SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 4.45 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 7.17. no . HTGH WATER : This afternoon, 2.22 ; to-morrow morning, 2 57

ARRIVALS

Hilary Ellen, schooner. frr; m Mercury Bay Fannie, cutter, from Wangapoa

DEPARTURES.

Sunbeam, 'schooner, for Waiapu Prince of Wales, cutter, for Rarotonga Queen, schooner, for Russell

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hylton Castle, barque, from London. Sailed Sstn

February Clanranald, ship, from London, sailed Endyniion. ship, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London. Loading Victoria, s.s., from Sydney Thames, barque, from Sydney Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Tower Hill, brig, from Clarence River Charybdis, schooner, from Levuka Success, schooner, from Levuka A?ice Cameron, barque, from Newcastle.

Sailed 4th

June Laetitia, schooner, from Napier. Sailed 17th June Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Western Star, brig, from Sydney William Ackers, barque, from Newcastle Strathnaver, schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed 6th June Union, brig, from Lyttelton Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedin Emilie, brig, from Oamaru Upolu, schooner, from Samoa Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands Clematis, ketch, from Napier Rangatira, s.s., from Southern ports Ocean Wave, schooner, from Lyttelton, via All-day Bay Bella Mary, barquo, from Hobart Town

The brigantine Magellan Cloudhas cleared for Russell with 19 bags biscuits; J. S. Mac farlane ; 1 ton sundries, T. and S. Morrin ; 1 cask beer. R. Whitson, and Son. The schooner Golden Isle has cleared for the same port in ballast. The ketch Clio is alongside the Breakwater discharging her cargo from Lyttelton. The schoonor Golden Isle and Magellan Cloud wiil leave for Russell this afternoon.

The schooner Mary Ellen.arrived this morn ing from Mercury Bay with 20,000 feet timber for Bchapp and Ansenne. A new schooner was launched this after noon from Messrs Henderson and Spraggon's ship-building yard. The ceremony of christen ing was undertaken by Miss Henderson. The vessel is named the Ocean. She is fore-and aft rigged, 28 tons register ; length of keel, 51 feet; beam, 15 feet 6 inches ; ideptii of hold, G feet; draught of water, loaded, 6 feet. The Ocean is a very pretty model of a schooner, and is intended for the coasting trade. She will be ready for sea on Monday, and it is expected that her first trip will be to the Bay of Islands.

Messrs Henderson and Spraggon are about to lay down the keel of a new schooner of 50 tons register. The building will be com menced at once on the slip from which the Ocean has just been launched. The schooner Saucy Lass has undergone very extensive repairs at the hands of Messrs Henderson and Spraggon. She will betaken off the slip to-morrow. The ketch Three Brothers has been taken on the slip at Sm ales' Point, for the purpose of being re-coppered by Mr J. Newbonn. The s.s. Taranaki will leave the Manukau for Southern ports on Monday next. The schooner Elizabeth Curie left Lyttelton yesterday for Waikato with a cargo of grain. The barque Zanga broke hulk to-day, and is discharging her cargo. It is_ being turned out in a very damaged condition, owing to the severe weather experienced on the pro tracted passage of the vessel from Liverpool, during which she shipped a large quantity of water. To make matters worse some of the packages appear to have been improperly packed. The ship Result has. taken in her ballast and stores, and will leave for Sydney on Saturday next. The s.s. Southern Cross arrived at Tauranga at 9.30 p.m. yesterday. The Woodlark is discharging her dead weight cargo, and taking in outward cargo ai the same time. The whole of her cargo has been discharged in first rate condition. The schooner Strathnaver, which left Dune din for this port on the 6th inst., was lying at Dunedin Heads, wind-bound, on the 10th in3t. The wind was N.N.E.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Grant & Morton sold to-day at the City Mart, to close partnership accounts of Messrs Archard and Brown, the following property :—Leasehold in Mechanics' Bay known as the Native Reserve, containing the kerosene bond and free store, engine-house and store, stabling, sheds, &c, and two two storied dwellings in the Strand. The lot was started at £200, and bidding was slow until it reached £360, when a spurt of £50 a bid was put on, and the property was finally knocked down to Mr. J. Brown for £510. The freehold lot at Maraetai, Hauraki, con taining 755 acres forest land, was purchased by Mr Keane for 3s 9d per acre. The re maining lots were withdrawn for higher offers.

MINING. The following aro the current call and dividends payable in the companies named below:— L s. d, DIVIDENDS. _ New Caledonia .. 0 10 Due New Zealand Insurance Company, 10 per cent, per annum .. .. June 19 calls. •> Missouri .. .. 06 0 June 23 Coromandel Tunnel 010 0 June 23 Golden Calf .. .. 00 6 July 9 Twenty-third of June 0 10 July 9 Van .. .. 00 6 July 9 El Dorado .. .. 010 July 9 MEETINGS. Golden Calf, Grahamstown, 24th June Watchman, Grahamstown 26th June "Windsor Castle, 41, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m., 26th June .... White Rose, Mr K. Home's offlce, Shortland stieetj Auckland, 2 p.m., 30th June Queen of the May, Grahamstown, 30th June Albion, Mr Tothill's office, Shortland street, Auck land, 2 p.ni., 30th June Messenger's) Grahamstown, 7th July Windfall, Grahamstown, 14th Jnly

PROVISION MARKET.

COLONIAL PRODUCE. Btjmno Prices, Corrected by Auckland

Dealers,

a. d. «. d. » f ■• d Bwtter.perlh. 1 3-0 0 Ducks .. .. 8 6—6 0 Cheese (new) 0 6-0 7* Geese .... * 6-6 0 Eggs, per do*. 2 o—o 0 Turkeys .. * o—6 0 Lard, per lb. 0 7-0 0 Canterbury Bacon Fowls, pair.. 8 0-4 6 (in cloth).. 0 8-0 9J Good Saltßutter, 7-0 111 Auckland lo 0 5-0 8 Hams, ls 2d • Eetah. Prices, Farm and Dairy Prodttob. a. d. a. d. ■• d ■• "• Milk, per qt. 6 OtoO 5 I Ducks, per pr. 5 0-6 0 Butter (fresh) 16-0 5 Geeso, each, 5 0-6 0 Cheese (new) 0 8-1 0 Turkeys, each 5 0-70 Eggs, per doz. 2 3—o 0 Bacon, per lb. 1 0-6 0 Lard, per lb. 0 9-0 0 Hams .. .. 12-1 4 Fowls, pair.. 6 0-0 01 Salt -Butter.. 0 10—1 0 Butchers' Meat. I Beof.perlb. 0 4-0 71 Pork, per lb 0 6 Mutton .. 0 4—o 6|Veal " c BKEADSTUFFS. PLOUB. WHOLESALE. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality.. .. .. ..£l6 line Flour—household .. £14 Seconds, £12. Sharps, £7. Bakers' Price, per lb .. ..3d. Bran, Is Cd per bushel. { Bread, per 21b. loaf, ii to 4}d, j r . , ( •

BISCUIT. 1 Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b Retail, 22s MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. I WHOLESALE ' i Maize, Gs per bushel (very scarce). Oats, 5s 3d per bushel. Potatoes, £5 to £5 10s per ton. Hay, £5 to £G per ton. Straw, £4 per ton. Chaff, £610s per ton. kETAII.. Mate*. 7g per per bushel; crushed, 7s 3d-. Pits, 6s per bushel, i Potatoes, 6s 6d per cwt. Hay, cwt., 6s to 7s. Straw, 4s to 5s per CWt. Chaff, 7s 6d to 8a p<sr twt. KAURI GUM AND- FLAX MARKET. The following are the prices in the Auckland market J=- GOM — Well scraped, best quality .. .. £20 to £23 Ordinary sorts .. £20 to £22 Flax.—Finest quality £23 Second ditto £18 to £21 Tow '. £7 to £8. BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and scantlipg, 100 ft, 8s to 13s ; planed, tongued, and grooved, lis to 15s. New Zealand palings, 6-feet, 10s; 6-feet, 12s; ti reeTail3, £215sto£3per 100 ;puririposts,£6period, shingles, Ss to 13s per 1000 ; HoDart Town balings -sft., ICs; Oft., 18s ; llobartown rails, Fos COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Newcastle, 45s per ton ; Bay of Islands on board ships in port, '23s per ton, delivered 35s ; ditto at the mines, l'Gs per ton. Firewood, — Uncut, 14s per ton, delivered ; cut, 17s per ton, delivered.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

MAILS WILL CXOSK AS UNDER :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, r a£ 10.30 a.m. and 5.50 p.m. jti'or Coromandel, to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. For Bussell, per Ruby, to-morrow, at 8 a.m. For Whitianga, per Waratah, to-morrow, at 11 a.m.,

and per Mary Ellen, at 4 p.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, &c, per Lady ißowen, on Saturday, 21st inst.. at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, on Monday, 23rd inst., at G a.m. (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Dickey.—On June 17, at her residence, City Road,

the wife of John Dickey, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Warner—Beswick.—On the 3rd May, ultimo, at Auckland, by special license, Mr John Warner, of America, to Miss Eva Beswick, of Onehunga.— Home papers please copy.

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1873.

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.

The drivel to which we have been treated as to the impropriety ef fomenting the "warlike excitement" can now be appreciated. We were told that every thing that could he done was being done by direction of the Government as was best calcu lated to secure the arrest of Purukutu and his gang, and hand them over to justice; and those advocating a dash into the King country, and the prompt capture of the scoundrels were repr.e-' sented as enemies of the country. It is now very wellknown that had the officer in command at Cambridge proceeded promptly, and with bond fide intention of capturing the murderers of Sullivan on the murder being reported, they would have been in the hands of the law within four-and-twenty hours; but so stringent were the provisions against giving any offence to his dark majesty of Te Kuiti, that the murderers had abundant time for a leisurely and dignified retreat before the meshes of

red tape h- a^ een unravelled.. And ! e-v6,.1t then, during all the undignified Overtures to the King for the surrender of the chief of his b order-guards, the mur derer himself was holding high festival on the heights Overlooking our forces, j Segregating in a leisurely way a body i guard consisting of the desperados of his race, utitil at length he was enabled to march in state and report himself to the King, attended by a force, the moral effect of which on the Maori mind is not difficult to estimate. Dur ing all this procession of events abuse and insult have been hurled at every one that either gave utterance to an instinctive dislike to sneaking coward ice, Or saw and declared that the i prompt, and brave, and manly way of meeting the case would have been the most effective in dealing with the native difficulty. The insinuations of the hireling ministerial organs were as | silly as they were insulting. The settlers in the "Waikato forsooth were anxious for a war that would in all probability expose their homesteads to fire and sword, and the people of Auckland were longing for commissariat con tracts. All were animated by impure motives save and excepting a Govern ment that had made itself contemptible by evincing a readiness to bear all things for the miserable sake of place and pay, and a snivelling press that has shown itself prepared for any dirty work in the cause of the hands that feed it. It is not for us to say now what will bo the solution of the difficulty with the King party as it now exists. It is not in the power now of Mr Mackay, however bray thoroughly and genuinely brave he is—by a dash to secure the capture of the murderer and his protectors. Wo do not hesitate to say that Mr Mackay would havo been prepared for this, and would have done this had he been per mitted by the miserable skunks that still cling lovingly to the flour and sugar policy. Now it is too late, and Purukutu at Te Kuiti sur rounded by his four hundred and fifty braves, who hold their lives in their hands, and in the atmosphere by which ho is now surrounded, which will be surcharged by the electricity of war by his presence, can laugh at his pursuers. This is what we have got by the damnable taihoa policy of Donald McLean. It has been adhered to after its utter failure had become apparent, and had produced general disgust oven among those who had been deceived by the hollow "peace" which the Hour and sugar had produced. Unless the bit of plate and tho five hundred sovereigns have corrupted the whole moral nature of Mr Mackay we can readily under stand tho disguwt with which he must have seen the progress of events during the past few weeks, and the escape of Purukutu, like that of Te Kooti before him, to tho bosom of tho King. Wo can fancy the elan with which he dashed to tho'front when first summoned by the Government to go and take command; and wo can readily conceive how that unfortunate silver plate has been burning through Jiis conscience and making him sick at heart as he has gone the dreary round of his mudforts, and watched the moments slipping away during which action such as his would have been, if unimpeded, might have secured for the colony perpetual peace, and to himself a niche in the temple of fame in the history of New Zealand colonization. We do not know if the time has now come when it will be permissible to rouse up the " warlike excitement," or will it be taihoa to the end of the chapter. The posi tion of the Government as represent ing the European settlers in New Zea land is undignified in the extreme. They have been attempting to bam boozle the tribes, now by bounce, now by cajolery, in the effort to break up the King party. But that party quite as clearly as their would-be-advisers understand the principle " divide et impera," and have been fooling the Government to the top of their bent. It is almost maddening to look at the humiliating position to which we have been brought. The best excuse that can be rendered for the want ofj promptitude in relation to this, | most recent and most prominent incident id the native difficulty is that the Governments was unprepared. And this is the admission after the ex penditure of an enormous vote for succelsive years on the secret ma chinery of the native office. We have been found unprepared If there is any one fact more than all others that should condemn the flour and sugar policy it is this, Hundreds of thou sands have been expended without any proper supervision. We know not how the money has gone ; probably we never shall. It may have gone in large proportion into the private pockets of ministers, or it may have gone to feed rebel Maories. Of the two, the former would have been certainly the pre ferable course. But whatever the manner of its dispensation it has been left to the unimpeded will of those who believed in the policy known as that of flour and sugar. It has resulted in showing a native race animated still by the same murderous hostility to Europeans, the same bond of attach ment to a common principle; and it has shown the pakeha so far deluded as to have made no preparation for emergency, and utterly paralysed and powerless to repel attack. This, on the admission of the apologists of the taihoa policy, is the posture of affairs, and

so utterly delusive and likely to be dis astrous Ms it proved that if iuipeach irient had ever been an institution of colonial Parliaments this Ministry should be impeached. Unless murder is to be condoned openly and publicly before the eyes of the world, the pre sent position of affairs will necessitate a struggle both severe and prolonged. It was avoidable; it is not now— unless, indeed, colonists are prepared to tolerate a state of things that would deserve and win the contempt of all English-speaking people, and show a concealed ulcer in our system that must repel immigration and capital for years to come.

Judging from the past, from the clinging adherence to the cud dling and sugaring system, eyen after its failure is so apparent and it is laughed at by the natives them selves, we should not be surprised if we find au effort made to humor the King by enforcing his prohibition of the. sale and leasing of lands. It would be exceedingly characteristic of the Ministry, and would crown their native policy, if steps were taken to prevent native tribes owning allegiance to the King from dealing with their own lands. It will be useless condoning the crime of Pui-ukutu unless the Government take some such steps as this to sootho the offended majesty at Te Kuiti; while it would be a noble testimony to the merit of murder as an agency in producing friendly relations through clipping the comb of the pakeha. It is not for us to suggest to the Government the best way for carrying out this policy ; but we think that Purukutu, if not already on pay, might be placed on the civil service list, and in conjunction with Te Kooti, Titokowaru, and a few kindred spirits as assessors, might be employed to investigate each transac tion between pakeha and Maori in relation to land, and on his certificate conveyed to the Government titles might issue. The whole thing could bo done sul rosd, the public having shown a willingness to wink hard at the Native Office and its annual quarter million of secret service money. Tho proposal may have a grotesquo appearance at first sight, but we shall not be in the least surprised if some such scheme is conceived unless this most Bneaking of Governments is speedily hurled from its place by an indignant people. .The position of affairs is at the present hour such that we could hardly sink into a deeper depth, presenting as we do perhaps the only instance in history of a superiDr people, superior in number and power as in intelligence, compelled by it 9 Government to sue and beg in pre sence of a horde of naked savages, that they may refrain from muidering our people.

The opening of the new Market-place to morrow will be ar>"event of great importance to Auckland, and preparations have been made for celebrating it in a becoming manner. The show promises to be an unqualified suc cess, and we can answer that the concert iii tho evening will be of a very superior charac ter. The programme appears in outadvertising columns, and is incomparably tho best that has been per formed in Auckland for a long time. It is expected that over a hundred performers w :il take part. Ladies are re quested to attend iv mording costume, as it is deemed inexpedient at this season of the year to run the risk of draughts in a neces sarily exposed building. The department devoted to arboriculture will, no doubt, be a leading attraction, and from the success that has attended the affairs of the Horticultural Society in similar efforts, we anticipate a good exhibition to-morrow, the season of the year being of course taken into consideration. The afternoon has been proclaimed a public holi day, and if the weather proves fine nothing will be wanting to make the occasion a great success.

Intelligence has been received from the Agent-General to the effect that the ship Berar was expected to sail with imToietants for Auckland on the 20th May, and that tenders had been caUed for another vessel to bring immigrants to this province, which would probably leave on the 18th inst.

To the Editor : Sir, —In reference to the remarks made in last night's Star I may simply state I neither straggled nor tried to defend the massacre of St. Bartholomew ; but after hearing the essay on Quren Eliza beth del;vered in a purely one-sided strain, exalting the virgin (!) queen to the stars, I intended in the few moments left me to convey the impression that Hstead of being prejudiced in favor of this opinion or of that, we should rather hear two sides of the ques tion and form conclusives accordingly. The mere fact of nine hundred towns and villages being burnt by the Huguenots in the province of Dauphinej alonejj wasj enough to instigate the weak mind of Charles IX. to entertain the horrid thought of massacring those persons who were represented by his fiendish mother as plotting bis ruin. Let those who did not relish my words consult Lingard viii, Note 1, Daniel Histoira de France, ad. an. 1572, and thus save me the trouble of making more lengthened re marks. If the members of the class meet for^ discussion and mutual improvement they* won't add to their numbers by making the opinions of each individual member known to the public, who have no means of judging by such ex parte statements. —Yours, &c, J. Bkabazon.

In making reference yesterday to the beautiful piece of lithographing which con stitutes the "certificate of merit" for the Market Exhibition to-morrow we omitted to say that it was designed and draw a on the stone by Mr Palmer, of* Shortland-street, whose skill in this department has been often before made familiar to our citizens.

"There is nothing like leather," said the cobbler in the old spelling books; but at Wellington the cobblers think that a strike is better, and they have struck for higher wages, and the masters are about to hold a meeting on the subject. It is remarkable that in Wellington there should be a stir in the leather trade, while in Auckland the cobblers are among the happiest of mortals, hammering and Binging and smoking all day long. Our cobblers had a trade society some time'ago, but it vanished away ; there was no necessity for a Cobblers' Protective Club where all was fair-play, harmony and peace, and a general belief in the old adage, " No thing like leather,"

It has been suggested to us that an ample supply of pure water for the chipping could be obtained from the fine spring flowing near the mouth of the tunnel on the Auckland and Onehunga railway. It is estimated that the flow from this spring is from 50,000 to 60.000 gallons daily, and all that is necessary to be done to utilise it is to sink a tank there, and lay service pipes by means of which the water could be brought along the railway embankment to the wharf, and aliy part of Lower Queen-street j Or COitld b« emptied into water-boats at the new harbour works in Mechanics' Bay. The suggestion is worthy the attention of the Harbour Board, which at a small cost that would be repro ductive could ensure a good and unfailing supply of water for steamers and other vessels in port. A vpry pleasing entertainment was given on Tuesday evening in St. Mary's Hall at Onehunga, being a benefit tendered to Miss Shortt, the respected teacher at that place. It took the form of a concert, vocal and instrumental, which, under the able and kindly direction of the Reverend Father Paul, proved a complete success. The building was quite filled by an appreciative auditoiy,. who manifested their approval by rounds pf applause. The instrumentation was very prettily performed by the two Misses Donovan and Mr Blackey, while Miss Shortt, Miss Swan, and Mr Turnbull, with song, duet, &c, contributed greatly to the pleasure of the evening. The whole wound up with a dance, in which those present continued till far into the morning to " chase the fleeting hours with ftyingjleet." *" A grand complimentary benefit entertain ment will. be given in the Choral Hall, Symonds-street, on Wednesday evening next, to Lottie and the members of the Magnet Troupe previous to the'r departure for Syd ney by the s.s. Victoria. As this will be the only opportunity of witnessing the wonderful acrobatic performance of Lottie and her brothers in Auckland we advise all those who have not seen the remarkable feats of this troupe to attend at the Choral Ha 11 at the hour announced.

The next of the series of Monday'popular concerts will take place atthe Choral Hal!on Monday evening next. Some very choice selections of music wi 1! be rendered on the

occasion, and no efforts wi"'be spared to make the concert a greater success than the preced ing one. The refreshment arrangements have again been entrusted to MrE. Perkins, of the Occidental Hotel, in whose able hands they are sure to be carried out efficiently. To the Editor, Sir: I hate rushing into print for I am as bashful as a young woman, but a " wrong that needs resistance" has compelled me to do po. On receiving an order to paint a man's name, &c, &c, over his stall at the market-place I proceeded to do it; but the Inspectortold me to stop, as " they had one particular painter to do it all alike." I will not impute unworthy motives to any one, but I protestlagainst au arrange ment so. arbitrary.—Yours truly, Charles Hill. —[We do not knowjthe merits of our correspondent's complaint, but it is certainly highly desirable that the names over stalls should be kept uniform and the market-place not disfigured with gigantic sign-boarda of every style and shape.—Ed. E. S.] There were no cases of drunkenness before the Police Court this morning. ' The Auckland Scottish and, the Engineers were inspected last night in the Drill-shed under Major Gordon. Captain Mowbray wps in command of the Scottish, and Captain Darga\llle of the Engineers. Tho various movements and exercises were pronounced satisfactory, and Corporal Ferguson was made a sergeant in the place of Sergeant Richards, who resigned. Sergeant Ferguson is an active soldier, and is in every way qua,;fied for bis position. We beheve he merits his extra stripe. .:■"., Somo of the most curious productions in advei asements emanate from our tailor at

the City Clothing Mart. Here ia a specimen, " The sweetest thing in hats," "The white elephant," ''Weight only two tiUnefes'silk lined;" this refers to the hat: i "-£Fhe most wonderful Kamptulican production." This refers to the elephant. Here is another " Irish.frieze coats." These, must be Irish indeed. Coats are required at this season of tho year to keep people warm, not to freeze them. Who is your hatter? Samuel Coombes of Queen-street., The Auckland cricketers have unavoidably postponed their meeting until Monday even ing, when it will be held at the Thames Hotel. The active and other members of the Club are-requested to be, in attendance' as business of importance relating -to its future progress will be brought forward for discussion, and if time shall permit a few melodies will be sung. It is a singular fact, and worthy notice, that the crack players, of Surrey and Nottingham are all good singers. We need only add that Mr Johm Leslie Newbury, acting-secretary of 'the; Club, wJI be there. An accident occurred yesterday on the, wharf, but fortunately without serious con-i sequence, to a horse and dray belonging to Mr Belcher, coin merchant. The driver was backing the dray alongside a cutter, when j both horse and dray were precipitated into; the wkter. The tide being low at the time, and the dray laden with chaff, the result wa«-. I not serious j hut the wonder is that the poor horse escaped without a broken limb, and the dray without a smash. There was ,a crowded house at the, Prince of Wales Theatre last night to witness the magical performances of Madame Cora. Her various tricks, and the suspension of Mdlle. Christina, elicited much applause. The usual distribution of presents also gave great satisfaction. The interest in Madame Cora's entertainment continues to increase, and seems likely to be popular for weeks to come. Master Walter, by his eccentricities, caused great amusement. ■ ■ > ■;.■-.■

Messrs Brown and Co., fruiterers, Queen-1 street, are the successful tenderers for the exclusive sale of refreshments on the Occa sion of the opening of the Market. These gentlemen have only ashoiu time commenced business, but from the taste' displayed, and > the excellent stock of fruit always on hand at Syduey House, we are sure that this | department will shine out, and a handsome i profit returned to the enterprising dealers. Messrs .Rushbrook and Bridgman'intimate i by advertisement alsewhere that they have

entered into parnership, and have a large j assortment of goods at their premises for •

customers to choose from,

Notice is given to the members of the Rut land or No. 2 Company of the Rifle Brigade

that the firing in its first stage for Captain Barnett's presentation star will take place

on Saturday next. The firing will commence

at 1 o'clock at the Mount Eden rifle-range. The ranges are 400, SGO, and 600 yards ; five

shots p,t each range, will be observed.

Wimbledon regulations The star is on view in

Messrs Upton & Co.'s window.

The Marlborough papers are full of a re port of the trial of Eyes v. Eyes, which took place at Picton last week and lasted

over three days. The petitioner, Eleanor Eyes, sued for a judicial separation and maintenance on the ground of adultery by the respondent. Mr ConoUy and Mr Rogers appeared for the petitioner, and Mr Travers for the respondent. A verdict was found for the petitioner, • :'" t' *! •'■';''',, Jf.

' A meeting of' the fioarf of Education Was | was held this afternoon. Present: Colonel Haultain in the chair, Messrs P. A. ™9£ (Mayor), J. T. Boylan, W. J. Hurst, and A>* Campbell, A. Clark, and A. Bevendge. ilie secretary read the minutes, also several repon-a from local School Committees. Owing to tne din caused by the manufacture of various articles of local industry on the premises, during the progress of the meeting, it " impossible to attempt giving a correct report Of the proceedings. i The menifcers of tbe' Auckland Harmonic ! Society will hold the second <rf*tykj9*2S I this evening, at the Young Men's OtoitWt I Association rooms. This society is pio- I grossing favourably; and the selections tor to-night are very choice. fcWe have been requested to draw the atten tion of the members of St Matthew's Elocu tion Society to the notice which appears in our advertisement columns. To the Editor: Sir,—l read the letter in your issue of last evening, and knowing some what of the nuisance of having stray fowls of one's neighbours in a garden just newly arranged I would suggest a remedy, ihe prize Brahma fowl, better at all poittta than aU other fowls, as I believe it is, possesses this qualification beyond all others, viz., that a very low fence will keep them from stray ing. If your correspondent and his neigh bours, who may be fowl fanciers, will keep on'y Brahmas he win. not be annoyed by having his fowls wandering into their gar dens, or theirs in^o his. —Yours, &c,. Con stant Reaber. We observe that the new lessee of the Prince of Wales Theatre, Mr R. T. De LiaS, is carrying out his promise to repair the theatre. Plrsteieis are engaged in making good the wal^ and ceiling, and it is intended to effect various improvements. A couple of coats of paint wiU greatly improve the ap proaches to the building. Mr De Lias is making arrangements for the appearance of grst-class dramatic talent at no distant date. His Honor Mr Justice Johnston sat in bank ruptcy to-day at the Supreme Court. There

was only one case on the list, namely, that of Alexander McDonald, which was adjourned for a fortnight upon the application of Mr Armstrong, for the bankrupt.

A most heai b-rending case of buiial alive is reported : ~i American papers. A coloured man died (or was supposed to have died) and g/eat lamentation was made over the body by the relatives and friends. The corpse was laid out, the limbs composed, the eyes closed, ?nd the features were exceedingly natural. As !;s some times the custom, the so-called mourners were provided with victuals and intoxicating which they plied them selves with unt;! surfeited and drunk. Noisy and indecorous demonstrations of grief were made until the third day (Saturday), when the brother of the supposed corpse be came incensed at the disgraceful proceedings and determine 1 to bury it at once. The other folH remonstrated, declaring that the body'was yet warm, and perhaps not dead. But he insisted, as he said he would prefer to bury it than have a continuance of the shock ing demonstrations. Accordingly the remains were deposited temporarily in a receiving vault. Yesterday the vault ws opened, and the coffin brought out for permanent burial elsewhere, when it was noticed that the strong screws which had been tightly driven in three daysprevious were strained and the top of the coffin prised half open. Trembingly, and with the most dreadful anticipation, the box was opened, and horrible —most horrible to relate—the body was found turned and twisted over, the face downward, one hand clutching the hair of the head, and the other reaching out, with nails driven into the wood ; the teeth clenched, the eyes glazed and distended, and even the feet giving evidence of having been used in the last hopeless and frightful effort tofe-.cape suffoca tion. Th^se ars the facts rs narrated. The name of the viclTmwas Andrew Dow.

In a recent addresa Bishop Moran, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, said :—-'• I would prefer the most bigoted Presbyterian teaching to secularism." An old Btager was compelled by his worthy spouse to " join the cold water army," which he did, promising never to touch a drop of anything else except in Bickness." He has never been well since. Referring to Mr James Smith, and his wave of fire theory, the Geelong Advertiser says :— " This gentleman believes that 1574 will see the termination of the world and has given proof of the strength of his conviction by allowing to lapse two of his insurance policies' which he had maintained for many years. A noble young man in Indianopolis recently determined to abandon the use of tobacco. He was told that iced drinks would diminish his hankering for the weed. So, on the first day he drank three gallons of iced water, and still feeling a desire to smoke he added two quarts of cold buttermilk. He went to bed with the cheerful conviction that he had con quered his craving, and so he had. The next day he did not desire to smoke at all,' for the simple reason that he was dead The iced water, the reed butter-milk, the aban donment of his cigar, and two doctors who were called in consultation, proved too much for the noble young man. w j A young lady' of New York, who is par-1 tially deaf, is in the habit of answering "yes" to everything when a gentleman is talking to her, for fear he might propose to her and and she not hear it. The Wairapara Standard, rebuking the Indepednent, says, "the venerable hen of Willis-street not only cackles as if she were in the habit of bringing forth eggs herself (forget ful of her mission, which is simply to perform such hatching functione as may be delegated to her by the Government), but also pecks angrily atthe other bird which she imagines to be likely to obtain any of that Government corn which alone keeps her from moulting."

The Warden reports to the Marlborough Government of the Wakamarina diggings for for the year ended March last:—About 2000 ounces of gold were obtained in the Waka marina during the year, and as I have aver aged the population at 90, the average wages would be about 30s per week.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

A ROUGH CUSTOMER.

Robert South, apparently a working man was charged with maliciously and wilfully destroying a screen, value 12s, and one shirt, • value 6s, the property of Albert Griffith, landlord of the Royal Mail Hotel, in the course, of yesterday; also, with violently assaulting the said Albert Griffith, and with assaulting Constable Limmer in the execution of his duty. The prisoner pleaded guilty to all the charges, and stated that in consequence of a wound he once received in the head, when ever he touched liquors he was mad. Mr Griflith said he had no desire to press the charge of assault. His Worship said the public must be pro tected, as well as the police. Mr Broham said the constable, who was in ill-health, had received severe injuries from the kicks of the prisoner.

His Worship : You ought to be sent to the Lunatic Asylum. Have you the money to pay for the damage yon have done ? Prisoner: " Yes, your Worship." The prisoner was then sentenced to a fine of Is and costs, and damages IBs, or seven days' imprisonment with hard labour for the first offence. The second, that of assaulting Mr Giifliths, the Court would pass, as that gentleman was willing to withdraw the charge. But for the more serious charge of assaulting Constable Limmer he must suffer V one months' imprisonment with hard kbou', m this sentence to commence at the expiration of the first. . *HE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD. Messrs John Lamb, of Riverhead, and Thomas Ma'iffatlane, Provisional Trustee in Bankruptcy, agabt appeared in answer to the charge made against thnw by Thomas Milne Machattie—That they did m or about the 3rd November, 1870, unlawfully, wickedly, falsely, and maliciously conspire, combine, confederate, and agree together to make and! prove a false and fraudulent proof of debt against the estate of the said T. M. Machattie,. well knowing tlie same to be false and fraudu lent, for the purpose of defrauding the said T. M. Machattie and his creditors against the peace, &c. Mr W. L. E.ees appeared for the prosecu- • Mr Hesketh appeared for Mr .Lamb, and Mr WestoU for Mr Macffarlane.

Thomas M. deposed : Lamb owed me £3758 irrespective of any otheTclaim. I owed the money to Henderson and Macfar lane by endorsing Lamb's bills. The bills amounting to £2,999, mentioned in the schedule, were given to Henderson and Mac farlane in payment of Lamb's debt. Lamb was the debtor, and I was the security. There is one bill in the schedule which has not Lamb's signature, which is a bill for £571 Os. 7d. en dorsed by me and handed to the firm for goods purchased on account of Lamb. (A report of the transactions between the parties was then put in*and read.) Mr Machattie continued : All the items in the Trustees' report were not discussed iv my presence. The statement that that I ad mitted certain items, 1 to 16 inclusive, and 20, 21, 28 and 29, is false. They were never submitted to me, so that I could not have admitted them before the drawing up of the report, (Attention was here drawn to some notes on the report supposed to be by Mr Justice Johnston.) A lively examination then took place on his Honor's handwriting. After much discussion Mr Weston- acknowledged that the notes were written by him, which caused much merriment in Court. Examination continued : The trustee has admitted that I could not be charged with the majority of these items. The last two items are wrong. Mr Weston said he must take exception to this mode of cross-examination, which was drifting into the matter of account simply with the purpose of throwing a cloud over the whole matter. The charge is one of con spiracy, and he wished that that charge should, not be evaded. If the matter of the whole of the accounts were to begone into the half of Auckland would have to be brought forward, and the case would take months to settle.

Mr Machattie continued : There were two notes of £450 each, making £900, but on examining Henderson and Macfarlane one had been struck out.

Mr Weston again objected, and read oyer thechargeagainstdefendants. The facts being adduced by his learned friend were not e\ Idence.

Mr Rees contended that attempts had been made by Mr Macfarlane to conspire and defraud his client.

(Here a wordy war occurred between Messrs Hesketh, Rees, and Weston, which called forth a brief lecture from his Worship on the necessity of being courteous towards each other, especially among gentlemen of the legal profession.) Mr Hesketh called the attention of the Court to the fact that the chargs of fraud was made on the 3rd of November, 1870, ahd the reports were subsequently made, and were therefore separate matters.

Mr Machattie : Lamb received from Hen derson and Macfarlane goods to the value of the biU, £823 17s. I did not get a penny worth of benefit from it. The schedule of bills, endorsed by me, were given to the firm by me in payment of goods for Lamb. Mr. Hesketh contended that this mode of examination was simply a waste of time—Mr Macfarlane's and Mr Lamb's time : and his own time was valuable, perhaps more so than the time of the prosecutor and his client. ",

Mr Weston urged that the specific charge of conspiracy with intent to defraud should be dealt with independent of extraneous matters.

His Worship suggested that the case had better proceed without intervening speeches. He thought the matter might be disposed of in a hour or two.

To Mr Rees: Lamb owed me £3758 18s. 6c1., and I owed Henderson and Macfarlane £2999 4s. lOd. If I am rebeved of the bills I claim the differ ence between the bills, viz, £758 13s. Bd. According to the statement of Mr Thomas Macfarlane in his report the firm has re ceived £3,758 18s 6d which Lamb owed to me, and claim to retain the balance £758 13s 8d for having relieved me of all the responsibility of the bills, and they refuse to account to me for it. I have not claimed any sum beyond the balance of the sums. Mr Macfarlane and

Mr Lamb both knew at the time of making the agreement on the 23rd January, 1867. that the debt was Lamb's, and that I was security ; they also knew that, as I had taken the debt of Lamb on my own shoulders, that I had included it in the £3758 18s 6d, and that I was simply Lamb's security. According to the second paragraph in the report, the securities were not returned to me. I gave the " Harvest Home" and sonde property in Hobson-street to secure their guarantee, which they paid, and by „ some oversight Mefers Henderson and Macfarlane omitted to give him credit at ■* the time. 1 heard Mr Lamb upon oath swear that he would bring an action again Jit Mr Yon der Heyde if he did not give up the bill of £803 4s lid, which was renewed for the present bill for £823 14s, on the terms of the present bill on tlie 3rd December, 1566. which fell due 3rd March, 1867. The bill was paid by me to Henderson and Macfar lane on Lamb's account. I remember the time of the agreement, January 27th, 1867, between John Lamb and Henderson and Macfarlane. John Lamb told me a few days after that the agreement was made for the purpose of getting quit of me. The document then produced by Mr Lamb was handed to Mr Macfarlane. I have, since that time, seen it in his possession aud perused it. I have seen it in this Court to-day. l I Mr Rees asked that this agreement might be produced. Counsel for the defence refused to produce it as it would not help the case. Hrs Worship enquired as to its value as evrdence.

Mr Rees said itcontained certain admissions m w- V°-J£ of his clieat's claim. His Worship considered that if the docu ment contained such admissions it should be produced. '•'

Mr Rees: Here's another halfdiour wasted. i 0 faiUt r» HeSk"th: ">Tin m * leanied friend*

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