SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

HIOH WATER: This evening, 7.88 ; to-mono* morning, 7.57 STTJtf-SKT : TWs evening, 6.27 ; BTTN-BISH: To morrow morning, 6.82 MOON'S AGE: New Moon, 17th, 1.31 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES. Ladybird, 5.3., Captain Andrews, for the South • Clyde, schooner, for "Wanearei Southern Cross, s.s., for White Island, via Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Paterson, p,s., for the South, via Napier, to-morrow Prince Alfred, barquentine, for Lyttelton, early Lyttelton—Magellan Cloud, shortly London—Anazi, barque, early San Francisco—Allahabad, ship, early

IMPORTS.

Per lone, from London : 1 case, order ; 23 half-hhds., Brown, Campbell, and Co.; 3 cases, order; 3 pgs, J. Macky and Co".; 400 cases, 22 pgs, order ; 211 pgs, Stone Bros.; 3 cases, order ; 100 cases, Blaydes, Evens, and Co.; 1 case, J. Ed son; 15,000 slates, order; 3 bales, R. McKay ; 3 cases, order ; 2 cases, E. Turrell; 3 cases, M. Levy ; 320 cases, 263 pgs, order; 4 pgs, J. F. Leigh ton ; 18 cases, order; 100 cases, Cruick shank and Co.; 190 casks, J. S. Macfarlane and Co.; 11 packages,- order; 30 packages, J". Roberton and Co.; 36 packages, T. McMaster; 1 case, D. Hutchinson; 2 packages, 12 crates, 12 pockets, 6 cases, order; 300 qr-barrels, E. Porter and Co.; 8 packages, J. T. Boy lan ; 3 bales, Cruickshank and Co.; 1 case, Rev. G. H. Nobbs ; 1 bale, J. W. Cboke; 1 box, his Lordship Bishop Cowie ; 1 case, A. Neil; 1 package, T. Frost; 1 box, Captain Tilley ; 4 packages, Gane and Sturges ; 1 case, order; 2 cases, j. F. Saunders ; 66 packages, order : 3 cases, E. and H. Isaacs; 16 packages, 9 cases, order ; 79 packages, J. Smart and Co.; 5 hhds., R. Keesing; 29 packages, 2 casks, 19 bars, order ; 76 cases, Union Sash and Door Company; 2 casks, order; 15 packages, 300 cases, Watt Brothers; 40 bundles, H. C. Burleigh; 9 packages, order; 184 pack ages, E. Porter and Co.; 387 packages, T. and S. Morrin ; 33 packages, order ; 8 pack ages, E. and H. Isaacs ; 367 packages, L. D. Nathan and Co ; 57 packages, Stone Bros. ; 449 packages, order; 128 packages, 8 cases, McArthur, Shera and Co. ; 2 cases, order ; 19 packages, Combes and Daldy; 97 packages, A. Clark and Sons; 181 packages, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 57 iron plates, Minister of Public Works ; 323 packages, Owen and Graham ; 55 packages, Sargood, Son, and Ewen; 264 packages order ; 54 packages, J. Cosgrave and Co. ; 1 case, C. Merrett; 13 packages, 25 tons pig iron, 1 case, order; 20,000 slates, Cruick hank, and Co ; 30 trunks, E. and H. Isaacs ; 20 barrels, order; 81 packages, R. Lusk ; 14 cases, Upton and Co ; 10 -j-casks, Ryan, Bell and Co. ; 2 cases, E. Wayte ; 13 pack ages, J. and J. Dickey, 1 case, E. Porter and Co. ; 1 ease W. J. Palmer. To be tranship ped to Napier ; 84 packages, W. Rathbonc ; 4 bales, Newton, Irvine and Co.; 3 cases H. It. Holder; 4 packages, Kinross and Co. ; 1 case, Rev.H. Marshall.

EXPORTS.

Per s.s. Ladybird for the South : For Nel son : 1 parcel,.lreland Bros.; 4 bales paper, 2 cases, 1 bale, R. Lusk ; 1 parcel, Choral Society ;50 kits oysters, Webley; 1 parcel, Barnes ; 1 box, Combes and Daldy ; 30 cases kerosine, 6 cases sundries, H. B. Morton. For Wellington^: 1 box, Barnes; 4 cases, 3 pgs., Henderson"; 1 pg., 1 case, Lewison ; 1 parcel, Kattray; 2 cases, Thames Gas Company ; 2 parcels, Provincial Government ; 1 bale, 1 case ,Lusk ; 5 kits oysters, Witby ; 6 boxes, Telegraph. For Lyttelton: [Messrs Lewis Brothers; 1 cask oysters. M. Levy ; 50 kits, Welby. Port Chalmers : 2 hhds beer, (village), J. Reid; 3 cases, W. Hayman; 6 cases firekindlers, C. Williams ; 1 sack oysters, M. Levy.—Combes, and Daldy, agents.

His Excellency's yacht Blanche is signal led as we go to press. The brigantine Magellan Cloud has cleared for Lyttelton with 70,000 feet of timber, shipped by G. Holdship. She will sail im mediately.

The cutter Bertha, from the Puhoi, brings 4000 feet timber and 18,000 shingles.

The fitting out of the new mission barquen tine is proceeding rapidly. She will lie ready for sea about the middle of next week. Captain Hugh Anderson has supplied the rigging and blocks. Mr Williams has fur nished the sails. . Messrs McEwen and Ingles are doing the blacksmith's work, and Messrs Winks and Hall have the charge of the upholstery.

Captain Lewis, late of the schooner Colonist, has given Messrs Niccol and Son an order for a new Bchooner of about 80 tons register. She is to be built somewhat after the style of the Jessie Niccol, and is to be finished by November next.

The schooner Jessie Niccol has been sold at Dunedin by Mr Wood to Mr McLean, a squatter of that city, who intends putting her to the same use as her late owner, namely, cruising among the South Sea Is lands.

The fine new schooner Belle Brandon, one of the best built and fastest of our Auckland fleet, has been purchased by Mr George Holdship from Mr W. B. Jackson of Tairua, for £1650. Her new owner advertises her for freight or charter for a trip among the Islands.

The barque signalled yesterday turned out as wo anticipated, to be the lone from Lon don, 117 days out. Captain Hutton gives us the following report of passage : Left Graves ead on December 20, and the Downs on the 25th. Tookher final departurefromthe Lizard on the 28th. Crossed the Equator on the 25th January, in longtitude 28 deg. W., and passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope on the Ist March. Rounded the south end of Tas mania on the 27th March, and made the North Cape of New Zealand on the 10th April. Arrived at Tiritiri lighthouse at 6 p.m. on the 15th mat. The long voyage was owing to southerly winds which prevailed after the S.E. trades were lost, and to a severe gale which impeded the progress of the vessel after rounding Tasmania. Spoke the ship Himalaya, bound from London to Otago, on 25th January, and on the Bth February the ship Sir Launcelot, from London to Sydney, was spoke in latitude 20 deg. S., and long gitude 29 deg. W. Ths lone brings a large general cargo, but no passengers, and comes consigned to Messrs. L. D. Nathan and, Co; The lone got under weigh early this morn ing after lying at anchor all night, and got up to the North Head on the last of the tide. She then dropped anchor again. She will probably discharge her powder where she now lies close to the chequered boy outside the North Head. I

The ship Allahabad, having completed her re-fitting, was passed by the surveyor this morning. At ten o'clock Captain Daldy Captain Clayton, and Mr Lodder, marine engineer, went on board and minutely ex amined the rigging, sails, boats, cabin, en gine, and repairs to the hull. The work was discovered to have been done in a very satis factory manner, and well within the specified time. The ship will now proceed to sea within the next few days.

The discharging of the barque Hylton Castle has been completed with the exception of about fifty tons of iron rails. She will commence taking in cargo for London shortly. Wo understand that the excep tionally fine condition in which all the goods brought by this vessel have been landed calls for special remark. {HHIIS The schooner Marmion, lately built by Messrs Darrach and Sons, at. Mahurangi, for Captain H. Anderson and Captain McLeod, has under the commandership of the last mentioned gentleman begun her career well by making the fastest run on record to' New Caledonia and back. She left Wangapoa on the 15th March, and reached Kaipara on the 7th instant, accomplishing the double passage, including the discharge of her cargo, in twenty-two days. Messrs Niccol and Son have received from Captain McGregor, of the s.s. Rowena, an order to build a large screw steamer, to be placed on the North Coast trade, in the room of the Rowena, which is now found too small for the traffic. The dimensions of the new steamer are to.be as follows: —Length of keel, 135 feet ; breadth of beam, 20 feet; depth of hold, 8 feet. She will be about 230 tons, builder's measurement, being thus the largest steamboat with the exception of the p.s. Golden Crown ever builc in this port. The engines, which are to be on the compound principle, are to be constructed by Messrs Frazer and Tinne. The frame of the vessel will be of pohutukawa, and her plank of heart of kauri. She will be copper fastened throughout, and altogether strongly built. The work upon her will be commenced at once, and is to be completed at the end of November next. Her total cost is estimated at £8000. ;

The f.s. Ladybird left Onehunga for the South to-day with the following passengers : —Saloon : Mr and Mrs Hooper and child, Mr Turton and two children, Mrs and Miss Thorpe, -, Messrs. J. Wallace, E. Bennett, G. E. Alderton, G. F. McPherson, F. H. Lewisson, and Mrs A. Walker.

The schooner Rover is to sail to-morrow morning for the East Coast and Poverty Bay.

The p.s. Paterson is advertised "to leave to-morrow for Southern ports via the East Coast.

The schooner Daphne, having had her hull thoroughly caulked and otherwise re paired, was floated yesterday from Mr. Niccol's yard at the North Shore. Some further re-fitting remains to be done before she takes her departure for Levuka. The s:s. Star of the South is now due from the Fijis. The brig Derwent is announced to sail for Kaipara on Tuesday, the 21st inst. She is at present discharging alongside the wharf.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

(From our own Correspondent.)

Lytteltox, This day, Arrived : Dauntless, from Kaipara. Sailed : Wellington, for the North.

COMMERCIAL.

At Mr E. Arthur's poultry sale te-day in the market there was a large supply and a considerable amount of business was done. Turkeys sold at 2s to 3s 9d ; fowls, Is 3d to 2s ; Brahmas, 3s Gd; ducks, Is Gd to 2s Gd ; geese, 2s Gd to 3s Gd. We noticed some very fine Aylesbury ducks, a large num ber of pigeons, and a very fine sample of Bay of Island apples at Mr Head's store.

Mr Fenton had a large display of Taranaki salt butter at his central store ; also a quan tity of country fresh butter, ranging from Is 4d to Is 9d, according to quality ; also, a fresh stook of Canterbury and Mauka bacon at Is per Ib, or lOJjd per side (see advt).

At Messrs B. Tonks and Co.'s mart this morning the yacht Sea Gull was sold for £6 ; apples fetched 3Jd per lb. Mr Geo. Sibbin reports spirited bidding for the 250 Multum-in-Parvo goldmining shares, starting at Id each, and ultimately knocked down for £2 12s. The sale of damaged goods brought hie-h prices.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Closk as Under: For Thames, this day. at 5-30 p.m., and to-morrow at 10.30 a m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawal, Waipu, &c , per Lady Jiowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Napier arc! Southern provinces, per Paterson, to-morrow, at 3 p m. For Taranaki, via Waitara, per Go-ahetd, to morrow at 5 p.m. For "Waipu. per Sunbeam, to-morrow, at 5 p.m. For Ilussell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Howena on Monday next, at noon For Tauranjja, per Mmray, on Monday next.at 4 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Phu:be on Wednesday next, at 10 a.m. fHgned) 8. B. Bi».-, Chief Postmwtnr.

BIRTH.

Kos er—On Apr 1 lfi, at St. George's Bay Road, Parnt)!, Mrs Alexander lloser, of a son.

DEATH.

WiNN.-On the ICth instant. John Winn, aged 40 years.

The funeral wil leave his lato residence, Coburg street, at 4p. m. to-morrow.

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1874.

For tho car.ao tbat lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For tho future in the distance. And tho good that we can do

We hail with very groat satisfaction the revival in mining speculation indicated by the share reports of the past few weeks. That an increase in the yields from our mines will be followed by a more liberal expenditure in the development of the gold fields is a truth which the history of mining enterprise in this province during the past few years places beyond all ques tion, but it is equally true that owing to the manifold and questionable ways in which scrip is manipulated the increased flow of capital towards the goldfield does not per manently benefit the industry which attracts it to the extent that might reasonably be ex pected. The fact is that the very uncertain and fluctuating yields from the mines, and the want of success hitherto in connection with every attempt made to carry the gold down to the deep levels, has, in conjunction with specimen stealing, the rigging of the market, and other descriptions of swindling, led people to regard gold-mining here as no real investment: It may afford brilliant chances of securing aquickly acquired fortune, but with the many causes operating against the probability of shareholders receiving the legitimate reward of their enterprise, even when the ground being developed proves payably auriferous, mining cannot be called a substantial investment giving reasonable promise of a legitimate return. We speak of these chances apart from the necessary un certainty of all mining ventures which people who place money in shares must prepare them selves for. It is the downright rascality that is brought to bear in the control and working |of mines that has disgusted investors and led |to the complete collapse which has followed every period of activity in the mining market. And against this we would direct the efforts of all who have become interested in mining properties, not with the view of selling with the first rise in the mar ket, but in the hope of securing; a fair return on their capital. While largely increased investment in mining in a legitimate way is worthy of all encouragement, and is indeed justified by the improved, prospects of many mines at the Thames and Coromandel, every thing approaching excitement or wild specu lation is to be deprecated as playing into the hands of the juggling fraternity. Without doubt many mining properties are now selling very much below their fair value, a state of matters easily traceable to tho utter want of confidence in the management of our mining companies. The recent declaration of a dividend of £3 per share by the Old Whau has no doubt had much influence in directing the thoughts

of outsiders to the bright side of mining speculation, and led them almost to forget the horrors of the Official Agency under which all have more or less smarted. But even in the case of this Company, which has recouped half the market price of the shares in one dividend, there are unpleasant recol lections of " starving out" which the original holders of the ground will not soon forget; and although it may be useless to " cry over spilled milk " we cannot reasonably blame those who have become the victims of misplaced confidence if they do give vent to their dissatisfac tion at being called upon to see others reap richly the harvest which they had sown, and be fully conscious at the same time that they were duped into the forfeiture of their just rights. We know that this is, more or less, the experience of mining communities every where, and an instance of the kind is given in our last San Francisco ex changes, which contain particulars of the starving out of English capitalists from a rich Californian mine just prior to the declaration of extraordinary dividends ; but it is none the less necessary that we sh o uld guard against it here as far as possible If mining were carried on with anything approaching honesty there would be fewer companies crippled by the non-payment of calls, and the services of the Official Agent would be less frequently calledintorequisition. We see no way of remedying, or even lessening the evil, except by investors taking th c ma tter into their own hands, and exercising a due amount of caution in undertaking the responsibility of shares, and an equal vigi lance in watching over the affairs of the com panies they become interested in. With such excellent yields as the mines are now giving, and with scrip at their present minimum prices, we see no reason why a scale of quotations for mining stock more proportionate to the value of the mines than has ruled hitherto should not be estab lished if investors keep their past experience in view and operate cautiously.

It must be galling to the shareholders of the Auckland Whaling Company to find that the bright hopes they cherished after the first short cruise of the Albion have not been realised. After the iirst short voyage the affairs of the .company looked very healthy; there was sufficient oil taken to cause tho public to look with favour on the venture, and shares were eagerly sought after. The arrival of the company's vessel in the har bour tho other day has somewhat changed the appearance of things. She did not come in a full ship ; she took only three whales and a calf, and the out turn of oil will show the cruise to have been a very unremunerative one. It is not to be supposed that this bad luck will deter the company from sending their barque again to tho whale ground ; there are men at the helm of affairs who will try, try, try again. Before sending the vessel to sea again, however, it would be well for the company to consider whether her appli ances are of the most approved description. A. reference to tho vessel's log will show that her want of success did not arise from a paucity of iish, but from inability to get at them. It must have been very tantalising to all hands on board to see another, and another school of whales coming to tho surface to blow, and swimming playfully on the water, as if to say to the helpless ship " Catch us if you can." The tish were there, but the Albion could not catch them. All diligence may have been used in the pursuit, but in vain ! The causes of this want of success were, we think, such as might be remedied. On one or two occasions, when the man in the crow's nest called out "a fall, a fall," it was blowing a gale, and the boats could not bo lowered. At other times the whales came forth from their hiding-places to remind the sailors that it was time to "turn in." Both these causes of bad luck might haVe had no existence had the whaler been able to turn on the steam and give chase. Canvas will permit a ship to go only as the wind wills. Steam gives the helmsman permission to point the vessel to any point of the compass he pleases. Had the Albion been fitted with an auxiliary screw propeller she would, in all probability, have been in [harbour months ago a full ship. tShe might have filled up with the whales that so often bade her good night, or she might have driven through the gales and got within gharpooning distance of the cd&eted prizes. Her appliances are, we fear, old fashioned. At any rate she is old-fashioned herself, and it would be well for the com i pany to turn her into a coal hulk, and fill I her place with a smart vessel having an I auxiliary screw. We will venture to wager i that if the company send out such a ship she ; will return in six months with oil enough to pay for herself. To succeed, however, she must be modern in all her harpooning ap ; pliances, she must dispense with muscular ! force and throw her' harpoons with cannons. ' Where would the schools of whales that played so gleefully in the gales have been had the Albion been able to steam after them and give them, from her deck, the con tents of two or three harpoon guns. It is reasonable to suppose that she would have had some good luck, some of them would have helped to pay for the extra expense of steam. The coffers of the company may be filled without the aid of steam, but they will not be so speedily filled, nor will there be the same certainty of them ever being filled ;as there would be were the shareholders able to boast of a steam whaler. It is many i years since steam was introduced into the i Greenland fishings. When first tried iit was found to be so far superior to sails that sailing whalers were rapidly pushed into the background, and the day is not far off when thay will be : regarded as curiosities. Hull, Leith, Dundee, Kirkcaldy, and Peterhead all send out their steam whalers, and these hare proved far more remunerative to their owners than ever the sailing ships did. In some instances the : owner of a steamer finds it advantageous to have a sailing whaler as well. He sends the sailing ship out to Greenland, before the steamer, laden with coals. The sailing vessel tries her luck, if she succeeds in taking any fish, well and good, if not it is nc loss; she waits till the steamer's coal is' exhausted, then her cargo of coal is into the steamer, she receives what oil the steamer may have taken mean-. time, does what she can to increase the quantity, and returns home. By these means the same owner has sometimes a full ship and a full steamer of oil in a short season. If our local company would only take heart and get a suitable steamer with• jj all modern appliances for fishing, and send her away to likely waters, we are satisfied she would soon give a good account of herself. The Albion oould go before her, or follow her with a cargo of . coals and could, during her cruise, be doing as much for the Company as if there had been no steamer. The recenb ,bad luck may tend to cramp'the enterprise of tho shftro

holders; but if by the employment of a steamer they would have a reasonable prospect of getting very handsome, returns, surely it would be to their interest to get a steamer. There is enterprise enough and money enough in Auckland to employ half-a-dozen steamers in such work, and if in the Green land fishings steam has proved so much more remunerative than sails we do not see why it should not do so in sperm whale fishing in the South Pacific. The matter is worthy the consideration of the Auckland Whaling Company, if they launch such an enterprise it will meet with public favour and support, they will reflect honor upon themselves and upon the port, and be deservedly rewarded with large profits.

Those of our readers who glance at our daily police report must be aware of the fact that the majority, of cases that come before the Court are those of drunkenness, insanity, and quarrelling. The drunkards are not so numerous as they were some months since, and they are mostly old offenders ; the fresh cases are fortunately rare; the numbers of cases of insanity are steadily on the increase, j which is a melancholy subject to contem plate. Scarcely a week passes over with out several unfortunate persons of unsound mind being brought under the notice of the magistrate, whose melancholy duty it isto commit them to the lunatic asylum with minds diseased. With reference to the irritation which leads to bickerings and quarrels among neighbours it will have been observed that these are also lamentably on the advance, and these three phases of human impotency occupy a very large space in the Police Court calendar, and the assault cases induced his Worship yesterday to comment at some length on the frivolous causes of quarrels among the people, and to wish that some measure could be adopted to effectually cure them. Many applications to the clerk for summons never come before the Court, or such cases would be comparatively num berless ; and in nine cases out of ten, if the " soft answer which turnetn away wrath" had been permitted to have its due place, many a quarrel would be "nipt i' the bud ;" but Mrs Smith will turn up her nose ot Mrs* Jones, and Mrs Jones retaliates by showing" Queen Ann's fan" to Mrs Smith, or, in other words extending her fingers from the tip of her nose. Mrs Smith breaks out in unclassical language, which is deemed an insult ; whereupon sMrs Jones throws a bottle at Mrs Smith's head. A wordy war ensues, in which the children are innocently involved. Mrs Smith will stand it no longer, but pops on her shawl, loaves her washing-tub, and rushes to the Police Court for a summons ; and, if per chance she succeeds, Mrs Jones goes to the same place for a cross-summons ; and if matters are not settled out of Court, each party is bound over to keep the peace to wards each other, to pay their own costs, and return to the wash-tub sighing " What fools we have been."

The Mormons considered that by settling at Salt Lake they should for ever be beyond the reach of and not disturbed by the inno vations of civilization. They have, however, on several occasions felt that there is no rest this side the grave for Mormonism. A move ment is now on foot for their re-establish ment at Nanvoo, the old Mormon settle ment, where Joseph Smith, son of the founder of the sect, is about to remove in the hope that Brigham Young, who is far ad vanced in years, may soon die, and that he (Smith) may succeed to the prophetship. We learn that this middle-aged aspirant to the imaginary throne of Mormon has pro vided printing presses and type, and is about to issue a newspaper and tracts for the dissemination of the Mormon faith and the genuineness of his claim to headship. If Joseph's dream should be interpreted in accordance - with his dearest wish Mormon ism will be re-established in the very place from which it was banished a quarter of a century ago.

To the Editor : Sir, —I see in the Star this evening about some boys breaking windows. I beg to state that I am a great sufferer from the same nuisance. • I have a house in New ton, near the Karangahape Road, and there are four windows. There used to be forty eight panes of glass in them, and now they are all broken but one pane by boys who do it. seemingly for pastime. I would suggest that a policeman be appointed to watch boys that throws stones, whether they break windows or not, and to make a severe example of them. I think it would be the way to stop it. By inserting the above you will confer a favour on the people of Newton. —I am, &c, A Regular Reader of the "Evening Star."

The members of the newly-constituted Ponsonby Choral Society will meet for practice this evening in the new hall at eight o'clock, after which members will bo enrolled and subscriptions received.

A recent election for the Otago Provincial Council seems to have given rise to a good deal of amusement at the expense of a green candidate. Speaking of one of the aspirants, 'Peter Possum,'writing toalocalpapersays :— Mr Chapman, who appeared in the character of the "Untried Member," in the different portions of the city was always received with the appreciation he so richly deserved ; and the gravity with which he replied to the query " Whether he would be in favor of subsidis ing State soft, soap manufactories ?" by answering " decidedly not : it would be manifestly unfair to the present ones," fairly convulsed his audience, and would hare made Niobe herself smile again. Such innocence, and the utter, want of suspicion of banter is most refreshing in these precocious days, and speaks highly for the native Dun edinites. No doubt, the result of the election as affecting Mr Chapman is due to the solici tude of the electors, who are anxious to pre serve this rara avis, and are fearful that were he sent to herd with the wily ones who perch in the Provincial Council th,e experience there to bo learned would not be so desirable as his present blissful innocence."

The regular monthly meeting of the Royal Albert Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 2, will be held this evening in the lodge-room, Welles ley-street, at the usual hour.

Captain Featon informs the members of the Artillery Volunteers that prior to the yearly inspection of the battery, announced for the 21st inst., special drills will take place on this (Friday) and Monday evenings, when members are requestdd to attend with rifles and accoutrements.

It is notified by the Sheriff, Colonel Bal nea vis, that persons summoned to serve on the jury at the Supreme Court on the 20th inst. will not be required to attend.

' To the Editor : Sir,—A few errors appear m the Star's report of the meeting held in connection with The Harbinger of Peace Lodge of Good Templars on Monday last, so I now ask permission to supply a few correc tions. The Chairman's name is given as Mr Bobbin, when it should have been Mr Dick son. -Miss Wood is reported as sin'eine " The Unmusical Nod," which is a mistake Mr Marson is credited with " The Castle of Bacchus" instead of " The Reveller's Dream " but the unkindest cut of all falls to the share of our good friend Mr Brown, who is said to have • appeared in his original character of "The Parnell Bachelor," when he did nothing of, the sort, but delighted the audience with a heart-stirring, recitation entitled " The Life Boat."—l am, etc., Riqhaiu» .Dowkby.

To the Editor : Sir, —I confess that I was j greatly surprised on-reading the letter of Mr • Jenkins' in your last issue of the Star reflect- j ing upon the report of the case Jenkins v.^ , Jones, heard in the Resident Magistrates' : Court on Friday last, and especially so as . the case was so foggy that to get a reasonable j view of it a half-an-hour's discussion was car- J ried on before the haze by which it was sur rounded began to clear away, and show in distinctly the point involved. Another claim also was abandoned by Mr Jenkins, as he acknowledged that his book was wrong some where, and he could not make it out. Under j such difficulties the report was written, and if not strictly to Mr Jenkins' taste it was not garbled.—l have, &c, Reporter.

To the Editor: Sir, —I hold a receipt siened by Thos. Jenkins, the amiable collector of the Ponsonby Highway rates, for rates on value of £750, the amount on which I told the : trustees on the appeal night I was willing to pay, viz., on £700, for the property I first purchased, and on £50 for the adjoining property purchased by me from Mr Jones, five or six months before the present assessment list was completed. The receipt is dated 3rd December last. Mr Jenkins was in the room when the arrange ment with the trustees about my assessment was made. Is there not a little "blundering and plundering" in this matter. The trustees had better keep pens and ink from their collector for a time.—Yours, &c, A. Boabd- MAN.

" Wonders will never cease," says the old proverb, and as an instance of this fact vre notice that a real Scotchman, Mr Gillies of Otago, actually informed the members of the Ofcago Institute that " thistles were really becoming a curse in some districts." Mr Gillies should remember that these prickly representatives of auld Scotland are after all but natural monitoru, which simply point to the plough, and invariably pass away when fanned by the breath of labour.

The annual meeting of the North Shore Football Club took place at the Masonic Hotel, North Shore, last night. Mr George Thorne, jun., presided, and there was a good attendance of members. The accounts for the past year were submitted and passed. These shewed the Club to be in a very satis factory position, with a balance of L 2 in hand. The number of members shews an increase of 10 since the last meeting. The election of officers for the ensuing season was proceeded with, resulting as follows : — Captain, Mr. W. L. Hees; treasurer and secretary, Mr R. H. Nolan; committee : Messrs G. Thorne, R. Niccol, W. S. Cochrane, and R. H. Duder. After the formal business had been completed it was resolved to open the season of 1874 on Saturday next (to-morrow) with a scratch match as a preliminary to a grand match on the following Saturday beween a picked team of the club and a team selected from the officers and crew of H.M.s. Blanche.

The Princo of Wales Theatre last evening was fairly attended in the lower part of the house, and the performers were received with the customary applause. The Minstrel troupe gave a very good selection of Ethiopian melodies, accompanied by squibs and jokes, many of them of a local character, which told well with the audience. The reading of a love letter, the production of a fair ina morata residing at Parnell to one of the min strels, and the mysterious story of " Brown's Horse, ' fairly convulsed the house, and terminated the first part of tbe programme. Mr followed in his song of "I'm so volatile," and was encored. "Love among the Maoris," an excellent parody, by Mr Mason, and the lively sketch of " Nothing to Wear," in which the comique company ap peared, closed the night's entertainment.

The business was limited this morning at the Kesident Magistrates Court to five cases; there were several others on the list which were struck out, the parties not being present when the cases were called. As soon as the court closed a tailor and another tradesman came running up almost breath less, and found that they were just in time to be behind.

A directors' meeting of the Auckland Whaling Company was held at the offices of the Company yesterday morning. The following directors were present: Mr James W«tt, Mr J. S. Maofarlane, and Captain H. Elliot. It was resolved to call a general meeting of shareholders for Friday, Jthe 24fch inst., to take the necessary measures for fitting out the barque Albion for another cruise. Thia was was all the business.

A meeting of the Library Committee of the Provincial Council was held yesterday and this morning to apportion the grants in aid of country libraries. From a statement laid before the committee by Mr. Leggett, Clerk of the Council, it was shown that a sum of £648 had been granted for the pur chase of 2145 books, the grants being divided between 41 libraries, possessing an aggregate of 1034 members and 9217 books. The com mittee proceeded to consider the applica tions for this year's grant. Thirty-two were dealt with, in which the class of books applied for was unsuitable or the number of members was insufficient to justify a grant. The committee regretted that so many applications were made for light literature, and very few for works on agriculture or science. In all cases the allotments were made in proportion to the extent to which the members of the various libraries had exerted themselves. The following grants were decided upon:— Bombay, £7 10s ; Kaitara, £7 10s ; Maketu, £5 ; Newmarket, £5 ; Te Awamutu, £7 10s; ;Tauranga, £10; Devonport, £5; Kaukapa kapa, £5 ; Kawawa, £7 10s; Mahurangii Matakana, Matakohe, £2 10s each ; Otahuhu £7 10s; Port Albert, £7 10s ; Pukekohe, £7 10s ; Wade, £5. "A Subscriber" writes from HamiLou stating that credit was due to Messrs Piper, Whiting and Scott for their exertions at the late fire. He j^lds that Mr Shiel was not present. A gathering of juvenile t Good Templars will meet this evening in the Newton Hall, and will hold an open lodge entertainment. The name of this circle of human blossoms is the "Olive Branch" lodge, indicative of peace ; at which ballads will be sung, poems [recited, and musical selections given. I The Engineer Cadets had a good meeting last evening at their ordinary weekly parade in the Drill-shed. i . The adjourned meeting of the cabinet makers and "upholsterers will be held this evening at the {Commercial |hotel, Shortland street. Oh, think, masters, think of the trouble we'vß taken, To rouse friends around us, and sympathy waken, we ask but for justice where justice is due; And masters, dear masters, we crave it of you. We wish you would grant us the one simple boon, . - The Saturday afternoon ! We work all the week till our fingers are worn. But we're cheerful withal, and our duties ne'er scorn ; We hum all day long, like the bees from the hiva, From eight in the morning till evening at five. Then give us, dear masters, the one simple boon, j . The Saturday afternoon ! You may traverse your warehouses o'er and o'er, And turn your eyes to the warehouse door. And when you snail come to count the cost. You will surely find that the labour is lost; For no one wi'l buy, save some witless coon, On Saturday afternoon! Late customers rarely have cash to spare, They couie te your stores to talk ar dto stare ; I And while they prase your cabinet-wares. Your trusty foreman behind oft £>wea\ s As they order, and promise to pay you soon— Homo 3a.tur.aay ftftangon

An extension of Mr R. LnsvTir^ 5 Lower Queen-street, is being bnVf " the back. The addition will 2 •?» * tensive accommodation for storage oF;L?- > and will gave the store a vervcol^ 8 ' tifi fresh entrance in Mills' Lane M ?"•* W ' has contracted for the buildine »S,.'fti be finished by the middle Sy Chlß^ ' There was an excellent house at the I*. HaU last evening on the occasion of Z n den's farewell benefit. The first part J?' programme consisted of sacred m • We never, remember to hava T" Cl Mr Gordon in better voicl rendering of "Honor and' AJ^ from Samson, was truly mJS' and called forth a really engfe encore. David Singing before Saul'C also given with great effect. Mr GonW great popularity with nearly every audC he has yet had the honour of singing be! is well deserved, and he takes with him! good wishes for his success in his intend journey for the cultivation of his Z; 'fession. There is no doubt that yT possesses talent of a very high order, wMA will ensure a good reception whereverT may appear. The ladies of the company a 7 sistedat the concert last night with mI usual grace and success. A meeting of the New Zealand AgricnlWi Society was held at the British Hotel t£ afternoon. The business had referenced the disposal of the Stock Important Com pany's stallion Young Performer, in yftJi the Society has an interest. Tenders for the construction of .Rniiland street will be received by Mr Stevenson* secretary to the Improvement Comrnisao,,1 up to Wednesday next at two o'clock. P]^ and specification can be seen at the Com. missioners' office, Albert Barracks. In reply to our correspondent "Argus'* re. lative to the dust-carts we are informed that the original purpose of the City Council wa» only to remove shop sweepings, to prevent them from being thrown into the street and water-channels, and for which two carls were ample. The practice of emptying yards and cesspits in this manner was never intended There are now five or six carts employed" commencing at eight o'clock. This is partly done by the city employes and partly. W" contract, paying so much per hour. .; The rule is that all dust-boxes shall be placed for collection by eight o'clock;'^ surely no person can be found to snpport the view of having these unagMy ■ and unsavoury loads of rubbish anddecayed vegetable on the public footpaths^ all hours of the day. " Argus" is wrong Stay, ing persons are not allowed to remove«yatd rubbish themselves. This is the very thmg they ought to do, and; the Inspector of Nuisance should see it is done. If it'u'in. tended to empty yards by the present arrange ments the hours should be .altered, anaif possible done from the rear of buildings, .not carried and deposited in the prinrijj^*treets at all hours between eight and eleven o'clock. •'?,'%, To the Editor: Sir,—l have rt«d';|he letters for the. last, three nights., 'iff your columns in reference to Mr Itosentbaljuid I may state that I am acquainted with a iramber of his late patients, and if required could, I believe, furnish fifty names of those to whom he. promised perfect cures. Mr Burnside is the only one that I have heard of as having received any material benefit, but any fool from a hundred patients could cure one. My father has been under his treatment from the first, but has received no benefit. He j was told the Doctor was going away for a' ■holiday, but not that the Doctor was going to ! leave his patients and swindle them, out of their money.—l am, &c, Disgusted.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before P. A. Philips, R.M.) INEBRIATES. Mary Storey, for being very drank last night, was fined 10s and costs. 'William F. Crow, in addition to being charged with1 drunkenness, was accused of using abusive" language to the constable who took him into custody. , ... . Prisoner pleaded guilty, and "for the first offence was fined 20s and costs with the alternative of forty-eight hours hard labour, and for the second offence a fine of 40s mm costs, or fourteen days' imprisonment. — DOG CHARGES. C. J. Pryke was charged, on a snmmonj, with neglecting \o take out a collar for m Defendant pleaded guilty, but said he h»d taken out a collar last year and intended M take one out this year, but did not mow when it should have been taken out. His Worship said it was defendant,^ duty tj make himself acquainted with the by laws. The Evening Star and other papers had repeatedly Sailed attention to the law on the subject. , - Defendant said he was quite sure the hW had never called attention to his dog. Mr Broham said he believed defendant was so far correct. Fined 2s 6d,.and costs. j , HO ' SIMILAR CHARGE. James Hoskins, for a similar neglect,^ brought up and charged, but on promising to take out "a collar immediately was ais- BREACHES OF BY-IxAWS. .: < •• George Smith, for allowing a how 6 " wander in Upper Union-street on the •«•»■ April was fined 2s 6d, and costs. . Edward Waters was charged with a"16 *" of the by-laws by allowing two dast-barre» to remain in Vulcan Lane on the 1W- V April, {hereby causing an obstruction. ** ■ Defendant pleaded guilty, bnt,said tM blame attached to his servant, who AM »». • the' barrels there without hi 3 knowledge. There was an extraordinary discrepancy »., the statements of defendant andtti***? to the time at which the boxes *«•■ removed. Defendant said ? J in before lunch, or about 12 o'clock, wMe^ police declared they were not remove* after three in the afterrioen. --.since / His Worship *aid that-ttuflj^ seemed upon the increase, and ™ '^W sary that'steps Should be.taken to wg«* f He should inflict a fine of 5s and costs.— jj EXPENSIVE GENEROSITY.— THK WAir I James ConleywMcLrgedwjt^ two cows to roam at their °^ f£ and pleasure on Barrack Hill on »»V^ instant. . «,«*«*' by $ Defendant, who was representea DJ wife, pleaded guilty. * Viij. of I#^ Mrs Conley said it was np.W^ husband's that the cows 8»* "^J.W* was they had a splendid well; for % arid Jermyri-street being ver? .^S'for* f ! water allthe residents came ™J* ere H * supply from the well. I , welcome to, and their gate jftt % I latch that anybody could «>^ ed #* § hours. Some of the visitors■ Jf^-^., ' Conley's kindness by leaving WJ .• ' * j and letting the cows out. Ad&i»y ' I His Worship, remarking «£%,»>• I generosity was likely to cost Ju» [ flicted a fine of 10s and «*»£- AO i. ,/ || BREACH OJT MOBIOIPAI- POtf™ , | John Hagan, for * | in Parnell Road on the Jg^ | fined 5s and costs. # " || This was all the busuwflfl. |

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150 000 FRET Tr]^BKE FOR SALE, AT MY YARDS, i GOVERNMENT WHARF, ONEHUNGA. JAMES W. WALLER. SPECIALTIES FOR THE SEASON. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, (LATE B. HOBBS), Are yovr Opening 'up their WINTJdJR SHIPMENTS EX NORHAM CASTLE and HYLTON CASTLE •:•■■• ■'' Comprising— SILK AND ALPACCA UMBRELLAS. LADIES' BLACK CLOTH JACKETS, CHILDREN'S, MAIDS, AND LADIES' WATERPROOF TWEED MANTLES, ''~ '...' In Great Variety and Newest Styles. CHOICE NEW DRESS GOODS • ': In Greatly Variety. FRENCH MERINOS in all shades COBURGS, 'WINCEYS-, FLANNELS All Wool Plaids, "Union, and All Wool Crimean Shirtincs STRONG TWEEDS. GA.MBROONS WATERPROOF TWEEDS In Great Variety. Furnishing Goods, Blankets, Sheetings, white and grey • White Linen Damask, Loom Damask Window Muslins, Muslin, and Leno Curtains Victoria Table Covers, Printed Cloth ditto Druggets,: White and Red Matting, &c, &c. ALSO, TO ARRIVE EX DORETTE— 34: CASES AND BALES OF GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS, CLOTHING, . Etc., Etc., Etc. : RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Wholesale and Retail Drapers, Clothiers, &c JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) . " TJPPEB QtTEEN-SiiIEET, AUCKLAND. T> ETIRING FROM THE RETAIL. 3. COSGRAVE & CO. Are giving up their Retail Business in Queen-street. A SALE of the Goods will be held TO-MORROW, the 14th of March, and will continue until the entire Stock is disposed of. We are now landing THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS WORTH of DRAPERY and MEN'S CLOTHING, purchased by Mr Cosgravb from the English and French Manufacturers, wbiah will be SOld at UNIRECEDENTEDLY LOW PRICES. No credit will be given during the Sale' ■'



Tji H. LEWISSON Begs to inform his numerous friencs and the public at large that having been success ful in disposing of all his old STOCK at the.recent CLEARING-OUT SALE, He has determined to RE-OPEN with an ENTIBELY NEW SELECTION OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF JEWELLERY, WATCHES, &c, And is resolved to offer to the Public Goods of the best Quality at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. S3T Extensve Alterations are about to be made in the Business Premises, which when completed will make them second to none in the Colonies. 1 he Manufacturing Branch of the Business will be carried on as usual, and all Repairs or Orders for Cutting and Mounting Greenstone and Quartz will bo executed with promptness, F. H. LEWISSON, OPPOSITE UNION BANK, QUTSEN-BTHEET, AUCKLAND.



p A U T [ ON. OLSON'S TOMATO'SATJCK. Connoisseurs pronounce thi3 Sauce to be the BEST for general use in households, and, in con sequence of its high reputation, som« unprincipled persons have been induced to Collect Etnpty Bottles bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as "Olson's Universal Tomato Sauce." The proprietor has in consequence caused his TRADK MARK to bfl Registered under the provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, 18GG," and proceedings will be taken against such persons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ASK FOR OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the name in Stamped on Bottle and Btoppor. and wrapped round with his well-known Übfil.