SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. C.50 HIGH WATER : This evening, 11.48 ; to-morrow, noon

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

This evening, Enterprise No 2, at eleven o'clock ; to-mcrrow morning, Golden Crown, at ten o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Southern Cross, s.s,, from Tauranga Star of the South, s.s., Holmes, from Napier Effie Meikle, schooner, Hooper, from Lyttelton,

DEPARTURES.

Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, for Russell.] Igai Forest Queen, ketch, Dam, for Russell Hero, s.s., Logan, for Sydney Dido cutter, for Hokianga Magellan Cloud, schooner, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Wanganui, via Waikato Heads: St. Kilda, s.s.,

on Sunday For Northern Ports : Comerang p. s., to-day; Rowena,

steamer, Monday For San Francisco : Nebraska, mail steamer. 28th inst For Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga:

Southern Cross, s.s., to-morrow For London : City of Auckland, ship, early in Dec.

Queen Bee, ship, in December For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s.,

6th December for New York : Coronilla, barque, early For Southern ports, via Napier: Dacotah, mail steamer, about Ist prox For Napier: Star of the South, to-morrow

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Gladiatenr, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed sth Avigust Polar Star, ship, from New York, via Melbourne, Sailed 10th July July Norham Castle, ship, from London. Sailed 22nd August Dacotah, mail ste.apier, from Honolulu Agnes Muir, ship, from London. Sailed 4th Sept. Harvest Home, ship, from London. Loading Caduceus, ship, from London. Loading Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne Amateur,"barque, from Sydney Ayr, barque, from the Mauritius Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Hercules,£schooner, from Newcastle The s.s. Star of the South arrived yester day afternoon, and landed her cargo of cattle and sheep at Kohimarama. She came up harbour this morning. The schooner Magellan Cloud and ketch Forest Queen left for Eussell last evening, also, the cutter Dido for Hokianga. The s.s. Star of the South is announced to leave at noon to-morrow for Napier. The schooner Fairy, 34 tons register, is for sale. She is estimated to cany 28,000feetof timber. Another gig-race between members of the Auckland E owing Cltfb took place yesterday afternoon, with the Wonder and No Name. The latter boat won. The names of the crews were—No Name : Messrs H. J. Ellis, W. Hargreaves, H. Craig, T. Henderson, "Whitaker (coxswain). Wonder : Messrs J. Dacre, J. Williamson, G-. Dunnett, J. Marshall. Daldy (coxswain).

Captain Kelly, of the ship Bulwark, has appointed Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. receivers of the general average contributions on the cargo, and has also instructed them to pay claims for cargo sold at Mauritius that may be found due on the adjustment of the average. The s.s. Hero took her departure for Sydney and Melbourne at five o'clock last evening. She took a number of passengers ; and, as usual, a large crowd assembled on the wharf to see her off.

The s.s. Southern Cross arrived last even ing from Tauranga. The s.s. St. Kilda is announced to leave the Manukau for Wanganui, via Waikato Heads, on Sunday morning, at eleven o'clock.

The ship Tlobert Henderson hauled into the stream yesterday afternoon. Her quay berth ■will be occupied by the Helen Denny. The ship Bulwark left yesterday for Dunedin; and not Lyttelton, as reported yesterday. She takes about 600 tons railway iron, part of her original cargo from London. The schooner Effie Meikle, Capt. Hooper, has reported at the Customs from Lyttelton with 447 bags wheat, consigned to D. H. McKenzie.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING.

MEETINGS.

Golden Point, Company's office, Wyndham street, Auckland, noon, 25th November liion, Grahamstown, 25th November Xucky Diggers, Mr Leers' office, 74, Queen street, 3 p.m., 25th inst Kooringa, Grahamstown, 26th November Nil Desperandum, Mr E. Home's office, Queen street, Auckland, noon, 27th November Bird in Hand, Grahamstown, 27th November Oriana, Company's office, Queen street, 3 p.m., 28th November New Golden Pah, Company's office, Queen street Auckland, 8.p.m., 27th November Kingston, Governor Browne Hotel, Auckland, 3 p.m., 28th November Preeee's Poii it, Governor Browne Hotel, Auckland, 2 p.m., 281' i November Ravenstock, Company's office, Vaile's Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m., 29th November •Van, Vaile's Buildings, Wyndham street, Auckland, 3 p.m., 29ti November Turn of the r. 'Ide, Company's office, 44, Queen street, Queen stre> it, 29th November Christchurch, Grahamstown, 2nd December Thames Gas, Company's office, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 9th December, 2 p.m. Golden Eagle, Star Hotel, Newton, 3 p.m., 10th Dec. Auckland Permanent Co-operative Building Society, Society's office, Wyndham street, 7.30 p.m., 17th December

AUCKLAND.

CfllE]? POST-OFFICE, Mixes Will Close as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 9 a.m. | For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, &c, per Lady Bowen, to-ir.orrow, at 11 a.m. For Napier and Gisborne, per SUr of the South, to morrow, at 11 a.m. For Whitiangi, Tauranga and Opotiki, per Southern Cross, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. For Norfolk Island and New Caledonia, per Ivanhoe, to-morrow, at 2 p.m. For Wanganui, per s.s. St. Kilda, to-morrow, at 6 p.m. For Russell, Wansaroa, and Mongonui, per Rowena, on Monday next, at 3 p.m. Per p.s. Nebraska, on Thursday, 2Sthinst., as under— 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, 10.30 at a.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders and registered letters and newspapers, at 9a.m. ♦ » Late letters for United States of America an<* United Kingdom, bearing a late fee ox Gd in I addition to the postage, will be received at this office till 11 a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing ♦»rJ, ~T,he, "lief Post-office has been removed temporarily to Fort Britomart uKif/S •iV?ma7i a and G"eat Britain will close at me jmuii at, n a.m. to-mc row. Posting-boxert for the receipt of letters and nanern (SIUM) 8,8,8,.,,Ch1.,P0.ta,, te .

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

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1872.

For the cause that lacks assistance, iSFor the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, * • And the good that we can do.

Op all the questions that can come before the Provincial Council during the present session there is not one worthy of consideration by the side of Education. No doubt to some the possibilities of ousting the Executive, and playing a farcical travesty of the events of the higher legislature may appear more important, however much to the disgust of the public. But to the people of this province we venture to say that there is scarcely one subject within the sphere of this session's pos sible legislation of any particular interest or importance save that of Education. Again and again the public have been tantalized by the prospect being presented of having our educational arrangements placed on a satisfactory footing. "We do not be lieve that the attempt hitherto has been honest. The Executive has been either unwilling or afraid to grapple with the question; and «by the term Executive, we mean not merely the present Provincial Executive, but that preceding, and the Ex ecutive Grovernment of the colony. Now at last one effort, we believe genuinely honest, is made to deal with the subject firmly ; and a comprehen sive and an exceedingly satisfactory measure is submitted on the opening of the session. At the very threshold it has been assailed, and we observe with regret that Mr Creighton is the member that by sneers and at tacks seeks to get up an organized re sistance. He has, of course, a perfect right to use his paper as he likes, and ' make it the echo of his speeches in

the Council, but really it ia painful to think that for the mere sake of trying to bother an Executive, or to save his credit as the author of the most miserable system of education that has ever cursed a district, he should try to prevent an honest effort to give such a system of education as is en joyed elsewhere by our fellow-colonists. There is a growing conviction that' Provincialism is effete ; and there can not be a doubt that any further hesita tion to grapple bravely with this ques tion will confirm the opinion that Provincialism should be wiped out. There is a vigour and a manliness in the proposed education measure which we candidly confess we believe will be too much for the Council. We do not believe it is capable of so much energy. We have had a miserable system of hedge schools for years. It has given no education to our children, and it has attached to it such teachers as he whose conduct to his girl pupils is now the subject of investigation before the Onehunga Police Court. It has shown statistics that place Auck land at the very bottom of all the provinces of New Zealand ; and this is the miserable state of things which Mr Creighton in his place in Council, and through the columns of his paper, would strive to fasten on the province. It is quite unnecessary to defend in detail the proposed measure from such attacks. They are not made from objections to the details or to the principle, but they are directed against the authors, of the measure for daring to occupy a position which Mr Creighton and some others would adorn ; and for presuming to say what every one in the province says, that Mr Crcighton's Common Schools Act should be swept away to make room for a measure more up to the progress of the times, and more in accordance with the de mands of an intelligent public. Taken in what light it may, the proposed measure is far superior to that which it is intended to displace. In finance it simply adopts, with prudent modifi cations, the system of direct household taxation, which has made the Nelson educational system famed throughout the colony, and yet Mr Creighton says: —"We are opposed to any Act of the Provincial Council imposing di rect taxos on this community while other sections of the colony are free from such taxation. If it should be come generally known that Auckland was the most heavily taxed province in New Zealand, we might bid good-bye to anything like progress. A premium would be given to persons co settle in the Southern provinces. Now, while we rejoice at the South progressing, we object to it.s progress being made at our expense, by reason of the Pro vincial Council imposing penalties on persons settling here." There is not one alteration in the proposed measure from the system at present in forco that is not an improvement. There is a diminution in the controlling power of district committees, and all testi money goes to show that not only in New Zealand butin Victoria and in New South Wales it is the district school committee that degrades the status of the teacher. And yet our contemporary, Mr Creighton, inveighs against the proposed system as having a centralising tendency. And though in all candour it must be admitted that the new measure has in it no more the possibility of sectarian teaching than is contained in the precious " Common Schools Act," our contemporary, Mr Creigh ton, asserts^-— " The secular prin ciple disappears. The distinctive featuro of the Auckland educational system is sacrified to the clamour of men who set their creeds above brotherly love." Really this uncandid misrepresentation and unfair attack is pitiful. Incomparably better would it be to boldly table a motion that better members of Executive could be selected than those who have proposed the New Education Bill; but that measure should be honestly treated as being in all its main particulars exactly what is demanded in the interests of the province.

The coming year will open with the Auck land races, when much good sport may reasonably be expected. The stewards and promoters of the sports selected some time ago, an excellent piece of land by the '' Harp of Erin," Ellerslie, for the express purpose of shaping it into a permanent race-coui'se. As many as forty labourers have been engaged in getting the land into sufficient order. A grand stand also is being erected, formed of durable stone. The ground is exceedingly well laid out, and the run is a little over a mile with a gentle rise at the rounding towards the winning post according to the courses of Epsom, Ascot and Doncaster in the old coun try. Ellerslie course is in a central spot near branching roads, and within easy distances of Auckland, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and Panmure, and adjacent districts. It is the desire of the stewards to make Auckland races of permanent interest, worthy of public patronage, and a credit to the colony. They wish to place them on a stable basis, and . make them in every way superior to the puny attempts of other days, which resulted gene rally in failure. In another year the railway will be finished thus far, if no unforeseen calamity prevents the progress of public works, so that a larger influx of visitors will impart increasing life and vivacity in future years to the projected annual races. We may assert, moreover, that the establishment of these sports is not regarded by those persons who are more closely connected with their management as mere holiday pastime, but that in addition to pleasure the races may prove useful in attracting settlers to surround ing localities, and possibly be the means of improving the land and widening the field of local industries. In our account of the loss sustained by Messrs Bxicholz and Co., in yesterday's issue, by the late calamitous fire, the amount of damage was misprinted as between £1200 and £1300 instead of £12,000 and £13,000.

J Yesterday a meeting of the directors of the Auckland and North Shore Steam Ferry Company was held at the office of the com pany. It was reported that the new ferry steamer would be ready for launching next week, and that the engine and machinery j now on the way would probably arrive about j the same time from the South, and this being lifted into the boat from the vessel con veying it, the steamer would be under steam, and ready for service inside of three weeks. The contract time is the 10th of .December. The greatest credit is due to the Messrs Niccol for the exceedingly great promptitude with which the work has been executed. Every one that has seen the new boat as she is on the stocks has expressed admiration of her beauty, her capacity and suitableness for the increasing traffic of this ferry. After considerable discussion it was resolved by the directors to give her the name, " Takapuna." As this is to be the name of the new electoral division of North Shore on the subdivision of the Northern Division, the ajjpropriateness of the name is manifest. Arrangements were made for the launching of the steamer, and other matters of business settled. We congratu late the shareholders on the possession of one of the prectiest and iinest little steamers in the colonies, and as the project has been started not for gain, but solely in the interests of the public, we are confident that it will meet with the most cordial and liberal support. The preparations for the coming circus are rapidly being made. The ring has been marked out on the new Market-place, and is 12(5 feet in circumference. The front of the site lias been boarded off and covered with pictorial placards, illustrative of scenes in the extensive programme of this great circus I company. The troop will arrive by the Dacotah. At noon to-day a test was applied to find what power resides in the machinery and apparatus of Messrs Thornton, Smith, and Firth, to project water to such a height as the top of the Custom-house buildings. In the presence of Mr Firth and the Insurance agents, and under the managent of Superin tendent Matthews, 400 feet of hose was led to opposite the centre of the Custom-housefront, and the power of the engine being brought to bear, the water could not be thrown to the parapet. Then one length of the hose was removed, and Mr Matthews took the nozzle up to the verandah of Cochrane's buildings, when the water was barely thrown over the angle of the Custom-house wall, but so feebly that any wind would have prevented it from crossing the parapet. It will be seen, therefore, to what extent water can be thrown at any spot within, say 300 feet of the hill. It should be mentioned that full tide was selected :is the hour for the experi ment, whereas at the time of the fire, the tide being out, the water would have re quired to be drawn by the engine form a much greater distance. An adjourned meeting of the Harbour Board i.s being held as we go to press. There are present Messrs Daldy (chairman), Yon der Heyde, Philips, McKellar, Boylan, Jones, and Cacey. The tender of Mr J. Taylor, for the construction of a T to the westward of the wharf, was accepted for the sum of £4297. A meeting is to be held to-morrow in the Maori church at Parawai to take pre liminary steps towards erecting a church and school-room in that growing neighbour hood. In the Onehunga Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, before R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M., David Leask was fined £6—£4 passage-money, and £2 costs—for travelling by the s.s. Taranaki as a stow-away. On Monday next a meeting of the in habitants of Otahuhu will be held in the Hall for the purpose of forming a School Committee, in order that a school may be established in the district. The City Council intends henceforth to proceed against all persons who are in arrears with their rates. The Companies Nos. 2 and 4 of the Rifle Brigade assembled last evening at the Drill shed, and were marched into the Albert Barracks for platoon drilL At the sitting of the Provincial Council, yesterday, Mr Shanaghan gave notice that on Wednesday next he would move that the toll-gate at the junction of the Karangahape Road and the Great North Road be removed to a more convenient site. Mr Swanson recommended the Superintendent to put £25 on the estimates as a reward for services rendered by the Hobson and Engineer Com panies of Volunteers and others at the late fire. The usual monthly sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions will be held on Tuesday next, 2(jth Lost. The following justices have been summoned to attend:—Messrs S. B. Lud brook, R. B. Luak, T. Macffarlane, J. S. McKellar, G, M. Mitford, H. D. Morpeth, D. L. Murdoch, L. D. Nathan, L. A. Nathan, J. Newman, G. B. Owen, and G. P. Pierce. We are requested to state that Mr A. Twelvetrees, whose name was mentioned in our impression of yesterday as a Avitness to a ease m the Police Court, was merely passing the tavern at the time of the occurence, and but partly heard the offensive language. The following correspondence has been forwarded with a request for insertion :—i " Being moved to tears by the touching ballad which appeared in your issue of yes terday, my muse became rampant, and sends you a trifle also. Here it is :"— 'Tis a dreadful sight when the welkin bright Howls in the pastures dim, And the moonbeams range o'er the misty page Of the sweltering pseudonym. 'Tis shocking to see the lambkins flee, | When roused by the sweet wolfe's roar, As they gently yell in the asphodel, Or flee (as I said before.) 'Tis a fearful scene when the placid green Of the asphalt's lurid height Is covered o'er with the curling gore, Which sleeps in the blue sunlight. And O' how sad when the minnow mad Shrieks in the foaming time, As she pulls her hair in wild despair, And blessed him e'er she died. 'Tis sad when the murky forest child Hushes the rocks to sleep, And the gleaming eye of the oyster wild Gurgles athwart the deep. But sadder far than the ice bound star, Or the lambkins' blue despair ; Or the welkin's howl, or the warbling owl As she weeps in the sparkling air Is the red-nosed flame (I mean the same - Commonly called a fire), When, with snowy feet, it sweeps the street, And even soars much higher. The sparks so free in their azure glee Climb to the winking moon, And Jupiter's floor, right up to the door, With radiant smoke is strewn. 'Tis a dreadful sight—but it is not right To dwell on this too long ; So with dampmoist eyes, which I'll now wipe dry, I close my mournful song. —W. To gentlemen requiring first-class tobacco ' and cigars, if they would only visit Mrs Sharpe's neat little American Tobacco and Cigar Divan (next Bank New Zealand) they \ may purchase the same cheaper than in any' other house in the city. No inferior goods ! kept in stock ; would not purchase such for the public at any price. One trial is suffi cient to guarantee a continuance of cxistom. ' Give a call,—Advt. |

CORRESPONDENCE.

REDUCTION IN MILITA, VOLUNTEER, AND DEFENCE EXPENDITURE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, — I note with satisfaction that the Defence Minister is carrying out his promise, made during the last session, of reducing the expenditure of his department. I allude to the doing away with the office of Inspecting Field Officer of Militia and Volunteers, a ridiculous anomaly for which the public were indebted to the effete, vapid, and nepotic Atkinson administration. To a military man, especially one who had served in the cavalry, nothing could be more ridiculous than to see an ex-marine adjutant inspecting cavalry ! Shades of Murat, Cardigan, and Nolan ! it was a fact, and can only be excused on the ground that that the worthy "Joey' graduated as rough-riding sub. in the B Troop of Horse Marines, in the Baltic. Whilst, as a public man, I rejoice to see Mr McLean taking a step in the right direction, still the matter may be carried too far ; for instance, Colonel MacDonnell, a man well known to colonial fame, has, I observe, been promoted to the berth of tide-waiter at the Chatham Islands, vacant by Mr La Nauze bolting, and will receive a salary of £300 a year. Now this officer, who has pretty well left his mark on the rebels on either coast, receives £200 a year (besides travelling allowances, equal to another £200, in all £400) less than Colonel Gorton, who has never during the whole of his nine years' service, five of which were at the.seat of war, left his mark on any thing more important than the vase-de-nuit of our estimable Governor. Is this fair 1 I beg to call the attention of our worthy member, " Willie Swanson," to these facts. Let him make inquiry, and he will find that both in the Northern, but more especially in the Middle Island, there are men drawing as militia officers much larger salaries than Colonel MacDonnell, who have never "borne the burden and heat of the day" during the late war, and are besides, as in the case of '' Lieutenant Colonel" Packe, at Christchurch, permitted to keep shops, and thus supple ment their official incomes at the expense of the public and efficiency of the Volunteers, who have a right to demand the whole of their officers' time being devoted to their instruction and drill ; which, if not un dividedly given, will gradually, but certainly, make the Volunteers of every district so treated of mere "paper strength." The amalgamation of the offices of commissariat officer and storekeeper of the district—as formerly—would amply suffice in these pipin" times of peace. I believe that if the police were centralized, and the force used as policemen, demilitarized as originally in tended, and be the only paid Body, the public might do very well without the ridiculous and [expensive pageants of the 9th November and 24th May, which cost the colony something like (in department and other expenses), £100,000 a year. Remember that Willie. The military element, which should never have been introduced in the police force, is I am glad to see fast disappearing except in two or three cases where men who are soaking themselves into inanity are still left ; but time and brandy will shortly clear them out ; the remainder will then be com posed of civilians officered by men whose good conduct, bravery, and general aptitude for command (as in the case of Broham) present so strong a contrast to the promoted militaires formerly in the corps ; who never appeared to me to be able to do anything but talk of what they did do in " Our regiment," where, by the way, the majority of them were orderly-room clerks, promoted for as siduity and knowledge of warrants, and grovelling subserviency to their Colonels, but for no military aptitude—to wit, one man, an old dragoon, can't sit his saddle. —I am &c, Colonist. Dedwood, 19th November.

THE LATE FIRE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —In last Wednesday's issue in giving a report of the late disastrous fire you allude in very nattering terms to the presence of mind and pluck displayed by a member of the Hobson Company, who at considerable risk managed to get on Cochraue's Buildings, and would have probably caved the Post-office, at least if proper assistance had been rendered. I think where individual bravery was so conspicuous, the public ought to know the name of the person, and what is more that some substantial testimony ought to be given as a record of public esteem. lam well aware that the Hobson and Engineer Com panies have been already complimented on what they have done, but this I consider is a case deserving of special commendation, and as such ought to meet with specialrecognition. I hope, therefore, if you are aware of the name of the volunteer you will make it public through your columns.—l am, &c., Querist. ,

THE LATE FIRE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —Allow me to contradict the statement made in your paper of yesterday that "I gave instructions that attention was only to be directed to buildings that were insured, and to no others." What did take place was this : Soon after the roof of the Custom houoe caught fire an ineffectual attempt was made to play upon it with water projected from a hydrant ; the branchman finding it would not reach the roof desisted, and went back and played upon the mass of burning flax and other materials in Webb's store, adjoining that of Messrs Isaacs. Whilst doing so a gentleman came up, and addressing me, said, " Why don't those men put out the fire on the Custom-house ?" I said to him (knowing the attempt had already been made.) ■" They are doing their duty, which is, first to put out fire in insured property." The Custom-house is not insured. At that time I thought in common with many others that the fire on the roof would have been speedily extinguished by some one mounting thereon. At the time I am speaking of any «bne with a few buckets of water might have extinguished the fire on this roof in the same manner as the stores of Messrs Isaacs and Me Arthur, Shera and Co. were saved from destruction. No one appeared to know if there was any opening on to the roof, and if there was how to get to it. I am clearly of opinion that the duty of the United Insu ance Company's Fire Brigade, which they maintain at an expense of about £600 per annum, is first to protect insured property, and token that is done to render assistance in protecting that which is uninsured. The late Mr Braidwood, when examined before a select committee of the House of Commons, was asked—" If the British Museum and the London Docks were simultaneously on fire to which would you send your engines ?" He replied—'' I should send every available engine and man to the Docks, as the property there is insured, and the Insurance Companies maintain my brigade." This, I conceive, to have been the first duty of Mr Matthews, and the brigade under his command, on Tuesday night last. While on the subject of fires, allow me to suggest the necessity of having a fire escape in Auckland; should a fire occur in the Waitemata Hotel, the Club, or ny lofty building there are »o means what-'

ever of rescuing the inmates from the top storeys. The question is, whose duty is it to provide such an escape ? Do not let us wait till human life is sacrificed before obtaining what is so manifestly required.—l am, &c, George P. Pierce.

[We thank Mr Pierce for the information. _ The public now know the correct position of the Brigade. The Post-office buildings we' c buvncd because they were not insured The private interests of the com panies wee paramount. We trust that on next occasion of a fire the Companies' Brigade will not be permitted to use the wate? from the pipes, which, like the Post-office, is the property of the public — Ed. E.S.]

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

The following cases were heard before the Court and disposed of as under : —

Adjourned Cases. Reeves v. Bennett, claim £5 15s 6d; Morrisy v. Home, claim £9 16s 6d. C. WESTPFAHL V. M. ATKYNS. Claim £1(3 17s 9d. Judgment for plaintiff. JOHN CORNISH V. W. TOMLINSON. Claim £1 Is, for rent. The defendant stated that the rent was not due, as he was a quarterly and not a weekly tenant. Plaintiff not being able to disprove defendant's state ment, he was nonsuited. JOHN W. ELLISON V. GEORGE SYMINGTON. Claim. £5 8s Gd. The defendant, in this case, represented himself as a clerk out of employment who had been lodging with the plaintiff, and the amount claimed was for board and rent. The defendant urged non-employment, as his reason for non-payment; but it appeared upon evidence that he had earned sums of money at intervals, but had failed to pay any portion of the debt. Mrs Ellison said she was willing to exone rate the defendant if he would pay £3 10s by this day week. Mr Thome, who appeared for plaintiff, in formed his Worship that if the money was not paid according to these terms, he should apply next week for defendants-incarcerat ion. His Worship considered Mr Thome would be quite right in adopting such a course. This was all the business.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. Before P. A. Philips, Esq., R.M,

DRUNKENNESS

Three drunkards were punished as usual,

THEFT AT SCENE OfNLATE FIRE.

A fireman named' Measures was charged with stealing a bottle of brandy from the scene of the late tire, the property of a person unknown. Mr H. Isaacs, Mr W. Swanson, and Col. Balneavis all spoke very highly indeed of the accused's character. His Worship, taking into account the good character the prisoner had received, dis charged him, but hoped it would act as a caution. The prisoner, who thanked his Worship, was liberated. Civil Cause. henderson and macfablane v. kelly. Claim £15 11s 3d, for damage done to goods, consisting of bales of paper while on board defendant's vessel, the Bulwark. This ca3e had been argued by counsel yes terday, and his Worship reserved judgment until to-day. Mr J. B. Russell appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Devore for the defendant. . His Worship now gave judgment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with costs.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL SESSION XXVIII.

THUKSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock.

Present —The Provincial Secretary (H. H. Lusk), Provincial Treasurer (W. J. Hurst), Messrs Buckland, Creighton/Cadnian, Carle ton, Dignan, Hamlin, Hay, Lundon, Macready, May, McLeod, Philips, Prime, Eeynolds, Swanson, Stoney, Shanaghan, Shepherd, Tonks, and Taylor. The new member, Major Stoney, was in troduced by Mr Carleton to the Speaker, and took his seat.

Mr May enquired of the Provincial Secre tary respecting the charge-against the Maun gatawhiri Road Trustees for allowing a public road to Pukekohe, to which the Speaker re plied by saying that the hon. member should bring the matter before the Council in the form of a motion.

Mr Tonks moved for leave to bring in a bill to make some alteration by St. Stephen's road, Paruell, to which leave was given. The bill was then read, and will pass a se cond reading on Tuesday next. Mr Hamlin wished for a change in the time of meeting, and moved that the Coun cil meet at two o'clock, but after some dis cussion Mr Hamlin withdrew his motion.

Mr Lusk (for Mr Sheehan) moved "That it be a Sessional Order that all petitions pre sented be referred to the Petitions and Pri vate Grievance Committee without formal motion to that effect, unless otherwise ordered."

Mr John McLeod moved, and Mr Max well seconded, " That a respectful address be presented to his Honor the Superintendent, requesting him to send down any corres pondence that may have taken place since last session between the Provincial and General Governments relative to the purchase of native lands in this province, and the pro motion of settlement, &c."

The Provincial Secretary offered no objec tion to Mr McLeod's motion, which was carried.

Mr Hurst (Provincial Treasurer) rose to move the second reading of the Appropriation Bill, and in doing so he thought the council could have no fault to find with the Government on the plea of delay in bringing down the estimates. Mr Hurst then went into statistical details, and concluded a practical speech by saying that he believed the best security for economical expenditure was local self-government. Mr Creighton referred to the lucid statement of the hon. Treasurer, but would vote against the second reading of the bill, in order to a full discussion thereon.

Mr May moved the adjournment of the debate for a week. Mr Lusk objected to an adjournment, as there was no immediate business before the House. Mr Lundon was of opinion that it was useless to expect from the Colonial Legislature an Education Bill. The adjournment was then negatived. i The following items were voted :—Liabili ties on account of 1872, works under contract, salaries, rents, &c, £7,400; Superintendent, £800; Executive, £2,165, less the item for clerical assistance and contingencies, post poned ; Legislative (total), £1,300; Waste Land, £1,250 ; Public Works, £2,721 • Police, £6,359 15s. The disposition of this vote was made subject to the decision upon His Honor's message, No. 9, relating to the control of the Police Force. Relief of sick and destitute, £3,175 ; hospitals, £3,902 ; Lunatic Asylum, £3492 ; Gaol Department, £5,693, less £324 reduction upon the item— 19 warders at £108 each. The council adjourned,

TELEGRAPHIC.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE THAMES.

A MINER NAMED BURDWOOD

KILLED

INQUEST TO BE HELD THIS AFTER

NOON

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day, 12.13 p.m.

A fatal accident occurred last night in the Pumping Association's shaft, to a miner named James Burwood, who was standing on a ladder 220 feet above the level waiting to '■ receive tools which were being lowered by the mate, Joseph Smith, who was standing 30 feet overhead. Smith all at once missed Burdwood's light and immediately went be low, but seeing nothing of him he returned to the surface and gave an alarm. Search was at once made, when a hat and one boot were discovered on the flange temporary lifts. The body was afterwards discovered.

An inquest will be held this afternoon. It is supposed that Burdwood must have lost his footing, and tumbled backwards and fell down a hundred feet. Burdwood was a man of forty years of age, and formerly served in. the fourth company Waikato Militia. He was only taken on last night. He leaves a wife and five children.

The Caledonia shows sold freely by the hanging wall leader and rise, also by the Otago run and intermediate level.

The Golden Crown leader is improving ; it shows gold and good crushing stuff.

Captain Ninnis has resigned his position as manager of the G olden Calf mine. In the Pwoyal Standard loose gold is show ing freely in the lower level.

WELLINGTON.

This day.

Drs Hector and Knight, and Messrs Seed, Gisborne, and Haughtonhave been appointed a Board to advise Government as to regula tions to be issued for carrying the Public Health Act, 1872, into effect.

A meeting was held last night to make arrangements for the Wellington races, to be held the same week as the Inter colonial Regatta. The Superintendent and leading citizens have become subscribers.

DUNEDIN.

This day. , Flour, £14; Jwheat, 5s 9d; barley, 6s j I oats, 2s 3d ; oatmeal, £11 10s.

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day,

At a meeting of the Vienna Exhibition Committee, held yesterday, judges were ap pointed for the various classes.

INVERCARGILL.

This clay,

At the sessions of the Supreme Court, Donald Morrison, for manslaugher, was sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour.

TIMARU.

White's search party, while looking for the body of McLean, found the body of another man in a Jwater hole about ten miles from town. The body is unidentified.

THE SHARE MARKET.

j. m. lennox's report.

Business upon the Exchange is exceedingly dull. My sales comprise:—Caledonian, £16,' £15 10s; Thanles, £5; Cure, 31s; Non pareil, 375. There are now sellers of Cale donian at £16 ; Thames, £5 ; Cure, 325. Buyers a little under these quotations.

JOTTINGS FROM ONEHUNGA.

Mangere Bridge.—We are informed that tenders will be advertised for in a week or two for the construction of the Mangere bridge. This work will be a great boon to a large and populous district. Town Pump.—A pump, on an elevated platform, has been put up at the Springs, near Mr Bycroft's mill. It will greatly facilitate the filling of the water-carts of the inhabitants ; and the Highway Board have earned the thanks of the community for saving a great expenditure of labour for a small expenditure of money. The Wharf.—Some time ago there was a change in the system of management of the Government wharf, to the great benefit of the public purse. A little more might be done in the same direction. There are a couple of houses erected close by the end of the wharf, the occupiers of which pay no rent. The sad occupiers have started store keeping, and we think they ought to pay a rental as the stands are of some value. Besides there are other shops, the proprie*.ors of which had to pay for the allotments on which they stand, and are put in undue competition with those who squat on public property rent free Volunteers. —There is to be an enquiry into the circumstances of the disbanding ot the Onehunga Volunteers. Possibly some of. them have not exactly behaved according to military rules and regulations ; but the Go vernment have been very much to blame for the beginning of the row in so far as they broke faith more than once about the amount I of capitation to which the men were entitled. Entertainment. —An entertainment on behalf of the Ladies' Benevolent Society came off on Tuesday evening,—Rev. Dr,_ Purchas presiding. Miss Aitken gave sevet» ,1 '.j readings, Dr. Purchas and the Miss«4_-> Purchas providing the musical portion. The reserved seats were very full, and every one satisfied, notwithstanding the absence of some who were to have taken part in the singing. A hearty vote of thanks to Miss Aitken for her gratuitous services closed the proceedings. Onehunga Institute. — A concert was given last night in aid of a private charity by the '' Electric Troupe," assisted by several members of Ward's Minstrels. After the overture, the Electric Troupe—Messrs Dean, Warden, Turner, and Elder—performed on the horizontal bar, after which Mr E. Ward, appeared as '' Salamander Sam," and rendered it in a style superior to any amateur we have seen. The second part of the performance commenced with the single trapeze by Messrs Elder and Dean, which was well received. Mr E. Ward appeared next in his noted song "The Return from the Battle," which, charmed the audience excessively. The rest of the troupe acquitted themselves very creditably. We believe it is the intention 01 the Electric Troupe to give another of their entertainments at Onehunga aboiit ChrisfaßtySt

a TH]B flYflNlNfl STAH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1872.



The following are the current calls and divide: ikyable in the companies Darned below :— £ 8, d.

DIVIDEND Cure .. .... 0 5 0 Nov 28 CAlLi Emily 0 10 Due ■Watchman .. .. 0 10 TSTov 23 ■ Bed Queen .. .. 0 0 6 Nov 26 Golden Eagle .. 0 0 2 Nov 2G Euby 0 10 Nov 27 Crown Prince .. 0 0 6 Nov 28 CoromandelTunnel 0 30 0 Dec 2 Bird in Hand .. 0 10 Dec <i Hajabmahal .. .. 0 0 2 Dec 2 North Devon.. .. 0 0 6 Dec 2 Sea View ., .. 0 0 6 Dec 2 Flagship .. .. 0 0 3 Dec i Hand and Band .. 0 0 6 Dec 9 Thames Gas .. .. 0 5 0 Dec 14 Durham Ox .. .. 0 0 6 Dec 30



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