SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET; This ovoning, 4.52 SON-RISE : To morrotr morning, 7.13 HTa-w w»TTCB: This evening, 0.32; to-morrow, Morniiiß-, 0.55

ARRIVALS.

Tarnnnld. s.s, Wheeler from Southern porta Southern Grots, s s.. Sellars, from Tauranga Rnhv. schooner, from Russell Cambria, schooner, from Wangarei

DEPARTURES.

Sovereign of the Sens, cutter, for Wangarei S—, Hull, brigantine; for Tahiti Shir of +he South, s.s., Andrew, for Levuka Ocfan Wave, schooner, ;or Lyttelton Golden Isle, schooner, f<vr Russell Queen, Ftihoonor, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Eor Southern ports : Tirana!-', s.s., Monday next, For TTobnrt Town : Bella Mary,.barque, early '(for Wellington : Luna Government steamer, early I?or Sydney : Western Star, brig, 10th inst. Eor NTeweastlo: Joliba, Zanga, and Velocidade, baronos. early Por Sydney and Melbourne : Victoria, s.s., about23rd inst : Hero, s.s., about 2nd August For Dunortin : Strathnaver. schooner, to-day For London : Hylton Castle, barque ; Woodlark. ship ; Thames, barqno. early For Northorn worts: Rowena, s.s., Monday next Eor New York": Lyttelton, barquo, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Clanranald, ship, from London. Sailed Endymiou, ship, from London. Sailed Oth April City of Auckland, from London. Loading Berar. ship, from London. Loading For,f.snp..yo, ship, from London. Loading ; , SMiwbe. s s., from Sydney (in the Manukau) Akbar. ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedin :, ..... Emelie, schooner, from Tahiti Success, snhooser, from Levuka Upolu, schooner, from Samoa Ityno, brigantine, from Lyttelton. Palled 7th July Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands __eMtia, sohoorcr. from Napier. Sailed 17th June Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Luna, Government steamer, from Wellington 'Natal Queen, barque from Lyttelton Wave, brig, from All-day B*y Duk,- of Edinburgh, schooner, from Moeraki Ellerslifi, schooner, from Dunedin Belle Brandon, schooner, from Dunedin Briton, barque, from Newcastle Griffiths, schooner, from Newcastle. Sailed 25th June Danutless, sehoonor, from Melbourne. Sailed. 25th

Juno Anr;o. from Newcastle.' Sailed 7th June Camilla, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 7th June Jane, brig, from Hobart Town Agnes Jessie,' cuttor, from Launceston i .Sailed 16th June '•■'- -«■ '•'•'■ •'". '■ • ; Hercules, sdiooncr, from Newcastle. Sailed 25th June

IMPOSTS.

Per s.s. Tarakaki, from Southern ports : 2 trunks, Tonics ; 1 truss, 13 sacks malt, order; 1 case, Williams ; 3 cases, Kemp thorno, Prosser and Co. ; 1 box, Pveid ; 1 qr. cask, Brown, Campbell and Co. ; 1 box, 4 boxes gold, P>ank of New Zealand ; 7 cases, Kohn ; 30 kegs nails, Morrin ; 3 bundles, Smart ; 1 pared, Nathan ; 5 cases, Coupland ; 5 cases, Townsend; 11 cases, 2 barrels, Arthur > 2 -packages, Combes" and Daldy j 2 boxes, Sir G-. Arney ; 13 packages, Owen and Graham ; 6 casks, Lackland ; 1 case Baird •, 1 box, Telegraph!; 1 boXj Brown; 1 crate, Mason Bros. ; 3 cases, S. Jones; 2 cases, Osborne ; 4 cases, 6 kegs, Hood; 2 cases, Barnes ; 2 cases, 2 kegs, Veale ; 131 sheep, Hunter.—Combes and Daldy, agents.

„ it! / . The s.s. Taranaki, Capt. Wheeler, arrived in the Manukau this morning from the South. /•'• -She left Dntiedin- at1 p.m. oh2nd ; arrived .in Lyttelton 9 a.m. on 3rd,; left .at 8.30 p.m. 1' same day; arrived at Wellington at 3pm. on ':■-. .4th '■; left at 1 p.m. on sth; arrived at Picton at 6.30 ; left at 8 p.m. ; arrived at Nelson at 5 a.m. on 6th ; left at 6 p.m. on 7th, arrived at Taranaki at 11 a.m. on Sth ; left at 6.30 p.m., and arrived at Onehunga at 10.15 a.m. this morning. Experienced fine weather throughout the passage. We are indebted to C. J. Edmiston, purser, for our files and report of passage. The following is a list of her pas sengers T—Saloon : Mr and Mrs McKellar and family (2), Messrs Reynolds, Grunb, South, Spain, C. O'Neill, J. H. Smith, Kelly, Beale, Lusk, Leonard, Pye, Mrs Ellis', Mr and Mrs Berry and family, Mrs Luckie and family (6), Miss McMahon, Mrs Crisp, Mrs Hurrell, Miss Norcroft, Mir Norcroft. Steer age : Messrs Williams, Rice, James,, Collier, • Dermott, Scott, Bennett, J one-, Price. The barque Thames has nearly completed her loading, and is expected to leave on Tuesday next, for London, with a valuable cargo of gum, flax, and wool. The brig Western Star has entered out wards at the Customs for Sydney. The s.s. Southern Cross arrived last even ing from Tauranga, and will leave agam at six o'clock this evening. ; ' ' ' ■ ' The s.s. Star of the South left yesterday evening for Levuka, with the following addi- A'A tional pastangers to those, already published : . . ---Mrs Hughes, Roberts, Dewolf, G. Phillips, Captain Chrisp, Mrs and Miss Chapman, -,' Mrs Molloy and family. , ..7 ,7 The s.s. Taranaki is announced to leare the Manukau for Southern ports oh' Monday next, the 14th inst. " ! ~. '. 7 . ,',, ,'' 7 ~'i The departure of the barque Zangahas been delayed until Friday. , ■ : j ; ' The barque William Ackers is lying in the stream, and will leave for Newcastle next ■;':- tider v J V !__. I A The barque Bella Mary has reported at the Customs. She is alongside the wharf dis charging her. cargo of fruit.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs B. Tonks &Co sold on the. wharf to-day by auction the plant of Mr R. T. Ebborn, "who is leaving for England. The • cutter Severn realized £270 and the donkey engine £180. The remainder of the stock was sold at fair prices. j Mr George Sibbin sold by auction to-day : —Damaged oats, 3s 0d to 4s j maize, N.Z., 5s fid '; medium butter, 8d ; cheese, 6Jd ; hams and bacon, from 6d to 9gd j potatoes, £5 5s .per ton. U! ):! J'AlA'l'tiA '. 01' , I

Kill ■'■'• ■''->■ ■'"> ' ' UX«XSOAi >vfj:; A. \i_\"' i /.in, i,_he following are the current call and dividends Si, payable in the companies named below :—;„-,-.,,„;.- I "_' , j,,.,,. .... ~, L. s..jd. [~ , ... ,| ... i __s^-__-_" ,;'". J. o:i oA^A^t I. :fctJJ Crown/Prince .. 00 6 July 9 , „./ , .Middle Starj. , 0! ' •{,::, £&1 g ptft B.W » -Whiteboso.. .. oor ? u}y;» ilf 2 . Golden Point .. 00 6 July SM al Pride of Tokatea .. 00 6 July 9 . t<i m r.t 'Central Italy (newissue)ol,, 0 July ,9 j;. •*>'" Lincoln Castle '.. • 0 2 6 Jiily, ,0 New Golden Pah .. 00 8 -July -9 m Golden Calf .. .. .006 July 9 w « -'-- Twenty-third of Juno 0 1 0 July .9 - " Van .. •• 00 6 .July 9j r. H i El Dorado.... .. 010 July j) -a ■ Bismarck & French n „,■.- -'.i ; C, ~ Republic .. -0 J 0 July, 9, A Watchman .. .. 01 0 Aug,, 18 m MEETINGS. u_.fi. . ".j.-.-. 1 */ Key of Tokatea, Coromandel, 9th July ~ f i « Mutual --Mining. Investment j¥.M.-. A " Rooms, Auckland, 8 p.m., 10th July , Si »i Crown PriPoe, Queensferry Hotel, Vulcan lane, Auok land, 2.30 p.m., 14th July v i».i : !</•] !>Lu! Ij - • Coliban, Grahamstown. 14th; July ■ i.,! .j ~ Windfall, Grahamstown, 14th July ■ .;,■.-. ~ Morning Light, Grahamstown, 10th July ft ''■ Bee, Grahamstown, 17th; July y . ■ ;< . > t , New Zealand loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Company's office, Auckland, noon, 29th July ■ ' El Dorado Mr F. A. White's offloe, Shortland street, Auckland, 2 p.m., 28th July ! Mary Ann, Grahamstown, 31st July

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

For Thames, this day, at 5.30. p.__,a_dto-morroW, l „aS 10.30 a.m and 5,80 p.m. , ... -t ~,.,-vi For Coromandel, on Friday, 11th inst,1 at MO p.m. For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern ~. Cross, this day, at 430 P.m. , . ! For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawal, waipu, «c, per Lady Bowei), on Saturday, 12th irst, at 10 a.m. » y.f^igned) .}., ,8. B..Biss, Chief Postmasters i. ~ ~, , ~. ~ , , , ... . .... „ i

DEATH.

Long.—On the Bth inst., at two o'clock p.m., of bronchitis, Bessie, the beloved daughter of AValtor : Mary Margaret Long, of Napior street; aged nine years and two months. The funeral will leave Napier street to-morrow afternoon, at three o'clock. Friends please accept this invitation. Brook field.—On tho Oth inst., at Parnell, Frederick Brookfield, infant son of C. F. Golsboro', M.D.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1873.

For tho cause that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that noed reslataneo, For the future in the distanco,

And the good that we can do,

The case of Mrs. Sarah Bell, yesterday convicted and sentence*? to three years' penal 'servitude, is an exceedingly pain-, ful one. Ear be it from us to express any maudlin sympathy with crime, or topass the smallest censure^on the jury that tried, or the just and humane and gentle-hearted judge that sentenced the Unhappy woman. But we do not hesi tate to say that there is not a man in Atjiltlahd with the spirit of a man that should not have his sympathies moved to their depths at.such a sad case as this. We have received the following letterfrbm a gentleman who has just arrived from the South, and who dis claims any other grounds for interest in'the affair than those on whichyas ; a' stranger to the case and to ourselves, he :bas'-S lthis''reflections .--^ ' '

(To''the'Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —It is hot often I take any interest in the proceedings of the Supreme Court, but having been present at the hearing of: a charge against .Sarah Anne Bell for the alleged' larceny .of a post letter at the Resident Magistrate Court, when Mr Joy .appeared for the accused, I confess I as well as His Honor the Chief Justice was truly '' surprised to, find the prisoner undefended by cortmsel," the more so as Mr Joy voluntarily stated in the R. M; Court "that he would make a few remarks, but if His Worship :had; made up his mind he Mr' J^y "would-reserve, the defence,' being confident of 'ah acquittal." Such was the language in;:, substance used by this gentleman. The unfortunate woman, trusting to Mr, Joy .tyspe her through the difficulty, and yield ing to his advice, made no statement, and of course only a one-sided case was on the de positions shown to the Grand Jury and to the Judge to charge the said jury. It is even , now. an open question whether the woman would not have been acquitted if skilfully "defended, for it must be borne in mint! that those .who compose a jury are mortal, and therefore liable to conviction. I believe every person knows that the Post Office Act is very stringent, and that the smallest sen tence that could be awarded to Mrs ,Bell was three years. * * * * There was" one peculiar circumstance in Mrs Belfc case which I think deserving of special notice. In the evidence in the R.M. Court you will find that Mr Brassey is reported to have said I Berved her with a notice in Mount JSden Gaol, She said that the letter she get was from Anderson and Lee. Can this intelligent^clerk deny that he, accom panied by the Bank clerk, proceeded to the gaol ? Did it require two to servo a notice, and if not, why did Mr Greraon, the bank

clerk, accompany the Crown Solicitors clerk ? —because they wanted to elicit from the woman the admission that the letter she got from the Post-office Was irom Anderson and Lee. Noble pair of associates ! They succeeded so well that they both went into the witness-box and deposed to the same. Under ordinary circumstances such state ments would not be received when made tlirough inducement or in hope of favour. Does it, Sir, I ask, add to the dignity of a law clerk by assuming the character of the sympa thising friend combined with that of the quasi detective. What conception this gentleman and rising star may have of the principles of honour 1 will not assume to describe, but they evidently differ very widely from the universal and more manly. Any ordi nary man would have been content with serving the " notice," and if the woman (who was then in duress, and suffering acutely) volunteered any admission or statement I think it should not have been repeated. My young friend may be desirous of a good name and fair reputation. My advice is go oil in all matters in the same way, and your "glory will never fade, nor your star grow dim." I could write much more upon this question, but fear I have trespassed upon your indulgence too far. We may not yet have heard the last of Bell cum-Bell. case, nor the last of those pious, honorable and upright men who seek to wade through slaughter to a throne, and shut tho gates of mercy on woman-kind. — Yours &c, Reward. •

It might seem unnecessary to add any thing to the case so well put, but there are features in it that should be further referred to. We are very far from claiming among " women's rights " the right, to commit a crime ; nor do we question that crime is crime, and deserving of punishment, whether it has proceeded from tho hand of man or woman. But when wo reflect on tho circumstances surrounding this offence the execution of the law seems absolutely savage. This unhappy woman received a letter, and, question it as any one may, that lotter was addressed to her name. Taking it away with her, and dazzled by tho treasure thus in her hands, her mind yielded to the great temptation, and sho fell. We do riot doubt'that she believed ahe was doing wrong, but we do not hesitate to express our : be lief that sho did not bclicvo she was doing such a heinous wrong, and least of all did she imagine that she had in volved herself in the meshos of a brutal law, made expressly to protect the public against the results of abused Government patronage, and framed in the consciousness that the officers ap pointed—not for worth, but from the workings of corrupt political systems — required to have the terriblo sword of Damocles for ever suspended over their heads. And when we consider how little experience any ordinary wo man has of tho ways of business, how little her mind has been tutored and strengthened by coming in contact with stern details, and the intricacies of business life, no one can gainsay the fact that the temptation to which this unhappy woman was subjected was one of terrible power, before which many a stronger mind would have suc cumbed. That there was that deli beration which shows the conscious ness of guilt can scarcely be ques tioned ; but .just as we find a multitude of people under the impression that articles or money found by them on the highway are their rightful per quisites, and may bo retained, so it is probable that this unhappy woman, under the influence of similar ideas of a rather loose moral sense, felt that what was thus placed in her hands might be used for her own benefit. We by no means defend the conduct, but we do assert that, considering all the circumstances, the terrible penalty imposed by the law is out of all proportion with the crime. We know that there are those o£ that austere and savage virtue who would say that any one that has broken 'the law should get any punishment. We hope that when they stand before their G-od in judgment they will not find Him so disposed; and confident we, are that His eye has not looked down on that weak, erring woman with the same fierce severity as she has been viewed by the law of New Zealand. Entrapped in her words when frightened and in gaol, undefended by any one chivalrous barrister from among our over-crowded:i bar, with every thing against her, and not one to say a word in her defence, or to prevent her from further involving herself in the meshes of the law,; she has been tried and condemned; in all respects as if she had been absent, and ' has been dragged away, to bear a penalty against the brutal severity" of- which our manhood revolts. If our people are not different from what We take theni to be, that scen|e t in the condemned dock will not be for gotten,, and, the wild shrieks, for mercy that rang through the prison'cells, if unheard by the law, will find an echo mb the hearts ,of; our ■ citi_eiisJ! r Mrs Bell may be guilty, and we, do; ""'not question the verdict; and even if she had been defended that verdict might have been the same. But we invite our fellow-citizens to unite in petitioning that the savage penalty may be, relaxed. By law there was no smaller penalty .al lowed ; but his Excellency in Council can undo What the law has done j, and if there is in Auckland man or woman that' can feel for the extremity of human wretchedness, we call on them to raise their voices in prayer for the mitigation of this barbarous sentence, and for making the punishment bear some rational proportion to the offence.

Extensive sales of fruit, &c, ex Bella Mary, from Hobart Town, will take place as follows :—Mr H. S. Meyers, Queen-street Wharf, at eleven; Mr R. Arthur, at hjs mart,, at half-past ton o'clock. .

> The Pitt-street Mutual ImprqvemenjkSo-' ciety brought its second series' of literary evenings to a close on Monday l_st. with an essay on ''Gossip," by Mr T. Leigh White. A considerable number of ladies and gentle men were present, and appeared highly de lighted with the exuberance of wit, illustra tion, and pointed satire brought to bear on the subject. Such a subject as "Gossip" would be sure to receive ample justice at the hands of such a man as Mr White, who pos sesses a keen insight iV-o the frailties of poor human nature. At the conclusion of the papsr, when the laughter of the audience had subsided, Messrs Lawrie, Beaumont, Hoskins and others offered brief and pithy remarks. W_ ibay observe that the Pitt street essays and debates have been of con siderable service in diffusing a spirit of cheerfulness, :md awakening a desire for knowledge among the members of this society. The complimentary dinner to Captain Dar gaville by the officers of tho Auckland Volunteer Engineers will take place this evening at the Cook-street hall. The catering arrangements have been entrusted to Mr D. Page, of the Criterion hotel. The third quarter of the Auckland College and Grammar School will commence on Mon day next, thes 14th inst. The preliminary examination of applicants for admission will take place on Friday, tho 11th i_st., at ten o'clock a.m. The concert last evening at the Catholic Institute, Welk'ngton-street, was highly suc cessful, and considering the unfavorable state of the weather was well attended. Thesongs, choruses, duets, and operatic selections were rendered by the choir, assisted by the excel lent band of the Hobson Rifle Company, under the able leadership of Mr McComish. The re-building of the old New Zealand offices in Shorfcland-street has been com pleted, and the preup'ses are now occupied by the Provincial Government, the offices of which have been removed from tho temporary premises lower down. His Worship the Mayor has presented a chasto silver cup to be fired for by the Vol unteers of Auckland. The cup is a massive one, and has the appropriate design, on its side1 of a rifleman kneeling.. It is on view in Upton's window. The cup will be com peted for shortly. Due notice of the firing will be given.

A large sale of allotments wiU take place on Monday next, by order of the executors of the late Mr Peter Grace, at the auction mart of Messrs Cochrane and Son. These allotments are a) 1 freehold, and situated in Wyndham-street, Ponsonby-road, Papakura. Hunua, Howick, the Whau, and other places. Those persons who desire convenient allot ments in any of. the above-named localities will have an opportunity of purchasing par cels of land on easy terms, as they aro to bo sold without reserve.

At tho Supreme, Court, yosterday, the con tinued interruptions by persons perpotully. speaking aud going in and out called forth frequent rebukes from His Honor, the Chief Justice, and not without reaapn. .While Squire Nuthall was making his melancholy confessions in a low temulous voice it was almost impossible tohearhim. Had Mr Justice Johnston been the presiding Judge yesterday, the side doors of the Court would have been closed aud the busy-bodic3 hushed by the thunder of his voice.

The monthly inspection of the battery of Aucktlnd Volunteers took place last evening in the Dri'l-shed. There was a fair muster,

and the men went through their movements in a satisfactory manner. The No. 1 Royal Company of the Royal Volunteers were also inspected under Captain "J. H. Burns with sinrlar success. Mr Busby, the blind-maker, in Shortland street, has manufactured a new description

of Venetian blind, consisting of polished heart

of kauri pine. The effect is veiy pleasing. A copy of tho burgess roll for 1873-4 can be inspected at the office of the Tow a Clerk. An interesting soiree in aid of the Whau Church improvements was held last evening in the Whau Public Hall. There was a very good attendance and ah excellent tea was provided, trays being supplied by the ladies of tho district. After the repast the Rev D. Hamilton wa3 called to the chair. In the intervals between tho speeches musical selections by tho Church choir, ably assisted by Madame and Miss Winter were given. The repoit read by Mr Buchanan was very en couraging, while the financial statement showed a balance of £2 Is lid, and that the Church was free of debt. The speakers were : Rev. D. Bruce, and R. F. Macnicol, Messrs Lamb, Sommerville, Tait and Buchanan. The meeting closed with the National Anthem. Tho only business at the Pofice Court to day was the punishment of one person for drunkenness. T. Beckham, Esq., R.M., was the presiding magistrate.

Shakespeare once wrote, "He that steals my purse, steals trash; but he that filches from me my good name, robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed." There are unprincipled persons eveh in this hemisphere who carry on a system of robbing another of his good name. We refer to the eminent name of " Bass," although we are not prepared to go .the length tka,t Shakespeare did, and say that SirWiUiamßai|s is'left poor indeed in consequence, but the. firm having adopted the name for themselves by their famous brews of pale ale it is not light that others should palm off on the pub lic inferior ales with an imitation of Bass's trade mark. . The law is every stringent on the subject, but it is often difficult1 to sheet home to the right party the offence of utter ing fraudulent trade marks. It is as,much a fraud to put another man's nam. oh thejlabel of a bottle of beer or brandy as it is to write it'across a bill of exchange. There have been alarge amount of goods of various descriptions sold in the colonies with these, fraudulent trade marks, the person engaged' in the traffic believing that the distance; away will preclude any detection or rather any exposure of the fraud. We are glad to see that Mr Weston, the solicitor, has taken action in the matter, and, empowered by power of attorney from_nrms at, home, whose names have been tampered with, is determined to put a stop to the practice, ;and we hope that his. efforts will have the effect of stamping out the^e fraudulent,actions so detrimental to the busi ness of the'legitimate trader^ We understand that,he has commenced.' criminal proceedings against two parties for using forged trade marks, and the cases will come on to-morrow at the Police Court.

The journeymen bakers of the Thames have achieved by peaceable means a credit able victory oyer .the worst evils of their trade, and on Wednesday next they will celebrate their success by a supper and ball to be .held in the Odd Fellow;. Halli W { e quote th_iremarks of the Thames Advertiser in relation there to :—lt is satisfactory to learn, that this trade-union has been eminen tly successful, having secured the co-operation of the employers in attaining tits end. The, bakers are now beginning to, reap the advantages of their little union, and no one appears to have a single complaint to make on the score of inconvenience arising. -from the alteration and reduction of hours of labour on the part of a class of men who have long been oppressed by an obnoxious custom. '' ,7 r ,.,.," ~ ,„,'■,.:, ~--., , ,

The shares in the _>*_y Company were to day allotted, and we ftre asked to request that those who have paid deposits will be so good as pay the balance of their share- to Mr, Heath, the manager, immediately. The Artillery and No. 1 Company A.B.V. mustered at the Drill - shed last evening, and were put through the manual and platoon exercise, which was creditably performed. At the close of the parade No. 1 Company held a meeting. Capt. Burns stated that Sub - Lieut. Morgan had tendered his resignation, and requested the company to elect another officer in his place. Mr Henry Payne, ofthe Artillery Corps, was unaniuiously elected in his stead. ' There was a large attendance last night at tho Church of England school-room, North Shore, to hear Rev. Mr Lewis's lecture on "Travels with a Knapsack," delivered to , the Devonport Literary Society. A very cordial and wajjm vote of thanks was the reward of a thdst eloquent and interesting lecture. To-morrow morning Major Gordon will test two Synder rifles, two long Bnfields, two ; Terry's breech-loading carbines, and two ■ Synder carbines at the rifle range, Mount Eden, at nine o'clock. For, this purpose Major Gordon obtained some of the most , experienced shots iri the Volunteers. The object of the test is for the purpose of report | ing to the Government the most adaptable | kind of arms for the use of the Volunteers and ; Colonial forces. I The public school of the Grafton Road i District was opened for boys yesterday, and ! we cannot help congratulating the committee upon the perseverance which has accom plished this measure of success. We..learn that there was not six months ago a suitable building for school purposes in the district, and that the one now to be used was removed from Remuera by the trustees of the Wes leyan Chapel property, and by them let to the School Committee. The building is a very suitable one, having accommodation for boys and girls, with separate entrances. The master is Mr J. Martin, lately of Pokeno, who has a high reputation as a teacher, and who we have no doubt will _oon make the school very popular. The girls school is to be opened on Monday next, at 10 a.m. Captain McArbhur has brought over from Hobart Town this passage a very choice selection of canaries, which are for disposal.

The Treasurer of St. Stephen's Orphan Home acknowledges with thanks the receipt of £5 from the Mayor and Corporation. ■ The, watermen's new tariff coming into force has had the effect of driving away several of the watermen from their occupation, as they find that all of them cannot get a living on the Queen-street Wharf. Those who have renewed their licences from the_ Harbour Board grumble at the scale laid down. Tboir complaint is based on the fact that while the fare is reduced for one passenger

they derive no benefit by taking two or more in their boats, as the faro isthen reducedin the tariff to one-half—for instance, by taking one passenger from the wharf to the North Shore the waterman is allowed four shillings; if, however, there are two persons wishing to go they can only be charged two shillings each, or four shillings in all. This they say is an injustice, as, although their boats are licensed to carry a certain number, it will, be less work to carry one passenger than two, and under this scale they can earn the

same money. They will therefore object to take more than one passenger at one time in their boats.

One of tho pleasantries of the "gods" at the Dublin Opera House consists in throwing on to the stage a bouquet, to whioh a piece of twine is attach-d. When the pi ma donna goes to pick it up, the nocegay is suddenly diawn up again, amid the Toar of the " dcitie3." . • in ■, . A report has reached Rangoon that the King of the Panthays has been killed in a battle with the Chinese. Small-pox is still spreading rapidly in the Pan jab, and the death-rate . in many of the large towns is abnormally high ; in Delhi 50 per 1,000. £ Two natives from Madras, and two Parsis from Bombay, are about to start for England to study for the bar, the civil service, and the medical profession. Small-pox is rag'ngwlth great violence at Delhi. The cattle in parts of tho Central Pro vinces have been attacked -with small-pox. No fewer than s'x European ladies, two of them daughters of a Colonel, have married Parsis, in India, dui.'ng the month of March last. A eunuch of one of the Begums of Delhi, who murdered thirty-two Europeans in 1857, has committed suicide after having been arrested by the police in Cambay. -

SUPREME COURT.

Yesterday — Continued.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Befora His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight

Chief Justice.)

the letter stealing case.

Sarah Ann Bell, a married woman, aged 48, accord;ng to the calendar, but whose appearance was in favor of 28, was arraigned upon an indictment charging her with having purloined a post letter, containing a draft for £121 5s sd, the property of the Postmaster- General of New Zealand. The prisoner appeared to feel her position most acutely, and pleaded not guilty of stealing the letter, Mr Brookfield opened the case for the pro secution ; the prisoner wcs undefended. The particulars of this case lfcive so recently appeared in our columns that it will be unne cessary to repeat them. - "-' The jury having briefly considered the evidence before them, returned a verdict of

guilty..; HI! U .. 3 _»I // 0| A His Honor reviewed the^se in very feel ing terms, and sentenced tl^prisoner to three years'imprisonment. , - j

Upon hearing her sentence the prisoner, who appeared in a very dedicate state qi health, fainted.

THIS DAY

His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock,

SCUTTLING} OF THE ALSACiAR,

George Green, thirty, .and Richard Moore, forty-one, were arrainged upon ah indictment, charging them with scuttling the ship Alsagar, on the high seas, on the 10th day of February, of the present year. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. > Mr.BrookSeld appaared for the prosecu tion, and Mr Bey eridge for the prisoners. Robert G. Reay deposed that he was master of the British ship Alsager, and that in November last he left Melbourne' for Maiden Island, and that he took in a cargo of 1250 tons of j guano from that island. He did not take in 1600 tons as originally intended, as the ship made a little water. He left Maiden Island in February. Tn March she made fifteen inches of water. On the 3rd March men waited upon him,, including the prisoners, saying that they could not punip any longer, as they Were exhausted. They were then about fifty miles -from Eoal, one of the Friendly Isles. The weather

was fine arid tie se3 smooth- He then was rine anu "" an a it wa's agreed consulted his' °J^™' c ship w_s then to P^vmwth^boa^ we l re nofc hove-to but the *bree which wnS ISS^rS <Se steward he went i witness rewsi three er holeg bad been bo ed _. the ship', hold , they were i naa oeen coreu d the wag evidently newly *°™£* pouring m rapidly..l^ne hg d . d> i .^ ter to plug .^J^ effect of turning the coming water had tne | irtVd a lPh-ds that the ship had been ana wiu a» would swim he rSftakrie"o fport. When on deck, he found that two pump .boxes had been ■ hoVe overboard, and that his cab,n had been bnlken open. Green came' td the steward, and in witness' hearing «sed very abusive CguaU, struck him and threatened to heave him ov-rboara for scuttling the ship. Moore called out of the hold, and said the. sfiip is going down. Upon looking he observed the fhip g leaning over very . much He then ordered the boats alongside, and all.hands left her; that was about noon on the 4th March. He thought it was probable that the ship might have been saved had the crew remained, and the auger holes not have been made. Circumstances which came to his knowledge induced him to suspect the prisoners and Hetherington (who has been acquitted) with scuttling the ship. He then had the three men put m irons, when they each of them said to witness, "We have done for you; you will never get another ship " Cross-examined by Mr Beveridge : The ship struck upon a reef by Maiden Island when some of the men said they would not proceed ; this was previous to taking in cargo at the Island. They had fine weather until the ISth February, when a breeze sprang up, and the ship then made much more water, and on the 26th she broke out again, and made three feet of water an hour. He felt that the ship was inoreatdanger. Hethen alteredher course towards Australia, because he considered she was not fit to go round the Horn, and the sooner he reached land the better. The auger holes were not made at that time or he must haveseen them. The men worked night.and day at the pumps from the 26th February to the 3rd March, the prisoners among them, and he was bound to say they worked well. If it had not been for the pumping the ship must have gone down. He believed the men were exhausted. The holes were effectually stopped, still the ship made water. James Waters, chief officer on board the Alsagar, corroborated most of the captain's evidence. : '_. .' 'A':A .',"' TT Crose-examined by Mr Beveridge : He did say to prisoners and the men "If you had protested to the captam like men about the condition of the ship he could not have proceeded as he could not get men. She did not increase in making water daily from the 2Gth. The ship made loss water in my watch than in Green's. He saw Green put his fist to the nose of one of the seamen, and say, " You are one of the six that would take the ship in'harbour, but you can't keep out the water. John Bae, ship's carpenter, deposed that he put his tool-chest into one of the boats, and that he went to get some tools. Among his tools were augers of different sizes. He missed one of these on the 3rd of March, and made enquiries, when Moore came to him and said, while witness was sounding the pumps, " How much water is there in her, and continued, " She's all right; she has three holes in her." Witness then asked Moore for his auger, when he said he wanted a maul or mallet. Witness went and plugged up the hole-. He made a practice of inspect ing the ship twice a week. When the boats were ordered out on the 3rd witness con sidered the ship was lost, as the men were unable to continue at the pumps

, James Simpson, able seaman, deposed that he was oh board the Alsager, and in the boat with the Carpenter's chest, which was open. Moore came down into the boat, opened the chest, took out an auger, and pint it in his shirt, saying at the same time "I'll make her go down a little 'faster." Upon coming to Auckland in the Kenilworth, Captain Reay sent for him, when he went to his cabin. Upon coming out, Moore wanted to know what had been going on in the cabin. Witness said it was no use denying the fact, but some one had told the captain about talcing the carpen ter's auger in witness's presence, and that he should be up against him. Hethering ton, who stood by, said, "Never mind, Jemmy, you have only to speak the truth." John Konhcie, able seaman, deposed that he was on board th© Alsagar on tho 3rd March, and saw Moore take the auger out of the carpenters chest, his remaining evidence wasjeorroborative of the statement of previous witness.

Hugh William Speke, sailmaker also wit nessed Moore take the auger, and to his saying I'll settle her now, she shall go dowm a little quicker.

Charles) Irviri, a seaman, proved to 'seeing Moore go down the hold with the auger, he was in the same watch with prisoners, but on deck.

(Left sitting.)

MR. DARGAVILLE AT THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

The Mechanics' Institute was crowded last evening to hear an address by Mr Dargaville in support of his candidature for the Super intendency. Mr H. Isaacs was voted to the chair. Mr Dargaville, in opening, pointed out the importance of close attention to financial matters. He said there had been a marked absence of any expression of opinion on the subject in the ad dresses already issued by candidates for the Sriperintendency. This was the more important because they had been driven to the most objectionable' form -of taxation, namely, direct taxation, as under the Education Act. When: the province was reduced to such straits as this it was the duty of every can didate to express his views clearly on the sub ject of finance, and if he neglected to do so then the inference was that he either had not considered the subject or held back his views for some ulterior object. The province of Auckland contributes to the revenue of the colony in one form or another £300,U0D. In yiew of this fact it certainly astonished him that they should have to resort to direct taxation for the purpose of obtaining £10,000 for.the most important object a Government had to deal with. The speaker then went over the over the various forms of taxation which made, up the £300,000, including in his estimate harbour dues, city rates, &c. He ' said our necessities were still going on, and money being borrowed, and in, order to meet all these obligations the Go vernment must discover some way of further increasing the taxation. They had tried it by doubling the stamp duty, but failed, the .public finding means of avoiding the imposi tion; Already there was a duty of 2s 6d per lb. on tobacco, and if that were increased such a premium would be offered for smugg ling" as would defeat the intended object. The speaker then explained the provisions of the Constitution Act in relation to the powers, of the Provincial and General Go vernments. The early prosperity of the provinces, before the borrowing days, the commencement of borrowing by the Provin cial and General Governments, the conse quent decline in the price of debentures,

and the ultimate c msolidation of loans; were treated of. The province of \ Uck . land was properly liable for £40,000 p6r annum for interest on money borrowed by it. He did not think the other just claims of the Government would absoib tlie whoia cf the £230,000 general revenue. The P ro . vincial Government received £37,000 f or goldfields' licenses, &?. f besides other special sums amounting to £90,000, whicli had been pad over, but which they were not likely to see again, Next year unless the Gendfal Government open their hearts, the Provincial revenue will amount to only £40,030 ; out of tM_ gaols, hospitals, and other necessary works absorbed £37,000, leaving next to nothing for other public pur poses. Looking at this he regarded the pre sent system of Provincial Government as a monstrous absurdity. £13,700 was paid for the provincial establishment, which.^as out of proportion to the revenue and require ments of the place.The first part of his policy would bo retrenchment provincially ; -the second, an equitable adjustment of accounts between the Provincial and General Govern ments. He thought further legislative powers by the Provincial Government unnecessary. A great portion of the work of governing was done by losal boards. He neither advocated the strengthening of provincialism nor the total abolition, but favoured the election of a Superintendent for two years who should be prohibited from accepting any office of emolument under the General Government during his term of office, or for a year after he resigns. A small board should be appointed to act with the Superintendent in accordance with the Constitution Act, and <by abolishing survey, waste lands, and public works departments ten thousand pounds would be saved out of the depart mental expenses. He thought the province had an equitable claim against the General Government for ninety thousand pounds paid for making surveys, &c, of the Auck land and Drury railway, taken over by the General Government. He explained the way this province had forfeited its claim to the land revenue of the colony, and remarked that the subsequent passing of an Act bythe General Assembly abolishing the exclusive right of the Governor to purchase native lands was a breach of faith with this province. He considered immigration and the construc tion of railways as of vital importance to the development of the country, and thought they might adopt the Illinois system of offering privileges to companies which will undertake to construct certain lines of railway. He would advocate the suspension of the Native Lands Act in districts beyond the frontier, in order to preserve those lands for the extension of the Waikato rail way through the island. He thought the Thames people should have full powers of Self government, and was in favour of a railway up the Thames valley. If he were elected he would give up his wine and spirit business as the Superintendent has so much to do with the Licensing Act, but would not relinquish his buying and selling of produce, as by doing that he would throw himself entirely upon politics for a living, a position he did not regard as desirable. Several questions were put to the candidate, and answered, when, on the motion of Mr Saunders, a vote of confidence was passed

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. ALBION WITH ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

[Per Java Cable.]

Destructive Earthquake at Venice.

The Tichborne Claiment Case Improv ing.

Khiva not to be Annexed to Russia.

Commercial Intelligence

BLUFF. , - This day. The s.s. Albion has arrived. She left Melbourne on the -3rd at 5.15. p.m, and arrived hero at ten last night. She brings 11 saloon and 15 steerage passengers, and 310 tons cargo and 112 rams for all ports. She sails for Dunedin at four p.m. , jp "

LONDON.

juiy is„ Cholera is reported to have broken out at Vienna and Venice. A great engineers' strike has occurred at Newcastle. The decrease in the quarter's revenue is three quarters of a million. The Shah of Persia has visited Liverpool, and proceeds to Paris. A great lock-out of cotton-spinners has occurred at Staley-bridge. . ~ ..'■ The new Atlantic cable has been success fully laid. . , 7? In an earthquake at Venice a church and several buildings were thrown down, and fifty persons killed and wounded. The neighbouring villages were injured by the shock. *~„. The House of Lords has rejected the motion founding an order of merit for lite^ry men. -y Khiva is in the hands of tho Russians. The St Petersburg Government gave an assurance to England that there is no in tention to occupy it. The Tichborne case is still proceeding, and the balance of testimony seems in favour of the defence. ~.'£' The House of Lords rejected Lord John Russell's Irish Bill. Sir Samuel Baker telegraphs that African country as far as the equator has been

annexed to Egypt. . The country^ is quiet. The anti-slavery mission to Africa was successful. y

Coals are advancing. Discount is 6 per cent. Money easy. Colonial stocks are without change. Adelaide wheat, 61s to 635. Flax depressed.

UNPUBLISHED TELEGRAMS.

Loudon, July 2,

A great Australian gold mining company is announced, with a capital of £200,000, to work the Tainbarppra mines. ~. '; u

fflra svEMisre wsa.% Wednesday, july o, im:



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