SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH "WATER : This evening, 6.62 ; to-moßi** mojuiug. 6.13 STTN-S3ST : Th!» ?v*nlng, 4.55 ; BUN-RIHE: To morrow morning, 714 MOON'S AGE: New moon, 14th, 4.7 am.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVAL* Tower Hill, brig Harless, from Warrnambool Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars, from Tauranga and Mercury Bay Jane, brig, frem Hobart Town

DEPARTURES.

DEPARTURES. Roopurell shlo. Sanding, for Newcastle ] Pet, barque, for Hoklanea Pknebe. s.s., "Wor?p, for the South Clyde, schooner, for Wangarei

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

PBOJEOTED DEPARTURE! For Sydney and Melbourne—Hero, s.s., three days after arrival ' For can Francisco-Loch Awe, about the 18th For the Islands— Kenilworth, schooner, at once For London—Hylton Castle, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Fero. 5.8., from Sydney. 13th Novelty., Wane, from Sydney, early Bella ?W, barque, from HobartTown; sailed 3rd Vn stunt ~ _,„_,,,_ Miltiades, shio, from London ; sailed 3rd May William Gifford, bai-que, from New York, via Dunedin. Sailed Feb 15 Countess of Kintore, ship, from London ; sailed 6tb

Star of the fouth. s.s.. from the South, early Corrido. from Lyttelton ; sailed 22nd Ferndale, barque, from London ; sailed May 5 H.Ms. Challenger, from Wellington, early rsty of Auckland, ship, from London Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Lyttelton Thomas and Henry, brig, from Dunedin Syren, brie, from Dunedin, early Eleanor, barque, from Newcastle, early Thames, barque, from Boston, loading Eureka, barque, from Dunedin ; sailed 23rd instant Wave, brig, from Oamaru

IMPORTS.

Per Tower Hill, brig, from Warnambool: 194 tons potatoes, 62 kegs butter.—G. W. Binney, agents.

EXPORTS.

Per Kenilworth, schooner, for Tonga: 2 casks cutlery, 20 cases drapery, 1 do per fumed spirits, 58 mats sugar, 5 tea, 1 |-box tobacco, 3 cases sardines, 12 boxes tea, 1 pge tobacco, 1 case cottons, 12 do pquare gin, 34 do geneva, 25 casks bottled beer, 12 cases brandy, 30 do kerosene, 1 do millinery, 2do hats. 1 trunk boots, 1 case do, 1 do blankets, 8 do drapery, 20,000 feet timber, 8 horses.—Cruickshank and Co., agents.

The Pretty Jane left Napier for Gisborae and Auckland at one o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The StaT of the South, in entering Napier harbour oh Saturday, had to be lightened before she could cross the bar. She is expected to leave to-day for this poTt. The s s. Southern Crosss, Captain Sellars, arrived late on Saturday night from Tau ranga and Mercury Bay. She brought a large numher of passengers. The vessel has this morning been placed upon the gridiron to effect tbe repairs' necessitated by her recent accident, The Emu is discharging her coals along side the wood-wharf. The schooner Pacific has been chartered "by J. S: Macfarlane to make a trip to the Islands. .'■- The schooner Papr a, after discharging is to be refastened coppered and caulked by Messrs Bigelow and Sons. She will then load again for the Islands. ' The ship Pooparell having cleared at the Customs to-day {for Newcastle in ballast, dropped down to the Heads this morning and sailed fdr her destination. The Hero is now fully due from Sydney and Melbourne. . The s.s. Phoebe, Captain Worsp, took her departure from the Manukan yesterday at ninefo'clcck. Passengers :—Messrs Richard Moorhouse,' David Hean, H. Pollen, 3 B. •Hill, W. Bayly, sen., W. E. Morton, Ri«bd. Payne, George Evens, W. J.* Cawkwell, and eight in the steerape. The Southern Cross, Captain Holmes, arrived at Napier on Saturday at daylight. She will leave for Auckland next Wednesday. In reference to this vessel we are informed that it is the intention of the A.S.P. Co. to change her name, The company as well as the public have been put to inconvienience througkfche mixture,of accounts biused by the similarity of names. As the vessel was not registered in England, it was thought that the change of. appellation could be effected without difficulty, but Mr Hill, the Collector of Customs,, advises delay till a reply is re ceived from England on the subject. The steamer will have to be worked "therefrom under her present name for at least four months. -

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. ■ . •■ '' For Kawau and Matakana, per Lady Bewen, to-

morrow, at 10 a.m;": For Wangarei, &c, per Wangarei, to-morrow,

at 3 p. m. For Levuka, Fiji, per Star of the South, on Wednes ~day next, at 2 p m. For Whitiangi, Tairna, Opotiki, and Napier, via Tauranga. per Southern Cross, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Wel-

lington, on Saturday, 18th instant, at 10 a m. For Coromandel, per I.allaßookh, on Wednesday next, at 11 30 a.m.

S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

Halstead—On Thursday, July 9, at her reaidence, Albert-street, the wife of E. D. Halstead. V.S., of a daughter. Maios— On the 12th instant, at St. Mary's Road, - Ponsonby, Mrs John Mas-on of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Walmslev—AifssLt,—On 10th July, at the residence of the bride, Auckland, Dugdale, eldest son of Cap tain Walmsley, of Nelson (late of H M.'s 66th Regiment), to Catherine Mary, third daughter of William AnselL

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

MONDAY, JULY 13, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in th* distance," And the good that we can do.

That somebody mast take Dr. Feather ston'g place may he accepted as the graqd total of all the political gossip and all the conflicting telegrams from Wellington; and if this much is true we,.may rest and be thankful. It may be Mr Vogel, which would be good, or it may be. Mr Russell, which, would be; better,. or it may be any othfer that the hundredttongued or fate may determine; but.we defiantly state that worse than Dr Featherston it cannot be. We do not know that thereis in the whole catalogue of the political world of New Zealand a name that can be fixed upon that would suggest to any mind sO much inefficiency and total unfitness as has been actually experienced at the hands of the present Agent-General, and if he only is changed dame gossip may continue to amuse herself with all the names that the hard up ingenuity of newsmongers may light upon. We do not.know what name next will be up for Agent-General, b»t we »kall tell when we se?,

One of those sage advices which we some times find given forth to the world by those who know all about it appears in a leading article in the Cross of this morning, and as the idea is too valuable to be lost we are anxious to rive it the benefit of greater publicity. It is nothing less than the fixing of " telegraphic Buoys" in mid-ocean attached to the telegraphic cable below. In ease of fh-e at sea the blazing ship is to sail up to one of these and the captain, who is to be trained in the art, is to get astride of the buoy and telegraph for a boat to be sent out to his Relief. The idea is one of those scintilla? which genius occasionally emits, and we have a profound contempt for the dullards who refuse or are unable to appreciate it. using that trite and threadbare assertion that the age is not ripe for, it- Our contemporary suggests it specially lor behoof of the 'ocean between this and Australia, and in connection with the cable about to be there submerged. Stupid people will say that the ocean being < almost unfathomable most of the way there will be a difficulty in fix'rg the moorings of these buoys, but that is nothing. In fact there is no necessity for moorings at all. The buoys require to be simply attached to the cable, which will be quite sufficient to keep these buoys in their places, blow the gales or run the currents ag they may. Indeed we believe that a series of these buoys say ten or fifteen miles apart, would by the diverse action of tho winds and currents act ing upon them serve to keep the cable exactly in its place. This could be improved by branch cables extending to rieht and left, to North and South, which would in fact be absolutely necessai-y in order to make the telegraphic buoysystem sufficiently extensive to be of practical value to commerce. In fact the scheme is'capable of indefinite extension, and no person would be more suitable to carry it out unto perfection than the genius to whom, in one of his most lucid moments, the bright idea arose. We would venture to sucrgest that these buoys might also be utilised as lighthouses, and that each being supplied with the appropriate illuminating apparatus the electric light might be trans mitted by the cable, and thus by a very simple and inexpensive contrivance the whole path for ships from this to Australia might be made as luminous by night as Queen street. It is unnecessary for us to point out how advantageous these ocpan buoys might be in case of adverse winds. In stead of a vessel wasting rope and tackle and sail in beating up against tho wind she j might simply fasten on to a buoy, and j while the crew amused themselves in plea santly chatting through the wires with wives ( and sweethearts at home, could await the advent of favoring winds without the risk of being driven out of the course. Indeed it is impossible to over-estimate the comforts and conveniences that are capable of being fastened on to this "ingenious contrivance On each hnoy for example there might be a krg of beer on tap,, or for Good Templars there might be pinge'r-pop and bifcnits ; and so, pleasantly sailing from buoy to buoy, we could make the passage to Australia — nay around the world—one long-continued : holiday. No more should we be distressed by "The alarming frequency of ship wrecks in mid-ocean," and the ginger : pop and biscuits, but especially the ■ beer, Whitson's XXXX, we would say, would, as says our contemporary, " donbtlesß be the means in many instances of the preservation .ait human life from the horrors of a lingering death by thirsts and starvation." Weare quite aware thatthisidea of the-Cross's and ours will be pooh-poohed by i those who are unaware of the fact that " the advance of science (in the Cross office), and more especially in telegraphing has been : so rapid of late years that nodifficulty should he found in supplying this missing link." . Though if the age is riot sufficiently advanced to accept it, we can only weep for the age and sigh fcxthe coming time when newspaper science shall provide us with teleeraphic stations, and lighthouses and moorings, and ginger pop and Whitson's beer in mid-ocean. The Thames and;its adjacent localities swarm with milkmen, which would appear tobe a good business-just now at Shortland, Grahamstown, and Tararu. The vendors of pure milk in those districts, however, unlike the 139 milkmen Of ! Auckland, are not mutually agreeable, nor are their wordy interchanges of the character of their milk, which^s said to be "pure and unadulterated." The recent trial of tholittle man John Maher, for perjury, of which charge he was acquitted, brought about a score of the' Thames milk men to Auckland, who in future have resolved to settle their little differences by arbitration, as1 they wisely consider that litigation takes the cr6am off the milk. At a previous sittings at the Supreme Court a case was tried between two other Thames ■ milkmen about a dead:horse, which necessi tated the appearance of a number of the same fraternity as witnesses in the case, and in which, as well as in Maher's case, it was evident that the Thames milkmen are not of one mind. There is a good deal of jealousy among them. On expressing wonder as to how the milk business was carried on during their absence from their walks one jolly milkman naively replied : "Lor1 bless ye, our wives can milk the cows, and carry on the business as well as we ourselves." We learn from a Christchurch contempo rary that steps are being taken with a view to united action by the various fire brigades in the colony for obtaining exemption from service on juries. The Christchurch and Dunedin brigades have already joined issue, and it is anticipated that little difficulty will i be experienced in securing the co-operation .of those in other provinces. A petition is now being signed by the members of the Christchurch brigade. A Wellington contemporary learns, by private communications from Qtago, that the conduct of a large number of the Asia's im migrants has proved absolutely intolerable. Some of them have spread through the pro vince, and their progress has been marked by a series of thefts and outrages of all descrip tions. In Dunedin the energies of the police have been taxed to the utmost in looking after these " Asiatics," and Mr Bathgate, the Resident Magistrate, is said t<> be per fectly exhausted by the labor of signing war rants for their commital time after time. The _gaol and the lock-up have both proved in sufficient for the accommodation of these exceedingly undesirable additions to the population, and at last the Provincial Go vernment has arrived at the conclusion that the best and cheapest mode of meeting the difficulty is to ship the worst of the lot back to the place from whence they came. It is f said seriously that the Provincial Govern ment, at its own expense, is making arrange ments for the emigration of about 80 Asiatics back to England and Ireland, most of the feminine undesirables being ex-inmates of the Cork Reformatory. ■ The annual inspection of the Victoria and Hobson Companies of Auckland Rifle Volunteers will be held to-morrow evening, by-order ofMajor Gordon, under command of Captain Derrom. "aT. B." again writes upon the subject of land grants to discharged soldiers. He hopes Mr W. L. Rees will express has opinion on the subject in his address at the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday evening. The letter contains similar views to those enunciated by the writer in his former communication, published in our cqJijdwu. last Mpoday,

As will be seen from another column Mr Rees will address the electors of Waitemata J at the hall of the Mechanics' Institute to- t morrow night This is the first shot of the campaign, and we do not hesitate to say that the address delivered will he as able and - effective as anything yet heard in the hall of i the Mechanics'. Whether Mr Rees may or 1 may not be chosen we are sure that his words "> will deserve pondering over on the part of ] electors, and if, as we anticipate, it will have a i special bearing on other claims which may be • advanced to a seat in Parliament, advice and instruction will be blended with amuse ment. When one candidate for the exalted and responsible position of a lawmaker for the colony has gloried in declaring that he meant to enter Parliament for corrupt purposes, and when there are electors found to tolerate such candidature even for an instant, it is high time for plain speaking on the subject. We would strongly recom mend our readers to attend the Mechanics' Institute to-morrow night. ! Another talented young lady of colonial bhth—this time from Canada—is creating a great and deserved sensation at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, where she sings under the oseudo-name of Mdlle. Albani. Patti must look to her laurels, as Albani is overhauling her hand over hand, j On the 9th of May the theatre was crowded to suffocation to hear Albani's " Pigo letto. " Nothing finer has ever been heard in London than her rendering of " Caro nome che il mio cor." The thunders of applause which followed—in which the Prince and Princess of Wales seems to join heartily—were quite deafening, and an ocean of bouquets were thrown to the fair canta trice.—.'European Mail. The charge of alleged incendiarism against the young man Alexander Brown was com menced this morning in the Supreme Court. The Court was not greatly crowded, still there was evident interest manifested in the case by a large number of spectators. One jurymnn from the country appeared to be very deaf, and claimed exemption on this account; and so secretly had he kept his physical misfortnne to himself that his friends were not aware that he had Jost his sense of hearing. His Honor addressed the man in a loud tone, but to no useful purpose ; he was htill deaf. His Honor remarked that as there was no means of knowing whether the man was really deaf or not, the Court had no other alternative but to dismiss him. In one of our'colonial cemeteries the spot where a little girl was buried was marked by a simple mound. Upon the mound was laid the little one's slate, on. which were pencilled only these wouls:—"This child shall rise again " Does not the nndoubting faith embodied in this touching inscription rebnke the pompons epitaphs on elaborate tombstones that disfigure so many of our burying-gronnds? When shall we learn that respect for the memory of the departed is not to be gauged by the amount of our outlay on stonecutters and undertakers? A bronze halfpenny is exactly an inch broad, and therefore gives a very convenient measure. Laid on an Ordnance map of the inch scnle the halfpenny covers just 500 acres. The third of an ounce is now the postal unit, and a penny is precisely that weight. The members of the quiet lo 'ge of Good Templars in Union-street purpose holding their second open lodge meeting to-morrow evening, at half-past seven, to which non members are invited. Mr Salmon and other of the brethren will take pait in the proceed ings, which will be of a musical and elocu tionary character, The ancient but disused nract:c3 of cele brating the communion in the evening was rovived yesterday at St. Mary's, Parnell. by the Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell. Notice was given by the reverend doctor somo Sundays back that it was purposed to inaugurate periodical Sunday evening sacraments, the reason assigned being that many mothers of families, servants and others having the cares of a household upon them complained of being prevented by their home duties from attending at the morning celebrations. Last night Dr MauDsell preached a very excellent sermon upon the subject, taking for his text the 7th verse of 20th chapteu of Acts, "And upon tho first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread." The discourse showed how that evening communions were theenstom rather than the exception with the primitive Church. It entered into the causes through which the time of day had been altered, and conclusively proved that those causes were inoperative in the present age. The preacher also enlarged upon the suit ability of the solemnity of evening for com munion with God in the closest possible manner. The sermon was in Dr Maunsell's best style, and was interspersed with sereral very forcible illustrations. A large number of the congregation remained to the sacrament after service. It has been notified that the Provincial Government contemplate the erection of several cottages for immigrants. The follow ing is a copy of the letter forwarded by Mr Vogel to the various Superintendents on the subject:—" I am willing, as a means of thus settling immigrants, to pace a certain amount of money at your Honor's disposal to build such cottages or huts on. the following con ditions : That these be let to newly-arrived immigrants with families. 2. That the Pro vincial Government undertakes and guarantees to return to the General Govern ment the amount expended, with interest at 5 per cent, in four instalments, on the Ist January, 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1878. I leave you to make such arrangements for building the cottages, and to let them on such conditions other than those stipulated as may seem to you desirable." We notice that a very handsome verandah has been erected in front of the shops of Mr Peacock and Mr Sharland, in Shortland street. The new block of buildings in which these shops are situate is one of" the handsomest additions to our street architec ture among the many which are rising throughout the city. The design is plain but substantial and imposing, and does credit* to Mr Wrigley, the architect, and to Messrs. L.; D. Nathan and Co., to whose order and on whose land the buildings have been erected. ' On Saturday afternoon the Grafton Foot ball Club played a . return match with the Mount Hobson Club in the Domain, which again resulted in favour of the Grafton Club, I they having scored three touchdowns to their j Opponents' nothing. A verdict of "Accidental death" was re turned on Saturday at the inquest held at the Provincial Hospital before Dr Goldsbro' on the body of Mr Henry Blackall, who died on Friday evening from injuries received on Thursday on board the barque Petj of which vessel the deceased was chief mate. The members of the Auckland Artillery Volunteers will meet for special parade this evening, and on Thursday next the annual inspection of the corps wilt take place in the Drill-shed. Members are requested to be present on that occasion,' and those who are absent without leave will be dismissed irom the force. Is To Sir H. Thompson. Who are you to be thieving The poor sexton's bread ? How can we earn our living If you waou? dead? — ZWQfa ■

Mr Ellis, the Immigration Commissioner, has, we are given to understand made arrangements for immediately sending on batches of the newly-vrived immigrants to the various settlements on the Waikato. About 100 it is intended to distribute in this manner. This is a very wise proceeding and one which has suggested itself to" our minds before as the proper method of at once supplying a very palpable want in that district and aiding the quick disposal of our fast-amvmg newcomers. It is intended shortly;, we be lieve, to establish depots throughout the province to assist in the settlement of our immigrants. These are greatly wanted, lor although farmers and landholders in the southern parts of the province are greatly in want of labour they do not care to,take; the trouble and lose the time involved in getting hands from Auckland. If tke immigrants are taken down to them they will be qmcKiy absorbed. The system involves a slight in crease of expense in the department, bu. Una is amply made up in the benefit accruing to the province A love-sijk swain sends us the following dog^ol verses on seeing Miss Docey Mam waring in the character of Mazeppa, attue Asiatic Circus, in the Market reserve. Suen s an exhibition of the tender passion may be gratifying to the lady in whose favour the verses are written :— To Miss Docey. "fl ithin the circus t'other night I saw the sights that could be seen— The falling ladder, riders lieht, The kn fe act and the m»gic screen ; But Porey hound caused me turpnse, Ar.d brought the tears into my eyes. Mv foolish heart went r>i -a-pat To hear the whip's tremendous cracK , To see my Docey lying fl*t All hound upon the torse s b'-CK, And then to see the bounding steed Pnfh forward—oh, I wept indeed. Oh. Oowy. Docev love, I cried ! Oh. loveliest nt the circus girls, To bo by cords thus rudely tied, Bureft of all thy glossy c.-.rls ; To risk thy neck ar.d maiden charms 1 would that thou wei tin my arms. Rttstio A beautiful wool-worked picture of H.M.S Blanche is now on view at the Terminus Hotel (Mr Fernandez), wrought by one o. the crew with a needle. The fclup is faith fully represented, surmounted by the royal crown, and adorned with an Knglish rose with its spreading green leaves with correct taste. It was worked by the seaman on tie ship's last passage to * uck land, and has been tastefully framed by Mr John Leech, of Shortland-street Puch works as this show that some of ocean s hardy sons are not destitute of refined taste and a love of the beautiful.

The Rev. Warlow Davies delivered an eloquent discourse last evening in the City Hall to an immense congregation on ' Pro testants to the Rescue," taking as his text from Judges c. 5 v. 23, " Curse ye, Meroz, said the Angel of the Lord." The hall was crowded by Orangemen, to whom the sermon was chiffly addressed. The discourse was listened to with marked attention, and at its close the rev. gentleman prayed for the Divine blessing on the Orange institution, of which he was a member. The annual soiree of the Loyal Orange Institution will be held this evening in the Choral Hall, J. M. Dar gaville, Fsq., in the chair. Several ministers and gentlemen will address the meeting.

The members of the Loyal Good Intent Ledge (4.8G9) of Odd Fellows will celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary with a dinner and ball on Wednesday evening in the Lornc street Hall instead of at Cook street, as on previous occasions.

Two little children, about six years old, were this morning looking at a butcher boy riding past their garden. " It's very easy to ride," remarked one of the youngsters ; " you only have to hold the reins and let him run." " But you have to sit on," quietly remarked the other. That boy will be a clever man.

The inquest on the body of Robert Brown, held on Saturday at the Mannkau hotel, One hunga, before Capt. Symonds, coroner, re sulted in a verdict of " Found drowned, " with a rider appended recommending an additional lamp on the Manukau wharf. The deceased was thirty-five years of age. and lost his life while attempting to step from the wharf on to the Tawera.

Mrs Joseph Harris begs to return her most sincere thanks to those kind friends jwho subscribed for her relief the sum of £15 6s, which sum she has received from the gentle man who made application.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.)

[By Eleoteio Telegraph.]

POSSIBILITY OF MR RUSSELL BE COMING AGENT-GENERAL.

WELLINGTON.

This day. Mr Gillen's attack on Mr Fox in the Post last night is considered wonderfully good and well merited. *

If any change is made in the political pro gramme it will be that Mr T. Russell suc ceeds Dr Featherstone instead of Mr Vogel.

THE DOCK.

(To the Editor of the Evening Sib.) Sir, —Knowing that you are always ready to lay before the public any feasible suggestions I will offer a few. The dock question with regard to capabilities is a serious one to Auckland for the present and the future. Owing to a diversity of opinion regarding sites it was thought proper to invite Mr Moriarty to give his- unbiassed opinion. There is no doubt, of Mr Moriarty's ability as an engineer. He has shown it in New South Wales. But you must bear in mind that Mr Moriarty, like a true patriot, has the benefit of Now South Wales at heart. If Mr Moriarty re commended a dock of 23 feet of water on the sill he knows well that the mril steamers meeting with any accident on their passage from San Franciso, or a man-o'-war on the South Sea station, would never think of going to Sydney, having to buffet against strong westerly gales and a high sea. I will in stance a few which have come under my notice lately :—The mail steamers Uacgregor and Mikado, and H.M.S. Pearl, also an American which was spoken at sea to east ward of New Zealand, the captain /inquired whether they had a dock in Auckland* and when answered in the negative what did he say? "That the distance to run back to Sydney was too great, so that he would pro ceed on and chance it." Mr Moriarty knows that had Auckland a dock or a lift that the naval station would be removed to Auckland on account of its central position, and the available timbers which it possesses for repairing ships which no country can surpass, and also for coaling. When the j Waikato railway is opened vessels then will be supplied cheaper than in Sydney. The people of Auckland must take all these things into consideration. Now is the" time. Not only that, but vessels in our days are built of iron, and if they could have their bottoms cleaned and painted after a passage from England before they loaded they would avail themselves of a lift. With regard to the choice of a lift or dock I would certainly m » lift for m»»y miont j tbd short

space of time it takes, and no dredg ing required. If I was asked where could you have a lift I would say is it your intention hereafter to have a wet dock ? Ihe answer would be "yes." ™1 then in a line from the western T in a westerly directum | taking thelineof the ebbstream, runout with an embankment, and inside of it erect your lift, leaving an opening, which hereafter you can form an entrance for your wet dock, which you can have from Britomart Point to Smale's Point. When you think ; it wise to do so you can then have a dock or . docks capable of holding over a hundred ships^ with a lift inside, the same as they have n the Victoria Dock in London. The ship Rooparell, now in port, was lifted, bottom cleaned and painted without going out of dock, a great expense, risk and labor saved. —Yours, etc., Nautictts.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

DRUNKENNESS. . . Five drunkards were punished for their in temperance. Three others, who were added disorderly conduct to their insobriety, were visited with proportionately heavier punish ment.

BREACH OP MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. Andrew Brain was charged with willul disobedience to lawful commands on board the ship Queen of Nations on the 22nd June. Charles Lamb, the chief officer, proved the offence, which consisted in the prisoner having refused to square the mainyard when told to do so. , , The prisoner, who made the excuse that his hand was bad, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour.

ANOTHER CASE. _ John Sanderson, a sailor belonging to the same ship, pleaded guilty to a similar cha-rge of neglect of duty. He was also sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. Annie Full was charged by Amelia *er gusson with having used abusive and insult ing language to heron the Sth inst. Mr Laishley aopeared for the complainant. From the story told by the complainant she had been subjected to a volley of abuse from the defendant. One witness was called who stated that she believed the complain ant to be a respectable woman, and that the assertion made by defendant that she had been in gaol and was no better than she ought to be was wholly untrue. Tbo Eftaab ordered the defendant to enter into her own recognizances to the exteut of £5 to keep the peace for six months. Both parties had to pay their own costs. A cross case was withdrawn, the P"*1 *5? evidently not relishing the even-handed justice dealt out to them. CITY BY-LAWS. David Goldie pleaded guilty to a breach of the above by allowing a quantity of timber to obstruct the footpath in Custom-house street, and was fined 10a and costs.

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

CRIMINAL SITTINGS

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

Chief Justice. Charge of Incendiarism.

Alexander Brown was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with wilfully, felonious^', and maliciously attempting to get fire to the premises of Messrs. Must and Co., on the 11th of June, with intent to injure the said Messrs. Must and Co., and Messrs. McArthnr, Shera and Company.

The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr Brookfield appeared on the part of the Crown ; Mr Hesketh for the Insurance Companies ; Mr Joy and Mr Rees, instructed by Mr Meyer, for the prisoner. M. James Lowbridge was chosen foreman of the jnry. All witnesses were ordered out of Court

Mr Brookfield, in his opening remarks, said that no case of late had been so much discussed throughout the colony as the one before the Conrt ; he hoped, however, that the gentlemen of the jury would dismiss from their minds any preconceived notions they might entertain, and listen calmly to the evidence to be produced before them, and find their verdict in accordance with such evidence. Mr Brookfield then detailed the particulars of the case, and called the first witness for the prosecution. Mr James Bevan, surveyor, was sworn and deposed that he prepared a plan of the build ings showing the entrances, and the measure ments were strictly accurate. Mr Ebenezer Hadrill, shipping reporter to the Herald, remembered the evening of the fire. He was in the office when he heard the fire-bell ring. He immediately went to Must and Co.'s premises, and saw about a dozen persons round the door. The fire was then out. The panel of the door was broken in. He knew the prisoner, who was there. Touched him on the shoulder, and said he had seen the man do it. Witness took him on one side and asked for information when he said I was coming up Shortland-street when I saw a man at the door striking a light and shading it with his hat. A bright light shot up, and the man ran away. I smelt the kerosene. I asked for a descrip tion of the man, when he said he was just like you, only a little shorter. Witness thanked bim for the compliment. He said he then shouted fire, and a crowd came up. The man returned with the crowd, but he did not recognise him again. The man ran as far as Philips' corner. The fire-bell then rang. Prisoner presently went away with the two detective officers. Witness met pri soner the next day in-the street and enqured if he had found the man. He replied he had not and he was afraid he would not be ableTo recognise him. He then wished witness to write a paragraph in the Herald recommend ing that a reward should be given to him (prisoner), Butterworth, and Doran-for j saying the premises from destruction. Wit ness replied that, in effect, in his account of i tho fire he had done so. He said " yes, you have spoken of the other men, but not so much of me. Witness told him that he was such a fool to let the man go. He answered, I conld have tripped him up had I liked. He added that he was returning from his music.lesson, and when near Must and Co 'a saw the man commit the act and run towards Queen-etreet, between the hoarding and him self. He described the man as having light whiskers and being young ; and went on to talk or the reward, as the insurance com panies had saved a largo amount of money through him. Witness promised to intro duce his name In the Herald of the following morning when he replied, mind you do, I shall look m the paper in the morning to see what you have said. Cross-examination by Mr Joy : Prisoner was m company with a young man named Hunter when witness met him the second time. The conversation only lasted about two minutes. ;

Mr Joseph McMullin Dargaville, merchant carrying on business in Shortland-street under the name and style of Must and Co remembered the 11th of June and the occnrl rence of the fire. They were then the lessees and occupiers of the property. Tf answer to Mr Rees Mr Dargaville said that he had known the prisoner for some tune in connection with the oadet odmnanW and fam bad a«y« b«w auy . ill-fooling bol

tweenthem. He also considered prisoner a well-behaved lad. Thomas? Broham, inspector of the armed constabulary, stationed in Auckland, — M sworn, and deposed that he remembered ' i Thursday, the 11th June, and the day after if the fire at Must and Co.'s le met prisoner 1 who told him that he wag coming round the boarding by the Post-office about hakpasfc ten when he saw a man kneeling down at the door, and as he was moving ;his head to and fro he thought he was looking for ■ .something that he had lost. Hfl^wafchga him for a minute or so, when.i^'-y ft, e man take off his hat and stry- ;?£ j_ blaze' immediately flashed np. °-\ mtt £t' the man had lit the fire he walked past prisoner at first very slowly, and then he began to rnn 1 He followed him. crying "Fire! fire!'*' i when he quickened his pace; he must have ■" been a very fast ninner for he went into '',' Queen-street at great speed : the man then returned to the scene of the fire. After the man ran away he (prisoner) went to Mnstfg door and got his bands covered with ■.. kerosene. He described the man's i appearance; he was five feet nine « M inches in height, wore J* bard round hat |: and a full-fronted shirt. He very much re- H sembled Mr Matthew Clark, of Shortland- ■§§ street ; was of a dark complexion, and his trousers fitted very closely. Witness sent for prisoner the next day. He came with Detective Jeffrey. On the Saturday witness • told prisoner that he had heard very contra. k dictory statement in reference to the fire, and could he give some accurate idea as to how far the man was from him (prisoner) when he | down ran Shortland-street. He replied that | when he was at the end of the hoarding the | man was opposite Langsford's, about sixteen if, paces before him, and he ran sharply round II Philip's corner. Mr Broham then told 1 prisoner shat three young men were | on the spot at the time, close ff by the Commercial Inn, and they saw no one run round the corner. "Oh. he t said, the man was out of sight before tlffey * |1 came out of the Q.CE." He spoke to Fitts. | Witness then asked if he had been romancing 1 about seeing a man, and wished to knowif 1' he had really seen a man run rotmd the | |; corner. He still protested that he had seen j" the man as he had described. That part of ". the city is well lighted, perhaps better than i any other portion of it. There are seven 5 lights in the immediate locality, and a vat f might easily be seen on the opposite side of ~f, the street in the night. (Mr Broham here I described the contents of the bundle l* which was found among the stones f- §' near the spot, and brought into Court.) I Witness, upon receiving the bundle, went, j| in company with Detectives Jeffrey and Ter- it • nahan to prisoner's father's house (the §< ] Custom-house hotel), which fronts Fort- ;„ street, but the private house faces Short- " . land street. There is a communication from, ■ the house to the hotel. Prisoner was theqi |i _ in custody. Upon searching the hottse cor- I; responding pieces of the several newspapers |, to those found in the bundle were found in I the house, namely pieces of the Evebiss^l | Star, "New Zealand Herald," and ".Tewiak Chronicle" in various parts of the house. A . wrapper was also found with the same hand writing as on the paper in the bundle.- Nearly all the fragments were found in the , ? same room. A lamp and a small measnre j were found down stairs, and the wick in the bundle fitted the lamp. Witness had several ,; times since the fire examined the spot, and described the state of the partition and floot j| of the passage, which were charred from the ~ effects of the fire. f

FUNERAL OF THE REV. MR. BUTTLE.

The Rev. Mr Buttle, whose death took place on Friday at Otahnhu, was buried this afternoon at the Wesleyan cemetery. The deceased gentleman was one of the oldest |§ superannuated We3leyan missionaries in-J the colony. Many years ago he was conspicuous for his good work among the Maoris. This morning the remain! •were brought in from Otahuhu to Pitt-street Chapel. At half-past one the funeral service was commenced by the Rev Alexander Reid, assisted by the Rev Messrs Wallace and Warren. The church was filled by an attentive and sympathetic congregation, to most of the members of which the reverend • deceased was well known. Nearly every Wesleyan minister in Auckland was present After the preliminary service the. funeral cortege, which was of unusual length, started for the burial-ground. The scene here was very impressive, and the crowd of mourners and spectators very great. * As the grave closed over the coffin it wa» generally felt that the church had lost a good and faithful servant.

BODY POUND IN THE HARBOUR.

The body of a man dressed like a sailer : was found about eleven o'clock to-day lying on the beach between the Gore-street jetty and^the Breakwater. The body has been identified as that of Arthur' Horsnail, late steward of the s.s. Mikado, who has been - drinking lately.

CROWN PRINCE GOLD MINING COMPANY.

The ordinary general meeting of the share holders of this company was held this after n&mfin the offices, Vailea' Buildings,—G. S. Graham, Esq., in the chair. The report and balance-sheet were read, pronounced satisfactory, and adopted. The retiring directors—Messrs J. Soppett, Geo. Williamson, T. L. White, W. S. Cochrane, G. S. Graham, H. Ogle, and John Cooke, were re-elected. vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting.

AMUSEMENTS.

OALIEORNIA IHNSTBEIS.

This gifted company of vocalists, actors, and musicians continue to sustain that superiority of attraction which they exhibited at their first appearance in the City Hall. On Saturday evening they again commanded^ a full and enthusiastic audience. The pro* "W* gramme was cleverly varied an^*^- 'r^-'sfil represented throughout. The k^o'^^JP!^ ! Donna" was highly amusing ttr£f?QJa * ,J ~ laughable in character ; the foremost apirtH.Jj; of the piece being Messrs. Rockefeller and Sutton, who managed to set the house in aroar of merriment. The sentimental and humoroul songs were quite equal in merit to thoee of preceding nights, whilst the banjo perform' j ance was exquisite. We notice that • new programme will be presented to-night, j Including the capital farce, -". Bill Job es ( I Cousin;" also the "Rival Hotel Runners , , and the " Screaming Farce School." Mr. j Kelly will also dance his famous clog dance. 11 j We understand that Thursday evening will close the lively performances of this excellent troupe of merry minstrels. THE OIKOU3. Although the circus was'not full on Satur day evening there was a very, good attend ance to witness " Mazeppa," which W'» be repeated again to-night. The balancing on the ladder and remaining pole waa I) 6* formed with the usual acouraoy and gtarttjn jj effects, and tho ipwtacular drama ew»w J

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