SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 4.40. HIGH WATER : This evening, 7.0,

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Duke of Edinburgh, 9.30 o'clock.

ARRIVAL.

Tyrol, barque, Owen, from Nelson,

DEPARTURES.

Scotia, brig, Law, for Newcastle. Flirt, brigantine, McKenzie, for Bay of Islands.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports : Taranaki and Phoebe, early For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, June 13. Por Ahipara and Hokianga: Tauranga, schooner,

to-day For Wangnxei : Sovereign of the Seas, this evening For Sydney and Melbourne : City of Melbourne, s.s.,

on arrival of Nevada For Waitara: Go-ahead, to-morrow For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Wangamii: St. Kilda, s.s., early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of Melbourne, s.s., from Sydney Hero, s.s., from Sydney Nevada, mail steamer (due June 17) Cleopatra, schooner, from Lyttelton Alpha, schooner, from Newcastle Amphitrite, schooner, from Sydney Nebraska, mail steamer, from the South Coronilla. ship, from London. Sailed March 22 Rita, brig, from Melbourne Frowning Beaut}', barque, from Newcastle Briton, barque, from Newcastle Sea (lull, schooner, from Levuka Prima Donna, schooner, from Levuka Lapwing, cutter, from Lyttelton P. C. E., barque, from Newcastle Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 East Lothian, barque, from Adelaide

The brig Scotia has taken her departure for New castle.

The brigantine Flirt lias left for the Bay of Islands. The colonial-built barque Tyrol, just arrived from Nelson, was warped alongside the outer T of the wharf this morning.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stah Office, Thursday aftenoon.

Mr. George Sibbin's sale yesterday called forth a moderate attendance, but bidding was dull. The fol lowing are quotations :—Oats, 35.; maize, 4s. 3d. to 4s. fid. ; table potatoes, £(> 10s to £7 per ton ; seed potatoes, in quantity l:|d. per pound ; bacon, Sjd. per pound ; beef, 425.; tea, 2s. 2d.; sugar. 4k1.; vinegar, 25.; cheese (Wairoa), srt.; flour, los. Cd.; bran, Is.: bone dust, Bs.; kerosene, 2s. Od. to 35.; candles, 11-Jd. ; salt, ~s. Gd.; split peas, 2id.; tobacco, 3s. Cd.; seeds, 7s. per bag ; turnips, 2s. Cd. per cwt.

MINING.

The folio-wing are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :—

Conquering Hero, Insurance Buildings, Auckland June 7 Foster's, Coromandel, June 7

Pride of Moanataiari, Grahamstown, June 8 Golden Spur, Company's office, West Queen street, 3

pm June 10 Number One, Grahamstown, June 10 Taumatawahine, Company's office, Queen street,4p.m.

June 10 Coromandel Tunnel, Company's office, Shortland

street, Auckland, 2 p.m. June 10 New llakaia, Coromandel, June 11 Daitntless, Grahamstown, June 11 Tookey Quartz, Ballarat, June 14 Coromandel Excelsior, Mechanics' Institute, noon

June 14 Specimen, Waverley -Hotel, Auckland, 3 p.m.

Jnnels Queen of May, Grahamstown, June 17 Goldfields Investment Company, Mr. Browne's office

Wyndham street, 4 p.m. June 17 Carnatic, Coromandel, June 18 Christchurch, Grahamstown, June 18 Harbour View, Coromandel, June 20 Coromandel Mint, Company's office, 49, Queen street

Auckland, 3 p.m. June 20 Golden Pah, at Mackay's office, at 4 o'clock June 20 Wood's Point, Coromandel, June 21 Golconcla, Insurance Buildings, June 28

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under

For Thames, to-morrow, at 10:30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. For Kapanga, this day at 5 p.m. ; and to-morrow, al 11 a.m.

For Newcastle, per Elonbrobe, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Russell, Ruato, and Mongonui, per Comerang,

on Friday, 7th instant, at 3 p.m. For Taranaki and the Southern provinces, per Wellington, on Tuesday, 11th instant, at 10 a.m. Per ps Nebraska, on Thursday, 13th instant, as under:—

For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe, via England, at 10.30 am

For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 am For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9 am.

Late letters for the United States or America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d. in addition to the postage, will be received at the office till 11 am, and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing ! Telegrams for Australia, United Kingdom, via Suez, will be received at Hokitika till 5 p.m. this day.

S. B. Biss, Postmaster.

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1872.

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

The relations of the harbour trust and the province have assumed a new phase. The conflict respecting the £5000 demanded from the Harbour Board as a condition of the endowments being released from liability to the province and handed over to the Board by the Superintendent is fresh hi the recol lection of all. In withholding his consent, and putting pressure on the Board, the Superintendent was carrying out the unmistakable desire of the Provincial Courier!. The action was open to grave question, and the struggle was of that huckstering character thai tended to not elevate provincialism in the estimation of the people. The sum of £5000 was probably required tc sustain the declining years of pro vincial institutions, and to give them a decent burial ; and probably it was this circumstance rather than the idea of an equitable quid pro qiio that fixed the arnoTP.it demanded at -GSOOO, m lieu of twenty times the amount for given. However in the circumstances. and from necessity, and in fear oi worse conditions, the Board being helpless and needy, agreed to strike the bargain, and the assurance being given that the amount "would be paid, the Superintendent proclaimed the Act in force, and suirendered his powers ovei the harbour endowments. It now appears, by the decision of the At torney-General, that the grant of this £5000 is ultra vires, and in direct contravention of legislative enactment. We do not defend the conduct of the Superintendent, nor should we willingly urge a couise that would lengthen the existence of prov:icial institutions bj a single day. But there are principles of justice and of simple honesty for the violation of which neither law noi anything else can afforel excuse. A bargain has been struck between the Harbour Board and the Superintendent. The Superintendent has performed hip portion of the bargain, and whatevei the legal disabilities may be no honest man can advocate that the Harloui Board should repudiate their bond. We do not question the legal correct ness of the opinion of the Attorney- General, nor in the face of such opinion should the Harbour Board pay the £5000 in the manner originally in tended. But it is for them as honest men to discover a way in which they can fulfil the terms of their bond and yet not violate the law. It should be borne :'n. mind that Mr. Gillies and the Government are at enmity, and there can be little doubt that it would afford much gratification to the Government to place the Super intendent, if possible, in a false posi tion, or, in vulgar language, "to take him down a peg;" and it is very certain that it was with an inward chuckle that the Attorney-General in dited the letter in. question. But putting aside the fact that most people would have just as much confidence in Mr. Gillies' legal acumen as in that of the Attorney-General, and that the Superintendent is not likely to have put himself deliberately in an indefen sible position, the simple duty of the Harbour Board is to prove themselves to be honest men. The Harbour Board is supposed to represent our commercial world, and to correctly exhibit the tone of our commercial morality; and if the membei-s do not —unless prevented by insuperable diffi culties—devise some way of fulfilling their share of the bargain they will bring disgrace on the merchants of Auckland. It is not for us, nor airy one, to point out to them the way of doing their duty. It is for themselves to face the difficulty and show that though they have it in their power to legally forego the agreement and stick to the endowments the merchants j of Auckland are not capable of coAiect ing themselves with a low dodge that would disgrace a respectable pot-house* coterie. It is no longer a question as to the rights and wrongs of the contro versy about the £5,000, nor yet of the

relations oi the Superintendent and the General Govern merit, find ,of tlieiv somewhat personal quarrels, but it is a question of simple honesty and good faith. It is tho boast of pn honorable man that his word is as good ps Irs bond. Wo shall anxiously watch for tho credit of Auokk'id, and coo if theca bo the principles of the Auckland Harbour Board.

The impudent audacity of some people is astounding. As we in timated, the members of the late committee of the Mechanics' In stitute held & " caucus" last night, and the major part of the defi antly determined to hold their ground. That they should do so in the face of such a " notice to quit" as they received at the late general meeting shows the brazen effrontery of which human nature is capable. By an overwhelming majority of members convened in strict accordance with the rules of the Institute they were voted out of office and others with a portion of themselves elected to succeed. Most people of ordinary feelings would have accepted the hint even though the showing of the recalcitrant members were correct, and the whole thing wore illegal. But no ! Either the do-noth ing party in tho back ground would not allow thoir representatives to re tire, or so enamoured are a few of them of the honours of office that they will wait till thoy are thrust out vi et armi's. The spasmodic activity of the old office bearers to revise the rule's and do the world and all, is simply ludicrous. The thundering of the public without has aroused the party to unnatural life, but this will be of no effect, and nothing now will do but a total clearing out. It is, indeed, a lucky thing for the Institute that last night's caucus took place, as it showed people in their true colours. Dr. Nicholson at last general meeting sufficiently showed his inability to guide a public meeting, and his utter unfitness for tho office of President; but as his namo was on the list of those previously selected by the re forming party, it was deemed prudent, so as to cause no confusion in the camp, to go on with his re-election. This circumstance of itself should prompt the reforming party to new and even more radical action. Mr. Phillips has been remaining in the back ground during all the confusion. According to his usual policy, he was " waiting to see which way the cat jumped." He thinks he has seen the way the cat has jumped, and as there is no salary attached to the Vice-Presidency, he has resigned, with an expression of regret at the confusion caused by the re formers. It now remains for those who have gone so far to finish the work, and to do so in the most radical and effective manner. Let no one suppose that all this will be injurious to the Institute. Nothing like a whirlwind to purify the atmosphere ; and before all is over there will not be a cobweb remaining in the darkest recesses of the Institute. Never before did the public show such an interest in the institution, for there are few who do not feel that there is something glorious in storm ing the ramparts of abuse; and we venture to say that however violent the turmoil, when affairs are put to rights, our local institution purged from the leven of do-nothing old fogeyism will be one of the most popular and successful in the colonies.

We would draw the attention of the members of tho Mutual Mining Investment Company to the notice in another column announcing a meeting of members to-night. This is the half-yearly meeting held in nc cordance with the rules of the society, and as matters of considerable importance will be submitted it is advisable that there should be a full attendance.

We are much gratified to see that the Thames Steam Packet, Company have conceded justice to our friends at Coromandel. They gave much satisfaction in the trips of the Royal Alfred, and it seemed a pity that the good feeling so produced should have been im perilled during the time the Royal Alfred ii laid up. As will be seen the Golden Crown is again on the trade, taking Coromandel on her way to the Thames for a few days, and then for a time taking Coromandel on her trip from the Thames to Auckland. Kapanga is worth this courtesy at their hands ; and if the trade is worked as it ought to be, and as we are sure it would be if Mr Craig is allowed to bring his experience and good -sense, as well as his obliging courtesy to bear on it, the company will not have reason to regret fostering the traffic with the most rising district in the colony.

The funeral of the late Mr John Ogilrie took place this afternoon from his late residence in Symonds street. There was a large attendance of members of the Masonic Order, and friends who assembled to pay their last respects towards their departed brother.

The stoppage of the telegraph works between Coromandel and Grahatnstown is reported to be entirely removed, and the work will now proceed. It is to be hoped without further delay. The marionettes at the Mechanics' Institute wore well patronised last night, as they deserve to be. To-morrow there will be an afternoon and eveniug performauce. Baohelder's diorama, now exhibiting at the Thames, will be on view at the City Hall next week. An emergency meeting of Lodge Ara, 10., will be held this evening. Tenders are required for repairs to certain buildings in Albert Barracks. The Eevising Officer held a Court yesterday for completing the revision of the electoral roll for the districts of Newton, Parnell, ) Waitemata, City East and West. j Miss Aitken, previous to her departure I from Auckland, has consented to give a reading ' at the City Hall. Possessing high elocutionary powers this lady ia sure to more than gratify her audience. We predict that she will h»ya an overflowing houso,

The three parties by the name of Johnson were brought up at. the Police Court yesterday afternoon charged with a violent assault on one Carter, in Chancery street. One of the prisoners was defended by Mr Hesketh, and that gentleman succeeded in obtaining his client's disohargo ; the other prisoners wero fined £10 each, or in default to suffer two months' imprisonment.

The young man who was charged at the Police Court yetterday with robbing a lady ©': the demi-monde class was fully committed to take his trial at the Supreme Court, Mr Bennett making an ingenious defence that his client did not take the jewellery with a felonious intent, a view which the committing magistrates failed to fall in with.

A public meeting will be held this evening in the hall of the Mechanics Institute, to take into consideration means to be adopted towards sending relief towards the starving Persians.

A football match will come off at the Albert Barracks to-morrow afternoon between fifteen Auckland men and the same number from H. M.S. Bosario. The following are the names of the Auckland team: —Messrs. Dunnett (captain), Henderson; C. Daciv, L. Dacre, E. Whitaker, A. Whitaker, H. Whitaker, Bees, Ellis, Provo, Commons, Cussin, Humphries, Hughes, and Hayward.

During the voyage of the ship Helensloe a BOaman named Thomas D, Fenton, fell from the upper main top yard. Ho struck against the lowor yards and foil into the sea. Every endeavour was made to save the poor fellow bvit without avail; he sank and did not appear to the surface again, An accident happened to a man named Jame»|Williams last evening while returning to his home in Newton, He was crossing the Mount Eden Road near to the Eden Vine hotel when, stepping off the footpath, he missed his footing and fell, breaking his left leg just below the knee. A cab was after a little delay procured, and the sufferer conveyed to his home, when medical assistance being called in his leg was set. It will, however, be some weeks before he will be able to get about again.

The business of the late Mr. Pollock, as carter and forwarding agent, will be carried on as formerly by Mr James Ballantyno, who will undertake the management for Mrs. Pollock. The receiving of goods at the end of the wharf will be continued by Mr. George Campbell, who has always given satisfaction in that department 5 and no endeavours will be spared by either to perform (he duties required of them.

A cartor named George Linden, in the employ of Mr3. Pollock, met with a scrioiu mishap yesterday. He was engaged at the Cook street rutting carting away earth, and while in the act of hooking on the leading

horse it kickod him on both shoulder and face, brenking his jaw-bone in two or three places. The poor man was immediately

utteuded by Dr. Kenderdine; his injuries were dressed, and after being taken homo he was conveyed to the Hospital, where he will receive tho necessary medical comforts.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The very amusing farce of tho " Widow's Victim" was performed last night, followed by the concert by the minstrels. The negroic foolishments of Mr. Bent were us comical as ever, and the song of Mr. Alex. O'Brien, "De Duietehor gal dat winked at mo " was irresistible. Tho remainder of the programme was also VOl7 entertaining.

CITY HALL.

This popular place of amusement was again well patronised last evening. The programme wai exceedingly interesting. Barry O'Neil delighted his auditors v?ith some of his amusing comic »ongs. Mr. Clark with hi 3 fine tenor voice also gave great satisfaction. Mr. Ke)'y kept the house in perfect good humor with his irresistible dro!leiir3. Madame Moller, with her charming ballads, was loudly applauded. Mr. Simonsen by hii perfect instrumentation on the violin alto elicited loud applause ; the same may be said of Mr. Saunders' performance on the harp. Madame Simonsen again enraptured her hearers with selections from popular operas. Tlie con cluding item on the programme, consisting of a comic operetta entitled "The Rose of Auvergno," was most amusingly rendei'ed. Madame Simonsen appeared to immense advantage as Fleurette ; Mr. Clark quito lost his identity as Pierre, a blacksmith, and Mr. Barry O'Neil's get up a la Francais 4 as Alphonse, a shoemaker, was intensely amusing. The operetta, which drew forth great applause, concluded the performance. This evening Mr Barry O'Neil, tho star comiquc, will take a benefit. The popularity of this artiste should draw him a good house. He is announced to sing "I likes to mind the Baby" and "Dancing Mad."

MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

A meeting of the old members of committoe was held last evening in the library of the Institute. Dr. J. R. Nicholson, president, Messrs. Mclntosh, Cawkwell, Oranwell, Burns, Browne, White,Wilcox, George, Diddams and Farrel. After the routine business had been dis* posed of, Mr. Browne moved that the minutes of the special meeting bo read, in order that the members present might know the position in which they stand.

The Chairman intimated that he would not object to tlje minutes being read up to a oertain stage, when he should prevent the reading being proceeded with as he considered part of the proceedings of the meeting illegal.

The motion was then put and lost on a show of hands by six to four.

Mr. Browne then moved that the names of those voting be recorded in the minutes. This was put to tho vote and lost.

Mr. T. L. White wished to be informed on whose authority this meeting had been called. The Secretary replied that he had receivod power from Dr. Nicholson to summon tho old committee.

Mr. Browne and Mr. White then retired, as they considered that having been elected on the new committee it was not competent for them to sit with the present one.

The Chairman read letters from Mr. P. A. Philips resigning the office of vice-president, and regretting the action taken by some of the members of the Institute, and from Mr. Sievewright resigning his seat on the board.

. Mr. Wilcox moved, " That this committee, while it feels bound to ignore those resolutions passed at a late meeting of members which were contrary to the laws of the Institute, cheerfully responds to the expressed wish of members tha f < it should resign." It therefore pledges itself to do so upon the election of office-bearers and committee, ia accordance with the rules of the Institute.

After some discussion Mr. Burns proposed as an amendment, "That a sub-committse be appointed to prepare a revised draft of rules to be submitted to a special general meeting of members of the Institute."

The amendment was carried, and the fol lowing gentlemen appointed to form the sub-committee :—Messrs. Diddams, Smith, Earrel, Cranwell, and Burns, with power to add to their number,

POETKAITS OF THE PEOPLE.

1111. —THE PRECOCIOUS YOXTTH.

There is one leading characteristic especially observable among the scarcely young men of this cily, and, we presume, among colonial sprouts generally ; it is their confident forwardness, their evident precocity, and almost boundless belief in themselves and their capabilities. This cherished faith in self is a useful if 'not altogether a laudable quality in these g.olden times ; it gives a certain strength and fearlessness to character, and may assist in the prosecution of certain plans and views, and consequently cannot legitimately be classed with the worst evils of precocity. We fondly anticipated, a few weeks since, gome weighty remarks from experienced lips upon this interest ing subject, but that pleasure is reserved, probably for the spring-time, when nature yrill again preach, her silent _ homily through precocious weeds and listening flowers. The embryo colonist when out upon his evening parade loves his mild cheroot, or oxpensive meerschaum pipe, and independently puffs the precocious weed and his small vexations into thin air. It may not generally be known that the tobacco plant surpasses most other plants in rapidity of growth. Tobacco plants form noble groups ot themselves, and mix kindly and congru ously with other fine-foliagod productions. Hence we may naturally infer that there is a sort of intertwining associative sym pathy between the ycuth and the weed. According to old-fashioned notions prococity of intellect was regarded with timorous apprehensions. The bright eye and ready tongue of childhood were looked upon as indications of a brief life; but now these features are encouraged as flowering promises of future greatness. If the forward boy died in his primrose hours, the weeping parent consoled himself with the poetic thought that " those whom the gods love die young." Youthful pre cocity, and the good and the evil thereof, is not a colonial singularity, budding out here and there, but a prevailing fact in the mental make-up of the majority of our young colonial swells. There is a fast ness of growth in this modern Auckland of oiks,—a burning desire for gold, a yearning for unmerited success, a rapidity of stride worthy the turf, a hurrying on —not exactly Yankeeish. —but essen tially and unmistakably Aucklandish. This showy shadow of manhood may be, however, but the type or image of the New Zoalander that is to bo when the " lay of the last Maori" has been chanted on the grave of barbarism. From the material, fashionable aspects of this blossomy symbol of the coming man — the precocious youth—we should imagine that ho had closely studied the faded pages of Lord Chesterfield ; his polished exterior, his semi-politeness, his flexible courtesy in toppy company, all seem to be refections from Chesterfield's frivolous advice to his son. That eminently gracious gentleman regarded fine dresF, kid-gloves, clean teeth, and white finger nails as matters of far more importance than an honest heart and an enlightened understanding. Tho precocious youth has no bashfulness in his composition; you may know him in his every guise ; in his morning office dress; his evening and Sunday costume ; whether on the wharf, or with his eye-glass quizzing the Auck land Lass. He professes to have a keen perception of beauty; it is one of his natural prerogatives, and is an evidence that ho is gifted with that distin guishing power which points to moral excellence and can discover true womanly worth. This noticeable character may be found in several con ditions of society; he may possibly be " reading up " with a view to the future modification and happier administration of the law. Although deep in Blackstone, with the colonial premiership in the distance, he is as yet in the grub state He sensibly feels his importance, and seizes every opportunity of exorcising his oratorical abilities; he invariably visits the debating room, being fond of hearing his own voice, and is ever ready for the occasion with a negative speech in which frequently occur such pet phrases as " legally and technically speaking." Having delivered his sentiments in a self satisfactory manner he glides into the upen air without waiting for a reply, with the proud feeling that he has achieved a victory and is so much nearer Wellington. If smartly formed, with tolerable outlines and well developed calves, he becomes a patriotic member of the Scottiih Volun teers ; but if his calves are " at grass," he joins a less showy corps, and struts his little hour, manned and accoutred upon the barrack-field ; or exhibits his graceful person in other scenes of colonial life. We trust, however, while we strive to win his precocious bow that he does not neglect his nearer duties, so that life's brittle vessel, though duly jewelled, ringed, and adorned, may glide smoothly, securely, and free from obstructive debts down the stream of life. Courtoously, with the brand of mediocrity upon us, we make way, and lot tho precocious youth advance. Sketched.

CURIOSITIES OF LIFE.

The Philadelphia Medical Times gives the following as interesting to many readers. Half of all who lire die before seventeen. Only one person iv ten thousand lives to be one hundred years old, and but one in a hundred reaches sixty. The married live longer than the single ; and out of every thousand born only ninety-five weddings take place. Of a thousand persons who have reached seventy, there are of clergymen, orators, and public speakers, forty-three ; farmers, forty; workmen, thirty-three; soldiers, thirty-two; lawyers, twenty-nine; pro fessors, twenty-seven; doctors, twenty four. Farmers and workmen do not arrive at good old age as often as clergymen and others who perform no manual labour ; but this is owing to the neglect of the laws of health, inattention to proper habits of life in eating, drinking, sleeping, dress, and the proper care of themselves after the work of the day is done. These farmers or workmen eat a heavy supper on a summer's day and sit around the doors in their shirt-sleeves, and in their tired condition and weakened circulation are easily chilled, laying the foundation for diarrhoea, bilious eholic, j pneumonia, or consumption,

TELEGRAPHIC.

[FROM OTTR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Man Drowned.

Waitemata Crushing

Whan—Out Reef.

GrttAIIAMSTOWN, Thursday, June 6

Mr. John Quinn was found drowned la3t evening by a native woman in the Kikutaia river. He was one of the sub-contractors on the Telegraph line. It is supposed he was under the influ ence of drink, and when crossing the river the occurrence happened. The police have taken charge of the body,. and witnesses summoned for the | inquest, to be held to-morrow. At tie Warden's Court to-day another phase of the Pukihinau dis pute ia being heard in the case of Wickhain v. Boots.

The Waitemata crushing of 50 tons is taking place. The yield is expected to be good. Specimens are being crushed by the West Coast. Clean up to-morrow. A reef six feet thick has been cut in the Whau claim. It is of a pro mising kind.

NELSON.

This day. The Phcebe arrived at 8 a.m. from the north.

BLUEF.

This day. The Albion left at 8.30 this morning for Dunedin

CITY TAXAIION.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sib, —It is refreshing to see from the recent debate on the water supply that some members of the City Council have a little regard to finance. Judging from recent debates I should hav9 supposed that the question of a hundred thousand pounds or so would not have been of the slightest consideration. I would suggest that the City Council should take possession of all the property in the city, and after disbursing their little expenses, including purchase of land, and building a Mayor's Court, (not forgetting a ma.cc) hand back the balance to the grateful owners ; it would thereby save them the trouble of levying co many rates. —I am, &c, Abgus.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY

(Before Thomas Beckhain, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS.

One person failed to appear to answer to the charge of drunkonness, and his bail was declared forfeited.

ASSAULTING- THE POLICE,

The three Johnsons, whose charge of assault on Robert Carter was disposed of yesterday, were again placed ia the dock charged with assaulting Detective Jeffroy whilst in the execution of his duty.

John Johnson admitted the offence; the two Charles's denied the charge, and Charles No L was defended by Mr Hesketh.

The assault was deposed to by the officer, and it appeared by the evidence that the assault consisted of resisting the constable when he went to apprehend them on the previous charge of assaulting Carter. Mr Hesketb, in cross-examination, elicited that his client had endeavoured to act as a peace maker during the scrimmage. A night watchman named Manu proved witnessing the affair. The defence on behalf of Charles No. 1 was that he was not aware that Ternahan was a police-constable, and that he simply took him by the arm to load him away, believing at the time that he was preventing a row. The Court discharged prisoner, Charles No. 1, and hoped it would be a warning to him to keep out of bad company. The other two prisoners were fined sixty shillings and iosts, or in default to suffer one month's imprison ment with hard labor. 4. further charge against John Johnson, for destroying the officer's coat, was withdrawn by the Inspector of Police. BBEACH OV IMPOUNDING ACT. W. Rutledge was charged with a breach of the Impounding Act by having rescued a heifer from the Dedwood pound-keeper. Mr Hesketh appeared for complainant. Mr Joy defended. The pound-keeper, Charles Mattox, proved that while ia the act of driving a stray heifer to the pound the defendant rescued the beast from his custody; he had previously offered him the expenses of impounding, which com plainant refused to accept except at the pound. The defence was that the heifer was gra-ing on piivate land when taken by the pound' keeper.

The Court held that it had been proved by evidence that the animal had been legally impounded, and considered the defendant's conduct reprehensible in forcibly taking possession of it from the keeper, an offence which was punished by imprisonment. The Court then ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 20s, and costs £2 12s 6d. This concluded the business.

WANTED—A PRINTER'S READER.

His brain must bo cool, As an eagle his sight, And chained to a stool From morning till night 5 He must read and correct Typographical matters, Taking care to detect All wrong founts and batters. He who seeks for the place Must have once " worked at case," Must be also " well up " in Typography, Of eaoh science and art Must at least know a part — Must be thoroughly versed in Geography. German—French—Latin—Greek He must read (if not speak), Must, of course, be a thorough grammarian, Quite an fait to the rules Of the various " schools," Not merely an Abecedarian. Then he'll read—read —read Till his eyes grow weary and dim, And read —read —read Till exhausted in every limb, 'Midst the clamour of boys, Interruption and noise ; (The uproarious revels Of young "Printer's Devils,") Pray, ho. w shonld you like to. be Him P

MRS. JONESES EXPERIENCES.

Lcm bless my sole ! Good grashous me ! Well, I never! Mr Hedifcar, the imperenco of sum peepil! ! As I was walkin hup Quean street this afternoon, takin a morsel of hair, which I can't say as it is partickler sweet thereabouts ; and at the warf is trooly hawful, as gives fits to any one when the tide is hout; as the City Board should look to, or aye their noses dipped in, as will give rise to fevers, and all sorts a great ulking fellow comes hup to to me, and sez, " Were's the Bank ?" "Wot," says I. "The Bank *- .fc grinmn like a Cheshire cat, as the o f •'<* is, not as I ever seen any din ci between a Cheshire cat, and heny fio.. 'h as oft I've sed, and which I never see a cat grin as I believe is impossible, though howl they does, and swears hawful, like any Christian. " Wot are you grinnin at," sez I. "Go along with your imperenco, insulting a 'elpless feemale, or I'll lay my numbreller over your 'ed," as was that | carrotty as you never see, except Jones's uncle's stepson by his first, as was that red as you could bile potatoes on, as th esayin 1 is, as is a wholesome fruit when rightly cooked, if good to start with, as never is in Auckland, and ruination dear as was to be cut away by handfuls owin' to rot. " Keep a civil tung in your 'ed, mum," sez he. •'0 Lawks a mercy! You infinious wagabond," "sez I, "To speak to a re« spectible married feemale woman in that manner; if you say another word I'll give you in charge ;" though not a perlice as is a hexpensive nuisance, as is useless, is ever to be seed when wanted, as was allers the case at 'ome, and I dare say is just the same in the planes of Afriker if attackted by lions and rinorses, as I never could abide the site on throo seem of 'em look that wicked in the Zoo at home, a eatin an atearin of their meat that savage and growling hidgeous as if they had dropped alot a money in the Caladoneans, as the sayin is though how they drops their money in and then takes it out, ia a mistory, and why they don't persecute the manager for not preventing it and getting more gold ? I never could understand tho' Jones bot high and sold for half nothing ; which, if he dropped it the Caladoneans, the manager is bound to turn it up. " Couldn't you give a civil answer to a civil question," says he—" Call yourself a. civil question, says I, insultin a decent feemale, as is the mother of six and the best of wives to that idiot Jones as never will walk out to take proper care of me throo my allus gettin' into scrapes \ he says tho anyone with 'alf a high" in his 'ed must see as I never have nothin to do with it as is outraged and persecuted as never was, which I considers is that unmanly as never ought to have 'ad a wife if he can't protect her from wagabonds with red hair and no neck to speak of. With that up comes a lot of loafers to see the row, as is a thing I never could abide ; though beein insultad I stands up for my own, as England expects every man to do his duty both at 'ome and abroad, which sorry I'd be to disgrace the country I sprung from. " Are all the old women in Auckland as obliging as you," says he. " Old women," say I, that mad I hups with my humbreller and fetches 'im a crack over the side of his 'ed as made him see stars in the daylight I know, as is far from old but still in my prime as you might say and as trouble it is with that Jones, and them sis as has made me look not quite as fresh as a red herring as the saying is. Wen I gives him that crack he gives a owl out of him that would awakej. the seven keepers, and give me such a shove that if I adn't griped his wiskers in both hands I should 'aye come down ignominious on the pavement. With that the crowd lafs and claps, and says "go it old un," as was dreadful rude, but what can be expected of sich. " Give it him 'ot," wich was good advice. Give it him 'ot, I should, but he turns tail and 'ooks it that fast that being rather portly and hout of breth with vexa tion, I couldn't catch 'un, as may consider himself well out of it. Wen I got 'ome in a dredfulflurry, and heart as is never strong, but requires something hot occasional pit-a-pat, I told that beast Jones as was that grumpy and says " why didn't you answer the man civilly." Wots banks to me, says I, as is no good to anyone but to knock ships to piece on, and rob people of their hard earned money as is always smashing, and the collu sions at sea as one reads on is enough to make one's hair stand on end — as is a heartless brute, after the wife I've been to him, and the mother to his six— so, Mr Heditor, I hups and 'rites to you, to know if a lawful female is to be insulted in that manner by wagabonds in the streets and brutes at 'ome, and not a perlice or a stupidary magistrate within ail. I have often heerd said as the Press, meaning you, is the bulwork of Britain s liberty, and bein a britain myself I appeel to you to expose the lot of 'em, not ex cepting Jones, as deserves it both sides, and one behind, as the sayin is. I ham, yours respectfully, Mes. Jonbs. p.S.—lf so be as I hears any more of the fellow, as that unfeeling Jones says, lam like to do through the Perlice Court I will let you know.

FATE OF LIVINGSTONE.

In a lecture at Ryde, last week, the Key. Eobert Moffatt, the African missionary, speaking of his son-in-law, Dr. Living stone, expressed the opinion that he wai quite safe, but simply without resources. Mr. Moffatt said his impression was that Livingstone was staying at head quarters of some chief, who, finding him friendly and believing he was a great man, took charge of him, partly under an impression that he would be well paid when resource! arrived for the traveller. It was evident that Dr. Livingstone was unable fcjpy his way, and nobody could get 1^ those circumstances. Mr. Moficn^ had had beea 1,500 miles into the inter^and knew the habits of the people as' well as any European, living, and he felt positive that Livingstone was still alive, for had ho been dead he was sure definite news would have reached England long ago.

The usual monthly paracb of t!iß Auckland Rifle Brigade and its oadet9 will take pl*» to-morrow evening at th.a P.fUHh.oi, ab h»U" past seven o'clock,

rm EVENING S^Aft, JtNE 6, 1872.

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