SHIPPING.

AUCKLAND.

japing, 7.1. bis evening, 11.22.

UNKNOWN

Sight.

ARRIVALS.

sns. W. Culbert, from London, •le, Ifivevson, from Tvyttleion. ns, JYJoller from T.iuranga. 158 tons, from Tauranga and

jurgh, p.s., Fartjiihar, from Bay of

uooner, 55 tons, Kennedy, from Poverty

P ROJECTED DEPARTURES.

_<ondon.—Countess of Kintore. early. Chatham Islands—Magellan Cloud, Dec. 5. Napier.—Keera, 6th insc.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Albion, s.s., from Sydney. Hero, s.s , from Sydney. Nevadt, p s., from Honolulu. Napin-, h.s ~from Napier. City •r' .": ckland, ship, from London. Ferntiale, barque, from Liverpool. Briton, barque, for Newcastle. Prima Donna, schooner, from Sydney, Galatea, schooner, from Sydney.

IMPORTS.

Per Chile, from London : —6O cases, Bucholz and Co. ; 3 packages, 10 quarter casks, 50 cases, 240 packages, order; 3 bales, J. Lamb; 1 case, Cousins and Atkin; 1 case, H. Wiley ; 1 c^se, A. Diethelm ; 1 case, Eer. V. Lush ; 3 cases, J. Hounsell; 9 cases, order ; 2 cases, Smith and Offer ; 1 case, R. H. Hobbs; 1 case, S. Brown; 10 quarter caaks, order; 3 bales, A. Gordon and Co. j 15 packages, J. Eobenon and Co.; 76 packages, B. B. Lusk; 16 cases, E. Wayte; 6 packages, order; 1 case, Kout; 15 packages, L. I). Nathan and Co. j I cask, Fraser and Tinne ; 7 cases, J. Edson ; ? packages, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 240 pack- Ages, C. Hawkeswood ; 1 box, J. Smith; 1 case, Vickers and Orchard; 3 eases, E, Wayte; 10 cases, order ; 8 bale*, 100 pack ages, Bucholz and Co. ; 1 case, J. MacCor mack ; 1 case, J. Coombe ; 6 bides, order ; 1 cases, Combes and Daldy ; 5 packages, Ire land Brothers ; 2L packages, order ; 4 cases, order ; 1 case, J. Gr Browne ; 2 ca.«es, Gr P. Pierce ; 1 case, H. A. Thompson ; 4 <.as s, order; 1 caße, Eraser and Tiime ; 1 ca^e, J. Rout; 3SB boxes, E. and H. Isaacs ; 3 bales, Brown, Campbell and Co. ; 8 tanks, Combes and Da dy ; 8 cases, J. Uosgrave; IS packages, J. Wai moll; 1 case, Cucksey ; 1 case, Wylie; 1 case, Banks ; 1 case, Mason ; 3 cases,order; 41 packages, E. and H. Isaacs ; 16 packages, Lilewall and Rattr iy ; 1 package, J. Derrom ; 1 case, address ; 1 ease, Brown, Campbell and Co.; 3 cases, Reid ;16 package.--, 29 packages, 6 bale?, 12 packages, order; 2o packages, Brown, Campbell and Co.; L pack age, t'rmckshauk, Smart and Co,; 2 boxes, Taylor ; 10 quarter-casks, Ryan, Bell and Co. ; 100 quarter-boxes, Cruiukohank, Smart and Co ; 50 kegs, order; 1 case, Uwen and Gra ham ; 1 case, T. Dickson ; 12 packages, Hen derson and Macfarlane ; 1 case, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 1 case, W. Hutson; 11 cases, Levy; 18 packages, Hobbs ; 81 packages, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 22 packages, Short? 4 cases, order; 25 packages, order; 1 case, J. C. Hone; 400 quarter-barrels, Bu-'holz and Co.; 57 packages, T. and S. Morrin ; 9U2 packages, order ; 61 packages, Fendelow ; 60 packages, A. Clark and Son ; 1422 pack ages, L. D. Nathan and Co ; 872 packages, Combes and Duldy ; 1 ca*e, Lewis, Brothers ; 823 packages, ©wen and Graham ; 1 ease, H. N. Warner; 1393 nar.k«a« «-| ana H. Isaacs ; 06 packages, A. Hark and Son ; 70 packages, W. Puillips and Son ; II packages, Porter and Co. ; 43 package?. order; 100 cases, Watt Brothers; 96 pack ages, Lewis Brothers ; 12 bales, order; 62 packages, Williams and Co.; 26 packages, E. and H. Isaacs; 101 packages, J. and J. Dickey; 5 packages, order; lease, Hili and Hudson ; 12 cases, J. Eoberton and Co., 2 screwjaek.", R. Walker and Co. ; 258 cases. Brown, Campbell and Co._; 15 package.-, order; 8 packages, order: 5 quarter-cask?, order; 108 packages, L. D. Nathan and Co. j 4 cases, McArthur, Shera an I Co.; 3 case.-, B. Wayte; 27 packages, Must and Go ; 1)0 packages, order ; 5 cases, Upton and -Jo.; 11 packages, McArihur, Shera, and Co.; 10 packages, E. and H. Isaacs ; 34 bulos, order ; 126 packages, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 3 casks, Neal; 15 packu^es, order; 360 packages, Brown, Campbell and Co.; 11 packages, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 270 packages, pi'dsrV; 41 packages, Owen Jones; 34 packages, Lewis Brothers; 140 packages, order; 2 cases, Monteith. For transhipment to iS'npier—s cases, Luff; 76 packages, Heslop : 3 cases, Holder; 2 cases, add'r> ss ; 1 case, Williams; 288 packages, Watt, -Brothers ; ] I packages, order.—Owen' and Graham, p# nla.

ARRIVAL OF THE CHILE FROM LONDON.

Tha chip Chile, in command of Captain William Culbert, arrived in harbour this morn ing from London, alter a finfweuthei- passage of H5 days. Ibe vessel has arrived in a very creditable condition, and the passengers (numbering 23) all in good health. The Chile has a very heavy cargo, including a quantity of powder. The following particulars of the Toyage were kindly supplied to our reporter by Captain Culbert:—The Chile left the dock on Wednesday, 9th August, and liraTesend on the 10th ; on the following day landed the pilot, and had a favourable run down channel. On the 14th took her fiual 'departure from Wool Rock. From the 16th to the 24th experienced heavy galeg from B.W. to N.W ; thence had light favorable breezes to the 2nd of September, and had very indifferent N.E. trades. On the 4th of September Bight ed St. Antonio. On the 22nd of the same month crossed the Equator in 17 c W., the sun being nearly exactly vertical, and its declina tion being 24 oiiles north of the Equator; had freeh S.E. Aviids, and rounded the Cupe of Q-ood Hope on October sth, thence bad strong W. and S.W. winds,-and on the 12th Oct. passed a lar<je isofrorg which prasented thu appearauce.of'a small island, distantabouteight miles.; "From the 14! h Oct. to the 4th of Nor. experienced N.K..,N.V7. and 15. winds. Hounded Tatmaniaon thel6f.li November, and hadS.W. and JjkE. wind* to the land. Made Ihe North Cape on .the Ist Dec, and had S.E. and S. winds down the coast, arriving in harbour this morning, 'i lie passage throughout id ties cribed as remaikauly line. Tlie following is a list of the

Pass ngebs. — Saloon; Mr. and Mrs. G-eorge Hoilgers. — Cnhin : Jnun 8 Siinuis, Gr. E. Aii^ley, Elizabeili Ni-sbih, \\ in. C. and James Breakell, (Jurohuo Monteotli, John F. Jb*errv, Mr. and Mrs. Ulias. Itoaeho and family (6),• Elizabeth 'liegwitb, KUhh Dole, John W. O'ookc, Geor-je Ooleman, Charlotte and Mary l{o»er.-i, John Taylor, Ebt-nez. r West, W. Wug.taff, JP. Medrthur.— Total 23.

Ihe following address was presented on tlie arrival of the ship in port:—"To Captain William Culbert, and Messrs. E. J. Scoll and Jas. Le Provost, —Gentlemen officers,—We, the undersigned passengers of the Onil», cannot ieave the good ship without tenderiag you our sincere thanks for, tho . kindness we have eeceifed at yoii» hmiads during oui' royage

from London to Auckland. We hare always found you affable and courteous, and your conduct to us has greatly tended to alloy the tedium of a long journey. We hore and trust that you will be spared to take many more voyages with suewssful results.—(Sign?**) Geo. RoDGEitS, and 22 o hei's."

The barque Vclocidude, with a cargo of grain, arrived in Harbor from LyttelUm yes lerrtny. WHALKES.—The ship James Arnold, of New Bedford, Captain Briggs, arrived off Hi P?ell on the 2inl instant. She \ma taken 1,450 barrels oil (90i) humpback >.nd 550 sperm). During las', week Look a large sperm whale oif he Tim c Kin^a. The 5.9. Keera, Cuuia-in Car y, arrived in harbour at 12 o'clock on Saturd.iy night U-^\ Southern ports. She left Wellington at fi pin. on the 27ih, and arrived at . Port Ahuriri at 10 p.m. on the 28ih, leaving ngam at 7.40 p.m.; arrived at Poverty Bay on 'Jhursday, at 11.30 a.m. ; sailed for TauranJM at 2.50 p.m., at which port she arrived on the 2nd, at 530 a.m., lining experienced head winds throughout the passag" : left. Tf.unin L 'a same morning al 915 with li g ht bieez-, imd arrived bI, the wharf at niMnight. P«s-en gers.—M'mea McFarlane (2), Miss Watson, Miss Black, Miss Floyd Mr. anil Mrs. Wl-.elan, Messrs. Unwell, Perry, Thompson, Henrei-ben.', Key. Mr. L-wis, Captain Head, Mrs. Hor.<fall, Mr-. Hardy, Master N.wbol I, Messrs. Little and Donkin. We are indebted to Mr. Keeble for our tiles and oth«r favors.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING.

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

MEBTING3 TO COV.'E.

Mutual Milling [iivcstment, Y.M.O. Anoocia-

lion Roodis, December 4 Caledonian Mutual Mining Tnreskmetit, Com

panj's Office, An khmd, December 6. Golden Diiidom, Couiuanv's ouice, Grahams

town, December 8 Tol<ateii, Company's office, Coromandel, Bth December

Watchman, Company's oOlce, Gruliamstown, December 11 Black A line), Company's olfioe, Q-rahumstown, Dt'cember IS Quet'ii of the May, Governor liowen Hotel, G-nihamstown, Dccembor. 19 «-«T, rt rne > Company's office, Grrabamstovrn, Vale of Avoen, (q,Juccn.uforrj Hotel, Au^l.>nd Deeeml or 21 Vale of Avoea, Queensferry Hotel, Auckland December 21. Ke.v Caledonia, Company's Office, Gruhani3 lown, December 21.

THE MAILS.

Mails will close as undev

i'or Thames, this cUy, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 8 30 a.m., tuil 5.30 p m. For Kapanga. to-morrow, at 9.30 a.m. For Kuwau, Wangarei, &c, per Duke of Edinburgh, this day, at 5 v. m. For Chatham IslanUs, per Magellan Cloud, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. F.r Taui-anga, pnr Tauranea, to-morrow, at 0.30 a.m. For ltuato, per -Speedwell, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, per Foiiceman, to-morrow, at 2 p.m. For (iisboine, per Tawera, nn Thursday, at 11 a.m. For I'iiurj.ng.i, Gisbo no, Napiar, and Southern pro vinces, per s.s. K«--ra. on Wednesday, at 1 p.m. For Taraaaki and Southern Provinces, per s.s. I'licebe, immediately on arrival of Nevada. For Sydney and Australian Colonies, per p.s. Nevada, six huurs after arrival.

S. B. Bifis. Chief Potmaster.

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.

This K7?nin<j. Missoniary Meeting, Pitt-street, 7.30. Mutual Mining Investment Company, Y. M.O.

A, 8. Koytvl Italian Opera, 3 Theatre Royal, 8.

DEATH.

Beatty — Athorre-iid nee, Seifiolrl View, Elizabeth the beloved wife of Jdines Beatty, agod 44 years.

The Evening Star.

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

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1871.

The busine«9 at tlie Police C urt, this morning, was delayed for mora thj.n half an hour on account: of thts ctiiii-uity in obtaining a second magistrate. Professional men, reporters, and witnesses, had their (imo waated, and vrwe kepo in a stata of lMgefc until by a lucky chance Mr. Gh S. Gnsliam was run to e.irth. One gentleman h.(lpro« mised to attend, but from nome unexplained cause failed in keeping his appointment. There is a score or more of magistrates in (.his city, and it realiy scums disgraceful that s» few of them will attend to their public duties, Writs of supersedocw orght to be issued Hgainst Borne of tl/ein, and others of tnorc patriotism put in their phiues.

The upper part of West. Qneen-sttwfc is in a disgruc; (ul stale as .regards l-lio footpaths. Whose duly it- '-"»i v tiu lo repair thorn >v« kuoiv not, but ci'i'iHinlj eoiiu'liiinjl ought It) b.' done to put; them in a passable uoiniufon Return of sick treuted liurins? th<* week ea ting Satnidaj, Decembe.r 2, 1871, ;>!■ liio Jfroriiioi'ul Hos^mil: --Keuiuisteil lust rotiini, 70 ; admil.led sinci', 6 ; diucliargi'd, U ; died. Oj remaining, 7(5; itmlea, "7; feMialort, 9. Arrangnirieiitufciweo : — e.uicfi', <i ; siToiui.-i, 8 ; sjijliilis, 2 ; dropsy, 1; pliliii^is, 10 ; ilysqntury!, 1 ; rheumatism, 4; purul^siß;6 ; sun siroko 1 ; Qinaurosid, 1; epilopsj, 'S ; imbecility, 1; opii thalmia, 1; bronchitis, 4; pneuiuoiiia, 2; heart disease, 3 ; aneurism, 1; hepatitis,! 2 j dißpepsia, 1 ; stricture, 1 ; fistula, 1 j wounds, $; ulcer, 4; necrosis, 3 ; fractures, 6 ; cuta neous, 2 ; debility 6. No deaths occurred dur ing the weok. Thanks are returned to Mrs. J. ]Cinder for a supply of old linon.

We perceive in the Chile, which arrived from London this morning, iho name of Mr. George Rodgers, the birrir-ter, who left Ivy the Countess of Kintore on the last clay of. the last year. Ifis return will be. h iled with pleasure by many who admired •■ '■■* i'orensk ability.

Sermons on beh-ilfoft.be Wfslryun Mission in New ZeuUrd (Kuro'H'nn ami Mauri) were yesterday pri-aehed at the following pjuifOs of worship : — Pit.i-ft-.-eet, ii the nvrnii'g by (he Key W. J. Williams, in I lie evening b.y the Hey. <J. Crump. G-mfion R»>al morning, Rev. J. ]' vry ; eveninir, \Uv. W. Umv<c, Paruel I—morning, X.v W. Kowx.e ; e-ei.i g, Rev. 0. JI. ScliMiveltenberg. Union-street — morning, Rkv. J. ii"b!>rs; evening. \iv. •). Berry. Mount Alb rl—morning, liev. C. l[. Sohniu'lci'nburg. Onehuntjii —morning, U -v. J. Duller j evening, Rev. C. W. Rig*. Otuniiliu — morning Krv. 11. 11. La wry ; evening, Rev. J. Duller. iVlanuetomorning, Rev. C. W. King. Woodside—afieru >on, Rev. H. 11. Lnwry. Collections on behalf of the Mission were made nt the. olose of all the above services. A public meeting will bn held in ilia Pitt-street Church this evening on the subject of the Mis-ion. The chair wi 1 bo taken by il c Hey. J. Bailer at hull pisl -even o'clock. Adilreasts will be delivered by clergy men and others.

The. diil Iren connected with tho Wc.sloyan Sunday-schools in this city mid suburbs as sembled yesterdny afternoon in iho Weslevan High-street Chapel to listen to tho annual address. This commodious place of worship was found t.o lie almost, too sit all to h.'ld the large number who assembled, it being found rieers-inry (o place forms down the aisles to afford silting room for the children. The gallery was also well filled with visitors. The Key. J. Crump, from 'Jaranaki, delivered an interesting and instructive address on " The Journey of Life." At various intervals a number of pieces were nicely sung by the chi dren, —tmiuh of their proficiency in this rpspcofc being due, wo understand, to Mr. Br.dsou and Mr. Brittain.

A meeting of the "Colonists Protection League" vviis held on Saturday, at the British Jloel —Mr. 'Übin Martin in the chair. Cor respondence was read from various parts of the pr.-vinee, expressi ';; confidonc in tho Eiieci Si (i! |ii!j movfincnt. A pupcr was read of Mr. Kempt home, illuttr.it n euf the adva . tasies to h- derived from a uiodi'rnle pro't'elion by all loe.nl imlustiie^. li was r. solved to liruw up a pi'ojjniinnie of the ohjecls me > tit. t«» be oblnined by the League A voe of thanks to the ehuirman concluded the proceedings.

The members of the Choral Suciely, &■;., who have promised to att<nd i!-1 ijoneerl al (he Thames on the 1-iih iufliint, uru leininded lliat the first an<l omy prni'iioe will lake place this evening at iho Music iiall, at half- past 7

punctually

Tii<> usual monthly mepling of Lodge Am, 318, I C., will be held tins evening ut the Lud^e-rooni, .Masonic Hotel.

The high reputation Olsons tomato cfiuoe asobtaiitfl i :• n 'nonst-hold condiment, has brought many inferior articles into the innrket The pahlic :irn I hen-fore warned not lo be im posed upon with rubbish, but. :i*k for Olson*!1 genuine tomato sauce, and'seo Mint hi< nam> is on r.he boil.lff. "To Mr. Ilan6 Olson.— Dear Sir,—By s >me mistake a buttle of your l.omalo sauce wa-1 put uvvav in my house, and remained uncorked for upwards oi' twelve inuntlis. The siiine botile of Buuee was lifter wai'ds lined ut uiv o.vu labie and 1 found it >v;vß equally as t;<> ,d m when first, made.— I vV. Doiiiiin, wholes-ile miv! reUiji urctvi', 218, Q.-ieen-strect, Auckland "—[ Advt.]

UNKNOWN

Nu>v liiat r.Jift lino diy weatner of trie sunnier season is upon u<, and scni" general holidays iirc approaching, it seems desirable that our Volunteer army should have lite opportunity of practising such manoeuvres as they are certain to be called upuu to execute in the event of iuk'i'iial war again breaking out. J lu sy.»tera i;» foms before that ent.-rgctic '■lucir, Major Ginlon, accepted the command of ihe Volunteers was not !y any rni'ans adapted to make vetonui soldiers of them, and indeed rather (ended 'o render them unfit lor active duty, by giving them fnise ideas .of the duiies of

military nun wlvn iielually campaigning. Hie kind ot work likely t'J bo met. with in working in a rou^li country, or m a lern district, or ti-irec scrub, when co.ml>Hting with a subtle enemy, could !i irdly be understood, or the manner of its execution learned, by a i'cw parades on the level ground of the 13arruck-hil! ; and really ie seems thnt until recently very little vvns taught but ho>v to " march past" in regular time, mid the art of firmg1 nn occasional feu dejoie. ' Setting up" drill ami skinuisliiiiL! movements certainly dwl not reevivo the attention they bhotild, si-eing that the first goes a long way towards turning a raw recruit into a soldier, and that a kootflecl^e of the latter Is absolutely e.sentiul in bush figt.tiritf. Scarcely a m:i.n except those who had served in the regular army, or in more strictly disciplined Volunteer bodii-s, knew one infan'ry hugd - "all from an other. Jbnybnet exercue, too —that which beyond all others is necessiry to giving the young soldier t'i« power of bond ling his musket with ense and pre cision — was almost neglected, and musketry instruction not enforced oh it should have been. We nee triad to find that a diil'eivnt spirit, in now nnimuting Volunteers, and (hat all these matter.-arc being'much more eurt'fully'attended to. Still it appears requisite thai some rougher work, and soni-thiiigmore practical, must Le doijH before our do ton (lent can bo ot the slightest use in actual warfare with crut'ty savages, or in protecting tlie cily from lorc'ig/i aggression, fUow is the season for manoeuvring outside of the walls of a drill-shed, and during the approaching holidays fife greater portion of the force will be avniliblo lor any itraiogetic ojierations whioli their chiefs may decide upon carrying out. A little work in rough country, a."light exercise in throwing up entrenchments, and in ttttai'k tnii r>nd dt;feiiding in broken and scrubby country, vvoiil Ido wonders in making our vo unleors what they o'u-ghc to bu. A coinde o dr.iy-louda ot intie/icliing tools in:irJit eisily he taken to some ouilyitig (lisnict, in ilie ov-nititf, arid th« volilii'tet'.r di-tVnding f>rce bo tnnr.-h 'd mit. a'-eo.u (jumod by tents, the proper disposition ot ivhiuli L,ii'« tlu'tn an insight inlo the »rl ol oHstratneniation. Then in the morn iiitf they hii^lil throw up either vn ireiielmic'iits or rifle-pits, which tlu-y sliould be r. quired to hold against otlier detrachintMits urriviiig later. A picture of actual warfare would Ihus be presented, and the men would receive instruction in some of the troubles they mitflit bo called upon to undergo in aotual campaigning. Provisions should be taken out in haver.

sacks by oaoh man, and the usual fea4inn unrlor marquees utterly abolished. This kind of thiag has been done in JSew. ■«'Utli Wales for nmny years past, and the consequence is that even when bri uadi'd with the troops of the line, in these manoeuvres they have been found in no way deficient, and have done iheir work nid« l>y side with the soldiers in a manner which secured them great comnien lution irom the olficers of the regular army. In it countty like this, in which we are never sei-ure-against attack frmn the interior, some fner^eiic measures ot the-kind arc abioluiely nt'cessary.

THE MAN IN COUNCIL.

[bygboffrht softsawder, esq.]

On my way to the Pr-'>v 7uiciMl Council on Friday, aii incident oi'Ciirred worth not \i\rr. I hud arranged to meet my new ticquaintancc, Mepliisfcopheles, in the ehainbe-t b.hirul the cliair. But he had changed Ins mind. I met htm at Somer ville's Corner; To my gival surprise he had put olf his " black habit," and apparelled himself in military uniform. It was a fatigue uniform truly, but then he informed me that it was "red," and that he looked more like himself, lie felt uneasy in his "inky suit of solemn sable." lie had not the slightest dis position to follow local custom, andappear what he Tias not. ' He had, therefore, put off what lie called his clerical-looking habiliments,and seemed what he really was known to by.. "But are you no! afraid," I asked, "of being mobbed and stoned for the arch—beg your pardon— old gentleman himself?" "Not a bit ol it," was t,h- reply. " And I will show you how little fearol that there is." Just at that moment n serious and well dressed person who, 1 learned, was a churchwarden, came up and asked hi".» if ho had any " i ale doniaus." The reply whs, "- o ; bul I h'.v ■ a good many 'Jjhtcli Angels' your st-rvioi1." I was reassured, and walked up Short lnini-:Uieer, nutt at the corner of I,'rinces street we met ft detachun-nl ot' VolU'iterrs. There wei'o trt'o boys playing marLlo outside &t. Paul's. ■ hey made a sort ol catapult of their forefingers. They were, as I heard an honorable meinlier ol Council say, li the young b>>ne and sinew of the colony." They certainly lin.i nn approcintioh of the ciilt-ulation of tin' arcs ol circles, to which I mi^t ref'r my read ts to t>ie thi:-.l book of Euclid. One said the Voluntt'iM\s were so gn.Mt a lorce that tliey would ciroiiiuveiu ••(").! Harry" himself. 1 observed that m > friend regarded them witi si.;:nfi.-Mnt ap preciiition. When tiiey saw him so atten tive, they took him for a high military authority, though a strunijer. there is a great love of strangers lit most colonies. There is an immense sympathy lor well dtvss'd bad characters 1 his tendency manifest itself also at a very early Hge When one of the lads sawthe tall straiiihi military-looking person, with rather sinister face, pencilled mustache and e}'e brows, he took off his cap an I shouted " Hooray." ' ho person thus honoured, seemed indifferent. The other lad re buk.-d hid companion—" Hi, Bill, do you know who your talking to '?" "Aye, thit'< M.joriJ." "Get out Joe, youra fool.' was the -mart reply, "that's General Derrim."

The point of this repartee put us in good humour, and we proceeded to the Provincial Council. Tiie ;p aker was going to pr yers. I observe that a great number of the Ocmn^illorsi'ither have no! arrived, or are taking tea in Bellamy's. '1 lie tea duties will, I believe, soon be sub ject to a tax, for the beaulificafion ot the Celestial Em pei'orV Josh djouse. Formerly the li■ .ii- members used to pny their devotions nfc another shrino There is no Use now left-rriug to that; they now lead a " quiet sober," if not altogether n " godly" life. They say that there is a Very large " crop" of plants at tlm bfieks of the books iv the library. ion know how the "Great Torn of Ux forii" sounds the opening of the celebra tion )m-l the tin-owing o;)''ii the B njician. " he Oi:i lorn" of Aucklund perform* tlii- office occa-io'ially. However, not lv enlarge! upon these preitimnitry forms. M'phiitophil.'s went in nn! sat nra m^sl the members until prayers.were over.

When the ininu'e.i we:-'; read, a discus .siou rose uj>on Military Heserves and Harbour i rust Exchanges A gentleman enlarged upon lite importance of docks. A country member said suclr thinrs wenl abominable nuisances. MuUial explana tions an.il coiup ifiients ensued, and sym pathetic regret for having misunderstood each ofclior. An honourabie gentleman said he was boil in over with indignation at the treatment the province was roeeiv r.g from the <-enTal Government in lining dk'k\ ■d.'.cd to by "The Mau in the Street." I regret to say that hofcii li ihe Maa in tlio Street," '' Ihe Mnn at the Corner," and " Tho Man about Town," are exceedinjjly offensive its their remarks upon the Council, But the importance of the discussion was not for a moment tor gotten. Hon. members of Council, like lion, members of a higher Parliament, arc apt to lose hold of the question in hand. I hey did so on this occasion. Whom hoy do so, there is very grear. obscurity in their minds, One lion, gentleman bu coining sensible of this, said that the argu ment about docks had certainly given them the " slip," and if they did not mind what they were about the Colonial Treasurer would give them slip JNo. 2, although they were unanimous for tho" Kilter-prising ' policy. Of course, every body spoke in committee, Although everybody said there \v,is not the least use in saying a wdrd, us they must do what ■they were asked to do. But they talked six hours notwithstanding, upon h ques tion upon which all allowed they must say " Yes."- Thai, sis hours, Si'id viepiiis topliilos, cost the pool1 iiille province about £150. Well, said an lion, member, it will come out of the Customs, iiud Torn. D\u', at!;! M irry will pay for it. .Vlephistophiles b;>wo,.l before, this wisdom, :i'id s,-.\-.\ ile'S" ifttorcsfinu; pay masters ttntL a. remarkably Hue time ot it in tho ">strtitij?orjj' " (jrnllcry,

ITALIAN OF OPERA.

Tna concluding performance of the season (iouk puce at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Sat.urdfi' BVeninsfJ and was ns Biicmflssful aa nil which preceded them. " Don Giovanni" wiu Lliu opera selected for the evmvirig's entertain" incut, and the music was executed m the perfect manner ia which Cugli's company have performed no loss than sixteen oporns during their short stay here.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THIS DAY.

THE M ANA IA RUSH.

STEALING- SPECIMENS ARREST OF TWO MEN.

THE CALEDONIAN CRUSHING

NEW CALEDONIA—SPECI MENS." '

GrßAiiA.MsrowN', 3 p.m. The Caledonian have lodged 2286 ounces, making the total for the week 3391 ounces gold.

The Inverness tributera have lodged 40 ounces, from a crushing of-10 tons.

Grove's Bank—A crushing of 21 tons gave LI ounces.

The New Caledonia have taken out some mere good specimens this

mormng.

Two men, named Timothy Donovan and Uobert Corletfc, were arrested this morning, for stealing quartz; specimens from the Caledonian shoot.

The Manaia sell ia now confirmed Men are returning.

ANOTHER TELEGRAM.

A. person has been arrested for stealing specimens. lie has made some strange statement reflecting wholesale specimen stealing, and says he can implicate several others, little

suspected

THE CALEDONIAN.—MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

The following is a copy of a telegram received from the manager:— "9 56 a.m. " Caledonian. —I have taken charge, and am letting contract. All well. — b\ E. Richards."

" 10.41 a.m. '■ L have lodged in batik 3,891 ozs retorted. —W. Howe."

NAPIER (VIA TAURANGA).

December 1

(Special to the Star)

Kereopa is now in v strait jacket", so us to prevent him from doing any injury to himself. Yesterday morning lie asked for food, which he obtained, and there is no doubt he will be well enough to be put upon his trial as soon as the witnesses can be got to-

gether. I am informed that he will, in al! probability, be sued at Napier. Judge Johnston is here at present, and will remain .some time, being no vessel for Weiiin .'ton. The Saucy Lass has cleared for your port.

PUBLIC COURT.—Monday.

[Before W. E. Thomas, Esq., Justice of the

Peace.]

Duunkenness. —Seven persons were punished ia I lie u-mal manner for this offence.

Vagkancy.—Mary Walton' pleaded guilty to a chiirge of having no visible lawful means of support, and was ordered to be imprir-oned for three months, with hard labor—Jam-.s Ue.Un, an old oil' nder, was sent.to gaol ior twelve montlis, as a rogue and vagabond.

After 11 delay of hulf an ho .r, Mr. Or. S. Graham took his seat on the Bench, and tho business was proceeded will).

Lakcicnt. — Il' iza Lest range plealed guilty of steuliiig clothing to Ihe value of £2 7s from tlio siio]) ol G-eorgu Smith, and was ordered to bo imprisoned for six months, with hard labor, win? being an old offender. DE3TITtrcE Pkrsons' Reliijf Ohdinanor. —P.itrioK Monm, charged by liis (vif'e wiili deseiting her and two children, failed to attend and as prosfleutrix al?o rein-iiued ab sent., summonses were issued to compel their attendance to morrow.

Assault. —Patrick O'Lcary wns charged by John MeGratli wilh asdaulling him, by striking him on the head, and other wise illtreating him. —He pleaded not guilty. — Mr. J. B. ttussell appeared for complainant, and ealiei. 1 John MoG-rath, wiio deposed : —I am i\ carlfi", employed on fh« Kaipara railway. Prisoner resiles in a tent near me. On the evening of tlit; 271h ultimo we were in com pany for some time. About midnight I was in bed, and was awakened by a weight on my legs. On jumping up I received a, blow ou the lit ail with a sliok, and another across my hand. i wa,9 also struck on tho knoes. Prisoner then caught me by the throat, exclaiming that 1 had informed against him, and ho would kill rae. I then <j.ilie;! out[ to Sharkcy for help, and prisoner let," me go, and I ran to Sharkey's tout. -Tiiis .witness was cross-examined by prisoner at some length. — M. ID. B. Nichol son, Esq., member of the Hoynl College of Surgeons, deposed to tho extent of tho injuries, which were severe, one of the lnelucurpal baii^s hiving been b-oken, and a go n aid a ruble number of le-atv wounds inflicted. —Jobn Shiirkey corroborated Iho evidence of prose cutor, but, had not actually scon the blows struck. —Prisoner made a long statement in which lio oncloavoured i,o show that, prosecutor had bc'cu tin) aggress ir, and that there hud been a fair figufc between them.—A cross cihivrae was then culled, in which McGraih was accused l:y O'ljcniy with striking him on the arm with v 6,lru;Jc, —'O'Lea^y gave evidenco ihdt ilcClraUi had first assaulted him, and that the fraoad was caused by a horse of iVicGralh's tuinb in^ against his tent. —To Mr. ituVll i H" mliiiibiod that ho had been

ii. i.'onsl.ablei in the Annod t'ouatabulary, arid hid been dismissed, for drawing a btvonrt on GanstfiblH Diver. He hud laielj been in the iiiii.L of ea rjing a tabls knife about with him, to out lotiueuj with. — Mr. Russell pro ceeded (.0 exttinine hiia ::s to aquar illio had had with bis wiio oil l.hb day of the alleged assault, when tha Benuh stopped him, as tUoy Ini I made up their minds —The Bench nia misjiod the (.'iiae wiih costs, and for the ansaull on MeOruth fined O'Leiry £10, with nil costs, ani ordered him to iind security to keep tlio poavo for three months—himself iv £20, and two sureties in £10 oach. In tho event of failing in immediate payment, io be im prisoned for that period.

Lunacl —On the testimony of Drs. Fhilson i and Kenderdine, Bridget Hawkey was sent to j the hospital for the insane for medical treat ment.

LICENSING- MEETING.

Present :—Messrs. Thomas, Graham, and Kendertiine, Justices. ] Transfbb.—The license .of the Wade Hotel was transferred from Alaurice Kelly lo W. Hastie.

PRIZE FIRING.

THE MAX OR ' 3 CUP

O?r Saturday the firing ab the first stage for ihe Uup presented bj iiis Worship tiie ilnyor, took place nt the Hifle Kaiige,Mount, kden. the distances yesterday*were 15)' ami 2 0 cards, five shots ut each range. At the former range the bull's eye was eigl.-l inches sqmre j ami at 200 yards the bull's eye was t\-.o Ject by oii» Coot. Considering the very heavy south-westerly wind which was blowing I he firing was remarkably good, ihe competitors laboured under very heavy disadvantages from this cause, the dust and smoke nearly blinding then); us it Wits driven direct in their faces. Major Gordon, Captain Derrosn, and Lieut. Matthews were the officers in charge, 'lhere were 39 competitors, who wore divided into Uvn (-quads, in order to get through the work in a shorter space of time. Onij of the com petitors, J. Hyatt, did not arrive on the ground till the'first ranye hid been shot off. He fired a!, the 200 yards range with the others, and afterwards fired by himself at the 150 yards. A protest against this was maHe by-the other men on the ground. Belowifl the score : —

All tho-e whoso ag'j;ves<a,i,e scores at this state did not amount to 25, will be disqualified from fifing in Hie second stage. In spite of the unpleasant state of the we.ither, 21 of the competitors qualified .themselves 'or the second stage, having made 25 an. i over. Gorpoial Sohll, of No. 3 Company, and Corpora! Kuaghton, of the Hobson Company; made the highest scores, having each made 33 points. The firms; was eo'«cUi3ed a little af'tbr I b'ciook. —Hcrnl.l.

TAURANGA.-CHILD BURNED FOR TO DEATH.

Thk Hero arrived yesterday, and aii hour afterwards the schooner Tauranga came in. The latter brought dates to the 25th from Auck land, iiftcv an unprecedented voyage of four day*,Tmviiig Lf r l.hij p.irt on Thui'iclay last ; she made the p ssago to Auoklaud, discharged, loaded again, and relumed to Taurdnga yes tcrdaj (Tuesday). Mrs. Colonol Moule wa'a amongst tho passengers.—Last, we k, atKati kati, the dwelling (a whare) of John Sawyer (European) was burned to the ground, to gether with all his worldly possessions ; his child was burned to death, and wife (a Maori) so badly acjrclie'd that she was brbugtit into Te Papa to receive medical aid. Though s?o very luuch burned as to ry'iju'.re to be oon veyod on a stretcher to the house of Dr. Armitage, I have i ot yet heard that iVr life has been despaired of. A subscript ion lma b en set on foot for the relief o Sawyer. -

Cliis< firing has b--on {Jv»ing on by members of the Tduravga ttillo VoUinteHrs, under tlia inspection of their captain, who, with J£n#i«n Morrison, with b.ijialy coirimv-ndabln assiduity ami diligence, his b^en attending a:inost every morning at da* light to superintend the prao tice of his company at tho butts, itimuu'ka disparaging to Volunteer officers hare ap peared in official reports by the Inspector of Volunteers, but such do not apply to the olfi'vrs of this local force, who not only give their time, but also contribute largely'(com their purses in support of' the proficiency of their corps.—[•' Herald's" Correspondent;, No- Teuiber 27.]

CORRESPONDENCE.

1 We are not responsible for our Correspondent opiuions.] ra

NONPAREIL MEETING.

To the Edifor of the ETKNitrcf Star. _ Sir—Mr. C. Wood is angry bee use' the initial leiter of his Christian name has, by a printer's error, been given to the wurld'as E instead of (J. Well nrny he be angry at the " highly inaccurate report." It, did' not do him justice. His action in tiie matter proved him worthy a seat, at t4o Board, and deserving tlio honorarium. Was it by way of honor, do you think, Mr. kdifcor, that (mother shaivholier was called " Mr.—__» in i.h«r. port ? It, is really a pity tfmt Mr Wo.hJV fi;e!_iiigs should have been r^wdi-d ia Riieh a mililes- tnimner by a barb:iV\ pTreij That gentleman was bold in his denunciation of the directors became ihey had the 'winked ness to buy some Waitemiita shares. Cruel men that tliey are! Why did they not tell Mr-. Wood how many \Vnitemata shares they bought, and at what price; whether they intended (o frame the scrip, or apply it to a baser purpose! I regret he should have Quitted to usk the directors how many Caie donians they Imve ; where they got "them • how long they intend to keep them • and from whom they borrowed the money to buy them ? I wonder if friend ]>ick. of the Cross, would write out a full and correct, report of the notable meeting so that we might have it in pa.npb.let form' freed from those abominable inaccuracies which have s> grieved Air. Wood. I would be sorry indeed that Air. Wood should eulfer in his reputation by the bungling of an un scrupulous Press. 1 will gladly give my mite to have a correct printed record of that important, and influential meeting. Mr. Wood's arguments were sound, his demands fair and reasonable, and his censure of the directors well-merited. What right hare they to buy Waitemala shares? Why not confine their attention to their legitimate business? Have they any right to disturb the peace, and happiness pf such considerate, g>ater j, and coufiiiiug shareholders? JNo. As Mr. Wood justly remarked, they ought to have (jone and lol'i him that they intended to buy Wuiteiuata shar s. It was wrong, very wrong of them, to look at the Waiteiuata reef through the Nonpareil drive, anil not tell Mi. Wood that they looked at it with otiier eye-, but in the same drive as their predece-sors. Mr. Wood is a judge of mining. Some time ago he paid a visit to the Nonpareil mine, and he is an authority as to the madvisubility of amalgamating with the Waitemata. It i.s worked out. and yet we Dave not the bent-fit of Mr. Wood's powerful arguments against amalgamation simply be cause Dick was too lazy, i suppose, to write out his notes in extenso. I would strjujjly urge that we have ft full and correct report of the meeting ; that thu names of the t-hure* holders present be given ; and th>.t no other Oilier errors creep into print. I would sug gest that encU speaker be provided with a proof of his .-peech for correction. It those penurious directors will not accede to this reasonable request I will glaaly give assistance to t'Uillier tuo desired object. —1 am, &c ,

Jeuuy Walker, Auckland, December 2, 1871.

TO THE CITY RATEPAYERS.

Per fnvov of the Evening Stab.

Sir, —Ah the law now sMand.-*, if any vacancy occur* in the City Council the Commissioners are elected by the whole of the ratepayers of the city. Under the City Board it was divided into five or six wards, so that the electors of any ward could eiect men that were in their ward.

There is a petition in cour&e of signa ture in effect to get the city divided into three wards, as follows ;—'One ward to comprise., the whole of the East side of Queen-street ; another to take all the West side from the wharf to Wellesley streefc, and up Wellesley-streeb to .Free man's Bay ; and the third the rest of the West side of Queen-street, along the Karangiihape Road, Ponsonby Road, imd Franklin-sireet to Freeman's Bay. Under the present system Queen-street ratepayers Cfin swam;) the sin ill ratepayers and make an election a farce by jusfc a few agreeing who is to be returned. As nt. thn hist election, one is j from the lower, another' the middle, and tha other mar the top of Queen-street. A nice distribution for themselves, the merchants, and large tradesmen! Mostly all command ! five votes each, whereas by the old law they had but one. It is perfectly right that pro • perv t-hould bo properly represented in a matter of local taxation. Now, smail holders ! with one vote would iiave no voice, raid the | probability is that your rats would be spent in Queen-street and ch.se around ; and you i havV.'to continue, in wet weather, to be \ bogged, and »allow in slush in going and ! returning from your homes ;. your children : kept from school, and your wives prison-rs ; i ami you to do your own marketing. It is no i use locking the stable door after the steed is ' stolen. So unite, smail ratepayers; agitate, I and talk. Be up and doing, put your I shoulders to the wheel, and you will achieve ! your end, which is founded upon justice and i right. —I am, &c, j J 0. S. EiHS. I Hopetown-slreet, November 30, 1871- K.B.—The petition is laying (or signature} ttire and sign it.

THE RECENT ANNIVERSARY TEA MEETING AT MOUNT ALBERT.

To the Editor of the Evening Stae,

SiH,— 'Living been tola that "fcheWeslejam are nnjthing biifc pleased' with me on account; of Die criticism in the Stab of a speaker at the above tneetW, will you kin dj nilow me Bpai-e tv say that. 1 had nothing wlmterer to do with it; ami I i-a.mot bufc regret that persona are industrious in piW'hiwg an unkind ivport_for which there is not the slightesc foundation. —I am, &c. F. G-. Ewinotok.

THIS DEVONPORT HALL.

To t'io Edi'or of the ErsjftNS SIAB.

Slß,—l see by ft recent issao of your paper f,h»t you are inierested in the progress of the North Shoiv, and advise the formation of a literary 'association, &cs. It may not, there fore, be out of place that I should speak of the 'great need there is of a public hall. The' Devonport. Hall is, unfortunately, private property, and the charge for it is enormoiw.- I have lectured in the City Hall, Hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, Academy of Music, Grahauistown, and the Otahuhii Public iiail. In each case the- charge for the. h .!ls wis fair, inpderatf", and proportionate tol the reeoipt-. At the North Shore (lie charge-J was absurdly high. Alihotigli fifty people is ( considered it good audience, the charge io^A, the hull '" ?»os. pi'i' .night, and, what i* more/ — you have lot) y this charge if you only have fifteuii for an inidience instead of fiity. 1 "i*l more thuu clear wj expenses on Monday; and I found the people generally very liberal and inclined to help »s much as possible, so as to encouiage lecturers, pro.essors, Ac, to Twit them ; b t. the charge for the hall would net be abated I w'.-ui given to understand, hs it rested entirely on Ilia will of the proprietor, a yich man, who, consequently, derived more «'petiini'»ry benefit' from my lecture than I did

THE EVENING STAB, AUCKLAND, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1871.



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130 TAKD3.—BUIL'S-ETB 8 INCHES SQUAiiE.

Competitors. Points. XI. Twohey, Hobaon... ... ... 22423 13 J. Pooley, No. 2 22233 12 Col.-Siergt. T. 0. Self, No. 5 ... 24222 12 J. Warren, No 5.. 33223 13 Keefe, No. 2 NavuU 33^2 13 Corp. Naught on, Hobson ... 33333 15 T. .Barruulough, No. 1 32323 13 J. Hulyday, No. 4 3.22i H JBowden,'No. 6 20204 8 cjuiuner, Artillery 32334 15 Private A. B. Morrow, No. 4 ... 3:i23 ) 11 Captain A. Morrow, No; 4 ... 4-2331 1G Moore, No. 1 14 Sergfc. Soall, No. 3 342J3 16 Si (.bald, No. 3 ... ... ... 34^24 13 Macdonuld, JNo. 2 31333 15 dergt. Caineron, No. 2 32J33 14 J. Motion, No. 4 23223 12 J. Gatlaml, No. 6 32323 13 ifyatt., No. 6 33333 15 M. O'omioiy, liubfon 28i22 11 a orge r.viit, No. 2 23333 14 M. MeCoruiek, No. 6 00200 2 Alfred ft(id, No. 3 3*2422 10 Charles Forder, No. 6 23 j23 13 W. J. Dufaur, Engineers ... 2ji433 14 8. J?. Anderson, No-6 32223 12 I£. Morrow, No, 4 23^32 12 Serg'. B. Provo,N6.4 322U3 10 R. Morrow, No. 4 2«^23 9 H. Uolcisbro, No 4 33333 15 It. V. Ellis, No. 8 22233 12 Thomas Bel!, No. 6 2-223 9 Captain Le liov, No 1 Navals ... 32323 13 W. H. Uoouier, No. 6 2200:4 6 Richard Put msm, No. 2 22323 12 Lieut. Somervilic, No. 6 ... 23223 12 C Cooper, No 5 .. 30322 10 W. McLean, No. 3 23:142 13 200 YAKOS. —BULL'S-EYE 2-PI. X 1 PT. ■5 ■£ f*i Ph En ao^i Competitors. . . <}. Twoht-y, Ilob^on 30314 14 27 Pooler, G., No. 2 G3423 12 24 Ool. Sergt. Self, No. 5 ... 30334 13 25 J. Warren, No. 5 ... . "i;«3 16 29 Koefe, No. 2 Navalb .. • .-23 11 24 Corp. NaugUtou, Uobsou ... 34413 IS 33 T. Harrac-lough, No. 1 ... 2±323 14 27 J. llaljdaj, No. 4 22000 4 15 Bowmen, No. 5 40233 12 20 Skiuuer, Vrtillery 3^232 12 27 Private Morrow, No. 4 ... 303U4 10 21 Captain Morrow, No. 4 ... 32303 11 27 Moore, No. 1 02203 7 21 Sergeant Soall, No. 3 ... 4i333 17 33 Sibbald, No 3 33433 16 29 Maodouald, No. 2 10 25 Servant, (Jiiinari«i. Hi-. 2 ... 34-33 15 29 J. Alotiuu, Ni>. 4 .. ' ... 33230 11 23 Gatland, No. 6 -i-^23 15 28 J. Hjatl-, No G ... ... 20243 11 2*i M Co-nolty, Hobsou ... 24uu2. 8 19 G-eo. Evil!, No. 2 31344 18 32 M McCormick, No. G ... 002 3 5 7 Alfred K.id, No. 3 ... ... < 0203 5 15 Olmrles Foril'cr, No. 6 ... 33^34 15 28 W. J. Dufuai', Engiueers .,. 33322 13 27 S F Anderson, >o. 6 ... 3'>322 10 22 E. Morrow, No. 4 33340 13 25 Sergl. B. Provo, No. 4 ... 342 '3 12 22 R. Morrow, No. 4 23'.'22 9 16 E. Goldsbro, No. 4 033^2 10 25 K. V. Elli", No. 6 40424 14 26 thomas Bell, No. 6 22-42 10 19 Capt. LcEoy, No. 1 Navals 03003 6 19 W. II. ' oom<T, No. 6 ... 00432 9 15 Richard Pulman, No. 2 ... 40344 15 27 Lieut. Somerville, No. 6 ... 04224 12 21 0. Cooper, No. 5 33343 16 26 W. Mi.-i.'ean, No. o 32444 17 30