SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Enterprise >To 2, 0 o'clock Duke of Edinburgh, 3 o'clock

POET OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET Tids evening. AM. HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 1.32

ARRIVALS.

Strathnaver, schooner, McKay, from Dunedin Amarantho, schooner, from the P>ay of Islands Clyde, schooner, Anderson, from Wangarei Jessie, schooner, Mackenzie, from Rorotonga

DEPARTURES.

Nevada, steamer, Blethen, for Honolulu. Luna, steamer, Fairchilrt. for Wellington Go-head, steamer, GcGillivray, for New Plymouth Southern Cross, steamer, Sellars, for Tauranga Keera, steamer, Andrew, for 'Wanganui Dauntless, schooner, Mo'ller, for Tanranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For JCaipara : Aurora, schooner, to-morrow For Soutliern Ports : Taranaki, steamer, on arrival of

the Nebraska 3>'or Wangarel, &c. : Clyde, schooner, to-morrow For Napier : Napier, steamer, this day For Tauranga: Dauntless, schooner, this day For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Whitiangi, Taurangft, and Opotiki: Southern

Cross, steamer, 22nd inst. For Sydney and Melbourne: Alexandra, on arrival of Nebraska ; Hero, steamer, 27th Instant

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, "steamor, from Sydney Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle Countess of Kintore, ship, from London Camille, barque, from Newcastle Coronilla. ship, from London. Sailed March 22 Briton, barque, from Newcastle Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 Celestial Queen, ship, from London. Sailed April 25 Nebraska, mail steamer, from Honolulu. Due July 15 Mary Grant, brig, from Warrnambool Queen, schooner, from Rorotonga Jessie, schooner, from Rorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka

IMPORTS.

Per schooner Strathnaver, from 'Dunedin :—2 cases tobacco, 1 cr.se cigars, M Hayman ; 130 bags oats, 20 boxes oysters, 10D do flour, 30 do oatmeal, 20 do pearl barley, order ; 20 bags flour, 80 do oatmeal, S Jones ; 30 bags flour. CO do oatmeal. 12 cask 3 beef, .1 Reid : C hhds stout, Williams : Sdo ale, Morton and Onyon ; 2 cases liquorice, Brown, Barrett and Co. ; 5 boxes apricots, Close Bros. ; 10 bass pearl barley, 5 boxes corn-flour, 7 casks whiting, E Ellingham ; 10 boxes oatmeal, 10 do pearl barley, 1 case sheeps' tongues, M Somerville ; 3 boxes soap, (i H Layers ; 0 half chests tea. 12 boxes tea, 10 bags oatmeal, 15 do oats, 40 do flour, C Major; 30 bags oatmeal, Brown, Barrett and Co ; 10 bags pearl barley," casks whiting, Barnett and Levy.

ACCIDENT TO THE JOLIBA.

The barque Joliba left for Newcastle yesterday, but while beating out os the harbour ran stem on the Table rock, a short distance from Tiritiri In the concussion the fore foot of the vessel was very much damaged, the stem apparently being driven completely in. She immediately commenced to make water, and it was deemed advisable to put her about and make for port. She consequently returned this morning, and was warped alongside the wharf. It has been found necessary to 'pump ship, at short intervals the vessel evidently making water fast. She will speedily be discharged of her cargo of ballast, so as to enable the shipwrights to get at the le.ik. The Joliba belongs to Lyttelton, and left that port for Auckland in company with the Harriet King.

The p.s. Luna took her departure yesterday for Wellington, having on board the Auckland members. BThe schooner Jessie arrived in harbour this morning from Rorotonga with 10,000 oranges, 2,000 cocoanuts, 550 gallons lime juice, 40 bunches bananas, 1 bag coffee, 1 ditto arrowroot. Mackenzie; 135 gallons cocoamit oil, 03.300 ditto, John Reid.

Thes.s. Napier cleared at the Customs this afternoon for Napier, and will leave this evening with the follow ing passengers :—Messrs Lusk, Poynter, Dalley, Smith, Miss Poynter, and three in the steerage. She takes several packages for Napier in addition to her original cargo.

COMMERCIAL.

Mesirs. Meyers and Co. hold to-day at their •tores an extensive sale of fruit. The bidding "was spirited. The following prices were obtained :—Apples, 2d to 3d per lb ; oranges 4s 6d per case ; lemons, 5s 6d per case ; jams (trade parcel?), 7s 9d to 7s 10s per dozen ; Jams ditto, 6d per lb , hops withdrawn for a higher price,

MINING.

The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— & s. d.

MEETINGS TO COME. Neptune, Coromandel, July lfi Nil Desperandum, Cotomandel, July 10 White Eose, Grahamstown, July 17 Calypso, Grahamstown, July 17 Shotover No 1, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m.,

July 17 Green Harp, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 pm,

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

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

June 23 Guildhall, Grahamstown, July 23 Number One, Grahamstown, July 24 El Dorado, Company's Office, .Shortland street, Auck-

land, 3 p.m., July 25 Inverness, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m.,

July2G California!!, Grahamstown, July 20 Golden Calf, Grahamstown, July 26 Red, White, and Blue, Grahamstown, July 26 Lion, Grahamstown, July 26 Coliban, Grahamstown, July 20 Durham Ox, Grahamstown, July 30 American Eagle, Grahamstown, July 31 Little Anglo, Company's office, Wyndham street, Auckland, 4 p.m., July 31

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under

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

at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Kapanga, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m.

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. Brss. Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

Ltjpton — Towsku. — On July 10, at the residence of the bride, by tho Rev. Mr Oliver, Thomas Lupton, contractor, second son of John Lupton, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Eliaa Towser, Newmarket.

DEATH.

Baillie.— OnJuly 14, at the Army and Navy Hotel, George Joseph, youngest sos of the Right Hon. Henry Baillie, of Redcastle Ros3hire, N. 8., aged 28 years. Rainbow. —On July 14, at Liverpool street, of croup, Bertha, infant daughter of William and Miriam Rainbow, aged twelve months.

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

MONDAY, JULY 15, 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 have been requested to call atten tion to the disgraceful proceedings of a number of persons located in Abercrombie street during the wholo of yesterday, much to the terror and annoyance of the peacefully disposed inhabitants in that district. Quarrelling commenced early in the morning, and was carried on at short intervals during the day. At night affairs appeared to come to a climax, and for two hours about ten or a dozen couples of both sexes were to be seen fighting and otherwise conducting them selves in a disorderly manner. It is needless to say that the police did not interfere in any way to put an end to the disturbance, although the noise of the riot could have been heard even in the barracks.

Some delay occurred at the Police Court thi3 morning owing to the non attendance of a magistrate. His Wor ship had intended presiding, but in consequence of his being unwell was forced to send a note to the Chief Clerk instead. After waiting for a little over half-an-hour two magistrates, namely, Messrs Dargaville and Graham, attended and took the place of the Mayor.

A small vessel has been built by Mr Carr, boatbuilder, for the Kaihu flax mills, and ia now being fitted up with engines and propeller by Messrs Eraser and Tinne, for use in the Eaihu Creek as a tug boat. It is intended to use this boat in towing the large punts to and from the Kaihu mills and the Wairoa river as soon as the flax mills are in operation.

The Mayor has written to the Secretary of the Colonists' Protection Leaguein reply to a communication in reference to the proposed Auckland market. It is hoped that the market will be ready for use by the country settlers during the ensuing spring, as the Council intend to call for tenders for its erection in another month.

We understand that a newspaper will shortly be published at Te Papa, having for its object the representation of the districts of Tauranga, Maketu, and Opo tiki, on the East Coast. We wish the proprietors every success in their under taking.

The regular monthly meeting of .Lodge Waitemata, No. 689, E.C., will be held this morning.

We are glal to observe that the people of Onehunga are making an attempt to revive the slumbering spirit of their literary institute, and from a perusal of the projected programme we believe their endeavour will be a successful one. . They have a temporary reading-room at' their command, a fair library, a goodly sprinkling of popular and weekly and monthly publi cations, and an active secretary. The committe propose to hold meetings during the winter months for essays and debates, on alternative Monday evenings ; several papers of artistic, colonial, and historic interest are promised by the leading mem bers of the society. The opening lecture will be delivered by Mr J, Blackman on Monday eyening next.

Poor Malcom MacGreggor is dead ! He died this morning at 2\15 a.m.-, and was buried at eleven o'clock. It is not exaggeration to sajr that this man has been murdered. He has fallen a victim to official mismanagement of the most cold blooded character. Deliberately and with a knowledge of the contagious character of the disease, and of the distance to which infection can be borne through the air, small-pox was earned into immediate proximity to feeble bed-ridden patients, who had no means of flying from its presence. Poor MacGreggor has died in consequence, and although law will not attach the guilt to any one, that guilt ex ists is as sure as that Malcora MacGreggor is dead. We do hesitate to say that an enquiry should be demanded at the hands of the legislature to discover on whom the responsibility rests for neglecting this disease when it first appeared in Gardner's boarding-house.

The best course for "Enquirer" is to put the question as to liability to small pox a second and third time to a medical man. It is purely a medical question. People have had enough of small-pox through the press unless some good pur pose is served by keeping it before public attention. It is dying out, and we should let it die. Our correspondent need have no apprehensions of danger having had small-pox alread) r; besides, in case of members of her family being afflicted, her path of duty is clear, bo the risk what it may.

" Cleanliness" says there is a dirty cesspool near his residence at Freeman's Bay. He had better remove to another house, or he may present the owner with some carbolic acid or chloride of lime ; or he may speak to the Inspector of Nuisances. We don't care about that cesspool, neither does the public, nor does there appear to be any reason why our sympathies should be enlisted where the remedy is in our correspondent's own hands." "F. A. Duncan" wants us to suggest certain things to the members of Parliament. He had better write to them at Wellington. The address " Houses of Parliament" will find them. "Officialism" complains of delay in re ceiving his letters. Why does he not complain to the Chiof Post-master. Heally the impulse to " write to the papers " must be very powerful on some people when so little things can set them off. We do implore of our correspondents to not write to us unless they have some thing to say, and so save us the trouble of reading through their letters and the unpleasantness of refusing them insertion.

The annual meeting of ratepayers of the Devouport Highway district will be held at Devonport, I^orth Shore, at six o'clock to-morrow evening.

An adjourned meeting of the master blacksmiths will be held to-morrow even ing at the British hotel, Queen-street.

A meeting of all persons interested in opposing the arbitrary by-laws of the City Council, and especially that having reference to goats kept on private grounds, will be held this evening at the Carlton Academy, Hobson-street.

The regular monthly meeting of the Royal Albert L.0.L., No. 2., will be held in the Protestant Hall, Newton, this evening.

A special meeting of members of the Auckland Rowing Ulub will bo held this evening at the Thames Hotel.

At a meeting of journeymen bakers of this city, held at the Carlton Academy on Saturday evening, it was agreed that a deputation should wait on the masters requesting them to make concessions to their employees in respect to the working hours in the trade. The hour* suggested by the men are five in the morning until three in the afternoon, inclusive of meal hours, with an hour afterwards to set the sponge.

We learn that the schooner Agnes Jessie, from Newcastle to Lyttelton, put into Wellington yesterday with the body of the master (Capt. Harley), who was drowned in Guard Bay while the vessel was lying there thi'ough stress of weather

lleturn of sick treated during tho week ending Saturday, July 13, 1872. lie ma -ned last return, 62 ; admitted since, G ; discharged, 2 ; died, 1; remaining, 05 ; males, 60 ; females, 5. Arrangement of cases : —Fever (typhoid), 1 ; variola, 1 ; syphilis, 3; urticaria, 1; scurvy, 1; phthisis, 7; rheumatism, 8; hysteria,!; paralysus, 4; amaurosis, 1 ; cataract, 1 ; bronchitis, 3 ; pneumonia, 1; aneurism, 1; dyspepsia, 2; colic, 1; dysentry, 1 ; fistula, 3 ; abscess and ulcer, 7 ; burn, 1 ; caries and necrosis 4; fractures, 3 ; dislocation, 1 ; wounds and contusions, 5 ; debility, 2. A man died on the Bth inst. of mortification, the result of a compound fracture of right log. Thanks are returned to Mr Boylan for some shoes for use of patients.

Dr J. B. Nicholson will vaccinate from the heifer on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and an arm-to-arm vacci nation will take place daily.

The annual meeting of ratepayers for the Deadwood Highway District was held at the Suffolk hotel on Saturday evening last, Mr 11. Vaile in the chair. A rate of one penny in the pound was struck, and Messrs Stannus Jones, A. Boardman, R. Vaile, D. Tole and Parsons were elected trustees for the ensuing year. The proceedings were verj' noisy through out.

The annual meeting of the ratepayers of the Newton Highway District was held at the Newton Academy on Saturday. A rate of one penny in the pound on value to sell was fixed. The following gentle men were elected trustees for the ensuing year: —Messrs Faulders, Motion, Jones, Gr. Wilson and Billington.

The marionettes were exhibited at the City Hall on Saturday evening, and went throughan exceedingly clever and interest ing performance. We understand that Signor Fusconi intends taking his troupe to the Thames for a short season.

" F. A. Duncan" writes to us several letters complaining that a Maori was allowed to sit on a cold stone at the Supreme Court-house the other day, and stating that he brought the native a chair. We are sorry for tho native, and hope he did not get colic, and we warmly commend Mr Duncan for handing him a chair; but we think the incident is not of sufficient importance to publish the correspondence on the subjects

A correspondent, signing M. 33., sends us the following as a means of discovering veritable cow-pox, which he asserts exists in the rural districts of this province:

—" Sir, —I send you a description of the cow-pox ; if of sufficient importance please give it insertion. The vesicles are on the teats; they arc of a bluish color, almost livid ; they are elevated at the margin, depressed in the centre, surrounded by inflammation, and to be good should con tain a transparent watery fluid. All the skill required to use it is to puncture the arm with a clean quill pen, then dip the pen in the fluid and re-in?ert.

TELEGRAPHIC.

The Caledonian. — Specimen Leader Ten Feet Thick.

The Junction Tribute. —Good

Return.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

Monday, 3 p.in

The Caledonian have had a most important find to-day. They heave como upon tho old specimen leador, which is^ ten feet thick, and is about sixty feet North of the old Otago run. Several bags of specimens have been taken out to-day.

The crushing of the stuff taken out on Saturday is producing very rich amalgam ; clogged.

The Junction tribute has obtained seventy-three ozs. from seventy tons.

At the Police Court, William Kerr was charged with damaging three watermen's boats, the property of Richard May. The case is proceeding.

Ellen Ilydor, a rogue and vagabond, was sentenced to six months' imprison-

ment,

TAURANGA

Saturday, G.5C5 p.in

A new disease has made its appear ance amongst the Arawas, persons affected dying in a few houi's after the attack. The symptoms are severe pains behind the ears, and iv the throat and stomach. After death the bodies be com,e black and putrid. The G-overn ment have despatched Dr Arniytage to visit the diseased settlement and report on the subject.

WELLINGTON.

[Paoii GoaEvii.i.B'a Telegbam: Compaky.]

Saturday, 4.55 p.iu

The Cabinet, after several hours' deliberation, was unable to come to any decision.

-An influential requisition was pre sented to the Mayor, asking him to convene a public meeting.

The Mayor declines to act. The "Wellington left Nelson for Picton at one o'clock this afternoon.

Saturday, 5.45 p.m. The following telegram was for-

warded to us on Saturday evening:— The Goverment, after taking into consideration the recommendations of the Wellington Board of Health to place all vessels from Auckland in quarantine for twenty four hours, have come to the conclusion not to adopt the recommendation. This intelligence is communicated to you for publication because it is generally known here that the Board has made the recommenda tion alluded to, and intelligence of it without the knowledge of the decision the Government have arrived at would be calculated to create a false impres sion and be productive of inconvenience —not to say unnecessary panic.—Wn. Fox.

Monday

A large public meeting was held on Saturday night, having for its object the passing of resolutions calling upon the Government to rigidly put in quarantine vessels arriving from Auck land for fourteen days, twenty-four houi's being considered insufficient. A deputation was appointed to lay the resolutions before the Colonial Secre tary. The deputation appointed con ferred with Messrs. Gisborne and Vogel. The latter said that there was no law to enable Government to quarantine vessels arriving from Auck land. If Auckland were declared an infected port they must declare Wel lington infected also. It would be absurd for Wellington to declare Auckland infected simply because there had been a few more cases of small-pox in Auckland than in Wel lington. The Colonial Secretary has since replied to the Board of Health's recommendation. He says, after care ful consideration the Government have decided not to adopt the recom mendations of the Board for the following reasons: —A quarantine of 24 hours is insufficient, and it would be necessary to declare both Auckland and Wellington infected. The present regulations do not permit vessels being placed in quarantine unless there is absolute disease on board. .Every vessel must be inspected by the Health Officer, thus providing for the detec tion of any disease actually existing. The Government will consider the ad visability of establishing a small-pox hospital, and introducing a bill for the prevention of the spread of infection by rendering vaccination compulsory. The Wellington was boarded yester day by the Health Officer, and allowed to come alongside the wharf. •The mails were fumigated,

3,15 p.m. Doctors Johnston and Grace, mem bers of the Board of Health, have resigned in consequence of the Gro vernment not adopting the recommen dation of the Board.

The Albion arrived here last evening from Lyttelton.

MR. GARDNER.

To the Editor of tho Evening Star. Sib, —The papers having stated that I have thrown my place of business open to the public, and as they may think that I have done so recklessly, I beg to iuforrn them that the place was thoroughly fumigated in all the rooms on Thursday last, and the infected things destroyed. My dining and bedrooms have not been opened since J closed fhem, nor do I intend opening them til! they have been papered, paintod,'and varnished through out, Thanking yon Mr Editor and the public for the sympathy shown mo, allow me to remain your servant, F. P.

GrABDNEH

To the Editor of the Evening Star.

Sir,—Permit me to refer you to an article which appeared in £he Cross of yesterday, headed " Disturbances among the Maories at Coromandel," and to beg tho favor of space in your columus to say a few words on the subject. Tomy mind there is matter here demanding public attention, and upon which devolves a question of such vast im portance that I do not hesitate in stating my opinion that further bloodshed between the Maories and Europeans! may result therefrom if the affair is not properly in vestigated by tho authorities, and marriage rites protected equally among the Maories as tho white people. England sends her misisonaries among the Maories to preach to them tho Gospel of Christ, and teach thorn the laws of Christianity as defined in the writings of scripture in God's holy book, tho Bible: One of its most holy and binding laws is that of marriage, and we have frequent instances of the Maories' recognition oPit according to the Gospel's teaching, by their being married a second time by European clergyman. If then missionary teachings are to avail any thing; if Christianity means any thing (and who would doubt it ?), should it not moan tkesame tonationsandpeople.be their skin white or dark P I repeat, who would doubt it? The English law, when called into requisition in cases of abduction by the while men (irrespective of color as regards the softer sex) is very severe ; and woe to that man —no matter what his nationality—when the case ha 9 been proven against him. Then, I may add, should not the same law mean the same and act the same in the instance of

Malcaoro's wife, who has been heartlessly dragged from the companionship of her husband and home, and is now held

prisoner at the risk of her life in some neighbouring island contiguous to the scene of the outrage. Who will deny that the same law holds good in both instances ? Echo answers, " Who ?" Then, I would ask, why is it not done ? I fancy I see a case wherein any member of the New Zealand Government under similar circumstances had his wife (I presume there are married men amongst them) torn from her home and his affec tions, how soon then, would the cannons of Her Majesty's war steamer now in the bay be booming her shot and shell upon the devoted heads of all on that island

until restitution was made I Where is the difference, if Christianity and English law mean anything ? Makaore took this woman to wife according to the same holy laws and bonds of our Christian creed,

and is therefore equally entitled to the

protection of our English law, and in this instance protection means rescue—im-

mediate rescue, for life is at stake !

The woman Eangatura formerly lived at Coromandel with the chief, Peter Taurua, and, it was said, had one child by him. After living a few years with him she eloped with a native of Ngapuha, named Makoare, and was lawfully married to Makoare by an ordained clergyman of the Church of England. It is *not for a moment to be supposed that any one championing this woman's cause under the banner of Christianity, would wish to

justify her act in the first instance —far from it —but when she finds herself, as it is said, not altogether kindly or properly treated, and Peter Taurua had every opportunity of marrying Eangatura according to our Christian code, the Eev. Mr Preece being then present at Coro mandel — was, in fact, the resident missionary. Further, Eangatura, it ap pears, ■nas always willing to marry Peter Taurua, but he declined the ceremony, because she would thereby be entitled to his landed estates, and subsequently he, Peter Taurua, took to wife according to Maori custom, a woman named Merena, a native, and one lower in rank than Eangatura ; and she, Eangatura, marries Makoare. Thus she sins no more, be cornea a lawful wife according to Christian principles, and does all that our religion and English law requires of her under the circumstances. The man and wife make up their miads to go to the North, being invited there by the remnant of the Patu kirikiri tribe. They were invited to attend a Native Lands Court to prove her title to certain lands in the district of Coromandel, and came to Auckland

thence to Coromandel, for that purpose, Eangatura's mother, Heraputea, having died aorne months previously in Coro mandel, and from whom she inherited the property she was attending the Native Lands Court to prove her title to, On their arrival Eangatura, was at first treated with apparent kindness and con fidence by tue Patukirikiri remnant. Shortly afterwards it appears the natives became jealous of the present lawful husband, and no doubt thereby influenced by thinking she was coming to claim a portion of their lands. A council was held—or, as it is termed in native language, a runanga-—in a secluded spot, nnd observed by the confiding population Kapanga (with Makoare, a namesake and husband of the late Heraputea, mother of Bangatura), and decided upon arresting the husband of that lady (the N gapuahi man), who was thrown to the ground, bound handandfoot with coirropes. andotherwise ill-treated without his having offered the slightest insult to them or their giving him the reason why or wherefore he was arrested. But the poor husband soon found out when his wife was carried away,to a-neighbouring island in bondage at the risk of her life; Dr. Howell, who -is now at Kapanga, and held in high esteem by the natives there, visited Makoare's wife, and can testify to the condition of the poor creature. Now; Mr. Editor, is law which has been during the past twenty years taught those natives through our missionaries to end in being looked upon as a farce ? And is Christianity to become a by-word of ridicule and contempt among the Maoris ? It surely will if this affair is not looked to by the authorities, Outrages like those of the

late Bishop Pattcson may find their origin in native revenge for unpunished acts and crimes committed on them selves hy Europeans. In this instance it is Native v. Native ; but the injured parties have become christianised, and demand that Christianity should lend her aid to. redress their wrongs. I, but an unworthy soldier in the causo of Christi anity, give mj r poor aid by the use of my pen, and beg the aid of yours by the insertion of the letter. —I enclose my card —I am, &c, Jonx Bull.

THE GREEN HARP.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. g IE) —Jlr. Eugene O'Eeilly disclaims^ any participation in the " Green Harp" swindle. Should the result of fche prosecution now pending prove bis innocence, it must of noocssifcy follow tint he himself was deceived by some of his co-parfcnera. There ia no escaping from one or other alternative, and should the latter ono be accepted, the individual in question will not only be graliQed at the exposure of those with whom ib has been his misfortune to be associated, but will doubtless sympathize with the victims of the fraud, and subscribe towards the " prose cution fund." In the meantime, pending judicial investigation, it is undeniable that, nine-tenths of the public, and an influential section ofthe press, have drawn no invidious distinctions, but have included the whole of the original shareholders in the charge on which they hava been arrested. —I am, &c, Scripiana.

TEE CASE OF McCASKILL.

To the Editor of the Evening- Stab,

Sib, —Application having been made to me by persons, prior and subsequent to the trial for my wounding the native, Hone Pahu, to induce me to compromise the " difficulty," I hereby once for.all wish it to be understood that such flagitious scoundrelism is quite out of my line, and that any proposition of the kind I shall hereafter treat as an intended insult. — Your obodiont 6ervank, L. A. McOaskill/.

GRAVING DOCK.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sib, —Permit me to say a few words in refer ence to Captain Casey giving notice that he intends to move at next sitting of the Harbour Board that the Clerk of Works be instructed to draw up a plan of a graving dock to be cut out of the solid rock near Smales' Point. I know the place well, and since I saw the notice I have examined the place very closely, and 1 can't see what advantage it would be to the port, for it would only accommodate our small coasting fleet, which I am very, well awaro can't afford to pay dock dues out of their pin all earnings on the top of their all ready enormous wharfage and light dues. But in the first place there is not a sufficient depth of water, and the next is when Queen street is carried through it will nearly cover the solid rock altogether. I don't know whether Captain Casey ever took notice of this, but there is the eea wall already staring him in the face if he will open his eyes to look at it, which I think he would if he had to stand the damage single-handed ; but when public moDey it has to be spentfor wasted. I think we ought to have a graving dock, but let us have one on a large scale, and then it will be a benefit to the port at large not to have large vessels going away to other ports, because we have not got a place to do it in Auckland ; but before I finish I will name two places which I think suitable for a graving dock : the first place is at the west side of the Breakwater, and the other is at the North Head. —I am, &c, A Shipownsb.

THE CROSS AND CARBOLIC ACID

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sib, —Your contemporary the Cross has been led into some blundering inaccuracies in regard to small-pox, and now it tries to bring dis credit on the best disinfectant we hare— carbolic acid- -by telling its readers that it is a "virulent poison," and requires great cau tion. Will the Cross, or any of those doctors who write their small-pox articles, tell us of a disinfectant in general use that is not poisonous if taken internally in the same dose as carbolic acid- Of the pure carbolic acid one to fire drop 3 may be taken internally for many diseases ; and 'tis said to be ex tremely serviceable in small-por, The next best deodorizer and antiseptic—Permanganate of potash, the active ingredient in Condy's fluid, is given internally in doses of one to two grains. Chloride of zinc, the active principle in Sir William Burnett's disinfecting fluid is seldom given internally, and, is powerfully caustic and poisonous. Chloriiaated lime and soda are quite as poisonous as carbolic acid when taken internally. Chloralum (chloride of aluminium), a new disinfectant, is totally inadmissible internally. Wood charcoal and animal charcoal are almost the only disinfectants (or more properly deodorizer) that may be taken internally with impunity ; but these are not in general use, nor are they to be compared with carbolic acid as disinfectants. I simply give you these few facts to correct the thoughtless writer in the Cross, and your wide circulation will,"-.. I consider,. assist in counteracting any evil effect caused by the careless statement in the journal refered to.—l am, &c, Chemicus.

PEARL FISHING.

A cobuesi'ONdent engaged in the pearl fishery at Rocharae, oa the north-west coast of Australia, in a letter printed iv the Geelong Advertiser, thus describes the process of fishing : —" Each party on the reef had!® large boat furnished with dinjies in proportion to the number of blacks engaged, one dingy being sufficient for 10 blacks, with a white man to con trol them add scull the boat. At neap or spring tide the large boats are anchored over the reef, the dingies put off with their live cargoes, and then the fun begins. Splash, splash, splash on every side as nigger follows nigger, and disap pear under the waves shortly to reappear, with one and sometimes two oysters. In spring tide there is a good five-knot current, and the divers, drifting along with this, reappear at a great distance from whence they took the water, and then the white man has to scull the boat to where he sees a black arm held out, take the man aboard, aud bring him over the reef again—no slight work against a strong tide, I can assure you. Diving operations are continued for from one hour and a half to two hours, in which time, with a moderate amount of good luck, 250 shells weighing lib each, can be secured. 'All aboard !' is then tho cry, and after tucker in cold weather we give the niggers tea (they don't know what grog is), and then, whilst they are cleaning the shells of coral and weeds, we white men, with sailors' knives, are opening the oysters in search of pearls. If it is a round pearl it will generally fall out as soon as the shell is opened, but if in the slightest slightest degree imperfect it sticks to the fish. Sometimes you may open a thousand

shells without finding a single pearl in them, at others you may get pearls of immense value in a dozen shells. One pearl found here fetched £360 in London, and its purchaser—a jeweller—has, I have beeu informed, since refused £1000 for it. I have seen a fish with 120 seed pearls in it; but, as you doubtless know, these are comparatively valueless. After the shells are cleaned they arc packed in the hold ready for shipment to England.

A WINDFALL FOR AUCKLAND.

We have no doubt that the following extract which we have clipped from the Belfast Weekly News,oi May 11th, will be read with no small interest in thi3 city. It will be seen that a windfall of such a nice little thing as £5,000 comes to the, orphans of Auckland, and a like amount to the support of the local clergy of he Church of England:—The Dublin Gazette of Tuesday night contains a notification of several bequests for religious pmpO3es of an amount not common in the country. The testator was Joseph KinSey, Esq., Balcorris House, County of Dublin, who died in February last. His will is finally dated December loth, 1870, He leaves in irust £5,000 for establishing a Pro testant Orphan Society in Auckland, New- Zealand ; £5,000 for the support of clergy men of the English Episcopal Church in Auckland; £8,294 for the benefit of the Protestant Orphan Society, Dublin ; £2,000 for the Protestant Episcopal Church in the West of Ireland ; £4,000 additional to the Protestant Orphan Society, Dublin; £2,000t0 the Protestant Orphan Society, Newry; £2,000 to a similar institution in Westraeath; £500 to to the Sunday and Daily Schools, Mount joy street, Dublin ; and £2,000 to the Belfast Protestant Orphan Society. In all, £30,794.

DE. CARR'S SEANCES

There was a very large attendance *t the Prince of Wales Theatre on Saturday night, and the seance proved a successful one, causing great amusement. Dr. Carr intend* to give one or two tnoro seances prior to hii departure for the South.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

[Before Messrs. J. M. Dargaville, and W. R. Graham, Justices.] DRUNKENNESS.

Eleven persons were punished for drunken ness.

FOHGEEY AND TJTTEBINGh

A respectably dressed man named James Robert Charters was charged with having forged a certain cheque a order on the Bank of New Zealand for the sum of £10, purport* ing to be signed by Mr. J. i l. 3. Tinne, and uttering the same with intent to defraud Mr*. Williams, Manakau Hotel, Onehunga, on tha 12th instant.

Inspector Brohara applied for a remand until Friday to give the police time to prepare the case for the prosecution. Mr. Bennett on behalf of the accused applied for bail. Remanded until Wednesday, bail being fixed at £203 in prisoner's own bond, and two sureties of £100 each.

The Alleged Green Harp Fraud.

ANOTHER CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY

James Ferguson, a sharebroker, was charged upon a warrant with h living conspired with others already charged to defraud, by means of circulating false reports concerning the Green Harp Gold Mining Company.

Mr. Brookfield prosecuted, and applied for a remand until Saturday next, in order that tho ease m*y be proceeded with in conjunction with the others already accused.

Mr. Joy consented to remand, and applied to have the accused admitted to bail in the same amount as the other persons accused.

The Bench decided to fix the bail at double the amount of the other alleged conspirators. Mr Joy dissented to the decision, and uiged that the amount of bail be similar to the other.

Mr Brookfield said that he had intended to have applied to have the bail fixed in this case higher than the other", as in the event of the charges being proved he believed it would bo found that Mr Ferguson's oflenee would be heavier than the others.

Mr Joy applied for the return of property taken possession of by the police, to enable him to prepare for his defence.

He referred to the books aud pipers of the accused used by him in his business as a sharebroker, also to the money found on him at the time of liis arrest.

Mr Brookfield objected to the return of the books, as they would be required as evidence for the prosecution.

The Court remanded the accused until Saturday, but made no order with respect to the return of book and papers.

WINDOW SMASHING. Joseph Burke was charged with maliciously and wilfully breaking a pane of glass, valued at 155., the property of Lewis Kelly, Wellesiey street, on Saturday last. The case was proved, and the prisoner wai ordered to pay the amount of damage done, and a fine of 205., or the alternative of one week's imprisonment with hard labour.

Thi3 concluded the business.

SUPREME COURT.

CIVIL SITTINGS. THIS DAY.

[Before His Honor Siv George Alfred Arnejr Chief Justice.] The sittings of the Supreme Court on its civil side were commenced at 10 o'clock this morning. *£» MANNEES V. CALEDONIAN COMPANY. Mr. Heske.th for plaintiff; Mr. Whit alter for defendant. A jury was empannelled, and Charles Leys was chosen foreman. Two issues were put before the jury— 1. Did plaintiff on or about 30th October, 1871, execute a transfer of two shares in the Caledonian Company. 2. What sum, if any, is plaintiff entitled to recover from defendant ?

George Manners, miner, Grahamstown, deposed that ou the 30th October, 1871, he held two shares in the Caledonian Company, having been in possession, of thorn since the previous July- HVnbw complains that the company had wrong fully removed these shares: at that time the market value was £125 each, and he claimed £50 over and above, making £300 in all. He produced a transfer witness signed when blank, and gave it to Mr. Leydon, then a sharebroker at the Thames, for the purpose of selling Mary Ann shares. He never gave Mr- Baylws authority to transfer his Caledonia

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THORNTON, SMITH, & FTRTH'S TTTHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT :- Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, "Crown Brand," per ton of 2,0001bs 17 0 0 Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, "TS&F Brand," per ton 15 0 0 Seconds, per ton .. .. .. 12 0 0 Sharps, per ton 0 0 0 Bran, per bushel of 201b 0 12 Oats, per bushel 3s to 3s Cd. Wharf Mills, July 5, 1872. Mechanics' Institute. THE Committee of tlio Institute will meet TO-MORROW (Tuesday), at half-past four p.m. R. T. TALBOT.^HI .Secretary.