SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS.

f.'onierang. i>.«., i-io tons, T. (Thrisp, from Bay of Islands. Merlin, schooner, 4(' tons, Yates, from Levuka. t.mm, p.s.. Kail-child, from Tatiranga.

DEPARTURE.

Mnndewai, schooner, 23 tons, Jones, for Poverty Bay.

CLEARANCE.

Timaru, ship, 88." tons, Shaw, for London.

EXPORTS.

Per ship Timaru, for London :93 cases brandy, R. Lusk; 2 packages carde, M. Levy and Co. (under bond) ; 2. bales cotton, 1 hbd. limejuice, 20 bags cobra, R. Lusk; 19 cases gum, A. Clark and Son; 23 bales cotton, Must and Co.; 192 bales wool, 6 casks tallow, 179 packages cotton seed, 271 cases gum, Owen and Graham; 331 bales wool, 481 cases gum, 27 casks and 2 tanks cocoa-nut oil, L. D. Nathan and Co ; 100 c«ses and 21 bags gum, J. Bobertnn and Co.; 7 bales cotton, 40 bags cobra, 94 bag 3 candle nuts, Combes and Daldy ; 39 cases 1 barrel gum, 102 bales and 1 bag wool, E. and H. Isaacs; 400 cases gum, 315 bales flax, R. Sterry and Co.; 81 bales wool, 25 cases gum, 48 kegs butter, 146 bales flax, Combes and Daldy; 61 bales cotton, 140 bags cotton seed, 2 cases pearl shell, J. S Macfarlane and Co. ; 36 bags kauri gum, 5 tons ditto (ia bulk), R. "Walker and Co.; 14 casks tallow, J. S. Mac farlane ; 20 casks butter, L. W. Eaton ; 2 cases curios, 7 bales wool, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 40 bales wool, W. J. Taylor j 39 ditto ditto, Jas. Burtt; 14ditto ditto,"H. "Williams; 2 ditto ditto, J. Lamb; 89 bales wool, 99 ditto flax, J. S. Macfarlane; 176 bales flax, D. Hutchison ; 63 ditto ditto, J. S. Macfar lane ; 12 ditto ditto, F. Sehnrff; 678 cases gum, R. Walker and Co.; 11l ditto ditto, Jas. Coupland; 125 ditto ditto, George Thome; 734 ditto ditto, John Lamb ; 348 ditto ditto, J. S. Macfarlane.—L. D. Nathan and Co., a o c-nts.

The p.s. Luna, Capt. Foirchild, arrived in harbour this morning, from Tauranga, witli the Hon. D. McLean, Dsfeuce Minister, and several natives.

The schooner Moudewai let the harbour this afternnon for Poverly Buy, with 1000 bricks, 35 eases spirits, ana 70 packages sun-

dries

The barque Novelty, from Sydney, and the Bella Mary, from Hobart Town, may be ex pected in harbour afc any hour. The schooner Merlin left Levuta on the 7tb inst., and arrived in harbour at 12 o'clock last night, bringing one passenger and no cargo.

ARRIVAL OF THE COMERANG.

The p.s. Comerang, Captain Chrisp, arrived in harbour to-day from the Bay of Islands, having left on the previous evening. She brings the following cargo:—B3 sheep, A. Buckland ; 1 ton gum, Owen and Graham ; 3 bales wool, Baker. Passengers : —Saloon : Messrs. E. Williams, J. Williams, W. 11. Wil liams, Harkiss, Webster, McLeod, Yon Stun ner, Bullock, Masters Williams, Davis, and Barstow, Miss Barstow, Miss Chrisp, Captain Holmes, and six in the steerage.

CLEARANCE OF THE TIMARU, FOR LONDON.

The good ship Timaou cleared at the Cus toms this morning, and will probably leave the harbour for London tin's afternoon, or early to-morrow. Elsewhere we give par ticulars of her cargo. The following is a list of the passengers :—Mrs. Mary Ea3tie, Mr. Handle Rutter, Eliza, Frederick, IT. nnd Henry Rutter, Mr3.El?za Courthoys, Mr. Chas. S. Adams, Mr. W. Broklehurst. The following gives the value and quantity of cargo on board : 914 bales wool, value £11,005; 1 740 bales flax, value £1,928 ; 2,353 cases, 36 bags kauri gum, value £13,039 ; 93 bales cotton, value £3,244; 20 tons cotton seed, value £140; 60 bags cobra, value £56 ; 20 casks tallow, value £180; 1 hogshead lime juice, value £5 ; 27 casks and 2 tanks cocoanut oil, value £24U ; 2£ tons cocoanut oil, value £60 ; 48 kegs and 20 casks butter, value £134 ; 2 cases curiosi ties, value £20; 2 casps pearl shell, value £40 ; 11 cases, 82 cases brandy, value £129. -Total, £31,100.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday. January 23, 1871 : — Thursday, January 26 : Messrs. John Wil liamson and K. G-. Wood. Friday, January 27: Messrs. G-. WynyarJ and J. Baber. Saturday, January 28 : Messrs. A. Beetham and A. Clark.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-

morrow, at 10 a.m., 4 p.m., and 5.30 p.m. For Tauranga, via Thames, this day, at 4

p.m., and to-mon-ow, at 4 p.m. For Kapanga, Driving Creek, and Tiki, per Lalla Rookh, to-morrow, at 12.30 p.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, per Comerang, on

Friday, 27th inst., at 3 p.m. For Wangarei, &c, per p.a. Samson, on Friday, 27th inst., at 3.30 p.m. For Norfolk Island, per Zephyr, on Saturday, 28th inst., at 2 p.m. For Chatham Islands, via Napier, per Ocean Wave, on Saturday, 28th inst., at 11.30 a.m. rf. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

Murphy.—On the 22nd January, at tnglewood, near Otahuhu, Mra. Richard Murphy, of a daughter. MAi3O>r. —On the 24th January, at Upper Queen fltreet, Mrs. John Mason, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Ward—White.— On 24th January, at St. Paul's, by the Rev. Chas. M. Nelson, John Ward, late of Wolverhampton, to Eliza Shetchell White, of Peck ham Rye, Surrey.—Home papers please copy.

DEATH.

Hyde.-On Jan. 11, at the Wairoa, Mary Suther land, aged 2!) years, the beloved wife of Mr. Thomas Hyde, regretted by a numerous circle of friends. Her end was peace.

The Evening Star. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1871.

We are exceedingly gratified to learn thab the oft-reiterated charges against the Government of having purloined the telegrams of the Telegraphic Press Association are at length in a fair way of being investigated, and that, as re ported in a telegram to hand, the G-o ---vernnient, with this object in view, have instituted criminal proceedings for libel against Mr. Barton, the editor of the Ota go Daily Times, manager and late commissoner-ex traordinary of this Association. "We make all allowance for the warmth of political hate, but it is high time that some steps should be taken to put an end to the wanton and un justifiable charges that are in some quarters laid against individuals either in the Ministry or connected with it, with the evident expectation that they will be passed over with impunity. Our readers will recollect the circum stances on which the present prosecu tion is based. Certain Melbourne telegrams appeared in the Wellington Independent, which the Press Tele graphic Association at once announced to have been stolen at the Bluff by the officers of the electric telegraph, and transmitted by them to that paper, al leged to be a Government organ. Of course, the natural impression on first reading such a charge would be that " news," being a commodity about as free as the atmosphere, might possibly have reached the ears of the agents for the Wellington Independent in Melbourne, as well as those of the agents of the Press Association. But no; the Press Association were pos sessed of some private mark, by which they identified the property as their own, and knew that it could not have been transmitted from Melbourne by any other means than their own agents. Of course, the public might suppose that of the many passengers in. the steamer from Melbourne, some one might possibly have possession of the news, or even picked it up on board. But no; the Association knew this could not be, and with an incaution that we should not expect from a journalist, the editor of the Daily Times, and manager of the Association, forthwith rushed to print and boldly charged deliberate theft.

If the allegations made were correct, then every officer in the telegraph department implicated should be not only summarily dismissed but severely punished for larceny. If the allega tions were merely the random baseless charges of a jealous journalist and agent, then he deserves incarceration. We observe that the proprietors of the Olago Daily Times have washed their hands of the whole thing ; and as Mr. Barton made the charge in hia capacity of manager of the Press Association, have very properly left him to defend himself as such. We observe that our contemporary the Evening News makes an ad misericordi am appeal as to the hardship of the prosecution. The arbicle is not so " dismal" as usual, which shows an other hand at the bellows. But the pleas are so peculiar that they deserve comment. The manner in which the G-overnment has selected to vindicate the character of its subordinates is called in question, as if the criminal has the right of imposing restrictions as to the manner of his indictment. It is assumed that the Government is called on for an apology in this regard. " We shall probably be told," says the writer in the livening JSFews, " that no " other course was open to the Gk> " vernment under the circumstances " than that of instituting these pro " ceedings for the defence of the " department, but that we deny. They " might have instituted a commission "of enquiry, and have put us in " possession of the evidence taken " before it; or they might have re " served it until the new Parliament " meets, and have referred it to a " select committee to enquire into and " report upon. In either case the " public would have been much better " satisfied, and more substantial justice " vrould have been done." This is inimitable. "We shall probably be

" told," says the Neva, '( that the " Government had no other course to " take." But we shall probably be told nothing of the kind. The Govern ment may have had a thousand and one different courses to take; but if they have taken the right one, the remaining thousand may be well left to afford speculations to the Evening Neics. But as to the public being better satis fled " with a commission of enquiry" or a " select committee" than with a trial in a court of law, it argues great ignorance on the part of the writer, both of the character of such enquiries and of the common sense of the people to make such a ridiculous assertion. If Mr. Barton has spoken ithe truth, let a judge and jury of his countiymeia acquit him. If he has spoken falsely, let a competent judge ! fis his penalty. But for the credit of our country let not so grave a charge against the common honesty of our Government be hushed up in the humbugging farce of a parliamentary commission. The motive alleged for this prosecution is worthy of the generous impartiality of the Ikveninq News. It is not for the manly defence of a maligned subordinate ; it is not for the cause of justice, nor for the satisfaction of the country; nay, but it is only an electioneering dodge, or for revenge on Mr. Barton. "It will " either be said" says our contemporary " that this prosecution was institu " ted with the view of diverting atten " tion from the elections now going " on ; or it will be said that it has been "instituted with the view of putting " the editor of the Otago Daily Times " to great expense and trouble." But how does it signify " what will be " said?" And if it does signify, it cer tainly will more naturally be said that if the Government had dared to evade the investigation of the specific charges of theft, in an open court of law, or now dare to shuffle out of the prosecution, it is because the Govern ment is guilty and afraid of an investi gation. But the sore point is revealed by the writer in the News. " "We " know how difficult it is at times to " adduce legal proof of that of which " there may be the greatest moral " certainty, and we should therefore "he prepared for the wOr.lL" Ah, there is the rub ! "We do not wish to prejudge the case. But we do not hesitate to say that is the rub. And if the dark suggestion shadowed forth ia true, we say, " woe betide " Mr. Barton ;" and in the vernacular " serve him very well right!" "We always thought that difficulties would beset this proving of theft, but all the more cautious should the manager of the Press Association have been in placing his suspicion* on the broad sheet. If wo are all to let fly our random shots in every moment of annoyance, without even the basis of truth to mitigate or justify our slanders, social life will soon become a very pleasant thing. Besides we can hardly regard the assertions of the manager of the Press Association as random shots, for the Evening News asserts that "they were no haphazard "statements, but distinct and specific " allegations, apparently borne out by " documentary and circumstantial cvi " denee of the truth of which there did " not appear to be the shadow of a " doubt." And though we do not with our contemporary think that we have herein a proof that such statements would not " have been made without " his being in a position to prove them " We feel that the vraisemblance of the charges, while compelling the prosecu tion, will tell more severely against the slanderer if he is condemned.

But the writer in our contemporary admitting the necessity in the cir cumstances of " being prepared " for the worst/ takes comfort from the generous instincts of Otago. " The Otago public would never " stand silently by and allow " proeedings of this kind to " be instituted." "Well, we have great respect for Scotch people. But if a man has brought trouble about his own head, they are often "unco' " canny." " JVa, na, Maister Barton, " gin ye maun hae burnt nuts, ye " may jeest pu' them oot wi' yer am " paws."

We know that we should have suf ficient esprit de corps to feel for a journalist in trouble. But after ob serving some of the gross and scanda lous and baseless libels on members of the Government that have been ut tered nearer home, and uttered with impunity, and even spiced .vith blas phemy to give them greater pungency, we do ttiink that it is high time that an example should be made, and Mr. Barton is as good as any other.

THE EXECUTIVE.

As might be anticipated, all sorts of spe culations have been indulged with re ference to the pi'obable successor of Mr. Mitchell, as G-oldfields Secretary. We learn from authentic sources that there is no intention of appointing any one to fill the vacant office at present.

THE CITY OF AUCKLAND. An unsuccessful attempt was made this morning to raise the ship City of Auck land. Mr. Meed's men were working at ber all nights and succeeded in block ing up the holes cut in her sides yester day. When the tide was iull in tins inornipg the water was over tbe topgal lant rail amidships, or nearly level with the poop. A strong gang of men are now at work pumping, and we believe another, we trust successful, attempt will be made this evening to raise her.

NEWTON NOMINATION.

RETURN OF MR. SWANSON.

A. meeting of the electors for the nomi nation of candidates for the representation of Newton was. held to-day in the iNew ton Academy. There were about fifty persons present. Colonel Balueavis read the writ and called for the nomination of candidates. Mr. William Swanson, Mr. Cherry, and Mr. Eastwood were pro posed. Mr. Swanson spoke at consider able length, and the other two cand; dates were addressing those of the electors i"emaiuing as we went to press. The feelings of those present were evidently in favour of Mr. Swanson, the nomina tion of the two others being generally regarded as a farce.

DISTURBANCE AMONG THE ARAWAS.

We have been courteously favoured with the following satisfactory native news : — Ihe quarrel impending, as reported, be tween the Ngatipikiaoand Ngatiwhakane, hapu of the Arawa, arising out of a de cision of the .Native Lands Court, has happily come to an end. There is no doubt that both parties were highly excited, but it happened that Mr. McLean and Mr. Clarke were able to arrive at the spot in ample time, and a long discussion with both of the disputing tribes concluded in their agreeing that they would stop al[ idea of lighting, and relcr their quarrels to arbitration.

Tauranga. January 24

A CASE FOR THE CUSTOMS.

We are informed of a circumstance that should receive the attention of the Cus toms' authorities. On last Sunday morning the schooner Leonidas, heavily laden with coal, left the Bay of Islands, having on board twenty passengers additional. As the schooner 'was passed yesterday, off the Sail Rock, by the p.s. Comerang, and has not yet arrivedj tbe discomfort on board must be very con siderable. Js such passenger traffic allowed in this port? We are aware that there has been no little laxity in connection with ( ustoms' discipline here tofore, and shall observe in what way this apparent breach, of the regulations for passenger traffic will be treated.

THE UNEMPLOYED.

bTCIKE AT THE BAY OF ISLANDS.

Now that we are having formed in our midst a " Working Man's Protection As sociation," the news from the Eawakawa coal mines is opportune, as showing how such "Protection" works. The pro prietors of those mines brought up from the '1 names twenty miners at a slightly reduced rate of wages. Un their arrival at the Bay the men were so intimidated by the demonstration made for r,he " Pro tection " of their interests by the miners in possession, and by the threats held out if they should dare to enter the mines, that the men from the '1 names deter mined to return, and are now on their way back to Auckland. TVe sincerely trust that the company will peremptorily sack every one of the miners at £awa kawa, and that those men will receive that sympathy which their outrageous conduct deserves.

PERAMBULATORS.

It should be generally known and we think it ia not, that nurse girls running perambulators on the foolpaths are liable to a very heavy fine or imprisonment. Since the hot weather set in the number on the side walks of our main streets is something excessive, and a great number of complaints have been forwarded to the police, who, however, reluctantly will be compelled to interfere. As this will necessitate a raid on the babies, we pray that our feelings may not be har rowed by the sight of some twenty or thirty little innocents impounded in the Police Court, and the consequent fearful laceration of maternal feelings. Let a word be enough.

The Hon. D. McLean, returned from Taurauga this morning, by the p.s. Luna. A very inelanc oly item of intelligence has been telegraphed this morning from "the Waikato. Mrs. Bell, wife of William Bell of the firm of Williims and Co., Queen-street, who had been staying at the Waikato, having just been confined of twins, the mother and infants are dead. Among a large circle of friends, we are sure the sad news will be very painfully felt.

Those of are readers who take an interest in the prosecution for libel brought by the Government down South, may remember the object of it in a person of great length with an umbrella, who appeared in Queen-stivet some five months ago. He had come up from the South, to establish a kind of telegraphic! company, and seemed always conscious of his position as Editor of an Otago paper. In walking up and down Queen-street which was his favorite prome nade; his umbrella and h-i were always conspicuous objects, boih from their great altitude and his pose being ns if he had swallowed a ramrod, while his air was that of a man who felt that a person from Olago was of some conse jUence in the province of Hau hauisni. That eminent individual was Mr. Barton, who is now being prosecuted criminally for libel.

A child named Hanoran residing off Chancery-street, and about five years old, fell to-day off the wharf into the water and was very nearly drowned. He was rescued by a bystander,"and with great difficulty revived. Under the care of Dr. Tas3ell who waa Tory speedly in attendance the child was removed home, and though in a very feeble state; it is anticipated that nothing sei'ious will result.

The monthly meeting of Lodge United Service, 421, 1.C., will be held this evening.

The following ladies have kindly consented to collect the annual subscriptions., in. aid of the Orphan itome throughout the St. Paul's and various town parishes. Mesdatnes Fen ton, Lysnar, Baker,. S. Watnian, W. Matheivs, Munro, Ridings, Maude, Beal?, Brigham, Williams, Arenton, C. B. Dickson, Mumford. St. Mary's : Mesdames Hetley, Lusk, Kempthorne, and Maunsell. The Board of Management earnestly wish tho public to visit the institution.

Tenders are required by the City Board for the removal of night soil. The; City Board gives notice of their intention to make a general rate of Bd. in the £, and a sewerage rate of Id. in the £.

POLICE COURT.— Wednesday.

["Before H. H. Turton and J. M. Dargaville,

Esqrs., Justices.]

Deotken^ess. — Three drunkards were punished in the usual manner. Tag-bant.—Ellen McLean, an old offender, was fined 10s., or to be imprisoned 48 hours with three months' additional.

Robbeby.— Hdward Jones was charged by Agues JTawkner, of Albert-street, with having stolen two pairs trousers from her clothes line, value 30s. Prosecutor deposed to the loss of the clothing produced, and an assistant of Mr. Neumagen's proved that prisoner pawned the goods. Another charge of having stolen 7s. 10J. from K. fciavory was withdrawn. On the former charge prisoner was sentenced to four months' imprisonment. Robbery prom: a Dwelling. — Robert Leary was charged by Henry Schuhmaeher witli having stolen wealing apparel, value£lo, from his dwelling-house in Mount-street, be tween the 16th and 18th instant.—Prosecutor deposed that he was a mariner, and leaving his house on the 16th locked the door and nailed the windows. On returning on the 18th he found the door burst, the blankets stripped off the bed, and the clothes taken out of tlie box. The articles were valued at £11. ■Identified the articles produced by Detec tive Ternahan as those stolen.—Constable Molloy, stationed at Otaliuku, deposed to having arrested tho prisoner on the 19th motant. Had seen a large bag with prisoner, and in consequence of previous character took the bag, which he found to contain the articles now identified. Prisoner stated he had bought the articles. —Detective Ternahan deposed to having a conversation wilh prisoner, who s.iid he had seen, a man plant the articles, and he had then sprung the plant, and said the man was a. stranger to him.—Prisoner was committed for trial.— John Clune was charged by John Chose with having stolen from Waikomiti, gum, clothing, and other articles, to the value of £1 15s. 7d. On the application of Mr. Broham, the case waa adjourned till Friday.

City Rates.—*'. H. White, charged with refusing to pay city rates, was, on the evi dence of Mr. Diddams, and default of ap pearance of defendant, adjudged to pay the amount, £4 lUs., and costs.—Several ether similar cases had been settled out of Court.

FAIR REMUNERATION.

To the Editor of the Stab.

Sik, —-In a leading article in the Evening JVflw.s, the editor and manager of that paper goes into the private affau's of his contempo rar es, and says, "few more need the exercise of economy, if report speaks truly, than they do." " It' the conductors of the paper cannot afford to pay," &c, I would ask him is it a fact that his own chief reporter —a man of education and ability, who writes the best leaders and produces the only readable portion of tne paper —is paid the munificent sum of 3s. 7d. per day, and that his shipping re porter, canvasser, collector, &c, is paid at the rate of 2s. lfd. per duy ? And I would ask the t; Working Man's Protection Association," when this is the remuneration for education and brain-work on the News, should they grumble at from 3s. to ss. Bd. a-day for break ing stones ?—I am, &c,

Another Wouking Man,

To the Editor of the Evening- Stab,

Sik, —Please allow an eld patron of your valuable paper to make a few remarks to the unemployed of AucklanJ. First let me say I cordially sympathise with them in their efforts to get honest toil by civil agitation. Sir, Mr. Bright, the reforiuist in England, once said the working men almost ruled themselves, getting their greivances redressed by agitating the Government. How, sir, I would suggest to the President of the Working Men's As sociation to get up a petition, well signed and presented to the Superintendent and the Ex ecutive Government,to place a sum of money out of the provincial revenue, to be called the working men's contingency fund, to employ men cutting telegraph poles, quarrying stone for culverts, dressing stone, making roads, bridle tracks, &c, and by so doing the Go vernment would be opening up the couutry, and the stimulus thua given to back settlers would improve trade and bring good re turns.—l am,&c,

A Working- Man.

VOLUNTEER PRIZE-FIRING.

The first annual prize-firing of No. 3 Company Auckland Rifle Volunteers took place at the butts, Point, Chevalier, yesterday. The following is the score :— prasT class. Col Sergt. McConnell 46 Volunteer Mclntosli.. 30 Volunteer Kelly ..44 Volunteer Boardman.'lß . Corporal Koal .. ..44 Volunteer Clark . 25 SECOND CLASS. Volunteer Tudehope 88 Sergt. Lepine .. 23 Volunteer AUken .. 85 Volunteer Read .21 Vounteer Turner .. 88 Volunteer Brothers .. 20 SnEdg^ Lean "If C°rPoral Tierney ..18 THIRD CLASS. Volunteer Westwood 30 Volunteer Rattray .. 14 Volunteer Partington 33 Volunteer Lascelles . U neff% -.2 3 Volunteer Alderton 12 Volunteer Leighton .. 25 Volunteer Douglas U Vounteer Parker .. is Volunteer Lucas fl

THE FIJIS.

ARRIVAL OF THE MEBUjj' £ttOM THK FIJI}.

LOSS OF THE BARQUE DASItIN(J WAVE Ai\ TD ESCAPE OF THE (JB8» By the Schooner Merlin we have receive papers to the 7th instant The Times of th (■ date says' i —

We have to record one of the most nai^ lous escapes from death at sea in many f o » that have ever been made public. %* barque Dashing Wave, a successful China t clipper, is down as missing in the Sydney}^ ning lie raid. Captain Yandervovd. was th' mate of the vessel, and from him we learn th' following particulars :—He left Foocbow 0 ! July 29, bound for Sydney, and on the nUt of August 31, the weather being thick and squall coming down at intervals, Captain Vandervord took in the niaintop.gall an t. Ba j> at 10 p.m., and went below to lie on the sofe in the cabin ; at half- past 10 he went on (feck again and was just in time to see a small island right ahead, he shouted to the man at the wheel to put the helm down, and the vessel had nearly come round when her heel touched on the reef which surrounds the island ; half an hour after taking the bottom the copper came over the weather sides in I sheets, and the foremast sunk 18inches; the I mainmast was cut away, butt he ship began ft break up fast. The island proved to be Wake island, small and uninhabited, surrounded h a repf, rendering it impossible to land if there is any wind blowing at^ all. Captain Vandervord says it is ten miles out of the position given in the chart, \ 19130' 167- E. The crew took to tho long-boat, and Captaiu Vandervord secured & chart and - nautical instruments, but strange to say m • compass was saved, a case of colonial wine; a bag and a-half of bread, two buckets, werepnt in the boat, but no water, and for 3.1 days the thirteen man were in the open boat without seeing land, or a ship, or receive any assistance whatever. They left the wreck at 10 the raoi-ning after, and wiih a sail made o( , blankets sewn together and fixed to an oar, ; began their weary journey in search of some inhabited island. Their sufferings may he imagined—for the first five days they had not a drop of water and the captain served out one bottle of Cawarra daily, between thethit-: teen j that saved their lives j after that time they had rain and caught water, but except at ' the time it was actually raining a half-pint of water eacli only a clay was served out and s handful of bread ; to the credit of the mej and their commander there was no insubor' dination, no attempt to obtain more than theit share of th -i scanty provisions and precioiu water; silently but resigned they passeddaj after day, the hot sun nearly each day posriiif down on their unsheltered heads. Everjdaj' Captain Underwood got the boat's positionbj means of his instruments, but when .at * weather was dull of course they wentinal directions for want of a compass, and especially. on cloudy nights; it was the master's intention to mako for the Kingsmill group, but tin ' current was against them, and then a coma was steered for Ascension Island, andhadsnj of the party been able to row, they might haw reached it, but weak as they were, all % could do was to keep their boat before tin wind with the blanket sail. After 30 dayarf 1 suffering, their mouths parched, tongue swollen, wet with grateful showers, scorchet by a tropical sun, fully undergoing Colt ridge's " Ancient Mariner's" sufferings— I Water, water everywhere, And all the boards djd shrink ; Water, water everywhere Nor any drop to drink. And every tongue through utter drought Was withered at the root.

We could not speak no more than if We had been choked with soot. ' Sa V They sighted Strong's (Ualan) Islßnfdjii easternmost of the Caroline group ; hereto castaways saw a canoe outside taking.produce : from one part of the island to another,^' . had they been able to get: oome provisimSi Captain Underwood would have kept on, ani tried to make one of the islands of the Mauls! or Gilbert groups adjacent; the boatjrefrf to trade with them, and they went inside ami ; were received by the King with theufctosS hospitality; he took the captain and mate Is live with him, and assigned quarters to & nieu in the town. After some days Captaffl - Underwood and part of the crew took tlu boat and tried to reach Kingsniill, andwW fitted out by the King with sails, mast, a^ • i provisions of every kind, but met with »{F and had to return to Strong's Lland. $> ! gether 38 days were spent on the island,^;, V the Oriti put in short of provisions, and tie? . came on in that vessel and arrived on Tflf' day at midnight. Captain Underwopd desi* to acknowledge the kindness of Captain Bf»' son to himself and his unfortunate crew.

AUCKLAND REGATTA.

The committee of tho Auckland Begatta d I at the Club Room, Thames Hotel, »V ---evening, Mr. J. Yon cler Heyde in » ;., > chair. The minutes of the P«^ meeting having been read and confirm the Secretary read several letters, jSlfB ing one from Messrs. L. D. jJfttT; and Co., stating that Messrs. Shaw, S»^ and Co., had sent their annual gift ; regatta—a silver cup—by the ship Caduce* The Secretaty was instructed to write Shaw, Saville and Co., thanking themfbrtKy very liberal donation. . r. The committee then arranged thepri^ the various events, particulars of wbic& ,| published in our advertising columns. ■|s The tender of Mr. R. Hale ofP»™ e\ caterer, waa accepted, also that of I McComish for a band. Arrangements were made with C*FJ Casey for the Lady Bowen to plyVto and & the ilag-ship during the day, conveying"Jl," bers of the club and their' families on WJJ There will be another meeting of l^Sf^ ;i on Thursday; and on SaturdayM^Lf 4 entries will be made at the club-ij^1' ? mencing at 7 o'clock. '

NEWTON NOMINATION.

LATEST.

We are happy to announce Swanson Las been returned, the pMftjJfl candidates, after spouting for abo"t!^ , hours, declined to dernaud a M l^ Returning officer declared Mr. o^ | elected.

THE EVENING STAB, JANUARY 25, 1871.



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