SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 6.26. HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 3.7.

STEAMER TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Enterprise No 2, 7 o'clock.

ARRIVALS.

Won»a Wonga, s.s., Brown, from Sydney. Dauntless, schooner, Moller, from Tauranga. Tauranga, schooner, Sellars, from Tauranga. Ruby, schooner, Catchpole, from Russell.

DEPARTURES.

Fortune, schooner, Parker, for the East Coast.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Wonga Won»a, from Sydney :—From Mel bourne—s bales paper, Reed and Brett, Evening Star ; 2 cases b. ware, Frazer and Tinne ; 2 pgs sundries, A S N ; 100 bags onions, 200 do potatoes, J Peak ; L cases plants, addressed : 330 bags potatoes, 120 do onions, 5 bales hops, C W Binney ; 1 portmanteau, Messrs Bovd ; 3 parcels, 1 case, Henderson and Mac farlane ; 575 bags potatoes. W J Hurst; 5 tanks malt, 10 bales hops, 2 cases do, 2 bundles corks, order. From Sydney—33 cases merchandise, Ido drapery, 4 cio cloth, 4io bags maize, 100 gunniessugar, 2 casks treacle, 41 pgs merchandise, order ; 1 case sundries J A Bar ber ; 1 parcel, D E McDermott; 1 do, bS C MiU ; 1 case, Ireland Bros ; 1 case pancakes, M Montague ; 1 case drapery, McArthur ; 1 parcel sundries E Vi ayte ; 4 cases books, Bonnington ; 2 cases periodicals, WB Upton ; 2 do do B N Manley ; 2 do do, Thos Turrell; 3 do do E Wayte ; 1 parcel, Geo Thome ; 1 case plants, Lipscombe ; 2 half-chests tea, J G Barber ; 4 cases, McArthur Shera and] Co ; 4 pgs scales, Dornwell; 1 parcel, Speaker of the House of Representatives; 1 box luggage, F Wright ; 1 dodo, Simonsen ; 333 cases fruit, Arthur; 24 bags maize, Bell Bros ; 122 cases fruit, 3 do jams, 5 cases nuts, 5 half-cases fruit, 6 quarter do do, F Peak ;25 cases fruit, M Marshall: 5 bales paper, Evening Star. For transhipment per Nevada—l case, 6 parcels, 1 trunk. 175 bales wool, 1 pkg grass seed ; 3 cases opium, 1 pkg, 1 parcel samples.-H M Jems, agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE WONGA WONGA.

The A.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Wonga Wonga, 655 tons, J W Brown, Esq, Commander, left Sydney at 3 o'clock m the afternoon of Saturday, 13th ult. Passed the Three Kings at 9 o'clock in the evening of the 17th ; arrived in the harbour at 6 o'clock on the morning of the 19th. We are indebted to Mr E C Poulden, 3rd officer, for our flies and other favors. The following are the passengers for Auckland :— Mr and Mrs Holmes and child, Captain F Philbps, Miss Holmes, Mr A Dornwell, Miss Bedford, Captain Kelly, Mrs Cane, Mr Law, and 25 in the steerage. Passengers for America:—Messrs J Thompson, W Sutton, J Hodgson. Rev P O Farrell, Mrs Boam, Miss E Sharkey, Mr J Downing, Mr and Mrs Simonsen and two infants, Messrs C H Moore, T A Bennett, R L Hall, C E Brighton, L Max, H Martin, Mr and Mrs H Glen, Mr JH .A damson, Mr W Craig, Mrs Daveson and five children, Mr and Mrs Terry, three children, and servant, and 40 in the steerage.

The City of Melbourne arrived at Sydney from Auckland the 12th instant. The s.s. Hero arrived at Sydney from Melbourne with the following passengers :—For Auckland : Mrs. J. S. Macfarlane, Mrs. Black, Mr. and Mrs. R. Jones and 3 children, Miss Morson, Miss Welch. Rev. W. R. Croxton, Messrs. W. Pole, J. Hustler, S Williams, King, and 12 in the steerage. She was to leave Sydney for Auckland on Monday, the 15th instant. The schooner Ruby arrived from Russel this morning with 56 tons slack coal. The Nukulau is now receiving cargo for Fiji, and will sail probably on Monday next. The brig Prairie sailed from Sydney for Auckland on the sth inst. Passenger—Mr. W. Richards. The brig Moa arrived at Newcastle on the 10th inst.

COMMERCIAL.

MIXING. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named belowj:—

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. ; and to-morrow at 10.30 a.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Dauntless, this day, at 5 p.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, &c, per Lady Bo wen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Kapanga, per Royal Alfred, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per s.s. Phoebe, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. Late letters will be received till 11.30 a.m. Per p.s. Nevada, on Saturday, 20th inst., as follows— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Con tinent of Europe via England at 10.30 a.m. Eor United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. 1 For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9 a.m. Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received here tilllla.m., andbythe mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sail ing. For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per Wonga Wonga, immediately after the arrival of Nebraska from Honolulu.

S. B. Biss. Postmaster.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News

FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1872.

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."

We have much pleasure in giving a pro minent position to the following able and temperate letter with reference to the recent action of the Licensing Bench. Cordially and sincerely as we believe in the value of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks, and earnestly a3 we long for the day when they will be banished from thß land, we cannot gainsay the pleading for reason and fairness in the following relative to the unquestionable " wrong that needs resist. ance" :—

Sir Toby : "Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale ?" Clown: "Yes, by Saint Anne! and ginger shall be hot i'the mouth too.— Shakespeare. " Sir, —It is well for our liberties that the legislative aud executive parts of our Govern ment are generally so distinct, and their limits and province so well defined. It would indeed he calamitous if even the best of magistrates were empowered to make the laws as they administer them. That they shall not do so is generally pretty well guarded against although that it is not altogether so is proved by the proceedings at the late Brewster Session at Auckland, when the Magistrates were petitioned to legislate that under no circumstances would a new license be granted, and when they did practically grant the prayer of tbe petitioners. The Permissive Bill, notwithstanding that it is characterised by ''the most judicial mind in Europe," Lord Derby, as " preposterous," may be all that can be desired ; facile in adminis tration, compatible with an overflowing treasury, just to vested interests, without the reproach of class legislation, and compatible with the reasonable liberty of the subject in the matter of what he eats, drinks, and avoids. It may, I say, possibly be all this, but I submit most respectfully that it ought not to be enacted either directly or indirectly by any bench of Magistrates. Emphatically the duty of Magistrates is to administer, not to make laws, and it is to be feared that our worthy magis* trates in their anxiety to extirpate the root of the dreadful malady of intemperance may have become impatient and indignant, and in the ab sence of judicial calmness become, I speak with all respect, cruel and unjust. Take a cisc : Mr. George Akera has been tho landlord of th» Red Lion, in Drake street, for seven years under a lease with nine years yet to run. During the seven years there has been but one complaint against him. He is a highly respectable citizen of unimpeachable character. Mr. Broham finds no fault with his house or housekeeping, but he has been fined for selling on a Sunday £10 and costs! Now, £10 would make a big penalty among those attached to crimes known as quasi felonies. Such a fine for Sabbath-breaking would satisfy a Sir Andrew Agnew or an Aminidab Sleek. I appeal to Scotchmen whether they ever knew such a penalty inflicted for such a first offence, even in Sabbatarian Scotland itself. Will any one of them kindly answer and say whether such a penalty is there legally possible Well, sir, we are so very much righteous in the matters of temperance and Sabbath observance that such a penalty is in our esti« mation hardly a circumstance. And our worthy justices, in their zealfforthe promotion of both, supplement this exemplary penalty by another of at least £300 ! Sir, this is sober truth—for this first offence the legal penalty of which has been paid, the justices have, without a precedent here or elsewhere under British rule, refused to allow Mr. Akers' license, and the value of his leasehold property is thereby deteriorated by £300 at the least. The puritans, during the interregnum, never knew anything like it! Surely our worthy magistrates in the enthusiasm of their zeal are forgetting to exercise judicial discretion. They are car rying out the objects of the HE. A., and re ducing the number of public houses, but to attain this supposed good ore they not doing evil—making the fine forJSabbath * breaking a mere pretext for wholesale spoliation, and adding legislation to their judicial functions, not only depriving us of our cakes and ale but making the ginger dreadfully hot i'the mouth. I dare not comment further upon this mat ter ; my *ords are too weak, and my wit too feeble, to deal with such a calamity; and I do not wish in any way to offend the worthy magistrates, whose motives are unimpeachable, and who have yet time to review their deci sion. I trust that an appeal to the Provincial Council may not ultimately become necessary. —I am, &c, A Teetotaller." '

A charge was brought against a person to day at the Police Court for keeping a pig within the limits of the city. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was lightly dealt with ; but it is as well to caution persons against persisting in this nuisance,' as Inspector Goldie is determined to sunemons to the Police Court every offender against the by law, and they will be put to inconvenience and expense through their own stupidity if they neglect this caution.

At the Resident Magistrates' Court this morning several defaulting ratepayers from the Dedwood district were required to appear before Mr. Beckham, the Resident Magistrate by the collector of highway rates, but on the opening of the list it appeared that the de fendants had all thought discretion the better part of valor, and had paid the amount demanded, together with the costs.' Looking at the Tarious improvements now being carried out for the benefit of all the owners of property in that district we are surprised to find any objections made to pay the moderate rate at which the ratepayers in public meeting assembled assessed themselves.

Tenders are required by tho City Council for quarrying and spawling 5000 cubic feet of stone, and conveying the same to the stone breaking machine at Mount Eden.

The following incident occurred in the J Resident Magistrate's Court to-day in the case j of Ogilvie v. Campbell.—Judgment: —His Worship : The Court after considering the evi dence given in this case is of opinion that judg ment must pass for the plaintiff. —Mr. J. B. Russell: Judgment for the plaintiff.—His Worship : Yes. —Mr. J. B. Russell: I stated to the Court upon the opening of the case that there are other matters involved besides | this particular matter. I presume the Court will not object to grant me an appeal.—His Worship : Whatever the law allows you you can take advantage of.lf tho law allows you you can take advantage of that. —Mr. J> B. Russell: My application is that the Court will grant me its consent.—His Worship : I have some doubt about that. I must consider of it. It is one of a class of cases that can be brought here in which if the law and tho evidence were against you honor, honesty, and morality would declare there was no defence whatever. —Mr. J. B. Russell : That is a question for my client. I ask in the interest of justice that you will grant me an appeal. Hi 3 Worship: Justice! You have got justice. Judgment has been given for the plaintiff otherwisa it would not be justice. Judgment for the plaintiff.—Mr. J. B. Russell: Will the Court giant me nn appeal ?—His Worship : The Court must consider of it.-~Mr. J. B. Russell: When will the Court give me an answer ? —His Worship : When the Court rises. We clip the ft "'.owing from the Coromandel Mail of yesterday:—"The circulation of New Zealand newspapers is growing rapidly) and the Auckland Evening Star seems to enjoy the largest circulation of any daily journal in New Zealand. Our contemporary of Saturday last says : ' We yesterday printed and circulated 3,203 copies of the Evening Star. This was in excess of our average cir culation owing to the interest excited by Haley's defence. On several occasions before it has reached 3,000, but latterly it has been verging on 2,700, an average which wo under stand is nat approached by any other daily paper in New Zealand.' Wo believe the Dunedin Evening S!ar stands second in the colony in point of circulation, having an average of aboii 4-. 2,500 copies, whilst the Otago Daily Tines tome" third, with about 1,800 or 1,900." There was a very good attendance at the Prince of Wales Theatre last evening on the occasion of a benefit to Mr. J. G. Joyce. The fine comedy of "Old Heads and Young Hearts" was performed most successfully. Mr. Joycs played the principal character, and appeared to immense advantage. Other im personations were well rendered. Mr. Joyce received a call before the curtr.in at the close of the last act. He thanked the audience for their Bupport both on this and on all occasions. Mr. O'Neill then sang a comic eong, and the performance concluded with the laughable fare? of " A.S.S." The same programme will be repeated this evening, and is well worth seeing. We note that among the passengers of the Wonga Wocga are Monsieur and Madame Simonsen, and we understand that they will consent to stay in Auckland for a short season " should sufficient inducement offer." Madame Simonsen has long been known as a prima donna in opera, and Monsieur Simonsen, the celebrated violinist, is without an equal on this side of the equator. We are sure that the Auckland public will welcome them, especially as there is such a dearth of " stars" at present. We have been appealed to respecting a scandalous neglect on the part of somebody. The Phcebe arrived at Onohunga yesterday. Consignees had advertised perishable goods for immediate sale, and the drays havo not yet reached the city. Is this monopoly, or what is it ? One thing we do say it is a dis« grace to somebody, and demands that steps be taken to prevent its repetition. His Honor the Chief Justice will sit on Monday at the Supreme Court for the hearing of matrimonial and divorce ca?es. The first case for disposal is White v. White and Bennett. Entries will be received to-morrow evening for the games and races to take place in the Albert barracks on St. George's day. The Occidental hotel is the rendezvous. A meeting of the trust2es of the Aucklaud Savings' Bank will be held at 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon next. Tenders are required for the supply of certain articles for the Home of Ncjlected and Destitute Children, Newton. We have received a number of papers from the Government Printer at Wellington relating to various matters. A lecture will be delivered in the Pitt street school room this evening, by the Rev. C. W. Rigg. Subject, "The Cherubim."

POLICE COURT.

. THIS DAY. Before Messrs. J. M. Dargaville, and W. A. Graham, J.P.'g. DRUNKENNESS. Pour drunkards were fined 5s each and costs. THE PENAITX FOB USING BAD LANGUAGE. Michael Mullens, charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act by using obscene and indecent language in Wyndham street, denied the charge, and the offence was proved by Mr- I JBrownhil), shoemaker. The prisoner had applied to him for work, and made use of the language complained of when work was re fused hira. Pined £5, or tho alternative of two months' imprisonment, ANOTHEB CHABGE OE WIFE BEATING. Richard Doherty was charged with violently assaulting JMJary Doherty, his lawful wife. Prom the evidence of the woman and her daughter it appeared that the prisoner re turned home the worse for liquor, and his choler was raised at seeing one Brown taking tea with them, which lead to the assault complained of. Tlie prisoner in defence said that the charge was preferred to get him out of the road. The Court sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with hard labor.

J A REFORMATORY WANTED. v Henry Moss, aged 12, William Small, aged 13,-and John McCarthy, aged 11 years, three boys who had to stand on the seat in the dock to be seen, were charged with stealing the sum of £1 17s. from tho till of John Huttley, Shortland street. The prisoners pleaded guilty, and Moss accused another boy in Court named Price, who had been discharged for the same offence, with being implicated with them in the robbery. The Court sentenced the prisonersto 24 hours' imprisonment, and to be once privately whipped by tlie turnkey. LEAVING A CART UNATTENDED. George Taylor was charged with a breach of the Municipal Corporation Act by leaving his vehicle unattended, without having a chain attached to the wheel. Mr. KJeightly defended. JFined five shillings and costs. KEEPING- PIGS IN THE CZTT. Thomas Shove, charged with a breach of the City Council by-law by keeping swine in Hobson street, pleaded guilty. The Inspector of Nuisances did not press tor a heavy penalty, but wished offenders of this kind to know that th« keeping of swine in the city would not be permitted. The Court fined defendant five shillings and , costs, but intimated that future cases would be more severely dealt with. This concluded the business.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THIS DAY

Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., Besident Magistrate.

The usual weekly sitting of this Court was held this morning, when the following cases were disposed of:— JOHN OGILVIE V. HUGH CAMPBELL. —JUDGs MENT. In the case of Ogilvie v. Campbell, heard last week, judgment was declared this morning to be in favour of plaintiff (£10), with costs, £5 14s. Mr. J. B. JRusoell applied for permission to appeal against tbis decision. The Court was willing to grant whatever the law allowed ; at the same time it could not help remarking that if the law was against defendant, and the evidence against him, he had got justice: otherwise, it would be gross injustice. Mr. J. B. Russell renewed his application. The Court would consider that matter, and before arising would give Mr. Russell an answer. EOEERT HALE V. MENSDORS ATKVNS. Claim, £11 19s. lid., balance due. Mr. Hugh Hart Lusk for plaintiff. Judgment given for tho amount claimed, with costs. WILLIAM BURTON V. JAMES RICE. Claim, £11 9s. 3d., goods. Judgment for plaintiff, who was represented by Mr. Beveridge. C. A. HARRIS V. JOnN BEWICKE. Claim, £14. On the application of Mr. J. B. Russell this case was adjourned for a fortnight. THOMAS ELLISON V. THOMAS WATSON. Claim, £8 03. 9d. Defendant obtained the consent of the Court to pay 10s per week instead of 20s as demanded. He pleaded sickness as a reason for non-payment. Under the circumstances plaintiff consented to the Court's arrangement. WM. WHITE V. WM. PRICE. Claim, £18 lis Id. Mr. JBennett applied for an adjournment for one week. He was requested by Mr. Joy (for plaintiff) to make this application, ho himself being engaged for the defendant. Tho adjournment was granted. AUCKLAND CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING CO. V. JOHN METCALFE. Defendant pleaded inability to pay the amount due, £9 Os Gd, inasmuch as he was paying away money every week for debts. Mr. Lusk (for the Company).placed defendant in the witness-box, and it was then shown that Metcalfe was an iron and brass founder, em ployed at Fraser and Tinne's establishment, and though not in constant work was a good hand according to his own showing. Ho sometimes made £3 a week, but that " was not regular." He had seven children, six of whom were grown up and did for themselves, only one was dependent upon him. These being the facts tho Court had no doubt defendant could pay 10s. per week, and inado the order for that amount.

Defendant retired grumbling " no he couldn't."

ROBERT WYNSTARD V. RICHARD SANDALL. Claim £13. Adjourned to next Court day. CHARLES CECIL ROOKES V. JOHN C. STOTT, Claim £9, salary.

Mr. Hesketh for plaintiff; Mr. Rees de fended.

In this suit it was not denied on the part of defendant (who was acting in the month of November a3 manager and secretary of a publishing company) that the money was duo, but it was sought to shift the responsi bility to the proper parties—Charles Ring, Frederick Woollam, G-eorge Turrell, Thomas Douglas, Captain Henry Herbert Lloyd, James McGregor, and Richard Copland—all gentlemen of means. Defendant did not think he told plaintiff that he engaged him for the company, but he did inform him at the time of engagement that he had been appointed secretary and manager. To Mr. Hesketh : Tbat company was never registered. Counsel for plaintiff quoted parallel cases.

Mr. Rees understood that Mr. Stott had mentioned names at the timo ; as it was, there could be no alternative but to take judgment.

The Court therefore ordered judgment for plaintiff, leaving it to b« understood that defendant had good grounds of action against the gentlemen mentioned:

H. L. COHEN V. JOHN MCOAERIGLE. Claim, £6 12s. 9d., on a scrip transaction. Mr. Hesketh for plaintiff j Mr. Beveridge for defendant. Judgment for plaintiff.

JOHN RUSH V. CHARLES MOELLER. Claim, £9 12s. 2d., balance alleged to be dv« for services on board the Dauntless. Mr. Hesketh for plaintiff; Mr. Rees for defendant.

[Left sitting.]

MR. WINTER'S CONCERT.

We understand that at length Mr. Winter has received a definite answer as to when the alterations in the City Hall will be complete, and the long expected concert will be given on Monday. The improvements that have been effected in the internal appearance and arrangements of the building are of the most extensive character, and for its beauty and conveniences the City Hall will of itself in future, to no inconsiderable extent, enhance the attractiveness of theentertainments there given. It is needless to say that Mr. and Madame Winter are sure to attract a crowded house. The character of their previous concerts is guarantee of this, and from what we have heard of the preparations we do not hesitate to say that Monday evening's concert in the renovated and re-embellished City Hall will be one of the moat charming entertainments that have ever been given in the city.

THE "EUROPA" AND THE STAR.

A beoadside has been fired into us this morning by the " Europa," through the columns of the Cross, while at the same time the United States Consul has run up the Stars and Stripes to the mast-head and opened his ports. The occasion of this display of power has been our interfer ence with, the custody of the young Portuguese prisoner recently confined on the Europa, and we are really astonished that both Captain Mellen and Mr Consul White hare not on the contrary sent a boat to us with, a special messenger thanking us for our kind intervention and our having brought our local authorities to a proper state of feeling in relation to them and their prisoner. Surely these gentlemen, hailing from the land of free dom, must know the benefits of a free Press, and seeing the difficulties interpos ing—for they prove even that " those difficulties were insurmountable" —they surely might have allowed us a little lati tude whenengaged in tbe" insurmountable difficulty " of opening the gates of JMJount Eden. We really thought it a bard thing that when we Britishers can gain admit tance to that Elysium so very easily—by a mere extra glass of grog, or a blow in the eye, the gates should be closed against our American Cousins, witb whom we enjoy in such an eminent degree the entente cordiale; and, even though we have departed from the recognised and official method of procedure, we are to be commended if only we have succeeded. Had we approached the subject by quietly ' proceeding to unravel red tape, the diffi culty would have been "insurmountable" indeed. But this is not tbe way with the Evening Star. We use tbe sword of Alexander to unravel the Gordian Knot, and on this, as on all other occasions, it has proved effectual. Wo are sorry that we must even yet appear to take a stand opposed to Captain Mellen and his official guardian in calling in question their state ments :—" Two paragraphs have been given in tbe Evening Star, alleging that a Portuguese, named K. Sylvia, was im prisoned in a cage, in a miserable dungeon on board my ship the Europa, while a quantity of oil was being discharged. To this I give a most emphatic contradiction. It is all false." But the worthy captain need not shiver his timbers about it. We did not say he " was imprisoned in a cage in a miserable dungeon on board" tbe Europa. But we did say that be bad been imprisoned in a cage on deck, and for shame sake was removed from public gaze and transferred from tbe cage to tbe dungeon, tho which we reiterate. Captain Mellen throws a little ad ditional light into tbe dungeon when bo says " the handcuffs have been removed from bis bands at times. He has always been free to wash his own clothes and cleanse himself." Poor devil, we did not know before that be was handcuffed too ; and wo all the more heartily rejoice at having got him removed to Mount Eden. Mr. Consul White " kalkalates" that be can deprive us of tbe credit of what we have done, in saying that be finds " that that journal now claims for itself tie credit of having the prisoner relieved." And very justly we do so He, with all bis official dignity, and after long effort, met only with " insurmount able difficulties." It required, forsooth, " special instructions from the General Government of New Zealand." Bother " tbe General Government of New Zealand." If Captain Mellen or Mr. Consul White bad applied to us long ago wo should have done as much witb equal readiness, and without bavicg had this unpleasant excitement about the cage and tbe bilge-water, and1 the- handcuffs. We have a lively sense- of "tbefriendly relations existing between He? Majesty's Government and the United States of America" referred to by Mr. Consul White, and we can assure tbe re presentative of President Grant that this journal desires that the utmost cordiality should continue between it and the Government at Washington ; and had be only laid the case before tbe Evening Star in the first instance, we should have cheerfully and promptly ex tended that assistance to tbe representative of tbe American nation. Por we quit© agree witb the Consul that, " Tbe assist ance asked; for is that usually extended by one friendly power to another in tbe case of foreign criminals in tbe custody of Consular officers, i.e., residing within tbe dominions of tho power from whom tbe aid is sougbt." We do not maintain that tbe action taken by our local authorities is en regie. In fact we know to tbe con trary, and neither the police nor tbe gaoler bare Sylvia in legal custody. But we care not; they are doing a humane and proper act, and as on our appeal they have flung " special instructions " and " insurmountable difficulties" to tbe winds in removing the prisoner on the very morning after our protest, we are pro pared to defend tbem against all comers. And perhaps it does not become those who have so ungratefully thundered against us through tbe columns of tbe Cross to draw public attention very narrowly to all things antecedent and sub sequent to the arrest of Sylvia ; and we hereby publicly challenge Captain Mellen |to publish from bis log-book tbe record of the proceedings on board for a week previous and a few days subsequent to the act of violence for whicb Sylvia is under arrest; and we further challenge Mr. Consul White to publish tlie corres pondence that took place between himself and Captain Mellen on the subject. We have no right to demand this from them, but as in their letters through the Cross they appeal to public opinion, let public opinion be the judge in tbe whole matter.

THE COROMANDEL MAIL.

We have received tbe first issue of the Coromandel Mail under its enlarged form which was published yesterday. The appearance of the paper is an indication of the rapid bound to prosperity which has been made by that most promising district. Not only is tbe paper enlarged to a size that enables it to take its stand honorably by tbe side of tbe other journals of New Zealand, but the whole tone and spirit of the paper reveal the hand of an experienced journalist. There are eleven columns of reading matter, the original articles being vigorously and well written, and tbe extracts very judiciously selected. In the leading article the editor defines the position thus :—

Without desiring in the least to detract from the credit due to our predecessor for

starting into life the Mail, we think that as it j recently existed and Avas conducted it failed to give satisfaction to, and meet the require ments of, the people. The fact is that under the rapid progress of the place, a larger paper, and a more frequent issue of it, were necessary, and this want could only be met by the expenditure of considerable capital in providing a competent staff, suitable plant and premises, and in carrying on the paper for a time at a monetary loss. This want the present proprietors propose to supply, and to day make the first onward step in that dircc* tion.

The manly tone with which apparently tbe Mail is' in future to be conducted is evident in the following extract, in which tbe relations between a journal and its advertisers are defined. " Clear accounts make long friends," and although we have had no reason ourselves to complain of tbe evil indicated, we com mend.tbe clear, sound sense contained in tbe following statement: —

Indeed we believe that in no part of the world has so bad asd unsound a principle grown up as on the goldfields in the Auckland province in the business relations between the gold mining companies and the newspapers. The "einews of war" are as necessary to newspaper proprietors as to other men, and the vicious system of credit that has so long prevailed at the Thames is one which we propose to discountenance here. If a company cannot afford to pay its preliminary expenses — such as advertising, frc- —it shows that there must be a lack of confidence in it, and the public have no right to be asked to support such a " bubble," for even promoters, by their actions, express distrust and suspicion. We speak out thus plainly because we know of the evil that has grown up, and the injury it has done to newspaper proprietors,

TELEGRAPHIC.

SPECIAL TO THE STAR.

(FROM OUR OWN" CORRESPONDENT.)

Grahamstown', Friday, 2.30 p.m. _ The p.s. Luna arrived here this morning with the following passen gers :—The Hon. D. McLean, the Hon. Mr Stewart, Colonel St. John, Mr. Lewis,Karaitiana (memberfor JNapier) and eleven Maori chiefs.

The Luna landed the G-overnor at Katikati on Thursday at 4 o'clock ; from thence he proceeds overland to Ohinemuri, where tbe Luna is going immediately.

Lowe's * (Tookey,) tribute has crushed 28 tons, and realised 33 ounces

gold. The Cure has taken out splendid specimens. The Dauntless tribute has obtained 70 ounces from 60 tons.

The .Red Queen has taken out some rich stone, about 401bs. weight.

TAURANGA.

Thursday. The Luna left at 1 p.m. to-day for Auckland.

GREYMOUTH.

Thursday/

The Alhambra left for Nelson at G. 40 this morning.

WELLINGTON.

Thursday,

The Wellington left for the Manu kau at 1.20 p.m. this afternoon, with the outward San Francisco mails.

The Commission of Enquiry into the case of the ship England sat again to day.

The Wellington takes fifteen Karore Mormons en route for Salt Lake, and sixty mail bags.

The Northern Rifle Eepresentatives have also sailed in her. Arrived.—Keera.

Sailed.—Rangatira, for East Coast and Auckland.

ARRIVAL OF THE WONGA WONGA.

By the arrival in harbour this morning of the s.s. Wonga Wonga from Sydney we have received advices from Austra lia to the 13th inst. The Wonga WoDga, in addition to bringing passen gers, mail, and cargo for the Nevada, also brings the English Mail and Telegrams, via Suez, but a greater part of these have been anticipated via South. We however publish some later news of interest.

MELBOURNE.

April 10. The Ballarat Meat Preserving Company bave received advices of a largo sale of their meat at 5f d.

A New Zealand Company has obtained the Admiralty contract for the supply of 100,000 lbs. of preserved mutton at 6|d. The Russian war-ship Izamroud has left for Sydney. Ashworth, a wealthy builder, attempted to commit suicide.

Mr. Cordon, the Indian hydraulic engineer, comes by the next mail, to take charge of the water-works.

A new paper-mill is about being started. Over £400 bave been collected for the establishment of an Inebriate Asylum.

April 12. The Day Spring, missionary ship, leaves to-day for the New Hebrides.

Tbe alleged pedestrian conspiracy has been struck out of the list in consequence of the non-appearance of Ledger. The Crown will prosecute the JRev. Mr. Abrahams for cruelty to a child.

Flour is firm—nothing offering under £14 10s to £15 ; oats, in quantity, 3s Id. There have been large sales. Kerosene : 7000, or 8000 eases at Is 10|d for Devoe's ; Is 9£d for Oriental; 150 quarters Vine growers sold at 5s 6d. There is great inquiry for brandy. There have been also large sales of timber. The trade res ponded well for an advance in lumber; deals for flooring realized good prices. Candles, ll£d ; Hennessy's case brandy, 25a 9d; Otard's, bulk, 5s 10£ d to 6s; Jeffrey's bottled beer, 8s 9d to 9s 3d.

Arrived—City of Adelaide (s), from Sydney ; Rangitoto (s) from New Zealand,

ADELAIDE.

April 12

The wheat market is excited, os 7d is offering for y>rime samples. Tbertj have been sales of of town brands flour at £13 10s, and of country brands at £___\ 10s. A later telegram says : There hs een a sale of 3000 bushels of wheat, /cry prime sample, at os 9d. Prima samples are keenly inquired for.

BRAIDWOOD

April 12.

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, M r . District Judge M'Farland, Chairman, .Jas. Connor, for an assault committed in a drunken row, was found guilty, and sen tenced to three years in Berima gaol.— District Court: In the case Feldt v. Stafford (constable), for arrest without warrant, a verdict was given for 4QI.

COMMERCIAL.

SYDNEY.

April 13. Wool, &c. —The sale of wool during the week amounted to 793 bales, and the number catalogued was 1035 bales. Scoured wools have been been in greater request since the receipt of English advices, and have realized better prices. Fleece wools are also a shade better. Greasy wools remain at about the same as last week's rates. The sales through out went off with great spirit, and all lots not hampered with high reserves went off freely. Scoured brought from Is 2jd to 2s Id ; fleece, Is 5Jd to Is Hid ; greasy, 9id to Is OR

LATER ENGLISH NEWS.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM.

LONDON.

March 14, evening. A motion was made in the House of Commons for the production of tho corres* pondence which took place between Mr. Duffy and Earl KJimberley in reference to intercolonial tariffs; but the Government declined to produc° it till they had arrived at a decision on the matter.

The costs of the Firebraee Divorce case amounts to £10,000.

Iron and all other metals are at extravagant prices in the English market. Peak Downs copper has advanced £1 on the previous month' ssale, and is now £92.

Advices have been re3eived in London from Port DarwiD, via the Timor Cable, to the 2nd February, stating that a horse-express trans continental telegraph by way of the Roper River and the the Alice Springs is impracti cable.

Mary Ann Loder, of Wapping 5 the old sweetheart of Arthur Orton, identified the Tich borne claimant as her former lover. She stated he had been in his younger days a sweetheart of hers, and produced his loTe letters to her.

Mazzini is dead,

Sir Charlea Cowper, at the banquet given to Mr. Verdon, the late Agent-General of Victoria, declared that the colonies wanted English capital to develop their resources; more liberal postal subsides; and nival protection, and more than all, population, but not British paupers. Mrs. Yelverton is about to visit Australia. She will be recognised as the Miss Longworth, the lady whose actions at law in England, Ireland, and Scotland, several year 3 ago, produced much sensation.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SST'We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

COWAN'S CASE.

To tbe Editor of the Evening- Stab. Sir, —We will ask one more favour, and that the last in this matter, though having no official position to shield ourselves behind we have neither time nor inclination to eater into a controversy with the Inspector of the Lunatic Asylum or anyone else.

We were really surprised at the evasive letter from Mr. H. H. Turton in your last issue, passing over the cant and affected sym pathy with "the poor old man" humorous instances of which can be given by Cowan himself tc any one thinking it worth their while to enquire. The letter you kindly pub lished from us some weeks back was a simple statement of facts which Mr. Turton does not deny, nor does he explain a way the mis statements he made either to us or his Honor, which said misstatement was the cause ofrthe expense and trouble entailed in gainiDg the man's release. With regard to Covran's pre sent state and the termination of his malady we have nothing to do with that, and in tKe face of the medical testimony we cannot conceive how it poseibly can affect the Inspector of the Asylum. In conclusio: we beg to inform your correspondent that we value truth and justice far before the good opinion of any man, how ever "intelligent" or " well-iuformed" he may be. Yours, &c., Alebed Reynolds, c. g. hulbert. Auckland, April 18, 1872.

PUBLICANS AND PHILANTHRO PISTS.

To the Editor of the Evening Sta3.

Sib, — I cannot but observe that people generally hereabouts will pertinaciously per* sist in misunderstanding the recent movement of newspaper notoriety, in regard to stopping the increase of the number of inns and hotels in Auckland. They say it is teetotalism; nonsense. Why, sir, respectable hotel keepers or public victualers support it, —of course, and in course.

If two shoemakers here manage just exactly to knock out a plain living, and five others having some few friends near, come and set up in their trade alongside of them, surely, for goodness sake, the Rev. Archdeacon Maunsell, of Upper Parnell, would very earnestly and energetically head a memo? '\ praying the honorable House to clap on Ocr • interdict. lam perfectly well aware that some extremely good but moat frightfully foolish folks would say that the principles of free trade would suffice to regulate this thing; but the, Government, &c. Well, now, would noi; the said two shoemakers very cordially joiu in the so-called movement ? There's the point. I know a staid manof money who gave several sovereigns towards tbe alleged expense of labouring to stop increase of the number of inns, and he believes in his beer. Surely , there are quite enough in Auokland township- I write to discriminate herein, believing that fanaticism is in deadly hostility to morality. I am, &c, ___ „ W.E.S. Parnell, April 18, 1872.

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1872.

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TjIINAL NOTICE. RELINQUISHING BUSINESS. B. HOBBS Having disposed of the greater part of his Summer Stock of Drapery and Clothing, will now, for a few weeks longer, offer the whole of his Large Stock of Winter Goods, consisting of Winceys, French Mcrinoea, Flannels, Blankets, Alloa and Fingering Yarns, Wool Scarfs, and Woollen Hosiery in great variety. WATERPROOF MANTLES And Jackets for Ladies and Girls, of the very newest shapes, at extraordinary low prices. BLACK FRENCH MERINOES And French Thibett Cloths, at very low prices. BLACK COBURGS And Aloacas, also under value. A VERY CHEAP LOT 01 New Corsets. A SPLENDID STOCK j Of Gent's Clothing of every description, far under regular prices JOB LOTS And Remnants cleared out at nominal prices. WHITE AND GREY CALICOES, Sheetings, Damask and Damask Cloths, Linens, and Furnishing Goods of the best description at clearing-out prices. THE STOCK Must and will be sold ; and as all kinds of Woollen and Cotton Goods are advancing considerably in England, Goods arriving in Auckland after this date will be much dearer. ALL THE NEW GOODS, Ex Wild Duck, will be marked-off at prices to ensure a ready sale, R H. preferring to do this than selling them by auction. N.B.—A CASE OF Weir's Celebrated Hand-sewing Machines, with aU the latest improvements, at reduced prices. A CASE OF Ladies', Children's, and Maids' New and Choice Black Hats at prices at which they will soon sell. Also a New and Choice lot of Boys Caps. A LARGE LOT OF Children's and Girls' Black Cloth and Velveteei Jackets for the Season, at Half-price. R. HOBBS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Upper Queen and Wakefield streets. NEW ZEALAND FEENS, at T. CRANWELL'S, Domain Road, Parnell, where may be obtained some choice collections of the above, carefully fixed, and preserved to retain their natural form and colour. "For a drawing-room table no more tasteful ornament could be found. Especially suited for presents to English friends."— Southern Cross, November Ist, 1871. "The mounting of the specimens of ferns is ex tremely careful and effective, and the book Itself is exactly the kind of thing to chose for a present."— New Zealand Herald, November Ist 1871. May foe bad. also at the principal Stationers In town.