SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATERI : This evening, 7.56 ; to morrow morning. 8.0 SUN SET: This evening, 6.44 ; SUN EI8B: to morrow morninir, 6.95 MOON'S AGE : First Quarter, 13th, 9,12 a m.]

Mercury, cutter, from Waikato (in tbo Manukau)

DETMRTTTRE3. wvrie, schooipr. for Wsngarei Sovere^ o f the Sea, cutter, for Wangarei •UracaVci, s.s, for the South (from the Mannbau)

EXPORTS,

Per Levuka, for Levuka : 10 cases bitters, 5 cases brandy, 20 cases ale, 5 cases geneva, ■ —Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Per Taranaki for the South : 38 bars iron, 10 pkgs., T. and S. Morrin ; 5 cases, E. Lusk ; 6 cases, Brown Campbell and Co. ; 1 case, Phillipps and Son ; 6 pkgs., Owen and Graham ; 15 pkgs., Porter and Co. ; 35 pkgs, Sash and Door Company ; 8 cases, McArthur Shera and Co ; 7 pkes, Nathan and Co ; 35 pkgs, Lewis Bros. ; 6 cases, A. Clark and Son ; and sundry pkgs.—W. F. "Wheeler agent.

The s.s. Taranaki left the Manukau for the South this morning. Passengers : Mrs Cul!en, Mrs and Miss McGregor, Mr Berg gram, Mr Sharp, Mrs Smith, Mr and Mrs Coutts, Mr C. Brown, and five in the steerage.

The schooner Echo cleared to-day for Wangaroa, with a quantity of stores. The schooner Queen cleared at the Cus toms this afternoon, for Ahipara and Hoki anga, with a cargo of general merchandise shinped under the agency of M. Niccol.

The schooner Colonist cleared |bo-day in ballast for Rupsell.

The topsail schooner Dauntless, from Noumea, via Isle of Pines, and the Kenilworth. from Noumea direct, are both due.

The Clyde, schooner, for "Wangarei, and the cutter Sovereign of the Sen for the same port, sailed last night with full cargoes. The top Fail schooner Levuka cleared for T-evuka yesterday, and is no* lying in the stream waiting for an opportunity of sailing The schooner Kate Micgregor arrived at Welling ton from Kaipara yesterday. The barque Antipodes is to leave Lyttelton to-day fir Hokianga, where she is to load timber for Melbourne. ■ i ,

The barque Marathon left New York for Mel bourne and this port on the 17th November last Messrs Arnold, Bines, and Co., have as yet no advices of her arrival in Australia.

Thi work of fitting out the new brlgantine Roderick T>hu has been going on apace in Mechanic's Bay. Tbe masts hive been stepped by means of Messrs Fra?er and Tinne's shears The new vessel is to be brought alongside the wood wharf to-morrow, ■where her yards will be swung and her preparation for sea completed.

Intelligence is to hand from the Northern Wairoa that the new schooner which is being built to the order of Mr J. M. Dargaville of this city is approach ing completion. It Jc expected that she will be ready for launching in about a fortnight's time. Owing to the increased amount of traffic between Auckland and this portion of the province, it has been found absolutely necessary to make increased provision for the shipment of goods to the Wairoa, and it was with thi3 view that her owner decided upon having a vessel in the trade which would fully meet the wnts of tho settlers and others A Custom-house officer has estimated the new vessel at about 90 tons The huilder is Mr Barbonr, who some time since successfully and satisfactorily built the Albatross, and the new vessel promises to be turned out of his hands in the same workmanlike style.

COMMERCIAL.

At Messrs- Grant and Morton's the interest on the lease of the premises of Mr B. Me- Kerras in Queen street, was sold to-day at auction for £42 103 to Mr Geo. Ivel.

The follow ing were the prices realised to day at Messrs Cochrane and- Son's sale of old houses at the corner of Vufcan Lane, the property of Mr Simerville : Mr Waters' premises. £15 ; Mr Coombes' premises, £10; Messrs Ellison, "Williamson, and Heslop, £12 ; verandah, £7 ss.

STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done to-day :— April 7. Bank of New Zealand—Seller?, £18 ss. National Bank—Buyers, 725. Fiji Bank—Sellers, 58s. S.B. Insurance—Sellers, 51s. National Insurance—Sellers, 29a. Union Sash and Door Company—Sellers, £9 15s. Thames Gas—Sellers, 345. Caledonian (new)— Buyers, lla. City of London—Buyers, 47s 6d : sellers, 50s.

City of York—Buyers, 6s ; sellers, 7s. Golden Calf (new issue)— Sellers, ss. Union Bench, 12s 3d ; buyers, lls. Royal Oak - Sellers, 93 ex div. Cure—Buyer3, 9s ; sellers, 10s. Pride of Tokatea—buyers, 3s; sellers, 3s 6d,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows . — For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p m, and to-morrow, at 9.30 am' For Kapanga, on Friday next, at 11.30 a m For Russell, per Colonist, this day, at 5 p m For Waiwera and Warkwortb, per Lady Bowen, to morrow, at 10 a m ForiLevoka per Albatross, to-morrow, at 3pm Per ss Cjphrenes, ou Friday, 10th instant, as under: — For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 10.30 a m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9.30 am Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d will ba received by the Mail Agent on board up to time of sailing Notice.—The steamer Otago is expected to loave ' Hokitika at 11 a m. on Thursday, the Bth instant, Telegrams for the Australian Colonies or Europe via Java Cable, will be received at this office for transmission to Hokitika up till 0.30 o'clock of the Bth instant. (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief jPostmaster.

DEATH.

NIXON—On tbe 7th instant, at her parent's resi dence, Onehunga, Catherine Cecilia, elleat daugh ter of James .Nixon ; aged i 9 years.—Thames please copy-

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1875.

For the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrong mat neiijn resistance "v the future in tlie distance. Jmt tiir good that we cau do.

Keener than the fang of a serpent, we are told, is the conduct of a thankless child ; and if anything is likely to strike deep into the feelings of a public man and a -would-be be - nefactor, we think it is the miarepre sentation and abuse of a place or sec tion of the people which he has been specially striving to serve. Sir George Grey, we think, should feel this if he looked into yesterday' s Thames Advertiser. For that journal we have much respect and esteem, as being second to none in the colony for general ness arid justice in comment and it is therefore we have the less hesitation in criticising our Thames contemporary's comments re the delegation of the goldfielda' powers, and the hesitation there anent on the part of the new Superintendent. It says, "The real fact of the matter, we believe to be that Sir George Grey refuses to take these powers. The General Government are therefore compelled to keep in their own hands the administra tion of the goldfield ; and to maintain their credit they will have to spend money afc Ohinemuri more freely than the Superinten dent could have done if he had had the dele gated powers." If therefore the assumption of our contemporary is cor rect, the Superin tendent for the sake of wringing justice to the district out of the colonial funds, is willing to waive the honors and authorities so coveted heretofore, and so jealously guarded by this province—honors and authority in behalf of which Otago was at one time on the verge of rebellion. If this is a ground on which a goldfields' journal should attack Sir George Grey, then we know nothing about it. But worse than this, our contemporary proceeds, " But it seems to us that this is another confession of weakness on the part of the Provincial authorities. If the Superintendent cannot administer the goldfields with the gol dfields' revenue, their affairs had better all be taken possession of by the General Government." We have no doubt he could administer the goldfields with their own revenue, or with the half of it, or the tenth of it. But if Sir George Grey believes the goldfield interest to be so im portant a public interest as to demand for .ts public works a share in what is being Squandered on Mangere bridges, and rail ways beginning no place, and leading to no where, it is not a goldfields' journal that should give him a slap in the face for it. A pretty mess the General Government did make of the goldfielda' business during its term of rule ; and our contemporary knows that the General Government agent Mr Mackay himself threw up office because the Government refused to spend money on making roads and bridges on the new gold field. Why has our contemporary not smitten Mr Mackay for this " confession of weakness ?" And then aa if this was not

enough our contemporary throws in the following gratuitous attack :—" Sir George Grey seems to think that he has two pur posse to fulfil—to abuse the General Government, and to get money from them to spend." We cannot understand that pettishness on the part of our contemporary. It is so unlike the Thames Advertiser, that our contemporary must surely have been unexpectedly seized with an attack of bile. We recommend a mild course of podophyliyn pills. The fact is that much of what has been tacitly conceded heretofore by common con sent is rudely questioned by Sir George Grey. And if he feela that the goldfields' interest demands to be placed in the front place, and takes a firm stand ah initio, it is not a goldfields' journal that should attack him, especially as that journal admits that in the meantime while the contention lasts, the General Government " to maintain their credit will have to spend money at Ohine muri more freely than the Superintendent could have done." Advertiser ! wake up, and rub your eyes.

/As will be seen from our Napier telegrams our contemporary the Telegraph has lashed itself into a fearful state of excitement over our statement that the Government had leased the vast Morimutu country to Messrs Studholme & Co. Our contemporary states it cannot be true, but proceeds to give further reformation on the subject of whicb we were not aware, and generally reveals a consciousness and belief that it is true. For ourselves the statement was not ours, but that of the Wellington Tribune, a staunch supporter of the present Government, and not likely to slander it, and in its original form as we saw it was expressed with a naivete that implied there was nothing wrong about it particularly ; nor any thing greatly to be wondered at as unusual or extraordi nary. We have no reason to doubt that our Southern contemporary spoke with definite information, perhap3 oven official inspiration on the subject. It is a nice little patrimony 160,000 acres of prime land, and if Messrs Sfcudholme & Co have acquired vast political influence and use it for the benefit of the colony perhaps we should not grudge this little bit of land. We hope the Telegraph has got over his excitement.

A funny kind of a thiDg appears in our telegram from Hamilton. Major Clare has been suspended for allowing Captain North croft to pass into the sacred territory of the Maori King, and Captain Norbhcroft is sus pended for doing it. Goodness gracious ! — we think that is the expression—what a fear the Government have of hurting Maori feelings. This is a pretty, state of things in a British community, and at the hands of the representatives of British Government. We trust Sir Donald will inform his Majesty of how he has marked his displeasure at the intrusion, and that he will send up plenty of flour and rum. The King likes rum.

The lad Patrick Molloy, whose name has been frequently before the public in connec tion with the Training Ship, was to-day sent from the vessel. The father of the lad com plains to us that he had received a letter from Captain Breton, of the Training Ship, saying that the boy would be landed on the wharf about midday. The father and mother, together with all the rest of the children of the family, came to receive their child at the time fixed, but found after wait ing for several hours that the boy had been landed and let loose on the world at nine in the morning. The case seems to require ex planation.

In order to clear off a press of matter in type and crowded out from previous issues, we to-day publish a column of news, theatrical notices, etc., on the fourth or back page of to-night's issue.

Mr Warren, a settler from Mahurangi, sustained a serious loss in Vulcan Lane to day ; viz., a sum of £22. He is satisfied of the locality in which he must have dropped the amount, as he had just come oat _of Messrs Ireland Brothers' premises, where he had the money, and discovered his loss almost immediately. A liberal reward of £3 is offered for the recovery of the sum, and w<3 hope Mr "Warren will be successful in dis covering the finder.

We have been asked to insert; the follow ing, headed " Speedy Justice ": Sir,—All credit and thanks to our eminent Superin tendent for doing justice to the Ladies' Be nevolent Society with such business-like promptness. One more duty yet remains for His Honor to perform, and that is to cause inquiry to be made into the conduct of the official who has been the immediate cause of the very singular dispute between the Government and the ladies referred to. This gentleman, I mean Mr John Graham, is spoken of publicly in no measured terms, whether justly or not, is a question for the Government to decide. Will they see to it ? I am, &c, Merciful and Charitable.

The New Zealand Agricultural Society held its annual meeting at the Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu, yesterday. The report reviewed the proceedings of the socity dur ing the year. The annual show, although not equal to those of former years in respect to horned stock, was no way inferior in sheep and horses. The society had obtained from England, and distributed, a quantity of sugar-beet seed. The diplomas of merit for exhibits at Vienna had been duly received. The financial position of the society was good. .Receipts from all sources, £543 iSs 3d; balance remaining-to credit after payment of all expenses, £100 5s 7d. The report was adopted, and thanks returned to Mr M. M. Taylor—the indefatigable secretary of the Society. Votes of tlianks were afterwards given to the collectors and officers of the Society. Sir George Grey was then elected President ; Mr Goodfellow, vice-President Mr Woodward, Treasurer; Mr Taylor, Se cretary. Messrs Bainbridge, Shepherd, and Murphy, managing committee ; and Messrs Robertson and j. May, auditors. A discus sion then ensued on ths position of slaughter house site. The Onehunga site was generally condemned, and a resolution was carried, on the motion of Mr Woodward, appointing Messrs Goodfellow, Woodward, and May a deputation to wait on the Superintendent, aDd urge the postponement of any definite action in the matter of site till the next meeting of the Provincial Council.

A reference to the journey of Mr North croft, A.C. from Kihikihi to New Plymouth overland appeared in yesterday morning's doss, telegraphed as late news from the Alexandra correspondent. Mr Chas. Brown, editor of the Taranahi News, who is now in Auckland, has for warded us an extract, cut from his journal giving full particulars of this journey, and showing that this late (?) piece of intel- Jigence, which the vigilant correspondent at Alexandra has just found out and thought worth telegraphing was published in New Plymouth nearly three weeks ayo, and the papers containing it must have been lying in the office of our contemporary a week at least. The account verifies the report from our special correspondent recently published. The News saya : "Te Kuiti is described as a very populous place, having a great many whares, and numbers of natives, men,women, and children ; the latter plentiful, n.nd look ing remarkably healthy ; all appeared well clothed with abundance of provisions, especially of good brown bread ; the natives are growing, a large quantity of hops, and managing to make good yeast There is a European there who makes for His Majesty the two combustibles, iranpowder and whiskey ; and is now em ployed at a flour mil!. Next morning Mr Northcroft prccacded on his journey, aud just ?s he was about to cross a river of the ford, he was desired to return back by one of some natives standing there, and who had just re ceived a letter from Te Kooti, brought by two lads. After a few words, Mr Northoroft turned his horse, and seeing Rewi on the top of a hill above him, rode up. Rewi met him half way, and inquired the reason of his return ; on learning this he instantly jumped on a horse, and rode hastily down to the ford. When the nstives saw Rewi coming, they all hurried off except the one who had stopped Mr Northcroft, and the pace some of them, especially the two larls, ran would have en titled them to a good place in a foot race. Rewi. after rebnking the native who remained, informed Mr Northcroft that all Te Kooti wanted was to get. some money from him to buy rum." [It will be seen by our Hamilton telegrams to-day'that this ill-advised journey has led to the suspension both of Captain Northcrofb and* his commanding officer, Major Clare, by the Government. The turning back referred to in our Hamilton telegrams evidently refers to the attempt made by natives to stop Captain Norfchcroft, as, from the report in the Taranaki News, it appears that Captain Noithcroft managed to get through.]

The dance given at the Parnell Hall last night, in compliment to the officers of M.M. steamer Dido, was a great success. About sixty couples were present, and dancing was kept up till an early hour this morning. Nearly all the officers showed up. Mr Gor man, of the Alexandra Hotel, attended to the catering satisfactorily. W often see curious things advertised, but we don't often hear of an advertisement for a lost pair of breeches. There was such a curiosity in our yesterday's issue. It must be very awkward for a lady to lose her chignon or her improver ; but for a gentle man to be in the fix represented by this advertisement must be a calamity indeed, the degree of which can only be determined by the answer to the questions how, when and where did he lose these very necessary garments, and has he another pair to use in the meantime till he finds those that are lost? We can easily picture a man without a hat; our mind is not unequal to the vision of a man without a coat : we can even rise so far into the flights of fancy as to deprive him of his vest as well; but there our imagination stops. It has reached its limit, and refuses to conjure up the unnatural, nay, im possible tableau of a man without his breeches. Did anyone see the unfor tunate victim after his loss ? If anyone did and will bring us a faithful description of his general appearance, and a truthful pic ture of the agony of his features—we pro mise that person a larger sum than was ever paid by 'a certain disreputable old smuggler to get justices to see his views. How did it happen ? Was he bathing on Parnell's clas sic shore, and did Constable Jackson impound the garments ? Was he drunk (!), and had them stolen while he was insensible? Alas, we cannot tell. The thing is a mytery, amd we give it up, sincerely trusting three things :—First: that the advertiser will not have insult added to his injuries by being hauled up by the police ; second: that he had, like Mr and Mrs Bubb, a convenient one-horse shay with an apron at hand when he discovered his loss ; and third : that ho has by this time found a sympathising friend to supply the important deficiency in his wardrobe.

A meeting of the Pioneeer Juvenile Lodge 1.0. G.T., will be held this evening at 7 p.m. in the Young Men's Chrißtian Association rooms Wellesley street. In our notice of the Cook-street Templary soiree, we unintentionally omitted the name of Mr Marter, a young man, who sang two of the best songs of the evening. Mr Marter had made a promise to take part in the pro ceedings, but was obliged to go to work at a distance of eighteen miles from Auckland, but in order not to disappoint the committee he walked from his work into town, and yesterday tramped the eighteen miles back asain. Such enthusiasm iv the cause of Templary deserves recognition.

In our telegraphic columns is a feeling and truthful tribute in memoriam of the late Judge Gray. It is not in Otago alone that the death of this man will be felt $ and with all old Victorians the name of " Wilson Gray " still rings in the memory with the sound of all that is noble and honorable, and self-sacrificing for the good of fellow-man.

We would to-day jtlat draw, the attention of those who love music to the aflnouncement that the Engineer and City Band, upon which the city has largely to depend en occasions of popular display, and also for the pleasant evening performances in the open air. We shall refer to the subject hereafter, and hope that the public will come forward freely for such a deserving object.

A gentleman writing to another" at Auck land from Gisborne, on the 24th of last month, states :—"I trust as Sir George Grey is certain to be returned as Superintendent that he will not allow this place to be so much neglected as it has been, both by the General and Provincial Governments. The town itself is more than doubled in the last twelve months, with every appearance of a steady increase in the future. Substantial buildings are being erected all round, land is increasingin value, commerce improving, trade getting brisker, employment plentiful, and settlers contented : in fine, the place pro mises at no distant date to be one of the most wealthy and prosperous portions of this magnificent province."

The annual meeting of the Auckland Licensed Victuallers' Association will be held to-morrow afternoon, at the British Hotel, Queen-street, when important special business will be brought forward.

A conference of the Auckland Presbytery will be held this evening in St Andrew's Churcb/at half-past seven o'clock with respect to the recent religious awakening in the mother country, and the recent exchange of pulpits by members of Presbytery made for the parpose of promoting the cause of vital religion in our province. The Moderator of the Presbytery will preside, and interesting addresses are expected from several members. The conference will be an open one, and gentlemen other than members of Presbytery will be invited to offer suggestions for the promotion of a religious revival here. "vV c call special attention to the fact that the con ference is to take place this evening, and not to-morrow evening as intimated in error by a morning contemporary.

Wb think that a glance at our telegraphic columns to-day will convince any one that we are warranted in employing pigeons or photograms, or old Taipo himself to help us under the burthen imposed on us by the villainous unfairness of the Telegraph ad ministration. With a fourfold higher rats imposed on us than on morning journal ism, we give our readers an amount of telegraphic news that has never been equalled by any other morning or evening journal in the Australasian colonies. The gross injustice inflicted on us will be apparent from the following : Reckoning that 1,000 words of telegram would make a column, the charge made to an evening paper at day rates is one half-penny per word, or £2 Is Sd, while to a morning paper, at nujht rate 3of one shilling per hundred words, the cost would be 10s. Notwithstanding this, we can with pride say that our journal alone of all New Zealand papers may claim that title dreamt of by Mr Vogel and others, that of being a " Colonial Journal." Our readers are aware that this was the aspiration of the projectors of the New Zealand Times at Wellington, and the method adopted for winning the character of "Colonial Journal" was that of devoting about two columns daily to news from all the provinces, which was arranged under the several headings " Auckland," " Otago," " Canterbury," &.o. This news, however, consisted of clippings from the newspapers published in the several province*, generally a week aud frequently a fortnight old; whereas our inter provincial news, more copious in ifc3olf, is served up by us to our readers hob off the wires on the very day generally on which the events have occurred, and often before they have appeared in the local papers of the several districts. If any therefore can claim realization of the somewhat Utopian fancy of a "colonial journal" we think we may. Again, with reference to the collection of authentic news, we are in the po.ufcioa to say that there is at this hour noi a city or princi pal town throughout New Zealand in which there is not an editor or sub-editor of a load ing paper engaged as our telegraphic corres pondent, and sending us by telegram the earliest intimation of any striking event. It is not to the blame of morning journalism, if telegraphic columns are not a characteristic feature ; but it is a matter on which we may legitimately do a little boast ing that, while half a column of telegrams on aa average daily suffices the readers of the Melbourne Argus and the Sydney Morning Herald —the leading journals of Australia — our readers are furnished with sucli columns of telegrams as we publish daily. If the Government would only act fairly to evening journalism, or in default of that, if we cau mature our pigeon system, we hope to yet realize our ideal of what the Evening Star should be.

SUPREME COURT— Tuesday.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.) ARSOX. The evidence in tbis case was of a circum stantial nature. The prisoner, William Smith, occupied a small tenement on the premises of Mr James Wallace, the Agricul tural Implement maker of Otahuhu, and on the night of the 30th of January, a stack of hay belonging to prosecutor was burnt down in a mysterious manner. The prisoner it seems had several times threatened to do something, and to hay« revenge, and these threats caused prisoner to be suspected of having set fire to the place. Robert Askin, Samuel Fallwell, and Constable Gamble, gave circumstantial evidence. His Honor then summed np, and the jury after half-an hours' consideration, found a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner wa3 then discharged.

THIS DAY.

His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock, LARCENY OF TOOLS.

Robert Leary, Edward Lysaght, and Alex ander Graham were arraigned upon an in dictment charging them with, having, on the 21st of March, stolen a quantity of carpen ters' tools, the property of Alfred Worthing ton, of Auckland.

Prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr. Brookfield opened the case for the prosecution. Alfred Worthington deposed that he was a carpenter, and had been employed at the Thames. On the 19th of March'he left for Auckland, and took lodgings at the house of Mrs. Donnagher, Chapel-street. His box of tools was brought to his lodgings, but being weighty it was left oa the verandah for the night. On the next morning he had occa sion to go to liis box for something which he required, when he missed the box. He gave notice of his loss to the police, and found a portion of his box, split up ready for burning at the house of Lysaght in Hobson-Btreet; and the majority of his tools he, in company with Detective Grace, discovered in the shop of Mr John Smyth, cabinet-maker, of Wellesley-streot. They went a second time to Lysaght's house, and and made a second search, when they fouad a pair of moleskin trousers, a waistcoat, dagger, screw-driver, and some specimens, (produced). James Smyth, son of John Smyth, stated that on the Monday evening he saw Leary at his father's house, aud heard him Bay that Lysaght had sent him to say that he had some tools to sell. His father replied that he would buy them from Lysaght, but not of Leary, knowing his character. Mra Catherine Smyth, wife of Mr John Smyth, deposed to seeing Lysaght in con conversation with her husband, but she was not then aware of what they were talking about. On the following evening Graham, came with a quantity of tools in a canvass bag and left them in the shop. She was not aware that the bag contained tools until half an-hour after the bag had been left.

Detective Martin Grace gave evidence to the effect that he went with Mr Worthington to the shop in Wellealey-street, where prosecutor identified hii tools by his particular brand (W). From information received by Smyth, he and Detective Jeffrey made searches at Lysaght'is house, aad arrested the three prisoners. Detective Jeffrey corroborated the above statement.

The prisoner Lysaght made a long appeal to the jury to the effect that he was the father of five children, that he had been fifteen years in Auckland, and that nothing had hitherto beea brought against his char acter ; the man Leary brought the box to his house and he understood that it belonged to a sailor who had run away into the country. Had he thought they were stolen tools, he might have put them out of the way, and destroyed all traces of the box. He was an innocent man, and threw himself on the mercy of the Court.

Graham also addressed the jury, and said it was no use for him to try to get out of i% for Lysaght was in custody, *nd bellowed like a calf, and had blabbed all about it. He was a respectable man, and had worked on a boat for a long time, but Jeffrey was deter mined to have him upon some fictitious charge or other ; he had a down upon him. He could only say that he was a» innocent as a child.

His Honor then commented upon the evidence, and the jury retired to consider their verdict, and found Lysaght and Leary guilty, and Graham not guilty. The prisoner Graham was therefore dis charged.

The Court, reviewing the long list of con victions against Leary, sentenced him for this and a previous offence, viz., robbery from the person, to four years penal servi tude for each offence, to run concurrently. Lysaght, against whom there did not appear any previous conviction for larceny, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. The prisoner James Nichol who was con cerned with Leary in robbing the cook of the Baron Aberdare, while in a state of drunken ness, at the Greyhound Hotel, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard labour.

BECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. John Smyth was arraigned on an indict

ment charging him with receiving and'pur chasing certain carpenters' tools, of one Edward Lyaaght, on the 31sfc March, know ing the same to have been stolen. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr Hesketh appeared in prisoner's defence. Mr Brookfield, Crown Prosecutor, opened the case.

Alfred Worfchington, carpenter, repeated the evidence which he gave in the case of Leary, Lysaght, and Graham, previously heard. On the 24th March he saw two of his chisels hanging in Smyth's shop window; he went in, examined thtim, and found they were his property. The articles which he and the detectives found on John Smyth's premises were worth between eleven and twelve pounds. Two of the planes were worth more than the amount given by prisoner for the whole of the tool 3. Hl3 tools were all branded with a W and a mark, which had been taken out. Cross-examined by Mr. Hesketh : He knew his planes aparb from the brand. He went to Smyth's shop, knowing that he dealt in tools.

Detective Martin Grace corroborated the prosecutor's statement. He found the_ whole of the tools on the premises of the prisoner. Some of the tools were concealed in canisters and underneath hay. He met Mr. Smyth in Queen-street, and asked him how he came by the tools which he had found in his work shop. He said he bouaht tbfem of Bob Leary and another man. He knew Leary was a thief. He took him to the Police-station. He said he had given £1 for the tools.

Detective George Jeffrey went to prisoner for information as to who the man was that came with Leary to his shop with the tools. He replied that he would tell him all about it. When Leary came to him about selling the tools he told Leary it was dangerous to deal with him (a professional thief), but he would see Lysaght and might deal with him it all right. They came together on the following evening, after dark. He purchased them for £1 of Lysaght. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Hesketh said he should call one witness, the, prisoner's son, after which he would address the jury upon the whole of the evidence. James Smyth, son of prisoner, was then sworn, and deposed that he got two planes from the end of the bench, at the request of the prosecutor and the detective. There was some hay there used for stuffing couches, The planes were not hidden under the hay. Mr Hesketh made an eloquent defence for the prisoner. The jury after an hour's consultation, found the prisoner guilty. His Honor sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. EOBEERY PKOM THE PERSON. Tom and Tommy, two Kanaka?, were arraigned upon an indictment charging them with stealing the sum of £12 10s, from the person of a lodger, in the house of Antonia Nicholson, of West Queen-street, on the 2nd March.

Tommy pleaded guilty. Mr Brookfield said that there was no evi dence against the prisoner Tom, and on his Honor's recommendation, the jury found him not guilty, and he was discharged. The Court sentenced Tommy to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. This closed the criminal sessions. The Court was then adjourned until Wednesday next, at ten o'clock.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

PLENI VETERI3 BA.CCHI. Thomas King, William Burton, Margaret Gainsbury, and. James Bryan, for being unduly excited by liquor last night, were punished in the usual manner.

AX IRISH CONSTABLE. Robert Burns pleaded not guilty to bting drunk and disorderly at the Greyhound Hotel last night. Constable O'Reilly was called to give evi dence. Witness said the prisoner was making a great noise at the Greyhound Hotel, at 12 o'clock last night. He wanted to fight the barman. His Worship : Was he drunk ? Witness : No, your Worship. His Worship : Then how can you bring a charge of being drunk and disorderly against the man ? He is discharged. Sergeant-Major Pardy asked that the charge might be amended to a breach of the Vagrant Act. His Worship thought that the night's imprisonment woiild be sufficient, and the prisoner was ordered to be discharged. BIG LANGUAGE FOR A SMALL MOUTH. Michael Donnagher, a lad of 14, was called upon to answer a charge of having spoken to his mother. Martha Mary Donagher, on the 6th instant, in a too emphatic tone, to wit, swearing he would rip her open. The mother said she was unable to keep her boarders through the conduct of her son.

Sergeant-Major Pardy said the mother was to blame as well as the boy. She had had money sent to pay his passage to some friends, and she had stuck to the money.

Prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, mumbled some words in a strong Irish brogue, which were perfectly unintelligible. His Worship saying that he was too old to be sent to the Si aval School, ordered the accused to find two sureties of £10 each, and in default to go to gaol for three months, j

BREAD AND WATER,

Alfred Rhodes and Theodore Conway, the two boys who were remanded the. other day, were again brought up charged with having stolen a quantity of figs, value Is, the pro perty of Mr Bull, on the 2nd inst. The Sergt .-Major stated that the younaj, offenders had been kept on bread and water in the meanwhile, which was deemed a caution to them, and they were, therefore, now dis charged.

A DEFAULTER,

Charles James was brought up charged • on 1 a warrant with the larceny as a baillee, of £185 the property of the Oddfellows Society at Christchurch, on the 14th of Jauuary last.

Serjeant Major Pardy stated that the prisoner was secretary to the Oddfellows Lodge at Christchurch. The warrant had been sent to Melbourne in consequence of in formation that he had gone there. The prisoner preferred to be remanded at once to Christchurch, rather than wait for the warrant.

The Court remanded him accordingly to Christchurch.

CITY RATES.

Several citizens were summoned for non-payment of city rates; but Mr. Harrop appeared and stated thai; as the amounts had been paid, the cases would be ■withdrawn.

STRAY BULLOCKS,

Alexander Alison and Ewen William Alison were summoned to explain why they had allowed three bullocks to stray in Victoria Road, Devoaport, on the 30th ult. The defendants admitted the charge. Mr Joy appeared for the Board, and stated that the ppundkeeper was satisfied that there was no intention to let the cattlo stray.

There was a second information against Alexander Alison for unlawfully rescuing the same three bullocks after they had been lawfully impounded, which Mr Joy asked permission to withdraw. . The Magistrate remarked upon the danger of permitting cattle to stray. Only very recently a boy lost his life from this cause ; but in view of the statement by Mr Joy, he would order the defendant in the first case to pay the costs, and allow the second charge to be withdrawn on payment of costs. DISSRDHRLY HOTTSE. Robert Moon and Ellen Whitaker, re manded from yesterday on a charge of keep

ing a disorderly house in Ed%rde6-Btreet again made their appearance inW dock. 5 Sergeant-Major Pardy statediiat the' f?«- j tectives were still engaged in te Sup \§ Court, and a message had beement Mjt learn when they could appear. V \ % \\<\:-, His Worship : I am surprised hat l^-fif ■■'' V lords should be found willing tUet iv^ \ property to such tenants. \ \t *~ ■"'"", Serjeant Major Pardy : TheyW Ora rent for them your Worship, than tlfc would from respectable people. \ Mr Beckham : Ah ! Cupidity isW We( j to outweigh all other considerations. V As it was ascertained that the de&tj vea could appear in the afternoon. The cak Waa remanded till half-past one o'clock. \ The case was again called on afteWe adjournment at 1.30, when it was sited that the detectives were still engaged afche Supreme Court, and a further rematufem to-morrow morning was granted. 7

TELEGRAPHIC.

CAPT. NORTHCROFT'S ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE KING COUNTRY.

Major Clare and Captaii Northcroffc Suspended. HAMILTON. (From cur own Correspondent.) This day. Captain Morrison has just arrived to take charge of the Waikato district, Major Clare having been suspended for allowing Captain Northcroft, A.C., to go through the King country, en route for Taranaki, the Maoris having sent Captain Northcrof t back j and he is also suspended for attempting it.

RUSSELL.

(From our own Correspondent.) Tuesday. Arrival : lona.—Departures : Sir Isaac Newton, for Napier. The New Pilot. It is to be hoped the Government will goon provide the pilot with a house, as they have done at other ports, as he appears to be the right man for the place. This day. Arrival: Prince Rupert. Departures : lona, tor the North; Emu, for Thames.

LATEST THAMES NEWS

GRAHAMSTOWN. (From our own Correspondent.) This day. The Manukau Yield. The Manukau retorting to d&y is estima* ted to yield. 530 ounces for three weeks' crushing. At the sale of Manukau tailings, 250 tons more or less, the lot was bought by Mr Brown, for Is 6d per ton. A heap of pyrites, estimated at about 3 tons, was bought up by Mr Masters for £3 sa. Work in the Caledonian. In the Caledonian they are stripping the lode in the intermediate level. Good gold is showing;, and they will have a good parcel of specimens to-night. The Company has commenced carting quartz to the battery. The Cure Mine. The Cure No. 5 lode is still looking pro. mising. They have now 40 pounds of picked stuff, from which might be selected about 10 pounds of specimens. The lode is small, and is in hard country. The Red Queen is taking out for crushing, and has 20 tons, and 30 pounds of picked stuff.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. (From our own Correspondent.) This day. i Lost in the Bush. Robert Leslie, a recent arrival, went oufc sketching on Saturday, and lost himself in the bush. Every time he tried to geb out of the maze, he always fetched back to the old spot where he started from when he found he was astray. He passed two nights in the bush, and was very much exhausted when he came across a shepherd, who put him upon the track leading to the public road. A great many persons r-friends and acquaint ances—were out as a search party. Changes in the Times Office. It is reported about town to-day that an astonishing and radical change has been made in the Times office. A number of old and valuable servants in the different branches are said to have been dismissed. The odd part of it is, that those most in terested are said to know nothing of the changes made. It is understood that the concern will be placed under the control of Creighton and Scales, formerly partners in the , * lessee-ship of the Auckland Southern Cross. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the state ment, but it is most probably true. f A Captain in Trouble. Yor old acquaintance, Dennis Wright, ex-Captain of the army, wa3 brought up at' the Supreme Court yesterday, and acquitted. After casting a beaming and triumphant look I round the Court at many old debtors, if not friends, he jauntily made for the door, but just as he handled the knob the Inspector of Police tapped him on the shoulder an4rS«sg gently hintedihe|Jvas wanted, on atno&er charge. His countenance suddenly chmge4s*\%%- End chops fell a$ dace/ \ \\ 1 Rob%|g a Widow. « -j § There are some.^nl|erers in Wellington and r jvai its vicinity of laii©. An old widow I«^*|SH house was broken^ into yesterday while■•WS^.am was absent, and She whole place ransacked; \\ | The thieves, unfortunately, managed to &&'.|| what money was if| the house, eleven pounds. -| Little hope is entertained of detection, as->| they took no jlroperty of a traceable^ j| character. * 1 1 ' The new A|rnvals Sentenced; I The two new arrivals who- distinguisnedf ■.§ themselves by their; tobacco robbery reca'w^l|| two years each. B&jth were in receipt of B°*f«S wages. Ml Smelling Salts in Request.. vVJillii The Post says ila&b night that pettOW!JgH visiting the Clerk's 'Office and Resident 1 i Magistrate's Court required to be pro^dMlS * with a bottfc of smelli|g saltz. The MneU I ; in the office was Biinply disgusting. W«j Ifl should not be at all surprised to hew <rfj?,' IS those exposed to its influence being attacked > by fever. It is a disgrace to the Grove«anie^| rap that a large business Court should have to bo I carried on in the present dejn. •:; ? ; Measle Plague. '< ill Referring to the measle plague at Fiji, «**L>nH Posts&jb: —"Many years ago, the MuflH^jr Island, or southern portion of it wag Bearijf'Jl depopulated by the same scourge. To* |h Maoris died literally by hundreds.' There | fl» is on the coast of Otago a small bay, know* Ira as Measly Beach, where tons of human bonw || used to lie around, the skeletons being,f^SflHl of natives who died from the measles. Thi» t beaqh seems to have been a favourite pla<* \ for those seized with the ilhiess to "CP%o!Wßffl"i die. Itmay not be very long beforeiy*Lffl|B|a an outbreak of a similar kind m'tlieif<f|jil Mand." -

NAPIER.

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