SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. 5.53 HIGH WATER: Tins evening, 11.0

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

enterprise .No 2, at eleven o clock

ARRIVALS.

Willie Winkie, cutter, from Port Waikato .Lady Bowen, p.s., from Mahurangi.

DEPARTURES.

Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, for Northern ports Tawera, schooner, for Poverty Bay Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars, for Tauranga Flora McDonald, cutter, for Raglan Go-Ahead, s.s., McCillivray, for AVangarmi, Oberlin, brig, for Newcastle.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Kaipam: Margaret Campbell, schooner. Wednes day For Southern ports : Wellington, s.s., to-morrow For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 3rd Octobpr For London : Countess of Kintore, ship, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s.,

Ist October For New York : Mary Nelson, Ist October; Wm Prowse, and Ooronilia, barques, early For Sydney, Novelty, barque, to-day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

jsuiwarK, snip, trom London. Hailed M.aren 2 Kobert Henderson, ship, from London. Sailed 23rd June

Glenlmntley, ship, from London. Sailed 7th July Queen Bee, ship, from London. Sailed, 10th July GladJateuv, barque, from Liverpool. Loading Union, brig, from Adelaide Energy, schooner, from Dunedin Denvent, brig, from Sydney Onward, schooner, from Lyttelton Polar .Star, ship, from New V'ork. Sailed 10th July Edith, schooner, from the South Seas Briton, barque, from Newcastle Wonga Wonga, s.s., from Sydney uecn, schooner, from Rorotonga ulia Price, schooner, from Levuka Pakeha, brig, from Dunedin Flirt, schooner, from Timaru. Sailed 17th September Hubicon, schooner, from La Trobe, Mersey Hiver, Tasmania Lady Emma, barque, from Lyttelton. Sailed Sept. IS

The three-masted schooner Margaret Camp bell has entered outwards for Sydney via Kaipara.

The schooner Saucy Lass has cleared out wards for Napier via the Coast. The schooner Jessie Niccol is alongside the "wharf discharging her inward cargo. _ The schooner Kenilworth has hauled along side the wharf to discharge her cargo. The barques Southern Cross and Novelty, and the brig Isabella, have hauled into the stream and will take their departure this afternoon for their respective ports of desti nation.

THE SHARE MARKET

MR LEXXOX's REPORT

Business upon the Exchange continues most inactive. My sales comprise :—Caledonian, £30, and £31 ; Cures are offered at 345.; Caledonian, £31 10s.; Thames, £l> 2s. Gel. ; Inverness, 17s. Gel. Buyers a little under these quotations.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends yayable in the companies named below :— £ s. d, DIVIDEND Caledonian ~ .. 2 0 0 Sept 24 Thames .. .. 0 7 6 Sept 24 Mutual Mining Invest. 010 0 Sept 2G CAIJ.S Pridfc of Moanatairi., 0 0 4 Sept 24 Royal Standard .. 0 0 0 Sept 24 Central Italy.. .. 0 1 o Sept 2/> "White Rose •• •• o o « Sept 30 Yon Tempsky .. 0 0 0 Sept 30 Golden Easjle .. 0 0 1 Sept 30 Old Stocking.. .. 0 0 2 Oct 1 Nebraska .. .. 0 0 3 Oct 2 Unicorn .. .. 0 0 6 Oct 3 Una 0 0 G Oct 4 Oriental .. .. 0 0 3 Oct 4 Van 0 0 6 Oct 4 Bison's No 1.. .. 0 r> 0 Oct 5 Sappho ..- .. 0 0 3 Oct 5 Celt 0 0 3 Oct 7 Bank of Tokatea .. 0 0 3 Oct 9 Pride of Tiki .. .. 0 0 3 Oct 10

MEETINGS TO COME.

Jdanu-ana-uanu, uranamswwn, -*wi oepwiuuef Multum in Parvp, British Hotel, Auckland, ! p.m., 25th September Royal Oak, CoTomandel, 26th September Queen of the Thames, Grahamstown, 27th September Nonpareil, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 pm, 27th September Golden Spur, Grahamstown, 27th September Prince Imperial, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 30th September "Watchman, Grahamstown, Ist October Beehive, Grahamstown, 4th October Califorrjian, -rrahamstown, 4th October Sunbeam, Grahamstown, Bth October

POST-OFFICE, SHORTLAND STREET.

Matls wilt. Ot.ose as Under

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m.; and to-morrow,

at 10..'50 a.m., and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. For Whitianga, per Saucy Lass, this day, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Wellington, to-morrow, at noon. Late letters will be received here till 0.30 p.m. Per p.s. Nebraska, October 3, asunder : — For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe via England, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m.

For money orders and registered letters and newspapers, at 9 p.m. /,. Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d in 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. S. B. Bias. Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

.laoksox.—On September 22, at St. George's bay road, Parnell, the wife of Lieut. G. B. OJresley Jackson, Royal Navy, of a son. —Home and Australian papers please copy. BABE.—On September 22, at Newton, the wife of

W. E. Babe of a daughter Read. —On September 18, Wakefield street, the wife

of Mr Charles Read of a son ■Daboavt^i.e. —On September 21, at Paineil, the wife Of J. M. Pargaville, Esq., of a son

MARRIAGE.

Combe — BeerYiMAX.—On September 19, at Short land, by the Rev. 11. Jones, Simon Combe, of Cornwall, England, to Ann Maria Berryman, of the Thames goldfield.

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 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.

We feel disinclined to be particularly com mitted to any course in relation to the coming election to the superintendency. This is not, as the irreverent would say, waiting to see how the cat jumps. But, in coirmon with the multitude, we know not what champions may yet step forth out of the cloud, and though people cannot avoid observing the points of merit and demerit in each as he appears, they are reluctant to pronounce with any great profession of certainty re specting the result of the conflict. But we cannot refrain from directing attention to a remarkable and somewhat incoherent letter which appeared in our issue of Saturday, bearing the name D. J. O'Keefe. This gentleman is, we are told, a kind of Jackall to the Audkland Lion, Mr Williamson. He came in a state of very considerable ex citement, which we naturally attribute to the greal; earnestness with which he felt the im portance of thebuithen of inspiration. Onlook. ing afc his letter it will be noticed that the various oracular utterances are delivered in a hiccuppy kind of way, something after the fashion of the spasmodic and mysterious sentences of the Dilphic Phythia. We do

not know if the sources of inspiration wer^ similar, but he told us that he had just come

from the Waiteniata hotel, and we may in

cidentally mention that tie hour was after

dinner. This, however, Is merely preliminary and explanatory, We come to the oracular utterances. Mr O'Keefe says "Mr "William son has not been asked and will not accept employment from the Oovermnent for whom he has voted." This is'simply.untrue. Part

we know to be untrue, and the re

mainder we believe to be untrue, so

that we are warranted in protesting

that the assertion is not based on authentic intelligence, but is merely the

inspiration of a "happy thought." M r O'Keefe jerks out as a second utterance, " Vogel, Luskj and Sheehan will not oppose Mr Williamson for the superintendeney." This, also, is untrue ; if by it we arc to

understand that Mi- Williamson's declaration

of candidature -would cause the retirement from the field of the three mentioned. We know it to l>e untrue in part of the reference, and we believe it to be so in all. But we conic to the real burthen of the writer's thoughts in the declaration, "Native Lands proclamation, under elau.se of Public Works and Immigration Act, will be annulled.' .Somebody says that in something or other "est veritas." And here we have it. What in all the world, exclaims the verdant reader, has the annulling of the proclamation about native lands to do with Mr William son's candidature '.' Even the same, gentle »eador, as have the ( Joodwin Sands to do with Tenterden steeple. They exist simultane ously in Mr O'Keefe's mind. In the superintendeney of Mr Williamson, on the one hand, and in the throwing open of native lands to the landsharks on the other, he equally sniffs carrion from afar, lie has not that keen nasal perception to distinguish between the two separate odours ; but, in the nose of Mr O'Keefe they blend, and form one fragrant perfume, delicious to his nostrils and stimulating to his whole moral, mental and physical nature. Mr Williamson in the superintendeney, and the Coromaudol ponin suln overrun by the lamd-jobbers, combine in forming that delicious political Tommy Dodd that gives sustenance and exhiliration to Mr (J'Keefe's constitution. Now we are far from saying that Mr Williamson may not be the comi'ig Superintendent, nor yet that we may not possibly be numbered among the supporters of his candidature, but we would recommend him that in the employment of electioneering agents lie should, uninfluenced by impolitic personal friendships, or the boring of officious hangers on, select those who will personally commend his claims to the consideration of those who wish for the country's good. And lie should make it a sine qua non to such employment that his agents should pledge themselves to never go on electioi eering business after dinner, but should devote that portion of their time either to private enjoyment ot to invigorating themselves for the arduoug duties of the canvass. By doing so they will avoid obtruding on the attentions of the electors the recollection uf that fault which has damned, damns, and will damn Mr Williamson unless the future affords

a pleasing contrast to the pa.st.

Mr Williamson's candidature we might give

our support, and many others may do the satnc, but this will not be induced by the advocacy of those who only long for his Super-

intendency as likely to restore the reign of

corruption. And in conclusio.i we do not hesitate to say that those who would force Mr Williamson, in the decline of his years, to forego the splendid settlement for life which, we believe, will be placed at his disposal, ami who would induce him to plunge again into the turmoil of contested elections, in the mere hope of the pickings they may obtain through the good heartedness of the veteran, are his most heartless and unfeeling enemies.

On Friday last the inhabitants of Short land were somewhat alarmed upon hearing repeated discharges of musketry in front of Taipari's house. Their fears, however, were dissipated upon learning that the noise pro ceeded from a cluster of Maoris who were pouring forth their lamentations and woes in this warlike manner over the death of a child of Hoani Nahe.

The pleasant season of spring is rapidly advancing with its charming influences, causing the heart of man to rejoice in its benign presence and genial unfolcungs. .The English oak is putting forth its delicate green leaves, and the native kowhai its ■ rich blossoms. The peach and other fruit trees are ladexi with snowy promise ; the flowers' are awakening from the bed of winter, peep ing into a sunnier world ; whilst the birds in leafy orchestras are piping vernal melodies. Nor are the Auckland citizens inattentive to the voices of the season ; young lovers, like young birds, are wooing and cooing in happy pairs on the beach, the North Shore,1 under shady trees, and in sheltered nooks of the Domain ; whilst the Volunteers anticipate fine shooting sport, and enthusiastic yatchs men look out upon the sheeny water, and dream of the summer cruise and regatta day, and in imagination have already won the prize. Welcome then, gentle, brief-lived spring ! welcome,—with thy sylvan charms, many voices, and cheering hopes. .

The next of the series of concerts by the Choral Society for the season will be given to-morrow evening at the Choral Hall, when Spohr's " Last Judgment" will be given.

Mr Battley will re-deliver his well-known lecture on Dr Livingstone this evening, in the Albert street Congregational Church. Mr Battley, in worthy imitation of the hero of his discourse, is determined to pursue his favourite theme from street to street, and from church to church, until every citizen shall become familiar with the life, adven tures, and African discoveries of the inde fatigable traveller, Dr. Livingstone.

As the warm weather advances bathing will, of course, again be resorted to. We are requested to remind bathers that swimming drawers can be purchased from Messrs Pc L'eau and Deithelm, Queen street.

The body of the waterman, Andrew Mur ray, was conveyed to its last resting place yesterday yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the .Naval, Artillery, and Royal Bands, followed by a large number of persons. The deceased was a member of the Naval Volun teers, and the gun-carriage bearing the coffin was drawn by his late comrades. The other corps were also represented at the funeral. The scenewas very imposing, and the " Dead March in Saul," and other funeral airs, added to the solemnity of the obsequies.

As will be seen from another column the second of the series of lectures in connection with the Mechanics' Institute "will be given to-morrow evening. Mr Worthington is, on that occasion, to lecture on the history of the English language, and we believe the lecture will be one not only very instructive but exceedingly interesting.

We have been requested to give insertion to the following : —The inmates of the Old Men and Women's .Refuge desire to thank Miss Aitkeii for her second kind visit on Saturday last, and to express their enjoyment of the agreeable and intellectual entertain ment with which she favoured them.

A teaspoonful of salt thrown into a tin of kerosene will effectually prevent the oil from taking light. The kockhampton Argus says it has practically proved that such is the case, and strongly urges upon those who burn kerosene to adopt a very simple remedy. That our wooden buildings may yet, many of them, be swept away by fire, we thoroughly believe, but it is the duty of all those who occupy them to take every precaution to prevent, ho far as possible, a most grievous calamity.

A complimentary benefit will be given to Siguor (h'lando at the City Hall to-morrow evening. The Auckland Excelsior Minstrels arid a select quadrille party will add to the spirit and amusement of the entertainment.

The challenge match to the rifle shots of Auckland, open to all comers, will be fired to-morrow, at the Mount Eden range, the firing to commence at two o'clock p.m.

The trustee-; of the Auckland Savings' Bank notify that on and after the Ist proximo the Hank will be open every day, except Saturday, from twelve to one o'clock, and on Saturday from four to six.

By telegram from (Jreymouth we learn that Professor Haaelmayer opened before an immense audience on Friday night.

A meeting of the shareholders in the Hamilton Flour Mill Company, says the Waikato Times, was held on Friday, at the (Jourt-house, Hamilton. The following re solutions were agreed to: —(I.) The capital to be increased from £GOO to £1,000. (2.) Lower was granted to the directors to borrow money on lands and other property held by the Company, provided the sum so borrowed shall not exceed £300. (3.) Power was granted to erect the necessary machinery, See, for an oatmeal mill. (4.) Power was granted to lua.se the lands belonging to the Company.

The London TUclio, in alluding to the nar row escape of the Prince of Wales, at Paris, says :—"The marvellously narrow escape of the Prince of Wales from a violent death in the streets of Paris) should confirm the opinion so freely expressed a few months since, that " he is reserved for great destinies." Thanks to the energy of the correspondents of some contemporaries, full details of how his Royal High ness's horsus look f.iglit and dashed down the street, smashing the carriage to pieces, have been supplied. Kyc-witnesse.s wrote thri'ling accounts of that wild gallop along the Place Vendome, and the final crash into the laundress's cart, and described vividly the feelings of thankful ness when they saw that the carriage was empty. The Prince was indeed saved—saved by absence of body, that great safeguard against all severe accidents ! The Prince and Princess were indoors, and the carriage was not one which they would have occupied had they been out of doors, for it is de scribed :i_s one of the carriages hired for the suite of the Princess. This is, indeed, an escape to be thankful for ! Two horses ran away with a carriage, in which he had for a moment an indirect interest, and yet he managed to escape death. Truly it is a thrilling tale of danger."

On Saturday afternoon Miss Aitken gave an entertainment to young people in the school loom of the Western Aca<leniy, con sisting of readings from Wordsworth and other favourite authors. There was a good attendance, and Miss Aitken, in her admirable way, gave great pleasure to her audience.

The Boston Adoertlier saya : —" If wonders ever cease anywhere it will he in Maine. A young girl in Winterport a few days ago was taken with a sudden dizziness and fell into a profound sleep just before supper. For tive day* it was impossible to arouse her, although the neigl^ours and doctors assembled and used such rough measures as a shower bath. The lethargy began on Tuesday, and on .Sunday the girl, who bad been breathing naturally all the time, turned over and asked if supper was ready, aiding than she was very hungry. She is now as well as ever."

On Saturday last a bazaar was opened at the Thames Academy of Music, in aid of the Parawai School Building Fund. There were six stalls nicely decorated and furnished by the ladies of the locality. Their efforts, how ever, did not meet with that amount of patronage which our Thames neighbours usually give to enterprises of this nature.

Return of sick treated during the week ending Saturday, September 21st, 1872, at the Provincial Hospital. Remained last return, 09 ; admitted since, 9 ; discharged, 10; died, 3 ; remaining, 05 ; males, 57 ; females, 8. Arrangement of cases : —Fever (typhoid), 4 ; syphilis, 3; scrofula, 4 ; phthisis pulmonalis, 7 ; rheumatism, 7 ; melancholia, 1 ; meningitis, 1 ; opthalinia, 1 ; ameurosis, 1 ; paralysis, 3; aneurism, 1 ; bronchitis, 2; pneumonia, 1 ; dyspepsia, 2 j diarrhoea, 1 ; colic, 1 ; fistula, 1 ; burn, 1 ; caries and necrosis, 4; fractures, 3; dislocation, 1 ; abscess and ulcers, 5 ; sprain, ) ; wounds and contusions, 4 ; parturition, 1 ; uterine disease, 1 ; general debility, 3. Three men died : 1 on 14th inst., of heart disease (suddenly) ; 1 on 17th inst., of cancer of stomach ; and lon 19th, of paralysis. Thanks are returned to Dr. Goldsboro' for a supply of old linen, and also to Colonel Haultain for a donation of home papers.

The monthly meeting of the Auckland Institute will be held to-night in the Museum buildings, when the following interesting papers will be read:—"On the Growth of Native Trees," by James Baber, C.E.; ." Notes on Land and Fresh Water Shells," by T. B. Gillies; and "Notes on the Con chology of Great Omaha," by T. Kirk, F.L.S. These papers are of an instructive and use ful character, and the Institute, one of the best in the colony, should be supported.

Mosgiel Tweeds, of Otago manufacture, are now in demand in the London market. They are a decided novelty, and of excellent finality ; and yet at a distance of 10,000 miles from the place where they are produced, and from-the people whose interest and profit it is to prefer the home production to the imported article, their excellence is discerned and appreciated before we bestow even a passing notice on the child of our own industry. Truly a "Prophet hath no honor injhis own country ; but it is not " colonial" to " sneeze at" a profit. The time has come when the nether extremities of every New Zealand man and boy should be clothed in stuff of the home production. Samuel Ooombes lias just received a parcel of the above Tweeds from the manufactory, and not only liopes that they will be extensively sought for, but expects every public spirited man to "go in" for at lcastone pair of Mosgiel Tweed Trousers...

The members of the Auckland Chess Club will hold their annual general meeting this evening, at half-past seven o'clock, at the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms.

A Japanese, in giving his opinion of American character from personal observa tion, says :—" Without sympathy, without frankness and generosity of feeling, despis ing human nature, they have no more use for their riches than the Peruvians had for theirs before the Spaniards came to rob them. Some men find delight in the fine arts, in philosophy, in science, in the exer cise of the benevolent and social affections ; but they have no relish for these. They can no more detect beauties in them than a savage dan appreciate all the intricate com binations of harmony in music. As to religion, they consent to pay their pew-tax, and to be bored by an occasional sermon on Sunday, for appearance sake; but their real churches are their counting-houses, their real bible their ledger, and last of all, their real God is not Almiohtv God, but ' the almighty dollar.'" ■ An extraordinary committee meeting of the Colonists' Protection League was held on Saturday at the British hotel. Present: Messrs. Albyn Margin (chairman), Kemp thorne, Andrews, Young, and Major Walin sley, when the following resolution was passed :-—" That the Chairman be requested to attend the City Council meeting on on Monday next, with the Secretary and Treasurer, to inspect the Market plans, and to cooperate with the Council on behalf of the League in carrying out the market arrangements." The question of landing scabby sheep was then discussed, when Mr Lewis, being called upon, made a statement to the following effect :— A mob of sheep came into the market from Wanganui, and when inspecting them he observed on one a small black spot. He pointed this out to Mr Storey, who examined the mark. Fearing that this might be the scab, he (Mr Lewis) examined every other sheep ri the Hock, but could not discover the least symptom of that disease. In answer to a question Mr Lewis explained that scab might exist without any marks being per ceptible. The meeting condemned the loose way in which sheep are examined on landing at Onehunga, and having thanked Mr Lewis for his statement the committee retired.

MISS ROSE EVANS AT THE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

Ox Saturday night the new drama of " Quite Alone" was produced, and passed off with remarkable success. The interest of this drama, though in reality more intense than any other of its class, belongs to an altogether higher order of creative art, and while it extiibits ingenuity in the invention of inci dents, and in their combination, it has also the great merit of presenting some new distinct and original types of character. The play is evidently an adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's novel " Jane Eyre." In the novel we see the result by means of dialogue and description ; in the play of course we depend greatly on the performers. While preserving the substance of the original story the adapter has avoided the stumbling-block over which 30 many fall, that of endeavouring to present all the important scenes of the story in the drama. Upon the stage, though the actor can suggest much, more must be left to the imagination, and great experience and critical judgment are required to choose such inci dents for dramatic representation as will enable the spectator readily to fill up the gaps that are inevitable. This has been done with extreme ability by Miss Rose Evans, the adapter. The piece is arranged in four acts, and opens with, a scene in Mrs Ward's (Mrs Ryan) house. The story may be brolly told as

follows :— Oliver Uarth (Miss Rose Evans) having been left a penniless orphan is taken into the family of her uncle, who, on "his deathbed, extracts a promise from his wife that she will act as a mother to the child, which promise, however, is broken soon after his death. A system of cruelty is indulged in, both by the aunt and niece (Mrs Walter Hill), and finally the orphan child is driven away from her late uncle's house, and placed in an orphan asylum. This school, at Lowood, is under the charge of Air Skinall (Mr J. G. Joyce), a canting hypocrite, who also endeavours to make Olive's life one of misery. Mrs Ward pays the establishment a visit, for the purpose of giving fresh instructions; and, while there, her daughter, who has ac companied her, persists on crossing a rustic bridge in search of wild flowers, after being warned that it was dangerous. She falls into the rapid stream below, but is rescued by her cousin Olive. The intelligence is brought to the mother, and she insists on seeing the preserver of her daxighter, that she may bless him. She is told by one of the school girls, Julian (Master Ryan, who takes the part), that " It ain't a him, its a her," and Olive is brought in. The frigidity returns, and a silk dress is offered as a reward for the brave act, but indignantly spurned. Through this accident Mrs Ward is forced to remain a few days at the asylum to wait her daughter's recovery; and, while there, a letter arrives for Olive informing her of the death of a wealthy uncle in Madeira, after bequeathing her lira fortune of £25,000. The aunt, with jealous rage, appropriates the letter, but forgets to conceal the envelope containing the will. This is found by Skinall, who, thinking to turn it to his own account, offers marriage to the orphan girl, but is treated with contempt. hi his .anger he drives her from the asylum without acquaint ing her of her good fortune. She then pro ceeds to Thornrield, the seat of Lord Haughton, in consequence of an advertise ment applying for a governess for a little girl named Laura (Miss May Hill). She is en gaged, and his Lordship gradually becomes enamoured with her on account of her ster ling qualities and gentle disposition. He tells her that Laura is not his child, and that a mystery hangs over her history. Duly installed as governess Olive, unable to sleep one night, returns to the drawing-room to procure a book she had been reading, when a strange apparition, in form of a woman, emerges from Lord Haughton's chamber, and immediately after she sees the apartment in a blaze. She rushes in, awakes her master, and saves him from his impending doom. He afterwards recounts to her the mystery that has enveloped the latter years of his life. He was, when young —so he tells her— engaged to a young lady named Laura, the daughter of one Madame Varden, who was, however, opposed to the match in conse quence of his being a younger brother, and not heir to the earldom. During his absence abroad Laura unites herself to his elder brother, but soon tells him that she had only married for wealth and position. She after wards eloped with a villian to Boulogne, where his brother followed them and buried his knife in the seducer's heart, and dragged her from the house. She prayed for death rather than separation from her child. He refused her request. She flew at him, bury ing her teeth in his neck. She became mad —grief for her lover, and longing for her child, had done their work. The doctors pronounced her an incurable maniac. He (the husband), however, provided an at tendant for her, and at his death sent for his brother (the present Earl) and urgod him to take her to Thornfield and keep her in seclusion, in order to hide his dis honour. He had kept the promise, and it was her who had tlie riiglit before escaped

from confinement and, rushingto his chamber, had set fire to it. In the fourth act Skinall \ again turns up and renews his offer for / Olive's hand—assuring her that he holds a | paper that will place her in possession of a large sum of money. This paper is skilfully wrested from him by Bessie (Mrs B. iV Jones), an old servant at the aunt's, who has , also come to see Olive ; and when he is accused of being a scoundrel says lie had , done everything for her good. «fictf f'° equal terms with Lord Haughton Olive accepts his offer, and the piece concludes with her assurance, that but for his loving care she might have still been homeless, friendless, and quite alone. So ended this remarkable piay, having excited during its performance an enthusiasm which we have seldom seen surpassed. The outline we have given, though necessarily omitting many minor incidents, is sufficient, we hope, to showot what striking and dramatic1 materials Quite \lone " is composed. No drama has beftn produced iv Auckland for many years so full of intense and absorbing scenes as this. 1 lie breathless attention with which the most striking situations are followed, the absolute roar of applause with which every time the curtain falls must be seen to be believed. A success So unqualified we have rarely had the pleasure to record — a success greatly increased, also, by the excellence of the acting and the in genious arrangements of the scenic effects. Of the acting we must first of all select the Olive Garth of Miss Rose Evans to commend as one of the most perfect impersonations. It was at the conclusion of the first act that we were first struck with her power, when having been told by her hard-hearted aunt that she must leave her house, she replies "No, not until I have spoken ; I have been afraid of you long enough. I have courage now, and speak I must ; when I begged for one kind word from you, you spurned and insulted me ; you turn me from your doors to live on charity like a beggar. I have never harmed you ; my uncle Ward loved me, and when he was dying implored you to be a mother to me. With your hand in his, you made the promise. I'll tell you how you have fulfilled it. You have never taught me to be useful to myself or others. I've learnt nothing but misery. I'm starved and raffed, while your children are clothed m comfort, and. taught to despise me. Look at his picture there, remembering that he is in heaven, and knows your thoughts, and ask your own wicket heart how have you kept your promise to the dead ?" She played this part superbly, the calm face, the concentrated power, the latent depth of passion, the intense hate for her cruel remorseless aunt, were all represented with a grace and charm and simplicity very rarely seen. She made her part real and life-like, and succeeded without effort, and with perfect skill, in awing the house into silence. Again in the scene where the chamber is set on fire by the maniac the scene does not take place in sight of the audience, and the horror of the situation is probably increased thereby. The significance of Miss Rose Evans' shriek more powerfully stimu lates the imagination than even the dramatic realisation of the incident, or any description ■>{ our own. Her personation all through was a marked success of genuine art, and calm but deep and intense power. Never did artiste so well deserve the rounds of hearty applause or the showers of bouquets that fell at her feet on being re-called before the curtain. We really forget how many times she was re-called. We only know that the shouts which welcomed her echoed in our ears long after, and that it is a performance that will not readily be forgotten. Of the other performers we have only space now to say all were eiliicient, and acted admirably. Not a hitch occured during the whole evening ; and we congratulate Miss Rose Evans on having a company so able to support her. We were glad to welcome back our old favourites, Mr and Mrs B. N. Jones, Mrs Walter Hill, and Mr Joyce, whose capital acting, with that of Mr Ryan, con tributed greatly towards the success of the piece. " Quite Alone" will undoubtedly run several nights.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY

(Before P. A. Philips, Esq., R.M.)

DRUNKENNESS. For getting drunk five people were fined the usual amount.

RINGING THE CHANGES,

William John, a Maori, was placed in the dock, and charged with getting drunk. He pleaded, through Mr Brown, the interpreter, that it was his brother and not himself.

Mr Broham ordered the constable, who apprehended the man, iiito the witness-box, and asked him " L>id you apprehend this man V

Constable Limmer : No ; his brother. Mr Broham : But how came this man in custody ? Constable : The brother was liberated on bail, and this man appears for him. His Worship to Prisoner : Do you plead guilty for yo\i brother. Prisoner : Oh, yes ; he was drunk. His Worship : Then his bail is forfeited. The prisoner left the dock laughing. THIS TEA ROBBERY.

William Edgar was brought up on remand charged with stealing from the wharf a box of tea worth thirty shillings, the property of William Anderson.

Mr Beveridge appeared, and intimated that he had the prosecutor's consent to say that he had no wish to press the charge. Inspector Broham explained that if the Bench would recommend him to withdraw the charge he would be very glad to do so, but he did not consider he should be doing his duty as a police officer if he voluntarily withdrew it.

His Worship declined to make any such recommendation, and the prisoner then pleaded guilty. Mr Beveridge informed the Court that the prisoner had hitherto borne a good charac ter, and the prosecutor hoped that his Wor ship would inflict only a nominal penalty. He informed the Court that the accused had a wife and family entirely dependent on him for support, and said that had Mr Broham been in Court on Saturday, and witnessed the scene with the poor woman, he Avas quite sure his heart would have been touched.

His Worship administered a severe reprimand to the prisoner, and ordered him to be imprisoned for seven days.

ANOTHER CASE AND ITS RESULTS

Ellen Mitchell was charged with transfer ring from the pocket of a person (whose name did not transpire) to her own a gold watch and chain worth £25, last Friday night. Mr Joy, for the prosecutor, stated that he was not in a position to prove the charge. Mr Broham was perfectly indifferent in this case whether the charge was proceeded with or not, and his Worship ordered the woman to be discharged immediately.

This was all the business

The following story of a brief life is thus briefly told upon a small headstone m the cemetery. It was penned by the child's father :— •" Beneath this stone our baby lays, He neither cries nor hollera : He lived just one-and-twenty days, And cost us forty dollars."

CITY COUNCIL.

THIS DAY

A sKF/:r.\L meeting of the City Council wa3 held this afternoon in the Council'chamber.

Present: His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Councillors H. Isaacs, Holdship, Cos grave, Prime, Hobbs Williams and Jones. The minutes of the Council were read and continued. CORRESPONDENCE. The copies of letters forwarded by the Council were read, and the following corres pondence : — A letter from Mr Asiier. superintendent of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, enclosing the list of men in his brigade, numbering in all forty; and requesting assistance from the Council m the event of airy large fire occurring towards the expenses of his brigade, Councillor Isaacs moved that his request be granted to the tur>e of one shilling per hour per man when assistance is necessary. limiting the number of f<m t 0 twenty. "• A discussion ensued a« to r.nder whatLs con trol the engines in his charge were. The (Jity Surveyor explained that the engine in Mr Asher's charge was subscibed for Lome years ago by tbe citizens, and was vested in trustees. Jt transpired that the engine was locked up by tho Insurance Company, and access to it refused. Councillors coining in late objected to the discussion, and it was agreed to let the matter stand over until the next meeting. A letter from Messrs Fraser and Timie acknowledging receipt of an order from the Council that road engine shall not go through the city duri'g busness hours. A letter from Mr Fleming, resigning his post as auditor to the City Council. A letter from the Provincial Secretary in the matter of (Jity Endow ments. Referred to Fiuance Committee. The Mayor stated that in place of Mr. Dargaville lie had appointed Mr Buchanan as assessor. A letter from Mr Black in reference to the voting papers, stating that Mr Smart was the councillor who had told him which way he voted in an election some time ago. The Mayor stated that any ratepayer was entitled, on payment of a fee of two shillings, to^examine the voting papers. DEPUTATION. A deputation, consisting of Messrs Albyn Martin, Hy. Andrews, and S. Kempthorne, from the Colonists' Protection League, were received by the Council, as they wished to lay certain matters and suggestions before it iiL reference to the market place. The plans were laid before the deputation, and the gen tlemen retired to consider them. ME way.uoitk'.s report. The Council then proceeded to further consider Mr Waymouth's reporl A sup plementary report, drawn up by Mr Ha.rop, was read by the Town Clerk, who also made an explanation of the accounts as far as his department ~vas concerned. Councillor Jones, es the mover of the motion an for auditors report, said that now that it had been rendered he could make neither head nor tail of it. He would now ask that Mr Hairop walk in with his cash book, a:ul let the Council go over the items step by step, a*hl if he could satisfy the Council that he understood them he had nothing more to say ; but lie ventured to say that this could not be done as no one un derstood the system, under which the Coun cil's books had been kept. To satisfy Councillor Jones, Mr R. B. Lusk's report was read, but he replied that he was not satislied. If the cap fitted aay member of this board with reference lo his remarks let him wear it. Mr Lnsk's report only confirmed his statement that neither head nor tail could be made out of the accounts. Councillor Isaacs, as seconder of the origi nal motion, said that he was satisfied there was merely a bad system of book-keeping, but money matters were all rWit. He wai sure the confidence placed ii the officers of the Council had not been misplaced, He would recommend that a proper system cf book-keeping a~id account": be reported to The Mayor thought that the opinion of the two public auditors elected by the rate payers should be listened to. Councillor Cosgrave thought if the Council wished to wash their dirty linen they should wash the whole of it. Why did not they examine the nEdownieiits' account ? Councillor Jones considered that Councillor Cosgrave was wandering. (Laughter). He would move that a new system of book-keep ing be adopted as soon as the new rate was struck. If Mr Cosgrave Councillor Hurst wished to draw Council lor Jones' attention to the standing orders of the Council, whereby a member should be ad dressed as "Councillor"- and not "Mr." (Laughter.)

Further discussion ensued, which was pro ceeding when our reporter left.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTION.

It will be unnecessary to remind our readers that to-morrow the electors of Auckland City West will be invited to nominate and probably elect a good man and true to repre sent that important constituency in the Provincial Council as successor to Mr Farmer. The only candidate in the field, so far as we understand, is Mr Prime. This has not been very long before the public, but as a member of the City Council he has shown himself thoroughly faithful to the interests of his constituents, and a most reliable and painstaking repre resentative. Mr Prime will not be of the obtrusive talkers in Council, but what he says and what lie does will be the result of careful and conscientious thought. He is_ a resident in the city west, largely interested in its welfare, and having leisure on his hands to devote to the public service. We sincerely trust that there will be no opposition raised to Mr Prime's election. It is rumoured that the inevitable Staines is to be again in the field, though we can hardly think that any of our citizens will so persistently try to drag public honours in the dirt. This sort of thing is all very well for a joke, at times, but a joke, when overdone, becomes very stupid. We hope that the country will be saved the expense of this very sensless procedure. As for Mr Prime, he can have no purpose to serve but what good he believes he can do for the province, and the gratification of .a reasonable and legitimate ambition honorable to any citizen.

DISTRICT COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before Thomas Beckharn, Esq., District Court Judge.) The usual bi-monthly sitting of this Court commenced this morning, when the follow ing case was disposed of: JAMES "W. CARE V. NG-AKAPA WHANANTTGA. Claim, £60. Mr J. B. Russell for plaintiff. This was a claim for £60, value of a boat supplied to the defendant in February last; but as the boat has since been returned, the plaintiff claimed only £10 damages. Judgment for plaintiff,

THE EVENING STAIt, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1872.



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THORNTON, SMITH, & FIRTH'S •TTTHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT:— VV & s <i Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, "Crown 0 0 Brand," per ton of 2,ooUlbs 18 0 0 Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, "TS&F Brand," per ton 10 0 0 Seconds, per ton .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Sharps, per ton 7 0 0 Bran, per bushel of 201b 0 13 Oats, per bushel ° ? (l Fowl Wheat per bushel .. •• •• 0 3 0 Wharf Mills, September 20, 1872. IN MRS. FORD'S ESTATE. rpHE STOCK has been Purchased BY J. COSGEAVE & CO., QUEEN STREET, WHERE A SALE OF THE SAME WILL BE II ELD THIS DAY (SATURDAY), The 21st Instant. THE GOODS WILL BE SACRIFICED. Y\f H OS W II O ? BILL OF FARE: Sorrs Will be found, we are afraid, a rather maifire display, viz. :— Water Works, Dry Docks, Floating Docks, and Doch-an-clorus. N.B.— For Felon's Dock, refer to the ijrandes enirers a la Supreme, which doesn't appear. Fish. A detailed and xetthi description of most of the queer fish and thirsty soles of the plaice. Wlltten in a cra&bed hand. Roast Joints. Under this head we propose to roast everything and everybody we can ayit (on) over a. slow tire. We won't mention names. Sweets. A long digression upon the flavor of the Sweets of Office, as exemyilifiert in the experience of Billet - holders, (iener.il and Provincial; accompanied by a Post-otlice Guide. Came. Anything we can make game of. We expect to bring down many a fat bird witli a good shot. Lean birds must feel themselves flattered if winged by our harmless fire. E.VTREES. A list of those who have the entree to society, to gether witli an account of their family—rise and descent—and of tile noble deeds of their ancestors and progeny. Cheese. Everyone who buys the book. Desheut. We -will approach the finish by hoping that every body will jet their deserts, in which case we shall obtain reputation and solid remuneration. At present we shall refrain from naming the dishes we intend to place on the table at this part of the entertainment. Wises. Finally we hope that there will be no whines after the pungent remarks we intend to make ; out that the ge erous spirit we shall infuse into the pn/es of our htt'e pamphlet will exhilirate the most sober among our critics, and intoxicate with delight the most ardent of our supporters. ON Saturday next will appear the first of a Series of Weekly ESSAYS AND SKETCHES. (Written expressly for the Eveninij Star.) No. I.—Anthony Trollope.