SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS

Flirt, schooner, 90 tons, McKenzie, from Lyttelton. Leonidas, schooner, 79 tons, Norris, from Fiji. Alarm, cutter, Seymour, from Mangawai. Kenilworth, brigantine, 113 tons, McKertzie, from JFijis. Colonist, schooner, Lewis, from Kaipara. Aurora, schooner, 42 tons, Brain, from Kaipara. Jessie, schooner, McKenzie, from Waiupu. Ivanhoe, schooner, McGregor, from Mougonui. Ariel, schooner, Brown, from Bay of Islands via Ngururu. Clyde, schooner, 34 tons, Anderson, from Wangarei. Golden Isle, schooner, 70 tons, Matzen, from Russell. Gazelle, cutter, 24 tons, Norris, from Bay of Islands.

DEPARTURES.

Kate, barque, for Sydney. Janet Dalgleish, barque, for Newcastie. Joliba, barque, for Newcastle. St. Kilda, s.s.,Flowerday, for Wanganui. Napier, s.s., Bendall, for Napier. Mary Russell Mitford, barque, Snow, for New York. Tauranga, schooner, Faulkner, for Tauranga.

The schooner Flirt arrived in harbour this morning, with a cargo of grain from Lyttelton. The Aurora left Kaipara on "Wednesday last, bringing the following cargo :—447 bags gum, 6 cases ditto, 7 ton 9 bark, 26 bales flax, Must and Co.; 80 bags flour, 23 bags gum, Stone Bros.; 10 ditto ditto, Owen.—M. Nic col, agent.

The Golden Isle brings a cargo of 119 tons coals.

'lhe Colonist, from Kaipara, brings 9£ bags gum, Stone Bros.; 85 bags ditto, 2 cases, 6 empty jars, Must and Co.; 47 bags gum, Must and Co.; 1 fly wheel, Graham.—M. Niccol, agent.

Per s.s. St. Kilda, for Wanganui: 1 case, Clark and Son ; 5 packages, 6 doors, 6 bundles mouldings, Union Sash and Door Company ; 1 package, Ireland ; 2 packages plants, Cruick shank, Smart and Co.—A. Buckland, agent.

The schooner Leonidas left Levuka for Auckland on the Ist instant, with several passengers, including Messrs. Beddoes, Judd, and "Wilson. The schooner Na Noba was 'fitting up to leave for Auckland, 'i he small yacht Mabel, Captain Robinson, had arrived safely at Levuka.

The schooner Colonist arrived from Haipara yesterday, having left there on Wednesday. She brings a cargo of 20 tons gum, &c.

WRECK OF THE MIDNIGHT.

The Midnight sailed from Levuka on Satur day last, on a pleasure-trip to visit Messrs. Henning's plantation at Mokogai. After fail ing to get iuto Mokogai the vessel ■was put about and hove-to outside the reef for the night; but, owing to light winds and strong currents, she drifted on to a shoal about 2.30 a.m., which proved to be the extreme end of the Passage Island reef. Every endeavour was used to get the vessel clear —all her anchors being lost in the attempt, the boat was sent to Mokogai for assistance. Shorty after the boat left, a schooner was sighted ; signals of distress were hoisted, and the schooner bore down and sent a boat over the reef. She belonged to the America. Mr. North, mate oFthe Midnigbt, jjolicited tbe loan «£-« ---kedge or anchor, and, if that could not be had, to send their boat back and run a line out from the Midnight to a shoal a short distance to windward. Mr. North also pointed out the dangerous position of the vessel, and also how easily she could be relieved and gob clear, The boat returned to the America, and on her arrival that vessel made sail, and to the aston ishment of all on board, the Midnight sailed away, leaving the crippled vessel and all hands to their fate. The tide making, the Midnight hardened on the eef, and commenced bump ing heavily. No assistance turning up, it was thought advisable to form a raft to provide for the safety of the passengers (nine in number), which was completed shortly before sundown, at which time a boat was observed bear ing down to the wreck from Mokogai. On her arrival she proved to be a very leaky old boat, with the Midnight's dingy in tow. A consultation was held, and the condition of the vessel being very unsafe —the rudder un shipped and broken, and the water over the cabin floor —it was determined to desert the vessel, and endeavour to save life by making for the Passage Island, distant eight miles. Every care being taken, the landing was effected, after a very dangerous passage, in a leaky and over-loaded boat, with Midnight's dingy (also over-loaded) in tow, between 8 and 9 p.m. on Sunday; and all remained on the island till Tuesday, when they were taken off by the schooner Mary, which had come out from Levuka in search of the Midnight- On leaving the island, the Mary proceeded as near as possible to the scene of the wreck, but nothing was visible; and, from the position the wreck was left in, it is the opinion of all on board that she must have gone down in deep water shortly after being deserted on Sunday night.— Fiji limes, May 20

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :—

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to morrow, at 11.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Tauranga, per Bella, this day, at 4 p.m. For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per Novelty, to-morroW, at 11 a.m. •For Gisborne, per Tawera, to-morrow, at 9

a.m. For Napier, per Star of the South, to-morrow, at 2 p.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Napier station will be received at this office till 2.30 p.m. For Wangarei Heads, etc., per Clyde, on Wedneday 14th inst., at 2 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places per Nebraska, will close at this office on Friday, 16th 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 4 Europe via England, at 12.30 p.m. For.tfnited Kingdom via San Franciaco, at 12.30 p.m. For money orders, registered letters and news papers, at 11 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 1 p.m., and by the mail agent on board the steumer up till time of sailing

M^ The f P^lic are informed that at tht^ffi BOf P°l tage can °°w be procured man Tin,,? 0?' T d, attenti°* is directed to SirOpot^ 0118 whic^fc- S. B. Bisb, Chief Po»tma*tw.

COMMERCIAL.

Eves-ing- Stab Ofßce, Monday afternoon

Messrs. Samuel Cochrane & Son held a land sale n.l their mart, to-day. Lots '1, 2, and 5, having 33 feefc frontage each, to Princes street, Onehunga, realized £3 per annum. Lot No. 6, having a frontage of 99 feet, sold for £5 par annum. Part of allotment 4, of section 12,*neav Mechanics Bay, £4|per annum. These allotments were let for a term of twenty-one years, being Native Reserves. 293 acres, 3 roods, 35 perches, being allotments 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10, of the Parish of;Waimama, County of Opotiki, realized £258 7s.

POLICE COURT.

This following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, June 17, 1871: —

Tuesday, June 13—Messrs. Taylor and Turton. Wednesday, June 14—Messrs. "Wood and

Baber. Thursday, June 15—Messrs. Beetham and A, Clarke.

Friday, June 16—Messrs. Daldy and Dar gaville. Saturday, June 17—Messrs. Dilworth and J, A. Gilfillan.

BERTH.

Aley.—On June 9, at Park Road, Graf ton Road, Mrs. Alfred Aley of a son. ,

DEATHS.

Bates.—On the 9th June, on board the Kenilwort Mr. William Bates, aged 27. The funeral will leave Beetham's Corner, OHehunga, at half-past S o'clock to-day. Friends please accept this invitation.

Day.—On June 11, Mary Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Mrs. Day, Wynrtham-street, aged i years. The funeral will leave to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock.

Max-well.—On the sth June, at Cambridge, Wai kato, Mr. "William Maxwell, late of the 58th Regiment, aged 52 years.

The Evening Star. MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1871.

We would draw attention to the fact, that to-night a farewell tea will be given to the total abstainers cf the Rosario, at the Parnell Hall. Recitations, speeches, music, &c, will give variety and enjoyment to the meeting.

A meeting of No. 3 Company Cadets, will be held at the Drill Shed, this evening, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of electing a Lieutenant and Ensiga.

J The inimitable " Bellringers" are to play to nrgu:lf a§ the JJervoupoiijUna, :sr»«t,i» bu^o, and we have no doubt will be liberally patronlocd by the people of that suburb.

We would draw the attention of North Shore residents to the alteration in the time table of the p.s. Enterprise, by which the last trip of th'»t boat from the North Shore is fixed at a quarter to five, and the last from the Queen street Wharf at a quarter past five.

During the passage of the schooner Kenil worth from Levuka to this port, one of the passengers, Mr. Bates, died from dysentry. The deceased left the Fiji 3 with his wife and family, and when he came on board was in very delicate health. Dr. Merritt came up with him, but his services were of no avail. He died on Friday last, and his body has been brought on here for interment. Wo under stand that deceased was a brother-ia-law 'to Mr. GHbbocs, of the Thames.

POLICE COURT.—Monday.

[Before J. O'Neill and E. F. Porter, Esqs., Justices.]

Dhunkenness. —Four persons wero punished in the usual manner.

Impounding Act.—Jas. Jackson for having a goat tethered in Hobson-street was fined 2s. 6d. and costs.

Breach of S&aug-hteb House Beguia tions —John Mullaly was charged by the Inspector of Slaughter-houses with having allowed a pig to remain in the Slaughter house for over forty-eight hours without killing it, and then removing; ifc without permission. —Mr. Joy appeared for the defence, and Mr. Sheehan for the prosecution.—John Mullaly and two other witnesses gave evidence, but the Bench decided that, from the loose way in which business seemed to have been trans acted, and the difficulty of identifying the pig, the case should be dismissed.

Assault.—J. McDermotfc was charged by John Mullaly with having on the 2nd inst. assaulted him, by pushing him out of the slaughter-house.—J. Mullaly deposed that he was engaged 'in sharing a pig, when defendant came behind him suddenly,, and shoved him out of the slaughter-house.— Cross-examined by Mr. Sheehan : When wit ness admitted that he had jaat joined in a cheer against defendant when he was pushed. Had had no conversation of any kind with defendant at the time. The witness contra dicted himself a good deal, and fenced so much as to be repeatedly reprimanded by the Bench.—Peter G-ardiner deposed to. a quarrel on the occasion respecting fees between prose cutor and defendant, and McDermott saying he would not allow the pigs to be taken away without the fees being paid. Mullaly said he did not care about McDermott, and a cheer was raised against McDermott. — Edward Richards corroborated the previous wit ness. Heard the word " muckman" used with reference to McDermott. All were cheering and standing round McDermott.— Michael. McMahon, a man in the employ of Mullaly, deposed, generally, to effect, admit ting that if McDermott had done his duty he would have pushed them all out.—This closed the case for the prosecution.—Mr. Sheehan addressed the Court for the defence, but did not call witnesses.—The Bench held that from the contradiction in evidence, and the admissions made, the case should be dis missed—holding the opinion that the persons in charge of the slaughter-house must be up held in the performance of their duties.— Dismissed accordingly, each party paying his 1 own cost*. c, jv j c, .

SUPREME COURT. —CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

MONDAY, JUNE 12.

[Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight, Chief Justice".]'

His Honoe took his seat on the Bench at 10 o'clock.

Obstruction. —Queen t. Auson.—This was an indictment for obstructing a road. The defendant was brought up on a Bench warrant. The proceeding was taken at the instance of the Devonport trustees, North Shore. The defendant is a very old settler at the North Shore, and has built a wall round his land, which wall, it is said by the trustees, encroaches upon the public highway. By his Crown grant he is entitled to five acres, but by the surveyor the land enclosed 5 acres 1 rood 37 perches. In consequence of this encroachment, it is said, the road cannot be carried along the beach to the proper width.— Mr. Joy appeared for the defendant, and asked for an adjournment to the next Circuit Court, on the ground that the witnesses for his client were all surveyors, and the where abouts of some of them were not even known. —After some discussion, the trial was post poned till next Circuit Court. The Murder of Gilfillan at the Waikato. Thomas Polloh Muirhead was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with the wilful murder of George Bond Gilfillan, at Rangia whia, on the 20th of March last. The prisoner was formerly a constable in the Armed Con stabulary, the deceased being also a member of the same force.—Mr. Brookfield appeared for the Crown, Mr. Hesketh defended the pri soner.—The statement of this case, as made by His Honor the Chief Justice to the Grand Jury, has been already published. The lead ing facts are widely known. The Crown Pro secutor, in opening the case to the jury, ex plained, with some minuteness, the state of the law as to murder. The jury, he said, were at liberty to infer the malice from the act of killing. The burthen was upon the prisoner to prove that he was not actuated by a ma licious motive. The defence, he believed, would be that the prisoner, at tho time of the commission of this crime, was in such a state of mind as not to be accountable for his ac tions. It was said that he was a hard drinker, but it would appear in evidence that though a hard drinker, he was never known to be drunk. There had never been any pe culiarity observed in the prisoner that would lead to the inference that he was insane. In cases where the result of iutoxication was set up as a defence to a charge of murder there was great difficulty. It had been held by tho most eminent judges that partial insanity would not excuse the crime of murder. Where the insanity was re ferable to habits of intemperance the same high authority held that the condition of tho accused was to be strictly interpreted upon the presumption of sanity until the contrary were proved. The question was whether the accused person knew the nature and quality or in.trwov.~-uj iu»u to etood nhareed. There must be un inability to discriminate between right and wrong. The jury would have to apply their common tense and judgment to tho facts detailed in the evidence, and to judge from them whether tho prisoner was at the time able to jud":e of his act. It would be shown that the deceased and the prisoner hnel quarrelled a ?ew days before this unfortunate oerv.v.vcnce. It would bo proved that the prisoner was ordered to march with tho mau now deceased, but prisoner refused to march with Gilfillun, md the reason lie gave for his refusal wis that " there was ill blood between tlßrn." He would ask the jury to infer malice from this evidence if they bslieved it. It waß a painful thing to condict a prosecution for murder. He congrutultted the jury that, in this province, at all events, there had not been a prosecution of the khd for some years past. But the Crown and he jury had a duty to the public to discharge. They would not, therefore, shrink fron/that duty. He did not ask them to strain t/e effect of the evidence against the prisoner it the bar. There was no desire to deal harshly by him. But the crime was one wbch in the interest of the security of the jlve3 of men the Crown was bound to punish if proved.— George Scholfield/a constable of the Armed Constabulary, des/ribed the plan of the block house of Rangiawiia as correctly drawn, and deposed :On thf2oth of March la»t I was assisting to loada dray in front of the block house at Rangiwhia. Those about the dray could only seethe door of the blockhouse. We were all gfng in and out of the block house. I knevf the deceased. He was a trooper in the Constabulary. The prisoner was also assisting b load tho dray. The arms were piled, " letning against the blockhouse." Gilfillan was inide the blockhouse. The belts and pouches wjre hanging on the rifles. We should have pu the belts on when the dray was loaded. lis against orders to carry the rifles loaded, f iergeant Collins was in charge of the men. So orders had been given that morning to loal the rifles. If such an order had been mdc Sergeant Collins would have given p. While I was at the dray I hearj a shot fired. The report proceeded froc the inside of the blockhouse. I went towards the door. I saw the prisoner coming out of ior-way. He had hii musket in his hand. [ could not say whether the musket had bea recently discharged. He said, " 1 have done [>r him now ; the traitor could not live." Theb were the words. (The witness marked on th< plan the position occupied by the several pares.) I rushed into the room. I saw Gilfillan. I saw that he had been shot. The prisoner vas standing just inside the door. Gilfilla was kneeling. He had his hands to his blast. The prisoner went out side. Gilfillar spoke to me upon my enter ing the rood The prisoner could not hear what he bid. Gilfillan made a state ment. I exaijned him. He was bleeding from the lef breast. I took off his belts. I triedto take his tunic off, but he struggled so rich that I was obliged to cut it. _ I carried In to the guard-bed with the assistance of a other constable. I cut open his shirt and iistcoat, and saw the wound. The ball had isaed out through the back, almost in a stiight line to the point at which it entered. üb-Inspector Smith arrived about half-pasi three o'clock and took down Gilfillan's statiaent. Gilfillan knew that ho was dying. I lieve so. He said that he be lieved he was ceding internally, and would not get over it. He asked me to write to his mother. He o said that he wished tho

prisoner had shot him dead, and not hare caused him to suffer so long. He died at 4 o'clock. Prisonerhadhis accoutrements on when the shot was fired. There had been a slight disagreement between those two men—that was a day or two previously. On the previous Saturday, TVtuirhead told me that he had had a disagreement with Gilfillan. He said he had been ordered to march from Kihikihi to Ran giawhia with Gilfillan. He declined to go, and Gilfillan went without him. I observed the prisoner's manner on the morning of Gilfillan's death. He seemed very silent and gloomy. I do not know that the two men quarrelled on this particular morning. If there had been any serious quarrel or blow struck I should have known of it. I saw the prisoner outside the blockhouse after he was arrested. I was the first person that entered the blockhouse after the shot was fired, and tbe only persons in the room were Gilfillan and the prisoner.— Cross-examined r I have been in the force nine months. I have known the prisoner only since last January. It was on the way from Kihikihi to Rangiawhia that the prisoner told me of his " diagreement" with GilfiUan. That was the .Saturday previous. He had been drinking very hard. He was under the influence of drink on the maicli. He re quired • assistance, and I was one who rendered him assistance. I did not ob serve what the prisoner did after arriving at Bangiawhia. I noticed him on the Sunday. He was very excited and wild. In fact he was in the horrors from drink. About eight o'clock at night (Sunday) we missed him from the blockhouse. Myself and two other constables went out to look for him. We were rather uneasy on account of his disappearance. We were afraid that he might do some injury to himself. We ware ordered to go and look for him by Sergeant Skene. We were an hour and a half searching for him. He had gone out -without his boots. He had neither coat nor hat on. We could not find him. We all went to bed except Sergeant Skene and another man. We thought Muirhead had gone back to Kihikihi. Abont five minutes after we went to bed we heard a cry for " help." I was one of those who got up and went to look for Muirhead. We spread out in skirmishing order, so as to find him. Sergeant Skene said the cry was in Muirhead's voice. We heard Muirhead's voice calling out "Prince," which is the name of one of the constables. The prisoner was trying to get over a hedge. He was very wird, and very excited. He did not know me at first, and asked who it was. He was rolling his eyes about, and he kept -muttering to himself. In fact we had to force him into the block-house. He did not say anything that I could understand. He appeared afraid he said of the devil. He kept looking around him and appeared very much frightened. He wanted to run. We took him up to bed. Gilfillan had a small medicine chest and gave him 30 drops of laudanum, Gilfillan had studied medicine. Three constables were appointed to sit up with the prisoner that night. I do not know how Muirhead passed the night. He was very quiet in the morn ing. I believe he went out with one of the constables to gather mushrooms. The con stable told him how he acted. (This was on Moaday the 20th, the day of Q-ilfilWs death.) The prisoner, as I said, helped to load the dray. He was one of the men told off to go with the dray to Mangapiko. There were seven men told off for this purpose. We were just about to start, when I heard the shot fired. He was holding the horse's bead ju9t previous to tny hearing the shot. Those constables to go with the dray would have their arms and ammunition. I had asked Muirhead between nine and ten o'clock that morning if ho would have some breakfast. Tho ness arrangements had not boen made. We were on the march, and we had only these mushrooms. I did not notice anything peculiar about him, only that he was a great deal quieter than usual. It was not his ordinary manner. He was so quiet that I thought he was ill. He believed the words used by the prisoner were " the traitor can't live."—Mr. Hesketh : Was it "traitor" or " traitors."—Witness : I think it was traitor. On the Wednesday after the occur rence I accompanied Jthe prisoner to Kihi kihi.—Re-examined by Mr. Brookfield : The witness did not know whether the prisoner had been drinking rum or beer on the Saturday. The assistance he required was in crossing the creeks. He was simply stagger ing like a drunken man. It was very dark when we went in search of him. There is a creek near the blockhouse in which the men go to wash. It was not in that direction we found Muirhead. It was about 8 o'clock when wo first missed him. His conduct was not more peculiar than in the case of a person the worse for liquor. I saw nothing more than I should have ex pected to find in a man who had been very drunk the previous day. He did not on the Monday morning appear like a man having delirium tremens. He took his fair share of the work of loading the dray. He seemed as rational as other men that morning. Gilfillan was kind to the prisoner. He did not appear to have any hostile feeling against the prisoner.—James Beattie deposed to the leading facts sworn to by the last witness. He was also helping to load the dray near the blockhouse. Saw Muirhead coming out of the doorway with his rifle in his hand. He had his belt and pouch on. He said, " I have done it; a traitor can't live." Gilfillaa lived about two hours and a • half after he received the fatal wound. He made astatement. Witness thought Gilfillan believed he was dying. He said he could not live more than a few minutes. He said it was impossible he could live, as he was bleeding inwardly. He said this about twenty minutes before he died. Witness heard Muirhead and Gilfillan have a " few words some days pre vious." He never heard anything of conse quence between them before that time. They were calling each other hard names in the camp cook-house in Kihikihi. They did not come to blows. It was only a wordy war. He had been drinking on the Saturday. He appeared depressed on the Monday, like a man who was suffering from the effects of drink. Witness would not consider him in the horrors from drink. There was no quarrel between the two men on the Monday, the day of the occurrence.—Cross-examined by Mr. Hesketh: The witness deposed that he knew, the prisoner for two years. His usual manner was quiet and inoffensive. His conduct was generally good. Witness never saw him drunk. Both Gilfillan and Muirhead were educated men. Gilfillan was fond of arguing points. Some in the force Baid he a rather |'ne« num." Did not mo Q-iMUau

and Muirhead drinking together on the Satur day. Saw the prisoner with the rifle in his hand just before the dray was loaded. Witness asked the prisoner why he went out the night before when the constables went" in search of him.— He said "he was afraid they were going to play some lark with him." Asked him why he cried out so. He Baid he " thought he saw the devil."—ln re-examination by Mr. Brookfield, the witness said in his belief tho prisoner was capable of knowing generally what he was doing.—Sergeant Col lins, who was in charge of the detachment, gave similar testimony. The only new matter contained in it was that he picked up a bullet in the. room where Gilfillan was lying. (Bullet produced, partly flattened.) It had struck against the window shutter. Examined the prisoner's belt and rifle shortly after. They were leaning against the blockhouse. Muirhead was sitting down a short way off. The rifle had been recently discharged. Witness examined his ammuni tion, and it was short by one round. Witness gave no order to the prisoner to load his rifle. It is against strict order to carry rifles loaded. No one else could have given the order at the time "to load" except witness. Was not aware of any quarrel between those two men that day. Was not aware of any quarrel previously.— George Skene, Sergeant in the Armed Con stabulary, corroborated the eivdence given by the previous witness, and deposed that on hearing the shot he rushed into the blockhouse. He heard Gilflllan say, " I'm shot! I'm shot!" and then groan ing. Met the prisoner coming out of the doorway with his rifle in his hand. Did not notice whether the rifle was smoking. The person said, " Ah! the traitor can't • live." Witness immediately seized him ; called two other constables to assist in disarming him. One took his rifle, the other his bayonet. Prisoner said, " See those Maoris in front!" Saw the prisoner at Kihikihi on the previous Friday. Saw him on the Sunday at Ranga whia. Saw him on the Monday, at about 8 o'clock in the morning. Placed three men to watch him on the Sunday night. He had had had an attack of " the horrors"—bo witness believed.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THIS DAT.

THE CALEDONIAN.—FINAL

DEPOSIT.

THE ALBURNIA

CALIEORNIAN TKIBUTERS.

BODY FOUND AT MIRANDA

REDOUBT.

Gba-Hamstown, 2 p.m. The Californian tributers have crushed 45 tons of stone, which yielded 21f ounces.

The Alburnia lodged 551 ounces, and the manager expects about 500 ounces from what he has in hand.

The Caledonian have cleaned up for the fortnight, the result being 14,646 ounces retorted gold.

3 p.m. The body of a man has been found at the Miranda.

The Caledonian have lodged 14,189 ounces of melted gold. There is great enquiry for Tookey shares.

DISTRICT COURT.

MONDAY, JUNE 12,

(Before T. Beckham, Esq., District Judge.) Judgments for Plaintiffs.—William Has - tie v. Henry Henderson.—Detenuo of a boat, £60.— Judgment br the plaintiff for the sum of £60, or the boat to be returned before the 26th of June.

Cases Adjoubned.—Frederick Bugden v. William Nash, £99 10s., for goods supplied. —Next Court day. Waitakerei Prospecting Gold Mining Company \ schedule of contribu tions) — Next Court day. Onehunga Gold Mining Company—loth of July. Wells Quartz Mining Company—loth of July. Defended Cases. . ,

Schedule of CoNTBrBPTioNS.—The sche dule of contributions of the Valentine Lease Gold Mining Company was brought up and confirmed, there being no opposition.—ln the case of the Hand-in-Hand Gold Mining Com pany's schedule, the name of Macgregor was struck out, after which the schedule was con firmed.—The Pride of the Ranges schedule was confirmed, there being no opposition. —In the case of the Lady Grant Gold Mining company, there were several objections to the schedule. The names of Neumayerand Moses, Barnett and Levy, Morris Marks, and Arthur Lascelles were struck out, those persons averring that they were not shareholders in the company. In the case of Mr. Marks, he stated that he never had been a shareholder, and that he had never before heard of the Goloonda claim, which was the ground which was formed into the present ' company. He happened to call at the Post-office, and there he received a letter ad dressed to " Morris Marks, Auckland." On opening it, he found that it was a scale of contribution in the winding up of the Lady Grant Gold Mining Company. He now at tended at the Court to say that he was not the Morris Marks referred to.—The Court made an order to the effect that Morris Marks, the pawnbroker, of Queen-street, was not the party indicated in the summons. Costs were allowed In the case of the, New Zealand Gold Mining Company the schedule was confirmed after the names of Hewin and Brookes had been struck out.

Obdebs.—Mr. Rees drew the attention of the Court to the orders of the Court made in theso cases, which he considered were not nearly explicit enough. His own epiaioa vm ttuife the orders on«»ht

to declare many of the facts,' and that a higher Court should, if necessary, be able to arrive at a great deal * more information than could now be obtained from the short orders of the Court, which might lead to very disas trous results under certain circumstances. His Honor said he would consider the matter.

Dttmmies.—The Court then referred to the disadvantage at which honest shareholders were often placed through the action taken by unscrupulous shareholders in transferring their interests to " dummies." For instance six men might form a company, they might get into debt, and then five out of the six might transfer their shares to dummies, while the sixth man, although perfectly willing to bear his own proportion of the liabilities, would be saddled with the whole of the debt. The law badly wanted altering, so that in the event of the " dummy" not being able to pay his share of the liabilities, the Official Agent might be able to revert to the previous share holder for payment.

Fiems.—Mr. I/usk drew the attention of the Court to the difficulty which at present existed of recovering from firms who were shareholders in gold mining companies. The sixth clause of the Act was somewhat indefi nite on the subject of delivering the schedules of contributions to these firms, and he would asked the Court whether it thought that such schedules or summonses should be addressed individually or collectively, The Court said that if there were two persons in a firm, a summons should be sent to each for the full amount. There could then be no mistake.

This was all the business, and the Court then adjourned.

SHARE MARKET.

Mis. Newman reports a fair demand for Caledonians and Thames at Saturday's rates—Shares sold, Caledonian, £163 ey div ; and Thames, £34 to £34 10s, ex div.

Mr. Saunders report"sales this day:-—. Thames sold £34 to £34 10s and £35; Caledonian, £163 to £165, in large parcels; Imperial Crown, £6; Kellys, £4.

AMALGAMATION OF CLAIMS.

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the Belfast Gold Mining Company was held at the office, Short land-street, Mr. G. T. Chapman in the chair: There was about seventy share holders present, and, after considerable dis cussion, it was resolved to form a com pany with a capital of £100,000; 10,000 shares at £10 each, The Belfasts to re ceive 2,800 shares; Poverty and Charles ton, 2,800 ; Kellys, 1,000. The remain der of the shares to be disposed of for the benefit of the new company.

The old company will be wound up.

THE BOEOT7GH COUNCIL. A heeting of the Borough Council was held to-day, at 2 o'clock. Present—The Mayor, Councillors Atkin, George, Tonks, Asher, Hampton, Smart, Staines, and Macready.— On the motion for confirmation of the minutes, the Mayor made an explanation as to his Tote in the election of a town clerk.— Councillor Q-eorge presented a petition from certain ratepayers in Napier-street, re specting repairs to the footpath.—Petition received.—Councillor Staines pointed out the fearfully bad state of Barrack-street, which, unfortunately, was a private street. He presented a petition from the inhabitants, asking for some repairs to be done to the street. He had told the petitioners that their best course would be to raise a sum among themselves, and present it to the Board, and then request the Board to supplement the sum and do something for them.—Mr. Macrea'dy and Mr. Tonks spoke against doing anything for private streets.— Councillor Tonks moved that the petition be not received. There was no seconder.— The petition was received, and the Fore man of Works instructed to examine the place, and report" at next meeting. — Councillor Smart proposed that a committee, c-sivting of Councillors Macready, Tonks, .li-kin, and the mover, be appointed to con sider [the question of office accommodation, and report at next neeting. Carried.—A letter from the Superintendent was read, stating that he could not inform the Council of the kind of books necessary to be kept by the Council, but if the Board would furnish samples of books he would authorise them for the use of the CouncD. —A letter from the Provincial Seoretary was read informing the Council of the size of allotments in Custom house-street. —A letter from the Fire Insur ance Company was read, asking the Council if they were prepared to join in the formation of a Fire Brigade, t— Letter received. — A letter from Mr. Connor was rea4 asking where the books of the City Board could be inspected, as he ' was instructed, to ►oppose certain items Letter received.—A letter from the- Colonial Secretary was read, acknowledging the receipt" of information that P. A. Philips, Esq., was appointed Mayor, and stating that as such he would be appointed a Justice of the Peace.

I June 12, 1871.

THE EVENING STAR



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