SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND

SUNSET : This evening, 4.44. HIGH WATER : This evening, 11-45,

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING

Duke of Edinburgh, 0 o'clock. Enterprise No 2, 11 o'clock.

ARRIVAL.

Nebraska, mail steamer, from the South Herald, schooner, from Hokianga Clyde, schooner, from Wangarei

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports: Taranaki and Phoebe, early Wellington, to-day For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, this afternoon For Ahipara and Hokianga: Tauranga, schooner,

to-day. For Sydney and Melbourne : City of Melbourne, s.s ,

on arrival of Nevada For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Levuka : Sea Gull, schooner, 17th inst,

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney Nevada, mail steamer (due June 17) Cleopatra, schooner, from Lyttelton Alpha, schooner, from Newcastle Coronilla. ship, from London. Sailed March 22 Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle Briton, barque, from Newcastle P.C.E., barque, from Newcastle Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2

EXPORTS.

Per s.s. Star of the South, for Napier : 1 case, T. and S. Morrin ; 1 parcel, E. Wayte ; 1 pkg, Ireland Bros. ; 18 cases fruit, Upscombe ; 1 bag turnings, Morgan ; 1 case, 1 bale corks, Brown, Campbell and Co. ; 2 pkgs cigars, SO sacks coke, J. S. Macfarlane ; 4 cases trees, etc.: D. Hay ; 1 truss drapery, A. Clark and Son ; 10 pieces timber, Union Steam Saw Mills Company ; 10 pkgs, Kempthorne and Co. ; 15 pkgs soft drapery, etc., MoArtlmr and Co. ; 1 case glass, Phillip.. and sundry parcels.—J. S. Macfarlane and Co., agents,

THE MAIL STEAMER.

The departure of the Nebraska has been postponed until the arrival of the Phoebe, which vessel was signalled as outside the Manukau bar at 2.30 this afternoon. The Nebraska will sail positively at six o'clock this evening.

The s.s. Wellington for the South cleared at the Customs to-day with the following passengers :— Messrs. Scotland, Greig, Heywood, Bodman, T. H. Hall, Bayley, Hanley, Mr. and Master Pennington, Miss Gilmore, Miss Stewart, and 10 in the steerage. The Phoebe is signalled coming up the harbour. The Nebraska will leave positively at 0 o'clock this evening. The schooner Dauntless has cleared outwards for The schooner Clyde has entered inwards from Wangarei with 6 tons gum, 2 horses, 12 hides, and five male and three female passengers.

DEPARTURE.

Wellington, s.s., Kennedy, for Southern ports.

COMMERCIAL.

r Messrs. Samuel Cochrane and Son sold this day at their rooms, Fort street, part of allotment 47, allot ment 43, and part of allotment 49, section 32, city of Auckland, 43 feet frontage to Barrack street, with the two four-roomed cottages erected thereon, for the sum of £170.

At Mr. E. Arthur's fruit sale to-day the attendance ■was fair but no inclination to buy. A few cases oranges sold at Cs per case ; apples, 3d to Z\d per lb. Mr L. W. Eaton offered for sale to-day at his mart a splendid assortment of fruit from Sydney. The following are the prices obtained :—Oranges. 5s 3d to 9 Cd per case ; mandarins, 7s 6d per case ; pine apples 3 43 Cd per doz.

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

MEETINGS TO COME. Tookey Quartz, Ballarat, June 14 Coromandel Excelsior, Mechanics' Institute, noon June 14 Specimen, Waverley Hotel, Aucldand, 3 p.m. June 15 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 Harhour View, Coromandel, June 20 Abraham Lincoln, Grahamstown, June 21 Coromandel Mint, Company's office, 49, Queen street,

Auckland, 3 p.m. June 28 .'.,'„.. Golden Pah, at Mackay's office, at 4 o'clock June 20 "Wood's Point, Coromandel, June 21 Golconda, Insurance Buildings, June 28 Wealth of Coromandel, Company's office, Queen street,

Auckland, June 21 Loyalty, Grahamstown, June 28 Nebraska, Grahamstown, June 28 Mary Ann, Grahamstown, June 25 Green Harp, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m.,

June 27 Last Eesort, 44, Queen street, Auckland, 4 p.m., June 28

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Matls wixii Close as Under For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow.

at 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 9.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Comerang,

to-morrow, at 3 p.m. _ • For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Go-ahead,

this day, at 5 p.m. ~_.',. For Australian Colonies, per City of Melbourne, im mediately after arrival of p.s. Nevada from Hono lulu. _. ._ . For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Phoebe, im med'ately after arrival of p.s. Nevada. For Napier and Southern Provinces, per Nevada, six hours after her arrival ■-. _S. B. Biss. Postmaster.

OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE.

The immense success attending the introduction of this new local industry -wiU 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 tllis reaUy health-restoring and agreeable condiment. Sold everywhere in Bottles with the name of H. OLSON on wrapper and stamped on bottle and paper. Auckland, 10th February. 1872.

DEATHS.

Leahy. -On June 13, William, eldest son of Mr George Leahy, aged 10 years. The funeral will leave his father s residence on Friday, at 3 o'clock. Friends please accept tins invitation. _. , .. Israel—On June 12, at Onehunga, Joseph, the beloved son of Ephraim Israel.

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1872.

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

On the merits of the question of the U.K. A. versus the Licensed Victuallers we have no desire to venture. We recoil from it as from the arena of interminable and unprofitable wrang ling. We earnestly desire that in toxicating liquors were expelled from the shores of the colony, a con summation that would prove the greatest general blessing that legisla tion could confer on New Zealand. At the same time until that is effected by legislation any unfair or seemingly arbitrary conduct of those in authority towards those who are connected with the traffic as their legitimate and legalised means of livelihood' arouses an indignant and determined spirit of resistance in every manly breast. At present there is a down on the pub licans, and a man is nowhere if he j-vo uu . 7 ~- i* tne cry. -vr- ~. «_. u~a the Bench imbued with the spirit oi the time, and at the licensing meeting the other day we were treated to a dramatic display of horror and indig nation after the fashion of the dagger hurled on the floor of the House of XJommoHS. AYe do not defend the character of the publicans nor of any man, but we throw ourselves in the breach where there is any attempt at arbitrary conduct towards any section of the people. On the legal aspects of the case this is not the place to enter. Whether the adjourned Licensing Court was or was not competent to review and reverse the action of the same Court taken dur ing the proceedings previous to adjournment, will doubtless be decided by the proper authority. But one thing is certain that within the two covers ofthe Licensing Act of 1871 there is not one word to throw a doubt upon the legality of the action taken by the Bench. The 16th clause says "it shall be lawful for the justices having met to adjourn from day to day." The 17th clause says that, "At such annual Licensing meeting and adjournments and at all other meetings of Justices under this Act the Justices present shall elect a Chairman from amongst them selves for such meeting or adjournment as the case may be." The 21st clause says," "It shall be lawful for the Justices assembled at such meeting to grant to such persons as shall be approved by a majority of them certificates authorising licenses to be issued." The 25th clause says, "The Clerk of the Court at which any such meeting shall have been held shall within fourteen days alter such meeting, and any adjournments thereof transmit to the Provincial Treasury a list signed by at least two of the justices present at the meeting, specifying the names and residences of all the persons to whom such certificates as aforesaid shall have been granted."

And the 26th clause says,

" Upon such presentation and payment the Provincial Treasurer shall issue a publican's license."

Every one knows that an adjourned meeting is the same meeting continued, however varied may be its constituent elements. That meeting has reviewed its previous negative action, and for reasons satisfactory to itself in its discretion tried back, and agreed to positive action. Let the lawyers fight the battle of legal verbiage and quib ble, but as intelligent men the Bench have acted on their independent and natural interpretation ofthe Act, and lit but remains for the Provincial Go vernment to accept the certificates and the fees, and grant the licenses in accordance with clause 26 of the Act. If there is a flaw in the procedure there is a legal means of proving it, and it remains for those who are enthusiastic enough to take steps in the matter. But to the U.K. A. we would say th*,t in the present

circumstances the lopping off a few of the twigs from the great tree of the spirit trade is not worth the cost, and in the peculiar circumstances of the cases in question will not tend to strengthen their cause. The same meeting of magistrates that declined to give certificates for license to the hotels in question because of single convictions for breach of the Licensing Act, the self same day granted license to one hotel at least, and we believe two hotels, the proprietor or proprietors of which had within the same period of time been convicted of the self-same offence.. Kissiug goes by favour, and so would publicans' licenses if it were not for a few manly Justices who declined to be browbeaten on the bench, or to be bound by the Star chamber arrange ments of the magistrates' room. Even if these magistrates have torn the Licensing Act to flitters, they deserve the thanks of the community for the manly stand they have taken against partiality and unfairness on the Bench. And even if to carry the cause of fair play they packed the Bench, all honor to them for it; they only followed tbe example of the others, for we do not hesitate to say that that Bench was packed at the opening of the Court, and there were those present ready for the fray who rarely appear from Licensing day to Licensing day. With regard to the applications for merly refused, and yesterday granted, some of them were cases of real hard ship, the means of livelihood being suddenly and without any warning cut away from families "on the mere capricious ruling of the Bench, The offences with which these vintners were charged are committed every week in almost every hotel in the city. Had the Licensing Act contained the provision, or had there been any established and recognised and in variable rule that for a single offence proved a license would be taken away, well. But in the absence of such a rule, and of any systematic pursuit of such offences, a power of ruining hotel keepers or levying blackmail is placed in the hands of the police ; and though we do not for a moinentsuppose that our present police force would exercise that power, its existence would be dangerous to the community. There are incomparably worse hotels in the city than those on which some of the magistrates would frown so darkly ; and with respect to the case of Mr Edgecombe's application there are dis reputable reasons at the bottom of the movement to drive him from his hotel, which if revealed to the Bench would make bur worthy magistrates and the members of the U.K.A. recoil from lending their aid to " wavn f"h of m.r. M uark and tricKs tnat are vain. This may not be generally known. We know ib; but we keep our counsel. As we have said we do not defend the character of the Licensed Victuallers. Their ranks contain as worthy men and as great scamps as there are in the province; but hounding them down and making them feel like culprits at the bar of the Police Court is not the way to elevate their character or im prove the conduct of the trade. It is all very well to bid for popular favour by assuming a show of indignant virtue in relation to the liquor traffic ; but until it is pronounced illegal it is our duty to cultivate a spirit of self-respect on the part of the Licensed Victuallers to lead them to feel that their calling is as respectable and should be as respectably conducted as that of a draper or an ironmonger, or even a sharebroker, instead of grinding them beneath the hoof of popular dis approbation as if they were the pariahs of society. And sincerely as we desire the triumph ofthe cause of temperance we would respectfully counsel those who are demeaning themselves so valiantly while nibbling at the outer twigs ofthe great tree of intemperance thac they are driving to the defence of the Licensed Victuallers those whose sympathies and spirit of manliness are moved by the sight of arbitrary con duct on the part of those invested with authority.

We have very great respect for Mr Inspector Broham, but wo cannot allow him to turn to a wrong purpose our action with reference to the two boys Hughes, recently kidnapped. In the Police Court, yesterday, Mr Broham in asking the Bench to deal with a little vagrant stated that after the remarks of the press, meaning in this case the Star only, charging the police with kidnapping little boys, he did not know what to do with the little waifs and strays of society, for that every person would be reluctant to take lads picked up by the police. But surely Mr Broham does not mean to insinuate that we have said a word that could bear on the case then before the Court. The lad Robinson it appears has in the first instance " not sufficient means of support," and in the next place had been living for several months with the Maories; and Mr Broham said there are many such boys and he did not know what to do with them. "Why, let him give them to Mrs Wilson, and it will afford us the utmost pleasure to learn that that benevolent lady has her mills chokefull of the many little boys who have " not sufficient means of support," and " live with Maoris." But the lads Hughes have sufficient means of support, to wit, from 30s to 35 s per week, and did not live with Maoris but paid for their board and lodging like little men, and tumbled into their comfortable bed like good little boys at nine o'clock every night. Would it not be better if the bad little boys were all picked up and for warded to Mrs Wilson, and that the good little boys should be left to push their own independent way in the Ttorld ?

Pttnch says that " tlie neighbourhood of the Aquarium in the Crystal Palace was lately thrown into a state of considerable excitement by the rumour that a shrimp had been discovered in the act of devour ing a large craw-fish. Assistance being near at hand the larger crustacean was fortunately rescued from its impending fate, though not until its tiny but victorious antagonist had contrived some how to swallow half of its gigantic rival. From what has since transpired it is currently believed that jealousy, not hunger, was the actual prompting cause of this unfortunate event." We do not doubt either the voracity of the shrimp or the veracity of the person who spread the report.

The panorama was exhibited last night to a full house.

A grand amateur performance will be given this evening in the Devonport Hall, North Shore, by the Devonport Western Minstrels. A late boat will leave the old wharf at 11 o'clock.

Ebeatum. —In the list of donations towards the new Auckland Synagogue, which appeared in our issue of yesterday, the name of W. Crossley should read Edward Costley.

Mr James Plunkett gave another of his interesting readings last night to an audience which thoroughly enjoyed his rendering of Dickens' master piece, David Copperfield. An agreeable feature of the evening's proceedings was the introduction of some recitations by several of Mr Plunket's pupils, or, as he happily styled them, "his young friends." The delivery by Master Michael E_irby of Shiels' well known reply to Lord Lyndhurst took the audience by'surprise, whilst his brother came not far short of him in one of Grrattan's famous speeches. The manner in which Masters Darby and Molloy also acquitted themselves gave promise of con siderable excellence. We can cordially recommend all who take pleasure in watch ing the progress of the " young idea " to take the first opportunity of attending at these very agreeable Wednesday evenings by Mr Plunkett.

The sailing of the p.s. Enterprise No. 2 has been postponed until li o'clock to night on account of the severity of the weather.

We have received the following letter and extract with a request for their in sertion :—" Sir, —As l)r Carr, the mes merist, is shortly expected hero I enclose you an extract from fche Liverpool Mercury, and it is to be hoped that none of the clergymen of the city will place them selves in a position similar to that of the Rev Mr Barnes. lam aware that many of them can shake the light fantastic toe, but whether they are adepts in the " Perfect Cure " I would not give Dr Carr the opportunity of trying, for he is the very man to enjoy such a joke.—Yours, Pabcshionee." — "A Clergyman Mes merised. — The incumbent of Trinity Church, Plymouth, has felt it his duty to bring an action against the proprietor of a local paper for an article conimonting on on a performance by the reverend gentleman whftn mwUw +v>- :~a „_* mosmorism. It appears that a mesmeric entertainment was lately given at Ply mouth, and, possibly with a view of testing the genuineness of the performance, he went on to the platform and submitted himself to the operation, and, it is said, succumbing to the mesmeric influence, danced " The Perfect Cure." On this text the paper enlarged, after the manner of local papers, thus, as the rev. gentleman alleges, bringing him into contempt, and causing his congregation to leave him. Now, any one who knows what mesmeric entertainments are knows that what happened to the Plymouth clergyman might happen to almost any one, and that the operators always make their victims do the most incongruous things, This being so it may be questioned whether a clergyman ought to risk being made to dance " the Cure." But, really, the most absurd part of the business is that a congregation which has had 21'-years' experience of its pastor should be apected by such a matter. The jury gave the Eev Mr Barnes a verdict for £5,"

A presentation was made to Mr John Copland yesterday evening by his late employes at the Thames Hotel. It con sisted of a handsomely-framed illuminated address, of which the following is a copy:— "To J. Copland: Sir, —It is with sincere regret that we have heard of your retire ment from the Thames Hotel in conse quence of ill-health, and we cannot allow this to occur without taking the oppor tunity of expressing our feelings of esteem and respect for you and your family, and our appreciation of the uniform and considerate kindness that we have at all times experienced from you as our employer; and we beg your accptance of the accompanying gold ring as a small token of our very kind remembrance, sincerely hoping that retirement from the cares of business will be instrumental in speedily restoring you to perfect health, and that you will be spared to your family in health and enjoyment for many years to come. I—We1—We are, sir, with great respect and esteem, yours very sincerely, (Signed) Richard Grattan, Albert J. Fisher, Michael Gallagher, James W. Bennett, James C. Sinclair, Alfred Miiller, James Wood, James B. Phillips, Nicholas Mulvaney, Mary Hutley.—June, 3,1872." The address was also accompanied by a handsome gold-ring. The presentation was acknowledged in suitable terms by Mr. Copland.

The assurance given by the Indepeii dent this morning that New Zealand is not to lose the services of Mr Vogel in consequence of his being about to assume the dictatorship of the Navigators' Islands will be highly satisfactory no doubt to the worshippers of the great man. It may be, as Mr Vogel's cham pion says, that he has been belied in this matter, but it was so like the man to be preparing a snug corner to retreat into when he gets too heavy for the patient shoulders that have borne him so long, that the ready credence the story met with is not to be wondered at. The inhabitants of the Navigators' Group will be the greatest losers if what the Independent says be true. Our great financier would no doubt have borrowed a few millions for them at once, and clothed the whole population in shirts and trousers —possibly have commenced a system, of " public works" as well, which would have struck the eastern world dumb with amazement. — Evening Post,

DISTRICT COURT.

THIS DAY

Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., District Court Judge.

The Court continued its sittings this morning. JOHN GEAHAM V. JAMES CEUICKSHANK. Claim £100, damages. Mr MacCormick for plaintiff; Mr Hesketh defended. The four gentlemen of the jury took their seats. The evidence for the defence, which had been commenced yesterday after noon, was continued. At twenty minutes past 12 o'clock counsel for the defence addressed the Court. He had not closed his address by 1.30.

[Left sitting.]

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Before His Worship the Mayor.) DRUNKENNESS. ~

For having been drunk three persons were fined, the alternative being presented to them of imprisonment. WILEUI* EXPOSURE. Philip Mulligan—one of the individuals dealt with for drunkenness—was next charged with wilfully eiposing himself in Queen street on the 12th instant., He was sentenced to seven days' imprison ment. OB3CENE AND INDECENT LANGUAGE. A charge of using bad language in Chancery street was brought against a married wo man 5 but the prosecutor withdrew the oharge owing to representations made by the accused. Case dismissed. BREACHES OE CITY BY-LAWS. Alfred Booth was fined five shillings for allowing one horse to be at large in .Franklin street on June 7. '•'■'•

Thomas Lynch, juri., was also ordered to pay five shillings and costs for permitting a horse to be at large in Parliament street. William Jennings was next charged with a breach of the by-laws by driving two cows across the footpath in Wellington street on June 7. Mr Joy pleaded guilty on behalf of defen dant. Mr J. B. Russell, for the Corporation, did not ask for costs, as no defence had been set up. A penalty of 10s and costs was imposed. This fiuished the business.

DEVONPORT LITERARY INSTITUTE.

In spite of the very inclement weather prevailing we had one of tho best meetings of tho season to hear a discussion last evening between Messrs Mays and Worth - ington on the question, "Was Britain justified in her neutrality during the Franco- German War of 1870-71 ? "

Mr Mays, after giving a brief but very lucid aocounfc of the causes which led to the declaration of war, proceeded to argue in the affirmative. He held that as France ■was the aggressor it would have been uniust to have afforded her any assistance, ana tua. irussia u_i UH ,V..._.,. r ,. -"««gu w crush her opponent, to help her was un necessary. Mr Worthington argued that by her neutrality England not only lost her prestige in the opinion of foreign nations, but injured the cause of humanity by her non-intcrferenco. Ho attributed want of pluck and manliness to Her Majesty's present advisers, and was of opinion that the money-grubbing spirit of the age had infected them, and that they lost sight of the national honour.

The Rev. P. McKenzie supported Mr May's view of the case. He thought no nacion was justified in going to war except her honour was so deeply involved that she could not avoid it without disgrace, and he did not think such a case had arisen in the circumstances under discussion. He was proceeding to state that in his opinion England had lost honour in the Crimean struggle when Mr Ebborn, as an old Crimean officer, said he could not allow any reflection to be cast upon the British army who so nobly bore the brunt of that struggle. The whole discussion was a very animated one, and was very credit able to the parties engaged in it. Next week a debate will take place upon Compulsory Education, which will be opened by Mr W. H. Brown.

CORRESPONDENCE.

jgrWe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

To tho Editor of the Evbking Stab. Sib,—l observe in your paper of Saturday evening a notification from the Wellington Boat Club that their next regatta will come off in February, and was glad to read your remarks on the subject. They show their sense in sending their notice so early; if the Auckland Boat Club would Bhow equal sense, and take time by the forelook, they might perhaps show the way at the regatta next year, but they should bear in mind that rowing is an art which is not picked up in a few weeks, or months either, but must be studied, and taught, and practised for some little period. There is no occasion to train until a few weeksbefore.tfte race, but I would venture to suggest that the A.R.C. should take their boat out now and thea if it were only to shew .they had one ; as it is their shed never appears to be opened, and a stranger would scarcely believe there was a rowing man in Auckland. If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well j there are plenty of fine days, and the cold is not intense, although at home boating men are not ac customed to consider weather. If this boat club means business let them institute a few races in pair-oared gigs, the rowing in which will be an excellent preparation for that in a "four." Let them practice at once, and continue at it steadily ; otherwise it will not need a seer to tell them that the chances are in more senses one that they will find them selves in the wrong boat at the regatta,— I am, &c, X.Y.Z.

THE FAMINE IN PERSIA.

To the Editor of the Evening. Stab. Sib, —It is astonishing how easy it is for people to find an excuse for buttoning up their pocket. Your correspondent " Homo" finds fault with people here contributing to the relief of the famished Persians becauso there are cases of distress iv Dorchester, England. I should like to know whether " Homo" has contributed to a Dorchester relief fund—because, if so, I shall be happy to follow his example.—Yours, &c, Thomas B. Kendebdine.

Eden street, June 10, 1872.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The lessee of the above theatre last .vening gave a benefit in aid of the Persian Belief Fund, assisted by the services of Mr and Madame Simonsen and troupe. The perform ance was eminently successful, Mr and Madame Simonsen rendering some of their .choicest morceaux. A very enjoyable even ing's entertainment was brought to a close with the burlesque of the Throe Bears, which provoked great amusement.

EARTH CLOSETS.

Some time ago a patten- /. cloa*t was imported from Melbourne foi Afue pnrpse of introducing the same into Auckland n the passing of the City Council bylaws,'amed with a view of superseding tho objectinable and old-fashioned closets and cesspools i this city. Tbe price of this closet was stied to be 705., and it was at the time pronanced to be almost perfection. Our townsma, Mr J. Case, of Wakefield street (corner oflber crombie street), has however" after nuch patience and perseverance succeeded in astly improving on the Melbourne model, an has manufactured a number of closets on, a self acting principle. The process is remarable for its simplicity, and the closet posse.es a further advantage of being difficult to g6 out of order. From the novelty of the inve.tion we might almost assert that Mr Case -vas a native°of Yankeedom ; such, however, i not the case. A most important advantap in Mr Case's closet is its economical price, 8 he not only is in a position to supply a suprior commodity, but he can also afford to sell 4; at a pound cheaper —his price being from 50s. and upwards. If< is always our duty as ;ood colonists to patronize local industry ; but when we ourselves benefit thereby we act with dishonesty towards ourselves if w* do not do bo. We understand that Mr. Qodie . the Inspector of Nuisances, is engagel in » issuing notices by degrees to holders of jity properties to adopt the earth closet sysem incompliance with the city by-law, anc we recommend them before doing so to pay Hr. Case a visit.

SUPPER TO THE COMBINATION COMPANY.

Last evening host Perkins, of the Oocide.ta! hotel, entertained the Simonsen, Kelly, Chrk, and O'Neil company at a very recherche supper served in the Occidental's best stjle. In addition to the members of the company, several gentlemen well-known in our musbal and dramatic circles were present. The chiir was occupied by the host himself, and after the cloth had been removed, and cigars, fruit, and champagne placed upon the table, tae Chairman in a very neat and appropriste speech proposed " A pleasant voyage and future success to the combination company," The toast was very enthusiastically drank, and responded to in fehcitious terms by Messrs. O'Neil, Kelly and Clark. Other gen tlemen also payed a tribute to the high merits of this company, which we have no hesita tion in saying is one of the most versatile and high class that has ever appeared in Auckland. Other toasts followed, after which several songs were given with great taste, and the proceed ings ended very harmoniously. The company embarked on board to the p s. Nebraska this afternoon for San Francisco. We wish them a safe, speedy and pleasant passage, and every success in the new sphere which they have —L_^„.„jU__;__fl__,L_jLT--;—,*■'■ ■■ -»-_,■■• say, ABon voyage !

MASONIC ADDRESS TO H.R.H, THE PRINCE OF WALES.

An influential meeting of past-masters of the various Maßonic lodges in tliis city was held on the evening of the 30th ultimo for the purpose of taking into consideration the send ing an address the Prince of Wales, congratu lating him on his recovery. Brother Beveridge, R.W.D.P.G-.M., S.C, in the chair. After various motions and discussions, it was finally resolved. First, " That an address be sent home to the Prince of Wales j" and secondly, " That the various lodges and Masons in and around Auckland bo asked for subscriptions to be divided amongst the various charitable institutions in this city, as a thankoffering from the Masonic body for the recovery from sickness of their dis tinguished brother." At the meeting letters approving of the movement were read from tlie Thames lodges. The following is the copy of the address, which will be forwarded by the outgoing mail:— To Bbothee His Boyal Highness Albeet Edwabd Feince of Wales, Past G-band Masteb of the English Constitution of Freemasons, G-band Patbon of Fbee masonry in scotland and in ieeland. May it please your Royal Highness— On behalf of the memberf of the fraternity of free and accepted Masons resident in the province of Auckland, in the colony of New Zealand, we desire respectfully to convey to your Royal Highness our fraternal and cordial congratulations on your restoration to health after a most severe and serious illness ; and we unite in gratitude to the Most High for the signal mercy thus vouchsafed to Her Majesty the Queen, to the Royal Family, to the British People, and, not least, to the Fraternity of Freemasons. Dwelling, as we do, in the remotest region of the earth, we are necessarily tardy in presenting this dutiful address; but we beg to assure Your Royal Highness that in this portion of tbe empire there are cherished the most lively sentiments of loyal affection to our Sovereign and to her dynasty. Devoutly praying that the Supreme Ruler of all may have you ever in His holy keeping, and richly endow you with all tem poral and eternal benefits, we have the honor to remain, with fraternal regard, Your Boyal Highness' most faithful and humble brethren and servants.

Signed by Beo. GL P. Piebce, R.W.RG-.M. LC. Bbo. A. Bevebidge; R.W.D.P.G-.M.5.0. Beo. H. G. Wade,' W.M., Waitemata Lodge, 689 E;C. Beo. A. S. Russell,'W.M., Ara Lodge, 348 I.C. Bbo. W. Andebson,,W.M., St. Andrews Lodge, 418 S.C. Bbo. J. Macbeady, W.M., United Ser vice Lodge, 421 LC. Beo. J. Hopcbaft, iW. M., Lodge of Light, 1.C.. Bbo. A. if. Diethblm, W.M., Prince of Wales Lodge, .1338 E.G. Beo. A. Beodie, W.ia., Sir Walter Scott Lodge, S.C. ! Beo. Thos. Jenkins; Hon. Sec, P.M. Etonian Lodge, 209 E. 0., and P.P.G.D.C, Berks^d Bucks. The design and execution oi^We illumina&rt i address has been ent_*B^M)>." R>'other E. 1 T)ickson, and the esecutid^&ntlem^" B &n_e roflects great credit on that gm^l^^''

THE SHARE MARKET.

Mb j. hendry's bbbobt. Market quiet. Caledonian, £17 10s to £17 15s; Thames, £5 1.3 Gd to £5 15s; Moanatairi, £5 to £5 ?s 6& ; NonparieJ, £2 12a 6d to £2 15s; Crowa Prihbe, 8s 6d j Central Italy, 355. '. A .<

TELEGRAPHIC.

The Gale — Collision and scuttling of the Wangarei.

Grahamstown; 3 p.m

The Golden' Calf has got the new lode coming into I: dipping I into the hill. h% .*--" 'r.^he Harbour Vu |\ .. voruandel," 1 A* lodged CO oul ■'".'..../: [■'.j During the ga ... .'..the cutter \Vangarei drove foul yt& the Lady Ruth, carrying away her bowsprit. The Wangarei continued to draw Jp£ * anchor, and had to be scuttled to prevent her going high and dry.

ONEHUNGA.

Thursday, 3 p.m. The p.s. Phoebe is coming up bar* bour

A ROMANCE OF THE PEERAGE.

The death of the Earl of Ellenborough recalls a romantic and almost forgotten story. Upwards of forty years ago his Lordship was the subject of a good deal of public scandal, as well as of heartless satirical comments in fashionable circles. His first wife, whom he married in 1813, was a daughter of the first Marquis of Londonderry. She died without issue iv 1819, and in 1824 his Lordship took, for his second wife the only daughter of Admiral Digby, a famous old sea captain. She was a lady of exquisite beauty, and only seventeen years of age, r id rejected a not very handsome Earl, whom her friends wished her to marry, but for whom she entertained a strong objection, for the sake of Lord Ellenborough, then in his thirty-fourth year, with whom she fell in love in spite of, or rather, perhaps, partly on account of, his reputation for gallantry, His Lordship was, no doubt, flattered by the undisguised admiration of a beautiful girl budding into woman hood, and seems to have cherished for her an affection sincere, if not very deep. But in a short time both began to see that they had made a grievous mistake. The husband became immersed in his duties as a Minister of State, his amuse ments and the society of his clubs, and the neglected wife fell into the hands of a lady of rank and title, whose previous connection with her husband had given rise to a good deal of scandal, but who had, nevertheless, contrived to preserve her place in fashionable society. In the days of the Regency and the reign of George the Fourth, when the corruption and heartlessness of the Court 1 exercised a most pernicious influence on the morals of " the upper ten thousand," the consequences of an intimacy between a young and beautiful wife and a hardened and spiteful dimirip were a matter of course. Through means of her lord's old flame, Lady Ellenborough. was igj-co/l*"--^. . .^-q^^ v ___js_j^ man attached to the Austrian Embassy in London, and son of the prince who com manded the Austrian continent in the allied army which captured Paris and \ dethroned Napoleon ill 1814. He was not handsome, but distinguished for his wit, his musical powers and his mate grace and gallantry of bearing, but he was utterly heartless and unprincipled. From motives of vanity, rather than affection, he set himself to seduce Lady Ellen borough, and was successful in his villainous scheme. Lord Palmerston, it was reported, made a strenuous effort to save her from ruin, but, unfortunately, his interference came too late, though her seducer remembered it with malignant bitterness to his dying day, aggravated* as it was, by a glance of ineffable disgust which the polished diplomatist and warm hearted English gentleman is alleged to have directed toward the seducer on a memorable occasion. Years afterwards, it is said, that look had well nigh brought ibout a war between the two great aations. The Count began to find London too hot for him, and urged his victim to abandon her husband and follow him to the Continent. She obeyed Mb commands aid sacrificed for his sake every thing tiat made life worth having. The circumstances connected with her ebpcment were very affecting, and made a gjeat noise at the time. She found her wiy to Switzerland and lived by taking in needlework, while her trial was going on in England, and the famous divorce case was pending in the House of Lords. As it was currently believed, with what truth we cannot say, that Lord Ellenborough was not entitled to cast the first stone at his guilty wife, the lady's friends urged her to contest his suit; but she could not be brought to oppose the divorce, and so the cause was left undefended. Her. frimds cherished a faint hope that her secucer would marr^herif she were free,-. ani the Duke of Wellington swore that if the Count failed to do so he should never - set foot again in Britain save as a private peison. His Grace kept his word, as he • alwiysdid, to the 6nd. Her lover, ho#« eve:, had no siich intention^ such a maniage, he said, would rtiin Ms. career in diplomacy, and Ms career was every thing to him. He had recently been • appointed to the Cfourfc of Versailles, and he tyokthe Countess to Paris, where he placed her in obiicure lodgings under a .fefgiied name, and employed her as a meais of getting at the secrets of the youdg attaches of the ministries, to whom he introduced her. He made use of this knowledge with such effect asi greatly to enhwioefiis reputation with his own Court, and tc. _ - '•"; 'is diplomatic;' promotion. After'v aa^-'.* Ufijj which waST a living ■■ a fallen lady \ though . :l, the Count - at length s victim, and . gotritU^": : heartless and vi>*^V Jt£ it: _y ••'• And— his Butz- , , ui6r'.fa7%^ lt ~~~ :*: Bavon r as . tUe knew the vhof ei^gen, of^varia^W^..^*^- , hiw W*S Cll'cumstances,- qua?relleoN, • I « ~r « Pf«pnsequenc6 for H(H, The Baro\ ) .fine-looking, l_inu -icarted man)\V / touched by the grie/ and beauty ofthe Hl<; / used English lady/ offered her his hand. #V ! Sho at firstrefused him, but after a tijfto, I was persuaded ,to accept the gen^ousf v offer of thes Baton, though fran^ «oi#^ a iessing that her heart still beloved to tbe . fy. I man who %d deserted fcer. Such/a (. k | marriage, however, could hardly turn iufc 7 v/| well,' She otaed to a friend that sheieifc/ .'. _I

TOT IVMING BTAU, THTJBSDAY, JUNE 13, 1872



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