SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.1. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 9.15.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING-.

Lady Bowen, 10 o'clock.

ARRIVALS.

Napier, s.s., "W. BendaU, from Napier. Tawera, schooner, 55 tons, Kennedy, from Bay of 18 'Ita-thnaver." schooner," McKay, from .the Bay of Islands.. '___ d _\_"z > ' -''■'■*• -*: '-' •;-

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

toxDON.-Beth Shan and Countess of juntore, cany. Sydney.-, Alice Cameron. Oct. 4. HoxoluM..— Nebraska, p.s., Oct. 5. Napier.—Napier, early. . ... . Taurang-.—l'auranca, tomorrow* <_ ; •■_ ... .-<-■•; So-CTaEi_>- Ports.— Wellington, s.s., early. Fuis.—Merlin, to-day ; Seagull, Oct. 5. -.--. New YOUk'—Alios, early. '"•"■ ' '" Kaipara.-Colonist, to-day ; Mary Eliza, Thursday.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero,-5.8., from syaney. Nebraska, p.s., from Sydney. Napier, s. a., from Napier. ' , City of Auckland, ship, from London. Chile, ship, from London. Ballafat, barque, from London. .< ;. Novelty, barque, from Sydney.

IMPORTS .

Per s.s. Napier, from Mahia :—3O casks whale oil, and sundries, J. S. Macfarlane ; 200 sheep, Morris.—J. S. Macfarlane, agent.

The p.s. Nebraska unexpected from Sydney to-night, or early to-morrow morning. .*; " . The s.s. Star of the South, from Napier for the Thames, passed Tologa Bay while the Napier was lying there. -She was afterwards seen steaming into Hicks' Bay. The Elirt was loading with a cargo of potatoes when, the Napier left, and was to fail for Auckland on the 30th.- '' We are informed that the Colonial Govern- inent • steamer Luna may be looked •: for here in a few days from Wellington. It is expected that I she will;', proceed: hence along the East Coast northwards.— Haw/re s Bay Times. . .._.-■ ._;-:_. - The schooner Saucy Lass* from Auckland, arrived at Mercury Bay on Thursday, and was to have sailed lor this port with a full cargo of timber oh Saturday afternoon.— Ibid. The schooner Crest of the Wave, Captain Bell, left Napier for this port on tho 23rd inst. with, the following cargo :—260 boxes soap, 160 cases candles, 10 hides, 1 trunk boots, Neal and Close,- 44 boxes tallow, 57 casks oil, 50 bales flax, 34 bales wool, Watt Brothers ; 30 bags potatoes, order.. The brigastine Elirt,-"Capt. John M'Eeuzie, from Auckland via Mercury Bay, arrived m port at an early hour yesterday morning, bringing a large cargo of sawn timber and shingles, consigned to Mr. LeQuesue. She has made rather a smart passage,'having left Mercury Bay on Saturday last, 23rd inst.— Kaivke's Bag Herald, September 26.

ARRIVAL OF THE NAPIER.

The s.s. Napier, Captain BendaU, arrived in. harbour from Napier this morning. _She left' Napier on the 28th ultimo, _at 2 a.m. ; called at Wangarei at 10 a.m., and left again at 1 p.m. ; arrived at Poverty Bay at 5 p.m., and after discharging cargo left at 7 p.m. on the 29th, and returned to Mahia, where she shipped some whale oil, and left again for Poverty Bay,"'•arriving there at 7 p.m. on Saturday ; left again on Sunday, and at noon called at Tologa'Bay ; left again at 5 p.m. same day, and experienced fresh head winds till arrival. Passengers :—Messrs. Campbell, Mitchell, .Williams, • Mrs. Jenkii:3._ The Napier w ; U probably lenve ;! a«*'-:" fSS^M"« f^i.TW/i*****^*.*—

COMMERCIAL.

Evj_n_!.g-;Stae Office, ' ' "•; Tuesday afternoon.: - Mr. George Sibbinsbld, by order'of the1 Harbour Board, the Btalla in the newly erected fish-market on the wharf, to-day .—No, 1, leased for fiteen months, at. a rental of 6s per week ; No. 2, ditto; No. 3, 4s per week* No. 4, ditto ; Nos. 5 aiid" 6 were withdrawn/ the upset price being 4s per week. ■

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

THE MAILS.

Mails Win close,as under: ; For. Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m./and to-morrow, a,tlla.m. ~, For" Sydney arid Australian - colonies, •' per Alice .Cameron,-■ to-morrow, at 1, p.m. Late, letters for Sydney' and Melbourne, will *$i received at this office tUI 1.30 p.m. For money orders, registered letters/ and newspapers, "at; noon.. For Tauranga,'per Tauranga, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. .Te}eg"*ams r f°r transmission will be received at this office tU1'4.30 p.m. " '. ," For Russell, Kairakawa, per Comerang, 'on Thursday, sth inst., at 2 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per p.s. Nebraska, will close at this office.on Thursday, 6th October, as under : _ > For Sandwich .Islands, rßritish r Columbia;-< United States' of "America, "British, Central, arid South .Airierica,',British;and Foreign "West"lndies," 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, registerort letters, and newspapers, at9a.__. """ 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.-"-. M '.' j •' ; .'i J" •>

Note.—lt is notified for general, information, that" on and after 6th October proximo, the ' colour of the onepenny, twopenny, and sixpenny postage labels, issued by this department, will be, one penny brown, two penny'red, and sixpenny blue.

S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

Sheath.—At Tauranga, bn the 24th September, the wife of James Howard Sheath, Esq., of a son Cook.—On October 2nd, at her residence, Wiliiam treet, Grahamstown, Mrs. John Coqk of a son

DEATH.

Watson.-rOn.Oct. 2nd, Clara, the beloved daughter of Thomas and Emma Watson, Shortland-street, Auck nnd, aged 3 years.

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.

This Evening. Excelsior Minstrels, Prince of Wales, 8. Goarlay Family, Theatre Royal, 8. Tea Maeting, jKdwardei-st^'Chapel, 6.80.

The Evening Star.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1871.

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

The " Auckland Rowing Club" is fast becoming one ..of 6iir mostVimportant public institutions." Ph ordinary cir cumstances, the annual meetings of such an association might be regarded as not requiring particular comment, but when we observe the efforts made by the Club to develop^-*, fcas^e for^athletic; exercises in every; form, we cannot help regarding it asi deserving of no ordimtt-y eonsJdel*'a-: bion. "The "second annual meeting has just been held, and has shown that not only is the interest of the members themselves unabated, but that it has largely permeated the general com munity^ 3 A'hing list-of - ne9 niehibcrs was added to the roll, which now con tains a large proportion of the principal names in the city ; and every indication is afforded that the reason about to be commenced will be one of great success. I Of all forms of atheistic exercises, that contemplated by the Rowing Club is the most adapted to our circumstances, and most in accordance with the aspira tions of our city. Residing in a humid and somewhat enervating climate, our citizens require in a Peculiar ."degree to cherish invigoratin^A^i^k while of all the waters of Ni^p^^t there ire none more adapted to the practice of boating than those of the Waite mata. xispiring to the commercial supremacy of New Zealand, we are in a manner called on to cultivate fami liarity with marine pursuits, while the great' success that has attended every regatta shows the : natural inclination** of the people. It will be observed that it is intended to open the boating season on. Monday next, and we are gfad to see that the occasion is to be inaugurated with considerable eclat. It is proposed to have a, procession of boats in the harbour; and we tru«t that, either by tha employment of some of the harbour steamers or otherwise, mea- ■•"-"• be taken to afford to the geufc '.-.-.' v-.blio an * opportunity 7'of ;ta_- . b kit interest in the proceedings. Everything that tent?!, to increase the public interest in tie doings of the iClub will not only be. beneficial to the interests of the CluV. itself, hnt will ;uxuhioT.e the objects contemplated in its In connection with our local institution, it "is a matter of sur prise that no steps have been taken to have the Club represented at the forth coming inter-provincial boat race at Lyttelton. Among the members of the Club are some of the best oarsmen in Auckiabd, and it is not too" much to •say that a crew could be selected that j would be almost certain to carry off'the best prizes proposed to competitors. These prizes ale 'of - _uc"h a value that 'they would unquestionably cover all the expenses-connected: with the ap pearance in Port Cooper of a repre sentative'crew from Auckland. But, even irrespective of the valuable prizes, we feel confident that the .honorary members of the Club would by sub scription"- eadily contribute the, amount requisite to defray the expenditure. The approaching contest will be an interesting one, and we should regret to see that Auckland should appear so wanting in public spirit as not to put in an appearance. We trust that the suggestion will be taken up by the members of the Club, and that they will not merely content themselves with exhibiting their prowess in our own waters, but show to our Southern fellow-colonists that,, though we have been inferior in the use of the rifle, our citizens are at home on their proper element, and prepared to dispute the championship of. the . sea against all comers. ( | M yd *7"/ ' j

. There was a very fair, attendance at the lecture given by Mr. Wright, Prenologist, at the Young Men's Christian Association Roamß^last eveni'-igj.eonsidering, thd weather. Much instruction and interesting informa tion was given by the lecturer upon the posi tion and tendency of the domestic propen sities in their various combinations, and at the conclusion a number of well-known citizens of this town had their heads manipulated by the lecturer, blindfolded,-and clear testimony was borne by them as to the exceeding accu racy of his delineations.

The high reputation Olson's tomato sauce has obtained as si household, condiment, has brought man'y,itjferior articles, into the market The public are therefore warned Hot to be im posed upon with rubbish, but ask for Olson's genuine tomato sauce, and see that hit name is on the bottle. "To Mr. Hans Olson. — Dear Sir, —By some mistake a bottle of your tomato sauce was put away in my house, and remained uncorked for upwards of twelve months. The same bottle of sauce was after wards used at my own 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 ]

A Bad Shoi>.*—Here is an anecdote of.Opie and Godwin. Opie "was divorced from his first wife, and Godwin was an infidel. They were walking together near St. Martin's Curch. i" Ha!" said Opie, " I was married in that .church." " Indeed !" said Godwin, " and I was christened in it." "It is not a good shop," replied Opie, " their work don't last."--" Life »fAdolphu» ? " f * iy. /..j;4 -\i\ \\j»

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

I am very glad to see that the remop-. strance-.of myself and Dick have had the effect of/putting a stopper on the iriad carebrbf the traction engine, which for. the^past month or two has been fright-ii.' ing oucvcity Horses out of their lives^nd worrying all the old women and children in the "town to. death. After theclast trial, Dick arid,myself drew up apetition to the Superinfendent,. setting forth;,our grievances oli the subject, and' yesterday an official reply was received ; but by1 some mistake it was forwarded to the Mayor, who read it to the members of the Borough Council. Fron_£*fcj_is reply;-it will; .be seen that the iron liorse wiU.no more be brought out on high days and holidays, but that it is at ouce to be despatched to Wellington to fetch up to this city our portion ol the loan, this is as it should be, but great doubts are entertained about its capacity to draw $P largMmbilnt of bullion to this province which by right belongs to it. For the last three weeks I have been very busily employed drawing,, up a scheme of water supply for the 7 city |>f, Auckland. Unlike any other that I have heard of, mine is of a most comprehensive and at the same time economical nature, and I shall be very much surprised if it is not adopted. It was*forwarded to his Kxeelleney the Governor by Ihe last mail, and as it is no doubt in print beforn this in the whole oi'Jthe Southern papers, I pee ho reason why I should not now* make it public to my fellow citizens in Auckland, ever ready as I am to let them in for a good thing. Divested of all useless ver biage, it is briefly as follows : -Take the crater of Rangitoto as a base of opera tions. From this crater dig a submarine tunnel down through the mountain, and across the channel communicating with, the Lake on the North Shore. ;-Tddo this the labor required will be trivial. Then place a long gutta percha or indiarupber tube through the tunnel, and. at the] Ran gitoto end have a large iron tank made to contain several hundred pints of water. Of course the water will not ascend from the lake to the mountain top without some motive power. 1 : I would, therefore, suggest that the head quarters of the Temperance Society should be stationed in the crater, and we may be quite sure that they will very soon draw the water up and keep Hie tank filled. To do this effectually they must be provided with a squirt somewhat stronger than ordinary. Leading down from the water-works on the peak, there should be more tubing communicating With Auckland ani the suburbs. The pain pipe should lead to Queen-street; and here I would station a very thirsty teetotaller, with orders whenever the supply, of water from the peak slackened, to apply hi 3 mouth to the surface of the pipe and call out to his friends on the crater that ____- —r had just arrived and wanted a drink, or that Os——d L s bad just hove in sight and wished to take a supply up to the young men at the Corner. Of course this would only be a blind, but all the water could be spurted into a' large tank to be kept; say, at the junction of Grey and Wakefield-streets, and capable of containing thirty or forty gallons, which would answer all our .p <.sent purposes. And besides the scheme would be useful as a means of defence, for no enemy's vessel would aare to pass tnrottgn itangitoto Channel with such a terrific water battery over head. At night, in the event of a fire, it would be necessary to pass the word through the tube that the members of the Drury ;Alliance were just meeting* to secure ■a most abundant supply from our ifrieli'ds on: the crater. So, engineer*, all, I pray you :to give' yourselves no further trouble in the matter of drawing up plans for a water supply, for 'mine will assuredly be accepted, a,qd if they are, as some slight compensation for your anxieties, I.will ask you all to a idrink, as soon as the main tauk is fixed ;in Queen-street. .... * I

The other evening Dick went to a lec ture on Phrenology, and, as a matter of course,, at the close of the lecture, he had ;bis " bdmps" ; felt. He says the- doctor's a fiist-rate chap—simply, I expect, be cause he gave him a first-rate character. Dick says he sat on a form, with the au dience grinning at him; but he cared not for that, for he is a noble-minded youth, despite his many foibles. " Yes, dad," says Dick, " I thought Id-see what the professor thought of me, so, after he had done his bit of speechifying,'lgoes up to him, and says, 'Will you please feel my bumps ?! 'With pleasure,' says he; and: at the same time held out his hand, which }I, of course, at once filled with coppers. So he says, ' Sit down here, young man, ;and take off your cap.' And then he turns up the Guffs of his coat, turns over the yvhite of : his shirt sleeves, and,,after a little perliminary dodging ahout my hair, .he gives the ; fbiktrin description of me, which I consid£rj, Had, i§ yerj;.fiatterin'. Says he :—' You were bora, young man, lata time when yon were very young; land'your-mother wasH*_- woman. She had descended from a long line of ances tors before'her,' '■' : I can't,' says he,'' say jsp much for yc-u'r father, for,: from 7 the jappearahce of this left bump behind the, ear,.l should think he.had/but few pr - Igenitors. yburniother w&s'.a i w.qman of Imany parts, and, had she not died, |she" would, I have no doubt, have been alive : .at * the, ~ present time. She was too endowed with considerable 'personal attractions.' ' Yes,' interrupted I, .she took' afte/me.' ;'.Silence, s|r| continued; he, Vl. nam f/ nottasking. your ; advice with regard ; : to my diagnosis,, -Your mother was clever, but, alits J who in ;the ; gods lore—die r young.. Your-father, :I grieve to, add,'l:cannot:Spea.k.^>'C in such iflattering terms. He is evidently an ; .old; 'jman who has ?be£n younger/;!'doubt not, 'at one period of his existence. ;rHe is,; I ;fear, much.given : to ;mixed, dr,ink?, and is ivery bald at the back part of his occiput." ;Now, dad, this considerably riled me, so \l fired up, and says I, '.*; What'have you .got to say agin my old man—'cos, dou't do it just, and so I tell you.' He seetnea deeply affected at this filial outburst of j emotion, and after wiping his eyes, he I continued,: 'Well, young man, I will leave the subject of the author of your -being; for, poor old man, he can't help .'bein an unfortunit writer for the press. |But they do say he's very weak in his iintellecks, through a too frequent use of ip.b.' Then, I hit him but instead of his •resentin it, he uays jiblitely, ' Well, well, ■h6y, I'll excuse your feeling; it is but

"hatter&l.' Bc*ooj| governor^ saysj| 1; ■^On't'^anb^y father's cliatacter *^pt m^ jfroth-rw*. nrttlier." Just give me my own, and that's about whatJ^mit^And. then. he^jßgain ploagUea^tDrouglt.my hair, a^d* ••ilbkiijd .m^^tfin|»3 to that* degree^! didu't-_nW- whatlier,.l - was v a. standing' ;on rilV head ,oi mf; teels. 'This is a, Uood / heah,-'-saysbe, «this is a fine head, aud:-wit_" many well developed qualities, but1 grieve to say they are^out-balanced by the bad ones.' Here," says h<v.iß an incipient love for Tommy Dodd;. here is admiration for the damsels of the bar strongly developed, but these are qua lified by a-love -of literatoor, -. the. drama, aud especially the, circus ; ; music, ty9rj*> s'trbngly :developed.'-r Do' you says he, s^ae^jTsßriEinOSr-J freflr bump. 'I do.'says I. 'So I thought —musical faculty strongly developed,— what do you play ? ' 'At pitehpenny, says I 'Oh ! ' says lie, ' but you have a*taste fbrthe flftevarts? 'fyt¥^A^r I, SI can'dd «i trick at fi^d^witli heyef and there a one, and at Yankee grab I has few" ekals.' 'Ah !' * says he, -you will get on in the world. Have you been lon^n Auckland .->: VW¥. hs' I rbplied. ■ Atihis;he pohdei^a dbeply— striking out boldly for-fresh bumps mean whiie. At last he hit upon one which secmedtb give him much pleasure, for, says., he, * A great future is beforP. you f'bufc let mc warn you, boy—dabble not in politics, or they will! *WJ your ruin. ' How so.? * says 1,, ' You,.have that in you, from your: pvt_t confessioiijs which will lift yon albnfti If yoii;' are Jot very careful you '4'iH bt elected i viUighway Board man, tbeh a 1 Borough'Ootin-cillor, then a Provincial Councillor, then^ pro bably, Mayor of A'tickland; frbm tH_t" to the General Assembly is. but a step^and, unless yqu wat^U it Rir, and get. you.P venerable-parent-,tb look sha'rpvafter you, I wretched career by becoming Colo nial Secretary ~or even Premier;' and; the Great^Phrcnolosjat }fairly -w^*pt- With emotion. ' ' Get down, boy, get: down; and let the next lad come up'— and he put me from him, dad, as though I had done somethiog yorj^yickeid. How ever,' I think f£a Ag Igive me wasn't half a bad one, and so I don't so much care." I need scarcely say that I added my warning to that of the Ph_.eno-' logist, for should Dick once enter into politics I should not be surprised if he meets with the miserable fate foretold of him by the Feeler of Bumps and the Explanitor of Occiput*. « $ / NATHpriJßii Beeswing. 7

POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

[Before His Worship the Major and J. M, Dargaville, Esq., J.P.]

DnmncEXKESP.; — Two "drunkards were dis posed of in tlie usual manner. Pehjukv.—Robert Humphrey Stephenson was charged, by Solomon Fernandez, with committing wilful and;jCorropt perjury, in the: trial of the cause of ''"Fernandez .v. Crosbie and othera," at the: Supremo Court, on the 21st June, IS?! —Mr.~ Hesketh appeared for the defendant, and applied.for an amendment of the information, inasmuch as the trial had occupied three days, and it had not been shown oh which the alleged perjury had been [committed. Neither did defendaut know in \vhat the perjury consisted. Moreover, as the mat ter stood, it would be necessity to productl cTulcnce to prove the truth of every word uttered by defendant during the trial ; and in that case he might" 'have to hunt all through the province tofind witnesses. In any case ho was unable to go on with the matter, defendant being totally unprepared, inasmuch as he was unaware of the details of what was charged against him.—Mr. Sheehan replied, .on behalf of fheprdseculioh, and consented to the requisite alterations in the information.— Counsel having conferred in the matter, the case was ndjourned until this day fortnight, the iflh instant* expenses of witnesses being allowe I.—John Crosbie was then charged with a similar offence. —Mr. Hesketh stated that Crosbie was under subpoena a^t a trial at the Supreme Court.—Mr. BrootfieH/for prosecution, appUedfor a warrant to compel bis attendance, as the subpoena was no excuse for not appearing on an indictable offence when that for which he was subpeeued was only a civil -one.—Mr.' J. B. Russell (with* Mr. Brookfield) pointed out that as the do^ fendant had only been' summoned to the Supreme Court on a civil matter, he would hot have -been held in any -respect ac.'buntabio for non-appearance, and there fore should have attended to answer the criminal charge against him. Nothing could excuse him for non-Utendauce, andawarrant blight to issue.—At'this jUnctUr^, info_*matton reached their Worships that the Supreme Court hail adjourned Until next day ; and shortly aftorwards Mr. Crosbie appeared.— •Mr. Hesketh, on bis" behalf, .then raised the same objections as in the preceding case.— Mr. Brookfield thought that counsel for de fendant had fallen into error ; —this was not a trial, but -Bimply a..preliminary investigation. For various reasons, he objected to the altera tions in the information. He thought:that nothing was to be done but,for their Worships to ascertain -whether-'the'defendant had in their opinion perjured himself; and, if so, to send the case up to the Supreme Court for trial.—A discussion then ensued between counsel as to the proper form of information, and many quotations were made. The Bsnch were of-opinion that although the information in its present form was valid, yet more definite particulars should Imyejbeeugiven, so that de fendant might havebeen prepared tocoinbat tho bharge brought against him.^The information jwas then amended in sUch" manner as to give definite particulars, and Crosbie was. t hep jch&rged'in the ustfil form Y.-*-Mr. HesWth theft leaid that under the amended T he' could no -longer appear' as counsel, as his testimony would be required. Other- witnesses also were ia.t Grahamstown, and therefore he, could npfc. igo on with t'he^ matter.—Mr. Russell replied; •urging the Bench to proceed with the iuvestf-; iga(,ioh,;and^ if ntfebssary, 'send the case to the ;Supremo Court for trial. jTlie -object of,thiß, l-preliiinn'di'y'investigation' was sioiply to ensure' trie retention of defendant j.n the,country.p- j ■Tlie Bench thought;it would be a 'harsh imatter to go on with thepi'Oi^edingSja^,.Ui}«|er ■existing" ciiThm9tahce's'"-'defendrtht had "no 'counsel, a^d .his .wi^csses^were.. absent, : Mi\^ jHe-keth -liaving ' beeii conVpelled" to withdraw" 'from his adyocauy.—After a long discussion*., •oii'tlie1 point' of ■'aliowi__g r cob'ts, and as to trie adjournment of the ca.se—to which Mr. Brook-. field and Mi-. Russell objected,'and'for which Mr. Hesketh applied—tho Bench adjourned the hearing of the charge until this day week, counsel for the prosecution still objecting to the postponement. —No costs were ordered, and defendants were admitted to bail.

Gambling.—Some young ladies go on play ing at vmgt-te-un till they get past thirty.

What sort of a person is the " Swell of the Ocean" we have < heard so much.of ? i Who makes the " Bed of the. Ocean," and also, who lies upon it ?

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. 'NAPIER.'

LATER FROM PARLIAMENT.

The,- ide., 'Napier,*w'Hieh arrived?from Napier this morningV; bribgs p"a*jwrsj;ti«> the _7wyul% and-news from 'V^elUngtqn of,the same date. We gire the following horn the-Meraid: —

WAIROA

"' '21.'—Five""Ngati porous, under Porter's command, arrived to-day .from-Maungapowhatu, with letters for Ropata, who has not yet joined ; they appear to have been unable to find him hitherto. Captain Porter is stated to be still pushing on, having left Mr. Large with 38 men at Maungapo whatu. Ropata's delay is probably caused by ""snow or inclement; weatherj; freshets, or some of th,e! 'thousand "andiioqeTnameless obstacles which will intervene on a line of march in such country.

WELLINGTON.

: September 25.—The first pile of the Hutt bridge was driven by the Governor on Satur day. —A capital lunch wa« given afterwards, at which,2oo peopleisat down. —The annual address Wa.s delivered, by the Governor on Saturday to the' %ew Zealand Institute. — James Hill, a boy ten years old, had his brains kicked out by a poney at the Hutt on SRt|ircjay.x He.if uoj; dead-yet, btjt- there is noihopjie.pl his l^e^eiry. —The Rera.."M'Wil lif___ ancf fenell wla-p ibrdained priests* of the Ohiirc^ |a England :*_t the English-/Church yesterdays by the-Bishop of. WielJiflgtrfn.—An address to Sir David Monro is being got up, and in recognition of the impartial manner in which he performed the duties of Speaker. — The Synod of Wellington meets to-morrow. . September.26.—^hljalcomc, ex-Provincial Treasurer,'is'appointed to an office in the _Sfative"Xkhas'T)gpartment at Tauranga.— It is rumoured that the Swedish and Nor wegian immigrants are dissatisfied, and that .numbers are? having their .'passages paid home and to other colonies by the Govern ment. The experiment is said to be a partial failure. —Messrs. O'Neill and Brown, members of theHpttfe.of Representatives, who reported lately tpj stfme Wellington gold mines, visited the Never Despair claim at Terawiti, yester day, and report that if proper machinery is obtained, it would pay handsomely. : Six peti tions were presented to day from the Roman Catholics, on the Educa'ion Bill. The com mittee to enquire into the management of the Telegraph Department,- announced to the House th§f they desired to examine Captain Pearce, of the steamer Gutheribucg, and ob tained leave to sit during, the sßtjng of the House. iThe Minister of Pubiie^yiorkß' state ment is postponed until to-morrow. Mr. Stafford announced the formation of an orga nised opposition. Mr. Macandrew moved a resolution in Committer of Supply, that the committee ba instructed to ; reduce all salaries 25 per cent, above £400, and arrange for amalgamation of offices, with ; a view to lesson the number of civil servants. , Tbe;deba(je qn the motion has hot j et concluded." The" Go vernment oppose the discussion. —The Wel lington Synod met to-day, when Bishop Hadfleld delivered the opening addrttw*. * ■{ J

THE LATEST.

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WELLINGTON

ocp4««»fco_- s?fl. nvsnine-.—Si* "betitibns were prpseated to-day from the Roman Catholic* on Education Bill.—The committee tOeh'quiife into the management of the Telegraph De partment, announced to the House that they desired to examine Captain Pearee," of the steamer Gothenbusg, and obtained leave to sit during the sitting of the House. — The Minister of Public Works' statement ii postponed until to-morrow. —Mr. Stafford announced the formation of an organised opposition. —.Mr. Macan drew moved a resolution in Committee of Supply, that the committee be instructed to reduce all salaries 26, per cent, above £400 and arrange for amalgamation of offices with a view .to lessen ; the-number.of civil bervants. —The debate on the motion has rot. yet concluded.—The Government oppose t lie discussion^Tße Wellington Synod mettoc day,, when Bishop Hadfield delivered the opening ad-Ires*. • September. 27. —The House sat till- half: past three o'clock this morning.—The Govern ment desi'-ed to see the first item of the esti mates passed, and then to obtain" the assent of the House to their policy.— Members, opposed this course. They wanted, to hear the Minister of Public Works' statement, first. Each side tried-to tire the other out.' The Government gave in at tiree o'clock.— , Committee reported progress without any vote being passed. , . . „..?

DUNEDIN.

; September" 27.—Richel'dt's new'trial-has commenced.—A* memorial lias been presented' to the City Council to purchase the gas works. —rCorporal Ogilvie won. the Artillery. Chal lenge Shield, scoring 63.

TOKOMAIRIRO.

September 27.-A petition against the in troduction of immigrants has been forwarded for presentation to the Assembly. "',.. .

OAMARU.

• September 27.—Mr. M'Kay's rasidisiice has been destroyed'by'fire. It was insiireOh the' (Liverpool and London for.£j.so.;y '_■"''• . .

SUPREME COURT. — Civil Sittings.

TUESDAY, (OCTOBER 3,

£Before; His'_lonor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight, Chief Justice, and a Special JuryJ His Honob took his seat on the bench at 10

b'olock, vrrpj v rT&fi --■'•'.'".-•", "'.**." .:'-.':' 1 *McNico__ v. the WaiboA Road Board.— The facts of this case were published yester day at considerable length." The cause came to an abrupt termination by the knowledge thAt at thy* "tiinfe-df.' tife- alleged; dedication *of the road by the plaintiff there was a mortgage' bver-th^land' 6b Thomas Hendewoh _nd John JMaeffarlatttji merchants-, of the* tiity of Aucki: l and, 'and* thej ■ print, ipat -was dvi' at the: tinie '.i.l.posed 'dedication : waa-made".—Mr.r '--M-_e'J porrtiick sAid therecould b& no dedication of : laud under such'iJirouinst'ahce'&.^The ipl-_irifc*ff: •JwiU'-put* rintii 'the'bdx, audi,"identi_ied; ftbe mortgage deed, upon which the plaintiff boiTowedl£3o6 a&TO jcter-cent. The principal was to be' paid off iri instalments of not less thau £20. A sum of £150 was duo to the mortgagees at the time of the dedication. — His Honor sustained the opinion of Mr. Mac- Cormick as to tlie law'upon* this" point. The only remaining question wss the question/of damages. The action, however, "was avowedly brought, not .to recover. d*D_tages)bpt to try a iright.—Mr. Richmond, for the plaintiff, said he had advised the" plaintiff to accept the amount of actual damage (£5).-. Under direc- - tion of His Honor the jury' found 'for pM_iii__? damages £5. Ad

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THE THMte

THIS* BAT.

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EXPECTED.

G-OLD RETURNS FOR THE

MO3TH

ALBION5 SHAFT STOPPED

Gbahamstown*, 3 p.m. I The Albion shaft has been stopped till the 3*oa_' dispute has been settled. j The Middle Star have obtained 19 ounces^ of-gold; from a crushing of 8 lbs. of stone. ' * ' *•' The Imperial Crown new tribute have began work.~~ "* The,crushing for Kelly's tributers is looking^well; 60 lbs. of. specimens yielded 44 ounces. The Long Drive are crushing. . The gold return for the month, as published in the - sutpnjary of the Thames Advertiser, is 18,085 ounces, being a decrease of . 10,569 ounces. The general1 returns are much more healthy. To-morrow, 1000 ounces is expected, from,fthe-All Nations, and several other good returns have yet to come in. r

THE SHARE MARKET.

Mn. J: 3 M.;lVEJE_coa^s Report.—There is no improvement &§tup ibare market. Caledo niau and"-Thaiftcs^stboks still have a downward tendency. My sales comprise:—Caledoniau, £102 10s; Thames, £21 j Nonpareil, £6 2s 6d. W.Hj'i ■ ' .. :

Mr. J. Newman's Report. — The share market remains dull, and^-Thames and Caledo nians have again declined' iil price. My sales comprise:— Caledonian, £105 to £102 10s; Thames, £21 to £20 10s ; Tookey, £28; Wai temata,.-Ba.;. Junction, 22s 6d. Buyers of Bank shares at full rates.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NORTH.

A public meeting of tho members and ad herents of the Presbyterian Church, at North Shore, was held last night in the church. There was a good attendance, and the Rev. J. Wallace, minister of Wangarei, occupied the chair. The' purpose of the meeting was to consider respecting the settlement of the Rev. P. Mackenzie, recently arrived in the Countess of Kintore, and after considerable, but harmonious discussion, it was unanimously resohed that having heard Mr, ''Mackenzie, the congregation express to the Preebytex-y their desire that he should be placed ever them as their . pastor, and that Messrs. Niccol, Wyles, and Crombie should represent tl_o oo__ g roga..inn at the first meeting of the Presbytery, and convey to the Presbytery this resolution of the congregation. A very cordial and unanimous opinion was expressed Regarding Mr. Mackenzie's suitableness for the charge. We congratulate our Presby terian friends at the North Shore on their wise and -judicious - action in this matter, find, from unanimous testimony,. believe that, the most satisfactory relatione! between pastor and people, and great success to Mr. Mackie's ministrations,; may be. confidently anticipated. * „'

THE EXCELSIOR MINSTRELS.

This taleuted company appeared iasl; evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre, which has been taken by them, and which affords them (nuch better convenience for the development of their comicalities than the hall in which they harve hitherto been performing. : Songs and dunces of the usual kind were executed with the usual success, and a new divertisse ment, founded on the opera of the " Bohemian Girl," proved a great hit. The programme Will be repeated this evening, and we can safely recommend even the most fastidious to go'ah'd'hkye a-good laugh at a really 'excellent md perfectly harmless entertainment.

THE GOURLAYS.

This family gave ah entertainment at the Theatre Royal last night, and the customary success attended their j sketches and clever delineations of character. This evening Mrs. McGregor will hold her levee, which we hope will 6e properly attended.

AUCKLAND ROWING CLUB.

A gen,eba_ meietinG. of the members.of the Auckland Rowing .Club was held at the Club Room, Thames Hotel, last evening.^-Major Heaphy in the chair. There was an unusually large attendance of, members. , After some preliminary '/matters had been arranged, the meeting proceeded. t° the election, of officers fqr tlie pusuing year, with, the, following result: —Patron, His Excellency the Gover nor j Vice-Patron, His Honor the Superin tendent j President, Major Heaphy; Captain, Mr. D.Oxley; Treasurer, Mr. T. Henderson, jun.; Hon. Secretary,-Mi*. G. H. Fletcher. Committee: Messrs. H. Henderson, J. Mar shall,-^. E; Isaacs, A. H. Nathan, H. Ellis, J. Copland, and J. Oxley. Severaliiew mem* bers were then proposed, after wbiGh it was decided that the season should - open on Monday next. ; It was also resolved that the Athletic Sports>sh{juld'be held in the Albert Barracks'on the 9th November, and a com mittee was appointed to arrange matters. After a vote of thanks to the retiring officers, the meetihg%(ijourhed; • '■''> -"<'- •■' ; -'

i 'Return of sick treated during the week ending Saturday, September' 30,1871. at the Prtvinoiai;'H6spital^-;-;i-Rem"ai_ied: last return, 72:j: admitted Binee; 4; discharged, _ } died. 1; remaining,_ 71; males, 59 ; females, 12, Arrangement of .cases :—Cancer, 3 ; syphilis, 2 ; scrofula,; 3 ; phthisis, 12 ; rheumatism, 6 j delirium tremens, 1; lunacy, 1; paralysis, 7 ; chorea, 2 j epilepsy, 3 ; amaurosis, 1 ; ophthal mia, 1 j Bronchitis, 6 ; aneurism, 1 j heart disease, 2 ; albuminuria, 1; liver disease, 1 j abscess and ulcer, i 5; wounds and contusions, 2; fistula, i ; burn, 1; necrosis, 1; fracture, 1 j cutaneous, T; debility, ft. A man died on the 25th instant, from the effects of fracture of ipine, indui.ing paralysis.—Thanks are re turned to the Rev. Mr. Grace for a supply of Illustrated London News. . r . .

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Boroug_ Council was held yesterday afternoon. Pre sent—His Worship the Mayor (P. A. Philips Esq.), Councillors Smart, Hampden, Georff-1 Atkin, Hobbs, Macready, and Tonks. *2f Minutes.—The minutes of the last meeti_& were read and coafirmed. s

Telegraph.—Councillor Tonks said that before the Council adjourned it was his inten tion to move a suspension of the standing orders, in order that he might bring forward a motion for the preparation of a petition to be forwarded to the General Assembly with regard to telegraphic communication bkween Auckland and the other ports of the colony. Building. Act.—The Mayor stated thatth©. Building Act was laid upon the table for the inspection of Councillors.

The Loan.—The Mayor stated that the intention of the Borough to obtain a loan would be shortly gazetted, and also advertised in the newspapers.

Thirteenth Schedule.—The Mayor stated that the 13th Schedule would come- into" operation during the present week. This would much enlarge the powers of the Council.

Dangerous Goods.—The Mayor stated that it was said that lately a quantity of dangerous goods had been landed, and he thought the time had now arrived when that Council should appoint a medical otficer to enquire into such matters. He thought there were numbers of gentlemen who would accept the office for a small fee.

City Endowments. —The Mayor stated that a deputation had waited upon his Honor 1 the Superintendent some little time ago, with reference to the question of having the city endowments handed over to the Borough Council. The Superintendent had given the. deputation to understand that this should be done if the interest and sinking fund were paid punctually. The other day he (the Mayor) asked the Deputy-Superintendent if the Superintendent had left any instruo-, tionsinthe matter. The reply was that lie" had not, but that he (the Deputy-Superinten dent) would look into the matter. There were a number of houses in the city on whieh-no rent whatever was paid, and these houses were "city endowments. The city rentals amounted, to) £2000 a-year, and when the present leases were out would be worth twice -_ that amount per annum. . In Wakefield-^ street alone there were five houses—city i endowments —which had paid r.o rent for years. The whole matter ought to be very^ carefully looked into, and he would suggest a committee of inquiry on the subject. He laid a report on the table showing the city endowments, and n-As. a list of those places Whj,vh paid no rent. v _* Gas. —The Mayor said that the deputation which had been appointed to confer with the Gas Company would do so in a few days. The deputation had been deferred in conse quence of a gentleman not being in town who was desirous of being present. .Water Company.—The Mayor stated that nothing definite had been done yet by the Water Company, but a desire had been expressed by them that they were desirous of having the co-operation of the Borough Coun-* cil. In a few days matters would be more advanced, and then he should suggest that the Borough Council and the Water Company* should hold a conference together.

- The Tbaction Engine.—A letter was read from the Provincial Secretary, stating that it was not intended to put the traction engine to any further " trials " in the streets" of Auckland.

The Seweb Nuisance. —A letter was read from the Chairman of the Harbour Board; detailing what steps had been taken in the matter of doing away with the present sewer nuisance. Only one tender had been received. for doing the job and keeping the way clean. This tender was from James Butcher, £65 for the first month, and £28 for each of the 1 other five months. —The Mayor thought that in this matter the Council should lend their co-operation to the Harbour Board, and pay ■half the expenses. —Councillor Tonks moved, "That the Council pay half the expense of 'this work. —Seconded by Councillor Smart.—- Councillor Atkin said he was very much' sur prised that the Harbour Board should ask the Borough Council to contribute half the'ex-L .pense of cleaning the harbour. Still, for the sake of the health of the citizens, he would not oDpose the motion.—Councillor George was of the same opinion as Councillor- Atkin, and at the samo time said it all came' of men belonging to the Borough Council and the Harbour Board, which he thought was a very wrong thing. —Councillor Macready said* he would not sit there and hear the Harbour Board run down, without saying a few words. The filth that caused all, or, at all events, most of this nuisauce, came from the city itself. and therefore the city Bhould pay a part of the cost of cleaning it away, The Harbour Board was constituted in the same way as the Glasgow Har bour Board, and there was not a better Board in the world. But what was the use of their quarrelling about it. If it was good for the Harbour Board, it was good for the Borough Council.—After a few words from the Mayor, who said that he considered that a Corporation, with a committee to look alter he; harbour, would have been quite sufficient,* the motion was put, and agreed to. ; The sum to be contributed by the Couucd not to exceed £100.

; Dedwood Highway Board. —A letter was. read from this Board with regard to the forma tion of a. footpath in the Ponsonby Road, asking the CouncU to make the foopath on the north side, while the Dedwood Board made the south side pathway.—On the motion oE ■Councillor Macready, it was resolved that the Council could not at present entertain the, proposition. j Advertising,—A letter was read from Mr. Charles Williamson, manager, of the fiailg Southern Cross, with regard to the adver tising.—After aome discussion, the matter was ordered to lemain as at present.

Water-cabts —A letter from the contrac tor who waters the streets, with;regard to JjWjf fixing of two tarks on the wharf, was referred to the surveyo* to report upon at the next meeting. '\ ! • y: [i •;■>•■■' ::'-V j Rspobt oj Onrr SirBVETOB.—The wsuU monthly report of the City Surveyor was read, £_so a report on the question of earth-closets. The report statjd that the earth-closet §yatep might be adoptid with advantage in S - The rule shoud, he: thought, be r'poiilie, except in the ose of proper water-clojpete; aid properly-brickel cesspits. The repofo tten went on to decribe the exact nature Sot tie. earth-closets, -h Councillor Tonks laidV the model of an larth-closet on the tablei—A report on the ;arth-closet system, draw.nnP by Mr. Fsulde^ was also rfea'd.—- After, some. discussion, the matter was referred to the" Nuisance Comijittee, to report on at a future; meeting. . ■_'■'-. ~«-._* I Monthly 4J!COT.nts. —The usual mouthlj accounts were jassed and ordered 10 be paid, amounting to &34 18s. The balance in bank, after payment jf these accounts, was stated to be £77l Os. 6dj

Appeals. —peveral appeals against ratea. were ordered t| stand over till a future dayi, It was- stated tat if ratepayers did not'appeal within one ninth they would be debarred from any appejl at all. ...... m TblegbaphJ—The standing orders were suspended, aji Councillor Tonks inovedj* " That a petitjn to the House of Assembly

THE EVENING STAR, aAfCl^Aii^ ?^DP^ 1871,



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

DITTDENDS. .'.'. £ 8. d. DATS. Nonpareil ... . 0 10 0 ... Oct.5 Multum-inPavvo 0 1 0 ... Oct. 5

CALLS, i Brighton ,... ... 0 3 0 ... Oct. 3 Nil Despenuidum.. 0. 2. G ... Oct. 4 Golden EuL-p .;'. 0 0 2 „. Oct. 6 Coronet... .„ ... 0 2 0 ... Oct. 7 Conquering Hero.;. [0 0 3: .... Oct. 11 Venua ... 0 3 0 ... Oct. 14 Bright Smile 0~T 0 ... Oct. 14 Lowland Lass ... 0: 0 6 ... Oot. 14 "WisatrCo&st ...:..,. 0- 1 0 ... Oct. 14 Scandma:vian ... .0 0 3 ... Oct. 18 Bird-in-Hand ....;. 0 1 0 ... Oct. 20



A N EXHIBITION of CHEOMO^ J\_ LITHOGRAPHS „ _ Will be opened THIS DAY (Thursday), In the" Shop lately occupied by Mr. Canning, in Shortland-' street. /"■>, -y.;y : ');;' :":'■' '__ Open from 10 to 4. .. ".._'", - 7 Wj • Free tickets for on application-to "\ .,' f; "" 'yd\ BDWD. "\VAYT_, October S, 1871. \', ■"'", Queen-afreet. s_n ■•'■:__!-. i-*.; ****.','