SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

■SSSEihJJsr 111*4<47; Bim-KISll! To; MOON'S AGE : Full moon, 80th, 6.27 a,m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

AKKTVALS. Go-ahead, from W«if;q.ra, in tbe Maimkati Luna, p.s , from the South. In the Mannkau

DEPARTURES.

Kyno, brigantine, for LytteHon

PPOJECTED DEPARTURES.

.tor tbe Sonth-Wellington, s.s , to-morrow For Sydney— "^'ictnria, s s.. three days after arrival For T. or ,rj OT , —XTvlton Castle, barque, rarly For Kandavu-Macfrregor, ss., (English Mail), 6th July For Portland, Oregon—Huntly Castle, ship, early For New Caledonia — Dauntless, schooner, (Hawaiian), early For Wellington—FT M.S. Blanche, early For Newcastle— Glimpse, barque, early For Calcutta—Rooparell, ship, early For LytteHon—P.O.E , barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of Adelaide, s s., (English Mail), from Kandavu, over due Maccrreeor. s.s., from Sydney, Bth prox. Victoria, s.s.. from Sydney and Melbourne, e*rly Jsmfls Wfphart ship, from London: sailed 18th March Queen nf 'Nations, ship, from Liverpool, via Belfast; sailed 17th March William Gifford, barque, from New York, via

Dunedin. Sailed Feb 15 Countpss of Klntore, ship, from London ; sailed 6th

At>tU Natal Qneen, barque, from LytteHon ; sailed 22nd Corrido. from LytteHon ; Failed 22nd Fernrfale, barque, from London City nf Auckland, ship, from London Acacia, baiqne from Lyttelton The TsabeJJa, brig, from Newcastle, early Weanor, barque, from Newcastle, early Thames, barque, from Poston, loading1 Hylton Cast.le, barque, from Newcastle, early Eiiith. schooner, from Fonth Sea Islands, early IPct, barque, from Oamaru, early Elderslie. schooner, from Oamaru, early Albion, brip. from the Kaipara Frpetrader, barque, from Dunedin PJrn Grove, birquo, from Sydney, early Hadda, barque, from Dunedin, early Papua, schooner, fromParotonga Towor Hill, brig, from Warrnambool IFureka, barque, from Dunedin ; sailed 23rd instant "Wave, brig, from Oam ara Crafg Ellochie, brig, from Dunedin ; sailed 25th inst.

EXPORTS.

Per Merlin, for Wellington via Mercury Bay : 240 blasting powder, R. Lusk ; 27,000 feet sawn timber.—M. Niccol, agent,

The Government steamer Luna arrived off the Manukau bar at two o'clock this afternoon.

The barque Moneynick has been sold by Captain Marshall to Messrs. Hancock and Jageer for £2850.

The barque Natal Qneen left LytteHon in company with the Marmion.

The schooner Marmion has been purchased of her former owners (Captains' Anderson and McLeod) by Mr. Edward Pearse for the Kopura Saw-mill Company. The vessel will be placed in the timber trade between Kai para and tho South. The price is £2200.

The Clio cleared out at the Customs to-day ■with 60,000 feet timber for Dunedin, to be shipped at Wangapoa.

The Merlin schooner has cleared for Wel lington, via Mercury Bay with a cargo of timber and gunpowder.

The brigantine Camilla has been delayed in discharging owing to the unfavourable weather. After putting out her cargo she will load timber for Lyttelton.

Another fierce N.E. gale set in late last night, and has continued up to the present time. Early this morning the new schooner Onward, which had been lying at anchor between the Breakwater and the wharf, began to drag. She drifted by little and little till she came broadside on to the wharf just above the waterman's steps. Here she lay for some hours sustaining severe injuries to her bulwarks and topgallant rail by bumping against the piles. At nine o'clock this morn ingthe captain carried an anchor out, andhav ing passed a rope on board succeeded in getting the vessel out of her dangerous position. The barque Glimpse, which was moored alongside one of the hulks, apparently thought better of her choice of a companion, and dropped higher up the harbour, where she rode safely. The barque Antipodes, which for some reason unexplained only had one anchor out during the blow, threatened several times to come down upon the wharf, but more by luck than good judgment she held her own about 200 yards north-east of the main T. The brig Oberlin, lying outside the western main T, had just finished discharging when the gale came on, and her lightness caused her to be particularly lively. She has not however received other than slight damage. The brig Heather Belle, which had just hauled off the wharf and anchored in the stream, dragged very much during the night, and thi3 morning was quite half-a-mile higher up the harbour than yesterday even ing. The ships Huntly Castle and Boo parel having inside berbhs were not incom moded by the blow. The captains of the various craft complain very bitterly of no moorings or dolphins being fixed on the east of the Wharf. There can be no doubt that such protection is much needed, but we should also recommend the skippers of our port to look well to their moorings when there are signs of a coming gale. There can scarcely be a question that the Onward might have been saved from injury had proper pre cautions been taken. It should be recollected that negligence in the case of any vessel in volves endangering the safety of others. The schooner Marmion, Captain McKenzie, arrived from Lyttelton this morning with a cargo of Southern produce. The Captain thus reports of his passage :—Left Lyttelton Friday, the 19fch inst, with a light southerly wind, which was carried to the East Cape. Bounded the Cape on Monday. From thence strong westerly wind till last night, when en countered a fierce N.E. gale, which came on so suddenly that there .was barely time to take off sail. Bounded Cape Colv'ille at 2 o'clock this morning, and arrived as above, running in under double-reefed topsail and jib

The schooner Swallow has entered inwards with 16,300 feet timber from Mercury Bay.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wanganttc, this day. The s.s. St. Kilda left last night at half past six for Auckland.

> r ; Wellington, this day. The s.s. Star of the South left this morn ing at ten o'clock for Dunedin.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Globe as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p m., ami to-morrow, at; 10.30 a.m. For Coromsndol, to-morrow, at 8,30 a.m. For Kapler and Southern provinces, per City of Adelaide, six hours after arrival For Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wai, Walpu, &c, per Lady Bo wen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For the undermentioned places, per Wellington, on • Saturday, 27th instant, as under :— For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 11 a.m. For Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, at noon For the United Kingdom, via Suez (for letters specially addressed), at noon For the United Kingdom, via Brindisl, at 12.30 p.m. For newspapers at 11 am. For money orders, and registered letters, at 11a.m. Should a later opportunity offer, Supplementary Mails will be forwarded. For Whitiangi, Tairua, Opotiki, and Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cross, to-morrow, at 1 p.m. HM4IB for Australia, via Melbourne, close at Bluff at 3 p.m. to-morrow. N.B —A Post-office will be opened at Kihikihi on Ist July proximo, and mails will be made up at this on Thursday and Saturdays at 7.80 pm. Return mails will arrive on Tuesday and Thursdays, at 7.30 p.m. Attentlen is directed to the altered time for clearing the receiving Boxes and Pillars in the city, which will be found written thereon. (Signed) S. B. Bus, Chief Portnuurtor.

BIRTH.

Cowiß— On Thursday, June 25, at Bishop's Court, AucVland, the wife of the Bishop of Auckland, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Ballin—Eiktf—On the 17th June, at the Syna gogue Aucklmd, by the Rev M. Elkin. brother to the bride, Maria Elkin, to Louis BaUin, of Grahams town. Home papers please copy.

DEATH.

O'Connor. —On the 26th inst, at his residence, New ton, Patrick O'Connor, after a long and painful illness : aged 33 years. The Funeral will leave his lato residence at 3 v.m. ou Sunday. Friends pleaso accept this in vitation.

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

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance.

And Mm good that we can do

Scrip swindling in a small way is being once more attempted by those who should be satisfied with the unholy gains they have already secured in this way. But when men have sold their souls to mammon we suppose it is hopeless to look for any reform arising from satiation ; and in cases where question able proceedings have proved enormously pro fitable in the past, there is a special reason for anticipating a repetition of tbe same game whenever opportunity offers. The improve ment in returns from our mines and conse quent increased speculation in mining stock, has provided the facilities, and there have not been wanting those ready to avail themselves of the chance of waxing rich on the losses ond misfortunes of the people around them. In our Thursday's issue wo pub lished a letter from a gentlemen of high standing in the community relative to a deliberate and successful attempt to depress City of London shares, which he tad been advised of two days previ ously The same issue contained a communi cation of a like nature regarding the " bearing" of Whau stock. In both in stances there is good reason for believing that the charges were not groundless. When persons who, from the position they occupy, should uphold the interests of share holders, make use of their influence and information for the purpose of "bulling" and "bearing" stock while they buy and sell, they deserve to be held up to the execration of all honest men. And this is what has been done in the cases mentioned. It is im material whether the shares are above or below their value, leading men connected ■with the mines ought not to be found button-holing small holders, and advising them to sell, asserting that "the gold had run out," that they "had got past it," and so forth. Yet men who have been notorious in connec tion wth the Whau mine have thus amused themselves and shares have bobbed up and down in response to their brmth ings. The way bonfl, fide investors have been victimised before has rendered them fearful of anything resembling a swindle, and they are the more readily panic-stricken at the likelihood of a fall in stock. Thi lays them the more open to the machinations of practised operatois. There is only one safety guard, and that we cannot to strongly urge —namely, that in mining as with other business transactions men shall act reason ably; that they shall look well to the prospects of a mine before buying, and demand reasons satisfactory to them selves ere selling. There are no changes in mines or their prospects like those we see in the scrip market, and when the cause of many of the fluctuations is so palpable it be hoves shareholders to be very wary, and to act more on their judgment than on the action of others.

An official inquiry into the charges laid against the doctor of the Loch Awe will take place at the Immigration Barracks to-morrow at 11 o'clock.

The immigrants by the Loch Awe are being engaged rapidly. As usual the single girls have gone off very quickly. A fair pro portion of the married people have found employment, and others are in negotiation for situations. There is as great a demand as ever for domestic servants. We are told that Mrs Taylor, the resident matron, has applications already for the greater number of the girls to come by the Queen of Nations. About twenty of the Danish immigrants, male and female, proceed to Wellington per B.s, Wellington to-morrow.

Mr Collier will take his benefit to-morrow (Saturday) evening at the Prince of Waleß Theatre, when the splendid drama of '' The Bells" and the two last acts of "Kip Van Winkle" will be performed. The whole of the company have volunteered their services. Miss Tilly Andrews will sing " Behind the Scenes," and Mr Douglas will recite "Thomas O'Brien." j

A Sweepstake Rifle Match, open to all comers, will be fired to-morrow afternoon at two o'clock sharp, oh the Mount Eden Rifle range, 400, 500, and 600 yards; six shots at each. Intending competitors are requested to imuster punctually at two, as the after noons are now so short, and i considerable number of marksmen are expected.

The late rains have brought down 1000 logs to the booms of the Tairaa sawmills, so that there is a certainty of a 'good supply of sawn timber from that mill for many months to come. The Wangapoua correspondent of the Coromandel MaU writes with reference to the mills : "The heavy rains which have lately occured have assisted in swelling the creeks, and a good driving power has been obtained for bringing logs to the mills. A good stroke of business is being; done here in the timber line. The two mills belonging to Messrs Harris and Macfarlaue are turning out a large quantity of sawn stuff every week A large number of bushmen are employed felling timber, and the place generally wears a business-like aspect. .Every now and then a cutter arrives to ship timber for Auckland, which serves to lessen the monotony. The Fancy, cutter, and the Rose, cutter, sailed' on Saturday, 20th instant, and the Clematis, schooner, left on Sunday the 21st, all with full shipments of timber. The Albatross and Jessie Henderson, schooners and the Janet Grey, tho Bessie, and the Glanco, cut ters, arrived on Sunday to load for Auckland. They will probably be all loaded up shortly.

A correspondent under the signature "Ob- | server " suggests as a means of increasing the accommodation in the Lunatic Asylum that the Sunday services should be held in the dining-room, and the large chapel of the institution made available for other pur poses.

The investigation of the charge against the young man Alexander Brown, for an alleged attempt to set fire to the premises of Messrs Must and Co., will be resumed in the Police Court to-morrow morning, and, as there are a number of v itnesses to be examined, the case is likely to occupy the whole day.

To the Editor : Sir,—" An Old Colonist" in yesterday's " Herald" advocates a water supply from the Waikato river, and ex presses his surprise it had never occurred to any one else. If he turns up the back num bers of Star he will find I not only brought it under the notice of the authorities, but shewed how it could be carried out in an economical and an expeditious manner ; that is, simultaneously with the railway works, the pipes laid so as to form a portion of the line itself.—Yours, &c, T. B. Hannaford.

To the Editor: Sir,—lt is said that " out of evil springeth good," and the adage is borne out in the case of public-houses ; for were it not for them the town would be badly off in deed, as far at least as lights are concerned. They save the ratepayers a good round sum yearly in the shape of paying for public lamps, and besides they add considerably to the ornamentation of our streets, especi ally Queen-street. Only for the hotels the main street would be a miserable one indeed in appearance. Beginning with the Waite mata hotel, which would be a creditable one in the City of London, and ending with the Naval and Military hotel at one side, and the Greyhound hotel on the other side, these buildings considerably aid in making Queen - street somewhat respectable. The character of a people for public spirit is at once seen in the appearance of the town or city in which they reside—in our public buildings and in our main streets.' Strangers see this at a glance, and are not slow in forming their own opinion, which opinion they carry away with them, whether it be favorable or other wise, and should it bo the latter no doubt it tells greatly against us as an energetic enterprising people. Our public bodies, one would imagine, should take the initiative in all things tending to the im provement of the city ; but instead of this one of them at least, the City Council, has done M-hat it could to retard if not to disfigure the appearance of Queen-street. I allude of course to those shells of erection outside the Market-house, or in other words the City Councill folly. It is to be hoped, therefore,that the Provincial Government will save the character of our public bodies from the charge of a want of energy and public spirit by a strict and faithful adherence to the recommenda tion of the Select Committee of the Pro vincial Council, and carry out that recom mendation in its entire integrity by the erec tiou of the public buildings contemplated, which are both useful and ornamental, and thereby give an appearance to Queen-street of which it is so sadly in need, and save it in this regard at all events from being a reproach and a by-word in the mouths of visitors, Ac. As we have no place of recrea tien but the Queen-street Wharf, let our eyes rest, in passiug thereto, on something handsome and ornamental, instead of being continually, disgusted in looking on old tumble-down wooden shanties, which well to-do people would scarcely to occupy. —I am, &c, Anthroi-os.

The members of the Pioneer and Fraternal Home Lodges will hold an open meeting this evening in the Albert street Temperance Hall, and the inem 1k rs of the Newton Olive Branch Lodge will meet in their lodge-room this evening at the usual hour for special business.

This evening a lecture will be delivered in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association by Theophilus Ileale, Esq., on a most interesting astronomical subject, viz., " The Transit of Venus." We have reason to believe that this will be one of the most entertaining of the winter Beries of lectures in course of delivery at this institution. The science of astronomy is too much ne glected in the present day, and thus an immense field of celestial wonders calculated to raise and sublimate the feelings is com paratively lost to young men. It is well to know somewhat of the poetry of the heavens and of the planets which roll in infinitude ; or, as Thomson has it, " world beyond world in infinite extent. " We are taught by astronomers that the last transit of Venus, sometimes termed the "Celestial Queen of Night, "occurred in 1769, and that her next transit will take place the night of December 6th ; that another will take place in 1882, and another in 2004. The value of the transit of this beautiful luminary to astronomy cannot be too highly estimated, as it affords one of the best known means of determining the distance between the sun and the earth, which is the unit of all astronomical measurement—the foot-rule, so to speak—of the universe upon the correct of which depend the truth and accuracy of all astronomical knowledge and its practical application. It is interesting to know, es pecially to us of New Zealand, that at the last transit of Venus Captain James Cook computed the distance of the sun from the earth to be 95,274,000 miles, and this was accepted generally until 1862. The English expedition for taking ob servation will cover the principal stations of Alexandria, Honolulu, New Zealand, and the Sandwich Islands. The coming event is engrossing the miuds of the rscientific men of all civilised nations, who are co-operating for the purpose of securing greater exactness in the determination of longitude. It will be seen, therefore, from these cursory remarks that the lecture of this evening on this im portant subject will be one oH much interest, and as Mr Ileale has given much time and sbudy to this branch of science his discourse must of necessity be attractive and eminently instructive.

A very beautiful wool-worked hearth-rug may be seen in the shop-window of Messrs Cotter and Son, upholsters of Queen-street, with a very correct picture of a ship in full sail in the centre. This interesting and curious article was worked entirely by a working man, named Nelson, of Auckland, with a needle, and will shortly be raffled for. The shades and colours are truthfully blended, and the rug is well worthy of inspection, and, to the successful competitor, will prove an article of use and ornament for the par lour or drawing-room.

To the Editor : Sir,— -I think, in justice to the writer, the poem signed "Penlu" (which appeared in Wednesday's edition) should either have been omitted entirely or published in full. As it has been printed it is sheer nonsense, which I trust your readers would not think it were the following verses inserted after " The match is struck" :—

A shriek ! as if the dev'lish stroke had freed, Some spirit lost—and then came sobbing, moaning "Twas but the wind that sorrowed at the deed, And passed by groaning;. And terror-struck the midnight flre-ftond stood, ilemorse already on his black soul creeping— A stone—a brick I—if nothing else it would

Arouse the sleeping. Then with this half undoing of his crime, Nor by the thought of perill'd lives impeded, Of safety only thinking while there's time, He Mes unheeded.

His Honor the Chief Justice, upon Mr MacCormick making his application in the old Macfariane v. Harris case yesterday morning, said that in these days a great deal was heard of the delays of the Supreme Court. The present application afforded an instance of how little the judge had to do ■with these delays. Here was a case in which one party to a dispute in litigation had actually to come before the Court with an application made in consequence of the other side refusing to go on with the proceedings.

It is with some surprise that we see in the shipping column of the Herald this morning a reiteration of that journal's assertion re specting Captain Law, and Follett, the steward of the P.C.E., who made the extra ordinary statements about ftochefort's escape from Noumea. We had concluded that the Herald's version of the story was the result of a misundestanding on the part of the re porter, but it appears that gentleman is willing to vouch for its correctness, and mentions a witness. Now this is very singular, for it goes far to putting _ Captain Law in even a more equivocal position than Follett. Our assertion that Follett was shipped at Noumea, and accompanied the Communists to Newcastle, is based not alone upon Captain Law's testimony, but upon that of the officers of the vessel both before and since it appeared in print. There is a bungle somewhere, and it is to be hoped it will be cleared up for the sake of Captain Law's veracity.

A correspondent writes from Onehunga as follows :—" I see by the papers that there is still a cry for more immigrants. Wanted what for, "I would like to know ? Why over run the country with paupers and refuse of the goals in Britian. Governmentshouldpause and consider well what they are about before such a class of people should get a footing in our colony—men who have paid their pas sage from England cannot get work. In September last the good old ship City of Auckland brought out a number of respect able passengers. Some of them went to the South, Borne of them went back home. Does not that speak well for us ? No work only for Government immigrants. There is still one of the ship City of Auckland's passengers, living not a hundred miles from Onehunga, and he can not got a situation. What are thing going to come to."

A football match will take place on the North Shore ground to morrow between fifteen of the North Shore Club and twenty picked from the Mount Hobson and Grafton Clubs. The following are the names of players :—North Shore : Messrs Fees (cap tain), R. H. Duder, J. Nolan, R. H. iNolan, W. Hales, G. Hales, E. Burgess, H. Bnrgess, H. Niccol, K. Niccol, F. Wells, Carerhill, Thome, A. Whitaker, Cochrane, and J. Wells (extra). Mount Hobnon and Grafton Clubs : Sutton (captain), Browne, Clarke, Goode, Beveridge, Phillipßon, Cheeseman, J. Wilson. Mason, (2), F. White, Mears, Rose, Ridings (2), Moss, Champtaloup, Gat land, Green and Ewen.

This is the kind of stuff the Dunedin Tahlet resales its readers with :—" Why should the New Zealand Catholics not hold a meeting to express sympathy with Bismarck's victims. We are fellow sufferers with them. We smart under a Bismarckian education policy, and at present have little hope of redress. The groans of the New Zealand Catholics should be wafted across the ocean to the ears of our co-religionists in Germany. Disraeli Bhows that his bark is worse than his bite to Catholics. He is evi dently now fishing for Catholic sup port in spite of all his denunciations against 'sacerdotal usurpation.' The fact is the Catholic vote is now felt to be necessary for the strength and existence of any Govern ment that can be formed in England. Dis raeli will try to outbid Gladstone for the Catholic vote, and will possibly endow or aid Catholic Schools and Catholic Univer sities ere all is over. That will depend on circumstances. Never mind about principle —Protestant statesmen like Protestant news papers have^ politically speaking, no prin ciple—no conscience. They are men of expediency, and sail with the wind and tide—no matter in what direc tion—to gain popularity and of course, power and money ; that is the great end for •which Protestant statesmen and newspapers exist. It is a humiliating position ; but the " Feformation " has forced them into it. They are to be pitied rather than blamed. The success of Don Carlos ia another strong proof of a turn of the tide The Reformation is fast running to the end of its tether in Eng land and Continental Europe. A lecoil ia at hand. We see the same in America." The editor's friends really Bhould look after him. The poor man's mind is wandering.

The installation of officers took place at the lodge-room of the United Service Lodge, No. 421, 1.C., Masonic hotel, Princes-street, on Wednesday evening. P.M. Sloane offici ated as Installing Master, assisted by P.M. J. C. Doull, P.G.S. A. Brock, H. G. Wade, and A. Asher, P.M. J. C. Doull, P.G.S., acted as Master of Ceremonies, when the following officers were duly installed for the ensuing half-year :—J. James, J.P.M. ; W. W. Batt, W.M. ; J. H. Burns, S.W. ;J : Trafford, J.W.; H. Brown, Treasurer ; H. Pemberton, Secretary ; — Chapman, S.D. ; G. Eedfern, J.D.; J. Tonge, 1.G.; J. Por ter, Tyler ; after which the W.M., W. W. Batt, invited the brethren to partake of some refreshment, which was provided by host G. Avey in his usual sumptuous style.

Captain J. E. Boyce and Mr W. H. Cutten, deputies from the Colonial Bank provisional directory, had an interview with the Auck land Brokers' Association yesterday relative to the allotment of shares in the new Bank. Members of the Association pointed out that owing to the way the shares in the National Insurance Company were allotted Aucklanders had no faith in Dunedin management of companies. The deputies stated that of course they could not be held responsible for the management of other companies. It was intended to allot 40,000 shares in the new Bank to Auckland, and if the number applied for exceeded those available for allotment, a local committee would be appointed to supervise the distri bution, which would be regulated through out the colony on the basis of population. They said that over 70,000 shares had al ready been applied for in Otago, and the number was likely to be increased to 100,000. The Bank would certainly be established, and a branch opened in Auckland, whether the shares set apart for the province were fully taken up or siot. They pointed out the large amount of New Zealand capital that is now being operated with by foreign banks, and to. this cause traced the recent advance in the rates of bank business. There was every reason for anticipating success. It was stated that the time for making applica tion for shares would be extended till the 10th of July in order that country settlers may participate therein.

The Harbour Board at a meeting yester day, on the recommendation of the Works Committee, confirmed the proposals arranged by Captain Daldy with the General Govern ment relative to the construction of a dock on the western side of the Wharf and other harbour works, and the Chairman and Mr Kissling were appointed to act with Mr Whit aker in preparing a Bill embodying the pro posals to be submitted to the General Assembly during its approaching session.

At the meeting of the Chamber of Com merce, this afternoon, a discussion took place on the subject of a pamplet issued by Dr. Featheratone in England, in which the Province of Auckland is most unjustly compared with the ((other provinces of the colony. Mr Shera moved a resolution that the Hon. Mr Vogel be memorialised on the subject. The pamphlet was produced, and its misstatements excited great indig nation.

(|The " sea cow," which it was announced in our Tauranga telegrams a few day's ago had been caught at Tairua, has been placed on view at the Market-place. It is a splendid specimen of a fspecies of aquatic mammals, very rare in this part of the colony. The animal is very large, and seems lively con sidering the treatment it has received con sequent on the difficulties entailed in its carriage from Tairua to Tauranga and thence to Auckland. It bellows like a cow, hence the name that has been applied to it. Mrjßobert Graham purchased the|animalfrom its captors, and contemplates removing it to some suitable place where it may be pre served in life and be tamed. In the mean time those who are deßirous of seeing this curiosity may do so at its present quarters., in the Cook-street wing of the Market.

To the Editor : Sir,—The following para graph which I clipped from the " Herald " of to-day, refers to a principle of greater im portance than most people are aware :— "Accustomed as we are in New Zealand to Land Transfer Offices in every little town of five or six hundred inhabitants, it will sur prise many to find that in England it is questioned whether it will be advisable to have more than one office for the whole kingdom. In moving the first read ing of the new bill, the Lord Chan cellor is reported in the Times to have spoken in favor of such a course." The New Zealand Legislature have carried their absurd ideas on this point in the new Native Land Act in such a way as to cause the greatest public inconvenience. I went to the Native Lands Court office a few days ago to transact business about land on the other side of Howick, and about a small piece of land near the Bay of Islands. I was in formed that in the first matter I must go to Waikato Heads, because all the documents of the Court had been sent to the local officer there, as required by the Act; and in the second matter I must go to Mongonui for the same reason. What in the world is this done for ?—Yours, &c, Land Agent.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

James McCormack, Thomas Meurant, Wm. C. Martin, John McCormack, Robert Johnstone, Frederick Dunmore, and Bernard Matthews were charged on remand with em bezzling a quantity of clothing, etc., forming part of the cargo of the ship Loch Awe dur ing her passage from London to this port. On the application of Mr Richmond, who appeared for the prosecution, the prisoners were again remanded for a week, One of the prisoner's asked what the deuce was the good of remanding them so often when they all intended to plead guilty.

BREACH 01 MUNICIPAL POLICE ACT.

Elizabeth Sandall pleaded guilty to com mitting the above offence by allowing her grey mare Strawberry to wander in Symonds street on the 19th inst.

The Bench said Strawberry must be re strained.

Fined 10s and costs.

AN APOLOGY.

Douglas Duff was charged with using abu sive language to Mr Goldie, the Inspector of Nuisances, while in the execution of his duty, on the 18 th inst.

Mr Goldie said he was willing to withdraw the charge if the defendant apologised. This the defendant expressed his willing ness to do.

His Worship said he must impress upon the defendant, as well as on others who were guilty of such misconduct, that a public officer is not to be insulted with impunity. As Mr Goldie was satisfied with the apology he should permit the charge to be withdrawn. Withdrawn accordingly.

EDUCATION AT THE THAMES.

George Devy, Henry Fletcher,, William Loraas, James Mclntyre, Samuel Montgo mery, Francis O'Dowd, James Sampson, and Donald Taylor, all described as house holders at the Thames, were called upon to show cause why they had not paid the education rate of last year.

Mr. Alexander appeared for the Board of Education.

None of the defendants were present.

The non-payment of the rate and the lia bility of the defendants were severally and individually proved by Mr. Mitchell, the Collector at the Thames, and Mr. R. B. Lusk, the receiver of the rate.

The Bench then gave judgment for the plaintiff in eacn case with coats.

The Collector, in answer to a question from his Worship as to whether any of the defendants had assigned any reason for not paying the tax, replied "Yes ; some of them said they had too many children, and others that they ought not to pay because they had none."

This concluded the business.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. This Day.

Before Tlios. Beckham, Esq., R.M. JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS.

Haslett v. Rookes (Mr Laishley for plain tiff), claim £S Os 6d, board and lodging. Lusk v. Lundon (Mr J. B. Rnssell for plain tiff) claim Ll9 53 2d, money advanced. Ding well v. Dixon (Mr Brook for plaintiff), claim LI 43 Od, rent.

ASHTON V. HAMILTON,

Claim, £7 ss.

Mr Laishlej for plaintiff. This was a claim for highway rates extend ing over three years, but which the plaintiff had not asked for daring that term. The particulars of this case were heard last Court day, when the Court reserved judg ment until to-day. His Worship said that, having looked care carefully into this matter it appeared that defendant was acting as servant at the ' Bowling Green, and the Highway Board had certainly ignored him in allowing three years to pass over without making any demand for rates. Had they made the necessary application the defendant would have had no excnso for not makiDg an appeal against the demand. Looking at the case in all its bearing the Court was of opinion that judgment would be given for defend.int, with cost.? £1 10s. Mr Laishley, on the part of the Grafton road Highway Board, asked leave of appeal. His Worship said that he would offer no objection if sufficient cause could be shown for such a course.

BINNEY V. DOTTNINa.

Claim, £14 3s 6d. Mr J. B. Russell for plaintiff, Mr James Russell for defendant *

In this case the defendant, who resides at Dunedin, made an application through Mr James Eussell for a new hearing, as he had a good defence to offer. In the former hear ing, in which judgment went against kirn, he was unable to be in attendance, as the steamer went without him.

Mr J. Kussell objected to the application as the defence was a captious one, on the plea that defendants' did not receive the

goods (cocoanuts) in a reasnnaM/, v^1 received the goods, whicH g^ *« genuine he should not hav? £^%* defence was not one upon its S">' simply vexatious, and Mr DunnSTK^ grounds for asking this CowHoV** hearing. "" lo* a re- ] His Worship said that defendants , had been somewhat neglectful is}^ into consideration the great S D^i\^ here, and oCL^S 6 * he thought the Court would notlEftS* in opposing the application provMeJ^ dant pay the costs of the last triaF Application granted.

m • i o,™ l^ V. tilley. Claim, £3 7s. 6d. Mr Laishley appeared for plaintiff , nil v Kisshng for defendant. 'ttd Hr This was a claim for work viz ti.1 v some life-buoys for the Southern CrWH making and painting two headboard? ""* The defence was that defendant wig w responsible for the claim, as Mrflffig employed plaintiff to do the work. *m Plaintiff deposed that he received th. order from Captain Tilley, and that he ft no conversation-with Mr Niccol, thetfi of the vessel, about the painting. R r paid for other work by Captain Tilley E that was before he had. orders toSSS. head-boards and paint them. He anthS Mr ChappeUto receive money on his acooiT Messrs William Chappell and S Niccoll and Captain Tilley were ea3 after which plaintiff accepted a nonsuit^™ This concluded the business.

EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPTED MURDER IN DUNEDIN.

A case of a most extraordinary character bu been heard in the Resident Manstraw! Court, Dunedin. It resulted in aiFrench man, named Buisson, being committed f ar trial for assaulting his wife, with iateat to murder her. The complainant deposed that she had been married to the accused, who ii a herbalist, for two years, but had li?ed unhappily with him. She had, in: conn, quence, left him for some time and hid taken situations. He had been in fla habit of keeping company with a'French, woman, who ÜBed to visit their house. This woman had been the cause of th« misunderstanding which existed between witness and her husband. The defendant promised to be kind to her in future, iodine returned home. On the evening of the auanlt defendant was more kind to her than ntual, kissed her, and called her his dear little wife, and on going to bed he also gave her a glut of porter, on drinking which, ah© atones went off into a deep sleep, her husband'sarm being round her neck. While in tbia drowsy state she felt his fingers in her month prea ing her tongue downwards ; she alao felt a a pricking sensation in the roof of her month, The strong pressure of his fingers in the back part of the roof of her mouth awoke her; She then said "My dear husband, do not kill or murder me," or word* to that effect. She also felt her eyes pro truding from her head. At this time the was sitting up in bed; her husband's fingers were still in her mouth. When she felt his fingers in her mouth she was lying down. When sitting up in bed her husbaad said "That will not do," and pressed twios as hard. He then said " That will do,": She felt in great pain at this time, and sank back quite insensible. When she again woke her husband was gone to his work. She got up at about eight o'clock. She felt gnat pain at the root of her tongue, and was in dread ful agony all that day and the next jiM. She subsequently saw Drs Burns *M Bor rows. She had also been examined byjft Bakewell. Her husband used no threat to wards her at the time of the •sMtfut /ifter witness had been to the doctors her hiaoaaa said that she had inflammation of thetonßue. He at this time said that he hated her tery much, and he wished she would go away. He also said that no doctors conld saiey, • and that he wag as goaf a doctor ***&£ them, and referring tojpome wordi vm W witness said "You cannot prove it^J" threatened witness that, if she saidMJlpiif., more about the affair he would have her sent to the Lunatic Asylum. He appeared tob* perfectly sober on the night of theufMtt. Dr. Burrow remembered May 3Qth. Oi that . day Kathleen Buisson consulted him prof* sionally. He examined her, andfowd.no suffering from inflammation at the roof oru» tongue. She had great pain, so much so that he had considerable difficulty inexaainttif the throat. The latter was Bwollwt*aa yellow matter welled up from bejuna the tongue during the examination- She wil v a very, excitable state: He WMoiojouon that violence had been applied to WM. the tongne. In order to effect thurwWM ho thought the woman had been dragged,l * she would have used her teeth to pretent»,■ being carried so far: He thought the pro cedure described by the witness wottMpro duce the injury which he found, it «» woman had not,awoke the closing « »J entrance of the air passage to the lwigawwui have caused suffocation.—To Mr Jof*"1 If he had not heard.the woman's tUtep^ he would conclude, on examination, !*&*£ 'case was a very strange one, as, d""***/ years' practice, he hid never seen or wm« such a case. Accused was committed »r trial. ' "_. , '-...■■- :■• ; _' '•"

AMUSEMENTS.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATI* £' The performance at this theatre bat «TV*£ was for a worthy object, and m^^JJ due to the members of the pwff^J the officers of the Blanche for their e»rboj in favor of the Orphan Asylum. JW:JJ, glad to notice, also, that the. hoM«-jj filled on the occasion. J^^H'ftSS of the evening was Mr Tom W" well-known and WgWyaPP^^fg ! "Still Waters Ran Deep, w"c^™ 1 X represented in all civilised^ countryv.*g r piece was well put upon the stage, »»d"J player, played their several P**^ very satisfactory manner. " Amjlt WJ rantable Intrusion," * lively *«**gL nated a pleasant entertamment. J**"^ lent bancl of the Blanche, 4jr<^Wg Camfield, gave a number of choioejww^ of music from the works et «"»T; coniposGrs. i BACHELDBR'S PANTASCOPK. . ThisexceUent pantascope of ""J"t&§.- tares was exhibited for the I«J^S City Hall, and, despite the «^^ night, aver, Im^.W^^^S* present, who appeared to enjoy J^Ztf : with true relish. The nig(?er repwwnw^ of Mr Verten were of the «niiSJfSi and produced the same hi!* noa l^ l!Sd^r music was exceedingly good. »r «J^ wiU depart for other scenes, and 0ww.,,.,-: in the course of a few days. _,—.«■ ' ENTERTAINMENT AT THE "*?* A most interesting entertainmenv* of a aeries, was given last ev«j^2| Whau Lunatic Asylum, which#' gßr . tended by ladies and ge^e^T^jic*! rounding districts. .^jKJfifi-^,, evenings has been revived for "WJ^igylum of the unfortunate inmates of the fM I« by his Honor the Superintendent,, w^ that amusements of '«"■» ffß jj rightly calculated to have_ influence on the minds o. our lew fellow-beings, as they act as »-W ,| (j^.-, to the monotony of their "^gj&gottir J : spiouous among the viw*o" *^gfflj-o6m- Jr a»4 Mrs Wiiliamwifc The prog"*""

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