SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

HIGH WATBE : IMb evening, 11.66 : tOJBOKOW morn'.rg, 12 STTN-SKT : Thtg avoniEg, 5.0; 8UN*BXBB: Zo morrow snorsln» 7 11 MOON'S AGB: First qusrte*, 22nd, 1.11 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

DEPASTURES. Hero, s s. Logan, for Sydney and Melbourne Pretty Jane, s s., Palmer, for Napier via Gisborne Southern Cross, s.s , Sellars, for Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South—Cyphrenes, s«., twelve hours after arrival ; Murray,'s.s., 2oth'inst For Lyttelton—Kim Grove, barque, Helena, brlgan-

tine, early For the Islands—Paput and Edith, schooners, early For Napier—Southern Cross;-s.s , Hblmes, early For Chatham Islands—Magellan Cloud, brigantine,

25th instant For Hobart Town—Jane, brig, at once ; Bella Mary, early ■. L . , .. • ■/ IV- ; For \Vangauui—Gc-ahead, as , Thursday ; For Newcastle—Woodville, barque, early-; Isabella,

brig, esrly ' JC For Francisco—Loch Awe, early For London—Hylton Castle, barque, early ; Countess of Kintore, ship, early ." * '.'.l/

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Cyphrenes, s.s., San Francisco and English Mall, now

due _;. ■~ ■ ■ ..,. ■ H.M.s Challenger, from Wellington, early Thames, barque, from Boston, earlyU Mi)ti<idc3, silip, from London ; failed 3rd May William Gifiordf barque,' from New York,. rvia

Eunedin. Sailed Feb 15 Corrido, from Lyttelt'ori ; sailed 22nd■'■•'■ ; - ■ •'- Ferndale, barque, from London ; sailed May 5. * Oity r.f Auckland, ship, from London Magellan Cloud, schooner/from-Lyttelton. I . sYL Thomas snd Henry, brig, from Dunedin Eleanor, barque, from Newcastle, early - Wave, brig, from Oamaru . Pearl, kefech. from South Sei Islands, early Coronet, brigantine, from Tahiti, early Bio Grande, barque, from Lyttelton, early Ivanhoe, schooner, from Stmoa, early Albatross, scbooner, from-Lyttelton, early « ;. j. ,

EXPORTS.

Per s.s. Hero, for Sydney: 1 case drapery,

J. H. Hall and Co. ; 173 bales phormium,: J. K. Roberts and Co. ; 12 sacks grass seed, T. H. Hall and Co. ; 30 tins preserved pota-

toes, H. S. Meyers ; 1 box mutilated notes, ■ Bank New South Wales ; 34 bales phor miuni, G. Dacre ; 1 box gold, Bank of New South Wales ; 7 do do, Bank New Zealand ; SiJt-casks lime juice,, L. D. Nathan Co.— Cftiicksbank and Co, agents.

~ The fine steamship Hero, under' the Sbmmand of Captain Logan, departed to-day at one. o'clock for' Sydney ■ and Melbourne. She takes a small cargo _as per ex port? and the following passengers :— Saloon to Sydney : Mr and Mrs Lachlah O'Brien, Master O'Brien and, three children, Mr and Mrs W. Foster and three children, Mr and Mrs Samuels'andthree children, Mrs Wallace, Mrs Fergusson, Miss Butterfield, Messrs It. Shepherd, "William Earle, —. Dally, .P. {Hill, . §.._ A-_. Gardner. Saloon to Melbourne.: Mrs F. E. Conipton, Masters \villiam and Thomas Coinpton, Messrs. G. GoodfeJlow and M. Bants. Steer age to' Sydney : J. Cole, P.'Yidoiech, J. Stubbfy. T. .Ashton, M. McGowan,.. R. Rudolph!, M. Cullingford. Steerage to Melbourne : Mrs Kenworthy and child, Miss Smith, L. H. Davis, J. TJawson! The s s. Pretty Jane leffcforGisborne.and. ■f&L Napier yesterday -with, a full cargo and several passengers. . . . • : The survey of the Paterson has resulted in her condemnation. Messrs Brogden and JP Son are advertising her for sale as she now lies across the channel of the Waitara. -: The brig Jane, for Hobart Town, and the barque Woodville, for Newcastle, are nearly ready for sea. The schooner Emu has cleared in ballast for Russell, as also the schooner William and Julia. The schooner Queen brings 72 tons of coal fiom Hussull. The brig Syren has taken a fberth inside-1 the outer T astern of the Queen of Nations. She commenced discharging this afternoon. The Loch, Awe havitigjcompie^edJietbal-. lasting :jwjll.,haul- away from the wharf at OEce and make room for the Countess of Kin" tore to come alongside. The schooner Excelsior, Captain Joiner, * arrived at1 Dunedin from Kaipara. on the 9fch instant. .:::•:;■.> *fi ■ The brig Pakeha arrived at Danedin from »Wangaroa an ; the Bth insfc.y., after a veiy, ;i%ough passage. ' -

c no*'PP a* *^c barque Eureka, ex pected imthis -port, has arrived! at Wellinglion from LytfcEsltpn.. When she left Dunedin on the 23rd* flilt.''she was telegraphed tipi-a'i' havins; sailed for Auckland. Since thf.n she has put-out a portion' of her- car^;o-'at Lyttelton, and she is now discharging at Wellington. The^Wellingtonpapers mention the Enderby Islands as her next destination, so that it is not liKely she will come here; °' It is 'announced that the p.a Lallj. Kookh will resume ncr trips to Coromandel as usual tomorrow.« The barquentine Prince Alfred-and the birque Bella Mary have been accommodated with berths^ for. a time alongside the new. steamer pier on the eastern side of the wharf. They are both discharging.

COMMERCIAL.

.. Messrs %• and H.'lsaacs'"sale b'f sliips' irtores to-day Resulted, favourably, o^ing to j* the well-known character of the Jlew Zealand Shipping Company'sprovisions, which bronght . together a large number of buyers, and fair prices, were obtained*- • -.. v, Samuel Cocbrane -and Sdn sold to-day a • very large assortment of household furniture, the property of Captain DaVeriey. The prices realized. were good, and'in every1 respect a profitable sale was the result. *. I ,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wu,li-:Close: As-.foxrbwsi-^ " For Thames, to-morrow, at 10.80 fa.m. and 5 30 p.m. For Coromdndel, to-morrow,' at 11 30 ami ■ Ji ' ( " For Kussell. per Emu, this dayvat 5-p.m. Fpr Taranaki, Nelson,-and W«'Bt Coast ports, per Mutray, iinmediatß alter airival Cyphrenes, from Kundavn • For Taranaki, Southern provinces, Australian Colonies, per's.s. Taran'akl,'to-morrow, at 10 a.«n. For Kussell, per Golden Isle, to-morrow, at 11 a m. For Newcastle, N:8. W., p6r Isabella, to-morrow, at 2p.in. ~ I -, .-(..- -. , •• For Waiwera and Warkworth, per Lady Bo wen, on ' Thursday next, at 10 a in. " , , For Chatham Islands, per Magellan Clotid'. on Batur day, 25th instant '•. A tj ~i / { • For Napifir and Southern provinces, per Cyphrenes, six hours after arrival '. -J i^*: l&Jh'i'dJ '■ For the undermentioned place 3, per, Ladybird, on Tuesday, 25th instant,'as uniier :— ~ Fpr India, China, Mediterranean. - Ports, and ' Continent of Europe,- at r -r- ,j ■,• . ■ ; .. . - ' For Taranaki,* Southern, provinces, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Brindisi; at,— ii ; ' frvtb .'• ' ■ .iJ r! Should a later opportunity offer, Supplementary Mails will be forwarded. I'A I ' rS: B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

Alexander—Watekh:'—Oh the 16th instant, at the residence of the bride's mother, by the Bey. John Macfiy, M.A., John Macky Alexander, of Auck land, solicitor, to Catherine, daughter of the late , Edward Waters; of; Asbton Farm, Papatoitoi.,"

DEATHS.

McVkigh—John McVeigh ; aged 44.

The funeral will leave his lata "residence, W»ke -1 field-street, to-morrow <Wednesday), 22nd instant. at 230 pm. Friends .are respectfully invited to attend. j

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

TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1874.

For the'cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance^ And the good that we cain do.

.:' will be seen from our Wellington tele | grams that Mr Vogel is expected to make his financial statement to-uight. There now seems to be a good prospeGtof an unusually short sessionJ'* '' ; ) :l'\'; :! •:" '■]'/ ' *":- '••" " When:the Supreme Court Judges Bill wm, \ befqre the House for the second reading Mr Vogel took occasion-to refer to the cas« of Sir George'Arney, for Whom insuffitfient prbi ' vision had. been made, se; ing that Sir George had come .pat to New Zealand under large. expectations held out to him by ijr Labdu chere, who was then Secretary of State for the| Colonies. J.>E. Browne thought thki a new Bill should bb introduced to fe jgttlate the scal§ of retiring."^llowanceaj.toj Judges. • ' xh An inquest .was held at the Lunatic Asvluna to-day, before IDx Gbldsbro', on the body of John McVeigh, labourer, wib died yesterdays ' '- The- evidence shewed that the deceased had been, admitted to the inatitu lioi on the 6tß'July.'last, at the request og lis friends. He was then suffering from the effects of a severe cold. The jury returioferl a Verdicfc of death from insanity and general - debility. The deceased had a brother and i: two sisters living in Auckland. J1

| The business at the Police Court this morning was extremely light. Dr J. H. Horns arid G. S. Graham, Esqa., were the presiding justices. A summons for breach of the Highway's Act, 1874, had to bedia ' missed, none of the parties putting in an-ap-* ! pearance. William Bell was brought up on I remand charged with neglecting to contri bute to the support of his wife and family, but/as the defendant, said he had made a" home for his family he was further remanded till Monday to satisfy the p_olice of the fact. This was all the business; Was not a single case of drunkenness. J , A telegram from the Agent-General dated July 3d announces'that^liiWemigrarits^w-eie shipped;..fi!snu "FMgland duMffgDthe' fifßtlsix. months of the year. The Oxford has sailed for Auckland withf43o's'oiils. ?f '■'"'"' '" Mr (John Lamb, of Eiverhead, g%ve a lecturf last evening in the Temperance Hall on 'f'^dman'-s Influence Against the,|> > oyile.J"":P. A. Philips,_ Esq., occupied the chair, andvin^ introducing the . lecture said that he felib much pleasure in presiding at theane,etin^, and heartily sympa thised! with the good cause, whica was prac; ticallys an endeavour to sweep away the evil of intemperance ;, three-fourths, of the prime of the Wintry a-d-ethrotfgh th<3 use of strong' drink.! The .Temperance Choir then sang "Sweetly the morning, breezes blow," ;& the close of which Mr Lamb proceeded to deliver his lecture, upon which Tin had , evidpn,t]y bestowed great care. Mr Lamb' ske'tehecl the character of Deborah and Drucilla, and the influences on the destinies- joi ; the ; world jn relation to Samsqn and Felix. We cannot even have the laws executed against' public-houses said the lecturer. It is ajrainst the law to sell liquor; on the Sabbath-day, but where is the house)that keeps this law? Where, are the police;? Where are '- the magistrates and juptinfes that will convict the breakers of the law? I What clause is there to protect the morals of thfloitv when these places are so easy of acroess; arid when, if-you want to get out of the smell of rum, you must go five or six miles out of town; : "Mr Lamb then gave a vi vi d sketch of th c worn an's cm sad c in America against thje drinkjpg 'usages of s.ocipty, arid quoteft an extract from the Philadelphia cor respondent of the London Times -in illustra tion off #ie "Woman's Whiskey War." Mr Lamb'conclude'd an elocjuentjectnreby saying, " Ui Ye jwomen baptized of the Holy Ghost po forward into the- f strife, your ensigns shall not be stained with tears or blood, no skeleton will mark the line of your march, bnt in the wake of the woman's army there will smile!a harvest of reformed inebriates' c*hil dren tat the return of their fathers, from the l captivity of the wine-cup ; the mountains 'arid hills will break forth into singing, and the trees of...,the woed...will clap their, hands ; instead"of the'thorn shall come up Hr tree, instead of the-briar shall come up the myrtle, and it shall be fo the Lord for, an evterlsstine sign that shall not be cut b,ff. • Come out on the side of sobriety and the Christian religion, for np drunkard hath; eternal life. .. In Ijhejwordq of the poet-^'v, , "We waee r mtehty warfare fi ~ , Against a mighty foe. - , , "" , f , , ; Who through 1 our land wtth busy hand . ( ; Is spreading want and woe: ~; ':. •. Mr Lamb was frequently cheered .during the* delivery of hia lecture! A vote of thanks,, proposed by Mr S. Hcmus, and seconded by* Mr Cnrr,-was given tp'tba lecturer by accla mation. ""Tne* meeting closed with "Hark, the lark at Heaven's gate sings" by the choir, which was sung with much spirit. The.yerdictTof the jury yesterday a^-the Supreme Court, in the case of the young eirl Bridget Donelly, will ; be. received with satis factiqn by' alblovers .of rtrdih and justice. Yet. although the amount of compensation is £250, the girl comparatively is ruined. The parents are extremely illiterate,?.and the girl herself nossef ses but the merest srtfatterinq of education. A want.,of these privileges, * however, should rather' excite kindly sym pathy" than provoke contemptible practices in others. The jury, . mostly fathers' 'of families, returned a.yerdipt in accordance with.tb'e" principles of "Justice, and which will shew, to other Mr Burnsides -that because they "happen to possess w'6althi .the,y are^ndt permitted to violate the feelings of the poof by (iru&hing.a poor man's child with;im punriy. ;: >'■ ' ■ , At' the annual meeting yesterday of the shareholder* of Nolan's Candlelight Gold mining Company in Mr F. A. White's offices Mr "t. Henderson was elected a director in the place of Mr John' Mason. |I <J 3 Tile proposed meeting of the shareholders of the Inverness Goldraining Company lapsed for wanji of a quorum. V, f /. ': To the' Editor', —Sir, Having Jbeen a runner for. the Evening, Star.for a lengthened, period I would endeavour 'to state some facts con nected with my occupation, having in a pecuniary 'sense* been; at a* great'loss through tKe public not paying up punctually. I' would^say thare are .those who never intend to pay*; while there are1 others who * are negligent, knowing on those dark nights, when my hands are busily engaged, and mind absorbed, who take the., .mean advantage of fleecing me, ; andfthen taking their departsj'e quietly, taking great care, to leave no traces as. to their whereabouts. . Others who walk rast as if there haqVneV/er been ari.-Zft^a ing &tar Runner. I could mention one person in particular who has owed me a small sum a great deal more than twelve months, although in a'positidn to pay it. Some say come ,ear|ier^ with^ypur papers, others tell me* (that 4'l-make a good thing"of it.-;: Sir, I would §like to know how a person who is struggling hard to get "a home 'H to 'battle with these and many other abuses too .num e'rbds to mention. —I am, &c, J B. Mosck. We are informed that Major Green' will present the Royal Humane Society's Medal to Mr John McKailf Geddes, at the General Government Ajgentfs office; tq-mor row at two, p.m. Aj ludicrous scene .occurred this morning about eight '- VclockP which caused a good deal of fun in the v neighbourhood of Union street, city west. A labourer iif the employ of-, Mr Butcher was about fcorj back a cqrt hbrqe, ready harn«sse"di between; the shafts, when the animal suddenly niade a bolfc. Three or four men.immediately s^t/outin full! chase after the merry horse, whose harness jingled so much'that" people came to their doorsjnfa state of wonder. - Out £am s er the children shoviting^and 4ogs barking, and the ' locality was" in ~a general State of ex citement. After about half-an-hour's chase, the j animal seas caught by J the Freeman's Bay gully, led back tohhis, destiny ■, and the excitement quietly^ die_d .away without ac cideEtt. ,::,)..;;;<. h ■■<.;. Sjaiii, .-.{OS . ,"V^e notice that a, .special meeting of the Tent I. 0.R;,, will be held to-morrow evening in "the ■Tem'perarifce 'Hall, Albert street, for the election of officers .and other impor^aijt businesS, j-when. .a full attendance is rerquested. a • •.• -,;. . .i,-.:sit s The quaijterly ■> meetingTof" th? members ,of ihe Loyal Orange Institution wijLl.-take-place, ;hia evening in the the ;Lod,ge: Room Welles ey-'street.■■.;:■;?v,.i<■■■'<.x.-'Jii KOJTJJi FT, The members of the P,pnsbnby Lodge, pf Jood Templa»a .will hold; an opendbdge msef;- Mf this evening in All Saints'new school oom.r -TTfie e'^terbainmSnt, will cbnßist of? inging, recitations »n'4 ft eadingi'.' '

- Under the heading "Healthy Signs the » New Zealand Tablet,, the £»W» organ; publishes the following from its, Ancle land, correspondent :—" Dr., Wajlis, ja Pres byterian clergyman, proposes to lecture to morrow in the" Mechanics' Institute against education rates, and a purelysfiecular educa tion. ' It-is--strange to see how the most violeni and no doubt the most sincere, enemies of the Catholic Church often come by shefer force of circumstances, and in spite of themselves, to work in her favour. Vr Wallisi is a case in point. He has lectured Vehemently and often of late against the Papacy. Yet he now comes forward as a leader] and a very able leader he is, to .protest against that system of secular education—for which the Catholic Church entertains so pious a horror ;—a horror in ■ which] he fully participates. Dr. Wallis, with {he Catholic Church, considers these Government secular schools dangerous to Christian faith, likely to engender and encourW infidel views in the long run. -He is a dool hand; a clear-headed man, and likely !to make a strong impression on the public mind if he will only persevere. He •is a thorough Scot. Pity you had not such a one in Dunedin. ■An entertainment will be given this even ivc at] the Lome-street Hall by the Loyal Combination Troupe, who have been very successful in their exhibitions at Melbourne. Manylef the troupe are old favorites here, especially Mdlle. Zuila, will be remem bered for her graceful and daring trapezian performances, as also Messrs Loyal and Verletzti. Several songs will be sung during the evening by Mr George Turner, and Miss Lizzie! Shapter will entertain the audience with Selections from operas. The pro gramnle is of a medley character, and can- Dot fail to entertain. To the Editor of the Star : Sir,—An error appears in the " Herald", and " Cros3 report? of the annual meeting of the lon sonby1 Highway District. It is not a fact a! vote of thanks either to the outgoing Board:or the Chairman of the meeting was carried. A vote of thanks to the retiring Board! was, strangely enough, proposed by Mr} Wpton, the chairman, but wa3 neither seconded nor carried. On the contrary, as everyone present knows, the whole meeting received the motion with a deafening " No.' 1 Thelsame observation applies to the motion for thanks to Mie chairman of the meeting. —I am, &c, Ratepayer. Ponsouby, July 21, 18|74. " An femergeney meeting of Lodge Ara, 348, IC. will be held this evening at the Masonic vHotel} Princes-street.

GENTLEMANLY DENUNCIATION V. BLACKGUARDISM.

To the Editor of the Evknikg Star

fSiR.-^lt tfas with feelings of the~deepest in dignation, mixed with ntter amazement, that ' I read th©~aborninabjy false and one sided , .article in tjie " Cross"A)f yesterday. Who mever penned? it has been either wholly mis informed or is guilty q£ sotjtie; of as gross and wilful mis-statemente as ever appeared in . print, and every "honest man" who attended 'the meetings at Devonporttpli Thursday; can ; .testify to the truth ofiwhac I assert. "when1 sucn falsehoods appear in a public journal the:character>of no upright or honest man in thescommunity is safe. "1 attbruied tho meeting convened by Mr Ilees at the Mechanics' Instituto cSon Tuesday evening, and all wfto wfero presenT can -truthfully assert thaF^MrjJ. S.~Macfarlane was .never spoken of ifftr ati by fl£jr Kaea. On enttjring, one of the villai&oua handbills was given to trie, and of .course I read it. Every ott© im mediately prono!unced\F. !S.,to be the author, not knowing thfjt others hail equally degraded themselves by assisting the concoction. * It was unhesitatingly branded as vile and base, worthy o£"vthe pen "of a^obesflierre or a Marat, fciee the universal horror aricli dis- i gust which the maeftinations of Marat in spired in the minds of .all men (save those of a kindred nature), rendered still more odious and horrible by the aspwe&£uthorship'of an infamous paper, the contents of which were . hardly more infatnoufcthan the production of [ which Mr*J. S. Macfarlanejjublicly acknow ledged the*paternity *with"cbol rfiffronteryjn, the Devonpbrt Hall, ahd not less r odious and contemptible ought^the jiuthoTS of that sourrilous and vile handbiiPto be regarded by all honest and honorable electors. Mr J.: S. Macfarlane threw rfown the gauntlet. Mr Keea took^it up, and in-"4 manner at once scientific and gentlemanlike lashed his; calumniator fearlessly and truthfully ; not" with a common lash, but with one, on every cord of whjph was a two-edged razor ; each" ; stroke seemed to make him cower and ahrink -within himdelf. The keenest razor of the lot appeared fo be enveloped in the letter Gj,_ withj r-a-j-g at the end of it. The name' seemed to goad Mr J. S. Macfarlane to mad 'ness.j and the words "liar," "scoundrel," "..slanderer," came hissing convulsively at intervals from between his teeth, making him indeed sppear anything but to advantage, even| in the ears of his supporters. Mr ilees commanded his temper admirably, and not one sentence did he utter unbecoming the name of gentleman, even when the man with the jiinbrella rushed towards him as if to annihilate his opponent with a look ; not evenj when the filthy hand-bill was read aloud—a production rendered blasphemous by having the name of the Creator dragged into |t, a production worthy of John Wilkea, the man who, in the ruined aisles of Medmen ham; Abbey, administered the Eucharist to an* ape before witnesses; the man who prostituted the printing pres3 to multiply -vcopiqs of a production that would dye with; blushes the cheek of an impure, and scarcely leis prostituted has the printing pres^ been in our own city by multiplying copies of such a vile and slanderous handbill as ifas circulated at Mr Rees's meeting on Tuesday night. Shame that the invention of a: Caxton should be so sullied 1 Because Mr J. S. Macfarlane labors under a defective education he ignores the necessity of a re presentative having the gift of oratory, whidh is about the most necessary and im portant qualification he could possess. Mr Yon; der Heyde is no doubt an estimable gentleman, and fulfils his numerous mercan tile to perfection, but as for our re presentative for Waitemata I do not think he would be the right man in the right place. Ho has not fluency of speech nor command of the I English language so essential in the "House," and in a difficult or entangled argument would be confused and baffled. MV Eees has every necessary qualification, 'education, uprightness of character, &c, and an I unbounded command of the English tongue, as well as a thorough knowledge of the jrequirements of the province, and if the electors are only true to their own interests Mr|W. L. Rees will be returned to a cer tainty.—l am, etc., J. H. Garner.

SABBATH DESECRATION.

■ M•"■ (To the Editor of the Evening Star.) . Sir) —So the committee of the Mechanics' Institute have thrown off the mask and come out in their true colours at last. After nearly ruining the institution by their gross mis management they seek to play into the hands "of atheists and others only too glad to wel come any opportunity of levelling a blow at

the proper observance of the Lords day. But I trust they will find themselves mis taken, and that there will be a sufficiently strong muster of Christian men to hoist tne committee with their own petard, and to prove to them and to the community at large that the Mechanics' Institute is not to be prostituted to further the atheistical designs of afew so-called advanced thinkers (!) among the members. I have noticed the downward tendency for some months past with pain and regret. Beviews, paper 3, ana books of the most doubtful moral chaiacter have been suffered to encumber its table, and I am not, therefore, surprised at the proposalto open the Institute on the babbatn day. I. musk say however that I hold tho committee blameworthy in the highest decree in bringing forward such a proposal at so short a notice. It is unfair to the sub scribers and to the community that they should be taken by surprise on so vital* a question. Luckily tho newspapers have put us on ? our guard, ■'and, the oommittee who could 1 plate so vile a surprise will probably find themselves next Wednesday evening facing a larger and more determined audience than they anticipated.—Yours, &c, Liberty. ;

FOOTBALL MATCH.

The.Auckland and Parnell clubs had their return match at TCllerslie on Saturday after noon. (The two teams went out, and returned in twd capital 'busses provided by Crowther. The afternoon, with the exception of a shorb shower just before the commencement of the game, was fine, and a capital game resulted in Auckland winning by a goal and two touch downs' to nothing. On first kicking off the Parnell team played pretty well, and kept the ball close to the goal-line of their opponents ; but after the first change of ends they fell all to pieces, and half-a-dozen of the fifteen mighfe as well have been looking on from the Grandstand. The Auckland were .thus enabled to secure a decided advantage. It is' doubtful whether Burgess would have bo easily secured the first touch down: for Auckland had not a cry of 11 bring it back" been raised, which had the effect of making several Parnell players desist from attempting to stop his progress. Henderson, the Auckland captain, obtained the touch down from which the goal was kicked. There was a bit of shakiness here about the Parnell goal keeping. The game was kept up with plenty of good humour on both sides till after five o'clock. Cotton "very nearly secured a goal for Parnell by a fine flying" kick which sent the ball about a foot under the goal cross-bar. /The Par nell Club are by no means disgraced by defeat at the hands of such powerful antago nists as the Auckland Club. As a young club it will perhaps do them more good than a victory by inciting the members to greater exertions and to becoming well conversant in the rnlos. Wo would direct attention to a rnle which was constantly violated during the game, which is that the ball may not be touched by the hand in a scrimmage under circumstandes whatever. We noticed some gentlemen do this more than once who might, from their experience, set. a good example to others.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

MAGNIFICENT SHOW IN THE MAN-IT: " KAIL

GRAHAMSTOWN. This day. The Black AngelVreturn melted is 78 bzs 9 dwts. • I * Tho Moonta claim trial crushing yielded 7 ozs 5 dvvta. The Manukau is looking splendid to-day. Gold is shewing for twenty feet across the south face. In the north face and in the stopes there is also a magnificent show. ■" Sales : Caledonian, L 9 17s 6d ; Whan, 50s; Alburnia (paid), 3Gs Gd ; Una, ss; Bright i-'mile, t5 17b Gd.

TAURANGA.

This day,

• Messrs Firtb, Wrigley, Hanson, Bodel], Conway, and Norris have been returned aa Town Board Trustees..

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

(From our own correspdrident.)

LYTTELTON.

\ i This day. Arrived—Ship Wennington, from Wel lingtpn. The Phcebs and Ladybird both sailed. __~ The Phoebe had. Smith's troupe. They appeared to crowded house in. Lyttel ton ob Saturday night. The Ladybird takes Towers' Grif Troupe North. Mr Wynn Williams is getting up a demon stration against the Domain Bill. The Magellan Cloud 'sail*! for Auckland. Cargo :. 3iQ sacka flour^ 134 do oats, 450 do wheat, 200 barley, 20 do bran, 4 bales, 34 cases; ; ': '

Fawn for Auckland—l 96 sacks flour, 60 do bran, 14 do sharp, 53 do wheat, 365 do oats, 1579 do potatoes, 150 bags flour, 24 cases cheese, 3 cases bacon, 9 do hams, 3 J-caaks. It is blowing a strong southerly gale with sleet and snow. All work is suspended at wharf. Mr Packard, for starting a train and narrowly avoiding a collision near Christ churph, has lost bis situation.

A Shameful Slander.

COLLISION IN WELLINGTON

HARBOUR.

(Per Press Telegram Agency).

GREYMOUTH.

This day. Captain Walters, of the schooner Alma, was fined £5 and 'costs for neglecting to give ship's, articles, to the shipping master of this port i in-; accordance : with the Merchant Seamain'B Act. The articles -were lefh in Melbourne..' •

DUNEDIN.

f a, V Al Monday. In the' Supreme Court to-day before Judge Chapman the libel case Dawson v. Mfaekay was hoard. It was a defamatory libel pub lished in the Bruce Herald on November 11 as follqjvs : "Birth: On the Ist jrist.,'at Fourth-street, Dunedin,'Mary,eldeatdaughter of S.B. Dawson, of a daughter. Both doing well.'^ The libel was admitted, and teSi pounds paid into Court. The defendant; pleaded no malice.or gross,negligence, and that an apology, had .been pub^ish^. "A, ye»? diotwas given Jpr,,Jfifty pounds damages. -^ The heaviest fall of snow for may years" occurred to-day.

WELLINGTON.

m IT : „ , This day* ;, Two thousand.shares in the new Colonial Bank were applied for this morning. It is understood that the New Zealand Steam Shipping Company's fleet will not be sold without a full value being paid for it as several^ capitalists and. merchants Have agreed that sooner than the steamers be

knocked down at less than thexr value all the money will be forthcoming so as to keep the headquarters still in Wellington It is expected that the Premier will make his financial statement at this evenings S5t Ainmeetingof the City Council of Welling ton was nearly unanimous list evening in favor of the memo, from Christcburch con veying an abstract of a petition to be presented to the House of Representatives thrfc fees arising from licenses granted witbm corporate boundaries should be expended m their limits by the elected authorities. . As the steamer Manawatu was leaving trie harbour last night for Wangamu she met a brigantine bound inward. Captain Griffiths gave the order port helm The bngantme then seemed to starboard her helm. IJie Manawatu stopped and reversed engines, but, before sufficient sternway was gained the Brigantine struck her, carrying away some head-gear, topsails," and jib-stay The Mana watu put back for the night Shj vVI ■probably leave to-morrow. Both vessels showed lights. The brigantine's name is un known. She anchored near Hutt.

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day. There was,the heaviest snow storm last night recorded for'many years. .. 2, SOO shares in the Colonial Bank were applied for yesterday.; ■

SUPREME COURT.

CIVIL SITTINGS.

YESTERDAY— (Continued.)

Seduction Case.

DONELLY V. BtJRNSiDE. (Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Kuight, Chief Justice, and a common jury.) Mary Burnside, wife of defendant, gave evidence respecting the girl's illness, and Sarah Young, Joseph Young, and Fredenck Aburron stated that they had seen the girl in friendly conversation with George Smith. Counsel on both sides having addressed the jury, , His 'Honor reviewed the evidence, ana after careful deliberation the jury returned into Court at eight o'clock with a verdict on all issnes for plaintiff; damages, £250.

THIS DAY.

His Honor took hia seat at ten o'clock.

Malicious Prosecution.

' Ji S. MACFARLANE V. HARRIS. In this action plaintiff claimed damages to the amount of £1000 for alleged malicious prosecution. Mr Hesketh appeared for plaintiff, and Messrs MacCormick and JRees for defendant. A special jury was empanelled, consisting of the following gentlemen—Messrs James Baber, Joseph. Bennett, F. Blaydes, John Buchanan, John Peter DuMoulin, John Gor don, George Johnstone, H. S. Ruddock, Robert Cooley, C C. McMillan. Foreman, Mr George W. Binney. The following issues were submitted to the jury—l., Did the defendant on the sth day of May falsely and maliciously, and with out any reasonable or probable cause, appear before a justice of the peace of the colony of New Zealand and charge the' plaintiff with having on the 10th of Novem ber] 1870$ solicited, persuaded, encouraged, and proposed to one Thomas Craig to murder | the defendant, and that the defendant caused the plaintiff to be brought before two justices j of the peace, and,did the same justices dis miss the same (plaintiff), whereby the said prosecution was determined, whereby the plaintiff was injured in his name and reputa tion, an.d Buffered great paiu of body and. mind; and was the plaintiff prevented attend ing his business, and did he incur expense in defending himself from the said charge. 2. Did the .defendant falsoly appear before a justice of the peace, and charge the plain tiff with haviug.on or about the 15th October, 1871, solicited, persuaded, eaconraged, and proposed to Thomas Craig to murder the de fendant, did he (defendant) procure the same (plaintiff) to be summoned and brought: be fore the Resident Magistrate (Thomas Beck ham, Esq) of Auckland, and did defendant refuse to adduce any evidence in support of the said charge, that the said Resident Magis trate dismissed the plaintiff, whereby the said cliirge was determined, and was the plaintiff injured in his name and reputation. (3) Did the defendant on the said sth day'of May; falsely and maliciously, and without any reasonable cause, appear before a justice of the peace and* charge the plaintiff with having solicited, persuaded,and encouraged one Andrew Craig to murder the plaintiff, and procured the said plaintiff to bebrought before the Resident Magistrate, who dismissed the plaintiff, whereby the prosecution was deter mined, and did the plaintiff suffer great injury, kc. (4.) What damages, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to from the defendant ?

The damages are laid by the plaintiff at £1,000.

All the witnesses were ordered out of Court.

Mr Hesketh opened the case for the prosecution afc considerable length, and went over the several counts, and said that there wa3 a strong feeling existing be tween the parties in this action. They had long jbeeu opposed to -each other in litigation about some wretched logs of timber, and this ill-feeling which existed in the greatest possible degree had been going on for yean before the informations were laid. Joseph Cunningham was the-first witness swoita, and deposed : I am Clerk of tho Police -Court of Auckland, and was so iv May! last. . I produce three informations which I received from Mr Rees on Wednes day, :the 6th May, between eleven and twelve o'clock. I saw them on the previous even ing Before they Were sworn, about a quarter pas b'fdur. Mr Reeis took them away to gef them sworn. , Mr Harria was then present T sent for them the next day by Mr Rees"' orders. I did not see them sworn to nor "P^- Th£ s»mrao^Bes were brought ,mph them. They were not prepared by me :J..gwe Mr Reea forms of the summons on Tuesday,, which he promised to make out the next day. I.wished Mr Rees to eet the same .magistrate (Mr McLeod), beforf whom the jnformahons- were sworn to sign the sum monses The informations and summonses were left with me on the 6th May (produced) •They yew served in the usual way The .summonses were returnable on the Bth May S at?* d. wlw presided^ the S Pjain^ff appeared.in answer to the deSkn?w a? repr6Sented conasel- The 2Str?iT ril Ws, and finally disnliased. I took the depositions. The parties again appeared on the 18th May, before Mr Beckham. Mr Macfarlane waarather late bfltjhw counsel w^re present. He was-then ' Mr^ R P^J- 7P> ?i ating t0 Andrew Craig. 'JtatadfCt?T^ dressed tbe Bench and* stated thathehadnoevidencetooffer-Thecase Sfl?TT ently dißmißsed. The informatibn (atthebackjcontainsacertiacate signed by the 15 ' M?!^*? '■ The"j»f°™»«o* 8of 1 October d% Slll^ Ws?* ls6- c»»ed onth.e Bame day and likewise dismissed. X did:&' jiaf

attention to any remarks that passed i* Court. I know that Mr Maofarlane and Mr >. Harris had been engaged in litigation frpra 1 reports of the same. |L His Honor remarked that it was known 9 throughout the province. y*^E Mr Cunningham continned : I know Mr ' ' Thomas Craig, and believe that he is a man \ of an excitable nature. livave heard com. : j plaints about him in the Police Court. I^4 E cannot say whether he is in his right mind; '>; Mr MacCormick objected tP this question. ''■'■'•■{■ Mr Cunningham was not a medical gjfc-- >' 'Al^fc? His Honor said that opinions onj^- "'fir state of mind were of no avail in Cy^*/^,|#| To Mr MacCor.mick: Persons, "have co m9 '\ to me to lay informations about Mr Craig's conduit in the streets. On hearing Mr Burt*, . 1 complain of his conduct I went-to see Craig. That was, I believe, within the past twelve ' ■ months. Mr- Craig then talked of fa t . troubles, and. mentioned- the name of l|r '*'»I Macfarlane. Mr. Owen (Owen; and Gti. ham) also met me in the*street and'com. - 1 •' plained to me of Mr Craig's singular condu#/^<3;| I have noticed that within the, last'few t'l months Mr Craig's demeanour has changedL It ki hot usual, when persons are charged with indictable offences, to put the notes on the back of the: information. I heard that %**\ this- action was to be brought, I remem- j ber-you called on me .about the 30th- Jhne,.. ; ,^| and there were no npteson the back of theni, \ They purport to be written on the day that' the cases were disposed of, but were endorsed 3 1 about the 20fch June. They, were composed by Mr Hesketh, and written out by ? Mr Can.:.;/ ning. :'■*'-'• ;o'."tJ^jaH (Mr Hesketh acknowledged the authorship). " Mr Cunningham: I said to Mr Hesketb,^li| You might as well draw them up. '<■'"■' ,£||| Mr Hesketh said, what I wrote "was for f the purposes of the.present action. Mr Cunningham : The notes were copiei.^lil from !the draft, and signed by the-Jbg^m "justices, Messrs Home "and Bucklandj^fc^ made Ao objection to signing them.. . ThOT^ffli asked why it was necessary, to,-sign. I said, 1 the informations might be required at some 1 future time';' It wa3 usual. I told thenithsj';^ Mr Heaketh drew "out the notes, arid.t&y/.iV'Jf signed- them in Mr Bdckham's private room. I never did such a thing before. I don't • think I should have done so had liiotheen ""4 asked lb/ Mr He*kethr Mr Beckham signed ?J| the first and Messrs: Horne»;and Buckland f the other'iaformation. r ;'I took the depon. ' tions 'throughout. li'remember^hatI i'remember^hat THr Rees objected to Messrs Home and Buckuuvd Jj ■ sitting on the Bench, and, quoted,the Petty Sessions Act, section 12fcn; of' 1&65, to show • that they were disqualified'-from ,aptin^.^, !1M justices. His Honor : I cannot enter into the. merit Iff of this matter at present, or whether or not 1 it was right fpr Dr Home to be on the bench, .Mr Cunningham, continued : Mr Rees did" object to Mr. Buckland, as he was a partner ~-H with Mr J. S. Macfarlane, and had not I | appeared on the bench fo* two or three years ; I ! he could not say whether Messrs Buckland^ j and Macfarlane took lunch together dorinj^ j the investigation of the charges against the/! : latter. On the 20th May Mr Beckham wleS' to have gone to the Thames, but as the I Golden Crown did not co he sat nppnT'thiC ft Bench. I believe I had written ? to Messrs'*'I *!* Dargaville and CheeaemauSto attWdjJDutr'r I*1'*' dPn't think I wrote to Dr Homo. On the ;| 18th May Mr Rees objected to allowing the r<S case to brought before Mr Beckham, because he had previously learned that Mr/Maclar-~^/" lane- had been closeted with'Mr Beckham I>njTjj| the 6th of;] May, it was "supposed respeotitigj||i| ■ the caso. Mr Roes subsequently' stated tha#|s| he had reported:-the, matter to the Gpvern-^ W meat. There was a "great deal passed on that ;^ occasion about magistrates, but I cannot undertake to say what it was. IknowMrßeet said he declined to go on with the case/ apd Mr J? Beckham said you offer-no evidenced Thef'i accused was not arrested, nor Was he re-TiW Jquired either to find, bail: or enter intoldii^B own recognizances. :; »-.•«! d ~ o -—'St, To Mr Hesketh: I told the justice thatjaji the signing was necessary;, although it *had :r$ not been attended to previously. I met Mr Carr in the street not long since, who made fa a complaint about Mr Craig, when" I "tohT*7^ him I vWuTd- ice Craig- about it. H Mr Buckland replied to' Mr Rees that he •3? was bound to dp his duty, arid, would doit, while sitting on the Bench. -_ ~,, : ......||g« John MoLeod was sworn, and deposed: !".>{> am/a justice of peace for the colony of New 1 Zealand. I know the defendant in this action. ■ These informations were* sworn to before me, and bear my signature. TB«i,||| ..summonses were also signed -by/me. > . 't% ; Mr Hesketh would/put the notes and, 3 summonses in evidence:?* ' -- *- v. -r^ll ' Mr McCormick objected on' the 'groundsill ! that they would be'making evidence, "and Ej| prejudicing the mind of the jury against his n <«i clientf. * - . :^ His Honor said the better way for the j justices to have acted would be to merely""*> wi-ite dismissed, and to have signed then* names to that document without offering -1 reasons for the dismissal Mr. McLeod—lt was in tbe library of the J, Provincial Council, about half r past four, if where the documents were signed. r ! ~, ~, Mm To Mr Rees: I have known Mr■ Maefar^ us* lane for twenty years. Ido not like- to ex- '■•';* press an opinion, on the character of Uir |; Macfarlane,,unless the Court wishes it. I. .;-.■! am reluctant to offer any opinion. His Honor : Would you believe Mr J. S. :^M Macfarlane on his oath ? ' ' Mr MoLeod : I should not put much faith in Mr Macfarlane on his oath. I have had.;«i{ opportunities of knowing Mr Macfarlarie'l ||| general character, politically and socially. His Honor said that *he particulars ef .»' &| man's life could not be minutely' entered .-Mfci "into, j ' ' ' 1 7L. * . ' |£|j .'To; Mr Hesketh: My reasons: for ad^ placirig faith in any statement of MrMacfar* / lane ;were founded on a knowledge'of: his^"^ commercial and political influences/ I':iV beheye him to be a dangerous man. Ido / not remember pressing him to become nvy M agent; but I believe, on the other hand, J tnat he asked me. I have had business - transactions with him, principally in* / directly. I never stopped him_ in the j-.~ % street on this matter, but I remember J3?' distinctly that he came' to "me several ; times in WeUington*and made proposals <fi»T' ?*1 becoming my agent. They were about tun,J^ ber business. I wrote to Mr Macfarlane some , years ago about the steamer Comerang, from ;|| the Bay pf ; Islands. He had several inter views with Macfarlane about some land in the '^M Kaipara, bjit never asked him *o act as hii agent., , Mr Hesketh asked that the Court would "„, request Mr Harris^ the defendant, to deliver "3® up certain documents. ''■"'* "' '' , ' .*,;, .' C. A. Harris, junior, was then iworn, and S deposed : lam the defendant! in this action, M„' : and on the sth May I laid three, informations % against,, Mr ,Xi S. Macfarlaqp. .. (Prodnced.) .jJjsL The first was laid on the lOth November, i^H IB7oi I employed Mr Rees, as Mr McKecb* .. J nic was away ill. A^r Rees had not previous?yjs ai to the'stli 'May' been idy solicitor. * When I * came up from Wharigapba I got certain state-; s «t ments from Thomas and Andrew:Craig,' whifih '\js*s I produce in the same state as when 1 received ,;, them frOm Mr Rees ori/Moudayy the 4th May.l >;?| Mr Rees>-as not then my ;solicit6f. learn* M to Auckland on the Saturday .evening en '. rect ipt of a telegram from my father. I hay* ,_rr not that telegram with me. I believe it ii in the mill. 'It is;not destroyed. I had a rJ/ conversation with Mr Rees before receiving ", ] the statements;-, I took them to Mr M*e- ;;

MB! IVMIN^



£(H A v T r on. . OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. ' Connoisseurs pronounce • this fauce to be the . BEST for general'use In1 hooseholds. and, In con seqnence of its high reputation, some unprincipled persons have been induced to Collect Empty Bottles ■ bearing the Manufacturer's name stamped thereon;' And passed the sim c off as " Olson's Universal Tomato Sauce." The proprietor has inconsequence caused . his TKADE MARK to be Kegistered under theJ provisions of the "Trade Marlts Aci, 1886," and1: proceedings will be taken against such persons as' • may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ', " ASK FOB, OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the, name is Stamped on Battle and stopper, and wrapped round with his well-kiiown abol. [Established 1864. J J\ STEPHENS ON & CO.VS : CELEBRATED COFFEES, , r EXHIBITION BliA ND, ,? * EAGLE BRAND, _ , , ;' C E O WN BRAND, Are to be procured at all respectable Grocer* and storekeepers throughout the " ' ' . Province of Auckland-, s ! , . D. STEPHENSOX & CO., T ' . W V N D HA M S T BE X* T, ' • Avckii&jsJ). .• , '.; :. land, btjildin& and lnvesfment society. i !>:!-■! Investing Shares £20 each; byi payments- of One Shillisg per week, bearing.eight per cent interest,, with profits Money aflvanced without delay-on j < app> oved Mortgages, repaid by weekly instalments of ' j princftml and interest. Offices—OnehnDga. . , f . *;:•:■* ' !!! hD. JAGKBON, J



! T C 0. SjQ RA V E & 00. f|S j FINAI, CLEAR iNCE SALE .r OF i WINTER DRAPERY AND CLOTHING i COMMENCES TO-DAY, j When the Sale will be continued until the Stock i ;/"' I is disposed of either by tender or > • ; auction. p O.YAL INSURANCE COMPANY. TIEE DEPARTMENT. :;, Ulsks on all description-of property accepted as heretofore, at Lowest Current Bates. Equitable claims .will ever b« liberally dealt with, and paiii promptlyl... \'M i •' - j LIPE DEPAETMENT. , . In consequence of the restrictions imposed by the Legislature, this.branch of the business has been ■withdrawn. "!" I ■:,..■! ii v/.« : . : .GE0. WM. JONES, .. -• Agent. r Office : Hobsen's Buildicgs; Shortland-street. * July 10,1574. SE^TI N a M A OHINEfef at Reduced Prices for one month. In cotiseqtience Of ray having jeceived:notice from-the Insurance Companies that at the expiration of the present policies'th&y. ' decline-to renew them, I have determined to reduce the prices considerably in order to Clear Out my present larpe Stock, consisting of Thomas's, Singer's, Howe's| Wheeler and Wilson's, Britannia, s ittle Stranger, "Wanzer, and Little Willcox. Each machine guaranteed. The only establishment in town devoted entirely to the Sale and Eepair of Sewing Machines.— G. "W. JHE3LOP, the Pitting Shop, Yuloaalane. BIJANKETS! BLANKETS I JRUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN ' Beg! to notify that they have received, r EX BOOPARELL, ; 10 BALES SUPERIOR BLANKETS, IN ALL SIZtfS, To which they invite part'cular attention of intend" ing purchasers, being to their order direct ,from> toe, manufacturers, and will be sold at'the" r LOWEST LIVI SO PEOFIT ! \ A L S ,0 , t." * fiARGE STOCKS ON HAND, „ . And to OPEN in \- Flannels, •'■ -!- '"'■'* Crimean Shirtings, ' Winceys. .t .; ■, • . • French Mtrinoes, New Fancy Dress >Goor)s, -■ fVi'-!rJN White and Grey Calicoes * i :Plain and Twilled White and flrey Sheetings, '" White Toilet and Mars alia Quilts, ; ? Toilet Covers, &c., Children's Girls', and Ladles' Winter hosiery, New '-Jack Straw Rats, »' , Flpwar«;feathers, jßnd Eibbqns, ,/ ;' : >'€w fancy; Wool, Collarettes. Ties, * , Scarfs, Infants' Turbans, Hoods, Boots, Bootees, &c. :..-. ■ ,■ . ■; A S P LEN DID 816 OK •.... ' - °? <vi'{''%'•] NEW CLOTHING, CRIMEAN'SHIRTS, A^ j * ; ' 8" GENTLEMEN'S HOSIERY. O -fcujs jrjlH- .JA.'TM' Ax - ' HE A V YITW EED S} ' '; SultaMe for Winter Wear, *c;;> &c., &c. RU^HBROOK 4; BRIDGMAF, nUT \< (LATja.S. H0BB3.) t . . .• WHOLtskhS AND .RKTAH, DbAPBES, CIOTHDSRS, JUNbptTON "DBAPEBY WAREHbU^K r , ' ) 1 '-■ '{-, (Opposite the Army and Navjr1 Hotel,) Upper Queb^t - steeet, A^cklanx). il !,'. • if! . .'■':) it1. :■■':■;-'., i '■''.);