SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POST Off ATTOKLAjm

SUN-SET: This evening, 7.3 BUN-RIBE: To morrow morning, 4.39 HIGH WATER: This evening, 7.6 ; to-morrow morning, 7.25

The departure of the Golden Crown for the Thames lias been altered to ten a.m. in stead of eleven for Saturday, leaving the Thames at three o'clock p.m.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

mails will Close as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, Waipu, &c, per Lady Bowen, on Saturday next, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces,! per Taranaki, on Monday next, at 9 a m. For Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, per Patcrson, on Monday next, at 11 a.m. For New Caledonia, per Mariner, on Tuesday next, at 11 a. in. Per s.s. Phoebe, on Saturday, 13th inst., as under :- For Australian Colonies, at S p.m. For Fiji, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 8 p.m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco, at S p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 5 p.m. (Signed) S. B. Bias. Chief Postmaster.

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done this day :— Bank of New Zealand, £16 103. National Bank, 53s Gd; sellers, 54a. South British Insurance, 19s 6d j buyers, 19s 6d ; sellers, 20s. Queen of the May—Buyers, 5s 9d. Union Beach—Buyers, 14s. Alburnia (new issue) —Buyers, 7s 6d.| Bright Smile—Sellers, Gs. Caledonian, £12 • buyers, £12 ; sellers, £12 10s. . Pride of Tokatea,—buyers, 2s 6d. Sons of Freedom—Sellers, £14 103. Peep o' Day—Sellers, 2s. Waitemata, 4s ; buyers, 3s 9d. City of London—Sellers, £1 8s Gd. Crown Prince—Buyers, 16s ; sellers, 18a.

HUNTER AND NOLAN'S REPORT.

Horses have continued in good supply and corresponding demand. For sale by auction on Friday quite the usual number were entered. Buyers were in attendance, and notwithstanding that all offered wore from the immediate neighbourhood, nearly all in werQ disposed of at satisfactory prices, and a few of a still better class would have found ready purchasers. We quote :—Hacks, from £6 10s to £15 15s; light harness horses, from £15 to £21 10s each. Cattle.—There wasavery good muster of all descriptions at Newmarket, and considerable spirit evinced in the bidding. Fat stock were a shade easier, but all other descriptions were without noteworthy alteration in value, and there .was a steady demand, although there is a strong feeling that stores rule too high for theprospective value of fat stock to allow a sufficient margin for the grazier, and in consequence the demand was not quite so spirited at Papakura as for the last two or three sales, but notwithstanding there was a large muster, and Newmarket prices ruled. Weaned calves sold at from £1 9s to £1 15s ; well-bred yearling steers, from £2 10s to £3 Ss; yearling heifers, from £2 2s to £2 15s ; two-year-old steers, £4 to £4 15s ; three-year-old steers, from £5 5s to £6. Beef from 23s to 2Gs per 1001b. _ Sheep.—The sheep penned consisted prin cipally of shipbourne wethers and those suitable for the butcher, being heavy weights ■were not in demand corresponding to those of a lighter description, and the stores had too much of tho merino, consequently prices for all descriptions receded at least 2s each, lambs in moderate supply selling at from 13s 6d to ISs each. Sheep from 10s Gd to 24s Gd. *

Pigs.—There was a fair muster, and good * demand at from 2M to 3d per lt>.

PROVISION MARKET.

FLOUR. "WHOLESALE. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality £17 Pine Flour—household .. '' £14 Adelaide Flour ~ ~ £18 Canterbury £13 to £14 Seconds, £12. Sharps, £710s Bakers' Price, per 1b 3d. Bran, Is 6d per bushel. Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4Jd. Maize, crushed and whole, 4 s 6d toJCs BISCUIT. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b .Retail 22s MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. "WHOLESALE. Maize, 5s ; inferior, 4s Cd Oats, 5s 3d per bushel. Potatoes, £3 to £3 10s per ton. New Potatoes, £5 to £6 Hay, £2 to £4 10s per ton. Straw, £210s to £3 per ton. Chaff, £6 10s per ton. RETAIL. Maize, 5s 6d to 5s 9d per bushel; crushed, 5a Od Oats, 6s per bushel. Potatoes, 5s 6d per cwt. Hay, cwt., 4s to Cs. Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt. Chaff, 7s Gd to 8s per cwt. KAURI GUM AND FLAX MAEKET. The following are the prices in the Auckland market :— Gum—Well scraped, best quality .. .. £30 to £32 Ordinary sorts £29 to £30 Flax.—Finest quality £21 to £22 Second ditto £14 to £20 Tow .. .. £7 to £8. BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 9s to 15s at mills, 10s 6d; planed, tongued, and grooved, 11s (id to 17s New Zealand palings, 5-feet, 10s ; 6-feet, 12s ; ti tree rails, £215s to £3 per 100 ; piiriri posts, £5 per 100 ; shingles, 8s to 13s per 1000; HoDart Town palings sft., 17s; Oft., 19s ; Hobartown rails, 75s COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Newcastle, on the Wharf, 37s 6d; delivered 40s per ton. Bay of Islands, on beard ships in pert 25s per ton, delivered 35s ; ditto at the mines, 10s per ton. Firewood.—Uncut, 14s per ton, delivered : cut 16s per ton, delivered.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

Mr John Lamb.—Your letter is unavoidably held over \mtil to-morrow.

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

THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, Forfthe wrong that needa roslstanco, For the future in tho distance, Aud the good that wo cau do

Another stage in the history of the ill-starred "Floatage of Timber Act" was reached yesterday in the Supreme Court, and it is satisfactory to find that at least one man is found, Sir Georgo A. Arney, who will be no party to tho carrying out of the miser able dodges that have disgraced legisla tion in the conception and maturing of this Floatage of Timber Bill. That gen tleman has decided that artificial dams calculated to hurl death and destruction on the dwellers on the banks of the rivers be low are not permitted by this Act. Every one knows that they Vere not contemplated by the legislators that suffered Vogel's miserable bantling to be smuggled through the House, This damming was the original and main object contemplated in getting an Act on the subject. Six or seven bills were framed and found unpassable, Vogel having at an early stage seen that dams would not be tolerated. Again and again he pro mised that dams would not be allowed, and again and again under the terrible pressure from without to which he was subjected did he endeavour by subterfuges to evade this re pugnance. Even to the Upper House was this trickery and dodging carried, and the Honorable Captain Baillie was made the cat's-paw by which it was hoped to get the nuts out of the fire. While the most disreputable lobbying was going on Captain Baillie moved to add the words "or erect a dam across any part of a stream or creek." This was rejected by sixteen to seven, and yet with unparalleled impu dence we are told still that dams are allowed in the Act, and were contemplated by the Legislature. As it was known that un scrupulousness would attend the history of the measure to the end, aa it had characterised its history from the beginning, Mr Swanson with that genuine faithfulness to the in terests of the people which distinguishes him above all other members in the Assembly, endeavoured to make it necessary for a Super intendent to have the advice of his Execu tive before making the Act apply to any creek in his province, knowing the strong bias which Mr Gillies had shown through out the debates in fa four of this rough riding measure • and Mr Vogel; gave the promise to introduce a Bill to this effect. He did introduce a Bill, and carried it through, but wilfully framed so as to not apply to Auckland province, and accordingly Mr Gillies paid no attention whatever to it ; and it ia one of the few stains on Mr Gillies' Superintendency that with indecent haste, on the very last day of his holding office, he availed himself of the op portunity for giving effect to a law of so one sided a character for which he had fought so hard in the Assembly. There have been so many discreditable things i» the

history of this Timber Floatage Act that it is a relief to see in Sir George Arney one person who will be no party to high-handed action. In deciding that the Act does not allow dams, of course Sir George merely interpreted the honest mean-

ing of the Act and the honest inten tions of those who permitted it to pass ; and wo should hardly at this time of day be surprised at Sir George Arney. doing his duty. But really after the quirks and quibbles, the lobbying and the dodg ing, and the lying, and the scheming, and the high-hand defiance of all shame that has chai acterised its history hitherto, we feel

constrained to confess a surprise at seeing anything of the nature of honesty and straightforwardness in relation to it. The Act as now interpreted by the highest authority in the land does not allow a man to dam a creek (at least without the " n"), and in doing so it is of course absolutely valueless for the main objects intended by Mr Vogel and its promoters. Had Sir Georg o . Ariiey decided otherwise it would have been the duty of the Provincial Council to have re quested his Honor the Superintendent to annul the last act in office performed by his predecessor. The alluvial banks of our rivers are too valuable, and too necessary to the promotion of our manufacturing and agricultural industry that we should give them over to sterility and desolation for the mere benefit of a few speculators who have no regard for the public interests, and think only of their own breeches' pockets ; and if the decision of yesterday has the effect of compelling tramways, as a substi tute for the wasteful and destructive system of "driving" by dams, as recommended by the best experienced man in the colony on the subject, Mr Swanson, it will confer a benefit on the owners of timber forests them selves and promote the general welfare

of the province,

It is not often that we are treated to a tale of so horrible barbaiity as that which has

been borne to us by the Chile, and which is the subject of an ollicial onf|uii'y now pro ceeding. Of coarse it is not permissible to discover the details before the enquiry is completed ; but we have done so, and we hasten to furnish a few of the items to our readers. It appears that a woman on board, a passenger, had been indulging in some tittle-tattle respecting a lady passenger and Dr (Joughtrey, the medical ofiicev in charge of the vessel. The doctor being in authority thought he should assert it on the occasion, and had the

woman thrown into irons. So fettered and manacled she refused to stand, when he had her slung up on deck with her hands above her head, and in that position of torture ho kept her on deck in the broiling sun for twelve hours. It appears that the cap tain, who is a humane man, having found that the woman had been in this position for some hours bareheaded, brought her bonnet and placed it on tho woman's head, but believing that ho had no right to inter fere with, tho doctor in the exercise of discipline did not fiuther inter pose his authority. We refrain from anything boyond the merest statement of the case, feeling that in its naked simplicity this little incident is beat revealed to the people of Auckland. That the matter will be probed to tho very bottom every one in Auckland may feel perfectly assured, and no one needs to be dis tressed at the likelihood of every body not meeting with his just deserts. And wo merely state the case as something fresh in the conduct of our immigration; and we shall be anxious to find among the regula tions in connection with the service—and they are such that we shall not be surprised, —if the triangle and cat are among the medical stores, and if they are considered by Dr. Featherstone as conducive to the physical and mental well-being of our female immigrants.

We are indebted to our contemporary the Cross for some geographical information. In to-day's leader we find.: "In Sau I?rancisco, however, the great penal establishment at Sing Sing, has provedto|be a prominent excep tion. " We had heard something of American progress, but the expansion of the limits of San Francisco surpasses anything we had before known. Our contemporary has also discovered the direct effects of Sing Sing on the industry of the City—or. State ? which ?—of San Francisco, in which it is placed. " Prison labour," he says, "in San Francisco is self-supporting," but then the work of one Munschausen-like watchmaker within the walls of Sing Sing, who does as much work "as any free watchmaker in San Francisco " is such that he " com petes disastrously with the outside labour of free honest men," and he even "drives the froe workmen into the slough of less work and lower wages." Poor San Francisco! Poor free honest men ! Pity that Sing Sing has been brought so near to you. Besides we had thought that by the laws of America the products of prison labour were taboo in the Sbate, and were necessarily exported, and that it was because of the operations of thi3 law that the Victorian artisans rebelled at first, and gave birth to Victorian Protective tariffs. Could we not take Sing Sing a little farther, and plant it New Zealand ?

As will be seen by advertisement a most delightful treat i 3 to be afforded at the De vonport Hall, North Shore, to-night. It is the " Service of Song, " entitled " The Voyage of Life," which some three months ago created such a sensation at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association. There are some forty voices,- including Mrs Mitchell and others, who of themselves individually would draw a house. As the funds are for one of the best of objects, the Sunday school of Trinity Church, and a 9.30 p.m. special boat will leave North Shore immediately at the close of the enter tainment, we would strongly recommend a moonlight trip by sea, and a most delight ful musical treat to. all who huvi' an evening to spare.

Our readers probably have been wondering at the meaning of a curious advertisement in our " Wanted" columns of yesterday, beginning " He's come ! ! Tie's come ! ! It was brought to this office yesterday and paid for by Mr King, livery and bait stable keeper of Franklyn-street/Parnell, and was, as we find, in bended to annoy his neighbour, Mr Frederick Ledger, whose wife's maiden name is made a pun of, and a birth in the family held up as an object of ridicule. It appears that this is the third time that King has taken this means of wreaking his paltry and unmanly revenge on the same lady, and as it appears that on each occasion the advertisement columns of this journal have been unwittingly made the means, wo take this opportunity of undoing what lias been. It appears that some three years ago a small business dispute occurred between King and Ledger, and ever since King appears to have been nursing his wrath to keep it warm. We can understand a man when angry having it out with a man in a manly way. But ICing's mind prompts him apparently to assail the weaker sex. That Mr Ledger has borne with this unwarrantable impertinence so long without pounding King's head speaks volumes for his respect for law and order. But as there are some offences which the law cannot and does not reach, such as this, we certainly think—well, we shall nob say what we think. But we know what we should do if we were Ledger. Although our adver tisement columns are not to be regarded as in any way representing our views, we decline their being used for shelter by any sneak who would come behind a man's or woman's back and give a stab in the dark.

To-day two persons called on us respecting a letter which appeared in our columns on Sunday liquor-trading in Dedwood. They tried the bouncing system, stating before they had even fully explained the subject of reference, that if we did not give up the name of the writer the " Licensed Victual lers' Association would take it up." To the Licensed Victuallers' Association we give the most contemptuous defiance, and bid them or any other advocate of Sunday-trading to conic on and do their worst. ft may be in deed that these two representatives of the Licensed Victuallers' A association were self elected, and spoke without authority iv threatening us with Licensed Victuallers' thunder. IE &owe shall be happy to find and furnish the names of the two who thus tend to bring the Licensed Victuallers into con tempt by idle threats of "chawing" us up. if in our columns an}' wrong is done to any man it affords us genuine pleasure to give every satisfaction. But if people think that by threats they will prevent the exposure of abuse they had better try them elsewhere.

The Takapuna lias been laid up for the past two days, and will be laid up probably till Saturday morning for a general over haul of her machinery. Intimation of this was posted up on the wharf the day before the hiyingup of the boat, but some malicious person tore it away, and some little inconve nience to passengers has been caused thereby. There are only two trips in the day how ever that are affected by this, the other two boats being able to keep the hours with the exception of the trips from Auckland at two and five p.m., and the return trips of half-past two and half-past live. Passengers will please take a note of this, and not kick up a bobbery about very littlo, seeing that thero is a trip half an hour after and half an hour before each of these trips. Boats like all other tilings mundane are liable to little ailments, and the Takapuna has had a wheezing in her chest and pipes which will be all right in a day or two.

Wo have received the following letter from the Cbristchurch cricket team, which evi dently refers to the scandals regarding the team, circulated, we are sorry to say, by persons residing in Auckland. It is of course unnecessary to state that our correspondents have never been associated in the public mind herewith the authorship of the scandal : —"To the Editor of the Evening Star : Snt, —We have read with the greatest sur prise the following telegram, published in the Christchurch newspapers this morning : — "Auckland, November 2f>th.—There is great indignation in Auckland regarding slanders against the cricketers circulated in (Jhrtstchnroh and Dimedin." We sincerely hope that there is no truth whatever in the statement that any slanderous renorts are being circulated here in connection with the

Auckland cricketers. If there arc any such we aro sure that they have not originated in thia province, and that they will be universally discredited and treated with the utmost con tempt. We do not believe that any match was over played with better feeling through out on both sides than the late one between Auckland and Canterbury, and we can only express our deepest regret that any person should have endeavoured to create tho slightest Ul-feeling in connection with the match.—E. Fowler (captain), H. H. Lough nan, A. E. Ollivier, J. Fowlor, C. Barker, H. CotteriJl, 0. C. Corfe, G-. Dickinson, E. P. Maples, A. J. Cotterill."

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Union Sash and Door Company is announced. The meeting will bo held' in the olfice of Mr T. L. White, Canada Buildings, on the list inst., and its purpose chiefly the appointment of un allotted shares.

One is sure to be disappointed when ho first enter 3 the interior of Jerusalem. The filth will surprise and annoy him. One who comes to Jerusalem from Egypt can endure a good deal in this direction, but even he will have attained to a high degree of equa nimity if he does not occasionally lose -his temper amidst the superabounding filth of this city;, and what is worse, it seems to gather most about the most sacred places. You cannot with any comfort approach through the old bazaar of the cotton mer chants—what was doubtless the "Beautiful Gate" of the Temple—without holding your breath. The Mohammedans, while guarding with keenest vigilance the sacred enclosure from the pollution of infidel feet, seem quite regardless of the intrusion of filth. Yet it must be confessed that the Jew.ish quarter of the city is quite as unclean as any part of it ; and it often give 3 one relief, when traversing these dirty streets, to think that the Jerusalem of the Bible lies half a hun dred feet or more beneath the present surface.—Home paper.

Mr Anthony Trollope, in concluding his account of Western Australia, says:—"lean not conclude this chapter without giving a copy of a certificate which was handed to me by a policeman ofAAlbanyy y just as I was about to leave the colony : ' I hereby certify that the bearer, A. Trollope, about to proceed to Adelaide per A.S.N. Co.'s steamer, is not and never has been a prisoner of the Crown in Western Aus tralia.—(Signed) , Resident Magistrate.' It is perhaps something of a disgrace to Western Australia that the other colonies will not receive a stranger from her shores without a certificate that the visitor has not been a ' lag.' Such a resolution on their part must remind the poor Western Austra lians grievously of their disgrace. So many have boen convicts that the certificate is demanded from all ! But I think that they should not charge a shilling for it, and thus raise a revenue out of their own ill fame. It was not my fault that South Aus tralia demanded the certificate. Considering all the circumstances I think that they should give the passport and say nothing about it."

We are glad to learn that his Honor the ' Superintendent has proclaimed a public half holiday for to-morrow (Friday), on the occa sion of the cricket match with our represen tatives. The offices of the Provincial Go vernment will be closed at noon, and pro bably most of the leading merchants will close their places of business "during the afternoon. The dinner to the representatives, | cricketing and volunteer, will take place in the Choral Hall to-night by special permis- j sion. A good view of the proceedings may , be obtained from the gallery which has been reserved by the committee for la-Hes who ! will be permitted to see the lion's feed. Gentlemen attending the entertainment have the right of introducing lady friends, and wo hope to see a galaxy of fair ones to grace the occasion. The match between the re presentatives and an Auckland eleven takes plq,ce at Ellerslie to-morrow. A drag for the conveyance of the players will leave Hardington's yards at half-past nine, and 'busses for the public will ran during the afternoon, conveying passengers at one shil ling per head. The cricket ground has been thrown open free of charge, and the spacious grand stand is reserved for ladies. The com mittee have in fact done everything in their power to secure for the public an opportunity of witnessing the game and of spending a pleasant afternoon's holiday, and we hope the result will be the complete success of the affair. Nature, according to common belief, "has1 many freaks," and is continually ministering to man's love of the marvellous, and the latest wonder which has been exhibited in our city is the "hairless horse," to be seen alive every day at the corner of West Queen street, opposite Shortland-dtreet. The horse' is a remarkably fine animal, is worth looking at, and is daily visited by large numbers of citizens. O'Farrell's defalcations were brought under the notice of the Victorian Parliament by Mr Woods, who was desirous of knowing whether the Audit Commissioners were to be made responsible for the amounts lost to the country by the careless system of audit a lopted by them. The Treasurer explained that an inquiry into the matter was now taking place at the Lands Office by an officer from the Treasury, and consequently nothnig more could be said at present. P>y advertisement it will be seen that the People's Dispensary has removed to those new premises next to Messrs Blair and Lambert's, Queen-stroot. A woman named Nelson was charged at the Thames Police Court yesterday with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself off the Grahamstown wharf. She was remanded until Saturday, when she will appear as prosecutrix against a painter, named George Element, with whom she has been living for the last six months, and at whose hands she states that she hasmet with ill-treatment. The Literary Association of Newmarket is progressing. On Tiicsday evening Mr Hogg read a new essay on an old subject, viz. : "lias the conduct of the Uritish Govcrnmcnttowards Ireland been justifiable?" and although the question would seem to admit of but one answer a considerable amount of discussion followed. The essayist argued that England had not been just to Ireland. Mr Witheford considered that the greatest boon ever conferred upon the green i.sle was the establishment of National school-!, of which there are at the present time 7,0 C:), numbering 100,000 children. Mr 'Witheford then read an extract from Carlcton's Irish Schoolmaster of the olden time Mr McNuill supported the views advanced by the essayist, and spoke of the Irish girls with then- bright eyes and generous hearts as the finest g'fts of nature, and worthy the muse of Tom Moore. Messr3 Russell and Carlislo took part in the discussion, and at the close the Chairman announced that on Tuesday evening next Mr John Angus would read an essay on • • Law."

The Jewish World says that replies to nddresses of congratulation forwarded to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, and to an address of condolence to Lady Salomons, have been received by tho Jewish Board of Depu ties. The following sentence occurs in the address received from the Duke of Edin burgh : —" His lloyal Highness is well aware of the loyalty and attachment to the Throne

of the subjects of her Majesty professing the Jewish religion, and he is very sensible of the kind scntimonts and the good wishes for ths future welfare of tho Grand Duchess and himself which, through their representatives, they have now expressed to him."

The Scotch papers state that the Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lome, will shortly make an addition to the house of Argyll.

A statement of the accounts of tho Auck land City Council for the year ending the 15th of November last shows that the re ceipts amount to £8792 IGa Id, and the dis bursements (including liabilities on the loth of November, and deducting £8928 15s Sd for loan expenditure), £BGBI 17s Gd ; leaving a cash balance and re-funds amounting to £110 18s 7d.

His Honor the Superintendent cautions the public against cutting or removing timber on native lands, the title to which has not been determined by the Native Lands Court, :ind also not to cut or remove any trees growing on the waste lands of the Crown without first obtaining a license, which can be had on payment of £5.

Tenders are invited for the cutting, tunnelling, and masonry of the head works for the Thames water race.

The following are the nominations for the Auckland St. Ledger Stakes :—Mr H. C. Young's br c Bedouin ; Mr H. C. Youn«'s g c Tattler • Mr H. Princes' eh filly Discord. The stakes are £IC3, added to a sweeo of £10 each. Weights, colts, Sst lOlbs ; fillies and geldings, Sst 71b. Distance, 1 mile, G furlongs 132 yards. fa '

The animal meeting of the Wesley an Aux iliary Mission in connection with the con ference was held last evening at the Pitt street Church. Mr J. C. Firth occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of the clergy and laity. In his opening ad dress the chairman alluded to the return of the Rev. A. Reid to the same day. having been appointed by the Church of England for intercession on behalf of the missionary cause, and to the calumnies which * had assailed the missionaries of New Zealand. He exhorted all Christians not to be alarmed at the spread of infidelity. Free thought and free inquiry should have no terrors for us, for after all these will not give us clearer views of man's duty to man and man's duty to God. The Rev. Mr Laury read the annual report, which was in many respects of a very satisfactory character, but pointed out the necessity of largely increased funds, in order properly to carry out the missionary and other works of the church. The report was adopted. Several of the clergy and others addressed the meeting. Thanks were passed to the chairman, 'the committee, and the officers of the Missionary fund A collection was made at the close of the meeting, which realised £12 4s 4d. The choir performed during the evening seYoral selections of sacred IPmusic, and the pro ceedings terminated by th<s singing Q f the doxology. Q

fgjlt will be very satisfactory to tlie Whaii people to learn that so promising is the traffic between that district and Auckland that Mr. Quick has added a second trip daily. Hi 3 coach now leaves the Whau every day at eight a.m. and three p.m., and Auckland opposite the Union Bank at twelve and three p.m. The members of the Queen's Variety Troupe, who arrived by the Wentworth, open to-night at the Prince of Wales Theatre. They conic here with a high reputation from the other colonies, foremost amongst them in popular favor is Miss Lizzie Watson, who is unquestionably the cleverest character - singer that has visited Auckland. Mr. Harry Braham is a singer of the Barry O'Neil type, and sus tains a leading part in the company. Madame Blanche, as a gymnast, is grace ful and easy, and her performances have been everywhere much admired. Air Alex ander O'Brien is almost unequalled as a delineator of negro character. His rendering of songs of that class—but particularly of " Salamander Sam " — invariably win for him the favour of his audience. Mat Ililey and Charley Baker strengthen the company in their various rules, and unitedly the per formers provide an entertainment that cannot fail to be popular in Auckland.

A case is reported in which the desire to do a humane action led to angunlookod-for re sult : —"A gentleman w.°s traversing the embankment of one of the reservoirs of Stawell at a late hour on Wednesday, November 5, and in doing so met a young woman rather hastily walking in the other direction. She carried a small bundle, from which came at intervals a plain tive wailing, like that of an infant. She was evidently endeavouring to still its cries, which were unceasing. When she had reached a position opposite the centre of the dam she gave a hurried glance around, and then threw the burden far in the water. Stopping but a moment to see that it sank she huriicd off, giving one hasty glance around to see that she was unobserved. The gentleman rushed after her, but failed to catcli her. Without loss of time he ran back to the dam, hastily un dressed, and dived for the child. The night was bitterly cold, but he remained in the water for some time, and at length succeeded in bringing the bundle to the bank. With out waiting to dress he tore open the bundle, which was weighted with a large lump of quartz, and tenderly lifting it disclosed the murdered remains of half-a-dozen puppies."

Of the numerous entertainments that from time to time have been presented to • the Auckland public none have given greater satisfaction than Mr Gourlay's, notwith standing its run of many weeks. The suc cess of this admirable exhibition is due in a large measure to its interesting and instruc tive character, and the musical attrac tions of the promenade concert. Mrs Gour lay, who has been indisposed for a short time, met last evening with a very warm re ception in her pleasing rendering of the .sweetly pathetic ballad of "Little Nell." Miss Minnie Gourlay sang " Who'll buy my pretty flowers," and appeared in the charac ter song, "Military Style." The concert was well attended.

The King of Ashantee is allowed to have 3333 wives, but not to exceed that number.

An establishment for the supply of trained nurse-i has been lately formed in Carlisle.

A great billiard tournament has com menced at the Occidental Hotel, and is creating considerable interest in sporting circles. Two prizes are offered.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Pioneer Lodge of Good Templars, for the initiation of new members will be held this evening at half-past seveu, in the new Tem perance Hall, Albert-street.

Mr Punch, with hi 3 usual courtesy, has pledged his word to us this evening that he will produce his weekly budget of wisdom, fuu, and comicalitios to-moi'row morning in time for breakfast, and more than this he has shewn the contents. We can shadow forth therefore coining events. The illustra tions comprise " Aaron Fat," the pianoforte tuner, whose portrait will be recognized by ladies as the man of their choice ; also " A bed of roses or thorns," highly suggestive, and " Home Truth," which will be keenly relished by hundreds of readers. Jokes, puns, fun, politics, poetry, and the delica cies of the season, sufficient to gratify the exquisite taste of the author of the comic Blackstonc, will be un folded to-morrow by National Punch to his known and unknown friends. The Man with the Carpet Bag will appear on the scene, and a few more melting leaves from the diary of a young Auckland lady, whose name must be kept a profound secret.

The views of Chinamen respecting the sacredness of an oath have once more cropped up in ah Australian Court, this time at Maitland, New South Wales. The Newcastle Chronicle reports that at a recent sitting of the Circuit Court at Mait land "some difficulty arose as to the manner of administering the oath to a Chinese witness. The witness said he was a Christian; but his notion of future re wards and punishments was rather novel. He said that bad people becavne snakes and cows after death ; and if a, man told a lie he would be killed by lightning. The good people went up into the sky ; but he seemed puzzled as to where the bad ones went to. He had heard of Jesus Christ : he was in the Bky. Good people came back to the earth, and bad people also—but as snakes."

The police have not yet been successful in clearing Auckland of petty thieves who in trude upon other people's premises without leave and gather flowers without permission. Lnst evening, just after the going down of the sun, while Mrs Bruce, of Wellington street, was putting her children to bed, some person stole her best quilt from the clothes lino and made off unseen, and neither thief nor quilt had been discovered at eight o'clock this morning. Ladies, clear your lines be fore dusk, or your linen may gently pass to other regions.

Mr Plunkett vill give a series of readings this evening in St. Patrick's Hall from the works of celebrated authors.

A general meeting of the Early Closing Association wiU be held this evening at the large room of the Men's Chiistian Institute, Wellesley-street to take into consideration the antagonistic attitude of Mr Friend.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

DRUNKENNESS AND VAGRANCY

Jas. Macdonald, a sailor, was charged with being drunk and exposing his person in Queen-street, and was fined 10s or forty eiglit hours' for the first offence, and for the second fourteen days' imprisonment without the option of paying a fine. Matilda Jones, alias Kelly, was charged with a like offence, and pleaded guilty. Sergt.-Major Pardy informed the Court that a gentleman named Brackeubury had interested himself in prisoners' behalf, and had induced her to give up her drinking habits, which had considerably altered her appearance for the better. She was now raarriedj, and seemed to be going on com.

fortably until yesterday, when she met» man named Lang, who induced her to dsis* -^ and which was the cause of her appearin / Court again. c / Prisoner said she went with the man of her own accord. He did not force her to accompany him. The Court sentenced her for the first offence to pay 20s and costs ; and for the second 40s or fourteen days' imprisonment Sergeant Connor proved that he saw Lan« in company with the prisoner Jones laatnMft' opposite Whitson's brewery, behaving hi a wild and indecent manner, and lugging the young woman along the street in spite of her husband. He also made use of violent and obscene language. John Kelly, a respectable-looking man said he was induced to marry the young woman in the hope of rescuing her from her evil course and placing her in the better way of life. He induced her with him to join the flood Templars, and she went on all right untO yesterday, when she met her old pal, Lang, who took her to a tavern and made her drunk. He exhorted her to return but Lang swore she should not go. Witness told Lang that he was her lawful husband, when he swore and threatened to break his jaw, and appeared as though he meant to do, so he, being a cripple, cleared out and appealed to Sergeant Connor for protection. His Worship gave prisoner a severo lecture upon the brutal nature of his conduct, and imposed a fine of £10, or in default three month's imprisonment with hard labour.

Margaret Sainsbury was charged with drunkenness and vagrancy, and was sub jected to a fine of 103 or fourteen days. Alice Hoskins, an old offender, was fined 10s for being drunk ; and Edward Burns, for similar discrepancies, was committed tc his old quarters at Mount Eden for seyeii days.

ALLEGED PERJURY

William Currie appeared in answer to a eh g« of wilful and corrupt perjury. Mr MaeCormick appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr J. B. llussell for the defence.

This case arose out of the recent action. Marks v. Levy, in relation to an allotment ot laud at the corner of Wellesley and Hobson streets, in which the defendant, William Currie, was alleged to have made erroneous statements.

Mr Russell, on behalf of the defendant explained that the affidavit had been made upon hearsay evidence, the defendant being entirely mislead in the matter, not being accustomed to business of this nature.

The defendant expressed his extreme regret at the action he had taken, but ho had been misguided by his agent.' Mr MacCormick, on behalf. o{. his client, accepted the explanation, and' with the permission of the Court he would1 withdraw the charge.

His Worship, inallowing the casetobewitk« drawn, commented upon the careless manner in which affidavits were made without paying duo attention to their solemn importance. This was all the business. . ....

SUPREME COURT.—IN BANKRUPTCY.

THIS DAY.

(Before his Honor the Chief Justice.) In re s. brooking, mining agent.

This was an opposed case. The bankrupt appeared in person. The Trustees' report stated that the bankrupt had been engaged in mining speculations, but had been very unsuccessful. His liabilities were set down at £1,300, and the assets, consisting of hook,, debts and mining shares, altogether nominal. No debts were proved, and bankrupt received his discharge.

In re peajrce Phillips. This was an application for discharge, and was opposed by Mr Eees on behalf of Mr Duder, storekeeper.

The bankrupt, according to the Trustees' report, had been a school teacher at North Shore and Pakuranga. The liabilities were set down at £33(5, and the assets nil.

Mr Joy appeared for the bankrupt. In reply to Mr Rees bankrupt said his lia bilities had been accumulating for the last four 3'ears. He had carried on the business of an insurance agent for the Imperial Com pan j^.

Mr llees did not press the opposition, aud bankrupt was discharged.

IN BANCO.

IN THE MATTER Oi? J. RICHIIOyD, SOLICITOS.

In this case (partly heard the previous day) Mr Rees rose to reply to the arguments of Mr Gillies. It will be remembered that Mr Richmond was called upon to answer certaiu imputations of unprofessional con duct in the matter of Craig's bankruptcy. Mr Gillies argued that the imputations were wholly unfounded, and that the solicitor on the other side (Mr Rees) should baar the costs of the proceeding. To this line of argument Mr Rees now replied, urging that the pro ceeding was justifiable ; that Mr Richmond had acted unprofessionally and improperly in filing a proof by Mr Burt of a d«bt against Craig's estate of £900. The learned counsel at very considerable length went over the history of Harris and Craig, and the Whan gapoa Saw Mill site, togethar with the cir cumstances attendant upon the purchase of that estate by J. S. Macfarlane. He con tended that the filing of this debt by Mi- Richmond was done with a view to defraud Craig. He urged that Mr Macfarlane and Mr Richmond conspired to ruin Craig, and that the manner in which this debt was proved indicated a concealment and fraudu lent purpose. Havingreadamass of affidavits, coveringa variety of matters whichhaveformed tlie subject matter of litigation, extending over many years. Mr Rees concluded by urging that sufficient at all events had been shown, calling upon the Court to administer some reproof or punishment to Mr Rich mond for misconduct as Craig's solicitor. The Court reserved judgment.

THE MAHURANGI POLLING.

PER PIGEON EXPRESS.

Mahurangi Heads, 5.30 a.m. Received Auckland, 9.15 a.m. The weather is lovely. There was great ?\j excitement over the election, such an amount of interest never having been mani fested in the district over an election. The steamer Lady Bowen arrived at Mahurangi Heads shortly after one p.m. j' with voters from Auckland for Mr Palmer, r| who was supported by only one resident elector at the Heads polling place. One attempt at • personation was detected, :, ; and one case of successful personation is re- ... potted to have taken place at Warkworth. The following ia the result of the poll at the various polling-places in the dis trict :—• Moat. Palmer. Matakana 2S 4 Mahurangi Heads ... 34 25 Warkworth. 22 46 Sf S4 75 Mr Moat is thus returned by a majority of£g|| nine. ' :^f^ t

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JSuyino Prices, Corrected by Auckland Dealers. Butter,per 1b. 0 8-0 10 Ducks,pair.. 2 0—5 o Cheese (new) 0 5—0 6} Geese, each i 0—5 C Eggs,,perdoz. 0 8—0 6 Turkeys .. S 0—4 0 Lard, per lb. 0 7—0 0 Canterbury Bacon & Hams Fowls, pair.. 3 0—5 0 (bare) .. 0 0—0 8 Good SaltButter, (^-0 8 Do (in cloth) 0 8i—0 9} Canter. Cheese. 6£—0 8 Auckland 0 5-07 Hams, 9d to lOJd per lb. .Retail Prices, Farm and Dairy Produce. ,..„ s. d. s. d. a. d s. d. Milk, per qt. 0 Oto 5 | Ducks each 6 0-60 Butter (fresh) 0 8 -0 10 | Geese, each 5 0—6 0 Cheese (new) 0 8—1 0 Turkeys, per 5 0-73 Eggs, per doz. 0 10—0 0 Bacon, per lb. 0 8—5 10 Lard, per ]b. 0 6—0 0 Hams .. .. 0 9-1 • Fowls, pair... 4 6-00 SaltButter.. 1 0—1 S Butchers' Meat. Beef, per lb. 0 4—0 7 I Pork, per lb 0 6 Mutton .. 0 3J —0 5 | Veal 0 6 BKEADSTUFFS.



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