SHIPPING

POiiT QF AUoK'i.ANi

ARRIVALS.

M.iiv tflisa, cutter, Sellar3, from Tauranga. :■'■.• Mien, schooner, from Mercury Ji.vy. ritrr'of the South, s.s., Ko'.ni s, from Napier.

SUNSET. —This evening, 4.55. HIGH WATEH.— This evening, 4.48.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Royal Alfred, 5 o'clock. Enterprise, 7 o'clock.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London.—Wild Duck and Alexaudrina, early. Hokianga.—Onward, early.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

NtSbrafcka, p.S., from Honolulu James Paterson, s s , from Sydney. Countess of Kintore, ship, from Lonlon. East. Lothian, barque, from New York via Sydney. Alice, oarque, from London. Kate, barque, from Sydney

VESSELS IN HARBOUR

Keera, s.s., laid-up. Samson, p.s., laid-up. Alexandrina, ship, from London, L. D Nathan & Co., agents. Excelsior, ship, from London.—Browa, Campbell i: Co . agonts. Wild Duck.; ship, from Tiniaru, Henderson ■U 1 and Macfarlane, ftgentß. Albion, barque, from Russell, L. D. Nathan aud Co./ agents; • - Briton, barque, from Newcastle. —Hender- son and Macfarlane, agents. Excelsior, schooner, from Samoa, Combes and Daldy, agent 9. • "8* Noba, schooner, from Fijis.—J. S. Mac farlane, agent. Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle. Henders< n & Maciarlaue, agents, Moa, brig, from Sydney. J. S* Macfarlane, agent.. Succet-s, »ehooner, from Russell.—M. Niccol, agent. Tl.e p.s. Cpinerang will leave for the Bay of Islands this evening. The Alary Eliza brings three tons of gum from Wangamata. The 9.9. St. Kilda may be expected in the Manukau to-inbrrow,.from Wanganui. Tbe:s.s. Star of the South, Captain Holmes, arrived in harbour on Thursday from Napier, via the Thames: She left Napier on Monday last, at 12.30 p.m.; rounded the East Capo at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, and arrived at the Thiunes at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Ex perienced line weather throughout. Landed 50 head cattle and 340 slidep, and left again nt 2 p.m., arriving hero at 8.30 p.m. yester day. Tlie Lord Ashley was passed off Mer cury Bay at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The Star brings the following passengers :—Mr. Rosen thal, Mr. Russell, Miss Senior, and^ five in tbe steerage. The. racehorse Nebula; has also arrived hefe by the Star. * -

COMMERCIAL.

EvßNiNdf "Stab Office, Friday afternoon

Mr. HS. Meyers, held * sale ; of maize, fruit, 4c, (ex'late arrivals) at his'stbre to-day. There was a good attendance, and the follow \i_g prices were: realised:—Maize, 4s Id tp 4s .41'; new dates, 7d; Knight's jams, in tins, trade parcels, 6s 6d to 6s 8d ; in jars, 5Jd per lb ; Barcelona nuts, lOJd; currants, sJdj golden syrup, 3£d per lbi duty paid. Messrs. C. Arthur and Son held a sale of fruit (ex Moa, from Sydney), to-day, at theig, mart; Apples realised lid to 2id per lb, ..

SALE OF SHARES.

This morning Mr." S.'Cdchrane sold by auc tion shares in many of the principal mines on the goldfiold. There was an unusually large attendance, and tbe following prices were ob tained : West Coast, 15s ; Care, lis to 16s 6d j Shotover, 7s; Providence, 2s ; Excelsior (Coromandel), 9s ; Ballarat and Rising Sun, 12s 6d ; Prince Imperial, 70s; Just-in-Time, 2s; Goldfield Investment Company, 57s 6d; Vale of Avoca, 6s to 10s ;?Nolan's.Candlelight, 9s 3d ; Eureka Hill, 35s ; Golden Lion, 5s ; TbAWes,'i2l ; ?Tos:,: »j ./. '.;' 1, 3 ii

CALL AND DIVIDENDS LIST.

POLICE COURT.

Hum following is the rota for attendance oi Magistrates at the Police Court for the week •nding Saturday, July 15,1871:—j.,:, g A.--' Friday—Messrs. Ritchie and Taylor.

THE MAILS.

Malls will close as under ':— For Thames, this day, at 4.30 p.m., and 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 11,30 a.m., and 4 p.m. For Great Barrier, per Maiy Anne, ■thia'day at 4 p.m. For Mehurangi, Warkworth, &c, .per W4y Bowen, thb'dty,'at 4 p.m. ■"' . F»r Gisborne »nd Napier, per s.s. Star of the South, tomorrow, at 2 p.m. late letters and telegrams /or transmission from the Napier station, will be received at this office UU 2.80 p.m. ~,, r. For Taaranga and Opotiki, per Hero, to-morrow, at For^hitiangi, per Mary Ellen, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For Kapanga, etc, per Xalla Jtookh, on Monday, 17th inst., at 9.80 a.m. " ... . For Wangarei, etc., per Duke of .Edinburgh, on Monday, 17thinst.,at6 p.m. ~, -.-A .-_ '■/• ! •' For Tartnaki and Southern Provinces, per s-s.Tare ' nali'lmmedtotely tfter airrfval of p.s. Nebratoka^ FOTNapier«idSouth«r» Provis^j^rp,s;N«braakv|. six hours after her arrival from flonotalu., . I • AA i■• • > j B.S. WW, CW« P<istma«en .1 ■ ,-, '~i li'.ew "'t'M V-V---.' :}""?'* -t," "_■ « ■ '*> H/i'"*I'''''"£*.' '.■ V"-''"»."- ■' " ■>•', ■

BIRTH.

McKenzie. —On Monday last, at her residence, jJedwood, the wife of Mr. John MclCehzie, of a daughter. •-'

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.

Tflis Evening. "'*'--' Prince of Wales Thoatre, 8. ,'. 7 Circus, Queen-street, 8.

The Evening Star.

FRIDAY, JULY 14, 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."

Thebeis some amount of feeling ex pressed with reference to tlie action intended by Councillor Atkin, for the improvement of the footpaths of Queen-street. There are those who characterise such conduct as arbitrary ; but we question if there is one thing that has forced on the attention of citizens and strangers the necessity for a Municipal.Council with extensive powers, more than the disgraceful appearance of our main street.- It has been the theme of a chronic grumble among citizens, and has. pointed the moral and adorned the tales of travellers, who have favoured: the world with their " Impressions." We sincerely rejoice at the prospect afforded in Mr. Atkins motion, that we are about to mend our ways, and present a more respectable appear ance to the stranger tjiafe sojourneth within our gates. Still, wfe think that Mr. Atkin should moderate his demands. The enforcing of this rule of compulsory flagging will press severely on many, even though the Council should aid in so far as to afford the requisite labour. Cer tainly, little sympathy should be given to those who have so long al lowed the footpath at their doors to remain, in a state so discreditable, and; while others had gone, to the expense ~ of paving, neutralized the good effect by leaving great patches of scoria and mud to generate dust, to destroy the uniformity of the sidewalk and the equanimity of pe destrians. But there is no reason for absolutely insisting oh such an ex pensive method of improving the foot path. We have, it is true, an excel lent species of stone for flagging; but with all this advantage,, flagging is a very fieriors expense, and it is vfell known that every advantage posses sed by flagging, and some advantages besides, are possessed by asphalte.. pavemeut properly performed, and at, perhaps, one-third the cost. Those of course who have never seen any other place but Auckland, will pomt to the general failure of this substance in our streets; although the patch at the corner of Queen and Port-streets is a standing testimony to its capabilities. In other cities of New Zealand this substance is in the very highest es teem ; and there cannot be a doubt that by substituting flinty pebbles —such as are found on the beach of some .of our little islands for the porous scoria that has mainly contributed to the (-failure of ' asphalte "in Auckland, the same success would attend asphalte, as a pavement, that has so generally attended it elsewhere. We would •strongly recommend Mr. Atkin to em brace asphalte as well as stone in his very excellent motion: *W& under stand that some few months ago, the same person that had laid the asphalte many years ago, at Williams' corner, made proposals to the City Board, which were then waived, in conse quence of the inability of the Board to deal j effectively with the question ; and we would urge that before such a serious burthen as that contem plated is laid on the owners of Queen jjtreet property, the capabilities of . asphalte should be considered, together J with tho merits of the proposals some time Bip'ce^lsubmitteil ;to,^he City Board. It should be distinctly known that in almost every particular, asphalte, properly made and laid, is superior to the finest stone flagging. -It is pleasanter to walk upon, not liable to tilting up, like flagstpnetf; dess^expensr^ ti> kefe^ipl repair^causes' no 'obstruction tovpas- senger traffic when being repaired; and when " top dressed," occasionally is quite as durable as stone. These ate advantages not to be ignored, and wjhen to this is fadded the great difference' in cost, we trust that of the interests of owners of property, equally with -the interests of the public, will induce ail investigation into' the^elk tiye merits of the two materials. Mr. Atkin has taken a most desirable step inj advance, and is to be commended by all who have at. heart the interests of the city. We trust, however, that he; will not feel wedded to his motion to such an extent as' to ignore a sub stance that is so deservedly popular in other places.

Qn the principle audi alteram partem, \re have much pleasure in submitting the following article from an esteemed contributor i-^-At ' the very' worst season of the year, when all the roads are almost impassable, an advertisement appears in the morn ing papers requiring tenders for the construction of the Kaipara railway. BjMpre they proceed any further, the

I Government would do well to pause and consider, first, is thil railway Really needed ? Secondly, is.it^b be constructed in the most fertile and •flourishing part of the pyovi^CeT - And thirdly, will it pay ? p To a^rlhese questions we answer -Nol A really Jgdod road from Helensville to River head would be preferable,; as it" would cosHfai? less, and .'iSQuld easily;. Ibe continued on to Atickland. The country through whiclr the proposed railway is to" pass is most barren and desolate, and very.thinly populated, and the settlers generally, ace poor, and have little money to; spare for travelling expenses.' In England railways are of compara tively recent date, and the first was, if we mistake not, laid between two of the most important towns in the kingdom^ When once the utility of railways was made apparent they were extended all , over Great Britain; but then the coun try was ready for them,-and there were large towns, important for their manu factures, to be connected, and an immense population to be provided with a ready means of transit. Now is this the case, or likely to be the case here ? Again we answer emphatically No. It may be urged that railways' are also of recent; invehtiofi/ and that England availed:herself oPthe inven tion at once, and why should not we do, the ,Baine ? > .Because we have not yet "copied England's example in mak ing good roads and bridges all over the country, and, until that is done, no railways will pay. A sufficient traffic cannot be brought to them. What then is required in this unfortunate province ? First, a vise and judicious expenditure of the -public mtfhies oh public works of real and lasting benefit to the province, and which will induce foreign capitalists to come and invest in them, and to bring not only money, , but an increase of population to our , shores. Then Auckland is decidedly a maritime port, and has an excellent, ,: natural harbour; but almost nothing is . done to induce foreign merchants to , send their ships here. A scheme was; set afloat some eighteen months' \ since to start a floating dock, but that,' [ as usual, was allowed to fall through. .: Why should not Auckland have a ~ graving dock at once sufficiently large , to enable vessels of the size of our largest ships to be docked when . necessary. This would give employ ment to tho artisans and mechanics of this city, and bring money into the . , place, which is so greatly needod. . £2Q,000; has been voted for the ex t penses of the railway for the first [ year. Let £10,000 be spent on the country settlers, making them a good , road from Helensville to Auckland, and the remaining £10,000 be spent in commencing*: a^graving'dock. By \ so doing the country will be generally , benefitted, whereas by making a rail j way, it is. very doubtful if any benefit . will be derived at all.

We regret to learn that Capt. Lees, of the ship Excelsior, is lying dangerously il' at the Waitemata Hotel.

Tenders are required for coppering the barque Albion.

The fourth of the series of winter lectures, before the Young Men's Christian Association, will be delivered this evening, in tho room 9, Wellesley-street, by Mr. H. Barton, —subject: " Some of the Larger Forms of Fossil Fauna " The lecture will be illustrated by drawings, whiehjwill, -dioubt, materially, enhance the interest" of tne "subject.

We understand that in prospect of the re opening of the mail communication with Tauranga, via Ohinemuri, Mr. Warbrick, the contractor, is in communication with Mr. Pearse, of the steam launch Fairy, for carry ing the mail by water to Ohinemuri from the Thames. /If ihe communication is actually to :be opened, ijfcuch an. arrangement would be a great im'^ftivelnerit S^ the 'ftfrmer | iystern. This prettjr'iitHie, |jndikceedWgly rapid stea mer, whfiib coald go right Up to Oliinemuriin any stato of the tide, would confer advantages •of a most important kind, besides the mere :conve; ance of mail bags. For admirable as the little thing is for.ouc.harbour there can not be a doubt that she is fitted in a remark able degree for opening up communication with Ohinemuri.

A visitor to Auckland contributes to the Grey-mbuth pSftar the foliowfngsdescription ..of. his first impressions : —The only thing thought of now is shares; the only thing talked of is shares ; the only thing done is shares. Iv cupboards opening to the street, in offices no longer than a.packing-case, in corners of ili the-way and out-of-the-way-places " up-stairs, down-stairs, and in my lady's chamber," are sharebrokerf t withj shjires ftp dispose ofifrom | two and jSixpence* ; pW share, up to Any sum j you like or don't like. These sharebrokers have learned by experience two things respect ing a stranger. First, whether he has got a five-pound in his pocket; second, whether he has got the scrip fever. If he has the latter, he will not be very long in possession of the former. One old gentleman—one of the Old Identity ;6cKool-J;tdiwhom it .venthred a remark that the Caledonian was working a great revolution in Auckland, replied most innocently, and evidently in a toue of alarm, tbat " It was indeed a dreadful thing, was this jCaledonian." Though-unmeauingly expressed, 'there is in my mind no doubt that it really is a dreadful thing. In no great time its effects will be severely felt, for as, of course, all people cannot, hold ;Caledouian.>.§baros, •*_ terrible' ex?i citejnent rages within1 them, aud as a|substitute^ theTp'spkcuFate^in^Wery--claim that'offer's in the mining market. 'Ihe half-mad would-be will-be speculator is pounced upon by un principled sharebro]i6rsj|and holders of rotten scrip, and if not hocussefl out of his money, is soi cajoled and handled! that he is eased of it just as a London ehafpei^eases a country yokel of his banfc notes.,'MOn forgot.their legiti-. mate occupation in this mania; they contract debts; they sell their stocks (unpaid for often times) at a disadvantage; they scrape, , add, gather, and make ruinous sacrifices to buy! shares. They buy, when they can, on credit, on bills, on securities, and so they keep on buying:—and the day. of reckoning, comes, and bitter disappointments'. In some instanbesj ruin, aggravated .by intemperance, to be fol lowed by suicide, or a concealed departure from the colony. Good cannot come out of things as they are now. The re-cation will be terrible.

Who pan account for the,strangelindiffe / ence; manifested by the churcli 6hoir to allttfat ! is going on about them during divine service. We don't allude -to" ffiS choirs where Italian Opera troupes favojl the congregation with, selections Jfrbm Robert le Diable^mcLTraviata betwe^h tlie, prayers and.the sermon. These gr&at genius'bb are- not to be comtnfiiicled. A lady. Whoso high : notes pierce the aciine, and avgeritleman whose low notes seerh to rumble in the "cellarage, and who, besides^ do not understand the language in which the playing and. expounding is done, cannot be judged :by rules applicable to ordinary mortals. And if an artistic quartette flirt openly in the very face of the reverend gentleman, after doing the Lord's prayer in far away angelic voices, and coming ne.arer and nearer, until they land" on terra firma with a loud" Amen," why, they have voices, and are probably well paid for using them, else would they remain at home and chat and smoke and malafc merry on the Sabbath day. But though one cannot ex pect even a show of respect from theatrical divinities and professional singers, it really does seem odd that when, in some modest little church where singing is not paid for, the members of the choir should at once feel them selves absolved from all pretence of decorum. High act, well paid for, may excuse all this in a fashionable charch, where seats are reserved and the curtain rises at half-past 10 ; but in a plain place; of worship, where, Whatever tho musical aspirations of tho grand-children mayj be, grandma and grandpa will "jine in" when they arc told that " we will now worship God by singing the—the hymn," we wonder that conduct is countenanced in a few young people who fancy that ,they can sing, whiob would- -not be tolerated 'in any ordinary lecture room.

. Asecretary and collector is required by the Mount Albert Highway Board. ~■ , r

HIGHWAY BOARDS.

MOUNT EDEN.:'

The annual meeting of this Board, for the striking a rate for the ensuing year,' and electing trustees and auditors, was held on Thursday, at noon, at Eden Tine Hotel. There was a large number of ratepayers pre sent, and the meeting was long and noisy. It • commenced at 12 o clock, and was not over until half-past three. Mr. Paton, the Chair man of last year's Board, occupied the chair. Mr. May read over the receipts and expendi ture for the ;past year. The gross amount received was £389—the net amount £350. -The expenditure bad been £249 ; balance in hand," £100. He then' explained how the various sums had been expended. A qi\esstioA was -asked as to the expenditure of tbe sum of £24 10s, which had been expended ■on Weston's -road. ' ' The chairman, said that Weston himself had made nineteen chains of i .the (road at his own expense, and the amount referred to was for repairing that road. A good deal of dissatis faction was expressed at a culvert being made near the Chairman's property, it was alleged, for the purpose of draining that property. I This had cost £10, and it was stated that if the work bad been performed so as to be of use to the ratepayers, it could have been done for ,30s. The i Chairman got very angry! Ati some of tha remarks made, and left the chair, but was induced to return by Messrs.G-i B, Owen and W. Aitken. He then explained tho divisions of the district, and the system adopted for apportioning the expenditure. He stated that tho Board had endeavoured to spend the largest amount of money in the district where the largest amount of rates was collected. Great dissatisfaction was expressed by some of those present at some of tho members of the Board having (so it was alleged) made roads to suit their own interests. The meeting generally, how ever, were in favour of what the trustees had done. After some discussion it was decided that the rate for the ensuing year should bo struck on the estimated value to sell. It was proposed that the ruto should be a halfpenny in the pound, then that it should be a penny, and another ratepayer moved that it should be a penny farthing. The last' proposition was not seconded. The other motions wore put, and tho halfpenny rato was agreed upon by a majority of nine—4o to 31. A question, then arose as to whether proxies Could be. used in voting for the rates. It was decided that they could. The Chairman produced a largo number, some of which wero afterwards not allowed. Great dissatisfaction was expressed at tho Chairman having so many proxies, and it was stated that he hijd been busily engaged during tho last month in collecting them. Mr. Aitken objected to the proxies having the words " I authorise the bearer, &c," and taking the proxies from off tbe table, jokingly remarked that he was the present bearer, and was enti tled to use them. Mr. Paton, however, received them back, but did not make use of them. On the motion of Mr. Beetham, seconded by Mr. Q-. B. Owen, it was .decided to reject those proxies whioh. did not-bear the name of'the party to whoift they were given. A large number of Mr. Paton's proxies were thus rendered useless. It was said that ori ginally he had no less than 45. The proxies were scrutinised by Messrs. Aitkenand Jos. May. The meeting then proceeded .with the election of trustees, and'over this there was far more . noise than over striking the rate. A discussion i arose as to whether it was legal to deprive Voters of a plurality pf votes. . Ultimately it jvas a'g&cjd that'the voters : niight eiercise'all their privileges—both those present and those represented by proxy. The books were then strictly sorutinised, to see how, many votes each ratepayer had; ;but; dne-or two were allowed to vote who lived in the district, but whose names were not on the books. Against this several of the ratepayers objected. The following gentlemen were then proposed as trustees for the ensuing year : —Messrs. Beetham, Tothill, Bhodes, Walters, Hirst, Paton, John May, and Kelly. When it came to Mr v Paton's a number;pf prqiies, out sof wbioL nine-wero acoepjed,, reprepenting ...nineteen votes. /He and his proxies voted"for the same persons, viz., Messrs. Tothill, Paton, May, Kelly, and Hirst. Considerable dissatisfaction was .felt at his wielding such influence, and it will be seen that three of the persons he voted for, including himself, were not elected, notwith standing the proxies. waro»ai follows :—Tothill, 132; 'Beetham, 110; Hirst" '" li 4; Walters, 104; Khodes, 92 ; Paton, 55 ; >May, 54 ; ajd -Kelly 49. The first-mentioned ■five gentlemen were then declared duly-elected members of the Board. We>ol?ght to mention that Mr} Aitken was nominated; hut"1 * declined to stand. ' Messrs. Aitken and "G-reen were elected auditors. Mr. Paton then left the chair, which was taken by Mr. Beetham. A general meeting of the ratepayers was then held. On the motion of Mr.; L Q;. 8.-'.,-Owen, I seconded by Mr. W. Aitken, tlie following resolution was agreed to : —" That as the ballast and gravel carts cut up the road known as Aitken's .Road, the Board be re-"* quested to ask the Superintendent to levy an extra toll upon those carts, for the purpose of keeping the said road in repair." Mr. Beetham said the Superintendent should be memorialised on the subject. Mr. Green" then made some strictures on the outgoing trustees, and said he hoped the work would be better done future. The .sysjtem { seemed to lijMi Seen jvitH tho^fcrtibers of -'the Bopd,i^the%«j!yin|,b#of*W U& Baying, T

"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." Notwithstanding; these strictures, votes of thahka. were passed to the old Board, after which the'-meeting separated, after being en tertained in a very lively manner for about *threerhoura and a-half.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT

-: TTRIDAYr JUL^ iff ' Jj V (Before Thomas Beckham/ Esq.,'^Reiideiit Magistrate.) Tub usual Court for proof of small debts was held ; this morning, when the following busi ness was disposed of:— - JUDQMENT POB- PIiAINTCWS:—Sa"wkiaS"V." Parker, £8 Bs. 6d. (board and residence) } Smales v. Howard, £3 19s. (rent of office) j Camp v. Bull, £2 ss. 6d.; King v. Keetleyi £1 10s. lid. I

Defended Causes—AramqATiON; fob Re heabing.—Williamson v. Carlisle.' )!This Was an action brought by the plaintiff as'Ca'rato^ of Intestate Estates against the defendant,1 and the^proceeding was in the estate of the. late Colonel Fraser, who died at Tauranga; The sum claimed was upon an 1.0. U. held by the Curator. The case had been heard before, and judgment given for tho plaintiff, but? .leave was reserved to move for a re-hearing, j Tfce defendant resided at Napier, and his evi-. dence in the first trial was taken in writing by the Clerk of the Court at Napier, by whom it waa sent to the Clerk of the' Court, at Auckland. By some accident this evidence was not read on the hearing This was urged as the ground for re-hearing.; The defendant's evidence was in effect, that he' never gave the 1.0. U. to Colonel Fraser out-j sid^ o£ Napier, and if such a document were^ given; it'was for "a gambling debt." —Mr. Brookfield, for the Curator, said that the evidence1 of the defendant was taken by com mission, and the Clerk of the Court could not have" read it unless' called upon by either the plaintiff or defendant. If the Clerk of the Court in such cases were compelled to read evidence forwarded by commission, and a witness unwittingly made a wrong statement, the Clerk would make him commit perjury. I; appeared to him the- application came too late, and after the.period fixed by the-Cbiirt. —Mr. Weston also opposed the application. — His Honor reserved his decision.

Kent v. Kelly.—Mr. Hesketh for plain tiff, Mr. Joy for the defendant.—This was an action to recover £10 os. 2d., for goods sup plied.. "The.-defence was, that the goods were hot Supplied as alleged, with the exception, of three items, which had been paid for. There was a cross-action for £5 155., money lent. The plaintiff Kent deposed that he purchased the goods at the defendant's request, and supplied them to h;m. Defendant never paid him anything. When first asked for payment, he said he had no money, and afterwards said he did not owe tho money. With respect to the loan of. £5 15s. alleged; by. the defendant, tho witness said- the money was given to him to purchase goods for hinv»-which be did.' He" never'got" any money on his own account.—The defen dant was called, and said, that he knew tbe plaintiff on the West Coast. They had been mates together/ The plaintiff came to his house in September, and not October, as wit ness stated, and remained eleven weeks, in stead of six, as deposed to. Lent the plaintiff £3 on one - occasion, £1 on another, and various small sums at other times. Tho plaintiff had brought flour, salt, apples, and other goods to the house, but not on defendant's acconnt. The defendant admit ted that ho had made cakes out of some of tho flour, and used some of the salt.—Mary Anne Kelly, daughter of defendant, a child of tender years, was called to corroborate the evidence of her father. She was examined at some length by the Court as .to the time when,' the places where, and descriptions of the coin in which the various sums wei-e lent, but she contradicted her father in many par ticulars. She said the £3 was lent, £2 in notes and £1 in silver; thatsums which her father said were lent W the bakehouse were lent in a different place.—His Honor deliverrd a very severe admonition to the defendant for bringing a child of such tender years to corroborate, his" statement. It was a very dangerous thing to bring a child of such tender years to give evidence upon points of detail. —Counsel having been heard on eithor side, the Court gave judgment for thq.plainti.ff in the first case, and for the defendant in tlie crdSs action. $

Leebs v. Fbeeb : Publican's Bbokebagk. —Claim £20.—Mr. Brookfield and Mr. Kiss ling appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Beveridgo for the defendant. This was an action for commission on valuation of furni ture, bar fittings, &o.,:andlsale of Q.C.E. — Mr. Bennetv movad for a fresh bill of par ticulars. He said there wero two distinct transactions. No. date was given, and it was impossible -to proceed. . It appeared during the progress of the causethat the money'was claimednot only for Valuation, btit for "pro curing a customer" to tako over the Q.C.E. It also appeared that the defendant had closed with a customer, procured by himself, without the consent of the plaintiff.—Mr. Beveridge said it was wholly. ipipMsibjle i to go on -vrithout fuller particulars.—The case' was adjourned to next Court-day. Foet t. Eaton.—This was an action upon a promissory note,,but it^ appeared the nojte •was hotl stamped, 4attd the'^pla'tifc was with drawn.

Adjoueued.—Wilkins v. Taylor, £8 12s ; Ewington r. T?aylqr, £t\ Is. 7d. j Vogel v. Keetley,- £3 175.; AustehiVi'Taylor, 15s.

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Tsttf" mdtfthly parade of the Cadets in connection with the Auckland Rifle Volunteers, took place last evening, at the Drill-shed, v There nas^a good mustel of our youna s6}diers.ft Th2k mojrementai wfero creditahly .plrforml(gd,iespecSll|r 4h<& slow marching, consideriirgfeheaj^tlime they have been formed. Wff*«lflavfi>no doul^tftjhat when the Mount l<;den range is completed, they may even put some of our riflemen to tho blush in their shooting.. ~ ,', i. , . The, hiusl m'^hly'lalaMlof'the Auck land Hifle Volunteers took place at the Drill-shed last evening. There was a good muster, and after the Major had in spected tho battalion, they were Conned, in quarter r 3is'tajit eolumhvj an ( d tlie' prizes^ 1 won on Easter sMonai£y v were pi'S'sefited* to the successful competitors. After tlie parade, the Major read a statement re specting tho latejjßand, showing that they fhad^ostitherbatl'aJiQn-.jn^Wai'ds of £600, ior uniform, repairs of instruments, &o.

THE SHARE MARKET

MB. J. M^J^NNOX'stuErOBT. There is a sligbtSi^arfl tendency in the share market this morning. My sales comprise—Caledonian, £101 10s, £102 10s, held for £105 ; Thames, £21 10s, now held for £22; Middle Star, new issue, 30s ; old issut*, £5 10s. Sellers of 'Ti6key£t £22 h|:nesi:

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THIS DAY.

v[iioM;'orai6wN cpEß|aPO^)i:Na?.] ?h^|l§b^^bns. EXcfasiOE—COEOMANDEL. COMMITTAL OE FOWER. NOBTH"DE¥ON--80"BBSrSFEeT.- MENS. Q-BAHAMSTOWN, 3 p.m. j Power has been committe,d-.to* -drake ihislril {m the Jekt^silti4fe^o^l|e Supreme Court, sA Jlbt|r, |bfg«« f * forgery, y? / J| 11 $ [$\l il \> » The Alburnia have taken out some, more specimens this morning. The North Devon have 60 tons ready for crushing, and 80 lbs. speei-" mens from the 150-feet level*. r , , y 1 The Excelsior) (Copomandel) lodged 16| ounces gold.

THE LATEST.

EICH SPECIMENS YROU THE .| WHAU. 3.30 p.m.„. Some pie spe^enS Kav^Tjeen^ ,tibtsti but of the vWhaS>^Ohe stamper has been engaged to crush them. Splendid gold showing in the face of the reef. ii.l 5 - ■

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We are not responsible for our Correspondents' opinions.] •;- t ' - *'~~ \ CUT , _**a HAWKEkS'.„iIC^NOi!S. Clk To the Editor of the EvHmara Stab. Sib, —I have seen of late several letters in our local papers respecting the Hawker* Licence ; now, sir, as I am a resident here some considerable -timej and also a lover of fairplay, allow me to express my Bentimente on the subject. In the first place a Borough Council was badly needed here, so there is no doubt that as we have one now, consisting of such .wise and intelligent men, ; in the course^ of -fifty;; or; sixty fyeare, wheA-.fchey get into proper -wofking 'order, they jwill do an im mense, good to the town. Still I must con fess that I am sorry to see that Borne of our. wise councilmen have taken such a step as to put a£4 licence on hawkers. Mr. Staines, I should say, speaks from experience, whea he says that, they do the shopkeepers a deal of harm. TBsrt geritleihati surely Au'sti' forget that he was once a hawker, and therefore be, above all, should know that there is not such a deal of profit attached to hawking marine stores, ships' anchors, &c, or even a basket of fruit. I would sank.. how < ni&ny I po<Ms.T»»wif«W are "there in town who have "£t» worth of stock to procure a living with, and support their wives and families P How are such people to payia;£4etax? s L"W"hat JigtWibeoeflid of them, if they are compelled to give up 'their basket"? Shal 1. they wait until suoh a ■time .as they can get a job to ; break; stones? Or i shall'- they '"train tbemselve's ttt v4jecor&e good strong powerful firemen ? and wait until Mr. Asher advertises for them at 2s 6d for each fire? I say No, but£l?4 yearh sufficient to pay; thus giving them a chance to get an honest crust; for, in my opinion, ■ they (hawkers), as a body, are more indus trious than half the shopkeepers and Superin tendents, for they buy and sell on their own judgment, and 'that's more, I think, than' Superintendent Asher does ; for I have listened repeated y to him giving orders both at practices and fires, and I think that any one of his staff can teach- him/ I say that if we are to have a Council, let it consist of men like Tonks and other*,'..who-''don't study for their own gains, but do the best to benefit the public. I propose that the public make a subscription, and buy a "good" strohg'"bflg, and present it to the Mayor, for him to bag up all the stains and ashes from the Council, and throw it into the sea; .then probably.we may be 'oh a right '''totaling; Thanking'jrou for giving me space to express my sentiments.— I am, &c., *'":' J ' ■ ,-. t - . ■;■■)( ■ - -A-UOUS.

RAGLAN-DESTRUCTION OF PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL.

To-hii' is the first finfe' day W hate 'liiftrfor some time. The weather has been so bad that, although the Flora'1 managed to get into 'harbour on. Friday night, yet until to-day she has been unable to come "to the" wharf to dis charge her cargo.—On Saturday morning the Presbyterian Chapel, built on thfr Hop ot the hill above the township, was totally levelled to the ground by the terrific force of tho' wind. It is a sad thing to see so nice and ornamental a building destroyed, although since its erec tion it has been of little use, and the Presby tery ought to give its remains to the-Wesloyan Chapel, for tbe purpose of lining or otherwise improving that place of worship.—Thp King is now irfKaWbia^andHheWti^s'' tlWfc 'Ire planting large quantities of wheat. I hear Tawhiao has made overall the laud at Kawhia to Hone'tedne. He peraapß ihinks if any thing turns up the Government would not touch the land there" if Hone "to One is the .-.reputed owner of it. The latter Bhould got a 'transfer from His Majesty (if such thiugs existed in his dominions), as I am afraid it, will have to be returned when wanted.— [Correspondent, July -1-I.]]— —«

GOLD FROM THE THAMES.

The p.s. Golden Crown brought upj-from the-, Thames- oh! Thu.r|daf nine boraß,Jcontainirlgl 13>,106" ounces' |o\d,| fbr |tho jJß&mj[ of Bgw\ Zealand.

Mr. R. H. Eyton, of Parnell, adverlisos a transfer of 2Qj l ah«res- jip lost, and cautioniilietpdl>lifey!g(tiiMM|(>tiuUng the same. ~ ■ v " And so ye have taken tho teetotal pledge, have ye?" suid and Irishman to another. " Indade I* hMeasnebanr'not rnpln^ned 'of\!t aitiier.""' *' :Vrfd Tim hot-Tutd ffll>Tiuiolhy to take a little wine for his 3t.01n.10h ?" "So he did : but then, my name is not Timothy, and there's nothing tlie matter with my stomach bedad!" \ A Cincinnati woman has got a divorce be cause she got tired of supporting her husband. Such a woman as that oughtn't to huve a hus toi<ltooa 'to moii&rimb JiA—.fl .E . Exthayagancg.—Lulu keeps her own ■ bi'duahnin, though she takes a fly overy night. y,;Wantpd)(by old.Ti_mb)T^'l3hMellawi l»6')lhe bthjor day." j

MR. JEFFEY'S LOVE AFFAIR.

IAPTEB I. "Nonsense, Clk! how can you be so ! absurd?" 1 " It is all verjwell, Edith, to say • non sense,' but I hre eyes and I can use them; and if evr there was a case of—' Here the fairqpeaker was interrupted once more by hertsister, Miss WinAhrop, for sisters they itere. When one 'fyng lady informs anoter young lady, tlu vkhe is talking nonsenp, and enters a vT Hat against her absuijity, it may be take^vor granted that thepubjeot of conversation . is matrimony; prdimato or remote, in the j background;" and that the impeachment "reßuttea"with so petty* a show of indigna- '.. J tion is what sone people are fond of ' describing as thej" gentle passion." " On my wordiEditb, the match would be a highly eligible one,"" remarked Miss Clarajf ;witkj inlefatigable pertinacity. "The table of prohibited affinities will not, it-is true^albw a young-lady to elope with her grap.i: ajher; but it, says nothing about the impropriety of being led to the altar by a gentleman old enough to be one's grandfather. Goodness gracious!" spasmodically ejaculated the volubta and versatile young lady, starting np % the 7 window; "there's Strephon himself in the person;.of our most respectable and elderly benefactor, coming up to the door. I shall be ojff,' Edith." ,; t«: "Cjlara, A ; .wonder how, you; can—" But beforeithe remonstrance wasrspokto farther, Miss Clara!Winthrpp hadnashed from ths room. •<. GS.I .. It was a3pretty httle house, Lily Lodge, Hampsteadr,A.and the Miss JWinthrops were two pretty girls—one fair, thought ful, with deep blue eyes that were all gentleness^ who .never sppkeaf word of reo£le,ss,. merriment,, never tittered ... % syllabiejwhicH could wound the feelings of others';'. Clara, the. younger, a dark merry brunette, with laughing eyes and laughing teeth.all joy and thoughtlessness. Never were siatefcsr inipre unlike, and yet- ' & Though both upijke, they still are like in this— t_\vsy both ifa'roses. "'' ■' ' ~ . j " The two roses," was indeed a name which the pair had obtained amongst their friends. ..Two years ago. the Miss Winthrbfra 1 occupied ! 6hV oi the* largest houses in Hyde Park Gardens, and Clara . Winthrop was anticipating with eager joy '•_ the delights and;.', dissipations', of her first season.out. But*the nhan'ciial basis; upon which the Hyde Park mansion ', of i.thk, Wiiithrop, family xested.was in the city, and inanunluckyjnomentMr. Winthrop's city speculations;failed;/.and the Hyde : P,aj:k m^usipn. ~&Q,, far.»as». cpaceras. the ; family in whom we are how interested, fell to tho,ground*- Mr. Wintbropi ;him ; self, did, not long survive 'his-'misfortune. iLong-protracted,anxiety had told severely .upon his system/and when he was broken '.financially, he discovered that he was [shattered physically. }• On Mr. Winthrop's death there, was ■scarcely'any protfision^left for- his .widow Lnd his two daughters, Edith and Clara, tally/ wftre casting ab|)iit in»Bctfe fpeW IpleXity What to do, when "Mr." Jeffery—a jgentleman some.what Tnare thai mi^dle £,ged^ wholowed muoh*;df his present goid tfortune to ALt. Winthrop's -seasonable help and- influence in days gone by—came to Mrs. Winthrop, and claiming the privilege of an old friend of her husband, and one-wh'6 owed more to her husband" than he could ever repay, begged to be allowed to be of what service he could. . Mr. Jeffery had; he said, just the house for Mrs. Winthrop und her daughters, his own; but it was now without a tenant; and' 7till: Mrs; tWinthrop l saw." anything which suiled her better, he must request. her to occupy it. The house in question was Lily Lodge, Hampstead. And there Mrs. Winthrop and her two daughters, with a nephew, a sailor who had just re turned from a fiveyears',scrttise',";aigreat favourite with the family, were staying. i Miss Clara Winthrop was qtiite correct in giving her sister to^ understand . that Mr. Jeffery was approaching; .'ln a few ipinutes he was announccs,;>»nd as Edith rose to receive him, a blush came across that fair face, and there was a slight teemor inhervoiceas she said, . T? |."lam so sorry, Mr. JMFery, mamma is not feelingarery well to-day ; but I will so and telFher are here.' -A~--- -■■'- 1 .And Edith Winthrop was on the point of leaving the room. ""' ' * 7' ;'\ - j i *' My dear," was - the reply,," do not trouble yourself. Gladys lal^Sys am to see'-yoiirmamtnajT ca'me^htete to-day''fW 4* tjaye a few words with you alone. May $ have them, Edith ?"* f"/'? «° fl •"•.;," Jfl 1 Miss' Winthrop' tiiew Wfe'll'^hki.w'as |j cbming. It was not the first time, if the y truth is to be told, that Mr. Jeffery had - come £ jto_________Ml>k ftlonev >jQlara,- as, i^Q happened.'was quit3rJ^ghti. T there was a great deal more itj her lthtfe&chmentthan her sister had chosen orhad seemed to allow. She;had known it for a long time ; and Mr. Jeffery Ijad fora long time top 4 tal^e^L, po pains toponceal^whathisfeelyigl \ werej, towards the- daughter 3: of his old - friend. In all his life, till now, he had .-. never known what it "was to love. His •years had been spent in work, work, work. He had made for himself no home; he had , no family. ■• And now that he could allow himself some pause, he had suddenly discovered a-well-spring-of new feelings in his bre^st t -T-feelings of whose existence he had never even dreamt, >j Jt,,i« not true 1 ithat sentiments which are long repressed muft cease-eventually to exist/- On the \ c6ntri'lfy,;'it fe this }flier 6! fiict'Of regression '-*, which often causes them t6'AVs«»irt them- :! selves, though late, as.gjrongly as they do. Mr. Jeffery was what 3.ome.persons might an old man ; yet no youth—not that lKd df fiVe-and-twenty, who had just come , from, i se», .could have been more heart' * "ankl'soubwrapped'Jiih in Edith Winthrop. *\ Gradually^'slio' liad beobtoe' part.'arid "'** \ paa'o'6l tiMiis "Yf'ry^lxiisfence^-the sunshine '*" and'^latahlssjof bi^li/e; " When; 1 he" left IL4 ho'r^h^fell a'blaiifi In'his existence, and ! />£ tliaC^la^'k'w^B nb\f filled .tip till ho saw * ' bev^SJpii^'^^|^|||h t^j^^ knejY.Bf.tlie old-man'p/ove^kneV.^ob, of . o.he.rji^vevfpr her and herVbve for. some , j one°gyel ; - J>'ot. .tbftt slie ~cL]jl ; npt i^dped- ; ■ \° 4s*)x>V »v Jeffery i 1 1.'' jl?o.r' it let matter,- of 1. . S that,'' Edith h^d said,-oftqi-. enough \So*a ; herself, "so I love mamma * On this Afternpa&~ai briybfeCDeeeraber day—Mr. Jeffery took a chair close to Edjifchu iWdntlrfo'ptsi side.'' I Was, • Tk&S.pABQ T venyid)eftulilhT4«^ old? I maL'seye, thatita^-y>,loritf-*,Biohi/:he liadw''! evdrJbeheldl ' 1J" « ■•> '" «*i uhnu <i;-yi>-^>.^»} sxrtj iidith, my dear; youJkttaf whAVlucPf^ ■•Kali .%fis oi '{l^A—.tfaasltisiO owT '■•*? I .riywriO Dili Urn ««wb;l t j«wJi^fiS "M^'

THE EVENING STAR, fItJCKLANf), JULY 14, 1871.



Tun following are the current calls and divi- dends payable in the companies named be- lOWS— " '11 \ _" ' ' .. i-'i. CAIX8. ' £ 8. d. BATE. Drown Prince ... 0 0 3 ... July 8 Lord Cardigan ... 0 0 3 ... July 21 Pukebinau ... ... 0. .0 6 ... July 17 Bed Queen ... ... 0 0 9 ... July 18 Marv Ann • 0 0 3 ... July 21 Lion 0 0 6 ... Jnly 22 Nebraska ... ... 0 0 3 ... Aug. 1 Beehive 0,0 6 ... July 22 Beelortg \i. .J O'l 0 V.. July 22 Gtolden Calf ... 1 .0 ... July 19 Just in Tim* ... ' = 0 3 ■ V.v July 25 Excelsior (Coromandel) 0 6 ... .July 26 mflDKjiDi.' ''" i;' '■"'"'• "" '' h '" Caledonian 6 0 0, ... July 12 Ihames^ ti i^!\_\ f:l!17'''0A' >O'\.i July 12 Tokatea ..., 0, 5 0 ... July 11



NOTICE TO MASTERS OF STIAMEBS AMD SAILKNO VESSELS. Masters of vessels are reminded that the cutter CerniUlk is sunk about 2 miles M of the Buoy, »nd Beacon Lighthouse. The mast of the cutter U about SO feet above water. . ( ~,■>; ._.,.- ■' •,.; jj - <• -i ;■;■'.■ ;■: FOE PRIVATE SALE—An Original CITY ALLOTMENT, 6, Nelson-street, »2 feet by Hi feet, wall adapted for a Family Jtiald«nce.— Ajply to ■ •• "_i: GEOBGE MBBIN, Auctioneer, Land and Commission Agent, , Queen-street.. y.



LOST, yesterday,', on tho Onehunga Road, a RAMROD. The finder will be re warded ou ; leaving-it at the Stab office.