SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 4.45. HIGH WATER: This afternoon, 3.37

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Duke of Edinburgh, 0 o clock. Enterprise No 2, 7 o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Mod,* brig, Robertson, from Newcastle. Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle

DEPARTURES.

Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, for the Bay of Islands Lapwing, cutter, for the Fijis Piikeha, brig, for Dunedin, via Wangaroa Tauranga, schooner, for Hokianga] Saucy Lass, schooner, for Napier. ■ ■ Go-ahead, s.s. McGillioray, for Southern ports.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern porta : Taranaki, early ; Phoebe, on

arrival of Nevada. , For Sydney and Melbourne : City of Melbourne, s.s , on arrival of Nevada ; Hero, early. For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Levuka: Sea Gull, schooner, 17th inst. : Pnma Donna, schooner, ISth inst. : For Napier and Southern ports : Nevada, 18th inst.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney ; Nevada, mail steamer (due June 17) Oleopatra, schooner, from Lyttelton

The schooner Sea Gull is taking in a cargo of timber and sundries for Fiji, and will saill possitively on Thursday. The schooner Lady Emma has hauled alongside the wharf to discharge her cargo. ' The schooner Three Sisters arrived in harbour this morning from Russell, and has entered at the Customs. Cargo—4s tons slack coal consigned to J. &J. Soppett. The schooner Herald has cleared outwards in ballast for Russell. The schooner Ivanhoe' again hauled, alongside the wharf this morning, and commenced taking in cargo. She has now cleared outwards for Mongonui, with a cargo of merchandize and the following passengers- Miss Whitehead, and Mr. John Stack. She will sail this evening weather permitting. The s.s. Go-Ahead left the Manukau yesterday for Taranaki and the South. The barque Frowning Beauty, Capt. Arnold, arrived in harbor this morning from Newcastle, with loss of main top-gallant mast during the passage across. She has entered-at the Customs with the'following cargo : 620 tons coal and 10 tons coke, consigned to Henderson and Macfarlane. , ■ - The schooner Kenilworth entered at the Customs this morning from Samoa, via Fiji, with the following cargo:—Bobales cotton, 7 tuns oil, 10 tons copperal, 300 bushels maize, 30 tons cotton seed, and 5 tons machinery.—Crnickshank, Smart, & Co., agents. The City of Melbourne is awaiting the arrival of the mail steamer from Honolulu, which vessel may be ex pected to-morrow. The Golden Isle is alongside the wharf discharging her cargo of potatoes. The quality of the bulk of her cargo appears above the average, -. - -. The ketch Isabella is alongside thep.s. Challenger discharging her cargo. The brig Rita is alongside the wharf turning out her cargo in very good condition. The brig Moa, Capt. Robertson, arrived in harbour on Saturday evening after a capitaal passage of eight days from Newcastle, bringing a full cargo of coal con signed to Mr. J. S. Macfarlane. Captain .Robertson reports that the barques Tell and Briton were to follow in a few days with coal for Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane. We are glad to learn that the p.s. Lady Bowen, after having been completely overhauled, commences again to run this week in conjunction with the Enterprise Ko. 2in the Thames cargo trade. We also notice that it is the intention of the owners to run these boats to the Thames direct and return to Auckland by way of Coromandel. We feel satisfied that if these boats run with the same regularity as hitherto they will receive a fair share Of support and prove of service .to consignees in- both the Thames and CoromandeL I •:• The schooner Flirt arrived from Russell on Saturday, She left at 3 p.m. on [the 14th" June, with westerly winds, squally weather, which continued till arrival in Auckland on Saturday. Cargo: 188 tons coal, order. Prince Rupert loading for Auckland. Three. Sisters left for Auckland in company with the Flirt. T

COMMERCIAL.

pMessrs. Samuel Cochrane & Son sold this day at their rooms, on account of whom it may concern, the following goods (damaged), ex Helenslee, from London :—1 bale navy canvas/ Is 6Jd to Is Bjd per yard ;40 bundles netting twine, Is 8d per lb; Europe rope 5d per lb; seaming needles, 3s 6d per 100 ; roping needles, 10s per 100 ; sewing palms, 20s per doz ; charts, 3s 6d each ; map compasses, 2s Id each ; parallel rulers, 3s 6d each; and Gunters scales, Is each. ■■'..'•;■

MINING. ■ . : BThe following are the current calJs and dividends uayable in the companies named below :— £ s, .d.

: : MEITIHBS TO OOME. Camatic, Coromandel, June 18 ; Cbristchurch, Grahamstown, June 18 , Harbour View, Coromandel, June 20 Golden Pah, at Mackay"s office, at 4 o'clock June 20 Abraham Lincoln, Grahamstown, June 21 Wood's Point, Coromandel, June 21 Wealth of Coromandel, Company's office, Queen street,

Auckland, June 21 Mary Ann, Grahamstown, June Zo C^eflnsurance Buildings, Auckland 3 p.m. June 27 Lucky Digger, Darby's hotel, Shortland street, Auckland, 2 p.m. June 29 ~'"-'« Green Harp, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m.,

June 27. ' „ \ Loyalty, Grahamstown, June 28 Nebraska, Grahamstown, June 28 Last Resort, 44, Queen street, Auckland, 4 p.m.,

June 23 : M Golconda, Insurance Buildings, June 28 :; , Coruinandel Mint, Company's office, 49, Queen street,

Auckland, 3 p.m. June 28 Red, White, and Blue, Grahamstown, June 28 Itf l>an, Grahan&stown, June 29 Belmpnt, Grahamstown, July 1 Fernroot, Coromandel, Julyl ;' ; Messenger's, Grahamstown, July 1 American Eagle, Grahamstown, July 3 Alhambra, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., July 5 United Pumping Co.. Kapanga, July 8

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

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

at 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Kapanga, to-morrow, at 9.80 a.m and 4.30 p.m. For Whitiangi, per Jessie Niccol, to-morrow, at

11 a.m. For Australian Colonies, per City of Melbourne, im mediately alter arrival of p.s. Nevada from' Hono lulu.

ForTaranaki and South em Provinces, per Phoebe, im mediately after arrival of p.s. Nevada. ITor Napier and Southern Provinces, per Nevada, six hours after her arrival.

N.B.—Mails for Alexandra and Te Awamutu will in future be made up at this office as follows -.—Mondays, 6 a.m. ; Tuesdays, 7.30 p.m. ; and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m.; arriving at destination on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Return mails will be deliverable at this office every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at at 9 a.m. '

8. B. Bias. Postmaster.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 17, 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.

If we gave expression to our own opinion as to the best way of advancing the cause of temperance, We would exclude from publication such a wild letter aa the fol lowing from the President of the Newton Band of Hope. But as we desire to give fairplay to the Licensed Victuallers as well ak the U.EJ.A., we insert the letter, which dertainly has the effect of exciting public feeling against the cause which it professes to sustain. We protest that the Star has been at all times the firm friend of temperance reform, and would aid heartily in any feasible effort fpr wholly banishing intoxicating drink from our shores. But sincerely sorry are we to observe that the rabid conduct of foolish .men is indefinitely post poning any hopeful and satisfactory settlement of the liquor question. The following is the letter referred to:— "To the Editor of the Evening Stae. Sir,—l have long been interested in the temperance movement through its various phases, and thus doing battle against the monster evil strong drink, consequently I feel exceedingly annoyed and sorry that you should prostrate your genius and great ability by pandering to the low wishes of unprincipled pothouse keepers and their besotted victims, or by attempt ing to gloss over the indiscreet conduct of the Rev. Mr. Bigg- Moreover, when it is accomplished by misrepresenting the statements of. the Rev. S. Edger, whose life and character I believe to be un impeachable ; and if his learning, honesty, and manliness where but copied by every minister in Auckland' the morality of church and state would be far different, and much of the odium that too justly stains the Auckland press, ; pulpit and commerce removed; but if ever Mr. Edger should insnlt the populace by sneaking backward from presenting a public petition to the Bench of magistrates, which has been got up for morality and humanity's sake ; if ever he pawns chapels ; if ever he has to apologise for scandal; if ever he supplies the youth 6f Auckland with, a vocabulary of slang words ; if ever he gives a certificate to be made use of in the furtherance of profligacy and wretchedness ; if ever he writes silly article* stamped with false hood about the accursed thing; if ever he get 3 a retinue of deacons whose hands are blood stained with the drink traffic—then, then I will chime in and call him along with others mere religious charlatans. My name has already appeared in the public newspapers, and I appeal to the populace, who know the veracity of the gentlemen who compose; the AX.V.A. fraternity, whether if they had the chance they would shrink from doing a mean action that ; would help their cause. For my part I have no fear for the ultimate success and universality of the ; temperance oaute, strengthened as it is by the^ struggling of the publicans themselves, many of whom deplore their degrading occupation, and wish, heartily wish, themselves out of the business ; let these men not think that I am an enemy to them. ' I have had respect, civility and kindness shown, as well as a few insults from them, but I hate, arid pray for power to bate, the, withering, blighting, blasting cur3'e, strong drink; and I would- call uponeyery.abstainer and friend,pf tem perance not to crouch at the bombast of a lawyer, the people disregarding magis trates, or the threat of the L.V.A., who I after all their fuss to find one jsingle forgery on the canvass roll, and •furthermore I; would inform them that •the very person they exonerate from blame, 'and say he husbanded his district well or :satisfactorily, was the identical person ,who' unintentionally- made the blunder tbyun'sertmg a: sheet that was. specially isigned for presentation at General [Assembly, thus robbing us of a number of sj.gnaiur.es.. from a, place iwhere they may possibly pay a little more respect to themselves and the thousands of Auckland than some of our magistrates who thrust nuisances and pesta upon the public, while they retire to their.neat villas and quiet country places, and then

try to persuade themselves drunkenness is not a very great evil. Thanks to Mr Beckham for his honsst, out-spoken sentiments on the last Licensing day; but even, that did not portray a tithe of the misery endured ; it is like Ezekiel's scroll, written within and without with lamentations and woes; but so long as ministers patronize the evil, and are blinded by bribes, so long as the press eulogises retiring and deceased publicans, so long as we bury drunken suicides like heroes, so long I fear the evil will be rampant; but Mr Editor, if you will adopt your heading motto, and use the splendid abilities God has given you I For the cause that, lacks assistance, ; For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, | And the good that you can do I for one, in conjunction with hundreds, will bless and thank you. —I am, &c., C. S. Sphagg, president of the Newton Band of Hope, and member of the Auckland Alliance." We hope Mr Spragg feels better. We felt throwri off our guard by the subtle and insinuating flattery to our selves contained in the letter, but we have rallied. The whole epistle savours of the damning faults of the teetotal logic, the gratuitous assumptions that a glass of spirit is a glass of sin, and that those who do not go to the full excess of the TT.ILA. as to the only means of temperance reform are deliberately doing violence to their own consciences, and wilfully com mitting known sin. To attempt to reason with men who base argument on such postulates is simple folly. They make no allowance for differing opinions. They hold that all men believe exactly as they believe, and that it is the devil in their hearts that won't let them speak the truth. Our cor respondent, for instance, says that we are " pandering to the low wishes of unprin cipled pot-house keepers." He more than insinuates that we do not believe what we say, and only say it to curry favour with the publicans. He may be lieve us when we assert that we would not waste a penful of ink to win the, favour, of all the hotel keepers or all the teetotallers in Auckland, doing what we deem to be for the public good, and leav ing favour to come or go just as it pleases. But we decline to give way to. such insensate zeal in any cause as to get down on our knees and " pray for power to hate " any thing or any persons opposing any cause. We think that the heart can naturally " hate." sufficiently without asking for supernatural aid; and it seems to us that the intem perate advocacy of some of our teetotallers really must have been inspired in answer to such prayer, and that the prayer and the answer had both to do with «*e realms below. As to our "glossmg over the indiscreet conduct of Bey. Mr Rigg," our correspondent should firstshow that conduct indiscreet, for we maintain that Mr. Rigg acted as an honest man and a Christian, much more so than those who lash themselves to blind Jury by praying for "power to hate. Our correspondent says that Mr. Edger's life and character are unimpeachable. To that we give the contradiction direct, and we impeach him of enviously and jealously watching every opportunity for taking a drive at the legitimate clergymen of the city, like a pettifogging quack for ever maligning the regular medical practitioner. We do not know if Mr. Edger " prays for power to hate" his professional rivals, but if there is any place more than another where professional envy and spite should never appear that place is the pulpit. As for the " silly articles stamped with false hood," "certificates in favour of pro fligacy," "deacons' hands blood stained with the drink traffic," "ministers patronising the evil and blinded with bribes," we would briefly remark that the writer must have just been vigorously " praying to hate," and that auld olooty has been particularly attentive to hear. And when ghoul-like he burrows into dead men's graves and fleshes bis fangs in the carcases of deceased publicans with a teetotal wild delight, does it never occur to him and those equally intemperate that such sayings have a tendency to make the public mind recoil ? and when he speaks so eloquently of our "splendid abilities," and our " genius and great ability," and all our other transcendental and inestimable qualities, does it not seem to him a pity that all that gorgeous and magnificent array, as exhibited in our " silly articles stamped with falsehood," should bo driven in common with all sensible people into seeming opposition to the cause of tem perance through the unreasonable and unreasoning and rabid procedure of the professed friends of teetotalism.

We have been requested to re-publish the following paragraph from the Wellington Independent : —" A circum stance in connection with the management of one of the goldming companies at the Thames —and it may be the case with many —comes to our knowledge, and it is one which should have a wide publicity. The facts are simply these. Holders of scrip in Wellington occasionally receive call notices, explaining that if they are hot paid up before a certain date a fine will be inflicted. This in itself could not be objected to were it not that the time between the issuing of the notice and that fixed for payment is so absurdly limited that it would be impossible for any but Auckland shareholders to comply with the notice in time to prevent themselves being fined, unless it were done by tele graph. Remonstrances by letter have been made by Wellington pepple against the injustice of such a proceeding, but without any very satisfactory, result. But the worst aspect of the case remains to be told. In the particular case referred to it has been discovered that the imposition of the fine was utterly illegal. Instead of ithe money being forwarded by post, a •friend in Auckland was requested to call ;at the company's office and pay the calls, iwith the fines, if they must be paid. The friend, who from long residence at the Thames, "knew the ropes," as.the saying is, demanded to see by what authority shareholders at a distance were dealt with in such an injust and summary manner ; but no legal right to do so could be shown. We mention no names, but have docu mentary proof of the facts alleged. Comment is unnecessary.

IWe have to inform o«r fellow- citizens :that Mr Goldie's reforming hand has been laid on the dust-carts of the city. No little inconvenience has resulted from people either not being, or professing to not be aware of the times and seasons of the. periodical visit* of these vehicles.

Henceforth be it known to all that bells will be attached to the carts, that they will make their rounds of the city on Tuesdays and Fridays, beginning each morning at 8 o'clock, and that householders must down with the dust to the rhyming and the chiming of the bells.

The first special general meeting of shareholders in the Specimen Goldmining Company (Ooroaaandel) was held on Satur day afternoon at the Waverley hotel, Mr C. Hinie in the chair. . The following gentlemen were elected directors : Messrs C. Hime, John Keir (of the Toka'tea claim), T. Baker, T. Snell, and F. B. Perrett. The prospects of the mine were submitted to the meeting and appeared of a satisfactory nature. A call of 3d per share waa agreed to be made; We have been courteously furnished with the following information respecting the recent examinations in connection with the Church of England Grammar School, Parnell. The following boys have been elected to scholarships at this school:— ?S : John Davis . ■'■.''■ Thomas M. H. Barstow ' : Arthur M. Beale > Herbert Williams Robert Woodhouse. We sincerely congratulate our joQas friends on the distinction they haVe>?^ and trust that it will prove an in/^" f to earnest study, and prove *be bas) nen similar distinction in after yea*? rtn ij ol . 0 they come to bear on their Joul'ters the responsibilities of citizenship m U"S Great Britain of the south- :;'■ One of the most i^P^Ue^heard larrikinism of which \^-&Sjfi£ p location eUher by word or gesture. The man was so "taken aback" that he seemed as if not knowing what to do, while the young fellows scampered away hiehly enjoying the fun. We are told that the aggressor is known so that, we may hear more on the subject. A diver has been engaged the last few days in the repairs of the outer T of the wharf. A lively interest is taken in his descents and ascents. Several new piles have already been placed in the room of old ones wormeaten and dilapidated,

The committee appointed by the various suburban Eoad Boards met this afternoon to discuss the existing Highway Act.

In consequence of pressure on our space we are obliged to hold over a full report of to-day's proceedings in the City Council- The Mayor reported that a case of small-pox had occurred in |the city, a passenger by the Nebraska being taken ill in a bearding house at the wharf, and sent to the hospital. A large amount of correspondence, and several petitions were read. The Lighting and City Surveyor's reports were adopted, accounts passed, and tenders accepted. We are greatly pleased to observe that the conviction of Mr Power, charged and found guilty last year of forging transfers of stock at the Thames, has been quashed by the Appeal Court at Wellington. It was slear enough to most that the accused had simply passed from his hands blank forms of transfers signed according to the loose system not yet unknown. On his being found guilty on one charge, Mr. Hesketh, who ably defended Power, advised him to plead guilty on three other charges, points being reserved for the Appeal Court. The result has certainly placed a feather in Mr Hesketh's cap.

The adjourned meeting of rifle-shots will take place this evening., at the Drill shed, Princes street, to further discusi the question " Why should targets be white?" .

There were two exhibitions of the lilliputians at Parnell Hall on Saturday, and both were well attended.

The regular monthly meeting of Lodge Waitemata 689, E.C., will be held this evening.

The annual public meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society (Auck land auxiliary) will be held on Thursday next at the Mechanics' Institute;

Mr. Battley will deliver a lecture to morrow evening, in the school-room, Wellesley street chapel. Subject: " Dr. Livingstone." An amateur concert in aid of the St. Mary's Church Organ Fund will take place at Paraell Hall to-morrow evening. The concert is announced to be under the patronage of Bishop and Mrs Cowie. We have received tha following notice from the telegraphist, Fort street: — " Mails for Australia close at 4.30 p.m. this afternoon."

The annual examination of the pupils of the school-room attached to the Synagogue took place yesterday, P. A. Pkilps, Esq., Mayor, presiding..: . T,he proceedings commenced with a beautiful prayer delivered by Master J. P. A. Philips, followed by a hymn of exaltation ably chanted by all the pupils. The prizes were presented to the following:—First class: Ist prize, translation, Master A. Gold water ; Ist prize, Hebrew grammar, Master B. Elkin; 2nd prize, ditto, Master J. J. Philips. Second class : Ist prize, translation, Master J. Goldwater. Third cJass : Ist prize, reading, translation, and scripture history, Master E. Elkin; 2nd prize, ditto, Master J. Levy ; 3rd prize, ditto, Master J. P. A..Philips. Fourth class: Ist prize, Master S. Philips; 2nd S. Brown ; 3rd, A. Asher. Junior class : G-. Brown and J. Bloom.

H|The St. Lonis Times givesf the following specimen of -poetry.' The writer evidently "meant business," and has "gone on his nerve :""'.'' ' . ~ . ! I stood upon the ocean's briny shore, ; And with a fragile reed I wrote . C) . . tJpon the sand — '"■'. . " Agnes, I love thee!" The mad waves rolled by and blotted out The fair impression. Frail reed ! Cruel wave! Treacherous sand! •■■l'll trust ye no more ; But with giant hand I'll pluck From Norway's frozen shore, Her tallest pine, and dip its top Into the crater of Vesuvius, And upon the high and burnished hearens I'll write-? . . "Agnes, I lore thee!" And I would lit* to see any Dogogoned wave wash tk»t out. ...•■.•' ■ . ' '•..■■•■ . .■■■■:.■ .t, 'V

THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE.

Firing by Cadets for prizes presented by-Mr Firth took place on Saturday" the range under very unfavourable oir cumstances owing to the sgnally weaker, The following are the wmners: — I Cadet: Jf S^i& Balnearis,Grammar School ... j* Churton, W. ~ '" 29 \ 7s 6d O'Beirne, Victoria Company ..y * ' ■ Dignan, Grammar School ■•• - „ „, Ansell, No. 6 Company ■•• jj J g fid Duibhie,;Blue School ... "' .. g Fifth,!., Grammar School ~v . g |s Firth, W. » "' 22 5a Castelli »■'.- i- L. 22 ■ 5»: . Beale, A. . » on ' 5 9 Meare, A, College -• ••• J g gs Rus:ell/O. „ ; ,.. gg Purchase, G. Q o^..\ 18 5s Pratt, Victa^ ramm F r qqL w 5s The firs* two were range prizes. Mr. t?-iu \fas on the ground and presented at the close of the match in Swellings.,' - ;-: -: } ■

COROMANDEL.

(FEOM O¥E OWN COBBESPONDENT.) ■ rr r Saturday, 5 p.m.

ItoYAi,Oi.K Gold "Mining Company on the Tokatea range struck good gold last night. Full particulars are not yet to hand. It is currently reported this afternoon, tiat a party which has for some time been prospecting in the neighbourhood of the Tiki has struck a reef four feet thick, which is supposed to be the main reef of the Tikirange, and that £10,000 have been offered the prospectors for their interest in it and refused. I have some reason for believing the report so far as the discovery of the reef is concerned. The Bismarck is still taking out good ipecimens. The Green Harp battery has not yet commenced work.

Weather very bad, with frequent heavy squalls, and the roads in every direction almost impassable. >: •//, " v ,X-. ■■<>

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

Before P. A. Philips, Esq., E.M. DBTJNKENNESS.

Patrick Lynch, a very old offender, was brought up charged with getting drunk immediately after coming out of gaol, where he had been doing six months for vagrancy, and was fined 10s and costs or 48"hours' hard labor. Another man was fined 5s for same offence, and Catherine Regan was fined 20s and costs for a second offence. A STRING OF CHABG-ES. James Brown, alias James Leslie, was chaTged with having been drunk and, disorderly. He was also charged with assaulting Mr*M. H. Roe, and a further charge of assaulting Mr J. Cadman in Shortland '..street, on Saturday last, wa» proceeded with. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had without any provocation assaulted the gentlemen named with a heavy broomstick, which he wielded in an indiscriminate manner. The nourt inflicted an amalgamated fine of £5, or the alternative of thirty days' imprisonment. STBAY CATTLE. John Parker, for allowing his cow to wander in the Kyber Pass Eoad, was fined 10s and costs. . t ~ CLAIM FOB BEAMAN'B WAGES. A seaman named John Lucas, belong ing to the brigantine Seagull, brought forward a claim against Captain -Philip Jones for eighty-fcwo days' wages, amounting to £9 Us., : -, . ~ Mr. J. B. Russell appeared for the plaintiff. . .... . . '~._ = The defence was that the seaman, al though he had shipped as an able-bodied seaman, was incompetent. A certain amount was admitted to be dv« which h« had, however, refused to accept. . The defendant read from the official log book an entry made by himself in support of the defence, and tendered the same as evidence. It referred to remark" made by the Captain to the plaintiflvin which he told him that he found him thoroughly incompetent to act aa a seaman, he shoulc therefore have to reduce his wages, and would employ him during the remainder of the voyage in assisting the steward. . In cross-examination the defendant ad mitted that before sailing to Levuka the plaintiff had asked for his discharge, offer ing to forego his wages then due. He had discharged another man in Fiji who had also signed articles. The objection to the plaintiff was that he could not splice a rope. •, ; i .

Mr. J. B. Ruisell: Btqr yet the inain brace ? •■■•■■•! -:/ ;j <j - . The Defendant: Do you know what the main-brace is on board a schooner ? Mr. J. B. Russell: What, a fore-and aft schooner ? . The Defendant: Mine is not fore-and aft rigged. The plaintiff could not steer. Samuel Hall, » seaman on board the S«a Gull, deposed that the plaintiff could steer and could do the work p£ an able teaman as far as the witness saw.' William Brenning,; also an able seaman on board the brigantine from Levuka, considered Lucas quite competent to steer the vessel. "'''-c i': ' ' The Court gave judgment for the plain^ ti^EV -'" r '"'' '■"''- " l ' '"V.c Application was then made for costs of witnesses, which was granted to those who had been subpoenaed. This concluded;the business. ... , ; ,-r

CORRESPONDENCE.

j@-We do not hold ourselves responsible for lie opinions expressed by our correspondents. .

McCULSKY V. WESTWOOD.

To the Editor of the Evbniito Stab. Sib, —Mr Dickenson's statement to the effect that that he had furnished a funeral for the loio sum of £7 10s i« altogether false. The fact is, he being told that I was furnishing it for £6 he went to the house (myself being there at the time,) and offered to do it for £5. If he will be advised he will let the subject drop.—l am, &c, Hbnbx P. Hatwaed.

A country editor 'says, " If the. party_who plays the aocordion iv this vioiriity at nights will only change his tune occasionally, or sit where we can scald him when the engine has steam on, he will hew of something to his advantage,"

TELEGRAPHIC.

(FEOM OTTR OWN" COEBESPONDENT.)

:■ G-BAHAMSTOWN, June 17,2 p.m. ■ Th& Golden Calf has got gold in No 1 leader, near junction with No. 2. The case against McCaskell for shooting Hone Palm at Kikutaia is proceeding.

NEWCASTLE.

Monday, 3 p.m. The Hon. Donald McLean left here this morning for Auckland*

TAUBANGA.

Saturday, 3.42 p.m.

On Thursday Pakipaki, a native, was committed for trial on a charge of uttering forged cheques. The cutter Three Brothers sailed on Saturday, and the Maudand Petrel on Friday. . , The schooner Dauntless arrived on Friday after a rapid run. She will sail for Auckland on Monday. Monday, 3 p.m. At the Police Court to-day a person named Wads Worth was committed for trial for an indecent assault on a married woman. ■ . ; :The Dauntless sails this evening. Passengers: Messrs. Harrison, Edge combe, Detective Doolan* Mrs; Doolan, and three prisoners.

Small-pox at Wellington.

Mr. Kaye, Mail Agent, attacked.

Mails from California to be

fumigated.

The Case of Sinythies, th:e

Attorney.

WELLINGTON

Monday, 11.30 a.m. On Saturday a rumor was current that a case of small-pox had occurred at Te Aro, at the end of the town. An enquiry into the matter showed that Mr. Kaye, recently mail agent on the Nebraska, was attacked with small pox in a mild form. The General Government sent for Dr. Johnston; health officer* : who advised the removal of; Mr Kaye to the quarantine ground. , , . The patient, with two of the armed constabulary, with medical comforts, hasbeen'sentoff. The patient acquiesced in the removal, otherwise, in the absence of the Public Health Act, he must have remained at his residence.

The disease is only mild. The Government have instructed the Board of Health of Auckland to take precautions against the introduction of small-pox in vessels from San Francisco by having the mail bags fumigated. The Appeal Court gave judgment to-day in the case of Smythies, the attorney. It regretted that it could not grant the prayer of the petition' as Smythies had not satisfied the Court that his conduct had been absolutely upright as required by the Act. The conviction of M. Power for forgery has been quashed by the Appeal Court.

NELSON.

Monday. The Wellington arrived at an early^ hour this morning from the North. ' J

THE SHARE MARKET.

BjMR.fJ. Newman's eepobt. There has been a good demand for Bis marcks, Royal Oaks, and Siege of Paris; other stocks quiefe. My sales comprise—- Caleclonian, £17 108, sellers £18, buyers £17 10s; Bismarcks, £6 9s to £6 10s, sellers £6 10s ; Moanatairi £5 2s 6d. ME. J. M. liKNNOX'S BBPOB*. There wai a fair amount of business done upon the Exchange this morning. , Bismarck shares are still rising. Caledonian snares re main at Saturday's quotations. My sales comprise-- Caledonian, £17 10s; Bismarck, £6 6s, £6 10s; Scotty's Hill, ss. Vans were sold at 13s 6d ; Pride of Tokatea, 10a. . , MB J. HEMXttY'S BEPOBT. Auckland Q-as Company, £10; Cale donian, £17 10s ; G-reenrHarp, £6 19s ; Bis marck, £6 10a ; Moanatiiari, £S ; Shotover, ss; Central Italy, 35s ; Thames, £5 15a to £5 17s 6d ; Euby, 8s 6d ; Golden Calf 32s to 35s } All Nations, £3 ss. v T

SEVENTEEN HUNDRED YEARS IN THE OVEN.

Onb house in Pompeii had evidently been in a state of repair when the volcano storm buried it. Painters, and decora tors, and cleaners were masters of the situation. The household goda were all in diiqrder, and the family, if not out of town, must have been undergoing that con dition of misery which spring cleanings and other like infections inevitably entail. Painters' pots and brushes and workmen's tools were scattered about. Tell-tale 'spots of whitewash starred wall and floor. Such domestic implements as pots and kettles had been bundled up in a corner all by themselves, and the cook was no where. Dinner, however, had not been forgotten. - A solitary pot stood,simmer ing (if it ever diet simmer) on the stove. And t (start not, for it is true) there^was^a bronzed dish in waiting before the oven, and on the dish a sucking pig all ready to be baked. But the oven wa« already en gaged with its full complement of bread. So the sucking pig had to wait. And it never entered the oven, and the loaves were never taken out till after a sojourn of seventeen hundred years ! They had been cooking ever since November 29, ii.D. 79. M. Fiorelli has them now in his museum at Pompeii, twenty-one of them, rather hard, of course, and black, but in a perfect state of preservation. ** I

AUCKLAND ALLANCE.

Theee was a committee leeting of the Auckland Alliance held on kturday night. It was arranged that the reeting should be private, and represemtives of the press were requested to vthdraw. Ac cordingly our reporter, a well as the reporters for the Herald nd the Cross, retired. This was perfetly legitimate. The subjects to be discused apparently were of such a nature ilative to con-

templafced actions at law,and such like, that publicity would kye been Tin desirable. Yet a report of the meeting appears in our contemporiy, the Herald, this morning, which/of"; oarse must have been contributed from sme one in t^fiSsr^ meeting, and from the. vpsssima verlm w the resolutions being giyenthe contributot 4. must have heen in possesion of special means of information. Ws do not blame the Herald. We should xirselves have published the same; bit we protest against the unfair conduct of Edwards,! : . the interim secretary, whoevidently gave ' the information, and took tie opportunity;, of untruthfully maligning Mr Osmund Lewis. In that report two distinct ■ , occasions are taken for, tlrpwing censure on Mr. Osmund Lewis. Being tempor arily reprobate so far as teetotallers are ; concerned" we do not desire, to interfere with their squabbles. But Mr. Osmund ~ Lewis has been one of the most consistent, temperate, and fair dealing of the local leaders in the cause of the U.K. A.; and the cowardly and untruthful manner in which the man Edwards throws on Mr. Lewis the blame of the non-transmissioa of the challenge to the licensed. ; victuallers, is .sufficient to . further • dis | gust every one possessed of a spirit of manliness! Edwards was the sole cause of the/neglect, in haying given no instruc tions to Mr. Lewis on the subject—a fact . which is known to the L.V.A. / and to the public. And with regard to the derange ment of the sheets in the petition Mr. Lewis'sheets were all. scrupulously cor- ' rect; and a jumbled, muddle* of discon nected sheets placed in his hands imme- i diately before the meeting of justices were all that resulted from the labours of :Mr> Nicholas. The conductr of the. proceed ings of the U.K.A. is now dropping into the hands of persons who will soon give /,* it the coup de graces and it is really pitiable, to see what might have been a good cause fast making itself contemptible.

THE CITY HALL.

The panorama of an American tour was again: exhibited by Professor Bachelder to a crowded house on Saturday evening in addition to the afternoon's performance. Fresh beauties and objects of interest reveal themselves at each exhibition/ This evening in addition to the panorama the performing canaries will be exhibited. .••= »i' ■

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

A; most attractive .programme .wps,.preßented to the audience at this theatre '6ri; Saturday, and met with very great success. "The Lost•... Ship," an interesting and, highly sensational drama of the Adelpbutype, was first per formed with very appropriate, scenery. , It. is .. r . an exceeding -well-written drama, and ought to have a good run. The "popular burlesque';; of the "Three Bears" was performed for the last time, it now being withdrawn to make room for fresh "attraction's. To-night the per formance- will consist of (by Special desire) the great drama of " Camilla,"- a piece in which. Mrs Walter1 Hill achieved the. most ; brilliant success as Camilla on its prodactioniv; twelve months ago.

: In .referring to the application of gold fields revenue to goldfields purposes, and :.. the smallness of the 'provincial revenue for the March quarter, the Goromandel Mail of Thursday remarks t—" We have - before us the provincial' accounts for-the. March quarter of 1872, which donclusiydy;<■">* prove that so.far from the1 Auckland r .^. goldfields revenue- ; beingi.devoted'to gold fields purposes, a lirge portion of it is frittered away uppti.ypbjecta', inwhich we tiaveKiio further interest than we may feel in the welfare of our fellow colonists at large.. The accounts^ at .first sight, show a considerable income, as the:total receipts' for the quarter' amounted to £44,820 19s 9d. A cursory examination, however, discloses the faqfrthat only about one-sixtlx"" of this sum Jwas adtuai revenue—among other things, no less than £29,487 14s 8d being a balance brought forward from the December quartet : The .real income ; , for the quarter was-as follows:—Land, £700 5s Idj: Fees, 1. £^Nts, and Miscel-^ laneous, £1,076 4s; Reimbursements, £615 6s 5d ; Tolls, • £1,241 19s 4d; Goldfields, £3,899 3s; lOd; total, £7,532 18s Bd. The goldfields. thus contributed rather more than one-half of the general1 revenue. On the disbursement side of the account we also find* very respectable r-j array of figures, showing a by. no means g inconsiderable expenditure on pubUc. works. But here, again, investigation proves that the flattering appearance of affairs is due to the December balance, and that when the departmental expenses of Gov.ernmenti arej deducted fr°m *".® quarter's revenue a ridiculously small sura is left for the construction ana repairs of works' of public utility. There is, in the first column of ; the.'disbuxse^v? ments, a sum of £4820 charged forth? establishments of the Provincial: Gov6rn."y ment. The second column contains a number of miscellaneous items, but selecting those which are fairly charge able' against the quarter's revenue, such as salaries, volunteers, printing, insurance," and'■: so /forth, we obtain.; an additional £644,- making :a' total of about £5464, Deducting this from the £7532, we find. £2068 available for expenditure on roads, bridges;" tramways, wharves, and similar., ( works throughout the province, ffljj was theactualconditionof the? roT"W finances in the March quarter; and natt it not been for that fortunate balance^! £29,000 we may readily imagine what would have been the condition oi uw- Thames; and Coromandel distnots sour as public works are concerned.

■ i Therein* manyinj fllen'B lall*, ***%&.*.. who won't believe any stories about t»^ Sagacity of dogs.,., He Bays that dogs.have *° common sen Be. U proof 6fhii thrift and a feather bedp-r-Qne is nara >*p Ad the other soft;dow».

THE EVIBNIK& Mkn, M6KBAY, IBW*



West Coast' .. .. 0 10 CAIXS : • Pride of Moanataiari ..006 Robert Emmet .. .. 0 1 0 LadyBoweh .. .. 0 0 1J Wealth of Coromandel 0 2 0 Thames Gas .. • • 0 3 0 Virginia.. .. ..006 Coromandel Beach .. 0 0 6 Central Italy .. ,..0 10 Van .. .. ,. © 0 6 Brunei .. .. ..002. Pacific 0 0 6 BallaratandKisingSun 0 0 6 liussell Battery.. ..0 2 0 Point Russell : .. .. 0 10 0 Sir Walter Scott .. .0 10 Taumatawahine .. 0 0 3 Flower Hill *..".., ..0 0. 3 Watchman .. .. 0 1 0 Otago .. -■ .. ..010 Bose of Shamrock ..020

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(^LSON'S TOMATO SATTCE The immense success attending the introduction of this new local industry will alone, testify Jio the high estimation in which it is held. During the last year the proprietor was scarcely able, to supply the large demand, and has in consequence made extensive Iterations 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-restoring and agreeable condiment. Sold everywhere in Bottles with the name of H. OLSON on wrapper and stamped on bottle and paper. Auckland, 10th February. 1872. JCATEE (late Crombie's) ROYAL .• FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, Queen street, Auckland, has much pleasure in inform iag his friends and the public generally that he has purchased the Photographic Business so long carried on t>y Mr. Crombie ; and having secured the services of Mr. C.'s late Manager he feels warranted in stating that they will receive every civility and attention, as well as first-class and artistic portraits at his hands, "and that no pains will be spared to give entire satisfac tion. J. C. begs to announce that his arrangements for taking Instantaneous Portraits of Children are now complete. . . .



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