SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 4.45 SUN-EI8B: To ■^■SSSfeKm* evening, 11.9; to-morxow morning, 11.40

ARRIVALS.

ffnnti. nchonner. fro*. Wrihjg Queen, schooner, f/ o.™0.™ {^ Sell felfllk Ma^llan Cloud, brig from Tauran| , a SurTcuS "om Mercu^ Bay

DEPARTURES.

Columbia, schooner, for Napier

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Napier .Saiicywu,^ eyening l:i StteC. W?tao,brfguithie, this afternoon I^^S^fflfeaS^ afternoon |°rSou:Wcod\ Sar°k. ship, and Thames, bar.ue, Fo*r ars yydney and Melbourne: Victoria. . ... about Fof Nartorn «»U: Rowena, «. this afternoon

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Helton Castle, baraue, from London. «u-u — I«*»i Victoria, b.*., from d"s rey Thames, barque, f™mJ^ia Melbourne Akbar, ship, from Boston, w Emelio. schooner from Oann Tower Hill, brig, from■Jg^&a Charybdis, schooner, Irojnw Success, schooner from Levu™ Satellite, cutter, from Levuka TJpolu, schooner, ft«to» , Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands Clematis, ketch, from Napier Eangatira, s.s.. from Southern ports n June Strathnaver, schooner, from Dunadin. Sailed et Union, brig, from Lyttelton _ ~ Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedm Emilie, brig, from Oamaru j

The Queen, schooner, has arrived £r Om Russell with 70 tons coal. The ketch Clio arrived this afternoon from Lyttelton with the following cargo:—2o casks bacon, 72 cheeao, G. W. Binney • G cases, Owen and Graham ; 3 do, H. B. Morton; 10 cases, 10 kegs, G. Sibbins ; 1 cask, S. Jones ; 26 cases cheese, 26 sacks potatoes, Townsend Bros. ; 25 sacks bran, 761 do wheat, order.— J. S. Macfarlane and Co., agents. We are reqnsted to state that the success ful tenderer for building the new mission sohooner is Mr Thomas Niccol, and not Niccol and Son, as stated by our morning contem poraries. Tho boiler belonging to the new steamer Manawatu was safely shipped this morning. Exertions are being made in getting the steamer ready for sea. The departnra of the p.s. Comerang, for Gisborne and Napier, has been delayed until to-morrow afternoon. She will leave the •wharf punctually at four o'clock. Ta« A.S.N. Company's steamship Viotoria was announced to leave Sydney for Auck land to-day. She may therefore be expected to arrive abeut Sunday evening or Monday morning next. The schooner Excelsior, Captain Joiner, has cleared outwards for Dunedin, via Whangapoa, with the following cargo :—lO tons salt, 4,000 slates, R. Lusk; 60,000 feet timber, R. B. Martin, and sundry packages for C. A. Harris at Whangapoa. The schooner Swallow arrived this morn ing from Mercury Bay with 16,000 feet timber.

The schooner Pearl has reported at the Customs from Russell with the following cargo : 85 tons coals, 18 ox hidoß, 5 cases, 12 bushels corn.

Th« cutter. Mercury, from M«rcury Bay, fcrings 24,600 feet timber. The barque Gleaeoe left for Newcastle on Saturday in ballast. The Southern Croas will leave for Tauranga to-morrow afternoon. The b.s. Rowena will leave for Russell and the North this afernoon. The s.s. Southern Cross arrived in harbour yesterday evening from Tauranga with a •argo of maize and several horses, and a number of passengers. The barque Zanga having reported at the Customs consignees are requested to pass emtries, ;pay freight, &c. The barque will be broughtalongside the wharf this afternoon. The brigantina Magellan Cloud arrived yesterday from tho Bay of Islands with 134 tons coal.

Fresh tenders are required by the Chief Harbour-Master for the building of a boat for the Hokianga Pilot Service. The well-known " Circular Saw" flag was floating from the mainmast head of the ship Polar StaY within half-an-hour of her being kmocked down by the auctioneer to Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane. Sail is now being bent on her, and she ia getting ready for sea. It is the intention of her new owners to send her to Sydney (in ballast) for the purpose of placing her in a dry dock for repair. We understand that Captain Robert ■on, late of the brig Moa, will take command of the Polar Star.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following we the current call and dividend* payable in the companies nanwd below :— Xi 9. c, MVTDEND. New Caledonia .. 0 10 t>»e CALLS. Missouri .. .. 0 6 0 Jnne 28 Ccromandel Tunnel 010 0 June 28 Golden Calf.. .. 0 0 6 July » Twenty-third of June 0 10 July 0 MBETIHOa. Jtfasr Ann, Grahamitown, lTth Jub» Daughters of Freedom, Grahamatewn, 17th J-«»e H»rbourTlew, Coromandel, 19th June Golden Calf, Grahamatown, 24tlt June Vatchman, Grahamstown 26th June White Eoie, MrK. Home's office, ShorHand itreet, Auokland, 2 p.m., SOth June Queen of the May, Grahamstown, SOth June

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BIRTHS.

Black.—At her residence, Albert street, on the 12th

12th inst., Mr» Kobert BlacV of a son. Yojtojs. -Qn St. Barnaba»' Day, Mrs Frwl. D. Yonge, of a daughter.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, lor the wrongs th»t need resistance, for tho future in the dutance,

And the good that we can do

Fob some time we haye bad serious intentions of arranging the domestic and international politics of European nations. "We feel confident that a hint from us would have prevented the necessity for the retirement of Presi dent Thiera, and our intervention at an earlier epoch would have saved un happy Spain from the distractions by which she has been rent ever since the death of our friend Prim. In fact it was inattention to our counsel pri vately conveyed that caused the flight of Isabella, but modesty has hitherto prevented us from alluding to the influence which we wield over the destiny of nations. We have been led into a train of regretful sentiment in respect of this, our hiding our light under a bushel, by the different con duct of our two morning contempo raries. Every one knows of the con troversy as to which of these can rightfully claim credit for the capture of Kawhia. The gallant storming of the heights of that key of the Maoris' position, effected under the protecting guns of the fleet in the harbour below, "has already been embalmed in history, but to the savant in distant ageß it will ever be a moot point whether to the Herald or the Cross the glory of that event pertains. With that modesty which the copy books tell us is " an ornament that highly adorns a woman," but is utter destruction to a man, and which has heretofore been the bane of our existence, we put in no claim to the kudos, although we know that long before either named the name of Kawhia we had evolved the whole thing out of the depths of our own moral consciousness. But this Bhall no more be. In future we shall take a note, and pronounce upon every thing which can present itself to the two eyes of any man that has two eyes, and when he acts as he can not help acting, and as he in tended to act before we spoke or even thought of the subject, or as he told us himself he would act, we shall express our gratification that " our suggestion has been taken in good part," and our pleasure in finding that the wisdom of the course suggested by us has been admitted, and our ideas are about to be carried out. In this manner we shall be seen to exercise an influence co-extensive with the limits of the universe, and the limitless expansive ness of our own cheek. We shall feel pleasure at finding that the sun has risen this morning at a quarter-past seven, as suggested by us in yesterday's Star, and although we do not pre sume to dictate to him we would respectfully suggest that he would retire this evening at a quarter to five. Prom the conduct of the Khivan expedition to the laying of a square of flagging; from the delibera tion* in the Colonial office on the mail muddle to the sweeping of the Quean

street gutters, we shall thus make the potential influence of journalism patent to the meanest capacity, and make our fellow-citizens stand open mouth, aghast with awe, at the deference paid to the lucubrations and suggestions of the almighty "We.

Wb are very much pleased to see that our contemporary the Herald feels " kindly -like" towards the projects of the Improvement Commissioners. On perusing a leader of some days back we had a momentary fear that our contemporary was going to lead in a crusade against the spirit of innovation and progress, and to hold the tegis of its protection over the principles of the days that are gone. But our contem porary has been mollified by his suggestions as to the opening of a street continuing Wyndham- street to the East being " received in the same spirit in which they were written." Whether the Board held a special meeting to consider this novel suggestion we cannot say; but it should not be regarded as calculated in any way to impair the satisfaction of our contemporary when this exten sion has been at all times included in the prospective intentions of the Im provement Commissioners. In at least half a dozen articles during the past four years we have urged this work as the most distinctly requisite of all the contempktedstrecti.nprovementsinthe city. But while in common with evory sensible resident in the city we agree with our contemporary as to the impor tanceof this improvement, wedodissent from the order of his logic. In the article on the subject the city im provements are only estimated in relation to Queen-street property. The improvements will open up other means of access to the shipping than passing " Queen-street property." This will depreciate the " Queen-street pro perty " at least twenty-five per cent.; and the only advantage in this pro posed extenaiou, and that which gaina for it approval, and tolerance to the projects of the Improvement Com missioners is that it will benefit " Queen-street property." Confound " Queen - street property ! " Can there be nothing done in the city, nothing in the province, nothing for the colony, but what bears relation to " Queen-street?" The nest of abomina tion constituted by the infamous and dilapidated shanties in Chancory-lane must be left in the seething stench of its own rottenness bocause if it was purged of its nastinesa it would bo a rival to "Queen-street." We really think that the day has come when Queen-street is not tho colony, and its interests paramount in the face of the spirit of progress abroad. It is true it has been, and still is, the centre of commerce as it has been the centre of mining and all other kinds of swindling enough to sink aline-of-battleship. But this proud distinction it must hence forth ahare, and sorry shall we be to see any person or any leader of public opinion deprecating or opposing pro gress and improvement only in so far as they bear favourable relation to " Queen-street property." The pro jects of the Improvement Commis sioners are, as it seeina to us, not con ceived in a spirit either partial or hostile to any private property, and are calculated to confer vast facilities and conveniences of communication on the general public. If this caa be done consistent with the highest in terests of " Queen-street property"— well. If not, then private must yield to public interests, even though Queen streetshouldbecomeadese-rt and its foot paths become the camping ground of Mrs Ryan's cows. But it is the narrowest of narrow views that could imagine any possible injury to arise to " Queen street property" from the progress of such improvements as are intended ; yet, as the narrowe«t of narrow views have been chronic in. Auckland, and are characteristic of the old stick-in the-muds who have been yegetatiag here since Queen-street was a man grove swamp, we quite anticipate that vested interests inthe reeking dens of Chancery lane, backed up by the vested interests in " Queen-streefc property," will present a powerful opposition to the intended bill of the Improvement Commis sioners. Meantime it will be the part of all with ideas beyond a state of things characteristic of tho year of one, to give their best wishes and best help to the efforts of the Commis sioners in rescuing Auckland from being the by-word and the spittoon of the colony, even though it should cause •a nutter of soiled doves ia Chancery lane, and a soreness in the breeches pocket of " Queen-street property."

Madame Winter's first concert on Saturday evening in point of merit was all that could be desired, but not so well patronised, we think, as it ought to have been. The over ture, solos, and choruses were admirably rendered by Madame and Miss Winter. "Jessies Dream" and "Molly Astore" were sung in tho most effective style by Mrs Mitchell. The "Land o' the Leal" was tonckingly given by Miss Winter. Mr Reed ably assisted the entertainment, as did aleo the lady and gentlemen amateurs generally. It was an excellent concert, and well deserving the patronage of those persons who desire innocent and cheerful recreation, and would rise Gn the Sabbath morning with clear heads and cheerful hearts. We hope Madame Winter's genial efforts will be thought fully appreciated. •

The styles are loud this season. Positive oolors with large white dots, like an English man's sporting nock-tie, alternate with dash ing stripes in black, gray, and white broche figure on every sort of stuff, and plain fabrics whose claim to style is tkeij 1 resemblance to longshore-moil's overcoats,

A well attended meeting of cricketers was held on Saturday, Dr. J. R. Nicholson in chair, to consider the advisability of forming a provincial team to play matches with Southern teams. On the motion of Mr Rice, seconded by Mr King, it was resolved : "That it is desirable that Auckland should be represented by a provincial team at the interprovincial cricket matches in this colony, and that . the cricketers throughout the province generally should be invited to join in an endeavour to promote this object. Mr Rice explained that it was not intended to send a team South this season unless they were in a position to do so. On the motion of Mr Newberry, seconded by Mr Clifton, it was agreed that "It is desir able that steps should be taken to place the game of cricket upon a proper footing in the province of Auckland, and with that object a committee be appointed, consisting of His Worship the Mayor, Messrs Fenton, Sliee han, Nicholson, Russell, Rees, Bennett, Hesketh, Muinford, Rice, Dufaur, Johnstone, Garland, King, Clifton, and the mover, with power to add to their number representatives from the Thames and country districts, and to fill up vacancies ; the committee to consider the advisability of carrying out the foregoing resolution during the next or any future season, and to report to a future meeting, five to form a quorum." Mr Shee han moved, and Mr Rice seconded, "That with a view to promoting and encouraging cricket generally it is desirable to organise a Cricketer's Association on a liberal basis, for the benefit of all clubs within the province, and that the committee just appointed bo instructed to consider the best method of carrying this resolution into effect if practi cable." The motion was earned unanimously, a I'd the meeting then adjourned.

A little boy named'A lien was rescued froma watery grave last evening by a seaman named John B. Jones, who bravely leaped into the water and brought the boy safely to shore. The boy was but seven years old, and was playing by the sea-wall in Custom-house - street when the accident occurred. Sergeant Baker conveyed the little fellow, dripping wet, to his homo in Wakefield-street, where ho was at once attended to by Dr Stockwell, who applied the necessary remedies, and tho lad, we hear, is in a fair way of recovery.

A meeting of tho residents of Remuera, Newmarket, and Mount Eden, will take place at the school-room, Newmarket, for the purpose of taking atepa to petition the Assembly to extend railway communica tion as speedily as possible through tho Wai kato district.

The City Council is opon to receive ten ders for permisson to have two refresh ment stalls at the opening of the new market. The tenders must bo sent in by noon to-morrow.

A great open-air meeting was held on Saturday evening in the Old Market Square. The night was fine, and consequently a large number of eager listeners were in attendance. The original rostrum was duly brought for ward on tho shoulders of two friends, of tho causo, and a pair of antiquated gig-lamps were lighted. Mr E. Carr, being the jolliest man of the company, was appropriately called to the chair, and in a very good speech re viewed tho life of the good priest, Father Matthew, and commented on his labors, and their happy influence upon tho condition of Ireland. Tho uprising of Mr Spragg, the Spurgeon of Temperance, was tho signiil for vociferous cheering ; as wit, and eloquence, and wiadom. aro certain to follow in one pelucid stream front the lips of this earnest pleader for fallen humanity. Messrs. Host wiok, Hill, and Smith also made some excellent remarks in favor of nature's bevor ajje. Soma of the speakers might havo gone a little beyond the truth in their remarks probably. One said that the man who made the grog only got 5^ per cent., or sixpence in tho pound, whereas in all other trades he got from thre* shillings to nineteen and six peace in the pound. We cannot but think that this is an enthusiastic exaggeration, as we only once heard of a man making such a profit, and ho was an economical chemist. Another said that men went to public-houses to got refreshments, and had to be carried out dead drank. A bystander said in im classical lauguago, " That'u a lie!" Other good-humoured exchanges were made, and tho meeting dispersed at a few minuto3 past ten o'clock.

A very flattering testimonial is in courso of signature at Taurauga for presentation to Capt. Miiller, against whom a petty charge has been laid.

The Waikato settlers are signing a re quisition to Mr Byron to become a candidate for the Provincial Council at the approach ing elections.

The Waikato Timss learns that the shares in the new Steam Company are being very rapidly taken, also that the projectors have every confidenoe that they will be able to consummate the scheme.

The first entertainment »n the art of legerdemain by Madame Cora will take place to-night at tho Prince of Waleß Theatre, and will no doubt be well patronized. In addition to the novelty of a lady magician, there will bo the further attraction of the distribution of a number of valuable and use ful presents amongst the audience. The leading gift for thii evening will consist of a silver-platad tea and coffee service of feur pieces. Madame Cora will be assisted in the entertainment by Mdlle. Christina and Master Walter.

William Morgan, aged forty-nine, appears to be for England 'what Artemua Ward called Brigham Young, "the most married man" known to him. He was prosecuted on Tues day, 4th March, before the Central Criminal Court, for bigamy, and it appeared that he had been married to nine different women, living on the earnings of each in turn, and then taking anotker wife. For one of these bigamies Mr Morgan has already suffered four year's penal servitude, but he seems to prefer alternate intervals of bigamy and penal servi tude to the trouble ©f making his own bread. One of his wives gave evidence that he behaved very kindly to her, and it would seem that it was rather from dislike to any more troublesome mode of making a living than marrying a woman with some little money, than from any more depraved motive, that he has adhered so steadily to this course of action. The Deputy Re corder sentenced him to ten years' penal servitude. It is a pity that when he comes out he could not be sent to Utah, where his talents .would be appreciated—if, indeed, Utah be then addioted to its peculiar insti tutions.

Professor Tyndall lias succeeded, by the aid of a column of water two hundred and sixty feet high, in compressing air to one eighth its oriffinal volume. When allowed to esc*p« it rushed out bo violently as to cause so intense a cold that the moisture in the room was congealed into a »hower of snow, while the pipe whence the air issued was edged with iciclca.

A man who mixes a great deal in society is said to have laughed so much in his sleeve that it is quite worn out.

It is a commentary on the present lawless state of New York city that at a party in the best society, not long ago, the attendant in the gentlemen's dressing room discovered that almost every overcoat in his charge had a loaded iwolvw in ita pocket,

The Rev. Dr Wallia last evening gave a very interesting discourse on the subject : "Is the end of the world at hand/ He selected as his text the first epistle of St. John, chap. 2, v- IS, " Little children it is the last time." The rev. gentleman remarked upon the general prevalence of the opinion in all ages, from the apostles downwards, that the final end of the world was near. He refer red particularly to the universal excitement towards the close of the tenth century, as the thousandth year of the gospel dispensation ap proached, all of which anticipa tions had proved," in the course of events, fallacious. He then alluded to the arguments on which explainers of prophesy in the present day based their pre dictions of the early end of the world. The chief arguments were the (i,OO()th year of the world's age, and the 1,250 th year of the existence of the papacy, which was held by Dr Gumming and others to be " that strong de lusion" referred to in Revelations. After reviewing closely the grounds upon which the believers in an early end of the world based their convictions, he observed that they were totally insufficient to establish the | theory, and' such predictions were met by the i Scriptural assertion that no man, nor even the angels, shall know the time of Christ S coming. He also said that much of prophecy remained yet to be fulfilled, especially the restoration of the Jews to Palestine, and the preaching of the Gospel to every people. These events were such as would not pro bably take place in a short space of timo. He was of opinion, therefore, that the balance of reasoning was against the theory which is very widely entertained, that the end of the world is very near at hand. The rev. gentleman then proceeded to give his subject a practical bearing by directing the thoughts of his hearers to the fact that the end of the world to each of them must soon come in death, and that it became them as much to prepare for that as for the final dissolu tion of all things.

A very daring robbery was committed on Saturday evening by a Maori. The man in question entered the shop of Mr A. Heavy, pawnbroker, Wyndham-street, and, taking down two flannel shirts from a hook, wished the pawnbroker good evening and walked off. On chase being given he took to his heels and was lost in the darkness. The police are after that Maori.

The workmen are actively engaged at the Market-house in getting everything in readi ness for the opening-day on Friday next. Large gas-burners hava been temporarily fixed for the promenade concert in the even ing, and an orchestra has been erected in the west transept capable of seating one hundred and fifty vocalists. The stalls are being finished in readiness for ths recep tion of articles intended for exhibition at the show. Theeasttransept, or principal entrance, will be devoted to horticulture, and agri culture, the North and South transepts to country produce and local manufactures. The fountain in the centre of the market is a very handsome structure. It beurs on its sides the following words : — " Auckland market, opened June 20, 1873. P. A. Philips, mayor." The weighing machine fixed onjthe left to the entrance of the market is capable of weighing frm 7tt> to five tons. We understand that a large number of ap plications have been sent in to the committee for permission to exhibit articles at the forth coming show. We are requested to state for the information of thoae who intend to take part in the promenade concert in the even ing that another practice will take place to morrow evening at the Choral Hall.

We understand that tho trustees of the Par nell Highway District has taken steps for enforcing payment of arrears of rate«. It is considered, and we think not unreasonably, that it is unfair to those who have paid up to permit the obstinate to reap all the advan tages of the expenditure without contributing ther quota.

A deputation consisting of the Ilev. Mr Comford and the Mayor waited" upon His Honor tho Superintendent to-day in re ference to the Juvenile Beforraatory. It appears that the vote for £250 which appeared in the estimates last year lapsed, and the amount was not placed upon the estimates last session. The question of a suitable site was now discussed, and the deputation arranged to give the matter further considera tion under the circumstances of the grant not being available.

The Licensed Victuallers' petition awaiting signatures on a table in the Market-square appeared^ oxcite the ire of a few enthusiasts this morning, and they declaimed in strong language against both it and drink. A general war of words ensued, and it raged both fast and furioua for some minutes, causing a large crowd to gather. A butcher made himself conspicuous by hiß vehemence in the caus6 of temperance. He was entirely in favour of closing all public-houses. Several publicans were present, but not one raised his voice against his neighbour.

The Gymnastic Troupe which completed their engagement at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Saturday has well earned the title of the " Excelsior," which they them selves have chosen ; for on each succeeding night their feats attained a higher excellence. At first, daring and skilful as their per formances were, there was somethingwanting as to grace of style, but they soon got into regular working order, and aocustoined to the particular surroundings and circum stances pf the place, the slight roughness and want of ease before observable ia rapidly wearing away, while the intrinsic merits of the several exercises remain the same. The additional polish now added to the style in whioh the several feats are per formed leaves very little if anything to be attained. Tha performance on the double trapeze, the dexterity displayed with the rings, and the grand sensational double transept flight are eqtial to anything of the kind which has been hitheito produced here, and must be seen to be appreciated. The evening's entertainment is interspersed with songs mostly of a comic character, varied with niggerjdialogue, which takes immensely, especially when any allusion occurs to local topics, such as the " educa tion tax," the modes of thinking and acting of the maoris, &c. There is nothing.' in the whole of the performance to deter the most fastidious from being present, and to young people especially th« exhibition cannot fail to be most attractive.

While on the road to the inquest on the unfortunate woman who was found dead in in the cemetery a new mode of teaching logic was brought under the notice of our reporter, shewing how almost everything by the wayside may be turned to useful account. A gentleman standing with a youth, nearly opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, patted the youth »n the shoulder, and said,' "My dear boy many great books have been written by Dr Watts and others upon systems of logic. Logic is simply the A.8.0. mode of doing business." "Look there!" said the venerable man, pointing to four houses, " there's a lesson ou logic. There's a house where pots are sold; there's a tavern wher« beer is sold ; there's an upholsterer's where beds are sold ; and there's an undertaker's where coffins are sold—pot, beer, bed, death. D'ye sea the logic, my boy?" "No,"Baid the child, " but I will see the master of the Unique."

The New Orleans mayor is a Creole, aged twenty-six,

A London telegram of March G, in the American papers, say 3 :—" A rumour is afloat that the Marquis of Lome and Princess Louisa have separated from incompatability of temper j that the Princess is in a, religious retreat neat Windsor, asnd the Marquis has gone abroad. No authority >s given for the report.

"Anything for a little change,'' 6£ *»* man said when he offered his bad half-crown.

Statistical returns show that there are in France at the present time 1,969,797 widows. Everything that enters Paris has to pay octroi duty. For many weeks an elegantly attired gentleman drove a well-appointed dogcart from the outskirts to the city, being attended every evening by a neat-looking groom. One flight the dogcart was upset in the presence of the gendarmes, who on going to the rescue, noticed that the groom had not moved from his seat. '' Come,'* said one of the men. The groom preserved a dignified silence. " Come down/ cried they angrily", " don't you see your master is hurt ? Is he drunk or stupid?" The grooia preserved his English song froid, and the employes, giving him a shake, discovered, to their un utterable astonishment, that he was madejof zinc, and contained 150 litres of cognac.

HORRIBLE MURDER ON THE SHIP RIFLEMAN.

Our Australian telegrams recently notified that Krauss, a German, liad been sentenced to death for murdering the captain of the ship Rifleman on the voyage to ydney. The following particulars of the tragedy are taken from our Sydney files : —

The ship Rifleman arrived at Sydney on i May Oth from London, bringing the parti culars of a most cold-blooded murder perpetra- j ted on Captain Longmuir, and the narrow j escape of the chief officer and boatswain from j the same terrible fate. The steward of {the j vessel is charged with having committed j this murder. His name is William Krauss, a German. The sworn detailed account, as set forth in the ship's log, is substantially as follows : —On March 10, in latitude 31.35 S., longitude 34 W., the chief officer, Mr Mor gan, had the middle watch, and about 4.40 the steward brought him a cup of coffee, which he drank, and then, walking aft to the compass, was told by the helmsman that the crew thought there was something wrong with their grog, as all hands had been vomiting the day before. Mr Morgan was thinking over the mat ter when the steward came on deck, and said i Captain Longmuir wanted him ; he of course at once went below, the steward following. When he got to the captain's cabin he called out, " Do you want me, sir," and almost im mediately received a violent blow over the left temple. Although partially stunned, he turned, round, and as he did so he received a second blow. Seeing it was the steward, he immediately closed with him, and got his arms around him. In the struggle he got the steward against the foot of the captain's berth, calling on the boatswain for assistance who immediately rushed in and assisted in holding the steward's hands ; but unwittingly he let one go, when the steward immediately drew a revolver, and firing at the boatswain drove the bullet into his nock, Mr Morgan seeing the boatswain fall, and thinking him killed, attempted again to secure the steward's hands, and at length got him fast by the wrists and threw him on the cabin deck, but not before he had time to fire a second allot, which, barely missing Mr Morgan's head, buried itself in one of the beams. Mr New ton, the second officer, hearing calls for help and the discharge of fire-arms, ran into the cabin with the rest of the watch, and after some difficulty Krauss was secured and dis armed. Dreading the worst, a light was pro cured, and on removing the overlit a fright ful sight met their eyes. There lay Capt. Longmuir with his head beaten in and quite dead, and tke mattress, bedding, and berth deluged in blood. He had evidently never struggled, but must have died from the effect* of a single blow, or perhaps acceler ated by strangulation, as a piece of line was round the unfortunate man's throat and drawn quite tight. Krauss, on being searched, was found to hare a second pistol (single barrelj concealed on him, also a dagger, long knife, and twenty-four catridges ,' and on the floor of the captain's room an iron channelbolt was pick ed up, about two feet long, and weighing five pounds, doubtless the instrument used, asthe mark of the bolt-head is on the beam over the berth, as if it had been caused by raising the bolt too high ; five pieces of line of similar description aud langth were also found in the steward's berth. The captain's body was put in spirits, and has been brought on to Sydney. Krauss, after being well secured, was placed in the deck-house, and on his arrival was # taken on shore by the Water Police. H« denies any knowledge of the crimes which have been committed. Captain Longmuir had been for many years in timately connected with Sydney in command of some of the finest ships. He was a most kind-hearted genial man, and respected by all who knew him. He has left a wife and large family.

INQUEST.— Saturday.— Continued,

Mary Ann Randall, daughter of deceased, stated : My fathjer'3 name is George Ran dall ; he is working at the North Shore, and is a blacksmith by trade. 1 and my mother, the deceased, lived in' Abercrombie-street, my father came home once a week. My mother had been drinking hard during the past week Between twe and three o'cloak on Thursday sko went to bed drunk, and got up about seven cold and skivering. She vrent out to get" drink. I never saw her alive afterwards.

Martha Anne Lindsay deposed : I keep a shop in Chancery lane. Deceased called on nic on Thursday, and borrowed fourpence. I gave her a glass of ale. She left her shawl "with me.

James O'Connor, penaioner, said : I have known the deceased for many years. I last saw her alive on Thursday night, about ten o'clock, by the jxmction of Wakefield and Queen-streets. A man was walking backwards in front of her, perhaps about twenty yards. I watched them until they were out of sight, Wolfran Cottingham deposed : I knew the deceased, and saw her talking with a man at eleven o'clock by the New Caledonia Hotel. I cannot identify the man. Francis McMahon, jun., stated that he served the deceased within five hours with four glasses of rum, in the Nottingham Castle Hotel, kept by his fatEer, and that she seemed confused.

Dr J. R. Nicholson gave evidence as to having carefully examined the body, and was of opinion that death resulted from exposure to the cold, accelerated by the vital powers being enervated by intemperance. The jury after a brief consultation re turned a verdict of "Death from exposure, accelerated by intemperance."

-———-—' —~~l_»——^— I (To the Editor of the Evening Star). I Sik,—l beg to call your attention to ] a case lin which myself and many j others were interested to-day. An i advertisement appeared in this morning's ; paper inviting applications for the situation i of messenger to the Bank of New South Wales. I attended punctually at three p m., the time advertised, and was surprised to find a notice stating—"Messenger engaged." Many others I know of as well as myself have lost a day at their usual business for the purpose of attending to this advertise-

rnent and I think it outrageous that people Sd loose time applying for situations that are previously fills* As this style of bus*. ness 1 s very ial in Auckland [beg to call your attention to it, knowing that ia your cXmns any just grievance is .«• to be exposed.-! am, &c, ViOTM. ,/une 14th. rw» cr^rrfclv think our correspondent's complaint [We scarcely l ,T nfor t U nately there are a great W e?l gwranded. fort^f a situation as the one ITI /?? ania/only one can be successful a large alluded *M, ft»S!as °»* be disappointed. If the number ™^* *V*Don the recipient of the appoint bank had deofleJ ' >%>* ll ose for one moment m,nt beforehand we Jt« not sl P situation . and that they w f 0"ld lp h^ e I f,"rJrg a notice outside th« their promptitude in pUW % was made rather bank as soon "J^^wmOliaalU than an injury, conferred a benefit upon appu. application as it saved them the trouble v . * i *• and the mortification of refusal. -hD. *. &J

POLICE COURT.— This Day.

<]&efore His Worship the Mayor.)

])RUN TKE>T.\KSS

FOUR person*, named respectively George Payne Benjamin Martin, Alick Webster, and John Leonard we charged with being Snk and subjected to the usual penalty. DISOKDEKI.Y. Robert Greig was charged with being drunk and disorderly ; also, with assaulting Constable Gordon while in the execution of his duty on the evening of the 14th bit, ia Queen-street. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Constable Gordon proved to arresting the prisoner 0* Saturday evening, when prisoner kicked him in wveral places He was the most desperate youngster he had ever handled %c kickedland ttt him. He had recently arrived by the Woodlark Constable Diver testified as to his state and disorderly conduct. He never saw a worse

CaHis Worship : What have you to say for y°Soner :• I don't remember anything abH?s Worship : For the first offenceyou are fined 20s and costs, or forty-eight hours im pSsonment, and for the second offence 20s and costs, or seven days' imprisonment mth hard labour..

rATRICK LYNCH. This prisoner W2W again brought up, charged with being a rogue and ft vagabond, and hav ing no visible lawful means of support. Prisoner said he was out of work. Detective Ternahan said he lid known the accused some time. He had been out of prison about two months. He did not think L had done any work s nee He took hm* into custody in Queen-street He had been seen in Uedwood, near Captain Fairchild a Tjlace Prisoner had neither house nor home. His Worship : How do you get your liv ing ? You hava been a great many times in Jeffrey deposed that the Reused did no work, but was continually lcating a said if it could be shown thafr prisoner had been employed in any useful occupation he did not with to press the

charge. . . \. . His Worship glanced at the prisoner s list of oilences, and considered that as there was no other place for such characters he must Co to prison for six months. John Mickles, or Happy John, was again brought up on a charge of having no visible means of support. Mr Broham, said the man was harmless, but in a very sad state. Prisoner muttered something about being employed temporarily on the wharf. The Court sentenced him to thirty days imprisonment without hard labour. LUNACY.

Alfred Crapp was pronounced by Drs Hooper and Dawson to be of unsound m intt and ordered to be sent to the Asylum. CHARGE AGAINST MR JOHN LAMB. Upon this case being called on His Worship stated that he could not sit after 11 o'clock and the Clerk had not been able to obtain, other justices. The case would have to-be adjourned. Mr Rees said the case had been fixed-far that day. He had given up his other engage ments to go through with it. The prose cutor and defendant were in attendance, and he thought it a shameful state of affairs if out of the forty justices on the roll not one could be obtained. Was these no rota^ I gentlemen holding the office of justice" of the peace did not attend to their duties they should be dispensed with and others appointed to till their places. ,JL: j, His Worship said if Mr Rees would fix*,,. time for hearing the case the clerk would^. endeavour to get justices to sit. . . !B?* Mr Reas said he would wait in Court iin» r l justices were obtained. Having put otfhjli other engagement it was useless for himjfe. leave. Such a state of things as the inability ■ to procure magistrates to hear cases on* the, day appointed far hearing would have to be remedied. ; J :: The Court was adjourned for half-an-hoar to allow time to hunt up justices. (Before J. Baber, Esq., J,P.,-and G. S| Graham, Esq., J.P.) ; » |

ALLEGED TERJURY. Shortly after 12 o'clock the Court resumed^' ' Justices having been procured' by ths Clerk after considerable hunting up. John Lamb was then called, and charged as follows :—That the said John LaroU of Eiyerhead, did, on the 10th of Febmary, 1573, falsely, wickedly, and wilfullys and d corruptly commit wilful and corrupt perjury" - in an affidavit then and there made by \hiai the said John Lamb, which perjury is . * tamed in the 2nd paragraph of the said^- j davit as follows, " That as to paragranfi^c of the said affidavit, ( meaning an affiafrjX sworn by Ebenezer Waymouth, of Auckl«s4> -N and filed in the Supreme Court of New Zjjit land. ) I say it is not true that the ski* bankrupt ever guaranteed my bills or gaAM security over his private property for tlii&if. payment thereof." ,£,, . Mrßees appeared for the prosecution, aris MrHesketh with Mr Weston appeared fcfe Mr Lamb. $ , . Mr Rees opened the, case for the -^rosectf^ tion. He said thixt the prosecutor was act^ ■ ing as agent for Lamb in Auckland. On the1. 27th of January a settlement of accounts was .' made under agreement between Lamb, Ma-, ehattie, and Henderson and Macf arlane. He would have to put in that agreement to prove that under the agreement it was shown that a large amount in bills was given to Henderson and Macfarlane by Machattie aa security for Latob's debts. He would also bring evidence to show that the prosecutor had also given a mortage on his own private property as security for those bills. In the report made by Mr Ebenezer Waymouth, accountant, when estimating the commis sion due to Mr Machattie, the accountant made allowance on account of Mr Ma chattie having guaranteed Lamb's bills, and given his private property as security' for the payment of those bills. It was. to meet that statement in the report that Lamb's affidavit, in which the alleged perjury occurs, hadbeenfiled. He would prove that Lamb had gone to Machattie and asked him to endorse his bills to Henderson and- Macfarlane. He would show that bills to the amount of about £2,500 were so endorsed, and given to Henderson and Macfarlane in payment of goods sup plied by them to Lamb to carry on his mill at Kiverhead. He would aiso show that- Henderson and Macfarlane had' .obtained

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