SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

-££££'Jt***'- ™s 5.46 ; to-morrow

ARRIVALS.

n& 1 S£ I .t «*. ***** T ™' w Star of the South, SSj ff,- mNapier

Departures.

Columbia, scb'nn-,-.,.« --.- . Ruby frhn- 00ner. for Napier * Upy, nbr^o^ (for WatJga r oa -.

Chile, ship, for London, early •*, . r . , , Julms Vogel, for Poverty Bay, to-morrow l-nna, p.s.; for WeUington "- Success, schooner, for Napier, to-morrow

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

w.™..' ' VESSELS EXPECTED.. '•-■". \ Tif.T«/? neen ' bh\P> from London. Sailed October 14 Ar,_3. £ meron ' bar<l™e, from Sydney '- ' I eXJr r2 Ue ' fro? Lon(l°n- Sailed October 31 •: i & barque from Liverpool. Sailed October 15 Sft rQ«e, from New York, via. Adelaide < wentworth, SSj about the 28th instant '

IMPORTS.

rer btar of the South from Napier.; 53 ' headcattle, 660 sheep, Banks. x*

NEWCASTLE.

to^r? 1^—January 21, Australind, from' Wellmgton ; 22nd, Silver Lining, from New* Zealand ; Wellington, from "Wellington.: bailed. —21 st, A nstralian iiSovereign, for -Lyttelton ; Woodside, for Dunedin.

_ The brigantine Ryno cleared for Lyttelton, \ via the Thames, to-day with 50,000 feet of tomber.to be shipped at the Hauriki mi. I.^ j* Also' 2000 feet of mouldings and I(>;000' The Saucy Lass cleared J6r Nam".?, fn-dm/

The ss. Star of the South arrived from .1.. It*"' *~ 7i With a Car§°> <as P er imparts) ana the following passengers :—Mr and Mrs £«cks 5 chil( jren, Miss Campbell, Mrs and Miss Miley. A collision, with possibly fatal results, occured off the Start-on Saturday morning. JLhe emigrant sailing ship Forfashire, Captain Jones, Shaw, Saville, and Co., Lon don, owners, wias coming from London to j-flymouth on her way to New Zealand with general cargo, when about thirty miles from land, between 2 and 3* in the morning, she •ran mto'a'vessel believed, to, be a brig or brig antine. v The Forfarshire lost her lea quarter boat, bent her davits*, and scraped her side. She at once hove to and' went about, but could nothing. Later on when about ten miles from land, she to6k a pilot from Pilot Boat No. S, the Fedora, and reached -Plymouth m the afternoon. The Fedora made search for the brig or brigantine for iwo hours, but breaking her tiller ;had to come into harbour.— English paper

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails will Close as Undek. :— For Thames, to-daj', at 5 30 p m, and to-morrow at 10.30 a m For Great; Barrier, per Sovereign Of the Seas, to-day. at 4 p m ■ For Mahurangi, &c, per Lady Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a m For Whitiangi, Tairua. Tauranga, Opotiki. and Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cross, to morrow, at 3pm F°w £. aranaki and Southern Provinces, per s s \\ elhngton, on Monday next, at S a m , . (Signed)- S. B. Biss. Chief PostmasteT.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Me, Robert M. Houston.—Your supposition re garding the authorship of the scholarship's para graph is quite incorrect, and your, comments unwarrantable. To insert your leiter, therefore would be very unjust to the gentlemen mentioned.

BIRTH.

HAWiAB-On January 29. at Mount den Mr _ Farquhar Macrae, of a son. ' a'' Mrs

MARRIAGES.

Sullen—Tratl- On 28th instant, by the Rev R P Macnicol, Henry Sullen to Louisa Trail, both of this city.

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1874.

For the cause that lacks asuistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance. And th ft pnod that we can do

Notice has been given by Mr Isaacs, at the Harbour Board, to move for a donation of .£lO to be paid to Mr Charles Hopkins, in re cognition of his bravery in diving for the body of Blyth, late master of the Leader. Mr Landers' courage, displayed in a similar manner, has been suitably recognised by an ■address from the Royal Humaue Society. Both these rewards have been nobly earned and are well bestowed, but .there is another case of recent occurrence in which a man was saved from drowning under exception ally perilous circumstances, and yet there seem, a hke_._hood of its passing without re^Qgaition. We refer to the instance in which Mr Harding jumped into the water and saved a seaman .belonging to the Iliudostan, who fell from that vessel into the water in a fit. Inslippirig down one of the wharf piles into the water Mr Hardie lost a ring presen ted to him by the passengers of a vessel he was connected with, and which, of course. he proportionately valued. His watch also Was spoiled with sea water, so that his brave. anddiumane^act'has caused him an actual pecuniary loss. We think this should not be permitted, and- are sure the public would willingly subscribe towards a presenta tion to Mr Hardie. The Harbour Board might also divide whatever sum they vote between two equally deserving cases.

In the Domain, yesterday the chief amuse mept'eif the bairns and young persons was swinging on ropes suspended from the limbs of trees, and We wet'e rather surprised to see numbers of young ladies from fifteen to twenty years of age eager for display in this respect, which could not have been pleasing to their mammas had they witnessed the scenes. There seemed also some danger im minent upon these ventures, arid we saw one of the swings break down, and-a lad named Moore Went sprawling on the ground and bruised his head very considerably, and dis located his great toe... .The lad, after bleed ing very much, hopped away, blessing the faithless ropes of the swing.

| The Excelsior Good Templars held their : first musical and literary entertainment last [evening in Sheridan-street Chapel. Mr Joseph Burns, of Preston, Lancashire, ably * filled the chair, and spoke of the comparitive ; benefits Of templaj-y from his individual ex iperience. He was but a new convert to the cause, (arid had found the pleasures of ; the inner circle far more interesting than the : vagaries of his outside-dreams.' The enter ; tainment was composed of readings and songs |by members, and musical selections by the | warbling choir of chapel minstrels. Master |Booth opened with a poem.- The subse iquent readings were a lyric "Drunk in, ,the. streets," by Mr Clark ; an ] essay on " Narcotic Poisons," by Mr Cormish; i a ''Reflection from Sir iHumphrey Davy's Safety Lamp," with a moral, by Mr Jones, a humour .ous sketch, "The Auction," by Master jßinns, "The Picture over the Door," jby" the , chairman, written by Thomas Lister, postmaster and poet of Barnsley, and ; one of tlie editors of the famous " Pogmoor Almanac." Mr Besford sang a somewhat melancholy song on a melancholy subject. Mr Ratcliffe gave Henry Russell's "New Hand of Ours," the most;poetical ditty and liveliest piece of the programme. The children concluded the concert with "Father, Come Home." Thus closed the Excelsior entertainment, and. the listeners appeared satisfied with the feast that had been pre sented to,their fancy and intelligence. • I The masquerade ball last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre was largely patron ised, there being more than three hundred persons present. The ladies and managers acted their parts with consummate skill. Mr Lord, the premier violinist, played delight fully, as did his song-fellows, Cullirnore, McComish, and Co. Mr Sceats, of the British Hotel, catered liberally in a by-corner. The ball lasted^, beybnd the passing of Cynthia, and closed with the rising of Phcebus. We understand'thatMessr'sCollier andMcGowan are satisfied with the result.

The second appearance of E. Clair's famous Magnet Troupe at the Otahuhu Public Hall last night was a success. The hall was full, and the weather somewhat oppressive. We have not space to particularise the perform ance, which was pleasantly received by the numbers present. The entertainment con bluded with a quadrille party, which broke up at one o'clock in the morning. Clair's minstrels are the only surviving idarkies ot the many troupes that were wont to rattle their bones in the City Hall, and as these possess the elements of success they are likely to become a permanent institution in Auckland. . ..a

The Bishop of Auckland will preach at Trinity Church, Devonport, on Sunday next, February 1, 11 a.m., when he will speak to the congregation on the several subjects con nected with the church,

t j i *"'• ■«• Sbalders, the hon. secretary of * ,-.- useful institution tho Auckland Dispen sary, states that the annual meeting an nounced for to-day is unavoidably postponed for a few days, of which due notice will be given. We have much pleasure in publishing the following letter relative t. the gig race :— " Sir, —I like to see credit given where it is due. I notice that both your morairig con temporaries are careful to avoid mentioning that the boat which won the four-oared gig race belongs to the Thames, and was rowed by amateurs, not professionals like tbeir an tagonists, and professionals made up of picked men of Auckland and thte Thames. The Auckland Regatta Club ought to be pleased to.observe the interest taken in their sports by the Thames people ; and if the latter did prove too many for their own chosen team they ought not to be treated with contempt. The Thames men are indebted to Mr Firth for his kindness in allowing them to store their boat, the Nonpareil; and to your jour nal for that free expression of opinion on the merits of the contest which is the preroga tive of all_ independent newspaper people. No doubt it was very annoying to see the extra £20 collected by the' crack team go away to the Thames ; but the Auckland boys will perhaps learn in future not to "reckon their chickens before they are hatched.—l am, &c, A TitAnres Visitor "

. The losses of tho theatre ; iav6 resolved to give everybody m opportunity for sc , pin „ ™.- ijantomime,|and have accordingly reduced the prices of admission to sixpence, one shilling, and two shillings for to-night and to-morrow night only. There should be a great muster in all parts of the house. The piece is got up in really capital style, and deserves support.

We are glad to notice that the children of All Saints' Sunday School were enabled, through the kindness of their mm ister and friends to enjoy a school treat at that beauti fully secluded spot in the neighbourhood of Dedwood, overlooking tho water, attd known as Home Bay. Tlie place is exactly the spot for a school treat or picnic, and adjoins the residence of the Rev. E. N.Bree, the minister of All Saints. At ten o'oHick the children gathered at the new school house, and then proceeded to Home Bay by a 'bus, kindly furnished by the proprietor, Mr Quick, who takes much interest in the progress of the school. On reaching the chosen spot the marquee, generously lent by the friends of the Sheridan-street school, was erected, and a most gratifying spread of cake and other good things placed upon the enduring carpet of nature in the shadow of a number of trees. A number of sports were then indulged in, gratifying alike to children and teachers. The little wants of the children were at tended to by Misses Scott, Arm stead, and by Messrs Grainger, Bennett, Saunders, and Cornish. Amohg the spectators who had assembled to witness the sports and to en courage the children we noticed Rev. Mr Bree, Rev. Dr Kidd, Dr and Mrs Bayntun, and a number of other ladies and gentlemen. The bell for tea at length sounded, and about three hundred children and adults sat down to the sumptuous repast fully supplied with the acceptable viands usual on such occasions. After tea, amid much merriment and clapping of hands, another circle was formed, and Rev. Mr Bree presented the numerous prizes to the most successful scholars, accom panying each with a few kind words. The young ladies who received the higher prizes were Misses Tripp, Spurgeon, Cash, Kaspar, and Scott. The successful lads were Mas ters King, Daw, Bennett, Field, Cash, Jaques, Fisher and Bennett. Mr Breo allowed the children to visit his fine garden and see his splendid collection of roses. He also added to their library thirty-seven \ volumes of useful and interesting works. ■Mr Masefield, after the heat of the day, gave the-children a sailing treat on the water, making'short trips so that all might share in it. The school, now numbering 17Q scholars, has made rapid progress under the superintendency of Mr Hammond.

The committee of the Caledonian sports, North Shore, will pay prizes on Saturday, 31st January, at the Thames hotel, at 3 p.m.

The " Messiah" of Handel will be per formed this evening in the Onehunga Choral Hall by the flouiishing Onehunga Choral Society.

The Pioneer Good Templars will ho Id meeting this evening in the Albert-stree Temperance Hall for general business.

RMr Thomas, whose drawing-room enter tainments were so much admired in the lead ing public resorts of London, two or three summer's ago, has arrived in Auckland, and will give three of his entertainments. The first to-morrow, and the succeeding ones on the 2nd and sth proximo, in the Lome-street hew 'hall. The views of Calcutta, Jedda, Alexandria, Gibraltar, and other parts of the world are said to be unsurpassed in truth fulness and coloring. The leading feature of Mr Thomas's entertainment, and which dis tinguishes it from all others, is this : Art has been brought into harmony with music and song. The scene is represented by the artist, and illustrated by the singer. Hence, when pictures of ocean are exhibited, it is accompanied with the far-famed song " I'm Afloat," composed by Eliza Cook," and sung with so much applause by Russell. Again, when the scene of the "Vale of Avoca," is presented, Tom Moore's beautiful song "The meeting of the waters," is sung. Scenes in Egypt, Japan, Algiers, England, with views of many of its principal buildings will be exhibited. Her Yon Slosscher's, the favorite of the Rhine, will perform on the pianoforte, and play several difficult German selections, and judging from the bill we feel that Mr Thomas will meet with a cordial welcome. .

.We have much pleasure in giving insertion to the following communication from the Lake country. We may not agree with all its sentiments; but knowing the Jack-in office tyranny to which remote outlying settlements are habitually subjected it affords us on aIJ occasions the utmost pleasure to give the opportunity for utterance to such a "Voice crying in the wilderness:"— j' Rotorua, 7th January, 1573. —Sir,—Having noticed on several occasions certain para graphs in 3'our valuable journal purporting to be from your Tauranga correspondent having reference to matters both native and European in our district, I have thought it well to give you a short resume of the pro ceedings of certain individuals holding sub ordinate offices under the Government. Some little time back a number of gentle men came from Auckland prepared to take up land for immediate use as sheep and cattle runs. The natives were quite agreeable, and let lands at a fair rent to those parties, in the whole about 250,000 acres ; the surveyors were set to work, and with the exception of one block, the native owners were assisting in the surveys themselves. Certain people who had not been employed in the negotia tions for these lands, or who had been trying suh rosa to get the blocks for themselves, then represented the' matter to the Government at Wellington. The Go vernment then put a stop to all sur veying in the district, and when the surveyors,_ at the earnest request of the owners, wished to proceed with the survey ing they were warned by certain Govern ment employes that in the event of their continuing the work their licenses would •

be cancelled, and in one case a mounted force of twenty men and an officer were sent to drive the shrvey party off. Natives to the number of over 150 were prepared to protect the surveyors if they woiild proceed with their work • and it was owing to the good sense of the surveyors, assisted by Europeans who were not getting their bread and butter out of the Maori difficulties, that the matter ended where it did. The natives now have the choice of letting their land lie idle and waste, or else to sell at something like fivepence an acre, instead of receiving an annual rent of over £^,000 per annum. Of course because the natives do not see the wisdom of this they are a rebellious people, and are very hard to manage.! Again, the natives of Ohinemutu, backed by the European settlers in Tauranga and Rotorua, requested the GovernmenttoremovetheTelegraphoffice from the present place (which is eight miles from the main lineof road between the Thames and Napier, aud the same distance from any house inhabited by Europeans with the ex ception of the Telegraph officer in charge) to Ohmemutu ; they wereproinised that if they would give a building site it should be re moved, A site of nearly an acre in extent was given and surveyed, the Government taking possession of it as a site for a Telegraph office. Af tor repeated application from all interested, and a delay of nearly twelve months, a party of Government^officials arrived atOhinemutu, consisting of one telegraph officer, one Go vernment surveyor, and one resident magis trate, and told the natives that unless they made a present of ten acres at least more land the office would not be removed. The reply of the natives was this : "We have given you ground for the office without asking payment. If you want more land we will let you have it, but we shall want a small rent for it." Theso Wise men, or somebody just as wise, then telegraphed to the Press that the natives had refused to give land for a Tele graph office there, therefore the work had to be stopped. With reference to a school, the natives have repeatedly asked for one, and gave a land endowment for the same, the Government giving their word that they would give due attention to the matter at once. This was twelve months ago. Since then the place has been progressing a little, and certain new roads made, which has of course" indicated the direction any future township would be laid off', and so the old grant must be substituted by a piece near the near,the new road. We might continue in this strain, Sir, until we filled even your correspondent's column ; but enough. While we have time let us observe the moral that whilst the Government keep in its employ men, who will break faith with the natives in this way, there is no hope for the colony. The government and natives are blamed with out reason often, when the men who have been employed and placed in offices they are entirely unfitted to fill are the real cause of all the trouble. The natives are willing to do anything except sell their lands, and do not wish to oppose the Government, but will not submit to be made a tool in any indi vidual's hands to carry out private spite or official jealousy.—Yours, &c.—Justice.

All cricket interest seems centred in to-morrow's match, when the Auckland Cricket Club will play the North Shore at Ellerslie. Excursion trains will run at 1, 2, and 2.45 p.m. There is a strong feeling that the one intend basting the other in no small degree. The A.C.C. will be represented by Messrs King, Bennett, Buckland, Cott on, Connel, Davies, Carland, Yates, Mowbray, Bell, and McLean.

LATER ENGLISH TELEGRAMS

(PER CLAUD HAMILTON AT BLUFF.)

The Ashantee War.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegram Company.

BLUFF.

This day. Arrived—7 a.m., Claude Hamilton, Capt. Bowden. She left Port Phillip Heads at 3 p.m. on the 24th, and brings G saloon and 15 steerage pa ssengers, and 300 tons cargo for all ports. She was tendered at 11.30 a.m., and sailed North at noon.

LONDON.

January 20. Cape Coast advices state that the troops landed on the 3rd, and started to cross the Prah River. Captain Glover's expedition is advancing in concert. ! The Ultramontanes newspaper, the Universe, has been suspended for two months for publishing a pastoral of the Bishop of Perigunex. This was in conse quence .of the presentation of Prussia.

France has abolished passports for Italy. January 21. The Siamese Twins are dead. The French Assembly passed the Mayors Bill by a majority of 42.

The French Government declared its policy was to show the Pontiff a pious re spect and filial solicitude whilst maintaining more amicable relations with Italy.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

MELBOURNE,

Saturday, Jan. 24. Governor Bowen has returned from Tas mania.

Governor Weld, after visiting Ballarat and all places of interest in Melbourne, proceeded to Sydney this afternoon.

Parliament is to be dissolved at the end of February or beginning of March. The new Parliament is likely to meet after the general election early in May.

An action has commenced to condemn the Aurora for breaches of the Polynisian La - bor Act.

The Triennial Parliament Bill has passed its second reading in the Sydney Upper House. i. • •

The land departments are to be thoroughly re-organised by the creation of fresh branches.

The question of tobacco importation over the Sydney border ag a in has arisen in connection with the duties.

The English cricketers were received en thusiastically at Sydney. Play commences to-day. The odds at present are on the English men.

The Flintshire arrived at Brisbane with the Torres Straits'mails.

Two Solomon Islanders have been com mittad for murdering the captain and crew of the Plato.

It is believed Mr P. J. S. Clarke's estates will pay to the Government about £84,000 as probate duty. He leaves the Victorian property to his eldest, William, his New Zealand property to Joseph Clarkes. His wife has-3000 a year. The second son is left a comparitively poor man. Commercial.—Wheat very scarce, reached 6s 7d to 6s Sd ; flour £14 lOd; oats in scarce supply; little demand, 5s 3d to 5s 6d. Steady business has been done in sugars. Mauritius telegram to January 9th states that prices are firm, and have an upward tendency. The William Condell has been chartered for Dunedin.

A large sale of cornsacks has taken place. Shipping. — Arrived, January 23, Pros perity, from Hokitika. Sailed, January 23, Lizzie Guy, Seabird. Alice, and Maud for West Coast ports.

THE REGATTA.

We give the results of the sailing races finished to late for publication in our ordin ary edition last evening. The restf.lt of some of the races published below, appeared in late issues of yesterday's Star : — TRADING VESSELS. Ist Race—9.3oam: Brigantines, Schooners, and Ketches, 25 tons register "and* upwards First prize, L3O ; second, LlO ; third, L 5. Course : From the south side of Flagship r.ound. a mark bout hiilf-way betweeh.Rangitotdind. TJritirl *, thence round a boat off Stokes' Point, coming in on south side of Flagship Clio, 75 tons, Chambers ... ... "'./', 1 Pacific, 51 tons, Chrisp ..- .... -... 2 Mary Mellville, 62 tons, Urcpihart ... 8 Saucy Lass, 38 tons, Smith ,'..;. -y. "4 Belle Brandon,6s. tons, Sullivan ... ... 5 Rover, 33 tons, Macdabe ... ,;i ..; 0 TRADING- VESSELS. 4th Race—ll am : Trading Vessels (any rig), under 25 tons register. First prize, L2O; second, L 8 ; third, L 3. Course : From south side of Flag ship round Drunken Bay buoy;' thence round a buoy off Stokes' Point, coming in on south side of Flagship Victoria, 23 tons, Yates 1 Rapid, 15 tons, Wright .. ... ... 2 Phantom., 23 tons. Lombard ... ... 3 Avon, 18 tons, Anderson ..* ..* .<>> 4 Undine, 22 tons, Miller ... .... ... 5 Wave, 19 tons, Sullivan ... , ... ... ,6 Don, 21 tons, Carlow ... . ; ... ..,-_■_ 7 Bella, 15 tons, Hansen Alowing time for tohllage the Rapid takes the first prize. SAILING BOATS. sth Race—ll.3o am: Sailing Boats or Yachts G tons and under 9 tons. First prize, silver cup, value Ll2, presented by W. Aitken, Esq., and L 5 added ; second, L 5 ; third, L 2 Course: Same as second race Sabrina, 9 tons, Stodart .. ... ... 1 Hit or Miss, S.\ tons, Bettis ... ... 2 Lizard, 7 tons, Keane ... ... ... 3 Alice, "ih tons, Smith 4 Ripple, 7 7; tons, Dacre 5 Lily, 7 tons, Gallic. .. . ... 6 Foam, G tons, Sandford ... ... ... 7 SAILING BOATS OB YACHTS.

6th Pace 12 noon : Sailing Boats or Yachts, under 6 tons. First prize, silver cup, value Lls 10s, presented by Evening Star Office, and L 5 added ; second, LC>; third, L 2. Course : From fcouth side of Flagship round chequered buoy in Rangitoto Channel, thence round boat off Stokes' Point, twice round, coming in on south side of Flagship Bismai-ck, 5 tons, Kckenberg ... ... 1 Pear], 5J tons, B. Waymouth ... ... 2 Sam Slick, 4 tons, Wardall ... ... 3 Surprise, 4A tons, Cede ... ... ... 4 OPEN SAILING BOATS. Sth Race —1 pm : Open Sailing Boats, " All . Comers." First prize, LlO ; second, L 5 : third, L 2. Course: from south side of Flagship round red buoy oil' spit at North Mead ; thence round boat off Stokes' Point, twice round, coming in on the south side of Flagship Pembroke, B. Waymouth... ... ... 1 Billiai-d, Ngakapo ... ... ... ... 2 America, Thompson ... ... ... 3 Rose, Clare ... ... ... ... ... 4

WHAU RACES.

The attendance at the Whau race meeting yesterday was small, but the various events passed oil satisfactorily, resulting as follows:—

Hurdle Race. —Distance H- miles ; prize £7 :— Faulder's b h Skidaw, 1 j Walker's eh m Polly, 2 ; Martin's b g Numa, 0. Settlers Pace.—Distance 1£ miles ; prize £7 :—Martin's Idle Boy, 1 ; Archibald's Flying Tailor, 2 ; Hepburn's Ladybird, 3. All Comers' Race.—Prize £8 10s :—C. Robert's Daybreak, 1 ; Lupton's Eclipse, 2; Campbell's Cockie, 3 ; Martin's Numa, 4 ; Beaver's Prince, 5 ; Faulder's Skiddaw, 6.

P&NY Pace.—For ponies, 15hands2inches high ; distance, 1 mile ; prize, £5 :—Mar tin's Idle Boy, 1 ; Campbell's Cockle, 2; Hepburn's Lay bird, 3 ; Lupton's Little Nell, 4; Archibald's Atalanta, 0; Peatfield's Ratafie, 0 ; Wolsey's Bell, 0.

Consolation Stakes.—-Distance, 1 mile ; prize, £3 : —Lupton's Eclipse, 1 ; Martin's Numa, 2; Archibald's Flying Tailor, 3; Archibald's Atalanta, 4; Beaver's Numa, 5.

ICO Yards Race ; prize, 203 ; 2nd prize, ss.— E. Low, 1 ; Shaw, 2. Home, Donnelly, Kemp, McShane, Johnson, and Turton came in together.

Second Pace.—Distance, 200 yards. .Ist prize, 20s ; 2nd, ss.—Shaw, 1 ; Home, 2 ; Lowe, 3 ; Kemp, 0; McShane. 0 ; Turton, 0 ; Donnell, 0.

Race for Boys fourteen years of age and under ; distance, 200 yards ; prizes—Ist, 15s ; 2nd, 5s ; 3rd, 2s Gd. James, 1 ; Hastie, 2 ; Burns, 3. The following boys also ran in this race : Potter, Lawry, Hendry, Burley, Owen, Woods, Donnelly, and Harper. Three Hundred Yards Race.—Prizes— Ist, 25s ; 2nd, 10s. Home. 1 : Lowe, 2; Shaw, 3 ; Hyde, 4.

Boys' Race.—This was a race for boys under 1G years of age ; distance, 200 yards ; prizes—lst, 15s ; 2nd, ss. The result was as follows :—Cantwell 1 ; Fagan 2 ; Hill 3 ; James 4 ■. Hastie 0 ; Burns 0 ; Roberts 0. Hale-mile Race.—Prizes—lst, 30s ; 2nd, 103. P. Home, haw, 1 ; S2; Hyde, 3.

PAPAKURA RACES.

The excellent programme of races at Papa kura yesterday attracted a large number of people, who enjoyed a capital day's, sport. Mr C. Davis kept the grand stand booth, and Mr G. G. Walters had also a booth well supplied with all creature comforts. The races resulted as follows :—

Handicap Hurdle Race, of 20 soys. • twice round the course, over eight flights of hurdles :—Mr Wynyard's Sam, 1; Mr Kav anagh's Count, 2 ; Mr Lillewall's Tom Tit 3 ; Mr McGeehan's Nero; 0. ' Maiden Plate, of 20 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys ; H miles ; weight for age ; for horses which have never won an adver tised race of more than 10 soys. Mr Walters' Kingfisher, 1 ; Mr Whyte's Tripod 2 ; Mr Breakell's Dandy, 3. ' Consolation Stakes.—Handicap of 20 soys ; sweep of 1 soy. for acceptors to go to second horse. 1 mile and a distance. Entrance, 1 soy. :—Mr Fitzpatrick's Fawn 1 ; Mr Crosby's Bismarck, 2 ; Mr "Wynyard's Bnndarra, 3; Mr Kavanagh's Count, 4. The Papakura Handicap, of 100 soys. added to a sweepstake of 5 soys. each' second horse to receive 30 soys, and third horse 10 soys. from the stakes. Two miles • —Mr Walters' Yatterina, 1 ; Mr Gwynne's Flying Jib, 2 ; Mr Watt's Parawhenua, 3 - Mr Breakell's Dainty, 0. ■ Pony Race, of 10 soys. One mile and a distance. Weight for inches ; 14.2 hands to carry 10 stone :—Mr Clark's Brandy, 1; Mr Kavanagh's Nettle, 2 ; Mr Lillewall's Mig nonette, 3 ; -Mr Hay's Fanny, 0; Mr Hay's Skipper, 0. : ■-. _

Railway stakes.—Handicap of 40 soys. with a sweepstake of 2 soys. added, second horse to receive 10 soys. out of the stakes 1| miles :—Mr Gwynne's Black Eagle, 1'• Mr Crosby's Bismarck, 2; Mr Watt's Batter 3 ; Mr Wynyard's Bundarra, 0 ; Mr Fitz patrick's Fawn, 0. Ladies' Purse, of 25 soys., with a sweep stake of 1 soy. for second horse. Welter weights.for age j gentleman riders. 1 mile and a distance.—Mr Watt's Batter, 1; Mr Crosby's Bismarck, 2 ; Mr Gwynne's '■ Flvine Jib, 3 j Mr/Walter's Kingfisher, 4 • Mr McGeehan's Nero. 5. '

Hack Race, of 10 soys. Mr Brimmer's Sport, 1; Mr Breakell's Stockman, 2: Mr Buckland's Native, 3.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— Friday.

(Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.) ' "WALSH V. PERKINS. ' His Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff in this case for £9 4s. - JUDGMENTS FOR VLAtsffFfS.'" Judgments for the plaintiffs were given in the Mowing cases :—A. Linabury and Co. ii. C.' G. Farrar, £8 17 4d ; Pritchard and Co. v. T. C. Halliday, £5 16s 7d; A. Dornwell v. E. 0. Lawrence, £2 17s 3d ; Pritchard and Co. ■?>'.-S. Davis, £2 17s 3d, [judgiaent sum mons, 2s 6d a week to be paid ; J. Reid «.. M. Fisher, judgment summons, £4 15s 6d, to pay Is a week ; J. W. Hoare v. T. Dalton. £10 8s 3d ; A. Mackie v. W. Gun nery, £2 Gs, 5s a week to be paid. ADJOURNED. , ( iiolme_i Brothers v, J. McGeehan, £20 ; adjourned for* a fortnight on application of Mr Armstrong for the defendant. Defended. • faulkner v. brown. —a paltry case. This wa3 a claim for 10s, the value of a table cloth, which plaintiff —the husband of a loquacious female —who appeared as the principal witness, swore had been taken off his line by the defendant. Defendant's story was that the cloth in qnestion was her own property, and was,in : her possession up to last November, when it • was stolen from her residence. She heard a short time ago that her table-cloth was hanging in the plaintiff's yard. She 'wentthere ; aud immediately ihdentified it as 'her property. When asked what she meant by indentifying it as her property witness said she took it off the line and went home, with it A good deal of cross-swearing was indulged in by five or six most respectable washer-women Avho appeared to give evi dence on either side.

At the conclusion of the evidence his Worship said it was impossible to tell from the testimony which party was in the right. There was one point which might decide the matter. Plaintiff described the cloth as having a border all round, and defendans said it had not. If any gentlemen in Court would come forward and determine which was the case with the cloth now produced, the result might, with the consent of both sides, carry the case.

This was agreed to, and the tablecloth, a dilapidated specimen, value about about Is (id, was submitted to the critical eye of the reporter of this journal. That gentleman having looked at it with one eye, and then with the other eye, and then with both eyes ; having turned it up and turned it down, and inspected the right side and then the wrong side, declared amidst a breathless suspense of the ladies concerned that there was only a border on two of the sides. The Court immediately returned a verdict for the defendant with costs. This was all the business.

SUPREME COURT.

CIVIL SITTINGS.—This Day,

(Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Knt.,

Chief Justice.)

A special jury was empannelled, namely— Messrs Ponsonby, Peacock, W. J. Dalton, John C. Seccombe, W. Atkin, F. W. How ard, John Soppett, John Batger, Chas. F. Partington, J. P. Dv Moulen, G. W. Jones, Shirley Hill, John Lawford ; foreman, J. C. Firth. Mr Stichbury was fined £5 for non appearance. R. GRAHAM V. THOMAS AND OTHERS. Messrs McCormack, Gillies, and Mac donald appeared for plaintiff, and Messrs Whitaker and Hesketh for defendants. Mr McCormick opened the case, and stated that the plaintiff, Mr Robert Graham, sought to recover for damages and trespass committed by defendants, who broke into certain lands, destroyed fences, etc., situated in the Hauraki goldfield, in Grahamstown. On the 30th May, 1572, plaintiff put up a fence around his land on the 30th May, which wa3 pulled down by defendants. It was then repaired by plaintiff, and im-_ mediately pulled down a second time by de fendants, who considered that plaintiff was not in actual possession of the said land at the time of the alleged trespass. The gentle men of the jury would therefore have to en quire whether defendants were in actual possession of the land from January, IS7I, to the time of the trespass, in May, 1572. Mr Robert Graham, examined by Mr Gillies, deposed that he was the plaintiff in this action, and that he knew some of the defendants in this action, but not all. He knew the allotments 623 and 24 in the town ship of Grahamstown. He knew the block 5 Kauaeranga. He had known these allotr ments from June, IS6S. He had the land surveyed, partially drained and marked into allotments. He first took possession in July IS6S, and had employed men at different times upon the allotments. He leased the land from a number of natives. He had seen some of the defendants trespassing upon some of the allotments and placing quartz there. In fact really • taking possession as though they had a. perfect right to do so. He had warned them several times of the trespass. In May, 1572, he caused a fence to be raised. Messrs Davy and Macfarland surveyed the land.

'. Cross-examined by Mr Whitaker : He un derstood that a portion of the ground was taken up by the Queen of Sheba and the Queen of Beauty ; but he did not know this of his own knowledge, nor did he now know the boundaries of the Queen of Sheba. ' His solicitors are Messrs Jackson and Russell, and Mr Jackson was his agent by power of attorney during his absence in England. He was informed in 1871 that persons had taken gold from under the allotments, and that defendants were those persons. He tjien sent in an account as soon as his atten tion was drawn to the fact by workmen that large quantities of gold were being* got out from the allotments previously mentioned. Before May, 1872, for several months mul lock was carried across his lands. I He did not ask them for any rent while- the mines were not paying. * Mr' Whitaker : Then you. were like, the vultures—as soon as you saw the men were getting something you pounced upon them. Mr Graham : "Oh no."

To Mr Whitaker : There was mullock palcedby miners from time to.time on these allotments. He went round the allotments •very year since 1868 to see after the pegs and so on. He paid no attention to miners who were getting no gold. The allotments, were pegged out originally by my orders, but they were taken away and replaced by others. He then called the surveyor to have fresh pegs put in in order properly to define the allotments. He could not say when that was done, but the surveyor, Mr Robert McFarland, will know. He paid no atten tion to the Queen of Beauty, and could not define the claim.

The plan.was made by his surveyor, i The plan was putin and caused much dis cussion and remaiks of an explanatory nature.

His Honor saidplans were not evidence, but only useful for publio purposes. Mr: MacCormick would not put ■ in the plan as evidence j his only |motive in intro ducing it was for reference, aud to assist the jury.

His Honor said that the pfea foZTTT/ part of the evidence before him "^.is. Counsel agreed not t> admit the «.. • evidence,-only as a mean of .ffii^atil'*ls dence. ' ■- etx*-"*

To Mr. Whitaker : I lo not know L the boundaries of the Quyei. of Beau^- . include the two allbtr iir :. }d- roM^ The fence was putur ". ■ 'h-.-r.-i;" ' A}6^, - of Block 623-4 • but _A, ooV^aemf .''^ ! tinctly about the fence. It comniS 4; Muskett's, and was a continuation of i? fence. He ran a drain through the all * :ments in dispute, and made other imr,t° ments there in 1868. ; <3mWn.; ! By Mr Gillies': If any one.had&r?? possession of the land at that timeh^tt'-i have seen them. It was literally a"sw^ .until he drained it, when it becamedry # fence was a post and two rails, 'krT'F. close upon £50. ' coat James Wathein P'reece was sworn, an|j 5s posed that he was one of the 'attest* 'witnesses to the deed (produced);- He'w 1 licensed interpreter in July, 1868. He kn_& the piece of land named in the deed thai deed: was duly interpreted to the. native, mentioned, and understood by them 45 the deed was duly signed July 16,1868 cii the presence of witness, Mr Richmond;'«,!? Mr E. Davis, before Mr Gilfillan, and that ] the_ duty was paid to the sub-treasurer! fa< which the receipt was obtained. ' : i To Mr Hesketh : He knew block No*'gj ibut not at the time he interpreted the deed'i He subsequently became aware ofitstiossej! sion through being interested in the "Queen of Sheba," which in 1868 was worked-agj claim under miners' rights for about twelve months. It was then sold;; he had'i_.ve. boen on the ground since, as. his interest in the claim then ceased. He could". not speak positively as to the boundaries of the " Queen of Sheba" claim.'' ".'g^ he knew that the mullock-was tipped on to the allotments in dispute., -WhenEe iirst knew block 5 mining operations were,carried' on there between the shaft and the flafeaTy? land on the beach side was not then used. The creek side was very, wet, and, he believe! not under cultivation. As he then saw.t was not for cultivation. A__A

(Left sitting.)

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ALEXANDRA,

" ,}'; ' This day. Tawhiao, with his son Tv Tawhiao, are at Te Wetere. Te Ngakau and other chiefs are now at Kaipara, and remain there to-day ea route for Kawhia. Europeans will be invited to attend the grea,t meeting at Te Kniti-in?: March. :- ' . f*#||

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

GRAHAMSTOWN,

' ', fOLT."! rThis,day.,.. ' :'l The i Caledonian got 1501bs of very ;fi|r 1 specimens this morning from No. 4 .jrinffi't I and the leader from the intermediate level.',, [' They bagged 4001bs of picked stuff. The gold in No. 4 winze is making a stronger ■ ■ bottom. V.'" I**}! I' The Queen of Beauty tributers hayeob*-* j tamed 70 ozs. 13dwts from 75 tons stone. :s; < f The City of London retorting will have a. 1 heavy yield. . Yesterday it was discovered that some., | miscreant during the night had cut arop«. ; used for winding the men in the battery;. mine, endangering the lives of the workmen j The rope was not" quite severed; one strand |

was left intact.'- , . . . , . .. "• t -.rf^d^ The United' Liberal Society's fete banquet ball'was very successful yesterday. -, The Pumping Association resume pumping to-mbrrow or Monday.

COROMANDEL.

. .'•'.. This day. Fifty pounds of splendid specimens ha^j been taken from tribute leader in Bky^i|; Oak. thirty feet from Tokatea boundary. !v j A very important find has been madiias the Van of IS inches. The lode is supposed| to be the Tokatea leader. A large party qf" officials and others have visited the Plutui,' and are much pleased with the prospects,% Bonnet's battery has continued working* with 5 head of stamps.- ,■.-.- i*'A The leader in the Margaretta is-showu^-^ gold where opened up. ' ~ ,

[Per Anglo-Australian Telegram Company.] BLENHEIM. - —: "?<

I;q l a 'T '.i". ') This day., . The nomination lasted three-quarters of; an hour, with the following show of hand.) —Seymour, 45 ; Baillie, 14; Godfrey, 6.*;: .TM# latter was proposed only for his speech.

HOKITIKA.

This day.r

The Kanieru Lake Water-race Company ■ and Borough Council aie negotiating, for .a j supply of water to the town. \ ' The mining claims are being largely taken* & along the line of race. , , -. .ri! f : The Albion sailed for Melbourne yesterday. 1 I* — ■ ' ..* ~«.* I

PORT CHALMERS.

i ':•■ - • •.'-■..• > This day. |; James Walker, aged 33, a native of Dojk ■.... dee, died in the lock-up. He was arrested.* * in an insane state. At the inquest the verdio was " Died «£ heart disease. ';

LYTTELTON.

'- ' i'.oA% V/ /••.- ThisldftJ^ M The Merope sailed for London to-chj : with 3738 bales wool, 36 skins, 2113 W wheat, and 3208 bags flour. I The Merope has sailed. She was H»wj»II oiit by thePaterson, She takes 16 passengers | and a cargo valued at £S2,ooo, : conaißti ag :&' I 774 bales wool, 2,113 sacks wheat,. 3,208 packages' flour. 1 j Taranaki for tbe North, PatersonforSoutfc|( E; Celestial and Joliba for Newcastle has swjf-j, 1 Arrived—Omeo. She sails North at «*•! y Arrived —Ladybird^ She sails at W l-, ,-,,.,. o'clock ■ ■.

NAPIER.

■* *■.•..■■-;. . lm*a»jA -,.. 1,,., Mr Nasmyth, of Napier, has undertow" ' . to make the repairs to theßangitara soaftw m enable her to reach Wellington in ato. 1 night from Saturday. •

WELLINGTON.

This1 day.., , The ship W^oodlark sailed from Lon^Jl „ December for Wellington with 350 ■Waa grants. • ; •■'-• .- __y The total revenue of the Customs dep»r ment for last year was £965,800,; *j3' I>ared with £513,270 in 1872. The.*«•]£ - _ on the quarter were : Dunedm, t^W Q . - Lyttelton, £15,458; Wellington, i/™ M Auckland, £5347 ; Nelson, £3536. _ ' Mr O'Shea reports—sacks of M™>A)r~ m I 13s lOd ; Dunedin, 13s lOd ; Canterbury. to 12s lOd ; oats, 4s 3d to 4s 9d per buso , wheat 3s 6d to 4s Gd. There is °° "Jfgfe' the market. Maize ss, soaroe j P<£*™„ n, ■■ j- Is 4d ; bran, Is to Is 2d ; oheese BdJ*' butter lOd ; potatoes 6s; fowls «* F» j turkeys Be to 7s each. - , '.'''.l

,^*IOMSQMAk MloAf, ;JAftfAß* 30 1874



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jPj A U T I O N v LSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. C°?noi,sseurs pronounce this Sauce to b- -.„,*. BEST for general use in households ~„«{" rl l sequence of its high reputation aom< J £ n L nc iXi OSffi. *v ■*»amjte6 t tUf«'s name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as "Olson's Universal Tomat. ■hfo m*n . iS? Proprietor has in consequence causes his TRADE MARK to be Registered under the provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, 1566," and proceedings wiU 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 nam.e is Stamped on Bottle and I stopper, and wrapped round with his well-know... a bel. - ,