SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH -WATER : This evening 2.13 ; to-morrow Morning. 3.12

STJw-c jet : This evening, 6.20; BTXN-BISE: To toorrow morning, 6.2 MOON'S AGE : A Tow mozj, Vfh, 4.41 p.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. Murray, s s, from Tauranga Papua (hte Mata), schooner, from Rarotonga

DEPARTURES.

"" -y j-uomson, scnooner, for Ku sen. Queen, schooner, for Resell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Mongol, 53., for Kandavu (San Francisco Mall), I6th instant I Hindostan, ship, loading "Wave Queen, ship, for Lyttelton

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Mongol, s s, from the South' East Lfithian, barque, from Dunedin W. C. "Wentworth, barque, from Sydney Emweza, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed October 15 Hylton Castle, barque, from London lone, ship, from Lo~ndon. Sailed Dec 20 Carl, brig, from Dunedin, early Nightingale, brigantine, from Newcastle. Sailed Feb ".nary 25 Thomas Henry, from Lyttelton. Sailed March 7 Dorette, ship, from London. Sailed January 14

IMPORTS.

Per schooner Papua, from Rarotonga : 15 bales cotton, 8 casks coaoanut oil, 13 do. limejuice, -i- ton pearl shell, 10,000 oranges, 1100 cocoanuts, Ciuicksbank and Co. ; 150 Lags cotton seed, Owen and Graham.

The schooner Papua (late Mata) arrived in harbour at ten o'clock last night from Roro tonga, after a lun of a little over twelve days. Captain Buir rrporbs having left that port on the 29th ult. First two days had fine weather and N.E. winds. Next five days had strong breezes from S.E. Sighted Sunday Island bearing W. 50 miles on Saturday, Sthinst. Had N.E. and S.E. winds with fine ■weather till Tuesday, the 10th inst., when It became cloudy with rain and increased w nd. Had N.E. winds with thick cloudy weather and squalls into port. The .barque Lauderdale has completed her repairs, a^d is now taking in cargo for New castle. She will haul off the wharf on Mon day Tao brig Albion floated off the sandbank <pp >site Freeman's Bay early this morning. >■ he has sustlined no damage, and has' con -linu :d discharging her coals during the time the h.=is been aground. O.i February 10, at 3 p.m., the barque Oriental left Aitukaka for Maiden Island. Thes.s. Mongol will leave Auckland for San Francisco, calling at Kandavu and Honolulu, on Monday, 16th inst., at four p.m. The s.s. Murray airived at 5 p.m. yester day from Tauranga. She left that port on Tuesday morning, but wrs ob^'ged to run m under the lee of Slipper Island dining the late g?le and thick weather. She brings a cargo of sheep. The Murray is to sail for Tauranga at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Passengers —Messrs Macfarlaae, Hickman, Brown, McKenzie, Sykes, Maker. The s.s. Phcebe, which left yesterday after noon for Southern Ports, took a genera 1, cargo and the following passengers :—Messrs Miller, Maggets, Reeves, CoimeH, Kelly, Mawley, Kirk, Haij, Kingsford, Lusk, Nathan, George, McCulloch, Thoipe, Dal gleish, Kohn, Morton, Huddleston, Bishop Cowie, Mrs Cowle, Mrs McLean, Miss Morton, Miss McKellar, Mr H. W Wrise and 14 in the steerage. The schooner Saucy Lass has cleared out for Napier with 10, C:0 feet timber, 1,200 slates, 29 tons sashes and doors, 25 pgs. furniture.— D. H. McKerzle, agent

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wrix Close as Ox deb. : For Thames. TV- day, at 5 30 pm For Mahurangi, Matukana, Mangawai, Waipu, &c, per Lady Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a m For the undermentioned places, per s.s. Rangatira, . to-moi 'ow, 14th instant, asunder: » For India, China, Mediterranean Pcrts, nd Continent of Eiucpe, a* 11.30 a m For Australian Colonie3, at 12.50 p m For the United Kingdom, via Suez t>nd SouCi ampton (for letters spetfilly addressed), at I°.CO pm

For the United Kirgdom, via Brindisl, and late letters for Sydney and Melbourne, atlpra For money orders, and registered letteu, and newspapers, at IC.SCja m For Tau-anga, perMrlv.y, to-mo :ow, at 2pm For Whitiangi, Tai.ua. TauraDga, Opotiki, and Napier, via Ttu-anga, per Southern Cross, to morrow, at 3pm For Russell, Wang*roa, and Mongonui, per Rowena, on Monday next, at 3 p m. For the und-imentioned places, per Mongol, on Mondrv, IGUi March, as under : —

For Fiji, Sandwich Islands.United States of Americ?, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South Ameilca. and British and Foreign West Indies, ■ at 3 p.m.} For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe via San Francisco, at 3 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and naw; papers, at 1.30 p m Letters be.r:-;a-» a lata fee of Cl, '\ aidltion to Hie pos.taje, will be rcijelvsd by the Mail A on board the Steadier up to time of sail-)"1. For TrvanaVi aid Soisiheru p.o\ 'n-r ,per We' v"i"ten on Tuesday next, at 7 a m. (£sgncl) S. B. Bias. Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

L^r 7"~0n March 3 > at the lesidence of Mt3 Solomons. Wooloomooloo, Sydney, Mr DaTs Levy of th'a city ; aged 52 yerrs. Wood.—On the 13th Ms-ch, at the residence of Colonel Haultain, Robeii Boyle Wood, second son ofjH. W. I. Wood, I'sq , Secreto- ' f-y the Chamber of Commerce, Calcutta,

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1874.

-»■ For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistanro, For the future in the distance, And t.Yin food that we can do

The more we learn of Dr. Featherston's proceedings in England the more we are con vinced of his uvier incapacity and stupidity. On Wednesday it was announced in our columns that he had allowed the "old m?n of .the sea,'' in,the shape of Shaw, Savin and Co., again to take possession of our shipping trade with England, and to get back a con^" tract which was most righteously and justly taken from them. Now we hear from various parts of the colony that he is shipping the scum of some of the large towns in England to New Zealrnd. as "experienced agricultural labourers." But it seems that he is not content witb. scour ing England for the most unsuitable people that lie can find, and has therefore taken to shipping foreigners. It is said that the French actors and actresses now perform ing in this city came to Auckland in the ship Queen of the Age as Government immi grants, and as " experienced artizans " and their wives ! The colony paid their pas sages, but will certainly never see back her money m an y indirect manner from these "talented artistes," who may be expected to depart from our midst at a very early date. The same kind of policy is being generally pursued, and the case of the French people is not an isolated instance of Dr. Featherston's incapacity. The Otago Daily Times recently drew attention to the case ,of a "well-to-do actor" who wag sent out by our Government in the Mongol to Dunedin. The Post commenting on the matter says :—This valuable acquisition to" the colony will be landed free in Wellington, and then he; will, regardless of expense, take a steeroge passage to Melbourne, to fulfil his his engagement. In very deed this man h?s "travelled," for he has found out the way to voyage from London to Melbourne, "with the option of visiting New Zealand," for the sum of £5. All we have to say is that if he does not bring out an entire company at the same rate, he h?.s no more brains than [the man who sent him. I

Iv the Serald of this morning, we obseive an item of Coromandel news, to which we shall briefly refer. It is there stated that an agitation is being got up for the raising of the wages of miners, and that seven shillings a day is the standard wages on that field. We are aware from information on which we place confidence, that in the leading mine at Coromandel, the Tokatea, not seven shillings, but eight, and even nine shillings will*be paid to men thoroughly up to their work; and that in that claim, which gives tone to the whole field, wagrs will be paid precisely in accord ance with the worth of the workman.

Mr Howell Williams, of the Thames, waited upon his Honor the Superintendent, on behalf of the inhabitants, with reference to the proponed removal of the Court House to Grahamstown, His Honor stated that nothing would be done without the wishes of the majority and oE the Resident Mag-'strate be'ng conr'dered.

One of the census takers yesterday waited upon Messrs Owen vnd Graham to ncerfain the position of the barque Ariazion the night of the Ist March. In the fulfimenfc of bis commission the officer would have had to in clude the crew pud passengers in his division supposing that the barque wasb!«hand dry on the right in question. It was, however, clearly shown that at low water there w.-« nearly two feet of wator on the shore side of the barque, and consequently the vessel is con sidered as having been at sea when the census wpq taken, and her crew and passen gers are not included m the population of New Zealand"! 1874.

*We learn that Mr T. Doyle, the successful tenderer for the Quarantine Buildines, has arrived in Napier, bringing with him five carpenters from Auckland. Operations have been already commenced, and the bulk of the time is expected to be hereshortlp. Parke's Island may be said to comprise three islands, and the site selected for the quarantine biaildings is known as Balmoral.— HawJces Bay Herald.

The monthly inspection of Sir George Grey's cadets wi!l take place this evening in the Driil-shed at half-past seven ; cadets to appear in uniform, with rifles. It is gratify ing to know that this corns of youthful soldiers is gpregressing, and that their ranks are fast filling up. The members are reques ted to be in attendance.'

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Middle Star Gold Mining Company this afternoon, Mr Hughes in the chair, 'it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Nathan, seconded by Mr. White, "That the mine be let on one or more tributes."

The usual monthly meeting of the members of the Auckland Teachers' Association will take place to-morrow afternoon in Vlr Eraser's High School Symonds - street. The resolutions proposed by Mr Martin at the last meeting will be discussed on this occasion.

There was a good atteudrace of the members of the Auckland Troop of Cavalry last evening m the Princes-street BriH-shed, and the young men were put through their drillsatisiactorilyunder commrnd of Sergeant Wainhouse.

Mark Twa|*i h"*. 1 :en anms'>g the people of London with a lecture on the Sandwich Island. Tlic Icctu-er is an .' ">or of no mean powe-ra, and were he ti t.'ke to the siage in stead of to the rer- 1 113-dr k it is a question whether some nt «y that wo v. ot of might not find in him a veiy formidable competitor for public favour. His cci 1 macier in in troduc'ag himself to Hs audicneo was fuP. of sly humour and good-natured irony. His intention was, he ucvicl, 1o deliver himself of certain opip;ons upon the Sandwich Islands—the chaiactor of the country itself, and the habits and customs of the r. ativra. The lecturer, Mark Twain, he pssured Us hearers, was a gentleman of varied leaiping, devoted to science, and ha\,'ig a veneration for truth only equalled by the comeliness of his personal appearance and the amiability of his disposition. Mark stated that the Sandwich Islands were 21C3 ir>iles south-west from Sen Francisco, but why they had been placed m so out-of the-way a locrHty had always been a puzzle to him. The islands were twelve in number, and the largest was not 70 miles ?cross. They weri -1' lava and coral, without a spoonful of legitimate flht ; and the inhabitants had b?3n happy till the wlnfie people came with their ffi'ssionavies, aud their trade and com merce, and education aud civilisation, and accompanying frightful mortality, so that the inhabits nfcs ,vlr oh. were once counted by the hundreds of thousands had now dwindled down to 50,000. They were ri idle ond thriftless people, but their colour was that of a beautiful browd; The wome n wore a single long loose gown ; but the men didn't; they wore a smile, and sometimes a pair of spectacles. In old times the king had ?'i bis hands the power of life and death : hewas the head of Church and Stato. The chiefs pnd priests, who were bis slaves, came after bun, and in their turn lorded it over the lower slaves; but the base of this pyramid of degradation was woman. It was death to her to sit at table, even with her husband, or to trste of the good things of Irs table. In 1820 the American missionailes came over and broke the power of the king, and taught the whole nation to read mB write, so that now it was the best educated country generally on the face of the earth. They were a most hospitable people; but when you came to trade with them, they were liars "straight through." They told 'ies—not ordinary, .^es, but lies that awed you wJth their sublimity. The county of Cornwall, in the west of England, is equally remarkable for Method ism and superstition, a^ Cornishmen amongst us must admit, and :n the parish of Veryan there sta"!l lingers a tradition that when the church clock striken duringthe sing ingof t K9 115 jam before the morning sermon, or bafore the collect agaVst pei??s and dangers at eveni'^ service, there wiH be a death in the parish befo c the next Sunday. "It ?s very rarely indeed (says a recent number of the Cornhh Gazette) that the clock does so strike, but when it does, many poisons have notice:! that a death does follow."

It is interesting to listen to the small, and yet sometimes witty, ta!k of young people even in a chapel! The other evening at the Good Templars' entertainment in Edwards street, a young couple, sitting in front of our reporter, were chatting together as cosily as if no listeners were near. The subject was cooking, when the preLty girl said " I would not be a cook for the world." "Of course you would not," whispared her. lover, " be cause you would never get your work done, but you could manage the cooking, dear Jessie, for you and me !! !" A sweet smile and a box on the ear were John's reward.

The Advertiser says that at a meeting of the Waiotahi Highway Board on Tuesday the contract of Hugh Davies for the making of Campbell-street was accepted at £449 19s. This street is to be formed for the purpose of laying down a tramway to connect the Waio-Karaka claims with the present lines to the batteries in Grahamstown and Tararu road. ■ The Provincial Government granted £600 to make road and tramway, and we understand that the difference between the contract price and that amount will be handed over to Mr Souter, who has on tliat condition agreed to lay down the tramway. The street will be formed 32 feet wide, so that there will be room for ordinary traffic besides the line of tramway.

The New Free Press of Vienna states tha* the head of the Roman Catholic Church ad heres strictly to ancient tradition in respect of the colour of bis attire, which consists of a white cassock with a narrow collar and wide sleeves, and a purple cloak cut in a circular shape. The material vaiies in thick ness according to the season. In consequence an inveterate habit of snuff-taking his Holi ness requires five or six white cassocks during the year, each of which, costs about 400f. In winter the Pope wears white silk stockings over five thread, and in summer mixed cotton and silk. These are supplied by a well known house in Verviers, which charges 24E. a pair for the hose. The rci mantle costs no less than 800f. The slippers, of fine red cloth, embroidered with fine gold, «nd ornamented with a cress, are worth from 120f. to 140f. The Pope requires six of these for the year; 24 pairs are besides alway3 kept in his wardrobe, and the chamberlains are forbidden to give them away when cast off, though many eagerly covet the honour of their possesr'on.

A smarfc-looking young man, a profession?! nigger, strong, active, full of Vie and spirits, and especially aftor several early doses of whiskey, has been fined successively at the Police Court for getting drunk. This young m^n, who rejoices in the name of Daniel, has it appeal's respectable connections at home, but came from London in the Woodlark some months ago with the view of retrieving his fortune. After loitering aboub the city some time apparently in a destitute condition, Daniel thought he would explore the Wai kato, and to that picturesque region he went. He has recently returned with his note-book, and natural fro]icksomenes3,withalittle money in his pocket. Daniel got drunk on Tuesday night, end awoke cold and shivering in the lock-up, and on the following morning was lined 10s ?nd costs. No sooner had he paid the fine nd regained bis liberty than he wanted a refresher. Whiskey again ! Aid within an hour of his release Daniel wf? " tuning up" on a fire-shovel, and singing with a clear 9 full voice, " Carry me back to Ole Virgince," until the back of the chair gave way, and Daniel's legs rose with his voice high above bis head. To wards noon merry Daniel was entirely overcome, his companions, Dinley and O'FJaherty had fled, md left Daniel upon the cold, cold ground. He soon found him self '"n the nrms of a constable, who kindly assisted bimback to his oldquarters. For this, hia second offence, Daniel was fined 20.3 aud costs, with a promise that if ho appears again ha will have the privilege of a ride in Crowthor'a " bus," to the silvery glades of Mount Eden, where he will remain for three months, and to be parmitted to crack diamonds. We learn that this effervescent minsfcrelhas resolved to be quiet until the 17th inst., and that he belongs to the VVarehams, of Warehara Cnstlc, who settled in Tippcrary in the days of Shan O'Ncil.

To the Editor: Sir, -Will you kindly allow me to state that the Daniel Wareham who has been figuring in the Police Court of late for imbibing too freely is in no way whatever connected with mo or my family.— I am, sir, respectfully yours, Joey Wark- XA.M. [Who said he was? We should sug gest that our sensitive correspondent should apply for letters patent to change his patronymic.—Ed. E.B.]

The competition for the district prizes between the members of the Auckland Cavalry Troop took place yesterday at the Mount Eden range. Serjeant Wainhouse and Sub-Lieutenant Levy were in charge. The ranges were 150, 200, and :]CD yards ; seven shots at each range. The scores were as follows : —K. Fifzpatrick, Ho wick Troop, 61 ;• A. Lyons, Auckland Troop, 55; A. Hattaway, Howick Troop, s.'}; Jas. Scotter, Auckland Troop, 51 ; J. Taylor, Auckland Troop, 51 ; A. White, Otahtihu Troop, 4S ; A. Jones, Otahuhu Troop. 45 ; W. Martin, Otnhuhu Troop, 43; It. Peacock, Howick Troop, 42 ; R. Cleave, Auckland Troop, 41 ; VV. Hunter, Auckland Troop, M; Lieut. Bush, Otahuhu Troop, 32 ;J. Howe, Ota huhu Troop, 20 ; Veterinary Surgeon Calvert, Otahuhu Troop, 2:} ; F. McCartry, Otahuhu Troop, 20. The prize-winners, therefore, were E. Fitzpatrick, Howick, £5 ; A. Lyons, Auckland, £3 ; A. Hattaway, Howick, £3 ; James Scotter, Auckland, £2 ; J. Taylor, Auckland, £2 ; A. White, Otahuhu, £1.

We have been requested to draw special, attention to the postponement of the meet ing of the Loyal Enniskillen Orange I xlge announcerl for this evening. It w.'H not take place until Thursday next, the 19th hist.

The planking of the new T of the Queen strest wharf is making good progress. This important addition to our coasting steamer accommodation will be finished as soon as fine weather enables the workmen to put on the finishing strokes.

The line of telegraph between Napier and Poverty Bay is progressing most favorably, the poles are erected and the wires strung almost to Mohaka. The whole of the material for the construction of the line, as far as the Wairoa district, bp3 been placed on the ground, _ and _ the telegraph ; station ai Wairoa being now completed we may expect to have proper pommuni cation with that district in about a month hence. Great credit is said to be due to the natives for the perseverance displayed by them in the arduous work, the precipitous formation of the country be tween Moeangiangi and Arapawanu ren dering it almooj inacessible to horses. Undaunted, however, by the difficult nature of the task, the Maori contractors, with very poor horses at their command, and with an utter disregard of their own labor in the matter, have performed the work in a most satisfactory manner. In many cases, gangs of six or eight natives were compelled to rssist the horses in the transit of the material, and they may be justly proud of completing a contract which many Europeans would have considered to be almost impossible.— IlawJce's Bay Herald.

A Geelong paper gives the following account of the committ. 1 of a detective to prison when he was in search of an abscond ing defaulter;—" A person named Treen, i who catered at a Sydney race meeting, absconded to Auckland and left many kind inquiring friends behind him. So anxious indeed wera they about- his wel fare that they induced the Government to_ send Detective Howard after him, and this official not finding his prey at Auckland, went to Tahiti after him, and there was sufficiently foiiur.ats to make the arrest. The Chief Justice of the Island remanded the prisoner back to Auckland or Sydney, we are not sure which, but a shorb time afterwards the Governor returned from a tour, and application was made to Mm for Treen's release. This, to the surprise of every one/ was granted, and Treen regained his liberty. A day or two after he met the detective, and had some words with him. Annoyed at the incom prehensible course pursued by the Gover nor, Howard said ' I will have you yet before I leave the Island,' upon which Treen struck him across the bridge of the nese with a whip, and destroyed the beauty of that structure for evor. This, as may be imagined, ' riled' the detective considerably, and after telling Treen to'hold hia jaw,' drew his revolver, and with one shoi smashed a number of his masticators. Ha was then taken into custody and imprisoned for four months, when papers provided from Auckland secured h's release.

At the conclusion of the evidence of Mr Primrose, in the Anazi enquiry case yester day, Mr. Hesketh made an eloquent speech in Captain Holman's defence, and con tended that if the Court considered it proved that the captain had taken too much drink, and that he had a proper sense of his respon sibilities and duties, and acted in the best possible manner, hhe Court, under the pecu liar circumstances of the case, should not can cel the certifica^of-the Captain, but suspend it for a time. After a few remarks from Mr. Brookfield, Hia Worship reserved judgment until Thursday next.

A deputation from Matakana vr Sited upon his Honor the Superintendent jyesterdAy^to learn whether the Government were intend ing to open up the district for settlement, and whether a certain poition of the land wes not already open to selection under the Waste Lands Act, 1870. His Honor re plied that the land would ultimately be opened up, but that it was first necessary that a trigonometrical survey should rake place. His Honor intimated that ."Iterations would shortly be proposed in. the Waste Lands Act whereby settlement would be facilitated.

It will be seen from our telegrams that His Excellency the Governor arrived at Napier to-day in the Mongol.

Tbs monthly inspection of the members of the Naval Brigade will take place thiq even iug, under Captain Leßoy, in the Drill-shed.

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on the 2Gth ultimo, there were no less than three cases of rape brought before the Chief Justice. In the first ca3e John Savage Jonn Olson, Francis Hackett, and Thomas Parker, four powerful-looking men, were charged with committing the offence. It ap peared from the evidence for the Crown, taken in this case, that the prosecutrix (the wife of a farmer residing at Castlehill, on the Windsor Hoad), had occasion, on the evening of the Ist November last to ride into Parra matta, and on her way home, during the night—delayed partly by her business, and partly by an obstinate horse—she was at tacked by the four prisoners and another, who it is stated, either as principals or accessories, committed the capital offence with which they were now charged. Accord ing to the evidence of the prosecutrix, the alleged crime wpi committed upon the woman in the middle of the night, under circumstances of the mo3t revolting coward ice and brutality. One of the most extra ordinary circumstances in connection with the alleged outrage vras the statement that three young men and a boy (having with them a double-barrelled gun, which was loaded) witnessed the facts set forth for the Crown, and not attempt to in terfere on behalf of the woman against the brutal violence of five men. The jury returned the following verdict :— " John Savage, guilty of raps ; John Olson, guilty of attempt to commit rape ; Francis fclalkett, guilty of attempt to commit rape ; and Thomas Barker, guilty of attempt, to commit rape—but recommended to mercy on account of his previous good- character." His Honor then passed sentence of death upon the prisoner Savage in the accustomed form. The prisoner Savage, who heard the sentence without manifesting any emotion, was removed to the gaol. The other three prisoners—Olson, Halkett, and Barker—were remanded for sentence, and removed from the dock. In the second case Joseph Underbill was • charged with commit ting rape on a woman named Holker. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. W. B. Dalley. The evidence having been taken, the jury returned a verdict of "Guilty." The prisoner was sentenced to death. The third case occurred on the 10th of January, by three men who violently assaulted a woman named Burrows, at Poifc Macquarrie. The particulars of the charge against these men was—that Pyne was the person who had committed the capital crime, and that the three others had abetted in the com mission of the same. The jury returned the following verdict .-—William Pyne, guilty ; James Evans, guilty of being an accessory ; James Gordon Fullerton, not guilty. The learned Judge then proceeded to pass sentence of death upon William Pyne, and upon James Evans. The prisoner Pyne listened to his sentence in silence, but the prisoner Evans (durig the Judge's address, and dur ing hi 3 owii sentence) agrily protested against the fairness of hh trial, saying : " Do you call this British law, etc." He passionately declared that he was innocent.

Tho first products of Mr Hoyte's recent sojourn amongst us in the shape of several pictures of Westland and Canterbury scenery have arrived, and fully bear out, in their completed state, the favourable opinion expressed from an examination of the rough sketches. They are now on view at the shop of Mr Fisher, Hereford-street, who intends disposing of them by means of an arb union. In addition to those more especially connected with this province there are several Northern island and other.views. Of the former several may be selected as possessing special features of artistic excellence. A view of Mount Rolleston shows the appearance of the snow clad hills after a storm ; the foreground is dense dark foliage and frowning bluffs. Through a gorge in the distance is seen towering the mountain, with snow lying thickly upon it, and a waterfall springing from its side. In the treatment of this subject Mr. Hoyte has been exceedingly successful, and it is a very capital picture. Mount Henry, from the Bealey, is another instance of Mr. Hoyte's skill in the treat ment of foliage, and gives a very accurate rendering of the grand scenery of the West Ccast. Sumner has been a favourite spot for water-color painters, and we have had it depicted from nearly all points of view, but none of the pictures yet pro duced have been so successful as that of Mr. Hoyte. The point from which it is taken is the Sandhills opposite to the rock, and gives the whole outline of the coast from thence to Whitewash Head. This is one of the gems of the collection, the picture being excellently painted throughout. A second view of Sumner taken from the cave, and including the Sumner Hotel and rocks adja cent, is also well done, the water especiall\ being well treated. The other pictures in clude Nelson Harbour, Mount Egmont from the sea, a charming little bii of marine painting ? the source of the Otira, and a view of Craigieburgh at sunset, all of which are especially worth noticing.— Canterbury Press. The performance of the French Troupe at the Prince of Wales Theatre was repeated last night. The house waa not so well filled as ou the previous evening. A newly-married couple found themselves m a railway carnage with only one fellow passenger, who appeared to sleep profoundly boon the lady began to call her husband all the endeanog names that naturrl history can supply The traveller, roused up, begeed the lady to call "her fool Noah f s Ark at once, and allow him to sleep quietly." To the Editor: Sir,—That ass "Cameo" has again been kicking his heels in the Cross ; Verandah." He says Chaucer, in the Millers Daughter," says :— «< Straight as a bolt and upright as a dart." It is news to me that that fine old man wrote the " Miller's Daughter." I was under the impression it was the Poet Laureate, One thin« I do know, I have, read it withj A. Tennyßon'a name attached to it.—Yours. &c., The High-street Maniac.

Disputes have frequently arisen at various ' 'scratch" and other matches which have taken place in Auckland on the duties and respon sibilities of stakeholders in cases of bets, and it would appear that in a measure the law protects a party inclined to back out of a fairly made and fairly won bet. In reference to the statute relating to money in the hands of the depositaries and stakeholders it will be seen that no action can be brought for the recovery of money deposited with any person to abide the event of a wager, the Act being intended to prevent the recovery of the stake by the party whoassumed to havewon the wager, and. not to prevent either of the parties depositing money with the stakeholder from withdraw ing his assent to his contract before the determination of the wager. A person, there fore, making a bet with another against a certian horse, and depositing the stake, can at any moment, should he feel disposed, when he finds he has no chance of winning, or has even lost the bet, claim from the stakeholder the amount of his bet Such practices are very rare, and if performed by any member of a racing club, would lead to expulsion. It would, however, be advisable for persona making bets to be very cautious, and ascer tain first the character of the man with whom he has to deal. A ease in point recently occurred in which, although the stake-holed had parted with his money, he was forced to refund the amount through legal means, which had been lost by the de - positor to all intents and purposes.

POLICE COURT.—Friday.

(Before P. A. Philip?,, Esq., R..M.) DRUNKENSESS. Thomas Moore, who seemed rather as harned of his position, pleaded guiluj, and said that it was his first offence. MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPEE'i./. James Lee, alias Grey, wrs charged v.th maliciously breaking one pane of glr-ss, value £3, the property of Maurice Sw' i:vn, of the Exchange hotel, on the 11th insfc. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and offered to pay for the damage ' r h;s Worebip world give him time. His Worship asked how the offenfle was committed ? Sergeant-major Pardy said that the pil soner was outside the Exchange hotel on Wednesday night very drunk. He was squaring away at an imaginary foe, when he sent his fist through one of the plate-glass windows of the hotel.

His Worship sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of one shilling and costs and the amount of the damage done, or in default to go to prison for fourteen days.

This was all the business

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— Tins Day.

(Before Thomas Bcokhatrj, Esq., "R.M)

W. H. Porter v. 8. Jones : Claim, £16

In this claim for money paid by p^intiff on defendant's behalf, Mr Laish'ey applied for and adjournment for a wcok.

Adjourned accordingly without cost". Patrick Devlin v. Jeremiah Ward : Clam, £3 7s 3d.

Mr. Brock appeared for plaint'flF, and Mr. Laishley for defendant.

The pai fciculars of thia claim wera heard in this Court a fortnight since, in wHch the plaintiff's counsel accepted a norsuit. The particulars were these : The plaintiff built a small house for the defendant con sisting of two small rooms, which he designated a " workman's nest," according to contract, amounting to £10, plaintiff in tendiug to enlarge his house r.s his family increased. A small closet wa~, included in the £10 contract; ako a small verandah pud a few fixtures, which were named. Plain tiff's plea was that extra work was executed amounting to the sum of £3 7s 3d. His Worship thought it was a pity to bvirg such paltry cases into Court for tne matter of a few shillings, which might easily be settled between themselves, without incur ring the cost of witnesses.

Mr Patrick Devlin, however, was not in clined to give in, and Mr Jeremiah Ward was inexorable.

Patrick Devlin then went into tho witness box, and very minutely explained the items of his bill, upon which he was closely ex amined by Mr Laishley.

Francis Cherry deposed that he was a land surveyor, and was employed by the Building Society to inspect the buildings. He examined the house of the present en quiry, and considered the work was fairly done, and his report of the same was ac cepted by tke Society. To his Worship : He went to see the house on behalf of the Building Society, as the Society was interested in cor sequence of advancing the money to defendant. Abraham Smith had fifteen years' experi ence as a carpenter in the colonies. He knew Ward's nest. Called in one day when plaintiff was there. The floor was tight, but being made of kauvi the boards shrunk after wards. It was what he considered a very good job.

Alexander Anderson, also a carpenter, had inspected the house, which consisted of two rooms and a box outside. He understood his business, and considered the little house well made for the money. Jeremiah Ward deposed that he was an artist, or painter, and had employed plain tiff to erect his little cottage. Mr Ward then referred to a number of items in plain tiff's bill which should have been included in contract; the work, morever, was bad in every sense of the word, and he strongly objected to the payment of the same. He still occu pied the little nest, but he might cs well, live in a windmill, for the w.'nd blew in awfully. And recently he had a very large water supply through the boards. Mr Dawson, who had been in business twenty years aa a builder, considered that the work generally was very badly done. The outer closet might be blown away by a puff of wind.

Mr Bartley had many years experience in the trade, and he was of opinion that the houae exhibited very bad workmanship. The timber was of an inferior quality. Hia Worship remarked that this would be a very costly trifil, as the witnesses would have to be paid by somebody. Mr. Skinner, a. builder of 12 or 14 years experience, stated that the lining and work manship was very indifferent. He agreed ■with the opinions expressed by previous witnesses. The closet was not substantial.

His Worship : Perhaps the closet was in tended a3 a movable one.

I Counsel on both sides addressed the Court i for their respective clients. His Worship said that as it would take a considerable amount of time to go through the matter. Although it waa a very paltry case he must reserve judgment until next Court day. (WYLIE V. ADEAN. - Claim, £1 12s 6d.

Mr Thorne appeared for plaintiff, a resi dent of Tamaki, and stated the case to the effect that his client's claim was for rent and recovery of a tenement in Grey-street, which defendant had held under aMr Youn<» to whom plaintiff had underlet the house. Defendant, refused to acknowledge Mr Wylie as his landlord, and positively told the Court, with a considerable amount of

assurance, that! he would notfoivrT^ session. He knew no Mr Wylie •vr £ was his landlord, and he had enT lol^ West Coast. Mr. Thorne said the defendant Vi ; W him a great deal of trouU?i3s£** Wyhe proving upon oath, that he £?'■ leaseholder of the property, defends? tha ordered to give up possession of the,* Was At this Mr. Adean got into a s S pe% sion, and cross-examined plrintiff,. P*B -length. &t gieat His Worship reminded Mr Adean \\ i , must not act in that way, but must oi c possession. When would he leave ? *P Mr Adean said he would leave as " Sft convenient. It was difficult for him t ** a house. aun Wget The Court ordered him to quit on Moitf This was all the business.

THE WRECK OF THE EUGENIE.

Mr MA-Cjfablakb, late chief officer o f \ schooner Eugeme, lm been k'ndeaonftt] give us the following full particulars of tj circumstances attending the w^eck of tV Tessel, and the death of Captain Clark^he" commander, llie story is illustrative of the hardships to which sailors in the Southern' so-* are vible :—■

The schooner Euger:e, under the com mand of Capta-'n Clark, left Tahiti mi the 12fch of July Tilth 125 native 2 sengers for the G?lbe- '■ Group. On tW foJ'ov.'ng WecHcsday one of tiieir p- ssen gers went nr'l, ?id on Sunday evenW jumped overboard and was drowned. On the 28th of Jijly one of the Kanakas died of dysentery, and wn burled at sea, On the same day, at about l^venty minutes past S'"x. the Capt?;-i p-.ked why the cabin lL was not lighted, and the second mate went foreward to tall the steward tjlight it. 'The ha^-caste boy, who wan assisting the steward on board, erne aft and obeyed the order The Captain on seeing the light went down in*)' the cab?n, aid ."<■> he descended saw tie boy poui.'rg kerosene o? 1 iato Ihe lamp wb'ch wr.T rHght with the burner unscrewed and the wick b"7&it)g over tho side. The Captr;n called out " For God's sake, Fred 'rrnnd what you eye-about," md no.sooner were the words out of his mouth that an explosion took p]"X3. The cabin was immediately fred with flfimcs, which issued from the sky'ight, com; and cabin widows, cutting off all access from the deck. The mate broke in the skylight end showered dow a wat.:r, but the natives were making so much noise, and crowded so much in the way of the crew, that very little could be done. Meantime the Captavj, whose egress from the cabin was cut off, rushed into the French emigration officer's room, and bringing out several W?nkets en deavoured to put out the fire. This he partially succeeded ii doing, but was severely burnt in the attempt, especially abount the faca, arms, and hands. The boy was burnt all over his body, bis gk'.n being completely charred. He lingered in great agony till the next mormrjg,when.he died. The Captain, whose injuries were not so severe, was not thought in danger, but on the fourth day delirium set ?n, and the sufferer was insensible until the eighth day. He then recovered conscious ness, and expressed a belief that he would recover. This was Thursday, the 7th August, at 9 a.m. He died an hour af forwards. By this time the vessel had called at three of the islands, \Jz., Aroii, Peru, and Nukunan, and landed the greater part of her passen gers. She was now off Tamana, and it to at firat intended to bury- the Captain on shore, but the surf being very heavy it was impossible to land, and as reports were spread that the natives would dy up the body for the sake of the clothes of decoa3«d, md the wocd of the coffn, it was deemed advisable to bave the funeral at sea. The vessel was then run out, and the Captain was buried at sundown with all observance! possible under the circumstances.. Sighted Onotoa same evening at 10 o'clock, and ranin next morning and anchored, intendingtorepair sails. The natives hers came aboard in such number 3, and proved so refractory, and suck thieves, that it was determined to get under weigh for Taputawea. Arrived next morning, but the wind felling Jight could notgetupto the anchorage before 5 p.m. About 9 p.m.» sudden squall parted the chain, and the mate hoisted the staysail and mainsail m order to lay the vessel to for the night.■ln the morning, about ux, the mate ordered the and foresril to be hoisted. The creff were carrying out this order when the vessel struck on a reef. The wind at the "mm we.3 very light, but there wo,,a 'strong current setting m the direction of;»« reef. The head sails were then hoisted tm the sheet hauled to w.-idward, the peak.or the mainsail being lowered to haul, thesnip off the wind. Directly thia was done seveffl canoe loads of natives boarded the -vessel,; and evinced an intention of plundering Efforts to restrain them and protests w«» alike fruitless. The took possession of -W schooner entirely. The mate held a mm"* tion with the French Immigration offio«»™ with the second mate, and it was mm»JJJ get what they could ashore in the two ix»» The first mate and the Frenchman went™ shore first, taking the Captain's chest and a» money, which had been saved from » natives with much difficulty by-Mr xww lane. Before the boats touched the shores natives rashed at them, and stole evetj. thing they could lay their handsi..»■ Had it not been for the native «™. the schooner, and a French trader sinwi. ence, the whole contents of the to™™! have been appropriated, and, very P»fy { | the occupants subjected to violence. , an-hour latsr the second mate came obm», with a trader, having his clothes »»to^ ato i said the natives had taken away his p^ and thrown him overboard. -»c vT 88 flj also that all the schooner's ropes ana had been cut off her. About five days '^ i the vessel went on shore the natives is. to her and burnt her for the sake of.?M per bolts. The mate and h»:«?■«, the remained on the island 26 days, living, t French trader's house, andgetting, necessaries they required from """■;.,» to natives all this time kept *fj? {at them and begging to be w'K 1 -^c what they had done, saying .^^ that they wera drunk; . *wffl of * part of them seemed very a*™l."^ tW man-of-wir coming there; others *» did not care for a man-of-war. \ second mate, and steward _tf r ff hjcli Missionary schooner Morning We*1 car.cd at Taputawea, the flirt W» n" ft oi ber. They left her at Apia, f\ b M, board the Sasanne, a German-gM^ which had already taken off the> *£% o ije# gration officer and the cwwof «J» rf .& The Susanne, after having <*£%$& Ellice Group, arrived at Samoa "'j^; Decsmber, where the survivors f£^M landed. They were brought on "^ty by Captain McKenzie in tb\ brO tlf.f The late Captain Clarke waa■», sh ip V law of Captaiu Robertson, or * suit (late Polar Star), ,and f the brig.® law of Captain Edwardes, oy &* both captains having arrJJf »nd >P/ He was 26 years of V' ;^*J highly respected as a st?^ u t»tjK intelligent man, standing »g ofr seamasiship as high W aDJ

ME gVttmro JEAft, FRIDAY. MAHCH 1§ i»4



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