SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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SUNSET : This evening, 4.49 3UN-RISE : To- Morrow morninsr, 7.18 HIGH WATER: This evening, 11.53 ; to-morrow, morning, —— >■-.-■

ARRIVALS.

"Wellington, s.s., Carey, from Southern ports Clematis, ketch, Kendall, from Napier Ocean "Wave, schooner, Carpenter, from All-day Bay Union, brig, from Lyttelton Charjbdis, schooner, from Levuka, via Kussell

DEPARTURES.

jmi;i; vittiiiuruu, unrquc, ior ftyitney Fairy, schooner, for Napier Victoria, s s , Moore, for Sydney and Melbourne Comerang, p.s., Hughes, for Poverty TUv and Napier Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars. for Tawanga Mary Ellen, schooner, for Mercury Bay Bella, cutter, for Tauranga

IMPORTS.

rernpean wave, schooner, from Aiuiay ' Bay: 1133 sacks wheat, G9 "do bran, order; Thornton, Smith and Firth, agents. Per Clematis, ketch, from Napier: 325 bales wool, 50 casks tallow, Cruickshank and, Co. —J. S. Macfarlane & Co., agents.

BfThe s.s. Wellington arrived in the Manu kau at half-past one + n i s afternoon from bouthern ports with the following passen ?? F3 VTSalllon :Mr ai«l Mrs Nichols, Mr and Mrs Donald and 2 children, Mrs Montrose and 2 children, Mrs Knight, and Misses Knight (2), Mrs Wilson, Miss Govett; Messrs H. N. Brewer, Martland, Robertson, Howard, Milbourne, Quick, Wrigg, Harker, Duncan, Cross, Brown, Martin, Knox, bcarff, and 12 in the steerage. The brig Union, from Lyttelton, has re ported at the Customs with 444 sacks pota toes, 590 do. wheat, 339 do. onts, 280 do. bran, 90 do. flour, 330 bags do, 100 bags oatmeal, 10 cases bacon, 10 casks/provisions, order.—D.p. McKenzie, agent. The thr&Q-masted schooner Ocean Wave arrived this morning from Allday Bay and has reported at the Customs.

The s.s. Ladybird arrived at Nelson early this morning from the Manukau.

The ketch Clematis arrived this morning from Napier, and has reported at the Customs.

Shipping business on the wharf is at pre sent very brisk. The Hero commenced to dis charge cargo yesterday morning. The barques Zanga, Woodlark, Hylton Castle, Thames, and Wm. Ackers are all discharging their cargoes; also, the Heather Bell and African Maid, brigs. The Alice Cameron has been taking in ballast alongside the wharf. The consequence of so much business causes the wharf to be almost blocked with goods. The schooner Cambria has cleared for Wangarei with a general cago. The brig Tower Hill has cleared at the Customs for Melbourne via Whangaroa with 100,000 feet .timber, to be shipped .at the latter place. The steamship Hero is announced to leave for Sydney and1 Melbourne at three o'clock on Friday afternoon taking a supplementary Suez mail. ■Mr r -.■■*• .■ ,i

The schoonor Charybdis arrived last night from Levuka via the Bay of Islands with 7 bales cotton, 2500 coacoa nuts, from the former port, and 110 tons coal shipped at Russell. ' vv-

_ The brig Union arrived this morning from Lyttelton with a cargo of breadstuff's. She was signalled all day yesterday. Notwithstanding the fact that the Star of the South left for Napier a few days back, a large cargo was shipped yesterday on board the Comerang for the same port, and she was compelled to take a quantity of goods on her deck and bridge. She left last evening with the following passengers;- Mr and Mrs Cohen, Mr King, Mr Hogan, Mr Johnson and Mr and Mrs Tumock.

The barque Alice Cameron left this after noon for Sydney.

CHIEF JPOST/OFFIOE. ;AXrCKXAND. Mails will Close a.s irNnER :—

For Thames, this dny, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p m. For Corqfnandel, on Friday, 4th inst., at 12.30 p m. Supplementary mails for the undermentioned, places, per 4.b. Hero, .will close On Friday,;4th instant, as follows :—

For India, China* Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, America, &c, at 12.30 a.m. For Australian Colonies and United Kingdom, via Suez, at 1.30 p.m.

For United Kingdom, via Brindisi, and late letters for Sydney and Melbourne, at 2 p.m. For money orders and registered letters, at 11.80 a.m.

For Mahurangl, Matakana, Mangawai, and Waipu. per Lady Bowen. on Saturday, sth inst.-, at 10 a.m. N.B.—The publio are reminded that the postage chargeable on correspondence for United States of America and British North America is now 8d per half-ounce ; newspapers, 2d each (Signed) S. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

COMMERCIAL.

Mr G. Binney sold to-day a fine sample of apples of various ?sorts, a prices varying :fiom2£dto3dperlb. ; At Mr R. Arthur's sale, to-day, Oranges realised from 7s to 8s per case ; navals, 12s ; apples, 2£d to 3£d; mandarins, 9s j fct^toes, MINING. Tg^LA,." The following are the current call and dividends parable in the companies named below: Li. d, ■ CALLS, Bird in Hand .. 010 July 7 Crown Prince ..006 July 9 Middle Star.. .. o|tt 0 July 9 White Rose.. .. oPC^. 6 July 9 Golden Point .. 0 o#6 July 9 Pride of Tokatea .. jS#' 0 6 July 9 Central Italy (new issuf)o 1 0 July 9 .Lincoln Castle .. > 0 2 6 July 9 1 New Golden Bah .. '00 3 July 9 ; Golden Calf.. .. 0 0 6 July 9 ■ Twenty-third of June 010 July 9 Van ..006 July 9 Bl Dorado .. .. 010 July 9 Bismarck* French ' Kepublic .. - 010 July 9 MBETINOB. New Zealand Freight Company, Company's office, Vaile'a Buildings. Auckland, 2 p.m., 4th July •Watchman, Grahamstown, 7th July, .. .: Messenger's, GraHamstown, 7th July i— v - r i <T *'■.#"& ?

MARRIAGE.

MrcniE—Bakewell.— Bjfcurecial license, on the 11th June, at Chri3t ChurchJ|lKelong, by the Rev. George Goodman, Mr John>Blic\e, to Sarah Ann, only daughter of Mr Jjßmaa Btkowell, sen., of Hobart Town, Tasmania. /\

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1873.

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

And the good that we can do,

We willingly give insertion to the follow ing letters : —To the Editor of the Evening Star.—Sir, —ln answer to your correspon dent—" Constant Reader"—l find a state ment made by you evidently in ignorance of the case in point. The facts, so far as accommodation goes are, a bill for goods, delivered to Lamb, amounting to £900 odd fell due. Lamb had no funds to retire it. I had none in hand belonging to Lamb. Lamb then gave me a bill for £803, which I discounted and, retired the £900 bill. When the bill for £803 became due, Lamb was again without funds. This bill was again re newed, and the interest was added, making up the:veritable bill of £82314s now in dispute Before the maturity of this bill an agreement was entered into by which Henderson and Macfarla'ne was to retire all current bills between Lamb and myself, and did pay this very bill in terms of that agreement— [aide Yon der Heyde's evidence published in yes terday's Herald). This is the explanation your "Constant Header" wanted. I have, therefore, to request'you will contradict the statement referred to as utterly at variance withfacts.—-Yours, &c., Tnos. M. Machattie. To the Editor of the Evening Star.—Sir, — I am surprised to- see in your last evening's issue that you give, in answer to a letter on the subject of Machattie'a matter, a state ment which is not true. Permit me again to say that Lamb did not pay the £823 .bill at maturity, nor did he ever pay it. Hen derson and Macfarlanepaidit with Machattie's money. Regarding the other facts stated by you, where did you get the information of ■what Machattie's impressions were about this bill? Sir, if your paper, with the others in Auckland, is to be bought and sold, and to close its columns to the truth, and to make itself the organ of falsehood, then good-bye to justice and liberty. —W. L. Eees. We feel humiliated in admitting that the statement in question was smuggled into the. paper,, and that the name of the Editor of this journal was appended to it without his I sanction or • knowledge. The editorial note was written outside this office, and we believe it is, opposed to truth. We have hitherto ventured no opinion on the merits of this Question, but we cannot refrain from remarking that a cause which, requires bolstering up by such i. disreputable means must be a bad one. We shall take care that no such unwarrantable impertinence is again taken with this journal or the name of its Editpr. : ~ ,r- :, :i I. ■

The next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court will commence on Monday next. The calendar, which is published elsewhere, is a heavy one as far as serious offences are con cerned. One of the most important cases down on the sheet is a charge of scuttling the .British ship Alsager, on, the high seas. We' understand that Mr Joy, L.L.8., has been retained to defend the two prisoners. It will be remembered that a number of wit nesses, consisting of officers and seamen be longing to the vessel, were bound over to prosecute, and notwithstanding the lapse of time and the serious inconvenience apper taining to their detention, they are all, with one exception, in Auckland awaiting the trial..' The chief officer (Mr Waters) had acpepted the post of master of the schooner Herald, but left her at Napier last week and came up b'jr the last trip of the, Comerang in order to be present. The cost qf the trial and the expenses of the witnesses will be something serious, and considering that nei theß.the vessel nor the crew belong to New Zealand it is hard that the province should sfeear the,expense of the prosecution. Pro . bftbly an application will be made hereafter to. the Imperial Government for reimburse -1 nientri"-'' '■■ -v:■•■ ■'' ■'

An incident which will happen in the best ' regulated ships occurred on board the Hyl'on Castle on the passage out. The pickle having run out of two of the casks of beef, the quality of the meat was not improved, and the crew commenced to grumble. There is generally to be found on board ship a speci men of the genus termed "sealawyer,"and the Hylton Castle was favoured with one who possessed a superfluity of tongue. Owing to this man's mutinous conduct the captain was compelled to place him in irons d portion of the voyage. On a~ ' ~*<lO# a the quality of the beef v -viVftl in port complaint against -•*« Hiatus a ground of plaint was v t sliti captain, which com- MoF" f. -^Grilay heard before Mr H. S. t- Mint) Collector of Customs; oil board the **,ylton Castle. AH hands were placed under examination-, Rtr Weßton appearing for Capt. Scott,, and Mi' Beveridge for the com pUttttbft, who, although a "sea-lawyer," W'Vlght it advisable to hand his brief over to couiisel.\ The men all, described the beef served out afc.the commencement of the voy age as bad. "Some of 'them also com plained that they had' signed articles for l^lba of salt meat daily, whereas since they had been in port they had been served with the same quantity of fresh meat; We believe it is contemplated to remedy this. The men also complained of the quality of the (lour, but in this their testimony was not in unison. According to the evidence the flour had ranged from six pounds to several hundredweight and its colour was described as "not white," "black," "a dirty white," " not black." The men admit ted that three casks of good flour had been served out during the voyage. The cook stated that a small portion of the flour re mained from the previous voyage was maggoty, but he had sifted it. The Cap tain of tho Zanga was present during the enquiry, and afterwards askoa one of the malcontents to solve a rule-of-three sum as follows :—lf I used two barrels of flour with fourteen hands dur ing a voyage of 140 days, how much bad flour did you have when you admit receiving three barrels good flour with a crew of sixteen hands during a much shorter passage ? The answer was not given. We observe by this morning's Herald that "Capt. Scott should place no opposition in the way of an enquiry." We may mention that Capt. rScjbtt has placed no opposition, in the way, but that the en quiry was held yesterday and lasted several hours. The Collector of Customs reserved hi 3 decision until this morning. The decision was given this morning to the following effect:—That on or about the 10th March a number of the crew complained to the master that the salt beef and Hour were bad. That the master at once ordered good flour to be substituted, but refused to substitute other beef. The other provisions were ad mitted to be good, and >up&lied without stint. None of the salt beef complained of has been preserved for inspection. There is a good supply of good salt beef on board from which supplies might have been sub stituted for the bad complained of. The collector therefore certified that ho considered the crew entitled to compensation at the rate of Gd per day por man for thirty-two days.

O'Meara. the prisoner who volunteered his evidence itf tllG inquest at Mount Edeu Stockade .yesterday ia of ,the* alass of prisoners who ooniider thoniselves in the light of victims, rind whose duty it is to ex pose grievances, imaginary-or real. Because he cannot get everything ho wants he turns upon those who are put in authority over him to prevent him and his compeers doing as they please, and makes, or attempts to make, accusations he faih to .substantiate He com plains of tho position of tho prison hospital, and that the orderly is not etb'ciont. For the general class of gaol-birds the prison hospital is "corn in Egypt," and tho com forts, such as they aro, S3 immensely abovo the reach of many of them outside the gaol that it ie '"-almost a premium tof, drunkards and pettjf larceny irion l to got back to their old quarters. That the class to which O'Mora ought to belong does not find tho accommo dation equal to what they have been accus tomed to is, we imagine, rather their own fault than the gaol officials. The best is made of the limited means and space in a gaol so small as tho Mount EdSn Stockade is. There is one fact most unmistakable; that is, the attention, zeal, and assiduity of the medical attendant, and tho prisoners will never have again a man who devotes himself to their service as Dr Philson has done. He has often stated tho accommodation is not what he would: like, but in tho^resent gaol it is impossible to remedy the evil, but in stead of grumbling he does the best with tho means he possesses. The committee of the Auckland Permanent Co-operative Building and ■ Investment Society held its usual monthly' meeting yes terday, Dr Nicholson in the chair. Mr Batgers's statement of the Society's affairs showed that the number of shares issued in June was 274, making for the quarter 731 ; the receipts for the quarter was £314417s lOd, and the balance at Bank (less cheques £350) £859 15s. The report was encouraging, and the Society is clearly an unqualified success. The monthly inspection of the members of the Auckland Rifle Brigade will take place evening, at the usual place.

Dust and shop*sweepings will be collected in the city on Tuesdays and Fridays, between the hours of eight and ten-a,m. This order is issued in consequence of tbk city dust-carts having been used by the public ior purposes they were never intended. - -.«"" I

The Town Clerk notifies that on payment of £1 Is per annum an advertising board will be allowed to be erected in the Markot-house, subject to the approval of the Market In spector. An entertainment will take place to-night at the Sheridan-street Chapel to consist of music and dissolving views of many lands. Among others fourteen views of the valley of Chamonui, Mount Blanc and Geneva will be exhibited. .eEsop's fable of the "Old Man and his Ass" will be shewn and ita moral explained. Views of statuary and paintings in connection with scripture history will also be giv,«n. The whole will be described by a competent lecturer; ty

A sooial meeting of young persons was held last? evening in the vestry of St. James's Presbyterian Church, Wellington street, consisting chiefly of ladies who are working vigorously for the forthcoming bazaar, which is expected to take place in November. The meeting waa most harmonious, and several />omic and senti mental melodies were sung by Mr Brock and Miss Hanna to the delight of the ladies.

The Yen. Archdeacon Maunaell will repeat his lecture on "The Gentleman" in the Ofca huhu Public Hall, on Friday evening, the 4th instant, inlaid, of the library o.*the Institute. It is expected that H. H. LusE, tEsq;, will deliver the succeeding lecture^y-abput -the middle of August. #} :. t Another success must be credited to Ma -1 dame Cora, who met with a most enthusiastic reception last night in the Prince of Wales Theatre. 'Her temple of magic was the centre of general attraction, and as one by one the mysteries of her art were produced the audience wondered more and more. A num ber of new illusions will be presented to-night. The distribution of presents also took place, and were handed round by the inimitable Master Walter, who, in himself is a paragon of wit.< The entertainment sustains its unique character, and |promises to sustain it totb,e end, .I*l ) .

A solemn requiem mass was celebrated yes terday moring in St. John the Baptist's Church, Parnell, for the repose of the soul of the Very Reverend Father Dominic Galosi, 0.5. F., who was formerly rector of +l parish. The Bishop and the w v ' . «ue Roman Catholic clergy «• . of the church was draped'"• ~«re present; the was imprest S . mourning, and the mass a If-' ---^©ly chanted in the presence of ..^e body of listeners. Father Dominic iMosi died in Italy in FebrUarj last. The Burgess roll for iSf.l-4 Ban be in spected at the City Council offices until the Ist proximo. The ratepayers of Parnell will hold a meet ing for important business this evening in the Parnell Hall. The watermen of.Auckland, who are gene ralljpji happy-go-lucky class of water ducks, havei suddenly become serious, and it is re ported that yesterday not one of the whole fraternity was observed to smile. They were in the clumps, and. upon enquiring into the cause of this visible change of feature the answer was,' "Don't ye know this is the Ist of July, the birthday o' the cussed tariff." Poor fellows ! they have been reluctantly obliged to lower their fares by a law not of their own making.. They have sent in alon^ protest to the Harbour Board in the form of a petition, which in due time may be con sidered. ■ .'• •

To the Editor : Sir, —For the information of several enquirers I would feel obliged if you could give me any information on the following ' flWestions :—lst. Has the 07, th Regt. a second battalion ? 2nd. Can a second battalion ol'tne line carry colours the same as a first battalion? if so, are they al lowed to use the honors on the colours as the first battalion ?—I, am, &c , Soldier. [Second battalions cany the same colours as first battalions, with the addition of II Batt." on a scroll below the union wreath. {vide Queen's regulations, 1868.) The only regiments* of the line which consist of more than one battalion are the Guards, the infan-; try regiments from the Ist to the 24th, the: GOth Rifles, and the Rifle Brigade.—Ed. &.S.]

Mr Williams, of Auckland.'ivbo has earned a creditable reputation by Ijfe useful nre kindlers,'fios received fr-seooAl largo order from the master of the Government stores at Wellington for a hundred gross of his packet blacking, to be forwarded at once by the Ladybird. . . <

The Church Gazette for the dioceso of Auck land has just entered on its second year. The number for tho present month contains articles on "Raising money for Church pur poses," "Hints to Sunday-school teachers," and the conclusion of a paper on "South America and its Missions." We observe, also, a largo amount of church intelligence, extracts from books, and other matters of general interest.

Tho lecture on " Sham" will be delivered on Friday evening at the Young Men's Chris tian Association by Mr G. M. Reed.

The following transfers of licenses were granted to-day by Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M., and H. C. Balneavis, Esq., J.P., viz. James Sullivan to H. W. Stebbing, Cos mopolitan Hotel; Samuel Young to John Pearce, Waverley Hotel; and Richard Kelly to Andrew Grattan, Empire Hotel.

This day the parishioners of St. Patrick's Cathedral presented the Rev. Father, Norris with a purse of sovereigns, on. the eve of his departure for the Thames, aa a alight recognition of the respect and gratitude for the high esteem in which he is hold for his | theological zeal and academio attainments.

Mr F. 01 Ewington, whose labours for^the public good are deserving of commendation, will deliver a lecture on Thursday evening, for the benefit of the Edwards-street Sabbath school. The subject of the lecture, " Trials and Triumphs'.of the Dutch Republic," is one of much more importance than may be supposed by those who have not thought on the matter, and we are sure that it will be handled in a tolqranfc an(i fair spirit by Mr Ewington. ; The loyal Orangemen of Auckland districts have resolved Bp.qp holding a soiree at the Choral Hall onlthpy 11th inst. Tea will be provided on th\o(SOiision, and several minis ters of various denominations will take part in the proceedings. A splendid band will be in attendance. * x <

The only business at the Police Court this morning was the disposal of threa drunkards, a middle - aged man in a wretched plight, Mary Wilson, an old woman of sixty, and Mary Dunbar, aged eighteen. The presiding magistrate was Thomas Beckham, Esq. The Essay and Discussion Class was well attended last evening in the lower room of the Young Men's Christian Association. The subject "Is the love of displaythe, greatest evil in modern society ?" was vMiy4' ously handled, by the debaters, and a nuaHJ&r, of opinions expressed thereon. Ths next paper will be read by Mr J. Blackman, on the 15th instant. The subject will be, "Thackeray ash writer and humourist."

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH SHORE RATEPAYERS.

The annual meeting of the ratepayers of the North Shore Highway District was held this afternoon at the Devonport Hall. There was a fair attendance, and Mr Rusk was voted to the chair.

The Secretary read the report, which showed the total receipts to be £254 7s 6d, and the expenditure £285 13s lOd. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The meetiag then proceeded to fix the amount of rate for the ensuing year.

Mr Rees moved, and'Mr Niccol seconded a rate of one penny in the pound. Mr Alison moye|l, and Mr Duder seconded, a rate of a half-periny.

At the suggestion of, Mr Reed the amend ment was withdrawni 'and I the .penny I rate declared to be carried? j Mr Reed suggested that'tne:meeting should express an opinion regarding ques tions affecting the North Shore, particularly the keeping in of horses and cattle. \ Some discussion arose on this question, but it was ultimately agreed to ask the ques tion of the various candidates.

A lengthy discussion then took place on a motion that young men who had not hitherto .taken part in the business of the dis trict should be elected members of the Highway Board.

Mr O. Mays and some other former mem bers of the Board opposed the motion, which was ultimately withdrawn, Mr Reed remark ing that it was a shame to see the way the old men clung to office.

The business of electing trustees was then proceeded with, and the following mem bers were proposed : —William . Buchanan, Henry Niccol, J. Wilds; Oliver Mays, Wil liam Cochrane, Robert Duder, Alexander Allison, junr., Malcolm Niccol, . F. J. Somerfield, W. Trevarthen, Thomas Inglis. Messrs Rees and Atkin were chosen scrutineers, and the election was proceeding when our reporter left.

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(To the Editov of the EvKNJNCI StAtj.) Sir,—l see that the only answer to my letter of last week is the publication m all the three Auckland papers of an elaborate address to Mr Tho?; Macffarlane, together with the remarks of Mr J. 0. Firth on the presentation of that address, and Mr Thos. Macffarlane's reply. This answer takes the , question QutJfe i£s hitherto private and per sonal charae«Br>*id makes Mr' Thomas Mac ffarlane both as a^rfeite &tiz&> as a former member of a business ram/and as trustee in bankruptcy, public property. Slrj it, seems* to me that' the " iriiat sauce " of the Govern ment should, 4fy>-ny where' he applied to «' Lamb." An'fLiW sir, I wMld ask ' Why is not Mr Laujb W^lude^n^his address of j condolence? Is i&because' 3% Lamb is not known to be a persolv* friend erf^two ,°r ™ree , cabinet ministers ? or is it that Mr Lamb lives at Riverhead ? or what is it ? Or is it that could begot to aPPiy^^P^i not art? sfflKeS»gS tolookmor^ favorably upon the man who in silence bore his burden than upon, him who emploWlpsid. agents-to j wetk up for HmselT a ftl* and ficti|Ms sympathy. wTllyoualftAe, sir, to alk tfte gentlemen, I mean Mr Westto and Mr Rober.tshaw^ow many refused to sign their address ? How; many members of the Assembly? How many ministers of. religion? \How- many of the medical profession, and'of the'prof ession of the law? How many merchants, trades men and others ? Will they say that for every one who signed that address there were not two Vhp refused, alleging that they be lieved M|phI|t6ig*'w^,s an injured, mai^ And will they** sa^ \o^" many readjtme' address before they signe% it ? Above anifpapnd all il > would ask of the\G4o themselves h«|w many; knew the facts of "the case. I, sir, know two | upon that list who did, and both"thojjfe, told' me just before the dismissal of the case;in; the Police Court that the interest was too strong for me .tQgot a comrnittalj but thatfin their opinion"; Mr Thomas s^effarlane's. action in the matter was disgraceful. And | I could point out many upon that list who have said that they believed Thomas Mac ffarlano to be* guilty. Mr \Robertshaw obtained most ofj:fche signatures r But his own name is not theVe,.. andj unless'-1 am misin formed be will toll you, sir, that he was pre sent in Court all the time of the hearing, and: thai if Mr Beckham had known anything of accounts he must so far as he could judge have committed Hie accused for trial. Mr- Robert-! Shaw was employed and. paid to*get signa-, tures, hut his corisciance was not let withi his labour. >Since.thaWddress was Bignedl have been told by gei^cNmen whose names are to it that they are sorry they signed it, that they would sign another for Machattie and so on, so that it cannot be accepted as expressing the real opinion of any portion of »the community whatever. And I would iwjl the attention -of'the people to the fact £fieH; the name of Henderson and Macfarlane is not in the Ifsfcj flfoesf Mr Thos. Macffarlane wish me to tell the reason ? If he so wish I will speak, and scatter* to the winds of Heaven the assertion made.to the address, and accepted by Mr Thos., Macffar lane in his unctuous reply, of the noble re *putation whicljJi<» sustained its a. niembpr of that firm, .^dn'o.w, sir, .tedipu^ though it may seem to some',sl will give in % few lines the history of "Machattie's bankruptcy. In 18(58 Machattie became bankrupt. Before that bankruptcy. Jbe had a suit against Mr. J. S.'MacfarlaneiiVjfrthis city. y'Afe"l,'iim told. Machattie melli. S§. Macfa4Jani» injSydney. Macfarlane was then a ruined man., and Machattie stood his friend. Maehattie paid his debts and supported, bim-^p'aid for the bread he ato and the boots and coat that he wore. After this ttfly were in partnership in this city, and we|iK/nutaberecl' amongst its leading merchantST At last (I think in 1866) they parted. Machattie went out, and.left J. S. Macfarlane in possession of everything, and there never has been a settlement of the partnership mattes., to this day. Then Ma chattie sued J. S t xjf aS|arlanMoiE a settlement, and the accounts toettreen thorns were taken, by which, so far as 'they went, Mr J. S. Macfarlane was found indebted to Machattifc jn .a sum of nearly five thousand pounds. Uril^ yfcmtunatcly for Machattie he could I^Hil himself olf thi^, he wa* forced into the I^PSolvent Courtjhavlng marfieVseveral great heavy loss* afflejv the dissolution of his In 1868 Machatitie became bankrupt, and Mr Mowbray became the trustee of hia estate. The principal proved creditors upon his estate were Messrs Hen derson and Macfarlqnej of ,which firm the present trustee was the managing partner. After this Machartie made a, deed of composi tion with his creditors, andaJMessrs Hender son and Macfarlanefgave t&pir. assent in writ ing, but when some time afterwards Machattie was about to get the deed declared duly exe cuted, Henderson and Macfarlane withdrew their assent, as Mr Thos. Macffarlane, with out the knowledge of his partners, Jiadsold their claim to Mr J. S. Macfarlane for ■ £50Q. This defeated the deed, and tbejk proceedings were taken by Mr Hesketh \o proceed against Mr J. S. Maofarlane in the name of Mr Mowbray. These proceedings were for some time'^topped by reason of somei back-door influence being brought: to' bear, npoij the,, then■ ,accoun tant in bankruptcy, which, however, he at last withdrew./, But the Suit was brought to a sudden termination by a circumstance which I will not here touch unon. Nothing was done for some time rfflfcr this, and in October, 1870, Mr Thomas became-trpstee, and within a month Mr John Lam)ftVwno had never made'a claim during the tnreV and a half years against Machattie, suddenly jumps np anii proves before Mr Thomas*1 Macffar lane, as a J.P.i upon the celebrated "bill for £823 14s. At the very first meeting of creditors after this, as I think,'both Mr iL S. Macfarlane and Mr John Lamb appeared, and acted and voted. Machattie strongly objected, as J. S. Macfarlane hold no proxy from Henderson and Macfarlane, nor had nt that time an assignment of the debt, and as Lamb was no creditor at all; but Mr Thomas Macffarlane overruled him, and allowed them .both to vote and to carry resolutions against all tlie other Creditors in the estate excipt one for £4, who voted with them. Now^ sir, in relation to these two claims, Machattie alleges that Mr Thomas Macffarlan^ has and always had a direct interest in'them. H Henderson and'Macfarlane's claim be struck out,.Mr Thomas .Macffarlane is liable" be called upon by J.^S. Macfarlane to pay back the £500 paidffor it by that gentlemarr; and if Machattie's cUim against Lamb be allowed, Mr Thomas Mabffarlane will be liab|e for that; so that on these two accounts tn&»lia bility of Mr Thomas MacfFarlane is something! over £1,250—£500 to J. S. Macfarlan^ji Henderson and Macfarlane's claim be JV

out ;■ and £759, the balance of Lame's ac count received by Henderson and Maofarlane ■while Mr Thomaß Macffarlahe^as a" partner. So much for those two accounts, Tao only

other item is the claim agamjj * farlane, which amounts to abo* ' a > interest; thereonfor seven,or JjfJSS £ far as 1 kndvV for an never evert asked Mr J.SM^ d account, or for the amount; fo Macffa ' rlane this I know, that M. r Thorn* ag jam has more than orice said to mSr offlce algo % told to oth« TF^^lJI tyina to get "It is of no use e J w " iU J get f ree to sue J^y 7 , Jo.\. Jianh of New , nothing I *W» wg^ *£ /»„,&*»/ Court Zealand will put him into™e Machattie a before they allow *** *° */if I were.to go pinny." It would bicken jg> f trick % through the whole c of fi « u J this matter sell the estate, an&Mr ah* » Mac . d"fflculfcy that I obtained »n injunction J f lim from the Chief Justice-just in SS <W the B«!e: To shew the manner, matters were c^drfrted by Mr, Macffarlffe I 4$ instance the las* tolkintf S^iXluflSib'abMe.- Both Lamb an 3 Machattie wanted^* skilled accountant ap-1 pointed to take these accounts/, ; It'was. ordered by the Court that Mr Lamb was to ohooae one,, and Machattie was to consent. ■ This was done, and Mr Ebenezer Weymouth j a gentleman of acknowledged skill and known integrity was duly appointed. -Ma oltattie's accounts Were sent ,'in^ and Lamb's; objections .were called for. ,:.J£hea& werev ren dered, consisting ot sontewTiere; about twelve 'br fifteenYtemsv • L (But i; t af terwattls Mr I Lamb rendertfa another objection, which, waa accepted by tlktrustee, and this latter ob jection included every Hem in Machattie's ac- ; count against him from tJie.beginning. This must have been suggested by somebody to! Lamb, as it was: an afterthought. And al though Mr ThomasMacffarlane had been over Lamb's aocMints with Lamb himself before this, and allSougft Lamb had more .than once j admitted nfcriy all the items to be cor- • rect, yet W Thomas Macffarlane de--; cided that Machattie must prove every bill. aiid every single item against Lamb through accounts running I think to nearly forty thousands pounds, and which arose seven years ago, and. when they both well knew that j Machattie's books were burned, and spite of | remonstrances this had to be done. It was done. Twenty-seven sittings ha^to be accom plished ; BMnetimes we sat tiU nearly eleven | at night, VJd^eveniitijm i>ro\ and^»n. was ■ fully discussed and decidear■ T-hnfcjlgh all ! the examination the mnimus. of iMr -Thomas I Macffariane wa3 apparent, but' at" last1 it! ended. Mr Ebenezer . Waymouth .fully made up,j the . accounts, and in his statement and balance-sheet filed in Court every single item is'fully disposed of. l'she. result is that le finds Lamb indelied j to: ■MaohalMe'—, iJ640.1 ■ - But Mr Thomas j Macffarlan© alao renders a report, which j states in it a balance of the very account div \ puted, t and does not go into the full accounts j] at all, and he finds that Machattie is indebted ; to Lamb-r£\ffi2. It f is indeed claimed j by the other aide that the Supreme Court.'; refused to set aside the Trustee's report, and j referred it back; but Machattie answers j " Yes,'it is so because the affidavits of Lamb on which you moved contain perjuries, the charges of which Lamb is afraid to meet, and the Trustee's Wport are full of false hoods, ail can Eppa." During these last two 'orsjtfaree yefrs Maohattie has often request'eilTr Thojaa*Macffarlane to resign the trusteeship oMh.is% estate ; the real and undisputed creditdt m*& asked him, and even petitioned th# C^rt to remove him; hint after Hint has dropped from the Bench itself, and even jome|of Mr Macfarlane's friends have done theHme. Lately indeed Mr*Th6maa Macffzrlane has stated^that he is jjrepared under certain conditions to sue J. S. Macfarlane; but when a little time since Machattie said bi was prepared to fulfil those conditions,: Mr Thomas! Mjacffarlane then replied that he could not allow Mr Bees tt> condfUCtrtlie caie, but must employ Ms otvii solioitoiSj^djaqWfJfiiT, Jfomust jjonie to this herma™|csHte document, which*ia the grea* gun firlpjpfL to'c'oniplete'teddt <^dachattie's discomnture.^M feeVno hesreation whatever, notwithstanding &c 240 i&fluentialSignature s attached, in branding it on Mr Thomas Macfifarlane's p»ft as the most impudent and heartless falsehoocLever perpetrated jn this place. W&t I tfe\k of it in relation to the noble 240 you pill sA faifhsr Mr Thomas Macffarlane refus9Q|jDlontn% mgo 'itongo- j*n "with Itachattie's matters aVaUKII Machattie subitantiated his charj»jjpor withdrew them. Machattie made hiasßr£Q in the Police Court; and althot|^»Mr Beckham could not see one "tittiaHßvi dence to suplxfri^, the charge. jffiMSJpfrere many who couidT. The diarg^feta^ dis missed; and dnrtngits course'Mafna]ttTe was subjected to harsh, and uncalled for treat ment fry Mr Beckham. Then came the time for triumph. Byjiintofear-wiggingMrLuckie, Mr Thomas Maflgarlane obtained the insertion of the article hifore noticed by, me. But this waa nw sufficient; the sympi^rtiy^of the public muss bd^ shown to exisV?J&id their:; words of cfijidblence must Bhow fojtße people at a distance jhow ill used Thomas Macffar lane was| and* with what scoundrels h<£ had— poor innocent, and indeed poor Lamb, too had to contend. The indignation of all the pompous guardians must be called down upon poor Oliver.,, .And so the address was prepared-r-but.traa it prepared by a generous and BympatfsEing\\)ublic? No.. I it "was prepared by MrThopae MacffarrjMpfvd } his paid agents, and. they chose the' wiutya,terras of sympathyi-wWch were to be ad&es^ed.to; themselves ITloving and confidmr.people. Sir, ivill not!4hapublic, will'noifjis24:o sjsij that the resentment against Jtfawnfitiß in that adJriss |a\ not the resentm^l 'of tljje public,! but the JfigOf of Thomas that me sympathy!'tljpreißetoOUi is thb sympathy not of the gentlemen who signed it, but of the ma^imaelf ?■ Sir, I could laugh at the cunflfngNjf the thing. T hope my Scotch friends will not be offended with me, but I must say that none but a Scotch man could haiffi closed the indignant utter ance of the fifcjp p|fi% of Ihe address with the begging petition «S,th,elCr<mii*iAient which forms its olosing sentences* xh^>^Thomas my friend, you always have aa^o^e on the main cb.ance.V- S^rj-1-.pity the hjMßftb'er who^ proposes it intthe House. N"ow,^^M4 Editor^" sympathy isi i|deed«weet, and thVworth of, an act or a gift is infcxact proportion to what it costs thegiveV.1 commended the poor widoV w^Knrew in Woi mites which make a ferth^B because itpv^is her all. Judged and m^H'ed by this standard now noble and loftj^Wthis address! How much it mHst have cost the persons who have signed it. How much in money ; how much in time ; ihow^npi^n the expenditure of thought. How greS^aykeck they miA^ have drawn upon their balance Infiae^Baik of Virtue and Courage when tlroysiaui publicly dared to come but and stand byjhe aide of the poor! unfortunate, forsaken, wronged, and I ruined Thomas Macffarlane. Ah! sir ! we ■prdinary people know but little of |he great ness which is thus exhibited by th*24o,! To come to a man's side whe|. he is beaten, when deserted by his friendsjfinpSidingaU those iii' power on'the Bench, iihjjhe qditqritl ckairs of t OUr daily,: literature^ by liis prott«a[o|ial' ad., i ■* .: r .. \ .. . .i

~ . ■!„„ t Hnv to do this and to on the back, so as to speak, \ this community wiU stand by you in the bow o f troubled Sers fudges, magistrates and edxtoft^m y^^n&enthiscommun^ywm | Jftv you to the extent of the 240, and it W { Ske the trouble to write out a pape^ U ; round hand, stating that we - \/, you to be a martyr and t^or / tio-oT broken-down almost starving'^ \vhom you have nearly crushed has dftp turn upfiii y°?f c ™ll »ign it j . send it round by a neat and nicc-spo" ana . 6 gentleman, and we will—-two of us a. : , , 8 . men for the rest—come up if it bea^ffl ce ,ua fine morning for a walk to tne.|AN»--me Court, and make you a neat lit'tle^^^ch, redolent of manhooaVancLpoiility, ai pure you bacfk your own weH-kpowri v.addre3a,;and we will advise the Gqvenynept oi^the cbun try to make the people, already overburdened fey taxation, pay a little more that your^fiosts nidy' he os(Stt back to yoju if you have already paid them. Atid knowing the merits of the case, or what Machattie has to say in justificatibu7'Wß -will tell the world of New Zealand that you are unjustly accused, that MacbattieI,'without1,'without any foundation, has laid against you false charges for the purposes of tyranny and oppression! ! ! Sir, will you tell me; orfwill the spokesman on that occa sion-; how he dared to accuse Machattie thus Without asking for Machattie's defence ? To condemn a man unheard is abhorrent toevery mantknent of manhood and justice, and how men like 3, 0, Firth and Dr. Campbell and Archibald Clark, men of lofty character, of unstained reputation, and of proved integrity, could have fallen into such an open trap is to me astounding. I can fancy the scene in the Trustee's chamber. I^can see the.flush of malignant pleasure whidi moved Mr Thos. Macffarlane when he fotnd his bait so greedily swallowed and histiighest hopes realised aslie listened to the gfenerous, so far S3 Mr Firth and Dr Campbell were concerned, words uttered by Mr Firth. 'Ah ! yes, n6w I can answer Mr Pvees's letter. I cannot answer the/facts, I cannot, dispute the cor rectness of the statements in that letter, but I can publish this address from two hundred and forty of the principal citizens of Auck land—men who are ,not likeltvto behoda winked, men man^of them flrjtofle names att known far^itod Wtte'ia'bottlfet #*pue ; this will ;6lear ;me>ad(i shdw^ho^ tinjpli I nave been maligned, \md wit* VbaK devilish malignity Machattie i and ; r ? -MjT; l ,B!ejpf have pursued me! :J| again; call upon Mr. Thos,. ir Macffarlane to . Refute these charges or'ifeti're. ,1 will< take good caxetiaa whole matter comes (before the House of As sembly. I ;iwill consent to no compromise. I will remind the gentlemen wfio signed that : address iha^they werfe iidinj^l|> crush'apoor :man w|hose life Kas^een broken down^ whose wife and family ha\e>j3een utterly crushed^y these things". If t^^e'. be remaining a single feeling of honour vth this" place will it not now speak outfand-deifand that these things be rectified ? I state my convictions whenjl tell y.oit that a more cruel—a more'abomni alile—tyranny than this, J have never seen, As for my own conduct in the matter,: I will leave that to other judges; but aotwithstand ing the ;240, yfes; though all the people of New Zealaud loir the Empire were ag^mst me , and my client, so long % I am com"? Sed Of the righteousness of his)sause I care'not rfor public obloquy,' {I care^iot for the lossi'w practice, or even Of privafe friendship, though that would wound me ( mdre<tbariother things. I care not evetfforthe 'final fall itself. I would sooner lose- my liEe than | #puld or will re tire from a causff*wb.^re" oppression and power are on one side aba weakness ri^ht upon the other. Other men may do*&|thef\>lease, but as for me I have counted.the cost), and I will abide it.—l am, Sir, yoursi: &c, W. L. Uses.!■•■' y ■'■■' ;:; ■.'"''■ (•■■ ■■■■<-,*:'

AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

The-usual quarterly meeting of the Auckland Presbytery was held in St. Andrew's Church' this fdrenooh. Present 't Re 4. Thomas Nome (Moderator), Rev; R. Fi Macnicol (Clerk), Rev. D. Bruce, Rev. J. Maokay, Rev. J. Hill, Rev. P. J. Mackenzie, Rev. D. Hamilton, Rev,;cW. McJßae,, Rev. James Galloway,: Rev. A< M. ,Tait, and Mess«B Whitson, Rhodemj^and Sorainerville, elders.| j The ModerJ^rVdpened -the proceedings by reading *the Bok\ scriptures, followed by prayer. M .' •• '. ' ■■' •■■ The Clerk read the minutes of last meeting, which were confirmed.. , :.;.,.,'■'" COLLECTIONS. ' ..... :i The whole of the clergymen'present,' wijkh the exception of the Rev. W. Mcßae, r>r ported that collectioniihad been made at their respective places of. worship in aid of the Church Extension,Fiinu1, as requested at the lasft meeting of the Presbytery. It was agreed that a collection should be made on the first: .Sunday pf August in aid of tpe Foreign Scheme of the Church, In ternffl of forwarded«&tl&%i|nibers of thS PresbyteryJrom , A further col lecrfon wa^j'also agreed upon for thie first, Su nday in October on behalf of the Assembly Fund.- : ■;.; hoj U> ■ '■' ■■ ■-■■"': '■■ '"' ' STUDENTS. r; The Revi D. Bi«ce moved^ arid Mr Mfckiiy seconded,' & hd it 'carried,, " Tha| $&c Presbytery instruct tlieir clerk;jto carryi 4>.ut the regulation of the General'Assen^jlV.'vo^ 1872 >{Session('B; page 24, Procledmg&^a^nt the fof warding to. Presbyteries ah 4 Syflf?4s M the .names^of ,/students seekittg i; licences'''to the gospel, and for minißte^telbri^giiig ycredentials'fro& other churches.\y V ~,\,,ii , .j v ( , . JteE,||ENEBAL ASSEMB]jC\ V U A " The.J^eV"J. Mackay brought AtfdrVar#'<i motion to"ttn! e£flpt that the annual general meeting of tho JiMßmbly be held" in* future at Christchurchi Wellington andAupklandil ternatejl;. "• »" " 'i-f"'. ; V,'..' ?,■:.. ■• i Te Rer. J. Hill seconded the motion, and :it was carried. ■■■'- lr V *■ '- ' SUPPLY,OF MTNISTBUSI ! . \v The Rev. Mr McKenzie,. deprecated t|be : action of members of the Presbytery, mislea^k ing their friends at home by statingithat therpx ai*e Vacancies for ministers in districts in thilf pravince, while at the same time the districts were not in a position to 'support the same?. He read an extract from a letter writtenjherl to' one of papers, which said thai* there were vacancies at Coromandel.j thji Thames, an 4 Waikato, and asking th^t.tyo\^~j jor.threeJgood1 men might be sent./ The ~ speaker continued that from enquiries-he had made !h>t found these districts,,i^ere , not able t^ysupport additional mmistera should an^'\e induced by thk letter in question t"d come out. He /\oncluded by moving " That the cWk h*. aißtructed to write to the Rev. Peter Hope> Secre lifcary of the Colonial Committee of the Free Church o£ Scotland, and if necessary to'the secretaries of the colonial committees of the other Presbyterian Churches in Great Britain; requesting that no more,ministers bedesignateditfthis Presbytery Jin^fl they are asked for.,\^Lnd further^hat f\onMaittee be. appointed whbshall hereaft^delermine whi^n'and whehte' ministers, are reqtei«#.d» an^ shajl take such action in the matter as may be4e J em*s'd.^dyisablj6,'!!:

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