SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

-SUN-SET: Tub evening, 7.14 SUN-BIffB: To» morrow morning, 5.10 HIGH WATER: This evening, 9.50 ; to-mowow morning, 10.9

ARRIVALS.

Co-ahead, as (in the Manukau), from Waltnra

DEPARTURES.

Southern Cross, ss, for Wangarel

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Chile, ship, for London, early Kith, schooner, for South Sea Islands, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

"Wave Queen, ship, from London. Sailed October 14 Xauderdale, ship, from London. Sailed October 19 Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney ladybird, ss, from the South, early Anazl, barque, from London. Palled October 31 Empreza, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed October 15 Dauntless, schooner, from New Caledonia, earJy Beatrice, barque, from New Yorit, via Adelaide Wentworth, ss, about the 28th instant Queen of the Age, ship, from London Sailed Nov. IS Queen of the South, barque, from Dunedln, early Wellington, s a, from the South, early Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town Hylton Castle, barque, from London. Herald, schooner, from Levuka The schooner Jessie Niocol hauled along sido the wharf this morning to take in water and stores preparatory to her sailing for Dunedin immediately. Mr J. Waymouth's newly-built yacht, the Winona, was launched this afternoon from the builder's yard, at Smaile's Point. The dimensions of the new yacht are as follow:— Length of keel, 40 feet; length over-all, 45 feet; breadth of beam, 10 feet; depth of hold, 8 feet; register, 21 tons Auckland measurement. The Winona has been built under the super intendence of Captain Anderson, and is to the order of Mr Street, of Dunedin. Owing to the position of the vessel on the stocks she had to be lanched sideways at low water. She has the appearance of great speed, being sharper in the bows than any yacht in Auckland. The s.s. City of Melbourne was chartered to carry the outward English San Franolsco mail from Sydney on the 17th inst., owing the non-arrival of the s.s. Mikado. It is intended running the new sohooner Mary Melville between Auckland and Na pier. She will start upon her first trip in a few days. jfe^The ships Wave Queen and Lauderdale jlp^HroW 100 and 95 days out from London '^respectively. With the present prevalent northerly winds they may be looked for at any moment. The iron barque Amazi, 468 tons, Captain J. ?Hil!man, left London for Auckland on 2nd November. She was off Deal on the 4th, and off Dartmouth on the 7th Novem ber. The vessel comes consigned to Messrs Owen and Graham, and brings a general cargo. In our Tuesday's issue the name of the chief officer of the Star of the South was inadvertentiy given as Mr Murdock. It should Lave been Mr Zealand. The s.s. Southern Cross started on her first trip to Wangarei yesterday. By the incoming English mail we learn that the ship Queen of the Age, 7">5 tons, left Gravesend foi this port 16th November, with 163 passengers and a large general cargo. The barque Hylton Castle from hence to London has made the fastest run on record, viz., 71 days. She sailed again Jor this port 3rd December, consigned to the New Zea land Shipping Company.

COMMERCIAL.

The brigantine Augusta, offered at auction to-day by Messrs Tonks and Co., was with drawn, highest offer being only £1,600. The salo of endowment leases was poorly attended, and bidding dull. The following are the results : —Queen-street allotments : Lots 7 and 8, R. Home, £42 per annum ; lot 9, Cranwell, £47 per annum; lot 9, Cranwell, £40 per annum. Wellesley-street - allotments : Lot 13, F. Hassen, £20 per annum; lots 14 and 15, J. Buchanan, £21 per annum; lot 16, T. G. Shepherd, £21 per annum; lot 17, F. Featon, £39 ditto. Market entrance allotments : Lots 18,19, 20, J. Coupland, £11 ditto. Symonds-street: Lot 10, Linabury, £11 ditto ; lot 17, Green wood, £11 ditto; lot 18, Rhodes, £15 ditto.

PROVISION MARKET. COLONIAL PRODUCE.

BtririNG Prices, Corrected by Auckland Dealers. 8. d. s. d. s d. «. d Butter,perlb. 0 0-10 Ducks, pair.. 2 6—5 0 Cheese (new) 0 4J—O 6 Geese, each 4 o—s 9 Eggs, per doz. 1 B—o 0 Turkeys .. 8 o—4 i Lard, per lb. 0 7—o 0 | Canterbury Bacon & Hams Jowls, pair.. S 0-6 0 1 (bare) .. 0 6-0 8 Good Saltßutter, 7—o 9 Do (in cloth) 0 BJ-0 01 Canter. Cheese. 6—o 7 Auckland 0 5-0 0 Hams, 9dJ to lid per lb. Retail Prices, Farm: and Dairy Produce. b. d. s. d. I di 1 Milk, per qt. C Oto 5 Bucks each 5 0-60 Batter (fresh) 0 O-1 8 Geese, each 5 o—6 0 Cheese (new) D B—l 0 Turkeys, per 5 0-73 Ef??s,per doz. 1 B—o 0 Bacon, per lb. 0 B—o 10 Lard, per lb. 0 6—o 0 Ham 3.. ..09-16 Fowls, pair.. 4 0-00 Salt Butter.. 1 o—l 8 Butchers' Meat. Beef, per lb. 0 4—o 7 I Pork, per lb 0 6 Mutton .. 0 4—o 51 Veal 0 6 BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR. 'WHOLES ALB. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality £17 3Hne Flour—household £1* Adelaide Flour iVo^fif Canterbury " £12 to £14 Seconds, £12. Sharps, £710* Bakers' Price, per lb 3d. Bran, Is 6d per bushel. Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4d. Maize, crushed and whole, 5s 6d to Bs 9a BISCUIT. (^Biscuit,Per 1001b. TATOE3 , s TC^ 22* WHOLESALE. I Mftlzo, 5s 6d to 6s 9d ; inferior, 3s Cd to 4a Oats, 5s 6d per bushel. ■ • . • Potatoes, £3 to £3 10s per ton. New Potatoes, *4 to £5 Hay, £2 to £4 10s per ton. Straw, £210s to £3 per ton. Chaff, £610s per ton. RETAIL. Maize, 6s per bushel; crushed, 6s 3d - Oats, 6s per bushel. Potatoes, 4s Od per cwt.; new, Ts to 8* Hay, cwt., 4s to 6s. Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt. Chuff, 7s 6d to 8a per cwt. KAURI GUM AND FLAX MARKET. The following ara ,the prices In the Auckland Gum—Well scraped, best quality .. ..£3O to £32 Ordinary sorts .. .. £26 to £20 Flax-Finest quality .. £16 to £18 Seoond ditto £\°J? iV1 Tew .. .. £7to£S. " -T~ BUILDING MATERIALS. Tnrara:—Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 8s to 15s at mills, 11» 6d; planed, tongued, and grooved, 11s K»w ZeaUnd paling*, 6-feet, 10» ; 6-feet, 12s ; ti- Jlreo rails, £215s to £8 per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100; shingles, 8s to ISs per 1000 ; Hooart Town palings 6ft., 17s; Oft., 19a ; Hobartown rails, 76s COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Neweastlo, on Wharf, nominal; delivered 50b per ton. rißEWoeD.—Uncut, 14s per ton, delivered ; out 10s per ion, delivered.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails vtizl Olobb as Vsdtsb. :— For Gisborne and Napier, par Star of the South, this day, at 4 p m. For Tauranga, per Vincent, this day, at 6 pm. For Ihames, pelf Lady Bowen, this day. at 6.80 p m For Coromandel, on Friday, atl.Bopm For TaMinaki and Southern provinces, per Ladybird, ott'Monday, at 1.80 pm. . ( For Eusaell, "Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Eowena, on Monday next, at 8 pm. (Signed) . S. B. Bws, OhJel Fostmaatsr.

MARRIAGE.

Maulbr-Pknnai,.—On January 20, Henry Ernest Marlor to Susan Pennul, by the Rev. J. Lewis, at th<! residence of Josso Kenden, Wellington street, Auckland.

DEATH.

Proud. —On tho 22nd iusiant, at her father's resi dence, Chapol street, Ernestina Lucy, fourth daughter of Mr Goorgo Vroud. The funeral will leave Chauel street at three o'clock to-morrow. Friends pleaso accept this in vitation.

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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For tho future in the distanoe, And *•>>« imod that wo can do

The workmen employed by the City Council are, not unreasonably, dissatistied with the repeated refusals of tho Council to advance their pay, notwithstanding the rise in wages in all classes of labour. Wo have received the following letter on the sub ject : —"Sir, —You may have seen that the men in the employ of the City Council have on two occasions made application for an advance of wages, and have been refused on tho following grounds, viz. : that tho employment was constant, wet or dry, and that they are permitted to make overtime. Now, Mr Editor, I deny that the men are paid wet or dry, and with regard to the overtime, these are the facts of the case—They turn out two mornings per week at five a.m., and work until iivo p.m., receiving one and fourpence halfpenny extra per day for the two days. The consequence is tho pay of the men amounts at 5s Gel per day to £1 li!s, and for a few months ([during the ■ summer tho two quarters 2s 9il — total, £1 15s 2d. With that sum they have to support their wifo and children, pay houso ront that is almost double what it was this time last year, the education rate, etc.; and as I stated before all this is to be done for the largest portion of tho year on tho sum of £1 i:ss. Perchance the Council imy think that underpaid labour is the cheapest; but I, Mr Editor, as a working man am of a very different opinion. Hut at the name time I think if tho matter is put before our worthy Mayor and Council, as you are able to do, they will think as I think, viz., that the men are under paid, and they know it, and that is what I call dear labour in the long run. As it stands to common sense tho men will not take interest in tho work they should do. In conclusion I would respectfully beg you will raise your voice for the cause that lacks assistance.—l am, Sir, yours &c, Cosmopolite." At a meeting of the householders in the Newton Educational district last night the Rev. Dr. Wallis in tho chair, tho report showed that two schools had been opened. The following gentlemen were appointed a school committee for the ensuing year : —■ Dr. J. It. Nicholson, Messrs. R. Stevenson, J. Warren, 11. Ridings, and R. H. Stevenson. A number of shipwrights ate on strike for 12a per day on old work. At a meeting of journeymen hold at the Flagstaff hotel iastfc night it was resolved to take a similar stop on Monday noxt unless lls is allowed for new works. Messrs Holmes Brothers have conceded tho demand in order to get their new steamer completed as rapidly as possible. Other buildors would soon, we think, find that resisting the advance and stopping work would tend much more to drive busiuess from their yards, of which they profess to be so fearful, than conceding it. Tho rato demanded is below what is now ruling in tho South. It is well-known that the price paid for vessels has very considerably advanced of late, and we cannot see why tho working men should not participate in tho improve ment which has tended to swell builders' profits. The vocal and instrumental concert for tho benefit of Mrs Mitchell is announced to take place this evening in the Onehunga Institute. A very promising programme is provided, full and choice, and should com mand a pleasant responso to this excellent singer's invitation. The Ponsonby Iload Templar meeting last night in All Saints' School was but thinly attended. The chair was taken by Mr Fry, and speeches were delivered by Roy Mr Corn ford and Mr Homus. The meeting closed at an early hour. At a meeting of the creditors of George Thome, junr., (llobertonand Co.), bankrupt yesterday, the following debts were proved : Bank of New South Wales, £12,12S 15s; Bigelow and Sons.^7 4s 6d ; T. Belcher, 19s 3d ; H. Elliot, Is lid. Mr W. H. Ivores, inspecting agent of the Bank, wa3 appointed trustee, and Mr J. It. Hill, inspector of the Bank, and Mr H. Elliott were appointed supervisors. The following is the rota of attendance at the Petty Sessions ou Saturday next :— Messrs Thomas Bannatyne Gillies, George Samuel Graham, William Australia Graham, Thomas Henderson, W. J. Hurst, James Herbort Home, T. M. Haultain, Edward Isaacs, Henry Mahon Jervis, Thomas Brut ton Kenderdine. "Old Sailor" writes as follows on the question of dock accommodation : —Sir, — j Noticing in our yesterday's issue a query asked by W. J. S. relative to Governor Hobson when laying out the city—"did ho forget docks ?"—I must answer "No " —for I was one of the boats's crew that sounded the different sites, and tho one the Governor fixed oh is different from those already spjken of. However, a reference to the plans of the city, etc., made by him and Mr Ligar will prove this. The plans must be in some of the offices here, and the Harbour Board had as well look at them, which it would appear, has as yet been forgotten. The meeting of the Turkish Bath Com pany, Limited, for passing the rules and elec tion of the first directors was held pursuant to advertisement in the Choral Hall, One hunga, on Tuesday'night, Dr Purchas in the chair. The rules of the company were form ally passed, and the following gentlemen compose the directory : —Messrs Bycroft, E. Wing, Stevenson, Mclntyre and J. W. Waller. About 120 shares have been taken up, and we believe the necessary buildings will be commenced in a short time. The passenger platforms at the Auckland and Onchunga stations are formed of the ordinary ballasting scoria, and therefore rough and very uncomfortable for ladies and children of whomagoodnumbervisitOnehunga now, to walk on. A few loads of the material from the beach spread over the stones would remedy the evil complained of, and bind the whole into a good hard surface. The members of the Auckland Harmonic Society will meet for practice this evening in . the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association. The subjects selected are. portions of Mozart's " Twelfth Mass," and Hayden's "Creation." The fi no ascent from Breakwater road to Emily Place, known as "Jacob's Ladder," tho name of which gives a sacred charm to the wooden stops, has been repaired by order of tho City Council. Had the broken steps remained longer in their insecure condilion some unfortunate Jacob might have had an unpleasant dream at its oartaly foot.

The last of the suburban rows between the Dukes and McKinleys was arranged yester day afternoon between the Court, the parties, and their solicitors. Th© salt bottle which Arthur Duko flung at young McKiuley's head left but a slight scar, but the bottle was broken, whereupon John Duke slapped the youthful face of the victim of the bottle. Gerty Duko swore that McKinloy punched Duke first, which atrocious act was denied by other witnesses. Mr Madden and Mr Joy ably addressed the Court, and concluded that the oharges were "silly." But the extreme hot weather had irritated the parties, and Newtin was swarming with flies. Mr Joy finally accept a brief reconciliation, The parties each entered into oheir own bonds of £20 each to keep the peace towards each other for the term of three months.

The " House that Jack Built" was duly inspected last evening by several hundreds of persons, who pronounced it, in its unin sured state, to be worthy of imitation, and considered it in its pleasing dimensions and architectural beauty highly creditable to the builders (Messrs. (.Jollier and MeGowan). The vocal parts were well executed, and the march of the Lilliputian army was striking and warlike. The entertainment is worthy of public patronage, the music is good, and the management is excellent.

An hotel is about to be erected at Ellers lic, close to the Panmuro railway-station and racecourse. Plans and specifications are in course of preparation, and tenders for the erection of the hotol will shortly be invited.

The Mechanics' Institute Exhibition con tinues to bo popular with tho people, and the lectures well attended This evening John McLeod, Esq., will deliver a lecture on "The political economy of the colony in its relation to tho labour market." This is not only an interesting but a most ilsoful subject to introduce in connection with colonial progress, and will command genoral at tention.

The Newmarket Literary Association is goirg ahead, and likely to become a perma nent institution. Mr Carlisle read an ad mirable essay on " Tho Progress of the Age " on Tuesday evening to a numerously attendod meeting. The essayist reviewed a variety of topics in connection with pro gress, and though necessarily diffuse the essay afforded ample scope for discussion. We understand that a glee club is about to be instituted.

A meeting was held lust evening at the Home for Nugleeted and Dcstituto Children, Howe street, T. Macfarlano in tho chair, for the purpose of forming a Band of Hope in connection with the above institution. There was a good attendance, and amongst those present were the Rev R. Ward, aud Messrs D. Goldie, M.P.C., VV. Rattray, J. Gra ham, itolieving Officer ; A.. Graham, etc. The first mentioned four of these gen tlemen delivered very interesting addresses, explaining to the children the principles of the total abstinence cause, and urging i'-a import ance to all, and especially to the young. The children, who numbered between sixty and seventy, contributed greatly to the evening's entertainment by singingsevoral miscellaneous pieces under the leadership of Mr A. Graham, who has for somo time been engaged in teach ing them, and with much success, tho tonic sol-fa system. A very pleasant as well as useful and instructive evening was passed, and tho children appeared to duly appreciate the efforts of the seniors on their behalf. There can be no doubt 1 hat another step in the right direction has been made la&t evening in initiating this Baud of Hope, and striving to imbue tho youthful minds with principles likely to bo most beneticial to them in after life.

We hear from Coromandcl that Mr F. Wbitakor, junr., barrister-at-law, iSrc, who has been practising in the Warden's Court there for some timo past, is .about to leave for Fiji, whore it is said lie has had the offer of the Attorney-Generalship or some other legal office analagous thereto. Mr Whitaker is an English barrister, and has had a consi derable amount of miscellaneous practieo since ho has been in this colony. la obtain ing his sorvices, presuming tho report to be correct, tho Fijian Government will have secured a useful man.

A finehorse belonging to Campbell brothers, Wellington-street, leaped from their stockyard yesterday evening and fell dead on the outer side.

In tho Suez mail news in tho Star of la s evening wo notico that Solomon Hunt's pictui'o, the " Shadow of Death," was bought for £10,000. The real name of the fortunate painter is Holman Hunt, born in 1827, in London, and who for thirty years has laboured zaalously in the world of art. His works mostly have a religious tendency, especially his "Hireling Shepherd," "The Awakened Conscience," "The Light of tho Word," and "Christ Disputing with the Doctors." Hunt's style of treatment is known as the pre-Kaphaelite. His rustic portraits are unsurpassed in their peculiarly hfe-lik o stylo.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

: ______ (Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., 8.M.1 DRUNKENNESS. William Lestrange, Kate Riloy, James Heaton, and John (Maori), wcro convicted and fined for this oflbneo. AN OLD RASCAL. James Heaton, as a rogue and vagabond, was sent to prison for nine months. EDUCATION RATE SUMMONSES,. A large number of names were upon the sheet of persons who had been summoned to appear for non-payment of the Education Rate. At the request of Mr Joy, who appeared for the plaintiffs, the summonses were adjourned till 2Cth instant. ALLEGED SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING. C. B. Edwards, landloid of tho Waitemata hotel, appeared to answer a charge of alleged breach of the Licensing Act by serving out alcoholic liquors to Joseph Munn, on Sun day, 18th inst., the said Munn not being a bonafide traveller or resident in the house. Joseph Munn was called, and examined by Mr Inspector Broham. The witness had a mo»t foggy recollection of the occurrence. He was very drunk on Sunday, and that was .all he knew. He had a dim recollection of having been at thejWaitemata, but could not say he had anything to drink there. His Worship said that if that was all the evidence the case must bo dismissed. Mr Inspector Broham said that the Waite mata was one of the best conducted hotels in the city. His Worship, saying he was very glad to hear it, ordered the ca3e to be dismissed. Mr Bevoridge appeared for the defendant. THE INDUSTKIAL HOME. James Knox appeared to show cause why he should not contribute to the support of two children in the Industrial Home. Mr Joy, for the defendant, said the defence would be that one of the children was not defendant's at all It had been born when he had been two years away from his wife. His Worship said that defence would not stand, as, when the order was made for de fendant to support the children, he had ad mitted that he had lived near his wife during tho time. For the defence to stand it must bo proved that the defendant was altogether

separated from her. He must pay the amount due or he should issue a warrant tor his apprehension. ~ , •■. i The defendant said he could not possibly pay the money. Mr Beckham ordered a warrant to be issued unless the amount, £3, was paid be fore 48 hours. Catherine McDonald, summoned for tne same neglect of an order of the Court, now said she would pay the money. His Worship said it was a very stupid thing for persons to allow themselves to be summoned. The only result was that they incurred an additional expense of six shillings and sixpence. The amount was paid. Francis Bergen, who appeared in the uniform of a Waikato navvy, could give no satisfactory reason for neglecting to pay £2 5s 7d for his child. His Worship being informed that defen dant was to start to-morrow for the Waikato, ordered a warrant to be issued in default of payment during the day. William Knox, who was represented by his wife, wns ordered to pay £1 2s before Saturday. The case would stand adjournea till then. , M, Carroll, who had run up arrears of £1 l.'js, was ordered to pay within a week. _ John Fowler was ordered to pay £2 within a week.

Jane Parris, who owed 18s, said her arm was bad. She could not pay the money. Mr Broham said he thought the Court was being imposed on. Ordered to pay within a week. hAXCiaSY.

James Jones, who was remanded yesterd ay for stealing £8 17a 9d from Wm Marter at tho London Dining Ilooms. was again re manded till Tuesday.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

MELBOURNE.

Miss Arabella Goddard is likely to return from the East and proceed to New Zealand. On account of her health no concerts were given in India. The February steamer Bangalore will go direct through from Melbourne to South ampton. Ono child was drowned in Surrey paddock accident on the Ist.

The report of Dr Thuddocium on colonial winos in London is much canvassed. He condemned all the samples as worthless. Arrived —7th, Kohinoor, from Kaipara. The revenue returns issued last night show an increase of £92,450 on the quarter, and £137,112 on the year. The principal in crease is from customs and public works.

SYDNEY.

Mr Stewart's, residence near, Sprachavon was burned down on Monday through a kerosene lamp exploring. T\yo of the family were badly burned, and one is not expected to recover.

The Governor gives a fancy dress ball on Bth .April.

SIR GEORGE GREY CADETS.

(To tho Editor of the Evening Star). gut,—ln your issue of yesterday evening— when speaking of the above corps—you stated that " this once nourishing corp3 has been greatly reduced in nuinbors," thusJead ing somo to think that it is likely to break up. This is not the case, as it has only been reduced by those over seventeen resigning at my request, and fho striking off the roll of two or three offenders, and some for con tinued absence from drill; thus making our strength thirty-two, and when the College is re-opened we can easily recruit again, up to ">().—! am, etc., C. A. Taylor.

Divorce Court.

By Mr Gillies : The door in the passage was fastened by an ordinary hook and eye.

Yesterday—Continued.

(Before His Honor Sir George Arney, Knt., Chief Justice.)

WILLIAM CARPENTER, PETITIONER;

HARRIET ELIZA CARPENTER, RE SPONDENT; AND HURLEN PAGE BARBER, CO-RESPONDENT.

In tho latter half of last night's edition the complete evidence of Fannie Leckie, C. F. Goldsbro', M.D., and Mary Coyle was published. It chiefly went to show that Mrs Cacpenter and the co-respondent lived as man and wife, the respondent assuming the name of Barber, and that a child had been born, which the co-respondent treated as his son. Wo continue the report of the case from this point : — Hannah Sampson said she recollected in October 1872, seeing an advertisement for a servant. She applied, and was sent to Alten Road. She saw some one there whom she addressed as Mrs Clifton. She saw nothing then but afterwards, when she went to take the place, Mrs Clifton told her to call her Mrs Barber. Mr Barber used to come regularly and sleep there. There were two bed-rooms, but only one bed. Mr Barber slept in the room where the bed was, so did Mrs Barber. Witness made the bed. She had no doubt the two slept together. Mrs Barber represented to witness that ; she had come from Mcl bourne, and had pre - viously lived in America. She said she was longing to go back to America, and expected that Mr Barber would go back in about two years. She told witness that she had had two children by her first husband. She had left them in Melbourne because her second husband did not like children. Recollected on one occasion Mr Barber coming home late. Mr Barber came to witness's room at night, and told her to go to Mrs Barber, who was ill. She found Mrs Barber in hysterics up braiding her husband for staying away from her as she had left her home for him.

At the conclusion of the witness's evidence a copy of the marriage certificate of the petitioner and respondent was put in by the counsel for the petitioner. This document was objected to both by the counsel for the respondent and co-respondent on the ground that it was an informal document, boms; signed by an assistant curate and not by the incumbent of the parish. A long legal argument followed on the point. Mr Gillies contended that it was not in cumbent upon the petitioner to prove the marriage, as the fact had been tacitly ad mitted by the respondent. There was nothing disputing the fact in the issues raised. This point was reserved by his Honor. Anderw Geo. Millar deposed to having lodged at Hulme Court when it was kept by Mrs Carpenter. He lodged there a fortnight —between May and June 1870. Mr Barber was a lodger at the same time. During the time witness was there he saw nothing to lead him to suspect any improper intimacy be tween Mrs Carpenter and Mr Barber. ty By Mr Whitaker : Should recognise a plan of the rooms if he saw one, (One was here handed to the witness.) That produced was a fair representation of the accommodation of the house. The bedroom occupied by Mr Barber and Mrs Carpenter were shut off from the other bedrooms.

John Reid, commission agent, deposed to lodging at Hulme Court at the time when the house was kept by Mrs Carpenter. Mr Barber was there at the same time. JJuring the time he was there he saw nothing to induce him to believe there existed any improper intimacy between the parties. _ By Mr Gillies: He did not recollect the room occupied by Mrs Carpenter but did re collect which was occupied by Mr Barber. Was quite sure that he did not reoollect where Mrs Carpenter slept. His Honor here suggested that perhaps witness did not interfere with other people s affairs. (Laughter.) John Evans Banks, gum merchant at the Thames, deposed to knowing Mr and Mrs Carpenter a long time. He came out with them in the same vessel from England. .Hart known them in Auckland since. Recollected Mr Carpenter coming to the Thames in August, IS7O. It was when he came down to his children. He then acted with witness in buying gum. Up to the end of that year witness and Mr Carpenter acted as partners. They were buying gum for Eolph and Co. Barber was their representative in Auckland. From 1870 Mr Barber has still continued witness's agent. The first part of 1871 wit ness carried on the business by himself. After that he went to Mercury Bay, and appointed Carpenter his a«ent in Auckland for the first twelve months at £3 per week, and after that at £4, which he was still giving him. He did not know petitioner ! and respondent when they were at home. Recollected seeing Mrs Carpenter on board the Wonga Wonga going to Sydney. She told witness it was no use her husband trying to trace her. Her husband did not know of her departure. Saw her again in 1872 in Queen-street, and spoke to her. She then said she had been to Melbourne and Sydney, and led a gay life there. She did not say where she was then staying. Witness told Mr Carpenter whom he had seen. Mr Car penter had previously asked witness to make inquiries as to her where abouts. He did make inquiries, but did not know where she was living till quite re cently. In May, 1873, heard it re ported that Mrs Carpenter had had a child. Had no reason to believe that Mr Carpenter had any knowledge of his wife's place of abode till May 1873. Mr Itogan asked that the cross-examina tion of the witness might be postponed. His Honor granted the application. The Court adjourned at 5.45 p.m.

THIS DAY.

' His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock. A large number of spectators again crowded into Court this morning by ten o'clock, and the petitioner was called. Mr Whitaker, however, argued that the petitioner could not be examined in support of his own case, and quoted a number of authorities in support of this view. Mr Gillies contended that the petitioner might be called if the respondent was allowed the same privilege, and be allowed to give her version of matters which may' be brought for ward. His Honor was under the impression that the parties might be called, and after quoting from a number of similar cases, His Honor ruled that the petitioner might be sworn and allowed to give his evidence in support of his charge in open Court. William Carpenter, the petitioner, was then sworn, and deposeJ : lam the petitioner in this suit. Mr Whitaker then interposed, and asked petitioner as to his belief. He replied : I believe in God, the great architect of the universe, tha Maker and Governor of all things. I am not decided as to the matter of future rewards and punishment. I am ready to believe that perjury will be punished by God in a future state of existence. I inn uncertain as to the nature of future re wards and punishments, not only as regards false swearing but in every other respect. - Mr Whitaker submitted that after peti tioner's replies he could not be examined. To hi 3 Honor : I do not doubt the power of God to punish in a future. I do not say that God will not punish, or that he has not the will to do so. I believe that God does punish sin. I believe in a future state of existence. His Honor said that it had been settled by the Court of Appeal that if a man believed God had the power to punish sin, even if he doubted that he had the will to do so, he might be sworn. The present witness went further than that and came nearer to the standard of belief, which has been accepted as the only true standard. He thought he might be sworn. Examination continued : I know Eliza Carpenter. She is my wife. I arrived in this colony in June ISGG. I and my wife from England. I was married on the 26th of October, 1863, to my wife in St. .Nicholas' Church, Great Yarmouth, according to the rites of the Church of England, by licence. I remained in England till the end of 1865. I waa an auctioneer, but had no family up to the time of leaving England. Mr. Banks was a fellow passenger by the Queen oi: the North. 1 arrived in June, 1566, and I and my wife stayed at Mr. Chamberlin's for about six weeks. He lived then in St. George's Bay. I then removed to Hobson Park, Paraell. Wy wife went with me. I waa out of employment when I first went to Hobsoa Park. I then removed to Brighton. It must have been in 1867. I was in Hobson Park about eight or nine months. We had one little girl born in Hobson's Park. Subsequently at Brighton another child was born; also, a girl. Those two children are the only issues of my marriage with the respondent, andthey are still living. My eldest girl is named Alice Maud, and the name of the second Ellen Millison. The elder will be seven in March, and the younger five in February. I had a temporary position in the Waikato Survey Office, and subsequently I was clerk in the .Native Confiscation Court. I also went gum digging. Previous to leaving England I lived tolerably equable with my wife, with an occasionable display of temper on her part. I am only human, and sometimes was out of temper too. When I left England I had but little cash, but in removable property perhaps £150. My posi tion when I arrived here was about the same. During a certain period after arriving here I experienced sterms and calms, but after the depression on the «;oldnelds my wife changed considerably. She was almost always out of temper in consequence of losses and dissappointmenta in the goldfields. I had been speculating ; she was aware of these reverses. After leaving Brighton I went to Mrs Burdett's, in P&rnell, to reside, near Dr Goldsbro's. To his Honor : Our marriage was by con sent of the mother, the surviving parent. Examination continued : I went into lodgings through a desire for a change on the part of. respondent. There was a difficulty in getting servants to remain in the house at Brighton. It was extremely distasteful %o me to make the change to gratify my wife. Mrs Buidett waa a passenger with us from England, and was the widow of the surgeon. She was probably about 27. Mrs Burdett took the lodging-house in consequence of a conversation between ,her and the respon dent. When I went there there waa no other inmate besides at Mrs Burdett's. We took meals at Mrs Burdett's. To -his Honor ; Mrs Burdett was a person of education, and a fitting companion for my I WlfSi ,•:;»: . . I

Examination continued: Mrs Burdett was I in the habit of visiting the respondent pre:e;s viously. I believe Mrs Bnrdett cooke«^H meals. Towards the latter end of on^lj^B there was a Captain Corbet, and in Deafen^ Bj of that year the co-respondent came. I-S never seen him before, nor had my wile thS ' lam aware of. At the end of December f received notice that my services would a! longer be required at the Native Confisoaj;j 0 Office, and I was out of employment. ly scrip on hand I may state that earkj. '"'■ *. December I received a letter stating tta a I I went to Sydney I might establish f permanent office there. I consulted with-1 I my wife upon the matter, and sbV^S*' perfectaly agreeable. My object in to Sydney was to dispose of mining sh»«S for myself and others in Auckland and at th« ' Thames. I determined to go -with the ' consent of my wife. I went with my eldai.^ girl. On the 15th January, while at It, Burdett's, the latter part of the time ' '■ my life was not specially comfortable I did not like lodgings. There w« no change whatever after co-respondent'V came there. He lived in the upper storey I had two rooms on the ground floor. Iyj - only spoken to him once previous to going to * Sydney, when I met him accideutly on tie verandah ; nor am I aware that my wife ai( j spoken to him. I think she had not. I ' took one child with me to spare her as m'a^ { trouble as possible. My little girl was then closo upon four years old. I had enough money " to pay my passage, and about £8 07er; £4 • I gave to the respondent. We separated friendly enough. I intended to have re turned by the return steamer in about three ' weeks or a month. My wife knew my meant, ' I found, when in Sydney, that I sbnld ■ not return so soon as I expected. ' I tbeu wrote to Mr Chamberlin, a friend, tb give my wife £10. I wrote to another friend to collect £17 forme, and give it to my wife, The £10 was given to my wife. While ia Sydney I received letters from my wife, but I~: do not know what became of them. I have searched for them, but failed to find them. I generally kept my letters. I left Sydney at the beginning of March. We had alone passage of twenty-eight duys by the Kate,' On returning I found my wife at Mrs Bur dett's. The co-respondent was there also. I asked my wife the reason of the coolness which was apparent in her letters to me -this was on the same day of my return to Awk. V land. Before marrying my wife^ in England I did not know that there was such a man as Charles Ogg in existence My wife referred to him as Gray, and after marriage she went on her knees and begged", my pardon forthe deception she had practiced on me. The deception was that MrGiftyaod Mr Ogg were identical. 1 did not know Mr Gray ; only had heard of him as the portion to whom she'had been prtiviously engaged, I'< never saw Charles Ogg, but she had often spoken of him. She said he was a young man in the military training school at Sand hurst. I heard from her that he would en; <• either the army or the Church. While in Sydney I picked up a portion of a Brisbane paper, announcing a marriage liy the Rev Charles Ogg, and I have since ascer tained that there is such a man as the E Charles Ogg. When I asked for explanation ■■ of her coolness she replied I have met some ono. She had frequently referred to Cliarki Ogg as "some 0110"—a favorite expression"^ of hers. I said I know who you hare met, Charles Ogg. She admitted that it was,, and described her first meeting. Her tale was— " I was going up Parnell, near the Bishop's library, with Nelly and the dog Tiger v, hen I saw a gentleman in front of mo The dog went up to him and fawned upoa_ him. He turned round, anl I saw that it was he, Charles Ogg." I asked her if ahe had met him often after this ? She nldl&J that she did, nearly every day. Not only in the day time, but also in the evening at hur own room. That he entered in the evening, not by the front door but by the verandah that faced her wmdow. I asked what lnd passed between the^n ? She Baid all my old '•• lovo returned for him, and he expressed t!i» same affection for me. I asked>j|g any familiarity had passed betweew them ? Sljp said there had. To wkt extent, I asked? She would not^sii/M exactly, but made this remark wkaa pressed : " So help me, God, I have not dis-..-| graced my children as yet." She said, further, that she thought the ship had gone i down with me in consequence of tholongliS passage. And said ibis in partial extsnua-i tion of her conduct. "Now that lam back," I said, " Will you promise never to"v see him again?" She said " I will." "Nor, hold any communication with him by fewli or otherwise ?" "She said she would not." About four days after my return lasted if she had never heard anything of him. Slwjs* replied he had departed for Sydney oa day previous by the steamer, and that sMm would never hold communication with him in any possible way unless she became to to do so. Yet she evidenced a most deter->;| miaed coldness towards me. 1 believed most implicitly that this person war the Rev. Charles Ogg my wife told me. so. ■ I also believed her when bhe told me he W returned to Sydney, and she would hold no i communication with him. My wife told &< ------that the co-respondent had cashed Mr Cham berlain's cheque of £10 for her. With.* exception of cashing the cheque, and that he a had made inquiries for her relative: to the Kate, about which people were anxious, I did not know that he bw had any further intercourse with my wife. I thanked the co-respondent, for cashing the cheque, and making inquina I often met him after this, and invited k«a inte my room. I met him nearly every: evening as a friend either in my room orija own. Our friendship increased daily. k"S either played chess or bezique, or dificneaed the social of the American jand English people. My venture to Sydney was a \f ailure, at which^my wife was naturally disappointed. I remained at Mrs Bur- , dett's about three weeks after that, j spent mj evenings mostly at home. I learned that Mr Barber was an agent _or. partner in the hrm of Eolph Sterry, and Co. That he had a mother and sisters in America whom he was supporting. That he also wa» engaged to be married to a lady in America, whose name was Mary Moore. He alway* professed the greatest affection for her. Her portraits were placed not only in Mb own., bedroom but in his sitting room. When1' at Wangarei, I received some letters ; from my wife. I think I have all those letters now. lam in doubt as to the time when I received the first letter; it was at the end of May or the beginning of June, ------1870, (no date ongthe letter). lam not; sure whether she gave me it before! ltM; i: home or sent it immediately after. The letter was read as follows:— " Dear William : I am really sorry to flfl* you so much depressed, and do hopoyou WiU ; ; not find things so bad as you fear. Ifyoll could only get a raupo hut or. a whare y°a , would be better. I can send you -some;'; things to the township. I hope it will not be for long. I feel how hard «■-.; will be for you, dear. I wish I were more successful with boarders, w>d' you should not have gone. I trust ma msj> tide over this difficulty before long-, ffffi ; all the care of yourself you can for thtrj^y* ren's sake. Never despair. I wrifr]j BR T few words to assure you of my syrtfntlaj / lam more pained than you may i&i a* A' Mry God bleas you. I havo saffated-65 much and too deeply la my life not to «?»'■'

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