SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER: This evening, S.I; to-morrow morning, 8.16 SU*. set : This evening, 6.10; SUN-RISE: Tc morrovT,** rnovniuc, 6.7 MOON'S AGE : First quarter, 25th, 10 a.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

„_.. . ARRIVALS. ■Nightingale, .brigantine, 220 tons, McPhalen, from Newcastle W. C. Wentworth, barque, from Newcastle

DEPARTURES.

Magellan Cloud, brigantine. for Russell Albion, brig, for Newcastle

IMPORTS.

Per Nightingale, from Newcastle s 522 tons coal, Jno. Reid ; If tons coke, Cruick shank and Co.

All claims Against the barque Lauderdale must be rendered to Messrs Owen and Graham on or before the 20th instant. The brigantine Ryno having discharged her Lyttelton cargo has hauled over to the Wood wharf where she will take in timber.

The barque lauderdale has taken in ballast. She is to haul off the wharj imme diately, and sail as soon as possible for New castle. ■ ■

The unloading of the ship Queen of the Age hos been conducted with great dispatch. 1 his vessel is to sail next week for New cap'de.

The Norham Castle has begun discharging her cargo. The goods are turning out in taintless condition.

The s.s. Rowena having not yet completed her repairs will not leave for Russell till next Monday. The cutter Dolly Varden brings a cargo of coal from the Bay of Islands. _ The cutter Wanderer brings 17,414 feet timber from Tairua. She has cleared out for the same port. The schooner Ocean brings 48 tons coal from Russell.

The s.s. Murray arrived last evening from Tauranga. She brings a cargo of 296 sheep, and Messrs. Wiigley and Vercoe as pas sengers. *

The s.s. St Kilda left Wanganui at 9 p.m. yesterday for the Manukau.

The cutters Hero and Dawn both took their _ departure from the Manukau this morning. The barque Anazi was hauled up on to the gridiron this morning at high water. The s.s. Murray is announced to leave for Russell on the 20th inst. The schooner Ebenezer has cleared for Whangaroa with two tons flour, six parcels sundries.—Holdship and Co. The schooner Golden Isle has cleared in ballast for Russell.

The barque W. C. Wentworth arrived in hat-bom- thisf afternoon. (She left Sydney on the IStn inst., and brings the following cargo : 100 cases geneva, 200 mats, 67 packages gun nies, 1,960 bags bonedust, 203 nieces'timber, 128 tons coal, 34 bales hay, 50"cases salmon.

COMMERCIAL.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls.

£ s. d. Date, National Bank of N.Z. .. 010 0 April 1 National Pank of N.Z. .. 010 0 Jaty 1 WhangapouaG.M.C 0 16 April 8 Golconda G-.M.C 0 2 0 March 24 N.Z. Shipping Co. .. ~ 010 0 April

COLONIAL PRODUCE. Buying Prices, Corrected by Auckland

• W HOLKSAI/R. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality £17 Fine Flour—household £14 Adelaide Flour £is Canterbury £12 to £14 Seconds. £12. Sharps, £710s Bakers' Price, per lb 3d. Biian, Is Cd per bushel. Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4d. Maize, crushed and whole, 7s BISCUIT. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b JRetail, 22s MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. "WHOLESALE. Maize, 7s 6d good ; very scarce Oats, 4s Cd to 5s per bushel. Potatoes, £5 to £5 10s Hay, £2 to £4 10s per ton. Straw, £2 10s to £3 por ton. Chaff, £6 10s per ton. RETAIL. Maize, per bushel, crushed, 8s Oats, 5s 6d per bushel. Potatoes, 6s 6d per cwt. Hay, cwt., 4s to 6s. Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt. Chaff, 7s 6d to 8s per cwt. KAURI GUM AND FLAX MARKET The following are the prices in the Auckland market :— Gum—Well scraped, best quality .. .. £30 to £32 Ordinary sorts £ 96 to £'0 Flax.-Finest quality £?,. to £1S Second ditto £10 to £14 Tow £7 to £S • BUILDING MATERIALS!' Timber.— Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 9s to 16s ; at mills, lis Cd ; planed, tongued, and grooved, lis 6d'tol7s ' New Zealand palings, 5-feet, 10s ; 0-feet, 12s ; ti tree r-iils, £215s to £3 per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100 ■ shingles, 8s to 15s per 1000 ; Hooart Town palings sft., 17s; oft., 19s ; Hohartown rails, 75s COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Newcastle, on Wharf, nominal; delivered 50s per ton. Fiiikwood.—Uncnt, 14s per ton, delivered, cut 15s per ton, delivered.

MESSRS HUNTER AND NOLAN'S WEEKLY REPORT.

Horses : There has been nothing stirring in the market. The number entered for sale by auction on Friday last was quite up to the average. Buyers were in attendance, and nearly all in were disposed of. There was little alteration in value ; those of a good stamp had rather an upward tendency, while inferior were rather heavy of sale. We quote hacks from £S to £16 ; light draught horses, from £16 10s to £25 15s each. Cattle : On Tuesday the supply at New market was limited, and owing to its being a semi-holiday the attendance of buyers was not so large as usual, .Prices were without material alteration, with the exception of dry cows, which were neglected. Dairy cows are m request, and good animals at their profit command attention, and the advanced rates lately ruling were sustained. The fat beasts yarded were not sufficiently up in condition; but the best met good competition, and in ferior sold relatively higher than usual. We quote dairy cows from £7 to £i) ; yearlings, from £2 7s Gd to £3 ; two-year-olds, from £4 to £4 10s ; beef, from 30s to 35s per 100 lbs. Sheep: There was a moderate muster of those suitable for the butcher, which sold readily at from 2s Sd to 3s per 81b. Lambs were scarce, and sold at from 9s to 12s each. Pigs : The supply was short, with good demand.

B. Tonks and Co. sold to-day Nelson but ter, Is 3d per lb.; Nelson apples, 3d to 3kl. Also, on account of underwriters, Muntz metal, damaged, 140z., IGoz., 18oz., 9d to lOkl; composition nails, 1-OJd ; pitch, 17s per cwt.; and tar, 42s per barrel. The freehold property sale to-day by Mr R. Arthur, at his Queen-street mart, was not largely attended, nor was the bidding especially spirited. The allotments in Eranklyn-street were sold at lis per foot; the allotments in Willow-street, section 43,' city of Auckland, sold for £7 5s ; and in Duke-street, for £5. We notice as a re markable fact that there is no fresh butter in the town, consequently there is a. great run upon salt butter, which is Is 9d per lb.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mailb wij-i- Close as Under :— For Thames, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 12.30 p m For Tairoa, per Wanderer, to-morrow, 9 a.m. b or Russell, per Murray, to-morrow, at 2 p.m. Taranaki and Southern fprovinces, per Taranaki on Monday, 23rd instant, at 10 a.m ' For Wanganui, per St. Kilda, on Monday, 23rd instant, at 11 a.m. ' ':.': (Signed) 8. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

skinner—On March 1, at Victoria-street, Mrs J. Skinner, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

Kennedy—hunter.-On the 14th instant, by the Rev P. H, Cornford, William Kennedy, of New market, to Jessie, youngest daughter of Robert Hunter.

DEATH.

Hansen—On March 8, at Rnssell, Bay of Islands, Thomas Hansen, in his 89th year. He was the .oldest inhabitant in New Zealand, he having arrived here with the first Mission in the 28th year of his age. He leaves over 90 descendants.

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance. And the o-ood that wo can do

i Henderson and Co. have started their new line of vessels. So says our telegram from England, and we are glad to read it. Not that we love Henderson and Co. more, but that we love Shaw, Savill and Company less. As a rival to the New Zealand Shipping Company we might, in other circumstances, have regretted the advent of Henderson and Company to our com mercial marine. But when we see the tiddly-winking of the agents of the New Zealand Shipping Company, and their eviden, susceptibility to the palaver of

the old enemy, in the name of public wel fare v,e rejoice at the appearance in the field of a firm that is capable of holding its ground against antag onism and blandishments alike. We have heard enough of the London doings of the Shipping Company to feel that very little confidence can, be placed in its firmness in the hour of trial, and if Henderson and Co. or any other stable firm really come into the field determined to make a stand, we shall be glad to join in the cry, "peri>% '" . * ping Company." We *•- * r** 1 *** Shlp" among A-'' " ' rt th°Ugllt j'hflt il Wk' S . '' -oifiand comrneroi'-ii circles alone .v New Keftiahd that mala fides would be found, and that the old taint of smuggling had given the rottenness to our bones. But recent revelations lead us to think that the basis of opposition to mono poly has not been strengthened by being spread over New Zealand, and that if deli verance comes at all it must come from with* out. To the enterprise of Henderson and Co., therefore-, though somewhat regretfully, we must bid God speed. Anything from any where rather than that wa should he bound and sold, and given over, blood and bones, body and soul for ever to Shaw, Savill and* Featherston.

Of all the queer gifts that ever emanated from the whims of royalty, the queerest surely is the throe bells sent by the Emperor of Germany to the people of Christchurch. They are made from captured Erench cannon but what the gift is intended to symbolise we are at a loss to discover. The telegram on the subject in our yesterday's issue is sufficiently meagre to tanta lise curiosity, and we shall be anxious to find the purpose to which the gift is to be applied. The old Emperor is a religious man at times, and during the war mixed up piety and bloodshed in an odd way, and it is not improbable that he means these bloody things to summon the people to the house of prayer. Conscientiously believ ing that he was doing Heaven's work in sending fire and sword through tho ham lets of France, and in sweeping down the scared and heartbroken peasantry with his needle-guns, ho doubtless believes that such an offering will be an acceptable one to the God of Battles. Believing that every one must believe like himself in the goodness and even sacred character of the work of his blood stainedhanda, he doubtless anticipates that the tolling of bells made from the guns of bleeding suffering France will excite devotional feel ings in the people of Christchurch. But we mistake our fellow colonists if they do not share in the sympathy that animated every true Briton's breast during the struggle, and if they do not look on such a trophy as emblematic of a brutal tyranny such as has been exercised over no other conquered people in modern times. France is still suffering from the ruthless exactions of her brutal conquerors, and wc sincerely hope that if those bells are hung in any Christchurch belfries the devotion their tolling will inspire will be an earnest prayer that France will soon roll back the tide of war across the Khine, and in a manner worthy of the prestige of a gallant nation, write a new page in history, repairing the cruel and unworthy wrongs that her children have suffered at the hands of a merciless and exultant invader.

A correspondent sends us the following : —-"To the Editor of the Evening Svar : Sir, —I observe in a sub-leader in your issue of yesterday you refer to the English tele graphic intelligence as being " not only pious but exceedingly interesting." That it is in teresting I admit, but I have searched through it for the "piety," and as yet with out success. As lam desirous at all times of deriving benefit from my reading I shall feel obliged by your pointing out to me the portion which you consider conducive to our spiritual advancement.—l am, sir, An Anxious Enquirer." Our correspondent should know that our columns are at all times "pious," and as such conducive to his " spiritual advancement," and, if he is really "An .Anxious Enquirer," we think he might for himself discover much in the telegraphic summary tending to the production of a de vout frame of spirit. For example the close of the Ashantee war ought to lead him to thankfulness that the shedding of blood has ceased. The sailing of the Atrato with immigrants might lead him to thank fulness that Shaw, Savill and Co. are still loyally treated by Dr Featherston ; or if his predilections were the other way he might feel devoutly grateful that a curse seemed brooding over the old monopoly when he reads that the Atrato "returned to Plymouth with her machinery disabled," The eating of dogs and horses by diggers on the Palmer might make him grateful for his mutton chop; the granting of a pension to Martin Tupper might lead him to devout contemplation of the human mind which, in its infinite diversity of taste is found capable even of relishing literary rubbish ; whose admiration ranges from the Proverbs of Solomon to "Proverbial Philosophy," from Thomas Carlyle to W. E. Sadler. In fact our correspondent if true to his norn deplume should, like the bee, be able to extract honey even from 'poisonous flowers, such as the.arrival in the colonies of anew Italian operatic troupe; he should find sermons in stones, books in the running brooks, and good in every thing. The Star said that the intelligence was " not only pious but interesting," it there fore must be so, and we feel bound to de fend the statement. At the same time we are free to admit that the word intended was " copious " instead of " pious " but the devil seems to have punched out the "co. His Excellency the Governor, now on his way to Auckland, interviewed tho natives atTaupo yesterday. He was received in grand style with loyal speeches, hakas, songs &c. Poihipi presented His Excellency with a mere, saying war implements were no longer required. The Governor's reply to the Maoris was most favorably reviewed, even Hauhaus acknowledged they could find no fauty. The Vice-Regal party afterwards visited the Waikato falls. They go north ward to-morrow, and will hot visit Tokanui. He will be at Rotorua on the 20th.

We invite special attention to Madame Carandini's grand opening concert at the City Hall this evening, and to which we re ferred at length last evouiue.

A meeting of the City Band of Hope was held last evening in the Temperance Hall, Albert-street, Mr C. Anderson in the-chair. Mr Spragg amused the youngsters with one of his characteristic speeches, which always tell immensely with audiences. Mr Edwards was also extremely happy with a good speech on the importance and force of the mono -2> Q "T17." The children, including Master Charley Brown and Miss Chalklen, gave several melodies and recitations. The monthly inspection of ths Sir George Grey Cadets will take place to-morrow (Fri day) evening the Usual place at half-past seven. _ The settlers in the neighbourhood of Wel ling-street and Franklin road have recently been surprised by a new gang of nocturnal visitors who have been carefully inspecting the out-houses and gardens of the district to the evident disadvantage of the owners. A person in Hepburn-street considering that " a certain little rogue h was Safe in Mount Eden, left her clothes-line loaded with socks, chemise, and babies' things in general, and felt some disappointment upon finding in the morning that they had vanished li^e. the ghtist in Hamlet. The fe'iV remaining cabbages in the district have^ also gone "to pot," and on Monday evening some foul depredator stole Captain Harrison's fine Brahma cock, which the captain valued at £5. On Tuesday morning a neighbour was aroused by the barking of his dog, when, putting' his head out of the window, he saw- a suspicious-look - ilig man in ihe yard, -Wdio ltioted tip and said, " Gov'nor, what's o'clock?'* im mediately a young cock screatched out from one of the man's side-pockets '' cock a-doodlo-do. " A tailor living in Alma Place reports that he has lost his goose, and a young lady, in Sheri dan-street^ has lost her heart, but in this case the thief is known, and the yoting lady will shortly receive amplo compensation in the Court of Hymen.

The jury list for the district of Auckland will be revised in the High-street Police Court on the 4th proximo before the Justices of Peace.

The Auckland Harmonic Society will meet this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association for practice.

An Arch Purple Chapter of the Loyal Emiiykillen Orange Lodge (No. 3) will be held in tho Lodge room, Wellesley-street, this evening at seven o'clock.

We have had the privilege of inspecting a large collection of paintings, photographs, and wood engravings, just received by Mr Wayte, book and printseller, of Queen street, certainly tlie largest and most elabor ate collection that we have yet seen in this city. The photographic series of views of the interior and exterior of St. Mark's, Venice, including the square, the Palace of tlie Doge, and other parts of the famous city, of which Rogers, the banker poet, sung :— There is a splendid city in the sea— The lea is in tho b.-oad and narrow stroets ; Ebbing and (lowing, and tbe salt soaweed. Clings to the marble of her palaces ! No tread of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates : tho path lie 3 o'er the sea.

We noticed further a number of rich wood engravings of the works of the inimitable George Hogarth; works which exercised a great moral influence in their day. Hogarth ranks among painters as one of the most original, for hegreatly extended the dramatic element in painting, and imparted an original ity to it never before attained. He was the art moralist of his age. We observed scenes of Continental life from bas-reliefs by Mansell, brought out with a distinctness and beauty in the best known style. The views of statuary from the finest productions of Marshall, Terry, Foley, and other eminent sculptors arc choice and beyond simple descrip tion. Thenthereare phot'os.inthehighestfea turesof theart, of Ripon Cathedral from various points of view ; also, a number of scraps, and oil paintings of heads and animals, which appeal irresistibly to tlie perceptive faculties and a love of the beautiful. We would recommend an early visit to Mr. Wayte's admirable art collection while they may be seen.

There was a good attendance at the City Hall, last night on the occasion of the benefit of Mr Frank Verten. The songs and dances were creditably performed. The several songs by Mr Verten gave unbounded satis faction. Messrs Seymour and Cullimore played with their usual ability.

Several of our colonial editors have been mated this year, and others, we hear, are likely soon to be in the same enviable con dition. One was happily married, after a lengthened but quiet courtship, on the 15th instant, at the Episcopal Church, Ngarua wahia ; and another expects to be shortly. We have also heard of one distinguished writer who takes a frequent trip to a pleasant island where dwells in sweet security, one special lady, and where the journalist was recently compelled to abide a week because he couldn't get away.

Death has been busy among us during the last two or three weeks, and carried off several young women merging into the sum mer of life. Whether or not there is some invisible agency at work in the atmosphere we cannot say, but the death of young per sons who counted on a long series of years and happiness should bid us pause, and be extremely careful as to the nature of our food and drink and habits of life.

In Archibald Constable's life and literary correspondence we* find the following account of Sir Walter Scott's bargain with the pub lisher of the famous Waverley Novels, the father and uncle of the writer: —"It was during the spring of 1522 that Sir Walter wrote the dramatic sketch entitled ' Halidon Hill,' for the copyright of which he received one thousand pounds. Mr. Cadell writes to my father on the 24th of May : ' I hope you will be pleased with what I am now going to tell you. I intended to have written to you to-day on the subject at any rate. I have given Sir Walter one thousand pounds for a poem ! The thing is written, and I hope to have it out in a fortnight. The circumstances are as follows : He only came from Abbotsford on Wednesday. He called yesterday about noon, and seemed displeased at James B. not meeting him for the purpose of talking over a dramatic poem he has written. He had been asked by Miss Baillie to contribute a few pages to a picnic book, and wrote this, but it turned out too long—it will make as much as Lord Byron's 'Manfred' or his own ' Waterloo.' He said he would date it from Abbotsford, but agreed at my request to put his name to it. The MS. was on B's desk when I went down a little after ; I made my calculations, foundthat nine thousand' Water loo' had divided one thousand three hundred pounds ; wrote Sir Walter a note, went with it myself, and closed for one thousand in five minutes. He seemed much gratified. He wrote it in two days. It will pay us out and out, and all over will be ours, besides the copyright. I think you will approve of this."

The Engineers and Cadets met last night at the Drill-shed. The muster was not large, but the round dozen that attended were equal to their duties, and gave satisfaction. An interesting entertainment in aid of the Titirangi.district school fund will be given to-morrow evening in the school-house. 'Busses will leave the Thistle Hotel at h .If. past four for tjl\o sqeue of tlie conQ^t,

Expression is the salt of daily life. Both in speaking or acting it is the condiment that imparts life and character. We say of the features of a man's or woman's face that they lack expression, and in saying so we more than take away any beauty we may have previously ascribed to that face. The eyes may be bright, the nose perfectly straight, tho complexion faultless, lout still there is something wanti;— « sort of je ne sais quoi, Vhich it is impossible to describe in any other way than by saying there is no expression. How many faces, on the other hand, do we scan daily which/ examined by their indi vidual features, are, if not absolutely plain, at any rate so irregular and uncomformable to any consistent style that we could not possibly say they were beautifnl; and yet about some of these there is the charm of ex pression, a charm which counterbalances a.ll defects, and makes the face attractive^ in spite of itself. In some faces it is not diffi cult to detect wherein lies this magic attri bute. "What wonderfully expressive eyes !" is an exclamation most frequently heard in reference to a face of the character we have described. But the month, nose, or even the chin may he the expression-imparting feature, 'or even it may be the little dimple that comes and goes with the working of the muscles from laughter or whatever cause. But there are also faces whose power of expression is great, but we cannot say wherever it is derived, while the seat of its presence is unseen. It is there, and that is all that can be said. Expression is admitted by all io be a powerful adjunct to beauty. Singularly enough it is seldom imparted by any regularity. A slight cast in the eyes, a nose " tip-tilted like the petal of a fjrjvyer," the eyes being placed wider apart or closer together than usual—these are com mon sources of expression. Wc must remind our readers that we do not use the Wo**. *n its original opeh ifleatilogj but as it were in its special signification, as tastfe is Commonly used for good taste. Now let us see how expression operates in speaking. Its in fluence is much the same in ordinary con versation, as it is in a setspeech; or—toextend the term speaking to the general communi cation of ideas—in composition and letter writing. But the power is much more fre quently to be found operating in the last mentioned mode of interchanging ideas than in the others. In conversation it must be a gift. It may be acquired for correspondence. It constitutes the persuasive element of words in a far greater proportion than any amount of logic or close reasoning. Two men may say exactly the same words, but in the month of one they have a significance which they are utterly devoid of in the other. A good story may bo told by a master in the art. The table is in a roar ; there is no re sisting the laughter-inspiring anecdote. Somebody at the side of the teller takes a private note of it, and pictures to himself a similar triumph next night at bis club. But how great his disappointment. He tells the same story and it is received in silence. Alas, he may have the words, but he has not the expression of the orignal teller. How dif ferently too do some men go through the world to others owing to the influence of the subtle power we are speaking of. There is Smith can say anything to any body. He can differ with another man, can contradict another man, can laugh at another man, and never make an enemy ; but there is poor Tomkins who is the most harmless fellow alive, is always putting his foot into it with somebody or giving offence when it is least intended. If he pays a compliment to a lady she does not seem at , all pleased with it, whereas to Smith, who does not appear to care a rap whether she is pleased or not she is ?U smiles and affability. Poor Tomkins, he cannot express himself. Only the other day he thought he said the correct thing when he told old Lady Powderwell, in the presence of Miss Powderwell, that he never knew which was the mother and which was the daughter. He found out he had not when the lovely Louisa cut him next day most palpably before a dozen of his friends. In action the sway of expression is the same. Shakespeare's advice to "suit the word to the action and the action to the • word," is only in other words advice to be careful of expression.

To the Editor : Sir, —I was much pleased and surprised to see such a procession of cleanly-dressed children yesterday morning. I did not think that Auckland could produce at one meeting such a number, and when I noted the happy smiling faces of the girls, and the boisterous mirth of the boys, I felt thankful to those kind gentlemen and ladies who had interested themselves to give the children a treat. I must say, however, I felt rather disgusted after all the procession had slowly filed past, to notice that at the extreme rear was carried our noble British flag, while a lot of green rags and table cloths took the precedence at the head of the procession and all along the line. Had our flag been left at home no one would have thought anything about it, but to delibe rately insult it was a piece of bigotry as palpable as if the words had been printed on it in large letters, "you see what we would do if we could." lam only too happy to add, "but you can't."—l am, &c, St. Bartholomew. March IS, 1874.

* The following is the rota of attendance at the Petty Sessions on Tuesday next, the 24th instant :—Colonel William Henry Kenny, Messrs Samuel Bloom field Ludbrook, Robert Baillie Lusk, Thomas Macffarlane, Joseph May, James Scott McKellar, George Man ners Mitford, Henry Douglas Morpeth, David Limmond Murdoch, Laurence David Nathan, Joseph Newman, George Burgoyne Owen; John R. Nicholson, Esq., M.D., chairman.

At a meeting of the Fraternal Home Lodo* e of Good Templars last evening among those initiated was a Maori. The promoters of the movement are very desirous to obtain converts amongst the natives, to many of whom it would no doubt be beneficial to adopt the principles of Father Matthew. As a rule Maories do not drink in moderation ; if they indulge at all they take too much. The work of translating the Templar ritual, &c, into the native language, which isnowin progress, will, it is thou .ht, induce many natives to' join the order. Whether they will "stick to it" afterwards is doubtful, but some of them perhaps may. It is stated that one of the Ohinemuri chiefs says that many of the natives in that locality are so impressed with the evils resulting from the abuse of intoxi cating liquors that they would be willing to further the movement both by precept and practice, and would advocate the opening up the Ohenemuri country to such prospectors and gold miners as were Good Templars, but would always object to the pakeha coming amongst them if he had any grog with him, the whiteman's rum having already done much injury to the natives throughout the country. Whether these views are generally entertained or not anything tending to open the Te Aroha and Ohinemuri country is worth consideration especially in the present somewhat depressed condition of the Thames. If the Templars can advance this opening through their influence with the Maoris, thej will have done the country a substantial service and will have accomplished that which the 'most skilful native diplomatists have hithero failed to accomplish. This would undoubtedly be atnump&fQythQQrdjv* J

New Zealand war medals are now lying at the Militia and Volunteer Office, Auckland, for the undermentioned persons, who are expected to call and receive them, otherwise they will be returned to Wellington :—lm perial Medals—Thomas Peel, Ist WE.; Wm. Smith, 2nd and 3rd W.R. j John Campbell, 3rd W.R, ; George Lovette, A.M.: George Ownfcrw Snd W^R. ; William Allen, 2nd W.R. Colonial medals I David Carnie, 3rd W.R. ; George Cooper, Mauku Volunteers ; H F. Harrison, A.C. ; Joseph Scott, Com missariat ; E. W. Gumey, A.R.V. ; George Cook, Militia ; R. Brennan, 4th W.R. ; Sergeant Coombs, A.R.V; J. Hart. Militia; J. F. Hendry, A.R.V. ; J- Thompson, 2nd W.R. ; M. Flanagan, T.M.S. ; A. Johnson, A.C. ; J. Mitchell, A.E.V. ; E. J. Blake, P.F.F. ; T. A. Pearse, H.B. Vol. ; N. Scott, A.C. ; J. Brown, A.C. ; M. Langridge, A.C; D. McArthur, A.C; J. Phillips, Ist Waikato Regiment ; W. Solomon, A.C. ; F. Swindley, S.I. A.C. ; Chas. Stone, Ist Waikato Regiment ; John Crotty, Ist Wai kato Regiment ; P. C Wilson, A.C ; T. Mclnness, Volunteer Cavalry ; Alex. Ken nedy, A.C. ; T. McTavish, 2nd Waikato E-egiment.

A cricket match is to be played at Ellerslie on Saturday between an eleven and twenty ■ two of the Auckland Club. The refreshing rains of last week have done great good to the';ground,"and if fine weather continues the game should be one of the most enjoyable of the season.

A law examination was commenced this morninp at the Provincial Council Chambers, and will be continued until Saturday. The list ai candidates on this occasion is not a numerous one, there being four for the pre liminary and one only for the final degree. •

We understand that tbe late Artillery and City Band have joined the Engineer Corps. The members were sworn in last cloning. The u2}^orm *s *° c blue-cloth tunics with silver braid biug-cloth trousers with inch a-fcalf scarlet band down side seams, French peal-cap With silver lace band. The En gineer Company are to be congratulated on having a fine band.

A hawker's cart was run away With this morning in Queen-street. The propriet'er a man named Stanton,at the time was aWay from his vehicle, which was standing in front of Arthur's Auction Mart. Something or other started tlie horse, and away went animal and trap down the street at a fine pace. They had not gone far when the wheel of the cart came in violent contact with another trap and was shattered to pieces. The drag thus suddenly put, the load behind him had the effect of stopping the horse be fore further damage was done. We are sadly apprehensive that the broken wheel will not be the only loss poor Stanton will sustain in this matter.

Tho annual distribution of prizes to the scholars of the Auckland Hebrew school will be made this evening in the Oddfellows' Hall, Cook-street. His Worship tho Mayor has kindly consented to occupy the chair.

The Parisienne Troupe, fey Mr Clinton, Mr Hooper, and Miss Vivian are announced to appear at the Thames on Saturday next.

In consequence? of the addition made to the numbers of the Provincial Council, which now comprises forty-four members, the accommodation afforded by the present chamber is about to be extended. The space occupied by strangers is to be devoted to members either wholly or in part, and a strangers' gallery will probably be erected at the other end of the building, where the re porters'gallery is now, witha separate entrance. When these alterations are made it will be desirable, in providing for the wants of the press, to give its representatives access to their part of the House without their being obliged, as they now are, to cross the floor of the House in order to get to their seats (a most inconvenient arrangement), which has been long the subject of complaint.

We are informed that about one-half the persons engaged in manufactories of different kinds, to whom separate census forms have been forwarded, have hitherto failed to com plete and return them to the enumerator ; and we would remind the delinquents that they are liable, under the Census Act, to a penalty of £20, which will no doubt be en forced when the patience of the Government has been exhausted.

A match will be played at Ellerslie on Saturday between the first eleven of the Auckland Cricket Club and twenty-two. Should the weather continue fine a most interesting game will be witnessed by those who feel disposed to patronise the course on the occasion. A special train will leave Britomart at one o'clock sharp (return tickets at single fares), and play will commence at 1.15. Refreshments will be provided on the ground, by Mr Gratten, of the Thames Hotel. A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon may be confidently anticipated.

A meeting of the members of the Board of Bducationgwas^held this afternoon in the offices, Wyndham-street. Present:—Messrs. Beveridge (chairman), Lusk, Reed, Prime, Colonel Haultain, and Dr. Campbell. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, after which a considerable number of applications and letters were in troduced for discussion. The salary of Mrs Coburg, of Parawai, Shortland, was ordered to. be paid according to scale of payment. It was resolved that the secretary of the Waiotahi Committee be requested to forward the qualifications of the assistant teacher. The Board approved of the appointment of Mrs Goodwin as work-mistress to the Shell back School.

A special general meeting of the Auckland Cricket Club has been called for to-morrow at; half-past four p.m. The object of the meeting is to discuss the desirability of form ing a first-class cricket ground at Ellerslie. We are glad to see that the cricketers are really stirring themselves in this matter. We believe that if proper measures are resorted to support from the outside public will not be wanting. The club has received a liberal offer from the Racing Club as to the proportion of the expense the Racing. Club is.willing to bear. This offer will form the basis of the business of the meeting. In addition to Ellerslie, the North Shore and the Domain present suitable sites for cricket fields, and we hope the selection will be finally settled. If Ellers lie is chosen now there is no reason why, at a future time, the other grounds should not be made as well. Two sets of plans and specifi tions have already been sent in for the level ling, trenching, and planting a space at Ellerslie, large enough for a good ground, but we will not refer to them before they are brought before the meeting, further than to say one set is from the contractor who laid out the Christchurch ground, and the other is from the course-keeper at Ellerslie.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) THE ANAZI ENQUIRY CASE.

. His Worship was about to give judgment in the case of Captain Holman respecting the stranding of the ship Anazi in the Wade, on the 28th February, the particulars of which are already before the public, when Mr Brook field drew his Worship's attention to sec. 243 ofthe'Act of 1854, which treats of mishaps to vessels in consequence of the incompetency Qf'Uiagtwfi .hrough %Mx own misQOftclUGfej

and he shewed that the evidence iiit_ir~~~* sent case tended to show that Captain I? 6"' man was not in a fit state to condue^ vessel through drunkenness, and he a. Lj that the Court had power to deal wifW^ matter. mi * «»S

His Worship said he had prepared v judgment m regard to the stranding 0 f «. ship, and that he thought was the 1 matter with which the Court had n Ow T f\ deal. The other was a separate charge _.*«!. should be treated separately. He should l * glad to hear counsel on both sides on \\r point, and? perhaps the Court had bett reserve judgment for another day. '^'""ffp-S Mr Brookfield drew the attention of th Court to various clauses of the Act beatif --- on the case ; but those were mostly ca_S where drunkenness was the special charge^ Mr Richmond contended that the power* of this Court were limited to the enquW under Wrecks Act, and was* not a charge of incompetency, but one of stranding. ' His Worship aaid that, under the circum stances and the new arguments that had been brought forward by counsel, he should not be justified in giving hi 3 decision this; morning.

Mr Richmond asked the Court if Captain A Holman could be heard in his own defence before judgment was given. His Worship said that, as the decision it, this case was of great importance to the whole public, he would consider carefully t v& new matter before the Court, and give hi|h judgment on Saturday

BEU.VK AND .DISORDERLY. Mary Anne Birkett wag brought up on 3 charge of being drunk last n.ghtin Queen, street, and behaving in a very dkordieily manner, and fined 20s and costs.

James Tyres forfeited his bail. &BBACII OF SHIPPING ACT. Stewart Hnghes again appeared in answer to a breach of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, by absenting himself without leave it&tii the barque Briton, on the I7th insfc

Prisons? leaded not guilty. William Pygtff./ master of the Briton deposed that prisoner It&s as.* articled seaman and had suffered a few houfs* imprisonment,

When he came out he went on board .hip. That was on the 18th ; and subsequently left the ship without leave; and upon meeting hiffi in Queen-street he gave him in charge- Prisoner said he asked leave of the mate but he did not answer him, and he went oil shore. He -was willing to " explanate" to the Court. He left to make complaints to the magistrate about the miserable state of the forecastle : he had to sleep in water.

James McFarlane, chief mate of the Briton, stated that he did not give prisoner permission, to leave the vessel; he told witness, upon I going on shore, that he was going to see the magistrate.

Prisoner said that it was before ten o'ekok in the morning that he left the ship, and iv.! considered he was not doing very wrong. . -, The Captain said that prisoner was a dis orderly sailor, and he thought of getting rid of him by " mutual consent," but if prisoner |, would go back, lie would take him and not 'A press this charge. Prisoner said he wanted a comfortable place to lie down in. He did not like sleepr j | ing in the wet. .' ''; The Captain Baid the weather had beei. 'J bad, but he would try to remedy it as soon V as possible. . . •_ ■'■> -. *• wS Prisoner was then discharged. neighbours' quarp.els. '■'*

John Jones was charged with using rough language towards Samuel Smith, and calling him a rogue, and stating that he had robbed him of £50. * : :

Mr J. B. Russell appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Joy for defendant.

His Worship regretted that so many petty quarrels should be brought to this-Court when.they might be settled otherwise,

Samuel Smith, a general dealer of Hobson street, deposed that defendant had used abusive, threatening, and insulting language from the 7th to the present time.

To Mr Joy : Defendant had rented a house of him, and he had forbidden him to remove certain fixtures which he believed' were his, and this was what he meant by the reference to the £50. He had hoped that defendant would have apologised. William Charles Smith, a lad, corroborated the statement of his father in respect of the assault.

Mr Joy addressed the Court for some time,,, and contended that plaintiff was of a malicious . turn of mind, and because he could not make defendant eat humble pie had brought: the case into Court. He then called defend- | ant. _ t John Jones deposed that plaintiff sent him a note to go and clear up the yard. Some Ay discussion followed between them on cer tain rights and privileges. The dispute grew warmer, until they fired out angry words, and he was surprised that his old, r friend should bring the matter in Court;; J*], His Worship regretted that parties should bring their trivial complaints into the Court. He wished they would take them to the ■ Supreme Court. Defendant had, according:;', to his own confession, done wrong, and ho y, must find two sureties of -210 each, and : himself in £20; to keep the peace for three * months. ,*■■ AAv' Mr. Russell asked that costs might be allowed. * ' :"; :j His Worship said he would make them,, both pay costs to a considerable amouht,rf § possible, for wasting the time of the Court.; In fact he was often obliged to sit and hear,: foolish cases of this sort which never ought,,, ■, to be brought into Court, and which took up much of his time and hindered him frcffla duties of far greater public importance. He thought, in future, It would be as well to fb make each party pay his own counsel and costs. ~. ;' " .■' . '.-; sw . ANOTHER QUARREL. ' :;'3f Margaret Clarke was summoned to the,,, Courtfor usine insulting and abusive language towards Elizabeth Peckham on the evening ofjithe 13th instant. _ -~ Mr. Laishley for plaintiff, and Mr. J. &g Russell for defendant.

His Worship : What, counsel again! Mr. Russell replied that knowing the par-, tioulars of the case he appeared without fee. | His client was a washerwoman, and^bad a, family of young children to support by her, labour, and her husband was one of those beings who was a great drunkard, and plain tiff was the wife' of a publican. JJ» poor woman went to the house for Iffef. U/*?P band, who had taken the pound which sue had saved for a pair of boots, and referred w the house as a "hell," where he was wasting; a it in beer. ' " ' : • Jl ■ ' Mr Laishley defended Mrs Peckham, «» stated that she had been subjected to *» Clarke's unchaste language for some tame, and she wished to seek the protection^ the Court against a repetition of the His Worship suggested that Mrs C3arKV f who was unfortunately troubled £ drunken husband, should apologise to »; Peckham, and promise not to do so m more. ■' 'L. Mr Laishley asked for a nominal surety. _ but subsequently said that his client w willing to withdraw the case on con<u that defendant paid expenses. ~ to Mr Russell said his client was nnj» do so. She was a poor woman ana u» money. Mr Laishley pressed for costs. • j^ His Worship : Then defendant mnsU" Mount Eden. He had no alternative, W» order oosts £l7s Gd. . h Till!- W ft* ftU tlli?'. U(|l««Mi Ii

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