SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 7.9 SUN-RISE : To morrow morning, f>.lß ' """"' ----'-• -"■«-■ SIGH WATER: This evening, 8.31; to-morrow morning, 7.11 : . _.' ;'. A- }'>.'_ 1

ARRIVALS.

Cambria, schooner, from Wangarei and Waipu Merlin, schooner, from Levuka Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

Hero, s.s.. Logan, for Sydney Flirt, schooner, McKenzie,. for Lyttcltoh; Kenilworth, schooner, for Tonga and Samoa Phoebe, S.s., Worsp, for Southern ports !

IMPORTS.

Per schooner Merlin',, from Levuka : 21 barrels sugar, 20 bags ditto, 5 tierces mOlasses, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 12 bags maize, 5 cases ditto, J. Coupland ; 33 bags cobra, 2 ditto arrowroot, 1 package, 5 casks cocoanut oil, 2 drums ditto. From Loma Loma : 29| tons tons cobra,:order.—M. Niccol,' agent;: '

EXPORTS.

Per s.s. Phqsbe, fqrthe South: Transhipped_ ex Agnes Muir,: fronv London,1 under - bdnd for New Plymouth-^ packages, Byron and Co. Por Dunedin, under bond—4o bags; walnuts. Por NC\v Plymouth?--1 case, 1 portmanteau, Vanse ; 1 dray, 1 ram, Buck land ; 2 packages, Barnes ; 1 case, Sharland ; 1 do, McArthur, Shera'and C 6:; S'packages; Sharland ; 1 truss, CbsgraVe • 1 case, Clam and Son ; 1 do, Porter and Co. ; 1 do, Winks and Hall; 1 do, Levy and Co. ; 4 boxes, candles, 5 do pears, Tonks and Co.;' 20 wheelbarrows, Militia Department ; 1 parcel, Case • 1 case, Brown ; 1 cask Ireland. ; Foif. Nelson—l boX,Macfarlane 5 2 packages saskes, 3 glass doorSj 27 doors,' Sash and Door Co. ; 1 case E. and H. Isaacs ; 1 do, Lusk ; 2 cases, A., and Gr.-Price ;<24 pieces'machinery, Mase 1 field. For. Picton—l42 ' pipes', "Jones -J 1 parcel, "Bank" of New Zealand. For Wel lington—4y -earthenware- pipes, Jones.; 1: cask, Kempthorne ; 1 case, ~Tonks and Co. ; 1 keg, Gombes and Co. ; -36 '■ bags potatoes, Brown ; 2 jacks, Masefield f 1 case,, Barnes. For Lyttelton—l'case, Lusk •' 5 bales sacks, Brown and Co. ) 27 bundles empty sacks, Binney; 20 do, Thornton and Co. ;40 tdns luggage and 25 horses, Circus Company. For Port Chalmers —1 case, Jefvis ; 1 parcel, Posseniskie, 1 do, Bank of New Zealand ; 11 casks, Reid ; 8 cases, Kempthorne.

Per schqqner Kenilworth, fpr ; Tpnga : 100j cases" geneva, ipß4 pieces timber, .10 kegs sugar, 5 half-chests tea, 5 boxes candles, 1 barrel currants,.l7 cases'whisky, 25 cases brandy, 45 ; ditto bottled ; beer, _ .10 cases kerosene, 20,000 feet tiipber,. Cruickshank and Co. ; 200 quarter-casks""flour,. John Roberton "rand Go. ; 7 cases -bottled' beer, John Reid.—rCrnickshant and Co., agents.

Tbe:' s. s.:' Phcebe left the Manukau this afternoon with the fdllowing passengers : —

The Hon.. Mr Richardson, Mrs Richardson^ Mr and Mrs Hulbei'tj Messrs, Kruli, Small; Cowell, Eutledge','' Davis, iTacks, Master Beethaip, Mrs Campbell, Mrs FitchelLand child,- Mi^s Haultain,. Capt.'.Tolinstorie, arid Chiarini's Circus Company (25). Steerage— Chiarini's Circus Company',(ls),' Messrs Lincoln, Sorshford, Horbert; Eutledge, arid five others.. : -..:;•.-■ :■■■-■•.•.-e-.■■. .

The three-masted' .schpbner Margaret Campbell, from Oamaru, Ais coining up,t_he harbour. She left Oamaru on the 14th inst., is consigned to Mr G. W. BinnCy,and her cargo consists principally of flour,, ; . -.-' J-,

A schooner is signalled as we go; to press, i The -fine barque Glenhuntly J cornmeneed this morning to load.cargo for London. .The whole of her cargo' i% engaged, and she. will take her departure• in\a week or ten days time." She has excellent accomriiodatiori for saloon passengers, her internal arrangement being ample and comfortable,, -Steerage passengers will also find this a- .good oppor tunity to take passage home; The schooner Canbria arrived yesterday for.Wangarei with a cargo of produce, apd; will leaVe'agairi fdr Wangarei to-morrow.'"

The p.s. Comerang arrived yesterday from Russell and left -this -morning for the Thames. .-._..-' i _,M ■•'; '■■■'.-' I ■■■•■:'

The schooner Flirt left yesterday for Lyt telton. . ~,, , .-. ,-

The schooner -KeriiKvorth Niobk- her depar ture last night for Tonga and Samoa. The mail steamer Nebraska is now overdue and may be looked for hourly. The, schooner Merlin arrived in, harbour yesterday from Loma Loma, Piji, .with the following- passengers : — Messrs. Anderson, Hamilton, Abbott and Thompson. .She left on the 16th inst.

The fine iron barque Lochnagar has nearly discharged the whole of her cargo which is been turned out in first rate condition.

The schooner Nukulau has hauled away from the wharf, and willleave this afternoon for Norfolk Island. ; .", The schooner Kenilworth cleared at the Customs on Tuesday afternoon for Tonga, i with one passenger, Mr W. Cruickshank. ■'-"■

The schooner Merlin has reported, at the Custom's from Levuka.

The favourite steamer Hero took ; her departure for Sydney at six o'clock last evening with the following additional passen gers to those published.on Tuesday last :-H Mrs Vogel' and' servant," Mrs A. Lee, Master Martin, Messrs. W..'Rowe; Moore, John Ellis, Lindley, and Mrs M. Hardy. The schooner Fairy iri making for along side the breakwater yesterday morning drifted on to the sloping end of the break water,, where she became fixed. On the tide receding she settled down at her stern, and when the tide . flowed she filled. She was this morning hauled off, and warped along side the breakwater,; and it is intended to pump her out. She had arrived from Wangaroa with a cargo of timber, . and was commanded by G. Hughes, master. It is assertedthat Captain Farquhar, of the Golden Crown, hailed those on board' after she had struck, and offered to tow her off with the Golden Crown, but his assistance was re fused. There will probably be an enquiry into the matter. >>A l\ '' *'■ ■' -'■ '; '

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following are .the current calls and dividends payable in the companies Darned below;— •. t ~ ■'■'£, sAd.'Z ' J OAIXS - - • •>•- :' ■ a :,y< Italian 0 0 6 Jan 30 Central Italy .. 0 0 6 Feb 12 Mary Ann .. ... 0 0 6 Feba2 Hope of Coromandel 0.-0 6 Feb 12 White Kose .. ... O 1. .0. . Feb 12 Flagship Golden AnchorO. 1 0 Feb 12 Carnatic .. .. 0 0 3 Feb 12 Multum in Parvo .. 0 17. Feb 12 Golden Spur.. .. 0 0 6 ... Feb 12 Key of Tokatea .. 0 0 3 Feb 12 ..->•. Buffalo ._ .. 0 0; 3 Feb 12 El Dorado .... 6 1.0 Feb 12 Working Miners .. 0 0 6- Feb 12 "Watchman ... ... 0 1.0 , Feb 12 Crown Prince . '.. 00 0 Feb 12 Pride of Tolcatea .. 0 10 Feb 12 Goldfinch .. • -.. 0 0, 2; Feb ,12 I Ballarat and Rising Sun 0 0 3 Feb 12

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under:—. • For Thames, this day.- at fI.SO p.m., arid to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 230 p.m; ' < For Poverty Bay, per Comerang, Saturday, Ist February, at 5 p.m. ' ' ' - For Fiji, per H.M.S. Dido, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern Cross, on SdtUrday, Ist February, at 2 p.m'' For Tairua,.pefctfafot. Grey,'to-morrow, ut 5 p.ni,

For Napier and Southern. Provinces, '■ per Nebraska, six hours after arrival. . 'ZA' Mails for Australia,' via. Melbourne,- close at HoMtika, to-iri'orrow, at 5 p.m. '■---" - (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 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

We have incidentally heard that a movement is afoot towards realising the intentions of the' Provincial Coun cil with reference to a Reformatory. It will be^ recollected that during the late session a sum of money was voted for the purpose, and a few kind-hearted ladies have instituted a movement for collecting funds to supplement the vote. Most cordially do we commend to the notice of our fellow-citizens this most benevolent object. It is probable that there is no institution the want of which is more keenly felt than some place in which criminal children can be subjected; to real, reformatory influ ences.. On this subject not one word of advocacy is required. Every week gives fresh evidence of the utter in adequacy of our penal machinery for the treatment of juvenile delinquency. To send the children to herd with the hardened evil-doers congregated at. MounfEHen is only to apprentice them to Satan, while the detection of crime and the conviction of the child criminal, .when; followed by what is tantamount to pardon, have a most in jurious effect on the rest of our rising generation. We are credibly told by a respectable citizen of a case in point. His .children are in the habit of meet ing at school and play with certain lads who were recently convicted of having stolen peaches. The young offenders were sentenced to twenty four. hours' imprisonment. Very properly the poor children were noti . sent to the Stockade, and .were kept in "durance vile" at the lock-up. There/ of course they were going about among the policemen, and .Bobby has a man's heart under his blue jacket, and the lads had brea,d a_nd fbutter, and smoked mullet and tea. As one of the lads said to his; playmates, "'" Wasn't it jolly ?" Now, we do not think that in our present circumstances of having no moans of classifying criminals any very different course could have been takeu with,advantage, but it is utterly 'needless for us to say that the position lis not a safe one 'when, for our criminal boys and girls, we have but the choice of placing them among the creme de la creme of our criminal classes, or making them feel and teach to others that, it is "jolly ".to be sent to gaol. The ladies who • have undertaken this work are riot only engaged in the most angelic mission that, could be ar ranged Tor female usefulness intbis city, but one of the - most titiKtarian charac ter. The Orphan Home takes those who ar6 fatherless and motherless, but pure and untainted, i 'The Destitute Children's Asylum takes those who are worse than parentless, and are drink ing in crime from all their surround ings, but who are themselves un corruptedor supposed to be. But a .Reformatory will receive those who have just tasted the sweets of sin, and will make them taste its :bitterness too, : and set them onpaihs of honesty ani; usefulness just'•/'as? ;tHej have turned aside into the ways of criirie. It ~is unnecessary to Estate that the reward of such a work is not merely in the blessedness of doing a good action, but as a matter of £ s. d. the investment will be recuperative in the highest degree. Every citizen pays for the detection, conviction, and rjiinishraent of crime,'and very heavily .too—much more heavily than is gene rally supposed, and far more heavily than would be pleasant if the cost came in the tangible and ugly form of a poll-tax. As a matter of mere economy a shilling spent in nipping prime in the bud is better than a pound spent in eradicating crime when matured; and we do not hesitate to say that if the nurseries of crime are only looked to in proper time our gaols and penal establishments would soon cease to be the great burthen on our revenue. To the ladies moving in this good work we most cordially wish success and happiness in their mission, and we shall afford them all the assistance within our power. We bespeak for them among our friends and readers the reception that should be given to •ministering angels; aud we would RBk1

== ______:___. , ■....,.■ -~-;;■ those solicited for subscriptions to fe- j; member that they are invited not only 'A to aid in rescuing poor little girls, and ; boys who have already started on 1 th.e"f straightway.to hell,, but to stop at the., very fountain head the deluge of vice, and profligacy and crime that is sweep ing over the land. _...,--..-. The annual treat of the All .Saints' Sunday school was held yesterday at Bella, Vista.;. There were .about 150 children, present, ! besides a number of the parents of the chil dren and parishioners. Starting about1 ten o'clock the smaller children and the pro- ! visions were conveyed to the ground in; omnibusses kindly lent by Mr P. Quick; while the elder ones marched with their teachers on foot. As soon as they reached the gi-ound (a pretty spot near the mouth of Cox's creek) the children commenced amusing themselves with swings, kites; balls, drop, handkerchief, etc., while their teachers were busy cutting up the provisions. At one o'clock they assembled for lunch, when, to' see' the, ' provisions disappear, one would have thought the children had been fasting about a week in expectation of. their feast. After lunch the teachers commenced' scrambling nuts, apples',"and lollies, getting up races for prizes in the shape of knives, scissors, dolls, etc., till four o'clock, when the annual distribution of prizes was; performed by. the. Rev. E. N. Bree, the incumbent of the dis trict. Three cheers were then given for Mr Bree, Mr Hammond, the Churchwardens, Mr Cornish, Mr Quick, the Teachers, the: senders of provisions, and Mrs Dalton. After another hearty meal the children started for home. Mr Leckis kindly volunteered to carry the Hampers ahd some of the smallest children in his express. • The builder of; the yacht Fleetjving chal i lenges the owner of the Energy to run for £50 a side. The owner of the yacht Foam also issues a challenge to race any yacht en tered for the fifth race yesterday for £5 a side. , ~ , ' A picnic, given by the citizens to the officers of the two men-o'-war now in harbour took place to-day. The steamer Golden Crown had been chartered to take the party to Motuihi, and was moored a short distance from the Wynyard Pier, from ._ whence the passengers, embarked in bb^ts belonging to the men-o'-war. There was a large 1 number of the elite of the city, including his • Honor the Superintendent, and many other ) leading citizens. The weather was beauti , fully fine, and, no doubt, the party would ? thoroughly enjoy themselves.

It is gratifying to chronicle an example of line old English hospitality on the part of Captain Kelly yesterday, '._, on board the noble barque Lochnagar. Those ladies and gentlemen who took advantage of the barque for the purpose of witnessing the regatta were welcomed in the most courteous man lier by Captain Kelly, and served in good style with dinner,1 wine, cake, and other necessary comforts, and enjoyed a free oppor tunity of seeing the chief attraction of the holiday.

The Rev. A. F. Porter has received, the following - telegram ' from-' Dunedin :—" In structions given to make track to Martin's Bay, and employ; the Martin's Bay. settlers.on the work.—Alex. Willis,. Under Secre tary. Dunedin, January 27, 1873."

A Berlin letter says that among the blows at religious liberty by the Bismarckian go vernment is an order forbidding processions in several towns of the Eheinish provinces, where, since time immemorial, they ranked foremost among the favorite customs of the people, and where their suppression is sure to excite great indignation. Such was the excitement caused in Prussia by the expul sion of the Jesuits that the Catholic Arch bishop of Cotelone [Cologne?] had instituted against him a hatred and contempt by the Government for daring to write a letter on the subject. In Holland some nobles had offered shelter to the exiled German Jesuits, but the Hague Government prohibited it.

The Grahamstown Hauraki Minstrels made a successful debut at the City Hall last night to a Crowded house, and the enter tainment waa in every respect very success ful. The first part consisted of negroic performances by the dai*kies, who evidently did their best for the amncement of the au dience. ■■■ Some of their sentimental melodies were excellent, aud their colloquies very passable, though not of the first order ; still they had the desired effect upon the risible faculties of the hundreds of expectant lis teners. "Aura Lee," "I'm waiting, my darling," and " The Angels now are calling," were well rendered. In the se cond part the dance, " Shoegraphility," was cleverly performed; also the comic song, "I know my way about." The evening was agreeably diversified with music and melody ; the cornet and horn duet, and the qoncertina solo, were ■.' skilfully rendered. The farce of the " Siamese Twins" concluded a very creditably evening's amusement. In compliance With a very general request the Hauraki Minstrels will repeat their enter tainment this evening;,. 11 _ o I:

The final performance of Chiarini's Royal Italian. Circus took place last evening, and was? very well attended considering the number of other attractions at the same hour. This troupe during its brief stay with us has won a well-merited popularity, which it will undoubtedly acquire wherever and whenever its varied excellencies may be brought under the public eye. At the close of the entertainment Mr Rowland, in a neat speech, thanked the people of Auckland for their generous reepgnitionjof the services of the troupe, and hoped if at any future time its members should re-visit this city they would endeavour to render the circus equally worthy of the people's patronage. The troupe left the Manukau this morning by the Phcebe for Wellington, where the circus will be opened for one or two nights only_ A • ' !

The cricket match yesterday between the outsiders and the Zingari resulted as follows : —Ihe, .first, innings qf the Colts was published in last evening's Star. Their second innings and- the one innings of the Zingari stand thus :—Bolton b Bowen, 0; Ryan b Mooney, 3 ; Morrow b Mooney^ 0 ; Mercer run out, 6 ; Wtfloughby b Howard, 1 ; Mason b Bowen, 19_; Garland run out, 0 ; Jackson b .Bowen, 6 ; Choyice, b Mooney, 3 ; Barriard b Bowen, 4 ; Rice not out, 6 ; Taylor b, Bowen,, 1 ; R. Giifillan, not out, 0; Corbett b Bowen, 0. Total, 63. Zingari: Putman, sen., c Barnard b Connel, 0 ; Putman, jun., 1 b w, b Bar nard, 0; Howard . b Connell, 12; Bowen b Barnard, 6 '; Mooney b and c Connell, 25 ; Horan b Jackson, 6 ; Brocke b Connell, 10; Brown b Connell, 4 ; Blagrove, 1 b w, b Con nell, 0 ; Aiderton c Garland b, Jackson, 3; Snow, not out, 2. Byes, wides, &c, 18. Total, 80. /. . - -i

The Magnet Variety Troupe were largely patronised last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre. A very excellent evening's per formance was given by the talented artistes comprising the troupe. To-night fresh attractions ornament the programme.

The annual public meeting of the Auckland Dispensarywill.be held, to-morrow evening in the Mechanics' Institute. The annual report will be submitted, and the election of committee and surgeon will take place for the ensuing year.

Z We lehriv^hat misjcaiise erf'the.'",abrupt ter mination ofilthe native meeting at Maunga-- i tautai-i was the non-arrivalbf Te Whiti, the . great Taranaki prophet. Te Whiti promised ' to attend the meeting and carry into execu tion before the assembled -tribes -his oft repeated promise to raise up the dead ances tors of the Maori.race. He did not, however, put in an appearance, and the kingites were somewhat discomfited iri consequence. Te Whiti is expected at Kuiti shortly on a visit to the King. The Maoris have a good deal of faith in the claims of Te Whiti to the gift ot .prophecy;, but ace riot prepared td: accept alt, he says as gospel. There is no doubt, hoW* '■■■* ever, thatl the prophet has>gairied consider able influence over aU the kingites, although "scarcely so much as that exercised by him over the natives of Taranaki, with'whdnv he1 is closely connected.. ._ ,; '■ •'■ 'Zm-.il \ The meeting of shareholders of the Yon Tempskey Gold Mining Company (Regis tered), announced.to take i>lace this after ,noon, lapsed for the, want of a quorum. .-.. ~-j \d. Mr Bailey, shipwright,, of ..the. .North. ! Shore, had a narrow escape frorii drowning < yesterday. Mr Bailey was on. board the ' yacht Fleet wing,, of which he was the. builder. "When the accident to.. the vessel's , mast occurred he was knocked oyerboard, and the 1 sail fell into the water over him, rendering it difficult to extricate himi He was, how ever, rescued without having sustained any serious injury. . ;,. ! ■■'! Jerusalem is agitated over her. water'; ' supply. ' The Pool of Siloam and a few 1 others like it are all that can be depended upon, and they • are full of bugs and others live organisms. 1 In the new theatre in Cologne signals will « be transmitted by,means of telegraphic wires ' to all parts of the house, and even to loungers ; outside, announcing the • commencement' of each act. • ■• • Vesuvius appears to be giving premonitory •' intimation of another eruption. Shocks have been felt—only slight hitherto, how- I ever—near the mountain, and smoke is being ; emitted from two of the craters. Z- I While imprisonment for debt has been abolished in Great Britain, it still remains in force in the Channel Islands', though a bill to-. I effect a partial, change has been, referred ;to _ a Committee of the Jersey, States. . . A missionary in China states that if the j present ratio of conversions goes on as it has j been going for some years back "by the i year 1900 the native Christians in China will ! number 2;0()0,000." ! Henry Ward Beetiier was nearly buried in '■■ bouquets by the Sunday-school children of ! his church, when, threethousandm number, ' they called upon .the popular .^oid; silver I wedded pastor. ... ~ ~ - In a recent speech Mr Robert Lowe, Chan cellor of the Exchequer, said: "America came out of a gigantic civil war, bleeding at 'every pore, and with feelings-very much ex , %ited and irritated. To her eternal honour be it said she offered a unique instance in j history. lii her'case no "statutes glean the | refuse of the sword;" no executioner was j called on to. finish the work the soldier had | left undone. Whatever blood.'was shed was ! shed,in the height of violent conflict. No 3)lood, no mockei-y of judicial proceeding, no semblance of impartiality where the sentence i' was predetermined on and the executioner 1 was ready, clouded the triumph of that civil I war, and for that America deserves immortal ! honour-

The Auckland Improvement Commission require tenders for the extension of Welles ley-street to Symonds-street in accordance with plans and specifications' which may be seen at the Commissioners' office, Albert Barracks.

It is expected that the new statue to Beethoven at Vienna will be ready by the time that the Exhibition is open. . One of tbe newest rifles submitted to M. Thiers possesses the advantage that the cartridges to suit it can be manufactured even on the field of battle. - - Edward Hall, of the Geological Survey Office, Dublin, says that the estimated quan tity of coals in Irish coal fields, available for use, is 182,280,000 tons. In Portland, Oregon, three months since, a young man died and was placed in a coffin in the parlor of his home, and has remained there ever since, his mother steadfastly refusing to allow the body to be buried, imagining he will return to life, being only in a trance.

Lady Burdett Courts recently gave a Bishop, who was begging for funds to build a church, a blank cheque, and the modest ecclesiastic filled it up for £30,000.

Earl Granville is one of the few men in high place in England who is a strict temperance man. , For twenty-£ve years he has drank no liquors. ...

John B. Gough has subscribed £100, and asks others to join him in a testimonial to the, celebrated artist, George Cruikshank, for his 'philanthropic aid to the temperance cause in England. A family at Greytown, Wairarapa, had a very narrow escape from poisoning from eat ing preserved rhubarb. Investigation in the case of the woman Cotton, who is in gaol at Durham, England, forthe murder of her step-son, seems likely to prove her a wholesale poisoner. Arsenic was found in the bodies of two of her step-sons and in that of a lodger woman, an(J an order has been issued' for exhuming the body of her husband, who died a year ago, and also several other bodies of persons connected With the family, who have died recently. The splendid play-ground which the Mar quis of Westminster has presented to the children of Pimlico, in Ebury Square, London, was thrown open to its juvenile possessors a few weeks ago. . . The election of a new. Provincial Council and Superintendent are approaching, and it is most important that all persons qualified to vote should take the necessary,steps,to have their names placed on the electoral roll. Voters' names may be! registered from the present time to the end of March. . Music is the food of love—beef and mutton that of matrimony.»- Lady ushers are the latest wrinkle for fashionable weddings. , , , The ingenious Indianapolis Journal heads its leading editorial, "The same Old Tiling." The captain of the Shenandoah was among' the guests at President Thier's late dinner party.

It iis against the city ordinance for women to walk unattended in Memphis after nine o'clock at night. The human voice has nine -perfect tones, but these can be combined in 17,592,044,414 different sounds.

"The present age is impudent enough," said GeOrge Charming, " but I forsee that the next will be one of iron and raillery."

Musurus Pasha, the Turkish embassador at London, on meeting Gen. Schenck, after the Geneva result, said in his Greek-English, "Ah, general, you have got the three million guineas, but that is de first time in de history that England submits herself to be inflicted by the foreigner,'' ',; .; i. \'j

Tie Eijian news by the' schooner Merim is miini^ortant. The, Government are de termined to insist on tho payment of taxes which some districts have intimated their intention to resist. The agitation for annexation to Britain continues.'" The following additional contributions to the Martin's Bay Itelief Fund have been re ceived :—J. C. Firth, Esq., £1 ;S. and J. R. A^aile, 10s Gd ; Mr Canning, 10s ; Mr Lamb, 10s ; Mr Parker, 5s ; Mr Webster, 5s ;Mr Hopkins, ss. ~, -■ The meeting of the Education Board, which was announced for this afternoon, will take place in tlie office, Wyndham-street, to morrow, at three p.m. The business of the Board chiefly will be the • reception of the: Reports of the various school committees, the report of the city and suburbs- school committee to which the Board have already agreed; and if possible, to .'": proclaim educational districts," including Coromandel and other parts of the.province. . '~_,'l'.' *' As a lad named Patrick Carroll, son of an itinerant fruit-vendor, was crossing Chapel street to-day, at noon, 'lie-was suddenly knocked dovVn and ridden over by a man on lioi-seback. A crowd immediately gathered and assisted iri raising the ' lad, "who• was more frightened than Tijirt"; and who fortti* nately escaped with a slight bruise. ' There are twenty-two cases on the list for hearing to-morrow, for the recovery of small debts, at the Resident Magistrate's Court.. Baron Mana is one of the capitalists engaged in j laying a telegraph cable between Brazil and Portugal. .._,... ~ _• i In his novel, Edmund "About habitually refers to, Emperor William as:" the robber." and '' the assassin. ' ~ . ; , , ~ ; , ~, John Miller,.1 a broken peanut merchant, blew out his despei'ate brains in a fit of j drunken desperation, at Indianapolis. i The Rev. Stephen Gladstone, the $on of the British Premier, is rector of Hawarden, j England, with a income of £3;000. ". .' '-. j An American • veterinary surgeon died I recently from glanders, contracted .from a horse. The sufferings of the. deceased were most excruciating —he literally rotted away— and was perfectly conscious all the time ; and it is sfiid.that.he.was thb. worst-looking sight ever beheld, and was buried wrapped in tlie bed-clothes upon which he died. : One of the young lawyers of this city was discoursing very eloquently a few weeks ago, when a young lady, who had' been an atten tive listener,' said, "Mr ,1 wish I had your head." The active-minded lawyer im mediately replied, " I wish I had your heart, Miss ." The ready "response islikely to be successful; it .is already rumoured that that lawyer's head and that young lady's heart will soon be in partnership for life.; Some Georgia ladies flogged a bogus doctor for quackery. '.' 1 ,'•■!,-'■ A. .'•

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

SITTtN ■'■ IN BAWJO

(Before his Honor Chief; Justice Sir G. Arney.)

0. A. HARRIS, SEX. V. J. A MACFARLAKE. This was an application for an injunction to restrain the defendant from floating logs down the WaitekuriGreek. '.::- Mr Rees appeared in support of the.ap plication, and Mr Hesketh to oppose. The facts of the case, divested of legal ver biage, are simply these : Mr Harris owns an area of land at the mouth of the. Waitekuri Creek, or river, and, higher up the stream, Mr Macfarlane possesses a property. : It. has been the practice of Mr T. Craig, who is engaged in superintending the cutting of timber on the land owned by Mr. Macfarlane, to float logs down the river to the sea. To facilitate their exit he cut a small canal aud did other works at the mouth of the river, which the plaintiff alleges to to have been carried out on his property, but which the defendant asserts are below high water mark, and therefore on land the pro perty of the crown. The first count in the applicant's case is one of trespass committed in the construction of these works. The second count is based on the ground that by floating the logs down the river a tres pass is committed upon certain property under water owned by Mr Harris. The applicant also alleges that the floating down of logs from Mr Macfarlanc's property in conjunction with the canal has caused large quantities of earth to pass down the .river, and form a bank at the mouth of the creek; rendering it useless to the applicant,., .who claims, in addition to the injunction restrain ing repellant from continuing to float logs down the river, damages for the loss caused through his past action. The pleas put in by Mr Macfarlane; are four in number. In answer to the first count in applicant's pleadings the repellant pleads that the land through which the canal is constructed does not belong to the applicant. Second, that the river is a public common navigable river, and that the alleged tres passes were uses of the said river, which repellant had a perfect right to. The third plea is a general one of not guilty, and the fourth, justification. ... ~.._,. The-question involved i$ % very' important one bearing on the right'^f-the bwrierof property on the banks of a river to forbid property holders higher up the right of using the water carriage afforded by the river. Counsel ably argued the question on both side's,at great length, supported by affidavits. The case had not Concluded when we Went to press..,

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., KM.)

DRUNKENNESS

Two persons were charged with this offence and subjected to a fine or imprisonment.

VAGRANCY,

L ..Ck-olirie Williams was charged under the ; Vagrancy Act with having no visible means of support, and having been previously con victed of being a rogue and vagabond. Prisoner, a respectably dressed female, denied the charge. Sergeant Walker stated that the accused was a person of very bad character, living in Abercrombie-street. '•"'.'"

The prisoner said that if his Worship would forgive 'j her this time she would do better. She had been to service, and would endeavour to get another place.

His Worship feared, as she had acknow ledged that she was drunk, there was. .little hope for her. On her promising, to lekve the town' at once his Honor discharged her, on the under standing that if brought up again she would be pent to prison. LARCENY..- «j Catherine Douglas was brought up on re mand, charged with stealing a white vest, shirt, towel, and other articles of wearing apparel; value, 14s. ■■■ ' ' "''".'.

The prisoner was exceedingly noisy, and his Worship, after commenting upon a cata logue of crimes against the prisoner', stated that she had spetit 55 months in prison. Thomas Cook, cabinet-maker, of Albert street, Newton, deposed that on the 28th instant he detectedytlie prisoner stealing the articles mentioned in the indictment,

The accused said she was drunk at the time, and to her grief and sorrow she was in ] very distressing circumstances. She was expecting money from Sydney. Constable Clark proved that he took the prisoner into custody with some of the articles upon her, she did not deny the robbery. The prisoner exclaimed that she was once a lady, but now she was an unprotected Aitcldand female. . The gaol was killing her. The Court committed her to gaol for two months.

I ZH PUBLICANS AND' TRAVELLERS. Edward Hill was charged with supplying alcoholic liquors, on the evening of Sunday, the 19th of January, to Flora Johnston, at the Scotia Hotel, the said Flora Johnston not being a bona fide, traveller. Mr Hill pleaded not guilty. ! ' "' Sergeant Saunderson did not see the beei served; but saw" the girl take it from the

C °His Worship, after cautioning Mr Hill against the recurrence of such offences, hneci liirn 20s. and coats. Malcolm Clow, of the Carpenters. Arms, was charged under the same Act with sup plying Margaret Hamilton with alcoholic liquors on tlie night of Saturday, the 18th of January, after lawful hours. Mr Joy stated the case for the defendant • Sergt. Saunderson stated that on the night in question he saw Mrs Hamilton go into the hotel, where she stayed about Rye minutes and passed out by the back way. He did not see the liqnor served. A'-'t' Margaret Hamilton, residing in Grey-street, a married woman, stated that she went to the defendant's house on Saturday evening, the JT'Sth inst., and fetched a small caum beer. It was eight o'clock when she got the,beer, and paid for it, and left it there for her own convenience until she returned from the city. His Worship commended the police lor their vigilance in such matters, and said the law certainly must be complied with ; he would also recommend persons to get their beer,in proper time. It would be a hard thing to convict a man under such circum stances. The Court would therefore dis charge the case.

. MANSLAUGHTER. ...-_;,.'.. Mr Ceorge Godkin appeared on the charge of injuring the late John Mallay with a pint pot, and was finally discharged. The prisoners Malone and Staunton in connection with the same case were further remanded until Monday next.

This was all the business

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

[Before his Honor Judge Beckham.] THIS DAY. CRUICKSHANK AND CO. V. WALSH.

Claim, £16 7s Id. n , - • -. .. Mr Kisslirig appeared for the plaintiff, and Mi-J, B. Russell for the defendant, .... This was a claim for damages on the.cap tain of the schooner Nukulau, which met With very severe weather on her passage from Sydney, in consequence of which the water went down the hold and caused the damage complained of. ,-...;..._ Wm. Walsh, .stated that he received a quantity of tea on board his vessel, which was damaged, through stress of weather en the voyage." It ."was. extraordinarily heavy _ weather. The tea was stowed properly. The straining of the vessel would account for the wet getting in. . Part of the bulwarks of the vessel was carried away. The deck was seldom dry. In answer tolMr Kissling: He had 30 cases of acid on board, and seven water casks, holding 54 gallons each. The cases weighed 1001b. each, and were secured through being l lashed to four ring-"bolts. He could not say whether these became loose. They were ail in good order. The leakage was not caused by any carelessness. George Finlay, carpenter and mate to the Nukulau, said the vessel was in first-class order on leaving Sydney. She had been overhauled. His subsequent evidence was simply in corroboration of that of the captain.

Captain Anderson, marine surveyor, proved that he surveyed the cargo, and found that a great'deal of the tea had been damaged by leakage, in consequence of the ring-bolts having been loosened. His Worship, in reviewing the case, said it was clear that the vessel had been exposed to very heavy weather or the damage would not have occurred, and he did not think that the vessel should be held responsible for the damage under such circumstances.

The plaintiff accepted a nonsuit,

DARING ESCAPE FROM H.M.S. DIDO.

CLEVER CAPTURE

.At, about ten o'clock last night the sharp reports of the marines' rifles were heard on board H.M.S. Dido, now lying at the men-of war ground. It was discovered that eleven seamen—the worst and most abandoned of her crew—had, under the cover of darkness, proceeded to cast off one of the man-of-war boats, and make for the shore in her. Leave 'of absence had been for long time stopped with these men on account of their previous bad! conduct, and it is believed that they intended, to desert from the service. None of the balls took effect, or some of the runaways would have paid dearly for their rashness. Information of this wholesale desei*tion was at once conveyed to the police, and a reward of £3 per head offered for their recapture by 'Capt. Chapman. The police immediately | set to work to scour the town and outskirts, butit was not untilavery earlyhour this morn ing that Sergt. Walker (we believe) was en: abled to discover their whereabouts, namely, the Rob Roy Hotel, in Freeman's Bay. The men had landed in the bay and, having re galed themselves plentifully with alcohol, were accommodated for the night by Host Kane. Sergt. -Major Pardy, Detectives Ter nahan and Jeffrey, and Sergt. Walker, at once proceeded to the house at four o'clock this morning, accompanied by Constables Gordon, Gallagher, Hingersori, Melville and Hutchinson, and demanded ad mission .We understand that the landlord of the house denied that " Jack" was located there. .However, admission was gained, arid the police prepared to make their capture, which was not effected without a strong re sistance, the deserters fighting desperately for liberty. After some minutes' delay, during which several ugly blows were ex changed, the whole of the crew were " brac'eletted" and conveyed in double file to the station, where they were all accommp. dated in one cell. The men, here made another attempt to regain liberty, for in pulling themselves together they found that

the police, in " running them over,', had omitted to take a clasp-knife from, one of their number. They immedi ately commenced to cut their way out of the cell, but had not quite accomplished their object when tkey were discovered at their game", arid speedly placed in separate cells. They were all handcuffed together and conveyed under a strong guard of police this afternoon on board H.M.S. Dido, where they will be dealt with for their breach of discipline.*'; ',"

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LATEST THAMES NEWS.

VARIOUS CRUSHING RETURNS

GRAHAMSTOWN

"yy\ This day. Vale of Ay'oca.—A Crushing of 180. tons of stone has yielded 79 ; ounces of gold.

Bank of New Zealand' Tribute.—A crushing of twenty-four tons of stone gave the excellent return of 33 ounces of gold.

City of London. —Nice stone was struck in the leading stope to-day. The company got; lOlbs of pretty specimens. Moanatairi Union Ttibute.—A crushing ofsixtonsof stone has yielded 13 ounces of gold. : a.-, z-,^ v • ..■'.; . ~-y. ,y, -. Golden (JaLf.— The company will resume

crushing tp-morrow.; '-' - "j .-_. . There was an immense Sabbath-school picnic yesterday, nearly 4000 adiilts-and.^ children being present. r

TAURANGA.

This day. The steamer Southern Cross arrived at sevea

p m. on Tuesday. Maxwell's bakery was burned down about eight o'clock on Tuesday night. It Was situated in the heart of a valuable block of buildings. By dint of energetic exertions the destruction of the adjoining outbuildings in the block were saved; The wind died away or the beach road would have been stripped of the buildings erected along it. It is reported thaon-^Vhangamata will be proclaimed open on February fir^t.. ~ The Southern Cross sailed for Auckland afp eight p.m. Passengers: Bishop Williams, Messrs Martelli, and George Cooper.

It was ; a public holiday yesterday, and the telegraph office was closed till five p.m.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

THE SHAREBROKERS' PETITION REJECTED; .'••■■.; .

PREPARATIONS- FOR THE INTER PROVINCIAL GIG RACE.

FLOGGING A CRIMINAL AT CHRIST . .." ; CHURCH. v

Wellington.

This day.

The Auckland 'sharebrokers' petition in favour of the suspension of the Sharebrokers' Act, was considered by the Government yesterday,, when it was decided that the petition could not be entertained.

The. Coronet has arrived from the Kaipara with timber. ;

At a meeting of the directors -of the Titanic Iron and Steel Company it was resolved to take the necessary steps to obtain the ratification by the Taranaki Provincial Council of the promise made by ; the Superintendent of. a. grant of 8i miles of beach. The prospectus ofLthe com pany wiU be issued next week. >. "V Carters in the employ of the City Council asked ;for an advance of 2s per day> but. the Council refused to comply with the demand, and agreed to release them from their con tract and call for fresh tenders. Polling for the election-of city members o£ the Provincial Council .is proceeding to-day. There are ten candidates, and eight vacant seats. Sailed yesterday, Wellington" for the North.

PORT CHALMERS.

This day.

Sailed: Oldin, barque, for Wellington with part of original cargo of tea from Foo Chow Foo.

Arrived : Margaret Galbraith, frPm Glas gow. ■ All "well. '■■' -' '•'' " -'A* -•'-' '■;- "! ; :, :

LYTTELTON.

This day.

It is rumoured that a strong crew has been formed to represent Lyttelton at the inter provincial races at Wellington. It is com posed, partly of the crew that won the last \ inter-provincial match. A meeting to arrange matters was held last night. ..;•-/ v I The inhabitants of Lyttelton have pi_y sented a- largely-signed memorial to the Maypr, asking him to call a public meeting for Friday night; sto consider the question of sending a, crew to the inter-provincial . _■ j-i regatta.

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day. Arrangements are proceeding with the view of sending a Metropolitan crew to the inter provincial regatta. Probably a. strong crew will be formed. The Cavalry prize-firing for district prizes took place yesterday. Bandsman Hunsley won the first prize. , , ', .: The Kaiapoi crew will pull in a new boat just arrived- per Crusader. '• Patrick McLoy, sentenced at the last. ses" sion of the Supreme Court to receive, twelv*

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