SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, S. 10 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 6.45 CTTGH WATER: This evening, 10.2; to-morrow morning, 10.25

ARRIVALS.

Bella, cutter, from Whangamata Mary Ellen, tchooier, from Mercury Biy Alarm, cutter, Seymour, from Mangapai H.M. gunboat Ala-rity, -1-gun, Lieut.-Com. F, Sanders, from Sydney Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars, from Tauranga Wangarei, cutter, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

Go-phead, s.s., McGilllvray, for Taranaki, &c.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Southern ports : Wellington, s.s., Monday For Melbourne : Dauntless, schooner, to-morrow For Sydney: Energy, schooner; early For Newcastle : Alice Cameron, barque, Saturday For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s., about 6th May, Hero, s.s,, early For Northern ports : Rowena, s.s., Monday next

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Edinburgh Castle, ship, from London. Sailed 29th December ' Parsee, ship, from London. Sailed 12th January Agra, ship, from London. Sailed Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. Sailed Woodlark, ship, from London. Sailed 2znd February Hylton Castle, barque, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, front London. Loading 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) Upolu, schooner, from Samoa Esther, brig, from Newcastle. Sailed 30th March Emulous, schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed 28th April Prince Alfred, barque, from Adelaide , Pakeha, brig, from Adelaide .. , . , Success, schooner, from Levuka ,'-.' . . j Eraelie, schooner, from Tahiti Ivanhoe, schooner, from New Caledonia Margaret Campbell, schooner, from Dunedin Amateur, barque, from Adelaide. Sailed 27th March Prima Donna, schooner, from Levuka Rita, brig, .from Lyttelton. Sailed 29th April Nile, brig, from Lyttelton. Sailed 29th April. Feronia. barque, from Lyttelton. Sailed 26th Aprilth East Lothian, barque, from Dunedin. Sailed 29 April is, Wonga Wonga, s.s., from Sydney . Coronet, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed 29th April Rangatira, s.s., from Wellington

EXPORTS.

Per Dauntless, schooner, for Melbourne : 7 qr. -casks winei, 68 tons copra, 5 bales cotton, 4 casks cocoanut oil, L. D. Nathan and Co., agents.

The cutter Bella brings 90 bags gum from Whangamata for H. D, Rolph & Co. The schooner Mary (Ellen from Mercury Bay bringsjlS tons gum|and| 5000 feet timber for Schapp and Ansenne. The brig Surprise was this morning floated off the patent slip at the North Shore. She has undergone extensive repairs at Messrs Niccol and Sons' yard, and will soon be ready for sea.

The s.s. St Kilda was hauled alongside the Gore-straet jetty this morning for the purpose of having her engines taken out, of being dismantled and otherwise lightened. She will then at the next high tide be placed upon the hard, probably in Brickfield Bay, when she will be cut in half and lengthened fifty feet. The s.s. Wellington is announced to leave the Manukau for Southern ports on Monday next.

The s.s. Southern Cross arrived las,t even ing from Tauranga.

The schooner Dauntless will leave for Mel bourne to-morrow with her original cargo from the Islands.

Messrs Cruickshank & Co. have purchased the schooner-yacht Geraldine from Mr A. Wardrop. They intend to place her in the Island trade.

The official enquiry into the loss of the ship Alsager was concluded yesterday after noon. The Court of Enquiry have reserved their decision until Saturday. The first and second mates applied for the return of their certificates, which was at once complied with by the Court.

The schooner Prince Bupert has reported at the Customs from Jjtussell with 80 tons coal.

The schooner Dauntless, Captain Moeller, has cleared outwards fdr Melbourne.

The barque Alice Cameron is discharging the remainder of her cargo of coal into the Bella Marina, for which purpose the hulk has been hauled alongside, . .<

An error occurred in our account of the picking, up of the life buoy belonging to the Alsager. The vessel was on her voyage from San Francisco to Melbourne, and not from London. Had she have been from the latter port she would have had no business in the latitude and longitude stated.

The gun-boat Alacrity, F. Sanders, Lieut.- Commander, arrived in harbour this morn ing. The Alacrity is,a schooner of 85 tons, and has lately been purchased and put into commission for the suppression of kidnap ping in the South Seas. She, is in charge of Lieut.-Commander, F. Sanders,« and Super intendent Sayce, and fi-teen .men, and carries one gun amids-ip: She left Sydney oh the 10th April for the Fijis, taking the Fiji mail. On leaving Sydney Heads the vessel ex perienced very heavy weather and strong easterly winds which lasted fourteen days, ' and some times blowing with great violence. On the 17th April the mainmast was carried away in conse quence of the sails being taken aback with a sudden shift of wind. This was lat. 36 deg. South and lon. 159.53 east. The mainmast was fished and a storm trysail set and the vessel's course altered for Auckland in order to procure a new mainmast. On the 24th April the weather moderated, and fine wea ther was experienced until arrival. Made the Three Kings on Sunday afternoon last ; had fair winds down the coast. Immediately on her arrival her Lieut. Commander pro ceeded on board H.M.S. Rosario, in order to pay his respect- to Captain Challis. The Alacrity is a well-found schooner, and pos sesses good sailing qualities. A new main mast will be stepped as soon as possible, and the vessel will proceed on her voyage. Un fortunately there are no vessels on the berth for Levuka, or the mails would be transfer red.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs B. Tonks and Coj held a large trade sale thismCrning at the Brunswick Mart. The following J»rices, were realized :—Cur rants, 5d ; calad oil, 7s; pickles, lis 6d ; B.and P.'s cornflour,'7sd ; rice, 26s ; hops, S%& ; vestas, plaids, 6s 8d; cocoanut fibre doormats, 6_d per lb. ; castor oil,, 8s 7d; H.B.N, soap,, £20 15s ; starch 4gd; T.D. pipes, 2s 9d ; cigars, in bond, 5s per lb. The Customs duties for the month of April amounted to £14,147 13s sd. At Messrs E. and H. Isaacs' sale by auction to-day the trade was fully represented, but bidding rather dull. A fair parcel of goods was disposed of at prices not paying the present cost in the home market. However, full prices cannot be expected on forced sales, particularly on goods not immediately re quired. ■ ,'.:.'• 777 '''..'

MINING. . j The following are the current call and dividends payable in tlie oompanies named below :— ' .<■■''■;* & B.'_,

MEETINGS. Green Harp, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 6th May , Long Drive, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 3 p.m., 7th May ~.,__. All Nations, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 2 p.m., 7th May Bright Smile, Grahamstown, 13th May Lincoln Castle, Sceats' Hotel, Auckland, 2 p.m., 14th May Durham Ox, Grahamstow_, 19.* May Hand and Band, Grahamstown, 21st May South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Company's Office, Queen street, Auckland, 21st 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, per Royal .Alfred, totmorrow, at 1.80 p.m.. For Gisborne and Napier, per Comerang, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern Gross, to-morrow, at 2 p.m. For Newcastle, N.S.W.. per Alice Cameron, on Saturday, the 3rd May, at 10 a.m. For the undermentioned places, per s.s. Wellington, on Monday, sth prox.. as follows:— ' For Taranaki and Southern provinces, at 12 noon For India, China, Mediterranean ports, and Con tinent of Europe. United States, Canada, &c, via England, at 11 a.m. Fpr the Australian Colonies and United King dom, via Suez, at noon For United Kingdom, via Brindisi, at 12.80 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers at 10 a. m. i Letters for Southern provinces and Australian Colonies will be received until 12.30 p.m. (Signed) S. B. Bibs. Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

Jones.—On April 30, at his rcsidenco, Albert street, • D.-.vid Jon< . of apoplexy; aged 29years.—Home p pcrs p'eaze copy. i

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

THURSDAY, MAY 1. 1873.

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

In the present unsettled state of our rela tions with the Hauhaus, great caution will be necesssary in traversing districts outside the boundary of the confiscated territory. The taste of blood to savages is often as exciting as it is to a wild beast, and until something definite is known of the at titude assumed by the natives, a tra veller is probably in considerable dan ger of falling a victim to fanaticism :—

Mr Hugh, Rose Troup and Mr Gaisford ar rived in town yesterday, having ridden through from Napier, via Patea and Taupo. Atithe various native settlements along the route they \ -were everywhere hospitably entertained, and it was only upon reaching a spot within thirty-two miles of Mrßuckland's j hotuestea'd' (where they camped for dinner) i that a party of natives, representing them | selves as out pig-hunting, warned the tra ivellers t,o beware of the Hauhaus. This {incident happened the day following j Sullivan's murder j but beyond the warning, ! the natives said nothing of the murder. A 'short time after .meeting with thse natives j they came upon a survey party, amongst 'whom were Messrs Tregear and Mooie. Although ' also ignorant of any outrage 'having been committed, they seemed by no

(means assured1 of their personal safety. On arrivingl the following day at Mr Buckland's house they learned of Sullivan's murder, and congratulated ■ themselves that they had 'escaped. '

I There is considerable animation in the ship building trade at present, The brig Surprise has just undergone repairs at the North Shore': the s.s. Star of the South is noy un dergoing extensive alterations and repairs on .he" gridiron, at the G'pre-street jetty ; the s.s. St. Kilda is about to have some exten sive improvements effected on board of her, Which will greatly alter the character of the vessel and will take some time in doing ; and the Polar Star is ordered to be put under repair, for which tenders will be advertised for here. Other minor repairs to many,of our large fleet of coasting vessels result in the ship builders of the port being all fully occupied, thus showing the wisdom of Capt. Casey's motion in the Harbour Board lately, recommending a system of apprenticeship to meet the growing requirements of the trade.

We have received the following with '&] request for its insertion :—" Mr A.8., with many thanks for your honest heart, the trousers you found are mine, I lost them between Hobson-street and Beresford-street. They are I believe called dark tweed, entirely new. Size No. 5. I will pay all expenses thankfully. By leaving at the Star office, you will oblige, T. B. Hannaford." We are greatly gratified to learn, as above, that Mr Hannaford has found his unwhisperables, and that these articles of useful apparel have found their owner. We should be pleased to learn further on this very interesting sub ject ; as how for example he lost them, and . how it came to pass that he should have walked about without missing them. Did he evade the police by taking to by-ways, or did he in all the dignity of conscious, innocence, and unaware of the usual state of affairs, walk abroad without dismay. We would recommend that Mr Hannaford should exhibit the articles when they come into his possession. They -would testify at once to the " honest heart" that beats in the bosom of A. 8., and which never throbbed once for the unlawful posses sion of Mr Hannaford's lower integuments, and to the spirit of generous recognition of a noble deed that reigns in the bosom of Mr Hannaford. But even though Mr Hannaford should not feel disposed to take this public means of teaching a great moral lesson, we have no doubt that Mr Hannaford himself every time he appears walking in Queen street clothed in these important, but never to-be-mentioned articles of adornment, will be regarded as preaching to all beholders as with trumpet tongue great lessons of honor, honesty, and every other noble sentiment. We have no doubt as our fellow citizens gaze on those portions of attire, displayed to per fection as they will be on the noble legs of the possessor, they will be seized with a feeling of wonder that any person having obtained possession of them should ever have thought of parting with them, and most of all that they should ever have thought of advertising for the lost legs of Mr Hannaford through the columns of the press. We heartily congratulate Mr Hannaford on the possession of these same, we mean the unmentionables, not the legs — yea both. May he live long to wear them with honour —we mean the unnameables—and may he, supported by them—we mean the legs—ever walk up rightly and never run the risk of ever again losing them —we mean the unwhisperables ; but may he and they—we mean here both the legs and the others—ever be a standing and a walking monument to the honesty of the man, or rather the woman, as we believe, who has gone to the trouble of advertising to restore to those legs their long lost covering.

Instruction in the French and German languages will be given by Mr Theorcll, teacher at the University classes and member of the University of Upsala.

An adjourned meeting of tho Auckland Pioneer Lodge 1.0. G.T., No. 3, will be held to-morrow evening.

Tenders are required by the General Government Agent for a supply of coal and firewood for the next four months.

To the Editor. —Sir, —We would call the attention of the City Council, by means of your valuable paper, to the dangerous and disgraceful state of the footpath in Stanley street, Mechanics' Bay. We have the mis fortune not to have a City Councillor or City Improvement Commissioner living in our street, for then we should have had no cause to complain. Large sums have been spent on the "Strand," and Alten-roads. but not one penny has been laid out on our footpaths for the last nine years to make them safe or passable. Mr Editor, we are a long suffering people, and bear with resignation the ills we have: to wit —open drains, stench pots, etc.—VlNC'IT AMORPA-R__-.

We were reminded yesterday of the eve of the pheasant shooting season, which com menced this morning, by seeing a man with several dead pheasants in his possession. Upon interrogating him upon the matter, and telling him he was liable to get into trouble, as shooting day had not arrived, he wittily replied, "The poor things instinctively knew the day of their destruction was at hand, and they gave themselves up in honour of the festive natal-day of Prince Arthur, Wellington's godson."

T. B. Hannaford is sarcastic in relation to a letter by Mr E. Leßoy, in our contempo rary the Herald. He addresses us as follows : —" Mr Leßoy states that passing through the street called Abercrombie, on Sunday last, si, a little before one o'clock, a most heinous offence was committed, namely the supplying to a well dressed girl, about seventeen years old, a pint of beer, for her father's dinner, from an hostelry injthat street, and a lad was observed coming out of the same weather board with what he considered a QUART ! Can these things be and the heavens not fall ? Now when in a public journal redress is so loudly called for (and thakful we shall be that such watchful guardians exists in Auck land, magnanimously careless of being called Jerry Sneaks or Peeping Toms) we may hope that another nuisance may be written down, namely, the senseless battering noises from the antiquated cannon in J^e Albert Square, a practice of no earthly use, but seriously ob structs the labours of the engineers employed in the construction of the Waikato railway,

William Eastwood has been gazetted chairman of the Onehunga Highway Board, vice John Jermyn Symonds, resigned ; and James Mclntyre, James Robb, and James Foy, to be members, vice John Jermyn Symonds, John Lundon, and Ebenezer Gib bons, resigned.

A list of Crown grants ready for issue appears in a Provincial Gazette published to day. ,-7..

; Mason Brothers' catalogue of hardy orna ! mental trees, evergreen and flowering shrubs, ; fruit trees, florists' flowers, &c, is to hand. The catalogue is a comprehensive one, and j will, no doubt, be found as useful to amateur gardeners as it will be advantageous to the nurserymen issuing it It is satisfactory to notice the progress of horticulture near iAuckland, and the establishment of such complete nurseries as are springing up around the city will do much to advance gardening in the city. '

A good yarn comes from Westport. A schoolmaster and mistress were advertised for there, and amongst the numerous applica tions for the post came one from Charleston, which appears to have tickled muchly the Westportians fancy, since it seems there to have become town chaff. The unfortunate applicant is a bachelor, but he assures the committeeithat if he obtained the appointment he would guarantee to get married. '' Here," says a correspondent of the Charleston Herald, "is virgin simplicity. What a chance the committee will miss of conferring a blessing, and of assisting the population scheme of the colony if they do not listen to this heartfelt appeal. I don't think, however, that the Westport people will care to trade on expectations like that. Charlestonians did once, but the ' happy event' has not even yet been consummated. Said gentleman did not say whether in the event of not thus being provided with the means to enjoy connubial bliss he would do something desperate. Any. other fool would as soon thought of adding a threat as holding out a promise of marriag. as an inducement to prefer his services."

We referred yesterday in our telegrams'to ' a fatal accident which occurred in Murphy's Lane, Shortland ?to Mrs Brown and her in fant by drowning. It appears that yesterday afternoon an elder child, Janet five years old, ran to the house of Mrs Power, a neighbour crying, "Mamma is down the well." Mrs Power and others immediately went to as certain the facts when they discovered the poor woman and her child immersed four feet in water. They were got out as soon as possible and Dr Lethbridge was at once sent for. Medical skill however, was un availing, Mrs Brown and her child were ' found to be quite dead. It'is reported by the neigbours that Mrs Brown was in the habit repeatedly of looking into the well with the child in hers arms, and it is presumed that she became giddy and fell in. This, however, is mere conjecture, as no one was near at the time to witness the accident. The husband is well nigh distracted by the sad occurrence ; he is left with two children. An inquest, ccording to report, was held to-day. The Rev. D. Jones, incumbent of this parish (St. Matthews), has, .at the recom mendation of his medical advisers, gone to Australia for three month's rest, and change of air and scene. Mr Jones, Jwho is deservedly respected and beloved by his parishioners, will be missed in Auckland ; and all mem bers of the Church will be eager to receive tidings of his returning health and strength. During Mr Jones' absence the Rev. Dr Kidd will be generally responsible for the pastoral duties of St. Matthews ; and the Bishop and Rev. R. Burrows will give all the help they can at the Sunday Services.— Church Gazette. This morning a strong thick-set muscular fellow, whose gait unmistakably betokened his calling, applied at a certain Government establishment, and stated that he under stood there was a person required " dusting down," and offered his services in carrying out the task, promising at the same time to " lay it on thick." His appearance was certainly in favor of his assertion that he could "lay it on thick," but unfortunately his offer came too late, as the job was done. The first of a series of "At Homes " will take place at the Choral Hall on Thursday evening next. The Society's endeavour to promote the culture of high class music is deserving of recognition. The Carandini concerts are filling the City Hall every night, and last night the hall was completely full. The programmes are varied upon each occasion, so that a freshness is continually produced. The concert opened last night with the musical overture, " Masaniello," which was most efficiently rendered by the company. The " Village I Blacksmith," by Longfellow, was capitally sung by Mr Gordon. Weiss himself could scarcely have done it better. Madame Carandini appeared to perfection in " Charlie is my darling." Miss Fannie wastouchingly pathetic in that sweetly plaintive ballad, so dear to Irish hearts, "Kathleen Ma vourneen," " 0 say once more I love thee," was lovingly sung by Miss Rosina. Mr Sherwin also rendered good service by his soft mellow voice. These concerts are excellent in character and arrangement, and steadily but surely winning the public ear. A contributor to the Tuapelca Times, who has a very arithmetical turn of mind, has again been trying his hand at figures, and calculates that in order to allow the booth holders at the Dunedin races a fair profit, seventy-five thousand liquors must have been consumed. The mail brought advices to the Govern ment from the Agent-General that he had called for tenders for a ship to convey 1,200 tons of railway material from Hartlepool or Sunderland to Lyttelton. Two tenders only were received, one at 70s and the other at 67s 6d per ton. Neither, however, turned out to have been made bona fide, and the Agent-General has since arranged with Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co. for a first class ship, to sail on the 31st of March, the freight being 55s a ton. Tenders had been accepted for additional rolling stock, which is to be ready for shipment in June. Further ma chinery for repairmg-shops had been shipped on board the Parse and Woodlark, for Auck land, and in the Michael Angelo for Dunedin. More cylinders for tho Waitaki bridge have also been shipped in the last-mentioned ves sel ; and 350 tons of rails for the Dunedin- Clutha Railway have been put on board the Michael An»elo and Glenaray for conveyance to Port Chalmers.— Post

It is already more than probable that the heads of the Wellington province, the Su perintendent and Provincial Secretary, will be found in the ranks of the ministerial fol lowing at the beginning of the next session of the General Assembly. Mr Fox, we are informed, has already expressed his approval of the proposed provincial loan,' and the Government are expected, from certain well marked indications, to support the bill. The Superintendent, it may be remembered, did not become a supporter of the Stafford party last session from tbe traditionary influence of associations or mere choice. He was forced into the position by the refusal of the Government to acquiesce in his provincial projects, the refusal of Mr Vogel in the first place being directed by a feeling in the House that the "sturdy beggar," as Mr Fitzherbert was called, was asking for too much. The other provinces grew jealous of Wellington, and the Government thought it safer to throw the Wellington provin cialises overboard than alienate their supporters in another direction. When Mr Fitzherbert and M> Bunny saw that it was impossible to obtain any more concessions, ; that the Government opposed the Wanganui ! Bridge Bill, and kept them to the stric. I| letter of the law over the Fiehh'ng purchase, ;! they went over ti the Opposition, expecting jto reap those benefits there—when through ;their aid a change of sides took place—-which jthey had no hope of obtaining as supporters lof the then Government. The weakness of I the present Ministry presents again the op portunity so earnestly desired by our provin cial leaders. The fortunes of the Ministry lhave begun to look a little brighter, and it would not be taking a politic view of the jsituation to prophecy its early downfall,;— i WanGanui Herald..

~By Dr. Pollen joining the Ministry another ■fat Government appointment is rendered 'vacant. The offices held by Dr Pollen is jlegion, amongst them being the nice little ip'ost' of i Immigration Officer for Auckland; iWould it not suit Mr Creighton admir ably I—Post.. . . ~,,

! The adjourned meeting of the Auckland Pioneer Lodge of Independent Order of Good No. 3, will be held this evening in |the usual place. Members of the Lodge are specially invited to attend. ' - 1 The Napier I Telegraph states :— We were bhown a rich specimen of [gold, bearing quartz on Saturday that was brought into town by a native from the Uriwera country. The quartz was said to have been chipped off an putcrppping reef, and from its appearance bore evidence of having been exposed to the atmosphere. The stone was blue quartz, perhaps a little more crystalised than that found on the Thames, and was as rich as specimen, as we remember to have seen-. The locality in which it was found is, of course, kept secret, but we understand the reef was discovered in the Ruamahanga ranges, Uriwera country, a continuation of the Kaimanawa, ■■

The May number of the Presbyterian Church News was issued to-day. The contents com- _ prise an article oh " How an interest in the r Church's operation may be increased," ser- c mon on " Christ's Resurrection in its bearing ,_ on Sorrow," article on "Church Courts," % sketch of " Calvin andhis Times," "Bio- i graphical sketch of the late Rev. Dr. Guth- f rie," correspondence, and a well digested summary of Church news in the colony and 1 at home. Altogether the number is a very 1 interesting one. < The absurdities connected with the Colonial Volunteer system were never more' j apparent than in the case of New South ! Wales, which is supposed to be the seat and stronghold of all that relates to military ; volunteering. "The Volunteer forces en rolled for the defence of the colony comprise a Naval Brigade—an effective corps of 200 men, 7 cadets, 13 superior officers, and 13 ■ petty officers—and several companies of Rifle and Artillery men, making in all 3203, in clusive of the officers, of whom there are a lieutenant-colonel, 8 majors, 40 captains, 63 subalterns, 17 staff, 194 sergeants, and 47 buglers. By this it will be seen that for every ten privates there is one officer, and for every 66 officers and privates there is one bugler. " Can the force of folly any further go?" The Marlborough Press discourses thus pleasantly upon earthquakes, which so fre quently visit that province :— Another shock of earthquake was experienced here on Tues day morning, about 4.30 o'clock. The shake on this occasion was rather severe. What with light shakes and heavy ones, this con- I stant recurrence of earthquakes is becoming j monotonous, and its effect will be thatjterres- j trial movements will excite no observation, j and the shaking of the earth will be regarded no more than a downfall of rain. It will require a little time to educate the people to stand this kind of thing with equanimity ; but as familiarity breeds contempt, earthquakes, to be regarded with proper awe, must not come so frequently as they have lately. The Russian Press is in a warlike mood at' present. An article in the Russian' World estimates the military resources of the empire, and insists on the necessity of being armed to the teeth. Russia, less than any other State I (it says), can afford to cease to be a great military power. The other European States, fight amongst themselves, but, nevertheless,; they recognise each other's rights to existence. But Russia is regarded as an intruder at the European banquet, and therefore for her the question of military power is one of life or death. So long as she is not secured from that side she cannot sleep at peace. This being so, the necessity for military reorganiza tion may be taken for granted, and the Russian World examines the resourcse of Russia, and points out their abundance in quite an optimist spirit. She can put twice as many men under arms, we are told, as Germany. The utmost force Germany can put in line, with all her efforts, is 1,300, CuO men, while Russia, in 1855, when her popula tion was ten millions less than now, had 2, 2,560,000. The questionfor Russia thus is not to get numbers, but how best to distribute what she has. The Russian World also boasts of the cavalry which Russia can put on the field to the number of from 255, 000 to 300,000 men, horsemen from birth. , As we intimated last evening, " Jack-in the-Green," the "mysterious man in the long frock," and the master of tho ceremonies, as "Admiral Lord iNelson," paraded the streets in full costume, and, prompted by feelings of gratitude, gave an extra dance in front of our office, and after the one-act farce "the Wellesley-street greengrocer" sang with much spirit: The Stab, that shines at eventide About the hour of live, And beams wK.li brljj'itnecs farad wide, And keeps oar hearts alive. The song, of course, was applauded, and the scene, in spite of the drizzling rain, created much merriment, and added weight to the manager's stock of copper tokens. We are sorry to learn that shortly after the little troupe of May-performers left Wyndham-st.. they were stopped in their inoffensive per formances by several members of jthe Police force, but why the troupe should have been thus peremptorily stopped and threatened we are unable to ascertain. The poor man Linley, who, with his wife, has spent three days in preparing for this simple show out, was desirous of reviving a time-honoured custom, with the view of affording a little amusement, and benefiting his family by a few iucoming pence. He was patronised at Wellington even by Sir George and Lady Bowen, but {in Auckland he is threatened with fine and imprisonment.

It is necessary that carmen should know that no carts will be allowed to convey goods under bond between the wharf and the bonded warehouses and vice versa unless duly licensed through the Collector of Customs. Although this notice has been given some weeks ago, not a single cart has been licensed according to the terms of the Act up to to-day. In the old country carmen are not only com pelled to be licensed, but also give bond in a heavy amount before they are permitted to carry bonded goods between the wharves and docks.

A survey was held yesterday afternoon on board the Polar Star, by Captains Daldy and Nearing and Mr W. Hoyle Brown, master !ship carpentar. The result of the survey is ithat the master of the ship is recommended to put the vessel under very extensive repairs, for which tenders will be advertised for shortly.

Regarding the dirty banknoteI *'™, circula tion in the colony, the writer of " 'Passing .Notes,*' in the Otago Witness, says :—"What !is a pound ?" was the Statesman's question in a debate :upon the currency. Had he 'asked the question here the answer would have easy., A pound 1 Oh I a pound is a j dirty square of manufactured rags over which j a little ink was once Upon a time upset,- but which is now as if no accountant or manager ihad ever " written a wrinkle upon ii<s. dark brown brow." F6r niy part, I object j» ithem. Even while I inscribe a "passing note" upon them, .1- must really decline to pass them any more. Can nothing be done ito make them a thing of beauty»and a joy for ever. It is hardly any exaggeration jto say that it is possible to smell some of jthe proud possessors of the dirty' .paper as jthey walk along the Street.' Won olet cannot at any fate be said of these riches when un righteously gotten ; indeed they olets very hauch, whether they are earned or annexed. Perhaps the Government will kindly introduce some provision into the charter of the new j National Bank insisting upon* a re-issue at ;more frequent intervals of the current/paper. iHal^the pleasure of possessing a note.is at! tpresent taken away by the feeling [which seems: iriherent in"-itv'i -Paper may, ■;and I believe is risen in value ; profits may !be, and I believe are decreasing, but there 'must be a margin sufficient to buy a few I reams in most bank, coffers one would think. The Wanganui Herald remarks :—There lis no earthly gain to this district in remaining iunder the yoke of provincialism,].and every [ .possible reason why it should be shook off at on ce. We agree with every sentence con tained in a letter on the subject in"oUr present j issue. The most pressing question is, are we going to submit quietly to be.saddled with a large debt from which we derive hardly the semblance of » benefit ? • , „,

A newspaper with 1200 actions for damages I hanging over its head must feel itselt in a rather uncomfortable position. Commenting on the late Belfast riots, the Freeman s Journal Used the following very spicy lan guage .—There are|l2o0 shipcarpenters'worl-- Ing in Queen's Island, Belfast. During the riots not one of them were at worK, Where were they then? Why, murdering, burning, robbing, and shooting, *? the name of the good king of gion ous, pious, and immortal memory. I The 1200 carpenters in question have raised , actions against the proprietor of this paper, Sir J. Gray, M.P. The first case, which may be ccnsidered as a test case, came belore Baron Deasy, in the Court of Exchequer, j when liberty was obtained to file special pleas on the part of the defendant. ] The regularly monthtly meeting of the | Loyal Enniskillen Orange Lodge No. 3, will be held to-morrow evening. We have just received intelligence of a j serious gun accident which occurred this j morning at the Thames. The particulars ol | this unfortunate affair will be found in oar telegraphic news. We have received the eleventh number of the Church Gazette ior May, which besides j a variety of other interesting matter, con- j tains well-written articles on the " Observ- , ance of Good Friday," and "District Sunday- | schools ;" also the first portion of an account of " South America and its Missions," which is extremely interesting. There are also I seven columns devoted to the choicest thoughts of the most eminent theological, writers, and extracts from recognized stand -1 ard works. From a careful reading of the Church Gazelle we are of opinion that it is superior generally to its predecessors, and well deserves the patronage of a large circle of readers. A grand amateur performance will be given on Monday evening next, at the Prince ot Wales Theatre by the leading amateurs ot Auckland. The programme is an attractive , on.

We observe that Mr J. De Lias, the efficient violinist is prepared to give, instructions on the violin.

A photograph of His Excellency Sir James Ferguson, the future Governor of.New Zea land, is to be seen in the window of Messrs Upton and Co.

ALEXANDRA CHURCH.

(To the Editor of the Weekly Herald, per

favor of Evening Star.) g IB) _In your issue of the sth instant I notice an inaccurate and misleading state ment signed "Puritan." In reply permit me to place some positive facts in contrast with his baseless and flimsy theory : In the first place he seems not to be aware, or has totally forgotten, that this church was built by all denominations, and kept in repair by them up the present. Secondly, he requires to be informed, or rather reminded, that his minister never gave one shilling towards the erection of the building. It may suffice to mention the names of the ministers who did. Before 1 proceed to do bo I feel myself called on by justice to that excellent man, Bishop Selwyn, to say it is to him, Colonel Haultam, and Major Tisdale that we are in a great measure indebted for the fine church we now enjoy at Alexandra, as without their assistance and support we should hardly have ventured to undertake the erection of such a build ing. These are the names of the ministers which did suscribe to this church:— The Rev. Archdeacon Pritt, Episcopalian; the Rev Messrs Blair, Taylor, Norrie, and Bruce, Presbyterian; the Rev. Mr Berry, Wesleyan^ These gentlemen did give liberally. With regard to the third of the collections being handed over or stopped from his minister 1 say it is untrue. Thirdly, he ought to know, if he does not, that all cash received from other ministers for the use of *c cM-reli went in to the general, and at the end of the year there was not sufficient to pay his minis ter. Fourthly, it would seem not to have occur red to him that the seats were paid for by all denominations, and that they are paying for the use of them now. I should like to know from " Puritan" where this rate goes to. I would gladly turn my own information over board as far as the church is concerned if some one else would give more pleasing in formation, while at the same time correct and free from falsehoods. I may be allowed to say the statements of " Puritan" are mere fables, and require to be restrained; nay, ex changed for an entire abandonment to the great interest of truth and justice. It is fortunate for mankind tha,t there is few like this modern " Puritan," for if he had the power as strong as the Avill what sort of a world would we have to live in ? He requires to be viewed through the charity of a large mag nifying glass to see any delineation of Christianity about him. I have only further to observe that in the personal offensiveness of " Puritan's" letter he should remember the trite proverb of living in glass houses.— I remain, sir, yours most respectfully, VY. Sloane. • .■"... Alexandra, April 28, 1873. jMy Dear Sir,—As requested by you I beg to certify that the reason stated by you in your letter to the Weekly Herald for my preaching in the school-room, Alexandra, rather than in the church, was the correct one, viz., my being required to pay a fee of five shillings each time I made use of the church for that purpose ; at the same1 time I would like you clearly to understand that I made no formal application for the use of ;the church during my present visit to the Waikato until the present week, when at Mr Bratty's request I have forwarded such an application, but have hitherto received no reply. My acquaintance with the five shillings impost was made during my former visit to this place, on which occasion I had a letter from one of the church warden's stating that it was customary for eabh officiating clergyman to pay the above-mentioned sum. When I got back to Alexandra again I found on enquiry that the same tax was still in force, and therefore refrained from making 'application. -J remain, yours very truly, j (Signed) Neil McCallum. I Mr Morgan, Alexandra. ! , Alexandra, 10th April, 1873. ' [This must close the correspondence.—Ed. E.S.].

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

DRUNKENNESS. _ ! Two persons were charged with this offence, and dealt with in the usual way. PETTY LAKCENIES. ■

James , Wilson was; brought up charged with committing a series of petty larcenies in Auckland during the month ol April. He pleaded guilty to the four charges'of larceny, the particulars of which appeared in yesterday's Star, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with out hard labour.

STEALING. James, Gardner, a young man, was charged with stealing six one pound notes, the pro perty of Jas. R. Highley, on the 29th ult. Jas. R. Highley stated that he was book keeper to Mr Graham, Shortland-street. He remembered the 28th of April, when he was staying at the Commercial Hotel, where the prisoner was also staying. He had several

notes in his possession. On Tuesday.evening .hey were in his coat pocket, and on Wednes day morning he missed the notes. The notes were marked with a cross and initials. He was in the habit of marking notes, because he had lost notes on previous °C clerk, deposed to marking the notes for the prosecutor. , Dectective Ternahan proved to taking tbe prisoner into custody yesterday morning, when he denied the charge. Mr Broham said he understood that the prisoner had just come from Sydney, and he understood that he was a card-sharper. The prisoner said he had no questions to ask the witnesses ; he would plead guilty, us fie stole the notes. He was of a respectable and religious family, and hoped his Worship would deal gently with him. i His Worship : " How have you been em ployed since you have been here ?" Prisoner: " I have been looking lor em- P His Worship : " And looking into other peoples' pockets, it seems." ' The prisoner said he had a certificate of character from a minister. His Worship remarked that to get such a reference was comparatively easy. Religion j was too often used its a cloak for wrong j The prisoner replied that he was drunk at the time or he should not have committed the i robbery. . . | The. Court sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. This was all the business.

SUPREME COURT.—Civil Sessions.

Yesterday.— (Continued.)

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Johnston.)

harms versus macfarlane.

James Young corroborated the evidence given by Mr John Macfarlane. Captain Beale, Inspector of Surveys, de posed that had he been making an original grant he would have excluded the two tonsnies of land below the canal, as they were islands. He considered the mark of ordin ary spring tides formed the line of high water. The creek was not a navigable river. He thought driving did more dam—" to i creek than freshes. William A. Graham, who snr. ved the Waitakeri creek in January, was ~ure tLe gate of the canal was below high-water mark. When be was there it was two days after the full moon, and the water was beyond the canal gates. _ John Macfarlane, called by Mr Rees, deposed that at Whaugapoua the highest spring tides were two days after the full moon. John Sangster Macfarlane, the defendant, deposed that he had an assignment of Mr Craig's property. He knew of an agreement between Mr Craig and Mr Harris, jun., by which the former was to have the right to use Mr Harris' booms for £10 a-year. He did not know until that day that the pro perty had been transferred from Mr Hams, jun., to his father. He had had a careful ex amination made before the canal was cut, and believed it was below high-watermark. He had spent £500 on the canal. He was the nominal defendant, but was acting on behalf of an unfortunate, family who had been ruined. This closed the defendant's case, and the i Court adjourned until next day.

THIS DAY.

Mr Hesketh withdrew the plea that the river was a navigable river. He then pro ceeded to address the jury on behalf of the defendant, confirming himself almost wholly to the question of damages. Mr Rees replied. His Honor, in sumning up, said the case had disclosed some points of great nicety and some of great difficulty, and he hardly thought the present litigation would end it. The jury should clear their minds of all extraneous evidence. First then, all claim to the Waitekuri being a navigable river waa gone. The plaintiff, in accordance with the law of England and New Zealand, had a title to the bed of the river where it passes through the Hikutawatawa block, and the de fendant had a similar right to the Waitekuri part of the river. The river was a private one, and he was not aware of any case in the ; Common Law of England in which an upper riparian proprietor was entitled to use the water below' his property on a private river. Therefore, although a riparian proprietor ■ might use the river withirihis own land,;hehad I noright to do so to the detriment of a lower riparian proprietor. He directed the jury that the grant to the defendant did not con ! vey to him an easement over the property of the plaintiff in respect of the use of the creek where it passes through the I plaintiff's land. There being no ease jment then any trespass in defiance of ithe plaintiff gave the right to bring an action for damages, and in assessing the damages for such a trespass it was,not, neces sary in point of law that only such an amount ,of damages should be awarded as would pay for the"actual dalnage done. They might award damage in compensation for the neces sity caused to bring an action, and the injury | to the right of'ownership. Upon the ques |tion of injury ,to . the 'sides of the riyer>. his Honor directed the jury that whether freshes did damage or not it. was' certain that the driving would' do some, and in %he absence of an easement that damage would be a wrong. It seemed to him that there must be a verdict,for-the plaintiff for a, larger or smaller amount, as the jury thought proper. He.thought the case \pQuldbepro-, ductive of good, as shewing the public' .heir rights, and the necessity for combination. He did not think the creek would have been of,' any use to either of the parties for felling., and floating down logs without engaging in' extensive works to improve the channel. Hiaj^ Honor then read over the issues land the jurg£' retired to consider their verdict.

FRAUDS BY A PRETENDED HEIRESS.

A case was brought,before the' Broughty Ferry police-court on Tuesday which, in jsome respects, completely eclipses the doings jof the now famous Miss Sutherland. Accord ing to the indictment the accused was the' wife of a sack sewer, and their abode con sisted only of -small back kitchen of atene-. ment in .King-street. Her, husband, Peter i Adams, has it appears, along with his wife, ' Helen Meldrum or Adams, been in the habit of paying almost a daily visit to Dundee ever since October last, but on what errand is not known. Although apparently very contented in their lowly condition Helen appears to have had very high aspirations, v and according to the charge brought against' her, she ." represented to her landlady, Ann Ritchie, that she estate of Grange of Con-' non, in the county of Forfar, was her pro perty ; that she had a great amount of landed property in the county of Fife; and also that she had the sum of 5, 0001 invested in sheep. farms in New Zealand." Incredible as her;! story appears she seems nevertheless to have got her hyftd^dy to believe it, which credulity

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