SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND. T ; SUNSET: This evening, 7.13 HIGH "WATER: This evening, 11.6 ; to-morrow, morning, 11.27.

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

Monday s morning, Golden Crown, at 11 o'clock.

ARRIVALS

Mercury, schooner, Rawlings, from Mercury Bay Rowena,' s.s!, McGregor, from Northern ports Challenger, p. s., Murray, from Wangarei . DEPARTURES. Opotiki, schooner, Baker, for Opotiki

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Levuka: Success, schooner, Mondaj For Levuka: Sea Gull, schooner, Monday For Kaipara: Coronet, schooner, Monday For San Francisco, calling at Honolulu: Nevada, mail steamer, 2Gth inst. ■'-'-' For Northern ports :~Rowena, s.s., Monday next For , Whitianga, ;-Mercury Bay, and Tauranga : Southern■ Cross, s.sJ, to-mcrrow ' ' For London: Queen Bee, ship, in December For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero; s.s., 24th Dec.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Energy, schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed 16th Dec. Flirt, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed 20th Dec. Polar Star, ship, from Melbourne Southern Cross, schooner, from Sydney Harvest Home, ship, from London. Sailed 29th Sept. Caduceus, ship, from London. Loading Chili, ship, from London. Sailed 13th September Agnes Muir, ship, from London. Sailed 4th Sept. Lochnagar, ship, from London. Sailed 13th October Amaranthe,, schooner, from Oamarn. Sailed 17th -December '■•'■• i ; :* j Prince Alfred, barquentine, from Lyttelton. Sailed 17th December. :.: ■> "< -'■ ' The schooner Dauntless hauled alongside the ship Queen Bee to tranship her cargo. The schooner Sea Gull will sail for Levuka . on.Monday next. ffioufi ' ; j-. j The Harbour Board _aye caused to be. erected on the ferry steamer T,of. the wharf a bad weather ball; as a'guide to the water men. ; . -On; Christmas Day- the'fayorite steamer Golden Crown will make an excursion round the Islands ;in 'the Hauraki Gulf. ! The schooner Success entered outwards for Lepika, to-day. ,- ;i ~ v (

COMMERCIAL.

The following are the Customs' returns for the past week :—Duties, £3,795 5s 2d ; light house dues, £28 lis ; fees under Merchant Shipping Act, £8 15s 3d ; fees under Arms Apt, £2 12s ; pilotages port charges,1 £14 15a 8d.,, Total, £3,849 19? Id. MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends . payable in the companies named below :—' £, s. a. ~~~~ T Black Angel .. —«— —;. .. Dec 27 DIVIDEND. . . Harbor View.;5 V. • s; 0i,l o'' 'Dec 20 -ALLS . . ~. , O Golconda 1.. U. 0 2 0 Dec 21' '' '■ American Eagle .. 0 0 6 Dec 24 Central Italy -.; 0 1 0 Dec 28 Durham Ox .. .. 0 0 .6 ■■> , Dec ,30 Golden: tMf;.!.i Ayt: a 0 l' eH ! Dec '30 Margaretta .. .. 0 0 6 Jan 3 Italian.. .. ".. "0 0 0 Jan 30 ,T. Aii A .< A. .;•> - MKETINGS. Coromandel Excelsior,, Company's office, .Wyndham street, Auckland,' ll'a.m., 30th December Sons of Justice, Mr E. , Home's office, Shortland street- Aucklaud, 2 p.m., 3rd January. Young Queen, Grahamstown, 7th January Queen of the, May, Grahams town, 28th December;: - _6n's of -"reedom, _..' Home's office, Auckland, 3rd January-■; :•■;.-! fLf)'H [•|Jll''*, Tjt "Windsor Castle, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 3 p.m., 19th December i-:: j: l/ : ' ) Scotty'sJElill, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m. A Brd January. ,-' JL ' Canlatic, Company's office, Shortland street, Auck land, 3 p.m., 13th January * .'■_.,. ~,.',-, if; n ;i v L___ i■.■■ ■ HA I ■'< .<■ '■■ U

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wil_ Close as _nd_b :— ; _; ml, ,r. I U For Thames,, on Monday, at 10.30 a.ra., and 5.30 p. m. For Coromandel, on Monday, at 11.30 a.m, For Wangaroa, per Sunbeam,;this day, at 4 p.m. For Fiji Islands, per Sea Gull, on Monday, at 3 p.m. For the.,undermentioned places, per-s.s. Hero> on •'Tuesday, 24th inst..',:as follows.:, ~,, rA "■ $ For India,. China, Mediterraheah ports,' and Con tinent of Europe, at'lO a.m. "' For United Kingdom, via Southampton and the ■AuatraJianiColonies/at 11 alm'.:'-: •'- J- ''* •'•i For the United Kingdom, via Bri'ndisi; at il^3o a.m. Late letters for Sydney, Melbourne, and United Kingdom, via Suez, will be received until 11.30 a.m. , (Signed);: S. B. Biss* Chief Postmaster/

DEATH.

Cateb.—On April 27, at his residence, Victoria Grove Stoke Newington, England, Rev. Phillip Cater Baptist minister (cousin to Mr J. C. Cater, of this city): aged 75. Interred at Forest Hill Cemetery, May 2. '...;•

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

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1872.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, '.U'.iVji-..'s . ■ And the good that" we can do.

As was anticipated, the arrival of Sir George Arney was immediately followed by the release of Mr Duder from the Debtors' Prison. On the application of Mr Rees, yes terday,, and after considerable argument in •Chambers', his' Honor set aside the writ and warrant under, which Mr Duder had been arrested for declining to disobey an injunc tion of the Supreme Court, and Mr Duder was last night restored to liberty, evidently nothing the worse for his forcible removal for a week from the bracing breezes en joyed for thirty years on the top of Mount Victoria,, , ; , . [^ We are pleased to observe, says the Coro mandel Mail, that the Itapanga Company's tramway, extending from! the Government line, through the Kapanga .claim, and on to the Paul's Creek bush, is fast approaching completion. The three sections of earth work contracts of one and a half miles are nearly completed, and about one mile of rails are laid and ballasted. This work, too, has been accomplished within a space .of four weeks. Nearly all the heavy machinery, landed on the beach, is carried to the mine, including the large long ponderous beams of the winding and pumping engines. By the manifest per ship Harvest Home, the next vessel from London to Auckland, we notice a further shipment of 207 pieces of machinery consigned to Captain Thomas, for this spirited company. The Prince of Wales Theatre will be re- | 'opened" this' evening by the celebrated Japanese Troupe, consisting of wire-walkers, butterfly-fanners, jugglers,. foot. performers, and top spinners/? The Australian comique, MrT. Margetts, will appear, and; the ini imitable Joe'SmalL' whose representation of the: ft Unfortunate Man " yet lingers in the memories of hundreds, of our. .citizens. An additional charm /will be ,give_)tio the en tertainment by the band, which will be under j the able .superinteiidence ;of |Mr Cuiliinpre, whose musical talents are so,,well known arid appreciated in Auckland. > out >v ■nl We are authorised: to state1 that the Takapuna, hew ferry steamer, W.lJbe under steam on Monday afternoon,.aridihat unless sotnething; unforeseen occurs she. will be on i.he service on:Christinas.Day.: _i mv y--■■: u i " George Stairies won his'case forxlay when defending the rights and prerogatives of the Crown. Like his Worship^ Mr Beckham, we reserve judgment. /.! ;: yy ,06 ---, A Seaman's Club, i which was established in Portsmouth some time ago, appears to have been, very,; successful; , Its objects is ~the moral arid social; improvement of seamen of the Royal Navy by means of instruction and recreation .combined. In connection with; the'club''thWeiare reading arid recreation^ rooms, a'^ refreshriientbar, and societies of a provident arid"benevolent character. At the: half-yearly meeting of the membersy held a! short „me ago, JMr Andrews, instructor in; gunnery on board the Excellent,, in the chair,! it was sta.ed'that, when the club was started,; fcheriumber of members was 146 ; at the last general meeting it was 55L;/ and at the pre-; sent time it is 818. - ■->-- i Airieetingof the Streets Committee met; yesterday at the City Council for the purpose; of hearing objections from owners of property,; in Drak-^street. His Worship the Mayor; jcc'u'pied the chair; Messrs Jones and Prime; tvere present. Several objector, were in at-: ;endance with their grievances, which were: leard by the committee. After much dis-; jussion, his Worship informed the Drake- - itreet murmurers that, while studying their nterests.as far as possible, they could not ißowa work, of great public service to be ftfg^^Ttt^^-programm bythe n»rrovr deaireK ! ■ Pa few. ' T_e*p-*tg£. good to the greatest „™b_r must be the^x-O-Lpf the committee. } J

It was finally agreed to reportable objections and leave them to the decision of;'- a full Council.

: The Auckland Provincial Government OnzeilQ, issued to-day, contains notifications that the offices of the Provincial Govern ment will be closed from the 25th inst. to the 28th, and on the first and second days of the new year ; also, that certain re-entries have been made upon ground in the Haiiraki gold mining district; also, the re-election of Philip Aaron" Philips, Esq., as Mayor ot Auckland; also, of the election of Messrs Leslie, Gumming, Kirkwood, and Hakariwln as members of the Tamahere Highway Board; also, that Messrs Hastie and Fan-ell have been appointed rate collectors for the district of Wainui and Rangiaohia; and.^ various, by-laws and proclamations relating to stray ing cattle and gold mining districts.

Want of space compels us to hold over notices of'the examinations of the Ladies; Collegiate School, the High School, ahdj others, till Monday. . , , : ;

There was a great amount of life and bustle at Arthur's mart yesterday in consequence of the close proximity of Christmas. A very large quantity of poultry was offered for* sale and bidding was very spirited. The auction mart had the appearence all day of a minia^ ture Leadenhall market, the cackling and crowing of the birds mingled with the human voices causing quite a hubbub.

An unreserved I auction sale of overtime and unredeemed pledges, from the pawn broker's shop of Mr. Neumegen, will take place on Monday, at Mr. Tonks' auction rooms at 11 o'clock a.m. The list of articles is the. most varied that has been sub mitted to the public, and consequently rare opportunities for making desirable purchases will be afforded. A morning and evening service of the United Methodist Free Church will bo held in the brick buildirg at the junction of Pitt and Hobson-streets to-morrow by the Rev. G. H. Turner. ■ A number of gentlemen at the Thames are taking active steps towards the formation of a horticultural society. Rules have been drawn up, a committee appointed to frame them ; and, immediately after the Christmas holidays, the society will be in full operation, with the view of having a good horticultural exhibition in March. The members of the Artillery Company and Rifle Brigade completed their' firing for the choice of company representatives yester day, under the command of Major Gordon, while Lieut. Matthews acted as scorer The following are the reported scores : —Artillery . Cor. Kelly, 71 ; Gunner Skinner, 00 ; Serg. Payne, 59 ; Gunner Gowdie, 39. Rifle Bri gade : Vol. E. Morrow, 71 ; Capt. Morrow, 70; Sergt. Cameron, 09 ; Sergt. Soall, G8 ; Vol. Boardman, G8 ; Lieut. Sommerville. G7 ; Sergt. Provo, 67 ; Vol. A. B. Morrow, G"> • Vol. Hay, Go ; Cor. Partington, 65; Lieut. Devore, 64; Sergt. Gatland, G3 ; Vol. A. W. Brighto, 61 ; Vol. Putman, 61 ; Vol. Sibbald, GO ; Capt. Barnett, GO ; Vol. Mac donald, 58 ; Vol. Mason, 58 ; Vol. J. May, 56 ; Vol. W. Brighton, 56 ; Vol. Aitken, 55 ; Vol. G. Douglas. 54; Vol. M. Cameron, 58 j Vov. A. Reid. The bazaar was opened yesterday in the shop lately in the possession of Mr Dyson, in aid of the Pitt-street Wesleyan Sunday school. The room was decorated with much taste for the interesting occasion with a large loaded Christmas tree in the centre. A band was in attendance, and in the evening a series of dissolving views were exhibited and explained by Mr Brown, of 'Victoria-street. Ample refreshments and seasonable dainties were provided, and everything was in satis factory orders Tlie bazaar was opened again to-day, fairly attended, and will close at ten o'clock. The amalgamated fete of the orders of Foresters and Oddfellows will take place in the Domain on Boxing-day. The committees have resolyed upon this course considering that it will be a pleasant change from the usual Christmas excursion of previous years, and in har-rnony with the wishes of the ma jority of members. The brothers of the lodges will meet and form a procession from the Oddfellow's Hall, Cook-street, at nine o'clock in the morning. The splendid band ""of'the Artillery will he in attendance. A large, commodious pavilion will be erected in the Domain for dances and refreshments, reasonably provided. The day's proceedings will close with a select quadrille party in the Oddfellow's Hall!

It is notified that the City Council intend to take legal proceedings against all persons who have not paid the general and special rates for the current year., . .....

The old members of the Choral Society are requested to assist at the forthcoming perfor mances of the " Messiah " concert, to be held on the 24th ; the rehearsal will take place on Monday evening next.

There is a great movement among'the Auckland butchers, who are striving to out-do each other in their shows of Christmas beef ; we may therefore look for an extraordinary display, of John Bull's favourite food along our streets this year.

The, progressive carters of Auckland will hold another meeting this evening, for the purpose of .improving their condition, at the Clanricarde hotel, at half-past eight.

The distribution of the fine arts at Mr.; Harris'; , advertised for ; to-day, will; /take place on Saturday "the 28th, instead. We noticed Mr. Harris's splendid collection of paintings and oleographs in a previous num ber as of a character to give entire satisfaction! to those who _nay become possessors ;of them. ,■.. ... r-i ; <■. ••

The Board of' Education will hold its first meeting in the; Provincial Council Chambers on Monday next.; t . ■■~__,_ ..■-. ~ ,-.

Tenders are wanted for the removal of the -Bdwing-'-hed from ther Breakwater to some more* convenient site^oil'account of the intra-; sion of the railway works now in rapid pro gress. .'a'A \l ■'■ 'Aaa'a] .'•; ;i ['*!

The members Of the Auckland Institute will? hold their last monthly in ,tp present year oti next Monday evening. '-;

Tenders are required for the supply of: meat, bread, and groceries, to the Home for: Neglected and Destitute Children for a period of six months from New Year's Day.

/ ' To gentie'meh' rfequh'ing first-class tobacco a'ftd cigars, ~if they "would,, oply ...visit "Sirs! Sharpe?s neat little American Tobacco and; Cigar DiVan (next Bank New Zealand) they1 may purchase the same cheaper than in any. Mother 1 house-in the city,; No inferior goods; kept in stock ; would not purchase such-for; the public at any pric:e! " :Ohe trial is suffi-; cient to guarantee a continuance of custom. Give a call.—Ai>vt.

,;\y;e have to acknowledge receipt of Sta-| tistics 'of New. Zealand' for' 1871, with: an; appendix containing, the Agricultural, Sta- : tistics of the; Colony- in February, 1872, compiled from Official Becords. ... •' |

Visitors to the North, Shore will have the privilege during'the holiday of tating steamer tickets which will give them admission with out further charge to the Bosebank Nursery, ,W_e,4key>Ulte§ the run of. the straw beds on the gr6und7_t«d--njs<z: a____l summed holiday;-'- '-; ;:/; ; AuAit n ! :'~~^t

ALBE-JT • STB,EET tfO DXTRHAM-

STEEET. To the Editor of the Evening Stab

'Sir,—As a resident of the above locality would you permit me, through your valu able journal, to make a few remarks on the above subject. I noticed m a recent issue of a morning paper here that the proposed alterations are estimated at £200. Now, sir, I have no doubt, but that this sum could be spent on this spot, but I fear that the extensive notions of laying out such a large sum, when a much less sum would do, is .only tantamount. to* the'shelving of the subject, at least for a time... ____ I also perceive that -the City Council intends to appeal to the inhabi tants of this locality for pecuniary assist-. ance towards the carrying out of this; much'desired work, and this as well looks! ominous of the- shelf, for who on earth! could imagine that such a body politic would pursue such a course as to appeal to, the people in the very centre, of a fcighly-taxed city for money towards a necessary street improvement, which I; need hardly say ought to have been done long ago by the City Council., Large, sums of public moneys have been spent on streets in the outskirts of the city' when such improvefnehts—if such they be—were actually carried out against the wishes of the inhabitants of such streets, and in many eases to the depreciation of! individual property ; and all this'time we havp an extensive business street in, the very centre of our populated city broken in <he"cehtre, ending nowhere, without ingress or egress. This is truly lamentable to contemplate, that a struggling people should be retarded in their business: through the parsi mony jof , city legislators.. Again,\ I often noticed this street actually crowded up with drays, and some standing 'in Queen-street waiting their turn, and to all intents blocking up the general traffic, whereas if Durham and Albert-streets were connected such occurrences could not possibly take place, and would be a convenience and facility to the general public—l have, etc., Progbess.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] £ 5 REWARD.

GOVERNMENT EDUCATION-WHO

WILL PAY?

To the writer of the articles in the JSvtiiiur/ Star of the 2nd and 12th December, 1872. Sir, —Do 1 "essay to show that the proposed education scheme is a rich man's measure ?" I do —though not in the sense you make me. .Do I ''evidently insist that the rich should pay more and the poor less ?" Xo / ; That is what I do;not;do.- I hold that they have each the same inalienable right.to spend their own money upon their own in terests —and drily to spend their own money, and so of course for education, and then each will pay for the best he can afford. But if the Government takes away this -sacred right from the community—under the ostensible pretence of some benefit to the poor—then let them consider. They are increasing a known burden, that some unknown and doubtful good might come ; for they must bo well aware of the pounds they now abstract from the majority of the people (the weakest ami the poorest) beyond their fair share for taxation. And to take these pounds from a man with one hand, and then offer with the other a few pence of educational charity — what is it but a mockery? a heaping up of insult upon injury. And what man is there, when he has sense enough to see the truth that will endure it? Besides, it is a folly other wise. It is not ignorance alone that creates criminals, nor learning that -will make good citizens, but a proper home education that no government can give. Moreover, "if Government had the right to peddle in these matters, is ours capable? No. For if there was any real honesty and earnestness of purpose for the good of the community would they not long since have effectually taught in the prisons their own children, many of them born of or created by the sys tem of drinking encotoraged and upheld by themselves for the sake of the cash it brings theni in. But what is the fact? Why it's a proverb that they turn them out tenfold more the child of hell than they took .them in; and if they can't do the little, what may we expect of them for the much. Places! Places! Places! I think, Sir, I have now rebutted your strictures upon my " unreasonable howling," but; as you still seem to misunderstand, my meaning of a " poor man," I shall, if you please, give one more example, and try to make it plan, too, that in dwelling, upon taxation,; 1 ,am not leading off" on another scent.'\—l am, &c.,: Lookkk-ost. ■: ; ■'-'-. , ■ ; :^! |

[We entirely approve of our : correspondent a principle of an " inalienable right to spend one'a own money-", He pays for, each of; his letters, and gets posters printed at our office drawing attention to them. May his shadow never grow less. En, E. S.]

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas .Beckham, Esq., X.M..)

OIITJNI-ENNESS.

Five drunkard^ were brought succes sively into ; Court, and subjepted to the usual punishment.

;. WIIJPOW BE-AKINO. | I Peter Finn was charged with malicious injury to property by breaking two panes of glass,jiyaiuo 25., thei: property. of the City Council, on the 20th inst. A lad proved to seeing the prisoner throw two stones through the wiudow, which smashed the panes, he cried out " Herefs Peter,!!',; yAfAVXVAAA j.l'O

Walter Stabon proved to the facts abpve stated, _and that he saw, the prisoner; who'was drunk, crying out " Who want s; Peter!" "Here's Peter!" and imme diately afterwards ' the : -tones came through the windows of the shop in which he was working. Prisoner said he was aggravated oni hearing people shouting Peter ,^ ~ Fourteen days', imprisonment with hard; labour. VAGT-AWCT. Thomas Cullen pleaded guilty to a charge.: under the Vagrancy 51 Act I withj soliciting and gathering alms in E!aran-; gahape Road on the 20th inst. Prisoner said he had got a little} money, {and would have his,pens-onj j shortley, as he was an soldier. j - Sergeant- Pardy;! said,he j was sorry toj take the prisoner into custody,'but he! was a notoriously bad character, and con-: tinually pestering the people with petitions; and. false representationfs,. ~., ~ ~_., >..._. :r: y '' Prisoner said he was about to leave Auckland. His Worship said he would give him an opportunity of preparing for .the. journey iitttilft 1 mto r?a°l ">r seven days.

•;•-/ A/LARCENY. WUlian^Kirkland was charged with stealingim American axe, value 7s 6d., tne property of George Borthwick, who had been very kind to him. i Prisoner committed the offence while under the influence, of.liquor.

One month's hard, labour. \_. Gl!K)RG_"STi'llv TEs';CASE- # Samuel Wells was charged at m.sti cation of the Government, and on. t£e information of the ".People a.Ghampion, witli failing to comply with the conditions of the Stamp Act, by omitting to affix a receipt stamp to a receipt for £20. _ Mr Cornford, for the defendant, denied

the charge. .„ , , j _ His Worship said that if there had been a breach of the Stamp Act it would be better to plead guilty^at once.;.'; AT f Mr Cornford said he believed he had.-a good defence. He found fault with the information/which he urged was not spe cific enough to fo\^°:f*s*;?t aJJ client. He also submitted, that the Act under which the case was brought.was repealed. He would also prove. ite\tfhfi Act contained no saving clause relating to past alleged offences, and the Legislature Sever intended that the Act should assist parties in laying malicious informations similar to the present one. Mr Bfookfield replied that only a por tion of the Act,referred to was repealed, namely the l'6th and 10th sections.- . •; A long argument ensued. . !'•' .', His Worship finally suggested that the case be proceeded with and the points ol law reserved for a future consideration. Mr Brookfield having opened the case, called George Staines, who proved that he had formerly occupied premises,■ be longing to the Young Me«& Christian Association in Wellesley-street, for which he was in the habit of paying rent to the defendant and others. . A book was, used for the purpose, of entering reeerpts.^yhe book produced was the one used. Therfe was ho stamn affixed to the. receipts.;' ,;-, To Mr Cornford : Had all along been aware that no stamps had':be'eh offered and had frequently cautioned the parties. To Mr Cornford : When did you lay this information ? . . ' . ;•

Mr Brookfield,: .You heed not answer that question. - : ■''}''_ Several, more questions were put and similarly objected to. , .„ Mr Cornford :,Are the entries in that book acknowledgments ? , ~,, ui;\ Witness. I can't say s I'm no lawyer. This was the case, and Mr Cdrnfdrd: urged that, the "alleged receipts were, merely debtor and 'creditorJU__fl_lk__ Mr J Staines could not swear in_ what form he j had paid theI' money/ "cash or! by cheque. Mr Brookfield replied. ~.... ~., ~„_ ■ '■ The Court' was Satisfied that a receipt '■ for" £20 liad been given, to which no i stamp had been affixed, but reserved judg-; ment until the points of law had been ■ considered. - j - *' -' ' A similar case l] against Mr"-Edgar; Walker was then called,on and .reserved ; on the same grounds..' ° ,"V . ; Mr Brookfield intimated that he did not press for heavy penalties,.but.at.the same time he considered, the oases of such a nature as to'call 'for niore than nominal, penalties.' / ' ■• A •-.'..■..> , The Court promised to give notice when prepared with judgment. . This concluded the business,. a-f^gg ;

CRUEL WRONG

We yesterday drew attention to the cruel hardship inflicted .ou jcertaiu unfortunate men recently employed on theGrafton Tsoax\. We are greatly gratified to find" that the most generous and kindly sympkthy has been manifested, several having eyeji offered, through ;hs, to contribute pecuniary'as sistance if required. Button Mr Thomas Mac farlane, aiid Mr Solicitor Hughes, neither the claims of sympathy nor of fair play appear to have had any effect.: They are determined to have their pound of flesh, which we presume the law allows, j.Mr Pierce, the Chairman of the.Graftou>Highway Board,Jto his honor be it said* -has; espoused- the cause of the'men, '^j^^^^^f^j'^\^SMM^"a|^ hand over jpß('<i^^By^^^^^^i3^&*%ftfo farlane on co)tdition.s that :the men,will;,be paid in full. But no.-" Mr. 'Macfarlarte *in= gists, on the money; b?iug. handed over with out auy^conditionsf -and _c has this morning told one .of the] men .that h|'<wduld(pay him only a portion,vand. thafr if he would" give ..an order" to" that amount to a grocer, he (Mr Macfarlane) would honor it. The fact is" he' -wants the miserable percentage On the poor fellow/S.; wage's.;. All ,'this weelj: the men. hftve^fjeen trotting^,,after Mr Mac farlane for money that is their due, iiifi ever wages won J'by the of -'.he-brow Were the property of any man. It is sorry'cohsb lation to the men to be told, that there is an Act,' the '"' Contractor's Debts,. Act,; : 1871," which secures tothem their!rights^if icertain legal prdcesses;hftd only;been1 observed.';.'. To put the law in motion, would have cost; them a sum that platfes the remedy; beyond;.their reach, and they are helpless against those more familiar with law's "waysth'atare dark and tric^ tliat.ar^ r vt«in.;'V, Thejx^hple thing has been a-miserable and contemprable dodge, and if'"this is perpetrated under the sanction of law w,ho would wonder if. ,thpse, poor men in wretched' sympathy for .heir hungry children took satisfaction on society by help ing themseiyes by theft or violence,, to the property of others ? We' do not trust our selves to say more-on the subject, but we vow that in this; case coute.qui coute there shall be justice done. It is such wrongs as these unrighted that, prompt to incendiarism and bloqdsh&d. "[[ )\ «J "/[ A |_|.

YACHT RACE-THIS DAY.

The secflnd.race between the. Fleetwing and the Energy came off it this; morning. The owner, of, the, latter vessel t w,as n,qt .satisfied with his deiejit a few,cjays", ago, jmdi. lost no time in again throwing down the gauntlet. The preliminaries "having' been satifdctorily arranged^ tq-day was, fixed ( for the event, to come off.'. Tbe stakes "were'decided to' be the 'same' as'-the1 lastj' hameiy';''£!lo a^side. The morning was finey and a gentle breeze blowing from the NE. Mr Way mouth's yacht, the Energypwas anchored at the +he western side of the wharf, and Messrs 'tfl jl arid D^Dxley^the Fleetwihg, on the eastern sidei ii;iGreat activity was discernable ioniboard;ithe respective vessels .prior to their ;getting un4«r. ;/weigh. The yacht Sabrina was cruising about the har bqur ready to accompany the competitors. At; about half ]6ast'nine''the 1 Fleetwing!gPt under weigh, and, making for the westward, sa^ed, roupd. the Energy, .as, if-to, hurry her tb'the contest? The Energy soon slipped her moorings and 'froth"' vessels stood for the starting point, off the end of the wharf. The umpire and starter," Mr." W. Anderson was at his post on board theNqi^am Castle, and gave the signal by hauling down a flag flying

I from the mizen peak of that vessel. Thenar. was effected attwelve minutes to ten ocloCK. The Fleetwing held the position, thatis, farthest from thewharf., She had her mainsail, square topsail, staysail pband_y-ui> set. The Energy had similar canvas setnunus I the flying-jib, A very good start was effected, and the Energy gradually drew ahead of her.opponent. When off,the man of-war ground she set her. flying pb. ±Sotn vessels-held on this way splendidly led by tne ! Sabrina. The Fleetwing, having set her water i sail,-kept well on her way until off the North. j Head,' when she fell in the doldrums and lost 1 her position, and the Energy went to wind j ward. The Fleetwing was then observed to I change her square-gaff topsail for a smaller one. . The yachts passed the North Head m the following order,: — --a-. • > r . T Energy • ••"•' 1 Oh.'l9m. 455. Fleetwing 10h. 20m. 12s. The Sabrina, who accompanied £°fi c 9"*' pet-tors, rounded the Heads at lOh. 19m. *The wind dropped1 shortly after rounding the Heads, and the Challenger reports passing the yachts off Rangi.toto reef, when the Energy was leading' by about a quarter of I a mile to wind ward. l

AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.

The following, are the latest quotations of the Auckland Stock and Sharehrokers' Association:— Bank of New Zealand, £10 10s; New Zealand Insur ance. £47 10s, ex dm ; South Eritish, 2Ss ; AncWafld Gas, £10; Thames Gas. 20s Gd, Sos-sellerS,"3o-6d;; Caledonian, £12, £11 15s; Albion, Ist issue, £6'; Moanatairi, 42s to -4s ; Thames, 80-; Cure, seUers — ;.5"., 34s ; Tookey (paid,up. and new), £7 15s ; All Nations, 25s ; Tokatea, sellers—3Bs; Bismarcks, sellers —355; Oriana, 2s 3d; Pride of Tokatea, 2s.— Hugh Campbell, Secretary. [ . ■; : $_j

A WRONG THAT NEEDS RESISTANCE.

Ever and anon public attention is arrested by some striking testimony to the baleful ef fects of intoxicating drink; but there is in tb^s city an undercurrent of domestic'misery, springing from the same source, that only rarely meets the public eye. There has been to-day confided to us a tale of domestic sorrow-, that 1 told; as it has been told to* US, would move the hardest heart, and the worst of it is that the law as administered affords no remedy. A person once occupying a res pectable position ,in bu^uiess in .the city has throwri himself out of the! way of earniiig|a livelihood;for his1 wife' and four children" by indulgence in drink given him by those who knew perfectly well the ruin it .had made of ■him. ' Three times he- has been in thejios pit'ai,,and once in the asylum, from this cause, while his wife, a most hardworking and res pectable person, has tried* on -one publican after another the power of the most earnest persuasion that 'they should not give him drink. jLasfc eveningl he came home.reeling drunk. Palling1 on: his bed he had a'1 little sleep. On awakening-, still drunk, he went forth; again,, and his Wife, desiroits of (aeeihg where, he got the drink, sent her little boy to watchhis father. The child saw him go into the Aurora tavern, in Chapel-street, and .drtink as he then-was he; was served by woman behind the counter first with one and then with a second pot of beer, : The child then went home arid -told his" mother, who on coming down was in time to see him served with another pot of beer, and the woman sweeping the coins into the till. The husband reeled over to a bench, spilling the beer by the way, in consequence -of being so far gone in drink, and stumbled down be side, another man, who if possible, was > more drunk .than himself. ' The pdbr wife ex postulated with the wretched woman that had given the poisonrcup, and was told that "he is not drunk, how am I to know1 that he is drunk." :. Now what does the I'aw^o for such a case as this ? What is stealing, in its effects, compared with such a crime, and : yet a man for; : stealing a loaf perhaps to feed the hungry will be sent: to gaol. , Will any one in Auckland*"be serit to gaol for such a thing as this.? Certainly not. The proprietor of the Aurora is an honorable man. He holds a license from ; tlio Crown tp. dispense refresh ments, and even if he causes.misery to families, and sends the bread. winner tp H the hospital or the Lunatic 'Asylum, he is acting quite legitimately. If this unhappy wife prosecutes for giving drink to her husband when lie .was drunk,. there will ', probably^e half-a-dozen"4to prove conclusively 1 that he Was perfectly :sobe_"I;; Atleast such :iS' the impression created on the minds 6f those whb are subjected to such trials. That wife has come to us and told her tale of sorrow. She., had .asked her husband, now in a lucid state/what sheought to do. She told him that she knew it was useless, applying *to the law, and'that she would come and'telrit to, the -Star. She tells us that.her case'is nothing; different' from that of a Mrs Anderson who applealed to the Bench a few weeks ago, and whose case had been dismissed ; and. she says that having: -never been in a law Court, and having endeavoured to hush up her sorrow within their own family,«he feels that. the distress and.expo seur* would'only" result in'another dismissal. We. know that such a case is difficult to meet, but .surely the law can at least, visit the' _oiise' -hat. dispenses drink to a man when- drink' to him is poison and death. -A\ lf the police 'ithink1 that such' A.' pros'Ccution would lead to any practicaf result we shall give them nances. and addresses, and enable them to r; prove :the .foregoing., ;,But. if it is so that such cases are to be dismissed or lead to a mere fine, then we do not .think that it would be right to subject the fefelihgs of a sensitive, and'lady'-^ike wpman, to an ordeal so severe 'for sd'very small' result! ,The case is an exceedingly painful one, but if the prosecution would result in striking uito the hearts of those who, without any hesitancy,: give drink habitually to drunken men, it would send a ray of hope and com fort into many'a home in Auckland that is now plunged in darkness and sorrow.

RIFLE MATCH.

The match between ten Cadets of the Auck land Grammar School and ten of the Thames District was fired to-day. The conditions were-r-Each party .to fire onjthehvown groundj ranges : one, _wo,' and three hundred'yardS^j five shots and a sighting-shot at. each range; The score niade: by the Grammar School Cadets'was as follows ':•— ! ; ! -: ";' if

HfinnafordT.. T ...r_3_-4,19y-{l3B_a. 17 o^l %■*% "'Owing'"to some" misuhderstaindihg aaffio time Ha_h^f6rd was riot present at the Com mencement, and his score could not be counted in. Range prizes provided''from the com pany's funds were won by the fo^win^ Cadets; ties having been shot off:— 100 yards". 200 "yards. 300 yards. Cnurton, 5s Gillies, 7s 6d Russell^ 7s 6d Gillies; ;. :2s6d ':'Russell, . bS. •-: Bigg,''ii>ss Hannaford, 2s Od Hannaford, 2s 6d Gillies, 9s 6d Sergeants Gatland and Wainhouse marked at,;the : butts,, and the firing: was under the superintendence, of the Captain of the. N 0.12 Company Grammar School Cadets, : ' :'*;;'

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTQWN. This day, 1.10 p.m. Tookey'h (Loudens tribute) has crushed 24; tons for 64 ounces. i* '■ - The Windsor Castle has crushed 30 tons for 62 ounces. The Bank of- New Zealand tributers have broken down 25 lbs, s]£^«^js. The Golden Crown has^fefa'ed 75 tons for 487 ounces ; and the tribute has crushed 65 tonsf or 137 jounces. The Moanatairi has crashed BJ)S tons for 506 ounces. ggfloW JB„£fo\\ J The Cure has lodged to-day 870 ounces and 16 dwts., and expect 300 ounces more. The returns of the Windsor Castle are 62iozs. melted gold. No alteration in mine. nTMT rSJ\y n uJ/. „ _ -4 -.

TAURANGA.

.'a. ay a.i. ./ . ■ This day, nooij.";s A match of two miles for £6 came off this iriorning between Connor's White Stockings and • Piety's Pawn: Stockings won in a canter. ..- n f. { ."""

PER ANGLO-A USTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

_______ 'This day, noon. The Hon. Julius \Yogel is seriously ill of thegout. He proceeds in the Rangitoto, on Monday, to attend the Postal conference, in company, with Mr, M. fog (Private Secre tary), and Mr Richardson. Brogden's navvies, who were em ployed at EVanS' Bay-road.by the P^yiacial Government, struck yesterday fOr 7_ per d?iy of eight hours. They have-been getting the same ; wages; that Messrs Brogden's men are getting in other parts of the colony, namely eightpence an hour. . They/refused.to accept these terms, and the work is stopped in consequence. It is expected they will resume work on Monday. , ''"'"-'

- Nothing has been done pending the deci sion of Government regarding the Upper Hutt contract pfjbhe.Manawatu line. If the contract is' not accepted the men will be sent to other parts of the colony.

CHRISTCHURCH.

The grain market is almost at-a standstill. The prices are nominal, Wheat not chang. inghands. Oats,. 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; barley, nonej ; bran and sharps, bare.; ■■■■-'•: - In the Provincial Council a vote of £400 for exhibiting flax machinery in the Exhi bition was negatived o^diyison. The catalogues of'the Christchurch Exhi bition are issued to-day. . , ;

A Masonic.picnic will take place on Boxing Day at the'island of Motu, when the excellent band of the P.oyal Company Volunteers :will be in attendance, and every thing *c_culated. to enhance the comfort and pleasure of excur sionists will be provided. The committee and friends will meet to-night at ths Qu_ei.'s Perry hotel, Vulcan-Lane, for preliminary arrangements. 1.. We have, received the following' Govern ment papers;' vi_r. : Correspondence" relative to the Inter colonial Conference'; Fees" on Registration of Deeds "at' Auckland, and on AJ[anawatu^Rangitikei Purchase ; Reports.:of Auditor - General, Assistant Eilgineer4n chief, and of Public Accounts Committee ; Returns of. New Duties, Customs Revenue, _,and^: held: under, Pasturage, '*&c.', Mining Companies wound tip and in course of liqui daiion, and Revenue and Expenditure; .Es timates ,pf Auckland and Mercer Railway,' Memorandum by the Officers of the Treasury; Claims of the Province of Wellington; Ap pendix to the^; Journals of, the House of -.epreseiitatives- and' "Papers relative . : _ to Agreement with the Emigrant and Colonists' Aid Corporation,-Londpn., , , All hohe'sti and graceful dress shbulA fpllow as far:'a_: ;possible,iMe Jftink, ; t|_e s-ap1- of theb-dy as' devised iand fftuna good by, the great ;>Artificer. AH ■ .haft follows tH'o-e,beiiitiful.;line^ m'iist be itseilf beautiful. : ,A_L ttat changes, deforms^oT exaggerates those lines must-be senseless, ugly. l__icrousi and untrue. a gown swell out into the hoops of-the gi*cat/t_h -off ofjHeidelberg, or project' backward like: the reverse side of .the Hottentot Venus, it is. alike hideous: Jlt may be 6f;,.manyj folds, of many thick nessps, but it should not, .sum, a woman ft__ricature; ofitheform iOrod made,: And made last of all.:,; Dre;ss;. should be .as ifivi-b as possible true and horiest,.simple and* rich as all good dress must be|There is no objectr unless a bedlamite, one, for instance; in swellewing the head ; into the size of a! bushel;;% with' heaps: of tow,iffid shreds of dead '.-.peoples hair—hajrvthe antecedents of which ; one shudders to think of. _he human head, strange to say I','"was5 'grandly devised,'and heeds./np improxement, ifit be only.kept well filled with brains,. To blow it but like a blad der ;is,Qhly'::v^__t."a;fe_t_er.-headed milliner wOuld wish' to" do. The perfect ideal of a head is we hold a well shaped Greek head sinwly.bpu^jbyj braids, of'its own glossy hair, knotted behind, brHwoyen into^i. crown more beautiful than that of jewelsf While Mrs. D. Bichardsbri, of Braid wood, was epg|^ed. i in,;;prjß;p^iring a goose for,cooking,, on opening jthe gizzard of .the - bird Mrs. -lichard-pn' observed . soixyßfA thing glitter.and JcOttCludod that ty-w_s a piti'that * had; been "swallowed. A closer inspection.yjboweyer, 5 revealed that i^was notning! else • Tlmt gold, whether * pure; or alloyed ; w.as,,nc»t, then but When tested it was found ;tp be pure. >£begoose in; .question, wasone reared, at JVjr, Bicbard sons farm at Beidsdale, and it is supposed that in. its Researches in tho swamp the bird, must haye1 accidentally or otherwise I swallowed, the piece, ;of, , precious, metal. / What maltes'the matter more strange is f"\ the fact that, although,:gold may;.be^ob-/\ tamed all alpn^ ths©; swamp it is very fine/ "** while this piece is'quite half an 'inch if ij lepgtii ,_\fihd tubsef -\ resembling a bent pin without a hes' *M The, piece seems ,%? .bel water worn,-''ah/ ... jg had no doubt been greatly worn durin/ '>. detention,in the .gizzard. . From ap/ wn ahce'we are led'to believe'that the/ Sdfa must hare come form some reef. f_lf .........s-- ~ , --'A "■ ■ / )*&

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