SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 5.42. HIGH WATER : This evening, G. 12,

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

Enterprise No. 2, 0 o'clock Monday evening.

ARRIVALS. Duke of Edinburgh, p.s., Farquhar, from Wangarci. Go-A head, s.s., Mdiilvray, from Waitara. Swallow, schooner, Bushel, from Mercury Bay. Ariel, schooner, Knight, from Russell. Nevada, mail steamer, Blethen, from Honolulu.

DEPARTURES.

Duke of Edinburgh, p.s., Farquhar, for Russell. Edith, schooner, Trayte, for Mangaia. Ivanhoe, schooner, McGregor, for Mongonai. Clyde, schooner, Anderson, for Wangarei. Speedwell, ketch, Bewicke, for Wangaroa and Russell. Julia Price, schooner, for Levuka. Success, schooner, for Norfolk Island. Naomi, ship, for Russell and America. Taranaki, s. 8., for Southern ports. St. Kilda, s.s., for Taranaki and Wanganui.

ARRIVAL OF THE GO-AHEAD.

The s.s. Go-Ahead arrived in harbour from Waitara this afternoon.

Passengers : Miss Bayley, Mrs. Beaumont and child, Messrs. Isaacs, T. Bayley, Clare, Vivian, Ford, Tobey.

Cargo : 7 cases butter, Barnes ; 0 ditto ditto, Clarke ; 4 ditto ditto, Veale ; 0 hides, Howard ; 33 head cattle, T. Bayley ; 100 sheep, Clare.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Waitara : Go-Ahead, s.s., to-morrow morning at

ten o'clock. For Sydney and Melbourne: City of Melbourne, to night ; liero, s.s., 24th instant. For London : Caducous, ship, early ; Ka Moi, barque, early. For Kaipara : Mary Eliza, to-day. For Napier and the" South : Nevada, p.s., to-morrow. For Norfolk Island : Southern Cross, mission schooner, April 10. For New Bedford : Naomi, ship, early. For Honolulu : Nevada, mail steamer, April IS. For Levuka: Nukulau, schooner, to-day ; Sea Gull,

Thursday. For Hokiangi: Herald, schooner, to-day. For Southern ports : Taranaki, s.s., to-day For"Wanganui: St. Kilda, s.s., to-day.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Wellington, s.s , from Southern ports. Hero, s.s., from Sydney. Helenslee, ship, from London (sailed Jan. 11). Amherst, schooner, from Sydney. Cleopatra, schooner, from Lyttelton Alpha, schooner, from Newcastle Belle, schooner, from Newcastle W. C. '"Wentworth, barque, from Newcastle H.M.S. Rooario, from Sydney Amphitrite, schooner, from Sydney Australia, brig, from Sydney Ayr, barque, from Adelaide Briton, bu'que, from Newcastle Union, brig, from Newcastle. Lady Emma, barque, from Adelaide.

The schooner Ariel arrived last night from Russell, with 23 tons coal. The schooner Swallow arrived from Mercury Bay this morning with 17,700 feet timber. The schooner Danzic has cleared outwards for Nguguru, with a cargo of flowr, sugar, &c. The cutter Mary Eliza cleared outwards for Kaipara with a large cargo. The schooner Ariel cleared outwards for Russell in ballast this morning. The schooner Coronet sailed from Kaipara on the 3rd inst. for Dunedin, with a cargo of timber. The schooner Stanley, from "Warrnambool, has hauled alongside the wharf to discharge her cargo. The Wild Duck will haul alongside the wharf this evening as soon as the tide will allow, and will occupy the berth vacated by the Naomi. The schooner Sea Gull has been put on the berth for Levuka. The barque Ka Moi is fast filling up her cargo for London, and will take her departure before the end of the month. Her passenger accommodation is ex cellent.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Satnrday afternoon

Mr. R. Arthur reports having sold at his market day sale :—Fowls, Is to 2s 9d each ; cochin china, 4s ; poland, 3s 3d ; turkeys, Is 7d to 4s ; dticks, Is Gd to 2s Cd ; geese, 3s to 3s 3d ; rabbits, Is each : quinces, Id per pound; apples, lJ f d to 3d ; onions, Id per pound ; potatoes, 7s per cwt. ; cheese, Wairoa, 5d per pound; no bacon or butter on hand; but little groceries or furniture sold. A portion of the cargo of potatoes, ex Tower Hill, sold alongside the ship at from £2 to £4 per ton.

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Uxder. For "Whitiangi, per Mary Ellen, this day, at 5 p.m. For Whanaki, per Eagle, on Monday, Bth instant, at 9 a.m. For Thames, on Monday, Bth instant, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Kapanga, per Royal Alfred, on Monday, Bth instant, at 11.30 a.m. For Gisborne, per Tawera, on Monday, Bth instant, at 11 a.m. For the Australian Colonies, India, China, Mauritius, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Brindisi and Suez, per City of Melbourne, imme diately after arrival of p.s. Nevada. For Najiier and the Southern provinces, per p.s. Nevada, six hours after her arrival from Honolulu. Per p.s. Nevada, on Thursday, 18th inst., as follows — For Sandwich Island*, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and Soxith America/ British and Foreign West Indies, and Con tinent of Europe via England at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via Sail Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at!) 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 till 11 a.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sail ing. S. B. Biss, Postmaster.

DIED

Weßtwood. — On the 4th April, Agnes, the wife of William Westwcod, aged 48 years.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 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 settling up over the events of the late races took place yesterday. A?tev liquidating all demands a balance remained on hand, aud the committee decided to divide this sum between the Provincial Hospital, and the parents of the lad Mulvanny who was run over on iho race-course. The committee are deserving of the highest praise for the able and efficient manner in which all the arrangements have been carried out. Messrs S. Young and 0. A. Calvert also deserve great credit for their management of the affair, a? to them is due in a great measure the success of the meeting. We hopo to ccc their names figuro in similar sports at no very distant dates and with as gratify ing results.

A meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's was held last evening in the school-room, Eden Crescent, to consider the adoption of a hymnal. It was unanimously agreed "that the congregation of St. Paul's is morally bound to use the New Zealand hymnal, as Messrs. Collins and Son were distinctly authorised by the General Synod to publish the same for the use of the New Zealand churches." After some debate it was decided that other churches should be consulted as to the compiling and printing of a tune book suitable to the hymnal.

Mr. Peter McArthur, the gentleman who was knocked so " thoroughly stupid" by the fall he received last night down the dangerous hole in High street, after attention liad been called to it by tho Cross, has so far recovered his senses as to " plead guilty" at the Police Court this morning for drunkenness, and was, in con sideration of this being his second offence, fined ten shillings and costs.

A young man named Aaron Nobes com. mittcd suicide at Wangarci on Monday last. He had been in ill health, and his mind had been affected of Jate. He had been out for a walk, and not returning home a search was made, when his body was found lying at the loot of the waterfall on the Big Creek. An inquest waa held before Sir S. Osborne GKbbes, coroner, and the jury returned a verdict of " Committed suicide while in state of tem porary insanity." The drama of " Under the Gaslight" was again performed last evening, and gave general satisfaction. To»night a new play will be produced of a highly sensational character, and founded on facts in real life. The plot is intensely interesting, and illus trates a case of mistaken identity that occurred some years few ago. tfome good and appro priate scenery has been prepared, including a representation of the penal settlement at Dartraore, in Devonshire. The characters have been exceedingly well cast. The name of the piece is " Not Ghiilty," and we expect to see it have a good run.

The Auckland .Artillery Volunteer Band will perform in front of Government-house this (Saturday) afternoon, from 4 till 6 o'clock. The programme is as follows:—Quick March, "Un Ballo in Maschera," Verdi ; Slow March, " Massaniello," Auber; Quadrille, "King of Hearts," Julien; G-lee, "May Day," Mueller; Waltz, " JTlodden Field," Sarah Green ; Schottische, "Crinoline," E. Rayloff ; Galop, " Neuchatel, " Messon. " God Save the Queen."

A "new chum " was fined this morning for drunkenness. His plea was that he un fortunately had no conception of the strength of the Auckland ale?. He was now thoroughly convinced of their quality, and would regulate himself accordingly.

The regular monthly meeting of the Royal Arch Chapter, 348, 1.0., will take place on Monday evening next.

The annual meeting of the Justices of the Peace for the Auckland District will be held in the Court house, High street, on Tuesday, the 23rd instant, at noon.

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at; the Lake, on the body of Mrs, Mary Willets, aged 64, who had died that morning through the bursting of a blood vessel in her leg. A. verdict in accordance with the facts was returned. Dr. Philson presided at the inquest. We observe that the restaurant at the Q.C.E. has been taken by Mr. Louis Rose James, and no doubt will be conducted in a manner that will give satisfaction to its patrons. We recommend a trial. Mr. James is well known, and the public may rely on everything being served up in first rate style.

The Bishop of Auckland will preach to morrow morning in aid of tha Home Mission Fund at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

The following is the rota at the Police Court for the ensuing week :—Ap-il Bth, Mesßrs. May and Holt ; 9tb, Messrs. Isaacs and Ken derdine; 10th, Messrs. Mitford and L. D. Nathan; 11th, Messrs. Owen and Newman j |jstb, 'Messrs. Pierce and Porter.

■i.'jl^will be Be^n from another column those OM 'J\ nativity is connected with the land of SoytehWohavo an opportunity of uniting to- Ss. fit. <*j e Wo ?sßip of their father's Q-od ■ ~., •■, "D->\" language of their early associa , ■. _'„■ .;_ <"j 2 doubt that tho Wellington i'. :I .r'■'.•' S(' (> t7i ,D° we'l filled, and that ■•t of Waipu will have , aitfcee meeting of

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

DRUNKENNESS,

Three persons wove convicted of drunken ness this morning, and one sent to prison for seven days as an habitual drunkard.

INDECENT ASSAULT,

Frederick Marshall, a respectably dressed man, was charged with having committed an indecent assault upon a little girl at Newton, she being under the age of 12 years, on the evening of the 4th instant. Mr. JBeveridge appeared for the prisoner, and stated that his client would plead guilty.

Hl3 Worship, however, believed that the offence was an indictable one.

On searching into the authorities it was discovered that the Magistrate had power to deal with the case.

At the suggestion of Mr Boveridge the principal witness was examined—Mrs Rogers —who deposed to the facts of the case as witnessed by her, an account of which appeared iD last evening's Star, and through which tho prisoner had been apprehended. In answer to Mr. Beveridgo tho witness was of opinion that the prisoner was in liquor. She did not see the chastisement administered by the child's mother on the prisoner.

It was stated in Court that the prisoner hud been drinking heavily for some days, and was in a atato bordering on delirium tremens.

His Worship animadverted strongly on the prisoner's behaviour, and said that ho did not feel justified in doing less than in sentencing the prisoner to the common gaol of Auckland for two months, to be kept to hard labour. He remarked that the prisoner had to bo deeply thankful that the woman interfered with him, or the charge might have assumed a much moro serious form.

A DELICATE AM'ilß

A case of unlawful assault preferred by Cecilia Eeck against Joseph Beck with seizing her by the neck and knocking her down, and a cross-summons taken out against Cecilia Beck for seizing him by the coat and scratch ing his face, were brought on. Mr. Brock appeared for the husband, and Mr. Heslseth for the wife.

A suggestion from his Worship to settle the matter amicably was not adopted, and the case against the husband was proceeded with. The wife deposed that she went to the race 3on Monday last, accompanied by some friends in a carriage, whero her husband met with her, and the assault complained of took place. She admitted that she was not living with her husband, but acted as housekeeper to a gentleman named Smith '

Other witnesses were examined, and the evidence was very conilicting, especially as to whether the lady was in company with the gentleman named, the complainant and hor witness denying the assertion, and tho de fendant and his witness deposing to tho con» trary.

The charge against tho wife was then pro ceeded with, and the husband put a different complexion on the affair in his evidence, by which it appeared that the wife waa the aggres nor; The hearing of tho cases occupied the time of tho Court over an hour, and resulted in the husband being bound over himself in £50, and two sureties of £25 each, to keep the peace for six months. The counter chargo against the wife wa3 dismissed with costs.

This concluded the business

COROMANDEL.

(FBO3I OUE OVTX COIIKESPOXDKNT.)

April 5, 1872. I was prevented from writing yesterday as I had to attend the Warden's Court and watch the important mining case of Douglas v. Howe and Sheehy of the Green Harpjloa.se ; it had been adjourned from the previous day to allow the attendance of Messrs. Sheehan and liees, the former of whom appeared for the defendants, and the latter, —assisted by Mr. Leary, our local man of law, —conducted the case for the complainant. To give you the trial in extenso would bo purely impossible, and I fill about seven of your columns. The facts, however, as they appeared in evi dence are these : —Mr. Thomas Douglas, legal manager, registered a claim of ouo man's on the 2rd October, 1871, called the Lothian, between the Green Harp and the seaboard, and obtained protection for the same on the Bth of January, 1871, for a period of three months. On the 11th of March the Green Harp men pegged off this ground as their own, on the plea that the Greci Harp claim was bounded by high water, and that consequently Mr. Douglas was encroaching on their ground, and that any protection granted by tho Warden to him must be of no avail, as the powers of that functionary ceased at high water-mark. The bit of dry ground (or said to be dry) is really not more than a few feet, but it is on tho direct line of the Green Harp leader, from which such splendid specimens have lately been ob tained, ILlnc Him lachrymce. It has been a very pretty fight as yet on both sides, and not nearly finished; whilst tho evi denco as to the position of the Lothian shaft has been so conflicting that I would defy a second Solomon to tell whether it was at the time the surface was broken above or below high water-mark. It seemed to your correspondent that the witnesses had formed their opinions from observations taken at all states of the tide, and each sticks pertinaciously to his own opinion. The lawyers on either side did their duty like good men and true, and some very pretty skirmishing took place, but without perceptible loss of temper. The case occupied the time of the Court from 11 o'clock a.m. to 4 p.m., and our warden, Jackson Keddell, deserves every credit for the temper and. acumen he displayed under trying circumstances.

The case is adjourned for a week, when I will have something more to say upon the subject.

Mining matters have been rather tame for two or three days, and no exciting finds are to be recorded.

The Tokatea has got some first-rate stone from the low-level drive. Now in 200 feet. G-old seen freely throughout.

The Lucky Diggers have hit in the pros pecting drive' a leader supposed to be that of the G-olconda, and good prospects have been obtained from it.

Tbo Golconda Company is blow engaged on No. 2 leader at the low level to inter cept tho winze now being sunk from the surface, and also sinking on No. 1 leader to connect this also with the main drive. When these works are completed there will be no end of stone to block out. Murphy's hill is reported to have yielded 2 ozs. to the ton ; in the absence of the manager of the battery I can not vouch for this return,

ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL STEAMER NEVADA.

Stag Office, 3.30 p.m. The mail steamer Nevada is signalled as we go to press. We do not feel warranted in delaying publication in order to include mail news, as this would prevent the issue of the paper before 7 o'clock. If the news however is of an important character we shall publish a second edition. The Nmvs of the World, of which we are receiving a large shipment, can bo obtained from our runners on the wharf and throughout the city, and at our publishing office immediately after the Nevada casts anchor.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondent.)

Caledonian Crushing.

Una Crashing.

Specimens from the Bright Smile.

G-RAHA.MSTOWN, 3 p.m

The Caledonian has cleaned up foi the week, the result being 337 ounces of gold.

Tho Californian tributershavelodged 175 ounces after tlireo weeks' crush ing-

The Una has obtained 112 ounces t from seven days' crushing.

The Yankee Doodle has just finished a crushing of 200 tons. The return isj 178 ounces.

There is an enquiry for Red Queer share at 7s. Gd.; few sellers.

The Multum-in-Parvo has started crushing, and the stuff is showing well.

The Bright Smile lias taken out some specimens from the west of tbe

slide

Frederick Perry was fined at' the Court this morning £10 for havitfg in his possession native game in January last.

THE SOUTH.

Via Hikutaia and Kati Kati. [FROM OUIt OWN CORItESPCXNDENT.] (SPECIAL TO THE STAR.) ■ The Governor Detained at Napier. CIIRISTCIIUKCII. April G. No shooting to-day through the in clemency of tho weather. Points. Muir (Otago) 108 (The highest score at present for tho Champion Belt.) Wales, second ... ... IGI Vol.Hoskins (Thames) third 162 Taylor (Otago) 147 Christie 143 Close 115 NAPIER. Saturday, 9.33 a.m. Tho G-ovcrnor and the p.s. Luna have been detained through bad weather. They leave to-day for Auckland. Tho Star of tho South has arrived from Auckland after a splendid run. The s.s. Koera arrived from Wel lington this morning, and will sail for Auckland this evening.

INQUEST AT THE LUNATIC ASYLUM, WHAU.

An inqueat was held tliis morning as above before 0. F. Q-oldsbro1, Esq., coroner, and a jury of which Mr. Edward S. Hill waa ehoaon foreman, on tho body of Patrick Skerry, a lunatic who died in tho asylum on tho 4th instant. The body presented nothing unusual in appearance. The evidence of the warder and servants of tho institution disclosed that docoascd had beon an inmate of the asylum since the 28th December last, and that when received he was in a very feeble condition, betraying thickness of speech and other unfavourable symptoms betokening paralysis. He had boon unable to walk for some time previous to his death, and had been confined to his bed for upwards of two months. It was a hopeless case from the commencement. It was necessary to feed deceased like a baby. Ho was thoroughly help loss. No one ever visited deceased except a Ro man Catholic clergyman. He appeared to have no friends. The resident physician, Dr. Aickin, visited him daily. Deceased was made as comfortable aa possible in so far as the appliances of the institution would admit. Many articles of hospital furnitmo wore ■wanting, and sick patients could not be pro perly attended ; it was impossible. Doctor Aickin, a duly qualified medical practitioner, and resident physician of the asjlum, proved when deceased was received, and his treatment and symptoms up to the time of his death, and corroborated generally, the pi'evious evidence. Death was caused by debility consequent upon paralysis. It was a case more fitted for the wards of a poor house than a lunatic asylum. There wero no sick nurses in the institution and their duties wero performed by the warders. It was more than the men could attend to, although they did their best. Sick nurses were very much wanted.

The jury returned a vei'dict in accordance with the medical evidence ; to wit " Natural causes."

Thojury appended the following vidor to their verdiot, which tho Ooronor promised to forward to i:ho propor authorities :—" Tho jury feel bound to oxpross thoir opinion that tho moans of accommodation for tho sick uro deficient, and that additional nursory at tendance is nooesaary."

MURDEROUS ASSAULT AT RIVERHEAD.

A V.ERY brutal aud murderous assault was committed by a man named Langton, at River head, yesterday, on another named DeLainey, living at Kumea, about throo miles from Riverhead. Both men are gum diggers, and it appears that a woman named Smith formerly cohabited with the assailant, but had left him to live with DeLainey. Langton discovering their whereabouts proceeded yesterday to their tent, armed with a spade, and, after some angry recriminations, dealt a fearful blow at DeLainey's head with a spade, felling him to the ground and opening his skull. The ruffian then decamped. "The woman, it appears, after bandaging up'his head, gave information to Mr. Lamb, who caused the wounded man to be brought to Auckland in the Q-emini, and accompanied him up. On arrival he was conveyed by the Water Police to the Hospital, where he now lies in a very dangerous con dition, and very little hopes are entertained of his recovery. * Polioe-constables have been dispatched to Riverhead to apprehend the fellow who committed the assault. ~ ..-.■ r t ■ '■:...' A G ) -: S, V ■■'-■'>: Si'] iil'i', J3lvE.ii M lllic'\ ' -Nf Ai\ fD nu i wriai, ;. i - fftWfi' VTi r■■•. ■-. '. : $t\ >}•*■■■: ''■ !:'■> -' VI i :■ ~ ■ Wig kMi h?.---: ---• tfsh Whhke-y . :■•.■ •,: k'» ■■■: ■■■■'U'i 'Ott Hi ;n f:'jl • ■'■! a»sj, Ot ; ..'■.'. & I . ■■ :;- \-.:<:;^l nii :i ..:.. Vti ..■ .. a.-M. '■■■:'■■ o« ia?o ~ Bin»U . h ■ ■. .• : POh P, ,' iiws finest quality th c ii i ■-•■■ ! hi r*»id is, SCJ9 b<! "'.3 [.iff* V;i N'T;^;-. |

THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE

The usual monthly inspection of the Auck land Rifle Brigade and Cadeta took place last, evening iv the Drill shed. There was a good muster. T-lic Brigade was inspected by Major Gordon, the commanding oilicor, and was in structed in feu dejoie firing, to prepare them for a review to be held on the Queen's birth day. Tho evolutions by the Brigade were very creditably performed.

The Cadets who are warned belonging to No. 1 Company, A.R.V., Victoria Company, NO3. 3 and G Rifle Brigade, and No 1 Navals will assemble at tho Range at. noon on the 10th instant, instead of 9 a.m., for the purpose of competing for the Mayor's gold cross.

A correspondent of the Hawkes Bay Herald writing of tho Rifle Volunteers afc Poverty Bay says:—" Of the Rifle Volunteers the less said the better. As their captain said on parade, he had never saw them drill worse, and Colonel Harington remarked that he had never inspected so noisy a corps ; in fact, it was one continual gabble, like a flock of geese, and nothing their officers could say or do would stop them. Talk they could, and talk they would. I believe one man was heavily fined by tho Colonel."

THE SHARE MARKET.

me. j. M. lenhox's eepokt.

Tjtk sharo market continues active. My sales comprise : Caledonians, £20, £20 10s, £20 ; Thames, £5 10s ; Tokatoa, £4; Cure, L7s 6d. Closing sellers : Caledonian, £20 10s ; Thames, £5 12s Gd ; John Hull, 5s ; Tokatea, £4 5s ; Moanatairi, £4 2s 6d; Pride of Tokatea, 9s. Buyers : Caledonian, £20 ; Thames, £5 10s ; Tokatoa, £i ; John Bull, 43 6d.

WINDMILLS FOR QUARTZ CRUSHING.

One of the greatest drawbacks to the com plete development of the goldfields, or rather auriferous quartz mines on the Coromandel pininsula, has beon the itnmonso difficulty, and in many cu.bcb impossibility, of convoying to within areaaonabls distance of the claims in tho back country tho ponderous boilei'3 and heavy paraphernalia of stoam onginoj. It is true that, in some instances water hai> beon utilised both by turbines and the ordinary water wheels for the purposo of driving stamping machinery, but thero aro many places high up among the mountains whore although gold is plentiful enough water is a scarce commodity.

Somothing is yet wanting to onable the more distant miners to extract the precious metal from its matrix with anything like pecuniary success; for under the present system tho co9t of couveying quartz to the mill in sacks on mens' backs or on pack horses would far more than swallow up the profits, evon although an ounce or more to the ton might bo the result.

Now, although steam cannot be used with advantage with the present cumbrous machines, which, although vastly improved within the laßt few years, have by no means been as yet brought to that perfection of lightness and portability which may yet be accomplished; and although the pure oxide of hydrogen is not in sufficient quantity to admit of its employment to drive even, a centrifugal mil), yet there remains a re source—boundless in extent, easy of appli cation, which can be obtained for nothing, (that grand dosidoratum), and which can be put in harnoss and utilizod by comparatively unskillod labor.

Tho medium to which wo allude is that ovor-changing and restless fluid, the air, tho motion of which is bo necessary to the wol faro of tho human race. Tho groat ocean would novor have been traversed had it nob boon for its aid, and this "Groat Britain of tho South " might novor havo beon discovered and Bott led had it not been for the impetus of tho mobilo fluid on the woven hemp spread from the yards of Van Tasman's Bhip.

The force then of the air drawn from one nlace to another by the rarefaction occasioned D y the heat of the sun is that which ought to be employed. Windmills have for countless aaes been used in the service of mankind. Great internal sphs havo been drained by the aid of those of the most simple construction. Flour is even yet ground by their aid, and with much less expenditure than could bo done by the motive power extracted from water by that oreat Megcethon, the steam engine. Then, why not utilize this power of JEolus in the far districts of the difficultly-accessible back re-ions of the goldfiolds ? The wind is almost always blowing up or down the ranges and the sullies leading from them, and there are very few day 3 indeed during the year when there is not sufficient to turn the sails of an ordinary windmill with effect. Timber galore is on the ground, and there are scores of people within a reasonable radius of the principal ranges, sufficiently versed in the mechanical arts and the "art and mystery of wood work in particular to be able to construct a windmill of a primitive kind at very small costs. Stnmpers quite sufficient for general outside use could be elevated and let fall upon the ore by one of a moderate expense of sail; and without doubt, by their use, the back country could be opened and hidden treasure brought to light; and instead of miserable attempts at carting material for miles to the stamping machines ovor rugged country, we jhould hare the pleasure each week of witness ing large deposits of manipulated gold in the banks at Shortland, Grahamstown, and Coro tnandel. — Communicated.

CORRESPONDENCE.

itarWe do not hold ourselves responsible for tho oniiri in -: expressed by our correspondents.

PUBLIC HOUSES.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. g lßj —in view of the approaching period for the granting of publicans' licenses I consider it- expedient to offer a few remarks on the sub ject which have obtruded themselves on my notice, and which I consider calculated to eon for considerable benefit on the community generally. Any person who is in the habit of frequenting the localities of High and Queen street, or Vulcan lane must have remarked the number of loose, drunken characters in festing those regions, to the evident disgust of the residents in those districts. I was al ways under the impression that when the public houses in Chancery street were sup pressed the condition of the adjacent locality would have been considerably ameliorated, but instead-.of this I have constantly remarked :lhat drunkenness has rather been on the in crease than otherwise at all events the con stant migration of these imbibing characters has been on tho increase, and is calculated to bo extremely offensive to the denizens of the afore-named localities.

It has always appeared a mystery to me why both the public houses in Chancery street were suppressed, for certainly it has not im prove! the condition of the district for the habitues of that classical locality. I have only (to go a few steps further to what are con sidered the most respectable houses to procure any amount of drink they may desire, and ('moreover I consider that a flagrant injustice was done at the time to a respectable citizen who had invested a very considerable sum in tho locality, and who unfortunately was a matetial sufferer by the suppression of his license, and which certainly appears to have been a very great hardship, inasmuch as he was n very great loser thereby, having in vested a considerable sum in the primary purchase of the interest, of the house, and by a fire having destroyed a very considerable amount, of property at that time belonging to him, involving an expense of some £2,000, which he had incurre 1 in re-building the public-house and the adjacent property des troyed by the conflagration. I have taken some pains to inquire into the character of the houses heretofore existing in the locality, and have elicited both from the police and respectable dwellers in the locality that the house of Mr. McArthur (known as the "Mechanics' House of Call") was always most properly conducted. (Wheu ! ) Now I consider that policy would dictate that a licence for a public-house in this locality should be renewed for the purpose of confining the inhabitants of its perlieus of that particular latitude, and .of thereby pre venting the offensive scenes that are daily enacted in the most conspicuous portions of the town, and of doing individual justice to the person who has so materially suffered by the withdrawal of his license of the hotel which he wa9 at a considerable expense to erect, which has deteriorated instead of im proving tho locality in question.

I. am, &c, A Eesident of the Disteict. Auckland, April -i, 1872.

[As the purpose of the above is clearly to advocate the restoration of the licenses to the suppressed hells of Chancery street, it will interest the writer to refer to another column, where he will see that Mr. Me Arthur, late of the Mechanics' House of Call, lias met with an accident. We think that the insinuation respecting the character of other hotels may fairly be qualified by the praise bestowed on the dens of infamy that used to exist in Chancery street, but which have been now happily suppressed through! the police and the Licensing Bench.—Ed. E. .S'.]

SHAREBROKERS' CHARGES.

To the Editor to the Evening Star Sir, —Through the medium of yonr journal I would draw attention to the excessive brokerago enforced by sbarebrokers on stock placed in their hands for sale. Since the passing of "The Sharebrokera* Act" they have combined to charge 2} per cent, commission on all sales, an amount that is not only exorbitant, but that tends to check speculation, inasmuch as it is impossible to effect a transaction —say on a Caledonian share — without sustaining a drawback of ten shillings on it; while in many cases the daily fluctuations in that and other porperties do not exceed a pound or thirty shillings a share, thereby leaving no margin to the speculator. Truly a fine thing for the share broker, whose expenditure and risk over the transactions is —nil. I think that a great oversight waa made by tlie framers of the Act in not having fixed the per centage. In the Stock Exchange at home only i p-T cent, is charged on transactions up to £100 ; above that amount an eighth per share. In Mel bourne, likewise, 1 per cent, is only charged for sums beyond £50, which rates are f: xed by the Stock Exchange. Here, however, it is a millonnum, as thero no control in. the mattor, the capitalist being at the mercy of about a dozen brokers without having any correspond ing security that justicewill be done by thorn in obtainingtho highest eurront rate for his stock. Two methods suggest themselves on tho part of speculators for breaking tho present monopoly : i.e., eithor to petition for tho ropeal of tho Act, which is in itself an arrant failure; o/" that a number associate, take out a license in the name of one, and undertake to do business at a comimssion of from £ to 1$ per cent., according to a value pro rat a. I will under take to say that if this be done tho present unjust monopoly will bo crushed, besides creating a safe and highly remunerative business. I am, &c, A Speculator.

MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. g IE) —My attention has been directed to a letter signed by Messrs. A. Reynolds and C. P. Hulbert, in your issue of yesterday. In this it is stated that a Mr. Dyer, of Mahurangi, had in conjunction with Eev. R. McKinnon, applied for Cowan's discharge from the Lunatic Asylum; and that he was willing to enter into a bond for £50 for his good behaviour.

I wish to say that the authors of the above letter aro labouring under some mistake, as neither I nor any member of my family (the Dyers at Mahurangi) were ever willing to enter into a bond for Cowan's good behaviour, or ever made application for his discharge. The portion of the letter referring to re formed drunkards and total abstainers is not worth noticing, further than to say that it cannot apply to any member of my family, as we are none us drunkards, reformed drunk ards, or total abstainers. I am, Sea., R. C. Dyee. April 6, 1872.

To the Editor of the Evening- Stab,

g IR; —Can you inform your readers as to the parties with whom will rest the decision upon the plan for the new hospital ? We havo had such an amount of incapacity or something worse in the designs and the erection of public buildings thatl think the public should have ample opportunity of forming and ex« pressing an opinion iipon the whole matter before the Province is pledged. Look at our Police Court, could anything be less adapted for the purpose ? Who with a grain of common sense would have placed the principal room as a Court-hou3e at the corner of two noisy streets ? and as to the ventilation the less said about it the better.

The Supreme Court is another monument of ignorance in design and jobbery in execution. I hara been told by masons who were working on the building that not 5 per cent, of the stone would pass muster at home, and that this was known before it was U3ed ; the mortar too, was bad, and the roof —well its of no use growling now unless to warn the authorities. As to the acoustic arrangements I question, if the architect knew the meaning of. the word ; an i there certainly never was a building with so little accommodation for tho money as that said Supreme Court. With these dearly bought experiences I say that before ar»y decision is made upon either hospital or raarket-hou3e the public should have an opportunity of expressing an opinion upon the plans. I am, <Src, TAXPATta. m

To the Editor of the Evening Stab,

Sib, —In your last evening's paper appears a long letter respecting a member of the Foun tain of Friendship Lodge. The statements made therein are only those of the committee, the lodge never having expressed its opinion thereon. But it seems to me a bit of spite because the Inspector did not give way to them at their first request, and not the only one, as they have expressed their intention of injuring others as well that did not see exactly as themselves ; and as the Lodge surgeons certified that he was still liable to relapse from excitement of any kind it became all connected therewith to be very careful in such a case, and to drag in what the Lodge ha 3 paid to his wife is wrong; the Lodge would not have paid it unless it believed it was her right. The next thing will be that through some ill will a member hav ing a long illness it will appear in public print that he has had so much money ; all the3o things should never be known outside the Lodge.' Another, sir, they have attributed bad motives fo the Inspector for keeping him thera without any proof whatever. I am, &c, Caleb Kobinson, F.F.L., Parnell.

A negro from Montezerat, where the Hiberno Celtic is spoken by all classes, happened to be on the wharf at Philadelphia ■when a number of Irish emmigrants were landed ; and seeing one of them with a wife a four children, he stepped forward to assist the family ou shore. The Irishman in his native tongue expressed his surprise at the civility of the Negro, who, understanding what had been said, replied in Irish that he need not be astonished, for that he was "a bit of an Irishman himself." The Irishman surprised to hear a blackman speak his natiTe dialect with the usual rapidity of Irish fancy, imagined that he was really an Irishman, but that the climate had changed his fair com plexion. "If I may be so bold, my dear honey," said he, " may I ask how long you have been in this country ?" The negro man, who had only oome hither on a voyage, said, ho had been in Philadelphia only about four months. Poor Pat turned round to his wifa and chiidren, and looking as if for the last time on their rosy cheeks, concluding that in four months they must also change ther complexion ; exclaimed, " O merciful powers! Biddey, did you hear that? he has not been more than four months in this country and he is already near as black as jet.

THE EVENING- STAB,, SATURDAY, APBIL 6, 1.872

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