SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

PUN-SET: This evHniiig, 7.0 SUN-BISE: To morrow morning, i.m HIGfl WATER : This evening, 5.1S ; to-morrow morning, 5.43

ARRIVALS.

.Bertha, cutter, from Wangarei. Bonita, schooner, from Mongonui. Tawera, schooner, from Poverty Bay.

DEPARTURES.

Saucy Laas, schooner, for Napier via Mercury Bay

. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. if or London: City of Auckland, ship, early

VESSELS EXPECTED gyno, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed Sept. 27 Hirdostan. ship, from London. Sailed September 29 JNaworth, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed August 19 JJannie Hare, schoor.er, from Dunedin ; sailed Nov 5 .Belle Brandon, schooner, from Napier ; sailed X ov. 15 The Tawera brings 300 bags maize, 20 bales "wool, 28 casks pork, order. The brig Wild Wave has cleared for New castle. The Bertha brings 20 bales wool, 8 bags do, 10 bags produce. The schooner Bonita arrived from Mon gonui this morning with S bales wool, A. Buckland ; IS do., Loan Company ; 1 dof, Gittos ; 4 bales, 7 pkgs., Bnckland ; 4pkgs., vrlttos. The < Challenged will not leave for Coro mandel on Wednesday as advertised, but will leave on Thursday at 11 a.m., returning from Corotnandelat five p.m.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under, : For Thames, to-morrow, at 10.30 am. and 5.80 p.m. for Coromandel. to-morrow, at 12.30 p.m. For Chatham Islands, per Ocean Wave, to-day at 5 p.m. for Whangarei, Mangapai, &c, per Bertha, this day, at 5 p. m. For Great Barrier, per Mary Ann, to-morrow, atß a.m. £or Whitianga, per Mercury, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. Z, he Australian Colonies, per Wentworth, on Thursday, 4th instant, at 11 a.m For Gisborne, .Napier, and Wellington, per Paterson, on Monday next, at 11.SO a.m. % ss- Ph°ebe, on Saturday, 13th inst., as under: - For Australian Coloties, at 8 p.m. For Fiji, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British'and Foreign West Indies, at 8 p.m. ... For the United Kingdom and Continent of ■Europe, via ban Francisco, at 8 p.m.- I For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 5 p.m. - v N- BT From l!it December next/the office at Mangawhare will lie constituted a Money Order and Saving's Banks Office. i AJ >OSt-°ffice will, bo opened at Wairau Creek on Ist December next.. . (Signed). S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

COMMERCIAL.

BIRTH.

SHEATii-At Tnuranga, on the 28th November, the wife of James Howard Sheath, of a son.

DEATH.

KEsir—On December 1, at his late residence, Wood street (near the top of Franklin Road), Thomas -Helton Kemp j aged 70 years.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, The Morning News.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For'the wrong that noeds resistance, For the future in the distance, Ami the good that we can do

We announce in our telegraphic columns the successful floating of a sugar-refining com pany at Wellington. Rejoicing, as everyone wishing well to the general welfare should at the initiation of any colonial enterprise, we cannot but admit to a pained feeling at seeing all the good things being picked up by the South while our hands hang down in listless idleness. Why has this enterprise, so often urged here, not found a home n Auckland ? That it is profitable, experience has abundantly shown. That this city is the nearest in New Zealand to the sugar planta tions of Queensland and Fiji, with one of which we have present, and with the other imme diately approaching steam communication, a glance at the map will prove ; and that our situation is adapted for distributing to the rest of New Zealand this product of commerce and of industry is equally incapable of being questioned. That avc have among us money lying idle and seeking for legitimate in vestment is a fact of which we are in formed and assured ad nauseam ; yet

such an enterprise as this is not to be men tioned among us, or if mentioned is passed with a shrug of the shoulders. And yet next week or so, when the Wellington shares are placed on our market, our investors will rush after one another like sheep, and when on the allotment they find that they have received but one tenth of their applications they will call lire from heaven or any place else to destroy the Southern "swindlers," who won't give them enough of shares in the sugar reiinery. Why is this ? Why this looking away wildly from Auckland for means of investment for Auckland money? Why this want of confidence in local enterprise '( It is because there is a shadow resting on the conduct of our local enterprises. It is becauso the hands of the priests in tho temple of Plutua are dirty. It is because there is scarcely ever a local company started, but thoso whose hands are engaged in it have ulterior objects to serve. It is because either from mental inability or obliquity of moral vision they are incapable of looking to the legitimate fruita of honestly working out the objects presented to the public eye, and can only seij in the chances of finding fools to take shares and be fleeced, ;the hopes of reward. Thisiathe curseof Auck land, and this will be the bane of our progress until in the course of nature those who have hold of the purse-strings shall have rotted off the earth, or until we have an importa tion of pure fre&h blood that will dilute or neutralise the corruption that has poisoned our whole commercial system. Meanwhile we suppose we must continue to hang our hands and gaze sorrowfully on the lise and growth of enterprises elsewhere. Here we are not likely indeed to see another swindling enterprise successfully launched. We have reached at least that stage when the appear ance of dirty hands in connection with a speculation damns it, and wo may recognise in this the approach of the time when those associated with such things in the public mind must ■ cease to stand in the way of honest and legitimate enterprise. Not even except ing'a woollen factory, there is no class of industry presenting so fine a field for the operations of a company as a sugar refinery. All honor to little Wellington for being the first:to occupy that field in New Zealand • but execrations deep and bitter should be the expression of our public feeling re specting, our local capitalists who while looking out with mouth and ejes for some swindling speculation in which they may fleece the unsuspecting, have overlooked •an enterprise so promising, so legitimate, and so beneficial both to promoters and to the public as this business of sugar refining

The case of a Mrs Stanley is a very piti able one, and we cannot refrain from bring ing it under the notice of the public. Some two year 3 ago her husband was drowned in the Kaipara, leaving her with six helpless children and nothing to support them. A number of friends kindly interested them selves in her behalf, among them Mr John Lamb, of Riverhead, and a goodly sum of money was collected. Portion of this was handed to her, but the greater part was retaiued in the hands of Mr John Lamb, and all efforts to induce him to hand over the money to her have been unavailing. It appears- that without her approval, in fact contrary to her wishes, he purchased a house, having a heavy mo %,age on it for the balance of cost, and has insisted on her taking this as settlement of the account. The poor woman having been up till yesterday in receipt of Government rations, and seeing no means of meeting such obliga tions as would be necessitated by her taking this mortgage off Mr Lamb's hands, has re solutely declined, and, as we are informed, she was warned by -the Relieving Officer that

unless she accepted Mr Lamb's arrangements her rations would be stopped. Preferring, we presume, such .x contingency to burthening herself witii obligations which she saw no possibility of fulfilling, the pour woman still refused to submit to the terms, and on yesterday Mr Graham, the Relieving Officer, struck her and her helpless children oft' the receipt of Government assistance. Wo sincerely hope that this last feature in the case is susceptible of satisfac tory explanation, as we do not believe Mr Graham to lie capable of a wilful unkindness. Witli reference to Mr Lamb's share in the transaction we simply lay it before the public for them to form their own judgment. Mr Lamb is one of those holy men of God with a diseased conscience with whom it is exceedingly difficult to deal. These will do things thab nobody else would do, and then when assailed for them they shelter themselves behind a great overgrown conscience, which, being completely ossified by the practice of conscientious acts, becomes as impenetrable as the nether millstone. For nine months Mrs Stanley herself,, and many friends who have taken an interest in her hard case, have used every means to induce Mr Lamb to render some account of the money and its disbursement. But no. His " conscience" in some way or another interposes, ai\d she must take over the mortgage oil'his hands. We cordially believe in Good Tcmplarisin ; but we verily believe that if wo could induce Mr Lamb to take a glass of grog it would dissolve the petrifaction which has evidently hardened in his bowels of com passion through over indulgence in unwhole some cold water; and would inspire him with more genial and kindly feelings towards this poor widow and her children. However, for the present, we have done our duty in bring ing the matter under the public notice, promising to return to it, and to never rest until we see justice done to poor Mrs Stanley.

The banquet to the cricket and rille re presentatives will be carried out on a tirst class scale. The Choral Hall has been selected for the affair, and the catering de partment lias been entrusted to Mr C. Burton, of Parnell, who will not, we may rest assured, leave anything undone that could at all contribute to the perfection of the cuisiue. A drag for the accommodation of the committee will leave Hardington'.s yards to-morrow morning at S o'clock, and will proceed to Onehunga for the purpose of receiving the cricketers on arrival and es corting them into town in triumph. The cricketers will probably arrive in Auckland at ten o'clock, when they will doubtless receive an ovation from the citizens.

Tho pour box at the Police Court was opened in the presence of tho Clerk of the Court and other persons, and the monthly subscription amounted to tho sum of £2 11 s 5(1.

A complimentary benefit will be given to morrow evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre to Miss Vivian by the members of the Gatrick Ohib. We notice that " All that (Hitters is not Gold," Morton's cele brated two-act drama, will be played, with an interim, filled by the much-admired bone-aolo of Mr D. Clinton ; K.C.B. by Miss Vivian, the Highland Iling by Mr Stewart, and the double hornpipe by Mr Hooper and Miss Vivian. These performances are all admirable, and cannot fail in giving satisfaction and pleasure. The evening will be brought to a close by that lively farce, "Hoots at the Swan," which has retained its place on the stage for more than twenty years, and is not likely Boon to be cast aside. The programme is full and promising, and in tho hands of tho talented Garrickors must issue in results that will become sunny memories to tho lady for whose benefit the entertainment is specially designed.

We understand that arrangements have been made witli Captain Casey to run a steamer early to-morrow morning to Mahu rangi, returning in the evening. This will enable Auckland voters for the district of Warkwortli to be at the poll with as little inconvenience as possible. Several sup porters of Mr Palmer are expected from the Thames to-day. The contest between this gentleman and Mr Moat is therefore likely to be a close one.

The Wosleyau Missionary anniversary meeting will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) evening in the Pitt-streot Wesleyan Church. The chair will be taken by J. C. Mrth, Esq., at half-past seven o'clock. An interesting meeting is expected.

We notice that the authorities are making good use of the inmat«s of Mount Eden. Yesterday a gang of prisoners were brought from their terrestrial home and were em ployed in clearing away the weeds and high grass around the Supremo Court, a spot associated in their minds with un pleasant recollections.

A meeting of the Acclimatisation Society was held yesterday, at which Messrs Firth, Murdoch, Q. B. Owen, Burtt, and Dr Camp bell were present. < A letter from the Secre tary of the Domain Board was read, asking the society to put into thorough repair the cart road leading to the gardens. The presi dent, Mr Firth, and Mr Gillies were ap pointed to inquire into the position of the society's tenure of their ground, | which at present does not appear to be wholly satis factory, being merely that of tenants at will, who might be ejected upon very short notice. —His Honor the Superintendent forwarded for the use of the society fifty copies iof rthe Protection to Animals Act.—A letter was read from Mr Larkworthy, of London, an nouncing the shipment of thirty-nine red grouse. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Larkworthy and to Mr G. Perrier, who had taken charge of the birds during the voyage.—lt was resolved to ' register the society under the Protection to Animals Act.—The gift of two kangaroos from hia Excellency the Governor was announced.— The Secretary read an estimate of accounts for the ensuing year, from which it appeared that after payment of ex penses there would be £300 in hand, and to appropriate £250. as follows : £15 for re moval of the fish-house to a new site, and construction of a basin for the young fish ; £30 for purchase of trout ova and the ex penses contingent thereon ; £2GO for the im portation from England of the following birds : the titmouse, the long-tailed tit mouse, the hedge-sparrow, three varieties of wagtail, the, golden plover, the nut-hatch, and the woodpecker. It was agreed, after some discussion, to carry out,these, sugges tions and to forward instructions to England on the subject. An amendment of Mr. Burtt's, to let the matter stand over until next meeting, was negatived.. On Sunday last Mr John Smith, master' of the ..schooner Lcetrfcia, ,died suddenly of apoplexy at Mercury Bay. The deceased, who, had been in the colony for the past five years, was only twenty-five years of age. His remains were brought up to town for in terment, and this afternoon a number of his; friends, by whom he was much respected, ' followed him to the grave. The members of the celebrated Lynch family have just concluded a successful tour through the Southern provinces, and are now on the way to this city in the Taranaki, which is expected in the Manukau in the course of to-morrow.

A cricket match between eleven of the Parnell Grammar-r.cr.ool and a Tke number from the Auckland Grammar-school was played on Saturday. The Aucklanders made a score in the thai; innings o;: 70, n.nd in the second 59 ; total, 135. Purnell, in the first innings, made 17, and in the second 32; total, 49. The victory was therefore to the Aucklanders, with 86 runs to spare.

The Returning Officer gives notice that the official declaration of the poll for City East will take place at the Mechanics Insti tute at noon on Thursday next, the 4th hist., and for the City West on the some day at two p.m. at the Young Men's Christian Association liooms, Wellesley-street.

The weather was not favourable last even ing for the complimentary concert to Mr .Joseph Browne at the Choral Hall, hence many persons were prevented from enjoying :v vocal and instrumental treat of a very high order. We conscientiously nflirm that the concert last night by the Choral Society— which reflects so much credit upon this city —was one of the best to which we have had tho pleasure of listening for a considerable ! time. Tho concert consisted of selections from. Rossini's "Stabat Mater," Haydn's " Creation," and the highly musical " Memo Men of Sherwood Forest, or forest days in the olden time." The quartette and chorus of the tirst of "Stabat Matar" was ren dered correctly and with much skill. The solo (tenor) " Cujus Amman " av:is well sung, by Mr Harding, who also appeared with several sublime passages of the Creation, such as " Now vanish before the holy beams," to great advantage. This amateur gentleman was sevei'al times worthily applauded in tho performance of his different airs. The musical interludes were lively and frequently very beautiful. Mr Ncwbury's line rendering of " ProPeccatis," from "Stabat Mater," and "In the beginning God created heaven and earth," and other equally poetical passages from the first book of the Pentateuch, were given in that gentleman's bohl and masterly style, and evidenced how much may be acquired, and what an altitude of perfection may be reached by studious votaries of the divine art. The beautiful air of " Infiammatus," the difficulties of which require great power and careful manage ment of tho voice, was exquisitely performed by Mrs Mitchell. The parts this lady took in "Creation," especially the solo " The marvellous works," and in the trio "On Thee each living soul awaits," need no criticism." " The .1 leavens are telling " was Bung with (rue taste and feeling, and altogether the sacred selections were a complete success. The last part of the concert wan redolent of the music of the woods, full of seolean memories of one of the most classical and poetical of the forests of old England. The name of Sherwood forest instantly awakens thoughts of Robin Hood, Little John, and Maid Marian, and its green glades, and groves and rivulets were some sixty years ago the favorite haunts of the author " Cli'lde Harold, " and since that period the favourite resort of ■ a score of Nottingham poets. This chaste musical production is full of life and merri ment, and seems to breathe of the dewy morn, the chase, and all the rural as sociations of the Held and landscape. The piece, moreover, contains all that can be known from tradition and history of bold "Ilobin," and forms a beautiful sylvan romance. If the first act wo have the chase with the morning call to tho merrie men ; then the fine solo and chorus ; then the hounds unkennelled, and in full cry ; answered by the echoes of the forest, the lyric nf'Little John, and the truly enchanting' air by Maid Marian, with flute obligato. Marian's song is highly creditable in a literary point of view ; what can bo more natural or more pleasing to a poetical ear than Marian's address to the linnet—

Sweet, pretty bird, o'er liill and dale, Thy heivenly warbling tells its tale. Thy music charms my listening eir, And wakes the echoes far and nonr. The second part leads to tlia trysting tree, the wedding of Robin Hood and Marian, the bacchanalian aongof Friar Tuck, and the in orris dance. We cannot pause longer to critici.se this excellent musical composition, and any attempt to criticise the separate performers would be out of place where all appeared to harmonise, and all, as far as we could judge, were fully prepared for their evening's task, which was executed with a perfectibility rarely exceeded, and which gave ample satis faction to all present. Mr Browne conducted the concert with his wonted skill and ability, and the music, as every one present will ad mit, was eminently successful. We trust Mr Biownc will be induced to repeat the concert, for the benefit of those who were precluded by the inclemency of the night from being present last evening.

We are requested to state that Mr Shove was the seconder of Mr Shanaghan yesterday at the Newton nomiaation, and not the pro poser of Mr McElwain.

We have been requested to state that the residents of Chapel-street were not unani mous in petitioning against Warnock Bros.' soap and candle manufactory, a contra petition bearing sixty signatures having be'en presented, while the petition against the works only.bore thirty signatures. '

| The Auckland Harmonic Society will hold its first concert this evening in the new Odd fellows' Hall, Lome-street, the proceeds of which will be divided between the Home for Destitute Children and the Ladies' Benevo lent Society. We learn that the members have been most indefatigable at practice, and lalst night they were rehearsing until a late hour. This Society has been very success ful, and includes in its roll of membership many of our leading amateur vocalists. Much interest is felt regarding the result of this first public effort.

The return match between Panmure and East Tamaki was played on Saturday last at Pakuranga.. The play throughout was good beyond all expectaton. The Panmure men gained the day—winning by ten wickets. The total scores -were East Tamaki, first innings, 27-; second innings, 36. Panmure, first innings, 48; second, 16, with no wicket down.

We paid a visit yesterday to that now celebrated, and i\jally interesting creature, the hairless horse. It is indeed a .well.made intelligent looking animal, about fifteen hands high, differing very little from other horses saving its one great peculiarity, being perfectly hairless—not even an eye lash, and with a skin as black as ebony. It is in a fine healthy condition, with a good appetite, and is evidently well cared for by his owners, and as he stands in the centre of the room in which he is exhibited he looks positively handsome. In spite of the rain yepterday he was interviewed by a large mimber of ladies and gentleman. The room chosen for the exhibition is in Queen street, below the Bank of New Zealand, and is central and convenient.

The official declaration of the poll for Kaipara by Mr Andrew Bonar, Returning Officer of tho district, gives Mr Lloyd a majority of thirty-nine over Major Stoney. There was only one instance, we hear, in this election of a man voting twice. The votes were of course rejected.

Tha meeting of the New Zealand Agricul tural Society is being held at the Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu, aa we go to press. •

The schooner Maggie Robertson, 16 tons, j David Skinner, master, has been lost in ' running from Grahamstown to Waiheke. • The master reported the matter at the Customs to-day. He was abreast of Cham- . berlin's JJTsland when the vessel struck I a piece of baulk timber on the port bow. He at once put her round, but did not think any damage - had been done by the collision until he found water making rapidly. The pump and baling were insufficient to keep down the flow, and he tried to get the vessel into a sandy cove in the centre of Chamberlain island. She how ever became unmanageable, and sunk j ustbefore she got to some rocks in about eight feet of water. The sailsand running gear wereatonee taken ashore. The master and mate, Alfred Lawrence, stayed by the vessel until Friday, when they went to Macintosh Island, and obtained the assistance) of Mr Porter, Find ing nothing could be done without taking her round to the passage, an expense which the master would not incur, lie aold the wreck to Mr Porter for £5, with a promise of £12 if she did not break up.

There appears to be no falling off in the number of visitors pouring into the City Hall day by day to witness Gourlay's well known exhibition of works of art and curiosities of nature. This exhibition has increased in interest since the vocal and instrumental concert has been added to the other attractions of this deserving entertain ment. The reduction of tho price of ad mission may also have given opportunities to numbers who were previously excluded.

We are glad to learn that a contract has been entered into between the postal autho rities and Major Stoney for a mail service north from Woodsidc (Stokes' Point), be ginning on the first of January. The service is to bo conducted by coach twice a week between Woodsidc (Stokes' Point) and Wade, mails leaving AuckTand at S a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the Wade at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Wednesday's mails will be carried on by horse from the Wade to Warkworth, arriving there the same night, thus giving a weekly mail service to Mahurangi and twice a week to tho Wade.

THE INTER-COLONIAL RIFLE CON TEST.

PERFORMANCES BY THE AUCKLAND

MEN,

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

We left Auckland on 30th October, and arrived in Sydney od sth November at eight a.m., missing the steamer for Melbourne, it having left the previous evening. We were thus detained in Sydney until Friday, the 7th, when we left for the scene of the coming contest, arriving there on Monday evening the 10th. We were informed that the com petition had commenced that morning, which was two days before the time advertised, and that the match which we had gone over for, viz., the inter-colonial, was to take place next day. On account of there being more New Zealand representatives than the num ber expected, viz., twenty, there was great difficulty in choosing, the team, but eventually it was decided to select ten well known shots, the remainder to fire for places ; and as might be expected considerable dissatisfaction resulted, for men having been sent aw.iy to represent their province, did not like to compete again for what they had already won, especially with extra men. The Southern representatives had been there three or four days before, and of course were better fitted for tiring than we who had not seen the range, and had but just left the steamer. However, as no time was to be lost the only course open was to accept the team as selected. The match took placo next day, and resulted in a victory for New South Wales, Victoria being second, and New Zealand, as might have been expected under the existing circumstances last. But it was pretty freely acknowledged at the meeting that had we enjoyed the same opportunities for practice as the other teams the re sult would have been different. Why the match was not taken in the order in which it stood on the list, namely 14, instead of being fired for at the commencement of the meet ing, was the cause of a good deal of specula tion and unfavorable comment. No doubt in every way the New Zealanders Trere under a disadvantage ; most of them had but just landed from a voyage, and none of them had ever fired on the range before, while the New South Wales and Victoria men have often competed together on the same range, and consequently were better acquainted with its peculiarities, and it is acknowledged to be a very difficult one, being situated on the beach, and subject to strong gusty winds from the sea, the windage allowance being much greater than is usually with the generality of New Zealand ranges. That New Zealand is to be congratulated upon the position she holds in the contest is evident, Victoria beating by only thirty-eight points, which is less than two points a man, whereas in tho following matches in which New Zea land could compete she obtained most of the leading prizes, proving that had our men laboured under fewer disadvantages, Victoria at least would in all probability have been placed hors de comlat.

In the All Comers' Match New Zealand tied with Victoria, but took decond place by the score at the last range.

In the Members' Match New Zealand took first place.

For the Ladies' Trophy New Zealand took first place.

In the Carbine Match New Zealand held sixth place.

In the Coming Man Match New Zealand held first place ; also in the pool. In the Drapers' Target New Zealand tied for first place.

In the Carton, New Zealand took third or fourth place, but through a mistake was omitted.

So that out of eight matches allowed to New Zealand it has taken four first places, and tied in two others for first place. With respect to Auckland it is gratifying to know that we are not disgraced, but on the conti-ai-y have taken a good position in the competition, having won the largest amoxint of prizes of any of the provinces of New Zealand, which speaks well, and also proves that we can now take our stand with the other provinces, which was not the case some time back. Every one of the four represen tatives from Auckland has taken prizes, and three have taken first position, viz.— Partington in the Members' Match ; Stone, the Ladies' Trophy ; and Skinner, for Pool, besides other place prizes, while Alderton has succeeded in getting a place in four matches, so that Auckland may be content with the position it holds in the Wimbledon of Melbourne. It is now generally looked upon in Victoria and New South Wales that New Zealand will compete annually witli them, therefore it behoves us to set to work and be ready this time for the next event, for we shall find it no easy task to make New South Wales or Victoria relin quish the laurels they have won. During our stay we were treated in every instance by the authorities with great kind ness. Jree passes were given to all the rail ways, and invitations to all the principal places of note ; and in fact everything was done' to make us welcome, and to show us a cordial and friendly feeling.

INTER PROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPON-

DBNT.)

NELSON.

Monday night.

The game began shortly before 10 o'clock. The ground is prettily situated at the east end of the city. Like the Wellington ground ib is surrounded by hills on all sides, except citywards. The hills here are closed in, and on the seaward side are beautifully covered with shrubs and rose-bushes now blossoming. Terraces have been cut on the slopes, which made a natural grandstand, from which a good view of the game was afforded.

As the gome proceeded the hill» were dotted thickly with spectators, mostly ladies, who seem here to outnumber men by two to one. To the south, through gaps in the near hills, a glimpse of the back range of grampians is obtained. The day was beautiful. The morning was very hot, bub at noon a breeze from the sea made it cooler.

Powell and Knapp began the Nelson innings, but their wickets fell quickly under Robinson and Sweete's bowling. The only stand made was by Cross and Denshire.

There is nothing of note to record during this innings. Auckland's fielding was smart. Buckland bowled the last part vice SAveete. Auckland began with Cotton and Buck land, opposed by 0. Cross from the north end, and Wix -from the other. Singles came at first, both men batting carefully. At eight Cotton was bowled out by Cross. Mumford followed, and in the same over was bowled out.

Cheers from Nelson greeted this. Bellers was the next man, and the cricket now became good. The fielding, bowling, and batting were up to the mark.

At 20 Bellers was bowled out by Knapp, vice Wix.

Dufaur joined Buckland, who was scoring slowly, a drive for two by the latter being the only hit for some time. Buckland next succumbed, bowled out by Cross after playing well for 28. Yates came in, and soon got to the mark. His hits and general play were first-class. He cut Cross twice for two.

The Nelson total was soon reached,

Yatea next drove Knapp for three, fol lowed by a cut for two. Dufaur, who had played steadily, now let out at the bowling, and runs came very fast. He hit K. Knapp quickly to leg, but C. Knapp fielded smartly, and only one run was got. Dufaur' then cut and drove Cross for a brace of pairs. More hitting brought on Blundell at Knapp's end. Long stop let the first ball go for three. Dufaur shortly after gave a good drive off cross be tween cover and long off for three. Several byes were now run, and seventy went up. Eighty followed quickly, and Nel son became resigned to the prospect of a good beating. At one o'clock Dufaur was bowled out for twenty-five by Blundell, after a fine innings —well manipulated—five wickets down for eighty-eight. ; Luncheon intervened. Afterwards King and Yates resumed. After a bye King cut Cross prettily for three, but was soon bowled by Cross off an over pitched ball. [Robinson followed, .and drove the first for two. Yates then hit Blundell to one side for three, following ifc up by another for two. Robinson meantime made a few, and 100 appeared. Soon after Robinson played one of Blundell's into the wicket, seven wickets down for 10G. Swecte was Yates' next partner, but was not a profitable one, as he ran Yates out badly in the next over but one. Eight wickets for 114. Alpe faced Sweete, who now drove Bluu dell over his head for 3. Alpe shared Robin son's luck, nine wickets for 125. Cross called down cheers by his splendid fielding at point. Lankbatn, the last man, played well, getting a good drive off Cross for two. Sweete drew Blundell twice for two. Lank ham made four more when Sweete was bowled out by Blundell, and the innings closed at four o'clock. In the second innings of the Nelson team nothing worthy remark occurred. All were put out for a total of 40 by five o'clock, leaving Auckland victors in one innings with 5G runs to spare. The following are the complete score :—

NELSON.

AUCKLAND.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

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

DRUNKENNESS,

Thomas Ansell and George Craig were charged with being drunk last night and fined 10s and costs. John McMahon, charged with being! drunk and disorderly', was fined 20 and costs, or 48 hours' im prisonment.

SIMPSON THE SAILOR. Joseph Simpson Was charged under the Merchant's Shipping Act of 1554 with wil ful disobedience of lawful commands ion aboard the Chile-on the lsb December. ■■; '>!

Prisoner pleaded guilty, and said hia rations were stopped, and consequently he would not work.

Joseph Hardie deposed that he was chief officer on board the Chile, and that prisoner, went on shore without leave, and when he. returned he asked him to scrape the boom, when he replied that he would not; he would rather go to prison. He liad his rations regularty. : ; LOIS

The prisoner said the third mate stopped his sugar.

His Worship said he thought his soap had barn stopped by the appearaice of .his-face,, which was very dirty. Prisoner said he wanted to leave the ship, and went on shore after the ciptain. for that purpose. , ,He preferred a whilor

The Captain said that prisoner wag most insubordinate all the way across, and he was terribly dirty. The sailors wsre occasionally olilioed to wash him by fores. ... ... His Worship thought a little imprisonment might do the sailor good, and,sentenced him to fourteen days' imprisonment with, tard labour. ; . OBTAINING OOODS UNDER FASE PRETENCES.

William Smith (a young man) was again brought into Court on three charges for ob taining goods and money bf false and frau dulent means, namely a watch value £7 10s, from Mr W. S. Dowdall, of JTercer ; £10 and £12 in money from Mr A. Diviania, of ther Queen's Redoubt, about tie 15th day of■■; November. Prisoner pleaded not gxiity. Antonia Diviania, storekeeper of Queen's Redoubt, deposed that ks knew the pri soner, and that on the 15th of November the prisoner called at his store with the cheque (produced) marked A, and solicited him to cash the cheque as he was it want of money. He replied that he did rot care to cash cheques for anyone. Prisonir pleaded hard'; he was " hard up," and he tvas at length in duced to give prisoner two ive-pound notes. He stated that if he was in Auckland he could command plenty of money. He be-:, lieved the cheque to be geniine or he would',. not have parted with his notes. Prisoner;/ had been stopping for frwi> months at the tunnel of the railway worts. He paid the cheque away as cash to Me Harkins, Messrs Stewart and Anderson's traveller. He un- .; derstood that the prisoner »vas a cook. His Worship informed witness that he-■ would lose his money. lihe had exercised discretion, and not cashed the cheque for the: prisoner, who could not have had a bank account as he might haw known by his, position. Mr Broham stated that prisoner had told ', ' witness that he was a mai of immense im portance in the country, aid that he had a . large farm a good way off. John J. F. Davis, ledger-ieeper at the Bank of New Zealand, deposed tlat a cheque was presented on the 26th November by th? Bank of Australasia. The! cheque was r<K ' turned with "refer to drawer " written on it.; Detective Temahan received informationl^ of the matter, and arrested the prisoner on the 23rd, when he said he had only been in J the country six months, and was waiting »;j remittance from home when he would make it right. , ~ ; <ii In answer to his Worship, prisoner said He was 19 years of age, and had been engaged „ in a solicitor's office. The other charge of defrauding the same person of £12 10s by the cheques of £5 and £7 10s was preferred against the prisoner, who obtaiued goods to the amount, of £1, and received the difference in cash. ; .)i' Witness on being examined proved the charge, and stated that he paid the cheque away in the same manner as in the former,,,•j-^.,--. case, and with the same result. :'' I Mr John F. Davis proved that the'^ prisoner had no account at the Bank of New it ., Zealand; that the cheques were presented. ; o and returned in the same manner as the pre vious one. The third charge was then brought against V. the prisoner—namely, that of defrauding v*^ Walter PowdeU, of Mercer, of a silver watch .jigl value £7 10s. : , .1 ' j !;V Adam H*>nlon, formerly a watchmaker, but now on the line of railway, deposed that he knew the prisoner, and on the 15th ot -| November, as he was passing Point Russell h liotel.

THE ETENINO BTAB, TUESDAY, DECBMBBB 2-1878



.... :•: . , calts.

Tookey (3rd issue) .. ..050 Peepo' Day and Daydawn ..0 1 0 ; Crown Pi ince .. ... ..0 0 6 Christclrarch .. .. ..003 Golden,Qalf (2ml issue), i ■ ■.'. 0 1 0 Hope of Core mandel .. ..010 Jan {.< .. '.. 0 0 6 South British Insurance .. 0 5 0 New Zeaknd Shipping Co. .. 0 10 3 AlbioD Coal Co. .. . jo> .;. 0 15 0

Date. Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 .Dec. 12 Dec. 1C Jan. 7 Fob. 1



PIES1 INNINGS.

Powell c Sweete, b Robinson ... K. Knapp b Robinson ... 0. Knapp c Bellers, b Sweete ... Wix c Sweete, b Robinson Denshire c Bellers, b Robinson Cross c Dufanr, b Buckland White b Robinson Oolla b Robinson... Jackson b Buckland Sellon, not out ... ... Blundell c Mumford, b Robinson Byes ... Leg-byes

0 1 3 0 8 7 4 1 1 10 o 1 2

Total... ...

40

SECOND INNINGS.

Powell b Buckland E. Knapp b Robinson 0. Knapp b Buckland ... Wix b Robinson Denshire c Mumford b Robinson Cross b Robinson White, run out ... Colls b Buckland Sellon c and b Robinson Jackson b Robinson Blundell, not out ... ... Byes ... Leg-byes Wides

0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 s 7 1 3 10 '2

42



FIRST INNINGS.

Cotton b Cross ... ... Bueldand b Cross ... Mumford b Cross Bellars b c Knapp Dufaur b BlundeU Yates, run out ... King b Cross Robinson b Blnndoll "[...' Sweete b Blundcll ... Alpe b Bhmdell Lankham, not out Byes ... Leg-byes Wides ......

3 S 0 4 25 31 3 4 16 0 6 28 4 6

Total

138



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[advertisement.] WARE WORTH ELECTION. "H (To the Editor of the Evening Star ) Sin,—When in order to promote local repre sentation the northern division was divided into several elector.il districts the settlers of this neighbourhood fondly hoped that they would be permitted to return a member from among themselves in whom they had confi dence, and who they believed would take a greater interest in repiesenting the district and having its wants attended to than he would in maintaining any party or clique in power in the Council. It seems, however that such hopes were fallacious, and that a steamer has abready been chartered to bring sufficient voters to Mahurangi Heads on the polling day to ensure the return of the can didate in whom a very large majority of the resident electors have no confidence. Now neither I, nor I believe any other settler would object to any property-holder who hay a real interest in the district exercising his undoubted right of voting for the man he considers best qualified to represent it, but those are not the men in the hahit of coming forward on such occasions. They known that in cases like the present, where the candidates are both local men, the set tler among whom they live must be far better judges of their respective merits than they could possibly be and do not interfere. What we object to is being deluged with a swarm of persons placed upon the roll for party purposes who have only nominal qualifications, or no qualifications|at all, and have been put upon the roll for the purpose of thwaiting the wishes of the settlers when they arc opposed to those of the party by which those independent electors are em ployed. The settlers here will not soon for get what occurred at Waiwera at the last contested election for E.odney, when a choice band of such electors, aided by a select corps of personators, managed to reverse the de cision of the real electors of the district. It seems as if a similar attempt is to be made on the present occasion, and I now call upon the resident settlers to distrust the man who will employ such means and will not leave the epiestion to his fellow settlers to decide. And I also call upon the absent property holder to abstain from voting, and leave the country electors who must necessarily be better acquainted with the characters and abilities of the candidates, to select their re presentative;—l am, &c, An Elector. W rarkworth, Nov. 28th, 1873.