SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. 5.10. HIGH "WATEK : This afternoon, 5.42

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING. Enterprise No 2, 8 o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Star of the South, steamer, Holmes, from Napier, via

the Thames Amarantho, schooner, Marks, from Russell Rita, brig, from Melbourne, via the Thames

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sydney and Melbourne:' Wonga _ wonga, steamer, 7tna instant ; City of Adelaide, steamer, on arrival of the Nevada ; Hero, steamers, early For Newcastle : Glenshee, barque, this evening For Dunedin : Strathnaver, schooner, sth inst. For Russell and the North : Comerang, ps, to-uay For Newcastle : .Toliba, barque, early For Sydney : Novelty, barque, to-morrow For New York: Thames, barque, 10th inst. For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, Bth mat. For London : Tyrol, barque, early For "Whitiangl, Tauranga, and Opotiki: Southern Cross, steamer, to-morrow

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. Sailed May 22 _, ~ ~. „., City of Auckland, ship, from London. Sailed May 31 Grace Darling, schooner, from Lyttelton Edith, schooner, from the South Seas Hero, steamer, from Sydney City of Adelaide, steamer, from Sydney Maid of Judah, ship, from Sydney Nevada, mail steamer, from Honolulu. Duo 15th inst .Albion, brig, from Sydney Mary Miller, barque, from Newcastlo Sea Gull,.schooner, from Levuka Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle Briton, barque, from Newcastle Queen, schooner, from Rorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Lucy and Adelaide, from Warrnarabool Flirt, schooner, from Lyttelton Mennhir, barque from Newcastle Albion, barque, from Newcastle Colonist, schooner, from Napier H.M.S. Clio, from Sydney Jessie Niccol, schooner, from Lyttelton

We understand that Captain J. Ellis, of the Golden Crown, has resijned his command of that vessel for the purpose of taking com mand of the ss John Perm. shortly expected fiom Sydney to form part of the fleet of the Auckland Steam Navigation Company. Capt Ellis received iipon his resignation a very flattering testimonal from the officers and crew of the Golden Crown for the ■urbanity and consideration be had always dispiavea towards them. A suitable reply was given by Captain Ellis, who, in thanking them for the compliment they had paid him, took occasion to express his satisfaction at the conduct of thore with whom he had been asso ciated for the hearty manner in which they had always seconded his endeavors. The s s Won«a "Wonera will be despatched for Sydney on Wednesday next, the 7th instant. The barque Novelty will sail to-morrow. The s.s. Southern Cross is advertised to leave to morrow for Tauranga, Whitianga, and Opotiki. In contradistinction to the very damaged state in •which the cargoes of vessels arriving from England have been delivered here for some time past we wish to call attention to the very excellent condition in which the iron built barque Coronilla is now turning out her CHKO/fne various packages being sent Up out of the hold in the same condition as when the ship loaded in London. We congratulate the captain and agents on their good fortune. The Helenslee is about to be transposed into a cord ing barque, to trade between Newcastle aid Lyttleton. The Sydney Herald announces that the British ship Maid of Judah. 606 tons, is loading at the Circular Wharf for Auckland. The barque Glenshee has cleared at the Customs for Newcastle in ballast, and will sail this evening. The new French clipper barque Mennhir, iron built, expected shortly from Newcastle, is announced to leave again for 'New York on the 20th instant. She will be followed by the barque Mary Nelson on the Ist proximo ; and the Coronilla will sail on September 20. These vessels will be despatched by Messrs Rolph, Sterry and Co. The schooner Amaranthe has entered at the Customs with 85 tons coal consigned to Henderson and Mac farlane. ■' The brig Rita came up harbour this morning from the Thames,

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :—

Mvvrrvna Tn rnMtt.

Goldfinch, Grahamstown, 6th Jnst All Nations, Company's Office, Shortlaitl street, 2 p.m.. 7th instant Guildhall, Grahamstown, 14th irst Waikorom'ko, Corbmandel, IC-h instant Green Harp, Insurance Bulid'ngs, 2 p.m., 19A instan

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under For -Thames, this day, at 5.50 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m; For Sydney, per Novelty, this day, at 5 p.m. For Mahuracgi, Matakana, Mangawai, etc, per Lady Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern Cross, to-movrow, at 3 p m For Sydney and Australian Colonies, per Wonga Wonga, on Wednesday, 7th instant, at 11 a. m. Per p.s. Nebraska, on Saturday, 10th August, as follows :— _ T For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies and Continent of Europe, via England, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10,80 a. m Fjor.'.money, orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9a.m. , £ate letters for United Sfcatss of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of sixpence in addition, to the postage will be received at this office till 11 a. m., and mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. S. B. Biss. Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Dacjie.—On July 31, at Ponsonby Road, tno wiie of James Dacre of a daughter (still-born).

DEATH.

Yates.—On August 1, Sarah, relict of Saul Yates, Esq, solicitor, aged 72.

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1872.

* For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

The extraordinary and excreme action taken by the Superintendents of pro vinces and their tails in the General Assembly demands the most prompt action in return from the consti tuencies. It is evident that all con siderations for the welfare of the country are now to be made by a party subordinate to their own reten tion of power, pay, and patronage ; and it is time that the public who have to pay the taxes should step into the arena and interfere in the struggle that is now begun. It is not a question of the wisdom or the folly of the policy of colonization. That policy, whether rightly or wrongly, has been accepted and endorsed by the colony in the most decisive form of a gene ral election. It has been accepted and endorsed by a second Parlia ment, and has become the law of the land by universal consent of the colonists. That question therefore ig now no longer before the colony. It is possible indeed for the colony to yet reverse it, stop the continuance of public works, restore the borrowed money to the pockets of capitalists and leave New Zealand to subside into the quiescence and monotony of the past. But this is not the object of the present provincial party in the House of Representatives. They ac cept the policy with its public works and borrowed money, but they will have it that this money and those works shall be administered by eight despicable cliques scattei'ed over these islands, with jealous feelings and con i flicting interests —cliques that it is the interest and we believe the desire of ! the great body of colonists to stamp out of existence, but which hope to prolong that miserable existence by a scramble for the public plunder. We ask the people of Auckland to express an opinion on this subject; an opinion not moulded on expectations of having a share in that ruinous scramble, but an opinion as of men true to the interests of the colony, and who will not connive at the blasting of all its prospects for the sake of gratifying the greedy maw of these provincial blood suckers. It is evident to every think ing mind in the colony that the day of provincialism is past. It was requisite in the days when steamers and tele graphs were unknown in the land. It has been gradually dying by a natural process of decay, but now at the sniff of political carrion and corruption it appears to have waked up to un natural vigour, and to see that life has something worth living for. It has been the curse of the colony that Superintendents have ever been allowed to hold seats in the Colonial Parliament, and the exclusion of Go vernment place-holders, which public opinion compelled, should have been accompanied by the exclusion of Superintendents and their tails as being far more likely than Govern ment officials to be dangerously biassed in their votes. But they have a place in the control of the affairs of the colony, and now they are deter mined to use their opportunity for rushing the public Treasury and scattering its contents among their wretched dependents. The former history of provincial railway mis management has happily formed a decided public opinion on the subject in this province at least, and the picture of the Drury railway for years presented to our eyes has given a form and substance to our views of provincial railway administration. If the eight Superintendents of the colony are, with their followings, to have the control of the expenditure of the millions loan in their several districts, instead of a uniform system tending to raise the colony to its proper position, we shall have as many abortions in railway works as tb^ere are provinces, and the whole of the money will be squandered, and the consequent taxation will press heavily on the people without anything to show for it but a few provincial officers and their dependents sleek as fatted oxen. "We do not hesitate to say that throughout all this

city, and throughout all this province, I there is not an intelligent man, not ; being a recipient or expectant of pro vincial pickings, that does not desii'e the extinction of provincial institutions, or at least their modification in ac- ! cordance with the advance of the colony and the spirit of the times; and who will not reprobate this attempt to prolong their existence with all their evils in full vigour. We are confident that Mr Gillies, in taking part in this movement, has no expecta tion of coming before his constituents on the question, and if he dares to do so we promise him that the manliness and vigour of City West will throw him over as thoroughly beaten a man as will be found from North Cape to the Bluff. The people feel that they are cursed with too much government, and the circumstances! of the country demand simplification, not increased complication in our machinery of Government. The ex tension of the Municipal system in rural as well as township districts on tho one hand, and uniformity of general legislation on the other, will give no place for provincial admini stration, and it is only to create work for the Provincial Governments, and so give them an excuse for living, that this desperate effort has 'been made in Parliament. But this question, if any in tho whole range of political questions, is one" on which the public should pronounce. The great bulk of the people will not pick up any of the crumbs, but they will pay for the loaves on tho tables of the provincial administrators. We call on tho people of Auckland to give an expression of their opinion on this subject. We feel confident that the general feeling is that provincialism should not be strengthened in its position, and that such a strengthening as this movement in Parliament, if successful, would give to it ; would prove absolutely ruinous to the colony. If we felt confident that His Excellency would grant a dissolution on the ques tion, wo might rest assured that no member from this province who had supported this retrograde movement would find a scat again in the Assembly. But we have no such confidence that a dissolution would be granted. We cannot account for the capricious in tervention of " Imperial interests," and it is in the highest degree desirable that at least Auckland members should know what Aucklaud people feel on the question. We warmly and earnestly urge that a requisition should at once be presented to the Mayor, calling on him to convene a public meeting of citizens to protest against this retrograde and disastrous policy as contemplated by the Superinten dents and their tails. We venture to say that with the exception of tho underlings and expectants of provin cialism in our midst there will not be found any to endorse the action of the Superintendents. As the Mayor goes to Wellington on Wednesday, on business connected with the City Council, tho public meeting should be held on Monday or Tuesday evening. Wo trust tho idea will be taken up and promptly acted upon, and that such a representation of public feeling will be transmitted as will assist in discouraging such a suicidal move ment in the Colonial Parliament.

We regret to say that wo learn another case of small-pox has broken out on a man named Purdy, living in the Newton road, and employed at a butcher's shop at Newton. The disease is only in a modi fied form owing to the patient having been vaccinated. No cause can be as signed as to how he caught the complaint except that he has been in the habit of having his clothes washed and 'mangled by Mrs Baker. We hear that Baker is doing well, and this is attributed to his having been vaccinated lately also, thus showing the importance of taking this precautionary step. The fresh patient, Purdy, has been taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

Messrs Lyster and Cagli's opera com pany are about to open an operatic season in Sydney. The Victoria theatre is to be converted into an opera house, and the season will commence on the 2nd September. The names of Signora Coy and Signor Grandi. are not on the pro spectus. English opera is included in the rejyertoire. From this announcement we •may not anticipate the company in Auckland so soon as we expected.

An amusing story reaches us from the South. Professor Haselmayer decided to raffle the piano he had purchased when in Auckland, for £120. A gentleman in Dunedin purchased a ticket, but was, indignant to find that the raffle was to take place in the Empire city instead of Dunedin, and fearing unfair play demanded his money back. His ticket was re purchased from him by Mr Small, who is travelling with the Professor, and strange to say won the prize with. it. Our Dun edin friend is frenzied wo hear.

The further hearing of the evidence in the Green Harp case has been adjourned until Thursday next, and will be continued if necessary the following day and Satur day. There will not be any sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court next Friday in consequence.

A special general meeting of the mem bers of the Licensed Victuallers' Associa tion is announced to be held at the committee rooms, British hotel, on Monday evening next, to consider general and important business. All members are requested to attend:

It affords us great satisfaction to observe that an address of sympathy to Captain Logan, of the Hero, is at present receiving signatures in the city. The popularity of the worthy captain, the unfortunate circumstances in which he is placed, and the attempts made to injure him and his vessel in Sydney, will, we are sure, elicit a warm and cordial expression of kindly feeling from the people of Auckland.

The schooner Lucy and Adelaide arrived in harbour this afternoon from Victoria bringing a cargo of potatoes.

A Provincial Government Gazette, issued to-day, contains the following notices :—•Additional mining regulations for the Hauraki district; a proclamation declaring the Dog Nuisance Act in force in the district of Papatoitoi; the appoint ment of Mr William Woolley a? pound keeper at Mount Eden ; a first meeting of ratepayers at Patumahoe, on the sth inst.; the election of chairmen and members for several Highway Boards ; copies of assess ment lists for Papatoitoi, Manaia and New castle ; names of collectors for several Highway districts; applications to register the " Cupid," " Golden Sceptre," and " Eajmhal" Gold Mining Companies, and a Crown grant to Hohepa Toa and others.

Notice is given that French or German lessons will be given by a foreign gentle man recently arrived in Auckland. Infor mation to be obtained from Mr MacEae, head master Grammar School. Pew young men can sufficiently realise the benefits likely to arise from a knowledge of either of these two modern languages in after life.

We have much pleasure in hailing the second appearance of the Church Gazette for the Diocese of Auckland. To mem bers of the Church of England the pre sent number will be specially valuable as containing the new Lectionary for the current half year. The number contains also a large amount of reading matter of an interesting and instructive kind ; and local and general news relative to the movements of the church at home and in the colonies such as must tend to create h deeper interest in the church among its members and adherents. The articles are well written, the extracts very judiciously chosen, and as each number is at the small price of twopence it will not be to the credit of the members of the Church of England if this useful and interesting publication is allowed to die. There is nothing antagonistic in the spirit of the Gazette towards other denominations, but the contrary; and while providing its par ticular denomination with special and valuable information, we believe the pub lication will tend to the promotion of a general religious movement, the benefits of which will be reaped by all.

Wo are requested to draw attention to the postponement of the day of sailing of the .Nebraska. She will not leave for Honolulu until Saturday, the 10th inst.

The following lettor has been received from an Auckland gentleman, a passenger to Sydney per Hero, on her last trip from this port, still on board of her at the quarantine grounds, Sydney. It has been kindly placed at our disposal: —" S.s. Hero in quarantine, Sydney Harbour, 21st July, 1872.—Hero we are still in quarantine. The man died live days after being landed here. I suppose that damages our case. Fortunately all onboard (ninety-four souls) are in perfect health, and of course not one of us believes it was small-pox the man had. We think ourselvea badly treated, and though I am quite sick of hearing tho old things over and over again, I may as well mention our grievances to you to show how our A.S.N. Company government can behave to tho Hero. A copy of quarantine regulations was put on board the Hero, and, although these say " tho surgeon will provide wardsmen and nurses," yet the surgeon who who boarded and ordered the man ashore, when asked by the captain if a nurse would be provided replied, "No, I won't nurse him." Captain Logan sent a steward with him. Thus, though eight policemen, a steward and stewardess, any number of detectives, and a Government steamer, could be got at a few hours' notice in Sydney to seize and take away healthy passengers landed ; not one nurse in all Sydney could be spared for the sick man. Then we were a whole week without a single visit from the Health; Officer. Dr., Superintendent of quarantine (ordered by his printed regula tions to visit ships in quarantine twice a clay), or any Government official whatever, except our two policemen stationed on board. A letter from a passenger to the Colonial Secretary put this right, and we have now on board an old Doctor, who can scarcely feel himself, who is so frail tint he actually goes to bed in his trousers and waistcoat! He is known on board as tho galvanized corpse, so christened by Frank Weston. Then the Sydney Morning Herald published on the same day a paragraph stating tho man died of smallpox on board the Hero ; and a leading article suggesting that not only should persons in quarantine be pro hibited from seeing their friends, but oven from corresponding with them ! Captain Logan wrote a mild letter correct ing the paragraph, and asking from what source they received the erroneous infor mation which was calculated to do the Hero and her trad p much injury. A letter of grievances from tho passengers was also sent, but neither have been published. Poor Captain Logan! we all feel for him very much, he tries to grin and bear it, and we all do our best to keep our spirits up. Wo have a very jolly company, and Frank Weston is our life, Every night we have an entertainment on deck, for music we have riolins, harp, and piano, and all lend a hand to drive dull care away. We have debates, discussions, mock trials, &c, and have now published our third number of "Loganiana" our newspaper which is to be Captain Logan's property. We have lately been allowed to land, and run about the beach be tween certain points. This is much' relished, and the consumption of provisions is of course tremendous.

A highly successful entertainment was given at the schoolroom of the Edwardes street Chapel last evening to a crowded assemblage. It consisted of a "service of song," interspersed with readings from Banyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." The readings were well delivered, and the singing, under the leadership of Mr E. Glanville, was decidedly good. A bene diction, pronounced by Mr Wood, terminated a pleasant evening's enjoyment.

Tho secretary of the Acclimatization Society offers a reward of five pounds for information that will lead to tho conviction of any persons guilty of shooting rooks or other introduced birds. The Society have been at an expense of something like £600 to import these birds, and are determined to prosecute whenever they have the opportunity any person destroy ing the society's birds. They trust that they will be assisted by the public in punishing offenders,

TELEGRAPHIC.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.!

Caledonian—9 cwt. Specimens.

Important Find in the Kuranui —One ewt. Specimens.

Moanatairi—Splendid Gold.

The Cure and Waitemata

Oushings.

GEAHAMSXOWN.

Friday, 3 p.m. The manager of the Caledonian reports that the Ofcago run m__the Caledonian is looking splendid. Nine cwt of specimens were taken out this morning, and as much more may be expected this afternoon. An important find has been made in the Kuranui. One cwt. of speci mens of good quality has been taken out of the level 20 feet below the 20 fathom level, driving towards the Eureka, with GO feet boundary. Work's tribute (Tookey) has crushed 20 tons, and obtained 25 ounces. The Cure is cleaning up to-day. : < It will not average more than an ounce to the ton. The Moanatairi has taken out some more gold from the new level, which shows six inches of solid rich stone. It is no doubt a part of No. 9 reef. The Waitemata has got fotay ounces amalgam from four tons clay taken from the leader. : The s.s. Star of the South, has arrived from Napier. 3.30 p.m. Tt is reported that the Imperial Crown have got good gold.

TAURANGA.

Friday, 11.45 a.m.

The Southern Cross arrived at two ©'clock this morning, and sailed again for Auckland at eleven o'clock. She discharged twenty tons potatoes ; and has loaded with maize. Passengers:— Mr Jobbing and a native.

Te Kooti Reported between Tahua and Taranaki.

(SPECIAL TO THE STAR, rER GREVILLKS TELEGRAM COMPANY.)

Prospectors Warned.

NAPIER

Friday, 10 a.m. Te Kooti is reported to be between Tuhua and Taranaki coast.

The prospectors at Taupo have been warned by friendly natives of their danger.

Important Proposal by Brogden.

A New Zealand Railway Com pany to be formed in London.

Two Grand Trunk Railways to

be Constructed.

Existing Lines to be Purchased

by the Company.

A Guarantee of &\ per Cent, required.

WELLINGTON.

Thursday, 5.40. Messrs Brogden and Son have offered the G-overnment.to form a company in London for the purpose of construct ing railways in New Zealand on the following conditions : —Two continuous main or trunk lines to be constructed, one in the North Island leading from Wellington via the "Wairarapa and Manawatu gorge; and Wanganuito Taranaki, with an ultimate extension in order to join the line from Auckland to Cambridge: the junction to be effected as soon as political circum stances will permit. The other line they propose to be in the Middle Island, leading from . In vercargill thence to Oamaru, Timaru, and Temuka, to dam up the Hope branch of that river, and construct the line down the Ahaura to G-reymouth ; thence South to Eoss, and North to Eeefton, with an ultimate extension to Nelson and Picton. ■ They propose that the Company shall purchase all the existing lines, railway plant, rolling stock, &c. in both islands, including the Lyttelton and Christchurch railway at a valua tion, but such valuation not to exceed the original cost of construction. They also make provision for further extensions when required by the Go vernment, providing that the cost of such lines does not exqeed £8000 per mile including the rolling stock. To enable them to float the Com pany they require a guarantee from the Government of 5^ per cent, per annum on the capital expended fora period of forty years.

Fears for the Agamemnon and Ben More, ships, from Lon don.

CHEIBTCHTJRCH. ' A Rechabite tent is being organised. There is considerable anxiety felt here regarding the ships Agamemnon and Ben More, from London, both of whom are long overdue. They have a large quantity of railway iron on board,

The classes established by the Collegiate Union are being fully at tended by students.

DUNEDIN.

Friday, 1 p.m. Wheat is scarcely so firm; buyers at ss. 4d. Oats, quiet; Is. lOd. to 2s. Malting barley, first rates ; sales at ss. 6d. Flour is in demand for the trade at £13.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

WELLINGTON". Friday evening. In the House last night the Tram ways Bill was further considered in Committee. The Auckland Waste Lands Bill was read a third time. The Public Health Bill passed through Committee.

The Civil Service Claims.

Friday. A competent actuary, employed, by the Government to valice the claims accrued under the Civil Service Act, reports that the claims amount to £285,000. ~ - A report has been prepared under the repeal of the Civil Service Pension Act. The Keera has arrived, and sails for JNapier and Auckland to-morrow.

HOKITIKA.

Friday, 11.50 a.m. The markets are unchanged from last week's report. Butter is still scarce and dear.:

SERIOUS GUN ACCIDENT ON MOTU IHI.

A veey serious accident happened last night to a lad about seventeen years of age, on the Island of Motu Ihi, owing to the incautious use of a gun. The lad was a sailor on board the ketch Tiritiri, and the vessel having anchored off the island last night, he went ashore for the purpose of shooting rabbits, taking with him a double-barrelled gun. The gun was loaded in both barrels, and on espying a rabbit he fired, hitting the rabbit in the-leg he then followed up the animal, and attempted to club it with the butt end of the gun. While in this act the remaining barrel was, through the force of the blow, discharged, lodging the contents in the poor fellow's groin, the muzzle of the gun being towards him. His cries were heard on board the boat, and he was conveyed on board, and brought up this morning, and taken to the hospital, where he now lies in a very dangerous state.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents. 1

FEW FACTS FOR RATEPAYERS.

To tho Editor of the Evening Stab. Sie,-^As we have a few patriotic indi viduals amongst us who do not hesitate to mislead the ratepayers when they have a personal object to serve —and in saying this much I must not be understood to mean those liberal-minded men who are desirous of having the market," the rail way stations, and the public buildings very near their own properties, and even have their streets, and of a necessity their properties improved, providing they are also liberally compensated, I have made a few enquiries as to the taxation in the city, and I learn tbat we have a general rate of one shilling, and a special or loan rate of sixpence in the pound on annual valuation —in all, one shilling and six pence in the pound, or exactly the same a3 we have had for years, and not one penny more, Respecting the proposed water loan, if agreed to by the ratepayers, there will be a small rate probably of two pence or threepence for water for public purposes, as fires, flushing sewers, street hydrants, public fountains, Ac, and the usual water rate to those requiring to be supplied. Respecting the last loan I find there is £10,000 yet on fixed deposit, and about £3,000 on open deposit. In a few years the valuable city endowments will come into the hands of the Corporation, and if properly administered ought to relieve the ratepayers of the shilling general rate, or very nearly so. Of these facts any ratepayer can convince himself on enquiry.—Yours, &c, M.

NOW OR NEVER.

To the Editor of the Evening Stae

Sib,—"Three-fourths of the inhabitants of this province would, I believe, to-morrow poll for the abolition of Provincial Govern ments, yet we find our so-called repre sentatives setting at defiance wishes of their constituencies, and for place and power determined to fight.the Govern ment;. Now is the hour for Auckland to speak out.—l am, &c, Economy.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

Thbeb was a ve.y good attendance at the theatre last night. The farformatice com« menced with the fine ooicdy of "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity ; or, "Pans in 1793,".. in whioh Mr and Mrs Ryan—old Auckland' fivoritea—appeared. They received a hearty welcome. Mr Ryan fully sustained hii character as a good sterling actor, and Mra Ryan, in the delineation of her part met with especial. favor. A very pleading ballet sketch followed, in which Mons. Schmidt and Mdle. Therse made their debut, and met with a very favourable reception. Mdle. Thereae showed her abilities as a premier dansense, and also by her poses a first class artiste. She ' was rapturously applauded, and deservedly so. Mons. Schmidt, as the painter, proved himself not only.an able and graceful dancer, but also a good actor. Several ballet dancea were enacted by these talentod artistes. An ex ceedingly well executed Spanish dance con- ; eluded the performance. This dance met i with considerable applause, and the dancera were obliged to accede to an encore. The . performance last night was over shortly after | ten o'clock. This evening in addition to a brilliant comedy, and the performance of tho dancers, an amusing farce will be preaented, in which Mr, Walter Hill will appear. . I

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. [Before P. A. Philips, Esq. R.M.] AN APPLICATION. Mr Morris Marks, pawnbroker, of Queen-street, made an application under the 37th clause of the Pawnbrokers' Act, for either compensation, or the return of three pair of boots illegally pledged at his establishment for 22s some months ago1 ' by one O'Brien, who has since been tried and convicted for the offence. The Bench declined to grant any com pensation, but ordered the detective to~ return the property to Mr Marks. The applicant thanked the Magistrate and retired, DEtrNKENKESS. Two persons were punished for this offence. . .-gA T> BEEACH OF MERCHANT SHIPPINJ^™. - Walter Seager, an able-bodied seaman, was charged with disobeyiug the lawful commands of the Captain of the barque Tell. After hearing the evidence of the oaptain the case was adjourned until to morrow, for the production of the mate. A LOVEE OF WOLFFE's AEO3IATIC SCHUAPPS. Hans Kohler, seaman, was charged by Captain bearing, of the barque Novelty, with embezzling the cargo of the said vessel. Mr G. A. Tole prosecuted.- The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Captain Nearing deposed that he found the prisoner yesterdy the worse for liquor, and on making a search discovered some half-emptied bottles of Wolffe's Aromatic Schnapps in his bunk. He had since missed threelbottlesfromaconsignmentofschnapps to Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. The value was 13s. The capsules and wrappers of the bottles were found in his possession. ! The prisoner applied to be allowed the 1 services of an attorney. In reply to the Court he said he had told the police he wanted a lawyer beforehand. The Captain said he did not think he had enough funds in hand belonging to the prisoner to pay for a lawyer. The prisoner asserted that he had enough to pay a solicitor. The Court decided to go on with the case, the prisoner being undefended. The first mate proved searching the prisoner's bunk, and to finding the ullage bottles there. The prisoner endeavoured to elicit from the witness in a round-about way that there were other bottles of schnapps on, board the vessel besides the cargo, bufc was stopped by the Court, and told to confine himself to asking questions and not make statements. The witness then stood down. Constable Walker, of the "Water Police . force, proved apprehending the prisoner while in a state of liquor, and tohisa,ssur ing him that he was a teetotaller. A case of schnapps among the cargo was found ullaged. The Court asked the prisoner how he could reconcile his statement to the officer that he was a teetotaller, and yet be in, a state of intoxication. The prisoner was understood to say that he was under the impression that Wollfe's Aromatic Schnapps was a temperance drink. The Court thought that it might be, but nevertheless must be taken in modera tion. The Captain gave the prisoner an indifferent character, and did not wish to have him back on board the vessel. The Court sentenced the prisoner to pay the value of the missing cargo and costs, or to suffer fourteen days' imprisonment. BBOTHE.ELY LOVE. A case was called on against Samuel Alexander, of the Thames, for using pro voking language on the 13th July lasfc towards a man named Wm. Hy. Napper. Mr Hesketh appeared for the com plainant, and as the defendant did not put in an appearance, applied for a warrant compelling him to attend. The Inspector said, that he understood the defendant was in town. The complainant stepped forward, and said that the defendant came up from the Thames last night, as he saw him in Queen street himself. The Court accordingly ordered a war rant to issue. Shortly afterwards Mr H. Meyers, solicitor, entered the court with a tele gram from Alexander, at the Thames, which had been delivered to Mr Lodge, at the District Court, by mistake. It stated that the defendant had missed the boat last night, and requested the Clerk of the Court to have the case adjourned. The Court revoked its order for the granting of a warrant and allowed the case to stand adjourned until Monday. FOB GEEY. . William Eace, alias Bose, was charged with having forged a cheque on the Bank of Australasia for £3 17s 6d, purporting to be signed by Dr T. B. Kenderdine, and uttering the same to Frederick Hammond on the 27th ult., with intent thereby to defraud. The charge was proved, and the accused committed to take his trial at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, tho prisoner reserving his defence. The prisoner, who treated the matter .lightly, applied to the Court for bail. Inspector Broham informed . the Court that the prisoner had been twice previously convicted: once for entering a dwelling, when he received eighteen months' im prisoflmeat ;and once for forgery, for'which he was sentenced to three years' penal servitude. The Court agreed to admit the prisoner • to bail; himself in £200, and two sureties of £100 each,;.\. ......-? WANDEEING- CATTLE. John Tait, for permitting three cows to wander in Queen-street, on the 22nd ulti was fined 7s 6d and costs.i, j^gjO^ This con chadded the busim^^Jgliie^

;The Provincial Secretary announces that the services of a duly qualified medical man is temporarily required for the purpose of attending patients affected with small-pox. A meeting of the Auckland Boating Club was announced to. be held last evening, but owing to .the paucity oi attendance the meeting was adjourned. Misa Aitken gave one of her readings last night in the Devonport Hall, JNorttt Shore, assisted by the musical perform ances of Madame Moller. There was a good attendance, and the performance was £ brilliant success,

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~P IN A L NO TIC E. Relinquishing Business. E. HO BBS' LAST SHIPMENT OF DRAPERY & CLOTHING (with the exception of 3 cases Horrocka' Long-cloth by the Celestial Queen) having arrived in the Helenslee are now being marked off ' At Clearing-out Prices. THE BLANKETS (slightly damaged, but no worse) are being sold at a sacrifice and are worthy of atten tion. The Choicest and Cheapest Assortment of Boys' and Youths' Clothing That we have ever opened, from the celebrated house of U. & H. Pabnau- & Co., London. Also, Gents' and Boys' and Youths' Water" proot Cloth Overcoats and Pilot and Winter Coats, In all the Newest Shapes. R. HOBBS" J'CATEB (late Groinbie's) ROYAL • FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, Queen street, Auckland, has much pleasure in inform iag his friends and the public generally that he has purchased the Photographic Business so long carried on by Mr. Crombio ; and having secured the services of an Experienced Operator, feels warranted in stating that they will receive every civility and attention, as well as lirst-class and artistic portraits at his hands, and that no pains will be spared to give entire satisfac tion. J.C. begs to announce that his arrangements for taking Instantaneous Portraits of Children are Man complete,



r\LSON'S TOMA.TO SAITOE. This Sauce has new been sufficiently long in the market to stand the test of public opinion, aiiii it is gratifying to the manufacturer to be enabled to state that he is constantly receiving testimonials as to its worth. It is an excellent tonic, and for persons of delicate appetite a wineglass-full before meals.is, ol immense benefit; and for children, when used in.the place of sugar or jam, it is invaluable in many ways. 1 Sold everywhere. Please observe that the maker s name is on label, and stamped on bottle a stopper. One shilling per dozen paid for returned bottles. bTlTs^auoesT "pickles. CHUTNEY —Tliese preparations are highly recommended on account of their perfect freedom from alteration, and the zest they impart to the am etite They are most extensively consumed in the Smith and a number of testimonials have been re ceived from Medical men and others testifying to then perfect wholesoineness. NEAI/S OntBNTAIi PICKLTtS '■ NEAli's CHUTKEV ! Neal's New Zbaiawd Sauce Purely local manufactures. [ Ketail of all Grocers; Wholesale Agents, TO NX S & CO.