SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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PORT OF AUCKLAND.

AJEEIVAia.

DEPASTURES.

PEOJBCTED DEPABTUHES. For th« Sontli—Taranaki, 3.3., Friday For Sydney-Hero, s.a., Thursday, 2 p.m. For RichmiDnd Siver—Gem, 'chooner, shortly For Nfiwcasitle—Montana, barque, and Isabella, tong,

early For Sydney—Harriet Armitage, barque, early For Condon—Countess of Kintore, ship, to-morrow ; Thamesi, and Ferndale, barques, early For Pan Francfsco—Looh tTrr, barque, early For Dunedln—^aikato, ship, early For Sydney and Melbourne—Victoria, S.S., three days af;er her'arrival .

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Tien Tsin, barqne, from Latinceston, davy Southern C'roiss, s.s., Holmes, from Napier Taranaki, as., from the South

In consequence of the continuance of the ■westerly gales in the harbour the shipping; lying along the western side has been subjected to a severe bumping. The barque Moneynick and the schooner Mira came in for the worst of it. Hi will be seen by our report of the Harbour Board meeting to-day that the necessity of constructing some T's running out at right angles to this part of the wharf has at length been recognised by the Brard. Verily it has taken them a long whiie to see what others have seen for any length of time. We trust to see the im provement carried out without delay. • The brig Pakeha was expected to arrive at Oamaru soon after the departure of the Mera. She was to load at once for Auckland.

We aro informed that the anxiety felt about the Kenilw.orth is wholly unfounded. Keppel Island is a most tedious island to load at, and it is therefore not at all strange that she has been detained there a little longer than was expected.

The 8.8. Waitara, after leaving the Manu kas, was obliged to put back on Saturday owing to the boisterous weather outside.

Captain Peters, of the brig Snsanne, haa requested us to give a public notification of the entire satisfaction he has experienced in his dealings with the Auckland ship builders and ship chandlers, especially with Messrs Niccol and Son. "When first he arrived, and saw the limited slip accommodation of the port, he was fearful of not having his work done well, but he is now of opinion that his vessel could not have been better fitted out in any of the Australian ports. He says that the prices charged him by Messrs Niccol and Son have been very moderate.

The new schooner Kate McGregor lefb Napier for Auckland last Thursday.

The barque Montana after being detained alongside the wharf a week longer than was intended owing to the prevalent westerly gales, was moved away this morning into the stream. She will sailnt once for Newcastle.

Henry Elliott. iVTarine Surveyor, licensed Receiver, <feai, advertises that he ia prepared to attend to all Customs and shipping busi ness. Being the lessee of bonded store C, he Eon ample storage for ffoods. The barque Easfc Lothian having nearly completed the discharge of her cargo will begin in a few days to load timber for Lyttelton

The barque Moneynick, after putting out bp cargo, ia to load at Wangaroa for TJanedin, & The barque Thames is rapidly progressing with her loading for London, She ia now more than hat: filled up, and is announced to sail early in October. The Thames has Capital pasjiengc.T dccomodation. The barque Harriet Arntitage ia advertised to leave on Saturday for Sydney. She is to carry a limited number of pasaengera. Those ' intending to engage berths should make application at once to Mr G. W. Binney or to the captain. The steamship Tartar was to leave Sydney far Honkong with coals on the lGthinsfc. The schooner Pacific ia transhipping her cargo- from the Islands into the Countess of Kintors for London.

The fearque Bella Mary haa hauled along side the wharf to unload her Hobart Town

cargo. Captain McArthnr may cerbainly be congratulated on the smartness of his move ™ menta. Hr ia not seven weeks ago since he wan discharging hjsilaat cargo at our wharf. The sehconer Fiery Cross arrived at \Napier from this port on Sunday last. The brig Syren arrived at Dunedin from

Tairua on Saturday. The ketch Wild Duck is loading at One himga for Port Waikato. Tie schooner Amaranth ia loading in the Manukau for the Katpara. The Waifcara spoke the cutter Phantom bound to B\okianga off the North Cape on Wednesday last. M

The s. a. ( Jo-ahead was to leave the Manu kau for Waitata at 4 p m. to-day.

The two sieamers, Golden Crown and Star of the South, have been laid up to-day for overhauling,.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

NEXtfoir, This day. The &.s. Taranaki left for New Plymouth suttd the Manukau at 5 p.m.. yesterday.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails -win, Clo.sk as follows : — For Coromandel, per Hanraki, this day, at 5.30 p.m. ForThamns, to-morrow, at 10.30 am. and 5.30 p.m. For New Plymouth, via "Waitara, per Go-ahe:id, to mo»row, at 10 a tn. For Napier, Gisborne, and Southern provinces, per :-t.ar or" the South, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For Australian Colonies, pur Hero, on Thursday next, at 1 p.m, For the undermentioned places, per Taranaki, on Friday. 25th instant, as under: — For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at "> a.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Austra lian Colonies, at fi « m For the United Kingdom, via Suez and South ampton, at 0 a.m. For the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, at 6.30 a.m For newspapers, at 5 a.m. For money orders, and registered letters, on Thursday, 24th instant, at ■"> p.al. S, B. Bins, Chief Postmaster.

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1874.

For the cau«e that lacks aKsintmire, For the wrong that needs resistance, Jfor the fatura in the diutance, Amd tlia jeoil that we can do.

Jso one will accuse us of sympathy with crime, and with the crime of the Green Harp swindlers in particular. Our vigorous action in relation to that great mining swindle had the effect it is admitted of arousing the pub lic mind, and making ".Justice," who is classically described as usuallylame-footed, to run with unwonted rapidity, and the lawyers' letters and threats of legal proceedings and of personal violence with which it was attempted to close our mouth are yet fresh in the memory of our readers. The principals in the nefarious transaction escaped from the storm of public indignation on the Sea gull' 3 wings, but the tool and the dupe of the gang was arrested, and on him were poured out the viala of public wrath. In another column will be found a letter pleading for mercy to Mark Sheehy, the mining manager of the old Green Harp, and that plea we do very earnestly and sincerely endorse. The question of the innocence or guilt of the prisoner raised by our correspondent we do not discuss. Sheehy was found guilty by a jury of his countrymen after a patient investigation, and in the righteous ness of the sentence the public were agreed. The crimes of the directors of the Green Harp had shed a lurid glare over the com munity, and it will be admitted that the feelings inspired were such as boded ill to any one connected with the mine who came into the clutches of the law. We do not deprecate those feelings—in fact we had no small share in fanning them—and their in dulgence at the time of the exposure of great crime is far from being an unhealthy feature in the minds of the people. But admitting all this, and without questioning the righteousness of the conviction of Sheehy, we believe there ia a strong claim that the prerogative of mercy should be exercised in favour of the unhappy prisoner. 'The feelings then inspired have new died away, and men's minda will be prepared for listening to the voice of mercy, and we believe there will bfe few found among us who will not think that justice has been sufficiently vindicated, and that an effort might be properly made to have the remainder of the sentence remitted. It is no palliation for crime to say that the criminal acted on the orders of others. A man is supposed to be a free-will agent, and capable of deciding between right and wrong, but there ia no one acquainted with the world who does not know how often a servant is not a free-will agent, and how readily a weak-minded man may be swayed by his superiors if those superiors assert the pro ■ priety of wltafc ia to be done, and undertake to accept ita entire responsibility. From the letter which, appeared in our contemporary the Serald on Wednesday last it is seen that Howe, the then chairman of directors of the Company —from a safe distance, it is true— entirely exculpates Sheehy, and asserts that he acted only on orders given by the directors ; and when we consider the reasonableness of this view we feel inclined to give credence to a communication which otherwise mighv; be attributed to old per sonal friendship. However this may be the ends of justice have been suffi ciently attained j in tha sufferings which Sheehy has now* undergone for about two years, and we would call o» the people of

Auckland to let the still small voice of mercy be heard, and to unite in a strong and earnest appeal for the remission of the remaining two yearg of penal servitude. We feel quite eon Vinced that the humane but just jndete that tried and sentenced Sheehy will himself admit that justice has been satisfied, and on refer ence to him, as ia customary in such caaes. that he would endorse the petition of the people. The time ia opportune. Our Governor is retiring and another ia about to take his place. Either as a farewell act of mercy or as a graceful concession amid the welcomes of the people the pardon of this unhappy man in deference to the wishes of the grear body of our citizens would we. believe be promptly granted; and with this object in view we trust that a memorial raaj" be at once prepared, and that our citizens will show by their signatures that they do not keep their anger for ever, but would have justice tempered with mercy.

The first shipment of Fijian sugar was; received by the Star of the South. Ib con sisted of 101 bags, and was shipped by Mr FT. Eastgate "to order." Mr Eastgate'. plantabion"ia on the Rewa. The quality of tin sugar is spoken of very highly. It yen much resembles Honolulu sugar in appear ance, being of a high colour and very sweet. The article is likely to meet with good de mand, and further shipments will no doubt be to hand shortly.

The announcement of the first appearance of the Stonehams and Mr Veraer, who arrived by the Hero yesterday, is given in our advertising columns. The programme is one calculated to whet the appetite of the Auckland theatre-goers, and no doubt a crowded house will greet their debut at the Prince of Wales on Saturday.

The lafce members of the Auckland Artil lery Volunteers are reminded by an adver tisement signed by their late lieutenant that the adjourned meeting will take place thin evening at the Provincial FTotel at 7.30 p.m. The meeting it will be rememberer! was adjourned by the late captain to take advice as to the legality or otherwise of the payment of accounts' with the corps monies without their previous sanction, and now he notifies that he will not attend or further interfere with the affairs of the corps. The late enptain claims to have paid the account." in question under ad vice from Major Gordon, bub we are authorised by the lieutenant to state in justice to Major G-ordou that he was not aware of the nature of the accounts

iv question

The mails for Australia via Melbourne per Otogo close at Hokitika afc 1 p.m. on Thursday, the 24th instant.

A short paragrnpb in the Cro.f.i of this morning talks of a projected cloth factory on the Great North Road. Notice havinnt been

given that the Corporation intend to take water from this locality it is hardly likely any company wonld succeed unless it w h desirable to commence with spoiling tile sources of such unpply.

The street-organist ha:? come at last. He arrived by the Hero yesterday, and this morning has been tuning np in various parts of the city of Auckland. The new arrival h:ia come upon speculation in the hope that his orijan may win for him better fare than that of hia countrymen in Hatton Garden, who are farmed and supported chiefly upon cold cabbage, Leather-lane sausages and barley broth. Our new street-organiHt seetna to be slightly in advance of hia brethren of Italy, and haa not a Genoan physique. The street-organist- of London is a distinct character, with features long and melancholy, aa though drawn down by melancholy strain.!, whilst bis deeply lined Hallow cheeks appear aa though, all the honey and humour of human life had been squeezed out of the heart through them. The street organist has long been voted a nuisance in English towna ; and hia poor, black, curly head has been crowned with the curses of the votary of the attic muse, and the philosopher of the first floor back room ; and more, the melancholy man has been persecuted for twenty years by the venerable Babbage. And this symbol of advancing civilisation has at last reached this city, to elevate the hearts of citizens with. " There's a good time coming, boys," with Mr Vogel'a cheering response " Wait a little longer."

While^it is a pleasure to see the extension of the electric telegraph posts many aak the question is it not possible to have the posts in the streets of the city more ornamental, and not planted at angleß; they certainly could not be more unsightly or leaa in accord ance with taste or improvement. Must they absolutely be so ?

Mr Hughes, the recently appointed Inspector of the Auckland Fire Brigade, ia actively exerting himself to place the Auck land brigade in a state of efficiency. That Mr Hughes is fitted for the task entrusted ti him is amply proved by the following report of the proceedings in Dunedin at his farewell, which we extract from the Southern Mercury: —"The members of the Dunedin Fire Brigade met at the Station-houae on Saturday evening for the purpose of present tin^ Mr John Hughes, who has been appointed superintendent of the Auckland Fire Brigade, with, a testimonial and silver call. Captain Wain was in the chair. There was a large number present. The call, which waa gold-mounted, bore the following in scription : —"Presented to Mr John Hughes> together with a testimonial, by the officers and members of the Dunedin Volun teer Fire Brigade, August 15, 1874." The testimonial was as follows:— "Dear"sir, —On your resigning your position aa fireman, and being about to leave the province, the officers and members of the Dunedin Volunteer Fire Brigade desire to present you with a small token of their appreciation of your conduct and ability as fireman, and therefore beg to present you with this testimonial, accompanied by a silver call. And generally wishing you every success in your future undertaking we beg to sub scribe ourselves, Job Waist, captain; and W. Hobees, lieutenant (on behalf of the Brigade)."—The Chairman, in making the presentation, spoke in high, terms of the services rendered to the Dunedin Fire Brigade by Mr Hughes, and on behalf of the Brigade wished him success in hia new sphere. —Mr Hughes, in reply, said the fact of one of their number being appointed to the posi tion of superintendent of the Auckland Bri gade spoke volumes for the efficiency of the Dunedin Brigade, as there had been ten appli cations for the appointment. He also begged to thank the Mayor and City Councillors for giving him permission to take with him his old uniform and helmet. He trusted that the handsome call which had been presented to him would be alway3 promptly obeyed in Auckland. He shanked them very sincerely for the presentation, and expressed the hope that the Brigade would still con tinue to render the same good service to Dunedin in the future a3 it had done in the past. lieutenant Hobbea also spoke of the great services rendered to the Brigade by Mr Hughes since he joined it in 1862, since when he had filled the position of fireman, foreman, and captain. He (Lieut, Hobbea) had no doubt but Mr Hughes would prove the right man in the right place, and. succeed in organising a highly efficient brigade in Auckland.—Several other toasts, including those of Captain. Wain, Lieutenant Hobbes, the Dunedin Volunteer Fire Brigade, and the Press, were proposed and responded to in appropriate terms. ']

The members of the dramatic club in con- ( nectioa with the Gatholic Literary Institute gave the first of a aeries of dramatic enter tainments last evening in Wellington-street. The domestic drama in two acts, entitled " The Farmer's Daughter of Severn Bide' ; was fairly represented considering that the players were amateurs. Perhaps of all the characters that of Charles Penton, the sailor, and Mr Toodles, by Mr Mahony, were most life-like and nearest to the ideal of the author. In some cases the make-up was not in harmony with the character represented, Mrs Toodles being Mr Griffin, was not sufficiently lively, and scarcely equal to the peculiarities of that lady. Lawyer Grib, in the person of Mr Atkinson, was lawyer-like in appear ance, but rather too alow. Taken altogether and judging from the applause and merry mood of the assemblage, the piece seemed to aive immense satisfaction. An original farce followed entitled "Wiful Murder," which was of a lively nature and provocative of laughter. The landscape view of Severn Side was painted by Mr Mahoney, and was a very creditable performance. Afc the close of the entertainment, which was largely attended, it -was announced that the com mittee had resolved to hold a dramatic even ing once in six week 3. A San Francisco correspondent sends the following items which will be perused with interest by Aucklanders :--" There are many people here from Australia ; I meet them very frequently ; not so many from N"ew Zealand. The Germans ara the most numer-

ous of the foreign population, the Spanish next, and afterwards the English and Italians and French. Since the Franco-Prussian war larcre numbers of French people have made their home here. The climate of San Fran cisco, or rather of a little inland^ from the city itself, is really wonderfully reliable. For the past two months not a drop of rain has fallen, and it ia not likely that there will be any heavy rain for another threa. Judging fiom the way merchants leave their goods out on the pavements in cases night after night one would suppose that by nothingshort of a miracle conld an hour's rain occur just now. By the way the policemen here don't ooimce down on business men for obstructing the pavement. A fellow can have all his wares in the street if he feels like it without having his name taken, or " an iutlamation laid." The country farmers think nothing of leaving their wheat (after bagging it) piled up in."a stack without covering for two or three days—never for a moment fearing a down fall of soft water. This is very differ ent from the weather yon have. A baro meter may be found serviceable at all seasons in ??ew Zealand ; her« it of in little use.

.'RTincially during the momths of June to November."

A series of popular science lectures will be commenced to-morrow evening; in Mr Martin's school-room, rj-raftoii road, with Mr Battley's popular lecture on. recent arehceolo irii\T,l discoveries, illustrated by diagrams. On sneceediug Tuesdays Mr Martin will <?ive five lectures on "The Atmosphere," "Fire," " Flectiieity and Magnetism," "Chemistry of Creation," and " Chemistry of Food." These lectures will be illustrated by various experiments and given, in a familial" and simple style in order that young persons especially may derive practical instruction from them. We call attention to Mrs Tomes' Newton Hall concert announced for this evening. The programme in another column is an attractive one. Among the sonars, duets, and solos, we notice "Beautiful Dreams," "All's Well," " Happy Land,'' " What are the wild waves Saying," "Jessie's Dream," " Bright things can never die," " The Hazel Dell," and other truly poetical effusions. The selections are extremely choice in character, and we trust to witness a full house on this occasion in re sponae to the laudable efforts of Mrs and Miss Tomea.

The young and middle-aired members of the WeUenley - afcreet Mutual Improvement Class will meet this evening for discussion. The two subjects of treatment for this evening will be "Thomas a'Becket" and " Thomas Wolaey," who lived in two separate epochs of history. We should recommend the Wellesley street students to take one subject at a time, as either of the characters for to-night's discussion is suffi cient for six evenings. These men were not without great influence in their day, and despite their many vieea, which were easily* passed in those times and scarcely deemed errors, they exercised influences which have been of advantage in later times, and aided the march of civilization. We cannot look upon Norton Abbey without thinking of the wild youth of A'Becket when a school boy there, nor upon the shrine in Canter bury Cathedral -without reflecting upon the moral s>£ his life and death. Nor can we walk in the terraced garden of Hampton Court without a .kindly thought of Wokey, who indirectly gave the people a palace ; nor can we stand by his nameless grave among the ruins of Leicester Abbey without quoting Shakespeare's fine thoughts on the pride, elevation and fall of the famous son of the butcher of Ipswich. The subjects, theie fore, to-night should be useful as well as interesting. i

The meeting of the members of the Auck land Institute, presided over by Sir G. A. Arney, Knight, took place last evening in the Museum building. There was a good attendance of ladies and gentlemen. Several new members were announced., viz., Messrs Johnson, Rose and Tilly. Numerous dona tions to the library had also been received from Messrs Goodall, Cheeseman, Hutton, Webster, hon. H. Chamberlain, and Dr. Kinder. Professor Newton, editor of the Ibis, and a contributor to the well-known publication called "Nature," was elected an honorary member of the Institute. The promised paper on. certain composition found at Mount Eden was read by Mr Pond, and an excellent paper on the "Botany of the Bay of Islands" by Mr Cheeseman. A short discussion was held on the paper given by Mr Firth at the previous meeting.

The California Minstrels had a good hoase last night, and in point of excellence con tinues to maintain their legitimate ground. It is unnecessary to go into particulars aa the performances were a repetition of the previous night. To-morrow evening an en tirely new programme will be produced.

The Southern Cross, schooner, the mate of which waa murdered by the natives of Torres Island waa not the missionary vessel, but a Queensland labour craft.

A Newmarket ratepayer writes suggesting that the whole of that district board should resign in order that the Superintendent might appoint a new one, so that that the rate 3 may not this year be expended in drain ing private property. The members-of No 2 Company are sum moned for monthly inspection on Thursday night at half-past seven o'clock, when a good muster 13 requested. Any members entitled to markmens 5 badges will receive them" on that occasion.

Miss Maggie Knight, Messrs Gourlay, Booth and Mason were very successful in their entertainment at the Academy of Music, Shortland, last week, and we under stand contemplate repeating their perform ances in Auckland in a few days.

The monthly inspection of No. 3 Company Auckland Kifle Volunteers is advertised to take place on Thursday next at 7.30 p.m. without arms. Uniform, uadress,

Lsat; evening a meeting was held in ron sonby convened by the superintendent of the Sunday Scholars' Exhibition for the purpose of initiating the children of the All Saints' Sunday-school. After a hymn and prayer, Mr hfatnmond introduced. Messrs Battley and Matthews, the secretaries of the institution, who explained the nature of the undertaking, and in very appropriate speeches allowed that the labour of children towards . the exhibition was couteinplated to be one ! of the most important features of their lives j bringing out many an unknown talent, and !by anecdotes in reference to like movement ia the old country tended to foster a, z^al of immeasurable good to our rising community. The committee having engaged the Lorne atreet Flail for November 11, 12, 13, and 14, and combining amusement with the exhibi tion, anticipate to make the affair of a most popular and successful nature. We noticed some of the girls stitching, and not a little fun wa3 created by a display of the articles. Some planta were shown, and a few comical articles in progress with the boys. Several enquiries were made and explanations given by the friends present how the young people could produce native specimens. Mr Bennett offered to instruct the lads in preserving fish, also Mr Craig, a well-known collector who had interested himself in the object, and had come a long distance, pledged himself to attend especially to instruct the boys ir» procuring walking sticks from our most suit able tree.s, and the girls in preserving and setting out specimen ferns. The superinten dent concluded with a hearty vote of thanks

to Messrs Battley and Matthews for the pains they had taken, and the especial compliment they had conferred upon the school considering the nature of their work, which precluded them from performing the like task to achoola generally. Thanka were accorded to the other friends, and singing and prayer terminated a cheerful and intelli gent evening's amusement. A ratepayer complains of the want of a decent pathway in Liverpool-sti eet, at the back of the Auckland College, He states that in wet weather it ia very difficult to reach Queen street through the mud, which

is frequently ankle-deep. He 13 of opinion,, with, some shew of justice, that the authori ties should make passable roads for good citizens who pay their rates. We direct our readers' attention to the important said to come off to morrow in Brighton Road, Parnell. Messrs Cochrane and Son have be*n instructed to sell the entire lot of new household furniture belong ing to Mr F. A. Blaydea in consequence of that gentleman's intended departure for England, £ magnificent pianoforte and a powerful melody organ are included in the

catalogue, aa well aa an elegant new drawing room suite in Cretonne. The sale begins at eleven o'clock. Eliza aympathetieally writes for the benefit of bachelors, and pithily says :—" The man who La tied by half-a-dozen blooming reapon aibilitiea and their mother will make a higher and stronger Uight than the bachelor, who, having nothing zo keep him steady, ia always floundering in the mud. Bachelor, she con cludes, if y»u want to ascend in the world, tie youiaelf to a loving partner, or if weighed in the balance you. will be found wanting." The muniberH of the Excelsior Lodge of Good Templais will hold their open lodge meeting to-morrow (Wednesday) evening in the Edwarda-atreeb School-room, aa the Sheridan-street Chapel ia not sufficiently large for the purpose, three hundred tickets having been sold. The entertainment ia to be very attractive ; addresses, songa, musical .selections, recitations, original and aelecfc, will be the order of the evening. We under stand that a new piece will be given, " Mrs Brown's Gooseberry," founded on a speech by the artist, George Cruickahank.

RACING.

The following are the weights for the coming Spring Meeting of the Auckland Racing Club. From a haaty glance they would appear to be fairly adjusted, and should give satisfaction. Acceptances are due on the 2nd October : — Handicap Sweepstakes, 1^ Milbs. at. lb. 9 8

Slander bm a

Creeping Jenny bm. a Isleman eh g a

9 5 9 2

Saltanblkga 8 11 Mount eh g a 8 7 Warwick bg a ... ... ... 8 7 Bedouin br g 4yrs 8 0 HtryT Club Steeplechase, 3 Milks. St. 11 11- 4

Rustic b g a

Lurlino b m a

10 5

Rustic eh g a ... ... ... 9 7 Highflyer br g a 9 7 Captaix Cook Hubble Racb, 2 Miles.

Middy Ashore b g a

Isleman eh g a

10 4

Sultan blk g a

10 2

Lurline b m a

10 0

Mount eh g a Warwick b g a Gameboy b g a Lous dOr eh g 6yrs

Robbery with Violence.

9 10 9 3 9 8 9 2

As atrocious robbery was committed on Sun day evening accompanied with, violence under the following circumstances:—A man named Thomas Rennie, a seaman, had been paid oil" his vessel on the previous day, and turned into one of the miserable abodes of West Queen-street, where he formed the acquaint ance of a strong burly fellow named Charles Blake. On Sunday evening Blake, under the guise of friendship, invited Rennie to take a walk to see a relation of his in Wakeneld-street; he consented to go, but being; a comparative stranger in Auck land did not know Waketield-streefc ; and Blake took him into Symondi-street, and »phen near the deep embankment there liennie aaid he should like to walk as far as Parnell. Blake immediately struck him. a violent blow on the head, and knocked him down the cutting. He immediately sprang like a tiger upon his victim, placed hia knee on .fclennie's breast, and struck him several heavy blows, and in a few seconds hia face was covered with blood. Blake awore that If Rennie did not give up all the money h « had on his person he would there and th murder him. The poor fellow gave up to h new friend all the money he had, amounting to £3 10s and a little silver. Tne scoundre clutched it and escaped, leaving his victim shouting "Murder!" and "Police !" as well as he was able to articulate the words. After some time he managed to crawl up the era ba,nkment and staggered into the road. A young man named McMaiion, who was near the spot, assisted the unfortunate man to the police-station where he stated the cir ■ cumatances. The prisoner was arrested the same evening in a house in Wakefield-atreeb, and will be brought up to-morrow on the charge before the Resident Magistrate.

SUPREME COURT.-This Day.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

(Befoer Hia, Honor Sir George A. Arney, Knight Chief Justice). In re George Thorjste, Jcnsrß. The further hearing of this case w%3 rf» MUSed tMs afternoon.

Mr McCormick appeared for the creditors, and Mr WMtaker for the bankrupt.

The examination of the bankrupt was re sumed by Mr McCormick. Mr Thome deposed that he remembered putting his hand to the statement in Janu ary last, and he was still prepared to swear that that wag a true statement of his liabili ties and assets with the exception of a few alterations in the aHsets made between the 3rd and the 13fch January. Mr MoCormick said he was prepared to prove that a portion of the assets which the bankrupt had set down did not exist. , To Mr MicCormick : He should think that fche £1,77!) 17a 0d was the overdraught at the Sydney Bank ; he could not swear that it was so. He was guided by the accountant.

Mr MacCormick remarked that the various balances which made up the supposed assets were an entire fiction ; nothing more or leas than a sham.

Bankrupt continued : He sometimes got a Bank pass-book from Sydney, but not" always. Hib father had a power of attorney, but he could not say whether he drew cheques on his account; he signed cheques and sent them to Sydney. Mr McCormick complained of the bank rupt's unsatisfactory answers.

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.—Tues day.

(Before Captain Dakly, Joseph May, Dr. Home, Dr Kenderdine, m. Isaac?, D. Heane and Thomas Cheeseman, Justices of the Peace.) TSMPOBARY DERANfJ BMBXT. Joseph McGee, Joha George, William McDonald and William Hart were fined os each ; and Anthony Cowan and Edward Davis were fined 10a each for being drunk last ni^hc. MAGGIE MCCAXM-. Thia singular little person, who has frequently been in Court on charges of drunkenness and vagrancy, appeared in Court again this morning charged aa an incorrigible rogue and vagabond. Prisoner said she was not drunk, but she mightas well plead guilty. Constable Graham proved that she was drunk.

Mr Beoham stated that prisoner had been convicted of various offences at least twenty times, and waa leading a wretched and im moral life.

Prisoner pleaded that if she took a drop occasionally ahe was quiet, and never inter fered with other people ; she was the mother often children.

The Court sentenced her to six months im prisonment with hard labour.

A DISHONEHT PKOAVLER.

John Wilson waa charged with stealing three blankets and one shawl, value £2, the property of Charles Woolgar, of Grey-street, on the 20 th inst.

Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with, hard laßour.

.1 REFaACTGUY SEAMA.S.

John North was charged with a breach ef the Merchant Shipping Act of 1554, with having absented himself without leave from the British barque Ferndale, on the 21st inst.

Prisoner 3aid that he was not guilty. The captain shewed that North had been cook on the Ferndale, but owing to hia con tinued drunkenness and disorderly conduct he was obliged to reduce him to the position, of a common seaman, and he went on ahore when they were busy without leave, Mr. Wm. Edwards, chief mate, deposed to the facts. He followed North, and asked him. why he was going on shore, at such, a time. He replied that he would go. Witness told him that if he persisted in gong on shore he must give him in charge. Prisoner said he did not sare. He would go. Constable Samson took the prisonerjinto custody. The prisoner said he was badly fed, and, beingr hungry he wanted, to go into town to <zet food. He handed a sample of the meat, which he thought wasjiot the thing. The Captain said it was the same aa he and the others ate, supplied by Mr Dornwell. They all fared alike. Four weeks' imprisonment ■ with hard

labour.

LOTACY.

Thomas Williams was charged with being of unsound mind, and upon the medical testimony of Dr. Kenderdine and Dr. Daw aon was committed to the Asylum. " This was rll the business.

THE GREEN HARP CASE.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —I was one of many who watched the Green Harp case through, now some two years ago, and it occurred to me more than once that it was possible Mark Sheehy, the mine manager, was simply a tool in the hands of the wily directors. Any one who studies physiognomy will bear me out that he appeared a quiet, inoffensive, ignorant man, capable in his ignorance of being made the cat J3-paw of unprincipled men. Mark Sheehy was convicted of specimen-stealing, and sentenced to four years' imprisonment with hard labour. Yet the evidence that secured the conviction was of the vaguest kind, simply proving that auch and such specimens had been seen in the mine and in his hut. They were never traced as having been disposed of by him, nor was any intent to defraud proved against him. I have no hesitation in saying that Sheehy was made the scapegoat of popular indignation at the time, just as he had previously been made the tool of the designing directors, Since his conviction it haa several times entered my mind that Sheehy was suffering innocently for the wrongs of others. A letter which appeared in last Wednesday's Serald has confirmed my convictions, and more firmly impressed in my mind that Sheehy is suffering a long imprison ment wrongfully. The letter I allude to is one from Thomas K. Howe, the ex-chairman of the Green Harp G-. M. C, dated from San Francisco, loth August last. He says :— "My object in troubling you ab pxaaenfe ia not, however, in justification of myself, but rather as an act of duty towards ona who has suffered much by carrying out the orders he haa received from his employers. I feel called upon to state that Mark Sheehy disposed of the specimens in hia possession strictly in accordance with the directions received from the directors, and to my personal knowledge they were put through the mill. It cannot, therefore, be otherwise than a matter of regret to me that under circumstances I have stated he should suffer continued imprison ment, lbs the old saying " many si man. hung in the wrong,"and it is so with pooe Sheehy. ' Now, sir, Sheehy has suffered two years im prisonment, perhaps for being guilty of having an easy and guileless disposition. The law having been vindicated not the prerogative of mercy be now intro duced, and the man's sentence be remitted ? It is not conceding much, as the veriest gaol birds and of t-convicted thieves are liberated long before their sentence haa expired. But fn this instance there is a possibility, nay a robabflity, that Sheehy was innocent of the crime for which he was convioted. Let us then, with oar lore fox English justice nadjajr

play, ask that the benefit of the donbb conferred en Mark Sheehy and thj>* be allowed to come out from V i* piiaonment. The guilty persons were' * to escape, and it ia not asking -too rasa.'^S Mark Sheehy after undergoingl^"Boll^. carceration be permitted to Brattfi6B^*" air. Tt haa always been an ajdom J^S^ law that it is better that ten gnilfc* m * ; should escape than one inrocentmmT?ol*- suffer r but the hardship in this case ldi to me that five guilty men (accordinn^ l axiom) have escaped, and the onein man is suffering nevertheless,.—l A Lover of Justice. " ™D »': t*r r '

BOWING IN AUCKLAND.

The Auckland Rowing Clab held: j& t. meeting on Thursday, and the cbnditi of the club, as shown by its balanc*Bhee£ may be pronounced satisfactory. Before fch' commencement of last season it waa hea " in debts, and there 3eemed little nrosiuJ^ ita ever getting clear. But owing; to> tHe; clemency of ita creditors, who not onlrdii not press for but actually forgave it all v liabilities, the club was enabled- to enW upon a fresh stage of existence, and atartffi^ season of 1873-4 with a clean sheet and good useful rowing stock. During the seaanT the sum of £25 have been expended traoatw landing stage—an outlay muchneededi, T& other expenses are small, and when; thaS^ acriptions are all in there will onlybeganini debit balance for the year, although: naSi i all the outlay represents additional' vaUte to the property of the club. This season it Us calculated between £5 and £10 will ray, m repairs to boats and sheds,, and as themlrijri be qnite a dozen new memhers enroll^Qjg-B ought to be a handsome balance for nnW and other purposes. Now,, therefor^ a, fr time h.33 come wfaen Auckland 'rowing;oasEfc to emerge from its obscurity It is & g^f fc ing disgrace to the youth of such a efts » Auckland, which boasts the finest harfjoiir posEesaed by any large city in the: &iuth«K hemisphere, that good pullers are aofew and far b» tween among them. At this TCEr moment a prize of £1000 for an?. fiiteinatbnall race is offered in a neighbouring colony and it ia looked upon aa the wildest effort of imagination for any one to think of HetrZes- land as having any chance of mamgi% I do not snppose that there is a single p^ son in Auckland who has ever entotined: the idea of forming a crew to coiißfeijk Bat why not ? Are not the thews of toifr landeis as well strung as those of tftff mat <£ Sydney or Melbourne ? Are not m frames so well knit, or our harts " as much in the right place? The climate is too enervating some wilt aaswer. Bosh !la not Sydney jnsfc as linfc ■ in summer, and have we the stifling Hot winds of Melbourne? The climatein not he 1 fault; in fact, the evenings and monringi ofi our hottest days are not so hot as tft» evenings and mornings o£ England in STumnur. I myself believe that it would be-riSicnlora - trying to compete against either Vibforikipr ; New South Wales now, but I consider its great shame thai; it should be so. And it ye only slight extenuation of the disgrace tint. Melbourne has over 200,000 inhabitants, and [ Sydney nearly as many, against poor 20,000 § of Anckland. There is a greater disparity I between Newcastle and London* and yet to hardy sons of coaly Tyne can genacaUy holdi: | their own against the picked oarsmeit of the W Thames. No, it ia in ourselves the reason^ is to be found ; in a blighting apathy wMek seema to pervade all the walks of our daily - life from the top to tlte bottom of onr society.. I will not reflect upon tha club's career

last season. It was then emerging froiffiji| cloud and feeling its way, but now that it iff ■■" on its legs agaia let na look forward to seeing' some little rivalry and animation evinced is. its transactions. It might do some good to? ,

introduce the syst<an in vogue in

clubs of recognising established degreer in . rowing. There they nave their senior and! junior oarsmen, and now if we rememtwr aricb t there is a third class in existence bo tween the two, It -would sufficient if two classes were formed here. The line of de marcation would be very aimple at firat^ the seniors being those who had won races, and! the juniors those who had not. Possibly some better suggestion on this subject might be made. Then let every encouragement be given to the youngsters. Special prizes should be offered for their competition, and in their practice the seniors should coach them as much as possible. It is a matter of enquiry whether the abolishing of entrance fees might not be advisable to encnnrage new members to join, or at any ratethefeeamiglit be reduced to one-half. It is not desirable thai; everyone wishing to enjoy this health ful and invigorating exercise should join ths ; Auckland Bowing Club. We want to sea _ two or three good flourishing clubs between whom a spirit of emulation might enafr: specially conducive to bringing rowing, to perfection. I believe that at the North: Shore and in Parnell the matter has already* received attention. In both places grfiit v{ facilities exist for forming rowing clnbfc, Considering the prowess the youth of o«f transpontine suburb have evinced OB t&« cricket and foot-sail field, it is somawlafc surprising that no move haa been made in this direction up to the present time. From its fine situation, and the connection of many of its residents with the maritime interests of the port, the North Shore ought un doubtedly to be the rowing district par excellence of Auckland. Parnell shotild not be far behind. We have here softer hands,. but hearts quite as stout, while the shore front is equally adapted for launcSP.;^ ing and housing the boats. Tft6l we must not forget Ponsonby. That dirtrM ( has been making greab strides lately, and i> already contesting the palm of precedence with the older East-end aristocratic subuzofc/M* If we had the Auckland, North. Shore, Par nell, and Ponsonby cluba going w& afionffi 9 have aome rowing worth going to see. B&wing, only requires cultivation to develop; nr.An«F»J Und to a high state of proficiency. # It only wants a few to take the matter up with a will and it would soon go ahead. It should* de» cidedly be made a more prominent featureor our annual regatta. Half-a-dozen fijurorsn^ oared boats rowing a despeiate race, and the: I Golden Crown following loaded with 9pes * - tators ; would be a sight worth seeing. Mg?. the vision be some day realised. I ana gM .., to see that the Bank of New Zealand clerks have just had a fine inrigged gfg built by Mr 1 Carr. This ia indicative of a move ih,tfce; right direction. I have little doubt that.in thia institution we shall soon see a flourishing club, and then it is pretty ceriain that otnec M local institutions will follow in its wake. ■*. ~.; parting word to heads of firms. Bowing « the kind of recreation to encourage among your employea. Its pursuit need newer V: interfere with business, andoflace oranyotaer work is not likely to deteriorate frem W* muscles being hard, the frame bracw,.an* _ the cheeks ruddy. Then give some er \ couragement to the formation of clubfc & ■ ~-jp honorary members your names wiE^J/ weight, and your presence at clnb. rew9^T:| will keep the youngsters within bounds. aW*- \ value of your donations does not a®Ba >« demonstration, RpflSSi

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