SHIP PING.

POST OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.14. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 9.-12.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Enterprise, 11 o'clock.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Lovnos —Beth Shan and Countess of Kintore, early NAriEß.—Star of the south, to-day. Southern Ports.—Taranaki, s.s., early. New York.—Alice, early. Svru.NEY.- Novelty, 19th instant. Tattranoa.— Hero, to-day.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Tarahalii, IS., from Southern Ports.' - JBCeera s s., from Southern Ports. " City of Auckland, ship, from London. , Chile, ship, from London, l . '-J I Ballaiat, barque, from London. A H. Batger i.arqne, from Sewqastle.. . ;-L".dyFraUlUin, -torque; fiom Sydney.-^ ' Alice, barque, from Lyttelton. Crest of the Wave, schooner,. lrom Napier. " _s*airi6r.;s.s., from Napier.

DEPARTURES.

Tanran<*a, schooner, Sellars, for Tauranga. Rifleman, schooaer. the ifaames.

The s.s. Keerais expected from Soiithern: ports to-day..., She was,at Wellington on: EYi'lay last, and had about 20 tons of cargo ■for Taufiinga. ;,.--.„ __. . j The. Star of the South will leave for Napier; at 4>i 'clock. - ■ • . j ,

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, , >• Wednesday afternoon

- Messrs. B. Tonks and Co. held a, trade sate' of groceries,'spirits, &e., at.their mart to-day. There wa's: an excellent attendance., bidding spirited, and fair prices realised.:,; io£ Messrs".'Cochrane and Son' held a sale of freehold properly to-day, at their mart, .Eo,rt> Street': Lots 21 and 22, suburbs of Auckland, 66 feet frontage; to Eden Place', with cottage erected thereon, realised £165 ; allotment 116, parish of Horotiu, Waikato, containing 50 acres', 5s 6d per acre. Also, by order of the Begistrar of the Supreme Court, lot 1, Con taining 163H acres, situate on theKeo River, county of Mongonui, with all the buildings erected thereon; for £122 10s ; lot 2, contain iiVg "274 , acres, parish of Kaeo, county of Mongoiiui, £43 4s 6d. J

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following are the current calls and divi dends payable in th..- companies named be low v—- « r. ■ • '' :._ DIVIDENDS. , £. 8. d. DATE. TokateaT""..'; ... ' 0 7 0 ... Oct. 13 Claremont .0 0 6 ... Oct. CALLS. Scandinavian.• ... .' Q 0 6 ... Oct. 18 Waitemati 0 1 0 ... Oct. 18 Lincoln-* EsWe vy .7 fi) 1 0- ...A'Oct.2o: Bird-in-Hand ...ffO 1 0 ... Oet. 20 Crown Prince --■ urtufl 0 0 4 ... Oct. 21 Dauntless andSirik-; to-Kise... <■>.;. 0 0 3 ... Oct. 21 Windsor Castle ...A 0 0- 6 i ... Oct. 26 Quebec 0 0 6r. ... Oct. 26 Pride of Tokatea... 0 0 6 ... Oct. 26 Junction 'iA.L A ...A. ,i0 3 0 ... Oct. 30 CoromandelExcelsior 0 0 6 ... Oct. 30 Brunswick ... ..." 080 6 ... Nov. 6 Brighton 0 2 0 ... Dec. 1 ThameSiGasGo. .:. 0 2 6 ... .'.Nov. 2 f

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.

This Evening-. Murray's Greet World Circus, 8.

THE MAILS.

"Mails will clpse .as.under;, . i For Thames,,this/day, at 5.30 p.m., and-to-morrow,

at 3.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. , For Russell, etc., per Comerang, to-morrow, at B,p.m. ' For Kapaflga, etc.,: per Lalla'Bdokh, on iYiday. :20th instant', at,12..30 p.im ... .. ...; .j ■ -_~ .'■'_ For Sydney aid' Australian Colonies, per Novelty, on Saturday. 21st instant, at 11 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapei^, , at" 10 aljn. 0 - *- ' IjJ Late'letters for Sydney anil.MelliDiirne (bearing a latef fee of 3d in addition to the postage) w>H.be received at this office tiUll.sei.m. .' , . ~, ~ c.». "B: Biss. Chief Po3tmaster.

BIRTHS.

Utting.—J4!t: her residence, Nelson-street, the ,wjfe of J. J. Utting ofa'daughter. * .y*-r WiTHBroRa;-ion October 17, Mrs. J. H. I Witbe ford, NewmarHet, ofl a daughter. win f.u 1 Potts.—On ftie 16th instant, at her residence, Grahamstown, the wife of Mr. W. H. ,Polts "of a son Norton.—On October; 16 p at' Dbiiiain View, Mrs. Frederick iNorti-n of a.daughter. Pyb* '-"On "the ll'th O.ctober.at Wyndham-fttreet, the! wife of William Pye of it son". " '-■ 77 ~:-..

MARRIAGE.

Smith — Wright. --' On ;October IS, by" special licence, at St. -Matthew's.Church, by the Rev. D. Jones, Herbert Henry' Smith, fourth son of the late . Rev. Q, R.j Smith, of |London, ...tp.r Fmtna,: secofid'daiighter of the' late' Mr, "William Jame? "Wright,Hof ;thisLcity. Melbourne and 'Hofette papers please , .;_.,..; .... 7:-:-.\'i ..-..-. m'.i

DEATH.

Cohen—At his residence, Grey-street, suddenly. Alberfcßphaim Uoben, ; aged:24 years. I -.' •■: •->}' Jones.— (?n Oqtober 17, William Thomas Jones, the youngest'ana'beJov-edsda of John and Christina Jones, Remuera. aged..lo years.// _.[ .._.■■ \. ml -.. Wfli¥if.—At Pabmiire, on Sunday, October ,14, Richard-White.-aged 71 years,ill "'■ ''■''•'■

The Evening Star.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1871.

'' ForlhiTcause that lacks assistance, For the wro^>tlliat;hee4s■-res}stanc9,- For the future fn the distance, . , ;i^nd(theigQodLthat we candoi." a J

The "chafactei-istTc apathy of this place appears to^rest/heavily on the Bifle Eange. At intervals this subject takes a spurt and then goes to sleep,-as if over-exertion had produced exhaustion. *Whq|ipßtiorfjslame,v:o.r M- anyone ifflore than another is to blame we know not. Possibly no one if 'tb'folamefbr -apathy; it is endemic, an(l is, not ,to . b,e laid to th"e :u"charge 'of those' who happen-t-o-be -residents, any more than, is Yellow Jack to the^p.eople of New Orleans, or cretinism to the inhabi- : tant»9f '".hi fvalleys 1 of Switzerland.' If is greatly to be desired,-, howey.er, that the chill" would' .pass away,,apd/that the fever 'would ' reuioi—for a little on thi^gi^P^jftfjjtil^sßifle-'Earige'i.. 'It j s e'xpectcd that at the nexj. Tir federalp^Y~^oc^ Volunteers should bear more worthily the honor eff being citizens qLM, -commercial metropolis, of l^ew^vS^m aM yet the evil to which, by coinmbt£cprisent;fthe; jhpn gucces's of the? past is 'attri butabhslis fyet rinrepairedt; Jhe' season is M-advaitfin^ and^ppar^U^ withotft;'an£ reason whatever, the .ttifle

Range remains as the contractors left it, and not a movement is apparent,,in'' the direction of formally opening it, or making it available to those-who„ desire to become experts irfjthe use. of the rifle. What business is nobody's business, " One duty devolves on .the General Oovern meiit, another on the Provincial Go vernment, another on the- military authorities,-and another on the Volun teers themselves, and'censure, instead of attaching'itself to any, is rolled over from one to the other. Surely there is-spirit enough in some-one connected with the Volunteers to press this matter.to some.satisfactory conclusion. Possibly the new organi sation of the Rifle*'Association may give a filip to the cause of the Rifle Range, and supply that impulse that will carry-it through. ) The range in itself is completed m a way ; there is room for but a single target, but on6 target might do for a beginning. There are, however, no butts, nor anj place for tbe marker to plant himself iffilfeßs fiej is willing to |hid| Hehipd mi -|ri|b.| 'Amarker'siioUsei whichrWill 5, of course,-'be requisite; \w fOfferejjd jpj Itfie General Gowrnmliftp Pil>woig lias undertaken the removal of it from the Barrack reserve, and its erection' on the ground. A marker, to take charge of the range, and reside on the! spot,i:is'.n^i.ifesary^^jbid^it^ sub the various convenience 'of our: marksmen; and decidedly a small; charge should be made for shooting, both to defray the expenses of the; range, and to "prevent its being used,, indiscriminately for the mere amuse-: ment of the public. All these con siderations should at once be taken up, and practical steps taken for, opening the Rifle 'Range for regular; practice.. The Mayor's Cup is becoming "tar nished through disuse, and in the

interests of our citizen soldiery the defence of the colony and the safety of our hearths and homes, we. long- ,to see it foaming" with champagne. Wfe do trust that somebody:.will;try-to infuse a little life into the cause of rifle practice, aild that bn;the 'earliest possible occasion we shall ,sep the Rifle Kange opened "with all the honors, and in a manner becoming,: its importance to the cause of volunteer in!,;, and that on the ,next-oceasiojn,:.of the Colonial Eifle Contest wo shall show that there is as clear an eye ■ and; a£: steady a hand to be found in Auck land as in. any other, part of New Zealand. n:,: '"'• *

We do not know if the sovereignty of the Harbour Board extends to that remote dis trict whose harbour accommodation consist of the Wynyard Pier. If so, we would appeal to their sympathies injttehalf of that frail and rickety structure. Its glory may have de parted, and no more may vice-royalty and the pomp of military power honour it with their presence. Yet, though the light of other days has fled, it is a source of benefit and of pleasure to .t^_ ?^^l'i*^-»,;;j-1^tj. ,i,»'^7Sip,^Sil territory. '--' A few "dasß ago""ah 'incident, occurred, that tells forcibly how frail it is. Three or four yourfg-men .were: lounging on the pier, and had perched themselves on the handrail, whiie they,indulged -in cigars and small gossip; wfren'thfe rail' suddenly giving Way they all fell from a considerable height to the beach below, '.The tide ifras out, and fortunately for most of tnem, probably from their pose at the, nionient of ,■ precipitation, they collided^- with cthe earth' oh that portion of rthem which is distin guished-by tha-^greatest; muscular:develop ment, and is consequently the softest, ({his fortunate escape sho.uld. afford ,np reason fOrCtbfinfkit.g-.t_at are'-no-dangers cidri-' nected with this ancient and dilapidated structure. It is a perfect man-trap, and as it i* selected as the favorite place of promenade fdr children and nursemaids, we fear it will be the scene of some deplorable casuality. So many references have been maoe to the state of this pier, that if sueh occurs the Harbour Board will be decidedly responsible, morally, if.not legally, for manslaughter. The hand rail at the boat steps swept away, and other similar evidences dilapidation,!etitiUoudlyC I'o(l* repair; and we trust the Board will take ; spine steps to avert more serious casualties ■than that which befel the young men caught gossiping and smoking mild cigars.

There!-"has .always! been'' an exfi-aOrdinpry confusion.,*between Central Goverannenl, ietn and those constituted by the Provincial Government, and the officers of peace have, consequently, been frequently at' their wits' end as to how to assimilate the clashing clahisesy in -such'imager,';a^torallow ith^m! to: bring'"malefactors to justice. When, how ever, the Municipal TToTpor'ations Act was brought into force here, a short time a'jo, sanguine people thought that it was likely -the- ponfl/Cting pa"pag#apirßY*|volild be superseded C.hy-the new -law? J It*'seems, however, that this is not, by any means, the; case ; and in order to ensure the conviction of offenders, the informations have to be laid in accordance with the peculiar provision in each-of the three or Tour Acts which may appear to meet the emergencies of the case. But this kind .of I thing would " puzzle a Philadel phia lawyer" ; and as, none of our. polibe .^pthoifitifes happen dpspa.j6 luy W&l tensions Ato4 bo legal ftrtmfianes of tMat description, their proceedings frequently breaik down. It is no wonder that the Resi dent Magistrate this morning, in one of his addresses to the enlightened section of the Auckland public which frequents the Temple of Justice at'tße' f cdimeKof Hi|h-ah|l Q^ncery streets, stigmatised' the 1 incoitgrubus heap* as' "aconglomerated mass of legislation." It is surely qime that something were done to amal gamate these bright specimens of legislation «>to one harmonious whole.

y.-TBfc annual meeting of the Auckland Auxi l^arjp1 of tA«; -United-Kingdom Alliance was held < yesterday <, ve ning, at the Mechanics' Institute. : P-fI, JoU M i|g m b wis fHacM irf the i chair, { After explaining objects for which the AlliancSKstdl *>ZM eonsiu.^l fciie^'ait-- J .iha-n icommented in very Bt*|p|Ntfms on the conduct of certain Jiißtices,-jvho,;jph-n^ yere ]y punishing drunkards, th^MS^v/ea hif' I scruple in supplying 1 the veryT.qiW for the I imbibition of which they*'pUhhrtfed others. .The jrgpprfe :<, .was^theii * read;"attd *$m a hopeful account of the - -progress f °Ls}\ 80cietv,""«ivd-'the H(&.^ lW the fuhd's./'Alte^ this ihad-'^beer/ • MotyMf "the . Rev., Mry !iti: "an'elbq(ueiit Bpeech, moved j } resoluWh-having for :'iw" purpose the,.deßir -ablen^ of enlisting.th'6 ..^vices' of refpr^ers . and | legislators "in 1 the work" of providing a

remedy for the great evil of drunkenneas.^he .Rev. "C. Waters seconded the t-esolutibn, wiuoh was unanimously carried; atifl alter Mv. Eliis, MP.C, and other gentlemen had-. vSddressed the audience on the evils of in "temperance, and the mischief caused by the. .Government toleration of the liquor traffic, the meeting separated. We hate to-day had the pleasure of inspect ing one of the prettiest collections of New Zealand ferns that we have ever seen. They have been prepared and- mounted by Mr. H. 11. Field1,., botanist, whose interesting labo ratory "is inlHobson-stivet, two 'ad'ors'-from-the Temperance Hotel.-. 'Everyone"' knows .that: New Zealand is par" excellence the home of ferns, and we do not know any more pleasing 'memento of tho colony,"or more expressive ol the distinctive featurez-oj its natural spenery, than such a collection as this.' jMi%..Field. has "evidently the secret of preserving the natural tints in the process of drying a>.d pressing his specimens ; and the ferns, which are artistically and tastefully arranged, retain all ihe appear ance which they present when flourishing on their native hills, JlIhe'speoitrtViisai-e;i'no!unuid on card-board, vyrit.la am'arfly;,Bh?et;.!itiached,. ready for being bound,and can, without any injury, be transmitted by post. Tim scientific name of the central fern is aflixe I, but, the card is also adorned with mosses an.ct" ferns 'of other species, in order to give elfjot tolhp picture. We particularly recommend our friends and patrons who have been gifted with a taste for simple forms of leauty. in nature, to call on Mr. Fields and not only admire, but eucouroge^this iuteresti ; .g lorin of local industry. The high reputation Olson's tomato sauce has obtained, as^a household? cpndimout, fIfUS.: brought m'aayLiiiferior artio'lefj into t'le-jmiirllpt- The public aref therefore warnedyiot to: be im posed uppniwith'"ubb.Bh,';fout'a.tk for OJsoft'e genuine t^iiiato'eauee, anilsee that hi,^"»meJ is on the bottle. "To Mr. Hans Olson.— Dear Sir, —By some mistake a bottle of your tomato sauce'was put away in my house*, and remained uncorked for upwards of twelve months. The same botfcle,;pE.-}aucef;wi|p afUjrre wards used at my o>vn tahle.ahd"-1, fpund ifi was equally as good as when 'first made v —l.V W. Doonin, wholesale and retail grocer, 218, Queen-street, Auckland."—[ADVl|.J- . \f T< The Advertiser of ntes'terday says that ft''is proposed to erect the building for the Thames Mechanics' Institute on an allotment in Queen-street, which has been given.-for-j'the purpose by Mr. R. Graham. It is ffltithatecf ihat the building will cost £300 or^oO."

The members of the Auckland Kegatta Committee met at the'.plubroom last evening. The sub-committee appointe 1 to draw'up tin programme and revise the rules, brought up their report, which was adopted. The various events to come off on t- e legatta Day are published in another column. - " / The band of tho Band of Hope will give a vocal and instrumental concert at the Cfity Hall to-morrow, eveuing. : -~ . i -<. £-- giy

MELANCHOLY DEATH.

The city has been startled to-day by the imelancholy intelligence"' of the sudden : death of Mr. A. H). Cohen, accompanied by circumstances'that have produced an ; uneasy feeling. It fis- k'nOwn that the •decea'sed gentleman, whose proceedings •in insolvency havfc iieeri adjourned again and Pgairi, was toliave appearedto-morrow '.for exarninalrioa in the Bankruptcy (.'ouiy ia-ri'd'tihtU tli'e,inquest to be held at half past. r twq,to-day places all the ci.rpiim pttinftps('\ietofii 'the public, a shadow Appears-, ■ to. rest; on the sjtd I occur rencea..that-".has:\?taken place.- .. It ai> poajtii!!"?!vi^l :"r w™" l,aa 'Wfed in com pany W' 1!* /Atr,'. Levy, : and returned to his residence at'the top-of Grey-street abojit fro,clock.- Mrs. l-'oheir was absent at the time, and Mr. Cohen wai observed by the,servant to fak<* agings of witieaml lie down on the s>fn;y_ After remaining for some.: timeHiith'at posifi6ri."hi*''c6<n meneed yomiting with greait vidlenc.-. Ahich continued for .a : Conhidernbl Ipngth of time- r.OmMrsi-. Coben's 're turning she found her- husband jus dying. Dr. .lloQper^was; spfe- dily in attendance, but life was., found to be ex tinct. 7 -The '''deceased was quite « young man. bfeingoin-his 271h year, and leaves a widow .but no children.

INQUEST.

. The inquest on the death 'of tlie late-Mr.-A* E. Cohen was .'.held ' to-tiay, at'the Nava ifotel, at the corner, of Pitt-street and Earanganape Hoad,' before DK Philson, the Coroner, and a respectable jurv. The ju»-y h&,ying/,heQa.'^mpßrinelled, retired to'view-the body, still lying atthe hite residence of th. deceased, and having returned to the hotel, Xlie n enqu;iry proceeded. .-._, . 'So inn ,:''»_ '/

THE SHARE MARKET.

M*f. Martin; Sholt. reports as. follows :— Buyeradf'Caledo.nia'n at £105 ; Thames, £21 j. demand' for Shotovei-, "sales from lis to 16a.. sejlers at 17s 6d ,- ( Pridepf Tokatea in demand; at] 3*9d^ i;All, fe'N''a'tio^si, Soldat' &a 5s ; c Wiiite mata, 17s •;"- Peep' o* lsay iit'ss 6d ;' "sellers ol •^Albion at £7. Principardemand for Cab-do nijm, Central Italy,!. t_flot6ver, "Waitematfi, Golden.Calf,.and,Cproii^and?lstock.; / T <i _ MK. 3". M. I-E'NN^X^.BBPOTTj^rThe share market continues "quiet." * 'lhere ( wgm few sellers of Caledonian **teek at' JpreseTit? S-ate.«. My sales comprise :-Caledonian, £107 10s ; Thfap^a, u £,21) IQs; ;■.] SI i otover, i 16_f • oio*fng; buyers: Caledoniariy £106l; :iTh'ames;"''£.l Closing sellers: Caledonian, £110; Thames.. £22.— '" MK. J. ToNSpNj |GjABEICIS('s;BEPOB!r. —My sails this day comprise:' Shotover,.,lis,6d,, 134 ViM&a'nataii<.7ssV Pride ot xokatea, 3s 6di Mu!turp.,in-Parvo, 13sjj Caledonian/^IO^BDsV t'Aames, sellers r £22. ' -- —*

THE CIRCUS.

-moo hi!'i -iy.*,as m-.v.)y. hdih'n *'• '■ -y LA^r.,e,v,epipg ? j.he-Pavilioniiwas, well filled, and perrormanp J Bs,pf,.th<. -iw.ualrkind-'gone through with grea.,t,,B,uocesft. ...TlidSv evening aicompli mentary begeftb will b.ij given to Mademoiselle KosJQ^e.yrhosQgr^c.e.uliaud daring riding well deserve appreciation in the shape ot a full-

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ACCIDENT AT THE KYBER PASS.

WE^have to record'another accident which occurred on the Kyber Pass Jtojid op. Tuesday, e/v^pin'g:^ Tl/appears^ that.a liorse/jiVd cart w^s pr (ieedihg dowrithe ro-id, and the. driver, ,wßos'emaiile we have btjeh unable, to learn, lor" somej reason jumped^doWn: 'Thehorse' at,this^ time ! started off, '.'ahd.^lie'm-ih ' was, thrown downj, i'the 'cart paS"sihg bvisr his, leg and fracturing !fche thigh-bori'e.' '•Another .vehicle'.' -amejup at the time, and the poor fellow was; .flayed to the . hospitalr , wjiefe • he/w-if, atten&.n. 1 . o> _£2erald.^" niaO ? „ - Hot j N sssz

.-Jfel' IftS her, better.; ,half,k?asing the ser^-L^ ■ A$ 3g? , waß • |WW' feSl'S* ca^h'up Mri.Eddy'fl ibutiie'll. always b^^EJSdd^ J

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

NO. XLIV,

Tedtre is an old saying about dirty buds fouling the.r owb nests. We-liave.a.good m>my such in Auckland, I doubt not ; hut there are, of course, some a.great deal worae than; others. I see by-que of this morning's papers that some immacu late: investor of other people's money has returned the sura of £1000 \to a friend in Victoria, by whom it whs \ forwarded to him to invest. JN'ow, did the friend to whom the money was returned send the letter over to the journal in question ?— or did the writer keep a copy of it for the purpose of publication P —or is not the whole thine! a: pure invention on the part of.the "bird?" written merely tor the sake of fouling his own and his neigh bours' nests. In the letter he tells his '• friend " that he returns him the £1000, " because gold mining is not carried on withq,ut ; so muo.h,rignii>g ; ,o| the market ;r Hhat mvt,Btniehts are unsaife, A from tlie dishonesty of tlie people"; and_ that he had* fur better expeuiii-is money in Victoria." All this advice may be very good, but why need the writer \bave ; troubled him self to publish liisi- own letter, in an Auckland print P If he had given his name, the letter might have carried some weight; having none, it is perfectly valueless. If the facts contained.therein ar6 true, I can only regret that on the receipt of tlie ; £1000 the receiver had not brought it to mo.. I would have invested, hit for liim 'without ■ any 'fa|i.,''| can assure hifip|| have a large parM of "Cures"; lying oa-hand,; Vf 'jioh .would have swallowed ijj) the whole j liAoun* ; and to have made a good bargain f,r .the Victof ian gentjeman. i w6.u!d liave thrown in a few Cosmopolitans. Never let mc hear again Qf"money being returned tin. this reckjgsg. manneryit. is an inTsult. 'aud'an iirij'ury to t-he-land of ouradoptibn. 'The'meeting of the Early Closing asso ciation last evening was a great, success, as indeed it deserved to be. After some : preliminary discussion as to the state of the finances, the balance of which it was resolved (after tlie meeting) to apply to a "twist in the elbow," one daring young innovator, of the name of Dark, rose ft-om his seat, and said his own opinion' wus that, having succeeded in getting several things granted to them, they would be great flats if they did get the'mutter into" their own hands altogether, lie would propose that the various places of business open at ten o'clock of n morning and close lit two, except on Saturdays, when In thoiiL'ht the assistants were entitle 1 to gel a half holiday after the labours of the week.,, lie hoped they would insist upoi the masters shutting up at noon on that day, so that in tho afternoon they couhl play cricket, t»ke steamer excursions, oi a trip by the Kaipara railway, and othi-r recreations of a similar character. Mr .YlavH said, " But appose the people on itlie railways, in the steamer* and coache-. . public houx-s, and so on, wanted to closi early too, what would they do then?" Mr, Dark said. "That be blovred for > yarn, Such people must be like th< unfortunate men on. the newspapers: they must work hard and late for ihe good of others—himself among th number." Tho speaker was going on U Lmake some remarks «b »ut giving s >m grand midday performance, for t';e auj 'mentati&n- 'pi their funds, and for Jlvelr ,own personal aggrandisement, when Mr Mavis referred 10 political economy an i the candles getting short. A resolution A-us then carried, pledging, every one presgiit ;.to do the best-I.e could for*lri?ii selt, after which, the proceedings termi nated with the Drapers'.National An them of, " Don't shop after six o'clock." i So the police have again b ">n showing ilieirj hanlpess of heart. Wb'-> would tl.ink that-under such magnificent-look mg uniforms there heats nought but a in the. place of a heart? Have these men no soul? Why cannot they be soothe.d by the oharnis of tlie lute ami tflie lyre, like other people? The straius whi'h daily emanate from the harp and viohn of our two recent arrivals would m»'lt> tn t<-ars any person of oritinary senti ment, but they have no other effect'upon • ur hardened hobbies than to make still more. liarsh their voices as they crv •j moveiou."' Dick feels the conduct 6! ihese " myrmidons Jof the law " auitely. Last evening, while passing along Queen street, I found him straining out his pocket han^Lkfrchief intllie Ligar Canal " —for the riif.flodi.us, Ynough. small, band of iiiuoi-i|atiß had just been '"moved on.',': VV'Hat' is' Auckland more than any other place, I should like to know.", -that such 'trhitrary powets are exercised agaiust street musicians? Are we more ad Vanced in the s«-ale of learning and civilisation than London? for in^ that iqwn bands, are allowed tqYpljny )rf tb'e lejading "quarter* of the town, unless special couipkint be, made against tj'em. I I .do'Hope that these unfortunate' yo'iing men will not be furjher :persecuted by the guardians of. the law, who, although? tliey.dou'bLles^have the fullest authonity. for.^yjmt they do, may he excused if they cloge tjheir ears whenever they hear the strains, and become suddenly struck with a sense of duty, call ug them away from' the-tsraall but efficient orchestra • ; :

•What.a:fuss they are malting about the 'appointment^ of a medical officer to the Borough OoUnt.il." And there appears to be! a good deal of competition for the position, notwithstanding that the title i* i'nerely an "honorary" one. I see the 'two Picklesops';. .Frock will, and Jpwjsbro, "have applied for the billet, hut at present? ppiie,qT.thgnj r> ]igf§{,gpft..iiii /i! he first tjwo 'aii'e such endearing triends, that; they shduld. both he appointed; the next is a gentleman of -much lime-and experience, i.;W.hlch eminently qualifies him to watch Y.'thei battles of the Board ; while the last named - would : likewise .bo I 'useful in I the same capacity—when the "claret" flowed he'd Abe ready with thej'' sponge" to catch it. lam told that whoever>may -be appointed,' his prin cipal duty will be to be present at every meeting, of the Board, and in case of a ; ' shindy," to repair damages, and act as uippireitiLtlieencounte,!*. It wonld'have : saved a deal of trouble if Dr. Hee had been elected ; he wou.d, always have been on his post, and would have been as com ipetent as. any ,tp stop.Ya . ?V'.oimd>; -But as tliere is only to be a fee paid when a row ; takes place, I fear that.the amount, leceived now will be comparatively small. Whoever may be appointed, I would strongly" advise him to use his utmost influence to get the people's cx-champion to stand at the next, electiop. He might

get in again, and if he did, the p:4ion of ihe doctor to the Board would a once ' become a very lucrative one. y At the meeting last night, in connction with the temperance movement, . was pleased to see a friend of that cans get nrj and make a very sensible or father a series of very sensible speldifS, from his -place* in w«st.he riddle of the hall. " Why,"., said, he!*'if you want to -..,-..abolish theydi-iking customs, doii't you.Vfirst abolish the Government P lou Would then.renire no taxes, and if you 'didn't reqnire'any taxes people, wouldn't, of course, dink, for I am quite convinced," said he, "hat no.man would touch a drop of intoxicamg liquor but with the patriotic intentionof filling the coffers of the Treasury." Aid the local distilleries and breweries Wre started with this obj-efc, and for no othr. Ho away with the Government—with .1 Government offices, including the polie ' and. the. prisons—and.we shall very sooi come to the, milleniUm." " les," cried 'Dick, "and" "while" you are about it, wouldn't it be as well to do away with1 the country altogether—suppose you sink New Zffil md under the sea." Upon this my friend became very noisy, and was endeavouring to show how. to begin with, we could very well do without the, police, when the police appeared on the scene and proved beyond a doubt how we could very well do with out him. After which things went on splendidly, and a number^ o£ resolutions "wore passed -sjibwing' yid'ugeVeiy nan, woman, and child in the if qunlry w >uld be'wprih £5t),U00 a-vear ifyMefe wer> no publiu.houses', and how e.vc j*y. lian ?ho touched a glass of beer ou ;ht to be ;on tined to the Asylum, with many o'her pleasantries of a similar nature. J hear there's.sgmo chance to be n.^ide in the.^wqj.vk.ing.-o.f the Caledonian. It is whispered that the, '* roe" of the mine has been worked out of it, and that the extra ordinarily exciting reports which have; lately been published-, from that mine hate been published' merely to try and keep up the status of the property. Tin '' roe" has proved such beyond a doubt, and if it really has been " worked out," ihe only thing to do now is to go in aud strike a " melt " as rich as the " roe " ha> proved. There are not wanting ill d'sposed persons who. say that there has lately been a Hide " fake" on—whatever that may mean ; — but this I could not be induced to believe, takinir into consider ation the present mode-of management. I. heard o*i good authority ye-terday that prayers are about to be oUPered up 1m •ertuin parties iu charge of tlie mine thai he '• strike" may a^am lib found. Aitvi which, and immediately before work is •ouimenred, all the hands are to sing the ,'ieat moral chorus of " Itow, brothers, ',11.," null an affecting tableaux at tin back. Few oT those who witnessed the pro; i-ession of boats, on Saturday last, will s idii forget the sight,- Tlie day was g„>r :ecus in, tlie extreme, an immense mnlti ude thronged the Queen-street wharf, vliile every vessel alongside and in tin, si yea m wa.s deep in tht' wa.ter.with tlo weight of sight-seers. Flags flew from •very tcpgallnnt peak, and anchor shroud; and the eomliined bands of tl:e circy^j healre, rifl s, navals, artillery, ,engi iOiTJ, antl iiui.d oF Hops, all bttilJed ttt 54 crt ated a deafening noise as the. ■rashed fj'.i.th the enlivening strains- o'

" I he Jolly Young Waterman," wlueh I hey lid as tiie proeessio.i, consisting of th r<i -m.ill boats, eama forth from their shed in along line, two abreast,- gaily decorated with fligs, and manned by the.athlete and 'Hercules of.this fair .city. vjWna i.eed to .recifceJ'the struggle- wliieh- tool place, The gallant Boxley., the'; depart mental Mice, the , plump; :;and I smiliu). (iluMiiins, the brawny Gunueft, tin smirking Biass-eye, the , plucky Stilus, the*-literary De Brettui, and, in fifet,-tin' wnole of the youth ai.d beauty of th

lub were there, "and but that the su had been hot, or tfiat,~they had been pre, viously overcome with tho heatof. th/ proposed Turkish bath, would doubt less have done even more thai they did. Full forty strokes did they pull ere they stayed to ' refresn —which done, they started qff upon a series of angular efforts to "fetch" th liulk. Having rounded this with great difficulty, a series' of "racing and othei •li-quilic sports were proposed, and woulo doubtless have been carried butjSev^rai .miateur actors, among them being "Brass eye," said they had al " rehearsal" foi their next performance, which was coming off in about three months, and if- .ihey rnissed a single day they would not be. perfect in their parts—a thing byyiio raeuns uncomfiiosi. /So the-crews pulled, sadly -ashore, the bands plHs.i|rgp|fi" .Cead, March m^aUl?"—wliile-ffie titixl^w H«v<£ who had fallen asteruf.t.hrQjig^ meet-in-g fXith a head winuV caused by.a pas.§:n^ butteifly, was taken in to'w of tht admjra|'s gig,. and safely lapded.i\mid th,t| .-deafening cheers of t h expect a t":>rs". What [iurther ensued tliis depoheirt sayeth not, 'for at thi-j .period—;whether ; f,rpm 3 tjipi^etij|' of th'e sun of the sire)'gth o|. ( t)it> lemonade, slightly diluted—memory became a blank toj JN"aT_=[ANIEL BEESWJttfp. I

EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.

A iORNEEAi the niember^of tjhwi .'issoeiation was held lastievenipg-at theirojjm of the X'oung B Mwi'!'yChristian;.Association.-.' I hire was a very good attbndajice/apdAMri- Davis was called upon to pre-*ide. •..A-teei* pontic'JdiSchbslb'it a 'committee"'was appointed, ,to wait upon'tho whole of Wie varioui ir«3«rft • with'-u'view'to the, 'assistants of tile siiui's be: coining members 'bF'tli'-S society. /It was de cided to give an entertainment (is soon, as possible., to provide' 'FufiiSb.'ibid to; nnivi the attention of. the 'public* jtiiore;pirtfciihiWy.'to' the-movement. A coinfhittee Was iil's'6 _' ap .^ointe.diY to. ifwait; u upon! i the employers "roask them to assist the movement -by-frll means in their:i\9)yer.; also to pieti.tioii;tlie la'lies^.of Auckh'inijl.nijtJo.fhpp after tl.e .houi% Agreed.upon hy,!tli--.dissociation; ■ Somei.dis-' eussjqrr.took -.place an^.siM inaction.; was ;<ex-: pressed* witli regard to the proposed alteration^ of t|ie .market-diiy from Saturd .y-to Friday." A .Statement of apepvyitjs wa^.ttftaryacdp ]pa.d, which'' Bhc»wed! that' filer- Assoeiittioh' liad a" balance in hand. After some furl her formal : business the meeting aTlpiiriftJd.-^HeVald. j

cj ; ... y/r'/.vj'v:/"7v' »"','■.'."i{T _o so Argument'iiPfavdfii'-'ortiian s" descent'from an "Animal of Arboreal Habits"—?3? bat even now the wisest of us often fiuds himself " up a tree." . -» The e litor of tiY_.it- Wdston (Miss&uriJ'Z ind m.irk\ asks his readers to excuse the look of his iapjriaahe is inbedfrbrn 6lie effects''o^-.. fight pitli a delinquent jgubsci*ib?r liaii , s .ji

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

, 4t THIS DA Y.

[F.Bok OTJE, Owil COratESPONDEKT]

THE SHOTOVER.-THE REEF TAPPED,

0; ? nS gold visible. nonpaeeil.—loo lbs. kicf " specimens. OALEDONIA.IS::— GHITSHING j; . ~., LOOKING AVELL, ,*, j ... ' .'; l y 1.30 p.^" It is rumoured that, tho Shotover have tapped a!reef in the bottom aditj, but it is hot confirmed. The gas iu Tookey's has been ex oelled. ':,-,i ;•- ,i '■■-.[ -•■='- The Caledonian crushing is looking itell. still rising in Nos. 1 and 2 winzes. ;• • 7tnH sose--. ■.. The Hazelbank . case is . still on j will occupy the day. There is some 'hard swearing.and bribery divulged. Tie Comerang left for Auckland this morning... ....... , .- ;! , oi iji. • - ■

THE CALEDONIAN.-MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

The following is a copy of a telegram receivedtfrom the manager":—- ••;.■:. hi .■:■■ ■■■•>} - : ; '"""9.31 a.m. j " "Water iip .'2.5 feet in'shaf _. Work, lin No. f :C.an4,3 winzes stoped. No' change in. stopes. No leader in No. 2 winze.*' taken down for the first two days. Spur wheel and crank shipped per Cbmerang." ' ~,-..

THE LATEST.

~._:■' Giuhamstowk, 3 p.m. The Shotover have tapped a reef 30 feet from the shaft, full of minerals, but no gold visible. The Nonpardl have just taken out lOii lbs; of very good specimens. The Whan a;-e about to crush at the ilanukau battery,

SUPREME COURT:—In Banco.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18

rßefore His Hon^r Sir »>>. A. Arney, Knight, Chief Justice.]:

The Court sat in Banco this morning. His | Honor disposed of the following business : — j Fkrtlandiz (The Ha^elbank G-old Mm. ! WG COMPANT) J. CROfBIE AND OtHKBS.— | : lis Honor delivered judgment upon an appli •ution by Mr. Bees. w-fih. a supplemental bill. The action was tried nt the June session of the Circuit Court (Cifii. Sitti»*s)- .and. jbe jury J oun<l a verdict fbV*T^:'^TTO«flll,(lß' upoil UltrEi"^ issues except one. Upon this i?sue they for g ihat the phdritiff* had "certai.i rigli s"o.-,f. he mine. '1 he'defendants (Qrdibie, Steph. \7

ion, and Smith) applied to" the Court t.\ | .he action should be discharged. Theplai j .iff-! thereupon applied to the Court for a sup elemental bill, so as< to enable the Court to letermine the issue. The argument upon the ipplioation-to,discharge the uction was taken it the last sitting of, the Coui-t in Banco, and t was arranged that the costs of the cro-s •uiits should abide the decisionof the Court. His Hpnor)npw gave judgment, and ordered the aoriou to be .dismissed with-costs, and the injunction dissolved. AJ ~.;

Jiliiciio.i u.s>« v ». Saukbbie^ v. DifcwouTH. —Mr. M^cOor ■ liick moved" the Court' for a decree in the •etiiinywh.ch wastrtyd at. the lust Civil Sit tings of the Circuit Court.—-Mr. Bees moved .he Court to grant a new trial, upon, the ground that the Court refused to admit evidence that a,, sum of £500 had been remitted to plaintiff" >y Mr. Cox, solicitor, as part of the £1000 ad vanced by Mr. Dilwortli upon the mortgage ' leed, It will be recollected that the defen lunt advanced the last mentioned sum upon the security of certain l.uid in Princes-street, rjiojjlaiatiff.diowiiver, denied all knowledge of tho deed, and broughtjpn action'for specific1' telief in order that the a eel might be given up and cancelled. The fury found for the pliaiutiff.—His donor sail the parties at the trial were not prepared to enter into the ace >uuts between Cox-tYd- Sauerbier. That najving been bo 'the qv> itidn did hot arise whether t an jfor !snoney; ; had (.nfi, tt^jj oetvetX *oe ' againet tlie plaintiff (**tr StiU'rbhr). I he p'aii.tif,, in his declaration, stated that he never reoel'-ed or borrowed, any money frouif tfie'tielfendaiA, nor did he receive auy. part- of .the-, said* sum of a thousand I outids'lroiH'Cox.—Mr. llees said that it was .ho\wjt!atrtttihe .-trial-that certain sums *#ere* ijemitted to Mr. Saueri j?r, by Cox.,!ahdi,Shir. question was whether ;b.e receipt of these surn^firgrfti CoiX .WM inot a portion* of- the imdney advanced by Mr. Dilwpv'h. ,to. .C.Q$, being then the agent for ''se plaintiff. What the defendant wanted to j [jfpve was that it Ivas under the deed that Cox Knitted the money —that Cox could not h. ft; bad the money (£§UO), except by^Vir'ttte'cL'ttrhe deed, and the [Jlainiiff, haying reived that sum, could not expect that tho deed should be given up and i&ncelled until he had an counted to Mr. Dil- \ wOrth for that amount. - lis Honor granted ii\ule nisi for a new trial, and the motion for a* 2Jecj.ee.ordered-tostand .'V«r. ■•-■ - —~- A;djouunkd.—-Thomas' \,._ Dixon; Lascelles . v.Thetldliij-O'tilVoiiteiSfef; MiningCooipihy; Workman v. Burgess :,4_piay v.. Grosbie.

Ij Ui I,<l i{ /i-iJjU.L.'i.-.L •-.' , >y —n ■••■ ■:•--■<■■ ' y American Citujacyp-g —The popular name?' .assigned. |q popular; ehurches, says a New York ■Milh ai' e very curious. There is an accuracy ( and jv^it abiiyt,;iv,illat;in!ikes even the victims ljiugh.' Ply mouth Church la called simply " Beecher's " Dr. Storr's Church, owing to elm peculiar form of ingi.sbeeplu, is known as !W t'jOhjUrcl^pf 4.l\ej.J3j>ly Oorncob.V .-:Mr.' Tmimailgra Tabernacle $a i-tfriSedthe "Church df'Elia Hippodrome." On. at' the old school chttvohes, Bt'ffi[i_t c^QUDjßhe, w known as tjio " Old Filrhaoe. A'l|up,ti.st church . which iifiSßek a speciality offtheoWlinftnce, announo ingjti every Bundayf,i»'knownas tho "Church of thb llolj_._Batli,,|._,A...Unitarian church, a low Building, with its diff rent parts drawn .gut ,ltke a telescope, is.e«il,.d ■the-" Church of tlie Holy^lTjtKrtie^/. Dj-l .Bellows' Church,' built of alternate la_y«£f of yed -and white, is knowp a-s the " fcfuu'r'fj of the Holy Zebra." To raise funds to .paj ,<*£. & church debt one of our religious.societigslheld a fair,, at which dancing was made piiininent. The sooiety Wtts 'immediately (jhrflcened tlaj " Church of Bt. Titus." , . rl' l .HrM-HO BfJOOW/ .«■' ,"■.••..-■■■ .- ,: LiY f ivrtiod. ad: uhq.ll* -..- ~, ha

POLICE COURT.-Wednesday. [Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., E.M.] Drunkenness. —Three persons were punished in the usual manner for this offence.

Assault.—John W. Smith was charged with violently assaulting Captain Parquhar on board the Koyal Alfred, on the 17th in 3 t,-__! Mr. Joy appeared for defendant, and urged that the offence was only committed while defendant was under the influence of liquor • also, that the assault was a trivial one, and prosecutor wa3 unwilling to pr.s^for a heavy penaity.—Defendant received a . , /re caution and was ordered to pay a fine<%f 40 8- an j costs, or be imprisoned fourteen days. Breaches op Municipal Cobpobatioi. Act.—John Moon, for having a horse tethered in a public place, was fined 10s.'and costs.— William Ellis, for allowing a goat to be* at large in the public streets, was fined in a simi-ar amount. 7..,^-i~~-

Municipal Police AcT.-^THomas Free man, for being away from his-vehicle,-was fined 40s. and costs.—L. "Vv\ Eaton 'was charged ■ with placing goods on'the public footpath,'so: as to cause an obstruction.— Defendant explained that he had only placed a few bags of potatoes outside his store until a dray returned to remove them.—As the case appoared trivial, the Bench fined him ss. with costs.

Bbeach op Impounding Act.—Edward Boucher was fined 20s. and costs, for/allowing a cow to stray on the Kyber Pa*s fioad.

Embezzlement.—Edward Hall appeared on remand, to answer a charge preferred against him by Henry Jackson, for having failed to account for £3 3s 61 and 9s 8d which, he had received on prosecutor's aceoant. Mr. Joy appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and Inspector Brobam conducted tie prosecu tion.— Henry; Jackson deposed-that prisoner was in his employ while carrying on business as a burcher1 on the new worth' Road. Up to the 9th instant his-duties were to take out meat, take .oyders, and.receive money..: On tho 9th he was sent to the Whau in tkeusual course of his work. On his retumbe wag asked if he bacF received any moneyi, He said no, but that Mrs." Owen would pay next day if wituesß would go. out; - On.tfae,same day he was sent to Newmarket and, did not return until tbe 12th. He then' said h»-wSg very sorry for what he bad done, ahd:would "work until he had made it up. Witness .then told him that'he would endeavour to withdraw the information he had laid for the embezzle* ment of the two sums of money.—Clara A. Ovven deposed that on the. 9th, inst. she" paid prisoner £3 3s. 6d., for which he gave a receipt.—Eleanor Ilogers, being sworn, deposed that ion the Batne .day ihel paid prisoner nine shillings, and obtained a receipt from him in Jackson's name.—Detective Ji-ffery deposed that when he arrested tk& pr.soner he admitted that he aed another had beeu drinking,. and had «pent the meney.-— .lis Worship coneMered jtlio evidence con clusive, and committed Hail for tribfiat the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court. ' f —Puisjuer reserved his defence.' ' :

THE EVENING STAB, AU<SKLANI3. r WEONESDA.Yi" OCTQBEB, 18, lfil.



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