SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIOH WATKS : mil evening, 11 ; to-morrow tnn—^ni? 0.42 SU f -RE i : Thta erenow. 645 : SUN KIBB : To morrow uornlng. 441 MuuN'S A.Q&: First Quarter, 17th, 1.32 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Btt Isaac Newton, sch ioner, from Napier Hover, schoon.r from E*st Cost IT'rt me scho iv r, fom *wa-i"i Sffie A.«iale, sche.mer, from East Coast

DEPARTURES.

»yren, brig, for the Waikato _ , . . l><»um e», B en oner, (Hawaiian), for New Caledonia, via Kennedy's Bay Isabella, brig, for J1 ewrastle

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South—P' cebe, s.s,, to-morrow For Sydney— *-vonga Woncra, s s., early For sari Frarcisf!.—Mi*ado, ss , (English Mail), 25'h November For the Islands —Pearl, ketch, shortly For a < roise—SouthernC oss. Missionary barquentine

For Dunedin—Falcon, barquentine. Tuesday J;i/r Li.^uk t - iSciiu Ur<>.i.d"n !»chooaer, Tuesday i'.r ■ ewY >rk—Stanley C:isil« bi-que «»rly F.irgN'ewra tie—Kirn Grove, barque, early Forih: Tname3 Prince Al r.-d bvrqueutine, eariy For Wsn£a;jaand Dunedin—Pakeha, brig, e&'.ly

EXPORTS.

Per Colonist, for Napier: 60 COO shingle?, 25.790 it sawn kauri timber.—o. H. McKen zie, agent. JPerPakeha for Dunedin : 110,(00 feet timber (to be shipped at Wangaroa).—&. W. Biuney, agent.

THE LAW RELATING TO FOREIGN VESSELS.

The letter on "Foreign Vessels," which appeared in our issue of yesterday, opens up a subject which is now of some importance as afteCing the mercantile interests of the po-t, and whi<h po3sibly at a future time may be of much greater importance. Our correspondent, asks a series of questions ■which we will endeavour to answer as nearly correctly as we can, while at the same time we trust that some of our leading nautical authorises will come forward and give u their views on the matter. To the first question, we answer that it is quite legal for a foreign vessel to come into our waters and trade from port to port on our coast. Thif is specially provided for by " The Coastim Tra-!e Regulation Act, 1871," before the pass-ing of which such trade was prohibited by the Customs Consolidated Acs of 1553 The first mentioned Act is supposed to kav. been passed to meet the case of the Ameri can mail steamers. Whether foreign vessel may so trade "to the injury of the interests of our own vessels,' is another matter to which we find no refer ence in the statutes we have referred to. There is a provision in the " Coasting Trad- Regulation Act. 1871," which enables the Governor to lay foreign vessels trading on on coasts under the same disadvantages _ a.' British vessels are placed under wheu trading to or from the ports to which such foreign vessels belong. To the second question, wt reply that it certainly appears _to us only equitable that foreign traders in ourporti: should be compelled to comply with our Board of Trade regulations as regards the entry and discharge of seamen, &c. As a matter of fact we believe they do not do so. and it is variously held whether by law they are so compelled. In answer to the third question it certainly is the duty of the Consul representing the nation to which a foreign vessel belonas, to see justice done to any of the sailors who may be unjustly treuted by the captain of the vessel. In addi tion to their Consul, the sailors have also the right of sums the captain in any English Court in the port they may be in. Whether the Consul would be able to send them back to their own country depends upon circum stances. The highest authorities we have consulted hold that in regard to the 4th and sthquesMon3, the master of a foreign vessel upon discharging his ciew may ship another crew "without the said crew having signed articles or paid any shipping fee 3." If this is so, there is certainly a small loss to the Customs, which we s^e no occasion for the law allowing ; but l< nglish sailors so shipping can ha-dly mike much of a grievanca out o[ any disadvantages they may encounter it they choose to leave the protection of their own flag. If discharged unjustly in a foreign port they could apply to the Conful, who ■would no doubt give tbeir ca3e the attention it deserved. It is asserted by at leaO>t one au'h >rity we have consulted that th nre U< no immunity to foreign masters from the obliga tion as to articles, shipping fee?, &c, ana that no captain whether English or foreign, is entitled t > his clearance before performing theprescrib d routine before the shipping master. This is, however, not the view of the case taken by our shipping master, who would be presumed to know the legal^ bear ing-! < f the case. Oar correspondent's Gth question must sui-fly be answered in the affirmative. Whether a foreigner is obliged to observe certain regulations may he a mat ter of question, but it cannot be doubted that the law is far-reaching enough to punish a foreign ship-master, for illegally ship ping or discharging English seamen in our port. The only debateable point in this question seems to be what does the word illegally here import ? As to our correspon dents implied assertion that the mate and captain of a foreign schooner now in port have no certificates of competency, we do not see that the law could interfere in such a case. The difficulty of insuring goods, consigned by a vessel thus circumstanced should prove quite sufficient to counter-bal ance any advantage she may otherwise possess n-«- English vessels, and in the case of large T699 -1* ia nearly always sufficient to COM am a foreign master to obtain a certifi <ate om the local Marine Board. It is ell-'tiown that every American skipper ■v, ihin to load from London has to pass the t ird f Trade examination before he can gt any cargo entrusted to him We have rea.-^ . co believe that this point is not made enough of by the Insurance offices of New Zetland, and yet we take it that the whole question of grievance raised by our corres pondent's querries might be made to hinge upon it.. If the insurance offices would once let it be known that they would not insure cargo or vessels where the officers had not the usual guarantees of competency, a care would soon be worked. With regard to the "Coasting'trade Eegulations Act of 1871," we may add that it confers a privilege on foreign vessels conceded by hardly any other nation or colony, and now that the special emergency for which ir, was passed has dis appeared, it might become a question whether it should not be abrogated.

The A S.P. Co.'s Southern Cross cleared at three o'clock for Napier with a large general cargo. She is to sail this evening. The schooner Fortune, from Awanui, brings 220 sacks of maize, 24 pigs, 4 bags of fungus, and 8 turkeys. Tbe Prince Alfred, barquentine, cleareri out to-day for tbe Thames with portion of her original cargo from Lyttelton, and iD addtion 1 ton salt, 3 casks whiting, and 12 cases jams. The schooner Sir Isaac Newton, which left Napier on the 12ch instant, made her appear ance at the Heads an five o'clock yesterday evening, after a fine weather passage with N.E and S.B. winds. She brings a cargo of maize.

Ihe s.s. Result was yesterday taking in her engines alongside the Gore-street jetty. The work was progressing very rapidly, and will be finished in a day or two. The Result will he much the same sized steamer as the Sir "Donald.

The schooner Ruby was to leave Wangaroa on last. She brings a cargo of t mSer for Messrs Holdship and Co.

The barquentine Falcon moored off into th stream this morning". Tin schooner Colonist cleared out to-day for Mapier with a cargo of timber, &c, Capt. Murray, late of the Albatrosg, has been appointed to the ketch Pearl.

The barque Annie Lisle is expected in the Kaipara from Dunedin. She was to sail last week in ballast. When loaded she is to return with her cargo to Dunedin.

Ttie brig Vision, loaded by Mr J. Reid, at Wairoa (Kaipara), with sa.wn timber for iJunedin, was tilled up on Thursday last, and has no doubt sailed by this time. The Nightingale, lately loading logs for Melbourne at Otamateu, was to have finished ,y Saturday. Tne late easterly winds would, ,o doubt, enable her to get away as soon as ready. One of the crew came to town a few days ago, with his hand injured by a falling og. The barque Speedwell is loadiDg at the Kopura sawmdi for the South. Tae ship Zealandia has entered outwards for Guam. The brigantine Coronet has entered out wards for Tahiti. Yesterday afternoon Ca.pt tiose was taking on board some heavj machinery, which is to be conveyed to liaro ton^a for Captain Young. While she has been out in the stream, th ship City of Auckland has been smartene. up considerably under the superintendence o. Mr. Trewin, the cmef officer. The lnteiiu, of the saloon has been somewhat altered n appearance by the pauels of tue state-room being painted a French grey, a colour whici, contrasts very prettily with the dark brown of the polished teak fittings. Mr. Mclnnes, the engineer of the ship, has done the paint ing and decorating. The following description of the late co lision between the ketch Wild Duck, and the schooner Merlin, off Waikato Heada, was supplied by a passenger on board the Wild Duck, named Mr Edwin Millett; :—The schooner Merlin and ketch Wild Duck lefi the Manukau together on November 10, bound to Port Waikato. On arriving off the bar at Port Waikato the Wild Duck luft'eo in close around the north bank, the schooner Merlin, on the starboard tack, passing well clear to leeward and a3tern. When the Wild Duck was close on the south bank she ticked, whilst in stays the Merlin appeared !. coming on fast through the water on the port tack. 6he was hailed to go about ; Bhe held on her couise, not heeding. Whilst we were paying off, our staysail sheet to windward, w<i fouled, our jibboon running through the Merlin's lnai&sail, just catching the after (eech, and boon topping lift, causing her to fall broadside on to our vessel. After we had cleared each other both vessels ran to sea. Ihe damage to the kttch was trifling. The schooner was much knocked about, having her main-boom and mainsail, with some iew feet of starboard bulwarks.

The brig Pakeha has cleared for Dunedin via, Wangaiot, wiih a cargo of timber. The kecck JTanny Kelly has cleared out at 6he Customs for Opotiui, with a general cargo shippad by various firms. Lewis Bios., agents. The Kover arrived last night with a cargo of maize, wool, and pigs, from the East Coast. 3§§The F.ffie Meikle came in this morning tram Gisboine and the East Coast with the lollowing cargo :—25 bales of wool, Owe a.nd Graham ; 19 bags of fungus, 54 bags o: maize, 1 hide, Lewis Biotbers ; 110 bags ot maize, G. W. Binney j 18 pigs, order.— Master, agent.

COMMERCIAL.

CA LIAs £s d. Date. Ot-."go 0 1 0 — Pec 9

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

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BIRTH.

Bbtry—On tho 15th iHsUnt, at Ocehunga, Mrs Chirles J. Berry, of n limgiiter

MARRIAGE.

lirrrow—Wahtiisv- At tlie Crown Balcerr, TTohsnn- KTeet on the l. r>th i i&t, by thf Ueverond Ciimford, Kohert W , second finn of Mr Jnmes Suitin, to Kiizibeth. onU <ltUKbti>rof Mr John Warren, St. Clements', London homi p*pers please cop/.'

DEATH.

Willtams— <'n tlii I7t!i instant, at her pireal'ii rcsidauca, (iueen-s'rte*, BossUi LetU, tho infant i-hild of A. M. and Al. li. Williams ; aged nine weeks.

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1874.

Vor the rauxf turn Im-lo- mslnUno*, *'ur tht- wrinii; i al I.tri'.ls n'-UtUic*, *oi vh» fK'.urc In the liistiince. »^.t Hi. fond thai «» c»n in.

The new Government Buildings at Welling on must be ever associated in the mind with politicjl turpitude. Not that there may be auythine; pjlittcally immoral or otherwise wrong in the mere fact of their being erected at Wellington, for although it is becoming for Aucklanders to wax indignant on the subject, there is no sensible man, we think, in the province who in his heart believe 3 that there is the slightest use in agitating for the restoration of legislative halls to the "ancient capital," or that wo shall ever a^ain sec the colony governed from Auckland. But the new buildings, when erected, should be ever memorable as the outward and visible sign of the secret compromise between political expediency and the claims and expectations of exacting constituents For when the resolution in Mr Vogel's famous trio affirming the permauent fixity of the capital was too tough for Auckland members to swallow, it was privately agreed that by dropping the scab of Government question, and all aoreeine; to a huge expenditure on Government buildings at Wellington, the same purpose woull be attained, while northern representatives would still be able to face their constituents and obtain votes of "confidence" and "thanks." It is not unbecoming therefore that these buildings should be further associated with Govern ment jobbery, and it is altogether in keeping that to facilitate this object they should be constructed—not of New Zealand—but >of Tasmanian timber. We might have supposed that a desire to eocouras;c New Zealand industry, and keep the money in the colony, would have influenced a Government whose principles are, or used to be, those of " pro tection "to native industry. Or at least we might have expected that the freetrader's reason of "cheaper and better" ought to hold in this importation of the foreign article. In Auckland we have had some experience of foreign timbers, and that experience we think confirms the value of thejsaying, that far away hills are green. It is utterly needless to point to the forests of New Zealand aud to say that for quantity, for durability, for adaptaoility to ornamenta tion, and for cheapness ; for every quality in fact that makes timber desirable for the use of the builder, we have no necessity for going outside of New Zealand. Yet while hun dreds of mills are daily pouring forth their wealth of kauri, totara, and numerous othe r timbers, unsurpassed for the builder's or the decorator's art, our protectionist government turn away to Tasmania for material, declar ing in the face of the colonies our poverty in timber, and discouraging the enterprise of our own producers. As suggested by a Southern contemporary, " Our palaces of mental and governmental indus try might do worse than make visible to the home-born and the stranger from every clime the capabilities of New Zealand her self." It would be curious to find the real motive at the bottom of this bringing of coals to Newcastle. Doubtless good sufficient reason will be adduced overtly ; but we believe that the real reason would be found to be that which has caused the import of many an article required in our public works, and other departments of Government, which could be equally well, jf not better, supplied from local sources, namely, the bringing of some small and paltry and contemptible commission to some one basking in the sunshine of governmental avour. These things are not so easily arranged among local competitors as they are with foreign exporters, and the history

of the public works in every colony of Aus tralasia has furnished illustrations of the practice. But it is as we have said> entirely fitting that buildings which Were founded in political immorality, should be characterised by jobbery to the ridging.

Wellingtsn has p&rted from Sir James Fergusson and have "paid him off." Sir James was not a man iter their heart, and we can quite understand how the realm of flunkeydom must sigh for the good old times of Sir George Bowen, It is a. remark able circumstance, bui one noted every where over the world that the most demo cratic communities are the most servile in their adoration of position and rank America worships a title, and a nobleman or a prince visiting the Stabes throws liberty equality and fraternity into hysterics, tur own colonies are not a whit behind. When the Duke of Edinburgh wab in Sydney the ladies used to steal into his bedroom and gather the valuable hairs of his head from his toilet combs and brushes. Even a Governor, if to inclined, can develop to wards himself this gushing devotion which, under the mask of loyalty to the Queen's representative, is of the identical type with the pride that swells the boHom of my gen tleman's gentleman. There have been Go vernors and there have been Governorsin XeW Zealand. We shall not be invidious, but we have had those who have humoured this eo'onial weakness to the top of its bent, and wheu they went away cambric handkerchiefs were moist, and big men's hearts throbbed to bursting Sir James has not been one of ■hem Probably it is from. hi 3 having had different antecedents, and he doesn't relish the Brummagem article. Our own corres pondent has, we have no doubt, correctly mirrored the state of feeling that a* tended Sir James' departure. "It was a mean - spirited cheer." The departing Governor had not paid that respect to society which society had been taught to con aider its due, and it paid him with a " mean spirited cheer." Let us hope that the Mar quis of JSormanby will be more observant of what is due to Jeames, and that more cor rectly appreciating the weak points in our colonial character, his departure will cause despair and sorrow among cambric handker chiefs, and elicit deep and sonorous huzaas from great manly buzzurna.

WllA'i. has come over the Ni'to Zealand Timrx to-day? It is par excellence, the Minis terial organ, but to-day it is endowed with an animation and a vigour that betokens something unwonted. Surely either disap pointment sits on somebody's brow, or the editorial bile has been unduly moved The occasion is the new appointment of a Minis ter of Justice, and it is refreshing to hearken to the words of vigorous denunciation where with the Ministerial journal lashed the Minis - teiial appointment When the cat's away the mica may play, and we fet-i that if the Jupiter of the Government were in Wei lington, either Mr. Bowen would not have been appointed, or the organ would have played a different tune.

As will be seen from another column, some one with the editorial pen is slandering the North Island. " The best of the land," we are told in to day's Otago Daily Times, "

already monopolised by capitalists, and even that is unlit for grain growing." If this is true, then the .North Island must have a sorry future iv prospect But anyone that has ever observed men and manners through out the colonies knows that this libel is as old and as general as colonization. Less than twenty years ag >, it was generally asserted that Victoria would not grow the potatoes required for its ovvn consumption, an 1 any questioning of the assertion was heterodoxy or mure s upidity. And so over the bound less districts of New South Wales and Queensland, where free selectosr have now ttieir happy homesteads surrounded by all the comforts that fertile soil and genial climate can give, it was once confidentally asserted and as generally believed that agri cultural produce would not grow. it is needless to point to the enormous .yield of wheat and other produce winch native labour yielded aud exported before war desolated their stttlemems, as an answer to the state ment which is everywhere the cant of the political roue and the thnlth-ss iv the colonies, that the laud is " uuiit for grain

growing."

The " Tragopau " has kid an egg. This was announced at yesterday's meeting of the Acclimatization Society. We learn that it was received not the egg, but the announce ment, amidst great rejoicings by the mein berd, and we do not wouder. .An event of this kind does not occur every day, indeed it would be injurious to the members of that august society if it did ; but ie is an event on which we may well congratulate the com munity. A morning contemporary states it was the female tragupan that laid the egg, and we are glad of this ; in fact, we do not know what we should have said if it had been the male one. This interesting animal had been for four years unfruitful, when thus blessed with increase. We refer to the female trago pan, not the male. We are not aware huw long he has been unfruitful, but we Buppose much louger. There is some obscuriiy aoout the whole thing. J lie reporters say that this animal had not only laid the egg but also suc ceeded in hatching the same egg on Saturday last. This was close on being viviparous, but it makes the event more interesting. Becoming modesty has made the reporters draw a veil over the scene, but we are infor med that the promineat members of the Society were in attendance. Mr Swanson had prepared a little gruel for the interesting invalid, while Mr Thomas Macffarlane offi ciated as obstetnx, acquitting him self with the greatest credit. Dr Campbell promp'ly wrappd the little chick in flannel ; Mr Firth during the whole proceedings remained with hid eyes closed and his hands folded, evidently exercised in his mind on behalf of the invalid and of an event destined to mark a new departure in the history of the world; Mr lJurtt was here, tnere, and everywhere, runntng for hot water and warm flannels and head salts, while Mr clatter's feelings so overcame him that he sat down and wept. Alter this important event this society will occupy a proud distinction, and we can readily understand the showers of houorary memoor ships from all the learned societies of Europe and America that will fall on our society when once it is flashed along the wires that the "female tragopan has laid an es»g."

It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere that the meeting of the .Reform League an nounced for to night has been postponed.

At the City Council yesterday, a letter was read from Messrs Cousins and Atkiu, requesting permission to lay down a light tramway near their premises. On the motion of Councillor Brett, seconded by the Mayor, the necessary leave was granted.

The adjourned meeting; of the Templar Benefit Society will be held this evening in the .Newton Hall, at half-past seven o'clock.

To the Editor : Sir, —As you are a lover of justice, permit me, though your valuable paper, to inform the powers that be, of a gross injustice exisiiug at Newmarket, lhere is a small dressmakers' establishment there, who keep the young ladies' they employ hard at work for nine hours ou Saturdays, which is a downright shame, and should not be allowed. By advocating this cause you will fulfil your motto. —I am, etc., Eliza. .

The following statement taken from the ••Information to Investors," appended to the publ.shed copy of the Harbour Board Act 1874 will be interesting, aS shewing the'progressive commerce of the port from **** 1863 : ~~ Tonnage. Imports. Exports. Entered Awards, 1873.. 97,5.5 1^ Jgg loer'eue .. .» " «.«* ttsß Sd

A man of respectable appearance was thrown frotti his horse last evening ih Hob son^Btreet, n.ar Ohoat and Son's bakerjr, and drA»ged a BoiwidSraWe distance along the hard His screams and roars were terrific. At length the horse was stopped and the man rescued from his perilous position. He had evidently been drinking and upon re covering, he was envied to pursue his home' ward journey. H 6 Was roughly bruised, but not seriously injured.

The Melbourne papers tell us about another man who wen fooling around look ina for a leak in a gaspipe with a lighted candle. He hae not been out visiting much since ftttd the glazier's bi 1 is a pretty heavy one as he will see when he recovers the use of his remaining eye. The house was insured, so the landlord is all right ; but the furniture was not, and as the wooden match trade is dull, there is no sale for it afe present.

Mr. David E Hay, tailor and clothier, Princes-street, Dunedin, who unfortunately bad to stop payment during the commercial crisis in 1 he year 1870, through his connection with another firm, paid tilt other day <o his creditors the sum of £950. being the balance of 20s in the pound. .• uch an example of commercial morality requires no comment ; but it may serve possibly U.h an inducement, to others similarly circumstanced, to " go and do likewise."

The Volunteer Fire Brigade held its monthly practice last evening, under com maud of Mr Superintendent Hughes, from the engine shed down to Queen' Street. Mr Hughes was pleased to express his satisfac tion at the performance of the members. The question of refreshments has been satis factorily arranged between the City Council and the Brigade.

The Sunday School Union Industrial Ex hibition was fully attended by ladies and gentlemen last evening, who appeared to inspect the numerous exhibits with much interest. The public generally have shewn deep sympathy with this laudable movement, which has given so much pleasure to the majority of the rising generation. The T^nic <Jol« Fa SocietvJ added to the interest of last evening by sinking a number of melodies. This evening will be the last of the exhibition, and will lie c!o-ied with a series of dissolving views. The comm.ttee are to be congratu lated on their success.

The members of the new Congregation*] Church, Beresford-street, will bold thei> anniversary soiree this evening at half-past, six o'clock. The public meeting will com mence at half-past seven.

We were much inteie^ed today on seeing a beautiful series of phonographic views of scenery and public hui dings in and about Auckland, in the shop of Mrs Pulman Shortland-str^et. The views were taken b\ Mr. Steele, and faithfully executed. Thej would form a nice wedding present to a young bride for the adornment of her drawing-room, or an excellent memorial t> the old land, illustrative of a friemlshi| which seas cauuofc separate nor distance dissolve.

Philosophers tell ns there i3 no jo> without its attendant pain ; no pleasun without a corresponding sorrow. On thi theory may perhaps be rested the allo;. which is mixed up with the otherwis< cheering announcement that; the City Council yesterday reso'ved upon a mode of getting quit of the night-soil nuisance at Arch Hill. The lemoval of the refuse t< Mr Bollard's farm at the Whau, which drains to a tidal creek, will put an effectual stoi to what has hitherto been a serious source o< dancer to the public health, and so far it b pO"d. But Mr Bollard will bavc to go to r wry heavy expense for plant for the removal of the Eoil, and the consequence will we understand, be the doubling of the price afc present charged to the public for performing the nece.sary oflice3. Om very objectionable outcome of this increased charge will probably be a revival of th< feeling in favour of the old water-pollutirg closet system where practicable, in oppositioti to the earth closets, which have been found to work so admirably. Those who fee' disposed to grumble must bear in mind thai the sole reason for the new arrancement is the preservation of the public health, and no saving will compensate for the well ascer tained evils which the old closets bring upon the health of those living and using water from wells in their vicinity.

We look forward with very great pleasure to the Exhibition of the Horticultural Society which op«ns on Friday next. The shows of this Society of late years have been the most interesting and attractive exhibitions that the Auckland people have had an opportunity of enj tying. We are siue that under the management of Mr T. F. Cheesetnan, thn secretary, there will be nothing neglected that would tend to make the exhibition equal, if not superior, to its predecessors.

The Acclimatisation Society held a meet ing yesterday in the Museum Building, Mr Firth in the chair, but nothing of aa im mediately important nature was introduced The subjects discussed related chiefly to trout birds and oysters. The chairman stated that a trout had been caught in the Waitoa, the largest measuring 17^ inches in length, and 17 inches in girth. The secretary announced that the first chick of a Himalaya pheasant, was hatched on the 14th inst : also, that a ranger had been appointed to protect the birds and flowers in the Domain. A long and rather interesting discussion res pecting the destruction of native birds in which the chairman and Messrs Swanson, Burfc, Slater, and Mac farlane took part. Mr Firth stated, in order to correct a common mistake, that the dis appearance of native birds was caused by rats more than from any other cause Hawks were useful in destroying rats, which formed their principal food. Mr Burt thought that starlings were xiseful in destroying insects. Mr Firth said, from his own knowledge, they were useful in waking persons up at four o'clock in the morning. With respect to sparrows, he thought the amouut of good done by them far outweighed the evil. There was a prejudice against them. The secretary wished to call the attention of the Council to the subject of oysters. Mr Swanson made some practical remarks on the uses of oysters, when it w;>s agreed that Mr Dickson should write to Mr Sheehan for in formation on the Act in relation too vsters.

The whaler Albion started upon another cruise yesterday evening, and we trust this time she will break the spell of bad luck that has hitherto attended her. The cruise we understand is to be only of short dura tion, the crew having signed articles for five months. Captain Hoxsie who goes ia com mand was fourth-mate in the last trip. He has great practical knowledge of whaling, and spoke his mind very freely when the barque came in from the last voyage, as to the causes which led to the nonsuccess of the ex pedition Whales are known to be exceed ingly plentitul at the present time and we shall look forward to the return of the vessel with some interest, more especially as there is little doubt that if nothing is obtained thiß time the Company will die out or wind up. We understand that the Albion is still deficient in many important requisites of a well - furnished whaler. There are very few experienced boat-steevers on board, to mention one im portant deficiency. However, the Company have done what they can to ensure success, and we hope for the credit of the port that they will get it.

The monthly inspection of the Victoria Company will be held this evening in the usual place of parade. Members must appear in full dress with arms and accoutre ments.

I Good progress with city works Will pro ' bablv be made this summer, always pro>ld itig that the funds are available m the city cotferS, without incurring an overdraft which the Council has wisely determined to avoid: The extension of the Queen-street, sewer rroffi Wellesley-stre^t to Wakefield-street, and the laving of an eighceen-inch pipe up the latter thoroughfare will be one of the first works ulldef takeli at a eort.of Jil ,300. 'J he dra.n &ae of .^hortland street wtiich would esobt £450 will also, in all likelihood, receive atten tion- ihe formation of Wynyard-street by iha Improvement Commisbiuneers is now j half rini-hed and the Council ha*? agreed to ; pay half the coat. A. locomotive and a donkey engine were shipped to-day by the A.S.P. Co.'s Southern CrofU, for is^pier, The locomotive weighed ■ in its dismantled condition neuriy four tons, but was easily lifted by the powerful Crane on the iNorta Shore Ferry Co. s T. J his engine was brought; out tome lime ago, and has beth in Use on ihe Unehitnga nue. It makes the third locomotive for the line between Napier and Hast.ngs. The crane had some other heavy work to do in placing the heavy machinery for Captain Young a cocoanut oil mill at Karotonga onboard the Coronet. Two mill stones, which form part of this Weigh 2h tons each. They Were imported in the City at Auckland. A match at billiards of 1000 up, in which Mr Poole conceded 25U point»to an amateur, came off at the Governor Browne Hotel last maht, and was witnessed by a room tull ot spectators. The miltdli was for £20, and was a hona fide contest, the stake* being deposited in toe hands of Mr King from the comuieuctiheiit of proceedings; looie was the favou ue at starting, and whfta ail wa» ready led off with a miss, the amateur fol lowing suit. The play was cautious oo ..oth sides, till Poole got an opening and made some pretty breaks, gaining 50 on his rival after scoring 100. The aniat.-ur stuck pe.sistently io his safety game, and kept giving misses when there was nothing left on. At the interval, the amateur stood at 503 to Poole a 300 When the game was resumed, the'betting, what little there was, was in favour of the amateur, who maintained his caution to the end, making the winning stroke soon after midnight, Poole being tneu but 948 The winner plays a good steady ■'old-fashioned" game, ami maintained an even demeanour throughout. Poole, after the first half-hour's play, seemed lidgetty, and "riled" at hi* bad luck. He woke up towards the end, and astonished the lookers on by some very pretty exccuuon, his all-round cannons and "strength losers being specially noticeable. Mr. Sweeney, the marker, scored the game correctly. The arrangements made by Messrs. Daoningham and King for the comforc of th >se present were very satisfactory. The table played on is one of the best in Auckbii i. W«, have not the I*-<S", inttnti -n of dis couraging our manufacturing industries when we make tbe following extract from the Melbourne Argus being the correspondence .f :i woman on" Slavery in Victoria." It is necessary that s .me should live by the nedl<; and the se«iug machine. Any cessa tion in this particular vocation would be productive of general inconvenience. But there are some mothers of daughters who teach their, children to look "above" domestic service, and to regard the position of a seamstress in some of its varied forms as more respectable than domestic service For such we think the following extrict ought to •>e suggestive as shewing to what the stitch ing industry may coma when it attaint '.he perfection it ha 3 reached in Victoria :— " A poor woman who makes shirts for one of the warehouses in Flinders Lane has just shown me the work fur which she receives 3d. Ifc is a fall-sized man's shirt, and out of the 5d she has to pay for thread, which costs 'id., so that positively all she gets is l.jd. Now lam very quick at the aewiny •nachine myself, aud 1 am positive that I onuld n t make more than two of these shirts were I fitting cl"se at it from 9 iv the morn ng till 10 at night. So at that rate all thar a Woman can make as this sort of work is 4-i 31 i week ; and yet we are paying our cooks £40. our housemiids £30 a year, with board and lodging. When will our young women come o their senses—or rather when will tin mothers come to their sense* ? For as to air s who have already committed themselves t•> nhis slavery their constitutions arc generally io enfeeblad that thuy are unfit fur domestic But let mothers who hive girls ye; at school take warning by w hat is now passing round them. Which i 3 best— to see their hi id starve at 4s 3I a week ov<sr a sewing nachine, or to be a domestic in a respectable ainily"? —to see her health steadily under niaed by her occupation, or to se=* her grow up a strong healthy woman ?" Melbourne papers will inform you that a well-known individual named Percival. formerly a paymaster on the Est Coast, i;nown as " Captain Percival," has come into a fortune of ten thousaud pounds, by tiie death of the late Lord Egniont, to whom he was nearly related (wnres the Auckland correspondent of a Poverty Bay j nuna ). It is said to be quUe " on the cards," that he may eventually succeed to tLe family title and estates. What a change this must be to i man who has "knocked a'>ont " the colo nies, been soldiering iD the VVa kato, "scrip faking" on the Thames, penoy-a-lining for newspapers in Melbourne, etc , etc , etc. The New York pipers, (says the Tasmanian Tribune), are full of picures of married misery. Amongst the more recent of these is the report of a divorce suit in New York, in which James B. White and Annie E. White, husband, and wife, appear. The interest in this case, the details of which are by no means exceptional, is, that Wnite was for two or three years United States Codsul at the Bay of Islands for New Zealand. His wife remained behind him at a School of the listers of Mercy. On his return, events transpired which led to the divorce proceed ings.

At Wanganui, potatoes are now selling at 14a pei* cvvt. The fruit season is expected to be indifferent, owing to the long prevalence of high winds, and the early crops of vege tables have been all but destroyed in that neighbourhood. The sparrow 3 which were recently dislodged from the ornamentation on the Union Bank pillars lost no time in furnishing anew their old quarters, with choice whisps of straw, ■md commenced chirping as lively as ever to their own special satisfaction, and the gene ral annoyance of the busy workers inside. ■Vn effectual check to future inroad ha 3 bren devised by placing a network of wire around the top of the pi lara. Sparrows are b-comiaj; «n intolerable nuisance, and we hope a raid will be made on them with a view, if possible, to their extermination. The longer the pest is allowed to continue unchecked, the more difficult it will be to eradicate. All our readers may not bo aware of the fact that birds nests breed vermin of a very objection able kinds asjjsome who have considered it rather a nice thing to have birds building about their premises have learned, to their sorrow. Captain Neiglick, of the ship Condoren, wants to have replaced a few sheets of cop per which are damaged under his vessel's waterline. The only way to get such work done, where there is no dry dock to put a ship into, is to secure the services of a diver. The captain has engaged one William Evans, alias "Jerry," a well-known diver of the port, to do the job. But there is a difficulty in getting a diving dress. 'I he divii g suit belonging to the Harbour Board, like many other local appliances, is found to be out of order when wanted, while in answer to a request for permission to use the dress belonging to the Insurance Company, Captain Feiglick has received a reply that he is at l,b;rty to have th" dress provided he agrees to pay 20s per diem, and enters into a bond for £450 to return it in good condition. Diving apparatus must truly be very costly. The captain, with prop-r pru dence, has taken time to think over the matter.

The difficulties that hadTiT^S the F.re Brigade have amicably settled. A %*• T*fc Insurance Company repre^MCS Council was held v es w atlv *8 »3 af-er a storey ditS^t^/^ enc« to the apparent rel™, efly *i'k \^ paoiea to ref& their h3?^ i* incurred hy the Council, an a l> meat w, made. A 'dtL? £*>• O bn S ade also met the m.-niK °n W, mittee, Mrtiw to the n^ 8 «* ti. * j incuned at practices ?J?? ? allowed. We hn pe Z*°s£* M ' bickerings m reference toom-?-00^ t r a<faf«,,th cease. They 2** l the confidence of the public^! T^ i nor yet to efficiency Wd d * *• W the rnembe.s tt,«i ße l? es dls*e a JJ should be concept, at.-d n DO n tV atte»! gauisati nof the force w, lieh f e P»»per J the ratepayers acon-iderablegnm Wc°«ib The City Council has JSd.gjgSj matter, and should be met£ Uy H spil-K, m a aitui^

For attemptiflßtonwderanold. whom he suspected of having beJw. >, self and his pgs, a man namedil hedW of Garadale, hm been sentenced aTtl, AbH assizes to five years' penal served H|

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Joseph May, and Gustave V I Heyde, Esqa , Justices of the P P °* ■ TOO S'fKONG. °c') I Augustus Thompson, and' J atnea * p were charged with drunkenneia an^ I jected to the usual penalty. ' aH. B VALITELE.SS CHEQUES I; Fredeiick B. Du*al, a military «, I brought; tip on three « pirate ct,1 *" ■ obta ning monrj on valueless ehf Ou «f ■ the sum of £3 on the 6 h inttint f r «l W B H I Ora-n, of the Prince Arthur Hold *** I srrent. 2nd, £3 from A( l 3ffi C^,7«- I Mail Victoria-street, atKl 3rd. the., °-r^ I from Ed «ard Perkins of the Occikn!! I on the sth instant. I Mr William Leary appeared 'for I and pleaded not guilty to all three?!1 I charges. / « ■ Mr inspector Broham said that asL ■ were other charges agiiast the piisoner I vvould ask for a reniaud until Tuesday I Mr Leary a 3 ked that prisoner vLhi I ajmitied to bail ; and as Mr Brohamlf Z l no objection, pris >ncr was allowed bail hi ■ self in £100, and two sureties of £50 each 1 A EACHKLOIi AND HIS MOSEY. ' I Jano Gledhili, a decent looking pere I remanded from yesterday, was again brLht I up on a charge of ateaJii.g £llin mrney V I property of Thomas Skelion oa the W I in-t. I Prisoner pleaded not guilty. I Thomas Skelion, the prosecntw, w v spoke in so low a tone that itwas'aW impossible to hear him, was understood fa say that he was a single man lodger in, bonse in Queen-strpet occupied by prisons and that on the 7'h .November he left i% 10s in bis box, secured in a Hut left his b»x unloched. On the 145h, upon ins; ecting the sock, t e found that it had lessened considexablvin v;:lue ; he misiC i £11 and at once apprfifj Mrs Gledhill and her husband of lie deficiency. He gave the number of ihtht I ound vote (09457) to the police. Prosecator .*aid he was a boarder intbe house, and occt pied one room Prisoner expressed her snr prise up >n 1' arning that her lodger was a rich, and did not think there was so muck money in thfl house. Richard Hemming, grocer, of Wellington «treet, deposed that oa the 12th November p ismier came to his store and paid the bal anc of h*r bill, and him an order fot g,ois to the amount of £5. and a littt over. She gave him a£s nte, -k as he took another on that daj he could nr-t sw^ar as t) which prisoner gare to him. The Nos of the notes wereO94's7o J and 012,73'). Pris-oner said that some jars asjo she had lent, m mey to a friend, fbuhai just; returned ic. Both were jSexhkd Bank notes. Detective Jeffrey arrested prisoner ott&e presint charge yesterday m-rning. She acknowledged that she t.iok the money Tlie prisoner, who' nppeared in a fatDtiog condition, was then ful.jr committed for trial, and was led away from the deck. BURGLARY William Perry w-is charged with breaking and entering the duelling house oE William Richard?, and srealirg the.efiom a silver watch, ani sundry articles of jewellery, value £1L 5s ; also 30a in money, on the 131 inst

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. William Richards deposed that he mil resident of Dake-street, and knew tbff • prisoner, who lived in the atoning cotti? On the 12th inst., he left bis hooseat & o'clock ; he returned about one o'clock, » his cottage was safe then ; but on freturaii!' again at rive o'clock to tea, he fnurd th»U burglar had been there, and taken hisi "Jitta all." He locked his door and mileo te windows down previous to going out H* only missed 30* in cash that day, which he hid secreted in an oldsn chest of drawers in the sitting-room. Subsequently be missed his silver lever watch, g.id chain, and two gold rings. He identified the articles pro-, duced as his property He also missed »«» of gold, and a set of common .'tads; »l«)» pair of x a'uable pins ; also a qoantity of gom dust, vaiue ss, which he had "in his posses sion for years. • i Mr Mori is Marks, pawnbroker, aeposw that on the 13ch of the present mwj prisoner came into his shop and pawn tlvee rings and a set of stnds. objected to one ring as it was »«»,£»* j to prisoner's surprise. He lent him M shillings on them. He stated that hewa blacksmith in the employ of Messrs. Cousp | and Atkin. , _ T _„.. Benjamin Levy, foreman to Mr NeumjJ pawnbroker, deposed that, prisoner cauea the 13-h at the sh-p, and pawned »«iw lever hunting watch in the name ot J^Js Andrew Heavey, pawnbroker, ot w) ham-street, deposed that he knew tWR soner. He called at his shop on t&e i and pawned an albe.t chain for eign» , lings He subsequently pawned atnj . pins for two shilling*. He said W. pawning the things for safety, and W want of money. , Prisoner had no questions to asfc. .^ Detect.vo Ternahan took the PMOjJJ custody at the house of the last *i round the tickets and the g»M ■*>» -fa him. The key of pri*°*rSjTU* exactly fitted that of prosecutor s j* Prisoner's name, according to tns i ~ tion paper, was George Willara; « new arrivaj by the James WMjg.^ assumed the name of Perry on reaching

Prisoner said he was very sorry fo he had done ; it was his first offej* The depositions were then read o* | prisoner was fully con>mitred for tn» MOBB LIGHT ! # fo » TUchard Dixon appeared m •» offenC c summons charging him £ ? l _ t k eep» against the by-laws, by feilig^ st re* hoarding, ereced by to id % ovem ber, sufficiently lighted on the IOtHM , from sunset to snnrise. n d ffith dr»ff . Mr Broliam said that he J«« eX ceed-. this char,e, as Mr wasal^ iuglV careful in such matters. thdraW n., The charge was according Bun i-, William Philcox was summonea , said that defend^ #*'•> proved the offen-, Defendant did not appear. The Bench bavins '■™ B*? c£ sU . , fined the defendant 40s and cost lunacy. Dawe) *» / A wild-looking "^n it na w r B bewn, fI X charged with lon-oy- ft w the.^e ever, that his afflict ?° J ron g drin^ ■ excessive indulges m^g case wis remanded for awe This waa all the business.

THE EVENING STAR THIURSADYA NKAF



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