SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET This evening, 4.57. HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 4.18

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Enterprise No '2, S o'clock iinke of "tidmburgli, 8 o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Ml.

DEPARTURES.

HH.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

"For Kaipara : Aurora, schooner, to-day For Southern Ports : Taranaki, steamer, on arrival ot

the Nebraska For Wangarei, kc. : Clyde, schooner, to-day For Napier : Napier, steamer, this day For London : Tyrol, barque, early a«,«,«.n For Whitiangi, Tauranga, and Opotiki: Southern

Cross, steamer, 22nd inst. For Sydney and Melbourne : Alexandra, on Monday Fnext: Hero, steamer, 27th Instant For Kaipara: Cleopatra, .schooner, 20th instant For Russell and the North; Comomng, steamer, on Friday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of Auckland, ship, from London Thames, barque, from Wellington Novelty, barque, from Sydney Edith, schooner, from the South Seas Hero, steamer, from Sydney Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle Countess of Kintore, ship, from London Camille, barque, from Newcastle Coronilla, ship, from London. Sailed March li Briton, barque, from Newcastle Bnhvark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 Celestial Queen, ship, from London. Sailed April 2;> Nebraska, mail steamer, from Honolulu. One

July IS Mary Grant, brig, from Warrnambool Queep, schooner, from Roro tonga Jvilia ?rlce, schooner, from Levuka

The steamer Napier has not yet taken her departure for Napier. She is waiting for the weather to moderate. The p. s. Challenger is laid up for a few days for repairs. The 8.8. Alexandra will leave for Sydney on Monday next, should the Nebraska not have arrived by that time. In consequence of the severity of the weather yesterday the p.s. Duke of Edinburgh did not make her usual trip to the Thames last evening. She will sail at 8 o'clock to-night. Several vessels remained in harbour wind bound yesterday.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. Tho following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— & s.Jd.

MEETINGS TO COME,

Green Harp, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 pm,

July 18 Coromanrtel Mint, 49 Queen street, Auckland, July 19 Union Steam Saw Mill, Shortland street, Auckland,

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

Jnne 23 Guildhall, Grahamstown, July 23 Number One, Grahamstown, July 24 Auckland Gas Company, Company's office, 2 p.m.,

July 24 El Dorado, Company's Office, Shortland street, Auck-

land, 3 p.m., July -2» Inverness, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m.

CMlf&riU oranamstown, July 20 g5w2Em&H, Grahamstown July 2C Red, White, and Blue, Grahamstown, July 2G Lion, Grahamstown, July 20 Coliban, Grahamstown, July 20 Morning Star, Grahamstown, July 30 Durham O::, (irahamstown, July 30 American Eagle, Grahamstown, July 31 Little Anglo, Company's office, Wymtham street, Auckland, 4 p.m., July 31 Overland Route, Grahamstown, August 9

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Matls wili. Close ah Under

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Tauranga, per Vincent, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Coinerang, on Friday, 19th instant, at noon. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, immediately on arrival of p.s. Nebraska from Hono lulu For Napier and Southern provinces, per Nebraska, six hours after arrival For the Australian Colonies, per Alexandra, imme diately on arrival of p.s. Nebraska from Honolulu For Napier, and Gisborne per Napier, on Monday, at 1 p.m. S. B. Bisss, Postmaster.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1872.

For the cause that lacks assistants, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we oan do.

It is to bo hoped that wo shall have no return of the apathy which erstwhile characterised the public in discharge of their duty as citizens. The present City Council has its faults, and this journal has not spared the rod when castigation was required, but the Council commands the respect of ail decent people in a manner that con dones for many errors, and we trust that no step will be taken, or allowed through general apathy to be taken, which may tend to reproduce the bear garden scenes of the City Board. Mr. Staines during his retirement from public affairs has been cultivating public esteem by refraining from hold ing himself up as a butt for ridicule ; and in the sincerest good wishes for his welfare we would ask him to per severe in the same course. We observe, however, that in, it may be, an unguarded moment he has resolved once more to emerge from retirement and offer his services to his fellow citizens. That he has any chance whatever of being returned to share in the administration of civic affairs is an idea that is probably entertained by no one but himself, if even he him self has the hope of success. Mr. Staines, with all his faults, and unhap pily they are man) 7, is a shrewd man, and we have little doubt that he does

not expect to be returnedj but pro bably he enjoys the feeling of being temporarily a celebrity as a principal actor in a contested election. It is possible, indeed, that Mr. Staines may entertain the hope of riding into Council on the back of tho poor men's goats. Now we h3ve groat respect for the goats, and in fact considering what «-o !■"■« aune, mat respect should be mutual, and we shall deeply regret if our bearded friends are subjected to such indignity. "We observe that this candidate has been in attendance at all the goat meetings, but much as we sympathise with that movement wo feel that Mr. Staines' efforts in this cause are not sufficient to warrant the citizens in elevating him to a seat in the City Council. We admit that Mr. Staines has many good qualities, but equal candour compels us to admit that he has many bad ones, and that the latter so predominate as to unfit him for the position of representing the great body of our citizens. In fact, however un gracious it may seem to say so, we believe his connection with the goat question has marred the cause to no inconsiderable extent, and has made the defence of the poor people's goat:^, and the resistance to a very tyrannical by-law to assume something of the character of burlesque. That cause is now a successful one owing to the efforts of single-minded men who have gone into the struggle impressed with the sincere desire to protect the interests of the poor. Mr. Staines has gone into the movement as a professional " poor man's friend," and with an eye we have no doubt to ulterior results. There are those perhaps who arc influenced by the clap trap of the " poor man's friend ;" but if there is any character in our whole social system against which so, called " poor men" should be on their guard it is the professional "poor man's friend." Without meaning any disrespect whatever to Mr. Staines, we would advise him that the day has passed in which such services as his can be valuable. Auckland has been moving ahead, and this is a circum stance which he and others should take a note of. No doubt there are many doings of the City Council that might be better done, but Mr. Staines, however strongly he may feel and express himself on things of minor moment is not the man to [ show a better way, nor is he likely to ever command that in fluence which would induce brother councillors to follow his lead. The election [of councillor to bo held on Monday next is not less important surely than any that have gone before it, and we trust that it will not be marked by greater indifference. Mr. Williams, the only other candidate, deserves, as he will receive, we believe, the confidence of his fellow-citizens. He has not given much opportunity as yet of judging of his ability as a public man, but as one of our oldest colonists, respected by all who know him, perse vering, unassuming, of good common sense, and having a large stake in the

city, he will be thoroughly safe if en trusted with such an important charge as a share in the administration of tho interests of his fellow citizens. Between the two candidates there willto most people be no difficulty in deciding as to which should be elected, but we trust that the ratepayers will not be lulled into a false security by a belief in the certauity of Mr. "Williams' return.

Wo Lave just received a telegram from Tauranga from Mr Warbrick, asking us to forward immediately by post some good vaccine crusts. A3 it id for the use of the natives, we shall feel greatly obliged if some of our medical men will kindly furnish us with a few crusts for transmission, or send them direct to Mr Warbrick.

As will be seen in our advertising columns, Mr 11. H. Lusk notifies that the class for history will aot be postponed as previously announced, but will be held as usual on Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m. Owing to the illness of the Mayor there has been considerable delay in procuring magistrates to sit at the Police Court the last few days. This morning matters came to a dead-lock, there being two charges of forgery to be disposed of. Mr E Isaacs took his scat on the Bench at eleven o'clock, but declined to go into the ease until another justice attended. Inspector Broham urged that the business could legally be proceeded with, and quoted authority by which his Worship had power to commit. Subsequently Mr E Porter, J.P., attended, when the Court had to wait a further period for the return of Mr Cunningham, chief clerk, who had during the argument departed on a hunt for a justice of the peace. However at twenty minutes past eleven the business proceeded, Mr Cunningham having re turned although unsuccessful in his search. The] Essay and Discussion Class, Young Men's" Christian Association, met at the rooms, Wellesley street, last evening, but owing to the inclemency of the weather having prevented a number of members attending Mr Hugh Graig's paper on "A year in California," has postponed until next night of meeting (the 30th instant).

Fairplay is a jewel, and we are sure that when we ask our morning contemporary tho Cross to deal justly by us in the matter of our telegrams, its own good sense and good feeling will prompt it to do so. The Cross pays for the telegrams of the " Associated Press." Single-handed wo obtain those of ;< Greville and Com pany" at considerable expense, which will be further increased during the sitting of the General Assembly. It has been our rule siuco the starting of the new Association whenever we have appropriated any telegram from the morning papers to acknowledge its source, and the Herald and Thames Advertiser have followed our example. We have not the least desire to object to our con temporaries using our telegrams ; but if so, we urge that the Cross should at least acknowledge that it has taken them from the Star, as the Herald does, and not merely state " From Greville's Tele gram Company," leading the public to believe that these telegrams are regularly obtained from that Company, and paid for by our contemporary- We hope that fi, Q rw-.v -n-ai ouc Olu fairness ot our request.

Mr W. Hoskins and Miss Florence Colrille are drawing large audiences at tho Thames in conjunction with Mr B. N. Jones' dramatic company. They have been playing the '"' Lancashire Lass " with great success, in addition to several brilliant comedies, in which these talented artistes appear to such advantage. We shall be glad to welcome them in Auck land as soon as they have completed their Thames engagement.

A concert and ball will bo given in the school room attached ,to St. Matthew's Church, Panmure, on Friday evening next, in aid of the funds of tho church.

Miss Stothard will deliver a lecture to ladies at the Provincial Council Chambers to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock ; subject, conchology, This lecture is the last of the course.

An extraordinary meeting of share holders in the Green Harp Gold Mining Company will be held on Thursday after noon next. Shareholders who have not paid their calls will not be allowed to vote at the meeting.

The monthly inspection parade of the Auckland Scottish Volunteers took place last evening at the Drill-shed, Princes street. Owing to the unfavorable state the weather there was not a very large muster.

RIFLE MATCH

AUCKLAND V. THAMES

THIS DAY.

The much talked of rifle match between Thames and Auckland Volunteers came off to-day at the Mount Eden Rifle-range. The weather at the opening of the match was anything but favourable ; but as the day advanced the rain ceased, although atoccasionalintervals showers,camcon. The wind, too, was rather strong and detri mental to correct aim. The first squad assembled on the ground, and commenced firing at eight o'clock; and firing con tinued without intermission the whole of the day. Major Gordon was on the ground as well as other officers of Volunteers, The following is the score of the first squad : —

TELEGRAPHIC.

(prom oub own coeeespondent).

Nonpareil — 80lbs, Specimens.

Caledonian—Good Show.

The Orange Demonstration.

GRAHAMSTOWN

Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. The Nonpareil have got SO lbs. of picked stone to-day from the new reof of the Waitemata. Both reefs are looking well. The Caledonian are undercutting to-day,andnot breaking down specimen stuff1. The show is as good as yester-

day. Captain liowell William has been fined £10 for discharging fire-arms on the night of the Orange soires.

Small-pox at Wellington.

A Woman Reported Dying.

Another Case.

WELLINGTON.

"Wednesday, 10 a.m.

Mr Kaye's washerwoman is reported to bo in a very dangerous state—not expected to recover. Another case broke out yesterday afternoon, a child of Mrs Clout being infected with the disease.

The Small-pox Cases.

New Zealand Parliament.

Arrival of the Coronet.

■WELLINGTON.

"Wednesday, 12.30 p.m. Owing to the fresh cases of small pox yesterday the Government intend setting apart a building in a secluded position for all patients suspected to have small-pox. John Hall will probably be offered a seat in the Ministry, and called to the Upper House. The s.s. Tararua sailed this morning for Lyttclton and Dunedin.

2 p.m

The brigautine Coronet, Captain ■Robinson, arrived here from Auckland with a cargo of timber, at 1 p.m.

The Small-pox in Wellington.

Another Case.

A Family [Removed toSoamo's

Island

Mrs Eedman, the mother of the infected child, is also infected with small-pox. The husband has been working in a butcher's shop up till yesterday after 7ioon, and attending on [the family at night. The whole family has just been sent off to Soame's Island.

Arrival of the Flirt.

LYTTELTOjST

Wednesday, 2 p.m. The schooner Flirt from Auckland arrived last night after a stormy passage. She will load with grain and return at once to Auckland.

Cattle Sales.

HOKITIKA

Wednesday, 12.30 p.m. At tho cattle sales to-day the following prices were obtained : —Fat cattle, prime quality, per 100 lbs, 80s ■ medium, 25s ; inferior, 21s. No sheep were offered.

NAPIER

July 17, 12.25 p.m

Arrangements are being made for the vaccination of all the natives at Hawke's Bay.

A parcel of potatoes were auctioned this morning at £8 10s. The oranges, ex Star of the South, sold for 0s Od to 7s Gd per case.

The Supreme Court has adjourned until the 21th instant.

The s.s. Star of the South leaves for Auckland to-day

A strong westerly gale lias been blowing all the morning.

DUNEDIN

Wednesday, 9 a.m.

A large meeting was held last even ing at Lawrence, when resolutions were carried protesting against the land sales on the goldfields by the Provincial Government.

It is considered prejudicial to the interests of the goldfields, and tho General Government has been asked to prevent further sales, and to pro secute the individuals guilty of tho last sales.

[From to-day'g Herald.']

CHRISTCHURCH.

Tuesday.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, the ca3e of Regina t. JFereday, for giving an unstamped receipt for money, to wit, a cheque for £59, wai dismissed. The Resident Magis trate decided that such an acknowledgment of receipt of choque cannot he hold as a dis« oharge, nor is it a note, memorandum, or writing even for payment of money, as pro vided by section 15 of the Stamp Act, 1809.

LYTTELTON.

Tuesday. Arrived : Ocean Wave, from Kuipara.

THE ENQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE HARRIET KING.

Before Captain Daldy, J. M. Davgaville, Esq., Justices, and Captain Clayton, Nautical Assessor.

The Court sat at 12 o'clock to-day to give decision in this case, The Chairman stated that the loss or damage appeared, by the evidence to have been caused by the want of judgment of the master in taking his vessel close tinder the lee of a high land during a strong breeze of wind, and not letting go his anchor when the vessel became baffled by eddy winds and was drifting ashore. That in the opinion of the Court the evidence disclosed no sufficient reason for suspending the mas ter's certificate, but under the circumstance condemned him to pay the costs of the enquiry, amounting to £7 -is fid.

SUPREME COURT.

Yestehday—Continued

MATRIMONIAL

AND .DIVORCE

CASES

[Before His Honor Sir George A. Arncy, Chief Justice, and a Common Jury.]

OYERTON V. OVERTON.

Verdict for the Petitioner.

This was a petition on behalf of the wife for dissolution of marriage on the ground of the husband's cruelty, adultery and desertion.

Mr MacCormick appeared in support of the petition. The petition set forth that the parties were lawfully married at St.-Matthew's' Church on the 13th December, 1870, by the Rev. D. Jones, and that they co habited as man and wife until the month of February,' 1872; tint the respondent liad been guilty of having committed adultery with two females of ill fame, and named Eliza Cook. and Susan Saunders, and also with other females unknown at divers times. That lie had been guilty of various acts of cruelty, the details of which consisted of using opprobrious epithets towards her, threatening her with violence and with other acts, tlie particulars of which are too gross for publication, but which dis closed shocking depravity.

The respondent failed to appear in answer to the suit and service of citation of tho writ, and copy of the petition upon the respondent was proved, it being stated that tho respondent had left the colony almost immediately after such

service

It was also stated that the petitioner had married the respondent against the wishes of her friends, and had concealed for a long time the cruelties she had received. The marriage was proved by the Rev David Jones, of St Matthew's Church. Drs Hooper and Stoclcwell proved certain acts of cruelty named in the peti tion, but the particulars of which are unfit for publication

Two females were called aud proved seperate acts of adultery on the part of the respondent. The Court adjourned at seven o'clock until to-murrow (this day).

THIS DAY

The sittings of the Supreme Court, in its civil jurisdiction, were resumed this morning at 10 30 o'clock.

OVEBTOST V. OVEBTON. Tliis case was continued. Mr MacCorniack appeared for the petitioner. Jessie Waite deposed that she was a servant to Mrs Overton in October last; she was there two months. Mr Overton lived there during the whole of that time ; no one else. Mr Overtoil's conduct to his Aviie was very bad indeed. He always spoke to her very crossly, and any thing Mrs Overton said he was always cursing her. One Saturday afternoon he locked his wife in her room. She was going to Captain Braund's- house the next day to dinner; he didn't want her to go. Mrs Braund was Mrs Overton's sister. He was going on cursing and swearing, and so Mrs Overton said she wouldn't go. She then put on her cloak to go to the Star hotel, where her mother (Mrs Mac ready) lived. He wouldn't let her go. She was at that time in a very poor state of health. Witness had on other occasions heard respondent usa abusive language towards his wife.

To his Honor : Mrs. Overton's manners to her husband was not violent. She did not call him names. When I heard the noise in their room I never heard her voice. Never heard him complain of his wife opposing his wishes. They did not go to Captain Braun's ; she seemed very vexed. There had been no dispute between Mr. Overton and Captain Braund that I know of. They were on very good terms, so far as T saw with Mr. and Mrs. Macready. Phoobe Overton deposed that she was married to Charles Overtou at St. Mat thew's, on December 13th., 1870. They went to live in a house in Cook-street; the house was a marriage settlement; they lived there thirteen months. She had. some means of her ovni when married ; he husband was a clerk at Mr. J, S. Macfarlanc's, getting £2 10s a week. From first to last while they were living together she received only £7 from him. Witness paid the household expenses out of her own means. Her husband's con duct towards her was completely changed a fortnight after they were married. When she askod him for money for tho household expenses he cursed at her and told her to find it herself. She gave him no cause for this change in his behaviour. Witness was in good health at the time she married. The treatment she received from her husband tended seriously to affect her health, She did not complain at all to her friends. She subsequently went to live at her mother's, and he went to live with his step-father, Mr Williams, Her husband has since left the colony. His treatment of her was such that she would be afraid to continue to cohabit with him- Witness last saw him in February of the present year. To his Honor : My marriage was not favourable to any of my friends. My settlement was from £10 to £15 a month.

Dr Hooper was called to give modical testimony.

His Honor summed up at considerable length, after which the jury retired to consider their verdict.

The jury after a short deliberation returned into Court with a verdict for tho petitioner, finding the dofondanfc guilty of legal cruelty aud adultory on Susan Saunders. The Court pronounced a rule for dissolu tion of marriage,

CORRESPONDENCE

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

HE THE GREEN HARP. To the Editor of the EVENING STAH. S lß) _Permit me a few words in reply to the letter of " Scripiana," who still retains his fictitious name. He docs not accept my challenge, but endeavours now to shift the stab in tho dars he has made For myself I have to inform him " That I was not deceived by some of my co-partners 5" " that I was no party to a swindle," " nor am I ashamed to avow that I was one of the original share holders." And furthermore, that I again brand him as a snoafc and a poltroon in having recourse to letters in a newspaper to possibly gratify private malice.—l am., &c, Eugene O'Reh-ly.

GREEN HARP EXCITEMENT.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sir, —When a prosecution against a number of men is instituted for conspiring to defraud certain of Her Majesty's subjects, it is highly necessary that the individual chosen as prose cutor should be like Ceosar's wife — above suspicion. lam credibly informed th it W. J. Hunt, the prosecutor in tho above case, owes one of the accused £270, by a bill falling duo in a few ddy's, I wonder if this fact has any thing to do with h's appearance in the witness box, and can he lay the " flattering unction to his soul" that a love or justice is the only reason for placing himself in his present un enviable position. Again, the arrest of a sharebroker on Saturday was followed by the refusal of a solicitor for the prosecution to allow bail, he taking the mean advantage of using his prerogative of delaying it for 48 hours, though good aud sufficient bail was tendered bj' several solvent sureties. It would almost appear from this that an ani» mu3 existed where none should exist, showing itself iv the paltry revengo of keeping a gentleman all day on Sunday in a drunkard's cell, which by Monday's pipers I perceive was crowded with inebriate.3. Again, in the name of all that's reasonable, why was the case not gone into on Saturday ? Surely witnesses could bo forthcoming either from the Thames or Ooromandel at a very short notice. At all events the prosecutor Hunt should have been examined ; but perhaps there is a disinclination to produce the " fat boy " at all, his evidence by all accounts being of the most shady description. If these men are gui!ty let them by all means bo punished ; but do not let us with an English man's lore of fair play turn prosecution into persecution ; and allow a stigma to rest on a body of mcc longer than is necessary at the instance of the Crown Prosecutor or "any other man." The law is supposed to look with an eye of impartiality into matters imder its notice, but in thi3 instance an endeavour is made to turn its vision into a most awful squint. However there is one consolation that our worth}' Resident Magistrate will not allow anj' , trifling with law or justice to satisfy the spleen of any money grubbers whatever.—l am, &c., An Old Identity.

To the Editor of the Evening Stae. Sill, —As a rule the Auckland public have not been slow in extending the right hand of fellowship to those in affliction, whether of a public or private nature, but I must confess that I am surprised at no one having yet appeared as a champion for Mr. Gardner. Here i3 a man who lies borne the highest character for several years, suddenly brought to poverty, submitted to the greatest domestic calamity which can befall a man, viz., the loiis of his wife, and through whose fault ? Surely the Government is to blame for not having had a proper system laid down to prevent the introduction of disease by foreign vessels. Did the Health Officer over visit any of the South Sea Island schooners for instance ? Then to make matter worse he is coolly insulted by the representative of our wonderful Government, not on public grounds, but if report speaks correctly from an old grudge of some years standing. Let the public show their sympathy for the one and contempt for the other by coming hand somely forward to his assistance, and I will gladly forward a cheque for £10. —I am, &c, X.Y.Z.

AUCKLAND BOATING CLUB.

To-iiomiow evening the preliminaries of a | new boating club for Auckland will be arranged, a meeting for that purpose having been con vened at the Thames hotel. It is to be hoped for the honor of Auckland that all taking any interest in aquatic sports, or even in boating | exercise, will rally round the few gentlemen who have inaugurated this club. It is not the j intention of the promoter* to fix a heavy j subscription fee, but it is hoped that by liberal : patronage, or rather by a number coming \ forward to join the club, that sufficient funds j will be found on hand to procure the neces- ' saries to form the nucleus of the club for the j purchase of boats and paraphernalia requisite for future operations. The spring is approach- ! ing, when boating in the harbour of tho Waitemata can be again commenced and carried on by the new club through tho summer. There is nothing more healthy or invigorating for young meu than rowing: it gives play to every muscle, while it increases a»d strengthens the biceps to an amazing degree. What can be more refreshing than to see a pair of eights out for a breather, with coxswains that know how to handle the yolklines, with the foremost boat going with a speed of thirty-five strokes a minute, long and clean, backwards and forwards, as regular us pendulums, with a good grip of the water that half lifts the boat in the air and leaves belaud a track of bubbles as big as glass shades and foam equal to Bass' bottled bitter beer. To those who like rowing can anything be more entrancing than the coxswain chiming forth " Now then my lads, all together. No. 2, don't bend your back. That's better.- Send her along, boys ! Wake up, No. 5! Lay to, No. 6! Steady, No. 7!" The idea is almost onough to make us join ourselves. It is to be hoped that the club will be fairly launched, and that all the newly-enrolled members will do their best to work harmoniously together and make the club a credit to our maritime port. It should also be borne in mind that the Wellingfconians intend to hold a regatta next February, at which all the provinces are invited to contest for the honour of the championihip. With all tho appliances at hand for efficient practice, together with plenty of young men in Auckland possessing both strength, stamina, muscle, and wo hope pluck enough to enable them to compete, and we trust compote successfully with any other port in the colouy, it will be a lasting disgrace if a crew could not be picked out of the new club that could be sent down to up hold the honour of tho North. We hope to see to-morrow night a large attendance of those wiUing to start the club into existence. The business will consist of the election of presi dent, _ vice-president and committee, the adoption of rules and tho enrolment of members.

SUICIDE OF MR PERSTON.

Oi'ii Thames telegrams yesterday an« nounced that Mr Perston had committed suicide. We now give the following particulars of the sad occurrence, taken, from yesterday's Thamss Advertiser ,•■—

"Matthew John Perston, well known in this community as secretary and collector for the Kauwaeranga Highway Board, committed suicide at hi 3 office last evening by blowing out his brains with a rifle. The announcement will cause much pain iv the community, especially as the circumstances attending the suicide ore of a very distressing nature. For two or three yeai-3 past deceased has been secretary and collector for the Kauwaeranga Highway Board, and has always up to thig had his books and papers in the best order. At the last meeting of th» old BdiTK _ , a Monday, the Bth July, Mr Perston stated that there was an amount of £30 in the bank, and the Board proceeded <o operate on that amount. £30 weß voted to Mr Thackeray, the contractor, for making Sealey street, £J 4,3 was voted for labour, £15 was voted to Mr Fenton £3 part payment of £24 of salary dur?, £15 part payment of salary due to the Engiuecer, and one or two other account-'. These were made up in one cheque, which wa3 drawn by Mr Perston, and signed by the chairman and members in tho n-Tual way. Subsequently it -was found that there were not funds at the bank to meet tho cheque, that the Board had only £2S at its account,- while, according to the books, it ought to have had the sum stated by Mr, Perston. The cheque, however, which wa3 in the hands of Mr Cameron, the engineer, wa3 never formally presented at the bank. The matter .having come to the knowledge of Mr Burgess, the chairman of the Board, he saw deceased on the subject, who, we believe, confessed that he had appropriated the money. He had, it appears, been for some day en deavouring to raise the money necessary, but had not been able to do so. Mr Burgess saw him yesterday afternoon, and urged- him to make some effort to meet the cheque before la3fc night's meeting of the Board, showing at at the same time how, by arrangements with those who were to be paid, about £30 would be all that would be immediately requii-ed. This wa3 between four and five o'clock in the after noon, and the meeting was to take place at seven. The office, we may say, is in Sealey street, while Mr Per3ton lived in Ma*y street. The conversation between deceased and Mr. Burgess took place at Mr Cameron,a office at the Home Institute, and, on being pressed by Mr Burgess to bestir himself in the matter, deceased took up his hat and started away as if he had shaken off lethargy. In a few minutes after, Mr Burgess sent Mr Cameron after deceased, with a message, Mr Cameron found him at his house in Mary street, breaking some firewood, and on his expressing some surprise that he had not gone at once to endeavour to make some arrangements to meet his de ficiency,, deceased said, " I must have some thing: to eat first." He must have gone along to the office in Sealey street a short time after, for when the members of the Board came, they found the lamp lighted, the minute-book and other books on tho table, and the accounts and correspondence laid beside them. After waiting some time for the secretary, the members proceeded to business without him, and the fact of the deficiency was brought under their notice by Mr. Thackeray, the contractor for Sealey street. What took place will be seen from our report of the meeting. During the meeting Mr. Cameron went to sea if he could find Mr. Perston, but could only ascertain that he had left hig house about an hour before to come to the office. The meetings are held in a room in the front of tho building, while there is a room at the back in which Mr. Perston formerly lived. This room was quite dark, but Mr. Cameron had suspected that deceased was there, aud on going round on the outside found a clot as if of blood which had run out below the -weather-boards. He at once came iv and informed the members of the Board, who were still engaged in business, and they decided to break open the door which divided the rooms, and which wa? locked on the other side. On doing this they were horrified to find the body of deceased crouched down between a table and the partition dividing the rooms. A rifle was between his legs with the muzzle at his head. The ball had entered the forehead, blown away a piece of the skull, and left a part of the brain protruding. Death must have been immediate on the shot. Deceased had fired tho shot while standing, and had j taken off one of his boots, in order that he might pull the trigger with his toe. What caused decer^ed to take away his I ow.i life is evident enough. He had a j large family of young children, and his ! income must for some time h^ve been in ■ adequate to their maintenance. In his I necessity he had used the money paid into his i hauds for l-ates, and was unable to make up the deficiency. He had then sunk into hope ■ lessness, and, if wo may be allowed to use the j expression, had determined to " give the world best." He leaves a widow and five children, none of the latter being yet old enough to earn their own support. Mr. Perston was formerly in business in Auckland, aa a member of the firm of Ridings and Perston, and previously to that wa3 book keeper to Messrs. Hidings aud Dowden." An inquest was held yesterday, and the .jury returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide while in a stato of temporary insanity.

DR. CHER'S SEANCES

3)r. Cahr'S entertainment fov the benefit of his agent, Mr J. M. C&rKle, was well at* tended last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre, notwithstanding the boisterous nature of the weather. A number of new manifestations were given, much tj the de light and amusement of the audience, and • greatly to the wonde/of the people " operated upon." The " laughing gas " afforded a fund of amusement, and appeared as inexhaustible in supply as the people who were willing to inhale it. Dr Cavr, however, would have only one person on the stage at the time besides himself, for he says that the patient is apt to get pugilistic&lly "inclined, or, to use his own expressive term, " fightable." The subject of the preliminary lecture was a very ? appropriate one for the times, and proved highly interesting. Ife consisted of a discourse on " scrip on the braiu " endiug with practw cml illustrations of an abusing character. On Friday and Saturday evenings Dr Oarr will appear at the City Hall.

The monthly mooting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce w'U bo held to morrow afterjoon.

The Provincial Government Gazette of yesterday cuiitaius a notification in timating that Mr John Sheehan has resigned the office of Groklfields Secretary, and the appointment lias been conferred on Mr H, 11. Lusk in his stead.

Siguor Donato, the oue-legged dancer, Miss Cassy Matthews, and Miss Jenny JNyc are now playing at Hokitika.

THE EVENING STAU, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1872.



DIVIDEND. Tokatea .. .. 0 2 0 Bismarck & French Republic 4 0 CALLS John Bull .. .. 0 0 0 Colonial .. .. 0 0 G City of Aberdeen .. 0 0 2 City of London .. 0 2 0 Aurora 0 10 Ophir 0 0 C Golden Calf .. .. 0 10 Wood's Point .. 0 0 3 New Caledonia .. 0 0 0 Bird in Hand.. .. 0 10 Unicorn .. .. 0 0 C Waikoromiko .. 0 0 4 Green Harp .. .. 0 5 0 Crown Prince .. 0 0 6 Central Italy.. .. 0 10 Golconda .. .. 0 2 0 Old Stocking.. .. 0 0 2

July 23 July 24 July 17 July 17 July IS July 20 July 24 July 24 July 20 July 20 July 27 July 27 July 20 July 29 July 30 July SO July 31 Aug 1 Aug 1



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Boardman Thorne ... Morrow ... McDonald Soall Wamm ... Aitkon ... Gatland ... Partington Sibbald ...

400 500 GOO Total. 22 23 15 60 19 15 18 52 24 20 11 55 21 13 17 51 12 19 o 31 20 20 21 61 ... 22 15 13 42 19 18 11 48 17 14 14 45 22 17 5 41.

Thompson Partington Thoma3 Ilicka Eoskins ... Stewart ... Hopkins,., Hazard ... Gordon .., Campbell

THAMES SET. 403 500 600 Total. 25 17 11 51 22 17 19 58 16 10 17 m 17 20 18 55 23 18 16 57 18 14 10 42 20 17 13 50 24 20 16 60 16 19 11 46 ,„ ,„ 22 17 22 61



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