SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening s.lff SUNJRISE: To morrow moiuing, 6.30 HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 6.24 ; to-morrow morning, 5.43

ARRIVALS.

Luna, Government steamer, Fairchild, from Welling ton-

DEPARTURE.

wo-sneati, s.s., Mcwiu«ray,ior J>ew nymoum

PROJECTED'DEPARTURES. Vtit Southern potts : Ladybird, s.s.. Monday For Friendly Islands: Kenilworth, schooner, this afternoon '• .'■

i'or Southern ports, via: Napier-: Rangatira, s.s., on

Friday For Northern ports: Rowena/s.s.^ to-movrow For Sydney and Melbourne;, Hero, s.s., this after noon ; Wonga Wonga, s.-?^ about 6th May For England : Moss Glen, barque, early t?«t ♦Ti£ vfl&Vs, ! >MarioJ'»'-Eeim?, Schooner, to day *Or the NaV(gaiUi. im»uu» > _;!iH QrjLg eW>«'"l • tjn-Anv

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Edinburgh Castle, ship,'from London. Sailed 29th December ' Parsee, ship, from London.' j Sailed 12th January Agra, ship, from London. , Sailed Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. Sailed Woodlark, ship, frotai London. Sailed 2-znd February

Per s.Bi,Hero".: For Sydney—29 qr.-casks wine, E. & H. Isaacs-; 79 bales cotton. 30 ■i balesrjow > JCruickshank& Co.y 204 do phor mium, J. R. Roberts •, 40 do tow, 20dophor mium. Stone Baothers ; 50 coils rope, J. S. Macfarlafle^ & Go. ; d 54 jbales tow, Brown, Campbell' and _Co..—For ' Melbourne—3 cases apparel, -MeArthur, phera , _and Co;.';' 'SO bales ptprmiiim, 3". S. Mac 'farlkae 'and Co. j'l J case'patterns, .0. Tot hill ; 2 cases furnitur"ei"rJ2 i ditto plants, Mc- Arthur,i Shera and Cb.'';\'9 bales phormiuni, HMland'Cb.; 1001 bates iphormium, 'L. If. , N^th^x>, i; a i ndV^^-C/nij.ckshank and Coj, 'agents. ' • -/ :i

VtUlJ> 'i'tf• ►tjAJiii ,i/iinuiUsua..-< ■ • ■ ■ i A■••; steiwengr coastjwWe .is , signalled. She will proTjdttJ.yjb'6 theij&owenafrom the North. The. favourite steamship Hero^ T. Logan, ;. EBqi,.:commander; 'cleared' at the Customs this aftertio'pn '%t; Sidney and, Melbourne, ■with the following; passengers : —For Mel bourne : Sah^on— Krja^ftMissjsWhifcson (2), J M*pi Mahone.y ; and infant, Jfass • Duggan, iMr ' Marley'i ' steerage D. ' Mahoney, •••N/ JLawren'ce-' P^^flljsh.' '^'ifor,' '.Sydney : Saloon —'Mr aiiiA'. 'Mrs G." B. Owen^

Masses Owen- (3,)j Mr and Mrs Rattray, Miss Rattray,' Dr.. Macoii, Master Bepkhamj '"'MI3S. Trick, "Mrs and. Mifs' tDurham^tpaptain Preece, ' Messrs' Nobili, Reriwick', Rigg, Rl Walker, O'Brien, Schuhkaafft, Rev. D. and

Mrs Jones; Miss QfShannessy, Miss.Gr.eegan •

steerage—Mrs Grove . and family, Eliza Thompson, J. Smith, G: .Skill}l>ThdS. and Jos. Meats, E. 'Graham,- 8. Stanley, W.1 Stanbury, J, Thompson^ E. Brain, A. tfames, ---r, P,!Starling, iJ. Gciillaml, J. -C. ' Fraseri' John ,andi'Mrs Mallenri A, Picton, Gv.iDobson, i Maniiss. T6tal, 53 person's.j. ' : ' , ,',,, \ ' The Hero, is' -taking her departure as we go to press/ l

The barque Moss Glen has completed her loading, having taken enough cargo to put her in sailing trim. She has 800 tons oi guano on board, and will take her departure for Falmouth in course of a day or two. In, the meantime the vessel is getting ready for sea. Several passengers have engaged by her, and she has still accommodation for a few more.

The p.a. Golden Crown did not return from the Thames last night. The s.s. Rangatira is having a new fore mast stepped in place of the jury-map* dne, had coming up the ooaat. She wju leave for the South to-«orrow afternoon at three o'clock.

Shipping i 3 s*iU a* a standstill in con seque*ce °f the boisterous weather. A large nu <aber of vessels are waiting an opportunity *) proceed to sea ; but in consequence of the strong N.E. wind prevailing are compelled to remain at their anchorage. The vessels reported as lying at the Kawau are in all probability still remaining there, and the ship'ti stores onboard of each'mustfbyiihistime have been considerably diminished, and all hands place'dion •',^altCtacE'?and.hard bread. Notwithstanding the weather Captain Logan has determined^ not to delay. th 6 departure tof the* Heroj "and she will leave before the Star goes to press.: , r • . The cutter Clara from' the Thames has cleared outwards for Tauranga with posts and rails:- 1' 1- « ' " " * ' The s.s. Go-ahead left Manukau at seven o'clock this morning for New Plymouth. The s.,s. Ladybird is announced, to ,Jeave IVfaniikau for y Sou them Jports' at 'nine o'dlock on Monday morning. Ajfurthe? survey Swill he held on board Polar Star as soon as the remainder of her

cargo can Be discharged. As there is no dry dock accommodation in Auckland in all probability she will be sent to Sydney for repairs. ■ ■ ■,; >;■ ;■■ ; \ , ' ~ ,L

EXPORTS.

COMMERCIAL.

The auction said atjjthe 'stores of John Roberton and Co. to-day, by Messrs B. Tonks and Co., was well represented by the trade, and must be pronounced the best sale of grocery goods that has come under the hammer, within the last two years. The whole of the goods were sold, and realised prices as follows : — Damaged : Belmont candles, 10|d ; Durham mustard, 71b., 7-£ d ; superior ditto, 10^d ; Column's starch, 3£d. Sound goods : Brandon candles, ll|d ; De Roubaix ditto, 11 £d ; Belmonts, llgd ; teas (in Bond), la 5d to Is ll|d ; rice, 561b., £27; American pork (each 2001b.), 545; sarsaparilla, 31s Cd; VVhybrow's pickles, 10s 6d to 11s 8d; Whybrow's salad oil (pints), 11s 6d—(half-pints), 7s Id; Why brow's herrings, 30s; Morton's Salad oil (half-pints), 7s 3d; Crosse and BlaekwelTs pickles, 13s sd; Day and Martin's paste blacking, 6s 3d; Taylor's cocoa, Is 6d; Fry's cocoa, Is 3|d ; Lea and Perrin's sauce, 12s 6d ; Nelson's gelatine, 4s 5d to 12s 6d per doz. ; laundry blue, 6^d.

MINING. The following are the current call and divldendi payable In the companies named below:— ; '' jS a. d.

MEETINGS. Buffalo, Coromandel. 26th April Ne Plus Ultra, 41; Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11a.m., 28th April ' Otago. Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m., ?9th

April ■..■;'■ .<; Dixon's No. 1, Mr T. L. White's office, Canada Build ings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 30th April ' ■■■'■ Rose and Shamrock, Mr Sommerville's office, Short land street, Auckland, 2 p.m., 30th April' .Long Drive, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 3 p.m.. 7th May ' |) j I *. [ , j; .:. All Nations, Mr' Tothill's office, Auckland 2pm 7th May ;-,.,: »y fiTTn ;•■ '■' ; Lincoln Castle, Sceats' Hotel, Auckland, 2 pm' ' iita May. ■ •• ••■ ...,.-■.,,.. c ...'■■ .

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND •. ,' Hails ■will Close as UNDiaa :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 10.80 a.m, and 5.30 p.m. ' " . , For Coromandel, to morrow, at 12.30 p.m. For Taianaki aid Sdutlievn provinces, per Ladybird on-Monday. 28th inst., atfl^m. , ' a^gned) 8. b. Bias, Chfor Poiitmwtw,

DEATH.

Lee. — A*, her father's residence, Karangahape Road, to-day, Mary >nn, eldest daughter of James and Elizabeth Lee ; r^ed 19 years

The funeral w'U leave her late residence on Satir day next, at three p.m. Friends ple?se accept this ?nvitation.

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 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.

The City Council manifests an occa sional spasmodic action in relation to water supply; but between the fits there is an interval in which nobody hears anything of the advantages of pure water and the liability of the city to suffer from drought. It certainly seems untimely to speak of want of water in such tempestuous weather, but in the anticipation that in all prob ability summer will return, it is wise to think betimes, and to enquire what is being done in reference to the sub ject. We do not here debate the merits of the rival schemes for perma nent water supply; but as such perma nent supply is a contingency somewhat doubtful, and certainly remote, we feel impelled by curiosity to enquire what steps are being taken to utilise to the utmost our present means of water 'supply, and to provide, so far a9 those means allow, against the extremity of drought. We are aware that there is a difference of,bore in the pipes, con necting the city with the reservoir in the Domain, and that the excess of diameter is on the wrong side ; in fact the oarrangement is- such that a four inch main is expected to supply a six finch pipe • • communicating with the service pipes. We are also aware that the sumlof,seyen1of,seyen hgndrecKpourids was voted by the" Provincial Council to .correct the blunder,; but we : ar© not aware 61 any steps which may have been taken to utilise' the / vote of the Council, or'to enable the present system of, water supply to meet the in creased requirements /which might be caused by another drought. It is ru moured that there is a hitch in the relations of, two of our numerous governing bodies; and that as is usually the case the public must suffer until the points of etiquette are duly ar 1 ranged. To the people of this city it is a matter of considerable indifference whether to the Provincial Council or the Domain Boarfl, the City Council or the General Government, pertains the right of control over the present supply; just as there was considerable indifference to what governing body belonged in suzerainete the valuable Ligar Canal, which is poisoning the city; and if the solution of the question will require any lengthened period, we devoutly pray that the belligerent parties nray reserve' the question of property as has been done respecting the great sewer^ and agree :in having the requisite work performing, (selecting1 their own time and method •for subsequently fighting the battle of jvested rights. If this question can be lonly waived for a'tinie- but a few weeks | would be requisite for the laying of larger • 'pfpes1' donnecting ' Wafeefield jstreet with the Domain, and then not pnly from the Domain collection of 'surface water, but from the vast sub terranean reservoir or stream at the brewery already connecting with the Domain reservoirs,* there would be a reliable supply, which though perhaps tot in all respects adequate to the re quirements of the city would at least prevent the recurrence of the distress of fifteen months ago.'lt may be a moot point, fit food for the lawyers to qecide, whether the Provincial Council retains rights conferred before the Domain Board was constituted, or whether the Domain Board, as lords of ■ the manor, may regard the ■ Provincial authorities as trespassers, and though not asserting their right to interfere with tjie present pipes may lawfully prevent the breaking Up of the ground and .the placing of the substituted mains. But one thing ,wo know for certain,; the ground ought to/be broken up by some bbdy or authority or power, and the suitable pipes laid there to bring the water to thirsty citizens. Might we, plead with/, our. govenning bodies'1 to■ mioderate their Jterti it ' to cqine to some mutual compromise, and as we, know ttiat they all aim for, the public good, to remove, ejeix if,'temporarily, this ground of quarrel, arid to let the people drink. The Domain Board want to have pleasant arbours and shady walks for citizens oppressed -jWitJij the glare of our summer isujns; and the Provincial Government desire .to supply cold water to slake the internal heat. There are not two classes of people—one wanting cool

shade and the other cool> wafer—theft why should warfare rage between the purveyors of shade and the purveyors - of water ? Really there, is something grotesque in this playing with authority, and.we would ask these two powers to not expose to gods and men, more than may he necessary, this curious consti tutional principle which is the secret of all our .weakness. This conflict of authority has been already sufficiently disastrous, having been fiercely waged while the flames of the burning Custom-house as fiercely v-' « controlled^ overhead i? *^ we., aTe c:'-i-sed with our multifarious a.j'u Cdnfounding systems of Govern ment it is the duty of all good men, as far as possible, to bridge over gulfs, and make the separate interests and authorities blend and work together for the public good, v Without this our whole social fabric must tumble to the ground, for high authority assures us that a house divided against itself cannot stand. New Zealand has inherited the fatal inheritance of division; but there is not, a worthy colonist who should not labour in whatever sphere he occupies to adjust and make work together fhG'eountless wheels in our complicated political machinery.

"We would call the attention of all parents, and especially of all mother*,-to the extraordi nary f' rider" attached to the verdict of a Newton jury at an inquest yesterday. We observe it "warns parents against the dan geroiis practice of putting young infants into the same bed with their mothers at night." With reference to the foreman on this occa sion we feel constrained to say, in the im mortal words of the Widow Twankey, " It is easy to say you never was a mother." In the name of all that is extraordinary where does the sapient jury mean that young infants should be put at night. The danger is in putting them "with their mothers.'' Does the jury intend that they shall be put with their fathers, and is the male parent to supply that warmth and nourishment which are so necessary for tho infantile form ? Are the members of this jury so unacquainted with the ways of a mother with her child as to suppose that it is merely as a matter of convenience that the babe is huddled close into the maternal bosom ; and has any one of this jury, which seems to think the baby should be given to Papa at night, ever essayed to hush a crying baby during the wakeful hours of night by seeking to satisfy its hungry cries by pressing its little lips to his manly buzzum '! Tho " dangerous prac tice " indeed of leaving the babe to nestle at night under tho sheltering maternal wing! Why the conduct of the lower animals pro tests against this violation of the order of nature. While the very hen with her .maternal instinct gathers her chickens under her wing this Newton jury would compel the rooster to come down from his perch and take care of the chicks. Whatever are we coming to ? But a week or two ago we read an extract giving the dictum of some awful medical authority, one Dr Hall, to the effect that it is exceedingly injurious' that husband and wife should sleep iv. .the sam©,,r,Qom, and now the progress of the ago not content with tearing her husband away must needs deprive her of the sweet companionship of her babe. Oh for tho pen of a Folly Plum that w6 might denounce ill scathing wither ing words this monstrous wrong, this cruel injustice, this persistent invasion of woman's rights, this very acme of woman's wrong, this tyrannous, this barbarous, this unmanly attempt of a Newton jury to deprive the poor little babe of that most natural resting place for its little weary head, the comfort and^ the warmth of the maternal buzzum.

We admire ingenuity even through ex pended, on su,ch a vulgar thing as the slaughtering of a pig combined with success in bamboozling the police. Though generally suspected, it is not generally known that a great amount of slaughtering of beasts is done within the limits of the city and in close proximity to our most crowded throughfares, but we know it and the modum operand}, too, for we . have been informed by one who has seen the process. It is not in one establishment alone that this is done, but we shall describe one which may bo accepted aa a specimen -of the othei-s. In <* rear apartment there is a grating fixed in the 'floor, covering : the mouth of a drain com municating with our general sewage system. On this large grating the pig, having been previously muzzled, is laid and invited to pour out his life blood, which, passing through the grating, is carried into the sewer, and people wonder what the dickens the infernal smell is. We know tho names of the es tablishments in connection with which this most ingenious system is carried on.'

The usual weekly drill of the Naval Volun teers and Cadets, No. 1 Company, under the command of Captain Leßoy and Lieuts. Chapman and Wells, .took place last evening, at the Fort Britomart Drill-shed. There was a good muster, and ijhe members went through their evolutions with much credit. The annual inspection of this- corpsifwillotake place to-morrow evening, at half-past seven,, in the PriAces-street Drill-fehed'. if <! Q A raid is being made in Wellington on the. canine tribe. Twenty summonses have Wen issued against persons who have negleojiCatp. take out licenses for their pets., ~ ' , Bishop Nevill, of iDunedin, is now in Wanganui, whither he has been , sum moned to attend the bedside of his brother, the Rev E. B. Nevill, incumbent of Christ ohurcb, who has been lying dangerously ill for some days. past. ; ■ 'z'W \ The following is ivfita the Lyttelton Times :—!Among: the specimens on the way put f romJEngland for the Canterbury Museum iji a preserved tattooed Maori head, and so far as known there is yet nothing of the kind in apy of the New Zealand Museums. The Maoris used to preserve the heads of their friends and keep them with religious strict ness, and when a trade in them, as curiosities, grew up, they took to preserving the heads of t^ieir enemies, first as an article of barter, and afterwards as • a trophy of victory. The mode of preserving the head, b'rieflyl'stated, ia as follows :—The brains and eyes having .bfeen removed, the head is thrown into bail ing water and kept there Until the skin will slip off: ' It is then plunged inio cold water, .aijid afterwards placed into a native oven so aa to allow tjie steam to penetrateinto all the internal cavities. This being effectuallydone, itiis dried in an oven, after which the flesh is i slipped off the bone's,' and small sticks are used to thrust flax or the bark of trees within the skin, so as to restore it to its former shape and to preserve.the features; The whole' process is then finished by hanging the head a few days in the sun to dry. Although at one time a good many heads were bought as curiosities for Europe, they are now scarce, and though it may seem strange to have to obtain a preserved Maori head from England, it was the only way of obtaining one.

A singular freak has been committed ikfy a£ young curate, who was to have beln married1 i to the daughter of a, county magistrate in ] Staffordshire, a member of the congregation i in which the curate ministered. On the 1 previous night he made his customary visit j 1 to the yoixng lady's house, where the presents 1 were laid out in the drawing-room, and , j several friends had arrived to take part in j < the ceremony on the morrow. The villagers |,• had decorated the church and festooned the • ■ streets. The bride put on some of h"~ ding costume to show her "■ ' —- » wed marked " What v ' «uitor, -who re run aw-°~ I ..«uidyou say if I should -j, and not come to-morrow? The , young lady laughed away the suggestion as the height of J improbability. In the morn ing, when the bride and her friends were about to enter the carriages, a note from the curate was put into her. hand. , She read it, and immediately fainted. Her suitor had written that he "felt he was unworthy of her, and therefore could hot become her hus band." It turned out that within an hour after leaving his bride' expectant on the previous night the curate had left for the North by the Scotch' mail. The British swalldwfe set at liberty in Hobart Town three years ago have multiplied greatly, and are now to be seen in great numbers in and. around the city. An Alabama editor, having read Dr. Hall's lecture advising that husband and wife should sleep in separate apartments, says that Dr. Hall can sleep where he chooses, but for himself he intends to sleep where he can defend his wife against rats and all other nocturnal foes as long as he has one t6 defend. Yesterday workmen, under Mr Blewden's contract, commenced the foimation of Bowen street, at the Victoria-street end. The continuation of Rutland-street was also com menced yesterday by Mr Alcock. The improvements now being carried out by the Improvement Commissioners are giving work to a largo number of labouring men, and it is likely y )g> do so for some time to come. We understand that Messrs Price Brothers : were the successful tenderers for the supply of carriages and waggons for the Waikato Railway. ; A shipwright sends us the following : —Mr I Editor, —Be bo kind as to publish a few lines for me as I am a constant reader of your ' valuable paper. I don't think the ship ' wrights have any feeling ,fpr one another or: ; they would have attended the late Malcolm Hi nner's funeral in a more manly style ; but, I think the less said the better, as their own ! conscience will tell them they will want a friend some day. i A gentleman who has passed through the ; King territory country within the past week states that he met with a very friendly re-1 ception. A native named Purukutu,- with I twenty armed followers, is however wander iug about threatening all Pakehas. The 1 prospectors at Tuhua were threatened by ' Hauhaus, but went into the bash and con ' tinued their researches there. They found " traces of gold in every gully, tested and dia ij covered several, well-defined reafs, but have : not met with any gold-bearing quartz yet. The Kuiti country is described as very much [ brqken and roughs and offers great engineer [! ing difficulties in the way of taking a great | trunk line of railway south that way. ( A good line fgt §|ic]h "ty/work, howevbr, could be ' found on the ea«t side of the Waikato river. _ Mr Dil worth's little paddock at Epsom was '. the scene of considerable excitement yester day fii consequence of a^ pigeon-match whioii ; : took place wi thin,jts^ fences. .Tk^uiiitQbJjw^ ; betWeeri seven- ipembenr of the Hamley ' Pigeon Club «m 4 JtfWn of the Papakura Club, each club providing seven pigeons for 1 slaughter. The rain came down freely at . intervals, but it did not damp the, powder of the gunners—'bang, . bang , sounded their 1 reports through the' urizsdy atmosphere, and J down, down .fell the .dead ( bodies of eleven unoffending pigeons. Tfye, Ham-. , ley men shouted victory, while ihe | Papakara men ftmiled with'mute so'tisr'actlon ; I they had done their best-and 'what could mortal , do more. The parties .teturneti 'to the Junction Ho ( tel to pass the evening, which • they spent in a most melodious manner, i After the cloth.had been removed Mr-Smith i was called1..t0 the chair, and spokn at length ' on the value of pigeons, and now the t pretty innocents contributed to the'^jibri and i amusement of cultivated BO^ipty, ariftf pfd.^ose'd i '' prosperity to the pigeon, club?, " Which, was drank with enthusiasm, all standing..,. Mr " Jones then sang with ecl.lt "The three jjofly pigeons for ever," from the pen of Oliver Goldsmith,'whijfti the poet meant for an Irish tavern bearing that sign, but as the singer i remarked .'V,ti(p a)J,the same." Several other * toasts and sonw followed, and the happy : party broke life at midnight, and went to their everal homes perfectly, sober. The following are th^ scores : — .. - : PAPAKURA. Middleton 0001222 ... 7 - i Burnside" ../;„./, ..;. .2202220 ... 10 i Buckland ..." .' 2002200 ... 6 Jones llilJH ... 0100102 ... 4 • Hay ..! 2020100 ... 5 Laxton .... ,„, ... 2022222 ... 12 Perkins 0002220 ... G Total ... 50., V 7! <; "A AUJCKIiAND. • IJ Wynyafd 2212122 ... 12^ Russell ... n..."' .1.:-i 021000^' ... 5 i Palmer - . /i:) .... v ... .-2220022 ..:. 10 ' Gwym^!]'.^... S3 ..>.'.() 2220202 ..'lO Atkins ->v;,^i..^".;.; 2200002 „. 6 .TBrown ia.<. <t;/,.K ( ~ 2202200 k-..'. 3; ) S. Morr^n | /,r;, y/.ii,, «j.i :10222022 M«-10 Total ';.. 61 | (At the meeting of the Auckland Improve^ - ment Commiesi^ners, ydsterday^ ,af.temoou, i a cleputfition from* the Educational Board, con sisting of Mr A. Beveridge and Col. Haultain, waited on the Commissioners in reference to

\ roposed main street through the Grammar fcchoqj reserve Symond-street. ..J^plonek Haultaih stated'*that the. ,Bbard would con sjnt to an exchangeI'ofUaricl in order to carry, out thte'main street, b\it; they •would object to the street parsing! through their land without. He concluded that the Commis sioners were prepared U».- ofl(er an equivalent,: i Mr Fentftn didTnot see' how! any arrangement could be arrived at for an exchange of land ' considering $Kto,,the ( Commissioners intended to dispute the title, qf the Board to the two apes claimed by them as the Grammar School reserve. He then moved a resolution to this effect, which was carried, and the deputation, being informed of the fact, with-? dj-ew. ~..,, tt hi ..; ••< |; lj jLast evening the juvenile portion of "the attendants at < ; iWieUesley-atre'et I. passed a pleasant evening in finishing the remaining viands of the previous evening's tea1 nVeeting, so that "nothing should be lost." The hburs were tfpent v.cry) agreeably under the presidency of the Eev.-P.-H. Cornford, who ever takes i a/special interest iii.ministering toj the pleasure and happiness of the younger, pdrtion1;1 of Jijfej'flock. He delivered a very pljeaaing address on " Mind and Body." various interesting readings, both in poetry and prose, ' l subsequently given by Messrs H.Cornfofd, Jackson, tond Brown, and the' children were highly delighted,' with the proceedings. '' V The annual inapection of the Naval Brigade and Cndeis :will, take place to-morrow ,9v;eun ing at half-past seven o'clock at the Drill-, i shed, ■ .-i«lff* ril ,■ ■ J'^1;

We have'seen a very fine specimen of coal taken from a portion of the Whangaparoa peninsula. It was, we are informed, taken from the outcrop of a seam on the outer ' beach below high water-mark, and has all ' the appearance of indicating .a, very valuable ' body of coal. It is to be regretted t1- ' ~." ' incipient, enterprise appears '"* i' 11*? 1S weighted with the »~ - 11&el V to be session, - ' -urtnen of disputed pos -*■'"" a it is to be hoped that the vauerences may be submitted to some compe tent authority in which both parties may have confidence, rather than plunging the enter prise in profitless and endless litigation/ If a good coal field were opened in close proximity to the city and shipping it would be of in calculable benefit, not only to the owners but to the public at large. We are obliged to hold over till to-morrow correspondence on the subject. 55 The Carandinis arrived yesterday by the Ladybird, and will appear in the presence of their old admirers to-morrow evening in the City Hall. Th.ese talented ladies will be assisted in their highly attractive operatic and ballad entertainments by Messrs Sherwin and Gordon! and will probably continue to repeajj'-^hem fojr some weeks to come. ...;j!M inquest'was held yesterday before Dr G[oJfclsbro and a select jury, at the Lunatic Asylum, on the body of Charles, JKing, who died suddenly on Monday last. The deceased was admitted an inmate of the asylum in the month of November last, and had been jn a low condition of health ever since. He died from the effects of an apoplectic f!t._ The medical officer and attendant gave evidence of the facts of the case, and the jury returned the verdiot, '< Died from natural causes." .. At very interesting rifle match has been arranged to take place on the 24th May between the married and single members oi the Artillery Volunteers. A miscellaneous collection of prizes •■ have been offered foi the occasion; and in order that ,&11 may have an equal chance of winning, th€ competitors will probably be divided intc three classes. By this system the bettei shot 3 will compete only for prize's ,in theij own class, thus giving the inferior Bhots *ar equal chance of carrying off prizes. Most oi the best'shots in ' this corps being marriec men it is most probable the match will result in their favor. The Greymouth Borough Council intend so borrow £7,C00, to be expended in towi timprovements, the money to be repaid bj debentures of £50 each, bearing interest a1 G per cent, and redeemable annually to th< extent of £1,000. /\ f ' ' 7 0 C! The annual inspection of the Grammai school Cadets took place this afternoon, ai 1.30, in the Princes-street Drill-shed, undei command of Captain Flower and Majoi Gordon;' district oJficer. There was a goot muster of cadets, and the inspecting officer Colonel Harrington, complimented the cadetj on the efficiency and the creditable mannei in which they went through their evolu tions. To the Editor:—Sir, I need not ask is r right or ■ humane on the part of the Ban! trustees to place dangerous iron spikes ex posing |unwary person to severe injury fron incautiously sitting or falling upon them. Tlm situations iv which the spikes are placed have been used as rests by, men, women ant children not only during the day time but after dark : Surely some other means might b< used to prevent what is sought by these manifestations of indiscretion, to say the leas I of it.^iYours truly, Traveller's .Rest.

v At the recent meetings of tjhe, Council of the Now Zealaurl IJwivcmity.tlw foliowiugm*.. solutions were passed-.—One thanking Sft George F.: Bo wen for his gift'bf one htmdrerf guineas for the foundation of ,a prize was pafesed. That no other applications for ad eundeui degrees besides those already received be entertained until the next session of the" council. That Mr Tancred be elected; Chain-, celltir, and Mr Carleton Vice-Chancellor,.,for, five years from the 7th of June next. With regard. to the provision in regulations as to admission to degrees of the students in the University of Otago, it was agreed that a, statute should be passed to the effect that undergraduates of the New Zealand Univer sity who shall study at the Otago University shall be admissible to a B.A. degree after having kept three years' terms, and,having j passed the examination prescribed by the jNew Zealand University for such degree. At the meeting held on Tuesday the business transacted mainly had reference to. the powen prize. It was decided that it should Ibe of not less than £5 value annually for the jbest essays on subjeots to be decided, and should be open to all "matriculated students of_jbh© University who shall not have taken their degree. , > *

DEATH OF AN INFANT BY SUFFO CATION.—INQUEST.

An inquest was held at the Nayal Hotel, Pitt-street, last night, upon.,th©\b(Jdy of a child; live month old, named Wii^itim' Trirji bull, who was found dead in bed1' a&'jEiis parents residence, 'Gross-street, Newrtostt«,;On the morning of the 23rd inst. The enquiry into the cause of death was' held before 'T. itfL. Philson, Esq., coroner,'jind a. respectable jury. By the evidence adduced it ap peared that the deceased was a seven months' child, and had been sickly from its birth, and Subject to spasms in the'^stomach. The parents retired to bed at eleven p.m, on the {22nd inst., taking the .'dece^e^^t^t them'; and .on tho inothor awakening, aii seven, alin, i next .morning sha fouud tlie; child dead by her aide in bed, <^itli; it*« fece downward on- a !gf*ath:ei'*''pflfiJwV'; $%\ Stockwell was, examined, and stated that ffom the jiistory.;.of the case ,it was his opinion that the deceasedr wasi s^ffobatte^ by turning-^-his 'fade tVd6^rnWards, ,pi|'..^h©, mllow he wa^,, iS^OS'^O 11' * Theu jury declared a verdict <)f_"Found dead and s ltFocated beside hi» mother in bed," and aided:a rider!to theVfeMict Warking parents against the danget»nfi> practice of putting young infants into the same bed with the nUther at night. -MIJ f^ a; 111

A SAVOURY COMMUNICATION.

(To the ol j S R, —I am convinced^ that Mr Greenway is not tfes'pily "citizen* who shews a penchant fcr strong odours, but that his preference-is shared by members of ( the, City. CovnciLthem-, .selves. the Council- Chamber' ia>? a mysterious recess, the. emanations from" which are Lhardly' calculated tb clear the brains, of { Councillqrs, unless indefidy those sq-called 'brains liave an a'ffinityfdr ammoniaV Several persons whose business jre^uiced their presence in the vidiaity for a few minutes have been seized with a severe attack of caccethes Utlgandi, and talk 'of taliing proceedings aaainst the Council for creating and fostering. apuisance.. I beg to suggest that Mrwfifinr ! might utilise his keen_j>owers of sceat in and removifig a nuisance so close 'at; hand, and still ha,ve sufficientf.tijpfte-^fpia. hunting up' stray . gbatfi, > .^r n^^^WTßii chimriey-pots. I me rition this inaiter n^tiu) interests of the noses of thoserwho areSiia^pa 9 frequently to pass the—fragrant spot, and wl f°j ; )P.?!9il!)1 y: may. r.notperish,,^ajt^pretii fpijence for ~tq i shpwn by bur wortti^ Cbu Dcmora.—Yours, ,&q., Olfactory Suffer:^,' *rW^ m mitJ \

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Tk half -yearly meeting of the proprietors of lie Bank of New Zealand was held to-day at oon at the banking house of the company in Jueen-street. Mr 0, J. Stone occupied the chair in the bsenoejof Mr Russell, the ohairman of the banking Company. The following half-yearly report of the lirectors, being the twenty-third, was then cad :— Report. The operations of the past half-year enable he directors to lay the following result before ihe shareholders :— The net profit at 31st March, after making ull provision for all debts known to be bad >r doubtful, and for usual appropriations in ■eduction of Bank premises and iurniture iccounts,, amount to £37,293 18s 6d ;_ to which has to be added—balance of undivided profit at 3uth September, 1872, £8,860 5s Od; ■naking. a total available for division of £46,154 3s Gd. The following appropriation of which is now reccommended : To payment of dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, £30,000 j to , bonus' of 2s 6d. per share, equal to. 2£ per cent, per annum, £7500 ; to balance carried to profit and loss new account, £8654 3s. 6d.—Total £46,154 3s 6d. The dividend and bonus wilLbe payable at Jlead Office, Auckland, to-morrow, Friday, the 25th April, and at the Branches on receipt of advice. For the Board of Directors. ; Thomas Russell, •.',- Presidents .. ': , >> ..-. .... -1 — ■ BA-iANOE-SHKET. ;i DB. . :- .. . ■-: ■■ ■■■"■ ■■'&■■ s. d. Bankstock .. ~ .. .. 600,000 0 0 Reserve fund .. .. ' >.. 18.0,000 0 0 K6tes in circulation .. .. 857.267 0 0 : EiL'B in circulation.. .; .. 1,132,096 18^2 Deposits and other liabilities .. 3,135,994 17 5 . Balance of pro lit and loss account • at September 30,1872 .. .. 8,860 5 0 i . Net profit for half-year ii .. 37,293 18 » | . /'f-i-' i -: • •'. £5,451,502 17 '1 '>■■'■'■ 'n*-' -ii-.j-' -■!'■•■ <*«•■•■ ''" •■■ /-■.-■•■■ •-•■• : ,' .";:?' ' £ s. d. ■'Coin and cash, fclances "'. ... 675.411 7 .8 :'-'Bullion on hato'&Vd in'trjntfjiu 4^5,608 15 0 Government ceonriiies .. .. 247,528 14 3 Notefi and bi'Js of other banks .. 4,074 14 10 -.Landed property ..,.} .. / .. 23,190 8 4 B ,nk premise ■, furriitvre, and ; . : -Btatio'ery., Z;,'^, '..' .. .72,210 3 5j Insurance account..: .. ' '.'. ' 2,79S 4 1 Bills receivable, bills discounted, and other debts due to the B.nk 8,827,608 9, 6 _ t /- c- . > - • £5,451.502 17 i' Profit /nuLosi Account. ,-,,,. & ■ s. d. To dividend at the rtfte o? iff per cent. per annwni''-.. '< '.. .. .. 30,000 0 0 To bonu" of 2s 6d pAr share, equal to .2.} per oefit. per annum.:• '..' 7,0P0 0 0 Xo bala .c l carri d to profit and-loss " New Accouit" .. ~( ~. 8,054 3 6 ; (i 1 JTJA' ' £46,154 8■ G .£ srd. By balance of profit t( 30th September, ■ 1872 .. %Mu>.n .. .. 8,850 6 0 By net profit lor )i^fiyt! rafter v>itics ,■-■■'■ , t off I'd debt* 87,293 18 6 fcrtO tadii 10 /:!,-u.,fJa/> <164 3 6 - - BssFnvß Fusd. ••'■' £ s. d. To balance 180.CC> 0,0 i f ft ii tA '.J ■ ■ . & 80,'0> '0 0 £ s. d. B7 balance from last statement .. 1SO.O0) 0 0 Wo 11.: :-■' ' £180,000 0 0 — "- - ' Aua-t-d Iq b Owun. r wjo 8 :■, ;:'"'■'.?■' hi V'^hp adoption of;the reports, was moved by the Chairman, who referred totheabsence from their nieetiaff of two of the directors, Messrs Russell and'WUlianvjpn, both having gone to- England, .the former'1 for the sake of his health. He stateKJ-that the operations of the Bank during the'half-year had been pros perous beyond their expectation. On the last occasion of their meeting the Chairman had stated that they would probably be j obliged to reduce the amount of dividend at ;the next meeting) but he was happy to say (that they were enabled to show a satisfactory balance-sheet. . Dr Campbell seconded the report.1 It was suggested by,a shareholder tha^ a separate audit-should be made by auditors outside the bank, and that the reserve funds should be invested in certain approved tecuri ties. The Chairman replied that the reserve funds were invested in Government securi ties, and that the audit was in accordance with the deed of cettlemeut. , The report was adopted. , r , I-On the motion of Mr Dignrn a vote of thanks was given to the officers of the bank, v jifter'-'which the proceedings closed.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

- t ~ • (Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. NiM,persons Iwere1 charfceS this Itobrriink witti being drunk last night in different parts of the city, ..and were fined : inn the. usual Voimt. " . oil j.,-. ta i-JAUI ' ' ' LAECENY. i Henry J. Goss, a young man of highly^ respectablf eijnnecjlldnstf cagedl twevhy-Hwo/ was charged.;?: WA#ir stealing a "silver watch, \ yalue £5, the property of John A. Clarke, of the PrinorArthur hotel, Hobabnt street, on | the 20th' day of present montli,, j ljeTo?k P®^S|^^^&lo^n^nl( *liquor. He l^jiw^Scne^->what he was "a t>ont at the time^o Kiuiitnti.. t « Mr Madden staied. pn behalf of the prisoner t lat he dj,d ,Ifatch w^t^.ttte-inn' t mtioii of keeping;it,, although unfortunately he pawned it,./bW»g 'temporarily in wa(nt of money at theihomeiit. ■'•' how elrer/was reapetttably'cdnnecfed arid irithe' r cdpt of regular -remittances., from., hia *fi iewas,' abfl wftUd^hifre Irekrned ft? X" V His Worship, said.thitj statement made the n >atter worse. Th* 'prisoner eyidently. had y hieH u6ttlyTequirettrßome mofeive power to si iti.Ua motion,-ancLthat-motive power was d "S'B^l^sii^ heW^'^be oligef ti» give a different Jrartifffl^of fel??V bery to t! lat stated by 'Mr Maadeb. watoh, was ti,ken whileV Mr ,G!lirt6^wa&'Sleeptng| ind 1 ~u pon waking he found that some one had asi blen the watch. He made enquiries of per sona; about him, Uotoiptisbii«*' J'ito.ia o'btfieW' d suiedalL knowledge^ tKe thefti.' J-l^ !v;0")^: c 1 His Worship expressed at^seeTag1' a young miin,' appM<intt^'re«pectable, in such. a position, ana 1$ Jiopfed the punislament a >out ta be inflicte«ywould be the meansT>f~ b 'ingiiig him toJus^enaes. -. It. was his-duty.-~ t( : seiitencee%iin totTOlr faiontKß* ,imppßon\ ir ent with haret 1 &Konxirut^n^ bomnion gaol l^ J;iSafSFk T'b I(^^ *™B%^ BUu

SUPREME COURT.

Civil Sittings.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Johnston.)

Yesterday.— Continued,

GRAHAM V. THOMAS AND OTHERS.

His Honor in summing up suggested that, as the question of title was not involved, the jury should first, decide the question of possession by the pkifitiff before proceeding to consider the other points involved. —. This course was agreed to by counsel^ and the jury after a short retirement returned to Court with-a verdict to the effect that the plaintiff had never had possession of the land to the exclusion of defendants. This was: a verdict for the defendant, and the other issues were not put. The Court rose at five o'clockI,' .

THIS DAY.

SHOLL vers^lS WARNEK. a . The following gentlemen were sworn a special jury to try. this case:—Riohard Marshall, William Aitken, RenryVßidings, John Kirkwood, Robert Walker;-Aulato Kerr Taylor, Edward Isaacs,' William1 Nicholson, Philip HerepatE,, Thomas Paton, James George, and James .Robertson, i Mr William Aitken was chosen foreman. ■"• ■". Mr. Hesketh, wifchMrßogan, appeared for i the plaintiff, and Mr Rees for th,e defence. Mr Hesketh, in opening the ease for the plaintiff, detailed the fdctg of the case;, The action was a new trial, the case havingjbepn decided in favour of the defendant at the last session of the Supreme Court. The new trial was granted on motion that the< verdict was against the weight of evidence. The facts of the case were these : When the Hazlebank shares were worthless Messrs G.B. »OWen and1 Safeties Browning, who;vsSr<kthe holders 6f 3'Q() 'shares in, thatVoa^^m«tm& feired to Maltin Sholl, who againJtransjEawwto William Lestrange for the purpose wmmL ing the liabilities'^ Shortly' afterwards Jibe : ground became 6i considerable value; but #as at the same time,the subject,of anaotfou.'>lf this action" were decided in favour of the shareholders the 300 shares would have been worth a high figure; if on the contrary it were decided against,the,Company/the plaintiff's interests would have, been yal.ueless.7f Mr Sholl contributed largely life), prosecute the action on behalf of the shareholders, holdings a re-transfer.i of: the shares, tto himself.' from Lestrange. This tr^> ifer he held without registering. In .t!i2 2^::mtime the defendant,, the Official Agem r ■!'£™ued judgment against Lestrange, j whuf i ...«<siw in the capacity of a ."dummy/'f6r on other shares held by him, and as *he Hazle bank shares standing in his niftme^ on .the books of the Company had.a:market vaWe, (the action involving the title not having then been decided against the shareholders) jthe Offfcidf Agent seized those shares andsold ■them. .Jtwas alleged on ,the part of»the plaintiff that before the shares were sold the defendant received notice from the plaintiff that the shares,were his,^.nd did hot belong to Lestrange'. 'This1 s noticV the disregarded,' aid' sOljd;the shares. . Henee'iM present action. " .'.'■, . ■ :"&& . Mr R,Qgan;opened the pleadings, and the: issues were read as follows : — 1. Has any, and if any, what sum^of money been received by the defendant for th^ use of the plaintiff?' '' : ' '"! J'' ; " 2. Did the defendant convert to his own use and wrongly deprive the .plaintiff of 300 shares in the Hazelbank Gold Mining Com pany,? r ; ja -- •< [n j ■:- WIXULUJfI OT '3:' Were the time a£ the conversion thejeeof by the defendant standing in the name of one Lestrange ? f r*?fl 4. Were:the said shares at the time "of thfi conversion"thereof,\by tliei, defendant the propertyiofthe:plaintiff?l i. i • •* ---5. Had the: defendant at the time of the conversion of the shares by him notice that the said shares were the property' of "the plaintiff? (j ;- ;■,•: As. I•' 1. '■!.0- 1 L\& 6. Did the defendant take and seize tnd plaintiff's goods— namely,'3oo- shares in the said Company,—and carry away the same, and dispose, of them. to. his own, use, and, deprive the plaintiff of the use 6f the same;' and the profits which he would have derived from the sale thereof ? 7. Is the plaintiff entitled to recover from the defendant, and, if any, what sum of money ? 1 His Honor observed that the. whole'! Cage evidently rested on-the question whether- -att unregistered traais'fer. was ■aicompietie iind'legal transfer of shares or not. I Mr Hesketh contended that it was, and Quoted cases for the purpose of "proving that at law the moment a man signed a transfer^ he cease t d: to Have' an interest ih^ the/shfres1, " i^hich became the propeity of thte 'perebn-T^i* jvhom they werejtransferred. '-■ Mr Rees opposed this view, and maintained that the shares were not legally transferred .until the transfer was registered. I Mr Hesketh contended that the plaintiff had a perfeci right to say to Mr Warner that, y as .against Lestrango, you.have no claim on tihope'snattais, "that property is vested in us." This he did after the shares were seized but. had not been sold. i Mr Rogan said Chief Justice Stawell, in Australian cases quoted, held that in tha absence of any rule to the contrary the vali dity of the transfer dated from the time of making that transfer. ; Mr Rees proceeded to show that in all the cases quoted registration of the transfer to 1 jgalise it was proved or impliad. In carder tp gfca.-teaj.the t>ase counsel agreed tbat the^lollbwing facts be admitted :—l. That Lestranges name was on the register. 2. The transfer to Sholl from Lestrange. 3. The seizure of the shares by the bailiff acting finent against TLestrange. 4. That notiiaLL 0' Mr Sholls claim wa» given to the Official Agent, Captain Skene, before and at tie time'jaf^th^waeV.-butlaHieix.Qie. sftiause. 5 That the defendant received £103, the n stt proceeds from tho-sak of those shares. 6 That all the shares held by Lestrange were s< sized. 7. That- the windingJipibirdfer of tbe 0 C ompany was made on the Ist of r Jime, I^7J, p -eviolis ih the transfer 8'.'T&t.%.01l '' t< ndered the transfer .for . registration on -at J ti® Wfrym* W°tfa o^wlucn* W 7f bpoll3 transfer was refused by Skene on the g ound that the Company^w»s in liquidation and not on account of notice of seizure. tli). Thaij beforethetendeVofSholl'sAwmsfer*? tie emu Mybrnin^ismWrnnW -0 the seizure of tO^'^hAitesJ J^y Mr Warner. I I^. That the auctioneer at the time of the JBale guaranteed to retftttS money'lf the •transfers to^theApprclipsersj jywe./ngtiiregis tered by tne following, the 13th. biiliff and lodged with the Official Agent v& cene, but he flSc'Ened" to register jbl c same the- jaame r reaaMVi- as hn refpU l|o ftgisWr^Woil's3 iMfer. d le ok ilte^hUrefe fftm fiSe^amff: Thaf *j ,That fhe JOfticial Agent says no person hi,a**eea reepgniaellwb^ Company as a s lareholder" übJobs bis name was on IBl© ,f<gister, nor hiis Sholl'9 transfer from i& atrangebeen registered. 16. Th«fe£estrange '/to is unable to .meet any, Ability in >j r( Bpeot of the shares" to the •I oi Sholl when the transfer to fri™ iw*s made. 17. .-ThatVfoa schedules of

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