SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This nvening, 4.46 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 7.11. H. «H WATER: This afternoon, .1.20 ; to-morrow morning, 1.54

ARRIVALS.

Ladybird, s.s , Daniels, from Southern ports P.'nce of Wales, cutter, from Russell Clyde, schooner, from Wangarei Alarm, cutter, from Manp>,T'ai

DEPARTURES.

Prince Alfred, brrque, for Kaipara Woodville, barque, for Newcastle Southern Cross, s.s., foi Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For London : Thames, barque, early For Kaipara: Emulous, schooner, to-day; Aolus, cutter (from the Manukau), to-morrow For Opotiki: Isabella, ketch, to-morrow For Melbourne, via Mongonui: Adelheid, barque, Fo^Levuka direct: Star of the South, ss., Fuday For Newcastle : Parsee and Edinburgh Castle, ships early . , For Sydney and Melbourne: Victoria, s.s., early . For Northern ports: Rowena, s.s., Monday next

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hylton Castle, barque, from London. Sailed 28th February ' Clanranald, ship, from London. Sailed Endymion. ship, from London. Loading City of Auckland, from London. Loading Zanga, barque, from Liverpoo*. Sailed 23rd January Thames, barque, from Sydcey Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Tower Bill, brig, from Clarence River I ChaTybdls, schooner, from Le\ aka Freetrader, barque, from Hobart Town ■ ■ j ' Success, schoouer, from Levuka i Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedin Excelsior, schooner, from Dunedin Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Upolu, schooner, from Samoa •*/.- Paterson, p.s., from Southern ports . Columbia, schooner, from Napier. Sailed 27th May Fawn, brig, from Lyttelton Sailed 27th May _ Velocidade, barque, froni Newcastle. Sailed ISth May Southern Cross, Mission schooner, from Norfolk Islands Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands Clematis, ketch, from Napier The s.s. Star of the South left this morn ing on her official trial trip, previous to her being placed in the Fiji mail service. Her alterations are complete, and reflect great credit on Messrs Sims and Brown, ship builders, for the ship work; and Messrs Cranwell and Co., cabinetmakers, for the cabin fittings and upholstery work. The steamer left at eleven o'clock on her trip to Tiritiri and back, taking a number of gen tlemen interested in her welfare, including Dr. Clarkson, Government Treasurer for Fiji. A luncheon was provided on board by the providore, Mr E.1 Perkins, of the Occi dental Hotel. The schooner Queen has reported at the Customs from Russell with 7 tons coal. The schooner Golden Isle has cleared for Russel in ballast. The brigantine Emulous has cleared for Kaipara en route for Dunedin with a large general cargo. She will leave this evening. The watermen have succeeded in again fishing up tbe yacht Rapid, and have been engaged in bringing her/to the shore during the past two days, . The barque "Woodbine is alongside the wharf discharging coal. The launch of the new p.s. Manawatu, at Messrs Niccol and Son's yard, is postponed until Saturday next. The p.s. Lady Bowen, having been fitted with Stephen's patent floats, left this morn ing for Riverhead in place of the Gemini. The barque Woodville took her departure for Newcastle at ten o'clock this morning, and not yesterday as reported in the, Cross. The schooner Magellan Cloud has cleared for Russell with a general cargo.

COMMERCIAL.

The sale of groceries and general produce was continued to-day at Mr E. Arthur's . mart,' Queen-street, at which sale butter • realised fi£d to 7d ; flour; 10s' to 13s ; oat meal, 2d; good rice, 3d ; potatoes, 2s 3d to ss; and onions, £d to Id. .[j The malt and malting barley announced by Messrs Tonks and Co. were not sold ,_. to-day on account of the paucity of bidders,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wiix CijOSEab Under :— ,_ u . ... ...... .,: ; For Thames', tlii's day, *t 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 pm. , , ~ For Coromandel, on Friday. 6th instant, at 12.30 p.m. For Russell, per Magellan Cloud, this day, at 4 p.m. "For Mongonui, per Adelheid, this day, at 4.30 p.m. For Russell, pc/Queen, to-morrow; at 10 a.m. For Levuka. Fiji, per Star the South, on Friday, 6th , inst,, at 4 p.m. , ..■.,,.. .A.!■ .(Signed) S. B_ Bibs. Chief Postmaster.

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

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1878.

* For the cause that lacks assistance, i For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

As will be seen from advertisement it is intended that the new Market-house shall be opened with considerable eoldt. ■, This is well, for we venture to say that of all our domestic institu tions there is not one that will tell more directly on the economy and com fort of the hearths and homes of the city ; and not one that will prove more conducive to the welfare of Our coiin try settlers; and not one which will tend more directly to the production of those relations which' should exist between town and country. Long and earnestly have we striven for this result, and we have every confidence, based not only .on theory, but on prac tical indications, that the Market-house will be.successful in the very highest degree. In the name of the common . good we plead for genuine co-operation in this. It is not for the town, it is iibt fOr the' country to make this a success, but both combining ; an^ co-operating from the first may give to the new market that impetus at the be ginning which will bear it over prelimi nary difficulties, and carry it On until its advantages are so patent to all that itfe failure will become an impossibility! It will, "we doiibt not, take some time for our; house-wives to get into the new groove, and to regard "going tp the market" as an essential element in good and thrifty household economy; and WO "may depend upon it'that unless our country friends are true 'to the'importance of the occasion, and keep the establishment thoroughly supplied with the choicest and the freshest products of their industry; our housekeepers ..will soon fall back into the old humdrum way of market ing for .which among other peculiari-j ties Our city is distinguished. We cannot say, whether town or country* is niost interested -, in the per manent1 establishment and success! of the market. The advantages' arfe Uso- - great to each that it is difficult to discriminate. Never will householders get, their eggs,i and butter, and cabbages so fresh and savoury and cheap as mi a well-organised and successful mar ket ; and never will producers obtain) so reliable, so ready, and in every way so satisfactory disposal for their pro-| ducts,!; as ; in: the same iinstitution.j "Cash on the.nail" ,is better than} the " put it down " and " score it up "; principle, and if farmers are again, obliged tourevert to the antiquated and primitive system of barter, such as hitherto haa been the disgrace off the province, then on their own heads be the blame. Better for townspeople, better for. country folk to bear incon-! venience, even loss, for a time, if such be requisite, rather than see this market go down; and if in the lapse of months we find the stalls empty, and the halls deserted, our coun try settlers may once and for ever express their hopes with respect to

agricultural and horticultural prospe rity in the district by inscribing, on the closed gates of the Market - place, " Ichabod." If there is a spark of spirit in our country settlers, if they enter-' tain at times a hope that they can succeed in shutting out the import of farm produce from the harbour, if they desire to ever rise above being hewers of wood and drawers of water, and wish to wipe away the slur that has been so often cast upon them of not ex hibiting the genuine and earnest spirit of true colonists, now is their time. Let them look on this market as their market. Let them crowd it from the first with their pro duce. Let them never mind though competition and crowded stalls should at first lower the price of goods. Let them bear with this for a month or two. It will be all the better in the end. It will show our buyers where it is their interest to buy, until a npan or,,woman that does not. go to the market for anything that is in the market will be regarded as a | fit candidate for the "Whau, or as graduating for the Insolvent Cou|rt; and our farmers may depend upon it that ere long they will get the fair value for their goods, and this not in sweeping-brooms and billy-cans, but in the current coin of the realm. The Show with which the operations of the market are about; to be inaugurated will afford the first opportunity for our settlers to let the people know what they can do, aaid what they intend to do ; and there is not a settler within reach of Auckland who should not bend his every effort to aid in doing what may create a most powerful impression in favour of the market. Will our settlers be true to themselves and to the importance of the occasion, or will they exhibit that listlessness which smacks so much of Auckland's past, and makes men at times so despairing of her future ?

That the natives perfectly appreciate the intentions of the Government is natural, and wo think the information conveyed in our Grahamstown telc^-am ve.y correctly states the view of matters held by the Royal Court at Tokangamutu. There cannot be a doubt that the Government having shown its teeth, and not daring now to bite, have done severe injury to relations between our Bettlers ancl the Maories. If, as now seems every day more likely, the Government intend to settle down on the frontier, and grin across tho line at the , natives, afraid to trespass on the territory under the protec tion of that distinguished border rider Puru kutu. then farewell to any peace for years to come. At what a cost is political posi tion purchased ! Here we are a community of British subjects defied and laughed at by a gang of black savages whom we have been fattening on flour and sugar till they are sleek ; and though we wriggle and make wry faces showing the irritation that we feel, our Govemmont to preserve their miserable seats allow the beasts to spit in their face, and then quietly wipe the insult away with a pocket-handkerchief. It is a glorious coun try, and we are a noble people.

We observe that the "New Zealand Press Association," even in its djlng days, hrs been made the dnpo of the Government; and, equally with the Independent, has been made [to say "The Government have not received any information as to Mr Davis having incited an attack on Mr Mackay." Where we find such deliberate misleading on amatter that, at the best, is not of any very great importance, we have but small grounds for reposing faith' in1 any statements emanat ing from anything subjected to so unscrupu lous influences. We reiterate most posi tively that the Government has been from the first in official possession of the statement of the interview at Kihikihi, and of Hopa's charges, whatever they may be worth ; and what possible purpose can be hoped to be served by this persistent and ,oft-repea,ted 'denial we are at.a.loss to understand: tßeins on the subject' of these frantic efforts to hush up everything that would tend to keep 1 public 1 attention fixed on the Waikato^ , wecannot refrain from reference to the Cross'? frequent references to "sensational telegrams.',' In yesterday morning's issue a correspon dent, writingpresumedlyfrom Alexandra,, but really from some place else that required neither a' postage stamp nor a messenger to convey the letter, goes into us for " sen sational telegramsj the coinage of disordered intellects." ' The correspondent speaks of thd effect, of theSb lin his! (Alexandra) district, and contrasts the infipenqe being, exerted on 'the other hand of' the " full • interesting information" in'the telegrams of the JDaity Southern Cross. As we {believe' barely half-a-dozen copies of that journal go Jbq Alexandra, arid not that-.number? jbf copies, to '6'rir knowledge, to Camj bridge, the powerful ' influence beingj exerted must, be' felt to be appreciated. We think' our contemporary would be wise in future to leave our telegrams alone. Our. agents in the Waikato have hitherto been! reliable, and we have never fbeen in tha habit' of expunging What, tnay have seemed to us startling according to the prudential^ principles advocated by our contemporary.-,.

At a meeting of shareholders in the Inver ness Gold Mining Company, held this after-! noon,,ii; was ;resplved to empbwe* the ditec-i to&i1 to Vet' the'mine'on tribute.- h( _ isl ...., > j

Law is law, and it is entirely right that the law should be reverently obeyed. Butj really there are times vyhen, though the ,obe-j dience must' be given, 'the reverence is.veryj likely to be .wanting, i We/have before us a communication.received by the proprietor of; a country hotel and b6arding-h6dse J, freS-; quented only by Europeanp, in which he is: informed—and it is enforced by the chapter and verse and the text of the law th'ereanfent, —that his license cannot be obtained unless he get the authorization of two native asses sors. Mine .host might,-we, have no doubt, through the gift of a bottle of' i-um each ob tain the authorization and signatures, of these two- respectable aborigines. •/ put''in lieu thereof he has "chucked up":his hotel, and means to leave for what ,he calls a Christian country, where the everlasting nigger rules not over white men. And this is what he writes: "Sir, —My aihceslibrs were English men, and I am proud to own it. , I am pre pared to pay my fee for license, but it is repugnant to me to apply to two Maories i|or a privilege all Englishmen are entitled to to pursue their lawful occupation."

The discussion took place last evening, at the Wellesly-street rooms, on the Waikato murder question, and although some excellent speeches were made by the members pro and con., the question not being finally settled may possibly be resumed on a future occasion. .... ~ ...—x*i:

On the 20th day of June, next en suing, being the anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria to the Biltisli tbrone, the new market - house of Auckland, in the colony of New Zealand, will be formally opened by His Worship the Mayor, and on that day will be exhibited farpa, dairy, and garden produce, with all kinds of seeds, plants, and flowers, the best of which will be duly reoognised. by prizes and certificates, Mr T. Kirk, the secretary of the Acclimatization Society, we learn, has promised to aid the committee with his prac tical experience in carrying out the commit tee's views. A promenade concert is also contemplated to be held inside the market house, when an efficient band will be in attendance.

The Ethiopian Tri upe gave an entertain ment last evening for the benefit of Widow Brooking, which was well attended. The performances were of the usual character, and have so often been repeated that it seems needless to particularize them. The per formers and singers were quite up to the mark, and deserve much credit for their good acting and benevolent intentions. ,

The Auckland Harmonic Society, estab lished last week, in the Wellesley - street robms, for the purpose of practicing sacked and secular part music, purposes holding weekly meetings. The terms of membership are exceedingly moderate, being hall-a-crown a quarter for gentlemen and a ' shilling less for ladies. The first meeting of tbis society was held on the 29th ult., with very promis ing results. This asssociation is based on the principles of one of the most successful musical societies thathas appeared in this city. The names of the committee are a sufficient guarantee of its excellence, and when we add the name of Mr Lambert, as instrumentalist, and that of Mr Theo. Cooper, as conductdr, we shall have said enough to show that evefy opportunity will be afforded to students to ensure their proficiency in the science of music. The members meet for practice at the Young Men's Christian Association rooms this evening at eight o'clock. A voice of complaint cornea from the navvies which certainly does not appear to be groundless. They say that although there is plenty of work on hand with the Auckland improvements, the contractors are in no hurry to complete their contracts, notwithstanding that the time is drawing nigh for fulfilling them. In the meantime the men assemble every monv'ng for work, but day after day tho foreman refuses to let them continue, the job, giving at his reason that the groiind is too heavy. But five pounds laid out in planks for the barrows to run on would do away with the objection. Yet the contractor prefers risking the penalty clauses of his contract to expending five pounds in this way. The consequence of all .this is that the men, although they are obliged to hang about the job, find when pay-day ai rives that they have to receive about 3f days' pay for a fort night, and this in many instances to support a family. They know very well they cannot work ih wet weather, but they are kept idle generally lor two days after a shower of rain. Certain it is that tho formation of the new streets, which were pushed on with such alacrity at first, now show signs of being neglected.

To glance at the variety of multitudinous advertisements that daily appear in the Star is amusing in the extreme. The first that strikes the .eye in last night's "ssue is the munificent offer of five shillings reward for the return of four one-pound notes, left by some fair creature while admiring the por traits displayed in Mr Caters show-cases. The next is "Found adrift, a square-sterned bdat," but whether in mid-ocean or Muddy Creek the reader is left in ignorance. Further down the reader is informed that a punt has also been found at Howick, probably blow a there in a gale of wind. Next a respectable young man ig wanted at once as housekeeper to a single gentleman, and to have charge of the house. He will be permitted, in fact, to "wear the breeches," but must be a good cook, and unexceptional references are in dispensable. Apply to "Box."' It should have been ".Box and Cox." _j?uither,down '"a strong yonth" is required. ' Why do !they not! advertise for a- "man" at once? "Wanted known, that the dew of the \ Alps can |bo obtained at the Viotoria-Hotel" comes nexi, but mot one word is said of the dew of Ben Nevis, nor of Stanley -street. Another wants it known that he has now so reduced the price of sewing machines " that no one can afford to be without one." TJiis is not true, as not a single sewing machine is to be found in Cawkwell's Distillery, and the Occidental Hotel is without one, although Perkins possesses everything else under the eun, from a mermaid'to a tape worm. The proprietor of the Auckland Iron Wprks wants to sell; cheap a Colebrook Dale range. By all means let him sell it,, and a portable oven into the bargain, A six-stalled stable is to let "com plete,)'.next'to Bishop Croke's residence. Bishop Croke no doubt from the bottom of his heart fishes the stable was next to the; Mayor's or any other man's residence but; .his own. iThe word " caution " heads Olson's i Tomato sauce advertisement, and the public j are asked td see that the name is stamped! on the bottle and stopper; also that it is j wrapped round w Ith his well-known label. It shall be seen to without delays -< A \ very neat picture of a house, with a frontage ' of,at, Jeaßt 168 f^et, heads, an annoqncment ith'at1 the'Ufiited'Service Hotel ik k'ept^y John Hancock,, while undernpath money is > to be lent on'first-class freehold security, .and | over the way W articles of plate or clothing ; at'low rates of interest, ~ Further down money is to be lent on percpnal security or on promissory notes, which is far the more preferable' way bf doing business if not followed by the " Victoria by the Grace of God " and the infernal capias ad satisfacien 'dw&. •■ Ah-announcement of a large consign ment, of American organs would lead people to suppose that the Yankees believed Auck land to be a oity of churches instead of public houses. The picture advertiseme nts of the shipping are a study in themselves. _ The Takapuna. is represented as a steamer similar to the Great Britain. The steamer Victoria is. hid in, a ,fog, ■ cutters are .schooners,, and ketches, are brig-rigged ; while the Waikato wagons are represented to'the wondering pub ! lie built as first-class steamship with colours ; flying.' , '-'Bones, bones, bones','? are boughtin I any quantity on the front sheet of the paper, andbooksarebalancedbythehouT, ','Nomore ! breakages of chimneys" are guaranteed to | purchasers of Rowatts' patent anucapnic I lamps, and cooking by gas is recommended I as just fifty per cent cheaper than coal, and with two-thirds saving of time, Calico is ! offered i much i cheaper,, if pu^haged wet, I and sixteen hundred yards of winseys, I very cheap in' consequence of being slightly damaged at,one end, : which could fof course be cut off, leaving fifteen hundred and ninty nine yards, remaining. Ginger [beery furni- I tur'e, fruit, bricks, modern languages, red potatoes, plans of gold mines, and dentistry ' occupy just one column. One advertiser, as if in delusion, announces the .opening, of the 1 Upper Thames, while another offers-"bargains just opened" which ought to be closed forth with in order to secure them. Goods are offered for sale t^ arrive per such and such a vessel, when they have been laying here long enough to almost eat their heads off in warehouse charges j and; a dining-room keeper offers £1000 pounds re ward to any one who will call and dine with him for tho moderate charge of sixpence.

We alluded recently toa characteristic 1 letter by "Lightning CM" on Waikato affairs. The following is an eJttttWft.frrtn the communication :—" 'Whom God wisheth to destroy He first sctteth mad.' How is it that every many in the colony is not armed with a breech-loading rifle, and a ten-chamber revolver, half-inch bore, and twelve inch barrel? Have the Exeter Hall scoundrels , influence with the Government, or is it be cause the class who are. feeding on the vitals of the country could not afford to pay for improved weapons. It is enough to make a person mad to think of the unnecessary slaughter that will be made of us, and wo|rse sf'l of our brave and gallant allies, the Ngapuhis and Arawas,. all, through a miserable pounds to buy repeating rifles, and ; the apathy of natives not going down |to Waikato iv a body like the Germdns ! into France. If all went in a body the coward would not be afraid, the chaiice j of death for each one being fo small. Hpw- j ever, I will leave the duty on your Herculean shoulders of wrin^in^; from the Government steel cannon for the pahs, repeating rifles, revolvers, tents, and india-rubber carpets for the tents, so that the damp may not tyll more than the sword. No doubt our Volun teers are brave. Every man of them will join the life-scorning dead without a murmur. My countrymen wliere the grass grows green especially have sprung from sires whose arms in martial bout have ne'er belied their tongue. The Volunteers are not the class jof people that will be found running ! running ! (the thieves!) on the deck of the Victoria. But what good is the bravery of the bull when the butcher has superior weapons, and the- moral and physical force to cut the bull's throat. However, it is an ill wind that blows nobody good. The servant-maids ape tired of their position. Prate about shot and shell and sulphurous canopy! The servant maids .are called upon to perform duties suf ficient to blanche the bravest cheek; and the white-livered fellows so 'atixious to get in|.o the second-class militia instead of the first class they will not leave the constables a single servant-maid. I would like to be cut ting the throats of cowards ; I would, like to hit a coward on the. face with a wisen filled with blood. 1 would like to animate the surging multitude in the great battle : jl would feel like Hannah, " Now I will die in peace, mine eyes have seen thy salvation."— Yours, Lightning Cloud. i : v

To the Editor : Sir, —So the publicans are on the move, and show signs of alarm. It is a happy omen. But what fair-minded considerate man sneers at their claim to a vested interest in the sale of liquor. Let them defend that claim in the parliament of the press, where it will be more thoroughly canvassed than in the H. li. If they may claim vested interests so may the public. The community have a vested interest in the maintenance of good order and public morality which the liquor trade destroys. Do the publicans actually fear the people? fear that even one-third of the residents of a place cannot be got to inemorahze in their favour. If they do, they must have little faith in their trade. The liquor traders may rest assured that the agitation ajainst their trade has not died out—it has only been suspended, and the public will rest satisfied while that trade remains on its present footing—forty drunkards per Week convicted in the police offices, mostly in Auckland. Sudden deaths and fatal accidents from drink of daily, occurrence.—Alliance. ~

The Carandinis met with a good and f ratifying reception last night at the Otahuhu [all. To-night, the last but one in Auckland, this company will give another of their splen did operatic and ballad concerts, when, in addition to an excellent programme, every purchaser of a first-class ticket will be pre sented with a beautiful cabinet picture. On Friday evening the final concert will be given for the benefit of Mr. Walter Sherwin, for which occasion a great treat will be provided.

The Excelsior Star Variety Troupe gave their second performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre last evening. Mr W. H. Heed repeated his song "The Maoris are coming,'' and also gave the " Nigger; Paganini," with farmyard imitations, after the Style of the origiualMackney.,^ Mr Ben Heath sang several comic songs, including! "Shabby Genteel," "Burlington Arcade,.", -and " Par Excellence," and' others to the amusement of the audience. Mr McLiver danced ri,nd.sang to !"Th'e Little Butterfly," and "Salamander Sam," and was much ap plauded. The performance on the double .trapfeze by Mdle. Laura and Fred Fraiic'ohi was both clever and darir^, while in their i second appearance, in conjunction with' the brothers Franconi, the previous acts were excelled. This consisted of a double transept flight, pr flying leaps from dre39. oircle to stage. The performance was gazed at with breathless attention; ■ and ",loud applause greeted the artistes at it', conclusion, The^ prograranle to-night will be entirely new.

The reverend gentleman Who was attacked so incontinently in his pulpit the, other day at Wangaratta must'have felt himself in an awkward position. Conscious innocence is no doubt a.triple shield, but even the, gogd T St. ArithWy himself V(Mld have'been'p'ut some what out of ; cpunt€Snance ;by. ,the [ apparition under similar circumstances of an infuriated female charging hhti, ■ doubtless after the agreeable manner of her sex when thus ex ercising their lungs with wholesale immorality. Besides cpnsider. the possible/effect of ppch astounding revelations on the rev. gentleman's congregation, the ..indignation of the sym pathetic, .the ( sneers of.the irreverent, the -tears, sobs, arid blushes'of the fairer portion of the agitated flock,. and. . the solemn shaking of elderly heads," afad v 'expi-essive, 'I told you so's of virtuous old maids, Altogether it must have been a trying scene, and of course it was quite right to bundle the aggressive, if not aggrieved lady out, and commit her for trial op a charge of/very indecent; exposure. There was a somewhat similar case in England not; lpng ago, ;when an [interesting infant was hel.'d up jn; the body of) the church during divine service, and told to take a good lpqkat its reverend, papa. Biit in that cs,sp, it we remember rightly, itw^athp reverend gentleman whp got, committed, thereby causing a scandal, which it is s tp,;be hoped will not be repealed ,to, the; shame and hPffW of the faithful at Wangaratta.— -Sydney Empire; _-,! .A ,<\'Z\ !. .':■' ■'<■

To the Editor : Sir,—Mr Sadler's mind is too much for him. It • \yill kill him one of these days. If he has much more in him'of the kind he ;delivers himself, of the wonder is he has lived so long. - Doyou think he can stand it much longer? ~lf soj I yish you would describe him to me, arid tell ihe where he liTfes^iinless yoii: Will 'kill- himI:yourself, and save O^e Bewildered. ■■:•. • • < < _ ~ • ■

Dr Carr, well known in the city, ia travel ling in the south island of New Zealand, and occasionally pops up in ,one. or other, pf, tlie more populous settlements. The worthy doctor is as variable in his mental as in his physicial wanderings. He is now at Hokitiki, and next week may be at Lyttelton, or Dunedin. He has passed through theology, psychology, laxology, and metaphysics; fie has dabbled iri mesmerism, electpo-biology, fchd is now a teetotaller. We learn'that he is about to venture on the boundary between two worlds, and try his hand at spiritism.

The inquiry into the charges made upnrt Mr Thomas Macffarlane, Provisional Trustee in Bankruptcy, is still P^eetog »* *? Sttpreme Court before Mr Woodward Evidence is nOw being regarding the allegations brought against Mr M»cff*rf »® in connection with the administration of Mr Thomas Craig's estate. A sitting of the Kevision Court J- heU to-day to hear objections to the ofejjM» vo';e on the Electoral Rolls of Eden, and Pensioner Settlements. Most ol the advertised objections were sustamea On consideration of the Eden roll the name of Mr Patrick Dignan, objected to, .was Re tained, and other objections against Messrs Dignan were adjourned until Saturday. A meeting of creditors in the estate ofijF. Lee, grocerT was held at the office of the Provisional Trustee in Bankruptcy ™™*> when Mr Thomas Macffarlane was appointed trustee, and Messrs D. B. Cruickshank and G. W. Binney supervisors. The debts on the estate amount to £311 to 9d. tntt the assets to £223 8s 9d., chiefly book debts.

'' His Worship the Mayor has received the thaiiks of the inmates of the Provincial Hos pital for two tolerably well-bound volumes one of " Good Words," and one of "All the Year Round." These presents, trifling as they may appear, are always acceptable to those whose physical maladies exclude them from active pursuits.

To the Editor : Sir,—l just heard a gen j say you were an out-spoken man; that is, that you tell the the truth. So far good, but what is truth. You have, I suppose, your own ideas of truth; I have mine. 'Tis true that 1 am in Auckland ; tis true that in crossing your streets I escaped going to Kingdomcome by dodging two-wheeled traps, four-wheeled traps, and muddy traps. To escape a ll these and have a moment s peace I found myself landed in the Police Court, and before I had time to take breath a sten torian voice bawled into my ear ' Silence. In my simplicity I said I had not spoken—he whispered in a quiet way, "Look at his Worship." I did 10, and there I saw an old familiar face ; but oh, what did I Lse, but a would-be Methodist parson • holding forth to a congregation of what every body believes to be great sinners. I was in hopes that his exhortations would have had a beneficial effect; but no, they told him to his teeth that they knew morfe than he did. Being completely floored + he sat down magnificently, looked up to the ceiling, sighed, and—l left. Next day I peeped in and I saw the Mayor sitting m a chair. I had scarcely poked my nose inside when I was very kindly invited to walii Ihi Jufit then I thought of the spider inviting the fly into his parlour, and so I made myself scarce • and if I know it I never will presume to poke my nose into such good company. —li. G.

Two dray accidents occurred in the course of yesterday, neither of which were serious. The first was a breakdown in Symonds-street in consequence of overloading ; the other was an overturn on the Great South Road, by the Queen's Pv,edoubt, owing to the giving way nf a new parapet wall, by which the horses and dray were precipitated to a depth of twenty feet. The driver, quite a youth, escaped with a few bruises ; but the result, boih to hon.es and lad, might have been worse had not t;mely a-sistance been at hand. The dray and horses belong to Mr Deans,.of the Queen's Redoubt, who may be induced on future occasions to entrust his animals to the care of more experienced hands than those of a mere boy. We have mucK pleasure in giving inser tion to the following explanation: To the Editor: Sir, in your report of the pro ceedings of the Harbour Board of yesterday you state that the motion for adopting the Works Committee's report on the site for a graving dock was carried unanimously. This is slightly incorrect, inasmuch as I voted against it, having never altered my opinion as to the proper site for a graving dock of sufficient dimensions and depth of water on sill being alongside of the break-water. — Yours truly, G, Vox der Hevde. Yesterday afternoon the Lady Bowen wi,th her new patent paddle wheels took a trial trip round t\e harbour. Captain Casey,, Mr Steyens, the patentee, and a few friends! were on board. Her performance was in every respect satisfactory, and as far as could be judged her speed is very considerably in-! creased. Great credit is due to Captain 'Casey for his spirited adoption of an inven tion which is likely to be of benefit to our steam marines. The Lady Bowen is no | longer the slow boat, but will now do her! seven to eight knots; ■ .'■ The following remarks on the evils of war j by ft writer in the Nelfeon. Evening Mail, are pleasing as compared with the rascally | effusions of the Independent and Lyttelton Times. The writer views war in the light I that every Waikato settler must view it, and but for their manly spirit the cry of those settlers would have been, " Give peaqe in our j •time, 0 ! Lord." The w. Iter says :— " War means a vast amount of misery to those who j are immediately affected by it., We read even now of the out-settlers and women and children coming in to the towns,; and desert ing their homesteads which are no longer safe for j them to .occupy. Perhaps we scarcely think seriously i enough about such matters, 'but no doubt many 'of the Waimea farmers, as they read the news that reaches us daily from the disturbed districts, ponder over these things and wonder to them selves what their condition would be were they driven to.desert the farms from which they derive their living, and; with their wives and little ones, compelled to AAe refuge in the,town. We .can with, difficulty realise the position of these Waikato.settlers.'but we can imagine that as they .assemble in their churches'there-will be no want of fervency or earnestness in the prayer they breathe — " Give peace in our time, 0 ! Lord."

\ We have received the June number of =the Church Gazette, which is replete with inter resting matter relating to the Church.

SUPREME COURT.

THIS DAY,

Sittings in Banco.

(Before His' Honor Mr. Justice Johnston.)

, - HARMS V. MACFARLANE. Mr Hesketh stated that in this case the defendant did not accept the. terms of the Court for appeal. ' Probably the plaintitt would next: ask for an injunction. < •_ > His Honor said in that case he would for mally dismiss the' application for leave to appeal. Any application for injunction must take the ordinary course. MAKAORE .KAKATI IV, HOANI KtRIPAKEKE, MAKAORE TE PUKEROA, MATENE RUTUHAU,

AND W. TAIPARI. . This. was; an action for the abduction of the plaintiff's wifej which; it will be remembered, came before the public in various forms some time ago. The action was entered on the 31st of August last, when the declaration filed set forth : " That on or about the sth of luly the defendants assaulted and beat one Huhana Rangitua, then being the wife and servant of the plaintiff, and forcibly ahd with violence took her away and removed her from the plaintiff, and kept her 80 re moved for a long spaoe of time, to wit, from

thence hitherto, whereby the plaintiff suf. fered great loss and inconvenience and pain of mind, and was deprived of the comfort of her and her services for a long space of time, for which the plaintiff claims £1000 sterling." The plaintiff had taken no steps to. pro ceed with the action, and Mr MacCormick now applied that it be dismissed for non_ prosecution. His Honor stated that he did n ot know of a similar case in English lawbooks. Why did not the wife apply for a writ of habeas corpus. Of course the charge of assault was a simple one to deal with. Mr McCormick said there were one or/ cases. In one case a woman had abscoi" ■«, of her own accord, and her husband app^ to the man she had eloped with to give her up which he refused to do, whereupon an action was brought by the husband to re cover his wife. ' .. • Mr MacCormick stated the facts set forth in the declaration iv the present case, and asked that the case be discharged with costs. The application was grrnted, and the case struck out. , GRAHAM V. THOMAS. Tbia cace was a disputed claim to two allotments adjoining the Queen of Beauty mine, and was h«ard at the last civil session of the Court. After the evidence had been taken, and before going to the jurj,the plain tiffs counsel applied for a nonsuit, ron the ground +hat there was no evidence 01 pos session ; and the jury gave a verdict for the defendant, chiefly on. the ground that there was no possession on the part .of the plain tiff Mr MacCormick subsequently applied /or a rule nisi for new trial, relying mainly on the pla"ij.iff's possession of the land m dis P ute- • -. A A V „«. His Honor now gave judgment at length, and stated that he had experienced great difficulty and hesitation in coming to a con clusion, but he had arrived at a decision in favour of the plaintiff. His Honor referred at length to Mr Justice Maule's opinion on the question of possession, an opinion which he must-concur in. * The evidence in, this case went to show that both parties had done acts which were antagonistic to the exclusive possession of the other, and in such cases the law provided that the one who shewed a right by title to possession must be held to be in lawful possession. He was of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to rely upon his lease as a right to pos_.eLsion. The rule was therefore made absolute, each party paying its own costs. This was all the business. ,„ ' LJ —Jg A f ■ _. _ ■ .....,.,

TELEGRAPHIC.

Arrival of the Ladybird,. , ONEHUNGA. 3 pm. The s.s. Ladybird from the South is now coming up harbour. . ■• *~^~.,;'„ ::';,,), LATEST THAMES NEWS; -> Reduction of Water in the Caledonian Mine- , , . J .si The Native Meeting- Return of a Native from Tokangamutu- Communication from the King. Te Whiti's Prophetic Utterances.*1 J The Caledonian Mine Dry- ';»«•* GRAHAMSTOWN. This day. Caledonian.—The mineirquite drjrthis moraine The whole of the 'water drained out of the shaft into the Pumping AsspHa tion's shaft last night. The chrcumstance'nrpf great importance as it will enable the low levels to be worked again. The men cannCt get below yet on account of foul air. /'A little water, still remains in ToCkey's,' but it has gone down'a great deal during the last few days. , ~.-.., The Caledonian lodgedfjihe fortnights yield' to-day,( amounting to 736 ovtip&jgjkl. There is a nice show of gold in the hanging wall leader, and an improved return unex pected this week, in .i- ' n : • • uri Waitemata.—A few specimens have been taken from the winze. , V/Q , ' Queen of May.—Thereef ni thie face has increased to three, feet,, andj^old is ,slio,^g rin the stopes. AAZ .. •' iviu »*•* wmswrW Vulcan,—Waite's • tribute^ met A. '■ rt«f •four feet thick; anid .crushed; siij tops.of .stoiie which yielded .twenty,-eightj ounces, of «fl»al gam. •i ■■ >Vi:Kj a ti*.iia t!i lc«-i-r ■" giuwl ,imwi The Ohinemuri' correspondent , of,1/.the Thames Advertiser 'writes, ,thata natiyspf Kiriwera., called Parajiu, wlio recentlyreturned from Tokangamutu, states that T^awhiab says there' will1 be; no^war.'.vand'^th^t.jthe Government will _ not fight' nor will he (Tawhiap) giyepp^n^utq,butt^he give up _kuru,!who,had .atteinpt^d to murder Mackay, which the hauhaus considered'iriur defrv vOne native who. has come frpin!;^he Kuitf'says A_Te, ,''^jßfiin,'« hAftBWJ 1 prophat.-states ..in case .of _ : ,war Te Kooti and Titokowaru are -to tak6 »C6m rdffiS' 6f the. Hauhpu forces, .arid' also states that two EurppeWtSjW^plltaveibeeniWakiDg largeleases and purchpses of native landsare to be killed, ahd also-' some f rifendljr; natives w_fcs have been selling.,'jT.he Natives' who are doomed! are supposed :to. be some of the Ngatihinirangi, and the doomed pakehas | are Messrs Firth and Bhckland, or their mana? gers. -~ .a. !,..; :,:■:./ ,i .. :', I a v i. vii Khiweras have sent another messenger to Kuiti. ■• The correspondent adds : " If the Govern ment does notishowimore decision and firm ness in dealing, with the King party by, at once punishing Purukutu the country will driftinto a general war. ■Regarding independent and constitutional reform the Advertiser asserts the correct ness of its former-statements, and says the information was' derived from a source which cannot be doubted.' It says the official, con tradictich is a stupid • attempt to blind; and mislead the!public. '.'■ : ». > , • _i. ■!. :.-.„A "A married wotaan named Cragie died' Su ddenl- yesterday at the Hauraki Sawmill; about nine miles up the Thames river, while eating her dinner. Mr Macdonald, coroner) has gone up to-day to hold ah inquest. ,i,iul; ':;;;. ;..,-..;... '""■' 3.lß,p.ni^H a. The 'native meeting at Parawaiis" proceed* ing. Speakers will continue after a distribu tion of• food, consisting of flour, biscuit, potatoes, and kumeras, in very large quanti ties, the gift of-the natives of: this place to their visitors."- "■ ' ' ■'-'■ ! •' ---. Te Hira has only been a listener so far, but a most attentive one* J, .'.'-.'• "■■',], , ■ "y-JA&* Te'Monanui expressed' Te Hira's.viewsJ The latter- was' wrath against, 'Mr o.''-fl ; Mitchell,,whom hedeaignated f*that.d'ec6it-: ful pakeha} "-and masked where fhe'was aow*ol I :.:Th« Piako'riative3:were represented, and Rewi, pf this place, spoke at length, as well as Taipara and Shortland...__";. :'.'. Z,'...\ ■■•■ M ■ Mr Puckey spoke the views of. thtf Government, and was listened to 'taffi attentively. 'AAA/'..', :'• ■-, _ .'!'< '''..'.'iiA.-.A.).-.) There were several hundreds of European". visitors there during, the morning. . )\.'. A> # ' ' * ' Vehicles and steamers are : busy Conveying visitors to the meeting which will last mywm i day8 '',i,;. aaz"!^::'' ;".-;■• mJ4si toil ... ■pi Is (a i ,7A,Z.,i,. A jytA i -:■ t'A.:n o^ .bind ' _r'._ r.ifi .•;r__'.iroj\s3fliltO br&i\ 9iu« I bm t \*jiKii.*r<d !■-.• }'■ <'U:< *>A< lU;i-nUAi- -atm-md ,(.-,i;:'-:9»f*V

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' IRCoffee.—Brown, Barrett arid Cok Standard i Coffee is both delicious and strong. Brown, ! Batrett and: Co.'s Excelsior Coffee deserves preference to any coffee on account of purity and distinctness of flavour. ,Note the brands. , sold at almost every grocery establishment . in town and province.—[Advt.] •' ■ ' \ 9- Public taste'has decided that the' American1 Psa Nut; when fresh, and newly- roasted, is the-most - wholesome and palatable nut that Is grown, and \u view of this fact Mr W MarshaU, Fruiterer; Queen- Street, has received direct from the grower a ship ment of this nutritious esculent. One trial only as solicited. Sold wholesale or retail.—rADVT.l ;i_^__ - " ''I"' ' ' GRE AT BED TIC TION 3 TOR THREE MONTHS ONLY , / AT THE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY, :-"-■:'*; it ; - 194, QUEEN STREET, ! . Next Door to Savings' BAut , ... r i Cartes-de-visite reduced from 16s per dozen to 18s 6d. Maori Celebrities (largest stock in New Zealand ] to select from), reduced from 12s per dozen to 6s. Views from all pari* of New Zealand reduced from 128 por dozen to 6s. j 1 Enlargements from Cartes-de-visite to Life-size, plain or beautifully finished in Oil or Water Color*/' j also reduced In price. >■ '■■ Large Stock of Photographic Goods and Apparatus, Magic' Lantern Slides, Stereoscopic Slides, &c, greatly reduced. ''■ ' ' •>''■''< \ J.l. M o'G ARRI QL E, Manavcr. . ■•.< / • ___ JLli 'a i ' - ■. -l rpo HIS WOESHIP THEMAYbKi Bm,--We, the undersigned citizens, request that you will convene a PUBLIC MEETING to take stepji to petition the Government arid General Assembly for the immediate further Extension of the Walkat<i Railway. - < '■'; 'jj :..,. .• Zi j We are, sir, ■ ~.•■:__■> Your obedient servants,,, McArthur, Shera, & Co. G. W. Binney ; Henderson & Macfarlane T. Macky * i Robert Cooley F. Combes - <>■ T. &H. Morrin William 0. Daldy | H. 8, Meyer* & Co. Hepry, Tfionjas, , /, G. W. Owen Ryan, Bell, & Co. V. V.. Oompton J. Cos^ravo & Co. E. L Bu'-lioiz & Co. B. Tonks ._.. J. <fc ,1. Hoppett J. S. Macfarlane & Co. Auckland, May 80,1878 ■' ' In compliance with tho above request I hereby convene a POBLIO MBETING. to be ; held ori THUIIKDAY, the Sth of Juno, at 7.30 p.m., In the Mechanics' Institute. ._-_*•»««« P. A. PHILIPS, ,/,■.,,/ Mayor, i AMEP/rJNG- of the inhabitants of Parnell, for the purpose of urging upon the General Government1 tho immediate completion and extension of the Auckland and Waikato Railway, will t» held at tflf Parnell Hall, on ERIDAY NEXT, the th Inst,, at 7.W) p.m. W. H. KISSLING, Chairman Piunoll District Boa.d.



ri A U T I 0 N. OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. Connoisseurs pronounce this Sauce to be the BEST for general use in households, and, in con sequence of its high reputation, some unprincipled persons have been induced to Collect Empty Bottles bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as " Olson's Universal Tomato Sauce." The proprietor has in consequence caused his TRADE MARK to be Registered under the provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, 1866," and proceedings wiU be taken against such persons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ASK FOR OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the name is Stamped on Bottle and Stopper, and wrapped round with his well-knov _i label. [Established 1864. J r\ STEPHENSON & CO.'s CELEBRATED COFFEES, "EXHIBITION BRAND" " EAGLE BRAND " "CROWN BRAN D." Are to be procured at all respectable Grocers and Storfkeepers throughout the Provinco of Auck and. . D. STEPHENSON & CO., wyndham street, Auckland. OL E T S & C O. • Havk on Sale -200 boxes Belmont Sperms .25 tons Fine and Coarse Salt 20 barrels American Prime Mess Pork. CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS. \ JUST EECEIVED— A Large tP Assortment of first-class CHEOMOS, from the works of Penley, Turner, Stansfleld, Pearson, Wain wright, Rowbotham, Foster, Cooper, Herring, &c.,&c. The best specimens of Chromos ever introduced into Auckland. On view at 1 TJ R R E L L'S, book, stationery, & music warehouse. Queen steeet. TXf E HAVE OPENED 8 CASES OF VERY CHOICE MILLINERY, Including Parls-trlmmod HATS AND BONNETS. J. COSGEAVE & CO. ENGLISH BIRDS. A CONSIGNMENT of Fancy Belgium Cock CANAEIES, to bo ''old at Wm. EYRE'S Enniskillen flouso, Victoria-s!.ri_et.