SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

IHSSBI!: Tiit« evening, 4.57 BUN-RISE: To •-1CM mocutn!.'. (>.£ l till U'ATEJC • This ovening, 8.54; to-morrow

ARRIVALS.

iAllan CJoij'l bri.7-,!!tine, from Russell. iIM i 1 (toy, cntour, from- K^ipara BKP.ftJBTUBES.' , • 'pi)ri.i,9.s., Moore, (m- Sydney Ba, sobooner, for iinssell ytMt, scbooror, f..r the East CoastT ;i o*l *■'■ {- -l«ah», schooner, for Waipu

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

,- ' "vsny jtuy ;inu i«apier: (Jomerang, p.».> •-■■"== b£ iiczt ■■ ■ ■ " .■■■■■■ ■ '■ '• '•'■■' '■ f';yjl|)Rra;: Janrf Oroy, cutter, Saturday •'\;'.''_, { Southern ports r Paterson, p.s.j Monday next; »isdyb!.-t!, s.s,, TneMlary • ■■• - ■ • -' '■ '.r'.'' f^Ntiweastk): Briton, barque, to-day; Albion,brig, wt . ■ ■ .■-'...■. •!• ; Sydney r-»:K,1 i-'s'.boumo: Hero. s. 8. i early: t "ttdroi'itn povtu: Itoweaa, s.s., Monday next r New YuiJr: 1 'ss'. X. .ltnian, barque, early , ~

VESSELS EXPECTED.

wipoA vi n, i.■.■■■••', snip, irom jjonaon. o»ucu OSOm-fc. ?b.ip. ffotn London. Sailed 2aid February •lTi»n Osiie, rjitrquo, from London. Sailed ly of Auoklunilj from London. . Loading i%»,-barque, ,rrcn:..tit-Brpool. Sailed123 rd January faw.baxcjin, inrst New York, via Sydrey. it Sailed i rbjir. sjjjp. from Byston, via Melbourne., teilito/cutter, from l^eyuka ;olii, siciiooner, from Samoa ~,. nsrfOuK. Jclwor.CT, i'rcnn DttnedirJ.1 Sailed2Bth Airril c.ifissx,'3fhoon ?c, iiiitix Levuka u> I MOJ3, Jchooitcs', fioru Tahiti

|»W!9i schooner, from New Caledonia jitatira, ;i.s., ir.jtn 'rt rellingt6n U ." << lilk, iichooiißr, from 3outh,Sea.lslands ti?y Crios.', sohooKoi'j from South Sea Islands rT , thef, brin, fr-.ini Nev^astle. - Sailed Both Marblii'

EXPORTS.

tPjera.a. VietoiT. <\- -^or Melbourne,: '30caaea •reserved fish, Brown, Campbell and Go. J 1 bales .';ioj)f(, (JiiucksHank and Co. j-4.qr, ---raka Him, o7 cases bittejtis.,3,hEdsi wine,' 6 r.-casks do, 10 hhds. riim, G. W. Binney ; casks- hiJes, 1 stadk hair, A'.'Dornwell';' 1 pro], Bank of Australasia; ,3 , .casks, J. ■ancock ; I parc*j], C^ Tothill. . ,i^of Sydney : ■> sacks fungus,^ J. Eeid ;;vl steam1 engine I . -vl ■fitting. Ml bales t6w, protvn, Camp . 'till and tjo; j I qase clotHing, JPalkpdge ; 2 ales, G. Sibbin ; 4 cases cheese, Bennett; ease clothing, J^urray,;. 1,03 bales flaxjiJ. Roberts ; 84 do tow, Crnickshani andl Coi ; _ :J? pjgs,;lcad, G. Stone.—Hi, M.' Jeryisiageiiti',

\'jjsh&.. following are. the by $&' Victoria, for- Melbourne :—^J^lrs and , tt'-c. Fijjlaysoiy $rr\ ats .Mjra Gould, | t>ars «T. Copland, ;A. < ', Walker, ~G. i • mpson, R, •C. Temple, "W. ' Qrjick, .Penhey, A. Logan, W. Hawks, |:C TTawkin, J. 11. Williams, wife, and fifcl, M. Medlin, E. Sacal, John Medlyn, *';vMadden, F. Sanderson, anrl wife, Win. '•eat, H. Andrew, H. Reid.; 0. Thompson, : • eattor, Misses Donovan (2), Mr and Miss ;':«p. For Sydney : Mra Scatter and P and Mrs White and family, W. A. 'son, Jessie Frost, Margaret Blanche -oily; J. Benhnle, T. MoShee, J. A. ~;, jVLrs Boßtwk, Mrs M. Cummings, , arry, w?ic and family.,. , he cuttot, Sydney, Capt. Oi-aliam, avrived I jjlarbour this morning from Kaipflra via the i, hy of Islslnds, The cutter left the. Kaipara tithe 'flfeli April liiift and encountered very bvere Weather, which has prolonged • her li S&pjjigg* Her sails were split during the ecent gales,- and the cutter was in great an, r.rer; The vessel had been given tip until or arrival was reported at the Bay of Islands. %v brings 9 tons bark for Messrs Browu, "aropbell antl Co. Tbo following are the passengers by the liilinbfirgh Castle, omitted in our report of . jesterJayr-^JMr Jyhn.Aflwodd, Mj*and Mrs \ii Harrison, Henry, Alice, and Emily garrison, Catlierinft---Arthur,, and.;.-Frederick Wfecaop. Th'c Erlinburgh Castle anchored . :U:?-:laf ■ ffternoon at the jppwdsr ground, |rtl bfe discharge of her pdwder will'come'trp iarbottr. ■ r The.whaling ship-Bainb6w^Captain Grey, tn,s put into"the Bay pf. Islands with 500 iarrela- sperm. She has been 2h years' out. mptain Grey reports having spoken the mckland whaler Albwmafew days ago with 250 barrels oil on board. Captain Hall ex fresfeed. :hi» intention of Oalling at the Bay! The brigaptine: MageJJan ,jCloud) ;am^e4 yesterday evening from Russell with 150 ions coal for tne (^MWDistill&r^. '1 i The barqno Bella Mary, Captain McArthur, ileared "yesterday for "Hobart Town with. EjOOO feettimber. , , ; , v i . cutter; Janet * Crejr is to leave for Ahipara on Saturday • next. , , ~ •As tbes.s. Ladybird was leaving the wharf P|' night, 6wingto thei engineer mistaking tti,6 word of command, the engines were sud iftnly-driven ahead instead of astern, and the j IJ^mer ran into the wharf with considerable orti<i, completely smashing the stringer. In paring herself Bhenext came into collission ; with the Kestrel, carrying away her bul warks, and smashing a number of drain pipes belonging to Messrs Brogden. Iheseper oroiances accomplished, she took her depar -.ixre.—Post, ■ r ;;| jf/IJEhe s.s. St. Ivilda was placed upon the Wp in Messrs Buthie's yard, last night, at high water, for the purpose of being length i j&ed. ! I |he Belle Brandon hauled alongside the trharf to discharge cargo this morning. She a a smart schooner, well found, and possesses | ! raod cabin accommodation. ,;: The Bobooner Magellan Cloud, from lr^*oH. brings Jf>4 tons coal. 1 The 'img All«on is lying in Mechanic's Bay, taking in tl^sbeiv She will leave for ; lyS^iey via Wan<?aroa in a few days. | i i Tho barque Briton will leave for Newcastle j Ijnin evening. j 'i'Ko barque Bella Mary has hauled away I lopa the wharf, and will leave for Hobart i , Ijpveii this ev(;ning. ■Jyflfy «team.' launch"l -Ecfijise1 (ittis«beeii 'sir-' |syed by the Inspector of-Steamers, who ppori;? oyer^tbiug satißfactjc«ry p ]/_§he. iw#l he" |> rtiiied1 to'piy tradß"vvr ithiji;tiie.portjQipAJuck» lancl^ anli carry 40..pafesengermu.ifDhJ& 'Eclipses I M^f«T Mob: fbi t^iis taiorhivtg; -J 1" ■ r.'.; T

COMMERCIAL.

f - 'i.;.-, (.■! •,!■■■ iMtWW-^ .j, j. f-. !,>!,:,■ i,. I'jrktt The following are the current call nnd dividends Payable in the companies »<tmed below :— - ■ ■ ; •- ' . £ a. «i, kk< DIVIBBND. o '• (. Y WSfaSh&Sf* •:'" f '0 10 -May -19 f Sf:'1' OALLrii '• •: .. . '. HpLucknow:'*"..- ' '..'' Q.l-i Q,■■■••■ May--1 ■t£-"■ MKETTNOS. ■■;■•■'•■ :i-:ii'i jftrtom Ox, GrahamstowD; ISth'Mfty i.» -"... i! guriika Dill, Mechanics' TiistStuto, Auokland, '2 p.m., SmhMay -, :;-; '''■ ■ "■■'■ ■'■■-■ Butotl aixl Baud, GrabJimstoflrn, 21st May •n-':\\- I South British Fire ar4 M mine Ins/urincfi Company "'Company b aiiici^^^B^root, Auckland, 9lst May Mtiattfttdri, JSHttufß ilinga, Awckbndi" noon, . •-28tb.-M.ay ''•%jm?r 'I*'' J - '' ;W tuO ;•; Wg;ilill.,'!Con«nrf^^i June ■; » :(i\>y'*:&% ' ■ Aticklaiid ?e'Tri>»j£i>- .■« operative "Building and In vestment Soci(^\ \g% WuiUlings, | 7.80 ;p.m., 6th QaiiVec, Ms w/'bhf n^V Shortland atraet; Auck-'

UNKNOWN

.^ir^fe.^ j>_ tt*t .^{rtaso a.m. and 6.30 p.m.., i lf__*i *!&' fpgk^p^Yt'6.So p.m.,' and to1-*'] v Vi»_^ • '< '" Walpuj &c., ! *'/ t ' :fM®®fii-. i&fpw.'atlOa.m. i :• CigTOi^yj^i^alicd fi£ n js^cbs, per Paterson, j '- .^flflfifet. 'S'S. -°rr t'"i , i j

MARRIAGE

Fori>—Mostro.—On Wednesday, 14th Inst., at St. Matthew's Ob«rcb,\ Auckland^by.' file pey,''B. T. Dudley.' Ttornc^ 'Getrfge Fora", to "Clara Marie, eldest daughter of Henry Monro, Esq., Judge of the Native I- lids Court. , rr ,, ~i i ,

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

THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1873.

■^n^te'r'^'f-^^-f- -V-f ■'vr-' JJ--Y-A-^i —

; - : For tho 'caure that lacks asaistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For tho future in the distance, jj ;' ■;;, > fAnjJithe good that we.can do.

i ! Respecting sincerely as we1 ■ <J6 respect our contemporary the !ZTmi:W, We cannot allow t6 pass unchallenged the' cruel and unjust ajbtack made! tbJday in a 'sUb^lea'der on Mr Inspector Goldie fdr the simple and earnest discharge of his;duty. 'It is the misfortune of journals at times that the wielding of, its thunder Mia into strange hands, which un scrupul,Qusily use iti'for the iwreaking of the most despicable little spibe' And' the* allevia tion of somebc(dy's y p|fendecj.f dignityj |We

say,this confident that to-day'B 'vicious sub leader has1 'nl6t tome from. the hands of any o: the, goncipal jW^itora on ia^ journal i which has to-day so chivalrously come to the help' o:: an opposition paper in defence of the rights o: the press. Mr Goldie, Inspector of Nui s: mces^.has onq ,of' the most /unpleasant,, un pbpular, but most necessary duties to pferform of all f public^ officers, in the dis trict, and we dp,.not ,hesitate /to :Bay, that though ihe ,is^ a man* of !• singularly- isen sitive feelings | /therei <] is >D(Qt within; the colony of New Zealand an,'officer who more conscientiouslyy i sedulously:'- and efficiently • performs his duty.; He was yesterday sub jected to ail amount of abuse; jin the Police Cpurfc'exceeding the legitimate limits of cprofesaional license,; nor. was he projected _by"the:Beiich 'as"any officer is warranted in( when only iioarrying r .out i *he ■•fuHctions of his office and the orders of his 9 I eoiwu tmjtHiiim* few &i«t ?-"r?s7f superiors, lie had sued a woman, atone ti nedescribediis a-widow, and at another time .at a married Woman, for allowingier cows to Astray in a public place. This person has ap peared on similar charges above fifty times in the same Court. 'For "'at least'four1 years |to pur personal knowledge . this' '•♦ jib'dr w>man" has beeu conung. up, at. short-ijft te cvals, and appearing under the full blaze of I bench and bar, until her face has become b,T onzed-M stereotyp«ft:!,^isp'ect of ;meek '■' sub1. mission, and on almost.' all, occasions she is able -t^JJind a-member.of the bar, chiyalrqus enbught to take up the cause of the "poor wjdow." Her subterfuges are as varied as' are her offences time the cows have Drpken_o'at,':.ai another, time they were being nlrpen sdmewhere; and on one occasion wh^n thb cause, of the 'Vpoor widow." was spon", tatiequsly .Jiakeii .up ift .C.ourt by the late Mr '< WynniiCJand dariied oh through, repeated. ad3ournmei).tß, - ,yrffy. (gpreat ability, and legal acjimen^the objec^qn was that the Barrack ■gt^en iwaij jiot a place;"': iWe have ihjs st*oi%eßt ropugnacce against »*ying bine >

word in print against any member or the weaker sex, and infinitely prefer that our pen, should be directed against the sterner forms of human nature, but this woman and her cows are a standing nuisance, and she is "deservingneither of sympathy norprotection. Such protection she has had to our knowledge in the succession of occupants of the bench, her familiar form" in the Police Court being comparatively unfamiliar to the various Justices as they took their places according to the rota ;but it is a matter for surprise that Mr Beckham, who must have been as familiar with the case as he is with the walls of the Court, should have repeated the folly of fining the woman One shilling, and most of all that he should have refused solicitors' costs. On this .particular case being before the Court some days ago it was, found that this notorious offender had employed counsel. Immediately the prosecutor asked for an adjournment, in order to obtain legal assist ance. And now when the case is decided by the infliction of a nominal fine, which, like all the nominal fines before it in the case of the same offender, will never be exacted, His Worship the Resident Magistrate refuses to allow solicitors' costs. We say it with pain, butthis decision will go to confirm the belief > that is Very generally felt in the city, that the City Council cannot obtain justice from Mr Beck ham. ~ We > know ; that this is severe; nevertheless it is true that the con-

viction iis generally felt in the1 city tihat Mr Beckham is biassed against the City Council, and that this bias becomes positive when Mr J. B. Russell is employed in the case. We are not the apologists for the City Council, many of whose by-laws are absurd in the extreme. Neither are we the assailants of His Honor the District Judge and Resident Magistrate, for whose position apd person and character and general deci sions we entertain nothing but the greatest respect. And it is with genuine regret that we say this, and influenced solely by a regard for the .public good. But really this has now gone so far that we would be unfaithful to our trust if we did not;express the grave ap prehensions that are generally felt on this ' subject. The welfare of Mrs. Ryan and her cows is a small matter compared with any thing that would tend to make the public entertain a doubt as to the purity of justice, amd it is only right that it should be fear lessly stated that people do talk and shake their heads over Mr. Beckham's decisions on cases" brdughfc up before him by the City Qouncil, and that they more than shake their heads, for they say " Hem !" respecting his decisions on cases in which one of the coun sel may be Mr John B. Russell.

We would direct the attention of all interested in the Education Act to a crucial test. to' which it is now being subjected at the Thames, It is of incomparably more importance then whether Mr Greenway or Mr Lusk won the first fall in the Police Courff; for ita solution, we venture to say, will determine whether the.A;ct is not to have arrayed against; it every man in the province that does not believe religion a damnable thing. The Act excludes religion from the ordinary curriculum and the ordinary school j hours, .but obtained toleration, if not sanction, < o^l the grounds' that, ,it would not' only not oppose* but WQUId ,in every way facilitate,' I the desires of those who volunteered to.teach religion to pupils outside of school hours. Many thought that even this separation was godless, but now the principle; is at stake whether a local committee can, tinder the Act, exclude religious teachings from the schools at all hours unless the dpctrines are such j as meet, the approval ,of the local Board, We need, not say that iti is not only not in the power of a local i|,u/ JA ,i >< I . .''■ . l^T i, •-: <.i i■■ committee,. but not in the power of the Central Board 6f Education, to'do thi^l, But W|6 do not .hesitate to saythatyif any toler anceTrrto :say nothing of encouragemejlt^-is "given by the Board to such an idea, the Edu cation Act ia damned, ,So important is this question in the present. critical position of the Act that the Central Board of Educa tisn would do good service to the cause, if they could, by- dismissing.-the Waiotahi School Committee and appbin'ting a Commis 'Bipn in their stead, or in some otner way, mark tljeir strong and decided repudiation of any tliingrjthat would; tend itohphl up the new. ■system as being utterly opposed to God, and Ac ttie.best interests of man., . , : ,. , v i!;;; The milkmen of the Thames are a very numerous body, and like wise men, with mlotives as pure as unadulterated milk, they hnve resolved to form one indissoluble, union for defending themselves agairlstall encroach-' mental upbnOthflir liberties ahdi'lpdckets.' Tieir inaugural meeting for the formation of it les based upofl'well- JdigesWd plans will be h<sld this evening -atr the Prinde IJlinperial Hotel, Pollen-street, Grahamstown: No class of simple purveyors of necessary .fluids stand mor^-id 'of! &''protective society than milkmen, especially at this season of the year, when the grass lures their cows fr >m beaten paths,*l arid 'when showers and fines fall heavy upon milkmen, and in many inbtfances, take' off <the"! cr earn* in&' make Ml 9; mUk look blue. ZJ\J\Jt\JXJ\ We have received the following query from a correspondent, and give it insertion with the remark, however, that such questions ars much better adapted .toan arithmetic than to the, columns of a-newspaper. An swers will be inserted this time, but unless in! future; queries-possess smore originality thian the following we don't want them :—, "(To! ifchjei Edit'dr.—£>ear Sir,—Our Robert teaches in Sunday school.;. The other .eyqn ing •ii&ine't' with! la,:nu)rAbe'r' of .hia!youngifolksj inf Newton. Being' Robert's Tjirthday, he intended to' distrdSutia. a trifle' 'of money amongst fhem before ,parting, iHe found he, waiited Bd to tie able to give 4d to each; he therefore gave each only 3d»: and -found, he had Is left. Will any of your readers tell 1 me the number of youngsters I— -X, MacM." , 1$ j BtlrrT ,iir)ihu\i)r. 'fo^qsjT e> i n. ■..■■<.■ > j

Pl-fffi indication of. the ministerial mind in relation to SiilliTari's murderers, may bY; gathered from our Wellington telegrams. The recognised organ of the Government, no doubt speaking under inspiration, has sounded the note which reveals the ultimate intentions of the Government after the farce of demanding the murderers has been gone through. The Independent is pleased to term the demand for the murderers "clamorous," and says if the Government were to yield "every out-settler's family would be at the mercy of native banditti." The demand is clamorous, and we very much mistake public,: feeling if the clamour will cease until the murderers are either brought to justice, or the Government which con fesses its incapacity to punish offenders and to protect out-settlers from "native banditti," \s replaced by one whose authority will be., paramount throughout the, King country. The mendacity of the Independent is on'y equalled by its impudence when it tells us that the King had no connection with Purukutu and his band of marauders, in spite of the contemptuous defiance by Tawhiao of the Government demands, and the open avowal of Kewi's brother and other Kingites at the TaupO meeting—a statement confirmed' by Kingites -at Awhitu—that the King' had issued peremptory orders that all persons found beyond the confiscatedboundary should be severely beaten and turned off. The as sertion that the people at the Thames were actuated in their conduct solely by a desire to secure the opening of Ohinemuri is ,so pal pably absurd that if it we're not for. the. ignorance and impudence which charac terises the whole article we should presume the statement was never meant to be read sjeriously. The Independent tells us we can afford tp wait the issue,. —we presume while a lavish expenditure of money in flour and Sugar staves off the difficulty to be dealt ;With when the defence loan is spent and the colonial chest empty. The Government felt,; nodoubt, thatsome concession was due to pub lic feeling, and hence the humble appeal" to the Maori King, but if snubbed they are prepared to retire and ask his forgiveness for having dared to' intrude Upon his Majesty's domains. If the addresses at the Thames meeting were " braggadocio" and " bluster," they are more in unison with manly feeling than the miser able shuffling which the Government organ calls diplomacy. , ... .

I A very horrible case was heard at the Quarter Sessions, Sydney, recently, disclos ing some strange phases in the Sydney social system. One Charles Tuckland, a China man, was charged with keeping a disorderly house, the principal witness against himbeingj* countryman, rejoicing ill the appropriate name of Lav Hawk. This Hawk had captured a pigeon in tins den of infamy-, in the shape of a young girl, anatiye qfjSydney, nam^djJiJlen Jones. She was one of several young girls in the habit of frequjenting. the house and smpking opium and drinking with Ghiname,u and "degraded 'white' men." One day she vyas drunk or drugged,' and in this con dition the loving Hawk •> took her to 'an accommodating clergyman, the Rev. Dr. Kullerton, who, for a, sinalj. consideration, very obligingly them. ■ The girl Was only nineteen,; drunk, with only, another'girl with her as bridesmaid," as drunk as herself, and the bridegroom was a Ohinamau. The minister, However, raised iio objection to "the jll- omened: uni6n: In the drunken woman, fe'ekirig with tne fumes of opium; he sr w only the lntere'stingbriSfi.arid he consigned the unfortunate creature to her fate', dpub'tless \\rith a, clear conscience,! if; not with a prayer. And this horrible mockery was performed, according to the'husband^at ten o'clock at night at the house of ajitliriistbr of religion. What wonder that.the judge held up his hands in horror ; but it was only the Chinaman who was sent to gaol for kedp ing a" house of ill-fame

A rehearsal performance of the Auckland Ethiopian Troupe is announced for to-night in view of the contemplated benefit in aicLpf Mra S. Brooking, who ia in distressed Cir cumstances. We understand that an appli cation for (the use of the City,llall for .this charitable purpose has been made to Mr Sherwih, who wo have no doubt will readily accetle to the request , ; : rj ■~ ....,-.

An inquest was held yesterday at noon,, at -the Lunatic Asylum, before Dr Goldcbro', on I the body of Margaret Whitlook, aged thirty, "me resident surgeon, Dr. Aitken, gave eyi deno'e that the, deceased died, from • disease ot the brain. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with medical testimony

!Although ','Wapg^nvi, knows as much of the evils of war as most places, the present conjuncture of ' affairs is not viewed with -the cifaven spirit that is entertained by'some in Auckland. The Wanganui Herald, says : — "iWe must view the policy as wise which tiroes {thp'-jreppopsibjtyty on. the, qhjefs, a#d a^ks them to deliver up the murderers. Ifi the guilty parties are to receive protection, oi escape like the murderers Of Todd, the life of a colonist / will come .tp be. ; coßflj,der,§d as? a matter of small importance in the eyes of the native-race, 'and the deterrent influence of British law on crimes of the same character will lose all its force. Itip' easier to nip,in thecbud a .tendency to .such acts than t6 ourfl it) when it has beepme confirmed by having indulged itself, with jnljpunity'.'^Wedojiptlay down any special plan for exaoting justice.;.we shall be satisfied if it is obtained in.,»ny way tl.at will impres the1 aboriginal! rac£ with our power to protect our fellow-countrymen and tc punish" the evildoer, it is • all the same whether the natives, themselve^or. the ordi m try tribunals execute vengeance, but nothing will; SAtiafyjthe.colony in this case short Vloil the fulfilment of the sacred law which'cipl joiys a lifdfdr a life. War itself, witH;all,lta; attendant.^series and bloodshed, is',prefer-', able to systematic, murder and assassination.l Society recognises, this, when it exhibits- s?^" consternation a^; th'e,4<saS of a single life in the wiy the unfortunate SullivanTs ■ had-: been : taken, and the question of all others thatlis, sought to be answered, is, y^hen" is thiß.pt^te' of things to end."' The Concert at the. Qity^Eall las^, evening Wi is-1 not ii</.ilrell "'■ attended1 as on *"previbns' ni jhts, but the«p'erf6rmanceS wei*©' of a very excellent character ''One igentle heart," and " Jessie, the flower'of' Tfumblane," were be autifullyj j Madame, .Carapdinij " X valiant deeds my lad.y please," by Mr Gordon, was rapturously: -encored, which inluced the singer >%o' give'' ■■"Wtfi'iyffi friend Jolhn.""-'^^^ Fannies Wo-ballads^'^TMe1' grjen leaves whißperyd," and "The lady of th 3 S^ar,""wiSre faultless, while the sweet efifusion by Liiijley, " I'll speak pf t^ee." was jcharanngly by Miss JRosina/J The Overtures, trios, and duetts with,,pianoforte "ac jompaniments by iliie 'sisters, "arid the in tei-vening^olo ,by Madame .^Vinter, t who§e, ex cellerit'playing heeds no "bomnient, Vete all that could be desired by the mostiastidious of listeners'.1 A.I-.H Ji-^ WHj! TO

[The inhabitants of rarnelLcomplara of the high price of firewood. This is caused by the extra ( expense in unloading, throughjbhe .wood merchants being'deprived of the use oi iftlkchanics' Bay. Formerly a vessel lay in T;he bay, and carts went alongside for the ; woody 11 Now the' boats have to be 1 taken!t6 the ,wood-wharf or Gustom?b:ouserquay;to■mn-i load. This involves tolls.to the Harbour, JJbard, and extra cartage to Parnell, and the dealers are compelled to~ charge the con sumera accordingly. ' When the' wet dockl' i& cpmpletedim the bay probably the cost will be lowered.

It will1 be observed, iyith. satisfaction from our' Waikatp telegrams that the Government liave appropriately recognised the services renderedlby Mr Mackay at the present criti cal period. Mr Mackay has undertaken r what we Jt y«nture -to say-noother-ipeMflinaan? the colony would have done, and he has | only/ibeen'.carried through safely by his own energy and*good management. The reward granted him by the Government' will be' tfni-" versally approvediofbi^'■.";£! ol ■'i'■ •■

A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is proceeding as we; go to press. (i f |

Mr Beckham this morning gave judgmeni; in the case-'of-the Siipeiintend^nt verms Greenway, and supported the validity of the Education rate. The decision, we are in formed, will probably be appealed against.

Messrs Cruickshank and Cp. Have received a telegram form Bright Brdttiers'to tike effect that the s(b! JHtefo arrived safely at Melbourne and had been docked, wMidh would Qelay her depaeture until the 17.th instant, i ", ■:

t It is said that . the~Hauhau women very frequently 'kill1 their''children to save thein sielves the trouble bf-rearing tTiehii -The way tihey dispatch them is by doubling their 4nees under their chins and b<v. pressing thei3c> feet and' heads together,' breaking their; necks and spines, and- then crushing 1 their i bones. ~... • , .<■;■■, (/ j \\ •.,' /I 77/ ,~ i A Provincial Government Gazette was pub lished to-day containing; a list of licenses ijssued to auctioneers and to sport3men ; notifi cations intimating the acceptance of tenders for bridges in the country, and, proceedings under the Highway Act/ City regulation No. 14, relative to hawking in : ;the .strpets, and the distributing schedules of the Brighton, Vale of Avoca, and Great Republic companies are • also published. The.,,s««s!«.. contains the ' accounts of the province for the. quartenending March 31, from which ifc appears1 that the fttbtal revenue was £42,100 2Y L 7afandthe ■expenditure £21,130 4s 4d, leaving a balance of £21,92,9 . JSs 3d. .The receipts inchideran i^em refund' in settlement' of* land' claims, £117,917. i W&: 1 understand $haf;- Mr Jphn' gmithg; draper, has purchased' the ground on whicK the Red House now stands, and next door to Ooupland's store. On the. removal of the building Mr Smith intends erecting com njodious premises, to "which will1 be fitted the handsome shop-frpnt lately,imported by him from Sydney. 'On completion'of thte pre idises they will be opened in the drapery business, ,with,a.new and large,s^qqk speci ally imported.1 !IIA AU V " JM' iU . Auckland Brunt arid: Fife' Band, one of the roost perfect $f coir ,city| bands, wjll play several selectioris1 or miisift this evening ol the wharf under the able management of Mr J. Smith. The concert will commence at hllipa*seven^.aidl dloUlathalf-ipiist eig)^*

i , The little wooded MHtes&& which dot the green sides of 'the Freeman's Bay creek, composed mostlyVof t#o- rooms, 'Are infested with rats, and early, this poor woman nameil Knox; the wife of a labouring mjin, was awakened :fromi; her 7 nopiurnal sllimbei-s by the screams of her baby, when she was horrified upon seeing a great rat upon the infant's face, which was bleeding prqfnseljy; l^rat£sc-qped,>nd]the Qfof&e? discovered that the hungry monster had. bitten the child's mouth ..very considerably, but the wound is hot tlaiigerouei/: This is tho second attack of .the kind -wttriohhaa keen made upon the (jliild. r ' t! ! ,' !':!,l^,;i','," Mr P. H. Troup writes to us, forwarding extracts from letters contributed by him to the European Mail two" yearßj4go, om i/rKew Zealand's Future," in which he pointed out that the course being taken ,by the Ifative Department was likely to lead tb a disturbance at no distant date. Our correspondent ob serves that,recent events have confirmed his predictions. 'The proposition intended to be established being stated, we do not think it ■would ■serve any purpose-to/rerpubjlishj thfc extracts 1, particularly as our space' is ver|

J,imited. .; •. ... . ; ■ ~j v p ( £ .0 Vi We have been favoured with rj the, following extract from a letter received by r a gerxthi: man in Auckland from Sir George !B6wen7

The rletter, ,was written., at iGt>.veramenii Honse, Melbourne,, . Bis E^cepenpy says : ,^,'lt is somewhat refr,esli^Hg after ..a^ong interval to find niyself once more in the sty; and bustle of a greafcity? ftfit thfe 'of Australia!" appeal's: very •'flat^'antf insipid after the glqriou^.j.meiijnjtamsj and bays of N"ew Zealand, which" I shallljal-wiaysiTefcard asthemostfaselnatirig country in which! I. .k»we ! ««eE l Ji; rod*-,,.iNoir sl^all 1 ever for t ge|; i the.lqpdnQSSrep,ei,yed j;b,€jr^; above all the {Jemon^tratiQn^onj.our.-le^jn^. Auckland. Pray' r teH this to'" all our friends,, w^th our IhMm' 'r^gaM ' Greet' J MMnf Eden and Eangitoto -for me. I wish my eyes rested them now JBstead of the trim gajrdens and^ark^Toora^;;^ Jmq [n New Mexico** \gh£r%.sQii%g iadjgs^rei so; irce, r ,five ,once .w^oeo^ the saraedanjsej., TlLd'ibvers'^its'eems,1' we're all equally'poor an d—disreputable. The' girt didn't love any of I themj/vhutishei feaiped' them'Tall.oyiAßrtthe w<oing waxed warm! the,lovers to in dulge in threats ni6f shooting1 and throat cu iting,; and one: of theni^ more feavagef thkki thi rest, declared th^t.tb^ v^ould cut the

th oat of l&e gixl himself sooner thaiv£eaJier. thi wife '3f 'an/of his'rivals.' Thirst) fri jhtened the girl that she r.esolvedr>n flight Milking ample fliit^Sfefcrfet pi'^pe'i'a't'lons, she fleji onQ-mornuig,pnJiorse back to-the rancho of a-friend;' distant nearly IWT miles from *.he' home. The next day her flight'was (rcddi covered, an 3 the five lovers set out in I pursuit, every one of them determined to 1 pa ,ch(h.eQ»nd marry^fietTorjpii^r CDhe^ rode' M jiji company till the horse of one began to fall'l - be iie4 /&&<s& Jfce Cii Mated StthTatf, thel ©iHdri! an equal chanfcd. 1 ' This they refusedT;o do, " wliereu^on^he.^r,©^ ;his r^voLfer I firfe at their horses. This maddened the four 045? '. la tfflrs;' tha«! tlffejErd|>bfienr fifths mffiP assiailjmt.'.apd^hQtihimirad'hia'horaejibUtiiMf! /■til Lhe had wounded. aodflKnied two of their

•l^otses. .eWkftrowneflffDwi <th». tWßt^Bttndßd "no^sgajy^sqe^ig .^ia^| ifopyn vfga^A IJSlLldwi1 comrddes should ~givfe them an equal chmce by al'Fg&ihf U6h •fdot7 /llTHistrpro- po 3itioti^efn|ae IcHtfe'(3f,1 1i riieifo£H'- feM^as'1 immediately begdni-'!lftrhidh^^h'dM:''in the ■deith of two of the combatants, and the, th ■jj'jgpuU %$ $$$$• iiit^«^Fi«W<> •Aay&jpf .au Tefwg(the jwo^ndedomen/ifrerelfftaiidi'toy!>a 'pa rtyj.p^explprersi, feat ,tQ;pr.cabin /WherSi th.syioßOuldfchaJve. such,heipiaJsifche^liiniWd ■resources of a•ifr6fttfcifer'i'settles 'Mnfift.f'kMidL , su jply.'i There one of f them soon;died? a|jil c th ) other, after a long illness;' Ir'ec'6ve¥e'a s'ttf fic ently/to! ride ayrsty on Jiqmibac|k!in^€iatiicfiJ of sdm'e'oia tijbinpanibhs.'1 ■$$} 'jß'r.o -pose to go in,pursuit of the gu;r r as. lj,e ( h.a I 1 Jite'a7*d of' iiej;. n^aicriagejto! \&, '^PWWiWWO w; s..skilful with the bowie-knife and a .dead Sh)fcna.io»! ,«JJ hff« o-wi ,(b',s<a> I •■ baAilofiltn

The [Engineers , and Q&defo m^.|or drillj laatfc' evening; in the Drill - sliect,' aud.,jbHe 1 und£r^j^pinrnk^clof , Capi;;. ließpy.ifQrnthe' same purpose. The reports of their skinnitrn ing perfprmanceaiare very favourable,'.. wmoici, i _ . .abald ■ The Dupedp .cncketers ha^e r.^so^eq, ( to.| -sei^d to tefiglahdfor a'professional to Vxso^O"' players— " an efficient all-round player, and competent,teacher.for,the olu,b k " , gg^oH

To the Editor: lam conscious, Mr, Editor, | ( how little I- am ensitle<i to make my present , ] request, but "the urgency ■of circumstance , hardly leave me an alternative. Permit me, 1 dear sir, to ask yott whether there is any 1 .Cliance, of Carleton going in a» Lieutenant- , Colonel of the Ngapuhi Regiment, now so much talked about in/Auckland. My elder brother thinks that no Better man could be ■ fotlMto hold that most-important situation. Will you kindly .make me a reply, as 1 am ( thinking of enlisting as a full private. Isnau , akxiously|ook out for the next number of ; the Star.— Sufficient, oh friend,, Na Tame- ~ pkjNURU. [We are unable to supply the re quired/information. The Vice-Ohancellor, . however,' is* evidently taking his dusky neighbours under his wing, bnt possibly the j fcraltieet of future elections, and not any iope>f a colonelcy is the motive that ,; aMtJates him, the native Vote^at th ? Jay beiii'g 6f' no smallimportance.. . The.reiecjed of the pakeha may yet find comfort in the bPsbmof, Ngapuhi.—Ep. U.S.]. XJ I The following is. a corr.ected lift of the quantity of powder imported per Edinburgh CKstle:-E. Porter &Co 400 £•*?"* , Ti M k\ Mofrih, 200 ditto; ditto; Brown, Campbell, « Co., 4^o half barrela y D. Evitt,; 82 cases and 1 case car-' -tridges ; J. Smart & Co., 20 cases ; btone Bfos. 100 qr.-barrels; J. Roberton & Co., , 2(10; dittp ;, J. Brogden & Co., 600 ditto. Total, 2413 packages. " JThe Mw York KeraU^publishes a striking ; account of the horrible snowstorm which on thVnh January, desolated the State of Min nesota. 'The broad, high; table-land, almost ireelees,' and open to the ; winds from the , Niorihern Sea, was visited on that day with . a Sudden hurricane of snow, which struck ; the t ;far^ers/) mostly \ Scandinaviansi Who, tempted by the previous clearness of the j weather, had been driving to the stations for I priovisions. Scores of them^were unable to > return, and-;died with their horse*:: in tile roads; men and animals! being alike \ frozen to r death. The thermometer fell steadily till in one place it reached 54^ beloV zeio; and the hurricane,-icy cold, blew at rfrom: 28 to 30 miles' an hour.1 Ihe wpmen r , !and children Jeft behind iii .wooden Rouses,, almost without food were snowed up, and. found afterwards frozen to deaths the snow frequetiti'y "burying the buildings to ,the chimneys. Between 250 and 300 persons arfe known to have thus died, generally in the,, lethargy produced 'by excessive 'cold, btjt 3obetrmes with the marks of violent struggle on! their i^pxyeu.', It ytiß three days bMore 4 tb-orough eearch I could, be instituted, #nd Iven'now the full extent of the calamity.is not knbwk.' It -will' not'tterid greatly;, to in crease emigratipn tpjMin'nies,pta,.,.;,. ~i ~, lA. revisipn cpurt will be held Pn Wednes dak June,-.at the Registrar's Chambers, pupr^meaCourt, fp'r the'purpose ---of revising fhe list of voters-for1 the 'electoral'districts of Eden aiid^town;o|; Onehungai ■ , ; , y;~;^_xrv : \ The ratepayers of the Graft6n-ro^d Educa tional district are requested-to meet the school committee1,' 1 alt' r9t;'"David's1 HChiooF-rdbin^'ib raorrpw ,/Bjseninjg ; at half-pa^t; sevejpi ; o'clock,/ to ■ consider busineae of importance. The .meeting in favour of a home for desti-v tu|;a eMdrfen will be held at the atreetropms'this 'evening, an'd'as'the^obiect" 'hoi the meeting is purely unselfish aha benevp- and tending-to theieneralgpod pt society, we would urgisflpon' benevolently disposed' persons^JiQ icountenance,'; th.Q' meeting and asdist^its powers. The report and balance sheet be introduced, and several in nueniaalhiciifcizens' will-give addresses ori. the society's position:and .prospects. .fSfflst grati fying to know that this excellent BQciety ha3 J sixty-five children under its'fostering care which .otherwise in a neglected j.cpnditipn would swell ihe forlprn and vicicus pcrtipn of the pppulation. ; The, expense, p£-tke past year has been between £(50 and £70 per month, and the society has a balance to its credit. The marmig'ement is eminently satis factory, there is a^ energetic, secretary, and,, slhe, (Mldren1 areipr6perly andl' kindly treated. The Rifle Brigade and Cadets will muster at the Dfr'iS-she'd for their usual weekly drill' this evening, jWhen it,is,to be hoped tlmt all, [members^ will he in a^iendance, as critical times are at hand.

THE ROTORUA NATIVES AND SULLIVAN'S MURDERERS.

"Wr. have Had the pleasure of being inter viewed to-day by;^Pi"Pbn^ra,",and Te>cAm6hau Ng itiwhakane, chiefs of-the Arawas. They ha^ eijuflt ai^iyed }from ; Ohinemutu, havingj tra ?elle(i i overland.,, They came to <us in con qu< nee.of .having heard.! the i statement > made/ in Mb ' sriornibg s' 'Me fa Id that fhe friendly' tril eg in r their, p, ar,t of, jthp pountfy T^ere, living in momentary,. appjreheuwon. ; ;o^.ian attack fro:n Purukutu and his for leasing and surveying their land." Ti Pimafa "informs" us that this is \'h^)lly That thiey bjive'not the slightest fear of the murderer or his gang, wh eh .thfeyiaßSCrt:! ijffaSbtt! nearly to large-as; stai cd. That, ithe ,Arawas, ■>. are thoroughly am cd Jl .andif, j;urukutu qoiftes ampng them the jr'wilrseijd dbjfvi}.,hi^ head,to the CJp.Y^r^ mett. Ti Pamara says -i --'-'■ If the Queen has anj authorityl in:-the 4&nd why-does she'iiot takß Purukutu ? They don't acknowledge a kin j, and why should,'tlie Jpakeha ?" He sayb they f are. *f,one -with the Gptvernmenj;,", and tha^all^arouhd the: Lake;s §ire! readV'to ' fig! t against'th'e King at auy timej if called »6n. They-atfe at1 present under'arms-pro^ tec ing' Ahe suryeyers,' Mi'Dalton; .wbd-is" alr< ady up there, having already surveyed son .c "60,000 acres. They have come .down to .bring- up Mr i T>e- Thierry^/for )me furthe^es%nsion !of, Ti who has' been long and'favourably khc wn to European, travellers as having-kep|ha moi t respecila'Die and' WeH-conducted board , ing house for travellers; °is iio'w taking up Wi erials ,'latidj Stfiicfe fbrJ i West Cieictensive This hg s^ye c^oe f S(|iot show that iihe r are much afraid of Purukutu.

THE LATE MR. WILLIAM MORRIN.

Tn :re ia a feeling of- general arid 'deep regret m the city at^Tiie'atitiolittbaiii^ni'bf'tli'el'death of (ne Sfi'our -6Wdti& mb^estee'me'd■'settlers' 'A—l [ r . William. Mori-in. ~ ""The sprrpwtu], tidi ig-f nay' only ctime1 as Vr'umikir, "biit' the c is no doubt r^m^ining^ that they are gui ;e true.. t lt. was.,''^ell,, 'j^nOwn, jthat ) ,the. dec iaDe^^^ln^ema.j^'j'j.^r^.y a; s^fFejrer;' j'frppi' org inicjaitease _oi aJserioxia'character, and :«,ltl ough hppe was en,tertained thafc change of i»S^^do'eae-myhf AeMet!-'an viin prorement, it wa^ r hardly: > expe9ted that malady would be: !eVer v" eradicated. Th< fl^athl aJ^e'ars/MJhatib' taken:; Wlac'e -4t Montreal, in Canada}Ttoffi the 23rd or 24t 1 of last month, at the-residence of his fatl er^thedecbaseld being in. 1 th©'4sth yeas of his age..; Alnative of Scotland^ and > born in Duuiries, Mr Morrin had g^one with'hiSi family at .aft^earl^^agy -to British North Amerieft:l''3DuWn^ i( a r residence of a short per od in the West Indies - Mr Morrin had .a „ severe . attack of yellow fever, which- left aa' its dregs the internal1 k 'cSmjMnV(tinder - -Whfih he has siuce, suffered, and before which, in all; pro lability,"n'e has'at last falleriigi, victim, H!e ;pan c to this prbvinbe" in the year1 1*854, and soot byzhia business-habits and sfcri Jt integrity won a position as one of our leai ing and taost' influential citiaens, ■ while

outside of business he was known as a warm hearted and generpus man, and many an act of kindness and charity will npw be remem bered by those whom he assisted both by his purse and his counsel. Fromjiis firstly bomiiig^m6ngrui'uintirhis departure 'in Oc tober last he .was a .sincere and warm lover of the jirPviricej 'and was always one of the foremost in promoting its interest*; while by those who had the pleasure of knowing him in private life he will-long be affection ately remembered as warm-hearted, and true in all the relations of friendship. It ia saddening to see tfiis dropping-off one by one of those who have JLOhg been endeared by the associations and by ike ties, of years, but, among the names of 'those who have been connected with the'advancement of the city and province none will ,bea more affection ately cherished in JnWnory; thaTi tbename of Mr William Mbrrih. , : ' '"'''.. '!' 1 ■ '■'• ,'

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM WAIKATO.

Presentation to Mr Mackay.

The Settlers Prepared against Siirpriae.

(feom«otf:r: own co^sS:S!pondent.)

CAMBRIDGE.

• '■"-' This day. I, Mr Mackay has .received a telegram ironi, v - tl&'GoreTnmeni%6ixf eying to him thythanks i ofithe entire Cabinet for the valuable services „ rendered to Government in investigating and (reporting upon the circumstances of "Sullivan's i-lntirdei',! and .more *|,<Jr the greafc^ ! ability and courage displayed byihim in his r, | late viiii't to the iKuiti, and^'recognitions of the same have resolved to present him with fi-vje hundred pounds, and also with a piece pf, plite to be ordered from. England. Every •jonb here is pleased that the trOyernment has , -soirecognised MrMadkay's services." He haft ■■',, [irsAoh more harriSw escape than ia generally;' , jltnown, and has displayed ,ever since coming> heie the most? untiring energy, great personal •courage,' combined'with extreme solicitude . j§>f the safety of ti^e,settlers,- , . m People ate'awaitirig for the }2(Jfch. f-xCLplxst „. Ihere isno pakic,/but settlers",g&; using ' ,eve?y precaution tip guard against a-jsai:prise f siy butare not giving.way tp^fearr ,'■ Z Tie Government "teleg^am'to Wellington irpn Alexandra: yester<jsjjr >6porfcs all qpiefc thpE. . (.MaHiiiHfsqusioiiaJaffluoir'JJ

Renoval of Mr. D. Graham's Remains.

~\ { This day.' u:' ij ■J Th? natives express great sorrow at the # deitiofMr Graham. Hi» ireinainß ilefjb Cbinemutu yesty^y;-: r? expected > hete this afternoon. . ~ ~ A jiasonic demonstration is Ibeing prepared for1 tli« reception of the^odyV which will be forwaided to Auckland'b^ steamer tp-mght.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

The; -Assembly Proroguedto'^iw^^^ divorce .iOase :.rCfee*ton/V: Overton. iMrEeid Kestored as Provincir.l - sii^^ifiteis' Wa|psLa:iDuaodin.,... I Failure of thp £25p,0q0 : Lpa|i. * - «v«^ "Wellington; '. ; i'^^Jia _ Yesterday. Only £300 of the debentures pfropofcect^1 under the quarter of armilHOfltfoan have beea . J iakefa' va »t the; mintmttni, namely, £90! 105.., ;. 2 , * ■^'^'"■'- This'd^y: >ii w ot Mr. Vogel;'-n^hda *h^ debei- 10 i turbs wre'opened yesterday, said that the_ _ existence of puWfc investment otherwise than in iQ4.ferp|nestt icuritifcfi v^ds s"|avourabfe, •-sign. It was not anticipated that^he whol|i| of She half millibtidebenifares would-be taksii.P'\ .JLpin Australia, but the d[ebentur«iß;^oid|l|^». probably refeiSln on WUW'^for some tinie, and sho&ld New Zealaud debentures be rendered! unSilable owing'l ti>'itußtralia'ri'; competition,; those not sold would b,e placed in the Lon don marketH ;^> '--f'%' o Independent has a severe leading artide" condemniag tKe meeting at"the # _ ) ifegardingJ lulUManfi <murdere"^sj It -U calls the demand for the-capture of the'TOur^.f M| clamorous, and says it «rouldj plunn;^ the colony into a disastrous .native war. w*" jcliaratterizes the speakers "as° bragadocio cThamss oratora, Jlt*nft !&fyff.&f*P?'™<)Yß**t% nieit javefWja.y, -jjytead^f vpne miirdef there* jgroiild v;he>} /scoresj and every outsettler's ram ily - wouldr-be-at- -the merey-of-nativ* 'to €ncpir|ige 'the^ftse^WtiQg^agitation bS%v% v got up '£ AHc'feianii > I Jt(*lwaß absoiuMy W^^ "trte thit Suliyan's murder was inowea by * the Kiiig ttar^.^^r^kirt^lield1 lii'^reat pßiv lL< sonil grievance, having WitriddubtedTight to a sbjajjrof.^e.lap^ Wa Lker. \He simply J tdok-ihe law liito iaa owi. rJtw»4a.' W© a caa^i w,«U; aflpr<cl- -to, tawai,ti tt o {thel issue \df ieviMts" ;• and, as in;.y(dkneß'»;;vr casi diplomacyHb l!b,#te£ i»a#fluster, ! It'11?- ---sayi i tne motive'^r-iiiel i agit'altiolil^' , Ma ,the opening of tie Ohinaniri' aisinotj in tha :i' :effo -t'tb secure ihich'th6y%ould;long;ag«i jb«« wdt]lojii^.hes.itatibhj'.have, pWl^bked: ian.dti^e* r^ ltl nati veirVariiiwl ihe jfioyemme»l»; ;»ot .fflfeii bna ffe'relUi/v E&opD difal^daW^ j|ff ioaito oJ Baotcgia f^-iS ;re,nuo,us efforts,are, being made, t9,pon> W[' /'^ plei e('the new- fariikmehtary^liurlmjig^ ", t j con iract time. J

1 he City Council, off^ to compromise its clams against the, ship Jfrechin, p'jstle lot £75, ea£s.Barty/p'ky!ngits omj;M.|i} A. General ■ Govenwuiit Gazette has been pul lished •'further- prQKbu&g' Pariiaaient to'; [iiy/T he Provincial Gounoil yeotox4»y^ol^4r:A:iA salary ofi£looofor-four Wccessive ye*rt»ior the head master.oferthe iYelHngtott vGollege, and for the estabHshiheni df leoturßshipS^'' > iatiiral'^ite'iiceand chemifcry^j , liV ,„ gS»im*H .^The mortality, returas.bi last' mflnlwi show ' a cUcrease-;of over 21 pr c\nfc!> r/ ol flltl«vwr.rnriijfa The'DiVoncfejGourt sits oa :whett";:* the r:ulej.,^";%;the, <^sp v lqfj,Oxertpii 4j&rsus''l vv Qvert'on, obtained at tie lalt sittings, will b©i Uo -jnac c absolute unless,c4Use|B,shewn) » yxaaAuS

PORT C HALMERS.

This day. Arid\*ed~Of tar*}, |Vi|ttij:t^T&bm & castle. Taoa ' »T . ' ! ■*;■*s Spied, at 4.10 yesterAy afternoon—Eitoj^ totq, with the Suez tiaiS'for Melbourne^""" ™* f

. ": Mi) rTifAMrDM^^D'^lovf 8<?000 V iU i ,L a/ j™B day. 1 Tjhe Times hears that n rßeitt has accepted the I leadership .ol^the.lou^cjljfW^J^hat^r -Menzies and'Mr'Stoiit'tili be fiis colleagues. , r Dr jWebster willffrbbaiy'joifl.* * :' A }M pute cake of gold- |:eighiiijg'i4OB blzß./ i 8;!' the 'vesk\\ pl^the Gabift QMSi QwtitWW'*%l >. j|,ia».L.e.i»g. iW&Wft'i'nAiifc^ j all.11»>. the expenses have been pdid £1000 -rtoll fx&ijfoiiA main to pay a dividend to the shareholders. "^ At a meeting of Ica'rp4';ei!^ *^a* T6Bo^^ - n that thVawiy wa^^te^^m:;.-1 '^i^Si

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Bn Rii T EEDTJOIIO_<B I_* FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY •• .'' $ . AT THE ■ AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY, 194, queen street, Next Door to Savings' Bank. Cartes-de-visite reduced from 16s per dozen to 13s 6d. Maori Celebrities (largest steck in New Zealand to select from), reduced from 12s per dozen to 6s. Views from all parts of New Zealand reduced from 12s per dozen to 6s. Enlargements from Cartes-de-visite to Life-size, plain : or beautifully finished in Oil or Water Colors, also reduced in price. '' ' Large Stock of Photographic Goods and Apparatus, Magic Lantern Slides, Stereoscopic Slides, &c, greatly reduced. ( . J. MoGARRIGLE, ! v . •, Manager. . ! GATJTION.— OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. —Connoisseurs pronounce this Sauce to be the best ior general'use in households, and, in con sequence of its high reputation," some'unprincipled persons have been induced to Collect Empty Bottles bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as "Olson's Universal Tomato Sauce." The proprietor has in consequence caused his TRADE.MARK to be .Registered under the provisions ,of the "Trade Marks Act, 1866," and proceedings wii! betaken against, such per.onsas may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ASK bOR OLSON'S SAUCE, ard see that thename is Stamped on.Bottle and Stopper, and: wrapped round with his well-known label. Tip ARE NOW SHOWING I ~ , . |lu : ; .. CHEAPEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT ; i v■ a j • r. A .. : .., .OF |^; '^;;-f W:i;'N CEf S :,'.;; :; \ L IN]( N EiW (j ZEAL AN D. !;.; j g-yoii'i ,i.:i//' :•; > ' ;'' ;:;-'' '• ■'■ •::'1 v ii J, COS GRAVE & CO. .1 !v--^ ; ■■ t__i__ '■ j ___ _—-, 1 [Established 1864.] ~T) STEPHENSON & CO.'s | COFFEES, ! , i /*. EXHIBITION. BRAND " f'iEAGLE BRAND" ]-j "CROWN BRAN D," Ara to be procured at j all respectable Grocers and STOREKKEfii'Uia'throughout the Province of Auck land. ■ , . ..,,, D. STEPHENSON & C 0.,, n ""vv'ynd ham street, Auckland. .|.v■■ ga . . '■■ gtj [ ■•" i .■:»:: /. . ;TfXPEC'T.BJ) DAILY. TT , EX JANET GRAY, IN THE MANUKAp iA i'C'ARG-'O !OF GREY COALS. I , , ~ ml _____:.. ,>oxofl \i:w„K ■*■~ > ' '< FORrSALJS in lots to suit buyfers; delivered from vessel's side. ... ii,i »j ~ / 'iji.i ( .TAMES W. WALLER, Timber Merchant, Custorri house-istreet, and Government Wharf,- Onehunga. ,