SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

STEAM FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

.Duke of Edinburgh, 0.30 o'clock. Enterprise No. 2, 8 o'clock.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening 4 53 HIGH WATER : This'afternoon, 5.55.

ARRIVALS.

Hero, s.s., Logan, from Sydney. Ivanhoe, chooner, from Mangonui. Willie Winkle, cutter, Gun dry, from Port Waikato. Flora Macdonald, cutter, Kenny, from Raglan,

IMPORTS.

Pc s s Hero :—From Melbourne : 28 half-chests, 15 boxes tea, J C Morrin :. 2 bales bags, 200 bags rice, 25 half-chests tea, G W.. Owen ; 35 dodo. 60 boxes do, 13 cases groceries, Brown, Barrett, and Co ; 20 boxes gelatine, 3 casks, 1G bags coffee, 3 do pepper, 50 half chests tea, 50 boxes do„B Tonks and Co ; 150 do do, 75 half-chests do, Owen and Graham ; 7 cases sundries, Hamilton Brothers ; 15 do do. Ah Que : 2 do saddlery, W M Forster ; .23' do sundries, 1 drum naphtha, Kempthorne and' Co ; 2 cases cigars, W Adams'; 2do do, G Williamson ;12 do brandy B Daveney; 1 case, 1 trass, E and H Isaacs :;-3 cakes antimony, 1 c_sk crucibles, 10 kegs white lead, Chars iron, 28 plates do, 70 boiler tubes, Fraser and Tinne ; 8 kegs nails, b'Ucs Anderson and Co : 3 cases sundries, 4 casks do, 14 buckets, G do iron, 10 bars steel, 182 do iron, II Porter ancLCo ; 20 bags onions,.'G.Ganfiam ; 2 cases hardware, 4 cask sundries, 4 sets rims, 30 kegs nails, T and S Morrin ;50 cases kerosene, J and J Dicker; .1 do shellac, Hill and Co ;. I '_ do stationery, 1 parcel,, E Wayte ; 70 half-chests tea, J Buchanan ; 30 do do, ioO cases brandy, F Scherff ; G pkgs drapery, McArthur, Shera, and Co.; 2 cases tobacco, G Waller ; 2 quarter tierces do, G E Reid; 2 pkgs drapery, A Clark and Sons : 22 boxes tobacco, G W Binney ; 1 do tea, 1 cask, vinegar, W Davies ; 25 cases kerosene, 1 do, S B Biss '; S do wine, E Ellis ; 1 do zinc, 5 coils pipe, W Branston; 11 cases sewing machines, Miss Oascombe ; 50 cases brandy, Cruickshank, Smart, and Co ; 30 half-chests tea, J Abbot; .20 do do, ■ J Moore ; 2 cases books, T Turrell ; '2"do hardware, '5 bundles buckets, camp ovens and eovars, 6 grindstones, 1 hhd, P A Philips ; 4 cases, 1 cask sugar, 14 boxes candles', Close Brothers : 5 do tea, 15 cases groceries, Barnett and Levy ; 15 do do, 10 boxes tobacco, Must and Co ; 5 cases groceries, 5 kegs carbonate soda, 5 bags corks, 2 bags do seed, 3 casks blacking, F E Compton ; 17 qr-casks wine, 10 cases do, 100 cases brandy, Combes and Daldy : 1 do paperhangings, J L Holland : 1 bale, E. Waters ;16 rolls matting, Winks and Hall; 10 coils rope, Stone Bros ; 10 bags sago, 3 casks coffee, D Stephenson and Co ; 100 bags rice, H B Morton ; 10 cases fish, 45 drums oil, Bu'cholz and Co; 1 case gratings, J McNeill; 40 boxes tea, 200 bags rice, 1865 bags potatoes, S' Jones ; 2 packages, Upton and Co ; 12 boxes nails, B Gittos : 4 casks, A Smart; 2 cases, G Gledhill; 1 do, E. Twohill: 1 do, Colonel Balneavis; 2 trunks, 'J W Hoare; 3 packages, C Williams ; 2 pockets hops, 1 case cigars, 1 bale, 2 cases'; 5 half-chests tea, 12 tanks malt, 250 cases brandy, 1000 mats, 134 bags sugar, order. From Sydney : 3 cases boots, H Fugate ; 8 do do, Lewis Brothers ; 2 dodo, J Cater ; 9 do do Stewart and Anderson : 1 do. F J Short; 1 do, Barnett and Levy ; 2 do fruit, R J Taylor ; 2 do .books, Clerk of Council, Otago ; 5 do boots, J W Hoare ; 2 do dri, John Rout; 3 do do, A Byrne ; 4 do do, Owen and Graham ; 3do do, G pkgs sundries, J W Hoare ; 200 gunnies sugar, J Koberton and Co ; 1 piece sheet lead, 4 cases chairs, 100 do schnapps, L D Nathan and Co : 2 cases, 1 cask, Barnett and Levy"; 1 case,'A Clark and Son : 2 boxes plants, F W Dawson ; 13 tierces beef, Jones ; 3 cases nlants, H Lipscombe; 1 pkg, Evening Star : 1 do, Maior Tisdale , 1 box ink. Herald ; 1 bundle trees, T Williamson ; 1 do do, C T Wren ; 1 truss, McArthur, Shera, and Co; 15 cases wine, 05 casks bottled ale, Brown, Campbell, and Co : 6 tons pig iron, T Bnuiet; 30 pieces timber, 500 spokes, 400 felloes, H B Morton ; 1 bag seed, R Laird ; 1 case tricopherous, G T Mason ; 1 piano, 1 case, J Howden ; 14 trunks, boots, • West pfahl; 1 pkg, D L Murdoch; 4do tea, F Barber ;30 ba~s maize, Bell Brothers; '20niats dates, H S Meyers ; 100 bags maize, G Thome ; 72 do do, 28 do onions', G Sibbin ; 1 box, T H Tippett ; 79 cases fruit, W Mar shall ,20 do do, H Lipscombe; 440 do do, Arthur; 123 do do, T Peak ;50 do do, H S Meyers; 2do effects, Mrs Marks : 645 gunnies sugar, 305 bags pota toes, 402 do maize, 1 piano, 'I case glass, 3 casks pork, 21 barrels, 10 hhds ale, order,—Cruickshank,Smart and Co., agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. HERD.

The s.s. Hero, 851 tons. Captain T. Logan, arrived in harbour this morning at 0.25 from Sydney and Melbourne, Captain Logan reports leaving Melbourne on the 11th instant, and Sydney on the 15th instant, clearing the Heads at 5.30 p.m. on .the same day. Rounded the North Cape at noon on the 20th, and arrived in harbour at 6.25 f £.m,. on tlje ,21st. On the passage across the, iHerb experienced hioderate winds during the first thirty hours after leaving port ; then moderate north-east winds during the remainder of the passage. > The ; weather' throughout was cloudy and lia^y until malting the land. . Passed a ship stand ing to the westward off the- North' Cape, and at 6.30 last evening another ship near Cape Brett standing to the north-east. She burned a blue light. The follow iig is the list of passenger. :—Saloon '. Mrs. Rowe and two children, Mrs., Robinson and child, Mrs. M. Marks, Mis 3 Murant, Messrs. C. Williams, Erskine. Coates', J. Lees, Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, Mr. Hay, Miss H. Clifford ; and 16 in the steerage. Wc are glad to congratulate Captain Logan on the regularity in the sailing of the Hero. Her arrivals and departures can always be- relied on for punctuality. We are indebted to Mr. Cogswell, the obliging and urbane purser, for a report of passengers and other favours.

OUR HOMEWARD-BOUND SHIPS.

The ship Beth Shan, Captain Peek, arrived at Gravesend from Auckland on the 28th February, after a long passage of 125 days. The ship Countess of Kintore, Captain Petheridge, reached Gravesend oii.the 9th March, after an extra ordinary quick run home of 87 days. "We are glad to see that the Countess has kept up her character for fast sailing on her last passage home. The ship Bulwark, 2,000 tons, sailed from Deal for Auckland on the 2nd March.' ,

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern "ports via Napier: Nebraska, mai

steamer, on arrival. For "Wanganui: St. Kilda, ss, to-day. For Napier: Star of the South, ;_ s, early. I; i.' / For Sydney and Melbourne: City of Melbourne, on arrival of Nebraska ;Hero, s.s., 25th May. For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer,, early. , For Northern ports : Comerang:,-Thursday. >li

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Bita ; brig, from Melbourne -~* Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle ■ i ./ Nevada, mail _te_mer, from Honolulu City of Melbourne, s.s., from Sydney , 11 Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle Briton, harque, frpm .Newcastle j&q '..s ■ Amherst, schooner, from Lyttletori. Charybdis, schooner, from Lyttelton . ; . Sea Gull, schooner, from Levuka Prima Donna, schooner, from Levuka Lapwing, cutter, from Lyttelton Pakeha, brig, ifrom Dunedin ) Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle P.C.E., barque, from Newcastle , , , ~, , Ellen Grove, from Lyttelton - • ' ■ -» ' Drover, brig, from Lyttelton. Bulwark, ship, fromLondonj -SailedJVlarch 2. Flirt, schooner, from Wellington Nebraska, mail steamer, from Honolulu Coronet, schooner, from Dunedin East Lothian, barque,- from Adelaide Helenslee, ship, fromi London (sailed Jan. .11). Cleopatra, schooner, from lyttelton Alpha, schooner, from Newcastle Amphitrite, schooner, from Sydney

Casualty to the Barqob Alice Cameron. — Captain Burch, of the b_Vqne-Pet; which vessel arrived in harbour on Sunday night from Brisbane, reports that on the 26th ultimo, .when ,fprty-flve )"-,cs from Cape Byron, -he spoke tlie barque AT": Cameron totally dismasted and light i jury rigrfV. board: The master of the Alice' Cairn- ,_. wanted some spars, but Captain Burch was una 1./.*' to- supply any. When spoken the;di_maaitled Barque had been twenty two days dismasted', —Newcastle Chronicle. The brig RUa, was -.expected to leave Melbourne, for, Auckland on th.T.4th instant. *'"' J '' "''''

The schooner Hercules, Captain Cooney, left New castle for Auckland on-the §th £nstant v with; 240 tons coal.

The ss Wellington took her aepartore -from the Manukau for South|r_.'jp_.rts \ this mtqrnjjg; with a : general cargo arid "the following passengers:—Mr and- Mrs Elliot and servant, Miss Elliot, Miss Temple, Miss Brewer, Mrs Perham'and two children •„ Messrs Seedj'R. Wood, T Wood, Tregar, Maclean, and .Captain Orkney;. and 2in the "steerage. ''L " " ' > --, • The schooner Stranger arrived at Newcastle from Auckland on the -lithiJaMd the barque JFrOwning ,■ Beauty on the 12th instant. / <-~.,., •, , ; ,

DEPARTURE.

Wellington, ss., Kennedy, for Southern ports.

COMMERCIAL.

V9. ■ ;7".'7 y: '■■ S_TOr_J_yMay 14. '■■ The yield of gold f6. last month waa some what less thatf _ntioipatefl,,an'd'in the aggregate shows a decrease ■a. cofagared 'with the]two preceding nionths'.-' We?hi_Vißino kit.ration: to i report in. the! import n_arfets. ■ '■■ 'The • recent advance in prices has a tendency to limit purchases t'o'trad. requirements, I and' there is much disposition to buy on speculation.

A fair quantity of goods is going off in trade lots, and stocks are steadily decreasing. In the stock and share market there is very little to report. No sales of bank, steam, or insurance shares were notified. In debentures there was inquiry for City of Sydney ,-*with sales at 105|. — Sydney Morning TEerali.

Melbourne, May 14,

White sugars are much sought after. A common grey Java sold at £39 10s to £39 15s, 28s abovo the price expected. one hundred and ninety-five hogsheads and quarters of Otard's were auctioned at 5s 6_d. Teas are moving steadily. Hennessy's case brandy, 263 9d ; 7,000 bushels malting barley, 63 to 7s ; candles, ll_d j Burkes stout freely sold at 10s 6d.

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

MEETINGS TO COME. Coromandel Beach, Coromandel, May 24 Golden Phoenix, Grahamstown, May 25 Pauline, 7, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m.,

May 27 Carnatic, Coromandel, May 27 Moanatairi, Insurance Buildings, noon, May 23 Venus, Queenaferry Hotel, Auckland, 4 p.m. May 27 Robert Emmet, 5, Insurance Buildings, Auckland,

3 p.m. May 29 Black Angel, Grahamstown, May 30 Kooringa, Grahamstown, May 30 Bay of Islands Coal Company, Company's office, Auck-

land, 3 o'clock May 31 Tambaroora, West Queen street, 2pm June 1 Virginia City, Grahamstown, June 3 Burra Burra, G. S. O'Halloran's office, Insurance Buildings. Auckland, 6pm., June 3 Guildhall, Grahamstown, June 4 Conquering Hero, Insurance Buildings, Auckland

June 7 Foster's, Coromandel, June 7 Golden Spur, Company's office, West Queen street, 3 pm June 10 Number One, Grahamstown, June 10

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under For Whitiangi, per Mary Ellen, this day, at 4 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Dauntless, this day.

at 4 p.m For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For "Wanganui and Southern Provinces, per St. Kilila,

and to-morrow,

to-morrow, at 8 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, immediately after arrival of mail, steamer from Honolulu.

S. B. Biss, Postmaster.

DIED

Lilewall.—On the 20th May, at Mount Wellington, "West Tamaki, Captain John Lilewall, aged 59 years ; late of the fr.-m of Lilewall and Battray. The funeral will leave his late residence^ "West Tamaki, to-morrow (Wednesday), at one o'clock, . arriving at Newmarket about hal-past two. Filends are rcspecti ally invited lo attend.

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

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1872.

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

The serial tale, " The Secret in the Haunted House," will be continued to-morrow, and concluded in our issue of Friday.

We ai?e much pleased to observe that the " Mutual! Mining Investment Company " has become [enrolled among, tbe dividend-paying companies. But a few weeks have elapsed since the la3t payments of instalments were completed, aud as tho dividend from this company can be paid only from dividends actually received from the companies in which it holds shares, jmd not from the profits of buying and sgll^iig shares, it must be admitted that the announcement of a dividend shows a very satisfactory state of affairs. Like all others* the .odiety" had lbsses on Caledonians and ;Thames, but we understand that these have been recouped by gains on Coromandel stock, on which the- directors! have operated extensively during the recent advance. On Bismarcts they have doubled money, and altogether on purchases and sales during the past few weeks the directors have cleared over £200, or! 10 per cent on the entire capital. In John Bulls,, Gclcondas, &c., they have •purchased extensively when .prices were half the present rptes. In (^reen Harps, Moana tairia,&<s./the society has been, equally suc cessful; >Ud altogether the Mutual Mining seem, likely .'to, become one of the most Bataafactqry little companies in tho city. j

In consequence of the arrival of the Hero we are compelled to hold over several local

matters

Tenders are required for tho erection of a grand stand' in the Albert barracks.

. A ball and supper were given last night at the Papakura hotel, Papakura. Tho affair was a groat success, and overy one to the number of about a hundred enjoyed them selves immensely. The supper was one of the best spreads ever seen in the district, and reflects great credit on Mr and Mrs Martin, also oh Mr W. S. Davis, who had the manage ment of the affair. Dancing was kept up with spirit until 5 o'clock this morning. The ball-room was tastefully decorated with ever* greens and flags.

The tenders for supply of various articles to the Auckland Steam Packet Company, were opened yesterday, and the following tenders accepted : Messrs T. and S. Morrin for general supplies, and Mr J. S. Macfarkne for coals.

We are requested to call attention to a sale of fruit at the auction mart of Mr R. Arthur, to-morrow, at neon.

As will bo seen from another column, a reward is offered to the finder of a canary, which has escaped from its cage in Hobson street,

A reward is offered in another column of one pound for a coat lost on the Great South Road. !

We notioe that Mr Albert Walker has com" menced business as a licensed sharebroker in premises two doors below the Insurance Buildings. We have no doubt from his business capacity thet he will receive a large measure of support.

Major Gordon inspected the Onehunga Rifle Company and its Cadets last night. Tho drill was continued tiil a late hour.

It is our painful duty to announce tbe demise of Mr John Lillewall, of the firm of Lillewall and Rattray, which took place this morning suddenly at his residence.

Amongst the cargo of the Hero we observe a piano from Sydney for the Lunatic Asylum. Surely the people of Auckland have not subscribed their money to send to Sydney for a piano, when one could have been supplied here quite equal to the ono imported. Somo explanation is required of the proceedings.

Willie Steele amused an audience, which if not large, was an appreciative one, on Satur day, at the Royal Mail Coach-house, One* hunga. After he had regaled them with several of his unique songs, an invitation was given to sing before another audience in the stable. Here Willie was placed in a box and conveyed about the premises, singing as he went. Poor Willie was dreadfully scared at the treatment he received. A subscription was, however, made, and an amount collected for him in return for the amuseineat afforded hi« hearers. It however did not eiceed fifteen hillings in all.—[Correspondent.]

We hear that Mr H. Alley purposes to send to Auckland a mob of cattlo overland, via Taupo and Waikato. This will make the third mob that has been driven from Napier through the interior of the country, Messrs Hunter, of Porangahu, having first (many years ago) proved the practicability of tho route. We trust that the venture will prove successful. The Waikato district is rapidly becoming a grazing and fattening country, and will in a few years prove a formidable rival to Hawke's Bay for the supply of the Thames and Auckland live stock markets. Considering that no exertion are being spared to increase the facilities for the conveyance of stock from the Waikato to Auckland, ourgraz'ers may yet find in tho former district an excellent market for stores. —Napier TDailg Telegraph.

THE CITY OF MELBOURNE.

A good deal of anxiety is naturally felt at the non-appearance of the City of Mel bourne, so long overdue from Sydney. The Hero, which left on the loth instant, reports that the missing steamer had started from Sydney for Auckland on the 9th, having on board the out-going Cali fornian mails, as well as the mails arrived by the Suez route and some sixty passen gers. It cannot be said, indeed, that there appears any real grounds for anxiety or alarm. A breakage of a portion of her machinery might easily have disabled her from proceeding on her voyage, and the wind being north and north-east, a run back to Sydney under sail would naturally be preferred to beating up to Auckland. With such a vessel there is nothing to fear in open ocean ; and unless the City has been driven on the coast of New Zealand we may calculate that she is safely inside of Port Jackson heads, having her machinery put to rights. At the same time the bare possibility of her having been ica t away on our northern coast should rouse to prompt and vigorous action; and really in the cause of humanity, if.no other steamer is available, the Eosario should be requested to proceed down the coast to the North Cape, and see if there are any. signs of such an accident having occurred. Al though the return of the City to Sydney under sail is much the more likely ex planation of her absence, the bare possi bility of so many human beings suffering and in danger should rouse to action; and we call on the commander of the Eosario, by the claims of humanity, and by thatchivalry that has ever characterised the British seaman, to put his vessel under steam and seek the castaways. We are warranted in hoping the best, but we should provide for the worst. We do not desire to pile up the agony, or say anything to give distress to any: But if it should be so that the steamer has been cast away on our coast, we do not envy the feelings of the authorities, or of any one who may have had the means of sending relief, and abandoned the suf ferers in the day of trial. The following is a list of the passengers by the City of Melbourne, kindly fur nished by Messrs Henderson and Mac farlane : —

Messrs W E Austen, A J H Bass, Captain and Mrs Stoddart (Queen of the East), Messrs E N Binney, A Young, J Rowatt, A J Caldv. Steerage : Messrs Joseph McDonald* D Burns, Henry DeLane, J Orowell. J Jones, L Cracknell, John McLauchlan, H Dickson, junr, Mr and Mrs Garner and 3 children, Mr and Mrs Brown and child, Mr and Mrs J CdnnelV Bey J Davies, Dr A D Negri, J Skelton, Master. and Miss Keating, Miss Docker, J Jarvis, Mr and Mrs Murray and servant, Mr and Mrs Crowther, Mr, Mrs and Misses (2) Davey, H Harker Perrior, J F P Walker, H B Sogers, Anderson, Hodgson, J A Anderson, Master Waters, and 10 in tho steerage. Cargo: 66* casks wines and spirits, 8 oases cigars, 11 boxes opium, 9 casks beer, 413 bags maize, 633 bags potatoes, 621 cases fruit, 80 bags onions, 50 casks butter, 3 cases seods,23l cases tallow, 4 vehicles, 76, packages, 82 bales sheepskins, 90 bales wool, 1 case seeds. From Melbourne: 200 bales wool, and 100 oaslcs (allow, for San Franoisco. @3

THE SHIP HELENSLEE.

The Hero sighted a ship last night off Cape Brett standing in.on a north-east course. She will probably prove to be the Helenslee, ship, from London for this port. The Damascus, ship, has just arrived at Sydney, having left the Downs on the same clay as the Helenslee. 'She reports having encountered heavy galesfrom W. and S.W. in the Channel, and in consequence of damage received she put into Dartsmouth on the 28th January, sailing again on the 6th February. She had no N.E. trades, with very poor S.E. trades ; passed the meridian of the Cape on the 29th March. The Helenslee also experienced heavy weather in the English Channel, carrying away sails, &c, and was forced to put into Falmouth for repairs.

EDUCATION.

To the Editor of the Evening- Stab. Sib, — Having read your remarks on the Auckland Grammar School in Wednesday's issue I cannot allow the opportunity to pass without expressing the opinion that you are worthy of the thanks of the whole community for exposing such a state of things ; —as you say, it would not be tolerated any where else. I am teacher of a school in this city, and well know that many poor parents are unable to pay even a very small fee for their children, and others who in.y be able will not pay>ny thing 5 yet, are their children to be turned out of school ? No, they should "not. Teachers should be remunerated by the Board according to their classification and competency, and children should be permitted to attend at any public school while power is allowed to the teacher to sue for fees—that is, to sue those who aro able to pay.—l am, &c, A POOR Teacher.

EARTH CLOSETS.

To the Editor of the Evening Star, Sib, —Will you be good enough to publish the following for the benefit of those about to purchase the above article : A gentleman pur chased one,, and asked me to fix it for him. I find the earth, though fine and dry, does not run through as it ought to do, and if the earth is a little damp it will not pass through at all ; in fact they are not properly made. They should throw out about one pound of earth at each lift, an ounce or two is not enough. Try them before you buy them is the recom* mendation of a Mechanic.

NEW ZEALAND'S FUTURE.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sic, —Your determination to enforce ad heranee to what some reverend contributor might facetiously term " The Thirty-line Articles," brings forcible to mind a favourite adage of my respected ancestor, viz., sapiens qi-i -panco loquitur, and as, somehow, ono always de.ires to bo coosidr.d sapiens. I shall endeavour to reduce my remarks into as small a compass as the various " points" at issue will consistently admit of. Referring to the rumour in the Star of Wednesday to the effect that our Superintendent had at last ao ceptedbenefitsfromthosehehasbeenpcrjistently opposing, lean only exclaim,." .0, temppra ! C mores! What next and next P This is representative Government! A sham, a delusion, and a snare! Captain Macpherson started with " Opposition" as his cry. Where is he now ? Mr. James Mackay, jun., io the Provincial Council, courageously informed us that the present Grovernment was the most corrupt that had ever ruled in New Zealand.'* As a reward for stating the truth he now receives two guineas per diem for settling certnin telegraph affaire, and a commission upon all land purchased from the natives for the "coming race." But Messrs Buckland, Swanson, Wood, Clarke, Creighton.e. hoc, &c, where art thou ? In conclusion, I may add that I have just had a glance at a little docu ment to be transmitted to the committee of the London Stock Exchange as trustees in the estate of the infant New Zealand, in which is minutely detailed his present income, his extravagant expenditure in the shape of servants, &.., and the extent to which he has got into the hands of the Jews. If the above production has not tho effect of causing the "governor" to tighten the purse-strings in future, then old Bull must be getting " dottle." Anyhow tempora mntantur. Vale! —I am, &c, Diogenes Junior.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

"Gr-T Ma-TNEH.ng" was repeated last even ing. The acting of Miss Aitken in the charaoter of Meg Merrilies was wonderfully fine. The power this true artiste expressed with the wild light of half madness in her eyes, then with her quiet deep pathos was almost of the very highest order, and was truly exquisite. Expression, tone, attitude, all were simply perfect. It would be unjust if we did not in a proper manner acknowledge the strong efforts put forward to do their best by the whole of the stock company; more especially Messrs Joyce and Keogh. This evening another of Sir Walter Scott's dramas will be placed upon the stage, entitled, '' The Heart of Midlothian," and Miss Aitken will sustain the character of Madge Wildfire. We think the house deserves a hotter dress circle attendance than is accorded considering the entertainments afforded.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Beforo His Worship the Mayor.) DBUNKENNESS.

Three men were ordered to pay ss. and costs for this offence, or to be imprisoned; and one person forfeited bail for.the same offence. DEtTNr AND DISOEDEEIiY. Alfred Carter, alias Davis, pleaded guilty to a charge of having been drunk and disorderly. ASSATOTt The same prisoner was then charged with striking one R. S. Whitecock on the face in Wakefield street, on the 20th instant. He pleaded not guilty. The offence being clearly proved, a further charge was brought up of ASSAULTING- A CONSTABLE. This third charge was deposed to by constable Gordon, who said that the acoused was very violent, although he did not appear to be drunk enough to account for his ferocity. For assaulting the young man a fine of £5 was imposed, in default of payment two months' imprisonment. His Worship spoke in sovere terms on the barbarous behaviour displayed by prisoner. 7 For assaulting the policeman the sum of twenty shillings was ordered to be paid by the accused; otherwise to suffer thirty days in gaol. BIVEBHEAB ASSAULT CASE. Sergeant Pardy obtained a further remand of eight days in the case against Peter Langton for violently assaulting Fenton Dalaney. The Sergeant thought that in a fortnight's time the prosecution would be in a position to proceed. fs] k_The remand was granted, gg fe__&_9t__^.'-**t • »-^ •*'_< . ! •--•'•.-

ABSCONDING APPRENTICE.

Thomas **Sk. Allen, was brought up on remand charged with unlawfully absconding from the service of Andrew Craig on the 13th May, he being an indentured apprentice.

He pleaded guilty.' Mr. Brock stated-that though this was'the second time the accused had absented himself ftom work without.leave, still the master (for whom he appeared) would ask the Court to dismiss the cas-yine apprentice being willing to return to works _ , The Court warned the apprentice of the penalty of thr^fmonths' imprisonment to which he had __Yd himself open. Cbso dismissed. ■ BREACHES OF THE 800 NUISANCE ACT. Charles Schaffer, George Forbes, and Thomas Pegan were each fined Is. and costs for neglecting to comply with the "terms of the Act with regard to " collaring " their dogs. Each of them] pleaded some excuse which they thought ought to weigh with his Worship, and so succeeded in getting the lowest fine instead of the highest inflicted. Still the Court gave them to understand that as the Act had been in force long enough to be within the knowledge of all and every of the citizens it was but a poor plea to put in at this time of the day and would not a second time avail them.

This finished the business;

THE WINTER CONCERT.

It is unnecessary to direct attention to the interesting concert to be given to night by Mr Winter and Madame Winter at the City Hall. Several disappointments have attended the giving of this concert owing to the hall's decorations not having been completed, but we trust that to night a bumper house will greet the artistes. It is the duty of every one to foster local talent when we have the genuine article resident among us; and, as will be seen from the varied and interesting programme published in another column, a treat of the highest order will be afforded to-night co all the lovers of sweet sounds.

NEW ZEALAND FREIGHT COMPANY.

A meeting of importers was held yesterday afternoon at the Thames hotel to receive the report of the committee appointed to draw up a prospectus of the company. Mr. James McCosh Clark was voted to tho chair. The prospectus, as drawn up by the committee, was submitted to the meeting and adopted as follows : —

Capital £10,000, in one thousand share, of £10, of which it is expected not less than £5 will need to be paid up : £1 on application, £1 on allotment, £1 three months after allotment, the balance so far as may be required in instalments of not more than £1 per share at intervals of not less than one month. Deposit on shares applied for, but not allotted, to be returned in full The objects of the company aro to secure for the trade of this port ships of a class superior to that now employed, and thus to lessen the risk of damage to goods and of undue de tention in transit. 2. To reduce the rates of freight to and from London, so far as is com patible with fair profit to the company. The operations of the company are to be carried on by a competent agent, under Board of Directors. Tho amount of capital proposed to be called up will provide a fund in London for first outlay in chartering vessels, and as a guarantee to shipowners, after which the income of the company will be amply sufficient to meet all requirements. The company will be strictly co-operative ; shareholders, being importers, will receive in the form of dividends whatever amount is received for freight in excess of actual expenses, and will thus secure at the lowest possible price the advantage so desirable to obtain. The success of the undertaking depending mainly upon the undivided support of importers, it will be an understanding that shareholders advise their London correspondents to ship by the company's vessels only, and use their influ ence in promoting the general interest: thus enabling the company to keep up a regular succession of well appointed ships sailing with punctuality, say not less than every five weeks. The co-operation of the Grovernment will also be requisite. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have promised their active support; and pro mises have also been received from other parts of New Zealand to which the opera tions of this company may be extended. Tho freight of one, of the recent vessels from England amounted to about £3000, of which the ship only received one»half, the other half being profit to the London charterers. If this company could at the first only realise a profit of £ICOO, or even £500, this sum on each of eight vessels would give a clear profit of £4000 per annum, out of which salaries and cost of advertising would have to be paid, leaving a very handsome surplus available for dividends, division of profits, &c. The Chairman informed the meeting that several of the gentlemen nominated to form a committee had declined to serve ; they were therefore not responsible for the prospectus. It however had been carefully drawn up, and he would move for its adoption. Mr. E. Isaacs, while deprecating the paucity of attendance, seconded the adoption of the report. He was quite sure that all, even Shaw, Saville and Co's agents, would fall in with the views of the promoters of the company. He also held that for the present the system of chartering vessels would be more bene ficial to the company than purchasing vessels of their own,

Captain Daldy proposed a slight amendment in the question of the appoint ment of agents. He would suggest that th. present prospectus should be printed, and a copy forwarded to every one having an interest in the New Zealand trade, and their opinion in the matter requested.

Some discussion took place as to localizing the operations'of the company. Mr. Shera thought that the appoint ment of the London Directors should be left in the hands, of the local directors. He thought also that they were quite strough enough to make the affair a suc cess.

Mr Shera moved, "That the following gentlemen be appointed a committee to issue and carry out the objects of the com pany :-*Messrs. Yon dor Heyde, Clark, Isaacs, paldy,.and the mover, with power to add to their number."

The motion was seconded by Mr Lewis, and carried nem con. "7 •''

We observe an alteration in the time table of the Golden Crown whilst the Royal Alfred is laid up for repairs. She will leave Queen street Wharf to-morrow, and until further notice, at 8 . a.m. daily for Tararu or Grahamstown, and leaves Tararu : again for Coromandel at 12 noon, and Coromandel for Anc!_l_nd at 4 p.m. > ■ , -

COROMANDEL.

(prom our own correspondent.) Monday, 5 p.m. Green Harp have to-day removed from their lower level a quantity of splen did specimens, which are said by all experienced people to be among the richest ever taken out of any ground. Some of them are large, and in many the gold will evidently run at least eight ounces to the troy, pound. These were taken from a. reef upwards of two feet thick in the lower level. There has been intense excitement all day in conse quence. The Working Miners are now taking out remarkably good-looking stone, form ing a compact reef of from 18 inches to 2ft in thickness. It is beautifully and clearly defined, and is easily removed. They are going to construct tramway to mouth of the Nil Desperandum tunnel, which is being pushed rapidly through towards the battery, and expect to keep all the stampers in full operation when completed. Bismarck is still working on the leader in their winze. It has, however, grown considerably smaller, although remaining compact. Other claims both on Tokatea and Beach are looking very well, but do not require special mention. A man named Page was working on a scaffolding to-day in the main street, when it fell with him, and he broke his leg. In consequence of the absence of au hospital it has been found necessary to send him to Auckland. The whole of the reserved shares in the Wynyard Gold Mining Company have been disposed of, and the company has now commenced operations with a credit of about £500. A large shaft is be.Dg^ sunk on the beach, and the mine is one of the few that is being legitimately worked.

FURTHER ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

LONDON.

May 18. The turret ram Thunderer has been launched.

Mr. W. C. Wentworth died on the 20th inst. He is to be buried at Yan cluse, Sydney. The Agricultural labourers' combination is extending. The trades' unions are furnishing funds. Farmers and land lords are alarmed. The movement is assuming national importance. Eocheforte and Assi have been sent to New Caledonia.

The Tichborne claimant's defence fund amounts to about £500.

The Lord Chancellor is to move on the 11th April for the establishment of a Supreme Court of Appeal. Field Marshall Sir George Pollock has been made a baronet.

The abolition of the tea and coffee duties has been agreed to in the American Sevate.

Dr. Deane succeeds Sir Travers Twiss as Vicar-general. , Eleven officers of the Carbineers have declared their conviction that Eoger Tichborne never returned from abroad.

The Washington TPost says that Eng land in the treaty dispute should make a magnanimous apology, which a great nation might accept as full redress, ad mitting that claim for indirect damages were inadmissible.

April 6. Prince Arthur goes to India for two years. The reserve of notes in the Bank of England, amounts to lOf million; bills discounted 26 million;- discount, 3| per cent.

April 8. An earthquake at Antioch has des troyed half the town, killing 500 people. The Morning TPost mentions a rumour that the Government has received a des patch from America offering a satisfactory solution of the alabama question.

April 12. The Government has retained six counsel to prosecute the Tichborne claimant. He has been indicted for perjury and forgery.

DEATH OF MURPHY, ANTI-PAPAL LECTURER.

The well-known Protestant lecturer died lately of the injuries inflicted on him by a brutal mob at Whitehaven, who may probably rejoice that they have silenced an opponent, and demonstrated the purity of; their Christianity by killing an honest though injudicious man.

INDIA AND THE EAST.

Galle, April 12, afternoon. The P. and O. steamer Ellora, bonnd for Suez, and the Messageries steamer Hooghley, also with mails for Enrope, and 150 passengers, have both broken down, and are lying in Galle harbour. A proposal is made to lay steel tram ways in Colombo and other Ceylon towns.. The Indian budget statement shews that next year the revenue will be forty-eight and three-quarter millions, and the ex penditure forty-eight and a half millions. No loan to be raised for the year either in India or England, and two and a-half millions for public works are to be pro vided from funds in hand.

The Lushai expedition troops have returned.

The Mahomedan rebellion is causing anxiety to the Chinese Grovernment.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELE GRAMS.

Sydney, May 9. The City of Melbourne, s.s., sailed to-day with the Californian mail, 18 passengers, 200 bales wool, and 100 casks tallow.

H.M.S. Basaliskbas been ordered to Fiji.

The excitement in reference to tin mines continues.

ADELAIDE.

; May p, ; The .G-overnm.nt, to-day; received a telegram from Mr Patterson, stating that thle overland telegraph has been delayed by unprecedented wet, but that operations will be resumed at tbe beginning of April. Wheat; 65.; flour Unaltered j market quiet. ' ~&„] oa a &'#.*. Ny _8V hoi

TELEGRAPHIC.

[from our own correspondent.]

G-rahamstown, 3 p.m. The Sailor's Dream have obtained 40 ounces from a crashing of 5 tons.

The Nonpareil are breaking out some rich stone; also, the West Coast Company.

The Whau Company has commenced work.

The Moanataiari are breaking out some specimens to-day.

[Per Geevilxe's Telegram Company ) A Encroachments of the Sea atm|

Westport.

WESTPORT.

Tuesday; The sea is making a great havoc here. At the end of Gladstone street a corner house is washed away. The Empire Hotel is being pulled down to escape destruction. The owners and occupiers of adjoining property are clearing out.

WELLINGTON.

The Alhambra has arrived Nelson.

The Taranaki sailed early this morn ing, and left Picton at 10 a.m for Nelson.

THE SHAREMARKET.

MR. J. M. lENNOX'S REPORT.

The share market is unusually dull. There was considerable enquiry for Grreen Harp but very little business done. My Bales compriie—Moanatairi, £5 2s 6d ; Thames, £5 15s. Caledonian shares are held for yes terday's quotation, and other »hares are offering at about the same rates.

To the Editor of the Evening Stlr. " Alas for the rarity of Christian charity under the

Sib, —I attended the inaugural meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association las. evening, and was highly pleased •with it as the overture to the winter course of "lecturei saving one or two discordant bars of wantened bigotry which were expressed by the Rev. Mr Rigg, and tended slightly to destroy the harmony of the evening. The young men of the society have every reason to congratulate themselves upon the possession amongst their number of gen tlemen of refinement, delicacy, and education, but in Mr Rigg I think they have a man who will (unless he change) by his public exhibi tion of j opinion or certain topics neither elevate their mode of thinking or speaking, nor create thos. feelings of social content and union which-are now adays so requisite in a young community. •,-,-

This Christian Minister, with all the Sabbath elongation, of a sacerdotafc countenance an da.iouj.y proclaims to the "young men and women" of the society that "Papistry (emphatically derisive) was a blight and a curse tvherever it existed; the ruin of Ireland, the cause of bloodshed in France, and the source of infidelity." This, if not verbatim, is in substance part of Mr. Rigg's address. He said more on this subject but what I have quoted is suffici-tit for my purpose. I ask then, Sir, is this one of the men who will lecture to these " young men and women" ; who, by his liberal thinking and refinement of expression, is to elevate the tone of the society for the production of yeung men upon whom we may look with admiration as free and enlightened citizens —as citizens free from the littlenesssi of sectarianism which perplex the little mind of Mr Rigg. I am, a Catholic, and compara tively a stranger in this city, yet as such I think I am but expressing the feelings of most of those present last evening when I say that I felt pained that any man of supposed intelligence could stand on a public platform and disgorge himself of such uncalled for expressions of religious antipathy, and clothed in such terms. Is it " God-fearing ? " Is it Christian? Is it charity?—l am, &c, An Auditor.

M:E EVENING MAU, fesDAY, MAY _.!, 1875.



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SUMMARY FOR ENGLAND. "XT O W PUBLISHED, AT THE OFFICE OF THE EVENING STAR, THE NEW ZEALAND Monthly Mail, i 3Tor Transmission to America and Europe. PRICE THREEPENCE. CONTENTS. Prospects of the Province Shaw, Saville & Co.'s Monopoly The Mail Service Te Kooti at .he Waikato Tbe New Maori Prophet Death of a New Zealand Chief Auckland Freight Company The Norman Romance The Missing Mail The Railway Work Volunteer News Coromandel and Thames (Joldfielda Gold Returns for the month Latest G mmercial and Shipping Births Marriages, and Deaths The Share and Labour Markets And all the Political and Social News of the month. WHERE can the COURT HOUSE CREEK plan be had? At Waytk's, Queen street; or Charles Palmbe's, Shorfc laad Crescent. ME. E. J. CAETBE, Stationer Brown street, Grahamstown, is authorised to receive advertisements and subscribers' names for the Auckland Eveniyng Star. REED & ; BRETT . Auckland, May 15,1872. . ". ■ ■':



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