SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This" evening, 5.43 HIGH WATER: Tins afternoon, 2.13

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING. Challenger, at twelve o'clock Lady Eowen, at seven o'clock

ARRIVALS.

»tar of the South, s.s., Holmes from Napier, via the Thames Comevang, p. SiJ Chrisp, from North crn P°rts. Fortune, schooner, Black, from E<asfc Coast Isabella, brig, Webster, from Mclbo lirnc-

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Opotilci : Opotiki. schooner, Saturday lor Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 3rd October For Napier and Southern ports: Nebraska, p.s., on arrival For Newcastle : Maid of Jutlah, ship, early For Hobart Town : Bella Mary, barque, 13th instant For Russell and tho North :" Comerang, p.s., to morrow Per Wanganui and Wellington: Keera, s.s., to-morrow For London : Countess of Kintore, ship, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, steamer, 17th instant; Wonga Wonga, s.s., early For New York : Mary' Nelson, 15th inst. ; Coronilla, and Wm. Prowse, barques, early For Southern ports: Tnranakl, steamer, this after noon ; Phrebe, steamer, early For Sydney : Harriet Armytnge, barque, to-day lor Cleveland Bay, Queensland: Kalahome barque, . early ; Hokitika, barque, to-morrow

VESSELS EXPECTED.

bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 ilero, steamer, from Sydney Edith, schooner, from the South Seas W llham Prowse, barque, from Nelson. Sailed 31st August Briton, barque, from Newcastle Ivenilworth, schooner, from South Sea Islands ;v, le?. n Boe. ship, from London. Loading ''lacliatenr, barque, from Liverpool. Loading \ I-,™., AVonrrn. 8.R., from Sydney •*n, e. en' schooner, from Rorotonga ♦Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka ■tiikeha, brisj. from Dunedin Robert Henderson, ship, from London. Sailed 23rd ~Tnne Onward, schooner, from Lyttelton Glenhuntley, ship, from London. Sailed 7th July

The following were additional passengers for Sydney per s.s. Alexandra, yesterday:—Saloon : Dr Seth Sam and Miss Elizabeth Wilson. Steerage : D. Thompson, J. Hales, Wm. Eonan, Thos. Sharpe, John Powell, Oliver Bye, John Duncan, M. Spongia, J. Wide, Thos. Farcy, Robert Anderson, C. Walsh, G. Baird, Geo. Wishart, D. Fitzpatrick, Wm. Hannessy, George Ruling, Tom Wilson, P. Ilolborough. The mail steamer Nebraska is announced to leave Auckland for Honolulu direct with the next English mail on Thursday, the 3rd October, connecting at the latter port with" the screw-steamer Idaho for San Francisco. The s.s. Hero may be expected to arrive from Sydney this evening or to-morrow morning. The schooner Swallow has reported at the Customs ■with 385 bags gum from Mercury Bay. The schooner Fortune has reported at the Customs' from Tiankokore and Awanui with 450 bushels maize, 250 ditto wheat, 4 tons bones and 12 pigs. The barque Harriet Armitage has entered outwards for Sydney, and the schooner William for Newcastle. The p.s. Comerang, Capt. Chrisp, arrived this morn ing, from Russell and the North, with 30 head cattle, 100 sheep, 40 tons coals, and 12 tons gum ; and the following saloon passengers: —From Mongonui —Messrs Smith and Rawlin<rs ; from Russell—Mrs Rich and family, Messrs Gilfillan, Davis. Edwards, Stephenson, Graham, McLeod, White, Hall, Johnson, Macfarlane, Hutchison, and Greenaway, and two from the Kawau. The 'brif< Isabella, Captain Webster, arrived in harbour this afternoon from Melbourne. She left on the 2. r>th, and brings the following cargo :—419 bags potatoes, 10 cases glass, 2 bales and 2 pockets hops, 9 casks treacle. 2 tanks malt, 2 bales corks, 6hhds beer, 25 boxes bathbricks, 1 barrel and 2 drums acid, 25 boxes clothes pe~s, 3 pgs herbs, 4 cases drugs, 103 barrels resin, 6 pgs paperhan^ings, 3 crates bottles, 351 pgs oilmen's stores and provisions, 310 pgs tea, 9 hhds, 40 qr-casks, 10 cases wine, 10 qr-easks rum, 9 pgs stationery, 3 hhds, SO qr-casks, 100 cases brandy, 367 pgs sugar, 3 pja drapery and soft goods, 3 pgs sundries, 2 pgs tobacco and cigars. A barque, supposed to be the William Prowse from Nelson, is signalled as we go to press.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— £ s, d. CALLS Black Angel .. .. 0 10 Sept 13 Crown Prinne.. .. 0 0 C Sept 14 Waikoromiko .. 0 0 4 Sept 16 Guildhall .. .. 0 0 0 Sept 17 Victory .. .. 0 0 3 Sept 17 Scotty's Hill .. .. 0 0 9 Sept 19 Hope of C'oromandel 0 0 3 Sept 20 METSTTNOS TO COME. Junction, Mr SomervinVs Office, Shortland street, 2 p.m., 18th September Alhambra. Insurance Buildings, 3 pm, 20th Sept Pacific, Insiirance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 23rd September

POST-OFFICE, SHORTLAND STREET. Mattes wij,l Close as TJxt>eb. For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 10.30 am. and 5.30 pm. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. For Whitiangi, per Mary Ellen, this clay, at 5 p.m. For Great Barrier, per Mary Anne, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Comerang, to-morrow at noon. For "VVangantu, Wellington, and Southern provinces, per Keera, to-morrow, at noon. For Napier and Southern provinces, per Nebraska, six hours after arrival, S. B. Btss. Postmaster.

DEATH.

Page.—On September 12, at her residence, corner of Hobson and Cook streets, Mary Ellen Page, the beloved wife of Daniel Page, aged 33 years.

The funeral will take placa to-morrow, 13th Sept., at four p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 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.

The acceptance of a portfolio in the General Grovernment by Mr GHUies having been officially notified, the im pending vacancy in the Superinten dency is fairly before us. It is true that the actual vacating of the position will not take place till the close of the session, if then; the Superintendents having appa rently a wholesome sense of the slip pery ground on which they tread in having accepted positions in the new Government. But the possibilities of the Ministry holding their ground till the close of the session, and our Super intendent retiring from the chief ma gistracy of the province, must be con templated, and in order that the wisest selection should be made the various I possible candidates should be trotted out that the public may compare their Eoints and paces. "Whether any one as actually intimated his intention of wooing the sweet voices of the pro vince rumour saith not, but this same gossip of the hundred tongues freely mentions many names of those who would blushingly accept the honour of a requisition, First comes the old campaigner, Mr John Williamson. He was defeated by Mr Gillies, and the causes that mainly led to that defeat still continue. But it is a matter of common knowledge that thousands of those who then opposed Mr John Williamson have since chewed the cud of bitter regret, and felt angry at them selves for having aided in the establish ment of the feeblest administration that has yet held the reins of power in the province. Many of these would feel disposed to undo the mischief they had done, and if it were not for objections for which it is to be feared there is no remedy Mr "Williamson would obtain a far larger support than in his struggle with Mr Gillies. His desertion of the late Ministry, after having vowed support, will shake the faith of many,

but would of course again commend him to others. Of bis ability no one doubts. He has left standing monuments of his energy in the promotion of public works which contrast pleasantly with the barren administration that suc ceeded ; while it is asserted that the defects in his former official career would not be reproduced, taught as ho must have been by the lessons of the

past. The name of Mr. Yogel is also men tioned, we know not on what authority, in connection with the Superinten dency. We do not think that the late Treasurer to the colony would accept the position or step into the shoes of Mr Gillies after having been despoiled by him of his top boots. Mr Yogel, we apprehend, has higher ideas than that style of thing, and the Ministry does not pre sent that certainty of tenure that will quench tho ambition of Mr Yogel. It is needless to say that as superintendent ho would be tho ablest that ever stood at the helm of our provincial affairs, and though partly from jealousy of success, and partly from that fear which incompctency ever has for brains, there has for some time been a run on Mr Yogel in this district, we believe these ephemeral and paltry feelings might not weigh against his sterling ability. Mr Vogel's adminis tration was dropped on just at the moment when it was temporarily baf fled and had assumed an aspect of confusion and disappointment; and accordingly to those who look only through the coloured spec tacles of party, and to those again who can see no further than the length of their noses, the policy appears a failure. Mr Yogel will ore long be again in power, and we should be sorry to see him descending to the Superin tendency. Mr Sheehan's namo is also men tioned. Had Mr. Sheehan stood for such election before he wont to Wel lington his chances of election would have been great. But he has dispelled a good deal of the illusion by his injudicious speeches in tho House. He appears to have lost his head, and lost his feet, and we venture to say he has lost also a good many friends in this province. Mr Sheehan has ability and fitness for public life, but his debut in the higher spheres of politics has not been pre possessing. Against Mr Williamson he would have little chance for the Superintendency, and it is ques tionable if he would feel disposed to dissolve a party by opposing the late Superintendent. The name of Mr Joseph May is mentioned as that of an aspirant to election by the suffrages of the province. But this is a " goak." Mr Beckham's name is also mentioned, but we have too much respect for Mr Beckhanvs good common sense to suppose that he would throw up his present honorable and permanent posi tion for the chief seat in a system that is dying by incheß. The other names dimly shadowed forth are those of Mr Hurst, Mr O'-Rorke, and various others who at least should be asked for permission to have their names paraded before the public mind. It is well that the possibilities of the vacancy should be anticipated, and that the public should be invited to exercise their minds as to the merits of various prominent fellow-colonists and their fitness for the office. But unless we are much mistaken, and tho prospects of the new Ministry improve, it| is probable that we shall not bo deprived of the valuable administrative services of Mr Gillies in tho superintendency until tho full term of his office is expired.

A lad of fourteen lias called at our oflice, and though he gave us his name lie declined to allow us to publish it. He says that "H. W.," "L.L.' and ".lames Smith are all wrong as to the age of the young lady in in the puzzle in Tuesday's Star. He says her age was 20 not 40. As this is more like the age of a " young lady" the preposses sion is in favour of the smaller number. The error in the calculations of our three corres pondents of yesterday appears to have been caused by what is the most obvious reading of the expression "0 times 9 anil 4." Our correspondents of yesterday took this to mean 0 times 9 with four added, that is 58. Whereas our young friend holds that the expression means 0 times 9 and 0 times 4 which equal 78. We believe the youth is right.

Ratepayers of tlio Parnell Highway Dis trict are informed that the assessment list is deposited for their inspection in the shop of Mr. J. W. Robinson, chemist, Parnell. Objections will be heard on the 12th prox.

We learn by the Thames Advertiser that the gentlemen who had been to inspect the locality of the alleged discovery of a quick silver mine at the Bay of Islands have re turned. They have found quicksilver at a place about twenty miles north of the Bay of Islands, near an old crater. They took out about 1£ cwt. of the stuff, and have shipped it by the Comerang for the Thames, where it will be submitted to severe tests. It is to be hoped the discovery will prove profitable.

At a meeting of shareholders in the Royal Standard Gold Mining Company, held yester terday afternoon, it was agreed that live shareholders should form a quorum at any future meeting, and no call should exceed 2s. Gd. per share.

How truly it is that we go abroad to learn news of home. By the Wanganui Chronicle we observe that his Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint William Beref ord, Esq., Mayor of Auckland, to be a justice of of the peace.

Wejhear that the ruling of His Honor the Chief Justice yesterday in the action of Manners v. Caledonian Gold Mining Com pany will result in a number of similar actions being brought against this and other companies.

Applications for tickets to the banquet to be given to Captain Logan, of the steamship Hero, shortly after arrival, should be made at once to Mr J. 11. Shera, Shortland street.

A person bearing the name of 8. Kemp thorne has written to the Southern Cross with reference to our strictures on the Colo nists' Protection League. The writer states that the editor of this journal has sent him a copy of the Star, We certainly have not. \V Te do not know this person. To our know ledge we believe we have never seen him, Nor were we aware of him save by some dim recollection wo have of the name in connec tion with some craze about the Church of England. However, we anxiously apologise to him for the paper having been sent to him by whomsoever forwarded. We are at present in receipt of letters frequently from two persons, one of whom believes that we intend to shoot him, and the other says that we have done some injury to the Emperor of China, to whom he declares he is related, and whose interests he has been appointed by the Queen to protect. We do not like correspondence of this kind. We express our extreme regret to Mr Kenip thorne. We quite agree with his views relative to the Church of England and all other things. It is horrible that things are not as they ought to be. We like Mr Kempthorne very much and wish to do him very much good, As he says he is treasurer to the Colonists' League we shall become a subscriber. Ho says "If a certain sum, payable to the League from the Whau, not to mention other promises, were paid the League would be at least free from debt." We are very glad indeed. Very nice place the Whau. Very nice people there. Glad to hear they support the League. Just the right kind of people to do so. We think it ought to be made the head quarters of the League. We think the Treasurer's office should be there. We give the hint to the friends of Mr Kemp thorne. Nice quiet place there. Could work out the reformation of the church there undisturbed. Hold meetings of the League there. Everything just so nice. Dr Aickin is so kind. L'rovides pens and ink and everything. We trust it will be all right. Hut we hope we shall not have n, third correspondent of this kind. James' Temperance hotel, Eden Crescent, offers good accommoodation for travellers or families. A table dhole is on daily at one o'clock. We observe that Dr. J. P. Fit/.herbert has appointed Mr. W. L. Rolland, of the Market Reserve, his agent for the sale of certain remedies and cures for worts, bunions, toothache, &c. The eleventh annual meeting of the United Cricket < 'lub will be held this evening at the club-room, Thames hotel, at half-past seven o'clock, The Rev. W. Jones' lecture on " Head and Heart; or, True Culture," will take place this evening at the rooms, Wollesley-street. This in the last lecture of the winter course in connection with the Sunday-school Union. We understand that Mr B. X. Jones has, at considerable expense, purchased the right from tho author of producing the drama of "Hazard, or Pierce Dyceton s Ciime " lie intends shortly to produce it at the Pi! ice of Wales Theatre. .Mr. W. Niccol publicly thanks Mr. Asher and liia brigade, Mr. Perkins and other gen tlemen, also the police for their prompt action in suppressing the lire in his store yesterday morning. The usual monthly inspection of the Engi neer Volunteers and Hobson Company took place last evening in the Drill-shed. There was a goott muster of both companies. Our Thames evening contemporary gives a description of a haunted house existing in the Hape Creek. It tells of strange occur rences or manifestations happening at the most unseasonable hours, and efforts made by people to discover the cause have not come to any satisfactory result.

The usual weekly parade of the Victoria Company of Rifle Volunteers and Cadets will take place this evening.

The return rifle match between the Artil lery and the Victoria Company will take place at the Range on Monday morning next.

Tho usual monthly meeting of the Central Board of Education lapsed yesterday after noon for want of a quorum. The meeting stands adjourned until eleven o'clock to morrow morning.

The Coromamlel Mail says : —" It is with no little pleasure we have to record a marked improvement in the prospects of the Gol conda mine during the past week ; and as occurring in one of the Beach claims it leads to the hope of prospects improving generally in that district, which since the "Green Harp fiasco" lias failed to maintain the confidence of the pul/ic—at a distance. The Golconda during the past three weeks has been keeping the Lynch's Flat Battery employed half time with stone yielding over one and a-half ounces to the ton, but on Friday afternoon the No. 1 lode was again struck, in the main level this time, showing a compact well defined reef of fully two feet in thickness, and yielding from trial crushings prospects which justify the most moderate in anticipating an average yield of from three to four ounces of gold to the ton. The country is easy and the lode convenient to the battery, so that we may look not only for a marked but a speedy improvement in this claim. We saw on Saturday a double handfull of the stone taken from the reef crushed and panned oil' which showed a splendid prospect. The Lynch's Flat battery is now engaged in crushing stuff from the newly struck No. 1 reef, and we may there fore look for an unusually good return at the end of the week.

The annual meeting of the members of the Auckland Yacht Club will be held on Monday evening next at the Club-room, Thames Hotel.

The Coromandel Mail of Tuesday, referring to a drunken disturbance on the Tokatea, says: —" We noticed some little time since the necessity for police supervision which exists at the Tokatea. There is a considerable population there, with three public-houses and several stores, but, as the case which was heard in Court yesterday shows, with little or no protection for those who in the per formance of their duty, or in any other way, render themselves obnoxious to the more rowdy portion of the inhabitants. We have recommended this locality to the notice of our local police, but Avith little advantage it seems in so doing. It may be that the force at Coromandel is too small to interfere, but we now draw the attention of Mr Inspector Broham and the Provincial Executive to the matter as a scandal and a disgrace to the province. We have eighteen licensed public houses in the Coromandel district, returning in license fees a sum of £900 annually to the Provincial revenue, and we have a sergeant of police and one constable only stationed in the district. However energetic these two men may be it is impossible that they can attend to the ordinary routine duty of the police, the magistrate's, and the warden's court, and make their presence felt in every portion of the district. Surely, contributing so largely towards the revenue in this special matter of publicans' licenses we have a right to look for a proportionate allowance of police protection. In the Tokatea there ap pears to be none ; and we have it on other authority than that of Mr Carew, that the nuisance does not proceed from the conduct of the licensed houses, but from that of

Louses where, without a license, grog is I openly sold to all comers by day and night, especially on a Sunday ; that on Sunday night last, from one of these houses, the neighbourhood was disturbed till three in the morning with the drunken carousals of its customers. Now this state of things is a loss to the revenue, a nuisance to orderly citizens, and an injustice towards the licensed publicans which cannot be permitted to go on, and which, in the interests of law and order, and to prevent the commission of ac tual outrage, we call upon the authorities to put an end to, and that without delay."

The Colonists' Protection League have forwarded a letter to His Worship the Mayor complaining on behalf of the farmers and country settlers of the manner in which the market is proposed to be built by the City Council, and also calling attention to the fact that the League had already offered the city any co-operation of farmers if it would tend to 'the making of the market house entirely suitable for market purposes for the disposal of agricultural produce.

An Otago paper informs us that when Plummer was captured he had upon his person fivepence in coppers, thirteen three penny pieces, two fourpenny pieces, seven teen sixpences, four shillings, three half crowns, and a half-sovereign. He had also a fur-covered cigar-case, six portemonnaios, a looking-glass, knife, match-box, a meer schaum pipe (stolen from the St. Vincent hotel), a mouthpiece, and a copy of the latest issue of the E'veninq Slay. Several till robberies which took place during the time the fellow was at large are put down to him.

A nattering address has been presented to Sergeant-major Flynn by the officers and members of the Hobson Company for the able manner in which ho lies conducted their drill instruction.

MR ENDERBY JACKSON'S ENTER TAINMENT.

Another of these popular entertainments was given last evening before a large audi ence. Mr Kalinin sang " Come into the Garden, Maud"well, but his song, "Peeping Violets," was agem —it was sung with re markable success. [The words of this song were written by Mr B. R. Paley, of Mel bourne, and the music was composed, ex pressly for the singer by Mr Enderby Jackson a month ago.] Mrs Mitchell gave "Molly Asthore," and a number of other songs, all of which were received with great favour. Mr Harry Rickards appeared in a host of comic songs, and was rapturously greeted. His frequent change of dress, style, and manners to suit each song is as remark able as it is clever. In each character he fairly loses his identity, much to the delight of the audience. He gave last night, "Your Mother won't know," a very amusing song, " Where's my Dolly gone ?" in which he was very grotesque, "The Swell with the car rotty hair," an exceedingly clever and highly amusing impersonation, " 1 know my way about," a fast man's song ; " General Jinks," in which he exhibited his versatility,'and the " Bold Fisherman," in which he is immense, and last, but by no means least, "I likes to mind the Baby " which set the faudience into roars of laughter. Again in his duo logues with Miss Carrie Rickards he was ex tremely funny, and from first to last kept his auditors in a roar of merriment. Of this lady we can but speak in terms of the high est praise. Possessing a pleasing manner, a good voice, excellent taste in dressing, and a piquant style about her, it is no wonder that she has made herself a favourite with her auditors since her first appearance. She is an artiste that improves upon acquaintance. These -well arranged little drawing-room scenes between Mr Harry and Miss Carrie Rickards are a great feature in the entertain ments. That the entertainments are popular the continued patronage of the pub lic is a proof, and we have no doubt they will draw for some time if Mr Enderby Jackson can be prevailed upon to prolong his stay. The performances are of a very refined nature and pleasing to all. This evening a fresh programme will be submitted.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sn:, —During the summer season there will bo plenty of opportunities afforded to our Volunteers to practise class-firing, prize firing, &c., and to increase their efficiency in drill and musketry ; hut so far as I can see there is no public available means of educat ing the officers. Ido not mean the ordinary branches of education, nor simply to teach them how to put a company through the manual and platoon exercises, but some series of lectures or lessons having especial refer ence to their positions as officers of our vol unteer army. If the leaders of the Volunteers in the Auckland district could arrange for the lectures or classes of instruction to officers to be open to all they would benefit the whole force, for the private to-day may be a non - commissioned officer a month hence, and a full blown officer a year or two after. Thei-e is no need to go into the more abstruse points of tactics or the higher brandies of military education, but surely good papers on the rifle and how to use it, modem Aveapons, organization and management of Volunteers at home and in the colonies, the use of artillery in modern wars, management of men in the camp and field, and kindred subjects could not fail in adding very materially to the knowledge of all, and I think the success of the Germans in the recent war is a convincing proof that in war as well as everything else "know ledge is power."—l am, &c, Defence not Defiance."

SMOKE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —A great deal of noise is made about our City Council by-laws. Is it not a fact that nearly all of these by-laws existed under another name, viz, the Municipal Police Act, but were adopted by the Council to enable the ratepayers to reap the advantage of the lines arising therefrom instead of going into the General Government pocket ? —I am, &c, K.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —As the arrival of the English mail is to most of us (colonists) an event of great importance, I think it would not be too much to ask the authorities to have an authorized time-table published weekly or bi-weekly under the Post-office notice. It seems strange to me that some such course has not been adopted, seeing that the Suez time-table was, until lately, published frequently. A gentle man lately remarked to me that you did not publish the date when the mail is due here correctly. Chancing, however, to look at the sheet-almanac published by the Herald, I find that the mail was due here on the 2nd of January last, and on every foiirth Tuesday after that date ; according to that scale the Nebraska was due here to-day, and proves that the dates you gave up to this to be perfectly correct. It also proves that the Nevada was fifteen days over-due on her last

trip, and only accounted for ten.—l am, &c, John Green.

P S —Has Mr Webb to pay a fine when the steamers are late ? What is the fine, and has it ever been enforced ? —J.G.

TELEGRAPHIC.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

GRAHAMSTOWN.

3.15 p.m

The Caledonian has taken out 7 cwt. specimens, very good quality, from No. 2 stopes. The hanging wall and leader is showing gold freely; No. 3 leader looks well. There is a considerable improvement in the low level of the reef now being worked in the Una. The Cure crushing is proceeding. The stuff going through is showing up splendid. The large 2-cwt. specimen has been broken up. It is estimated to contain 80 ounces. It has proved extraordinarily rich, and con tains several splendid veins of gold About 1,000 ozs. are expected from the crushing of specimens. The general stuff now going through the machine for the Nonpareil is making an ex cellent show on the plates.

COROMANDEL.

3 p.m. The Van has commenced driving towards its own boundary along Margaretta reef yesterday. Margaretta has driven twenty feet in veiy promising country. The Tokatea will have close on 1,000 ounces for the month's crushing.

TAURANGA.

This day, 1.49 p.m.

The s.s, Southern Cross arrived here from Opotiki, at four a.m., to-day. She will sail for Auckland at six o'clock this evening.

Arrived— Nautilus, from the Barrier, with timber ; Kate, from Maketu, in ballast.

NAPIER.

| This day. The schooner Saucy Lass sailed for Auck land on Sunday with a cargo of oil. The schooner Lretitia is loaded, and will probably leave for Auckland to-day.

WANGANUI.

\ This day. ' The St. Kilda left early this morning for the Manukau.

NELSON.

This day. The Phoebe loft for the Manukau yester day afternoon.

[From the Herald.]

REEFTON.

Wednesday. The lock-up is crowded with prisoners. They have only one cell, 6 feet by 14 feet, and this hole contains huddled together three prisoners for larceny, two on suspicion of wilful murder, two for shooting with in tent, three for drunkenness, and three debtors. Warrants are out for the arrest of three more, but execution is deferred, as there is no more room.

DUNEDIN.

The Provincial Gazette contains advertise ments for tenders of Bluff wharf, payment to be in land.

While towing a whale yesterday from Waikouaiti to Otago Heads two more rose near the boats. One was captured estimated to yield eight tuns. Steam was got up iii one of the locomo tives at Port Chalmers yesterday and, Avith about thirty gentlemen on it, was run through the tunnel. Crowds received it at the other side with enthusiastic cheers.

SUPREME COURT.

SITTING IN BANKRUPTCY. THIS DAY. (Before His Honor Sir G% Arney, Chief Justice.) His Honor took his seat in the Bench this morning at 11.20 a.m., when the following insolvency cases were disposed of : — IN RE PERCY C. FRASI. Mr. Bennett for the insolvent. Applica tion for final hearing and order of discharge. Granted. IN RE HECTOR M'ICENZIE. Application for an order of discharge. Mr Kissling appeared for the insolvent. Order granted. IN RE LOUIS KAHN. Application for order of discharge. An application for adjournment until next Court day was made, which was granted. IN RE THOMAS KELLY. Application for final hearing and order of discharge. Mr Rees appeared for the creditors. This had been brought on at a previous sitting, and adjourned for the purpose of procuring and examining witnesses as to the bankrupt's estate. Patrick Heath was called to give evidence in respect to the estate of the bankrupt. He stated that he had lent the bankrupt £120 to take the Suffolk Hotel, at Freeman's Bay. The insolvent required the sum of £80 before he could get the place. Witness had lent him £07 before taking the hotel, and had afterwards lent him various sums, amounting in all to £120. Witness had got a bill of sale over the insolvent's estate, and in June last he sold off the insolvent's effects, which only realised £67. At this stage of the proceedings an adjourn ment was applied for in order to procure further evidence in the matter.

This closed the business

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before T. Beckham, Esq., E..M.) WITHDRAWAL. Mr T. J. Robinson surrendered to answer a charge of embezzling some small sums of money from the General Government. It appeared that the prosecution had arisen out of some misconception of accounts, and it was now withdrawn. AMICABLY SETTLED. Leonard Lincoln was charged with threat ening his wife. Mr Beveridge appeared for both parties,,

and said the wife had no wish to proceed further with the case. The charge was dismissed. A YOUNG' LARRIKIN. Matthew Henderson, a young lad, wag charged with throwing stones in the public street to the danger of persons and property. His Worship regretted that there was no place to send such young rascals to where they would not be contaminated by other prisoners worse than themselves. It being understood that the lad's father occupied a respectable position, his Worship said that he would throw the onus on him whether the boy should go to gaol or not. He would therefore fine him one pound, or the alternative of seven days' imprisonment with hard labor. He did this believin^-that if the father paid the fine he would adnv fv» a sound thrashing to the boy, whicl/Xsr jj t perhaps have as good an effect as iu= ment. This was all the business.

THE SHARE MARKET.

MR LENNOX'S REPORT.

There was very little business done upon the Exchange. Caledonian shares have still a slight downward tendency. There are inquiries for Inverness, Italian, and Albion. My sales comprise—Caledonian, £37, £3G105., £30. Closing with buyers—£3s l^s. .Sellers —£36.

THE ELECTION.

There has been no election in connection with the City Board or City Council at all comparable to that of to-day for the interest taken in the proceedings. From an early hour excited groups were to be seen dis cussing the chances of the candidates, while

the candidates themselves were to be seen moving to and fro with that kindly beaming expression of countenance which is the in variable concomitant of candidature for public suffrages. Every one expressed confidence, and every one felt in perfect uncertainty. In words there was 110 doubt expressed by any one, but the longitude of visage into which the face of candidates and partizans relapsed when the public eye was supposed to be out of focus, showed the serious misgivings as to the result. The candid truth was that no one had the faintest idea of the probable returns, a state of things which invariably results from the disintegration and com mingling of parties —if parties can be said to exist in the city at all. There was no denned principle or principles, by which the candidates could be classed, and in consequence the contest was really a personal one ; in which personal character and personal friendships took the place of principles and intentions. As to prin ciples there appeared perfect unanimity; and opposition to taxation, the cutting down of streets, the building of tall chimneys and destruction of the goats appeared to be the creed of all. Cabs, buggies, carriages and traps of low degree were proceeding in all directions throughout the city bearing electors, while in the neighbourhood of the Mechanics' Institute, where the polling took place, the throng and the movement of active agents and supporters presented a scene strongly expressive of the revived public feeling of the city. As the day advanced the excitement and the earnestness of the sevei-al parties intensified, and the closing of the booth at four o'clock must have been a genuine relief to the canvassers as well as to the candidates themselves. At the time of our going to press nothing but the most vague opinions was expressed as to the result.

(from our special reporter.)

There has been great excitement all day at the corner—not Scrip corner, but Police Court corner, opposite the polling booth. An immense amount of interest appeared to be taken in the election, and all day long knots of loungers hung about to watch how their favourites fared. At intervals of a few min utes carnages arrived with various sup ' porters. Bugden and Holdship appeared to have gone into partnership for the occasion, for their names appeared jointly on several of the carriages. This, however, was not the rule, as express carts came driving up with Bugden's name only exhibited on them, as if he was trying to- anake assurance doubly sure. There were a few turnsout which bore on their nethermost ends large placards urg ing ratepayers to vote for George Staines, and describing him as the martyr of circum stances—we mean of the clique. He was there in all his glory. To see him handing his constituents out of the carriages was a study to behold. Dressed in his Sunday clothes, he really looked quite respectable j a clean paper collar and snow white necker chief around his throat, and one of Coombes' white bell-toppers made our friend the observed of all observers. He had an air of confidence about him as his friends came down the hill and assured him that they had plumped for him, but which occasionally changed to a melancholy sadness when he stood on the kerb isolated from those about. When, however, an ac quaintance would accost him with, " Well, and how are you getting on ?" his face would lighten up ; congratulations would be exchanged, an adjournment would take place for the purpose of nobblerizing, as if that act would lift him into the Council. Mr Macready was on the ground during part of the day, and wore a sanguine aspect. He occasionally conversed with the coffee mer chant, and appeared to be calculating on their joint chances. Mr Hurst looked blooming as he ever and anon enlivened the proceed ings with his august presence. Several^ of the voters included his name witi *?' p previous last-named two candidates, « there is no doubt the result will gi *v equal number of votes. On the pri. -4?^ c that the early bird catches the -wormA the Provincial Treasurer was up with the^lrk, and was to be seen hanging about the polling booth long before the poll opened. Later in the day we observed him confidently puffing a large regalia. There is no fear amongst Hurst's friends; they say he is bound to win. What Bugden and Hold ship could do for themselves, they have had an efficient deputy to act for them. Mr Hobbs has not been seen to desert his post once, not even for a liquor-up ; but has kept guard at the door of the polling place, button-holeing every one he could . t lay his hands on, so as to make sure of keeping out that Macready, with whom he cannot agree in Council. Mr Bugden we occasionally saw, but his countenance did not wear a joyous expression, as though he realized the fact that it was a losing game. OnMr

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1872



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