SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

iJUNSET: This evening, 5.2G STJN-RISE: To !>rrow morning, 6.34 < : v .. 3IGH WATER: This evening, 11.42; to-morrow )rning, —- . . . ■ >

ARRIVALS.

jbro, s.s., T. Logan, from Sydney and Melbourne jjiterson, p.s., Kennedy. from; Southern ports jUnte, cutter, frr, m p ort w a ikato

DEPARTURES.

.Hora me Donald, cutter, for Raglan '{ante, for Port Waikato tessie. Niccol, schooner-yaoht, Green, for the Fijis leather Bell, brig, McKenzie, for Newcastle ■ jo-ahead, s.s., McGillivray, for New Plymouth

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

I yor bouthern ports, via Napier: ,Kangatira, s.s., on 1 ; Paterson, p:s., Tuesday jUJr Southern ports : Taranaki, s.s., Monday next i *or Honolulu : Nebraska, p.s.-, this afternoon . Tor Northern ports: Kowena, s.s., Monday next • /or Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., about 21st • instant For England : Moss Glen, barque, early *"or Levuka: Marion Kenny, schooner, to-day For the Navigator Islands : Zior, schooner, Monday c next

VESSELS EXPECTED..

JEdinburgh Castle, ship, from London. Sailed 29th ; £ December ■ jJParsee, ship, from London., Sailed 12th January I ship;; from London. - Sailed ' iCountess of Kintore, ship, from London. Sailed 22nd i I February JWoodlark, ship, from London. Sailed || Hylton Castle,.barque,' from London. Sailed ,; j City of Auckland, from London. Loading Hero, s s., from Sydney pZanga, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed 17th January j f Thames, barque, .from New York, via Sydney. Loading ' jAkbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne 1 g Satellite, cutter, from Levuka { |Mary. Webster, schooner, from Adelaide. Sailed 21st I March (for the Manukau) I Alice Cameron, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 29th j March j Prince Alfred, barque, from Adelaide . • jPakeha, brig, from Adelaide '. ; ■ . : ' 1 Success, schooserj from Levuka I Emelie, schooner, from -Tahiti j Energy, schooner, from the Islands j Prima Donna, schooner, from Levuka . Ivanhoe, schooner, from New Caledonia ; Margaret Campbell, schooner.from Dunedin Amateur, barque, from Adelaide I Upolu, schooner, from Samoa Dauntless, schooner, from Samoa 1 Esther, brig, from Newcastle. Sailed 30th March" ---: Emulous, schooner, from Dunedin

EXPORTS

Per p.s. Nebraska, for Honolulu—l case flax machine, Henderson and Macfarlane; 28 coils rope, 20 cases' brandy, 1 do silks, Owen; 124 coils 'rope, 40 packages do, 40 bales flax, J. S. Macfarlane; 1 case, H. Leipscombe ; 1 do, Mrs Seeas ; 1 do H. B. Martin.- -Shipped at Lyttelton—l4 package, and ,1-573|- ounces gold in hands of Chinese. — Henderson' and iVjacfarlaiie,' agents.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Paterson, from Dunedin—2,6oo railway sleepers, Brogden and Son ; 1 trunk, B. T6nksand.Cb:;, 1 case, J. Brogden, jun. ; 1 do, Green ; 1 parcel, Solomon; 1 case, George. From Napier—l trunk, Combes and Daldy. From Poverty Bay - 3 cases apples, Major Green ; 3 do do, W. J. Green ; 2 cases, McArthur, Shera and Co ; 3 casks tallow, G. W. Binney; 1 case fruit, G. E. Head.—Morton Jones, agent.

The p.s. Paterson, A. Kennedy, comman der, arrived in harboxir at eight o'clock this morning from Southern ports. She left the Bluff 7th, at 5 p.m. ; experienced strong South-west-winds and head sea; arrived alongside the wharf at Port Chalmers early next morning ; sailed again at 7 p.m. of 9th ; anchored off Oamura at 2 a.m. next day ; proceeded at noon, reached Lyttelton on Good Friday ; the heavy sea next day pre vented any cargo being put on board ; left there on 12th. at 8 p.m. ; variable winds and heavy south-east sea throughout ; arrived at Wellington on Sunday ; sailed on 14th ; anchored off Napier 15th ; discharged and sailed next day, at 6 p.m. ; come to an anchor, in Poverty Bay on 17th, at 6it.Jn. ; proceeded at noon; reached Tauranga, 2 p.m. of 18th; 'sailed at 4.15 same day. Fresh south-east' wind, dark hazy weather, , and heavy beam sea., On passing through the" Hole1 in Wdliy off the Mercury Islands,. lastLnight, .tremendously heavy seas were ■'encountered. <■ We are in debted to Mr R. B. Pringle, purser (formerly of the s.s!' Phoebe), for report of passage,' files, &c. The following is a list of passengers : — Saloon : Messrs Waterhouse, Hanna, Sala mon, Grant, Master Kennedy, Miss Marks. The Paterson is lying alongside the outer T «:f the wharf, and will leave again for the-- South on.'Tuesday next. ,;;-.{ .■,;, . • . » The p.s. Nebraska cleared the Customs this morning for- Honolulu- with the'■ following passengers:— For SanFrancisco —Messrs John Roberton, Hugh Craig, Mr and Mrs Shera, Mr and Mrs Ansenne, and two sons, Mr W. J Taylor, Miss'Boulcouti, Mrs O'Rielly and two infants, Mr Mrs T. Russell, 5 children and two servants, James'"Williamson, P. Vragnizan, wife and three children. Henry Armitage, E. Schmid and wife, Miss Mclnney, Mr S. Knox, Miss J. Brown, Miss M Browil, Mr C. Brooks, Mrs Richard Ra'wson, Mr Thomas, A. Wheat, Mr Peter Birley, Mr C. Wooley, and Mr George Worrall, Hon Dr. Buchanan, Mrs Bucha nan, Mr A. Herbert, J. Davidson, A Eentoul, Mr and Mrs Percival, Mr and Mrs Bannatyne, Miss Baker, and Miss Poynter. For Liverpool—E. H. Bell, Mr and Mrs Boyer. child and servant, J. A. Douglas, J. Macnamara, J. Edmondson, L. Johnston, Dr. and Mrs Fisher, Mrs. G. Jones, S. A. Douglas Cooper, J. Harper and 2 children, H. Matthews, Miss Book, and 64 Chinamen for Hongkong. Total 118. The brig Wave, in command of Captain McKenzie (late of the schooner Kenilworth), left this morning in ballast for Newcastle, with the following passengers :—Mr John Linstan, Mr and Mrs P. Edmonds, and two children. The p.s. Paterson left Tauranga at 5 o'clock last night. She did not sight the Rangitira on the passage up but reports a very heavy sea on, and it is considered probable that the latter steamer had - sought•.■shelter in Kati Kati. '"'..'.."''''. The schooner Atlanta arrived at Napier, from Auckland,' 'on the 10th instant. ■ She left again on the 16th'fbr Mercury and Ken nedy's Bays.,.; :, ■,-.-..-< ;,.■/ ( .; ■■-■ , The schooner yacht Jessie Niccol left this morning for the FijLislands. , .. . , Tne schooner Marion Renny cleared at the Customs yesterday afternoon .for. Levuka, via Apia. She will leave this afternoon, weather permitting, with the following passengers :— Mr. Thos. Muir and two Fijian natives. The schooner Taweia has cleared at the Customs for Poverty Bay with the following passengers : — Mrs Laurie, Mrs Winter, Messrs W. Buchanan, C. Rayer, D. McKay, Gurnie, Lynch, J. Cakill, B; |Turner, A. Jones. . . ..'. The schooner Kenilworth will leave in a few days for Levuka. The s.s. Taranaki will leave the Manukau at two o'cloch on , .Monday for. Southern ports. .. ~ , . ••■ , The s.s. Albion left-Port Chalmers yester day evening for Lyttelton.' , The schooner Tauranga cleared at the Customs for Kaipara this morning with a full general cargo. She left for her destination this morning. '. .' The brigantine Flirt, /Captain McKenzie, has cleared for Lyttelton with the following cargo: 37,759 feet timber, D. H. McKenzie ; 1600 pieces architraves, and jaoujding, 28?

doors, 14 ptgs. sashes, XTnion Sash and Door Company ; lGpkgs. sashes, 1000 feet skirting, 6000 architraves ami mouldings, Holdship and Co. ; 4 boxes, Bowden; 12 bundles sacks, Cmickshank and Co. She v/ill leave to morrow or Monday.

COMMERCIAL.

' "■ ' MINING. The following are the cttrrent call and dividends payable in the companies named below :— £, s. d. CALLS. Jnhn o'Groats ~ 0 5 0 April 19 Sons of Freedom .. 0 5 0 April 26 Thames Gas.. .. 0 2 6 May 1 Waitemata .. .. .0 0 6 May 14' Watchman .. .. 0 10 May 14 Queen of May ... 0 1 0 May 14 Una 0 0 6 May 14 Daughters of Freedom 0 0 3 May 14 MEETINGS. Nolan's Candlelight; i 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 Black Angel, Grahamstown, 23rd April Bank of New Zealand, Bank, noon, 24th April Alburnia, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 24th April Ne Plus Ultra, 41, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m.,.28th April Otago, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2p.m.,?Bth April liong Drive, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 8 p.m., 7th May All Nations, Mr Tothill's 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 on Monday,

at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, on Monday, at 11.30 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki,

on Monday. 21st inst., at noon For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Eowena,

on Tuesday, 22nd inst., at 11 a.m. For Tauranga, Gisborhe, and Napier, per Patterson,

on Tueday, 22nd inst., at 2 p.m. For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern

Cross, on Tuesday, 22nd inst., at 3 p.m. For Wangarei, &c, per Lady Bowen, on Tuesday, 22nd inst., at 11 a.m. (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

Jessop—Watson.—On the 14th inst., atJNewton, Dy the Eev. C. W. Eigg, Eiohard Jessop, son of Mr ft. Jessop, Okehampton, Devonshire, to Mary Eeid Watson, youngest daughter of the late Mr James Watson, of Chatham, England.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 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.

Ohinemtjri ought to have been played out. The alarms were once frequent and thrilling. They have become un usual, and people have grown sceptical, and it required something exception ally startling to awake the dormant interest of men respecting Ohine inuri. That has been supplied. The exhibition of a miner's right bearing the sign manual of a territorial chief was flaunted before the eyes of a pub lic meeting, and the people were invited on the authority of a legislator who did not affect to conceal his contempt for the pusillanimous policy of the Native Department to go up and possess the land. At once the auri sacra fames raged, again, and despite $ie; sober counsel of the less impulsive,, it was decreed that the golden age had returned, and the millennium for miners had arrived. Unfortunately it Has'proved that the agitation had been, got up for the apparent purpose of a little temporary notoriety for the pro moters of it,. and possibly with the additional, hope that a precipitate rush itright hasten the consummation so long devoutly wished., There has been no basis whatever for the latest' rumour of, the opening 'of thi3 mysterious country,, That all this tantalising-.story will have a bad effect i& generally felt, but that it will prove detrimental to the development of the i district of Otiinemuri itself when native obstinacy does eventually give way is equally certain. Pew supposed auriferous districts h&ve' excited so intense yearning among prospectors as Ohineinuri. It is probable that the difficulties interposing have inten sified that yearning to a degree, but the hope deferred has made the heart sick, and it is certain that never now can that district obtain such a thorough searching as it would otherwise have received. Notwithstanding the bau tte district has been searched for gold, and though from the difficulties and the- surveillance embarrassing such search, the prospecting has been wholly insufficient for thoroughly proving the riches'or poverty of the country, it has been quite sufficient to blunt the edge of curiosity and to produce a some what general feeling that Ohinemuri is not worth the trouble of acquiring

In an affection so epidemic as the go fever such predisposing influences +nl] <mrl mini*™ lvivino- thus been tell, and miners having thus Deen inoculated from time to time with small doses of Ohinemuri will not likely be seized with the distemper rabidly. But it is not to such spas modic efforts for the opening of a limited district we must look for the ~. . ~ v • • a right extension of gold-mining. A little patience and a little prudence at the present hour, in view of the latest incident at Kawhia, may result in the opening up of all the native districts to unimpeded mining enterprise, , ~ ' ~ ,10 n ! ~ r ' when the wave of goldfields excitement being left to take its natural course may bear the province to a state of prosperity such as its latent but un- doubted auriferous wealth warrants us

in expecting. In our mountain ranges washed at their base by the sea we have found no drift gold, the only

genuine attraction to a large mining population. But if the Kawhia incident bears proper fruit we may be on the peaceful eve of the long-expected day, when con fidence between the races being per manently restored, the inland districts will reveal such alluvial deposits as have attracted population and proved the origin and the basis, of prosperity in the sister colonies.

A good deal of interest has been mani fested today, on the wharf, at the landing of sleepers for the railway, brought by the Paterson from the .South. They consist mainly of red-pine, which from the well known fact of its durability, extending over two or three years, will make the maintenance of the permanent way a somewhat lively affair. Considering this province is not altogether void of timber, the importation of inferior wood is to say the least curious.

The passengers list of the Nebraska for .San Fiancisco included Messrs T. liussell ; J. Williamson ; J. Robertin ;J. M. .Shera ; T. Henderson ; junr. and W. J. Taylor ; Mr Henderson is a passenger to California, but we believe he will probably go on to New York and London.

We notice among the list of arrivals by the Hero, to-day, the name of Mr G. S. Graham, Inspector of the Norwich Union Insurance Company.

Forty-nine years to-day have passed since Byron expired at Missolonghi, from the effects of a severe cold caught while swim ming across the Hellespont—a feat which Leander, the Greek hero, is reported to have performed before him. Byron died on the 19fch day of April, 1524, at the above-men tioned town, by the Gulf of Patras.

Mr Beveridge addressed the Court this morning on the subject of a waiting-place for witnesses, as yesterday they had to retire to a public-house, as they could not stand out in the rain. One witness especially com plained that he had spent money and taken drink against his will. The Bench replied that the matter should have its serious con sideration, and be strongly represented to the Government.

The farewell benefit of Signor Vragnizan? who takes his departure by the Nebraska for the terrible city of Chicago, was given last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre by the amateur luminaries of Auckland. The pieces selected for the occasion were successfully rendered ; the Signor himself sang very ap propriately "Her bright smile haunts me still." Mr Reid sang with his usual power "Rocked in the cradle of the deep." "Happy be thy dreams," by Master C. Hill, was given with due effect. The " Rival Darkies concluded the entertainment. At the fall of the curtain Signor Vragnizan was loudly called for, and upon making his appearance with a graceful bow, spoke nearly as follows : " Ladies, gentlemen, and brother minstrels, I am grateful to' you all for this practical expression of your sympathy. I shall leave your city with some regret in connection with memories of the past few years, and when I reach the scene of my future labours I hope to be able to sing of my Auckland supporters. "Your bright smiles haunt me still," and when in Chicago, a city brimful|of vices and demoralization, I am told, I shall often revert with pleasurable feelings to the Prince of Wales Theatre,' its commer cial avenue unshaded by trees, but sunned by countless smiles, like the ripples on the bosom of a summer lake. I shall revert, I gay, ladies and gentlemen, to these reminis cences with serene satisfaction, and fancy myself still in the little unembellished money-box below taking your silver in ex chance for tickets and amusement. I have disposed of my country farm, with its happy family of sheep, pigs, and cows. I have sold my household effects, from the couch to baby's cradle to the best advantage, but its of no use, ladies and gentlemen talking of these things, the thought touches my heart and brings tears into my eyes. I can say no more. Farewell! farewell ! "

The daughter of Major Wiley was thrown from her horse at the Mauku, and broke her leg, beside being severely braised. The injured limb has been set by Dr Corbett, of Tuakau, and the young lady is progressing favourably. The Otago Daily Times recently gave pro minence to a Munchausen-like story about a settler on the Waiau having seen a live iuoa. The Southland Times tells us that the story was current in Invercargill for several days, but was not worthy of reproduction in either of the local papers. Discourses will be delivered at the follow ing places of worship to-morrow :—At New tpri Kirk (Dr Wallis) — Morning, "The Almost Christian;" evening, '-The Devil Transformed." At City Hall (Samuel Edger, B, A.,)— Morning, our Lot in Life ;" evening, M God's Works Good." Wellesley-street Baptist Church, sermons—Morning, Rev. P. H. Cornford j evening, Rev. G. H. Turner,- United Methodist Free Church. Sermons as usual.

' Tenders are invited by the Government for L 250,000 worth debentures. The deben tures are to be.issued in sums of not less than LIOO. They will bear 4 per. cent, interest. Applications must be sent in not later than 9th of May. The Evening Post, alluding to the issue of these debentures, says :—Mr Vogel, in placing a new issue of debentures, to the amount of £250,000, upon the local money markets is following in the wake of the Colonial Treasurer of Victoria, and carry ing out an idea which must have frequently occurred to persons conversant with the financial circumstances of this colony. For several months past large sums have been lying in the banks awaiting employment; not, perhaps, so much because no channels of investment were open, as that capitalists were unwilling to submit to a reduction in the high rates of interest which they have been accustomed to receive for a long period ; and. with this surplus of money at hand the Colonial Treasurer would have deserved censure had he not striven to make it available before having roceuree to the London Stock, Ejcchapge.

j We learn that Mr Severn, of the Thames, will shortly deliver his series of scientific lectures at the Y<>"ng Men's Association RooxOßi Wel'ealey-street, on such subjects as "Electricity," ."Galvanism',' '^The Figure and Form of the Earth," and "Terrestrial Magnfltism." : .V , j The four cottages in Lome-street, offered : for sale (for removal) by the Improvement Commissioners, were not sold by auction ' yesterday as reported in to-days Herald, , £ nt the * wiU b l e aubmitted to J, ublic com . \ petition by Messrs B. Tonks' and 00. on Monday next, at three o'clock, We understand that Mr Cucksey's machine for the careful, treatment of tailings is in working order Mr Cucksey has devote?! a great deal of attention and labour over this mach me, which we trust will be rewarded with success. With true philanthropy Mr Cucksey has advertised for a boy of poor but h°nest parents to turn the handle of this gold-saving machine. . :

The collectors for the Auckland Reforma tory acknowledge with thanks the sum of £10 5s from T. 0. .Williams, Esq., secretary of the Garrick Club.

The body of a girl named. Schepmans, 19 years of age, was found in, the Scheldt, at Antwerp. She had been heard the previous day to announce her intention of committing suicide because '' her mother had accused her of wearing out her boots too quickly." The Tonic Sol-Fa Society's entertainment took place last evening, but the >.weather being unfavourable the numbers in attend ance were not so large as was anticipated. The Rev G. H. Turner took the chair. Only a part of the programme was given ; but the Society propose at no distant date to give a free entertainment. The songs and selec tions by the choir wei'e well received, and Mr Ewington's reading was loudly applauded. Mr Brown was not so fortunate, but he will " try again."

The settlers of Otahuhu have at last secured a public library, which was duly opened on the 14th inst. In contains several hundred of the works of modem authors, and the committee will spare no pains to render the library as attractive as possible, and from time to time make such suitable additions as their means shall permit. A horrible murder is reported from Lyons. A young woman was found one evening stretched at full length on one of the public seats on the Quai de la Charite, with her head completely severed from her body, the deed having evidently been committed by means of a razor, which was found near the spot. In one of her hands were found some grey hairs, that had apparently been plucked from a beard. The corpse was recognised as that of a young woman who had been employed as a domestic servant by an old silk merchant residing in the vicinity. A search in his house led to the discovery of a razor which corresponded to the one which had been found, and the man was at once arrested on the charge of murder. The latest contribution to Tichbornia is made by the Dunsta® Times, which has been given to understand that the long lost Arthur Orton, whose name has figured so conspicu ously in the celebrated Tichborne case, passed through here within the past fort night en route for England. This worthy, who had assumed the name of Thomas Nippen, has for the' past few years been living on Mr Henry Campbell's station, Lake Wanaka, as butcher. Nippen or Orton is accompanied by two well-known residents of the Upper Clutha. Nippen has be^n fit communication with some people in England,, relative to moneys left by Mrs Orton at her death, and it is to claim this money he is making the journey. '"*' An accident of a very painful, and it may turn out of a fatal character, occurred at Pakowhai. One of the natives there, who was engaged in feeding the' threshing ma chine with sheaves of wheat, and was stand ing on the receiver pressing the wheat down, inadvertently allowed one of his legs to slip in among the machinery. He was with difficulty extricated by the other Maoris who were assisting in the threshing operations. The leg was found to be fearfully mangled as far up as the knee. Dr Gibbes, who was sent for,, recommended that he should be immediately brought in to the hospital, with the view of having the leg amputated. Some of the wounded' man's sympathising friends suggested that it was really not worth while taking so much trouble with him, as he was sure to die in any case. A spring-cart, how ever, was, after about an hour's delay, got ready and he was brought to the hospital,; where the leg will be amputated. He is a Waikato native, and was paying a visit to his Alniriri relatives. —Hawke's Bay Herald.

On the occasion of trials in Ireland for such political or agrarian offences as the shooting of an ex-policeman or a landlord there sems to be a ghastly display of the results of the crimes in court. For instance, when the matter of the assassi nation of Constable Talbot was before a Dublin jury, the'skull., of. the murdered man was on the table while the case was being heard, and was handled about for inspection with very little concern. We now read that at the Ennis Petty Sessions, held the other day, in reference to an offer made to kill Mr Creach, a resident proprietor, with a blunderbuss, "the amputated hand of Bryan Kerrney, junior, who still lies in the Tulla Workhouse Infirmary, and the finger which had been blown away by the bursting of the blunderbuss, we're in court in bottles,' and other fragments of the hand which Jhad been {shattered at the period of the alleged outrage on Mr Creagh." ■ Fancy starving clergymen, in rich Vic toria ! Yet such appears to be the fact. At the last meeting of the Church Assembly, Dr. Perry, the Anglican Bishop, stated that some of his clergy—some, indeed,- of the most estimable of them—were suffering ex treme privations, being reduped at times almost to Hie verge of starvation, and he ex pressed his fear that, owing to the with drawal of the State grant, they would reach that verge. At his instance a Stipend Aug mentation Fund was established, under the management' of a \ board, but subscriptions do not seem to have come in, and the Bishop's fears are being realised. It is* a matter of unhappy notoriety that one clergyman within twenty miles of Melbourne has TJeen sued by Ms tradespeople in the County Court, and. has had his furniture seized, because his income,, after paying off travelling expenses, did not amount to above £28 per annnm ! I A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the great pbwer of skilled mechanical labor is the balance-spring of a watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy four thousand weigh not more than one ounce, and exceed in value £1,000. i One of the Auckland Amateur Serenaders at the Prince of Wales Theatre last night sang "The 'Orrible Tale" with immense success. The distortion of fea tures, the gusto of style, the weird eyes, and the cavernlike stretch of the mouth were something marvellous, and set the house in a roar of laughter, which music even with all it charms could scarcely; calm • down. The face and the eyes, and the mouth of that aable image presented a picture jwbich has not been surpassed since the days of Joseph Grimaldi, of the old Sadler's Welja Theatre, , i

A !)undee shoemaker writes to that paper to say that the women of that town, of all grades, have about the largest feet in the United Kingdom. He has made boots up to 12^ inches; This is the place for fellows who admire woman that are all sole. We confess the'impression such feet makes on us is calculated to "last."

We regret to hear that Sergeant Walker, of the Armed Constabulary, has met with a serious accident. At about three o'clock this morning he was on duty in Queen-street, and seeing a light in the upstairs bar of the Greyhound Hotel, he went to make en quiries as to the cause. He found that the night porter was cleaning the bar, and hav ing satisfied himself that liquor was not being sold at an improper hour, he was in the act of going down stairs to the street when his foot slipped and he fell from' the top of the stairs to the first landing. Mr Corcoran, the landlord, went to his assistance and ; helped him to bed. He ,is still .lying at the ] hotel, and has sustained such injuries by the 'fall that it is expected some time will elapse before he can resume duty. , ;

BOARD OF HEALTH.

This Day.

The first meeting of the local Board of Health was' held to-day to consider a case that had arisen in consequence of the opposition offered by Mr Greenaway to certain neces sary works in connection with the drainage of the market. Present : His Worship the Mayor, Messrs Dargaville, Cosgrave, Williams, Holdship, Prime, and Williams The appointment of Dr Stockwell as medi cal officer to the Board till the end of the year was confirmed. i , Mr Goldie was appointed. Inspector under ithe Board. Mr Greenway's letter notified that- if the servants of the City Council continued, with out his consent in writing, to fill in earth or stone on any portion of my land (lot 3, section 31 Queen-street) at the rear of Queen-street: and adjoining the market reserve, thereby causing great damage to his yard, he would take action to recover the damages caused by s-.ich filling. The report of the City Health Officer, Dr Stockwoll, was read, and stated that in con junction with the Inspector of Nuisances he had visited the localities lying between the north wing of the new Market-house and : the buildings on the next side of Queen-street. Hefonnd behind those houses " liquids accu mulating in the hollows, and giving forth gasses of the most offensive character. The inhabitants of the houses in the neighbour hood were exposed to this effluvia, and in one house' a ! case of typhoid fever had occurred in consequence. He reported that the matter was one seriously affecting the public health, and urgently requiring , re moval. The Council should lose no time in putting the powers vested in them by the Public Health Act into force to secure the abatement of the nuisance.

The letter of Mr A. M. Williams, reporting the occurrence of typhoid fever in his house, in consequence of tke flow of water caused by the filling in of the Market-square, was read. The City Surveyor stated that the nuisance in question arose from the houses fronting Queen-street. The drainage- from these premises had formerly run into the centre of the market site, but the fillirg-up had backed the sewage out, and confined it to their, own premises. The other property-holders had consented to the filling up, which would remedy the nuisance. Mr Greenway's tenants had consented, but he had since got them to resist.

Mr Holdship spoke of the importance of the work and the benefit it would be to property-holders. ' ■■••-■ Messrs Dargaville and Cosgrave spoke of the factious opposition offered by Mr Green way to the City Council. ' ' \ , Mr Cosgrave thought they should take him to the Supreme Court and push the law against him till he was tired of it. It was agreed on the motion of Councillor Williams, seconded by Councillor Cosgrave, that Inspector Goldie be empowered to force the execution of the work. ,<::

It was also resolved that a solicitor be con-, suited, and that Mr Greenway be given notice to do the work at his own cost, which if he neglects to do the Board shall execute it and hold him responsible for the cost. THE LIGAK CANAL. The Mayor stated with reference, to the Ligar canal that he had received a letter from his Honor the Superintendent agreeing on behalf of the Provincial Government to pay the interest on the outlay incurred in constructing a sewer to carry off the water of the Ligar canal should the title to the old Supreme Court property be determined in favor of the Government.

This was all the business

FOR THE CAUSE THAT NEEDS ASSISTANCE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) ; Sir, —A very distressing case has just come iinder my notice, it is that of a poor woman named Mrs S.; Brooking, who has only been about two months amongst us, and who since her arrival has lost her husband. She has two young children, the one a. baby of about three months old, the other about two years, which prevent her from earning a living. Perhaps, Mr Editor, you would suggest to our Auckland troupe of minstrels to give a benefit in her favour. Apologising for having troubled you thus far, I am, #c., BENEFACTOR. ■/!!■. [We hope tome of our amateurs will adopt this sug gestion. There has been bitter war among the disciples of burnt cork. Now we ask which of them will hay» the spirit to throw down this challenge ? What company can prove its title to superiority in zeal, skill, and popularity by raising the largest, amount for ,thij pitiful case?—Ed,. E.S.] ■~: .. •, ~■. i \.:.-..,;

THE NUISANCE GRIEVANCE.

I (To the Editor of i the Evening-Star.): I • Sir,—Will you be so good as to insert the' following in your next issue ,f®r the con sideration of the nuisance grumblers. It is truly annoying to ' Occupiers'1 to shave; the petty owners of petty properties, in private ahd back streets, shewing tfieir ill-will to each other by repbrta to the'lnapecto^ pf the. existence of nuisances. On his arrival" to inspect the supposed nuisance he finds none, for none existed but in the discontented and fja/ult-finding imagination of thereporter. ( Mr Editor, can anything be done to put a stop, to people Who make complaints of i the above nature, and prevent them from unnecessarily annoying the neighbours, and -Mr Gioldie seek a nuisance where none is per mitted.—l: am; &c.,. ANTi-NtraAE. ; (>

HORSUM VERSUS BULLUM.

' (To the Editor of the Evening Stab),

Sir, —Had your correspondent "Nortn Head," instead of troubling you, made his enquiry of the Devonport Highway Trustees, he would have received a satisfactory answer. I can, however, say this much, that-the rule to which he refers was not passed, as he.^so. generously surmises, "because that, with one exception, no member of the board has a horse, while they all keep cows," inasmiicE as two members have horsesj while only one keeps cows.—l am, &c, E. C. . Leggett, Secretary Devonport Highway Board,

THE PATRIARCHS.

(To the Editor of the EvENTNCt STAR.) Sir, —A paragraph appears in the Cross of the 17-th instant referring to the-longevity of the Patriarchs, and copied from Frazer'.* Magazine, in which an attempt was made to show " that the years given as the ages of the Patriarchs in reality months." But the absurdity o f^.he thing is easily proved by referring to "i,i\e sth chapter of Genesis, where it will.be found that Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah ; therefore, if years of the olden time were only equal to months of ours, the young hopeful Enoch became a parent at five years of age. 1 dare say his mother, if such were the case, considered him a very promising ohild.—Yours, Pater. i

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Messrs W. C. Daldy and G. M. Mit ford, Justices of the Peace.) DRUNKENNESS. John Mickles, Patrick. Kelly, and John Allen were charged with this offence, and | subjected to fine or imprisonment. SERIOUS CHARGE OF SCUTTLING A SHIP. ; Alfred Etherington, George Green, and Bichard Moore were charged on remandwith .scuttling the. British ship Alsaaer 1,200 register (Captain Eae), on the high seas on the voyage from Maiden Island to Europe, loaded with guano, on or about the 3rd March. 1873, the said ship the property of GryceSum ner of Melbourne. . .'. ' ] | Mr Hesketh appeared for the prosecution, Mr Beveridge for the prisoners. ; and Mr McKellar, Collector of Customs, attended to watch the proceedings. • , . . : James Watters, chief officer, deposed that ! he was in the ship to the last, and stated that there was one or two of the bolts : jstarted. He considered that otherwise she ;was sea-worthy. There was not quite ■1,200 tons of guano in her. From the j ?sth to the 18th February the pumping took sixteen to twenty minutes every four ; hours. Witness and the carpenter examined j her fore and aft oh that day. They, dis covered no cause for the ship's making water. She made about eighteen inches of ' water from the 18th to the 26th of the month, and in consequence of the increase of water they pumped every hour. They then. thought it advisable to alter the ship's course. The water then increased three feet per hour, partly in consequence of the fine weather. The men worked, very hard. He made no further examination. On.the '3rd :March the men were worn Out. He saw iGreen on that day near the fore-hatch after they had squared away; He heard Green |call out that the water was washing over the keelson. At that time the steward . was pulling at the head sheet, and on hearing. Green he went down the fore-hatch. Ether. ington was with witness.: He saw Green come up from the hole.'.Witness went to the fore-hatch, and saw the captain, steward, and carpenter ; the boatswain followed him. He saw three holes, where the water was coming in, which the carpenter was plugging up. Two holes were on one side of the ship, and one on the other. They were round holes : he-could not say the size of them. He was certain the holes were not made on,the 18th. On seeing the holes plugged up he took to the boats and left the ship ; the second mate had previously left. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon that the holes were discovered, and five o'clock when he left the ship. He took the soundings before leaving, and the depths of water in the vessel was six feet one inch. He believed that pumping at that time would, have been utterly useless. He reached land on the fifth. He was present when the prisoners were put in irons for scuttling the ship. Green then charged witnesr and the steward with the offence ; but Etherington said, " We have done for you, you will never, get another ship in the colonies !" The prisoners were chums by themselves, keeping separate from other of the crew.. Green was a quarrelsome seaman; and when the steward came out of the hole he said, "What business had you there," and threatened to throw him overboard, saying if I had you on land " I would murder you." Wheh the holes were discovered the ship; was almost in a mutinous condition—there was a great amount of fear and excitement. Witness was not in the ship on any previous voyage. The ship was strained a little1 in her upper works, but not sufficient to ac count for the water.

j Cross-examined by Mr Beveridge : Ex amined the vessel at Maiden Island, but did not examine the fastenings very closely. He knocked down two of the bolts. He observed the iron bands, but could not see »wat they were started. He considered when a'tthe island that the ship was seaworthy from, the water she' made. •■'• The splinter' brought up was about ten feet in length. The wood was American elm. He noted in the log the' water she mdde each day. * [Witness here read the entries! from the log from January to March.] Witness had seen the ship pumped out in'less that' ten mMites. The time of pumping depended upon the quickness qr slowness of,the, -working of; jthe pumps generally. The accused Were alw&ys active. Moore was the best man at the pSimp. A fresh breeze sprang up, which he Relieved caused the, ship to make more water. He did not, then think, there was a' hole in the; ship. He believed on the 26th of February, from the : ,increasing water, that the ship would go . d'owhV-•■■■ He was positive that the holes were bored. He took up some of the borings. 7i T,he pumps were kept going until th'ey^ iotind , primping was of no avail, and then they resolved to abandon the ship. T,he men said they believed the ship would never h go. round the Horn. Witness said the captain tyould never have proceeded had they pro tested, -.He,, ,was of ,opinion- that she would have gone round the 'Horn. He was doubtful of- her -at .one time. lii answer to the Bench witness was not aware thkt any^examination of the ship took place between the 26th 'February and the 3rd of March. The holes could not have escaped observation, as they could be distinctly seen,' aid'the water heard coming through them. They were rounds holes., The plugging of tie holes^dii^npt stop the whole leakage. : [Left sitting.]

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY,

! (Before Thomas Beckham,-;E^q;VK.M'.)

. A special sitting of the Court took place at noon this day for the purpose of giving partial hearing to the case of

; CHAPMAN1 V. GAKNETT. j The claim in this action was £18, for alleged wrongful dismissal of the plaintiff; as ■diaster, from the brigantine Sea Gull (lately dispatched from this port for the Fiji Islands). The'plaintiff had since obtained an appoint ment as chief officer of the s.s. Wanganui, and. was iabout-,proceeding to Wellington, and the Court consented to hear his evidence tj)-day, and adjourn the case until the arrival ojf the Sea Gull, when the hearing of the case viill be resumed. J Mr.Madden appeared for the plaintiff, and .Bichmond for the defendant. „ j The defence was that the plaintiff was ehgaged subject to conditions,

G. P. Chapman, plaintiff, was examined, and deposed that on the lltb March last the defendant, who was part owner of the Sea Gull, engaged him as master of the. said vessel at £T2 per month. He' was told bo he oil troard next, morning to engage seamen ' anct to get the vessel ready for sea. Witness., acted .as he .was instructed, and shipped a mate and. f.qur seamen. The de fendant came to him at about five o'clock next day, and told him he could not effect insurance of the vessel with the New Zealand Insurance Company, if witiiess'went in charge of her. Witness was engaged subject to,the i approval of Messrs'Tlodder and Palmer,.part owners, and the Insurance Company. Defend ant had told: him that his partner had ratified the engagement. Subsequently he was dismissed, attd!he claimed the sum of £12 in lieu of ■ a month's notice, and £6 for loss and damage, in consequence of abandonment by plaintiff of another business at £8 per week during intervening time. The evidence was read over, and the case was adjourned until Friday, the 2nd May,

MR JAMES BROGDEN'S RETURN TO ENGLAND.

(Fronthe Glamorgan Gazette.) .Aberkenfig, usually a very dul\place, was on Tuesday l\&t the scene of a n O st.inter esting event., The Street from brit end of ;the village to tie other was adorns ievergreens, flags and banting, and thvju- Ascriptions ' upon the different devices t&\ breathed a welcome to a long absent and much respected member of the firm of John .Brodgen and' Sons, i Mr James Brodgen :was announced to ar)ive in Bridgend- at a little Ipast two o'clock in the afternoon, and pre iparations were made throughout Aberkenfig and Tondu to make his reception in those places a hearty one. All down the long and 'single street of wjiich Aberkenfig can boast t he road', was hung with all manner of gay. decora tions, beginning- near the entrance of the " village, and ending only at the gate of Mr Brodgen's mansion, where an arph of ever greens had been erected, surmounted by the wo'rda ;"!Welcome Home." At Aberkenng the devices were chiefly in the form of long rows of leaves, and "welcomes" worked upon bunting, and both Mr Brogden and his son were included in.these sentiments. The railway bridge which crosses the road between Aberkenfig and Tondu was setoff in a very: tasty and complete manner with evergreens twined around the woodwork, and above, 'the, words "A happy welcome to Tondu," arid on the road to the house, " Good wishes and respects to you both.1' , Mr Brogden arrived at the Bridgend station a little past, two o'clock, when the bells rang merrily arid cannons -were fired ■ at; quick intervals.'; -He was met immediately upoft alighting from the train by Messrs|Gray and ■' Morley, who exchanged With him most hearty congratulations*. -His carriage being in waiting, he then stepped in and drove,off'>■■ ■with, his son, a boy about eleven years. ' Messrs Gray and Morley followed in a separ ate carriage. A motto was suspended above the road leading from the station, and Jin Dunraven Place Mr Brogden was confronted by: flags and'mottoes, displayed in honoHof his arrival. Here also a crowd had met who, raised cheers as the carriage drove past. The party then drove up to Tondu, and imme- •. diately upon their arrival at Penyfai the joyous news-was announced to the inhabitants of Aberkenfig by the;-repeated fifing of guns on the'common, and this continued until after the house was reached. At Aberkenfig all the inhabitants turned .out,, and, Mr Brogden was cheered repeatedly as he passed through, and he and hifi son acknowledged the4emon stratibhs' of welcome by bowing to the^eqple : > onfall'sides.1 At the wor,ks gate tHe-party•-• was met by a ii umber of workmen, .and tEe:~ band struck up "See the conquering hero comes," at the conclusion of which Mr Carrol Allen stepped forward and read, the following. - address :-^'•■ •;'i'i'-;! '■' '"• ; !. • '

" We, the. workmen and employes'of these Works, tender.to you our sincere congjgatula tionJoiii your safe, return amongst us once more. We are sorry you should find onyour return the dispute now pending, but we hope that you will use your influence for the good of both. To your son, we would say that we are glad to see him so well after such a perilous jqufney, and'hope th.at~wb.en he^shall";; be enabled to take your place he will , in his father's footsteps, and gain the sincere love and respect of his people. Hoping you ■vjdll remain amongst us now for several years to come, and be blessed with long life arid happiness. r , T. ■ • •#■ ~!«.«We are, &c." ■ [Here follow the signatures.] Mr Brogden>'rose and said that he must cionfess that he came back with some feeling of .fegret'to find all so still there : not that the people were still, but the works were so. He thought there might be some means of re rpedying, this./distressing circumstance,'and :tjhat a little oil poured upon the water might prp.vei of material service: ('Hear,yhea?). l£k Be^ould be of service he,should feel moss;... happy to exert has influence, but he had. not the same voice in the matter now as he used'1 to, as the'works'had changed hands, and his brother had^now assumed the head of affairs, but he ishould never lose his interest in the people working at Tondu—(cheers) —and he had always looked forward to returning to the village with real pleasxire. He thanked them very much for their kind address ; he felt too overcome with emotion to answer it then, but he would do so at a future occasion. Meanwhile if they thought he could be of sprvice towards the satisfactory settlement of the present strike he would be glad to ejxert himself in bringing it to a conclusion. It was now as it used tc be. He remembered ' cjf old it was not the outsideers who told the men what they should do, but the affairs Vi re settled amicably between master and man, aad he thought during the eighteen years in vMchibe was,the > manager of the Tondu ; ' \^orks'there had been very" few" disputes.'!, between them. (Cheers). The news of the strike had burst upon him very suddenly as bje was.:cQming;iipi jbhe'Channel,;and he.then Jearnt to his great regret that no less then 60,000 persons were out of employment. This ejatailed a loss to masters and men, in the district amounting to; about. L500;000 per week. (i If the matter were carefully,, looked 'at he*''thought the -men' would- come to a -speedy settlement, for the loss of money and cbiiset[u'en!fc1 misery ocans! ed"by the strike 'was' far more to he considered, than the, matter;of dispute.' He spoke to his old workmen, and old friends, and if he could be the means of bringing the present state of things to a close he should .thank God for the opportunity. , \ When Mr Bfogderi resumedjhis seat he seemed very much affected,''and drove off amid the hearty cheering of the workmen. His carriage was now followed-by a large crowd of people, and the workmen's band and the workboys' fife and drum band'played on tbe^wayv • -At the- gate of his'house Mr Brogden was heartily cheered by a very large cbncourse of workmen." and'the band struck iip "Home, Sweet Home," as he entered. : The crowd then dispersed to a- neighbouring field where a, liberal supply of beer was, dis tributed'amongst those who felt thirsty; In the evening, a large bonfire was lighted on the hill above Tondu Works ; a tar barrel was burnt, and a( brilliant display of fire .works was made during the evening. Nothing . occurred to mar the interest of the proceed ings, and the spontaneous outburst of wel come accorded to Mr Brogden by his men, marked in a very, hight sense the affection in

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