SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

AB, RIVALS.

CJomerang, ps, Chrisp, from Bay of Islands. Prowninz Beauty, barque, 31)3 tons, G. HPiTrison,

from Newcastle. Success, schooner, Barr, from Bay of Islands. Na Noba, schooner, Laurie, from Fiji. Clyde, schooner, Anderson, from Wangarei.

DEPARTURES.

Sunbeam, schooner, for Wangaroa. St. Kilda, s.s., Flowerday, for VVanganui (from MinuUan). Tauran .-;.■», schooner, Faulkner, for Tauranga. Oolden r-:le, schooner, Matzen, for Bay of Islands. Mary Eli;:a, cutter, Sallars, for Tauranga.

CLEARED OUTWARDS.

Australind, barque, 493 tons, E. Lusher, for New castle, iv liallast.

HIGH WATER.-—This evening, 9.4, SUNSET.—This evening, 4.51.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Eoyal Alfredf.s o'clock. Enterprise, 10 o'clock.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London.—Wild Duck and .Alexandria,

early. Syd^et.—Hero, on Saturday. SoiJTHtiBN Fobts.—Wellington, Thursday ;

Lord Ashley, Friday. Fuis. —Merlin, tomorrow. Hokiaxoa. —Onward, early. Nawku.—Star of the South, to-day.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Nevada, p.s., from the South. Jumcs Paterson, s.s., from Sydney. Lord Ashley, s.s., from Southern Ports. Napier, s.s.,'from Napier. / • j/ Mary Shepherd, apip, from London. Bscelsior, ship, from Lqpdon. Countess of Kintore,/hip, from London. East Lothian, barque?»om New York via Sydney. Alice, barque, frooi London. ~ , ■-.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney.—Oruickshank,

Smart & Co., agents. Star of the South, s.s., from Napier.—J. S,

Macfarlane, agent. Luna, p.s., from.East'Cosst. Keera, s s., luid up. Samson, p.s., laid-up. ■ Alexandria, ship, from London, L. D,

Nsitha'n & Co., agents. Wild Duck, ship, from Timaru, Henderson

and Macfarlane, agents. Albion, barque, from Russell, J. S. Macfar-

lane, agents. A astral md, barque, from Lyttelton, Q-. W.

Binney, agent. i : Briton, barque, from" Newcastle:—Hender con and Macfarlane, agents. Prairie, brig, Jrom Hobart Town, Stone Bros., agents. ; >'• ■' ' -*■ Merlin, schooner, from Fijia, M. Niccol,

agent. .... Excelsior, schooner, from Samoa, Combes

and Daidy, agents. r Sea Breeze, schooner, from Russell, re-

fitting. ' Na Noba, schooner, from Fijis.—J. S. Mao furhine, agent.' , ,} 6 '. ,, .... .,, ■.... ~{-. { Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle. llonderspn & Macfarlane, agents. Midge, Bchooner, from ;, Tahiti, L. ,D. "Nathan. & Co.', agents. > >~»--.'.«' v i

IMPORTS.

Per Frowning Beauty from Newcastle: — 510 tons coals, Hendorsori and Macfarlane (agents). _.__.._....

EXPORTS.

Per schooner Edith, for Tahiti: 15 casks bottle beer, 10 bales cottons, 1 case clothing, 6 cases brandy, 1 quarter-tiorce) tobacco,'-* 4 bales cottons, 4 cases perfumed spirits, 40 boxes soap, 3 bales cottons, 1 case trousers, 1 box tobacco, 1 c ise fancy goods, 2 cases biscuits 7 bales 8 cases cottons, 1 case clothing, 4 bales 1 cane cottons, 1 Case cigaris, 25 eSses brandy, 100 cases geneva, 20 cases 1 quarter-cask brandy, 6 cases, salmon, 2 cases fish-hooks, IT cases matches, Tease twine, 6 cases oil, 1 case muslin, 2 cases boots, 1 case oil, 12 packages drapery, 2 tons.potatoes, 2 tonß onioHs, 1 ton bread, L. D. Nathan and Co. Per s.s. Star of tbe South, for Napier:— Ex Hero, from Melbourne—44 packages, Cruiokshank, Sniart, ahd'Cb: Ei Alexandrina —16 packages, J. S. Macfarlane. Ex Herd— 1 case, J. S. Macfarlane ; 1 ditto, Henderson and Macfarlane. I Under; bondr—2o bags sugar, L. D., Nathan and Co.; 1 cask wine, Meyers. Free' goods—ll packages, Eraser and Tinne; 3 ditto, B. Gittos; 9 packages, Close Brothers; 7 ditto, Phillips and Son; 4 ditto, McArthur and Co.; 10 bags sugar; 2 casks, L. D. Nathan > 2 packages, Wiseman; 10 packages, Clark and Son : 8 packages, Myers.—J. S. Macfarlane, agent. „ , I Xer s.». St. Kilda, for "Wanganm :—3 pkgs. Sash and Door Company ; 7: packages,- A.. Barnes; 450 drain pipes, Boyd; 1 package leather, Ireland; 3 cases, Levy and Cc*.; 1 trunk, Barnes. For Westport: 9 bales tow, Brown and Barrett. "For <Hokitika,:; 2 6tHAi_f J. Soloman.— A. Barnes, agent Tbe Eliiia Firth anchored at Bussell on Sunday, and left again on the 3rd itfsk • <■- lhe schooners Onward. Magellan Cloud, and Clio, arrived at Bussell on the 3rd inst.' The schooner Suecses left Bußsell yesterday fop Auckland with 8C tons coal*. The s.s. Star of the (South Will take Iter de-i uarture for Napier this afternoon. Passen gers i—Mra. Corbett and child, Messrs. MoHardy, Coleman, Hewitt, Young, and seven The' cutter Janet Grey will sail for Tau ranga this evening with 140 telegraph posts and sundries. ':;'' " , V The s.s. Lord Ashley, expected from Southern ports on Thursday, andjis announced to leave again on Friday. „ '. T The schooner Na Noba, Captain Laurie, arrived in harbour yesterday afternoon, in ballast. She left Leyuijp. on the 17th nit., and had moderate northerly winds during the first part of the passage; theflce strong variable winds till making the Barrier: on Thursday last Here a B.W. gale was encountered, and continued till Friday ; since ttfen moderate winds. Passengers—Messrs. • Wdodbam and Stratford. - ' ■■'■' ' ' '_'' , The schooner Merlin will leave for Levuka on Thursday next. ,i w''i i\a&\.™<* _H

ARRIVAL OF THE COMERANG.

m -.— .. Comers ng, Captain Cbrisp, arrived GxxraLo'. : from Bay of.lsbvnds^this morning,:" Tiavl&fc" * on the previous'day. Faessen^ gen: Messia. James King;OJti W.-lKihg, Taylor, Kidd, MoLeod, Adamson, and eight , in the steerage. Cargo: 70 tons c0a1,.: 15; i head cattle, A. Buckland ■_-. 3tons gum, Wil liams; 3 do. do., Ryan, Bell and Co.; 4 do. i do, Walker; £ ton flour, Barnett and Levy j 1 do. sundries, 5 kits fish, Thpmpsop. |

ARRIVAL OF THE FROWNING BEAUTY.

This ves*^ has jpade a good run to ..New cMtle and boSjk. .'■■■■ Captain Hanrisoh jrepprts, leading Newcastle'on the, 24th "ultimo,, and,

experienced strong westerly winds till the 21st instant, on which day the Norths Cape was passed. Since then light' winds;' have been met with. The bar^e? Lady, Franklin, Janet Dalgleish," Duke of Edin: burgh, and schooner Hercules;''had'-..not ar rived at Newcastle on the 24th inst. \ ; ■■-_~

ENQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE ECLAIR.

Yesterday, an enquiry was held at the Cus tom-house Into the'losfpf tlnmitter Eclair, before H. SiMcKellar, Esq. James Stephens rleppsed il^as "master of the cutter Eclair. T left'Taurangn on the morning of the 22nd June; wind about S.B. About 9 a.m. started with single reefed mainsail; wind aft. At noon wind freshened ; double reefed mainsail and staysail. Wind hauled to about E.N.E., and at half-past 2 it blew a gale. The staysail was blown away. I then set the jib, reefed, and tried to beat under the Slipper Island. Vessel missed stays every time. I found her going to leeward. I then ran for Tairua, and in going over the bar the vessel struck twice. A heavy sea broke on board and she broached to, and I was washed.away from .the tiller. The vessel got rightagaiivand the boom jibed, and she: shipped another heavy sea, and again washed me frdm the tiller. I hfid just got up, and the vessel's head payed off, when she struck on a rock, and broached to. The rock is on tho main land, on north side of the channel. We got ashore at dark, and next morning returned, and found the .vessel all to pieces. The vessel belonged to myself."-' She was not insured. She was well found in everything. The vessel was in ballast trim, and bound for Mercury Bay.—Thomas Boyle deposed : I was mate on board the Eclair. I have heard the captain's statement r read, and corroborate it in every particular.'

COMMERCIAL.

Evening. Stab Office, Wednesday afternoon. f|Messrs. L. D. Nathan and Co. sold at their stores, to-day, a shipment c.'i first-class to baccos, ex Hero, from Melbourne. There was a good attendance, but bidding very dull. Venus 10'sf &-boxes, realised ,1^ 6d -per lb. in bond';; Virginia Navy pocket-pieces, Is l£d;; Violet Black Navy, s's, is l\i. to Is lid; Hudson 10's, J-boxes, IHd to lljd; Adeldarre ditto, Hid ; Hamilton's aromatic, 6's, Is 6|d ; Jellycake aromatic, 10's, ls6d; Mahoney, 10's, no offer; also, Cameron's pearl navy, St. Andrew's twist, in tierce?, were withdrawn.

Messrs. B. Tonks and "Co. held a sale of iron bedsteads at their mart to-d -y. There was a fair attendance, but bidding rather dull. A small lot was disposed of at satisfactory

prices. Messrs.,o. Arthur, and. Son sold .at their mirl to-day, by„order\of Charles' Tothill, jEsq.! th 4 mine, plarit, buildings, &., of th& Belfast Gold Minings Company (Registered), for the sum of £5,600; also, the mine, plant, buildings, &c, of the Poverty and Charleston Gold Mining Company (Registered), for the sum of £5,600.

POLICE COURT.

Thb following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the Week ending Saturday, July 8, 1871: —

Thursday—Messrs. T. Henderson and T. B. Kenderdine. • y _ y'T' r7 i , ) Friday—-Messrs.' Remptho'rne'aria Mbrp'eth.- Saturdav —Messri. Mitford and Macffarlane.

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.

This Etbking. Circus, Queen-street, 8. Soiree at St. Mary's, Northj3hore, at 6.30. Meeting of Mutual Mining Investment Com pany, at 8.

THE MAILS.

; Mails will close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 4.30 and 5.30 p.m., and to ; morrow, at 10.30 a.m., 4.30 p.m., and 5.30 p.m. For Kapanga,_etc., per Lalla..£ookh, to-mqrrow^at n ..a.m. *\_\i.-f< ' -j-j.'liv' ■■ '■ -i v, ■'■■• Fbr Taranaki and the Southern Provinces, per s.s. "Wel lington, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Nelson station ■will be received at this office till 11.30 a.m., and at • Onehunga till 0.30 p.m. Correspondence for the United Kingdom via Suez, 'India, China, etc., will be forwarded per s. s. Welling jton, via the Southern Provinces, if specially so ad- For Fiji; per*M*Un, to-morrowjat 8 p.m..- j j '_'- J For Kussell; etc."; per" Coripjang, on Friday, 7th ihst., F at 3 p.m. ■For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per s.s. Hero, ' "on Saturday, Bth inst., at 10 a.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per p.s. Nevada, -will close at this office, on Thursday, 13th inst., as follows : - For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe'via".England, at io.3'4a.m. For United Kingdom via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9 a.m. Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received at this office till 11 a.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to . time of sailing.

BIRTH.

, Dickey. -On June 28th, at Grey-street, the wife of Mr. James Dickey of a son.

The Evening Star.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1871.

" For the cause that lacks assistance, j For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do."

The spirit of opposition has moved oiir small, .contemporary, the Evening _ News* to espouse l-ihe *• caiW? 6? J tW City Council in the matter of the late bungling in legislation. Our contem porary takes up the cause as against the strictures in the Cross, but aB, to odr contemporary's bitter chagrin, his existence is .gersistentjly ignored by th^ morning papers, and as we feel it oui* duty to endeavour to keep the .News within the bounds of propriety, f'wei shall return to the-question treated byius in the Stab of yesterday, feeling at j the same time the humiliation of condescending to bandy arguments with a little print dike- the, Nexos... The Uatitiwi lute »jju mit *-' >•"* tivar-t wnter in our contemporary has evi dently never seen the Municipal Cor ' popations Act, or if he has perused it, -must have close^.l^i^^^^^an^^easoned, rfelying on the ignorance of his readers. ] 'Otir contemporary says that the cen

sure that has been cast on the Council is " on account of the exercise of the inevr and enlarged powers conferred oa J Mie Borough Council;" and again " We Suppose it was not intended] that the Municipal Council of the city 6jF Atiek- land-when constituted was;,to sit' still m*(LL do' nothing.'. Therewas work for .it to do—work wlrich the-Qity Board could not execute, owing to its limited .powers -and no w.that the Corporation [set-about their task,- within the four corners of the Act to which they owe their corporate existence, they are soundly rated for their temerity." Now, all this is written' as =if the thirteenth schedule to the Act was the Act itself. Our contemporary thinks, or pretends, that if the thirteenth schedule, which contains the by-laws intended to take the place of the ; Municipal Police Act, had not been taken up by the Council, the Act: would have been indperitife. We assert that this of igno rance on the part of the people is an impertinence. Any one acquainted •with' the Corporations' Act knows well that the Council could have performed all the principal functions contem plated by the Actwithout ever touching the thirteenth schedule. That schedule simply relates mainly to such offences as are treated by the Municipal .Po lice Act, under which they might have been, treated during the whole exisfc entSe'ot'tlie Codicil, and quite as effi ciently, the only difference being, that by the Council taking these offences under its cognizance, it is entitled to fees, and tor this paltry motive it has been willing, deliberately, to suspend the laws in the city, and cause inex tricable confusion. Had' the Council taken the sensible advice of Mr. George, which was based on the opinion of the Attorney-Greneral and Mr. Whitaker, none of the operations of the Council of the smallest import ance, and none of those extended ■ powers conferred by the Act, would have been restricted ; but, with a reck lessness of consequences,;the Council must rush on the only portion of the Act where it was possible to bungle. " Tho Auckland. Borough Council," , says ' our contemporary, "is not responsible for any blunder in the Act." True but it is responsible for giving that blunder a mischievous force. There was nothing to compel the adoption of the schedule, but by adopting it, induced by mere greed, of • fees, the Council has produced a state of things, the effects of which may be felt. for . years. Our contemporary strokes down the people of Auckland, in representing them as incapable of taking advantage of the suspension of law, and denies the " possibility or the probability of our orderly and toell disposed fellow citizens availing them r selves of a technical-difficulty in the construction of the law governing the . Borough, amusing themselves for the next-thr&e months by riding and driv ing on the footpaths of the city, de positing rubbish on the streets or footpaths, or placing there building material or hoarding." There are about jußt as many and as great scamps in Auckland as iv any place else, notwithstanding our con temporary's soap, and the number of offenders that have been punished in the past for these and similar offences which are now offences no longer, unless Mr. Whitaker and the Attqrney-Gi-ene^al are jgnorapt of law, is an1 Evidence 6^ what we ma}' expect from the suspension of law. But in one particular, namely the erection of wooden buildings now permitted, we think it highly probable that " our or derly and well disposed citizens " will avail themselves : to •no inconsiderable extent. j^dj/fajj amy, evils that may arise, we dp riot1 ihesitate to say that the Munitiib4 Council will be morall . responsibly nor will they be shielded from deserved censure by the namby pamby defence of our contemporary, in which he bids _so_hard for Council advertisements. With respect to our contemporary's assertion respecting doubts as to the suspension of law, we would simply say that>the Council had oni_'*ttid..one'side the 1 opinions of Mr. "\yhitaker and the Attorney-General, and on the other that of Mr. J. B. Russell, and without venturing au opinion as to the balance of testimony, we think most people will agree with us that there \yas at least reason, for , jcaution,; espepialjy'aa the Iworlt ot the ICorporation could have been as fully " carried ■on without interfering with the thirteenth schedule.

We made two mistakes yesterday with re ference to th^return of Mr: Stephenson from Europe. We should* 'in the first place, have spelled his name correctly as now, and in the second place, we should have stated late of Messrs. Gregg and Co.

\i Ab will be seen from another column, the soiree in connection with St. Mary's college, North Shore, will take place this evening at that place. Free trips are given to those attenSiiig Sffdmj the 'city; the boats going closej^^t<j|the t Coiieg_e., ; g __i •'

We would remind the shareholders in the " Mutual Mining Investment Company" that there is a meeting of shareholders to-night, at the rooms of the Young • Men's Christian Association, to consider the subject of in creasing the capital of the company, by doubling the number of shares. , AH the origi nal shares are at present taken up, and as there is still a demand for shares, a re-iesuo has been considered advisable.

. Mr. E. Sinythe, formerly agent for Mr. Heller, is now in Sydney, making arrange ments for the Cotturell troupe, who are re ported'to b.B»ry ojejei^'il??! i T B-TI3S '~> <■ -

Notice is given that Charles Grey, of Short land-street, confectioner; has tiled a declara tion of his inabilily to meet his engagements with bis creditors.

The sisters Zavistowski, whq arrived here en route for Sydney, by the Nebraska, are now playing at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, with immense success. The Herald, referring to their performances, says :—" The engagement'with which the sisters Zavistowski^ .opened their connection with the Australian stage, premises tc: prove as satisfactory to the management as it has been so far to them selves. Great reputations may fill a theatre for one night to see Burnand's burlesque of Ixion, and a3 was the case on last Saturday night, many persona may be unable to obtain admission; but to draw large audiences in inclement weather, without changing the bill, requires something more than a name. That these 3a "cs tave dore so, proves that they have conviced the playgoers of their talent, and are appreciated. They are considered the cleverest trio of burlesque artists seen here, and from their first entrance to the fall of the curtain the excitement never flags, nor is there an opportunity afforded for adverse criticism. Miss Christine as Jupiter, dances admirably, and acts with great anima tion, and the Misses Emmelino and Alice as Ixion and Mercury fulfil every requisite of tho part with immense eclat. They have been nightly encored, and are already as popular as if they had been old favourites. They are well supported by Mr. Young as Minerva, and. Mr. Welsh as Buttons. Mr. Douglas, though unaccustomed to burlesque acting, has also acquitted himself creditably. Mrs. Young, as the Thessalian Queen, Miss Morgan as Juno, Miss Carey as Venus, Miss Burton as Cupid, and Miss Dixon as Apollo, complete the female characters. The 'remainder of the cast is sustained by Mcssr3. Haskar, .Rainford, Milner, and Snow. Mr. Bar'lqtt has appeared every night as Don Caesar de Bazan in the amusing comedy of that name, supported by the strength of the company. The burlesque of Masaniello, which has been in preparation for some days, will be produced next week. This change of performance is necessary in consequence of the Zavistowsiis being engaged to play in Melbourne, having only a limited number of nights to appear here in their favourite characters.

Those of our readers who hare been at Tapu must havo been struck with the many white and red cornelians and other pretty stones that he on the sea-shore. These, it appears, are becoming somewhat fashionable in Auckland, properly mounted. They are purchased by Mr. Lewissou for that, purpose, and perhaps some of our Tapu readers will bear this in mind, and turn to some account their walks on tho beach. — Thames Mail.

An extraordinary meeting of the share holders of the Mutual Mining Investment Company (Limited) will be held this evening, at the Young Men's Christian Association. Business : To consider the advisability of increasing the capital of the company.

A public meeting was hold in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion last evening, in connection with the Auckland Total Abstinence Society ; the Rev. Mr. Waters occupied the chair. Addrr-sses were delivered by the Rev. Mr. Macniccol, Mr. Tremaine, and Mr. Hughes upon the subject of temperance. Messrs. Robinson and Kerr gave recitations in an excellent manner. It w.-is announced that each Tuesday evening similar imeetingß will be held, and votes of thanks to speakers and others having been Unanimously passed, the meeting terminated.

Tenders are required for tho supply of min ing requisites (mentioned by advertisement) for a number of gold-mining companies. Ten ders to bo sent in to any of the undermen tioned persons ■ —Charles Tothill, C. J. Stone, R. Somerville, and Thomas Leigh White.

The annual meeting of ratepayers of the Mount Eden Highway District, for the /pur pose of fixing a rate and appointing trustees for the ensuing year, will tako place at tho Eden Vino Uotel on the 13th instant, at noon.

A recent number of Silliman'e American Journal of Science and Arts, describes tho fall of a meteorite which took place in Stewart county, Georgia, on the 6th of October, 1809, a numbor of persons having witnessed the descent of the stone and heard the explosion which preceded its fall. Mr. J. B. Latimer states that tho morning was clear and calm, but that tho sky became hazy as the day wore on. At about twenty minutes before noon a roaring rustling sound was heard in a nortTi we.terly direction, about 80 degrees above the horizon, and in a moment or two it appeared almost directly overhead, at which point a lond explosion ocourred, followed in rapid succession by six other reports, but less in volume than the first, making seven in all. The explosions appeared about as loud as that of a twelve-pound cannon at a distance of ten or twelve miles. These explosions did not occur all at the same point in the heaveng, but seemed to emanate from some body moving rapidly to the south-east. After the explosions, a peculiar whirring sound was heard, apparently produced by some large ir regular body moving very rapidly. ... As the larger body was going out of hearing some moments after the explosion, a smaller one passed to the soutb-west with just such a noise as is always produced by a flying frag ment of a shell after its explosion, or of an angular body cast violently through the air. This piece desqended to the earth, distinctly traced in its passage by many persons, and struck in the yard of Captain E. Barlow — ■which point of contact is on an air line, about nine and a half miles from a perpendicular beneath where the explosions occurred." This meteorite was analyzed by Mr. J. Lawrence Smith, who says " the stone weighs 12i0z., and is of an irregular conical shape, having a flattened base, and is covered with a dull heavy black coating. The specific gravity is 3.65. The fractured surface is of a greyish colour. The meteroite was composed of—Nickeli ferous iron, 7.00; Magnetic pyrites, 6.10; Bromite or hornblende, olwine, albite and chrome iron, 86.90—100.06

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS LIST.

The following are the current calls and divi dends payable in the companies named be low:—

OAIiLS. £ B. d. DATE. Crown Prince ... 0 0 3 ~, July 8 Lord Cardigan ... OtQ.3,0 t Q.3, ... . July 21 Pukehinau ' 0 0 6 ... July 17 Bed Queen 0 0 9 ... July 18 Mary Ann 0 0 3 ... July 21 Lion 0 0 6 ... July 22 Nebraska 0 0 3 ... Aug. 1 Beehive;'..' J .". "... 0 or 6 7.'.. July 22 DIVIDENDS. Tokatea ... July 11 Una 0 10 ... July 6

THE SHARE MARKET.

ME. J. T. GAELICK'S SHABE EEPOET,

.Business dull to-day, aud only princi pal stocks selling. I have sold Caledonian, £175 to £178 ; Thames, £34.

•■■ , Ma. j. m. Lennox's bebobt. •'> '', The share market is very inactive this morning. I have fold Thames at £35 ; I have now sellers at,4>33» t Caledonian at £LBQi. ,'„;.s','"M'\" 4,"' f H J^

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THIS DAT.

THE CALEDONIAN. — MINE LOokING, BRILLIANT.

ECT7R CWT. SPECIMENS. a THIS'

MORNING-. HOLDERS RE-ASSURED,

POVERTY AND CHARLESTON

CETTSHING-,

RED, WHITE AND BLUfE. S

THE GOVERNOR AND EARL BELMORE VISIT THAMES TO-MORROW.

GnAHAMSTOWir, 2.30 p.m

The Caledonian shareholders are re assured. The mine is again looking brilliant. The seam of gold showing out is now being broken down. Over four hundredweight of specimens have been taken out this morning.

The Vulcan battery will start crush ing this afternoon. A number of gentlemen will be there.

The Vale of Avoea have Ifinished crushing 100 tons from the big reef, which has given 63 ounces of gold. Tho stuff from the rich reef has not yet been crushed.

The Poverty and Charleston are now cleaning up. They expect about 400

ounces.

The Red, White and Blue crushing is looking well for a good return.

The Luna will arrive here to-morrow morning with His Excellency the Go vernor, the Earl of Belmore, Countess of Belmore, and suite., 4 r s . j

THE VERY LATEST.

THE CALEDONIAN—SPECIMEN

CKUSHING-.

TWO TONS ON HAND

3.15 p.m,

The Caledonian will commence spe cimen crushing this evening. They have two tons of good specimens on hand.

[PEOM ANOTHER COBBEpPOSTDENT.]

11.30 a.m

There is a considerable improve ment in the Caledonian this morning, every part of the mine showing much better. Very good stuff has been taken out from the leader in the stopes, and the main run is showing gold

freely*

A heavy lot of specimens will be brought up to-night.

THE CALEDONIAN PANIC.

To-day's Tliames Advertiser gives the! follow ing :—" For the last day or two theife t has been a declirie perceptible in the market value of Caledonian shares, which culminated this morning in a sort of panic, caused no doubt by the extraordinary fact that for two whole days the usual ton of specimens has not been forthcoming. During,the past. w6ek the men have been principally employed timbering up the mine, and have been only two days breaking out stone. The reef in the main- level has not certainly looked so well.as it soraetitnes.does, a blank spot similar to others previously met with having intervened. However, gold is again showing in the face of the reef this morning, at a distance of about twenty-five feet from the lower level, where some very rich stone is now visible. Other parts of the face have the usual promising indications always noticeable in this mine prior to a very rich find. Towards the Otago the reef is poor and mullocky at present, but a rise is being put up, and the stopes are now being carried towards the shot of gold."

DEPUTATION TO THE SUPERIN TENDENT.

This forenoon, at eleven o'clock, a depu tation from the Thames, consisting of Dr. Fyfe and Mr. Chue, waited on his Honor the Superintendent»witk reference to the extension of''the "tramway in Tinker's Gully, Tarara. lhe deputation, which was introduced by Mr. J. S M ac farlane and Mr. Caffrae, of Eussell and Co., Tararu, presented to »*his Htonort a very numerously-sighedi p&itionpiisking for the extension of the tramway for half a mile. It appeared that from the large number of most promising claims recently takou up on, the line, of the proposed -extension great advantage Jwould result. Mr. Gillies viewed the application favorably, and promised that it should receive immediate consideration. He stated, however, that it would bo neces sary for the original lessee to bear a por tion of the expense, the Government do ing, the, remainder. jMr. Macfarlane, as lessee, expressed his readiness to do what ever might be requisite on his part to fa cilitate the action of the Government, and theidep^atio^aft^jthankinghis, Honor iOr;the*ecep.tidn.accotdibd, withdrew. Ii

SUPREME COURT.—Civil Sittings.

WEDNESDAY JULY ,5. , [Before His Hono*, Sir G;A^ilrney, Knight, </' -Chief Justice^ and a Spscialjury.] His Honob took his seat/onjille Sepch at 11 o'oldi*. Mi |g, • iM: Ui (kmosdWi Obaig.—Mr. sMacCopmick and Mr. BrookfieM for the plaintiff; fa. Hesketh and Mr. Rees for the defendant^Refore tbe opening of business iSxt MteCormick drew attention to two paragraphs which appeared in each of the two daily papers, to the effect that a large sum had been offerad bythe de fendant to take this case to arbitration. He begged to say that no such proposal as that mentioned had been- made either to his learned friend (Mr. Brookfield), or himself. The statement made in these paragraphs was. absolutely untrue. He would draw attention also to an article in the New Zbaland Hbeald, in which facts were not correctly stated, and the equities wpre^de^cribed^o be on one side. Now tfcosf pjaragl-apjis' gould only have been intended b| wboeyer jgaveijmch information for tho f jWpbse of influencing the minds of: the juryf 'As to the article, if. anything'of'this kind occurs again I shall deem it raj duty to move for an at tachment against the prci/etors for con tempt of Court, but I corr> iV.u particularly of tho breach of profes-uonal honor. —j ;His Honor t'l£ itj-cpuld be shown, that, the 'articlo origihatsd with, any person connected 'with the cause there would be ground for attachment.—Mr. Hesketh : I can say nothing about the article, but as my learned friend has made a positive statement that no such offer was ever made, I must give" to that statement as flat a contradiction:" 1 tfow say that I made that offer to him myself yesterday, in the presence of several persons.—Mr. MacCor mick: I now know where the information comes from, and I say the matter was a different one altogether. — iMr.i Brookfield thought the offer related .to a different matter. — His Honor thought there was some misunderstanding upon the subject, and that being so, the least said upon the matter, perhaps, the better. No doubt, in small communities, the interest felt in each other's affairs was greater than in more popu lous places, and editors of newspapers were desirous to supply information of interest to their readers. As there bad been a misunder standing, the subject might be allowed to drop.—The first witness that was called was John Barron, a workman, who deposed to certain conversations with Mohi.—Mr.'Wal ter Hill was also examined as to the agree ment come to in the Native Lands Court, Coromandel.

.POLICE COURT.— Wednesday. [Before J. O'Neill and G. Graham, Esqs., Justices.] Deunkenness. —T. Hall and J. M. Cornish were fined 5s and coe.ts, and I|, Powell and J. ihmis were filled each 10s and costs for first offtnces. 1 > _ .3 ' Taoeancy.—Jane Ernzer for a second offence of drunkenness and for vagrancy was fined 40s and costs, or in default to be im prisoned for one month. Mebchant Shipping Act.—Thomas Cog hill was charged by Murdoch McKenzie with being absent from aboard ship' without'l leave. Pleaded guilty, and after the statement of two witnesses in proof of the charge, wais sen tenced to four weeks' iniprisbnment, with hard labor.

AUCKLAND EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.

The half-yearly examination of the young ladies of the school in connection with the above society was held on Friday, the 30th ultimo. Great satisfaction was expressed at the progress which the children had made. Oh Monday last the mid-winter breaking-up party took place. A goodly number of the friends and parents of the children were present on the occasion. Mr* vViekersj chairman of the board of directors took the chair. Mr. Barton addressed the assembled school, and distributed tbe prizes which had been awarded as follow : —English : Ist class, J. Moginie (the prize was'presented; by H. H. Lusk, Esq.) ; 2nd, M. Mai-tin, 3rd C. E. Oampney; 4th, E. Gilchrist.- Music : Ist class, J. Moginie (presented by V. E. Bice, Esq.) ;, 2nd, S. T. Moginie ; 3rd, ,M. Martin ; 4th, ' A.' Faulkner.' Arithmetic: Ist class, E. Hungerford; ,2na; ,S. T. Mo ginie j Brd, C. E. Campney; 4th, M. Chrisp. Languages : Ist class (Latin and French), E. Coleman; 2nd (Erench), 8. T. Moginie; 3rd (French), C. E. Campney; 4th (French), K. Fhilipfc. Drawing : Ist class, J. iMoginie : 2nd, M. Martin ; 3rd, 0. E. Moginie ; 4th, Hi Keesing and E. r George. -Lo^rer Seho'ol: Ist class, H. Leighton, for general improve ment ; 2nd class, for English, M. Gilchrist: and for other subjects, R. A. Chambers. At the conclusion of the distribution of the priles, music and dancing were carried on until a late hour ; and all, both young and old, seemed to have spent a very pleasant evening. The school will meet again for study on Monday next, July 10.

A STAGE-DOOR REMINISCENCE.

The following little incident, I am aßout to relate is as true, reader, as some one of | a like character that may have occurred | to yourself—tjiatis to say, if you are not alady. When I was a youuger man by I about eight or nine years or so, I fell madly and irretrievably in love with.Mina Roberts, the prettiest girl in the ballet of the Theatre-Koyal of my native city. She >was really a pretty girl-r»u iwell formed chin and mouth, good teeth, laughjng bright blue .eyes, and a super abundance of fair sunshiny hair all com bined to make one of the most loveable English faces it has ever been my fortune to look upon." And then her figure was faultless, full of a sylph-like grace, with just enough of Saxon plumpness about it td keep you from thinking her some gem of; Fairyland. *~ * ;For two mortal months I was Mina's devoted slave. I waited upon her every night at the stage-door, to say nothing of how oft;en I contpvfed t6 see*herj» by waV of accident, f oh jKer. \\jay to *md from! rehearsal. And the ambunt'of inoiiey I spetit ou glove?, flowers, and baskets of strawberries, amazes me as I look back upon it, especially, wljenXtfike into con sideration my^n jijtthe^iin^JedKsalary. I Upon the wbole, I had rattier a" feverish time of it those two months. Somehow, I could never make her out properly ; for when I wasan my deepest moods of loV making sheltud a curious way of ldoki&g up' in my face, and laughing with a cool ness that was most provoking. ;.- At the end of these two months I was suddenly hurried away to a neighbouring: totvn ou business for my employer, and had only tfrae to write a hasty but very tender note to Mina, explaining the reason ofrajr^siidd^n departure, ittid a&Sirrin^her' thftt nothing earthly would prevent me from hastening, : back, ; to - her i beloved society the very moment! could 4ge£ my

business brotigbt to a conclusion. I was "absent, t dare say, about a fortnight although I fully expected to be longer • when, my business being finished, I hu£ ried back as fast as the wings of love— or, to speak the ttuth—as the 9.45 could could carry me. On arriving in town, I scarcely took time to see my traps safely bestowed on a porter's barrow, and sent home, until I set off for the theatre, whew I arrived just in time to meet Mina, nsf thought, and see her home. I took a^k stand in a dark entry beside the, sW m door, and waited as patiently as I coaO* chuckling the while, thinking on tn surprise I should give my little Mina. tt had not been standing long until I became aware of the fact that a young man was ill the vicinity as well as myself, and wait ing, sentry-fashion, up aid down before the stage-door, dressed* in the most elaborate style of the day. lat once put him down for some new flame of Miss Maggie Smithison—another good-looking lady of the ballet, by the way, bflt a , desperate flirt—so I thought no more about him. ' I now began to grow anxioi|sj wondering what could be keeping Mina • so long past her usual hour of coming oat J and, resolving to wait no. longer, I went up to the stage-door, intending to send a message in to her. Knocking at the" door, therefore, it was opened by the gruff old Cerberus who kept it, from, whom I inquired, in a tone as conciliatory as pos sible, if he could tell me aught concerning Miss Mina Roberts ? " Against the mle« young man, against the rules," he replied, and thereupon shut the door in my face* I was on the point of remonstrating with the ©Id fellow, when by chance turning round, I was rather surprised to see the young man I have already referred to standing at my very elbow, staring at me with a surprised expression of counte nance, of such wonderful intensity, that I will not attempt to describe it. " I chanced to pass just now," saidhhre r his voice trembling with excitement; " and heard you inquire for a young lady j if my ears did not deceive, it was Miss Roberts you inquired for—am I right ?"

" You were never more correct in your life, sir," I replied, somewhat sharply; ---" although I must confess, I cannot see what right you have to ask the question." '.'Rather, sir," he rejoined, "I cannot see what right you have to be here at this time of night, asking at the stage-door for Miss Roberts; seeing that you are neither hier father, nor her brother, nor any near relative, for that I am well assured of."

" Why, sir," I replied in a tone I thought exceedingly cool and cutting, " why sir, you are correct again, quite m correct: it is true lam neither her father, nor her brother, nor her near relative either, sir; but a word in your ear—l intendjtp be her husband, sir—a relation ship, I' think, that will be still closer than any you have mentioned." , " Since you are so very straightforward and fair with me," said the young man, beginning to get cooler, " I cannot but do the same by you ; therefore: allow me to inform, you, my dear sir, of the very strange coincidence that I also intend to marry Miss Mina lioberts;- and, further, it has been quite a settled matter between us for the last: two, months." > ' f«i " Two months V* said I. « PsEaw, lnM bug; why ,_,sip, if there is My,"truth in your statement—and I* have ho great reasdn to doubt it—it's' very plain that she has been fooling you, Ah, ( sir, she's a sbrty httle jade'i although, T indst say," I know her to be true, as; steel at bottom ; «nd,:np"ori my word, my dear fellow, I sympathise with you-^I do indeed." ! " I think otherwise," he replied, " but I'll tell you how we will settle it. We can both wait until Mina comes cut-rrwe dannot have long to wait now—and refer the matter to her, and I, for my part, am quite willing to standby her decision." i "Done," said I; "and lam confident what her decision will be, even before she give* it." • : • :

| " Then, we'll say no more about it," said he; and thrusting his arm through mine, he presented me with a, cigar, and we sauntered up and down, amiably chat ing on commonplace topics, avoiding studiously our original djscussion.. 'We bad not long to wait. The length of our walk was about,{twenty yards—ten yards on each side of the stage-door— and we had taken about four or five turns inside of the said distance, when, in pass ing the door, it suddenly opened, and the beauteous Maria came out.

She was leaning fondly on the arm of the orchestral drummer.

We both rushed up to her, and stood•*'*. right in her way. " Minp," said I— -' *.' ;'',/■; ,;** "Miss Robert",'* said my more genteel companion. But Mina, after ■ giving us both a look of amused recognition, said quiety fj Excuse me, geptiemen," and | coolly walked'off—walkedoff.l say, oh the arm of the individual whb sat nightly in the orchestra, with his hair parted in the centre, manipulating upon five drums 1 We both stood for some time,, staring « blankly in each other's1 faces. My com- I panion was the first to. break silence. " I say, old fellow, it strikes me that you and I are sold, and no doubt little Mina, at the present time, may be comparing us in her conversation to a couple of those useful domestic instruments—spoons;; so' what do you say to you and I going to the ' Garrick' and having a bit of supper, and a glass of something bonsolable. Nay man, ■' Never shake tby Raven locks at me,' but'eome away, we're friends in mis fortune you know." *■ t .■":., :.-"t s-'JOf , Away thenwa wont to ih&- " Garrick."' •' Wfe were both rather young men, and need I say that our disappointment did not spoil our'appetite, t Comparing* notes over our supper, we came to the un pleasant conclusion that the pretty and _ vivacious Mina, for all such a piece oftl female' perfection as we had hithertckW thought her, was nothing after all but- aWfc .thoughtless little flirt, that had beenl fool-1 T ins^ the both of us for the previous couple*, w of months.1 -. ' ' That night we becflnie the firmest "of " * fribhds.ind have continued so ever since! !',';', Durihg our career as young men. we fell} in jlove, I dare say, quite as often as our , neighbours ;. but „ia .word in your earj , reader —we never again fell in love with a > bajlet-girl.

Patbiot./S Amftn (who ihws iieitlior frto'perty norreputation to lose.---- - Why isla oQiild iWithV'acold 'like a Wintry,? f dayß.j It: blows', it.showsi (its nose)v OH f i |Vhen ithe cherries, are ripe;s where dothef ■' '1 birds goP . ToPeckhaih«(pfeok 'em).• - '■- "> 4\\ll ; , jAn Irishman once said, "The wosteloquent feature in a dog's face was hit tail." f ;oe;<> : - ■■<* .'■-■--■■ :...:-;..> \> \A 1' 1

THE EVENING STAB, AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1871.



■ Note.—The pnblip are Informed, that revised urates] of.postage caii now she jjfcocured: at: this' office, Sana attention is directed to many importart alterations which have been made in foreign postage. - S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster. TJior PRIVATE SALE— An J_} Original CITS" ALLOTMENT, 6, Nelson-street, i 92 feet by 244 feet, well adapted for a Family Residence.—Apply to _____ ___. . r . b r.QEOEGE'SIBBIN,, ; C_j ' -, Auctioneer; Land and Contmission 'Agent, Queen-street.