SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

StTWSBT : Tkis eTeaiajr, 8.20. HIGH WATSB : This evening, 0.34

STEAMER FOR THE THAMES.

Enterprise No. 2,11 o'clock to-night.

ARRIVALS.

■Go-Ahead, s.s., Gillivray, from 'Wanganui. Clyde, schooner, Anderson, from TrVangarei. Janet Grey, ichoonor, Jndd, from Levuka. Aurora, schooner, from Kaipara.

CLEARED OUTWARDS.

Clyde, schooner, for Wangarei. • Fortune, ichooner, for Bay of Plenty. Cambria, schooner, for "Waipii. Wangarei, schooner, for Russell.

ARRIVAL OF THE JANET GREY.

Th«-schooner Janet ©rey arrived this morning from larniu., Which port she left for Rewa oa th» 17th Hit,-, and lift Rawa ior Auckland on the 24th, with light N.E. iyuidi r ton:the:26th'haxiled.to S:B.,' blowinr very heavy wJtlilieavy: head'«ea- which continued until the 2nd; fjCQHKthencft light S. and S.W. wijids until sighting Cape Kara Eara on the 6th; on the Cth heav7 breeze from S.E V " which listed until Sjunday ;. irom thence to Auckland light winds' ami calm!.' Cargo : 200 sack* maize, 10 toni passenger!. Passengers ;. Mr. and Mr«. Jackson, Messrs. Crard&erpkirkpatrick,:R. Turner, G. Turnet, Evers, aad nine Fiji.men.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sydney. a»d Melbo\irne : Hero, b.s., 23rd inst. ; Csty of Adelaide, early. . • <'. ." For Tahiti:iJSdith, schooner, early. .. ; , Tor London: C«,d»ce*s, ship, early ; K&.StTqi, barqne,

early. ~ ,-. •-'' ;.■•■' -■■'■ ■ Jor'Southem Rorts : Tarana'ki, 16tht n«t. . i . Forllonplulu :' Nebraska, mail steamer, 21st March. •Eor Hobart Town : Bella Mary, barque, 18th inst. For^Dnnedin : Strathnaver, to-day. , ■ .~. .~ - fror, Rorotonga' .and Tahiti: Prince Alfred, three c masted»chooner, to-morrow. .;,. ~:. ..; ~, ■~

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney. Magellan Cloud, ichoonef, from Chatham Islands "Wild DucTc, ship, jrom-Xondon, lailed ltoh December Moa, brigffrom Melbourne. (Sailed Feb. 4:) Jelenalee, ship, from London (sailed Jan. 11). Frowning -Beauty, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed • 14 ■'- ■ ■ '•' ■' - ! Cyrene, barque, fr«m Lyttelton 'Bylouj.brit^from*Sydney • :! .: fiOfh;'m«', i:;:: ; England, ahlp, from London. Ella Gladstone, brijr, from Adelaide. Maggie, brig, from Adelaide. ■ : • Ainh^rst, schooner, from Sydney,. ~.. i' .:.,-,{.. i : .-. Alice Camiron, barque, from Sydney, r a., r> >'j Ka Moi, barque, for Honolulu :.:■-.::..:; /.

The "schooner Merlin will be offered for sale by public auction on« Monday next, at the mart of Messrs. S. Cochrane and-So'tiu f\ f) . Thes.s. OxO-Ahßad-arrived thiS-niovning from Wai tara with the following, cargo :—2B :head cattle, 327 sheep, W.'Hoskins'; 10 boxes butter, T. Veale ; 5 do. do., A. Hood; 1 do: do., Clarke; 1 box eggs T. ;Vea}e; 7 bales phormium, A. i Barnes ; 1 do., wool, J. Howard. Passengers—Messrs. Hoskins and Colson. *Theschboner Aurora entered at the Customs1 this morningl: from Kaipara,' with the- following cargo :— 296 cases, 135 bags gum, Must and Co. ; 20 bags ditto, Stone Bros!'; 40 bagsditto, Roberton ; 9 hides, 1 bale wool, Gittos ; 50 bags gum, Walker ; 109 bags ditto, Pollock. ■.'-; :,.'■■ ...,-,- f ' rf-.- ; -biT t . ~ . The Clyde, "schooner; arrived from Wangarei this mornins, with 12 head cattle, 5 tons gum, 1 ton gum, tkegs butter; 4boxes eggs, 2 boxes poultry and' 2 pigs.

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND STREET.

MittS WlL't CLOSiBAS TTHDKt: Tor Thames, this day,, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a. nr. and 6.80 p.m: For Wangarei Heads, Wangarei, and Mangapai, per

,-Clyde,, this (U7VI .at 5 p.m. ... : -w •■irr'T •For 'Katanga, per Royal Alfred, to-morrow,- at

1.30 p.m. : ■' : . ■ • ; ■■•■■' For Rorotonga and Tahiti, per Prince Alfred, to

morrow/at 11 a.m. For Russell, Kaw* Kawa, stc, per Duke of Edm-

burgh, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. For Taranaki aßd Wanganuv 'per Go-ahead, to

morrow,-at'll'a.m.1 <;.: ;u...i i-:"..: For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki,

on Saturday, 16th inst., at 11 a.m Per'pTsTlN'obraska, on" Thursday, 21st Instant, as

follows: — For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent o( Europe, ?*a,England, at 10.30 a.m. For' United Kingdom, -Wa'San^Frahcisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9 a.m. •-•-■; ',-■ Xp] • <"« Late Utters for United States of America, and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d. in addition to the postage, will be received at this offic« until 11 a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the Bteamer up to_time of sailing. Si 'A. i /?•>?■ Bi«4j Postmastwr.

BIRTH.

Cunningham. —On the 10th March, at Dedwood, the wife of Joseph Cunningham, Esq., of a son.

DIED.

HEUSTON.--On March 13, Rachael Maria, infant daughter of John and Sarah Jane Heuston ; aged three weeks.

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

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1872.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance,

And ihe good that we can do."

From the proceedings last night at tho meeting of the committee of the Mochanics' Institute it i 3 evident that there 13 something in the atrnostphero of the library bemuddling to the brain. It appears that the majority of the committee have come to the conclusion that they are firmly seated in their position for a year, and assert they were elected with out any conditions. Let us inform thorn on the contrary/ that it was distinctly under stood that there should be a revision of tho constitution of the Institute so soon as the proper tini« had come, and that under the now rules the present office bearers-are to go out of office and a new management to be selected. Let us furthor 'inform them that when that hour comes, which will b» in some three months or so, they will, from the president and rice-; presidents downwards, be bundled out neck and crop without so m«ch as " by your leave " being said to them; and that any resistance they may make will only make them more ridiculoui. There are good and worthy aaembers on the present committee of management, and wo have no doubt they will be reinstated in ofßce. But the old clique and their new attachments have essayed to pit themselves against the public, and they will be igno miniously defeatodg Another job, quite characteristic of the Institute is now being perpetrated in the addition of rooms to the present disreputable old building. This high-handed act of tho piesent temporary management will only further irritate th« public, and make them more determined on ■weeping out the dust and cobwebs from every nook and cranny of the Institute with a fresh clean new broom.

We would fain hope that it is not with Mr. Greenwa'y's own wishes that he is put in nomi nation for the City Council. His friends must know that it is only causing unnecessary ex« penso and trouble, as there exists no likelihood of his being returned. So far as we can arriv c at the general feeling regarding the filling of the present vacancy at the City Council Board, even a popular and leading citizen would find it difficult to disturb Mr. Stannus Jones' chances of eleotion, and we can hardly think that the name of Mr. Greenway has been seriously put forward. Such candidature, if persisted in, would, of course, necessitate candid'criticiiin and comparison of the qualifi cations of the opponents. We should like to be spared this ; and as no practical good can result from;the : affair being pushed to a con. test, we trust that Mr. Greenway will see it prudent to retire. The many struggles which Mr. Greenway has had with the City Council already cannot surely prepossess him in favour of chosen companions, and in the circumstances people will suppose that Mr. G-reenway's am bition would tend, if gratified, to the foregoing of city rates o,n an extensive scale, in kindly sympathy for the oppressed ratepayer. We have no doubt that this candidature is under taken in pleasantry, and we trust Mr. Green way will only refrain from carrying the joke too far.

The following nofcio* has been posted upon the doors of the Distriot Court :-r-"Iu future, with every petition for winding up a company it will bo neotisary to file a certified copy of thecertificate of the registration of the con pany."

We have received tho following letter respecting a paragraph that recently appeared il jour columns':—Sir, —A paragraph, appeared in your paper the other clay regarding the rumoured death of a boy at Mount Albert, through being gored by a cow. - As no further intelligence has appeared, we must conclude, either that a " bull" hai been committed or the youth too much " cowed" to give the details. The more, than athenian thirst of the Auckland^foiks for "something new" is proverbial; is it possible that the " penny-a -liner," desirous of whetting the public appetite in these dull times—the "big gooseberry" and the "double-headed goat" having been worked out—has, with that playful ingenuity characteristic of the fraternity, fallen back upon "gory" itoms of tho class above alluded to.—Yours, &c, X. [lhe paragraph was furnished to us on what we ragarded as reliable authority ; we now think that our correspondent is about right. We have no doubt, however, that a melancholy death would have occured had there been an angry cow and a poor little boy ; and the little boy had got on tho top of the cow's horn as described. —Ed, E. S.]

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Mutual Mining Investment Company was held last evening in tho rooms of tho Young Mon'B Christian Association, Mr. Cass occupied the chair. The Directors' report, giving an account of the proceedings of the company, was read, also the balance sheet, and the assets and liabilities. The subscriptions received, amounted to £1,597 155.; fines and fees, £23 17s. 6d.; dividendi, £239 15a.; total, £1761 7s. 6d.; against which stock had been purchased to the amount of £1688 9s. 2d , and the expanses were £72 18s. 4d. The Directors' report wa» adopted» as also tho following resolution, " That the intention to increase the capital of the com pany, by the issue of 200 new (.hares, be finally abandoned." It wa» agreed that the 37 un allotted and forfeited sharei be offered to tho existing shareholders on the same terms as to weekly payments, &c., ai those already taken. A resolution to the effect that the directors be empowered to declare a dividend from lime to time, out of dividends received, and also to reserve as much is they consider necoßsary for the purpose of mooting liabilities, was also carried. Messrs. Carlisle and Pardy wero elected directors in the place of those

retiring

The Mining Board at tke Thames held it* final meeting on Monday last, and the concern was voluntarily wound up. Tho records are ■to be deposited in tho Thames Meohanici' Institute as relics of reference. The Thames Evening Star has the following on tho sub ject I:—"The Mining Board is at last dead: let ours be the task to giv« it decent burial- As we are largely to bo praised for having brought about its decease, care of its remains will moi«fc properly be in our hands. The three members whose untiring exertions served to render it and theinselvos ridiculou» have held their final meeting, and have con rented to its fate. In its deaVh it has not belied its life. Ai it existed in a p«rftct mud«puddle of ignorance and impudence, 10 it has sunk to r«st in a small sea of nonsense talked by its trinity of nonentities."

A meeting of the committee of the Auck la*d Alliance for the suppression of the liquor traffic was held lsat evening at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, Mr. Coupland in the chair. After some discussion about the applications for new licenses, a resolution was unaminously adopted that ftirculari be s«nt to the ministers of religion asking for pecuniary assistance from their congregations in aid of the cause. A further meeting will be hold on Friday

evening next

Ward's Ethiopian Minstrels gava another very entertaining performance at tht Catholic Institute last evening, in aid of the widow and orphans of the late W. Fairireither. There was a very good attendance, and the perform ance was thoroughly appreciated.

The Auckland Ethiopian Troupe of Mm. strels will give their negro entertainment at the Devonport Hall, North Shore, to-morrow

evoning.

A meeting will bo held to-morrow evening ou behalf of the British and Foreign Bible Society, at the High-3tre»t Wesleyan Church, the Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell presiding. The Rev. B. Backhouse, representative of the Parent Society, will address tho meeting and explain the operations of that excellent society.

A letter addressed to tho agent, Bank of New South Wales, Grahamstown, containing cheques, and .bills, not. haying readied its destination, the public are cautioned against negotiating the same.

Races will come off at the Thames on the Parawai racecourse on St. Patrick's day, (Monday next).

The complimentary concert to Mrs. R. J Morressy takes place to-night at the City Hall. The Howard family will appear.

The soiree and ball of the Loyal Fountain of Friendship Lodpe will take place to-night atrthe Odd Fellows' Hall (Theatre Royal).

A meeting of the members of the Central Bourd of Education was held yesterday. Several applications for grants were conceded to and other routine business transacted' when the Board adjourned their meeting until this afternoon.:

A "Sacht Club was agreed to be formed last evening by a number of gentlemen, the club", t0 be styled the Auckland Yacht Club.

A sitting in banco was held to-day, at th» Supreme Court. The notable case of Fenton y. Leßoy was called up, and was being argued up to the time of our going to press.

Tbe^aniHial meeting-of the Acclimatization Society was held, this morning *fc th« Society's offices,' Museum buildings. We are obliged to hold over our report; -

~A a caJl o,f,six7pence per share has. been mad in thesßauk. of ; Tokatea Gold Mining Com p any, payable on tho 26th insti •;

Ilio fifteenth annual meeting of the Auck land Lttdiei' Benevolent Society will taka place on Friday evening next, at the Young Mon'i Christian Association Rooms.

IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.

{SPECIAL TO THE STAB.)

The England, Passenger Ship, arrived from London.

Small Pox on Board.

Sixteen Deaths.

Fire at Wairarapa.

Release of Maori Prisoners.

Via Kati Kati.

NAPIER

March 12, 7.30 p.m. The Napier sailed for Povertj Bay and Auckland to-day.

The ship England arrived at Welling ton on Saturday from London, with small pox on board. Sixteen deaths occurred during the passage.

Twenty-five of the^ passenger! are emigrants for Napier.*

Tauher«nekau Hotel, Wairarapa, near Feathorstone, was burnt down on Sunday night.

OTAGO.

The show of hands at Queenstown no mination ii in farour of Hollenstein. Mr. McLean has relaaied the Maori prisoner! to-day.

The Velocity ha 3 lailed for Boston, U.S., with 1,540 bal«a of wool.

THE SHARE MARKET.

ir* j. M. iijruoi'i hpom.

There is no improvement in the •hare market. Caledonians were sold at £14 10s.; Thames, £5 55.; Tokatea, £2; Green Harp, £6 ; All Nation. £4 10s. Closing sellers— Caledonians, £14 10i-; Thames, £5 si. | All Nations, £4 10i: Cure, 10>. Buyers— Caledonians, £14 ; Thimes, £5 5».; also buyers of Gu and Insuranoe shares.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

Before Thomas Beckham, Eiq., Reiident

Magistrate. DEUJrKBIfKEBB.

Two drunkards were fined 10s. aad costs, another for a icoond offence was compelled to pay 20s. and costi, or to mffer 48 hours' impriionment, and Mary Walton, for her third offence, was iont to gaol for wren days. VAGBANCT. The l«t named priioner was alio charged under the Vagrancy Act with being a rogue and a vagabond, with having been previouflj convicted at aa idle and disorderly person, with being an habitul drunkard, and with having been thrice convicted of drunkenneu within the preceding twelve inonthi. The vomari said she had only lately been released from the Stockade; she had no home, and could get no work. Sentenced to threo months' imprisoment with hard labor. THB ITALIAN IMAGE MAN; On the case against Martin Martineau being called, Mr. Broham informed the Court that the defendant had taken out his licence, and the charge would therefore be withdrawn. AMEOIO ARSON. William Johnson surrendered to his bail, charged with having set fire to a certain dwelling-house occupied by him at Newton, with intent to defraud the New Zealand Insurance Company on the 7th instant. Mr. Joy -(instructed by Mr. Thorne) appeared for the accused. Mr. Inspector Broham prosoouted, and explained the nature of tht charge. He then sailed Constable Clark, who deposed: I remember the night of the 7th March. The Newton fire-bell rang at about a quarter past 11. I ran acroßS and found the prisoner's bake house on fire. The fire was coming out through the roof and sides. I obtained a bucket and tome water and succeeded, with the assistance of some others iv extinguishing the fire on the outside of the building. Others were engaged in pouring water on the inside. I then went round into the bake-house, where the fire had originated; the prisoner was there with a candle in his hand—ho was dressed. I asked him to bring the light to the place where the fire broke out. I found a lot of ti-tree stacked up similar to the pieoes now produced. I re moved the large pieces carefully, and came to some long pieces of board split. I then found some cinders of light wood; they were hot, and fell to pieces on touohing. Underneath the cinders there were Borne paper and rags. I asked the accused how he accounted for the presence of the paper and rags, and the light wood being there. He said he did not know, but his man named Burns had placed the larger pieces of wood there. Mr. Bactlett and others were present. I asked him if it was usual to place such things there. He said it was not. He said he left the bake-house between nine and ten o'clock. I took the combustible matter away with me in a bag. The rags were greasy. A piece of sacking was close by, and had caught fire. The wood appeared to have been laid very carefully. The accused was rery quiet and culm, and not excited in any way. No attempt had bten made to remove any of his furniture from out of the house. The heap referred to did not have the appearance of being a collection of rubbish. To Mr. Joy: There was no necessity to remove anything out of the house at the time, as the fire was out. The fire was in no way near where the furniture in the house was situated. The buildings were separate. There was no furniture in the bakehouse. It ■would be about 20 feet in length. There is a passage about nine feet long between that and the dwelling-house. The fire broke out at the.furtbeit end of the bakehouse. The fire was in a small compass ; it had communi cated to two1 studs of the building. The space between the furnace and the rubbish on fire was about 2 feet 6 inches. I do not know if the furnace was alight. I did not look to see. I asked the accused if it was possible for any spark from the furnace to have com« munieated the fire. He said it was not. My impression at the time was that the fire was the work of an incendiary. There was a large pile of firewood »ear the oten. I; do not know whether it is usual to keep such things. I have never been in a bakehouee before.

Mr Joy: If you hid you would never h»te brought this charge,

By the Court: The pile of wood was about two feet square. A hole had been burnt thjTmeß^Tme 0,,' baker, Newton Road, said : I have been in tke prisoner's employ seven weeks. I was working for him on the 7th instant from 2.15 a.m., and left at 11.45 noon ' Eefore I left I put firewood in a place near the furnaco, ready for lighting next, morning. There was about as much wood as I could carry in four, armful*. I lefHt in the • soot where the fire was, as marked lfl^thoplan produced. I had swept the flooi- previously.. I returned at about 6 o'olock, and;remained one hour. I observed some live embers in the furnace, and I clos«d the door. I then set the sponge, and prepared everything tor tJbe morning. I left the place as it ought .to be.- There were no sparks about. I had not be<m smoking. I know nothing of the papers or rags produced. I did not place them with the fire-wood. There was a piece or two ot newspaper lying about the bake-houie,—one was a portion of the Cross. The bag pro duced was at the |end of the sponge-trougli, projecting about six inches towards the ends of the fire-wood. I left no wood beyond the ti-tree The board produced was lying against the studs where the fire afterwards took place —it was whole. I know nothing of _ the other piece of wood, nor of the shingle produced. I use rags in the bakehouse for wiping tins out. The rags produced are iimilar to the ones I use. There was a bag and a quarter of flour in the trough, and that was all there was on the premiies. I told the prisoner of the quantity, and he said he would make it do till the following day. Did not ioo any copies of the Evening Star in the bakehouse on that day. I closed the outer door when I left. There were two dogs on the promises, one in the bakehouse and one in the yard. On the morning after the fire I went to work at the usual time. The fire was out. Cro»»-examined by Mr. Joy : One of the police told me that the prisoner accused mo of setting fire to the place. Sergeant Pardy told me. The prisoner himsolf has made no charge against me. I told him what Pardy had said, and he denied having over said so Constable Clarke told me that the trough and the roof were burnt, and it was no use my going to work, as there was nothing for me to do. I discovered tho trough was not burnt. The sponge was fit for use, and was not damaged. Wo did not bake the usual quantity, as we were short of flour. There was a lot of stale bread over. The prisoner had told me two days previously that he would not get any more flaur until Friday. There is a hole in the flour close to where tho fire took place. The hole looks as if it had been burnt through eocne time pre viously,—very likoly from a cinder from tho furnace. The fire is very likely to have occurred from a similar occurrence. Sparks will fly out of the furnace when the wood is only half burnt should the furnace door bo open. In sweeping the floor I swoep the dust through the holes in tho floor, but dirty rags lying about I throw on one side. It is usual to have such rags about a bakehouse. They get greasy from cleaning the tins. I remember a board being in tho bake house ever since I have boon in the place. The board now produced is the one, and it wa3 in the same place as usual on the day before the fire. My opinion is that the fire was tho result of an accident. The shingle evidently fell from the roof. The board has the appearance of having been broken since being burnt. I •tirred the omber3 in the furnace, and found they were alive. Ec-examined : The three pieces of wood produced all form portions of the board, and have been broken since the fire. ■ I.■;>.. !: <

B. H. Bartlctt, photographer, corroborated Constable Clarke's evidence.

Sergeant Pardy deposed to examining the contents of prisoner's houso, which he con sidered did not amount in value to the amount insured.

To Mr Joy: Did not go upstairs, so could not say what furniture he had. [Left sitting.] . . ;

SUPREME COURT IN BANCO.

THIS DAY. ~ Before Sir G. A. Arney, Knight, Chief

Justice

A sitting in banco was hold at eleven o'clock, when the bu»in»s» on the list was proceeded with. Several adjournment! were applied for by counsel, which wero granted as follows: — ADJOUENED TILL TUESDAY NEXT. Walker t. Hunter, an appeal from the Warden's Court at the Thames ADJOURNED TILL WEDNESDAY BTEXT. Bugdon t. Macfarlane, demurer. Mr. Bud' die fo- applicant, Mr. MacCormick for defandant.—Mata Te Moananui. Motion for an injunction, applied for by Mr. Rogan.— Re Ritchie, doed of arrangoment for exten sion of time. Applied for by Mr. Rbos.—Gk>w and another v. Fraser, application for rule to •how cause why a new trial should not be ordored. Mr. MacOormick, for'Mr.'Western, mada th« application, notice to b« given to the other side. —Verncn v. Greenway, appeal from Warden. —Grove v. Greenway, also an appeal from Warden.

PENTON V, XE ROY.

Application for an injunction to restrain defendant and other* from annoying the applicant by the firing of guns at Fort Britomart.

Mr. Reefl, in answer to His Honor> said he had intimated to both parties concerned that he had no action, now that the possibility of annoyance was removed; Affidavits were filed. There was no objection to withdraw the suit, each side paying its own costs. Mr, MacOormick (for the defendant) demurred to this course of proceeding. He was instructed not to consent, as a matter of right was involved. The learned counsel then set forth the pointß upon which tho defence was based.

[Left sitting.]

A WYOMING JUDGE.

Mks. Esther Moebis, the lady who was appointed Justice of the Peace in Wyom ing Territory, is at present ona yisit to this city. Yesterday she was present at a meeting at Dashway Hall, and was in troduced to the audience, who demanded a speech. Her Honour, who is a healthy looking woman of about two hundred and forty pounds, avoirdupois, essayed a sllort address, about as follows :. " Ladies and Gentlemen : I was appointed;by a man, and I was supported in my office' by inch, and I am always grateful to the men—." At this point the Court was sq p'yeircopie with emotion, that she.fairly broke down, and bursting into tears, retired to the rear of the platform where she dried her eyes on avlarge bandama. Another lady however, came forward and read an articlefrom a newspaper, giving a' shorj; sketch of Judge Morris' judical career, and stating that so great were her legal talents, that none of her decisions on the bench had ever been reversed,/

FORT BRITOMART.

The pick and shovel have wrought -wondrous changes on the surface of the earth since the commencement of the era of railways — mountains have been removed by the faith ot stiirdy navvies, and hollows hay« been filled up by the agency of sinewy arms. The demolition of Fort Britomart is an ex ampleof whatcanbe done in this direction. Ihe contract-was taken by Messrs. Owen Jones and Co., who immediately sst to work in the most energetic manner to carry out their obliga tions'; but the contractors have met with extraordinary obstacles. The cliff on which Fort Britomart is situated is composed of mo»t heterogenoua material, and the shale and clay which form the greater proportion of the earth to bo moved completely nullify all cal culations of the mass to be thrown up—and that the more 33 the wholo material is perva ded by " dykes " of hard substance. ■The large blast on Saturday morning tr&a no doubt good, and had a certain effect; but, from the reasons said before, it had not_ the result anticipated. The cliff was broken into large masses, which after all require the further influence of powder to break them up. But after all there appears a matter which requires looking after. There was an arrange ment mad 6by which a scoria facing should be laid down between the Breakwater and St. Barnabas Point. Now, as far as we can find out, the facings of this kind of breakwater were to be composed of stones from that volcanic island, Rangitoto. The Rangitoto facing for the future walk between Auckland and St. Barnabas is dropping gradually in, and promises, at the present rate of progress, to raise a kind of breakwater across Mechanic*' Bay somewhere about the period of the millennium. In the meantime all the earth cut away by the men employe! on the cliff of Fort Britomart is being washed away and helping to fill up the shallow bays of the harbor. If pending the building of the large blocks .from Rangitoto the larger results of the blastings at Fort Britomart were carried out on a tramway to the place of deposit, and placed in rear of the contemplated facingl the whole intake would gradually fill up, as much by natural agencies as by the aid of the shovel and bar row. While on this subject we may as well say that there is an erroneous notion prevalent as to the power of gunpowder. It is-most uncertain in its effects, because the material it works upon is of inconsistent character. For this reason the great blast at Fort Britomart had not the effect that was anticipated, and when the workmen shovelled the earth from the ruin of the clilf they found that the splintering agency of the powder had been confined to a small area through which the power burst. For the same reason Mr. Jones seems to have a tough job. He based his calculation on the strength of material visible on the face of the cliff; but now that his men have got into the bowels of the earth, much more difficult material is met with.

THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE

The members of Nos 1 and 5 Companies A.X.V., Engineers, and Artillery com peted yesterday in the second set for the district prizes at the range, Major Gordon and Lieutenant Matthews in charge. The ranges were 200, 400, and 500 yards. The following are the total scores : —■ . Total. Private Stirling, Engineers ... 37 Private Davi», No. 5 Co. ... 35 Private Stewart, Artillery ... 35 Private Haslett, No. 5 Co. ... 33 Private Fowler, No. 5 Co. ... 33 Private Pratt, Engineers ... 30 Private Joneo, Artillery ... . 29 Private Murphy, No. 5 Co. ... 28 Private Lee, Artillery 24 Private Moore, Engineers ... 27 Private Irving, EnJheors ... 27 Private Kobinion, W&L.I Co. ... 26 Private Gfoldie, Artillery <" ... 26 Sergeant Sairader*, Engineers... 25 Private Lloyd, No. 5 Co. ... 25 Private Stewai't, Engineers ... 25 Corporal Edmonds, No. 5 C 0... 24 Private Clarke, Artillery ... 24 Sergeant Wishart, No. 5 Co. ... 23 Private Hall, No. 1 Co. ... 23 Private Durham, No. 5 Co. ... 22 Private Arthur, Engineer* ... 22 Private Bowden, No. 5 Co. ... 21 Private Payne, Artillery ... 20 Priva^bHood, Artillery ... 19 Private Case, Engineers ... 15 Private Harlay, Engineers ... 14 Private Jamieson, No. 5 Co. ... 14 Private Mann, Artillery ... 11 Private Christmas, No. 5 C 0... 6 Private Bowring, No. 5 Co. ... G The Blue School Cadets mustered for their usual weekly drill this morning, and were instructed in company drill by Sergeant Cassel, A.C. The Artillery Volunteers met for gun drill in Fort Britomart yesterday evening. They appear to be increasing in efficiency. The Cadets also met for company drill. ]STo. 6 Company A.R.B. and Cadets mustered in the Drill Shed last evening, and performed their drill very creditably.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE

The Zavistowski Sisters, supported by Mr B. N. Jones' company, again delighted their auditory latt evening with "Ernani," a bur lesque. ' The piece is well put upon the stage with new scenery, new dresses, and new songs. The preceding piece consisted of "A Dead Shot." This evening Miss A.lice Zavistowski, or as she ia styled Littlo Alice, will take her benefit, on which occasion a new burlesque will be put upon the stage, consisting of "Pygmalion, or The Statue," a fine burlesque well mounted. Miss Emmeline enacts the Statue. The performance will commence with an amusing comedy " Mr. and Mrs. White," in which the Sisters also appear ; after which Miss Henrietta Grainger will per form a fantasia pianoforte solo " Irish Melo dies." A most agreeable evening's entertain ment may bo anticipated.

A negro hack-driver, from Lexington, Ky. ■who carried some parties to a hop at Versailles tho other night, put up at one of the livery stables and Trent to bod with his boots on. : Ho woke up in the morning to find them gone, when he exclaimed, "Well, I don't care for de boots, but I jes like to know how de d —n thief got 'em off." , A reverend gentleman was addressing a school recently, and was trying to enforce the idea that the heai-ts of the little ones were sinful and needed regulating. Taking hi 3 watch and holding it up, ho said : " Now, here is my watch; suppose it don't keep good time ; now goes too fast,and now too slow j what shall Ido with it ?" " Sell it," shouted a flaxen-headed youngster. . " Gripps, I understand you have a superior way of curing hams. Ish mid like to learn it.'.' " Well, yes; I know very well how to cure them; but the trouble with me just now is to I promoure them, "

CORRESPONDENCE

rs? We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE.

To the Editor of the Etbninq- Stab. y IR) —I too regard the Cross andMr.Brc' & among the friends of temperance. The C ftX in common with the other members o : . \

press in Auckland, have done incalculao iU service to tho permissive cause ; without them the friends of temperance would have, I fear; labored in vain. The Cross has committed ao very grievous or unpardonable offence by in dulging iiialittle pleasantry at our expense. Yet under the circumstances the taunt was hardly well timed or justly merited. Every one must see, if they pay any particular atten tion to the Bubjoot, that the permissive clause in its present shape is unworkable^ and that the attempt to enforce it would only lead to expense and failure, and give heart to the enemy.' - Wk JQust bide our time, till Mr. Fox's bill becomeslaw, or Sir WilfordLawßon's. Then the friends of temperance may fairly b» reproached if they do not show their faith by their works. Mr Broham and his force are public characters, and cannot justly complain of any comments made on their proceedings provided they be expressed with moderation and in good faith. If I have said anything of Mr. Broh'am or his force at which they could fairl/take'exception, as you seem to imply I have, I shall gladly make a suitablo reparation for my unintentional offence. Much though tho press and tlie police have already done for the temperance cause their labors in that direction are not over, but only beginning. Yours, as you yourself can hardly fail to know, J. Wood.

p^ If Mr. Brohan. or some of his men had been authorised to circulate and collect ..tlje vote papers, under tho new Licensing Act, it would havo been well. That is a public duty, the expense and trouble connected withwhiah ought not to have bean cist on any private parties.

To the Editor of the Eve^ixG Stab. Sib, —lam not at ail surprised thatsuch an one as " Impartial" should after the publication of such a letter as that of " Vox Populi" im mediately poaacs upon me S3 the writer, seeing that I am an "expelled keeper>." " Impartial," however, assert*in his letter that I have taken many opportunities "for yillify ing all connected with the Asylum." How ever this may be, I can inform " Impartial?' that I never asserted anything that I. was not in a position to substantiate. lam of opinion that " Impartial" would fail in an attempt to verify his statement. I am Sec, JOH2T B&OTOT. Auckland, 12th March, 1872.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

The London Morning Advertiser says:— "The danger of the heir apparent 'has awakened the good feeling that has: been dormant throughout the land. We have been told that His Eoyal Highness is not popular, and we lately asked for what sin. What has he done ? He is manly, English in hii lore of sport. He is painstaking and affable; and we have every reason to believe that his instincts—by which we mean much —are good. What has he done ?we repeat. H« was dragged into a foul scandal, and cwno out of it in a courageous, straighforward manner. Ha has been surrounded by temp tations. Can any man who is not an ascetic by nature lay his hand upon his heart and say, that plticed in similar circumstances h« would have come out of them as well ? He has married one whom no republican dmti assail, for, if ho did, he would find that thii is still England. _M.ay Providence relieve her anxieties, and those of the august mother of the Prince of Wales, the Sovereign of theße rea-linsM' -- .; . rr h !:■■ .: -: >f>

Befor hanging a man in Louisiana they let from fifteen to forty reporters for' the newspapers " interview" hirii for three week?, the poor fellow was not only willing bufc anxious to be hung. Josh Billings says that "one of the hardest things for any man to do is to fall down on the ice and then get up and praise the Lord."

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH lMgTg.

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fffTfiiPlS&'i fl*te Cbombis's),;, ROYAL 'J. FINE ART BHOTOGRAPHIC 6 ALLERY, | jQueen -, street, ■, Apckland, has Much """pleasure in informing' nis friends and; the public generally rthat he, has purchased; the Photographic Business sW long carried on by Mr. Crombie; and having secured the si/lrTiceAjof :Mr. : C.'s hte Manager, he feels warranted in stating that they will receive •very civilly and attention, as wefi.as first-claaa and artistic portraits at his hands, and that no paina/willbe.iparjed to give entire satisfaction. J C. begs to announce that his arrangements for taking instantaneous Portraits pf Children are now complete. tf?Kr\r\.WORTH of MUSIC and lONGS set to MUSIC to be given away by! F. H. r Lewjbbox, Jeweller, Queen . street,; For each £1 worth of Jewellery purchased at Establishment, the. same amount of £ongg or ks O EB (iVLA KTOu v Music given in.—F. H. Lewisson, Queen ■treet. IOLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. THE immense Succe»s attending the intro- U- duction o£ this, new local industry will alone testify to the high estimation in which it - is held. During .the.last year the proprietor was aearcely able to supply the large demand, and lias in consequence made extensive alterations amd additions to hi* Factory, so as to be enabled to keep, the i market < well. Bupplied. No one who values health and appetite should be without a supply of this really health-restor ing and agreeable condiment. Sold everyw here in Bottles with the name IH. OLSpN^oni'Wrjftpijeir and? stamped on bottle and "stopper. < p^uckland, lQth February, 1^72. , ; ■. ~ . . ; , v;i NO TICE. I. HAVE this rday DISPOSED of my -f PRINTING P£ANT, to Messrs. Rbed AND Bebtt, to whom I have transferred the business lately carried on under the style of >.H Jonw-and Tombi." „ GEORGE JONES, ( . - }Maroh; 12; 18& ;:'' (J •^|,.|^.A.VIN,G I received; the, above-mentioned '•■ 'Valaable: and important addition to ' their Pjjdntin,g, Pjant,.~ . t]b£ undersigned are TO; E^p^rS "feVERY KIND ij©BIP:BXNTING Qn the shortest Notice, and at tho most reasonable prices.; i' •■> -'v! -, .:i,' -' f-H^^ 1 REED ■ & BRETT,, , ! [feifKO'-l . ——^Wyadham street. J. eOSGKAVE & CO. '8 i*yftbNOTßE!ißilil!;'i of ,-<DEAEEEYI <«tod ; •&QTVWG' » no^ oi»- They ha V« » tremendotn fat *4T*»««att»« v'^*ff*; to tW'pfal»Uc.r- -The> Lar



x?k nnnWOETHofGEOOBBIES 3w OjUvJU and PROVISIONS to be sold at Cost Pbice, previous to our Removal to our New Central Yremi3es, next to the Southern Cross office, Queen street. Families, Storekeepers, and. Coasters, are invited to call at ttieir old establishment, BAENETT AND LEVY'S NOTED EED HOUSE, next to the Theatre Royal. . RELINQUISHING BUSINESS. HflS"' •■ TTCTAL NOTICE. .JUI R. HOBBS TTTILLoffer for the next EIGHT WEEKS ' * (unless disposed of cfuring that time), tsße^holeiof his very large Stock of GENE RAL and HOUSEHOLD DRAPERY, and MEN'S and BOYS' CLOTHING, at very low prices. .Also (now. opening) ex 'NAOMI,' a Largo Assortment of Ladies' and Girls' WATERPROOF TWEED JACKETS i and MANTLES from the same House in London as those which R.H. had la3t season, and which gave *uch universal satisfaction. A Large and Choice lot at 12s. 6d. each, and Girls ditto at low prices, as tho whole must be cleared out within the next few weeks. French Merinoee, Flannels, Blankets, and all WINTER GOODS at clearing-out prices. Country orders promptly attended to. March 12, 1872. TO OUR COUNTRY SUBSCRIBERS." MR. SAMUEL MORGAN, Alexandra, Waikato, has been appointed Agent for the Sale of the EVENING STAR, All Advertisements or Printing will receive prompt attention.



THURSDAY, MARCH 14. TO CLOSE ACCOUNTS. rfIHE subscriber has received instruction* X to sell, at the Corner Mart, on Thurs day, 14th March, at 11 o'clock, 72 cases prime Jains 40 i-chests Tea, superior quality 30 boxes Tea, superior quality 20 barrels Sugar. Samples at the Mart. G-EORG-E SIBBIN, Auctioneer. . r \* TflOR TAttANAKI, WAN aa^drfSV -ID GANUI, & WEL- M^|iy|S|^LINGTON. The s.".'" ' GO-AHEAD ' Will leave Onehunga Wharf for the above places fO-MORROW (Thursday), 14th in stant, afcj. p.m. ■ ; V '.COMBES & DALDY, : ) .' Agents. FREEHOLD f FREEHOLD! 'PAY NO MORE RENT ! WANTED— Purchasers for Allotment! fronting Karangahape road at 30s. per foot ; also Allotments in Newton at £?■ each. Terms—One quarter Gash, and balance as per agreement. Second-hand Bricks and Timber for salo at a sacrifice. —Apply to W. KIRBY. •. LODGE UNITED SERVICE," No. 421 I.e. AN EMERGENCY MEETING of this Lodge will be held in the Lodg^ Room, Masonic Hotel, To-morrow Evening i (14th instant), at half-past seven o'clock. \ . N.B. —Visiting brethren ai"e invf w- t° attend. By order of the W.M. JAMES C. DOULL, P.M., I Secretary. ANTED, a respectable You^g~ Won^ to act as Barmaid, also to attend to Housework, if required.—Apply, with re ference, to John Menzies, Victoria Hotel-, AN TED, Two Shinglers.—Apply~aiTtile Swak Hotel, Mechanics' Bay, to morrow morning. . . ANTED—A strong activ^Lad, abou 16 or 18 years.—Apply to Mr DATIE3, Grocer, Karangahape road. ___2__- ANTED, an Apprentice. One that ' has been at the business preferred.— John Leaning, Tinsmith, 20, Lower Queen afreet,