SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER ; Tbia evening 9.11 ; to morrow morning, 9.50 STTN SET : Thiß evening, 445 ; SUN RISK: to morrow moraine-, 7.17. MOON'S AGiS : Last quarter, 27th, 2.18 a m

ARRIVALS.

.Mercury, cutter, from Kaipsra Start, cutter, from Merciry Bay

Wanganui lona, s a, for Russell "■lift, brigantine. for Lyttelton Merlin, schooner

DEPARTURES.

Go-Ahead, ss, for Gisborne, Mapier, Wellington, and

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For "Wanjanui— St. Kilda, Wednesday, noon For San Francisco—Mikado, R.M. s s., Oth July For the South—Taranaki, s s Saturday For tho North—lonn, s s, Mondays For London—Fernglen, ship, early For Napier— Emily McLaren, barque, early For the Cape-Shooting Star, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Mikado, ss. from Sydney, Bth July Emu, auxiliary-screw, from Thames Taranaki, s.s, from the South, 23rd Agnes, schooner, from Bunedin Agnes Jessie, schooner, from Oamaru Victory, brig, from Adelaide ; sailed 23rd May Sea Soray. barque, from Lytteltori ; sailed June 17 Queen of the South, barque, from LytteltoD, early

IMPORTS.

B3?~yt, special charge of one shilling is made for co?>xiQv<'s' or shippers' names inserted in tliis column.

IMPORTANT SHIPPING DECISION.

"With reference to the wreck of the Blencathra, on King's Island, an opinion highly important to ship ping interests hag been received by the Southern Insuranea Oomnany of Australia. It is to the effect that a oaptain has no nowar or authority to sell cargo, if it be possible to del ver it at it? destination In c<«es of shipwreck where this should be done, he should arrange for the necessary salvage operations being carried out If instead of doing so, he sells the cargo, then the ori.iu.-J owners have not only a f-iirctaim against the purchasers for the nett proceeds of their gonfls, but also asrainsf; the shipowners, the latter liability bsing limited to £S per ton.

The s.s. lona loft for the North yesterday evening She had a good number of passengers, besides a fair' proportion, cf o&rgo. c The brigantine FHrt left for Lyttelton jesterday evening with a cargo of timber, drain-pipes, Ac. The s.s- Taranaki is due in the Manukau from the South to-morrow

The barque Shooting Star iq detained for the settle ment of several disputed claims for short deliver? and damage done to <?irgo These claims—at least the principal of hhem—will form the subject of an amicable suit in the R M. Court shortly

The cutter Start brings 24,500 feet timber from Mercury Bay.

The barque Cabarfeidh has entered out for New castle, and the schooner Estelle for Melbourne via Wangaroa.

The brigantine Helen, which slavtedfrom Onehunga for Kaipara same days a?o, only succeeded in getting out from the Heads yesterday »fternnon.

The cutter Mercury brings 22,000 feet timber from Kaipara.

The Kate Mcßregor ha«-bsen unfortunate since she left this port She was lying at the Kidnappers for nearly five weefcs. unable to put her cargo of timber out, owing to the bid weather. Getting tired of this, the captain made sail, and reached Napier, intending to discharge Ulere Neir the wh«f the stream runs very fast, and -.hile coming alongside on "Wednesday, the 16th. the stern of the schornur swung right on to the iron bows "f the ss. Rmg.itlra, which was lyiEg there. The sharp iron crashed through the schooner's taffsail aDd bulwarks, doing a large, amount of d-un-ige No harm, however, w.s done belww the water-line, and it 3s exptct-d that after ;i tem< orary repa'r, the schooner will come on to Russell to-day to oad coals for this port.

BIRTH.

ELLIS.—On June 20, at Parnell, the wife of Edward Ellis, Esq., M.D., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

SAEICH—RYAN.—At tho registrar's Office, Auck land, Antonio Sarich, of Trieste, Austria, to Rosina Ryan, of Auckland.

"W YKES—McKENZIE —On the 17th June, at Waipu, by the Eev. Win. Macrae, Josiah, son of Mr. Kdw.-rd Wykes, of Onehunga, to Annie Jessie, second daughter of Mr. Murdoclt McKenzie, of Waipu.

DEATHS.

TAYLOR.-On the 22nd instant, at his parent s re sidence, Hopetown-street, near Karrmgtihape Road, -Tames, infant son of Edmund and Mary Sarah Taylor, aged 15 months. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon, ' at 3 o'clock. • Friends please accept this invitation. BILKEY.—At Penzance, Cornwall, England, on the Infc May last-, Mm Ursula Bilkey. widow of the late Mr AY Bilkey Tremenkeere Farm, and the beloved mother of Mr. R Bilkey. Onelmnga, aged 85 years. The preat-grand-children (Mr. J. H. "Wright's), late of Pnkekobo West, followed her to the grave. H UNNISETT.—On .Tune 21, Charles John, eldest son of John and Mary Aim llumiisett, Dublin street, Nfwton, aped 15 years and 4 months. The funeral will leave his parent's residence to morrow (Wednesday), the 23rd instant, at 3 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows .— For Thames, to-morrow, at 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 11 30 a.m. For Wangantii, per bt Kilda, to-morrow, at 10 am for Levuka, per Rinu, to-morrow, at 11 am For Waiwora and Warkworth, pc-lc L'idy Bowen, on

Thursday next, at 9 a m . For Whitiangia, Tairua, OpotiM, and Napier, via Tauranga. per Rowena, on Friday next, at 3 pm Per s.s. Wellington, on Saturday, 26th inst, as For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 9am For T»ranaH, Southern provinces, and Austra lian Colonies, at 10 a m For United Kingdom, via Suez and Southamp ton (fo- letters specially addressd). at 10 am Kor Uni'ed Kingdom, via Brinoiai. and late letters for Southern provinces and [Melbourne, at 10 15 a m For newspapers, at S am For money orders, and registered letters, on Friday, V^th inst, at 5 p m (Si-med) S. B. BIS?, Chief Postmaster.

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1875.

>'or the cause that, lacks asstatanns. For the wrorirj Mia:, nei-iis niM^u^c.*, V9t tlic fcture in the dißtnnce, Asd l}u> sreoi that w<: ctu £n.

We are gratified to observe that the matters in dispute between the General and Provin cial Governments give prospect of resolving themselves into a distinct isfrae ; and that the supercilious and contemptuous action of Dr. Pollen will prohobly be submitted to legal test. In the Provincial Government Gazelle, published last nighf; appear further and very interesting telegraphic despatches between the Colonial Secretary aud the Superintendent, which we regret we have not space to reproduce. They refer to the vexed questions of the impounded capi tatation money, and the confiscated lands' funds. The stand which Sir George Orey takes is that the impounding of the capitation allowance for payment of interest on railways constructed in connection with the present public works policy, is contrary to law, and in his concluding telegram > transmitted as late as yesterday, he says : —-." If my belief on this point turns out to be right, and the capitation allowance is not paid, I propose to take means, in a. friendly spirit, to determine the great constitutional ques tion whether or not there are legal means, by which the provinces can support their rights, instead of either craving them by an unbecoming submission, or engaging in disputes which might have most unhappy and dangerous results." In other words, His Honor means to compel payment by the Colonial Treasury, if such payment can be compelled by mandamus from the Supreme Court, and not vaguely hints at possible evils impending if the tyrannous and insolent conduct of the General Govern ment is allowed to fructify. Whatever may be the upshot of this contention, it is impossible not to admire the spirited conduct of Sir George Grey; and in the telegrams, by the side of the snakelike wrig gling of the Colonial Secretary, that conduct comes out in very"bold relief. Throughout, Dr Pollen clearly tries to force Sir George into the position of a mendicant, and insinu ates the kindly forbearance and consideration shown to the province. "I have endea voured," says Soapy Dan, "to ob viate any immediate inconvenience to the Provincial Treasury arising out of this transaction by remitting a sum of £6,000 in anticipation of it 3 due-date." When it is remembered that this £6,000 was that due on the Ist of April last, and that Dr Pollen, asserting it was not due till the Ist of July, paid it to the province the other day, or about a fortnight sooner than the date most unjustly and wrongfully fixed by himself, the extent of his considera tion for the province can be appreciated. With respect to the £728 14s, which is admitted by Dr Pollen himself to have been wrongfully withheld through an "error" of the Audit Commissioners, our unctuous Minister makes capital of the payment in this wise, "As your Honor appears to attach importance to it, and as this sum may help to relieve the existing difficulties of the Provincial Treasury, Ministers will take the responsibility of making the payment as unauthorised expenditure." As this gentle man, every bone and muscle of whose body is the growth of the bread and fishes of office, is now by the grace of Providence and the chance of politics, in the habit of presiding over the squandering of millions, he can afford to sneer at the small sum of £728 14s, and in his own oily way make a joke at the expense of a people who have spued him out of their mouths, saying, "it may help to relieve the existing difficulties of the Provincial Treasury." When such language is used" by a man who has all his life been a burthen on the people, it is not too much to say that it is time for a change; and the only pity is there is no way in which such can b6 brought face to face with the people, for a man who would utter such a cowardly insult, is just the sort that would cower and shake in hia breeches if face to

face with an angry crowd. In reply, hi 3 Honor hurls back the impertinence. It has '• been wrongfully and unlawfully withheld." "We are under no obliga:ion for its being now paid." "T. will not accept the sum as a boon. " I claim it as a right." " Kither in the latter light the payment must be made, or not at all." Such is the present spirit of this new memorandummiad, and the contrast between the Oily Gammon, whose whole life's hopes and views are circled within the circumfer ence of office, and the man who ouly looks on office as service to the country, is brought out, in the latest interchange of telegrams, in a manner more striking and characteristic than anything that has heretofore reached the public eye.

" I was a stranger and you took me notjin," is not likely to be charged to Auckland by shipmasters. At least this will be so if Captains are allowed to go away with wrongs unredressed such as that which finds to-day expression from Captain Whitson, of the ship Dunedin, and which we are proud to see our contemporary the Gross has not been afraid to publish. Tt appears that Captain Whitson, coming a stranger, acting on advice, employed a surveyor to survey his cargo. This gentleman, than whom we have no worthier citizen, happens to be also surveyor to the New Zealand In surance Company, and mixed up in business matters with the—in this case—principal consignees. A claim is made and on apply ing to a lawyer, the lasvyer it was found was mixed up similarly in busi ness with the consignees. With a promptness and a decision. that do him credit, the captain resolved to release himself from the difficulty by buying up the cargo that was the subject of dispute. Now in this case it is not the individuals but the system that is to blame. The surveyor of the Insurance Companies is not to be cen sured for taking private business, if sufficient salary is not afforded, but either the Cham ber of Commerce (or some other body) should see to it that strangers visiting the port are not made the victims of sharp practice, and that the fair fame of our commerce is not destroyed by such complications as this. The second case of which Captain Whitson complains is one having more of an individual character. A box was missing, and the captain was: asked for £.'!!) 4s lOd for it ; it was found and passed through the Customs, and the captain discovered that thus it was declared for value £7. We know not the name of the owner or anything of his box, but we would not hesitate to nay that he is simply a rogue.

We must apologise to one .1. if. >S?anncll, on whose toes we appear to have trodden in our aiticle on the Dunedin gaol, and who, in a letter to the Cross to-day, draws attention to our "unmanly remarks " Jt really was not our intention to hurt the feelings of Mr Scannell, or any other, when we called in question the value of a prisoner's labour. We gave the highest praise to Governor Caldwell for his management of the gaol—considering that he has achieved a success which has not been achieved by any other gaoler in the colonies But we think that neither prisoner, nor ex-prisoner, nor hoc rjenus omne should find fault with us for saying that forced labour is not so valuable as voluntary labour ; and it was not with the intention of casting any slur on any person who may thus have been serving her Majesty compulsorily in con nection with our penal institutions that we drew the comparison. And vre would put it to Mr Scannell himself, wrmld his service, freely and voluntarily rendered to an em ployer now, not be more extensive and valu able than eight or nine hours of penal work on Bell-street and Stewart-street and Jetty-street and the harbour at Dunedin, and "the twenty other diffei'ant places that he could name," and to which he very natuHl ally looks back with proper .and becoming pride. We believe the greatest crerlit is due to those who have rendered such valuable services o-* the roads of the colon y, and the men chip ping scoria at Mount Eden are in so far benefactors of their country. Mr Scsnnell is no doubt in a position to speak with more authority on the subject than we, when we question a prisoner' 3 labour being worth seven shillings a day, but we trust he will not suppose we intended any personal depreciation of himself or others of special experiences when contrasting free and en forced labour. 1

We would again remind readers that the Choral Society's first concert, " Acis and G-alatea," followed by miscellaneous selections, will take place in the Choral Hall this even ing, under the conductorship of Mr. Joseph Brown. We can speak with confidence of the success of the concert from a musical point of view, and hope that the attendance will be commensurate with the merits of the Society.

The efforb being made by the SherMan street Primitive Methodist congregation to raise funds for the erection of a new chnpel by sewing meetings, conducted on the novel principle which we alluded to recently, is proving most successful. Since the matter was drawn attention to in the Star, mem bers of other denominations have attended the meetings to see how the system works and willing to help on the good «ause. All are welcome who come to aid, and those ready workers who are willing to bear their part either in the woik or in entertaining the happy circle should see the Rev. Mr Harris, the esteemed pastor of the flock, or the Rev. Mr Tinsley, of Edwardes-street. The system is one which commends itself, and those who are interested in congregational effort, will do well to watch its progress.

From facts which have come to hand plentifully from merchants and others since the paragraph relating to the detention of tlie ship Dunedin, published in our yester day's edition, was written, it appears that the present system of "receiving" on the wharf is defective rather than the shed accommodation. It would seem to be totally inadequate to meet such a pressure of busi ness as that which followed the arrival of the Hero, however efficient it may be for the ordinary requirements of the part. Seldom has such *a state of confusion arisen as that from which our business firms are still suffering the effects. Any amount of packages, for which claims have been made missing, have been found stored at the wrong merchants' bonds, among goods which have perhaps come by another vessel. A large number are still missing, and likely to be—the claims having beeD paid upon them —while many that h,ave turned up are badly damaged. The Dunedin, the Hero, the Moneynick, the Emily McLaren, and the Shooting Star have all more or less suffered, and the matter is of sufficient importance to warrant its being made the subject of an enquiry, independent of the legal investigation of the question who has to pay the piper. The system, rather than individuals, is to blame. It may be said that, as the' present arrangements are only temporary, and wil} be superseded in a few years by an improved and permanent state of things, that therefore it is not worth while to alter them now. So far as an elaborate reform is concerned, this is ' per fectly true, but still it is possible for the Harbour Board with its very full powers to step in and protect the reputation of the port by a little healthful intervention in the mean while.

It is satisfactory to know that the Bay of Island coal has greatly improved in quality lately, and is now superior to Newcastle coal for household as well as steam purposes. It ignites much more readily, bums with a brighter flame, and generates more heat. The large quantity of sulphur present in the coal when the mine was first worked ren dered it unpopular for household use, but this objection does not apply now. The coal burns veru well on the hearth ; is little more than haltthe price of Newcastle coal, and makes a much cheaper fire than wood. These facts, whioh may be proved by any persons putting the coal toa test in their homes should covnmenc 1 this excellent fuel to the people of Auckland and remove the prejudice which has existed hitherto against it. We would urge the Company to send up a few cargoes of cut coal for household purposes, which would remove the objection raised against the slack, and to make a special effort to get the coal widely used in the homes of the people, as it surely will be when its value becomes fully known.

The pastoral drama of "Dora" was per formed last evening at the Prince ?)f Wales Theatre, and was justly commended. Those of our readers &ho are acquainted with the poem upon which the drama is based will know the affecting narrative. The character of Farmer Allen, the iron-hearted, but -whose heart melts in the presence of his grand-child, was a good representation in the hands of Mr Collier. The character of Dora, with its fine traits, was well delineated by Miss May Howard, Miss Rtephenson played Mary Morison with a gracefulness, peculiar to her heroine, which was commendable. Mr Sam Poole was humorous in the extreme in Luke JBloomfield, a character introduced with a rustic appellation, but which is foreign to the original. The play throughout was fairly 'sustained, and considering its peculiarities was well received. The " Lottery Ticket" followed, aud to-night will be repeated, by particular request, " The Geneva Cross."

J. T. Warren Esq., Inspector of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, intimates through our advertising columns that a branch of that institution will be opened in Auckland on or about the 20th July, in the premises next the New Zealand In surance Company's building, where the National Bank commenced business in Auckland. The Colonial Bank is a New Zealand institution in every sense of the term; conceived, floated, and managed in New Zealand. The policy of the directors hitherto has been marked by great pru dence, and has resulted in placing the bank on a sound and satisfactory basis. We augur for the young institution a prosperous business in this city. *

The following rhymed jeu d'espritw&s en closed by a young lady to an Auckland deutisfc, whose name we cannot disclose :— Pear sir, 7011 maketh teeth of brino For thj*e whom fate hath loft without; And find provision for your own By pulling other people's out. The dentist referred to thanks the lady, and hopes she will have no objection to the appearance of her verse in the Evening Stak.

The members of the Auckland Fire Bri gade mustered List evening for driN, under Mr Superintendent Hughes, in Albert-street. After three hours' close exarciae the men retired.

The City Park, Ponsonby Road and Beres ford-street, seems likely to become anything but a healthful reserve, if the practice, of depositing night-soil is permitterl, as it seems to be at present. Residents in the vicinity com plain that the stench arising from the park yesterday and to-day was so unbearable as to cause severe sickness to persons of delicate or ganisation. This complaint abouid receive the attention of the Council at once It is clearly the duty of the Inspector of Nuisances to lay an information against the Corporation if he finds that night-soil or any filth has been deposited thi-jre, whereby a nuisance was created contrary to the statute made and provided.

Mr. W. L. JJees will give his leciure on " Modern Materialism," this evening in the Beresford street Hall ; commencing a6 half past seven o'clock.

A meeting of the "Newmarket Hall Bu'H

ing Committee " was held last evening. The Yen. Archdeacon Pritt was appointed Chair man, and the names of Messrs Keane, T. Barr, K. Keir. and J. Wrigley were added to the Committee.' Joseph Osborne, Esq., was appointed treasurer of the Hall, ami Air J. T. Witheford — secretary. It was decided to issue the subscription lists at once, and use every endeavour to meet the wishes of the public in the matter of a hall. From the assurances of support already received, there is every ground for the belief that the New market side of the town will not Ions; remain in its prc-sent backwardness, but - will ulti mately take a leading position as centre of intellectual and of public amuse ment.

Mr. P. Doran, and his friend Mahoney have projected a grand variety entertainment, shortly to take place in the Lome-street Hall for the benefit of Mrs. Sextie and family. The.programme is of the usual order, songs, dances, sketches, and acrobatic feats. Ama teurs and others who will take part in the entertainment are desired to meet for re hearsal to-morrow (Wednesday) evening.

We would call attention to the fact that the various tolls under the control of the Provincial Government will be sold to-mor row by Messrs B. Tonks and Co., at their mart, Queen - street. These tolls include the fees leviable at the public slaughter house, and the charges for the shipping water supply. The sale commences at noon. The same firm will offer, by order of the Board of Education, the Exchange Hotel, Parnell, and shop and dwellings in the Manukau Road.

In the House of Commons on April 5, an interesting little debate took place upon the merits of the Martini-Henry rifle, which found several powerful friends and no opponents. Lord Elcho said he was a member of the second of the two Committees appointed by the Government to test the weapon ; that he went on. the Committee dead against the rifle, but that he was completely con verted by the evidence he heard. He also stated that Mr Edward Eoss, " tvho might be said to be the best shot in the world," was a member of the said Com mittee, which had reported favourably on the rifle. Colonel Mure also commended it, Lord E. Cecil and Sir Henry Havelock fol lowed in still more eulogistic terms, after which the vote was agreed to. Among the items.passed at the same sitting was one of £437,200 for the expenses of the Volunteers —a sum which several members declared to be much too small, seeing the number of the Volunteers to be 160,000.

"I wish I was a pudding, mamma." " Why ?" " 'Cause I should have such lots of sugar put into me."

Mr Richard J. Feltus intimates by card in another column that he is carrying on busi ness as accountant, commission agent, and negotiator of loans. His address is Symonds street.

The famous Wheeler and De Glorian comedy and athletic Troupe will open to morrow evening in the City Hall. Lo Lo "The Flying Fairy" Miss Elsie De Courcy, the charming vocalist and protean actress, Master Bennie the character actor, the De Glorian Brothers, the great gymnasts, and Ben Wheeler, the Irish comedian and vocalist will take part. The opening will consist of selections, followed by "Barney's Courtship," the comical sketch of " Handy Andy" the comedietta of " Divorce" and the daring mid air evolutions of Lo Lo and the De Glorian Brothers.

Professor Bruce gave a most successful en tertainment last evening in the City Hall; his mesmeric and phrenological experiments were much applauded, and by desire, he will appear again thii evening, for the last time. He will appear nt the North Shore on Wed nesd»y«

The siatera Duvalli announce their un rivalled protean entertainment commencing on Saturday next, when they will be assisted by. Mr C. F. Coutes (singing and character actor), Mdlle. Paulina Terlecki (the eminent ruaniste), and Mr Charles Hall—of the Theatre Royal, Melbourne. The entertain ment will open with the musical comedietta — "The Dream of Life," introducing some capital songs and dances. After the interval, the comedietta of the " Shah of Persia, or a Statue for an Hour," will be placed on the stage with musical accompaniments and dresses of an attractive character. The Diivallis have been acknowledged as the Queens of Terpiichore in the Southern Hemisphere.

A spiritualistic cure is claimed to have been performed at Dnnedin by a correspon dent of the Star, who says that his wife being then in a very hopeless state of decline, the consequence of lung-diaease of several years' standing, and all other available means having failed to restore her to health, re solved likewise to try spirit-cure, and attended the circle of Mr Jackson, of Great King-street. She attended twice, and with the best results. On the first occasion the controlling spirit— a doctor, without—after giving a descrip tion of her illness and its cause, prescribed treatment. He requested very particularly that his prescription sbonld be observed in all its details, and that at the expiration of two months she was to return to the circle. My wife carried out these instructions, and at the end of the term named again attended bub this time much improved in health. A change in the treatment was next effected, and under it she has now almost quite re covered." Another correspondent "tops" this letter by stating that his heart, lungp, liver, kidneys, and brain were irreparably diseased when he was induced to try the spirit cure, as dispensed at various bars in the city, with the most beneficial result?.

The Mystic Tie Lodge of Good Templars of Papakura have been dissolved and the balance of funds, £4 Bs, has been handed over to the school committee as a nucleus for a building fund.

A WANTON PIECE OF MISCHIEF IN THE HARBOUR.

A sinouxaPv incident occurred in the harbour yesterday which on the face of it looks a sample of that mischief which Satan finds for idle hands to do. Early in the morning it was discovered that some one bad removed a plug below the water line of the Enterprise No. 2, steamer. When the dis novery was made, the water, to the extent of nearly three feet, had flooded the hold, and a large quantity of cargo there stowed was in some cases quite ruined and in others more or less damaged. As soon as possible the leak was stopped, and the water pumped off. It is said that the steamer would have settled down in another half-hour. As a matter of course the consignees refused to take deli very of their goods in their soaking state until guaranteed from loss by the owners of the boat, who will most likely be put to serious expense over the affair. There is little doubt that the act was perpetrated maliciously, and the offenders may rest assured they will not be suffered to enjoy ilieir little joke without Btrenuous efforts being made to expose and punish them.

ROBBERY ON THE CUTTER TAY.

A BOBBEJ'.Y was committed on board the cutter Tay .on Sunday night, and the offender was sentenced at the local R.M. Court by Pi.. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M., and brought into town by Constable Greene this morning and transferred -to Mount Eden Caol. Ifc appeirs that a seaman on the the Tay named Philip Tandy was visited on Sunday night by a Swedish seaman from the Atalanta named Carl Hugo Sioberge, or (in .tfuglhh parlance) Charles Carrington, who remained all night. Tandy had then two one - pound notes in a memorandum book under his head in his bunk, and this fact became known to the Swede. In the morning, Sioberge was missing and so were the notes. Tandy thought it best to consult Constable Greene, and in company with that efficieat officer the Atalanta was searched, when the notes were discovered between the timbers and a plank in the bunk where the Swede's clothes were put. Of course he stoutly denied .all knowledge of it, but unfortunately for him evidence was forthcoming to show that he bad been seen coming aboard the Atalanta with a pair of stockings, no doubt, judging that his fruit 3of his industry if he continued to prosper at the same rate, would require such accommodation. These stockings were also identified as having been taken from the Tay, and, when charged with stealing them, the light-fingered Swede confessed the soft impeachment, although he still stoutly denied tampering with the notes. After hearing the evidence of Tandy, Mr W. H. Candy, mate of the Atalanta, M. Mathesonand Constable Green, which showed conclusively that no one but Sioberge was in the Tay's cabin or knew anything of the monsy. fhe magistrate sentenced him to six months^ im prisonment with hard labour. He is, we are informed one of the useful immigrants for warded by Ur Featherston at the cost of tha colony, which will likewise become charged with his maintenance when here.

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS. THIS DAY.

(Before Messrs O'tfeill, Yon der Heyde,

Marshall, and Heane, Justices.)

The Court opened at 11 o'clock,

THE LETHEAN" DRAUGHT,

William Gandry, alias the " Son of Thun der," was found in a state of drunkenness in Queen-street last night by Constable Axam, who lent him his arm. He was fined 10s.

William Burton, alias " Billy Button," was charged with the same offence, he having drank the lethean draught, and was fined ss.

Edwin Hammond, also, figured on the drunkards' list and forfeited his bail.

naomi's cctrse

Naomi Boatwright and Mary Ann Ingram were charged with using .terrible language last night in Nelson-street, and the curse of Naomi was heard by Constable Graham on the 21st.

The women, somewhat advanced in years, pleaded not guilty. Constable Graham deposed that he was on his rounds, and when within three hundred yards of the prisoners' house, he head their language, which was of a most awful description. The women lived in one house, and were swearing at each other like a pair of cats.

The women said it was alia mistake ; it was the men that were swearing.

Mr Broham said that the house was one of disrepute, and prisoners' characters were not of the most refulgent description. The woman Boatwright was about to ad dress the Cpurt on her passable character, and the respectability of her house. The Court was of opinion that the offence which shocked the ears of Constable Graham had been committed, and fined the woman 40s each, or one month's imprisonment;. THINGS IN GENERAL Thomas Stewart was summoned for leaving his horse unattended, and his wheel un chained, in Victoria-street on the 15th in stant, and was fined 5s and costs. Stanley Augustus Tait left his employer's cart unattended in Hobson-street on the 14th instant, and was fined 5s and costs. John Abbott, for allowing his horse be at large in Nelson-street on the 15th insfe., was fined 5s and costs. George Shepperdson was charged with trotting his horses round Wyndham-street corner faster than allowed by law, and fined 5s and costs.

John Davis was charged with committing a breach of No. 7 by-law, by depasturing his ueveix cows in * rustic spot near Bores* ford-streot Hall.

Mr Davis said it would not have happened but one of his cows was lame and could not get along. Mr Broham said defendant had frequently been convicted before for several offences.

The Court fined defendant 40s and costs,

Orlando Henry was charged with riding too fast round Queen-street corner on the 16th instant, and was fined 53 and costs. This was all the business.

The San Francisco Mail.

THE COSPATRICK DISASTER.-NEW ZEALAND SKIPPERS COMPLAIN.

William Stewart, captain of the ship Tweed, has addressed a letter to the Times shewing how frequently ships are exposed to the danger which resulted so disastrously in the case of the Cospatrick, owing to the un trustworthy character of sailors. He says during his last voyage, to New Zealand in June, he had not been long at sea when he learned that sailors were plundering the cargo, and that naked lights were seen in the lower hold among the merchandise stowed there. Two ordinary seamen were detected passing sardines and preserved milk into the forecastle. They were brought aft, and after being confined, confessed that they were sent into the hold by the crew, and that several sailors had been many times into the hold with naked lights surreptitiously obtained from the emi grant's lamp. The letter continues : — " Before sailing every possible precaution had been taken to prevent the crew gaining access to the hold, but it was accomplished by the men cutting a passage through the coals, removing the bulkhead and passing out the plunder, which they secreted under the coals until they could get ii into the fore castle. When tbis discovery was maclte I refused to supply them with tobacco. Then their conduct became daily most disgraceful. They combined to neglect duty in every possible way, shamming sickness, &c, al though pronounced by the surgeon to be quite well. Their conduct became daily more mutinous and disorderly, and they could not be kept out of the forecastle at night, al though the ship was running in dark, foggy weather and in the vicinity of ice. On arrival at Otago the ringleaders were brought before the police magistrate and sentenced to four weeks' imprisonment with hard labour for neglect of duty, and eight weeks for embezzlement of cargo. There is scarcely a vessel going to the colonies whose owner does pot have to pay hea vily for los 9so occasioned by plundering cargo ; but what is of much more conse quence is the danger to valuable lives by crews getting into ships' holds with naked lights amid inflammable cargo, whereby many a good ship and many unfortunate passengers have been sacrificed, whose fate could never be told, for the ships have been posted as missing. While I was in New Zealaud, the (J.ithcart, another emigrant ship, arrived at Lyttelton with mutiny on board. IE Mr PJirnsoll would take a few trips from the docks to the Downs in some of the outward bound vessels, he would see a little of what masters have to contend with through the drunkenness and bad conduct of poor "ill-used Jack." Captain Montgomery, captan of the Queen of the Ai;e, writes confirming Captain Stewart's remarks, and recounting similar experience to that of the Tweed during bis last voyage to Auckland. He contrasts the heavy punishment awarded to burglary with the trifling sentences for endangering hundreds of lives by plundering cargo with naked lights. He. adds that if his vessel or the Tweed suffered the fate of the Cospatrick, every effort would have been made to censure the owner and cap tain ; while the noble British seamen, who caused the calamity, would have received a large measure of public sympathy.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.) London, May 4.

EVENTS OF THE MONTH

The past; has been by do means an unevent ful month in England, and the difficulty of a correspondent lies not in the dearth of sub jects, but in the choice of the one which he is to select with which to open the ball. He who has once received his baptism ia ink will not however hesitate long a,*, such a small obstruction, and I will just take up my old note-books and see what 1 can find that will interest you. I should have begun with the installation of the Prince of Wales as Grand Master of the English Freemasons, but as I . understand you have specially engaged a ! Master-Mason who had the honour of being, present on the occasion, to send you a full, true and particular account of the same, I can only lament that the ground has been cut from under my feet and admire your journalistic enterprise.—[The special report here referred to by our London correspondent will appear as soon as our space permits. Ed. -E.S.] SIR GEORGE BOWEN". Sir George Bowen bas been honored in the manner peculiar to Englishmen. He has been publicly fed at Willis's Rooms, and I need hardly inform you that cur portly, elderly, and (perhaps) slightly conceited friend was not in the leash degree lowered in his own estimation by the honor conferred on him. The Duke of Edinburgh presided, and many a gay reminiscence of his High ness's "Rakes Progress," through the out lying possessions of his mother, was the source of mirth at that festive, mahogany. There were a lot of howling swells present, besides a lot of old colonials, amongst whom were Dr Featherston and Mr A. G. Francis ; Major Hamley also was there, still remem bered by you through the medium of your gun club. Sir James Fergusson was amongst the lions of the night and caused great cheer ing when he announced that Mr Vogel had negotiated the formation of the last remaining link.of telegraphic communication between England and New Zealand, and had also secured important modifications in'the tariff. The Duke proposed the health of Sir George in the style usual on such occasions—of corpse every one is always a perfect paragon of excellence when his health is about to be drank. And then came the reply. I don't think Sir George was ever famous for decrying himself and his merits, and he quite kept up his reputation on this grand opportunity for indulging in a few of his tall sentences. He shewed how his presence had made the fortune of poor Queensland, a colony which when he landed in, was literally not worth a shilling; he read leaders from the Times to shew what a noble fellow he had been and what an angel of mercy he had been to Brisbane and its people. Then he came to New Zealand, and shewed the working of his beneficent policy. At the conclusion of his speech, which was very long, Sir George gave his notions as to the probable future of the Australasian Colonies.*

COLONIZATION OP NEW ZEALAND.

Lord Carnarvon, too, whose domestic affliction has prevented his being present at any of these banquets, has been speaking on the subject of colonization. He was waited on a few days since by a party of gentlemen, members of the Colonial Institute, amongst whom was Sir James Fergusson, asking for the annexation of New Guinea as an im portant addition to our colonies, and as necessary for the security of the colonial trade. The Colonial Secretary was very careful in his reply, but the tone of it left the impression that the Government would not be unwilling to secure the place if they saw their way clear to it. As he very truly said, there is very little known so far about .New Guinea, and it would be somewhat rash to undertake responsibilities without know ing something of their probable extent. One thing is certain, a Tory Government will never permit any. other Government to annex New .Guinea. A very little presatire from the Aflntralasfaa Celenieg

themselves would do wonders, and I have no doubt that a strong expression of feeling on the matter from New Zealand would have itsjfull influence. Earl Carnavon indeed, said :—" I feel that on such a question as the annexation of New Guinea ♦ the interests which are primarily. Tjv|ay say most closely, concerned are really x'^ rather than English interests ; ai L> v v the Australian Colonies to she A*^t greater sense of the value of that - t . Potion and to show a certain desire to co-operate very freely indeed in the matter. It is f OP them to take the first step. At present I am bound to say that whilst I believe there - is a very general disposition on the part of many of the colonies of Australia to see New Guinea annexed, still- I cannot trace any extreme anxiety or desire for jt. Of course the time may come when it may be other wise, and the importance of it 'may grow upon them very quickly indeed. Circumstances are so rapid in their develop, ment, and events move so quickly, that a very short time hence the feeling may be very different from what it is now. But I say I that whilst I do not underrate imperial duties or imperial obligations, I do say that the primary interests in the motion lies in Australia and the Australian Colonies rather than in this country." The great question to be decided is—can Englishmen ive in New Guinea ? If not, we could not for a moment entertain the idea of taking it in hand, but if Captain Moresby is right in saying it is perfectly healthy, and the colonists express a strong wish that way, I feel aure the addition of New Guinea to our colonies, may be regarded as a certainty. MOODY AND SANKEY. Some of the Pa>yal Family have been " moved "to hear Moody and Sankey. The Princess of Wales has been several times and the revivalists have presented her with a grandly bound copy of their hymns. Ra ther a good story is going the rounds about a daughter of Mr. Moody's who does not quite go with her father in the matter of religion. One evening she had been at the theatre and in the morning her father sa luted her with, " Well! child of Satan ;" to which she naively replies "Good morning papa." They are preaching at present in Her Majesty's Opera House, and. lots of nobility attend the services. The Sadducees are raking up all kinds of yarns about the profits made by the Evangelists, but*l don't believe there is anything in it. Their expenses must needs be large, and their financial affairs are managed by a com mittee. One thing is certain, revivalism is more expensive than regular church work. These Americans are spending, they say, about £24 000 per annum, which is nearly £10,C00 a year more than the largest income of an English Bishop. DP... KENEALY AND THE TICHBOENE AGITATION. Since my last date of writing, the star of l Dr Kenealy has set very low. For weeks the member for Stoke had kept his notice of motion on the order paper, but had made no attempt at -bringing it forward. In the interim he continued to stump the country with his umbrella, Mr Whalley, and Mr Onslow and to excite mobs of gallows-birds with foul mouthed invectives launched at the heads of all respectable people. In his newspaper—the Englishman, a scurrilous and libellous print he kept up a filthy discourse, charging every decent person with perjury and every sort of crime. This kind of thing could not last for ever, and the House was getting thoroughly sick of this shallow vaga bond and his yelping followers, so pressHre was brought to bear on him . and he appointed a week for the bringing forward of his motion. Mr Disraeli then gave him a Government ni^ht, and on the appointed evening before a full House, Dr Kenealy brought forward his long threatened motion for a Royal Commission to enquire into the conduct of the case of Regina v.

Castro and into certain events which had transpired subsequent thereto. In the course of his address which was listened to* throusnout with the utmost attention, the ex-serjeant, went in for all his charges of prejudice, dishonesty, venality, &c, against judges, jury and witnesses. He tried to frighten the House with the bugbear of the , mob anxiously waiting the result of the • division of that night. He made the wildest assertions unsupported by a scrap- of evidence " and left bis audience, both members and Grangers, under the impression that after all he was but a poor dull fellow, a much over-rated sham, with precious little in him after all His strength evidently lay in mendacity, for his subsiding wa3 the signal for denials of several of his assertions as statements made by honourable members and others. I rather fancy that the Kenealyites will soon die out, for the move- » ment was chiefly upheld by the promises made by their prophet to utterly demolish Parliament and put his foot on the neck of the Speaker, &c. There are thousands of people who will believe all that sort of talk if they see it in type, and will spend their money freely in the support of its author,, but then, happily, they require some show of a fulltilment. They like to have, value for their money as much as any other folk, and when they see that their leader, so far from crushing Parliament, has been most thoroughly sat upon by the House, they will begin to think the fellow not quite such a clever fellow as he has been represented in his own paper. In the Englishman of last week he announced in a sore of tearful wail that his client must die in prison. This won't suit the dirty tag-rag who read his paper for the sake of the threats and blasphemy which it; contains. Ribaldry and libel will pay. Water-gruel and tear 3 won't. And he did get horribly beaten on his motion in the House. Kenealy and Whalley were the tellers, and the noble army of one which marched into the lobby consisted of a member as big as three ordi nary M.P.'s. It was no less an idiot thaa Major O'Gorman, the buffoon of the Souse of Commons. As tor the Englishman, now that the matter has been forcibly brought under the notice of the House, it is understood that the Government will not permit the atrocious language hitherto indulged to con tinue to appear in its columns. The Scotch have done credit to themselves in the matter of Kenealyism. When the Doctor lately went to address the people of Edinburgh, he could not get an audience to listen to him, and they made such a row that he could not hear himself speak. At the door he was jostled a good deal, and got so angry that he struck out at the people's noses. The Scotch main tain their reputation for shrewdness. A paragraph is going the round of the papers, , stating that the following is an extract from a letter written from Singapore, March 21, 1875, by a married lady to her parents in JPenzance :— "We dined the other evening at Mr W —'s, with Mr Orton, a brother to the claimant. He is so like him ; the same heavy-looking head. If I had ■ believed in him until then, I should have done so no longer. They are almost exactly alike, but this one is not so stout. He would have come to the trial, but they would not give him sufficient money to make it pay him to come home. Heis captain of a vessel." The French have got*a dramatised version of the Tiehborne affair on the Parisian stage. It was to have been called the "Affaire Orton," buf. at the latest moment the authorities interposed, and it wa* altered to the Affaire Coverley. The thread of the real story is only partially 'worked out. There are no law proceedings or anything of that sort, and the whole turn of the drama rests upon the fact of an old mother persisting in recognising in an impostor, the person of her only lost son. There is a. rail way scene in it, in which the , impostor gets smashed up by a train, and / this delighted the Johnnie Crapepus in*"/:J ffiensely, in fact they insisted on havißg we^g train brought on at the close of tbiat particul** « act and giving it an ovation.

WSTW^Wim STAR, TtTES gAjT, JUNE 22, im.



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