SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

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ARRIVALS

St. Kilda, s.s., Flowerdav, from Wanganxii Taranaki, s.s., Wheeler; froai Southern ports Zior, scbftoner, Meiklejohn, from Lyttelton

DEPARTURES.

Fortune, schooner, for East Coast Southern Cross, s.s., for Tauranga Cambria, schooner. for.Wangarei

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports': Taranaki, s.s., Monday next For Wangarei and .Mangapai: Clyde, schooner, this evening •'..•,..' For Honolulu : Nebraska, p.a"., 19thins?.'; ; - •".'• • For Northern ports: 'Eowena, s.s., Monday- next For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, U.S.,.about 21st instant ■ ' ' " '•■ -< '■-'•' » . ' For England ."Mossi Glen ; barque,'early : ' For Levuka: Marion Bteinry, schooner, to-morrow For Kaipara: Tauranga, soliboner, to-day "'"' ■•' .■;•

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Edinburgh Castle/ ship, from London." Sailed 29th December ! fj Parsee, sJiip, from London. Sailed 12th January,] -Agra, ship, from London.. Sailed . Countess of Kintbre, ship, from London. Sailed Woodlark, ship, from London;1 Sailed Eylton Castle, barque, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London. Loading - Hero, s.s., from Sydney,i .'.,',. , • Zanga, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed 17th January Thames, barque, from New York, via Sydney. Loading Akbar, ship, from Boston," via Melbourne Satellite, cutter, from Levuka' Mary Webster, schooner, from Adelaide. Sailed 21st March (for the Manukau) '.. ■'' V 3J\A % Alice Cameron, barque, from Newcastle. 'Sailed 29th March Prince Alfred, baTque, from Adelaide Pakeha, brig, from Adelaide '.-.''' \ ... ■; Success, schooner, from Levuka ' .'■'' . ■~ | ~ Umelie, schooner, from TaMti Energy, schooner, from the Islands Prima Donna, schooner, from Levuka Ivanhoe, schooner, from New Caledonia Margaret Campbell, schooner, from Dunedin Tauranga, schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed 4th April Eanpatira, s.s., from Southern ports Amateur, barque, from Adelaide; TTpolu, schooner, from Samoa Dauntless, schooner, from Samoa Esther, brig, from Newcastle. Sailed 30th March

IMPORTS.

irer s.s. laranaki, from Dnnedin —2 pgs. Martin ; 30 sacks flour, Binney; 3 cases, 1 cask. K.P. and C. ; 1 parcel, Biss; 2 pgs, Combes & Daldy; 1 box, 4.parcels, Ray; 7 cases cheese; Close Brothers ; 4do do, order; 1 case, Kohn; 3 dp fruit, Sherff; 5 cases, Barnes ; 1 pkg, Ireland ; 2 cases, Bennett, 5 do, Ogrjorne j" 8 do, Hood ; 5 do, Veale ; 3 boxes gold, Bank New Zealand, ■

ARRIVAL OF THE TARANAKI.

The s. b. Taranaki left Dnnedin at 4 p.m. tm the Bth instant, and arrived at Lyttelton at noon on the 9th ; left X.yttelton at' 7 p.m. on the 10th, arrived at Wellington at 2 p.m. on the 11th; left at 5 a.m. on the 13th, arrived at Picton at 10 a.m. ; left same day at 11.30 a.m., and arrivedi at Nelson at 9 p.m. ; left Nelson at 8.30 p.m on the 14th, arrived at Taranaki at 11 a.m. on 15th ; left at 7 p.m., and arrived at Onehunga wharf at 11.30 this morning, with full cargo and the following passengers :—Saloon : Miss Sh'ar- Jand, Mrs O'Brian, Mrs Boyland, Eev Mr and Mrs Thomas, Master Be'ckham, Messrs Temple, Galbraith, Smith, Francis, Hill, Walker, Soloman, Yon der Hyde, Watson, Hayman, Harker, Eennick, Beetham, Cop land, Walker, Gibbon (2), Watt, Yon der Heyde, Beale, and Richardson. Steerage : Messrs Picton, Campbell, Thompson, Jones, Norgrove, Evans, and Watt.

The s.s. Taranaki is announced to leave the Manukau on Monday next, at two o'clock, for Southern ports. The barque Joliba will leave for Newcastle to-day.

The brig Wave will leave for Newcastle in a day or so.

The s.s. Rangatira left Napier at 3.30.p.m. yesterday for Auckland. The barque'Joliba hauled'into the stream this morning, and will leave for Newcautle this evening. '« ; ' The p.s. Comerang arrived at Napier at seven o'clock this mornißg'from Auckland. The s.s. Albion arrived at the Bluff at an early hour this morningjfrbm Melbouma with th c Suez mail.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following;,are the current call and dividends payable In the companies' Darned below:— & s. d. DIVIDENDS. .-, Golden Crown .. 02 6 April 10 ,i'd Kuranui .. .. 0 2 6 April 18 Alburnia .. .. 0 5 0 April 18' ■■.'■• caxl's. '■':.!.. John o'Groats .. 0 5 0 April 15 Sons of Freedom ... io< ,5 0■ • April 20.. Thames Gas ..' .. 0 2 6 "May W Waitemata .. ... 0 0 6 May U Watchman' ~ ~ ;0' 1 0 May 14 Queen of May .. 0 10 May 14 Una 0 0 6 May 14 Daughters of Freedom 0 0 3 May 14 MEETINGS. Moore's Coromandel, 18th April Nolan's Candlelight, 41, Insurance Buildings, Auck land, 3 p.m., 21st April ','. Flagship, Shortland, 22nd April Margaretta, Mr A. A. Browne's office, "Wyndham street, Auckland, 3 p.m., 23rd April • j Black Angel, Grahamstown, 23rd April r Bank of New Zealand, Bank, noon. 24th April ''"." Alburnia, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m.; 24th April j >•:.; Ne Plus Ultra, 41, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m., 28th April j Otago Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2p.m.j"Bth April ! .Long Drive, Mr TothlU's office, Auckland, 3p.mi,' 7th May > ai All Nations, Mr TothUTs office, Auckland, 2 .p.m., 7th May ;

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails "will Close as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, on Friday, 18th inst., at 0.30 plni,,,, For Gisborne, per Tawera, this day, at 4 p.m. f For Wargarei Heads, Wangarei, and-Mangapal, per Clyde, this day. at 4 p.m. . j ■ ■"■'•■ For Bussell, joer Dido.. Jfafj^dayyj&tiS jpAfiV' I J : ' For Whitianga, per Waratah, to morrow, at 8 a-m. For the undermentioned places, perp.s. Nebraska, on Friday. 18th.inst., asunder' :~ I}i For Sandwich Islands/ British, Columbia^ 'United States of America, British,'and. Foreign jWesi Indies, and Continent of' Europe via.England, at 4p.m. ' ' .' , j I C For United Kingdon, via ' San Fsran#scp, at 4 P.m. , . , .:. i', For Money Orders, 2egistered Letters, and $ews papers, at 2 p.m. , : * t * Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d in addition to the postage will be received at this office ttii 4.30 p.m. For Taranaki, per Go-head, on .Friday, 18th, inst., at noon, t[' ','■ d / 3 EI'J •]' Ll For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, on Monday, 21st inst,, at noon. (Signed)' ''S.'B.'Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

Hollo-way.— On 16th April, Ann, wife of John Holloway, late of Nottingham ; aged 60 yeara, The funeral will leave her late residence, 25, Karangahape road, to-morrow afternoon, at a quarter to two o'clock. Friends will please accept this intimation.

Baliantini!.—On April 15, James, the beloved and only son of Mr James and Grace Bailantine ; aged 4 years.

The funeral will leave his father's residence, Grahame street, to-morrow (Thursday), at half-past three o'clock. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1873.

For the ca use that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distanoe,

And the good that we can do

Tlie Wellington not Having succeeded in catching the Alhambra at Nelson owing to the latter vessel having left that port the day previous to the Wellington's departure from the Manukau, the letters {intended for the Suez mail have returned to-day to Auck land by the Taranaki. They are now of course in time for the Nebraska, which it is intended is to take the mails for San Fran cisco, under the especial charge of Mr Gray, of the post office. We shoiild not be sur prised, however, if some other hitch should occur, as, for example, if the Nebraska would decline the letters unless the subsidy is paid. This only is wanting to make the farce com plete.

The Sunday-school soiree in connection with the Sheridan-street Primitive Methodists was held last night. The chapel was crowded on the occasion, and presented a gay and animated appearance. Tea was provided chiefly by the ladies, who were most active in their endeavours to please their friends, and we must say that it was no mean feast. The tables were decorated with vases of flowers, and the viands consisted of beef and tongue Isamlwiches—the latter at the sugges tion of the ladies, garnished with parsley— tarts, sponge and plum-cake, and first-class congou tea. After the cloths were cleared, and the physical enjoyments at an end, the musical arid literary parts commenced. Eev. Mr Watters occupied the chair, and Mr Booth presided over the musical department. The entrance to the chapel was marked by a pair of significant flags, and the inner-sides were tastefully decorated with emblems, mottos, ferns, and dahlias. The little giil elocutionists were dressed in white, each holding a bouquet of flowers in her'hand. Mr. T. H. Smith read ,the report, which showed that the year's income was £24 4s 3Jd, and the expenditure £23 18s 4£d, leaving a balance of 5s lid in favour of the school. The school haa twelve teachers, and the scholars in attendance on Sundays average about forty, and the library contains 150 yols. The choir, who practice most assiduously, are rapidly progressing, as was evidenced last night; but therejwere too many fiddles in concert, which somewhat marred the sweet voices of the five lady-vocalists. We suggest toMrßooth thepropriety of reducing the number of fiddles for instruments of mellower sounds ; four fiddles and : one grandfather are- too many fcr any choir. The .recitations, given by the children were correctly delivered. Among the pieces most favourable received, and which certainly deserved "the -greater praise, were Long fellow's beautiful poem, on the death of the .pact's daughter, ; entitled "Resignation," which was truly rendered by Miss Anna Currie; ''A soft answer turneth away wrath," by Miss Hannah Ratcliffe, was several 'times''cheered,' and given in true" spirit. ' "Adam's Morning Hymn," from Milton, by Master Frank'Currie;. and the " Resurrec tions," by Master Johnny Binns, were much applauded. A pleasant evening was passed,; and the proceedings, closed with j the dbxoiogyW ! . ' p \

The milk dealers of this city and its suburbs form a very respectable section -of the commuuity,l and numbers, men, women, girls and boys,' onehundred and seven. The fraternity are usually regarded as a peaceable fair-dealing people, who" invariably :give good measure. They go to bed early, fre quently at sun-down, and are up at lark-time while the' morning star, " day's harbinger," is yet' shining over. night's' receding clouds. The avocation of a milkman is very ancient, and the cow was known to Adam. - jfiirphtds'yne was an Athenian dairyman's daughter, so it is said, but we cannot vouch for the truth" of that statement, hence1 she might have* ministered to blind Homer, and cheered him with new milk as he chanted snatches of the " Iliad" and the "Odyssey" in the streets of '.the fair Grecian city ; she might also have named the "milky way," and thus hate won her enduring position among the "graces; It is very rare that a milkman is 'seen in a Court of justice, except it be to answer to a charge' of allowing a cow to stray in some public thoroughfare ; and even then the fine and- costs are willingly paid, and in a few hours of' time you may see the milkman polishing his paila and singing the " Woes of Nancy Ryan." ,■■, We have never known a iliilkman to commit suicide but once, and he,' poor fellow,, was in love with a cook, and urged by love and conscience to hang himself to a pump in Surrey Square, Old Kent Road, London. The milk sold from door to door by our inoffensivemilk man is deemed unexceptionable, and quite free from deceptive mixtures. Milk, in Auckland is so plentiful that the milkman is of necessity an honest man, —he has no occasion to stoop to adulteration, and we believe that the purity of his milk has the happy effect of keeping his actions equally pure. We cannot but respect our milkman.

forgiving iis good milk, and for'being true as 3, dial to time. The milkman, therefore, is useful in more ways than one: lie scatters the early dew with his regular steps, brings bits of floating news, and effectually assists the growth of babyhood. If there is a pretty girl in the locality of his rounds the milkman knows where she resides, and she is sure of her milk by breakfast time. This house is one of the milkman's halting places, where the small can of cream is occasionally passed behind the doorj and the pleasant chat maintained until he really must go, or he will catch it. We have wondered how the milkman manages a living out of his honest pennyworths, considering how many fines he is called upon to pay in the course of the year ; but Brindle, we, pre sume, does not press heavily on the milk man's purse. There was within our recolleo-. tion a ; nulkman's society, where the milk of human kindness promised to flow freely; It was established by ; some of our leading dairymen who met at the Mount Eden hotel. It was started on reasonable terms, but it did not* thrive, although in the region of rum and milk, but some of these were rummy fellows. Poor Brindle indicated that a milkman's society : could not exist without funds any more than she could fill the can without the luxury of grass, or a mouthful of fragrant hay. Our milkmen were not unaninmous in their support, and the society evaporated into sky-blue. Our milkman, however,^ still walks forth in the dewy morning, with his brace of xmpolished pails, as if no society had been, and no fine ever inflioted j he wears his wonted smile of innocenoe, and cries,' " Milk oh !" morniog and evening, sells pure unadulterated milk, fresh from the cow, at fivepence a quart, and hands >in his moder ate account once in three month.

We are indebted to the proprietors of the Taranaki. Herald for a late slip containing particulars of the sufferings of a boat's crew who were drifted out to sea from Waitara, and were drifted about from Friday till Monday. There were four persons in the boat, and all ' the provisions on board were two loaves of bread, two bottles, of water, and a little rum. The men in the boat suffered most severely from thirst, and but for the prompt action of the Superintendent of Taranaki the whole party would have died of exhaustion. His Honor upon being made acquainted with the par ticulars ordered a search along the coast and chartored the steamer. Go-ahead to look for the missing boat. Capt. McGillivray, by studying the currents, went in a direct route for the boat and picked it up early on Mon day morning.

The concert for the benefit of the school funds in aid of the projected new school of All Saints will take place to-morrow evening in the City Hall. The concert will be of a superior order, consisting of music and song, by our most eminent amateur performers. The company will be under the efficient leadership of Mr Joseph Browne.

T. B. Hannaford . has , sent us a lengthy communication relative to the sea-wall in Custom-house-street, in which he points out that the engineer, and not the con tractor, is responsible for the faulty con struction of the wall. As the letter is to a great extent a repetition of statements made by our correspondent in a former letter, it is unnecessary to insert his present communication. That the wall is very badly constructed there can be little doubt, and the Harbour Board should make it their business to inquire where the fault lies, whether in detective designs and specifi cations, or in the bad workmanship of the men employed by the contractor, as alleged by the clerk of works at the last meeting of the Board.

A printers .error occurred in the report of the Licensing meeting yesterday. Peter McArthur stated that he had expended £2500 on his property in Chancery-street, and not £250 as printed.

We regret to hear that the young woman, Jane Anderson, who was injured in the coach accident on Monday last, lies in a precarious state at the Shakespeare hgtel, Wyndham-street. Dr Lee is attending the sufferer.

The firm of John Roberton and Co. did not renew their wholesale wine and spirit license as reported in error yesterday. The name was on the list, hence the mistake. We are informed that the present principal of the firm is opposed to the trade, and has given £10 to the " Society for Suppression of Intemperance." ''■'-

Signor P. Vragnizan has discovered that theatrical lesseeship does not pay in this city,. and that an outlay of five or six hundred pounds per annum as rental for the Prince of Wales Theatre is not a profitable investment. He is, therefore, about to with draw from the same, and will leave by the Nebraska on Saturday, en route for Chicago, U.S. During Mr Vragnizan's long stay in this city he has won considerable respect, and his friends will be loath to part with him; but as he has come to the deter-, mination to try fresh fields and pastures new, they will heartily with him success "in the land he's going to." On Friday evening next the leading amateur talent in Auckland will give a complimentary benefit to Mr Vragnizan at the Prince of Wales Theatre, previous to his departure, and at which we hope to see a good attendance. We observe that Messrs. B.: Totiks'and Co. have received, instructions to dispose of by auction Mr Vragnfcan's'property in the" province, con sisting, of, a splendid farm at the Hot Springs, four allotments at Riverhead, and his house hold furniture and effects. The sale will take place to-morrow.

ARMA VIRUMQUE CANO.

The peaceful shores of Poverty Bay, erst while the scene of bloody tragedy, have again become associated with a deed of blood. For behold it came to pass that on the last trip of one of our coasting steamers it was arranged that a little respite should be given from the agonies of sea-sickness by a walk ashore. Whether the full time allowed was reached or exceeded we know not, I but the representative of one of our leading mercantile houses was left on the inhospitable shore. In another craft, and by the expenditure of fifty pounds, he reached at length the abodes of civilization and the happy haunts of men. The sdene is changed. Adjacent to one of our principal thoroughfares a small group stood in fervid converse. The head of the establishment whose representative had been , despitefully used was there, and there the, champion of- punctuality and conductor of the line of packets which had done the ill. ," Yon are a lot of impostors," said the imer'j chant. , " Take that," said the conductor, bringing the folded digits of his dexter limb into forcible contact with the facial orifice of the merchant, who, quickly enfolding his fingers in the hirsute adornment of the con ductor's chin, was proceeding to bring his other hand into vigorous contact with the enemy. .In this belligerent attitude the couple came forth, when the lovely light of heaven, a regard for the public gaze, and the interposition of the bystanders brought the little pastime to a close ; but we are happy to say that nothing has occurred which will incapacitate for the duties connected with the sacred and interesting ceremony of to morrow,

I A correspondent in the Lev ant writes :—' c I | send you a.couple of cases illustrating the ways of life in Turkey. The late Sultan, wishing to give the ladies of his harem an idea of the Crystal Palace, commissioned a firm of shipbuilders on the Thames to construct the iron framework of a huge dome-like structure. It was, when completed, put up in" England, and then taken to pieces for conveyance to Constantinople, where it was re-erected, and covered in with glass) and formed one of the most conspicuous and pietty objects which met the traveller's gaze, on going vp1 the Boisphorus. The present Sultan, however, thought that it interfered with his view, and ordered;it to be demolished; and the debris of a building which from first to last must have cost more than £100,000, has been sold for old scrap iron. The other story is still more strange. The Father of the Faithful some time since 1 ordered a new and gorgeous Im perial residence to be built for himself. 'Art, money, and science were lavished on the structure, the sum total of tie co3t of which was ' almost fabulous.' The day arrived f when the Sultan was told i that i all was prepared for his reception in his new abode; His Majesty quitted his old and in convenient palace with a light heart, I and hastily repaired to the splendid and more modern one; but alas! whether his im patience or ardour got the better of his dignity is not related, but on crossing the threshhold he stumbled and fell. The omen was of too serious a character to be lost On an Oriental mind. The Sultan retraced his steps, sent for the architect, and commanded'that the gorgeous and magnificent edifice should be razed to the ground. The gentleman in question in despair repaired to the Grand Vizer, who failed, to obtain a revocation of the order, but as a dernier rossort proceeded to the English Ambassador, who at once pointed out to his Majesty how ridiculous such an act would make him appear before the civilized' world. This, with other argu ments, saved the place, but the evil eye is supposed still to rest on it. As it remains empty.

Notice is given by Mr DeThierry that all persons' found trespassing on the Hen Island, Taranga, will be prosecuted.

Major Gordon, the commanding officer of the Auckland and District Volunteers, notifies that the annual inspection of the Volunteer force will take place according to the Act and regulations on the days specified by advertisement. The Auck land Rifle Brigade and its Cadets , will parade in full dress at the Drill-shed at hal? past seevn to-morrow evening, preparatory to the annual inspection.

EDUCATION RATE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.1) Sir,:—Can you inform me through the medium of your evening paper whether the authorities who empower the collector of the " education tax " will, in the face of strong opposition, persist in their demand. A rather amiising incident came under notice the other day. The collector, who is really to be pitied, called upon & lady who has educated her children by her own industry, and who declared that rather thail pay for other people's she would willingly submit to three months' imprisonment every year. This tcix is considered by the majority of people as'obnoxious. If it were to establish a public school for destitute children, for our little street Arabs, who have a claim on the charity of those whom God has more plenti tifully endowed, then willingly would those who could contribute towards it; but to com pel every householder, male or female, single or married, to pay for schooling the offspring of others is a measure which, to say.the least, will be rather difficult to accomplish in New Zealand. Many respectable heads of families who have to struggle hard to give their children a respectable education, but who would object to sendingthemto aGovernment school, will oppose an Act which would com pel them to do so, or have the mortification of paying for other peoples. Many other instances might be cited in which this tax will meet with determined opposition, but as I have already trespassed too much on your space, I must remain, yours truly, Leveret.

[If cmr correspondent and those who may feel with her will accept our candid and kindly advice they will pay the tax. It will unquestionably be enforced, and though in individual cases it seems a hardship, the individual must yield in this case to the public good. Let our correspondent not listen to those who urge " determined opposition." It is simply a matter for the R.M. Court, and law is for the rate.-^ED. B.S.]

MR DORAN AND HIS SCURPILOUS LETTER.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —It ishigh time all correspondence should be put a stop to when such a scandalous letter as the one signed "P. Doran"—but which he did not write—appears in public print. Allew me, sir, a small space to make a very few remarks, and I shall feel exceedingly obliged. Both Mr Doran and the writer are a pair of madmen—fit subjects for the Lunatic Asylum. When a would-be mins fcrel manager talks of writing to the paper for Jspite, j arid of " smashing the principal, members' heads on the pavement," it really is time .fori the police authorities to interfere in behalf of the public good "P. D.oran" had better have a care ; he,is on the brink.of the preci pice, and if he does not apologise for his ■ , low scurrilous ■ letter which aj)peared in your issue of the 14th he will sorely repent. Both the troupe and myself shall treat any further correspondence emanating from Mr Doran, in reference to this subject, with silent contempt. —Yours, &c, W. F. Armstrong.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —At the last meeting of the Harbour Board I observe that a letter was rdad from Mr: Craig, manager of the Auckland Sieam Packet Co., asking for permission to bjerth the coal hulk Cantero permanently at; the berth now occupied by tke ship Polar Staij(the best berth at the wharf). Terms proposed : half the usual rates, which I suppose means one-eighth of a penny per ton daily ; but in this proposition there is nothing said about the wharfage to be obtained from gbods landing from a ship lying at this berth, say from fifty to one hundred tons daily, amount ing to from five to ten pounds, besides the ship herself paying full rates. I haye seen vessels lying in the stream for a week wanting a berth to discharge, causing a loss to shipowners and consignees of cargo ;j but in the face of this well-known fact the A.S.P. Co. has the audacity to propose that a useless coal (hulk should be permanently( berthed at the wharf. It is well known that | the A.S.P. Co. have the exclusive use' of the' steamboat T forl a ; nominal' rent, I am told, of; twenty-five pounds a-^ear. They use the outer end of the T for a jcoal yard, but of course the coal does not pay any wharfage. This property, if put up to public competition, would realise at least £500 a-year, but by some under-banded work it has never been up to public tender or competition that. I ever . heard of. Thera is a great desl of apathy about the wharf tax-payers, but I doubt much if they can stand this additional piece of jobbery. The A.S.P. Co., no doubt, have strong influence at the Harbour Board, but there are bounds which will not be safe even for the Harbour Board to pass.—l am, &c, A Looker-On.

Auckland, April 12, 1873,

DISTRICT COURT.—This Day.

(Before His Honor Judge Beokham.) The following cases were heard before the Court this morning, and disposed ot as under :— GEORGE W. BINNEY V. 0. INNES. Claim £20 12s. 2d, goods. Mr Rees, who appeared for defendant, asked for an adjournment as defendant was not there. , ~,. ~ Mr Weston, on the part of the plamtitt, strongly objected to this, as defendant, .who is engaged in the brewery business in the Waikato,hadbeendulyservedwithasummons on the 14th of March ; and he (Mr Weston) had come fully prepared to prove plamtitt s claim, and he thought with all due deference to his learned friend that as a month had elapsed the defendant should have been here. He would not object to an adjournment if defendant would consent to pay the costs and find security for the debt. ' His Honor said that the counsel for the defence was not to blame in asking for an adjournment under the circumstances ; the 1 fault was with the defendant, who had neg lected to appear. Mr Weston pressed for the case to go on ' unless security be given. , , His Honor said that as defendant had been very tardy in this matter, he thought that security shoald be forthcoming within forty- eight hours for the amount to. Costs must be.paid. George Harper, clerk to plaintiff, proved the debt. He had served the hops and malt upon defendant's written order. Innes found fault with the malt, and returned fourteen bags out of twenty, which were not charged for. His Honor said that Mr Innes could find no fault wibh his counsel, who had done every thing he could for him. The case was adjourned until 28th. April.

WILSON AND PETERKON V. W. PERSTOX AND CO. Claim £23 Is. 3d.

Mr Beveridge appeared for plaintiffs. Peter Peterson proved the claim, which was for fish and other things. Judgment for plain tiff, with his expenses from the Thames since Monday, £6 14.

" THOMAS DUDER V. JAS. HAMMOND. Claim £45.

Mr Eees appeared for plaintiff, and stated the nature of the claim, which arose out of expenses in connection with the building of wharf at the North Shore.

Thomas Duder was examined, and stated that he was one of the defendants in a recent action in connection with the Devonport wharf at the suit of George Beddoeg, he naw claimed a sixth of the expenses of the action from MrHammond. The case was adjourned until next Court day. ■ : • IREI.ANI> BEOS. V. W. M. SANSOM. Claim £21 lls. 6d. This was a claim on a joint promissory note. . : Barton Ireland proved the claim. The defendant considered that as he had withdrawn several year ago from the con nection, although he signed the note, he was not re&poßsible1 His Honor said Mr Sansom was .certainly responsible, aa he had signed the note, I but he had his remedy. Judgment must be for the plaintiff. The following cases were adjourned:— Jakins and Willcox y. Michael Brown. Claim, £28 2s 3d. John Lunolon v. Katati, £92 13s 6d. CoromandeL Beach Gold Mining Company v. Joseph Bennett, £100. Defended Cases. Mercury Bay Saw Mill Company v. C. B. Taylor, £sGlls sd. M. Henderson v. A. K. Taylor, £99 3s. Taurus Gold Mining Company v. Goldwater. WITNESSES EXPENSES. Mr Devore applied on behalf of witnesses' expenses in the late case of G. H. Layers. The Court reserved judgment until next Court day. LIQUIDATORS. The Court sanctioned the appointment of liquidators in the winding up of the Mur phy's Hill and Lucky Diggers Gold Mining Companies. The Court then adjourned until to-morrow at half-past ten.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before P. A. Philips, Esq., KM.)

DRUNKENNESS. Two inebriates, both of whose faces were

covered with "gravel rush," were fined 5s

and costs,

LARCENY,

William Shields, who has been convicted thirty-three times of drunkenness, vagrancy, larceny, and using'threatening language^ for which he has suffered by accumulated sentences three years nine months and ten days' imprisonment, was charged on the information of Detective Ternahan with stealing a pair of shoes, valued at 17s, the property of Elizabeth Craig, at the Pacific Hotel on the 11th inst. The prisoner pleaded guilty. '' • Sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour.. ' ! . ABSCONDING APPRENTICE. ' William Ezra Dalton was charged) by William Morgan, at Newmarket, with absconding from his service on the Sth inst., he being ..at the same time an indentured apprentice. : , . , The complainant wished' to withdraw! the charge, which was allowed. ; ' A TERMAGANT. Martha Lindsay was charged on a summons . with wilfully destroying sundry articles', to wit;: four panes of glass, one china ornament, one frying-pan, a tea-pot, a water-jug, jand several plates and dishes, valued at £2 5s Sd, on the 12th inst., the property of Richard Scarle. . The defendant pleaded guilty to breaking the windows only. Mr Hesketh appeared for the informjant, who deposed, that the defendant came tp his house on Saturday last and brokethearticles enumerated above. Ann Scarle produced a kit full of stqnes, which she alleged the defendant thre^ at. the windows^ breaking several panes of glass and a number of things in the kitchen. iThe cause of so much violence was that {the defendant's husband had been harboured by the complainant to avoid the effect ofj his wife's temper, which was evidently ruffled. A witness stated that the defendant called: her husband out,, and as hq'did not come she pelted the house with stones. . j The defendant called her* husband to prove that the complainant called her " out of her name." He did not appear in response,! ljut a Mrs Drummond was called in his stead, j She however knew nothing of the occurrence. The Court ordered the defendant to pay for the damage done,-also one shilling fine, or in. default fourteen days' imprisonment. | < The defendant said she had! lioi money,; and the Court must summons her husband for the debt. The Court did not consent to, this course, and the woman was removed in custody. This concluded the business. •' : '■; j

; The Mercury says the largest pumkin ever grown in the Wairarapa is now on view at Greytown. It was grown by Mr Barratt in Morrison's Bush: it measures sft 7$ in Circumference and weighs 821bs.

SUPREME COURT.

THIS- I>AY.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Johnston.)

Civil Sittings. His Honor took his seat at ten 0'c10ck.,,,, FITZGERALD' V. TE MOAKANUI. This was an action to recover £100, witn interest thereon, amount of promissory note made by the Auckland Saw-mill Company in favour of the defendant, and endorsed by him. The plaintiff had advanced to the de fendant the money on the note, and it had been endorsed over to the plaintiff by the defendant. . , „ Mr MacCorniick appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Whitaker for the defendant.

Theissues submitted to the jury were ■:— Ist. Did the defendant endorse the promis sory note mentioned in the declaration? .. 2nd. Was the promissory Dote presented for payment ? , j,,, 3rd. Had the defendant due notice of the dishonour? 4th. What sum is the defendant to recover ? The pleas put in for the defence were ,: — Ist. The defendant did not endorse; the note. 2nd. The said promisory note was not pre sented for payment. I 3rd. Due notioe of dishonour had not been received. Mr MacCormiok applied to amend ihe de claration in order to plead that the defendant had waived his right to notice by promising to pay subsequent to the dishonour of the note. Mr Whitaker objected to this amendment on the ground that it had taken the defend ant by surprise. They had come there to meet the plaintiff's' declaration, and j had received no intimation of the proposal to plead a waiver. His Honor said he could not allow the amendment to the pleadings at that period of the case, and suggested that the merits should be gone into, leaving the proposed amendment an open question. This course was adopted, and Mr Mac 4 Cormick stated the case to the jury. He put the note in evidence, the endorsement being here admitted by Mr Whitaker after referring to the document to Te Moananui. Thomas Edward Fitzgerald deposed to having advanced £100 on the note. It had never been paid. Frank Corbett, clerk in the Union Bank of Australia, deposed that he had presented the note to the Bank of Australasia, and it' was dishonoured. Charles de Thierry, native interpreter, stated ;that. he went to Ohinemuri to serve defendant with a writ which he had received . from Messrs Jackson and Russell. He had some conversation "with Moanani on ;that occasion. Mr. Whitaker objected'to the evidence being proceeded with on the ground th^t it. was adduced to prove a waiver of the right to notice of dishonour. He applied' for a postponement of the trial. ... ■ . ■ ■ After argumentHisHonorrefused the post ponement and agreed to grant MrMacCormick permission to amend the pleadings in order to plead a waiver of right to notice by ; pro mises to pay subsequent to ?tke dishonouri of the bill. The declaration was amended ac cordingly.

Evidence of C. DeThierry continued : lie explained to the defendant the cause of his visit. He read over the sum mons several times. Te Moananui said it was quite right. The blame was not Mr Fitzgerald's, but was that of; the people of the mill. He said he would ;give Mr Mackay an order to pay the £100 out of the rents due to him for rents of properties at Shortland. He also said that at that time- Mr Mackay had £300 of his in his possession.. James Russell proved the issue of the"

summons

This concluded the plaintiff's case,

For the defence Mr Whitaker called

Te Moananui, whose evidence was'inter preted by Mr Preece, who deposed that the note was given to him by the Sawmill Com pany for timber. He received £50 from Mr Davis, Mr Fitzgerald's agent, for the note; He remembered Mr De Thierry serving a summons on him at Ohinemuri. Witness said let Mr Mackay take that document back to the person who sent, it. De Thierry did not read it over. He gave it to, witness' secretly. When De Thierry, mentioned Fitzgerald's name witness asked him what it was for. De Thierry replied that it was on account of money paid him formerly by Mr Fitzgerald. He did not promise to pay it : ;. why should he? :" :<...:■. ."- Cross-examinedbyMrMacCormick: W^hen Mr Davis and he went to the bank there was £100 paid to Mr Davis, and he gave,.witness '£50, and the next day he gave him £30. I He had never signed a promissory note before. Maoris did not understand those documents until they brought them to grief., t / a v Mohi Keiti, wife of MoananuL.andJ Mr James Mackay were examined. MrWhitaker then addressed the jury for:the;defold.ant, and Mr McCormick for the plaintiff. i_ The jury was considering the verdict when

we went to press

AUCKLAND IMPROVEMENT COM MISSION.

A speciajj meeting of the Auckland Improve ment Commissioners was, held this day at noon. Present: P. A. Philips, Esq., R.M., (in the chair), Messrs Fenton, Macready, Lusk,! and Jones. ' The object of calling the meeting was! for the purpose of opening tenders for the forma tion of Coburg-street, Bowen-street, ai|d a portion of Victoria Quadrant. Five tenders were received, namely, ,W. Alcock, £6250 ; R. C. Jordon,' £5485; D. Falloon, £6349 ; W. Blewden, £5929 ; John Taylor, £6914. ,■ i The estimated cost of the \vork was set down by. Mr Anderson, the City Surveyor, at £6600. , ~ t : ; On the motion of Mr Macready, seconded by Mr Jones, the tender of Mr R. Blewden for £5,929 was accepted, providing \ the securities are satisfactory. ' ' ' The Chairman called the attention"©! the meeting to Major Gordon's advertisement.in . reference to the practice of Volunteers, j He thought there must be some misconception on the part of the officer commanding tha .volunteers .'in ,the district, as there*was no wish to deprive them of the use of the ground so long as it remains available for pracjtice"." He would suggest that the Secretary shjould ; write a letter to the Major to that effect. Mr Fenton replied that it was well known permission would be granted for the use of the ground upon application to the Commis sioners. In .his opinion, Major Gordon's, action in the matter was childish, and he would oppose any correspondence Being opened on the subject. Other commissioners assented, and the

matter dropped,

FAREWELL, PETER.

Farewell, Peter ! thou art gointj, Going to a distant land, . : .; Where the rivers wild are flowing Through dense forests deep and grand.

Farewell, Peter ! thou art passing To another happier shore, Where fresh gold thou'lt be amassing— We shall sever see theo more I

ARRIVAL OF THE ALBION WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL.

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

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Bill to Exclude the Bonapartists

Latest Marketsi

Wool—Firm

BLUFF.- (

. ■-; 7. : ) This day, 8 a.m. '.■i :The s.s. Albion, Captain,McLean, arrived here this morning, cringing the English mail via Suez. Sh>:left Mel bourne Heads at 5.30 p.m. on the 10th, . and experienced strong head' winds* arriving here at 7 a.m. She brings 22 saloon and 30 steerage passengers, and 524 tons cargd for all ports. She sails for Dunedm at 5 p.m. to-day. , . ;

LONDON.

;.. : Apiii v. Don Carlos hasTvaived his rights in fovorofhisson. i- __ :. :.^ Cam bridge-won the University boat race by three lengths. The Prince of Wales was present. The day opened foggy, but 'cleareav up afterwards. •■There-was- a larger number of spectators present than' has been .known for years. . : .•• ....<■<. •-'-• V'«,": i [ a Cdiorj'el (late Captain) Clarke, Sur veyor-General of Victoria, has been ;created K.C.B. ITQ -.■■■•,'," Sir James Fergusonjiti* bee^enter tained at a public dinner in Ayrshire. He leaves for New Zealand, in APril- The steamer Great Britain sailed on March 29 for Melbourne. . The Victorian Act legalicing mar riage with /a deceased : wife's sister, ha? received- the Boyal assent. ':■ !A \Bill to facilitate fiscal, mter . course between the Australian colonies has passed its second reading.;, ; " ■ In the House of Commons the Go vernment stated that,they would re move: Mr March,' British Consul at Fiji, upon" a" memorial from residents. The Carlists"are routing Government troops • everywhere.1- They ■ captured Burg, with "four hundred prisoners, arms, and ammunition. , ;;, ~,, The French troops are ordered to the frontier,.to",prevent, arms being sent to the Carli-sts in where international action in Malaga declares fori the Republic. - A bill has been submitted the :Frendh Legislature for excluding the Bonapartist family. The Itfinister of Justice refused to receive the report, of the. Conservative party censuring the 'Government for expelling Prince Napoleon. 01 '■■■'■-

4> The Atlantic, steamer, from Liver pool to New York, foundered off Bj&lifax in a-thick fqg. .Between 'five ■ and six hundred lives were lost., ;. ht

The; new 11 King °f *ne Sandwich Islands is about to visit -the-United States."':'.^ <-V «'■ I'lJ^.JiO/J ;Buffet&ji^e^ds t -':^6yy^s.;,3p.reffl?deiit of the JFfencti Assembly^ :•' ?oarat

iWc.estt'^Bill^o ' abolish the Uni versity Tests- of li'eland is -supported by the Government. It is feared that the revenue will only be seventy-seven and a-half mil lions, or nearly two millions decrease. Malaga, defended by ten thousand citizen Republicans, refuses to admit the Carlists.

The Khan of Khva is'disposed to sue forpeace,Jand restore Russian prisoners. Sailed—Barracoiita, war sloop, for Australia. m ■■■ -r y- -^ |j- L The' Queen visited 'East l^tdon, and was enthusiastically received. ~..T^e.Liyer^oo^jGrran^- was won by Disturbance.

COMMERCIAL.

Discount, 3i. .»u /New Zealand Pqnsolidated, -104. Californian wheat, 58. Coppe'iy9o.;; ■*■*■ ■ i i-wic*iA*wdsaW Tin (Strait's),, 146;,.kt T£SFS Bobo telegraphs from London that the fifth wool sales commences on the 24th. Arrived : to date,, ,133,000 bales ; quotations firmer for greasy.: It is an-, ticipated -that -fair prices will be realised. The home markets are lightly stocked, jj fair trade.,- ~ There is adeniand for tallow. ! ' 7Mutto'h; 54s -beef, 42s ;leatherybest sides, f lower.. _ New Zealand hemp flax has fallen fouVpounds since last advice's.

SHIPPING.

Arrival— Ballara't, from Napier; Asterope*' from Lvttelton. Sailed—Por the Thames (?) Run sack with 400 agricultural laborers.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM.

The following telegram has been re ceived by the New Zealand Loan Com pany :-i-; it'XV. "H> ;: ■'..• i LONDON. "Wool.—(Creasy,' market firm. Home markets lightly stocked. The ; next sales will commence on the»24th April. There are already 133,000 bates arrived. ■ - • <•■■ * i

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