SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OP AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. 6.17 HIGH WATER.: This evening, 9.50

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING. Enterprise No 2. at eleven o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Wanganui, f.s., from Southern ports

DEPARTURES.

juesue, schooner, Murray, for Bay of Islands! Mata, schooner, Risdon, for Rorotonga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

.I1 or Kaipr,ra: Prince Alfred and Energy, schooners, to-morrow For Wanganui and Wellington: Wanganui, s.s., Wednesday For Napier : Star of the South, s.s., to-day For Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga: Southern Cross, s.s., to-day For Chatham Islands: Ocean Wave, schooner, to day For San Francisco : Nevada, mail steamer, Slstinstant For London : Countess of Kin tore, ship, 7th prox. ; City of Auckland, ship, in November For Now York :Coronilla, barque, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.a., 2nd November For Tahiti: .A melie, schooner, to-day ' : For Leviika: Merlin, schooner, early ''

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Robert Henderson, ship, London*. Sailed 23rd June Glenhuntley, ship, from London. Sailed 7th July ; Queen Bee, ship, from London. Sailed, 19th July Novelty, barque, from Sydney Ayr, barque, fromthe Mauritius Coronilla, barque, from Newcastle .Toliba, barque, from Lyttelton Onward, schooner, from Lyttelton Briton, barque, from Newcastle Queen, schooner, from Rorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levufca Pakeha, brig, from Dunedin ■ V ' Tower Hill, brig, from Warrnambool Gladiateur, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed sth August

The schooner Leslie has cleared outwards m ballast for, Russell, and will take her departure this evening. _The s.s. WanganuC Capt. Linklater, left Wanganui at 11 p.m. on the 19th ; arrived oft the Manukau bar this morning, at 4 a.m. Experienced light winds and smooth water first part of the passage, latter part strong southerly winds with heavy sea ; crossed the Manukau bar this morning at 9.45 am Passengers : Mrs Blair; Mrs Ward and three children, Messrs Alexander, Brewer, Blair, oones, and. Professor Donato. Cargo : 370 sheep, 20 pigs, 56 head of cattle, Brewer.— Croickshank & Co., agents." The s.s. Keera has cleared outwards for Southern ports with the following cargo for 1 overty Bay : 10 boxes tea, 1 bale 1 case 2 parcels, Owen and Graham ; 5 sashes, 4 doora, 2 pieces timber, D. Goldie. For Napier / packages effects, W. Thompson; 2 bags drags, A ; M. Williams, and the following passengers :—Rev. J. O'Connor, Mr J. BT Cowan, and four others. She will leave this atternoon. The s.s. Southern Cross has cleared out wards for Tauranga with the following cargo: . .to^ s. ..floilr, 6 pkgs groceries, 19 i-caska wine 1 do rum Lewis Bros.; 6 tons potatoes, ia ,v Hurst' ancl Co:; 1 ton flour, Maxwell: 10 pkgs groceries, Tonks and Co.; 8 barrels beer, Whitson and -. Sons ; 3 cases lemonade, Sutton- 1,600 palings, Goldie. She will, leave.,this afternoon. ' - . / - ; The schooner Amelie, Capt Hart, hasi cleared at the Customs for Tahiti with a large general cargo shipped by Messrs Owen' and. Graham, and L. D. Nathan, and Co. fcne will leave to-morrow. She takes as .passengers Messrs A. Heather and S. Williams.

COMMERCIAL.

r MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends >ayaWe in the companies named below s— & s. id. DIVTDEITD. Bright Smile.. .. 05 0 Oct 24 CALLS Eagle '..;, 0 0 6 Oct 23 North Devon.. .. 010 Oct 24 Quebec .. 00 6 Oct 25 PreecesPoirt .. 00 6 Oct 25 Queen of the May .. 0 10 Oct 26 Coromandel Excelsior 0 0 6 Oct 26 Colonial .. ... 00? Oct '28 Golden Eagle.. .. o0 1 Oct 29 West Coast .. .. 016 Nnv I Working Miners .. 00 3 Nov 1 Thames Gas .. .. 010 0 Nov 4 Eureka Hill .. .. 01 0 tw % South British Fire and V 7 Marine Insurance 05 0 Nov 20

FT0.30 aT; a tn hd 35^ a m 530pM '; "* *"■*»»'■* For on Wednesday, 23rd inst., at 1.30 I'MaDgapa1 ' MaDgapai 'etc- *"<******«. FOo rn RF nSSTnTtraf n ?or OnUi ' *" C°™™ S' \fS °n. Thursday, 31st inst., as under :~ fc. and Foreign West Indies^and K^?nv.-/>^^ roP? Vi& En«land, 10.30 at a.m For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 news P ape?s I:Tt9 OI dm 3an<i "Btota™d lettera f\ and**TT^it^ I|- t- terS i for F nited States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d in « + °-n i? the P°sta^e. will be received at thia office till 11 a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. I S. B. Bras, Postmaster.

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1872.

For the canso that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

The Auckland Freight Company has collapsed. "We do not know that any thing more thoroughly humiliating could be found in the history of any city in the Australasian Colonies. Nothing more promising had ever here been launched. Nothing has been more promptly and speedily wrecked, "When we look back over the few brief months that have passed since air Auckland was in enthusiasm over the initiation of what was regarded as an assured success, we can scarcely believe our eyes on reading the thoroughly sneaking and disgrace ful resolution passed at the meet ing of the'company on Friday evening. When the company was projected, it was clearly foreseen that Shaw, Saville, and Company would give the project their most strenuous resistance by overt act and by secret scheming.,, By means clearly enough expected, whether of bribery or of compulsion or both, the London agents of the company have been induced .to betray the interests of. the company into the hands of the enemy. And on the very first intimation-of the fact, the company, in public meeting assembled, sanction and endorse their traitorous action. Such a fiasco is enough to make Auckland the ridicule of the commercial world, and regarded as the spittoon of the colonies. The enterprise had .been nobly taken up; any money asked for "had been speedily subscribed ; the General Go vernment, as appeared from letters read, had protriptly premised to back; the company against Shaw, Saville and Company in, the carrying out of the Immigration and the Public "Works policies; and merely because the London agents knuckled under, the Auckland merchants [are cowed; It is evident that the public spirit of this place is not of .that stuff that can carry any thing through, and whatever is done to

raise Auckland must be doric >froih without;. Never, till there is 'an in fusion of new blood, whether from Melbourne or from America, will our commercial enterprise be wortfiy of the noble geographical position of our city ; aud if Auckland is not to drop away to the rear in the race of progress, we must have an importation of public spirit as well as of new blood.

The resolution passed by the com cumpany on Friday isinirnitable. There was not pluck enough to boldly admit defeat and cowardice, but a grotesque show of defiance to Shaw, Saville and Company is kept up. What does the company mean by the following ?— " That the attorneys of the company be empowered to arrange with Shaw, Saville cand Co. as to; rates of freight, class of vessels, &c', aud that all their vessels be consigned to the Freight Company hero ; that they be instructed, in the event of these negotiations as above failing, to at once carry out the original programme of the company." Does it wish to drag Auckland stillfurtherthrough the mire? After launching an opposition to'Bhaw, Saville and Company, which with com bination and courage the Auckland merchants could have carried out, it sends instruction to the agents that have betrayed it to "arrange" with Shaw, Saville and Co., for vessels freight, &c, and to obtain the agree ment .that " all their vessels be con signed to the Freight Company here" This is truly contemptible. The moun tain in labour has brought forth a very small mouse indeed. Jt is only the miserable commissions the company wants ! That sordid thing respecting which it made appeal to Auckland merchants to be magnanimous, and to not be seduced by prospect of agencies to betray Auckland — now for this very little salvo to wounded pride, and breeches' pockets, it will make amicable arrangements with the enemy, and soil its birthright for a mess of pottago. Unless this is done the agents, who have already laughed at the Auckland people, are at at once to carry out the original programme of the company. How very brave we are! Very likely indeed that either the agents or Shaw, Saville and Company will do any thing of the sort. If they do justly they will single out and specially reward the traitors among ourselves who have betrayed the city, and played false to the coir.pany. To these Shaw, Savitle and Company, if they have any honorable feeling, will own'their indebtedness, and very readily will they see that a mercantile community that has so soon fallen on its marrow bones and asked pardou is not the one to ever think again of car rying out such a silly threat The firms in this city which have done the dirty thing are entitled to act as agents for Shaw, Saville and Co. They deserve to be held in everlasting re membrance, but, as the rest of our mercantile community, with few ex ceptions, in' so promptly retreating, share largely in the disgrace, it would be invidious to give them prominence. There have indeed been some in this miserable affair whose part redeems them from the discredit. Mr H. Isaacs was the most active promoter of the movement, and this failure has evidently -bedn to him arid to one or two others a cause of genuine disgust. If unwearied effort could have corn commanded success, Mr Isaacs and his coadjutors would have been successful, but such a result as this is not only a misfortune in itsolf, but it paralyses effort for all time to come. As for the merchants; of Auckland they may as well take it easy. Shaw, Saville and Company have their hand on your throats and laugh in your faces. You may wriggle and make wry faces. It will only the better amuse your London "agents" (!) and their friends the shippers. They knew what you were and that jour bravado was only a flash in the pan. They knew they could find traitors amongyou.andthatthe "thirtypieces of silver" had not lost their ancient power. If you are content to rest under this character which will now attach to Auckland in the eyes of the colonial commercial world, that ia not any other person's business ; and you had better write to your London " Agents "(!) and tell them to make your peacei with Shaw, Saville and Company lest that generous and noble firm of shippers chastise you now with scorpions.

We see a silver lining to the cloud. It is said that a company is being launched in London with £500,000 capital to oppose Shaw, Saville and Company. It is only from without that hope can come to Auckland ; but in order to do poetical justice to past history our merchants should write to their "-Agents" and request them tb assure their friends that in the struggle the support of this city will be given unwaveringly to our old and fast friends, the benefactors' of New* Zealand, and the generous guardians of our commercial interests—Shaw, Saville and Co.

1 : The House of Representatives is going to 'destruction'since Mr Hugh Carleton ceased to grace it with his august presence. That gentleman has recently been emerging from the obscurity into which he had been con. signed by the ballot box^ and with what ulterior object will be seen in the sequel/ He has appeared this morning in a three quarter column of the Herald in a letter ad dressed through that medium to the editor

of the Evening Post &t Wellington. His not sending the letter direct to Wellington shows that it was addressed not to Wellington, bu^ to Auckland readers. As might be expected the communication is written in three lan guages, and that it has not copious extracts froni Greek is to be attributed to the fact that Greek characters are not generally to be found in colonial printing offices. The ostensi- I ble intention of the letter is to show how the i Speaker of the House of Representatives in dealing with the Martin case has become •'' entangled in a remarkable confusion of 1 ideas ;" and hbw "the half-thinkers in the ! House did contrive to compound a crime of lese-privilege." But the real intention is to show how, in the supposed pending vacancy in our Provincial Council, Mr Hugh Carleton would be just the man to preside over the Council, and speak to councillors as the Nestor of New Zealand. From such an infliction may the gods deliver v's ! That such a pedantic bore should have the assurance to put forward his pre tensions in this day of enlightenment and common sense ia only to be attributed to the gingerly way in which humbug is usually treated by tciva newspaper press and by pub lVWT* lie men. Every one knows that Mr Carle ton's parade of learning is a sham, and his ostentatious bearing about with him a Greek Testament, and his trotting out his stock of quotations on all possible occasions, consti tute a display that has long lost its power to awe. It was all very well when the land was inhabited by only gumdiggers, who looked on a man that knew Greek as if hq was a witch ; but Mr Hugh Carleton should now retire, and lie up among the moa bonea and other relics of an extinct fauna. Having never before received from any literary institution such a mark of distinction, the degree conferred on him by the New Zealand University should be accepted by him as a reward for the long years during which he haa Haunted his Greek Testament before the eyes of his astonished fellow colonists, and he should cherish it as balm to-his political disappointment. But, by all the saints in the calendar, we implore him that he do not Iffiplre to occupy the Speaker's chair of our Provincial Council. We can bear much in Auckland, but not that 4 not that ! The'following is the Police Court rota for to-morrow (Tuesday), October 22, 1572 .:— Messrs (t. S. Graham, W. A. Graham, Thos. Henderson, J. H. Home, Edward Isaacs, H... M. Jervis, T. Kempthorne, T.B. .Kenderdiue, and Joseph May (chairman). We understand that his Worship the Mayor haa intimated to Mr Gordon, the Secretary of the New Zealand Agricultural Society, that it is his intention to present a silver medal at the forthcoming Exhibition to the manufacturer of the best and most useful article of local manufacture made in the City of Auckland. We are exceedingly glad to learn this, and trust that the ex- ; ample will be followed, but we still urge that the City Council reconsider its former resolution and deal generously by the Show. A new method of imposing upon the in dustrial school system of the colony haa beea discovered, says the Melbourne Leader, by an astute shoemaker, of Collingwood, named Sydney. Mr Sydney, otherwises known as Dumerle, is the father of two children, whose mother is in another colony, and it occurred to this acute gentleman that he might rid himself of these small responsi bilities by the easiest possible process. He first, by systematic beating of the children, taught them to abandon the word " father," and call him "uncle." This accomplished to his satisfaction, he operated upon the sympathies of a benevolent lady, to whom he narrated his woes. He was a poor, hard working man, earning barely sufficient to get food and shelter, and his sister had died leaving him her two orphan children to sup port. If he could only get them into the industrial school all would be well. The lady stated the case to Mr Templeton, the magistrate, who made enquires through the police, aud ascertained the true state of affairs, and the fellow was arrested as an imposter, and sent to gaol for six months. Mr Sydney, alias Dumerle, has left a wife, it seems, in New Zealand, and was at the time of his arrest cohabiting with another female, and finding the children in the way, devised this ingenious but fortunately un successful attempt to rid himself of his natural offspring. s Six months it will be conceded is too little punishment for such an offence, for virtually the man's object will be gained though under less pleasant circum stances than he expected. Hia children, left without a protector, will become a charge upon the country, and when the fellow leaves the gaol he will be tolerably certain to make tracks for some other colony. Clearly our industrial school system leaves an open door to the commission of much social iniquity. A draft by-law relating to stray cattle is published in our advertising columns. The members of the lodge Waitemata, No. 689, 8.C., will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening inthe Masonic Hall. We are requested to state that iin the ■ action Cundall v. Fletcher, at the Resident Magistrate's Court', on Friday last, the judg ment given was for the amount claimed less £11123 6d stet off, and not £5; as reported by our morning contemporaries. The cause of mistakes of this kind is, that invariably as Mr Beckham is giving his decision the usher of the Court unnecessarily bawls out "Silence," thus drowning the judge's re marks, and it is impossible to tell on which side the decision is given. The consequence is that the reporters generally use their own discretion, and give the judgment as it should be according to their views, but at times they are apt to err. >■■ .::. •-,./. ~i. •. ~ Mr H. Cornford (son of the, Rev.. P. H. Cornford) who recently passed a successful examination before Sir George A. Arhey, made his first appearance in his legal capa city in the Resident Magistrate's Court: oh : Friday last. Mr Cornford appeared for the plaintiff inthe case of Ross r,. McCaul, which unfortunately was not a promising case, and consequently the plaintiff "was nonsuited. This apparent failure, however, was not due to any want of tact or judgment on the part of the jjoung lawyer, who displayed a shrewd ness worthy of! older, and more experienced; men, and acquitted himself to the entire satisfacticm of the Court. • • . - ' j Tenders for the construction of fire bridges o-k the road from Cambridge to, Waihou will be received until Monday, the 28th inst. The population of Japan, according to the last census, is a little over thirty-seven millions. ' ',: .'; i^T^V' ■,;:";:<'.- *

The City Council have, to-day, effected a ptirchase that will be generally regarded as judicious and prudent. We shall have a watersupply sooner or later ; and, in orarounct all the city, there is not to be found a portion of land' more appropriate for the purposes of a local high-level reservoir than that which was, to-day, to have passed under the ham mer of Mr Arthur. The "portion purchased is part of that estate at the junction ot Kyber Pass and the Mount Lden Road, known as that of Mr Gilfillan. The purchased lot consists of two acres twenty two perches at the rear of Mr GiMlan s house, and closely adjoining the Mount Julen toll gate. It is, with the adjoining lots the highest'Jpoint around the city within reasonable distance, and was purchased tor the sum of £1,400. It appears t|fl^ commit tee of the Council was depufl^Jj^negotiate the purchase if another lot adjoining, known as Mr McLachlan's, could not be obtained on easier terms. As the lowest .price- at, which that could'be obtained was £I,UOO per iacre, the Council' are ;to be congratulated on having made an excellent bargain for the public. ■ We have been / assured, j too, that there have been no percentages in the: case. We believe this, and we are; glad of it; though why Aye should have been informed of this circumstance we cannot say exactly. It must be either because such occurrences are rare, or because people are so given to talk. However, the price is very reasonable, and the lot is admirably adapted to the purpose contem plated, so that even if there had been a little of the unclean thing we should not have had much cause to grumble. r .... Our attention lias been called to. a very, amusing instrument, yclept the : " Top Piano," belonging to Mr Perkins, of the Occidental Hotel. It is capable1 of entertain ing any number of people, and will afford.a good evening's amusement to all who attempt to play on it. No previous know ledge is necessary. It is, of course, an American invention, and, was imported, by Mr Perkins on the last trip of the Nevada. The members of the late band of the A-R. V. Royal Company ate requested to attend a meeting in the Band-room this evening, at half-past seven. It is notified that Mr MacComish is not requested to attend. . ' The usual monthy parade of Nos. 1 and 2 Companies Navals will be held to-morrow evening, in the Drill-shed, at seven o'clbiSk. The rifle match took place on Saturday last at the Mount Eden Rifle-range between the Nos. 2 and 3 Companies of : the llifl« Bri-, gadc; Eight men were selected from each side to represent their respective companies. The prize consisted of a keg of ammuni tion, and the losing side to pay the expenses of tlie match. Five shots were fired by each, competitor at ranges of 300, 400, and 500 yards. The firing was good, reflecting creditably on the contending parties. Three points (a centre) turned the scale in favor of No. 3 Company. At the close of the firing of the first two ranges the No. 2 Company representatives were thirteen points in ad vance of their opponents, but at the longest range the No. 3 Company madesixteen points in advance of the others. At .the conclusion of the match three cheers were given both ; for the successful and the unsuccessful com petitors. The following are the totals of the scores :—No. 2 Company — Brighton, 41 ; Osborne, 42; Alderton,- 35; Gleeson, 33; Devore, 36 ; Barnett, 44; Cameron, 45 ; McDonald, 37 ; total, 313. No. 3 Company —Aitkin, 46 ; Sibbald, 47 ; Reed, 42 ; Par tingtou 43 ; Boardman, 43 ; Thome, 39 ; SoaU, 18 ; May, 38 ; total, 316. i The twenty -first anniversary service's in connection with the Primitive Methodist Sunday School were held • yesterday, in Edwardes-street Chape.l. The Rev. J. J. Lewis preached in the morning from Reve lations ; Chapter n, verse iv. The Rev. R. F. Macnicol gave an excellent address in the afternoon, more especially directed to the parents and children connected with . the school. The rev. gentleman's address was based on the 27th and 28th verses of the first chapter of the first book of Samuel. The evening service was conducted by the Rev. J. H. Turner, who selected the eleventh verse of the 20th Chapter of Revelations for his text. During the..services several appropriate hymns were sung by the children under the superintendence of-Mr Glanville.* The amoxint of the collection was £11 6s. The annual soiree in connection. with, the Sabbath-school will be held to-mOrrow evening. Tea will be on the table at half past six o'clock. At a meeting of delegates of the Auckland district of Odd Fellows,, at the Thames on Friday last, it was decided to present a sum of five pounds to the Thames Hospital. It was also agreed to establish a Grand Lodge of Past Officers. Other business of a formal nature was disposed of. The Thames brethren gave the Auckland delegates a supper at Mr Barnett's Warwick Arms, Shortland. We regret to learn the death of Mr Jerry Waite, one of the oldest settlers in the pro vince of Auckland, also a very old member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. His funeral is announced to take place to morrow afternoon, and members of the Good Intent Lodge are requested to meet at the Lodge room, Cook-street, to follow his re mains to their last resting place. Members of other lodges are also requested to attend.

SUPREME COURT.

CIRMINAL SESSIONS. THIS DAY. ( Before Honor Sir Gk A. Arney, Chief Justice.) 'His Honor took .hisjseat .in., .Cqurt this morning at teu, o'clock. ,, *<. , t r,, , The special jury was then empanelled, con ' sisting of the following gentlemen : Mr J. S. Macfarlane (foreman), Messrs Alwright, Kirkvvood, Herapath, Maloney, Nicholson, Howard Clarkson, Ahlden, Hamlyn, Partings ' ton, and Morrow;, j , ' THE GREEN HARP CASE. . Messrs Brookfield and Hesketh appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Joy appeared for the defence. Mark Sheehy was arraigned., on an indict ment in four counts, charging him with stealing and embezzling, on the sth July of the presnt year, a quantity of gold ore, the •property of the Green Harp Goldmining Company (Registered); !The prigqner pleaded "Not guilty." : : : ' I James Caddy iDavis, on being examined, sikted1 that he was appointed legal manager to1 the Green Harp Gold Mining Compaiiy on; the 26th of April last. The prisoner Sheehy was. at that tinie the mining manager, and it wja^/his duty io take charge of all specimensl and general stuff,,and'to crush thiem only by order of the directors. Sheehy occupied a: hut on the Company's ground. He went to1 this Eut in June, and sa~w there a quantity of' g(j>ld-bearing quartz, ctfnta^ning visible gold ; he saw about one cwt. tfiere, which witness carefully examined, and considered it would yield upon an average o one. .ojince to the pi>und. On the B ( th of ,July witness asked the prisoner about the leader where the richest.gold came from, and if hethoughtthe upper level would be equally rich ; prisoner replied that he thought it would pay: if the t water QQuld be got out of the shaft, ' i (Left sitting.) . .' ~,i v....

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before P. A. Pnillips, Esq. R.M.)

DRUNKENNESS. ■ ' "" c THE p6lice-docket contained a long string of drunkards' names, and they were disposed of according to their offences. A woman was discharged with a caution on her promising not to appear again. A charge against a man was withdrawn, as the accused was sent to the Hospital yesterday on account ol ms being taken ill with a fit. ,' ~ , • I Patrick Feeney was charged with behaving lin a public Btreet-to wit, Chancery-street ! with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. iHe was fined 20s and costs, and severely cautioned; 4. DESTITUTE CHILD. Jane Ann Franklyn was, upon the testimony of Detective Ternahan that she was alone and destitute, ordered to he sent to the Industrial School for three'years. THREATENING LANGUAGE. The against Mr Couzenf was further ad journed until Thursday. THE MAORI ABDUCTION CASE. Makoare Kakati, an aboriginal native chief, appeared in answer to a summons charging him that he did, on Friday evening last, violently assault and illtreat his lawful wile Huihana Rangituia Kakati, otherwise known as Huihana Rangituia, by seizing her round the waist, and preventing her against her will from proceeding to the Thames, and afterwards did violently, and against her will, assault and illtreat her by attempting forcibly to drag her along the ground,; and from the above and other threats used by him towards her she is afraid he will do her some bodily injury, and therefore prays that he may be required to find sufficient sureties to keep the peace and be of good behaviour towards her. -She urged further, in the information that she : did not make this complaint against him from any|hatred, malice or ill will, but merely for the preservation of her life and person from injury. . On the charge being called on Makoan stepped forward, but there was no appearance put in- on the part of the complainant, her fegal advisers or interpreter. Mr Rees, who appeared for the defendant, Requested that the charge might be read over to him. . . ■ , -• , The Clerk of the Court ordered the usher to call the complainant. ;>.•• Mr Rees said that she was "like spirits from the vasty deep ;" he might call, but she would not appeal4: '■'■'■ - i ■' The :eierk then asked Mr Mainwanng, who was in Court, if he wonld interpret the charge. Mr Mainwaring declined, and the Clerk re fused to undertake to read it in Maori. The charge was consequently read in English. Mr Rees, in reply, said that he was sur prised there was no appearance of the com plainant. He then recapitulated the parti culars of the case, which have already been made public, adding that the information had been laid against their client at the instiga tion of a person whom he was surprised to find was liot present'to support the charge. He regretted that he could neither ask for costs either for himself or the witnesses he had present. The case, in the absence of any prosecutnx, was dismissed. The Court was then cleared. At a quarter-past eleven Mr Defaur and Mr Brown (the interpreter) entered the Court, and expressed surprise and regret that the case "had! been disposed of. The former, however, stated rto the reporters that the young lady bad been taken away by her friends to the Thames without his sanction or the knowledge of Mr MacCormick. He further said that sh« wai a person of somer coasequeuce, and Makoari had reasons fo endeavouring to get hold of her.

MADAME STATES.

Ma dame Agatha States and Signor Orlan dini opened on Saturday evening for a six nights' engagement at the Prince of Wales Theatre. If the building was not crowded, there was, nevertheless, a large and appre ciative audience, and the artistes met with a. deservedly enthusiastic reception. The enthusiasm was genuine, and round after roiind of applause followed after the perform ance of each piece, and, an in nearly every stance, an encore was demanded, and yet this evidence of delight and approval was only the homage due to talent of a very high order. Mdme Agatha States possseses a pure soprano voice, of extreme compass and great power. The lower,notes are liquid and full, whilethe higher register is clear, certain, and tinging; and, all through, it is as flexible as water. That she has perfect command over the splendid Organ there is riot the Buadow of; a doubt, and she has evident? y studied in the highest schools of her profession. She first sang the grand cavatina from Meyerbeer's opera of "Roberti il Diavolo." Every note of her rich and cultivated voice was heard by all the audience. In the second part she sang the bolero from the " Sicilian Vespers ;" this is a bridal song full of roulades, and all, thie lighter tints of florid music. In .this piece she introduces a crescendo, and sus tained a shake that is marvellous, and followed it by taking the upper staccatlo passage with extraordinary clearness. The singing fairly electrified the audience, i and immense applause followed. Signor Orlandini is 'entitled to a front rank among baritones. He "selected for his debut the romanza from the opera "Maria de Rudenz," in; which he was eminently successful. But his "Largo et Factotum" from the Barber of Seville was in all respects incomparably superior to any rendering we haVe lieard.' He possesses a voice which enables him to meet any calls on his musical pdwer. His forte is certainly melody—the sTfeet and beautiful melodies of his native ' land. Those who heard this piece on Satur day will not readily forget it. The audience insisted on an encore, which was sang with even more spirit than before. In the grand duet from Verdi's " Rigoletto," Madame States and Signor Orlandini were also suc cessful in pleasing the audienqe. This item was also encored. The finale consisted of the i duet . frpm the Barber of Seville " Dunque it>. Sono," which was excellently vocalized. Mr J. Browne presided at the piano, and the brilliant execution of the accompaniments afforded proof of his delicacy and certainty of touch. Of the instrument we have nothing to say. Madame Moller and Mr Reid assisted in the programme and sang several songs and ballads extremely well. For this evening Mr Vragnizah has engaged: the; services of a,/full stringed '•orchestra from* Mr. Inrjpey's Artillery Band. Madame States and Signor Orlandini will appear several times in both opera and ballad.

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day, 2.30. p.m,

The last night of Zuila and Loyal wae a great success. On Saturday two hundred' people were turned away, unable to gain ad mission. Before the performance commenced a chandelier bearing twelve kerosine lamps gave way, and fell to the floor. The burning^, oil ran over the' floor. Fortunately the flames were soon extinguished. The Caledonian week's return is 199 ozs. from quartz crushed ; 45 ozs. from tailings j total, 244. The Otago run looks poor. .4^ The Cure still shows gold. No more -n specimens have been broken down. The Central Italy is cleaning up at the Waiaotahi battery, and expects a moderate -'<•■■■ ->>'\ return. . , , . ,

TAURANGA.

This day, 2 p.ni.^ -j The cutters Vincent and Mercury arrived from Auckland yesterday. Preparations for blasting the rock at Mangarewa are progressing fast. Wellington telegrams promise immigrants a port of entry at Tauranga soon. (SPECIAL TO THE\STAR, PER GREVILLES CY< TELEGRAM COMPANY. ) , ---—♦—— WELLINGTON. This day. The Nevada arrived here yesterday morn-; ing, and left for Lyttelton at three o'clock in | .the afternoon. ~; i This day, 12.30. H.M. S. Dido will sail for Canterbury about Wednesday next. George Pomid cut his throat with a knif^ ; he is now in the hospital, but the wound is |* not serious. He was suffering from delirium tremens. rMr Brodgen's navvies||who refused to work , at the old rates, have recommenced work to day at seven shillings per day of eight hours. Several members left for the South by the Nevada yesterday. -; .:.., i ."•

NELSON.

: The Wellington arrived from the North early yesterday : morning. , . • 7 ~i....

DUNEDIN.

A fire occurred at Queenstown on Saturday and destroyed Wilson's large store and house; both were insured. The loss is estimated at £1,000. The fire-engine was unworkable. It was rainig heavily* or else*the whole town would have been destroyed. There has been a fire at Invercargill. Bas tin's flax-mill has' beea: destroyed; the loss is £400; owners uninsured. Mrs Whitting, of Waikawa, has drowned her three sons, aged eight, five, and one years, ana-attempted to drown her daughter* , aged seven. The, bodies have been found in the river. The woman is believed to be "-" insane. y , Three"? claims -at! -the Coal Creek have . j had theK amalgam stolen upon three different v occasions. - The robbery has been traced " to a Chinaman, and he has-been sentenced to nine'moriths; imprisonment. ■« ,* .» Captain Boyd's run, of 32,000 acres, wifh 10,000 sheep, and 1000 head of cattle, haa : been sold at a satisfactory price to Mr Tolmie.

NEW PLYMOUTH.

A Native named Coffie says he wrote to the Chatham Islands about Te Whiti's prophecy of an earthquake, but he meant nothing in case of a tidal wave. Mr Atkinson has published an addres3 to his constituents in the newspapers.

MASTER AND MAN.

It ' may seem astonishing to some, and es pecially so to new arrivals,- that there should be so many people about our streets out of employment, and apparently unable to get work, when day after day our papers teem with " wanteds" for every description of •u> labour; but it does not appear so strange when it is known that the wages offered to clerks, storemen, shop-boys, and* tti«_:? like, are extremely low, and in most instances not sufficient tb satisfy the bare necessaries of life. Many ordinary clerk's" salaries in Auckland ranges only froma^T pound to five-and-twenty : shillings, a-week, I out of which he has to pay for Ms-board and lodging, and must keep up a respectable appearance. It is not to be wondered at, then, . that we occasionally hear <»fa clerk ein-^| bezzling his employer's money, or absconding from importunate creditors, with whom he has been obliged to runup an account, while, at the same time, he has not the remotest idea when or how he would be able to dis- • charge it. So many temptations are held out to young office-men to defraud those by whoih they are employed, and so few inducements placed in their way to teach them' that honesty is always the best policy: If a store- " keeper or a baker, or any d^her tradesman 1 advertises for a shop-boy the chances are I very much against his evet getting one to t suit him, simply because iv nine cases out of ten the boy is expected to do the labour of a strong man ; but, being a boy, he must only expect to be paid as such. The following incident which occurred a few daysPs since strikingly illustrates this fact. A'<>^ general storekeeper residing a short distance out of town advertised in one of the morn ing papers, '' Wanted, a lad to mind a store ; good wages," and the same morning a youth appeared at the store in answer to the adr. vertisement, and asked what he would be required to do. " Well," said the proprietor of the establishment, *| there isn't much to be done here, as business is very slaok just now. You will be wanted to get up at six o'clock in the mornings ) to milk the cows and take round the milk, as I keep a dairy; after that is done you will have to clean the lodgers'boots, but that will not take you long as there are only six boarders in the house at~present. When the boota are dqne you can Hist run into the | kitchen and assist the girl So get the break- / fast ready, and when that is done it will be time to open * the shop and put things iv

THE EVENING STAE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 18^2



TVJEAL'S GENUINE TOMATO o!f" UCE '- prepared from the finest ripe, fruit NEAI/S ORIENTAL PICKLE, a delicious com pound of Sweets and Sours NEAX'S NEW ZEALAND SAUCE, equal to Worcester Sauce NEAL'S CHUTNEY, a most agreeable condiment supersedes Mustard and more wholesome. B. TONES & CO. WHOLESALE ''a G E N T S. SYDNEY TWEE D, SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. J^ PARCEL of the above just received, and now being Sold at 2s. 11d. EER YARD, Also, A DOUBLE-MILLED SYDNEY TWEED, VERY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, AT 4s; 6d, Very Choice Patterns. AT No. 18 0, QUEEN STREET, (Opposite Darby's Thistle Hotel.) samuel ooom be s. The damage is soslight as to be'hardly noticeable. SPECIAL CIECULAR. LASTand CLEAfiING-OTJT SALE of DRAPERY and CLOTHING before the VimlY^emuLr premiseß «»»»«*■■«• A. Large and Well-asaorted Stock to choose from, and the whole will be offered at an immense reduction from former prices, for a limited time only, prior to thS r^» gale, or before Tenders are called for w i «Trhe Sfcock has beori BEMOVED from, the Wakefield-street Shop into the Queen-street Shop for C)nvenienceof sale. Boys' and Men's Clothing, White Shirts, Under Vests, Soccs, Braces, Ties, &c, at a Great Sacrifice; j B. HO BBS* f WHOLESALE & RETAIL^ UPPER QUEEN STREET, I Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, i I October is,w7{j, ■.-,•■,■



QLSON'S TOMATO SAFGE This Sauce has now been sufficiently long in the market to stand the test of public opinion, and it is gratifying to the manufacturer to be enabled to state that he is constantly receiving testimonials as to its worth. It is an excellent tonic, and for persons of delicate appetite a wineglass-full before meals is of immense benefit; and for children, when used in the place of sugar or jam, it is invaluable in many ways. Sold everywhere. Please observe that the maker's name is on label, and stamped on bottle and stopper. J CATER (late Crombie's) ROYAL • FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLEJRY- Queen street, Auckland, has much pleasure in inform g his friends and the ptiblic generally that he has purchased the Photographic Business so long carried on by Mr. Crombie ; and having secured the services of an Experienced Operator, feels wan-anted in stating that they will receive every civility and attention, as well as first-class and artistic portraits at his hands, and that no pains will be spared to give entire satisfac tion. J.C. begs to announce that ln'sarrangements for taking Instantaneous Portraits of Children are now complete. TO FARMERS, SETTLERS, BUTCHERS AND OTHERS. THE Undersigned are Cash Pur chasers of Hides", Sheepskins, Wool, Tallow &C, &C, at highest markets rates. L. D. NATHAN tc CO., SHORTLAND STREET (Opposite Post-office), Auckland. 600 p A l B s OF DAMAGED BLANKETS TO BE SOLD AT HALF ENGLISH COST. i . ■ : '- ■.'--':.■. . '■;;.' J. CO SG-RAVE & CO. "VT 0 "W : P ÜBLISHBD The October Number of the NEW ZEALAND PRESBYTERIAN MAGAZINE, Price Sixpence. To be had of the Publishers; Messrs Upton and Co. THORNTON", SMITH, ,& FIRTH'S rrr HOLE SALE PRICfES^ OUR RENT:— SW " ■ ' £ s & * Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, " Crown 0 0 Brand,''per ton'bfSj'OOOlbs. .. .. 18 0 0 Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, "TS & F Brand," per ton 15 0 0 Seconds, per ton .. .. .. :.. 12 0 0 Sharps, per ton ..,, ... '..:'.. 6 0 0 Bran, per bushel of 201b. .. .. .. 0 11 Oats, per bushel 0 3 6 Fowl Wheat per bushel 0 3 6 Wharf Mills, Octobers, 1872. AUCTION N~C)Tij(^ ||^ riIHE undersigned, having taken the premises lately occupied by Messrs B. Toxks & Co., 123, Queen-street, are prepared to receive COLONIAL or FOREIGN CONSIGNMENTS, for Sale by Auction or Private Contract. i, ir.».i W. G. HARRISON & CO.



! Miss Deborah Bates was married to a '.Mr Joy..; A local editor gave the follow ing first-rate notice :— ■'- "No more D. Bates ; dissolved in Joy, A. bride lias found a home, ; With pleasufe hew without alloy, And other Joys to come." Brown: ' 'Well, I always make it a rule to tell my wife everything that happens." —Smith: ''Oh, my dear fellow, that's nothing! I tell my wife lots of things that never happen &t »11."