SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 6.22 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 6.0 HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 5.32 ; to-morrow morning, 5.50

ARRIVALS.

Drover, brig, from Newcastle Agnes Jessie, schooner, Collins, from Lyttelton Marion Renny, schooner, Hughes, from Levuka

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Waitara and Wangamii: Go-ahead, s.s., to-morrow For Wellington, calling at intermediate ports: Paterson, p.s., Saturday For Sydney : H.M.S. Blanche, early •For Levuka : Clmrybdis, schooner, this afternoon For Honolulu and San Francisco: Dakota, mail steamer, 20th inst. For Northern ports : Rowena, s.s., Monday next For London: Harvest Home, ship, 14th inst. JPor Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., 18th March; Wonga Wonga, s.s., about 19th March ; Phoebe, s.s., about 17th March (from the Manukau)

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Edinburgh Castle, ship, from London. Sailed 29tb

December Parsee, ship, from London. Sailed Zanga, barque, from Liverpool. Loading Corido, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 2Sth February East Lothian, barque, from New York. Sailed 20th

December Florence, schooner, from Dunedin Sailed 21st

February Albion, brig, from Newcastle. Sailed 24th February Ladybird, s.s., from Sydney (in the Manukau) Briton, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 21st February Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town. Sailed 26th

February W. C. Wentworth, barque, from Sydney Wonga Wonga, s.s., Brown, from Sydney Dauntless, schooner, from South Sea Islands Harriet Artnytage, barque, from Dunedin Coronet, brigantine, from Wellington Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Thames, barque, from New York, via Sydney, loading Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne Zior, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed 20th Febniary Derwent, brig, from Newcastle Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney

The schooner Amaranth will leave the Manukau to-morrow for Kaipara direct. The fast-sailing schooner Sunbeam is for sale.

Consignees by the barque Natal Queen are requested to pay freight and take delivery of goods forthwith. The schooner Marion Renny arrived yes terday evening from Levuka after a good passage of ten days. She brings a full cargo and the following passengers :—Mrs Gordon and family (2), Messrs J. S. Macfarlane, F. Elphinstone, Muir, D. Robertson, Captain Frost, Mr and Mrs Harper and child, and Miss Elphinstone,

The three-masted schooner Agnes Jessie arrived last evening from Lyttelton, after a passage of 14 days. She brings a cargo of breadstuff's.

The departure of the s.s. Go-Ahead is postponed until to-morrow.

The Mission schooner Southern Cross will leave on a missionary cruise in ten days time.

The barque Bella Mary left Hobart Town for this port on the 26th ult.

The examination of engineers will take place on Friday and Tuesday next by Mr Nancarrow, the Government Inspector of Steamers. Candidates should apply at the Custom-house for the necessary forms to fill up, where the fees will also be received.

The brig Surprise, lately arrived from Levuka, is the notorious brig Carl, on board of which such atrocities took place some months ago. She has been purchased by Captahi Thompson, who now commands her, and has been renamed by him the '' Surprise." A survey was held yesterday on board the ship Polar Star by direction of Mr White, the American Consul. The survey was held by Captain SextoD (of the ship Durham), Captain Bowen ; Mr Brown, of the firm of Sims & Brown. The result of the survey is that they have ordered the ship alongside the wharf, and the discharge of a large portion of her cargo in order to examine the leak further.

She s.s. Phcebe left Nelson at six o'clock last night for the North. The Bakota arrived at Port Chalmers at noon yesterday. The Star of the South left Napier at one o'clock yesterday for Auckland.

DEPARTURE.

Rowena, s.s., McGregor, for Northern ports

COMMERCIAL.

Mr R. Arthur sold to-day cooking apples, ex Hero, at ljd to 2^d per lb ; potatoes, 4s to 5s per cwt.

Mr L. W. Eaton sold to-day the following fruit, ex Hero :—Bipstone apples, 2gd per 1b; dessert apples, 1^ to 2\ per lb; peas, Id to ljd ; lemons, lls per case ; oranges, 14s per case ; quinces, Id per lb.

MINING.

The following are the current call and dividends payable in the companies named below:— £ s. d. CALLS Oriana 0 0 G Mrch 12 Golden Eagle .. 0 0 1 Mrch 12 Crown Prince .. 0 0 6 Mrch 12 Bismarck .. .. 0 10 Mrch 12 Otago 0 10 Mrch 12 American Eagle .. 0 10 Mrch 12 Inverness .. ~ 0 0 3 Mrch 12 Royal Standard .. 0 0 6 Mrch 12 ScottyHill .. .. 0 0 6 Mrch 12 Red, White, and Blue 0 0 6 Mrch 12 Neptune .. .. 0 0 6 Mrch 12 BirdinHand.. .. 0 10 Mrch 19 Albion .. .. 10 0 Mrch 22 MEETINGS.-

Margaretta, Company's office! Wyndham - street Auckland, 3 p.m., 12th March Nolan's Candlelight, Company's office, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m., 13th March Sons of Freedom, Company's office, 14th March, Vaile's Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m. North Devon, Mr F. A. White's office, Shortland street, Auckland, 3 p.m., 18th March Murphy's Hill, Messrs J. B. Eussell andDevore's, office, Shortland street, 18th March Long Drive, Mr Tothill's office, Shortland-street, Auckland, noon, 18th March Inverness, Mr T. S. White's office, Canada Buildings, 3p.m , 18th March All Nations, Mr Tothill's office, Shortland street, Auckland. 2 p.m. 18th March Old Whan, Company's office, 2 p.m., 19th March Old ritocking, Coromaudel, 22nd March Queen of the Tham.es, Mr Hunter's office, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., 27th March Unicorn, Grahamstown, 27th March Yon Voltke, Coromandel, 2nd April

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

MAIXS ■WILL CLOSE AS UNDER :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m: and 5.30 p.m. ForCoromandel, to-morrow, 12th inst., at 0 30 p.m. For Taranaki, Wanganui, Wellington, and Southern provinces, per Go-Ahead, to-morrow, at 1 p.m. For Wangarei, Wangarei Heads, Waipu, &c, per Cambria, to-morrow, at 11 a m. For Opotiki, per Isabella, to-morrow, at 5 p.m. !For Tainnnga, Gisborno, Napier, and Southern pro vinces, per Patterson, on Saturday, 15th inst., at 11 am. For the undermentioned places, per b.s. Hero, on Tuesday, 18th instant, as follows: — For India, China, Mediterranean ports, and Con tinent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For the Australian Colonies, and the United King dom, via Suez, at 2 p.m. For the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, at 2.30 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at noon. Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne, at 2.30 p.m. For the undermentioned places, per p.s. Dakota, on Thursday, 20th inst., as under :— For Sandwich-Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe via England at 12.30 pm. For Money Orders, Registered Letters, and News papers, at 11 a.m. For United Kingdon, via San Francisco, at 12.30 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 11 a.m, „V Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom bearing a late fee of 6d in addition to the postage will be received at this office until 1 p.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. (Signed) s. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster. .

DEATH.

Kennedy.—ln the Thames Goldfields' Hospital, on March 8, William Kennedy, saddler, late of Stoney kirk, Wigtonshire, Scotland, aged 3t> years. Home papers please copy.

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1873.

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

And the good that we can do

I>r a few days the Volunteer repre sentatives of this province will return from the Colonial firing, bringing with them the two champion belts and a large proportion of the money prizes offered by the Government for compe tition. Auckland has never before occupied such a position at the annual rifle tournaments ; nor, indeed, has any province, not excepting Otago, ever carried away so many first prizes at one meeting as our representatives have this year done. This result is, no doubt, chiefly due to the skill of the Thames Volunteers, but the people of Auckland should not feel any the less proud of the honourable position in which the province has been placed, because the City Volunteers have not taken the principal part in achieving it. The success of the Thames men is but a just reward for the hearty spirit they have always evinced in relation to to Volunteer matters, and it should teach our Auckland corps that perfec tion* can only be gained by earnest zeal in the cause which they have espoused. The shooting of our city repre sentatives is satisfactory as indicating a marked advance during the past year, but there is still room for im provement, and we hope that their present moderate success will prove an incentive to increased zeal. Two members of our local Volunteer corps have carried away first prizes, and have occupied creditable positions in some of the other matches, and we do not despair of yet seeing the colonial belt held by an Auckland man. The Auckland firing during the last meeting shows a want of that steadiness which nothing but constant practice can im part. In some of the matches we find our representatives making splendid scores, while in others their firing is loose and irregular. Altogether, how ever, their performance gives great promise of better things, and consider ing the great disadvantages which they have for years laboured under, we think there is much more reason for congratulation than cavilling at the result of this year's competition. In view of the early return of the provincial representatives we would urge the pro priety of suitably entertaining the whole of them in this city before they finally separateand set out for their respective homes. "We know it is difficult to ezcite the people of Auckland to en thusiasm in any cause, and to this apathy may be traced much of the failure that seems to attend nearly all public movements in the. city, but surely in a case like this it', lot neces sary to adduce any elaborate argu ments in support of the necessity for publicly recognising the services of those men who have redeemed the character of our provincial Volunteers, and won for them the foremost position in the citizen army of New Zealand. The omission of such a celebration would savour much of that unworthy jealousy which has too often mani fested itself between our Volunteer corps. We hope a spirit of friendly emulation will ever exist between the various members of the numerous Volunteer companies in the province.

not less than between the different] corps, but let it never be forgotten that all stand upon one common plat form, and that every step made towards perfection, either in the use of the rifle or in drill, is an advantage gained by the whole cause, whether it is made by a Thames nlan or by one of our own City Volunteers. All honour to the Thames representatives for the way they have acquitted themselves at Nelson, and our Volunteers may justly feel that in honouring their com rades in arms they honour themselves. It is necessary that such a proposal as that which we have made should have some one to bring ifc to consummation, and perhaps it would be most fitting in the present instance for the Volun teer officers to undertake the duty. They could best determine in what form public approval could be most appropriately expressed. We feel con vinced that the matter has only to be properly taken in hand to ensure its success, and that the public would willingly respond to a call sup ported by the claims of common hos pitality as well as by that spirit which demands that honor shall be given where honor is due.

The war of the Colonial Conference has taken a new direction and drifted into the newspapers. The gist of Mr. Parkes' grievances was that the delegates treated the questionjthroughoutin the spirit of hucksters, whereas he was anxious to view it from the high point of Australian statesmanship Mr Vogel calls this sentiment, and twits his hon. friend with being, so to speak, considerably too big for his political boots. Well, there is no doubt that our somewhat pragmatical Premier has an occasional weakness for what our American cousins call '' high falutin." He is fond now and then of an excursion to the clouds, and looking down from that lofty altitude upon.the toiling crowd beneth with very much the feelings of a benevolent giant contemplating an ant-hill. He is likely to find however, in the present case, that ants can sting. It is a pity, perhaps, that being so far above his late associates in all the qualities of a great statesman he could not content himself with that silent contempt which so transcendental a being may natur ally feelifor such comparative pigmies as mere business men. As it is he has evoked an angry spirit, which is not the usual resnlt of that high statesmanship upon which he plumes himself. Perhaps on this an on many other occasions the hon. gentleman's states manship would have none the worse for the infusion of a little common sense. — Sydney

Empire,

Music has its charms, and that the majority of the citizens love mnsic is clear from the sounds that come forth at eventide from a hundred homes in our city and suburbs, and if any fresh evidence were needed of the factthatthe people love the notes of instrumen tal harmony it was furnished yesterday in front of Government House by the Artillery Band under Bandmaster Impey. A large number of listeners gathered on the smooth lawn, listening with feelings of de light, and apparently as happy as butterflies in the summer sunshine.

Tenders are required by the Xewton High way Board for forming the footpath, &c, on the south-west side of Ponsonby Road.

The members of the Garrick Club will give a grand performance this evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre in aid of the funds of that much needed institution, the new Reformatory. The whole will be \mder the distinguished patronage of the Superinten dent of the Province, and the Mayor of Auckland. The entertainment will open with Douglas Jerrold's attractive two-act drama of the "Rent Day" which, upon its first appearance in London, had a run of one hundred and fifty nights. We shall look with special interest upon our amateurs to night and their representation of this drama, and hope they will prove that the name of the immortal David Garrick is not an inappro priate title to their club, and that the public will countenance their histrionic efforts in a noble and philanthropic cause.

Mr Authony Trollope's new work on the colonies, which, no doubt, will circulate largely, as Macaulay's History of England did" 5 on its first appearance in Paternoster Row, will soon be in our hands. The Australasian, of February 22, introduces the two first chapters ; but we can scarcely attempt a criticism at so early a stage. We have no doubt but that the book will contain much striking and interesting matter, al though Mr Trollope's flying visit, despite his shrewd intellect and piercing eye, could hardly have prepared him for the office of an unquestioned chronicler of the deeper phases of colonial life. .

It is gratifying to observe that the Exhibi tion of Art, in the City Hall, continues to be the centre of public attraction. The com mittee has acted judiciously in allowing two hours in the evening for the admission of those persons whose daily labours necessarily precludes them from viewing the pictures in the day hours, and it is an established fact that frequently a keen perception of the beautiful lies with the working people, and to shut them out from intellectual feasts would be impolitic and unwise.. We commend the promoters, therefore, for admitting the people to the Auckland gallery of art.

A concert under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Bowen will be given on Friday evening next, in thfi Music Hall, Symonda-street, in aid of the Artillery Rifle Brigade and City Band funds.

The anniversary soiree of the High street Congregational Sunday-school will take place this evening. Tea will be provided, and a programme submitted of the usual character, consisting of songs, speeches, the report, hymns by the children, and essays. The entertainment, no doubt, will be wel^ supported.

To the Editor. —SlB, —Yesterday's Herald contains an account of a ball held at the North Shore, on Saturday last, when, it is said, 200 invitations were issued, comprising nearly every respectable family in the pro vince. Now, if that be true, pray tell me what will become of the province when the remaining portion are not respectable.— Yours, etc., Ann Jones.

A mutiny, which at first threatened to be of a serious character, occurred on the evening of the 3rd January on board her Majesty's frigate Aurora, 28 guns, now lying in the basin at Devonport. In consequence of dereliction of duty on the part of some of the men, the leave of all was ordered by the Commander to be fstopped, whereupon the crew went below in great anger, tossed the heavy shot about, unshipped the guns, hurled a barrel of tar down the hold, knocked the lamps out of the hands of the guards sent to arrest them, and threatened to throw a gun into the engine-room. They were with great difficulty restrained. Subsequently the Captain addressed and pacified them. A court of inquiry is to be held.

The members of the Auckland Acclimati zation Society will hold their annual general meeting in the Museum buildings to-morrow afternoon.

A meeting of the members of the Acclima tization Society was held in Princes-street yesterday afternoon, Dr Campbell in the olmir, when Mr Murdoch moved ( " That a letter be written to the Domain Board, stating that if the public were admitted to the gardens free, even for one day in the week, there would be such a diminution in the society's funds that it would be impos sible to keep up the gardens. It was agreed that a letter to this effect should be sent to the Domain Board. It was statedthab the grouse which came by the Warwick had since died. The report that the. society wished to introduce the stoat into New Zea land was contracted. A letter was read from Mr Bradley on the culture of silkworms, and a letter from Gordon recommending the in troduction of the meadow lark. Mr Burke sent in a letter respecting the mortality among the rooks which came out by the Countess of Kiutore, and considered that they were not properly fed. The reading of the annual report closed the proceedings.

Mr and Mrs George Darrell have been re engaged for nine nights at the Opera House, Geelong, N. S. W., and are playing to crowded houses.

Considerable sensation was experienced on the classic "pave" of Pitt-street, Sydney, in consequence of the apprehension of a smart person of youthful appearance by Constable Harrington, who was on duty in that locality. From inquiry it appears that the individual was a girl named Mary Anne Caroline Downing, daughter of respectable parents, residing in Melbourne, from whose custody she was abducted about three weeks ago by two old men, one of them known as Eves, who brought her on to New South Wales, and took her to Cook's Paver. The disconsolate parents, on missing her from home, telegraphed to the police authorities of Sydney, and subsequently sent her like ness to assist in her identification, and the police have been actively in search of her ever since. When found in Pitt-street by Constable Harrington she was attired in a fashionable youth's light tweed suit, a Californian hat, and wore elastic boots, she also had a false moustache and her hair was cut short like a boy's. She carried a smart riding whip in her hand. The constable apprehended her under the provi sions of the Industrial School Act, for being, when under sixteen years of age, rambling the streets, without having any lawful abode. Miss Downing was brought up at the Central Police Court on that charge, but as she appeared to be eighteen years old the Bench were reluctantly com pelled to dismiss the case. It was admitted by her that she had £20 when she arrived, and that she had spent £10 of it in Sydney ; but she promised to return home to Mel bourne in the City of Adelaide, her mother having made arrangements to pay her pas sage at that end.— Sydney 'Empire.

The very latest on dit, says the Melbourne Daily Telegraph, is that Sir Charles Gavan Duffy contemplates a return to Europe, and that with the termination of the present Victorian Parliament he will bid farewell to colonial politics. The object of the knight hood bestowed upon him by Mr Gladstone has, it is said, been misunderstood by the people who regard it simply from a colonial stand point. The purpose of the English Premier in conferring the honour was to con ciliate the Trish party in the struggle which the next general election will create, and it is understood that Mr Duffy intends to throw all his influence into the scale of the Glad stone party, and will accept a seat in the next Parliament as the member for New Koss —his old seat by the way, and for which ar rangements are now being made.

With the conviction of the sailor Clancy, for murder on board the Carl, closes, it may be hoped, the last scene in that most doleful of tragedies. It was a public belief that it was possible to try the case without another infliction upon the public sense of justice of the murdering Murray. He has been shipped, we believe, to some uttermost end of the earth, with a particular request that he should be well taken care of. A suggestion that lie should be employed as medical officer to some Chinese leper camp was regarded as an unfair to the moral and physical welfare of the lepers.— Empire

Teetotalisra is taking root in the county of Dorsetshire, not by force of eloquence nor the charms of rhetoric, for the lowly peasantry of Dorset cannot understand these things; but simply by practical homely acts. "Now, Hodge," the farmer says: '' The Earl of Shaftesbury is a wonderful great man, and he is my landlord. He says strong drink is the very divil; and as Solomon, a wiser man still, compares it to a raging tempest; and as our neighbour, Mr Barnes, the poet, say ' drink is an awful lire,' I have made up my mind to give you money instead of beer." The result has had a good effect. The peasantry of Dorset are so miserably poor that, from sheer circum stances, rather than from conviction, they buy bacon with the money.

A serious collision occurred about 16 miles off Portland on the night of the Ist January, between the American ship Empire, of Bos ton, and, it is supposed, the full-rigged ship Peru, of Liverpool. From a deposition by the captain of the Empire it appears on Tuesday night he saw a strange vessel about two miles distant on the starboard bow. As the ship neared the Empire the master of the latter hailed the stranger, but to no pur pose, and she ran into her on her port bow. The sea being very heavy at the time both ships rolled very heavily, and did consider able damage to each other before they could be cleared. The Peru is thought to have received very severe damage, but no tidings have been heard of her.— English 'paper.

A ghastly accident happened yesterday afternoon, at the corner of Symonda street. A number of children were amusing themselves on the footpath, leaving a helpless wee thing sitting quietly in the middle of the road, tin a moment a loaded express van came past at a brisk trot ; a scream of terror came from the children, biit it was too late, the remorseless wheel of the express had passed over the neck of the little innocent, completely severing the head from the body. Those who saw the occurrence state that no blame can be attached to the express-driver, as it was impossible for him to observe the little thing on the road untilhis horse was close onit. Oncollectingthemelancholyremains the face was observed to wear the same set waxy smile it ever had, and the adjacent ground was horribly bespattered with saw dust. The little girl that owned it has been bothering her mother aver since to get her a new doll from Harris' shop, and promises never to leave the next one lying in the road.

The members of the .Choral Society will give a grand performance in their commodious hall this evening. The piece selected is Handel's magnificent oratorio, "Judas Macca beus." A most successful rehearsal took place last night, and to those who can appreciate high class music to-night's per formance will furnish a treat seldom enjoyed.

Mr C. F. Partington announces that he has lowered his price of cabin biscuit from £20 to £18 per ton, and hia fancy biscuit to 6d. per lb.

Another meeting of the City Council was held last evening to consider the question of water supply. His Worship the Mayor pre sided, and Councillors Hobbs, Dargaville, Isaacs, Cosgrave and Williams were present. Considerable discussion took place with re ference to the various schemes before the public. Councillor Isaacs was in favour of requesting the engineers who had reported upon the subject to meet the Council and express their views. The Mayor strongly favoured the Western Springs, and Council lors Dargaville and Hobbs saw immense advantage in|theNihotapu gravitation scheme, although the latber said that public opinion being against a water supply he would oppose any scheme for the present. Councillor Dargaville said he had been one of those who projected the formation of a company to construct Waterworks/ and he estimated that the cost of the Nihotapii scheme would not exceed £100,000. Councillor Cosgrave sug gested that they should lay the city pipes and construct a|reservoir in KyberjPass, and then determine the question of source. Other propositions were made, and the Council ultimately resolved, on the motion of Councillor Isaacs, " That this meeting be adjourned until Friday next, at 2.30 p.m., and that at that meeting all the surveyois who have reported on the various schemes, who may be at present in Auckland, be re quested to attend.

An interesting specimen of young Sydney turned up at Darlinghurst on Tuesday in the person of a young girl who prosecuted her stepfather on a1 trumped-up charge of assault with intent. For glibness of tongue and deliberate hard-swearing faculty this young lady would be difficult to beat. She rapped it on to the old man with a will and a vigour that would have done credit to the oldest and toughest of viragoes, and replied to the prisoners questions with an easy impudence and sharp voluble malice that spoke volumes as to her qualifications as an ornament to the domestic circle. The part was evidently quite natural to her, and there could be no doubt that whatever other accomplishments the young lady might lack she had very little to learn in the way of wickedness. Only, unfortunateyl for her,|she overdid the character of outraged virtue. The poor step father's defence was a total denial of the girl's story, which he said was " all spite," and the jury believed him. It is to be hoped that happy family spent a pleasant evening after their exciting day.— Empire.

Kyber Pass-road loses none of its notoriety for horse accidents. Yesterday afternoon a three-horse team, belonging to Messrs Ireland Brothers (the same waggon from which the unfortunate Low lost his life), was proceeding on its way towards Otahuhu. When in the Kyber Pass-road, between Symond-street and Grafton-road, one of the wheels came off, which caused the horses to take fright and they bolted. The sudden jerk threw the driver on to the rump of one of the wheelers, but he was enabled to recover himself, when he did his utmost to check the horses, but without success. He therefore jumped off the waggon without injury. Arrived opposite .Seccombe's Brewery the frightened animals came in collision with a spring cart belonging to and driven by Mr Greenwood, of Onehunga, who was proceeding into town. The shafts and axle of the cart were broken in the concus sion, and Mrs Greenwood pitched out into the road. Miraculously she fell on her feet and escaped unhurt. The (light of the run away horses and team was a few seconds after arrested by their bringing the waggon into violent collision with one of the willow trees opposite Seccombe's brewery,' where it became fixed. It is fortunate the accident was not attended with more serious results.

The twelfth annual meeting of the Inde pendent Order of Rechabites of Victoria has been holden at Geelong. The report stated that the present strength of the order comprises 9554 members, and the total dis trict funds amounted to £19,000 of sick and contingent funds held by the tents, thus making a total of upwards of £25,000 to the credit of the order in Victoria. It was resolved that the accumulated funds be invested in freehold properties only.

We should never have known half the humour that would have passed with the life of Dr Johnson had in not been drawn forth by the quizzical spirit of his elbow disciple, and subsequent biographer. Boswell once asked Johnson if there was no possible cir cumstance under which suicide would not be justifiable. " No." was the reply. "But," said Boawell; '' suppose a man had been guilty of some fraud that he was certain would be found out ?" •' In that case," said Johnson, "let him go to some country where he is not known, and not to the devil where he is known."

A German opera troupe were performing in San Francisco a few weeks ago, and intelli gence has been received that they intend risiting Australia immediately. The troupe is spoken of as very superior to any that has visited that city, and the baritone is specially mentioned as being something marvellous.

DISTRICT COURT.—This Day.

(Before His Honor Judge Beckliam.) Schedules of Contributokxes. tauru& gold mining company v. gold- WATF/R. Mr Rees appeared for the Official Agent, but the contributor did not appear. Con firmed witn costs, £2 2s. BRIGHTON GOLD MININ T« COMPANY V. ANTHONY. At the request of Mr Rees, as this schedule ■was in a state of some confusion, he would ask that the case be adjourned for a fortnight. Adjourned accordingly. DANIEL WEBSTER, GOLD MINING CO. V. JAMES LYMBUUN. Mr Rees appeared for Mr Warner, the Official Agent, and Mr Meyer for the objector. This case was adjourned from the last Court-day in order that the Official Agent might certain enquiries into some objections raised by Mr Lymburn. His name appeared on the list as the holder of 200 shares and one hundred shares, which had been ti-ans ferred to his name by a person name Hume, without his being accepted by the Company as a shareholder.

His Honor said that Janies Lymburn had, by his own signature, shewed that he had taken one hundred scrip in the Daniel Webster Company. Mr Meyer treated the transaction as a fraud, or fictitious transaction. The shares were promised in lieu, of payment for work, but a3 Lymburn said he did not care whether he took the shares or not he could not be said to have accepted 'them. He argued further that if the Court should place Lym burn on the list of contributories it would assist Hume in carrying out a fraud. Besides Lymburn never knew that he had been accepted as a shareholder ; he had never had any communication with the company ; he was moreover a poor working man, conse quently he would be of no advantage to the company. He would therefore submit that his name be st ruck out.

Mr Rees thought that all that Mr Lymburn could ask of the Court was that his name be struck out for the two hundred shares, and that he should be still responsible for the one hundred shares, and the liabilities in proportion to that number.

His Honor thought that Hume wai not entitled to much consideration for his co: diet in the affair. It was finally agreed that Mr Lymburn's name should be struck, out.

POLICE COURT,—This Day.

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

DRUNKENNESS. Three men were fined ss. each, two others 10s. and costs, and one of these, named Hughes, was also charged with improper be haviour. He was sent to gaol for seven days.

A VAGRANT. William McCullum was charged under the Vagrancy Act; with being an incorrigible rogue ; with being fotind at night upon the premises of Messrs Sims & B'rowri without lawful excuse, and with being previously convicted as a rogue and a vagabond. Inspector Broham said that the old man was houseless and homeless, and unable to work. He was constantly roaming about the streets. The prisoner said he was doing no harm. The Court sentenced him to two months imprisonment with hard labour. FORSAKING HIS HIRING. . John Porter was charged with deserting from the hired service of Mr C. G. Quick, at Newcastle, Waikato. The case was put bajjk pending the receipt of a telegram from NgShiawahia. Subsequently the accused was again brought up and remanded to Hamilton. f'ITY BY-LAWS. Jame Quinn was charged on the informa tion of Inspector Golciie with, driving a vehicle in Queen-street, and not keepirig on the left or near side of the street when meet ing other vehicles, on the 2fith ult. Mr Joy appeared for the defendant and denied the charge. The charge arose out of a collision in Queen street between the defendant's cab and a horse and cart, the defendant having pulled over to the pump opposite Coupland's store to water his horses. The case was dismissed after two or three witnesses had given their testimony. Henry Brooks was then charged with negligently driving in Queen-street. This charge arose out of a similar accident at the same pump, the difference in this case being that the driver of the cart was summoned for running into the cab while thehorses of the latter were partaking of water. The case was dismissed on payment of costs. This concluded the business.

LATER FIJI NEWS.

By the Marion Kenny, which arrived last night, we have Fiji papers to March 1, from ■which we make the following extracts : — THR BA EXPEDITION. The steamer Pride of Viti, which arrived on February 25 from the Ba coast, brings the latest news from that district, Nothing of importance has transpired. Major Fitz gerald it is reported has some seven hundred Fijian troops under him, but awaits instruc tions from head quarters- Mr Swanston went down with power to act, but when he saw the position he would not do .anything without first hearing from Levuka. The town to be attacked only numbered some three hundred souls or less, men, women, and children, all told. Mr Swanston was at Korowaiwai. The volunteers who went down to protect Tavua speak very dispara gingly of the treatment they received from the settlers. They inform us that the mountaineers were in great force in the neighbourhood, but would not show fight, and that during their stay in that district they (the volunteers) had nothing to do. The houses are all barricaded and every pre paration made to receive an attack from the Kai Colos, but whether it will be made re mains to be seen. Beyond the menace of the presence of large bodies of the moun taineers in the neighbourhood matters were all quiet. It must be borne in mind by our readera that Tavua and Ba are some fifteen miles apart. CANNIBALISM AT BAIT. Mr. Morton, of the cutter Albert, informs us that when at Tavua Bay very recently, he sent a Bau man named Koro Letikau ashore for the purpose .of engaging laboi'ers. The messenger succeeded in engaging some thirty men who, on their way to the coast, turned upon the Bau man and clubed him. They afterwards feasted upon the body. We learn that the planters to windward have had an excellent picking of cotton in the season just closed. Also, that the crops are promising well for March or April, if we should be spared the visitation of a hurri cane. It is the expressed opinion of many old settlers, from present appearances, that we shall escape any blow this year. On board the Dido are several Solomon Islanders who were kidnapped by the Carl, and who have been placed on the man-o'-war for the purpose of being returned to their own islands. The Dido will take them home, we believe, immediately on being relieved by H.M.S. Blanche.

On Thursday last when the Surprise was leaving port, Mr Nicholls, who was about leaving by her, was arrested and lodged in pi-ison. He satisfied one claim against him, the other matter being some land dispute. Yesterday, however, considering that he was being illegally detained, he walked away from custody, took a boat, and sought the pro tection of H.M.S. Dido.

By the Meteor we have to chronicle the arrival of Mr G. A. Woods, together with a posse of four or six policemen, we are not sure which. We wish we could chronicle that he had brought some gold instead of " bobbies." What he wants with the latter we don't know, unless he intends to give the "coup de grace" to the lingering re mains of Ku-Klukism ; but we can well un derstand how the Government need the former when we hear of their empty coffers and look at the lugubrious face of the. Treasurer on such state occasions as "pay-day" for instance, ard he out of funds, but always in a good temper, and with plenty of excuses.

With reference to a collection of quartz made recently by Colonel Hamilton, and which gives good promise of mineral being discovered, if not in the precise reef from which the stone was obtained, at any rate in its immediate vicinity, we understand that steps will be taken iii Fiji to test the value of the present discovery. It is pro posed to form a company, the .capital of which will be used for paying some ex perienced miners to prospect the reefs on the grant of land, and to prove whether the precious metal exists there in payable quan tities. . ■

The Times of February 26 says :—The present unsettled state of Fiji is suggestive of bhe weakness of the Government, —its inability to control those who are assumed to be its native subjects, namely, the moun taineers of Viti Levu, and also to keep in check the settlers who had shown a disposi tion to ignore the authority of the Government and to' take the law into their own hands. Cakobau's officers have been ordered 'back by the settlers, and been obliged to take up their quarters upon a portion of the coast distant from the scene of the late massacre at bhe Ba. In fact the action of the Govern ment to take measures either to avenge or protect the settlers has been rendered abor tive by the action of the settlers, who will have none of the Government. Such a con dition of things must be highly detrimental to the best interests of Fiji.

ADDITIONAL TELEGRAMS.

VIA SUEZ.

THE LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION,

BURNING OF A PAGODA.

CAPTURE OF THB PANTHAYA

CAPITAL

PROGRESSIVE MEASURES IN JAPAN.

HORRIBLE MURDER BY MEMBERS OF A TRADE GUILD.

A pagoda was burnt at Madras, and twetaty-four lives lost. A reduction ■in Indian military expendi' ture is expected this year. a n > The Camp of ExeKise, at Hassan AbotHfJ' has been opened, ancJ the troops are fight ing sham battles under toe inspection of the Commander-in-Chief. The American iron-clad, Laka'wana, has had to leave Calcutta, cholera having broken out on board. The Chinese have taken the capital of the PanthayS, on- the borders of the Burmese territory. Sir Bartle Frere arrived at Aden on. the 31st December, and started on the 4th January, in the Enchantress, for Zanzibar, Several Indian officers joined hiiw at Aden. After his present mission is accomplished Sir Bartle will visit the different points oa the East African coast and Muscat, arrang ing matters, and then afterwards he will visit Bombay. The British India Company . will run a steamer, fortnightly, between Aden and Zanzibar for some time. The latest news from Dr. Livingstone states that he started on hia last journey faom Uuyanyembe on the 18th August. Eighteen miles of railway are now opens in Japan. The receipts are increasing rapidly. The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia was re ceived with great state by the Mikado, and attended several fetes. Native merchant companies have obtained permission from the Japanese Government to construct railways and telegraphs with then own engineers. The iirst steamer under the Chinese flag left lately. It is said that a Peruvian mission is en route to China to arrange for the immigration question. Buddhist nunneries at Ningpo are to be suppressed. The Princes Phillip and Augustus, of Saxe- Coburg, arrived at Hongkong on the 22nd of December, and left for Shanghai on the 24th. The yield of tea in Japan has trebled in four years, and the increase is progressing. The Japanese Government have chartered a steamer to convey articles to the Vienna Exhibition.

The Mikado proposes a celebration in honour of the establishment of telegraphic communication between Japan and Europe by a special State ceremony. A horrible case of murder is reported at Foo Chow ; a man was bitten to death by other members of a trade guild.

TELEGRAPHIC.

THE WAIKATO.

PREPARATIONS FOR GOVERNOR'S

VISIT,

FOUR HUNDRED NATIVES ARRIVED.

THE HAUHAUS IN THEIR GLORY-

[From our Special Correspondent.]

NGARUAWAHIA,

This day

Ngaruawahia is quiescent and anticipatory.

. About three hundred including seventy Hauhaus, have come in to meet the Governor, and the atmosphere is redolent with sweet odours, in which the smell of stale shark predominates. An equal number of natives is expected to day or early to-morrow. There are no "big bugs" here, but there are plenty of humbugs. A war dance is intended, a la Adam and Eve, with red tape and feathers. A public meeting held last night voted an address to the Governor on behalf of the Town Board and Pakehas. The Armed Constabulary is present in force. His Excellency the Governor will arrive by the steamer at seven o'clock. 1.25 p.m. Wi Te Wheoro's tribe has just arrived in a gorgeous canoe eighty feet long formed to resemble a huge insect with antenme ten feet long, ornamented with feathers. The stern-post is like a tail and is twelve feet long, propelled by fifty-two rowers, and carrying about one hundred men. There was a great welcome and dance, and the air is filled with sounds of "Haereinai' and with strong smells. 2.15 p.m. Two other canoes are expected to come up the Eiver this evening with sixty and fifty six natives respectively. The tribes now represented are Ngatiuaho, Ngatimaniapoto, Ngatihanra (Piako), Nga tihorua (Raglan), Ngatitainainu (Waipa), Ngatiwhatua (Kaipara), represented by Paul, Ngatiawa by Wi Tako, M.L.O. (Ngatitoa), Otaki. The tribes are encamped between the Redoubt and Potatou's monument. The weather is charming, but the atmo sphere is oppressive with hareniai.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE GLENLORA.

SPLENDID SCORE FOR THE CADET

CHAMPIONSHIP

VOTE OF CENSURE UPON MR

REEVES

THE ESCAPED HOKITIKA MUR-

DERERS

WELLINGTON.

This day.

The Glenlora, ship, from London, via Mauritius (where she put in for repairs), is at the Heads, and signals that she is short of provisions.

TOE IEVBKING STA X, TtJESDAY, MABCH 11, 1*73.



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