SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: Tnto nvealng, 5.2. SW-KIBBs To. taorrow nsornlni;, 7.9 HIGTT "water : This afternoon, tUB; to>iao«fow, morning, 7.20

ARRIVALS.

S*uc? Lues schooner, Smith from Napier via East

O.ast

Fanny, cntter, from ■VVune^roa,, Clyde, schooner, from Wangarel

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Vor Southern ports : Welltntrtori.Vs^ Monday For Kaipara ■ Florence, Mohnonei'. to-day For Poverty Bay. Napier, ami Wellington ". Mana watu, p.s., Saturday For Sydney and Melbourne : "Wonga "Wonpa, s.s., about 2fit.h In si ; Hern, s.s., about Ist August For London : Woodlark. ship, 28th Inst. : fJylton Castlo, baroue eaTly For New York : Lyttclton, isarque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Countess of Kintore, ship, from London Sailed Ist May City of Auckland, from London. Loading Tterar, ship, from London. Sailed ]sth May Fontfinavo, ship, from London. Sailint' won pa Wonga, s.s.. Brown, from Sydney Hero, as., Logan, from Sydney Alcbtir, ship, from Iloston. via Melbourne Star of the South, r.r., from Leynka Belle Brandon, schooner, from T>uncdin ' Briton, barque, from Newcastle Upolu, st;hooner, from S.iinPii Edith, schooner, from South iie* Islands Satellite, cntter, from Lcvnk.i ' 3T»tal Queen, hanyiio, from Lyt.tr.lton Surprise, sclioonor, from Lyttelton Coronet, sehoouor, from Itunedin

The schooner Saucy Lass arrived in harbour this morning from Napier via the East Coast after a tedious passage of 13 flays. Captain Smith reports having experienced some very heavy weather off the East Cape and in tho Bay of Plenty. The Kawa Kawa roads were left on Sunday last. The schooner brings a full cargo of maize, pork, hides, and pigs. Captain Smith reports tho brigantine Flirt leaving Kawa Kawa in company. The brig Oberlin cleared outwards to-day for Newcastle in ballast. Passengers :—Mr and Mrs Anderson and two children, Mrs Lipscombe, Miss Lipscombe, Mr Lipscombe, and.John Philips. The Sydney Griffiths entered outwards for Newcastle to-day. Per Saucy Lass from Napier via the East Coast: 200 bides, Ireland Bros. ; 15S bags maize, 20 bags wheat, 30 bags maize, Lewis Bros. ; 20 bags maize, 0 bags wheat, Soppet; 20 bags maize, 2S do wheat,"D. H. McKonzie; 2 casks pork, Holdship ; 2 pigs, Lewis Bros. Master agent.

It is stated by the Wellington Post that the steamer Phcebe will rvmregularly between Sydney and the Manukau. She will be ready to commence the service in about five weeks.

The cutter Start, Captain Doughty, was lying at Hicks' Bay, bound for Auckland; when the Saucy Lass sailed.

Captain Smith of the Saucy. Lass reports the schooners Tawera, Merlin, and Trade Wind, lying at Hicks' Bay on Sunday, last, windbound. They were all bound South. Also sighted the schooners Atalanta, Strath naver, and ketch Three Brothers, off Capo Runaway, also bound South.

COMMERCIAL.

There was a fair attendance of bidders at the sale of Messrs Tonks & Co., to-day.' The engravings, plated-ware, and cricket bats, per Hylton Castle, realised good prices. The bidding to-day at Mr R. Arthur's, Queen-street Mart, for the cottage and freehold, at the corner of Edinburgh and South-streets, Newton, was spirited, and was knocked down for £122.

The following goods were sold to-day by Messrs E. and.H. Isaacs, and. H.Meyers and, Co., at the store next bo the "National Bank, Queen-street: —GCO cases apples, l^d to 2£d per lb.; 125 cases jams, 7Jd:; 5 bales Tas manian hops, Is 5Jd; 160 bags onions. Id. The sale of fruit was not rjiiite So brisk to* day, as the market was oTerstocked in con sequence of the recent arrival of the Bella Mary.

HUNTER AND NOLAN'S RTSPORT.

Horses.—The market displayed muck more vitality than for the two previous weeks. A good many were entered" on Fri day for sale by auction, those of a good, stamp, were well competed for, and satis factory prices ruled. The horses ci Col umbia were a very mixed lot, but being principally young and sound, met ready sale at satifactory prices. We quote hacks from £6 to £20 ; light harness horses from £14 to £24 ; youny staunch draught £40.

Cattle.—The supply has not been quite so good as the previous week, but the demand was steady, and in some instances advanced rates ruled. Dairy cows at Newmarket were not of good description, and vendors looking for higher rates, several were withdrawn. Stores were unequal to requirements' without alteration in, value. . . At Waiuku, on Wednesday, the muster of stock and attendance W3re as good, as-could be expected this season of the year, "the state of the roads acting detrimentally to both. Pat beasts were in short supply, and for well fatted animals an advance of £l,per head on last week's prices was obtained.' Sheep were in tolerable supply, with no noteworthy alteration in value, prices ranging from 18s to 25s 3d.

MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies rimed below :— L s. d. T'TVJDENK. Bright Smilo.. ..' • Jvriy 123 Windfall' .. .. 00. ~,., Aug >!1&; >■ h Yon Tempsky '.. 0C '3 Aug ",,13 $ Queen of the May .. 0 0,6 v 'Aug , 0 18 *; MEETINGS. .',',•, It ■ ■'■&'■■ WO I , Inverness, Mr T. L. White's office, Canada Buildings, Queen street. Auckland, noon, '25th July . ■, ,;, ~ Koyal Standard, Mr A. A. Browne's office, "Wyndham street, Auckland, 2 p.m.. 28th July , ~, .; \ El Dorado, Mr F. A. White's office, Shortland street, Auckland, 2 p.m., 28th July All Nations, F. A. White's office, Shortland street, Auckland,nnoo k 28th July. rf r, f» | Whaling Company, 49, Insurance Buildings,'3p.nl.',* 28th July " ; J- - ■ '•-"- Thames Goldmining Company, Exchange Hall, noon, 28th July • ■ ■ '-i" liV >' >-• ■'•'■'■ ' Auckland Gas Company, Company's office,:2 p.m.;

28th July ..•'.;.•., Middle Star, Mechanics' Institute, 3 p.m., 29th July New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Company's office, Auckland, noon, 20th July' Waitemata, Governor Bowen Hotel, Grahamstown,.

Bp.m., 30th July i fsil Durham Ox, Orahamstown, 30th. Jnly ■ ; ■ Red Queen, Mr Garland's office, Vaile's Buildings, Wyndham street, 2.30 p.m., 30th July ! trad fcsi ■■ Una Quartz, Grahamstown, 31st July ; '.;- i\»'i "*• ! i Mfury Ann, Graharastown, 31st July.••• •. k/.i , i Morning Star, Grahamstown, 7th August; lul .7 ~ I

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Match wili. Close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. For Whitianga, per Effio Mcikle, this day, at 4.30 p.m. | For Taranakf and WaDgauui, por (Jo-ahead, to morrow, at 8 a.m. For Honolulu, por Magellan Cloud, to-morrow, at

4.30 p.m. For Muhurangl, Mat.akana, Mangawai, Walpu, &c,

per Lady Boweti, on Saturday, 20th inst., at 10 a.m. For Gisbome, Naplor, and Wellington, per Manawatu, on Saturday, 20th inst., at 1 p.m; For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Wellington, on Monday. 28th inst., at 9 a.m. i ■: For Unwell, Wangaroa, and Mongonul, per Eowena, on Monday, 28th inst., at 3 p.m. (Signed) H. B. Bibb, Chief PosttUMter.

BIRTH.

Cakte— On the 23rd mat., at her residence, Seafield : View Road, Mrs Edward ElHott Carte of a daughter

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

THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1878.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance,

And the good that wo can do

There is something irresistibly amiable in that gentle placidity of nature with which some people bear with ills and {wrongs! If every one were so dis positions^, provided always that "no body was) dispqsed to take advantage of such meekness, this would be a happy, happy world. We have been }ed into this train of thought by the gentle forbearance of the electors of JEden. The man of their choice has inserted iherii without even leaving his P.P.0,, and bearing the honors of jEden on his shoulders Mr Creighton, now henceforth a citizen of the South, retains his seat in the halls of legis lation to represent the views of his Northern constituents. The arrange ment is an exceedingly satisfactory one, at least to the honorable member for Eden, and as it seems to be equally agreeable to the people of Eden, per- ; haps Nobody has a right to complain.! istillpeople will complain, and:we think not unreasonably, forthe elect of Eden js not only the representative of the people '- of that pleasant district, but as a member from the North he is sup posed to represent those distinctive interests which are familiarly known i as Northern. It is wholly needless for us to specify those interests,'for how ever much we may decry "provincial" and local leanings, there are few who will not admit that, as questions now are, the interests of the Northern and

the Southern provinces are on certain j points entirely antagonistic. "We might instance- tike land revenue, which, as j most people arc aware, pertains in tho South to the several provincial treasu ries, while in the Northern island there is no virtually pro vincialland fund. "We of the North have been accustomed to inveigh against the injustice of this arrangement, and we have beou accus tomed to look always to the present member for Eden as the champion of the cause. That cause will now lack a champion seeing that Mr Creighton has gone South, for the beat friends of that gentleman will agree with us in believing that no voico will ever be lifted up so loudly in dofenco of the : existing state of things, and ill utter repudiation of the claims of the Northern constituencies to the unifi cation of the land. revenue of tho Colony, as will the voice of tho present member for Eden; and tho Otago ; Guardian will become the standard around which will rally all those who feel most fiercely indignant against the presumptuous attempt to make the land fund part of the Colonial revenue. Viewed in this light as a question affecting the vital interests of the North in a matter in which unquestionable and simple justice is on our side, there cannot be a doubt that Mr Creighton should retire from a position, however honorably and ably filled in the past, yet ono to which he cannot act in any manner faithfully unless to the absolute and irretrievable prejudice of his popularity and influence among his Southern friends and sup porters. We feel confident that if this were properly represented to Mr Creighton himself ho would frankly admit its justice, and would promptly give the electors of Eden the oppor tunity of chosing a successor. Of course so long as the constituents of that electorate acquiesce in this rather cavalier treatment it will be idle for others, looking to the general interests of the North, to protest; and unless there is some little scheming on hand that would make a vacancy in Eden inopportune —and goodness knows these things are past finding out —we think it would be seemly for those who pull tho strings in that electorate to set the people moving. Tho principle is an exceed ingly bad one by which a man having once secured a seat in the House of Representatives retains it albeit that the grounds on which that seat was conferred have been wholly changed; and unless, as we have said, the people of Eden are under the spell of some great scheme being hatched, and for which they will be expected to chip the egg at the proper time, we think that jußfc now they should manifest a little political life, and some little regard to their electoral privileges.

Wo arc very much pleased to learn that a resolution proposed by the Mayor to-day, at the Board of Education, was carried to the effect that the Superintendent be requested to obtain a loan for a sum of £10,000 for the building and endowment of a ladies' college, and training achool in this city, there being no provision for such institution in this l'ro .vinoe.

, It was resolved at a special meeting of the Boai'd of Education to-day that the Superin tendent be requested to obtain a loan of £30,000 to put up the requisite school buildings throughout the Province necessary to carry out the Eduoation Act in the liberal spirit intended.

Union Beach shares to-day were scarcely obtainable at 225.

In announcing the refusal of Mr Webb to pay the penalties incurred under the San Francisco contract, Mr Vogel said the Go vernment had no doubt that the bonds were good and the penalties recoverable, and in structions had been sent to America to re cover as much of the amount as possible. Of course that could not be done without entering upon a suit at law

The Royat Company of the Auckland Rifle Volunteers held its fifteenth annual meeting last even'ng in the Drill-shed, Captain Burns in the chair. The report and balance-sheet were presented and favourably received. The company, it appears, has a balance of £10(5 in handJ The roll contains the names of 75 members, and the band, it was reported, is in a satisfactory state. After other subjects of interest to members had been discussed, and Major Garde elected honorary secretary for the current year, the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to Captain Burns for his assiduity and attention as captain of this well-disciplined company.

The Rev. Dr. Lang, of Sydney fame, is ex pected in Auckland by the first steamer. Dur ing his stay he will deliver a lecture upon the subject of "A Chapter from my Political Ex perience ; or the Early Colonization of Aus tralia, Tasmania and New Zealand." Such a lecture from a gentleman so conspicuous for his eloquence, and who has taken so active a part in 1 the work which he is to speak upon, will prove unusually interesting.

i The Pitt-street Wesleyan Young Men's literary Society will give their half-yearly entertainment, to-morrow evening, at seven o'clock, in the school-room, Pitt-street. The programme, as published in another column, is certainly one of the most attractive we have seen for some time. Six months ago a similar ehtortaihment was given before hundreds of persons, and was an unqualified success; and if we may judge from j>ast efforts we may anticipate a great treat. The Pitt-street choir has had in preparation for some weeks various'selections of sacred and secular songs, which will not be the least attractive of the evening. The readings and recitations, judging from the programme and the names of the performers, will be of the first quality, and an ample provision of fruit, cake, (Sec, will be distributed during the in terval ; and the price being only a shilling, we are sure the room will be small for the audience.

At the annual meeting of the Eoyal Com pany, A.X.V., last evening, Captain Burns occupied the chair. The report shewed fchat, after payment of all liabilities, £106 11s. 2d. remained to the credit of the Company. There are 75 members on the roll. Thanks were returned to Bandmaster Dillon and Sergeant Little for the efficiency of the band. A cordial vote of thanks was also accorded to Captain Burns for the interest he took in the corps, ~ ~.!

A correspondent from Mercury Bay in forms Us that the. inhabitants are increasing in numbers and showing signs of .activity and life. A number of young men employed in the settlement have established a " Mercury Bay Institute," which is very well attended ; they have also a'library, and once a fortnight they meet for the purpose of discussing political and social questions, and occasionally they take up a- poet, such as Byron or Shelly, and deal with him in their own original and masterly manner. Those bits of local intel ligence arc cheering, and must exert a bene ficent influence upon the population.

A Provincial Government Gazelle was pub lished to-day, containing various notifications affecting country districts. The appointment of Highway Trustees in twenty-two districts is gazetted, together with various changes in the constitution of Boards. Mr Dormvell has applied for the renewal of the licence of his private slaughterhouse at Three Kings. The boundaries of the Coromandel and Driv ing Creek Educational .Districts, an applica tion for the dissolution of the Green Harp Company, and statements of the affairs of the Golden Spur and Hand and "Band Companies complete the Gazotlo.,

The members of the Auokland Harmonic Society will meet this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association at eight o'clock. The subjects for practice .will be selections from Handel, with the Hallelujah chorus ; several secular pieces, and glees. This society was established a few weeks ago for the study of music, and we are pleased to learn that the idea has met with considerable favor among young persons. Music has great and elevating attractions for the mind, and softens the ruder asperities .of life. i

The road in Mechanics' Bay is in suoe a fearful sta'o of mud as to he almost jmpassable, although a fow cartloads of scoria would make a good pathway for pedestrians. At present, after a night's rain, it is almost impossible for ladies residing in Parnell to eorrie into town, The City Council should havo this matter remedied at ouoe. Business men living in Parnell complain bittorly of the inconvenience and annoyance which thoyare exposed to inconsequence of the long-con tinuod neglect of this main thoroughfare by the City Council, and we ti'ust their griev ance will he at once remedied.

. Wo have received from Mr P. A, Philips a reply to the letter of "A Ratepayer," pub lished in our last evening's issue. Pressure upon our space compels us to hold over the communication.

We havo received the following lettor on Mrs Mann's ease : —Sir, —After reading the practical communication of Dr Kenderdine in the titar of last evening, on the caso of Mrs Elizabeth Mann, which came before the Police Court on Tuesday, I wa3 induced to call at her home nnd ascertain whether or not the case was a genuine one. I found the poor woman exceedingly ill, and three out of five of her children suffering from a fever, resulting from whooping cough and low living. I can affirm from my own observation that Mrs Mann's oondition is one of extreme poverty. She had not, last evening, the means to provide the common necessaries of life for herself and, I may truly say, for her starving children. Her home presonted a picture of want and lingering misery. She haa been obliged to make away with what ever she possessed of available value. She expressed her gratitude to Drs Kenderdine and Baynton for their sympathies towards her ; also to Mr Bevoridge for the generous manner in whioh he gratuitously pleaded her cause in Court. But her great trouble seemed assooiated with the thought of the fine and oosts which have boon imposed on her by the venerable justices who sat on the bench and administered in its integrity the peculiar by-laws of the City Council. It was interesting to observe the struggle that was going on in the mind of four-fold justice on Tuesday in reference to cows, and perambulators. The evident struggle, as the features indicated under the shadow of the Council, between astern sense of duty to a by-law andgtho nobler feelings in obedience to the higher law of nature. Mrs Mann, however, was fined 5a and costs, which re present nineteen shillings, and she was in formed by the ofScer of the Court that it must be paid forthwith, or her cows must be sold. If she parts with her cows she and her family, she fears, may starve. I trus\ sir, that Mrs Mann's case will meet with due consideration, and that the disgraceful im position on this lonely woman, who works hard for her bread, will be remitted. Per haps his Worship the Mayor, who is a humane man, will intercede with suitable justice in this instance, andfceethata home where sick ness and destitution have already visited is not made more miserable by the melancholy extortion of nineteen shillings.—Yours, &c, J.B.

The entertainment last night at the Choral Hall was well attended, and the promise held out by tho programme was faithfully and successfully perfoimed. The chief attractions were the farces, "Beautiful for ever," and " Taming a Tiger." The charac ters of " Mr Simpleton " and "Tom" were effectively represented, the former by Mr A. Smith, and the inimitable "Tom" Williams; the tAvo lady amateurs also executed their parts with considerable skill. The songs and recitations wore generally good. Mr Teague in his character songs, and subse quently in Chili Chutnee, was admirable.' One gentleman, whose name we do not know, came out as Captain Jenks, in the dress of a Cavalry officer, and created much amusement. In point of merit the performances were suc cessful, and it is to be hoped they were equally successful in serving the object of the performance. •

The Flying Squadron Hotel, Newton, is a house of mark, and when the day comes for the publication of the life and adventures of Constable Clarke, mariyj interesting disclo sures respecting the social life of the Newton suburb, and the corner house, will be made. It was from this malt and hop establishment, genuine to the letter, that Laurence Robert son, like Louis Phillippe as Mr John Smith, fled for shelter to kindlier shores, to some haven of repose where he would not be annoyed by Sabbath customers breaking in upon his devotions for their Sunday beer. Another change has taken place in this noted tavern since then, and now another change is anticipated—Mr Morrison intends, if possible, to try his luck under better govern ment at the " Flying Squadron."

We have very great satisfaction in giving insertion to the following letter, and in being the medium in transmitting the cheque en closed to the Orphan Home at Parnell :— " Eden Terrace, New North Road, 23rd July, 1873. To the treasurer of the Protestant Orphan Home : Sir, — I beg to enclose a cheque for the sum of £10 (ten pounds), being a donation voted for the benefit of the Protestant orphans by the members of the " Loyal Orange Institution " of Auckland.— I have the honor to be, sir, yours truly, W. J. Suiter, Grand Secretary to the Orange Society.

Tie following jeu d'espnt relates to an ad vertisement which appeared in our last issue on the loss of a muff:— „

On Tuesday last, the truth we tell To 'mortals kind and rough, Between Mount Eden and Parnell, A lady lost her muff I And yet in paths by error crossed, How many, muffs there are ; Which, like the lady's, would be lost Without the Evening Star I

Tho weekly parade of the Engineers and Cadets, under command of Sergeant-Major Haslern, took plaoeJin the drill-shed last even ing There was a very fair muster of mem - bers.

SUPREME COURT.

CIVIL SITTINGS.

THIS DAY.

Before HiR Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight , Chief Jitstioe, raid a special jury, <

His Honor entered the. Court at ton o'clock. ! ANGUS AND ANOTHKH V. HKWIN. I The further hearing of this case was re- j sumed this morning. ■ The principal evidence taken was that of the defendant, who recited the terms of the deed from A eland under which he held, and the circumstances connected with the making of it. The witness also described at length the character and extent of the building he had erected on the land. Mr Sergeant was re called, and said he had become owner of the fee simple of half the land jointly held by himself and Angus in the first instance. This concluded the defendant's case. | Mr Hesketh was hoard at length for the, defendant. His contention was that the essential element to make the deed to Ser geant and Angus good and valid was want ing. Ho enlarged upon tho looseness with which dealings with natives wern conducted, omissions being found of many requirements prescribed, and frequently of precautions essential to preserve legal documents from ambiguity and misconstruction wore disre- ; garded. . " ' His ILnir the Chief Justice summed .up at great length. .• •! The jury'] o^red consider their verdict at twenty minutes to three o'clock. ■ I The j-nry found upon the three mainjsatiea ' submitted to them having been eliminated j ficn the seventeen on the record that tho lease was duly made executed and issued, that all duty and alj requirements In respect of the lease had been duly complied with, They gave a verdict upon the main issue for the plaintiff, damages £100.' The foreman of the jury explained that this amount was fixed, as the buildings would fall into the hands of tho plaintiff.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST

Simul ot juciinda ct idonea cllcere vltsa Aliena negotta centom Per oaput et circumsaliunt latua.

A LONDON SHARE MANIA,

If the mining and scrip mania at the Thames goldfield was the source of some surprise and wonder to the cooler-blooded sort, such as yours truly, the condition of affairs in that line in England is a thousandfold more curious. It is the age of companies. No thing, in fact, ca"n be done without the float ing of a company. It is impossible to cast the eye down the advertising columns of any newspaper without, being struck by the num ber of prospectuses, applications for per- : sons with capital, offers of extraordinarily good investments, and all that sort of thing. And it ia perfectly astounding, oonßidering the number of fine things that are constantly going a begging, that in the midst of all these riches there exists such a terrible social sore as that awful masaof pauperism to be found and seen in the heart of pur modem' Babylon. It is somewhat amusing to a, new arrival to notioe how soon the projectors of the new companies smell him out. These fellows have a wonderful sense of smell where possible shareholders are in question. I' do assure you that I had not been landed in England a month before I began to receive by post most portentously busineßs-like and awfully voluminous documents inviting me to go in for the extension of something for the working of iron ores, for tho projection of "a railway to Llwynddw, for the securing of a coal reef in the North, and a tin lode in the South, and fifty other similar schemes. " Such opportunities can never occur again, &c." As a Glasgow correspondent of mine, who is a returned colonist, put it the other day—wo thought we were smart in the colo nies, but all the smartness was in a few hands there ; in the large towns of Great Britain the diamonds cut one another terribly.

SHIPPING' RKVELATIONS.

There is immense excitement in shipping circles about Mr Plimaoll's Bill. We in Auckland used to know .something, and see something, too, about unseaworthy vessels, djd we not, Mr Editor ? lam not going to be quite so silly as Mr Plimsoll and mention names, but most of yourreaders will remember certain crazy old hulks which, through special dispensations of Providence, managed to reach Auckland wharf safely, although both owners and charterers should have been sent to the treadmill for having ever permitted them to sail at all. Mr Plimsoll has had a special " call." Poor Jack has appeared to him in a tempeat-tossed dream, iii a vision of a lee and a rocky shore, and has beckoned over the M.P. to- help him, and Mr Plimsoll is responding to the call with a vengeance. He has written a book which you may have seen, v^liich has fallen like a pot of Greek fire into tjie middle of the ship-owning party, and they are all up in arms and bristling with virtuous indignation. At the same time it is a some what curious fact that since the publication of the book the shipwrights have been won derfully busy, and the number of unseaworthy craft, which before were doing a brisk trade, now placed in their hands for overhaul and repair is almost incredible. But Mr Plimsoll ill his excitement has been rather rash, and hiis foolishly committed himself to : attacks ujjon particular firms of shipowners.l This was weak, to say the least of it,'and proved our friend too honest for his day. and genera tion. An action has been brought ■ 'against1 him for defamation of character.'-"Of course there will be a fund for Plimsolls, defence, to which every, one will subscribe,* for all sympathy is with the unfortunate wretches whose lives are recklessly tampered with by unprincipled and greedy land sharks. I need hardly tell you that numbers of vessels annually leave British' ports in an utterly unseaworthy condition, ;i and ab the same time greatly overloaded. So far from being discouraged by. the opposition with which he has been met, Mr Pliinsoll's energy only seema to have been whetted thereby, and he declares that he will be able to prove that much worse things occur than even are yet told in print, and that'there are secret, registers of wreaks kept containing facts so dreadful as to compel them to be kept from the public' knowledge.

THE TIOHBORNE CASK

If Sergeant Hawkins can prove, half of what he alleges against the TicKborr^e claim ant, there can be no doubt of hia turning out i to be Arthur Orton after all. , Af present' betting isi heavily against the fat man, who is the lion of the day again. Immense crowds assemble to catch a glimpse of > him as he leaves the court, and members of Par liament are not slow to avail themselves;'of their privileges to get a quiet view' apart from the crush,. About a couple of, hundred police are told off daily to keep'order amongst the admirers of the ex-butcher and bush-' ranger. '■ ", s" '" '"''' ■

PARLIAMENTARY.

[i)Y MLKORAPH.]

HOUS.B OF BBEBBSBNTATIVBS.

Administration of Native Eeserves.

Mr Waterhotise on the Legislative Council.

i fPEK ANOLO-AUSTTtAr.TAK TET/EftRAM COKPAMY.]

WELLINGTON.

This day. The Independent says the Government in tends to propose a measure absolutely fixing the rights of Provinces to borrow money without the necessity of Parliamentary w* lation, each Province to borrow upon ita own credit upon specific security, the Colony not being liable for interest or sinking fund. The papers relative to the proposed mail service by McMeckan and Blackwood are to the following' effect McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co. will establish a service to and from Melbourne and Wel lington landing and receiving mails a« the Bluff, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and up and down the coast for three years at a subsidy of £500 per annum. The down mails were to be delivered at Bluff harbour in seven days, and at Port Chalmers in eight' days, at Lyttelton in nine and-a-half days, at Wellington in ten and-a-half .lays from the arrival of the P. and O. boat in Hobuon'a Bay. But should the mail steamer arrive more than two days before her due date an enquivalent in time is to be added'to the timetable named. J-he steamers were to remain in Melbourne two days beyond the due date of the mail, but no longer, and the mail will be sent on by the next available steamer. The steamer with the mails from New Zealand to Melbourne would bo despatched from Wellington eleven days before the time of the departure of the P.,and 0. boat from Hobson's Bay, to call at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and the Bluff, not less than six and ,a-half clear days being given from the latter port to tranship mails at Melbourne, the steamer carrying the English mail to be free from pilotage, harbour and light dues. A supplemen tary offer was made to convey the mails to and from Nelson, Greymonth, and Hokitika, landing and receiving at the two latter ports (weather permitting) free of extra charges. The papers also contain telegrams from Mr Macandrew, dated 22nd July, conveying an offer from Dalgetty and Co., agents for the firm at Dunedin, to deliver the Suez mails inward at the Bluff, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, Greymouth, and Hokitika, and receive outward mails from these ports, beginning at Hokitika and ending at the Bluff, three years at £5000 a year, within nine and a-half days from Mel bourne' to Wellington, computed from the expiry of twenty-four hours given the steamer to prepare after the arrival of the Suez steamer, and within eleven days from Wellington to Melbourne. Further communications are to the effect that the last-named services would bo per formed at the price of £5,000 per annum, but it requires the sanction of Messrs Mc- Meckan, Blackwood & Co.!, of Melbourne.

The Native lleserves Bill provides that after a date to be fixed by the Governor, the following Acts shall be repealed :—Native Reserves, 185G ; Native Preserves Amend ment Act, 1858; Natives Reserves Act, 18G2; Auckland and Onehunga Native Hostelry Aot,. • 18G7 ; the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth clauses of the Native Lands Act, ISO?, and all other provisions in any Act affecting Native reserves repugnant or inconsistent-with this Act. Existing rights and contracts are guarded. Distriots are to be established, and commissioners appointed, with power to sue and be Bued without per social, liability,l except in cases of neglect. The liability in actions is limited to six months. The bill also provides for pleading and tendering, amends the jurisdiction in causes^ costs, etc. Native reserves are to be vested in commissioners. Existing com missioners or delegates to account for the reserves to commissioners appointed under the Act, and on failing to so account may be sued. < Native committees of advice are to assist the Commissioners. Trusts not to be altered. The Commissioners may sell, ex change, or lease with the Governor's approval . any reserves, the proceeds to be re-inve3ted in land, the proceeds to be trust money. The Governor in council is to make ot alter regulations under the Act. The, Commissioners are to report to the Gover nor, and reports are to bo laid before the Assembly. The cost of management is to be derived from the reserves, the yearly proceeds of the reserves to be invested in surveys and schools, farming implements, fencing, drainage, house repair, supply of food at public meetings, salaries, schoolmasters, books, &c, for aboriginal natives. WTiere the native title has not been extinguished thejand may come under the Act. investi gations regarding title may be referred to the Native Lands Court. Natives may consent ,'to the extinguishing of title so as to come under the Act. Lands may be set apart as special'educational, religious pin poses, native hostelries, hospitals, and other elementary institutions. Endowments may be vested in trustees. Natives may convey land to the Commissioners as reserves. Where there is no specification of trust by the natives, the Governor -in - Council may specify the purpose where lands are granted under the Native Lands Act in trust for the benefit of large sections ot natives, and no declaration grant or Crown grant may be surrendered where the Crown trust is effi ciently administered by natives. The Governor may resume trusts with the consent of the grantees or trustees. A European trustee may be appointed, whp^may,, extinguish the native title. Certain oJ the New Zealand Land Company's titles ! defined in the schedule are brought underthe operation of the Act. The Com njissioner is to ascertain the rights under Qolonel McCleverty's awards. After the Act is: in ; operation Native reserves are to be removed, from the jurisdiction of the Native Courts. On the. motion of Mr Beeves a return of ships chartered for the conveyance of immi grants called for. Mr Gillies said the New Zealand Shipping Company would, in j six months, become as great a monopoly as j the Shaw, Savill & Co. were. I , i In reply to Mr Stewart, the OSTative Minis i.ter.stated that, £1,180 had been spent on IMr Colenso'si-Maori lexicon j but the work .was act yet completed owing to the author's ! illness. ~,- B .__:'/. ' •. . IJ la aaswer,to -a,question by Mr Fox, the ! Premier criticised the Permissive Bill, and con demned it. He said the Government favoured an improvement in existing laws, but would prefer to prevent' adulteration, aiid render, licenses more difficult to obtain. The power jOf granting licenses should be taken away from unpaid Justices, and vested in Commis sioners, .whose duty itt-'would be to inspect ; the houses] suspend licenses for bad conduct, issue transfers, and encourage working-men's I clubs. The Government would consider the question during the recess, and draft a bill. i The Notaries Bill provides that no person ,i shall practice as a notary unless appointed jiunder the Act.

I. | On thb motidn of Mr Luckie the corres pondence^ between Mr Beckham and the 'Colonial 'Government . relative to frontier defences was ordered tobe produced.

Returns of private land t*%en for railway purposes, and correspondence between the Governor and Secretary of State relative to the Ngaruawahia meeting and the Lrtna.'a trip, to Kawhia, .were also ordered. <- >. Mr Reynolds moved for leave of abseneti for Mr Ti -T. Crcicbton for threo weeTjH.

A debate ensned and several members opposed the motion andcaUed for a irtmtion. Ultimately the metion ■wa^'agreed tt--with out division. Ln 31. Tilyht. In the Upper House, yesterday, Mr Watefc. house in moving the appointment of 'a select committe, to report upon the proposed reconstruction of the Council, said the Loww House had no power to abolish the Council!' The matter was settled by the constitation; A second chamber was highly necessary {or good Government. The existence of on« bhamber wherever tried had proved a faili nre. Reviewing the measures from the Lower House was no so important as ; preventing one class from domineering:: over another. He shewed the difference between the House of Lords at Home and the Council here ; nominations here were dependent npr>n the exigencies of party. The Council could not offer resist-f anee to popular pressure. It could not main«, ; ;, tain itself against the elected body. He was in favour of an ©lootive chamber, similar to the United States Senate. The qualification should be the same for both Houses, the dura tion for the Council being ten or twelve

years. t ■ '» After further discussion the motion was-* postponed.

POLICE COURT. —This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.J ■'>

DRUNKENNESS.

Alexander Williamson, Patrick Reedy, William Catto, James' H. Johnson, and Thomas Stapleton were charged with being drunk, and accordingly fined. Robert; Forester and Eliza Rice were discharged on' the promise of never re-appearing at tfaeul Court on a like charge. Jj^ :. . . BOOTS ! BOOTS! ..-■■• . ; , • HOI William M. Brooks was charged with steal-:! ing a pair of boots on the 22nd inst., value, M 16s: the property of David H. Clarkson; rflsOjvr a coat, value £1 12s <>d, on the ICth. instil the property of Thomas McMaster. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. ,;.-* Mr Clarkson stated that he hung out a pair,Vi of watertights on the 22nd inst., which Were"* y taken by the prisoner. Detective Ternahan charged the prisoner* with stealing the boots, which he was wear ing at-the time. He took the boots off the, prisoner's feet. ■ . •■ ■ %a Prisoner said that he bought the boots of a man, a very tall man, who did not gire-•-' his name in Wakefield-street. He gave him five shillings, but being no judge of leather he did not know they were worth a pound, ;' Prisoner was then charged ,w.ith stealing !§£ coat. Walter Latchmore, shopman to, Mr McMaster, deposed that he exposed the coat for sale in the usual way, and shortly after- . wards he missed it. He knew the prisoner by sight. . ' f«n, William Moller, a carter, said that prisoner ;, came into his employer's stables with- tfcyg^ coat on, and said " here's a fine present I've got." Witness replied, " Yes, its worth tett' shillings, I suppose." Prisoner replied, ''You shall have it for ten shillings." Hfl ;; consulted Mr Lamb about the coat, when the ' theft was discovered. , Detective Ternahan stated thab when he charged the prisoner with stealing the coat he denied all knowledge of it. Detective Jeffrey: found the coat in Mr-w Lamb's stables. Prisoner informed His Worship that th.e;n<. coat was given to him by a gentleman whom;<'v> he did not knowi. v , "i'/fara His Worship :'* You meet with very MncT^ friends. What have you been ? -~,.■, r-JT Prisoner : I have been a soldier. J f\ His Worship : Ah, I thought I knew.ypu£ features Are you a married man ? Prisoner : I've had two wives, the first ia dead, and the last has bolted. I .have two ohildren. , ! ;' The Court sentenced the prisoner,, for the first offence, to .three months' imprisonment with hard labour, and for the second offence, four months' imprisonment; the second sentence to commence at the.-i ex piration of the first. THK LION AND LAMB. j J ( ames Mulchay, a delicate-looking boy ofr nine years, was charged with violently! an: .assaulting William Williams, a boy of eight,, ~, on .Barrack Hill, with intent to do him some '"' grevious. bodily harm. 1 iTJteM This child-case' caused some excitement in;',*1 the Court, from the ages and sizes of the,' > antagonists. " ' ;••,•.. •-..•. ;■,.,',.. '&\ i\t*«X ! The Court thought the mothers of the boys■';' should take "them home and give them 4'^ Aogging.;. ;; • T ? £ . : .;;;i ' Mrs Amelia (Williama :said that prisoner^ »-l though very little, was Very tough ; hewaaf j| like alioti, and herson. was a lamb, who had [fj been knocked down by prisoner, wbo!(; jumped upon him t and threatened to put him lf'j into a pond and hqjd him down until he wag* dead, r ;'. . , - nM Mrs Mulchay, with a mother's feeling^'jJ cpntradicted Mrs Williams statement; he^;J Jemmy.Was a.good boy. TV His Worship persuaded the women to make matters up.- Mrs-Mulchay objected. !r y Mrs Williams was willing to withdraw tho ; !' ;j : 3 charge if ;her friend Mrs Mulchay would pay-i a the expenses. Mrs Mulchay declared that* was impossible. The case was then proceeded with, when tha' mother of complainant described the assault in harrowing terms. : ! Several witnessed were examined, one who saw the'boy knocked down, and the dtheVi;* saw his nose bleeding. • . <> . ! A witness named Skerrett stated that a, I cluster of boys jtvas fighting together, and;,'* when he, expostulated they threatened ritottm punch him. _, ■ '-• '".' .»'< ■'■■'■'■»« Mr Broham asked that the case might bo "remanded until Saturday, that inquiries might be made into the matter. *, Mulchay was accdrdingly lbckediup until* 1' Saturday.

[Advertisement.] , ■ '■ #iv » ORANaEI^M, &c. . . oWflI » To the Editor of the Evening Stak. .j> ->ndt Sic,—Somehow I never knew but very littltf ' tsC about Orangeism till: the other day—had\ v only some vague ignorant notion about it, .ir and did just suppose that it was some sortof '** a thing in some way''or'other allied to the'^ emotional Irish, Mose characteristic hW: been said.to be to meet with a friend and"-'1 for love knock him down." It is un-English. ' Lately I'have come1 ifco understand that ife 'i means—well, puti<; a hybridous Protestant -' politicalism. On vague indistinct knowledge ' ot it 1 felt a very strong dislike to the thing, .'i i.e., m reality a'prejudice against it. On "S> growing acquaintance (it has been largely advocated here lately) the dislike, I feel, ia" | but very little abated. I now wish to give a r reason. Will condense and be brief* Mixing; - rehgionwith politics is the devil all over; f. justexactly so, literally and veritably. An<f,\ sir, if these so-called Oraugers insist on carr^V ing,out,the advice, as given by one of their *» chiefs, of going with petition to the General Jt .Assembly at Wellington—of, i.e.,gappealing to the sword-rfor; the political repreasidn or diaabhng of Popery, I, ox one, ehaU mo

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