SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUBSET : This evening, 7.7. HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 11

_ . STEAMER FOR THE THAMES, Lady Bowen, 12 o'clock midnight.

ARRIVALS.

St. Kilda, s.s., Flowerday, fromWangamn.

DEPARTURES.

•Uauntless, schooner, for Tauranga.

IMPORTS. Per s.s. St. Kilda, from Wanganui: 56 head cattle, Buckland ; 175 sheep and 23 pigs, Freeth.— Cralck shank, Smart and Co., agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE ST. KILDA.

xne w.b.JN. Company's s.s. St. Kilda, Captain llowerday, left Wanganui on the 31st, at 2 a.m. ; crossed the Manukau on the Ist, at 9 a.m. ; arriving at Onenunga at 11 a.m. Fine weather experienced throughout the passage. Passengers.—Mr. and Mrs. Clark and family (3), Messrs. Soloman, Adair, Brewer, Murphy, Freeth.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

•ror Sydney and Melbourne: City of Adelaide, 3rd inst. ; Hero, about the 15th inst. ForLevuka : Julia Price, schooner, early. For Tahiti: Queen, schooner, early. For Samoa, via Tonga: Kenilworth, schooner, early. For Southern Ports : Wellington, s.s., on arrival of jS evada. For Napier and Wellington : Nevada, to-morrow. For Sydney : Amateur, schooner, early. For Hokianga: Mary Eliza, to-day. *or Kaipara : Merlin, schooner, Saturday. For Wanganui: St. Kilda, s.s., Saturday.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Caduceus, ship from London, sailed October 18 Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Chatham Islands Naomi, ship, from London, sailed 16th November. Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney Grace Darling, schooner, from Melbourne Nevada, mail steamer, from Honolulu, due 30th inst. Briton, barque from Newcastle Gazelle, schooner, from Newcastle Macquarie, schooner, f-om Melbourne Rita, brig, from Melbourne. Albion, s.s., from Melbourne and Southern ports

The Wanganui may be expected in the Manukau to morrow, with a number of excursionists. She will remain in harbour a week. A barque, probably the Alice Cameron, from Sydney, has been signalled since this morning.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, ~ „ , Thursday afternoon. Messrs. Cochrane and Son submitted to public competition to-day (by -order of the mortgagee) the stock-in-trade, goodwill, and lease of premises of Mr. B. N. Manley. The bidding only came up to £370 The property was withdrawn at £420. Mr. G. Binney sold to-day, at his Exchange Rooms a consignment of fruit, ex City of Adelaide, which realised the following:—Apples, lid. to 2fd per pound ; pears, 2d. per pound ; oranges. 13s. 6d. per case ; grapes, 2id. to k ßd. per pound: passion fruit 4s. Gd.fper case. '

At Mr. Sibbin's auction mart, to-day, some hundreds of.cases of fruit were disposed of at the follow ing prices :—Apples, 2jd. to 3d. per pound; pears, 2Jd. to 4d. per pound ; peaches, 2s. 9d. per case; pine apples ; 3s. 9d. to 4s. per dozen ; grapes, 7Ad to Bd. per pound ; oranges, 12s. per case. Mr. E. Arthur held an auction sale of fruit to-day, at his auction mart. The attendance was good, and bidding brisk. The following are quotations:— Grapes, 2d. to 9d. per pound ; pears, l|d. to 3d. per pound: pine apples, 3s. Od. to 3s. 9d. per dozen; apples, 2Jd. to 3d. per pound. Also sold yesterday- Canterbury bacon, 7£d. to B|d. per pound; ditto hams, Sd. to 9d. per pound ; oatmeal, £15 per ton. Mr. S. Jones held a clearing-out sale of groceries, kerosine, &c. The attendance was fair. No quota tions.

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

MEETINGS TO COME. New Eakaia, Coromandel, February 2 Yon Tempsky, Coromandel, February 2 Nebraska, Grahamatown, February 5 Hauraki Saw Mill Company, Company's office, 2 p.m. February 5 Vtnus, Coromandel, February 6 Bass Eock, Queen's Ferry Hotel, Auckland, 3.30 p m February 6 Evening Star, Queen's Ferry Hotel, Auckland, 2 p.m. February 6 Conquering Hero, 12, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 4 p.m. February 8 Crown Prince, Queen's Ferry Hotel, Auckland February 8 Little Wonder, Coromandel, February 8 Golden Phoenix, Grahamstown, February 9 Queen's Ferry, 49, Queen street, Auckland, 4pm February 13 Golden Pah, Coromandel, February 15. Smiling Beauty, Grahamstown, February 16. Pride of Tokatea, Company's office, Queen street, Auckland, 3 p.m. February 22 Lowland Lass, Grahamstown, February 24

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under : For Thames, this day, at 5.80 p.m. ; and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. Tor Opotiki, per OpotiM, this day, at 5 p.m. For Samoa, Per Kenilworth, this day at 5 p.m. For Kapanga, per Eoyal Alfred, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. For Opotiki, per Whitby, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For Mahurangi, Warkworth, etc., per Lady Bowen, on Saturday, 3rdidst., at 10 a.m. Per s, s. City of Adelaide, on Saturday, 3rd inst., as follows :— For Australian Colonies, at 11 a.m. For Uunited Kingdom via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially so addressed) at 11 a.m. For United Kingdom via Brindisi, at 11.20 a.m. For money orders and registered letters, at 5 p.m. 2nd instant. For Newspapers, at 9 a.m. Late letters for Sydney, Melbourne, ond United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 3d. and 6d. in ad t. on to the postage will be received here till 11.30 a. m. For Wanganui, per St. Kilda, on Saturday, at 11 a.m. For Taranaki and the Southern provinces, per Wellington, immediately after the arrival of p.s. Nevada, from Honolulu. For Napier and Southern Provinces, per Nevada, six hours after her arrival. S. B. Biss, Postmaster.

BIRTH.

_*AX".— On til lit January, the wife of Mr. J. N, Clark, Seafield View, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

I'Oi.LOCK—HARRISON.—On the 31st January, by L.i 2 Rev. Mr. Macnicol, William Pollock, second son of Alexander Pollock, Queen-street, Auckland, to Norah, eldest daughter of John Harrison, late of Mangawai.

DEATHS.

DORA.N.— On the 30th January, at his residence, Pollen-street, Grahamstown, Mr. John Doran, baker, aged 04. CASHEL.—On the 31st January, at Seafield View, John Hyleger, infant son of John Cashel, aged 4 months. FORBES.—On the 31st January, at her father's residence, Wyndham street, Catherine Elizabeth, infant daughter of A. Forbes, aged 9 months. GOODWIN.—On the Ist February, at his residence, Chapel street, John Goodwin, aged 42 years. The funeral will take place to-morrow (Friday), at 3p. m. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

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."

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1872.

We have much pleasure in publishing in another column the temperate and sensible, but at the same time out spoken letter of" Looker On"—and all the more so from its questioning the propriety of our own action. Our correspondent says we lay one ghost to raise another, but the memory of the Sheffield rattenings must have produced a morbid feeling in his mind, or he could not fancy the possibility of such a dark cloud hanging over industry under the sunny skies of New Zealand. "We hold that one ghost is just as much out of place as the other in this colony, and we should just as soon expect to see our boarding school misses running about the streets, with dishevelled hair, flinging oil cans into Canada Buildings, as we should expect to see labor blow ing up the houses of brother labor, be cause it will not stand by the rebel standard in the war against capital. Life is too buoyant, and social feeling too genial in the colonies, for such dark and murderous scheming ; and with all deference to the views of a " Looker On" we decline to be frightened by his ghost, more than by the " Bogey" of the International Society. We have taken the side of the men on strike, because we believe it to be the side of mercy: because the men have temperately enough asked .for a boon which we think the Gk> vernment and the contractors ought to yield; and we have done so with as little expectation of the agitation leading to violence, as we expect the members of the " Early Closing Association," whose cause we have warmly defended, to turn out armed with cloth yards and scissors, and bombard G-overnineat House with cottoD reels.

There are no " dangerous classes" in the Australasian colonies, nor can such excressences appear so long aa the colonial tree is growing healthily ; and it will only be when our institu tions shall have reached that period of maturity taat tends to rottenness, that we may look tor any accumulation of these parasitical growths. To our correspondent, a " Looker On," we would say, don't be frightened; no body will hurt you. If the eight hours' movement leads to occasional bluster, it is very harmless ; and when the agitation begins to develope Bradlaughs, Odgers, and other exotics, let him tell us, and he will find the staff of the Evening Stab among the first to wield the baton of the special constable, and to rally round the cause of law and order. Our action last year with reference to the " unemployed," when they sought to gain their object by blustering about " striking terror into the city from end to end," is quite sufficient to show how far our sym pathy would extend to "rattening," and how far we are disposed to pander to the passions of the mob. At pre sent there is no bluster. The men on strike have made a temperate and a justifiable stand in the cause of early closing ; and we reiterate our hope that the boon which is a fair and reasonable one, will shortly be conceded. As to the questions iput by our correspondent, we refer him to the men on strike. Wo are not their organ, nor do we profess to be in their counsels. We would ©fiiy say that if they commenggi^o work nine hours, anil, altered ineir minds they had a pe£fe c t right to do so, quite as much as a gentleman; and as to1 their going back to the work on which they had been employed before the commence ment of the railway works, or remaining on strke, that is a matter entirely for themselves to decide, according to that right of free will which is claimed by every colonist. Our correspondent looks at the question .from an em ployer's point of view, and evidently feels that the employer has a right to give as much or as little of his money as he pleases, but he totally ignores the right of the working man to deal in a similar way with his capital—his labour. Fair play and a generous con cession of other people's equities characterise colonialism; and it is only those few who persist in looking at things from their own point of view, and in consequence insist on their own particular rights, that develop class antagonisms ; and by a retributive pro vidence are punished by their always .seeing "Ghosts."

We have to apologise to many subscribers for their not being yesterday supplied with the Stab. We published 3,000 copies, but the runners, despite" our instructions, appear to have proceeeded on the principle of " first come, first served," and, having disposed of their papers, did not in many cases proceed to the limits of their runs. We regret this, but think we have made provision by which the recurrence of ..this annoyance ■will c prevented. We are obliged to still hold over a greal accumulation of correspondence and a quantity of general intelligence, in order to give aa fully as possible the sensational romance at present being related in the Police Court. We understand that the navies have gone to work on the Waikato .Railway works on contract.

We are not accustomed to draw attention to the leading articles of our contemporaries; but there is a leading article in to-day's Herald respecting the recent conduct of Judge Fenton towards the Volunteers, to which we oordially direct attention. We have not the least idea by whom it has been written, but there ia a genuine ring in itj and it gives a deserved and thorough castiga* tioa to as impertinent a piece of puppyism as has evec been perpetrated in the district.

During the investigation of the charges against Cyrus Haley intense annoyance has been caused by the noise made by passing vehicles. At frequent intervals all progress is suspended and a feeling of irritation produced in all. It ia really a pity that a pound or two could not be sat apart from the vast accumulation of " fees and fines" to pay for laying down a few loads of bark, for the heavily laden carts passing along the street create an intolerable nuisance and the business of the Court is frequently suspended on account of the impossibility of hearing anything within the walls. We trust his Worship the Resident Magistrate, who, as well as everyone else that has business in the Court, suffers intensely from this nuisance, will cause the matter to be reuresented in the right quarter in order that something may be done to remedy it. We cannot conclude this paragraph without cordially thanking Captain Beckham for his kind permission to use the Magistrate's room as a means of ingress and egre9B to and from the reporter's box in sensational times, when it is difficult to push through the crowd surrounding the public door.

A poor woman dropped a letter enclosing photographs a day or two ago in Queen street This was picked up by Mr. Cole, the basket maker, who will be glad to return it to her if she will call.

To-morrow evening Mr. Hoskins will take a benefit at the Prince of Wales Theatre prior to his departure for Wellington. During this gentleman's lengthy stay in Auckland he ha» never failed to please his audiences. His talents are of a high order, and wherever he goes Mr. Hoskins will never fail to give great satisfaction. An excellent programme, con sisting of " She Stoops to Conquer" and "A Handsome Husband," will be presented, and it is hoped a good house will lesult.

Captain Kirkpatrick, of the steamer Waipa trading at the Waikato, denies that there w a any dilatoriness on the part of himself and crew in attempting to rescue the drowning man at Cambridge a fortnight since. He attributes the delay to the strength of the current and the eddies in that part of the river, which prevented the boat reaching the man in time to save him. The halfsyearly meeting of tho Middle Star Gold Mining Company was held yester* day afternoon. The reports and balance sheet, shewing a balance of £458, were adopted, and the retiring directors re-elected. The affairs of the company appear satisfactory. The Shar6broker's Act came into operation to-day. We understand that at present not many licenses have been applied for. The half-yearly meeting of the Auckland Whaling Company was held yesterday after noon, in accordance with the Act. No business was brought before the meeting, but future prospects were discussed. A letter from Captain Thomas, late of the Albion, was read, stating that it would cost £5000 to buy a whaling vessel in Now Bed ford, U.S., and fit her out for a four years' cruise. The Central Board of Education held an adjourned meeting yesterday. Several appli cations for aid to schools were disposed of. A letter from Mr. O'Sullivan wag read, stating that ho had elected to hold the office of laspector of Schools. Tho Board again adjourned until to-morrow, Io consider tho question of appointment of a socretftT-y, The transfer books of fche,A.ll'sTations Gold Mining Company arc Closed until Monday next, when i* dividend of Bs. per share will be payable. Honry Wrigg, Esq., C.E., is a candidate to represent tho Waikato district in the General Assembly. An amusing sight was witnessed this morn* ing off Wynyard Pier. A boy was frollicking in the water mounted on a goat—the most classic position being, the goat swimming about with the boy perched on his back a la Mazeppa. Wo hear that Mr. W. Mitohell, parlia» mentary reporter, is about to resume his even* ing classes for the study of phonetic shorthand. This is an accomplishment which ought really to be made a branch of learning in every school. Within the limits of a paragraph it is impossible to descant with effect on the peculiar advantages of the system. Suffice it to say that many a brilliant but evanescent thought has been loat to the world by the impossibility of doing justice to it in the old fashioned character*' requiring time for their committal to paper which, although it might have been available in thfl days of Cadmus, can be ill spared in these days of steam and electricity. Every one should learn the art brought to such a state of perfection by Pitman; and for in- ' Btruction, they could not go to a better qualified instructor than Mr, Mitchell. '

POLICE COURT.

Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R:M.;

and Captain Holt, J.P.

THE ALLEGED INCENDIARISM AND

CHARGE OF ATTEMPT TO MURDER.

FUKTHER EXAMINATION.

STARTLING- DISCLOSTTEES

(Continuation —Xesterday,

Miss O'-Keeffe, re-called, in answer to His Worship, was unable to state any thing respecting ihe, boots of the person who had called at the cottage. Henry Albert Vercoe, a boy often years old, being sworn deposed: On the night when the shots were fired into the house I was at {my Fncle's at the Pa. I was sleeping in the flame room with my cousin. I was awoke out of my sleep, when Henry got out of bed I remained. I heard a sound as if somebody in the next room was trampling on d lot of glass. I heard a person in the verandah say " Thomas Russell I want your blood." Heard this said about three times. I did not see any person on the verandah. Cross-examined .by Mr. MacCormick : I was awake when Henry went out of the room. It was after he went out that I heard the sounds of glass: Ido not know what awoke me. The person that said those words seemed to aay them when he was walking round breaking the glass. The Court adjourned at a quarter to 5.

THIS DAY.

The Courtwas as usual densely crowded, and the deepest interest seemed to pervade the people both inside and around the Court-house, respecting the progress of the investigation. As on yesterday, Mr MacCormack appeared for the defence, Mrßrookfield and Mr Rees conducting the prosecution. After the minor cases reported in another column, had been dis posed of, the prisoner was brought for ward. He preserved the same calm de meanour throughout, taking copious notes and frequently communicating by notes in pencil with his counsel. His manner did not appear to betray that he felt very keenly the position in which he was placed, but he had an air of weariness, aa if the protracted nature of the enquiry, and the minuteness of details of evidence had exhausted his interest in the pro ceedings. The investigation was resumed with the evidence of Mr Broham.

Thomas Broham, Inspector of Armed Constabulary, deposed: At 20 minutes past 1 of the morning of the 28th I received information that some person had burned down two stacks of hay belonging to Mr Russell at the Pa. In consequence, Detective Jeffrey and myself immediately left the barracks on horseback. We went up Symonds street together. He took the Onehunga road and I took that by Mount Eden. I passed tho Eden Vine Hotel about 300 yards at a walk. I observed something at about 300 yards distance coming towards me. On nearer approach I found it was a man. He was coming along on the footpath by a stone wall and quickset hedge. We approached until we were about one hundred yards apart, when he jumped over the fence. I got off my hofse, threw the reins over a gate just opposite to where I was, and ran down to where I had seen him disappear over the wall. I jumped into an orchard and shrubbery, and could hear the man making his way through the shrubbery by the noise of the branches. I pursued him through the shrubbery for some dis tance, and at length I saw him get into the open and ascend a rise. I took off ray coat and pursued, and he wa» lost to my sight over the rise. When I got to the top of the rise I could see the priioner forty yards ahead of me. He had fallen, and was recovering himself. His coat was then off. He put him self into a fighting attitude. We struck each other a few times. I had a whip in my hand, and 1 hit him with it over the head twice. We then took hold of each other, and had a struggle, and he fell, with me on the top of him. I recognised him to be the prisoner when we first struck at cash other. He knew that I was the Inspector of Police. He struggled, and I raised the whip, again intending to strike him, when he cried, " I surrender ! I surrender ! " I got him to his feet, holding him by the collar. I looked into his face and said, "I charge you with having fired eight shots into Mr. Russell's house, Onehunga, on the night of the 22nd instant. I also charge you with having, within tho last two hours, setfireto two hayricks at the Pa, Onehunga, the pnperty of Mr Kussell." He merely said " Indeed." After a time, he said " Wsll, this will be a feather in. your cap." He also said " the police of Auckland are a set of muffs, and this is but a mere fluko." I Yras still holding him by the collar, and looking sharply at him, and I said " Well, Haley, it is you that has been giviag us all this trouble. I did not think it was you." He said "!Mr Broham, are you a married man? I said "No." He said "Well, then, you can't tell the feelings of a man that is ; but if you were placed in similar circumstances to what I have been, you would have done exactly similar to what I have. If you were to see your wife and little ones starving I would like to know what you would have done. I said " I'd work for them like a man.:' "Ah" he said " but suppose your bodily strength would not allow you." I said, "Is your health bad ? " He said, " Yes, I can't do any manual labor, Mr Broham"; he said, "You think me bad, I am not so ; lam an honest man; it is the leading men of Auckland who are really bad, they are the rogues and vagabonds, there is not a good man amongst them; it is not a good man that will rob i poor man of his crust, and when he does anything they set such as you on his track, but I don't ex pect any sympathy from you; you are one of the upper class, you are a menial of the ruling powers." " Why," I said, " These are the sentiments of the' Inter national,' this is downright Communism." " Yes," said he, " tbese have been my sentiments for years ; they are nearer being realised then you can imagine ; this is only the begining of it; you have named a name, I shall not repeat it ; the only name I have mentionedisMr Russell's, but the man you haw named has said

" The working men of Auckland have no spirit, and still will not resent it; but I have yet to be treated in this manner. If others would only do as I have done," things would soon mend here. There are your papers, they are equally bad. There is the Herald ; if a poor man writes to that paper, his letter is never inserted. They never give expression to the poor man's feelings; a rich man writes to it, and his letters are always inserted; it only gives expression to the opinions of the rich man." This conversation took place as I was leading him from the place where I had arrested him to the Albert Barracks. The remarks were repeated frequently, and were expressed in an excited manner, and I said to him, "Have you been drinking?" He said, "No; I never drink." I met Detective Ternahan about the cemetery, and we both brought the prisoner to the Albert Barracks, where I had him searched. He was dressed as he is now with the exception of his coat, which I carried over my arm: He wore only one shoe in coming to the Barracks. He had lost the other in the scuffle, and had wanted subsequently to look for it, but I would not allow him. The shoes were of tanned leather, the same he has on now. We had come the direct road, down Symouds street. I had been carry ing the coats, and shifted them occasionally to the other arm. I had given them to him to carry, but after carrying them for a few yards, he threw them back to me and said, "No; I won't carry them," I saw Detective Ternahan search him in the Barrack. We found five revolver bullets (produced) in one of his waistcoat pockets and a few matches. It is the first ammunition of the kind I ever saw. Never saw any like it except the bullets which was shown me as taken out of Mr Rus sell's house. (The Court here compared the bullets so found with those taken from prisoner's pockets.) There was also found a piece of bread in his pocket- I then handed over the.prisoner to Sergeant Pardy and told him to take him to the Lock-up. I then proceeded to the prisoner's residence in Newton accom panied by Detective Ternahan and two others. Mrs Haley admitted us into the house and wo searched it. We found the revolveroase now before the Court without the revolver (produced) also two revolvers and cases and about eighty rounds of am munition to suit those two revolvers. Also two boxes of ammunition of the same kind but a larger bore (produced). This corres ponded in size with five rounds found in his pocket, and that found in Mr. Russell's residence. Found the Schnieder carbine, produced, also the air gun, produced ; and a quantity of ammunition to suit: also the powder, produced, and a quantity of papers all of which we removed to the station ; also note bookg and the papers yesterday identified by Mr. Newman. After taking ihese things to the station we returned to the place where I had apprehended the prisoner. Mr. Russell accompanied us. There I found the slipper lost by prisoner, also the revolver produced in its present state (the chambers missing, the bolt drawn, and the revolver on full cock). It was found two or three yards away from the place. The chambers, produced, were brought to the station the same day in the same state as it is now (four chambers loaded,one empty. I saw Detective Terna han pick up a charge in Symonds street, corresponding to the empty chamber. I received the chamber from Detective Jeffery. The chamber bears the same number .13 the revolver, and belongs to it, and the revolver fits the case. On showing the pistol to prisoner, he said he knew it. I had found also in his house the hat now produced. I had also seen the prisoner wearing this hat for months. (This was the hat yesterday identified.) The so-called gunpowder was here pro duced by Mr MacCormick, and found to be iron sand.)

Cross-examined by Mr MacCormick, but nothing material was elicited. George Jeffrey, detective in the Armed Constabulary, examined by Mr Eees, deposed : I remember going to Mr Bus sell's farm at the Pa on the 23rd January, between 3 and 4in the morning. On examining the place I found that there had been eight shots fired through different parts of the house. I searched for the bullets that caused the marks, and found two now produced. I never saw a bullet like these before. I have seen the bullet produced as taken from the pocket of the prisoner. They correspond in size, weight, appearance, and every particular. I got the chamber produced from a man named William Burns in West Queen street on the evening of the 28th of January. I had seen him that morning in Syinonds street before daylight between the grave yards. He waa sitting on the roadside. The envelope and letter now produced marked E and the letter marked I), I found on the 28th January in the prisoner's house, in the pocket of the coat now produced. Tito letter runs as follows:— lusimmoo Buildings, January 22,1872. I beg to report that I have sold fifteen Caledonian shares (three, two, and ten), at the prices in the enclosed vote. I shall be glad to see you in the morning, if convenient. (Signed) Jas. Buttle, Pro J. Newman. To Mr. Cyrus Haley, Parnell. William Stone Pardy, sergeant ia the A.C., examined by Mr Brookfield, de posed : On the morning of the 28th Jan., Mr Broham gave prisoner into my custody at the Albert Barracks. I took prisoner to the station; as I was bringing him along, he said, " I am sorry that I did not do for Tom Russell; he ruined me over those Caledonians. I have lost £3000 within the last three months. lam sorry I did not shoot one of them, for then I should have been hung. My wife and children are starving. I wish it had been one of your chaps that had arrested me, instead of Broham, and got the credit of it, for he belongs to the big fellows." To Mr. MacCormick : Constable Shanaghan and Sherridan were behind, and I think they were in hearing. The speaking was all on his own side. He objected to being handcuffed and said he would go along quietly. He also made reference to the Music Hall, I did not question him in any way or induce him to talk. He spoke of his wife having been insulted at the Music Hall when the Prince was there ; he also said " If they had all been of his mind when Tom Eussall closed the books of the Caledonian they would have broken into the officeand carried off the books. He pointed over to the Music Hall and said "My wife waa insulted

there." He also said " some time ago I was very badly off; my wife went to these rich people and tried to sell a few things to get bread. She had taken (some article not remembered) which had been made a wedding present to her when she was married, to Mrs. Whittaker and Mrs Whitaker had beaten his wite down to 7s 6d, and Mrs Whitaker had afterwards sold it at the bazaar, at the Music Hall, for three guineas. He asked us if we were married men, and added it not we did not know what it was to see our children want bread. He was much excited. The day before yesterday he wanted to speak to me about the case, but Itoldhimhe hadbetternot. OnDr Nichol son visiting him the second time he became aeain excited, although he had been speak ing to me quietly before that; He was ex cited when any stranger came to see him on Monday, but he talked quietly enough to me; he also talked quietly and sensibly to his wife. .. To Mr Brookfield: The idea to my mind was that his excitement with strangers arose from his not liking to be seen in that position. He has at no time shown that he did not understand what he was saying. To the Bench: By strangers I mean others than the police. Since he has been in custody he has always appeared to understand perfectly well what he was saying and doing. Mr Brookfield informed the Court that this was the whole of the evidence he was at present prepared with in this case- He would, however, ask that the case be remanded until the other two charges were gone into. He made this applica tion, as, in the event of any fresh evidence transpiring, it might be heard m this Court, and so save the necessity ot his Worship or any Justice of the Peace attending at the gaol. Eemanded accordingly. The Court then adjourned at 1.30 till 2 p.m. On the resumption of the Court after half an hour's interval the charge of

SENDING A THREATENING LETTER

was proceeded with. The Crown Prosecutor thought it un necessary to make any observations, and

ealied Mr. Buttle who : said On the 22nd January I wrote a letter to Mr Haley en closing accounts. That is the one. It was written on a full sheet of uotepaper. The two half sheets now pro duced between two pieces of glass would make one sheet. The shreds and the water marks correspond. I have no hesitation in saying that they were originally one sheet. The envelope produced is that in which the note was enclosed. It was sent through the post. Joseph Newman deposed; I am a sharebroker, carrying on business in Auckland. For some time I have been the agent of Cyrus Haley in regard to mining matters. The letter produced (marked H) was sent to him on the 22nd January. It is in the handwriting of my clerk, and I directed it myself. The two half sheets now produced between two plates of glass are undoubtedly por tions of one sheet. I can see by the folds in the paper, by the watermark, and by the shreds in the paper overlapping each other, which exactly match. On the Wednesday after I sent the letter I saw Mr Haley. He said, on entering the office, that he had received my letter al though wrongly directed. I do not re member any conversation about shares, but during the day handed in the paper produced. Cyrus Haley was in the habit of keeping duplicate papers, and handed the originals to my clerk. I have seen frequently the document produced, which is his account with me previously. It is in his handwriting, and when new items were added it was brought back to me and the copy taken in exchange. The three last items are in Haley's hand writing, and they must have been taken from the contents of the letter enclosed to him on the 22nd. The direction on the paper B produced to me between plates of glass is disguised, but I recognise certain letters as exactly like of Cyrus Haley's. I have had frequent transactions with Cyrus Haley during 12 months,andon inspecting his writing, I have no doubt that the writing on paper B is his. By Mr MacCormick : I did not post the letter myself, and from my own knowledge do not know when or where it was posted. From the postmark, it must have been posted about 4 p.m. on the 22nd. Was in the habit of buying and selling shares for Haley. I have had no conversation with him since that sale of shares, that I remember, until the 24th, at about eleven o'clock. Have occasionally written him to Parnell. Have used that kind of paper for six months, Half a ream was engraved for me at the time I ordered it.

Josiah Lowry deposed: It is part of my duty to post letters. Mr Buttle, on the 22nd, gave me one to post addressed to Cyrus Haley. The envelope produced (marked E) is that which I posted.

(Left sitting.)

The following cases were disposed of previous to the foregoing :—

DBUNKENNESS.

Two persons were punished in the ordinary fashion for this offence.

LAECENY.

Henry Moss and' John McCarthy, two small boys, were charged with being concerned with the one who was sentenced yesterday for stealing oranges and money from the shop of George Hazell. Several witnesses were heard, and the offence being clearly proved, they were sent to gaol for twenty-four hours, to be privately whipped by the turnkey.

CBUELTY TO ANIMALS

Charges preferred by John Mullally against David Nelson and Thomas Dagnell for ill-treating horses, were adjourned until Monday next.

DESTITUTE PEBSONS* BELIEF OEDINANCE. The case of Alfred Odium, charged by Mary his wife, with deserting her and her two children, was postponed until Satur day.

INSULTING LANGUAGE

A charge brought by Jane Quinn against Anne Mulooaey for abusing her, was also adjourned till Monday. His Worship expressing his poignant regrets that he was unable to lock both the women up in one cell until that day, and enable them to settle the matter.

Why do you open a volume of Dr. "Watt's Hymns ? To see Watt's in it.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THE CALEDONIAN—MINE MAIAGKER'S REPORT. The following is a copy of a telegram received frm the Mine Manager:— " Feb. 1, 9.9 a.m. " Specimen ?un looks better. G-old shows freely ver 20 feet. -• No change elsewhere. " S. E. BiCHABDS."

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Examination «f Henry C. Col lett for Enbezzlement.

Colibai Case.

Gralamstovui, 3 p.m

Henry C. Colle.t, a siarebroker, and legal manager, aas ben charged this morning at the S. M. 'Jourt with embezzling certain monies the p ro . perty of the Ksgship, G-old* Anchor, and Imperial Crown Goldmiing Com panies. The examination of yitnessea proceeding. Messrs. Brogden, Hendesn, and others are here on a visit to \e gold fields. The Coliban case of claim r sur plus ground has been abandon*. The Golden Hill Tribute ha» 791 ozs. of retorted gold.

ARRIVAL OF THE

ST. XI L D X

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

The St. Kilda arrived in the Manam this morning, bringing the follow\g telegrams: — WELLINGTON. January 29,1.2 p.m. Foundation stone of the new pri vincial buildings laid to day by Supei intendent in the presence of a larg. concourse. New fire bell also christened by the Mayoress. January 30, 10.45 a.m. Neither Argus nor Q-reville's des patches say anything about the Prince's death. The latest news is that he was pro gressing favourably. The rumour respecting his death seems quiet unreliable.

DUNEDIN.

. Beieheldt's case. Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount.

OHINEMURI.

FURTHER BURNING OF TELE-

GRAPH POSTS,

THE CONNECTION OP THE LINE WITH KA.TI

KATI DESTROYED.

(fbom otje special cobbespondent.) January 30- By overland messenger this morning, I learn that the telegraph at Parakawai, which was just being finished, and which would have formed a junction between Waihi and the line at Kati Kati, has been again cut by the Maories who are opposed to the line being carried through. It will be recollected that a report of a similar description was published a few days since, and was then denied by the Government. It was, however, quite true that one post was at that time destroyed, and it is quite true that all the posts along the disputed part of the line have been burnt down by the amicable natives, who are so well disposed, while they are being fed and liquored by the Government, or any of its friends; and who are so re ligiously inclined to take all that the Pakeha can be cajoled in giving. We are quiet in all these borders, there is lierally but one dozen of Maoris in all these parts. The potato crop will be very little short of an entire failure this season. Te Hira, JVLere .Kuru, To Moa nuanui, Mere Letia, and all the other notables are at the fishing ground near Shortland.

THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE.

We have much pleasure in giving publicity to the following testimony to the worth of an old, efficient, and much esteemed "Volunteer officer: — Militia and Volunteer Office, Auckland, 27th January, 1872. Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th inst., tending the resignation of your commission, which will be transmitted to Wellington for the approval of his Excellency the Governor. In the meantime would you be good enough to direct your company to proceed to the election of your successor, under clause 13, of the Volunteer Act, 1865, and I trust that in thus making its selection it will succeed in obtaining a commander as zealous, efficient, and as attentive and careful of the interests of his men as you have ever proved to be throughout your long and honorable service in the Volun teer force. I have the honor to be, sir, Vl Your most obedient serv£ .^i War. Gordon, 'jotianft Commanding Auckland st- Viet. o** g Captain Ho well, I Commanding No 1 Royal CoyA.E. V. Auckland. The Naval Volunteers, No 1 and 2 Companies, with their Cadets, were inspected by Colonel Harrington last evening. They passed muster very well, but were advised to join amicably together and form one efficient company. The Cadets' evolutions drew forth the warmest econium? from the Colonel.

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1872.

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