SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUN-SET: Th!« evening, 7.13 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 5.8 HIGH WA.TER : This evening, 9.15 ; to-morrow morning, 9.33

ARRIVALS.

Southern Cross, ss, from Tauranga Ruby, schooner, from "Wangapoa Agnos cutter. Hero, cutter, from Kali arafboth In-the Manukau)

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney Ladybird, ss. from tho South, early Anas!, barque, from London. Sailed October 31

IMPORTS.

Per Star of the South, from Fiji:, 81 bags cobra, 1 cask oil, Owen and Graham ; 13 bales cotton; order ; 1 case, Cudlip ; 4 casks oil, J. S. Macfarlane ; 21 bags maize, 1 keg skins, W. D. Brewer; 4 hogsheads oil, 1 barrel oil, A.' Maogregor; 7 casks cocoanut oil, D. Levy.

The s.s. Ladybird, Captain H. J .C. An drew, arrived in the Manukau harbour at 9.30 this morning ; left Port Chalmers at 6 p.m. on the 13th ; arrived at Lyttelton at 3 p.m. on the 14th ; left at 5 p.m. on the 15th ; arrived at Wellington at II a.m. on the lGth; sailed at 3 p.m. on the 17th; arrived at Picton at 8 p.m. the same night; sailed at 11 p.m. ; arrived at Nelson at 8 a.m. oh the 18th ; sailed at 7.30 p,m. on the 19th; arrived at Taranaki at noon on the 20th ; sailed at 5 p.m., and arrived heTe as above. She experienced fine wea ther throughout the passage. Passengers : —Rev. T. S. and Mrs. Forsaith, Mr. and Mrs. Dally, Mr. and Mrs. Newman, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Hunn, Mrs Foster, Mrs Focus, Mrs Paget, Miss Johnson, Misses Patterson (2), Rev Mr Ward, Messrs Ford, Wa'msley, Johnston, Hughton, Day, Hoyte, P. Bell, J. Bell, Reid, Moffatt. Steerage, 5. Launch.—The launch of Captain Urquhart and J. McEwen's new schooner, the Mary Melville, took place at 9.30 this morning from the yard of Mr Niccol, at the North Shore. The dimensions of the vessel are as follows:—Length of keel, Gl feet; overall, 70 feet; beem, 19 feet ; depth of hold, 8 feet; register G2 tons. She is rigged as a fore-and aft schooner, and was fully equipped when launched. Her masts were decorated with bunting, and the sight was a very pretty one. The launch was highly successful, the ceremony of christening being performed by Miss McEwen. The new schooner is a very handsome addition to our fleet of coasters, and fully sustains the reputation of her builders. The Mary Melville had under her new hunting over to the gridiron, where she is now lying. The German barque Margaretta is loading grain at Oamaru for this port. She has been chartered to proceed from Auckland to Melbourne, via Kaipara. »■ The brigantine Circe, 143 tons, Captain Priest sailed from Lyttelton for this port on the 11th inst, with the following cargo :— 164 bales chaff, 7 cases Lams, 54 kegs butter, 14 cases cheese, 43 loose cbeese, 124 sacks •wheat, 10,000 bricks, 450 bags flour, 30 sacks shai-ps, 210 do bran, 100 do wheat, 40 do sharps, .1 crate, 3 cases coffee. The schooner Prima Donna from the Bluff arrived at Lyttelton on the 12th instant. The schooner Magellan Cloud 'arrived at Lyttelton from Auckland on the 12th with a cargo of timber. The s.s. Star of the South is to sail for Napier and Poverty Bay to-morrow at 5 p.m. The s.s. Wentworth, from Sydney, is expected here about the 28th inst. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Al ship Hind os tan is announced to sail for London about lOth February. The accommodation is very superior, and intending passengers should seoure their berths as quickly as possible. The Chile is now nearly a full ship, and she may be expected to sail for London in a few clays. She has still a few berths in the saloon unoccupied. The ship is a fast sailer, and her accommodation is excellent.

The s.s. Southern Cross arrived in harbour last evening from.; Tauranga with sevoral passengers," and as cargo 4 horses, 140 sheep. She sail.4 to-night for Wangarei. The schooner Ruby brings 27,000 feet of timber, 35 dozen empty bottles, and 20 empty casks from Wangapoa. The schooner Ocean has brought 48 tons of coal from Russell.

Mr Streets' new yacht, now building by Mr Waymouth at Smailes' Point, is to be launched to-morrow*

The cutter Agnes arrived in the Manukau yesterday from Kaipara with a cargo of gum, hide?, &c. The cutter Hero has also arrived in the Manukau with 24,780 feet of timber for W. S. Grahame. . : . .-,:...'•■

The,cutter Morning Light brings 42 tons of coal'from Russell.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mailh wxti Olobb as Dirom :-- For Thames,,this day, at 5.30pm, and to-morrow,

at 30.30 am anil 5.30 pm ~ - • ForOoromandel, on Friday, atl.SOp m <. Por "Walpu, per Sun team, this day, at,s p m ■~-< ForßarotOnga;!perEdith, to-morrow, atill an, For Wangaroa.'per Ruby, to-mOrrow, at 11 am For Russell, per Golden Isle, to-morrow, at 11 a m For Taranaki and "Wanganui;-per Go-ahead, to

morrow, at Ipm. ~. . -- For Gisborne and Uapier, per: Star of tho South, to-

morrow, at 4 p 111. For Tauranga, per Vincent, v to-morro;w,. at. 5pm.,; For Taranaki and; Southern provinces,! per Ladybird, on Monday, at 1.30 pm (Signed) > 8. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

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

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1874.

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

And the "nod that we can do

By the Ladybird, ■ which arrived in the Manukjiti'to-day, :a. portion of tho- last Suez mail, which came to Hokitika per Tararua, was received In Auckland. The remainder arrived at the^Bluff ;in the Albion to-day. Englise telegrams received by the Albion appear in another column.

The Auckland Cricket Club is growing in strength, numbers now over 100 mem bers, about 50 of: wlibrh are playing members. It has lately been strengthened by: several of the representatives joining, and now may be looked upon as the leading and represen tative club of the province. A good balance olr cash is in hand. The club has not had so many matches as we. should,like to.have seen, no doubt owing to races, holidays, and other attractions, but thereara several.inhand [how, and they will have one at least every week. A great drawback has.been the want of a practice ground, there being none now available but . the, Barracks, , which ; is very rough and' positively dangerous io play in. , It: has, however, been handed over by. .the Commissioners to a committee of gentlemen interested in cricketing, and will doubtless : -soon bo put in good order. We may an ticipate a good match at Ellerslie between thiS'dub andthe Waikatos, who have come ' down on a cricketing tour. The Waikato team is said to be a very strong one, being a picked representative team ,from .the, :whole district. * Their names are :—Mr A. E. , Cox'i (captain), Capt. Morrison, Capt., Goring, .C. Hood, S. Pilling, Pilling, CaDt. Wood, A. White. J. Carleton, A. _ Stubbing, E. ! Cox.; Mr Burgess will act as umpire. The A.CiC. teamwillbeMessrsAbraham, Bennett, ißucklahdi Cotton,'Connell, Davis, Garland, Mowbray, Rees, Russell, and Yates ;'''Mr Rice umpire. "''A "good deal of trouble is being taken to m&ke,thei match an. interest ing qne. A band'will be on the ground, and 'through, .the kindness .and!, liberality of Messrs Smith and J. R. Davies (of Brogden and |Sons) special, trains' have ibeen put on at cheap rates. Arrangements have been mad 4 with Mr Grattan,-o£»the-Thames hotel, to provide a substantial cold lunch for the players. Other members of. the club and the public can obtain luncheon on payment of Is 6d. 0 Mr.Gratta^iwillalso have a bar for the sale of refreshments. Admission to the ground and grand Btand will be free, so that 'every opportunity is given to the public who may wish to see the match. We may have j something to say about the players be fore the game takes place. * On Saturday week a match will come off between two elevens in thoKslob.;':: Teams will leave town .by the }0.30 train, 'U-t

The nuisance complained of in the follow ing letter has before been referred to in the local journals. Some steps should, we think, be taken to put a stop to it :—Sir, - Would you be kind enough to inform me through your valuable paper is ! it the rules of tho colony for men to smoko in second-class carnages whero there are ladies and young children, and the guard looking, on as wa3 the case yesterday by the 9.37 train from Newmarket to Auckland. — A New Chum.

To the Editor : Sir,—Seeing in your val uable newspaper of last week a local referring to the skill of I. S. Rosenthal, Esq., in cur ing people of diseases of the eye and the ear, induced mo to immediately consult him on my absolute deafness on one ear, (which has been so more or less for over twenty years), and partial deafness of the other, so much that I could not understand the dootor's reply to my anxious inquiries, and now I have very great pleasure in stating, for tho infor mation of those who suffer from this unfortu nate malady, that on the second application of his simple and wonderful treatment the doctor extracted from one ear a hard substance, when I immediately re gained my heaiinp; in that ear, and partially so in the other. lam now i>reparing for the operation on the other ear, which has been deaf over twenty years, and expect in a few days to be perfectly cured, and cannot but express my gratificationat such a wonderful result. The opportunity should not be lost by anyone suffering from deafness to consult such a scientific gentleman, unci you, Mi- Editor, being always glad to serve the pub lic by prominently bringing matters before them, should without delay visit the doctor's study and see for yourself the extraordinary cures this gentleman is now effecting, as you are well aware there" are a great number of peisons in this city suffering from diseases of the ear and eye.—l have, &c, Jons' W. PEARSE, 20fi, Queen-street.

A meeting, of tho committee of the Aucl - land Regatta Club was hold last night at the Club room, Thames hotel, Mr. Yon der Heyde in the chair. The principal business was- the fixing of the prizes for the various events of the regatta. This was concluded during tho evming, and looking at the amount of money which is being given away, one would think that splendid compotiiton would be sure to follow, We hope it will, but the attitude of the Rowing Club is anything but indicative of any interest being infused into the pulling matches. There is not <i single crew in training, and scratch crew? will probably on the day contest for tin piincipal prizes. 1 lie boasted fresh start made by the Club this year seems to have collapsed most woefully. See the river-side in an English town on the eve of a regatta. The crews are made up some weeks before, and a course of training strictly insisted on. The practice done by the different boats in the interval is watched with almost as much interest as the racing itself. But leaving out the rowing, which can only be very tame, some excellent sailing matches are suro to take place, aucl as tho events are all crowded into one day there is sure to be no lack of sport. Mr Street's new yacht is to be launched to-morrow, and will bo fitted with sails and gear in timo to take part in the re gatta. The Spray. Flcetwing, Energy, and some of tho other yachts have been specially overhauled, and smart ened up for the occasion. Cutters schooners, and all other sailing vessels will also have plenty of events open to them with prizes well woith winning. A stranger could not well see Auckland to greater ad vantage than on Anniversary Day, when the waters of the Waitemata are alive with her unparalloled licet of small craft. Tho time of entry is fixed for Wednesday, 28th instant, between tho hours of eight and ton p.m. at the Thames Hotel.

The panorama of the arctic regions last evening in the Rev. Mr Turner's chapel was well attended. Mr Battley pleasantly illus trated the passing scenes in a lucid and familiar manner, and a pleasant evening was the result.

The Sir George Grey Cadet corps will re sume their weekly drill under tho command of Captain Taylor on Friday next, at the College. We learn that this once flourishing corps is much reduced in numbers con sequent upon changes of personal circum stances among those young soldiers.

The Victoria and Auckland Scottish com panies had very good drill meetings last night at tho usual place,, and the men went through their- drill in a satisfactory and efficient manner.

A cricket match was played on Saturday afternoon on the ground behind the picturesque church of All Saints', between an eleven gentlemen of the newly-formed Ponsonby Club, and the West-end Club. There wassome good play on both sides, which resulted in favor of the Ponsonby lads, who gained 153 runs by the first innings, while the Westenders got 123 runs by two innings. Ponsonby winning by thirty-three. Wo in tended to have given the names of the men with full particulars, but as our Dedwood correspondent was leisurely conning it in College-road a puff of wind lifted it from his hand and wafted it far out at sea.

The case of Thomas Kirk against Brogden and Sons at the Supreme Court yesterday, resulted in favor of plaintiff. The jury after half-an-hour's deliberation found for plain tiff^ damages £25. ■■'

The Misses Taylor will give their excellent vocal and instrumental concert this evening in the Onehunga Institute. The programme is similar to that of Monday night, is . full and entertaining, and will give pleasure to ourmusical.neighbours of Onehunga.

a! member of the Canterbury Provincial Executive was recently hung in effigy. The si"ht of a body, of what appeared to be a well-dressed man hanging by the neck in an open shed near a much-frequented thorough fare caused at first some alarm, which, how ever, was changed to merriment on discover ing ; the real nature of the object. An amusing paper, was found in hts pocket detailing the woes that were said to have led up to the supposed act of suicide. It (stated that-the writer had endeavoured to do the bestih'e could for himself combined /with the province, but had, failed, especially in the fornier. __ ~"/ The .Prince of Wales Theatre was again crowded last evening by persons desirous of witrfeßaing the very successful pantomime of Messrs Collier, and McGowtn. The pan tomime was splendidly put upon the stage considering the limited space fOr such a pro duction as' the'"House that Jack Built." Evoijt the" very name of the piece seems to possess irresistible^ attractions from the if act thatythe child-story was the companion of our youth. The story has been parodied in i a score of ways—moral, political, or other wise^ and is always taking from the famili arity of the original.' Despite all these facts Messrs Collier and McGowan's "House that JacMßuilti" is a different version from all its • predecessors, and for .the most part is.of Auckland build, and. contains many capital locallhits and. laughable puns. The acting of the several performers was fully up to the marl!, and the sones, of Miss Collier gavo great satisfaction. The scenery reflects great credit on-Mr'Williams, the artist, and the ' Lilliputian army was much admired. Jack's House will bo exhibited apain this evening at the hour of eight,

A Dunedin journalist, in a very gushing strain, welcomes the New Year and bids farewell to the old. In doing so lie says : —" The year whioh has just closed waa ai eventful one all ovor the world ; but for Ne v Zealand it was a period of unmixed ijoo d We enjoyed peace within our borders an d prosperity in our streets. If the year of graco, 1874, only equals in these respects the past twelve months the colony will have cause to be satisfied. The voice of " the croakers" will have ceased in the land ; and those prophets of cvi! who cried aloud of ruin and bankruptcy will bo no mores heard among us. Like Sir David Monro, "who represented a by gone age, they must rotire from the active duties of life, and leavo the noble work of rough-hewing a nation to younger and more enlightened men. In the quiot of theii closets they may find cousolation in study ing the antique forms which they worship, and. repining over the degeneracy of these utilitarian clays ; but in an age when the electric telegraph und steam have practically annihilated time, and largely abridged space, they are best out of the way of those who must keep pace with the march of invention, or perish iv the struggle for life." The "unmixed good" has evidently been too exhilirating. Our contemporary should try

Mr W. E. Sadler thus expresses his opinion on tho dock question :—Sir, —The dispute concerning the site for large dock is un pleasant. I yesterday gave you my inde pendent opinion on the negative side of the question. Now the thing should not be decided by votes. I would now like to add a word or two touching the affirmative ; how it should, would, and could be determined and once for all sottled. Anyhow, sir, asimple suggestion from one perfectly disinterested can do no harm. Well, the available services of the Sydney eminent engineer, now in Auckland, should by all bo cheerfully aooeptcd, a report from him of each of the four or five proposed sites taken and held Then, be in no hurry—two or three months delay woulclbe a lesser evil than twenty years' grounded grumble and growl about wasteful selfish expenditure. Then, I add, submit the whole question, so scientifically de veloped, for full and final decision to the first man-o'-war captain with his sailing-mas ter, and to the first captain and mate of a huge ocean steamer arriving in this port ; these being desired, to take soundings, etc., in com pany with the Provincial Engineers, of each of the proposed spots. With the Sydney engineer's report in hand the Board major ity 0 could gracefully yield and concede so much I think.—l am, etc., W. E. Sadler.

To the Editor—Sir,—A writer in Tuesday's Southern Cross under a uom de plume finds ready insertion and endorsement of a mean and spiteful reference to the late Gourlay entertainments, and questionably asserts that he has forwarded fifty-one notices of their performances to tho editor. Is it not singular, sir, that in tho case of Gourlays, as that of the Hairless Horse exhibition, these

attacks found admission in tho Cross news paper after the full benefits of advertising—-(1 was about to say printing—but there's the rub)—had ceased. Perhaps it is luvlcy it is so, or tho complaisant editor might have occasion to mourn for his journal that 1 tck of patronage which has been so liberally be stowed upon both of the exhibitions so sueer ingly alluded to, and which lias provoked such mean and petty jealousy. The sterling character of tho one ontorlaiument, how ever, and the exceptional character of the other, only met with their deserts. —Yours. &c., Fair Play.

ARRIVAL OF THE ALBION WITH THE SUEZ MAIL.

TliE s.s. Albion, withthe.Suez mail, left Mel bourne at 2.20 p.m. on the 17th, and arrived at the Bluff at 9.40 a.m. to-day, She brings forty-threo saloon and thirty steerage pas sengers, and 250 tons cargo for all ports. She sails for Dunedin at threo p.m.

The mail steamer Peru was delayed by head winds, and heavy seas. She brings a number of passengers, including following for Lyttelton :—Mr J. G. Warner, Mr Brady. For Napier: Mr W. Camhed, Mr Praukin. For Dunedin :Mr Pillas and two daughters, Mr 11. S. Pillas. She brings papers to 21st November. Items of news have been anticipated. Soloman Hunt's picture " Shadow of death," was bought for £10,000. The Telegraph Companies announce reduc tion in messages to Australia, India and China. . Garibaldi improves, but continues a cripple. The Vienna exhibition was a commercial ailure, deficient of £330,000. Bazaine, at trial, denied he betrayed France, but declined to appeal against France's sentence.

LATEST ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

LONDON.

January 6.

Grain stocks at British port are scanty. ; . January 8. Mr Barrington, a conservative, has been elected for th^. Strand, vice late Winter botham liberal. Tho British exports in December were £19,175,000,, showing a decrease of £138,000. The imports were £33,000,000, showing an increase of £3,375,000. News from the. Cape coast to the 18th December states that a bridge has been con structed by our troops over the Prah river.

■ Discount, 4 per cent. John .Sine, the pretended steward of the Osprey, who gave evidence in the Tichborno case, has been committed for trial for per jury. The police deposed that Sine had confessed he was prompted and snborned by Whalloy and Onslow. January 10. The Papal bull authorises the next papal election without tho regular conclave in Monica, France, or Malta.. January 12. Wb alley declares Lines statement to bo. fictitious. . ; — - ' ■'■'"' January 14. Cape coast news states that Wolsey and staff have gone to Prah. The insurgent ironclad Immanica has arrived at Algerian. . Contras and other insurgents have given themselves up to the French authorities, i.)

PARIS

y.; : :,..; .' i■i, . January 9. The Assembly met after a short adjourn ment, and after a stormy debate the ques tion with reference to tho position of the Government wa.-s postponed. Tlie bill relative to the appointment of mayors was adopted. ■ .. .. t i January 9. The members if tho French Ministry (De Brpglie dc Coges) have tendered their re signation. . * January 10. The French crisis continues. •: .;■;;■ January. 12. . - The Versailleri Assembly passed a vote of confidence in the Government by a majority of fifty-eight, and the Government withdrew their resignations,

SPAIN.

January 12. Carthagena surrendered. Tho beseigers declined any terras, but unconditional surrender. , . . , , A number o. insurgents left m ironclad vessels* -T-* An insurrection has broken out at Bar-

celoaa. „ .. Germany refuses to recognise it. The Dutch in attacking a Mosque anta Kraton tribe were repulsed with a loss of 240 killed and wounded including 12 officers killed. , . ~ The Acenecso are fighting demoniacally.

MADRID.

January 8,

A circular issued by tho Spanish Govern ment declares their principal mission is to establish order, and show that order is com patible with publio liberty. r January IU. Tho Cortes has dissolved. It will not re assemble till order has been restored.

NEW YORK.

Tanuu.-V 10. The Now ZealanJ. loan half million 4$ _}?r ctn. is being olFerf.d at £'J7. . Wool market rjmet. Prices continue firm. The prioe of wheat is rising owing to tho scarcity of supplies.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

MELBOURNE. Friday, January 16. The Governor is expected back from Tas mania on the 23rd. _ The ciuson, for the graving dock, eighty one feet long and thirty-six feet high, lias been successfully launched and placed in P °After a long drought heavy rain has fallen for three days, doing much good, ihe weather is again hot. . Tho Clans aad Reckel Company will visit JSew Zealand. . Ministers aro engaged preparing the political programme to submit to the country at the election. It is believed Parliament will not be dissolved till next mouth. The Handball Match between Sydney and Melbourne is proceeding. _ JXo news of Major Warbuton received from Western Australian. W. G. D. Clarke, tho wealthiest person in the colonies, died on Sunday. He had been ill for a long time. It is estimated that he leaves over three millions. Governor Wild is expected from Western Australia. A number of ladiei have passed the Matriculation and Civil Service Examination. Two daughters of Professor Heampstand were foremost on the list. The City of Melbourne takes the Calif ornian mail from Sydney, tho xUikado not' having arrived. Clarke's funeral was largely attended.

COMMERCIAL.

Breadstuff's are very firm, at £13 to £13 10d ; wheat is much wanted, at 03 lOd to Cs ; oats are very saleable un to ss. A parcel of New Zealand brought 4*s Sd ; maize is rising in value,. 5s Cd ; sugar, especially white, some demand at improved rates; teas are dull, and brands command full prices. Mauritius advices state that tho Farning ham sailed for Dunedin and Lyttelton on the 27th of November. Wcstland white pino, ex Seabird, brought 9s 3d to 9s Cd.

Tookeys offered at £15,

SYDNEY.

Parliament has re-assembled. Three men have been murdered by a luna tic at Prambough. A rush has taken place to Endeavour River. Several steamers have been laid on.

Three stowaway convicts from Mew Cale donia reached Sydney, and two Frenchmen arrived at Brisbane in an open boat, having escaped and evaded the guard. Four seamen have been committed for rape on a married woman. A new Ministry has been formed in Queensland, MeAlister premier. The policy includes gradual adoption of ad valorem duties, immigration, and free selection with limited area.

The City of Melbourne sails to-morrow, tho 17th, with the Californian mail. She has a large number of passengers.

ADELAIDE.

Floods in tho Northern districts have swept away three bridges and swamped a house.

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS AGAIN BEATEN.

(Special Teleqeams.)

Melbourne, January 16.

The English cricketers are faring rather badly at the hands of the Colonial players. In the first match they were shamefully beaten in one innings, the second was a draw, and in the third they have been beaten by a trial team by ten wickets. The Stawell match |was concluded in two days, and the number of wickets lowered in the time is unparalleled in the history of Australian cricket. The English first innings closed for the small score of 43. The Stawell Twenty-two made 71. i The Eleven in the secclnd innings made 90, leaving the trial team only 64 to get, a number that was obtained with the loss of 11 wickets. G. F. Grace made 30 ; Southerton, 15; W. G. Grace, 14; Oscroft, 33 were the highest, and almost the only scores in second innings. The bowling of Costick and Conway was splendid. 'In' a single wicket match six English professionals scored 2 ; Stawell, 29. In the Warrnambool match the; trial" twelve dcored sixty-eight in their first innings, and the eleven were disposed of for 104. Jupp played a splendid innings of 58, not out. WY.GI Grace, 18; Mclntyre, 13; Oscroft, 5; while five of England's players were credited with a " duck's egg!" In the second innings Warrnambool scored 51. The eleven won by nine wickets. They play Sydney next, and Melbourne on February 19th.

TELEGRAPHIC.

NATIVE NEWS.-INVITATION FROM THE KING.

NEWCASTLE,

This day.

Tawahiao has issued invitations, for all Waikato to attend at Te Kuiti on the 28th March. •■':. A great meeting is expeoted.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

GRAHAMSTOWN,

This day.

A fire broljo out at the fish-curing .establish.-, merrt at Shortland early this morning. It was observed by the policeman on duty, and with the assistance of other police at the station was promptly extinguished. Had it taken a firm hold it might have destroyed Stone's ship-yard and ship on stocks, also the Shortland saw-mill premises,

Tookoy (Long's tribute) havo lodged from 19 tons 16 ounces. The Caledonian have got a little gold near No. 4 winze Candlelight tribute 10 tons gave 13 ozs. 8 clwts. , ~ The meeting for tho amalgamation ot tlic City of York and Al have adjourned, to enable persons interested to qualify to vote by payment of calls due.

COROMANDEL.

This day.

A preliminary trial of machinery was made at Bennett's battery yesterday. There was only enough water for five head of stamps— 34 cubic fact water per minute, or equivalent to 9 horse-powar, giving revolution of turbine 700 per minute. The maclunery worked beautifully, without vibration. The races will after rain carry ample water, and to spare, to work the whole twenty-one head. The Bismarck claim has 128 tons m the battery hopper, and 300 tons in paddocks to send down. Work on the new leader in the Oriana is progressing; 20 feet in from start two leaders in hand, one showing gold as worked. The men are clearing the chamber in the Margretta for a start on tha now gold-bearing leader. 3

TAURANGA.

This day.

The Wangarei subsidy having been ac cepted by the ownera of the Southern Cross cives great dissatisfaction hero. f|lt is considered impossible to continue a regular weekly service with Tauranga.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

(Par Anglo-Australian Telegram Company)

WELLINGTON.

This day,

The ship Douglas, loaded by the New Zea land Shipping Company, sails on Friday with the largest cargo that has ever left Wel lington. She has nearly COO bales wool, 691 bafts flax, 2,900 sacks wheat, 1,453 saaks, flour, 300 oases preserved moats, and 20 tons, bones. besides hides, eto. Valued at £120,000. She has also 24 passengers.

DUNEDIN.

This day,

The Court of Inquiry has given its dcci 3ion on the Surat case as follows :—"That the master was most blameable first in starting from London with his ship in an unseaworthy condition, inasmuch as it was not provided with a detailed chart of the coast of New Zealand ; second, in not taking soundings when he made the coast of New Zealand, to ■which he and all his officers were strangers, and when night was setting in that he did not take the neces sary steps to determine his position with accuracy, not even consulting " The New Zealand Pilot," which work he had on board. That the master and chief officer were most blameable (first) in making no efforts to lessen the leak, (second) in allowingfto pass by, at a time when there was eight feet of water in her hold, the steamer Wanganui, whose services they could easily have secured. That the master, chief officer, and second officer were most culpable (1.) in rendering themselves, by inebriety after the vessel struck and before she was beached, quite unfit for the performance of their duties; (2.) in making no effort, after the beaching of the vessel and landing of the passengers (all of which was effected by eleven o'clock a.m., the day being fine), to save the immigrants' effects. We therefore come to the conclusion, that by the wrongful acts aud default of Edmund Joseph Johnson, master, Abraham Foreshaw, chief, and Edward Hesselton, second mate, the ship Surat was lost and abandoned in Catlin's Bay on the Ist day of January, 1874 ; and we have de cided that the certificate of Edmund Joseph Jolinson, as master, be cancelled ; and the certificate of competency of Abraham Fore shaw, as mate, be cancelled ; and the certifi cate of competency of Edward Hesselton, as second mate, be suspended for the term of two years, from the 20th day of January, 1874.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

DRUNKENNESS

Anthony Cullen, Patrick McGuire, and John* Roach were severally dealt with for drunkenness in the publio street last night. McGuire presented a terrible gash on the forehead, and was fined 10s ; Cullen was marked with a black eye, and was fined in the same sum; and Roach, an old man of seventy-five, in a most dejected guise, was sent to prison for forty-eight hours.

ALLEGED LAECENY.

James Jones was charged with Stealing the sum of £8 17s from William Frederick Marter, on the 18th inst. ; also an order oh the Bank of New Zealand for £45, and another order for £1.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty.

Mr Broham conducted the prosecution. William Frederick Marter deposed that he resided with his mother in Victoria-street, at the London Dining Rooms. He was a hair-dresser, and acquainted with pri soner. On Sunday morning last he retired to bed at quarter-past one, but laid awake until the clock struck two. He could not sleep, and amused himself by reading a paper. Prisoner, who lodged in. the same house, went to bed at one. He had been drinking, butjhe was not drunk. He put his trousers under his pillow ;. shut the bed-room door, but [it would not lock. He had £817s in his trousers pocket, in a purse, and an order on the bank, from Mr Hazel, of Fiji, for £45, in withesse's favour; also, an order on Mr G. P. Pierce, for £1, drawn by prosecutor's father. He counted his money previous to goim» to bed,: and noticed particularly a crown piece with, letters on it, and a smooth sixpence with a singular indentation. The coins produced were those thdt were in his posses sion on Sunday morning. He woke at five minutes to eight, and upon putting on his trousers he missed the jingle of his money, and j discovered that it was gone. He en quired of his mother, but she could throw no light upon the matter, and upon feeling a second time he found the pocket had-been cut out.

Detective Jeffrey here produced the blue trousers,' withthe pocket cut, which tho prosecutor identified as his.

Prisoner had been lodging in the house for three months, and knew where to pop his hand on his Money. ' Prisoner asked Mr Marter if he was drunk on Saturday evening. Prosecutor replied that he knew prisoner had been a Good Templar for some time, and to the surprise of his Worship and several Good Templars in Court stated that Good Templars were all allowed to drink beer on Saturday evenings. • His Worship,: Is it so really ? Prisoner : I understand it is the rule, your Worship. William Pearce, carpenter, also a lodger in the said dining-rooms, de posed that on Sunday evening last he 'retired to bed about nine o'clock, and rosa between tw« end fchvee in thj

morning. Ho saw the prisoner OTftmirtsjrfp |?|f hour, partly dressed. He spoke, and said. " hallo, Bill, is that you ;" it was rather -i dark at the time. He said further, " I'm SQ ■}_, d drunk I cannot see my way to bed," ■ He observed the door leading to prosecutor's ■■:■?■ sleeping room, was partly open. William Wyatt, carpenter, and lodger at A Marter's dining-rooms, remembered asking';': prisoner on Sunday morning for change for I a crown, as he wanted small change for ■ church, wien prisoner gave him, with other {S silver, the bent sixpence identified by pro,, '. secutor as bis ; also, a threepenny piece. Robert Ternahan, detective officer, upon i receiving information of the robbery ■ arrested prisoner in Albert-street on the i charge, and upon searching him found afiva. M shilling piece, several half-crowns, and smaller coin upon him. Martar recognised H the crown piece immediately. Prisoner sail} 11 he got the crown from Wyatt, the \aa\JSß witness ; and that be got tha other money '/ from a man named Lucas on the previous« evening. % Willett Lucas, hawker, Durham street, a : i blind man, recognised the prisoner by his •■■: voice, and remembered his calling him.rip' % at seven o'clock on Sunday morning for thai * purpose of taking a walk before breakfast He asked him for some money to pay his board ; he advanced four half-crowns andwjl five shillings. He lent him sixpence oa the previous evening. ;.,-' This being the whole of tha evidence this case was adjourned until to-morrow, ALLEGED NEGLECT OF AST APPUEKTICE. Messrs Fraser and Tinuio were oharged with neglecting to properly instruct their apprentice, William Kennedy, in thebusineis of an engineer, as per agreement signed by; the parties on the 16th May, 1871. ;-=;& Mr Joy appeared for the complainant, and t Mr Thome for defendants. His Worship suggested that mattersshould be mutually arranged between the parties if "-* possible. ''■■, ' Ji.' Mr Fraser would have no objection to this course if the lad would be obedient and do what he ought to do. Mr Joy said the lad wanted to be put toi§| some other kind of work as he had been fixed in one department a long time. jll His Worship gave Kennedy some exceUenM! advice, and persuaded him to go back. ".'"■"" Kennedy was tired of turning and fitting, and objected to go back. His Worship: Then the law mast take ; its course, and probably you will have ; to go to Mount Eden for three months, arid " then be compelled to go back. ':'H^ Mr Joy contended that the young man-: was of age, being over twenty-cne, and '*• quoted several authorities to shew that no * hold can be had by indenture upon a personal on his coming of age. After a good deal of discussion upon the. case it was resolved to adjourn it till to- ' morrow. ~lsm OFFENCES AGAINST THE BY-LAWS. William Brown, for allowing his brown f horse to walk down Queen-street without an 1;; attendant on the 14th instant, was fined.,-: 5s and costs. i Thomas Waring, for allowing his threo cows to be at liberty in Parnell on the same" day, was fined 2s Cd and costs, being the N first offence. - -'.-iff John Hart, for allowing his chimney to take fire in Stanley-street, Parnell, on the 7th inst., and which attracted a large number of people, was fined 10s and costs. ■■■'. NEIGHBOURS* QUARRELS. M John Duke and Arthur Duke were charged'^ with assaulting John McKinley, and Johnßj McKinley was charged with retaliating on t | the head and front of John Duko, on the-; 1 15th inst. , .. -3ffl Mr Madden appeared for the Dukes, andfl Mr Joy.for McKinley. Mr Madden characterized the case, with a * good deal of humour, as childish. As the cases wero of an intricate nature,'^ and six female witnesses to be heard, eaoh'bf iff whom had a long tale to tell, bis Worship-I adjourned the Court.

Divorce Court.

THIS DAY.

(Before His Honor Sir George Arney, Kut., " Chief Justice.)

WILLIAM CARPENTER, PETITIONEItiiIM HARRIET ELIZA CARPENTER, Rl»|| SPONDENT; AND HURLER PAGK BARBER, CO-RESPONDENT. __ • ism The following special jury, empannelledj^S last night, took their places :— Messrs. G. M. Mitford, R. J. Taylor, ,W. Baker, Edward Bartley, Philip Herapath,3*l||| Geo. S. Jakins, Joseph May, Allan K. "J- Taylor, John Buchanaa, Wm. C. Daldy, :i J. W. Filder, M. M. Taylor. •, f Mr Gillies with Mr Hesketh appeared for the petitioner, and Mr Whitaker with Mr -y Rogan for the respondent, Mr Bennett for the co-respondent. ; The. following were the issues submitted to the jury :—l. Did the respondent on v divers days between the Sth of March, 187^»':|Hj and the sth of October, 1872, conunit^l adultery with the co-respondent at Seaneld^ilf View, near Auckland ? 2. Did the re spondent on divers days between the sth of. October, 1572, and the 1 Sth of June, !L873, commit adultery with the co-respondent at Alten Road in the City of Auckland? 3. Was the respondent on the 'stk of «. February, 1873, delivered of a: bastard male child, and is the co-respondent the father of the said child. 4. Did the respon- _ dent on divers days between the 18th of < *jI J June, 1873, and the 9th ( of July, ,v 1573, commit adultery with the co- < respondent at a house in Alten Road afore said ? 5. Did the petitioner in or about tho , month of January, 1868, commit adultery \ with a certain female or certain females, whose name or names are to the respondent.,.—=' unknown T' v 6. Has the petitioner connived .' \ at the adultery, if any, committed' by the jj, respondent ? 7. Has tho petitioner con? ';wm doned the adultery, if any, committed by 1 ji respondent? 8. Was the "petitioner, som^ time in or before the month of January, 1868, ; guilty of cruelty towards the respondent in, p this : that, knowing himself to be infected with the venereal disease, ho wilfully com- -. . munioated the same to the respondent.?,, Has the petitioner been guilty of Hnreason-, ..;|| able delay in presenting his petition? 10. Did :. ~ the petitioner^ oh the Ist July, 1870, W&:::S| fully separate himself from the respon- , dent without any reasonable excuso ? 11. Has the petitioner been guilty of such wilful neglect and; misconduct: as w-Sf^| conduce to the adultery of the respondent? Mr Hesketh proceeded to open the case, '.'.'J and saidthe petitioner William Carpenter, '.vi a commission agent of GrahamstowD,. ap* •'-■'- plied for a dusolution of: hia marriage with the respondent Harriet Eliza Carpenter, on _'g account of her adultery with the co-respon- '.'^^M dent Hurlen Page Barber, both of Auckland! ; ||j The respondent pleaded, denying that she f^ had committed adultery with the co-respon- "| dent,' and . ret lie I that the petitioner had- .117, connived at any adultery ; if committed, |» tliat the petitioner had Joondoned it,* i*'*l3ijs ~£Sm parties were married at the ohuroL^'-s- 4&M Nioholaa, Grea* County™'' $m ' tJ :!

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