipertur ability | was but a mask. He must have bi-en Buffering; dreadfully, oren when ho made no sign. As a proof of thi.-", it may bo mentioned thai within :fpur and twenty hours after ibcing removed fi'ora the dock df the Suprime Court; his huir had turned almost giey Tlioso wiio liav,e, since vtsiiefl and conversed with him describe the man as fully realising the awful ono'-mity of his crime, and the desperate lmtuj-e of his position. Portraits of McDonald dro bein^ displayed in various photographers' windows in Wellington, but the*o can in no c:iae be desirihed us likenesses, if they even rrully had j tlso original for a subjoot.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

This j'l'sce oT amusement was but poorly iitlo;d«(l L;st evening, when Clie pro •>i\i!iiii!c of live prt'i-edipK jii>:!.t. j'v. a J por fuwiu'd. Ao.lwitslimding lh« I pi-qjon dci'ancc of einpiy benches, lioweTur, ilia actors vretifc through their ptw:ts with '\ijH|-i|;'.;and.i'4|ie| Jfolygrapuic Minstrels %ereNW usdal-tejiiinfelf-lly successful.. %his evening lias been set. opart for tl^e benefit of the Minstrels, who baye prorided an excelleut bill of fare.

SUPREME COURT.-Criminal Sittings.

SATURDAT, SEPTEMBER 16.

[Before His Honor Sir .0-. A. Aiiiey, Knigln, Chief Justice, and a Common Jury.J

His Honob took his seat on the Beach at 10 o'clock.

Hobse-Steamng.— Thomas Moore was ar raigned upon naiudictment charging, him with haying stolen, on the 25th of June, a dark brown mmv, from tho paddock of John Buglar, at Ottthuliu. The prosecution on behalf of the Grown was conducted by Mr. Brookfmid.—'i'ho prosecute-deposed that lit1 placed the mare in the paddook on the evening of t-ho 25th June, and missed her Hie following morning. JNoxt Jieard of the mure having beenscenatNgaruawahia. —Constable Mullens, of the Armed Oonslabularj, said lie saw tho prisoner at Hgaruawahia on tho 28th of June. The prisoner •nine to him and said he had letters for him from aomfl relatives and friends at Otahuhu. Witness told the prisoner that lie would have sonic lett rs ready for him to take back to Otahuhu as he was returning.— (Jo)ißtuble C:i<!ell. deposed to arresting the prisoner. He wa's working at 'Mr. Martin's, on Lho Waipa. The mure was on the run. Witness wont with Sergeant Bernard to arrest the p.isoner. Witness cautioned the prisoner thnt any statement he might mnko would be iiwd against him. The prisoner said that the maro was his. The prisoner rendered every assistance in his power to catch tho mare.— Sergeant Bernard gavo similar evidence, and added that, after being cautioned as to any statement he ehould, make, tho prisoner said ho had bought her, near Otahuhu, from a man named Wilkinson, of Onehunga j but there was no third person present wheii he made the purchase, and got no receipt for the money paid.—The prisoner cross-examined the wit nesses, but the questions he put did not go to the merits of the case, and uol.hing material was elicited iii his favour. The prisoner addressed tho jury. In his de fence he said the maro was honesty bought and paid for. He paid i' 6 Tor her. He was well known, having carted on tho Q-reat South Boad to carriers. He (prisoner) took£tlio mare along the high road. Ho rode her to the Police camp, and asked Col. Lyon for employ ment. The prisoner further said the man Wilkinson had endeavoured to sell another horse to another man in the same way,and it was only by a third party coming up and caution ing the intending buyer that the bargain was oil1. Xiie man Wilkinson had attempted that kind of thing several times. It appeared to be a "regular" trick of his.—The foreman of tho jury wished to recall the prosecutor, in order to inquire whether the prisoner knew Ihe mure before she was missed from tho paddock;—; The prosecutor said the prisoner must have known the mare, ns ho had a pony grazing there for a week previously, and the mare was always in a paddock, except when she was at work. The prosecutor said he had known the prJßoner some twelve months, and did not know anything against him.—His Honor summed up the evidence with mtnuto care, and left it to tho jury wb.fitb.er they were satisfied with the identiiy of the animal ; if so, th'en they would consider the testimony of the witnesses, and compare it with tho state ment of the prisoner. They would consider whether the prisoner had called the witnesses to whom he alluded. It. was true that it ap peared to be a hardship that prisoners on their defence should not be permitted to make their .statements us fully us possible when they had no mMus'ol [calling witnesses ; therefore he did not stop prisoners while uddressing the jury. If the prisoner knew tin; mure before she wns stolen, was it probable ho would buy her of a strange man on the public road, and near the paddock, where lie must lmvo seen her not long bofore ?—[The jury could not agree after two hours' deliberation, and had not agreed when our reporter left.] ' :Stbai>ing ptcom tub Pebso?.- John Ro bertson wus arraigned upon an indictment charging him with stealing from the person of Williau't'StonD two bank chequos and throe and-sixpence in coined money, on tho Ist of August last, at Matata, near Tauranga.—Mr. Brookfield prosecuted on behalf of lho Grown. Mr. MaeCormick defended the prisoner.-- The circumstances of the . case are pdcuhar. The prosecutor said ho was a draper, and visited Matata on the 30th of July, lip stopped that night at McDonald's, Masonic Hotel. 1 lie next duy he went to tho house kept by the prisoner and his wife as a board ing-house. Jlc gave Ilia money, about. £17 10j., to the prisoner's wife to take care of for him. The uion3y consisted of two b:ink cheques for £5 and £1 odd, the rest iti .notes, and silver, Prosecutor paid prisoner's wife a week's board in advance. The day or two afterwards lie obtained his money back from Mrs. Robertson, the prisoner's wife. Tho prosecutor m«*t a friend, with whom hp went to Mncdwnald's hotel, and they had ," drinks." The prosecutor said he becamo unwell, and sat down on the form in front of tho bar. Prisoner was,there at the Urn-.!. Whim pro jisecutbr awoke 'ho found that his; notes, fclteqries, &()., were-gone. ..The prisoijor was present all this time. When prosfecutor [awoke, prisoner wns dosing, and prosecutor tasked him {whether ho had the cheques, &c. pßohertson'said ho had iio\ "'Prosecutor swora ifcbat he made enquiries everywhere, and next giiyfl -"information- to the police. Detective jDoolan accompanied .him, and searched tho prisoner,and t/>oU from his pocket the cheques produced.—The defence wns that the prose tor was drunk. That ho had. an imperfect Recollection' of what really .occurred. That he gave the.prisoner's wife the cheques, ouo ,of which was returned ut his request, und that lib ha I accused other respectable persons t;> whom, ho^bad given money to.take (tarn of, of keeping bis 'money. That both prisoner: and prosecutor were drinking together until they becatuc -quite oblivious, and neither one nor pther 'know what ho was about.—The jury acquitted the prisoner Robertson of the nlmrge of stealing, after Bcavcely a .moments' deli' era tibn

HortSE-scKAiifKG. —At, a littlo before (.wo o'clock, 'the jury returned a verdict bf guilty in tho horse-stealing caso, with a strong re fioininentlalion to mercy.—His Honor said tluit horses were/exported properLy, and it was 'the duty of tbe Court to inflict substantinl punishment foraucli an offence. He sentenced the prisoner to twelve njontks'. imprisonment, with hnrd labor, i

EVENING CLASS.

Wjs are glad to see that a first-e'.ass opportunity is about to.be afforded to those who, desire to advance thfir edu cational Hcquirements, and to do so without interfering with ordinary avoca tions. Messrs. J. Pittar and Stnnlny Williams, the English and classical ■masters :in the Auckland College, luivo opened "The Athenroum," for imparting, in Evening clasßes, a: very comprckmsivo course of instruction for adult*,. |Gliissiw<, AfatheraaticM, Frcuch, German,'lo^cthoi with an extended course of Knglish, in cluding bookkeeping, <fee, &c, are in the programme ; and from the character and ability of the two gentlemen;;who have pjponod the Athbnsbum. we have no hesi tation in saying that these classes will be a real boon to many in the city.

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. 'PHŒBE' AND ST. KILDA.

By the arrival of the Phoebe and St. Kilda we have received later Southern papers.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

Tjie revenue for the past year his been £116,000 less than estimated, and £82;000 less than last year. The main feature of (lie budget is a material reduction of expenditure. There is proposed a diminution of subsidy to provinces to capitation of ■15s. per heaijl; but the subsidy r to Road Boards will-iba (tousled, the amount !to be £100,000. The provinces are to be relieved of what were charged to them as "provincial services." Tho special allowances to Worth Island pro vinces and County of Westlarid.will alsoibe reduced to one-half. The provinces will thus receive £25,000 less than last year. It is proposed that Superintendents 'should be ex qfficio members of Provin cial Council", and - that the number of members should be reduced. In certain cases the' Government should have power to take charge of the affairs of a province. ■■.■'■' :'» ■ A reduction in the expenditure is pro posed, from £1,050,000,.that of last year to £982,000., ' : f% i.;:/ ;: The Stamp Duties to be increased, and a modei'ate duty will be imposed on cereals, rice, and timber, to the amountof £7500. '■ ;;• Total estimated revenue, .less than last yearVestimates by '£61,000, but £55,000 more than actual receipts. Distillation had produced great loss of revenue. Customs'duties will be £2,185. Gd. per head, instead of £3 16s. 7f}d-. as in 18»)7. Total surplus on tho year would be, £7500, equal to the tax on cereals and timber. This is- arr'ifed at without fur ther taxation; save immaterial increase of stamps, while the estimates provide for £40,000 deficit of last year, and £40,0<)r) from ordinary revenue for public works. The Treasurer -believed this ,was much moro favourable tliau had been expected by members. .- ,-. ' .• i ■:

PARLIAMENTARY.

Septkmuer 13.—Mr. Vogel announced that for tho next four months Webb's steamers would proceed from Auckland to Sydney, Mr. Webb arranging for tho coastfil service and meeting at the rate of £10,000 a year less, and to bo. ready at the,expiration of that t-irno to continue the contract service. The Government hud written to all Iho Australian Governments offering to meet them in using the service free of cost during lour months. ~ .

September 1-I.— The Motueka Electi6n Comaiittee has adjourno'i to Monday next, to enable Mr. Trnvors to cull witnesses to prove Toinlinson's right to be on the roll, tho mistake of a wrong qualification being at tached to his name being that of tho Regis tration Officer i' and also to prove that on elector had voted for Parker nt the Lower Moutere, aftor four o'clock. Mr. Travers offered no evidence in re Ilagnu, but will uddrcis the committee on the subject.

WELLINGTON.

September 11. — Tho sentence of death pnsiccl U])on M'Donald has been noniimitcd to penal servitude for life.—Ayomigrnan named Lock'iai-I, rouontly from linglaini) 'liaej been found dead at Mustcrton. He was formerly a lieulcnunt in the navy.

GREYMOUTH.

September 9. —On Thursday tho stpamers Murray, Kennedy, and Charles EdWar.l all struck the bur at. \Yesport wbilo attempting .to. go .out. In bncking out the Charles Edward and Murray collided. The Murray was compelled to 'relnrrt to the Greymouth wharf a litile damage;!. Tho others sailed for their respective ports. September . AL.—A. lar^o meeting at No town Gully passed a resolution protest ing .against tho , mismanagement, qf tho goldSelds by flic" Nelson1 Government, and asking the Aasouibly to find some redress.—' William Joned, a ininor, has been killed at Nelson Creek by falli.ng from a lluuie 150 feet

PORT CHALMERS.

September 10.—An inquest was hold to-day ou.tho,body of Georgo Onehill, who fell from aloft on board the1 ship Shuii Lbb yestorday, Tlie jiiry returned a verdict according to mc dicul" testimony, beitig that douth resulted from a fracture of the skull. .. j '•■■::<

TIMARU.

September B.—At a public meeting held last night, at Temukn, there was a lar^o . altend anco. In consequence of the engineer's report, supporting tho diversion of the railway, two miles from .the tp.wn, a. committee was ap pointed to prepare 'a memorial requesting him to adopt the inlurjd route. ; rr.icT ! ■■' ■ ''* '■' ■'•/■ _iUi^i j

CHRISTCHURCH.

September B.—Nothing doing in tho grain market. Quotations are unaltered.

' Septe'iiibbrilOj-^-iin iddevly 'Woman, named Gritnslier, has hangod herself while, in a-.fit.iof despondency^' The inquest, on the 'body re sulted in a verdict, of suicide while iji a sluie of temporary, insanity.—A public irjceting.ijs nailed, to be lield in a few days, in favor of Air. Mawuidreyv's Middle Island resolution.

HOKITIKA.

September B.—The Al&ambra''took away 12,119 Qunooß gold.—The markets) are un changed. I'M

DUNEDIN.

September S.—Flour is steady , ai ' There is liule-doing ill wheat. Ifirafc class is worth from 5s 6J ; second class is ofFerilijj at from Os to 6b. Feeding, oats 2s2d to 2s, <ld. Bran £2 15a, no sale.

THE CIRCUS.

We desire to draw special attention to the complimentary benefit to be given to night to iYI r. Harry Covvlp. In the par ticular department under his charge,' Mr. C.owle is everything that a clown should be, and his drolleries have not only placed him among flin most enter taining elements in the performances,,,but made liim most popular among the patrous' of' the circus. cWb, llmst that fornight will show a bumper benefit. The pro gramme is' the very best,: and as it is the last appoaranco of the company, at the pavilion, we urge our fellow-citizens to do honor to the occasion, and enjoy a most delightful evening. "'

SOCIAL TELEGRAMS THE THAMES.

% Tm»~DA.Y.

[FBOM dtll OWN COBEESBOITDENT,]

THE CALEDONIAN"—I,426 OZS

--LODGED.

SHARES LOWERING KAPIDLY.

MOANATAIM—SIO OZS

BANKED

SIIOTOVEII TPvIBUTERS

,-•; { } , (JitAHA^rsTcnvN, 2 p.m. T.«E Caledonian is reporter! not quite so rich in appearance. Shares lower ing rapidly. The first parcel f 1-901 Specimens lodged 925 ounces, also 500 ounces from general stuff. Gold from the Prince Alfred, Waiotahi, and company's own mill have yet to come in., .It is doub. tful if the fort nightly crashing will be completed to night. ;•:; «

THe M6anatairi,forsthe fortnight, have lodged 540 ounces.

Mr. Puckey is up at Obinemuri making another attempt to open up telegrapWc with the South.

The Shotover tribute have crushed 73 tons and obtained 58 ozs.

The Golden Crown tribute have lodged 33 ozs. from 40 tons —a fort night's run.

POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

rßefore Thomas Beokhom, Esq., R.M.]

DHTTjfKENNESS.—Two -persons were each fined 10s and cost 9 for first offences ; and two for second, were each ordered to pay 20s and coats, or be imprisoned 48 hours. Vagrancy.—Michael^Slahon was brought up, charged with having no visible la>vl'ri. means of support. It appeared that his foot had been severely burnt, and he was unable to work. He ha-.l applied to the authorities for admission to the hospital,:but could not be taken in as the place was over crowded. He- had b«en sleeping, in the < Govern raont 5 stables. Af.r.: tiees aijjdejrtjjok to provide the man with means for a week's lodging, and Captain Daldy, who waa pre sent, undertook to givu him a ticket for the Dispensary.. ' ■ Ho Iwas'-tke'refo're! .discharged with a caution.

BBEAcn of Merchant Smiting Act, jßst.—Joseph [Wulghaw ; waa .charged vyiU) being absent from th'eV.sV 00-Ahead-irith'out leave, ho being at the lime an articled sea man. —Mr. Itees appeared for. the pro&ecu tion, and Mr.'Joy for'the defence.—Peter Doile, niastei1 of the G-6 A head, deposed, that prisoner shipped on Hie 24th Mweh for six ' months. He deserted on the 3rd of April without any cause.' The ship's papers, log book, articles, &c, were stolen after that time.—ln- cro»s -examination, witness, said thivt during April there was a proper log-book' kept, which was stolen on the 26th June, find not since ..recovered. ; Since Llia desertion lie had soeii the prisoner in Civptain Duldj's "store, when hu asked (or his wages,' ana vritnesiijrefijifc^tp; |)a'j{ him 'under the circumstances. ,This was on Ist May, and witnoes did- not then cbargo him with the deqertfon. <9.»1' '-Vuesday , lust lie received a summons for 'payment of tho wngcs,' while going down the Mauukau—Re-examined : Prisoner 'ab's'olntely refused to rej!ujfn;lo liig. duty us ship's carpe'ntm'.-r Alfred ■f!Bee»ei:!Hn, clerk in U.M. Oustomaj lo*tiaodi to the authenticity of tho ship's.! articles pro duced," antf^'to the .fact jo£ Wajshaw's liaring shipped at ■. ■ Auokland. -| John Grifllths, 'ni'atol ofi'tlio' -venbl,-:' ratod th? evideuc&'of'thui master ns to Hie desertion'.-^baplfaiWß6rilo,Tß-called,7£aid thai, coiißiclerablo expense lmd'teeni caused to thu ship by prisoner's absence—jterh.apa' £30 or £40.—The Court thought, considering the,lapse of timo arid1 other circumstances, it w,bukl be bolter to,let the prieo'ner go on hisipajiiig 1 all exporisos' Wnti; 'foregoing the judgment >bb 11 taincd by Jiim agahist-tHe'tnrtster for wages, "wliicli went by ' dtjfiJUlb.-^-Prisone*Mnsented, and tbo charge vms, %He*efor^' witHrawn.^. r Assault, <fcc.—Mnrth/a Iyihdsay was broaglif up on wfirraii.t, oliarged with having assaWltfed;; Mary Aim 'Kelly ; and' the' VMvr was 'ijeo, charged with using, threatening languagi? towards Lindsay.-^'Mr;1 Bennett 'appeared for Mrs. Lindsuy, and Mr. Joiy'for Mrs. Kelly.— His Worship r'efcommdnded' tb'e "litigants, to shako hands and make iip;ithe quarrel,'Kuf Mrs. Kelly, whVbofe on'herface the-marks.of the:'affray,' absolutely i'efa3edr io d& so. The csises were therefore proceeded with, and evi "dence;of 'tWc'&nflicUtfg; ohiiyayjter us'iml in su -li cases having hepn wiUi volubility, and the custoniary1 timotlnfc? of hurd Swearing in "d'ulgetl' iii!' itetTi^partiW weya :houud over to keep the pence for six months, eac-li to pay her own expenses'. . ~.

SHAREMARKET.

MESSKS. SCOTT AND CO.'s HEPOHT. Caledonian and Thamca have a down ,-Warditieiidcuoy,' alo^iii^atiSHOarid £27 ; Golden Oalf, 57s 6(1 j'Otago.'OOs ; Mul tuminParvp(7s6d. Buyers of Eureka Hill, Kelly, and Belfast. ' ; M,^. i' V-' LKNMOX's.JifIPQUT.' ' '■■-<■'■■ There are few buyers in the sliare mar ket; i.to-daj!,. . i Qaledoiijan and! Thames stocks are declinine." My sales'comprise : Caledonian, £145; .Thames, _£^8. 1 MB. A. W. FLEStING's BBPOHTwWIb i There; waß'■alsadden.,;fall, ;; in I leading stocks to day. Caledonian receded to £140,' and Thames t0. £26, mill*, but few buyers; Otago, 87s 6d; Nonpareil, £5 17s 6d;-Tokatea, S; Excelsior, 13s; Golden Oalf, 57s 6d ; Central Italy, 555; Khotover, 8s 6d. ______ j

What to Do witii ouii Paupers.—We have a splendid idea,! " Tlio oUjo.- dny n poor widow woman djed of joy on receiving ten, shillings out of the poor-bos. Wo would call j>ho atten tion of the.public to the immense saving that would bs eilicted if this could be carried out on a large scale. At. any rate—oxceptjthepopr rate—every one who has a spare halfjspyereign will do will'ibo #o and. give it at once' to some deserving poor widow woman. Ifjtjdocsn't kill, there's;not much harm dpnp., |fow, ( theu Dives, out with your ten sb'iluijgf and go and try. to kill a pauper.'',l ......,,,,..*, .<, ...,,■ .

UNKNOWN.

[A SKETqII bV-BINGH.B.] not, gentle readerjat the above heading, if-fbis'-He the first' ihtimatio;i you have hacf pi ; "feljW result ofniy piscalorial rapirJles.; nor-'Wonder how it is, so great a faict.has:beeh so long suppressed.: The fact is* it; ia ; dangerous for. any> celebrity now-a-days fo acquaint anyone with the cause of his .fame, for:fear he should be " interviewed:" and rendered possibly more notorious than famous. • It will-matter but little now. I may say nothing, indeed, to anyone bu^, the Accli matisation Society member?, and the Salmon Commissioners in Tasmania, how I hooked my first grand fish, where I hooked him,and what I did with him: and even they shall not know all, though, in the* interests of acclimatisation, and to satisfy public anxiety,l feel I am doing wrong in justnqw suppressiug.spme of the facts.' My only apology is that we all do wrong at times, and that self : in'terest prompts ike' to dowrong in this instance; and as it is a small transgression—a white sin—that time will easily atone for, I feel apprehensive of no serious results, as I know no one won't " peach" upon me. Well, then, Ineed not tell on what "in formation received" I wos induced to visit the tight little sister island, nor from whom I get the kind hint to take my salmon-rod and taokle with me, a=; well ns my trout gear ; but, little birds' whispers often lead to important results. It was about a fortnight since that, I found myself pacing the deck ofa smart screw boat, bound for t'other side, with a,yery, motley lqt of pas sengers. The weather wns delightful m the extreme—-a cppl-bracing breeze blew from the eastward that kept the good ship very steady-on the rising seas, for wind and canvas help very much to steady a steamer in the" Straits, and she bowled along benutifully, reminding me of these lines:—

" The Washingtou, the Washington, How nobly she goes- She flnd3 before her fields of ereen ; r . She leaves them fields of snows.'

I had, bys some rare chance, got on terms of familiarity with one of the pas sengers, a rough Highland gillie, ju.-t the man for my:he!pniate on suck a salmon fishirig excursion. Duncan■ -M' —_ had been a salmon catcher^ if'not on liis native heath, at least in the streams that divided the romantic bills on which it grew, and impressed ou.me. strongly the facts that he was as expert fwitu the rod .and line as with (ho bister, but he-'sseined to pride himself most on the dexterity with" which iie haiidlcii tlie landing-net. On .learning that there was a chance of getting a sulinon in tlio Dcrwent or the Plenty, and that I was bent on: the business of trying to catch the fish, he..almost leapt with joy, and his Gaelic gurgled out with remarkable fluency. : '.in broken' English he risk'td, " Micht hersel gang wi' her mainsej'.,.tae hejp to.catch te.sawmon ?" As he seemed a decent fellow, I thought I could npt do better than engage his services. Hisbusir ness, ov.er the water was of.no importance, and he acc,epte,d my offer most heartily. He had been .spine years in the colony, though he had not yet mastered the linglish language so far as to be able to shake off what he called his, " ruither's tongue."- A. bargain having, been; con cluded for his services, we commenced, an examination of my fishing tackle, of which he expressed his entire approval,but..not \Vith6ut a hint that his skill in "buskin' flees" would have enabled him to ; improve my stock (Jf artificial flies. The rods were taken dut;'the joints''cleaned^ andioilfd, tb.e wood well rubb*tl: with a« oiled rag, the i lines eikmined, and everything put in sucbra':forvv,ard state of proparatiouj, thut, buti'for'.tlip ab.s<;nce of 'naiujfal bait, we mij^ht'liayo, commenced ou'i' labors from the deck. <jif the boat, had 'there beta, any snlmpn tp caitch.,,,, ■> ' j K'L'j ■ ; Arrived. iji.liaunoesto-i I met an. old l'rieudtjvlio..hiid; been.yitiuii)|,' die Utrwent r/ver, add lie : ,assured iuo;pf. the ceitainty of success it'l could only wait long enougti for a good opportunity, but that when lie :\ as over the river was «oo turbid aiitor the hi'avy rains, but he was so confident ol salmon, being there—of his having, seen them, in' fa<K—-BlmtQie determined (is soon as his busiaesa_Wi>ulci let him, to follow iri'e, and spend a few days more with his rod aud'litie^ '"''' '•"' lji

1' "I 'began to ;'g'ct! so dXcitecV on the 'pro'spects-of my success,arising out of: the ■infonn'atioa. jtist/c^nveyed .to> me, that I barely knew what.-J ;Vi:aa ;i doing half ruy ; tia3(j,;a.iid my Higbjancl, aide .was about as r '!,crau > lp:" ap r.yvas myself;, but lie was much' .fiiore demonstrative'!alid: more, wdrst of his volubility was th'atf feWlieopleunderstood a word ho said. 'Epeil Scotchmen1 seemed to. think., that Duncan's tongue must have been provided by nht'ureivufclrtfre faculty of accomplish ing a, double or treble action at. the same moment. 'However,,thodrive across the island from Launceston to Hobarti Town, helped to keep tho salmon-onthe-brain.l was afflicted with down a liltle, and both Duncan and I enjoyed the trip amazingly. Arrived at Hobart Town, we' tike up our quarters at one of the principal hotels, andset-'to 'work immediately to obtain in formation privately as to the bestiroad to f the .river; the lilost hospitable [of the farmers, and the best parts of tile rani for •fi,shing, arid having obtained' all we re quired, \yith a supply of worms, aa|d a good bigilask ofmountaiu dew—withoat wliiciEi it 'would liave been.impoisible to, get my gillie out of town.—we decided on an early start.the ; n>'xt morning, as therejiad been no rain for i'our'days", and us tlie weather was all that cbuld'be desired, aud there was no • knowing how soon it might change. ~ "AX h'alf-past'fivb- o'clock next moriiiiVga knobk came to my dpbi*, followed by the '^itfii'mativo question " She's a waw|k P It was Duncan, and I was nob long in .being' up and dressed. An early make-shift breakfast had been ordered for six. ■■■.!Wv lost no time ia disposing of it ; and started. What little wiud there was was keen, and the frost was sharp, but by smart walking we soon got into a glow, and before we reached the fishing ground, the sun began to impart a good deal of v» urmih, ■ ■ At length we reached the river, but at a place where it was impossible to east aline with any. degre.e of freedom, aud where it liavo been impracticable'to follow a 'strong lish hiid he.determined to; run my Hne''out, and theu tp try the strength'of it Iby afarthei-rush. • The watt* was slightly turbid Irom. the late rains; but I; thought it'was nono the* Worse-for! that; as it was r ,clear enough for an^y tish On the'look out

for flies to see one some feefclk I without reßdily displaying tl o ie H the gut ThewindbadinUJC.^l and blowing U p stream, it Z n A?"% I splendid ripple for the occasff « ' causing the water to break w """t soft much more open ground on ft,* Nd ! |L-3 river on which we were aC? 4 * higher up, and as we reached tCW l hill that commanded a fine 21^1 * stream immediately below us « J't h some distance up and down niv !»?!? ** '■'■' I took our scats to reconnoitre .Jf^i «' same time I jointed my rod, fis'^V^ 1 ran the line through the -rings ai T^ to the reel again, and began L ■ *V :p; whnt would ba the best L fnV 0"^ ' The brightest colored ones IW^ ' black and yellow banded wasm an/I 6' dragon, both bent on to splendid??™ ing lines, Duncan's opinion wastfe' wasp would show best in the <t.i *™ water, but I faacied the dra^n 3" tlt had never seen a yellow wasp in t^■ ' nies, and thought it just possible tffl' ■ silver-belhes might beshy o f a«t I I took the precaution, however t""^' both these casting lines from my flyV^ and to fasten them round my \J' 5 00', for any emergency, and proceeded to? 7 :my pipe before starting f or the ■ I ground above. i°h ji Just at that moment, D uncanny some yards ahead, uttered a shrill *" leaped up in the air, s winging f gj ,'• round at the same time to face a cxclrtimeH. " She'll sawa great sattaSJ noo, and pointing a little way-nnai, I- could distinctly observe • "^Jy* wavelets circling to the shore"—^evident! 7 ' the result ofa rise, or. of a leap, On:re'i \ ing the bank opposite to which the U had risen, and which was mostprorokin ] thickly Umbered, we stood to W^tcli for i while, when the same. fellow, qr .Jus mife i came up again, and. showed hig nose <fo 1 tinctly.as his jaws snapped at wmeunfoT I tunate insect on the surface. Duncan w -i in ecstasies ; I was ditto.; "We hurried '' to the clear ground, and after followiJjj up to where a flat ledge of brote tt . r( 4, ran into about four feet of water, tilt, fine gravelly bed for "some distance atfe bottom of a pretty strong rapid;! defer. mined to make my first cast, and bent oi I the blue dragon. I became quite feverish I with excitement as I saw another riseiust W where I wns aboutto Jaymyfly. if,™ |X and fear seized possession of me, and shook W me for mastery. Hope^wai^trong that I 1 would succeed in landing.'but one of the If king of fishes ; and fear contended that, 9 from my long inexperience, I might iose i my prize after I had hooked him. Visions of congratulatory addresses from the salmon commissioners—of a raedaj or some <: mark of honor from .the Acclimatisation:. Society—flitted rapidly through my brain, „ and I was half drunk or more withexcitf fc meut as I dropped my. fly over the spoil m had seen the last rise. p i- Duncan in the meantime had got tic ■ V landing-net ready, and'he too quivered ■■* with excitement, like a piece of blancmange ' when it is roughly placed on a table. At -• the third cast 1 fancied I had a rise,but it was close to ah eddy in the stream, and 1 I was not certain. Duncan was sure of it ft Once more, no result; again, ditto; and | aigain—this time there Was no room In | doubt. I saw the fish make his dart, lj| struck him. and- had him ; the rtnoment Hi he felt the hoolr he turned up his silver; side, and showed fight. I immediatelj • felt partially stupefied and sicli. atiny sac-1 cess, and I ordered Duncan to pour meott I a stiff glass of the usquebagh tonerfemi L .for the.trying t.me I expected, lhelsfcli was very strong, and before I could get | from the rocky ledge on to the grassybaiifi to follow him, he had run out about 65 I yards of line. As he took down stream I followed him, and, as fast as I, could,l g reeled up, to be ready to let him makt another rush, for I had no idea of letting liiuj-have too much play wh'eretheremiglit |' be dead trees submerged. fter Jeading | me down stream about 250 yards he cams ' t,o a halt, and 1 was afraid he had fouled A the line round a log. I strained gently, but steadily ; he couldn't standithe pain ' of the hook in his jaw, and away he rusbedj ; up stream this time. I hud noV to be careiul that-he did not get into the rapid,; aiid. to keep him out in the, still water, Down, stream he went again, I after liim/ and Duncan after me. In about twenty minutes he began to get sick aud weak but ah ! how 1 dreaded any little catas trophe that mi«ht:cheatme of ray prize, and:of the honor of catching theiirsfc t™ Australian sahnon, .. '■ ■': .i ~ Further visions of presenting the nobli trophy to the Governor:oftb/ifgnfc little island, and of being invited to^ Government | House to dine with'thonubohsbftheplaw off the dainty pink flesh began to l«t | me, and for the first time since I asW I Duncan lor the whiskywaslable tospw | a word to him. The fish began to P« way readily now to an easy strain, and w about half ah hour from the time IW» him liooL-ed 1 had the pleasure of bringing him so near the surface as to be able to get a good view of him. He seemed to be »n 18or 20 pounder, and in splendid condition. Duncan advised me strongly to gethunup to the kdge of rocks as the best place to land him. I consented, and Duncan too* up his position, landing-net in hand, tog«t it under the prize as soon as I gofchimnOT enough, tte began to get fractious ,«g««i I and I had to fbtlow him on to the rocP I vvith a short Hue. A t last hi came to V» | surface and turned belly up for a moment. | 1 ventured.Ja strain,aud had- the une^| pressible joy to see him in a?very siwr time, fairly in the landing-net, mAPwm hadhim safely on the rocks. , , • Duncan. had taken the hook out oWWJ fish's.mouth and got him safely on tot« bank, where I was going to join uim'?S| another large fish rose close to. me. A«'V| too faint to trust myself with another aiJM| the ■ excitomeut Iliad with the fa«t,a^i declined tiie ternpti^lnvitation; ASJi yras passing over thie ledge of roc■ I where Duncan sat ad\<siriug the *^r~:\ out beauty, I called ffcUiim to gi™ cheers for our luck ; ; ">.a wild «'*ttrr^| escaped ■my" throat. k ]fln i^ $&$M my foot sliced, and «v m |g§j was stunned. Qu rS-.;w«»g \ tm2M naked arm round my neck, and a mwg familiar Voice saying, " Good graci Tom, dear, what have you been orpa^'. about for the last hour ? 1. could" tm. | for you."— Leader.

Water your horses from a kple or stiea rather.than from a spring or well, W^L.. latter is generally hard and oold.wtalei the'«« e mer is.soft and oomparatively warm. iUC 'v jj prefers soft, muddy water tohard water, tuo. g ever so clear, r • '■

THE EVENING J^lll-ikc&Afri| SA#JI§A§,, 16, 1871.



CA1XS. £ B. d. DATS. > Contral Italy ... 0 3 0 ... Sept. 16 5 Otngo 0 10 ... Sept. 18] Christmas Box ... 0 10 .... Sept. 18 North Pacific ... 0 0 6 ... Sept. 22 New Caledonia ... 0 1 0 ... Sept. 23 Pickwick 0 0 6 ... Sept. 28 J Morning Star ... 0 2 0 ... Sept. 23» V • Gorodl. Excphiipr... -,0, 0 &,...' Sept. 25£ 'Golden Oillf ' T ... ' '0 p 1 h '■«-... Sept. City of St. Andrew 0 0 6 ... S<-pt. 28* Brighton ...- j ... 3 0 0 ... Oct. 3 3 DITIDENDS. Dixon's No. 1 ... 0 4 0 ... Sept. If .-Caledonian^... ,...,. 4 0 0 ... S«pt.



AMUSBIiIENTS, MEETINGS, &o. j This Evening. Murray's Great World Circus, 8. Prjnjße. of Wales Theatre, 8. pffijEAßE,Pajw, takoHtsto the-Circus JL To-night. It isllr. Cowlo's Benefit, and the Last JNijfht. pitiNCE of Wales tiieathe. MISS CIiASA STEPHENSGN, . MONDAY. ; ,'X[-j WANTED— All the " BOLLIOKING EAMS" to come to the CIRCUS TO-