SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 7.12 HIGH WATER; This evening, 8.32 ; to-morrow, morning, 8.51.

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

This evening, Lady Bowen, at ten o'clock ; to morrow morning, Royal Alfred, at eleven o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Albion, brig, from Newcastle Columbia, schooner, from the East Coast Whitby, cutter, Doaghby, from Poverty Bay Cambria, schooner, frpm Wangarei

DEPARTURES.

southern Cross, s.s., Sallars, for Tauranga Challenger, pis, for Wangarei Rowena, s.s., McGregor, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Levuka : Chaiybdis, schooner; to-day For Kaipara : Tauranga, schooner, to-day; Coronet, schooner,-Thursday' ' "i""" For San Francisco, calling at Honolulu: Nevada, mail steamer, 2(>th inst For Northern ports : Eowena, s.s., Monday next *'or Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga: Southern Cross, s.s.,.Saturday next. For London : Queen Bee, ship, in December For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s.. 19th Dec. For Southern: ports, -via ! Napier: - Nevada;, mail steamer, on arrival

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Polar Star, ship, from New York, via Melbourne, Sailed 10th July Kevada, mail steamer, from Honolulu Sotithern Cross, schooner, from Sydney T)auntless', Schooner, from Tahiti Harvest Home, ship, from London. Sailed 29th Sept. Caduceus, ship, from London. Loading j Chili, ship, from London. Sailed 13th September Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne Strathnaver, schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed 9th December • - ■"' ' M Moa, brig, :rom Melbourne ': Hero, s.s., from Sydney I Yara, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 17th Nov. Julia trice, schooner, from Levuka Agnes Muir, ship,-from London. Sailed 4th Sept. Prince of Wales, schooner, from Sydney Lion, barque; from Sydney - -

; The s.s; Hero is due from Sydriey/atid may be hourly expected. it, The p.s. Golden .Crown is laid, up to-day and for Government inspection. Her place is supplied by the Royal Alfred. ■ The brig Albion, which&rrived yesterday evening from Newcastle, brought 416 tons coal and 10 tons coke for Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane, and two passengers —Mr and Miss McKenzie. -~..- ■; •'! ■ - The s.s. Southern Cross left yesterday afternoon for Tauranga. She conveyed a nu>iber of excursionists for Rotorua and Kotomahana lakes. The brigantme Coronet will leave for the Kaipara oil Thursday. The sc'xflDoner Columbia, from the East Coast, brought a number of horses, and 40 bales wool. v■ Messrs HoldsMp and Co. require to charter a vessel fqr the colonies of from 100 to 300 tons. | -. . The barque Tell, 320 tons register, with all her spar?, geajri anchors, chains,* &c.,: as she now lies alongside the breakwater, will be sold by auction to-morrow by Messrs* B. Tonks and Co., at the,Brunswick Mart, i The cutter Whitby from Poverty Bay brings 10 casks pork and lard Lewis Bros ; 13 bales and 2 bags wool, 61 pkgs for A Buckland. Some excitement has been created among yaqhtsraen ; by the .announcement of the race to-morrow between those noted yachts the Feetwing and Energy. The course at present fixed ia from [the wharf: round> a boat moored half-way between Kakino and.Tiritiri, and jback to the wharf:' The race will be started at nine o'clock by Mr W. E. Anderson, and a close contest is expected. J

COMMERCIAL.

Mr G. Binneygold by auction this morn ing, ,at the Corn ; Exchange—Hamsi and '•'■ shoulders, 6fcl per lb ; McConnell's li&ms and bacon, 9rl; Peaks' jams >in jars, ;6^d ; .Peacocfe's do] 9fa;" tart fruits, 9s6d ; vestas, 2505,205. 6d i; dried apples, s^d; flour, £14; butter, Sjd ; Canterbury- oheese, 4J to 5dJ ; • Ibatpn (inferior), 3|d to sd. , !; ; '. ' &r <~ t *™^^™"^: . i ';■.:.' mi. ' .'. -MININO. The following are the current calls and dividends i yajaible in- the1 companies named below:— i ily.U ' ! u:^-"i ■ ■:--<-->----U i ■'*■- AU S. d. "dividend. iiVHiVU ~ , Tokatea .v ; :. o'2 0 'Dec 19 ;'" Nonpareil, i.ii.. 0 B*o ' ' Dec 19 ~., ...OAXXB -j- ;.ji/. • ' •■'• - "" ''' CoroniSndel Beach .. 0 10 Dec 10 . If arbor View... -.-. ; 0 1 Oi Dee !20 ti-; Golc,dnd9t J .'.','.' •;..!. -0 2 0- i Dec 21 American Eagle - ..",,: 0. 0 6 Dec 24 U Italy .. 0 1 0 Dec 28 Durham Ox ...... .. 0-0/6; I>ec:-80. :'i.i(rolden Calf ..■ ... r ,0; 1.6./!-. Dec 30 Margaretta .. ;'-.k'' ',' 6 0 "(f Jan 3 .: :j ,;Jtalianv.!-■>■..'' '..'O 0 6 Jan 30

MEETING.

Auckland Permanent Co-operative Building Society, Society's office, i'Wyndhaih street, 7.30 p.m., 17th December . ~ , .. ■~,,.•; . . ~:yffit^bsat -. Castle, Mecbanics' '. Institute, ■ 'Auckland, .1 p.m., 19th December ' •':- ' Corpmandel; Kxcelsior, Company's office, Wyndhaia . '-'sfireet, Auckland, 11 a.m., 30th December. ..,. ~, ■ Sons,. of Justice, -Mr ,E;. ;Horne'S onice', Sh6rtlan<j n* l street. Aucklaud, .2 p.m J 3rd i January.' ! Young Queen, Grahjimstown.. 7th January Queen of the May, Grahainstcwn, 28th December , Sons of Freedom, B. Home's office, Auckland, 3rd ..I')' January ' -;-' !' 1 *'"'" '_\/>)\j ILUU'/ Windsor Castle, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 3 .ip.m.y-lOthDeeeiniier' " Scotty'.s Hill, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m. L. ~ ,Brd January .-;■ii^n s'-' '■•"-/:.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

AH CiroEft't^-Y.- ," I Jijlfj h'i'J i * Tor Thames, this <Jay/ at £i;80!p;iH.;;' and to-morrow,'• ;'•"at 10.30 p,.in; and 5.30 p^ni. ■' " '; ':,". . •■. .I.' i ' rait Coromandel, to-mbrrow, at 10.30 a.m.' For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Comerang,; on Friday, 20th inst., at noon For Fiji Islands, per.SeajGull, ,op ; Friday,;2oth inst., :at 3 p.m. /!- ' ','V'V. ""• i \vn \ i \v^\ \1 For 2fapier^aHd" SoritheTn provinces, per Nevada, sjr hours after her arrival. \ (Signed). ;fSi/B/;iJids/ fGMef Postmaster.

DEATHS.

Richaedson.—On December 10, at his residence. Union street,.Henry Edwin Richardson, eldest son of Mr John Richardson, printer; aged 34 years. The funeral will leave his late residence To morrow (Wednesday), at 3.30 p.m. Friends are invited to be present/ ■ ' ■ ■ ■ : EI.I.IOTT.—At the residence of his father, Chapel street, Isaac Owen, youngest son of Harry and Kate Elliott, aged 9 months.

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED. The Evening News, Morning News, and Echa.

Tuesday; December 17, 1872.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

It is gratifying to observe that at la3t public opinion has, put itselyin-shape respecting the contemplated harbour works to the west-of the Queen-street wharf. - A memorial of the most in fl jifeiititfl 0 fcind, U-i'alnVosi; a general protest from the mercantile community is to-day to be presented to the Harbour Board against the works so contemplated, or rattier in favour of others more urgently required, rj We a¥e<luite aware that this or! any other form of public pressure iss nbt'iinlikely to be lost .on the Harbour Board. That bodyj ,is I virtually;, irresponsible. I 'Cbji stituted, as.ijb .is, partly : by ; nomination andpartlyhy, election, there iano means of bringing.^publicopinion to bear on it, and accordingly.;the job!which all knew;:,to,.,be one of the grossest yet attempted in the-city* was proceeding with only a subdued-grtimble of dis- | sent and irritation' among the people. A compact fparty in j Wer ~B6atd have ; theif -main interests in;thai side of the cityi and they^ have Mnd£d together to roll their log." Thby M thVew abbne to.Par neirinth^ form of works of no utility, iand which vrefe not. demanded, but which apparahtly it was, expected would ( keep people quiet, while,gigantic and comparatively valueless works., were being carried out on the other side, of the ..\yjbfl ) rf, <iU IjQ, one; willkjquestion that in theirs time the beach - road - to Freeman's .. Bay md liiOkp^fcain 1 'baby 'ddck ?rill / jhe: jvery > trsefiily and -they tite wisely included m4h& general Scheme )f harbou* wOrksi I: Jsiit Sll'tHe Outcry in ;he past ias b^eenfof^T&rg^gfayip^/doc^: Vnfere)!fifaiß^largest;^Jyessete;.could kave iepairs wilbhoiit i beingi sent: away 'to distant: portSi"-lAind'^t:1 p^pci bfi-thg tinepftd ,,bjing;^pisced 'at disposal'•" me- Board prdcfecsds to fritter alway ■ the pJcipffi on .little j^bs, leaving tho gwfttiLwant of* the harbour neg; ifcted. The report by..Capt. Clayton has only confirmed what was generally bfelievedjihat the-little dock proposed w|ould ;i be, exceedingly expensive•■• as it wbuld also be exceedingly useless. In S harboui?' with; •;a l patent slip; and where vessels oFsmkilHonnige can be so! safely beaohed;T-We* jtlea, of t a dry, ddck; capable receiving oriljr vessels ( ofi 300 tons and undeiv beard its char*!

acter on its face. ,p is really time j that the small hut.Siap&iit clique .iv the Harbour Board give over this- little game. Their ■• cards are clearly enough seen, and public atteu- \ tion is aroused. The rights pt the east and west of the city should be settled elsewhere ; and if the harbour- j improvements-are to be subjected, to such considerations as these it.will be necessary to memorialize his ;Excel leiicy the Governor to stay the pro ceedings^ of the' Board until itis con stitution is amended and responsibility is fixed somewhere. Since the foregoing was in type we have received the information that the City Council has made its choice of a representative:at the Harbour Board in the room of Mr Tonks resigned. The matter has now assumed a serious aspect, and to speak with reserve would" be criminal. The candidates were Mr | Dargaville and Mr Williams. The latter .has been elected, and the only grounds on which he has been chosen are that he will form another one' of the clique bandedtogetheragainstthe public interests. It now consists of Captain Daldy, chairman ; Mr Stannus Jones, fugleman • Mr Boylan, Captain Casey, Mr Macready, and Mr Williams. As Mr Philips're-eleotiou to the Mayoralty is in the hands of Mr .Tones,"he, of course, will make the seventh. There are thus seven out of fourteen prepared to stand firm, and, the chairman havin°" a casting vote, the thing is settled. It is really pitiable that public institu tions are prostituted iv this way to serve private interests. It is such conduct as this that has made ship wreck of the waterworks for the city. Such a project was almost' a necessity, but so convinced were the public that there is rascality at the bottom of it, that multitudes of those who admit that water is required have given the project their determined opposition. And how can the public journalist— how can any one with a genuine desire for the public good go in with whole-heartedness into any such project however calculated to benefit the public when he knows perfectly well that some of its chief supporters are advocating the same cause mainly, if not entirely, for selfish ends. Public opinion cannot in this case be brought to bear on the Harbour Board. That body is, as we have said, virtually irresponsible. There are those in it who, if they can only get the tenders called and accepted for these desired works, will glory in boasting that they " don't care a for the public." But we do not hesitate to say that Captain Daldy is not the man to lend himself to such a palpable job. His long and" honorable career in varied public services, and his character as a leading merchant, forbid the possibility of his lending himself to what is literally violence in the conduct; of a public trust. We do not hesitate to tell him that he is looked on as be longing to this clique, and that, being the most prominent from his official position, and his character as a merchant and a man, the whole of the odium attaching to this procedure, if carried out, will fall on his head, and will roll, like rain off a duck's back, from those who, if their ends aie only served, " don't care a for the public." We feel confi dent that citizens ca.n appeal with confidence to Captain Dlady's sense of honor and his sterling integrity, and that it will not be requisite to appeal to1 higher authority for the suspension of the functions of the Harbour Board. ; What is ; the opinion of War leading merchants and business people, and in fact of all straight forward men in the city respecting fhe proposed misappropriation of the Har bour funds is! clearly, enough shown ;in the petition presented to the Harbour! Bo&rd to-day. Earely has a more in ilucDtial petition been presented, and rarely tas! such more correctly "stated tfye true feeling of the city. !

In , the, Provincial ; Council, to-tday the general business is not of an important character^ several notices respecting various rural wants presenting, but /a limited bill of fare. That transacted, his Honor is-to ;pa> rogue the Council'whichhas how reached the ; allotted span. This finale to the provincial legislation of the past few years is proceeding as-we go to press. '" A "City West Elector!' writ^a to us as follows :—The communication on the transfer of the police, written by the late , Superintendent, aiid which appears in the columns of your contemporary,.- yesterxlayi will assuredly convince : all rightrthinking men that' the ejection from office of the dipsooratic administration of which he was the honoured-head came ; not a moment too soon. There is a class, of people, who, like the Bourbons, ; " never learn anything; ;arid| heVer f6rg'4t' anything"-:—-to whom .nejthdca the lessons'of adversity,' or the advance.of '■'• age, appear to impart wisdom —and I fancy i the ex-Superintendent is one of jihemj,. With ] a simplicity which would be amusing, if it were genuine,, he jaay^affeqt t to\ignore thfi^ jatrociotis deeds' of yiolehce at the JThameiL} but the;: Ehpraii ifcney taught has been written dp. the heart of every law and order loving elector in province. One might well ask him, "Art thou a ruler in Israel, tand knowestf n6t 'these things'?" • True,- he l's'good enough to explain that he.w,aß. in "a distant" part of the province " ' when the scandal .occurred —to wit on. "the Comerang ex pedition !"—an.epispd,ein the same election, if s anything scarcely less 'disgraceful than the, one under notice./ If the late Supermtendent; is desirbus; of :emeVging |r6in.;the^de'corous : priva6yV in ,yh*ch lie has latterly .enshrouded i himself I would advise him to begin the "new departure" in his jwlitical life, not with writing invera'eious letters oh the" police question, but by meeting his consti tuents, and giving them a full and true account of his very singular career during the late session of the Assembly:" t

(':■'•Mr Coombes' tender of £183, for the erec- ■ ■tion of a" powder wharf at Magazine wharf, Tararu road, Thames, has been accepted. The General Government require tenders i for the construction of about six miles of the I Wellington and Hutt railway. ' The tenders sent in to the Postmaster for i the erection of''-letterboxes ranged from £00 jto £120. The selection has not yet been determined upon. The Licensed Victuallers' ball, according to announcement, will be held this evening at eight o'clock in the City Hall. This is the first ball held in, Auckland by the Licensed Vict'tfallers, and is likely to be a great success. The Provincial Secretary '{&. H. Lusk, Esq.) gives notice thattenderswillbe received at the Superintendent's office up to noon of the 24th inst., for £1100 from the City Debentures Sinking Fund. A, large sale of valuable literary works, chiefly from modern authors, will be offered for sale to-morrow by Messrs Cochrane and " Son, at their auction mart, Fort-street., A handsome testimonial has been pre sented to Mr C. A. Ranken, late manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Grentell, on his retiring from that office. - 5 - ■~ ... . The examination of the pupils of Mrs George's school took place at Clifton House, Alten-road, yesterday, before the Rev; CM. Nelson, M.A., of St. Paul's, and proved 1 highly satisfactory. In Scripture History, 95 marks were obtained out of 100 ; in Eng lish composition, 90 ; in geography, 87 ; in British History, 87; in arithmetic, 70 ; while in-the French class great proficiency was displayed by the perils. The prizes were distributed by the Rev. Mr Nelson in the upper school-room, which was tastefully decorated with ferns, flags, and'paintings be fitting the occasion. The whole was con ducted with good taste and gave pleasure to all those who had the privilege of witnessing the lively scene. We learn from our Thames morning con temporary that the Auckland Excelsior Troupe of Minstrels were eminently success ful with their entertainment on the behalf of the Miners' Accident Relief. Fund on Satur i day last. The Advertiser says:--" They achieved a most unbounded success. There . was a full house. In the chair business the minstrels acquitted themselves most credit -1 ably, whilst their corner-men furnished a perfect fund of merriment. In fact in this . respect we do not think think they could be , excelled by professionals. It was, however, ill the second and third part 3 that the 1 minstrels achieved their greatest' success. ' The Shoe Dance by Messrs Riely and Nolan was a fair sample of such performances^ and the "Salamander Sam" of Mr Singer was " capitally executed, proving vei-y amusing. !, In the farce of " The Haunted House" Mr Doran, as the Nervous Visitor, aud Mr ! Armstrong, as Nat, were very rapturously j and deservedly applauded. The recitations given by Mr Smith were also much applauded. They were rendered with a confident humour, which added to their chairm, and it is no i wonder that Mr Smith was encored. The i amusing farce of "The Mischievous Monkey" ! fairly set the house in roars, and brought [ the performance to a most successful con ' elusion. We are sure the committee of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund cannot but ; feel grateful to the gentlemen composing the Excelsior Minstrels for their kindness in giving the performances for the benefit of one our most useful local institutions., An old lady, hearing somebody say that 1 the mail* were very irregular said "It was just so in my young days—no trusting any of 'em." > About £150 was the result of a bazaar and i fete lately held in Levuka towards the fund for the erection of a hospital in the Fijian capital. i The owner of a sailing boat in the harbour ■ has complained to us of what he describes as : unhandsome treatment received at the hands of the captain of the Sea Gull, who hired 1 his boat to convey the Green Harp con spirators out to sea. The boat, having served the jmrpose for which it was hired, , was returned in a sinking condition, her bottom having been stove in on the rocks. ' All the satisfaction he can get from the captain who hired his boat is, he states, £1. , If this assertion is correct how does it tally • with Captain Oakes' statement that the Sea Gull, " after clearing the heads, was boarded by six men, eaoh of whom was armed with 1 a revolver, and assumed a very determined 1 attitude?" ; 1 The annual sermon to teachers, in connec . tion with the Auckland Sunday-school i Union, will be preached by the Rev. J> T. Warlow Davies, in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, this evening. 1 To commence at half-past seven o'clock. A fatal accident occurred near Tapu \ yesterday by the upsetting, of ■ the skiff Thistle, in which the owner, George Mason, and two bushmen lost their lives. The survivor, another bushman, was picked up by the cutter, the Rover's Bride, and taken :to the Shortland lock-up. The bodies of the : three unfortunate men nave not been found. The Chief Justice,. Sir George Arney, is; : expected to-morrow fron> the South, i ; A movement in favour of a very large aquarium is on foot in the city, and likely to ibe realised witn a capital of £1000. The ' idea is a good one, and will add considerable to our knowledge of the,wonders of thedeep. * There wiil be a special parade of Sir George Grey's Cadet Corps this evening in the Driß «hed, Princes-street, at seven o'clock. Every member is requested to attend. The meeting of the oarters i last night was ! one mostly of talk. It was resolved at length, however, to form a committee of five members, for the purpose .of drawing up rules, and a meeting is,ppriyened for Thursday evening for that purpose. : : '; ; The Victoria Company and Cadets will meet this evening in the' j Princesj-strCet'' Drill-shed for their, monthly inspection.,','.!, !«•'>• : Tenders are invited for the erectioii/of a Presbyterian Church, in, Cpromandel, a want long felt in that neighbourhood." Plans, and Specifications may be seen at Mr (Grilmour's, draper. Friday is the last'day for receiving tenders.'" ' "' ,'.'. .!■"-.'.,',V..' \'■, ..'. :.■:-■■- i jsfa»-.-?.+l ; The meeting of the Permanent Co-operative Building and Investment Society will be held this evening in Mr Batger's office, Wyndham street, at half-past seven■•o'clock;','.' ' • The Auckland Troop of Cavalry Volunteers will meet to-morrbw evening at half-past seven in the Drill-shed for a dismounted drill. We observe; that the' Strength of this I company has considerably increased, and 'efforts are'being made to bring the troop into an efficient.condition..,,.,'"•7 /'Li'i'o'i ' . ; All entries for the Newmarket Athletic Sports on Boxing J)ay must be made before mne o'clock to-morrow evening,: at the Newi market Hotel. ■-=■.■■ • ■■■;•■■■■ ' ; i!' ;l'' ".'.'• ':';,; '.'; IA Calcutta sweep on theEijerslie Handi cap will take place at the Occidental Hotel. A sale .by auction .of the horses will take plkce .online evening of ißoxing D«iy. ~i,. Messrs S. Cochrane and Son, auctioneers* will sell a collection ■ of. rich specimens from Ithe Royal Oak ground, Coromandel, at their "ma^rt, Port-street, to-mqrrow,.,, ~.,,,; ii * r : bfi^S-^ :l| '-Li:'::\ Ui.:\;::- :,;:,:"' f

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY,

[Before A. Beetham, Esq,,,,G. B. Owen, Esq., and Dr Weekes, Justices of the Peace.] DRUNKENNESS. ~..;.'_ Stephen Wiggles and Company were charged with getting drunk. Upon piecing -uiltv theY were lined a dollar, each , 01. accept twenty-four hours mcaroemtw?nm thJame9 mHeafoii,' for his; third offence, wa§ ordered to be imprisoned for severidays with; hard, labour. He was also 'charged with' indecent exposure. *.<***&& i jhS&c- Inspector Brohara informed the Court-that since the year 1864 the prisoner hatl been .a constant inmate of the gaol. He W<as^no sooner out than in. He would ,£iiggestethat for the good of society he should bes pole axed—-we beg pardon Inspector Brohanysaid " imprisoned for good and a11.".., _, , .The Court said it; was difficult |to know what to do with such a character, and sen-; tenced him to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, to take effect at the expiration of the first sentence. WANDERING CATTLE. ! -i Louisa McElvairi, for permitting her horse to be at large in Queen-street on the sth in stant, was fined 2s 6d arid costs...;; '... . _ George Cook, for letting his horse be in Wakefield-street without any one m attend ance, was fined a like sum. Eliza Ryan, for two breaches of ; the Im pounding Act, by ; allowing three or four cows to be depastured on the military re serve, was fined 2s (5d a piece. Charlotte Gilinore, for letting a cow wander at large, was fined a similar amount. THE EXTRAOKDINARY CHARGE AGAINST AN OEFICIAL AGENT, ; Mr Alfred Walker, of Grakamstown, >v;ias charged, upon, a summons; by Mr W. L. Rees with the larodny, of certain books and papers, valued at £5, his property, on the 13th Oct. Mr Hesketh defended, and denied the charge. . . : '■ :■ Mr J. B. Russell, who appeared for the com plainant, opened the case, and explained the nature of the charge, from which it appeared that the defendant had taken away from Mr Rees' office the books and papers belonging to the Evening Star Gold Mining Company, for which he acted as official agent. Amongst these papers it was urged that there were papers and documents belonging to Mr Rees,' and entirely distinct from the company,—it was for the larceny of these papers with which he was charged. ...;.,, Mr Hesketh was prepared to admit that his client had taken the books and papers', belonging to the company; but could find no papers amongst them belonging to Mr : Rees. He should like to be furnished with particu lars of the documents alleged to have been taken. .. The Bench having consulted together decided that the request should be complied with previous to the case proceeding. ", Mr J. B. Russell replied that the onus rested on the defendant to prove that th« papers were not the property of Mr 'Rees.r He urged that the whole of the papers were legally the property of the complainant, who was the bailee of the property, and they must therefore be described as his .property. Mr W. L. Rees was then examined* aud v deposed that he was a solicitor practising in j Auckland. He had acted for the defendant in the matter of the winding-up of the Evening Star Gold Mining Company. He had the whole and exceptional charge of the books and papers of the company, Mr Walker having only been appointed" Official Agent by t he shareholders^ and not by the Government. He (witness) acting for the com pany, made disbursement on their behalf, and had a lien on the books for a sum of between £30 and £'40. Heiiad *great deal of trouble in the case,, and had to provide papers of his own for the purpose of winding-up : the affairs of the company. The papers were lying in his own office, and no- one. had authority to part with them. They were the only security held for the payment of his costs and the money he had paid out of pocket. Mr Walker had instructed him to expend the necessary money, as he had no money of his own. The books and papers were taken, away without witness's Know-, ledge or consent. He had told Mr Walker previously that he should hold them as security for his costs. He valued the papers of his own at £5. The paper proj duced was given without his knowledge. (The paper consisted of a receipt: from Mr Walker, acknowledging haymg re ceived the books.) He had not been able to find out where the defendant was until he met him a few days ago at the District Court, when he asked him by whaf right and authority he had taken away irom his office the Evening Star papers. He re+ plied that some of them belonged to him.; Witness said that his own papers could not belong to defendant, and unless they were returned he should proceed against Mi* criminally. •• ~,f i * This was the case foij thetprosecutioh. Mr Hesketh submitted that there wai no case on a charge of felony- ;1 .. / ■He was proceeding toaddrfss the Bench when the Court interrupted; him, and Baid; theyjbad decided that there was no evidenca before 'them-to ;.a°Conviction, the Case would tn'erefore!be'.dismissed-. .■ •• . <-■> ; 'Thisclosed the business.1 ' HOW'S fOt/R POOS' FEET P To the Editor of the Evfifcrbra Stab. SiEr—The above- question was some what pertinently put to me by one of the risingl generation of Auckland On Sunday morning, after I had lost a considerable {amount of time, and temper in crossing the newly laid scoria ash at the bottom of ! Ghrafton Road, on my1 way to church. It i being Sunday I did hot give yent1 to my injured feelings in week-day language, so ; cdntented my self with , curses, not loud > shut deep, »fc the of the Road Trustee* iti^xibt,le^ijag; a ; footpath' for' passengers, and arrived at the church in anything but a Christian state of mind. Upon returning the same way^li noticed,, that; most patties pjfiferred upon the slop© of the newly-formed embank ment, outside tfrej hsihd-raili and found it far rri6re economical to shoeleather, though the braces of the handrail rendered travelling rather 'inconvenient. T find since, upon examination, that some of the obstructions.:have been kicked off, and ■incerely hope that' b^t^-taiirro^ the Ties!t i Will be removed, as. 1. da not intend to walk over, the now grayelwhile I can\ff<>; along * the side, thdugU j am afraid the; embankment will not stand much of this treatment.-^-! am, Ac, PedbstbiAnv ; hi- '' •• •: ;» :: :: :^';'::;: ! (To the Editor of the ETENiwaSTAB.), :; Sib,~-I am exceedingly «orry that our la.tjp , respected ; Superintendent, John Williamson, Esq., should deem it neces sary to vindicate-the character.of., one. whose "poor bones" are not allowed to j rest Pi I!am sorry to say, as a living wit ness, that J, Maeky, Esq/s, statements are, true, planned and concocted by William^ so»'s committee at the Thames. I pray ; that such Tile abuses will never again be 5 \toti^«™^itoW«^j r ±&

allowed at the ensuing election, and sincerely hope that the present Inspector will be permitted to hold his high position free from, the powers of " Provincial Executives^".;l believfs that jf the present Superintendent would go t6: the country now oh this question alono he would again be returned. My advice to John William - son, Esq., if he again aspires to the office of Superintendent is, he will have to let the wretched past alone, and Veep good com pany, or the province *rill not have him. —I am, &c, An Aucklandeb.

CALEDONIAN GAMES.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sib,—ln' reply to " Scotchman" I most em phatically deny any arrangement having been made by the committee of the above games with a publican, or any other person to have his choice of booths on condition of his running up the price so that we may pocket something handsome. Thanking you for your opinion of the committee, —lam, etc., Wm. O. McLeod, committeeman, Cale donian sports. " r. ; ■[ /. r"** ;

NOMINATIONS FOR THE ELLERSLIE HANDICAP.

The following are the nominations of th© Ellerslie Handicap :— .

Alexander Sutherland's bk g Ma&ri Weed, 6 yrs, by Dainty Ariel (dam unknown). Isaac Gwynne's b g Flying Jib, aged, by Leotard; dam, Wet Sail. H. Redwood, jun.'s chf Malvina, 3 yrs. .Thomas Patoh's ,bk m =Marcella, 6 |xs, by Potentate; dam, Blink 80nny.,,:. : W. Walter's b m Yatterina, aged. Others are expected from the South, j •'"

CALEDONIAN GAMES.

Messrs B, Tonics & Co. submitted; tp public offer'thi» Jxiorriing the right pf,! erejpijion _pf grand stand, gates, &c. The followingj are the prices realized:—C4rand stand, £20,| Mr Page; refreshment booth No, I, |£|4 10a, Mr Perkins; ditto No. 2, £15 ss, Mr f eipkins; two fruit stalls, No.. 1, £6, Mr Carrollr; ditto No. 2, £5 10s, Mr Gledhill;-gates, £pO, Messrs Adams and Duane ; programmes, £i 10s, MoLavoy. There \ was considerable ex citement during • the': s?le, , and excellent bidding. The following are: the amounts leviable at the gates :—Passenger^ls,; ; horse and rider, 2s (3d; carnages'and dc^ij)ants, 10s ; spring carts and oceupantsjf ,os '; hand, carts, 2s 6d; omnibuses, 20s ;, express carts carrying goods for booths, 2s 6d. ■ . ,

CITY COUNCIL.

A special ' meeting of the City Couucil was held; at the Council Chambers this, day, at 10 o'clock. Present, His Worship the Mayor (in i.he chair), Messrs. Prime, Jones, Holdship; Dargavillei" Will^ms, *sobbs, Isaacs. Cosgrave, and Hiirst/ The business of the 'meeting, related to the question of the proposed new docks, and the election of a gentleman; from the City-Council to represent this,interest of the Council at the JBCarfiour Board. Chairman introduced the subject, which had been adjourned from yesterday,t?| Councillor Jones said that, officially, ho knew nothing whatever pf the ijieir'dock, as the question had never been nised at any meeting of the Harbour Board. He wished to see a gentleman appointed who I was not over sanguine, and not too excit able ; he regretted that yesterday he had been too much excited, and used1-remarks for which he was now sorry.. He would hury the hatchet, as he"had; lio^perspnal feeling against any gentleman of .the Board. He had never spoken to any one out of doors about the dock, nor had he been guilty of tiddly-wihkinjj, though. h« did not exactly know what! that metmt; He had no collusion witl* Williams, who Ue thought was the propers gentleman to go to, the,Harbpu^jßoa^dr ' •'Cbuncillor Wiliiams jsaid that if heCwas chosen as their representative he should go there independently, with the single desire of'serving^ the public as far as his abilities would permit, .and he ,-would go for nb' other purpose. . ~ • Councillor Hobbs thought Councillor Williams spoke rather lightly, ofr^he^prp posed large! dock at their last tdfeetingj - Councillor; Williams replieid tliatif ihe should vote for what he considered best, and he thought a large dock was neces sary. Councillor -pargaville''Hoped that in future Councillor, Jones r ,would^^be! Jess : warmv ?in his ' ltinguage^l^ rfiriid: that; the Ckairman .wouldj'itßy^ip; keep; gentlemen in order he considered that: Councillor Williams, with his fifteon years'! experience should Certainly know some what of the requirements of the city in reference to docks. .He had made ■ enquiries of many masters of vessels, WjEld they all affirmed that local interests in variably turned the scale in such matters, and he was decided in favor of raising the for, building the large : dock; Councillor Coigrave proposed' Councillor Dargaville as a fit and proper person to elect upon the. Harbour Board this was seconded by Cbuncillor Hobbs:;. t»v©oo«.n Councillor Jones movedthat Councillor Williams be elected to serv» their interests on the Harbdur Board. This was seconded :by Councillor : Holdship, and • (carried. Councillor Williams was therefore duly ■elected. ; l . , . . , ■ •; - ,vi

This concluded the business

I The bonded aud open stock belonging to insolvent estate of Mr W. Go Harmon will be sold by auction to-morrow on the premises by Mr A. G. Grant, by order of the trustees. It must be very gratifying to those in terested in mining at a lime when every thing connected with it is so dull to observe that a triaLcrushing of quarts; will takevplacfe^ at-theHJ.S.N.fc: attU a fruit depdt and tSU Fijian House, Queen : street. f The specimens are . from tKe rich strawberry ground. 1 a,t Stokies' :'Point,: and, itosebank , ; Kui-seryi Parties payiiig the'establishment a visit can qrush their owii quarts (and pinta top) in, a. : room fitted up for the purpose. j j The Lyttelton Times announces ,that Mr t Bills, who. went :to ''■ England ' f 6r; a second s supply of insectivorous birds for, the,, Pa- j terbm-y Acclimatisation' Society, \vas; to ] sajl; • .on-iiis return1 ih'.t^ie.|Oarlbtte 'Gladstone. It states that according to the last advices Mr Bills'was at Brighton collectingsthe birds, and hadprogres'sed very satisfactory ;^( the wor^.] rthe ; Japanaae Troupe, wiU open atT the■' Prince of Wales Theatre on Satui>day'-eVeri^; (A |The Diocesan Synod will meet at #ye thjsi}ol?:enitigiin the CathedMliisfarV. >'£ All entries'for thejforthcoinihg: Caledonian Games must be made on Friday evening, nextjsbetweenthe hourW of seven akd half-past nineio'dook, »at the Thames Hotel,1 ' *u\ ' t'i !. lfoUiv.' t TUO'J" v! :'; !,, h'< . .'■::> ■ ,'viJii tuU Is $$(§}

HARBOUR BOARD.

A meeting of the members of the Harbour Board was held this day at noon. Present: W. C. Daldy f Esq. (in the chair); P. A. Philips (Mayor), Messrs Williams, Jones, Yon der Heyde, Macready, Isaacs, Casey, Niccol, Boylan, Kissling, McKellar, J. Cruickshank. , The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The general and other ac counts were read and passed. Mr Daldy moved. That the statement of the Finance Committee be adopted. Carried. '; Mr Isaacs wished to have his name with ' drawn from the Finance Committee, as he , had not time to attend to it. ! It was moved, seconded, and pass^^^jo.t the main sewer extension be forth^^MJPn menced,. and that the Clerk of Works,' in conjunction with the City Surveyor, prepare plans and specificatiohs, for the same to be laid before the joint committee, for approval and power to invite tenders for it, and that any further expenses of cleansing be con sidered hereafter. ''■'' The -report of the Wharf Committee was ,-' then read and adopted. j *Mr Kissling moved, and Mr Yon der Heyde seconded, That the opening of the tenders , for reclamation, wharfing, &c, in Freeman's | Bay be postponed until the "next meeting. The motion being lost the chairman pro , ceeded to the tenders as follows:—M. ! Britton, £6,150; W.Kirby, £4,994; Watson, : £4,820 ; Orchard and Brown, £4,800 ; , Winstone, £5,300; Alcock, £5,300 ; H. Rawdpn, £5,517 ; Cadman, £4,300 ; Edgar, i, MjSIG ; Henhey, £5,097 8s ; Blewdon, | £4,677 ; Dempsey and Co., £3,975; Taylor, K,£4; 481,; Andrews, £5,17(5. ... ,J.t, was moved by the Mayor, seconded by Mr Boylan, and carried, " That' the tender of<M. Dempsey be accepted subject-to the approval of the Finance Committee. ; . Ther petition from certain merchants and i others in favour■ of a large graving dock was receiyecl ,and laid on the table. ' The' proposed time table of the North .-ShpreSteam Ferry Company was referred to the Wharf Committee. ■

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM OKRI OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

■ :.; This day. The Black Angel, to-day, has taken out 1801b of rich stuff and specimens, mainly from No. 2 and^in No. 1 gold is show :ing: freely;' and'No.;3 stope in .brown stuff!'; ■' ':''' "■' In the Districti Court, the case of Ander son v. Soppett, for fraudulent conversion of four tons floury is now proceeding. 9

TAURANGA.

This day, 11.45 aim,

!: The celebration of: ■ the I opening 'of the Opepe Commemoration .School was a great success.. It .was last night crowded.

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Ito uta -rfidn WELLINGTON. '~'. ■■■- This day. An association of early settlers has, been formed. ' CHRJSTCHURCHr^. 3 t OPENING OF * THE- EXHIBITION^ BY thegovernor!.:■■".:!• : r SUPERINTENDENT'S ADDRESS. _..;- rj tt k Thia=day. " On tnelfith/theopening bf the Exhibition by the Governor took p'lace.jat noon. -The Governor, Lady Tißow&np--and the Misses Bowen, escorted by the Artillery drove up to the Drill-shed, where a general salute of five g^ns:ivag given. The) Governor was received by'-the Superintendent, Cthe Executive, and: the Exhibition Gommittee, and conducted to.the dias, where the-Super intendent read''an 'addbcess congratulating the colony and-;the. province; _6u the success pfitjie Exhibition. He expressed his regret !af vtlie Governor's leaving the colony/ and gave some interesting statistics in reference to thW ride-and progress of the province. The Governor replied in a short address, the Superintendent for his expres sion of, feeling towards himself and Lady Bowen. * Although going to anoihei^colony he should always cherish jeery^arm" feelings towards the people" pf New Zealand JEor.their many expressions of kindness and welcome. He congratulated the province on the progress made since its establishment, that day two and twenty'yeftra". i He- paid;«j| high compli ment to the energies of the founders of the province; and tjien declared thfeiexhibitioa Open., ;.. ;j, . Joa ;, ;n ~.) ~>.,,; .:.;j:-~> .■>'-•--• <■,::■! -Is i The Governor arid Lady Bowen then went ■through.> the;i exhibition, and afterwards •attended the sports ; there were about three (hundred 'present in fehe building at >the/. opening;.,-ceremony and- the-- sports. Ijatimer Square' was ! a great success, there iwjerg, gver.ten i thousand persons present. I\' '§ I The Governor.lHll attend the Ball to-riight,"' iii .tie. i Council ehaml|ers,! and the; Majp^yju banquet on Wednesday. He goes overlHTO*' jto Akaroa on Thursday i!;It • « ' j ' The Opera, on Saturday laSt, was thinly attended. ,*,.' '"'., :■ I! By vice-regal command, Norma. waa^ played, y..,,^.^- ■, y,- t •;■'• •■• :-!!!, -'."r-c': i It isjcpport^dtha^'the^ Oagli Opera Troupe' " will not visit Dunediu, but will go direct! , i?o : . ( i ; ., u<., Vu >• r:- '{■

! i No woman knows how> or when she may be calle.djuppn toucher needle skilfully;l and every woman, whatever her station I in life or probable requiremenjts, may be, to knbtf now to &a everything with filler needje^,"£an dp, is-easily carried i about." A woman is raised, not lowered by being able to do all things womanly j, fi and women in their eager desire to'take A advantage of the new avenues of know- . v ledge opened jtpithena, /wjH b.&iinwise 14-1" Ldrdp behind thenTany of their, old special- 11 '■ accompHshineuta, ~„..

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~_ii/.i in.ua .i ■»■*-■■- ----■ ■■-•■XI ••• T C jE£# # 3&s& i®*& 0 0., r. * ~; Are now Selling:—W '• 9 l " Good Stout Grey Calico, at 3Jd Best Scarlet Flannel, lightly damaged, at Is ■43'ddzeh bowels,'at 4£d e^ch s J2ini Grey-gheetiiig, atllOJd i! f-* 'j" 72in. White Sheetiag, at la i i > ;i ,i i,HJ N Heavy Welsh Flannel, ££ la >«i i t i Marl Grenadines, at BJd; r'A 'to :<:i;t'l it"<<;'» ' Printed Delains, at Slid ? .( !s,.t ,:i;:,' ,V«H/ P.. WJiite Toilet Quilts,' from 6s lid " linen flu«}k,?;,owjlfng,,at;oJ4 lUI ,'.V>YJ>'^ ■a >'•';■ ''Ji:!"'l'-''-H''i ■- 20 dozen Ladies'.Stays; at-Is.ed ■' , '• J :.■■', /'■!-' :- ,'■!-'./.''* i-21,.p'Jl •WhtteCoiton Hose, from .gf'd'^ Hr )>j;j WhiteMarseHa,9|d. •;!-:;:;'.; UZA Long Lace Curtains,1 from 4sJ! Sd 60dozenParaaols, fromlafSdieach,, -y^'piu.'M •f MnsllU Ciirtkiiis tf yairdg,,' frpin is.ili'per.pair. Tfliiß tlnderaignk beg t^inft)^" jbhe, public thatshey have commen6ed wi&Vjxtiiipi WOBKING JEWBLLEB^ DIB, JEWELLEES' WOEKSHOP: 69, Quee«,,,street WeUwley gtreeij East, flvfl dfors fromPyspn'a Comer. * PENZOLZ &TEUTE^BERa. : : : :. Aucklaudi, »tb Septembeif, 1872. rfooil v



pEESTON & McLEOD',B NEW ZEALAND FISHERIES, TU TUX AX A AND ; :^A N Cgfc.Tß. EI, SCHNAPPER— DRY-SALTFD in: BOxes : and Drums MULLET - PICKLED, in Barrels >•' ■-■• ■ ■ y.: '■- TLritBQT-^PicKLEp in Barrels ■ . .rfcAjiWHAt—PICK-pED in'-Barrels. ; Qtiality guaranteed in every respect equal to im ported Fish,; and at'prices which will ensure.consump tion^' Special inducements tothe. trade. .«.«-»>- ,-.,....,>-• JOHN.,BQBEETON & CO., « D U R H A M STREET, SOLE AGENTS. TO THE WOR KING MEN, OF AUCKLAND. HPHE BEST MOLE THOU SEES in New Zealand can be bought at J. COSGRAVE ANDCO.'SatCs. lid, FOE THE NEXT 11 DAYS! GREATBARGAINS j IN DEAPEET & CLOTHING, ,'., I. iU .is IN GREAT VARIETY, AT HOBBS'r"" ,'■ UPPER QUEEN STREET, (Opposite the Army & Navy Hotel). FOE THE NEXT 14 DATS! CITY "CLOTHING MART. OEDEBS to make up Clothing for Christmas or New Year will be received up to noon on MONDAY, the! 23rd inst; Later than that tame not guaranteed. SAMUEL COOMBESS, No. 80, Queen street. LOW AND MOTION'S PEICES CURRENT. -. -.. - - • • • -WHOLESALE. £ S. d. Superfine Flour, Silk-dressed, per. ton of 2,000 lb. ~ .. -• 10 0 .0 New Milk Brand, Silk-dressed, per ton 2,0001b 10 0 0 Wheat Meal, per ton of 2,000.1b ... 17 0 0 Seconds Flour, per ton of 2,000 lb .. 10 0 0 Sharps, per ton of 2,00C1b .. .. 710 0 Bran, per bushel of 20 lb 0 1 C Maize, per bushel of 601b 0 4 8 Oats, per bushel of4o lb 0 8 0