SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

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ARRIVALS.

noile from Waita-a, %^?KbooU from New dale- Jnia. -

DEPARTURES.

Albion, M* oEean' for S°UtherQ P°rtS and Melbourne.

sT^A3rIR TOR; THE THAMES / THIS EVENING. _g^prise No 2, 11 o'clock midnight.

EXPORTS.

Per as. Albion, for Southern ports and Melbourne, part of original cargo, short landed at Wellington .—42 cases cigars, 3 qr.-cBBkB. For Napier—s pgs A. Clark and Son—2 crates bottles, Meyers and Co—l parcel, Bank of New Zealand-2 pgs Upton and Co—2 pigs saddlery, Wiseman—9 pgs ploughs, E. Porter and Co. For Wellington— 25 coils fenoing wire, Bucholz & Co—2 parcels, Upton & Co—2 boxes, M. Levy & Co—For Lyttelton—lso bundles empty sacke, J. &J. Soppet—l case stationery, R. B. Lusk. For Port Chalmers—l case, It. B. Lusk. For Melbourne—l box, McGili—3 cases plants, Wren.

DEPARTURE OF THE ALBION.

The e.i. Albion, Captain McLean, took her departure this alternoon for Southern Ports and Melbourne, with the following passengers: Saloon : Mrs. Constable, Miss Allington, Miss White, Miss Hamlin, Mrs. Rawlinson, Mr. Fleming; Fore Cabin : Messrs. Gordon, Sale, McEae, Desmond, Jones, and Horris.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sydney aad Melbourne —Nebraska, p. 8., to-morrow. ■ '• For Levuta—Janet Q-rey, schooner, this day. For Southern Ports —Albion, s.s., this day; Wellington, s.s., on arrival of Nebraska. London —City of Auckland, ship, January 18, For Melbourne —Albion s s, this day. For Hokianga—Herald, this day. For Wangarei—Qlyde, schooner, to-morrow.

VESSELS EXPECTED. H.M.S Blanche, from Wellington. Napier, s s, from Napier Nebraska, mail stoainer, from Honolulu Cadueeus, ship, from, i^ndon, sailed Oct 18 Lady Franklin barque from it <. wcaß t,i e , Ferndale, barque, from Liverpool (saii^ g e p. 15 Edith, schooner, from Tahiti. Phoebe s s from Southern Ports Eeera, s.s., from Wellington. Celestia barque from Newcastle. Kenilworth, schooner, from Fiji. Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Ohftftrfl ' ? lands. Amateur, schooner, frets ' • -.* ■■■o StMary, TJ&Hsiv. oi- v 1 -'it;:. 3>o-iAhe?ii Oftptaic i" i'iu.U - -'..ska :.=>H.r>_ :j>\; i 0 ji'--.-' :-:i '"•■Hie, 2«"' i>'g3. oitie-1 ; ■'■ "' _;- J?&KHengfls'B . —B?.!oo.'>--'kL', : ?**"« '-^ Wehatei, child, airj _aerv«i*: r-di_ •-:;■• •■£?*. B^>i'.e?iicld R£y 'MjJ 3h.T".\ J.v»oe »-. .■:-'■>.-■ 5 MW.?.' fingers, WVv- Thomson, .v- Biiiiak! Stees-ag-i- •^■t-:--'..— C ,;.>rr- . -Vs*?.Uj'.. ilgSt.li. ■

MINING.

The following* °re the ourrent calls and ividends payable in the companies ramed below ; — ,„ DIVDQBNDB £ b: d: UATB Caliibrnian &M.O. ...0 16 Jan 3 - OAIXS Crown Eoyal ... .... 00 6 Jan 4 Eavenatock 0 0 2 Ja» 4 Ballarabandßising Sun. 0 0 6 Jan 5 Junction • ••• 0 3 ° Jan 8 Queen of «he May ... 0 0 4 Jan 10 New Caledonia .... 0 10 Jan 11 Pickwick 0 Q 3 Jan 11 KeyofTokatea ... 0 0 3 Jan 18 MEBTIKGB TO COMB, r Coromandel Harp, Metropolitan Hotel, Auok land, 4tb inst. City of Aberdeen, Company's office, Grahams town, January 4 Murphy's Hill Gold Mining Company, Metropolitan Hotel, Auckland, sth inst. Pride of the Hill,, Company's office, Coroman del, January & * « Nonpareil, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland January 9 English, Company's office, Grahamstown January 9 Bendigo Independent, Company's office Grahamsto-wn^ January 9 Quebec, Cempany's office, January 10 Vulcan, Governorßowen Hotel,Grahanißtown, January -10 ' - Corinthan, Governor Bowen Hotel, Grahams town, January 11 Matawai, Company's ®ffice, AncUnud, Tr>aur aryl9 .: . - MornipgsjLight ©,SI Ca, ;ci?sbftmßtown, 19fchin8*" Oalifefntaa; Sfyigxxua Boweii Hotel> Ota ;;. ~; r^oid yLicArijzQijttipis-iy, Coroin&s&ei, :,:■■. tEstaos r. ■'•irvr, shis 3.tiy, -at s;3<t p.m.) ajc! *' S.t>i.ttior.-ow, st; Jo.Boa,tn*»« ■•■'i 4 SO p.ci, t<)»a3orrov.', sp -3.0 80 «,;.".. _ . ■Jo? vVii^^vi-Di, etc.,per OJydcj !^:2i^j-f.)'> ; .y '" 31 &.T6." Fcr Fus?dll, Eu^ra £-.r«c sta,j:rrf Duks of Saiuhugih, b-raorj-o-. , at ?» p.r^ : , . ■ - ■. jjVj- Kapanga, pei: L-aii; -iookh,; Hhis day, at ~ 5 p -n,. ,'n«.< t jwiv^w, at 3.30 j«m. . Fci irw^ . --^ (Southern Provineei per ss. "'., e 4gton, immediately after anival of ps. Nebraska, from Honolulu- \ For Sydney and Australian Colonies, p>r p.g. Jlebraska, six hours after arrival. ' >, S B Biss, Postmasbr.

MARRIED.

Hiwibtt— Hempbnstal;!.—On the Ist Janu ary, at 65, Grey street, by tin Rev. P. H. Cornford, Thomas, eldest son of Mr; Tfcomas Hewlett, of London, to Eleanor Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. Bobert Hempenstall, of this citj.

DIED.

Photo.—On the 2nd January, at their resi* dence South street, Newton, Annie Abigail, daughter of Sarah and Bartlett Provo, aged seven and a half months. . The funeral will leave at 3 o clock to* morrow (Thursday) afternoon.

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 3, 1872

We -would desire to direct attention to an extraordinary letter in another column respecting the Onehunga Pilot Service. We give to it insertion, as we do to anything that bears the ap pearance of an exposure of public abuse, without vouching that its ex traordinary statements are borne out by facts. If a wrong is done by our correspondent to the government offi cial whose actions are so called in question, it will afford us the utmost pleasure to afford Mr. Wing the op portunity of setting himself right with the public. But if the statements are correct, and we have no reason +- j doubt their truth, there i? o,;r>o--;"i, about as glaring n vested rigM ":. ; come cur f ioxx-A'. : tuploys i\ : '■■':'■■ ■■■ Xt -:' ■'<*>>: ;- j ■ vicfj \s y - "'■" ■ ■■• ••:"'■■ ;' ■ ■*'*■■ ' ■ L-.-c iv'uii^ ■•■. :.^--i;- ' i« scarco.-y <: .me':'?f!- : ■-I'd J;: Y ' ' -i- ti,'- -'•-'^:! -^r- vV'J.: 9 v..: ■" stores j ■;_•■: <••;-:, ■;-■/■.-. vYing the younger, ■ i .Ol see why Mr Wing should iiju engage in farming, as suggested by our correspondent, and solve the pro blem whether farming in the Auckland province can be really made a success under the conditions of cheap labour If a former boatman was discharged for objecting to pick potatoes for Mr Wing the younger, we think that the particular duties to be performed should be specified by the authorities • and if cleaning gum and collecting esculent roots are necessary parts p|j| boatmanV duty in the public service, he should n6t be encouraged to im peril his position in the public servijp by declining to take up the shovel and the hoe. We ask the attention of the authorities to the conduct of the pilot service at the Manukau. No evil can result from an enquiry, and we shall be happy to bring them* into communi cation with sources of information on the subject.

Considerable annoyance was caused to day to many intending voters by finding themselves deprived of the right to record their votes, from their not having paifl their rates on or before the 20th oi'JTutie last. This, howeve* 1, 'is v; ily in accordance with &&v .> of •:. < n»ev>,. tions Act 7:& !■•':; sought sixtii oiuer t;£ areluiec-1 triri has i'coa V 3dns?oi discovered *->y ffioxav genius v ho tiad Ivor employed ia tlio ■ihiw; al decorations oi iha gtwtt ha.l of ■&c hxpve'rae Court There; used tc :.:3 j conii iev&bid difficulty in bearing tr;o mieevftbie whispering of terrified wif^ , nesnes,. who, tree the iijomoirtal "WinV-'j, 1 v/aie accustomed iojitt^ .ibms beads .<w/U» ■■%Jr-=^-f^A=w3-'^T^: a- sevcro- comse I of" biidgeriiifc,. Ifc was fomUr anticipated ; !:has-thr oriiayri'.1 ?}' >s screen lately■evecced !at I;', reai oi . tbt. vr;a--:. '■■"!■. svould bare ' rt.-.6eci«;d die morfSurhigs, in<v. projected i;;t sou* ■ fan1 iVrj-vfc.- :io co reach the eg rs >ji ' : y: . y t;.- i Lhat by sqme chance portions oi r iicm might escape into the .; >rreis box. How vain is all human ..aoieipation! The hideous structure actually seems to absorb all the undulatpry waves of sound ejected under the gorge.o^us canopy; and the plaintive wailing o.f the witnesses is still more inaudible than ever. Great hulking fellows, whose voices from their own dunghills might be heard at the distance of a mile and more, in this temple of justice grow _ faint, and they actually fail to communicate their ideas and im pressions to a distance of twenty feet. It is a question whether it would not be advisable to commit one or two. The roTvwf->~- -.*■ ~""| Twnnid reioice and

*U«}> i«f _,»■ ~, . ■.'s6K.il. I Tho ■ ife*E erici:.'':"ti»ai.cli, Oouclrj, *Jit: j if "less. v. Qnite-'i Cricket Club, ■*•£-.. jplayc I : .', Pigeon Mountain, HoTvio.';, on. Men- j i £&?. During the first incings My F j? ph'lter Qufortaaatefy recited a. ■»>>■'.'; i ■■¥**• blow wbiob prey«saWtl bin: froo,. : ~u, and tne cv.:; t , T , 0 ,, lhp XTrnwrt j !p a i^.SS"^r4-?i "vder to fchc Gomitrv : ceam ; .v:'i'-:-i'M!>!;=r - .■ ... ,_j ?.. . ..r '

An accident happened in the Domain to a man yesterday which might have proved fatal; it shows the necessity"of people who are bent on their own pleasure using caution in their frolics. While playing at the game oi " Aunt Sally " at an unusually long range, the player threw wide of his his mark, and instead of hitting his father's sister, who rejoices in the name of Sarah, he struck a poor fellow on the head that was sitting some distance off. So severe wa3 the blow, that the man was rendered senseless for some time, and restoratives had to be applied to bring him round. The action against Mr Corcoran of the Greyhound hotel, for a young lady's expenses from IJunedin two years .ago, has just been decided against him at that place. She had only remained in his service one day, and the understanding was, that he would refund her passage money should she remain six months. There is to be seen in Upton's window, a splendidly finished workbox, which has been presented by the pupils of the Wellington-street Academy, to Mrs. Pennall, the wife of the principal, as a small token of the esteem and respect in which they hold that estimable lady. A telegram was received in Wellington from his Excellency the Governor stating that the vice-regal party had a narrow escape from an accident whilst crossing the Eimutaka ranges. It appears that the break attached to his Excellency's carriage gave way whilst going down the hill, and the horses bolted, but, they were ultimately brought-up without any damage having been done. The two young men charged with speci men stealing at the Caledonian mine, have been acquitted this afternoon at the Su preme Court.

The monthly meeting of Lodge Sfc An drew, JSTo 418, S.C., will take place to morrow evening: The grand jury have ignored the bill against George Spray for perjury.

THE CITY ELECTION.

RESULT OP THE POLL. ME. P. L. PEIME ELECTED. This day, 4.30 p.m. F. L. Prime ■■• James Parmftr TVP- ■,-v':u : J.is :■ ■ ■-:■'>■ iWo Tvfsvv.Y, rifi-J" .-'A lh< S. i- T :;i ' PWy ■ Til iV ''-T'-L/u ■"'.":'•'' ■•' ' :'■ ■■" r:IC~L '■' '■■ \.: t,,e . ;:.-.!;l'.>-ic-T •'1 '-i.^v^pa r. ; ...,, r \.-.r. ■■ '(.•'."! ■)•■■ '.; h.W-;-:- :>.'C;ii.,h ' ?*■■'■ ■ ?-i Uaplii 'i JiiJV.cari . >> nh i: ~ Mi■ ;.:' ■;" . ;. .•. -"■, oulleoted by i ■ !*e ;.;■:'>■ -' ::;!:,i;:- a u s piper. V\- : • .iiafc the Auckland Naval .^ers, No 1 Company, have chal lenged the Thames Naval Brigade to a rowing match. This has been accepted, and the match will be rowed as soon as the Thames boat is finished. The race will be rowed ia four-oared boats, aad will take place at the Thames. No. 2 Com pany of. the Auckland N avals have given a challenge, which has been ac cepted by their Thames brethren. A rifle match will shortly take place between five members of the Auckland Engineers, and five members of the Auck land Naval Volunteers, No 2 Company, for a keg of ammunition.

DEPARTURE OF THAMES VOLUNTEERS.

Aftee the Caledonian games had been concluded yesterday afternoon, the Thames Scottish .Volunteers fell in on the left of the grand stand, where they were pr,e : sented with a silver bugle and a volumfe of pipe music by Mrs Captain Fraser, wife of the commanding officer. The gift having been suitably acknowledged, the company marched to the drill shed, where oceans of beer and mountains of bread and cheese had been provided by their brethem-in-arms, the Auckland Scottish. After justice had b<!on clone to the " spread" a number of^ coopJimcnter^f toasts were proposed and daly honored with an intensity ot yoft'-fe/ation at irhiek th^ lunga cf Caledonia as alono aro Then iko ArLilie: : with ib>:^' cadets, uc Hlrt^ineers, in. Tha- .. ??Hot!.'Sh. .-.- J '\ack^,and d'-oiiish, (':;. c "T|':. -Is ii«.J go 2c ; . fore; v!1 n,, 'ir.ij jatu'chcl to the v.-ktrj" ■preceded b.y the ii.no band of !.ho | * vsiJi<- -ry. I'/v a»uai boi^torottS !;;.i_ye-j talking Uien oci.«irred. ci"id the Golilon Croy.]> backed rut, carryiug wifcL. lier t.Ko : greatoi' povlica of U?e TLamec. nse». A , few remninod^ liowcrsr, for the puyposo i of /5,t? audioo i!" fv-Vfoino:.; of pr«c«>utfttioQ ' o^%e'pi'i-se^ tia? s?erjlhtJ ■ tho Friftce of W"ai(?s Thsatrf by s:l^ ;:. Strange to my, fi'eiilxar site ■^Lj.uor rifles, except ing Captain :<^;;.ix of the former, were preaai"; .fur';i»g any of the proceedings referred to above.

FATAL ACCIDENTS

TE AWAMUTU,

A f DEEADPiri. accident haTppened last Thursday to a highly respectable settler named Western, by which he met with his death; he had lately arrived from Yorkshire, England. It appears that he was engaged carting rails from the bush to; his house, between Te Awamutu and Ohaupo, when the horse ran away and the deceased was thrown down, the wheels of the dray passing over him. The poor fellow died a few hours afterwards. He had only lately purchased an improved farm in conjunction with a Mr Waldron, from a settler named Fitzgerald. T*OBT 17.T?T!T"r A Fatal *».coxdent occurred fco onfs of the fihiidwu ~: M; i. ;A; oS.sock at Port 'ilberl on 3-.-i.: r ; g JD».y : Thvee of vl --a:; were he, i'hsdx iti L-ib Elotftfi Ivivoc,. not ">*■ froxa their ii^-jne, r.'heo o^.o- of ihfcci, a : . ■■■•..!!; 10 years o£ cge, arii'ortauacelj vecfa-'!O. o"ai; --f his dnpth. Mid bePor' .^isi-sfe,'; •;■ ! G::.-;!. arrin^ sauk &• j R.ts j rlro^-ned. Thei'bodj v*?..i reeorared ; frvv j boviiv: .An vf^^sstwas held le-xt-j tiay, i;jj.es vfrdiot i>f the jury being ; J

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN" CORRESPONDENT.)

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT THE THAMES.

ONE MAN KILLED.

GRAHAMSTOWN

2.55 p.m. A dreadful accident happened this morning in a quarry on the Tararu road, where a man named Patrick Keirns was working.

Fifteen hundred weight of stone fell in on his head and crushed him to death. He died instantaneously.

TOOKEYS.

[PEOM A CORBESPONDENT.]

I visited the mine this morning in company with another gentleman of great mining experience, and found that the men had drifted up to the boundary of the Caledonian at their No. 1 drive. The reef here has taken a decided turn for Caledonian, instead of going into the company's ground. We examined the reef up to the boundary, and found it very poor and broken up. It will average about 3 feet in width. I believe no gold has been seen while driving on the course of the reef. Large quantity of anti mony being taken out this morning.

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.—TUESDAY,

JANUARY 2nd.

Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Chief

Justice.

After we went to press yesterday the following cases were disposed of: —

FOEGEEY,

Geo. Bull, alias Waters, alias Williams, clerk, pleaded guilt^ ' o three separate in dictments of f-: / .. id uttering in pay*

ment r> r

cheques, for £24, entence deferred. • ENT.

1-i.yj., b was arraigned , r ,i . :!•.■'- ■. ■j'tH.n ig him with two ~:,.., ~■-:,„ nent, viz: Of ... ; i.>' • iron. Mrs Owen, of '.;.!.': . [ ; v■.'•..>', i■.■; *anor Rogers, . enry Jackson, ;■ ";..' . ... • ■ Boad. The prosecutor's .'■•:;:-;■;; i ■ to deliver , : si:?/. Ms in pay ir-.-.;. of 1 i.! '.;, ••> = • them over, ~. . - ' • ~*ae was proved !•;, r'" j, and the jury found . guilty. The prisoner was _.*ued to imprisonment for eight calen dar months, FOBGEEY. Thomas Keohan, alias McKeown, shoe maker, was charged with forging a cheque in the name of his employer. He pleaded guilty. The amount was exceed ingly small. He called Constable Brennan and his employer to give him a character. Both knew him three years, and the latter found him always honest. His Honor said he would treat the charge as one of the lightest of the kind brought before him, and pass upon him a lenient sentence. There was reason to believe the act was done in a moment of surprise at some in stant emergency. Sentenced to fiftoen months' imprisonment with hard labor. STEALING FEOM THE PERSON Patrick Shine was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with stealing from the person, to which he pleaded not guilty. William Stevens was arraigned upon a charge of stealing from the person; he asked that his trial should be adjourned. TEUE BILLS. True bills were found in the case of Gibbons (assault with intent to do bodily harm), Pratt (breach of Arms Act), An derton (perjury), and Andrew McGill; also, against Corliss and V-. an (steal ing from Caledonian mine &nH against Crombie, ¥.:\ •, •■ :;d Qmr'hx. tealing a wei^b i•■ i g JM aeh. ne . ! THIS DkY., i'OBOTSSY AND TTTEHry<>. G-. 'Jialljaliits Waters,Jilias: Williams, was i brought ■'■■■ fiiy ;i .' tenet;, Ho urged that "u< l'U'.& already been ia^&rcer&ted for sererai mouTlis, His Honor 'hongui >t wks evident prisoner, bad beou praciidiug tits art of forgery, and vras he* ■ -nr<'•■;.: an n 1 in it; he. therefore, tbotigiit i Lis duty to sentence him to foer years1 r ;e:-iai servitude. T r.f:' !• ; r .-.•■■■ cook,andE.Courliss were iadietud on a charge of stealing two • <' -i oi gold ore, the property of the . uedonian Gold Mining Company. The:e were several counts in the indictment.

Mr Joy, L.L.B:, appeared for the

prisoners. [ The Crown Prosecutor, in laying the J case before the court, said that the matter ought to have been settled by the magis trates. However, it seemed that they thought it of sufficient importance to send it to a higher tribunal, as crimes of this description were believed to be of too frequent occurrence- The papers of Incorporation were then ' putin as evidence, and Constable Samuel Brennan deposed, . that he had seen certain auriferous speci mens taken from the prisoners. The speci mens produced were those taken from them. Prisoner Donovan told him they were only passing the place, and picked up the stone from mere curiosity. 11 ticket (produced) he said he had found in a plant of specimens at the back of the Caledonian office. S. E. Richards, manager of the Cale donian mine, gave evidence as to the ab straction of stone from the mine, and to h&Tui^ aeon prison :-:is.c sione front j I their ;oekeis and ihso - ...a* it away. Tldn j ! stcae b? believed belonged, "-o this Gale- : [ don?.-i.n mine, He jjave them in elinrge \ .' One of fclie sp^iiinaeiis bow produced -,-a- I I one of fchosa picked up. There w&s so I \ «<y&'ri':ihh : although theiw srao ia sojiie 1 of.tho others whjob. he couitl hoc iiieatifv \ William Sandorson fcad iseu prisoners l j ■:■ th<s cud of the shoot the drays ! ■|w. : 'f* iosdbd. They weve 'pickiag tip | 1 3pUiSthiag. Witnesa iafomwi O^pfetaj! 'ifci^yds, and tbe ii«v> pjp^ouerg v?afu *

arrested. On« was jasfc rising from?, stooping position, and the other we examining something thit he had pickd up, Witness had one prisoner in oie hand, and ihe other in his other hanl. The stone which Donovan had, fell dowi. On taking prisoners to the lock-up, boh took stones out of their pockets and threw them on the road. Captain Richards and others picked them up, and they were taken to the police station. GEAND JTJEY. The grand jury then appeared, and true bills were given in every case except that of perjury preferred against G Spray by J Crosbie. The case of specimen stealing was then proceeded with. William Rowe, lately in connection with the Caledonian claim, deposed that for the last two years he had seen prisoners ping about the claim picking up stone. 0a the 4th December he saw them both sitting under the shoot picking up quartz. In other respects this witaess corroborated the evidence of Sanderon He said that stone of the kind produceo in which no gold was visible, has yielded as much as from 1| to 14 ounces to the tn. Peter Iverson gave corroborative ei dence. Mr Joy argued that there was no ei dence of criminal intent in picking uja few stones lying outside this claim. le also brought under the notice of the Cout the fact that prisoners had already bea incarcerated for more than three week. He urged also that the pieces of stoo said to have been picked up by prisonei could not in any sense be looked upon a " specimens " from the Caledonian mine His Honor summed up the evidenct with great elaborateness; and, after a retirement of about a quarter of an hour, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. His Honor, however, found it necessary; to caution the prisoners as to their future conduct before discharging them.

POLICE COURT.

THIS I

Before Thomas Bee!

DEUNKEJ •: ■: i ' ■ Three persons for * _" punished as the law di i - ALLEGED L • < • Jame's Millan again ; ; ,-, i .v charge of having stole tv.-o ■ taining clothing, &c, ' lueri " property of H. Schmid or: :•. ■ -vLiK^ vember. The legal gentlemen IV . ' '■■ case being unavoidably U;s. ;t ai; tti Supreme Court it was furitit-.- adjou?hfc until to-morrow, and the ieJeii l&«s-. n;u«i liberated on his own reco .::: . • ' BEEACH OF MUNICIPAL ( Abel Fletcher was cl ■; ; mitting a night cart to b ■;■:•'! limits of the city withou Mr J B Eussell, for c for a remand. Eemanded accordingl nviu instant. Pavid Cable, charged -<• --q cart unattended without thereof chained, failed t< ;> uv. The Constable prove r-.tiWo, a; the defendant was fined .■:.'.' ■>■' BEEACH OF MUNICIPj. ?01.V.S x John Mahon pleaded riding a horse through on the 22nd December. Mr W. H. Kissling tenuating circumstances had bolted. Mr Broham denied tl the boy was really show;, to a customer, at his fatl iiire-iions, Fined 53 and costs. TEATTDXTLENT BAILEE.

Eobert IS. Colcord was charged, under the Fraudulent Bailee Act, with having converted the sum of £3, the property of James H. Cormick, to his own use, he being bailee of the same. Mr Broham applied for a week's ad journment, which was granted.

ONEHUNGA PILOT SERVICE

To the Editor of the Evening- Stab- Sib, —Through the medium of your paper I wish to ask the Government of this pro vince whether the men attached to the pilot boat at Onehunga are their servants or the private servants of Mr Wing, the pilot. If they are under the delusion that because we are receiving government pay we are doing any work for them, they make great mistake. I have been in the service about a month, and during all that time I can conscientiously say that we have not done an hour's work for the province, with the exception of bringing a few bags of flour for the signal man; and in my humble opinion I think £22 per month can be disposed of with more bene fit to the country, than supplying the Messrs Wing with four workmen, parti cularly as he has got already a far larger salary than any other pilot in the pro vince with the exception of the Auck land one, for what, I am at a loss to know. I don't think his duties are more arduous, and lam sure his [abilities are not superior to other pilots. It is hardly six months ago, when piloting the Phoebe down the harbor he ran her aground. His son having got a store at the Heads, we have got to keep him supplied in stores which we bring down in the pilot boat. The last time we went down with a load of flour we remained four days sorting his gum, &c. During all this time the Go vernment boat is laying in one of the most dangerous places inside the heads ; if the winde happens to shift round to the south-east the boat is almost sure to drag her anchor, as "the bottom is all rock, in which case she will be sure to be smashed to pieces. To show that lam not exag gerating, the first time we came here, if •it was not for a mere accident that,l and the other boatmen happened to come down in ten minutes, she would have been stove in on one side, having dragged her anchor. It would have been only £50 into the Pro vincial Treasury, lost as, a Jnatter of course upon public service. However, wonla h.?A W the ftfl*'"' ftoW'the' j province '•'■<!... <>a>c ibr. lor:", In t)u vit&c • piaci Waiio- w-: arfi in Onei-amp ■■-, • | ba^c go: ■■■ irav/ ■: .■l/-- < ;;ryd cut wood Ibi I him, -aid d:;; }.■ I wonder ho : do«*s i;.-v tiuia hi-: xU<zxnioft ho fknaiog s I I lisvo no ccubfc te '-vould siieee.:d y/hero ' «so many fail, as \&h&s gofcat hi wmimaad j :: y> gwat pEvs.c,(, k>;- most. ;pL.:rihil uses, s viz., cheap iiibo^. We h&v® also got to I I makd freqaeus jouKioys te it* i 1 bring biiii aiiell wiucb. uo not c-'nlj -isss ] " biiai#elf{ but Jicr ially has She lo !

take fo^considUion.an it costs bin After <& t o ' c io C k at night we have ha to disoUe more than two tons of gram and wh& asked him to allow• 'me some thing fern this extra work, he had to cool assL cc to tell me he did not knm , of such Ug. Would it not be more tc the pur^,_not to say more honest. o. him-if (would employ us in buildm a housed ourselves at the Head. Soaking e t, we generally come here perhaps Wound in the same condition and all f have got to cover us is a, old sail, ihis dog wanted a house buii for him, itpuld be done quickly, but no so for his |te boatmen. , j Kowl i t to know if there is on. law for tlfgorvants of the Provmcia , Governme4 n d another for the servant; of the Getel Government. Take fo: instance th^.C., and when you deduo' j tucker and y e rent from £5 a month, you will finthat they have got double our pay, ano e t even while working on the Governnk roads they get extra pay. The man lose place I supplied, al though I ha^een told he was a first-rate hand "in aboaijias discharged in a moment because he s% said he did not consider it was his diyto pick potatoes for Mr Wing's son aihis coxwain. Day alter day has thatpor fellow gone for his money, his wf and little ones at home depending on \n all probability for then day's bread, k he has not been paid yet. There i another affair whicb. J. consider it myluty to bring under the notice of the Gvernment. There were tenders requireifor cleaning and painting the buoys here.l person named Mclntyre nominally took but in reality Mr Wing and the pilot creiid the greater part of the . work, and it is oently reported here that ] he received the hater part of the money. (This can be easijascertained if the Gro .vernment choos^but for all this work the men never reived anything, but their i usual pay, on thcontrary, there was one I Maori named Gege, who I expect was .;• /enerally finds I j ' . ny white men : itives. In this . I imptible mean i bVsf." t J'■ \ • • :i ' mlf's pay from ! <» „i. I shall forbear fromU •. ■•.-■.■'.; n fhose cases, bywrili a.--" i- to see if those ; 11 sanction con ■ ;v;< >■ H'- ;J '. f; >. , .j,. so I for one ? : -rovincialism will ]!, -t.i} ■ c things that j h '.:■:■ . s •,-. hope that this : • T! !.i£ :i ■ \h. A. I have not \.u i i vhich I dpi not j ::'.:i: f'-i'; <■&! .- i:■ the testimony . ' >■■"■• -:.iV., v.- aey are all in •:: .-:■ ''■ ?i% k• I trust in the ..-■■-' set 4v: ' ■ ■.-,:■■.; 3o f the chief ■•■'.-,>.-:.! 'ii\; c:': .-'i .•!■.,./:;■, that he will S Kiif- ,b •';■■.- »• Tv iv? Onehunga that y ■-■•'«■■••' ;' ■•&\ v- ivith impunity. ■ tpe ,: of his, if we ■Ii pie suggestion ' -yi a:. tot allowed to .• ■ --; --;ir *'■'■'- « vi!! be taught on t'iis ■'•■a:ioi. >.'■■..■; V ;,!■ >t only allowed '•• t?:su :. but ■ - ar* s er.,:t,;ly justified in acting ij)M cm :vO'hi ivhen we think • m »r.jr U.-4S In ■ l<^ !^ i- l\is fee, ' i ' :T LessEEES,

1 Evening Stae.; ■""'I' 1;;! and written of i'.iposal of certain V vliich are daily t/^iug liaiaeu into AU;laid from nearly every steamer that Wrg cattle into Onehunga. Dead be&\ ac carted to the slaughter house, dresfl t all times of the night, and are in before the worm rises in the morii*. Some, indeed, go to the boiling-downltalishment, but what I want to know i wio sees them boiled down ; and if thfer boiled down, I think the inhabitantoi Grey street must have very strong i>v«. Now, sir, last Saturday night ther^aa steamer in, the Go-a-Head, with fivbrsix dropped ones as we term them. |n Sinday morn ing the lessee of the Slafetr House had four men and two teamsf hrses deliver ing this same carrion in^Ackland, be tween the hours of 4 o'cl|: ad half-past, but not meeting with so ie, security as he anticipated, after givii tb full flavour of his loads to the people ' (ueen-street, he succeeded in bringi i into New market again, but hearing y there was a stir abroad, he carted itTlr J. May's paddock, Epsom, within alhrt distance from the Highway Eoad, \ee Constable Green, from Onehunga, k<& them in the afternoon. Of all telfiith that ever was left exposed v ihe public view !—the stench that Ue from it was enough to pollute thei for miles around. To use the corible'a own words, "it was abominable* Where does the fault lie ? Suretihe lessee ought to be the last man to d^|e in such beastly transactions. What &j we not expect next if the slaughter hcfe is leased to such a man as this, who ibound by his lease to give every assilice in his power to stop the traffic in ml unfit for human food. Trusting we shall hear moffrom the police court of this\affair, I am, &c,

PRINCE OF WALIS TEATRE.

"London Assueance" yas reated last night with great succes. W slight defects which had been (bservble on the preceding-evening were tmedd, and the company played with spijft i n :ront of a crowded house. Mr Glares was par ticularly successful in hs repesentation of Sir Ilarcourt. Mrs M, &% &iy ay Spanker, was also brilliat as os«al« and the whole of the performs e^ent^ did their best, and deserve fedit.

THEATRE ROYAL.

j Last evening" The Dt&hter of the Eegi \ kuentwis succfi;:3fdllrjFrforuie3>aa< f was I followed by the barluj |ua o!'|" '"~r;;" ■-; | '''iysspus in wn up r- wrt«-'R ■•• Olympus was not t TiK'--*^ I was, wu tLrou^LocJ o !>•<??■' :V-;::';:; oi I echo, xke psifarij ■.;,.' wi^' I'^£S'BCl I In soicir portion :i ?°^b " " •': "' c* j ttf-tsmpta are •. ,?- g » r;i ' lc" 55 breseaes and slic^'byfilil;

.;•■ . --.-.-, ■■',•'• :-i-iK-; -■;.:> i U ' • i :'M. Vi.-U! . ■-:. '}'■ - ihs.-. >•• ;t : ;■;••; ' , :',]lr -OoWrWj^: ;:;;■■-■:' .'X' '■ '■'■\£ K&t -■' .r- "' ■ ',].■" ■■ i; '-;' ''-■ssaycr ■■''. CA..L 30 ■■. ' ;.*! I". '.v ;i;El*(i?.;:' ' ' *'•''■ dl'o ' . ',_ -- r «~-^at from tour to twelve in number—left early in the after noon on a boating excursion in Mark Webb's Golden City. It is said that those who left in her were Alfred Prietor (a plumber in the employ of Messrs A and T Burt), two or three,of the Messrs Scrim eeour', and two other young men the song of Mr L rew, tailor. Mr Bruce (a plumber at Messrs Burt's), Mr Martin, and some of the Coxheads, were also reported, as haying been lost, but we have ascertained that none of the Messrs Coxhead were among the unfortunate young men. On the Maori reaching town news was brought by her that a man was seen pulling off from the shore towards what was found to be a boat that had sunk, and which was under water, the top of the mast only being visible. It was lifted on to the Maori and brought to town. Haifa dozen or so of caps and hats wereseennoating in the water from the deck of the Maori, and one cap was recovered. The Moori came up about ten minutes too late to be of assistance. We ' learn from enquiries made by Sergt. Bevan at Macandrew's Bay, that previous to the accident the boat was seen tacking backwards and forwards across the channel, with a fair wind. _ He also heard it said in the district that it was supposed there were nine on board and that there were no females among them, as had been reported in town. Also, that a man of the name of Edwards, and another of the name of Christie, saw the boat sink, and that fire of the number struck out for the shore ; that Edwards, on observing the accident, put off m his boat, but that they all sank before he could reach them. The accident occurred between tha beacon and the point below Macandrew's Jetty, at some time be tween three and four o'clock, and was not witnessed by his Honor the Super intendent, as was commonly reported. A steamer went to the spot later in the afternoon, with Sub-Inspector Thompson to take part in the work of searching for the bodies We learn at the last moment that it was believed seven had left in the boat, namely Messrs Drew (2), Scrim geour (3), Bruce, Prictor ; that a person who saw the boat capzize was certain there were five in it, and believed there might have been more ; tkat two struck out for the shore, but sank before the boat that put off to their assistance reached the spot ; and that seven hats and caps were seen afterwards floating on the water. The police had recovered none of the bodies up till two o'clock this morning, when they left off the search, which will be resumed at seven o'clock.

DREADFUL ATTACK ON A LADY.

A district in the county of Surrey, known as the Devil's Jumps, haß been the scene of an extraordinary crime. On Saturday last a man named Kodway entered the house of Mr. Carmgton, a gentleman of position and an astronomer, and having obtained an interview with Mrs. Carington in the absence of her hus band, stabbed her in a fearful manner with a large and strong clasp knife. On the servants coming in, Bodway escaped, but was apprehended after he had made desperate but ineffectual efforts to kill himself. He had inflicted on himself a number of wounds evidently aimed at the heart, but had failed in his purpose, and his life is not considered in immediate danger. It would also appear that Mrs. Carington's recovery is consi dered possible. The motive of the crime is said to be jealousy, Sodway hav ing been a suitor of Mrs Carrington before her marriage with the present hus band. The prisoner was taken before the magistrates at Farnham on Monday. Ann Langley, Mr Carrington's cook, was called, and said she saw Mrs Carrington going to the door after the bell rang, and noticed that she shut the door, which obstructed the view from the kitchen. This aroused the witness's suspicions, and she went round the house, when, she stated —1,, saw a man talking with her, whom I recognised as tho person I had previously seen on the hill. I also heard her re fuse to give him something, which I believe was a little dog. In consequence of what the housemaid told me I went into the passage, and saw the prisoner and Mrs Carrington struggling together on the floor, the prisoner having his arm round Mrs Carrington, and the knife now pro duced in his hand. JVTVs Da^in<rte^ n°lrr;? ■ him', ioVior'giya her ■,-ihn>g the :■■■-■■ doiiv. hi> ropliffl, •?lli J I \riii aiiJ. Goo bir" ye . r-* Gjin'h- "r' be£>-en hie* r ihr k:\'J( avfay, ar-.l fly- ;•••,. ii" . : ■■'-:i-.;.■ ■■ «is si; :b':. hitosalivi Mrs i. .■•.;:•„•• 2 eanuo.: say but I- sa*- 'iloc-u ~ • . ._-.- .;..;. went oat) •:. ke rloi . anJ 1, being ! 'aid, ran a\w A &»r siiuntt,? afiWWrds\/ sa^' Lb- uip.u ■'•.; ;1 >;vn i.h<: -oad : Mp Qxr/mipou running it v ••». '/, iii-ji I »«?licvr i;h: nv^rier \,c. be f:.'.P rD;1 '). pn onor yres* i^aiß- ■■■' •;, vat'k., bai^i? «tuced ' i Mra Ok■■_-'.• -,-;V i; -^ not J>3 'vb:O L-0 i,;^-.".! .-..i0 .■>-. -JiKg papgy, I*' Patrick, r^.e widow M"h:ot-| 'coVjg uiiif "- " ■ - ■ <?*' -!-—•' ■ -.. -f. - .-. :x Ec ' " ; ate :• ■ :. -^ ■ ie U,z with c , ri 2f-; •■;• be* 3& fti'* re . ■■ acousns >v,'-; . tnepig vouu be diow ;;, ? .r4o- To be ■ Web, then, ~ ; iverence lii say, .iilrs thsrt .s for 'oig!"

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 3, 1872.

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