SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

BUN-SET: This evening, 5.9, StTN-KISE: To morrow morning, 7.2 HTIGR WATER : This evening, 11.80 ; to-morrow, mornl.ng, 12.

ARRIVALS.

Comerang, p.s., from Napier Fairy, schooner, from Napier and East Coast Pearl, sch.)nner, Brown, from Bay of islands Heather !.?ella cutter; from Russell Ocean, schooner, from Mercury l!ay Fannie, cutter, from Mercury Bay

DEPARTURES.

Luna, p s., for Wellington Woodlark, ship, for London Lyttelton, barque, for New Y6rk Fortune, schooner, for Opotiki

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Newcastle : Endymion, ship, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, S.s, to-morrow ; Hero, s.s.. early For London : Hylton Castle, barque early For Fijis: Star of the South. s\s., 11th August For Southern ports : Taranaki, s.s., Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Countess of Kintoro, ship, from London Sailed Ist May Berar, ship, from London. Sailed 15th May Fbntenaye, ship, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London. Loading Hero, s.s., Logan, from Sydney Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Nightingale, schooner, from Sydney. Sailed 19th . July

The s.s. Phoebe sails from Port Chalmers to-day for Northern ports. The Black Adder, from Sydney, has arrived a$ Shanghae in a damaged condition. She had been dismasted, and was provided with jusy masts.

The Alice Cameron, barque, has, arrived at Sydney.

The s.s. Victoria is advertised to sail early in August for Batavia. One of the;fastest ontward passages made df late haS .'been that of the Tamerlane, which arrived at Sydney on July 18th from Glasgow. She made the run in the short time bf 72 days. The s.s. Southern Cross arrived at Tau ranga at 8 a.m. yesterday, j The Ben Nevis from Littleton to Hotikita was wrecked on Wednesday at the Kaikou ras. - . ■■■-~:,;

The s.s. Paterson from Oamaru has ar rived at Port Chalmers and sails for the Bluff to-day.

' The schooner Golden Isle was to leave Russell on Wednesday last, and may be ex pected to-morrow with a cargo of coals. The schooner Ocean and cutter lannie arrived from Mercury Bay this morning with cargoes of timber. ...

The schooner Pearl, with 70 tons of coal, arrived from Russell this morn ing . The Heather Bell also brings 18 tons from the same port. The Pearl left Russell on Tuesday, and had to take shelter at Wangarei, in company with other vessels during a strong gale. The Heather Bell left Russell on Saturday, but had to put back, and left a^ain oa Sunday. She reports the Maid of the Mill leaving at the same time for the Thames.

The ship Woodlark took her departure for London at six o'clock, leaving the harbour ■with a gentle southerly breeze. The schooner Kenilworth, having tran shipped her island produce into the xjylton Castle, hauled alongside the Custom-house street wharf this morning. The s.s. Hero may be expected' in harbour during to-night from Sydney.

The schooner Flirt, having discharged her cargo, was taken on the hard in Custom house-street this morning, for the purpose of having her bottom overhauled.

The schooner Fairy arrived from Napier and the Coast this morning Avith a cargo of produce and three passengers. The p.s. Comerang, from Napier, is coming up the harbour as we go to press.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails tul Gloss as TJndkb :—

For Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, Waipn, &c.

per Lady 80-wen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For the undermentioned places per Wonga Wonga, to morrow, 2nd inst., asunder: — For India, China.-Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, America, &c, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Southampton and Brindisi, at 5 pm. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers,'at 4 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, i per Taranaki,

on Monday, 4th inst., at 11 a.m. For Kussell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Kowena, on Monday, 4th inst., at 3 p.m. (Signed) S. B. Bibs, Chief Postmaster.

COMMERCIAL.

The market to-day presented a busy as-j pect. There was a good, show of hay, which! realised better prices. At Mr Arthur's sale salt butter, sold from! 5d tojll|d; in produce, Wairoa cheese 6£d toj 7d,; onions realised Id; oranges 6s; man-[ darins 12s Cd; lemons 10s to 10s 6d. v

At Mr Alfred Buckland's sale this afternoon! the buyers of flax were very few, and the lots exhibited, as a rule, of inferior quality. One! lot was quitted at £16, and the same price; was offered for several others, but the ow»ersi refused to part with their stock at the price.] For one lot of better quality £19 was offered, but no sale took place. For the skins .there was a spirited competition,: and the samples' offered fetched from 4d to lOfd per lb. ! :| \

MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends: payable in the companies named below:— l;': • , L s. d.

Windfall

0 0 6 Aug IS

Yon Tempsky .. 0 0 3 Aug 13 Queen of the May .. 0 0 6 Aug 13 Lincoln Castle .. 0 16 Aug IS Central Italy.. .. 0 10 Aug 18

MARRIAGE.

Atkin—Holmes.—On July 31, at the residence of Mr J. Holmes, North Shore, by the Rev. Mr Mac kenzie, Edward T., second son of Mr Wm, Atkin, printer, of this city, to Margaret J., eldest daughter of Mr John h olmes.

DEATH.

Montague.—At his father's residence, Victoria street, on July 31, Walter, infant son of Moses and Annie Montaguo ; aged 14 months.

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1878.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that needs resistance, For the future in the distance,

And the good that we can do.

The action taken by the Chamber of Com merce at its meeting yesterday was busi ness-like and effective. We would especially commend the moderation of the various •peakers, for although there is much in the proposal of the Treasurer to evoke justifiable indignation and warmth of feeling, it is well that such a subject should be treated calmly and dispassionately, examined carefully upon its merits, and opposed, not with mere in vective, but with facts and figures that con not be gainsayed. It is in this way that the Chamber has taken up a position which we be lieve to be unassailable, and though a corrupt House, closing its ears to reason and eager in the pursuit of the baits which the Trea surer's additional three million loan will afford,; may disregard public opinion and affect toi believe, upon Mr Yogel's assurance, that the new tariff is better and more equitable than the one which it supersedes, we undertake to Say that a protest so powerful and irresistible will be entered by the whole1 colony that must sweep not only the Ministry but ;fche whole Parliament before it. We do not close our eyes to the fact that the bor rowing policy of the colony must result in increased taxation, and the Chamber of Com merce showed its appreciation of this inevit able result by the suggestion that additional duties (if necessary) should be levied under the present system, but we assert upon the authority of Mr Vogel's own statement that additional revenue is not required at the present time, and that to increase the tax ation now must be regarded as an unpardon able attempt on the part of the Government to victimise the people. Mr Yon der Heyde's ' estimate of the increase in the revenue by the altered tariffj represents, we think, a fair approximate, and when we consider that not £50,000 or £100,000 merely iscon cerned, but that the increase would be no less than £231,000, we may estimate at its right value the Treasurer's expressed conviction that the tariff was not a more oppressive one, and would not realise any larger revenue than that which preceded it. It is of interest to notice that while the New Zealand Government is pressing for the enactment of md valorem duties, the Govern ment of New South "Wales is endevouring to substitute some more definite form of taxing $han the present system of levying upon

estimated value. It is well known that prices are regulated almost entirely by the laws of supply and demand, and that the same goods may be worth considerably more in the market at one time than another. Apart therefore from the facilities for fraud afforded by a system of ad valorem duties, upon what equitable principle, we would ask, is the actual colonial value of imported goods to be determined ? If by a " rule -of -thumb " principle of putting ten per cent, oh the invoice, importers who have made unlucky speculations will feel to their sorrow that a pretty stiff duty is being imposed on their actual losses. It is of course the business of the Government to determine the amount of taxation required to carry on the public service, but the form of taxation, least inconvenient to the public, must be decided by those who have to pay the duties. The mercantile section of the community has unanimously declared in favour of duties levied upon measurement, and the Government have not the shadow of a pretext for declining to accede to the ex pressed wishes of those upon whom any in convenience resulting from an objectionable form of tariff will alone fall.

At election meetings a certain amount of noise and rough jesting is expected, and may be regarded as tolerable, but with the ex perience of Thames blackguardism at the last Superinteudency election before us, it should be at once and distinctly made known that during the forthcoming contest rowdyism will be put down with a strong hand. We are extremely loth to say aught that may appear unnecessarily severe in cases where no actual harm was intended, and where, perhaps, there was more of the spirit of fun than malice ; but there ai-e bounds to toleration, and we have no hesitation in saying that the proceedings at the Parnell Hall last night were a disgrace to the city, and the police were guilty of a gross breach of duty in not preventing such an open outrage upon law •and order. It will be a matter for sincere re gret if the elections should result in the im prisonment of any citizen who allows his feelings under political excitement to run away with his judgment; but order must bo pre served, and it cannot be permitted that re spectable people shall be openly insulted and brow-beaten in a public place. We hope the police will sco that this does not occur again, and will promptly arrest any ruffians who attempt it. It seems pretty evident that an example will have to bo made of some one before the nuisance is stopped, and those who make blackguards of themselves cannot complain if the public judges them by their own standard and the law punishes them according to their deeds. It is a mis carriage of jnstice that some of the disturbers of last night's meeting did not appear at the Police Court this morning, while three in offensive topprs going quietly on their way were laid hold of, and made to suffer the penalties of transgressed law.

Oar Parliamentary telegrams t?ive currency to a rumour that Mr Fitzherbert will assume the leadership of the Opposition, with the view of securing larger powers for Provincial Governments. It is quite possible that the combined Superintendents will repeat the attempt made last session to secure for them selves a larger share in the expenditure of the Public Works Loan j but we cannot be lieve that the Opposition, which is composed largely of Centralists, will accept that as their battle-cry. "We really thought that the con cessions made by the Government would satisfy the demands of the extreme Pro vincialists ; but If our telegram is reliable their appetite is not yet satiated, and the cry is still, " Give, give."

We learn from the Postmaster that the wreck of the s.s. Rangitoto will not prevent the transmission of the outward Suez mails, of which she was to have been the bearer. The Government have already arranged that the Alhambra, now at Port Chalmers, on her 'voyage to Melbourne, via the Blu tt', shall turn back and collect the mails along the coast, leaving in time to catch the P. and 0. Company'a steamer at Melbourne. The failure of the connecting service this month, now that the colony de pends entirely on the Suez route, would have proved a serious source of inconvenience and loss. The promptitude of the Government in the matter, therefore, is deserving of the thanks of the public.

A feature in the case of Mrs Bell which has not, as far as we are aware, been hitherto made the subject of public comment, is the palpable fact revealed that the ordinary safe guards against fraud through misrepresenta tion made by applicants for money or money documents at both the Post Office and the Banks are totally insufficient. It would be a matter requiring some investigation if the precautions taken in either of these establish ments had been found to be defective ; but' when a woman, whose very simplicity has since led to her detection, goes first to the Post Office, and without the slightest diffi culty obtains a registered letter which does not belong to her, and immediately afterwards goes to the Bank, and with the same facility changes another person's draft for more than a £100, it shews a laxity of vigilance which is a direct encouragement to crime. Of course it will be be said, and is to some extent true, that the very simplicity of; the..applicant was her best guise of integrity ;'■ but however that may be, unless some more: stringent regulations are' made we are not: unlikely to hear of some one else trying on the same game; and if the attempt is success ful, the money is not likely to be so easily recovered as it has been in this case.

With reference to the family of Mrs Sarah Bell we have received the following:—" Sir, —In confirmation of the statement made by Mrs Burgeas respecting the Bell family at the Police Court yesterday I may state that the daughter called upon me while the case was proceeding and stated that he r father was unable to continue his work, being engaged in obtaining witnesses in favour of the mother. Relief was given them. She called again after the trial, and stated her father was obtaining signatures for the mother's release; aid was continued to the close of the month. On Tuesday last she called again, and upon asking where her father was, stated he was at home. How does this fit with Mrs George's statement? When asked what he was doing, or if at work, she said he had got a cold. Fur ther relief was promised if a medical certifi cate was produced to prove his being unable to work, which has not been produced yet. A person called at my office on Wednesday who is well acquainted with him, and said he (Bell) was at home and not attempting to see after anything, and was further of opinion he would not do so as long as Government aid was given. So failing to perceive any hardship in the case of a man with a good trade in his hands, and, I believe, can earn his £3 per week, with a daughter old enough to attend to the children (if she was so inclined), I cannot see the hardship, and it would be better if those persons who are so ready to rush into print would take the trouble to satisfy themselves of the truth of the statements before giving publicity to such groundless or imaginary cases of hard ship. Had it been the man instead of the woman the case might have been different, and would have been duly attended to by— Yours, &c, X,0,"

The business of the Police Court is rapidly falling off ; drunkenness. appears now to be the last lingering vice of the city. His Wor ship the Mayor was the presiding magistrate, and three drunkards—James Macaulay, a labourer, Antonio, a Portugese sailor, and Hori, the Maori chief of the Tiki, Coroman del-~were fined five shillings each.

We understand that the aiilotint of in crease Consequent oh the new tariff has already been placed on many articles of mer chandise by the wholesale dealers. This will cause a proportionate advance upon the prices charged by retailers, and consumers in the end have to pay it. But at present the proposed tariff is not law, and merchants have not to pay the increased taxes in actual cash, but merely to give a bond thai; the duty will be paid in accordance with the decision of the legislature. Now, in all probability, the opposition to the neu duties will result in their rejection. The bonds entered into by the merchants will be released; the retailers will have re couped themselves out of their customers, but who is to recoup the people for their outlay. As it is ever the duty of the Star to look after the million, we would advise consumers to keep a close watch on their grocery accounts ; and if they find their matches, their cornflour, salmon, &c, ;a trifle higher, let them see to their rights, and demand a bond from the shop-keepers that in the event of the duties being throwii out their pennies will be duly restored, " Measure for measure."

It is a pleasant task to note the simple items of progress amongst our nearer neigh bours, and hear the footfalls of onward efforts. Coromandel — not. the place we read of in .Robinson Crusoe of the same name, —bxit the quiet settlement on the rim of on|e of the most beautiful of the harbours of New Zealand, sheltered by the undulating scenery of the bold Tokatea ranges. This Coro mandel has within its green limits signs of life and activity. Last evening the Rev. Mr Dewsßury treated Scotchmen and others to a lecture on the life and writings of Sir Walter Scotb, in the Coro mandel hall.—The contractors for the Wai koromiko road started up tho hill yester day to work with fair prospects of success. —Mr H. Kirkwood has opened a mining and investment agency office next door to the Golconda Hotel. —The Kapanga mine is pro mising.—Agriculture is attracting attention. Ploughs, harrows, and farming implements are wanting on the land between Kapanga and tho Tiki, for which tenders will bo re ceived. —And lastly, Mrs Harrison has got a daughter.

The August number of the Presbyterian Church Zfew.i was issued to-day, and opens with an article on the subject of " Ministers from home." The pulpit is iilied by the Rev. P. Mason, 13. A., with a translation of a sermon in Latin by an eminent Dutch* theologian. The Rev. T. Stewart con tinues his sketch of Calvinj and a page is devoted as a memoir of the Rev. D. Hamilton. The number also contains an able soeeoh on " Church! Union," I by the Rev. James McCosh, D.D., L.L.D., a chapter on Samoa, extract readings, cor respondence, and Church news. We notice the success which has attended the effort to clear off the debt standing on St. James's Church, Wellington-street, by means of regu lar weekly subscriptions. Under this sys tem, commenced in August last, £270 were paid during the first three quarters, and £100 is expected for the last quarter. This, with the surplus from ordinary revenue, will, it is hoped, have the desired result, and the fine church will stand free of debt within a month. This effort has not lessened the in terest of tho congregation1 or their contri butions to the ordinary schemes of the church.

Mr Gillies has introduced a bill which is a commendablo specimen of legal brevity. The enacting clause /and short title occupy four lines, and tho operating part of the measure is comprised in the words, "The Volunteer Land Act, 1865, is hereby re pealed." If, as is probable, this bill passes, it will probably be the shortest Act on our statute book.— Post.

A number of friends met together last evoning to partake of the hospitalities of the new host, Mr Morrison, on the occasion of the opening of the "Rising Sun." The pro ceedings were of a genial and harmonious character. The usual loyal and other toasts were given, and several highly flavored speeches made, especially with reference to the Volunteers. The variou3 corps were represented, and every representative felt the toast to the Volunteers like ■ a call to " aims," and seven or eight vigorous warlike speeches followed. The company, after a pleasant evening's enjoyment, broke up at, the reasonable hour of ten. The "Rising Sun" is large and commodious, is under going a thorough repair, and promises in the; hands of Mr Morrison to become one of the. most respectable taverns in Newton. !'

"To this complexion must we come at last." "Why, that's what Hamlet said!"' replied a promising youth to a gentleman; who had been bending over one of oiir morn ing contemporaries. " What is it, father ?"I "Not much, my boy. I was reading a para graph about Major Tisdall's stick, which i brought forth the,expression in reference to! the Press, which seemß to be coming down to! the capacities of the many." How interesting! to the father of a family to be re minded that there are a few sticks left> in the world to the terror of way-i ward boys • but not like Major Tisdall's, which' mtist be an extraordinary stick to be worthy a newspaper paragraph. Sir Francis i Head wrote a book, entitled " Old Sticks," { and so did Landor in his dotage, but the | Major's stick must be accepted as an intro- i ductory stick to those military sticks which j never •tick in the mud.

A good story of counting chickens before j they were hatched is told in connection with the late elections in Otago. Mr J. L. Gillies, being at first rather doubtful of his ohances for the Superintendency, secured a seat in the Provincial Council for Milton. As the Superintendency contest went on,' ithe hopes of Mr Gillies success grew stronger in 'the minds- of some of his sup porters, until at last one of the most zealous of them—a Mr Joseph Mackay—became so confident that he actually issued a flaming, address, offering himself to the electors of Milton to supply the vacancy anticipated by the elevation of Mr Gillies. When.the latter was defeated some of Mr Mackay's would-be constituents showed their opinion of his can didature by hanging an effigy of himself over his office door.— Tost. ; : ,

Mr Lusk addressed the electors of Parnell last evening. The chair was occupied by Mr Tonks. The candidate spoke at length upon public matters, with especial reference to the Education Bate as the only means of main taining the common schools of the province, and that the Act had been framed upon the best existing models. A number of ques were asked and answered, when Mr t-Jtaines contended that Mr Lusk was not a fit and proper person for the superintendency. He moved " That this meeting is of opinion that Mr Lusk is not a fit and proper person to be superintendent of the province." Mr Crowther moved aa amendment in the affirmative. The amendment was loafc The meeting closed amid great confusion.

We understand that, during the last three or four weeks the officer commanding fh'e Auckland district has been employed by the Government to enquire into and report upon circumstances supposed to be connected with an alleged practical joke said to have been perpetrated some months back upon the nether person of a clerk in the Colonial Store office, Albert Barracks. The enquiry is con-" ducted with closed doors^ and already the evidence of some children #f tender yeats has been recorded, and as we llave fe&soii to believe much to the annoyance of parents not first consulted. These, we hear, think their permission should have been previously obtained. It ap pears that the supposed victim of the alleged practical joke aforesaid received no injury worth mention, nor was he inca pacitated from attending to his office duties for more than ten minutes. The enquiry will most likely last some time, as many witnesses in this remarkable and most im portant—not to say mysterious affair —have yet to be examined^if there is to be a thorough investigation.

Mr Dargaville will address the electors of the district of Panmure this evening in the Banmure Hall. i

The August number of the Church Gazette or the diocese of Auckland contains a large amount of interesting matter. Among the items of diocesan intelligence we observe a gratifying account of the Home Mission tor the year ending June 30th, 1573. The object of this mission is to build churches and maintain clergymen in poor districts. Bishop Selwyn generously subscribes £200 per an num to this fund. The number contains a very fair memoir of Rev. David Jones, the late minister of St. Matthew's, 'which is rather a collection of facts than otherwise. "M.O. " contiibutes several interesting sketches and comments on popular principles and the Home Mission. The remaining pages of the present number are devoted to English Church News, extracts from books ; and thoughts from original thinkers, which together make a useful literary offering. ' A portion of the Gazette might be profitably devoted to memoirs of celebrated Church of England Ministers, which we believe ia under tho Editor's consideration.

The subjoined letter indicates the effect of the new tariff on a local industry :-r-Sir, —I have been carefully reading the revised tariff, and can come to no other conclusion than that the revision is neither free trade nor protection, but "simply taxation," grossly oppressive to manufactures in particular. Being a hat manufacturer I can speak so far as regards my own trade. I will put in this way, for instance P%I kive to pay from 12A to 15 per cent, on all raw material, while the home manufac tured article itself pays hut 12J, per cent., showing that we arc only protected to the extent of the costof manfacturinginEngland. Now, the outside cost of making a bell topper hat in the old country is but 2s 6d ■; 124 per cent, tax on 2s Gd is 4^d. Thus you see, Sir, we manufacturers are protected to the enormous amount of 4^d on each bell-topper. (Immense !) The cost of manu facturing a hat here, in journeyman's and trimmer's wages, would amount to at least 5s Cd, from which take 2s 10£ d, shew ing a clear loss to manufacturers hero of 2a 7sd .on each bell-topper. P.S.— To illustrate the oppression of this new tariff I havo just received a small package of cloth per Wonga WoDga, from Melbourne. Under the old tariff I should have had to pay 2s Gd, while under the new tariff I have to pay 18s. With this species of protection they will soon drive the hat manufacturers away. Perhaps you would say, and no great loss neither ; but it would be to yours, &c, W. Chapman, IGB, Queen-streot, Auckland.

A laughable incident is said to have oc curred last night on the wharf. About eleven o'clock a youth went,to the water men's quarters, and seeing in the uncertain light the round face of an old salt close to the door of the building, asked him.whether ho knew if anything had. been heard of the Hero. Receiving no answer -not even a shake or nod of the head—the young man repeated Ms question. The hard-faced in dividual sti)l maintained an obstinate eilence, and kept peering seaward with Luch apparent apt attention that the inquirer thought something unusual was happening in the harbour which might account for the strange indifference to his application. He turned his head, and looked in the same direction, but nothing was to be seen. Getting angry at, as he thought, being made a fool of,°he was just about to launch out into invectives; against the surly conduct of tho supposed! waterman, when something strange about the eye 3 attracted his closer examination of: the fface. Imagine the astonishment of our friend at finding he was engaged in conver-i sation with the frontispiece of an old f)gure-l head of a vessel which had been hung against* the door by some of the watermen using the house. -r •■■■.,

We commend the example of a gentleman' who called upon us to-day to the consider ation of every one similarly situated. ; He informs us that this morning he received a! debt which he had given up as beyond hope. Looking at the ; amount as treasure trove, he, at once repaired to the Star and expressed! his graittude,to fortune by depositing withi us 10s. for the Home for Neglected Children, ss. for the Bible Society, and 5s for the| Female} Reformatory. We shall be happy to acknowledge the reoeipt of similar dona-! tions from any one who feela in a joyful frame of mind whether a piece of unexpected i good luck be the cause of the unusual elation or not. ' .

The Carandini's are performing with great Buccess in Wellington.

, The following criticism upon the Auckland i bar, from the Wellington Post, shows that the/profession is obtaining an unenviablej notoriety :—" Although much given to enter- I taining judges at dinner the Auckland bar do not seem to be a very happy family. They neither agree amongst themselres or with 5 the inferior magistrates. Last 'session the I quarrel between Mr J. B. Russell ■"and :Mr' Beckhara occupied the attention of the House for some time. A commission sat on ifrduring j the recess, and already it has cropped up again in a mild way this session. It-is not very ! long since Mr Beckham and Mr Rees (barrister) [ came to high words in Court, the magistrate j threatening at last to commit the lawyer I and the latter in effect replying that if he did so Mr Beckham would in reality commit himself. The latest Auckland papers now furnish an account of somecharming amenities I which passed between two members of the profession during the hearing of a case in the 11.M; Court." :- ■ ■■'■ ' : I ! ' : >'l I'■ )

An English author, named Walter White who has written several interesting books of travel, got married in April last to Miss Ada Snowdon, and commemorated the happy event in these humorous lines :—

In old times the fairiei played wonderful tricks, ,' Changed maidens to vixena, and men into sticks; ■The sticks still survive, as in pulpits we see; But that vixens are dead, married men all agree One fairy named Hymen still lives, and he plays Such tricks as would fill his old friends with amaze Changes Frost into Summer, and Flint into Steel And Harry to Coward, and Wolf into Veal. But his latest achievements all' others surpass, As you will believe when you hear of the lass ■j< Who always was Snowdon by night and by day v Yet never turned white, did not even look gray • But Hymen has touched her, and, wonderful ste'tit 1 Thought no longer Snowdon aj wa y a b-WMttl"

In an article on Samoa, by the Rev Dr. £50,000 to £1 GO, 000 a-year. The Harmonic Society was well attended last evening, and some excellent selections of sacred and secular music were performed. We congratulate the promoters ot this ex cellent class oil their stofCeSS.

Mr Caldwel], gofernOr of the Dunedm gaol, has been animating ihe dryness of official reports with flights into pocfofe fafefc of expression. In ft late report lie says : "To use the picturesque language of Lord Erstine in his noblest oration, the restless foot of English adventure is unceasingly encroaching on so many deserts, and the tried virtue of the English character is converting theni Into nourishing abodes of civilised life. We wonder if he makes allusion when speaking of the ' abodes of civilised life to the abodes with which he is most iarmliarly connected."

The telegrams state that a testimonial, amounting to £100,000 has been presented by the English Nonconformists to Mr Edward Miall, which must surely be an error for guch a sum would far exceed the limits of Nonconformist liberality. Mr Edward Miall has worked well for a number of years as a public lecturer and preacher, aa an |anti state-churchman, and as editor of the lion conformist, a journal of his own creating, ancj. which he hasconductedwithsingularsuccess, The'project was a presentation of £10,000 to Mr Miall, which we think is the more likely; sum. The extra 0 probably fell from the original compositor's fingers by accident.

The members of the New Zealand Agricul tural Society will hold another meeting at the Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu, on Tuesday next. It is gratifying to observe that settlers are taking an interest in such matters.

The Prince of Wales Theatre, which has been silent for some weeks, was re-opened last evening by the Diamond Troupe, and in a very short time after the doors were opened the theatre was crowded in every .part. The various performances were rendered _ with ease and grace, and elicited the unanimous approval of the house. The programme presented was divided into two parts. The first consisted of a musical bouquet a la Christy, and comprised : —Overture, by the band. "Snow Drift;" chorus, "Men of Harlech;" a well - selected assortment of songs, and the Gipsies' chorus from "II Trovatore." All were capitally given by the talented members of the troupe. The senti mental songs, particularly the pathetic rendering of "The Grave of Little Nell," deserved theloud applause which rang through the house. The Marble Pedestal Dance, in part two, by Messrs Cameron and Fox, was executed in that graceful manner which has made these two gentlemen famous in this celebrated "pas ,de deux." In the negro business the two corner men were first-rate. The comic portion of the programme and dances..were well; done, and the farce, headed chi! " Barnum Swindle," was completely suc cessful. If the troupe should meet with the the same practical greeting during the remaining evenings the members will have to repeat the performance for another week.

At the meeting of the Chamber of Com merce yesterday the new tariff was con demned by all present. The Chairman said he had made a rough estimate of the increase in the revenue effected by the tariff. It would amount to about £231,003 upon the year's imports. On the motion of Mr McMillan, seconded by Mr E. Isaacs, it was resolved " That in the opinion of this Chamber the alterations proposed in the tariff are im politic and unjust both in principle and detail. That the return to a system of levying an ad valorem "rate on general merchandise is objectionable, offering inducements for dis honest practices ; and that the proposed rates are oppressive, increasing the amounts payable as duties on general goods enor mously —say, on the average, 100 per cent." Mr Stephenson moved —"That whatever alteration of tariff is made it should not apply to goods on sight entries passed pre vious to the proposed alteration in the tariff. If increased duties are required an increase of the present tariff would ba preferable to an ad valorem duty." The motion was car ried., It was resolved that the above resolu tions be forwarded to the various Southern Chambers of Commerce, and that a memorial embodying them be sent to the General Assembly.

The usual weekly drill of the Hobson Company will take place at the head quarters of the corps, Wellington street, this evening.

A very interesting juvenile meeting was held last evening in connection with the Sunday School Union, in the Newton Con gregational school-room. The entertainment consisted of magic lantern views, which Mr Matthews exhibited, and selections of music, to the evident delight of the young audience.

,We have received the following letter relative to the youth Cuthbertson, now under going imprisonment for stealing a post fetter :i—'f Sir,—With an: energy for the cause i ,that lacks assistance, that does your credit in the case of the unfortunate Mrs S. 'A. Be)l, which. I feel satisfied Will gain the,object in view, viz. : a mitigation of the harali' sentence which the law compelled the merciful Judge who presided to pass, I beg respectfully to call the aid of your powerful pen in a similar direction. Some six montha ago the lad Cuthbertson was sentenced to the same period of imprisonment (three years) for a like offence, with this >; difference, the sum of money was only 10s. I think " the quality of mercy would not be strained" in extending to him also a mitigation of his sentence. Ho has been worsa punished inasmuch as he was kept in gaol some months waiting for the Court of Appeal to sit to decide the points of law raised by counsel on his behalf.— Youra, &c, Citizen;"

COLONISTS' PROTECTION LEAGUE.

A. meeting of members of the Colonists' Pro tection League was held this afternoon, at the British hotel, Queen-street', Albyn Martin, Esq., in the chair. Present : Messrs Kemp thorne, Woolfield, Woodward, and Major Walmsley. Tlie minutes oi. the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

■ The Hon. Secretary read several letters of apology from absent members, and announced the receipt of a manuscript paper from Mr Chamberlain.

The members expressed their thanks to the author, and. resolved to get it printed at once.. ' . • *

The Secretary also produced copies of Par liamentary debates which he had received. The Secretary recommended that the League should express a deliberate opinion on the changes in the tariff at the next meeting. Major Walmsley considered that a matter of so much importance should not be delayed for a month.

The Chairman suggested that the meeting should be adjourned for a we'ekj during which time each member should give the tariff changes his most serious consideration. It was finally resolved that the meeting-do adjourn until Friday, the Bth insfc

WHAT I SAW AND HEARD AT THE TRIAL OF THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT.

~ [FROM OXJR SPECTAI, CORRESPONDENT.]* London, May 16. To report the Tichborne trial was a task never to be ttrotfght of—a task altogether beyond any but specially skilled artists—but my instructions were clearly to visit the Court, and to give such an outline from the daily reports as will afford a fair idea of this celebrated case to colonial readers and save them the trouble of wading through a mass of repetitions and Contradictory evidence

ffe first difficulty, and perhaps the greatest, Was how to get into the Court., A previous 'ktioxv} edge had informed me how limited the acctefninodation would be. ..^The Court of Queen's Bea<sh is not large. Re porters had already been arranged for, to the exclusion of many privileged persons, andtfce crowd in Westminster Hall on the opening morning gave indications of an approaching struggle. The police became masters of the field" and announced that none could enter except on business ; the Court was full before the crowd prepared for a rush. :, > What was to he done. I had no influen tial friends to appeal to—no credentials to present. I saw many self-possessed intli viduals approach the guarded door with c6h fident assurance, only to be turned back, and treated to much jeering by less-pretentious candidates. With cautious reserve I bad armed myself with ; an introduction from a very old friend to Inspector Denning, of the A 'Division. I sought the; Inspec tor, he looked doubtful, but hf said he must do all he could to oblige our mutual friend, -and the end of it.was that I was smuggled through the barrister's entrance, and at once took up a good position. On two sides of the Court there are galleries with three small window openings toffcach. These were specially reserved, and accommo dated but few, and principally ladies.

The judges are seated on a raised platforaj, Lord Chief Justice Cockburn in the centre, Mr Justice Mellor on the right, and Mr Justice Lush on the left. The costume of the judges is peculiar—blue gowns, .huge silk sleeves, and tippets. Sir Alexander reminded m somehow of Mr Buckstone, the comedian^ Justice Lush is a happy-looking man, with "a twinkling eye ; and Air Justice Mellor locked heavy and dull, as though the affair was to him an awful hore.

The jury are seated to the left of the judges. On the whole I like the look of that jury, mostly grey beards, men who have out lived passion, and who are prepared to take a calm view of everything. Scarcely twi), I should think, ,<pan be under forty years v pj age; 'It will be a terrible trial to them, but they look like men who have made up their minds to it, and they will, possibly be re warded by having their portraits handed down to posterity in the* Gh-aphie or'the Illustrated London News. ' ,".,>

Mr Hawkins, Q. C., is for the Crown. Hfe looks a hard nail—whiskerless and smootl£ shaved ; a well-shaped nose, and a curious expression about the mouth. He looks a$ though he would fasten upon a case and worry it through, tear it ; laugh over it, be serious over it, drop it, and take it up again for a yet more vigorous shake. He has a habit of occasionally puffing out his lips and mouth, seeming to blow the case away fora time as something unworthy of serious treat ment. He presented to my mind the notion of a man so smooth and equally adjusted that outwardly there was nothing to lay hold of —no weak point to seize upon. * Sergeant Parry is an entirely different type of man, with a full round face, suggestive of good living and easy digestion. The sergeant is an adept with witnesses. He will coax, persuade, and even tickle them. He is terri ble in waiting for his opportunity, and when it presents itself the most is made of it.

The two leaders entered the Court as though they had never heard anything »bo,tfi the great Tichborne tria", and had merely looked in, ready robed, out of respect ike court. They had short conversations, pressing the onlooker with the idea'.fhat they mighii possibly be saying, "What's going on here to-day, anything special ?" Dr. Kenealy, the claimant's counsel, is a short, much bewhiskored man, with a face somewhat Hibernian, and his junior^ Mr M'Mahon, is sadly overweighted by the dxr&j of juniors on the other side.

The principal actor is, of course,!*the claimant; he has many friends outside if.^e may judge by the roar we hear before lie, enters the Court. Morning and evening ms brougham is completely mobbed by a crowd' 6f admirers, and Palace Yard is crowded when he makes his entrance and his exjli His tendency to obesity must be chronic,'oi* certainly the roasting he has undergone would1 have reduced his bulk. Some men wotild have been brought down to an almost fleshl less condition by the worry the claimant has undergone, but here he is, nevertheless, smilj ing onall sides as, he enters, taking his ■£$)& directly opposite to the judges, and just beneath the seats appropriated to the leadirl^ barristers engaged in the case. The issue of the present trial is a'terrible business for the claimant. He is on his tria| for.perjury;-and-the twelve men who sit,!Li|i; that box have to "well and truly, tryi.ajid due deliverance make." . If their verdiGt'is adverse, the claimant's brougham will return to the stables < without the fat man, i aiid Lord Chief Justice Cockburn will deliver, judgment without thought or care fo* [-iW premature verdict of the outsiders, who ?$$ perfectly mad in their vociferations.

The jury having been sworn, after i some objections, which were allowed or over ruled, we now proceed to , : . < > }/,

THE TRIAL,

After a small skirmish Bebween counsel^ Mr Hawkins rose to -open the case for the Crown. He stated the main features of. the charges of perjury made against the claimant,, and proceeded to give an outline of the life; of Roger Charles Tichborne, promising' to follow it by an outline of the life of Arthur Orton.

Roger Charles Tichborne was born Qn,tHa. sth January, 1829. His father, James Francis Tichborne, succeeded to the baronetcy %Id the Hampshire estates upon the death of his eldest brother in 1852. Sip James died in 1862, and was succeeded by his second son, Alfred James, who was born in 1839. He died in IS6G, leaving a widow and posthumous' son ;, this son is the present, baronet, whosfi claims are disputed by the Australian claimant.

The means of James Francis and Henrietta Felicite being limited up to the time of tHo death of his brother, they resided in Parisii1 Both were Roman Catholics. In 1835 the teacher of. young Roger was M. Chatillorif and upon one occasion the child went with; his father and Chatillon to London. The, mother remained in Paris, there being some family estrangement prevailing, and in 1839,* Roger being then ten years of age, he agaiii; went a tour with his father and M. Chatil lon— this time through Britanny. They wer«< at Ponic, where Roger had a fall, but there was no wound or scar. In 1840 M. Chatillcn> ceased to be tutor to Roger, but always ifdfp| remained his devoted friend. Roger th )' went to a school kept by M. Dupa'nloii. / then followed the Abbe Salis, then M. SpWy vet. His sole confessor in Paris' was Pare Lefevre, who received his last confession be^' fore he went td South America. At',the; age of nineteen he confided a. teodw secret!

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