SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

mornitv?, S.IB SUV-aEC: -au a^asng 6.11; «CTWJUSB. To morrow cora-is 5 2> MO J.iSrs Aa*B: First Qiarter, 19th, 1.8 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Kate Mc-Oregor, sohoiner, for Napier Wellington. 5.»..', for th? south (irom the Manukati; Manaia, p.s , for Ooroinmdai

For W>r!on— hames, barque, Satti'diy. 17tn I ST. , ! Count*, of K.i»toi>, sldo. 21st instant; Fern d le. barque rfcy.bf Auo land, ship "^V Tor > aviators 'sl^da Ke,,ilw.,r h. s<ho net 'early FrKmparaaud«™«a-Mera, s hoover, Saturday For DuTie:im-^ aikatn, ship, aturdiy For Ntwcistle-'Miropfe barque, Fuday For Lytcelton-East Lothian, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Ladybird ss. from the South, to-mor-nw Bero, ss , fro r ey about the 21st instant Vie o>ix 's.s irom Sydney, early - \ City of * elaide, 5.3., from Sydney (outward Frisco /City of Melbourne, s.s., (inward 'Frisco Mail), early Blackbird, s s , from Sydney, early Zealandia. ship, from London ; sailed 9th July Papu*, schooner, from Rarotonga Ivanhoe, schooner, from Levuka Southern Cross. Mission schooner, from South Sea Islands, early _ , ~ , _ , , A Edith Bose, barqne, from New York; sailed Sept. 10 Stanley Castle, barque, fvom London ; sailed 9th July Hjrtaspes, ship, from London ; sailed August 8 Assaye, ship, from London ; failed August TVaitingi, ship, from London ; sailed August 1 Memento, barque, from NewcastK early ' Pauntless (Hawaiian schooner), from New Caledonia, Vision, brig, from Dunedin ; sailed 2nd October P«keha, brig, from Oimaru, early Magellan Cloud, from Chatham Islands, early Pearl, ketch, from South Se* Islands, early Ch^-cola barque. f»om San Franci3oi; sailed Pept. 10 Kapido. barque, from New York.via Adeliide, loading Daurtless, topsail schooner, from New Caledonia, : eirly

The p.s. Manaia left on her maiden trip to Coromandel to-day at noon. The barquentine Prince Alfred left the Thames for Lyttelton on Saturday with a carso of 105,000 feet of sawn timber shipped to Mr Gibbon's mill. A brig supposed to be the Eio Loge from Lvttelton is coming in as we go to press. "All claims against the barque Thames re quire to be rendered to Messrs Walker and Co. before noon to-morrow to be reconised. The Thames has now filled up with a cargo, and under favoring circumstances she will sail for London on Saturday next. One or two additional passengers can yet be accom modated, but application must be made at once. The repair of the three-masted schooner Mera is now nearly completed at the hands of !V?r Gouk. The vessel is advertised to sail for Kaipara on Saturday, the 17th inst. The survey of the barque Glimpse, originally fixed for Monday, has been post poned in. consequence of the unfavourable •weather. Tenders are now invited by the Harbour [ Board for the new stetim pilot launch, to ■which we referred some time ago as projec ted. They are to V>e received until the 3rd November, and plans and specifications in the inteival may be viewed at the office of the Chief Harbourmaster. The proposed dimensions are as follow : Length of keel. 60ft. -; beam, 14ft 6in. ; draught, 7ft. The eneines are to be on the compound principle and of nominally 60 horse-power. Mr W. Lodder is the designer, and will superintend their construction. Captain Burgess has obliged us with a sight of the lines on which the hull is to be built. They an exceedingly graceful, and well calculated t< conduce to both buoyancy and speed. Tin boat will be fitted with a telescope funnel, .It is needless to point out the great advant age it v ill be to our pilot service to possess such a useful steam launch. It is a want of long standing, and we are glad to see that ii is about to be Riippiied. The s s. Wellington left Onehunga for th» South this morning She moved away from the pier at 10 o'clock, hut was obliged t< anchor at the Buia, the bar breaking to« much to albw of her crossing. Orders wert subsequently given for her detention until to morrow at 10 am., as per advertisement, elsewhere. She takes the following saloor. passengers: Mr and Mrs Kirkbride, Mrs Downey. Master R. Wilcocks, Messrs Rock, Cutts, McGlashan, Ross, Haines, Saunders, Hart, Deiley, Owen, Ainsley, and 32 in the steerage. The charter of the barque Glimpse by Messrs Rolph, Rterry, and Co., to load gum for New York, has been cancelled, and the vessel will now proceed to Newcastle on Friday next. The s s. Ladybird is due to-morrow from the South. Mr John Burns recently gave evidence before the Royal Commission on Shipping. He stated that his firm (the Cunard Com pany) employ 6000 men "all told," that they shipped and discharged throughout last year 42,000 sailors, and that their fleet con sists of 49 steamers, of 90,000 tons and 15 000-horse power. According to the Statesmans 1 Year Book, the German Im perial !Navy consisted last year of 41 steamer of 37,000 tons and 8,600-horse power, manned by 3,500 men and boys.

MESSRS NICCOL'S YARDS.

The topsail schooner being built by Messrs Niccol and Son for Capt J. Lewis and MrM. Niccol is-fimshed as regards her hull. She Is now awaiting the arrival of the Zea " landia, which brings her outfit. Should that 'i vessel arrive, as expected within the next few days; the schooner will be launched by the end of the month. „ , 1 . The large steamer for the Northern trade being built for Captain Macgregorand others by Messrs Niccol and Son has all her plank ing complete, and her decks laid. In the ordinary course of things she will be launched about the end of next month. Messrs Niccol and Son have on hand a schooner of about 70 tons for Captain H. F. Anderson and Mr J. MeEwen. This vessel is now nearly planked. A fine-lined yacht of about 30 tons, being built by the same builders for severrl gen tlemen, has her framework completed, and is being"rapidly pushed forward. When she is ' launched we shall look forward with some interest to her performance against the crack yachts already afloat.

COMMERCIAL.

At Messrs E. &' H. Isaacs' trade sale to-day there was a total want of animation, owing no doubt to the dullness of the times. The auctioneers were unable to plaoe any bulk or case Hennessy's or MartelTs brandy, the prices offered being considerably under in voice rates. It was announced that the geneva would be sold privately, and gin (0.T.) the same, but the prices did not transpire. Rum, Lownde's, sold at 4s 7Jd per gallon. "Wines would not be quitted at a consider able reduction on the market values. Claret sold low, and an imitation of Deinhardt's sparkling Moselle was placed at a fair market value. Bottled beers met with no response •whatever.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

Business donb-^ ---' Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £18. National Bank—Buyers, 70s. Colonial Bank—Sellers, 13a. South Britsh. Insurance—Buyers 51s j sel lers, 625, ex div. Natioaal Insurance—Buyers, -27s 6d. % Caledonian—Sellers, £6. City of London—Buyers, 23s 6d. *■:.. :MoajQatairi—Bayers, 32s 6dj sellers, 37a 6d. Golden Calf (double), buyers, 13s 6d Old Whau—Sellers, 39s pure—Sellers, lQs,_ ttli

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as pollowb :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-marrow, at 10.30 a.m. For Wbitiangl, Tairua, Opotiki, and Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern O»os3, to-morrow, at 3 p. m. For Coromandel, on Friday next ao 11 30 am. Mails for Australian Colonies, India, China, Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Southampton and ISrindisi, will be made up per Ladybird, on Wednesday, 21st instant Should a later opportunity offer, Supplementary Mai is will be forwarded. A i'ost office has been opened at Hautapu, situated between Hamilton and Cambridge Mails will be despatched and received on the same days as the mails to and from Cambridge. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

PjEKCTVAii^-On 4th Ociobar, in Vincent-street, Mtb William Percival of a daughter.

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

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1374.

?or the cause that lacks assistance, or the wrong that needs resistance, Cor the future in the distance, Aii tii* gtod that we can d«.

" How great a matter a little fire kindleth " is well exemplified in the fuss that has been raised over the payments of the City Loan Debentures due in January next. To read all that has been said and written on the subject one would think the City Council was on the brink of insolvency, and that the Provincial authorities had been plundering the trust funds of the city. We are told that the Council has been unexpectedly brought face to face with an old and forgotten debt of £15,000, that the Councillors are driven to their wits' ends at this sudden pull up, and having not a sixpence to jingle on a tombstone will be obliged to forego all city improvements and exercise some financial legerdemain to avert the evil hour, or to bring up money from the vasty deep. For the sake of sensation it would be pleasant to prolong the bewilderment only for the mis chief likely to result from such misrepresenta tion. But the case is simply this. Debentures were issued some fifteen years ago for £15,000, the money was expended on the streets, or rather the famous city sewer and other useful purposes, and the debentures were made due in london and Sydney on the first of next January. Every one knew this for the last fifteen years, ac least every one that bothered his head about city affairs. None of these at least have been knocked aghast at the "unexpected '' liability in January next. The successive Superintendents of the province, as trustees for the city, and in charge of its endowments being also responsible for the payment of this £15,000, have been receiving and invest ing three per cent on the debt, in sinking fund, as provision for this repayment in January next. Some years ago several bad investments were made resulting in a loss of some four thousand pounds or so # These bad debts were wiped off, and the state of accounts was to every one interested perfectly intelligible. It has been long known that when the sinking fund might be called up, some four or five thousand pounds would be required /

addition, so bs to make good the repayment )f the £15,000 in January next. In last . session of the Provincial Council, th© "City < Loan Empowering Act of 1874," was passed, f and in it an express provision was made for ] this deficiency as for other liabilities of t»>e ', city the balance going to city improvements That; Act reqnired proclamation by the Superintendent to' bring it into force, »nrl Veforfi such proclamation a letter was sent tr the Mayor from the Provincial Governmpit on 21st July last, stating that priclamatW would be made "on receipt of guarant- from the City Council that provision will b< duly made for the full payment of the Git? Debenture Loan Account." To that a repl* was sent by the Mayor on August 4th stating that "the Council will be prepared to give a guarantee that provision will bt duly made for the full payment of the Debenture Loan Account," and the Act was pr oclaimed forthwith. Again, on the 4th September, the Mayor writes—"lt will be necessary the sum of £15,000, the amount of City Endowment Debentures falling due in January next, should be in London or Sydney at that time ; the Council are making arrangements for the required deficiency.'' With all this correspondence, and the many personal interviews between the attache's of the provincial and civic authorities, it is difficult to appreciate the suddenness with which the " unexpected" liability in January has burst on the world. The fact is there has been nothing " unexpected" in the whole thing, and the only question has been whether the provincial or the civic authorities should take the requisite steps for transmitting the £15,000. It appears there in on deposit at the Bank of New Zealand some £2,600 to the credib of the sinking fund, so that the sum of about £12,400 requires to be added. The money lent on mortgage for this debenture account, if called in at once, would amount to in round numbers £8,500, leaving less than £4,500 to be met by tho City Council from the provision made in the recent Loan Act. It is unnecessary to aay that although by oversight the mortgages were not made payable at an earlier date, some being payable in November and some in December, and a small proportion subse quently, no difficulty attends their being realised on at once. With the exception of one doubtful security for £500, graphically alluded to by Councillor Macready, every security is unimpeachable, and the public has not the least occasion to distress itself either on account of this " sudden and unexpected liability" in January, nor at the financial position of the City Council. The loan at present being floated is on the security of endowments wholly unencumbered, and valued at £98,775, and we do not hesitate to aay that there is not in the colonies an investment on more unquestionable and reliable security than that now offered by the City Council. With the exception of five thousand pounds Bot apart for the deficiency as stated, and £6000 for overdraft at the Bank, tho whole amount is to go to the permanent improve ment of tho city; £15,000 for forming uewers, and £24,000 for new streets and other permanent works ; and we trust it will allay all distress of roind on the part of those who have been looking forward to the im provement of the city through the operations of the new loan to learn that those works as contemplated will not be in terfered with by the apparition of this " sud den and unexpected financial difficulty" of fifteen years standing, which points with its gaunt and boney finger to the calends of January as the day of doom.

Three more of Dr Featherston's pets, ex Rooparell, were brought before the Magis trate at the Police Court to-day, and con victed of no less than eight thefts committed in two days. One of the accused begged for mercy on condition of leaving Auckland im mediately on liberation from gaol; he forgot to mention, however, whether he would refund the passage money and other expenses which the colony haiii incurred on his account. The arrivals per Eooparell have obtained the same unevitable notoriety in Auckland Police Courts as the Asiatics in Dunedin and the Woodlarks in Wellington have done. It will be found infinitely cheaper for the Government to make a selection of the ruffians who have landed in the various ports of the colony during the past twelve months and re-ship them back, consigned to the Agent-General with compli ments and thanks. In cases like these the first loss is always the smallest, and upon the point of economy there cannot be a shadow of a doubt that the price of the pas sage back would be very much smaller than the maintenance of such ruffians ingaol, apart from the mischief caused by theii predatory habits in relation to private property. Baths in Auckland have hitherto proved a bad speculation,. aud the experiments by colonial corporations with public baths seem to have fared no better. The Melbourne City Council announces that £300 annually represents the loss on the city baths, and propose to lease the baths to some private speculator who maybe able to make them pay better. The comet lately visible is calculated by European astronomers to be rather more than 4000 miles in diameter, and the tail about 4,000,000 miles in length. We regret that cases of cruelty to animals are by no means uncommon in Auckland, and it is desirable that the police should put in force the Act dealing with, offenders of this class. Cases of a similar kind are very severely punished" in England. For cruelly ill-treating a horse, by striking it on the head and nose with a thick whip thong a Liverpool carter has been sent seven days to gaol. The Stipendiary Magistrate, in passing sentence, said the only way to teach such as the prisoner how lo treat their horses well was to make them feel punishment they gave to their horses on their own backs, or by sending them to gaol. A terrible accident is reported to have occurred at Candahar. A large part of the city wall has fallen, destroying 100 houses and killing 400 people. The Wesleyans of Victoria have determined to put dowa lotteries as a means of raising funds for denominational purposes. At Ararat arrangements had been made by which a sum of £600 was assured by means of an arfc union, for the purpose of building a new church. At the request of the chair man of the district, the Rev J. Eggleaton, backed by an appeal from the president of the Victorian conference, the Ararat people have foregone their intention, and will have a sale of gifts only. A complimentary and farewell performance of the California Ministrels will take place at the City Hall on Friday evening, being specially for the benefit of Messrs Amery and Mayor. A special programme has been issued, and we hope to see a bumper attend ance on the occasion.

_ -_ __ . ...... jn |" T— ~^-_-t - It is rumoured in Alexandra that the Hon. Mr Reynolds arid Mr Seed came for the purpose oi establishing a Custom guard in , cou a «qnouce of the quantity of tobacco growa and spirits distilled by the Kingite ■ natives. A large quantity of tobacco is sold j ( inside the confiscated boundary every year, j so that the loss to vhe revenue, is consider <ble. But as the Government do not possess he power of suppressing stills in *! Maori lth<3," the onJy way to protect the revenue nil be bj forming a Custom guard, 'i'he King holds out great iuducements to any ■0.-sessing capital willing to settle .in his •rritory ami establish a large distillery, which he will tax to ke^p up bis dignity. The co>t of making improvements in a city n its early days is trifling compared with Dbat which corporations are put to when vested interests have grown up. The in • iibitants of .tuckland hereafter will thank the present generation for every improve tiennmadein the way of widening streets. I'he London Board of Works has recently directed that a cheque for £497,000 shall be drawn in favour of the Duke of Northum berland and Earl Percy for the purchase money of Northumberland House and the adjacent property. The latest advices, received from Paraguay report that the state of anarchy which had reigned there previously had given way to order'and tranquility. The news received here from Santa F6 is unfavourable. Three of the colonies close to the city of Santa Fe have been broken up, over 1,000 colonists having been compelled to leave their farms owing to the unprotected state of the country and the arrivals of Indians. The Good Templars have erected a com modious and handsome hall in Dunedin, on the principle of a joint stock company, con sisting of 3000 shares of 20s, representing a capital of £3000. The design belongs to the Italian style of architecture, the building being constructed of stone and brick. The ground floor consists of a hall 42f c long by 25ft broad. Its height from floor to ceiling is 35ft. A large meeting of the parishioners ol! St. Matthew's was held last evening in the school room for the purpose of considering the proposed memorial to the late Key. David Jones. Rev. R. S. Hassard was called to the chair, and having stated the object of the meeting said that three suggestions had been made in reference to the memorial. The first was a Btained glass window, illustrative of the subject of Mr Jones' last sermon —" The evening walk to Emmaus ;" the second suggestion was a pulpit; and the third a marble or brass monument, which he considered impracticable. *A memorial window, he thought, would be most appro priate, and more in accordance with the wishes of their late minister. Mr Hassard then asked Dr. Hooper to make the financial statement, which shewed thab the memorial fund amounted to £58 10a 3d, and with a surplus of about £6 from the recent social gathering, the sum would be about £64. A considerable discussion followed upon the subject of the memorial, in which Dr. Hooper, 1 Messrs Williams, Burfc, Oadman, Lusk, i dickers, Doonin and Wooley took . part, when the following resolutions '. were carried : Ist, on the motion or Mr Burt, seconded by Dr. Hooper:—"That the I. memcrial take the form of a stained glans - window." 2nd, on the motion of Mr Vickers, '. secon ed by Mr Doonin :—" That the present ' fund be augmented by offertories, the time 1 of such to be at discretion of the mm' ' ister. 3rd, on the motion of Mr Williams, seconded by Dr. Hooper :—" That the best thanks of the meeting be given to the ladies ' for their energetic labours in gathering I the funds." A committee was then ) formed for the purpose of ascertaining the cost of a window, and to report thereon, con sisting of the Key. S. Hassard, Dr. Hooper, ' Captain Williams, and Messrs Bart and ' Doonin. The proceedings closed with a vote r of thanks to the Chairman. ) The adjourned reading of a paper on . " Practical Hifle Musketry," will be given to morrow evening at half-past seven o'clock, J in the Drill-shed. ' Parnell residents could hardly believe " their eyes a few days ago on seeing prepara * tions made by the Council workmen for f resuming the neglected work on the ap proaches by the railway. It is to be hoped 3 the Council will not be too lavish or hasty with their expenditure of labour and money in this direction, for if the Parnell folks get a dscent thoroughfare here, and a new and level road into town all at once, there will be no holding"on them. No: they must be . taught a little more patience j but they . dont require a very severe lesson. I We understand that the person chiefly " instrumental in saving the life of Mrs Smith at the fire in Hobson-street was a young & man whose name has not transpired, and who ' seemed to disappear after he had. so bravely 1 effected his good deed. Should any of our ' readers be able to furnish us with the name * of this person we should thank them to do ? so, so that we may lose no time to giving the 5 credit to whom it is due. " At a meeting of the annual conference of 3 the British Temperance League, at Leicester, J it was stated that from £80,000 to £90,000 ! was expended annually in promoting temper " atioa, Resolutions in favour of Sunday closing ' of public - houses and against extension of hours were passed, and it was resolved to * petition Parliament in favour of closing on polling days. Mr J. Martin, master of the Graf ton t Road school, delivered the fourth of his 6 course of scientific lectures last evening in j the Hchool-room. D. M. Luckie, Esq., oc cupied the chair, and spoke in high terms of the abilities of Mr Martin as a teacher of youth. Mr Martin's lecture on "Electricity * and Magnetism" was illustrated by many beautiful experiments. The lecture through out proved that the lecturer was master of j the subject, which he had deeply studied. Mr Martin's style of delivery and manner of exposition are pleasing, and within the range of the understanding of his audience. His remarks frequently met with expressions of 7 approval. A vote of thanks to the Chair s' man for his presiding on that occasion, and 1 for the interest in the cause which he has evinced was proposed by Dr Kidd, who took a occasion to point out the very special aptitude 51 for such lectures and instruction possessed' a by Mr Martin, as being not only an able s manipulator, but also a fluent and pleasing j speaker, thoroughly familiar with this range yJ of subjects, and having had the advantage a of being trained in London by the ablest men i in the empire as to this department of know -3 ledge. He (Dr Kidd) hoped that' this series y I of lectures would lead to a permanent result a in the establishment of a school which, in 1 addition to the usual elementary and other j education, would comprise the specialty of r affording practical instruction in popular science. The motion was seconded by Mr Fraser, master of the High School, and was a carried by acclamation. The Chairman, in 9 responding, expressed the pleasure that he s had experienced in being present, and hiß concurrence, in the view of Dr Kidtt as to the j great desirability of an institution supplying y a training in the acquisition of popular £ science. He hoped that something of this 7 I kind would be in operation in the course of s I a few months; and for his own part he would decidedly co-operate in securing that result . by every means in hia power* Mr Martin announced that the subject of the next \ lecture would the "Chemistry of Creation, 3 and the story of the' rocks." 3 To.the Editor: Sir,—By calling further attention in your extensively read- columns 3 to the fact that superior advantages may be. » obtained to shareholders in the Italian, by ( amalgamation with the Central Italy, rather ' than with the Nonpareil, also by suggesting i that the Eed Queen might Jbe another to make one good company you will do a service. —I am, &0., Utilitabian".—Advt.

Under the aignattlre of JBc«i»a,. * eorrer * jondent write* to the London «««d«rrf, ,om« facts cathered during bis twelve month* < residence in New Zealand, especial I v it. ■ Auckland. The rates of wages which he avotes are very good, and his prices of pro visions are much lover than they can be pro cured at the present time He saysi: _ •• Provisions are cheap- her f, u£<i ; mut ton. 2id ; flour, 2d ; butter, la ; tea, 2s 6d ; sugar, 4d to 5d ; tobscco, 3e6d per Jb; potatoes and pumpkins. 4s per 1121bs • fruit fi over-plentiful, for 6d yon can buy Uo buckets of peaches. Houses of four rooffs, with enoueh land to keep the boose all the year with Vegetable and fruit, from bs to 10* per we«k. Clothin?, no appreciable difference in price than here. Ohmate in Auckland province not to be equalled in the world. Persons thinking about settling there should be prepared for roughing it, and giving the place at least a trial for five years not tbinlui before they start how they shall get b BC k if they do not like it ; such people had better remain here. Men of bone and sinew, character, energy, and persevera^ce ready and willing to overcome any obstacle that maTcSs their path, Uke the pionem ofiictoria, who, in Melbourne, possess one oMe best-built cities of the ™rJ d-B™* men are building up our colonial empire every day." Calls of 3d in the New Pacific GyM.O.,, of is in the Whangapoua G.M.0.. of 6d m the Una G.M.C, of Is in the Golden Calf G.M.C., and 6d in the Golden Spur G.M.U have to be paid by to-day. We have received from Mr Hughes, Super intendent, a copy of the rules and regulations of the Auckland Volunteer Fire Brigade, established 9th September, 1874. The num ber of members is limited by the rules to fifty. Rule 19 says: "It shall be the duty of members to attend all fires in or near the town of Auckland. A sick and accident fund will be established in connection with the brigade." A Rajpoot woman has been hanged at Azimgurh for the murder of her infant female niece. This is the first execution for infanticide since the stringent measures for its suppression were initiated by Sir William Muir, the late Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Provinces. Lady Bowen, who recently left Melbourne by steamer via Suez, contemplates proceeding to Venice. Sir George goes on a visit to England. Some of our theatrical stars affect to deßpise press criticism. The celebrated actor Mr Toole does not seem to be of this number. At a public luncheon before leav ing Glasgow recently Mr Toole said in reference to the press that, without using Btrong language, the actor who "didn't care what the papers said " must be either a liar or a fool. The monthly inspection of No. 2 Company will take place at the Drill-shed to-morrow. \ good muster of members is especially desired. It is notified that the business till now carried on by Messrs Blaydes, Evens and Co., as wine merchants, in Shortland-street, is not to be broken up by .the necessitated departure of Mr Blaydes to England. Mr Georce Evens advertises his intention of in future* carrying on the concern under his own name. The firm, though young, has secured a good connection, which it would have been a pity to see dissolved. Mr Edgar, our now celebrated local dyer, has removed his head-quarters in the city from Shortland-street to those new, central, and commodious premises in Wellesley-street East. This will be in accordance with the desire of many of his customers, who had the labour of travelling to Shortland street in search of him. As per notice in another column he continues his experiments upon goods of every kind, turning them from old to new with an appearance that their owners cannot recognise them.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(From our own Correspondent.)

ALEXANDRA.

This day. A tremendous gale has been blowing here the last two days with hail and rain. A good deal of damage has been done to fencing and outbuildings. To-day is fine.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

MORE RICH SPECIMENS FROM THE CURE.

A CALEDONIAN CONTRACT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day. The Golden Crown crushing of 42 tons yielded 25 ozs gold. The sinking of the Caledonian shaft has been let at £2 17s 6d per foot. The Cure have mere rich specimens from the winze to-day. The Exchange broke through to the Crown Prince workings last night, and have good gold showing in No 1 reef in the rise. An extraordinary meeting of the Italian and Nonpareil Companies is being held this afternoon with reference to the amalgama tion, which will very likely be accomplished. Sales —Cure, 10s 3d. Bayers—Golden Calf (new) 5s ; City of London, 23s ; Van guard, 2s.

SUPREME COURT.—Yesterday.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before His Honor Sir George A. Arney, Knight, Chief Justice.) CATTLE STEALING. John O'Neill, a young man, was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with steal ing on the 4th July one cow, the property of Leonard Morrison. Leonard Morrison, farmer, residing at the Three Kings' station, gave evidence, discrib ing the cows, which had been in his pos session about four years. ' Henry Slade, who had been in Morrison's employ, and milked her for nine months successively, recognised the animal. Arthur Daly stated that prisoner gave him 7a 6d to drive, the cows from Morrison's paddock by a roundabout way to prisoner's father's farm, near the Whau. John Moore, hotelkeeper, purchased the cow, and was the means of having the pri soner arrested. Bernard Green, constable of Onehunga, deposed to taking the prisoner into custody. Mr Joy made an able defence for prisoner, but as prisoner failed to Bhew of whom he purchased the cow, the jury found him guilty. His Honor remarked upon the folly of the young man's conduct, and the disgrace it had brought upon his family. In considera tion, however, f : of his youth, and that this was his first offense, the sentence upon him would be twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. The Court then rose. __. THIS PAY. Mis Honor took his seat at ten o'clock. SHOOriNO WITH INTENT. SHOOTING WITH INTENT. George Jackson was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with shooting at Daniel Page, at the Royal Hotel, on the msC ' Prisoner pleaded not guilty. _ Mr Brookfield appeared on the part of the Crown, and Mr LaJßhley defended. The mdiotment in this case consisted of tour oounta, viz, Bhooting with intent to

ufd«r, shooting with intent to disable, and Lting with intent to do greyious bodily l"!n In the first count the Grand Jury t S no bill, and true bills in the other , Prosecutor made an application ! ,r the portpoiiement of the trial of the risonnr until the next criminal sittings of he Court, as by ignoring the first count in tie indictment the (irand Jury had virtually "rorert the actual offence with which the risoner was charged. . His Honor contended that if pnsoner could ot V-a triad now on the indictment neither ould he be tried at the next sitting, unless ■c was a-ain charged before the magistrate, nd fresh depositions taken for presentation 0 another grand jury. Mr Laishley objected to a postponement, s even if prisoner was at liberty on his own "ecognizances, the charge would hang over us head and render him unhappy. # Mr Brook field thought that in the interests >f justice the trial should certainly be 1 MrTaishley considered that the postpone ment would not help the prosecution; and it would be hard upon the prisoner either to detain him in custody or bind him. His Honor did not eoe the necessity of postponing the trial. The Court, however, bad the power of postponing it, and prisoner would be at liberty by entering into his >wn recognizances to appear at the next jriminal sittings of the Court. Mr Brookfield submittedjjthat as|a bill of indictment had been presented to the Grand Jury upon which there was not a proper nnd in/;'that as the first count had not been baken into consideration, a new bill should be prepared, and prisoner's trial postponed until January of next year. He would, how aver, ask that prisoner might be bound over, otherwise justice might be thwarted, as prisoner might not then bo found. His Honor at length consented to the ad journment of the trial, and the prisoner was bound in his own recognizances of £100, to appear at the next criminal {sittings, to answer such charges as may be brought against him. Priboner was then discharged. The Court then adjourned until Monday morning at ten o'clock.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Isq, E.M.) DRUNKENNESS. John Keestron, John Gibbs, and William Kiunister each pleaded guilty to this charge, and were visited with the usual punishment. LARCENY. Andrew Kerr, a little boy eight years of age was charged with the larceny of a puree jontaining 17s. 2d., in silver, the property of George. Harrison, on the 13th October, at Auckland. Mr Broham said, with his Worship's con sent, he would withdraw the charge, and ask that the prisoner might be sent to the Industrial School. His Worship said if he understood aright the boy was beyond all parental control., Mr Inspector Broham said it was so. Sergt.-Major Pardy was then sworn, and gave the necessary evidence, after which the prisoner was committed to the School for seven years. Mrs Kerr, who wag described by the sergeant-major as a drunkard, was severely lectured by Mr Beckhara, and ordered to pay 2s 6d per week towards the maintenance of the child. WRONG SIDE. Douglas Daff appeared on remand to answer a summons charging him with driving his cab on the wrong aide of the road when meeting another vehicle on the 19bh Sept. Defendant pleaded sot guilty. Dr Gnldsboro', being sworn, deposed that on the day in question he was driving to wards Parnell from town, and when in Waterloo Quadrant he meb defendant driving in the opposite direction. When nearly opposite Mr Isaacs' they passed one another, and he (the witness) had to pull right into the gutter to avoid defendant. He could only ascribe defendant not "giving him room to the fact that there was rough metal on the other side. He saw the tracks of the wheel afterwards, and gave notice to the police within ten minutes of the occurrence. . Defendant maintained he had not broken the law ; he had given Dr. Goldsbro' plenty of room to pass. He was on the Crown of the road. His Worship: If the cabmen take the crown of the road what are other people to have? Defendant: The road is a chain wide, and there was plenty of room. His Worship said the by-laws were made for the protection of life and property, and must be attended to. His deity was to have kept his proper side, not on the crown of the road. Dr Goldsbro' said he did not wish to press unduly upon defendant. His object was to impress upon cabmen that they must give and take when meeting other vehicles. His Worship, after giving the defendant a little good advice, fined him 5s and costs. A DESERTER: James Pine was charged with deserting from H.M. Blanche. In consequence of the telegraphic wires being down between here and. Wellington, and there being no means of communicating with the Blanche, prisoner was again re manded till Saturday. WHOLESALE PILFERERS. Henry W. Hickson, Elijah Goult, and Chas. Lawrence, three lads were charged on remand with stealing preserved salmon to the value of ss, the property Jno Blair, on the 6th of October. There were no less than seven other similar charges brought against the prisoners since the remand last week. , The prisoners pleadedjguilty to each charge. Mr Broham said nearly all the thefts had taken place at shop doors. He thought shop keepers ought not to place such temptations in the way of people. His Worship quite agreed with Mr Broham. One of the prisoners said he hoped that the fact of their having no friends in the colony (the prisoners are all new arrivals) would be taken into account, also the time which they had already passed in prison. When they came out of prison they would at once leave the country. All the offences had been commit ted in two or three days. His Worship said there was a nice rule of three sum for the Police to work out. If the prisoners could commit eight offences in two days, how many could they commit in a year. His Worship then proceeded to pass upon the prisoners sentences of imprisonment with hard labour amounting altogether to twelve months. One of the prisoners as he left the Court said lie hoped the Almighty would deal with His Worship no more mercifully than he had dealt with them. ALLEGED INSULTING LANGUAGE. Sarah Anne Conway was charged with using insulting language towards Catherine Hefrernan on the 11th inst. Mr Keightley appeared' for the defendant who was not presint, and asked for a re mand. His Worship said the defendant ought to have been there. Mr Keightley said hiu client was unablo to com° to-day. She was "blest with twins," and had in addition three children very ill. His Worship eventually consented to post pone the case till Monday upon defendant paying 10s for the expenses of complainant and her witness. _ NO APPEARANCE. Elizabeth Nicholson was oharged with using insulting language towards Agnes Conlon on the 10th October. There wag no appearance on behalf of either defendant or complainant, and the charge was accordingly struck oat.

Thomas Morris was charged trtiwil md uttering a certain order f^ ♦JwlH Dent of money purporting to \Z J?*mS|M: Kmothy Burke, at MriJLS;-SjWB September last. It appeared from the evidence „» t B Palmer, the wife of Henry p., L^ Wark worth, contractor at Maanr **'t B prisoner was one of the men emn?' l) IHwB her husband, and on the Bih'Senfe i^¥ B came to her house and presented ■ purporting to be signed by Mr % , <tier I whs her husband's overseer fni- *i '"to B ment of £1 3a 6d, whioa J H I stated was due to prisoner for TVl^ B She asked why Burke didn't pay £" d^« I of sending him to her, when prisons^ I that Burke ought to have settled Stft* I on Saturday but didn't. She kept th I and then sent her little boy iafo th **•• I B hip to get the money for the prisoj, ??' I had several times previously n,u r fl orders. Did not know the pri«K^ fl but thought he was on the works ef°V I By the prisoner :It was in the ■<!,-, B when you came to me. ~wl«Wflj I Prisoner: It is false. EvervH.i«» B have said is false. ■ The prisoner, before he was wdnaa* fl silence, went on to say in a fierce C* I Ma word was as good as that of the tit* ■ B He was willing to kiss the Eible and d^r" I she was telling lie 3. w 1 Jackson Palmer, the son of thomso^ 11 witness alluded to in her evidence de ■ B to going at his mother's request and itr* I the money, and giving it to the i )r L? I between Mr Jordan's and the Co-operatf' H Store. He was quite certain as to U^l" I being the man he gave the moneys if fl (witness) was fishing in the river v/\L y Bister brought the prisoner to him. « fl This witness, who appeared only 10 or ufl years old, gave his evidence very «&• fl gently. ' "** fl James Burke in his evidence denied er I having given the prisoner the order. IIZ not in his hand writing. Prisoner w« t I Mr Palmer's employ only s£dayß, and &1 fl was no money due to him when'he w« & charged on the 17th September for iaeapa|ftlifl Michael William Munro, special (xmstauH stationed at Mahurangi, deposed to \^ I prisone^ into custody on the 6fch inat^ on^e I present charge. He told him the charge dmd I which prisoner replied, " Oh! weti,!y o {i> r9 I done there, I can't write." He reaaivedthe order produced from Mr Palmer sen oifta 16th September. ' Detective Ternahan was called, and 4 posed to seeing the accused write tie ik^. tures produced in Mount Eden gaoL fig signed two names. When, asked wiy called himself Morris, when nemedfcofo known in Auckland as Hill, he aiid lie did not want hia right name known, Prisoner had previously refused to sign the jropertj. sheet at the police-atation, saying he ootld not write. His Worship said the prisoner Kerned to have learned to write very quickly, p^ haps that was one of the modes of i^ labour made use of at the gaol. This was the whole of the evidence, whicl was then read over, and the prisoner, tfc H asked to have his case settled at once, til II committed for trial. II After the prisoner had gone out of & II dock his Worship said the present-can mill one of those which might very well hare Wlfl included in the Justices of the Peafie AmsiJjfl ment Act. It was high time that offences ill this kind, as well as stealing from yessi fl alongside the wharf, should be treated v fl simple larceny. . fl Mr Broham agreed with his Worship, fl EMBEZZLEMENT. *d fl William Morehouse was bronghtupoai fl charge of embezzling the sum of £10, t!» fl property of his employer, Robert Spenar, of fl ■ Auckland, on the lstfiust. fl Prisoner pleaded not guilty. . fl Mr Broham conducted the proaecntice. yB Kohert Frederick Spencer depoaed that kt; ttj was a grocer in Queen-street. Pri» ■ ncr had been ia his employ;■ finoi H ■ June as a salesman. On the il September last he gave orders for pruonjr ti H go to Grahamstown to collect aceonnts. Hi ■ , went that night, and was to retnrn.:^|||H • Ist instant. He collected £10 10s (I S!f ■ Tetley for goods supplied, also at taeEf^i H Restaurant he collected of Mr; McDfffilO another sum (not named). Prisoner vui B have accounted for the money on iis retei ■ to town, but he did not return until»Us ■ date. He saw him on the 4thin»tag|^ asked him for the money he.iad coßerti—J He replied that -Tetley's account «■ promised, and McDowell's /»« f*BJ owing. I did not see him M<^BJ ' and having learned that the-~sunuJ|B| been paid to prisoner. I laid the iajj ■■ mation on the 6th inst., on the:--:Pi|fl| charge. McDowell's account was fll.-'^M Mrs Sarah Tetley, wife of Frederick*T«|™| of the Thames, deposed that she;^||H prisoner, and on the Ist instant she P^||m| for Mr Spencer on account of goods, *iv»:M on a bill, when she found she was 10? ai» H Prisoner said, never mind, I wumfeM MUM bill and call again for the 10s. .TwM ™;.|| in her husband's handwriting. .11 Mr Spencer was recalled, and Btitedtu I found the bill in prisoner's cash-book. II William McDowell, restaurant-k«^||^M the Thames, deposed that he saw%|pi| on the 2ad of the present month. 1«(C;B for Mr Spencer's account, which i»'| lid. He pid him £11. *ri«MW:^srß worse for liquor, which would .-fgjfll the indistinctness ©f the receipt » » Prisoner said he had no .qu^tion a »•§; ■ Detective Jeffrey deposed ; to ;ss»* IB prisoner into custody. kJiStill Mr Spencer here sfcated-that ne "?y|B the prisoner got rid of the f^UM a drunken freak. He had Ju*«**gM good character, and he wasof °P"!^yW was honestly disposed. He "ff|« prisoner might be dealt leniently N||| His Worship, said he «^f eSi|| case was beyond the power of the Loan,, ■ he could not deal with it. 'did sflH Prisoner said he had the £10, «fJ|B remember receiving the other. have been robbed when in a state ot « was then fully *»m#aJjSH at the next criminal sittings of the W H

DISMASTING OF THE SCREW SCHOONER EMU.

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