SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 4.61 JBUN-BI8B": To morrow morning, 7. 18 ■ HIGH "WATER: This evening, 5.40; to-monrow, morning, (3.6

ARRIVALS.

Bella Mary, barq\ie, Me Arthur, from Ilobart Town Dante, cnttar, from Kaipara Dawn, cutter, from Port Waikato

DEPARTURES.

"Wellington, s.s., Carey, for Southern porLs Bovrena, s.s., McGregor, (or Noithern ports

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Tor "Wellington: Luna. Government steamer, early For Tahiti : Sea Gull, brigantine. to-day "For Sydney : Western Star, brig, 10th inst. Tor Newcastle: Joliba, Zanga, Velocldade, and William Ackers, barques, early For Sydney and Melbourne : Victoria, s.s., about 23rd inst. ; Hero, s.s., about 2nd August For Dunedin : Strathnaver. schooner, to-day For Levuka: Star of the South, s.s., this afternoon For London : ITylton Castle, barque ; Woodlark, ship Thames, barque, early For Northern Dorts : Rowena, s.s., Monday next For New York": Lyttelton, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Oanranald, ship, from London, riailed Ilndymion. shifj, from London. Sailed Oth April City of Aiickland, from London. Loading 3terar, ship, from London. Loading Fontenaye, ship, from London. Loading Phcebe, s.s., from Sydney (in theManukau) Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedin Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Succegs, schooster, from Levuka XTpolu, schooner, from Samoa' Ryno, brigantine, from Lyttelton. Palled 7th July Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands • Lsetltia, schooner, from Napier. Sailed 17th June Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Xuna, Government steamer, from "Wellington Natal Queen, barqufi. from Lyttelton "Wave, brie, from All-day Bay Duk« of Edinburgh, schooner, from Moeraki 3311ersHe, schooner, from Punedin Belle Brandon, schooner, from Dunedin Briton, barque, from Newcastle Griffiths, schooner, from Newcastle. Sailed 25th June Dauntless, schooner, from Melbourne. Sailed 25th

June Annie, from Newcastle. Sailed 7th .Tune Camilla, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 7th Juno Jane, brig, from Hobart Town Apnes Jessie, cutter, from Launceston Sailed 10th June Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle. Sailed 25.th June

The cutter Vincent will leave to-morrow for Tauranga. The mail steamer Star of the South will leave for Levuka this afternoon. She takes the following passengers : —Messrs Maitland, Brevier, J. Robertson, Capt. Lestrange, D. Clarkson, and several others.

The new paddle steamer Manawatu is nearly ready for sea. Her builders will have completed her fitting up in the course of a week. She has excellent accommodation for passengers, and has the appearance of being a very smart boat.

The brig Western Star will sail for Syd ney on Thursday next. She has good accom modation for passengers.

The s.s. Southern Cross is announced" to leave for Taurangaat four o'clock this after noon.

The barque Lyttelton is alongside the new T discharging her ballast into the brig Heather Bell, alongside.

The barque Zanga has cleared for New castle in ballast, and will leave to-morrow.

The barque Hylton Castle has nearly com pleted her discharge. Her cargo has been turned out in first-rate condition. She com menced to take in cargo for London to-day. The barque Bella Mary.'Capt. Mac Arthur, ■was signalled yesterday just before sundown and came up harbour this morning. She left Hobart Town on the 16th June, and was within forty-five miles of the Three Kings, but owing to contrary winds was unable to make headway on the 27th ultimo. Bounded the North Cape on Sunday last. She brings as passengers Mrs Fenly and two children.

The brigantine Sea Gull has cleared at the Customs for Tahiti, Navigators Islands, with a full cargo, and one passengei 1, Mr L. D. Nathan. She will siail this afternoon.

The barque Velocidade is taking ballast, and will leave for Newcastle to-morrow.

COMMERCIAL.

MIKING. The following; are the current call and dividends payable in the companies mimed below:— L a. d. CALLS. Bird in Hand .. 0 10 July 7 Crown Prince .. 0 0 6 July 9 fe. Middle Star.. .. 010 0 July 9 "White Hose .. .. 0 0 6 .Inly 9 Golden Point .. 0 0 0 July 9 Pride of Tokatea .. 0 0 6 July 9 Central Italy (new issue) 0 10 July 9 Lincoln Castle .. 0 2 6 July 9 New Golden Pah .. 0 0 3 July 9 Golden Calf .. .. 0 0 6 July 9 Twenty-third of June 0 10 July 9 Van 0 0 6 July 9 351 Dorado .. .. 0 10 July 9 EismaTck & French Republic .. .. 0 10 July 9 Watchman .. .. 0 10 Aug 13 MEETINGS. Key of Tpkatea, Coromandel, 9th July Mutual Mining Investment Company, V.M.C.A Booms, Auckland, 8 p.m . 10th July Crown Prince, Queensferry Hotel, Vulcan lane, Auck land, 2.30 p.m., 14th July Coliban, Grahamstown. 14th July Windfall. Grahamstown, 14th July Morning Light, Giafemstown, 16th July Bee, Grahamstown, '17th July New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Company's office, Auckland, noon, 29th July El Dorado, Mr F. A. White's office, Shortland street, Auckland, 2 p.m., 28th July Mary Ann, Grahamstown, Slst July

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails -will Close as v ndzb :— For Thames, this day. at 5.30. p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m and 5.30 p.m. ' For Joromandel. to-morrow, at 12.30 p.m. For Kawau. per Wave, this day, at 4 p.m. For Newcastle, N.S.W.. per Velocfdade, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. Mails for Australian Colenies and United King dom, via Melbourne, close to-morrow, at 10 a.m. at the Bluff. (Signed) S. E. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

A LADY living in a pleasant and convenient locality would be glad to accom modate two or three Gentlemen with Board and Residence. A iiice Drawing-room and Bed-room, with use of Piano, and every possible attention given to ensiire the comfort of the boarders.—Apply for card of address to Star office.

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

TUESDAY, JULY 8. 1873.

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

And the good that we can do,

To the Improvement Commissioners should be given the very best wishes of every member of the community. We do not know an institution in this city more clamantly required, or one that can contribute more to remove the rag gedness in the appearance of the city and make it something more like a thing of modern times, and we do not think that there is another towards which we have more cordial feelings. It is therefore that we hope that nothing will be done or attempted to be done that may tend to increase the difficulties in the way of the Bill with extended powers about to be introduced in Parliament. We are not aware if there are many objectionable proposals in the intended schedule of works, aild of compulsory appropriations, but we are in a position to submit one as an illustration of the rocks on which the Bill may strike. There is a block of land abutting on Wellesley, Barrack, and Coburg streets. It is the property, we under stand; of Dr. Philson, and has been held by him for some twenty years. The Commissioners purpose altering the line of Wellesley-street, a few feet outward from the frontage, which few feet, being nothing more than this amount in the increase of depth of the lot, they propose to give, of course, to the owner. We say "of course," be cause the little triangular strip could not be turned to any other use save by shutting off the property from the street. But the Commissioners also prppose to alter the line of Coburg street, and deliberately to take away all Dr Philson's frontage to that street, appropriating to themselves an allot ment between the property and the street, and converting Dr. Phil son's corner allotment into onel some twenty or thirty feet away from the corner. We do not think the Commissioners will seri ously propose this to Parliament, so that we need scarcely characterise it by the name which it would deserve ; but if it were proposed to Par liament any one acquainted with the ralue of allotments and the relative value of corner and ordinary allotments would say that this was an attempt at very deliberate spoliation. That it will be so characterised in Parliament if it does appear in »the schedule we are pretty confident. Nor should we care for this but that it will raise pre judice against the Commissioners, and

mate people, especially Sojutli©rners|' otherwise wholly indifferent fba the: subject, wake up to think* that these' Commissioners in seeking; extended^ powers are contemplating^an irrespon sible control of private interests that will not be exercised in a spirit of fair 1 ness and equity. If such ,a- suspicion is aroused in Parliament it will be fatal to the Bill • and' if tnat Bill is thrown out, and the work of the Com missioners is brought to a stand, it will be exceedingly detrimental to the best interests of the city. We sincerely trust that if there are any other pro posals similar to that referred to they will be carefully eliminated, so that the Bill may not be needlessly weighted. We are quite aware that many pri vate property-holders will be found to unduly estimate and press their claims, and the Commissioners must be prepared to lose something to gain much. But nothing will war rant tb'em, and public sympathy will not support the Commis sieners, in any attempt to take the advantage of private holders, or as in the case above referred to, in deliber ately compelling by act of Parliament an owner to suffer his property to be depreciated from fifty to seventy-five per cent, without any redress.

We select the following two letters from a mass of similar correspondence :—

(To thejJEditor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —The Auckland Market Committee advertised among other things for exhibition works of art, models of ships, &c. I ex hibited model of a schooner and a full-rigged frigate, for which I was awarded both first and second prizes, no other prizes being given. Now this piece of work has cost me an immensity of time, trouble, and expense, for which I am awarded l'2s. lid., the same as for a ladder or a bunch of carrofes; and by some aide wind, and a great deal of Imtton holeing, another person steps in and carries off the prizes awarded to me by representing a model of some Lord Dun-o-who's yacht, or King Kockaboo canoe. I consider it as an insult to offer me as a second prize what I exhibited in my own hona fide work, and I challenge the colonies, or even Great Britain, to produce anything representing a miniature ship to excol it. So much for colonial in dustry.—l am, &c, Lewis Gaiinaut.

(To the Editor of the Evesixo Star.)! .■ .Sik, —I found my name in your list and that of the herald of the successful exhibitors at the Market show : but on calling at the City Clerk's office yesterday I was informed that I was not on the list. Can yon inform me how your reporter got his list ; if taken at haphazard ? or if the awards of the judges have been manipulated at the City Clerk's office,? I, find several others are in the same position as myself. An official list published at the time, under the sanction of the judges, would have prevented mistakes and dis appointment.—l am, &c, Tickler.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) . Str,—At the opening of the Market on the 20fch June, 1873, MrJ. Waymouth, sen., ex hibited models of vessels and drawings ; Mr J. Waymouth, jun., models of vessels, boats, aud drawings; Mr Garnaut, full-rigged frigate, and model of vessel; Mr Bailyj three models of vessels ; Mr Featon, models of boats, a full-rigged ship, and cutters ; David Gouk, three models of vessels. On the Exhibition being opened (Friday, 20th .Tune), I observed Mr Garnaut Was awarded a first|prize for his full-rigged frigate, and a second prize for- model of vessel.- No notice was taken by the judges of the models; sent in by the other exhibitors in this class on the 20th June • the reason given—had not time. On Saturday, 21st, I went to the Market, and tothe astonishment of practical men, and my self, we observed that Mr Waymouth, sen., was awarded a first prize for model and draw ing ; and MrJ. Waymouth, ji'n., three first prizes for models and drawings. lam led to believe the judges never awarded any prizes to the. Messrs Waymouth. I am also at a loss to know who panted them the prizes, unless the rumour is true that Mr J. Way mouth, senr., was the judge of his own and his son's models and imported drawings of the clippers Ethiopian and Pak Wan, which I am inclined to believe (if not proved to the contrary), after the dodgery that was ap parent concerning the model for the Melan esian Mission schooner, made by Mr J. Way mouth, jun., who received the premium of £20 for a thing which was afterwards pronounced by competent judges to be of no earthly use. I, along with others, think it unfair, and calculated, to damage future exhibitions, if the manner in which the Messrs Waymouth obtained the said prizes is not made public. If you can throw any light on this mystery you will oblige yours, &c, David Gouk.

On these particular cases it is not our inten tion to offer a word of remark. Mr Garnaut may or may not have been deserving of a prize. "Tickler" may or may not have tickled ths fancy of the judges; and Mr Gouk may, for augfyt we know to the contrary, be perpetrating a "goak.'i But this w,e will say, that we have never known a competitive) exhibition respecting the results of which there has been so much grumblkig. We have been deluged with complaints, until the ap pearance of a man prefacing himself with a remark touching tke late show induces a thrill of horror. But why all this dissatisfaction ? Why has it not been in the. case of other shows ? The conviction has been forced on our mind that there has been a good deal; of, underhand work in connection with the* awarding of prizes. We positively declare that we are oblivious at the present hour of the names of judges and committee and managers generally in this matter, and we merely state the impression formed by these countless complaints. We fear that under> hand, influences, and the claims of private friendship, haye been at wbrk, and have in ,too many cases shaken the scales of justice,; while the press, which should have been the guardian of the right, has in too many caser succumbed, and has represented.:[prizes as received which were never awarded, or if they were they were not awarded'publicly, and never should have been but for foul play. We regret to have to say these severe things. It would be much pleasanter to praise than than to blame ; but whether from the genial influences of the refreshment room, or from j any other cause, there appears to haye been j a kind of after-d.inn.er review of the exhibits,

and* a geneftll redistribution and Scattering ■ab out of pyi?es. &igreat many appear i| < naturedly disposed to laugh it off; and to console themselves with the reflection that at any rate a good institution has been started ■ and their exhibits served to lend eclflt to the proceedings, j Bui there are those o whose, bread and butter are dependent on thei r business, and whose business is liable to be seriously damaged by these little after dinner games. For the interest of amateur exhibi tors we do not care a fig, hut we have heard of private cases of palpable wrong for which we do feel, and very intensely too. It is quite evident that in connection with this show there ha 3 been a good deal of tiddley winking,

The annual meeting of the Whau Church will be celebrated by a soiree in aid of church improvements in the Whau Public Hall, this evening. A 'bus will leave the foot of Short land-street at 4.35 p.m.

There was a good attendance last evening at the Choral Hall, and another of the series of Monday popular concerts was a great success. The performance opened with an overture ("Agnese")by the orchestra. Mrs Mitchell was greeted with great warmth whea she appeared to sing "She wore a wreath of roses," which, being given in a charming manner, was greatly applauded. A gentleman amateur then sang " Three ages of love" v&xj nicely indeed, the excellent quality of his voice being heai'd to great advantage. A lady amateur followed with a pretty song, "Three ffshers," and her efforts met with due recognition. The orchestra rendered a lively march in good time, after which Mrs Mitchell (who is always welcomed at these popular con certs) and Mr Yates gave a duet, "Home to our mountains," in lirst-rate and melodious style. A polka mazurka by the orchestra concluded the first part of the entertainment. The second part opened with a brilliant overture of difficult composition (Mozavt). It was exceedingly well played. Mrs Mitchell and a lady amateur sang, as a duet, the capital song, "Hearts and Homes." It was given with tolerably good effect; the lady who sang seconds being, however, a little out of tune. Mr G. J. Browne, of Dunedin, played a piano forte solo, being selections from the opera "Faust," which was highly relished by the audience. He is, without doubt, a splendid instrumentalist. A march comj>osed by Gung'l followed, and was very effec tively rendered. Mr Yates then gave the song "So sweet her voice falls on my ear,"which was received with great enthusi asm, and being encored, the singer introduced "I'm not myself at all." Inßalfe'asong, "Don't let the roses listen," Mrs Mitchell sang, her very be9t, and her very < best is—a 6 all our readers know—extremely good. The " Syren Galop," by Gung'l, concluded a very excellent performance, and we are glad to compliment the members of the Choral Society upon the success of the Monday popular concerts. A great feature in these concerts is the applause that emanates from the gallery. Thofce who .are seated in the body of the hall are reminded of a crowd of jobbing carpenters' shops' with a multitude of jobbing carpenters in full swing. This may be amusement to those gentlemen who provide themselves with sticks about the size of horses legs, but the noise they make is very distasteful to the majority of the audience, who go to listen to the music. .Such conduct would not bo allowed at a penny gaff, and ought to be suppressed at the Choral Hall.

A grand concert will be given this evening in the Auckland Catholic Institute under the patronage of the Eight Rev. I>r. Croke, Roman Catholic Bishop. : The programme is varied ; the selections are very choice, and the entertainment is judiciously divided into two parts—sacred and secular. I

Wo have very great pleasure in acknow ledging receipt of one pound from Messrs Hill; And .Fenton, of Queen-street. It is io be handed over to the. Destitute Children's Home, and is the prize money received by these geqtlemen at the late Exhibition. ■ We sincerely, thank them in the name of the poor little children, not merely for the cash, but for'tiie" exa*mple' set; and we trust that we shall be called on to record many similar benefactions from those who have come off honorably at «the Exhibition. We are con fident that to many a ono the honor has been sufficient reward, and that'the mere money consideration! is very trivial. Yet, to such an institution as this, the money is ex ceedingly valuable, as it will extend the ability of the institution to save poor children from infamy and ruin. Are there any other fortunate competitors that will follow the kind example of Messrs Hill and Fenton ?

This day to some of our readers may call up memories of two of the greatest orators that Ireland ever produced—Edmund Burke, who died July Bth, 1797, and Richard Brins ley Sheridan, who died July Bth, 1816. These two Irishmen, though widely different in economy and' character, possessed equally talents of a high order. Burke was the high-minded, honourable gentleman; but the same cannot be said of the otherwise illus trious Sheridan, the grandfather of the Hon. Mrs Norton and the Duchess of Somerset. Burke was born in Dublin, and rose to a seat in the British House of Commons, the De mosthenes of his age. He was the friend and associate of Pitt, Fox, Reynolds, Johnson, and last, but not least, of Oliver Goldsmith, the simple-minded, unassuming author of one of the best poems in the English language. Burke was all his life a conservative, the avowed'enemy of democracy and the radi cals of Westminister. Still Burke possessed many fine traits of character which shed lustre on hit memory. He was the steady friend of struggling genius, and lifted the Poet Crabbe from an obscure and poverty stricken condition when the poet felt that he had not a friend in the world. As an author Burke did not succeed so well as he succeeded as a politician. His chief and only works of any moment are his "Essay on the Sublime and Beautiful," and "Reflections on the French Revolution of 1789." Burke', however,1 was great in a sphere which his biograpners hitherto have scarcely noticed, namely, that of a farmer. Burkes pleasant farm at Beaconafield, where his latter and happier years were passed, was a model farm for the Buckinghamshire agriculturists of the last century, and there is reason to believe that the great statesman took equal interest in the ploughing and sowing' of ' his acres as in national affairs. Burke died at Beaconsfield, and his remains rest in the little churchyard of the village, a few paces from the grave of Edmund Waller, the jjoet of the Stuart age, and about three miles from Hughenden Manorj: where 'Viscountess Beaconsfield, the wife of the present Mr Disraeli, died a few months since.

We are requested to acknowledge the re ceipt of £5 from the Mayor and. Corporation iio the funds of the Ladies' Benevolent Society.

We learn that already 2000 shares have been taken up in the New Zealand Shipping Company by the merchants who formerly constituted^, the Freight Company. No doubt others will subrcribe for shares, and a very strong interest in the Company will be created in Auokland.

11 We really must protest. We cannot do it, we will not do it. Half the mothers of the city want to kiss us for having defended their little darlings and their perambulators from the City Council. We never kiss nOw, gave it ovei1 long ago; and we declare if we are bothered any more aboutthiswe will tell their husbands. We give positive warning. Let no deputation come here. We won't see it, we shall not be at home. Let the deputation spoken of wait on the City Council, and ex pend their caresses on the. unhappy four. Visit them not in anger, but in love, in com passion, and in tendernesß. Judge them not harshly. They are not unsusceptible to the sweet and melting influence of female loveli ness. We know they are not, some bi them especially. Try them. We liet they -will kiss, and won't tell. But we warn the deputa tion to keep away from this, for we won't i kiss, and we shall certainly tell.

Dear Star. —l was struck with admiration on reading your Saturday's article re the Auckland Freight Company, only you ex pected too much from human nature if you supposed the directors were going to put their tails between their legs and howl "stink ing fish" It is all very fine calling a spade a spade, but you are too much a man of the world, a,nd. know that it cannot always be done. Still a measure of truth might, as you said, have been dashed into the report, say something after this fashion : "Your directors in bringing up their first (and in their inmost hearts they hope it may be both first and last) report of this Company think it wisest to refrain from recalling the objects for which it was started. Born amid a flourish of. trumpets, your directors consider they are entitled .to die with a like Irazen accompaniment. Your directors showed New Zealand what to do, and then she did it. True Wellington and Dunedin first made a mess of it, but did not Christchurch come to the rescue, and having absorbed these now wishes to do like-wise with us ; and your directors give it as their profound conviction that the very best thing for the Auckland Freight Company is to allow itself so to be swallowed. Your directors deplore the fact that those who ought to have acted otherwise got on the blind side of the London attorneys, and caused a "partial miscarriage " of the Com pany's affairs, aided and abetted by certain local defections which shall be nameless. Shareholders are well aware that it is not all gold that glitters, neither are all jewels of pure water; more's the pity to those who ■were them. [Our printer's devil was dismissed for having inadvertently mis-spelt this word.] In conclusion, your directors boldly state that the " fundamental objects" for which the company was formed haw been brought to a brilliant and successful termination, but feeling rathey shaky as to the company for the future being able to stand on its own bottom, deem the wiser course to be amalga mation with the national "If; / had boen chairman that Is the honest kind, of report I would have laid before share holders ; but it is not every oiie who like me woild " Speak Truth a%d Shame the-. Devil."

We would again remind electors that J. M. Dargaville, Esq., will deliver an address this evening at the Mechanics' Institute at half-past seven o'clock.

An extensive sale of household furniture will take place to-morrow in Rokeby-street, off Upper Queen-street. #: J

Messrs. Tonks & Co. will sell by auction to-morrow the wharf plant, steam winch, &c, and the cutter Severn, the, property of Mr It. T. Ebborn, who is leaving the colony.

The carpenters and joiners held a largo meeting last night in the room of the Young Men's Christian Association; MrPooleywaa voted to the chair. The business consisted in presenting a report and balance-sheet, which were favourably received and unani mously adopted, and the naming of the asso ciation as '' The Auckland Carpenters' Pro tection Society." A new code of rules was submitted and passed, and an amicable meet ing was brought to its close with a vote of thanks to the' Chairman.

The public must at present be. suffering from an accumulation of " wrongs that need resistance ," if we may judge from the weight of correspondence on durtable, which there is little prospect of finding space for. "Mary S—; — "claims"the privilege of a lady to have the last word relative to the education rate. She reiterates that though she can read and write, neither herself, her neighbours, or friends had any knowledge of the passing ot the Education Act until it came to be en forced. She thinks the endowment most needed in the community is an endowment of our legislators, lawyers, and magistrates with a little more common sense, which same re mark by Mary S—— is hard upon our Pro vincial Council and R.M.— "A Nightly Reader of the Star " wishes to know whether a policeman can enter a person's house at any time to search for stolen property with out having a warrant. We answer certainly not. Let " Nightly Reader " slam the door in the face of the next policeman who calls.— "An Emigrant" draws a sad picture of the way he was victimised by the rate collector when only in a house three weeks. If our . has a valid claim to exemption the Education Boarclwill not disregard his .complaint. It is not intended to enforce the tax in an arbitrary manner, and we J feel sure. that when our correspondent says he went.|to the office and " was only laughed at by a set of paltry clerks," he is stating that which is untrue. The officers of the Board are, to our own knowledge, gentlemen who will give respectful attention to all who apply for information or advice.—W. H. Bond writes to the effect that he suffered an injustice in the case of Bond "v. Bush. It is customary for all. unsuccessful litigants to feel that they have not been fairly dealt with, but our correspondent admittedly offended first by lighting his pipe in the theatre. He failed to convince the Magis trate that he was an injured individual, and the public is not likely to be satisfied, with an ex parte statement without supporting evidence.—" Walker " forwards us a sad account of, the way he was treated in tke distribution of prizes awarded at the late exhibition. He received his first and second prize, cards, but found them dishonoured by the Market Committee of the Council on applying for the money awards. Other letters on this subject appear elsewhere. It'is gratifying to know that this disappointment will not ruin our corres pondent, which may be judged from Ishe con cluding sentence of his letter :— ■•" Do not think, sir, for a moment that money is any object to me, for I have plenty of tin which you and the public can see by calling at my office on Friday or Saturday in the Market.'

The animal meeting of the Onehuhga rate payers was held at the Choral Hall, Onehunga, last evening, and was of a noisy character, jjr W. Eastwood occupied the chair. The accounts showed receipts £338 12s ; expendi ture, £331 Is The auditors objected to sigD ing the statement of accounts on the ground that 12s 6d, rent of hall in which to discus! the Waikato railway extension, was] wrongly •harged against the ratepayers. After a long discussion the auditors signed, and the ac counts were passed. A halfpenny rate was adopted. Messrs T. Armstrong, T. R. Gil man, W. Stevenson, R. Bilkey, and J. Robb were appointed trustees, and Meius J. G. Ilutchinson and W. Fleming auditors.

We are informed that the formation of a engaging m totacoo oultare a w moving in the matter. dent and the upon his Honor £*J*P*™g jth j f leading merchants of the cuy v tobacco^ grown on his gr^ g^. made therefrom. He .in ally ™vedaofnd hetls reeled-dial pro- Ses of support. Gentlemen of experience raises oi suPP" 111- XBres3 the opinion that in tobacco culture express .*Lni af i aTl tp(l the climate of this province is *eJ'a™Pte* Cole every success. The ratepayers of Mount Albert Highway t.. .. I -fi l*\a o mpetincto-morrow even- District will hold a meei-iug « ing in the Morningside school-room. The No 1 (Royal) Company of Rifle VoTunte^s will Ineel for w^™^™ this evening, in full-dress «*"»•** *c usual place, under the command of Capt. J. H. Burns. Mr J. Dickson, collector of the education rate for the Parnell district intimates that he wiU attend at the shop of Mr H. Pearce, bootmaker, Manukau-road between nine am. and four p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday next, to receive the rate. Mr W. H. Kisslinghas been elected chair man of the Parnell Highway Board of trust ees. The members of the Good Intent Lodge of Oddfellows have decided to have a dinner and quadrille party instead of a soiree and dance, which are iixed for Tuesday evening next in the Cook-street hall, that day being the twenty-third anniversary of their Lodge. The members of the OrangeflLodge No. 1 will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening in the Protestant Hall, Karangahape road, at half-past seven. p- The members of the Engineer corps have determined to testify their respect for Cap tain Dargaville and his brother officers, and have therefore invited them to a complimentary dinner, which will take place to-morrow night. Such preparations have been made as will secure the success of the affair. A young girlljabout twenty years of age, named Johanna Maloney, was brought to the lock up at Bendigo, Australia, by her parents, ! who stated that lately she had exhibited I signs of insanity, and that she had gradually ! become worse, so that they were compelled !to bring her to the lock-up with a view '■ of having her sent to the Yarra Bend, and thereby if possible her recovery effected. From the expressions of the poor girl, and from what we have otherwise heard, says ithe Bendigo Independent, we believe that i the cause of the dethronement of her reason j was a"| common one. She had fallen in love! i with some young man, who had failed to i reciprocate her affection, and this so preyed I upon her mind that she eventually became insane. The girl's talk was one continual ; praise of the object of her love. She was ' charged by the lockup-keeper with being of unsound mind, and Drs. Smith and Cruik shank were at once called in to examine her. i Tbe recommended that instead of being sent to the Yarra Bend, she should Ibe sent to the hospital, and this recom- > . mendation was adopted by Mr Cogdon, who ordered the-police to convey the girl to the hospital in a cab. It was there the opinion i of the medical gentlemen that the girl would ! not live many hours. We ate glad, however, I to state that on enquiries being made at the hospital on Sunday evening the girl was pro-. ' grossing very favourably, and it is hoped" that before long she will recover both mm md and body." A-repoit has reachad Rangoon that the; King of the Panthays has been k'Jled iv a | battle with the Chinese.

A series of articles headed " Life ia Lon don " is appearing in the Gentleman's Mayor zinc, in the last of which, the author, Mr Go wing, calculates that, according to the rate of increase observed Jbetwcen 18(51 and 1871y London will in 1973 contain thirteen millions of inhabitants.

The North German Lloyds have rented docks from the Samana Company, and the United States Government will want coaling stations where supplies are plentiful. Bills have been already engraved for the Samana Bay National Bank, and they propose doing an exchange business with New York and London. They expect $50,030,000 worth of stock will be taken, and with it build canals, railroad, and open their port free. All steamships going to Panama or the West Indies will stop at Samana.

The last practice of "Elijah," for a con cert by the Choral Society next Tuesday, will take place this evening at the Choral Hall. It is hoped all members will be pre sent. .

The third lecture of the season will be delivered to-night for the Devonport Literary Society, at the JDevonport Hall, at half-past seven. The lecturer is Rev. Mr Lewis," and the subject is " Travels with a Knapsack."

Reviewing the advantage! of the various mail services the Sydney Morning Herald says :—lt is worthy of consideration whether :the simplest, the most liberal, and the most equitable plan would not be for each of the contracting colonies to stand by its own flag to show its faith in its own route, and to carry letters to andlrom the whole of Austra lia simply for the full postages both ways. To adopt this mode of reciprocity would settle at once much of the difficulty that still exists in the intercolbnial negotiations. It is, for instance, our desire to accommodate both New Zealand and Queensland by the pacific route, yet we could not send the steamers to Auckland without utterly breaking with Queensland, and we could not send them to Moreton Island without utterly breaking with-New Zealand, and we could' riot send th«m to either without utterly spoiling the line.. By taling the Fiji route ■wje not only hold the balance even between ;the two colonies, but we shall offer to each the use of the route on terms so liberal as to leave them nothing to complain of. If we ,r£ceive and surrender their mails at Fiji we should devolve on them no expenditure beyond; that of their own branch lines, and require from them no contribution'beyond the post ages 'they actually receive. In estimation the cost of the branch line to New Zea land,''only!the distance between Fiji and Auckland Ought to be taken into account the rest of the run to Otago being all inter-provincial ,-service, and no more part of a..general,- ocean' mail service than ia our own distribution of letters coast wise,' down to Twofold Bay on the south, and up to the' Clarence River on the north, or even than our island distribution. It would be impossible for New Zealand to get the use of a trans-Pacific service for a smaller sum than the cost of a line between Auckland and f Fiji added to the value of the ocean postages. sWith such an offer even Mr Vogel perhaps would hardly succeed in persuading the New Zealanders to burden their revenue with another subsidy of £40,000 a-year. But if they feel strong enough to support a separate line, and are willing to pay the cost, they could still interchange the use of it with that supported by New South Wales on the aame principle.

SUPREME COURT.

Yesterday —Continued.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before HisfHonor Sir G. A. Abney, Knight Chief Justice.)

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE,

James-Carr, aged 32, a baker, wag arranged upon an indictment charging him with steal ing on the Gth June, from the person of John. Chute, a purse containing £8. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. ... Mr Brookfield appeared on behalf of the prosecution. ■ ". : li|'i§? Prisoner was undefended. John Chut© was sworn, and stated.that ha was a labourer at Mercer, and that on the Gth of June, about three o'clock in the after noon, while lying on his bed, he was attacked by the prisoner, who took his purse out of his pocket containing £8. James Nixon and Edwin Martin corro borated prosecutor's statement, and Constable Cadell proved to taking prisoner into custody on the charge. ■ Prisoner vowed that he was a thoroughly honest man, whatever the jury might think of him. The jury found him guilty, and sentenced him to imprisonment for nine calendar months. TRITE BILLS. The Grand Jury found true bills against Sarah Ann Bell, larceny of a letter, and John Bell Me Adam, on a carge of arson. , it ILLEGALLY PAWNING. Charles Rice was arraigned upon an indict, ment charging him with pawning a saw with out the authority of the owner, William C. Williams. The prosecutor and prisoner had been intimate friends at the Thames, and prisoner pawned his friends saw with the; view of raising a little money. He regretted, that he had done so. . His Honor, in consideration of the circum stances, took a lenient view of the case, and sentenced the prisoner to one month s im prisonment with hard labour. THIS DAY. (Before Hi« Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight,, Chief Justice, and Common Juries.) FOIiGINO AND UTTERING. George Edwards, a native of Germany, aged 27, described as a clerk, was arranged upon an indictment charging him with forging and uttering a cheque at Shortland for £10, on the 31st of May last. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr Brookfield appeared for the prosecu tion. William Rose, licensed victualler, of Shorts' land, deposed : The prisoner lodged in my house previous to the 31st of May. I asked him to settle up his account, when he told me that he had just purchased some Bright Smile shares, and was rather short of money. On the following Monday he gave me ft cheque for £10, drawn by William Miller. He sufe, sequently asked if I had cashed the chequesJ-' if not, he would cash it for me. My sus picions were then aroused, and I sent my , servant to the bank, who, found that there were " no effects." ":'.' i , m The prisoner here intimated to the Court that he would withdraw his plea of not guilty, and plead guilty, as he only wished., the prosecutor to show that he had known him many years,' and that he did not gelt any balance from Mr Rose ; and that, if he h'^tt^ given b4m f twenty-four hours longer, W would have paid him the £2 16s for-toss': board and lodging, as he had paid him'bji,!., previous occasions. i His Honor thought the case had better go on. ; '" Edward Daly, of the Bank of New Zea land, proved that no person of the name of William Miller had an account at the bank.'1' -'■[ f> - >'/. ■'.'.-. \ | j Constable Brennan-deposed? to taking tM prisoner into custody, when he said| (rtherfelß _ no such person as William Miller. If lit1 Rose would give me another day I will, get. the money' arid pay him." Witness had known prisoner: for seven years, and he had always borne a respectable character. The jury having considered their yeriiiSt found the prisoner guilty, l)ut strongly re commended him to mercy. His Honor commented upon the nature of the crime, and as the circumstances of the q case would, seem to indicate that he intended to have paid Mr Rose, the sentence there- j fore would be six months' imprisonment with p hard labour. TRUE BILLS. The Grand Jury found true bills against Green and Moore for scuttling a ship;, Job, Tyler, for arson; William Roberts, for man? slaughter; John Delaney, for horse-stealing j. Hoaiii te Kahuitaka, stealing from the dwell ing ; John O'Beirne, attempted rape; and Joseph Eppwright and William Fisher, wilful murder, reserving their decision on the case of Daniel Burke. , a -The Grand Jury was then discharged until Thursday morning at ten o'clock. STEALING QUARTZ. | ' George Milner, aged 27, a native of British America, was arraigned upon three indict ments charging him with stealing a quantity of auriferous quartz from the Caledonian mine, in March last. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr Brookfield appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr Hesketh for the defence. Stephen E. Richards, on being sworn, de posed thus: I am mine-manager of the Caledonian mine, Grahamsfcown. The prisoner was working as a miner for that company in March last, with two other miners—Nuthall and Glover. The prisoners held a contract under a person named Austen. To Mr Hesketh : There was no receptacle in the mine for specimens beyond the bags provided for that purpose. Milner was employed before the other men in the mine. I had known the prisoner as a miner for two years. I had him and Nuthall arrested to gether, but as I considered that I could not convict Milner if both men were charged, I did not press the charge against Nuthall. Squire Nuthall said : I know *he prisoner, and worked with him and Glover in the mine in the month of March, putting in a shaft. The prisoner was afterwards employed taking down specimens ; he had a sack to catch ;the quartz. Milner remarked, '.' Here's gold "here ; a nice little haul for cousin Jacks." His Honor asked for an imterpretation. Witness : A haul for the miners. Milner said, " Shall we take them ?" when J replied, '•' I will have nothing to do with them." He spoke to me again, and said " Let us have a fewof 'em at;all events." We?then went .to ■the place where the specimens were. We each took, a handful; some of the largest. We each hadthreeor four pounds weight. We took ■ them to the mouth of the drive, and placed them on ~a slab. The specimens were afterwards put into my yard. I told Milner that I had been thinking' over the matter, and I was inclined to take them back. Th« prisoner said we had better have them crushed, and then he said you can do what you like witli them. I afterwards took them back and threw them down the shaft.

To Mr Hesketh : The specimens were put in a light-coloured canvas bag I laid them in my garden. I and Milner agreed to steal the specimens, and I repented. We intended to crush them and turn them into money. I was ignorant in the matter of crushing. MUner was the guide. I'inighfc bare found

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T>BSUM P T I O N OF THE TICHBOUENE CASE. LATEST EDITION. ; Attorney-General—Did you not state In your last examination that you had never been to Auckland ? Claimant —I don't remember. r Now, on your oath, did you never visit Samuel Coombes, of that town ? Claimant—l Orton't to forget it. I bought a Suit, of Clothes from him that looked better on me than any I ever had. Mb Hawkins—T.bey made you look like "Roger," I suppose? " Claim ant—They certainly were, a perfect fit, and 'no doubt made me look " just like Reger." Attorney-GenerAli—Would you be surprised to hear that he sells the Best and Cheapest Clothes ever offered to thepuDlic? Claimant—Not at all; that was the reason I went to his establishment. Attorney-G-enbral—What is his address? Sergeant Ballantine—Does my learned friend wish to visit this noted shop himself? Attorney-General- Really, my lord, I must protest against these interruptions. If Ido desire to save a few shillings in a Suit of Clothes I dot see what it has to do with this case. Claimant—Don't make a mistake, the address is SAMUEL COOMBES, CITY CLOTHING MART No. 80, QUEEN STREET, Auckland^.



0 m NOTICE. . V:; THE undersigned having entered into Partnership as General Drapers, Clothiers, &C. the Business lately conducted by MR RUSH BROOK will in future be carried on under the style and firm of " RUSHEROOK & BRIDGMAN." W. RUSH BROOK. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN. ETTSHBEOOK & BEIDGMAN T3ESPECTMTLLY invite attention J-V to their LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK of NEW AND SEASONABLE DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, Fancy Dress Materials, Frenoh Merinos, Winceys, ALL WOOL PLAIDS. Crimean Shirting. WHITE AND SCARLET FLANNELS, Calicos, BLANKETS, HOSIERY. A LARGE LOT OF CHILDREN'S WINTER JACKETS to be sold CHEAP. Ladies', Maids, and Children's Waterproof Mantles, Black Straw Hats, Flowers, Feathers, &c. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING IN GREAT VARIETY, Crimean Shirts, Men's, Boys', and Youths' OVERCOATS. Lambswool, Merino, Military Worsted, and Cotton Half-hose. Extra Heavy Mole Trousers, &c.. &c. N.B.— COUNTRY ORDERS PROMPTLY EX ECUTED AND CAREFULLY PACKED. R.USHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite Apmv and Navy Hotel), UPPER QUEENJSTREET/AUCKLAND, JUST OPENED 2000 pairs Tweed Trousers.. .. 8s 6d 5 cases Crimean Shirts .. .. 4s 8d CITY CLOTHING MART, No. 80, Queen-street, SAMUEL COOMBES. PORTMANTEAUX AT COST. I AM Clearing Out my Stock of the above at Cost, to make room for increasing Clothing Business. Portmanteaux, Travelling Bags, and Valises, of nearly every size and quality. SAMUEL COOMBES, No. 80, Queen street. Q.EEAT EEDTJCTIONS THREE MoTtHS ONLY AT THE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY, 194, queen street, Next Doob to Savings' Bank. Oaries-de-visite reduced from 16s per dozen to 13s 6d. Maori Celebrities (largest stock in New Zealand to select from), reduced from 12s per dozen I- to 6s. Viuws from all parts of New Zealand reduced from 12s per dozen to 6s. Enlargements from Cartes-de-visite to Life-size, plain or beautifully finished in Oil or Water Colors, also reduced in price. Largo Stock of Photographic Goods and Apparatus, Magic Lantern Slides, Stereoscopic Slides, &c, greatly reduced. J. Mo G A R R I OLE, Manaeer. FURNISHED APARTMENTS.