SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 4.52 SUN-RIS~ : Tc ■orrow morning, 7. IS HIGH WATER: This evening, 7.17; to-morrow, Dioming, 7.38

ARRIVALS.

ocean wave, schooner, trom nusaeti

DEPARTURES.

'William Ackers, barque, for Newcastle Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars. for Tauranga Strathnaver, schooner, for Dunedin

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports : Taranaki, s.s., Monday next For Hobart Town : Bella Maty, barque, early For Wellington : Lnna. Government steamer, early For Sydney : Western Star, brig, today For Newcastle: Joliba, Zanga-, and Velocidade, barques, early For Sydney and Melbourne : Victoria, s.s., about23rd inst. ; Hero, s.s., about 2nd August For London : Ffylton Castle, barque ; Woodlark. ship ; Thames, barque, early For Northern norts : Rowena, s.s., Monday next For New York": Lyttelton, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Clanranald, ship, from London. Sailed Endymion, ship, from London. Sailed oth April City of Auckland, from London. Loading Berar, ship, from London. Loading Fontenaye, ship, from London. Loading Phnebe, s s., from Sydney (in theManukau) Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedin Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Success, schooner, from Levuka Upolu,- schooner, from Samoa Byno, brigantine, from Lyttelton. failed 7th July Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands Laotitia, schooner, from Napier. Sailed 17th Juno Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Luna, Government steamer, from Wellington Natal Queen, barque, from Lyttelton Wave, brig, from All-day Bay Messrs H. S. Meyers and Co. held an ex tensive sale of frnit, &c., ex Bella Mary, to ■day. Apples realised from lfdtoSJd; pears, 2d'to 21d ; Knight's jam (Mb. tins), 7s Bdto 7s 9d per doz.; ditto (jars), 7d ; onions, £9 per ton ; Tasmanian hops, 1572, 10^d ;JIS73, not landed in time.

The barque Velocidade has cleared out wards for Newcastle in ballast. She takes one passenger—Mr J. Weedon. The brig Emile has entered outwards for Newcastle, and the brig Union for Melbourne, via Whangaroa. The American ship Akbar, from Boston, arrived at Melbourne on the 22nd ult. On discharge of the Melbourne portion of her cargo she will come on to Auckland with the remainder- .

The Southern Cross left last evening for Tanranga with several passengers. The clipper brig Western Star will leave for Sydney direct to-morrow morning. She has good passenger accommodation. The s.s. Taranaki will leave the Manukatt for Southern ports on Monday next at noon. The s.s. Rangatira is announced to leave Onehunga for Wanganui and Wellington on Saturday next at eleven a.m. Mr R. T. Ebborn, the shipping and for warding agent, has retired from business in favour of Mr George Henderson and Captain Nearing, whom ho begs to recommend to his customers for their support. The schooner Amaranthc is for sale by ten ter as she now lies at Wanganui. The ten ders will be received by Messrs Whitaker and Eussell "until Saturday next, at noon. The schooner Amaranthe was built by Messrs Sims jind Brown last year, and is a well found, strong, and useful vessel.

COMMERCIAL.

Mr G. Sibbin sold by auction yesterday : —Damaged oats, 3s 9d to 4s; maize, N.Z., 5s Gd ; medium butter, 8d ; cheese, G£d ; kams and bacon, from Gd to 9£d ; potatoes, £5 5s per ton.

PROVISION MARKET.

COLONIAL PRODUCE.

Buying Prices, Corrected by Auckland Dealers. • s. d. a. d. s d. %. d Butter, per lb. 13-00 Ducks, pair.. 3 6-5 0 Cheese (new) 0 5-0 7J- Geeso, each £0-5 0 Eggs, per doz. 2 0-0 0 Turkeys .. 3 0-5 0 Lard, per lb. o 7-0 0 Canterbury Bacon Fowls, pair.. 3 0-5 0 (Indoth).. 0 8-0 9£ Good Saltßutter, 7-0 11 Auckland do 0 5-0 8 Canterbury Chenso,B-0 0\ Hams.. ..0 0-12 Retail Prices, Farm and Dairy Produce. s d. s. d. s. d s. d. Milk, per ijt. 0 OtoO 5 1 Ducks, per pr. 5 0-6 0 Butter (fresh) 16-0 5 Geese, each 5 0-6 0 Cheese (new) 0 8-1 0 Turkeys, each 6 0-7 0 Eggs, per doz. 2 3-0 0 I Bacon, per lb. 0 10-1 0 T.ftrd Berlb 0 9—o 0 Hams .. .. 1 2-1 .4 FowVpli. 5 0-0 01 Salt Butter.. 0 10-1 0 Butchers' Meat. Beef, per lb. 0 4-0 7 1 Pork, per lb. ..... 0 6 Muttpn ..0 4-0 6 [Veal.. .. 0.6 BREADSTUFF 3. . ]"'] FLOUR. WHOLESALE. ...■.._ Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality ~£l7 Fine Flour—household .... ...*.-- Seconds, £12. Sharps, £710s Bakers' Price, per lb .. *a- ■^Bran, Is 6d per bushel. , . -. ; ' ; , Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4£d. ' Maize, crushed and whrfe, o 6S iT Cabin B Sz perl00 ? . " WHOLESALE. ' , .. I OX Maize. 5s 6d to 6s Oats, 5s 6d per bushel. Potatoes, £5 to £5 10s per ton. Hay, £5 to £6 per ton. Straw, £4 per ton. Chaff, £610s per ton. retail, Maizo, 6s to 6s 6d per bushel; crushed, Ca 6d. .. Oats, 6s per bushel. Potatoes. 6s 6d per cwt. , , :, Hay, cwt., 6s to 7s. Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt. . / / . <*"'£&& GUmTnD FLA* MARKET. . _ The following are tho pricos in the Auckland Gum-. Well scraped, best quality .. .. £21 to £23 Ordinary sorts .. .1 to £22 FLA_.-Finest quality *2| Second ditto •• ■ .#* *° *a ni nw sb 710 *8. " BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 8s to 13s ; plan ed, tongued, and grooved, lis to 16s. ' . ■'■ New Zealand palings, 5-feet, 10s; 6-feet, 12s|'tl ree rails. £216s to £3 per 100 ; punri posts, £6 per 100 ; shingles, 8s to 13s per 1000; HoDart Town palings, 6ft.. 10s; 6ft., 18s ; Hobartown rails, 70s. * COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. CoAL.-Newcastle, 45s per ton; Bay of Islands on board ships in port, 20s per ton, delivered 35s ; ditto at the mines, 16s per ton. ' „ ■ Firewood.-Uncut, 14s per ton, delivered; cut, 17s per ton, delivered.

MINING. The following are the current call and dividend* payable in the companies named below :— Bird in Hand .. 0 I.V J* J Crown Prince .. 00 6 July 9 Middle Star.. .. 010 0 July 9 White Bose.. •• 00 6 July 9 Golden Point .. 00 6 July 9 Pride of Tokatea .. 00 6 July 9 Central Italy (new issue) 0 1 0 July 9 Lincoln Castle .. 02 6 July 9 New Golden Pah .. 00 3 July 9 Golden Calf .. .. 0, 0 B 9 Twenty-third of June 010 July 9 Van .. •• 00 6 July 9 El Dorado .. .. 010 July 9 Bismarck-French .. .. Republic .. •• 010 .^ ,• Watchman .. .. 010 Aug 13 meetings. Mutual Mining Investment Company, V.M.C.A Rooms, Auckland, 8 p.m , 10th July Crown Prince, Queensferry Hotel, Vulcan lane, Auck land, 2.30 p.m., 14th July Col-ban, Grahamstown. 14th July Windfall. Grahamstovn, 14th July Morning Light, Grah'amstown, 16th July Bee, Grahamstown, 17th July New ZealandXoan. and Mercantile Agency Company. Company's office, Auckland, noon, 29th July El Dorado, Mr F. A. White's office, Shortland street, Auckland, ? p.m., 28th July' ' • ! •«' Marjr Ann, Grahamstown, Slat July

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

IW.AILS —ILL UI.OSE AS UNDER .— Fer Thames, this day. at 5.30. p.m., and to-morrow, at 10 30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at I.SO p.m. For Mahurangi, Mftakana, Mangawai, Walpu, fro, per Lady Bowen. on Saturday, 12th inst, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, on Monday next, 14th inst., at 10 a.m. (Signed) S. B.j'Bias, Chief Postmaster.

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

THURSDAY, JULY 10, 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,

We have received many strong ex pressions of sympathy for the unfor tunate woman Mrs Bell, who is con signed to the endurance of a special penalty of great severity, under the stringent provisions of the Post-office Act. We would again very strongly urge on some one disposed to initiate a matter of genuine kindness to move in the direction of appealing for a com mutation of the penalty, and we feel confident that public feeling will very strongly manifest itself on the side of mercy. We have received another very long and well-written letter on the subject from our yesterday's correspondent, " Reward," in which the writer seems mainly to expend his feelings on Mr. Joy. It will be seen that we elided a large portion from his letter yesterday in serted. In this as in his other letter forwarded to-day, " Reward" speaks strongly on what he describes as the " abandoning" of Mrs. Bell by Mr. Joy, an aspect of the case which it is not improbable has presented itself to others. We certainly fail to see the ground for this singling out of Mr. Joy from any other lawyer, when we know that Mr. Joy had done the work for which he was engaged, namely, the defending of the accused in the lower Court. There, beyond a question, his connec tion with the case ceased, unless ho had been again engaged to defend her a second time, and in the higher Court; and circumstanced as ho appears to have been, Mr Joy was no more re quired than any other of his brethren to undertake the cause of Mrs Bell in the Supreme Court. We take up this aspect of the case, because sympathy with the unhappy fate of Mrs Bell appears with some to have turned acid, and the acidity to be diverted on Mr Joy. In our remarks yesterday we blamed the whole bar for having allowed a wretched woman to struggle helplessly in the meshes of an unknown law before their eyes, perfectly aware aswearo however how liable such chivalry is to be imposed upon. The whole thing has been a series of mishaps or misarrangements. We believe had Sir George Arney asked some member of the bar to volunteer as defender in a cause presenting some difficulties to the prosecution, a will ing response would have been given by tho wigs and gowns. Or had Mrs Bell's friends put it as a matter of sympathy to one lawyer among them all, tho unhappy woman would not have been left defenceless. But even though all this may have been over looked or neglected, we still think that had we been a member of the bar and seen that poor woman floundering, we should have defied the professional etiquette incumbent on the occasion, and have stood by the side of weakness.

We have received from the Commissioner of Annuities a copy of the Government Life Insurance and Annuities, containing impor tant amendments. The Government have made very liberal provisions relating to the forfeiture and surrender of policies, and to the dispensing with the production of pro bate and letters of administration in proving claims under small policies.

An application was made this morning to the Resident Magistrate by Mr Weston to have several cases brought against Captain Fern, of the barque Zanga, heard to-morrow in the Resident Magistrate's Court instead of Friday week. The application was granted, the cases alluded to being claims for alleged damage to cargo in transit from [Liverpool to this port.

To the Editor : Sir, —I have been informed on apparently good authority that prisoners on being brought from Mount Eden Gaol to the cells of the Supreme Court awaiting their turn to take their trial have no refreshments or food provided in any shape during the whole day until they return to the gaol. If so, I say it is a disgrr.ee to civilization. Are human beings to be treated worse than dogs ? when in the eyes of British law they are presumed to be innocent until they are proved guilty.—Yours, Ac, Mercator. P.S.—lf it is so lam sure that our humane Judge would not tolerate such treatment for a second if brought under his notice.

To the Editor : Sir, —Will you oblige us by inserting the following reply to a letter signed " Pair Play," in your issue of yester day, respecting the asphalt now being laid by us in Wellesley-street. Now, Mr "Fair Play" makes use of very Btrong language, to the effect that we are swindling the public. We beg to state most emphatically that we are not swindling the public ; neither do we intend doing so. Mr " Fair Play" has a very bad memory,—indeed we would advise him to go to the City Surveyor's office and read, mark, and learn how to speak truths ; and after refreshing his memory we are quite willing to meet Mr " Fair Play" and any of the City Councillors, with the City Surveyor and specification, with a boy to carry it to Wellesley-street, on the 11th instant, at noon, and prove whether we are swindling the public or not. —Yours, &c, Knight, Crawb & Co.

In another column will be found the time table of the North Shore ferry steamers as confirmed by the Harbour Board, and permanently fixed for the winter. We are requested to state that the table will be rigidly adhered to unless from the occurrence of unavoidable accident ; and it is particularly requested that any one feeling aggrieved by any neglect of the time-table or of Harbour regulations will at once convey information to the manager of the Company. As the table will not be published continuously in the Star, those desirous of retaining a copy of the time-table should extract it from to day's or to-morrow's paper,

We have received a letter from Mr G. N. Brassey in reply to the statements of "Reward" in yesterday's issue, which we are reluctantly compelled to hold over till to-morrow.

A correspondent writes, in reference to our remarks on the prizes awarded to exhibits at the late show, that he believes any errors or mistakes made were purely the result of the confusion and the short time at the dis posal of the judges, and that the thanks of the country are due to them for the trouble taken. The following were the names of the judges :—Messrs May, Bent, Woodward, GoodfeHow, and Eoberfcson ; Messrs Arthur, Vaile, Holdskip, Daidy, Clayton, and Heale ; Revs. Messrs Bree and Purchase, Or Home. Our correspondent adds that some of those who made complaints at the office have, on presenting their prize cards, had the errors rectified. He concludes by suggesting that on future occasions the judges should have one entire day instead of two or three hours only.

The members of the Prince of Wales Lodge of Freemason's, No. 1338, will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening, in the Lodge-room, Masonic Hotel.

A " New Chum " sends us the following account of his visit to the Thames, and what he thought of it : —"Having received a very kind invitation from a friend to visit the Thames I left Auckland a few weeks sirce by the Golden Crown and landed at theTararu Tarara wharf. My first impression on landing was that it appeared like a not very thriv.'ng fishing village, but on coming by the train to Grahamstow- it then seemed somewhat to resemble a small iron district in the old coun try ; on further examination, however, the true character of the place becomes manifest. I had often heard of " smoky Grahamstown," but why should it be so ? Could not a law be passed compelling the battery chimneys to consume their own smoke ? I urfortu nately reside opposite one of these large batteries, pnd when the wind blows towards the house the amount of soot which is forced by the wind into the house is very great, making everything black and dirty. The miners have to breathe too often foul air when at their work, but surely when they come up to the top they are entitled to a pure atmosphere. The miners are nearly all single men, and some few have wharea to live in. Does this not appear strange when so many of them can well afford to get mairied, as they are making 42s and some 453 a week ? They a 1! appear a very sickly set of men, and no wonder when you hear of men working under ground constantly all night; it would be a great boon to them if most of the night work could be done away with. The miner, are taxed more than other people, as they all have to take out a miner's light, which costs them 21s a year each. Why should they be taxed more than any other mm that workq for weekly wages? They are not sure of more than a week's wages at a time. Although there are some thousands of people in Grahamstown, yet there is not a Church of England there ; there is however one in Shortl_nd, there are chapels in Grahamstown for the Roman Catholics and Wesleyans, but non c for the Established Church. Should this be so ? I notice that the streets are kept in better repair than the side path, for you cannot walk a hundred yards without meet ing with either a large hole or a loose board, two very dangerous things for young children and old people. It was only last week I saw a narrow escape from accident arising out of this cause. I see no good reason why the town should not be lit with gas at night. If tho authorities have not the money to oxpend on such a work I feel sure that the inhabitants would gladly pay a small tax for' the purpose of securing so desirable a boon. At night the place loses its character of a town owing to the want of gas.

A very successful concert was held on Tuesday evening, in the Otahuhu Hall, in aid of the repairing funds of the Church of England in that clistrict. The concert was well attended, two hundred and 6*ty persons being present. The proceedings were of a harmonious and intellectual character, and highly creditable to the people of Otahuhu.

Mr R. B. Lusk, the receiver of the educa tion rate, gives notice that the second instal ment of the rate is due and must be paid without further notice at the collector's office. As summonses will be at once issued against defaulters it will be found the cheapest to pay promptly.

We have been requested to correct a mis print which appeared in tho advertisement of Mr R. T. Ebborn in our issue of yesterday in the name of one of his successoi... It should have been Mr George Henderson, who is a son of Mr Thomas Hendercon, of the old and respected firm of Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane.

We have to exoress our regret that the statement made by the Cross respecting Capt. Brackenbury's having obtsv'ned a sana tion from the Genera 1. Government under Mr Mackay is not correc.. It is true tb;s fentleman is going to Waikato District, but is objects and bis operations are to be in no way related to the kingdom of red tape. He has not received any Govei anient employ ment.

A correspondent asks :—Would the virtuous indignant correspondent, the "j parient of twins," state the by-law which names perambulators as not being allowed on the footpaths.

It is highly probable that ere long the market end of Queen-street will be one of the most favoured promenade of the ladies, and that there will be considerable competition in the drapery and hosiery trades. Thare exists already in Upper Queen-street no less than five drapers' shop, and their proprietors all appear to be getting respectable livings. We trust the old-established drapers of theim mediate locality will not " hang their heads," at the prospect of two new competitors in the silk and mantle line. The Temple of Fashion in prospect, recently from Melbourne, with a magnificent shop-front designed to eclipse its predecessors in the vicinity for beauty of workmanship, is gradually but surely lifting its massive head above the people's Savings' Bank; while another, gentleman, also a citizen of some years standing, now on his passage to England, has taken the premises on each side of the City Hall, which will shortly be opened with a splendid assort ment of goods, while another old hand is about toenlargehispremises. Thedrapera, therefore, will, it is expected form a very formidable as. well as foremost portion of Auckland society. We understand further that the majority of the drapers have resolved upon taking the lead in matters connected with popular progress, and in order not be governed by antiquated customs, nor their assistants manacled perpetually in lace, will closed-heir establishments at a reasonable hour, which will necessarily heighten their popularity in the eyes of the public.

The Good Templars Auckland Pioneer Lodge, No. 5, will hold their first soiree this evening, in the Odd Fellows' Hall. The meeting will be addressed by Rots. Samuel Edger and G. W. Turner, als* fey Mesßra Nicholson and Hemus.

The performing members of the Choral Society are requested to remember that the practice this evening is the only one before the concert. A full attendance is therefore necessary to ensure efficiency, ,

As will be seen from another column the lecture on "Sham," postponed from last week, will be delivered to-morrow evening, by Mr G. M. Reed, at the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association.

As will be seen from another column, those in Parnell who can claim exemption from the Education rate, on grounds of pauperism, are requested to send their claims to-morrow to the Chairman of the local Edu cation Committee—Mr Kissling.

A. most distressing casualty occurred in the pump engine-room of the Gould and Curry hoisting works, Virginia. The follow ing an the particulars of the sad affair: — For some time past, at midnight, Mrs George McKay has been in the habit of carrying a lunch to her husband, who is engineer on the night sb'ft in the pump engine-room of the hoisting works, and of lingering about the premises until her husband can accompany her home after being released from duty. On one of these visits, while attempting to pass to her husband, instead of goin'j around the pumping machinery, which is situated nearly in the centre of the room, she sprang upon the stone foundation which supports the ?n ---side, bearing off a large spur wheel, md tripped lightly along until she had reached the south end of the stone abutment, when, horrible to relate, the connecting cogs of the spur wheel and pinion caught her dress and commenced dragging her down into the narrow space bstwesn the spur wheel and the stone foundation, on which the bearing rests. Mrs McKay struggled powei.ully to extricate herself from her awful situation, and at the same t;me shrieked to her husband for assist ance. On hearing her outc.les Mr McKay stopped the engine at once, but not till the ur*oi innate woman'had been dragged dowa to the bottom of the pit with her body nearly cut in two. Her husband, on coming to her assistance, found her lying in the narrow seven-inch space betwc.n the spur wheel and stone abutment, with her head resting agairst the spur wheel and her feet extend ing upwards, her body being nearly doubled together. Although hoiribly mutilated, the poor woman was still alive and beckoning icebly with her hands for help. Her hus band roused another man, who was sleeping in the room at the time of the accident, and with the assistance succeeded in extricating her from her living sepulchre. Mrs McKay lived about ten minutes after being brought out of the pit, durng which time she kept constantly calling for " Gaorge " and " Mother." The deceased at the time of her death wap sixteen yeais of age. _ She had been married only a few months prior to her death, and the union had proved a happy one.

SERIOUS STABBING CASE AT QUEEN'S REDOUBT.

THE MAN EXPECTED TO DIE,

Intelligence was received by the Inspector of Police yesterday to the effect that a man named William Kinnison had stabbed another in the groin at Queen's Redoubt, and that the wounded man had been sent to town. The sufferer anived in the afternoon, and was conveyed to the Provincial Hospital, where he received every attention, but the wound was so severe that little hope of recovery is entertained, and the Provincial Surgeon intimated to the police to-day that it would be desirable to take the sufferer's deposition. It appears that the sufferer, whose name is Robert Hunter, and the man Wil liam Kinniston, were labourers working on the Auckland and Mercer Railway, at the Queen's Redoubt. They met on Monday evening'last at the Queen's hotel, and in company with a man named Robeit McMullen had several pints of beer. Hunter left at about ten o'clock, and was accom panied to his tent by the other two men. Here a quarrel appears to have ensued|between Hunter and Kinnisten, and blows followed, when the latter drew a sheath knife and stabbed Hunter in the abdomen. McMullen here interfered and endeavoured to wrest the knife from Kinniston, but he resisted, and it wai not until the arrival of Mr Rae, a storekeeper, that the knife was taken from him, after which he was taken into custody by ex-constable Negus, and detained until the arrival of Constable Walker from Papakura, into whose charge he was given. In the meantime a doctor was sent for, and Mr H. E. Herbert, surgeon, residingatthe Queen's Redoubt, was promptly on the spot. He found the sufferer lying on the ground outside his tent, a short distance from the Queen's Hotel. He was suffering from a wound in the abdomen and a dislocated shoulder, the latter being caused by a fall after he had been stabbed. The doctor had him removed to the hotel, where he reduced the dislocation, and administered chloroform. He then operated on the intestines. The wound was an inch and a quarter in length, and a considerable portion of the bowels were protruding. The wound was dressed, and Dr. Herbet remained with the patient until the following day, when he caused his removal to the Hospital, On Inspector Broham visiting the patient at the Hospital this morning he found him gradually sinking, and no hopes entertained of his recovery. He therefore took steps to have the prisoner brought to town, in order that he might be present when the dying depositions are taken. It is ex pected that the accused will be brought in by the coach to-night, when he will be taken to the Hospital and confronted with his accuser. Hunter made a statement this morning to Inspector Broham, from which it appears that he remembers liitle of the affair, as he was evidently the worse for liquor at the time.

VOLUNTEER DINNER.

A complimentary dinner was given last evening in the Odd Fellows' Halljby the non commissioned officers and sappers of the Auckland Volunteer Engineer Corps to Capt. Dargaville and his brother officers, Lieuts. Anderson and Kitchen, and Dr Dawson, surgeon of the corps. Over fifty volunteers and civilians sat down to a sumptuous re past, prepared by Mr D. Page, of the Criterion Hotel.

The chair was taken by Sergeant-Major Head, supported on his right by Captain Dargaville, Lieut. Anderson and Dr Dawson, and on his left by Major Tisdall and Lieut. Kitchen. Color-Sergeant Saunders acted as croupier.

On the cloth being cleared the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were proposed, after which the vice-chairman read a letter from Major Gordon, regretting his unavoidable absence, and stating that the corps was second to none he had seen here or elsewhere.

The Chairman then proposed the toast of the evening, namely, " Captain Dargaville and his brother officers." The toast was re ceived with prolonged applause. Captain Dargaville suitably responded, ex pressing the pleasure that proofs of good feeling afforded him, and assuring the member that he felt more pride and more pleasure in holding the command of the Engineer Com pany than he did in holding any other posi tion in society. (Great applause). * Lieutenant Anderson also responded, and felt great pleasure in finding the corps had so much advanced since he first joined it. This he attributed in a great measure, to the endeavours of the men to make themselves efficient in this branch of the service, _ ■7-. .....

Lieutenant Kitchen followed in the same strain. .., , - ~ Dr Dawson next returned thanks for the kind manner in which they had drunk their healths. , _ ~ Captain Dargaville then proposed the health of the drill instructor of the Com pany—Sergeant-Major Haslem _ The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, and the gallant Sergeant-Major responded in a modest speech. , ~, , Lieutenant Kitchen asked the company to drink in bumpers the health of Major Gor don, coupled with the name of Major Tisdall. The toast was enthusiastically drank, and was responded to by Major Tisd_.ll, who passed a high encomium on his senior officer. The toast of " The honorary members and guests" was next drunk, and was responded to b Y Messrs F. Williams and J. Sceats. The health of the ladies was next proposed, and responded to by Sapper John Archer, after which Sapper Ward sang a capital impro vised song, the theme being .he Auckland Engineer, s" which elicited considerable laughter and applause. Altogether a very pleasant and enjoyable evening was passed.

SUPREME COURT.

Yesterday - Continued.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arxey, Knight Chief Justice.)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

John Shea was arraigned upon an indict ment charging him with attempting to com mit suicide. From the evidence adduced it appeared that Shea had been employed by Mr Knox, of Camp Farm, Otahuhu, was found in bis whare bleeding from the neck, that he had been di'nVng excessively, and was in a state of delirium tremens. The prisoner was in fact i-i a state of madness, and raved, stating that "Bishop Croke had left him a thousand pounds, and he would shout for aV. hands." The prisoner's manner in the dock was unlike that of a sane person. Dr Elmslie described the wound as ?u incised one, and Hugh Knox and Reuben Frost gave evidence for the defence, but believed that Shea had been drinking hard. His Honor, in commenting upon the case, remarked upon the laudable effoi _s of a por tion of society to hold up the crime of drunk enness in all its horrors and od;ous features. He considered it useless to send a person to prison for a few days with the single view of sobering him. When a man, however, laid violent hands upon himself while in a state of intoxication the Court would not be doing its duty if it c^d not send him to prison for a considerable term. The sentence upon the prisoner, would be six months' imprisonment.

THIS DAY.

His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock

TRUE BILL.

A true b'U was found against Daniel Burke who stands on an ;*idictment charging bim with w -Iful murder. The Grmd jury were then discharged.

ALLEGED WILFUL MURDER.

Joseph Eppwright, a seaman, aged 28, was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with the wilful murder of Thomas Henry Gariity, on the 13th May, at the Bay of Islands ; and William Fisher was also charged with being an accessory to the said murder.

The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr Brookfield appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Bernett appeared to watch the case on behalf of the pi.soners.

Mr Brookfield, ji open'ng the case, re marked that it was a matter of congratula tion that the charge of murder was of rare occurrence at the Supreme Court, it being nearly four years since such a case had been before it. He might also add that the prisoners at the bar were strangers, and not of this colony. Mr Brookfield, having re viewed the circumstances of the crime, tho first witness was called.

Louis Lymes, on being sworn, deposed that he was second officer on board the whaler Rainbow, and that on the 13th May last she was lying at Port Russell. The prisoners were seamen on board of that whaler. The fourth officer was Mr Thomas Henry Garrity. He remembered coming on shore with the deceased and others on that day, and they all went together to the Marlborough Hotel. They remained there about twenty minutes, and then went out for a stroll. On returning to the hotel about nine o'clock on that evening they met the prisoners Eppworthy and Fisher, who asked Mr Garrity to go on board. As he was walking he observed the prisoner Eppwright follow ing the chief mate, and using very bad language. As witness was going into the hotel he saw Eppwright steal round, saying to Garrity, "Don't you know what I can do?" when Garrity said "No." "Then," says he, "I will show you," and he struck him on the mouth. Fisher then stepped up and put his hand on'Garrity- shoulder, and said, " Letjhim go, he's only fooling;" when Garrity replied, "This is rather hard fooling, slapping a man's face; but I must take it as a joke." Eppwright then called Garrity on one side, and had somf conversation with him, when Eppwright said, "I don't fear any man on board that ship." Fisher was present at the time. Garrity then returned into the hotel, and wit ness followed, when Joe walked up to Fisher and said, "Give me that knife, and let me tell you all ( addressing those of the crew who were present) there will be some knifing done to-night. Witness heard Eppwright talking outside the hotel, who said they cannot come out any other way, we will have them when they come out. Witness, Gahity and Roberts left the hotel together, and saw all the men standing at the shore end of the wharf. Eppwright called Garrity, and they spoke together for a few minutes. He watched Eppwright, but had no particular cause for doing so beyond what he had heard. He then saw Eppwright strike the blow, with the remark "Take that you " Garrity said he had been struck with a sling-shot, when witness replied, "no, it is a knife," and the blood spouted out over him as he stood some three yards away. Garrity bled most profusely. Witness immediately sent for the doctor. The attack was made about eight feet from the wharf. Witness went to report the occur rence to the chief mate, who had gone forward to the end of the wharf. As witness was going Fisher met him, and asked if he was going on board, remarking that he (Fisher) was ready to go, and Eppwright said, '' so am I," saying to Fisher (handing him the knife), here take this knife, 1 have got through with it. Witness distinctly saw every occurrence. It was a bright moonlight night. Cross-examined by Mr Bennett : The prisoners were shipped on the Rainbow at Honolulu Bix months previously. He was not aware that Eppwright shewed any bad feeling on board. He was of a sulky disposition at at times. He was not aware that either of the prisoners entertained ill feeling towards Garrity. Mr Garrity had his hands in his pant pockets when the blow was struck. He immediately raised his left arm to save his breast. He did not know the length of the wharf. He was not aware that Garrity had given any provocation to Eppwright. He heard Eppwright say, t 0

Garrity, " Are yon afraid of me? I allow no man to take advantage of me." Garrity re plieb, "Why should 1 tear you? I have done you no ham." Witness had hearf Eppwright say he was dissatisfied, and wanted' his discharge. He believed that seamen; 3 wages were higher in New Zealand than in some parts of the world, but what had wages to do with the Rainwow whaling ship. He did not see Fisher take the knife. Jacob Eckbour, steward on the Bainbow, remembered the night that Mr Grrrity was stabbed. He was then at Russell. He saw the prisoner on shore on the night in. Cjuestion, standing by the " Duke of Mary borough," when Fisher said, Eppwright, "Do it if you get the chance. Wit ness was close by at the time standing on the steps of the Duke of Marlborough." He saw the three officers on the beach. I heard Fisher say to Eppwright " I give you "the knife." He was at the other end of the wharf when Mr Grrrity was hurt. He did not see the attack. .. I

Cross-examined by Mr Bennet: He did not know of any ill-feeling between Garrity and Eppwright. He heard Eppwright since say that if he had as many dollars as days that he had spent in prison he should be a very rich man. The ship's company generally were afraid of Eppwright. He had never known anything against Fisher. George H. Cook, of Russell, deposed as to the length of the wharf, and the places re ferred to by previous witnesses. He was present on the evening of the murder, and saw numbers of seamen loitering about the hotel, and heard the expression of Epp wright's noticed by previous witnesses. William Edward Flowerday, boat master of Russell, was examined, but bis evidence was simply corroborative of that of the two last witnesses. Dr Ford deposed that Garrity was brought to bis surgery in an almost lifeless state. He had no perceptible puke. He was quite in sensible, and laid on a couch all night. He administered such stimulants as the case seemed to demand, but deceased could keep nothing on his stomach. He had no doubt but that the wound was caused by the knife (produced). He died on the 2Gth May. He was at witness's house and under his care from the time of the assault to the time of his death. He believed from the nature of the wound that after the knife had been thrust in it had been turned round and drawn up about two inches from the original wound. He died about eight o'clock "on the morning of the 2Gth. His death resulted from loss of blood in conse quence of the stab which he had received. He was a wiry, robust man, and remarkably healthy. John Donovan, A.C., deposed to arresting prisoners. Fisher showed him where he h*ad concealed the knife. He said he put it away because he did not wish to see his comrade get into trouble. This was the case for the prosecution, and counsel proceeded to addressee Court for the defence.

(Left sitting.)

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

DRUNK EN-NEBS.

Three drunkards, including one who boasted in the name of Bosh, were fined 10s and costs.

George Johnson, a seaman on board the schooner Cambria, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Sergeant-Major Pardy explained that Sergeant Baker observed the man lying drunk in a small boat drifting down the harbour, when he put off and brought the boat ashore. He then became disord___j and abused the police. Fined 20s and costs, or forty-eight ___a__' imprisonment. Kate Clark, charged with being drunk «__£. disorderly, denied the soft impeachment, bast was fined 10s and costs.

Charles Clinch was charged with behaving in a public place with intent to provoke a breach of the peace last night. The accused tried to persuade the Court that he was not that other little dark man who was acting riotously. Ordered to pay 40s and costs, or fourteen days' hard labour. FRAUDULENT IRADE MARKS. Charles Hameyer was charged with selling a certain article: to wit a bottle of beer^ with a counterfeit trade mark of a certain firm trading under the style of " Bass & C 0.," which trade mark so counterfeited has been duly registered as the trade mark of the firm of "Bass & C 0.," under the "Trade Marks Act, 1866." The charge was made by MrT. S. Weston, the attorney and agent of the firm, and an adjournment was agreed upon between coun sel until Saturday next. Mr Weston, in reply to the Bench, stated that his object was not so much to punish parties for their first offence, as to put a stop to the sale of spurious articles, i The case was adjourned until Saturday. Another case was withdrawn, an apology having been tendered. ALLEGED ASSAULT. Wm. Scott was charged with assaulting one Neville. Mr Weston for the defendant; Mr Beve ridge for the complainant. Mr Weston caused considerable discus sion. Subsequently His Worship . reserved his decision until Saturday on the subject as to whether the Com. had jurisdiction in the matter or not. BREACH OP THE MEROHAHT SHIPPING ACT, W. Taylor, a seaman on board the Hyltou Castle, was charged with wilful disobedience; of the lawful commands of the captain. Mr Weston said that his c^.ent did not wish to rake ur> any fresh matters. The, charge against Captain Scott having fallen through, he was quite prepared to let this matter fall through also. This course was allowed. BARRATRY. Neil Beaton, late master of the schooner Florence, was charged with barratry of cargo. Mr W. H. Cornford appeared for the pro secution. _ . Mr J. B. Russell was counsel for the de fendant. Mr W. H. Cornford intimated that five charges had been preferred against the accused, and he would ask that the case of Mr Marshall should be heard first.

Mr Russell objected, as he had only been instructed in the case of Messrs Tonks and Co. The objection was allowed, and the case was proceeded with,

Mr Cornford opened the case, and called

Mr Benjamin Tonks, auctioneer, of the firm of B. Tonks & Co., who deposed that he had frequent transactions with the firm of R. Wilson and Co., Dunedin. He produced a letter from them dated 27th February, 1873, advising shipment of 20 bags of oats on board the schooner Florence, and enclos ing the bill of lading (now produced), with invoice. The oats mentioned in the bill of lading were consigned to the witness, and had been charged for in current account. The consignments had never been received. Alexandra Stephens, a seaman, deposed that he first became acquainted with the prisoner about 18 months ago. Shipped with him on board the Florence ftt Port

KB* BYE*IK6 STAB, THURSDAY, JULY 10, IW3,



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