SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POET OP ATTQKLANB.

APvP,IYM;S. Camilla, brigantine, from iytteltoa

DEPASTURES. Natal Qneeu, barque, for Newcastle

PORT OF fONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Phoebe, g.g., Worep, from the South

DEPARTURES. Bfc Kilda, 5.8., for Wanganui

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Napier, this day. The s.s. Pretty Jane arrived to-day from Anckland at half-past one o'clock.

The barque James Wishart has taken an subside berth at the wharf ; the Queen of Nations comes into the Eoaparell's vacated berth. The dispositions of the vessels y; a s altered last evening. H.M.s. Challenger is expected fom" Wel lington this evening. The Star of the South is to sail for Levnka soon after her arival from the South.

The brig Albion has been :laid alongside the breakwater for the discharge of her cargo. When this has been put out she will be thoroughly repaired by her purchaser, Mr Ross.

The sohooner Konilworth has shipped all her cargo except the live stock. Preparations are being made -for the accommodation of these on deck. She will most likely clear out to-morrow.

The barque Woodville and the brig Isabella are putting out their coals at the wharf. The s s. Phcebe arrived in the Manukau this morning from the Sonth with the follow ing passengers :—Mrs Williams and son, Major Gordon, Capt. Marks, Messrs Beve *idge (2), Gillies, and four in the steerage. The s.s. St. Kilda, left the Onehungft wharf for Wanganui at 10 o'clock this morn ing. She took a general cargo. The schooners Edith, Papua, gand Herald, bom the Islands, are all discharging their cargoes at the wharf.

The barque Hylton Castle is discharging into the coal-hulks in the harbour.

.The barque Ebenezer brings 18,000 feet timber from the Thames mills.

The barque Pet has cleared out in ballast for Hokianga. She has hauled away from the wharf and will sail at the first opportun-

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done this day:— Bank of New Ifealand—Sellers, £17 15a. National Bank—Sellers, 765. •South British Insurances-Buyers, 493. Standard Insurance —Buyers, 12s 6d j sel lers, 13s 6d. % Fiji Bank—Buyers, 56s ; sellers, 603. Union Sash and Door, £910s to £10. Caledonian—Buyers, £9 10s'; sellers, £10. City of London—Buyers, 30s 6d; sellers, 325.

Pride of Tokatea—2s 3d; sellers, 2s 3d. Otago—9s. . Red Queen—Sellers, 2s 6d. V '• : Crown Prince — 25s 'f buyers, 24s 6d; Hellers, 255. Bird-in-Hand—Sellers, 32s 6d. Bright Smile—Buyefi, 975.. Golden Calf (new)—4s 9d; buyers, 4s 6d, i Inverness—Seller's, 3s 6d. !

Bismarck—Sellers, 7s. • - Old "Whan—BuyfrS, 57s 6d; Hellers, 62a 4d. City of York, 10s; buyers,' 10s; sellers, | Ha. . :,;■■■ Queen of May, lla 2d; buyers, iOs 6d; sellerß, 11s 6d. : Cure, 17s ; buyers, 16s 6d; sellers, 18a.

CHIEF PORT-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mato will Olosu as ■Hwdisb :—

For Thames, this day, at 6.50 p.m.., and to-morrow,

at 10 30 »:ni.- ITor MslmrnDgl. Mat»kana, Manpawai, Waipu,,&c , .perlodv Bowen. to-morrow, at 10 .«.m. For Whittenpi, Tainm, Opbtikt, and Napier, .via Tatsranga, per Southern Cross, to-morrow, at 1 p.m. For Wnnparei, Tser Cltd^; to-mqrrcw at 2 pm. For Taranahi, Ponthem provlncsn. Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania, per Phoebe, to-merrow, at fi p.m. •, For Eussell, Wangaroa. and Mongonui, per Bowelia,

on Monday wuct, at 4 P.m. jForJUynka,, Fiji, per Star of the South, on Wednei (^Jgned) P. B. Bibs, Chief Poirtnmrter.

BIRTH.

Bubke—On the 10th Instant, at Wellington-street, the wife of James Burke, of a son.

DEATHS.

FowLDB^Pn July 6, at his late residence, Drake street/^ter a long and painful illness, Abraham Fowler ; aged 51 years. The funeral will leave Ws lata residence, on Sun day next at 3 o'clock. Friends please accept this invitation. ■■ ■■ ■

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

FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1874.

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

And the good that we can do

The anticipated alterations in the staff of the civic officials were yesterday quietly effected while the reporters were excluded. We hardly see the necessity that existed for such exclusion, although it is a singular fact that the temptation to talk to the public being withdrawn, business invariably proceeds with greater despatch. Mr Philips hag as sumed the. position of Town Clerk at a salary of £400 a-year, and we do not hesitate to say that, looked on as a matter of city interests," this is the best appoihtmeat that has been made for many a day. Mr Brodie, the late Town Clerk, steps one rung down the ladder, where he will perhaps be a more efficient officer than he was in his previous position, for which he was not very well qualified. He becomes City Treasurer and Assistant Clerk, Mr Harrop be coming Receiver. Altogether the .changes will greatly conduce to efficiency in the discharge of city business; The next move will bo the election 'of Mayor. Of course there will be but one'opinion on this subject, and it is a pity that the salary has been docked a hundred pounds. Why we ask should Mr; Hurst's services, to say no-i thing of the honour and adornment, be valued at a lessbr rate than the merits of his pre-j decessor. It is.simply taking advantage of retiring modesty, .and ,: is , „ mean, ;in the extreme on the part of the . Coun-' cil. In order to receive distinguished visitors in a bjecormng manner, the salary of the new incumbent should be at least £1000, and now that the bridge across the swamp at the North Shore has teen completed and the road metalled, to the Lake, no impediment should have been placed in the way of civic festivities and hospitalities. It is always the way. A man of mild and unassuming dis position and with no regard for self-interest is always imposed on. The idea of a paltry hundred and fifty pounds a year being offered!^ Why it would not afford to keep decent flowers sufficient to daily adorn the manly buzzum of the Mayor during the term fof office. We have no doubt this matter will j be re-con&idered and that unassuming yirtue not go imiowwrd^cli

The fearful calamities which have happened to large ocean-going steamers during the past year, and the great loss of human life involved, demand our earnest attention.1"; The mention of such names as. the Atlantic, Ismalia, Ville dv Havre, Ainerique, Europe, City of Washington, Missouri, Anna, Neder land, A returns, Woosung, Queen Elizabeth, Flintshire, calls up a more extensive array of total wrecks and a larger loss, for the period, of life and property at sea than can be pointed to since the era of marine archi tecture commenced. Nearly all of these were what are called first-class vessels, beiag over 2000 tons register, and possessing high rates of «peed. Most of them w^re supplied "With the various marine-improvements of modern day 3, and some of them in the luxurious and completeness of their fittings more nearly resembled floating palaces than anything else. Kotwithstanding aU this week after week we have heard of some new and startling Catastrophe. The question to what cause is this increasing ' fatality attaching to ocean steamers trace able is becoming p n e which should be asked and answered before other harrowing ex amples of it are afforded. The subject has already, we have good reason to know, been much agitated in England. Evfen when pity for their slaughtered Mlow-creatnres fails to move ttien the loss of money touches them nearly. The different Marine Insurance offices have been comparing notes, and they find that they are working at a very heavy loss, and that unless they alter their rates they had better shut up shop. They ac cordingly announce their intention to raise the premiums on marine risks and_ the intelligence has- caused a stir in maTitime circles which will probably result in elicit ing from competent authorities some ex planation of the frequency of these dis asters and so affording a . prospect of their being prevented in the future. Tvo causes are already spoken of as con ducing to these unhappy occurrences—viz., lengthening old ships and racing. It is now satisfactorily proved that the foundering of the Amerique and the Europe, two French vessels of the Trans-Atlantic line, is to be ascribed to the former of these two causes. In both cases the leak did not result from striking anywhere, but simply from strain ins, and it was clearly shown at the enquiries instituted that the locality of the interstices through which the water penetrated were at the junction of the old plates with the new. The wreck of the Arcturus on the coast of Ceylon, of the Woosung in the Ked Sea, and J of tho Elizabeth near Gibraltar, all of which ,-have occurred this year, are generally be lieved to be due to the practice of racing, which, especially in the China and India trade, has been dangerously prevalent^ of late. The dangers arising from lengthening ought without difficulty to be reduced to a minimum by rigid inspection. No steamer should be allowed to carry passengers which has not been thoroughly examined by com petent surveyors, and received such a certifi cate of seaworthiness aa should-render aIL fears on that score impossible." The perils from the other source are less easy to dispose »of. In these days of rivalry the tendencyMs to sacrifice everything to rapidity. In projected new boats we hear of 16, 17, and 18 knots spoken of as the mi i tended rates-of spteed. It is a question whether even'in the ships afloat wi% their 13 and 14 knots Bpeed sufficient allowance htfff been made foE'the teat and; wear of the stroke of the engines ; it is certain that in the future this necessary and .corresponding strengthening of thj&frameworkcwill demand serious calculation. But it is not so.much from faults "in thfl ofinofcruofcion !lof tko voseol that iujoidents happen, *as from the indiscretion of the captains in charge.; This officer is often placed in a very difficult position. He^ knows he cannot "canyon" with safetj, and he knows equally well that the fact; of his bringing his ship safely into port will weigh little in his owner's estimation against the damning fact of his being two days behind arrival boat. Here then is a position requiring %h.e utmost nicety of judg ment, and how many -captains are-; they we, should like to know who even though they; may possess skill in sea manship and courage and patience in the ordinary emergencies of a sailor's life, yet are not proof against the fascinating influence of a rSfce ! It is a, fascination with" many akin to that of gambling. When the fit is on prudence goes to the devil. Here then will ever be a fertile source of danger, and he will be a benefactor of the human race who can devise a remedy,

One of the coolest tricks we have seen for many months has just been attempted on the settlers in Waitakerei East. One of the ratepayers, with the intention of catching the good folks of the district sleeping, adroitly got up a memorial to the Superin tendent asking him to call the annual meet ing of ratepayers at the Oddfellows' Hall in Auckland, and appoint Mr So-and-so the first chairman. It appears that he has spent a goodly portion of the rates in cab-hire in visiting those remote parts, and. hoped by having the meeting fixed at Auckland city instead of at Henderson's mill to have the pleasure of things being made quite snug for another year. Unfortunately the Super didn't seem to see it, and could not be made to see it, nor was it in his power to assist the wily dodger even if he did see it and felt inclined to. Accordingly the memorial which bore first on its face the signature of one "Francis White" has come to grief, and the Waitak* erei people have been rudely awakened from their dream of security to find how narrow their escape had been. We would respectfully suggest to them that they should make Mr Francis White their chair man. So much vigilance in their interest should not go unrewarded.

An official enquiry into the cause of the late fire at Mr G. W. Owen's store will be held to-morrow afternoon before Dr. Philsori and a jury in the large room of the Insurance' Buildings.

Mr James Coal requests ua to correct an error in a paragraph which appeared in the Star of "Wednesday last with reference to the Juvenile Drum and Fife Band in connection with St. Patrick's. It was Mr James Coal, and not Mr Marlin, that trained this band of young musicians, and to Mr Coal, there fore, the credit for their proficiency is due. Constable Moodey has returned from his search for Kenworthy. He penetrated much further into the bush than before, but failed to discover any trace of the missing man. There is little doubt noWregarding his sad fate. '

The only business at the Police Court this morning was the punishment of four drunk-1 ards, three of whom to wit Thos. King, Win, Lestrange, Martin Fagarty, were severally sentenced to fines of ss, 20s, 10s and costs, the fourth, Mary Brown, pleaded guilty to the offence being her fifth within the twelve months, and was sent to prison for seven days with hard labour. A charge for non payment of city rates was withdrawn.

Mr. E. B. Dickson, secretary of the Accli matization Society, informs us that Mr. J. B. Thorp reports that the trout liberated on his property some time back as thrivifig admirably and growing into fine fish. This news will be welcome to all lovers of piscatorial pur- Bttits.

A correspondent who calls himself an "Enquirer after Truth" talks tons thusly : "Sir.-What object can you have in^con tinually attacking Mr Edger. I see thatm - your paper of kst night you cannot heip assailing a well-deserved commendatory notice of that gentleman which appeared in yesterday's Cross. Can you, sir, say that the notice is not correct, or that he is not tne most faithful Christian minister in the city. It is true he may tread on the corns of your drunken publican supporters, and the beer defending ministers who are helping on their own flocks to damnation ; but you ought not to let the dictates of your own bad heart prompt you to attack a worthy man because be stands . out in contrast "to the drunken ministers of ( thecity.— lam.&c, Enquirer after Iruth. An "Enquirer after Truth" appears to have . a very savage disposition. If th?j!lue^ I of truth so far has generated tm,s acridly or , sentiment W6 hope"the truth when he nnds ; it will produce a little more sweetness. In the first place we did not "atfaQK <*« i gentleman in question, and we certainly did not "assail" the commendatory no*ic® "J the Cross. On the contrary, we said that "in the way of gospel puffing it was the best thing of the season.". We admjre ths Christian Joye with which this disciple ot he "truth" speaks of Sur " publican sup porters," but we are especially struck witn the meekness of spirit manifested m alluding to the worthy ministers of religion m this city as "beer-defending ministers who are helping on their own flocks to damnation. Tf such a spirii be the result of LoVne-street teachings we plead guilty to an inclination to eye them askance. No one will charge us with being what is called mealy-mouthed, but we confess w&- shrink from such plain speaking as this Among " religious people.. Religion seems to Us a thing that is not fittingly associated with blackguarding pro fessors or ministers of Christianity. We may be wrong in this, but we have always thought that it appears most becoming when it is bearing all things, hoping all things, enduring all things; and though we indulge in great plainness of speech Ourselves, we don't like to hear the follower of one pastor speaking of other pastors as "helping on their flocks to damnation." It docs not sound nice in our ear ; but that of course is amatter of opinion. We are reluctantly compelled to admit that we fancy there is a little too much of this in the result of the teachings of Lome-street. We do nofc say that Mr Edger himself uses so strong expressions about his brother ministers, but there must be sureJy something there that, perhaps unconsciously, throws them into unpleasant contrast. With reference to Mr. Friger himself we have not questioned his ability.' but the very terms ot praise in which he is described in yesterday s Cross appear to us to give the key to a good deal of that which we consider objectionable in his style of teaching. Says the writer, " This style is eminently suggestive, and this exuberance of ideas often causes him to start off into a digression or to throw out striking germs of. thought na'J thouqU out, which appear to have arisen spontaneously to him at the moment of utter ance, and»to'have been clothed with language before he himself had considered their full purport." This, is exactly it.' r0.*??" sing to spurn nil creeds and settled belief Mr Edger's-mind drifts about like a ship with out a rudder. Crude and undigested ideas adopted only for their striking character are thrown out without anyregard to the basison whjclr they reßt, or the consequences to which they lead. " Half thought out " thoughts are " clothed in language before he himself .bad considered their full purport," and the effects of aftthis on the undisciplined minds of ' yontb,,fafcinated by a garish theology, self confident, and proonrnptuum, as IS the nature of youth, inclined to kick over the traces of the old-fashioned religious belief of their parents, flattered by the idea of being freethinkers or, in the jargon of the school, "enquirers after truth — such effects may easily be anticipated. To our mind such raw " enquiry after truth" is associated with cheap cigars, brandy and water, sfiuck-up collars, and the other fasci nations of the hobble-de-"hoy or man in the tad-pole state. That it does not conduce to Christian meekness is evidenced in the letter of our correspondent. We may be all wrong in this, but we do think that the in doctrinating in scepticism of the minds of those who have had neither the time nor the opportunity nor the inclination for weighing the great truths of theology which have oc cupied the noblest minds of earth has a tendency to develop simply a flippant infi delity that is mere puppjism. The science of theology, like all other sciences, is not benefited by " half-thought-out" ideas and '' language of unconsidered purport," and when alad, oraman who in mental discipline and the ological lore is still but a boy, gets hold ©f this the lingo of scepticism, we feel inclined to not waste good argument with him, but on, the contrary we have a, strong impulse to make forcible application of the toe of our boot to that portion of him which is least honorable but most fleshy. We hope our correspon dent will pardon us for the warmth with which we have handled his little letter. With Pharisaic pride he writes contemptuously of the city' ministers. He will excuse us for acting as censor on their censor, and with all respect, and judging from our correspondent's own letter, we think he haß in him a devil as big a? a cat. • His animating spirit is diaboli cal, and his advocacy of any cause throws over it a glare as of strange fire—lurid, weird, sulphureous. Since the foregoing was in type we have received another letter signed "A. Bettany, " who, we understand, is a butterman in the Market. As it farther illustrates the meek and charitable form of religion which seems to prevail among the frequenters of the Cave of AduJlam in Lome- Btreet, we make the follpwiisg extract. ! Re ferring to the paragraph in our yesterday's issue, the butterman says " He has written what he knows to be a wilful and most deli berate lie, of a nature as, foul and in a spirit as malignant as could have well proceeded from the Father of lies Himself. The writer is one of those mean, contemptible cowards whose chief delight seems to be to stab men in the dark, and since he has no character of his own left he seems now anxious to malign or destroy the character of others/ .And all this about our most innocent and inoffensive paragraph. Really we feel deeply aggrieved to think that our kindly reference to a critique as the "best specimen of gospel puffing" out should have so ruffled the meek and gentle spirits of the Lome-street Congre gation. . £>i -.;'■• h The much' *'admired? Vivian Troupe will give two of their interesting entertainments at Onehunga on the evenings of Saturday and Monday next. .We notice that in addi tion to the numerical strength of this com pany the talent of Mr Harry Shapter, ethio pian comedian and dancer, and Miss Minnie Sautley, the fine ballad singer, hare, been secured.: .. ' \ ■ We notice that the inhabitants of Newton .-wiU be; treated to a panorama of the Arctic 'Regions, with a descriptive lecture by a gentleman connected, with the Sunday school, Union. • The panorama will be ex hibited in the Newton Congregational Sunday school at half-past seven. ■ ■'*-■ We are requested to state that the lecture by Djr Nicholson'at the Young-Men's Rooms will not take place till next Friday, the 17th instant,. ' , . '■,'.,/. ' .;-. . ■'~. ..•-,

We beg to acknowledge the receipt of os from S. in aid of Mrß kenworthy. R C writes to the effect that the Queen of Nations emigrant? charged with drunken ness and assault is not a strapping young " Irishman," but hails from the Highlands of Scotland. We have received the following letter referring to the scene of the late murder :— Sir,—« The rider attached to the verdict of the common jury at the Supreme Court yes terday, on the youthful prisoners Pascoe and Dobbin, touching the notorious neighbour hood where the crime was committed, will be received with satisfaction by the respect able portion of the community. It is a singular fact that the piou3 owners of those pestilential demoralising dens takes pleasure in letting his tenements to persons of indifferent char acter in preference to persons of moial character for the base reason that the former class a<*ree to pay himlarger amount of weekly rent; so that with him filthy lucre is of more importance than human souls. In the light of Biioh melancholy faots we may ex claim, with Shakespeare— Can Bach things be. And overcome us like a summer cloud Without our special wonder ?

Mr Henry W. Backall, the chief officer of the barque Pet, met with a most severe accident last night which, we are torry to say, is likely|to end in a fatal manner. H(s was engaged in hauling in a large boom which had been used as a fender between the ship and the wharf when the boom swunc round suddenly, jamming the mate s bead against the longboat. He was ren dered insensible^ arid this morning he had to be removed to the Hospital. We are in formed to-day that Mr Backall is still alive, but not expected to survive ldng.

A grand football match will be played to morrow between the Paruell and North Shore Clubs, in which the following will compose the Bides :. — Parneli : Orore (captain), Evans, Philson, Philson, Cotton, Beale, Yon Tempsky, Woodhouse, King, Parris, Haultain, Jackson, Tonks, W. Tonks, MitforcL C. Mahon. North Shore i Rees (captain), J. Nolan, R. H. Nolan, H. Niccol, R Niccol, E. Burgess, H. Burgess, R. Duder, A. Whitaker, W. Hales, G. Hales, Caverhill, F. Wells, Dacre, Cochrane, and C. Burgess

A remarkable diEeovery illustrating the extraordinaey vitality of some creatures was made to-day in searching for the. foun dation of the building about to be erected adjoining Messrs. S. and J". R. Vaile'a pre mises. After digging through solid earth to a considerable depth the workmen came upon a seam of soft stuff in which was found a living eel three feetf bix inches long. There were no means either of ingress or outlet, and this serpent-like fish must have remained in its prison for at least twenty years, its incarceration dating probably from the time when Queen-street was a gully. How it has been sustained in life during those years is an interesting subject for inquiry.

For the information of " Subscriber" we may state that Demarara is a district of British Guiana and is not an ißland; and Mauritius has been a British possession since 1810, when it was taken from the French by General Abwcrombie. V

Through the dangerous practice of allow ing dogs to wet the steps of the waterman's and other stairs at the wharf, a severe acci dent happened last night. A youth belonging to the Antipodes was going down to get into a boat when he slipped and fell down the steps, sustaining such injuries tb»t ho was compelled to be pent to the hospital. He is bb*to»- «j!o morning, Mid has rejoined his ship. The dog nuisance should be stopped.

PARLIAMENTARY

{iBOM ovn spuemz hep.oetem

REPORTED MINISTERIAL CHANGES,

MR VOGEL TO SUPERSEDE DR

FEATHERSTON.

WELLINGTON.

This day.

It is reported that Mr Vogel goes home, I am told, to supersede Dr Featherston, at the end of the session. Mr Stafford will be quiet through the session, and takes Mr Vogel's place at the head of the Ministry as it stands when the Premier goes away. DISPOSAL OF LANDS. In speaking to his motion that a resolution to the effect that the mode of Belling and dis posing of lands under the New Zealand Settlement Acts should be regulated by act of the Assembly, not as at present, by regu lations made at the will of the Government, Mr Waterhouse contended that there whb a great deal of public ignorance regarding the mode of. dealing with confiscated lands. The legislation on the Bubject wag scattered about in various Acts, and some of the regulations were con tradictory. The instances in which large tracts of land were leased privately by the Government —150,000 acres to Mr. Cox for 21 years at £300 a year. The minimum E rices of land fixed by the New Zealand ettlements Act, was 5s an acre, but a large quantity was sold at 4s 6d. Dr Pollen said the eases were exceptional. It was not desirable to disturb present ar rangements. Mr Waterhouse replied—The minimum prices of land should be in accordance with Act of Parliament, and all transactions should be published. A million and a-half acres of confiscated land was too muoh to; entrust to the control of one man. .<

'Xhe motion was agreed to,

THE "SMILER" AND THE STAB

Mr T. L. Shepherd said he wished to know, ifjjreporters wer6 under the control of the Speaker. (lie alluded indirectly to a para graph in the Star noticing his arrival here.) He consulted the who, grieving under press, criticism feels cross. The first thing they have to do is to find out tho Star's reporter. ; Mr Dillon Bell said the position he was placed in last year would prevent him from taking any notice of the .license and inso lence of reporters that may be published in another place.- HOKIANGA COURT.

Mr Williams asked the Minister of Public Works if it was. the intention of the Govern ment to ,have a new Court-house for Hoki- Hokianga. The Government replied that the ■ subject is under consideration, and a new building would shortly be commenced. AMENDED REPRESENTATION.

Mr O'Neill wanted to know whether the Government-intended this session to intro duce an Amending Representation Act. The Government answered "No." MR. T.S; WESTON AND HAWKE'S

BAY JUDGESHIP.^ -• Mr Sheehan moved for return of the busi ness transacted in the District Court of Hawke's Bay. Your readers will'remember the job of last year. - . Mr, Vogel suggested the extension of the District Judge's jurisdiction to Tauranga.^ Mr GUUe» objected.

Mr Shootan wanted to know^ why tw» fast yeaA bfll. The Government intended of the cost of - said one of the last yea« Commissioners for granting hcenaes who.at on the Bench was a sly-grog eeller. THE NEW ZEALAND HANDBOOK Mr Vogel at first objected to Mr. Wake tAhnedCvlncTal Government i Wellington to — Mr Fox is very bitter against Mr Gillon, Of too Post, on the telegram case re Judge WThtVe are many who suppose that,Mr Gij,. lon-was the author of the telegrams. Ihe Can't you send Mr Luckie down intnneto meet Mr Creighton ? Both are wanted here on committee business.

SUPREME COURT.

Before his Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Kt., Chief Justice,

Yestjsrd ay.—Continued. The jury having considered the evidence with great care, Vhich occupied them from three till nearly five o'clock, found the pri soners guilty of manslaughter,, addim? as a rider in accordance with the suggestion of Mr Brookfield, " That in the opinion of the jury most stringent measures should be taken for the suppression of so many houses ot ill repute, which are a scandal and a nuisance to the peaceful inhabitants of the city.' His Honor in passing sentence said it was to be deplored that young men like the prisoners, iuat entering life, should have manifested a disposition to habits which led to such tragic ends, thus placing their lives in jeopardy of forfeiture as the penalty for an act of murder Ho warned them in an affecting manner to pursue a better course of life on regaining their liberty. Pascoe was sentenced to five years, and Dobbins to four years penal servitude.

THIS DAY. His Honor took his seat at ten o cloak.

THE THAMES PER JURY CASK. John Maher was arraigned upon'an indict ment charging him with having committed perjury in the case HirkvDavies, in the Resi dent Magistrate's Court, at Shortland, before W. Fraser, Esq., on the 12th day of June of the present year. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. ~.-.-..., Mr Brookfield prosecuted on the part of the\ Crown; Mr Rees appeared for the defence. Mr Brookfield opened the case. William Fraser, Resident Magistrate for the district of Hauraki, deposed: Idecided -the 12th of-June in the. ca*.olTHlrk.-V Davies for the recovery of £5 15s, balance of the price of the cow. The question at issue Was whether or not this hnUnoo has been paid. The prisoner Maher wad a sworn witDess on behalf of defendant, and as such witness he gave evidence that he never re ceived the £5 15<J, the balance of the cows, from the defendant, or any other sum at any other time. He repeated that statement, and swore thathe did not there, or at. any subeequent period, receive any money from Davies. I heard other evidence at the same time. To Mr Rees : I heard evidence from two milkmen of the Thames, and two little girls, daughters of Davies, who deposed that they saw their father pay money to Maher, which he took out of a drawer. Davies deposed that he paid the amount to Maher in a five pound note, and six half-crowns, but he got no receipt from Maher for the money. Ha did not trouble about it knowing that Maher could not write, He ordered Maher into custody on the eyi dence produced. William Davies, dairyman, Shortland, deposed that he was defendant in Une case Kirk v. Davies. The prisoner Maher was then examined, and I heard him depose that I had not paid him the balance for the cow which I bought of Hirk, for which I paid a deposit of a pound. The cow was de livered on that day, May 18th, by Maher, through whose agency the bargain was made I paid him the money. I told him-to see that it was a five pound note that I had given him; he said it was right. I did not take a receipt of Maher. I was very busy at the time.

Charles Thaxter, another milkman, deposed:" On the 18th May I was a witness to an arrangement between the parties in this case about the cow. I sawMaher on the 20th, and told him that he must take the money back to Davis and fetch away the cow, as she was not up to the mark. He said Davis had bought the cow and paid for her and he should keep the money. I saw Maher again on the 24th of May, and he made a similar statement. ■

To Mr Rees: I don't remember ever having a dispute with Maher about money matters. We are not altogether rival milkmen. We have our distinct walks in distinct localities.

Thomas Brown, a milkman of Tararu, stated : I met Maher on the 24th, when he told me* that he had sold the cow to a chap up the Kar&ka, named Davies, a milkman, and that he had got £6 15s for her, I expressed surprise at this, and asked what he told. Davies she yielded a day: he said five or six quarts. Maher afterwards shewed mea lawyer's letter about the money. I said, Did you let the beast go without the money ? when he said, Do you think I »m a fool! I Baid, Johnny, the lawyers will have as bad an opinion of you, by-and-bye,: as the mikmen have, and you will be a digrace to: the .profession.

This was the case for the prosecution. Mr Reas having briefly addressed the jury called the witnesses for the defence. " William Hirk was sworn, and said : I gave the receipt for£l (produced) to Davies in the presence of my brother, Davies saying at the same time that he would pay the money in a few day?. I am sure of this. To Mr Frookfield : Prisoner is my brother in-law, Richaird Hirk, brother of the preceding witness^ gave corroborative evidence. Mr Rees then addressed the jury for the defence. .

His Honor then summed up the evidence.

A football match between the Auckland, and Ponaonby clubs will be played to-morrow m the Domain.

A onsricAx tydy, rather inclined to flirt, says most men are like a cold— easily oauaht. but very fcardtaget rid of. .

RACE BETWEEN THE S.S. PHŒBE AND ALBION.

On Wednesday last the s.s. Albion left tl^ Nelson wharf at 4.30 p.m., and about ten-7; minutes afterwards, the s.s. Phoebe followed her. Captain Underwood, of the Albion, after discharging his pilot, kindly waited out. ? Bide the Boulder Bank until the Phcebe h*d - discharged hers and come alongside of her— nay he even b^cked^^ern in order to bring ; " the two ship*-" g 0 (when both vessels 1 started on their r^ * >^ courses. Por a I short time the two boats £ of each other, but although the B-^Vwas in bad - trim, and had not been doH^ecT or cleaned I for some months (which I understand wag : i not the case with the Albion), she gradually I gained on her, and when it became dark the I Albion's light was seen some distance astern. Captain Dndei wood seemed bent upon racing, he "having waited considerably after his ad- * vertised time for sailing to be in company | with the Phcebe, being evidently under the M impression that he would run away from her. ii It is to be hoped that be is satisfied with tha I result.—[Correspondent.] .

TELEGRAPHIC.

DROWNING AT ONEHUNGA.

ONEHUNGA,

This afternoon, 3.30 p.nj. 1 A fireman named Robert Brown, belonging M to the s'.s. St. Kilda, has been absent from I his vessel since §Wedneaday. His body hag | just been found alongside the wharf. It is surmised he had fallen into the.water | accidentally. - j ffl The inquest will probably be held^to.!| morrow.

ALEXANDRA.

This day.

There in nothing new. . A number of natives are down with Tpro. c dace. , ." , . Major Te Wheo^o has arnved here, where |; he will permanently remain to act for the , Government.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day. The Pumping Association water and ga ' are out of the shaf t, and they commencesink ang immediately. ... <■ ,: , ,_ ■■?'■ The Middle Star tribute,crushed lS.fcous for 6 ozs. 15 dwts. _ ~„. ' The Point Russell tnbute crushed 12 ton* for 6 ozs. 11 dwts. gold. ~\ TLe Lord Nelson obtained 2 oza. The Care is carrying? promising ?«in» i "beyond the new reef. There are indication* of more quartz at the.back. Theywill com* mence driving on the lode toward the Manu kau immediately. ■- ' r . ;..," ..' : Sales :—Whau, 60s, 62 9 6d, 65a/60^;62i 6d ; Care, 17s ; City b£ London, 30a;. City of York, 9a 6d, 93, 10s. .

LAND PURCHASES AT MAKETU.

ROTORTJA. ■■■' ~<r :.-% & / , This day. ; Messrs Mitchell and Davis are still leasing and purchasing all ; the blocks o£ good land offering to them. Private speculators at Maketu and other parts of the district ought ■■■ to be stopped daring-the time .the pubUc are at the expense of the Land Purchase Com mission, as it tends to upset their arrange ments. •„,..'" '."" ' '- ,

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

This day. I Arrived: Pretty Jane from Auckland, Star of the South from Wellington, Lun» and Rangatira from Wellington. The Luna leaves to-night for Wellington ! with Mr Ormond. The Star of the South leaves to-morrow for Auckland.

WELLINGTON.

This day. | His Excellency has assented to the Coolahan Mill-dam Goit Aot, 187* James Kilgour, M.D., was gazetted Honorary Assistant-Surgeon of the Thames Scottish Rifle Volunteers. The resignation of Sub-lieut. M. Bullock, of the Auckland Rifle Volunteers, has been accepted. The designation of No. 2 Com pany Pukekohe Eifle Volunteers has been altered to the Tuakau Rifle Volunteer*. Mr William Bedlinqton, of Waangarei,.:] has been appointed a coroner. #

PORT CHALMERS.

This day. | Arrived : Excelsior, from Kaipara.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT. This Day.

(Before. Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS. Matthew H. Roe v. Newman, £7 2s ; Coi grave and Co. v. Colman Burke, £6 19a 6d; Borley v. John Brame, £1 3a ; Darid Bloom v. R. R. Campion, £2 9a 3d; Alexander Maokie v. Smith, £5 3s 4d ; Joseph Craig v. John Gardner, £2 6s; John Savory y. George Evans, £3 16s. RYAN V. SCOXT."'- ' . Thia was a claim for £20, made by a son of the famous Mrs Ryan, of cow-straying eel* ■ brity, against the captain of the Hyltoa Castle for damages sustained through a dog belonging to the vessel biting him, on the 3rd April. Mr Alexander appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Hesketh for the defendant. ■ j | The plaintiff said he went on board tnr defendant's vessel on the day in question to sell milk. The dog flew at him, and bit him in the leg. He did hot interfere with th« dog. - ■ • * . Mr Hesketh submitted that the action could not lie, inasmuch as a ship was not a public place. . ' His Worship held the objection to be »**'» and the plaintiff agreed to accept a non-suit. m'call v. gxtildford.—.quabbblsomb ; NEIGHBOURS., - •■ Mr Laishley appeared for; the defendant and :; •' Mr Hesketh for the complainant. > This was an action for damages, £2, ills- tamed in consequence of the defend *nt shoot ing some of plaintiffs fowlaii ' yk tooa' ter, value 10s, and others. / l * Tha defence was justi{ : W$ h»* ■ full notice had been, giv<sL VTVRT/fo xt' ia that the fowls must be shot ii -. $-trefp*«- ■ passed. ■ r . .-.-. ; .-. ■ • . The defendant was placed in the fen** box, and admitted shootingone fowl oa «w 30th April. He did not shootany more. H« was a very bad shot, and had to go very v*¥ to get a Bhot at anything. He had shotpf pheasants before in the same paddocks/ M* not at fowl8.;v;, j ( i j^ His Worship suggested that perhaps de fendant might have aimed at something"*^ and hit the fowls as he was such a bad ihpt. :, Defendant said "|Jo.'? He was quit? sure, that no other fowls bad be». shot by him. He afterwards admittw that he had inatraotje, d his son ta shoot Wl* other fowls, and lie believad h« \aA doo'.l^ He had given xftmnlainant full notice wM

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I- ONEHTJNGA PERPETUAL LAND \J BUILDING AND- INVESTMENT .SOCIETY. Investing Shares £20 each, by payments of One Shilling per. week, bearing eight per cent interest with profits. Morey -advanced -without delay on »pproved Mortgages, repaid by weekly instalments of principal i>n& interest. Offices— Onehunga. - J. D. JACKSON. . Secretary. , r*l I G U M B R E L L A S OUST OPENED, A SUPPLY OF ABOVE, EXTRA SIZES. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Upper Qtjbbn-stebbt. Xj*TE hereby give notice tbat the 1 '.W "business heretofore carried on tinder the Style or firm of " Preece and Graham as Timber Mer chants at Talma and Auckland," willforthe future be . carried on by the undersigned, under the style or firm of " Preece, Howard and C 0.," as and from the Six ' teenth day of May last. Dated at Auckland the Twenty-seventh day of June, 1874. «* :: J. W. PREECE. (JOSEPH HOWARD. . WILLIAM A. GRAHAM. * JAMES W. WALLER. r "Witness— SAMtTKL J-*okso», .* - - Solicitor, Auckland. ■ ' ' y ■■ ■ . ■ ■ *. " Mr James W. "Waller, of Custom-house-street, will act as the Auckland Agent of the above firm. . ~T COS GRAVE Sr CO.'S, • FINAL CLEARANCE SALE WINTER DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, CbMMENCES TQOUY, ; When the Sale will be continued until the Stock is disposed of either by tender or ;i- auction. f^ A U T I O "NT OLSOIffITOM AT O 8 AU OK Connoisseurs pronounce this Sauce to pe. th« BUST-for general' use in households, ana, in con ■equence of its high reputation, som« unprincipled wrsons have been induced to Collect Empty Bottles bearine the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, Kids the same off as "Olson's Universal Tomato Saui The proprietor has in consequence cause* lila TRADE MARK to be Registered under the prov ?ions of the "Trade Marks Act, 1866," and nrbo adlngs will be taken against such persons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The publics "Blteß-iilsK FOR OLSON'S SAUOE, ' • and boo that the name is Stamped on Bottle and •■topper, and wrapped'round with hli well-known - [gSTAHLISHED 1864. TV STEPHEN SO IT &;00. 'S CELEBRATED COFFEES, "EXHIBITION BRAND," " EAGLE BRAND," "OROWN BRAND, Ara to be procured at aU respectable Gbooim £ and Si'obkbkepebs throughout v<a l ■■ Province Of Auckland. D. 3TEPHENSON & CO., W f N D b A M 818 BE ?„ AWKXAND. ';■■■.'•' ■..-■■ •■■ ;• ■•' . v :■■■'■ ■■:■



T>LA»KETS! BLANKETS RUSHBROOK *& BPJDGMAN Beg to notify that they have received EX 2oOPAR.SI.iI, 10 BALES SUPERIOR BLANKETS IN ALL Sizes, To which they invito particular attention of intending purchasers, being to their order direct from the manufacturers, and will be sold at the LOWEST LIVING PROFIT. Also, LARGE STOCKS ON HAND, AND TO OPEN IN Flannels, Crimean Shirtings, Winceys, French Merinces, ; New Fancy Dress Goods, White and Grey Calicoes, Plain and Twilled n ite and Grey Sheetings, ■White Toil-/, gnd Marsella Quilts, Tmle^ OOV ers. &c. Coildcens', GirVs, and Ladies' Winter Hosiery, New Black Straw Hats, Flowers, Feathers, and Ribbons, New Fancy Wool. Collarettes, Ties, Scarfs/. Infants' Turbaus, Hoods, Boots, Bootees, &c. A SVLiaNDIt) STOCK OF NEW CLOTHING, CRIMEAN SHIRTS, and GENTLEMAN'S HOSIERY. HEAVY TWEEDS, . ! Suitable for Winter Wear> &C , &c, &c. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN (LATE E. H0BB3), itfßOlietULX ASD EI.TAIL JDHAPFBB, CtOTHESKS, 40 JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) TIPPER QxrEEN-SIItEET, AtTCKLAWB. OTAL TNSUEAKOI COMPANY. NOTICE OF EEMOVAX* The Office of this Company ha* been "REMOVED from N«. 15, ShortTatid-streßt, to TTnbßon's BulWinw, j on the opposite side, immediately adjoining tho Post office. GEO. WM. JONES, Agent. Anckland. May 8.1874. . HIGH SCHOOL, SYMOND3- STRFET. MID-WINTER VACATION. The High School will BE-OPEN on MOND A.V, 6th Ju'y. THIRD QUAUTEK will commence on MONDAY, 18th July. Terms: One Guinea. J. M. ERASER, O THE LADIES OF ATJGK LAND.—The l»rge!>t and handsomest assort ment of Gem Lockets and Crosses is to be seen- at F. H. LRWI^SON'S Jewellsry Establishment, Queen street, Auckland.