SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

BUNBET : This evening, 7.1 G. SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 5.6 HIGH WATER : This evening, 9.52 ; to-morrow morning, 10.8

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

Golden Crown, to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock

ARRIVALS. Challenger, p.s., from Wangarei Nukulau, schooner, Walsch, from Sydney Lochnagar, barque, Kelly, from London Prima Donna, schooner, N orris, from Fiji Saucy Lass, schooner, Smith, from Poverty Bay Star of the South, s.s., Holmes, from Napier Ruby, schooner, Catchpole, for Wanpapoa Fanny, schooner, Eicketts, from AVangapoa Gazelle, schooner, from East Csast Sunbeam, schooner, Lane, from Wangaroa

DEPARTURES. Nil.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Boston, Ma.s. : Ayr, barque, early For Cork : Polar Star/ship, early For San Francisco, calling at Honolulu: Dakota, mail steamer, 23rd inst. For Northern ports: Rowena, s.s., this afternoon; Comerang, p.s., Friday next For Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga; Southern Cross, s.s., on Monday For London: Queen Bee, ship,"on Tuesday; Glen huntly, 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 GuU, schooner, from Levuka Southern Cross, schooner, from Sydney Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne Ivanhoe, schooner, from New Caledonia Jessie Niccol, schooner, from Tahiti H.M.S. Blanche, from Sydney Margaret CampbeU, schooner, from Oamaru, Sailed I4th January Charybdis. schooner, from Levuka Merlin, schooner, from Levuka

IMPORTS.

Per Lochnagar, barque, from London— 593 pgs, 88 cases, 33 bdles, 2 bales, 2 crates, 15 pockets, 10 qr.-casks order; 2 cases, C. Bloomfield; 39 cases, 1073 packages, order; 4 cases, J. Roberton and Co. ; 1 ditto, S. Kempthorne ; 5 casks, 2 cases, 1608 pgs, Cruickshank and Co. ; 2 cases, W. Wilson ; 8 bales, Wilkinson and Horton, Thames Advertiser ; 18 pgs, AY. C. Wilson, New Zealand Herald ; 10 bottles, Ryan Bell and Co. ; 10 pockets, Bucholz and Co. ; 203 pgs, 11 cases, E. and H. Isaacs ; 20 pgs, Must and Co. ; 1978 pgs, J. Thomas ; 1 case, Winks and Hall ; 10 qr.-casks, 366 pgs, Lewis Bros. ; 4 cases, Gregory and Walker ; 1 butt, 3 cases, 13 pockets, 404 pgs, Brown Campbell and Co. ; 3 pgs, R. Cooley ; 20 bales, J. Vogel ; 225 pgs, A. Clark and Sou ; 7 pgs, J. and J. Dickey ; 21 ditto, T. Short ; 83 ditto, Stone Bros. ; 30 qr.-casks, Combes and Daldy; 12 pgs, H. Fendelow ; 312 pgs, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 1 bale W. Wilson and Co. ; 1 box W. Stewart; 1 ditto, C. H. S. Hanson ; 5 cases Moss LevY ; 48 pgs, Watt Bros. ; 5 cases, J. S. Macfarlane ; 298 pgs, 74 angle bars, T. and S. Morrin ; 1654 ditto, E. Porter and Co. ; 27 ditto, Sargood, Son Ewen ; 111 ditto, McArthur Shera and Co. ; 7 ditto, order of W. Phillips and Son ; 25 ditto, R. Lusk ; 2 cases, Walker and Parker ; 2 ditto, Williams and Co. ; 6 casks E. Porter and Co. ; 1 case, G. B. Graham. To be tran shipped to New Plymouth : 2pgs, J. Gilmour; andthefollowingaddressedpgs, lease,S. Rod gers ; (care of Owen and Graham,) 1 ditto, Hovell; 1 ditto, T. Kirk; 1 ditto, R. Codring ton; (care of S. Hill,) 1 ditto, W. Arthur; lbox, H. Byron ; 1 ditto, W. C. Kensington; 1 ditto, McKellar ; 1 case Brabant ; 1 ditto, Brancher ; 2 ditto, Capt. Burleigh ; 4 ditto, Bishop of Auckland.—L. D. Nathan and Co., agents.

Per Nukulau, schooner, from Sydney— 221 bags maize, John Hay ; 152 do do, G. Rust; 104 half-chests. tea, H. B. Morton ; 1 case fireworks, W. Adams; 4do varnish, R. Walker and Co. ; 4 clo chairs, T. and H. Cooke ; 20 cases acid, Kempthorne, Prosser and Co ; 10 do do L. D. Nathan and Co; 100 bags maize, 145 half-chests tea, 8 bags sand, 1 bundle spades and brooms, 1 parcel fishing lines, 2 cases nails, 1 drum oil, 5 cases kerosene, 4 kegs white lead, 1 case drapery, 8 bags sugar, 20 bags flour, order. —Hender- son and Macfarlane, agents. Per Prima Donna, from Suva, Fiji Islands 800 bags cotton seed, 3 tons Sautha paste, 5 tons cinnamon bark, 300 bushels maize, order. —Stone Brothers, agents.

The brig Byron has entered outwards at the Customs for Hokianga. The barque Lion has entered outwards at the Customs for Adelaide, via Wangapoa, where she will load timber. The schooner Prima Donna, Capt. Norris, arrived yesterday from Levuka, which port she left on the 7th inst. Experienced fine weather during the passage. The schooners Merlin and Charybdis were lying at Levuka when the Prima Donna left. The schooner Opotiki will leave for Opotiki tomorrow. The schooner Saucy Lass arrived yesterday from Poverty Bay, with 39 bales wool and 1000 feet timber. The schooner Fanny arrived yesterday for Wangapoa will 33,600 feet timber. The p.s. Challenger will leave for Wanga rei and Mangapai at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The steamers Southern Cross and Rowena will take their deporture for their respective ports at four o'clock this afternoon. The s.s. Star of the South arrived on Saturday evening from Napier with a cargo consisting of 1250 sheep, consigned to A. Banks. Passengers : Rishop Williams, Mr3 Onkea, Mr Phillips, and three in the steerage. The Star of the South will leave again for Napier at five o'clock this afternoon. The schooner Ruby arrived last evening from Wangapoa with 27,000 feet timber. The Gazelle, from Poverty Bay, brings 56 bales wool for L. D. Nathan and Co. H.M.S. Rosario arrived at Sydney on the 6th January from the South Sea Islends. H.M.S. Clio left Sydney for Hobart Town on the 4th January. The Hon. Lady Robin son was a passenger.

Modern Buccaneers. —By a recent arrival from Micronesia it appeals that the notorious Capt. Hayes is dodging about somewhere in those seas, with a British man-o'-war, the Barossa, close at his heels. If fallen in with by John Bull it is anticipated that he will be detained on "strong suspicion" to answer for some of his numerous misdeeds. But it would be only a continuance of Hayes' good luck or shrewd management—if he got off clear. Pease, formerly a confederate with the first named buccaneer, was some time ago arrested and taken to the United States for trial for some crime ; but luckily for him the only witnesses against him died, and so he was discharged. He went back to his old haunts, and is now at the Bonin Islands. —Honolulu Advertiser. The schooner Nukulau, Captain F. Walsh, arrived in harbour this morning from Sydney, after a passage of 13 days. Captain Walsh reports leaving Sydney on the 6th instant, and experienced strong easterly winds during the whole of the passage. Sighted the Three Kines on Saturday at G a.m., and met with squally weather and S. W. and variable winds along the coast. The ship Queen Bee will sail to-morrow for London. A steamer will convey passen gers on boar* to-morrow morning.

The iron barque Lochnagar, 464 tons, | Captain W. H. Kelly, arrived in harbour last night from London, after a rapid passage of 91 days from the Downs. She left the East India Docks on the 15th October; Gravesend, 17th; Downs same day, and cleared the Stai't on the 19th. Picked up the N.E. trades in latitude 25 deg. North, and carried them down to 12 deg. North. Crossed the Equator on the 14th November. Picked | up theS.E.tradesin2deg. N. and carried them aa far as the Island of Trinidad, which Was I passed on the 23rd November. The steward, i Ralph Armitage, died on the 2Gth November from inflammation of the bowels. Passed the meridian of Greenwich on the 7th December, iaiid off the Cape on the llth in 40 deg. S. ! lat. Experienced jST.W. to S.W. gales with j high seas until reaching 35 deg. E. longitude; I ran clown her eastings in a jiarallel of 46° S ; passed Cape Lewin on the Ist instant, and Tasmania on the 9th ; sighted the Three Kings on Saturday at 7 a.m. and experienced S.W. winds down the coast, and arrived in harbour as above, making the quickest pas sage of the season. The Lochnagar brings one passenger, Mr Charles Harwood. Tlie vessel is at anchor on the powder ground. She was built in 1861, at West Hartlepool, and is classed AAI at Lloyd's. Intending passengers for Adelaide by the barque Amateur will be conveyed by a steamer this evening to Wangaroa. The barque Ayr will load gum, flax, etc., for Boston and New York. She has been chartered by Messrs J. Roberton & Co. The following are the Customs returns for the week ending Saturday last : —Duties, £3,804 6s lOd ; lighthouse dues, £33 7s lid; merchant shipping fees, £8 17s 3d ; arms fees, £3 10s ; gold duty, £1,065 13s Id ; miscellaneous, £IS6 ; pilotage and port charges, £61 16s lid. Total, 5,183 12s. The s.s. Rowena has cleared outwards for Port Russell with a large general cargo and twenty passengers. The schooner Mary Ellen has cleared out wards for Mercury Bay with a general cargo, and will leave this afternoon.

COMMERCIAL.

Sydney.—By the Nukulau we have files to January 6th. The Sydneg Morning Herald reports : —The import markets can hardly be considered as having yet opened for the year. Scarcely any business has been transacted privately since the departure of the mail, and the auction sales have been almost con fined to sugars, for which prices are rather weaker. It does not take a large import of any article of merchandise to render this market fiat. Beer continues extremely scarce. Iron has an improved tendency under the influence of English telegrams. Spirits are dull of sale, and stocks excessive. Salt is a trifle firmer; sales of trade quantities at late rates. The tallow sales held to-day passed off with more animation than has been perceptible for some weeks. A considerable quantity was taken for export, and trade lots also moved freely at late rates. Buyers of hides paid very full prices for any sold under the rules recently adopted, while a number of lots submitted for sale at per hide were passed. The trade maintain their position in compelling vendors to sell at per lb., as being more fair to all parties. A few of the lines withdrawn at auction were afterwards placed privately. Melbourne.—A telegram of January 3, reports :—Sugars, £35 10s. to £39 for good whites. Teas, ls 2d to Is Bd. New Kent hops, ls 9d to ls lOd. Hennessy's case brandy, 25s 7Ad to 25s 9d. For new wheat, 6s. 2d. is asked. There are buyers at 6s. Late English telegrams report iron and tin plates advancing. Adelaide.—A telegram of January 3, reports:—Nearly 4000 packages tea, ex Geffrard, were sold by auction to-day at fair prices. Java sugar, ex Amur, realized £37 15s. There have been sales of wheat at 4s. 3d. and 4s 3£d. A vessel was chartered to-day to load with wheat at Sss. Country flour,' at £10 10s.

MINING.

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

Russell Quartz Mining and Crushing Company, Mr Tothill's office, Shortland street, Auckland, 2 p.m., 21st January Quebec, Mr R. 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 Yon Tempsky, Company's office, Queen street, Auck land, 3 p.m., 33th January Una, Shortland, 30th January Ruby, Grahamstown, 31st January Durham Ox, Grahamstown, 31 st January Morning Star, Grahamstown, 31st January Central Italy, Grahamstown, 4th February Green Harp, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 10th 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 Whitianga, per Mary Ellen, this day, at 5 p.m. For Napier, per Star of the South, this day, at 5 p.m. For Opotiki, per Opotiki, to-morrow, at 6 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.m. 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 Postmaster.

DEATHS.

Bicklev.—On January 19, at Nixon street, Newton. Samuel Bickley, moulder ; aged 58 years. The funeral will leave his late residence, to morrow, at 4 p.m. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

Paine.—On the 15th inst., at his residence, Freeman's Bay, William Paine; aged 38 years.---Norfolk papers please copy. McPherson.-At his residence, Grahamstown, Mr Archibald McPherson ; aged 63. The funeral will leave the residence of his son-in law, Mr A. Craig, Hobson street, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. Friends will please accept this invitation. Bell.—On the 18th January, at his residence, Albert street, Warwick Pearson Bell, Esq., late of Warwick Lodge, County Deny, Ireland, in the 00th year of his age.—Belfast papers please copy.

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, Por the wrongs that need resistance, Por the future in tlie distance,

And the good that we can do.

His Honor the Superintendent paid a visit to the native settlement at Maungakahia, near Wangarei, on Monday last. Mr It. Dent, native interpreter, accompanied him. The natives expressed themselves highly de lighted at his coming to see them. They wished him to get a road made for them from Maungakahia to Wangarei, stating that the road to the Bay of Islands and the Wairoa were of no service to them. They also offered a large block of land, containing about 50,000 acres, for sale to the Govern ment. His Honor promised to take their proposals into consideration.

The Sydney Morning Herald, of January 4, reports an advance of 10s per share for Bank of New Zealand stock, which were inquired for at £17. New Zealand debentures 103.

A sale of Messrs Lamborn, Cock & Co. 's music copyright has just taken place at Messrs. Pittick and Simpson's rooms. Sir Sterndale Bennett's "May Queen" realised L 1,837 his " Woman of Samaria," L 590. John Thomas's " Welsh Melodies" sold for L 1,537, and Callnott's •' Sacred Half-Hours" fetched L4OB. The three days' sale produced nearly L 15,000.

Captain Peek, of the ship Babington, is reported by a Wellington paper as having con cluded a sermon with the following words : — '' When the ship is making the port and you miss you head lands and draw on to a lee shore —if you have not your braces clear, tacks and sheet ready, and don't put your helm down at the proper time, my friends, your ship will go ashore and you'll all be euchred !" The Post remarks thereon :— " Imagine a spirit being euchred."

The employes of Mr R. Hale, Parnell, on the occasion of his retiring from business, presented that gentleman with a handsome gold ring, made by Mr F. H. Lewisson, and the following address, which has been hand somely illuminated by Mr C. Palmer, and framed with mottled kauri by Mr J. Mc- Intyre : —"ToR. Hale, Esq.—Sir,—We can not allow the occasion of your retirement from business to occur without taking the opportunity of assuring you that the kind ness and consideration we have always ex perienced from you as our employer will ever dwell in our remembrance and command our respect and esteem, and as a small token thereof we beg your acceptance of the the accompanying ring. Wishing your self and family every success in your undertakings, —We are, Sir, yours very sin cerely (signed), Jas. A. McLean, J. Gallagher, W. Wilson, J. McNamara, R. Naird, J. Andrews, F. McCormick.

A successful ball was given at Wangarei on Thursday night in the Court-house. Re freshments were provided by Mr Naylor, of the Settlers' Hotel.

The following is the return of sick treated at the Provincial Hospital during the week ending Saturday, January 18, 1873 :—Re mained last return, 65 ; admitted since, 15 ; discharged, 12 ; died, 0. Remaining, 68 males, 58; females, 10. Arrangement of cases : Erysipelas, 2 ; syphilis, 3 ; scrofula, 3 ; phthisis, 6 ; rheumatism, 8 ; paralysis, 5 ; lunacy, 1 ; melancholy, 1; neuralgia, 2; ophthalmia, 3 ; aneurism, 1 ; heart disease, 1 ; bronchitis, 1 ; fistula, 1; dyspepsia, 3; caries and necrosis, 7; abscess and ulcer, 9; hare-lip, 1 ; debility, 2 ; fractures, 4; wounds, etc., 2 ; amputation, 1 ; resection, 1. No deaths occurred during the week. N.B.—Old linen much needed. Children go to school nine hours a day in Germany. French babies thrive on a diet of butter milk thickened with meal. The population of Russia has increased from fourteen millions, in 1772, to seventy seven millions, in 1872. A machine, reproducing speech with the rapidity of thought, has been invented by a Genoese savant. A grocer of Ipswich, England, is exhibit ing a genuine £1000 painting, for which he paid fifteen dollars. During 1871 the emigrant ships took from India 7,300 coolies. The total number of natives of India, now in Jamaica is 27,000, in British Guiana 48,000. The vintage on the Rhine is described as very unequal, but on the whole very poor this year. Prices, both in the higher and lower qualities, of Rhine wines will range very high, and consumers will have to be doubly watchful of the adulterated article. The Masonic lodge of Strasburg having been informed that it could not be allowed to keep up its connection with the grand orient of France has resolved to break up rather than be affiliated to a German superior. A party of Russian thieves raised a cry of fire at a theatre at Nijni Novogorod, causing a general panic among the audience, during which they robbed people of watches and jewellery to the amount of £16,000, i

Tenders are required by the Provincial Government for the performance of various steam services between various ports in the province during the ensuing year.

Tenders are invited for the delivery of wrought iron piping, etc., at Grahamstown, for the Provincial Government.

Chiarini's Circus Company embarked yes terday morning on board the Enterprise No. 2 for conveyance to the Thames. The steamer was well freighted, and carried a large deck cargo, consisting of the horses, baggage, tent, fittings, and paraphernalia appertaining to the Circus. There was a strong westerly breeze blowing, which caused the water to be somewhat lively. The steamer, which left at half-past ten, however, arrived with her large freight safely at about four o'clock in the afternoon. Belen Cuba has not accom panied the troupe to the Thames in con sequence of indisposition.

The Auckland Annual Regatta will take place on anniversary day—next Wednesday week. There is some slight variation from the programme of last year, there being six sailing races to five of last year, and five rowing matches to seven of last year. The silver cup usually sent out by Messrs Shaw, Saville and Co. as a prize for trading vessels, is this year conspicuous by its absence. It is to be hoped that the weather will prove favourable for the sports, and that the regatta will be as successful as last year. We believejjCaptain Stetson, of the ship Polar Star, will be requested to allow his vessel to act as flagship on the occasion. Several of the crews intending to compete in the rowing matches are already to be seen daily taking their spins, and will be in active training now until regatta day. The races round Tiritiri are beginning to cause some excitement, and the competing vessels are being put in trim.

Before the hour of opening on Saturday evening the circus was crowded, and a large number of people had to be re fused admission at the doors. The perform ance was excellent, especially the tumbling by the company, and the gymnastic feats by the Bros. Carlo. Many regret that the stay of the company has been so short, certain it is that it would have drawn for some time longer, but the proprietor is anxious to get to Australia before the season is too far advanced. Their short visit has prevented the whole of their talent appearing in public, amongst whom is the "lady with the iron jaw." She will probably perform at the Thames. Immediately after the close of the performance the process of dismantling took place to ho ready to embark in the morning.

According to the Coromandel Mail the Coromandel people have a mania for billiards just now ; they are the order of the day in the goldfields. A handicap billiard match will be played to-morrow evening at Boyd's hotel.

The Royal Magnet Variety Troupe will open at the Prince of Wales Theatre this evening with an attractive programme. In addition to the artistes mentioned in our Saturday's issue—Mr J. Herman, the cele brated solo violinist and silver-toned tenor, will also appear. The trapeze will be erected to the ceiling of the theatre for the per formance of the Angell gymnasts. Some thing sensational may be expected.

The annual missionary meeting in collection with St. Sepulchre's Church will be held this evening at half-past seven o'clock. The Bishop will give an account of his recent trip to head-quarters of tlie Melanesian Mission. During the meeting the Bishop's and the ordinary Sunday-school prizes will be distributed.

The Old Testament revisors have got as far as the sixteenth chapter of Leviticus. The Duke of Genoa, nephew of King Victor Emanuel, will shortly start for a voyage around the world, on board an Italian frigate. The Bey. A. F. Porter will repeat his in teresting lecture this evening, at the Thames, on the history of the Martin's Bay settle ment, with an account of the sufferings of the sufferers. AYe learn that Mr J. C. Young has been appointed interpreter to the sitting of the Hawke's Bay Mission to take evidence re specting certain land purchases. The Te Awamutu Agricultural Show is fixed for the 6th of March. The Duke of Sutherland and tho Marquis of Bute have each an income of £300,000. George Macdonald in the lecture stand looks and acts just like a Methodist preacher. Ann Campbell, a dairy maid of Cornwall, Canada, died at the tender age of 131 years recently. The brethren of the Lodge Waitemata, No. 689, E.C, will hold their monthly meet ing this evening in the lodge-room of the Masonic Hotel, at the usual hour. The friends of the total abstinence cause held another of their open-air meetings on Saturday evening, on the site of the old Supreme Court-house. Mr Carr was the chairman, and Messrs Hughes, Bomber, and Robinson were the speakers. Alluding to steamship subsidies President Grant, in the message to Congress, issued subsequent to his re-election, said :—"Your favourable consideration is respectfully in vited to the recommendations of the Post master-General for an increase of the service from monthly to semi-monthly trips on the mail steamship route to Brazil; for a subsidy in aid of the establishment of an American line of steamers between San Francisco and New Zealand and Australia. * * * There are but three lines of ocean steamers, namely, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, be tween San Francisco, China, and Japan, with a provision made for semi-monthly service after October 1, 1873 ; the United States and Brazil line, monthly ; and the California, New Zealand and Australian line, monthly, plying between the United .States and foreign ports, and owned and operated under our flag. I earnestly recommend that such liberal contracts for carrying the mails be authorised with these lines as will ensure their continuance."

The members of the Parnell Croquet Club held a meeting on Saturday afternoon, Mr Walker in the chair. An interesting report of the club was read, which showed that it numbers 103 members. The receipts of ihe club amounted to £62 ls 6d, and its ex penditure to £61 lis, leaving a balance of half a guinea. The following persons were then elected on the new committee, seven to form a quorum :—Mrs Reader Wood, Mrs Dargaville, Mrs Jones, Mrs Ruck, Misses Thorne, Gossip, and Coates; also, Messrs Churton, Walker, Biddulph, and Weetman. The meeting was an agreeable one, and at its conclusion the members adjourned to a neighbouring field where they enjoyed a spirited game of croquet.

The Waikato Times advocates the establish ment of agricultural colleges.

An old man named William Wilson, of Te Arai, has been committed for trial at the next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, on a charge of having committed a rape upon his daughter, a girl five years old. The presiding justices were Messrs Hull, Haseldon, and Farrard. The prisoner's clothes were perfect rags, darned with rough flax.

Two Germans recently fought a duel near London with dagger knives, standing at arm s length and toe to toe. After twenty minutes indiscriminate slashing one of them got a lateral extension put upon his mouth that will enable him to whisper in his own ear without the slightest difficulty, and the seconds stopped the affair. The Enterprise No. 2 arrived from the Thames shortly after two o'clock this after noon, after a passage of nearly fifteen hours, owing to head winds. She has brought the Magnet Variety Troupe, and they will open to-night at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Matrimony has broken loose, and is com mitting alarming devastation among the male and female telegraph clerks in England since the new classification and consequent increase Ox 'pay, which enables them to face high prices. The head of the department is seriously alarmed, for this movement deprives him of many valuable girl clerks. The director of the Vienna International Exposition has proposed a congress of delegates from the different nationalities, for the purpose of framing international treaties on trade marks and inventions, and the Austrian government has decided on carry ing out this important suggestion. ' The strike of grave diggers of the English : metropolis was effectually squelched by a notification from the medical societies giving the strikers fair warning that if they didn't desist at once, and resume work, the secietiess ; would give up having any more deaths in i London. | The drainage works of Alten Road are 1 being proceeded with. Workmen are en | gaged laying twelve-inch drain-pipes, which will empty into the open drain in Stanley street. It is to be hoped that the earth closet system will be strictly enforced in Alten Road and that only pure drainage, water will be permitted to drain into the pipes, otherwise the stench from the beach between the railway embankment and the strand, Mechanics' Bay, where the drain empties, will surpass the Queen-street sewer, and will be sufficient to cause a pestilence. Earl Russel's country seat, Pembroke Lodge, was recently broken into by burglars and ransacked, about £1000 of property being obtained by the thieves in a few minutes. Both the Earl and Countess were at home, and at the time the robbery was committed were playing whist with some friends. A meeting in connection with the establish ment of a common school at Panmure was held at that village on Saturday. It was stated that there were 120 children in the district. After a friendly discussion the meeting agreed to abide by the decision of the Board of Education. Since the arrival of thr ship Chile, says the Napier Telegraph, we have learned that neither order nor peace can be maintained, and that it is well within the power of a mob of navvies, half drunk, to set the whole town at defiance. For the past fortnight sights and sounds previously unknown here, have shocked and offended at every turn, in broad day as well as night, until ladies have hesitated to walk through the town in the usual hours of business, and the timid scarcely dare venture out in the dark.

CONQUERING HERO G.M.C.

The annual general meeting of shareholders in this company was convened to be held at three o'clock this afternoon at the office of MrR. K. Baber, 40, Insurance Buildings, but lapsed for want of a quorum. The directors' and mine manager's report are, we learn, satisfactoiy. The former recommends that the mine for the present year be let on tribute. The balance-sheet shows a balance of £48 2s 4d on the 31st December last. Another meeting will be called immediately, when the report will be submitted for adoption.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By the arrival of the Nukulau, from Sydney, we have files to January 6. We make the following extracts from the Sydney ALorning Herald -.—

At Bommyumbla, near Bombala, Mr George Collett killed a tiger snake (seven feet long) which had just swallowed a ring tailed opposum. The remains of a woman have been found at Mundooran under circumstances which lead it to be inferred that she must have been murdered. Jonn Thompson, alias "Thunderbolt," has been committed to take his trial at the Central Criminal Court for shooting at two policemen. On Sunday last, at Kangaloon, in Ulawarra, a lad died from the effects of being gored by a bull. James Thompson, a lunatic inmate of the Asylum at Parramatta, killed himself in his sleeping room on the night of the 30th ult. An open-air concert and illumination was promised on the night of the Ist, but there was neither music nor illumination. The people indignantly made a bonfire of the platform, round which were hung a few miserable lamps. Her Majesty's schooner Ethel, which left Sydney three months ago on a cruise to the South Sea Islands, returned to that port on January 3 with four seamen of the brig Mary Grant, who are under arrest on a charge of kidnapping. The papers in connection with the case are now in the hands of his Excel-' lency the Governor, and the men will pro bably appear before the Water Police Bench in a few days. A waiter at Wagga Wagga was reaching down a bottle of sodawater when it burst, the glass being split to a sharp edge from the neck to the bottom. One of the pieces struck Harding on the inside of the calf of his leg, cutting through the trousers and inflicting a fearful gash. The blood flowed from the wound in streams, and but for the assistance of those who witnessed the accident the man would have bled to death. The Art/us reports that on Saturday, 28th ult., at midday, during a squall, three school masters named Macafee and two brothers Smylie, who were out in a flat-bottomed boat on Lake Colac, were upset at about a mile from the shore. The Smylies, who were excellent swimmers, placed Macafee on the boat, undressed themselves, and tried to push the boat ashore. The got within 300 yards of the shore, when they became exhausted, let go the boat, and sank. Macafee was rescued in an exhausted condition. The Gulgong correspondent of the Mudgee Times states that a frightful case of depravity was the subject of an investigation on Tuesday, 24th ult., in the Police Court. A man named John O'Brien committed an assault upon a little girl aged 11. Although the mother of the child knew of the outrage she made no complaint. Constable Duffy happened to hear of the affair, and in a most praiseworthy manner hunted up his man, and found him hiding in an old hut at the Home Rule. Duffy brought the wretch into Gulgong, when he was brought before the Commissioner and Mr H. Tebbutt. He was committed for trial at the next Mudgee assizes. A meeting of miners took place at Griffiths' Flat, Newcastle, on the 3rd inst. About a thousand were present. It was unanimously resolved to stand out for the ten hours' system. Consequently the lock-out continu is, and no work ia being done at any of the; mines,

POLICE COURT.— THIS DAY.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

DRUNKENNESS. disorderly, was fined 20s and costs a rss.e •srti-S- x «s S^rr „i bSTe pllic-houses ovation was offered i>» °«»den. GUILTY OF lA 1*1; 1 ' .. Annie Mary Smith, otherwise Sidey, owned a fowl ; previOu^ d-t at property of Sarah Spiers, who ™ 4s Gd. The former was charged witi. . a Having committed the offences h.' _^ Q admitted her guilt, but said that if _ ..__. Court would look over it she would go uik a situation. . It appeared that the prisoner had only lately come out of gaol, and was a bad character. She was sent back for three months.

ALTjEGED fraud. James Gormly was charged on remand with obtaining money by false pretences from T. D. Leslie, of the Old House at Home, on the 10th inst. The prisoner denied having any fraudulent intention when when he borrowed the

money. . The prosecutor deposed that the {prisoner came to his house to board, representing him self as a member of the Armed Constabulary. On the 10th instant he borrowed 24s from him to go to the circus, and said he had been unable to see the Inspector, or to draw his money from the Savings' Bank. Wm. Nicols, a member of the Armed Con stabulary stationed at Hamilton, proved that the accused was discharged from the Armed Constabulary on the 31st December last. Detective Jeffery proved apprehending the prisoner upon the charge. The Court thought that as the money was proved to have been lent, the act could not be construed as " obtaining by false pre tences. " The prisoner had had a very narrow escape, and the Court hoped that it would act as a caution for the future.

The prisoner was then discharged, This concluded the business.

UNION SASH AND DOOR COMPANY.

The half-yearly meeting of the above com pany was held at Mr F. A. Whites office, Shortland-street, at three o'clock this after noon.

Mr C. J. Stone occupied the chair. The report and balance-sheet showed the affairs of the company to be in a most satis factory state. The nett profit for the half year was £ISGO ls 2d. Balance from last account, £549 14s lOd, making the total amount available for dividend £2409 16s. From this sum it was proposed to declare a dividend of 121 per cent, for the half-year, or at the rate of 25 per cent, per annum. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, and the meeting then adjourned.

BANK OF TOKATEA G.M.C.

The annual meeting of the Bank of Tokatea G.M. Co. was held at the legal manager's office, Insurance Buildings, at noon to-day. Captain Thompson occupied the chair.

The directors' report and balance-sheet were read. The report stated that, upon receipt of a notice from the Inspector of Mines, to the effect that from non-compliance with the goldfields' regulations their ground was liable to forfeiture, the chairman of directors was despatched to Coromandel, with power to act. The chairman found the complaint of the inspector well founded, and dismissed the manager and men, leaving them to recover the balance of their wages through the Warden's Court. The case was tried, and decided in favour of the company. The ground was now secure for the present. The mine had been closed since the 6th November. Shareholders were urged to pay their calls regularly in order that work might be carried on. Reports regarding the state of the mine workings were annexed to the report. The balance - sheet showed : — Dr. : To capital, £4,500 ; calls, 1,530 ; sale of shares, £62 8s 2d; overpaid calls, £1 9s Sd; S. Baker, £10 10s. Total, 6,104 9s 10s. Cr. :

By value of mine, £4,500 ; unpaid capital, £1,025 ; wages, advertising, stationery, etc., £669 7s lOd ; balance in bank, £9 12s.

The Chairman moved the adoption of the report. Mr Friend commented upon the transfer of the shares held by Mr Dall without £10 calls due thereon being paid. It might be a mis take or default of Mr Fleming's —the former legal manager. It was distinctly understood when Mr Baker took over the books that he should be made responsible for Mr Fleming's mistakes. If the error had been found out before they might have recovered the money from Mr Fleming. He moved as an amend ment that the report be adopted, but not the balance-sheet, until that item had been in quired into. Mr Mills seconded Mr Friend's amend ment. Mr Baker thought it would be hard to make him responsible for another man's mistakes or defalcations. Mr Friend said it had arisen from his own neglect. Mr Friend's amendment was adopted. Mr Friend stated that he considered it quite useless to continue work in the upper level of the tunnel until the Coromandel tunnel was further advanced. It would be better to pay towards the tunnel. Other shareholders appeared to concide in this view.

Tha meeting then adjourned,

NONPAREIL G.M.C.

The usual half-yearly meeting of shareholders in this company was held this afternoon in the Insurance buildings, Mr S. Browning in the chair. The directors' report was read as follows : In presenting the report and balance-sheet for the half year ending 31st December, 1572, the directors think that it is unnecessary to refer at length to the proceedings of the com pany during that period. On reference to the balance-sheet it will be seen that 1,663 tons of quartz have been crushed during the half year for a yield of 2490 ozs. 14 dwts. 6 grs. gold, averaging about 1 oz. 9 dwt. per ton, and realising £6,986 10s 4d, or about 50s2dperoz. This (notwithstanding that there was a debt of nearly £700 at the commence ment of the half year, and the rather heavy expenses at the mine in re-timbering the shafts and other workings, and making secure for future operations,) has enabled your directors to declare a dividend of 8s per per share, amounting to £2,250, leaving a fair balance in hand. For further information in respect to the mine the directors would refer you to the mine manager's and surveyor's re ports ; they may, however, state that all the various workings have been carried on with a due regard to economy. In con clusion your directors think it a matter of congratulation that the operations of the

company for the past half-year have been so profitable, and they hope to be able at the annual meeting in July next to, report the same satisfactory results for the present half vear (Signed) S. Browning (chairman), L. Ehrenfried, G. S. Graham, John Brown, A. Anthony, C. S. Brown. The surveyor's and mine manager s reports were read, and contained satisfactory infor mation. The balance-sheet showed the balance in bank and in hand to be £54G 7s 7d. The reports and balance-sheet were put to the meeting, the chairman remarking that the mine was in a very prosperous condition, and likely to be so for several years. A Shareholder asked what they were likely to «et during those years ; he would like to know. . . ~_. The chairman replied that it was impossible to say. Mr Stovin found fault with the heavy item for cartage—£34l 8s 95.. The Chairman said that the liability was incurred before the present directors came into office. Mr Wrigley complained of the company having to pay £8 for highway rates. The Secretary said the amount was paid under protest. "" .'"he balance-sheet and reports were then v w ;(?ley pr°p°sefl a vote of thanks to Mr VYri^ d f ij rec tors for the very able the chairma. , hd m d the manner in whi. J ° affmrsofthecomp^ d ;_ This was seconder mously. .i The meeting then separav' '

THE TAKAPUNA.

As previously announced, the new FerTY Company's steamer Takapuna having come into the hands of the company on Friday, was placed at the service of the public on Saturday afternoon, and "free trips to the North Shore" placarded around the city drew immense numbers to the wharf. An opportunity was afforded of seeing this boat under as heavy a pressure of passengers as she is ever likely to be subjected to. Her cabins, decks, and hurricane-deck were, on several trips, as crowded as the passengers could well stand together, and yet the boat was as steady as a rock. All doubts as to the conduct of the steamer when with a crowded hurricane-deck are now laid at rest. The boat was kept under easy steam at from five to ten pounds under that allowed by the Government Engineer, Mr Stewart, and being all down by the head in consequence of having four tanks of water forward and aft, she was generally from ten to twelve minutes in making the passage to or from the North Shore. There was but one opinion expressed among all the passengers as to the accommodation and con venience and beauty of the Takapuna, and when placed in proper trim, and with full power on, it may with safety be said that she will carry four-fifths of the travelling public between the North Shore and Auckland. It has been, however, wisely resolved by the directors that she will not take up the service until all the intended alterations are completed. At a meeting of directors held this forenoon instructions were given to Mr Heslop to draw up specifications, receive proposals and super intend the whole work necessary to place the boat efficiently on the service by the end of this week. A tank will be built in the after hold, easier access to the hurricane-deck will be given, a donkey-engine will be attached, and a defect in the furnace mouth will be thoroughly put to rights. These, with some upholstery work, painting, &c, can be com pleted at latest before the end of the week, and probably on Saturday the boat will be permanently laid on the service. It is need less to say that the directors have encountered a difficulty which they had no reason to ex pect, but they are resolved that they shall keep faith with the public in the efficiency of the service when once taken up, although by unexpected circumstances prevented from keeping faith as to the time of starting.

SUPREME COURT.—CIVIL SITTINGS.

THIS DAY.

(Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Chic Justice.) SHOLL V. WARNER. Mr Hesketh, for Mr Rogan, appeared for the plaintiff. Mr Rees appeared for the defendant.

In this case the plaintiff, a sharebroker, sought to recover the sum of £500 for 300 shares in the Hazelbank Gold Mining Com pany, registered, which were sold by order of Mr Warner, the official agent. These shares were purchased by Mr Martin Sholl, a sharebroker, from Mr W. Lestrpnge, on the 20th day of March, 1871. The shares then stood in the name of Lestrange, "and on completing the transfer, for which Mr Sholl agreed to pay the sum of £22 10s, which was due upon them in calls, Mr Sholl forwarded the transfer to the legal manager (Mr Skene), who refused to place his name on the register as the books of the company were then closed. About the Sth June, IS7I, the defendant, learning that these shares had a value, resolved to seize them in payment of money due by Mr Lestrange to other companies, which were then in his hands ; he did so, and advertised them accordingly for public sale by Messrs. Cochrane and Son. On hearing this, plain tiff, through his solicitor, Mr Rogan, in formed Mr Warner that the shares were his property, and that he held a transfer of them from Mr Lestrange. Defendant took no notice of this, but sold them at prices rang ing from 9s to 10s 6d.

Mr Martin Sholl was then examined, and deposed that he was a sharebroker in Auck land. Remembered the Hazelbank Gold Company (registered). On the 20th March, 1871, he purchased of Mr Lestrange 300 shares, knowing that gentleman possessed that number of shares. Mr Owen and Mr Browning originally held them (150 each), and having paid their calls transferred them through witness to Mr Lestrange, who was prepared to accept them, and who subsequently transferred them back to wit ness. He never gave Mr Warner or any one else instructions to sell these shares ; they were sold without his consent or authority ; had he possessed those shares on the 27th of June he could have sold them for 20s each, as they were i^r demand ; if the transfer had been on the, register he could have got that amount iovf' them ; he was present at the sale when 250 of those shares were sold to Mr Rees ; he claims the shares by virtue of the transfers ; 250 were sold; he wrote to Captain Skene on the 20th March to know if any con tributions were due. Captain Skene replied that £22 10s were due.

James Caddy Davies, clerk, deposed that on the 20th March he tendered a letter from Mr Sholl to Mr Skene, when he rejected the transfers as the company was in liquidation. He tendered both the money and the transfers on behalf of Mr Sholl; he went to Grahamstown by the boat, and reached the place after dark ; the transfers were duly stamped, but he would not receive them except he was compelled to do so without an order from the judge ; he knew Lestrange, not as a dummy, but as a wood-cutter. Witness acknowledged that a dummy was an individual who accepts shares for a shareholder who wishes toj eacapQ liability, (Left sitting,)

Mfß EVENING &TAB, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1873.



CALLS Golconda .. .. 0 2 0 Lincoln Castle .. 0 0 C Aurora .. .. 0 10 Coronet No 1 .. 0 10 John O'Groats .. 0 5 0 Thames Gas .. .. 0 5 0 Italian 0 0 0 Central Italy .. 0 0 6 Mary Ann .. .. 0 0 0 Hope of Coromandel 0 0 6 White Rose .. .. 0 10 Flagship Golden Anchor 0 10 Carnatic .. .. 0 0 3 Multum in Parvo .. 0 17 Golden Spur .. .. 0 0 C Imperial Crown .. 0 20 0 MEETINGS.

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CAN THE BEST MOLESKIN TROUSERS IN NEW ZEALAND BE SOLD FOR 6s. 11d.? NO! DRAPERS AND OTHERS outside the Clothing Trade may offer such baits to the public, but as 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 Cs. 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, .



EDUCATION BATE. FATHERS AND MOTHERS, LISTEN ! YOU are told that the new Education Eate is oppressive. Hearken! Hitherto you have paid school fees for your clri.'dren. 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 lor 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 past and in the future for one child or more :— NUmbdren f °Ml~ Former Cost- | New Act 1 £2 12 0 £15 0 2 5 4 0 1 10 0 3 7 10 0 1 15 0 4 10 S 0 2 0 0 (13 0 0) sto 20 { to V 2 0 0 (52 0 0) Or viewed thus : the cost per week for the education of one child by the new Act will be under 6d ; two children, it will be under :skl each ; three children, under 2^4 each ; four children, a little over 2}d each ; five children, 1 11-13 d each ; six children, about lyd each, and so on. The cruel tax! The grinding tax !