SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

STOSET : This evening, 4.54 BUN-BISE : To "mGlTwATEß'^This evening, 11.88 j to-morrow, morning,

ARRIVALS.

Australia, cutter, from Otenerua Arthur Wakefleld, schooner, fromsMahurangl Bonita, schooner, from Mairarangl s£Jl Alarm, cutter, from "Wangarei

DEPARTURES.

Comoraiifr, p.s., Tluphos, for Napier AUlantft, schooner, for Napier, via Kennedy ..bay Fiery Cross, schooner, for New Caledonia • ' Dido, cutter, for Gisborne,,via Mercury Bay

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Levuka : Mary>EUza, cntter, in a few days For. Taranalti and .WanKanni \ Go-ahead, s.s., to-

morrow . . ~ ■■-. . . u'l For Hohatt Town : ,Bftlla., Mary,.barqun, to-miv row For Newcastle : Emile, brip, to-day ; Zanga, barque,

For Sydney and Melbourne : Victoria, s.s., about23rd inst. ; Hero, s.R., about 2nd August , For London : flyltrm Castle, barque ; "SVcodlark, ship ;

Thames, barque, early Tjov Northern ports : Rowena, s.s., Monday next For Nuw York": Lytteltou, baniue, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Clanranald, ship, from London. J?ailed Endymion. ship, from London.., Bailed Oth April Countess of Kintore, ship, from London, Sailed 2Sth

City of Auckland, from London, loading Berar, snip, from Lon(Ton. Sailed 1 Rth May; - , •;, Fontenayc, ship, from London. Loading Phojbo sa , from Sydney (in tlicMaimkaii) Akbar, ship, from Boston, yin-Melbourne Star of tho South, s.s., from Lev oka Belle Brandon, schooner, from Dunedin Briton, barque, from Newcastle Upoln, schooner, from Samoa ■> .-~. , Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands ■ _ -v Latitia, schooner, from Napier. Sailed ;17th Juneß Satellite, cutter, from Levuka '.:;.: ■ Natal Queen, barque . m Lyttelton , Jano, brig, from Bobart Town " i. .. , .... Agnes Jessie,, .utter, from Launceston ;Sailed 10th .Tune." ' ~,"■ '"' ; ~,.T -. ~-, Coronet; schooner, from Thinedin ; iv > Ma-y Webster torque, from Dunedin Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Piyi.edin! Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti; siaijiil j . ( , Success, schooner, from Lc\ruka < i ovii : •"-1-".-*

EXPORTS.

Per p.s. Comerang, for Napier :—2 cases. 2 hhds, 10 casks, New Zealand Freight Com pany ; 3 sheets iron, 302 bundles do., 321 bars do., 4 plates do., J. S. Macfarlane; 2 cases, H. M. Jervis ; 5 bales hops, 1 pack age, Ireland Brothers; 2 trusses, Icase.'Sar cood, Son, and Co. ; 2 parcels trees, 1 case plants, D. Hay ; 4 boxes soap, Warn6ck ; 1 box, Smith; 1 parcel, Thames; 2 boxes, Christian Knowledge Society ; 1 do.. E. and H. Isaacs; 20 kegs, Sargood, Son, and Ewen ; 50 sacks flour, Thornton, Smith, and' Firth ; 1 000 bricks, B. Keane ; 1 case, Me Arthur, Shera and Co. ; 2 trusses, 1 case saddles, 2 cases, Owen and Graham.; 7-*«s!:nails, 51 bars iron, 1 case glass, 1 packW&£, T. and S. Morrin.—Auckland Steam Packet Company, agents, i ?, >. > 'I " i O

The brig Heaths BeUi^ifl leave! qn Tu£a dav next for Wangaroa, where shej vWll Ship 125,0 CD.feet of timber for Sydney.! The re pairs to the vessel have been excecuted by MrD. Gouk, ship^ight,..^. ~- . •' The schooner Dauntless -will leave in a few days for Apia and"Navigators* Islands. The barque Thames, havin" completed her loading, will leave on Thursday mor*&9g lift

■Loncloiii -f wi-1 :i*i:l lmt>auji . _ Tho barque Lyttelton is taking m cargo, for New York. IJ ' ; The s.s. Southern Cross will leave this afternoon for Tauranga. _ ~,,, ... ■. Tho brigvWestern Star is lying off the North Head' waitinga change of wind. The schooner Clyde will leave for Wanga reithis evening. . _ The p.s., Comcrang, .Captain JHoighcs, cleared at ,the.Customs this morning'^or Na pier, -with the following passengers :—Messrs Kelly, Claris, and Norfchcrpft, ? Masters Cox and McKay. Miss Blank, Miss Campbell | Northcroft and six in the steerage. 'Tho' Comerang loft1 atone /o'clock for Napier

COMMERCIAL.

Mr E. Arthur sold at the Auckland MaV ket yesterday -.—Fowls, Is 5d to 2s ; Cochin fowls, 2s 3d ; turkeys, 3s to 3s 3d ; Guinea fowls, 2s3d;_ducks, 2s Id. , - 30ITOW TTTTTTTO y[ j " r The following are the current c»Us and dividends myablo in the companies nattied.below :— , ..,L s., a, IBWindlaU" : .'•*?>:'\a4f''i ■ ' 4US■>:'4l™ Tempsky ;.. ,0.0,3 Aug 13 : , MEETINGS. ,!•..,, ■ '. Bee, Grahamstown, 17th July' .'''.' . „ ,'' Tlnioti Beach'; Insurance ■Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., InS2! y Mr T.L. White's office, Canada Buildings, Queen street, Aricklancl, -nooij, ■ ?sth July NeV zValKrirt Loan and Mercantile ifewtaf Company ■ Company's office. Auckland, noon, 29th»Juiy«' • • El Dorado Mr F. A. White's office, Shortland street, Auckland-, 2 p.m.,, 28Uv, JuJVn f . L< r : | ■•DtirliK'ni ■Ox/Ovß*R*nstown, ■<30in J-nqra- I .j a ,,-, j.v,-

CHIEF POST OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

For Thatii^tHrf day.Wmp^tMft, an* to-morrow, ■at 10.80 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. .'.,.,„ for Cororfiamlcl, bri"Priday, 18th inst.. abl,3o iP .m va ., For Opotiki, per Janet Grey, to-morrow, at 8,a.m. : .f for Taranaki. Wanganui, Wellington, Caaterbur/,. Otago, per Go-aheatyiifefttrnfrcw^iit 0 a.m. (Signed) S. B. Bwh, Chief Pis^stor.,, '" Ifi i r.'jAi.i-,

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1873.

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

iAs- we formerly intimated it is not our intention to comment on the !SeYeral; candidates for the Superin jtendency until, we have the whole field before us, a-nd pse also how many are scratched. But wholly irrespective of the, merits of'the, candidates, the" scene last night'at the Mechanics' Institute' was :one so utterly discreditable that 'wW cannot refrain from cominent.-.lf. any one desired to favourably influence popular feeling in favour of Mr i; Lusk foster; exactly duch popular demonstrations, for there is something sbiepu'gnant to'all true manliness, ,\n •a:concerted action to prevent a., num.: being heard that human nature stands uparidihcliues, to thatwhichis being so 'bullied and put down in a land of free institutions. Tne scene was the more unreasonable from the fact that the very point that has evoked .popular anger is the very point on which the candidate in question is entirely clear. Mr Lusk, as every one knows that' knows anything'on the subject, was opposed to the present system =of rating. In the Education Bill,, as , drafted by him, he had intended that the rich should pay about eight times more than the p6or, and though the* objectionable alteration was forced into the measure by the Provincial Council, and Mr Lusk consented to it rather than have no Education Act, he has never since ceased to express his determination that he should still use his efforts to have the saddle placed on the right horse, and to make the tax be paid in largest proportion by those best able to pay it. We instance this not for the purpose of commending the views of one candidate before those of another, but as illustrating how exceedingly unreasoning and discredit able was the scene last night enacted. There is not one of the candidates whoso names are now beforo the public but has many points of ex cellence that will commend him to popular favour, and that should at least be fairly stated and candidly can Tassed. Mr Williamson, Mr lusk, Mr Macfaplane, and Mr Daugayille occupy

each such a position in popular■.esti mation that what they have to say should be listened to and weighed, and we candidly express our belief that there is not one of them but has some special point of fitness for the office that is wanting in every other, and the office of Superintendent is too grave to be given away without the public having the opportunity of hearing from the mouth of each the' true exposition of his professed views, and of his declared intentions if entrusted with the high office. It is the only | opportunity which the public have of hearing this from each, for the news papers are so stuffed with lies com monly that their account of any man's views are wholly unreliable. If any one glances at the reports of outside political meetings in the various dis tricts in the several newspapers, the Star included, he will see this. We have observed the samemeetingsdescribedas the, greatest of successes, and the most complete of failures, and this not from any intention or bias on the part of the newspaper conductors, but of the varied feelings through which their agents view the occurrence- Such public meetings as may be held there fore in a district by the several candi dates are the only reliable means by which the residents in thatj district can make themselves acquainted with the character of the several aspirants • for it is a notorious fact that if the newspapers correctly report in convenient admissions, candidates will invariably repudiate the principles, and say they were incorrectly teported. "Whether a meeting is the meeting of Mr Williamson, Mr Dargaville, or Mr Macfarlane, -we should equally and in dignantly protest against such dis graceful conduct as that of last night. Such a scene is one of two things. The determination to prevent a man from speaking must be either from personal fear of the statement, or a determination that other people shall not have the opportunity of hearing it. In either case the result must be a testimony in favour of the speaker. The appearance of the p&pple • who were most prominent' last nig'bjt in pro testing against,the right of free speech was characteristic of a repxignance to education; The state in which educa tion has been hitherto in this province naturally perhaps produced | &uch a picture,' but wetriist that the progress of thecontest for the chief magistracy will. not evoke many similar scenes. As will be seen from another column, '. JS&.T i>a!rgavi]'ie not unreasonably • in tends to reply to the strictures on him made by MrLusk, and we shall be ex ceedingly sorry if, as the contest waxes warm, thebrutal passions of the mob 'will be an element in the opposition to him'or to any • other. , We are quite convinced that none of the 'other candidates had any connection with the disturbance and tho unmanly attempts of last night, and whatever may be the ultimate result we trust that no candidate will ever again be hindered from freely .stating his views. Of course it is very agreeable to some to have Mr. Darga r ville and Mr. Lusk bear-baiting one another, and if Mr. Macfarlane can only be induced to join in similar 11 scenes, and so present a kind of tri angular duel, the scene will be com plete. The result of all this,.pf course, is; clear enough to those standing out side the skirts ,o£ the struggling tlxrong, and the amusing chagrin of these three champions when, after their interne cine warfare, they look round and see Mr. Williamson in the curule chair will be a spectacle for gods and men. Go, on, gentlemen, and show us sport. It amuses you, and does us no harm. We all know what the result will be, and we are quite content. Mr Wil liamson has done good, service to the province before, and' ho ' "virill ■ de* ;so again. We iateVimadeT chir choiceV But 'never mind. Let the fun go merrily on. We. cannot make you all Superintendents,,..and so for fear of displeasing any, of jot by ele vating his antagonist we. sfasll jjust quietly pass you with your littje strug gling cliques of friends and by, and elect our old friend William son. We know that will please you all, for no doubt each of you, would rather that than that any of the three, save himself, should win the race. Go on, then gentlemen, as you are.; Eight it out and give us fun, and we qhall re ward and please you all by giving you1 each the second man of his choice.

It affords us much .pleasure 'to convey the His Excellency ia Council, praying for the mitigation of the penalty recently imposed m on the unfortunate Mrs Bell, is now in course of receiving Sig natures. We do not' Hesitate to express our belief that there is not one :;i the :city or province cognizant of j the circumstances of this paiDful case but will gladly join in the prayer that justice may be tempered with mercy. The petition puta the case so well that we do not require to add a word of com ment. Copies of the "petition will beprepared and laid at certain places, but it will be an act of genuine kindness if some person or persons will generously volunteer to take round copies of the document and receive the signatures of those whose engagements may prevent them from coming to where the memorial awaits signing. The call of mercy will surely evoke as warm a response from our citizens as did the Waikato railway. As will be seen, the memorial does not attempt to exculpate the prisoner, but merely* appeals to the fountain of inorey and pardon against

tEc special severity of a< penalty' which.; even [the judge in; passing sentence deplored. The following Is the petition :— '•*. To His Excellency Sir James Fergusson, Governor-in- Chief of the Colony of New- Zealand and its dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, &0., &c., &c. The petition of the inhabitants of the city of Auckland, in the province of Auckland, humbly sheweth : 1. That one Sarah Anne Bell was, at the last Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court, holden in the city of Auckland, in the month of July, convicted of the'lorceny of a Post office letter, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment in the common gaol, Mount Eden. . ~ . ; 2. That ths*&w by virtue of which the said. Sarah Anne Bell was so sentenced did not per mit of a shorter term of imprisonment ; and His Honor Sir George Alfred Arney, Knight Chief Justice, expressed his regret that he could not pass a lighter one, the Post-office Act fixing three years as the minimum. 3. That the said Sarah Anne ; Bell was unrepresented by counsel at her said trial, and was therefore unable to offer any defence; and your petitioners submit there are peculiar circumstances surrounding the commission of this offence which might very justly be taken into,consideration in mitigation. F 4. Your petitioners do not urge that the said Sarrh Arie Bell was wrongfully con victed, but, the letter being a Wressed to her containing a bank r^ft, your petitioners are violined to believe she was dazzl"d ( with the treasure :thus in her possession, ''hid. in an incautious moment yielded to. the great temptation, little dreaming she was commit ting such a heinous wrong, and ? ivolv"'ig herself in the mephes of zo strigent ai Act of Parliament.

5. That the said Sarah Anne Bell is the mother of five surviving chili' "en, »f the re spective ages of 13 years, 10 yerrs, 8 yeau, 4 years, and 1 year and 3 months. „•: . ■ 6. That the said Sarah Anne Bell has for some years been! subject to . heart: disease, and, as your petitioners are infonncH;' now lies i'ij very precailous state. 7. Your petitioners do not defend the con duct of the said Sarah Anne Bell, but assert that wjien all the circumstanced are con sidered, and especially that the whole r mount has been repaid to the ri»htful ovmu, the terrible penalty imposed by the law is out of all proportion to the crime. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray your Excellency to mitigate pnd reduce the term of imprisonment of the r?id Sarah Anne Bell, so that it may be made more conmen surate with the offence, and that you will for this purpose take, or cause to be taken, such steps as to you may seem meet and prop«r. /id they, as in duty bouad, wiH ever pray, &c M &c.

We have receivqd a letter with reference to the Superintenderiey election from DrKidd, but as from this forward the conte-;t is likely to wax furious and be productive' of unlimited correspondence, we think it is as well to state that our advertisement columns are the only appropriate place for the friends or opponents of particular candidates. Several letters of minor importance, just received in -relation to the same subject,' must be,sub jected to the same rule. . i

■ \Ve have very great pleasure •in givjng in'l sertion to the following letter, "and it will afford us much satisfaction to be the recipients of other communications with the same in tent:—" Sir, —Mrs Ityn's cause seems to be one " that lacks assistance," and I therefore beg'to forward We pound towards liquidat ing her fine for "iflinking the by-law agairst keeping^ cattle on unenclosed land, lrr vil lages in the 'Old -country poor people are flowed to keep their cows-on tho waste lands, and I d"o not sco why they should not do the same here, under proper restriction. Of course I would not a Mow them to wrnder about the so-ca^ed streets and footpaths. Thapol;ce are not not to blame for carrjlng out the law ; but I th"ik that the said law, as we 11, as the one relating to perambulators, wguld be more honored in the breach tM&n the obaervpuce.—Yours, &c, Thos. B. Ken- UKRUIKE."!, .

We regret that in our report of the evidence given at the Supreme Court yesterday, of the case of larceny against a native, it was stated that the prosecutor alleged that Mrs I^obertson was, drunk. This was an error on the part of our reporter, which we attribute to the difficulty of hearing in the-Court. The prose cuiior said " both natives were drunk." Mrs Robertson, we need not inform those who' know Tier, does not drink, and is a lady whose respectability is unimpeachable.

The second term of College evening classes will commence on Monday next. We nave received fron>"One knowingjohe has been oppressed," 2s. 6d. on behalf of Mrs Ryan.

Upon the subject of throwing vitriol we have received the following :—" Sir, — Your paragraphin the Star of Saturday respecting the fiendish outrage perpetrated on a respeet i able inoffensive man named Vincent, by & devilor devils'incarnate iv Union-street, is a credit to your head and heart. , I have closely perused your morning contemporaries: 'not one single line in either lia9: bee)(i penned to hold up to public execration one of the most cowardly acts that has ever disgraicecl Auckland.. I-aupposo the morning twopennies consider it beneath their dignity to notice any matter contained in the evening peDiy —except cppyiiigithe Star's telegrams without acknowledgment. Now, sir, although living in the f: same street as myself, Mr Vin cent had not the remotest connection with the letter I forwarded, you some time since respecting the, Union-street brothels. The prostitutes, after leaving the cottages from which the police ejected them, went to the old Dove hotel, from which they were again ejected a3 soon aa the lady who ownsihe premises wast aware of their character. Now, although I'■ am convinced it was one or more of those abandoned women who threw; the vitriol over, the, poor child, who was the arch fiend who egged j them on to its commission? I emphatically record my firm conviction that the police know, and what more easy for them to', find otat where the vitriol was purchased, "and trace it to the purchaser? A reward of £5 is offered by Vincent, why cannot the- inhabitants of Auckland make it up:'to: £50'?' lam quite willing to be my share, and no doubt many others will do the same.—l am, ice.', CATJSxic.

The Boston {yfofie says :—The*! total value of th§ vessels, exclusive of cargoes, belonging to, or bound to or from ports of the United States, reported totally lost and missing during the past month, is estimated at 1,350,C30d015. There were 49* vessels, 21 of which were wrecked, and include 3 steamers, 10 ships, 16 barques, 5 brigs,, and 15 schooners. Niue of the vessels, including the| ship Nor. West and barque Leonidas, hailed from Boston.

Speaking at Sheffield, England, the Rev. Dr. .Angus stated, that the work of revising the New Testament would be com pleted in seven years, and the Old.Testament in twelve years if the committe«!t;ontinued, as at present, to devote forty days a-year to the work. ' The Americans, he said, had also appointed two committees to whom the English work was 'referred for suggestion. The completed work would therefore repre sent the united scholarship of tho English speaking people. :tSjU iin £'';stQl ' '.';™ *";

This authorises having reason to suppose that the small pieces of iron punched out of toller plates are being collected by c'isaffected ritives, instructors have been cent to the Collectors of Customs at the different ports to prevent their exportation eoastw. se except r.s dutiable goods.

HisT AVorship the Resident Magistrate reserved judgment yesterday in the case of Lewis Bros. v. the Captain of the Zanga.

Meetings to elect school committees under the Board of Education will be held at Lucas' Creek on Saturday afternoon next, at two o'clock ; and at Omaha on the following Saturday, at the same hour.

The annual meeting of the members of the Mechanics' Institute will be held to-morrow ..evening, at half-past seven o'clock, in the hall of the Institute. , .

Anticipating the death of Brigham Young,' a Louisville merchant wants the contract to supply his fairily with'crape and bomba zine. ■ ■ ' . ■ i

The Karanghape Highway meeting of rate payers yesterday evening was a noisy affair, and lasted until within an'hour of midnight. Dr J. It. Nicholson was entrusted with the onerous duties of chairmin for the;occasion. A rate of one penny in the pound on the value to sell was struck, J>nd the following gentlemen elected trustees for the ensuing year ._Messrs SteVenson, Warren, Cherry, Lawry, and Duke. Messrs S. Coombes and Y. Warren were appointed auditors.

No tidings have been heard of the Rev. D. Hamilton, who has been missing from the "Waau since Wednesday .'.Vst. As stated yesterday he left the Whau for the purpose of conducting service atthe Manukaiu Heads, and should have returned on Friday last. A number of settles have proceeded to search the bush. Mounted Constable -Bulien has also been despatched to the line of route to render assistance. ' Up to time of our.going to press no intelligence has been received, at police head-quarters of the result of the search. We learn that since the above was in -type it has been ascertained that Mr Hamilton reached Huia safely on Wednesday,' and left on Thursday morning for Mr Robert Gibbon's new sawmills; at Manukau Heads. (These mills are distant only about four miles from Huia, so that it is astonishing that some news of the missing gentleman has not reached town before now. c q

The monthly inspection parade of the Engineer Volunteer corps will take place this evening, WednesAy lGth. Alljmembers are hereby requested to attend. ; t/:

MR LUSK AND THE ELECTORS.

The Mechanics', Institute last evelning -nraa liteia]ly packed in response to an- announce ment tha#Mr Lusk would jthe elec tors. \) -:

Mi George Staines was voted to the 1 'chair. I Upon rising, Mr :Lusk was greeted with stamping, howls, cat calls, and loud uproar. The meeting was the most disgracefully noisy that has been held in Auckland -'for" a long time, aud we trust a still longer period will elapse before such proceedings arere> p^ated. The uproar continue^' Sot over )an ,£our, during which the ChaUdaan, Messrs BLack, Westwood, Bettany, Kirby, Olphert,•' Heniy Isaacs, Swan, and Rees erideayotirr d to pet a hearing for Mr Lusk, but; weW met with continued1 «■'howling I During this time Mr Lusk essayed to1 speakj but was drummed down. He- ai'length rose and iaid that he was determined.,!^ make,a speech, whether they would hoar; him or not/-arid* commenced his jnldress amidst mucK:«"*ny which in the outset drowned the speaker's voice, so that it could scarcely be heard on the platform, but the noise partially .subsided as the address proceeded', although some perl -sons continued the stamping anf interruption throughout the evening, causing great(incOH^> venience to the speaker in his remaijks; k"■ ■■ Mr Lusk stated, that as Provincial Secre tary he had managed the affairs of the pro vince during the last three years, and he pointed to his administration as the, proof of ids qualification for the office of Superin tendent. (Here tremendous shouting ensued relative to the Education rate.) The speaker said he was not ashamed of the part he had taken in relatiop. to the Eucation Act. He framed the Act in verydifferent form to.that in which it was passed by the Provincial Council. He was the beat friend ltd those men who did not approve of jthe tax in its present form. He stood on the floor of the Provincial Council and denounced Ijhat t»x as an injustice, and he would do so Sgain. He only wanted men who had money to pay. He proposed tihat rich' men like Mr Greenway ; there should pay £3 per, annum, . and i poor men 6nly 10. The tax in that; form was just and-necessary, and he was prepared tb;allOWhi? election to stand or fill upon the part he took in con nection with the'Eduoation Act. But he had done more than that. - While Provincial ; Secretary he,had saved', between £4000, and; £5000 for the province. ,He had commenced; Iby cutting down his own salary, and he was then in a position to cut' down pth^rtp&yple's. to the! finances of, the .province hpr saidothat next year not more- £55,0 C 0 would be < available. Of this 'it took j £38,000 to pay for the police, gaols/ and othjer neces sary departments. This would leave only £16,C00 for other works; but this money ahould be carefully spent, and to; the best advantage for theproyi'ice. The time must soon come, however, when they would not have money to carry oh the Government; and likewise men they should prepare jf or that. He would suggest the formation of local govern ing bodies iv various centres of the prpyinqe He had assisted in securing a corporation for Auckland and in gettuig its debt forgiven, and he would dp all he could-to confer simi lar, advantages upon'the goldfields' town ships, and to endow those municipalities when constituted. For the .country dis tricts he would advocate the formation of County Councils, the members of which should be delegates .frona ; the Highway Boards. The County Councils ;could manage the affairs of large districts. >He spoke of direct taxation as the poO* mail's tax, and: -the ;r tax ii which ; . such;, iaeni |as- Mr i Gffeenway did not like. The Education tat, however, he considered Ya^ neither 'direct or indirect. If the Education! Act had been passed as he . originally framed it he did not think a cry could have befen raised against it. The speaker then ; criticized' Mi k Dargaville's scheme of a '. 'Superintendent with a Council of only nine members with out legislative functions, and his 'proposal to abolish the Waste Lands and Engineers' departments. He thought nothing pleasanter could happen a Superintendent tjhan the abolition of the Executive, which was nei ther more nor less than a barrier preventing the Superintendent from doing everything he chose. There would, moreover, scarcely be an Act workable without an Execu tive. The duty of the Waste Lands' department] wag to survey and. man age the 715,000^ acres of land belonging to the province, • prepare Crown grants, aud give information to all who owned land. There, were also 746,000 acres in the hands of the General Government, which Mr DargaJ ville, and he ag/eed with him, there, thought should be secured and managed for the good of the proyincjß. But how was" that to" be' done without a WaateJLands' Department.?

There had been spent through theinerTLum of the Engineers' D^rt^nt last y&j*f™** of £15,000, exclusive of works on the gold- WiTraaking fun of the meeting when he Se department. Mr Dargaville proposed the reduction of the Council to.nine These members must meet often md would therefore have to live in Auckland. How would that suit the Thames P .nd country districts ? It would be the worst sort of pro vincialism that ever existcd-a mere ring and would soon degenerate mto a Tain an ny ring. Itwas also ridiculoustosupposc that the Provincial Council would pass such a measure to cut its-own throat The speaker next re ferred to the impossibility of any man con ducting the business of the proy-nce^ xthout devoting his whole time to it. He also pointed to the necessity for curing one fourth of the immigration and public works loan for Auckland. Again a".uclmg _to the Education Act, he said that he was the only mm who denounced the altered rating clause, but he had only five members to suppoi o him, and thought it better, therefore to withdraw, opposition, and amend the Act ftfter it had been tried; , , Various questions were put to the speaker, after which Mr Wrstwoocl proposed, and Mr Greenway seconded-" That it is the opinion of th^s mating that, Mr Lusk being the author of the education tax, or poU-tax, we entirely condemn bim as being quits unnt for the office of Superintendent. Mr J. Macready propor-d rs an amentl ment—" That Mr Lusk was a fit and proper person to f'l the position of Superintendent. Mr Eees seconded" the amendment a spoech of some, lengoh, when the hghts m the haU were suddenly put out and great uproar ensued, several persons being bon netted. The gss was reiit and the motion and amendment "were.put, and the motion declared to b3 carried by a large majority.

THE LOYAL INTENT LODGE

The members of the Good Intent (Lodge of Oddfe^ows celebrated tMir, .twenty-third r-iniversary li-,st evening in the Gook-street hal^. About one ,hundred sat .down-to an excellent' supi '-r, provided by Brdther, Page. The ha Tl was adorned with flags and emblem* of the Order of Oddfellowship. A number of 1?. lies occupied the gallery with j looks. of satisfaction, evidently w«";ting by the sigrv ficant Bhuffle of their feet for tlie promised dance. r Ihe chair, .was ; fitly occupied by P.P.G.M. Cole, 1 and the, vice-chair by P. G. ' Combes. The leading toasts qwe^e. 'SJSer Majesty the Queen and the, ; Family," "The Go veiner, Sir^aamos Fer^ason," " The Mayor und Corporation," (which, in the absence of the Mayor, was ably responded to by Mr DargaVUie), "The Army, "Navy, and ga^ant, Auckland Volunteers," "The Manchester Un^ty;of Oddfellows;'; "The Lodges of the iDistriijts,'.' " The Press," and. about a dozen other toasts were given. " The Lr lic-5," waVdruilk with enthusiasm,- espec?9' 1y by f he.liaclielors of the. bj;otherhood. ; To thfe toastjlßrpther Hd"*and replied 5n a neat spech, and although as yet a sm«?le brother of the order, he trusted soon to be in the more honorable position of a married man. He thanked jbhem feelingly! on behalf of the )r lfes. Mr P. S. Smith gave a|rery interr ?t ---ing account of the progress and present stlto of the "Good Intent lodge," and of the J>enefitß,arising.f7om Oddfellowshipgenerr ry. . "The Opod T.nteixtLcige vrr.t opened on tha 15th of July, 1850, with 19 -lifembers. There had been 561 members admitted during the t2&years.; iThe lodge at present consisted of 124'marriedj and 39 single members, mak'ng a 1 total' of 163 members to date. The gross receipts have been £7,475 2s Id. Assistance has been given to 226 membei-s in sicknesss, and the amoiznt hrs been £1022 4s. There have been £907 os paid to the funerrl fund. £1511,17s haye been, paid to the lodge surgeons for attending the members and their wives, and providing them with proper and suflicient medicines during their sickness. The present net value of the lodge is clo^e upon £10C 0. The annual income for the year end ing June, 1873, was £516 0s 7£d. The amount Eaid in sickness was £29 10s Sd. Four depths aye occurred, and £"53 hnve been applied ta the families ; £140 have been placed to the, cre^'.t of the trustees for investment. We /need only add that the evening was most agreeably passed, and every one present ap peared well pleased with the proceedings.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Before Thos. Beckhani, Esq., R.M., G. P.. Pielce, Es^., and W.^Grr^am^Esq., J.P.'S. '.-' .m>rt y«JI B'jcn i4-!^4ULTS>.'t :- ■....:, Peter Boylan was charged with assaulting his lawful wife. r t ;, • , The prosecutrix was riot in attendance, and the accused said'that he would go straight to the Bishop and take the pledge if he was dis charged. In reply to his Worship he said ' that he was an hotel-keeper. His .Worship replied that he had better turn his attention to some other occupation as he was not fit to hold a license. His face denoted that he was a great drunkard, and it would be like the blind leading the blind. The accused said that he had kept the best hotels. His Worship answered tkat.he would not ba allowed to keep mother here. The prisoner was discharged. i John Ashbury was charged on remand with assaulting Richard Weatonby attempt ing to stab him with a knife. The tiase .was remanded again until to-mor rowl ' '_.',.. ♦'. The case against Lawrence Robertson for deserting his licensed house: to wit, the Fly ing Squadrdri Hotel, was called on. Mr Devore made a formal application t for a transfer, of license^of the house in question to Bernhardt Levy. , His Wptshiy asked if the Inspector of Police recommended the transfer. =• Mr Hesketh replied that he appeared on" behalf of the Provincial Government to deny ; thQ police had any right to oppose the transfer of the license. After'counsel had'atldressed the Court in support of the application, the Court asked if the Inspector had anything to say in the matter.

Inspector Brohaui was sorry to say that he could not support the application in its pre sent form. If Mr Levy would reside on the premises he would not oppose the transfer, but at present Mr Levy did not live thare, and the house was in other people's hands. The Court, as on similar occasions, referred to the past career of Laurence Robertson, the grantee of the license. The Court, after consultation ', agreed .to adjourn the case for a week to enable Mr Levy to satisfy the police that he had placed a proper person in charge of tha" house. .If he could not do that the house must be closed.

A case against the occupant, Hy. Gidlelgby for selling liquor without a license, was also adjourned for a week,

BARRATRY.

Neil Beaton again appeared on reman,} charged with larceny as a baileo of c»-^ the sehooncr Florence. -__. J^The evidence in the car^e ot Mr Marsl^ was precitely simHar to that in the charge preferred by Mr Tonks, and ..which hi, already appeared in print. The prisoner .was fully committed for trial on two charges, the other cases being \yjtjj. drawn.

SUPREME COURT.

YESTERDAY.-Continued.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Honor Sir G. A. Ahney, Knifihfc Chief Justice.)

HORSE" STEALING

John Deloney, jurior, a native of Victoria aged seventeen, was arraigned upon an i n ! c^ctment charging Y'ia. with sterling a^j taking away one gelding, the property of Te Hoteri, on the 13th day of 'May, 1873, Prisoner pi eaded not feu^.ty. ' *■ Mr Brookfield appeared for the prosecu. tion, and Mr Ilcsketn for the defence. Constables Hay, Whel?n, and Hickman and Sergeant Jones gave evidence. ! The jury after an absence,of three-quarters of an hour returned a verdict of c,uilty, with a recommendation to rnercy^ on account of prisoner's youth ?nd the circumstances he was placed in. , The learned Judge made some remarks on the prevalent crime of hon/e-stealmg through out the colony, anil sentenced the (prisoner to six. months' imprisonment/with hard labour.

THIS DAY.

His Honor took his seat at ten o clock. ARSON. Job Tyler, aged forty-seven, described as a blacksmith of the Thames, was awaigned upon an indictment charging him with setting fire to a,house belonging to Mrs Sawyer, on the night of the 30th March, of the pre sent year. Trisoiief pleaded not guilty. Mr Brookfield appeare&for the prosecution, and Mr Joy for the defence..' -\ ' , William Av.erj£;pn being iswdrn, said : I am an assistant an^algamatpr residing at the Thames. I knew the Shell-back kept by Mrs 'Sawyer. I \;'was lodg. ing at the hotel on the ; night of the fire. I slept over the dining-room. I know the prisoner at thebar, md saw him at abpUt half 7 paat pin* Bt?ndingjby the City of CJlasgow Hotel. I retired thatinigb.t at a quarter ppst ten. - There was ftp'fire in the Musfe aj; the time.' ; After! Md t bjen in bed I spmehpuri ,j was awoke by aiipw§. I called to another lodger, who replied that he smelt ■fire. I got u^j-i,hd''finding that the houge was on fire, juirip'ed' out of thp .jjyndow on to a water tank. I; ihOTJwent to the front of

the house, but'could see no fire, I next went up a passage, ;aild:: discovered 'tne fl fire on the .other side of the,.house," burning upwards from the ground, flames w«re three feet high. I went to 4,he back door, which the other logger ppened. Went,in and took a bucket, rind commenced -to thr^ water on the flames, but my efforts werelineffecfcuaL To Mr Joy : My. knowledge ofelhe locality was limited. r;ll had not been long in the neighbourhood.' iThere:had bgen a fire that day in the dinihg-t'oom, but1 I Jsaw it safely put out by Mrs Sawyer. That was the only iire ip. the house that-day. The fire was ex tinguished ; immediately gftisaPfea, as the rOoiid'smoked. ' /': !:^

,f«3 Th,os/-Garvey, deposed: lam a carter, residing at Tararu. I remembetabiie night of I the lire. On .the- Sunday afternoon I had a ; conversation with" pilsoner about business matters, i u^jon which we did not", agree. I saw the prisoner ng&in on Monday morn ing at uwo. o'clock. My dog.Was barking very much, /and thinking the goats had got into my garden I got put of bec\ looked out of window, -and saw prisoner in the path. He imm-c1 lately said, "Whafs ..up Garvcy." .1 said'"'Who are you?" He 'replied "'Job?' I then quietedL^|he dog. He then made use of Violent expressions about :; Mrs Sawyer; snd said he wotflSti do away the b——., 1 kupw: he meaufc Mjcs Sawyer, because lie was conthxually using the same epithet towards her. I offered him a prie« for a piece of retorted gold among Some speti niens. He said he would give it to me if I ■would do "away with that b , but I was above the, temptation. r There were several sin? 11 buildings destroyed.- besides' the Lotel. 1 did not tell what I knew about the matter, until Detective Murphy came tpifte. I knew that lyler, ~and Mrs Sawyer were deadly enemies, and I did not wish to make things ■ worse ; 'tha^ 'is my reason for inoif going for war<l and giving -voluntary evidence. I watched him go towards Mrs Sawyer's hotel. He wore a strange hat ; hence I did not know him when. I looked out of the window. I have often; heard/ Tyler ■ threaten Mrs SawyerVlife'.' -,'.: .j James Garden 'deposed : I am baker at the Thames, iMy bakehouse <was near the hotel. On the jmorning of tHe -fire I left off baking at 1.50." : I sat.' down^ and felt r^iiler sleepy. 4 ' Went out for a little fresh air, then sat down in a small square erection between the hotel and my bakehouse. I saw an object on the beach niPving towards the public house. I kept my «ye on it. On coming nearer I saw. 'ife 'wa^'a, jn.an.j; jind" tha|"' J man was , Job Tyl«r.' I, 4 am'certain iof i.this. Ht ' "walked up the steps, peeped iv at the shop window adjoiring the hotel; './He was dis guised,. bu,t Iknewiiim. He w'eiuij round the corner to the garden gate, and I lost sight of him. I saw him return in five minutes and \ walk towards the beach. In. a quarter of an hour after 1 left the place the fire broke out within a few feet of the spot where I saw Tyler. I went on the heach, and'picked up two bottles, which smelt stronglyj)f kerosine, I communicated what.l had seen to Constable* .': j

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AUCKLAND CHORAL SOCIETY.

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The Choral Society's; concert, consisting o' .the first part of Mendelssohn's grand oratorio of " Elijah," and a miscellaneous second part, has been Jong and anxiously lpplSed forward to by'lovers of music, both performing and otherwise; It is somewhat a subject of regret that .the.efforts of ( this society, deserving as : jtt ; dbesj thesuppork ( 'of the in^ic - loving people; of Auckland, .has not »met with greater'siiooass; We missed from th!e orchestra numbers of faces of. ladies iiriii '■'gentlemen well known, to be possessed of musical capa bilities, and the question suggested itself to us why were they not there.' The same question suggested itself by reason of the absence of numbers of lnusic-lifving people from the audience, and the answer seems to be that there is not sufficient energy in the management. There should.be an active canvass for .performing/, members and sub scribers, and tKe society should at once, by its action, destroy for ever the Impression that has got abroad to its detriment _that they are too conservative. The society has proved itself, by its efforts in the cause of music, and its numerous successful performances, in which we feel- tb.v^ast evening stands out iv boldrelief :'f£jt 7 °} excellence, that it occupies the gtemiS>posi iturn.in. this polony'; but thereof sufficient musical talent outside the society, which, v attr^4 to it, would esftablish,l^ we hope

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