SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

BUN-BMT: Ms evening, 5.35. SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 6.24 HTGII WATEK: ThJs evening, 0.45 ; to-morrow morning, 1.31 , ~,„.,' ~._,.. ~„,.,....

ARRIVALS.

wild Duck, ketch, from Napier Wonga "Wouga, a..s, Shuttleworth, from Sydney Bowena, as., from Russell Clyde, schooner, from Vaiigarei , . Golden Isle, schooner; from Russell"" Planet, cutter, from Fiji;., via Loma Loma

DEPARTURES.

omi \n uio ouuill, S.K., lo\' JNiIUXOr Swallow, schooner, for Port Fitzroy Sunbeam, schooner, for Waipit '■'">'• Editti, schooner, for Moukle

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Jdero, s.R., from Sydney Berar, ship, from London. Sailed 15th May Fontenaye, ship, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London. Sailed 4th .Tune ! Princess Alice, brig from Lyttolton Atalantc, French man-o'-war, from Sydney St._ Leonards, ship, from London, early Skimmer of the Seas, from New York, via Dunedin and Wellington Gemsbok, barque, from New York, via Dunedin schooner, from South Sea Islands, early ■ Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town Flirt, schooner, from Lyttelton

A brig is signalled, supposed to .be the Princess Alice, from Lyfctelton. • The sunken cutter Trade-wind has been towed into the harbour as far as the Sand spit. Her mast ia now half above the sur face, and she appears to be in about three fathoms of water.

The s.s. Wonga Wonga arrived in harbour at seven a.m. yesterday after a favourable passage; of five and a-half d;iys. She comes in place of the expected Wentworth, which did not arrive at Sydney so soon as expected. The Wonga thus brings no Melbourne cargo. This will arrive by the Hero most likely to morrow. Capt. Shuttleworthijeportphaving left Sydney and cleared the Heads at 3.30 p.m.: on the 25th ultimo. Had fresh S.W. winds with heavy swell till Thursday last, thence light variable winds and calms. Passed the Three Kings at 3 a.m., and rounded the North Cape at 8 a.m. on Saturday last,, arriving off Tiri Tiri at 1 a.m. yesterday. Waited till daylight, arriving in harbour as above. We are indebted to the third officer for the prompt delivery of our files and for other favours.

The following vessels have entered 'to- wards at the Customs to-day :—The Wonga Wonga, s.s. from Sydney ; the ..cutter..Planet from Levuka, via Loma Loma ; Golden Isle and Ruby, schooners, fromy-B.\issell ;.Tawera, schooner, from Poverty f[ay £3Efne Mi§kle, schooner from the East Coast*; WiKM^uck, ketch from Poverty.Bay; Dantzu, schooner, from Sutakaka, :; '! :I<v' '!' • -1' f\j< The schooner Leslie is taking in her cargo of timber for New Caledonia.' She; Willpe ready for sea on Wednesday.:-, L«iw ... ...; -v! The unloading of the Y/onga'Wonga has been conducted with greaj despatchto-day. She will take in car,gjo x t#n\orrow ji(inorjiing and sail for Sydney.ori Wjgd^es'day!^ *?* The following iiiteresting^account 6i a race between the Hero and two.other faalj.steamers appears in the Argus -of- August 19 :—Tho telegraphic intelligence:contained'in our issue , of Saturday, that the stoamei'a Herd, !Wbht worth, and You Yangs had sailed from Syd ney for Melbourne on the samo day had its due effect in shipping circles here, and Bgocu- latidn was rife as to which of the three'vessels •would display her numbers at the Heads first. The Wentworth is quite a colt, s ; <j> to apeak, in colonial waters, and her first two essays Were scarcely tip to expectation, but as ahe brought a high-class pedigree from the old country, and was in splendid form, she was made first favourite, and was backedbyTher riameroua. admirers 'in Sydney.,'to;-any'.extent:', The;1 Hero, however, is, an .old;;and!,:'ihp'r6ugh;iy tried stager, and her staying powers in heavy weather being well kho\toii'sfe riioney vtta put. on her., quietly by..,!the/knowing Oneri,I,' and she pulled them, tbiongk'.beautifullyi winning easily by several hours. The Went worth in the race came in for second Jxonoura, J and the You Yangs,' cld'spit'e the 'oddsl against her, ran. gamely for a placV' next to the Hero, Jarid she been properly handicapped-it His possible that she might have ran'theriWeiftworth felose;. The' Hero has undpnbte^^'.c^om^ 'off With flying colours, having passed the Wentworth in Sydney Harbour a^d keptj,ljhe. Jeaid to^f* finish. So great a favoarite-;waai the :Wentr worth that mails and priVattf despatches were forwarded by her in preference 'to-'the other steamers, and passotigers bjj> the Hoto, who seijt letters by the Went ( Wo.rih reqiieet ing friends in Melbourne here io meet them, were rather nonplussed on their1 arrival^ to find that they had got here'iiti ■'adyan^jof their advices. . . • ;■ ~, i '.. '/

The s.s. Kowena, from the Ba'^jpf IsM#3, came into hasbour early yesterd.ayi morning, bringing a full cargo and thirteen passengers. She sighted the Wonga WonOTt.'scfoii'^ter leaving the Bay of Islands, ahdj bf^iger, in the run in by nearly three hours. It should be mentioned that the ,Wonga yraa obligedjto pass inside.,the Hen and Chiqjcens, -yjrh9^as ( the Rowena took the shorter.inslde out.;

The schooner Edith 'took.;.her departure for IVToukie with a fine westerly 'breezo'ijea terday afternoon, m l \u\ .i ■ '■'» tR»JI "

The brig Restless -was loading for 'Auckland on 'the departure of the Woriga, a^d '$■&$ "°. expected here shortly.. The brig Lalla Rookh and the barque Lady , Franklyn have entered putjvards, fpr Guam via one of the Northern ports./ -; ifsoorijE

The s.s. Hero was announced to leave Sydney for Auckland on Wednesday ,)ast. She is therefore due to-mbrrcfor.'' The schooner Golderi Isley 3Erdm'ißussell, brings 118 tons coaL > - ( KHHTJIO'IMI The barque Natal Queen,^rriyed at New castle on the 21st nit.

The barquentine Prince Alfred h^s entered outwards at Sydney for SJjo r wds to sail on the 30th ult. "■ J V 1" <■■ - The s.s. Star of the Sonth,/which sailed for Napier on Saturday evening, took a full general cargo and the following passengers : -44MisB Brewer, Misses. Donnelly! [2)i !MrsT Donnelly and child, Mrs Evins(jn f Mr Meyers; and 20 in the steerage. The cutter Planet, from Lonia p^pma^r iJrings 37 hhcis. and 45' casks oScb'cc/aflut^ill^ dirplfir. jj ,•,(.'■■ /,;!•,.< <■•■■■hump !>u\ 0 The steamer Southern Croas,.TCmc&-arrw<,ed) in harbour at six o'clock lafeitJ'Oyeniag} 'frAta.^ Nbrttcm ports, brings the ioll^wi^ n'iki^^ gers :—Miss Spencer, . Miss,: sj^j[l^,jiftleSarfl. Bennett, Floyd, Elkin, vaaduJthreo, oth-ers. , ' : :i L.JK^S?vKJS The barf[ue Lady Franklin will lo^; 240,000 feet of timber at Wangaroa for Guam. She hap hauledj/affj.the j wharf, and will sail this evening 'or to-morrow, morning. { . , 1 \ •. * %'i k'L U ',' »t* i' -• f0 *^

COMMERCIAL.

At Mr L. W. Eatonte-flale of fruits to-day, ex Wonga Wonga, oranges -.realised ;Gs to 7s 6d j lomoxia, 8s; pineapples, Gs 9d; mandarins, 8s 9d to 10a ; and navals, 9sw 10s. ,3 2 MEET/KOS: ' . •* Alburnla CM. Co.—September % CALLS. I , i fWP o' Day and Daydawn G.M. Co.,, f ?;TOtt.ea.j4nje '> Soptomber 3 , , .11(11 ji ■;'. „ Lucknow AM. Co. (arahamstown), ?a ;,. September 3 Key of Tokatea G.M. Co., 3d; September 10| Hope of Coromandel G.M. Co., ,0(1 [.Bqpttmboj! l\) K . It alian G,M. Co., Cd ; September 10 Young Queen, G.M. Co. (Grahamatown), 3d ; Hop tembor 10 .1 Hope o( Coromandel G-.M;Ca., Qd f ; Septombor 10

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 5 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5-80 p.m. For Coromandel, on Wednesday, 3rd instant, at 12.30 p.m. For Wangaroi, &c., per Clyde, this day, at 4.30p.m, For Wangarei Heads, &c, per Sovereign of the Seas, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Wiuiganvii, Wellington, and Southern provinces, per Wanganui, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Whitianga, Tauranga. and Or-otiui, per Southern Cross, on Tuesday, 2nd September, at 3 p.m. (Signed) 8. B. Bias. Chief Postmaster.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

G. L. P.—We think that at present the con troversy which your letter opens up had better not be entered rpon. A day of reckoning will no doubt come. Mr. J. L. HtnclaiPv.—lt is rather too latoto reply in September to a paragraph that ap peared in February. The subject has lost : all interest, andwecannotopon our columns ; to a long correspondence leading to no I r ( osult o£ any possible importance to ,tho ' public or even to yourself.

BIRTHS.

Marks.—On .August 30, at her residence,.Hobson street, the wife of Charles Marks of a .laughter. Oolb.—On August SI, at her residence. Upper Queen I street/the wife of Mr Thomas Colo of a son.

DEATH.

JJloLeoi)".—On August 28, at Clmrch-strnet, Onohunfja, , Frances Mary Helen, eldest danglitor of William Owon MoLeod,- aged, two years and aix months.

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1873.

For tho cause that lacks assistance, Kor the wrong that needs resistance, For tho future in the distance. And the good that we can do

The notice of motion laid upon the table by Capt. Casey at the last meeting of the Harbour Board, and which will :be ,p, discussed, at the : next meeting, j redds very1 curiously. It' is a motion! for an enquiry into the question whether the land upon which Auckland stands is not gradually rising to a higher level above the sea.' 'The idea is not so absurd as many per sons would suppose. ; It is an indisputable! fact that the sea levels of many tracts of lancT have materially altered within, the memories of individuals. The northern shores of Cook's Straits, as is well known, were suddenly raised some five or six ,feot above, . their forme* level in 1854. This upraising^ extended over U kngth of Coastlineof nearly" 100 miles. But' this is scarcely a case in ! poinjb,,,a^ the phenomenon was caused by I an earthquake, a visitation with which we have,not lately.beeniayored,;.To the sam,e cause may,^attributed the finding of shells* on the topi of Mount Eden, and in similar lofty situations. But independent of altera tion*l produced 'by convulsions of • nature, I changes! of;»sea level are unquestionably of fretiuent'occurrence.' 'Whether this results from the growing of the land;, or from the i-eceding, of the sea, is a question that,dqes not adiriit orvefy easy solution. Itismostgene-. ! rally ascribed to tho latter cause. In the" I Baltic Sea, the high-water mark has been raised to tbc extent of 10 or 12 feet during the, lapt half century. r (/ Jfn; this instancp ofr j course the ](and may besaid'to havosunk the; bamo depth. As regards Auckland there aTe several-alleged indications of a rising of the land)! •; A f mall .roclf in the harboor, between the watermen's house ; on the wharf and the j knd of the Gore-street Jetty, was never I visible at low water until within the i Jast i few n years,, whereas now it; may be;scen sticking out above the surface of the^ •water whenever the tide is at all lower than - J nsual. Over at the North Head again a ledge i pf ,roeks ( 9ver (Which air Jow •v^ater^there ju^ed tq i besxifficj.ent( water for the pilot boat to pass,! now at the flood tide presents an impassable barrier., At Riverhead a similar alteration |iii/: $bs) 'ftltit?a,d;e/ of, a/ partially aubinergfd.' rock has been observed, bo that there; are grounds foi; /a beliaf,' ;that w% are 'gradually being hoisted into a higher atmos phere, ,' ;I| is advisable under these circum stances to adopt Captain Casey's suggestion, and endeavour as nearly as possible to reduce this presumption to a certainty, and if there .is a rise to discover the annual rate,, „If our sea level is continually altering, arid no record Tteptofit, it-vrillcauaogreatdisputesontliesub joct of boundary in future years, and besides fthis, the present generation, by neglecting to |fix data on which future scientific deductions lean be based, will be wanting in a great duty to posterity. The. establishment of a mean sea level ia a subject which ought to occupy the deUberafjewiß of bur Harbour Board, and we presume-'it Is'to this end that Capt. Casey has broiignt forward his notice of motion. kXAi.d'fi'-"' : '" -■ ki.i f/.T I The annual meeting of shareholders in the iPride of Tokatea G.M.C. was held at Mr Hornejs office thik'day at noon. Mr DeMoulin qccup'ie'd'tHechajr, and called upon Mt Home, the legal.manager,, to read the report of the company tbi the past year, fey this' it appears that the operations in the mine have not,,been, £jo prpfitrable., thi?, •.■kusujf a^,:n'but ' u\&;e i^jceaspiiMtb believe that', tho minJß ■vpll i ultimate"lyi!i()ecome a very valuable property.. The balande-Bheet showed receipts, mainly from calls, amOHntirig to £1,642 9s sdv and' expenditure to: the same amount less £,195 balance in Bank of New Zealand. On the motion of the chairman the report and bal ance-sheet were adopted, and this being the entire business the meeting separated. We learn that H. H.Lusk, Esq., Will de ijyer a lecture in the Otahuhu Hall on Wed nesday evening next, on "The Claims of Soieace," a subject of much interest to young men, !'':""r ;' v'

We have no desiro to be mixed 'up with the Herald in its controversy with Mr t>ar gaville, but it would appear that (whether we will or not) our contemporary is bound to identify us in some way with it. In Satur dajf's issue of the Herald the statement that Mr Dargaville'either revised or supplied our report of his Newton meeting was repeated. We have already denied that Mr Dargaville had anything .to. do. with-that report, and. we unreservedly repeat,the assertion, notwith standing the metallic assurance with which the Herald makes its charge. MrDargaville neither saw the copy nor the proofs of that report, and he had actually set out for Coro mandel before it was in type. Our contem porary proceeds to throw an air of mystery around the report of Mr Dargaville's last meeting in the Mechanics' Institute, pub lished by us as a supplement onJFriday. The fundamental charge here is that ib was the Cross's report, revised by Mr Dargaville, that was republished. Why, pur .contempo rary knows' perfectly well that^a portion 'of our supplement was not merely the Cross's re port, but that it was printed from the Cross's typo, the added portion being printed from the Herald's own type, an arrangement hav ing been made by us—not at all uncommon amongst journals—for dividing equally the cost of setting the matter and so avoiding the heavy expense entailed by each; paper setting up the type. But the report was re vised, not by Mr Dargaville, but by o«r own reporter, from notes taken by him at the meeting. We do not wish it to be inferred that there is anything very mysterious or improper in the Herald or the Cross having eaoh lent us the typo of portions of the reports of Mr Dargaville's Thursday night's speech. There is really nothing in it. It is a thing of very common occurrence for newspapers to exchange the. type of long meetings, reports, balance-sheets, etc., the arrangement being merely one of convenience between newspaper pro prietors, and in no way affecting the public. Prom our contemporary's remarks to-day, howover ? it would, appear to tho uninitiated that'there had been some shuffling with the reports, while our contemporary must have been aware that the Herald has itself fre quently exchanged typo with the Cross and with ourselves, and that part of the type which tho Star's supplement waa. printed with was obligingly supplied us by the Herald, tho rest being obtained from the

Cross.

A single lady of Parnoll sends us the fol lowing 'description of a bachelor's homo in Parnell very near to her papo's residence. ; She says :—" I liye with my parents in a ' retired part of aristocratic Parriell,1 near to a small habitation consisting of three rooni3, occupied by a brace of singular young bachelors, who evidently possess a taste for music, and who are extremely economical in their habits. The home of these musical bachelors is. sufficiently secluded to please tho most fastidious of philosophers, but their leisure is apparently devoted to music and tobacco : they sing, play and smoko every evening, (Sundays excepted), and appear to pass a lifo of unmolested social enjoyment. Tho other day, with that curiosity which I suppose is peculiar to woman, I peeped through the back window of this bachelor hall, and observed among other ,thing 3. .about 'ten pounds of smoked bacon hanging from a nail ; also a candle stuck in one of Wliitson's beer bottles, a pair of trousers, two Hide Volunteer caps, guns, and belts. On a four-legged table in the centre of the dining room were tho unwashed breakfast things, half a loaf, a bottle of Olson's sauce, and some butter and sugar. There was no clock in the room, but over the mantel - piece was a pprtrait of Byron's "Maid of Athens." These'young men wear Crimean shirts, and ( consequently \ they have not to employ a' washerwoman. They have a decided, aversion to the other sex, and whenever they ire mot by a lady they invariably look in an opposite direction. After their evening's repast they bring out ■ their instruments, consisting of a Spanish ! guitar, which seems troubled with a cold ; two violins, a penny whistle, and a Jew's harp ; and with the assistance of friends who call in, the bachelor concert begins. One of the visitors is a married Englishman, but { who has joined the Scottish volunteers and " is fond of playing Scottish airs, such as "Jessie, the Flower of Dunblane," and tho V La3B of Gowrie," the " Relief of Luck now,." , and "Bonj^e,Dundee.",, Another qf | tlie ctomp'any then 1 wa'rb'lea' forth such BOnga' fc as " Happy be^hypfearns," in .true senti mental style."' xh'e" harmony usually closes with "Sweet Home," by a very stout • bacheioK^'khlgbt^bf tfcf''thimble,'' at'ten!1 I o'clock, when the-balcon-frying,begins, and reports v of yging'erfoeer bottles " ,are, hjjard. Thus tHe evening prisse's with1 'these1" musical ■• bachelors, • wnbss liVos must be""vety* mono tonous, even though-under the influence of '- broken,' fiddles,* u disappointed■<hopes,, andi fumes'of tobafcefr smoke: —Annik."'^ i»«^»i>* One of' the: mdst curiqus f dales' oh record, ifo* v the;'F?;e,nch law-oourts lias just been referred' to the AppeakOourts of: Itennes far decision/ The facts of the affair may be thus briefly; stated. On the 4th of September, 1870, M. ; Levainvills, -w,ho was prefect of ifinißterre, j I ytfsti suddenly' replaced by" a Republic^ ti functionaryy jjln;'the^nonth;of jpctober<he , went but to walk with'his'wife, his little • girl, and four other relations, along the rocks , t at Pcnmark. They were all standing ad . i miring n the v pcean when ; suddenly .■ a- .hu^o i wave1 swelpfc' 'over the' clitf 'wheriff they were standing ,high above the level of ■ the sea, and earned'away five' of the party , M.. L,eyain,vill^ and hjs^ sister-in-law,, w^o were at some little'distance from' the'others^ r alone escaped. Nqi^oniy, was the ex-prefect \ ruined by the Revolution of the 4th of Sep i temper, pqt onlp.did, he -lpse wjfeTapd-child>' but^he 14 slow obligate) plead in Court 'f dr a Bmall property, the verdict depending on the decision of thj judges (as\f;o which; periphed . (first—His wife or his" daughter.' If the '.. wife' was i the first to perish, her property jwould go to her daughter, who died a few ■instants after,1 and the'ri, 'according to law, the father would inherit half of it. If, on i ttfeMtier h^nd/'Mdme.' Levainville^^ttrtiVed 7 , her child Gabrielle the property must go in : ianothor direction. The court of Gnimper !ha i aal,i|oady)deojded,inj laypu^ofrthe^i^ghter.j jhavmg p'erishe'd J, j firs^yOTt)'s^mply'on the J ■ground that being older" *Mdme. Levainville iwag m.99t* (If^fily. *P ' :^Sg}%,PM VW.^ Against this decision the ex-prefect has ;appealedjn;i;i;.'!■; k :k*;iu-i ••?'>'' Viov:?.- i.iii'-j'liKijUi C • Mr Perkins, of the Occidental-Hotel, has,, 'got another marvel, which'he'des%Lates the' [Endless Man.f The thing is a mystery which only >Porkin§ fan explain,. ,9»d. to, him^we,,. refer the 6urious, [V ~/ 'ot ! The members iof the-Auckland and North r 'Shqreif Qptbaft glubs closfed the seawp's Pjport ■ on Saturday, with a very spirited game in - ;the presence oti a largeinumbep/of ladies and 'gentlemen. The weather was most propi ; itiousJJfdf the/undertaking} I TW siln: Ishono, 1 and the faces of the players beamed with r 'smiles?f The' 'North Shoite team1 was headed ,by Captain Duder, and the Auckland team by Qa-pfaih Uufihet. The gam® ■occupied ifully two hours, and was carried en with intens Bpirifoand energy as ithough the combatants: were keenly aware that'football matches not only give elasticity to the joints, but act in or/riosition tbihe encroacjimentr of rheumatics'. 1 At the finish'of tho. game, the stragglers w,ere entertained at a dinner given by, Mr George Thorne, when a pleasant evening was 1 spent.

,' The'monthly inspection parades of: the Volunteer force of this district for Septem ber will be held in the following order :— Thursday, Sept. 4th, 7.30 p.m. : Auckland Rifle Brigade, drill-shed; Monday, Bth, 7.30 p.m., Artillery Co., drill-shed; Wednesday, TO'th,1 7:30 p.tn,, Olahtihu Co., Otahuhu ";" .Friday, 12t1^.7,-30 p.m., Naval, Brigade and Naval Cadets, drill-shed ; Monday, ■ 15tii, 7.30 p.m.: .No. 1 Co. A.R.V., drill-shed; Wednesday, 17th, 7.30 p.m., Engineers and Hobson Cos., drill-shed;.Tnesday, 23rd, 12.30 p.m., Grammar School Cadets, drill-shed ; ditto, 7.30 p.m.: Victoria and Scottish Cos., drill-shed |. Thursday, 2pth, S p.m.-.} Auck-' land Troop (mounted), Epsom ; Friday, 2Gfcli; 7.30 p.m., Sir George Grey, Victoria, Rifle Brigade, and Engineer Cadets, :drill-shed ; Monday, 2!)fch, 2 p.m., Howick and Otaliuhu Troops, Howick.

. The production of the sensational drama of '» Kathleen Mavourneen," on Saturday night, was an event in.the theatrical annals of Auck land. The success which attended the re presentation must be in a great measure ascribed to careful study and qonsiderable painstaking in the preparation of the piece. The drama itself possesses considerable merit, being full of incident, aDd presenting great opportunities of scenic effect; The dialogue is racy and very characteristic. |The plot is told in very few words. A ynung Irish girl, Kathleen Mavourneen (Mrs Walter Hill), loves and is loved by Terence O'More (Mr G. W. Collier), a fine young fellow in her own station of life, which is very humble. She is seen by the squire, Bernard Kavanagh, (Mr D. Clinton) ,who is struck by her beauty, and proposes to 'liter by letter. Terence, after the reception of the letter, urges his suit, and Kathleen, distraqted by the power of afFection on one side and the ambition of becoming a lady on the other, is at a loss how to decide. She ultimately resolves to leaveher decision till the morning when Terence and the Squire are both to come for their answers. She then goes to sleep, arid the greater part of the play is taken up by the fearful dream which visits her slumbers. She believes herself married to ijhe squire, who turns out a neg lectful husband. Things go on from bad to worse till at length she is informed by her unfeeling husband's friend that she is not really married at all, the coremony having been performed by a falae priest. This turns out incorrect, for the marriage has been so lemnized by a real priest, who has a scheme of vengeance against Kavanagh. Failing to got rid of her by this means, the foiled hus band plots hor death. She is decoyed into ah ouij-of-the-wjiy place among the mountains,, and is only' saved from tho onslaught of two ruffians by the timely appearance of Teronce O'More. Fired by his depravity tho saviour of Kathleen hurls the villainous squire from tho top of a precipice. For this he is con demned to die, and just as the awful moment has arrived, and when ho has taken his last farewell' of poor heart-broken Kathleen, the scone suddenly changes back to the first act, and Kathleen Mavourneen ia discovered just waking up from her sleep overjoyed to iind these fearful events merely a dream. Terence cornea in a moment after wards for his answer, and is himsolf very much surprised by the eager. way in which/ he is accepted. The squire on discovering tho state of affairs makes the bost of it, and. there ia a happy termination. Mrs Hill, in her expression. of pathos and afflic tion, was admirable, while tho mercurial temperament of tho Irish lass was faithfully depicted. In tho brogue, however, Mrs Hill is not so good as Mr Collier or MrMcGowan. The first named gentleman, as Terence O'Mpre, showed a first-class piece of acting. His kcaaat, "conduct, and get up,: wores iff ■ admirable harmony with tho assumed character, and'altogether wo regard- it as his finest effort. Mr D.' Clinton was a capital squire, and Mrs McGowan,. as tho soroint maid, sang '* Katy's Letter" extreWely troll. Tho other characters were fairly acted, and tho plaudits of a very full house rowarded the well directed endeavours of the company to please. , The orchestril arrangements wore, under tho direction of M. De Lias, and wore everything that could bo desired. If any fault could bo found it was that tho cornet •Was" slightly too prominent.

We hav«.(to.acknovledgo!receipt-of the following subscriptions for Mra Cranch :— M^fMaudb, JOs,'; W.H.P., 10s/,J A FriondSj. ■54. We Bhall bo happy to. receive further contributiona towards this deserving caae.

I We have received "An argument agains Capital ruuishment." being a discourse by ~Samuol Egar 8.A,, delivered at thq City 'Half" The pamphlet is neatly printed and maybe had of the Auckland bo6kHeller%. • The Carandinis are at present giving a series of concerts at Napier. Mr Henry Cjordon's favourite song, " Swing on, Old Penduluifr," pppeirs to' bq i gaining favour! rthrougnout,.the colony. .'Sh&.SavJ^e'.s JBaffi •Serald, in allusion, to it, says : —"Copies *may be had at this office of the sotfg v'lSwing oh, OldPentdum pf.the Vforld/ the rmus|o;b'y Frederick EllaM, late of Sydiiby,1 the1 ttdrfis fj-om \JJl.the, year.Round,' ,TMa is a fayor i^e song of Mr Henry Gordon, ot;the Cafan dini company, and one always appreciated by This piece of music, <aa.-we 'leai^''frbtn /the , : imjirint,! ,was Pfift^' 1 '']$t,l Mespri' ,|j.eed , and Breet, of the Evening. Staff f'«Auckland, and is a. 'Very> ctediti able 1 piece'! iof typography. THe Napier' Tefegfiftpfyifilao nbtices the piecd -fayoiu'iibly'j and odds.:i-r- "Ihat which renders; this. Song, apart from its intrinsic merit, more ! composition, andhas been neatly printed by lyiessrs Reed and Brett, of the Mvonvng Biar+ Aucklaiid, :the only music printing Establish* mentjlaNe^ Zealand.;":',.'. ';'; '].''-'. " v ,

i We make an appeal on behalf of a sensitive blushing young lady to the., fortunate finder i of her engaged gold ring; /She thinks she (proved' t it:. in Qr .near. tlobson-strfeet /frhilafcj: waiting!for tho: loy««l one/ $he dods not wish tho young man to know that she lost it; as he'ih'ay interpret the losa''a3 a piece'of1 gross negligence on her, part, andasau indi cation of .coldness towards him* although aha tenderly, affirms, ".That her {affectation fo¥> Sytfiiey '/^ill; gibe's with the;fej:^our' if <i|. ' unshadowed truth.'' V^h'e, lady,, according, to the advertisement, will reward the finder* mtyls'sss into ,t|je 'Bargain," * u :% tAi Jo^ , >.. The.markpt on Saturday evening presented a very lively, appearance, and traders gone-i rally expressed themselves satisfied with the1 amount of business, done. The 6pohiftjd; r ;p£ John Smith's new drapery emporium attracted a large number of spectators* and' bot all the "Queen-street drapers agog, atid there are no less than seventeen on that side ' of the way. ■ The ladies, therefore, will.not pine' !in want 'Of variety i^ the world1' of ;faaJuQn;'":,lt '"yrjs, ";^^expected'that' a. band' of;: •music would be in' attendance, and that thei jw Dra^erß >(Waltz,^-aßd the nitißic }pf the: hew abng- io. favour qf .earlyjc^os|6g p^ormed. " • ••< We'll clos6 otr shops at six o'clock, ' ' >i ; That wo may read, or sing, or talk; • H That our assistants may be free To dance, or with the ladles walk. 'Nojband; however, 'iajjpfeairedV beneath ."hW waving ted banners, and business went on as .usual. '•■; t:- •' r:'-" ,;::"''' , ;,*.. ''y^'',^ I 0 h nThere was a young lady called Flofyi '<>iir In goodness she placedall'h^glory, ''|tf ,„.,. And boxe4 both heY sisters' ; , tour ears into blisters, JJccaufio they had told her a story,

ffie first half-yearly examination of the District School No. 2, City West, took place to-day in the school-room, Wellington-street. This being the first school that was opened in Auckland under the Education Act consi derable interest was manifested on the occa sion.'" The examination 'WaS■conflu'etett' 'by- Mr W. Shanaghan, chairman of the District School Committee, and several members of the committee^ This school was,commenced, in March last, "when Mr JSarrison,, who nad previously held the school, waß"appointed to tlie position of master, which he creditably niaintainsi It was at first thought, desirable -that the school should1 be' confined 'to bbys; in:' *Wi hope ; that,: the1 Ettucafcidn '■ Board would be,; induced , to, '^estab lish -a; separate: school ,for girls'; ,u ience,;. in the month of March, there were* Wo girls in attendance, and only sixty-seven, boys. In April the' school was opened to the girls,, : and twenty-six made their appearance ; boys ahd girls numbering 127. We observe th,at during successive months the numbers dr<J allendants of both sexes / have, .gradually increased : and at the present time the scholars ,pf >this school j number. 2£7 , i the average attendance; .being , 189. ( .The head master, as Already statedj is Mr E. Mi C. Harrison'; and the principal lady-teacher is Miss Longmore, assisted ' by' Miss M. C. Taylor and Miss McMillan. The,examina tion in the fundamental branches of practical education, viz :—geography,^arithmetic,jConv posit)ion,|i&c., were most satisfactory consider-^ ing fHe short time the school has been in existr enee. ! The children were clean and respect? ably apparelled, in'accordance with the rulesj of the Education Act, and continually uri-' proving in elementary knowledge, and a,ddpg in niiineripal strength. ',An entertai'n'men"li" will "be held this evening in the school T r,dQm i for the pupils and their friends, to consist of music, readings, dialogue, songa, and recita tions by ladies and gentlemen, and the pupils. Among other pieces the pretty duet "the Convent Bells," will be given, also, " My Father's at the Helm," "The Irish. School master," the 'Village Blacksmith" and "Home, Sweet Home." The parents and friends of the children are invited to attend

The discovery of Mr Davis's mode of attempting to influence the minds of the natives wa« ludicrously made at' Rrttorua recently by several gentlemen, by whom it has been narrated. Two of the party were taking an evening bath in one of the Wai rikis unknown to Mr Davis, who was also in the bath, with some natives;, -whom he, upbraided bitterly for having stood:in thW way of his negotiations, accusing them of "murdering him," in the whining tones of; complaint common amongst .Maoris, , of which Mr Davis is a complete masterJ; In the doorway of one of the .houses over looking the bath were another native and. a, gentleman visitor, to both of whom the cofl-< vorsation wa» perfectly intelligible, and Who had great difficulty in restraining their laughter. Presently;' However, Mr Davis made the discovery that ho had been over head in his confidential communications,, and,, hastily jumping out of the bath/heron away^ into the scrub, exclaiming, "O, the pakeha'! the pakeha! why didn't y6n tell me the pakehas were there ? "— S. PilTiines.^ . r

CITY COUNCIL-This Day.

A meeting of the City Council -vras held this afternoon at 2.30. Present—Messrs Philips (chairman), Williams, Prime, Isaacs, Mac ready. "

■ MINUTES. ,, '...,,n The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. £, f . , I/ETTKRS. j Several letters were read and allowed t|> staud over until next meeting; Councillor Isaacs thought that to continue 'the expenses of advertising for no real pur pose was a glaring waste of money. Councillor Prime considered that such mopey could be much better expended, and he would move, •* That the advertisement^ for tenders in connection with the water Works be discontinued," which was seconded by Councillor WilUajps ( ajiid,.parried. ~, LETTER VRQJiI MR' ftAT,', .., A letter was read from Mr'M&y, Deputy- Superintendent, acknowledging recdip't of his Worship's letter applying for payment of .£li& 13s, icost of jthe sewer constructed by .-the Council on the old '■ Supreme Court sitei [and to request: an,, explanation of item "; Supervision, -£7 13s,' in the account. ~ , i Ordered to be supplied^' A letter from Mr Hurst was reaij to the effect that: the suggestions in reference t& leasing the stalls otkthe-old Supremo Court - site have been carried out., *?;.-< i The monthly j ac^unt^were read, by the (^airman, amounting to'£4s7 Bs ; and on the m6tion of Councillor Prime, seconded by Qouncillor Isaacs, were ordered to be paid. !.'l ,] WA^SR WCjRKS. ',C 5 ' i Councillor Philips said,.it?, "was for the- Oouncil to,.p,9nsideir the .expediency rqf,con tinuing the advertisements for tenders ; the GouncU had^tfojne'iiir they ;d'ould in the matted I an'dMihe'actioikr of the water-works nSust now be left to the ratepayers. Iqr ,! STREET ESDI'S. U^ / ■ The levels of.Xprne r sfcreQt Hobsorir , slfcreet were ordered to be fixed as advertised. liAn. objection in'the matter of^obson-street liad Ijeeh!•'' todfe;ed by Mr-Dobniri, grocer, ': who, YcoUsiliered / / thafi she should suffer .! serious loss by the new level, and desiring in s^ich^ase that the Council t would guarantee " •tip him adequate compeiisationi ! . * XI A. f / ! I Councillor Isaacs moved- that before any- lection' be ,taken^Mr Doonin^ be Consulted with a view to arranging, £he, matter. i A discussion on Mr Waymouth's charges for making upmaccounts: wasi.adjourned till next (j , ; ...» . .- n rnxis

PARLIAMENTARY.

Vtt'.m [Bv.Te^eqpaph.L ~.:,,- 7"j

T^e^olitical EfccitemepV^ *-' Probability of a Majority Againat the I ~ Government. . ipmrtßo owv --'■■' ■■ ■■ ''}•[ ot aoiTOK. . Scheming in the Lobbies. j :.(FfiOMrbutt:SPEGa;AI;'OOEBESBONJ)EIfSP>)i a* I ->~ i^u-wi.f Miioi i -j, ft c£',ii{») . i This,,day r ,;.i; 1 •Th6tinterestin the political Bcene; is.in^.j fcensifying. ,■ •'• ■: '<"i' l/:' i;:',;,^ "v"'i: ''^ * i The majority of the sincere conviction^ is decidedly against the ministerial proposals. But influences of other kinds,are exceedingly jpotent, and are ffeely^sed. •" Supporters are angry at the total reyeisal of the fundamental (principal of the'original pblicjr without any teon^ltatiaji.orintimation; j/ JT J| '/ () ;) jlt is generally believed that the step was a (false more in]|cte> hy $he,l(jQv,ernmpnt, under ithe influence of alarm. Mr Chad-wick's Petition. ■Mr i ,Chadwick,'s, petition, appealing from tho ' Public Wdrka^department^wfth 1 reMr^ 1 ence to an alleged agreement between him afUdtho.Cjt.oyjernmpntengin^ei, aqtoith^-^ay^Bg ■ fqrredijib ,thO; ,P, efetionSiCQßWnitftse,, who, shin^, j jithighly dangerous to 'constitute a > place of: • afepe^jl'';;Th'e;petSti'dner | 'a'kim6'dyat! law*l , M ajl'yote!the,r^ \ffili t be.a,'cbiis^erabl^'inj^^' jority against tho Ministry. t pnh n/i ~.",' In the market moat chimerical Bohemea are promjaed, ; Half-a-dozon alippery one»

makes the rosuljb uncertain, i while promises approaching Superintendence elections, fears of being called rats, and threats of dissolu tion are exercising a great influence The division is not expected to-nigtit. Two ministerial supporters are being sura- Mmcd from aff»,rv _ The debate will bo resumed at.2. JU.

NOTES FROM WELLINGTON.

(From our.Special Correspondent.)

"THE position of parties in the House at the present .time is a. curious study. It, is im v posW td imagine a state df more utter iemoailization'} arid probably the annals of New Zealand or of any other colony do not furnish another illustration of so purposeless opposition or so rampant government. That the Government has every thing in its own way but feebly describes the condition to -vlhich things have come, and when I say the Government I mean Mr Vogel, for the feeble ! miiid's, that are associated with him in the I Ministry,not only exhibit their incapacity and want of knowledge of the affairs of their ■ own departments in a manner patent to the s most careless observer, but from time to time . they are obliged to exhibit the humiliating position of being quietly snubbed. The absence of the master from the Treasury rbenches, even for an hour, has generally the ; effect of reducing them to a state of helpless confusion that rapidly spreads through ithe : House, and it is of the merciful ■dispensations of Providence that Mr Vogel's great toe has realised Jbhe gravity of the occa tsiori, and has largely, xefrained from disturb ing the progress of the business of the country. But if the condition of the ministerial band and its supporters excites our wondering ad miration, the condition of the so-called Op position presents a spectacle to gods and men. It is generally understood that the rallying pbint of party is either measures or men. But the Opposition has no measures, nor has ;it fttty men to whom allegiance in any form '■ is owned. From whatever cause it has arisen faith in the former leaders of the House has failed, and only a species of guerilla and im potent warfare waged by those disliking the Ministry is carried on intermittently, that is best described by the term " nagging." The operation seems as hopeless as it is pur pbseless, and no one believes that it has or carirWe'trie-smallest effect in patting a curb on the onward progress of the Ministry in •Whatever direction; that course may be turned. Ever and anon some new idea is started apparently pregnant with great re sults ; but in a day or two men's hearts are failing them for'fear, and nothing, more is jheard of it. If the advocates of annual or biennial Parliaments depircd a cogent argu ment to show the ill effects of the lengthened; duration of Parliaments and the absolute ne* cessityl fbr the regenerating and purifying in fluences of ai general election, they should take their seats for a few nights in the House and watch the progress of proceedings. It ■would seem as if familiarity breeds, if not k contempt at least a want of faith in political; leaders, and probably mutual recognition of the character of the motives that actuate Politicians has a .disintegrating effect that; js Stal to party action. i,Be that as it may, the rftnk and file of the so-called Opposition have, and own that they have, no leaders, and honestly!say, jthatither? ia, not one,among the whole party whom they are willing to follow. :In such, circumstances the easiest course is to submit to the leading of th^'on'e mastermind, that 3ways the destinies of the country, and tjiat, emboldened'by the general submission, dioes.uot hesitate.so b,ear down with resistless \i oree.on any one that presumestodisturb the 1 dull monotony of subjection. I believe there is a very general feeling in the, f House that, however admirable the great policy of coloni zation may be, the present condition of unbridled government is dangerous, Ind may prd;vis disastrous to the colony. Yet there ia one hand that has the daring.to hopefully * attemptto dpply the break. An for the pro-= fessed followers of the Government the picture" is more pitiful still. ThatjfAey.are corrttpt is. hardly* denied. j> Every mito has his price & an Mib'in''1 as 6Td: k& representative' inotitiir tions. Mr Vogel hds shown his ability m discovering each man's" price, and .whether &the door of entrance'to the tiner feelings of $ie heart is through humoring self-conceit, siniljugron^their pet measures, the granting of "jtVater-'race, *or a roadj or-an'editorial chair, or the prospect of eommissionerships, or agencies, of the general fos- t terinc; and favouring of whatever" may be their little hopes and aspirations—the ways lof the ufiwAVering supporters vof the Govern meat ai;e the ways of pleasantness, and their, p"aths. are the paths of peace.' To listen to' the-^seryile sycophancy, of-some of the sup porters, of the Government is positively ije\J yqlting io any .mind that haa one^park of ,manliness, remaining. Anil it is at. times,, refreshing to see1 the over-gushing zeal re pressed of those wh6 seem to admire nqt wisely but too w.etU There is one member, • $ot unknown' to-the peoplel of Auck land,- • who._ evidently regards himself as a vital joint,.-however near the tip tn the Ministerial' tail.' Like a cock jotyn he goes jumping about from one bench %& another, qverready to peck,at any one that; yentures.tp'trouble the' Ministry. If returns are called for he protest's against the trouble Andithe elcpenar^iaHdjhe. can showrthat^alj ihis can be found if the honourable member will only take the trouble to spend two minutes in turning up the blue books. And even "when a! question is asked, 'he supple ments the explanation' by another, to show the folly of the honourable member. Prom ] iera^ irom.there^ frpm every where; from the ligntjtrom the left, and from .the dross benches, his little crow is everywhere heard, md it is ever for the Ministry; while flutter ing up and' throwing himself on the bench beside everybody, he pours out his little trill, while everybody goes on with his con rorsation or listens to the,debate ai if the zussy flutterer were non-existent. He is the type i'df'mafayj; nbt indeed bo^fussy, but who would apparently crawl on all fours to lick the diiat off V, ogil's j feet. There ,ia i some - i thing so essentially servile in small minds thirt one can hardly wonder ( at the extraop-* ; dinary ascendancy' Which the strong will oi; Mr Vqgflj ihas | established. over, those who lick the sugar off his hands. And it i3 in this firmness;of will, ; aa in^Samspn's hair, that beyond all question lies tlie secret of Mt^ogel'a powen. It id not in his power of BlttqrieHce, for he1 is kn indifferent speaker on: the iloQr^qf tlie. Hou.se.; his1 idea's;po^ej forth with lobour and considerable confusion, but having made himself acquainted,with every thing in the. practice oi < G.avernment, being gifted with'irrepressible cheek, arid an in domitable strength of purpose, he appears to boaVfdowrixeverything that comes- befoxevhim^ while the extraordinary'sticbes's that has attended) -his,• parliamentaryt-.eareer. has ,a^ moral mrtue'nQe; that^is .p^tive1!^-'%-] garded with ' awe by 'his" fawning rollow.eraj for, ,there i^ nothing so success 'ful»(jcasij success.: A lengthened acquaint-.; anee With' the little wants and wishes ■of the m^m)jers enables him to keep a:large numbernbn 'string, and it is scarcely ex aggeration'to say that many of them appear las if they' would do the most menial and nn ' worthy .thing-*o bask in hia smiles. There being sodnueh that is pleasant in the. present ■ and prospective among-the ministerial circles, and theWis iso niudli that is-cold and dreary and hoWelesß, iv th^ dipleful cave of Adullam that it la hardly in human nature to oxpoot

any particular changa in the state of polA cal parties until the politic."! atmosphU' swept by the thunderstorm of a genial election. Certainly this session at least win show nothing but the scowl of discontent o the one side, and the insolence of defiance O n theotHer.' It may be that the recess may <i e velop a better state of things ; but membe > seem to know One another too well and to. i have, too. little faith in each other's political purity and disinterested l O v c 0 « country to ever become blended together for concerted action. There is ability plenty ;in tho House for conducting government without having recourse to the political hacka who have been bo long prominently before ,)the public eye, and it is the veriest cant to say, as ia sometimes Baid, that a Government could! not be formed but from the ol^ fttagera who have hitherto been playing shuttlecock with portfolios. I do not hesitate to say that there are among the young members of the House, even at it exists at tho present r Hour, as much ability; as much eloquence and as much capacity for government as, there are—• or ever were — among the' circles that claim a reversionary., jj,, terest'fai . Cabinets by prescriptive right. But- there is a -.mutual je-"lousy and mistrust on f the one hand, and a deter minatibn to Resist encroachment by the vm, pant and dainnabla spirit of old fogeyisnrnn the other, that prevents the fostering and d£ velopment in1 the House of that party of yonng • i blood which, as I predict, has in it the hope :' and'the salvation of New Zealand.

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

(Pep Java Cable.)

Ex Wonga Wonga.

The Duke of Edinburgh is to be mawied to the .Grand Du6hess Marie in January, at St. Petersburg.—The legality of Mr Glad stone accepting the Chancellorship without again resigning his seat, and going to hig constituents, was submitted to his legal and decided in the affirmative.— *Dr Keneally, has concluded his address in defence of the Tichborne claimant, fley said he was unable to produce Arthur Orton, * Several witnesses from Wapping swore that ' the claimant was not Arthur Orton. The Carlists disturbances continue.—At Cartha-. genatheinsurgentsarepreparingferresistance, '. —^A battle occurred at Berga, at which 28,000r Carlists, were in the field. Both side claim' ; the victory. The Government is organising army of ,90,000 men.—H,^,.H. the Duke " of BrninsVick is 'dead.—^Cholera is increasing at Berlin.-^Typh'oid 'fever in London is con-! fined to.Berlin and May fair.—The Prineeof i Wales inaugurated the' completion of the Holy head , breakwater. — - Prince , 1 Arthur,, L while bathing at <> iThronville, narrowly escaped drowning. Jle was saved % a French waterman.—The falling off, ia the ; English harvest amounts to 20 per cent.— "-J The decrease in France is v«ry quiet. f-Preildi ' politics are^qiiiet,^—The trial of ban'k-fprgars 'is proceeding. .JL plan for escaping from Newgate was discovered and prevented. ! The warders were bribed.'—The engirieers in'\ the North of England have submitted JjieirJ: claims to arbitration, and so prevented a lock-out.-; —The wool-sales closed firm, French buyers purchasing two-thirds of the wool offered. <; / A"/ " "'1 %v

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

[PER ANOi.O-A.USTEA.LTA2? TELEGRAM COMPAHY,]^ ~

MELBOURNE.

■''■'"" ■ ■>• ' AityputSfc -' Returns/jUst published show that thepopu-'!'; . lation o£ the colony at the end of last yew -i was 770,727^— *being 419,903 males t^d 350-^24 females. ;: I A diamond of 9f carafe from the "'Zanzibar ; ■'.« coast was offered at auction and bought in for £450:, ' '' '■ '-•■-■ :::V":" : r: A Police Bill has been introduced. It pro- j , vides for a superannuation fund from the inward' fond, -wMch now amounts to. i£loo,ooo. , ... ...,,,/ f ■ U V t An accident occurred on the railway, close to ithe Geelbng^tation, by which several. goods-trucks' wrae '. totally' The/ accidbnt''w&i'catfaed'by the' liuKtiiig,olia,,, engine, .fortunately »o one._wa^.injs.rAd,, ~_.„, TheXpgislat^Ye Counc?l 4jinenimpn^,JiiU r |has befe^intrdduced. ll£pr6pb&&3toine!i«aso'| the number, of members to and"" ;that 'twelve shall' retirei.^very- two years. It reduces the qualification electorate i£2s rating. The electoral districts' arc;,<liwed on a basis of inoculation. The order for the second heading i|i made for a fortnight hisnee. The bill \aaa not well received by t&e House.

SYDNEY.

August 25. \ I Mr Parkes haa been . enthusiaslicallyiW' ,ceived in various Jrnrts of the countryy par : ticnlarily 4he mirn'ng districts. . , ;j.k i [ A shocking murder .of tvvo men. .has,been. s ,« cbmmitted near Forbes by aboriginals, , biav(B*inceJ been'arrested.,'.'' ;,

BRISBANE.

'' Angust2o. :.,.,, j &he Colonial Secretary received a telegram' / from'the bench of George Town,' stating that Henry Williams, one of the': proprietors of the Caledonian Crashing s I Machine, and< Samuel Blake, blacksmith, 8 were; murdered 'by aboriginal f** 1!^ yjesferday morning in sight of tne maohine, and that; two others were danger- ... oualy wounded. Unless further pohoe pro tecjiian be granted, they say. that the hyes of .the i^habitanfs generally '^ll,be.,in danger. Williams has left a wife and fonr children, residing with nis father-in law, Mr Sidweli, !p]ublicaiiiCJp«Jlbourn. il( , , ~.,/

POLICE COURT-This Day.

(6efore Thomas Beckham, Bag., EM ; ) ~'

DRUNKENNESS. Williard March, Eliza l^strange, Peter Lome, and Henry/ Griffiths were convicted idf [this 7ifc^ th? '"W alternative^,,,, i; i',.,.'.,.•;■ hbodJ »:j>■-;, t,«f ) Thotaas Haynes was similarly;oharged, dm it being'hitf-third offence, he was sentenced <■- tosevett«iaXa>'itaf)t^on^ient; i : : ! ■', "■'' U 'Henry Griffith arid Thomas Haggarty were charged1 With a breach. of the "V;agJ-ant Act., by fighting in/ the public-tiioroughfare, to wit Quefsn.rstre.et,"oh Saturday night. , Both prisoners pleaded guilty, and addett thj^WM^orry, a^ ;tiieyjwere grew frK»4Blflloi6*a9H"i«ow!icii(fo ■■'■<-: lifoW-i :i o * His ; Worship aaid that fighting was a curious, way of'shewiiig their friendship, ana sentenced, "each, of,'!them to pa^'.a.fine pt zw, eachVior go.to prison for forty-eight hours. , Maria Price'waS«,lso charged with behaving in;^ r^ojlia^; iiiaiiriei' '.it;^niprprombie<streeti•• • at!three ajm^this'niofhrng. ', ,; '.. '■.; ,'.' , , - Proni Mr Inspector Brohatn's statement 01. the cfisc'it appeared1 that prisoner'ss husbana came 'to th^ p.olice at ,tke hour stated,-anci., complained* tkatihis. wife threatened to taKO,, hia life. !lOn the ttblice'going to the^h^ sm defendant w,a^ found in a.very excited stt p with a knife in her hand, , , , <$&%$ ■ Prisonersaid her' husband had treated Mfc yery badly, and. his Worship reinahded tM' case till' to-morrow S®|pMi|ti quiries to be made. YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY. JoM iU)kfeford/a boy of ?abont U<7«WP

"Eft* :iV]^3(ii©IiA^ J MONBAir;SBH)EMB]EEi, Utf*.



: ; ,;': [Established 1864.] ■:f\ STEPHENSON & CO.'s CELEBRATED COFFEES, "EXHIBITION BRAND" " EAGLE BRAND " "CEOWK B E A JM>." Are to be procured at all rospectablqfGßOCEßS and Storekeepers throughout the Province of Auck- D. STEPHEN SON & CO., WYNDHAM-STREET, ■iTTCKLAITD. ri a v t i o isr OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. Connoisseurs pronounce this Sauce to be the BEST for general use in households, and, in con seqnenco of its high reputation, some unprincipled persons have been induoed to Collect Empty Bottles bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as ''Olson's Universal Tomato Sauce." The proprietor has in consequence causes! his TRADE MARK to be Registered under the provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, I860," and proceedings will be taken against such persons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public arc cautioned to ,' i ASK FOE OLSON'S SAUCE, nud see that the name is Stamped on Bottle and Stopper, and wrapped round with his well-known abel.