SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.41. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 2.41

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Royal Alfred, 5 o clock. Challenger, 9 o'clock.

ARRIVALS.

Vibilia, schooner, 108 tons. Kehoe, from Newcastle. Golden Isle, schooner, Matzen, from Russell.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

BTDNBv. —Hero and JNeDrasKa, early, lohdoi*.—Excelsior and Beth Shan, early BoutfeEßW Posts.- Taranaki, s.s., early. Wbw York.—East Lothian, to-day.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney^ Phoebe, s.*., from Southern port 3. "Nebraska, p.s., from Honolulu. Napier, s.s, frqm Napier. Countess of Iflntore, ship, from London. Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Our Hope, J)rig,"from Melbourne. Sea Gtul, schboiier,; from Fijis* Flirt, schooner, from Fiji. Lretitia, scbooner.'from Napier. Maid of Otago, schooner, from Lyttelton. Merlin, schooner, from Fiji. Colonist, schooner, from Kaipara. Herald, schooner, from Hokittnga.

IMPORTS.

Per schooner Yibilia, from Newcastle: —108 tons coals, Henderson and Macfarlane (agents).

EXPORTS.

Per barque East Lothian, for New York :— 1200 cases kauri gum, 193 bags ditto, Rolph, Sterry, and Co.; 1158 cases ditto, 176 bales flax, 3 bales tow, Walker and Co.—R.Walker and Co., agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE SCHOONER VIBILIA.

The schooner Vibilia, 108 tons, Kehoe toaste*, arrived in harbour from Newcastlo, N.8.W., with 172 tons coal, consigned to Henderson and Macfarlane.

The schooner Golden IsleJ/arrived from with 118 tons coal this morning. The barque East Lothian cleared for New York this morning, with a cargo of gum, &c. Passenger : —Mrs. Patterson. The schooner Tauranga will take her depar ture for Tauranga this evening, with six pas sengers and the following cargo :—BOO rails, 6000 shingles, Goldie ; 15 tons coal, Hender son |4nd Macfarlane ; 1000 bricks, Eeane ; 60 packages, 20 sacks oats, Chadwick ,- 10 packages furniture, 20 packages groceries, i-tori sngar, Harrison ; 1 ton flour, Macfar lane and Co. ; 2 tons potatoes, Sibbin ; 6 casks beer, Whitson ; 6 cases, Thorogood.— it. Niccol, agent.

COMMERCIAL.

CAlits AND DIVIDENDS.

The fdlid*ing are the current calls and divi dends payable in the companies named be-I few :— CAIiS. £ 8. d. BATE. Sons of Fteedom... 0 2 6 ... Sopt. 12 Middle Star ... 010 0 ... Sept. 14 Tookey 0 10 0 ... Sept. 15 Central Italy ... 0 3 0 ... Sept. 16\ Otago 0 10 ... Sept. 18^ Christmas Box ... 0 10 ... Sept. 1$ Ne# Caledonia ... 0 10 ... Sopt. 23 Pickwick ... ... 0 0 6 ... Bept. 28 Morning Star ... 0 2 0 ... Sept. 23 Corodl. Excelsior... 0 0 6 ... Sept. 25

THE MAILS.

Mails wUI close as under :—

' FSrTauranga, and Opotiki, per Tataranya, this day, at 3 p.m. , For Thames, this day, at <W0 and 5-30 p.m., and on Monday, 11th instant, at 12.30 and -1.30 p.m. Por Kapanga, etc , per Lalla Boolili, on Monday, 11th Instant, at 9.80 a.m. "<, , ■_, , . For Newcastle, per Oberlin, oil .Monday, 11th inatans, at 11 a.m. For Eussell and Kawakawa, per Duke of Edinburgh, on.Monday, ltth instant, at 3 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Tamnaki, immediately iiftcr arrival of p.s. Nebraska, frdm . Hbnoluln. . I , - For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per Nebraska, 6 hours after her arrival from Honolulu. S. B. Eiss, Chief Postmaster.

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.

if .... JThis Evening. Murray's G-reafWorld Circus, 8. Theatre Eoynl—Star Minstrels, 8. Prince of Wales Theatre, 8.

BIRTHS.

• JiOVett.—On 7th Sept., at her residence, Newton, tlie wife of Arthur Lovctt of a son. . 'Moßßison.—On September 0, at Tauranga, the wife Ot Mr. Thomas Morrison, of a son.

MARRIAGES.

K»WiT—Habmson.—On the 7th September, 1871, at the Catholic Church, Wade, by Father Walter McDonald, Maurice Kelly, son of Maurice Kelly, Esq., tbe WAde Bouse, to Ellen Harrison, daughter of James Hatriapn. Esq., formerly Isle of Wight, and niece to Colonel Christi, 80th Kegimcnt. Manchester and Isle of Wight papers please copy.

The Evening Star.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 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."

The,hopes of fine weather with which we were buoyed up yesterday have been dashed to the ground by another sudden shift of the wind to the northward, and in consequence tho rain has' again come tumbling down and made everything as miserable as live months' continuance of squally weather could possibly do. We hear from old residents that such an inclement season has not been experienced fur some five and twenty years, and we sincerely hope that it may be many before wc again suffer from such a continuance of wot and wind.

The unfortunate woman who was sent yes terday to the hospital for the insane was named Margaret Condon—not Oondron who has so frequently figured in the Police-office reports. The woman in question is a highly respectable member of society, and nothing had ever been charged against her previously to the attempt at self-destruction, which wns made while she was suffering from monta disease. We regret the error into which we were led by the similarity of names.

In tho Police Court a few mornings ago, the Resident Magistrate, when passing sen tence of incarceration on two hardened young creatures, who were, to all appearance, by no means awed at the prospect of imprison ment, but seemed to look upon the period they were to spend in the solitudes of Mount Eden rather as a holiday than otherwise, made some remarks in regard to the utter inefficiency of the hard labour system as at present carried out, to infuse terror into malefactors. His observations are worthy of note. After stating that it was abundantly evident that the discipline to which prisoners sentenced to hard labour were now subjected, was evidently of the mildest character, he wont on to remark that he understood there was somo prison regulation which rendered it compulsory to shave the heads of all persons consigned to gaol. If such a rule had been abolished he had not been aware of it, and certainly was under the impression that it was still in existence. He thought that it would be a most excellent thing to enforce it. "Women would not be quite so ready to qualify themselves for penal servitude if they knew that imprisonment was accompanied by loss of the hair. The wholo of the prison discipline, as it at present ex isted, was fur too easy, and, in fact, was no punishment at all. If the hard labour were made really such, and some good mark like cropping the hair put upon criminals, they would not be so ready to leave honest labour and work for the benefit of the public inside tho walls of Mount Eden Stockade.

The first parade for squad-drill of the Auckland Scottish Volunteers took place 'at Fort Britomart last evening. We wore pleased to see a good muster, and no doubt our kilted Volunteers will soon make an efficient company, and put to blush some of our older companies.

It is considered unnecessary to hold an inquest on the body of William Smith, who died suddenly yesterday, as his medical adviser has givea a certificate that death arose from natural causes, namely, long standing disease of the heart.

We have received a very long letter from a correspondent signing " Subscriber," but not giving his name. We do not think, however, that his counterblast against the effusions of the teetotallers can do any good. Our own quarrel is not with those who abstain from drink, but those who, so abstaining, insultingly say to all others, " Stand by, for I am holier than thou." In so far we regard ourselves as fighting the battle of temperance against its worst enemies.

We understand that the Resident Magis trate <v:U attend to the Police Court business during the whole of next week, with the exception of Friday, on which his time is likely to be fully occupied in his own Court.

That able artist Mr. John Calder, of Wynd ham Buildings, has just completed a most excellent portrait in oils of Mr. John William son, to the order of that gentleman. It *ould, we think, have been a graceful act on the part of the electors for the district which he has so long and faithfully represented, had they subscribed to present Mr. "Williamson with somo such mark of their approbation ; and certainly a better delineator could not be found than Mr. Calder, whose success in painting the likenesses of many of the Victorian celebrities is well known to every one who has visited Melbourne. /' . i. — TOw

A RUNAWAY SHAREBROKER.

In another column will be found two notices that have been elicited by very unworthy treatment. In our evening con temporary yesterday, a notice of marriage appears as fpllows : —"MAIIKIAGK.— Stevens—Paul.—On September 8, at

the residence of the bride, Upper Symonds-street, by the Bey; Dr. Waliis. P. S. Stevens, Ksq£ to Elizabeth, fourth daughter of James Paul, Esq., of Symonds-street.—Thames and Wanganui papers please copy." .In the circum stances there narrated, there "is a com bination of bad treatment and atretttcfty that demands being placed before the public in all its nakedness. The person who went through the form of marriage referred to, and which took place on the previous evening, is Herbert V. Stevens, whose wife, one of the most amiable and estimable of ladies, is at Pnn mure with their four children. Th& bigamist and his paramour luive left in the Nevada for new scenes ; but, not content with hiding their shame, a notice was inserted, the purpose of which, unless it be wanton malice, can scarcely be imagined. The name of the brother of the bigamist is "Sydney Pope fc'tevens," and with the reversal of the two initials the attempt is made to make the public believe that it is he that has married Miss Paul ; and with an excess of assurance that i 3 not often seen, the request is added,

" Thames and Wanganui papers please copy." The person who has taken this faux pas was at one time connected iv business with his father and brother, who carry on sharebroking as the firm of " Stevens and Son;" but for over twenty months he has not been connected with them; a deed of dissolution of partnership, as published at the time iv the papers, having been found necessary for their own protection by the members of the present firm. This last crowning act to conduct already sufficiently irregular and reckless, must be a sore trial to his rela-

lives, on whom, however unjustly, there might be reflected something of his shame. It is, therefore, that we deem it only an act of justice to place the public in possession of the whole cas<\ Messrs. Stevens and Son have long been dissoci ated from connection with 11 erbert V, Stevens; and it will, indeed, be a hard case if the disgraceful and malicious ruse should have ihe effect of prejudicipg their business interests. Messrs. Stevens and Son are among our most respected and confidential share brokers, and we are confident that none of their clients would be influenced in their estimate of them by such an incident, even if unexplained. But it is only fair that the general public should know that the business connection with their unworthy relative hail bi;en long ago dissovered, and let the guilty fugitive bear with him his own shame.

The sudden flight will afford another illustration of the risks attending the pre sent system of scrip transactions. Signed transfers of scrip had been plac d iv the hands of the levanter, all ot which have been realised, 'and the proceeds drawn from the bank in gold. In this way Mr. Stovin has lost £200. Mr. Bennett, wo understand, iss also the victim of misplaced confidenco to a large extent, aud rumour has it that further revelations aro pend ing. Altogether, the affair is a bad one, and has caused considerable sensation,

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

No. xxxi.

I heak that the great corn doctor has got into grief. It appears that a certain-lady, led away by the strength and literary ability displayed in the, advertisements of this '* chiropodist," more particularly in the " poetry,'' went to him to see if there was any chance of his curing her deafness. "Chance!" said the doctor, "there's no chance about it: it's a dead certainty ; but certain preliminaries will have to be gone through." One of these " preli minaries 1' was the placing often sovereigns

in the hands of this cutter of corns, who thereupon pledged his royal word that a complete cure should be effected in less than uo time; and as a proof that he meant what he said, lie immediately rammed her ears tightly with wool, so that what little hearing she had had before, was completely taken away from her for the lime. On withdrawing the wool in a" few days, as a matter of course, there was some little improvement in her hearing, but she very soon fell into the old state of things, and soon became worse than ever. Whereupon her parent became outraged, and declared that he would go and give the quack a horsewhipping ; but discretion proved the better part of valour; so instead of personally assaulting him, he did something much wiser : he sued him in the Resident Magistrate's Court—that is to say, he issued a summons, and the hearing is fixed for next Friday. With the most barefaced effrontery, the " doctor," on receiving the lawyer's let ter, returned a short and expressive note, to the effect that he should be most happy to cut the man of law's cores, bunions, toe-nails, or toes, on the shortest possible notice, and without any charge. Thus was a gross attempt made to prevent the due course of justice by a bribe ; but I am glad to say that the lawyer " scorned" the offer and is now de termined to press the case to its issue. If the verdict is favourable, I know several other people who mean to have a slap at the " chiropadist."

How is it that there is no fund where with to pay medical men in the case of their being urgently required to attend sufferers by accidents, and when, if not absolutely fetched, they are at all events sent for by the police, who afterward endeavour to shirk the responsibility ? It was not wont to be thus in former times, for in all cases of accidents the police were first upon the spot, took charge of the sufferer, and sent for a medical man, whose fees wero paid out of the police funds, and after wards charged to the proper quarter. But it is not so now. An accident happens, tbe police mingle in tbe crowd, as if afraid to interfere, on account of the medical fees being charged to them. A doctor is, however, generally sent for, at the instigation of a constable ; he duly arrives, attends to the patient, and gets neither thanks nor monetary

remuneration for his pains. And let him under such circumstances decline to attend to such patients, and the most opprobrious epithets would be heaped upon his head, and he would, of course, bo—and very properly—stigmatised as a cruel hard-heairted monster. The other morning, at three o'clock, a certain doctor in this town was sent for out of his bed, and attended a man on bojfel oue of the steamers who was suffering very severely from injuries just received through falling overboard. The doctor attended to his case most carefully. The man had no money, and was afterwards sent to the hospital, and

the doctor, of course, got— nothing. There must be something rooteu in the slate of Denmark when this sort of thing is allowed to exist, and it certainly speaks pell for the humanity of the medical practitioners of this city that they havo not loudly complained of the hardship-— for so far as they aro concerned it cer tainly is such.

'And speaking, of medical men puts me in mind of lunat-'ris. What "system is adopted when medical men are called in to examine lunatics ? I believe that for such examination, lasting perhaps five minutes, each doctor gets his two guineas

—andasit requires two to give acertidcafeo, of insanity—it will be scon that tbe profession gets-four guineas for every man or woman sent to the Asylum.

I see tho traction engine is to be put upon another trial. How many more " trials" is this ,i retohed machine to have ? I always understood that according to Knglish law a criminal could not, the verdict having been delivered, be tried more than once for the samo offence. The engine lias been tried, and unanimously found guilty—by Dick, —why, therefore, isn't it at once despatched—or put to work upon the roads? These "trials" are a perfect farce Let it be at once put to some useful employment.

Will somebody stop the wholesale smoking going on among boys. There are many lads in this community—osten sibly among your run boys, Mr. Editor— many of whom, I verily believe, were born with pipes in their mouths, some of them lads who are only just about the age to commence school-lite, instead of sucking away like old men at those horrid pipes. I wag on board the ship with Chinamen on board the other day, and every one of the passengers, some 250, had a pipe in his mouth, while perfect clouds of smoke surrounded the vessel. But not one of

these Johnnies seemed to enjoy tho weed more than tlie boys of this city seem to do. Dick, too, has lately taken to smoking at an alarming rate, and on my forbidding him to smoke so much at his pipe, has taken to cigars, and the other night had the audacity to offer me a weed.

"They arc the real thing," said he." I bought them at the shop of Mrs. Well's,

the charming young widow, late of the Theatre Boyal, ana now next the Bank of New Zealand. " Sells the best tobacco in town?" " Oh, indeed," said I, "It's there you've picked up your theatrical ideas lately, is it?"—for you must know that, lately, Dick has eschewed the circus, and affects the drama a good deal. And then he began to tell me a good story of

"life behind tbe scenes," as he had hoard it from the young widow, and I me chanically found myself puffing away at the cigar he had given me, and which was really not a bad one. However, I was sick the whole of the next day through it, and served'mo very well right for indulg ing even for a moment in such a dirty habit.

Nathaniel Beeswing.

ACCIDENT IN |j)OK-STREET. ThebS is k very a-ikward and unpro tected embankment ft Cootestreet, over which falls have frequently been escaped almost by miracle.' This %otnii)g,,iiow over, a horse and dray actually came to grief there. A peiajlpn named Grace was backing his dray*;- "containing a.ton of wood, when it;"receded a few inches too far, and toppled over the bank. Strange to say, very little damage was done, and the horse was speedily on his legs again. Some children who were playing in the lower part of the street had a very nar row escape, however;- Wo trust this oc currence will show the authorities the necessity of erecting a proper fence.

ACCIDENT IN UPPER QUEEN STREET.

An old man named Murphy, whose avocation is that of collector of ,l&>.tt}ps ; met with an awkward accident last iiight. Being plenus Baecho, he contrived, to stumble into a culvert which passes under Upper QueejjS^treet, near Staine's shop, and was extricated this morning in an apparently dying state by some passers by. He appears to have had a very severe fall,and was much cut and wounded. It was feared that both his back was broken and his skull fractured; but the Eolice having taken liim to the Hospital, c was promptly attended to, and it appears that there are no fractures of any kind, although the man has been badly hurt. No immediate danger is appre hended.

ACCIDENT AT THREE KINGS.

A. SEMOTTS accident occurred yesterday at Mr. Dornwell's slaughter-house, at Three Kings, which, although unattended with fatal results, was of a very destructive character. Mr. Dornwell and sonic seven or eight, other persons wore engaged in a building in whioh was erected an apparatus for the purpose of boiling down bones, &c. From some unex plained cause, an explosion occurred—one side of the building was blown out, and the entire party wero thrown with violence to the ground. One of the employee? had ■ his leg broken, [and several ugly contusions were received by some of those who had the mis fortune to be in tho place.

FIRE AT ONEHUNGA.

The fire which caused so much sensation during the small hours this morning appears to have been in a stable at the rear of the Eoyal Oak, between Epsom and Onehunga. The building was com pletely consumed, and we understand was insured for £100 a few weeks ago in the Norwich Union. Its value was esti mated at £250. It was the property of Mrs. Kelly, of the Royal Oak, and was situated about 200 feet in the rear of that building. Tho origin of the fire is un known, but it is believed to have been caused by wandering loafers.

LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

The lion. • Secretary stales by advertise ment, that the Committee of the Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society having tukon over tho institution known as the Old Women's Kefugo, are desirous of extending its bom-fits to twenty, insteud of eight inmates. They, therefore, appeal to the public for contri butions of money or clothing, to carry out heir charitable object.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

" Fobmoba" was produced last night for tho.thirteenth time to an excellent house. There was^a slight change in the cast, the part ofjvlrs. Boker being/entrusted to Mrs. B. N. Jones, in consequence of the sevcro indisposition of Mrs. Byan. It'is at all times an unthankful duty■■ to form * part tnkercijy 'anotheh inasttitch as the lime allowed in the latter casojs necessarily short ; but last night was an exception, for wo do not think, had Mrs. Jones been allowed a week tq study the part, it could possibly have been plnved with more effect—her petite figure adding much to tho success, together with her artistic make up. We should like to see this little lady more frequently assume this lino of character, for as we remember her Cornelia Carlyle, we do not think sho has her equal in tho colonies. The rest of the characters wero as originally cast ; Mr. Hoskins assuming his rule of Major Jorum, and Miss Colville that of Jenny Bokcr. Mr. Olinton, who formerly ap peared as Mr. Tambo, appeared last night as Mr. Somebody Else, and pliyed a bone solo very much out of character. We think this a great error on the part, of any actor, who, after having made a favorable impression, imagines he can play with his audience. The reception this gentleman received last night was a proof to the contrary. To-night " Formosa" will be repeated for the last time, being the conclusion of tha ipost successful engage ment in the province. We hope to see a good house as a farewell to Mr. Hoskins and Miss Colville.

GREAT WOULD CIRCUS.

The performance given last night by Mr. Murray's talented troupe, in aid of the funds of the Provincial Hospital, was by no means so well attended as was desir able on so good an occasion. The pro gramme, however, was well performed, and gone through with spirit; a number of new feats of strength and agility will be produced, and wo may hope to see the pavilion better filled.

We regret to have to record another very serious accident which' occurred this morning at the Coronet claim, by which a man named Alexander McOullough sustained a fracture of the leg bone, immediately below the knee. The accident occurred at about two o'clock this morning. McOullough was brace-man, and a boy was engaged driving the whim horse. 'The horse became restive, and instead of moving forward when required, he com menced to buck, and the boy was unablo to manage him. McOullough loft the brace to go to tho hoy's assistance, and to pfcurt the horse. Ho struck the horse with at, hip, when it plunged forward with a bound, but unfortunately slipped and fell over against t' c unfortunate follow, inflicting the injurious stated.— Thames Mail, Sept. 8.

A meeting of tho Protestant ministers of this city will be held at 4 o'clock ou the 11th instant, at tho Young Men's Christian Asso ciation, to appoint a missionary for the gaol,

A call of 2s per scrip has been made in the Morning Star Gold Mining Company.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS THE THAMES.

THIS DAY.

[from ottr "own correspondent.]

THE CALEDONIAN.—TO BE IN

SPECTED BY A SURVEYOR;

UNA CRUSHING —DIVIDEND

DECLARED

THE

SPECIMENS FROM THE MULTUM-IN-PARVO.

Grahamstown, 3 p.m.

The Caledonian is to be inspected by mine managers and a surveyor as to future workings.

The Una have finished crushing, the result being 217 ounces for the fort night. A dividend of Is. per share has been declared.

The G-olden Crown have had a very poor crushing ; 60 tons put through gave 52 ozs.

The "Whau crushing is finished. Altogether 180 tons were crushed, which gave 165 ozs.

The Bass Rock are breaking down five tons of the new reef to be crushed.

The Excelsior, Coromandel, bave lodged 58 ounces from 26 tons.

The Multum-in-Parvo have taken out 70 pounds specimens from a new leader.

THE LATEST.

THE CALEDONIAN.—I 344 OZS

LODGEir

3.30 p.m

The Calodouian have just lodged 1344 ozs. of gold. They havo lodged none from their own battery.

THE SHARE MARKET.

MB. J. NEWMAN S BEPOET.

Vkby little business to-day. Buyers for Caledonian and Thames reluctant,l(Jgive the price asked. My sales comprise:— Caledonian, £155 ; Thames, £28 to £28 10s ; Nonpareil, 92s 6d, 97s 6d, to £5— buyers, £5 ; Bass Itock, 9d. tin. j. m. lbnnox's shake befobt. The share market continues inactive. Caledonian and Thames shares aro nbt quito so iirmas they were yesterday. Sly sales comprise, Caledonian, £155; Thames, £29, £28 10s ; Olngo, 82s Cd; ; Tookey, £34 10s. Closing sellers, Cale donian, £157 10s ; Thames, £29 ; Tookey, £34. Cosine buycrs,iThames, £28 ; Ca ledonian, £150. j MKSSHS. BCOTT AND C«'s BKrOKT. Messrs.! 46c6tt and Co. report a little business done to-day in leading stock Thames £28 and £28 10s ; Bright Ir mile 41s ; Nonpareil, much in favor, from 92s 6d to 97s 6d, and £5 ; Otago, ditto, from 82s 6d to 85s. Buyers : For Ceutral Italy, 52s 6d, few sellers.

MY VENGEANCE.

I always get my bit o' midrday sustenanco at the opposition shop now—Absalom J. Hunt's—tor I ain't been to Slobbs's for months. If you'd like ter know why, wal, or whether or no, I'll tell you. It's be cause some of our boys have mort'lly grand idee of Derriugers aud Bowies, and they don't take kyindly yet to the sheriff and tho commiteeof viaxlanee. We're a rising city, though, at West Parnira ; mid what we shall be in a few years there ain't no tellin' at all, bnt it'll be a sight, stranger and if you of the rotten old couutry don't gnaw your teeth with envy, why, my name ain't Hiram.

You see the great P'icfic line goes through us clean, and we've been risin' ever sineo it started. There ain't a city out west with more bars where you can haye a smile or a morning painter; if there is tell me on it. Then see what institootions we've got rising fast, from jN"athan D. Anson's store, right down to the the Paraira Solid Milk and Butter Company in Crossstreet, number ten underd an eight. Slobbs's is in Cross-street, number nine, asp'r'ps you know; Absalom J. Hunt's is in Straight-street, and there's a mortal enmity between them two. It's the steam does it, 1 think.

I left off going to Slobb's because I thought it was good for me, bein' a very mild inoffensive sort of a fellow. You sec there was a waiter at Slobb's as had a sort of spite agen me, and he'd always give me the worst cuts of the beef and the fattest of the mutton; while as to gravy, I got more gravy at Hunt's in one day than theinSlobbses let me have in a week. Then I alius had the wettest salt and the stalest bread and the dirtiest bit of the tablecloth; and if there was a knife as had broke loose and turned round iv the haft, that knife was put for me.

We didn't like one another—me and the waiter didn't—and we got more and more enemies every day, till I see very plain as there must be a bust soon, I kep' ii in, though, for I thought as something might turn up, so as to let me serve Mr. Waiter out by depitty, There was another thing, too, as I didn't like at Slobbs's, ouly it wasn't a thing, it was a great ugly customer a? always sot on me—mettyphorically, of course, I mean for he was alius mocking like of my'hum ble ways ; and if ever I ordered my glass of anything, hod roar instanlcr for the waiter, and call for a bottle. Ho made hisself very onpleasaut to me, he did,

and snubbed me on politicks more than a few ; but I let it all wail. I saved it up, as you may suppose, thinking how much I should like to have it out with him but I never seemed to get no chance till about a week after Slobbses came out strong with a new set of J. Puddick's Alabama 'Lecterer Plate, warranted to wear better than solid silver. Them spoons an forks just did shine so as it seemed a pity to put 'em in the soup, or get 'em greasy, for you could see'your face in 'em so as you never got tired of vooing the expressions of your features. But eveh tho sight o' them spoons didn't settle me, arid I wasn't going to be tempted into stopping, when Hunt's had their doors open to have me, aridtherewas gravy and welkum.

This citizen-as alius sot on me was. washed in with the name of Shimei -i Shimei B. Parsons was his total-and his people made some cuss of a mistake or another oyer his name, I bet, or else they'd never ha'took to this.io>ne. ~ We got1 to the climhxallast, we did; and I left without a word, after serving 'em both out pleasantlike. It was like this. I'd a bit of the roughest old steak I ever did stick teeth in since I chawed caout chouc at school, and got leathered for it; and after I'd been puzzling my teeth with that bit'o steak for half an honr, who should come in but Sltimei; aud the ftust thing he does is to hang his greatcoat over the rail where I was sitting, knock down my felt hat, and then laugh, fleering like, at me. I never says nothing ; but that there was tougher than tWgßteak, and I couldn't swalhir it a bit; but«bhere I sits with that coat touching of me, and the waiter half-grinning at me to see me so uncomfortable. 'I reckon I'd like to chaw the couple on yer up,' I thinks to meself: and then, somehow, while I was a-balancin' one of J. Puddick's Alabama 'Lccterer Plate Spoons on ray Auger, I let it slip into one,o' my friend's opposite's coat-pockets ; when thinking as the poor thing might be cold all alone there by itself I slips in another to keep it company. 'I shouldu't wonder if that there coat was to hang lop-sided after that,' thiuks I to myself; and while my neighbour was a running his eye down the columns of the West Puraira Triboon I just slips a couple of forks into the other pocket, and waits a little, while till my free'the waiter con descends to tactile bill; after wliich I waits a bit longer for decency sake, and then I gets up to go. . I finds myfren' the waiter just outside the swingdoors, looking at me very soo percilyus like, and I says to him, "JNice sorter gent that in box jNo. 7."

" Very," he says shortly* "Very true," 1 says. "There's a nice set of J. Puddick's Alabama 'Lecterer Plate, too."

" Yes," ho says, looking at mo quite curus, as much as to say: " What's up the tree now ?"

" Shall you charge them forks and spoons in his bill?" I says.

" Charge what forks and spoons in whose bill?" he says, savage-like. " Oh, I don't know —don't ask me," I says; ' only thought he might pay for them as is in his pocket."

I knowed what he'd do as well as could be, aud I stopped outside that swing glass door, peeping and listening.

First thing my fren' the waiter do^s is to swing his hand by accident up againgt the coat pocket, and then I see him jump ; when he goes straight up to the 6wnfer of that there coat, and he says quite fierce and loud, so as everybody began to look : " This won't do, you, sir!"

"What won't do?" says the other. "This," say& the waiter; and he puts his hand in his pocket on one side of the, I coat, and brings out two J. PuddipVs*. Then \e does the same on, the other side, and lays all four on the table; when, without a word, the gent leapt up, throws out one of his arms sudden:'as if lie' wanted to get ridof.it,and the whiter being right in the way, it hit him on his nose, and down he went, but only to come up again like so muchindy-rubber; when at it he goes, and catches my other frie'i wherever he could hit; and for about five minutes, they were at it hard, till them as looked on thought it time to pull 'em away from one another, tor fear there shouldn't be no waiter left, nor no reg'lar customer for him to wait on ; and then I come away. You see that was doing it filler sophickly. I wanted to larrup the waiter for stopping my gravy, and giving me sarse instead ; and I wanted to larrup my stout friend for sitting on me ; and I reckon I did it butiful, without so much as taking a bit o' skin off my knuckles. But I ain't, as [said afore, been to Slobbs's since.— Chambers.

POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., Eesident Magistrate.] Deunkenne s —Three persons wero punished as usual for first offences, and one for a second. Bkeach ob Vagbaht Act. - George Rowley was charged with knowingly permitting pros titutes to meet together, and remain in his oyster room in Queen-street, it being a place of public resort, where provisions are con sumed.—Mr. Joy, LL.B., appeared on behalf of defendant, who pleaded not guilty.—Ser geant Walker deposed, that at about a quarter to one o'clock on the morning of tho Ist instant his atlention mi drawn to defen dant's house, and on going i n t o it found altogether seven woinei, of whom ho knew six to be prostitutes. Witness had previously pointed out some of the women to defendant as being improper characters.—Sergeant Egan was also examined, and gave evidence of a similar character.—Defendant did not call any witnesses, and Mr. Joy bused his defence on the fact that none of tho women had been proved to be of improper character, aud that at all events, they were merely in the house for the purpose of obtaining refreshment. He submitted also that the house was not a licensed one, and to all intents and purposes was a private one, into which the police had no right to enter without a proper warrant.— His Worship thought the attention of the Corporation should be drawn to the state of houses of this class, and that all should be licensed, in order that proper superrision might be insisted on. There could be no doubt as to the character of the house ; and it appeared clear, from tho evidence of the sergeant, that the defendant had beou warned as to the character of the people frequenting the house. Ho did not think ho would be justified in imposing less than the full amount, of penalty, namely, £5, with costs'. LiV'kaoy.— On the evidence bt'tlra. Golds boro' and Hooper, a male of infirm mind was sent to the Lunatic Hospital for treatment.

MUNCIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT.

86. Every person who shall procure W,^ to be nominated as a candidate for th i 1186" Councillor of any Borough, knowing v °fH to be, under the provisions hereof i m!e^ of being or continuing such CouncilW Pable every person who shall sign any nomi „' paper nominating or pretending to &«„,; ? a 1 as a candidate for the office of Council ' any borough any other person incan'.u °t being or continuing such Councillor °i * person so signing then knowing the m,,i nominated to be at the time so incapable ?' f every person, not being qualified to voL A any election of Councillors, who shall v._lfo.M 1 and knowingly sign any nomination t_^_m I nominating any person as a.candidate at v 5 for such election shall, on O^iviction &,(• and pay for every such offerioS a pendltv «» ( exceeding twenty ppunds.-». j m ■•■ a(*'! 89. .If after a poll shall st»pd tx\M__L aforesaid at any election, any personwds! duly become a candidate for such electionVl two of thepersons having signed the papeS nahnghim as aforesaid, shall be dMirouitC he retire from such candidature, such can* | dales, and the persons aforesaid, not kf ' * ' than two clear days beford the day.of AffiF1"' may'sign and deliver to the retufa&^ j notice in the form in the tenth schedu]? I I stating that such candidate so "Wtirggj nn^ ™ \ publish in some newspaper generally direr ting in the borough a copy of such notice Md the returning officer on such receipt of '•«»? * notice, and on sufficient proof of, sack n^? cation as aforesaid)' if tho number of cattyls! shall by such retirement be reduced to -a I number of persons to be elected at __± election, shall on the day appointed for the' election, declare the remaining candidal ' to be duly elected, and if the said munb» shall not be so reduced, such person, aojr__l ing shall not be capable of being 'elecfe^ such election. *

92. Each candidate shall be' entitled fa, appoint in writing two agents to be present in each polling booth. <X3MJ_^____l 93. Every such reiurning officer and dcpufcr • shall have power and authority to maiiftain and enforce order and keep the peace at anr election or polling held by him, and without any other warrant than this Act to csuMb, be arrested and taken before a/jaatice any person reasonably suspected of knowingly a J wilfully making a false answer to any of the questions hereinafter mentioned, or of _\_m sonating, or attempting to personate, aW voter, or of attempting unlawfully to yofe more than once at the same election, or who shall cause a disturbance at any election and to cause any person to be v re&oved who'shill obstruct the approaches to any polling-room or shall conduct himself in a disorderly manner, and all constables and peace officetii shall aid and assist such returning office, 0 . deputy in the performance of his duty. 97. No other person except the:ietUrriinff officer or his deputy, the necessary poll clerki and not exceeding two agents at each polling booth for each candidate, to he appointed in writing by the candidate, together' Wit! a," sufficient number of constables to keep tofter' shall remain in any polling-boothl duringl the polling, and no person whatever, except the returning officer or deputy, returning offiser, and the poll clerk to whom any .vote shall be tendered, shall speak to any elector after ho.. shall haye entered tbe polling-booth and" before he shall have delivered his voting paper as hereinafter provided, and any pereon offend ing against any of tbe provisions of■ t ihis section shall forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty pounds, to be recovered before any two justices of the peace in a summary way. Provided always that no such poll clerk1 or agent shall be employed, or be permitted to be present, and to remain in any polling-booth during tho polling unless he shall have made and subscribed in the presence of the refdrtSng officer or his deputy a declaration hi the form in the twelfth schedule.

98. The number of votes vvvjiich may be given for any candidate at any such polling booth shall not be published or m»de known uutil after the close of the poll, and every returning officer, deputy rcturniiig officer, poll clerk, a^eut, or,constable who sh^l direcUv or -indirectly by jmymeaj&s ivh/tsajfevafeMi* or nialte known be'foVe tflMil^ee df flb'ftSl'tb number of votes which—may have betq eiren for -any; candidate, shall forfeit r .npdj jmy for .eyerjL. §upb .offepce any/^'iig^n6ji:rg|oe(jl]U)g fifjy pounds, to, be recovereoin*a summary way befpfe.,any two justices of the,pefW#.,; t 101. elections in any borough in which a burgess rail snail^9,"in fopceit shall be lavrful for -any such returning officer or his deputy, or for any one candidate or his agent, authorised in writing jursijre said, to put to any person tenderjijgjijjl'vote the questions following :—l. Are you'tpp per son whose name appears as %. B. In the burgess roll now in force for this borough being enrolled therein in respect of property described to be situated in There Bppcrfythe street or other place described in the burgess rollj ? 2. Have you already voted al the present election,? And no other question shall be put to any person tendering his ypte, ani no person who shall refuse'to !insVer either of such questions, or who shall not answer tbe first of such questions absolutely in the affirmative, aud I the second of itch questions absolutely iv the negative, shall be permitted to vole. ■ '.'■■ H K)}ftAH 102. Every person who shall wilfully make a false answer to any of the questions afore said, or who shall poll more than once, or offer to poll more than once at the same election, or who shall personate any other person for the purpose of polling at such election, shall, on conviction before any two or more justice* for any such offence,, be imprisoned for anj period not exceeding one year, but nothing contained in this section shall apply to any person only by reason of his exercising the right of voting as often as he appeawltojw| roll to be and is entitled so to do.. : <j 1

CORRESPONDENCE.

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opinions.]

A THEATEE WANTED. To the Editor of the Evening Stab.

SiE; —In reference to your last ■evening1' j remarks, " that never has the necessity 11 for a good theatre," become so obvious to the M audience, actore, and managers in. Auckland) I am surprised that they who take an interest; 1 in things dramatic have not combined to fetep^ 1 a fane worthy of the Muses. What have ffifijj as yet ? Two .puppet-boxes, so " cabin'd, J cribbed, confined," that a manager who hai the pluck to engage high drar%itio art^can scarcely hope to realise an adequqo profif °n his venture. A stage where UWff 9*T*S& requisites for the perfect exhibitiiilPof scenxa display oan be attempted, and an \rexxa bjfow* \ the curtain, which, on gala Rights, <»n barely admit one-half of the visitor* who might desire to bo present. 4f' tiets are beginning to recognise thw , Auckland is a good theatrical town, — artistes must be well paid, and, in oriler to w so, and to attraot them hither, wo must li«v0 a temple worthy of us and 'them. Why n<*. build a subscription theatre P lam confident ! it would pay tho shareholders, And'lJtouM be slad to lake shares' to the amount otASW,:.:. or £300. A handsome theatre would' be an ornament to the city. You mention the ( Theatre Eoyal, Melbourne, one of the most*

FHE EVENING STAR, AUCKLAI|D,* SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1871.



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