SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

BUNSET : This evening. 5.57 HIGH WATER: This afternoon, 2.G

STEAM TO THfrTHAMES THIS EVENING. Lady Bowen, at five o'clock ,

ARRIVALS.

uamDria, scnooner. trom tne .oast and Wangarei Herald, schooner, from Mongonui Leah, cutter, from Tauranga Golden Isle, schooner, from Russell Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars, from Taufahga Sybil, schooner, from Warmambool Janet Grey, schooner, from Hokiangi. . . i Megellan Cloud, schooner., from Russell,

DEPARTURES.

Rita, brig, Edwards, for Newcastle Merlin, schooner, Ohlson, for Russell Jensi't Niccol, schooner, Yates, for Levuka

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 3rd October For London : Countess of Kintore, ship, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s., Ist October For New York: Mary Nelson, Ist October ; Win.

Prowse, and Coronilla, barques, early For East Coast: Colonist, schooner, to-morrow For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki : Southern

Cross, s.s., on Saturday For Puissell and the North : Comerang, p.s., to-morrow For Tauranga and Southern ports: Rangatira, s.s., Saturday J"or Wangarei: Clyde, sclioontr, to-day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 Robert Henderson, ship, from London. Sailed 23rd June Glenhuntley, ship, from London. Sailed 7th July Qneen Bee, ship, from London. Sailed, 19th July Gkdiateur, barque, from Liverpool. Loading Nevada, mail steamer, from Honolulu Ayr, barque, from the Mauritius Coronilla, barque, from Newcastle Prince Alfred, schooner, from Sydney ;. Albion; brig, from Newcastle Coronet, brigantirie; from Oamaru. Sailed Sept. 13 Southern Cross, schooner, from Norfolk Island ady Anna, barque, from Lyttelton. Sailed Sept 20 Lady Emma, barque, from Lyttelton. Sailed Sept. IS Sylphide, barque, from Lyttelton. Sailed Sept. IS Lalla Rookh, brig, from Lyttelton. Sailed Sept. 19 Union, brig, from Adelaide Energy, schooner, from Dunedin Derwent, brig, from Sydney Onward, schooner, from Lyttelton Polar Star, ship, from New York. Sailed 10th July Edith, schooner, from the South Seas Briton, barque, from Newcastle Wonga AVonga, s.s., from Sydney Queen, schooner, from Rorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Pakeha, brig, from Dunedin. Flirt, schooner, from Timaru. -Sailed 17th September Rubicon, schooner, from La Trobe, Mersey River, Tasmania i..

Thejjiiie ship City of Auckland will have discharged her 700 tons of inward cargo by Saturday next, and'ln first-rate condition. As an instance of this we may mention that the gas tubing, landing for the Thames Gas Company, have the joints as bright as when they were first turned out of the foundry at Wednesbury. The 'tween decks have a very clean and wholesome appearance, notwith standing the large number of immigrants brought out. Some of her outward cargo is already on board, and more awaiting ship ment. The vessel will meet with quick dispatch for London.

The s.s. Wonga Wonga may be expected to-arrive -from Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday. She will leave four days after arrival.

It has been decided to tranship the oil from the Auckland whaler Albion on board the City of Auckland, for conveyance to London. The consignment is made through the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company on behalf of the Auckland Whaling Company. The barques Mary Nelson and William Prowse are both loading gum for New York, and will sail in the course of a week.

The good ship Countess of Kintore is fast filling up with her outward cargo. She will leave for London in a few days. The s.s. Southern Cross arrived yesterday evening from Tauranga with several pas sengers, including Mr W. Cruickshank and Mr John Mason. Cargo : casks, tallow. Captain Sella.s reports a very.heavy sea running during the whole of the voyage. The Southern Cross will leave on Saturday.

Mr 0. Bailey, of the North Head, has just completed building a handsome yacht. She was launched yesterday, and christened the "Fleetwing." She has been built to the order of Messrs J. and D. Oxley., The new screw steamer Eowena is fast approaching completion, and will be ready for sea in a few days. The schooner Herald reported this morning at the Customs from Hokianga and Coast with 9£ tons gum, 9 ditto phormium, 20 hides order ; 12 tons gum, 1 ditto bark, 1 case drapery, 1 bag ditto, Lewis Brothers |j 18 tons gum, Walker and Co. ; and seven passengers. ■ '■■'■ u/iTtr. G.i. The schooner Golden Isle has reported at the Customs from Russell with 32 tons slack, and 82 tons coal.

The schooner Sybil, Captain Ashton, re ported at the Customs from Warrnambool with 2,100 bags potatoes consigned to order. John Roberton and Go. are agents. She is now alongside the wharf discharging her cargo. '- ■ .'■.-■' '• / i

COMMERCIAL.

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

MEETINGS TO COMB.

Queen of the Thames, Grahamstown, 27th September Nonp«eil, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 pm, 27th%eptember • , Golden Spur, Grahamstown, 27th September . Prince Imperial, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, M^tairS Auokland, 3 p.m., 30th. September Watchman, Grahamstown Ist Octobei Beehive, Grahamstown, 4th October Californian, 4th October ; ~ p Bunbeain, Grahamstown, Bth October

POST-OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

f&mw®a®?®*> «* *H w at 10.30 a.m., and 5.30 p.m. .„„„.' SS^'HWtS^ and Fo7_S^ on Friday, For Mahurangi, M^^ d^ an 2 !?h teat, at 10 a!m ,r___3rw*?PSsPi its- I j?«_i_xas?a^ffl>'ato» Cross, on Saturday, «»P.m. Per p.s. Nebraska ?^f AS^ColnmWfl United *<w iSwdwfeh, I^f dt>rS' Cenffand South fc^.r money orders and, mistered letters and and United Kingdom, bearing a Wfrfifr at this addition to the postage . wgl.bg »CW»f board office till 11 a. m., and by the Man Age i tbe.steamer up to time of'^Jf gjj I(J g Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

McT)er!_ott.—On September 20, at Wellington, the wife of Louis Cook McDermott of a son Aickin.—On September 22, at Riversdale, Whau, the wife of John Aickin of a daughter

MARRIAGE.

Graham— Morgan.—On September 16, at Paihia, Bay of Islands, by the Rev. William Taylor, John Hawkings, fourth son of George Graham, Esq., J.P., to Sarah, daughter of the late lie v. John Morgan

DEATHS.

K_-rr_.— On September 26, at tlie residence of Mr J. M. Fraser, Grafton Road, John Angus Kempt, of Omaha.

The funeral will take place at four p.m. To morrow (Friday). Cazali.—At, his residence, Grey street,, James William Cazali, late of Sydney, N.S.AV., in the 63rd year of his age.

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

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1872.

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

Once more a Coroner's jury has been allowed to disgrace the community by a barbarous avid obsolete verdict, heard of elsewhere only in the most rare and the most exceptional cases. A sensi tive and educated gentleman came among us with a wife and family, his chief object being to recover shattered health by a change of climate and of scene.. A few short months and he falls among thieves. The hard-earned money set aside through a life of care and toil to make provision for old age and for his family, is ruthlessly robbed from him. jln the future there seems nothing -but ruin and humiliation exaggerated, by the sudden fall and by the shock that destroyed the visions of wealth by which his imagination had been treacherously excited !and his judgment warped. Another of the " Green Harp" victims, with clouded mind, and brooding over the one idea, he seeks refuge inflight from a world where he had been so cruelly and hardly treated. A good husband, and a fond father, it would have been impossible for a man of. his character, while of sound mind, to de- . liberately abandon his family to face

distress unaided and alone. And a Coroner's jury deliberately cast upon them, and upon his own good name, the legal penalties and the slur at tached to a verdict offelo de ... They find, forsooth, that he was "suffering from mental depression," but fully con scious of what he was about to do. For them there is the poor excuse of ignor ance, but it is the duty ot the coroner to see that men are not thus allowed to go astray. He could have told them that it is Gommon in cases of insanity to have mho mind only partially affected —to find that men may have a perfect recollection of events long passed, and a perfect comprehension of what is going on before them, accom panied by forgetfulness even of the wife and of the children whom they once so dearW loved. Wo are per fectly sure, Jk Dr. Aickin could speak. ofJB B|ich cases within his e.\'|)orieij_i M^ Whau. The jury, we wiH Wr no^' awaro °f t'lcse pecnliajß^^^r^the mind diseased," nor or/toe^effect of tho verdict so lightly given, not only on the feelings, hut on the material interests of sur vivors.

Eightly and properly the» Coroner requested th-gurynot to ceusure a gen tleman whose manner to the deceased appeared to have preyed upon his mind m% who nad not an opportunity of being heard in self-defence. Those who know Captain Casey will not reacfily belie»e him guilty of wanton unkindness in thought or deed, but why was not the same charity—the same just consideration, shown to the unhappy deceased? He too was absent | gone before the Judge to whom alone the secrets of men's hearts and the inner workings of their minds are laid tyire. It was a cruel and an impious act to place on record so barbarous a verdict in so sad a case, and glad are we to hear one of its most savage cons.quen.es was averted at the churchyard by a noble-hearted clergyman who came forward to per form tho oflice for the dead. The sub ject is too sacred, too much of the highest and purest feeling of survivors is involved, to make us enter upon it without deep reluctance, but Auck land has been so often disgraced by this barbarous and obsolete verdict that it is impossible to keep silence on it any longer. Let us hope that the last sacrifice to narrowness and bigotry has been offered in the person of poor Mr Cazali, and that we have heard the last of this horrible relic of a by gone age. Of those who by a cruel swindle wrecked the fortunes of so many, and the minds of others, we have already written. Go where they may the avenging memory of their victims will haunt them and spoil the enjoy ment of their villainously gotten wealth.

We are to-day overwhelmed with cor respondence respecting the melancholy death of poor Mr Cazali. We are exceedingly gratified to see the genuine burst of tender sympathy which this sad event has evoked, and we believe we need scarcely urge what has been uppermost in the minds of all our correspondents, namely, a public offering of sympathy in the practical form of a sub scription for the benefit of the bereaved widow and daughters of Mr Cazali. He has fallen a victim to the villainous practices that have been developed in our midst, and the least that as a community we can do is to practically show that though there are fiends among us 'in human form, as a com munity we are not bad. Many have already offered us donations for this object. We shall gladly receive such. But this is not the way to do it. And we ask some of those who personally knew the deceased, and speak of him in genuine terms of respect and esteem, to open a list and go around the city, and at onee —this very day—receive the practical expression of feelings that are more deeply moved than has been experienced in Aucklrnd for many a dayI.' This is not mere charity. ;It is but an act of justice, and a meet offering to the bereaved family of a stranger whom we have killed.

The p.s. Challenger will not proceed to the Thames to-night, having been chartered for the Kawa.

At an adjourned meeting of the parishoners of All Saints', Ponsonby Road, it was agreed to erect a school-room as soon as sufficient funds could be collected for the purpose. We understand that the teachers have already set on foot this object, and; met with the greatest encouragement.

A Provincial Government Gazette issued to day contains a notification of election of Messrs W. J. Hurst, J. M. Dargaville, and G. Holdship as councillors for the Borough of Auckland a notification of a temporary reserve as a resident site of the permanent marker of the MOUII^ Eden rifle range. The new tariff for the Harbour Board; also High way Districts, and other announcements.

A sitting in bankruptcy was held at the Supreme Court to-day. Joseph Rogers re ceived his drder of discharge. Gilligan was .adjourned sine die. J. B. Symonds was further adjouned, with fourteen days' notice to be given of filing complete accounts. Other cases were proceeding.

We have been furnished with the following conundrum — " Why is the present City Council a very model of purity ?" To which we would add—"Why is the Provincial Council equally immaculate ? " The latter to be answered to-morrow at five minutes past four. We learn from the Thames Star that the bazaar held at the Academy of Music on Saturday afternoon, under the auspice's of: Mesdames Mackay, Spencer, and other ladies, in aid of the funds for building a schopl at Parawai, was very successful, oyer £21 hiving been realised. The exhibition of a German tree in connection with the same object has been postponed for a time.

The lecture on history, by Mr H. H. Lusk, in connection with the College evening classes, will be delivered on Thursday next.

W."understand tlie carpenter of .the City of Auckland succeeded yesterday in obtaining subscriptions aiiioitntiiig in all to £14 Is. towards the widow and children of Mr Milne, the chief officer, who was drowned on the passage out. Ihis amount, with other sums, making a total of about £100, Captain Ashby intends forwarding to Mrs Milne by the outgoing mail.

At the inquest held yesterday on the body of Mr Cazali, Mary Ann Cazali, daughter of deceased, corroborated her mother's evi dence. Sergeant Walker said that the police had made enquiries, but could not discover where the poison was purchased. Francis. Win, Hales, a lodger at deceased's house, de posed that he had told him he had been cruelly robbed by the Green Harp Gold Mining Company. His losses were about £30C0. Was called into the bedroom where deceased was, and heard him say: "If I had known it would have taken so long, aud produced sucli great pain, I would not have taken it." Dr. Kennedy and : Dr. Hooper gave testimony that left no doubt deceased had died from being poisoned by strychnine. Tlie jury returned an unanimous verdict of felo de se.

Quoit players should observe the notice of a meeting to'be held to-night at the Masoiiic hotel at eight o'clock, for the purpose of forming a Quoit Club. All interested in this healthy and amusing game are Invited to attend.

Another of the St. Sepulchre's entertain ments will lie given to-morrow evening at the Choral Hall; An attractive and entertaining programme is promised.

The man Oakley, charged with illegally dealing in arms with the natives, was brought up from Tauranga last night in the Southern CiojH in custody, and lodged in the Stockade to await his trial. A lunatic was also brought up and conveyed to the Ayslum.

A supper will will be given by the Mayor this eveuing to the , employes of the City Council.: The spread will take place at seven o'clock at Sceats' British hotel.

Under the title of "A Lady of the Last Century," a work is preparing for the press which will consist of a biography and tlie unpublished letters of the once famous Mrs Elizabeth Montagu. The biography will be written, and the letters (which were long in the possession of the late Mr Bentley), will lie edited by Dr Doran.

We have received the following from a correspondent :—" Will any of your readers be so kind as to shew me how to solve the following question : A cistern has two taps, one can empty it in an hour, the other takes two hours. When both are running what time will they take?—J. MacM."

In the case of C;usey and others v. Moller (known as the Dauntless and Na Noba case) brought into the Supreme Court yesterday, His Honor states that he would take time to consider the facts of the case before giving judgment.

A complimentary ball was given last night j in the Catholic Institute, Wellington street, to the officers of the Hobson Volunteer Com pany by the non-commissioned officers of that corps. The hall was tastefully decorated' for the occasion with flags and banners lent' by Captain Ashby, Mr L. D. Nathan and others. Tlie dancing was kept up till five o'clock this morning. About sixty-five couples were present, and a pleasant evening was passed, "^s__

ELECTION TO PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

TO-MORHOW

It should be unnecessary for us to say one word to the electors of City West with reference to the election to-morrow. They have before them the names of Mr Prime and Mr George Staines. In electing the former they will have a-man of sterling character, conscientious and faithful in the discharge of public duty, and one who, in either his public or private life and character, has not been, and will not be, guilty of anything that will disgrace the constituency which he represents. George Staines, as the Poor Man's Friend, is played out. We are glad to see that the Ratepayers' Association have repudiated him, and we do not hesitate to say that that institution will, henceforward, take an im portant and influential position in the city. Hollow sham and blatant pretence may bamboozle for a day, but common sense is colonial after all. We apologise for asking electors to come to the'poll in such a contest, but we earnestly hope _that the largest constituency in New Zealand will not be utterly disgraced, and made the laughing stock of the colony.

CAPTAIN CASEY.

From correspondence which we have re ceived we can observe that a strong feeling is entertained among the public against this gentleman in consequence of the evidence tendered in connection with the late lamented Mr Cazali. We do not refer to the rider intended to be added by the jury; for the savages who could violate all humane feeling and common sense by returning in the 19th century, a verdict oifelo de se are not deserving of much thought. But from the evidence of the widow of the deceased it would appear that the last interview between Mr Cazali and Captain Casey with reference to obtaining employment as secre tary to the Harbour Board had much depressed the mind of the deceased. We do not exculpate Captain Casey or any man for speaking unkindly at any time; yet it is only fair to say. that it is only ' the melancholy event succeeding that has given sad importance to the words of Captain Casey. That a man is too old for the duties of an arduous office is not an unusual remark, nor is it an unreasonable one.' And any one that knows Captain Casey knows that though brusque in his manner, and not given to those graces in manner that in many make a refusal so easy to bear, he is incapable of intentional unkindness. We can easily understand how a man, heart broken by misery, and staking all his hopes of support for himself and his children on the prospect of obtaining a particular ap pointment, must have felt when that hope was dashed away ; and how anything in the manner of refusal, however softened, must have appeared as if heartless and unfeeling. We do not believe there was in Captain Casey's refusal anything differing from an ordinary explanation of the causes why the situation could not be obtained, but ■to poor Cazali it was the last hope gone, and sounded like the voice of doom. It was the Green Harp swindle that had broken his heart, '. and the passing away of the last ray of hope, drove, reason from; her throne. Captain Casey, we feel sure,' lias heartfelt regret that he should1 have been. so connected with the last hours of many weeks of misery. But the circumstance is! one that may be the lot of any one of us that does not grant every request preferred. Sincerely as we sympathise with the public feeling of sorrow at the sad fate of Mr Cazali, we must Jask that in the first gush of feeling, the public should not be unjust to Captain Casey.

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day, 1.54 p.m

The Nonpar.il retorted to-day. Two; hundred tons were crushed with a result of four hundred and ten ounces. The Golden Spur tributers have crushed fifteen tons with a result of twelve ounces. The Black Angel has crushed seventy eight tons and is now retorting. 840 ounces of amalgam are expected to ran a bird. " The Caledonian has taken four hundred weight of picked stuff from the Otago run. The Cure looks well for a distance of twenty-five feet left of the main run. The Flagship tribute crushed twenty seven tons, which were finished last night. It was expected to run three ounces to the ton. In cleaning up to-day, it was dis covered that a large cpaantity of silver amalgam had been taken out of the berdans. The |battery proprietor) asserts that ninety pounds of silver amalgam have been stolen. He sent for the directors of the company. Retorted ninety ounces amalgam remaining The Star of the South has arrived from Napier. The Black Angel retorting gave 300 ounces ten dwt., being an average of nearly four ounces to the ton. The Golden Crown tributers have obtained sixty-one ounces from forty tons. The Flagship has lodged twenty-one ounces of gold.

COROMANDEL.

The Bismarck is continuing to take out the same class of stone to-day, and the crushing is showing well. There were 55h*>s 6 ounces of amalgam altogether up to nine o'clock.

Preece's Point has obtained seven or eight pounds more of golden stone this morning.

Tue following telegram from the legal manager has been received by Mr Mowbray, the Auckland agent for the Bismarck :—

2.15 p.m. Fifty-five pounds amalgam on hand, and 30 lbs. fair specimens since yesterday.

(SPECIAL TO THE STAR, PER GREVILLE'S TELEGRAM COMPANY.)

*\ WELLINGTON. ""S^Jr* This day, 10.30 a.m. »' .At the art union meeting last night, Mr Wrigg's famous pen-and-ink drawing was won by Mr Moorhouse. A monster meeting has been convened for Monday next to consider the action of Messrs Pearce and Hunter, the Wellington members. The iviu«ii_ip_.i Corporation Water Works Bill was committed. The Auckland Water Works Bill was con sidered, in committee and progress reported. To-day tlie Auckland University Bill and Sheehan's Quartz Stealing Detective Bill was read a first time.

On the motion of Mr Reader Wood the house ordered an investigation in the matter of Mr J. B. Russell's petition against Captain Beckham, R.M. The Government promised the matter should be seen to. In the House, last night, the Limited Liability Joint Stock Companies' Termina tion Bill passed, and was committed. The motion for a sum of £50,000 out of loan to be given to Canterbury for harbour works was withdrawn. 1.30 p.m. The House has just now agreed to the re port of the committee on the petition of Mr J. B. Russell respecting the conduct of Mr Beckham, and requests the Government " to cause an inquiry to be made into the matter." I

NAPIER.

This day. The Rangatira left at noon yesterday for Auckland.

WANGANUI.

This day. The St. Kilda left at three yesterday for the Manakau. % The Go-Ahead arrived at five last evening from the Manakau. >

NELSON.

This day. The Wellington arrived at midnight from the North.

DUNEDIN.

3 p.m,

It is rumoured that Macandrew1 has effected a reconstruction of the Provincial Executive. Tolmie to be leader vice Reed dismissed ; Thomson of Cluta, secretary]

THE SHAREMARKET.

MR LENNOX'S REPORT. ' There was very little business done upon the Exchange. Caledonian shares are offered at, £33 ; Thames, £6 2s. Cd.; Cure, 365. ; Alburnia, 70s. j,lnverness, 17s. 6d.; Alburnias were sold at £3, and £3 55., closing firm with buyers at £3 55.; Black Angel, 205., closing firm with buyers at 20s.

Mosgiel Tweeds, of Otago manufacture, are now in demand in the London market. They are a decided novelty, and excellent quality; and yet at a distance of 1,000 miles from the place twhere 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 aPrpphet hath no honor in his own country ; but it is not " colonial" to " sneeze at" a profit. The time has come when tjje nether extremities of every New Zealand man and boy should be clothed in stuff of the home production. Samuel Coombes has just received a parcel of the above Tweeds from the manufactory, and not only hopes that they will bo extensively sought for, but expects every public spirited ma» to "go in" for at least one pair ot Mosgiel Tweed Trousers,

CHEAP JOHN'S WILL.

As considerable interest is felt in the will of

i the late John Hayward, who died at the resi -1 dence of George Staines, on the night of the 22nd September, 1868, and we have been requested to publish information relative thereto, we furnish our readers with a copy of the will and certain items of information

bearing on the subject. They have been; placed at our disposal by a gentleman in the city, who is in communication with Hay ward's sisters, now residing in London. CHEAP JOHN. The deceased was known in the city as a pedlar, with principles of a higher order than usually characterise his class. He was strictly upright, and much respected. But, unfortunately, walking on the wharf one day, he was tripped Up by a hawser and in ternally injured. He was taken to the Hospital, where he was visited frequently by the Poor Man's Friend. The acquaintance ship of the People's Champion had been but of limited date, but with that kindness of disposition for which he is noted, he invited the invalid to leave the cold and cheerless walls of the Hospital and share the comforts of his own home. But John became very sick, and having been for a fortnight at tended assiduously by George, he was in spired with the happy thought of re-making his will. The kindness he had received had awakened his emotional nature, and he could not go without rewarding his.f benefactor. Reyoking all the former dispositions of his property, which he had made before he had met with this ministering angel, he made and signed the following as [

John's last will and testament. " This is the last will and testamentjbf me, John Hayward, of the city of Auckland, in the colony of New Zealancl, dealer :—I direct all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses to be paid by my executor and executrix, hereinafter named, as soon as conveniently may lie aftfer my decease. I give, devise, and bequeath the whole of my real estate whatsoever, and wheresover situate, and also the whole of my personal estate of whatever nature, kind or descrip tion unto George Staines, of the said city, of Auckland, broker, and Rebecca Staines, wife of the said George Staines, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns re spectively upon trust to sell my said real estate, and also my said personal estate, either together or in parcels by public auction or private contract forthwith after my decease, and to dispose of the net moneys to arise from such sale of my said real and personal estate according to the trusts here inafter declared of and concerning the same ; that is to say uppn trust to .pay thereout," within six months after my decease, the' following legacies and sums of money :" that '_ is to say, to each of my sisters, Eliza, fAnn 5 and Mary Hayward, a legacy of one hundred and fifty pounds ; to my half-brother, George Piggott, the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds as a legacy ; to the widow of Richard Binns, of the said city, master mariner, the sum of twenty-five pounds as a legacy ; to the widow of — Chalklin, late"of the said city, hawker, a legacy of twenty-five pounds; ' td -the present wife of — Holmes, lately of the said city, but now in Australia, tailor, a legacy of twenty-five pounds ; to the wife of "Mr — Brame, of Chapel-street, in the said city, shoemaker, a legacy of twenty-five pounds ;to Mrs Field, widow of the late Robert Field, of the said city, cabinetmaker, a legacy of twenty-five pounds ; to the said George Staines a legacy of two hundred and* thirty pounds ; to the said Rebecca Staines a legacy of one hundred pounds ; fand to the Primitive Methodist Chapel, in the said city, or to the person entitled to receive the same, «. l« g ./,j- -f f ATI 11n iin-I» for the _>u_Dpse.of purchasing books for the children of the Primitive Methodist denomination and at tending the Sunday-school belonging to the said chapel, situate in Edwards-street ; and as to the rest and residue of the said net moneys, after paying the said several legacies and sums of money, I bequeath the same to my said trustees absolutely tp be equally divided between them. I dec_ar% and^his is my wttl,f that should all or any of thfewsaid legatees hereinbefore mentioned diebefore the time of my decease, the legacy or legacies of -said legatees, who shall so die, shall be divided, and paid by my said trustees to my said sisters and half-brother, equally share 1 and share alike, or to such of them ; whp shall be alive at the time of my decease; but should all of the said legatees be dead at the time of my decase, then I direct the whole of the said legacies shall be paid to the said George Staines and Rebecca Staines absolutely as part of my real and residue of the said net moneys hereinbefore mentioned ; and I ap point the said George Staines and Rebecca Staines executor and executrix of this my will, hereby revoking all former wills and testamentary writings by me at.any time heretofore made, and I declare this to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this twentieth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight. (Signed) John Hayward. Signed by the said testator, John Hayward, as andjfor his last will and testament in the' presence of us present at the same time, who, at his request, inj his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto, Edwin Hesketh, Solicitor, Auckland. Walter Lee, Medical Practitioner, Auckland. ■ ... . GEORGE EXECUTES. John, having thus made all things snug, the same night died, and Dr. Lee certified to tin fact. George mourned as became a man anr a Briton, and then drying his eyes proceede to .execute. He realised the estate ,aA banked the sum of £971 6s lOd. Of i_is he paid away £125, less legacy duty, to ac five widows and grass widows,; £10 to he chapel, £124 6s 6d in costs of various Kir's ; and the nice little sum (less duty) of ,330 to himself and wife ; this sum represe^pg John's gratitude for a forfjiight's care, -high was further requited in the accounts Vi 10s per day for board, besides charg* ft»rj "washing, ""nurse," _tc. There jn^ re-, mained but the three sisters, and t# half brother, to each of whom the decea-'d, had bequeathed £150, or £600 in all. j GEORGE IS CONSCIENTIOUS. , But the sisters resided in Londor. In ™. c time they applied 'for their shar of their brothers bequests. But George, a became_a man charged with such a trust, *s t n°* *° be caught by chaff. He did ot believe their story. In course of tini<?eg.al docu ments arrive, and are placed iia lawyers hands. George is ordered by ■«> supreme Court "to file an inventory oM personal estate, effects, and credits of dfased on or before the 2nd day of January 1869, also to file a true account of his exec-orshm °n or before:the 2nd October, 1869 But George did not see the necessity i^ is ' l^ c} ac cordingly on the 9th of FeW, 1871, he i, p Storily ordered to * the accounts withhi one week from date, r bear the .on seouences. He files/ Bjthese accounts .he sisters and'th* half4>rc^ appear to,be still unpaid. Various we;the steps taken, during I*ll this time, and^y were the a,^ i peals made by the sistf to, .Stay* then share of the legacies. «t,Ge<>p had.aj Bter& and painful duty t^e dead to perfor m

and he stood firm. We have before ua some of the letters from the sisters.

THE SISTERS INVOKE THE AID OF FRIENDS and write thus :—" No. 36 Fendall-street, Abbey-street, Bermondsey, London, England 13th October, 1870. Brother Watters,-. My brother, John Hayward, who died about two years ago, and left a legacy to your chapel. I believe it was in the time of Brother William G. Dean. He also left several sums of money to different ladies- in Auckland, and a considerable amount to his three sisters and half brother. We are not satisfied in the way * * * * * * * If you could.oblige us by giving' us any in formation respecting the legacy you '^ould confer a lasting favour on your sister •*£ J ems, Mary Lewis, formerly Map.v,lMUi)." On the the 12th of May, 1871, the Tj ne correspondent writes to another fridr_lL_n Auckland. "Dear Sir,—We received your favour of the 4th March, and my friends wish me to express their sincere thanks for the interest you have taken in our case. Since we wrote to Mr Watters we have re ceived a letter from the lawyer who has the case iii hand in New Zealand, stating that he had communicated with "Staines," and that he (Staines) says "that he intends to throw every possible obstacle in our way," and in spite of the number of certificates, and a letter proving our identity, presumes to say that " the four claimants are impostors, and refuses to recognise us in any way. If you could in any way help us by co-operating with our lawyer, Mr F) M. P. Brookfield, Auck land, or otherwise you would confer a lasting favour on yours respectfully, Mary Lewis."

THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION STANDS FIRM. Such is the position of the case at the present hour. The absence of the sinews of war has prevented the from being pressed against the Poor Man's Friend, and he is master of the situation. The costs we understand would be about £20 or £25 ; but so far as the claimants are concerned, they might as well be £2000., We^jainder stand that power of attorney and all requi • site documents are at present on their way to a clergyman in this city ; and in a few weeks the documentary. instruments will be here for testing the case and satisfying the conscientious scruriles' bf •"the " Champion of jthe People." '. '• ,:. 7 ~Xy • WHEP.E I lli- THE MONEY ?

The sum bequeathed by Hayward to the three sisters and the half brother was in all £600. This, with an addition of eight per cent, per annum, would now amount to £792. Where is that money now ? Echo answers "Where?" We do not think it is in the valuable stock which the " Champion" exhibits in Upper Queen-street, to the terror of equestrians and the intermittent indig nation of the City Council. That would be malversation of trust and a felony, and the Poor Man's Friend is not .capable of that. It is probably banked to the credit of the lost sisters, although the proper way would have been for the Champion of the People to have paid the amount into the Supreme Court, there to abide the course of events.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE ? We are sure that it must be a source of great uneasiness to the Poor Man's Friend to beburtheiied with such a trust, and within the past few days we have heard many express a desire to contribute to the' costs of bringing the case into Court, and so relieve the con scientious scruples of the People's Champion. We cordially approve of the idea ; and we have opened a subscription list at oUr office, and shall be very happy to receive the names of those who are willing to contribute. It would be a pity if the Champion should have undertake his duties in the Provincial Council with this onerous trust pressing on him, and the matter having been for several years before the public mind; and latterly, owing to the zealous public spirit of the People's Champion, hiving been very forcibly ™_«*ek_ed on the puMic attention, we trust that we ar_ ___». at last <«_ the straight way to settling the knotty question in the be quests of Cheap John's will.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

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

mUN_.E_ns.ESS. Two drunkaids were fined ten shillings each and costs,.and one drunk and disorderly person was-condemned to pay twenty skill_u°_ and costs withthe usual alternatives. ~ ; - Robert Scot; was charged with assaulting Constable Direr whilst iv the execution of his duty. "/ j He pleaded that he was the worse for liquor at the time, but the Court said that was no excuse, and inflicted a penalty of twenty shillings aanJ costs. Laura FJstSr was charged with using unbecoming language in Wellington-street. Fined 20s aid costs, with a .caution. V THE" CITY BY-LAWS. The ayourned case against Christopher Greenaw^. for breach of by-law, in failing to comply vith a notice in writing, dated 29th August, etc., on 16th September, 1872, at Atickla-d (whatever that may mean), was withdi-iWn. Mr J.y objected to t^is course, on behalf of his clfent, without the leave of the Court. Mr Ifodie gave no reason for withdrawing from ;he prosecution. Mr Joy-asked "for a dismissal with cost.. Tie Court hoped the question of costs woild not be pressed, as the expense would falcon the ratepayers. . drJoy pressed his suit, as he alleged the c. c was frivolous, and brought against his cfeiit with culpable negligence and ignor j_ce. Mr Brodie intimated that it was the in ;ention of the Council to take other1 pro ceedings against Mr Greenaway. i, -Mr Joy said that only aggravated the matter. Mr Brodie urged that the information had been laid by Mr Goldie, as a police officer. His Worship wished to know if he belonged to the Armed Constabulary, and if so by what power he was installed ? Mr Brodie could not give his authority, but was sure it was so. His Worship asked the police if Mr Goldie was a member of his force, to which he re ceived, the following reply: '' He is not your Worship. We know nothing about him." (Laughter.:)! 7 ./, . , 4 _! . , 7 Mr Brodie ( sai^ he was a constable by virtue of his1 office. * x '■'. Uid._Op.yl ' Mr Joy said he might be a justice of the peace .by virtue of his office for all ]&« cared, (alaugh.): Vl Rj >1 J ' y( f > y His Worship-said, that in futu.to)ntfl costs should be awarded in, all'such case# ( • Mr Brodie replied that in th|_ event the Council wouldftave to instruct counsel. His.Worship said, "Notat all; Sergeant . Pardy conducts his own cases ably without counsel, why cannot you ?" Mr Brodie said that these by-laws were all hew, and the employment of counsel was necessary. His Worship thought otherwise. The by laws should bfe framed so simply that even I the most obtuse person could understand them. Thß case was then dismissed, but costs in this instance not allowed. . ! This concluded the business.

[j 'f.Ti-uth, virtue, and happiness," says Coleridge, ''may be distinguished from' each other, but they cannot be divided. They subsist by a mutual co-inherence, which gives a _hadow of divinity even to our human nature."

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