SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 0.22. HIGH WATER: This evening, 5.44,

STEAMER FOR THE THAMES.

Enterprise No. 2, 10 o'clock to-night.

ARRIVALS.

Star of the South, s.s., Holmes, from Napier. Duke of Edinburgh, p.s., Farquhar, from Bay of Islands. Bella Mary, barque, McArtlmv, from Hobart lown. Jessie, schooner, from Waipu. Moa, brig, Robertson, from Newcastle. Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, from Russell. Bessy, cutter, Bolt, from Waikawau. Flora McDonald, cutter, Kenny, from Raglan.

DEPARTURES.

Dauntless, schooner, Moellcr, for Tauranga, St. Kilda, s.s., Flowerday, from Wanganui.

CLEARED OUTWARDS

Bessy, cutter, for Waikawau. lvarihoe, schooner, for Mongonui. Macquarie, schooner, for Melbourne, with 30,000 feet timber.

IMPORTS.

Per barque Bella Mary, from Hobart Town : 8 casks charcoal, L. Garnant; 31 gum planks, order ;21 cases fruit 1 bale rugs, H. S. Meyers ; 255 cases 3 half cases'fruit, O. W. Binney -.42 cases jam, 4 cases wine, 7 cases vinegar, 10 cases. 34 qr.-cases fruit, 1 case herbs, H. Lipscombe : 05 cases jam, order ; 120 cases jam, 4SO cases fruit, 00 half-cases fruit, H. S. Meyers and Co. ; 03 bags onions, H. S. Meyers and Co. ; SO cases jam, 44 cases preserved fruit, G. W. Binney ; 2:") eases fruit, 32 half-cases fruit, 13 bags seed, 20 bags carrots, H. Lipscombe ; 110 cases, 70 half-cases fruit, 120 cases onions, Captain Me Arthur ; 203 cases fruit, 25 bags onions, 15 cases tart fruit, G. W. Binney. Per s.s. Star of the South, from Napier via the Thames : 00 head cattle, 500 sheep, J. Banks.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., 23rd inst. ; City of Adelaide, early. For Tahiti: Edith, schooner, early. For London : Caduceus, ship, early ; Ka Moi, barque, early. For Southern ports : Taranaki, 10th mat. For Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Otago: Keera, 12th instant. • For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 21st March. For Napier : Star of the South, s.s., to-morrow.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney. Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Chatham Islands Wild Duck, ship, from London, sailed 10th December Moa, brig, from Melbourne. (Sailed Feb. 4.) flelenslee. ship, from London (sailed Jan. 11). Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed

February 14 Cyrene, barque, from Lyttelton Byron, brig, from Sydney Taranaki, s.s., from the South. England, ship, from London. Ella Gladstone, briff, from Adelaide, llaggie. brig, from Adelaide. Amherst, schooner, from Sydney. Janet Grey, schooner, from Fiji. Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Ka Moi, barque, for Honolulu

"Whalers' Reports.—The following vessels have arrived at Russell during the week :—lnwards whaling.--March 4 — James Arnold, 346 tons, Briggs, from Southern Seas, with 700 barrels sperm oil and 900 ditto whale oil, 3000 lbs. bone ; March s—Louisa, 303 tons, Slocum, from South Seas, with 100 barrels sperm oil, and COO ditto whale oil ; Europa, 30-2 tons, Mellen, from South Seas, with 150 barrels sperm oil and 1000 ditto whale oil. March 0— Lvdia, 330 tons, Gifford, from South Seas, witn 225 bin-els sperm oil and 675 barrels whale oil and oOOlbs. bone. March 7—Adventurer, 305 tons, Pierce, from South Seas, with 100 barrels sperm oil. The brig Moa arrived from Newcastle this morning. Reports having left on the 17th ult. Strong winds from E.S.E. prevailed all the passage. Passed a barque, supposed to be tho Kalahome. She brings 296 tons coal. The p.s. Comerang left Russell on Sunday at 9 a.m., and arrived in harbour early this morning. She ex perienced a heavy easterly swell and fine weather ■long the coast. The Comerang brings 33 tons coals, 7 cases gum, 10 sacks oysters, 50 sheep, 26 ox hides, 1 cask sperm oil, 1 cask tallow, and 12 passengers. The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh left Russell on Saturday evening, and arrived in harbour on Sunday at midnight, with S bales flax, 4 bales tow, 30 cases fruit, 8 kits fish, and several passengers. The shooners, Sea Gull, Onward, and Success were loading coals at Rusself on Saturday last for Auckland. The schooner Strathnaver has been chartered to load timber on the coast for Dunedin. She will sail this evening. The s.s. St. Kilda sailed for Wangamu this morn ing. Passenger—Mr. W.'Brewer. The Flora Macdonald, from Raglan, brings 22 pigs, and a few packages sundries. • Th« schooner Ariel left Russell on the 7th mstan for Auckland, with 23 tons coal.

COMMERCIAL.

JttNIXO. Tho following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below.:— DIVIBEND*. Cock-a-Doodle .. .. 0 3 Oi Mar 25 CALLS Pickwick .. ..003 Mar 11 Neptune .. ..006 {.Mar 15 Sunbeam .. ..010 Mar 18 Queen of May .. ..004 Mar 20 Oriental 0 0 3 Mar 20 Waitemata .. ..010 Mar 20 Murphy* Hill .. .. 0 0 3 Mar 20 North Devon .. ..010 Mar 21 Central Italy .. ..010 Mar 27 HBBTIXaH TO COME. Mutual Mining Investment, Young Men's Christian Association, 8 p.m. March 12 Sons of Freedom, Canada Buildings, 3 p.m. March 15 TVest Coast, Grahamstown, March 16. Commercial, Grahamstown, March 20 Multum-in-Parvo, British Hotel, 3 p.m. March 20. Oriental, Grahamstown, March 21. Flagship Anchor, Shortland, March 26.

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND STREET.

MAILS WILL CLOSfI AS TJKDBR

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 9.30 a.m. and 6.50 p.m. For Kawau, Wangarei Heads, Mangapai, etc., per Duke of Edinburgh, this day, at 4 p.m. For Tairua, per Maude, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Kapanga, per Royal Alfred, to-morrow, at

0.30 p.m. . ~,_. ~. , Tor Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, per s.s. Keera, to-morrow, at 1 p.m.- Lite letters will be received till 1.30 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki,

on Saturday, 10th inst., at 11 a.m For Napier, per Star of the South, to-morrow, at

1 p.m. For Russell, etc., per Comerang, on Wednesday, at

3 p.m. Per p.s. Nobraska, on Thursday, 21st instant, as

follows:— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe, via England, at 10.30 a.m.

For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9 a.m. Late letters for United States of America, and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d. in addition to the postage, wiU be received at this office until 11 a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. S. B. Btss, Postmaster.

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

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1872.

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."

What in all the earth has become of the " Black Elephant ?" The last we heard of this triumph of science and art it was being ignominously taken to Mount Eden gaol, there to be placed, as was allcgod, in solitary confine ment as being an idle, if not a disorderly person, and from doing nothing to earn an honest living, having been regarded as a vaga bond with no lawful visible means of support. Itwas rumoured, though we believe the rumour was not founded in fact, that astride of it His Honor the Superintendent had gone on a tour of inspection of the different harbours in the North in order to see in what places ; could be most advantageously expended the £5,000, or rather the £3,500 to be received from tho Harbour Board. Whether theuncouth animal did actually meet His Honor in the North, andproceed on a tour of inspection, wo have not been able to discover; nor can w 0 find out where the triumph of art and science is at present in hiding. There are those who say it has been an unwarranted expense for the province to have undertaken and to continually sustain. But with this we cannot agree, nor can we see why the Pro vincial Government as well as the General Government should not have their own par ticular hobby to ride. The General Govern ment and tho Governor have their Luna, and why should not the Superintendent and Executive have their elephant? The means of locomotion for the former was necessarily a specimen of marine architecture, seeing that Cook's Straits presented obstacles to a general tour; but for His Honor and his advisers a specimen of terrene architesture sufficed, and they got the road-engine. That by a little oversight tho absence of bridges, and the presence of rotten ones, should have been forgotten, does not reflect on tho good inten tions of our Provincial authorities. The roads should have been prepared for the provincial steamer, and would have been prepared but for the misfortune of railways being now in the ascendant. However, these little alien aud accidental circumstances do not mar the intrinsic value of the " triumph of" &c; and although Othello's occupation appears to be gone, we have no sympathy with those who find plea sure in (figuratively) throwing stones at the interesting stranger. We are told that the " elephant" has been offered in vain to a buyer for £200, so that no blame attaches to the Provincial Government for keeping up what some are pleased to call an expensive luxury, and as the poor thing, if let alone, really incurs no expense, and did not even utter one word of protest while left for a long time unsheltered and exposed to the pitiless elements, we do not see why His Hono r should not be permitted to retain his little toy. Still we have the curiosity to enquire " Where is the Black Elephant ?"

We have received a very useful little work, compiled by H. B. Scaly, Esq., E.M., late Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps, for the Province of Hawke's Bay. The work is dcs cribed as a kej to tho Stamp Acts, being a digest of stamp duties pajable in New Zea land, with directions for stamping instruments and cancelling stamps. The whole is a useful book, and carofully compiled. It will confer a great boon on the commercial community as a work of reference.

We hava received a letter signed a " High lander," in which the writer complains of a paid officer of the volunteers wha is em. ployed for instructing tho men ; and he asks if it is any part of this officer's duty to write letters to the press in defence of his employer, Major Gordon ? If so, I think the sooner a reduction takes place in the Major's Staff tho better it will bo for the public, who, I am happy to say, through the courage of your ex cellent paper, are keeping an eye on the Major, and his many hangers-on. If there is a difference between Major Gordon and Mr- Baird through the Major's continual favourit ism to the Grammar School in preference to the Auckland College, I don't sac the right that undersnappers have to interfere, and there is no doubt on my mind that this ques tion will be woll ventilated in the Assembly when it meets. I can assure you, sir, that I know fire or six members who will be only too glad to take this matter up when the proper time comes for doing so ; and am sure the Major will have just cause to exclaim* " Save me from my friends, the hangers-on."

The disgraceful state of Wynyard Pier, to which we have repeatedly called attention, has at length caused an accident, as wo pre dicted. Captain Gilfillan, of the schooner Nukulau, while going down the pier on Saturday night to where his boat was moored, slipped through one of the dangerous aper tures which have wantonly been allowed to remain. He fortunately saved himself from dropping in the sea, but two of bis ribs were fractured in the fall, and he is now under medical treatment. Public safety demands that tho pier be either repaired forthwith or closed, and unless something is done aftor tho repeated attention called to it by the press, should any fatal accident occur thore is no hetilation in saying that the authorities, who have charge of thi? pier will have beon as much guilty of manslaughter as any reckless driver who runs over and kills a fellow crea ture.

That singularly unfortunate spot, the Kybey Pass, was the scene of anothor accident on Saturday night. One of Hardington'B Onehunga 'busses was coming into Auck land at about eight o'clock, when the horse took fright at a passing woman. Tho 'bus was over-turned and tho passengers thrown out, and injured more o r les«. The driver, Mr. Gillam, was out about the face very much, and the damago to the 'bus is stated to be to the amount of £40. No blame is attached to the driver.

Tho return of sick treated at the Provincial Hospital during the week ending Saturday, March 9th, 1872 :—Remained last return, 69 ; admitted since, 8 ; discharged, 9 ; died, 1 ; remaining, 67; males, 58; females, 9 ; Arrangement of cases: —Fever (typhoid), 1; Cancer, 3 ; scrofula, 2 j syphilis, 2 ; phthisis pulmonalis, 8; rheumatism, 5 ; delirium tremens, 2; paralysis, 6; epihpsy, 2; neuralgia, 1; bronchitis, 2 ; necrosis, 2 ; pneumonia, 2 ; heart disease, 3 ; ophthalmia, 1 ; amaurosis, 1 ; colic, 1 ; fistula, 2; uvarian disease, 1 ; tumour, 1 ; aneurism, 1 ; abscess and ulcers, 6; wounds and contusions, 3; amputation, fractures, 3 ; dislocation, L ; cutaneous 1 ; debility, 2. A. man died on the 7»h inst. of fungoid cancer. Thanks are returned to Mis. Copland, Mrs. Sinton, and a friend for parcels of old linen.

An amusing breach of promise case was lately tried at Liverpool. The plaintiff, Mist Jane Speight, was 34 years of ago ; and the defendant, Mr. Hewit, was a widower, with a family, and the post»aster at Lancaster. Several letters were put in, but the corres pondence was remarkable for its laconic oharacter. One was "Miss Speight, —All's right.— L.H," The jury returned a verdiot for plaintiff, damages £200 ; which, no doubt, Miss Speight considers " all right."

At a recent execution in Silesia, in which a young girl suffered for the murder of her child, the victim so far forgot what was due to the majesty of the law that she fought savagely with the executioner. That function ary was at last compelled to stun her with the handle of his axe before he could chop her neck off with any kind of comfort. People of a sentimental turn will see in this a reason for abolishing capital punishment. Others will regard ita§ an argument in favour of teaching manne/s in the Common Schools. We favor this view.— News Letter.

The annual licensing meeting of the Justicej of the Peace for the city and northern district of Auckland will be held at the Court-house, High-street, on Tuesday, the 16th inst., for the purpose of considering applications for licenses.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Acclimatization Society will be held on Wed-

nesday next.

The first meeting of ratepayers of the Waitakerei West Highway District will take place tc-morrow at 2 o'clock, at the Shakes peare Hotol, Auckland.

A meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New Zealand, 1.C., will be held at the Masonic Hotel this evening, at half-past seven o'clock.

We observe by. the Hobart Town Mercury that the Carandinis are giving concert* at Hobart Town to densely crowded houses.

A man named Edmund Braesington has been taken into custody at Hobart Town for uttering forged £1 notes on the Bank of Van Dieman's Land.

The Wellington police are in future to be protected from the assaults of the elements. The liberality of the Provincial Government has enabled Inspector itcheson to advertise for the supply of twenty-four great coats.

TheEuropa, whaler, arrived at the Bay of Islands last week a full ship. She will take her departure for America, where the Portuguese seaman will be tried for the mur der of his shipmate.

A steam thrashing machine, said to be fully equal to those hitherto imported from Clayton, Shuttleworth and Co., has been manufactured in Christchurch.

At Levuka, a storekeeper advertises ropes and chains for securing houses against "the approaching hurricanes"

A Hokitika paper is responsible for the following:—••'A person named Brown, resid ing at the Thames, having some months ago caught a tui, the idea occurred to him of ascertaining whether it was possessed of the gift of vocal imitation. Having satisfied himself that the bird did possess such powers, he developed those powers to an extent which v really perfectly amazing. It will be sufficient to mention that no parrot, cockatoo, magpie, or mooking bird can excel in its powers of speech this wonderful bird. A local paper gives the following illustration of this fact:-On the introduction of our reporter, who paid a special visit to the tui of which Mr. Brown is the fortunate possesior, the bird at once ex« claimed, ' Good morrow, Mr. liar.' Fur ther, a gentleman who accompanied him, and who is a prominent member of the Thames Municipality Committee, was instantaneously hailed a* fool. It is with regret that we mention that the tui prefaces many words by adjectives and epithets for which we are com pelled to place a dash. Mr. Brown says that during his education he once took him within hearing of a meeting of the Nonpareil Gold Mining Company, and that he picked up then the bad habit which he has since retainod. A Fiji paper says: —"A few of Coleman's fancy mustard labels have been paid to the native taxgatherer for dollar note*. The white man who paid these things to the natives as money deserves to have a mustard plaster applied to him by the Government Moral Health Officer." A project for the reclamation of a large portion of Lake Ellesmere has been mooted in Christchurch. Fresh protective works for the preservation of the town of Greyinouth have been com. meneed. They are being constructed of large blocks of stone taken from the neigboring range of hills. Partridgos are becoming established in Canterbury. Tho Lyttelton Times publishe* a letter from Mr. T. Roeve—"On the Ist February my son started a covey of part ridges, half grown, on my land. There ware upwards of thirty birds in the covey. This morning a goldfinch paid us a visit."

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

All Nations 505 Ounces.

Black Forest, L 0 tons gave Bozs. 8 dwts.

Cure Cleaning Up—Return

Good.

(xRAHAMSTOWN, March 11, 3.15 p.m. The All Nations have retortod 505 ozsi for the week.

The Golden Calf have started crushing with a fair show.

Black Forest crushing of 10 tons gave 8 ozs. 8 dwts.

The Cure are finishing up. The returns are much larger than was expocted.

At |the Police Court, this morning, Alfred Wright was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for larceny.

(SPECIAL TO THE STAR.)

NAPIEE.

Saturday, March 9.

Three of Te Kooti's band are reported to have been captured. Tc Kooti had a narrow escape.

THE SHARE MARKET.

MB. J. K. LBXHOX'S MfOaT,

The share market is dull. My sales comprise : Tokatea, 37s 6d to £2; Caledonian shares ara offered at £15; Thames, £5 7s 6d ; All Nations, £4 10s; John Bull, 3s ; Green Harp, £6 2s 6d; Bismark, Bs. Buyers : Caledonian, £14 10s; Thames, £5 2s 6d; Bismark, 7s ; John Bull, 2a 9d j also, buyers of Gas and Insurance shares.

DISTRICT COURT.

THIS DAY.

Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., District

Court Judge. The usual bi-monthly sitting of the District Court took place at 10.30 o'clock, when the following business w*s brought forward. JOHN COLEMAN V. MATTHEW KDOAB. Mr. Mackechnie for plaintiff; Messrs. Eees and Sheehan for defendant. Judg ment was given in this case, which was heard on a previous occasion. After noticing tho various points, His Honor said he did not feel justified in disturbing the award previously made by the Court.

Mr. Eees applied that the question of costs might be set aside till next sitting. This application was granted. PETITION TO WIND UP.

On the application of James Crawford and Robert Davidson (through their counsel), the Court granted an order to wind up the Ladybird and Hand of Friendship Goldmining Company, in virtue of the Act. Tho amount clamed was £38 10s. Adjoubnbd Casbs. Two or three cases were adjourned until next Court day (Monday) .- — Samuel Stephenson t. Wiremu Watene Tautari, action for damages, £100 (Mr. Eichmond ; for plaintiff, Mr. Dignan for defendant) ; Charles Moller v. Casey, Waymouth and others, damages, £36 ss. bbfbbbed to abbitbation. A suit for £67 2s. 6d., money said to be due for a doctor's professional services was withdrawn. Mr. Eees (for plaintiff) stating that it had been referred to arbi tration. The business was brought to a close shortly after 11 o'clock.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY

Before His Worship the Mayor, and Thos. Eitchie, Esop, Justice. DRUNKENNESS. Three persons were condemned to pay the usual drunkards' fine ; while two per sons boasting in the names of Brown and Jones, failed to appear, and their recog nizances were declared forfeited. VAGRANCY. Eliza Eelly, alias Hughes, charged with being a rogue and vagabond, with having no visible lawful means of support, and having been previously convicted as an idle and disorderly person, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two months' im prisonment'with hard labor. . Mary Ann Minnex, apprehended on a similar charge, was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labor. ASSAULT. Michael Skerry was charged with assaulting his wife and behaving in a dis orderly manner on Saturday evening last. The prisoner applied for an adjourn ment to enable him to procure legal assist ance.

Remanded accordingly until to-morrow This concluded the business.

THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE

The competition for prizes for the Cadets under fourteen years of age in this district was completed on Saturday. The names of the winners will not be known until the scores are compared with others throughout the colony. Cadet J. Parting ton is the highest scorer, having scored 38 out of a possible 40. Tho senior Cadets of the Grammar School, St. John's College, Auckland College, and Nos. 1 and 5 Companies will fire at the range on Wednesday next, and the remainder on Friday. Those who pass will complete the third set on Satur day next. Mr. J. E. Macdonald was elected Lieutenant of No. 3 Company Hauraki E.V., vice Lieutenant Dodd, resigned.

GORED TO DEATH BY A COW.

Accounts have reached us of a dreadful occurrence at Mount Albert, but up to time of our going to press we have been unable to gain full particulars. Prom the information received it appears that a lad residing in the district of Mount 'Albert was met by an infuriated cow, and before he had time to seek a place of shelter from the animal was gored by her. The horns of the brute penetrated the poor fellows hearc, death of course ensued. Further particulars will doubtless bo to hand shortly.

THE WHALING SHIP ADVEN TURER IN THE LATE GALES.

The whaling barque Adverturer, Captain Pierce, put in at the Bay of Islands on the 7th inst., in distress. The vessel a few days' previous was caught in a fearful gale, and the heavy seas breaking over her carried away everything on deck. The storm also did considerable damage to the hull of the vessel, carrying away thebul warks, portion of the stern.stern boat &c. The Adventurer is owned by Messrs. E. Towns & Co., of Sydney, and is now on her way to Auckland to be repaired.

WAGER OR RACING BOATS.

from tho Hobart Town Mercury.

It will be interesting to boating men to know the dimensions of the boats in which the great four-oared race for £200, between the Chambers and Winship crews of Intercolonial celebrity was to be rowed on the Tyne; also that coxswains are to be dispensed with. Both boats were built by Mr. E. Jewett, Dunstan, on the lines of the Queen Victoria —one of tho boats taken by the late champion Eenforth to America, for the great inter colonial match which proved so fatal to him —and they are exactly alike in build and weight. They were put on to the stocks together, and both received the finishing touch at the same time. The object seems to have been to really test the comparative merits of the crews, and so nicely was this attended to that even tho number of nails was the same in each boat, and on weighing the boats there was not an ounce difference between them. The dimensions of each are as follow :— length 41ft, beam 18in, height at the stem 6J- in, do at the stern 4in, depth amid ships 12in, weight 951bs. Each was provided with an apparatus by which the bow-oar steers the boat with one foot, the other being strapped in the usual manner to his stretcher. This was found to act exceedingly well in both instances. The bow-oar of the Winship crew, according to Bell's Life, was able to keep a course as straight as a dart. Whilst on this subject we may also mention that the dimensions of a new skiff built for the champion Sadler wore, length 30ft 6in, beam llin, depth amidships s|in, height at the stem 3| in, do astern 2 fin.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

This house will be re-opened this evening, and the Zavistowski Sisters will appear in conjunction with Mr B. N. Jones' dramatic company. The burlesque "Ernani, or the Magic Horn," is announced for per formance. The company will no doubt be welcome back this evening. , : - ;; ,

CITY HALL.

Thebe was a very good attendance at this hall on Saturday night, and : Frank Barry and Mademoiselle Victoire performed a number of intrepid and daring feats.on the tight and slack rope. The entertain ment was made up with a number of juggling and acrobatic feats, and the whole gave great satisfaction and amuse ment.

AUCKLAND ETHIOPIAN TROUPE.

In consequence of the inclemency of the weather tho proposed entertainment at the Devonport Hall, on Saturday last, was unavoidably postponed until Thurs day next, the 14th inst., when icishoped the weather will be somewhat more favorable, and the endeavours of this talented troupe will be crowned with the Buccesa they deserve.

PRIDE OF TOKATEA GOLD MIN ING COMPANY (REGISTERED).

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of shareholders in this company ; was held this morning in the Mechanics' Institute, G. W. Booker, Esq., in tho chair. The mine manager's and mine surveyor's report were read, of which the following is the substance :— MINE STTEVETOE'S EEPOBT. Gentlemen, —On examining your mine and those adjoiuing I found no fewer than sixteen different workings which required to be shown on your plan. In most of these leaders have been traced, but with what results it is impossible to learn with any accuracy. They are for the most part small, seldom exceeding six inches to seven inches in thick ness, but are continuous and well defined. The only place where your manager has been carrying on work is on the " Jtainbow End leader," and the Eainbow End drive has been driven to the boundary of the " Two Georges Claim." The loda has been about six inches thick, and the strike from 80 ° to 90° north-east, and the underlie about one in three southward. This drive is numbered 2 on plan. The ground has been stoped above tins to No. 1 level a height of thirty-six feet, and below with the exception of the winze, which has been put down to a depth of about fifty feet, no work on the leader has been done. At the No. 1, or "Two Georges Level," the drive has gone beyond tho boundary a distance of sixteen feet, and sloping has been carried on to the surface. The reef has been under stoped to a very small extent in tho Two Georges Claim, where the reef is still shewing gold. It is evident from the works that have been carried on that there are two distinct shoots of gold ; the first about eleven feet on line of reef, and the second, which has been proved a distance of thirty-eight feet, has been traced into the Two Georges Claim without reaching the boundary of the shaft. Driving is going on in No 3 Level or All Nations drive, about eighty feet below No. 2, with a view of cutting the reef and opening communication with the winze. I would advise you to obtain possesion of all the available ground on the line of this reef to the westward, as I believe the lode will be con tinuous, and although cross courses intersect ing the reef system in a direction nearly north and south occur all over your area, they do not permanently break tho lode or alter its direction. The principal matter to which I would draw your attention is the necessity of a low level for cross cutting your ground, and carrying on permanent works at a low level. I have carefully examined all the points available for that purpose, and will show three or four on my plan. lam at present of opinion that the Coromandel side is the be3t for a low level, for it is convenient to the Government tramway and its position is better situated for cross cutting the grounds at right angles to the reef system. I have thy honour to be, &c, W. C. Weight, Mining Surveyor. Coromandel, March Bth, 18/2. This and the Mine Manager's report were adopted by the meeting. Messrs. Bitchie and Frazer were re-appointed as auditors. Messrs. Bennett and Williams the retiring directors, were re-elected at the motion of Mr. S. E. Hughes. Some discussion took place on the question of remuneration to directors, and is was finally agreed by the meeting to allow the chairman of directors £20 per annum, and the directors their expenses; The meeting then separated after the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. There was a good attendance of share holders.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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THE PUBLIC RETURNS FOR 1871.

To tho Editor of the Evening Stab. Sib, —These show an apalling amount of profligacy and crime in this town. No less than twelve hundred and odd drunkards dealt with by the police in tho year* These, we may well believe, form but a small, very small, fraction of the cases of drunkenness among the people during that period ; for the police only notice extreme cases which occur in public places. "What a mass of profligacy, crime, and misery does not this long roll of drunkards imply! But the remedy, where is it ? Why don't the respectable people, it is said, shut up a lot of the low public houses by enforcing tho prohibitory clause of the new Licensing Act. For a very good and sufficient reason. clause has, by what may be called the wicked ingenuity of our "Honorable" Provincial Council, been so framed as to scare aud deter the people from even attempting to put it in force ; framed, indeed, bo as to disgust those who would otherwise try to enforce it. What respectable private gentlemen would incur the trouble, expense, and odium which would be entailed on them if they were to try to enforce the clause as it stand, in the present Act? None. The Provincial Council, by the clever trick they performed on behalf of the publican interest, have nullified that clause, and it is they who are in a great measuro responsible for the deplorable state of public depravity in Auckland y which the police reports of the past year show. Our pauper list is also increasing rapidly. Double the sum was voted for the sick and destitute this year compared with that which the Council appropriated last year. For this blessing, also, thanks to the public house. It is from the drinking bar chiefly that our troops of criminals and paupers issue to pollute and disgrace the land, and to be a burden on their honest neighbours: Others cry out for better inspection of our public-houses. What would that do for you ? It would take a city police force one thousand strong to watch all the publicans and barmen in the place by night and by day, and even then you would not catch one of them making people drunk. Does not Mr. Broham even now certify to the " good conduct" of every publican, who gets his license renewed. Mr. Broham must not have a very scrupulous con science if the police reports of 1871 be correct. Do the police ever bring up one publican to answer for making their victims drunk ? No. Tho reason why ? Ask Mr. Broham or Mr. Beckham. The people at home have now abandoned in despair any idea of " regulat ing" the drinking bar, either by the police or otherwise. Suppress and not regulate is the word now; It has been proposed to have an asylum for drunkards, but that is beginning at the wrong end, putting the cart before the horse. Shut up a lot of these tippling bars by an efficient aud easily worked Permissive Bill, such as that of Sir Wilfred Lawson, and you will not need an asylum for the inebriates. Thank God wo have a colonial parliament. We hope that in dealing with a Per missive Bill it will act a more fair and honourable part to the people than the Provincial Council has done, and give us substantial power over the liquor traffic, instead of mocking us insolently by

giving us the mere semblance of power, and then laughing at us because we don't uss it. The terrible mortality among infants and very young children in Auckland in the sumtaier months has of late attracted much attention. I have a strong suspicion that much of thi, mortality we owe to the public house. 9tjb 9 children die chiefly from diseases affecting j^ e bowels, and therefore I suspect from socie fault in their mother's milk or their food. If a woman drink mucb, even pure liquor, it may injuriously affect her milk ; but if the liquor be drugged, as it may often be, the effect will be still more pernicious on the child's bowels j and much of the fermented liquor of this country in the summer is more or less sour. The drinking of that too would injure the bowels of the infant through the milk of the mothers. Much has been imputed to the polluted air from sewurs and closets, but foul air would breed febrile rather than bowol complaints. Besides a profligate drunken mother can never give that attention to her infant or young children which is necessary for their health. And we could not possibly have a wide spread depravity among the men iv Auckland, such as the»e police reports shew without involving the women too. When will the people arouse to a due sense of the various miseries the public house entails on Society. Let us press again upon the attention of the Government the necessity of any efficient Per* missive Bill, like Sir. Wilfred Lawson'i. Pray give them a word in season yourself. I see you go in for the temperance cause ia no milk-and-water style, and don't blow hot and ■ cold like some of cur other notables. I am, &c, CITIZEK. »

THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sir,—The letter of " Vox Populi" in last Saturday's Star, with reference to the: Lunatic Asylum, is beneath contempt. I am in a position to utterly deny that any of the insinuations respecting the Eesi - dent Surgeon, his family, and others, there contained, have in them a vestige of truth. The writer of that letter is easily known to be John Brown, an expelled keeper, who being inspired by another, ' takes this opportunity, as he has taken many before for villifying all connected }M I with the Asylum. I trust that neither. M.| Dr. Aicken nor any other will pay the/ 1 least attention to these spiteful effusions." "|*| I am, &c., i-~-**l

Impabtial,

DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

A startling domestic tragedy has occurred at the East end of London. The neigh bors of a mechanic Darned Jonathan Judge, residing at St. Leonard's Boad, near the East India Docks, finding that; the shutters remained closed at nearly ten o'clock in the forenoon, broke into the house. They found the whole family in the bedroom, suffocated by the fumes of charcoal. The wife and her two children lay on the bed, and, the man across them. A tea-tray was on the floor, with a tin pau upon it, containing the expiring embers of the deadly fire. The windows and every crevice were stopped by paper being pasted over them. On the table were two pieces of paper, bequeathing the furniture to relatives, and one of them was signed by both. husband and wife —showing that the lat ter was a party to the crime. Although Judge had been out of work for three weeks, there was food in tbe house, every article of furniture in its place, and no 3igns of actual poverty. At the inquest, the jury found that Mr. and Mrs. Judge had committed wilful murder by suffoca ting their two children, and had destroyed their own lives whilst in an unsound state of mind.

THE EVENING STAB, MONDAY, MABCH 11, 1872.

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JCATEE Gate Cbombie's), EOYAL • FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, Queen street, Auckland, has lauch pleasure in informing his friends and the public generally that he has purchased the Photographic Business so long carried on by Mr. Crombie; and having Becured the tervices of Mr. C.'s late Manager, he feels warranted in stating that they will receive •very civilty and attention, as well as first-clasß and artistic portraits at his hands, and that no Sains will be spared to give entire satisfaction. C. begs to announce that his arrangements for taking instantaneous Portraits of Children are now complete. £500 wo:RTH of mjsic and 10NGS set to MUSIC to be given away by J>. H. LEWISSON, Jeweller, Queen street. For each £1 worth of Jewellery purchased at IPitablishment, tho same amount of Songs or Music given in.—F. H. LewiSSOn, Queen



RELINQUISHING BUSINESS. I§*|r EINAL NOTICE. . R. HOBBS WILL offer for the next Eight Weeks, (unless disposed of during that time), the Whole of his very large Stock of General and Household Drapery and Men' 3 and Boys Clothing, at very low prices. February 12, 1872. OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. THE immense Success attending the intro duction of this new local industry will alone testify to the high estimation in which it is hold. During the last year the proprietor was scarcely able to supply the largo demand, and has in consequence made extensive alterations and additions to his Factory, so as to be enabled to keep the market well supplied. No one who values health and appetite should be ! without, a supply of this really health-restor ing and agreeable condiment. Sold every\i here in Bottles with the name of H. OLSON on wrapper and stamped on bottle and stopper. Auckland, 10th February, 1872. X? X 000 woaTllof GROCERIES aiDjUUIJ and PROVISIONS to be sold at Cost Price, previous to our Eemoval to our New Central Premises, next to the Souihern Cross office, Queen street. Families, Storekeepers, and Coasters, are invited to call at their old establishment, BAENETT AND LEVY'S NOTED BED HOUSE, next to the Theatre Royal. T. COSGEAVE & CO.'S fJ MONSTER SALE of DEAPERY and CLOTHING is now on. They have a tremendous lot of Bargains to offer to the public. The Largest •Stock in New Zealand to choose from. THORNTON, SMITH, & FIRTH'S WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT: & s. d. Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, " Crown Brand," per ton of 2,0001bs 1G 0 0 Adelaide, per ton of 2,0001bs 1G 0 0 Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, "TS&F Brand," per ton 14 0 0 Seconds, per ton 12 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 Bran, per bushel of 201b 0 13 Oats, per bushel .. .. .. .. 0 3 0 Auckland, .January 0, 1572. ,TO OUR COUNTRY SUBSCRIBERS. MR. SAMUEL MORGAN, Alexandra, Waikato, has been appointed Agent for the Sale of the EVENING STAK. All Advertisements or Printing will receive prompt attention.



/~IUSTOM-HOUSE FORMS and Eeobipt Books, Printed at the Evening Stab Office. WANTED immediately a second Steward. —Apply on Board s.s. Star of the South. _ WANTED, immediately, a Female Cook, to act as Cook and House-keeper ; Eeference required. Apply to John Menziis, Victoria Hotel, Victoria-street. ANTED, a good plain Cook and Laundress ; middle-aged person pre ferred. —Apply Thames Hoted. ANTED, a Young Man, to drive a Spring-cart, and to make himself useful in a Store j one accustomed to the Groeory preferred.—Apply to J. MooBI, 18, Victoria-street. WANTED, a General Blacksmith. — Apply at once to M. and G. Leahet, Weßt Queen Street. :: ' ANTED, Two Scoria Masons for build ing.—Apply to Abchabd & BbowK, Mechanics' Bay. g ANTED, Two Joiners.—Apply to D. V; Elliott, Mechanics' Bay. .X-Y-; * WANTED, . a. ServanTGiTl.— Apf^lW* Mrs. Eobebtson, Flying^Squadron Hotel, Newton. - bte'm. WANTED, an Active Lad GpSsist in Dining-room, and make himself use ful. —Apply at the Governor Browne Hotel. 0 BOOTMAKEES,—Wanted, Two or three fir*t-class Woekaten for strong work. None but good hands need apply to War. Bbownhill, Bootmaker, No. 35, Wynd ham Street. WANTED to SELL, a first-class Six* roomed House in Grey street (late Dye Works), well finished j good well of water; lease, 14 years to run; annual rental, £B.— Apply to W. Edgab, 18, Shortland streets ANTED, a Turner and Fitter, refer ance required. —Apply between the hours of 5 to 8 p.m. sharp, this evening, at the Grey Hound Hotel, Queen street. __ ( WANTED, a respectable girl abouTlOJ years of age, in a small family. —■ V Apply at Dedwood Post Office. 1- ANTED,~^ strong active~Boy.—Appl># to W. L. Eoth, Shop and Office \ Fitter, Market Eeserve, Queen street. ] ANTED, Tomatoes in any quantity. I —H. Olson, Parneli. COSGKAVE & CO.'S Monster Sale of Drapery , • and Clothing is now on. WANTED to Eent or Purchase, a Del tached Cottage in the suburbs of Auckland.—Eeply with full particulars on or before the 11th inst., to H.E. Evening StAB Office. — TO LET, an Eight-roomed House Tat Con quest Place, Parneli.—Apply at House. TO LET-—Two Booms Furnished orJJn furnished, with or without board. HoD» sen Street. —Apply at this office.