SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 4.44 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 7.1f1. HIGH WATER: This evening, 8.49; to-morrow morning, 9.7 , , .

ARRIVALS. Alarm, cutter, from Mangawai Clyde, schooner, from Wangarei

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Wang'aret: Clyde, schooner, to-morrow evening ForTaranaki, Wanganui, and Wellington : Paterson,

■ p.s., Monday next r For Southern ports: Wellington, s.s., Monday next For Napier and Gisborne : Comerang, p.s., Monday For Lyttelton : Rhino, brigantine, to-morrow For Poverty bay : Effle Meikle and .Fairy, schooners,

to-morrow For Levuka: Vivid, cutter, about to-morrow For Dunedin : Excelsior, schooner, to-morrow For Southern ports : Wellington, s.s., Monday For London : Weodlark, ship, and Thames, barque, eariy For-Sydney and Melbourne: "Victoria, s.s., early For Northern port.",: Rowena, s.s., Monday next

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hylton Castle, barque, from London. Sailed 28th iTebraary Clanranald, ship, from London, bailed Entlymion, ship, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London. Loading Zanga, bails'?, from Liverpool. Sailed 23rd January Victoria, s.s., from Sydney- Thames, barque, from Sydney Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Tower Hill, brig, from Clarence Eiver Charybd is, schooner, from Levuka ', Success, schooner, from Levuka Satellite, cutter, from Levuka - '• Upblu, schooner, from Samoa Paterson, p.s., from Southern ports Velocidade, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 13th May Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands Clematis, ketch, from Napier llangatira, S.s.,'from Southern ports Strathnaver, schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed Cth June Union, brig, from Lyttelton Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedin Clio, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed 9th June Enillie. brig, from Oamaru Ocean "Wave, schooner, from Lyttelton, via All-day .8ay...-. I !

; MThebaTCine Glencoe, and the brig Fawn have both entered outwards for Newcastle. The ship Woodlark has entered outwards a^' the Customs for London. "'. r ,, The schooner Onward has cleared out from i Manukau1 for Wanganui, "with 55,000 feet '"Jnnlber,, shipped by J» Y/. Waller. The barque Alice Cameron sailed from Newcastle for Auckland on the 4th inst. The barque William 'Alters was loading . coals a,i Newcastle for this port on the 6tfi ! instant. ■":: 1 The brig Western Star was on the berth 1 for this port at Sydney on the 6th inst. i i. A barque inside Tiritiri is signalled ; also • a schooner coastwise, and a coastwise •teanier. %': The schooner Clyde will leave for Wan garei arid Mangapai to-morrow evening. The ft'.s. Lady Bowen will make her usual tqptbMahurangi ancj. the Hot Springs at eleven o'clock to-morrow morning. i •■> The s.s. Wellington will- leave the Manu kau for Southern ports at one o'clock on J^qncTay nextl ' ; The p.s. Paterson is announced to leave ' the Mariukau for Taranaki, Wanganui, and .Wellington on Monday next, i..,(A1l claims against the ship Polar Star must be sent in to the agents — Messrs 1 Henderson & Macfarlane—by Monday; next, ori they will not be recognised. The p.s. Comerang, Captain Hughes, arrived, at the Thames from Napier yester day fifterciooii: with 40 bead cattle and 400 sheep, for A. Banks. She brought also the following passengers : Mr and Mra Ashton, ! Messrs Mann; Farmer, Bruce, and Peddie. Tha Gomdrang 'will come up to Auckland this afternoon, and is expected to leave again for Napier on Monday next.

COMMERCIAL.

. ir r •■ .aafli MINING. The following are the current call and dividend! 9 tyable in the companies named below :— 111 <■ ':jl IBOX i I JJ'.i'J L S. d,' ' ''' -;-■-! iv.ifo/u-isi .'■ ' ' '' ■- '..Missouri' .. .. 0 5 0 Juno 23 1-. :iCorotaandel Tunnel 010 0 June 23 .!!,..! Golden Calf .; .. 0 0 6 July" 3 9 •,( !imi.' ~: • ■ i MBSTINOB. Mary Ann, Grahamitown, 17th Juno •Daughters of Freedom, Grahamstown, 17th June Harbour rView, Corotnandel, 19thJune ■ GoldettCalf, Graharaitown, 24th June ■ -Watchman, Grahamstown 26th June iWhite Kose, Mt 11. Home's ofllce, Shortland street, -i iAuckland, 2 p.ni;, 80th June Queen of the May, Grahamstown, 30th June •IbaßanyGrahamßtown, 30th June

i.'i.i,rCHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Maxls ,-wiiiii Close as Uktjeb:— JTor Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow

at. 10.30 a.m. . : For . Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, &c, to-

merrow, at 10 a m. For Whitianga, per Effie Meikle, to-morrow, at 11 a. m. ForNew.castle,'N.B.W., per Gleccoe, to-morrow, at

. 11 a.m. lor Wangarei Heads; Wangarei, and Mangapai, per

: Cambria, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Wellington, on Monday, 16th mat., • at 11 a.m. For Taranaki, Wanganui, and Wellington, -per • ,Pftterson, on Monday, 16th inst., »t 11 a.m. ■For Bussell; Wangaroa, and Mongonul, per Bowenai .., oaMonday, 16thinst.,,at 3 p.m. < ; ; >v i: (Signed) 8. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

Hawke.—At Otahuhu, on June 18, Mrs John Hawke aged 32.

The funeral will take place on Sunday, 15th inst., at three p.m. Friends please accept this invitation

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

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1873.

For the cause tbat lacks assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do

The Government will not strike. That is now evident. It is very prudent we have no doubt, but it is very unmanly, and particularly disgraceful. Of course it ia the fashion for people now-a-days to sbake their heads about war, but (though we are asked to regard concilia tion as virtuous and praiseworthy, it i? r difficult to overcome the old-fashioned way of* looking at it as cowardice. There are some people indeed to whom to bear wrong and insult is more agreeable'than to quarrel; but,although we maTce exceptions in favour of those who are actuated by higher than earthly principles, in the caae of or dinary people this feeling is thoroughly grovellirig/Whe'n a man under theinflu ence of religious feeling, and for the sake ■of a' beneficent, cause, endures wrong and insul.t,with a,spirit of meekness we cannot out regard it as genuine heroism. But when, a man for the sake of native swamps, and. in thebopc of adding mile to mile of native lands obtained in a sneaking way, under the shadow, of a hollow peace purchased by flour and sugar, is prepared to put up with any insult without resenting it; and when, worse than this, he would 'dignify his -meanness with the cloak of virtue, we would not hesitate to say that he is simply a cur. We do not say that the members of the Govern ment hayp been trafficking in land. They may have been,- or they may not have been; but their friends have been, and multitudes who perhaps may not be their friends have been interested in similar underhand pro ceedings ; and the continuance of such a*' peace " as that which Mr for the successful completion of these sneaking operations. And yet we are asked to believe that the peacemongers are actuated by- virtuous and praise worthy sentiments ! We do not say that it is wrong to acquire native lands ; nor that it is wrong to do it in an un derhand way; nor that it is wrong to keep' every' thing quiet while the business is being satisfactorily done. But, what we do protest against is the hypocrisy of assum ;mg the. garb of virtue, and at i tempting to delude the public into the belief that iti^simplya question of ; the blessedness and blessings of peace |or war. People have had their eyes > open as to the real character of the |" peace " of the past few years, and 'they/ decline, or we mistake them, to | pay a quarter of a million per annum to facilitate the operations of these peaceable-kind of people. After a fqw,, more, ..years.:pf,the continuance of I" peace," if war arise, it will simply be jto enforce/the observance by the natives lof £h^e r'ignts" Which have been ac jquired by peaceable people over the lands'id theI'far interior. We are told that by; a few more years of peace immmigiration' will have so extended that a native rising.would be'instantly quelled. It is doubtless true. llhtjre, will then be a noble army in the jrear to come to the. front and ensure [the,,, possession, .of those lands which; [have been ''peaceably"acquired under Sir McLean's reign pf sugar. But if fthis is to be the result, however djwirable |it may be, we can'only say'that the jpeaceful counsels1 which( are' intended lo lead to this1 should not be'paraded as virtuous. Peace in itself is desirable land praiseworthy, but when a peace" jis preserved mainly if not solely to further the ends of selfishness andjcun; iiingf whether those be to swallow tip nativdlarids, or to secure the seatsof min is^e^^fcs advocacy ceases .to be virtuous and honorable, or a theme for boasting. The Government has made a feint of boldness and vigour. But it was only bluster—" sound and fury signifying nothing." They have squatted down on the confiscatipn boundary, Tawhiao haying/said, ".Hitherto flhall ye come,

but no farther." It may be that in time certain land transactions may be complete, or it may be that the risk of losing place and pay may be obviated by rolling over on the Assembly the respoHsibility of taking vigorous steps* for the vindication of authority and law; but in the meantime the Govern ment will keep the "peace," and as dutiful subjects we must attribute this to the purest, noblest motives, and draw over the " peaceful" attitude assumed the garment of patriotism and virtue.

A meeting, called by private circular, was held yesterday in the Mechanics' Institute-^- His Worship the Mayor in the chair,—for the purpose of considering the practicability of establishing a reformatory for unfortunate girls. The particular views of the promoters having been stated the following, gentlemen were appointed to act as a committee: —Veil; Archdeacon Maunscll, Thomas Beck ham, Esqj R.M.; P. A. Philips, Esq.; H. H. Lusk, Esq.; W. Earl, Esq.; E. Hesketh, Esq.; T. Broham. Esq.; H. Ellis, Esq.; W. Eattray, Esq.; J. Wilson, Esq. ; D. Nolan, Esq. ; and Key. Messrs Burro^ws, Macnicol, Cornford, Pvigg, McDonald, and Oliver. A ladies' com mittee was also formed, with power to add to their number, which included Mrs Cowie, Mrs Burrows, Mrs Macnicol Mrs Cornford, Mrs Ellis, Mrs J. B. Kussell, Mrs Vaile, Mrs Nolan, Mrs R. Arthur, Mrs Lawry, Mrs Tonks, Mrs Primo and Mrs Wallis, the Rev. P. H. Cornford consent-; ing to act as honorary secretary. A number of influential gentlemen have become donors or annual subscribers. It was agreed to request the ladies to undertake a houso-to house collection. The gentlemen of the com mittee are holding a meeting at the Mayor's office, City Council Chambers, as we go to press.

Mr Severn's lecture was well attended last night, chiefly by young persons. To-night this gentleman will give his lecture at the Young Men's Christian Association (being the second of tho winter course), at half past seven. The lecture will treat of the atmosphere, barometer, and thermometer, with experiments on expansion of solids, liquids', gases, convection of heat, &c. If tho weather should be favorable a large audience will no doubt be in attendance. The. sitting accommodation in the lecture hall has been greatly improved, and it will now seat com fortably 470 people.

The Excelsior Star Variety troupe gave another of their excellent entertainments last evening to the entire satisfaction of all present. The performances this evening will be for the benefit of Mdlle. -Laura, the famous gymnast, who will perform a gym nastic feat upon tho trapeze which has never been attempted by any other gymnast in this city. ~ ,

The promenade concert rehearsal will take place this evening in tho Choral Hall, at half-past seven. The pieces selected will be the " Tramp Chorus," "Chough and Crow," " Market Chorus," and "Judas MaccabffiUS." Members are requested to furnish themselves irith copies of the pieces.

To the Editor : Sir, —I bog to draw the attention of some of your readers, and more especially those of the residents at the North Shore, to the damage the cattlo allowed on the run do to the footpaths and roads, and the nuisance they are becoming to those who hare gardens and enclosures. It seems to me to be a very one-sided policy to order horses off the run, and to allow cattlo to remain, which do more injury than horses would do by camping on the paths; andso making them unpleasant for pedestrians, by breaking feaoes and destroying gardens. A good garden fence was broken through tho other day. and the garden devastated. The garden of another party, who had a few days before spont 'AOs. in setting it in order, was almost, destroyed by th« gate being opened by boys who go about the place bent on all kinds of mischief, who very probably drove in the cows which did the damage. Ithink»as the horses have been ordered off the run cattle should not be allowed to remain. Another very great annoyance which we at tho North Shore suffer from is by these lads just referred to carrying on pranks similar to those which have at last been suppressed on the other side of the water. Some of these young pests to the community amuse themselves by rolling, immense stones from the Flagstaff Hill, to crash against and even right through the houses which lie immediately under the hill, not only damaging the fences, but some strike even the houses, and endanger the limbs and perhaps the*life of any one who may be walking in the gardens. I am in formed by a lady that her children have "had several narrow escapes from these stones sent bounding down from the hill. It is high time, I think, that we had a policeman over here ; if we had, these lads would not be so troublesome. Should not the inhabitants of ithis place petition the authorities that one. should be placed over hero on duty ? Trust ing that something will be done to remedy these annoyances,—l am, 4c, Patiietikos.

To the Editor : Sir, —I think that some of the circumstances attending the interment of the late Patrick Dolan, who died on Monday last, at Mount Eden gaol, require some com ment. I have been informed that his body was .conveyed to the Roman Catholic ceme tery in an express waggon, under the charge of a, warden and four prisoners ; that on its; arrival there no clergyman being in atten-j dance the body was consigned to its last resting place without any of tho rites of Christian burial. If this, is the case surely it calls for severe censure; either the gaol authorities are to blame for not having given proper notice, or the clergyman for not being m attendance. The deceased nowj stands before a fat higher' tribunal than the one which sentenced him to penal servitude, and where I hope he will rind mercy, though buried like a dog.—Yours, Ac, CHARiW. .' . • ! Mr J7 Martin, of Tamahere, w,e .regret to learn met with an accident from a horse; His collar bone was unfortunately broken. He is progressing favorably. ; 'The'friends of the Sheridan-street Chapel held a soiree last evening in aid of the fund for repairing the chapel, and other incidental expenses. An excellent tea was provided to the evident satisfaction of the seventy-five who were present. After the repast the Rev. Mr Waters topk the tfiair,, and .two hours, were agreeably spent in listening, to the speeches, readings, and music of the choirj , which followed. Mrr Smith gave readings from Mr Spurgeon's well-known ploughman sayirigaj and other publications, and Mr Black- Oian gave an original paper on "Worldly and Unworldly. Success," and Mrs Caudle's lecture on the "Cold shoulder.'- These papers were well ifeceived, and elicited frequent applause. My Booth, spoke on the position and prospects of the chapel, and stated that the Rev. Mr Hobbs and Mr1 Jonas ■ Woodward would con duct1 the services of the chapel,on Sunday next,.'., ..'.'.'..

! AfteTt the ifeel&Y; parade of the Engineer volunteers on Wednesday evening last Lieut. KMeE'en presented his prizes for good attendance, amounting in all to £7. ,The first: prize of £2 was awarded to Bugler Bater. Five; prizes, of £1 each were 'also awtodecl'tb' Vols. Sterling, Nidre, Denison, Kelly,, an* ,p,,. ~ r ,

The pnehunga^CtiSfal Society is in a satisfactory condition^'* and very.!.'fairly pa tronised by the leading inhabitants of that quiet settlement, and to night a grand con cert will,b<? given by the members, when an excellent programme will be, gone through. '■'-■ '<A general meeting of'the Auckland cricket ers-will be held to-morrow, ; evening at the "Thames Hotel, jior,the jmrpose of taking into consideration the'propriety of sending a pro vincial team during the coming season to compete with the clubs of other provinces of New Zealand. We are glad to see that our cricketers are making a move in the right, direction. / i 7< '-■<'■ ' ' ■' • ; -

Last evening many of the citizens were surprised upon hearing the toM m fire bell, which'has'fdr so long held a silent''tongue. Fortunately, however, nothing of a disastrous character had happened. It was simply the chimney of the Shakespeare Hotel on fire. The alarm however was sufficient to cause a great stir, and Mr Superintendent Asher was at the spot before, the bell had ceased to vibrate. Mr Asher, whose services were but slightly required, having done what was necessary, rallied his thirty men and had some practice. The lively engine was placed in .front of the New Zealand' ( Bank, the hose fixed, the members of the' Volunteer Brigade set to work, and a fine stream of water was dashed over the^ parapet of the Bank, The hose was found to work well, and the practice was deemed satisfactory. «,

The artesian well in Custom-house-street has been bored to the extent of 400 feet, according >to: order. The flow-of water is however no greater than when the pipes had reached:.9o feet, but the men state that dur ing the last few days of their operations they had bored through the hard stoiib and had come upon a strata of sand. Should the Harbour Board feel disposed to continue the operations the work: -will not foe so ex pensive in conssquence.

The journeymen' carpenters and joiners will hold their trade meeting this evening in the Mechanics' Institute for the special pur pose of considering their present rate of

wages. The members ' of ' the newly-organized harmonic meeting mtt for. practice last even ing in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association; Several .pieces, were very fairly rendered, and there appears to be every prospect.of successful results. We would drawspecialattentiontothemid day performance tobegiven tomorrow by the Excelsior Star Variety Troupe. ThoprograuimQ ha.s been specially arranged for the occasion, and as this will be the only opportunity afforded to schools and others to witnss a very ulevel" performance!, we havdi.no doubt a full house will reward tho enterprise of the troupe. We observe that Mons. DeLias ha_3 taken line Prince of Wales Theatre on 'a lease for three years, and understandjjtbat he intends to effect several -extensive alterations and improvements in the building. There is eertaiuly room" for improvement The faculty of .wonder has been -largely excited to-day by the brilliant 'display of colored and pictorial posters on the Large adverting' 'boards :at: the 'entrance to''the wharf, the sole use of which has been granted to the liiienhuf Sinr byl Mrl Taylor/cohtnic&r for the construction of silt basins. The indefatigable agontflof' Madam Cora, the magician, exhibits no less than fourteen diuVont. kinds of bills. One, a -startling picture of an individual reposing in the air at right angles with a pole. This posture is designated " the'angel's couch," and positively contradicts the supposition tiiat angels repose on beds of roses. Then there aro invitations to " come and see Cora and receive a present;" " Cora gives away silver-plated tea services;"; the latter .intereat ing piece of information will be received with satisfaction by all housewives. " Cora gives away presents with a liberal hand." '' Cora's beautiful birds and mesmerised doves," with a host ofiothenwonderful performances which this famous magician is in the habit of per forming nightly to the, astonishment of the public. Next Monday the citizens of Auck land will have■ an,opportunity far seeing the mysteries of the magic art performed In a way that those who have not scon Madame Cora elsewhere have never witnessed before.

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW GOVERNOR.

'It will be seen by our Southern telegrams '[that Sir James Fergusson, Sir George Boweu's 'successor in tho Governorship of New Zea land; | arrivod' at :Hokitika last I ■everifaig'. by the s.s. Claud Hamilton. Sir James was accompanied/by, | his bride; -Lady Fergusson, and by his children, the offspring of a former marriage. The steamer will proceed on to Wellington,, iW^ere,,. extensive.'.preparations have been made for His Excellency's recep tion. The sittingof Parliamentcommencingon the 15th of July will probably prevent His Excellenqy from visiting Auckland for three or four months.

■ We take the following sketch of our ( new Governor's life'frbin a late edition of "Men of our Time" :—"The Right Hon. Sir James Fergussoh; ' Bart, son or'the fifth'baronet, Was born in Edinburgh in 1832, and suc ceeded to the title at hid father's death in 1849. After leaving Rugby school he entered the Grenadier Guards, and attained the rank of Captain in 1854, but in the following year retired ffoiri the! a'rniyj' He- representedv the tounty of Ayr in the House of Commons, in the Conservative I interest; ifrbin I December 1854 to April 1857 ; and from October 1859 to 1868, was Under Secretary for India; from June 1866, to July 1867, and Under Secre tary, for.- the, Hp.mej Department), from; /the latest date till August,' 166&, when he was appointed Governorjof South: Australia, and sworn in of the Privy" 'Council.

SHOCKING DEATH IN THE CEMETERY.

V One more unfortunate gone to her lest." One less drunkard^p. j Auckland's Wacjc ;list.i Maria' Randall, a woman of about sixty yearsof age, w,asfound;t;hd3 mqj;ning,lying de;id , inside the cemetery wall in Symond-stroet. The circumstances of this unfortunate crea tiure's death) ape, shocking & the extreme.: ;A drunkardin trie strictest sense of the word aha has for years, ; dragged, on, her miserable existence alternately between the gin-shop and the gaol. Ofttimes convicted of drunken ress, frequently of habitual drunkenness, dbscene language., and as an incorrigrt>le,rogue and a: Tagkbond, rthis' miserable' 'sjiebinfert Jdf 'humanity has at lasjt gone ,to,her last account under circumstance"s/-thaf must- send a shud der through the nerves of every one who reads the story of her death. Living in the purlieus of Abercrbmbie-stre'et this woman has been observed to have been in a state of beastly intoxication for some days past. She was drunk yesterday, and was last seen alive aft seven o'clock in the evening, when she left .tjie wretched p'tabd'shef called home for the purpose,,of again, her,jCrayings.for liquor. «= 'W&fehfe/ she pifocuW^ ft« x or not has not . been. .revealed^ but' she, frenzied and'1! maddened' by drink, and perhaps instinctively , anticipating, her approsdhing'' ten'd(^ I had-, staggered 'td^hd cemetery, where the wretched! womaifcUay ) down to die among the dead. In her frenzy she had torn the clothes from off her emaci ated body, and she wasjfound this morning by !a young pitni'l Jiame'fl AWaJJ&r, cold |'*n.d dead, *in her sem,i-nude state

with the portions of her torn vestures soat tered around her. No marks of violenco were on her body, and thero was no doubt in the mind of the medical man—Dr. J. R. Nichol son—who had been fetched to see her that she ■ had died from the effects of strong drink. Communication having been conveyed to the police her body was taken charge of by Detectives Ternahan and Jeffrey, and she. was placed in a stable attached to the New; Caledonia Hotel, there to await an inquest on her remains. Tne deceased woman is. said to have a husband at present working at; the North Shore. - , : ..--. - \

POLICE COURT.— Yesterday.

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

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD

On the Court resuming no one attended on the part of the prosecution. His Worship said that the Court would wait a few minutes longer, and if the.prosecutor did not appear the case would be dismissed.

After a delay of (nearly ten minutes Mr Machattie entered the Court, 'and , the case proceeded. The Clerk of the Court read the Trustee's report at the request of the prosecutor, after which His Worship, told the prosecutor to point out what he considered untrue. The prosecutor said that he would have to read it over himself again before he could say anything. This dre\^ forth a sharp rebuke from his Worship for trifling with the Court. The prosecutor made a long statement in reference to the conduct of the trustee, and accusod him of taking px parte statements from Lamb during his absence, lie con tinued.—

, Mr Macffarlane took these statements.at his' house after' dinner after eight or nine o'clock at night. I know this is true as I was present. His Wdrship : Then how Could they be ex parte ? Witness : I was not there. Mr Macffar lane says jn, jhas,report, "I got Lamb'£ objec tions, and submitted tliem to Machattie.!' This I say is not true. 'He further aays : "And in support of his view he has ex amined Mr Lamb, Mr Yon der Heyde, and the bankrupt, and the evidence so^taken has been 6arefuJly'!conßidered;by me as well as the other documents, in the case, and 1 shall try to explain to the Court the circumstances in which that agreement is entered into." I deny , most positively that, I . ; was( ever ex* jammed in the matter. I was'never examined upqn the accounts -between, myself jandj Mr Lamb before!, this report was. made; but relative to certain items contained in that account Mr Macffarlane asked me for an ex planation, and I gave it'him. 1 fya<l no arrangements with Lamb to provide funds to carry on his mill. , Mr Lamb, in my presence, never made any, objections to the amount staged., against him, or the promis sory notes r.f£B^3 14s and £700 Gs lid, npr did he object to either of the bills. He could not have objected because they were not in the account, and not known1 to Henderson and Macfarlane, i > . '* ..'<:.

lam correct in all my observations. The £82.'^ was not included in my account against Lamb,! but as Henderson and Macfarlane had taken the two promissory notes on the faith of Lamb's name being on, them, they declined to exclude them, leaving it to Lamb to go against me if thought he had a claim to re cover. Henderson and Macfarlane kept my .securities, and got others trom.: Mr Lamb. It was not my debt, the purchase, were made by .me: for-Lamb from Henderson and Macfarlane, 1 and the'bills were given, endorsed by me. The goods re presented by £2,999 4s lOd were had by John Lamb. I bought the goods for him, endorsed the bills, and thus became their debtor. I cannot explain how, as Henderson and Mac farlane paid all these bills, Lamb can claim £853 10s against my estate. The caee was adjourned until Thursday next. -'.VI .l:.Mi*n 'i. .JrioY ,-.i.l»»<; '

THIS DAY.

(Before P. A. Phillips, Esq., R.M.)

Om bis Worship taking his seat the In spector was not in .attendance, at which the Court cotnplained. It was' found,' howeVer, that the Court clock waß five minutes too fast, and Inspector Br oh am, on entering the? Court, informed the Bench that this was the : second jtime his Worship,, had found faulty for want of punctuality o'ri the part of the police:,,whe^a the clock was ; to blame. :, t That clock was too fast by half. t ,,, v i j /_;;/.<( DKUNKBNNESS. A drunkard (still drunk) ivras (fined 5s and costa. i■ , . ..... :.-,•.. THK BELLS. The caso against Mrs S. A. Bell waife'called; 6n. Inspector Brohain stated'that Mr McCormick had been, retained for, the. pro r sedition' bui vriii not in attendance.''' Mr Kelly was the prosecutor, and he wished-to withdraw from the case. ! Mr Joy far the accused; ,appliedi for her (jiachargo, which was granted. I The Court declined to make. anjr order, ■frith regard to the money £101 odd in the hands of the police. The accused was dis charged;' ; .MOOAKTCIf! »-0 y^ICl i.AX j John Craike,-arid-'John Thomas'Benney, yrere charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel already enumerated, valued at £12 10s from Jacob Burrows, an immi | The prosecutor aeposed that he arrived in tne ship Woodlark, and went to the Immi gration Barracks, where/he also took^i two Iboxea containing, amongst other things', tha following articles,, now produced; before the (Jourt:—3 coats, 5 pair trousers, 3 pair boots, Ij hat, .1 necktie, >~2 -watch 'guards, 1 pair drawers (not mahogany), 1 purse and 1 sovereign, and other articles, valued at £12 10s. The two! "prisoners lin the dock were seamen on board the ship.- He missed the articles .frotn hisiboxetf onthe/Gth indt.'.They ptare safe the evening before. Saw the prisoners about tho Barracks that: evening;' • I ! Constable Naughtoni proved arresting the piisoner Craike in Symonds-street on the 9th inst>. ,uQn, telling him the charge: he admitted the offence,.,and said he Was wearing* portion of jthe stolen property, and that the other man hadl thai remainder, hi.. lodmiT uwi ■ Qonstabie. Jeffrey proved apprehending the. prisoner Benny on the 10th inst. onth'eiW*i?i takerei ranges./and' ichargeid him with the pjresen]b : offence. He admitted his guilt. On searching him found that he was wearing sWe.of the articles now produced, and had also the'prosec'ntor's purse/and watch^guardv- The prisoner also said that he had planted they remainder., bt. the, things^ in .the' bus^. IfoUnd'ttie ,'pr'dsecutqr's' things hid' in 1 tne bush as .described, ,'. ~' :-)\. i «i. v» i^ViV'../, ,!•; ! The depositions were;read over and the prisoner^ reserved their defence.* 1 '-' J ' li ' : The Court.committed them-;tdytak^ their trial at )the, next sessions oi :\ {hef^'upreme Court.' .Vi-.aM r...;cr- .'::l.ii-)lV: THE POOR BOX. 1 His Worship, referring to an application' nlade, yesterday by Mr J., g, Russell Jo^bST. allowed to place a collection box in the Police' Court for the "NeglectedChildrens'Hbme," stated that about a fortnight since he .had ordered a email box to be made as a "poor box to be hung in the Courtfor the gifts pf jCharit able individustls to be at the disposal of the presiding magistrate if or.; deserving nnforti^ nata purposes,,,,, ■rr •<:■< shKimiJ •.-.•/. *.. wiu'r/.'t'"*) ."-«>;ii.' i.v.'Aw:. '<• cf.MY f'i". ~-Mi.»/./.■..■<'•! fJSU VJ (UOTOJV KVSuJ \>\ .V'MVAU .// AXA'i)

TELEGRAPHIC.

ARRIVAL OF SIR JAMES FERGUSSON.

HOKITIKA

This day.

The s.s. Claud Hamilton arrived at seven o'clock last evening. She left Melbourne on t he 7th inst., and brings the Governor (Sir James Ferguason), and Lady Fergusson. Misses Fergusson (2), Masters Fergusson (2), and suite. There are also fifteen passengers in the saloon, and thirty-four in the steerage. She sailed for Nelson at 10.30 p.m.

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

[Per Java Cable.]

Three British Vessels Fired at

Hostilities at Sumatra

Illness of the Czar of Russia

{Pje» Anglo-Australian Telhoham Covpahy.]

LONDON

June 5,

i The Czar of Russia lies ill at Vienna. i The United States troops have completely '■ exterminated the Modoc Indian?, j A Dutch frigate fired at three ships flying the English cpioursl bound for Sumatra. ; President MacMahon maintains the foreign 'policy of his predecessor.

Sir Andrew Clarke, formerly Surveyor- General of "Victoria, has been appointed Gol- rernor of the Straits settlements.

Mr Gavan Duffy has been knighted. The Times considers the honour well deserved. It condemns Earl Canterbury for refusing a dissolution of the Victorian Assembly. , -■

The Sumatrans are preparing fpr a ptor longed resistance against the Dutch, r T ■*. ~- s ' Best mutton, tallow is quoted at £4l! tb £43. Beef £41. Copper firm, £93.- JPig iron firm, £013s to £7 15s. . Hemp depressed at £25. to £30.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Mail Proposals.

Heavy Action for Damages.

Ecclesiastical Difficulties in Tasmania

MELBOURNE.

June 7

South Australia accepts .the Suez contract, as arranged for by Victoria. The Sydney Government will submit Mr Francis's pro posal to Parliament. Mr Mcßain's motion, condemnatory of. the Government mail contract, was with drawn.

An action has been entered by Mr D. Graves against Mr McMillan, Inspector of the ■ Union Bank, for breach of agreement. Damages are laid at £30,000. An intercolonial rifle match, Melbourne r. Sydney, will take place at,the end of the year. ' Sir James Fergusson is a passenger by the Claud Hamilton. Governor Bo wen and Sir James Fergusson' had a day's coursing yesterday at Sandbury.^ Mr HigginbOtham's motion relative to th* Shenandoah damages, ended in smoke. It is rumoured that an, organization has been formed against the Government on the Electoral Bill. The second reading will take place on Tuesday, i A fire brigade man was charged with setting his own house on fire, but was acquitted. -There is great agitation and counter agitation regarding the running of Sunday" trains. . ■ •

I The Government will probably purchase ihe Hobson's Bay railway line. I A shipment of meat is getting ready for iondon, preserved by Harrison's freezing process. ; Flour is quoted at £14 7s. 6d. ; wheat, <k.7<T. to 6s. Bd. ; milling oats, ss. 9d.. I

Late wool sales were firmer.

SYDNEY.

Jun«7. A severe fight occurred iii the streets be tjvveen the police and man-o'-wars men. I Heavy nqods have occurred at Hawkes bury. ' . ' ,v . | A telegram states that in California the surplus wheat is only half that of last season.

', ° (> ' ADELAIDE,

;.;;„;';.■ i.'juno;^,:. The week's exports of breadetuffs amount to 570 itens. -' ■'■'■■ ' Wheat is steady at 5s 6d. Flour, £12 10s t3£12?17a6d. j [JCTO ""/ ."■■ JI fu

--willtoiJS HOBART;TOWN.

fc'yu rjuou • ■ -■■-■ i . I"*: ■ • June' 7.' I An application has ' been made to the Supreme Cohi**fcocomp«l the Bishop of TaSt mania to prosecute Canon Bromby for ritual i^tiQ^racticeg^.,., . ifil f >r :. •;, I

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LATEST UNPUBLISHED TELE GRAMS.

MELBOUNE.

I i..U ii ujnu oj uiH-.m-io ,—- ■• Jtltie'7. . [Mr ( a .correspondence with Mr Ajogel, makes reference to som» new mall proposals ofi the latter, in which it seems that -New^South.;Wales will get an advantage from Victoria through New .Zealand. Relative to 't^ie mail cbnt?actJ'for a Suez service Mr Firancjs's reply bqth to New Zealand and to the recent Sydney proposals is that the terms agreed to at the late inter-colonial conference' must be respected. This Govern ment will not depart-from the position laid dt>wn there even if it has to pay the whole .£9O 000'subeidy. • It is confidently believed vthat ,Mr Parkes will accept the Victoriam >propcisalß for a Suez service through -.pressure brought to bear by Sydney mer chants. ' . ■

Defeat of the King's Forces.

Ij "° S£' tol (VIA SYDNEY.) \ The mountaineers have defeated the King s

LATEST THAMES TELEGRAMS.

Charge of Murder.

Caledonian and Tookey.

LowerJLevels

Mining intelligence

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day.; A man named Daniel Burke was brought into Grahamstown last night from Mercury Bay by Constable Grace on a charge of mur dering James Marks, clerk at the saw mills It appears that on the 24th $ April Marks had b«jen drinking afe Carani's Hotel, Mercury Bay, -with Burke and his mate named Auckran, who were work ing in the neighbourhood as bushman. Burke and. deceased had a quarrel, and Burke made use of threats towards Marks. This was about 7 o'clock in the evening, after dark. Deceased then left to go to Ferguson/a Hotel, which was about 300 yards away, and he was never seen after. " Search was made in the locality, but the body was not found till about ten days after,' when it was discovered on a rock about five miles down the bay. ■ •," An inquest was held, and a verdict of "Found drowned" returned. ; Various rumours have been abroad since, and Mr Bullen received some information: which caused him to send Constable Grace over to Mercury Bay, The constable went in disguise, madejeir quiries at Mercury Bay into the whole'cir cumstances, the result of the. enquinjsfc* tending to point suspicion so strongly against. Burke that Grace went to where he was working, some eighteen miles in the bush, and apprehended him, and charged him with the murder. ' , ~ .'.'.'■] ,'a Grace determined to bring the prisoner over by the Tapu truck.;. - Auckran volunteered also to come, and the three had to sleep in the bush on Wednesday night. ■■■ -. "'1 'JJ-' ' - *.-£•

At first Burke refused to come unless a warrant was' shown, but yielded when told that force would be used. Burke has already fulfilled a sentence ot.< ten years' imprisonment in Mount Eden for manslaughter. He was formerly a soldier in an. Imperial regiment. ,• i ■?. » The charge of murder came on foritaujgur, at the Police .Court thia morning. A remaact. will probably bo granted, i :• j Tookey and Caledonian companies com mence immediately to erect furnaces to clear the gas out, of, the mines. Tookey'a at a lerel of 200 fret/and'the Caledonian at. 100 feet lev&l. They'expect to be ready to,; sink another shaft'in a fortnight. ~, , ; City ov London. *^ ICO feet have been driven on the No. 2 reef,'and gold obtained. . Mdfctf&fr Stab.—The croas-cut from the Mqanatairi mine at the Kuranui tunnel level broke into the shaft to-day at a depth of J^, } feet from the bottom; draining the ifp that level. The Company will resume -vroflfct on the reefs immediately. ~ ■ • j Whau.—Th'e Coiiißany expectjio connect ihs ri^e'from the .adit with the winzCtptr

morrow:^!/ wiiai

LATEST FROM WAIKATO.

s • IT A Messenger, of Mr Mackay's

Captured

1 Threats to Murder Mm. ; ,

We have received the following telegraafc from Mr Mackay :—

ALEXANDRA,

,r.. ThursdaVea,^ There ia no news from the interior except' '■ that a meeting is to be held. on the SStSi* by the King party to consider affairs. lam instructed by Alexander Thompson (half caste) to cqntradict the statements which ap pear under the head " CroW, in Waikato/' m ( the Weeicty Mios of May 21, that Thompson 1 (half-caste),; frbin Kop'u, said that the Ngati maniapoto are workings a double game." "He says he never :y made any r Buck statement to any one,,'and\that the Ngitimaaiapoto. and v their chief, in Rewi) ~'are acting' in a straighforw&d; and honest manner; also, that the report in question has'cauied him very" great. „ inconvenience, and might endanger his .personal safety. He re quested1 me to ascertain'the origin.'.of the report, and prosecute for libel. I take excep tion to "a .statement xmade in an" Auck land paper that the Editor.)could " not com prehend how Mr Mackay issued rations to rebels." From the previous part' 6$ the article it may be inferred that I allowed w riotous conducti'at,Cambridge on the part of Pur ukutu'a relations from Aratitaua, which information is said to be derived from the •'{ accurate pen" of some person, the name of * W,hbm does' not appear. / The /pen may ha> very accurate1 as-far as writing is concern©!!^ biat the information is deliberately false* No^, n^tiyes from Aratitaua, to ,niy knowledge .were at Cambridge on the day in question, iand no rations are issued except to natives for whom I send on Government businesS,^* or who may be detained hj me for such^ business.1; In conclusion, allow me to say {ff that very great injury'is, done Hy sensational it telegrams and articles,: and thatthe^e ismor» :i talk of war and'danger in this district in this ■' than among the, frontieV,^ 'settlers of Waikato.,.;-',, .' '.:, J., m ■■■ >di nwrf

9 JAMK3 MACK^y^ JtlNß^

Mr Lusk at Tauranga.

TAURANGA.

This clay

;Mr Lust addressed, a liirgfe.'pieetmg last nighV* He said.provincial institiutio» might soon disappear, but it was better that sub-; statutes should beiound first. BJe disprove^ that the rating clauses of tlie Education Act •wiere unfair. He appealed to the electors1' whether Taiiranga was not better served during his administration j than , M? ) declined ai vote of confidence, but ajooepted

a ivote of thanks. ■ '■ ' ■ l!'", ; jAr^L^ed;;: Tincent from Auckland; ';.,,!;

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

WELLINGTON,

i Mr Maciiay has been gazetted General Gtoveminentj,Agent"a»d Justice of the Peace foy-.theAVaikatW ' -'■ - I & \ O [Mr Thomafe' Kiibaell telegraphs to Mftt Government, via |Melb(ourno announcing his; ;& arrival at San Francisco. He was to proceed to' New York.. Mr W. Gray, who aoopr»r> paaied him, is too ill ' stand the railway journey, .tjkhs ■ •! \ sa'ivUi . - »s.ht

WANGANUI.

t This day.fl^ /' A deadlock has occurred in tie WangamttuiA Borough Council because the Mayor.,refuses to resign his seat in the P'rovinicialpouncilv.,,;, j .Several iaenjbeirsileft the Chambijr, ajt4,l*«: .H Mayor adjourned tie Council, - ' ; :'|'.i iiiii -i ~i »JM ' "i ~ : .;• . ■ ~i itiilUllji

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