SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 4.5?. HIGH "WATER : This evening, 11.33,

ARRIVALS.

Aurora, schooner, from Kaipara, Keera, s.s., Carey, from Southern ports. Leonidas, barque, from .Sydney.

DEPARTURES.

Star of the South, s.s., Holmes, for Napier, Wild Duck, ship, Baillle, for Newcastle. Australind, barque, Lusher, for Newcastle, Flora McDonald, cutter, for Raglan. Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, for Russell.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Keera :—SO sacks grass seed, Baird ;50 sacks oatmeal, Binney; 20 hhds beer, Fraser; 5 cases, Ellingham ; 1 case, 2 drums, Kempthorne ; 2 kegs shot, Cruickshank ; 1 case Waller ; 1 box Watkins ; 20 kegs butter, Miller ;"10 cases cheese, M'Kenzie ; 237 sacks malt, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 7 cases cheese, S. Jones ; 4 kegs butter, Jakins and Wilcox ; 2 pkgs, Gilfillan ; 60 sacks barley, McKenzie ; 1 box J. White 5 SO sacks sacks bone-dust, Soppett ; 6 cases, 1 bundle, Lewis Brothers ; 4 sacks grass seed, Hunter and Co. 1 box apples, Lyall; 400 sheep, Bnckland.—Combes and Daldy, agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE KEERA.

The s.s. Keera, Captain M Carey, arrived in harbour this morning. She left Wellington at 7 p m on May 6 ; arrived at Napier at 11 pm on the 7th ; sailed at 8 p m on the 9th: arrived at Poverty Bay at 9 a m on the 10th : sailed at 10 am on the 11th, arrived at Tauranga at 10 p m on the 12th ; sailed 10 a m on the 13th; passed the steamer Napier at 4 p m on the 7th, bound south, and the s.s. Rangatira off Tologa Bay at 3 p m on the 11th,bound for Wellington. Experienced strong head winds from Napier to Auckland. Arrived at this port at oam on the 14th. Passengers.—Miss Lamb, Mrs Holloway and child; Miss Jackson, Mrs. Jordan and child and servant, Messrs Scott, Fitchett, White, Young, Crawford, Holmes, and Johnstone. We are indebted to Mr Keeble, purser, for late Southern files.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports via Napier: Nebraska, mail steamer, on arrival: "Wellington, early. For Sydney and Melbourne: City of Melbourne, 20th Instant ; Hero, s.s., 24th May. For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, May 16. For New York : Chattanooga early. For Hokianga : Herald, schooner, to-day. For Napier and Southern Ports, per s.g. Keera, on & Saturday. For YVhangaroa, Merlin, schooner, thid evening. For "Wangarei; Clyde, schooner, this evening.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Drover, brig, from Lyttelton. Bulwark, ship, from London Flirt, schooner, from AVellington Nebraska, mail steamer, from Honolulu Coronet, schooner, from Dunedin Wellington, s.s., from the South Keera, s.s., from the Seuth East Lothian, barque, from New York. jSelenslee, ship, from London (sailed Jan. 11). Cleopatra, schooner, from Lyttelton Hero, s.s., from Sydney Alpha, schooner, from Newcastle Amphitrite, schooner, from Sydney Union, brig, from Newcastle. Sailed March 6

BARQUE CHATTANOOGA FOR NEW YORK We are indebted to Messrs. Rolph, Sterry, and Co. for the particulars of the^ cargo of the barque Chatta nooga, aboiit to sail for New York, also for list of passengers:— 3,090 cases kauri gum, 91 bags do do, 15 tons (in bulk) do do, 354 bales flax, Eolph, Sterry, and Co. ; 273 bales flax, Must and Co.; 125 do do, Brown, Campbell, and Co. ;10 do wool, G Thorne and Co.; 1 case apparel, J Woolley. Passengers: Henry D:, Jane, William H., Eustace, Henrietta, Fairlina, Mary, and Louisa Twohy- Rolph, Sterry.and Co., agents. PThe barque has been loaded with great rapidity, the whole of the cargo having been taken in In ten days. She will sail In course of to-morrow or next day, and from her good sailing qualities is likely to make 'a good passage.

■ The ship Naomi is still lying at the Bay of Islands. She will, however, take her departure for New York in course of the present week. The schooner Sunbeam cleared outwards this morning for Wangaroa with a general cargo.

STEAM FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Duke of Edinburgh, 8 o dock, Lady Bowen, 10 o'clock.

COMMERCIAL.

Eventng Star Office, Tuesday afternoon,

SALE OF CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTIES.

Messrs L D Nathan and Co submitted to public com petition this day a valuable lot ef city and suburban property. There was a large attendance, and bidding spirited. The following are quotations :—Lot 1, Nos 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, freehold property, sitnated in Karangahape road and Beresford street, were knocked down in one lot for 12101 ; Ripon House, Epsom, was sold for 450 L The properties in Welling ton, Turner, and Liverpool streets were withdrawn. House and allotment in Nelson street fetched 2101 ; also three other cottages in Nelson street, 410 J.

Mr. S. Jones held to-day a sale of maize, oats, oat meal, &c. The following prices were obtained :—New Zealand maize, 3s lid per bushel; oats, 3s per bushel ; oatmeal, 16s per cwt; onions. f d per lb.

MINING.

The following are the current cam and dividends payable in the companies named below :—

MEETINGS TO COME. Specimen, Waverley, Auckland, 10.30 a.m., May 15 Foster's, Coromandel, May 16 Bass Eock, Queensf«rry Hotel, Auckland, 2 p.m. May

17 Wynyardton, Company's office, Shortland street, 10 a.m. May 20 Sapphire, Coromandel, May 20 Coromandel Beach, Coromandel, May 24 Golden Phoenix, Grahamstown, May 25 Pauline, 7, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m.,

May 27 Carnatic, Coromandel, May 27 Moanatairi, Insurance Buildings, noon, May 23 Venus, Queensf erry Hotel, Auckland, 4 p.m. May 27 Xobert Emmet, 5, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m: May 29 Slack Angel, Grahamstown, May 30

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Match wm Close as TXnder fltor Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m.; ana to-morrow, TJp.3O a.m. and 5.80 p.m. For "Wangarei, etc., per Clyde, this day at 5 p m For Kapanga, per Royal Alfred, to-morrow, at 10 a m For Tauranga, ■ Gisporne, Napier, and Southern Provinces, per s.s, Keera, on Satur y, ths i3th instant at 12 o'clock noon. Per p.s» Nebraska, on Thursday, 16th instant, as folio**: . , iFor Sandwich Islands, British Columbia. United States of America, Britith, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe, via England, at 10 a.m. Tor United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9 a.m, Late letters for the United States or America F and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d. in addition to the postage will be received at this office till 11 a.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. S. B. Bias. Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Philips.—On the 10th May, the wife of P. A. Philips, Esq.. Mayor of Auckland, of a son.

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

TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1872.

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

It is greatly to be desired that some pressure should be brought to bear on the Government to increase the tele graphic conveniences of this com munity. The revenue at present derived from the transmission and reception of telegrams at Auckland must be something enormous; and yet the inconvenience suffered in commercial transactions owing to the delay attending telegrams has become an intolerable evil. Hours frequently elapse from the time at which messages are received in the local office until they are in the hands of those for whom they are in tended. So far has this grievance been felt that some ten or a dozen share brokers have for some time jointly supported a special messenger of their own to bring them their telegrams promptly. This is really a disgrace to the administration, and we believe if proper representations were made at head-quarters instead of indulging in local grumbling, the penny wise and pound foolish system would be abandoned. In a short time Coromandel will also be in communi cation with Auckland ; when judging from the present rush to that district, and the unsettled state of the com mercial barometer in relation to Coro mandel stock, the wires will be almost fused by the lightning flashed from heated imaginations, both here and at Kapanga. For the consequent increase of business surely the official mind might bo expected to exhibit adequate foresight such as is mani fested by ordinary business people out side the realm of red tape. And even at the present hour when the connec tion between Coromandel and the Thames and Auckland is almost complete, and a few natives have stayed the connection till their maw is satisfied, surely we might ex pect that a courier might be detailed off to open a temporary connection, and carrying the messages two or three times a day over the few miles of intervening space con fer a great public boon. ¥c trust that some attention in these particu lars may be paid to the legitimate public requirements, and that tele graphing which is now a neces sity of business will be made as acces sible and available as it is possible to the community.

"A meeting of the inhabitant! of Onohunga was held last evening for the purpose of considering the position of Onehunga with reference to its harbour endowments. After some discussion a committee was appointed for the purpose of collecting information prior to calling a public meeting on the subject,

Mails for Australia and the United Kingdom I close afc Greyniouth at 9.30 a.m. to-morrow. j

In our reference to the proposed Volunteer Kre^Brigade we were, scarcely sufficiently precise in our remarks in yesterday's issue. We stated that Mr. Asher proposed to raise a company to protect uninsured property alone, and we added an item of information which subsequently came to our knowledge that the agent of a first-class Insurance Company had offered liberal assistance to Mr. Asher in the formation and support of his Company; but we did not state what perhaps weshould have stated, but which might have been obvious enough that such assistance was not intended to be given for the protection of uninsured buildings exclusively. Such a stretch of generosity would be of too tran scendental character to expect it from any institution conducted on commercial prin ciples. The fact is two ideas have been proposed, viz , the propriety of establishing a brigade for the uninsured, and of forming a volunteer fire brigade of the ordinary charac ter. "We need not say that it was to the latter { form of a fire brigade that the assistance was proferred. In the judgment given by tke District Judge in the case Moller v. Casey and others, the word wages should read " wagers," and " 30 " instead of 20 tons. We would call the attention of all interested in the celebrated "Dime and Pin," to the fact that it will be compatod for at the Occidental hotel on Tuesday night, 16th inst. A handsome photograph of this notorious pin will be given to each subscriber. A meeting of an interesting nature in con nexion with the Freeman's Bay Band of Hope Society was held last evening ia Wellington street Academy. Addresses, songs, and suitable recitations were given by Messrs. Webster, Blackmail, Carlaw, Biakey, Hannah, McKerras, Robertson and Pennell. The motion of Mr. Isaacs, in the City Council yesterday, that a committee consisting of Councillors George, Jones, and Isaacs make full enquiry and report at next meeting on the right of Councillor Smart to have a seat in the Council, was, after some discussion, carried. Mr. Frank Weston, ', The Wizard Oil Prince," will open at the Theatre Eoyal this evening. Considering that the admission to his entertainment is f reo he will not lack for an audience. Those who go to see him will not regret the outlay. He announces to talk, sing, banjoize, sator, arepo, teret, opera, rotas, and more too, whatever all that may be. The annual meeting of the Auckland Institute was held last evening. Mr. Heald was re-elected president. Tbe minutes, report, and balance-sheet, shewing receipts to be £333 19s. 3d,; expenditure, £298 18s. lid. A long discussion took place in reference to the refusal of the Provincial Council to grant the Institute a sum of £1,000. The following gentlemen wore electod members of tho Council:—Messrs. T. B. Gillies, Rev. J. Kinder, — Kirk, H. H. Lusk, Dr. Purchas, McCosh Clark, Stuart (C.E.), Col. Haultain, Tinne, T. Russell, Dr. Campbell. Thera was a good attendance. The Harbour Board request tenders for 10,000 feet of eawn totara timber. It will bo remembered that at the late annual meeting of the Orphan Home com plaints were made by one of the clergy that the paroshial clergy did not visit the Home often enough in the year. Complaints from such a quarter, and on such occasion, should at least have been carefully considered and founded on full examination. Such, however, does not seem to have been the case, as appears by a late resolution of the Board of Management:—Resolved,—"That in conse quence of certain statements (based upon the Viators' Book, bearing upon the non-attend* ance of the clergy at the Orphan Home during the past year,) having been made at the annual meeting of the Orphan Home sub scribers, this committee feels itself called upon to state that the non-insertion of names in tho Visitors' Book is not a true text of the attendance of the visitors. They also take this opportunity of acknowledging the valuable assistance rendered to the Orphan Homo by the parish collections set on foot by some of the clergy." The Thames Advertiser learns that it has been definitely arranged that the Thames Volunteers are not to go to Auckland on the Queen's Birthday to take part in the review at that place. We quite approve of the adoption of this course. The Thames Volun teers have themselves several times visited Auckland on similar occasions, but their Auckland brethren in arms have never returned their visits. Besides, our local corps are sufficiently strong to make a good display, and as the 24th May will be a public holiday there will no doubt be a full muster should it be thought advisable to hold a review on that day. No time should, we think, be lost in reforming the band on a proper working basis, so that their services may be available for the celebration of her Majesty's birthday. The Greyniouth Star says:—" We are informed the Hokitikians are so dissatisfied with their local press that some leading men are using every effort to induce competition in the literary market, and that very likely a new paper will be started in the course of a few weeks in the lively town of Hokitika. It is to be hoped, if the new venture is floated at all, that it will meet with better support than the last effort of opposition, the Inde pendent did, for the late proprietors of that paper " did a perish" for nearly a year, and eventually had to seek " fresh fields and pastures new" to save themselves from absolute starvation. Their fate should be a warning to speculative printers, and if any paper is com menced, we would recommend some docu« mentry business in reference to cash support being first transacted. The annual Sunday School tea meeting in connection with theWellesley-stroet Baptist Chapel will be held this evening afc half-past six. At the meeting of the City Council held yesterday afternoon it was decided to pay the reward ©ffered by the Council for the convic tion of the person who set fire to the Music Hall. Mr. George moved in the City Council yesterday that the election of Councillor Isaacs to the Harbourßoard isinformalin consequence of some of the Councillors not voting. ' Coun- , cillor Bugden seconded the motion. It waa explained to the mover that the members who did not vote were the members nominated, and they did not vote either for or against themselves: After this explanation the motion was withdrawn.

There was a very good attendance at the City Hall last evening, and an excellent programme gone through. Mrs. Collins sang " The dear little Shamrock " in capital style, and Miss Carroll also sang "I wouldn't like to sell" ia a manner that drew forth groat applause. Mr. Bent was as droll as over, and kept the houßO in thorough good humour.

A number of eminent medical mon in Eng land have signed a papor calling upon their professional brethren to exorcise great care in prescribing alcohol, ospeoinlly to womon. It ia generally conceded that the tippling habits indulged in by some respectable womon have had their origin in the advice of modioal men.

TELEGRAPHIC.

[Pbb Gbbville's Telegeam Company.]

Great Fire at Timaru.

Supposed Incendiarism.

Whole Block of Buildings in Beswick street Burnt Down.

List of Insurances.

Collision with the Schooner

Coronet. —Enquiry.

The Steamer Taranald.

DUNEDIN".

Tuesday morning. The enquiry into the collision be tween the steamer Maori and the brigantine Coronet, of Auckland, off Oaraaru, terminated yesterday. The Court attributes the accident to the carelessness of Leys, the mate of the Maori, but does not consider the neglect sufficient to warrant the suspen sion of his certificate. The Court is also of opinion that the Maori was not keeping a proper look-out.

POET CHALMERS.

Tuesday, 2 p.m. The ship Margaret G-albraith has sailed for London. The s.s. Taranald has been taken in the graving dock for an overhaul.

TIMARU.

Tuesday, 2 p.m. A very disastrous fire has occurred here this morning. The whole block of buildings in Beswick street and the main portion of the South road are destroyed. The following stores are burned down : —Taylor's restaurant and empty shop, the "Ship Hotel, the Gazette office, Price and Hartman's photo graphic studio ; Hutton, grocer; Skeen, sailinaker; Cockroft, watch maker, and several others. The fire originated in the scaircaso at the back of the Ship Hotel. The circumstances are very suspicious, and tke fire is supposed to be the work of incendiarism. The following is a list of the losses by the various insurance companies: — New Zealand, £700; London and Lancashire, £-130; Victoria, £100. The proprietors of the Ship Hotel are heavy losers ; others saved nearly all their stock and furniture.

TAURANGA.

[feom our own coebespondent.] May 11. At a parade of the Tauranga Rifle Volun teers on Saturday, May 11th, there was a large muster of men, and all the officers were present, Captain Norris, Lieutenant Samuels, and Ensign Morrison. After the parade a meeting was held in Fraser's store to discuss the matter of £20 granted by the Provincial Govern ment, and the disposal of the same. Various suggestions were made, and ifc was ultimately decided to supplement the handsome silver cup presented by Lieut. Samuels, with £10, to be fired for on the 24th May (Queen's Birthday). A com mittee of seven was appointed to draw up rules and regulations for tlie distribution of the prizes. Captain Norris presided. During the discussion it was remarked that the parades had been regularly attended, and the conduct of the men most exemplary. Thii, however, was not remarkable, as most of them had been tried in active service and knew what was required of them. The prospecting enterprise is in full activity. The committee appointed at a public meeting, after waiting upon and receiving the advice of Mr. H. T. Clarke, C.C., engaged Hori Ngatai, a chief of the Ngaeterangi to present certain letters written by Mr. Clarke to natives owning land on which it was intended to prospect. This messenger returned on Saturday, and reported that he had seen all the parties interested, who gave him favorable replies, but they proposed holding a great meeting on the subject on the following Tuesday, at Pori Pori. Pending the decision arrived at there the committee decided to wait before despatching the prospecting party. It may be remarked that the individuals, who are to compose this party are all men of substance, possessed of land and other property, and with a good stake in the district, so that there can be no suspicion of their undertaking the prospect for the purpose of temporary gain, as they are simply to be supplied with tents, tools, food, and necessary clothing, without other remuneration. Moreover they are old, practical hands, with Victorian, Californian, and West Coast experience, and no party ever starved on such an errand under better auspices. That gold ia in the district, we know, for all our land forms the water shed of the Coromandel range, which is auriferous on the western side in the Thames, and on the eastern side at Kennedy Bay. But it is shrewdly suspected by some knowing old Victorians that the Patafcere plains will prove the great alluvial goldfields of the North Island. If soj the immediate future of Tauranga is secure, for it will prove to be the nearest port of shipment, and conie quently all supplies will have to come through that channel, as water carriage ia, of all others, the cheapest.

Some very handsome specimens taken out of the G-oldon Pah, Ooromandel, are on view at the Occidental hotel.

The Ooromandel goldfields are about to have the experience of Mr, W. Rovre, Into of the Caledonian mine, that gentleman hating determined to take up his quarters there with a view to oommenoe mining operations.

A SILVER CRADLE.

Theough our godfathers and godmothers vve renounced the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and in common with iOur follow colonists, experience of demo cratic institutions has confirmed the promising resolutions of our babyhood. But even though we stand alone in the midst of a scoffing generation we shall lift our voice in favour of the time honoured custom with reference to a silver cradle. It is needless to inform our readers that on the occasion of a son being born to the Lord Mayor of London during the term of his mayoralty it has been esteemed not only a duty, but a privilege to present him with a silver cradle. The usage is invariably imitated in all cities and towns of any pretensions that are in possession of corporate powers, and only a few years ago a silver cradle was presented to the Mayor of Melbourne. We admit that the observance is one rather of sentiment than utility, and is not to be regarded as any kind of encouragement to the Chief Magistrate of the city to increase th c population during his term of office, but there is a pleasant sentiment in the idea of the.citizens offering their felicitations in this tangible and appropriate form to the gentleman who has been raised to the highest position of honor that the city as such can confer. His Worship the Mayor of Auckland has fulfilled the part of a good colonist—we do not refer to the particular case which is the subject of our remarks, although even such an achieve ment is deserving of the recognition of the State, and is not within the attainment of every citizen ; and as the Government at great expense is bringing out immigrants, Scandinavians and others, we do not hesitate to say that it would cost more than the price of the silver cradle to place iii the colony an immigrant equal intellectually and physically to young Master Phillips when he comes to man's estate. But His Worship has shown himself to be a good colonist and a good citizen in giving an intelligent and a painstaking attention to the transaction of public business, and his labours have resulted in many a benefit to the citizens of Auckland. If therefore the idea is waived of present ing a silver cradle to his Worship, it is simply a reflection on the city and the citizens as being so mean and insignificant that they will not aspire to follow the invariable usage. There -is no necessity that the presentation should be either elaborate or costly, and we are con fident that if the matter is taken up by the City Council, any action of the Council will meet with a cordial response from the citizens. Mr. Phillips has been an energetic and useful officer, and, however persons in the city may differ with his views, we believe that a movement for the presentation of a silver cradle will awake such genial pleasant feelings that almost every citizen will less or more supplement whatever action is taken by the Council. It is a utilitarian coai'se-minded age ; let us throw a little pleasing sentiment into the gloomy monotony of our public life.

DISTRICT COURT.

YESTERDAY. —Continued. (Before Thomas Beckhain, Esq., District Court Judge).

WM. HYDEB V. EONALD THOMAS GUNK,

Claim, £50 ; damages alleged to have been sustained by defendant having sold 100 shares of Red Queen Q-old Mining Company without plaintiff's authority. The shares were valued at 10s. each. Mr. Joy for plaintiff; Mr. Hesketh for defendant. Plaintiff was subjected to a searching cross examination at the hands of the opposing counsel. Other evidence being produced— in particular that of a female who had served in the capacity of barmaid at the Theatre Royal, Grahamstown —a nonsuit was recorded.

THIS DAY.

The application made yesterday by Mr. James Kussell was brought; forward. After one or two remarks from his Honor, the 10th June was fixed as the day of hearing. JOHN NBALE AND CO. V. HECTOS MACKENZIE. Claim £LOD; goods. Mr. MacOormick, instructed by Mr. Sheeban, for plaintiffs. John Neale, one of the plaintiffs, deposed that he lived at Waiwcra, Hotsprings ; that defendant owed him £122 ss. ; but that the balance had been abandoned in order to recover the amount claimed. No defence was set up, and judgment with costs^ passed for plaintiffs.

SCHEDULES OF CONTRIBUTORIES.

The Court now sat to determine schedules of con tributaries. SUCCESS GOLD MINING COMPANY. Mr. Bennett supported the application. The official liquidator produced the winding up order, also schedule of oontributories as required by the Act. The schedule was ordered to be confirmed. nOKITIKA GOLD MCNING COMPANY. Mr. Bennett, for the offioial agent, proved what was accessary, after which the schedule was confirmed. MOUNT AUSUJd.' GOLD MINING COMPANY. Mr. Bennett for the Official Agent. Several objections were lodged, the first by Aloxander Saunders, whose case was sup ported by Mr. Hesketh, and gono into. His principal objection was that he had ceased to be a shareholder on the 27th. May, 1870, having transferred on the 26fch of that month, and registered the same on the following day j therefore he was not liable to contribute.

Three other gentlemen were represented by Mr. Bees and Mr. James Russell aa objectors on similar grounds. It was finally settled between the parties, j and notified to the Court, that the names of Alexander Saunders, William Morrin, Thomas Morrin, Stannus Jonas be struck out aa not liable, they having agreed to privately sub scribe £3 each, and if another payment be required, to pay £1 in addition. The schedule was kept open till next Court* day to give one week's notice to Joseph -Eskdule. BBAGANZA GOLD MINING COMPANTi Mr. Rees (in Mr. Beveridge's absence) for the Offioial Agent. Mr. MaoOormick obtained leave for one month's adjournment, no objoction being offered by the other side. SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE GOLD MINING COMPANY. Mr. Bennett for the Official Agent. The schedule was confirmed, subject to Captain Tilly's objection ; to be heard at the first sitting in October next, he being absent from the colony. Mr. H. H. Lusk represented him,

JOHN O'GBOATS EXTENSION GOLD MINING COMPANY. Mr. Bees for the Official Agent. Mr H. H. Lusk had the name of O. Han nington removed from the schedule, his obiection holding good. The further consideration was adjourned till next Court day. WAKATIP GOLD MINING COMPANY. Mr. Eees, for the' Official Agent, applied for an adjournment till next Court day, and stated his reasons therefor.—Granted. [Left sitting].

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY

Before His Worship the Mayor. DKTTNKENNESS. Four persons were punished for drunken ness.

A VIOLENT A"TD DISOBDEBLY FEMAIE. # Emma H. Stainson was charged with using obscene and indecent language in Queen street last night. She was also charged with having destroyed' a bucket belonging to the lock-up, the same having been placed into the j cell in which ahe was confined for her con venience. She denied the first charge, and it was proved by the police in the ordinary way The second charge she admitted, but attributed it to accident, having used the , article to batter against the door for the purpose of attracting the attention of the gaoler, as she required a drink of water. The Court fined her £10 for the first offence, or the alternative of thirty days' imprison ment ; and 10s. fine for the second, together with the value of the article destroyed, or a farther thirty days' imprisonment. THE BIVEBHEAD ASSAULT. Peter Langton was again remanded for the assault on Fenton Delaney at Eiverhead. It was stated that the prosecutor was in a a fair way of recovery, and a further remand would probably not be required. UNLICENSED DOGS James Smith, charged with permitting his dog to be at large without a registration collar, was fined one shilling and costs. Henry Lewis and James Wilkie for a similar offence were fined in the same amounts. NEGLIGENT DBIVING. J. Smith was charged with negligently driving a vehicle through a public thorough fare ; to wit Upper Symonds street, on the 6th instant. The defendent admitted the offence. Mr. Madden appeared for the complainant. George Cook, proprietor of the Grafton Road omnibus and Captain Eyre, proved that the defendant had driven his 'bus in such a negligent manner as to cause a collision while attempting to pass. The Court fined the defemdaat forty shil« lings and costs. This concluded the business.

"THE GRAND DUCHESS."

The musical drama of the " Grand Duchess" was produced for the first time last evening before a full audience. It was placed upon the stage in a most complete manner, and the animated and sparkling music came with great freshness on the audience; nothing could exceed the grace and piquancy with which Madame Simonsen acted the " Grand Duchess," and her voice was deliriously tuneful. The fervour and earnestness in which she sang the aria " Say to him an impress he's made" was positively delightful and sympathetic in its effect; while the brusque and quick manner with which she rattled off the song of the regiment and the quaint drinking song in the last act roused the audience to enthusiasm. Mrs. B. N. Jones made a capital and lively Wonda. General Boom was rendered with remarkable vigour and ability by Mr. Keogh ; indeed, we do not remember to have seen Mr. Keogh so thoroughly interpret his part as on this occasion. We give him great credit for the impersonation. Mr. Hooper also excelled in the character of Prince Paul. Nor should we pass over Mr. Walter Hill for the stupidity he exhibited with the Duchess when she makes overtures of love to him, and for his general acting and singing he richly deserves praise. As Baron Puck Mr. Joyce was inimitable as a actor. The IvTapomuc of Mr. Aveling was good, and Mr. Dunn made the most of a minor character. The drama may be pronounced a great success in every shape and way, and ought to run the week. The popular song of "Lo here, the Sabro" by Madame Siinonsen, was received with immense applause, and is sufficient in itself to draw a house. The orchestra was very effective. The theatre has been renovated and improved.

CORRESPONDENCE.

itSTWe do not hold ourselves responsible for tlie opinions expressed by our correspondents.

INDIGNATION MEETINGS.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sib, —I read with pleasure your observations on the indignation meeting of last Wednesday. I agroe with you that if citizens would meet and boldly discuss real or fancied grievances truth will prevail, wrongs be removed, and mistakes rectified. I have placed before the public to the best of my ability for months past facts connected with the spending of the loan on deep sewerage. I have several times stated that half the money would accomplish the sewerage of Auckland. I have stated that the earth-closet system oould now have been in.full operation ; apd now I perceive the contractor's charges for attending tho closets, &c, will amount to about £14,000 per annum j or, to a poor man's house, about £4 a-ycar. Sir, to have put a tax on in England to that amount Mr. Lowe would have hesitated. He certainly would not have dared to put it on in the shape the City Council have done it, namely, a house of £20 annual value to pay the same as one of £100 annual value. An indignation meeting would be a mild name for the storm that would be raised. —-Yours, &c, J. B. S,

To the Editor of the Evening Star.

Sib, —Please allow an old patron to ask, through the medium of your valuable paper, whether the G-overnment really oontemplate sending to Q-ermany and Scandinavia for emigrants to bring ont here ; also your opinion, Mr. Editor. Now, sir, if I wero to amass a fortune would not people oall me a hard-hearted fellow if I were to squander gifts among3t strangers, forgetting my own kindred; and yet the Government are con templating something akin to this, and I think this must be some moan stroke of policy. I say, sir, let us look at home first, and send for some of the poor down jtrodden, over worked agricultural men of our own, viz., England and Ireland ; and when we are out cf debt, and there are no poor in the countries alluded to, and not till then, send for G-ermaus and Scandinavians. Sir, please let us know who is tbe author of this great scheme.— I am, &c, An Auckland Labottbeh. [There is room au4 bread for all,, The

benefit of the colony is supposed to be the objoct of its politicians, and while we hope our fellow subjects will constitute the bulk of our future fellow colonists, there are not in the world better materiels for good colonists than Germans and Scandinavian?. —Ed. JE.S]

WINDSOR CASTLE G.M.C.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sm, —Your correspondent, a " Late Share* holder," is doubtless one of those faithleav individuals who sold out at half the present price of this Company's shares, or perhaps gave them away for the payment of a 6d call j hence his desire to depreciate the value they have now reached by having a dig at the directors. His statement in reference thereto is positively untrue. Four of the Windsor Castle directors are not the proprietors of Clarkson's battery; Clarkson's Gold Mining Company, to which the battery belongs, is a registered company, and some Windsor directors holding shares therein have a perfect right to do so ; in fact their having them is a guarantee that the crushing shall be done cheaply and well.—l am, &c, • Pbeseni Shabeholdeb.

THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE POLICE.

To the Editor of the Evening- Stab. Sib, —I quite agree with you in hoping; that we shall long be spared the affliction of seeing our Police under the control of the Council. Only let us have the Mayor's Court established aad" the Police under its control, and if we citizens do not find that we have a veri* table King Stork it is a wonder.—Yours, &c, Citizen.

THE SHARE MARKET.

MB. JAMES PEBGTjSON'S BEPOBT.

.Business has considerably improved sinoe yesterday, there being a good demand for principal stock. Bismarck shares were being rapidly picked up at the low prices oi £ 4 to £4 ss. and £4 10s., at which prices I sold Caledonians sold at £19 10s. and £20 ; Pride of Tokateas, 85.., buyers unsatisfied ; Harbor View, 20s. ; Green Harps, £7. Buyers of Bismarck, Caledonian, Thames and Tokatea shares. mb. j. m. Lennox's bepobt. There was considerable activity in the share market, business for the most part confined to Coromandel 3(ocka. My sales comprise— Caledonian, £19 10s, £20. Closing with buyers, £19 10a. Sellers, £20. Thames, £5 55., few sellers. Cure, 325/6 d.; Paul's Creek, 2s. ; Bismarck were sold at £4 to £4 10s. ; Working Miner, ss. 6d. to 6s. 3d.

ARRIVAL OF THE LEONIDAS.

The barque Leonidas, Oaptain Fleck, has just arrived in harbour as we go to press. She is from Sydney, and has on board a general cargo, including some powder.

A GOOD STORY.

A Wisconsin secular paper contains the following good story : — One who does not believe in immer sion for baptism, was holding a protracted meeting, and one night preached on the subject of baptism. In the course of his remarks he said some believe it necessary to go down into the water, and come up out of it, to be baptized. But this he claimed to be a fallacy, for the preposition " into," of the Scriptures, should hi rendered differently, as it does not mean Into at all times. " Moses," he said, "we are told, went up into the mountain, and the Saviour was taken into a high moun tain, &c. Now we do not suppose that either went into the mountain, but upon it So with going down into the ioater, i. means simply going down close by or neat to the water, and being baptized in thr ordinary way, by sprinkling or pouring," He carried this idea out fully, and in due season and style closed his discourse, when an invitation was given for any one so disposed to arise and express his thoughts. Quite a number of the brethren arose and said they were glad they had been present on this occasion, that they were well pleased with the sound sermon they had just heard., and felt their souls greatly blessed. Finally, a corpulentgentlo man of Teutonic extraction, a stranger to all, arose and broke a silence that was almost painful, &i. follows : "Mr. Breacher, I ish so glad Ivash here to-night, for I has had exblained to my mint some tings dat I never could pelieve pefore. O, I ish so glad't that into does not mean into at all, put shust close py or near to, for now hi can pelieve manish tings vot I could notpeleive pefore. We reat, Mister Breacher, that-Taniel was cast into the ten of lions, and came out alife ! Now, I neber could pelieve that, for de wilt beasts would shust eat him right off; pus now it ish ferry clear to my mint. He vash shust close py or near to, and tid not get into the ten at all. O, I ish so glat I vash here to-night!" " Again we reat dat the Hebrew children vas east into de firish furnace, and dat air alwish look't like a peeg story too, for they would have been purnt up ; put it ish all plain to my mint now, for they were shust cast near py or close to the firish furnace, 0! I vash so glat I vash here to-night!" " And den, Mister Breacher, it ish said dat Jonah was cast into the sea and take into the whalesh pelly. Now I never could believe that. It alwaysh seemed.to me to be a peeg feesh. story, put it ish all plain to my mint now. He vast not taken into the whale'sh pelly at all, put shust shicmpt onto his pack and rode ashore. O, I vash so glat I vash here to-night!" And now, Mister Breacher, if you will shust explain two more bashages of Scrip cures I shall be, O, so happy dat I vash here to-night ! one of them is vere it saisn de vicked shall pc cast into a lake that purns with fire and primshtone always. 0 ! Mister Breacher, shall I pc cast into that lake if lam vicked! or shust close py or near to, shust near enough to pc com fortable ? O! I hopes you tell me I shal pc cast only shust py, a good vay °ff»-!j^c/ 1 vill pc so glat I vash here to-niga*- The other baihage is that vich saish, pleased are they who do these command ments, that they may have right to the trae of life and enter in through the gates into the city. O, tell me I shall gets into the city and not shust close py or near to, shust near enough to see vat I have lost, and I shall be so glat I vash here to nisht! "

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1872.

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WANTED KNOWN.—Just opened, ex Naomi, a Choice. Seleotion of Gentle man's Undershirts in Merino, Silk, &c. ; also, Hew Eats.~S. Coohbbb' City Clothing Mart, 80, Queen street. W. G. HABEISON, LICENSED SHABEBBOKBB, COBOMANDEL. WHERE can the COURT HOUSE CREEK plan be had ? At Waxtk's, Queen street; or Chabies Palmeb'9, Short- I had Crescent,



SUMMARY FOR ENGLAND. TIT ILL BE PUBLISHED, AT THE OFFICE OP THE EVENING STAR, O;N THURSDAY NEXT, The First Number of the NEW ZEALAND 34Coirtlxly Mall, For Transmission to America and Europe. Peice Threepence. QLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE , The mmense success attending the introduction of this new local industry will alone testify to the high estimation in which it is held. During the last year the proprietor was scarcely able to supply the large demand, and has in consequence made extensive alterations and additions to his Factory, so as to be enabled to keep the market well supplied. No one who values health and appetite should be without a supply of this really health-restoring and agreeable ondiment. Sold everywhere in Bottles with the name of H. PLSO on wrapper and stamped on bottle and per. Auckland, 10th February, 1872. WANTED, a Man to Build a Stone Wall, and a Man to Cart up 25 tons Fire wood. —Oliveb Mats, Post-office Store, North Shore. "ANTED, a Nurse Girl.—Apply im mediately to J. Levy, Clothier, &c., above the Theatre Royal. G.M.C, (Eegisteked). AN Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders in the above Company will be beld at the office of the Company, West Queen street, on SATURDAY, June 1, at 2 o'clscb p.m. Business—To confirm Rules, elect Directors, and the transacting of any other business that may be brought before the meeting. J. FEATON Managor. THORNTON, SMITH, & FIRTH'S WHOLESLE PRICES CURRENT: £. s. .d Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, " Crown Brand," per ton of 2,0001bs 17 0 0 Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, "TS&F Brand," per ton 15 0 0 Seconds, per ton .. '. 12 0 0 Sharps, per ton 7 0 0 Bran, per bushel of 201b 0 10 Oats, per bushel 0 3 0 Auckland, May 14; 1872



A duel between two Memphis youths was interrupted by the mother of one of them, wno appeared suddenly on the scene and gave Jie hopeful a lalutary spanking.