SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUBSET : This eTeaic?, C.7. HIGH WATER: This afternoon, s.S3p.ni

STEAMER TO THE THAMES

Enterprise No. 2.. 8 o'clock evening

ARRIVALS.

Prirna Donna, sehooner.JNorria, from Hobart Tovm. Bangatira, s.a., Eenner, from Southern ports. Clyde, schooner, Anderson, from Wangarei.

DEPARTURES.

St. Kilda, s.s., Flowerday, for Wanganui.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Rangatira, from Dunedin—l9 i-ehests tea, Shorton ; 5 ca«es sewing machines, 2 qr.-casks wine, 2 parcels, Combes and Daldy : 30 hhds. ale, Frazer ; 4 circular saws, J. Reid ; 4 cases, Owen and Graham. From Lyttelton—7 cases cheese, 11 ditto bacon, il coi; 15 ditto cheese, Buchanan ;10 ditto ditto, Coup land. From Wellington—2 cases cigars, E. Lusk ;78 tins, 'j keg 3 paint, Macfarlane ; 5 drums naphtha, Col lector of Customs. From Napier—lo bales wool, order.— Combes and Daldy, agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE RANGATIRA.

, The N 7, S.S. Co 's s.s. Eangatira, Captain Ecnner, Uh Wellington at 10.40 a.m. on the 16th -■ arrived at Napier at 4.30 y.m, on the 17th; lett at 12.45 p.m. on the 19th, arrived at Poverty Bay at 1.45 a.m. on the 20th ; left at 5.30 a.m. on the same day ; arrived at Tanranga 7.30 a.m. on the 21st; left at 12.30 p.m., *nd arrived at Auckland at 5 o'clock this morning. Experienced strong ~S.'E. weather, from Wellington to Xapier, thence to Auckland light head winds. Passengers.—Messrs. Adair, Murray, Gennes, Stinton, Cavaghan, Kennedy, Frazer, Edgecombe, McLean, Oatley, Zlley, Graham.

DEPARTURE OF THE NEBRASKA.

The following are the passengers leaving by the Nebraska :—From Melbourne—lst class : Mr Chap man, Mr and Mrs Bowers, Miss White. Steerage : Mis McQueen, Mr» Neill, Messrs. Pease, Henecke Gallagher, Birmingham, Kenneston, Pedrotte O'Conuer. From Otago-lst class : Messrs. B. H. Reinecke, Strachey, Mr. and Mrs. Ehrmann, Mr. Paton, W. L. Simpson. 2nd class :Mr Alexander Lyon, Mr and Mrs McLean and child. Steerage :F. Swatland, T. Russell, T. Tudehope, Charles Gam and three sisters, D. Lynch, Christian Schonsward. From Lyttelton—lst class : Mr James Mackay, Mr and Mrs Ellworthy and three children, Miss Mercy Seckeraon, Mr J. D. Tracey. Mr. Mrs, and Miss Minchin, and v T. STorrie. Steerage : Messrs Robert Jarnieson, George and Frank Dunn. From Wellington—lst class: Mr Bradbury. Steerage : Mrs Soeffing and child. From Auckland—lst class : Messrs. Jas. Watt, E. M Martin Tinsley, G. McLeod, P. Jack, J. G. Har rison, and Mrs. Lobbe. Steerage : H. Curman and T. Sheridan,

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., to-morrow ; City of Melbourne, 25th instant. For Tahiti: Edith, schooner, early. For London : Caduceus, ship, early ; Ka Jloi, barque, early. , . , For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, this afternoon. For Southern ports: Wellington, s.s., to-morrow. For Kaipara: Aurora, schooner, to-morrow. For Levuka.: Julia 'Price, schooner, 2Cth instant. For Rus-xll. Wangarop., and Mangonui : Cornerang, p.s.. 2Gth instant. For Tamunga, Poverty Bay, and Southern Ports: Bangatira, s.s., to-morrow. For Tii"ur:insra : ]'Mnntk-F.s, schooner, to-day. For Napier : Nu v ier. s.s., to-morrow. VESSELS EXPECTED. Nevada, mail steameT, from Honolulu. Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Chatham Islands Wild Duck, ship, from London, sailed 10th December Helciislee, ship, from London (Hailed Jan. 11;. Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed February 1-t Maggie, brig, from Adelaide. Amherst, schooner, from Sydney. Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Ka Moi, barque, from Honolulu Cleopatra,, schooner, from Lyttelton Alpha, schooner, from Newcastle Belle, schooner, from Newcastle W. C. AVentvrorth, barque, from Newcastle Stranger, rsehooner, from Newcastle H.M.S. Eo3ario, from Sydney Stanley, schooner, from Melbourne Amphitrite, schooner, from Sydney Australia, brig, from Sydney Ayr, barque, from Adelaide Phoebe, s.s., from Southern ports Taranaki, s.s., from Southern ports The Tvanlioe, schooner, from jtfangonui, brings 7 tons gum, and Mr. Kose, Mrs. Harrop and child, and Mr. Henderson, passengers.

COMMERCIAL.

JTIOTN-G. The follo-fring are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below : — DIVIDENDS. Cock-a-Doodle .. ..039* Mar 25 BsmkofTokatea ..006 Mar -26 Central Italy .. ..010 Mar 27 Nonpareil 0 2 0 Mar 30 Tookey .. .. .. 010 0 Mar 30 Star of the Thames .. 0 0 C Apl 1 Vale of Avoca .. .. 0 0 3 Apl 3 Quebec .. .; ..006 Apl. 2 Windsor Castle .. ..000 Apl. 2 Golden Calf .. ..020 Apl S Christchurch .. ..003 Apl. p. > Harbour View .. ..010 Apl 6 • John Bull .. ..006 Apl. 0 Ravenstock .. ..003 Apl 7 Moanataiari Union ..010 Apl 8 Queen of May .. ..004 Apl 10 MEETINGS TO COME. Flagship Anchor, Shortland, March 20. Eureka Hill, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 1 p.m.

March 27. Unicorn, Grahamstown, March 28 John o'Oroats, Company's Office, Shortland-street,

Auckland, 3 p.m, March 23 Thistle, Grahamstown, March 30 Scandinavian, Grahamstown, April 2 Whau, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 2 p.m.,

April 2 Coroinandel Beach, Coromandel, April 7. City of Dunedin, Grahamstown, April 9

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under : For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. Per p.s. Nebraska, this day, at 5 p.m. 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 a.m. Tor United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 0 a.m.

Late letters for United States of America, and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of Cd. in addition to the postage, will be received at this office until 11 a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per s.s. Wel lington, this day, at 5 p.m. For Mongonui, per Ivanhoe,, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, etc., per Lady Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Kapanga, per lioyal Alfred, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Sydney and Australian Colonies, per s.s. Hero, on Saturday, 23rd instant, at 11 a.m. Late letters for Sydney" and Melbourne only will be received here till H.i'.oa.m.

For Tanranga, Gisborne, Napier, and Southern pro-

vinccs, per s.s. Kangatira, to-morrow, at 1 p.m. For Gisborne and Napier, per Napier, to-morrow, at 4 p. in

S. B. Biss. Postmaster.

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."

FRIDAY, MA.ROH 22, 1872,

Before commencing the business set down

for to-day at tlio E.M. Court, the Resident Magistrate inquired of counsel engaged in the Waifcakerei East Highway Board cases if the parties were prepared, to tako judgment to-day, or leave it till Monday _ Defendants were willing to have the questions involved settled at once. The judgment was accordingly road, and proved to ,be (contrary to plaintiff's expectation) in favour of the defendant. This caused Mr. J. B, Russell, counsell for plaintiff, to plead that he wa3 unprepared for such a decision ; and would request that the day originally fixed for judgment should be adhered to- After a good deal of argument, his Worship consented to hold over the subject till next Court day for arbitration. He intimated, however, that the delay granted would not alter the decision already arrived at. Mr. Russell said perhaps by that time he would be in a position to decide ■whether or not it was desirable to obtain the opinion of the Chief Justice on the matter.

A correspondent signing himself " Walch man " writes to v? repocting the stonei being supplied from Rangitoto for " the wall in front of the railway embankment at the breakwater." But, if his allegations are true, he should ad dress himself to the agents of Messrs. Brogden or the Groyernment Engineer. If our cor respondent has seen what he states, or can prove it, he should certainly represent the matter in the proper quarter. His letter, if published, would ba terribly libellous.

The HawTces Bay Telegraph has been sounding its own trumpet in the following way : —Advantages of Advertising : Yesterday was illustrated the advantages of advertising. A gentleman, now in this town, advertised in our columns that he had kuittiug machines to dispose of. He yesterday received a money order for £5 53 from Invercargill, with a request to forward one by the first etoamer. The sjstem which many of our business people adopt of koeping goods without an nouncing the fact to the publio is most

puicidal,

The progress of the telegraph to the South ii fast approaching completion, and through communication may be expected before long. In about a fortnight tha camp at the Hikutaia will move forward, lessening the distance still more. We have made arrangements for a daily communication with all parts of New Zealand, and when this is done we shall be able te lay before our readers Southern tele grama every afternoon.

The following is the rota for the week, commencing 2oth instant, at tha Police Court : —Monday, Messrs. W. T. Buckland and A- Clark; Tuesday, Petty Se33iona : —Joseph May, Esq., Chairman; Messr?. Kempthorne, Kenderdine, Mitford, L. D. Nathan, Louia Jfathan, and Newman ; Wednesday : Meisrs Daldy and Dargaville; Thursday, Messrs. Dihvorth and J. Gilfillan ; Gocd Friday, no attendance.

Captain Beekham, ac chairman of the Board of Health, has received a reply to hi* tele gram as to whether Wellington had been de clared an infected port. The reply states tint it haa not, there being no occasion for it, the •hip England lying at the quarantine station five miles from town, and all communication between Soames Island and the mainland cut off

A meeting of ratepayers of the Mount Eden Highway District will be hold on the Bth of April, at the Eden Vine Hotel.

The Auckland Provincial Hospital is gazetted as a place at which a supply of pure vaccine lymph is kept, for the purpose of being furnished to medical practitioners.

The annual soiree in connestion with ths Papakura Presbyterian Church will take place on Thursday next.

The Auckland Alliance Coiaviittee will meet ut the Young Men's Christian Association

rooms this evening.

Mr. Tavares has been playing to good houses in Christchurch, and has been jiined by Signor Donato. Mr. Hopkins and Miss Oolvilla have been playing in the same town, but are about to join Mr. Tavares, and the prices aye to be raised. 'J he following is taken from the Wellington Punt : —Mr. Hoskins has been playing Iticbelieu in Christ church. The Times is disappointed with the impersonation, and ia pronouncing the piece a failure says that the only redeeming feature in the whole performance was the concluding scene in the fourh act, where the wily Cardinal throws the protection of the Church of Kome over Julie. We anticipated, it add?, that De Mail prat would have had a better representative than bofore, but in common with the audience we wore sadly

disappointed

The following additional post«office3 have be^n opened in this province:—Dedwood, Kiriluri, lower Matakana, Ormond, Paer,oa, Tokatea, and Whananaki. The following have boen closed :—Churchill and Waima.

A Liverpool captain writes that last January, after he had left port for New York, cholera broke out on board his ship, and in a short time twenty-seven passengers had died of it, although they were trea'cd accordingly to tho stereotyped remedy pro vided by " the book." The skippor then applied a method of treatment that had been recommended by his predecessor in command, and did not lose another patient on that voyage or since. The remedy was this :—" A tabiespoonful of salt and a. tuble spoonful of red peppar in half a pint of hot water." Ho was himself attacked by a violent cholera, but the medicine carried him through. fie adds—" The medicine acta quickly as an emetic, say in one or two minutes. It brings up a very offensive matter, which sticks liko glue. Provided with thi3 simple receipt I no longer consider the cholera an unmanageable disease."

The Wellington correspondent of the Otar/o Times states that Mr. Burne, the chairman of the N.Z.S.S. Co., wont home by the last .San Francisco steamer, and it is understood that his object is to purchase some London linen-; with the view of disturbing the vory profitable monopoly which Mesgrj. Shaw, Saville, and Co. have for years enjoyed of the direct passenger and cargo traffic between this and London. It is also probable that when at homo Mr. Burne will arrange for the purchase of another steamer, or perhaps have one bujtft especially for the company.

It appears, says a contempjrary, that the •Jews nowhere suffer moro vigorous persecu tion, and are nowhere in moro wretched cir« cuimtinces than in Jerusalem. Tliora, as at Rome, thoy are shut up in a separate quarter, and that the darkest, filthiest section of the city. This quarter is a mero mud cave, lined with mud hovels. The Jews have no Consu' to interfere when they are unjustly treated; if injured, they hare to bear it in silence; if plundered by Arabs they have no hope of recovery. Coming to the laud of promise t 0 to die, many of them are robbed on the way, and all are robbod when they come. Help is continually sont them froii abroad, but none

too much

THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE.

The Cadets belonging to No. 3 Company A.11.8. mustered at the range yesterday for the purpose of competing for sundry prizes; range, 250 yards ; 5 shots. The following are the scores: —W. Dickey, 18 points, lit prize ; E. R. Partington, 14 points, 2nd prize ; E. Moss, 12 points, 3rd prize ; J. Partington, 10 point*, 4-th prize; Blandford, 10 points, sth prize; McOonnell, 10 points, 6th prize ; Pivot, 5 points; T. Fitz, 4 points ; Lublin, 2 points; Pollard, 2 points; Clark, 0 ; Keals, 0.

The Royal, Victoria, and Hobion Companies and the Cad»ts met last evening in the Albert Barracks for battalion drill. The various evolutions that the men were put through were very satisfactorily performed. A march out took place afterwards with the Royal's splendid band at their head.

Tho monthly inspection of th« Royal, Vic toria, and Hobson Companies and Cadsts will take place next Thursday evening in the drill shed.

The monthly parade of the Auckland Rifle Brigade and their Cadets will take place at the Drill-shed this evening, at 7.30 ©'clock. We expect to see a good muster,

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY

Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., E.M, JUDGStEN'T3 FOE PLAINTIFFS.

Porter t. Wilson, good?, £11 16».; W. Farcy t. B. Stableton, £5 16s. 3d.; Vogel t. Craig, subscription, £4 9*. 6d.; Thos. Bojce t. Fredk. E. Bkckmore, balance of account, £1 13s. lid.; Robert Hale t. Blackmore, £2 Oi. 6d., goods; Atkinson v. Beaton, rent, £12; Madden t. Saxille, ungatisted judgment, £9 10i. (to pay 5?. per week) ; Wilson v. Wilson, ditto, £3 12s. (to pay 10s. per w«ek) ; Powell v. Elizabeth Bristow, ss.

ATIJOTTBNED TILL ITBXT COUST-DAT (APBIL 5). Rooke y. Ei-ikine, £3 9* 6d, adjourned a secoud time at the requ*st of defeadant, that he might get proof in writing that the amount had h;en paid at th« Thames a» stated last week. Eobt, Hale v. Chignell.

ADJOUEKBD TOE ONE HO>*TH (APBIL 19). Lusk v. Onyon ; adjourned on application of Mr. Ihorno, in order to 3tttletntnt. Claim, £15 Ba. Bd.

HrrrjLiXLY V. BKiDY.

Mr. Bennett and Mr. Kissling for plaintiff • Mr. Eee* for defendant. Claim £17, for horses, work, <fee. [Left sitting.]

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. Before His Worship the Mayor, and Dr.

J. H. Nicholson, J.P

DEUVKENNES3. Nine drunkards wei-o dealt with according to the nature of their offences.

YAGIUKCY.

Ellen Mahoney was charged with a breach of the Vagrancy Act by being a rogue and a vagabond, with being a common prostitute, and behaving in an indecent manner in Queen street, and with having beon previously con victed a3 an idle and disorderly person, kha wag further charged with using obscene and indecent language. The prisoner pleaded not guilty to all the charge*. Police-constable Connor proved the offencea, which Yere corroborated by another ofßctr.

The priioner denied using the words com plained of, to her knowledge. If she had used them she 3uid she must have been Terr drunk at the time. She accused the con stable of having threatened to tike her on the first opportunity. She pie tded hard to be let off, and made promises of amendment.

The Court fined her £10 and cosls, or in default thereof three months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

Mary Storey was then charged with being a common prostitute and behaving in a riotous and indecent manner in Queen-atroet. She pleaded not guilty. The offence was proved by the Constable. She had previously been discharged with a caution in a similar charge. The Court, sentenced her to three months' imprisonment with bard labour.

THKEATENI^G THK NIGHT SOIL CON'TBACTOn

William Sittton was charged on a warrant with using threatening language towards Able Fletcher, wbereby he fears bodily harm. lie pleaded not gailty, and the prosecutor stated to the Court that he did not wish to pre«s the chargo if the prisoner would conacnt not to mo'est him again. A promise to that effect having been made, the charge was withdrawn, and the parties lelt tha Court.

rSIKG TUREATEN-ING LANGUAGE TO AX

EIU'LOYEtt,

Jainos Filmer wit* charged, on a warrant, with usinjj abusiro language towards Mr. C. B. Elwardi, of the Army and Navy Hotel and with violent conduct likely to load to a breach of the peace. Mr. Joy appeared for the complainant, and • iplaimd that the prisoner wai a servant of Mr. Edwards', and had made use of the language complained of whilo preparing the dinner. He had refused to proceed with his work, and the dinner wus delayed. The object in bringing the charge was that the prisoner might be bound over not to repeat the oifence. Mr. Edwards was sworn, and deposed to the charge. He waa ero3B*oxamined at length by the prisoner. The evidence was corroborated by one of the cooki of the establishment.

The defence wag that the complainant had interfered with the business of the kitchen, nnd had provoked the conduct complained of. On the prisoner promising not to offend again he was allowed to depart.

Thi» concluded the busineis

COROMANDEL.

Bismarck and Fhknch Republic G-.M.C.—The workings upon this mine up to the present consist of a level driven from their boundary to the Tokatea boundary, being a distance of 98 feet, and a perpendicular depth of 90 feet below the Tokatea level. A second level at a depth of 70 feet below the first level, and driven to the Tokatea boundary a distance of 192 feet, and a third level, at a depth of 90 feet below the second level, and driven to the Tokatea boundary, a distance of 360 feet. On Saturday last, when sinking a winze on the side of the range to the low level, and at a distance of 40 feet from their boundary with the Siege of Paris, a leader varying from 12 inches to 30 inches was struck, from which was ob tained about 300 pounds of good speci mens that will run about sdwt. to the pound, and about 5 tons of auriferous quartz that will yield about ooz. to the ton. Whether this is the whole of the leader or not I cannot say; if it be, it is similar to a patch obtained about twelve months since in the Seige of Paris, and which yielded about 100 oxs. of gold. To work this mine machinery will have to be erected on the Kennedy Bay side of the range, it being almost impossible to construct other than at great cost a tramway to the Tokatea tramway level.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The same amusing pieces were performad, last evening at this theatre as on the previous night, and were well received. Mrs. Walter Hill is announced to take a benefit next Tuesday evening.

THE SHAKE MARKET.

MB. J. M. liEITNOX'S BBPOET.

Tiiere was good demand for Caledonian shares this morning ; shares advanced to £25, but afterwards receded and closed with buyers at £21 ; Thames were sold at £5 153 ; All Nations, £4 10s ; Buinarck, 16s to 18s 6d. Buyers : Caledonian, £21; Thames, £5 10s ; Bismarck, 18i; Tokatea, £2 17a 6d. Sellers : Caledonian, £21 10s; Thames, £5 10sj All Nations, £4 10s,

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FEOil OUB OTO COERESPOXDESTT.)

Una Crushing.

New Year's Gift Trial Crush-

ing

Disgraceful proceedings at the Soiree last night".

GraAHAMSTOWJS", March 22, 3 p.m. The Una has obtained 92 ounces 16 dwts. from 120 tons of stuff.

The New Year's Gift have had a trial crushing of 1 ton. The yield is 2 ounces.

Caledonian shares arc in good de mand. There is nothing new in the

mine.

At tlu Mechanics' Institute soiree last night the Eev. Mr. Buller was hooted and interrupted while speaking, in consequence of his speech at the Bible Society's meeting and his letter in the Advertiser. Otherwise the affair was a great success. His Honor the Superintendent presided.

IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.

In Hot Pursuit of Te Kooti

Two Parties Hemming Him

Government Land Sale at

Nailer.

Napieb, March 21, 3 p.m

Important despatches have been received to-day. They state that Te Kooti with seven people came out on Friday last on to the coast near Nuhaki.

Eopata is in pursuit. Ferris' party are coining behind. Te Kooti is now in the bush behind Nuhaka. Both parties are watching for him.

At the Government land sale at Napier to-day £8,000 were realized.

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT THE BLUFF.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM

TO THE STAB

Via Kati Kati,

Alabama Excitement Abated

WOOL ADVANCED

ASSASSINATION

E .AHL

MAYO.

BLUFF.

March 21

The s.s. Alhambra has arrived with, the English Mail. Amongst the pas sengers by her is Mr. Cracroft Wilson. Dates from London to Januaary 26.

GALLE.

February 22

The Alabama excitement has abated. No rupture apprehended,and a friendly solution hoped for.

Earl Mayo, Viceroy of India, has been assassinated at Andaman Island.

The Queen ill her speech promised a bill for the suppression of the slave trade.

Wool has further advanced two pence.

The labor market continues dis oganised, workmen increasing in their demands.

It is rumoured that Childers will shortly be appointed to the presidency of the Board of Trade.

An extensive seizure has been made at Limerick of forged Bank of Ireland notes.

In the Tichborne case Sir John Coleridge's speech has extended over 2-1 days; still unfinished. Evidence tends to show claimant to be Arthur Orton.

Messrs. Fitzherbert, Vogel, and Wallcott have been created com manders St. Michael and St. George.

March 2,

The English Government are con fident that the provisions of the treaty of Washington exclude extravagant claimes.

The Times admits that the American construction of the treaty places Eng land in an embarrassing position, but recommends Government to consider American claims. .

Bismarck offers to mediate between the two countries.

Lord Kemberley has refused, the viceroyship of India.

Lady Mayo has been created a peeress in her own right. It is proposed to erect a church in Norfolk Island of Bishop' Patteson,

A large consumption of Australian meat continues.

Five steamers are offering first-class passage through the Suez Canal for

£25

A banquet has been given to Mr. Verdon with great success. The Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Man chester were present

Mr Charles Cowper and Mr. Verdon hare been knighted.

The Ballot Bill has passed a second reading in the House of Commons by a large majority. A reduction of one million in the army estimates has been promised.

The King of Spain has refused to accept the resignation of his Ministry. The Cortes has been dissolved and elections fixed.

SHIPPING.

London". Arrived—Excelsior from Auckland, "William Davie, from Dunedin.

Sailed —Dover Castle, Helenslee, "Warwick and Thames. Seven vessels are loading for New Zealand.

COMMERCIAL.

Exports for the month reached £1,000,500, showing a decline of £103,200. The exports to New Zea land show an increase of £53.300.

The wool market shows great achvity. Private demands for con sumption are unabated

Stocks are low, though a further advance of prices is expected. At Liverpool, sales opened at an ad vance of 2d.

Money is plentiful. Bank notes 3 percent. Dividends declared on Union Bank shares at 13 per.cent.

New Zealand Trust, 10 per cent. ; New Zealand Loan, 12.j per cent. Business has been done in Australian Securities, New Zealand Consolidated, fives, 103 ; sixes, 1890, 112$ co 113.

Tallow firm. Good business doing iii mutton ; 45s to 48s Gd.

Beef. 45s to 465. Hides in moderate demand.

New Zealand hemp in good demand. Stock almost exhausted, price 30s. per ton; an advance on last quotations.

Wool sales opened on the Blh Feb. 113,000 bales catalogued. A crowded attendance, and bidding spirited. A rise of 2d. was established.

CALCUTTA.

February S. The Viceroy, after concluding an inspection of the convict settlement at Port Blair, Andaman Island, when about to embark in a launch to proceed to the ship Glasgow, was stabbed twice in the back by an assassin who broke through the guard in the darkness. The Viceroy fell, or jumped into the water, and was picked up, but died before reaching the ship. He never spoke intelligibly after receiving the wound. The assassin, named Shere Ali, was undersentenceof imprisonment for life for murder, but had obtained a ticket of-leavG for good behaviour. Lord Napier left Ceylon for Calcutta, and is acting as A riceroy. The only reason the assassin gave for the murder was that God had ordered him to kill the enemy of his country. When sentence of death waa passed he appeared triumphant.

THE MAIL SERVICE.

PEOPOSALS ENTEKTAINED

AGBEEMENT SIGNED

CONCESSIONS PBOMISED

MELBOURNE

March 14

Messrs. Vogel and Webb have further interviewed the G-overnment on the subject of postal arrangements with Victoria and New Zealand.

The proposals as modified have been favorably entertained. The details will not be made public till sub mitted to parliament.

An agreement has been signed between the contracting parties.

Messrs. Vogel and Webb were en tertained at dinuer at Scott's Hotel. The principal representatives of the com mercial and shipping interests were

present,

The Commissioners of Customs have promised the delegation further con cessions in reference to Customs drawbacks.

The regulation will facilitate inter colonial trade.

The Fiji cannibals, lately arrived from Levuka, are to be exhibited at the Theatre Eoyal to-morrow, Monday and Tuesday even ings next. They have been giving exhibitions at the Thames. The troupe comprises relatives of some the moat noted man-eaters, mountain devils, and cannibals on th» islands.

A meeting of the Yacht Club will be held this evomng at the Thames Hotel.

CORRESPONDENCE.

<SfW« do not hold ourselves responsible for tk* opinions expressed by our correspondents.

WHERE IS THE INSPECTOR OF WEIGHTS?

To the Editor of the Evsniito Stab. Sib, —I like a jood joke, and sometimes a practical one. What think you of this ?' I potted a letter this morning, which I most carefully weighed in two scales, arid foundiit under the half ounce ; on putting it into a spring balance hung outside the Post-office it appeared at least one-eighth of an ounce over wtight. Ts this getting money under false pretoncee, or is it only a joke ?

lam, &,c, Julius.. [It bear* more membiance to the former than the latter in our opinion,—tEd. JE.S.y

THE LATE SUNDAY PARADE.

To the Editor of the Eroruro- Stab,

Sip.,—Permit me to correct a mistake into which your correspondent " Truth" has fallen ia his letter in yesterday's Star, where he uses the following language: "It i Yil always a practice when the troops we^e in garrison here to play very lively airs goi \to the English church, and if St. Patrick". v ~ happened to fall on a Sunday, the military band invariably selected the mo»t rollicking Irish airs, or such as wa3 played by the band that preceded the Hobson Company. On a recent occasion exactly the same thing was done ly the Scottish Company without a word of com ment from this virtuous witer." ("Enquirer" in a previous issue). If " Trath" were conversant with the fact?, or with the usages of Scotland, he would be aware that by such customs the Scottish Company were prohibited from play ing .to Church, and that therefore their "piperi" simply marched at the head of their corps ; and it was only at midnight, after the New Year bad been duly " rung in," thai the " skirl" of the Higland bagpipes could be heard in our streets. In Scotland this usage applies to the regiments of the line as -well ai Volunteer corps. I have Been Scottish and Irish regiments lying in garrison at G-lasgow, and on all occasions when attending Divine service the bands simply marched at th« head ot their respective regiments.

As to the particular incidents under discui sion I do not think anybody can complain of the Hobson Company celebrating the anniver sary of Ireland's patron saint by a Church parade, It was a very fitting and proper method of doing so. But apart from the question of good taste, which to my mind ig sufficiently obvious, it was but a poor method of manifesting nationality while marching en route past the various Protestant Churches, thronged with worshippers, to din into their ears, on 3uch a day and at such an hour, "St. Patrick's Day" and "Molly Asthore." To say the least of it it was a blunder. That Irishmen can, if they choose, honour their nationality in a becoming and creditable man ner the demonstration o^ Monday sufficiently proves. Candour compels me to acknowledge that so far a3 respectability, good order, and decorum are concerned the affair of Honiay would have done no discredit to the sons of St. George or St. Andrew. Yours, &c, OB3EBVEB.

March 21, 1872.

MAHURANGI AND VINELAND.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sib, —The attention of the public was on a recent occasion specially directed in jour pnper to the agricultural prosperity of th« settlement of Mahurangi in the north. Thero industrious and skilful agriculturist! have shown to the rest of the province that middling, and even poor land, can be profit ably worked.; can be brought into a high state of fertility by a moderate outlay of capital. It is worthy of notice that Mahurangi is a strong, hold of Aliiance principles in the north ; that there no are Ibss than thirteen (13) members of the New Zealand Auxiliary- of the U.K.A. in that district, including a clergyman, the schoolmaster, and a gentleman of good position and independent mean?. They all subscribe to its funds to enabla the society to carry out its object, thus giving an unmistakable proof of their faith and hope in its principles. Though the amount of their subscriptions be not larg.=>, still it serves to show their good in tention and desire to see the cause prosper. If the other friends of permissive licensing iv the province would imitate their example, and subscribe a mite —one shilling per annum or upwards —they would increase the working power of the Alliance. Mahurangi, on a small scale, seems to bear a very strong resemblance to Vineland, in the State of New Jesey, America, on a much larger scala. Vineland is a young settlement in that State, consisting of about 11,000 inhabitants. The soil there, naturally the most sterile, and formerly known as " The Jerasy Barrens," on that aa count has been converted iato fruitful fields and gardens by the skill and persevering industry of the settlers. In Vineland the principles of the U.K. A. are in the ascendant. There the people do under sanction of law what the settlers in Mahurangi would fain do too if they could conveniently ; that is, prohibit the sale of liquor entirely within their borierj. They will not hear of one public drinkery in Yineland, and threaten to lynch any fellow they catch selling it. The consequence is not only improve i and fertile land, but the entire abseHce of almost all serious crimes with their attendant expenses and troubles, and "no fires" also. What fools and simpletons the people of Auckland mast be to submit to be ruled by liquor dealers and their abettors at such a cost when we have the eximple of Vineland to in struct and guide v?. Auckland, with * popu lation hardly equal to six times that of the settlement of Vineland, spends about twenty two thousand a-year on account of crimes and pauperism, principally the fruit of the public house. The sum spent in Vineland for these purposes is merely nominal, and hardly worth -naming. For further particulars respecting this interesting place see " Graham's Tem perance Guide," 1870.

I am, &c.,

J. Wood,

" Captain I'll be no more ; But I will eat, and drink, and sleep, as soft • As Captain shall." All's Well that Ends Well— Act 4 ; scene 3.

To the Editor of the Evening- Stib,

Sib, —Out of the many peculiarities to be seen in the United States the prevalence of mili tary titles amongst the citizens ha 9 b«en a fruitful Eource of amusement to British travellers, who havo not failed to make con siderable capital therefrom. In that country nearly all the postmasters and landlord* of hotels are "Colonels," and the designation of lawyer ia almost synonymous with that of " General."

The time ha 3 arrived however when ifc is not necessary to travel out of Her Majesty* dominions to see this practice so universally adopted. The North Island of this colony will compete with the States in the extraor dinary partiality of the citizens for titles, though with the inode*ty characteristic of Britons the New Zealanders are content with being "Captains" or " Majoi'3." It i» not only persons of a warlike disposition who exhibit this propensity, fur there are Terr^ few institutions in this city, at leist, w *jp do not possess a "Captain." Many a1 ;• »*9 opinion that these titles should be ( „" " assumed when their possessors are on &,,*■' that is, if they have any ; but on reflection even the most obtuse will see how pleasant it nauab be on going to a Government' Office to be received by a "Major," or should any one want a nobbier, or a pair of boots, or oven a pump made, the man for his money is a "Captain," and how gratifying th« humility which prompts such distinguished persons to undertake such very ordinary

dsties. Of course captains in Her Majesty's naval and military lervicos are rather disgustad that the title which distinguishes their rank in the Imperial service should be so vary, very com mon i but after all this must ba set down to a dog in the manger foaling, and acoordiagty i 0 treated,

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1872.

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