SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER: This evening, 11.54 ; ta-monow tooining, 12 - - v . ,j: SUk-sEI': This feventag, 6.89; StTN-SiaS": To m??"^ morning, 8. £5 %'/ "W > MOON'S AGS: La3t Quarter, 10th instant, 9.59 a.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. SoutheTn Cross, s.s., from Tauranga ,\ : : Taranaki s.s , Wheeler, from the South Fiery Cross, schooner, from Lytteltoa (in. the Matnikau) ■ y.

DEPARTURES.

NorhanrCastle, barque, for Newcastle W.C.'Wentworth, barque, for llokianga Saucy Lass, schooner, Napier Swallow, schooner, for Mercury Bay Golden Isle, schooner, for Russell Dauntless; schooner, for Lytteltonj . ■ Nightingale, brigantine, for Newcastle

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Xandavu (English mail)—Mongol, s s., 13th instant -Newcastle^-Woodbine,,,barque, early, Don Ricardo, barque, e>>rly Tauraoga- Southern Cross, s.s., Friday Lytttlton—Magellan Cloud, shortly London—Anaai, barque, early San Francisco—Allahabad, sbip; early Levufca— Marion Kermis, schooner, early Tahiti—Pt arjl, ketch, early. . ~

VESSELS EXPECTED.

lone, ship, from London.. Sailed Dec 20 ~ s Mongol, s S.; from the South, Saturday Jubilee, ship, from London, Sailed January 21 i Pretty Jane, s.a., from Napier and Gisborne :. St. Ki'da, s s., from Wanganui (in the Manukau) wild "Wave, brig, from Newcastle i Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands, early : Bella Mary, from Hobsrt Town early •!•■■•' 1 Mary King, schooner, from Adelaide, early;. Southern' Cross; s.s., from England ' Fiery Cross, schooner, from Lyttelton Ivanhoe, schooner, from Lyttelton | - Belle Brandon, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed April 6 Derwent, brig, from Oamaru Coronet, schooner, from Tahiti : ' Serene, brig, from Dunedin Clio, schooner, from New Caledonia - I Empreza, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed October 15 Dorstto, ship, from London. Sailed January 14 j

IMPORTS.

Per Fiery Cross, from Lyttelton: 900 sacks "wheat. " :

Per s.s. Taranakijjfrom the South : 10 sacks, Belcher; 1 box, 2 qr-casks, order; 1 case; Phillips; 1 bale, Bowden • 1 do, Murchie; 1 cask, 1 case, Kempthorne, Prosser and Co. ; 1 bale, 1 case, Vaile ;\ 1 box, Bank of New Zealand ; 3 qr-casks, Yause; 2 horses, Major George ; 2 cask's, Longdill and- Co. ; 1 ba'e,' Major Tisdall ;j I box, Hare j 23 kegs, Meyers; 1 case, Sailingß r kegs, ;24 cases, Solomon; 1 case, Pleeson ; 1 do, Veale ; 7: casks, .Ireland ; 4 kegs, Combes and Daldy;;. I box, Ford j3,kegSj T. and s. Morrin ; 8 cases, Hoskins ; 80 sheep, Courtenay. ' ■" ■ ■ ;

THE SHIP ALLAHABAD.

The ship Allahabad, which came into this portr pn v the, 13th February last 'with her upperworks a complete -wreck and her main and mizen;: jmasfei■/;.«• cut. .; away, lias been since completely repaired, and now as she lies at;anchpr in the harbour is at once the largest and most beautiful craft in the port of Auckland. The story of the _ vessel's: mishaps was so graphically told by Captain Crispin in the extract from the log' which was published on the arrival of the ship,' that there is :no occasion to refer to it further than to say that " the"T .knocking about she, .sustained 1 was • so- severe that Lno Vessel.1 'otter than a first-class iron-built vessel like "tHe Allahabad would" have stood it, and not even one of her class unless commanded by a man of resolution and skill. Space preJ vents us enlarging upon the - appearance of the ship in her damaged condition. We must hasten on to a description of the means taken to effect her metamorphose. Wheniti was known that the, vessel was to refit in this port there was a great competition among the shipping contractors as to who should do theiwork. When the tenders were opened it was announced that to Messrs. Bigelow and Sonsjwbuld be entrusted the spars and rigging; to/Mr. George Ross the saloon fittings; to Mr. Carr the construction of three boats ; and to Captain H. Anderson and Mr. Williams • the furnishing of a new set of sails; Mr. McChesney, acting under Messrs. Bigelow and Sons, having taken the rigging under their special care, the work was begun, the contracts stipulating for comple tion before Tuesday, ■fche cl4fcti April. When we that with small exceptionsthe several contracts, are now,.finished, it wilL.be seen have done good, .service to the port by estab that our Auckland shipwrights and workmen lishing a character for promptitude and re liability. Although the amounts at which the several contracts were taken were not made public, ;: we' may state on authority tnat the expenses in curred in the refitting of the vessel amount to about £5000, part of which will be paid out of a general average.. First to notice the masts, it will be recollected that the fore majst;;was .almost uninjured. This remains just as it was, the old shrouds and yards being all sound ; the.running gear only has been renewed. The lower mainmast is like wise the same as the vessel came into port ■path, but the rest of the mainmast, all the yards except themain-yardandallthe rigging, the entire mizenmast, all the mizen yards, and all the rigging are freshly putup. Viewed from a distance the rig of the Allahabad looks smart and serviceable—the. masts are not too heavy, but strong enought to carry a large expanse of canvass. The. wire shrouds . and stays were furnished in Auckland. The timber; used in the new spars is heart of kauri carefully selected. The rope for the running gear is new Manilla rope from the stores of Messrs Brown, Campbell and Co., who have supplied nine tons for this purpose. Mr Carr has furnished three very well built boats, namely a longboat, a pinnace, and .a gig. They are all staunch craffc, and do credit to their manufacturers. The • rail round the poop, which had been carried away, haa been renewed. In the saloon is to be seen a great difference from its appear ance a few weeks back. All the cabins on the starboard side have been restored and fur nished, while the whole of the panelling has been painted white and gold, and has a very pretty effect. The saloon itself is a very hand some apartment, nearly 40 feet by 20 feet, and is carried right aft to the stern ports, from which a good light is obtained. The berths will accommodate twenty first-olass passen gers, and are all well ventilated. The Captain's cabin is one of the restored series, and is a snsg comfortable "diggings" for any man. It is furnished with excellent taste. Captain Crispin informs us the ship ■will be ready for sea in about a'week's time. The new sails have been received on on board, and some of them are already bent. To-morrow is fixed for their inspection by Captains Daldy and Clayton, the official sur veyors. The Allahabad is a ship of 1185 tons register. She started on" her present voyage from England with emigrants for Otago. From thence she went to Sydney, and afterwards to Newcastle, where she loaded 1575 tons of coal for San Francisco. The whole b£ this cargo is undamaged, and will be delivered if all goes ■well at their intended destination. We should mention that the nautical instru ments belonging to the ship, some of them very much damaged in the gale, hare been thoroughly overhauled by Mr A. G. Bartlett of Queen-street, and have been restored to a condition equal to new. The flags of the

Allanabad were flyingW-day itt -hofiijor"^ of Mr T, Morrin'3 wedding. \. -T

=Tne £?».■ TaraM^v" Captain Wheeler, arrived: m Onehunga at 1.30 p.m. to-day,} left Dunediu at 6 p.m. on 31at March, arrived at noon on Ist April; left at 6.30 p.m. on 2nd, arrived in Wellington at.4p.mv.. on 3rd- left at 8 p.m. on ,sth, arrived at Picton at 6 a.m. on 6th ; left at noon, arrived at Nelson at 10 a.m. on 7th, having ex perienced strong N.W. gales from Lytteltoif;" left Nelson at 10 p.m., arrived at Taranaki at 1 p.m. on Sth ; left at 7 p.m., arriving as above.—Passengers : Saloon—Col. Gorton, Major George, Capt. Little, Mr.s Gwynnetn,1 Taylor, Archard, Miss Taylor, Messrs Cann, Kohri, Smith, Taylor, Morrow^ Garkland, Ware*■■; Courtenayy Hoskins, Nairn, Smith, Hewlings, Mr and Mrs Coleman, and IS in the steerage. We are indebted to Mr J. Edmiston, purser, for files And report. The barque W. C. Went worth left this port yesterday to load timber at llokianga for Melbourne.

* The Lady Bowen, paddle-steamer, is at present laid up for her half-yearly inspection. She will not, therefore, take her usual trips for a few days

The s.s. .Southern Cross arrived ftom Tauranga early this morning. She had a a! fair run tip apd brings the, following passengers in addition to a general cai'gb. From Tauranga r^-Messrs Corbett, Penny, McPherson, C. Nairn, H. Nairn, Minorty, Hagen and Bennett. From Mercury Bay : Messrs Kapua, Prurua, M. L. Hore, Messrs Southern, The cutter Rose has cleared for the Thames via Otahuhu with 10 tons hay. The cutter Mahurangi takes 1000 bricks and spme sundries to Mahurangi. The Pacific, schooner, has cleared for Napier via Mercury Bay with 40,000 feet of timber, shipped by Mr Adams. ; i The barque Norham Castle cleared out this morning in ballast for Newcastle and sailed away this afternoon. She takes;as passengers Mr and Mrs A. Bignol and two children. ■ . ■ : ;; i '

A suggestion has been brought to the notice of the Board of Trade for multiplying the means, of escape afforded by .floating objects. The Board is asked to consider whether it might not be practicable to ren der the deck seats, or other appliances, avail able as life preservers by the adaptation jof air tubes or other means.

The Catherine, cutter, brings 800 bu&hels of lime from Kawa Kawa.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

■ The s.s. Pretty Jane left Napier at six o'clock yesterday evening en route, for ;Gisborne and"Auckland. The p.s. Patersori left Taxiranga for A¥ck jand at half-past twelve to-day.

COMMERCIAL.

• COLONIAL PRODUCE. Buying Prices, Corrected by Auckland ; ..!■:) ;'■- ■; : Dealers. ' Ai .s.rd. s. d. sd.». d Butter,perlb. 0 o—l 6 Ducks,pair.. 2 6—5 0 Cheese(new) 0 6—o 7 Geese, each 4 o—s 9 Eggs, per doz. 0 o—l 3 Turkeys .: 3 o—4 0 Lard, per lb. 0 7—o 0 I Canterbury Bacon & Hams Fowls, pair.. 3 o—s 0 1 (bare) .. 0 8— 9 Good Salt Butter Is—l 3 Do (in cloth) 9—o 17 Canter. Cheese.' 6—0, : 8 Auckland . 0 6—o ,-,„.. ~,, Hams, lOd to 13d per lb. '.'] ..'"■' ''■.' ,',"-.', Retatl Pricks, ' ".*'"■"" "Farm and Dairy Produce.. y; -"''" ':; . s. d. s. a. , 8 . d a. d. "Milk,pet (jt.'Vo 0-0 6 I Ducks each 5 0-6 0 Butter (fresh) 1 6-1 9 | Geese, each 6 o—6 0 Cheese (new) 0 B—l 0 I Turkeys, per 5 o—7 3 Eggs.per doz. 1 9—o 0 I Bacon, per IK O B—o lo Lard, per lb. 0 6—o 01 Hams'.. .. 0 9-1 0 Fowls, pair.. 4 6-5 0 | Salt Butter.. 1 3—l 6 Butchers' Meat. Beef, per lb. 0 4—o 7 I Pork, per lbu .. .. 0 6 Mutton .. 0 4—o 01 Veal 0 6 DfclflW .<: >' BREADSTUFFS; ...., ,\ FLOUR. ; .... ~-.,:.^...' , • TVHOI.ESAXE. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality £16 Fine,Flour —household ''.., ... £14 Adelaide Flour ... .... £18 Canterbury ' £12 to £14 ■ I"1 Seconds, £12. Sharps, £710s Bakers' Price, per lb , ~ ~ gd i Bran, Is 9d per bushel. .Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4d. Maize, crushed and whole, 7s . BISCUIT. :> Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b .Retail, 22s MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. TTHOLESAL.*. : , . Maize, 7s 6d good ; very scarce Oats, 5s 6d per bushel. - .■• .'...-; Potatoes, £5 to £5 10s „ j . ' ,;".= Hay, £2 to £4 10s per ton. Straw, £2 10s to £3 per ton. Chaff, £6 10s per ton. 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. ■.■ - \ C haff, 7s 6d to 8s per cwt. . : KAURI GUM AND FLAX MARKET The following are the prices in the Auckland market:— Gum—Well scraped, best quality .. .. £26 to £28 : Ordinary sorts . .. £25 t0.£26 Flax.—Finest quality .. .. £13 to £16 Second ditto .. .... .... .. £10 to £14 Tow .. .. .. .. .. ... £7t0£8.: BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and scantling, 100 f t, 9s to 16a ; at mills, 11s 6d ; planed, tongued, and grooved 11s 6d to 17s New Zealand palings, 6-feet, 10s; 6-feet, 12s ; ti tree rails, £215s to £3 per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100 ; shingles, 8s to 18s per 1000 ; HoDart Town palines sft., 17s; 6ft., 19s ; Hobartown rails, 755. COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET.

Coal.—Newcastle, on Wharf, nominal; delivered 15s per ton.

Firewood.—Uncut, 14s 6d per ton, delivered cut 17s per ton. delivered. *

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Clobjc as Under :—

For Thames, to-morrow, at 10.30 a m.

For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 12.30 p.m.

For Tauranga, per Luna, this day, at 5 p.m

For Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, Opotikl, and Napier, via Tanranga, per Southern Cross, to-

morrowr, at.3 P-ni: For Levukaj' (Fiji), per Marion Renny, to-morrow, at 5 p.m. For "Whanganui, per St Kilda, on Saturday, at 1 p.m. For Tanranga,per Murray, on Saturday, at 4 p m. For the undermentioned places, per Mongol, on Monday,.l3th instant, as under : — ForFiji.Sand wich Islands, United States of America, Canada, "British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, ~.-,-, at 10.30 a.m. , ."■.-. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. Letters bearing late fee will be received until 11 a m - For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9.30 a m For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Taranaki, on Monday next, at noon. (Signed) S. B. Bra?, Chief Pontmaiter.

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1874.

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

And Hie good that we can do

The sad occurrence of the death of the lad Garty has afforded an unavoidable theme for newspaper comment and newspaper corres pondence. It requires such an appalling lesson to enforce words of warning, forlongago have we anticipated and predicted such occur rences from the extreme looseness of disci pline which from the first characterised our boy soldiering. The smoking, drinking, hanging about street corners, and the juvenile depravity engendered therefrom were patent £rom the first, and again and again we urged on the attention of parents the evils incipient and argued that if absolutely requisite it were better far that the cadets should be disbanded rather than subject tho boys to influences so detrimental. And that jnore deaths have not already occurred from gunshot wounds at the hands of these children is indeed a more favourable state of things than we ever expected. All the evils of cadet soldiering are now forced on the public attention by the deplorable accident at Titirangi* and people who are too lazy to think, and,only look at the easiest way of getting over an evil, cry out down with cadeting. Now we assert, as we have always asserted, that we shall never have an efficient defence . force if we do not train our children in the art of war fare ; but never shall we rightly train our children unless by treating them as children. The system which brings out children from their homes at night for drill will simply makeblaekejuards of them; and this tendency will be increased where there is not "that responsibility which is involved in the relation of teacher and pupil. We say, as we have ever argued, that unless drill is made an element in the curriculum of our schools, and boys are trained under the eye and the cane of the teacher, to shoulder arms as well as to hold their pens.' Cadetting, if it exists at all, will be an evil. This much for the blackguardism which is confessedly characteristic of our present juvenile military system. It is not essential to military training, but simply tie result of a looseness of discipline which is not usually -applied to the control of, boys. As for the circumstances that contribute to such accidents as that which has now arrested public attention, this incident itself shows that they may occur even in connection with the discipline of schools. : But it does seem to us unaccountable, how, when the possession of firearms is so easily preventible, parents, guardians, or teachers could deliberately commit them to the hands of children when away from supervision. The thoughtlessness of boys is proverbial, but when this can result in nothing worse than a broken head or a bloody nose it is wise to let boys have their fling. But where this thought lessness is so apparent in every movement of a boy it seems to us inexplicable how any sane adult would commit deadly weapons of such a kind as rifles to a lot of boys under. bo control or supervision, to their own great danger and the' danger of all around them, The. whistling of buljeta from

boysV?: rifles;--- judging from' i\M: cor respondence at: the i time — used to,; bo a .familiar sound to residents in the city and suburbs, nor does there appear to be any change in the procedure of entrusting Cadets with dangerous weapons. Whether the late melancholy accident will lead to a different course remains to be seen j but amid the first impulses a ■ senseless cry is raised for the suppression of the whole system of training boys in military drill. There

is no reason for 7 measures so extreme. Let common sense—which is certainly not characteristic of military science as we know it—be applied to this, as it is to other thing x a common life. We do not go so far as to say that there is not any necessity for. rifles at all in the drilling of boys, although so far. as the acquisition of a knowledge of military movements boys would do just as well with broomsticks, leaving skill -as marksmen to be added in subsequent years. But making every allowance for the stupidity and duuder headedness which are inseparable from military practices, we do think that the arms, if used at all by cadets, might be stored, handed to the lads on the parade ground or at the rifle range, and then carried back and stored again. If boys get hold of rifles they will find cartridges. If they did not get rifles save when under the eye of officers, poor little Garty would not now be a lifeless corpse, and the picture of a little coffin would not haunt the memory of those who—we must say it—by criminal negligence contri buted to the poor child's death. Cadet sol diering is, we maintain, the hope of New Zealand's future independence, but Cadet soldiering requires a modicum of com mon sense, which, as experience tells us, is not necessary, or if necessary, is not usually characteristic of adult soldiering. We do not write as warmly as we feel, and as many others feel respecting the late sad occurrence at Titirangi. But we hope that now at least the danger has impressed itself, and that we shall see a different course pursued in rela tion to our Cadets.

As we are J happy to give opportunity for unfolding any views however* differing from our own we gladly give insertion to the following letter, to which we add our own comments :—" To: the Editor : Sir, —Re- garding the case tried at the Thames Police Court on Wednesday last; when Mr Thomas Manning was tried and convicted on a charge of a breach of "The Quarts? Crushing Regulations/'a,nd fined £200, which

severe fine being unable to pay he had to adopt the alternative, and go to gaol for three months with hard labour. It might be well for the Thames police themselves, and for the satisfaction of every person con nected with the mining interest of the field, to inquire and to have a full and satisfactory reply to such, inquiry as to how and where Deteotive Brennan obtained the 71bs of gold bearing stone. The whole circumstances of the case have been freely commented upon by miners and others interested in the mining districts, and have elicited a pro found feeling of disgust at the conduct of the police in the matter, as well as a pro found feeling of sympathy with Mr Man ning, who, although guilty of a breach of the law, was, to say the least, brought to the bar of justice through underhanded means as a scapegoat for others. The remarks of the magistrate in delivering the sentence, which, [though harsh, was unavoidable, merit the approval of every lover of fair play. The simple question now is—if the stone was stolen, who stole it ? The informer Cass or the detective, Brennan ?— A , Thames Miner."—As this is a free country we may be permitted to express our own views on this subject, and this we do without obscurity or prevarication, and we do not hesitate to say that the magistrate who showed such a sympathy with crime as to censure the police in the circumstances to win the plaudits of the roughs in Court is a disgrace to the bench, and should be deprived of Her Majesty's Commission. The offence of Manning was one exceedingly difficult to detect, and Detective Brennan took the only means available" for its discovery. We are aware how deep the sympathy felt by scoundrels for this specimen stealing, and we cannot but express our extreme surprise that a magistrate whose sympathies should be on the side of law and honesty should have deliberately pandered to the lowest principles of the lowest canaille at the Thames. We trust that the magistrate's conduct will be represented at headquarters, and that he will receive the recognition which such conduct deseryes. As to the senseless query of our correspondent as to whether the detective or the informer "stole" the specimens, we have only to say that we do not see any necessity for the supposition of their having been stolen at all. Probably, however, our correspondent's experiences in that direction may lead him to. a different conclusion.

We would gently remind our contem poraries that telegrams headed " From our own Correspondent" should be acknow ledged when extracted. This has not been done lately. We instance as a case in point the Tauranga telegrams in the morning journals to-day.

Mrs Henrietta Matilda S has observed in the Star that the author of the "True Good Templar's Prayer," has created a dust among the lodges, which shews, she says, " the necessity of the use of the broom."' She remarks, "My husband Timothy has been initiated, and is quite an altered man, but a very good husband still. He never was a drunkard. The effects of the lodge, how ever, upon Timhavehadanarrowinginfluence and I fear that if I don't soon join the mys terious order that there will soon be a row in the house. We have frequent discussions upon the question, but I always object to the prefix good, which seems to be presumptuous in erring mortals When the founder of Christianity was called good master, he. assented there was none ,1700^ save one. Again, my Tim, is getting extremely bigotted, and regards every person who takes a glass of beer as an enemy to progress and humanity ; and that Templary is the heaven-sent remedy for the whole of the evils of the human race, and when I pooh pooh the idea Tim tells me to shut up, for I know nothing about it. Tim wag in excellent hu mou r the other c veni ng, sol nudged him in a wife's winning way, and chucked him under the chin. Tim smiled "as he was wont to smile," and I said "Timmy, dear, tell me a few of the secrets of the order. I won't be angry like Mrs Caudle ;" and the dear fellow looked at me and said "Hetta, dear, and wouldn't you like to know ?" "Certainly, Tim," said I. "Well," con tinued he, "we have pretty knocks, pass words, sign 3, wonders, and regalia; but I must not divulge the secrets, Hetta, 'twould not do, you know, my dear ; but we have sisters in the lodge who sing to us some times when lodge business is not pressing." I was almost angry at the word sisters, but I have implicit faith. in my Tim, who is as true in heart as a Newfoundland dog, deception does not belong to honest natures like my Tim's." "Be a sister, and I will propose you," said the dear fellow, " and you can sit with us as a sister and darn my stockings in the lodge, which is indeed a harmonious, domes tic establishment. Brother Croker is about to propose a kitchen range, pots and kettles, fire-irons, &c, as we have hundreds of half crowns unspent on hand in the safe keeping of somebody, so that we may cook our chops and potatoes." " How about a little drop of brandy Tim," said I, "if one is taken ill in the night." "Well, Hetta dear," replied my Tim, "in extreme cases if you have on annual medical certificate, you may have a medicinal wee drop; but not much, Hetta, not much, and you must be very sly about it." Now, M Editor, my Tim in some respects is a better man, and more economical than ever. He and three of the brethren take in the Templar's periodical at a half-penny each, and I take in the Star out of my house keeping money. lam proposed, sir, not that I believe that the Templary will cure all the evils of life, or that the child-like amuse ments of the lodge are calculated to make persons noble, more intellectual, or more generous, but by so doing I shall please Tim, and continue that harmony of existence which commenced on my wedding-day Auril Ist, 1871,-Yours, &c., Hetta. P

The public of Auckland may prepare for enjoying a rich musical treat within the next week or two. The Claus-Rekel Company now performing: at Napier, will come on to Auckland shortly for a season. Speaking of Miss Jenny Claus' performances on the violin a Napier musical critic says :—"Of the star of the company how shall I write? No terms of. admiration and commen dation would express all her merits The purity of her taste is .only to be equalled by the facility of her execution which can only be described as marvellous' The intonation is faultless, and her harmonies are like the scattering of diamonds. Truth fully I may say that since I listened to the wizard tone and agonized waitings of Pag anini, or the florid execution and exquisite taste of De Beriot, I have heard nothing to surpass Mdle Jenny Claus. She is beyond mv powers of praise, and her quietmanner, sofree from all affectation, is in every way in keeping with her great merit. I can only add, every body go and hear, to describe her perform ance is impossible ; she executed the noble compositions selected in a way that would have entranced the composers. I shall pity those who do not hear Mdlle. Jenny Claus " The frnit-season this year in Tasmania has been unusually good. A Hobart Town ex change saya:—" In some of our largest orchards the increase on the yield is greatly beyond anything ever before obtained The largest appie-orchard in the colony is situated within a few miles of New Norfolk, and the yield this aeaaon, it is said, will be between seyea and eight ttomswd. Jjuah^,

At the inquest held yesterday on the body of the poor boy, Joseph Garty, the boy Henry Arthur Collins, in whose hands the carbine was held that did the fatal mischief, thus described the accident :.—" Deceased went up to a tree which had been cut down, and then burnt out, and commenced mark ing a target on it with a piece of stick. He marked it, and then I asked him to come out of the way. He turned round to come away, and as he was doing so he tripped up over something and fell against the muzzle of my carbine and myself. I was holding the carbine with both hands at the " ready." I wag nearly knocked over on my back, and the carbine exploded in my hand. The charge struck j deceased in the right side, just below the shoulder. I believe the piece. was at half cock. We do not in drill full cock our carbines till we come to the " present." It is possible that the carbine may have been full cocked. I am certain that I never pulled the trigger. My hand was not near it. I can only account for the discharge by ascribing it to the jerk. Deceased staggered three or four paces groaningfand then fell to the ground. He did not speak. I threw down the rifle, and went up to deceased. I called him, but he gave me no answer. I then called to my brother and Gorrie to bring water. The latter brought some in his hat, and I bathed deceased's forehead and face. I saw a wound on the Tight side. We had cut his neck-tie off. The wound was bleeding freely and his shirt was covered in blood. At first I only saw one wound, but afterwards I found , another on the left breast, opposite to the first, which was also bleeding. Deceased gasped for some minuteSj. and then - expired. ! I then left off bathing his face. My brother and Gorrie had gone away to procure as sistance. I remained with deceased. -The above took place about one o'clock." To questions put by Sergt.-Major Pardy Collins replied that they (the cadets of his corps) were not obliged to account for the ammunition given to them for use at the range. The jury added a rider to the inevitable verdict of "Accidental Death," viz., "That arms should not be allowed to be in the possession of any of the Cadets except at such times as they are at drill or practice under an experienced officer ; and also, that the. jury consider that the careless manner in which ammunition is sup plied to the Cadets by their officers is ex tremely reprehensible."

We know that there is a small class of per sons in the community who regard the pro motion of immigrat ion as a mighty evil, anrt who look upon every " new ahum" landed upon our shores with a jealous eye. It is not by any means an uncommon thing to discover evidence of this spirit of croaking inletters sent to Great Britain, whichnow and then find their way into the provincial pres3, and do infinite damage to a cause which should have the sympathy of every one who desires to secure the peopling- of our waste lands, the extension of settlement, and the growth of a permanent prosperity. Efforts in antagonism to the interests of immigration however, donotassumealonethefortn of sneak ing epistle 3 meant to be read in places where the authors are secure . from criticism. The occasion of Mr Holloway's visit to the colony as a delegate of the English Agricultural Union has been taken advant age of by the inhabitants of an up-country district of Otago called Roxburgh, for the* purpose of checking if possible the stream of population that is likely to set in from that most desirable of all classes—the agricultural labourers of England. The Roxborghites have a grievance relating chiefly to the barl working of the Otago Land Laws. These provincial matters the committee ap pointed to receive Mr Holloway on his visit to the district deemed it expedient to parade as a warning to those who contemplate leaving the home country for this colony. The chairman of a publio meeting at Rox burgh, which Mr Holloway addressed, after detailing the hardship and drawbacks attend ant on ■ settlement in Otago, thought it necessary to caution the visitor against trust ing any-one, even the Superintendent, regard ing, the advantages offered by the colony. The way in which Mr Holloway met the complaints and charges of the wise acres"con veys very salutary lessons to others removed from the locus in quo, and who maybe found scattered more or less over the whole colony. He said, "After all he had heard he did not think they had so much to complain of, especially if they considered the class at home he was endeavouring to benefit. Seven shillings a week was all the labourer in Dorsetshire obtained for six long days' work to support his wife and family, and he thought even at Roxburgh they had not been reduced to that." How many of Mr Holloway's hearers were reminded of a state of things which they had been only too familiar with we have of course no means of ascertaining, but it is not too much to suppose that among the number of those now wrangling about _land laws and their operation on the owners of property there were some who, had they remained in Britain until their hairs were gray, would never have had occasion to in quire what the land laws of the country were. To one fresh from the scenes of Dorsetshire, as Mr Holloway is, • the grievances of .Roxburgh must have ap peared somewhat ludicrous, and there is a depth of sarcasm in his reply which it only requires a moment's reflection on the state of the agricultural labourers here, and that re presented by seven shillings a week with meat and fuel at famine prices, to reveal. Mr Holloway further remarked that "he was surprised to see such a dark picture laid be fore him as he had that night. In his journey he had had a very different picture presented .to him. When he first came to Dunedin he was struck with the healthy and peaceful, appearance of the people, and drew the inference that things were prosperous." He specially resented the slight upon his • intelligence and trustworthiness, con veyed in the chairman's caution, and observed that "he had not allowed himself to be influenced unduly by any individual or indhiduala. The information he was obtaining was from reading, and from con versations with both large and small pro-,; perty owners, and with| people of his own class (labourers).!' The lesson conveyed by this liutle episode in the history of Mr Holloway's tour through Otago will we trust be taken to heart by those amongst us of the same spirit as the Roxburghites, whose chronic discontent has received a check which may be permanently beneficial to them, and cannot but have been the more telling from the fact that it resulted from a scheme which they had specially prepared for its gratification, at the expense of the colony.

This morning the marriage of Mr Thomas Morrin with Miss Thorpe was celebrated at St. Mark's Church, Hemuera. The bride groom is so well known in our city,, and en joys such popularity, that the occasion was made one of unusual rejoicing and holiday making. From an early hour the streets, the Queen-street wharf, and the shipping were gaily decorated with flags in honour of the auspicious event. Especially brilliant were the rows of bunting which flaunted over the A S. P. Company's buildings on the wharf, Mr Morrin being a large shareholder in the company. The employ!'* in the firm of Messrs T. and S. Morrin, in which the bridegroom is the senior partner, will be regaled with a first-class dinner this evening at the Army and Navy Hotel. Messrs. Hickling and Co. will doubtless provide a banquet that will do justicel to the occasion, and: the cheers that will ring out when the chairman pro poses "Mr-Thomas Morrin and his bride" may easily be anticipated. ]

A. trial of skill with single sticlcs to-© place last evening at the Auckland Gymnasium shed between Messrs Abbott and McLeod. The prize was a modal, A.i Ivi wi a. by Mr Abbot.

With reference to a paragraph which appeared ia our yesterday' 3 issue ,we are assured that there is nothing unhealthy in the flow- of the soap "lyes" referred to, which are simply water impreg nated with alkaline salts. It was, we learn, the intention of Mr Allender, in conjunction with the Highway Board, to have effected a system of drainage which would have prevented even the appear ance of the "lyes," —it being the " appearance", only that is unsavoury. However, in order not to offend even the eye of the fastidious, Mr Allender has this morn^ ing sent up over two hundred and sixty feet of earthenware pipes for the purpose of im mediately removing any grounds of offence. The delay hitherto has been caused only in consequence of Mr Allender waiting until the Highway Board's operations had been applied to the completion of the street, which would have been in the course of a few weeks, when he would have done that which he has done to day. ; : .

"Barry Sheridan" writes.an account, of what he considers a "comical scene," namely, a policeman conveying two ex-swells to Mount Eden Gaol. He observes, "I wonder ere long what this part of £he pro-, vince will come to, as it appears that not only the careless vagrant, but also the educa ted, are fast making, to use a colonial expres sion, tracks to that well-known domicile, Mount -Eden Stockade." The scene alluded to may be very comical from a "Barry Sheridan" point of view, but to any one who seriously reflects upon, it such a sight must exercise a "saddening and depressing influence. ' ■ - 1

A great meeting of upholsterers and cabinet-makers was held last evening at the pommercial Hotel, Shortland-street, to take into consideration the conduct of Messrs Cooke iri breaking the Society's rules of closing on Saturdays at two o'clock. After a good deal of discussion on the matter it was resolved "That a committee be formed, to', wait upon Messrs Cooke and try to prevail upon them to return to the practice of closing at two o'clock on Saturdays, and by so doing confer a great benefit upon all connected 'with the trades." The meeting was then adjourned until Monday evening next.

The following address to Sir William Mar tin on the eve of his departure for England in the Mongol . was left at the various banks to-day for signature, and will remain there to-morrow and Saturday. This opportunity for expressing the esteem in which Sir William Martin is universally held will, we believe, give general satisfaction! and certainly be cordially responded to • — "To Sir William Martin, D.C.L. (late Chief Justice of New Zealand).—We, the under signed inhabitants of the province, of Auck land, desire to express .the feeling of deep concern with which we have heard that you are about to leave New Zealand. Although many years have now elapsed since you were engaged in discharging the duties of your office as its first Chief Justice, we are aware that you have been occupied during the long period of your retirement in the patient and unostentatious peiformance of self-imposed but unselfish labours, all tending to promote the best interests of New Zealand, and the welfare of both races, of its people. When the place you have so long occupied amongst us shall know you no more we believe that this community will be conscious that itJias lost a member for whom it has long felt the highest respect, and that New Zealand will have lost one of its brightest ornaments —a belief which, we may venture to assure you will be shared by the colonists at large • that you may live to accomplish the'object which" you may have in view in returning to England: that you may long be spared a lffeof usefulness : and that Lady Martin and your self may have a .prosperous homeward voyage is the heartfelt wish in whioh we all unite i». kftdjng you ..« Fayewell {'" m

The four compare* nTvUi^^^S^ Volunteers will'hold ff A^WuS I tv» P arad e thi s evening £$% *& 1 The Prince of Wale, TheT"ll^ 1 well patronised last evening \?** 'SL rose to the sparklin « -«« P The en*?1 ! ful manner; Miss Vivian I in characteristic style • andM, v^o>^ i pearedmhis impeiatiori^ * I considerable versatility; whileKr^S I Salamander Sam, by his litfc^^n I outvie the original of this pop£ n > e <• I an, d *ff- A bone solo by Ux cß?° B°ng I a decidedly skilful performance S toa*i cored. _ A ballad by Mi, 3 Metvff *'««>- I screaming farce of the ?< Model tf I terminated a diversified nS s 1 ment. . _ ° . cn 'ertai n , m To the Editor • Sir T^ goto appended to my letle^o^f that the majority of the shops wS? || on Easter Monday, which I mustS Uvi I is wrong ; but -when you assert th a ? aft fe drapers shops were closed with-tW tie P§ 0/ two or three I really th^T^Hf* I publishing what is not true, as it wasi^ I to every one, that only two or threeC were closed until midday, when I „ £> 1 a few others dosed ou/establishrntrj V I majority keeping open all day.-Y Ott T' «« I Samuel Coombes. s> X i

We are glad to observe that a good enm*i has been set by the Improvement Kfi sioners by purchasing material of loofij facturers for their improvement W? s ! Barrack hill. A large order for drainS j! .been executed by Mr Boyd, of the E?' •Pottery under the supe^intendenceTS Ward, the manager. The quality 0 £ Pipes appears to have given the utmost si faction and are said to be .unexeepß being thoroughly sound and durable. ' • A uchs™ ney,was «* fire yesterday afternoon in the Franklin road, which blazed 3 some time, causing much alarm intheimm! diate locality. The fire, however, wX overcome by the timely application of sund buckets of water, or the result might k™ been We would recWS householders to see that their chimneys ». regularly, swept,- as the chimney aweep™ of the city are very regular in going tL rounds with their bells, for assuredly"™ vention is better than cure." _> ■, The admirers of Mr. McGowan will be glad to hear that he played a very successful' engagement in Sydney, and on the occasion j of his benefit the Theatre Royal was ctamined to suffocation. Mr. McGowan contemplates travelling with Mr. Travers, making a tour through Queensland. Mr. and Mrs. Bates now performing successfully (at the.Queen's Theatre, will visit Auckland shortly. Mr. Hegarty is drawing good houses wife j i variety troupe. - Thermal match of the Auckland Cricket Club for this season will be played, weather permitting, on Saturday at Ellerslie, against eighteen of the country. The following ate the players selected to represent the club:- Messrs Garland, Eees, Mooney, Swinson, Abraham, Russel,-Mills, Thorn,,itDavjson, King, Buckland, and Ryah^ >i Emer gency- meri,: White and Ellis; ;■" The fqllowing are the country teami:- Barber, Bowden,, Bassett, Bolton, Maclean, Donnelly, Perch, Martin, P,.;;: Callaghaa, Donovan, Fitzpatrick, Simms, Gibbs, Stria ger, Martin, Creffield, Manners, and Smith. If is particularly requested that the foregoing gentlemen, all of whom have promised to play, will be on the ground in time ,to r com mence at 10 a.m. sharp. Arrangements have been made with host Grattan, of the Thames hotel, to supply refreshments and a cold luncheon.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham Esq., R.M^)

DRUNKENNESS.

Patrick Murphy, alias Michael Neagty E| Isaac Bryant, Martin FogertyjJane Evanf, I alias Ryan, and Anne Riiey "were seyeralj I charged with this offence, and according to I the magnitude of their sin fined in various jß| sums or assigned proportionate:, terms) of 'H< imprisonment. .; V I ■•;: _ ■■'.: OBSCENE XANGUAGE. '.'■.■■ •; '■?; I Eliza '.Lestrapge.-/was accused of: using I , obscene v language in Newton Place on the | ; ;4th inst. '■''; -• HI Prssoner, who is one of the most regular HI visitants of the Court, pleaded guilty, and | : promised for the hundred and fiftieth time I that if let off this time she would " never do I it again." 0: I His Worship asked if it would not.-be | possible for the prisoner to be got into s the | Refuge? Sergeant-Major Pardy said he was afraid, I jiot. Such a woman would turn the plaw I upside down. A criminal reformatory would I be the best place for her. ~ - .; :;!l I His Worship said he was tired of punish- L ing her by sentencing her to imprisonment; it evidently had no effect on her. }At'the same time he did not see what else to do. H The prisoner was remanded until Satnr*- I day next to see whether her brother would gj come forward and send her away. r; ' ■' f , ■ . ( ASSAULT.. ' .. . . ! John F; Gibbons "was charged ou remand | .with violently assaulting Ed ward (xargan by,; I heaving a brick at him on the 6th inst. . f Hi Mr Alexander-appeared for defendant. t His Worship asked if the police were ready ■ to go on with,the case. , v ; ■ r Sergeant-Major Parhy replied in the nega- i tive, and produced a medical certificate M jH shew that the complainant was unable to g attend. .*.. ■■■'■'„■£??■ fIU The case was ultimately adjourned till this wm day week, defendant's bail being enlarged. v,f/BS • FAMILY JARS. Jl I John E. Dixon was charged with assaul.- L ing his wife, Julia Dixon, on the 7th inst. i. Mr Alexander said he had been : requests i to appear for" the defendant, butinthe mean- | while the parties had come to an »greemT. 1 Mm and the wife wished to withdraw wy charge. |: His Worship to defendant: I :, Your face to me seems so familiar, ; X, 'I think I have seen you before, ft1,,, and on this same charge. . ■■■<■■■; ".■;• f i- i Defendant admitted it was so, bu«stoauy , maintained "he wa3 not the worst. ■ ' | His. Worship advised the defendant j»» m to; ,be brought up for striking' his WJte ag» t or he would meet with heavy retribution. j Education' Rate Summonses. ■ ( -J. : g A HARD CASE. / | appeared to dwfjjj I why he had not paid the Education."1" | Defendant said' he had a wife "^.jjl children, and only earned from 6s ba w^ ~ day. One son was apprenticed ana t: Ss a week. He had represented his«. d | the School Committee, but they ren» t let him off., - ' .. *& . His Worship said he thought w» one which demanded someconeessi , > he thought if defendant made oW.VJ fort , | case to the School Committee as^.^i in Court he wbuld probably he L^ Lje rt< This case and several : #fiff.^ ¥ / manded till the 21st, May.. | Tto W9M tfte busiaess, . :j : |

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pOME AND GIVE US A TURN BEFORE I GO. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY, T H RE B L AIS T D A V S ■ •-■ ■ ' ~.- op "•I SELLING OFF! Prior to my departure for Wellington. • • F. H. LEWISSON. V . TDETIRING FROM THE RETAIL J. COSORAYE & CO. Are giving up their Retail Business in Queen-street. A SALE of the Goods will be held TO-MORROW, the 14th of March, and will continue until the entir Stock is disposed of. ', We are now landing THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS WORTH of DRAPERY and MEN'S CLOTHING, purchased by Mr Cosgravb from the English and French Manufacturers, which will ba <K)ld at VNPBXOEDENTXSLY LOW MUCKS. No credit will be given during the Sal^,



SPECIALTIES FOR : TIIE SEASON. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN,/ (LATE R. HQBBS)^ ■; v' Abe yovr Opening "di^.,. their wi n jgjg ir gs. i' p/^e^n:, t ; ,s .... •BX"'NORHAM CASTLE'and HYLTO N fj^STLE Comprislcg—• ib \,Oi : ;> - SILK AND ALPACG V UMBRELLAS. " LADIES' "BLACg? CLOTH JACKETS, CHILDREN^, MAIDS, AND LADIES' WATERPROQP TWEED , .:'; BBVj VM ■ —;; ) i In Great Variety and Newest Styles. CHOICE NEW DRESS GOODS; In Greatly Variety. \ FRENCH MKKINOS in all shades COBURGS, WISCEYS-, FLANNELS | All ,Wodl and 'Ml i Wool! Crimean " Shiffines STRONG TWEEDS, GAMBROONS WATERPROOF TWEEDS | In Great Variety., , • Furnishing Goods, Blankets, Sheetings, white and grey White Linen Damask, Loom Damask Window Muslins; Muslin, and Leno Curtains Victoria Table Covers, Printed Cloth ditto j r . Druggets,, White and. Re,d Matting.&c.j.&Q.j p ; i ""''' ALSO, TO ARRIVE EX DORETTE— 34 CASES AND BALES OF GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS, CLOTHING,- t.r; ■;■. ;.;Etc.j,; :.; Eto,^ ;: / .'Eic • RUSHBROOK & BRTDGMAN WKOLTtBALB AND RETAIL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &C, JUNCTION ,DRA;PERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotol,) TJPPER QUEBN-SIUKKT, ArJCKLASTD.