SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 5.40 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 6.25 HIOI-J WATKR : This afternoon, 4.14 ; tomorrow morning, 4.35

ARRIVALS.

Lady Eowen, p.s., from Mahuransi

DEPARTURES.

H.M.S. Ro- ;o, Chillis, for the Kawau Eowena, s.s., McGregor, for Northern ports Esther, bilgantine, for the Thames Soveri^n of tie Sens, cutter, for Mangapai Clyde, r chooner. for Wangarei

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Adelaide : Durham, ship, Thursday For Hokianga : Dcrwent, brig, to-morrow For Northern ports: Rowena, s.s., Monday next For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., early For Cork : Mora Glen, barque, early For Levuka: Marion Renny, schooner, and Sea Gull, brigantine, to-moirow

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Edinburgh Castle, ship, from London. Sailed 29th December Parsec, ship, from London. Sailed 12th January- Agra, ship, from London. Sailed Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. Sailed Wondlnrk, ship, from London. Sailed Hylton Castle, barque, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London. Loading Hero, s s., from Sydney Zanga, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed 17th January East Lothian, barque, from New York. Sailed 20th December Thames, barque, from New York, via Sydney. Loading Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Dauntless, schooner, from South Sea Islands Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Rangatira, s.s., from Southern ports Amateur, barque, from Adelaide Flii Uj brigantine, from Timaru. Sailed 29th March

THE LOCHNAGAR.

The fine barque Lochnagar, Captain W. Kelly, has cleared outwards at the Customs, Bay of Islands, for New Bedford, Mass., with the following cargo and passengers :— Transhipped ex whaler Hunter, 283 casks oil ; px Callao, 88 casks ; ex Martha, 20 casks; ex John Howland, 16 casks ; ex Osmanli, 13 casks ; ex Abraham Barker, .139 casks, making a total of 3,940 barrels of sperm and whale oil, valued at £25,000. Passengers :Mr and Mrs Ralph Simpson and five children. The Lochnagar has been loaded with great dispatch, it being twenty-one days since the first barrel was shipped. Captain Kelly, who came to Auck land on Saturday to see the agents, Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. on business, returned yesterday by the Eowena, and the Loch nagar will proceed on her voyage to-morrow from the Bay of Islands. The statement published in yesterday's Herald that the steerage passengers of the Wonga Wonga wei'e refused rations until Sunday morning is incorrect. There was no dinner provided for them on Saturday, as the steward was under the impression that the passengers would not assemble on board until the afternoon, at which time the vessel was advertised to sail ; but they were supplied with the evening meal in due course. A vessel is required by Messrs Cruick shank and Co. to load timber for the South. The barque Moss Glen will take passen gers for London direct. Her Majesty's rated suips, those registered on the list of the Royal Navy, are now classified under one of six rates, according to their armament and the number of men they carry. The s. s. Hero may be looked for in Auckland in about a week or ten days. The fine ship Durham will take her depar ture for Adelaide on Thursday next. The ketch Eagle has entered outwards for the New Hebrides. The schooner Sea Gull has entered outwards for'Levuka and will leave to-morrow. H.M.S. Rosario, Captain Challis, left this morning for the Kawan She will return to harbour in about a week.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

The following are the quotations of the Auck land Stock and Sharebrokers' Association for April 8 : — National Bank—22s. Union Sa3h and Door Co.—Bs. Tookey (double)—s7s. N onpareil—23s. Black Angel—sellers, 245. Cure—buyers, 10s 6d. Albion—buyers, 92s 6d. Otago—24s 6d, 255. Thames Gas—buyers, 425. Inverness —sellers, ss. D. B. Okchart). Secretary.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs. B. Tonks and Co. sold by auction, at their mart to-day, the bars, booths, and race books for the forthcoming Auckland Aixtumn Bace Meeting. The bidding was spirited, and good prices -were realized as follows :— Grand stand bar, £31, Mr Perkins ; booth No. 1, £21, Connelly ; booth No. 2, £6, A. Barr ; books of the races, £17, W. Adams.

MINING. The following are the current call and dividends payable in the companies named below :— S, s. d.

MEETINGS. Daughters of Freedom, Grahnmstown, 14th April Bee, Grahamstown, 15th April Nolan's Candlelight, No. 1, 41, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p m., 21st April Nolan's Candlelight, 41, Insurance Buildings, Auck land, 3 p.m., 21st April Flagship, Shortland, 22nd April Margaretta, Mr A. A. Browne's office. Wynf'ham street, Auckland, 3 p.m., 23rd April Bank of New Zealand. Bank, noon, 24tu April Ne Plus Ultra, 41, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m., 28th April Working Miners, Coromandel, Oth April Scotty Hill, Company's office, Insurance Buildings, . Auckland, .'? p.m., 14th April

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Matls will Close as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 0.30 p.m. For Gisborne and Napier, per Comerang, this day, at 5 p.m. For New Caledonia, per E::jle, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Taranalri and Wanganui, per Go-Ahead, on Fiiday, 11th inLt., at 8 a.m. For the undermentioned places, per Wellington, on Saturday, 12th inst., as follows :— For India, China, Mediterranean ports, and Con tinent of Europe, at 6 a.m. For Austral.an Colonies and United Kingdom, via Suez, at C a.m. For money orders and registered letters, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 10th inst For newspapers, on Friday, at 10 p.m. For United Kingdom, via Brindid, and late letters for Sydney and Melbourne, at 7.30 a.m. For Taranaki and S. uthern provinces, per Welling ton, on Saturday, 12th inst., at 6 a.m (Signed) S. B. Bjaa, Chief Poatuwstejr.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistar.ee, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance,

And the good that we can do

It is a time-honored custom with judges iv addressing Grand Juries to give the benefit of their sage and matured reflections on the local con ditions affecting crime. The action of such conditions may be very indirect, and it is not unlikely therefore that a far-seeing mind, in searching into causes, may take a wider excursion than may seem requisite to smaller understandings. In this light we cannot regard the address of Mr Justice Johnston to the Grand Jury as discursive, for he has touched on a portion of recent history which.- still tinges, aud will continue for some time to give a marked coloring to, our social and commercial character. Mr Justice Johnston has not been long in our midst, and his ideas as to our social state may be those of theory rather than of observation, but his remarks yesterday were singularly ap propriate. With great delicacy he alluded to the "epidemic" under which this community has passed, known among us as the " gold fever." He was speaking of" the unreasonable desire, he might call it pestilence, which prompted men to yeaia for sudden, unearned, and undeserved wealth," and pictured the "serious cvii should the time arise when all men in a community became eager for undeserved riches." It is indeed a matter for thankfulness, as put by his Honor, that so little " scathe" has resulted, but it is an unquestionable fact that the epidemic has blighted the energies of the place, and that its resultant evils will be experienced for time yet to come. No doubt the actiug Chief Justice, in framing his reflections, had nis professional eye chiefly on the mischievous effects'of the " epidemic" in producing a ten dency to crime. And in this light, however we may affect to disbelieve it, the resuit has been to a great extent demoralization, and the dishonest, reckless, gain >ling spirit evoked has not yet been exorcised. We may take com fort that before the storm of public in dignation the Green Harp directors were obliged to fly the country. But we. verily believe there have been de veloped among us characters quite as bad, Avho have been more successful in concealing their swindles than were the members of the Green Harp Ring, and who have not fled the country, but are nursing their proclivities to' keep them warm, chafing the while because the depression in the mining market precludes the opportunity for plunder. This, however, is not the only class of evil the epidemic has bequeathed. But while Mr Justice Johnston very pro perly offers his congratulations that so littleof this evil result is manifested in the calendar before him, the deleterious influence of that period of fever has none the less blasted our community, and left us the absolute prostration of legiti mate enterprise. At the present hour if Mr Justice Johnston would enquire he would find that the main hopes of Auckland still turn to the goldfield, the scene of so much unhealthy excitement in the past, and that legitimate enterprises for which no other part of New Zea land or of Australasia affords finer field, find no favour here at the pre sent hour. The people of Auckland have been making haste to be rich, and not only have they fallen into clivers temptations and a snare, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows, but the imagination, ac customed to feed on fabulous i expectations, refuses to be satisfied ' with humbler prospects. Such has been the prostrating effect of the pestilence that the stimulus of even fresh finds on the goldfields seeme requisite to restore tone to our com merce. His Honor delicately and politely assumes that the evil is past.

It is true the fever is past, and we are suffering a recovery; but there. _is reason to fear that that prostration has not yet reached its worst, unless efforts are made by those who can to restore health and rigour to the province. Ifc ™ on the ; goldfields that everything has hitherto ; rested. If the returns from that | source fail, or even continue as '" meagre as at present, and if no effort is put forfch to substitute new indus tries by tJje development of other resources, the prospects indeed will | not be cheering. Auckland cannot I |j vc by commerce alone if business has Ino basis to rest upon. It is true such cities as Tyre and Sidon lived ex clusively by commerce, but though they were communities of traders alone, they had resources of produc tion and manufacture in the rear, and " their country was nourished by the King's country." But if our capitalists who think their city rentals and similar returns will continue despite the absence of any basis for the continuance of our commerce, they are ignoring all history and all common sense. To the " epi demic" with which we have been visited is unquestionably due that general disinclination to turn to legiti mate enterprise and to the develop ment of the resources of the province which constitutes a very marked feature in this community. And though, with the acting Chief Justice, we feel thankful that it is not worse, we fear that the social, moral and com mercial effects of the "pestilence" are deeper ando fa more permanent cha racter than may at first sight appear.

A correspondent writing to us in reference to the death of "the late Adam Chisholm, says :—"Mr Brown's statement is not coi rect. It is an established fact that Adam Chisholm went there purposely to ask for a bed. Be did so, and was refused. A few weeks pre vious to that occasion he went upon the same errand, and was bent away. That night he slept out in the paddock, and was seen going away in the morning. They can do there what they please with impunity, as no check is put upon them. It is high time a com mission was appointed to inquire into the internal management of the Provincial Hospital. Those that are in authority never visit it, and the place is abandoned. When the small-pox broke out in the province the Provincial Government was asked to build a place apart from the Hospital for infected patients (fevers, &c.). This request was com plied with, and a four-roomed house was built. We find now it is occupied by the clerk in the Provincial Hospital, and all bad cases, such as fevers, &c, are sent to the different wards amongst the patients. Such is the case now." A Market Inspector, at a salary of £200 per annum, is required by the City Council, and applications from qualified persons are requested to be sent to the Council ofHces, Canada Buildings, by Monday, the 14-th inst. It has been the custom with Auckland Boards to fix upon and really engage officers previous to the appearance of adver;isements, wlrch is like playing a hoax upon the non-emplo}^!, and trifling with misfortune. We hope our City Councillors are beyond all such practic s, that they really require a Market Inspector and have not already engaged one. To the Editor :—Sir, —Seeing a letter in your i'jsue of Wednesday morning last from "Inquirer, "commenting on the recent perform ance of the Serenaders, wherein he suggests that the Garrick Club should publish the balance sheet of their late performance, allow me to inform him it was in a few evenings after the performance, on March 11th, and that it's a standing rule with the Ganick Club to do so after every performance.—A. Smith, stage manager G. C. The entertainment last evening at the Newton Congregational School passed off with much satisfaction to all present. There was a most attentive and respectable audience. The Rev. G. H. Turner occupied the chair, and in his opening remarks re ferred to the beneficial and humanising influences of music and song. The choir, consisting of about thirty voices, commenced with "Trust in God and do the right," which was given in a very effective and pleasing manner. This was followed by other sacred pieces, and especially touching was the " Death of the Just." Mr Sprang, junior, the indefatigable secretary of the Newton Band of Hope gave, in his usual finished manner, a recitation entitled " Close the Ale-house Door." Mr Noah Wood greatly interested the aiulience with his oiiginal "Vision of Auckland in 1883," with the Evening Star's report of the grand holi day of the people on the occasion of the advent of the new era of universal sobriety, and peace and brotherhood, when the police force shall be reduced, the bonds of social slavery dissolved, the Ladies' Benevolent Society closed, being no longer necessary, and the breweries turned into hospitals. The second part of the programme was devoted to secular nrusic and ballads, including the "Echo," very prettily rendered; also, "Autumn Winds," and "Come to the sunset tree." Mr Bond came forward with Alexander Wilson's very popular poem, " The Scotch Pedlar and his Sweetheart," a poem abounding in quaint Scottish humour, which Mr Bond gave in true style to the delight of the listeners. An original paper, entitled "Thoughts on a Newspaper," which ■was favourably received, drew forth some excellent remarks from the Chairman on the good influences of a well-conducted cheap newspaper. The music and singing, under the able presidency of Mr Enoch Wood were really good, .< elected with care, and highly creditable to the committee and choir. A vote of thanks to the Chairman and the '' National Anthem" brought to its close a most interesting evening.

To the Editor : Sir, —Please say if a man holding a miner's right without any other qualification can vote at the election of a Superintendent, or for a member of the General Assembly, and oblige your obedient. —Ignoramus. [A miner's right is a suffi cient qualification, but the holder of it must take the necessary steps to register, and unless he has done this already he will have forfeited all claim to vote during the ensuing twelvemonths.—Fd. E.S.]

The spontaneity of charity -wag never more forcibly exhibited than in the case of the unhappy sufferers by the wreck of the Northfleet off Dungeness. Money and kind words and offers of assistance cannot, it is true, brine; back the dead to life again, but they can alleviate the anguish of the sufferers. It would appear as if the British public required occasionally an outrush for their charitable feelings, and it is gratifying to learn that £4,542 had been collected by 2nd February with, hopes of the amount being increased to £7,500.

Our Southern telegrams give further ru mours regarding the process of forming a cabinet. I* seems to be uphill work, _ mem bers evincing a lack of confidence in the stability of the Ministry. Messrs. Pearce and Hunter, it is said, have been offered seats and declined. These gentlemen have not displayed any remarkable administrative ability, but they have a claim on Mr Vogel's party from their adherence to the Ministry i last session in spite of the strong opposition j of a number of their constituents. The dis- I solution hinted at would no doubt result in | giving either one party or the other a work ing majority in the House, and probably the state of existing parties will ultimately result in such a course being pursued. At a meeting of the creditors of the Lucky Diggers Gold Mining Company held to-day at Messrs J. B. Russell and Devore's office, H. N. Warner was appointed the liquidator of the estate. A correspondent writes as follows : —" To the Editor —Sir, —In this morning's Herald appears an article headed ' What is Larceny ? ' in which a case is cited as bearing on the prosecution instituted by the Bank of New Zealand some time ago against a man for receiving and retaining an over-payment across the counter. The case cited is one in which the animus farandi was unquestion able, for it was proven that the money was actually received by the man, and steps taken for concealment, which showed the guilty mind. In the case locally tried there was an additional circumstance however in the doubt as to whether the man did actually receive the money." We warmly endorse the following appeal. The inconvenience alluded to is generally and greatly felt : —Sir,—The inconvenience aris ing from the want of small change, such as sixpences, pennys, and half-pence, felt by the retail dealers in this town is painful in the extreme. Can or will any of the many bank establishments in this city relieve our need in this matter by importing these coins so much wanted. Any bank so doing will loose nothing by this generous act. —1 am. &c, Retailer. At a general meetin" of shareholders held this afternoon at Mr F. A. White's office, vSliortland-strcet, it was agreed to let the Moanatairi Union mine on tribute. The compo'.itors employed on the New York Tribune have invited the co-operation of their fellow-craftsmen throughout the United States for the purpose of erecting a statue to Mr. Horace Greely out of old type. The annual soh-ee of St James' Presby terian church will he held this evening. Tea will be provided at half-past six, and the evening devoted to addresses by several clergymen and gentlemen. Madame Winter will preride at the harmonium, and the mem bers of the excellent choir will assist fwith their voices. The entertainment will be of an attractive aiid elevating character, and no doubt will be in every way successful. While the steamship Nevada was about eighty mil"S off one of the minor islands of Micronasia, on its way up from Australia to San Franci°co, at about six o'clock in the morning, a strange animal of a dark figure was obr erved to light on the highest peak of the foremost mast. Attracted by its pecu liar appearance, the officer of the watch, Mr Burns, the second mate, offered one of thu sailors a bonus to secure it. The man clambered up the mast with a heavy cloth in his hand, and after a slight struggle, in which he was severely bitten ou the hand, it was secured. Bringing it to the deck, on examination, the beast proved to be a fine specimen of the vampire tribe. This animal closely resembles the terrodoctyl of the antediluvian a^ea. In appearance it appears like a huge bat, ou hasty examina tion. Tt is in the head of the animal, how ever, that the mam distinction resides. That of the prc.ent one is a perfect counterpart of the black-and-tau terrier dog. Its teeth are over ha 1? an inch in length, and are called in constant requisition to discoun tenance all attempts at familiarity. When Hying, the wings of this ill-omened beast stretch from tip to tip at leat five times the diameter of its body. It is of a deep jet black color, the body being covered with a heavy fur. It is very savage, being on the constant alert to attack any person approach ing it. Whether this animal is a full and perfect vampire, whose feats of lulling man to sleep with the waving fan-motions of its wing while sucking into the victims' very heart-blood, is yet a question, for as yet it has not been examined by any scientific men. Its appearance is, however, enough to suggest the truth of such a hor rible surmise. Be it as it may, the little Micronasian island has always borne a a weird and frightful reputation among the native inhabitants of the adjoining ones. Strange stories of cannabalism, tales of savage idolatrous practices, poison valleys, etc., are constantly connected in their minds with its name, and in the small matter of being possessed of blood-imbib ing vampires, in addition to all the other horrors, few of them would think the matter extraordinary or the least doubt ful. The beast, it is believed, will shortly be placed on exhibition at some of our places of public resort.— Alia California.

At the meeting of the Acclimatisation Society yesterday afternoon the principal business was a discussion on the Amended Act in relation to the sale of game. His Honor the Superintendent expressed a wish that it should be publicly known that " every person who shall sell, offer, or expose for sale, and every holder of a license to sell game, who shall have in his possession, or shall in any way dispose of any dead hen pheasant, or any dead tui, shall on conviction forfeit and pay for every such act a sum not exceeding £20 ; and if such person hold a license to kill or sell game such license shall on conviction become if so facto void."

In our notice of the coming complimen tary benefit by the Garrick Club, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, we inadvertently stated that the entertainment would con clude with Blanchard Jerrold's " Cool as a Cucumber," instead of " A Case of Pickles," including gerkins, according to the pro gramme.

The friends of temperance will meet this evening at half past seven in Edwardes-strcct Chapel, when speeches, music, and recitations will be given in furtherance of the cause. *

The Auckland Jockey Club will hold a meeting this evening at eight o'clock in the, club room.

The Archives Israelites says : —A com munication from Morocco furnishes some harrowing details relative to a fact thor oughly oriental, and which gives o sinister view of the moral state of that empire. A revolt took phve some time back, against the authority of the Sultan. After the vic tory gained by the Government troops, not far from Tangier, 40 of the principal chiefs were executed, and the Pasha could not im-. agine anything better than salt those two score heads and send them to the Emperor He ordered the Jewish butchers to perform the hideous operation, but they refused until under the threat of death, in case of non-com pliance, they were forced to consent. What made the matter worse was that they were compelled to execute the dreadful work on a Saturday. The Italian Consul is said to have been the sole individual that protested against such dreadful treatment,

EXCELSIOR MINSTRELS.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir,—There has been a good deal of fuss ab. ut amateur minstrels where there had no need to be. I read Mr Armstrong's letter in your Thursday's issue, in which he states that he would like to see the balauce-sheet of the entertainment given by the Excelsior Minstrels at the Thames to the Miners' Accident Relief Fund. On that occasion we had not an overcrowded house, such as the tterenaders had, but we had a fair house con sidciing that the Japanese were playing the same night against us. The Serenaders seem to have got themselves into a little row, and like to get other amateurs into the same predicament, and to oblige Mr A.we publish our Thames balance-sheet. Any one that has read our balance sheet can see that our entertainments have been a great success. Out of the last entertainment, on 12th Novem ber, 1572," for the benefit of Mrs J. Wayte and J. Taylor, we gave £30, the Company's expenses being 15s. (Refreshments not al lowed out of widow's money, and no keg of beer on the stage.) The benefit we gave to Mrs Cazaly's relief fund (net proceeds £37 10s), £25 14s was handed over, the company's expenses being 17s. Benefit to Mrs Sinden, at the Catholic Institute : The proceeds were £24, out of which £18 were handed over. Any one doubting the truth of this can see the balance-sheets of the different entertain ments by referring to the UJvenlmj Star. The Excelsior Minstrels always have their tea before playing for charity.—l. am, &c., P. Doran, manager Excelsior Minstrels.

Benefit of Accident Relief Fund.

WONGA'S MAIL.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sin, —Did " Nunc Nunc " consult the notice board at the Post-office for the information he required about the Wonga's mails ; if not, who is to blame 1 and could the Post-office notify the change before the agents altered the vessel's time of sailing.—-I am, Not a Fool, Nunc Aut Nunquam.

HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sik, —One of your leading articles in Satur day's issue in favour of the above has evoked many a kindly feeling of esteem and respect from your numerous readers. If there is any thing meritorious or ennobling on this earth it is bringing before the light of day every injustice done to our fellow-man. And allow me to say that so long as your able journal adheres to its motto in aiding the cause that lacks assistance, and bringing before the eye of the public the wrongs that need resistance, so long is it not only sure to secure public support but also to become the house hold paper throughout the province. And now, sir, to return to the heading of this letter. Let me a3k, is there anything more deplorable or heartrending in this life than when having satisfied the majesty of the law a man comes out of prison—say fully determined to reform, and finds himself for the first time in his life homeless, friendless, and penniless. But where is he to go? Whatisheto do ? How is he to live ? for he must live some way. Then, in spite of his good resolutions, must the first bread he eats, and the first friendly conversation he has, become the initiative of future crime. Could there not be afew months employment found for such men after leaving prison? Ido notmeanday work, but piece work. No work, no pay; but for the safety, well being, and protection of society, as well as to lessen our gaol expccliture, our numerous Governments prefer to have his footsteps tracked by a policeman ; and for taking shelter behind a stack of timber to be again brought up and punished as a vagrant ; and to find inscribed on the doors of our prison, what Dante read on the gates of the Infernal Regions : "All hope abandon ye who enter here." Mr Editor, I assure you a great number besides you think it is a queer law that could consign a man to prison for taking shelter on a cold stormy night. I don't know how it is ; but every thing is queer in Auckland : not ouly queer laws but queer dispensers of the law. At one time we hear of a man getting twelve months i for stealing specimens, and again we hear he could only* got six by law. At another time we hear of a poor woman getting twelve, months for having nothing to do, or no where to go. Head the police report, aud you find j a man fined for having a goat tethered on his! own land, and a woman fined for having; a pet lamb running in Chapel-street, and you ] also finds that for performing your own work with your owa drays a fine is inflicted; tmless a licence for each dray is taken out. \ I lately read of the railway train being; stopped in Victoria by a swarm of locusts, but in number they could bear no comparison to our colonial and provincial and imported i by-laws, and any statesman that would erase the half of them from the statute book of' New Zealand would be a public benefactor. All our legislators seem to have but one object in view, heap on the laws, add fuel to the fire, and the upshot will be that all life energy and activity in the people will become paralyzed. At present we are so bound down with laws and by-laws that it is almost im possible for any man to conduct his business without having to appear before the Police Court next morning to answer for some infringement of our countless city laws. Apologising for so long intruding on your valuable space.—l remain, yours, A Lovjjr. of

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Johnston.)

Yesterday—Continued

Mary Began, Mary Margaret O'Halloran, and Joseph Trepine were severally examined, but their evidence did not favor the prisoners. The jury retired for half-an-hour, and re turned with a verdict of guilty against both prisoners. His Honor sentenced the prisoners to fourteen years' penal servitude. The grand jury found true bills against Thomas Kennedy, Robert Hagan, James Wilson. John O'Meara, Robert Smithson, Thomas Blackburn, and Peter Carroll, and threw out bills against Patrick O'Brien, Michael Malone, and Nicholas Staunton.

THIS DAY.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Johnston.) His Honor took his seat exactly at ten o'clock.

LARCENY. James Wilson was arraigned upon an in dictment charging him with stealing cheques and money from the person of James Harper. Mr Brookfield conducted the prosecution. James Harper stated that he lived at Ngaruawahia, and while at the native meet ing there, on the 12th of March, he missed his purse and pocket-book containing cheques to the amount of £67, and about £4 in money. The cheque produced by Constable Mattheson was one of those cheques. John Garmonsby, baker of Ngaruawahia, said that he remembered seeing the prisoner in his shop on the 12th of March. He came for some bread. He enquired if he had an order, when he replied that he had some thing as good. He then served him with live loaves, for which prisoner presented one of the cheques. Constable Mullins, of the Waikato Armed Constabulary, stated that from information received he went to Mr Garmondsby's shop and got the cheque, and subsequently took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner confessed that he had stolen the money, and said, " You will never get it." Sergeant Mathieson proved to taking the cheque from the last witness and handing it to the sergeant-major. He afterwards got other cheques from a person named Reahill. The jury found the prisoner guilty. His Honor characterised this case a<3 an impudent robbery, and sentenced the prisoner to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. STEALING FROM THE PERSON. William Kennedy was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with stealing from the person of John Baker, in Auckland, on the night of the 24th February, the sum of £10. Mr Brookfleld appeared for the prosecu tion. John Baker deposed that he was drinking at Copland's hotel on the night of the 24th February last, when he saw the prisoner and a young man named Jones together. The prisoner, who was a stranger to him, re quested him to "shout" for them, which after some hesitation he did. In paying'f or the drink he exposed his money, which the prisoner saw. He subscqiiently got very familiar, and began to pull him about. Mr Grattan then spoke to him, and asked him if he had got his purse; when, upon feeling for it, he found it was gone, and the prisoner and. his companion had gone too. William Jones, boatman, remembered meeting the prosecutor at Copland's corner, when prisoner asked Baker to shout for them, After they had drank together Kennedy told i him to wait, as he wanted to have a yarn j with Baker. He saw prisoner's hands on j Baker, and subsequently heard Baker calling for the police. Prisoner ran behind Hold ship's timber yard after having been round Bell's' corner. Witness, Constable Driver, and Mr Gratfcan went rounds Bell's corner, where the constable picked up the purse. They were bo ill locked up ; and when there he desired prisoner, if he had stolen the money, to give it up, as Baker was a poor man. He replied he would rather go to Mount Eden than give it up. Constable Driver proved to finding the purse, and taking the prisoner into custody. Andrew Grattan, manager of Copland's Hotel, corroborated the evidence of the pre vious witness. His Honor commented upon the parbi cular of the case, and thought that .'a coat breast pocket was not the best place to de posit notes or gold when drinking at public houses. He would leave the ca^e in the hands of the jury. After a brief consultation the jury found a verdict of guilty. The Court sentenced him to twelve calen dar months' imprisonment with hard labor. TRUE BILLS. The Grand Jury found true bills against Joseph Faulkner, for cattle-stealing; Peter Carroll, for rape; John Bell McAdam, for arson ; and John Brooks Mason, for shooting. No true bill was found against William Wilson, master mariner, charged with in decent assault. The Grand Jury were then discharged. The prisoners William Wilson,- Michael Malone, and Nicholas Staunton against whom true bills had not been found were brought up and discharged. STEALING EROM A DWELLING. Robert Hagen was arraigned upon an in dictment charging him with stealing atwenty dollar piece, the property of Stephen Fuller, at Grahamstown. Mr Brookfield appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr Joy appeared for the prisoner. Stephen Fuller, miner, of Grahamstown, remembered Sunday, the 2nd of June last year. He also knew the prisoner, who was engaged at the Pumping Asso ciation. He had in his possession at that time a twenty-dollar piece attached to his watch-chain. He went out on that Sunday and fastened his house, but when he returned at night he found it unfastened, and saw a woman and the prisoner outside of his house. The woman pushed him, and he fell. He and the prisoner went into the engine-house, and there he fell asleep. He was quite certain he had the dollar piece when he went into the engine-house, but it was gone when he came out. He could swear to the coin from certain marks which he had made on it with his pen-knife. He knew the ring to which the dollar was attached, which he purchased of Mr Ahlbren. America was on one side and United States on the other side of the dollar.

His Honor wished prosecutor to explain his meaning. The dollar was produced with the names of "America" and "United States" on the obverse and reverse sides. He challenged the prisoner upon waking up with the robbery, when he replied "Oh, Heavens, those women must have taken it." His Honor wished to know in what state the prosecutor was when he reached home.

Prosecutor replied that he had taken a glass too much. He saw no more of the dollar until February, when from what he was told he went with the detective Murphy to see the prisoner on the 17th March. Pii soner said, that he had a twenty-dollar piece at his residence, but upon taking down his coat from a nail in the engine house the dollar piece was discovered hanging beneath. Cross-examined by Mr Joy : He gave information to the police on the 15th February. He heard on the previous day

from Andrew Jarndeson that his coin was in prisoner's possession. He had never accused the woman of stealing it. He had a scuffle with Mrs Winepress on the night of hia loss. He was in liquor at the time. He was not particularly intimate with the "women. la answer to His Honor he said he had been on terms of close intimacy with them. To Mr Joy : They had not been in his hut that night. Mrs Winepress and Christina, Wilson were often at .his hut, but came to see prisoner as well as himself. He told Detective Murphy that he strongly suspected the prisoner. He subsequently met the prisoner in Owen-street, who offered witness money to clear out of the country for six mouths and avoid a terrible show up on the trial by the women. John Frederick Ahlgren, of Grahamstown, r' remembered prosecutor bunging the dollar to his shop for the purpose of having a ring attached to it; tLat ring wa3 the ring he made for the pro:,ccutor^ Edward Jamicson, engine-driver, Grahams town, deposed that he knew the prisoner and prosecutor, and in June, last year, prisoner informed him that Stephen Fuller had been fighting -with some women and had lost his dollar, and about two months after this oc currence he saw a similar dollar on prisoner's watch-chain. He remarked it, when prisoner said he had porsersed it iov twenty years,— he bought it at New Orleans. Detective Murphy, of the Thaaie:;, proved that he searched the prisoner's house on the 15th February. The pro.ocutor had told him that the date of the dollar was 1871, but afterwards owned that it was an error, the date being 1870. When he went to the prisoner's hoiue the prisoner was not at home. He then went to the engine bouse, and discovered the dollar as previously stated bangi' g behind his coat on a Pnail attached to his watch chain. He asked the prisoner about the dollar, when he said it was his. He found no other dollar in pr'soner's hoiv c upon searching it. Mr Joy then addressed the jury for the defence, a"id urged that it was a case of mis taken identity in respect of the coin, and called. Alexander Osborne Johnston, who deposed that he was a miner at Grahamstown, and had seen prisoner several times since la^t April. He saw that he_ had a watch, and a coin hanging to the chain, which had the appearance of gold ; but he could not swear that that coin was a twenty-dollar piece. He .had seen him with the coin, and had seen the same coin hanging from the wall in the engine-house. Mr Brookfield addr«?6Scd the jury for the prosecution. His Honor £hen went over the whole of the evidence, ths jury retired to consider their verdict• [Left sitting. ]

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before P. A. Philips, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. One drunkard was fined 5s and costs. MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY. Margaret Cleme was charged by John Ryan with breaking four pane? of glass, valued at 12s, belonging to his house in Edward-street, Newton. The prisoner said that the man owed her 3s 6d, and when she went for it his wife threw a stick at her and broke the windows herself. Mary Ryan, wife of prosecutor, stated that the prisoner was very abusive to her during her husband's absence, aDd broke the window in question. Fined Is., and to pay for the damage done, or in default to suffer fourteen days' im prisonment. . THREATENING LANGUAGE. A case of threatening language towards Thos. Mulvaney, by Jane Quiim, was ad journed until Monday. This concluded the business.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Harbour Board was held this afternoon. Present: Messrs W. C. Daldy (chairman), P. A. Philips (Mayor), L. W. Eaton, H. S.. McKellar, Williams, J. Cruickshank, Casey,, Kisding, and Isaacs. CORTtESPOKDENCE. The correspondence of the Board, consist ing of letters to Mr Taylor, contractor, re wharf extension; Major Kemp, re native nuisance ; Minister [Public Works, re the appropriation of the £25,C00 paid by the General Government. A letter was read from Mr Hugh Craig, manager of the Auckland Steam Packet Company, asking to be allowed to berth the hulk Cantero permanently in the place now occupied by the Polar Star when vacant, lor the purpose of coaling the company's steamers, and offering to pay half the usual charges. Application referred to the Wharf Com mittee to report on the same. A letter was read from Mr Burgess, the chief Harbour Master, stating that application had been made by Mm to Messrs H. Niccol and Son to remove the remains of the brig Papeete, as the same was dangerous to the traffic of the harbour ; but that no steps h?d been taken by them to remove the same. Mr P. A. Philips moved, "That the Harbour Master be instructed to take the necessary steps to remove the danger." A letter from His Honor the Superintend* ent was read definmg the boundary of Queen-street and other wharfs and property of the Harbour Board. The Chairman stated that the necessary proclamation had been prepared, and was ready to be confirmed and stamped with the seal of the Board. A letter was read from Capt. J. Nearing applying for permission to erect an office on the wharf for the accommodation of Holmes Bros. The letter was referred to the Wharf Committee, with power to act. COMMITTEE REPORTS. The report of the special committee ap pointed to consider the charges of the port generally was read. A scale of rates was proposed. On the motion of the Chairman the report was ordered to be laid on the table untsf--' next meeting |for the consideration of the Board. It was also proposed by Mr McKellar that the report be published, which was carried. The Whan" Committees report was read in reference to the matter of ceamen's apprentices. It recommended that the General Government be memorialized to legalize the recommendations of the com mittee providing, that it be compulsory that every vessel shall be compelled to carry a certain number of apprentices. The report was adopted. ACCOUNTS. The fortnightly financial statement was read, showiug the balance of the ordinary ' account to be £990 19s. 3d., less accounts to be paid £171 Bs. 9d. balance £819 10s Cd. The balance of the permanent works account was £5753 17s. 9d., less accounts due £962 7s. Sd. ; balance £4522 10s. Id. The accounts were passed. CUSTOM HOUSE-bTKEET WALL. A report was read from Mr Macdonald, the clerk of the works, stating that the late N.B. gale had done some damage to the new sea wall in Custom House-street. The expense , of making good the same would fall upon the contractor.

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