SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT 0? AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 5.18 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 6.41 HIGH WATEB : This evening, 6.41; to-morrow morning, 7,2 ..., . „ ~ . ..

ARRIVALS.

.DEPARTURES. Heather Bell, brig, for Newcrstle Wave, brig, for Newcastle Flirt, brigantine, for Lyttelton Alert, schooner, for AVangaroa Tawera, schooner, for Poverty Bay Clematis, ketch, for Napier Strathnaver, schooner, for Russell Merlin, schooner, for Russell Ruby, sohr jo ner, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports: Ladybird, s.s., Monday For Friendly Islands: Kenilworth, schooner, this afternoon For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s., about Cth May I"or Southern ports, via Napier: Bangatira, s.s., to-

morrow For Northern ports : Bowena, a.s., Monday next Jb'or England : Moss Glen, barque, early For Levuka : Marion-Benny, schponer, to-day For the Navigator Islands: Zior, schooner, to-day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Edinburgh Castle, ship, from London. Sailed 29tb

December Parsee, ship, from London. Sailed 12th January Agra, ship, from London. Sailed Countess of Kvntore, ship, from London. Sailed Woodlark, ship, from London. Sailed 2and February Hylton Castle, barque, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from 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) Alice Cameron, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 29tq

March Upolu, schooner, from Samoa Dauntless, schooner, from Samoa Esther, brig, from Newcastle. Sailed 30th March Emulous, schooner, from Dunedin Prince Alfred, baique, from Adelaide Pakeha, brig, from Adelaide . i. .■ Success, schooßer, from Levuka Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Ivanhoe, schooner, from New Caledonia Margaret Campbell, schooner, from Dunedin . Amateur, barque, from Adelaide- Sailed 27th March East Lothian, barque, from Dunedin Prima Donna, schooner, from Levuka Kita, brig, from Lyttelton. Sailed 25th April Nile, brig, from Lyttelton

EXPORTS.

Per Kenilworth, schooner, for Tonga:— 2 cases preserved herrings, H. B. Morton; 15 cases sardines; 21 cases whiskey, 73 ditto brandy, 80 ditto wine. 10 ditto old torn, 100 ditto geneva, 1 ditto sarsaparilla, 1 qr-cask brandy, 33 kegs sugar, 5 half-chests tea, 5 boxes candles, 3 brls currants, 10 brls pork, 2 boxes.tobacco, 1 J-box ditto; 1 case cigars, 3,500 feet timber, Cruickshank ; 30 cases kerosine, Tonks and Co.—Cruickshank and Co., agents. Per Moss Glen barque for Falmouth, 800 tons guano, order :—Henderson arid Maofar janej agents. '

The barqueß Mary Miller and Joliba left the Kawau on their voyage to Newcastle. The s.s. Jane will leave for Mahurangi and the Hot Springs on Monday next. The p.s. Lady Bowen returned to harbor last evening from Mahurangi and the Kawau. Owing to the severe gale she was unable to proceed to Whangarei. Our Lyttelton telegram states that several vessels have cleared outwards, but are in harbour windbound.

The brig Eita left'Lyttelton yesterday for Auckland with the following cargo :—2,250 bags wheat, 13 bags grass seed, 1,743 bags wheat, 1,466 ditto oats, 396 ditto bran, 336 ditto potatoes. Weather Predictions.— Mr M. F. Maury, who was 'formerly director of the observatory at Washington, and is well known by his work on the Physical Geography of the Sea, has delivered an address to the National Agricultural Congress at St. Louis, and in other places, on a grand scheme in which meteorologists and agriculturalists all over the world are to co-operate. ■ Meteorology, he says', becomes more and more scientific, and in course of time it will be as easy to predict ordinary weather as it now is t6 foretell the gales and storms of wich warnings are so frequently, givei by thd1 Meteorological Office. In order that predictions may be trustworthy'the system" of observation of the weather must be universal ; and as Mr Maur.y thinks no better way could be devised than a co-operation of all the farmers and all the meteorologists- of all countries in the work, he would invite all nations to join in. a conference to agree upon a., nfethod of observation ; and when the observations are begun, they should be at once communicated fronft cbu'ritrytd eoun'try by telegraph or other wise. The condition of,cropß is\4;o be com municated, as well as the state of the weather; hence every farmer will be able to judge for himself as regards supplies of produce and proabilities of the market, and will con sequently not be so much, at the mercy of dealers and speculators as at present. If it be desirable to send out expeditions to explore the bottom of the deep sea, now much more desirable is it to discover all the movements of our great atmospheric ccean, and the laws by which they are regulated. The congress above named have passed a series of re solutions approving Mr. Maury's project, and have appointed a committee to urge it upon the attention of the United States' Govern ment, and take such other steps as may be expedient.— Chamhers's Journal. The cutter Dido has cleared for Poverty Bay via Wangapoa with a cargo of bricks and. timber.

The schooner Lsetitia has cleared for Poverty Bay via Mercury Bay with 30,000 ft. timber and 20,000 Bhingles. The barque Moss Glen, Capt. A. Nichols, has cleared outwards at the Customs for Falmouth with a full cargo of guano (tran shipped from the Polar Star)? Passenger Mr Charles Bowden and two others. She will leave for England on Monday morning. A large number of vessels took their de parture to-day, as will be seen from list of departures. Other vessels are getting under weigh, and our harbour will shortly be destitute of shipping. Only two 'vessels remain alongside the wharf, namely, the Polar Star and the J?!enilw,orsn. It ;is to be hoped there will shortly, be some arrivals, or shipping business will be stagnant; ■ -

COMMERCIAL.

.. ') ■>■■• •■■ MTNINO. " ■'' , . ..,,, , The following are the current call and dividend* payable In the companies named below :— £ t. d, DIVIDEND. . „ , Junction . ... .. ;02 6 April SOi; ' CALM. Sonß of Freedom ... ,0, 6 0, April 26 Thames Gas .. :..:■'. 0# 6 May l Waitemata .. .. 0 0 6 May , f l4 Watchman.;.. ,'■..' 0>l: a May 14" Queen of May .. 0,1 0 - May 14 Una .. .. '.'. 00 6 May 14 MBITINOS. - - , , Ne Plus Ultra, 41, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m., 28th April Otago. Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m., f 9th April..-. ■I I ■■■■ •• ■■• -'■" '■' " • . Dixon's No. 1, Mr T. L. White's office, Canada Build ings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 30th April Kose and Shamrock, Mr SommeryiUe's office, Short land street, Auckland, 2 p.m., 30th .Lone Drive, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 3 p.m., 7th May All Nations, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 2 p.m.. 7thMay > *■ , > Lincoln Castle, Sceats* Hotel, Auckland, 2 p.m., 14th Hand and Band, Graliajnutown, 2)«t May

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails wm Close as Under:— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and on Monday, 28th instant, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. ; For Coromandel, per Royal Alfred, on Monday, 28th

instant, at 12.30 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, Victoria, Tas mania, and South Australia, per Ladybird, on Mon day, 28th inst., at 8 a.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongomii, per Bowena, on Monday. 28th inst., at 11 a m. For Whitiangi, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern Cross, on Tuesday, 29th instant, at 3 p.m. (Signed) S. B. Bibs, Chief. jrtjslmaster.

DEATH

Macky.—At the Manse, near Otahuhu, on the 2Gth inst., in the 81st year of her age, Elizabeth Lindsay, relict of the late John Macky, sen., formerly of Coshquin, Londonderry, Ireland. The funeral will take place on Tuesday, at eleven . o'clock a.m. Friends will please accept this inti mation.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that neod resistance, For the future in tho distance, And the good that wo can do.

Subsequent accounts may modify opinions formed, but it seems as if the new aspirant to Maori distinction has set the career of Te Kooti before him as a model. It is admitted that Paru kutu is the leader of a gang of twenty followers. Of course they are " worth less fellows," so is he, and so are all men who engage in such lawless I pursuits. But ifc is quite certain their successful performance with impunity of a few such exploits as the disem boweling of poor Sullivan will bring around him a large number of other | worthless fellows, who, however un [ recognised and disowned by the King j natives, as Te Kooti was, will have ! their' sympathy, and eventually find i asylum in their strongholds. It is |; true the new leader has not signalised !; his advent into public life with such !■ eclat as that which announced the i mission of the escaped convict at ; Poverty Bay, but he has made a very ; fair beginning, and in the savage muti ! lation of the unfortunate victim has i shown the presence of those fine in ! stincts for bloody work which distin guish all the would-be avengers of jthe.Maori race. It is possible that as j stated this murder has no political sig inificance, but this altogether depends upon,;our understanding of political significance. That he was not impelled •to it by the king or his ministers, we Ibelieve, but that he is representative of ja party that is still a peril to travellers •an' opposition to settlement and «a tnenace tp our political institutions is jquite as clear. It may have no politi cal significance in so far that the King party may 4isown the act as au overt act of defiance to the Pakeha, and may disclaim aH responsibility for the • con duct of this unruly Parukutu and his twenty men. But it appears to Us |;hat looked at in a practical light it is of very little importance to settlers in those districts whether their murder is compassed as a great stroke of Maori state craft or whether their hearts and livers are torn out as a mere piece of fun by amateurs who are at home and in safety when once they get under the,royal palace of his Majesty King Tawhiao. There is, however, one test by which these little incidents, may "be tjried, and we think we are safe in say ipg that if this sad event had occurred at a point in Maori territory more remote from the royal capital than is this unlucky swamp, a contingent of i 6\xt eight hundred armed constabulary would have been on the, outlaw's track, and he would be now as hotly pursued as Te'Kppti was before he came into the king's country. We fully admit the difficulties of the position, and how ill-advised would be any public pressure which might force the Native Office to excite the flames of war. We also see hpw unfortunate it is that at this par

ticular juncture, when recent events so tend to the removal of the long es trangement between the races, and how this murder might have been conceived and the movements of Pamkutu con ducted in a diabolical desire to rupture existing relations, and render impos sible the realization of the dawning prospects of permanent reconciliation. Still, making all these admissions, it will be difficult to repress the earnest convictions that in some way, by peace ful or by violent means, this murderer should be brought to rapid and condign punishment.

It is exceedingly gratifying to find that our local artillery is capable of achievements deserving the commendation of competent authorities. At the late practice with shot and shell, on Easter Monday, from the North Head, it was known that some excellent firing took place, but the warm expressions of admiration from the lips of laymen, wit nessing the performance, were no doubt attributed by many to politeness and a desire to encourage our Naval Volunteers. In such circumstances it is not only interesting but valuable to have the opinion of one whose professional eye observed a portion of the pro ceedings, and who could have no interest in unduly commendingthe skill of our citizen sol diers. As the Rosario crossed the line of fire on the occasion in question her commander had an opportunity for a considerable time of observing the practice with the big guns, ' and he speaks ' t*hus :— "H.M.S. Rosario, Auckland, April 23, 1873. Sir, —In reply to your letter of the 24th inst., requesting my opinion on the firing which took place from the North Head by the Auckland Naval Volunteers at a target on Rangitoto island on the afternoon of the 14th inst., at which time the Rosario was passing through the Rangitoto Channel, I beg to inform you that I do not recollect ever to have witnessed better practice with a range of 4000 yards.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, Henry J. Cham,ts, Commander."

On Monday evening last a lady and child were knocked down by a person oa horseback in the Grafton road. A reward of five pounds is offered for the detection of the offender. #

A deputation of two waited on us with a request to publish the following from an American paper:—Paddy Murphy and his wife Bridget, after many years of hard labor in ditching and washing, had accumulated a sufficiency, besides supporting themselves and the '• childer," to purchase a cow (of course they had pigs) which they did at the fiist opportunity. As it was bought of a Protes tant neighbour, Paddy stopped on his way home at the house of the priest and procured a bottle of holy water with which to exorcise the false faith out of her. '' Isn't she a foine creature ?" asked Pat of the admiring Bridget. " Jest hould her till I fix the shed V To save the precious fluid from harm he took it into the house and set it up in a cupboard until he had fixed things ; then he returned and brought the bottlo out again, and while Bridget was holding the rope proceeded to pour it upon the cow'a back. But poor Paddy had made a slight mistake. Standing within the same closet was a bottle of aquafortis, that had been procured for a far different purpose, and, as it dropped from the back of the poor cow she exhibited decided appear rances of restlesness. "Pouronmore, Paddy," shouted Bridget, as she tugged at the rope " I'll give her enough now," quoth Paddy and he emptied tho bottle. Up went the heels of the cow, down went her head, over went Bridget and a half-a-dozen of the "childer," and away dashed the infuriated animal down the street, to the terror of all the dogs. Poor Paddy stood for a moment breathless with astonishment, and then, clapping his hand upon his hips, looked sorrowfully, and exclaimed, "Be jabers Bridget, but isn't the Protestant strong in her—the baste.'"

'' A Victim of Official Negilgence" writes : — Sir, —I recently purchased a piece of land held under Crown grant, and paid the money for the same. I had it surveyed and took the deed to the Registry Office, and in duo time received it again. But on going to take possession of the land I found that a portion of it was held by another settler under his Crown grant, which contained chainage for ten acres more than was contained in the body of his deed, so that while the chainage in my deed deprives me of ten acres that I have paid for, my neighbour's deed enables him to lay off what I lose. It is surely great neglect on the ffcrt of those entrusted with the registration of title that deeds, manifestly wrong on the face of them, should receive the imprimatur of the Court as valid titles. Upon complaining to the Regis trar I was told that as 1 had accepted the deed I was responsible for any error in it, and not them, and I am left without a remedy except recourse ".to law, which I can not afford, and all through no neglect of my own, as it is unfair to expect unskilled per sons to determine whether the chainage in a deed is correct or not. What do we pay registration fees for except to test and secure the title."

The Navals and Cadets met in goodly numbers last evening in the Drill-shed, and were inspected by Lieut.-Colonel Harington, 'and went through their marching and wheel ■ing exercises in a most satisfactory manner. The Colonel complimented the members of, corps on the activity displayed, and the (precision of their movements, which evidenced great improvements. He hinted at a few misfootings, which he regarded as minor trifled, and which would be overcome by regular practice under the drill-instructor. The company was then marched down to Fort Britomaat and dismissed. The drum and fife band were in attendance, and played several lively military air,s as the brave defenders of liberty marched along.

The committee in connection with the series of entertainments in aid of All Saint's Sunday school will publish the result of the last concert in the City Hall as soon as the friends who took tickets give in their te-

turns.

The second of Mr Joseph Browne's popular concerts will take place on Monday evening next at the Choral Hall, when a splendid high-class programme will be presented to the audience. We trust the weather will be pro pitiouß and a bumper house will reward the performers. The low price of admission to these pleasing entertainments makes them very popular, and deservedly so.

The roadway leading through Edmonds street has had a considerable amount of Municipal money expended on it; and not a Eenny of it has been wasted. But. we would ke to be informed why the footpaths have been all but totally [neglected.

, The roadway at the foot of the Parnell rise is in a disgraceful condition, and requires the attention of the Highway Board. Alten road is also, in a dilapidated state. A meeting of persons qualified to vote for members of the Harbour Board will be held at the Mechanics' Institute at noon en the sth of May, to elect a member in place of Mr Thoinao Macready.

I The Nelson Examiner thus writes :—The inner history "of the late Ministerial crisis s may be expected to leak out by degrees as o time goes on, and of course Mr Waterhouse t and the rest of the Government over which t he presided will give the fullest information t at the meeting of the Assembly, which has a 1 right to every particular. The lively interest shown by the late Governor in the crisis ia -, fully explained if it be true that his own ] personal claims -were amongst the matters to } which Mr Waterhouse objected. Our readers t are awaf c that the Governor's salary is fixed ( nominally at £4,500 per annum ; and the j House of Representatives, in its salad days of economy, once went so far as to pass a Bui reducing that amount after the term of Sir G. Eowen should have expired. The country has not grown richer, but the wise men who handle New Zealand admire as fully as Pro -1 fessor Holloway the power of puff, and " believe as fully as King Hudson in the i omnipotence of "making it pleas-ant." Sir George Bowen doubtless agreed to a large , extent with his advisers in this faith—to the extent, namely, of thinking it very much for ; the good of the colony over which he nomin ; ally presided that he should not be scurvily ! furnished as to the means for the pomp and ! dignity of his office. There was a fine old ' song once, the chorus of which affirmed that ! a man will " Rise in the world if he holds up ; his head." Acting on this idea the Ministry of Messrs Fox; Vogel, and Company have set 'up our horn pretty high—a horn of plenty in j one sense. What perquisites, contingencies, j | and expenses have not been allowed for | embellishing our colonial head we cannot i i say, but we hear of gas bills of £150 a year1 j —whereas Sir G. Grey and his predecessors | found their own base oil and candles ; we hear of bows and arrows, cradles, &c, &c; and we know not what other graceful concessions have not been made to the vice-royal neoes i sities of the late Governor. What will most I interest the general public is to hear that the paltry nominal salary of £4,500 (four thou sand five hundred pounds) per annum, so utterly unworthy of a colony which is going into debt at a pace magnificent without pre cedent, has been appropriately swelled to something over £9,000, (nine thousand pounds!) This may indeed have one dis agreeable effect, for we learn that financially the elevation of Sir G. Bowen will not bo promotion. In Victoria, £10,000 per annum is allotted to the Governor, and reception rooms are maintained at the public cost, but there is no other allowance whatever, and unless our neighbours are shortly converted, and become more "progressive," no further allowances are likely to be made in Sir G. liowen'B clays. We do not vouch for all these particulars, but if the tales are false they ought to be contradicted quickly. The following description of Auckland has been furnished by a correspondent : —" Well, my boy, as you want to know what sort of place this is I must tell you somehow, though my description powers aint up to much, the site of this here town is Al, but it aint laid out much. No square work ; streets seems all on their own hook. A few of 'em comes up to hansome, but that's all; the buildings is much mixed. Some shows fairish, but improvement wouldent ingure a good many of 'em. The people seems steady-going chaps ; hurry aint their forte ; no spry-eel work among 'em, what aint done to-day might me done to morrow ; that's their style as a hole. Conse kence aint everything. They aint good at gassing, says less than they know, and aint partickuler fond. of . lying. There's three dailys here, but they don't go in hot; little quiet snubbings, that's all; no mud showers; Consekence reading aint spicy : not a little bit. There guverments is very plentiful, consekence taxes is piled on high. This is the sore spot; they comes to biliug heat on that point in spurts, and grumbles continual seems altogether restive. But don't kiok out strong ; in fact, my boy, they aint got manhood suffrage, and consekently wants the force to kick at great questions right and left, and make a scatter somehow. They've got that stupid idea in their head that one man's better than another 'cause he's got a house. We know better than that, my boy; we knows how to vote, though we does liquor, and can't screw. And as for being bought, its no spec. When the ballot's about this here conserved idea might do in old countries, but don't gee in colonies, 'cause mens con siderably mixed, and a good rumprs. Of contrary ideas air's a question considerable : the biggest bug in this crush is named Vogel; he's a topper game for anything : regular hole-hog or none chap. He's suppossed to see through a fog. If ho don't no one else does. Borrow plenty, emigrate plenty, and railways—that's his platform, —but it aint the cheese on this strip anyhow—too narrow. Railways fight the sea-boards, no back country tottarp r consekence, if diskivered, minerals don't pull 'em through ; it 'ill be a heavy drag. Tell Hicks he needent come here ; between ourselves he don't stand a show where I aint 'predated.—Trooly yours, Wallaby." The Sir George Grey Cadets v in full uniform, underwent their annual inspection last evening in the Princes-street Drill-shed, i and notwithstanding the unfavorable state of the weather the majority of this promising corps was in attendance. They went through their bayonet and skirmishing exercises in a highly creditable manner, and at the close Colonel Harington congratulated them and their Captain on their appearance and, efficiency, due chiefly to their regularity and attention to their prescribed military duties. Mr. J. M. Bellew, formerly a chaplain in the East India Company's service, a teacher |of elocution, and who taught the tragic Fechter his first lesson in the art, has been giving a series of popular readings from the ■best p6ets and historians in the United States. Mr. Bellew was engaged at a handsome salary by Messrs Redpath and Fall, of Boston. He jwill return to London next month unless he meets with a sufficiently tempting offer to prolong his visit to Americai Mr. Bellew was the minister of a fashionable congrega tion in Bloomsbury, London, but embraced (Catholicism and resigned his pulpit. Mr. Bellew is a man of varied talents—has ac quired fame as a novelist, and especially by his pleasant, but not very original, ''Poets' Corners," and is generally considered the best public reader of the day. ~,, I Discourses on the following subjects will be delivered to-morrow at Newton Kirk, by ihe Rev. Dr Wallis— morning, "Falsehood ;" Evening, '' The Unpardonable Sin." At Albert street Church, by the Rev Warlow Davies, B. A.—morning, a special sermon on '■' The death of children." At City Hall, by Samuel Edgar, B. A.—morning,! "Justified by Faith;" evening, a discourse to young men on getting qn in life. United Free Methodist Church— sermons by the Rev. G. H. Turner, the min ister of the place, i _■' ' ! :■ i ;''•/. Mr T. Niccol, shipbuilder, of the North Shore, met with an accident yesterday while engaged sawing a piece of timber at one of the circular saws. A wedge used in marking the gauge suddenly sprang up, and struck Mr Niccol in the face, cutting his upper lip very severely. A medical gentleman was at once sent for who dressed the wound, and the patient is now going on favorably. The action Fraser and Tinne v. Buchanan, at the Supreme Court yesterday terminated in favour of the plaintiff, the jury holding that a contract had been entered into between i the parties,

We understand that fourteen models of ' schooners have been, sent into Mr Clayton's office to-day. The models are required for the building of a mission schooner. We hope that the models will be placed on view, so j that the public may have an opportunity for , inspecting them. j The unfortunate Woman, Jane Crick, who , Was severely burnt on Thursday night, in i Bartley's buildings in consequence of her dress! having caught fire, died this morning at_ 7 ©"clock. An inquest will bo held on the bo.dy on Monday next, Wotd Dr .Philson, add, a jury at the Provincial Hospital. A " Provincial Government Gazette" was published to-day, and contained a number of notifications and the agricultural statistics of the province. Some valuable additions and improvements have been made to the Masonic Hotel, Princes street, A very handsome full-sized billiard table manufactured by the well-known firm of Alcock & Co. has been imported from Mel bourne. The table is doubtless second to none in Auckland. The room i« being fitted with conifortable lcfUngeS, and when com pleted will offer attractions to billiard players seldom afforded in the colonies. A dpaciotia dining room has been added to the establish ment, and the hotel has been thoroughly renovated. Host Avey assures the public that none but the best liquors are retailed. The house has already a celebrity among brethren of the Masonic order. Licenses to kill and sell game are now being issued at the Superintendent's office :—No shilling licences are issued under the new Act ; but any person in bonajlde occupation of any land not being waste lands of the Crown (or some one person appointed by him) may kill game on such land without a license. Our Southern telegrams, upon the authority of the Tuapeka Ttmes, state that the arrival of Lady Ferguson in this colony will be inaugurated in a way not at all pleasant. The rejected suitor of her ladyship, itis said, intends to enter an action against her for breach of promise of marriage,, and assesses the damage to his feelings at the sum of £50,000. A short time back we republished an extract from a Melbourne paper stating that her ladyship was engaged to her cousin and had jilted him with the concurrence, if not actually at the request of her friends, from whom she derives her prospective wealth. Probably it is this gentleman to whom the Tuapeka Times refers. Actions for breach of promise against ladies are not of frequent occurrence, but they do occasion ally occur, and have been rewarded with good damages. The exposure is however, probably what is most sought after by the plaintiffs in such actions as some satisfaction for the mortification of rejection. A case against a lady at Dunedin during the Civil Sessions just ended resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff but with only a farthing damages, the parties paying their own costs. The annual meeting of the Auckland Rifle Brigade will take place on Monday evening next. The schoolmaster John McAdam, who was acquitted at the recent Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court on the charge of firing a neighbour's house owing to a flaw in the indictment, was .again charged with! the same offence on Thursday at the Papakura Pelice Court. Sergeant-Major. Pardy con ducted the care in a highly creditable manner. The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed to take his second trial at the next Criminal Sittings in Auckland, and was lodging last night in Mount Eden gaol. This is another instance of a man of education' falling into degradation and comparative ruin through the pernicious influence of an inordinate love of drink, which McAdam seemed quite incapable of resisting. , A melancholy impression of the Bay of Islands has been communicated by a visitor to the Southern journals, and like similar paragraphs has been going the rounds of the papers. We believe the picture of the Bay of Islands is underdrawn. It is true that the settlers are separated generally from the world far around, and that the sight of a whaler and the appearance of the Comerang are events of considerable importance to the islanders, but within the natural limits of their human existence they have all the elements of civilisation : books, fresh butter, starch and blue. The Protestant and Catholic population are fairly represented at the Bay. We believe, however, that there is an opening for a Church of England clergyman of un ambitious pretensions, who has no objection, like the early Apostles, to cast his net occa sionally iDto the sea. The little church is a standing monument of warfare with its walls perforated with thousands of Maori bullets. It has its taverns also, and its lolly store. There are, moreover, many pleasant 'walks among the green and scoried hills, ;and the daughters of the Bay, who invariably 'wave their handkerchiefs and blow their ; kisses to incoming passengers by English !ships, are not wanting in beauty and intelli gence. The Bay has many natural advan tages, is free from many of the vices which infest more crowded. settlements, produces fine potatoes, cabbage and parsnips, and those iwho foster a desire to five with nature, i purity, and pretty girls will find the Bay of .Islands the home of their fondest dreams— the sea-circled "Canaan flowing with milk and honey." Mr Anthony Trollope, in his new work on ; Australia, has the, following:—l suppose Ithat a young people falls naturally into the fault of self adulation. I must say some jwhere, and may say here as elsewhere, that ithe wonders performed in the way of riding, jdriving, fighting,, walking, woikk^, drinking Uove-making, and speech-making which men and women in Australia told me of themselves, Would have been worth recording in a 'separate volume had they been related by any but the heroes and heroines themselves. But reaching one as they do, always in the first person, these stories are soon received as works of fine art much cultivated in the colonies, for which the colonial phrase of ' blowing' has been created.. When a gentle man sounds his own trumpet he 'blows.' The art is perfectly understood and apprecia ted among the people who practice.it. Such a gentleman or such a lady was only 'blowing!' pou hear it, and hear of it every day. They plow a good deal in Queensland, .a good deal in South Australia. They blow even in poor "jTasmank,. They blow loudly in New South Wales, and very loudly in New Zealand. But the blast of the trumpet as heard in yictoria is louder than all the blasts, and the Melbourne blast beats all the other blowing that proud colony. My,,first,,.my .constant,1 jny parting advice to my' Australian cousins ijs contained in two words—' Don't b10w.'.." i

THE CAMBRIDGE MURDER.

KING NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT. J ~.■..' .'. . : JATLIA We understand on good authority that the Jpng was at Hautuou yesterday on his way from Kawhia to Tokangamutu, to attend the great native meeting which is about to ble held there. An influential young chief •\yho accompanied him aa far as' Hautuou arrived in Alexandra yesterday. He states positively that the King had no knowledge whatever of the murder, or of the'intention to commit it. It is known, also, that one o .the natives at Alexandra, best able t fyrm an opinion, stat^ that neither ,|h

King nor his adviserajarew^ything of the | intended'murder. . . ~ Mr James Mackay, jun., left fot'Waika'to, to-day, under Government instructions, to inquire into all matters connected with the late murder at Cambridge, and to ascertain what steps can be taken to capture the mur derers. Mr Mackay will ride all night and |expects to reach Cambridge by to morrow morning. Ourtelegrams published elsewhere givefur ther particulars of the murder of Sullivany and throw a fresh light upon the motive actuating the murderers. It is stated that one of the party having swallowed a lizard felt that accordirig to tradition .he must kill some one, and Sullivan becttm* the victim. For further particulars we refer our readers to the tele gram, s

THE BECKHAM-RUSSELL INQUIRY.

At the Police Court to-day the presiding magistrate, Mr Beckham, referred to the recent investigation conducted by the Commissioners appointed by the Govern ment into the charges preferred by Mr J. ±s. Russell, barrister, against Mr T. Beckham, It,M. He said :— Mr Etiasell, — I wish to take advantage of your presence in Court to-day to offer to you an apology for certain remarks which 1 some time since made in this Court during the hearing of the case of Burgess v. McLean in reference to your conduct in the case or Burgess v. ' Matzen. You are probably aware that the Commissioners aPP°£ te« ™ enquire into and report upoil the truth ol the various allegations contained jn your, petition to the House of Representatives,, and the numerous specific charges you pre ferred against me, have now made their report thereupon. " t . _, i It nas given me sincere aafesfaction to fina that the Commissioners report that the "evidence adduced before them was in sufficient to show that I have pursued, a course of conduct toward you which was unjust and oppressive, as you alleged in your petition;" that it "has not been proved that your practice has seriously suffered, that " no evidence was offered in support' ot your tenth allegation, viz. i that no alteration has taken j)lace in my demeanour towards you;" that "you yourself have testified that at present my conduct towards you is free from all ground of complaint, and the Commissioners also find that the case of Burgess v. McLean is the only instance in which it has appeared to .them that my conduct towards you calls for official censure." I need hardly say it is with much pain and regret I learn that the Commissioner* report that in their opinion my comments on yonr " conduct in that case were unwarrantable, and that in that opinion the Government concur." ( ■ ....

Having now being authoritatively in formed that I was unwarranted in making those remarks, I take the earliest oppor tunity to withdraw them, and to express to you in the most public manner my unfeigned regret that under a mistaken sense of duty I should, during the progress of the case of Burgess v. McLean, have, commented upon your conduct in the case of Burgess v. Mat zen, and I now tender you this apology in the hope that it may be received by you in the spirit of frankness and unreserve with which it is made. ;

Mr Russell said : I accept the apology in the same spirit as it is offered. The subject then dropped.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., KM.)

DRUNKENNESS.

Eliza. Lostrange was charged with this offence and fined ten shillings. David Quinn was charged with being the occupier of a house frequented by persons of bad character.

Mary Ann Brian was charged with being a rogae and vagabond, without any lawful means of obtaining a livelihood; Both persons pleaded not guilty, and w ere remanded until Monday. < This was all the business.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

Splendid Crushing for the Kuranui

Golden Crown and Nonpariel Crushings

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

GRAHAM^TaWN.

This day. Q-olden, Ceoavn Teibute. —The icrushing of 85 tons of stone gave 162 iozs. 12 dwt. . ,

KußAtnn.—•The fortnight's crushing for the Company has given the splendid return of 660 ozis.; ; :'):i I North, Stab Tbibute. —A crushing of 100 tons of stone yielded 138 ounces JLO dwts of gold. i G-olden Cbown Company. — A of 90 tons qf stonehasydelded^.; p3B:os!s'i2 dwts. l ' fj j Tooket (Lowe's Tbibtite) —The crushing of 118 to"ns of stone yielded 44 ozs. gold*. The stone was taken from the large reef. : : ,e-S

I Nonpareil.—The 118 tons crushed &t the Tramway battery yielded 540z. gold. The retorting is now going on lit the Mamikau battery, where! 3^20 tons were put through.

TAURANGA.

it t a This day.' i ' The steamer Paterson is coming in just now. ~! , ! , ~ /Ai , : ,

LATEST FROM WAIKATO.

————— ■.■.■• "• •*-.'* t:^ l The Cambridge Murder. 'f\ Inquest on the Body. ....,, CAMBRIDGE. r .This day. j ; The CoronerV inquest on the body; 6f Sullivan was held yesterday. ' - I David Jones, who first reported the Recurrence at Cambridge, deposed that he was working with deceased and another man named Booker at Pukukura! They were road making. About midday on Thursday they were collecting firewood at : Moanatuatua Swamp when four armed natives sur prised them. "Witness urged his com panions to fly, as he felt convinced the natives intended to shoot them. They ran as fast as they could for about three quarters of a mile, when Sulli van became fatigued and stopped. He was soon shot down, Witness and.

Rodgers ran on, Poutururu, who had! shot Sullivan, pursuing them closely The Maori fired again, the bullet; passing near -witness, but not hitting him. After running about two miles the Maoris gave up the chase, and the two. Europeans made their way to Cambridge. He was positive as to the identity of Poutururu, but did not re cognise the other natives. Rodger's evidence was similar to that given by Jones. Mr, "Walker detailed the particulars connected with the finding of the body. The clasp knife which formerly be longed to the deceased was lying on the ground, and had apparenty been used in cutting off the head and ripping open the body. The heart had been literally torn out, and intestines were lying around the body. The head and heart could not be found. The jury returned the following verdict:—" That Timothy Sulivan was wilfully and brutally murdered by Pire te Poutururu and three other natives,, names unknown, but one supposed to be a native named Whira, and another named Paroa; and that the Govern ment be requested to adopt such measures as will effectually prevent the recurrence of such horrible out-

rages.''

THE LATEST.

The Deed Caused by Superstitious

Fears

One of the Murderers had Swallowed

a Lizard.

The Constabulary Ordered to the

Front

2.35 p.m

The particulars gathered from native sources shows that the murder was the act of fanatics driven.to. t 1 ; deed by their wild superstitions. One of the party had swm. Veda lizard, and according to Maori tradi tion he believed that in consequence he was compelled to kill sonic one.' ;, The Constabulary have been ordered to the Front, and the murderers will be arrested at any cost. The Waikato Times, in its leader to day, says: Although we, in common with every settler in New Zealand, should be sorry to see a war^pre cipitately brought about, the murderers must be brought to justice if* it involves the whole country ■in war. We believe, that the1 per petrators of the deed will not receive the support of the King party. Settlers must give the|Government time to act, then if nothing is done self-preserva tion may possibly compel them to take the matter into their own hands. . . , Our Tauranga correspondent tele graphs this afternoon as follows:—, —Sullivan, who was murdered in the' Waikato, is supposed to be the Sulli-* van from Whangamata, who after the discovery of the failure passed through Tauranga, inquiring his way to Cam bridge. t : ~ : ,; 'TO 1i ; >

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

(PER JAVA CABLE.)

Fearful Earthquake — Eight hundred lives lost.

Brigham Young Bolted,

The British Budget,

Khivan Khan takes the heads off Ms

Prime Minister.

HOKITIKA.

This day.

The s.s. Claud Hamilton arrived at two o'clock this morning. She left on inarch 19; and1 brings eight saloon and twenty - six steerage passengers, and of cargo for all ports.

LONDON.

April 16. \ The Times, in an article on the postal conference, regrets that the importance of the scheme was marred by conflicting claims to the terminus. The Standard takes the same "view.. i The Pope is alarmingly ill. | The city of San Salvador, Guatemala, in Central America, has been destroyed by an earthquake. Eight hundred persons were killed, and twelve millipir dollars worth of property lost. IxL I Brigham Young has abdicated and ped tq^ Arizona. ~ , -j ~ t The French elections are likely to Result in favour of the^tßepublicans. j The Carlists have been further defeated. ili "'*'■" '•'- iJi;'--•'* ' ' . | M# Lo#e,r Chancellor of the iEr- in his budget speech, esii jriates that there will" be a surplus o* five, millions. The revenue is seventy* kix millions, and ..the expenditure $eventy-one millions. A penny is to be ,j;aken off the income jtaz, and half duty off sugar !in May next j The Alabama' claims "'will be paid partly by savings and partly by Exchequer bills.; , , ti

. The London Exhibition opened. on, ■ April^^''''^^1 ': ' ! The Khan of Khiva has beheaded Ijiis Prime, Minister,, and imprisoned , liis relations. The Eiissian prisoners i hay been forwarded to Orenberg.' >'■ : j The Baroda left Galle for Australia on April 14th!' " The Pebruary mail via 1 ißrindisi has been delivered. i France has paid Germany another , ten millions sterling. Discount is four per cent. Tallow is improving. Hides and , leather (JulJ, Wheat is falling.

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