SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 5.14 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 6.42 HIGH WATER: This evening, 8.3; to-morrow morning, 8,21

ARRIVALS.

Av.ce Cameron, barque, Carter, from Newcastle Energy, schooner, Campbell, from Tahiti Dauntless, schooner Moller, from' the South Sea Islands St Kilda, s.s., Flowerday, from the Manukau Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Russell Queen, schooner, Vtale, from Eu:sell , Forest Queen, ketch, Dam, from EusseU Golden Isle, schooner, Matzen, from Russell Herald, schooner, McKenzie, from Hokianga Fairy, schooner, from "Wangapoa Clyde, sciiooner, Anderson, from Wangarei Cambria, schooner, from Wangarei Sovereign of the Seas, to-morrow Itingleader, revenue cutter, from the Kawau Maud, cutter, from Russell Dante, cutter, Grundy, from Port Waikato. Flora Macdonald, cutter, Kenny, from Raglau.

DEPARTURES.

Marion Renny, schooner, for Levuka Ladybird, s.s., Daniels, for Southern ports Zior, schooner, for the Navigator Islands Lretltia, schooner, for Poverty Bay Tauranga, schooner, for the Kaipara Dido, cutter, for Poverty Bay Jane, s s., for Manuring, arid Hot Springs Rangatira, s.s., Hepburn, for Southern ports Saucy Lass, schoo_er, for the East Coast

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Friendly Islands: Kenilworth, schooner, to-day For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s., about 6th May For Northern ports: Rowena, s.s„ this afternoon For England : Moss Glen, barque, this evening I j/^-J. Wangarei: Cambria, schooner, this evening; 1 ©$yae, schooner, to-morrow; Sovereign of the Seas, ' td-morrow

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Edinburgh Castle, ship, from London. Sailed 29th December "• !. ,'■ . .. Parsee, ship, from London. Sailed 12th January Agra, ship, from London. Sailed Countess of-Kintore, ship,, from London. Sailed Woodlark, ship, _frbm London. Sailed 2aid February Hylton Castle, barque; from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from.London. Loading Zanga, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed 17th January Thames, barque, from New York, via Sydney. Loading Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Mary Webster* schooner, from Adelaide. Sailed 21st March (for the Manukau) Upolu, schooner,1 from Samoa Esther, brig, from Newcastle. Sailed 30th March Emulous, schooner, from Dunedin Prince Alfred,1 barque, from Adelaide . _?a_eha„brlg, from Adelaide Success, s-hooßer, from Levuka Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Ivanhoe,-schooner, from New Caledonia Margaret Campbell, schooner, from Dunedin , '- Amateur barque,' fronf Adelaide. Sailed _fth March East Lothian, barquo, from Dunedin Prima Donna, schooner, from Levuka Rita, brig, from Lyttelton. Sailed 25th April JNile, brig, from Lyttelton " ; j • Feronia. barque, from Lyttelton.' Sailed 26th April

IMPORTS.

, Per Dauntless schooner, from Navigator Island,: 5 hales cotton, 68 tonß cobra, 4casks cocoanut oil. 1 case sundries, L. D. Nathan and Co.-;; 13 half-cheats'tea; Brown, Barrett and Co*. j"2 case, coral, Bullock.—L. D. Nathan and Co.r agents. Per schooner Energy, from Tahita : 1 crate earthenware, 5,000 oranges, G. W. Owen ; 5 case_ mustard, 3 do shawls, 2 do wool, 5 bales cotton, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 60 ton cotton seed, 62 bags cobra, 83 bales cotton.

The cutter Flora Macdonald has arrived: at Onehunga from Raglan with 12 bales flax, A Barnes ; 66 pigs, Hunter and Co., 4 boxes, Allen ; 3 hides, Gittos ; and two passengers Mrs Graham, Mr Hund. The schooner Cambria has cleared out wards for Wangarei with thef following cargo:—4ooo feet timber, 5000 shingles, Gill christ; 2 cases and 5 gallons brandy, Crown Distillery; 3 sacks maize, Young; 2 tons furn iture. The s.s. Southern Cross, arrived at Tauranga at one_o'clock yesterday morning. The s.s. St Kilda has reported at the Customs with 55 cases and 277 bags gum for L. D. Nathan and Co. The schooner Kenilworth will leave this afternoon for the Briendly- Islands. >■ • The schooner Marion Renny took her de parture this mornipg for Levuka. The whole of the vessels that put into the Kawau during the late gale have proceeded ron their voyage. The schooner Energy arrived yesterday from Tahiti.'tvith I_o tons cotton seed. She left Tahiti on the 25th ult., and encountered a heavyS.W. gale On the 22nd. Passengers:— C. A. F. Moeller, andG. W.Owen, jun. Capt. Campbell reports" having passed the steam ship Nebraska on Wednesday, last, in lat. ,30 S., long.' 175 E. S_ie was'steering due North. Tho .following vessels _avb arrived from the Bay of Islands with coal: —Magellan Cloud, 134'1 tons';-Pririce Rupert, 80 tons;' Golden Isle, 118_tons; Queen, 70 tons;: Maud, 41 tons. \ The clipper barque Alice Cameron arrived in harbour yesterday morning from New castle after a; lengthy, passage of twenty-nine days. The barque was hove to off the North Cape for a week during the fury of the late gale. Her skylight was blown away and a quantity of dunnage swept overboard. The weather having moderated she made the North Cape on the 19th inst., when the gale re commenced and lasted three days longer. The vessel was again hove to, the wind blow ing a perfect hurricane. Captain Carter re ports that he has never encountered such terrific weather during the whole course of his experience. The Alice Cameron brings 350 tons coal for Henderson and Macfarlane. The schooner Dauntless, Captain Moeller, has returned to Auckland after a few months cruise among the islands. She put into Wanga roa owing to stress of weather, but left again on Sunday last. On the same, evening a terrific gale sprung up from the eastward and lasted until Wednesday. The schooner Was driven thirty miles to the northward of the Three Kings. Her boat was smashed, mainsail split, water-casks and a quantity of light stuff on deck washed overboard. On Friday night the vessel was enabled to shape her course again for Auckland, and arrived yesterday morning. She brings the f ollow fng passengers ;—Mrs Coyle, Mr Flower, Missies Brown' (2). Cargo :70 ton copra, 4 tons cocoanut oil, 1$ tons cotton, consigned toL. p. Nathan and' Co. ■ ' •'- |, ,The aiß. St Kilda, Captain Flowerday, ar rived-in-harbour early yesterday morning j from the'Manukau, for the purpose of under-1 going'alterations and improvements. Dtiring thel late heavy gale the steamer, lay under Cape Maria. . She put into Wangape and' took in twenty-three tons of gum for Auc_r: land, also put into the Bay of Islands for coal. She received some slight damage, on Monday last, to her bulwarks a iheavy ,_ea breaking on board. k " J The schooner Herald arrived yeseerday from Hokianga, after a passage of seventeen days. During the gale she lost her fore-yard and had her wheel smashed. She. brings the following passengers': ' Miss Annie Smith, Messrs E. Andrews, Hugh; Reid, Master A. Webster, and 12 South Sea Islanders. The cutter Dante, from Port Waikato, has arrived in the Manukau with 32 bales flax, and 1 box, for A. Buckland..:.. ; ■

The N.Z.S.P. Company's s.s. Lady Bird left the Manukau this morning for Northern ports with the following passengers—Messrs Norman, Litchfield, Burton, Beetham, Ell colt, Hoakins, Palmer, Mrs Luckie, and four in the steerage. ..'"."']......"..

COMMERCIAL.

mini • _■. The following are the current call and dividendi payable in the companies named below :— _ s. d.

MEETINGS. Otago Insurance Buildings, Aackland, 2p.m.,P9th April Dixon's No. 1, Mr T. L. White's office, Canada Build ings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 30th April Rose and Shamrock, Mr Sommerville's office, Short land street, Auckland, 2 p.m., 30th April _ong Drive, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 3 p.m., 7th May All Nations, Mr Tothill's office, Auckland, 2 p.m., 7th May Lincoln Castle, Sceats' Hotel, Auckland, 2 p.m., 14th May Hand and Band, Grahamstow.a, 21st May

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, on Wednesday, 80th inst., at 12.30 p.m. For Wangarei, per Cambria, this day. at 5 p.m. For Kawau, Wangarei, Wangarei Heads, &c, per Lady Bowen, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Whitiangi, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern Cross, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. For Taranaki and Wanganui, per Go-Ahead, on Wed nesday, 30th inst., at 12 noon. (Signed) S. _. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Cox.—On Apr? 128, at her r-sidence, the v, 'te of Mr John Cox, of a son.

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

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 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.

Our Wangarei correspondent writes:—The weather for the last ten days has been fear ful '; nothing could be done outside. Creeks ! have been flooded to an extent hitherto un ! known, the roads have been covered with I water knee deep, land slips have taken place | to a great extent, carrying with them a large j number of .trees. No service was. held m jeither of the churches. Among the accidents was the drowning of Mr Caller's, donkey. i(Many in the village have now an opportunity jof seeing a dead donkey.) This animal has 'been in the place for many years. The p.s. jLady Bdwen has deceived us three times ;now. She has the mails on board, whereas three sailing vessels have in the meantime arrived.,.....> ". m Yesterday morning the Rev. G. H. Turner delivered an excellent sermon in the United Methodist Free Church on "The Chrsitian's Duty to the Erring," taking his text from St. James,' chap. 5, v 20. The text was skil fully elaborated, and the discourse, full of wise suggestions and goodly counsel, was listened pox "With marked' attention' by: numerous hearersi j;jJ, i' .' ':■ ■'': ■'• ■' • i We call special attention to the second concert 6f the popular series at'the Choral Hall this evening, under the management of MrßrWne. Theprogramme, full and varied, promises a rich treat to those of the com munity who are fond of good music and can appreciate talent of the first order. We trust Mr Browne's endeavours to interest. and amuse the people will be rewarded with that amount of success which is unquestionably hisdue. ■■" '•-'■" '" :' ---! At the inquest on the body of the child Adolphus Bach, on Saturday, the jury having heard the evidence, returned a verdict of j ", Died by the visitation of God from natural J causes,'whooping cough and bronchitis." It j. 'wa_ proved at the enquiry that the child did i. not die from the effects of any mistake in the . preparation of the medicine. ' I The usual quarterly meeting of the Auck- i land Chamber of Commerce will be held to morrow afternoon at three o'clock.

Under the heading "A pretty fix for a Senator" the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune wiites :—" 1 have ob tained a complete narrative of tho cele brated fight between the Hon Zach Chandler of Michigan and Mr Hennegan, of Indiana, son of the ex-Senator, who was minister to Prussia. It happened in the Nation Hotel, at meal times. Zach took ad vantage of the fortuitous concourse of several persons to abuse Voorhees loudly while in his presence. His remarks resounded all over the dining-room, such as 'traitor,' ' scoundrel,' ' I won't said Dan, and he walked over to Chandler and struck him. baok-handed blow which resounded like a whip-crack. Chandler, who had got up wronsr end foremost, immediately struck out at Voorhees, and Mr Hannegan, interposing, remarked : " Gentlemen, this is not the place for personal collision—a dining-room where you disturb other people. Think of positions, and do not disgrace your constituents. ' Who in h—ll are you !' explained Chandler, and with that he struck Mr Hannegan with all his force on the side of his face. Hannegan was stunned by the blow, which he had not expected, being a peace-maker and not a fighter; but he picked up a molasses pitcher and brought it down on Zach's forehead, so that he was covered with blood and molasses, which, strange as it may appear, seemed to improve his appearance. He took up the nearest jug he could find to strike Hannegan with it; but Hannegan ducked his head, and Zach struck an en tirely harmless person in the abdomen, who forthwith got the cramps and walked out of the dining-room on his belly. Hanne gan now said he understood Zach meant business, so forthwith he took the great patriot by the top-knot, and pushing his head down toward the floor he dragged him along, planting blows all over his frontispiece, and nearly making an intelligent counte ance out of the Senator. Much spent, gasp ing, and frothing, Zachariah followed his hair across the floor, and several ladies rushing in cried : " Oh ! dont kill that man '! 1 No, ladies,' said Hannegan, 'I just want to keep him from injuring me, and if you will take care of him I shall let him go immedi ately. With this Hannegan gave Zach a last shot, which effectually finished him, and the Michigan Ajax rolled over on his back and was wheelbarrowed away by some of his servants." Some half-dozen of our young colts met in the Barrack ground, on Saturday, for leg exercise at foot-ball. Three or four of the most promising ' kicks' stood beneath a shelter for some time, looking out with des pairing eyes at the downfalling rain. The scene while it lasted was exciting, and re sulted in favour of Provo's right leg. The enquiry into the loss of the Alsager still "drags its slow length along." The evidence is nearly the same as that adduced on the scuttling case, and would only weary the reader if reproduced. Tho en quiry will be resumed at the Police Court on Wednesday, and may possibly be concluded on that day. When the gas mains were laid in Geelong, some ten or twelve years since a mile or two of paper pipes were put down as an ex periment. Recently, when laying on a ser vice pipe for Mr Gale's balloon, some of them were unearthed, and found to be in as good condition as when first laid down, while the iron pipes near the same place were nearly corroded through. General Manteuffel, in a recent speech at Metz, defended Bazaine from the recent at tacks on his military fame. He dwelt in terms of generous praise on tbeDVffiVery of the Marshal, which ho declared was qnitoeqnal to that of any General in the German army. The passions of the hour pr-vtilted ah im partial judgment in the case, but he believed that history would justify Bazaine. The Waikato Times, a journal conducted with considerable ability, and containing essays and readings selected with much good taste, and calculated to inform and elevate its readers, remarks on the attempt to float debentures as follows :—" How can we expect foreign capitalists to come to our assistance if men of capital living on the spot are afraid to invest. The natural remark to the applicant would be, ' You can find money for Government purposes ; why can yoii .not find enough to carry out your private schemes V' It appears to us that the ques tion is unanswerable, and we consider that the attempt to float debentures in the colony is a financial mistake." We are pleased to learn that the Govern ment have altered their intention of removing the Thames Postmaster (Mr J. J. FitzGibbon) to another district. Mr FitzGibbon is to remain in charge of the Thames branch. Mr Andrews, of H.M.s Customs, Greymouth, who is removed to this district, arrived yesterday to take charge of the Customs department here.— Advertiser.

In every movement of a progressive nature some person must take the lead. The dra pers, of this city, especially those who cluster in Queen street, keep their shops open until six and eight o'clock in the evenings. So many hours per diem are too many for any human soul to be bandaged in ribbons and manacled in lace, and so generously thinks Mr Rattray, who announces that his shop will be closed at 5.30, except on Saturdays, from Ist May till the 31st July.

Mr John Williamson, who arrived at Wangarei by the Lady Bowen, addressed a meeting of the electors on April 16, —Mr Reyburn, M.P.C., in the chair. Although the weather was very unfavorable the meet ing was well attended by the settlers of the district, as well as by others in the neighbour hood. There were also a good many natives ; present, who took much interest in the pro ceedings. Mr Williamson- explanations of !his views and objects were very well received. —[Correspondent.] j< : ">

The following are the statistics of agri cultural produce of land in cultivation in the electoral districts of the province of Auckland extracted from the Superintendent Col lector's return, published in the Provincial Government Gazette :-A Total number of holders Of land, 3,842; estimated gross amount of wheat, from 3,372 acres, 03,0574 bushels ; gross produce of oats, from 1,865Jr acres, 34,791f bushels ; gross produce of bar ley, from 216| acres, 3,785 bushels; hay, from 7,106 acres ; 7,0405 tons; estimated gross pro duce of potatoes, from 3,475^ acres 15,414 tons. Total number of acres under crop (including sown grasses), 233,721 J. Total quantity of last year's crop remaining on hand when the collector's return was made up, 24 bushels of wheat, and 39 bushels of oats.

Tenders are required by the Board of Education for leasing a timber reserve con taining about 364 acres, and situate at the South head of the Manakau harbour.

The general meeting of the Auckland Rifle Brigade will be held for important business this evening in the Drill-shed. Members of the Brigade are specially invited to attend by order of the secretary, Lieutenant Matthews. I -

The following gentlemen form the District Committee for Wangarei, under the Education Act: —Mr W. Bedlington (chairman); Sir R. Douglas, Captain Woolley, Mr Thomas Cottle, and Mr Millington (secretary.) Doubts are hazarded regarding the validity of the elections.

While the schooner Energy was on her voyage from Rarotonga to Tahiti in February last, she fell in with an open boat containing a Kanaka, who had the appearance of being a perfect skeleton. He was taken on board and nourishment administered to him. He stated'that he and three others had left Panuita Island with firewood for an adjoin ing island. A squall sprang up, and the boat was capsized and two of the men drowned. He and the other remaining survivor managed to right the boat and to bale her out. The boat, however, drifted from the island, and they remained in her for 22 days without a particle of food. On the day before she was fallen in with the other man had died of starva tion. The boat had drifted 900 miles from Panuita. Captain Campbell took care of the survivor and landed him in Tahiti, where he soon recovered from the effects of his long fast. The Parnell common school was opened this morning in the Church of England school-room. S^The Heraldhas fallen into a very grave error regarding the punishment to be inflicted on the man Stinson. They can rest assured, notwithstanding their views to the contrary that the punishment will be carried out in its entirety. The Act says that when corporel punishment is ordered, it shall be inflicted within six months of thedateofsentence. The Judge in sentencing the prisoner said that with a view of the prisoner contemplating the flogging he would receive, it should not be inflicted until a fortnight had elapsed and not within a fortnight as now stated. We believe that the prisoner had fallen into the same error as the Herald with regard to his punish ment, and has intimated that the time having elapsed, it will not be legal to flog him now, but he has |been undeceived on the subject. The delay has been occasioned by the difficulty in the way of the authorities in finding a man not willing to wield the "oat" but also capable of doing so. It is not generally known that to infliotthis instrument properly requires a tuition and not only a strong arm but an experienced one is necessary. The Barrack-field was damp and green On Saturday, and dreary, Yet friends looked on the walking scene Tween Carter and McCleary. Mao seemed to suffer from a cough, And Carter lookod aweary, And as we thought the matoh oame off In favour of McCleary.

THE SLAUGHTER - HOUSE.

TnERE has always been a great difficulty in the way of the lessee of the Provincial Slaughter-house complying strictly with the termß of the Slaughter-house Act, and there will always be a difficulty so long as the slaughter-house is permitted to occupy its present site. The building being situated in a hole, no current of air is enabled to pass through it, while the drainage is incomplete. But at the same time it is necessary for those in authority to see that the clauses of the Act and the conditions of the bond-note are not set at nought with impunity, and it is also right that people residing in the neigh bourhood of Newmarket should be protected against obnoxious smells and foul vapours arising through the lax manner in which the lessee abides by the terms of his contract. We have heard of complaints being made by those whose business has taken them occasionally to the slaughter-house. Clause No. 6 of the Rules and Regulations made by the Superintendent in exercise of the powers vested in Urn by the Slaughter-house Act 18G6) Bays'—"The keeper or lessee {as the case may be) of every such house shall cause the same to ibis kept clean and to be washed out every day before ten o'clock a.m. (Sundays excepted;, and shall cause the walls and doors thereof to be scraped and'whitewashed on the inside once in every month, or twice if deemed' necessary, and shall cause all stock yards and sheep pens thereunto belonging to be kept clean and in repair; all utensils, tackle, &c, used in the slaughtering of cattle to bo kept clean and in serviceable condition, whether these are compli-d with the author ities should / ascertain.. In justice to the lessee we state that the clause was strictly cojpplied with on Friday last when our report-rvisited the premises. Rule 7. — "The keener or lessee shall not allow any cattle to run at large in any such house or on the premises thereto belonging." It is well known that pigs belonging to the lessee have been permitted to have the run of the premises. The duty of the Inspector of Slaughter-houses when he sees this rule infringed is to order the lessee to put the animals in the pound, but as the pigs belong to the lessee/ and he is also pound-keeper, the carrying out of such an order would simply amount „to a farce, hence the absurdity of lessee and pound-keeper being one and the same person. Rule 10 states, "All hides, skins, and offal shall be removed daily from such house and premises before nine o'clock a.m." This rule is seldom if ever complied with. Between half-past nine and ten o'clock the manure cart is seen daily'issuing from the Slaughter-house gully, and dropping its filth along the road. It deposits its load either in Mullaly's paddock or in a field close to Whitson's brewery*, and those residing in the vicinity of these places of deposit complain bitterly of the stench arising whenever the wind happens to blow from the field in the direction of their houses. Of these we may mention Mr Osborne,; whOi: resides in the iKyber Pass, and.who is occasionally o^pA- I pelled to fill up Jhe crevices lof his house j with rags, &c., to keep $he smell out.: Also, the proprietor of we Si^S»i_ Cook.Hotel, who also complains of the stnell arising when the wind blows it in .hisidireetio-.. I•' Clause 6, in the bond-notft $ays\thatr "the lessee must adopt some effectual method of.deodor ising the m_hure, .',^*y^ari_-hg from the Slaughter - house, L before j_ff-js applied to ilahd in the neighbourhood of inhabited houses." It is _eedfess" to ' say that ithis is entirely disregarded; We have only jfco point out to the lessee the conditions of bf clause 8 to show" 'to him the necessity bf attending to the regulations, while by re minding him of the existence of a Municipal j"Police Act," section '5, sub-section 8 :— f Any person conveying any nightsoil or offen sive matter alonganypubhethoroughfareafter the hour of six in the niorningand before the hour of twelve o'clock at, flight,, shall pc liable to a penalty not exceeding £10, £r under Amendment l Adt, 1868, be im prisoned for a term.not exceeding, three/; months with or without hard labor." We may perhaps convince him that any in fringement of the same may render him liable to pains and penalties, the infliction of which would give^im cause to regret. The nui sance should be put a stop to. r . . : . j ____ " ' v r ; a

THE CARANDINIS.

This excellent family of musicians and vocalists, assisted by Messrs Gordon and Sherwin, interested a friendly and numerous audience in the City Hall with their second concert on Saturday night. Many of the listeners expressed sentiments of pleasure in being privileged again to hear their favorites of former years, who had lost none of their natural powers and correct musical utterances since their voices were last heard in this city. Auckland for some weeks has suffered, if ihe expression is tenable, from a dearth of mins trelsy ; and, being a musical people, this dearth has been all the more keenly felt. The Carandinis therefore'should receive, as as we believe they will receive, a kindly and practical welcome back by the music - loving citizens of Auckland. It is refreshing to turn from the daily routine of business into the courts of music and song, and spend an hour in listening to the voices' of these accomplished singers. The fact that the people of this city do patronise the high-class concert must gener rously be regarded as a redeeming trait in our bustling, utilitarian, money - grubbing character. The influences of such concerts, moreover, do much to dispel the mists of prejudice and care, they induce common courtesies, and that refinement of feeling which is manifested in proportion as the amusements we patronize are removed from the immediate selfish interests of our busi ness pursuits. The programme of Saturday was choice and entertaining, and the general rendering of the songs and operatic selections elicited the continued approba tion of the audience. The overture, the "Poet and Peasant," was ably rendered on the piano by the gifted sisters, whilst Madame Carandini gave "Ever Thine," and Moore's "Last Rose of Summer," in a sweetly effective style, which shewed that advancing time had dealt lightly with this favourite melodist, and had not deprived her of her power of pleasing. Miss Rosina was excellent in Samuel Lover's humorous ditty "How to ask and have," while her talented sister Fannies "Rocked in the cradle of the deep," and " When the swallows homeward fly " were received in the moat gratifying manner, and enthusiastically encored. Mr Gordon sang " Man the Life Boat," and " The Heart Bowed Down,"with immense success. Mr Gordon has a splendid voice. Mr Sherwin, also in company with Miss Fannie, rendered efficient service in the "Declaration" from Offenbach's "Grand Duchess." We need only add that the concert of Saturday was elevating, entertain ing, and successful.

SUPREME COURT.

THIS DAY.

Sittings in Banco. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Johnston.) His Honor entered the Court at ten o'clock. '9 ADMISSION OF BARRISTERS. Mr Hesketh applied that" Mr John Mackie Alexander be admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court. The am- , davits had been duly filed. His Honor stated that he had himself examined Mr Alexander in law, and was well satisfied. The gentle man was duly admitted and sworn. This was the first instance in Auckland in which a gentleman had been admitted to'-the bar as the pupil of a barrister, in all other in stances the candidates having been articled clerks Mr (Alexander was a pupil of Mr E. Hesketh. Mr Hesketh then made a similar applica cation on behalf of Mr John Alexander Beale. His Honor granted the application, remarking that Mr Beale had passed a satisfac tory examination. The candidate was then sworn.

CIVIL SITTINGS.

Special Jury Cases,

C. A. HARRIS versus J. 8. MACFARLANE. Mr Rees appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Hesketh for the defendant. Upon calling over the jury Messrs Soppett and Robert Walker did not appear. Medical certificates were put in. His Honor said he did not usually accept such certificates, but as it had been customary to do so here he would follow the practice. The following gentlemen wereempannelled: Matthew Henderson, John W. Filder, George Crummer, WilUam Nicholson, William Thomas Ball, Henry Partington, Laurence D. Nathan, Henry Ridings, William Baker, Joseph Howard, Albyn Martin and William Earle. ''

This action, which was another phase of the many actions between the plaintiff and de fendant, and Mohi and Craig, came before Hiß Honor the Chief Justice three months.ago in the form of an application for an injunction. His Honor at that time refused to grant the injunction, and the question of right was I now raised. The question involved related to the, use of the Waitekuri river, and of certain lands at its mouth. The plaintiff j possesses certain lands at the mouth of the Waitekuri river, and the defendant has a block of land higher up on the same river. 'It has been the practice of the defendant to , float logs down the river ; and in order to facilitate their exit to the sea a canal was cut jby him at ttye mouth of! the river across the [entrance, to which gates "were placed, a build ing erected oh the ground, afad trees cut down. [This canal the plaintiff alleged is 'cut on his land, but the defendant pleads that it is below high-water mark, and is beach land; It is also alleged by the plaintiff that the defendant, by floating his logs down the Waitekuri river, committed a trespass upon bertairi land below water, the property of the defendant,.and had Caused a bank to form at the mouth of the said river, thereby damni fying the plaintiff. In answer to this the defendant pleaded that the said river was f, public navigable river open at all. times tq : he use of all persons for boats, and barges^ and for floating down logs, and that the alleged trespasses consisted in the proper use of the said river as a public navigable river. It was also' alleged that' prior to the time 6 hen plaintiff acquired his title to the ikutawatawa block. the'defendant had obtained rights over the said river by virtue Cf a lease from MphiiMaungakahia and other Natives. •To put the case simply it may be ritated thus: The plaintiff owns a block of kind called Hikutawatawa at the, mouth of tjhe!Wi.itekuri river. Mr Mac.arl_n,e' hold-<' ing from Mr Thomas Craig, owns the adjoin ing block, called Waitekuri, higher up the river. Tl\e action was brought to .restrain t(he defendant' from using the river which ii}ows from,his land into that^of the plaintiff, and so to the sea.' The plaintiff claimed that the bottom of the river and all upon it, that i£ the river itself, fs his property. But ajnother ground upon which the action rested yyafc that -the defendant had dammed the river above the Hikutawatawa block, and from time to time allowed a heavy flood of water to rush down with logs, which, carry ing all before it, washed, away large portions of the banks, and the river was becoming. ,so shallow as to be useless to the plaintiff for floating his logs down; *It was claimed that the, defendant had no right, whether the river was a public or a private one, to do any aots. that would deprive persons lower down of the free and uninterrupted flow of the river

at all times. The damages were laid at £5000, but the action was mostly one tor , specific relief, to prevent the repetition ot tne acts complained of. . . -, Ten issues involving the questions raiseu. on the action were submitted to the jury. I Mr Rees opened the case to the jury ana in the course of his remarks said that according . to the law of England, and as applied £ America, when a river was not a P UD_«© navigable river but was a private river tne , owners of land on the banks had a right to . stop all traffic from above. I His Honor remarked that it became a most , important question ; if, in tbe event ola river not being a public navigable river at law, the whole of the traffic from above couia be stopped by the holder of a few acres ol landlowerdown, thenlthe forests of the interior would be closed. The Court was required to apply all English legislations existing m 1840 to New Zealand and this was undoubtedly a case in which English law could be applied ; if Mr Rees showed that his view of English law was a correct one it might become an. important question for legislation by the JNew Zealand Parliament.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

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

DfiUNKEHNSS. Six persons were punished for this offence in the usual manner. CECILIA GATES. This yourg girl, who arrived in this city some weeks ago by the ship "Durham," was brought up on remand charged with having no visible means of obtaining a livelihood. Sergeant-Major Pardy asked that the prisoner might be discharged, as several ladies were waiting to take her under their His Worship said he should not detain the young person, and accordingly dismissed her. David Quinn was charged under the Vagrant Act of 1860 with being the occupier of a house in Wellesley-street frequented by reputed thieves and persons of questionable character. Detective Jeffrey stated that complaints had been made by neighbours against the prisoner's house, and that upon enquiry he found it was a brothel, and the prisoner an associate of thieves and vagabonds. The prisoner said he had not been able to work for some time past, as he had a bad finger. He then cross-examined the detective as to the character of his house, which only : made his case worse. Detective Ternahan deposed that the house occupied by the prisoner was the most noto rious in the neighbourhood as. a harbour for immoral persons, and that the woman he was living with was a person of most disreputable habits. The prisoner endeavoured to vindicate his conduct, and solicited his Worship to give him one chance more, and he would skedaddle right away, and take the woman whom he had protected for three years with him. Sergearit-Major Pardy was unable to testify in favor of the prisoner. The Court sentenced Quinn to thirty days i imprisonment. Mary Ann O'Brien, the woman referred to by Quinn, was charged with being an in corrigible rogue, which term she did not understand, as she was not a prig, and having no lawful means of support. She had been convicted on several previous occasions for like offences. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Detectives Jeffrey and Ternahan deposed that the accused was a very bad character, lived in adultry with Quinn, and had no lawful means of getting a living. Prisoner said she was not married to Quinn, and it was seven months since she was up for being drunk. His Worship sentenced her two months imprisonment with hard labor, with the pro mise of two years should she come before the Court again on any similar charge. The prisoner : Thank your Worship. RATE CASES. Messrs Archard and Brown were sum moned, at the instance of Mr J. H. Jagger, on behalf of the City Council, for non-pay ment of teveral city rates, amounting to £16 10s. Mr J. B. Russell appeared for the City Council, and Mr W. H. Kissling for the defendants. Mr Kissling said this was one of those unhappy cases in connection with the late collector. Adjourned until Thursday next. DOUBLE ASSAULT. Henry Tree was charged wi,th assaulting George Homburg on board the barque Moss Glen, on the 22nd inst.; also, with assaulting at the same time Errick Johnson, a seaman lon the same vessel. Mr J. B. Russell asked the Court that these complaints might be withdrawn, as the parties had arranged matters. The vessel was about going to sea, and the captain would pay the costs incurred. ; The charges were accordingly dismissed. INDECENT ASSAULT. John O'Bern, a young fellow in his teens, jwith inoffensive features, was charged with indecently assaulting Henrietta Lathrope, under twelve years, yesterday afternoon, j The prisoner pleaded not guilty. j Sergeant-Major Pardy conducted the case for the prosecution, and \Mr Joy appeared for the defendant. ' Henrietta Lathrope. staW4 •-. I am eleven years old, and undersold the nature of an oath. Igo to church>and attend the Sunday school: I reside witn mf^psrejxta in Pitt street. As I wße coming ho__e from Major Green's yesterday stalled at Mrs O'Bern'a _br my dress. y.A^ayoung man came to the w|ndow,. I askedfg|m fox- my dress ;he said' hei did not know anything about it. I then went home and told mother Lhad called for my dress, and that a young man spoke to me front the window. ' Mother told me to go pack. I went back.; It was about a quarter Ijo; three in the afternoon. I knocked at Mrs O'Bern- door, ;and' was answv.d by the prisoner.' I asked him to wok for my dress. He asked me in ; I went in and sat down while he looked for my dress. He brought me a dress, bnt it was not mine, He then asked me to go up stairs to assist him to look for my dfess. I said I don't want tp go up stairs, but I went up six steps, when lie put his hand on my back and pushed me. up,, but hot very far vkt V&y hard. I went ~ on to the landing, wheh he i-old me to go into the bed-room. I went in,".but my dress waa not found; As I wa_; leaving the room, he called me back, and told me to wait a minute, ]Me would look again f He then took me up in his arms. [Witness proceeded to describe what then occurred.] I cried, but he kept me about six minutes; there was no one that I saw in the house but- himself, j I then gof away arid Went home, but before I left he wanted to wash my face because I was cry 3g, but 1 would-no,!* Jet him,« I told him P ould tell my mother when I got home, and I |did so. • ' Cross-examined by'M^Joy: The'dress was my own, and I warivSo it. to wear at the Sunday-school. My mother told me what to say, I did not know the prisoner. I! know I am on iriy oath, awd must tell the truth. I went up six steps willingly, thiiik to get my dress. He then pushed me up the other steps against myj trill., -, I did not think he was going to do anything to me. lam

sure my mother did not instruct me what to say to Mr Clark. To His Worship : I saw the dress before ii; went to the dressmakers, and should have known it. . Hu«h Kennedy, c a duly qualified medical practitioner, stated/ that the'last witness was brought to him for examination yesterday about four o'clock. He examined the child accordingly, but could discover no marks of violence on her person. At thi* stage of the enquiry His Worship said that the further hearing of this case must be adjourned until to-morrow.

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GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day. Caledonian.—The company started crushing to-day with 10 head of stampers. The contractors have started to stope the quartz from the 70 feet and 100 feet levels. _ Nonpabeil.—The crushing of speci mens at the Manukau battery is going on. "Will clean up this evening. Whau.—The company has lodged 41 ozs 14 dwts the result of the tail ings from last crushing. They have started to break down quartz from the Black Angel reef over the adit level on which to commence crushing, next Monday. City op London.—The company has started crushing with 20 hsad,o stampers to-day on stuff from No. 1 reef in the main level, which is aveirag ing li ounces to the ton. Two schools under the new Educa tion Act opened in Kauaeranga district to-day. There were numerous visitors present. Mr Dewar, chairman of-the local committee, addressed.tha-tw^Ts, and referred to the Act as the -fc important passed by the Council nrv-j the Thames opened, idea \»_s not a new one, and it'vliad stood; jthe test of public opinion in the llniied States for more than a quarter of a century. He also suitably addressed the children. ' rJ „. ...

The Waikato Murder.

Further Particulars.

CAMBRIDGE..,*', This toy. 1 The name of the native called by the jury Bell should be Gabriel—or, in Maori language KApereira, or curtly, Pera, by which name he is known amongst settlers. Hebelongs to the Ngatikoroki tribe, Chief'Tiorion. Gabriel is above sixty years of agp, and has a weak .mind. During the Waikato war he resided with the Kukutaias tribe, at the Waikato head- In 1865, at the request of that chief Stewart, then Resident Magistrate' made him a policeman, but he was so stupid that he was found, unfitted for the simple duties of that post, after three months trial. As he belonged to the Natikoroki he probably had a right to a part ownership over Moanatuatua, where the murder was* committed. The friendlies say that Gabriel is the same man who attacked Laney two months ago at the same place, and who has been deaf since.

TAURANGA.

- . ' This day. The Southern Cross arrived at one a.m. on Sunday. She had taken shelter at Kawau seven days. . Made the Barrier in one day, Mercury island, next, and Tauranga the following day. No weather like that of the past week is remembered in the colony for thirty six years. The Southern Cross sails to-night, ,weather permitting.

COROMANDEL.

! This day. Good specimens being taken out from the Buffalo. i A. serious accident occurred in the mine this morning. Several tons of stuff fell on a man named Charley Adams, injuiring him severely on head frnd body. *

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Is -'A n -l _1 SI kA, ,i 1 " P»R AKGio-AuSTBALIAN TELEGRAM COMPANVjfi. The Cambridge Murder. '«-'U.'YI ' T.\ '" ,:AAAOA , Steps taken by tae Governmtnt. , "he Maori, King Invited to, Co operate , i *' [w___l_<M '' 'J * ' i ,s\u.,-A '. :.i.-'.j «:o m iw*h "•Thi^,aayV IsV; ! Tbe ; 7™%^^ipf Satutdayisa^s the Government do not regard Sulli yan's murder as a political offence, party of natives who shot him would ■Ej_\-i_hi-t''i4hy ot&er -.uropektt indifferently. The only embarrass ment whioh the murder is likely to .cause the ..(^oyerjimejit .is ~s&* the pursuit of the criminals may possibly bad to* distinct o'issues.''' The GoVei*-.-' nkent have invited .the. assistance of the l^ell-disposed natives in the .cause, of law an-Do_*leri Several- -__fl_e__tial .cp^ Volunteered their ser^icest. _t&_ cbmmiiiiicate with the Maori Sting^ ■with the object of securing the capture of the murderers. The leader of the gang, by neglecting to attend the <JH ative Lands Court, had been excluded f_}om thelist of natives interested in the block of land, and his name was not included in the Crown grants. He is the head of a body of extreme Hau-

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