SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. JRowena, s.s., McGregor, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

Bella Maty, barque (Qt Hobart Town Flirt, bngantine ((ji Timaru Pretty Jane, g Fernandez, from Glsborne and Taurß^. ga

, In the Mamikau: ,- IWrf, p.S., Fairchild, from Wellington (itaez Mail)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

3Por the South—Phoebe, s.s . Monday Francisco—Loth Urr, barque, Monday For Samoa—Pacific, schooner, Monday ■for Dunedin—Waikato, ship, early For Newcastle—Mera, schooner, shortly IPor Lyttelton—Bast Lothian, barque, early Vox London—Countess of Kintore. ship, Thames, and Ferndale, barques, eariy

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Blackbird, s.s., from Sydney, early Zealandia. ship, from London ; sailed 9th July Papua, schooner, from Rarotonga Ivanhoe, schooner, fromJJevuka Southern Cross, Mission schooner, from South Sea

Islands, early Edith Rose, barque, from New York, early Mikado, s.S., from San Francisco, early Jackson, ship, from London ; sailed Stanley Castle, barque, from London ; sailed 9th July Hydaspes, ship, from London ; sailed August ■' Assaye, ship, from London ; sailed August Waitangi, ship, from London ; sailed Dauntless (Hawaiian sshooner), from New Caledonia, early Vision, brig, from Dunedin ; sailed 2nd October Pskehi, brig. from'Oamaru. early Magellan Cloud, from Chatham Islands, early Pearl, ketch, from South Se* Islands, early Emu, auxiliary screw schooner, from Lyttelton, early

IMPORTS.

Per Pretty Jane, from Gisborne : 262 Sh.eep, A. Buckland.

ARRIVAL OF THE LUNA WITH THE SUEZ MAIL.

The p.s. Luna, Captain Fairchild, from "Wellington with the Suez Mail (transhipped from the Albion), arrived in the Manukau early this morning. She crossed the bar soon after midaight, and having anchored for some hours inside, came up to the Onehunga wharf at 5.30 a.m. The Luna only brings two passengers—Masters Churton and Tookey. Captain Fairchild reports having had toler ably fine weather during his run up with a very heavy sea. The mails were landed at 6 a.m. and sent on to town in a carriage. The Luna was to start on her return to Wellington at 3 o'clock this afternoon, but it was hardly thought she would get away so early.

The s.s. Pretty Jane arrived at noon to-day from Gisborne with a cargo of sheep and the following passengers : —Mrs Bloomfield and son, Mr and Mrs and Miss Wyiie, Mr J. R. Taylor, Mr Cator, Mr Park, Mrs O'Beirne, llev Father Simpson, Mr Hamer, Mr Barker. Landed at Hick's Bay : Mr and Mrs Morgan and servant, Major Eopata, Captain Porter, Mr Hargreaves, Miss Hayes, H. Aratawa, Mrs and Miss Campbell. It will be seen by the subjoined report that Captain Fern&udez and the passengers have had a most trying time of it:—Left Poverty Bay on Monday, 21st Sept. ; fine weather to East Cape and Hick's Bay. On Tuesday anchored in Hick's Bay, at 2 p.m. Strong *»ales from N.W. till Friday. Sailed on Tiiday, at 8 a.m., but the wind increasing we anchored at 10 a.m. under Lottin Point. At 6 30 p.m. proceeded, gale having abated, but on Saturday it was as bad as ever, and we were obliged to anchor under Orete Point. At 7.15 p.m. the weather being more moderate weighed anchor and proceeded. Very few miles were run before the gale came on again. Bore up under White Island, and after three attempts, owing to the depth of the water • (40 fathoms), succeeded in holding on with -- the anchor. On Sunday 9.30 a.m. weighed and went over to Whale Island to procure feed for the sheep. Lay there till Wednesday, 30th. . Left at 10 a.m., arriving at Tau ranga'Thursday, 3 a.m., being 17 hours going 40 miles. Received coal from Southern Cross, and sailed on Friday at half past nine. Had strong S. W. winds along the coast, arriving at the Tamaki at nine this morning. Having landed sheep came up to the wharf as above. 8 iThere was no sign of the s.s. Southern Cross, which left Tauranga with the Pretty Jane, up to the time of our going to press. She has probably lengthened her stay at Mercury Bay. The Rowena arrived at eight o'clock this morning from Russell. The trip this time did not extend to the more northern ports of the Bay of Islands in consequence of the defective working of the new screw. . As the Kowena did not bring any cattle she came straight up to the wharf without pay ing her customary visit to the Tamaki. We are indebted to Mr Stodart, the purser, for the report and passenger list. The Bowena left Eussell at half-past one o'clock yesterday and had light S. W. winds down the coast. > Passengers : —Captain Hodder, Dr. Payne, - Captain Anderson, Messrs Pollen, Silver, Mrs Mann and family, Mr W. N orris and family, and four in the steerage. • The cutter Wanderer, into which the Eng lish mail for the Bay of Islands was tran shipped from the Eowena after her accident last week, had not arrived at Eussell when the Eowena left yesterday. She was lying , in Wangaruru when the Eowena parted on . her return. The cutter Fawn arrivedon Friday morn ing. Captain Macgregor, of the Eowena, re ports passing the barque Moneynick off Cape Brett, the schooners Policeman and Dauntless, ketch Prince Rupert, and the cutter Matakana during her passage from Russell. The brig Vision left Dnnedin for this port on Friday morning. . Mr Palmer's new cutter being built by W. Southgate at Warkworth is to be launched next Thursday. The schooner just finished by Messrs Darrach and Son, at Mahurangi Heads, for Captain Short, is to be launched at once, and will then be sailed to Auckland. The barque Pet, Captain Eapp, arrived at X)unedin, from Hokianga, on the 20th inst. The barque Ferndale has commenced taking in her London cargo. She has received the consignment of copra brought by the Pacific from the Fijis. The ship Waitangi, Captain Lotham, left GravHsend for Auckland on the Ist August, and was off Deal on the 2nd August. She is therefore 63 days out. "The schooner Pacific has finished loading for Samoa. ~. She was to clear out this after >jQc»on after liours and sail the first opportunity. The s.s Phoebe leaves the Oaehunga wharf at three p.m. on Monday instead of the Bluff anchorage as advertised.. The barque Hadda arrived at Dunedin from Sydney on the 25th September. There is a report that the schooner Garibaldi, which was announced some time back as about, to load at Lyttelton for Auck land, but which afterwards left the former port for the Waitara, has foundered off Cape Egmont. Messrs Webster Bros., writing to Christchurch on the subject, state that the natives saw her go down, and have collected a quantity of wreckbetweenOpunakiandlkaroa, and the writers say there is little doubt that the vessel is the Garibaldi. This opinion, however, is combatted by Captain Fairchild, of the Luna, who saw the Garibaldi on the 20th ultimo at anchor in Pert Underwood, Mand calculating the time the latter must have taken going to Christchurch (it is published in the Lyttelton Times of the 25th ultimo), is confident that it must have been written t before the Garibaldi would have had time to get to Taranaki. Unfortunately the letter ms no date. That a vessel has been wrecked ia certain, but what she is must still be t Jgarded as uncertain. The barque Bella Mary, for Hobart Town, and the brigantine Flirt for Timaru, sailed for their respective destinations last night.

The schooner Belle Brandon cleared fout to-day it>t "Wangaroa, with 1 box tobacco, 1 hei split peas, 6 tins lollies, 3 pkga tmts, 1 parcel hops* 1 sack chaff, 1 bag bonedust, 10 casks beef, 1 pkg boots, 5,000 bricks. She was to sail this afternoon. ' The cutter Janet Grey brings 18,000 feet junk timber, 22 tons firewood, and 20,000 shingles from Ngururu.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

Business done— Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £17 15s South British Insurance—Buyers, 50s; Bel lers, 51s 6d. National Insurance—Sellers, 295» t Standard Insurance —Sellers, 11s. Fiji Bank—Buyers, 525. Albumia (new issue)— Sellers, 22s 6d. City of London—26s. Goiden Calf (paid)— Buyers, 6s. Bismarck—Buyers, 3s 6d ; sellers, 4s 6d. Cure—Sellers,'Bs 6d. Junction- Sellers, 2s 6d. Caledonian—Sellers, £7.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— ?or Thames, on Mond*y next, at 10.30 a.m. and 5 30 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Phoebe, on Monday next, at 12.45 p.m. For Whitiangi, Tairua, Opotiki, rind Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cros3, on Monday next, at 1 p.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Rowena, on Monday next, at 4 p m. For Coromandel, on Tuesday next, at 5 p.m. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

Robinsok-Ltndsay—On the 3rd inst, by the Rev. R F. Macnicol, Charles Robinson, of Helen:.ville, to Caroline, eldest daughter of the late Crawford Lindsay, Esq., Adelaide. Montgomery-MoNamara— On October 3rd, at Tauranga, by the Rev Mr Jordan, James Thomas, son of the late Rev. H. P. Montgomery,Dungamon, Ireland, to Matilda, second daughter of Mr John Scott McNamara, Mechanics' Bay, Auckland.

AMUSEMENTS.

The Theatre last evening was better attended than on previous evenings, and the burlesque of the "Golden Fleecy was a pleasant change from the dumb farce of the extraor dinary box. This piece also gave Miss Stoneham an opportunity of displaying her histrionic capabilities. The burlesque was well represented. Mi BB Stoneham, Mra Searle, and Messrs Steneham and Verner, took part .in the entertainment. The same bill of fare will be presented this evening.

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wronjf Hint needs resistance. For the future in the distance. Ami the good that we can do.

The Suez mail was delivered by the Luna to-day. It is unusually small, comprising only thirteen bags. The way maili3 at pre sent are being sent by the post-office authori ties in London is most unsatisfactory, particularly the practice of forwarding; correspondence via Torres Straits and Queens land. As the Government have provided no connecting steamer with that service we can only suppose that its use at all for New Zea" laud mails is due to some official bungling. We publish elsewhere late news via Suez.

It will be seen by the report of the Pretty Jane that for some days the vessel, to get out of the gale, was lying at anchor under White Island. Captain Fernandez says he hopes never to have to anchor there again. In the first place the water was so deep that it was just possible to hold on, and as a second and principal reaeon the atmosphere was ro im pregnated with sulphur dust from the volcano that it was very unpleasant, both in ifs effects on the breathing and appearance. Everyone's complexion turned a dull leaden hue, ■ and the particles of dust were very irritating to the throat. The colour of the ship's paint was visibly altered by the effect of the sulphur.

The police of Melbourne, a few days ago, were fortunate in saving Auckland from the introduction of two undesirable colonists. One was a Canadian, named Benjamin Stein hoff, who had deserted his wife at IngJcwood, and abducted a young girl of less than sixteen years of age from the same place, with whom he was making for this colony. He was arrested by a detective on board the steamer Hero, just a3 she was about to sail for Auck land. The fellow denied that his intention was to emigrate, but some luggage belonging to him was found on board the ship in the girl's charge, and he was taken on shore, and remanded to the place from whence he came to face s magistrate and an angry spouse.

Great complaints have been made to-day aboutthedust. Wehave received the following letter on the subject :—" Sir : I have been requested by several tradesmen in Queen street to draw your attention to an intolerable nuisance. At half-past eight o'clock this morning several of the city employes were engaged in sweeping the street, raising vast columns of dust, which found a lodgment in their shops and amongst their wares—not only to their great annoyance, but positive injury to their property. One excited trades man went as far as to wish the Councillors in quite an opposite direction from a state of bliss.—l am, &c , T. B. Hannaford.

The lodging-house keepers of Auckland are fully matched by some of those at Oamaru. One of these estimable dames, learning that one of her boarders was spreeing the money he should have paid her, sought him out, and demanded payment in full. Her just demand not meeting with a suitable response, more energetic measures were resorted to Casting aside her hat, and rolling up her sleeves, the angry woman commenced an attack, vie et armis, declaring that she "would take it out of him." And she did. Displaying a good deal of science she black ened both his eyes, and after a few rounds he surrendered unconditionally, and paid his debt.

A special general meeting of the Auckland Cricket Club was held a,t the Thames hotel yesterday afternoon. Mr Vincent E. Rice took the chair, and the attendance of mem bers was only moderate. The business for which the meeting was called was announced in the circular sent round to the members as being to re-consider certain of the rules, and alter'them if necessary. On the motion of different gentlemen the rules were subjected to amendment. Some gene-, ral conveisation took place subse quently on the subject of the Domain ground. It was stated by the Secretary that applica tion had been made to the trustees for. a portion of that ground as a practice ground for the club. The subject of organised practice games was also mooted and met with general approval. An opinion was elicited that the committee should, as soon as the club grounds are available, bring forward some regulations on the matter. The meeting then broke up.

We have received from Mr Q. W. Friend a sample of coal and ironstone from Mr Foot's property, Miranda. It may be inspected at our office.

Recently a lady had to be conveyed out of a ball-room in a complete state of prostration, which turned out to have) been caused by the poisonous particles emanating from a green dress that she wore. Powerful antidotes had to" be employed to revive her. The moat powerful was a whisper by a friend that her false hair was coming off.

Sweeps on the Melbourne Cup Sweep will be held at the Occidental Hotel this evening at eight o'clock.

The verdict in the lato action by the man agers of the Melbourne Theatre Royal Com pany against the Evening Herald there for the publication of an alleged libel in that newspaper resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs with damages of one halfpenny. Mr Justice Barry has refused to certify for costs to the plaintiff, aji there was no evi dence of personal malice.

To tho Editor: Sir,—tn a pMftg»l* i& last night's Soar George Odger, tlie secretary o$ the Bootmakers' Trade Union, is repre sented as the " notorious Lambeth coster monger," &c, &o. Permit me to say that 1 have been on intimate terms with Odger for a quarter of a century, and as the writer ot his biography which appeared in the Illus trated Penny Paper at the time he was con testing the 'borough of Stafford, I ought to know something of the man. Odger, born in 1820, in a little village near Plymouth was apprenticed to a shoemaker, and has been associated with that trade ever since. He never pursued the calling of a costermonger. Tad Odger been a dishonest man he might have been in better circumstances. Had he stuck to the last, instead of seeking a parliamentary position, he would not now have been in the Bank ruptcy Court. Odger is self-taught, Well acquainted with history, an eloquent lecturer on the old dramatists, but holds republican views. 1 never heard him, either privately or publicly, speak disrespectfully of the Queen. His general character and abilities have been publicly eulogised by Mr Glad stone, John Stuart Mill, Professor Fawcett, and the author of ■ " Tom Brown's School days." Odger's " Lectures on Lord Palmer ston," and other public characters, and especially his " Imitations of great actors," were listened to by large audiences. Ido not sympathise entirely witb.Odger's extreme political opinions, but I believe him to be about the most honest of political agitators, and I am sure, if fortune should favour him, thab he will pay twenty shillings in the pound.—Yours, &c, J. B. Holman Hunt", the celebrated painter, has gone to Switzerland to marry his late wife's sister, and after his marriage he purposes visiting Jerusalem, where he will reside for some time in pursuance of his art. If; seems that a lady of seventy years' experience in the world is inclined to be sus picious, even of a milkman, as the following incident will shew : An elderly lady this morning was taking in her usual supply of milk, when she startled her milkman by say ing, "Is your milk pure, Mr ——?" " Yes mum, as far as I am concerned, it is," replied the astonished purveyor ; " but why do you ask such a question, mum ?" Well, if I must tell you," rejoined his customer, " yesterday we caught a tittlebat in the quantity you left, and it is not often that cows swallow them kind .of fish, and give 'em out in milk. Hows'ever, , I'll take a quart to-daj* as my grand-children are going on a fishing excursion to-day down to Shelly Beach." Miss Dora Wordsworth, the affectionate sister of the author of the "Excursion," was, like her brother, an intense admirer of the beautiful in nature. It was to her that Wordsworth addressed his lines from Tintern Abbey, by the classical Wye. This lady was fond of conversing with the humbler classes of Cumberland, and on one occasion, while passing through a wood not far from Rydal Mount, where a stock-dove was filling the wood with its witching music, she fell in with a country woman, who said, " I am so fond of stock-doves." " Oh," thought Miss Wordsworth, •' at last I hare met with one of Nature's poets, with a soul capable of appreciating the melody of the birds." Very ruthlessly was tho dream disenchanted by the woman's explanatory remark. "Some likes 'em in pies, and some likes 'em roasted," said she, "but for my part I likes 'em stewed wi' onions." We observed this morning a splendid sample of cucumbers in the window of Mr Robert Brewin, next door to Mr Sibbin's corner mart, Queen-streot, and learned that thny were reared by Mason Brothers in their Ponsoaby gardens. The Auckland-Waste Lands Act, 1874, which was. passed last session of the Assem bly, was gazetted in a Provincial Government Gazette published yesterday. Mr Charles Tmrton, .*of Parnell, writes asking us to give the .address of the Charles Burton who was sued in the X..M Court yesterday. We are unable to comply, not having it in our possession. The following very short but very meaning announcement in the advertising columns of the Melbourne Argus, addressed to an unfor tunate (or fortunate ?) Victorian has some little local interest in it:—" If this should meet the eyo of J. J. Campbell, your wife, with a baby, was seen on board the Hero, for New Zealand." Divine service to-morrow (Sunday) at Newton Kirk, by Rev. Dr Wallis. Morning, " The Maniac King : the Fall of Pride ;" evening, " The Possibilities of the Future""— At Baptist Church, Wellealey-street, by Rev. P. H. Cornford—morning, "Perfect peace established ;" evening, "Acceptance through Christ."—At Beresford-street Congregational Church, by Rev. Warlow Daviea, M.A.— morning, " The Three Crosses on Calvary;" evening, " Heroes of Faith ; Moses." Services morning and evening at the usual hours at Cook, Edwardes, and Sheridan streets. —United Methodist Free Church, by Rev. G. H. Turner—morning, " Union is Strength;" evening,- "TheAnthamof the Redeemed." The shareholders of the Auckland Saw mill Company held rather a noisy meeting yesterday afternoon in the Metropolitan hotel, Mr Peacock in the chair. Mj Wrig ley enquired for the minute-book, 'but was informed that they were not in the room. The Chairman considered that under the winding-up order of the company they could not produce the books. A great deal of dissatisfaction was expressed at this, and Mr Atkin said that the Chairman should have provided himself with the books and documents belonging to the company. Mr Atkin pro posed, and Mr Wrigley seconded, " That the meeting adjourn for a quarter of an hour until the books be obtained from their late secretary." Mr Stewart said, the secretary had been legally advised upon the matter, and was justified in retaining the books. The motion was then withdrawn. Mr Wrigley subsequently moved "That Messrs R. Garlickand Laurie be appointed auditors to examine the state of the company's books." Mr Atkin seconded, on the under standing that Mr Wrigley's name be added as auditor. Mr Buchanan spoke at length in explanation o£ the way in which the com pany had become involved, which was in consequence of the want of means to bring timber to the mill, and!, which, necessitated the borrowing of money by the directors from the Bank of Australasia for the purpose of prosecuting business. Hewouldmove "That the company be wound up in the ordinary way by the official liquidator." Mr White did not agree with Mr Buchanan ; he thought the directors had not acted fairly with the shareholders. Mr Buchanan then withdrew his amendment, and Mr Wrigley's motion was not put to the meeting. It was finally arranged that Messrs Mac'f arlane and Garlick should investigate the affairs of the company. The meeting then closed. The California Minstrels, who have had a very successful season at the Thames, give four farewell performances at the City Hall next week, the opening night being Wednes day, October 7. As this will positively be the last opportunity of seeing this talented troupe crowded audiences should reward their efforts. •

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckhaa. Esq.,£. M.)

HITMAN FAILINGS. William Swan, a decent-looking old man of seventy summers, and very deaf was charged with drunkenness, and nned 10b and costs; George Gold, for the same office, 10s, Hugh Gallagher, drunk and dfeorfeil* 20ji H,iry Savage, a tame-look.ng man, SO umd costs (second offence); and Joan «^en BUoj, ' «Zk,? " Nick Whiffles," for Ih - *««i« uffauw (third time) seven days' imjff'BOa'Otta-. COMPANIONS. TN ARMS . Eliza Simmons was chared «uh Wi-**** ing to break the head of * pretty girl, of Auckland, onlhepli nsfi. , P EliL BSimmons pleaded uuft gaUwj ■»» dM not remember threatening her fneud, nor did she lie in wait to break her.head. _ , life, having prornise'l to pay »wv°' ; j to 6s Gd. TEMPORARY INSANITY. Alexander Brooks, a man who had evi dently seen better days, and who appeared to be a man of some culture, was charged with being of unsound mind. Mr Inspector Broham informed the Court that prisoner's affliction was entirely the result of excessive drinking, and he had now recovered. ~ ~. „. His Worship remarked upon the folly of excessive drinking, and asked him what ne would do if discharged. Prisoner said he would turn over a new life and keep sober. His Worship : I hope you will keep your word. You are now discharged. BOGTJES AND VAGABONDS. William Henry Brooks, a determined looking being, with a phiz which would torm a study for Cruickshank in illustrating the " bottle," was charged with being a rogue and vagabond. Prisoner denied the charge. Detectives Jeffrey and Ternahan proved the charge. The man was one of the most villainous characters in town ; he had kept houses of ill-fame, harboured prostitutes, been guilty of larceny, and was eminently a loafer ; he was lounging continually from five in the morning until twelve at night at the corners of public-houses. He was in short the greatest scamp in town. He was sentenced to three months im prisonment with hard labour. Patrick Murphy, a white-headed old man, who had frequently been convicted of larceny, was charged with the same offence, upon proof of which prisoner was ordered to Mount Eden for three months. timothy's fist. Timothy Cronin was charged with striking Frederick Williams on the head in a violent manner on the 2nd instant. Mr Brock appeared for complainant. Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr Brock Baid prosecutor was willing to withdraw the charge if Cronin would pay expenses. His Worship recommended defendant to put a guinea into the poor box, pay expenses, and regain his liberty. Timothy said that was too much of a good thing, and accordingly he was put back until Monday next, in order that he might take time to consider the propriety of the step. NEGLECTED ! Catherine Maeionald was charged with being a neglected child within the meaning of the Act. The child, a fine grown girl, was committed to the Industrial School for nine months, she being over fourteen years of age. THE NEWMARKET SHOOTING CASE. George Jackson, on remand, was charged with wilfully and maliciously discharging a loaded gun at the house of John Sceats, Newmarket, with intent to injure the inmates, on the SOfch September. Mr Laishley appeared for prisoner. Daniel Page, hotel-keeper, deposed that he was lodging at Mr John Sceats's, at the Royal George, Newmarket, on the evening of Wednesday last. It was about a quarter-past six when he saw prisoner standing in front of the bar, quarrelling with the landlord of the house. He spoke to prisoner on the impropriety of his abusive language, and told him that if he did not conduct himself properly he should put him out of the house. He immediatelj* turned to witness^* and asked him if he thought he could manage that little job. He replied that he would try. Witness then joined some friends in the parlour, when prisoner continued his abusive languago to Mr Sceats ; he then put him out. Priboner had a double-barrelled gun in hjs hand all the time. He left him out side of the house and returned inside. Prisoner, also, in a few seconds returned to the bar and began nagging. He then ejected him a second time and took the gun from him. Again prisoner returned and recommenced the disturbance. He put him out the third time, when prisoner spoke in a savage tone and said, " I will see you again in a few minutes." Shortly after, as witness was crossing from the bar to the parlour, he heard the double report of a gun, and subse quently found thirty or forty shot holes in the weather boards. The shots passed through the upper window, about six feet above where he was standing. He imme diately went to the front door and met a young man named Collett, who pointed towards prisoner, who was a few yards off with, the gun in his hand, which he took from him. The gun had been but recently discharged. Mr Page was then cross-examined at some length by prisoner's counsel. Prisoner was under the influence of drink. He had a shot-bag over his shoulder. He understood that he had bean out rabbit-shooting. His Worship: I thought the shooting season was over. Mr Laishley : Not in this case your Worship. Mr Laishley argued that if he could shew that prisoner was drunk, or according to 7 law, mentally afflicted, that fact would operate in prisoner's favour. His Worship said that if such was the case no one would be safe ; so that a man might shoot his neighbour with impunity if he only primed himself with drink for the occasion. Mental affliction was a different matter from drunkenness; a drunkard was simply a fool. He hoped that it would not go forth to the public that because a man gets drunk he is to be allowed to commit all sorts of crimes, and get off on the plea of mental infirmity. William Collett, a gardener, deposed that he was at the Royal George on that even ing, and saw the prisoner leave the hotel threatening to see Mr Page again in no pleasant terma. He next Baw him stbout twenty yards from the hotel looking for his hat. He went towards prisoner, who asked him fco hold his gun. Prisoner then said he ! should load it with shot, when witness said j he should hook it. i His Worship : Why did you talk of going I away ? , s Witness: Because I thought prisoner might shoot me N Constable Jaokson came up, and the gun and shot-bag were handed i to him. _To Mr Laishley: Prisoner's words to Mr Page were said in an angry tone. He should say prisoner knew well what he was about; he was not so drunk but could manage a eun. He did not believe prisoner was drunk ; out when talked of loading witness thought it policy to "make tracks." He loaded his ; gun in the main road, opposite the hotel. He had heard prisoner threaten Page on a previous occasion. As there were several other witnesses to be examined, the further hearing of the case was adjourned until Monday next. Prisoner was admitted to bail. The Court then rose,

THE SUEZ MAIL.

By the arrival of the Luna we have English dates to August 7. We make the following extracts from the Home News of that date :— BURNING IOF LIVERPOOL LANDING STAGE. The landing eUe;e at Liverpool, certainly tiho 'in6«*i cmnjo Hems and convenient, if not the haodgfliu'est landing place in the king dom hft< town destroyed by fire. For many m-V-ba Wfi the sta^e has been undergoing v/orUs of impmvonv.nt. It had # been m-Klo to stretch away from pter to jrief a digtanc* of 507 feefc, and width of 180 fefc. The approaches* were made perf<>o\ »nrl the people of Liverpool were iueMy proad of their latest venture. Arrangement far- its formal opening—the cerem-vny of which was to have been per formed by thaDnk* of Edinburgh—bad been made, when the slip of a workman s hand set the gigantic mass on fire, and now the Liverpool landing-stage is a charred mass of wood and distorted bars of iron. The river was full of magnificent shipping at the time of the fire, which caused great alarm.

FATAL COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

A collision occurred early on the corning of July 28 off Dungeness between the Mil banke, a homeward-bound steamer, and the Hankow, an outward-bound steamer, the former being lost, together with twelve of her crew and two female passengers, the wives respectively of the captain and chief mate. The Milbanke belongs to Sunderland, to which port she was bound from Cartagena, in Spain, with a cargo of zinc ore She was commanded by Captain J H. Smitb, and was 843 tons register and 150 horse power. The Hankow is of 2,332 tons register and 500 horse power. The Hankow, in steaming down the Channel, caught the Milbanke stem on, and, striking her amidships, penetrated half-way through her hull. The alarm was given to the watcb. below, but before they could get on deck the Milbanke sank, and only those of the crew who were in the cabins on deck appear to have been saved. Twelve of them contrived to climb on board the Hankow before she was able to back out, and four more were subsequently picked up by one of her boats, which was lowered as quickly as possible after the accident. The crew numbered twentp-eight hands, exclusive of Mrs Smith, the wife of the captain, and Mrs Neill, the wife of the rmate. They, although aroused from bed immediately after the collision, were drowned, with their husbands, so that, with twelve of the crew, fourteen lives in all were lost.

BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Parliamentary Session smarted with fairly good intentions, but for the most part they have been unfulfilled. We have not seen much of the Government Law Reform, and the Land question is still a moot one. A Government attempt to retrograde in the way of education has been defeated, but to make amends for that the publicans' bill has been carried, and we are at liberty to con tinue our drinking habits half way into the small hours, On the whole, it may be repeated, ''blessed are they who expect nothing." On the evening of August sth was held that almost forgotten festivity, a Ministerial whitebait dinner at Greenwich. A Government measure brought in by Lord Sandon for the purpose of dissolving the Endowed Schools Commission, and hand ing over the reorgonisation of educational foundations to the Charity Commissioners. Pure and simple this was a direct attack upon the free and unsectarian education for which thepeople have been so longstrnggling, and it brought the friends of progress to the front in a fixed phalanx, at the head of which was Mr Gladstone The fight wa3 bravely fought on both sides. Ignorance, intoler ance, and retrogression had to be beaten step by step, and seldom of late years has the Liberal party presented so compact a body. Its members have exemplified in a remark able manner the "sweet uses of adversity :" so well did they fight that the Bill was virtually withdrawn by the Government, and a defeat thereby scored against it.

CARLIST ATROCITIES.

The circular of Senor Ulloa, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressed to the Spanish representatives abroad, has been officially published. It freats of the ferocious character given to the war by the Carlists, " who," the Minister says, " under the pretext of de fending the Christian religion have recourse to incendiarism, pillage, and assassination." Senor Ulloa points out the horrors committed, at Cuenca, the shooting of prisoners at Olot, and the capture of women, children, and aged persons in the Basque provinces as hostages to be shot, should the Republican troops attack the Carlists. The Carlists fired at a mail train from " Alicante, seriously wounding the engine-driver. The barbarous system of hostages and re prisals is being followed, apparently, by the Carlists. The Madrid journals state that the Carlists have carried away 1600 men, women, and children from the Cantabrian coast of Biscay rs hostages, to be shot in case the Carlfita positions are attacked. The Carlist govarnor of Biscay has ordered the arrest of several hundred Liberals as hostages, and has given instruc tions that one hostage shall be shot for every shell fired by the squadron. The property of Liberals, it is added, will be seized to indemnify Carlist fishermen who may suffer by the firing of the Republican vessels. The probability of foreign interven tion is also much spoken of. The Madrid newspapers continue to complain of the liberty allowed to the Carlists by the French authorities on the frontier.

THE CRUSADE AGAINST BETTING.

We _ have been very virtuous of late on the subject of betting. The owners of one of the suburban race - courses was recently fined for allowing betting in what the Act of Jrarhamcnt made and provided in such cases graphically describes as "a place." In order to tßst the question in higher quarters proceedings were taken against the responsible authorities at Newmarket. Theaffairfell through, though. ±he new Betting Act is not wholly inoper ative, however, as the sporting newspapers have found to their sorrow. AH the adver tisements of the "tipsters" have stopped," and thoseot theknowing ones who canmt afford the cost of a voyage to Boulogne, and whose in fluence is insufficient to obtain the loan of a bar-parlour i Q one of the many beer-houses of that favourite watering-place, must either adopt some honest means of living or take to a straightforward system of robbery.

A shocking murder is reported, from Mifc chelstown, county Cork. On July 23, the cabin of an old couple named Fleming, who were reported to have saved sorae money, was broken into, and both were brutally murdered with a spade. Their heads were so beaten in that they could not be recog nised. The murderers failed in their object, aa the money was deposited in a bank. At a meeting of the Court of Common Council on July 16, at which the Lord Mayor presided, the freedom of the C 4*^" of London, in a gold box of the va'ae of" 100 guineas, was publicly presented to the Right Hon. Sir Bartle Frere in recognition of. his long and honourable career and eminent services m India, and hia recent successful mission to the East Coast of Africa, resulting m-bhe total abolition of the slaved iwletheru. On the evening of July 15 a fearM dbllioqr explosion occurred at a colliery be >uging to the Ince Hall Coal and Cannel ■■. 'aany, near Wigan. In Parliament-square a statue of ibe late J«»rl of Derby shines in all the glory of bran-new bronze. He is to have » t^o3" j pamon in Lord Palmeraton presently, J ifcmamgham has done honour to the ■»«»«

mined the house of th** MfcT" B and philosopher, who hart Hrfsß dust of the metropolis o f rt* 9 SW I discoverer of oX yg en ia "Jg^ 3B his place m the shades W c«% t W alpaca haa been honoured alsj^ ?f 118 ' Salt has had a monument d isM Saltaire is one of the show -S^BB shire, and its founder' £?"^wl honoured- 7*tVeg 0.8 A provision of £15,000 a;.' v l. made for Prince Leopold t£J r X L I of Her Majesty,. ■ ' the ?owS^B On ?July 27 a meeting o f rt W committee of the fund now kJ the Mansion House for the mKX^WJB tress occasioned by the iamint • S'■%£ ■ held in the Venetian ParS^Kl Mayor presiding, The balanced **■ past six moathg—namely W^^ftß of January to the 22nd of 'M before the meeting, it R^^r^wß receipts had been- £125\50 "»tiH £110,000 had been sent to CaknVf "9 tribution by the Central Eelirf nfatlß there, £4,898 had been spent in iW?» £700 odd in printing, postage «t,« "^l telegrams ; £10,727 remaled^hai?1?!

TELEGRAPHIC.

(From onr own Corresponde^j I

LATEST THAMES NEWS

ACCIDENT IN THE QU EEN m BEAUTY MINE. 0? GRAHAMSTOSVN. 1. An accident occurred id theft Beauty to-day to George Woodward l^t * He had fired a shot in th 6 ilsofeet fr No 2 reef, and went in before the mS& cleared away. The stuff fell on £ broke his leg and some of his m 7 Sd< inflicted other injuries. ™ The Central Italy from 86 load* sotm. 15dwts. " .«•«»*■ The Bright Smile start crushing head of stampers at the ImperialTßatte» * Monday. . - % .^*: The Dauntless tribute melted 81bzs W-t, Kelly's (Albion) tribute for 39 %Jl 23ozs. 7dwt3. . wns # The Caledonian have recovered No 3m, beyond the slide it is 16 inches fet^, well defined. They have cut an 8-incJt W in the east cross-cut, agabat^bonndart of the Cure. { A parcel of gold, 13oz3.8d#ta., waa I^^ to-day from the Waikoromiko creek. -^?'• The Just-in-Time, Karaka creek laaoi good gold in the low level ' '

LATEST FROM COROMANDEL.

CCEOMANDEL. Thiadiy, The Tokotea bagged 100 lbs of gecfij; and picked Btone, and has a good show $i in the stopes. The Royal Oak has got a little pcfaj stone, and expects more. ■ The City of Auckland is 'getHroM gold. , , * The Kapanga has staited to work tait and will clear the shaft of water infonraa^ A Maori died in the bush at Whangapoß/ Serjeant Egan has gone to enquire into& circumstance.

TAURANGA.

Thifldiy,: Mr Edgecumbe, J.P., who contested tie last provincial.election so closely with Gji Morris, and an intending candidate for "Sal election for the General ABsemblyl^ eschewed political life. «md assumed \k editorship <»! fcb,;* Ha;; vf' IHeniy Timm. ■[>i,

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

(Per Pr 3?s Telegram Agency.) XVDSEDIN. TinYjb^jj The immigratioa to "the port of:'M; din for t'.£ quarter ending September*, from the. United Eisffl| amounted -to 449G souls ; iioia £*w#t 492 ; and from Africa,. 1. ToUl%l The emigration from ' the port for ft same period was 667, leaving a nett husk J of 4322 soals ; 127 of the emigrants mni the neighbouring provinces. 1 The emigrant ship Christian McAai has not yet got in. The cutter Glimpse lies onHampdenup full of water. The cargo of: railway; inajj be salved. The hull is insured in tie Viria Company for £400, and the cargo in i Standard for £680. The visit of the Victorian cricket-teM^ summer is certain. A resident here $$; bring them over himself andjsupply tlew^ Mr Beal, as representing three ge™^ has already taken the matter up and vp in Melbourne negotiating. , . Mr Bass, chief assistant of the /afle* expedition for observing the tranfiitof,W with Mr Thomson and Mr WKtno^W: for Clyde on Saturday" to select » W»* The war sloop Swatara with the rest*^ expedition are expected at the BM«f next month. The Council °^ft(^ Institute recommend Clyde, but Mr is*. likely to select a site further south.

WELLINGTON.

The Times says a telegram wmWJJJ yesterday stating that several miOT? 1! family of King Potatau are e» W* Auckland, being the first visit to tW.O? since the last war. j. The Strathnaver salvage case day, and assumed a very complicate^^ upon Mr Travers maintaining *-J*L case should be made against each <XOV% of which there are thirty. - The -cas<^ adjourned. .', ViuSl promoters have just pub^^Si spectus of the Independent, anew it morning paper.

HOKITIKA.

The Alhambra arrived from; * • last night. She left there on the tow , . • ■ ■■

DUNEDIN.

The Servants' Home/DunediDr^L j tablished. A meetiDgheldyfW" !iy , that its establishment was togW '^, A committee Trr.s formed H^jjli "Bishop Neville and, Arcfeae^oA^.^-; spoke very strongly on the b*|* jju /or» 8f ; of several registry o#ce3 kfW^. « said if the ikw on the P^jf L-m^ r i him he wm-ld himself ffl^J?^-**** against keepers, and- suggest". „ fc?f^ inent of a refuge to the Home <* * , . • which could not be impngajO' jjjrf Mr Creightoii w« entertyjj .^ f » ■ ! yesterday by tba.:einploy« «<*; ap ho«# and presented with a handsome

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

Lo|pW,Sß^&Ai A Vienna paper assess *ft*&** fc J ; eater German federan-' p koff, 'the KuOTiaa Ohano^. » co:s^" right of service-to cp^os treaty. g SflpW'J*^ I The RepuUic of Gn.- jj^j J

• %to svsm»« iw&s, Mgnrtttft*^ bttftiflfc % tt»s . , -



TUNCTION DRAPERY WAEEHOUE . NOW OPENING, OUR NEW STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, Comprising— Choice NEW DTSESS fIOODS, in great variety Tussore Cloths, New Pattern Prints, Printed MusJ.'.ns. Check end Satin Stripe MusUns Grenadines. New Summer Skirtings, Hollands, &c. BLACK SILKS, wide with, unusually good value Ladies' Bilk Umbrei'p<!, Fancy Coiton Sunshade Children's and Ladies' White Straw and Leghorn HA.TB, In immense variety and price. Coloured Ribbons. New Flowers, Feathers, RuEches, &c, &o. ; ALWAYS ON HAND," A Large Stock of White and Orey Calicoes, Sheet ings, Shirtings. &c, of best make ; ■ And a comoleta Stock of FURNISHING A"ND GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS Of Evert Description. BOYS', YOUTH'S, AND MEN'S CLOTHING. In Great Variety White Shirts. Fancy Scarfs and Ties, Cricketing Belts, Braces, Collars, &c. A Large Stock of little Boys' Snit=s in Printed Drill Serge, &c, : suitaMe for Summer wear. Boy's and Men's Leghorn and Straw Hats, Felt Hats and Caps. TO ARRIVE, EX ZEAL^NDIA., 24 CASES AND BALES GENERAL DRAPERY GOOBS, SUMMER CLOTHING, &c. TnoDOrting otir Goods principally from the best Home Houses we are in a position to supply nnr Customers Rt price:i which will compare favourably with any other Hovjsg in the trade, Country Orders carefully and promptly executed. BUSHBROOK & BKIDGMAN, (LATE R. HOBBS.) vVnoiissAiii! and Rktait, Drapers, Clothteks, ■ JUNCTION DHAPT3RV V/ARfSTTOTTSI!, (Opposite the Array tmd Navy Hotel,) Upper Queett - street, Auckland.



REED & BRETT'S AUCKLAND ALMANAC AND IPUO'VIISrCI.A.Tj HAJSTDTBOOK, 1875. The Publishers have great pleasure In announcing the third issue of this stihttal. ''"he nnnrecedcnted success which has attended this Publication is a srratifping testimony to the Publishers that they have really met a clamant want of the Province, and encourages them to further effort to make their Hand book for its sphere unequalled in the Southern hemisphere. It is unnecessary to repeat that it never was in their intentions <o wake pecuniary wont by the work, the obje-t being to present a complete digest of as much valuable information as could be afforded within prescribed soace respecting the capabilities and resources of our fine Province, so that net only should residents have useful knowlege of the several districts of the Province, but that persons at a distance might le<trr> from the most reliable authority the nat-are of the Province as a field for immigration. It is unnecessary to say that each year's experience enables the Publishers to improve the character of the work, and to repair any short comings in the previous issue. A lengthened series of questions has been forwarded to the Chairman of every Bighway District in the Province, to supple ment the labours of our Special Commissioner, ■«nd from the copious and exhaustive descriptions already received the Publishers calculate that they fill be enabled to supply in the coming issue a much fuller and more valuable compendium of information than that of previous issues Every portion of the v/ork will be re-writteu, and the information in every case obtained from the authority most competent' end reliable. In order to carry, out to the fullest extent the original intentions of the Publishers arrangements are mad" whereby one thousand copies will be transmitted to Britain for distribution amensr the various agencies of emigration to New Zealand As the issues for 1875 will be between four and five thousand if is unnecessaiy to say that as an advertis »g medium The Auckland Almanac and Provincial Handbook Will be unsurpassed, while several features to be subsequently described will make this annual for the coming year far more attractiva and useful and. popular than its predecessors. Very cordially thank ing advertisers and the public generally for the sub- . stantial support hitherto afforded, the Publishers respectfully solicit a centinuance of favours. SCALE OF CBARGES FOE /DVERTISIffG: Advertisements will be charged at the following rates :— One page .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Ha^page 10 0 Quarter page .. - 0 15 0 Sard 0 10 0 One page on coloured paper befoie reading matter Cs ; half-prg&, 263. REED- & BRETT, , r Publishers. ATEW ZEALAND JFEKNS HANDSOMELY-BOUND BOOKS OF FERNS Collected and Mounted by T. CRANWELL, PARNELL. Extract from Letter received by T. Crah 'vrxiiii. —"The collection of ferns shewed me were correctly named and beautifully preserved."— J. B. Hooker, F.8.5.L.5.; Royal Gardens, Kew, London. " The book is exactly the kind of thing to choose for a present."— Neio Zealand Herald. " For a drawing-room table no more tasteful orna ment could be found."— Southern Cross. All Ferns mounted by I. Cranwell bear his name and address. May be obtained of Upton and Co Wayte, Cranwell and Co., or-of T. Oranwell, Parnel "|^" O T I C E. I have this day sold the Whatipu Saw-mills, Manu kau, to Mr J. W. Waller, and have to request that all Accounts (if any) owing by me in respect of-the said Mill may be presented forthwith to Mr Waller, who will pay the same. ROBERT P. GIBBONS, Auckland, September 30,1574. T>AGES! EACES! EACES! PUBLIC HOLTDAY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7.



.": Eswablishru 1584.} T\ STEPHENS ON & C 0 .'S CELEBRATED COFFEES, EXHIBITION BRAND, FAGLE BRAND, CROWN BRAND, Are to^be proevn-ed at all respectable Grocers and Storekeepers throughout the I Proviwce of Auckland. D. STEPHENSON & CO., WYKDHAM S T R E X T, AUCRLAWTJ. JJ O T I C E. The BANKS Will be CLOSED on WEDNESDAY NEXT, 7th October, in response to the Superintend ent's invitation.