SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. 4.45. HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 5.39,

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING. Duke of Edinburgh, 9 o'clock. Enterprise No 2, 8 o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Heather Bell_. cutter, from Malmrangi . . . Comerang, p.-s,, Chrisp, from Day of Islands.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports : Taranaki, early ; Phoebe, op arrival of Nevada.... * , For Sydney and Melbourne : City of Melbourne, s.s , on arrival of Nevada.; Hero, .early.. .-,- ■ ForLohdon*: 'Tyrol* -barque, early ' : ' ' ij. ; For Levuka : Sea Gull, schooner,> to-morrow ; Prim. Donna, schooner, this evening For Napier and Southern ports : Nevada, to-morrow.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney Nevada, mail steamer (due June J7) . Cleopatra, schooner, from Lyttelton . Alpha; schooner, froih Newcastle Coronilla. ship, from London. Sailed March 22 Frowning Beauty.- barque., from Newcastle j Briton, barque, from Newcastle " Tell, barque, from Newicastle .' Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 3

The brigantine Sea Gull will leave for Levuka on Friday , next. She takes a number of passengers and a large cargo. Passengers ar .requested to be on board at 10 o'clock. •..-.-', The schooner Dauntless, which left Tauranga on Monday, putback.yesterday. .-,. - s. j . The. steamer Royal Alfred has been for some time lying alongside the wood-wharf imdergoing extensive repairs and 'impvovemeQts. at the hands of Messrs. Frazer and Tin'ne,' engineers and ironfounders, Phcenix Foundry. Boilers on an improved principle have been substituted for the old ones, and improve ments have: been made in her machinery. Considerable .alterations: and- improvements have also been effected in her cabins for tbe better .accommodation, s of passengers. The repairs will probably be completed before the end of this week, when she will be again placed, on the Coroma,ndel. : trade, iv her. altered^.aad •improved condition:* ';' ■"■'■''■ •.;;' J***'. ' ; Tha pjs. Comferarig arrived .-from. Russell this morn ing with 22 passengers^..aud.the following cargo :—BO tons c0a1,. ; 2,000 feet timber, 3 tuns oil, 200 bags gum, and sundries^ • .AA '.•'.«.'..'.< I ■ The following vessels "were loading coal at* RusseJl yesterday:—Merlin, Aurora,, Clio, and Mary. Eliza) j . . The, Policeman arrived at Russell, yesterday. frota the Thames. '. "-. ~ .* ' { The Prince Rupert and Ruby sailed from Ru3sell yesterday for the Thames with 150 tons coal. -. •.•.*••• j

COMMERCIAL.

- minikg. 1 The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— ~ ■ y i "" ' " ,:' '. '".'".'' £.[s. d..

MEETINGS TO COME. Yon Moltke,- Coromandel,: June 18 s. II 1 •'..- 'L • Harbour View, Coromandel,, June 20 , ; * . Golden Pa., at Mac. ay's office, at 4 o clock June 20 : .Abraham Lincoln, Grahamstown,. June ,21 Wood's Point, Coromandel, June »;J<; '* . : ~.,, J Wealth'of Coromandel,' Company's office, Queen street, .Auckland, June .21 ... ... -~. A:._ , o i'_ ; Hauraki Saw Mill Company, 2p. m., June 21 Mary Ann, Grahamstown,. June 25 ~.. ! Whakaroa, '25th inst.' " ' • ' ... .£ '■ A, _. Cure, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m. Juhe <2? Green' Harp, Insurance Buildings," Auckland, 2 J».m|, June 27 ' A '■, ,A' , --' * ■*■•': A-a ■ ■ Loyalty, Grahamstown, June?B ..-.....,, ~ \. \. Nebraska,'Grahamstown, June'2B •' . .., ; Last Besort, M, Queen street, Auckland, * p.m., June 28 l" "'" .. ■' "■ _ ■'.' ■ A, ,\; : Golconda, Insurance Buildings, June 28 -■•;_. , Coromandel Mint/Company's Office, 49, Queen street, Auckland;" 3 p.m. June 28 ' ..' ~ ? Bed, White, and Blue, Grahamstown, June /» . i Windsor, Qiieensf erry Hotel, Auckland, 3p.m., June2B Italian, Grahamstown, June 29 , ; . :_ l :** i iL-,J Lucky Bigger, Darby's hotel, . street, Auckland, 2p.m. ~une 29 - , V. ; . *.',,•.'■,[;•• \ Belmont, Grahamstown', July 1 ' j- Fernroot, Coromandel,. July 1 ..,. ; -, . „*,*, . j : Messenger's,'Grahamstown, July 1 • .'.',". , V J ' American'Ei»gle, Grahamstown,. July 3 , Laura," Grahamstown, July 4 .. , . Alhambra, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., July-5 j United, Coromandel,, July 6 - , i United Pumping Co., Kapanga, July 8

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mati.s wixii Close as Under .. i For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and.to-morfow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. For Wangaroa, per Speedwell, on Thursday, at 5.m. i For Fiji, per Sea GuU, to-morrow, at 3 p.m : For Eussell/Mon^oniii, and'Buato, per Comerang, on Friday, 218^^8^ at 3p.m. ' ... "• For Australian Colonies, per City of Melbourne,'lm mediately after arrival of 'p.s.Nevada from .Hono lulu. *:-:*'^- *: :•'-**■- ■'• **'* *** | For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Phcebe, 'im mediately after arrival of p.S. Nevada.,' ',; | For Nipier* "and -Southern Provinces, per Nevada, six hours after her arrival. , ';.'••"" S."'B. Brss, Postmanter. ;

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

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1872.

<~ , For the cause that lack-! assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

If the Board of Health desire to get up a panic respecting j the small-pox case at the hospit'alj they are proceeding in the ;• i.praper wayi.by excluding-from their meet ings the Press, that is the public. Ormie ignotum terribile~est -is- a maxim founded on appreciation of humannature, aiid by' surrounding their proceedings , with impenetrable mystery the Board will conjure up to the imagination of the populace tb[e ggunt shadowy form of pesti lence stealthily, walking, ,by night among ihe dark lanes and alleys of the city. We believe that the exclnsion:of the Press in this case is a feeble, effort .to surround the Board with an air of awe and dignity, and pne almost feels itafpity for the sake •of the; Board that in place of a man with a few scabs on his back at the Hospital the Bbardhad hot'a whole host of cases for them to pull long faces about, and set every body shaking in his breeches. It would be so nice, when going along the street to have every body pointing at one, and saying with bated breath "That's the Board; of Health ;" and: to appear as the champion of the people wrestling with the destroying angel. We observe in the morning papers evidently a cooked account .of., the , proceedings at the Board meeting yesterday, seasoned for the public palate. If it correctly expresses! all the proceedings, and if such is the work done by the Board,, then we- think the ought "to.'dissolve. ThersJwas literally, np.thing stated .but, what was known tather^blioj'but the copportunity was .taken of showing the amicable rela tions of our various corporate bodies and their great desire to co-operate. with one another for every object, and we would add for no object at all. We are told in this prepared report that- a deputation had waited on the Superintendent; every body knew this; t The result was that " they concluded that they had no execu tive power," this; too must have been generally apparent'; " but they could re commend such measures to be carried out as they might deem necessary ;" this im portant information! was' also generally familiar ;to the public. Thtf; Boird then resolved'" that &c Harbour-master be recommended to carry out the regulations strictly." We have no doubt, Captain Ellis will he benefited by' .this reminder! It^as;also.recommended ''that the Chief Postmaster of Auckland he asked to fumigate the mails ;"; but this had been recommended before, 'and from a more influential quarter, A reply had been sent to Wellington that certain questions had been answerd by the captain of the Nebraska ;,but all this had been published before, and known all throught the city. And then came the courtesies; The Mayor and Council would " only Beg; too j' willing,*" whatever? /that 'is; and " were indeed very anxious," which we presume, is even stronger, " to co-operate with' the Board of Health or any other constituted body;" but not we presume with- unconstituted bodies such as the press or the public, or to touch any thiqg,- not sanctified by the sacred aroma of red tape. The occupants of Gardner's boarding-house had been vaccinated, which i was a fact already made public. But the climax is reached; when this, regulation ,report* says ■ ".The members 'of the ' Board manifested an; earnest desire to do all that lay within; their:*p6wer,- and,-if under emergency,: to exceed .their .Heigh diddle, diddle.' !iStt6h 'is the report that has hden; allowed to see the light. Whether the; -Board have appalling circumstances which; ithefy desire* to contteal/i or * whether thlyi had great difficulty in discovering enoughs done to fill up a. a Wei are not in a; position to say;; but if [the members get a: guinea a day for. such labours they might very legitimately hand'it over to the! (Orphan Hoihe,oi*!the Destitute Children,: or even the starving Persians. The Board, of Health desires apparently to make a shpwpf inconsequence of ai case' of small pox haying-been found in the ..filly, j But it isto the disgrace and scandal of; the- Board, and; of the- authorities generally;that from ; utter* indifference: to | ,A, kilO'jli'L■ AAA ■ rpJ-J :- ■• I ;

the public safety the question of quaran tine accommodation had been shelved, and tenders for the buildings are invited only on the day when the enemy seems at the door knocking for admittance. . A.

■^We.have to announce that the sixth, the June "number of the ~'-Ne\o Zealand Presby terian Magazine, 'will "be published to morrow;* To be had, from the publisher, Mr. Wayte", Queen street.

' The letter of a "Looker on," under the heading " The Petition," having been sent to our two morning contemporaries as stated by the writer* is" therefore " in a'dffiissiblefor our columns',-"according' to press-etiquette,. .*■ , . ;; r -;;■ r.

A lecture wa3 given last evening at the "Wellesley-streetChapel -Sunday-School by Mr Battley on a subject interesting^ to all, 'namely: Dr' .Livingstone:: Mv Wj Q Firth occupied the chair, and there was a very good attendance; * The lecture con? sisted .of a biographical sketch, of' the doctor,, and was listened tq. ; with great attention. • • ■'- "■■'■ ;' -/. ■'■';' '■

Miss Stothard will lecture to ladies on " Hints oh Archery"1 to-morroiiv afternoon, at the Provincial Council Chambers.'';!'

Mr Pluhket announce? that he will continue his reading of * the. '•' Life of David Copperfield " this evening, at the Carleton Academy.

.-„ At the meeting of the Harbour Board yesterday afternoon a report, drawn 'up by. Mr',, Higginson, superintendent ,•of :works for the North Island, on the! subject of wharf extension, was brought up and read; the consideration of , the matter was adjourned.

The;' Essay and Discussion Class met last evening at the roOm» of the YoUhg Men's Christian Associations when a paper _on "Books and Reading" was brought forward by Mr James Ddull, and discussed. On the next night of meeting (2nd proximo) a discussion will take place on the following question :—" Is the abolition of provincialism desirable ?"

■'*Mr Frank Weston,' the wizard oil pijidee*, announces that he will give free lectuires at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Thurs day and Friday evenings.

We learn by the Coromandel ATail that the telegraph line ;between Coromandel and Grahamstown will probably be com pleted in a week' 3 time.

. An,,entertainment will be given at the Whau on Friday evening next, in aid,..of thepatients of the Lunatic Asylum. ... ,

An accident of a serious nature happened at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon to a little girl aged two years, the daughter of Richard Onley, the stockman at Hunter and Nolan's yard, in Durham street: It appears that a number of children, of whom the little girl was one, commenced playing with the handle of a chaff-cutting machine standing in the yard, causing the knives to revolve; the poor. little thing unconsciously placed' her right hand on a part of the' machiiie, and the knife coming down severed one of her fingers completely off, and so lacerated two others that.on the child being,conveyed to Mr King's, the chemist in Queen street, he was compelled to amputate the other two. Since the occurrence the wheel to which the knives are attached has been removed from the machine, to prevent further mishaps.

We clip the following from our contem porary the Thames Star, with reference to the action of the Eev Mr Rigg, so wildljf andintemperately called in question by the pretended friends, but real enemies of the temperance cause: —"A more straightforward document than the above we have not read for a long time. Mr Rigg, by it, simply says I do not hesitate to tell the truth ; though, by so doing, I may benefit a. traffic to which I may be opposed. To have refused to have given this certificate would, on the, part-of Mr. Bigg, hare been (to have-acted* an untruth, for to hold one's tongue,* under some circumstances, is as bad as to speak falsely—and for this, because; he has the courage to giVe a publican a certificate of certain facts of which he is a witness he is condemned by Mr Edger, and a parcel of people who cannot think it right to do justice even to opponents. We. have, not the pleasure of knowing Mr Bigg, but we say to him thatj in this matter all unprejudiced men will applaud his conduct."

We observe that Mr. Samuel Coombes,1 tailor and outfitter,'has, b^ing tft'iffcfetee! of business, removed his manufacturing premises to a more commodious building:, a few doors lower down"High street. The; new premises are, ... considerably more; adapted for . his business, ,and also. more; convenient as work-shops fdr the large' number of hands employed by Mri Coombes. • . a/ \

We are requested to call attention to a notice appearing in our advertising', columns with reference to arrears of. city

rates. - •"•"'*' • • We are glad to see that tha works; undertaken by the .contractors, for the; *?ity Council for the repairs of Franklin street have been carried biit in,a short; space of time ; considering the recent heavy | weather that has intervened during thei progress of the work. ■ We understand that the statement made that Mr Fletcher,, the contractor, has not paid his" labourers for the work is entirely untrue, all Claims' against him up to this date having been promptly settled. _ ' ~

We understand.that.the secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association has been authorised to; accept the challenge thrown out by the, canvasse . appointed by the Auckland Alliance in the late petition, to hold a, scrutiny on the ; disputed signa tures- to the said petition.: '- ■- : J'-

The working men of the boot and shoe trade of. thi ; s city, are, as will be seen by notice in another. column,, going to for-h themselves Pint ■into l a L '•■" society to protest ..against the 'unfair rate of wages paid to them ~ by,, thejjij, .em ployers. The present wages' are only about half as compared' with that paid a few years'ago, at the Same time the employers.charge: not. a farthing-less*for their boots and shoes. This is scarcely fair, as no body,:of.men are more; hardly worked andubadly paid than the class in question. The first preliminary meeting takes* place on, Monday- evening next at ithe: GottAge fof Cdhteht; Victoria street,

The Choral Society's Slew hall is fast approaching completion, and the society' expect to be «nabed- to rehearse in it j witjyii; the. next^tyight,, W§ un^er-:!

stand that it is proposed to perform the oratorio " The Last. Judgment" at the opening concert; We are glad to see that Mr Browne has rejoined the society, much to the gratification of its members'

We are requested to announce that in. the strictest and fullest terms ofthe text Inspector Goldie intends to carry out Sec. 7 and Sec. 9 of by-law Wo. 6 of the City Council, which read as follows. — Any person guilty ofthe following offences will be liable to a fine of five pounds :—- Sec. 7, keeping .any goat or goats within the limit^of the City of Auokland, Sec. the-droppings from the eaves of any house or verandah to fajl upon* any tfbdtway,,y7 -'IAA-A' ■:•.■./'■ 1- i '■'■!■ ' '?

THE CITY HALL.

The diorama exhibiting at the City Hall continues:to attract full houses. Mr.Bacbelder is to be complimented on having such interesting and capital pictures of scenes on th« vast American continent and elsewhpre. The automaton on tbe slack rope causes great amusement. ■'• .*■■■■■-'' '■'■"•'■>'■

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

" Camiixb" was again performed last evening at this theatre, Mrs Walter Hill, in the character of the heroine, appearing to imme?' c ; a dvantage, *b.oh fully- justifies.bur n?^ s on her acting on the previous evening. ' Jyjj have iifever* seen this lady perforui % YaWV aW better; .it is. perfect study libron^nt, '"** she richly dssejred.the applause •}*&»<*■ 6™^; her during the; progress of the pie°e aj>«, Bt t its finish. This evening the exoi^g drama, of "The Lost Ship" will be produced, .and an amusing farce. ' j

THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE.

: A meeting* bf Volunteers and others interested in the shooting credit of Auck land is convened for this^everung at half past seven o'clock, .at the prill-shed, to arrange the preliminaries for accepting the Thames challenge. , ,

■ The -monthly inspection of the Victoria Company Cadets will take place to-morrow* evening in the Drill-shed at half past seven o'clock. /

The new members and the Cadets of No. 1 Company Navals will meet for Company drill this evening at Fort Britomart.

CORRESPONDENCE.

tCSTWe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

ABOUT EOAD BOAEDS;

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. . j Sic, —Having iff my short paper of Saturday last touched on the theory, the origin, the design, and the anomalous condition of Road Boards in New Zea-i land, reprobating the strange condition, Ij would now. remark in brief on their; actual working. -Their periodical levy of* cash being extra-additional is burden-' some. There has been large, substantial; complaint about it. The old story ruin! that it was the last single straw which' broke the loaded camel's back. It applies, to this thing. .An overtaxed struggling people were, in form, permitted to com- ; bine to compel the people to make and mend the public roads. The extra tax* has been a grievance, the compulsion an oppression ; for they were unaccompanied with a reduction of general taxes as would; have obtained had the instituted Boards; been the substitution instead of the ad dition afore adverted to as having been originally advocated. Many bad cases have occurred under the existing scheme, the mere catalogue of, which would be tire'sohie to pen' and tedious to perttse. Here is one: —A rustic Board, north,, sent round the town to "absentees " for ' cash. Collector could not find many of! them. He called on a rich man (who had; no money, but-owned useless land) and. demanded 10s. Amount was on the instant borrowed and paid. Some few months afterwards it was divulged that: every sixpence collected by them was ab sorbed by these honorable rustic officials, for alleged incidental expenses; but—l no road ! Now, the other day, this very identical right hohorable Board in; their exceedingly innocent rusticity; posted an epistle to the same rich: man without money, in which they not civilly but threateningly demand the sum ;of £2 6a1 3d. ,1 understand' the lawyer says they cannot get it. It.isfor nothing, absolutely; this could be shdWn at length; and no man should pay even one shilling anywhere without a full equivalent received for his money. This is axiomatic, and it is presumed in the case of general taxation; for this, you know, we get. invaluable protection of life, person, &c. No doubt any invented extra taxes in a country like this, 'unparalleled' fot 'extreme /taxation,' iajkn abomination; but. a clear extra, tax:, levied under the very pretty but faltfe guise of extension of self-government,is wholly preposterous, and is, veritably, a fit object of'_ a laughing, indigmant, pertinacious resistance; because, not only is the extra cash-levy a grietous burden, but, also, a latent lie is involved, which to explode is deemed a great good. If, then our glorious provincial governments, who niulct us all for revenue, do hot make and mend the public roads, what for good ness sake do they at, all or for what are they existing, especially as they have also transferred or shirked city and harbour work P. Qui bono ? Is ,it a serio.us fact that! they .only . exist to distribute public money in gratuities? Such an evil imperceptibly undermines and secretly but Purely "ruins a community. Only popular knowledge ,is* -necessary .to effectuate.a total abrogation of the curse I think.—l am, &c, W.E.S.

GAS! GAS! GAS!

( To the Editor of the Evening Sta^. Sir, —Can you give me any reason why the gas-lamps are not lighted on such dark nights as we have sometimes; recently had P Are the "Big Bugs" studying economy, or whose fault I is it i that the streets are in darkness P. Last night I had occasion tobe out late.j and there was' hot a gas-lamp to be seen alight—so far as Wyndham street and; Hob son street are concerned. Hoping you will give a hint to the company, I aim, &o M A Resident of . Hobson stbeet. June 18, ;. -, : '•,'"' ■;■■ i„,,.;A!It"I~AA- ca.-s.aa o'.sAAAii'.HAiAAf i

THE THAMES GOLDFIELD.

(FBOM OUR OWK COBEESPONDENT.) . The general conclusion arrived at here l| Mccfskill's case is that it takes a d^l ?# shooting to kill a Maori. As *• J^ggJ defence has been reserved, and the -t|ice Court investigation o f,yes erchtf ™ bf regarded as merely * P^^fi; wouto he unfair;_ i^gfcjßfeSiiae justified m^ftjw ourabdrigmal" goes altogether to show th hig brother can -con j more .^ person .and. -^ hi^J could r re CSfeSS&fr^ man whoafte* bear with ffl^SjßaffiWWlig«fc native this will «edj^ aw European 1S n°£ WSt littl^experience ohhe ca;, kre.S One-^t has been S 3K doubtJuTtfieiafiai*; how^ P * ««fthat is ; , the likelihood ofthe Maori's death-he will not die, for Dr.! Sour,' a duly qualified registered miaical practitieaei* of the colony of N" ew Zealand (I hare put this in to show'youj iLfc, I .have iiot"been .in the reporters-box „t the Cohrt-for nothing),: has said that be will no£' and ..tthen a; duly qualified registered medical practitioner of the colony says this I imagine that the matter is placed beyond a doubt. , . : Writing of medical practitionersreminds me that we are in,the thick of a libel; case in which a medical man is plaintiff. The facts out.of which the libel arose have, only been published about twenty times,, and have been the subject of an action in the Eesident Magistrate's Court, so that a; statement of them by me, now, will possess all the charm of Jrqsjipess (this isaneffqrt, at sarcasm'; you Jare'd"pretty fair, handjatj it yourself, just tell me whether it will do: or not). A man named Davies had a son,; who had typhus fever. Though the man: was naturally proud that his-son should! have been honoured ; by being afflicted by; the same diseaseas, had attacked H.E.g.; i the Prince of Wales, he yet felt that, it; would be imprudeht to let the thing go too; far, and accordingly sent for DrLethbridge. to put a stop to it. Dr Lethbridge gave,* the, son a fair average amount, of: phypic: for some time, then had another medical: man, Dr Trouseau, called in, and finally: "thought the:-;child would die." A few ; days before this, last consummation had' been arrived at the father had had recourse; to a-' philanthitfpio'soulwhb* combined^ t|ie; grocery business with the sale of homoeb-; pathic medicines, and had begun adminis-j teringhomceopathic physic,and aavingthatj of the " regular dustman." Dr Leth-, bridge finding this out, in the interests of the dignity of his profession, and as a! matter of principle, withdrew from the* case, sued Davies i for some £20 in the! EesidentMagistrate's Court.ahd recovered; the money—l may here mention inciden tally that in spite of the physic, both; of Allopathißt and Homceopathist, the' the boy recovered. A subscription was; started to pay the £20 and cbsts for; Davis. Mr. Dewar, ,mine manager ... of] Tookeys, took-an active part in starting this subscription, and, further wrote a somewhat warm letter to a local news-' paper concerning Dr. Lethbridge. For this Dr. Lethbridge ;has r! brought an'; action for libel against ' him (damages; £500). Mr. Dewar's friends hold a meet- j ing to-morrow night to pe,e,him through* it." .1 hope this matter will not-b.eallowed; to drop, for these libel actions are great: fun, generally costing both parties a good deal of money and satisfying, no one.* Are you a, Scotchman? I hope not,* because I have something not nice to tell; Of some 'Scotchmen here. *-:The kilted: corps gave a benefit last Monday week at the Theatre Royal.in aid of the hospital.: Several of the performers; disappointed* them at the last moment, .^nd the pianist: was — W ell his accompaniments were not.; Miss Aitken kindly gave, a reading and* saved the performance. ' The captain,, lieutenant, and members bf th? corps*} werir profuse in expressions "of griatiiude and; promises of benefits, &c. All these; have vanished, and when the captain, was ask;ed for his patronage he replied that he thought the advertisement obtained; by. Mis* Aitken through reading to ihe audi-: ence was. a great recompense. ! The Rev. Mr. Hill- has, I am;happy 't'6 know/taken up Miss1 Aitken's cause,find as he is a man! who never promises what he does not per-; form I expect that he Will put the matter' straight. . I dp. not past any reflections on a native by what I have said.' Tt merely happens that the corps concerned the matter were Sootehv. Had:: they been Italian, English, Irish, Norwegian, 'ffi .High Dutch they might have acted simi laly, and been similarly written of. ' ; ";. That is an enormous engine they a*e putting up at th« • United Pumping Asso ciation's works. The diametei- ;bf tlie cylinder is more inches than I can con veniently carry about in my memory, and the. whole thing would be a puzzle to me only, that I have got hold of a back Aus tralian, paper with a full description 6f,it. So ' ybu see when they open the works and start the engine for the first time I shallbeaheadof the other; reporters here, for they poor devils ' wilHiaye to" cudgel i their brains tb: describe the blessed coa * cern, whereas.l shall only have to put a I few linps of introduction and little wind ! up to my extract'and.l'll get the credit of the whole; thing. They tell mety?re that there is nothing, incorrect iin doing this ; on the contrary a friend, to .whom I mentioned the matter said that if I.only got on as well as I am now going I should soon be'a first-rate hand on a newspaper. What's your candid opinion in the matter ? This is a fine place to be.a correspon dent.- There is a presentation to some one or; another now on an average three ; nights a week. This always involves a feed and a "big drunk" at the expense of i the recipient,"'ahc! we press/fellows get invitation to all of them. Under .these circumstances you will be glad to learn that my landlady has knocked 5s a week: of my bill fos ooard, a circumstance which I trust sincerely will not have, any effect oh the trifling :,trise" you were good; enough to promisel me last Week.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(feom owown oobbespondent.)

Grahamstown.

June 19, 2 p.m,

The objections against granting the Pukehinau to, Booth's, party has been withdrawn: X. ."/, ihe All Nations has obtained 152 ounces from 100 tons quartz. The George Stephenson has got 23 ounces from 40 tons. The Whau has cut another, new. reef; very,promising stone. , ; ,. T . I The Central Italy find has created some excitement. The show in the rise is good.: :■■.:■■■ •>. * !,».••. c*;i.f._;*te i

TAURANGA.

June 19

"" The- Dauntless left here on Monday, in Seating out she grounded; on ihe Saindspit, but got off again at flood tide on Tuesday. She was detained through stress of weather. ?Sl^e resumed her';/ voyage ; again this morning at 9 o'clock-; wind, S.W, ■■•■

DUNEDIN.

maxUbaMift [■■•■ aAA xy, H Ttiesdaiyf' \ A The'pbiice-intend to .siiie;th^. Gp T yernment: for . oneVmouth's salary tor every year's service.-I- .. ;.<.-•••-.; \mat \ The severe frost- continued /-The Waipori river is frozen for miles; Horses are scarcely able to staid Skating'is practised near Jhinedim " !

NAPIER.

A large meeting - of; r 500 or 600 people was held, last night tp;consider the repudiation of the movement .of of the Maoris in the land transactions: Resolutions were passed proposing the appointment of a commission to investigate questionable liind sales aEd mortgages, and- toallay the excitement of the natives. ...'... I

POLICE COURT.

THIS: DAY.

Before P. A. Philips, Esq., BjMjM JAiAIIA A'. DBUNEBNNESS. : *>••<»<.!Ad <]• Threepersons were, fined for drunken ness ; in default of payment, imprsonment with hardlabbur". J NEGLECTED CHILD. PS James5 Walker, a boy of about Hi years of age, was recommitted to the Industrial School, where he had been for -'- the last twelve months. The keeper of the School, John Stickley, made the application under the Neglected and Criminal Children's Act.; .*' \ A 1 ' /: '.-• IT/" * STEALING A DOG-COLLAB. E; Broad and T. Watt were charged with stealing, on or about the Ist June/ a dog-collar, value 6s. the property of- Mrs .Croft. ■: :.-:.:>- -' ■■* V*- Mr Joy defended the prisoners. l; -' Sergeant Pardy produced proof of the issuing of the dog-collar on May 25 th to Mrs Croft. *: ■[ j < *■ ■ ;: Constable Donovan, sworn, said he knew the prisoners, and also the dog in their possession. H.e remembered cautioning prisoner Watts about getting a collar ; he afterwards saw the dog with a collar on, and asked Watts if he had got one at last. He said " Yes ;" but afterwards said-the < dog didn't belong to him; it wentxavfay about a fortnight ago, and came back with a collar oh.'' Withess inspected the collar, and found ■it ,wss. numbered 1098. .for the present year. Not being satisfied fitness made j further; inquiry, f jand found it: had been stolen,. ■ from Mrs; Croft, of • Grafton -. Jload. Witness met Watts in Queen-street last nieht having the dog with the collar on. Wit ness took the. collar off", prisoner asking why he did 'that.-: Witness answered he suspected , the collar had been stolen; 'he arrested prisoner, and took him td the station. At the station prisoner said the dog belonged to Mr. Leaf, of Parnelli Witness accompanied prisoner to Mr; Leaf's to proie the truth of this statement^ The otlier prisoner (Broad) was a mate of Watt's;; -At an' interview between the prisoners in the lock-up Broad said to Watt that he had b«en too good a mate to him, and he (Broad) would tell the truth;- Then, turning to witness, Broad said*" I stole, the collar.". In the guard room Broad had said that Watt thust have known.of itr; Watts, when arrested, had a seeohd !dog-which he called his own: it had been properly registered and was wearing the collar. To.Mr. Joy:"Watt.-denied owning the Adg first spoken of. ' Wheh "1 took the •collar3l don't.«■think Broad was withfthe other prisoner. Robert Lincoln,: letter carrier, was examined with respect to:the dogbeing owned by Mrs. Croft, who had been a lodger at his house. It was ad dicted to wandering! , ■ !i -y . Mrs, Crpftbeing ill. jwaaunabletp be present to give her evidenced -• TJnd&r these circumstances '.'Sergeant Pardy asked for a remand until to-morrow. Mr Joy stated that ifthe ohargd were withdrawn as against Watts he,;would plead guilty to that against Broad under; these circumstances : The dog, which had, been proved to be of a wandering pro-! pehsity, had found its way .''.'.into * the, theatre, and prisoner Broad in putting it out grasped the collar. -The dog ran away, leaving this collar in Broad's hands. There was no:.felonious iutant. Under,these exceptional circumstances, although a felony, had been proved, !he hoped the Cburt would take into consideration these facts. Watts was discharged, and as to Broad the sentence of th 6 Court was seven days' imprisonment. ....*! INSULTING LANGUAGE.:^ .A Elias Jackman was charged.with using! insulting and abusive language towards John Bent with intent to provoke a breach of the peace- -n- 7 : 1 'j v; 1 j... I Mr Joy appeared for complainant, and; Mr Beveridge for the defence. The charge was admitted and' the de fendant bound over & keep the peace for, six months and,to pay all costs, rjj q \ '■ 'I^His' finished ihe business. ' J_

At a church.fair in a well-JfftO^itpity a set| of bed-room'furniture was voted to^ a youn.43 lady,'} With'the understanding- £ba'tpif ;ihl iwastf not married in.a;year, the, furniture should bo| returned to the church. She is now on tha: war-path, armed *ith' a bedstead.

GRAMMATICAL LOVE.

IN DIFFERENT MOODS AND TENSES. (From the Gentlenten's Journal.) Sally Salteb, she was a young teacher who taught, And her friend Billy Church was a preacher who praught, Though his enemies called him a screecher who scraught. His heart when he saw her, kept sinking and sunk, And his eyes, meeting hers, began winking . .--and wunk- — - - While she,-in her/turn, .fell to ,thinking and thiihk. ' -'"'-' "*"" ' *"*■ "": He hastened to woo her,... and sweetly he wooed, •^:UJt::;t" Por his love grew until J£v? ..mountain it vT(Tgrew<?d,yr/ .] j. ■-;•: tty"'*^. 'A-A"~~~ Anq.wbat,he waß ; longing"t<Ldo th^ie doed. In secret he wanted to speak, and he woke, To seek with hjs lips what his heart had -long soke^*' :f':' ;u;j '-'-' .... Sbf he managed to let the truth leak, and it '"'''. loke. '•'; ... ..', •::■:*. He asked her to ; ride to the church, and they ■■•■ >y rode, :'-. J'".!' ~.:'.':".'".;. .''•"" They ,bo sweetly did glide, and they both thought they'glode, - - .; And they came to aTplabe to be tied, and were tode. Then homeward, he said,':let us driv«,,and .'.:*;'.*', they drove, ~*. -* ■ rj_ aaA ■ A-A-x> And as soon. as: they wished to arrive they arroye; - , . " For.w.hatever he couldn't oontrive,, she con trove.' The kiss she was dying to steal then he stole: At the feet where be wanted to kneel then :,.,,,,.. .he knole, -.. ■■••.• *>i iv-r. • • And he said, ' '- 1 feel better than ever I fole. So tbey :to each other kept clinging and clung, While Time his sweet circuit was winging and wung, And this was the thing he was bringing and • :;*: brtttig ;'-'. V. I '■■'■ '* -~- A.y:- A-A^. man Sally Ranted to catch and had caught, 'ajhat*Bhffwi^tei.\frpmVot.ei:s to snatch and J i si--, had snaught—- ' IJJ a. >a: s ... 11 ?-.'. • • '■;■- y Was the one she now liked to scratch,'and she soijaught, • *%{/_ $ v:t *"'iYH And Sillj'b - warm :l6ye .be^an frSeiiig 'and froze, 'J .; _ While he took to teazingtamdi cruelly toze The girl he r b^,wished to bpj-apueezing and squoze. ', !•_ . ■ ■ ■■ -s "Wretch'X".';Ke cried, when she threatened to ; leave him and left, j " How could you deceive me as you have •"■" deceit P" L And she answered, "I promised to leave -and left.!'?.-. r.tn-r r\ Ai 70*1 tj __ t__________ M- S'- ~ j_'

THE SHARE MARKET.

;>.*,•;:,;-;'*•* '.-V- 111 V. ME, J. M. IdSNNOX S BEPOET. .The (sharemarket / continues . tolerably active. Central -Italy'-■'shares ' sold at a slight advance upon '_ yesterday's .quotation. Other stocks 'remain-aboat the same. My sales compiiße.^ l Caledoniap,,^l7:lQß:j Central, 38s, 40s j Coromandel -Beach, 123} Thames, £5 15s; Moanatairi, £5 2k 6d ;;: Bi&harck shares were sold afc; £6 2s^6d ; Golden Calf, £1 16s i Bed Queen, 5s 3d; a Closing sellers^ ealedbm^:',£i7 ■,%Qai'A!Eh^^' t :^'A;i_V^ fi Moapatairi, i':£sisstj. Bieinarok, £6 2s 6d. Buyers A^ Caledonian, • £17 j; Moanatairi, £5 2s 6d j John Bull, 6a. ■-.-' .-;■ ■'.- .;- ME J.HENDEV'S BEPOET.^ j* ~, ;.' Market quiet: Caleclonian,^l7los j Thames, £5 15s j Bismarck, £6,, All Nations, 62s 6.dr; Beach, 12a .Nonpareil, 50s 6d to 52s 6d ; Inverness,.lss. 'Pride of Tokstea, 9s 6d j North Devon, 105 ; ,6d _ Green. Harp, £6 5§ ; Central, 35s to 38s ; Van, 13s 6d. r r: ;.

RUMINATIONS ON A SUNDAY MORNING BY A THIRSTY MAN.

A,H|..it was late .getting np from the Thames last Saturday night, and then how ' foolish of mo taking lodgingsi'at a Temperance hotel, ,and eating so hearty.of smoked inullef at' breakfast. Thirsty, and in a Temperance hotel. Well;' Well,, Ifesn'£ help it, I, must go Out and seei if lean drop on' some kind christian in the guise _of. a publican; but poor fellows tbey hayeobfcaiped a/mpst fearful namerftpm ceVtain parties.!. Thought really ;.dpn'-t think they deserve it I've always found them to be very charitable, and with kindly hearts towards all <men*,< Wall, I'll go up. ~Shortl^p,dr^treet^rthere's a quiet crib' or" two in that direction, Jr.jaaj get an honest pint, to ;slacic my parched throat. Ah! there's the Masoiiichjjt.bl, should bis a charipe'there, Masons are always,,.charitable .so I've heard .-often thought I'd get made due, but its jieiiCed expensive, i-p, here I am. • Well, well, its ho go, Mr Beckham told him not to break the law ; .jcould not help my being ■thirsty, told the there w%s a Club-house a little higher up, and if I could only meet some one;*Who -was a member and give him a shilling he would be able; to get me a drink without breaking the law; and says he, they pay, no license either. Well; I'll 'stand ai the Government gata a little while, might see some priegpipg in that V I might stand; a,* chanceowith;; There comes five swells, * <fdl, *» with; bell-* toppers on; don't; knp?r them though. There, they gp,i merry hearted fellows, how they do laugh, I do believe they are having a joke at my expense; np >. doubt /, but; $$tj I-idcf 3©ok 'On! that • smoked mullet; 1 there ihey are watching me frpm, that* window, and takings a .jisi9 ? 'bht of inc.; I knew I . look thfrsiy^fact. £.s I'm ■ parched, What wine is it they'are. so carefully hold ing up to the light? it looks like Burgundy, but ,it might, be claret; weather's cold though, perhaps its Constantin ; foolish people, why did they hot get-mulled^vine. JEiaughiag again, and pointing at m< that's too bad. Oh ! happy ttieught; |^»fi* itj clubs for poor working-ihen. Well* why not P The law says a poor man pah not use, a publjprhpnse as his club «ia tbjs free and enlighlened country. Let me see, wbo was it thatfsaid;*.":A man's a man' for; a'that?" Why, Rpbt. Burns, Of coftrs* it was. WaitI'a bit, wasn't it'Shakespear said, " Yes, if he is-ina bottle;" that's it: clubs for working men.' *By George its nuite feasibleandpraeticable.evidentlysCmethlPg must be done. By George, there theyart at the window again ; \ its champagne ifcw tlmtff I "expfeict there*i'two or three npn mem hers yfith- * them, and they are, shout ing. Look at theheggers how they kpf?p laughing, at me;,' ,'lfeter mind iay : hearties, if its lawful'for you to have these chabs^ and-pay no license; is it, or is it^ no-' | lawful for us to do the same ? I won t gtf - yets , I'llttake .stock (Ofe thes(9 W oC? f pmtss little longer; *p4_fc_.oW! up ttte my happy'thoughts, h There's a word 1 can't think the .name,.of-; oh! combina tion*., o, make,,strong, recollect ithe fML fable, Bundle Pf (Sticks. < iMftll say five,hundred, wprki^g men, no matter from-wnence they come. Thames pa ")iii;Sxu{'*» i*i'js«* i'i»*>l*>ll-'.**

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CALLS" i - . Robert.Emmet .. ..0 10 June 19 Lady Bowen .. ..0 0 IJ June 20 Wealth of ,Coromandel . .0 .2 0 June 21 Thames Gas .... 0 3 0 Junef? , ... .Virginia..., ... ., .. -0. 0 6 ,, .,June2| 1 ' L!Cofomatidel Beafili ,. .' 0 0. 6. June 25--. Central Italy .*. '...0 1 0 June26 Van - ' .. 0 0 6 June27 Brunei .*.' .. ' ,:.. ;o"0 2 '; ■ June 27 Pacific .. .... •".. 0 0.6 ....June 28 Ballarat and Rising Sun 0'.' 0 6 June 28 Middle Star "... I.. 0 10 0 June 28 Specimen , '.:'.'. '. .... ,0 0 3, July; 1 ...Russell-Battery.. .: 0 2 0 July 1 •" PointBhssell .. .. 0 10 0 July 1 Sir Walter Scott .. 0 1 0 J" 1?" } Taumatawahine ..003 July 1 .Blower-Hill-- 0 A-3-- July 1 Watchman .. ..010 July 2 g opgo w.. 0 -IE •? A 3 v? -a J.*&% _• .. 0 0 3 July 4 Rose of Shamrock' '.A 0.2 6. July 4 PeepVDa}- .. -!'.V 0'0'C July C

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(f QLSON'S TOMATO SAITCIIi The immense success attending, the.introduction of this new local industry wttl alone testify to the .. high .estimation in Tshiich it is held., During the (last year the. proprietor, was scarcely able to supply, the large demand, and has in consequence.made extensive ,alterations and additions to :his Factory, so \ as.-tij -4 enabled to keep the market -well supplied. No. one who values health and appetite should be " without ai supply of this really health-restoring and agreeable condiment. v t .-SOld evejrywhere in '(Bottles with; thp nafilQ ;«i.'H.L pLSpN oh wrapper^ and,- stamped on bottle and 'paper:'* * ' : • AA'.'A:''''' "■ Auckland/lOtirFebrnary :1872. A. A..:■ /. A "■.-. —;•',...■ ' 1.. *' ' " **•— _ — ; j ;■ "*, r * '"';•' \lsSt W %ApJ.lX Q"*T';'"l ;q':'E KELINQTJISHING BUSINESS. • *', ■ Bi' HOBBS Zir.}\n u*\ Has still on hand between SIX; and SEVEN THOU I SAND POUNDS' WOETH of the VERY PICK of the STOCK, (Consisting, of- FLANNELS, BLANKETS,! FRENCH MERINOES, WINCEYS,- Calicoes and Sheeting, Dimity and Toilet Quilts, Woollen Hosiery,- Waterproof Jackets .and .Mantles for Ladies, Girls,: and Children; and Other hew Winter, Goods, ingreati •variett.: which are now I being CLEARED OtiT I,AT: VERY LOW PRICES. : .;■•■; -- • Ladies' and Children's, New^'Black fStraw. Hats at: ■nboutHaliTaluo,;-. ■, v •' A. .■" •■_ \ i»l The Stock MUST and WILL BE S-6LD', ail'R. HJ -has no intention whatever of remaining in the trade; Country* customers, wholesale buyers, and small; dealers, aiid buyers of job lots liberally dealt with. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING of the newest! ■flescriptiop, and; Belts, /Braces, /Collars,: Shirts,;' and; Under .Fllinnels, ah/i all kind of Hosiery and* l?elt; Hatt; and Men's arid Boys' Ops at a'great reduction;' ftofrcgiito prices.'' '' '''"'",.: 1A.'1,-A': Hill' '~ j jf.*Jß.—T## SALE*WILL CMTINUE FOR A ; jjjW .WEEKS L.ONGERiQN^Y. (I a.a. ii 1. 0■) j . JUNCTION DRAPERY W^RE-" j VrfX^OTJCS AMD WAKEltifop STOKK^, I (



WANTED the following , lmpoitaHt fact communicated to the Ladies :-R,;.W. ; Dtson, 220, Queen street, has jwt-.received mother and very Choice Assortment of Ladres Und^r-clothing,, Corsets, Nightcaps, and Baby Wares, including Hoods,. Hats Pvobes Frocks, and every requisite for Infants, which he is'selling at .cost price, on account of his premises being lot, and therefore necessitating his clearing out.for the new tenant. ■ ;f3.*R. W. Dyson, opposite the United Service Hotel. "■■■■-•" ' . - . - WILL BE IIJBLI SH ED -' TO-MOKKOW, The JutfE Number of the NEW ZEALAND PRESBYTERIAN - MAGAZINE _ -. To be had from E. Wax ,b, Publisher, . ■ '■ Queen street. ■I i) A/.\J ■a a ~| | TT7E AEE NOW LANDINQr SEVENTY-SIX PACKAGES OF DEAPERT AND CLOTHING; .-PER -HELENSLEE. They are' all SEASONABLE GOODS, and were purchased by Our Home Buyer previous to ; the. un-, precedented advance, iv Woollen and Cotton Goods and will be disposed of at UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. J. COSGRAYE & CO. ■Ai A'- ag] AA-i rj'.'f ;; ;■ TO II



We understand that.Mr Aitken has allowed the Fanny .Gold Mining Company (Coromandel) tb proceed, works,* arrahaeihents having1 been 'satisfactorily; completed. so ; ; : f.I; hope jy^o^lo>a(^#ol^_g^|ia.f^l said a young -^rpman*< while, walking out with; her intended'"• 'during 1 a " Spmewhat ( slippery state of the pafement. HWliyv yEs." replied, the somewhat hesitating fwain-j -" wjth,*** little 'assistance from" your -''father.*' Theroi war some confusion, and a profound sileUbp. j ,5?8I A \tis& $fii. 3»9WA