Second Edition.

AUSTRALIA. March 31. The murderer Sullivan is still in Mel bourne gaol. * On the first day of the Eandwick race meeting in Sydney, Sir Fercnles BobiDSon's KiDgshnrongh won the St. Ledger, beat inor Melbourne his only opponent. Sir culea was very successful, winning also the Champagne and Trial Stakes, and running third fc Doncaster Handicap, which was won by Priam. Diver won the Cumberland stakes. -A-rrivpd—East Lothian, from Auckland. Mr Murphy, a. resident of Shoreham, went to the house of bis neighbor, Mrs Eoland, and found her sitting over a bottle of rum, quire dead. Mrs Murphy drank from the bottle nrd died soon afterwards. Both women drank from the bottle on the pre vioua night and it is supposed to have been poisoned in the interval. ■

Eoberts, a cafe proprietor, abfeonded from bail on the charge of fraudulent in solvency.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HJOff WATKT? : Tbls evening, r.6 ; to morrow morning. 7.22 SUN RET : This evening, 5.46 ; SUN "RI8E: to morrow mominff, 6.95 MOOITS AGE : New Moon, 6th April, 6.15 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

TvrcPAKTTT-RES. 00-ahead. f.s.. for Gisborne and Napier Howena. s.s. for TnuTantra Tona, ss, Macgrepor, for 'Northern ports Fortune, schooner, for Awanui ' ■ •

Thpre ■was? a race yesterday between two cutters of H M.S. Dido. The course was from the »an-o' ■war past the wharf, r^nnd the coal hulks T>ella Marina and benjamin Heape, round tho whaler Albion and back to the Dido. Fcr fhe first part of the race the No ] nutter held the lead. No 2 then came utj, and a slashing race home resulted in the latter winning by a bare half-length. The race was we believe for money prizes.

The s s. Go-ahead left for Poverty Biy and Napier yesterday evening, with a slarge'reneTal carco and the following passengers:—Messrs Kelly and Boylan, Mrs Muir.

The PHn:e Alfred was to leave Picton for liyttelton on "^atnrday lafct.

The whaling baroue Albion lias r-era brought alongside the wharf to land her whi'ing pear, which will hi gold br suction on the wharf at 11 nm on Patnrdiv, by (I. W. Binnev. The barque wi'l then proceed to Sydney for a cargo of coal.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

NTtsnN, this day. The n.s. Ladybird arrived yesterday morning from New Plymouth.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs B. Tonks and Co sold to-day 100

mats of Fiji sugar, ex Star of the South, which realised from 3d to 4^d per lb, duty paid.

DEATHS.

VEALE—On the sth inst., at his parent's residence, Norfolk-street, Ponsonby lload, Joseph, fourth son of Mr J S. Veale, aged S years.

The funeral will leave to-morrow (Wednesday), at 3 p.m. Friends are invited to attend. ANDERSON—On ilie Gth instant, at her parent's residence, Edwardes - street, Isabella, youngest daughter of Thomas and Isabella Anderson, aged 1 year and 5 months. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 3.30 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails 'will Close as follows . — For Thames, to-morrow, at 9.30 a m and 5.30 pm For Ooromandel. to-morrow, at 11.30 am For Wangaroa, per Echo, this <i»y, at 5 p m For "Whitiangi, per Advance, this day, at 5 pm For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and .Australian Colonies, per Taranaki, to-morrow, at 8 am For Levuka, Fiji, per Levuka, at 9 a m KorKvssell. per ••'peedweil, to-morrow, at 3 p m Per ss. Cyphrenes, on Friday, 16th instant, as under :—

For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South Emeries,, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 10.30 am. For the United Kingdom RnS Continent of Europe, at 10.30 a.m. For money ord»n?, rsgistered letters, and news-

papers, at 8.30 am ■ Late tetters bearing an eitr* fpe of Gd ■will bo received by the Mail Agent on board up to time of sailing (Signed) S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1876.

For the cause thnt lncks nssißtnT>r»y For the wrong tc.ut needs resistance, "•>r the fsture in ihv toHiuu:*. A»4 thfi KVH& tUat vre cm do.

It is amusing as it is gratifying to observe the newspaper excitement caused by our "special correspondent" in the King coun try. At the present time he is the best abused member of the press in New Zealand the cause of it all being very easy to under stand. The Cross this morning fairly bristles over with the " Star's special." Ono of that journal's correspondents telegraphs from Alt x andra. "In all probability the articles in the Evening Star are derived from information furnished by a Thames man, now atTe Kuiti on a visit to Moff.itt." In what way the Cross correspondent made this discovery we are not told, nor yet why it should be to our contemporary a matter of anxiety to know whether our special has gone from the Thames or from Auckland, or growsd at Te Kuiti. But our contemporary has made another discovery. Our spe cial, ii appears, only got so far a" Kopua, the next native settlfment to Te Kuiti. " I have just learned," telegraphs this cor respondent, " tha' the Star reporter has been tenibly humbugged aneut the natuie of the meeting. He was never up thore He was stopped by Kewi at Kopua, where he stopped a week with a Pakeha-Maori, from whom he gleaned his information." So our contempo rary has caught him at last; and another correspondent descends to particulars, and tells his name. He says, "Thompson info? Ms me thattheSTAß)s"Wpecia],"JolinNott, never went farther than Kopua, where he stayed with a white man called Thompson, and that Moffattleffc him." T3ut no ! The Special did not even get so far, or if he did his eyes must be closed; for his description is all wrong together. "Am just in from Te .Kuiti. Have read the Auckland Star's Special's description of Te Kuiti and the meeting of the natives. It is incorrect in every particular, and shows a want of knowledge of the road, the place, and the people, which only the Editor of Star could be guilty of." Why the poor Editor should be dragged in, or his habitual ignorance revealed we know not. He has not been abroad but has kept pegging away at people in this office, and would as soon think of venturing his hea J into those outlandish parts as he would into a lion's mouth. But why all this excitement over our " Special." Any one can under stand. The most unmitigated untruths and the most stupid assertions and suspi cions have been ventured about him. tfust the same as when Stanley was sent to find out Livingstone ; just as when his mission, and even his discovery, were characterised as American bunkum. So parva componere magnis is it with our special at the great and exclusive native meeting at Te Kuiti. We have managed it. For obvious reasons we shall give no clue to his identity, till the service' is accomplished ; and in the [mean time we shall bear with the stupid and unworthy envy of contemporaries, . the dull monotony of whose existence has been so. often rudely shocked by our departure from the paths of humdrum.

In our other columns will be found a full report of the election proceedings at the Thames yesterday and last night, as well as a full account of the " singular case of shooting." Both these are extracted from the columns of this morning's Thames Adver tiser, and are given verbatim, except in so far as we have left out a few portions of the election proceedings. As the daily boat from the Thames leaves for Auckland this after noon at our hour of publication, and will arrive about nine to-night, we ask our detrac tors, wherever they may be, how have we, at four o'clock in the afternoon, reproduced the columas of this morniDg's Advertiser ? Probably our Poverty Bay contemporary the Herald would say, as it said of our first pigeon photogram (that, of Sir George Grey's speech) that a copy of the language used in the rows last night at the Thames was left previously at the office of the Auckland Star. It is not of our choice that we were obliged to avail ourselves of these means to overcome the unfair manner in which the telegraphic system of the colony is worked against evening journalism ; although as necessity is the mother of invention, our efforts will probably lead to permanent, ultimate good. Our pigeons arrived, bearing their burden, to-day at noon, having been despatched from the Thames at five minutes to 11 o'clock.

An information was laid against James Lamb, at the Police Court this morning, for neglecting to give notice to the Inspector of Machinery of the existence of machinery on his premises in Upper Queen-street, accord ing to the requirements of the Act, entitled " The Inspection of Machinery Act, 1874.

The Engineer and City Band will play in tffe/jpt of the Supreme Court to-morrow even rfiojjajj.seven. Piogramme—March, " Victoria Rjfles," H. Sibold ; Overture, '• Masanielo," aiWSf^ dril le. "Young Aristocrat," Marriott; Selection on Irish aira, W. Eisen ; >V»l3^ MdvMek," Coote ; Mazurka, "Queen of the Ball," A. S. Hill; Galop, "Don't be iv *IBttl^;r^lG«kB; God save the Queen.

We have been requested to publish the following: "Sir, —AlMiough lam an elector of City East. I do nottakemuch interest whether Mr Holdship or Mr tfees is elected. But 1 am sorry to see that the old feuds that used to curse toy native land, are being fanned up here. It is said all through the city that the Orangemen have put forward Mr Hold ship. If so—all the worse for Mr Holdship. Mr Dargaville gave this Statement a half denial at the meeting )asfc night, but he did not deny that the movement wai started by Mr Holdship's name being first chosen as a candidate in au Orange lodge. I am sorry to see Mr Holdship, whom I respect, and the whole body of Orangemen, made tools of, and especially by a gentleman who appears ashamed of them When Mr Dargaville was tixed last ni^ht with going toOahuhutoopen an Orange lodge, hesndopenlyon the platform that he " had private business at Otabuhu." And, I am told, that he was ashamed to go out of the town on the 'busses that carried all the Orangemen to Otahnhu, but walked out of the town, and gob on the 'busSes some place out about !St. John's College, saying that he wanted to warm himself walking. And yet Mr Dargaville is tning to use the body he is ashamed of to get himself elected for City West, and to traiu them for that by working together for City East. I -often thought that Orengeistn was not needed in the colonies. Now I see how it can be usad for their own ends by designing men who are not Orangemen in heart. What principle of Orangeism is at stake between Mr Holdship and Mr Bees ?—I am, etc., An Old Obanoe- MAN.

We received the following message by pigeon to-day :—Waiwera, April Gth, 2 p.m. Over thirty people left here by the steamer ye&terday. The arrivals here by the last boat from .Auckland were Mrs Ely, Miss Martin, Mrs Montague, Messrs Levy, Rear ing, and McHeigh. Fresh breeze from N. l£. Very dull without Bucholz."

As will be seen ia another columr, (.he nomination for City Eao^ will be on iho 13th and the polling on the K3t.li iu&t.

The Harbinger of Peace Lodge, Cook street, Was open last night to all who felt disposed to partake of the tea and in tellectual treat which followed. A good tea was provided, and the tables plentifully furnished with/good things under the super intendance of the ladies : Powley, D^vis, Dorset, Marson, and Hague, and Misses Taylor, Davis?, and Guilding. Mr Dorset creditably filled the chair, and in a neat in troductory spetch descanted upon the ad vantages of a sober life, and of such happy gatherings as the one over which he presided to the frequent unhappy results of th« tavern free aud easy. In the Templar lodge the lads and lasses could meet in sober mood, and, with the (lowers of the season about, them, could sing their own melodic-i and impart a healthy influence to the neighbour hood. He would not detain th<;m with a long speech, but would call upon the choir to s-ing " Come friends aud brethren all." Tht) programme, a very liberal one, then followed in which numbers of ladies and gentlemen took part. Alias Jessie- Woods sang two soiu'H, "I cannot sing the old sonne," and the ''Gipsy's warning," in a highly fiuished manner. A young lady from Newton sang in a sweetly pensive manner, "Letter from Home." aud Mrs Powluy re cited " .Roses in the Garden," in good style. Mr Devouporfc gave the "Spanish Cham pion." Comic songs were rendered by Messrs Marber nndForder, and sentimental songs by Messrs M-m-on, Murray, andFurdcr. Aretro spective ppeech by MrDowney, full of his own characteristic humour was much appreciated. Mr Spurgeon read a melancholy speech from the pages of John B. (rough, the once famous temperance: orator, v. ho h-.s long miic<! settled down upon his laud in his own iutereot, in preference to the interests of the people. Mrs Marson «nd Mr3 I'orset sang two pretty sougs. Mrs Hertz presided at the pianoforte, and the rceetiag closed with the National .anthem.

The members of the mystic Orange Lodge will hold an emergency meeting this evening in the Woilesley-street lodge-room.

We remind our many readers that Mr. Dennes's lime-ligbt views of the abbeys, castles, and cathedrals cf England will be exhibited this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Chriatian Association, in aid of the. library of that useful institute. Anthems will be sung during the interior scenes of the cathedral, and martial or march mueic while the old castles are on. " <Jld Simon the Cellarer," and the " Monks of Old " are among the airs that will be rendered.

In the sta.' istics published of the mortality in Auckland during the last month it was stated that three deaths had occurred at the Orphan Home. We are informed that no deaths have occurred in the interval at the Orph.-m Home Parnell. We presume that it is the Industrial Home that is meant.

We understand that Mr P. Doran and his friends will shortly give an entertainment for the benefit of Mrs Holtbam and family. The programme is in active preparation and will shortly be announced to the readers of the Evening Star.

To the Editor: Sir, —Kindly make known in our emergency that a well of water is open free to ruy neighbours and the public in the centre of the College grounds. The water is somewhat discoloured, but use will improve it. —Yours, &c, W. Taylor, Auckland College, Upper Queen-street.

The several tenders for the removal of the Drill-shed were opened by Major Gordon yesterday. The following are the amounts of the tenders : Mr Skinner, 968 ; Mr Con stable, £1,150; Mr Connolly, £977 ; Messrs Mell and Crouch, £880 ; Mr Cameron, £1049 ; and Mr Coombe, £1,243. The re sult will be made known at an early date.

The inquest on the body of the unfortunate man, William Hancock, late mate of the brig Derwent, resulted in the following verdict with the annexed rider, suggested by Dr Philson, the coroner, "That deceased met his death by drowning, but as to how the body came into the watei there is no evidence to shew." The rider was to the effect that a better system of lighting and watching is necessary on the wharf to prevent such acci dentsin the future. Deceased, it appears, was in his 35th year, was a native of Plymouth, and was unhappily addicted to drinking. He was a single man, so that neither widow nor children are left to mourn over the sailor's grave.

A complimentary dance in honor of the the officers of H.M.S. Dido, is to be given this evening at the Parnell Hall.

The customary half-yearly summoned meeting of the Court City of Auckland, A.0.F., for the election of officers, was held in the Court-room, Cook-street, last eve ning. There was a large attendance, and great interest manifested in the contest for the several offices. The following members were the successful candidates:—For the office of C.R., Bro. Sime; P.C.R., Bro. F. Fowler; S.N., Bro. Layther;J.N., Bro. "W. Fowler; S.B , Bro.Langley; X.8., Bro. Posselweight; Secretary, T. Holland; Assistant Secretary, Bro. H. 03. Garrett. 'The retiring presiding officer, C.JR. Piggot, '^was, after the cere mony of installation, presented with a cer tificate anil ribbon, as ai mark of esteem from the Court for the attention he had paid to his duties! during the ptyst six months. The Order of Foresters in this province is making rapid strides, and largelly increasing in num bers. Nino new men/ibers were initiated last evenig, and ten owners proposed. MessrsJß. Tonks «|nd Co., will hold an nnreserveii sale of Engflish furniture, consist ing of driving-room Suites, pianos, &c, at their marl to morrowi The presentation on a Past Master's jewel to Mr W|.T. Rees, awjid of'an illumitated ad dress to |fr L. Mitcmell, Secretary to Lodge Ara, tool »lace last anight, and was followed by a capijw sapper alerved by hMt Avey.

OHINEMURI.

[Per Star Carrier Pigeons!]

The Election of Mr. Davies.

The Prospectors' Claim.

News from Rotokohu.

(From our Special Correspondent.)

PA.EROA

This day, noon

The Tabapuna returned last night from Shortlaod, crowded with miners who had gone to vote for Mr. Rowe. Great surprise is felt at Mr. Davies being elected. The prospectors of the Karangahake have not yet cut the reef. Good prospects are still obtained at the bottom of the wiaae. The Star of the South claim, »t Rotokohu and adjoining mines, had not Rnowden's reef in hand last night. A quantity of timber is arriving for build ins purposes. Mr. C. F. Mitchell is erecting a large private residence. Wi Kateuo, the deceased chief of the Kiri wiris, was a great Hauhau, and stronglj' opposed to the opening of Ohinemuri.

The Maori King.

The Proposed Meeting with

the GS-overnor

Tawhiao Opposed to Meeting

at Kawhia.

RAGLAN.

[From our own Correspondent.] March 31

Two days ago Mr Bush —man of business for this district to Sir Donald McLean— proceed to Aotca, where the Maori King is now staying. It is reported that the object of Mr Bush's visit is to interview the Maori X ing about the arrangements for the long talked-about meeting between the King and Sir Donald McLean and the Governor. There is said to bo a hitch about holding the meet ing at Kawhia Those Hauhaus who visit Raglan, who know the Eoyal mind (or their own, which is nearly the same thing) say that, although Sir Donald McLean has ofFered to bring " a ship-load of provisions " to Kawhia, th-y prefer to hold their meeting at Te Kuiti : because holding it at Kawhia will bo equal to opening the Port of Ivawhias, which they do not intend doing. Even if the meeting is held, and King Tawhaio graciously accepts the thousand or two a y<;ar pocket money offered to him, cvi hono ! It is improbable that a general peace will be made, for the Hauhaus say that they wish things to remain as they now aro, for " they get whatever they like to ask for;" besides they (the Hauhaus) say they do as they pleabe. When they shot the late Mr Todd, and when they pommelled MrMackay, •they were suid to act without the King's consent.

Time and grog are rapidly solving the Maori difficulty, so all this teasing about meetingH and proposals of Sir Donald to open still wider his lavish hand had better be left alone.

CITY MATTERS.

DEPUTATION TO THE SUPERIN-

TENDENT.

A DEPUTATION1, consisting of His Worship the Mayor, Councillor Hurst, and Mr P. A Philips. Town Clerk, in accordance with a resolution of the Council yesterday, waited on His Honor the Superintendent to-day, re lative to various city matters.

Mr Tonks, Provincial Treasurer, was pre sent at the interview.

TTTV ENDOWMENTS,

The first Bubject introduced to the notice of His Honor, was a request tha; he would introduce a bill into the General Assembly, at the cost of the Corporation, vesting the endowments and all unappropriated land at the junctions of streets and elsewhere ia the Mayor, Corporation, and citizens. In sup port of thi3 proposition the deputation urged that the proposal was in accordance with the original intention of the grantee, and that the present mode of granting leases and enforcing rents was very ex pensive and likely to cause great litigation ultimately. The previous loss to the city was £5,000. The Council was pre vented from improving many junctions of leadina streets making additional cab-stamis etc. The title of the Council to these allot ments must be made indisputable before anything could be done with them. They further stated that by the Public Keserves Act, the city was deprived of certain lands origina'ly city endowments, particularly I acre 1 rood and 20 perches in Stanley street, the Bite of the present post office and custom-house, also section 48 of the city. These lands were originally granted to toe burgesses, but when the first City Council lapsed the endowments were in part re-cOL veyed to the Superintendent in trust for the city, and have not been formally conveyed to the Mayor Council and citizens. His Honor promised his hear by co-opera tion, and asked the deputation to communi cate by letter their wishes. He had set apart these endowments for the city himself, and he thought that unless the Act specified expressly that the endowments were to be diverted from their original object, the city had been dispossessed unlawfully. '■ He promised the fullest attention to the subject. THE POLICE. The next subject introduced by the-depu tation was police assistance to the city, particularly in carrying out the Public Health Act, Lodging-house Regulations, and City Bye-Laws. Hs Honor promised to give the matter his attention. . GRANT TOWARDS MAIN ROADS. The deputation next represented that the city was entitled to receive some grant from the Government towards the maintenance of main city roads in lieu of the grant made, annually to highway boards. Or if no grant j could be made that the local licenses should be handed over to the city. The deputation represented that Dunedin and Chris tchurclr received the licenses, and that a large number of country members of the Provincial Council' had expressed the opinion that the cifcy was entitled to a grant out of the ordinary pro vincial revenue towards the maintenance of the main streets.

His Honor said the question was an important one and would receive his con sideration, but he would like the application put in writing. The deputation then thanked his Honor and withdrew.

STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done to-day :— April 6. Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £18 ; sel lers, £18 ss. National Bank—72s. Colonial Bank (30s paid up)— Sellers, 2Gs.: Fiji Bank—Sellers, 58a. National Insurance—Sellers, 295. Union Sash and Door Company—Buyers, £9 10s. Thames Gas—Sellers, 345. City of York—Buyers, 5s 6i ; sellers, 7s. Golden Calf (new issue) —Sellers, ss. Union Beach—Buyers, 11s. Bismarck—Buyers, 10s ; sellers, Us. Royal Oak- Sellers, 10a. Pride of Tokatea—3s ; buyers, 2s 9d; sel lers, 3s. • :

"RESPECTABILITY."

We may be permitted to refer with some brevity to the fc&se yesterday decided in the .Police Court in Which one of the proprietors of this journal was involved, as illustrative of social ethics, and of the pecttliar features of Auckland iife. ■ As a preliminary it is well to refer to ef ents antecedent. Abotit three years ago that portion of Upper Shortland-street where stand the old foundations iff a once projected theatre and hotel, the ground was uHfenced and the potition dangerous to life and limb ; so much so that a man fell over and was seriously hurt, thereupon the City Coun cil gavfe notice to the proprietors of the ground that a fencing' ttiilsii be erfected for public safety. Mr Thomas Eussell, the principal of the three proprietors—Mr Mac kelvie then and still absent being one, and Mr J. S. Macfarlane nominally the other — applied to the proprietors of the EViNING Stali, who were at the time erecting Adver tising Boards and hoardings throughout the city and sttburbsy and offered that if they erected a hoarding they should have the exclusive use of it uniil such tirfle' as the plaes was required for building. Accord ingly Mr Brett, entering into a formal agree ment with Mr Russell, had erected substan tial hoarding, costing between fifteen and twenty pounds, and as is known it bas been used ever since by this office for affixing posters. Home five or six months ago Mr J. S. Macfarlane, who it appears is connected with the ground as a *' proprietor," by that relation which is understood as existing between him and various pro perties, began to dispute that exclusive right, as part of the programme which he had sketched out for his crusade against the Evening Stab. Complaint was at once made to Mr Rugsell, who just then happened to be here, who told Messrs Reed and Brett to "never mind J. ft.," and used those persuasive influences which made that person quiet. Matters remained in stalu quo until within the past month or two, when tho printer, George Jones, having once in afortnight or three weeks, perhaps, got a small poster, and incited doubtless from the well known quarter, began placing them on the hoarding. This attemptat interference with our rights was quietly met by affixing the Star posters on the hoarding without any re ference to the position, of the intruding bills.

" IDLE WORDS."

On Thursday last, however, it appears Mr J. S. Macfarlane, driven to violence by chagrin at the fruitless result of his crusade, set a man to cut down the hoarding, which was at the time covered with large posters, just affixed by this office. Mr Brett ccrfning down the street and detecting Mr J. S.^Macfarlane and his man jlagrante deliclo, aelc^d by whose authority this was done. Mr B'Jacfarlane, his pent up wrath showing through his glaring eyes and grinding teetb, replied, according to the sworn test'nnny of Mr Brett, " You're a d d cur, you're a fool." or as his friend could alone remember, " You're a by fool." We need not say what the first impulse of a man is when so accosted, but Macfariaue's age protected him, and Mr Brett, to his credit we think, had pity on a helpless aged creature of whom, as is not unusual in age, the untempered passion remains the only vestige of the days of youth and energy. At the same time to prevent the repetition of such provocation, Mr Brett applied to the Police Court—with what result was shown by our yesterday's report of the Police Court. The case was dismissed Mr Beckham stating " that the law did not intend that every idle word should be construed into an offence." THE KULE OV THE ROAD. We do not by any means intend to impugn either the justiceor the wisdom of the Magistrate's decision. He simply inter preted the law, and we accept his interpre tation ; and it is on the law being so inter preted that we desire to make a few com ments. His Worship said "the language o\ the Act was simply abominable." He was making reference to the wording of the Act, which seemed to imply that unless a breach of the peace occureo", it could not be accepted that the words were calcu lated to provoke a breach of the peace. As Mr Becklwn said, "Something mis*ht h:ive been done, but it was not done." Or as Mr Hesketh, the counsel for Mr Macfarlane, said, "The charge must fail as no breach of the peace bad been committed." We assume that this is correct, and the inference of course is, that in order to prove that language used was provoking, you must show its effect by striking. vTe trust the public will remember this, and that in similar circumstances no person will stupidly come to the Police Court and " find that something might have been done, but it was not done." Let us be more ex plicit. You are walking along the street and you meet a person, say low in origin low in education and in

habits, and accustomed in the circle in which he moves, to use low language. He playfully uses co you the language to which, he is accustomed. You may have been accustomed to the society of gentlemen, from which persons using blackguard language are ex cluded. You have unexpectedly addressed to you, d d this or by that. Gentle manly instincts may prompt you to not make a blackguard of yourself in the public streets, by descending to the conduct that is usual among the class, among which even spitting in a gentleman's face is in en tegle. You may be inclined to pause. But don't. Be quick. Give him one in the mouth and lay him sprawling. " Something might have been done, but it was not done" and your remedy will be taken away, unless you have proved the power of the provocation by knocking the blackguard down. This is to be the social ethics of the streets of Auck land. The knuckles are to decide the nice points of legal distinction, as to what is an offence and what is but an •• idle word."

As we have said we do not impugn either the justice or the wisdom of the magistrate's decision. With the evidence furnished by the defendant's friend, Mr Beckham could hardly "have done otherwise. But the case has not been without its uses, seeing that it has shown what is "respectable" in lan guage, and in what way, according to law, it ought to be redressed.

MR. W. L. REES AT THE MECHANIC'S INSTITUTE.

The address last evening by Mr W. L. Rees, a candidate for the representation of City East in the Provincial Council, was largely attended. Mr Dargaville was voted to the chair. Mr Rees spoke of the special importance attached to the present juncture of affairs. Good Government was necessary to secure a permanent prosperity, and now that Provincial Institutions were threatened they should see what they were going to j procure in place of them. He spoke of the injustice of the abolition resolutions of last session, and. contended for the right of the j North to be treated in the same way as the South. If they abolished the provinces at j all, they should do so , throughout the. colony. (Cheers ) The Provincial Council shouldexpressits opinion on those resolutions. He referred at some length to the second and third resolutions, and condemned the attempt to fix for ever the large land • revenues ta the Southern provinces. The province of Auck land, he contended, bad been plundered in every possible way by the General Govern ment. It had been robbed of the £2 per head capitation allowance under the original Immigration and Public Works) policy ; the' people werv taxed on every hand while absentees who had made great fortunes in the colony escaped. Mr Rees spoke strongly of the hardship of the Education Tax, and said many cases had come under his own obser vation where men were unable to obtain em ployment to support their families yet were pressed for this tax; The taxes were all levied on the poor man through

the Customs, but no attempt was made to levy equitably upon the rich. Mr. Rees spoke at some length *ipon the financial position of the province and colony. He spoke in terms of warm approval of tie action of Sir George Grey in coming lor ward in his old age to serve the country, and staffed that his Honor would have no more eafneSfc &*& zealous follower than i himself. His opponeni (Mr, Holdship) was a personal friend of his oWn, and held much tbo same views, but he tfraS sorry that that gentleman, although perhaps cot in accordance with hfe own intention, had been brought out by the Oraog* party. The requisition *o Mr Holdship, he asserted, Wi.s got up at an Orange.Lodge meeting He (Mr Rees) never identified himself with any sect or society for political purposes. In conclusion, Mr Rees spoke confidently of the future of the country, aad of the lmportaace of electing *be right men to the Legislature. Mr DargavilteV who had temporarily left the chair, spoke as a siTjftrori-er of Mr Hold ship against thestatemeat mrida -by Mr .hecs regardiiif the connection of the Orange Society with Mr Holdship's requisition He said tbat not one in ten who signed the reqnisitian was an Orangeman, and he denied 1 thk it was prepared at and s)gaed at an Oraiige rHeetiqg. On the motton of Mr Stainea, seconded by Mr Heath, a vote1 of tfonsd«Roff in Mr Joes was carried nem. con.

SUPREME COURT— Yesterday.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.)

vVotTNWNG WITH ISIKNT.

Oliff Mattsort, a Norwegian seaman, was arraigned on an indictment charging him withliaving on the 20fch February wounded a shipmate, named William Smith, by stab bing him several tim>.s in the neck and cheek.

* Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The particulars of this case have so recently been stated in this journal, that it will be unnecessary to repeat them. Prisoner and prosecutor were fellow seamen on board the Warwick; and had been out drinking together when, on returning?, to the ship along the wharf, an altercation ensued, which resulted iv the cowardly attack made by Mattson upon Smith. Several witnesses <rave evidence ; the jury found a verdict of guilty ; and the Court sentenced the prisoner to nine months' imprisonment with, hard labour. STEALING FROM THE PERSON. James Nicbol and Robert Leary were charged with feloniously stealing from the person of James Murley, on the 24th March, the sum of £G.

Prisoners pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor in this case was a cook on board the Baron Aberdare, and with a sum of £8 in his pockec he went on shore with the view of having a " flare up." He got insen sibly drunk, and while in that degraded state stretched full length upon a stool in __ the Greyhound Hotel, tbe prisoners, fishhawkers fished in prosecutors pockets and brought out his money ; £5 15s was found upon Leary, and 7s upon Nicbol. The prisoners were well-known thieves, Leary had been convicted eleven times of divers offences.

The jury found them guilty. His Honor reserved sentence. The Court rose at half-pasb five.

THIS DAY.

His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock, DISCHARGED.

John Ogilvie and Alexander Neil Ogilvie (on bail), against whom no true bills were found on a charge of sheep-stealing received their discharge.

KILLIS« AX OX AND STEALING THE CABCASB.

Hcne Tareha, native labourer aged 19, was arraigned upon an indictment charging him wieh killing an ox and stealing the carcass on the 13th November last, the property of Harry Dangar. Mr Brown aoted as interpreter between the Court and the prisoner. Prisoner 3aid he killed the ox, but by order of his master who had the carcass.

This confession was considered as not guilty. Mr Brookfield, Crown Prosecutor, opened the case, and stated the circumstances.

Harry Dangen deposed that he was a settler at Waipu. On the 13th November last he lost a red and white ox, which he minutely described : it had a short tail, a rope round its neck, and a bell attached. He was told on the 21sfc of the same month that prisoner had killed his ox. He went to pri3OD, and spoke to him upon the matter, when he said that he had done the deed, and would pay for it. He took its life with an axe.

William Clarke, a settler in the same place, knew the beast, and described it in a pecu liar manner : it had a short tail, a tip on the nose, a bell round its neck, a loud roar, and whs altogether a notorious beast. Every settler knew the ox. The remainder of this witness's evidence was the same as the owner's. Prisoner adhered to the same story—that he was ordered to do the deed by his masters.

Henri Pikeno, a native bushman, but who spoke good English, deposed to seeing pri soner kill the ox which was a tame one. He chopped it on the hind leg, and then took its life by a blow with the axe on the head. He then put the carcass on a sleigh, which was drawn by bullocks into the settlement. He had no hand in the matter, nor did he partake in the beef.

Prisoner cross-examined this witness at some length and in a very ingenious manner. Hone Waka, a native, gave similar evi dence. Prisoner wished him to kill the ox, but he refused ; it had a bell round its neck ; he was afraid j it made a great noise ; he did not like tame bullocks. He saw with his own eyes the ox killed by prisoner,. who afterwards cut it up. He helped te put it on the sleigh. Prisoner Bhared the beef among different people.

This being the case, the prisoner made a statement to the jury which occupied three quarters of an hour, to the effect that he killed the ox at the desire of others who shared the carcass, but who wanted him to suffer for the whole matter.

His Honor went over the evidence and the jury after a brief consultation found the prisoner guilty, but would recommend him to the leniency of the court.

His Honor in passing sentence upon the prisoner, remarked that had the prisoner been an European who understood tlie laws batter, he should pass upon him a severer sentence; but; believing that he was in fluenced in the commission of the act by evil companions, and as he was recommended to the leniency of the Court, the sentence would be three months imprisonment with hard labour, and he trusted the punishment would have a salutary effect upon his future conduct. STEALING FROM THE DWELLING. Edward Martin, a young man of the United States, described as a shoemaker, was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with stealing the sum of £14 en the 19th January, the property of Maria Marshall, of Auckland.

Mr W. L. Rees appeared for the prisoner) and Mr Brookfield for the Crown, who opened the case.

Maria Marshall, wife of William Marshall, deposed that in January she was re siding in a house at the back of the Northern Club. On a certain day in January, she gave him a Post-office order to get cashed ; he brought her two £5 notes, and added £2, making £12, which prisoner professed to take care of for her. A fortnight after she put another £2, which made £14. The money was taken by prisoner on the 19fch January, when he left home for the country, as he told his wife ; promising to return at night. She saw no more of the prisoner until he was in charge

at the station. The money 'constituted W all; he was indebted to Rer £7 beside f ot furniture. j' Cross-examined by Mr Bees: ■■&fi« oon». sidered herself a widow; she w fc^/" separated from her husband so m' «. Jeajj .Prisoner had married her daughter "\ j^Ti 20s a week fox bis apartments. Her i^ was Marshall ;■ bat she was generally knoK as Mrs Marriage, having had a friend,wwoj o was now dead. .;,,

Detective Jeffrey gave evidence a? to taking prisoner into custody; when &bonfc to start for Sydney ; he handed him what money he had, and said he was very sorry but hi* mother-in-law had driven hirafoj^ The difference he gave up was-£ll 19 S .

The prisoner then put in a written state ment, acknowledging that he took the money, but that he intended to restore it ! when he shonld meet with success in Syd. ney. There was continual quarrelling in the house 5 he was tired of it, and wished to get away, and send for his wife when he conlfl afford to do so.

Mr Rees then made an eloquent address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner.

His Honor then reviewed the evidence very minutely, and the jury retired to cos. sider the verdict.

The jury after a rtu'arter of an hour's con. sideration. returnecTa verdict of guilty. The prisoner hoped the Court would take into consideration the length of time he lad ; been in prison, also, his previous goofl j character. ! His Honor remarked, upon the nature'of tht= ctims which _he deemed cowardly; also upon his intention of leaving his young wife without stfpport, and sentenced him to eighteen mouths' imprisonment. "' AESOK.

Henry Smith was arraigned upon two in dictments, first with setting tire to a stack of hay, and second with setting fire to ashed, both at Otalmhu, on the 30th of January of the present year, the property of Jamea Wallis, of Otahiiha. ifiisoner pleaded not guilty. The1 Safse was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., E.M.)

DRUNKENNESS,

Jofon Enrrell and Henry Andres were each fined 10a and costs for this offence, and Charles Queentick and Thomas Smith 209 each and costs, for the same offence in an aggravated form. Some laughter was caused by Sergeant Sanderson calling out Burrcll's name, first as Kussel], then as Bussell, and lastly BurreHL INDECENT LAS«UAGE. — A EOSE HOT SWEET.

Mary JKose appeared in the dock to answer a charge of using unparliamentary language to Mrs Lamb, in Drake-Street, last night.

Constable O'Reilly gave evidence of the language attributed to the prisoner. There were a number of people round the place. Prisoner was drunk at the time. The neigh bours asked him to take her into custody.

Martha Lamb, a married women residing v in Grey-street, said that yesterday she waa stoading at her door and the prisoner at her's, when the latter made use of filthy language to her in a loud tone audible in the street. Prisoner had a little beer in her or she would not have done it.

Witness : She pulled my body off. His Worship : Pulled what off?

Witness : Mj body, sir.

His Worship : Well, you look very well for a person who has lost her body. (Laughter) However, that is another matter. The Courts are open ; you must go elsewhere to recover your body. You had better take proceedings under the "Habeas Corpus Act."

Prisoner said that witness had flung her name about, and having a little drop, she, did let out a little at her. She was very, sony. His Worship having given fche accused » good talking to, sentenced her to pay a fine of 10s and costs, or in default to go to prison for 4S hours. mat> drcnk. George Staple was charged with behaving in Queen-street in a way calculated to pro* yoke a breach of the peace. Serjeant-Major Fardy said the prisoner i was rushing about Queen-street yesterday, with a shutter-bar, threatening to knock everybody to "blazes." Sentence 20s and costs or 7 days. WITHDRAWN". The charge of wife desertion against Bobert Spears was withdrawn. THOSE NAUGHTY MEN. Robert "Moon and Ellen Whitaker were charged with keeping a house of bad repute in Edwardes-street. Constable Mulville said that from com plaints made to him about a house ..in- EdwaTdes-street, he went there a few nights ago and found the prisoners there. They told him they were the occupiers. The woman lived there altogether, and the man came there every Saturday night, and stopped the Sunday. The woman herself was a prostitute, and the house was fre quented by very bad characters. William Underwood said he lived over the prisoners in the same house. He could not say that the girl was a bad character. She was quiet enough when there were no men there, but when they came there was always a "jolly row." He always took Ellen Whitaker to be a respectable sort of young woman, and she was, so long as the men stopped away. Latterly he had not been quite so sure of the respectability of the house, and had given notice to leave. The ( detectives being in attendance at the Supreme Court, His Worship directed the prisoners to be remanded till to-morrow., THE BARON ABERDARE. Michael Boyle, Hugh Kennedy, Thomas Caldwell, Peter Ward—four seamen of the ship Baron Aberdare, —were charged with being absent from tbe ship without leave on the sth inst. .! They all pleaded guilty. Captain Edmonds, who was in Court gave the men a good character. At present he had thirty-five men left on board out of his crew of fifty-two. He could not spare bands at present as he was sending down a mast. The men left the ship in the morning, and were away three hours. Since last Thursday the men on board had thought they could do what they liked. In fact the whole crew had been quite demoral ised since the acquittal on the cargo-broack ing charge. His Worship. Indeed ! Then I must shew them they can't. If you like to with draw the charge against Ward and Boyle I will discharge them, but I shall send the other two to prison for fourteen days with hard labour.

As the Captain coincided in this arrange ment, Ward and Boyle were directed tp.be returned on board, and the other two were removed in custody. This was all the business.

HARBOUR BOARD.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Harbour Board was held this afternoon. Present: W. 0. Daldy, Esq. (chairman). Messrs. Mc- Kenzie, Holdship, Cosgrave, Boylan, L. W» Eaton, O. Mays, Brett, .Campbell, and J. S. Macfarlane. CORRESPONDENCE. The Board's correspondence since the last meeting was read. application. A i An application from Mr. Lannigan v \j^M compensation for extra work in carrying by *■«« hia contract for filling in the inner intake ifti^H.iyj] Mechanics' Bay was refused. . MR H. ISAACS' RESIGNATION. NdH A letter from Mr H. Isaacs, announced 'I his intended departure for England, and con- f tamed his resignation as a member of the j ; Board. r ■ m |

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