SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 4.40 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 7.10. iilixtt WATiiJA: This evening,, 11.57; to-morrow morning,

ARRIVALS

Woodlark, ship, Wood, from L' jO aoa Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, fror^ Napier Star of the South, s.s., Andrews, from Russell Golden Isle, schoon';,^ from ■Russell Southern Cross, b. a SePars, from Tauranga

DEPARTURES.

.Luna, Government steamer, Fairchlld, for Wellington t Janet Grey, schooner, for OpotiM Pear], schooner, for Russell 1 Prince Rupert, schooner, for Russell Belle Brandon, schooner, for Dunedin Colonist, schooner, Wilson, for New Caledonia

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Oopotiki: Isabella, ketch, Wednesday For Melbourne, via Mongonui: Adelheid, barque, early For, Napier: Comerang, p.s., to-morrow afternoon For Levuka direct: Star of the South, s.s., early For Newcastle : Par see and Edinburgh Castle, ships

early ; Woodville, barque, to-day For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., to-morrow afternoon; Victoria, s s., 18th prox. Tor Northern ports! Kowena, s.s., this afternoon

VESSELS EXPECTED.

nyuon <.;asMe, Darque, rrom juoncon. oanuu «am February Clanr-anald, ship, from London. Sailed Enrlymion. ship, from London. Loading City of Auckland, from London. Loading Zanga, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed 23rd January Thames, barque, from Sydney Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne) Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Tower Hill, brig,, from Clarence River Charybdis, schooner, fromLevuka Freetrader, barque, from Hobart Town Success, schooner, from Levuka Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedin Excelsior, schooner, from "Dunediu Satellite, cutter, from Levuka TJpolu, schooner, from Samoa Ladybird, s.s , from Southern ports Paterson, p.s., from Southern ports

THE S.S. PHŒBE.

Our Sydney correspondent sends us the following:—The s.s. Phoebe is under, going extensive repairs at Sydney. Her two boilers are being replaced with one large one—the largest boiler ever made in the colonies. Its weight will be about forty-five tons. Her engines wheti refitted will be nearly new. The sole plate being| found defective is undergoing repair. The hull of the ship has been stripped of all wood work, and the iron chipped clean and painted both fore and aft. The hull was surveyed by the Government surveyors, and found to be in first class order, and nothing required to be done to it. The alterations in cabin accommodation are various, the fore cabin has been carried right forward, taking in Jwhat was formerly the fore-castle, thus giving additional accommodation for twenty live passengers, or about sixty altogether in the fore-cabin. The saloon is greatly altered, the three stern cabins are taken down, and a fine transom with seats formed, also four large ports cut in the stern. The staircase entrance to the saloon is removed and a house built on the poop, the same as the Lady Bird, with two side en hances, to the saloon. At the top of the stairs is a smoking room, and the after part iar, the < Captain's cabin. The bridge is run from the forward gangway to the break of the p00p,.: giving a splendid promenade for passengers. Four boats will be carried on the bridge. The cabins under the bridge are in the side—not in midships, as before — and they will be large and roomy. She will have accommodation tor about forty horses on deck, including eight under the bridge. The steamer will be fitted with a new patent steering gear. The forecastle for the crew is on deck, under the topgallant-forecastle. She is brig rigged and not three-masted, as before. She will have new decks fore and aft —in fact, all the woodwork will be new excepting the saloon fittings. The alterations will cost a large sum of money, but when completed she will be the finest steamer in New Zealand, and it will be difficult to find her equal in Sydney. She will be ready to leave for the Manukau about the beginning of July, and will then run between Sydney »nd Manukau, calling at all New Zealand ports should sufficient inducement offer.

The fine ship Woocllark, Thomas Wood, Esq., commander, arrived in harbour on Saturday evening, from London, after a splendid passage of ninety-one days. She • brings a number of Government immigrants, all of whom arrive in good health and spirits. During; the voyage a lad named Alfred Good ' man, aged eleven years, fell over the ship's side -while towing a towel in the water. The yHfe bu6y was thrown to him, and the ship . put about and the life boat lowered within three minutes of the alarm, but without avail,—the little fellow had found a watery grave. The life buoy was not recovered. On the boat returning to the ship her gunwale was stove in against the vessel's side. One of the intermediate passengers broke his arm a week ago by felling on the deck. The arm was set by Dr Gould, the ship's surgeon. The Wood lark comes into port in a clean condition and the whole of the passengers speak in glowing terms of the .kindness received at the hands of Captain Wood and the ship's officers. A very flattering testimonial to this effect has been presented the captain on arrival of the vessel. The following are the passengers.— 'Salotin, Messrs Thomas Drummond, and "TieVe're White, intermediate : Mr and Mre WHitburn; Messrs P. Smith, J. R. Smith, •HounSell and Grant. Immigrants : Ninety ''aix adults, twenty-four, children, five infants. /Oneihirth occurred on the voyage, namely, Mrs Brounlie, of a boy. The Woodlark is Übnsigned. to Messrs Cruickshank and Co. She iA ;a fine clipper ship, composite built, and 869 tons register. She was built at "Du'ndedin 1870 for the Australian trade, and ia classed at Lloyds Al' for . seventeen years. She has been newly coppered, and has made the ikstest voyage df the season. Theaccom . modation provided for the immigrantaappears food, -ana-no; complaints of any kind have een made. The quarters provided for the -pmgle women have been particularly good as ttie'after part of the saloon was partitioned off for their reception,1 including the two •tate cabins. The girls have been under the •are of Mrs Ford,'the matron, who by her kind treatment towards them has won their •ateem and favor.

The s;s. Hero, Captain Logan, -will take herdeparture for Sydney and Melbourne at at two o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The p.s. Comerang arrived from Napier, on Saturday night, with 44 head cattle and 400 sheep for Fisher and Co. She will leave again for Napier at two o'clock to-morrow afternoon. , The s.s. Star of the South arrived yester day* from Russell with a full cargo of coal and several passengers. The schooner Golden Isle arrived yester day from Russell with 78 ton of coal. Messrs Cruickshank and Co., the agents of the ship Woodlark, just arrived from London, notify that she will be entered at the Cus toms to-morrow. She will commence to dis charge immediately after, and consignees are requested to present bills of lading, pay freight, and pass their entries at once. All goods impeding ship's discharge will be stored at consignee's risk and expense. The barque Zanga, from Liverpool, is now 130 days out. We learn by telegram from Melbourne that she has been spoken with when 118 days from the Mersey, '

The new steamer Matamata, building at Messrs J. Niccol and Son's yard, North Shore, will be launched on Thursday next. The barque Woodbine reported at the CiiPtoms this morning with 881 tons>f coal, il-ora Newcastle, for W. Kirby, The s.s. Star of the South has reported at the Customs, from Eussell, with 156 tons of coal, A.S.P. Company, and 3 cases. Passen gers—Messrs MoFarlane, Fraser, Cotton, Mrs Andrews, Mrs Somerville, and Captain Briggs, The brigantine Rhino, Captain Matheson, has reported at the Customs, from Omaha, with 4000 feet timber.

The p.s. Comerang has reported at the Customs, from Napier, with—44 head cattle, 460 sheep, Banks; 1 carbine and 400 rounds of ammunition, Collector of Customs. The barque Woodville will leave for New castle this evening. The shipping reporter of the Cross takes us to task for having reported that the barque Velocidade had left Newcastle for this port on the 13th May with 390 tons coal and 500 felloes. We can only state that we in serted the paragraph on the authority of the Sydney Morning Herald of the 15th ult., and the Mail of the 17th. If our contemporary will refer to his own paper of the 28th ult. he will find that he has confirmed our state mentin his Australian telegrams, while on the same day he asserts in his shipping columns that she was loading at Lyttelton forthis port, but upon what authority we are at a loss to conjecture, nor do we know how he can com pare the two statements. Before he attempts to correct others he should see that he is cor rect himself. We would ask him why he attempted to mislead the public this morning by announcing the departure of the Prince Alfred, when at time of writing this she is still lying in harbour; and we would ask him why he has not forwarded to the other Auck land journals Captain Barker's statement of the wreck of the Mary Hamilton, which was entrusted to him on Friday last solely on condition of his handing it over to us or the Setald, but which, with his usual practioe, he has omitted to do.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs S. Cochrane and Son sold at their land mart, to-day, an allotment at Spring bank, at 8s 6d per foot frontage; allotment at Newton West, at 5s per foot; allotment at Ponsonby road, 2s 6d per foot.

MINING. The following are the current call and dividends payable in the companiea named below :—

Trig Hill, Coromandel. 2nd June Mutual Mining Investment Company, Young Men's Christian Association Rooms, Auckland, 8 p.m., sth June Auckland Permanent Co-operative Building and In vestment Society, Vaile's Buildings, 7.30 p.m., 6th June Inye-mes», Mr -T. L. WTiite's office; Canada Buildings, 3 p.m., 4th June Peep o' Day and Day-dawn, Coromandel, 6th June Quebec, Mr It. Home's office, Sbortland street, Auck land, 2 p.m.', 6th June Dauntless and Sink to Rise, Grahamstown, 6th June Golden Eagle, Valle's Buildings, Auckland, noon, 7th June Red, White, and Blue, Grahamstown, 9th Jane Christchurch, Grahamstown, 9th June

DEATH.

Spioer,—On the Ist inst., at Newton Road, wiulajn Charles, the fourth son of Mr A, H. Spicer: aged five years.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 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 refer our readers to our "Welling. ton telegrams. From these we learn that the " Independent to-day says the " Government received no information "regarding the alleged conversation "between Mr. Mackay and a native " chief, implicating Mr. C. O.Davis." In reply we beg very respectfully to say that the Independent states a wilful and deliberate untruth ; and in doing so affords another illustration of the disreputable purposes to which that Government organ allows itself to be abased. The report of the interview between Mr. Mackay and Hopa te Eangaianini, as substantially given in a recent issue of the Star, has been in the hands of the Government since almost immediately after that inter view, and we hereby challenge the Wellington Independent to a test of the correctness of our respect ive statements; and we are pre pared to stake a hundred guineas against a hundred guineas from the proprietors of the Independent that our statement, as given in detail, is substantially correct, and that the statement to the contrary in this morning's Independent is untrue. As we stated before, we by no means vouch for the truth of the statement of Hopa te Bangaianini as implicating Mr C. G. Davis, and we sincerely wish for the honour of our species that that statement may prove to have been fabricated by Hopa te Rangaianini. But it is his statement, and the Go vernment know it, and we are ashamed for the honourof journalismthatapaper published in the colonial metropolis, and recognised as the mouthpiece of the Colonial Ministry, should wilfully de ceive the public on the subject. What confidence can be placed in these Go vernment organs when not only do they boast of suppressing news that might tend to " create warlike excitement," but when in the face of open day they make statements that are positively and deliberately false? We ask the Independent to accept our challenge, or to withdraw the assertion that " the Government received no information regarding the alleged conversation between Mr Mackay and a native chief, implicating Mr C. U. Davis."

"We shall not follow the example of our two morning contemporaries in their dispute aa to the honor of the capture of Kawhia, nor shall we claim the parentage of the agitation respect ing the Waikato railway. But we must express our satisfaction that our urgent advice regarding a public meeting on the subject, and the earn est appeal which we made to the Mayor, happened but a few hours before a requisition was prepared, signed, and accepted, by His Worship, and a time and place fixed for a great public meeting. If we were like our two contemporaries, which we are not, we should claim, which we don't, that ours was the happy inspiration; and fol lowing the great example we should say "we are gratified to observe that our suggestion," etc. It is so natural that a public meeting should be held, and the necessity for the extension of the railway into the Waikato is so clamant, that we are sure the subject has been revolved in many minds long before we made that eloquent apostro phe to the Mayor as to his silence, and indicated to him in fervid perora tion the way in which the cat jumped. Waiving the question, however, aa to the parentage of the idea, we are pleased in the extreme to observe that a public meeting has been called, and we earnestly hope that Thursday evening we shall see the hall of the Me chanics' Institute crowded to the doors by all who feel the value of this most important project. To add one word in commendation of the object of the meet ing would be a work of supererogation, and would only tend to take away the argument from the mouths of those who speak. To those who can look only to immediate self interest we would say reflect on the importance of Auckland being the terminus of a railway of a hundred and thirty miles, traversing the fertile valley of the Waikato waters, and tapping a district, the richest in resources of all the districts of New Zealand. But this consideration is a minor one com pared with the influence such a line vf ill exert in exorcising the demon of cfiscord from the island, and freeing it fbrever from the horrid nightmare of Ifhe Maori difficulty. From such a meeting for such objects no citizen of Auckland with any pretensions to an interest in the public welfare should be absent, and we trust that the re sult will be such a representation of public feeling on the subject as will aid in securing the object intended. I

"B Mr Severn, the popular lecturer on chem istry, opened his chemistry class at the Mechanics' Institute, Grahamstown, on Fri day evening. Fifty-seven mining and battery managers and others were present. It was proposed to meet once a week, on Fridays, and the terms of admission were fixed at one guinea a quarter.

The following is a^list of the grades1 and occupations of the Government immigrants just arrived, per ship Woodlark, from Lon don :—Men : Farmers, 1; farm labourers, 9 ; general labourers, 16 ; ploughmen, 1 ; rail way engineers, 2; railway smith, 1, car penter, 1; coach-builder, 1; wheelwright, 1; butoher, 1; grocer, 1; porter, 1; tailors, 2 5 total, 38. Women: Cook, 1; dairymaids, 2 j dressmaker, 1; general ser vants, 10; house - keeper, 1 ; housemaids, 3 ; plaiter, 1 ; seamstresses, 2 ; weavers, 2 ; Total, 28. No occupation, 22.

Acoording to previous announcements in the Melbourne papers Misa Arabella Goddard, one of the pets of the London public, will make her debut this evening in Melbourne, where her fine figure and commanding voioe will no doubt be for a season the centre of attraction.

George Bewal, a lunatio, made his esoape on Saturday morning from the Whau Asy lum, and ran along the South road. He was arrested in the afternoon by Constable Linner, at Otahuhu, and brought into town to the Lock-up. He has been sent to.his old quarters to-day.

A correspondent writes to the Waikato Times from Harapipi. He says almost all the inhabitants are in rather an anxious state of mind owing to the present unsettled state of affairs with the natives, and up to the present nobody seems to know whether it is to be peace or war. He informs us that the garrison at that place consisted of one man of the Armed. Constabulary. Sinoe the murder he has been reinforced by three others. He writes ironically: "All the settlers around here must feel a great deal safer with such a strong garrison at hand tq protect them. He would like to know, and has heard many others ask the same ques-; tion, 'How is it that all the most exposed1 places are the least looked after, and all the large townships that could or should be able to take care of themselves always hare the bulk of the A. C. force stationed in them ?' "

We have received from the Australasian office a oopy of a map of Central and Western Asia, issued as a supplement to the Mel bourne Argus and Australasian. The. map. is well coloured, and shows the whole of Turkestan, indicating the line of route taken by the Russian forces in their descent on Khiva. The map will be found invaluable by those who take an interest in the questions which are most deeply engrossing the minds of European statesmen and politicians.

We call attention to the announcement of I the ooncert to take place in the City flail to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, by the cele brated Auokland Ethiopian Troupe, for the benefit of Mrs Brooking, a widow with seve ral young children. The programme is of a very promising character, and the names of the performers and the object of the enter tainment are a sufficient guarantee for a glorious evening's amusement. .

To the "Editor : Sir,—l see that a nautical genius calling himself " A Yachtsman," in the Southern Cross, has among other equally valuable suggestions stated that "If the wind is too much for, the cauvas of a boat steps should be taksnat once to'reduce it." As of course no person would would recommend an operation, the process of which is un known to him, and as it is fair to presume that if " A Yachtsman " is acquainted with any means of reducing the wind, he is just as likely to know how to perform the antago nistic operation known as "raising the wind." I would suggest that he publish at once his directions for accomplishing the last-named object, and I think that it is not too much to say that his remarks will be read and studied with the greatest attention, not only by the yachting portion of the community, but by very many who never puts his feet into a boat from one ye&r's end to another.—l am, &c, Another Yachtsman.

The Excelsior Variety Troupe will appear this evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre. A long programme has been provided, for the occasion, embracing the sonaational, the gro tesque, the touching, and the wonderful, in act and song. Madame Laura, and the Bro thers Ftanconi will perform the great sensa tion trapeze ; Mr Reed will appear in negro and comic characters ; Mr Ben Heath, the great comique, will show up in his astound ing swell impersonations. We may state that this is the same gentleman who electri fied the Prince ' of' Wales audience some months ago with his clever and extremely original aoting, by which he has justly acquired the sobriquet of the Woodin of Auckland. Mr McLiver will oome out as " Salamander Sam," duets and songs will be given by the Brothers Hunter, and a good entertainment wIU undoubtedly be the re sult.

Mr John Williamson addressed a large meeting at Ngaruawahia on Friday, and was cordially received. Mr Byron occupied the chair.

The Carandini concert on Saturday even ing at the City Hall, though excellent in every respect, wasl not so well attended as were moat of the past concerts. The rather un favourable state of the weather might have pre vented some persons from attending, and others probably were engaged in'business avocations. Without entering into the particular features of Saturday's concert; we may briefly state that in every part the singers and musicians did their utmost to give satisfaction, and their labours were evidently thoroughly appreciated. ([< ,V Jforali; Q'Neill" "by I /Miss Eosina, "'I thought to be your bride" by Miss Fannie, " Kate Kegirney" by Madame Carandini, and'the several liable songs by Mr Henry Gordon, were most effectively rendered. Mr Sherwin also accompanied the part songs with his usual powers, while Madame Winter received due praise for her exquisite solos on the pianoforte. We were glad.to perqeive^hat,this lady was. the sub ject of deserved commendation. The Caran dinisthis evening,will,devote,the;r energies to sacred music and song, assisted by some of our leading amateurs, and we feel certain from,a cursory, glance at the .programme that to-night's1 'concert will'be one of unusual grandeur. , , ~ ,>,

: The scarcity of paper on board ship was i fully exemplified on Saturday night on board 'the ship Woodlark. On the vessel's arrival files of newspapers were placed:,on> board, ■ alsd sWeVarprih^ed copies of the Government regulations relating, to , immigrants. The whole of these were at once taken possession of by the female portion of passengers and ;immediately cut up, made into curlpapers, land distributed equally amongst them all. Not a vestige remained, much to the disgust 'of the remainder of the passengers who were seeking information. Captain Woods came ashore yesterday morning, in despair, but fortunately meeting with one of bur staff, on his way to worship, a fresh supply of news papers were sent 6n bdafd. ' The regulations, however, could, not . be,, replaced, and the immigrants are1 ignorant of their contents.

For some' months <past there has'been standing in the commercial room of the British Hotel a very pretty aquarium, with fountain, and containing twenty-seven gold and silver fish, including the celebrated one eyed fish. Last -week 'some evil-disposed person poisoned the whole of these fish, much to Mr Sceats' mortification., It is a great Sity the perpetrator of the outrage cannot be rought to justice, ««—««.

Yesterday was the monthly ohristenin day at the newly decorated and spired church of St Matthews, and a number of innocents appeared at the fount prettily arrayed an white swaddling clothes to the number of twenty-three. The Eev. Dr Kidd officiated, and named the new units of the future genera tion.

The Mayor wishes us to state that at the request of a number of the leading merchants, ana in consequence of the departure of the mail to-morrow or Wednesday, the public meeting convened for to-morrow evening will be postponed until Thursday evening.'

A memorial has been drawn up by the Dunedin Licensed Victuallers' Association to the General Assembly, praying that the pro : hibitory clauses of the proposed Licensing Aot, 1873, may be struck out or modified, Copies of the memorial have been sent to this city, and are lying at nearly all the hotels in town for signature.

From another column it will be seen that a requisition has keen presented to Mr J. S. Mactarlane, and that he consents to stand for the superintendenoy. We are informed also that Mr Joseph May intends to seek the position. When we have the whole field before us we shall review the several points of the rival candidates.

A crowd of eager listeners on Saturday evening gathered around the original tem-| peranoe platform and its virgin,lamps in the old Market-place. One by one the orators mounted the grotesque elevation,, and in pro phetio language piotured the golden age which; has been the burthen of the poet's song from the'days of the Greek :bards, but which sweet Arcadian. dream has never yet, save in a few individual instances, been realized.. We would not say a word in disparagement of these apparently earnest- ( minded starlight workers, nor; crush' one, of' our friend Mr. 1 Wragg's unique,anecdotes, which are always; to the point. His American story of the; stout bottle by the broad .Mississippi was i told with a humour worthy of Sam Slick or Artemus *"Yard, while the sharp repartee of another speaker, (in reply to a by- ' stander who was half- inclined -'to"<fcurn " teetotal," because of the thinness of cdldnial j beer, that "it'made him' thick-headed," showed a HookOike smartness in favour of total abstinence. We think, "however, that Mr Barr's speech on the " Inconsistencies of Human isTature" was the best of the evening, especially that part of it which'shewed that some men paid a great license in order that men might [get drunk ; that getting drunk was quite consistent with law and order, and yet for being drunk men' were" fined and imprisoned. This sort of thing the., speaker thought was monstrous ; the poor mail made himself and his family miserable in order to contribute through the glass largely^ to■ the revenue, and then was rebuked by the magis trate and fined or sent to prison for his burn ing desire to fill the colonial purse. This was the most telling speech of the evening, and while the people were in the height of applause some urchin bolted with a poor woman's leg of mutton. A general hubbub ensued ; the oil-lamps were immediately iput out, the speakers dispersed among the ci;owd, and the chairman bolted with his platform oa his shoulders, leaving his hat behind him.

Mr Mackie, of the Durham-street coach factory, has made a very valuable invention which it is his intention to patient. The invention will effectually prevent the detach ment of the shafts from the body of vehicles, which is so frequent a cause of accident, with traps. Mr Mackie's invention entirely re volutionizes the old systen which throws the whole strain on a bolV The shaft'fits into a socket, and is kept in its place by an iron rim. It is then secured by a bolt passing through ancl fastened with a nut at the bottom. The contrivance is very simple, but, impaiis great additional strength to shafts, and reduces the liability to accidents. A number of practioal gentlemen who have examined the invention speak, in high terms of its value. ( Waterman Marshall harpooned an enor mous shark yesterday, close, tOj- ,the ,Water man's steps, but the monster managed to slip the harpoon. The fish is described by Marshall to *be 72ft. long. He must have meant 22ft., which is quite long enough for, any shark. A meeting of creditors in the estate of D. Sutherland was held this morning, and adjourned for one week. The immigrants from the' ship Woodlark landed to-day, and proceeded to the Immi gration Barracks. We understand that the demand for domestio servants exceeds the sup ply. In a recent issue we notioed "The New Zealand Custom's Guide," compiled|by Mr Eose,,H.M.C. We now learn that Mr E; Wayfce, of Queen-street, is appointed Bole , agent of the work. No business firm should be without one. afe ' We are glad to learn that Mrs Mitchell, who is known as a very successful vocalist, has removed from the Thames, and will per ! manently reside in Auckland. Mrs Mitchell i intends, we believe, to teach musio : and , singing. She has alao received an engagement jin connection with the popular concerts at I thefGhoral Hall, and wiUno doubt contribute I greatly to their,sucoesa. f"}-/. V' ] A short time ago we referred in commen- Idatory terms to the. Australasian SJcetcher, an (Illustrated journal published by the proprie- Itors of the Melbourne Argus. We have received| the;second; number, "which/ey«n i excels the last in point of excellence. The jnew journal bids fair to become the Illus i trated London off the southern , hemi-' j sphere?" The engravings contained in the I present number are numerous and admirably j executed,

The head-quarters of the Arnied'Cohsta bulary are to be removed to Te Awamutu. We, have often expressed the opinion that the constabulary should be stationed on the vergeyif no L t beyond the boundary pfjcivijjza, tibn. We ,trust that although, the head quarters are' at Te'-'Awainiutiir tke' defence of the, other settlements will be considered, and not" as'in' the days when Col. Moul'e com manded in the Waikato 4C3 men kept in on«spot, and every other, place left,nearly defenceless.— Waikato^ Times.

WAIAPU, EAST COAST.

i THREATENED ■ NATIVE DISTURBANCE. :As stated dome time back two hapua of the Ngatiporou tribe, living near Waiapu, had a yracas amongst themselves, in which one was shot dead, while looking after some pigs. lit was supposed the cause of the fracas was 'about land. Some tim« afterwards the Hon. D. McLean landed from the steamer Luna, at the Awanui and spoke to the natives about the disturbance, when they seemed to come to some satisfactory understanding. It ap pears very strange, however, that oh or about May 10, 1873, they should begin again. (The names of the two chiefs are Wiremu Keiha, of the Harui, Mokopuna, and Paora te Hainga, of Taumata.) As Wi Kehia was fencing in some of the dis guted land Paora te Hainga told him (W. lehia) to stop fencing, which he would hot do. So on the Sunday Wi Kehia hoisted his flag, but we do not know for what cause. Paora te Haingi said it was a challenge of defianoe to him, and he wanted his hapu to go and fight thorn, but BQiaa of the olaer men spoke to him aad stopped

him for the present. There will inev tably be * fracas between them^before long rf tto rifles are not got from them or other, and if they do break out it will De only the commencement **^J%sgj£ there" are other hapus of the tribe that are disputing about land amongst themselves, only not so openly at P™"^ They have not got very much lov«.or_respect for the Government. To keep them quiet and out of mischief is to find them seething to do, and a great many of them are too lazy to work, and when they do work they^ try very hard to get paid for three tune» tne work they do. . „ ,_ About the beginning of May, 187.*, » «w natives, numbering fifty, or thereabouts, with no influential chiefs among them, signed a petition recommending the Lrovern ment to stop grog-selling, the reason being, it is supposed, that the Maoris have got licenses, or permits, as they are selling spirit uous liquors] here as well as the Europeans. A few days after signing the petition iome of them who had signed got drunk and commenced fighting. It appears that they got the grog from a half-caste. The natives here will sign one day to stop grog-seiling, and the next day if a publican gives them two or three bottles of rum they would sign to get a dozen grog-shopa. The only way to do away with so great an evil is to allow none but fit and and proper persons to have licenses to sell liquors, but in doing that tne Governmrnt would have to take the power out of the native assessors' hands, as some of the present assessors will sign their name to applications for any amount of public-houses, as they seem to think they oanhave as many as they like.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

DRUNKENNESS.

The following persons were charged with being drunk In the public streets, and fined : —Robert Mooney, 20s. and costs ; William Chandler, 10s. and costs; Edwin Somerton, ss. and costs • William Burton, 20s. and costs, and Wm|Burdett 10s.

VAGRANCY. John Collins was charged under.the Vagrancy Act with having placed himself in a public place in Shortland-street on Sunday, and solicited alms of the passers-by.

Prisoner pleaded guilty. Sergt.-Major Pardy stated that prisoner was begging of persons as they came out of St. Paul's Church yesterday. The pusoner, who presented a savage ap pearance, was sentenced to three months imprisonment.

larceny. John Wilson, alias Hornbook, remanded fitom last week, was brought up in answer to a charge of stealing a watch at Remuera, value £4, the property of John Blain, on the 9th day of December, 1872. . John Blain stated that in December last he was residing at Remuera in. the same house with the prisoner, and he left his geneva watch hanging up in the stable. He went out into a paddock, and upon returning a few,hoi^rs after he missed his watch, and at once accused the prisoner of taking it, as no one else had been there. Prisoner, how ever, denied it. A few days after he reported the case to the police. Prisoner cross-examined the prosecutor on a few minor points, but to no purpose. M. Marks, pawnbroker, deposed that the prisoner came to him with the watch to pawn, and said it was a gold watch, but he upon inspecting it found that it wail "brass " instead- of "gold," and advanced five shillings to the prisoner on the watch. Detective Ternahan took the prisoner into custody. His Worship: What is your real name? You appear to go under different names. Prisoner : My name is " John Thomas Wilson Hornbook." Well then, John Thomas Wilson Horn book, the Court finds you guilty of stealing a watch, and sentences you to six months imprisonment with hard labour.. BREACH OF SEAMAN'S ACT,, Jeremiah Gallivan was charged tinder the Foreign Seaman's Act with deserting from the American ship Rainbow. , The accused pleaded sickness as tin excuse for absenting himself from the ship. ;. His Worship ordered that he should be examined by a medical gentleman, aud if his i sickness was a sham he must return to Ms duties. This was all the business.

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

[Per Java Cable.]

LONDON.

May 23.

The motion for the disestablishment of the English Church was lost by a majority of 250 to 61, • . A large qaantity of gold has been with ; drawn for the Continent. t Money panics have occurred in Russia, 'Germany, Austria, and Turkey. "The Stock Exchange is uneasy. New Zealand flax dull. ;New Zealand consolidated fives 104 J. Discount, 5 per cent. There is {() general depression in Btocks.' Wool firm, lat latest quotations, but the demand is alack. 'Adelaide wheat, 64s to 66s - pec quarter. Copper,, £92-per ton. Sperm oil, £96 per tun. In France M. M. Goulard and Simon, Ministers of Interior and Instruction, have resigned. i The Australasian Customs Bill, after an animated discussion, was read a second time in the House of Lords. Earl Grey feared the measure would give encouragement to jprotective dnties, but Viscount Canterbury (explained that the bill did not. apply to foreign trades, but would act beneficially, legitimising the colonial arrangements which jwere nc>w unlawful.' Earl Carnarvon thought !the bill inexpedient, but it would not en j danger their friendly relations if used wisely. ;Earlßelmore supported the measuret

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

EX ALHAMBRA, AT HOHITIKA.

(Per Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph ~ Agency.)

MELBOURNE

May 26 Sir George Bowen's first levee was crowded and was a brilliant affair. j Earl Kimberly te'egraphs the withdrawing of the Imperial proposal of the prolongation of the Suez service in consequence of the ■want of unanimity amongst the colonies. The Imperial Government will, however, carry the mails to and from Galle, Singapore, iand San Francisco and Britain, free of charge; and, in the event of the service being estab lished by one or more of the colonies from Galle to Singapore, or to San Francisco, the British Government will pay to each con tributing colony the postage received on the outward mail. The latter arrangement to continue for five years. j Miss Arabella Goddard makes her debut on the 2nd of June. A man named Tulford, of Warrnambool, discharged a revolver at a widow for refusing ;to marry him. The widow eaoaped. unhurt.

The Argus, in to-day's article, saya that under the new circumstances Victoria will contribute to the New Zealand service The Ar/e sees a chance of the establishment of the Cape route, and refers to the agitation in Otago in its favour. The agricultural statistics show an enor mous decrease of wheat and oats. The. average produce of wheat per acre is 1G bushels. The deficiency on the crop is 845,00a bushels of oats. Feeding grains are firm and scarce. Notwithstanding wheat decrease the sup plfes are 13,000 tons. Earl Kimberley's despatch strengthens the position of the Government.

SYDNEY.

May 26. The New 'South Wales Government have telegraphed to Mr Cowper to resume the. T^HC^Smuel left here by the Hero on Friday.

ADELAIDE.

May 26. There is a public holiday an,"* rages Wheat is 5s 6d per busheL Flour is un changed.

SPECIAL UNPUBLISHED.

MELBOURNE. May 26. The Chief Secretary and Mr Langton, Postmaster - General, consulted to ; day on Earl Kimberley's telegram just received, and concluded to offer terms to the P. _ and 0. Company for the services from India to Melbourne, and tenders to New Zealand co operation oa even terms, measured by the correspondence sent by the Gaile route for each colony, or interchange of advantages with Galle and San Francisco. If Mew Zealand takes the letters one way Victoria will take them the other.

The Cabinet is now sitting. Mr Francis believes his colleagues will agree to the proposals before the Victorian Goverrment for free cable messagea to the Press.

LOYALTY OF TAURANGA NATIVES.

We observe with much satisfaction the fol lowing letter in the Bay of Plenty Times of Saturday last, which, with, our reply appended^ we have great pleasure in publishing :— To the Editor of the Auckland Evening Star

per favour of the Bay of Plenty limes. Sir. —Salutation. I have heard of, and have since seen myee?f, a telegram sent to the Evening Star, a newspaper of Auckland, by some parties living here in Tauranga. The telegram is this :—Hori Ngatai says he will not tight. It is believed he will shelter and assist the rebels." This is a request I make of you. Who is the author of this lying telegram ? Do not hide the name of this^false man.. It is reports of this kind that cause divisions between us, and for this' reason I am determined to find the name of this lying person. The end of. this matter will be a judicial enquiry. This is a murder almost equal to the murder of the European at Waikato. Let me know the name of this man who has murdered me. (Signed.) • Hori Ngatai. To Mb Hori Ngatai. ... Sir,—We have read your letter to iib in the Bay of Plenty Times, and we desire to ex press bur regret if we have published any; thing that might do you any evil, or that might even offend you. We received our telegram from one that is accustomed to get for us all the news at Tauranga, and send it by the telegraph wires. We would at once tell you his name only that there is a rule with all newspapers never to tell the name of any writer in the paper, and many owner* of newspapers have gone to gaol rather than break this rule. We have no doutit thafc some lying person told him that, you would not fight against the murderers, and as this seemed so strange, and pur agent wishes to get remarkable news for us, he sent it to us by the wires. If he had heard this about aome other chiefs or some other tribes it would not, have been strange, and our agent would not have sent it by the wires, but ftß every one believes that you are friendly to Europeans, and do not like murderers, he sent us the strange report. However, wt" have told him to listen to no more lying reports about you. Although we are, very sorry still this is not so bad as the murder* of Sullivan. That European is dead, and' can do nothing more ; but Hori Ngatai and his brave people .can yet fight if required against the murderers, and we shall be very proud to publish in the Evening Star a full account of your brave deeds in behalf of law?; and. order. We shall also be very happy to receive other letters from you, and make' your wishes known to the whole of our, people.—We are yours, very respectfully, The Auckland Evening Star.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM WAIKATO.

(feom oub special coeeespobjent)

Purukutu Disobeys Tawhiao.

Removal of the Native Contingent.

1 Remarkable Accident at Kihikihi.

Swamp Feve? Amongst the onsta bulaij.

CAMBRIDGE. > , This day, 11a.m.,., I Purukutu is still at Ngahokowhitu. He has disobeyed Tawhiao's order to gotoTe \ Kuiti. Tawhiao is much annoyed in cony.ii sequence. ..' .' .' . ;"^ : The native continge^, under Te Wheoro,,. are now engaged striking their tenta pre paratory to stai liing tor Te Awamutu to ( Commence work upon the Puma redoubt. \ Mr Mackay is not at' Alexandra.

The Government only purchased four riding horses and six draught horses on Saturday. . They would not give the price wanted for the others. The draught horses fetched £31, and the riding horses £25.

The Ngatihauas are to be stationed at Tamahere. One section of the tribe is believed to be disaffected.

TE AWAMUTU.

This day. Constable Brennan, of Kihikihi, was acci dentally killed at 9.30 a.m. yesterday morn-, inct, the blade of a penknife in the hand of a comrade namd John Verner entering the left breast, and penetrating the pericardium; Death ensued in ten minutes, The men w«m larking togetuw at tho tiuw ol th« nooidwt,

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