SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

DEPARTURE.

Taranaki, s.s., AVheeler, from Southern ports

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Enterprise No 2, 9 o'clock Duke of Edinburgh, 8 o'clock

PORT OF AUCKLAND

SUNSET This evening, 4.53. HIGH AVATER: This afternoon, 5.20

[ARRIVALS.

Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, from Bay of Islands Merlin, schooner, from Biy of Islands

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Kaipara : Aurora, schooner, to-day For Southern Ports : Taranaki, steamer, to-morrow For AVangarei, &c. : Clyde, schooner, and Sovereign of

the Seas, cutter, to-day For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Whitiangi, Tauranga, and Opotiki: Southern

Cross, steamer, 22nd inst. For Sydney and Melbourne : Alexandra, to-morrow

Hero, steamer, 27th instant For Kaipara : Cleopatra, schooner, to-morrow For Russell and the North: Comerang, steamer, to-

day For Mahurangi and the Hot Springs: Lady Bowen,

steamer to-day For Southern Ports, via Napier : Nebraska, steamer,

on arrival For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, Sth prox. For Melbourne : Tower Hill, brig, to-day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 Coronilla. ship, from London. Sailed March 22 Celestial Queen, ship, from London. Sailed April 2o Countess of Kintore, ship, from London City of Auckland, ship, from London Thames, barque, from Wellington Novelty, barque, from Sydney Edith, schooner, .from the South Seas Hero, steamer, from Sydney Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle Camille, barque, from Newcastle Briton, barque, from Newcastle Nebraska, mail steamer, from Honolulu July 15 . Mary Grant, brig, from AVarrnambool Queen, schooner, from Rorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka

Due

It will be seen from our telegrams that the_ screw steamer Southern Cross left Tauranga this morning for Auckland. She may be expected carlO to-morrow. The schooner Merlin arrived in harbour this morn Ing from Rus.-ell with a cargo of coals.' The screw steamer Alexandra is announced to sail positively to-morrow for Sydney and Melbourne. The schooner Amaranth has cleared Russell in ballast

The schooner Anne Moore has cleared for Dunedin via AVhangapoju .

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— £ >. d.

MEETINGS TO COME. Union Steam Saw Mill, Shortland street, Auckland, July 20 Watchman, Grahamstown, July 221 Fanny, Queensferry Hotel, Auckland, July 22, 3 p.m. Celt, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m., July 21 Launceston, 74, Qeeen street, Auckland, 3p.m., July 23 Twenty-third of June, Grahamstown, July 23 Middle Star, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 2 p.m.'

June 23 Guildhall, Grahamstown, July 23 Number One, OJrahamstown, July 24 Auckland Gas Company, Company's office, 2 p.m.

July 24 Apollo, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 4 p.m. July 24 Auckland Whaling Company, Insurance Buildings,

Auckland, noon, July 25 El Dorado, Company's Office, Shortland street, Auck-

land, 3 p.m., July 25 Inverness, Insurance' Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m.

July 26 Californian, Grahamstown, July 20 Golden Calf, Grahamstown, July 2C Red, White, and Blue, Grahamstown, July 26 Lion, Grahamstown, July 26 Coliban, Grahamstown, July 2G Thames, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m,

July 29 Nonpareil, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m.

July 30 Morning Star, Grahamstown, July 30 Durham Ox, Grahamstown, July 30 American Eagle, Grahamstown, July 31 Little Anglo, Company's office, Wyndham street Auckland, 4 p.m., July 31 Overland Route, Grahamstown, August 9

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails wtxi, Close as Under

For Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m. and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m.

For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, etc., per Lady Bowen, on Saturday, 20th instant, at 10 a.m. For Whitianga and Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Monday, 22nd instant, at 3 p.m. For Napier and Southern provinces, per Nebraska, six hours after arrival Mails for the undermentioned places per s.s. Alexandra . will close as under—For India, China, Continent of . Europe, etc., to-morrow at noon. For the United p: Kingdon, via Suez, to-morrow at 1 p.m. For the ' United Kingdom, via Brindisi, to-morrow at 1.30 g p.m. For tlie Australian Colonies, to-morrow at 1 !; p.m. For' money orders and registered letters for the above places at noon. Late letters for the Australian Colonies will be received until 5 p.m. S. B. Biss. Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

n DAVIDSON.-On July 14, at her residence Beach Grahamstown. the wife of Mr Ralph Davidson of a son IIAI.I.ATI

-On June 21"), at her residence, Remuera,

the wife of Alfred Hallatt of a son Kenny.—On June 17, at Ngaruawahia, the wife or

Sub-Inspector Kenny of a son MclNNEk—On July 1, at Kirkton, Ivaurihohore, the wife of Mr Roderick Mclnnos of a daughter Sloank- On July 18. at the Queen's Ferry Hotel, Vulcan Lane, Mrs Walter Sloane of a daughter. Usher—On July 12, at Mount Albert, the wife of

Mi T. Usher of a son Dickey.—On July 10, at her residence, City Road, the of Mr John Dickey of a son.

MARRIAGES

Banks—Wiseman.— On July 17, at Shortland street by the Rev. A. Macdonald, Malcom Banks to Jessie Wiseman, both of Auckland *._.,_• Minetti—Howard.— On July 18, at St. Patricks Cathedral, by the Rev. Father AValtor McDonald, Thomas Minetti to Mary Brassington, both ol Auckland.

DEATH.

C.alt. UTOHF.n.—On July I:'., at Tararu, Mary.jwiie oi James GaUaugher, late of Onehunga, aged 45 years.

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

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 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.

As will be seen from telegraphic intelligence received from Wellington, Mr. O'Rorke has given notice of motion on a subject of great local interest to this city. It is to the effect that Government House in Auckland should be devoted to the purposes of the. New Zealand University. This institution which has been living in a state of vagabondage since its birth is sadly in want of a local habitation, and there are few who do not admit that until it presents some outward and visible sign of its existence in the form of a building in which its central operations may proceed, it will con tinue to be practically regarded as a myth, and will fail to attract any very particular attention. At present, we say it with all respect, the New Zea land University is invested with an air ;of ridicule, and we question if the possessor of one of its degrees weuld not be disposed to put the light under a bushel. The membra disjecta of its controlling authority are to be picked up in all sorts of out of-the way places from the plains of Canterbury to the picturesque retreats of theßay of Islands, andthe only senti ment on which it seems to have power to operate is the selfish money grubbing propensities of its students. A certain amount of money compensation for a certain amount of grinding will of course have an influence of a kind ; but the New Zealand student's feelings towards his " alma mater" must be those of the baby whose first impulses of filial affection are developed by suction, rather than those sacred, tender, elevating emotions that bind the youth to his mother with ties that are un severable even by the hand of death. The only embodiment of the New Zealand University that ever greets northern eyes is the person of Mr Hugh Carl ton ; and however we may try to work up the appropriate emotions we utterly fail in being able to realise in him any semblance to the noble cloisters and academic shades, the memory of which is sufficient to fire up the old shrivelledheart of thequondam student. And however we may regard him as a walking cyclopaedia of classic literature, especially with his Greek Testament in his pocket, our imagination "busts" when we try to idealise him as the New Zealand University. Eeally the time has come when this University should cease its wanderings and pitch its tent, and set to the noble work of education. And of all positions we venture to say it can find none more appropriate than the beau tiful pile of buildings heretofore occu pied as Government House. Mr. O'Eorke, with a prudence that does him infinite credit, makes provision for the restoration of Auckland's fallen greatness, and the re-establishment of our vice-regal court. We do not know if this is intended for mild sarcasm, or to tickle the fancy of the " Auck land men" in the House ; but if Parliament raises insuperable obstacles in the matter of a guarantee of £10,000 for building a future Govern ment House, we trust Mr. O'Eorke will not be obdurate. We venture to say that the head-quarters of the New Zealand University placed in Govern ment House would confer more practical good on the community than any social influences likely to arise from basking in the mild beams of j vice-regal splendour; and we do most | heartily wish that this fine building

and its pleasant grounds nlay yet be associated in the memories of young New Zealand Avith the dawning on its mind of science, art and literature.

We are exceedingly glad to learn to day that Mr Floyd has started for the Manukau Heads for the purpose of fixing upon the route for a line of telegraph connecting the Heads with Auckland. We need not say what an advantage this line of telegraph will be to the commerce of our eastern and western harbours, and the wonder is that it should have been so long neglected. As it is intended that the work should bo immediately proceeded with, and the northern line is already under way, Auckland will very shortly derive many advantages from its admirable position of which it has hitherto been de-

prived.

We wish to call the attention of our contemporary the Daily Southern Cross to the fact that we are aware of their " cabbagiug" our telegrams without acknowledgment. Up to the time of our last remarks on tho subject the mode was to head them " per Greviile's Telegraph Company," leaving readers to believe that they subscribed to that agency instead of cutting them out of the previous evening's Star. The plan now appears to be to palm them off as from their " own corres pondent.". Do they for one instant suppose that we are not aware of the fact that their " own" Welling correspondent is to be found in Auckland dishing up his telegrams from the Stak ? To this we chal lenge denial, and we challenge our contemporary to produce the original telegrams containing the following para graphs : —" New Zealand contributed ouly £2,723 to the Suez mail subsidy last year. —Brogden's navvies are now quietly at work on the Picton railway.—A man named Whitaker has escaped naked from Napier Hospital," Every man is aware that we are all apt to make mistakes, and when wc state that yesterday in the hurry of business wo mistook a figure in giving the New Zealand share of the Suez mail for 1871, which mistake was care fully copied in this morning's Cross, the public will well understand that there is truth in our remarks. We, however, ask our contemporary to produce the original telegi'am, or else in future to honestly state from what source the telegrams are taken,

Some very nice looking stone is on view at the office of Mr Mowbray, said to have boen taken from a claim held by a party of miners under the name of the Key of Waikoromiki.

We learn that on an examination of the books it is found ' that the following geutlemen have been members of the Mechanics' Institute for fifteen years or upwards, and are therefore honorary members of the Institute for life in accordance with the resolution passed at the annual meeting last Saturday night:— Colonel Balneavis, Messrs JohnDiddams, A Buckland, James George, Thomas Henderson, P A Philips, William Swan son, Thomas Russell, R F Porter, George Vincent, F Whitaker, and W Outhwaite.

A meeting of journeymen bakers is annnounced to be held on Saturday even ing, at eight'o'clock, at the British hotel.

We shall have much pleasure in pub lishing to-morrow the letter of " A True Irishman" relative to party enmities and strife among the sons of Erin in this free young land of their adoption.

We beg to call attention to the lecture to-night at the Young Men's Chiistian Asssociation Kooms. The subject is " The revision of the English version of tho Now Testament." The lecturer will be the Eight Eev. Dr Cowie, Bishop of Auckland. We hope to see a good attend ance.

We have seen a live sheep that by a singular malformation possesses Gre legs. It is a curious spectacle, and we under stand that it will be on exhibition to morrow on the Market-square.

A delay has occurred at the Police Court each day this week in conse quence of no magistrate being summoned to attend. The reason appears to be in consequence of Mr Cunningham daily expecting that his worship the Mayor would sit, not having heard to the contrary since Monday. We aro informed that Mr Philips has been suffering during the week from the effects of re-vaccination.

Mr George Staines will address the ratepayers to-night at the Carlton Academy, Hobson-street.

Dr Carr will give (by particular request) another entertainment at the Prince of Wales Theatre this evening, prior to his departure for the Thames and Coromandel. He will also give a seance at Onehunga, in the Institute on Saturday (to-morrow)

evening

The annual meeting of shareholders in the Thames Goldmining Company is fixed for the 29th Jinst., after which an extra ordinary meeting will be held for the purpose of considering certain resolutions in reference to the articles of association and the powers of directors.

The annual meeting of ratepayers of the Grafton Road Highway District took place last evening at St David's school-room. The accounts were passed and a penny rate struck. Messrs E Wayte, G P Pierce, Hay, Edwards and White were elected trustees for the ensuing year, and a vote of thanks passed to the old trustees. At a special meeting held afterwards a motion for a farthing lighting rate ,was negatived.

The usual monthly meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon. The following new members were elected :—Messrs Ryan, Bell, George Thorne, J E Wayte, and Dr Campbell. A discussion took place on the subject of recommending the Government to iicence batteries and to place them under the surveillance of the police. A motion to this effect was carried unani mously.

The Victoria Company of Eifle Volun teers assembled last night for their weekly parade. The usual monthly inspection will take place on Thursday evening next.

The usual monthly inspection of the Hobson Company took place at the Drill shed last evening. There was a good muster, and the appearance of the men gave every satisfaction. s

A meeting of the;Auck -p.o Royal Cavalry Volunteers will be held, this evening in the Drill-shed, at eight o'clock, for the purpose of handing over, the capitation money.

The monthly inspection of the Auckland College Cadet Corps will take place this afternoon, at four o'clock, in the Drill shed.

The annual meeting of the members of No. 1 (City) Company Auckland Rifle Brigade will be held at eight o'clock this evening, in the Drill-shed. The business of the meeting will be to receive and pass accounts for the past year, and elect sub-lieutenant and non-commissioned officers for the Company. A full attend ance is requested.

CORRESPONDENCE

—■ ♦ [AYe are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.!

AN EDUCATION PETITION.

To tbe Editor of tbe Evening Stab.

Sic, —A presumed reverend has inserted in the Cross the words of a petition he bas concocted for presentation to the New Zealand General Assembly, and which, per announcement, lay for signature at the City Hall last Sunday. I hope that he will not find that he has dupes on bis trail. Said petition begins with the heretical assertion or assumption that it is the duty of the temporal government to educate, " morally," and it finishes by deprecating drill at school (which may be of itself a proper denunciation) for the alleged heretical reason that all war is wrong; whereas the christians say, only, all aggressive, or unnecessary, or dishonorable war. Some of us have cautiously come to the conclusion that Government should confer upon all and every one the mechanical instruments of education—reading, writing, and cipher ing ; and that such gift, implying poverty in the recipients, may fairly be, in the interest of the community, compulsory. But not "educate" morally; no, no; this would necessarily imply sec tional division and subdivision of the people to start with, and a conse quent vast addition to the machinery and the expense. There is no possibility of evading this the absolutely inevitable. The word educate must not be flippantly employed. And to assume that Govern ment should educate morally is a destruc tive concession. It is veritably and liter ally a big, pregnant word, educate. As most of the foregoing is by design of a negative character, it my be asked, What and how about the positive ? Well, now, whereas it is here set forth, negatively, that it is not the high prerogative, nofr the difficult duty of the secular government to educate " morally," we affirm decisively, and postively it is the imperative bounden duty in simple justice of parents ; and, these failing, the prerogative and province of tho benevolent Christian church.—l am, Sec, W, E. Sadleh.

GREEN HARP.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sir, —There may be reasons for preserving an incognito which the person who wrote the lotter for Mr. Eugene O'Reilly seeni3 to be unaware of. For instance the loss of prestige in (intending at all to a correspondence with any one virtually under arrest on a criminal charge. As for the accusation of being a pottroon and a sneak, the source from which such a charge comes is its own refutation, and the alternative remains as before, viz., either Mr. O'Reilly was himself deceived, or he deceived others. —I am, &c, Sckipiana.

THE BISMARCK.

To the Editor of the Evexino Stab. Sic, —Will you kindly give room to the following few lines about the Bismarck crushing case. The reports in the Southern Cross and the Coromandel Mail being partly ac variance with the evidence adduced, and not explicit enough, I beg to state that Mr. Dob3on, the mine manager, has been requested to publish tho true fects of the case, with which request he will according to his state ment comply at once through tho medium of to-morrow's Coromandel Mail, being disgusted with the incorrectness of these reports him golf._R. F. Luk.

Auckland, July 19, 1572

PAPAKURA HIGHWAY DISTRICT

The annual meeting of ratepayers of above district was held on Wednesday, in the school-house, Papakura Valley. Not withstanding the rather unpropitious weather and muddy roads, there was a pretty fair turn out of ratepayers, both in person and1 by proxy, but more especially the latter, several of those present, who had just been added to the district, exercising the' "full number of proxies. Mr Gladding, Papatoitoi, was called on to preside. The accounts of the late Board were read and adopted ; Messrs J. Muir and R. White were elected scrutineers. It was proposed that no rate be levied until the district be altered to what it was lately. Mr McLaughlin, Papatoitoi. who appeared in this instance to act as the moutp-piece of some of his neighbours, asked who it was that pro posed the recent alteration of the district, when the late chairman of trustees in formed the meeting that it was Mr C Clow who first proposed it. Thcso ratepayers on tho western side of Great South Road were very much dissatisfied at being in the district, and it was proposed and seconded that a petition be got up to His Honor the Superintendent requesting him to re-amend the boundaries of this district, and that in petitioning as they had done the late trustees had not acted in accord ance with tho general view of the body of ratepayers, nor yet for the benefit of the district. It was agreed that the rate be an acreage rate. One penny por acre and three pence per acre were both pro posed, and the former* viz., one penny per acre carried by a largo majority. The following gentlemen wero then nominated and voted for as trustees with the following result: —Messrs Mc'Laughlin, 56 votes j Messrs Cruickshank, 73 votes ; Messrs Gladding, 97 ; Messrs P. Donovan, jun., 57 votes ; Messrs W- C. Clifford, 70 votes; Messrs Reid, 53; Messrs Middleton, 47; Messrs Clew, 35, the first five of whom wero declared duly elected. A vote of thanks to the Chair man ended the proceedings. The chair manship was lying between Messrs Gladding and Cruickshank, and Mr Mc'Laughlin was chosen as treasurer. ; A Ratepayer.

TELEGRAPHIC

OltOH OHB OWtf COItttESPOtfHENT)

The Moanatairi. —Rich Pind.

Great Excitement.—-Kush for

Shares.

Inverness. — Splendid Speci-

mens.

Prince Imperial Crushing.

Public Meeting.

GRAHAMSTOWN

2 p.m

The Moanatairi has got some rich gold in the new lode found Avhilst driving on the cross-cut in the Kuranui tunnel to meet No 9 lode. The stone is showing gold right through. The find has created some excitement, and there is a rush for shares, which have been sold at £Q. The Inverness has a fine show of specimens from the upper stopes and main level. -, . The Don Pedro has gold m the rise. The Prince Imperial has crushed 50 tons and the return is 43 ounces. At a large public meeting held last night, on the Education Question, a small majority was in favor of secular-

ism. The matter was fully discussed, and a resolution carried to the effect that the responsibility for religious educa tion ought to rest on the clergy.

Prospecting at Tauranga.

TAURANGA. Friday, 10 a.m. The steamer Southern Cross sailed for Auckland this morning.

1 p.m. The folloAving is a list of the passen o-ers by the Southern Cross which sailed at six this morning for Auck land :—. Messrs. Talbot, Bennett, Sherrock, Moller, White, and Ryder. Messrs Anderson and Moon, who have been prospecting at Kaimai, ha\-e been stopped. The natives will not permit them to proceed till the return of the Com missioner.

The Grain Market.

Precautions against Small-pox.

CHRISTCHURCH

Friday, 3 p.m

In the grain market there is no im provement. A few sales have beenmade at from is Sd; barley, 4s 10d; inferior oats are moving freely at 2s. Pro visions are in request. Butter, 9idto 9 lrd ; cheese scarce, 5d to s£d; hams and bacon, 7d to 7|d per lb,: "" Jfrecautions against small-pox are being taken, and stringent regulations imposed on watermen. Re-vaccination is being carried out. '•'- -' "■

Rumored Resignation of Coutrell.

The Brig 'Our Hope' Ashore at

Oamaru.

DUNEDIN

Thursday, 3.25 p.m

It is rumored that Coutrell resigns his seat for Caversham owing to ill health.

OAMARU.

Thursday, 3 p.m

Eearful gale blowing to-day. The brig Our Hope, belonging to . Mel bourne, has parted from her cable, and driven in abreast of the gap. She can not work out to sea now being too close in shore.

It is very doubtful if she will be able co ride out the gale with one anchor. She has the Waitaki bridge iron girders on board.

Wreck of the Schooner Alice.

NAPIER,

10.30 am

The schooner Alice during the gale yesterday was driven ashore north of Porangahau river. Tho vessel is reported to be a total wreck. No lives lost.

Parliamentary.

WELLINGTON,

July 19, 12.32 p.m

In the Upper House yesterday, Captain Baillie's motion, regretting the Government had not appointed a representative to the Upper Ilouse, was agreed to. Mr Hart said that the uncertain health of the gentleman to whom the seat in the Upper Ilouse was offered prevented the Government from being represented. Mr Mantell said that the real ob stacle was the uncertain health of the Government, not of the gentleman to whom the seat was offered.

In the Lower House Mr Eox moved, and Mr Stafford seconded, that an address be prepared congratulating the Queen on the recovery of the Prince of Wales.

Tho following Bills were read for the fir^t time :—Public Health, Permanent Officers' Salary, Drawbacks, Public Trust Office, Life Assurance, Tram way.

Luckie, in a weak speech, moved $ reply to tho Governor's address. Bheehp,n seconded the motion iij m

excellent speech, andjcarefully "guarded himself agaiust supporting the Govern ment. At the close of his address he was loudly cheered. 'Stafford said that the Governor's speech so studiously avoided debate abie grounds that the Opposition could really raise no issue. The address was then agreed to. Hall has not joined the ministry. The opposition is believed to be powerful, "and a re-construction pro bable. •

THE ADDRESS IN REPLY

[Prom to-day's Herald.']

WELLINGTON".

Thursday, July 18, 7.25 p.m. Tha Life Assurance Bill will extend to all policies those advantages now only enjoyed by holders in the Government office, and will provido a system of auditing the accounts of Insurance Companies generally. MrLuckie moved the address in reply to the G-overaor's speech. He spoke at con siderable lengtb,warmly eulogising the native policy of the Government and its administra tion. He enlarged in terms of satisfaction on the several topics mentioned in the speech. Mr Shaeban seconded the address, but ex pre^ly guarded himßelf against being sup posed, in consequence of doing so, a thorough supporter of the Government. To such support he would not pledge himself. He admitted the great services of the Defence Minister. but warned him positively that there existed under the apparent tranquility of the native mind a spirit of disaffection more dangerous than open rebellion. The natives, he main tained, had never been fairly treated ; while those who made themselves troublesome were petted and rewarded ; those who remained loyal were neglected. He was not, however, altogether disposed to blame the present. Government for the great' distrust and un easiness which now existed in the native mind J with regard to the position of their lands. With respect to the policy of the Government, he would, if a member of the House, have opposed it when initiated, but was now prepared to support the Government in carrying it out.. He blamed the Government, however, for a Want in perseverance in not pushing on the public works d uring the recess, and strongly advocated Ihe handing over the administration of public works to the several provincial authorities. He would leave immigration in the hands of the General Government, providing the immigrants were fairly distributed over the colony. He warmly urged upon the Government the practice of eoonomy in their general administration, and would support them if their promises in this respect were fulfilled. Great credit was, he thought, due to Mr Vogel for the satisfactory condition of the revenue.

Mr Stafford said it would be a waste of time to discuss the speech, which studiously avoided all subjects provocative of difference of opinion, and all large questions. Govern ment musfc^he said, be well aware however, that opportunities would soon occur for the full expression of increasing distrust felt by the colonists generally as to the direction which affairs were taking.

The address waß adopted and the House adjourned. ~' A The Legislative Council pasied Captain Baillie's motion of censure upon the Govern ment in that they had provided no represen tative of the Ministry.

Mr O'Rorke gave notice of a~raotion in favor of dedicating the Government-house and grounds at Auckland for the purposes .of the Wp.w'Zealand University, provided the Colonial Government would spend £10,000 'in pro viding a residence for the Governor in Auckland if ever required ; also, that the New Zealand University should be an educat ing as well as an examining body, and that all money voted for University purposes should be equally divided between it and the Otago University. 7 ' ■' '

POLICE COURT.

?iT§IS DAY.

(Befc*e

W. C. Daldy, Esq., and J; M.

Dargaville, Esq., Justices.) DRUNKENNESS.

A man was fined os for drunkenness

Phillip Mulligan was charged with being drunk; he was also charged with making use of obscene language in Albert street. He pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and said he knew nothing of the other charge, as he was " very far s gone" at the time, ' The Court fined the prisoner 5s for getting drunk, and £5 for the obscene language, or one month's imprisonment.

Alleged Indecent Assault at North Shore.

John Brown, alias Thomas Herriu, was charged under the " Offences against the Persons Act " with committing an indecent assault upon Hannah Livingstone McDou gall, a girl of tender years, at North Shore, on the 18th inst.

The child was brought into Court and interrogated by the Bench as to her knowledge of the nature of an oath, to which she did not appear to give satis factory replies.

The Bench ordered the Court to be cleared during the hearing of the case. Sergeant-Major Pardy explained to the Bench the particulars of the case, by which it appeared that the prisoner had been employed on board the steamer Challenger, now lying at the North Shore undergoing repairs. The details of the case are unfit for publication, but it appeared that the prisoner did not effect his purpose, having been disturbed by the child screaming, : The prisoner afterwards ran away and concealed himself upon the father accusing him of the act. He was subsequently found on board the Chal lenger, and handed over to Sergeant Carrigan.

The Bench declined- to have the child awjorn, but consented to hear her statement. She was placed on a chair close to the Bench, and appeared an interesting little girl of about five years of .age, In reply to questions from the Bonch she gavo her answers with such simplicity and intelligence as would lead to the belief that she was telling the truth. She said that the prisoner had followed her on the beach while she waspickingup shells, giren her sixpence, and carried her to some logs of wood where the offence was committed. He afterwards gave her some money and told her not to tell; he also asked her to meet him again next night. She went home and told her mother what had occurred and gavo her .the money. Mr H H Lusk informed the Court that he had just been instructed to defend the prisoner,-and wished to put lome questions

to the child. Several questions she answered with intelligence, others she did not appear to comprehend, Her testimony remained unshaken,

The child's mother was sworn, and proved that the child left home at sis o'clock last evening to meet_ her father ' but did not return with him, She came back alone by half-past six. g e 1 had returned in the meantime. She !^ appeared to have been crying, and her . eyes were swollen. She had 6d and 2d in her hand. Witness questioned her as to I how she became possessed of the money, and she told her the whole particulars' She described the rmA who had ass^n^i, her. Witness Avent out and met a 2LJR* who answered the description given by 1 her daughter ; the prisoner is the man. I turned round and followed, and accused I him of the assault on her child on the logs. She called her husband out of the I house. The prisoner said " You're mis- { taken, ma'am." He put his cap to th( 1 back of his head, and witness told him * not to disguise himself, but to put his cap * on properly. The little girl came out and identified him at first sight. The prisoner : walked away and her husband followed 1 him. There were no marks of violence on; j the child.

The witness wa3 cross-examined at E length by Mr Lusk, from which it trans, pired that the girl had described the man ; as having whiskers, and- the prisoner had whiskers when witness met turn. [The prisoner's whiskers where shaved off this morning]. John McDougall, master of the steamer ' Enterprise, and father of the child, cor- g roborated the preceding witness' evidence,,. 1 and proved following the prisoner and asking his name, which he said waj. Brown. The prisoner afterwards bolted away. Witness called some neighbours to assist in securing him, After search ing about found some fresh footmarks oil the sand leading in direction of the. Challenger steamer, then lying on fl# beach. ' Witness in company with Mr W. Holmes searched. the steamer, when they found the prisoner concealed under the grating over the wheel chain in the after part of the vessel. They pulled him out and secured him, and brought him across by the Enterprise, when he waj handed over to the police. Constable Saunderson proved the prisoner being brought to the lock-up last night, when he gave the nSihe of " John Brown " which he changed this morniojj to " Herrin." To Mr Lusk j He had no whiskers. 'M Mr Lusk made an ingenious defence, and urged that the testimony of the prin : , cipal witness was not to be relied on, calling' | attention to the fact that the Bench had not put the child upon oath, He also called attention to the difference in the i. statement made last night and the state-' ment in Court this morning, which fM of much lighter a character than pre- - viously asserted. He further drihr. attention to the discrepancy in the 5 evidence that tho man who is alleged to have committed the assault had whiskers, whereas the accused had none, and he asked what time could he have had to have ridded himself of them, (At this stage bf the address a person spoke to Mr JLusk, upon which he called him ai witness.) T. S. Turner, providore of the Chal lenger, called For the defence, proved, that the prisoner was cook on board the Challenger, and had been in his employ, ifor about three and a-half years ; believed' Mpl to be a very steady man. The witness swore positively that he had nrit L*" woin whiskers for that time. ?

"©j^iifergeant Pardy : I was not on' board the Challenger last, night, but -will" swear the prisoner had no whiskers last] night unless they had grown very quickly,l I never knew him to have false whiskers.; The Court re-called Captain McDougall, and in reply, to a question he stated that no one else was on board the Challenger.

Mr William Holmes was then called by the Court and-he corroborated McDongal's , evidence. He' also stated that he had known the prisoner for some time, and-* never knew him to wear whiskers, unless very short. At time of capturing him on ' board the Challenger he struck out at them several times, and told them to mind what they were about. The Bench retired to consider their I decision, and on resuming their seats decided that there was not sufficient, evidence of identity to warrant them in committing the prisoner for trial, as they could not rely upon the evidence of so young a child. At the same time they were quite satisfied that a most brutal and dastardly assault had been committed by some oue upon the child, and if it was the-j prisoner who had committed the assault they hoped that the narrow escape he had just had would be a caution '• him for the remainder of his life.

The prisoner was then discharged

SUPREME COURT

CIVIL SITTINGS.

THIS DAY. [Before His Honor Sir George A-JArneji.. Chief Justice.] ■ fZ':, The sittings of the Supreme Court rt* its civil jurisdiction were continued this morning at 10 o'clock. ANDERSON V. HAUGHTON. Mr Rees for plaintiff; Mr Hesketh and; Mr Rogan for defendant. -A In this suit the declaration set oatthji-j plaintiff is the holder of a miners' right; that on the 23rd December, 1871| P purchased from George Clark a quarto!^.-, share in the Specimen Hill claim (sin^j known as the claim of the Goloone% Goldmining Company) ; ' that on the 11 / January defendant did fraudulently, n* lawfully, and illegally cause to be registered a transfer from the said George Clark to himself, well knowing it was the property of the present. plaintiff; that in conse quence of this registration the.defenwW. had obtained 125 scrip' shares in tW-- Golconda Goldmining Company, whigg was equivalent to one quarter-share. ;Jm value to be put upon this quarter-snaw was the real difference between m parties. Clark, who held ah origin* half-share, parted with a quarter to• «* plaintiff and a quarter to Charles Snowden- Upon the change of name there wa' fa J j complete merging of interests. i question at issue was whether the Q]*Bl^I share claimed by Anderson was the o he purchased from Clark. iy Witnesses were examined as to facts of the case.

[Left sitting.]

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