SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

MOON'S AGE V First quarter, 25th, 10.10 a.m,

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

t, .' ' " ' ARRIVALS, i retty Jane, s.s., from Tauranga

DEPARTURES.

»»• barque, for Newcastle Went, cutter, for Tauranea Murray, as., for Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

T._ .i; V cr outh' s-?- for K-i8- to-morrow ProHv t ' fo. thc Soutll- Sat"rday, 2Sthinstant £rcttj Jane, for Gisborne. Friday, 5 p.m. SH 4- s s-: f("- w aM-ira (from Manukau) ' <4ucen of the Age, for Newcastle, early ' ' •

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Blanche; Vice-Regal Yacht, from East Coast, Saturday Phf-be, s.s., from the South, early ' y Jtlylton Castle, barque, from London, due S.^"- from Sydney, about 81st instant schoouer, from Tahiti <- '■•■- Serp.ne.brig, from Dunedin ~- . .-■■■■, Mongol, f rom "Kandavu "1" C?ri e?>di fr/ d ' bf VE**P**i from Hobart Town, early carl, bng, from Lyttelton, early Clio, schooner, from New Caledonia Fm™£? c£ nic sch° on^, from Levuka, via Suva &'nfr QUe r fr°, m Liver Pool. SaUed October 15 Sr"; f rora London. Sailed Dec 20 wore .te, ship, from London. Sailed January 14

EXPORTS.

1 er l-Jyuo, for Lyttelton": 16,000 feet kauri timber, 38,000 feet white pine, D. H. Mc- K.Qnzie;.2o doors, 6 packages sashes, 1000 feet architraves, Holdship and Co.; 1 ton luggage, Burr; 3 crates, 3 cases, 1 parcel, D. Bloom ; 735 drain pipes, M. H. Roe. D. H. _~_c__enzie, agent.

The s.s.^ Murray left last "night for Tauranga with several passengers and cargo as follows :—SB powder, 30H. shot, 750 caps, Evitt; 5 bags oats, Pike; 20 bags oats, Jones; 2 barrels, ale, Whitson & Son; 1 case, 2 rolls matting, 1 box tobacco, Lewis Bros.— Combes & Daldy, agents. The whaling ship John Howland, Captain Cole, arrived at Russell on the 16th inst.,i with 600 barrels sperm oil, and 400 of hump back oil.

m The barque Martha, Captain Stanton, ar rived on ;the 20th, with 170, barrels of;oil obtained since December last.

The Runnymede, barque, from Hobart Town, has been spoken, clean. The Albion, of Auckland, was spoken in February. She had only taken;'one' small- whale, which yielded 6 barrels of oil. The barque Merlin has been spoken^ having 180 barrels of sperm oil.

The departure^ the -s.s. Pretty Jane for Gisborne has been fixed for Priday, the 27 th, at 5 p.m. »''"• • ■ :':; •.'

The;p.s. Golden' Crown was to leave the Thames for Auckland to-day at noon. She is to resume her usual eleven o!clock trips to the Thames to-morrow.; .

The' s.s; Pretty' Jane has just arrived frorri Tauranga, haying, left that port at half past, two o'clock, yesterday afternoon., She brings the following passengers :—Mr and Mrs R^H. Stevenson, Mr, and. Mrs J. Y. Stevenson, Messrs Clark, McMillan,' Poster, Kenny, Neal, a constable .with a prisoner, and four others.

The 4 new .missionary schooner Southern Cross was this morning floated off the grid iron, he copper having been cleared of the blocks used in launching her. The Devon port to-s^ed her over, to the North. Shore, where she will'be fitted for sea." '' " "Ii '''

The s.s. Southern Cross left Tauranga, for Auckland, at six a.m. to-day. The s.s. St. I-ilda left the Manukau yes terday evening for' Wahgjtnui witk passen gers and, cargo. ~._._ ..,.,. ™£k? J^rrme East Lothian, hauled, nflf _fc» wharf this morning, and was towed by the Devonport alongside' the Gore-street jetty. She will be floated on to the gridiron on the next tide, for the purpose of surveying and repairing her copper. His Excellency the Governor's yacht Blanche is-expected from Napier on Satur day. Webelieve that the -nembers of;th. Auckland Yacht Club will afford his Excel lency an escort into harbour.

The bngantine Ryno has cleared out for -jyttelton with a cargo of timber, &c. She will sail probably tomorrow. ■ The Steamer Cit_-.of/Melbouene.—Ex £\ cM9^ efe# .Captaia,Brown, ,of the R.M.S; .City of Melbourne, dated Honololli; February 7: ** * *T! did not leave Kan davu as early as I expected, the engineers requiring. -time,'to do'a little '/packing, etc.; but we proceeded on our,,voyage'' at-9:p.m. ---afterir-maining there four 'hours {imtehdoi two/j as..-I ;'had;!anticipa.ed). ' I consider it a' very, good 'harbour,,, and by. :the,,aid of! a few. buoys aud lanterns could be made per fectly easy, of access, either By night or day After! leaving Kandayu 1 proceeded by ;the eastern-route, which is a very safe f and;.good one,ihav_ng the ocean on the south and the islands of the group on north hand, they being aU ; high,j.the lowest,jlshould think, not more than one hundred feet in height and no |danger beyond three or four miles. After rounding the south-eastern one, which I did in nineteen hours fromKandavau, I steered away to the north east, and only sighted the island of Sarai (one of.thevNavigators), since which I have made a straight course for the Sandwich Islands (not seeing any reef or shoal on the passage) After crossing the; Equator the north-east trades have been exceedingly strong1, even'to a gale witha:very high head sea, and the ship-jgettmg light, the engines raced con siderably that at ..times jt, was found; neces-. saiy to ease her. " I send you an abstract of my log from Kandavau, from which you will be better able'to judge Of our proceedings I than I-cjun-ekplaih- by writing. You will perceive we have unfortunately had1 to stop, the engines three times.to repair, the' pump valves, in all about twelve hours. The india- TObbfir-ottiie valves appeared, to be of very bad materialj-but since they have beeh'ire^ placed she has gone very! well; and made good average considering'the weather, which I should, think, must be unusually bad for these latitudes; but is it is the winter and hurndane season, I presume these gales are not irncommon; but^hey contend to retard our progress, * *,': *:i *] although if I arrive! to-morrow,.the Gth,- she will -have kept• the' the contract time.- I have just arrived at Monolulu, having"made' ; the,passage in 12i days,, an average of ten knots. This speed J against such weather is more'than could- be' expected., I ,am now coaling,' arid hope to W leaving at | iiooh, to-morrowi Eebruary 7.— 1 could.not.get coaled.as early as I expected

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

T-^ATT,!! W.TJX Cr.OS3- AR UlfDEli : For Themes, this day, at 5.30pm., and to-morrrow at 10 30a.m. For St. Andrew's. Kennedy's Bay, per Columbia, to day, at 5 p.m. ' For Levuka (Fiji), per Star of the South, to-morrow, at A p.m. F°r Wtutara and Taranaki, per Go-ahead, t? morrow For Gisborne and Napier, per Pretty Jane, on -.nnay next, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern prnvinces, and Australian Colonies, per Ladybird, on Saturday next, at 1 p. m. | (Signed) S. B. Bias. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Moi)oKAf.r>-On March 20, the wife of Mr D. B. McDonald, Kapanga, Coromandel, of a son.

DEATH.

™ZT~ Un, the ~r,th instant, at Fpsom, Archibald William Claud Bamlin, infant son of Commander Archibald Little, R.N,; aged 14 months.

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

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, Por the future in the distance, And *__ cnod that we can do

Again our telegraphic intelligence conveys the now familiar announcement of tho arrival in the South of an immigrant ship with in fectious disease. The Woodlark, from Lon don, is in quarantine- at Wellington, with fever on board. We are not as yet informed as to the amount of sickness or mortality. Our readers are aware how habitual this kind of distressing announcement has lately been

, with reference to immigrant ships coming to New Zealand, and a few weeks since we gave expression to our strong feelings of dis tress and indignation on the subject. Of n course we lament these occurrences for the sake of the poor immigrants themselves, and r J we. resent the serious damage that is thus *: done to the colony, deterring, as such things _ do, from undertaking the comparatively long voyage to the Britain of the South, and so '• checking the desired influx, of immigrants to our shores. If only one or two cases had occurred of ships arriving in such a condition, the fatality, might bo regarded , t ss accidental • but the matter has now arrived , at such a pitch of aggravation as to eliminate the supposition of its being fortuitous. It is c now too palpably plain that gross negligence or mismanagement attaches to the immigra" tion arrangements of our Government in England ; and not an hour ought to be lost s. in applying a sharp and decisive remedy. c We trust , that the Government' will ' not have waited to make communica tion by mail, but will promptly use the telegraph from Australia. The immigrant vessels coming to Auckland have hitherto been happily exempt from these ! visitations—and long may they continue to' be so—but then, tho number of these vessels that have arrived in our port has been few. The Woodlark was here last year after a prosperous passage. For the sad bungling, or something worse, that has leu to these catastrophes' we must look, not to the owners of the ships, but to Dr Featherston and the Immigration Department, , r The English news received by telegraph to-day comes down to the date of !the 19th inst. It comprises some items of interest, but nothing of momentous importance. First, as to Royalty. Our old friend tho Duke of Edinburgh, with his Russian Imperial bride, has arrived in England, and the august pair .. have of course experienced an " enthusistic" welcome at the hands and voices of the people. John Bull' is habitually demonstra tive of his loyalty; and the exemplary .. character and demeanour of Her Majesty and \ the Royal family have maintained and deep ened the feeling. Queen Victoria' is now connected by affinity with the Czar of all tho Russias, the mighty Emperor of Germany, and the highly respected King of Denmark. Charles Sumner, Senator of the United .. States, is no more. He was at one time the head of.the Republican party, and,was Sec retary of State under President Lincoln. The Pope has issued an Encyclical letter condemning, the. proposed ecclesiastical law for j Austria,' and has written in the same * sense to the Emperor of that country. His Holiness is thus at feud, complete or partial with both the Empires of Central Europe. ' The French Government appears to have taken the yenturpus step of confronting and shapklirig the democracy of that country. Universal suffrage is to be vastly curtailed • three million voters, it is said, will be dis frapchised| if the proposed measure be carried into effect. Another portion of the project appears to be that the people ,at large shall •no longer elect their representatives directly, but: shall depute the function to electors chosen for that purpose. A contrivance of this; kind nominally'exists in America, but is invariably eluded. . Charles Orton has made a declaration that the Tichborne claimant is indeed, as has been always alleged by his opponents, none other than Arthur Orton. The reckless way in which the Harbour Board is dealing with some of ,the properties i unfortunately' entrusted to them is bein" further illustrated in the disposition to shut up all the sea frontages at North 'Shore.' The foreshore is, as is apparent from the resolu tion of the Board at yesterday's meeting, apparently about to be all surrendered on leasehold for mere nominal rents and for very letnthened periods. This is not a matter of in terest to property holders at the North Shore I alone, but tothepeople of Auckland'to whom a j stroll on the North Shore strands has hereto fore been not only delightful but healthgiving. Through the barbarous dealings, however, of the Auckland Harbour Board this pleasure will soon be taken away, and while miles and; miles f'Jof harbour frontage elsewhere I are equally available for ship-building and . kindred 'purposes, through the miserable" policy of the Harbour Board this delight ful sanatorium for Auckland will as a sanatorium; soon befamong the things of the past. JL 1 We understand that the Rodney cricket < team will remain in town until Friday next i in the event of a>matoh being arranged with < tho^ Auckland Oiub, .

We have much pleasure in giving insertion to the following letter. It is certainly laugh able to see the Cross abusing the City *+UQCI^ f°- r neß*6ct of sanitary measures & t -J? • Journal has been throwing so many difficulties in the way of the Council in respect of the water supply. To the Editor, —By the lugubrious article in this day's Cross on the report of a case of typhoid fever re ported to the City Council it would appear as if your contemporary was feeling a little sore at its opposition to any feasible scheme of water supply, seeing that it is pretty well known that impure water is one of the most fruitful causes of typhoid fever ; it is to want of water prin ?L P i y ' iand we may thank the Cross if the hands of the opponents to any water supply have been in any manner strengthened, and to the opposition the City Council have constantly and consistently received in endeavouring to enforce sanitary measures, and which strange to say, with one exception, the public press pass by unnoticed, may be attributed the causes of an epidemic. Your contemporary in his eager desire to find fault oversteps facts. There is no technical defect m the city by-laws. The so-called V.i°f- fescs m an Act o£ the Legislation, tho L nblic Health Act; but there is no doubt the ruling of the Magistrate wrong. It however enabled a very old offender to : escape, and this has been the rule and not the exception. By this Act the earth closet system does not become compul sory before 1575, but a very serious question in connection with this matter is how you are to compel persons to be cleanly and use plentj of earth. Failing to do so does not the nuisance become of a more dangerous character than the old system in the warm weather ? The best refutation of the reckless statements of the Cross is the fact that the number of earth closets in the city are more than trebled, and are steadily on the increase. Some person hying close to the neighbourhood ot the deceased (Sandall) was fined for slaughtering animals on the premises, and it is very certain individuals must take proper precautions for they cannot havo one Health Officer every day in the various dirty pre mises m a city like Auckland. A few words ot advice to careless people, and a little ' criticism on the manner in which persons charged with such offences have on nearly every occasion escaped, will do more good than a lot of indiscriminate abuse to those who arc rendered almost powerless to do good or to prevent the evils arising from want of water, and proper punishment to those who set sanitary laws at defiance.— Yours, &c, Exi>i-]»s, Tho Herald of this morning has en -1 deavoured to enlighten its readers as to tho , nationality of the respective members of the New Zealand Ministry. It states that there arc two Scotchmen in the Ministry, and i that " before Mr Bathgate's retirement the [ Scotchmen were in the ascendancy." Our contemporary has fallen into an error. We all know that the Hon Donald McLean is a . Scotchman ; and as the Hon Mr Reynolds is . a foreigner, who is the second Minister claiming the " Land o' Cakes" as his birth '- place '.' We may observe that it is within - the range of possibility for an Otago con stituency to return a member to the General Assembly who is not a Scotchman, and the . repeated election of Mr Reynolds is a case in point. I Major Cooper, in an advertisement, notifies to the Volunteers and the public that on the - yacht Blanche being signalled with His Ex > ccllency the Governor' Sir James Pergusson on board, the volunteers in full dress will ■ act as a guard of honor according to direc ; tions. s Mr. Joseph Craig has imported by the ~ Hero a spring lorry capable of carrying up wards of four tons. This conveyance will bo ! found eminently adapted for the removal of heavy weights and conveyance of large quan tities. It was made in Sydney to the order of Mr. Craig, at a cost of about £90. We hope the enterprise shown by him will be re , warded, at the same time wo must confess surprise that our local manufacturers arc not able to compete with our foreign neighbours; i taking into consideration the fact that the cost of freight and duty amounted to nearly £30. J Wc understand that the disputed claim ef 1 Messrs. Gibbons Brothers, for loss of horse, against the City Council, is at last about to come to a crisis. Summonses are now issued upon the authorities, and in a few days lawyers will be on the gui mm. The claim ;is j£so, Court fees and legal profit, say another £00. Who shall win—the City Council, 1 Gibbon's Broilers, or the lawyers. To the Editor : Sir,—Now that the atten tion of the public is being called to the sani tary condition of the city I would draw your attention to tho unhealthy influences which . are likely to affect those of the public who are in the habit of attending the public places of amusement here. On the opening night of the Carandinis here I went to the City Hall, intending and expecting to enjoy myself, and should havo done so. as far as the performance is concerned, which is all that can be desired, but the stench that came up from the cellar below was too much for, me, and upon coming out found thatlfelb quite ill. The same in fluence is felt at the Prince of Wales Theatre, where the stench is abominable, but not sO bad as the City Hall, as in addi tion to the stagnant water that has collected there from the late storm, the sewer, which runs under this building, will, I am sure, injuriously affect those who frequent this place. The proprietors would, lam sure, be acting in their own interests if they would adopt some measure to mitigate this evil, and I hope that the by-laws now introduced by . the Mayor will be strictly enforced for the better comfort of all concerned.—l am, &c, Puke Air. We notice that a third candidate for the electoral district of Franklin has entered the field in the person of Mr Woodward, so that there is likely to be quite a contest with the three Riclimonds, with the probability that Franklin will, yet be distinguished in the annals of colonial progress. We learn from'Mr Faulder that the number of earth closets under his charge in February 1873, was 395 and in February 1574 733, showing an increase of 338, and since Feb ruary 21 additional. This is the best refu tation of the statements made in the Cross of yesterday. The Carandinis met with another favour-; able] reception last night at the City Hall. The programme was most interest ing. : The " Wreath," was exquisitely rendered by Madame Carandini, MissFannie, and j Mr. Gordon. Madame Carandini also sang in her wonted graceful style "My Molly Asthore," aud the immortal Scotch ballad "Auld Robin. Gray," which, for a long time, was ascribed to Burns, until the authorship was discovered. Tho duet, " The Sailor Sighs," was prettily rendered by Miss Lizzie and Mr Sherwin. Mr Gordon gave in his best manner " As in the cup the wine flies up," and "England's Dead," the last, a very affecting composition. "When the • Swallows," a favorite ballad, was given with true feeling by Miss Fannie, also " I'll seek for thee in every flower," by Miss Isabella. Mr Cot terell's sketches added greatly to tho inter est of the entertainment. His sketches from a charity dinner wore excellent. j I

The other day at Christchurch a store- j keeper was summoned by the police for having sold " wine" without a license. The acused had for several years retailed home made wines without any interference, and the defence is thus stated in the local paper■ :— "Accused, in defence, said he had been selling the wine during the past nine months, and was not aware that he was doing wrong. He pur chased the wine from Mr. Mouldey, Christ church, who had made it. himself, and who told-him he would not requite a license to sell it. E. C. Mouldey saia be had dealt with the accused for some time, anC. &aa supplied him with the wine produced. He made it .himself from fruit grown in the province, and had been selling similar wine in Christchurch for the last eight years, and it had been retailed by the glass by some of those who purchased it from him during the whole of this time. Before he commenced to sell them he made inquiries, and he was informed thatthe wines could be sold without a license, as they were only called British wines. By Inspector Pender : The wines were of course fermented as no wines could be made without it. By the Bench: He sold large quantities of the wine, ' and many teetotallers drank it. (Laughter.) He was in the habit of selling it to teetotal lers, who drank it at home. (Renewed laughter.) By the Bench :He did not know whether the Council of the Good Templars was aware of teetotallers purchasing these wines. Inspector Pender : I am sure Mr, Exall would be greatly shocked if he knew of it. (Loud laughter.) -Mr. Mouldey, in reply to the Bench :Of course the wine would intoxicate if a sufficient quantity of it was drunk. His Worship, referring to tho Act, said it was provided that all fermented liquors of an intoxicating nature must not be sold in less quantities than two gallons without a license being obtained. Mr. Mouldey : Then, your Wor ship, there must be a license for selling ginger beer, as that is a fermented liquor. His Worship : V es, it may be fermented, but a person could not get intoxicated upon it. Mr Mouldey pointed out that all fruit wined would intoxicate if a sufficient quantity were taken, and pointed out that in Adelaide the wine 3 were allowed to be sold without licenses. His Worship said he would adjourn the case until Friday next, and have the wine produced analysed." We cull the following choice extract from the Cross of this morning : —"An aggrieved actor named Ireland has appealed to a jury ol his country against the proprietors of the Licensed Victuallers' Gazelle, and has not appealed in vain, for a jury gave Mr Ireland £50, which was at any rate a dividend of ten per cent of the amount of damages he claimed —£1000." The fourth form boy is evidently much needed behind the Cross editor's chair. Is the error simply the mark of a careless style of writing, or can it be that it is an instance of the mistakes to which, in common matters of fact, the transcendant genius is so liable? Our fcontemporory seems going in a howler for blunders this morning. We notice a local sets forth the statement that the Ponsonby Hall concert takes place this evening, whereas to-morrow night is fixed for the entertainment; and, in another place, we see that the dividend of Is Gd per share, declared in the Thames Gas Co., is attributed to the' Thames Gold Mining Co. The committee of the Young Men's Christian Association are continually exert ing themselves in the endeavour topopularize' the Institute and meet the wants and wishes of the general community. .As often as means will permit fresh additions are added to the already extensive and useful library, and we are glad to know that the list of members is increasing, and without such increase no society can be permanently successful. _ The Young Men's Christian Association is also fortunate in its secretary, Mr Salter, who, in addition to his literary knowledge and other qualifications, is always courteous to members, and willing to advise young persons in the choice of books. About eighty new volumes have just been added to the library, including the volumes of the leading periodicals for the past year, which contain a large amount of very useful reading. We notice new works of fiction by Miss Mulock, Mrs Oliphant, Mrs Wood, Holme Lee, and other admired authors ; also, a number of spirit-stirring books for youth, by Kingston, Grant, Tillotson, and Edgar '; also, the works of Jerrold, which for pith and pungency are unsurpassed. Several useful biographies are moreover included among the additions, as well as the latest scientific works of Proctor, Stewart, Tyndall, Huxley, and others. The books have evi dently been selected with great care, and with due regard to the varieties of taste. The members of the Rodney Club were' entertained last evening by the mem bers of the Auckland United Club, at] the Thames Hotel, at the close of yester day's match at the North Shore, in which the United were the victors. The two elevens sat down to a most excellent dinner served up in first-class order by Mr Grattan, the host, and to which every one did justice, and expressed satisfaction. The chair was occupied by Mr Johnston, of the United Club, and the vice-chair was well filled by Mr Jordan, of the Rodney Club. The Chairman was supported by Messrs Yates and Mumford. The usual toasts were then successively proposed in cluding his Excellency the Governor'and governing bodies, of whom the Chairman ' hoped they would know more in time Mr Mumford, Captain of the United Team pro posed the "Rodney Club, "coupled with the honored name of Jordan, to which Mr Jor dan pleasantly replied. The , next toast was *\ e-:, J? n£ ed Club" and Mr Clift °n, to which Mr Clifton responded in a brief speech expressive of the pleasure .he felt in meeting the men of Rodney from whom the' United always received courtesy and kindness. Mr Alfred Whitaker, in a very lively and telling speech, proposed the Umpires and Scorers," He regretted the absence of Mr Marsh, who had so ably filled the position of umpire. Messrs Coupland and Lincoln replied in brief but pithy speeches. The " North Shore Cricket Club" ! was proposed by Mr Clifton, and ably re sponded to by Mr A. Whitaker. The healths of the leading members of both clubs were also drank with much enthusiasm. The , Ladies' was responded to by Mr H Cotton who said he had a profound regard' for the ladies. He did not know what sort of a world this would be without them Indeed, after reading Malthus and other works on population, he had come to the conclusion that without ladies the world must soon come to an end. He himself intended shortly to take a partner for life to avoid the bother of shirt-buttens. Ihe press was the last toast on the programme. Mr Clifton in proposing this perhaps the most important of the toasts of the evening, passed a high eulogium on the Auckland journals for their afd in forwarding the interests of cricketers, and tor the space they had given to report of matches, which was responded to by two members of the press. The hpilth of Mr and Mrs Grattan was^vas also propped SJI&n&S vVh?\ tO,hY Mr Grattan on behalf of himself and family. Several capital songs were sung during the evening, and the meeting concluded at a reasonable hour'with: Qrton" g yn° J and "ood Sa™.th_

The Victoria Company, under command of Lieut. Mahon, met for monthly parade yesterday ; also, the Auckland Scottish and the Artillery Volunteers. The men mustered in goodly numbers, and went through their drill very creditably. The anniversary tea meeting of the Mount Eden Sunday school, postponedfrom the 11th inst., will be held on Monday next, when speeches and music will be given by friends of Sunday, school progress. To the Editor : Sir,—-The residents' and land owners of the North Shore should' be alive po their interests by, if possible,- ob- . taining reserves for public purposes, and as a resort for visitors to the sea side before ail is disposed of. What between endowments for Common and Grammar Schools, and Harbour endowments there will soon belittle left.—l am, &c., Qui tacet Consbhtit. A correspondent takes exception to the Herald's classification of the Ministry as one Jew, one Englishman, &c. Why not one Jew, two Wesleyans, two Catholics, &c. One may be an Englishman or a Dutchman although by religion Jewish. The Treasurer of the Home for Neglected and Destitute Children begs to acknowledge tbe'receipt of the following moneys on account of the. institution :—From Mr Webster, collected at Taranaki, £7 10s ; from Miss Rattray and Miss Nolan, collected at the North' Shore, £5 4s Cd; from Messrs E. Wayte and W. Battray, _tS Is; and from a friend through Mr Battray 20s'. We understand that Miss Lizzie Caran dini has consented to sing at the bazaar concert to be held in the newPonsonby Hall on Monday next, the 30th instant. This, with the soiree first, the concert (the pro gramme of which we publish), and the mazy dance to follow, will render this one of the most pleasant evening's amusement ever passed in this rising district. We understand tbat it was yesterday ar ranged before his Honor the Chief Justice in chambers that the matters long in dispute between Craig and Macfarlane are to be re ferred to arbitration. A friend has left ns 2s Gd as a donation towards Mrs Grainger. The holders of unlicensed dogs are warned that unless licenses are taken out forthwith the police intend to prosecute owners. We regret to have to announce the death of an old and respected resident of Russell, Mr Alcide Vilcog. This worthy, but unfor tunate gentleman, had been for some time an' inmate of the Lunatic Asylum, where he died. A large circle of friends, by whom he was known and esteemed, will greatly regret to hear of his decease. The regular monthly meeting of the Lodge United Service, 427, will be held in the Masonic Hotel this evening, at half-past seven.

RECEPTION OF RIFLE REPRESEN TATIVES.

A , meeting' of Volunteer officers was held on Tuesday at the Drill-shed to take into con sideration the best means of according to the riile representatives a worthy reception on their return home from Napier. ~' Captain Featon presided in the absence of Major Cooper, and there were present, Captains Burns (Hobson Company), Burns (Royal), Mowbray (Scottish), and several lieutenants of various corps. Captain Featon having briefly stated the object of the meeting, Captain J. H. Burns proposed, and Lieut. Robertson seconded, "That the various Volunteer Corps and bands assemble at the railway station upon the arrival of the repre sentatives to welcome them on their return from Napier." The resolution was carried. Lieut. Thompson then proposed "That a deputation consisting of Captains Featon, H. Burns, Mowbray, and Lieut. Robertson should wait upon his Worship the Mayor re questing him to call a public meeting for the purpose of publicly entertaining the repre sentatives on their return from tbe South." This was seconded and carried and the meeting separated. In accordance with the above resolutions the deputation waited upon the Mayor next morning ; when his Worship said that the project of giving the Volunteers a hearty welcome was one which had his warmest sup port. He should be happy to do all that lay in his power to make the reception a success. After some talk over the matter his Worship undertook to convene a public meeting for Friday evening to discuss the best shape the welcome should take. The meeting is to be heldiin the Council Chambers. The requisi tion to his Worship and the advertisement calling the meeting appear in another column.

THE FRANKLIN ELECTION.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

Sir, j-The man who sits in the "big chair " of your contemporary the Cross seems to many, of us electors to have gone "stark nnuL" on the. subject of the approaching election for Franklin, and one can easilf .fancy, after reading yesterday's leader, hear ing Messrs Goodfellow and May exclaiming with: the Poet— & •'What ails ye noo, ye lousie bitch, lo thrash my back at sic a pitch, Hosh man hae mercy on your natch, your bodkins bauld, I didna suffer half sac much frae Daddle Auld." But after all this man—some will have it creature-of the hon. Mr Vogel's, is but carrying out the instructions left him by his master when last in this city. It is \V w^ 1-kuown fact that previous to Mr Vogels leaving Auckland he expressed a wish that a Mr. " Woodhead," an M. A. re siding somewhere in the provincial electoral district of Pakuranga, should be sent to the Assembly instead of the candidate then in the field— Mr. Goodfellow. Mr. Vogel and his man both may rest assured that the hranklinites are quite alive to their own interests and will not in the least degree be influenced by any of the effusions which have appeared in the Cross on the subject of this election, no matter by whom written or by whom inspired. The electors .will send a man; into the Assembly who has some stake in the good ship New Zealand, and who will, ,in the event of the present talented captain ! along with hi_ man from Nelson, and other dependents attempting to sail the ship .through the Straits with more canvas up thah she can carry withou:'. danger, insist : upon tbe royals being sent down, and, if ! necessary, take in a double reef in the top- j sails. The Franklinites have endorsed the Public Works and Immigration Policy, and will take care, quite independent of the Cross, to send a representative who will give that policy a fair and honest support, and willj unmistakably reject any candidate who ' s in the habit of bowing and scraping and toadying to Premiers and Superintendents and who,.in order to serve their own selfish ends would lash themselves to the chariot wheels of any man who happened to have a place or office,in his gift at the time. We will try and present such an one, slipping: in' between Messrs; Goodfellow and May. C'% \ ._.:•,! , KORBEO fej_Ai j

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq r„ down again. . 4,,T;") \j John Robottom, a serious lookin '' hV belonging to the' Blanch, was charwl--an» being drunk last night, but said he S3? ' so no more. He would have beenS«^_ now if the constable had not led hi • P '""* different direction. *!_ Jtt a He was ordered to pay a fine of in. costs, and a message was sent to the Pv^ i to inform the Captain of his whereaW* ■'> Mary Burke, an old offender vT^ 20s and costs for the same offence fr I picked up helpless in Albert-street ''! Alice Mills, a young person, represent by fegrgeaat-Major Pardy as a very fS woman, when free from the drihbV^ charged with being drunk and disorderly * Prisoner was shghtly /Suffering from <&• rium tremens, and pleaded _?ot guilty, Mr J. B. Russell stated to .the Court that I the poor woman had been in the l Una^ \ asylum, and when taking a smai. quantity ■' I of drink she got into a nervous state' Sergeant-Major Pardy said the Rev Jfc ,' Dudley would receive her again in the y Women's Refuge Fined 10s or "48 hours. ASSAULT. Mr Albert Dornwell, butcher, of Queen street, appeared in answer to a chaK: committing a violent and unprovoked a_mi.it -"'' on Sidney Stidolph, by kicking him hS * gerous part of his person, on the 24th inst M T r -J^ aPPeai: e - M complainant, and Mr Laishley for defendant. ' MSm S Mr Laishley stated that an assault^ been cOiTPn^ed, but the kicking in that . ticular part w'_as entirely accidental. " ! His Worship thought if the assault Was '"" proved there would be.liP advantage in ing Mr Dornwell to prison. \ Mr Joy was not disposed that the matter > « should be arranged by money whilst persois could be sent from the Court for two months imprisonment, for an offence of a far legg •" serious character. His Worship : Well, the case mttstgoon. Sidney Stidolph deposed that he was a' pork-butcher, and yesterday Mr Dornwell came to Mr Barnett's shop where witness was employed. He was told he was wanted ■< by Mr Dornwell, who .said he wanted .ft.'1: know about the settlement of an. account ; between them. They went towards the door w , and he told Mr Dornwell that he understood"' that all was settled between them.. Heaaked for witness's partner's christian name. .The:; conversation then turned upon a sausage machine which he had given up. He told t defendant that in keeping a certain '■ accept- il ance he was acting dishonorably. "MrDon., well said, "What do you mean? You de- ' * serve kicking." Mr Dornwell then gaveiim. a violent kick, which caused him violent pain, and completely prostrated him; indeed , he was so ill that he was obliged toswiie * assistance of Dr. Dawson. He wassibeiy ' ill, and had since been spitting blood in con sequence of the kick. . .::;...; To Mr Laishley: He had received credit of Mr. Dornwell, but did not look j upon it as an act of kindness, as.he had ample security for what he did.'• He gave security for the 'sausage machine, and he did not believe that he owed him,aiiy-' thing. He did not square up to Mr. Porn-;'; well; but after Mr. Dornwell struck Mm on the mouth he called him a cowardly scoundrel. He held his hands. up-in an - excited state to prevent another blow. "Is it likely, 'Mr.Laishley,.that a.hffiefellow-; j like me would attempt to square up to a V man of Mr. Dornwell's- build and diinen: -' sions?" He would acknowledge that,-he: was not a pugilist, and if.,he,oonld:fight he should certainly take one of his own size. Mr Joy considered this kind of evidence , . unnecessary. ': , \.i'.y: Mr Laishley : Do you, Mr Stidolph, wish to get Mr Dornwell into prison ? Mr Joy objected to this unusual mode of questioning. , ~-. . 7 ' 7 His Worship said complainant's wish was « nothing. _■■ '■■ : •;.... t ' ••-' Complainant remarked to the Court that .. he did not wish to see Mr Dornwell in prison, and he was sorry that he should-have been ferocious ' enough to have committed the' assault. ; "- " :! - ' -'•*:',- ■ "'"''' '■ .'.",','" ; : To Mr Laishley: He believedjjfcnat Mr Dornwell intended to kick him where he | did.; :,y ■..',:..-.,.:.•_-. ,':..v0.;. . . « Mr E. F. Dufaur was by Mr Barnett's shop ; yesterday when .the assault took place; it a was about half-past nine. Mr Dornwellwas backing out of the shop,- and Stidolph was approaching with his hands' up,' Dornwell.| struck at him, and kicked Stidolph, who immediately doubled up,- apparently, in violent pain. It was a most cowardly ; assault. ■ '-. 7 • "' ; '" Mr Dufaur was cross-examined «t length by Mr Laishley, but little to the advantage of his client. ... • —-j To his Worship : He did not think that Mr Dornwell acted from fear, of complainant, , who was a little fellow.'' .<....! C_ Thomss Barnett, pork butcher, was pw- ;•! sent at the time of the assault. HeMW.MO » kick which was of v a,violent,nature. :4j picked Stidolph Up, who'was :in .tea' ! pain and in-a fainting state. 'He'sent'for DrDawsom. Mr W." Leggett was on the footpath^. M Barnett's, outside'Linabury's, and saw the kick. He remarked that it was a cpWW_ ,>; assault as Mr 'Dornwell walked away. ;-^' j I Charles James Fox, shopman, was cleannv j thevvindows as Mr Dornwell came $}v fi? I enquired for Stidolph, and after a fewwoij M| between them Dornwell struck Sidney on tw | face, and on retreating, DornweU .kij®* mm him with much violence. Sidney. did n» y resist nor square up,to him. ... '.'.'; lj •■' Dr. Dawson, medical practitioner,;. y ; ; Wellesley-street, deposed to attending .up". >■ complainant, and finding bruises IE sions on the skin, which would.re3ult from kick such as that which had been rdescriDea- He did not consider that these.wore; senoj as in his opinion the kick.was-principanifev the thigh, or the effects would have been. ; i* | more serious. . ..7. i.-r n i+he I Mr Laishley, addressed the WB^t 1 defence, and said that his client was sorry g what had happened; he *&]%%&£s I foreign temperament with foreign tee» ■ composition, which naturally heated.^ g presence of an insult. The kicking wasj fl tentionaland he would submit*KjSe| 1 compensation would amply meet tue J j. ■ of the case.' Dr. Dawson's evidence tenu p shew that the consequences were not» tf m and it had been said by complainant v« o{ m a butchery ho would have :his ;,:,? Ky^ ■ flesh," and so his client had been reiuo m dragged into Court. f< He was, M penitent, and would give a sum o1 - ~ • Kg any local charity. '•.• :. t y g feind gfi His Worship said that in cases g^yjek M the law made no distinction W«J^jgiv-' M and the poor. He had often m^^ m tice of one man escaping tWJ£E£*ism M cause of his large means, while f^&fM M must suffer a term, of '^V^°S^d bef • considered that Mr Dornwell, wa x $<& here a lon* time, was perfectly^ and his foreign ' blood, wottltt iJ little -sympathy: ™ih'^Molf*; the way of excuse. c, w »_« *J7i • this case1 the Court , should^ &fl \ example. '. t^^^f^m^W B-' in-qur midst, and if P° »JfJ^ttj i;:; oheeked. Thelaw'in some owes»^ A «. a fine of £10 tooltt#fc'.o«#. *-' ™ I-,

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