SHIPPING.

PORT OP AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.28. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 5.03

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Enterprise, 11 o'clock.

ARRIVALS.

"PWhp -s s Worse, from Southern Ports.' E l U kebofl=d\iv.m.,Far r har fromWangarei. TmriHa suhooner, IKvies, from the *i]is. Taranaki s s., Wi.eeler, from Southern Ports. JUmdta b'rench war steamer, 1 guns, Poutlner, r°^aX-ho do°nt a; 55 tons, Kennedy, from Poverty ■^olonist, schooner, Lewis, from Kaipara.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

LoNDON.-Countess of Kintore. eariy. New York.—Alice, early. Sydney.-City of Adelaide to-day Wellington.-City of Adelaide, to-day. Fuis.—Janet Grey, to-morrow.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Nevada, p.s., from Sydney. Nebraska p.s., from Honolulu. Taranakf/s s..from Southern forts. Se %■, from Southern Ports. Warner 8 s , from Napier. CUy of' Auckland, ship, from London. Chile, ship, from London. Alice Cameron barque, from Sydney. A. H. Batger barque, from Newcastle. Lady Franklin, barque, from Sydney. Lretitia, schooner, from Fiji. Flirt, schooner, from Fiji. Kenilworth, schooner, from Fins.

IMPORTS.

Per ss. Phoebe, from Dunedin:—3o bags oatmeal, S. Jones; 3 trunks, 0. Brooks; 6 trunks, T. Ellison ; 3 ditto, J. M. Newbold ; 7 cases, Sargood and Son ; 4 trunks, J. uater j 2 packages, P. A. Philips ; 1 case, P. Cooley ; 11 packages drugs, Kenipthorne, Prosser and Co ; 3 cases merchandise, J. Hall; & bags pepper, Brown and Co. ; 4 packages, Solo man and Co. From Lyttelton: 85 sacks wheat, 146 ditto, Bycroft and Co. ; 10 cases, E. and H. Isaacs ; 48 ditto, E. Townsend ; 4 casks, 1 case, E. and H. Isaacs; 77 sacks malt, 10 kegs butter, order ; 1 parcel, Kohn ; 8 cases bacon, S. Rogers ; 20 kegs butter, Bu chanan ; 1 case, Cruickshank. From Nelson : 100 sacks malt, G. W. Binney; 4 hhds. ale, order • 6 bags bacon, Nathan and Co.; 6 cases hams, 2 hhds. ale, H. Phillips. From New Plymouth: 6 packages drapery, Jones; 11 ditto Adman ; 2 cases Major Tisdall ; 36 packages luggage, J. C. Sharland ; 1 box eggs, Burnett; 8 packages, Hood; 5 boxes Veale. —Cruickshank, Smart and Co., agent. Per s.s. Taranak :—From Melbourne: 3 cases pianos, 17 cases tobacco, 8 cases cigars. Transhipped at Wellington, ex Claud Hamil ton—Si cases wine, 2 boxes gold gratings, 4 cases sewing machines, 3 bales corks, 3 trunks boots, 1 package, Combes and Daldy. From Dunedin : 5 cases ginger, 2 cases, Stephen son ; lease, order; 1 ca=e, agents Nevada; 8 bales flax, 7 bales skins, 9 bales wool, 1 ease meat, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 1 parcel, Gibson. From Hoki tika: 2 cases tobacco, Levy. From Grey xnouth: 2 cases cigars, Levy. From Wellington: 182 bags barley, Combes and Daldy ; 1 box, Stamp Office; 15 kegs ' butter, order; 6U sheep, Bennett. From Nelson : 25 cases jam, a. W. Binney; 1 parcel, Lusk: 1 box fish,Soloman; 1 box effects, Hill; 375 sacks barley, Cruickshank, Smart and Co. ; 125 sacks malt, Lyell Brothers. From Taranaki: 1 box, Peacock ; 13 cases, R. M. Clarke ; 2 hhds. beer, A. Woolley : 150 sheep, A. Har ley ; 8 cases, 1 parcel, A. Barnes.—Combes and Dadly, agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE PHCEBE.

The s.s. Phoebe, H. Worsp, Esq., com mander, arrived in the Manukau this morn ing. She left Otago at 5 p.m. of the 24th, and arrived at Lyltelton the next at 3 c.m. ; sailed from thence at 5.45 pin. of the 26th, reaching Wellington on the 27th at 3.30 p.m. ; encountered a succession of strong north-west winds from Otago to Wellington ; proceeded again on Saturday at 2.30 p.m., arrived at Picton same night; left again on Sunday night, and reached Nelson at 8 p.m. ; light winds and rains from Wellington ; sailed from Nelson on the 30th, and arrived off Taranaki, 31st at 10 30 p.m.; discharged and sailed at 8 p.m. We are indebted to Mr. R. B. Pringle, purser, for files and other favors. Passengers : Mrs. Rogers and 2 children, Miss Wood, Mrs. Morrow, ■» rs. Drake, Miss Marshall, Miss Humphries, Misses Sharland (3) and servant, Miss Govett, Messrs. Verga, Walker, Carrick, Carter, LuHan Ike, Townsend. Rugus, Inns, Watson, Major Paul, ( olonel Kenny, Messrs. Taylor, Featon, Reader Wood, and 6 in the steerage.

ARRIVAL OF THE TARANAKI.

The s.s. Taranaki, E. Wheeler, Eeq , arrived in harbour from the Southern ports this morning. Passengers: —Saloon : Captain Sandfair, Messrs. Tully, Jukeriman, Kukapu ka, Tinerau, Wookey, Laird, Young, Major and Mrs. Tuke, Mrs. Northcroft, Messrs. Harley, Kay, Laughey, Mr. aad Mrs. Woods and infant, and 15 in steerage.

ARRIVAL OF THE LTÆITIH.

The schooner Lsetitia, Captain Davies, arrived in harbour this morning from the Fijis bringing 5 passengers. She left Levuka on the 14th October, and had strong south and south-east winds till the 25th, thence north-east winds to the Three Kings, which •were passed on the 29th, and strong southerly down the coast.

The schooner Flirt left Lyttelton for this port on the 30th instant, with 700 sacks wheat, 350 ditto oats, and 100 ditto bran. The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh arrived this morning from Wangarei with 15 passangers, and the following cargo : 17 head cattle, 9 tons gum, 12 boxes eggs, 14 boxes butter, 2 tons sundries, &c—Hague Smith aud Walker, agents. The cutter Tarn O'Shanter sailed from the Manukau to day for the Thames with 4000 feet of timber for Captain Souter. Per Lsetitia, from Fiji:—s cases acid, H. M. Jervis.

The French war steamer Hamelin, carrying four guns, in command of Captain Pouthier, arrived in harbour last evening from New Caledonia. She left Noumea on the 19th of October, and experienced fine weather and head winds across. The Hamelin is a very fine looking war ship. She is about 1250 tons register, and her engines are of 240-horse power. Her average speed under steam is 12 knots. She will probably remain here for a week, and will then proceed to Valparaiso. The schooner Tawera arrived from Poverty Bay yesterday afternoon, bringing a full cargo of wool for Mr. J. S. Macfarlane. The schooner Meteor, with wool, for this port, had sailed from Poverty Bay- prior to the sailing of the Tawera.

The schooner Colonist arrived from Kaipara yesterday afternoon, having left on Thursday last. She brings a cargo of 50 tons gum, for Messrs. Brown, Campbell and Co.

The adjourned meeting of the Parnell District Board, for the purpose of hearing objections to the assessment list, will be held in the Wesleyan school-room, Parnell, at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon next.

COMMERCIAL.

CALLS AND DIVIDENF^

The following are the current calls and divi dends payable in tlw companies named be low :— calls. * 8- d- BATE- Golden Phoenix ... 0 0 3 ... Nov. 2 Pacific 0 0 6 ... Nov. 3 Goldfiueh 0 0 4 ... Nov. 4 Commercial 0 1 0 ... Nov. 4 Golden Harp ... 0 0 2 ... Nov. 6 Golden Belt 0 0 6 ... Nov. 6 Brunswick 0 0 6 ... Nov. 6 Mary Ann ... ... 0 0 3 ... Nov. 7 Thistle 0 0 6 ... Kov.lo Hand-iu-Band ... 0 0 6 ... Nov. 13 Flagship 0 0 6 ... TSov.ls Celt 0 0 6 ... Nov. 16 Comstock 0 10 ... £07.17 Otago 0 10 ... Nov. 18 Brighton 0 2 0 ... Dec. 1 Thames Gas Co. ... 0 2 6 ... Nov. 2 DIVIDENDS. _ T . Nonpareil Q 4 0 ... No 7. 1

THE MAILS.

tS^S^'S^ 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 11.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Russell &o. per Comerang, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. For Fiji, per Janet Gray, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per p.s. Ne vada, will close at this office on Thursday, 2nd of N ovem'oer, as follows : — ... TT ,i , 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 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers,

Lata 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. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

POLICE COURT ROTA.

The following is the Police Court rota for the week ending 4th November : — Thursday, November 2—Messrs. J. Dilworth

and J. A. Gilfillan. Saturday, November 3—Messrs. H. Gilfillan and G. S. Graham.

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c, THIS EVENING.

Prince of Wales Theatre, 8. Diorama of Ameican War, City Hall 8.

The Evening star.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1871

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

A pretty state of things in the management of the mails at Onehunga! To-day the Taranaki was for above an hour close by the wharf, and her mails were not landed because the expenses of a boat will not be defrayed by the authorities. This is simply disgraceful.

The s.s. Albarnbra arrived at the Bluff on the 26th October from Melbourne. A tele gram, dated Melbourne, 21st October, says : "The excitement with reference to Bendigo mining stock is something -wonderful, and the speculative mania is rapidly increasing, and extending to Castlemaine. Persons are leav ing their business both in Melbourne and Sandhurst to join the speculation."

We have before us as we write the auto graphs of all the auctioneers in the city. They are a study. We wish we could photograph them, and present them to our readers. Wielding the hammer (not in a criminal sense) has a tendency to produce eccentricity, and to give marked individuality, and auc tioneers, as a rule, are characters. We never knew one that was altogether like other people. We wish we had the skill of- thoae who for sixpenny stamps can read human character in its manual signature ; for we wonder what those quaiat tracings mean. They are all widely different, and Btrongly distinctive doubtless in their significance, and we hesitate not to say that if the writers were at school they would be soundly thrashed, or made stand in the corner. Only to fancy all the auctioneers standing in a corner ! Not that the writing is bad—only nobody oould read it. There is that signature with the letters all standing the wrong way ;• we wonder what that means. Then there is that one with its capitals covering three or four other signatures above and below it, while the body of the name is restricted to reasonable bulk, but utterly illegible. We wonder what the writer means to assert by such queer chirography. There ia a sig nature which would doubtless be rood enough on a cheque, by a private understanding with the ledger-keeper, but its tail is so wound abjut its body and over its face as to positively obliterate it. We wonder what does the writer intend by this seeming after-thought, undoing what he has done. There is the signature compactly put to gether, with a waving line under it and two dots, as much as to say, " That's me." There is Magnus Oozer ; who is that ? There, too, is the signature wholly undecipherable, with a long taif sweeping under ib to the initial letter and back again to the end. Auctioneers all seem to like long tails, but this one has the longest tail of all. There is the signature, neat, correct, and careful, with nothing super fluous, but it cannot avoid the long tail. There is another carrying its head before it, as if it was running. It, too, has a tail sweeping away like that of a comet. There is the signature suddenly faded or blotted, or otherwise apparently shrinking from what it has done, utterly undecipherable unless to an expert, and enveloped in the large capitals to which we have before alluded. There are signatares with prenomen and cognomen run into a single word, and there is one with its membra disjecta all loose,save for the binding-up influence of the long tail. There are the sig natures that seem to feel the value of paper and roll themselves up in their tails within the shortest possible compass. We venture to say that Auckland could not produce a more singular and probably characteristic lot of sig natures. And looking at these mysterious scrapings, and being unable to fathom the depth of human character thus dimly but quaintly shadowed forth, we can but gaze and wonder.

The great diorama of the civil war in America was exhibited last night in the City Hall, which was well filled. This wonderful piece of art has been so frequently described that it is unnecessary to say more than that it is impossible to conceive it possible that anything more complete in its way could be produced. Some of the scenes are real works of art, and the mechanical effects are simply wonderful. The hall was well filled, and the spectators testified their admiration by re peated outbursts of applause.

The assessment list of the Dovonport High way District for the year ending 30th June, 1872, has been deposited for inspection at Mr. William Newman's, baker, Devon port. A meeting of the trustees will be held at the Flagstaff Hotel on the Ist of December, for the purpose of hearing appeals.

It is notified that His Excellency the Governor will grant a free pardon to any accomplice to the act of setting fire to the New Zealand Insurance Buddings, on the 27th August last, not being a prhvipal offender, who will give such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the principal offender or offnders, or ttny of them —if more than one. A reward of £300 is also offered.

Iv another column will be found our corres pondent's letter from )• iji. It will be seen that the political machinery has not yefc got fully into working order ; but there can scarcely be a doubt that if there is no officious muddling on the part of the British Govern ment now, when the time for such action had passed, the settlers and Natives may pull very well together eventually. An iten is sug gestive of melancholy feelings. It appears that Bishop Patteson was expected, and preparations were being made for his arrival. It is easy to see what wide spread sorrow this melancholy event will cause throughout the islands.

It is with much satisfacti m that we direct attention to the advertisement in another coluinu, signed by the auctioneers of the city in the spirit of the resolutions passed ai the Haymarket meeting on Friday last. They in future, hold iheir sales on Friday instead of Saturday, and consent lo the change liuvipg been generally given, we may now regard the Fri.'ay market day of Auckland as an accomplished fact.

The report was adopted with loud applause. Several gentlemen then addressed the meeting on the subject of Sunday school teaching, pointing out the immense advantages arising therefrom, during the intervals between the addresses the children and choir sang several hymns. They were accompanied on the har monium by Mr. Lambert. A very pleasant evening wa3 spent, all |present appearing to highly enjoy themselves. In conclusion, we must congratulate the members of the Church upon the very handsome school they have erected, and especially upon its being bo soon after its finish entirely out of debt.

The St. Sepulchre's eniertainment has been postponed, in consequence of the sad news received yesterday by the missionary schooner Southern Cross.

We are requested to state, for the informa tion of country settlers, and others interested, that the auctioneers of this city will hold their weekly sales on Fridays, • instead of Saturdays, in accordance with a resolution passed at the meeting held at the Haymarket, on Friday, Ihe 27th October. An advertisement to the above effect, signed by the auctioneers, appears in our advertising columns. Sales will commence on Friday next, the 3rd November.

The high reputation Olson s tomato sauce has obtained as a household condiment, has brought many interior articles into the market The public are therefore warned not to be im posed upon with cubbish, but usk for Olson's genuine tomato sauce, and see that hi* name is on the bottle. "To Mr. Hans Olson.— Dear Sir, — By some mistuke a bottle of your tomato sauce was put away in my house, and remained uucorkod for upwards ol twelve months. The same bottle of sauce was after wards used at my Ovvn table, and I found it was equally as good as when first made. —T. W. Doonin, wholesale and retail grocer, 218, Queen-street, Auckland." —[Advt.]

POLICE COURT SENTENCES.

A g-eeat number of people who either have nothing to do, or are labouring under the im pression that by constant attendance at the Police Court they will become acquainted with the principles of Colonial Law, must have observed the immense disproportion*. between the amounts ol fine inflicted by ihe Kesid.-nt Magistrates, and those inQio'ed by the Justices of Peace for identical crimes Now, it must not be forgotten that our Resi d«nt Magistrate is ii ol some thirty years' experience in the punishment o! criminals, while many of our loral mngistrutea have but recently commenced the work of adjudicating upon proceedings of a criminal character, except in so far as the. might havu been engaged as jurors in some frupr«iu« C^urt business. The logical inference clearly is, thafc the R.M. is, in the majority of cases, right in his judgements, while the low Justices of t!ie Peace who hitve h-ul tie courage to take the work al the Police Oilier since two Magistrates were cast in damages on account of the Bay ol Islands Coil Mining Company, are wro 'g. The Re.-ideut Magis trate has rejeatedly expressed a strong opinion that small tines and short p riods of i'liprison inent are worse than useles.*, and tlwt the latter combined witli Hie ease enjoyed by those sentenced to hard labor, prompts nmny lazy vagrants to commit petty crimes for the expresss purpose ol being sent for a period to a place where there is plenty to eat and very little to do. His opinion may be right, and we are rather inclined to think it is. On looking over the files of the English papers, we find that crimes of a similar class have lately been punished infinitely more severely than has been done even by our Resident Magistrate. This ought to be a lesson to our newly fledged Justices, for experience in Eug land is great in these matters ; and in opposition to a proper administration of justice, there has, for some time, been a sickly namby-pamby feeling which lias led to the pampering of criminals and the ob jecting to anything which may appear like punishment —reformation being the only end aimed at. How fear rformation has ever been effected within the walls of a gaol, can hardly be known ; but if we refer even to the Police reports of this city, we cannot fail to be struck with the number of names which recur periodically, thus showing that the treatment to which they have been subjected has had -neither deterrent nor reforming effect. On the whole, we are convinced that Captain Beckham is right; and even for the secondary consideration of saving the country the expense of re-apprehending and re-con viction, there cannot be a question that in every glaring case of wrong doing, the full amount of pains and penulties should be inflicted.

VOLUNTEER MATTERS.

Yestkbday evening there was a parade in the Drill-shed, Princes-strest, of No. 1 Company A.R.V, Captain' Ho well ; Victoria Company A.R. V, Captain Derrom ; Ilobson Company A.R.V., Captain Burns j and No. 1 Company A.N.V., Captain Leßoy. The whole of the companies mustered strongly, and were put through battalion evolutions by Capt. Derrom, who was in command. A mnrked improve ment was noticeable in the manner in which the movements were performed. A few more practices of a like nature will make this brigade, if we may so term it, quite present able. After the parade the companies marched out through the principal streets of the town, headed by the drum and fife band of thefto. 1 Company A.N.V.

The Eifle Brigade met at six o'clock in the Albert Barracks, and were put through bat talion movements.

The monthly inspection of the Auckland Troop Koyal Cavalry Volunteers will tiko place in the Albert Barracks, at 4 o'clock, to-morrow afternoon.

LATEST FROM FIJI.

[FBOM OTTS OWN COB'tESPOTTDENT.]

Levuka, October 13. There is little or no news of importance to communicate. The last of the elections came otf at Kundnvu on the 9th instant, and the House of Representatives will, proba ly, meet at the end of this month. Two or three of the most important districts in Fiji still hold aloof from joining the Government movement; but there is little doubt, when the machinery is onve in motion, they will come in. Some little indignation is manifested at the action of Oakobaii's agents—the so-called Ministry - who are incline i to use coercion, instead or allowing time to work its influences. The American Consul (Dr. Br>wer), has made himself especially conspicUDUS in this matter of coercion, and, having enlisted the sym pathy of the Captain of the American var ship Si; Ma-y's, proceed-d to faviuiii with fifty meh-ot-war's men to use his influence with the chief Tui Ctikau to get him to join the Government. The expedition returned la.«t evening, and it is believed the chief his promised his adhesion. The Ministry have, also been exceeding their duty bomewhat in seeking to establish the various institutions of a Government without the advice and con sent of the Parliament now about to assemble. A public meeting was held on the 6;h iu-t, ami the following resolution whs unanimou-Jy passed :—" That this meeting views with disapprobation the in ecent haste used by the members of the so-called Ministry in all matters affecting the construction o the proper machinery of Government, prior to a meeting of duly elected representatives." A paragraph in the Sydney Herald of the Bth ultimo, to the effect that New South Wales had received a despatch from the Earl of Kimberly, authorising the said colony to annex Fiji, has put many thinking. The annexation scheme would find many sup porters ; but the general impression is ihat, if the said paragraph is correct, the news has come too late.

The non-arrival of tho City of Adelaide, from Sydney, now thirteen days overdue, has caused considerable uneasiness. It is sup posed that the line is temporarily suspended. The expedition to punish tho Ba moun taineers was a success, several being killed and their towns burnt. A second expedition was secretly organised, and twenty seven settlers made their way into the mountains, and slaughtered some thirty of the cannibals. Till Nudronga, a Coast chief, has engaged to drive them out of tho mountains, and he has some 5000 followers under his banner.

The cotton continues to curne in rather slowly, the weather greatly retarding progress. Tliis season the rain has been destructive to the crops, and the return will not be so large as at first anticipated. In comparison, ho/v ---ever, some of our plantation returns will compare favourably with your far-famed Caledoni'in claim.

Bishop Puiteson is now daily expected, find some little preparation is undertaken for his reception. The Rev. Mr. Floyd is busy pre paring a number of candidates for confirm ation.

The United States ship of war leaves for Sydney early next week. Tlie American Consul is a passenger by her.

AUCKLAND DIOCESAN SYNOD.

The Synod assembled yesterday, in the Bishop's library. There was a fuil attendance of clergy and laity. But it was evident, from Ihe aspect of all who were gathered together, I hat no business could tie transacted. The melancholy intelligence which had arrived lining the early part of the day struck every body present like a heavy blow. Members of b ith orders could only greet each other in ■ugnifie.int silence. The death of the late Bishop Pii'teson was felt as the greatest calamity which has befallen not only mis sionary enterprise, but the eausw of religion itself throughout the whole of the Southern Hemisphere. The cathedral bell tolle I throughout, the day. The tfishop of Auckland took his scat at the usual h >ur, and the clerical secretary to the Synod (t he Rev. Mr. Burrows), read the minuted of the last, sitting, which were confirmed. Mr. Theophilus lvis.-ling ro<e, and, addressing the President,

said :—-My Lord : 1 tun sure, alter the almost uppalliiik! ntelligenne we have received to-i.ay ■;f ilie dentil of Bishop IVttes in mid the Rev. Mr. Atkin, it would sor.-cly app ar in iiL-cordaiiire with the deep fveling of sorrow i>V which, I am sure, every member of tins Synod is impressed, to proceed wi h the ordinary business on the notice paper fir this afternoon. I therefore move, my Lord. " That in consequence of the melancholy in bflligmic-e rec.-ived ti-day of tlio dea'h of Bishop Pitteson and the Rev. Mr. Atkin, this >ynod do adjourn to Tuesday next (this diiy week), and that the business then be of a formal character, no discussion to take place." i'he resolution was duly seconded and passed. The Bishop at once left the chair, mid the members of the Synod separated as they had ussembled, in solemn silence.

NEWTON CONGREGATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Last evening the opening service in connection with tins school room, which has just been erected, took place, and was a great success, there being between four and Qve hundred persons present, a great many of whom were juveniles. "A most liberal feast, in the shape of tea find cake, was partaken of, after which Mr. Rout took the chair at the cordial invita tion of the meeting. Ihe proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. McDonald, after which the following report was read by the Secretary; —

" STATEMKNT OF BUILDING FUND.—Cost of land, £36 ; contract for building, £242; extras, £93 ; total, £37L. Receipts: Con tributed by young men's class, £5 4s Id; ditto, Mr. f'eimell's entertainment, £2 10s ; ditto, Mr. Edgev's collection, £6 0s 6.1 ; ditto, (.'apt. Peek's collection, £6 0s 81 ; ditto, Mr. Head's lecture, £4; ditto, High street Con gregational Sunday-school il ss; ditto, children's Sunday offerings, £14 5s 6.1; dona tion, Royal Insurance Company, £7 10«; collected" by Mr, Lane (WangaroM, £3 5s ; ditto, Mr. Pugh (I'hiimrs), £4; ditto, Hiss Heath, 10s; ditto, Miss Spragg, including donation of £10 from .vl r. Enoch Wood, £15; ditto, Mr. Webster, £5 11s 9d 3 ditto, Mr. Black, £4 7s 6d ; ditto, Mr. J.ickson, £11 7s ; ditto, Wesley Spragg, til; ditto. Edwin Wood, including donation of £10 from Mr. Wood, Symonds-stroet, £L 5 19a; colleoted by Mr. Spragge, £25 5* 2d; I ditto, Mr. Ellyett, £17 ss; ditto, Mr. Enoch I Wood, £25 13s 6d ; ditto, children, £20 4s 3d ; 1 ditto, collections on last Sunday, £54 ; ditto, ]Noah Wood, including a donation of 1:20 each from Mr. Rout and Mr. J. 0. t?irth, £100 0s 6d. Total, £3GO 3s sd; showing a debit balance of £10 16s 7d, which will be wiuerl off with the proceeds of the soiree, and leave l a small balance in hand wherewith to provide ! school requisites, &c."

Disobedient.—A man requested his wife in a bat.room to h >lcl the baby of another man's wife while he danced wiih the baby's uiotUei —but she didn't hold it. Some wives are too disobedient to put up witba

POLICE COURT.— Wednesday,

[Before W. 0, D-ildy, and J. M. Dargaville, Esquires, Justices].

Drunkenness —Two drunkards were pun ished in Lite usual manner.

Indhcgnt bXPOsDßE.—Edward G-lasson, for this offence, was discharged with a caution, he beiriij a Maori, and not uware he was com mitting iin impropriety Thheatenino- Language — John ymith was brought up on warrant, charged with using threatening language towards his wife Oath, rim) Smith. He pleaded not guilty. ProsecuLrix deposed to the violent conduct of prisoner towards her, and said she was afraid to return home. Prisoner made a speech in hi 3 defence, and endeavoured to throw the biame. on his wife, who he said had several times left his house, ami remained absent for some days. The B,:nch thought it a pily that sumli cases should be brought into Court; and as there was no corroborative evidence dis missed the c-ase.—Kiohard Dougherty was b ought up by his wife Mary Dougherty f osecutrix swore that ;>!ie was afraid he would lake her life, and that of her children. Detective Ternahan deposed that complaints had been repeatedly made of the violent con dut of prisoner, and the poice had been called in to interfere. Prisoner said ii. was the fault of his wile, who was in the habit of getting drunk and whde in that stale committing outrages. Ordered to find security to keep the pi-ace for three months, or t& be im prisoned for th it period. BbEACHKS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Act. — ii. Sandail, for allowing a horse to st>ay, was fined five shillings. — Kobert White, for a similar offence, was also fined 5s. — William Mtlith, for allowing his chimney to take fire, was fined ten shillings.—Wiiliam May, lor being aw.iy from his vehicle, was fined ten shillings and costs.

Breach of Harbour Regulations.— Peter Matzen, master of the schooner Golden Isle, was charged with neglecting to exhibit a bright light on board that vessel during the n glit of Sunday 29th inßt., while she was at anchor in the port of Auckland. — Mr. Be veridge appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. J. B. .Russell for the defence. — Captain Burgess, chief harbour master deposed to having laid information.—To Mr. Russell: I have no authority to lay such information except that it has been the custom of the Oourfc. —Mr. Russell submitted that Captain Burgess had in reality no authority whatever. It was an omission in the Harbour Regula tions, which failed to appoint, any person to take proceedings against offenders." Mr*Bever idg. quoted from " Oakes," to shew that in default ol any person being formally appointed, it wns competent to any | erson to lay an in formation. Mr. Russell replied. —The Bench thought, the common sense view ol' the matter was that an information could be laid by any one, and decided to go on with the case, reserving tho objections. Sergeant Oarrigan deposed that at 8 o'clock on the night of the 29th there wan no light on tho Grolden Isle, lie went on board, and found no one there, aml no light. Constable Driver deposed that at twenty minutes to ten, he saw a lan tern hanging in the fore part of the vessel, but. there was no light in it. A man came on board soon afterwards, and put a light up. The schooner was in tho 'rack of the Thames bteamers. —Mr. Russell objected that it had not been shown that the vessel was lying with in the port of Auckland. Mr. Beveridge quoted the 45th section of the Marine Act, which showed-it to be unnecessary in the pre sent, instance. Mr. Russell then pointed out th it it had not been ohown thai the Harbour Regulations had been gazetted as required by the Marine Act. The Beneli held the objec tion fatal, and dismissed the case withoutcosts. I'he same defendant was then charged w th a similar neglect on the night of the 28th inst I he same evidence was then given in this case, and the same objection raised as to the competency of Captain Burgess to hiy the information. — For the defence, Mr. Russell called W. 11. Wila*.n, mute of the vessel, who deposed that on the night in quest on he wa le-1 in charge of Ihe vessel. The captain dm not on that afternoon say any tiling about keeping a light burning. He, however, give instructions on Friday evening to see the vessel did not drag her anchors, and to keep the light burning. These orders were carried out on Saturday evening, as far as the light would burn. It was lit about a quarter-pa»t six. At t-even it hud gone out und been lit a second time. Witness then went ashore, leaving i lie cook in charge. It was <i very stormy night. —Ou account of the o ection raised by Mr. Russ 11, the Bench thought, it necessary to reserve th--ir decision, in order ih.t th" nutter might be> rel erred to tiie Attorney-General. The question iras a most imuofaul one, as, if Mr. Ku-^ell's ol\j*etion? werd held valLl, if the regulations had not be>n ynzetted, they were all null ami void. —Mr. Russell pressed for judgment, in order that he might, appeal if nece.-sary. If, however, they should inflict a nominal pe-mlty, he would allow the matter to drop —Ju Igtnent was deferred until this day month. — The same dsfendant was then charged with neglecting to leave a person in charge on the n'ght of the 29th of October.— Mr. Russell raised the same objection to the action of Captain Burgess.—Mr. Biiveridge cited cases in the Law Reports, which showed that, under certain circumstances, any person might sue.—Judgment was also deferred for a month in this case, the Bench considering that, without advice and consideration, they were not competent to decide in a difficult question like that in question, where the in tricate law of evidence was concerned.

MOHI V. CRAIG.—SERIOUS AFFRAY.

It would appear that the great case of Mohi v. Craig is not destined yet to subside into obscurity, and the matter having been fought out at law, now eems to be becoming a ques tion of vis et anna. On the 30th ult. a serious collision took place at the Wangapoua Mills, between the gangs of men respectively em ployed by Harris and Craig. It appears that Ci aig had ordered his men to take the logs which they had jacked oil' the beach. They accordingly went alongside of Harris and his raft, who ordered his mob to break up Craig's boats. This they did, also throwing some of Craig's men off Uie raft. In the souffle, one of OiUi[r'a men was stabbed with a pike-pole iv tUo chest, j», fc below the heart. Mr. Gib bon's wtis in charge -f Craig's men at the time. The wound inflicted was so Bevere that the man is not expected to hvo. Dr. Pay no from Coromandel, lias been senr. over o- op g the ma , and information has been supplied to the police.

THE SHARE MARKET.

Mr. J. M. Lennox's Report.— There was very littlo business clone in l.he share market to-day. My sales comprise : Caledonian, £122 10s,. £120; Tokatou, 82s 6d. Closing sellers: Caledonian, £120; hames, £23; Pokatea, 82s 6,1; All Nations, £5 5s ; Too Key, 28 10s. Closing buyers; Caledonian, £117 ]0s; Thames, £22 10s.

Mejsb*. Scott and Co.'a Report.—Cile donian, .£122 and £120; Thames, £23 10s; Otago, 62s 6d and 655; Toka'ea, 82s 6.1; Pride of Tokatea, 3s 6d ; Golden Harp, 2s 41. Sellers : Conquering Hero, 2s; Standard, 6s 6J. Market inactive.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THIS DAY.

Reported Murder at Coro-

mandel.

G-RAHAMSTOWN, 3 p.m. City of Dunedin- weekly crushing amounted to 75 ounces from 125 tons. G-reat increase in the Customs re ceipts this month; they amount to £1477. Prize Tight at Tararu. The com batants bound over to keep the peace for six months. It is reported that a murder has been committed at Coromandel. In spector Bullen has started from Gra hamstown in a whale-boat, to enquire into the truth of the rumour. A report has just come in that Craig has fired at tiarris, at Wanga poa. Possibly this has arisen out of the late fracas between Craig's and Harris's bushmen for the possession of the disputed logs in. the case of Mohi v. Craig.

THE CALEDONIAN.—MINE MANAGER'S. REPORT.

The following is a copy of a telegram received from the manager:—■

" 9 a.m.

" The engine is keeping water down easily. Everything working well. Have taken out since yesterday morn ing, 400 lbs. specimens, from the specimen leader, on north-east side of No. 1 winze. G-old still showing. JS"o change elsewhere."

AN "EMANCIPATED" WOMAN.

Mrs. Habkiet Beeches Stowe, in her sketches entitled " My Wife and I," pub lished in the Christian Union, " takes off" a certain lively maiden iv .New York, who speculates and runs a newspaper.

A day or two after, as I was sitting in my room busy writing, I heard a light footstep on the stairs and a voice saying. "Oh yes! this is Mr. Henderson's room —thank you," and the next moment a jauuty, dashing young woman, with bold olue eyes and curling brown hair, with a little, wicked-looking cap, with nodding cock's feather, set askew on her head, came marching up and seated herself at my writing-table. 1 gazed in blank amaze ment. The apparition burst out laughing, and seizing me frankly by the hand, said, — " Look here, Hal! don't you know me ? Well, my dear fellow, if you don't, it's time you did! 1 read your last 'thinu umagig ' in the Milky Way, and came round to make your aquaintance." 1 gazed in dumb amazement while she went on. " My dear fellow, I have come to en lighten you,"—and as she said this she drew somewhat nearer to me, and laid her arm contidingly on my shoulder, and looked coaxini-ly in my lace. The look oi uriiizement which I gave, under these cir cumstances, seemed to cause her great

amusement.

"Ua! lia I" she said, "didn't I tell 'em •jo ? You ain't half out of the shell yet. You aiu't really hatched. You go for the emancipation of woman, but bless yon, boy, you haven't the least idea what it means —not a bit of it, sonny, have you now ? iJonfess ! " she said, stroking my whiskers, coaxingly. " Really, madam—l confess," I said, hesitating, " I haven't the honor—"

V xMot the honor of my aquaintanee, you was going to say ; well, that's exactly what you're getting now. iread your piece in the Milky Way, and, said I, that boy's in heath n darkness yet, and I'm going round 10 enlighten him. You mean well, Hal, but this is a great subject. You- haven't seen through it. Lord bless you, child: you nin't a woman, and I am, that's just the difference." • ■ ;

JN ow I ask any of my readers, what is a modest young man, iv this nineteenth century —haying been brought up to adore and reverence woman as a goddess—to do when he finds himself suddenly vis-a-vis with her, in such embarrassing relations as mine were becoming? I had heard be fore of' Miss Audacia Dangereyes as a somewhat noted character in .New'Ybrk circles, but did not expect to be brought so unceremoniously, and without the least preparation of mind, into such very inti mate relations with her. " Now look here, bub !" she said, " I'm just a-going to prove to you, in five min utes, that you've been writing about what you don't know anything about. You've been asserting, in your blind way, the rights of women to liberty and equality ; the rights of women, in short, to do any thiag that men do. Well, here comes a woman to your room, who takes her rights, practically, and does just what a man would do. I claim my right to smoke, if I please, and to drink, if t please ; and to come up into your room and make you a call, aud have a good time with you, if I please, and tell you that I like your looks, as I do. Furthermore, to mvite you to como snd call on me at my room. Here's my card. You may call me ' Dacia, if I you like—l don't go on ceremony. Come I round and take a smoke with me, this ; evening, won't you ? I've got the nicest j little chambers that ever you saw. What rent do you pay for yours? Say, will you come round?" " Indeed, thank you, Miss -" .oil me ' Dacia for short. I don't stand on ™ mouy -. j ust look oir——--■ ---another fellow, :Lj nQW con^ jS .^at you've been tied and teuSi-oCI by those vapid conventionalities which bind down women till their is no strength in 'em. : You visit in-tlioso -&»lau artL/uiiaLeJi'cles I where women e'e slaves, tept like eaVary j birds in jri-'a'ed cages. And you are ai-aid i of yon< own principles when you see them. ! parried out in a real free woman. JN'to, i ' I'm a woman that' not only dares say, b\t - I dare do. Why hasn't a woman as iuuci ! , a right to go round und make hersel* 1 ; agreeable to men, as to sit still at home i aud wait for men to come and make them selves agreeable to her ? I know you !

don't like this, I can see you don't • V »" it's only because you are a slave to old prejudices. But lam going to ma k e like me in spite or yourself. Come no be consistent with your principles -'all*1 me my equality as a woman, a hta? being." I wis in such a state of blank a&w mont by this time as seemed todepfwivj of all power of self-possession. |4.t iv- 9 time the door opened, and Jim if^elW 8 appeared. A most ludicrous f^'ms^ passed over his face as he saw the r e m\[J and he cut a silent pirouette in * *£% „;.' behind her. She turned her headj £jW advanced. ' am& c " Fairest of the sex ! (with some sli e \ exceptions) to what happy accident ar"^ we to attribute this meeting ?" \ . " Hallo, Jim !is this you ?" she TevoWeA ' " Oh, certainly, it's me," said JimS ; ing himself familiarly. " How is th brightest star of womanhood—the North 8 crn Light; the Aurora Borealis; the fairest of the fair ? .Bless its little heart has it got its rights yet ? Did it want to drink and smoke P Come along with Ji m now, and let's have a social cocktail." '

" iteep your distance, sir," said she giving him a slight box on the ear. "J prefer to do my own courting. I naye been trying to show our friend here how little he knows of the true equality of woman, and of the good time combe when we shall have our rights, and to do just as we darn please, as you do. I'U bet now there ain't one of those Van Arsdel girls that would dare to do as I'm doing. But we're opening the way, sir we're opening the way. The time will come when all women will be just as free to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi. ness as men," ; ; . ....

" Good heavens ! " said I, under my breath. . .

"My beloved Audacia," said Ji m , " allow me to remark one little thing, and tliat is, that woman (men also) must be left free to the pursuit of happiness, and also, as the Scripture says, new wine must not be put into old bottles. Now my friend Hal. begging his pardon, is an old bottle, and I think you have already put as much new wine into him as his constitution will bear. And as he and I have both got to make pur living by scratching, and {tempus fucjit) we've got articles to write, ahd there is always, so to speak, the devil after us folks that write for the press, may I humbly request that you will withdraw the confusing light of your bright eyes from us for the present, and, in snort, lake your divine self some where else ?"

As Jim spoke these words he passed, his arm around Miss Aud?:cia's waist, and drew her to the door of the apartment, which he threw open, and handedherout, bowing with great ceremony.

"Stop!" she cried, I "ain't going to put out that way. I haven't done what I came for. You both have got to sub scribe for my paper, The Emancipated Woman."

" Couldn't do it, divinest charmer," said Jim ; " couldn't do it; too poor; mill runs low; no waterjmodest merit not rewarded. Wait till my ship comes in, and I'll subscribe for anything you want." " "Well, now, you won't get rid of me that way, I tell you. I came in to get a subscription, and I am going to stay till £ get one," said Miss Audacia. " Come, Hal," she said, crossing once more to me, md sitting down by me, and taking my hand, " write your name there, there's a i^ood fellow."

I wrote my name in desperation, while Jim, stood by laughing.

"Jim," said she, "come, put; your's dowu quick, and let's have it over." , •' Well, now," said she, "fork out the tin— five dollars each." : -

We both obeyeimechanically. "Well, well," said she, good-naturedly, " that'll do for this time ; good morning ;" and she vanished from the apartment with a jaunty toss of the head and a nod of the cock's feathers in her hat. Jim closed the door and locked it. *.' Mercy upon us, Jim !" said I; ; " who. and what is this creature?"

" ' h, one of the harbingers of the nerr millenium," said Jim. " Won't it be jo'ly when all the girls are like her? But we >-hall have to keep our doon locked then."

SCIENTIFIC WAGER.

THE POBM OF THE BAHTH —A SHOCK 0? OPINIONS. Thb London papers report that an action arising out of a scientific wager between John Humpden and Alfred Russell Wallace, as to whether the earth is " round or flat," has been decided in the secondary court, Guildhall. Mr. Kdward Clarke, barrister, applied, under a writ of enquiry, for damages issued in the cause, consequent upon judgement going by default against John Hampden. The learned counsel, in a lucid statem.nt, explained that an action which had been brought by Mr. Wallace against Mr. Hampden for a grow libel that had been published and circulated by the defendant had been suffered to go by default, and that tbe plaintiff in consequence ought the damages he was entitled to. Mr. Wallace, he said, was a gentleman of high reputation, and was a member of several learned and scientific societies. He became acquainted with the.defendant at tke end of last year, through a challenge that he published, offering to stake £500 against £400 of any other scientific man, and to prove that the world was a flat body, and not round, *s was generally believed to be the case. Finding that some time elapsed before his challenge was noticed, he went further, and stated that scientific man knew they were guilty of an imposition in propounding the round theory, and that they were in consequence afraid to take up the challenge. Mr. Wallace subse quently answered the challenge aud lodged his £500 with that of Mr. Hampden's at Coutts' bank, to be drawn out and handed over to 'the party in whose favour the arbitrators decided, after the proposed experiments had been-gine through. The defendant proposed that t^e experiments should lake place at the Bedfok^ level. Mr. Wallace- —-r* ifc"~ontant, aud tF\' trial was accordi"*V proceeded w.k. t* J$ i 1 ——L^iojp}.. A'here were three long'staves«> ji equal isngth. One was placed on the Bedford"^ canal, another was placed at a distance of three ' B' mies, fnd the third also at the same distance. A telescope was employed, through which it was dourly and unmistakably perceived that tbe centre siave was five feet above the line of the telescope, widch a.t once proved that the arth was not flat, biifc aval. Mr. Hauiprea accordingly pressed himself satisnea, and tbe money »*«« paid over to Mr. Wallace by Mr. Walsli, of the Field newspaper, who had stood as referee. Some time after this, Ifampden issued a P«^ 8tl"°" _of "is own, in which he denounce^, Mr- Wallace as a "liar" a ■ €'wiliC«t lS. eVer^fchi»g that was 'bad, pew' lD* at ™c same time that his (Mr.

THE EVENING STAU, AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1871.