SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Lndv Bowen, T o'clock Duke of Edinburgh. 8 o'clock

PORT OF AUCKLAND

SUNSET This evening, 4.03- HIGH WATER: This afternoon, 5.20

ARRIVAL.

Janet Ctrey, schooner, from Eorotonga,

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Knipara : Aurora, schooner, to-day For Southern Ports : Tnranaki, steamer, to-morrow For Wangarei, &c. : Clyde, schooner, to-day For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Whitiangi, Tauranga, and Opotiki: Southern

Cross, steamer, 22nd inst. , For Sydney and Melbourne: Alexandra, on Monday

next : Hero, steamer, 27th instant For Kaipara : Cleopatra, schooner, 20th instant For Russell and the North : Comerang, steamer, on

For'Mahuranfri and the Hot Springs : Ladjr Bowen,

steamer on Saturday , For Southern Ports, via Napier: Nebraska, steamer,

For Honolulu : NabraAa, mail steamer, Sth prox, For Melbourne : Tower Hi' 1., brig, to-day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 8 Coronllla. ship, from London. Sailed March 22 Celestial Queen, ship, from London. Hailed April id Countess of Kin tore, ship, from London City of Auckland, ship, from London Thames, barque, from Wellington Novelty, barque, from Sydney Edith, "schooner, from the South Seas Hero, steamer, from Sydney Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle Camilla, barque, from Newcastle Briton, barque, from Newcastle Nebraska, mail steamer, from Honolulu. Due July 15 ,_ , Mary Grant, brig, from Warrnambool Queen, schooner", from Eorotonga Julia Trice, schooner, from Levuka The cutter Vincent has cleared outwards for aThe schooner Janet Grey arrived this morning from Rorotonga with a cargo of oranges, &c. , Thfi schooner Sunbeam entered at the Customs this morning from Wansaroa with 9,000 feet timber and 12,000 s'.iinsles. ~ . The ketch Speedwell has entered at the Customs this morning with 5,000 feet timber, &C, from AY anga- The brig Jane has cleared in ballast for Hobart The schooner Saucy Lass has cleared for Wangarei with a cargo of wheat, corn, and maize.

COMMERCIA.

MINING. The following arc the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— £ s. |d.

MEETINGS TO COMF. Coromandel Mint, 40 Queen street, Auckland, July 19 Union Steam Saw Mill, Shortlancl street, Auckland,

July 20 Watchman. Grahamstown, July 22 Fanny Queensfcny Hotel, Auckland, July 22, 3 p.m. Celt, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m., July 24 Launceston, 74, Qeeen street, Auckland 3p.m., July 23 Twenty-third of June, Orahamstown, July 2^ Middle Star, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 2 p.m.

June 23 Guildhall, Orahamstown, July 23 Number One, Orahamstown, July 24 Auckland Oas Company, Companys office, 2 p.m.,

Apolloflnsnrance Building, Auckland, 4 p.m. July 24 Auckland .Whaling Company, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, noon, July 25 El Dorado, Company's Office, Shortland street, Auck-

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

July 20 Californian, Grahamstown, July 2(1 Golden Calf, Grahamstown, July 20 Eed, White, and Blue, Orahamstown, July 2G Lion, Orahamstown, July 20 Thames, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m.,

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

Morning Star, Orahamstown, July SO Durham Ox, Orahamstown, July 30 American Eagle, Orahamstown July 31 Little Anglo, Company's oflice, Wyndham street, Auckland, 4 p.m., July 31 Overland Eoute, Orahamstown, August 9

TOST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails -will Close as Under For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. and to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Kussell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Comerang, on Friday, lOtli instant, at noon. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton, per Taranaki, this day, at 5 For Wangarei Heads, Wangarei, and Mangapai, per Saucy Lass, to-morrow, at 0 a.m. For Mahnrangi. Matakana, Mangawai, etc., per Lady Bo wen on Saturday, 20th instant,, at 10 a.m. Fo>- "Whitiarga and Tauran^a, per Southern Cross, on Monday, 22nd instant, at 3 p.m. For Napier and Southern provinces, per .Nebraska, six hmirs after arrival For the Australian Colonies, per Alexandra, imme diately on arrival of p.s. Nebraska from Honolulu For Napier, and Oisborne per Napier, on Monday, at 1 p. n)

S. B. Biss. Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

-On July 15, the wife of Mr B. Cass, of Cheap

Cass.-

side House, of a daughter, GOULD.—On July IS, at the Parsonage, Otahuhu, tho wife of the Ilev. Frank Gould of a daughter. Scott,—On July 15, at Ihumato, tho wife o" Mr Win.

Scott of a daughter. Bah.ti.ey.-—On -July 10, the wife of Edward Hartley of ii daughter.

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

THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1872.

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

It would be an affectation of courtesy to say that the result of yesterday's rifle contest is not at least annoying. It is quite true that Auckland and Thames people are all the same in many a sense, still there is no one who does not feel a special attachment to the place of his residence and the particular community of which he is a member. There is nothing incompatible in this sentiment with the fullest recognition of the prowess of our visitors from the Thames, and the most cordial acqui escence in giving honor where honor is due. It is not, surely, from any essential difference between our people and people resident elsewhere, that we are always beaten; but elsewhere they go into things with an earnestness that does not seem to characterise the humid atmosphere of this isthmus of ours. Until lately there was a ready reason co account for any local defici ency of skill with the rifle in the distance at which the Point Chevalier Butts were situated. That excuse is no longer available, and the neglect of practice in the use of this, the popular instrument of defence in our time, can only be attributed to that constitutional fatigue, commonly called laziness, which in relation to public movements appears endemic in our modern Corinth. "We are told that Thames Volunteers take so kindly to the use of arms that many miners who are Volunteers are accustomed " be tween shifts" to regularly betake them selves to rifle practice. Such "• going into it with a will" must have such results as that witnessed yesterday, and if our volunteers would desire similar results to attend their shooting, the recipe is " go ye and do likewise." We are sure our men at arms will not rest under this defeat; and the chal lenge to a return match should be promptly sent. There may be some thing in wrong selection, and there is unquestionably much in want of ade quate practice. Both these evils can be avoided, and we trust they will be avoided. Of all the branches of a Volunteer's training there is none other to be compared to the use of the rifle. For many years to come any possible invasion must be met by a species of guerilla, and despite the namby pamby sentiments of milk and water people the surest guarantee of peace is our preparedness to compel peace. And even though our popula tion is small the sanctity of our shores would be long respected if it were only known that every member of our com munity could spit lead five or six hundred yards with unerring aim, making a bull's-eye of the umbilical region of every invader that would dare to defile our strand with the profane imprint of his boots.

The Harbour Board require tendersfor the supply of timber in terms of specifica tion to be seen at the office of the Board, also tenders for the supply of nails, spikes and general ironwork.

In accordance with a requisition signed by a number of citizens and ratepayers, Mr George Staines has consented to meet and address the ratepayers of Auckland at the Carlton Academy, Hobson street, to-morrow evening, at half-past seven o'clock, and give his viaws upon the financial position of the Council, and also upon others matters.

A further adjourned meeting of master blacksmiths ia convened for Monday evening next, at half-past seven o'clock, at Sceats' British hotel.

The regular monthly meeting of the Prince of Wales Lodge, No 1330, E.C., will be held this evening at the Masonic hall. i

Miss Aitken gave a reading on Tuesday evening at the Onehunga Institute. The boisterous weather deterred many from attending to witness her performance who otherwise would have been delighted with the treat. There was, however, a tolerably good attendance, and the audience expressed great admiration for the entertainment. Miss Aitken rendered some Of her fine readings, and was assisted by:Mr Reid and others, who contributed songs and ballads much to the enjoyment of the audience*

We are requested to draw the attention of gentlemen interested in the formation of the Auckland Boating Club that a meeting will be held at the Thame» hotel to-morrow evening, at half-past seven o'clock.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Shotover No 1 Gold Mining Com pany was held at the Insurance Company's building yesterday afternoon. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, after which the following gentlemen were elected directors in the room of others :—Messrs J. Casey, L. E. Nathan, and G. B. Owen, Messrs J. Eoberton and Dixon were re-elected. An extraordinary meeting was afterwards held to consider the position of the company. After some discussion it was resolved that operations in the mine should be at present suspended, and the directors were requested to confer with the directors of adjacent claims with a view of co-operating in the working of the ground.

Miss Aitken will give the last of her series of readings in Auckland at the City Hall on Saturday evening next.

The concert and ball at Panmure in aid of St Matthias1 Church will take place to-morrow evening.

The annual meeting of ratepayers in the G-rafton Eoad Highway District will be held this evening at 6.30 p.m., in St. David's school-room, Upper Symond street.

A Provincial Government Gazelle was issued to-day, ■*

The suicide of Matthew John Preston, the ill-paid and over-worked secretary to the Kauvraeranga Highway Board, was attended with circumstances of a most poignant character. It has been thought by some that the trustees acted harshly in their decision, but it must be borne in mind that it was not until after the actual business of the Board had been transacted, and our reporter had left that the unhappy termination of affairs was discovered, and by agreement with the Board it was intended that the discussion relative to the secretary's deficiency should be omitted from the report in order to afford him an opportunity of putting matters right; and it was only when the fatal result was ascertained that it was thought desirable to alter such resolve, and place the whole circumstance of the case before the public in the order they had occurred; We were sure Matthew John Perston would have many sympathisers, and are therefore not surprised that Cap tain Souter should meet with so much success yesterday in his very generous canvass for contributions in aid of the widow and family of five helpless children so suddenly left without any means do snpport. A sum of £50 was yesterday raised on behalf of this most deserving case, and we hope such sum will be largely augmented to-day by donations from those able and willing to add something to so charitable an object.— Thames Advertiser,

We have received a letter from Mr 0. Ellis complaining that his name has been attached to a requisition without his con gent, inviting Mr Stainos to meet the electors at the Carlton Academy. But as he admits having signed a requisition in viting such meeting at the Newton hotel, we think he should feel honoured at head ing the list as published, and should not blush so at the honour so generously con ferred.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

The first meeting: of the newly-elected committee of the Mechanics' Institute was held on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Moss, vice-president, occupied the chair, and almost all the members were present, and evinced a decided determination that no effort will be untried to redeem their promises. The by-law 3of the committee were amended, and that one expunged by which the members were prevented from coming into immediate contact with the books on the shelves. The " counter "in the library, which hag been to the re formers and to the discontented generally like a red rag to a bull, was abolished, and directions were given for its immediate removal. It was resolved that fifty four copies of periodicals and maga zines additional to those heretofore received should be ordered at once and be continued each month, to be issued to the subscribers of 80s per annum. A letter was »übmitted and adopted to be sent to the Superin tendent asking him to initiate steps for having a bill passed authorising the leasing or sale of the present premises, to be backed up by petition from the inhabi tants of the city. The question of imme diate removal to the old club-rooms in Shortland street or some other suitably situated building wa3 discussed, and ad journed to another meeting to be held this evening. An immediate and general canvass of the whole city for new subscribers and donations in order to pur chase two or three hundred pounds' worth of new books was also submitted for con sideration at the meeting this evening. It was manifest that the steam is still up, and we truit that the committee will keep " going " until the Institute is an assured ■access.

THE RIFLE MATCH.

THAMES V. AUCKLAND.

YISTEBDAY,

The Rifle Match closed yesterday afternoon, in faror of the Thames team by 84 pointi. The following is the scores of the second squad: —

AUCKLAND TEAM. —SECOND SQTJAD. Total Hyett 53 Keeffe 32 Evitt 32 Provo 42 Johmtone 48 Brighton 52 Clarke 44 Cameron ... 50 Mills ... ... 57 Kitchen 48 THAMES TBAM. —SECOND SQTTAD. Barnett ... 43 McLean 63 Murray ... ..• ••• 62 McLeod 43 Stone 57 Wesson 44 Q-avin ... ... ... 53 Haresnapo 54 Comtable ... 45 Fenton ••• ■•• •■• 48

TELEGRAPHIC.

(fEOM OUE OWtfCOEBESPONDENT).

Caledonian —More Good Stone.

Nonpareil Specimens.

Golden Calf Specimens.

Sale of Bright Smile Tailings.

GRAHAMSTOWN

2.45 p.in

The Caledonian are breaking down the reef to-day, which still shows gold in the face. During last night a quantity of picked stone was bagged. The Nonpareil have taken out 70 lbs. of specimens to-day. The crushing from the new reef is showing up ex cellent.

The Golden Calf have got 25 lbs. of specimens and several bags of picked stuff. The reef still shows gold.

Tho Bright smile tailings brought 5s a ton. Seventy tons were sold. Peter Mark was brought up at the Police Court this morning, and sen tenced to two months' imprisonment for stealing an iron pot from Mr Knight at the late fire.

TAURANGA.

Thursday, 2.50 p.m. The steamer Southern Cross was to have left for Auckland this morning, but as there is a heavy sea running across the bar she has been detained till to-morrow.

NAPIER.

"Wednesday, 3.40 p.m. The s.s. Star of tho South is wind bound with a strong N.E. gale.

Escape from the Napier Hospital.

Supposed Suicide.

N APIEE. Thursday, 11.84 a.m. J. "Wliitaker, suffering from delirium tremens, escaped from the Hospital early this morning in his night dress. He has not since been found, and fears are entertained that he has com mitted suicide.

Railroad Works at Picton.

PICTON

Thursday, 11 a.m. The Picton "Railway works com menced yesterday without ceremony.

Scarcity of Lymph.

The Legislative Council.

WELLINGTON

Thursday, 11.35 a.m. The New Zealand share of the Suez mail for 1871 is £2,723.

In the Legislative Council Captain Baillie gave notice of motion censuring tho Government for not appointing a representative for the Council. A scarcity of lymph is complained of. Hundreds are being vaccinated daily.

SUPREME COURT.

THIS DAY.

[Before His Honor Sir George A. Arney, Chief Justice.] The sitting of the Supreme Court in its civil iurisdiction were continued at ten o'clock this morning,

WARDROP V COOPER.

Mr Hesketh for plaintiff; Mr Whitaker for defendant.

This action was commenced yesterday afternoon before a special jury, and was brought to recover the sum of £500 for non-delivery of 300 shares in the Bismarck Gold Mining Company, purchased by the plaintiff from defendant through Mr Saunder's, sharebroker, Plaintiff's plea set out that on the lGth March defendant agreed to sell and transfer 200 share at 7s each in the Bismarck and French Republic, upon payment by the latter £105 ; that defendant had not transferred the said shares notwithstanding that all times had elapsed and all things had been done to entitle plaintiff to the transfer to him of these snares,

[Left sitting.]

GREEN HARP GOLD MINING COMPANY.

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in tho Green Harp Gold Mining Company was conrened to bo held at the largo room, Insurance buildings, this afternoon at two o'clock, but the meeting lapsed for want of a quorum, it being necessary that a majority of shareholders should be present. There are 229 shareholders on the books of the Company, and not more than thirty shareholders could bo counted in the room.

THE SHARE MARKET.

ME. J. IIENDRY'fI BErOET.

There has been a considerable business done to-day in Caledonians at reduced rates. The market opened with buyers at £32, but dur ing the day they receded to £30, at which figure they are now ptanding. There have been numerous inquiries for Green Harps ; they were aold ai high as 30s. Golden Calf and Central Italy have risen considerably over yesterday's quotations. Bales: Calo donian, £30 10s, £30, £31, £32 ; Coromandel Bench, 2s 6d; Thames, £7; Golden Calf, 60s ; Nonpareil, £2 15s. MB J. M. IENNOX'fI BErOHT.

The share market continues very unsettled. Caledonian shares are still deolining. My sales comprise—Caledonian, £30, £29, £28 ; Thames, £6 10s; Golden Calf, £2 ss; Green Harp were sold at 28s ; rising. Closing sellers : Caledonian, £28 ; Thames, £6 10s; Golden Calf. £2 7s fid. Buyers: Caledonian, £2710s ; Thames, £6 2 Goldou Oalf, £2 sb.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., E.M

THE ALLEQ-ED SPECIMEN STBALING FROM THE GREEN HARP MINE.

Mark Sheehy surrendered in discharge of his recognizances in answer to a charge of having daring the months of April, May and June last, and July instant, while employed ag manager of the said company, taken and removed and concealed certain gold specimens and gold ore found and being in and upon such mine or claim, with intent thereby to defraud the said Green Harp G-oldmimng Company (registered). Mr Brookfleld and Mr Richmond (ot the firm of Hesketh and Richmond) prosecuted. Mr W. L. Reea, Mr Joy, and Mr J. B. Russell defended the prisoner. Mr Brootfield intimated that ho was pre pared to go on with the case to a certain extent

Mr. Roes objected to suoh a course unless' the prosecution were prepared to complete the case; they had ample timo to get up thoir case. Mr. Brookfield thought it impossible to finish the case to-day.

His Worship said ho could not sit to«moro\v. Mr. Hoes suggested that the case be proceeded with on Saturday, and let the other cases of conspiracy be further remanded until a time when the Court can sit for two consecutive days. \Cr. Brookfield said that he had twelve witnesses to call in this ease.

The Court thought it impossible to examine so many witnesses in one day, and suggested that the case be commenced to-day, and further proceeded with on Saturday. Mr Brookfield, in opening the case, said that it would be proved in evidence that the prisoner had shown a quantity of specimens to several persons which were now not to be found, it being stated they had been crushed, whereas he would be in a position to prove that if such stones had been crushed as alleged a considerable larger return would have been the result. He should there call upon the prisoner to account for the disposal of these

specimens. Mr Eees intimated that he should object to that course.

Evidence of a formal nature of the regis tration of the company was given by Mr. Vincent D. Rice, chief clerk in the Provin cial Government Offices.

At the request of Mr. Joy all witnesses were ordered out of <~!ourt.

Mr. J. 0. Davies, legal manager of the Green Harp Gold Mining Company, pro duced the lease of the company's ground, and deposed as follows: —I was appointed legal manager on the 26th April laßt, the prisoner was mining manager. His duties were to take charge of all specimens found in the mine, and keep them in hi 3 custody. I visited the mine occasionally. I remember going to Sheehy at the begining of June ; he showed me some ipecimens of gold ore which he slated came from the Green Harp claim. I should think there were about 100 lbs. in weight; some were of a very rich quality ; others larger were not so rich, but all contained good gold ore. I have had some experience in mining, and should presume that Lhe specimens should have yielded 100 ounces. I have had no further conversation with prisoner relative to specimens. I received a letter from him on 20th May (letter pro duced, marked A). (The letter stated that the mine could not look better ; they were getting up specimens that would give from six to eight ounces to the pound, and asking wit ness to let the shareholders know all about it). I do not know whether the letter referred to the stone I saw in June. There has been but one crushing of Green Harp produce since I was appointed legal manager. _ If the prisoner had taken out the specimens in May, giving six or eight ounces to the pound, it would have been his duty to have kept them in his cusloJy. Some of the smaller stones that I saw would run that. There was a general crushing in the middle of June. There was no separate crushing of specimens independent of the general crushing, and there has been no returns made to me of any specimen crushing. Had there been any such crushing it would hare been prisoner's duty to report the same to me. The first crushing commenced on the 20th. of June. I roceived another letter from prisoner on the 25th (letter produced, marked B). (The letter stated that the crushing looked well, and the writer hoped that the witness would let Sheehan and Home know that the stuff would run 28 to 30 ounces to the ton.) lhe crushing did not turn out 28 to 30 ounces of gold to the ton, and in consequenoe of this and other matters the shai-eholdera were dissatisfied. A meeting of directors was held early in July, and in con sequence of what took place T and Mr Joseph Bennett went to the mine, at Coromandel, for the purpose of suspending operations and paying off the workmen. This was on tlin 6th July. I saw prisoner. We went to tho battery, and gave orders to stop the crushing ; the battery was cleaned up, and wo took charge of such part of the amalgam as was cleaned, and received the remainder on the following Monday. It was iv charge of Mr Barry, the battery manager, from whom I received it. I lodged the first lot at the Bank of New Zealand at Coromandel, where it was retorted by Mr Rapson. The remainder was sent up by the bank after being retorted. I made arrangements on Monday, the Bth July, to pay off tho men, and Baw the prisoner on that day. I asked him if the specimens had been crushed ; he replied that thoy had, and wore put through with the general crush ing. We afterwards went into tho drive, and had some conversation about tho roef. I also had some conversation with the men who had been feeding the battery. The prisoner was present. They told me thoy had been feeding the machino ; three of them said thoy had. I asked if they had put through, or seen put through, any specimens. They said thoy had not; thoy told me thoy had been, feeding, one threo shifts, one twelve shifts, and the other about eight shifts. Tho prisoner said " how could they know when the specimen* went through—they went through unknown to thorn in tho general stulF. It is not usual to put specimens through with the general stuff. Tho retorlod stuff was smelted by tho Bank of New Zealand: Tho return was sixty-nine ounces odd standard gold. Ido not know the quantity crushed. Nearly three hundred tons have been charged for. Tho sixty-nino ounces is the rosult of the threo hundred tons.

To Mr. Joy : The men's names who had been feeding the machine were jnamed Atkinson, Howo, and Kennedy. Nearly all the workmen were present at the con versation in the battery. I did not weigh the speoimons, nor see them weighed. The number of shifts given amount to twenty three, which represents about eight, days crashing; there were other foodera omployed by the battery.

Mr. Joseph Bennett deposed : I am conneoted with the mining business, and am now a director of tho Green Harp Gold Mining Campany. I have had twenty years' experience in mining. I have fre quently seen the specimens in Sheehy's charge, both in tho months of May and June ; they apparently came out of tho mino. I hay i on idoa aboiit tho weight; would roughly guesa

them al over 100lb3 specimen stone 3 and stones that show gold very freely. I never formed any estimate of the value. The object of separating specimens is because they re quire more careful manipulation at the battery; they are also too valuable to expose on the general heap ; it is decidedly unusual to crush them with the general stuff. I never heard of it being done. The mine manager's duty is to take charge of specimens until order 3 are received from the directors to crush them. I went with the legal manager on the Gfch July to take possession of the mine. The remainder of witness' evidenca -was simply corroborative of Mr Davies'. He further stated that one of the feeders was about to make a statement, but was inter rupted by the prisoner. He considerad that the New Zealand Company's battery was a good one, and very little gold would be lost if care was used in the crushing. The cake of amalgam was taken to the Bank of New Zealand, where it was retorted in the bank premises, and was afterwards handed over to Mr Black. It weighed V 74, ounces, and yielded 74 ounces of "something." This was handed ovcrto Mr Davies, who brought it upin company with witness to Auckland to the Bank of New Zealand. It was there smelted in witness' presence. The bar roserabled copper more than gold ; it was left at the Bank to be efined. The result of the assay was sixty per cent, copper, a little lead a-id silver, and a small portion of gold. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. "Russell, and said that the only knowledge he had of the mine being gold bearing was that he saw the specimens woundup from the winze, and washed, and then put in a barrel. He stated that on two occasions very rich specimens were brought up, and apparently came from the mine, and were characteristic of the lode whitb. he had examined for 350 feet.

To the Court : Witness meant by " ap parently" coming from the mine, that he saw ifa wound-up, and did nob actually see it taken from the lode. His rea3on in given this answer was tbat he had heard that the same batch of specimens brought up on Monday answered the same purpose on Thursday.

The Court then adjourned uatil two o'clock.

William Ravine wa3 next examined, and proved that he had had thirty years' ex perience in tbe management of mines. He had seen a quantity of specimens come up from the mine, about six hundredweight in all, which he considered should have produt.-ed one ounce of gold to the pound. The witness then gave a description of the general stuff that he had seen piled up, which he considered capable of yielding from two to ten ounces to the ton.

Patrick Barry, the manager to the New Zealand Company's battery, proved about 260 to 300 tons of stuff being put through the machine. Had he have known specimens were going to bo crushed he would have used a different process

James Thomas, manager to the New Zea land Crashing Company, was next examined, and corroborated the preceding witness' testi mony.

This concluded the evidence to-day, and the accused was remanded until Wednesday next, the same bail being accepted for his appearance.

CORRESPONDENCE

[We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents. J

MR. GARDNER. To the Editor of the Evening Stae,

Sit, —Your X.Y.Z. o' yesterday's Evenin's Stab is a Duinewassal. lam trying to follow his example by giein £1 (I wish I had mair) tae Mr. Gardener's assistance. May Hevin's blessin rest onX.Y.Z., an' the Deil take oor Government some o' the fouks 'ot loud hang the noo at three baw bees a head. —I am., &c, A Q-TJrDWIFE.

DEDWOOD HIGHWAY BOARD.

To tbo Editor of the Evening Star

Sir, —The trustees have got J. Crahani to acknowledge that ha disturbed the meeting ignorantly ; that i3, he did not know that he had uo right to speak, the property being in his -wife's name. (Query, is he the only one in that position ?) Well I believe that he re pents having made the apology. There is no doubt but that the trustees by their arbi trary conduct have alienated many of their former [supporters. Their conduct on Saturday last tended more than ever to widen the breach; how they refused to hear any expression of opiniou from the "little" ratepayei's'pooh-poohing every thing emanating from such small fry. I can only say that if the trustees were assessed at an equal amount with the small holders the rate would ba considerably augu monted. Some one of them v>a3 heard, a siiort time since, to say " That there were too many poor holders in his district. He •wanted to get more respectable people up there ! " I have yet to learn that poor hard working people are not respectable. Well, these latter can afford to bide their time." The more they are trodden |upon th« sharper will be the tarn.—l am, &c, Ratepayer,

GILES' TRIP TO LONDON.

A Farm Labourer s First Peep at the

World

[Continued.']

CHAPTER VI

GILES GOES TO SEE THE ARISTOCRACY IN THE FARE, LEARNS ABOUT THE TWO GREATEST OBATOBS TN THE WORLD, AND HAS A DIS AGREEABLE NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE.

I set thereinthatplaacemore'nhalf-a-hour, and I con't tell'eo how I felt. "Yebe a duzzy ass,' I ses tojmyself, ' not to 'a'taken maaster's advice, for yo owt to 'a known that ho knew better'n yow.' All the time I was a-settin' there, wi' my hid on my hands, scores o' trains kep' a-rushin' and rushin' out and the goods kep' a-hollerin' to that degree that I wor druv naarly mad. By-and-by I lifts up my hid, and there, sure enough was Sairey. ' Well, Sairey,' I ses, ' I be naation glad yow 'a come, and yow dv luke lovely, surety.' ' How dv ye dv, Giles ?' she ses, and she gives me her hand as staately as ye plaese. ' But wot be the matter,' she ses, ' thac ye hike so glum ?' ' Why,' I ses, ' Sairey, yovr be a-get ting the ways o' these Lunneners, and that maakes me luke glummer than the loss o' all my money.' 1 The loss o' all yer money,' she ses; 1 why, ye doan't maan wot ye say ?' ' I dv, thow,' I ses ; ' it be all lost and gone, and my watch tu.' 4 Why, yow simple fellow,' she ses, ' put away all yer glumey lukes ; I 'a got my wnages for the laast haaf, and you be as welcome tot as daylight,' she ses. ' I know all about that, Sairey,' I ses ; ' but that's nuther 'ere nor there. Mor,' I ses, all of a sudden, forgittin' my loss at the sight on her, ' ye dv luke mjation well,'

'Never mind about that now, Giles,' she ses : 'the fast tiling is to go to a pleeceman, and give information ; and 'ere,' she ses, ' be one ready to hand, and yow can toll 'im all about it.'

' Tell me,' he ses, ' who yow've sin, and where yow've bin, since yow got to Lunnen.'

Then I up and towd 'im all about the little boy and the young woman and three men in the train, and the tew others that come in, and I ses, ' I aant spoke to no more, and it can't a' bin none o' them.'

Then Sairey up and she ses, ' I doanfc know who yer maan by the young woman ; I doant know anybody in Lunnen that come from up at hoam yinder,' ' Young man,' the pleeceman ses, ' the case is quite clear—a plant 'a bin put

upon yer

' Nothing o' the soi t, I ses, ' I aauc sin a plant since I 'a bin ia Lunnen.' ' Vow doant't unnersland me,' he ses; 'you 'a bin 'meshed in a plot.' 'Nothing o' the sort,' I ses ; ' I'abin in nothing but straats and laanes and this 'ere great rat hole since I 'a bin in Lunnen.'

' I see,'he ses, 'yer doant unnerstand the language o' civilisation—l must speak to you by the'card.' 'No necessity,' I ses, ' for them round about ways ; the mouth '11 dv; I aant such a fule as that nufcher.'

' Well,' he ses, ' to put all unnecessary words o' one side, jow bin the wictim o' that 'ere boy—" • As clever a little fellow,' I ses, { as ever stepped in tew 3hues.' ' I repeat it,' he ses, ' yow 'a bin the wictim o' that 'ere boy and and that 'ere young woman, and I faar there is no chance of recovering yer money.' Then he tuke my naame, and where he might find me, and the character of the watch and ribbons and keys, and whereabouts the -public was where I weant with wi' the boy, and a lot more, Arter this he ses, • I faar it a hopeless case, but if anything turn up yell hear from me.' Then Sairey got ahowd o' my arm, and she ses, ' Come along,' and she kept a squaaging on it so tight that I sune forgot all about the loss. ' Come along,' ses she, ' there's a nice tea a-waiting at yer lodgin's for tew,' she ses, • and arter tea we can go out for a walk as in them owd days.' And it was a nice tea sure-ly as ever I ate in my life, and there was Sairey set ting right opposite tv me, and I felt— well, I can't tell 'cc—in heaven like, and wished it gone on so for ever. Well, arter tea wa3 over, Sairey ses, ' Now, Giles, we can taake a little walk, and go and see the 'stockracy in the paark.' ' The 'stockracy,' I ses, ' Sairey, wot be them—deers and sech like ? 4

1 Deers ! lor no,1 she ses, ' the lords and ladies, and you may now see hundreds on 'em a driving about in their carriages.'

' Come along, then, Sairey,' I ses, and off we were staarted. And, by going, I can't tell 'cc how many wide straats we went throw—slraat arter straat—all on 'em filled wi' tall big housen—housen big enough to be the Quaan's palace. At last I was wholly struk like, and I stood stock still, and I calls out, ' Wot be that, Sairey ?' and I'll be dashed if there wornt towering right up among some trees wot luked to me like a great church pinnacle made all o' gold. The sun was a shining on it, and I thowt I had never sin such a picter afore. • Why,' Sairey seys, ' that's the Albert 'morial wot the Quaan is a heving built in 'membrance of her husband.'

1 Well,' I ses, it be a beauty and no mistaake. But,' I ses, ' wot be that other big round building all painted about so gay and fine, and wi' them picters drawn on it ?'

' That,' she ses, 'be the Albert Hall, and it be a grand plaace inside and out, but they dv say 'tis like some 'o the Quaan's children, not much use 'cept to luke at. -But come along,' she says ' we'll set down on one of them sates opposite the 'raorial, and then we can. see ifc better.'

So we went into the Park and set down and luked up at it, and I was wholly stammed. 'Well,' I ses, 'I'm glad I didn't go straight back now, more ; I had haard o' Lunnen being pared wi gold, and sune found out that wornt true ; but dash me if I ever haard they built big plaaees like that o' gold. Luke,1 I ses, 'at them lovely figgers out on it tu. Wherever dv all the money to build it come from, Saire}'?' I ses. 1 Where dv it come from ?' a chaps sei wot wor a sittin' on the sate next to me. 1 Why,' he ses, ' out o* the blud and swaat :o' the toilin millions o' this miserable country,' ' Indeed !' I ses. i ' Yes,' he ses : ' that,' he ses, a pintingj |to it, and a curling up his lip, 'is one o ' the idols of the 'stockrasy, and every stone 'be cemented wi' the groans and shraaks of a starving land.' if (Inded!' I ses again, a-staaring wi boath my eyes, for I thowt he wor mad. ' Yes,' he ses ; ' didn't ye never haar Hodger nor Bradler ? Yer taachers aant kept yer in sech dai-kness that ye doanfc know what a orator is, hey they ?' ' Oh no,' I ses, ' they be summofc liw the Chaap Jacks wot come tv our fair, and wot'll make ye believe that black v white and white is no colour at all.' 'Well,' he ses, 'the faame o' tliem orators 'a raached to all paarts. They a bin haard on by even the poor slaaves ill that paart o' the country where yow come from, and where ye foller the prophets o Baal, and cringe afore the faatthat spuffl ye and trample ye in the dust.' ' Come along, Sairey,' I ses, 'he _ t touched in the^upper storey.' > \JP<, 'Go not,', he ses, ' but listen,' a- . j his hand on my arm. ' The idol %f'Jfc', worship is about to be shattered. Brattier 'a got that in hand 2 Then,' he Wj 1 there be Darwin, Huxley, Thomson, W others—names that'll stand as long as tn" sun endure—they be only his handmaid • Wise old women, I 'spose P I ses. ' Men ' he ses, ' sech as the warldne" afore produced. They'll tell'ee how «J aarth was made and all the men anj women on it, and there sham t be now nuther. But Bradler's the man ! At* sound of his naame the priests ot » ! Deity tremble. Why, he'll pruve te«7 |as claar as daylight that there be n*lu God nor devil.' T ~ -a o n < ' Well,'l ses,'l'll tell owdJaclE^ and his wife what ye say whenl go fflf and they'll be naation glad to haar w i they dv go cm awful bad, sure-ty,

THE EVENING STAB, THURSDAY, JULY IS, 1872.



DIVIDEND. Tokatea .. .. 0 2 0 Bismarck & French Republic 4 0 CALLS City of Aberdeen ■. 0 0 2 Citv of London .. 0 2 0 Aurora 0 10 Ophir .. .. .. » » f f: olden Calf .. .. 0 10 Wood's Point .. 0 0 3 Xew Caledonia .. 0 0 C Bird in Hand.. .. 0 10 Unicorn .. .. 0 0 6 Waikoromiko .. 0 0 4 fireen Harp .. .. 0 5 0 Crown Prince .. 0 0 6 Central Italy.. .. 0 10 Golconda .. .. 0 2 0 Old Stocking.. .. 0 0 2

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