SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 7.1.5 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 5.9 HIRH WATER : This evening, 11.49 ; to-morrow morning,

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

Golden Crown, to-morrow morning at eleven o ciock

ARRIVALS.

Lady Bowen, p.s., from Mahurangi

DEPARTURES.

Queen Bee, ship, Williams, for London Lalla Kookh, brig, for Newcastle Star of the South, s.s., Holmes, for Napier Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars, for Tauranga Rowena, s.s., McGregor, for Northern ports Challenger p.s., for Wangarei Sunbeam, schooner, for Wangarea Mary Ellen, schooner, for Mercury Bay

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports : Taranaki, s.s., Thursday For New Caledonia : Eagle, ketch, Thursday For Boston, Mass. : Ayr, barque, early For Cork : Polar Star, ship, early for San Francisco, calling at Honolulu: Dakota, mail steamer, £?,rd inst. For Northern ports : Rowena, s.s., Monday next; Comer.ang, p.s., Friday next For Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tatiranga; Southern Cross, s.s., Monday next For London : Glenhuntly, barque, early For Sydney and Melbourne : Hero, s.s., 23rd inst

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Warwick, ship, from London. Sailed 4th November Caduceus, ship, from London. Loading Durham, ship, from London. Loading Moa, brig, from Melbourne Nebraska, mail steamer, from San Francisco Hero, s.s., from Sydney Briton, barque, from Newcastle Sea Gull, schooner, from Levuka Southern Cross, schooner, from Sydney Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne _ Ivanhoe, schooner, from New Caledonia Jessie Niccol, schooner, from Tahiti Margaret Campbell, schooner, from Oamaru. Sailed 14th. January Charybdis, schooner, from Levuka Merlin, schooner, from Levuka

The ship Queen Bee took her departure for London this morning. , The barque Lochnagar, from London, has reported at the Customs.

The brig Byron has cleared outwards for Hokianga. The brig Lalla R.ookh left this morning for Newcastle.

The schooner Magellan Cloud has cleared outwards for Russell with a quantity of cargo shipped by H. S. Meyers & Co. The ship Agnes Muir has cleared outwards for Invercargill with a part of her original cargo from London. She will leave this eve ning. The schooner Opotiki has cleared outwards for Opotiki with a large general cargo and one passenger—Mr Litchfield. She will leave this evening. The mail steamer Dakota may be expected this evening from Napier. She will leave - again with the English and American mails at two o'clock on Thursday. Tenders are required by the Regatta Com mittee for supplying four flagboats on Regatta day. The s.s.- Southern Cross left last evening for Tauranga. The s.s. Rowena took her departure yes terday evening for Russell. The s.s. Star of the South left for Napier yesterday evening. The ketch Eagle will leave for New Cale donia on Thursday next. The s.s. Taranaki is announced to leave the Manukau harbour on Thursday next for Southern ports. The Taranaki left Nelson for Auckland at ten o'clock last night.

COMMERCIAL.

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

Quebec, Mr E. Home's office, Shortland street, Auck land, 23rd January Shotover, No 1, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m. 23rd January Watchman, Grahamstown, 24th January Nil Desperandum, Coromandel, 24th January Dauntless and Sink to Rise, Grahamstown, 27th January Red Queen, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2.30 p.m. 28th January Middle Star, Star, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 3 p.m., 28th January Kuranui, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 10 a.m., 28th January Yon Xempsky, Company's office, Queen street, Auck. land, 3 p.m., 33th January Una, Shortland, 30th January Ruby, GTahamstown, 31st January Durham Ox, Grahamstown. 31st January Morning Star, Grahamstown, 31st January Hauraki Saw Mill Company, Mr Bennett's office, Shortland street, Auckland, 2 p.m., 3rd February Central Italy, Grahamstown, 4th February Green Harp, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 10th February New Golden Pah, Company's office, Shortland street, Auckland, noon 12th February

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under :— .For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 11.30 a.m.

For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, on Thursday, 23rd inst., at noon For Wangarei, Wangarei Heads, Mangapai, &c, on Thursday, at 2 p.m. Per p.s. Dakota, on Thursday, 23rd inst., as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe via England, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdon via San Francisco, at 1 p.m. For money orders! registered letters, and news papers, at 11 a. in.

Late letters for the United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d in addition to the postage will be received by the mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. (Signed) S. B. Bias, Chief Kostmaster.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT.

Letter Received.—"A New Identity" on steam subsidies.

EDUCATION RATE.

FATHERS AND MOTHERS, LISTEN !

YOU are told that the new Education Rate is oppressive. Hearken ! Hitherto you have paid school fees for your children. Under the new Act instead of school fees you pay One Pound per annum household rate in quarterly payments of five shillings each. You pay also five shillings per year for each child of the school age ; but not tor more than four in the family- the rest are free. Compare the old with the new, and don't be misled by trading politicians. The following table shows the fees payable per annum in the pust and in the future for one child or more :--

Or viewed thus : the cost per week for the education of one child by the new Act will be under Cd ; two children, it will be under 3=Vd each ; three children, under 2^l each ; four children, a little over 2}d each ; five children, l^d each ; six children, about l 2 d each, and so on.

The cruel tax! The grinding tax !

DEATH.

Philips. - This day, January 21, Julian David, aged 8 months, infant son of Mr P. A. .Philips. The funeral will take place to-morrow, at 10 a.m.

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

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 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.

As we observe from our contemporaries!, at the Thames and in the Waikato, the idea of a railway connecting these two places is taken up with ve'K) con siderable enthusiasm in thetwo districts more immediately interested. Repre senting, as we do, the interests of Auckland city, and being presumed to be unconcerned in anything outside the limits of own circulation, we should probably raise our hands in pious horror at such a contemplated waste of public money, and show-by irrefragable argument that this city, and this alone, is the proper entrepot of the trade of the Waikato, arid that the agitators are running contra to the decrees of Nature when endeavouring to di vert the Waikato trade to the Thames. But we cannot. Such a railway, it would be hypocrisy to deny, will be a blow to Auckland ; nevertheless, we do not hesitate to say that, on every ground on which railway enterprise can be advocated, it is the most de fensibleandthemoat likely to be speedily recuperative, and calculated to advance thecause of settlement and colonization of all the contemplated public works of the colony. Not merely does the large population settled on the gold field demand that communication should be opened between it and an agricultural and producing district, but the irresistible logic of geography fixes the head of the Frith of Thames as the shipping port for the Waikato ; while the formation of the intervening country, unless accounts are grossly exaggerated, promises that the con struction of such a line will be of the cheapest to be found in our experience of railway construction in New Zea land. We have no doubt that as the agitation matures we shall find con siderable counter —agitation in this city, and even already can we hear the muttered growl of discontent. Self-preservation is the first law of nature, and self-interest tinges most oi our views of public policy; and there can be no doubt that there are many who will be prepared with most cogent reasons to show that the produce of Waikato shouldcometo this city alone, and that the formation of a competing line in opposition to the Auckland and Mercer railway will be suicidal to our great scheme of public works. If the Thames and Waikato people think they are going to have this all their own way without determined and insidious opposition we fancy they are very con siderably mistaken, and if they are not united and firm, geography and geology will fight for them in vain. At the present time singular unanimity per vades the Waikato settlement. How long this will continue remains to be seen. But if Alexandra will no longer envy Hamilton, nor Ngaruawahia vex Cambridge, then may they succeed in obtaining from some one spot in the Waikato—it matters not where—let it be decided by nature not intrigue—a public work that will do more to raise their magnificent district to its right ful position than any other boon that could be conferred. We have said that this railway will be a heavy blow to Auckland and so it will; and in consequence it will be certain to receive a strong and fierce opposition from that large class of

people who can see no farther than to the tips of their owii noses. As to the ultimate effect of such a railway on the commerce and Welfare of Auck land city;, that is another affair. It is not " ultimate" advantages that gene rally guide men in such circumstances, and consequently such considerations will not weigh. Btifc those who can look away beyond the miserable con siderations of the hour, and see in the welfare of the province, the most assured welfare of the city, should cor dially join in sympathy and co-opera tion with the people of Waikato and ; the Thames, and hope and strive for the construction of one of the most important and valuable lilies of railway that this colony is likely to possess. When we compare with such a line and such a district the doleful prospects of railway enterprise in re lation to the dreary and desolate shores of the Kaipara—which we are bound to advocate in the interests of the city, and of the unhappy inhabitants of the Northern districts —it will re quire a very large amount of undiluted selfishness to raise a protest against the Thames and "Waikato Railway. But while such protest would be a dis grace to the man that used it, we do not anticipate that any very active and zealous co-operation in the scheme will emanate from Auckland. It will be enough it a general sense of shame at the idea of opposition compels our community to sit dumb, while the peo ple of the* Thames and "Waikato are working out their destiny. That a railway will be constructed there even tually is as sure as that the district exists; but it will redound with very little credit to the bond fides of the colo nization policy if such a project as this is shelved, while the ear is given to so many wild vagai-ies in the work of railway extension.

Ever and anon the subject of the rival fire brigades rises to the surface, causes a momentary ripple, and then sinks again. At the City Council meeting yesterday the regularly recurring in cident of a mild debate on the subject, and the usual reference to some com mittee occurred, and we shall hear no more of the subject till—it comes up again. The fact is the Council is afraid to deal with it. Superintendent Asher has his friends, and Superinten denfcMatthewshashis friends, and accor ding to theprinciple commonly observed in the transaction of our public busi ness the vested interests of these gen tlemen are paramount. It is nothing that the Government buildings have been offered up as a holocaust to ap pease the excited jealousies of these two lire kings. It is nothing that their differences, and their rights to prece dence are i» statu (jiio. The solution of this very ridiculous but really vital question is still left; to the chapter of accidents, and while it is being solved the town may go to blazes. When another fire occurs we shall have simply a repetition of what has already taken place, and thousands of pounds will be sacrificed while these two helmeted potentates are arranging their little points of etiquette in the streets below, with the flames rolling from pile to pile of buildings overhead. Is there nobody in the City Council with nerve enough to fling the interests of Messrs Asher and Matthews to the winds and demand that these and their rights and interests shallnot stand in the way of the extinction of fires ? We know that such a course would be a violation of Auckland principle. That principle is, that there is only one man in the whole world able to do anything, and that is the very jnan who is appointed to do that thing. We do not know, nor do we care particu larly to know, what may be the qualifications of these two gentle men for quenching fires. That the Custom-house and Post-office should have gone to smoke and ashes before their very eyes must damn them in the estimation of every one not blinded by the claims of friendship, and neither the one nor the other should be en trusted with the hose again. Hitherto all the experience we have had of fires in Auckland has been as to how they burn ; never once as to how they are extinguished ; and we deny the vested rights of any man, or any men, in the continuance of such a state of things. In the case of every conflagration yet in the city, the fire has exhausted it self, and probably more effective ser vice has been rendered by a few zealous citizens in plain clothes—who appear foremost at every fire—than by all the belted and helmeted firemen who appear seemingly for parade, and got up for display ; while alter every fire we are informed that it was this, and it was that, and it was the other thing that prevented the fire men from doing extraordinary things. It is no consolation when men stand by smoking ruins and see the savings of years crumbling in ashes to be stupidly told the reason why the fire was not arrested. It is the business of those charged specially with this busi to see that "if" shall have no place among the excuses after a fire ; and if the City Council wish to go to work in the cheapest as well as the most effective way for preventing the des truction of citizens' property they should pension off the two fire kings, or give them subordinate positions, and obtain and properly pay an experienced officer, who will be charged with making all needful preparation for every contingency, and who will skill fully and effectively grapple with a fire whenever or wherever it occurs. Wil i i 1

the Coubcii do this ? indeed tHe j WOli't:

We are assured by Inspector Goldie that residents in Alten road will not be perntitted to drain filth into the drain pipes now being | laid there. Two applications were made to him yesterday for permission to do so, but he emphatically refused to grant their request. The Mayor has ad dressed the Government upon the sub ject of an outlet for the Alten road and Stanley-street drainage through the railway embankment. We learn that an attempt to drain closets into the sewer in Chapel-street was discovered and promptly stopped by Inspector Goldie a few days ago. The con necting'drain was almost completed when the Inspector discovered what was being done* and compelled the owner to fill the drain up again ; the cost of the work constructed only to be destroyed will no doubt act as a pre ventative to similar attempts to send filth down on to the beach in future. The In spector of Nuisances has ample power under the Public Health Act to bring offenders to to justice, and he is determined to enforce its provisions rigidly. The earth-closet sys tem has been adopted by a large number of householders, and found to work most satis factorily. With the reasonable araoiuit charged by the city contractor for clearing these closets there is no excuse for keeping filthy privies or for draining into the sewers.

Frances Jackson, a girl five years of age, was blown off the Tararu wharf on Sunday. Mr Cave, mate of the schooner Clio, gal lantly jumped into the water to save her, and was followed by Captain Chambers of the same vessel. They succeeded in holding her up till a boat came and took them all on boai-d.

The nature of the scandal in connection with Mr Eyes, which the Government have recently appointed a commission to inquire into,is thus described by the NelnonJSxam'me.r: — " We have before alluded to a very gross scandal affecting the character of a high functionary in MaiTborough—a servant of the Colonial Government, and a magistrate. No inconsiderable hubbub was raised about Mr. Eyes' private life a year ago, when he_ was about to be appointed to the Resident Magistracy of Marlborough, but as the subject of the scandal was sent away the excitement subsided. A few weeks ago, the return of the lady, who is a half-caste, and taking up her abode in Blenheim, with other transactions in Mr. Eyes' domestic affairs re kindled public hostility against him, and an address to the Governor was got up and signed by r>oo persons, praying that inquiry might be made into the stories which were in circulation affecting his conduct. Public feeling was greatly excited at seeing the female in question brought to the bazaar, held at Blenheim on the 4th ultimo for a charitable object, by a man named Lawrence in whose house she lodges. With one voice all cried turn them out, and the party were hustled oat accordingly. Mr Lawrence thereupon summoned three of the gentlemen who were most active in expelling him from the room, but the first case tried—that of Mr (i ]? e n— wa g dismissed, leaving Mr Lawrence or his employer, to pay about £14 costs. On the evening of the 11th ultimo, a public meeting was held, which was mirne?'ously attended, when a deputation of twenty-foui residents was appointed to proceed tc Wellington by the next steamer, to agair urge the Government to take proceedings in the matter. Meantime Mr Eyes is threat ening to bring actions against several persons who have taken part in the measures againat him. We are glad to learn that Mr. Montague Marks has so far recovered from his serious horse accident on Christmas day last as to be able to take outdoor recreation. At a meeting of the parishioners of St. Mark's Church, llemuera, £123 were sub scribed towards alterations which it is in tended to make to the church. Plans are tc be at once called for. Henry Kingsley's last novel, "Valentin," is pronounced by no less an authority than the Alhenmim to be "one of the worst novels ever published, utterly void of sense, taste, or coherence." A small house on the Golden Crown claim, occupied by two miners named Robt. Gallo way and George Harkis, was burned to the ground on Sunday afternoon. The Courts have decided that Mrs James Gordon Bennett ma}' marry again if she wants to without losing her property, the late deceased's will to the contrary notwith standing. The Eoyal Magnet Variety Troupe, with its cluster of clever artistes, will open at the Prince of Wales Theatre to-night. These artistes are no pretenders, but among the most accomplished and perfect that ever visited this city ; and as their stay is limited to six nights, our play-loving citizens should not miss an opportunity of witnessing their extraordinary performances. The fact that these eminent gymnasts and vocalists have played and sung before the most critical audiences in the world is sufficient to con vince any person that to witness the doings of the Magnet Troupe is no mean privilege. It has been remarked of this troupe that the oftener its repetitions the more magnetic in its influences the troupe becomes. We ex pect to see a full house to-night. Turkish ladies are asserting their right to be seen. High-born Osman damsels now dress in Parisian style, wearing veils of the thinnest possible gauze, which soften without concealing the features. The white flagging in front of the Ex change, which threatened to make all our sharebrokers blind, received to-day a coating of coal tar, which has prevented the painful i glare reflected from the pavement during the | day. Several other poi'tions of the footpath {in Queen-street would be improved by a i similar application of tar. White pavements, unless shaded from the sun's rays by a ver andah are most injurious to the eyesight of pedestrians. No where to go ; the Circus is gone, and the Royal Magnet Troupe has not arrived. Where shall we go ? Such were the words exchanged by many last evening in the comparatively empty streets of our city, who wandered listlessly about in search of some kind of excitement. Signor Chiarini must feel gi-atified at his success in Auckland; his Circus met the popular taste exactly, and proved, beyond a doubt, that we must not yet look for any striking achievement in the higher arts while the important question of education is deemed a bug-bear, and a small educational tax regarded as tyranny, when our people are content to spend in one week enough money to educate the children of the who]e community for a year for the privilege of watching the tricks of a monkey, and the somersaults of a few acrobats. There's a purple hall to the grape, a mellow half to the peach, a sumniy half to the globe, and a better half to man. At a meeting of the Regatta Committee last evening it was announced that Captain Stetson, of the ship Polar Star, had placed his vessel at the disposal of the committee as a flagship. £50, which had been collected by the members appointed to canvass for subscriptions, were handed in to the treasurer, I

The "funeral" of Pere Hyacinthe to*k place, according to the, London Mcho on i September sth. It is the custom of Roman Catholic religious communities to ydj any member that deserts them dead, ami thecefemony of burying them is gone through. This was done at .the Convent oi the Dominicans, to whifcli M- Hyacinthe Loyson belonged. At a meeting held in Otahuhu yesterday afternoon regarding the formation of a district, under the Education Act, it was stated that there were 120 boys between the acres of five and fourteen in the village. Ihe boundaries of the district were discussed, and the Inspector of Schools explained various matters connected with the working of the Act. Rev Mr McChesney, an American mis sionary, was killed recently by a stray shot during ft piratical attack on a town upon the West River, in China1. The Queen of England and the Marquis of Lome, her son-in-law, have giveil commis sions to the artist, William Bradford, to paint pictures of Arctic scenery. An alteration has been made in service ]S To 4of the steam services, for which tenders are invited by the Provincial Government. The steamer engaging for the Tauranga, Opotiki and Poverty Bay service will be re quired to call at Great Barrier Island. Dr Rousseau, a miser, in Paris, has' just died, leaving about £4000 a year—which goes to his janitor and cook. He was such a wretched object to see that charitable per sons often slipped money into his hands. At the City Council yesterday the follow ing business was disposed of, in addition to that reported in our last issue :—lt was re solved to release Messrs Tookey and Stewart from the contract for supplying flagging, which they undertook as sureties for Mr Pilbrow. Petitions from Hepburn, Pitt, and Beresford-streets, requesting that those thoroughfares be put in order, were referred to the Streets Committee. The question ot forming William-street and Baker-street was postponed for further consideration. The counter petition from the master carters was ordered to lie on the table. The City Sur veyor's report was read, which strongly recommended the use of asphalt. The sur veyor reported that a fire escape could not be obtained under £50, but three long ladders could be had for £14. Upon the motion of Councillor Cosgrave, seconded by Coun cillor Isaacs, it Avas agreed that £14 be ex pended for that purpose. The contracts for repairing the city pumps for the term of two years was given to Messrs Craig and Co. Tenders for kerbing Grey-street were received from Mackay and Co., £15 17s (id per chain ; Mamiire and Irven, £13 4s 9d, and Daniel Falloon, £12 10s. The latter was accepted. The tender of Messrs Jagger and Parker (£2 3s 4d a chain) was accepted for fencing the city park. Mr H. Hidings was appointed city valuator. The monthly inspection of the Auckland Scottish Volunteers will take place this even ing in the Drill-shed. The January inspection ot the No. 1 Royal Company of Rifle Volunteers is announced for to-morrow evening. The election of a sub-lieutenant will take place afterwards. Tenders are required by the Regatta Com mittee for catering on board the flagship on Regatta day. The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's will be held this evening in the school-room. We observe by our Saturday's telegrams that Mr Mothersill (formerly agent to Mr Hoskins and Miss Colville) has arrived at Port Chalmers as agent in advance for Mde. Cora de Lainond, the lady wizard, and that he will shortly visit Auckland. Cora is a wizard of no common order. She is assisted in her entertainment by her sister Christine, and has appeared with considerable success in various parts of the Australian colonies. The half-yearly meeting of the Auckland Gas Company was held yesterday afternoon F. Whitaker, Esq., in the chair, when the secretary read the following interim report: —" The statement of accounts now submit ted to the shareholders shows a sum of £1,579 9s (3d to the credit of profit and loss. Out of this sum the directors propose to pay an interim dividend at the rate of of 10 per cent, per annum. This will absorb £1450. The directors regret that they cannot propose a larger payment on account than 5 per cent., but they feel no doubt that the state of the company's affairs will justify them in July in making a dividend, at all events, of 12J per cent for the year.—Fked. WhiTAKEE, Chairman of Directors. Referring to the Education Act yesterday's Thames Advertiser says :—The province of Auckland has now an opportunity of doing itself incalculable benefit by the operation of this Act. While in the Southern provinces the poorest settler could give his children a good education, the privilege has been denied to the Auckland settler by the selfishness of a class who, so long as their own children were educated, seemed to care for no others. Even the public endowments for the cause of education were monopolised by the better classes instead of fair opportunity being given to any to gain their advantages. It has been notorious that good settlers were kept from the Auckland province by the difficulty of getting fit education for their children, and that these were attracted to other provinces by the splendid provision for instruction, and possibly, even in this way, Auckland has lost more than it has saved in not spending money upon education. It has been penny wise and pound foolish policy even in the lowest sense. Auckland has been regarded as the stupid, mercenary, mean province of New Zealand. A charge of rape upon two children, aged respectively 4^ years and 9 years, is preferred against a man ipamed Harry McGinn, at Goromandel. A warrant for his apprehension was issued, but he has so far successfully eluded his pursuers, although a large number of persons we"nt out to search for him. Assaults upon children are becoming extremely common, and we hope that in future convictions the Lash will be applied to offenders. Wretches who can be guilty of such brutal crimes do not deserve any consideration, and it is time for the exercise of strong measures to check this class of crime.

There was a good attendance at the annual missionary meeting in connection Avith St. Sepulchre's Church last night. It was stated that a sufficient sum had not been subscribed for the maintenance of the boy Tarau, the pupil towards whose education the contribu tions from St. Sepulchre's School are devoted. Unless a larger amount were contributed the boy wcmld have to be sent to his home. From the report ofjthe Melanesian mission, read by Mr Biggs, it appeared that £90 2s 7d had been subscribed by Sunday-schools last year towards the mission.

She tripped lightly over the crossing, lisping " Dear Augustus," and was on the point of embracing him when a rude boy ran up, and holding out a bundle of papers cried out, Misses, you dropped you readin' room," and shied away down a dark alley.

A special meeting of the Non-commissioned Officers and Sappers belongingto the Engineer Corps will be held this evening at the Anchor Hotel, at half-past seven, on important business,

The following notification is posted outside | tie Telegraph-office :—" To-morrow (Wed nesday), 22nd January, being the anniversary of the Wellington province Sunday hours will be observed at the Wellington station We regret to learn that D* Lee is < clangerouslylgill. His complaint, we fere nfonned, was brought on by eating. Sicumber, which caused a violent dysentery , S? tolerable loss of blood. The patient ; now lies in a Most precarious state, and is attended by Dr GolitsW, under whose skill and care a speedy record W hoped for. We have had the pleasure of inspect ing a very beautiful collection of pictures made by Mr lledfern, who has opened a Photographic studio over Mr King's chemist shop, in Queen-street. The pictures deal 3 "rocks that are wild and majestic Swell as '•' the tame and domestic, "which institute our varied New Zealand Escape, and admirably illustrate tta«my charac teristic of the province But Mr Bediexn is an artist of high order, besides tiring a mere sun-painter, and some of his oil paintings on a large scale on photographic' pictures as a basis are really beautiful and speaking ffi-JJLS an aclmirer either o£ the grandly petiiresque in Nature, or the delicate touch of the ar tist in presenting in its most attractive and life-like aspect the human face^divine, we strongly recommend a visit to Mr Itedf em s studio. We learn that four cases of Mr DornwelTs excellent preserved meat have been forwarded to the Vienna Exhibition. I We have received a poem in broad Scotch, Siened " A Puir Man's Wife," having refer ence to an incident in the administration of baptism in a city church ; but as the internal affairs of congregations are not suitable for public comment we are obliged to decline, its insertion. Inspector G oldie commenced a crusade this morning against proprietors of carts m the city for not conforming to the by-law which compels them to take out a license Each person who had been summonsed had re gistered, his cart in the meantime, and a nominal penalty was inflicted. One of them, however, asserts that he had paid his license fee before the summons was issued, and he has not been supplied with a plate in terms with the by-law. The penalty in his case was increased five-fold. A full-dress parade of the Victoria Com pany of Rifle Volunteers and Cadets will take place this evening in the Drill-shed. Mr John Mowbray notifies that he is authorised to receive applications for shares in the National Bank of New Zealand. The daughter of Mr Avey, of the Masonic hotel, was bitten by a rat while in bed on Sunday night. The wound is not serious. An American village boasts of a lady— widow of a confederate soldier —who is very useful in a small sociable row. A pedagogue living on her land threatened to wollotj her re cently, and pretty soon thereafter attempted to carry out his threat. He was the worst fooled man in the Union. The widow knocked him down and walked over him ; then she set him on his feet and jerked him out of his socks ; then she snatched him bald-headed, and rinally wound up the cere mony by padding him with a board until he had the hysterics. A Chatham Island correspondent reports the restoration of amicable relations between the three races there. He also makes the following curious statement: " Nearly every inhabitant of the island has been prostrated by severe attacks of influenza, an epidemic almost invariably brought here by vessels from Auckland." We are requested to contradict the state ments appearing in the morning papers that the Mayor is a candidate for the Superinten dency, or that he has received any requisition to that effect. Queenstown, Otago, is blessed with a plurality of lawyers, who are credited with excelling in the production of elaborate bills of costs, extending over indefinite inter vals. Mr Warden Beetham, the Resident Magistrate, has lately made a rule that all accounts for solicitors' costs must be sent in within seven days. After that time the claim will not be recoverable by legal process, and the profession will have to rely upon the honour of their clients. Sir, —I observed in your last evening's Star a paragraph relating to the Edenderry Cricket Club, and beg to state that it was not owing to Mr Walker's guidance that the " Club " has gained the efficiency it has, but to Mr Rice, who has taken more interest in it than any other member. Since Mr Walker joined there have been several quarrels, but now I trust all will go on smoothly. remain a member of the "Edenderry Cricket Club."

The funeral of the late Mr Archibald Mc- Pherson took place this afternoon, and was attended by a large number of Freemasons and other friends. Deceased was a very old settler, having arrived in the colony in 1842. He died at his residence, Grahamstown, on Saturday, and his remains were brought to Auckland by the steamer Golden Crown, last night, for interment in this city, in accord ance with deceased's wish. The members of the craft mustered at the Star Hotel at half past three o'clock this afternoon, and pro ceeded from thence to the residence of Mr Craig, Hobson-street, son-in-law of deceased, from whose house the funeral cortege started.

Success doesn't consist in never making blunders but in never making the same one the second time.

SUPREME COURT.—CIVIL SITTINGS.

YESTERDAY—Continued.

(Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Chiej

Justice.)

James Burke, bailiff of the District Court, deposed to the facts connected with the sei zure and sale of the shares. Caj)t. James Skene, appointed official agent of the Hazelbank Gold Mining Com pany, deposed that a transfer of the shares was presented by Mr Davies, which he re fused to receive as the company was in liqui dation. James Ferguson, a sharebroker, proved that in June 1871 he sold fifty Hazelbank shares for £2 each, and thirty at 25s each. There was a great demand for them at the time, which abated when Mr Sholl's 300 were thrown upon the market. Mr Rees applied for a nonsuit, arguing that the plaintiff could not recover as he wss not really owner of the shares, the transfer of them to him from Lestrange not havflg been registered in the books of the compaty. The Court then adjourned.

THIS DAY.

His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock His Honor having made a few remarks upon the case, Mr Rees addressed the jury on the part of the defendant at very considerable length going over the whole of the evidence, and pr o ceeded to show that Mr Sholl transferred th 300 shares in the Hazelbank Company whci they were valueless to Lestrange, telling tin

th* « . certain-onnt *»»V*«g to be paid "P°" I*"* he knew iilll th Md r eHe°s f ket eiftS c addressed the Jury for ttfc e£e -el aid that Mr Rees had pro- Illli S>MssSdKhi^ "^cErtS? adjoined mt ,l ten o'c.ock to-morrow morning.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Before James Baber, Esq., and George S. Graham, Esq., Justice* of the Peace.)

DRUNKENNESS. Three drunkards were fined 5s each and costs. ..„„ BREACHES OF CITY BY-LAW S. law, was fined Is and costs. W J Mooney had his horse stolen from a paddock at Onehunga, and was now charged with allowing it to be at large. This case was dismissed. „ Frank Quick was fined 5s because one of his horses was found in the street by the P°George Giles, in answer to a charge of llCMr eB; o die replied that the summons was served before the information was George Goldie, Inspector of Carnages, stated that the defendant had registered his cart subsequent to the information being laid. Fined 5s and costs. A similar case against the same defendant was similarly disposed of. « The following tradesmen were fined one shilling each and costs for not registering their carts :-C. Campbell George Jakms Edward Williams, and John Fisher They had all taken their licenses previous to being served with the summonses.

NOISY PEOPLE. William Smith and Sarah Anne Bell, neighbours, had a row together a few even ings ago. They gave a second edition of it this morning at the Police Court for the edification of the public. Hannah Burgess joined m the disturbance both at home and m the Court They all accused one another of being intoxicated. The women had been to the Circus to see the Brazilian monkey, and set to singing when they got home, which annoyed Smith, hence the quarrelling. The Court sent the parties away without giving them any satisraction. Hannah was then charged with breaking Smith's windows. She'denied it, and said she did not have the opportunity or she might have broken his head as well. The Court fined her 5s and costs, and ordered her to pay the glazier's bill. FEACEFTJLNESS AT THE WADE. James Lord was charged by William Wat kinson with threatening to squeeze his life ovit of him. Mr Armstrong appeared for the defendant, and denied the charge. Mr Joy, who appeared for the complainant, stated that the occurrence took place at the Wade, although the case was brought to this Court owing to the difficulty experienced in having the matter disposed of in that district. There°were justices of the peace belonging to the district, but they declined judicially to interfere. The Court interrupted the counsel, and asked him to confine his remarks to the case at issue. Mr Joy was at a loss to know how he had insulted the Bench by the remarks he had made. He spoke of matters of fact, and his reason was to explain why the duty of dis posing of the case had been imposed upon the Auckland magistrates. He meant no offence in the slightest, and regretted that the Bench had put a wrong interpretation upon his remarks. The Bench acknowledged its error, and the case proceeded. The complainant deposed to the offence, and stated that he had applied to the magistrate at the Wade for a summons, but it was refused, and he was referred to Auck land for redress. He felt afraid that unless the defendant was restrained he really would carry his threat of squeezing his life out into execution. An ironical, or as com plainant described it, a hoarse laugh given by the defendant after he had made use of the threat confirmed this opinion. From the defendant's evidence it appeared that a dispute arose as to the ownership of certain turkey eggs which soinplainant's wife had eaten. The Court ordered tie defendant to be bound over in a sum if £25 to keep the peace. This finished the busness.

MARTIN'S BAY RELIEF FUND.

We are glad to obstfve that a very general sympathy and intpest appear to have been excited for the re)6f of the sufferings of the pioneer settlers a'Martin's Bay. Rev. Mr. Porter, by requefc, is to redeliver his lecture on the subject o; Friday evening at the City Hall, and, irrespective of motives of philan thropy, the whie story is so like a romance, and so reminds^ the determined energy of the old "Bgrim Fathers," that it ia<?s, sure to attr»t, and, as we trust, evoke a '? ■ fresh respoi>6 from the public. The follow- ** ing donates have already been received :— Dr Kendidine, £2; friend, £1 • ditto, No. 2, £t N. Wood, £1 j G. W. Owen and Friend, '1 10s ; L. and A., £1 ; J. M. Shera, ■ £1 ; A Clark and Sons, £3 3s; E. Porter 1 and O, £1; Upton and Co., £1 • L.J., £2 ; fr Day, £1 ; W. Rattray, Esq., £1; H.G£l ;J. and J. Dickey, £1 ;Mr James, £1 .J. Slatter, Esq., £1 ; friend, £5 ; Mr Pi-oert, £1 ; Mr Mann, £1 ; Mr E. Mann, £•; Mr Rout, 10s ; Mr Rhodes, 10s ; J.E., Jte ; E. Wayte, Esq., 10s ; R. B. Shalders, Jsq., 10s; R. Hobbs, Esq., 10s; P. A. Phillips, Esq., 10s 6d ; S. B. Biss, Esq., 10s ; Mr Garrett, 10s; Mr Wiseman, 10s : J. and T. Mason, 10s ; E. Glanville, 10s ; J. ■Grey, 10s 6d; two friends, 10s 6cl; Mr Aickeu, 5s ; Fenton and Co. ; 5s ; C. Major, jss ; Mrs Bullock, 5s ; Mr Baxter, 5s ; Mr j Warren, 5s ; Mr Simes, 5s ; Mr Waddell, 5s ; Mr Longmore, os ; Mr Babe, ss; Mr Newbold.. 5s ; Holland and Butler, 5s ; Mr Ogilvie, 10s; Mr Brittain, ss; Hill and Hudson, 5s • friend, per Rev. A. Macdonald, os ; smaller sums, 15s, Total, £4114s 6d,

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CAN THE BEST MOLESKIN TROUSERS IN NEW ZEALAND BE SOLD FOR 6s. 11d.? NO! DRAPEES AND OTHEES outside the Clothing Trade may offer such baits to the public, butas THE CLOTHIER OF THE PROVINCE, and the only one whose business is exclusively confined to the manufacture and sale of Men's Clothing, I maintain that it cannot be done. I can,«however, offer to the Working Men GENUINE BARGAINS, being prepared to sell a pair of Moleskin Trousers, equal in every respect to the 6s. lid. article, FOR ss. 11d. And a pair of GENUINE Crown Moles, FOR 6s. 11d> And the best in New Zealand, FOR Bs. 11d. SAMUEL COOMBES, manufacturer & clothier, 80 & 180, Queen-street,



T\ISTRICT ORDEES. Militia and Volunteer Office, Auckland, January 20, 1573. . 1. Those members of the Otahuhu, Howick, and Auckland Troop of Royal Cavalry VolunWevn who desire to compete for District Cavalry Prizes will assemble in uniform, and. with t'i'sir own Ammuni tion, IS rounds (which, -will afterwards be re-placed), on the Rifle Range, at Otahuhu, on the 3rd February next, at 9 a.m., to Fire the Match prescribed. at Page 23, Par. 1., Prize-flying Regulations. 2. Officers Commanding Infantry Ooiiipanies of Volunteers are requested te send lii to the District I Office on or beiore Hist, i.niliint the names of the Members of. their Companies who propose to compete for Tftstrict Pr<«s, distinguishing those who desire to flvo in. U\o first, and those in the second set KssjjetsttVely. 5. Officers Commanding Cadet Companies are re quested to send to the District Office on or before 7th proximo, the names of those Cadets of their Com panies who intend to fire for General Government Cadet prizes, in the first and second sets. WM. GORDON, Major Commanding Auckland District.