SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER : This eve Ding, 0.48 : .o=morro« tnornjug, Lag BUN-SET: This evening, 0.21; SUN-RISE; To taorrow moraine, 6.1 ! MOON'S AGE ; New moon, 18th. 4.41 p.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

-_... . ARRIVALS. Wellington, s s.. Carey, from Southern ports .Konilwor.li, schooner, McKenzie, from Samoa and Tonga

DEPARTURES.

•rnreos, s.s , for the South

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Mongol ss., forKandavu" (San Francisco Mail), IGth instant Hindostan, .hip, loading Wave Queen, ship, for lyttelton

VESSELS EXPECTED.

u"»j. »». irom ixap'er Mcnpol, s s, from the South L-thian, harque, from Dunedin vy. C. Wentworth, barque, from Sydney impreza, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed October 15 Hylton Castle, barque, £r om London. ... lone, ship from London. Sailed Dec 20 . Carl, brig, from Dunedin, early

IMPORTS.

i- er Kemlworth, from Samoa : SI bales cotton, 63 tons cobra, 14 casks whaleoil. - Cruickshank & Co., agents, rers.s. Wellington, from South : 25 qr. casks-brandy, Longdilland Co. ; 12 rolls lead, &■ I orter and Co. ; 1 bale, McArthur, Shera a -»'°' ; 5 hMs- chinjV w- Ewan ; 1 box» A. Karnes ; 1 case, Glanville ; 1 tierce, tan ; 1 case, Kempthorne, Prosser and ; lnO lengths iron pipe, T. andS. Morrin ; 1 case, R. Gittoa ; I parcel, H. Kohn; 51 sacks malt, Bedill and Watson ; 1 case, order ; M sacks oats, Seccombe ; 1 case, J. Bent; 1 PAe, Harcroft j 5 eases bacon, Buchanan ; W casks sugar, J. C. Morrin ;' 1 bale- cloth, L bale tents, Major Tisdale; 2 pairs bellows, JL. and S, Morrin ; 1 case, Telegraph Depart ment • 1 pge, H. Giimi-m -1 case. Walker . -rolls matting. Anthony ; 20 cases hematite? •Holland and Butler; 25 cases fruit, R' Arthur; 3; cases, 1 bath, 1 portmanteau Combes and Daldy ;46 sacks oats, C. Pike' 7 cases, Hood. -

By a printer's blunder: the name of the captain of the * Magellan Cloud "was last night spelt Canch instead' of Couch.. ,: ~f Owing to the continued stormy winds out side the p.s. Lalla Eookh has been obliged to delay her trip to Coromandel. She will take her departure on the first opportunity; 7,.. The s.s. Pretty Jane, whose departure we1 announced last evening, took a large general cargo and several passengers to the East Coast via the Thames. - The schooner Belle Brandon from Kaipara rived at Dunedin on the 3rd inst. aTThe schooner Queen has "cleared out in T ast for Russell. ' -.-'■ -■* .■■ bni'he schooner Mary Thompson has cleared TPussell with 20 pieces offmachinery. -

The s.e. Mongol arrived at Wellington at 8 o'clock this morning. The N.Z.S.S. Company's i s.s. Wellington, M. Carey, commander, arrived off the Manu kau bar at 10.30 a.m. to-day, and came up to Onehunga with the afternoon tide: She left Port Chalmers at G p.m. on the 4th inst. with a light N.E. breeze and fine weather for Lyttelton, which was reached at 2.45 p.m. on the sth ; left at 8.30 p.m. on, the 6th, and carried light N.E. wind with dark threatening weather till daylight next morn ing, when it shifted to N. W., and gradually freshened to the heaviest gale that has been known in Cook's Straits for ten years. She made Wellington Heade at 2 p.m., being about two miles distant;;* set close-reefed main and foretrysail and. "forestaysail, and put the engines to their utmost speed, but could not even keep steerage way on the vessel, which drifted away into the middle of the Straits.in spite of everything. ,At 7 p.m. the wind changed to the S.E., with heavy rain; she passed through the Heads at 10.30 p.m., and arrived at Wellington at 11 p.m. on the 7th ; left Wellington 4 p.m. on 9th, arrived at Picton at 9p.m. ; left at midnight, and arrived ab Nelson at 11 a-mi on the 10th; left"ait 11.30 "p.m. ;; arrived off Taranaki at 1.40 p.m. ; left at 1.30 p.m:,, ---and reached OnehuDga at 1.30 to-day. Ex perienced S'E. breeze-with drizzling.-rain from Nelson'upwards./ We .are indebted to Mr W. J. Willcpcks for. our "files," etc. Passengers—Saloon: Mr' and'Mrk Wilkin-:: son; and , family, (4) Mrs .Crawford,, Miss Crawford, (2) Master Crawford, Messrs' Reed, Matthews, Ismab, Robinson, Asher, Buckland, and PitzGerald. Steerage : Messrs Baird, Barker, Freer, Davison.

COMMERCIAL.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. CALLS.*" ■ ' '- ' ■ ■'•

„ ~ £ s. d.. Date. . National Bank of N. Z. ..' 010 0 J April . National Bank of N.Z. ~,.010, 0, July 1 COLONIALfPRODUCE. Buying Prices, Corrected by Auckland Dealers.

ciaolj .r_ :&i\ .7.'. -eloto. ;*' v..,,,.,. .. ,^.-,-,.' WHOLESALE. "' !-- ;'": "H. .iOhl _ Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality". £17 Pine Flour—household ':.;-.'." .'<*.. i ,'•;",:. 7} £14 Adelaide Flour .. .. -... ~~ £13 Canterbury _...>.. ;.;,,..;..,, ...£l2 to £14 Seconds, £12. Sharps, £710s " ,/v , ■Bakers* Price, per lb ".'.' L .'_" .. •'..-' J,''' A*:."3&. Brait, Is Gd per.bushel.., -,'".,, jfzjliuaa Bread", per 21b. loaf.'idto id. '- -r"; '■ oaaa'/fajt* Maize, crushed and whole, 7s , , ~; , , a=.,il__jaa " ;."::;' ../.biscuit.. *;':; v!;- bu^Mstffso-. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b, .. ..': .'.'*:"Retail"22s ........ MAIZE, OATS/POTATOES, ETC.' - •':! ■•• WHOLESALE. ~. ' X ."' "OWUUj Maize, 7s 6(2 good;, very scarce ,;'*,''.',' '"J "" Oats, ; 4s Cd to.ss per busheL'V' '"*"',' .""'V J '.' %• • !iJ Potatoes, £3 10s to £3 iss"' '-■ :' ''*• *'; a,; ''***»« I til Hay, £2t0,£4 JOjsper ton., , . , , ..-' Straw, £210s to £3' per ton. '. ": . ';'''!.,"":' ; ."■:"'; -» Chaff, £6 iOs per ton. c ' •'," '~., . ~ 'yd'""' ,' 1*; A!':'■'■■• Yl _'.,. RETAIL..! .;' . -",-,",;- *."'*:"'','. !'' Maize, per bushel, crushed,. Bs. 7 "'., .'" * ;•" '"': ■-. '"' Oats, 5s Cd per bushel. - ■' j " '"'.""' "''*' v'"': Potatoes, 6s (3d,per cwt. ■•y-^-- 0 emu buj Hay, cyrt., 4s to.;6s.■';"'. ~.",', ! '/'' ,'."',"' fr Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt."'' "' !''*'": •i ' yjl1*'-'- ' .-"•';' Chaff, 7s Cd to 8s per cwt_. ... - '"<• KAURI GUM7AND FLAX MARKET : The following are the pricos in the * Auckland; market:— ,_,,.. , .' '•" .-■,-' '■;,-, ■ - Gum—"Well scraped, best quality ... .. £30 to £32 Ordinary sortß .. .... £26 to £29* Flax.-Finest quality .. .. A ... .. .. £]sto*£lß; ,' Second ditto -:...,,:..,... ■■- & .. .. £10 to £14' ' Tow ..'."'' £7tn_?fi-; ... y. building Materials;' ': ,:r: •'■' Timber.—Boards and scantling, 100 f t, 9s ta'"/16s J-' at mills, lls6d; planed,.tongued, and grooved: lis' Cd'to 17s -...,.. , '■*." KfNew Zealand palings, s'-feet,.:los"; 6-feet, "12s • ti- V tree rails, £216s to £3 per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100 • shingles, 8s to 15s per" 1000 ; Hobart Town 1. alines 6f^, 17s: 6ft., 10s ; Hobartown rails, 75s y. P B COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Newcastle, on Wharf, nominal: delivered 50s per ton. ■„ • ■- ' • FißEwoon.-Uricut,■, 14s. yet. ton, delivered, cut 15s per ton, delivered.. - ■ '* - ' -

HUNTER AND NOLAN'S WEEKLY REPORT.

Horses have been in good supply and cor responding demand. Prices have, been fully sustained, and, in some instances, advanced rates ruled. No really good staunch heavy draught were entered for sale by auction, but all other descriptions were fairly repre sented. We epiote :—Hacks, from £6 15s to £12; light harness, from £13 10s to £17 ; medium, from £17 to £22.

Cattle : There was an increase in the num ber yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday, and the attendance and competition remarkably good. Dairy cows sold freely at £6 12s 6d to £9 ss. Stores fully maintained last week's quotations, and an unsatisfied demand remains. Some prime fat beasts, ex Mercury, from Poverty Pay, realised ex treme rates. Well fatted sold at 325, while medium realised 2Ss. per 100 lb.

Sheep : There was a fair muster and good demand, but no perceptible alteration in value, the preference for best pens being scarcely so marked as usual, Lambs in short supply and indifferent description sel ling from 10s to 19s 3d.

Pigs were most plentiful, and met with spirited demand, good pork being worth 3kl perilb, ; stores selling well.

BIRTHS.

CuLPAN^-OniMarch 10, at'Princes-Btreot; Mrsi James ■ .G. Culpan, pf ason. = i-i-y j uhnb'.

DEATH.

Griffin.-On the 11th*>instant; at' the North Shore, : .'Sarah Ann, wife of Rupert Griffin, aged 43 years. IMJaxwell— On-March-11,, at her-residence, Rich imond.., Jane,- the 'beloved wife of J Johri Maxwell, jbtttfctter, aged 26 yedrs.-:' ''';-. •' •' '* '• '* :*■ .'•("•■ -' •''■- >iJ. ■■ ■ ■ J The funeral will- leave *,Richmohd!.>to-mbrrow 13th instant, at 2 o'clock p.m. Friends .. ;are respectfully invite J to attend.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

3 :Mails-"will^Close as Under:—■/ :,_ y_ 'For Thames, to-morrow, at 10:30 a m ~Fpr Coro_rian^el,_to : morrow, at 10.30 a m "For Ru^seljl ffi'erj.Mary-Thbmpsori,'' to-mbrrow. 'At ' |9am ** .'""* * *■"' -" - Si- — .For Napier,per Stat/of (the:, South,, to-morrow, at ;,' |l__.aim-.;.,9 flsifSftlo ;., i1: ..-y ; H , f . . ;i ,y ... ._..-_ ~.,•;-. "For New Plymouth,; and,.. Southern province's, 'to-' jJJ morrow, at noon .■.'.'■■., jFor 'the undermentioned places, per Mongol, on 'Mpiiday, 16th Mircli, as iinder : — ".' " ... I " For Fiji.Sandwichlslands.United States of A.t_ieri'ca,' ' :. Canada, British Columbia;': Central' and "South l America, and British'and Foreign West' Indies, , i atlo.3oa.m. '*-"**' .;---" • , F.ot the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, , ryik San Franciido, at 10.30 aim. -' " ),'.?.' Letters bearing late fee will be received until 11 a.m-. ; i For niohey orders, registered ■ letters, and news- ' 1 papers, at 9.3oam' ''•--'-•:; '• ■ ' .-_:..', ';,. ■ ,-_■:■ j For the undermentioned places; per s.s. Rangatira, on Saturday, 14th'instant, asunder :— * 7'-'For. l India,. China, Mediterranean Ports, and j Continent of Europe, at 11 a. m • ' • j For Anstraltan Colonies, at 12 noon J y For the" United Kingdom, via Suez (fo* letters • specially addressed),. at 12 noon ' For the United Kingdom, via Brindisi. and late . letters for Sydney and Melbourne, at 16 30 pm i For money orders, and ' registered letters, aiid newspapers, at 9.30 a m ... N.B.—Notice is hereby given that new offices are. now open at Stokes' Point and Upper Waiwera, arid maiis will be despatched Ito the above places respec tively on 14th and*Jßth instant. . |- 1 > • (Signed) : & f B,J.ibs,: Chief Posfea*.a9ter, J

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1874.

Por the cause that lacks assistance, For tho wrong that needs resistanoe, Por the future in the distance, And *■•!>«. ened that we can do

Ik the person of Mr Sullivan, murderer, ' the; country has apparently got a "white elephant." A man like him is worth catch ing, but having caught him the Government have certainly not applied him to proper pur poses. " What will he do with it ?" might be th c title to the romance of the life of the Maurigatapu murderer and sneak, and if any one will devise a way in which the Government can honourably get rid of this remarkable person we have no doubt that he would be granted a ho norarium from the secret service money. To get rid of kim«V dishonorably " has been already attempted in the unmanly ruse to foist; this wild beast off on our American cousins, and there is no doubt that, removed as lie was on Tuesday morning from the lock-up and lodged in Mount Eden Gaol un der a Governor's warrant, he is intended to be there kept until a favorable chance is found for secretly shipping him out of j the colony and landing him

! in the midst of some unsuspecting people. There is no doubt that it is the , primary duty of a Government to protect its o/,vn . peoplefrom danger, but though Governments' like other corporations, have neither bodies i to: be kicked, nor souls to bo damned, still , we cannot refrain from feeling that there is J something savagely inhuman and infamous j in even thinking of secretly letting loose such a man on a foreign people without making that people at tho least to know of tho ! danger in their midst. Sullivan was the worst arid tho most dangorousof the whole gangjcom - pared with him Burgess was a gentleman. Besides his fiendish ferocity our protege has shown himself possessed Of-a cowardly cun* niug which saved his nock in the first in stance aud has served to keep him in safety till the present hour in circumstances most ; untoward; and we requirenostrainingof fancy to; imagine tho course of such a man il landed ' incognito in the South Sea Islands, as we understand is intended by-the Government, or among the millions of the, United States with their hundreds of miles of lonely highways and mountain'"passes, as was already attempted by our humane and Christian rulers. We aro quite awaro of the difficulty in which tho Government is placed. Turning Queen's evidence, Sulli van was entitled to a pardon ; and his de tention or punishment might have a deter rent effect oh the minds of accomplices in i -the future. And even though his admission Of another murder not included in tho bargain has given an excuse for his con tinued incarceration, the Government has probably not been warranted in this course by the strict letter of the law. But whether it is so or not there ia no ono who will, have bravery to say that the Govern ment is bound to go out' of it's way to pro tect suchva villain... The. administrators of the law may not be .warranted by law in hanging a confessed murderer, but thoy are certainly not warranted iv doing a shameful and inhuman act- in or der to save him from his just desert ' If the law has refrained from breaking the man's windpipe, it,has.fulfilled its obligations to Sullivan. Ho has peached on his pals, and he has had his reward "in not being hanged liko them for the Maungatapu.mur ders. Tho law and he can now cry quits. But in the name of humanity we protest against the earnings of honest men being :devbtSd fo: affording' even a' tompOrary asy , liim to such a man. _If the Government i 3 . not warranted in hanging Sullivan, it is also ■ not warranted in* keeping him in! prison. **'If ; in the eye of the law ho is improperly de : tamed, by all means let him be set free, but • let it be done in open .day and ..with public : notification, so. that the human ra,ce. may be oh its guard. We have, no hesitation in stating the course that"should be taken. Instead of landing *'Sullivafi iheb^nito in a 'strange land, it should be publicly notified on the West Coast of the Middle Island that !he is coming. Let him then be conducted in safety to Hokitikafor, Greymopth.■ Then public notification being made, he should be . taken with all care some miles up into the country by the poli&e',l'who''should forth with march back to the port, leaving Sullivan in the midst of those scenes"and those people with whom his former career has been associated. '• As li6v the -sequel* wo are con tent to leave.at ;.tp ; fate, ..Let, there bo o questions asked. Law will have fulfilled /its' obligations, the country will be exempt from further—' expense, and the claims of humanity will be righted. Highly proper people;.-will.'of .-.course raise their eyes in. horror. But, we, ask whether were it more " honorable " and more rherci . ful in the widest sense to let Sullivan- loose at midnight in America, or hand him over to the West Coast miners ? , And when human, laws and all their quibbles stand oside^ arid | the final 'adjustment take's place, does any one think that satisfaction would be-asked for participation in the little scene in which indignant human nature repaired the defects of human laws, and fulfilled the ' great behest '"WHoso* sh'eddeth man's blood by mau shall his Wood, be she<}." ~ -

As many are not familiar with the history of the villain that we are now protecting I from popular vengeance within the walls of Mount Eden gaol, we would direct attention to the account which appears on the back page of this issue.

Our morning contemporaries have on one or two occasion discoursed in a very learned manner about the Ashantee war, and the Herald recently finished off the fighting on the African coast, in a sub-leader, in a very summary way. The Australian papers however place a very different con struction on the telegraphic intelligence received from Europe respecting Eng ancl's " small war." The" An/us of the 27th February observes :— " Our European telegram to-day contains the unpleasant news that the Ashantee war is by no means over. There has been a battle and considerable loss of life. 'Ihe only way of accounting for this after the information that wc have previously received would seem to be that the peace propositions on the part of the Ashantces were merely 3 feint to give an opportunity for a treacherous attack. The result of course will be in the end the de struction of the Ashantee kingdom, but this it is to be feared will only be attained now at the cost of many valuable lives."

Those eminent vocalists, tho Carandinis, with Messrs. Henry Gordon, Walter Sher win, and George Cotterell, will appear in the ■City Hall on Thursday evening next, and give their grand operatic and ballad concerts, and wc are sure they will meet with a hearty welcome from the citizens of Auckland, who love a genuine ballad and high class music.

The Brighton and West End Clubs will play their return match on Saturday next in the Domain. The following gentlemen have been selected for the contest :—West F" n

J. ; Micky, C. Western, J. tt • —«v _ Macky, D. Mason, C. O 1 ~ S^T' k p,:,'' n rii-i '— --.well; H. Taylor, T. P !&,, no ayl°-, * Gleeson G. Hales, and V' £?■ • man). Brighton :D. Tonks, «j o.ucchbury, B. Mitford, T. Da vies, W. x'O'nks, H. Phillipson, A. Brooks, A. Mears, D. Snodgrass, L. Yon Tempsky, and W. Williams (12th man).

To-morrow evening a paper will bo read at the Dove Hotel, Wellington-stroet, on "First Impressions," by a member, at half-past seven. In Mrs P.amsey's new work, published in January last, entitled "A Summer in Spain," she gives tho subjoined " character istics of the Spanish people." Recklessness of life and of suffering, whether witli regard to human beings, or to the lower animals, is but too common in Spain. It is not exactly cruelty, for I don't think even Spanish boys torment merely for the sake of tormenting— they are simply perfectly careless about it. If their amusement or advantage is served by cruelty nobody has any scruples on the sub ject. This peculiarity of character explains the otherwise incomprehensible barbarities of the Inquisition. It was not that they en joyed looking at torture, but it did not give them any pain to see it • they were resolved to;extirpate heresy, and cared little or not at all by what means they attained their end, always provided it was attained. Even at the present day the objections of the Span iards to tho Inquisition are founded much more on its interference with their liberty to do whatever, they please, good or evil, ' than on its cruelty. . In justice to tho Span iards it must be said that if they are indif ferent to tho llfo or sufferings of others they are very nearly as careless of their own! Personally, they are exceedingly brave, iliey delight in fighting for its own sake, without any reference to tho cause thoy aro at the moment supporting. Thoy do not wish nor expect to bo pitied for any suffer ings chat may befall them. Even a Spanish chiid does not cry nor lament if he is hurt Jiccidently, though he bitterly resents a pun ishment. The contrast between Spaniard and Italians is very great in this respect: in Italy, if a child falls and hurts himself, he sheds floods of tears, and is petted and com forted by everybody ; in Spain he is laughed at, and told to take better care for tho future.

The Oxford Combination Troupo will make their first appearance to-night at the City Hall. This troupe is as yet unknown to fame under the above title, although several of its members—notably Mr Frank Verten and:Mr Seymour-Aave gained no inconsider able reputation—the former as a serio-comic singer and negro delineator, aud the latter as a pianist and illusionist. Of the reputation of Miss Blanche Vane as a femalo magicienne wc are not in a position' to speak although report credits her with being 'both pretty and clever. Messrs Fox and Reid have long been appreciated in their several specialties, and doubtless a good attendance will reward the efforts of the company. We have been requested to insert tho following :—To the Editor of the Evening Star .- Sir,—ln your yesterday's issue I noticed a letter signed by the Chief "Harbour master and Pilot, the contents of which I have reason to believe are not quite correct. I' allude to the denial therein made to Captain Roberts', statements relative to the conduct of the Pilot service. In justice to Captain Roberts would you kindly .nse'rttho following.:— Having arrived in Auckland^ after an absence of two years, by ship Maori, Captain Roberts, on the sth .February, 1868, 1 can state with certainly that Ihe ship was well inside the' Rangitoto reef before a ; pilot; came on board, after having been hove to all the previous liio-M well inside of Tiritiri, (with a fair wind for entering'the harbour) when at the same time, with intervals,fguns were fired, rockets sent up,.and blue lights burnt, but all to no purpose, for it was'not until six o'clocic nex; morning, when hove to again insile the. reef, with signal for pilot fdyiag, ' that one boarded ' us. ' As re gards the Other Voyages of Captain Roberts t? Ml port, which, if correctly enumerated, woild be five and pot" "four in seven years," Ijan not in a position to state facts, but can renember C.aptaiji Roberts tellingime and the otter passengers that he never got thelpilotuntil i we(l the . reef ; and I think, were other captains who have frequented "this port re fened." ,to ft they. .would ibe able .also to throw some light on the conduct of the Pilot service—l; amj'! &c., A P as sizer "'by■''•'Siur Maori tn 18GS. [With ref<rreiiice' -to- .the foregoing,l in which the" writer1 profess'ds to correct Captain Bur ges_, it appears^ tb; v's, on his own showing, that bespeaks* of a" trip to which Captain Buigcss has made no reference whatever, "vjiz., in 1868..'?' Besides,; if.. such variance of testimony did occur, we should prefer the stafernenibs of a,nautical authority of Cao t|in Burgess character, and standing "to that oi any landsman wno,'durinjg'the night time ajftei a long voyage, coming up to .land is likely to haiyc cobwebs in h'iseyes. As'respeCts J the statement of our correspondent that Captain Burgess' enumeration of Captain I Roberts'"Voyages makes five instead of four, we would merely remark that our corres pondent's arithmetic, like his memory, seems1 foggy. No twisting of the Harbour , master's statement is capable of giving such return. But our correspondent's subsequent corroboration of Captain Roberts' testimony is unique. He says, "I can remember Captain Roberts telling me and the other passengers that he never got the pilot until well inside the reefs." Nothing more logi cal, nothing more convincing. Where the question is respecting the worthy Captain's " yarning," our correspondent," remQCjbers'' him "telling" him |-Jsd, !. 8.1

At the last meeting of the Harbour Board Mr Philips carried a resolution for the ex penditure of one hundred pounds in the repair of the Devonport wharf. Most people who know the history of that structure will be surprised that the proposal should have encountered opposition. The wharf in ques tion was erected by private parties, at a very considerable expense, and on being taken over by the authorities compensation was given to the extent of something like one-fifth of the cost. Since that time dues have been levied and received, and in every way the wharf has been treated as a public wharf until now, when injured, it was seriously proposed by a section of the Harbour Board that it should be abandoned. Such a circumstance, trivial though it may appear, shows how utterly incapable of taking a broad and comprehensive view of their duties some men are, who, from the fortuitous concourse of circumstances, find themselves entrusted with public interests. We are glad to see that more just counsels prevailed, and that at last an instalment of right was admitted. The sum is of course wholly insufficient, but we believe that by the judicious expenditure of a very small amount additional a bettor wharf and one equally convenient can bo provided. At the rocks a little on this side of the present ruined structure a wharf with deeper water could we understand be constructed at about half tlie expense required for the repair of the present wharf, and wc strongly commend it to attention. Of course it may be said that the new wharf so recently built at the North Shore should bo sufficient for the wants of the district, and so it-would have T" the Harbour Board, as- ~««m had by us, place** ■" ' - 'vaS strongly urged jj,-*. i _ —-o m a more central position. _„ meal influence and a little log-rolling in the Harbour Board carried the day, and now the necessity is imposed—a necessity which cannot be avoided—of maintaining two distinct and separate wharves. The Har bour Board has itself to thank for this, and wo are glad to see that it has not avoided the obligation imposed by tho two acts of taking over the Devonport wharf originally, and of having so located a new wharf as to be virtually but a substitute for one of the old ones.

The following, picked up near the Police Court, cannot be termed a love-letter, but it shows a very happy disposition of a wife : — " Eden Vale. —Dear Timothy,—As it is now some months since you left Auckland for the South you may be glad to hear how we are doing in your absence. lam happy to state that we are in the enjoyment of good health, " and getting along very well without you, excepting the two boys, who are ill, and cannot go to school. My bachelor neighbour, Thomas, looks in for a gossip every night, and tells a yarn, so that you need not be at all anxious about mc, I have pleasant com pany. Our daughter Sarah Matilda bolted last week with a member of the bakers' society, but they are decently married now. Poor girl, it's a good job for her ; she has been waiting for a chance these ten years, and it has come at last, and she's out of my way. Sarah was a great eater, you know, and I now find a great difference in house keeping expenses. The way that girl would dip into the meat and greens was a caution to thercstofthefamily. Ihave joined the Pioneer Good Templars ; they are a funny lot, and have some funny signs and ceremonies, but they aro very amusing 'pon my word, and they let a woman speak, very temperately of course, in lodge. They call me Sister Rebecca, because I fetch the water. I'm 'glad,l joined them, for, you know, Tim, that my money won't run to beer now; and though, not from choice but from necessity, I'm an humble votary of the High-street pump. I never get in the lock-up now, and Constable Clarke even nods to me as a respectable woman. It is so nice, Tim, to be considered really respectable. Keep sober, old boy, and use your money in a proper way. There has been a great dust among the milkmen lately, but we've plenty of rain now, and Brother Scott made a great speech, and milk has risen to sixpence a quart : but I've sold my cow since she got in Dedwood Pound, and so she has gone, and it is well, for I have no more fines to pay. My chimney caught fire, but unfortunately it did "not burn the house, which was insured ; but 'tis all for the best, Tim. Some boys got into my garden since yon went away, and stole the fruit, but it was just as well, as the children most likely would have made themselves ill by eating the peaches. My hens have also been stolen, but as they did not lay it. is a good job they are gone, I have no occasion for maize. Hoping you enjoy yourself down south.—l remain, your contented wife, Sarah —. ." _

The locust can be heard a sixteenth of a mile. An ordinary man will outweigh 15,000 of them._ Were his voice proportionate to his weight, in the ratio of the locust's, he could be heard over 1,000 miles. A flea weighs less than a grain, and leaps a yard and a half. Were a man of 150 pounds weight possessed ,of equivalent agility he could spring from the dome of the capitol to China and almost go round the world in two jumps'

A meeting of shareholders in the Nonpareil G.M.Co. will be held to-morrow, at 3 p.m at the Exchange Buildings; ' Shareholders are respectfully invited to attend, as the business is of importance.

George Sand, the well-known authoress and dramatist, who must now be very nearly seventy years of-age, has adopted an original plan of testing her plays before they.are pro duced in public. At her country house at Berry; so retired, it is said, that the country ppople around have never heard of. kilometres she has a saloon fitted up as a theatre. It is not of very vast dimension, for it will scarce hold a score of spectators ; but it is in this salle de spectacle that all her pieces are acted before .being given in public. | Her actors are models as regards obedience and morals for they are simply marionettes measuring spine two feet in height. The " Marquis d% Villemer, which is now being played to crowded audiences at Paris, was first'per formed at Berry in 1863 by this private troupe of George Saud, the dramatist prefer ring to present the play to her intimate friends m this way rather than merely read it through to them. The marionettes are1 managed by the authoress's nephew; who manipulates them with exceeding skill, and their decorous behaviour is all due to; his ' admirable sta*e management. The actors are never given tn excesses, while the actresses do not allow their eyes to wander among the gentlemen in the stalk This theatre proves a great source of entertainment to the gifted writer ittid her grandmeces, who live with her, for she rarely goes from home. Regularly once a year,but notoftener, she journeys to Paris, only staying there, however, for a fortnight, and then she loves to see one of her pl a^s acted at tho Paris theatres, where her works are always popular. As a writer she is still very active, and the Eevue dcs Deux Mondes has just announced a new novel from her pen to appear m the January number of that periodical.

The first sittings in bankruptcy after the long vacation were held this morning at the Supreme Court before His Honor the Chief, Justice. There were several cases on tfcel .list, all of which were unopposed with the exception of an application in re Thos. &c^ 6 mtmilm W^ «* our ? opori

LATEST ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

ARRIVAL OF THE ALHAMBRA.

THE CAPLIST INSURRECTION. THE REV. BINNEY'S FUNERAL.

HOKITIKA.

xnis aay. The Alhambra left Hobson's Bay at 2 30 p.m. on the sth, and was tendered here at 5 9.in. this day, and sailed for Nelson at G a.m. She brings 20 saloon, 35 steerage pas sengers, and 290 tons cargo for all ports.

LONDON.

March 3. Mr Barney's funeral, at Abney Park, was attended by five thousand persons, amongst those present were tho Earl of Shaftsbury, George Stillman, Hillard Moselley, and other public men. Addresses delivered by Arch deacon Harrison, Pev. Henry Acton. The Dean of Stanley concluded the services at the Grave. Arrived —Somerset, ship, from Paris. March 3. Ledrer Poller has been elected Deputy to the National Assembly.

MADRID.

March 3. General Moriones telegraphs that h« '■ completely failed to pen/--*- ' -r"-,^ aS line. JTesi-- —__u._e the Carlists rr" ...jo our position is endangered. xue losses have been heavy and reinforce ments urgent. The fall of Bill (?) is imminent.

. The funeral of the Rev. Peter Sinclair Menzies, co minister with the Rev. IrviDg Hetherington, of the Scots Church, Collins street, took place on Thursday, February 27, at Kew. Tho high appreciation and warm affection with which Mr Menzies was regarded was evinced by the large assemblage of mourners who followed his re mains to the grave. The procession started from the private residence of the deceased at 3 o'clock, and proceeded to the Holy Trinity Church, the use of which had been offered for the funeral services. The church was draped in black The service was conducted by the.Pev. Dr Cairns, and was of an impressive nature. At the conclusion, " The Dead March in Saul" was played on the organ. From the church to the Boroondara Cemetery the mourners pro ceeded on foot. The pall-bearers were Mr J. Begg, and Mr P. Begg, the brothers-in-law of the deceased, the Rev. I. Hetherington, Dr Cairns, Mr James Lorimer, Mr R. J. Jaffray, the Bey G. O. Vance, the Tions. W. Campbell, and Neil Black, M.L.C.'s, and Mr George Martin. The members of the kirk session and of the board of management followed immediately behind the coffin. Amongst the mourners were man} of the leading Presbyterians, and the were several clergyman belonging to other denominations. At the grave the Rev I. Hetherington offered up prayer, but he was so overcome with emotion that he was scarcely able to proceed with the service. It is intended to erect a handsome memorial stone over the grave.— Argus.

To the Editor: Sir,—Can you tell me what has become of .Superintendent Mat thews and his brigade. I never see any mention made of their being at any of the fires, or turning out at alarms that have lately,taken place. But Captain Asher and his men are always to be found there. Is it because he is not popalar with the reporters, or does not take the trouble to go in uniform to the newspaper offices and re port his being " immediately on the spot," &c, &c. ; or is it because he and his men are lazy ? The Southern Cross tells us that Superintendent Matthews and one of the Odium Bros, were first at the fire in AVellesley-streot on Monday morning, and by their exertion the fire was put out. The Star last night does not mention Superin tendent Matthews' name at all, which is correct, and can you tell me if there is a screw loose or too tight somewhere ?—Yours, &c, Inquirer.

We learn that Mr and Mrs Lachlan McGowan have reached Sydney in safety, and that they have been engaged by Mr Bennett for a number of nights at the Vic toria Theatre, where they are drawing full houses.

The annualmeeting of the members and committee of the Young Men's Christian Association -will be held in the lodge-room, Wcllesley-street side, to-morrow evening! The business will be the reception of the various reports of the past year, balance sheet, and other matters. The meeting will be one of the most interesting that has yet been held in connection with this useful in stitute. , ArchdeaconMaunsell has kindly pro mised as president to take the chair on this occasion. lb is gratifying to know that the results of the incessant labours of the ex ecutive committee have been successful. They have worked harmoniously and well together, as the several reports to be pre sented will shew. The series of lectures last season given by ministers of various deno minations were highly satisfactory, although neither of them dealt with the lighter shades of life and literature. A large num ber of new volumes have been added to the large library, selected with due regard to the varied wants of the general community. We are glad to see that this institution is pro gressing favourably, and trust that it may contmue.-to deserve the patronage of those who feel the necessity of such in our midst. j The members of the Auckland Harmonic Society, numbering about seventy, will meet for practice this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association. The selections will be from the Twelfth Mass and Creation. , ~ ~, .

We recommend secretaries and committees Oi country libraries who may desire to par ticipate in, the annual grant made by the Provincial Council to communicate without delay to Mr Leggett, Clerk and Librarian to the Provincial Council, Auckland, stating ;. what books they require, as the Library Com | mittee are desirous of meeting the wishes of I country settlers as speedily as possible. , iji^J^ bed's not long enough for me."— . Well," said the waiter, " yell add two feet tot when you get in." To the Editor : Sir,—Referring to a para graph in-the Southern Cross paper of this morning concerning the chimney of the engine in use at the silt basins being on fire, allow me, as engineer employed by Mr Taylor; to state the facts of the case. On leaving, the engine at the .end of a shift (tide works) I always bank the fire, and last even ing being so windy I took the extra precau tion of completely covering the fire with'ashes after which I altered my safety-valve from sixty.pounds, my usual working pressure,' to twenty pounds, so that on ho account could any accident occur from too much steam pressure. With regard to the chimney be ing on fire, that I can only account for from some small portion of soot collected in the head of the funnel, as only on Monday last I cleaned it by means of a small portion of blasting powder, and had every reason to believe the chimm_„ . upletely cleau I trust, sir, you will g •.« publicity to these tacts, as, according to the paragraph in the Crosse one would think some dreadful acci dent had very nearly occurred through somo

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., p ViMn Daniel Wareham a new chum, was »„ . brought up on this charge anrl tr6?** guilty. After, leaving the Court Jt^*^. and paying his fine he went to the « % &^l£l^^>^<^,d His Worship gave prisoner a severe r1 ture, and imposed a hue 0 f 20s and " and gave him a promise of three wa* 3 imprisonment if he appeared Ig* Prisoner had met with a few nigger f rie „l: yesterday, and became excited, but he S try to keep sober to-day as he dhl vf?onld to go to Mount Eden. d not j Barry, James Lee, and Win; Richardson were fined 100 tM^ offence, and John MannLg^t %l| knocking a gentleman's hat off in n fot street last night 20s and 5, or SSSA T . , JEMIMA. '?*■' Jemima Morgan, a smartly dressed W person was charged with VagraW!"%ll with having no visible W^i 5' "w" obtaining a living, and wlthlTe££ -'? >' Prisoner said she had _, r. . .**» uruil&« at Coromandel, who J* 2 J™* h44|& pay her passage, but she w en V? house and the mone^ '■ - • lU™ *'pubKo * On M» - tf uaci passed away, -' ■-■ -A —. broham saying he thought fhn» was some truth in the prisoner's sfaterSt that he believed she had a husband i» Col mandel, and prisoner promising to golWyi forgiving husband, the charge was witr: drawn. ,•; w ._• ALLEGED LARCENY. Henry Jordan Davis, a sailor lad onboard the Lauderdale, was charged with stealing » silver watch, the property of Mr J. C. Artlrar value 20s, on the 7th inst. ■' The Captain of the vessel here spoke V favor of the lad's general conduct; 'the'-WJl- was committed in consequence of gettinnntn"1 bad company. The property had been" tl 1r stored to the owner, who was not willine m ' press the charge. " sJ7 His Worship said that in spite of the' character the Court had received 'prisoner,, must certainly be punished. The Com. hid'1 * a duty to perform to the public. He must be imprisoned in the common gaol of Aact • land for three months with hard labour,' The Captain asked if he might be allo^d >• to take the boy back on the return voyage His Worship recommended the Captain to petition the Governor, who alone"could liberate him. ■ | ♦ ■ . ', .."""'". m

THE ANAZI ENQUIRY CASE. YESTERDAY.-CONTINUED.

Henry Augustus Marsack, second mateof "' the Anazi, deposed that he held a certificate ' of competency from the Board of Trade. When he went on watch at eight o'clock oil" the evening of the 28th February, Cftptim Holman was not on deck. The shit* was lying to. He remembered going through the ] Tiritiri passage. He took the:bMngg 1 5!. After passing Tiri, the course of the ship' was altered westerly, which brought her under the Wangapoa peninsula. The wind % was blowing nearly N.E, When be took soundings he found nine fathoms, and after-?.' wards found it shoaling. This was athah past nine ; he immediately went and called the Captain, who answered "allright." Mrs ( . Primrose made an error in stating that, the Captain asked if it was necessary"for hinr to come up. The captain came ,on deck, about half-past ten o'clock. After the ship had been hove to, he went to his cabin and ,_ left him in charge of the ship. Afterth? jib had been bauled down the Captaining out " eight bells ;" he then ordered,us,to go aft to the main braces, and harden the main- - yard aback with the port braces. He then said, "Haul on the port braces,": which he considered was bad seaman--/ ship. Captain Holman then tooi'ile wheel from a seaman named Sherries, After the ship had struck- the ,;C?p-. tain found fault with witness, and caUedhjiri.'; aft, and said he would teach witness to'pot about quicker another time. He siihsef quently struck at him with;*a^knuokla;* duster, " but missed witness's^head and" 1 struck the wheel. He could noiswear W■ | the Captain was intoxicated. '■■-'£■ ,:>',.{-.; 1 Witness was cross-examined afc^sotw, 1 length on the forgoing by Mr Hesketh' and, | Captain Clayton. The enquiry v.was-ttons 1 adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow mora-' I ing, and the Court rose. | 1

THIS DAY.

! Alfred Sherries, seaman on board thiy Kp Anazi, remembered the starboard w*»- Bj| coming on deck on the 28th February. )s*{ B did not say whether the Captain H between the hours of eight and ten.,; Heft H| not see him. He was at the .wheel until B» midnight, when he was relieved by the Csp* H tain. At the first sounding there-wereM ■§ fathoms of water. He kept heaving, and «- Hf each heave lessened it by half a fathom, nßf j ■ lie came to 2£, when they were aground. I*s!. Mm I five minutes past eleveh 'wKen.<tbeVv»P1J I came on deck. He did hot hear the ?ewM M officer caU the Captain. He went te»i W that purpose. The Captain was on 4»kf*Jg- JM she grounded, and he gave orders.-.# ; H second officer was on deck all the time ay^Jf jR ing to his duties. He 'notiWdw.QWj | that night, and he was positive that he .^, I intoxicated. He had no doubt.' ;ii „? c quite sure of it. '..,.* ':':A l i To Mr Hesketh : The companion^ ■ feet from the wheel. The '^vW§^\M he first came on deck, began to take p!S' H of the lights; he then went below to m | his pipe, but was only about two nu» , ■ absent. The second officer; was'ff "V B' the time. He subsequently remain edon. mt pobp.i IHe asked the second officer iB. I H the lead; he did so,, and there '^JaS'-\\\__\ fathoms of water. He saw at once m^ jm were drifting too near the land.-HHr,? r, .y B| Charles Ellis at the wheel, * W blP T^i M broadside on to the beach.' :He cou ,g| speak clearly as to her heading..., ■ ,'jfj;E&f ■' Charles Guthrie was next;exannnea.. !{li .« deposed that he was a seaman on dm X vessel, and was on the look.oufciroiiy \^ mm twelve o'clock on the night of W&" jj, OM ruary. The Captain was hot J^VlAtf'. ■ first, saw him there/a little. QjW^-^l Iflt with the second mate,'.' who to haul down the jib, ; which w 0 $m set all the time of the".lffiW^B saw two lights, but lV MK^B in what direction. He did not w. g, HB compass. The ship was,hove'■,?£s«■■. time that he was on the look onft { « m she was nearing land. The Jib-J fe, hauled down. He saw &*<*%£.■■ *' M midnight chasing, the second J t^f lg: observed the Captain closely, »» WM that he was tipsy. He .had noU || in that state.on any previous ou^ j some times took a little drop, dv | reaSOU- , tt Vnth • Tte%jH| ' Cross-examinedby MrHe*^. j,£ j|| were on the same side oltn<* • 'j&it_*?H| not take particular hbtwe^«gft« midnight. He took a stretch t I|| B and filled on the main-yard, \iomWm knowwhat the soundings were, n ,;M|g ■■ were taken after orders werePJ^lgM <4 not know that it was W^mmm \ officer to alter the courseoU r fcg B the Captain's order. it to be done. • was on deck, because he have hm tyere \rto& W nesr fill

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