SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 7.10. HIGH WATER : This evening, midnight.

STEAMER FOR THE THAMES.

Enterprise No. 2,12 o'clock midnight

ARRIVALS.

Onward, schooner, Staart, fiom RtisseU,

DEPARTURES.

Lismore, schooner, Dunn, for Melbourne

CLEARED OUTWARD.

City of Auckland, ship, Captain Asliby, for London,

EXPORTS.

Per City of Auckland: 1 pkg ginger, 1 pkg nuts, Cruickshank, Smart, and Co. ; 240 cases gum, 133 bales wool, R. Walker and Co. ; 206 cases gum, Stewart and Anderson ; 1 box bell metal, J. G. Freer ; 12 casks tallow, Bucholz and Co. ; 4 casks ironsand, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 case, James Morton ; 07 bales wool, J. S. Macfarlane and Co. ; 7 baler, wool, R. Sissons; 3 bales leather, 16 bales wool, B.G-ittos; 250 cases gum, 308 cases gum, Rolph, Starry and Co. ; 10 cases gum, Bucholz and Co.; 13 bales wool, 059 cases gum, 15 casks gum, 31 bales wool, Brown, Campbell, and Co.; 200 cases gum.lSl bass guvs, send 3 quarters tons gum (in bulk), 10 kegs nails, S bundles bark, E. Walker and Co. ; 2i cases gam, 37 bales wool, L. D. Netiian ana Co. ; 04 bales wool, Owen ar.d Graham ; 5 bales wool, T. Russell ;23 pieces timber,S. James ;10 bales wool.F. Winter ; 5 casks fallow, 7 casks hides, 50 bales wool, S2 Biscs giim, Combes and Daldy; IC3 bales wool, G casks tallow," J. S. Mr.c&i-lane cr.d Co. : 431 cases gr.m, 11 sicks gum, Mtf-nt vrA Co. ; 40 bites wool, A. Dovrtwell; 172 bags copperah, A. Clr.rk and Son; 15 bslca wool, 83 ca°S3 gum, IGI c?.33s gum, C-. Thome, .Inc., and Co. ; 7S brlcs wool, 03 bales leather, Ireland Erotliers ; Cb-.les lert-icv, Writer GiT^.-r-ic; '13 casks tailor/, 11 bass bones,32 tales v:ool,L.D. Naihrji a:.:cl Co.; 5-ilr.les wool, Owen and Grr.ham; 9 ditto ditto,! 72 tins choeso,2 bales wool, New Esr.lr.nd Loan Company; £0 bales wool, 42 do, cotton, 23 casks coeaxut oil, 103 bags CTOtiornh 213 ditto cotton sssd, Cniiclcshank, Smart and Co. ; 11 bales wool, 12 ditto ditto, New Zealand Loan Company; 1 cr.se plants, W. J. Palmer ; 2 c-ccs curios, Cruickshank, Smart and Co ; 1 box silver plate, James Russell; 7 bales cotton, 01 cad one third tens cotton seed in bulk, Owen and Gvalirm ; 42 cases gv.ir., II E. "Williams ; 9 bales wool, J. Srcirvct: 51 cases sum, J Lamb ; 2 cn-ks tallow, 4 ditto hides, Combes and Daldy ; 2 boxes gold, Bank of Australia.; 19 bars silver Bank" of New Zealand. Returned cargo, 2 bor.es, Must and Co. : Cruickshank, Smart, and Co., agents.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES

For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., to-morrow; and City of Adelaide, February 5. For London : City of Auckland, ship, to-morrow. For Southern ports: Go-ahead and Taranaki, s.s.,

to-morrow. For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 25th inst. For Samoa, via Tonga : Kenilworth, schooner, 23rd inst.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of Adelaide, s.s., from Sydney Napier, s.s., from Napier Caduceus, shin from London, sailed October 18 Ferndale, barque, from Liverpool, sailed September lo Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Chatham Islands Amateur, schooner, from Lyttelfcon St. Mary, U.S. man-of-war, from Sydney Naomi, ship, from London Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney Grace Darling, schooner, from Melbourne Queensland, barque, from Newcastle

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following are the current call? and dividends payable in the companies named below :— DIVIDENDS. Pride of Tokatea ..016 Jan IS CAIXS Neptune 0 0 0 Jan 17 Key of Tokatea ..003 Jan 18 Golden Calf .. ..010 Jan £0 Murphy's Hill .. ..003 Jan 20 Nolan's Candlelight ..010 Jan 21 Vulcan 0 5 0 Jan 21 Central Italy .. ..020 Jan 21 Srulor Princs .. ..010 Jan 2-> Abraham Lincoln .. 0 0 C Jan 27 English 0 0 6 Jan 27 Eed Queen .. ..006 Jan 20 Coronet .. ..010 Jan 20 Sunbeam .. ..006 Jan 20 John Bull .. ..003 Jan SO Alburnia .. .. 013 6 Jan £0 Si'otover 0 2 0 Feb 1 Highland Chief.. ..003 Feb 3 Kuby 0 0 3 Feb 4 Golden Lion ..006 Feb 5 MEETINGS TO COME. Belmot>t, Gtahamstown, January 18 Durham Ox, Clr^hamstown, January IS Crown Prince, Queen's Ferry Hotel, Auckland.

2 p m. January 18 Matawai, Compaiy's office, Auckland, 2 p.m. January

19 Morning Light, Graiamstown, January 19 Calif orni an, Graham&own, January 19 Boyal Oak, Coromanda, January 19 Union Steam Saw Mills, F. A. White's office, Auck land, noon January 20 Virginia City, Grahamstovru. January 22 Nil Desperandum, Coromand^ January 22 Morning Star, Grahamstown, Jvnuary 23 Kec> Queen, Mechanics', AucklaM. 2 p.m. January 23 Lowland Lass, Grahamstown, Janjaiy 24 Kohinoor, Coromandel, January 24 Argo, Coromandel, January 25 Cyclops. Grahamstown, January 2o Una, Shortland, January 20 City of Boston, Grahamstown, January % Thames View, Mechanics', Auckland, at a p.m. Janu ary 30 Tiki, Coromandel, January 30 Sailor Prince, Company's office, Fort street, Auck land, 4 p.m. January 30 Bed, White, and Blue, Grahamstown, Jamiary 3& Lion. Grahamstown, January 30 Emily, Coromandel, January 31 New ilakaia, Coromandel, February 2 Venus, Coromandel, Fobrcfiiy G Conquering Hero, 12, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 4 p.m. Februarys

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails w^ll Clo?3 as Under : For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p. 0.; and to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Ruato, per Speedwell, this day, at 5 p,m. For Russell, per Queen, to-morrow, at 0 a.m. Per s.s. Hero, to-morrow, 18th inst., as follows: JbV- India, China, MauriUus.Mediterr&Dean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 10 a.m. For Australian Colonies, at 11 a.m. For United Kingdom,, via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially so addressed), at 11 t.ra. For United Kingdom, via Brindid at ll.£o a.m. For money orders, registered letters, Mid newspapers,

at 0.30 a.m.. Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne, and United Kingdom via Southampton, beariag a late fee of £:!. and Cd. in addition to the postage, will bo received hero till 11.30 a.m.

For London, per City of Auckland, to. morrow, at 9

For Kapanga, etc., to-morroT7, at 10.SO a.m., and 3

p.m. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per s.r. Tara naki, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. Late letters and t/vbgranw for lTa»ea"_'ssion from the Nelson station will be received here till 11.30 a.m. ; and at Onehunga, at 0.30 p.m.

For Tahiti, per Selina, on Saturday, 10th inst., at 9

a.m. Per p.s. Nebraska, on Thursday, 25th instant, as

follow: For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, "United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and :Foieign We-st Indies, and Continent of Europe, via London, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m.; money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9 a.m. Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of sixpence in addition to the postage, will be^recsived at this office till 11a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. S. B. Biss, Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

TEUST—EMBLING : On the Gth December, at St. Matthew's Church, by the Eev. D. Jones, Ambrose, eldest son of Mr. A. Trust, Wairoa, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mrs. Emb!in.r;-5, of this cltf'.'

DEATHS.

HEED : On the ICtli January, at the Provincial Hospital, William Eeed, aged 39 years. The funeral will leave the Hospital to-morrow, at two o'clock. Friends pleads accept ;bis invitation.

SKELTON : On tie 10th January, Edward Winsllip Skelton, youngest son oil John Thomas and A:i:i Elixi Skelton, aged 7 months.

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."

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1872.

We should be soivj t} interfere with any person in want of tho necessaries of life when endeavoring by ai:y lawful means to get an honest IWing ; and if such are reaPy in distres3 we would feel the duty a painful one, if we interfered with them in thoir endeavours even by unlawful means to get a dishonest living. But a ca?o has come to our knowledge not from the lips of ono or two, but from the con» current testimony of many, the which wo fee] it our duty to expose for tho benefit of tho real objects of charity, and for tho protection ef the kind heartod and tho simple minded in the city. A lady—for she ua, lidy—if ladyxlike manner c;ra betoken such, has taken upon herself the the offira of the friend of the friendless, and proffers her services to all that ere afflicted in mind, body, or estate. Her usual mode of operation is to get a subscription list headed by a testimonial from a clergyman or some other, though that is not necessary. But in every casa she has i real boua fide object of charity aa a basis of operations ; and her indefatigable zeal and pleasing lady»like manner is irresistible. She is understood to reserve a pe.7Cont.ige on her collections •which consist of money, clothing, flannel, or anything that can feed the hungry or comfort the rheumatic. The percentage practically amounts in general to ninety-aine per cent on the gross receipts, and f-om the Kst of dona* tions being generally lost tho correctness of the calculation w not ear.y to disprove. As tho system of operations is now pretly generally known among tho ladies of this city, it may perhaps bo needless to give this word of cau tion ; but as there may bo some stiU unaware of this adroit; manceuverer's proceedings we say take care. The lady herself has had the great prudence of having in every case a real object of charity under her care, so as to avoid the dangers of a charge of obtaining goods by false pretsnees ; and this object of charity is generally so helpless that she runs little risk of being charged with fraudulent conversion aa a bailee. We know the name and the residence of the fair swindler, but for obvious reasons will keep it in reserve.

A trumpery case of boxing the ears of two little urchins who had apparently been some* what over-zealous in driving a cow oJf their father's proporty, has ocoupiod tho tune of the Magistrates at the Polico Court durhij almost the whole day. Up to tho time of our going to press no decision had been arrived at, and the case appcarcl to have originated in a squabblo between neighbours of a kind which is fur too commonly termi, nated by police office proceedings, and which would be much better arranged by amicable arbitration or a quiet harmless set-to with the weapons Nature has provided.

Ou the authority of an eye-witness we r.re informed that on last Sunday night he was present at a moat ludiorioas scene ve> Coot street. An elderly woman was coming down tho street when she stumbled md fell over r sleeping cow. Tho animal suddenly s'.artleclj sprang to ita feet having the women still on its back, and galloaped off for fifteen or twenty yards with tho old body still cling ing and screaming with all her might, At length the woman was pitched to the giound and was considerably shaken though evidently more frightened than hurl. The old creature who gave as her name Mrs. Corkill or Coghill and told our informant that she lived at Free* man's Bay, seemed terribly distressed at first about her umbrella which she had lest in the meloo, but on finding it she toddled eff towards home, muttering oh dear ! oh dear! but apparently not much worse for her singular adventure.

Ono of thoso traps for tho unwary which abound in Auckland has for many ys2M existed in Mechanics' Bay. It is -within the limits of tho city boundary, and ought at once to receive the attention of the authorities, A. largo drain or canal receives the water which flows from the direction of the hospital, and conveys it down the entire length of Stanley street; At no part is tlv.s covered, oxcepting where the Alten Road crosses it; and at the lower end, at high tide, tho water attains a depth quite sufficient to drown any one fulling iv. Indeed, we are assu'-ed that a nun lost his life in that manner a few years ago, and that very recently a woman narrowly escaped a similar fate. Only Just Sunday a child tumbled in, and was rescued with difficulty, and many narrow escapes have o jcuvred, The sides of the cana] are planked, and perfectly perpendicular, ef course rendering it impossible for anyone to escape without assistance. The locality is be« coming a populous one; and now that public attention has been drawn to the danger, and we may add, the nuisance of having a large open drain running the wholo length of a public thoroughfare, it is not too much to expect the Borough Council td take measures to remedy

the evil

In Mr. Wayte's window is to be seen a likeross of Signor Donato, the celebrated poslurist and dancer upon ono leg. Tcis gentleman has received the utmost commend ation in all the cities in which he has hitherb performed, and will no doubt add to his laurels in this torrn. Faginini achieved immense fame by playing on one string of a violin ; and there really scorns no reason why one of the pedestals of the human frame should not be made to support the body in graceful attitudes when the other ha 3 been removed.

" A. Pariy by tbo name of Johnson " should address his letter to Mr Erogden or his staff, 83 public opinion cannot interfere with the manner in which ho chooses his men, &c. "At List," who writes respaccing the p;!ot service at the Manukau, must send hi 3 name ; the same intimation must bo accapted by "Fort Street" if he really wishes his letter inserted, though we cannot see what i* the use of inserting it. The letters of "V.C" and " W.E,8." murt be held over1 " Aliquis >: complains of cows and policemen, the former for sleeping in the streets and the latter for winking at them. But the police cannot be every whero, and there is no use pitching into them when they do not deserve it.

The railway works at Mechanics' Bay are now in full progress, and dobbins busily engaged in removing earth from the excava* tion between Parnoll and the Government Domain, xnd conveying it to the end of the viaduct, whence it i 3 being thrown to from an embackment across Mechanics' Bay. This embankment is, we believe, to be faced with masonry. The Supreme Court has been occupied the whole morning in hearing the arguments of learned counsel iv the crso of peijury pre ferred against Charles Andcrion. His Hono? tho Chief Justice is summing up and de» scanting on the evidence f.s we go to press. We find from advertisenent that after hav ing been closed for a month, the Occidental Calo will bo reOpened on Monday, the 22nd iEfrt. This restaurant was always found a great convenience, and in consequence pres sure has been brought to bear on Mr. Perkins, who has length consented to allow it to be re» opened. H.M.S. Eosarlo appear to have been engaged. It is reportod fron Fiji that she had thelled and destroyed somo towns upon tho island of Gruna, in retaliation for the murder of a white man and some colored men. A young man going home from his work on Saturday afternoon last, stumbled across a small parcel of money, and with praiseworthy integrity at once took it to the police office, where it now lies for identified! iop. The Dairyman's Association will hold another meeting this evening at seven o'clock at the Eden Vine Hots]. An amateur concert will take piece to morrow evening at the City Hall, in aid of the annual treat of the Church of England Sunday Schools to take plac9 on the 29th inst. A prisoner named Euasell escaped from Mount EJen yesterday, but was speedily recaptured. An emergency meeting of Lodge Ara 348, 1.C., will take place at the Masonic Hot3l, to-morrow evening. All new claims to vote should be Bent in to tho Eegistration Officer between the Ist January and the 31st March. Wo (Coromandel Mail) have pleasure in stating that the crushing power in Coroman del will bo further increased by the erection of a battery on the Kennedy's Bay side of the Tokatea Eange, Bennett and Walker, of Auck land, having secured the available water rights, and being determined to set up the necessary machinery without delay. The battery is intended to be constructed on the same prin ciple adopted by the celebrated Clunes mines in Victoria, and froja the long connection of Mr. Bennett with that mine there can bo little doubt of it 3 Buecose. The services of Mr. Crump have been Becured as engineer, and he has already commenced the nocessaiy surveys aud plans.

The Eegatta Committee held a meeting last evering at the Thames Hotelj and a number of mattor3 of detail were air: .iged in reference to the forthcoming Ecgatt?. £f>o was announced to have been collected towards expenses. The evidence in the chevge of perjury brought against Charle3 Anderton wc9 com pleted yesterday. The upper reservoir in the Domain is being cleaned out, while the water i% low. The Harbour Board require tenders for the supply of timber, nails, ironworks, &c. An American, w'ting of Melbourne, says: — " There are severe penalties for selling liquor on Sunday; consequently wo always got twice 83 much on that day as on any other. Travellers and lodgers have privileges. At a wayside hostelry kept by a downy old chap, we saw on the mantlesholf this ticket; —'Beds, 6d.' A deposit of the sum is re quested. You put it down—if it be Sunday —6d. beside the card, and immecHatsly a nobbier (t'.ie local name for tot) is put down also. You need not tell them as you go away not to trouble much about airing your bed. They wouldnotput themselves out much about it. This is a wrinkle for a thirsty Maine man. I am compelled to the conclusion that G-od originally made these colonists honest, but, liko ourselves, they have sought out many inventions." We observe by advertisements that Mr. R. W. Dyson, so long and favourably known in the drapery trade, is about to relinquish the business, and conse quent upon the expiration of his lease will, for the remainder of term, hold an unusually cheap sale, pud. solicits an early call to secure bargains : [Am's.J

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THE CALEDONIAN.—MINE MANAGER'S EEPORT.

The following is a copy of a telegram received from the Mine Manager:—

11 Jan. 17, 11.25 a.m. "Took out three hundredweight of specimens la3t night. Moro to-night. Run looks well.

"S. E. BrciUEDS."

(feom oijb ovm coeeespondent.)

Caledonian Specimens.

Alburnia cleaning up.

G-iuhamstown, 3.5 p.in

The Caledonian have obtained three cwfc. specimens this morning. The face of the reef has a better show than ever.

The Alburnia Company are cleaning up at the Herald Battery. They have 400 o?,s. amalgam already through the berdan, and the stuff now cleaning up will be retorted in the moiling.

The Christchurah expect to obta'n 2 ozs, to the ton from new reef.

The Inverness are crushing with ten head of stampers, stuff taken from several parts of the mine. They dso expect to realise 2 oz. to the ton.

THE SHARE MARKET.

j. m. lennox's eepobt,

Business in the sharemarket continues quiet. Caledonian shares have still a downward tendency. My sales comprise—Caledonian, £43, £42 10s. j Thames, £11; NoDpareil, £4- Sellers : Caledonian, £42 103. ; Thames, £11.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

Before His Worship the Mayor and James

Holt, Esq., J.P

DRUNKENNESS

Six persons were punished in tho usual manner for this offence. DEUNK AND DISOEDEELY. John Nichols, who had been disorderly as well as intoxicated, forfeited his bail. OBSCENE LANGUAGE, Mary McManus, an old offender though but young in years, was charged with hav ing committed a breach of the Vagrant Act Amendment Act, by making use of obscene language within hearing of pas sengers ia a publis place. She pleaded not guilty, but the charge was proved by the evidence of Constable Donovan and Mr. Henry Short, nnd she was sent to gaol for three months and ordered to pay a fine of £10. I.AECENY. William Barrett was brought up on remand, charged by B. dolla Piani with stealing from the schooner Lsatitia tobacco to the value of four shillings. Mr Broham stated that he was unable to proceed against prisoner, who was accordingly discharged. neighboue's quaeeel. Oliver Coster was charged by Henry Eaynald with assaulting his son, George Eaynald. Mr Joy appeared for defendant, and Mr Weskm for the complainant. George Eaynald, a lad of thirteen, deposed that on the 12th instant he was on his father's premises at Duck Creek. Mr Coster and Mr Penman came across in a boat The latter had a double barrelled gun. They went up to the house of witness' father to shoot the puppy. Coster then came up and struck witness on the temple with his clenched fist and " knocked him staggering." Witness had been ill ever sinc3 from the effects of the blow. The little dog of witness had just been driving Coster's cow from a piece of leased ground. Witness had never used bad language or done anything to annoy defendant.

In cross-examination witness said that he had often hunted defendant's cows from his father's property, and this might have annoyed him. No abusive language was used till after the assault. Witness and a younger brother had made up their minds to continue to drive the cows away as long as defendant threatened them. Henry Eaynald deposed to having wit nessed the assault, and ordered defendant off his ground, when he and companion abused witness and challenged him to fight. Witness gave his boys permission to drive the cow off the plot of grass after defendant had threatened the boys and Said he would shoot the dog.

In cross-examination by Mr Joy, wit ness admitted that lie had said he was glad the assault had occurred, as he hsd now got thorn. Georgo Wilson deponed that he had heard Coster say he would thrash the boy if he caught him driving the cows away. For the defence Joseph Penman was called, Who said that before the assault had been committed the boy put himself before defendant in a threat ening attitude, brandishing a stick and making use of blasphemous lan guage. "Witness and defendant had gone across the creek on purpose to shoot the dog, which was worrying the cows. They had beon driven into the water over slippery rocks, and not driven round by the proper road towards defendant's residence. Prosecutor, after the as-ault called out " Hurrah boys ! now we've got them, we'll make them pay to the tune of £20." The piece of ground on which the cows were grazing was ussd as a common by the people about, and defendant's cows were the only ones driven off. Joseph Penman was then charged with assaulting another sou of the prosecutor in the former case. Henry Eeynolds, a little boy, deposed that on the 12th instant defendant came across the creek with Coster, and he knocked him down twice. Witness had said nothing-to provoke the beating.

THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE.

PRIZE FIBING.

Tn s morning eighteen men of JSTo 3 Com pany A.R.B.'assembled on the Rifle Range at daylight, to fire for a ring presented by Lieutenant Harrison, and two money prises presented by that officer and the sergeants of the company. The prizes were awarded to Staff-sergeant Soall, Volunteer Sibbald, and Volunteer Aitken, Sergeant Boardman withdrawing his claim to the third prise, as he had won a ring presented by Lir Harrison last year. We subjoin the score oi those wlio fired at all the ranges. The second-class targets were used throughout; the positions were 300 yards kneeling, 43J and 500 yards in any position : —

SQOyds. 400 yds. 50Dyds. Total Staff-sergeant Soall 3:;/33 0:U34 24234- 45 Volunteer ttibbald 44201- 44350 32333 45 Sc-eiint Boardmsm 3343-1 3-330 52234 44 Volunteer Aitken 54434 22333 30033 40 Volunteer McLean ■ 84032 23123 4-1023 SO Volunteer Molnto.-h 22313 42003 33333 S3 Volunteer Rattray 33444 20040 33044 33 Corporal Trerney 32343 32323 02403 37 Vohintspr C!-.vk 33132 33224 00033 25 Volunteer Reid 88444 32333 30000 85 Volunteer Thome 32003 22342 03333 33 Volunteer Partington 30320 32302 03344 32 Sergeant Churton 43433 02433 00003 32 Volunteer Whitaker 04233 22330 00033 2S Volunteer Somerville 02302 00004 40000 15 Volunteer Leighton 32202 00000 00000 12

There is to be a special parade of the Volunteer Engineers this evening, and another is to be take place on the 24th. It is hoped that every member will con trive to be piisent, as these parades hive been specially c^'led by the Captain to prepare the men for tbeir fo.-mal inspection by the Inspector of Militia and Volun teers. Captain Dargaville, the command ing officer of this fine Company, lias, with Ins accustomed liberality offered threo nrizes to be competed for by Ms men. The first £7. the second £5, and the third £3, the first of which may be taken by the wh&er either in cash or in the shape of a silver cup. Donations of this kind by commanding officers go far to keep up that proper spirit of rivalry without which perfection cannot be at tained, and it is to be hoped that the members of the corps will show their ap preciation by sL'ct and punctupl attendance at parade, by doing everything in their power to promote volunteering interests.

A meeting of the officers and non-com missioned officers of the Naval Cadets, at tached to No. 2 Company Auckland Naval Volunteers was held last night at St. Matthews' School-room, Hobson street. under the prcsidence of Captain Andrew, for the purpose of framing and passing rules and regulations for the guidance of the Company. It was decided amongst other matters to punish all carlessness on the part of the lads in the management of their arms in the most severe manner. It was also resolved that all enrolled mem bers notqualifyingthemselves immediately and by their own neglect thus losing the Government caoitatiou. should pay for their uniforms themselves.

The usual weekly parade of the Auck land Volunteer Artillery was held at Fort Britomart last evening under Capt Featon and Lieuts Isaacs and Powley. Lieutenant Isaacs exorcised the detachmont in various gun movements. A meeting was held afbr parade, and several matters dis cussed. It was announced that a match between members of the corps would take place on Tuesday week, when the prizes would be for thoso members who have not woq any previous prizes. Several gentle men have contributed liberally towards the band fund.

OFFICIAL ENQUIRY AT ONE HUNGA.

Tbe official enquiry into alleged irregu larities in the conduct of the pilot service at the Manukau, was brought to a close yest3rday. The enquiry had originatad in charges made by Henry Jeffares, through the columns of this journal, against Captain Wing, the pilot and har bourmaster, and was held in the Court house, Onelmnga. It occupied two days ; on the former o'i these it was conducted in the presence of Mr Sheohan, Goldfields Secretary, and Captain Burgess ; and on yesterday by Captain Burgess alone. As we have .not space for the whole of the evidence, we do not feel warranted in publishing a part, but refer our readers to our two morning contem poraries, in which the evidence is published in extenso. There were examined Henry Jeffares, who had brought the case for ward through our columns, Francis Con way, who'had joined in the accusations and then sneaked out; Hugh Evans, coxswain on board the Pilot beat; Richard Skinner, a boatman ; Penetana, a Maori; Mr John Lundon, M. P. C.; Martin McMahon, James Mclnlyre, svho had the contract for painting the buoys ; Captain Wing and Charles Norman, formerly in the Pilot Service, We restrain ourselves from comment on the evidence as the case may be regarded as still svhjudice ; the decision being not yet given; bat we would re commend to our readers a perusal of the case as it appears in this morning's Cross and. Serald.

RESURRECTIONISM.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sir,—Alow me to thank you for so promptly answering my letter of yester day with reference to the death of Signor Donato. Inn very glad indeed that the Signor did not " shuffle off this mortal coil," as reported, and that we have such, a celebrity among us in the flesh. I beg to send you the Era Almanack, where you will find in page 3 the announcement m question, amidst a host of others, to show you it was the editor's mistake, not mine. In the same obituary you will find the names of Mrs Siddons, Farren, Malibran, Eeeley, Silvain, and other professionals; and as the editor has made a mistake in one case, it is probable , he has in othei-3. I hope to see some of "these blight particular stars" gracing our Auckland stage, havi ig first promptly contradicted the report of their own death. The editor's mistake was perfectly natu ral, seeing that a man and his wife are generally considered one. I had thought that this Signor Donato might be the son of his father ; and as, in the isle of Man, there is a family of the genus cat born without a tail, so there might be, in some other locality, a family of the genus man bOxU without a leg,—a hereditary misfor tune that ran in the family,—or that Signor Donato, on his death-bed, had left to°a valued friend, as a fortune, his name, and his leg ! However, your explana tion is very satisfactory to me, whatever it may be to the editor of the Era, whoai I've lost all faith in. But we arc all liable to be taken in by false statements, —for such is life, dear boys ! J\ Tow, fancy, this storm in a tea-cup is about a trine, for whether Signor Donato is the real Simon Pur 3or not, if he performs all he professes, he will receive his due meed of praise from all Auckland public ; if not, he won't have a leg to sti^nd on. I am, &?., An Old Stager. P.S.—" Cyraque," not " Cyvaque," was the locality mentioned ; but that was my fault, for I could never pronounce my r's plain.

THE POLICE COURT

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sin, —The unfortunate women that are continuaPy dragged before Mr Beckham to receive the benefit of Jr's magniloquence and oratorical display would almost entitle that gentlemen to the privilege of being regarded as the " monitor of the demi monde." Ido not wiah to appear to advo ci.e the cause of these fal'en women, but the heart of every Englishman must be susceptible to some sense of feeling, to a touch of sympathy to one who, prior to her fall, could claim the distinction of being one of the " noblest gifts of God," Is it not possible that pity and compas-ion alone to the wretched position of a fellow creature prompted the expression of sym pathy on the part of Mr Broham, and induced him to display an anxiety to aid in the reformation of a hapless girl; or must we follow in the wake of Mr Beck ham, and attribute sinister motives to every attempt that is made to save these unfortunates from their vicious habits, to arrest their steps ere they plunge into the abyss of ruin to which they are gradually drifting. For my own part, I can hardly believe that a magistrate on the bench would so far forget himself as to attempt to stigmatise the private character of an officer of the Court, more especially when that officer's name stands " seen? peur el sans raproohe." I should prefer to regard the insinuation and unnecessary criticism of Mr Beckham as a mere attempt to be facetious on his part, or the reporter in the Cross might have misquoted the words of the magistrate. Yours, &c, A Squeak feoai the Town Hall Mouse,

BOAT HIRING TO CHILDREN

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sin, —I deny the statement made in last night's issue, viz.: " That the boy who pulled the boat back went off to her for the purpose-" He was one of those who went out with her; no one got into the boat from the time she left the beach until she returned.

You say you had the whole of the party in your office, if so, you had in one of them, a Cadet qualified and allowed by the officer in charge to have a riile and ammunition. If the chargo is to be shifted again, as it has been from " swirnning offto save those from imminent death to that of getting into the boat from a rock to pull her back." I cannot be expected to answer the charges so made. This I will do, however, submit to any examination "before any respectable persons, and if the men, Eyre, Evans, aud Thorougood, prove the charges made against me, I will give £5 to one of the Auckland charities. I am, &c, J, W. Caee. January 17th, 1872.

[VTo have done our drty in publicly con* demning the conduct cf Mi*. Cavr in Imperil lhi;; the live 3cf lltt'e helpless chidren. for palry gaiu. But we define to hold further conljovesv with him Wo have fo'the t?Jie of using the pub'io eye on the one fhiii of his hav'nglcb the boat to s;x clr.lcbea, the e!de:fc nine and thoyour>gcst twoyej.vsofr;^o, waived all Bubsirliarjr matto-'s. Mi1. Or.".*, lu3rero?e, supposes that wo have admitted hi- asserlioas and s''TtTi tho charge?. In (ho fcimer p;.vj cf (I: o abore lette." Mr. Gc.\ v slates a deMbcrato un'oruLh, for the lad, fche c.-.Jet n he cs).U him, who pulled the boat in to slioie wis not with the children when star:ing, but subsequently joined the boat and rescued the cliildrec. A3 to M.V. Carr's challenge to Mescrs. Eyve, Evans, aud Thovogood, let them see to that if they will; we have done with the ca-.e. It is ours to expose conduct deserving of ex posare, and we have done so iv this case to such enect that we believe Mr. Cavr wi'l bo more cautious ia future in exposing his neigh bours' children to dea.tl]. We shall insert no further correspondence on th; 3 suhiect -Ed. E.S.] J

THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sic, —So far as my recollection serves me, the annual meeting of the members of the Mechanics' Institute must be at hand ; and I hope that after the dodge that was played on the members at last annual meeting, you will not fail to give timely warning, so that the persona who have

taken en them to elect and re-elect thorn selves year after year to tbs CDinmUtee.inay be induced to-ire place to clhers. I think lam speaking tlie fce]ing3 of a -roat majority, when 1 say that .:om t':e 1-resi dent and "Vice-presidents dcr-i to the Seerclaiy, the conduct of all concerned in the t.ick on ;hafc occasion was an outrage, and a disjp'aca. You did god then in endeavoring to bring about a reformation, and I hope that you will lead ;>;i another effort to put life into a dead institution, that is a discredit to Auckland. I am, &c, A SXTBSCEIBEB. [From tlie close manner in which affairs are managed at the Mechanics' Institute, we bavo no doubt an effort is bc-in^ made to conceal the day of nomination of morabers c.a before. Wo shall make enquuy.— Ed U.S.]

MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sib, —Can you or any of your readers inform me whether any chemist may set up as a practitioner ; or are Homoeopathic chemists privileged to do so—as I have noliced for some days one of that class advertising himself as a practitioner in youv paper, Yours obediently, Fate Play.

DONATO.

To the Editor of the .Evening Stah. Sik, —If an " Old Stager" would refer to later editions* of the Ji'ra then the one he mentions,he will find the reoort ofDonato's death contradicted, and will also Had that Donato's performances in different parts of the world ara ropcr'ed in that journal from time to tin^o to thepressnt date.

Yours respectfully,

GrENEBAL TJIILITY,

EXPORT OF GOLD AND SILVER, PER, CITY OF AUCKLAND.

Bank of Australasia—2 b:>xes, value £CCCO, 2847 ounces; duty £249 2s 3d. Bank of New Zealand —19 bars of silver, value £4900, 12801bs. ; duty £17 3s.

KAIPARA RAILWAY EXTENSION.

DEPUTATION TO THE PUBLIC Tv'OEKS

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A. DEPUTATION of gentlemen, consisting of Messrs Thomas Henderson, R. J. Creigh ton, W. Grahame, J. Lamb, J. M. Dar gaville, A. K. Taylor, W. T. Boy lan, S. Cochrane, P. O. Cannon, and Dr. Camp bell, wailed upon Mr Orniond, the Public Works Minister, at the General Govern ment offices, at 2 o'clock to-day to request the General Government to take in con sideration the extension of Kaipara Bail way into Auckland from its present in tended terminus at Harlcins Point. The deputation having through the medium of Mr T Henderson stated their object, were informed by Mr Orman that it would be neeessery to have a survey made, and he would l>ked to have all information re lating to the district and their population through which it was proposed to carry the line. When the information was all given which the Government would prefer in waiting they would have great pleasure in entertaining the project. He also informed the deputation that the survey would be proceeded with us soon as possible. The deputation in formed the Public Works Minister that the goods traffic for the district, both in gum, flar, and other produce, was very considerable,. After some further dis cussion, the deputation withdrew, having thanked the Minister for his courtesy.

AMATEUR CONCERT, CITY HALL.

We would call the attention of our readers to the amateur concert which is to come off to-morrow evening at the City Hall. The object is a good one, and must com mend itself to all, viz., in aid of the annual treat in connection with the Church of England Sunday Schools of the city and suburbs, which will be given to the children, as on former years, on [Regatta day in the Domain. We need not add, that the committees of the various schools, have made the most ample arrangements, so that the conceit may be one complete success. The leading amateurs of the city have been engaged. The programme has been selected, and fixed with the the greatest care, end the disappointment, through broken promises, and the placing upon the programme pieces merely thrown in to fill a gap—that we have noticed in amatour concerts of the past—have been carefully avoided ; and instead of trusting to the choice and taste of a single indi vidual, the committees sat, and have care fully revised the whole, so that anything which could possibly mar the effect has bsen struck out; and with the programme which lies before us, and the^ names attached, we nntioipate such a treat as we have not had for some time past.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The Two Roses were again produced last evening and gave general satisfaction. Mr. Tayares' Digby Grant was a fine piece of acting. His genteel poverty and sudden rise to affluence to be afterwards again suddenly reduced in circumstances were all depicted in a manner thrt an accom plished actor o:ily can do, Miss Surtces as Lottie, played her part very prettily, The same may be said of Mrs Walter Hill. The rest of the characters were well and evenly sustained by the resident company. The Serious Family was the concluding piece, and the impersonations by Mr Hoskins and Mrs B JN T Jones were provocative of roars of laughter from all parts of the house. Othello will be per formed to-night, Mr. Hoskins enacting Othello, and Mr Tavarcs lago, —his grfcat impersonation. As this gentleman }L> ceeds shortly to the Thames, there willlDe very little cliance of the public witnessing his splendid representations in Ancklajad much longer, unless the opportunity vs embraced at once.

A small farmer residing in the hamlet of Villebeau (Seine-et-Oise), has, in a fit of mental aberration, deprived himself of sight, that he might no longer be a wit ness of the occupation of his country by the Prussians, who had burned down all his property in his presence, a member of his family perishing in the flames.

THE EVENING STAB, WEDNESDAY,, JANTTAEY 17. 1873.

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