SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.13. HIGH WATER.-—This evening, 8.56.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Lady Bowen, 10 o'clock.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Ztntoov -Beth Sh»n *nd Countess of Kmtore, early. JUwmu—Star of the Bonth, to-morrow. B<jtTTHß»s Porw.—Taranaki, 8.5., early. Few Yowl—Aliea. early. >i»juur«A.—Taoranj*, to-day; Herd. w«aaeso»y

VESSELS EXPECTED.

twiitill «.&, frtm touthw* Pom. £*■»■■.. fromßouth«ro For*. St?sf iVdSLd. .hip. from.LMido». Cuk, Mi>, from London. Sfcpifr, •.»., «r»n N»pl»

ARRIVALS.

f*w»l«^ BemutT, barque, 365 tons, HtrrUon, "arfSSTSSrqu-, «2 *>«. X*«». **omNewcastle.

IMPORTS.

Per Frowning Beauty, from .wewcasue :— 610 ton« coals, Henderson and Maofarlane Briton, from Newcastle :-670 tons eoali, Hendenson *nd Macfarlane (•gento).

The barque A. H. Batger was loading -it Newcastle for this port when the, Bnton left. The barque Briton pasted the s.s. Jlero, kence, off the Three Kings on Sunday last. The schooner Janet Kamsay will sail for Auckland about Saturday next, with a cargo ef potatoes, &c.-Hawke'» Bay Herald, |12th iasfc.

ARRIVAL OF THE FROWNING BEAUTY.

The barque Frowning Beauty, Captain Harrison, arrived in harbour this morning from Newcastle, bringing a cargo of coals for Messrs. Henderson & Maofarlane. She left Hewcastle on tho 30th ultimo, and on the 2nd •neonntered a Tery heavy gale from W. to 8 B.Vf., which continued till the 4th j thence fine weather, making the land on Monday morning. Had westerly winds down the coast. TPassengers-Mrs. Agnew and family. The barque Briton was to follow on the 4th.

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITON.

The barque Briton arrived in harbour this morning, from Newcastle, after a passage of •leven and a half days. Captain Dyson re ports flaring ieft on the sth, and experienced •troßg S.S.E. winds with a heavy sea for the Irst few days, thenoe to the Three Kings, eused on Sunday last at noon, northerly, .N.E. and easterly winds ; light westerly anilf.W. winds prevailed down the coast. We are indebted to Captain Dyson for late papers.

WRECK OF THE MIDLOTHIAN.

The Wairo* correspondent of the Hawkes J*«j> Htrald furnishes the following particu lars of the lots of a solioonerat the Clyde :—• * I haften to forward you intelligence of the ahno.t destruction of tne ketch Midlothian, and tLmxrvm .scape of fh« Hero^ BotU vessels, arriving from Napier on Thursday last, •Uempted to take the bar, and both took the •round} tho Midlothian, occupying Ue sea ward, and most elposed position, boou began to show symptoms of breaking up. Ine tareo, more or less damaged, was removed from her, and she now lies with a breach of iwo-thirds her length in one side on the Iwaeh, .pars still standing. The Hero was •afely got afloat again on Saturday n.ght last —having sustained little or no injury—by the Miistaoee of the Maoris, and the exertions ol other people. Truly, the little Hero seems to tare a charmed existence, so many narrow escapes has she had. P.S.-Owing to the fceeuliar form of the bar, ifc appear that the Hero, first attempting to enter and grounding, •rored an obstacle to the entrance of the lieihian, which had either to run into" her or sheer ©ff and ground also."

COMMERCIAL.

CALtS AND DIVIDENDS;

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.

This Evbi*in&.

Early Closing Association, V.M.0.A., 8 p.m. Murray's Great World Circus, 8.

DEATHS.

Rclb.—On the 17th October, Ann Gardener, eldest daujfhter of Mr. John Rule, aged 12 months. Thn-faiwraL.'will.leav.e the residence, Wakefleld rtrtrt,' »t iyw tomorrow. Friend* are respectfully invited to attend.

Plfmbbk.—At th« Provincial Hospital, on October 14. George Ballaritine Plumber, late of Edinburgh, Scotland. SMtsman please copy.

THE MAILS.

MiiQs will dose as un^sr :

for Thames, this day, at 5.80 p;m.,_ and to-morrow, »i 10. JO lux*, arid 5.30 p,m. ■ for Tauranw. Der Tatiranija, this day, at 4 pm rot "Wa.ijrarel, etc., per L'lyae, tuft flay, at 5 p.m. *©t Opotikl, per Opottki, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. for Kapan^;«to.. porLaUaKookh, to-morrow, at 1.80 -*»pi«r and OUborne, Tfer SUr of the South. - • -«r. at 8 p.m. Late letters and telegram* ' "<oa from th» Kapier itation will ba •■ 3.80 p.m. ■^•neraiiK. to-morrow, at 3 p.m. per Novelty, on ' 'of Postmaster. r » — fl ■

The Evening Star.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1871.

" 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.

We regret that by inadvertence a seeming disrespect was shown to our respected Resident Magistrate yesterday in connection with the recent charges of libel which have been with drawn. It should certainly have been re presented formally to the Court, that tne prpaecution was at an end, and that the iitigants were Binoking the calumet of peace. But we presume that all parties had regarded the matter as finally closed, and neglected to take the formal stepi of having this repre sented to the Bench. We feel confident that w« can §ay for both parties that any want of courtesy to Mr. Beckham, who had again and Ofain kindly consulted their convenience, was the remotest thing from tbeir intentions, and that the irregularity was solely the result ot inadvertence.

It is well that publicans should notice what the Resident Magistrate said this morning during the inyestigation of two charges for selling liquor on Sunday. He said that he had not the slightest doubt that the seeds of most of the crime which came under his notice were sown by the practice. People congregated in public-house bars until they became intoxicated, and then went out and oommitted offences while in a state of partial insanity. Besides this, Sabbath-breaking and other wrong-doing was an immediate conse quence. He thought that as publicans risked a fine of £20 for every offence, with the cer tainty of losing their licenses after a third, it was quite evident that the profits they were making must be enormous, and clearly showed that the liquor must be highly adulterated. He then fiued each defendant £10, as there seemed to be some extenuating circumstances ; but desired it to be distinctly understood that in ever/ future conviotion he would inflict the full penalty of £20. Mr. Theodore Wrignt delivered another of his interesting lectures on "Phrenology" at the Young Men's Christian Association, last evening. He selected four of the mental qualities for the subject of his discourse, and treated of tbeir various developments in an able manner. These 1 eotures, besides being highly instructive, are rendered very interesting by the amusing illustrations introduced by Mr. Wrizht. The manipulations which conclude each evening's entertainment arc also cleverly performed, and well worth seeing. It is generally reported that Mr. Eowe, the i::ionager of the Caledonian mine, has been permitted, by the directors, to improve his position by finding better and more profitable employment. We hope he will be successful iv this, and are confident that we ore joined in our good wishes by almost all the share holders of the company and by the public in general. His Worship the Resident Magistrate made some excellent remarks this morning in regard to the practice too common in town of publi cans giving drink to people who have already had too much. He condemned it in no mea sured terms, and, inter alia, expressed his opinion that such persons were clearly morally responsible for the acts committed by habitual drunkards who completed their inebriation in such public-houses. He referred to the 62nd oUvioeoftfaus " Lloan»inK Act, 1871," which ren ders buoH transaction* penal. The clause, which ought to be better known, and better attended to, runs thus : —" If any person shall be convicted of being an habitual drunkard, the name and description of such peraon shall be furnished by the police to every holder of a publican's or bush license within the district, and any holder of such license who shall thereafter knowingly supply, or permit or suffer to be supplied in or upon his premises any alcoholic liquor to such habitual drunkard ; shall on conviotion, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five pounds for each offence." We would remind those interested in the cause of early closing that there is a meeting of members of the Early Closing Association, to he held at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, to-night. We under stand thai it is intended to appoint sub-com mittees to canvass the employ^ in the city to become members of the Association, and to induce the employers to adopt the principles advocated. We sincerely wish auecess to this movement* A man at whose house I was a guest told me that he had been a hard drinker and cruel husband, and had beaten his poor wife until she-had almost become used to it. "But," said he, "the very moment I signed the pledge I thought of.my wife—the night before I would hava knocked her down just as like as not if she hadn't looked to please me; and now I am planning to break good news to her for fear it ■would upset her." As near as I could gather from what he told me, he found his wife sitting over the embers waiting for him. As he came into the house, he said: "Nancy, I think that " "Well, Ned, what is it P" '* Why, I think I shall—that is —I mean to—to—Nancy, mean "

What's the matter, Ned ? Anything the matter ?" " Yes," said he, " the matter's just this ; I have signed tho pledge, and so help me Gtod, I'll keep it." "She started to her feet and she did faint away. I was just in time to catch her; and as she lay in my arms, her face so pale, thinks I, she's dead and I've done it now. But she wasn't dead; she opened her eyes; and then she put her arms round my neck, and I didn't know she was so strong, as she pulled till she got me down where I had not been for thirty years—on my knees. Then she said, "Oh God! help my poor Ned, and strengthen him to keep his pledge;' and I hollered ' Amen ! just as loud as I eonld holler. That was the first time we ever knelt together, but it was not the last."

SHARE MARKET.

Mb* Zi M. Lennox's Report.—The share market is dull. My sales comprise—Cale donian, £100. Closing sellers : Caledonian, £107 10s j Thames, £22. Closing buyers : Caledonian, £102 10s ; Thames, £20 10s. Hk. Martin Sholl reports the following sales:—Sons of Freedom, £5; Peep o'Day, 5s 6d; Ballarat and Rising Sun, 10s 6d ; QboAo'w., 11= *J , TVrnaiinfrtiii, £3 12s fid ; Golden Pah, £1 10s. Buyers of Caledonian at £107 10s ; Thames, £21; Albion, £6 15s ; Bank of Now Zealand shares at £18 153.

Messrs. Soott anb Co.'s Report.— Caledonian, sellers £105, buyers £100 ; Shum rodk, ,2s J £5 12s 6d ; Moanatairi, 75a ; Bank of ><Jtatea, 3s 6d ; Evening Star, 4s; Pride of ToUates,,^ q^ 4s . p eep e'D^y, 5s 6d. Not nmeli busiDßv^oing.

THE CIRCUS.

~rH place of amusement was Well filled^i^J and tho performances selected for ay's benefit passed off well. The the trapeze were remarkably good, dame La fiosiere in her acts of horse ip was, as usual, both daring and M. There will be another performance evening, and the season will be closed to rrow "with the benefit of La Rosier*, who *U »ttit» tho fulleit support.

TELEGRAPHING.

Wb clip the following from tlie EawJce's Bay Herald. It is in the same spirit as many other allusions to Mr. Montrose's management of the New Zealand Agency of Greville and Co., which we find in the Southern papers. We see that the same "horrible blunder had been, com mitted" in a good many cases, and the Wellington Independent published as news como by the Tararua, from Melbourne, the same telegraphic summary which had been received the previous month. These " horrible blun ders," together with the strong political bias which Mr. Montroseappears to show for the present Government evon when transmitting messages to the Opposition Press, are something different from the correctness and impartially that charac terised Greville and Co. in Australia. Strongly as we hold with the correctness of the policy of the present Government, we do not like this, as it cannot really benefit the Ministry, _ and needlessly irritates the Opposition. But a few weeks ago we saw telegraphed by Greville and 30., and inserted in all the papers down South, the statement that the New Zealand Herald accused the Thames correspondent of the Cross with being in league with certain share brokers, and working the paper to rig the market. Our readers will recollect that the only foundation for this was one or two letters in our two morning contem poraries, in which correspondents in dulged in the tv quoque style of argument. It is probable that the movement among our Southern contemporaries will be a successful one.

Geevillb's BLtrNDKBiNG. —A number o our subscribers having inquired why wef refrained from publishing the news received at Hokitikft by the Tararua on Saturday, we hare to state in explanation, that later news than that received on that morning had been published by us more than a month ago, and we therefore consigned Grerille's telegrams to our waste paper basket. We applied to Iho central agency for an explanation, but all we learnt was that a " horrible blunder had been committed." Hearing no further from Greville and Co., we applied to our own cor respondent in Wellington, who furnished us with the news to be found in nnother column. The blundering manner in which the English news telegrams are rompiled and transmitted by Greville and 00. to the New Zealand press generally, must bring home to proprietors of newspapers the absolute necessity of immediate steps being taken to remedy the evil. The system adopted by that Company in Now Zealand has evidently broken down through sheer incompetency on the part of the general manager and his agents. This is exceedingly to be regretted, especially when we learn that the same Company (under better management) gives great satisfaction to the press in Aus tralia. As a majority of the proprietors and editors of the leading newspapers are at present congregated at Wellington, we would suggest to them the advisability of meeting anr.f organising a cheaper, more efficient, and more reliable system, than the hitherto ex pensive and wretched one of Greville & Co.

NUISANCES.

Ch3'ATS arb, doubtless, useful animals wliea kept in their proper place and not allowed to bark tbe trees of the neighbours of the owners, or suffered to invade greengrocers' shops. They are peculiarly difficult to train up in the way they should go, and to be taught the paths of rectitude. For this reason there are certain stringent by-laws in the Municipal Corporation Act which provide that they should not be allowed to stroll about a'j large, or even tethered in a public place. For the infringement of these rules considerable amounts of penalty may be enforced, and scarcely a day" passes on which one or more persons are not fined. The daily papers publish accounts of these transactions, aud yet people go on in the same manner, and risk tho chance of losing a considerable amount for the sake of a mischievous beast of less than half the value. Ono would think that the inhabitants of this city were not of the newspaper reading class. , But there is another nuisance of a somewhat similar character, and even a greater abomina tion than that of goats and straggling cows and horses ; and for its prevention or cure our legislation have omitted to provide. But it is not yet too late, and wo trust that our Council will see tho expedience of enacting a by-law for the proper restraint of domestic fowls, or what would be far better, their absolute banishment beyond the limits of the Borough into outer darkness. The intolerable part of the nuisanoe is that they are not confined to the boundaries of the owners' properties, but are allowed to pervade those of their quietly-disposed neighbours, whose small gardens suffer immensely by the hoi-ticultursl investigations of these feathered demons. Tho dirt they make about a place is by no means a trifling objection to the retention of them in a crowded neighbourhood. It may be suid that it is possible to keep them in the yards of the owners, but this, unfortunately, is never done. And, even if it were, tho outra geous noise of the winged peace-breakers would still be an immense nuisance to those who desire quiet, or for whom brain ferer or nervous complaints ren der it absolutely necessary. Light sleepers are invariably awakenei, and kept on the alert during the whole of the small hours of the morning, by the hideous yelling of these creatures, who take delight in preventing quiet and unobtrusive members of society from taking their ease. Some legislative pro vision onght surely to be made for abating the nuisance.

THE MURDEROUS ASSAULT AT NAPIER.

INFOBSIATION was brought to Dr. Spencer, yesterday afternoon, to the effect that a nmn was ljing at Mrs. Morton's boarding-house in a state of insensibility, with his head battered in. On going to the house mentioned, lie found that the information was corroct, and that tho man (whose name, it appears, is Joseph Cawley, and who has been recently working on the Taupo road,) had been Jviug there since Friday night, and had neither spoken nor eaten anything since that time. His recovery is very doubtful. Dr. Spencer immediately gave notice to the police with regard to the matter, and they set about. to ascertain the ciroutnatances under which the assault had oocurred. These circumstances will, no doubt, come out in evidence; so that; it is not desirable to give them in detail hero. We may say that we learn the assault took at a house in the Shakespeare-road on *j"Yv evening; that Cawley was Struck on the neW^k a p O i< er geV eral timei ; that he :was after*^ bht . homo fe one q{ individuals w^« reMnb thfl aßSaulfc

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THIS DAY.

[fbom oub own coebespondent]

WOODS TRIBUTE COMPANY.

PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OF THE NONPAREIL AND WAITEMATA.

BRIGHT SMILE—3S4 OZS. AMAL GAM SINCE YESTERDAY.

THE CALEDONIAN — WATER

STILL RISING.

GbAHAMSTOWN, 3 p.m. Caledonian. —The water is rising rapidly in Nos. 1 and 3 winzes.

The City of Dunedin have obtained 47 oza. of gold from a small crushing. They start with 20 heads on Thursday.

The crushing of 16 tonß for the Vale of Avoca gave 24 ozs.

Good's (Tookey's) tribute have ob tained 26 ounces from 14 tons.

Wood, Tookey Tribute Company, are crushing 60 tons at the tramway battery. There is already a good show on the plates.

The Red, White and Blue crushing is looking well.

The Bright Smile is showing splendid ; yesterday's run lias given 354 ozs. hard amalgam.

The Nonpareil and Waitemata amalgamation is expected to be suc cessful.

THE SOUTH.

LATER TELEGRAMS.

Napier, October 12. The steamer Napier arrived to-day, and will leave again for Auckland via the Coast, on Saturday. The p.B. Luna left for Wellington to-day. Wellington, October 12. The final deed of sale for the pur chase of the Seventy-mile Bush has been signed here, in the presence of his Honor the Superintendent of Wel lington, Messrs. Pearll, W. Johnson, and others.

WELLINGTON.

October 12. In reply to a question by Mr. Gillies, Mr. Mol.ot.ti afca-tod that th« Uovafuinenl had UO intention of condoning the murder of Mr. Todd, but would take their own timo to avenge it. Mr. Wood brought forward the case of Walker in the Waikato, in a motion asking if it was the intention of the Government to prevent out-settlors from protecting them selves by force against armed aggeseions by rebel natives. Mr. McLean stated that the G-overnment would not permit indmduals to enter upon broils which might bring about serious occur rences ; nor would they allow natives to commit outrages with impunity. The other Ministers said that the land was in dispute concerning which the quarrel arose, and t.liat in such cases settlers must forbear and fur give, and consent to take a settlement of suoh disputes by compromise. Mr. MoLeod denounced Mr. Mackay as continually endeavouring to raise barriers between the two races, and as being guilty of fishy tiansactions in connection with Ohine muri, and as carrying on intrigues only to be characterised as slabbing in the dark. Messrs. Swanson and Rolleston defended Mr. Mackay, and the debate is unfinished. A motion endorsing Major Jackson's land claim was rejected in committoe by Mr. O'Rorke's (ohairman) casting vote. The tlduoatioil Bill has been withdrawn. Leave was given to introduce the Welling ton £100,000 Loan Bill by 21 to 19. The Government supported it. Mr. Macandrew'a celebrated resolutions were negatived by 41 to 22. The Government are to take over tha Kaipara railway. A bill has been introduced handing over Fort Britomart as a harbour endowment, the Harbour Board to have the power to raise £80,000 on debentures, to be a first charge on harbour endowments. The interior of the Albert Barracks is to be reserved as a public recreation ground, and outside the enclosure the ground is to be a Provincial endowment. Tho Church Lands Bill, and Bishdps m New Zealand Trusts Bills, have been, read a second time.

HOKITIKA.

October 9. -At the Champion Athletio Sports on Saturday, 200 yards raoe—Hewitt, 1 ; Twoliill, 2; Raiikin, 3.—George Pitt, alias Smith, liua been comuiittod fur trial for stab bing a horse sixteen times. His defence was that he was sLuek-up.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'BUTTON.'

LATER FROM SYDNEY

Bt the barque Briton,' which arrived this morning after a good passage of twelve days, we have received papers to the sth instant. We give the following telegrams :— SYDNEY. Wednesday, 830 p.m.—At the quarter sessions held to-day, Arthur Hiel, for larceny, was sentenced to six months, and Martin Kenny, foi highway robbery, to five years' imprisonment, and Frederick Ratten, for embezzlement, to six months. —Dr. Thomas Beard, of Balmain, died yester day evening whilst under the influence of chiorofortn, administered for the purpose of performing an operation upon him. —Mr. Cle ments, of Singleton, has been awarded the fifteen guinea priao by th» Aricultural on the water supply.—Henry L&uer, labourer, of Newcastle, is insolvent i liabilities £81, and assets £B.—At Mort'a wool nalei, prices ruled firm, over 150 bales were gold—greasy, from 6d to lOd $ fleeces, 14id to 17& d.

POLICE COURT.— Tuesday. [Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., E.M.] DEtTNKBNNESS. —Six offenders were fined — the usual alternatiye of imprisonment being allowed them. Absawlt.—Patrick Matthews, charged by Albert Carroll with assaulting him b.y striking him on the breast with his olenched fist, pleaded guilty. It appoared from the state ment of prosecutor that the assault was com mitted in his own houee. —The prisoner was ordered to be imprisoned for one month, with hard labor.

Pbrjcby.—The case of Robert H. Steven son, charged by S. J. Fernandez with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in the case of "Fernandez v. Orosbie and others," was then called. — Mr. Sheehan applied for an adjournment, on account of the engagement of other counsel at another Court. —His Worship was very un willing to allow the postpouetaenfc, as the accused party was in reality a prisoner, and deprived of his liberty until his trial. He also objected to the indefinite terms of the information. —Mr. Sheehan explained, and Bttid that Stevenson had not baen apprehended, and appeared on summons only. —His Wor ship then consented to adjourn the case until Tuesday next. The Goat Nuisance. —William Cox and Owen Cummins, for having goats tethered in a public street, were euch fined 10s. and costs. SUJJDAT LIQfOB Tbaffio. —Ellen Lawless was charged with committing n breach of the licensing Act, 1871, by allowing liquor to be sold in her house on Sunday, tho Bth instant, to persons not being bona Jide traveller? or residents in the houae. —Mr. Shechan, for the defence, pleaded guilty, but said that defen dant was at divine service at the time, and men were admitted and supplied by young members of the family. He also pleaded on her behalf that she was a widow, and that rio charge had been brought against her for nine years.—lnspector Broham corroborated this statement as far as the character of the hou^e was concerned. —His Worship commented strongly on the eiil of the Sunday-selling o( alcoholio liquor, and he thought he would not be justified in imposing a less penalty than ten pounds, with costs. — —Denis Markham, charged with a similar offence, pleaded guilty. Mr. Joy submitted that though the liquor was supplied and drunk, no money passed, a* the parties wore friend? of th« publioau.. H«. il.O.. 5 1.i. Um»*. fore it could hardly be said tbut an offence had been committed. —In Ibis case also a fine of £10 was imposed. The amounts were ,f ..*„ handed over. m± —

LOSOPHY FROM JOSH BILLINGS.

It iz highly important, when a man makes up his minde tew bekum a raskall, that ho shud examine hissel clusly, and see ifjlie aint better konstructed for a phool. " Tell the truth and shame the devil;" i kno lots ov people who can shame the devil easy ennff, but the tother thing bothers them. 1 f you don't beleaf in " total depravity," buy a quart ov gin and studdy it. It iz a verry delicate job to forgive a man without lowering him in his own estimasluin, and youros too. As a gineral thing, when a woman wares the britches, »he has a good rite tew them. I am poor, and i am glad that i am, for i find that wealth makes more people mean than it duz generous. Woman's inflooence is powerful—espeshila when she wants ennythng. No man luvs tv git, beat, but it iz batter tew git beat, than tew be rong. Awl kind ov bores are a nuisance, but it ie better tow be bored with a 2 inch auguar than a gimlet. " Be sure yu are rite then go abed }" Lut in kase or doubt go ahed enny wa. Sekts and creeds ov religion are like pocket compasses, good enuff to pinte out the direc shuu, but the nearer the pole yu. git the wuss tha wurk.

: The road tew ruin is alwus kept in good re pair, and travellers pay the expense ov it. If a man begins life bi being fust lutenant in lrii familee, he never need to look for promo shun. ...

I hay got as much munny as sum folks, but i hay got as much impudence as enny ov them, and that is the next thing tew munny. It uiut often that man's reputashuri outlasts his munny; Don't mistake arroganse for wisdum $ menny people hey thought tha was wise when tha Was onla windy. : The man who can git ahed without pulling others back is a limited cuss.' '-• '-" ! ■ • Woman will sumtimea confess her sinSj but i never knu one tv confess her faults.

; Thare iz onla one advantage, that i kan see, !in going tew the devil, and that is, the rode iz easvj ana yu are sure tew git there. , ; I am violently opposed to arden speerits as a berridge, but, for; mauufakteriug purposes, i think a little of it tastes good. Moral swashun o^risis in askin a man tew do iwhat he aught tew do without askiu, aud,then beggin hiz pardon if he refuses taw do it. I hay finally kuintew the kouklushun that a good reliable sett ot bowels iz worth more tew a man than enny quantity of branes. r Musiok hath charms to soothe a savage ; this may be so, but i wud rather try a revolver on him fust. It alwus seemed to me that a left-handed fiddler must pla the tune backwurda. -1 hay often bi<» told that the best way iz tew take a " bull bi the horns," but i think in many instances i shud prefer the " tale holt." The fust law ov natur iz tew steal; tho se kund law iz tew hide; and third iz tew—steal agin. ■ Povertn nets the same onta a man a branes az excerciae dus unte hiz boddy—given an appe tite. . " ' _ I never could see enny use in mnking wooden gods mail and femail. If the harte iz rite, the hed cant be vtfrry rong. I Tha tell me that femails are so skarse in A ll 6 far western country, thai a grate menny mar ried wimmin are already engaged tew their ie kuad and third husband^

GALVANISM AND TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM.

ON Monday at half-past seven o'clock, Mr. H. A. Severn delivered another lecture upon cer tain branches of physical science in tho Choral Hall, Symonds-street. Although the weather was anything but prepossessing, the audience was good, better, in fact, than the attendance <.n the former occasion. The subjects brought under review last night were—galvanism, terrestrial magnetism, magnetism and electro maguetism, the electric light, and the com bustion of 'magnesium wire. Wlien the lecturer, took his p^ace on the platform he was warmly applauded, and commenced by stating that the way the attention of scientific men was first druwn to the attractive proper ties possessed by loadstone, was an accidental occurrence in Siberia. He explained the general properties of loadstone, and its prooerty of magnetising a Bteel bar when rubbed with it, bo that the property of polarity was thence imparted to the. steel bar. A bar so magnetised pointed to the magnetic nerth and south poles, and thus produced the needle of the mariner's com pas*. He had no specimens of loaditcuie With him, and therefore oould not illustrate what he stated on that subject. Ho referred to frictional electricity, and showed the plate for a large electrical machine which ha expected to have finished in the course of a week, and stated that he expected to obtain sparks or lightning from it at least 18 inohes long. He rapidly enumerated various ser vices whioh electricity performed for man, such as exploding submarine mines, tor pedoes, electric telegraph, &o. He illus trated the effeofc produced by a very sma 1 galvanic battery, by connecting it with ft bell at a considerable distance from the platform, when the bell was at once set a-ringing. The term galvanism he did not approve of, and considered that as it was a chemical pro duction, it should be called chemical electricity. The variation of the compass in different longitudes was clearly explained by reference to a large diagram at the end of the hall, showing that the magnetic pole did not coincide with the true poles of the earth, and thus the terrestrial and magnetic meri dians did not agree with each other. On certain pavts of the earth's surface they vbry nearly coincided, and at those points tho magnetic north and tke true north made the nearest approach to each other, or, in other words, the variation of the compass was the least. Terrestrial magnetism was caused by the heat of the sun acting on the ecliptic ot the earth. The magnetic equator was at the part of the earth's Burface which was in the sun's path, and there the.magne tism was produced, which was distributed over tbo globe. After briefly referring to the spots on the sun, and stating that at times when they were most numerous magnetic storms were.most frequent, he corrected the commonly entertained idea that during a thunder-storm the lightning was attracted to the earth. There was no attraction of that kind. When the clouds became sur charged with electricity it sought the most direct way to the earth, and if two lightning conductors were erected, one of iron and one of copper, near to each other, the lightning would descend the copper road, not because it had any attraction for the electrical dis charge, but because it offered the least re sistance for it in its passage to the earth. If a lightning-conductor were too small a heavy charge of electricity would fuse it, but he be lieved that a strip of copper, two inches wide, would safely conduct to the earth the largest flash of lightening that would ever descend to the earth. He illustrated the power of eletro magnetism by coiling round a steel rod a ureat length of copper wire, and connecting it neotion with the battery was unbroken, the steel bar was a most powerful magnet, and he stated that while in Melbourne, he had lifted one and a half tons by sush simple means. The instant tho wire is disconnected with the battery the magnetic property of the steel ceased. It was that property that attempts had been made to utilize in the production of electro-magnetic engines. The power was ft wonderful one, and many years ago he had been on board a boat going at the n'te of eight miles an hour by these means, b <ilt by Napier, of Lancefield Works, on the Clyde. He exhibited the working of the electric telegraph, the decomposition of water, &c, all of which were very successful. He stated that when water wus so decom posed into its elements—hydrogen and dxygen—one pint of water produced ah effect tiu uui to one ton of coal; The electrio light whs exhibited on a small scale, and he Btated that a very complete apparatus of that kind had been ordered from England, and in less thun a twelvemonth he hoped to be able, by its means, to enable a person to read a lester at the North Shore in the darkest night. The fusion of a piece of magnesium wire was^ most successfully performed. At various' times during the leotur« the illustrations were warmly applauded.—Next Monday evening another lecture will be given.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We ara net responsible forou* Correspond an ti! opinions.] .

WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS.

To the Editor of the Ktbnikg Stlß.

Sib,—^An advertisement appeared in your columns on of the 12th inst., signed "L. D. Nathan & C 0.," as sub-agents, Btating that any Wolte'i Schnappa not imported bj them may be considered counterfeit, and ah im position on the public. As sudh an assertion not only impugns our fair dealings but is calculated to materially affect our interest as the first, and for a long time sole importers of this spirit, we- hasten, to give it the most unqualified contradiction. We have for many years received, not from any Sydney Agent, but direct from Mr. TJdolpho Wolfe, the patentee, regular shipments of this article, and, as will be seen by our advertisement, have still a large stock on hand for the supply of our customers. As Messrs. L. B. Nathan .'& Co. must have been perfectly awave of these facts, vre canuot but look upon llieir advertisement as an unwarrantable and most unjustifiable attompt to injure us and mislead the public—We are, &<!., . , BtroHOiz & Co., Fort-streeti

BOROUGH COUNCIL.—Monday.

His Worship the Mayor in the chair. p re . sent: — Councillors George, Isaacs, Bobbs

Hampton, Macready, Budgen, and Smart.

The minuleß were read by the Secretary of the "Board.

Gbatton Road. —A letter was read from the obairman of the Graft on Highway Board \ (Mr. S. E. Hughes) relating to the improve- \ ments contemplated in this neighbourhood. / The discussion turned upon the interpretation • of the clauses of the Act. (■

Steeet JVIOSIO —A letter was read from 3ome street musicians as to certain priveleges to be conceded to nomadic orchestras in the public streets. — His Worship the Mayor thought that the Council had no power to deal with this matter. If the Council en- ■ couraged one they must encourage all. ~ Councillor Macready saw no harm in street music, go long as they did not play " party songs" and tunu. He was not a party man and did uot know anything about party buii! nan. II» thought the application was very innocent (lninal§»i), sad that; the police had entire power to order people to " mova on."—. The letter was referred to the Inspector of Police.

Letters were read from the Town Clerks of Melbourne and Dunedin, relating to thi Municipal Regulations in those cities. Wbllinghon-stebbt.—On the application of Mr. Adam Brock, that a lamp he erected outside the Bootoh Churoh (St. James's), Wellington-street, the subject wm referred t» the " Lighting Committee." FoSt-strbbt.—An offer of tmrohaso of premises in this street by Mr. Joseph Oraij, was declined. Caet and Cab Charges.—A memorial from carters and cab proprietors was read,; and re erred to the Streets Committee. A scale of charges was annexed. Angxesba-stbeet.—This-was an applies,* tion for a scoria pathway, and the application was adjourned to the next meeting. Gas.—His Worship said he was anxious to bring under the notice of the Council certain proceedings which had taken place between the Council and the G-ns Company. A depu tation from the Council went into a long discussion \=. ith. the directory of the Ga« Company. The result of the discussion was that the company agreed to place the Council, in the Baine position as the general public. If a contract were entered into with the ccffl-

pany for three year-?, they would feel : in,a position to treat with the Council. The pro-, posal was to light the lamps at £$ 10s, the only question remaining was in respect to maintenance, cleaning, and repairing. Ths question was not one entirely for the Council Tbe question was also, from the public point, one of very considerable importance* If a new contract were entered into for three years, from the lit of September, 1871, a sum of £,52 10s. woula be saved to the Council on the remaining six months of the existing con tract. He thought that the offer might b» accepted.—Councillor Smart thought the real question was as to the maintenance, cleanings . repairing, &o. Gas lamps were like every thing else, they did not last for ever.— Councillor Macready said that the lamp afc the foot of Albert-street had not been lighted for three night? running. Swinb.—Cou||:lor Smart moved, "That regulations shoma be adopted to exclude tho" keeping of them from the city ; the boundaries to be Eden-street, Karangahapeßoad, and the sea.—Councillor George thought the declared and legal boundaries of the city should be the boundaries to whioh afijr such resolution shouldapply. —Councillor i^mart thoroughly adopted the suggestion of Councillor George, and the resolution as amended was adopted. ; JKinance.- —.Balance at x>auk, s&iaax ixn j wages, £854 8s Id ; £1087 Is lid. Nttisaicoes. —His Worship said that a great deal of correspondence had been received as to the conduct of the Inspector of Nuisanoe*; The question was not as to Mr. Young person ally. He was getting into years. A younger man was requisite —a man more fitted to fill an office which required peculiar qualifications. Councillor Macready said that under the clauses of the Act a different man was re quired. He thought the office should be1 advertised. —Councillor Tonks said there could be no question but under this Act (the Municipal Corporations Act, 1870) a mora active man was wanted. He suggested that s suitable person should be advertised for.

j Rbgisteation at. Buddings, Thbatbei, 4c—On the motion of Councillor Isaacs, seconded by Councillor Maoready, it wa« agreed that a schedule should be made out; to be approved by a committee of the Coun* eil. • -tv -

! PojbtebS.—A sohedule of charges was sub^ mitted to the Council* and allowed. V. •

Building Act. —Councillor Smart sag* gested an . alteration in the boundaries of the city to which the Building Act was appli cable.—His Worship thought that the ques tion could not be discussed at the Council. It was a subject for the consideration of the" Provincial Council.—The question was referred to a sub-committee.

Mebioali Offices akd Oimoeb of HfiAMH. —ilis Worship said this subject was one entirely for the* Council. — Councillor Macready thought it a very important sub ject 5 but he should like to know whether the medical men would be entitled to any fee v Me said that two or three of them had j bee* at him that morning. He did not know \tinj;.. particular reason why they should come fio him.—His Worship said that he had several conversations with medical mem Theappli*. cants were—Messrs. I. H. Nicholson, Golds* boi-o1, M.E: B. Nicholson, and Stock.well.—;. Councillor Hobbs thought the first question was, to say whether a"fe3 ~sHbuld be allowed r j—lt was resolved, that in all cases in whioh • medical oliicer was required, he Should get the " customary .fee." . - -ryr I Obangb Peei..—Councillor Tonka brougHtj_ under the notioe of the Council the danga^ arising from this nuisance upon the -psW*' ment. —A difficulty arose in the d>cu»sion as to how other nuisanoes of that kind should be comprised.—The Town O*erk suggested ithat " matters, of a similar nature " should he inserted, which was donei_and the^-latf was agreed to; ..• - : ■■• .■ Mabkbt-hottse.—Councillor Tonics moved, "That competitive designs should be'W; Titedfora market-house j, the prize for the ' best design not to exceed £20 j the cost of [the building riot to exceed £5000."T-Coun ' oillor Macready had no objection; but Una first question was to improve the approacaei. Several thousands of yards of earth .wouldiw required in any case. The real difficulty iw tho levelling. Any building that eouldFOf. put up must be temporary. -Councillor George thought a market-house very desirably There could be no question on that pomt. But the real question was as to the site, Eow was it to be prepared ?—Councillor trobb3 thought it would costfat.lenst.rM'JW to level and prepare the ground.—Councillor Smart moved that the City Surveyor prep»r» specifications for a markat-house for the citt of Auckland,-and that xtenders for the •■« work be invited forthwith."—After coH»ider able discussion the resolution was agreed tiff, upon the ground that the designs so_od tamed would always be useful as a^tandwa of reference.—His Worship said that tJjert could be no difficulty as to getting the money. He knew of wv^ral g#ntle'meaa who lwou«l Df ;

THE EVENING STAR, AUCKLAND, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1871.



The following are the current calls and diri- dende payable in tic companies named be- low t—

CmBBHJ*. * s. d. DATS. & Tokatea ... ... 0 7 0 ... Oct. 18 Claremonti ... ... 0 0 8 ..... Oct. oaii*. ■ _ Scandinavian ... 0 0 6 ... Oct. 18 WaifcemaU ... .,. 0 1 0 ... Oct..18 fcircoln Castle ... 0 10 ... Oet. 20 Bird.in-H*nd ... 0 10.. Oct. 20 Crown Prince ... 0 0 4 ... Oct. 2, DanntlwB and Sink- n to-Kiw , ... 0 0 3 ... Oct. 21 Windwr Owfck ... »0 6 ... Oct. 26 Qaebeo..., 0 0 6 ... Got. 26 Pride of Tokatea... 0 0 6 ... Oct. 26 Junction ...... 0 3 0 .„ Oct. 30 OowniandelBxctliior 0 O 6 ... Oct. 30 ThamM Qm Oo. ... 0 2 6 .,. Not. 2 Brighton ... .'/a A,0 a 0. .... Dec. 1



Tho high reputation Olson's tomato sauco has obtained as a household condiment, ha* brought many inferior articles into the market Tlie public are therefore warnod not to be im posed upon with rubbish, but ask for Olson's genuine tomato sauce, and see that hi* name 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 bottle of sauce was after ward* used at my own table, and I found it was equally as good as when first made.—T. W. Doonin, wholesale aud retail grccer, 318, Queen-Bfcr«fcj Auckland*" — [iJ>«.]



The work of cleaning the beach, in the neighbourhood of the embouchure of the main sewer i* progressing rapidly, and the good ♦ fleets are already patent in the improved state of the atmosphere in the lower part of Queen-Bh-eet.



A servant girl went into a draper's shop to purchase some ribbon. The shopman produced v very fine article; but she objected to it on the ground that the shade of tha color did not ex actly suit her. "Oh," suid the shopman,""if you will only imagine that it pleases you, the color will make no difference," find, he entered into a disquisition upon tho extraordinary pow er of imagination. The girl heard him through very attentively, and then cousented to have three of four yards of the ribbon put up. She put it quietly In Her pooket, and was about to walk ofl". " Stop, if you please," said the shop* man, "you haven't paid for the ribbon." ! "Niver xndind," wae the reply, " jist imtgUM tliat I paid, and it will make no difllnren«»i' J