SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT Otr AUCKLAND,

HIGH WATER : This evening, 4.31; 40.-_O-.0 ---inornlng, 6.4 ••*U_s-_.i5T : This evening, 4.44; STTN-RIBB. To morrow morning, 7.15 MOON'S AGE: New moon, 14th, 6.30 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Southern Cross, s s., from Tauranga

DEPARTURES. Belle Brandon, schooner, for Levuka Maid of Erin, schooner, for Suva Latitia, schooner, for Napier Ocen, snhooner, for Mercury Bay Gem, schooner, for "Wangapoa G.'iralin, cutter, for Trim* St Kilda, s s., for Wauganui, from tho Munukau

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

.ror London—Hylton Castle, barque, early Eor Sydney and Melbourne—Hero, ss., the 13th instant, 2 pm. For Lyttelton—P.C.E., barque, early ; Prince Alfred, barqnentine, early Por New York—Serene, barque early Por San Francisco- Jubilee, ship, e'irly Por a Cruise—Albion, whaling barque, early

The barque William Ackers is discharging her cargo of coals into the coal-hulk of AS P. Co.

The departure of the s.s. Hero is fixed for 'two p.m. on Saturday.

The schooner Clyde which has been un dergoing a thorough repair during the last week on the slip of Messrs Henderson and Spraggon was re-launched yesterday, and "will at once resume her trips to Wangarei. His Excellency's yacht Blanche has made a quick run of sixty hours round the North Cape to the Manukau. She arrived yester day, and will await the departure of his Excellency to Wellington.

The s.s. Southern Cross arrived from Tauranga to-daj with a general cargo, and the following passengers:—Messrs Chad wick, Parkinson, Graham, Cook, Gray, Campney, Jisher, Penny, Thomson, Mrs Wilson, and one in the steerage.

"* The schooner Maid of Erin cleared but to day for Suva with part of her original cargo shipped at Melbourne. She has hauled off into the stream, and only awaits a favour! able opportunity of starting. Ten seamen are wanted for the barque Albion.

$§The schooner Excelsior from Auckland arrived at Kaipara on the 6th June after a stormy passage. The schooner Malaine has also arrived at Kaipara, aDd with the brig Albion is load ing for Auckland.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wangantji, this day. Arrived—St. Kilda at 6 a.m. from the Manukau.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST.

The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below:— Calls. & s. d. Date VanG.MCo 0 10 June 13 National Bank of NZ. .. .. 010 0 July 1 White Rose G. 11. Co. .. .. 0 0 6 July 8

COLONIAL PRODUCE.

Bt/ying Prices; Corrected by Auckland Dealers.

s. d. s. d. [ j i,s d. s. Butter, per lb. 1 9—2 01 Ducks, pair.. 2 o—4 0 Cheese (new) 0 6—o BiH Geese, each 2 6—4 0 Eggs, perdnz. 1 9—2 61 Turkeys .. 1 6—4 0 Lard, per lb 0 7—o 0 1 Canterbury Bacon & Hams Fowls 2 o—4 6 1 (bare) .. 0 9— 10 Good Salt Butter Is—l 4| Do (In cloth) 10—0 11 Canter. Cheese. 6—o 8 | Auckland 0 6-07 Hams, lOd to 13d per lb. ■Retail Prices, Farm and Dairy Produce. s. d. s. d. s. d s. d. Milk, per qt. 0 0-0 6 [ Ducks pair 5 0-60 Butter (fresh) 2. 0-2 3 | Geese, each 5 0-6 0 Cheese (new) 0 B—l 01 Turkeys, pair 4 6—o 6 Eggs.per doz. 2 o—2 3 I Bacon, per lb. 0 6-0 10 Bard, per lb. 0 6—o 81 Hams .. .. 0 9-1 0 Fowls, pair.. 3 6-5 01 Salt Butter.; 1 o—l 9 Butchers' Meat. Beef, per lb. 0 4—o 6 I Pork, per lb 0 5 Mutton .. 0 4—o 61 Veal.. '.'.' .. ~0 5 BEEADSTUFFS. " FLOVR. •wholesale. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality £16 Fine Flour—household £14 Adelaide Flour £17 Canterbury ... .. .. ~ £12 to £13 Seconds, £12. Sharps, £710s Bakers' Price, per lb 3d Bean, Is 9d per bushel. Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4_-d. Maize, crushed and whole, 7s BISCUIT. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b .Retail 22s MAIZK, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. "WHOLESALE. Maize, 7s to 7s 6d good Oats, 5s 6d per bushel. Potatoes, £5 to £6 Hay, £5 per ton. Straw, £210s to £3 per ton. Chaff, £6 10s per ton. ... ~ ~ Onions, scarce, 2jd to 3id lb RETAIL. Maize, per bushel, crushed, 7s 6d Oats, 6s per bushel. • Potatoes, 6s 6d per cwt. ,< ~, . , Hay, cwt., 4s to 6s. Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt. Chaff. 7s to 8s per cwt. .less anU"-.iViire-s uampDeiton wmsj-y; 4s 6d (proof) per bottle ; small bottle, 2s ~. ! Tile's Whisky, 4s per bottle; small bottle, 2s ison's Dublin Whisky, 4s and 4s 6d (proof) per bottle ; small bottle, 2s , 3s per bottle; small bottle, Is 6d famaica Bum, 4s (proof) per bottle ; small bottle 2s ry "Wine. f-.om._s per bottle; small bottle, 2a , Timber.—Boards and'scantling, lOOti, 9s to 15s ; at mills, lis 6d ; planed, tongued, and grooved, lis to 17s New Zealand palings, 5-feet, 10s; 6-feet, 13s; ti tree raib, £210s to £3 per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100 ; shingles, 8s to 14s per 1000; Hooart Town palings sft., 16s; Oft., 18s ; Hobartown rails, 75s COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Newcastle, on Wharf, 47s 6d : delivered, 15s per ton. .i_ Firewood.—TJncut, 14s 6d per ton, delivered cut 7s 6rl par ton, delivered.

CHIEF POST-OFIFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close ah "Under :— For Thames, te-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. ands.3o p.m. For Coromandel, to-morow, at 11 30 a m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki,

to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For the Australian Colonies, per Hero, to-morrow,

at 1 p.m. For Wellington direct, Canterbury, and Otago, per

Luna, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For W-ritiangi. Tairua, Opotikl, and Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Saturday next, at 1 p.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, Waipu, &c, per Lady Bowen, on Saturday next, at 10 a.m. (Signed) S. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

Blaydjes—Dyer—On the 10th instant, at St. Paul's Church, by the Right Rev the Bishop of AucHand, assisted by the Rev C. M. Nelson, M.A., Incum bent, Frederick Augustus, eldest surv .vi _g son of the Rev F H. M. Blayd?, M.__., Vi.ar of Bavri-gwcrth, Northants, to AMce C roJ'ne. jouni-est daughter of W. Dyer, Etq, Surgeon H.E.I.CS.

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARM INCORPORATED. The Evening News and the Morning News.

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

And the good that we can do

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1874.

We Buppose it is an illustration of the adage " kissing goes by favour," that is conveyed to the minds of Auckland merchants by the fact that the wharf sheds, specially erected for the purpose of facilitating the discharge of steamers, are now filled with cargo await ing the arrival of the Hylton Castle. We should like to see a list of the names of those who are thus enjoying wharf storage while other shippers are compelled to keep their goods in city stores until the vessel by which they are to be despatched is ready*to receive them. We have so frequently al

luded to matters concerning the Harbour Board's management of the interests of ourport that allusion to this subject is not a plea surable task, but really for the credit of theport we must urge that the state of matters that has led to the detention of the s.s. Hero be yond her proper date of departure should be guarded against in future. That vessel has on board some six hundred tons of perishable good 3 ; yet she is debarred from landing one ton more than can be immediately carted away owing to the monopoly of the wharf stores for the storage of cargo awaiting a vessel that is not yet in our port, and in all probability will not be ready to load for three weeks to come. If the mail steamer brought any large amount of cargo for this port on her next arrival its delivery in sound condition must be jeopardised from the same cause. The captain of the Hero very reasonably complains of the hindrance, and consequent loss that has resulted to his owners from the mis appropriation of these stores ; and the mer cantile public have even more reason to. pro test against the injury that is being done to the reputation of the port by such needless and uncalled for delays. Shippers and con signees may depend upon it that the expense incurred by regular traders to this port will fall upon themselves in the long run ; if one or two more days are required to discharge a vessel than would be neces sary were reasonable facilities available, one may reasonably suppose that this will be taken into consideration'in determining the rates of freight. It becomes, therefore, a matter in which all mercantile men aro interested in very little less degree than the commander of any steamer that may more directly bo in convenienced by tho want of wharf storage. Of course to those who enjoy tho use of the stores there aro compensatory advantages, but as these cannot be participated in by all it may with justice be expected that all shall not be compelled to suffer. If increased storage is required by all means let it be erected at once, but to permit the diversion for private bone fit of what was ostensibly commenced for the convenience of the public, is one of those manifest abusfs that explain, if they do not altogether justify, the distrust and suspicion that seems to have become attached to all public bodies in Auckland.

Intelligence has been received of tho total destruction by fire of Mrs Naylor's hotel.

Wangaroi

The building was insured for

£500 in the Royal, and the stock for £300 in

the Imperial offices.

Intelligence has been rocoived from Kai para to-day to the effect that floods !have occurred in the Wairoa River and its tribu taries, by which 00 tons coal belonging to Captain Casey, and lying on Must's wharf, Kaihu, for the use of the steamer Lily, were washed away and lost. Captain Casey has chartered a vessel to take round another supply at once. No other particulars of the damage caused by the flood have yet come to hand. The voad to the railway station is in a fearful state of mud, and is almost impas sable for ladies. Now that the foot-passenger traffic along this road has so largely increased it is very desirable that a good side walk Bhould be formed and kept from the mud creating wear of horses and carts. At present passengers by Southern steamers making their first entry into Auckland by railway must be astonished by tho state of the approaches to the chief station of the province. A very beautiful historical wool-worked picture, representing the "concealment of the Scottish regalia in 1053," is nov- on view in

the shop of Mr Wayte, bookseller, of Queen street. The picture is entirely composed of Berlin wool, and was worked by the nuns of Auckland. The blending of the colors are exquisite, the lights and shades from the window reflected on the wall and tapestry are pictured with admirable skill and taste. The work surpasses anything of tho kind that we have seen. We learn that this

valuable art treasure will be raffled for to

morrow evening in St. Pa.trick's^ Hall, Hob son-street, at half-past seven o'clock.

A case under the Marino Store Dealers Act came under the notice of the Resident Magistrate in the Police Court this mcrning, and, as dealers in such stores may not be aware of the risk they run in purchasing of boys under a certain age, we may state in brief the regulations to be observed by dealers according to the said Act of 18G7. The said Act provides that every marine store dealer shall have his name together with the words '' dealer in marine stores"

painted distinctly in letters of not less than six inches in length nor three in breadth on

his warehouse or place of goods deposit; and failing to comply with this provision of tho Act every such person shall pay a penalty of not less than £20. He shall also keep a book and enter the names, fairly written, of all per sons with the character of the goods of whom he may purchase, and shall not under any circumstances, either by himself or his agent, buy material of boys under the age of six* teen^ For the first offence he will be liable to a line of £20, and for every subsequent offence against the Act £50. The third warning of the fire that may occur was givea Ja?t night in Queen-street. It was about ten o'clock, when the street was comparatively empty, that Mr Harrison, tobacconist, went to the back of his premises before retiring to roost, accompanied by Mr Howden's lad. On a sudden they discovered a bright light, as of fire, gleaming from Mr Waters's bakehouse. The alarm was given, and the familiar fire bells rang out and their sounds were heard throughout the city. The bakehouse door was broken open, and Mr Cromwell, a young man named Piper, and the lad in question rushed in and foiind the place full of smoke. Some sailors and others were quickly on the spot, and by their united exertions the fire was at length subdued. The fire, it was ascertained, originated iv a case used for proving tea-cake_. No fire had been in this since morning. It was extremely fortunate that the fire was so opportunely discovered, or another disastrous and. wide spread conflagration would have ensued. We hope this, the third warning, will have good effect, and stimulate the occupiers of that

part of Queen-street to greater watchfulness and care. . Sir, —AsVcitizen of Auckland my feelings have been outraged by reading an aocount of the stoppage of a fire that would have cleared away one of the most unsightly blocks of sheds in the city. If it had been good pro perty no one would have been so handy to

There is published in Dunedin, and*circu lated to some extent throughout the colony, a journal called the New Zealand Tablet, devoted to the Roman Catholic interest. For the most part the paper is conducted with moderation, and has a legitimate sphere in which it may exercise its influence, but there do occasionally appear in its columns articles calculated to create that feeling of bitterness between Protestants and Roman Catholics which we are thankful to say does not now exist in this colony and we trust will never arise. We claim for the colony that true freedom which permits every member of the community to worship God as his conscience guides him, and without re ference to religious belief entitles him to hold any oflice in the State. It is, therefore, in the hope of leading the conductors of the journal mentioned to check that spirit of intolerance which sometimes pervades its columns that we now refer to the subject ; and in proof that our remonstrance is not uncalled for we make the following extract relative to tho observance of St Patrick's Day from the number recently to hand (the italics are our own) :" —[rish Catholics look on St Patrick in a much higher li_dit than as a coloniser He is associatpd in their mind with the creed he taught, and for which for ages they have suffered so much. The Catholics of this Colony still suffer for it. He is the representative of Roman Catholic principles—civil and religious—in all coun tries. It seems, then, something inconsistent for Roman Catholics and Protestants to unite in publicly honoriug the name of St Patrick. It implies a compromise of princi ples on tho part of Protestants to join in such a mark of honor, and looks something like an absurdity. For the sake of peace men should not disguise their real feelings, and publicly honor as a man of God and a public bene factor one wliom in their heart they believe teas an idolater — the teacher of principles incompatible with liberty and social progress. The less Protestants have to say about St. Patrick the bettor for their own credit in my humble judgment. If the Saint were now in the body, Protestants— such of them as aro represented by the Press of this Colony— would certainly loolc on him as a conspirator against the Constitution of New Zealand and the British Government generally, and the enemy of all social progress."—Surely it would indicate a nobler spirit to rejoice at seeing all classes unite in keeping St. Patrick's Day, whether from the religious spirit that animates Roman Catholics, or tho lovo of a holiday and respect for their fellow - citizens that inspires Protestants, than to manifest the exceedingly small feeling of animosity that breathes through every line of the extract just quoted. We form a sec tion of the Press, yet we do not look on St Patrick either in the light of a conspirator or nn idolator, bnt we certainly do look upon the writer in the Tablet as a fanatic

and a bigot, whose effusions should be

very liberally pruned before publication

To carry out his views it is the duty of

every Protestant to refuse all recognition of St. Patrick's Day, to deny to any Roman Catholic in his employment a holiday on that day, and to regard as idolators all those whoso religious views he cannot agree with. Surely it is not wiso to give publicity to such views in a journal professedly expressing Roman Catholic opinion. How can other Christian bodies be blamed for misrepresent ing Catholic feeling when tho public exponent of the body continues so to misrepresent the members as we feel assured tho remarks in tho Tablet on tho observance of St. Patrick's Day do ? The tradesmen's ball to his Excellency's employes last night in the Choral Hall was very successful, over one hundred and fifty couple beint; present. Mr. Wright's band was present, and dancing was kept up until five o'clock this morning. Mr. Cole was master of ceremonies. The healths of Sir James and Lady Ferciisson were drank with enthusiasm. Mr. Stacey catered to the satisfaction of the company. The dampness of tho evening did not pre vent a largo number of persons from visiting

the Prince of Wales Theatre and witnessing the extraordinary performances of Smith's English and Continental Combination of Star Artistes, which gave unmingled satisfac tion. A change of programme will bo made this evening, when in addition to Mr Val Vose, the De Castro family, and the songs of Mr St. Vincent and Mdlle Montebello, which have given such pleasure to thousands, Master

John and Miss Kate Foley will appear, under

the patronage of his Honor the Superinten dent of the province. To-morrow evening

will be the last appearance of this admirable company, when a splendid entertainment will be provided for the benefit of Mr John Smith prior to his retiring from the management and the profession with which he has been honour ably connected during the last forty years. To the Editor : Sir, —I am a little whisker less man, and a bachelor, but I am not the master of my own circumstances. 1 have made several offers of marriage, and have met with as many refusals. I am now re-

signed to my fate. I live near the Choral Hall, and attend the concerts. I once

owned a cow, but the wayward animal would stray, and I often had the melancholy satisfaction of learning from the notice-board affixed to the police - station wall that "strawberry" had been pounded again. Often did T pay 10s and costs, always on a Friday, for the contrary cow. At length I sold her to a widow, at some loss, and lost my cow-care. I kept a little terrier, named "Reeves," and the other night my poor friend was missing ; some miscreant it appeared, had stolen his collar, and "Reeves" lost his life before I could rescue him. I enquired as to his fate of Mr Constable Mulville ; but that astute officer could give me no information, and so I lost my doggie, and the five shillings, and wrote his epitaph :— Farewell, pretty "Reeve.," I sha'l see you no more. Your dear winsome ways, and your yelpings are o'er, Both cow and dog aro gone, but now alas ! a new difficulty stares me in my face in the shape of a "bachelor's rate." Now, sir, I do not object to bear my share of the taxa tion of the country, but I protest against a man paying a tax who has no vote. I hold the opinion of the elder Pitt, Lord Chatham, that " taxation without representation is tyranny."' A writer in the "Herald," a married man of course, speaks of 'bachelors' luxuries,' but does not enumerate them, i wish he had attempted tho impossible des cription. What aro a bachelor's luxuries ? a lone fireside, a cold bed, an isolated exist ence, buttonless shirts, washerwoman's jeers, the sport of the tax-gatherer, a butt of the girls, and a wanderer in the land of Nod !-J. W.

The case of Smart v. Langlois, an action to recover £50 alleged to have been sustained by the damage of two cases of galvanized iron shipped on board the Jubilee, was heard at the District Court yesterday. The defence was that the iron was received on board damaged. Judgment was reserved until Friday.

extinguish the incipient flame. Why the dickens didn't they let it burn? Are we never to get these match-boxes cleared from our leading thoroughfare, that even when the reform is in a fair way of being accom- plished it cannot be allowed to proceed. I beg to suggest that leather medals be struck off for presentation to the heroes of l»8t night's feat.—Yours, &c, Toby.

jOn Saturday evening next the newly or ganised theatrical company, under the man agement of Mr Collier, wiil commence at the Prince of Wales Theatre with the far-famed drama of the "Marble Heart," in which the celebrated tragedian, Mr B. N. Douglas, wil! appear as Raphael Duchalet. Miss Docey Mainwaring will take a leading part in the same drama,

The following letter forms a remarkable example of the truth that conscience will re prove the guilty even when there is no other accuser. On no occasion has there been the most remote allusion in our columns to the charge which "A Bachelor " deems it necessary for the good name of his class to deny. When we think of it, however—our correspondent's opinion to the contrary not withstanding—there is some sound reason in the argument of those, whoever they may be, ncainst whom our correspondent inveighs. Thus writes " A Bachelor " :— "Sir,:-r Allow me to take exception to the statement you gave colour to on Tuesday night (where ?) and which has been given as a reason in favor of the above tax, which is to tho effect that bachelors are accountable for the large number of illegitimate births that take place here and elsewhere, when those who are really answerable must, in point of fact, be married men. As a bachelor I hurl back such an insinuation upon the makers thereof There is no question that tho tax is most unjust and wrong in principle, and that it will, in mo3t cases, come upon those only who are least able to bear it. Among others take the following cases :—A man without the necessary means rushes into matrimony ; he and his family very soon become depend ant upon the State or upon his relatives ; a brother undertakes their support, and is con sequently prevented from marrying himself, though he might otherwise have done so with"1 prudence. Many a man's means will not permit him to marry. There are hundreds of cases where the tax on one, two or three sons will fall upon the heads of households, and that when from inability or other lawful causes they are bringing in nothing, at all. This subject has been treated too much as a joke. The next election will show whether electors view it in that light or not."

We notice that Mr Thomas L. White has offered himself as a candidate for a seat in the directory of the Union Beach Goldmin insr Company, and should he be elected he will prove a great acquisition to the Com pany.

At the meeting of Improvement Commis sioners yesterday afternoon it was resolved that Messrs Prime and Philips wait upon Major Gordon and the officers of the Auck land Volunteers with a view'to the removal of the drill-shed to a site nearer the city; also that immediate steps be taken to plant Princes-street with trees.

The juvenile Good Temp'ars of Newton, denominated the Olive Branch Lodge, will hold an open meeting to-morrow evening in their lodge-room at Newton, when addresses, ballads, and recitations will be given ; also "The Templars' Battle-cry." The public are invited.

A little scoria is sadly wanted on the serpentine path leading down to the gully bridge from the Napi<-r-street, corner of Hepburn-street, which would prevent the recurrence of an accident such as happened last evening to a pedestrian in his way to Union-street. The poor fellow slipped—it was wet and dark —almost from the top to the bottom. A little scoria therefore is wanted, as " Prevention is better than cure."

. The Auckland Rifle Volunteer Companies, 1, 2, 3 and 4, will undergo their monthly in spection this evening in the Drill-shed ; also the Volunteer Engineers in the same place, when members are quested to be in attend ance.

We call attention to the announcement that Mr Bachelder will exhibit his celebrated Colossean Pantascope entertainment for one week only in the City Hall, previous to his departure for the United States of America. Tho exhibition will open on Saturday evening with splendid views illustrative of a tour through America, with sketches of an excursion through California, embracing re presentations of the fine mammoth trees which grace the Yosemite Valley, and a thrillingsceneof astormatsea. There will also be scenes of Auckland and Sydney harbours. In addition to these picturesque novelties Frank Verten iwll sine, his sentimental and nigger songs, and unfold his olio of oddities ; and the slack - rope sensational walker, voiceless and silent, will perform on a single rope to the astonishment of every beholder. Professor Saunders R.A.M., will appear each evening and play several exquisite airs on the piano and harp, while Mr John M. Lord, the most eminent of colonial violinists, will conduct the orchestra. An excellent and historically instructive entertainment may therefore be confidently anticipated.

To the Editor: Sir, —Enquiries being continually made to me for fuller particu lars as to the blocks of land and the nature of the transactions which formed the basis of one of the objections taken as to the pro priety of Mr William Buckland sitting on the Bench to adjudicate upon the cases of inciting to murder against J. S. Macfarlane, will you kindly publish the following for the information of all interested. The partner ship alluded to more particularly was in the purchase, or rather attempted purchase, from the natives by Mr William Buckland, Mr J. S. Macfarlane, and others, acting as a company, of the Patetere and other blocks of land, amounting to about 400,000 acres, in the Waikato district. The office of this company was in Shortland-street—l say was, because the Government have, I am informed, within the last two weeks relieved the com pany of their incomplete purchase by accept ing from them a statement of the expenses they have incurred, together with the amount of the purchase money, repaying the company all this and a bonus of ten per cent on the gross amount.—l am, &c, C. A, Harris, junr. Auckland, June 10, 1874.

The long-pending negotiations between the Dunedin Corporation and the Water works Company for the acquisition by the former of the city water supply have at length been brought to a close by the Cor poration paying £101,725 for the property, being a premium of somewhere about ,70 per cent on the actual cost to the shareholders. The warning contained in this transaction is one that should not be lost on the citizens of Auckland, some of whom are so eager to leave the city supply for a company to undertake. The Dunedin coun cillors seem to view these matters in a dif ferent light, and have resolved to apply for an extension of the borrowing powers for gas and water supply purposes to £250,000. It is evident to the most superficial thinker that no company will undertake a work which there is not a good prospect of profit from ; and pure water is a necessity of life which, like air, should be free to all (at any rate as nearly so as possible), and it is the duty of the authorities to see that no private company obtains a monopoly by which it can collect enormous profits from the people on the water they require.

The jewels of the Duchess of Edinburgh, now at Buckingham Palace, are valued at half-a-million sterling.

" A Mrs Syme, widow of a baker, and who had been living quietly for years in a house in Parnell left by her husband," says the Auckland correspondent of the Otago Times, " died lately, and astonished the world about her by her will. Her property, in Parnelf, with some few hundred pounds, was left to certain of her friends' children. Another will, signed with a different name, be queathed something like £40,000 to her nephews and nieceß in England, with the ex ception, of £5000 to a resident here. It U as serted that Mrs Syme, known only as a kind old lady glad to do a charitable act to those about her, aud the widow of a baker long in I business in Auckland, was in reality a lady of title, and signed her second will with her true name, though what the name was I can not exactly say. You have the story as , current here. That there is in it a founda tion of truth I have no doubt, but until the reply from England is received it is impos sible to say what extent the will is justified by fact.

In New South W. 1 :s the excitement about the contemplated release of the bushranger Gardiner increases in intensity, and there is a talk of getting up a petition to the Home Government to recall the Governor should the courae be persisted in. Certainly it is a monstrous blunder out of consideration for a scoundrel that, as the late Chief Justice said, most unrighteously escaped the gallows on which his companions were hanged, and who has gone through the wretched farce of a gaol repentance to de termine to occasion such uneasiness to the law-abiding citizens of the colony. There have been a great many cases of bushranging in that colony of late, and in Sydney garotte robberies have been so frequent as to call for the introduction of a Bill to provide for (logging in such cases. A bushranger was hanged at Goulburn the other day who con fessed to having committed four murders And it is in a community so situated that the Government, which in this case means the Governor, persists in releasing the notorious leader of the bushrangers of the colony, who kept the whole country in terror for years, and whose pardon would do more to encourage lawless outrage thau any other circumstance that could possibly happen. Sydney Punch the other day had a capital cartoon, " Throwing off the Mask," showing Gardiner pitching aside his Bible, prayer books, bundles of tracts, and mask of pious hypocrisy, as he gallops away, mounted on the Governor's racehorse Fitz Yattendon, and with his belt stuck full of revolvers ready for work. —Melbourne letter in Otago Times.

Next Saturday the Auckland Football Club is to contend against the Thames repre sentatives. The game is to be played at the Thames, and the |Luckland champions of the inflated leather will accordingly take their departure for the scene of action to-morrow at 4 p.m. in the Enterprise No. 2. The fol lowing are the names of the team:—Hender son (captain), Sharland, Gudgeon, Woon, A. Whitaker, H. Whitaker, L. Cassin, W. Oassin, Caverhiil, Balneavis, Clayton, Duder, Burgess, Nolan, T, B. Hall, Pollen, Nioool.

OLD SUPREME COURT SITE.

ERECTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS

The following important report with refer ence to the best mode of dealing with the Old Supreme Court site was brought up to-day by the select committee appointed togconsider the subject :-"The committee have the honor to re port that they havetaken into^their considera tion the matters referred to them. With re spect to that portion of the reference re lating to the claims of any persons to any road or right-of-way over the said lands the committee find that the only claim of this nature presented to them has been on the part of Mr {Patrick Darby, who alleged a right to a public street or highway from Queen to Elliott street, over that portion of the old Supreme Court House Bite ad joining Mr Darby's property. They have seen and examined Mr Darby, and care fully considered the evidence adduced by him, and have submitted the case to Mr Gil lies, who ha 3 advised the committee that he is " clearly of opinion that Mr Darby has no claim whatever enforceable either in law or equity " While entirely concurring in this view the committee are of opinion that, if consistent with the plan which may be accepted for the disposition of the property, arrangements micht be made with Mr Darby for the opening of such street or roadway conditional on Mr Darby paying for the accommodation according to its es timated value. With regard to that portion of the reference dealing with the best dis position of the property, the committee have examined Messrs Tonks, Dacre, Jones, Keels and Watson, keeping in view the following questions. Wh a. disposition of the property would bring in the largest annual return for purposes of education, and subjeat to this principal question, what disposition would conduce most to the public advantage, as also to the architectural and sanitary im provement of the city. The committee con sider that the proposal to subdivide and lease the property for building purposes while not affording any security as to archi tectural or sanitary improvement would not produce the largest annual re turn for purposes of education, and on the whole your committee are of opinion that the Board of Education, as well as the interests of the city and public convenience, would be best secured by the erection on the site of the old Supreme Court-house of a pile of buildings suitable for places of business and public offices, and the com mittee recommend that the Council make such provision as may be deemed necessary for obtaining the money requisite, and carrying out the detail of this proposal.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A meeting of the members of the Board of EduGationJ was held to-day in the offices, Wyndham-street. Present : Messrs Philips (chairman), Duckie, Campbell, Prime and Lusk.

LEITERS.

A letter from Mr Vickery, pupil teaoher of Tararua, was read asking for a month's pay in lieu of a month's holiday. It was refused.

The appointment of Mrs Carr aa assistant teacher to Ponsonby school at a salary of £30 per annum was approved.

HOLIDAYS,

It was resolved that the holidays for the schools in the city and suburbs be for the week ending June 27th, and that in the country districts it be left to the committees to fix the holidays for their schools respect ively.

A communication was received from. Driving Creek enclosing tenders for erection of building, and recomuiending that £162 10s be agreed upon as the cost. It was resolved that the Board should pay rental as agreed in their letter of the 21st March for the building when erected on certain condition to be specified in reply. The Commissioners of Crown lands re ported that lot 69,. 48 acres, in the parish of Punia, adjoining the town of Kihikihi, is available in exchange for lot 220, parish of Mangapiko. Referred to the Kihikihi Committee for information.

An application from Lucus' Creek, ask ing for £50 towards a new school, and £6 for fittings, was deferred. The sum of £7 10s for new desks to the school at South Wairoa was granted.

A letter was read from the late chairman of the Waiotahi District School Board to the effect that the Shellback school was con sidered a country school, and that Mr Carver had been appointed master under the

assumption that he would U SA^ services. owa "* Pwdfau It was agreed to __v _nf.i , 8 the Board Bshall dcS tf i!^ S« town school. c tbat xt Bh4Ujp A An application was read nnl.;-, . s erect a school in Kauwaer^W-Vto theßoafd wm eortsSeT gaißtnct»fi An application from Tar.*,. - t _-»*■* *ars_fca

SUPREME COURT.-This Day.

SITTINGS IN^ANKRUPToy, . Before His Honor Sh-^. A . . Chief Justice. y * Xt» -Be Simon Dryden Mr Hesketh asked%at this c'awr*. r. allowed to stand over. case.%lit __ Adjourned accordingly ■> Ayr m ?,^^ JUnr. ■ Mr Whitaker appeared for the ki._ a^MrMacCormioifor^oS^ anfdlschTrge!^ °^ The report of the. Trustee Waa „_ This was as follows : -«I )ZA$ honor to .report: to this EJ_ Court that since my.previous rewrtila position of the bankrupt's affairs he wft a fresh and amended statement of 22? which has now enabled me to sunnl^S' creditors who have pro ved thei/clihfr necessary abstracts required by the iTfc f the statement now hied he shewsaifcßr. £3495 13s 4d, instead of. as before, Mf 9d. The profits on his merchandise^ ! ' are now recorded as. £1747 19s 6d, ig2f the amount assumed (aa pointed <ratinm previous report), £4910.. The bankrnnt l fuses to recognise the dishonour of foLft. on McLennan for £22,447 17s 10d -fa,2 ments of wool, as notices of. subh &&jJL were furnished him by the BanVpf^ South Wales on the following dates- in- August, 1873, £12,357: * 18s 4d; d^W£ 4s 5d ; 4th October, £443 15s Id. Anil was made debiting McLennan aad ciediZ the Bank, which entry, however, flip for rupt Btruck out and declined to entertain" He was notified on the 2nd of Januaryipfffi dishonor of his draft on W. P. Capg'fo. £2050, which he also declines debiting (W and crediting the Bank with. The fore! going omissions have the effect of shoirilihjg indebtedness to the; bank by-theseiuntwnt. the less in his books. The debts priVedjnd claims sent in for examination prior to tppli. cations to this honourable Court for peimis sion to prove amount to £29,861 554 d.! ,Qf these some of the amounts are in dispute. The claim of the Bank of New South Wala here, amounting to £29,435 16s 4d, ii.now under examination, and appears to be cor rect. ■ This I am advised by the ba__. here is irrespective of a claim from their Sydney office of about £500. lam led to expect further claims from, America and England amounting to about £1600, making an esti mate total against the estateof £31,9615a _i The assets .realised upon have not nearly reached the valuations placed upon them by the bankrupt, and on the remainder a large deficiency may ?ls6 be anticipate! In thus closing this report I may add that I pointed out to the Bankrupt the necessity of his making the needful entries respiting the dishonoured drafts on McLeltan and Cape, but could'not obtain a satisfactory rea son from him for declining to do so. 7,7 • W.;H. Jo-n-s, T-riu*ee|; The statement of liabilities and assets put in was as follows :—

CAPITA! AcCOUin. r , r Dr. •■',., ■*-.;..£^'-:•. ' 1872.' ..;.r, ; i h ,J.,..1»,i July I—To Sundries, as per statement.. 'lS,M _• 7 Balauce..' . .'. ... ..'1,6-7 88 ■ _ei4ißT9 U ;S Cr. V-j i»if* 1872. "■'■:• %7<'** July 1 -By Sundries, as per statement.. U.SW 11, i : :.'£iWiiii 1572. ' '.-: ■ - ■ , .;. .-:K'_«.--3i July I—By Balance.! .. ... .. 1,6-7 8 8 Januai y —By Profit, as per statement.. 8,495» - * £6,020-2-0 PBOHT AMD LOSS ACOOUKT. ■ 1574. ■ ■■-'" . January —To Sundries, as per state-. -\_v> v ment fI,9W » f Balance transferred to Capital Account .. ; 3.49513 < _ao.-« in 1874 ■ January. —By Sundries, as per state- %&*}.. meat.. .. .• ■ .'. 10.**' *»* 1 ' . .£li£_M>B:tt ...U , lIABHiITIKS. JaJXy -Bank of New South WaJe... ; «J4 Open accounts .. .. v.m » < Surplus.. ••.. :.. ... .._ 6- 023 a __ £86^8-13 8 ASSETS. January -Cash in hand .Mi 9 1 Bills receivable .. .. WOl "*. , Consignments not vet ret- £UJJ j '"* Used .. .. "H'm! 9 t BrigLallaEookh .. ••*•?£s_ Barque Lady Franklyn ... ■«.»»{ Mining ventures ."...{ .. fSy j Office furniture .. .. __»*, j Open accounts .. .. «>»• \ „ Goods on hand .. ..y _" £36,18418 8 Note.-In laying^l^S^tS. bankrupt's statement beforei-the. ffljjg the trustee desires to point oat *d« bankrupt has omitted from,to..«jffj. a liability of £22,447 17. IM. **#££ due to the Bank of New South W*" ft amount of the -bankrupt's drafts oa McLennan, dishonored and M.^e. hands of the Bank of Jew W^J, unpaid at the time of the ..fiW*^: . petition for- adjudication. Alsoaiufl^. of liability of £2050, claimed 1» JjJJJJfI, Bank of New South J^ajes amount^ bankrupt's draft on f. P. Cape,^^ and lying in the hands of the Bw* ° y - South Wales unpaid at *he V* 8 filing of the petition for Wm. Hask»ynb Jones, «■?, Au cklaud 27th May 1874. . U Mr MacCormick contended»M»2be^ft ment furnished was not in aecottU* -^ the provisions of the Act as »£ "g^iftr ment of assets and liabilities fore* prior to the declaration of bankrupw^ F At his Honor's mick, for the time being, did not pewf °bfi?m'itaker then said that fte^ 'had P^pared a statement m^ ? pj allegations contained "rt^-M «_•*■* of the Trustee. With his jjfifigky. " the bankrupt would now This course his Honor o^& Ir regular. The usual course W^^J* runt's counsel to examine W i^ , truthfulness of his «Weme^ and assets. Either the ■ J^,^* appeared for the bankrupt or eu». ■ status in the case. _, W^f, After some argument 1^ addressed some formal ff^jl*of bankrupt, and afterwards J^ffcWf' mick took up.theexammaton. rupt swore that the account^ B J..^tt>* true and correct statement of Jf^ tf *J It contained * affairs for the six months g^de**? a January, 1874. J e dl^fS^ W the quition,'* Were aUbtf^^tlJr that period sbe«n.» The b»i» 0U prepared from the booki UP w

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A PPOINTMENT OF SUPERHS" -£*- TENDENT OF A CITY FIRE BRIGADE. SALARY AT THE BATE OE £250 PER ANNUM. City Council Offices, Auckland, June 11, 1874. Applications, to be accompanied by Testimonials and Certificates of Competency, will be received by the City Council, from persons "qualified for the above appointment, until noon on MONDAY, the 13th July, proximo. F. BE.ODIE, Town Clerk. m EN D E E s. Tenders will be received by the undersigned until SATDRDAY NEXT, at 4 p.m., for Planting four acres more or lesi of Strawberry Plants, at Ellerslle Gardens. Further information may bo had on appli cation to _ JAMES A. BROWN, Ellerslle Garden. 10th June, 1874. T3ETIRING FROM THE RETAIL. J. COSGRAVE & CO. Are giving up their Ret.-il Business in Queen-street. A SALE of the Goods will be held TO-MORROW, the 14th of March, and will continue unlll the entire Stock is disposed of. We axe now landing THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS WORTH of DRAPERY and MEN'S CLOTHING, purchased by Mr CosaßAva from the -English and French Manufacturers, wl ioh will be Od at UNPBEC_eD-_NTEI IV LOW PRICES. No credit wiU be given during the Sale. s



T>LASKETS! BLANKETS. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Beg to notify that they have now landing Tx Bootmreld, And to open tip in a few days, 10 BALES SUPERIOR BLANKETS IN ALL SIZES, To which they invite particular attention of intending purchasers, being to their ordor direct from the manufacturers, and will be sold at the LOAYEST LIVING PROFIT. Also, LARGE STOCKS ON HAND, AND TO OPEN IN Flannels, Crimean Shirtings, "Winceys, French Merinoes, New Fancy Dress Goods, White and Grey Calicoes, Plain and Twilled White and Grey Sheetings, "White Toilet and Marsella Quilts, Toilet Covers. &c. Childrens', Girl's, and Ladies' "Winter Hosiery, New Black Straw _at 3, Flowers, Feathers, and Ribbons, New Fancy Wool, Collarettes, Ties, Scarf., Infants' Turbans, Hoods, Boots, Bootee*, &o. A SPLENDID STOCK OF NEW CLOTHING, CRIMEAN SHIRTS, and GENTLEMAN'S HOSIERY. HEAVY TWEEDS, Suitable for Winter Wear, &c , Ac, &c. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN (LATE R. HOBB_), >V_O_F.3A_E AND R_.Al_ DRAPERS, C-O-KIHRS, <*0. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) Upper Queen-s_reet, Auckland. ri a v . t i o $'. OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. Connoisseurs pronounce this Sauce to be the BEST for general use in households, and, In con sequence of its high reputation, son." unprincipled persons have been induced to Collect Empty Bottles bearing the mamvfacturer's name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as "Olson's Universal Tomato . Sauce." The proprietor has in consequence cau-oJ his TRADE MARK to be Registered under the provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, 1866," and proceedings will be taken .against such pei_ons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ASK FOR OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the name is Stamped on Bottle and stopper, and vi-apped round with his well-known ahel. TUST RECEIVED BY F. H. LEWISSON: Russell and Son's Keyless Gold Hunting Levers, Rotherham's Gold Hunting Independent Stop Watches, Rotherham's Gold Hunting Ladies' English Levers, Rotterdam's Gold Hunting Levers, Large size Gold Presentation Watches, Silver English Hunting Levers, Gold Hunting Genevas, best quality, Gold Open-face Genevas. BEST ASSORTMENT IN AUCKLAND. F. H. LEWISSON, JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET. EOYAL TNSUEANOE COMPANY. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The Office of this Company has been REMOVED from No. 16, Shortland-street, to Hobson's Buildings, on the opposite side, immediately adjoining the Post office. GEO. WM. JONES, Agent Auckland, May 8,1874. [Established 1804. T\ STEPHENSON & C O.;'S CELEBRATED COFFEES, "EXHIBITION BRAND," " EAGLE BRAND," "CKOWN BRAND," Are to be procured at all respectable Grocers and Storekeepers throughout the Province of Auckland. BI D. STEPHENSON & CO., WYNDHAM STREET, • ng'; Auckland.