SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH "WATER : This evaning, 4.19 ; to-monow moraine. 4 45

SUN-SKT: Thi* evening. 4.47; BUN-KI3B: To morrow morning 7 18 MOON'S AGE: Full moon, SOth, 027 a.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS City of Adelaide, ss.. (English Mail), from Kandavu Rowena, S.S., from the North

DEPARTURES.

Wellington, s.s., for the South.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney -Victoria, s s., three days after ani vnl For London—Hylton Castle, baiijno, early For Kandavu—Macgregor, s?., (English Mail), Cth July For Portland, Oregon—Huntly Castle, ship, oarly For New Caledonia — Dauntless, schooner,

(Hawaiian), early For Wellington—H M.S. Blanche, early For Newcastle—Glimpse, barque, early For Calcutta—Rnnparell, ship, early For Lyttelton—P.C.E., barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Macgregor. s.s., from Sydney, sth prox. Victoria, s.s., from Sydney and Melbourne, eirly James Wishart. ship, from London; sailed 18th March Queen of Nations, ship, from Liverpool, via Belfast;

sailed 17th March William Gifford, barque, from New York, via

Dunedin. Sailed Feb 15 Countess of Kintore, ship, from London ; sailed 6th

April Natal Queen, barque, from Lyttelton ; sailed 22nd Corrido, from Lyttelton ; sailed 22nd Ferndale, barque, from London City of Auckland, ship, from London Acacia, b.-vqne. from Lyttelton The Isabella, brig, from Newcastle, early Eleanor, barque, from Newcastle, early Thames, barquo, from Boston, loading Hylton Castle, bsrque, from Newcastle, early Edith, rchooner, from South Sea Islands, early Pet, barque, from Oamaru, early Elderslie. schooner, from Oamaru, early Albion, brig, from the Kaipara Freetrader, barque, from Dunedin Elm Grove, barque, from Sydney, early Hadda, barque, from Dunedin, early Papua, schooner, fromFaroionga Tower Hill, brig, from Warrnambool Eureka, barque, from Dunedin ; sailed 23rd instant Wave, brig, from Oamaru Craig lllochie, brig, from Dunedin ; sailed 25th inst.

IMPORTS.

Per City of Adelaide from Kandavu : —1 case merchandise, Upton and Co. ; 530 ngs do, order; 25 cases salmon, 2do merchandize, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 1 do do, U.S. Consul; Ido do, Lewis Bros. ; 1 do do, L. D. Nathan and Co ; 2do do, order ; 12 do do, Archibald Clark and Sons; 21 bags cobra. Cruiclu'hank and Co. ; 12 casks cocoa nut oil, order; 600 mats sugar, order ; 2959 bags oats, 1 case cigars, T. Russell. For Southern ports—2o rams and 305 pgs mer chandise. . »-■ - ' '■:,■..!

The s s. City of Adelaide arrived last night after a good run of four days and a-balf. She brings the English and American mails via San Francisco. We are indebted to Mr Burgess, the purser, for the following :—At two p.m. on Sth inst. the City of Adelaide left Auckland for Kandavu, and after ex periencing moderately fine weather arrived there at 7 a.m. on the 13th inst. H.M.S. Rosario entered harbour at same time. The Tartar, from Sydney, arrived at 3.30 p.m. same day. "Received from Tartar the New Zealand cargo taken on previous trips, and transhipped into her mails, passengers and cargo from New Zealand. She then left for San Francisco at 11 a.m. on 14th, with a full complement of passengers in all classes. The Mikado did not arrive from San Fran cisco till 10 a,m on 21st. She was detained four days before leaving through non-arrival of Atlantic steamer with mails. Lost 56 hours between Honolulu and Kandavu re pairing tubes, and for last three days out was under easy steam The City of Adelaide filled up by taking portion of Mikado's cargo, and left for Auckland at 7.30 a.m. on 22nd when she arrived at 10 p.m. on the 26th; had five weather during first part of voyage, and strong westerly wind and- high sea during the latter. The Rosario left for Levuka same time as City of Adelaide. The Mikado was not expected to leave for Sydney till evening of 23rd, having to effect some repairs to., machinery. Pas sengers: For Auckland—Messrs Wilson, Brown (mail agent), Macgregor, Weber, Deans, Russell, Captain Eraser. Mr Owen, Mr and Mrs Cooming and two children, and seven steerage passengers. For Wellington —Rev Mr Elwyn and Mrs Elwyn* Mr Foy. For Port Chalmers—Mr Maitland, Mr Orgill, Dr Crawford, and one steerage passenger. The s.s. Rowena arrived at 9' O'clock this morning from the North. ' ..She left Russell at 3 p.m. yesterday with fresh N.W. wind and fine weather. Arrived in Tamaki 7.30 a.m., and after landing 14 head cattle came up the harbour. We are indebted to Mr Hi Stodart, purser, for report and other favours. Passengers: Messrs ,S_ Jones, J. W. Busby, Abbott, Rountree, Hicks,; Floyd, Davis,! Aicken, W.lrving, McLeod, Kydd, Mrs and Miss Kydd, Mrs Mountain, Miss Young.; Cargo : 14-head cattlOj A.. Buckland; 112 bags gum, H. D. Rolph and Co. ; 23 do.; do., R. Walker and Co. ; 12 do. do., Stone Brothers; 137 do. do., Arnold * Hines, and Co. ; 3 hides, 1 bundle skins, B. Gittos and Son ; 1 hide, 1 bundle skins, Ireland Bros.

The barque Rose M left Wangaroa for Melbourne early this week with a cargo of timber. ' ■> - * :' ' ■' The ship Huntley Castle having taken in! her balkst moved out from the Wharf this afternoon and anchored in the stream. She will sail for Portland, Oregon,'the first oppor tunity. „ "[ -, Q Q • The barque P-CE. is now ready to sail for Lyttelton.; Captain Law, who met with an accident on Thursday, is quite recovered.

PORT OF RUSSELL.

• ' ' departures June 23—Speedwell, Omus, for Thames, with 55 tons coal - -

Juie 24—Fawn, Daw, for Thames, with 45 tons coal; Maud, Simons, for Thames. ,with 60 tons coal; Mnriner, Austen^ for .Thames,'witU 105 tons coal June 25—Blanche, Hansen, for the. Coast, with general cargo ....... ■ *

The Ringleader' is still lying at Russell. All the whalers have now left the Bay of Islands. ~ .

FIJIAN SHIPPING.

The cutter Mary f Eliza, arrived. at. Levuka from Whangapoa on the 28fch ult. with 20,000 ft".; timber after a passage of. 14 : : days during which some [ very heavy N.W.. weather was experienced. On Sunday, May 31st, the ketch' iLady Palmerston which sunk at Vagadace some weeks before, (an accident which cost Mr Judd, of Auckland, his life,) was successfully floated. The ketch is none the worse for her immersion. V

The schooner Daphne, from Auckland, arrived at Levuka on the 6th June, with 2,770 pieces of timber, after a good passage of eleven days. Enoonntered! fierce NJ. and N. .gales. ' On. the 29th vessel shipped a tremendous sea,"completely filliDg her deck. All hands were called to lighten ship. The deck-load of timber had to be thrown over before she recovered. The schooner was then hove-to, and afterwards behaved well. The conduct of the crew is spoken of by the cap tain with great praise. /

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as TJkdbb:— For Thames, on Mondiy next, at 10 30 a.m. For Napier and Southern provinces, per City of Adelaide, this day, at 6 p.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Rowena, ou Monday next, at 4 p in. For Kawau and Matakana, per Lady Bowen, on Tuesday next, at 10 a.m. E'or Norfolk Island, per Dauntless, on Thursday -T._iir. at 11 a m. Fo* he undermentioned places, per City of Adelaide, on __ionday,'6th July, as under :— i For Fiji.Sandwich Islands, United States of America Canada, .British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 12.30 p.m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 12.30 p.m. - For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 11 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra' fee of 6d will be received on board the steamer up to time of sailing. Mails for Australian Colonies, via Melbourne, will lose at HoWtika this day, at 7 p m. N.8.-*A Post-office will be opened at Kihikihi on Ist July proximo, and mails will be made up at this on Thursday and Saturdays at 7.30 pm. Return malU will arrive on Tuesday and Thursdays, at 7.30 p.m. Attention is directed to the altered time for clearing the receiving Boxes and Pillars in the city, which will be found written thereon.. (Signed) S. B. Bies, Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

Liddei.t,.—On the 25th inst, at his father's residence, Pitt-street, Newton, William, younger son of Robert and Margaret Liddell.

Bai_di-.ic.ic—At tho residence of her sister. Mrs Baird, son., near Otahuhu, Elizabeth Baldrick, relict of the late Matthew Baldrick, Bnrncana, Donegal, Ireland ; aged 88.

The funeral will leave her late residence on Mon day, 29th inst, at 2 o'clock pm. Friends will please accept this invitation. • Donovan'.— On the 27th inst. at the residence of his uncle, John Giibble, Charles James, youngest son of Richard Donovan ; ago 2 years.

The funeral will leave his late residence at 3 p m., on Sunday, the 23th.

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

SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1874.

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

And the good that we can do

We do not hesitate in referring to the return of Mr. Thomas Russell as an event of jrablic importance. It is not our wont to play the part of toady, and it is wickedly affirmed of us by our false accusers that we take a diabolical pleasure in speaking evil of all mankind. But if there is any colonist over whose return to old scenes we might feel inclined to gush we think it is the gentleman whose arrival by the City of Adelaide we now chronicle. Mr. Russell has had many enemies, as every successful man has had before him, but wo verily believe that there will be scarcely oao iv tho province that givesathoughttothegeneral weal who will not be really glad at Mr Russell's return. It is en tirely unnecessary to refer to tho grounds for such a feeling. He has left the impress of his hand on tho commercial progress of this province as no other man lias. Ho has been the brains ayul the steam power of almost all our commercial enterprises. Ho mado the Thames goldfiold as ho has made overy other institution to which his attention has been turned, and without reilecting iv any undue way on our other leading men we may say that Mr Russell was missed when ho was away. His conduct of the nogofcia tiations that have resulted in the re establishment of tho Trans-Pacific Mail Service did not belie Mr Vogel's esti mate of hia ability, while it exhibited the con amore spirit manifested usually in what his hand finds to do. If Mr Russell's return to Auckland doe 3 not show the fruits of hi 3 sojourn at the heart of tho world's activity and commercial enterprise we mistake the man. But whether this is so or not, in the name of the public of Auckland wo give a most sincere and cordial welcome home to Mr Thomas Russell.

Tho lato arrival of the Ran Francisco con necting mail steamer City of Adelaide is explained by the fact of tho English Trans- Atlantic steamer being again four days behind time. A further detention of two days was caused by the machinery of the Mikado getting out of order between Hono lulu and Kandavu.

The proceeds from the benefit kindly given by the officers of the Blanche, and in aid of the Orphan Home, amounted to £7 which will be handed over to that deserving insti tution.

The s.s. City of Adelaide leaves for tho South at G o'clock this evening.

Tho Ipcal nature of our Auckland gales was shown in a very marked manner in tho case of yesterday's "north-easter." This began here at shortly before midnight on Thursday night, and continued up to half past two o'clock yesterday afternoon. All this time the City of Adelaide experienced fresh N. W. winds and fine weather up north, a report which is confirmed by the Captain of the Rowena, who experienced the same at Russell. At Wellington it seems a gale was felt at six o'clock last night.

Mr Foley has secured a great acquisition to his company in the person of Eugene De Brissac, or the "Boneless Boy" as he is termed, who arrived from San Francisco by the mail steamer, and will appear at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Monday next. The criticisms of the San Francisco journals describe him as a marvel, and performing feats never rivalled.

Divine .service to-morrow (Sunday) at NeWton-Kirt by the' Rev. Dl\ Wallis. In the morning, " Introduction to a course of lectures on the Prophecy ;" evening, "The Secular benefits Christianity has conferred on Mankind."—City Hall, by the Rev. War low Daviess ,M, A-i niorning, " The Religious Movement in Scotland j evening, " The Prophet of Fire a Fugitive."—Lome-street (new) Hall, • morning, by Samuel Edger, B. A., '. How faith in Christ saves •" evening, " The power of Holy Women."—Wellesley street Chapel, by the Rev. P. H. Cornford, •morning, "To be with Christ far better:" evening, "Sureof Heaven."—United Metho dist Free Church, services morning and evening by the Rev. G. H. Turner.

OUR HOME LETTER.

(From our own Correspondent.)

London May 5 Since my last, shipping to all ports of New Zealand has been exceedingly brisk both with" emigrants and goods. The barque Ferndale, which leaves Gravesend ■; to-day with a complete and splendid cargo, has been loaded to a light draught of water, and ought to make a good run out. The ship Winchester sailed for Napier on the, 3rd with a complete cargo and 432 souls. The new :iron ship Eastern Monarch, 1,700 tons register, is at Plymouth, where she embarks ■ 554' souls for Canterbury, and the Conflict leaves for Wellington May 6 with '485 souls. 'This ended the contract with the New Zea land Shipping Company and Dr Featherstone, and as, I mentioned to you be^orp it-was quite'uncertain the steps or movement's the company should take in future contracts. The Agent-General has chartered five ships on his own account, quite independent of any line; but ' since then arrangements have been made, and the Shipping Company carry a portion of the pas sengers as before until the Ist of January; The company will load on the Agent-Gene ral's account the Carisbrook Ca3tle, Zenobia, and Strathnaver. Shaw-Savill will load one of thefive mentioned, andGalbraith the other. I am certain that if the A gent-General's first intentions had been carried out passengers could not have been landed in New Zealand under £20 per head. The fine composite ship Columbus arrived on the 20 th April from Canterbury. She will be your next Auckland ship. Owing to the strike among the oarpenters and joiners in the North of

England, which commenced about Good Friday, and only ended on Saturday last, the Shipping Company's new ship Waitangi will not be launched until the Ist of June. Once more the working men have gained the victory over their masters ; the men have gone on at an inorease of wages.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) ONE ON THE NOSH. Frank 'Wollerton, a Swede, was charged with assaulting Henry Holden, on Queen- street wharf, by striking him on the nose.

After hearing evidence, His Worship : You might have been stand ing here on a. charge of murder, if the con stable had not been at hand. You must go to prison for fourteen days with hard labour. BREACH OF LTOENSINO ACT. In the ease of Mr Charles Burton, who was charged with a breach of the Licensing Act by suffering alcoholic liquor to be drank— viz., shandy-gaff—on his premises on tho instant. His Worship decided, after quoting a num ber of similar cases, that there was not suffi cient evidence to find a conviction, and the case must therefore be dismissed. His Wor ship hoped, however, that Mr Burton and all other hotel-keepers would endeavour to keep within the limits of the law. A FAITHLESS HUSBAND. Charles Otto Montrose was summoned to shew cause for neglecting to support his wife and three children. Thedefendant was called, but did not appear in answer to a summons which had been served upon him.

His Worship remarked upon the number of oases of this chavacter, and ordered that a warrant bo issued forthwith for tho ap prehension of Mr Montroso. Alleged Incendiarism.

Alexander Brown again appeared in answer to the charge of attempting to set firo to the premises of Messrs Must & Co., of Shortland-street, on tho llth inst.

Mr Brookfield appeared on the part of the Crown.

Mr Hesketh for the Insurance Companies ; Mr Joy and Mr Rees for the prisoner.

Cross-examination of Mr. Broham : From information I received I suspected the pri soner, but I do not feel at liberty to disclose the source of my information.

11 is Worship thought this question should not bo pressed, a=. by disclosing such matters the police would be rendered comparatively useless.

To Mr Joy : The suspicion was slight at first, but increased upon receiving further information. I had no doubt from the first that there would he a reward. The suspicion became stronger on the 13th through infor mation partly from the two detectives and partly from others. The detectives were entirely guided by me. I ordered them to get strong evidence before arresting the prisoner. His Worship : That was a very proper order. When was the prisoner arrested ? Mr Broham : On the 17th instant. To Mr Joy : I had not seen the witnesses in this case on the Saturday. It is not custo mary for the detectives to write communi cations, but to givo them verbally. I would rather not disclose the names of my infor mants unless absolutely necessary.

Mr Joy pressed for the names o*" the five witnesses referred to by Mr Brook-kid in his opening address.

Mr Brookfield objected to give the names.

Mr Rees was surprise 1 at so much shuffling in the cross-examination of the witness, es pecially when a charge of so serious a nature as the one before the Court was bang inves tigated. The whole truth should certainly be told.

Mr Brookfield said ho would not offer any objection to tho disclosure of tho names.

Mr Broham then said that tho witnesses who could depose that no ono ran away from tho scene of tho fire were Fitts, Longdell, Boyd, Sergeant Saunderson, and a watchman named Georgo. Between tho Saturday and Wednesday, whon the prisoner was arrested, the bundle of rags was discovered about six yards from the spot of the fire by a work man, who handed it to the police. The detectives and police constables had been busy in the interval. A search was made on the night of the fire, and continued the next morning. At tho request of Mr Joy the bundle was brought into Court, and Detective Jeffrey placed the things in the order as they were found.

Cross-examination continued : I saw the spot where the detective told me the bundle was found. The bottles were found about 15 or 20 yards from the fire, in a vacant allot ment. When the bundle wjfw found I thought the time had come for japisoner's arrest. I subsequently wont to prisoner's house, be cause I thought it right to do so. lam not sure as to which of the detectives carried the bundle. On reaching prisoner's house I acquainted Mr and Mrs Brown of the na ture of my business, and proceeded to search the premises. The detectives went towards the kitchen, and afterwards they went up stairs. Several members 'of the family ac companied the search ; the detectives were sometimes out my sight for a few minutes. The kitchen was very small, about twelve feet by ten feet. I found the part of the Jewish Chronicle corresponding with that in the bundle in the dust-box. , The other part was found in the bath-room by Jeffrey. I saw him find it, there was no necessity to move the boxes in order to find the paper. The whole household was in the bath-room at the time. Mr and Mrs Btown were there, and I believe Miss Brown. The time was about three minutes. I found no supply of kerosene in the house except what was in the lamps (one of which was brought into Court.) I was told that tho family had not used kero sene since January last. The newspaper wrapper was found in the dust-box or waste paper basket. • I saw the piece of skirt taken off the clothes-line by one of the detectives was present when all the pifices were found with the exception of one piece of black, which .the police took to the B°lke Station, there'was also a tin measure found. I have no doubt but that the materials were laid from rthe outside of the premises, because the position they were found in seemed to indicate that such was the case,. The burn ing was in an angle in the corner. I believe the kerosene was poured in under the door.

i To Mr Hesketh : I was informed by the j family that they had not used kerosine for Isorhetime, I think it was, Mts Brown who told.me that one of the children on the previous Saturday had been playing with the lamp I found, and had spilt some of it. . Prisoner was then in custody. The tin •measure had a small quantity in it at the time-1 found it, with tho wick of the lamp 'gone. I believe cocoanut matting is likely to take fire. The matting near the door was charred. According to prisoner's statement the man ran away before tho fire-bell rang. 1 did not call Kellyon because I learned that it was after the boll rang that the man ran away. It was immediately after the lamp was found that Miss Brown made the state ment about the lamps.

The examination of Mr Broham here con cluded after an ordeal of eighty hours, and the Court was adjourned until ten o'clock on Monday morning, when the evidence of the detectives will be taken.

The prisoner's bail was further enlarged.

Startling Disclosures.

THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE DOCTOR OF THE LOCH AWE.

An inquiry was held this morning at the Immigration Offices, Princes-street, before the Commissioners of Immigration, into the charges preferred by certain of the passen gers of the ship Loch Awe against Dr Wylie, the surgeon-superintendent of the ship dur ing her passage from London. The Com missioners consisted of Mr H. Ellis (chairman) Dr Philson and Captain Burgess.

Dr Wylie was present during the inquiry. The following is a list of the charges set down for hearing : —

Mis 3 Rout not being in attendance at the opening of the inquiry, No. 2 charge was taken first.

1, Statement made to the Immigration Officer by Harriet, Rout, single woman im migrant per Loch Awe, that on a certain day (date not given) during the voyage, when coming up the ladder, Dr. Wylie came be hind her and placed his hand up her clothes upon her leg. This was seen by tho matron and Miss Brooker. She further states that the doctor, on many occasions, used low and abusive language to herself and others among the single women, but does not like to repeat any of the terms made use of. 2. Charlotte Beaumont states that Dr. Wylie gave a detailed account of her assumed history to Captain Weir, of the Loch Awe, in which he represented her as a person well known to himself for years as an immoral character, and that he made similar state ments respecting her sisters, all of which are false, and that Captain Weir is prepared to testify that these statements were made to him by the surgeon-superintendent. 3. Mrs Sullivan states that her child which died on the voyage was inhumanly treated, aud was not allowed adequate nourishment, and that very unbecoming language was made use of towards herself, her husband, and children.

4. W. J. Spanswick complained generally of the treatment he received from Dr. Wylie during the voyage. (Ou these charges being sent to Wellington Mr Ellis received a telegram instructing him to hold an enquiry.)

Mr Ellis asked Miss Beaumont to Btate what she had to say in reference to the letter received containing the above charge.

Tho witness replied by detailing the charge. It had reached her ears on board ship, first from the matron, that the doctor had told the captain that she had led an immoral life for the last 10 or 12 years; and, also, that her sister had had a child. She did not hear Dr Wylie say it himself, but Captain Weir, she believed, was able to testify to the fact. She had also to complain that on one occasion when she had to tpeak to Dr Wylie about a water bottle he returned her a very rude answer. She said it was time they had a new water-bottle, as the one they had wanted a new bottom. He replied that it was like a good many old women, and made use of several very offen sive remarks, which witness here repeated.

When questioned by the doctor, Miss Beaumont said she was p. rfectly certain of the words. Dr. Wylie then said, " Well, I guess I may have said so." Miss Beaumont then affixed her name to Mr Ellis's noto of her examination, and re tired.

Captain Weir, on being examined, con firmed the previous witness's testimony to the following extent. The doctor had told him that a man named White informed him that Miss Beaumont had lived with a gentle man in Goswell-street, London. He was uncertain of the date, but the circum stance was entered in his journal, not in his log. Mis 3 Beaumont had always behaved herself well on board. Subsequently when Miss Beaumont made a further complaiut against the doctor he told her to put it into writing, which she did.

No other witnesses being forthcoming in this case the complaint of Miss Rut was proceeded with. Harriet Rout, aged 18, said she could not recollect the day, but one morning about the middle of the passage she was going up the ladder. She had just got to the top, and the matron and Miss Gowan were standing at tho bottom. The doctor, unknown to her, came up behind her and assaulted her in the manner described in her charge. She was very much frightened when she found it was the doctor. She was quite sure it could not have been an accident. There had been no familiarities of an} r kind between herself and the doctor previously. The matron, Miss Gowau and Miss Brooker told her thoy saw it. She could not say whether the matron had made any formal complaint or taken any official notice of the occurrence to the Captain. The matron said it was a great insult.

The Doctor in his cross-examination of the girl burst out into the exclamation that it was all lies. The charge had only cropped up since he had threatened to put her father into gaol, which he would do even now. Mr Ellis stopped Dr Wylie. He must confine himself to questions.

In answer to why she had substituted Miss Gowan's name for that of Miss Brooker, Miss Rout replied that Miss Brooker had gone into the country, and she had heard that Miss Gowan had also seen the assault. Mrs Darbyshire, the matron of the ship, deposed to seeing the offence committed. She thought Miss Rout was descending the ladder, but she was at the top with her back to the doctor, who was going up. She (wit ness) remarked to Miss Brooker " Isn't that shameful conduct of the doctor ?" She went up stairs and told the Captain immediately. He said he would see the doctor about it. No enquiry took place to witness's know ledge. She did not speak to the doctor about this because she did not like his language. She had spoken to him before, and had had always got very rude answers. She had no complaint to make against the Cap tain for neglect of his medical duties. His. language throughout was not at all fit for single women to listen to. On some occasions when she had spoken 'to him about the- misbehaviour of the girls he said they would be all right by-and-bye. [This portion of the evidence is unfit for publication.] They were all that clas3 there. He was in the habit of using indecent language respecting tho young women.

By the Doctor : The girl was coming down the ladder at any rate. She came down after the assault. Wituess did report to the captain at once what she had seen.

By the Chairman : She had seen the doctor intoxieatec^it Gravesend, but not after the ship*'sailed. If his bad language wa3 the, result of liquor it was very frequently that ho was so affected.

The doctor pressed for further instances of the bad language, but the witness said it was too bad for her to repeat.

Captain Weir confirmed the statement of Mrs Darbynhire in respect to her making the com plaint to him. He did not take any steps in the matter because he thought things would have improved. He knew now it was his duty to have made an investigation. The doctor was under his control. If he had left the pas sengers altogether to the doctor the ship would have been a perfect hell. He had read the instructions, and knew what his

duty was; but being a single man he had felt at the time a delicacy about interfering. This was the only oase in which such a com plaint was made against the dootor. The doctor's general behaviour was not such as to promote propriety or social order among the passengers. He thought them too far beneath him. He (witness) received two letters from one of the passengers, William Loekhart, at GraVesend. He took the precaution of reading this first letter to the pilot. It was in reference to the doctor having insulted his wife. , The Doctor : I have got a copy of that let ter.

Examination continued : So far as he knew the doctor always did bis duty as a medical man. He had not seen the doctor drunk since leaving London. This conduced the Captain's evidence. The Doctor here observed that he should like to get to some, dinner. Matilda Gowan's testimony varied slightly from that of the previous witnesses. Miss Rout was on the middle of the ladder. She screamed (this Miss Rout had denied). Wit ness heard the doctor say that he had be haved in the same manner to better women than her. She did not actually see the doctor put his hand up the girl's petticoats. The charge preferred by the last witness was then gone into, namely, that the doctor had slandered her by saying he had known her previous life to have been one of ill fame. In making her statement she said that she could not fix the date in any way. Dr. Wylie had several times accused her of having "knocked about." On one occasion she had an accident, and fell down stairs'* While she was ill and in bed the doctor made use of some very indecent language; he should see her standing at a corner in Auckland glad to take sixpence. On another occasion on deck the doctor threw a shilling to her before the passengers. She did not know what was the object of his throwing the shilling to her. He said if that was what she wanted she could have plenty of it. He sometimes used very nasty language to the girls and matron. When the girls were bathing the doctor wanted to be present. There wa3 a bath-room. The matron gene rally went up to see the hose put properly, but at first the doctor did it. He would call out on these occasions, "Come up, girls," and he would stay in the room. They re ■ fused to go. She had heard that he was present when two Danish girls were bathing. The doctor on being asked said he had no questions to ask the witness ; the whole thing was not worth talking about. Mo witnesses were called by this com plainant. Alice Spanswick, a married woman, was next called. On a certain Monday, when her child wastakenill, she sent for the doctor, and he came and said there was nothing the matter with it. This he repeated on Tues day. The child was very ill. It died three weeks afterwards. It had no medical treat ment from the Tuesday, when the doctor Bent her a little medicine, to within four days from its death when it had some port-wine and medicine. The child suffered very, much. Every time the doctor came down he used most dreadful language. The night before it died he said it didn't matter much, it was only a little bastard. That was untrue. She fully believed that it was owing to the doctor's neglect that her child died. It was her only child. Dr Wylie declined to ask»any questions. Mrs Mary Ann Ash believed that the negligence of the doctor had a good deal to do with the child's death.

A trilling complaint made by a passenger named William Parson 3 was investigated, after which Dr. Wylie made a statement which was, in effect, a denial, of all 'the charges. He asked that the en quiry might be adjourned to give him an opportunity of bringing witnesses on his behalf.

The Oommisioners acceded to his request, and adjourned tho enquiry till Thursday next at two o'clock.

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AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS' AND MINERS' STRIKES.

The steamship Siberia, from Liverpool for Madeira, is supposed to have been lost, with all her crew and passengers. Ten persons have been arrested at Cork, Ireland, suspected of connection with the mysterious disappearance of arms from the barracks.

The London Qlohe has a rumour that the British frigates Narcissus and Endymion are ashore at Palermo, and the corvette Racoon at Bermuda.

The protracted lock-out of farm labourers in Lincolnshire has ended by a settlement which will probably be adopted in the other agricultural districts of England. Charles Gilpin, member of Parliament for Northampton, is dead ; aged 59. London, May 22.—The Countess of Aber deen has forwarded 1,600 dol. to the American Seamen's Society of Boston, to be used for purchase of books.

Relative to emigration the Anglo-Austra lian writeis : —'' Just now there is a great upheaving in the labour market, and a large number of miners and agriculturists are out on strike. As a consequence, emigration agents are especially busy, and I believe New Zealand andJQueensland have secured a large number of recruits, while the agents of New South Wales and South Australia, owing to the restrictions under which they labour have hardly bagged a man."

The Parliamentary election in Durham has been annulled on account of bribery, and the election in Galway on account of the intimi dation of electors.

At a Congregation held at Cambridge on the 23rd, Sir James Fergusson's Private Secretary, Mr Francis Augustus Hare, 8.A., of Emanuol College, was allowed to proceed to the degree of M.A., by proxy. Oppenheim and Schrader, merchants, have failed. Their liabilities are estimated at ,3,000,000 dol. London advices from Maderia state that the vines are in a satisfactory condition. A violent thunder-storm passed over Lon don and Midland counties yesterday. Some lives were lost, and considerable damage was done to feffe crops. PA collision is reported at Merthyn, Tydville, between a coal and passenger train. Forty persons were seriously injured. At a meeting favoring disestablishment of English Church, Goldwin Smith presided. In his address he advocated the application of the Church Endowments to the relief _■ of the poor, and for the promotion of education. It appears that there is no prospect of a ettlement with the strikers in the Durham s ollieries. Seventy thousand miners and o

labourers are now idle, »d gre»t^e«*J, -> Engu3h.ffl eß MefiUed^^ J brilliant reception of the Czar of^l- 6 When the steamer with theEm^e, fe he stood on the paddle-box in the uniS a Russian General, and was loudlycfijl Before landing he.Baw and reoognuMl daughter, and smilingly kissed hISS her. She went forward with tb__P_^ to Wales, and the Car landS!' Tufe a^SR^, 1* plaM *S The Czar, of Russia and party !_&__ Buckingham Palace at noon M»v 15tk?!T Windsor Castle. Immense crowds lbed £l route of the procession from PaddLtT Station to the Palace. The Czar P^JT 11. Wales, Grand Drt* IfeffaSS.sß J Edinburgh occupied one carriage, and^rinS Arthur, the Princess of Wales andnf Duchess of Edinburgh another. TfiTkH was cheered vehemently because it ££' understood lately that there was £! bitterness between herjmd the BrinS Wales in relation to the question of ianT The Duchess oi Sutherland gavea«ai._l ball last night in honor of the Emwrwrf ,Russia. Grand Duke Alexis and S2 members of the royal family of Great Briton were present. Among the American jraesta were Mouren, Charge d'Affairs, andGenttd olGivlCS.

In the House of Lords to-day Lord John Russell, m view of the embittered feeC between France and Germany, moyedthtt copies of the correspondence wiiMaioie Powers be called for, and asked what coins the British Goverment would take;Sta event of rupture between thepi.—LordDerfw believed that peace for the immediate fntn« was safe, and he trusted that EnglaniiouM do everything to maintain peace, short of ' embroiling herself in'a struggle;^\U,_ Russell said that the British people felt th»t the honor of England had been torched in the Washington treaty'negotiati&r the national character lowered, and nati^^ terests jeopardized, . The Agent-General for Few Zealand^ made a contract with Messrs Shaw 4~Thom. son, Leadenhall-street and the Moor Tro ß . works, Stockton-on-Tees, for 9,000 tjifa of rails for shipment during this year, v

FRANCE.

DUEL BETWEEN NOBLEMEN.^-Mac MAHON ON GERMAN FRIENDSHIP. A duel between Count, of Montebello and Prince Metternich was fought to-day,*C; The weapons used were swords. The tduel-took place at Mendon, near Versailles. The Prince was wounded in the arm and disabled; ■'-

Prince Hohenlohe, the\i_ew German Am bassador to this city, yesterday waited^ipoß President MacMahon, and pre'sented'Wicre. dentials. President MacMahon, in receinng the new Minister, said he hoped for a long continuance of the friendly relations which now exist between Germany and France. < Ex-President Thiers received a deputation from the Department of the Gironde, arid in reply to the address, said the monarchy for which he was overthrown; for not establishing was impossible ; the Conservative Republic alone could reorganise and <BatisfyfFranc«, An exciting Bcene arose ih the French As sembly when the Dake De Broglie introduced his project of a law for the creation of a Se cond Chamber. In appealing to the members the Ministers say: "You are unwifling £ to constitue a definitive Republic, and we do hot not ask you to find your consciences. (Mur murs from benches of Left.) Wes^viseyoa to continue the truce to partisanship for some years, but you must giye the President means for protection and insurance of society and commerce." The report goes on to des cribe the Chamber, which is to be called the Grand Council, and the members of wfich are to receive ho salary. ; , s ) u .j In a fire in Paris, near the BastUe, jtewal persons perished. About two huntodjir' Bons are rendered homeless. < ':

RUSSIA.

A NEPHEW OF THE RUSSIAN 1 CZAE ARRESTED FOR THEFT. Berlin, May 15.—Additional information with regard to the arrest of a member of the Imperial family in St Petersburg sltfwi ; ttot there was an error in the first dispitishMM to the name implicated. It was not a;hro ther of the Czar, but one of his neplww^of that name who was arrested. ..AH :tgjt;u known of the cause of jthe arrest is &mte^ in the following despatch to the. Autbwg Gazette, which mentions no names, and re duces the affair to a private scandal: ■ - St Petersburg.May 15.—An exalted per sonage of this city Having missed her dia monds, communicated the fact to'the poftce, who discovered that the perpetrator of-tte theft was her own son. InteUigen^o^tne affair coming to the Emperor, he_diifcteO that legal proceedings should take M«r course notwithstanding personal eoMlder ation. . It is stated the diamonds were given by the Prince to a well known French sctreM. CONSPIRATORS EXECUTED AT;,P' HOKAN. Intelligence has been received that •con spiracy was lately discovered at Kehom aid sixteen of the persons engaged^ were executed. The object of the consp»|. tors was not stated. AMNESTY TO POLISH EXILES. • It is announced that the Czar tajTiwg instructions granting permission toaUexUM Poles to return home without "WgJJ from the authorities, except those who *»*> been guilty of assassination.

SPAIN.

ENCOUNTERS WITH CARLISTS. Telegrams from Spain 'fcontanurw Xt details of engagements with ■&*b**l 0 { conflicting reports regarding the ."WTTj-. the respective sides. .OperationSv**^ nearßilboa. Severalfights m^S to 500 were killed, are recorded. Ty situation in Madrid continues °n*% aexf opposition press violently denounce ; tM rf Ministry, and large .towns ,sh«j.jW discontent. The Liberal P^tf they will only use their P°7 er?J^ IJil«.ir justifiable aggresssion, and pwg^ efforts to the extinction of oan^^ promise to make known the true swf treasury, and to enforce strict integ»tf rigid economy in the administration,, - A 2?««-letter from' P«is sayjtMJ^ questionably a large F«PP^SIo classes of the Spaniards look »/ w"™ riaS «i enthronement of the Prince of f^jd offering the best chance for Spain, despite the strong aoaw fitting whether he possesses the quaunw • him for the duties of a sovereign.

ITALY.

WHOLESALE COKFISCA«O«v C CHURCH PhOPERTY._. {a The appropriation of^Church p fe^ thensesof the Civil GovernmejMJ^o in Italy, and in the If'f^Hi&hf different pieces of real estate, for*. fid;t he .* by ecclesiastics, have a "Jgjj, dollar* -V proceeds, amounting to T fc - have gone into the public tog«*„* Pope protests, but the^rlia^ Vpl to authorise the o^^^idl'» approve, the administration «P*»

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