SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

HTOTI WATER.—This evening, 4.57. SUNSET.—This evening, 4.48. STEAMERS FOR T :L__ THAMES THIS EVENING-. Royal Alfred, 8 o'clock. Enterprise, 7 o'clock.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

early. SYDNEYc-Hero, early. B_vx uf Islands.—Comerang, to-day. Sotn.H_.i-N PhßTS.—Wellington and Lord Ashley, early. Fijis.—Merlin, 4th pros. .HoviiNOi.—Laetitia, to-morrow, Onward ..-' sarly. S&UOA.—Kenil ivorLli, to-morrow.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

' irero, s.s., iron, ayctney. James Patevsou, s.s , from Sydney. Lord Ashley, s.s-, f™m Southern Ports. Wellington, -'•»•. trom Southern Ports. Mary: Shepherd, ship, from London. Exi'-.i-ioi-, ship, from London. Countess of Eiutore, ship, from London. _. East Lothian, barque, from New_ York via -. Svdt-V' ' s _ ' Alie?, barque, from London. _ NaTSoba, schooner, from Eijis. Star of the South, s.s., from Napier. VESSELS IN BARBOUR. Luna, p:s., from East Coast. Keera. °ss., laidup. Samson, p-s., laid-up. ■ ■ ' Oomerang, p.s.,.from Russell. Alexandria, ship, from London, L. V. ■ f Nathan & Co., agents. ' S Wild Duck, ship, from Tirnaru, Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Albion, barque, from Russell, J. S. Macfar lane, agents. Australind, barque, from Lyttelton, G-. W. .-3_|inney/agent". s ' ■/ . i Prailie, brig, from .'Hobart Town,' Stone Bros., agents. Merlin, schooner, from Eijis, M. Niccol, agent. — i Excelsior, schooner, from Samoa, Combes and Daldy, agents. Sea Breeze, Schooner, from Russelli "re iitting. _ ;_. - * ' ■ -- Queen, schooner, from the coast. Kenihvorth, schooner, from Kennedy Bay, Cri.ick_h.i_ik, Smart & Co., agents. Laetitia, schooner, from Mercury Bay, M. JNiccol, agent. ~,..,, Ivanhoe, schooner, from Mongonui. Golden Tsle, schooner, from Russell, J. Roberton & Co., agents. Magellan Cloud,'isohoonei. from Oamaru. J. S. Macffavlane, agent. Midgj, schooner, from Tahiti, L. D. Nat hah &t ©(..-/agents.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, Friday afternoon

The >b..lariee' of' Messrs. Kee»ing, Doitsh, and Kecsh.g'a stock of drapery was sold by Messrs. E. and H. Isaacs this morning. The goods realised fair prices.

POLICE COURT.

The following is rthe ,rota, tor attendance ot Magistrates at the Police Court for the:week ending' Saturday, July 8, 1871: — Saturday, July. ; 1 n- Messrs. Bab or and Bcetbam. «... ' Monday—Messrs. Daldy and Bargaville. Tuesday—-Messni Dilworth and J. A. Gil- Elian. Wednesday—Messrs. H.^Gilfillan and George Graham. Thnrsday-rMessrs. T. Henderson . and T. B. Kenderdfne. " Friday—Messrs. Kempthorne and Morpeth. ■Saturday—Messrs. Mitford and Macffarlane.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mai;-' will close as under : — For -'■ -mes, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to.

mo-.cv.', at llj3o a.m.-and 5.30.p.m. For Miih.trangij Warkworth, &a/ per Lady

Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Kapanga,. per jLalla Ropkh, on Monday next, at 10 'a.m. ": For Wangarei Heads, &c, per Duke of Edin burgh, on Monday,atsp_r__... .LO'.._.-' S, B. Biss, , , i. , Chief, Postmaster.

The Evening Star. Press Onward! FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1871.

It is with great satisfaction that we to-day- present __to_pflg readers ..the. Btekino'SiAJ-.iii, an enlarge^, form; and in doin^ %(T we ld6si*fe*to'-ekpress our .gratitude 3 $o L Ifie public <foi f the. kind and Se^l rWi?BVW^sf%\Y c: h&Y&'y Mjiovmljiy. received, A sm,c§ the Bate"of our "first publication.. .'The. ! Star has now been in existence for a . jear^nd^a-thft-lviaad during that .time, ihort though it day vre haVe< witnessed "fA'&rsb, i^d,last. wsuee of no,incq_t T fe|*hle':.7niu-n^Jßr_ 'of".New' Zealand . IBMf ' _ while our own city has not

been the least distinguished for such ephemeral literature. We thank our friends for the fact that we have not only been enabled to outlive the { diseases of infancy, but that we have ] attained to the state of vigorous health, and development of form, which, we present to-day. We admit that we , are vain enough to suppose that.tjjie J kindness we have received is owing j for the most part to our having dealt i honestly with the public in the treat-1 j ment of every question of public , interest. We know that we have alienated friends, whom we might have retaihed by glozing over abuses ; but we commenced this publication with the avowed intention of freely using the dissecting knife; and we can conscientiously say that we have discovered no abuse deserving of exposure that we have not exposed, regardless alike of friends and foes. We have wantonly wounded no on«s feelings ; but when necessity demanded we have spoken in Anglo-Saxon, leav ing feelings to take care of themselves. We have been threatened with various law-suits, and, not in the spirit of bravado, we have expressed our readi ness to submit our statements to the opinion of a jury, and for much more that we have said we should have been similarly threatened had it not become apparent that such threats are wasted. This style of thing has apparently pleased the public, which likes plain speaking. And although we have by no means been successful in correcting

all the abuses to which we have called public attention, we have done the next best thing, we have deserved success.

As we have done in the past so shall we do in the future, but having larger space at our disposal we shall probably make our strictures more influential.

It is not an unusual thing to hear dis regard for the press expressed. As this is tantamount to saying that it signifies nothing what the public hear or think, :it is a duty to make public opinion felt, and when wrong-doers say that they ido not feel the lash of the press, it is a duty to lay it on more heavily. "We shall try to do so. The smallness of our size may have marred our useful ness in the past ; we trust that with increased size we shall evince corres ponding vigour, and we hope for corres ponding influence. For some-time we ihave been contemplating enlarging this journal, but the favours of our advertis ing friends have at length compelled it. We, therefore, at the commencement of the fourth half-year of our existence Imake our respectful bow to the public with, we trust, an improved appear ance, and with the assurance that in the future as in the past we shall be faithful to the interests of the public, and above all else, to truth.

We are prepared to give the advan tages of a gratuitous advertisement to the fact that our contemporary, the Evening News,, proposes to isstie a morning .edition jmder the name of the Morning News. That. Auckland is capable of supporting five daily journals is an idea which we think few entertain, and the intention of the new morning •' aspirant to literary position is, of course, to build up that position on the ruins, of one or another or both, of the existing morning journals. Eor ourselves, .we " "are wholly indifferent,, and it is,' therefore, that in the discharge of our duty to the public we direct attention to this new.enterprise. After the miserable failures that have attended all pre vioussimilar;,:efforts,.:he is a bold man that conceived. the idea of another i attempt. Three morning papers will not exist in Auckland, and the weakest must go to the wall. That is as cer tainas any future thing can be declared tp be: Sustained''by promises 6f sup port,, the Free Press existed for 34 days.i The .Daily. News for 35 days; the Morning Advertiser JNo. 1 existed spmejtwo months, and No. 2, with the N'eit)B,qf'(7ie{X>ai/7 about thesatnetinie. At least from ther&st to.the last of these i three papers, including the in tervals, five' months had not elapsed. These aU lived by faith', arid died not having received' the promises. Each tone commenced, its career,with decla rations of deeds to be accomplished^ such as no other journal.had achieved ; e^ch one received the^ utmost' assur ances of support, and died'from the same complaint—a tightness of the chest—caused by the "unremitting" attention of its friends. Another at tempt is now about to be made ; that itwill.'Tesiilt'in k similar catastrophe islas sure as that it will make its ap pearance. Th'at'the conductor of the News knows what he is about, we.do not doubt ; though w6i do not think _ that he should imperil the interests' of thej helpless in: a'chimericar attempt' of the kind. There are others, perhaps, connected with the movement who know nothing of journalism or its expenses, but they will have'that1 pleasant experience in a. brief space. .', Admitting that three mprning,papers will.not exist in Auck land, the continuance of the Morning .News must -therefore depend on the disappearance from journalism of either/ the: ; Herald or the Cross. -Is' there anyone inAucklalid th^t thinks ,th&t such an' event '■'will occur, or that wealth will be poured forth sufficient to ; sustain > the' new venture'till'it^has dislodged its long-established rivals ; or that either will b^ ; allowed,to sink for, lack of cap^al at its'back? This is plain speakiu'g,' and a little imperti nent,, nevertheless true. But with this aspect of the question the.' public has

not to do. The object of the news paper is purely political. We do not say that this is a fault, but we meution it because the intention expressed is wholly contrary. The prospectus says " it will be wholly un connected with any sect or political party." What is the purpose of this dishonest statement ? Would it not be better to express what every one knows, and to say in a manly way that it is to be started solely with the motive of opposing the present Minis try. Every one knows this, and there is no disgrace in it ; but why attempt to sail under false colours? What kind of honest speaking are we to ex pect in the future when its first utter ance is a blatant falsehood. "No sect or political party" indeed ! Is it be cause it is ashamed of its party ? Or is it because the people of Auckland like the' San Francisco mail service so well that they would not like to see it crushed ? Is it because the people | hold so strongly with the wisdom of [ obtaining a loan, and with the duty of moulding our fiscal policy so as to en | courage local industry and give em ployment to all, that the A.dnllamites I are afraid to admit their principles? Shame upon such want of manliness ! Every one knows that the new paper is solely promised support because it is to be the organ in Auckland of the Cave of Adullam ; and yet it tries to sneak into the place with a falsehood for its credentials. It will scarcely be contended that

there is an absence of facilities in Auckland for business advertising. This is an aspect in which the new venture provokes enquiry. Does an

increase in the number of local jour nals increase the facilities for adver tising ? A moment's enquiry shows that any increase to the number beyond

one solitary local journal diminishes the power of an advertisement. The establishment of a second journal diminishes the number of persons who are likely to see an advertisement in the original journal, in the propor tion to the number of subscribers; so, that in order to make his notice meet the eyes of as many read ers as it did wheu there was a single journal, a business man must advertise in both, And so with a third, and a fourth, and a fifth. In the increase of local/journals there is a diminution in the value of any single advertisement, and business people are compelled to advertise in all the local papers to reach the eyes of all the local readers. This must be patent to tho meanest capacity, and the support of a new journal is an additional tax, to no commercial profit, imposed on the ad vertising public. "We do not say that there may not be advantages to more than compensate for this pecuniary sacrifice, but' in this respect we have been only viewing the matter as a commercial one. Thus have we summed up the case of the new speculation. That tc will fail, there is no doubt. It will make « vigorous spurt aFTlrst, as all new things do, but in a few weeks it will sink into the dismal melancholy howl against progress, that has so charac terised the Evening Neius; and as the money market becomes tighter and tighter, it will howl more and more dis mally, till at last it croakß. And then shall we be called on to record another blighted bud of literary promise, and to inscribe over the early grave of our defunct contemporary the affecting legend, E.I.P. , .

Persons interested in the formation of a Highland Volunteer Company are requested to meet at the Queen's Ferry Hotel, Vulcan liane, this evening, at half-past 7 o'clock.

' There are people who'think their news paper should be the reflex of their own senti ments, and make no allowance for the endless variety of tastes > and views. To please all readers would be impossible, and he is a fool that trles-it-j -but there are those that expect such exclusive satisfaction in return for the light of their countenance. To those that thus "patronise" their newspaper we com mend the following terse address to subscribers from p Kuritepl'but indignant journalist: — We don't belong to our patrons, Our paper is wholly our own ; Whoever may like it can take it, Who don't, can leave it. alone.

A gdod' deal of indignant virtue was ex pended on"the "Hidden Treasure" ground, now the "Hand in Band." We offer no opinion at present on the rights and wrongs of Uie question. But ths lisjfci jot shareholder! in the company that has obtained the claim is published in this morning's papers. We now publicly call on those who know, to point out which of the number ia connected., with or holds a brief for members of the. Pro vincial Government or its officials. We have ourselves given currency to what was more tban insinuated, for it was directly charged; and in .the cause of fair play, we ask now correspondents who "asserted to sub stantiate their '-assertions,"-or to admit the existence of a mare's nest. As we admitted thfe "allegations," we again present our columns to the " allegators."

Yesterday's Evening News says, "An error in the data of this day's issue appears on our first page; This, we hope, will be excused." Why this sitppressio veri ? Would it not be more honorable to say that the " error" is not an error, but deliberate f The fact is the outside page was printed the previous day, and for the previous day's issue. But the journals being*in the throes of parturition, broke .down, and the paper was not issued. The half-printed sheets were used up for yesterday>_i issue, on economical grounds, a most reasonable procedure; but why call it an .' error ?" We wish we could correot our contemporary's inveterate habit of fibbing. ' We beg to acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet being the First Annual Report of the Society for the Relief of Neglected and Desti tute Children, and containing the rules and regulations of the institution. A perusal of the>ork already done, would move the kind feelings of any one that can be influenced by the objects of this society, arid an account of i considerations of philantropby. The little help less objects of the society's care are worse than fatherless and motherless, and from the life of crime to which they have been expo»ed,'are deservin| of sincerest pity.

NEW ZEALAND CHUTNEY. We have applied the promised test to the new product of local industry, prepared by Mr. Neal. We do not hesitate to say that the article is the most delicious thing of the kind that we have ever tasted. The best guarantee of the purity of the ingre dients in all such local products, is that the manufacturer is on the spot and must directly face the consequences of any adulteration by injurious ingredients. We believe the materials in this chutney are thoroughly pure and wholesome, and that they form a condiment far pleasanter to the palate than any imported chutney, 'will be vouched for by anyone that tastes. This we believe arises from the freshness of tho article and the absence of necessity i of adding ingredients to make the chutney keep for export. We do hope that these local industries will be patronised. It is a positive scandal that we are importing immense quantities ©f articles that wo could prepare of abetter quality ourselves, and all because people have got into a routine of purchases and are too indif ferent to leave the groove. We under stand that Mr. Neal if encouraged in this venture will go extensively into the manu facture of pickles, and all kind of oilmen's stores, and if he produces an article as good as his chulney, and at least as good and as cheap as those articles imported, the man is guilty of a species of petty treason to the coantry that would purchase or con sume the imported commodity. It is the scandal of the place that these local in dustries which from time to time spring . up are left to struggle against ignorant , prejudice and indifference. In almost [ any other place such industries at once rally the community around them, and are fostered into success. We trust sue- J cess will attend Mr. IN eal; and as a spe -1 cimen of what he can do, we ask a trial ol • tho delicious stuff he lias produced. Mr. T Tonks is the agent for the new enter l prise.

THE AUCKLAND GYNNASIUM.

The Prince of Wales Theatre was excel lently patronised last night, the occasion being a gymnastic entertainment in aid of the funds of Ihe Auckland Gymnasium. The principal performers were Mr. Walker's pupils, whose feats of agility reflected the highest credit on their pre ceptor, and elicited long and enthusiastic applause from the spectators. Athletic exercises have obtained a decided popu larity in Auckland, and this Gymnasium is evidently a great success. Tho perfor mances were, many of them, of a very high order, and urns'- have put to the blush the circus people, most of whom were present, their own place being shut up, whether by the rain, or the Prince of Wales, or by our honest criticisms, or by all three combined. The feats exhibited were of a much more interesting kind than the stock ones of the so-called pro fessionals. Judging from the exhibition of last night, our Auckland Gymnasium is certainly an exceedingly useful end de serving institution..

CURE GOLD MINING COMPANY.

A meeting ot tne snareiioicicrs m tne Cure Gold Mining Company was held this morning, at the Mechanics' Institute. There was a good number of shareholders present; Mr. W. Williamson in the chair. The directors' and mioine_jnann__er's report was read and adopted. Captain Daldy and Mr. Howard were appointed directors for the ensuing year; and Mr. J. T. Garlick, auditor.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO CIATION.

POSTPONEMENT OF MR. BARTON'S

LECTURE

In consequence of the inclemency of the weather, Mr. Darton's lecture on " Fossil Fauna," aunounced to take place at the Young Mens' Christian Association liooms, is postponed until Friday, July 7th.

STREET ACCIDENT.

A veey narrow escape from a serious acci dent occurred last night about eight o'clock, near the foot of Wellesley-street. There are two dangerous sloughs so located, that in avoiding Scylla, one is almost sure to fall into Charybdis. A Hansom cab was coming down the street, and cabby did his utmost to steer cor rectly, hut into the hole went the cab, and out flew Jehu from his perch, head fore most. He stuck to his reins like a man, though stunned and bewildered, and so saved, perhaps, a more serious accident of a collision in the crowds of Queen street. We hope that some member of the City Council will be hurt by one of these holes, as their existence jin such an important street, and such a critical part •fit, is a disgrace.

THE SHAREMARKET. MR. J.M. LENNOX'S REPORT.

There has been more activity in the sharemarket to-day.. I have sold Thames at £39 10s., held for £40; Caledonians, £198 ; Otagos, £3 2s. 6d., held for £3 5s ; Nonpareils, £4 ss. ; Middle Star, new issue, 30s. me. j. newman's eepobt. The sharemarket remains inactive, but the last two days show indications of an improvement by increased demand for a number of .leading shares at lower rates than sellers will take. This morning there are buyers for All Nations atjj £4 10s. ; Unas, 225. ; Otago, £2 18sM Cures, 20s. ; Thames, £39 ; and Calf ' donians, £198. My sales are limitedi) ; Belfasts,"£7 55.; Otago, £3. ME. J. TONSON GAELICS:'s EEPOET. ' My sales to-day have been as follow/:— ' Caledonian, £200; Thames, £39 /os. ; ' Belfast, £7; Otago, £3 2s. 6d.; Ohtral . Italy, 38s. f J ME. E. W. WALKEfI's BEPOtt!. " A good business doing to-dy. My * sales have been: — Thames, ,$9 10s.; j Nonpareil, £4 ss. ; Middle itar, new . issue, 28s. 6d. ; Tookey, newissue, £16 a 10s.

VOLUNTEER INTELKOENCE., The usual Battalion Parade £ the Auckland Rifle Volunteers took place lot evening, there was a small muster, owing,no doubt, to thei inclemency of the weather; About 40 mem bers attended and were jjufc through the bayonet exercise by MajorQ-ordon ing this was the seconcttime forborne years that the Battalion hacUgone through this, exercise, it was highly crditable. I

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THIS DAT.

THE CALEDONIAN,

SPECIMENS FROM THE NON PAREIT AND TOOKEY'S.

THE SHARE MARKET,

G.BAHAMSTOWH, 2 p.m,

The Nonpareil continue to take out specimens. About 50 lbs. have been brought up since yesterday morning. Tookey's tributers have ame more specimens to-day. Several of the claims adjo: the Vulcan, Tararu, have very go pros pects. The Red Queen is to be worked vigorously. A great deal of work is being done on the Otago, and in a few weeks they expect to be into the Caledonian. The Mary Ann crushing is finished, and has turned out better than was expected. The Moanatairi have taken out an other nice parcel of stuff from No. 9 level.

The prospects of the Eureka are promising, good [stone is being con stantly met with.

The Caledoniau have commenced in the main lode again, and a heavy lot of specimens is expected up this even ing. Some more gold will also be lodged to-night. Tho Alburnia have come across another good lot ol specimens.

There is a little more doing in the sharemarket to-day. Caledonian, sold at £200 ; Thames, £39 10s to £40 ; Otago, £3 10s ; Junction, £3.

THE LATEST.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—ONE MAN DROWNED. IMPERIAL CROWN CBUSHING JUNCTION—TWENTY POUNDS SPECIMENS. KELLY'S AND LONG: DRIVE f-RUSHINGS. 3.15 p.m. A fatal accident occurred this morn ing. The dingy of the schooner Clio, which had arrived from Russell, was going ashore, and capsized. Two of tho men were rescued, and a third drowned. A verdict has been held on the body, and a verdict of " Accident ally drowned " returned. Tho Imperial Crown have obtained 11 ounces from a crushing of 10 tons. The Junction have taken on-. 20 lbs. good specimens this morning. The crushing is looking well". Tho Long Drive monthly retorting !is looking only moderate. Kelly's retorting is.not yet finished.

SUPREME COURT. —Civil Sittings.

FRIDAY, JUNE 30,

(Before His Honor Sir George Anmy, Knight, Chief Justice, and a Special Jury.)

His Honor took his |seat on the bench at 11 o'clock. Mom v. Ceaig.—Mr. MacCormick and Mr. BrookQeld for the plaintiff; Mr. Hesketh and Mr. Rees for the defendant.—This was the fourth day of hearing, hit when His Honor took his seat on the Bench it was announced that tho parties wero dispessd to come to a settlement, and end litigation if possible. The argument upon the qaestions of last evening, whether tenant in common could sue for tres pass—whether Mohi had exclusive possession, which would enabl.' him to maintain such an action—whether there were not le»al difficulties whici would protract liti gation indefinitely,—appeared to > have the effect of throwing a new light upon the respective positions of the several parties. Itis^fiut justice to the counsel for the plaintiff to mention that from the first they declared that the action should never have been btfught if the defendant had con sented to se/fcle with the native owners, which he could afbne time have done for a nominal sum. Th» defendant may, indeed, have acted upon a lincere interpretation of his own rights, aad believed that having acquired 1 from th. natives the right to cut timber for a | sum thft ho was justified. All parties to this suit, if is to be hoped, are wiser now. The plaintiff" and defendant, with their counsel and Merpreters, adjourned to the library, and-ho Court adjourned to half past one o'cl/ck.

The Court resumed at half-past one o'clock, wjen the parties to the action, with their repective counsel and interpreters, returned iito Court, and announced that there was no iihance of settlement. It would appear as if lhe long protracted litigation had changed the position of the parties, for the demands on 'either side have considerably chaiiged. Tho plaintiff's, it was , said amounted to a much larger sum of money (£600) than that which he would in the first instance have accepted, as well as the surrender of the logs, which are said to be worth nearly _84,000. On the other side it is stated that proceed ings of a different character are likely to be instituted in respect of some of tho witnesses. Thus the suit, Mohi v. Craig, is likely to be I prosecuted to tho bitter end, with less chance of arrangement as it progresses, and loss and injury to all sides.—The case then y.rooeeded. —Mr. Eees oponed the case for-the defsndant, and was speaking when our reporter left. •

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.- Friday.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.] ■ ■ Judgments FOB PTjAlNtii.f3.—Gk William son v. W. C. Murphy, £10 ; Carrie v. Taylor, £16 135.; Wilson v. Dudley, £1 55.; Lyons' v. Taylor, £10 j Ewington v. John. J. MeOorr J mick, £4 16s. . * . .""'].'',. '■] ' Cases - Adjoitened. — MpCrorlie v. jpl. !' Taylor, Wilkins v. R. Taylor, Otto t. Rogers. j

Defended Cash.—Schmidt t. Grafr! Claim £15, on a guarentea. Mr. J ; aheebsn for the plaintiff; Mr. Bennett for khe defen daut. The case was of no public intercity The Court reserved judgment until next Court day. . ' This was all the business, and the Courl adjourned. ___—■■■»•■

POLICE COURT.— Friday.

Before J. O'Neill and H. D. Morpeth, Esqi

Justices.]

Drunkenness.—W. A. McOulloch, J. Nicholas, Sam Lockwood, and A. E. Cowdl. were punished for this offence. . j Malicious Injoey—The last named prf. soner was further punished with two month' imprisonment for malicious injury to pro perty. , . . VaGBANOY.—F. Price, for using profane language, was fined 10s. - .„,-.' Laeceny.—H. Moore, charged with lfc. ceny to the value of 10s., was remanded till Monday. . 1 Impocndino Act—J. Manning, J. Auifc, and J. Bray, were severally fined 2s. 6d. h_. for allowing cattle to stray. Municipal Police Act.—J. M'Derniiitt was charged with allowing his horse to tun away.—Sergeant Walker deposed to the fad of the bolting ; and W. Moyles, for the defeice, deposed to the impossibility of preventing the occurrence, and that this was no neglel— . Case dismissed. k

TRANSFER OF LICENSES.

There was a sitting of the Licensing Bach held to-day, at noon, in the Police CourJJor the transfer of licences. Present: J. O'MH, T. Ritchie, and Or. Graham, Esq*., Jua&es. The foliowing transfers were sanctioned-— The Q.O.E. from J. Or. Freer, to W. .fill; the Robert Bums from J. Lockwood ti &.. Miller ; the Bricklayer's Arms from W.ftill to Or. Thoroughgood ; the Charlemont inns; from _G. D. Halstead to M. Conroy ; indjthe Waikomiti Hotel from —. Popploton to J. Johnson. j

JOHN CUTTS'S SECRET.

"Is Mr. Cutts in ?" asked a gentleaat who, having, knocked at a door, ra: saluted by a woman from an upper wipcovi with, "Well, what's a wanfcin' naowP'1 " Yes, he's in or about somewkee, jj suppose," she replied ; " but I'm Mr. fail.'

when any business is to be done, lei ', Mr. Cutts eatin' and drinkin', and slcpii1 sometimes." j I " Well, my good woman," said ikfyn. tleman, " I think he will be Mr. Cuafbl my business too. I wish to see him' i " What do you want of him ?" askd/lu j shrew, thrusting her head still furtbijiri of the window. [ 11 "To do something for me. ButifnAt see him myself," was the reply. "Is it raal business, for pay, or only t ' favor you want; I can let your hoi hn; a pack of oats, or I can direct youto tie ' shortest road to the Four Corners,r len ! „ —I can—why I can do anything ir yo ■ that he could, and a good deal me. I t take the money and write the iceipj, . and pay the men, and I take offjfe p». i duce. I'm as good a judge of stokas c 1 is, and I can't be beat onhorsefledl" "But," said the gentleman, Itavitj - do-vrn his fnoe solemnly, ' you cffi'iS /ale i his place now. Find him for me gosfcef The shrew was baffled. " Lod'|a fen, ? Mister, may be you don't know &eicir cumstances of the case. This hai jtortn ' is mine, and it was my father's ale'roe, and Cutts he haint no more claim Jitlhan the hen down there has. And bfldeTm ! seven years older than he is, a foongher, and weigh twenty pounds more. Mat's your business on my place, if I m hake so bold?" j*l " To see and talk with your hp|nd," ' replied the gentleman, getting oi of his chair and. hitching his horse to aosit, as L if ho meant to stay until he did s|Mm. " Be you a doctor? 'Cause theriint a • living thing the matter with Cutty He's ( the well lest man in the town, and me I," , said this " woman for the tjnes.'^.: [ "No, my good woman, I'njnot foctor. t Do you think your husbam wi'be in , soon P Send that boy to finl Jhjt'' said , the stranger «j The boy looked up in his nothfa face , but he knew his own interejt tooTgll to start without orders. " Then, you're a ministerjl supse, by • your black coat. I may aslvell w you and save time, that we don) go t'meet ing and don't want to. Itim'tnU-sefor you to leave no tracks nor: nothi^, for I've got a big dairy and han't noimeto idle away readin', and I tf'ep hiriabout so early and lato that wheahe's doswork he's glad to go to bed anpest!" 7 "I'm no minister, __mam;T<'ish I was though, for your safi," said ts gen tleman. I " Send for your husbad; I canit wait much longer. I must ste him at ice." j The boy started to hi» feet agas and I looked in his mother'! fre, but it fro no j marching orders. J. " Look here, miste'r'^-hoyv appefing at the door and looking /lefiantly atiim— " you're a sehoolmastf huntin' upi dis trict school, and you tfink he's a emmit teetnan, but he ain't fiis year." ! - " Ma'am Cutts," a-fheneighborpalled her, dropped her harts at her sic.' and heaved a groan. Bhfiad found a nih she couldn't manage. I | • " See here, now, Mster," said sl)» "I can read a boy rightHirough, and Iknew what you was the blefecd minute leaped my eyes on you. I fen tell you by your everlastin arguin' tf you are a Wjer. We haint got no qufrrels, don't w»t no (leads drawed or will made—go if ou're Iranian a job of myjusband, you i*y as well hitch your hojf and drive on. We kuow euougfi to mai a little moneyed I: knowenougii to. h-.£ on to it " j " My good wonff you entirely mis-|J understand my effftd, I can tellnoperil son but himadlf .wlitit fe, a , ld mab tell, urn in confidence Jone. If he chooses « lie m,.y break it tofou the best way h<|c .can. • ■■' p. .... .;. | t t "Ph my S°odl4 sal: «s alive ! Btot# if ? Si° Wi ed Up iv, f 0 Mississippi bolt, Id bet! Oil, la me, tljpoor follow !He left ft h ule somethuuJidu't h e ?•' I 7I never heard f him, and nobolyf j Mowed, up that I bow of "replied tbf gentleman. 0 ' r »| jl . " Oh, now I kU] Y ou , ro t he m J I whatwantsjo g o| Congress, ha! aj||

have tiome here a httntin' after votes. Hte hall not vote for you! I hate politicians; specially them that goes again women, 1 >nd thinks they were made to drudge, and 7 lolhin' else ! I go in foi free and etpiaL lights for white folks—men ahd women— fir tfbriptur says: * there isn't neither men U>r Woman, but all's One in politics.' I*<j blieve the day is comin' whan such as you aid "me will have to bow the knee to wo n. n, afore you can get the big places ant' Igh places that's a eatin' us up with taxei s>u c_tn't see my husband. We arogoii t<the polls on the way to the mill, and II pomise you that he votes right." "I'm no candidate, and I don't know , \*o you are talking about. Ah! there cmes the man I want." And the stran gr went toward Mr. Cutts, who had just Jiped a pair of bars which led from'the jtato-patch int6 the lane. Mrs. Cutts flew into the house for her Eii-bonnet, to follow them ; but by the pc she got to the bars, her mysterious ■sitor and Cutts were driving rapidly iwn the road. The strong-minded woman shouted after ir husband, " You'd better come back, tell you !" but the wind was the wrong iiy; and carried her words into the pota -patch. " Sir,'* said the gentlemkn to hohcit ltts, " I have a very simple question to k you, but I shall have to ask you in mfidence, and I shall give you five dol rs if you will promise not to repeat my ords until to-morrow." " Well, sir," said Cutts, " I shouldn't te to answer any questions that would kke trouble among my neighbors. I ive my hands full, I can tell you, to sep out of scrapes now, but I've done j and hain't an enemy ih the world, its 1 flow/ I" But,' sir,you needn'treply to my ques ran unless you are perfectly willing," said le stranger. |" Ask your question," said Cutts, " and twill not repeat it." I" Well, Mr. Cutts,. I am laying fence on jie Brisley place, tbatl Lave.just bought, [id I was directed to inquire of you where lould buy cedar posts. A fellow in the lore said, ' Cults can tell you, if his wife | ill let Lim, but she won't. She'll insist < telling you herself, and perhaps offer 1 drive you wherever you go to order fern.'"

" I told them I would see you and ask ra only, and the fellows bet on it. They & to give you ten dollars, and to two or jree widows in town a cord of wood each il succeed in asking you this question' one, and making sure your wife oes not know my business until after leakfast to-morrow morning." 'Cuttp knew his wife's " standing" too ell to'feel very sensitive, and taking the (11 from.the stranger, he smiled and said, " I'll go with you to look out cedar psts and keep dark, for the joke's sake ; {kt I don't know as she'll let me stay in . ile house to-night ; I don't own it," re lied the good natured Cut^s. | Suppose you go to the place and see to fitting the posts. I will send a boy to tell k you had to go off suddenly, on a little hsiuess, and will be back in the morn |g," said the stranger. "I'll do that," replied Cutts, "for I Iver quarrel with her, but let her have i'er own way. I don't want to worry myself about trifles." m • . " Good man," said the stranger, " there re no trifles in this life. The smallest st is important, and the easy good nature i yours will ruin your family. Baffle |at spirit to-day, and next Sunday lake lur boys and go to the house of God, ijhatever she says, and be a real man—at le head of your Own house and family." : I "" It's rather late to begin,," said Cutts, taking1 his head in a way that would have timed others from the trap in which his fet were fast. '"You see the purse is hers," he added, 'And that has been a crueller fetter.than , ir will to me. But I will try to begin |iew, for her good, and the children's." |Thehoywas sent with the message, It he wasn't sharp enough. Madam hits discovered the whereabouts of her Ira, tackled up and went after him/1 ; ill the way home and far into the night, Reused her eloquence, both in pleadings .d threatenings, to find'out the my ste rns errand of that hateful town nabob ho hid come into the country to separate 4npyjfami]ies. ■Bus Cutts yielded himself up to a * fiumb spirit" for the night, and, no mea jlres wuld induce him ito talk on any sub let lest she should pry ; the mighty secret v ~'.,. ~ .-,... // ~ j Aboit midnight she wore herself out id wmt to sleep; but at daybreak she ilgan again. He then ventured; to say, %s s»on as breakfast is over, I'll break _te n«ws to you." ;;.. : r i never eat a morsel in my Musej' I can tell you,'-' cried Xantippe,! nil jou tell me what the man wanted of ,}u." s i id I' Then you'll wait a good while to hear if said Cutts, " for I have vowed I'd .veritell it till I had first eaten my break-' at/and with these words he went out. JMaflam Cutts endured the torture as ng as possible, and then got breakfast, he called at the door, to no one in parti jar, <" Come." . kt J jßttj Cutts didn't come. After awhile- " le Went out to the barn, and found him ft iatel on an upturned half-bushel mea ure, calmly peeling and eating a raw tur lp. I : . . I*' It does seem as if this ere man had f)ss«ssed you. Your breakfast is cooliu"; B aome in. M Here was a point gained. I Chtts went in as directed, and ate his %ejkfast. When that was over, ma'am 1 _ ttjed. herself back in her chair, with her ;_c.full of expectation, and said, 1.7 I "Now begin. Whatdidthat ere ma" "" ur ;1 I "He wanted some cedar posts," repbf Aujts, calmly, without "looking up, '". at tkat was all." 7 /fan arrow had struck Madam Cut sic could not have manifested more su^ frise and shame. I" lam the laughing-stock of this to n" v ■ a aided Cutts, " and from this hour I m *er anew leaf. \l'mh«nceforthhea of ! dy family, and unless this house is mad* ttine, I shall finishVpff a room in the barn 4-jvhich is mine— an\d you will be welcome tojshare it withme. \if not, I will Jive.;", , here with my boy& &nd you will fihd'me'J Nivil neighbor.-" V. \ ' '■'.'.*■ [ Jfa'am Cutts's power wkas broken. Sinte ' Mn tho farm has belten called "Jolk DJtts's place," and ke's€he htad of thej * l£Be. .y'yy Ls U «3- — — -

THE EVENING STAR, AUCKLAND, FEIDAY, JUNE 30, 1871.



■'71 notice^ .;; r ; YOUNG ,MEN'.S I CHRISTIAN ASSO •'"'-"" ■ i ,:CIATIONU TN consequence of the inclemency of the weather, Mb. BARTON'S LECTURE on " FOSSIL L FAUNA," will be POSTPONED till this day week. vO T 0 Li «| B. SHAXDER9* j '.) ~. * Acting Secretary. -.' -"' "" • -_ ' 7"~ — '■ \J..,i.. .u-HUESDAY ): ,arULY!!4.i-.--- " U >' SALE OF choice, :fruits and jams. EX 'PRAIRIE,' FROM-HOBART TOWN. The undereigied wili sell "on above date, at their - '- stores,' "(1 OCA CASES CHOICE APPLES, /Ot/v consisting of Russets, Fearmains, Non pareils, Stone Pippins, Stumer Pippins 20 ewes Pears 100 cares Knight's Jams &.V., &C, &c. >:y/y' l.'.O'J YJu'd H. 8. MEYERS & CO. TTipit SAjLE—B* AOKFS.,3 Acres, r* -I of dood' yielding1 Otchird.i with TW6 roomed House, on the Manuknu. Price, £30.—Apply to Gkobox Sibbjv, Auctioneer, Land and .Commission Agent. '■' '■'":'. '•." •" '■