SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

iHIGH WATER • This evening 11.7 ; to- I orrow msrnlng, 11 37. SUN SET : This evening, _46 ; SUN RI8E: to- I »orrow morninsr 7 18 i MOON'S S.GK : Last quarter, 27th, 2.18 a m

ARRIVALS.

fraprar n tne South s» from Napier and the South' P Pffries Jessie three-mifred schooner from Oamaru iha v.l' sch°"r)er, 59 tons, Karn-s, from Timaru L't rp schooner, ftv>m Napier H*.taUntic, schiomr. Hooper, from Lyttelton rrlfi' 6? pray- brig from 1- Tttelton fjgP'Cho, schooner, from Awanui

UNKNOWN

(j Cabirfeidh barque for.^fiwastie fi En v harq-j,e-tiiio (».uxiliar; screw), Connell. for H Levuba | Fawn, cutter, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Wellington-Dido. H Ms, early For San Francisco— Mikado, R.M. s.s , 9th July For ihe South— TaranaM, ss Saturday For the North—lon», s s, Mondays For Lendon—Fernglen, ship, early For r»apier— Emily McLaren, barque, early For the Cape- Shooting Srar, barque, early For .Newcastle—Victory, brig, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

"dilution, us, irom tne south, _Btuinstant Miwado, S3 from Sedney, Bch July Agnes, schooner, from t'unedin Vicor, barqnentine. from Port "amble, early Ko»ebud, schoo'i'-r from f'urn-din, early Vivi i, barqu;, from Circular Haad. early Ryno, brigantine from «r,tuuiah. early Papua, sohooner from Rarornnga, early Syren, bn>, from Svdaey, early Mar tha, b-irqne, fr m he Is'acds, early Fdith, scboo er from tho Islands, e*rlv Forf .rsMre. H)iflP, ship, from London; sailed Mar..h 19 Flec v >ero. ship from London ; sailed 13th April Lutter vnrth, rhip from London ; sail-d 10th April Pearl, schooner, from Tim*m ; sailed 11th List Bella »i *rv. lvirqn », from Hobart Town Prince Alfred, barqnentine., from Lyttelton Visi on, i rig, from -amo v Sarah, brie: ?rom "4nera,ki, early Al__,b«gh., ship, from London Carbbrnok Castle ship, from Liverpool; sailed Columbus, ship fmm London Ci.yof Auckland, ahi„, from London Charybdi , achooner, from the Navigators

Q^~A special charge of on«, shilling is made for consignees' or shippers' names inseHcd in this column.

IMPORTS.

Per Agnes Jessie from Oamaru : 2750 palings, 1020 bags oats, 555 sacks SSO bags flour, 134 bags barley, 1190 pkgs flour, 20 sacks pearl barley. 58 sacks oatmeal, 2S do barley dust.—G. W. Binney, agent. Per Ptar of the South, from Napier: COO head cattle—A..".P. C>., agents. Per Pearl, schooner, from Timaru : 249 sacks wheat, 191 sacks oats, 264 sacks wheat.—D. H. McKenzie, agent.

SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE PACIFIC, SCHOONER.

The fore-and-aft schooner Pacific, belong ing to Captain Clayton and Captain Chrisp, left Timaru about the 3rd of this mouth, bound for the Manukau. Up to the present time nothing has been heard of her since her departure. This fact, coupled with the knowledge that fearful gales occurred on the East Coast of the South Island immediately after her date of leaving-, make the owners and friends of those on board seriously alarmed for her safely. Tbe captain of the schooner Pearl, which arrived this morning, describps the gale of the sth instant, as the worst he wos ever out in,' and we know that three vessels which hod to run from TimaTU, were blew ashore, viz., the Ellibank Castle, the Wild Wave, and the Success, the last-named being lost with all hands. It is just possible that Captain Bradshaw, who is in command, may have taken shelter in a bay in an nnfrfquented part of the coast, or may have found the S.W. wind veer to. west in Cook Straits, and so have gone round by the North Cape. The next few days ought to give us some news one way or the other. The Pacific is loaded with wheat, and is insured for about £1000.

The schooner Atlantic, from Lyttelton, arrived in harbour this afternoon with a cargo of potatoe*. She left on the 16th, and has had a rough passage up. She came up the harbour with '.the cutter Wonder jn tow, which she had picked up in Kangitoto Chan nel. The Wonder, we believe, went adrift from her anchorage two or three days ago. Captain Hooper reports the schooner Gem at anchor at Waipu. The Atlantic was in com pany with the Prince Alfred bound for the Thmes, till rounding the East Cape.

The 8 s. Star of the South cleared out to day with a full general cargo for Levuka. The following passengers have also booked : Messrs Geortle, Trotter. Dace, Mclver, Potter, Bynes, Levison, Gibbald, Seccombe. The schooner Echo from Awanui, brings 312 bags wheat, and sundries.

The schooner Pearl, belongine to CaptainMcLellan. of Lyttelton, arrived from Timaru this morning at 10 o'clock after a troublesome voyage of 16 da? s from Timaru Captain Burnes reports leaving, in the first instance on the 4th inst, when «il vessels in the road Stead had to slip their cables and run to sea in conse quence of a b«avy blow from the eastward setting in After weathering the gale, returned to port on the 9th, and af er recovering 60 fathoms of chain and anchor left a?ain for Auckland the same evening. Had fine weither and lig-.t|winds up to the Kainouras; thence strong NT.W gale to FI »r. Point. Thick easterli wea her to Kast Cape, which was rounded on Sunday, the 2') th Strong westerly wind 3 across the Bay of Plenty Passed Mercury Island yesterday mornine and arrived at 10 o'clock this morning The Pear brings » cargo of grain.

The vessel signalled all day yesterday tamed out to be the three-masted schooner >gnes Jessie, from Oamaraa She only made the harbouj; »t an early hour this mor-ins:, owing to the wind bei"K contraiy

The A.^.P. Co.'s s.s. Star of the S juth arrived from Napier at midnight. She'left on Tuesday at half past five in the afternoon, and experienced southerly winds After landiug her passengers she proceeded to Koh'marama to discharge her cargo of cattla Passengers—From Dunedin: Messrs Gentil, Tro'ter. and Lace, and four for Fiji. From Napier: Mrs Mclver; Messrs Potter, Byrnes, Levison, Sibbaid„ Becumbe ; and five ia tbe steerage. The sc ew barquentine Emu left for L*vnki l»«t night. Passenger*—Mrs Cecilia Brown and Mr Chas. Manuel,

The brigantine Kate Brain is to load at Timaru for Auckland.

The s.s. Southern Cross leaves the Manukau this evening for Kaipara

The brig Victory cleared to-day for Newcastle with portion of original cargo from Adelaide and bulla: t. She sails to-morrow morning.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

|From our own Co-respondent ] June 11,

The Mary Webster leave here to-morrow for Tamnaki. Tin Tawera leaves at the same time fo- Lyttelfcoa, and the ynthij th* next day for Wel lington. There are no other vessels here At tbe Arata. _ Mill they are without a vessel, but the * -alanra _as been expected for a week p<.st from the M-aukiu.

The Marmion crossed the bar on the ;16th, bound for Wellington, and tha cutter Mercury on thefol lo*ing day, buund to a uckland via North C-ipe. You have already heard about the heavy fresh here, and booms breaking adrift, but the fine weather since has enabled the mill people to recover most of th* logs, and should it last another day or so, they will have the whole of them back. It was the heaviest fresh ever known on the Northern Wairoa.

The Amaranthe pasted down the river from Aratapu yesterday, and would, I think, cross the Bar to-day.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Ma Alfred Bctck-anp's Wkwkxy/ Report.— At the Havm'arket. on Friday list, fodder was in full supply, and without alter*tion in value; maize, 6s the bushel. Horse stock in less than usual numbers, with a fair enquiry for those brought forward ; n>e dium draught, adapted for general farm work, being most in request. Hides and skins in fully usu*l supply, with a steady enquiry at last week's quota tions—_t Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows near calving were short of requirements; store cattle in less than usual numbers, and dull of sale, except quiet cows forward in calf ; those seld at high rates. Fat cattle in less than usual supply ; 191 penned ; for good quality an advance of 2s '6d the lOOlbs was obtained ; but there was no improvement in price for inferior quality. Store wethers dull of sale : long woollad ewes in fair enquiry ; fat sheep in less than usual number s, but without advance in price Pigs plentiful, with a steady demand at an advance over last week's market. Prices given were : Dairy cows, at c*lving, £11 to £16 ; forward in calf, £6 to £8 ; two to three-yew-old steers. In good conditiou, £4 to £5 17s 6d : best fat cattle. 30s 10 35s ; inferior from 26a the lOOlbs; long-woolled ewes, 22s ; half bred wethsr», 9a to Us; fat sheep, 3|d to 4d ; fat pigs, 3d to 3. a the lb.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows .— For Thames this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at S 30 a m .—,,_. For Mahuraugi Matakans, Maogawai, Waipu, <*c, per Lady B >wen, to-morrow, at 9 am - Per s.s. Taranaki, on Saturday, 26th inst, as follows:— For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 9 a m For T^ranaki, Southern provinces, and Austra lian Colonies, at 1.0 a tv For United Kingdom, via Suez and Southamp ton (for letters soecUliy addressed), at 10 am For Uniied Kingdom, via IM-cui, >md late letters for _outliern provinces and Melbourne, at 10.15 am For registered letters, money orders, and newspapers, on Friday, 26th inst, _t 6 p m For Levuki, per Star of the Bouth, on Monday, 23th Innt. at 11 am For Kapanga, on Monday, at 11 30 a m (^or Warjga-.ei, etc, Russell, Wangiroa, and Mon gonui, per lona. on. Monday next, at 4 p m (Signed) S. B. BUS, Chief Postmaster

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

FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1875.

For tha cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance^ (for the f-ture In the ilisuuico. A_d th« _«od that no can de.

We revert to the valuable and interesting letter in our yesterday's issue on Btreet railways, contributed by Mr W. E. Turner. The two obstacles that, we believe, have presented themselves to the minds of citizens in considering this subject have been the nilly nature of the location of our city, and the impediment to ordinary tiaffic, in the lines of iron rails running up and down the streets. Barring these, we do not know of any objection that has been or could with any show of reason be raised. That vested interests in cabs and 'busses should protest is of course to be expected ; but happily the spirit of the age has come to give scant courtesy to such considerations when the public welfare is concerned. To railways, machinery, and every innovation—not excepting even girl-printing — the same objection is ever raised ; and we do not doubt that as in these cases, the interests of the owners of horseflesh and vehicles would be found ultimately benefitted and extended by thcadopti.on in our city and suburbs, of the system of street railway cars. But the two main popular objections to the Bystem are effectually laid by the testimony of experience afforded by Mr Turner. The Sydney experiment in this line has been an admitted failure, mainly from the obstruc tion which its Pitt-street tramway caused to the transit of cabs and drays. But the possibility of rails flush with the roadway, giving a minimum, if at all an appreciable amount, of inconvenijnce to ordinary traffic, and the fact of gradients far steeper than anything in the streets of Auckland constituting no difficulty what ever, have been established by that best of all arguments the logic of facts, and the testimony of experience. And these diffi culties laid, it is impossible to overestimate the sanitary and social advantages which such cheap suburban conveyance would confer on our citizens, and especially those of the poorer classes who are couped up in crowded and unhealthy dwellings, at, to them, oppressive rents. In San Francisco it appears that the unjform rate of two pence half penny will give conveyance for a distance Of fifteen miles. Supposing that places on the Great North Road by Mount Albert, the Whau, etc., and in the direction of One hunga, Otahuhu, etc., to the distance of four or five miles,j were connected by such easy and luxurious carriages with the centre of our city, and at such a nominal fare, what a boon to the people! It is at present not, the cost so much as the inconvenience of bus travelling that deters customere, and •prevents the extension of residence to the suburbs - and with frequency of trips, low fares, and above all airy roomy cars, the distance of several miles from the city would not be a matter of consideration to the very poorest of the people, as compared with the advantages in economy, health, and converjimces of residence. We very cordially hope that the Council will act, and act with promptitude. We are informed ph^.jvl^.e every care and caption should be i

taken, if no unnecessary delays on the part of our own authorities intervene, the cars might be. running within six months; and whether a local company is formed or whether Mr. Turner introduce, as he is prepared to. do, a Californian Company with'their cars and rules and system complete, we hope that our system will be carefully moulded on that which has been tried and found so effective on the other side of the Pacific. We believe it was adhe rence in Sydney to the old and heavy system which commends itself to English experiences and predilections, that made the JSew South Wales experiment a failure. Let our Council now import an idea from the Americans, and let the patent breaks, and the steel rails and the light and handy and commodious cars be shown to be as suitable for John Bull as thfey are admitted to be for brother Jonathan.

In: our telegraphic columns will be seen a telegram stating how a great scandal has come to light at the Thames, to wit that certain leases over lands at Tairua for 40 and 90 years had been completed the day before the freeehold was purchased by Government. The statement is simply untrue, and the Thames people are busting with excitement over a mare's nest. A leader which we have written on the'sub ject, we are obliged by lack of time to hold over.

Our attention has been called to a ca«e of distress and destitution, which we believe requires but to be told to awaken a kind and sympathetic feeling. The husband of Mrs Ca^sidy for a long time irregularly, or not at all, employed, went up country for em p oyment, and by cold and exposure aggravated disease of the heart, of which he died a few ago in the Hospital. The widow with two children, the one of three years, and the other of nine months, is wholly in destitute circumstances. We understand that the widow is most anxious and de termined to live by her own industry, but it is needless to say that with her two in fants, it is very difficult to find outside em ployment, and it is believed that, if through the kindness of the charitable she were en abled to purchase' a sewing machine, she could earn sufficient to support herself and her little ones. As we are informed that the case is really a deserving one, and that Mrs Cassidy is most respectable and in dustrioudy disposed, it will afford us much pleasure to be the medium for receiving aud transmitting to her any contributions which may give us for the purpose. Dr. Kender dine, whose hand is found in all such works of kindness, has handed us a pound towards this object, and wo would warmly solicit similar sympathy with a case of bereavement and penury combined.

The charges against the house-breaker Dunne, arrested at Cox's creek, were pro ceeded with at the Police Court this morning. The prisoner manifested the utmost famili arity with his situation, exhibiting consider able shrewdness in his questions to witnesses and great bitterness against his natural enemies, the detectives His intention in the first case—stealing from Mrs Grattan was evidently to connecf the offence directly with M rs Johnson upon whom he passed the shawl. This should be a warning to that good lady in future not to lend strange men money on articles that may be presented for her inspec tion. The residents of Ponsonby may con gratulate themselves upon having got rid of an unpleasant neighbour, at anyrate for a season. Yesterday evening, after the monthly inspection of No. 2 City Company, Lieut Skinner presented the prizes won at the late competition of the Company. Volunteer Cooper is for the present the holder of the Cup for the Ist. class, also the gold medal, along with which he took 20s ; the second prize of 15s being awarded to Volunteer Goudie. In the 2nd class, Volunteer Burke took the first prize, namely the Cup and 15s; Volunteer Taylor the second prize of 10s. The next firing for the gold medal will take place to-morrow at 2 p.m.

The meeting of shareholders of the Albion Quartz Mining Company, called to-day in Mr Tothill's offices, after waiting one hour and failing to get a quorum, was adjourned until to-morrow at the same hour.

The half-yearly general meeting of the Templar Benefit Society was held last even ing at the Newton Hall, Mr James Cox, Chairman of Committee of Management, in the chair. . The secretary's report and balance-sheet was read and adopted. There was a good attendance of members, and the proceedings were of a highly satisfactory nature. After paying all expenses, including sick benefits to members and one funeral allowance, a balance remains after discharg ing every liability of £60 12s. Taking into consideration the heavy expense necessarily attending the formation of the society, which has only been in existence nine months, the affairs show a very healthy appearance, seeing the small number of members who have enrolled themselves, and that the outlay in future will be trifling. Many of the members are availing themselves of the opportunity offered by the Govern ment Industrial Life Insurance, for which Mr Worms the secretray to the Society is agent; thus • securing to their families a provision in case of the death of the breadwinner, as well as a weekly allowance and medical attendance during sickness. A cordial vote of thanks was given by acclama tion and ordered to be recorded in the minutes to Messrs S. Worms and T. Walker, the secretary and treasurer of the Society, for the manner in which they have conducted the business since its commencement.

Early this morning a cab belonging to Mr Cook bolted from the pump near the Prince of Wales Theatre up Queen-street, and finally came into collision with the water-trough opposite the Queeu'p Head Hotel, Upper Queen-street. One of the wheels was knocked off and the carriage damaged but the horses escaped unhurt.

The Newmarket Literary Association held a miscellaneous entertainment last night; but owing to the meeting not having been duly published the public were not duly cognisant of it, and there was not a very large attendance. Mr J. McColl was voted to the chair, and after a brief introductory speech, called on the members of the Glee Club for their first selection ; this was fol lowed by a reading from Pickwick, and after another plee, Mr Cromwell gave a recitation in a style which reciters generally would do well to imitate. Other pieces were rendered, and Mr McColl gave a very interesting sketch of a trip to the North — with a. few months' Btay among the "Maoris —which was listened to with evident pleasure. At the conclusion of the programme, Mr McNeill proposed a vote of thanks to the gentlemen who had taken so mnch trouble to get up the musical part of the entertainment. This was carried by acclamation.

In the football match, Auckland v. Pon sonby, to be played at Ellerslie to-morrow, the following will be the teams :—Auckland —T. Henderson (captain), G. Dunnett, R. M. Clark, W. Clark, H. W. Henderson, W. Philson, Whitaker, Woon, George, Abra ham, Balueavis, Carter, Gudgeon, Claverhill, and Russell. Ponsonby—W. Jones, J. Mac kay, T. Mackay, Herries, Glossing, Sutton, Ibbetson, Caldwell, Lewis, O'Sullivan, Bland ford, Dignan, Owen, Dunnett, and P. A. Jones. 'Busses will leave the Post Office at 2 15 p.m. ■ ■"■' i '

To tho Editor : Sir,—l see in the Daily j Southern Cross of this morning another wonderful bit of English news, which is of a piece with that veracious journals special paragraph of " latest" information about the Marquis of Hastings and Lady Florence Paget. Under the heading of " Mail Items" appears a lengthy paragraph with the title "An Extraordinary Scene at Evans'." It contains the exciting details of a rowdy scene at that favorite _all of song and sappers, in which Oxford and Cambridge men are said to take part, and is introduced by the words : " A. correspondent in Land and Water gives the following account of the most extraordl nary scene at Evans' on the boat race eve." Now anybody, on reading this, would imme diately suppose that this elegant extract gave a full and true account of what occurred at Evans' on the eve of the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race of this present year; and it is highly probable that in futnre years this paragraph may be turned to and quoted by careless historians as a sample of the manners and customs of University men in 1875. I read the letter in " Land and Water," and have a distinct recollection, although the paper is not now at hand, that it began by the writer trying to disabuse people's minds of the popularidea that every boat-race night was still made the occasion of such freaks on the part of Oxford and Cambridge students as those described. The writer then proceeds to give his recollections oE a scene whioh occurred years ago. This ia what the Cross gives as a picture of London life " on the eve of the boatrace." I think a public journal should enaeavour to convey to future ages a more cot re-1 impression of society a& it is in its day. If this kind of thing goes on we shall expect to see Thackeray's description of the same resort dated as yesterday and given in full, with the gallant old Colonel Newoome and modest Olive turning their backs on the indecent song-singer.—Uni versity.

Two men of the Wanganui po^ce force were suspended for their manner of treating a drunken man ; but they have been repri manded, fined, and reinstated. The punish ment would have been of a more severe nature had the fact not been taken into consideration that both had but lately joined the force, and probably erred through igno rance of police duty. Complaints of the ill treatment of prisoners by the police are not of infrequent occurrence.

Mr Attwood, the donor of £1000 notes to London charities, seems to have found a successor. A gentleman walked into the London Hospital the other day, and said he wished to leave a small donation. He was shown into the Secretary's office, and there handed the House Governor a banknote for £1000 for the Hospital, asking it to be put down as a donation from "J."

Twenty-seven iicen-ses to shoot cock phea sants have, up to the present time, been taken out at the Otago Treasury. The slaughter by sportsmen, however, has not been very great, although we hear of one or two fair bags having been obtained near Tokomairiro last week.

By a fire at Cambrian, Otago. the New Zealand Insurance lately lost £1300.

A wonderful discovery was made in the Waratah tunnels, Newcastle, a short time ago. Two minera, were ..ndermining some coal, when Anderson found, at a depth of G9ft, and in a place without any outlet what ever, a frog of a most peculiar species. The creature was endowed with a pair of eyes of amazimv and extraordinary size, but notwith standing this, it was totally blind. The place where Mr Anderson cut is three inches in length, and about the same height, and was a hole in the solid coal.

A miner named James Glew died very suddenly at Mercury Bay, on the 17th inst He had been drinking heavily, and on the 11th instant drank a small bottle of chloro dine to procure sleep, and seemed to bo in a bad state afterwards. The jury returned the following verdict: —" That on the 17th of June, James Glew died, but from what cause, for want of medical evidence, we can not say." The following rider was added : — "We, the jury, unanimously agree that any publican that shall keep or encourage a man to be, or remain on his premises in a state of intoxication, should forfeit his license."

A correspondent writes from Onehunga : — Sir, —Two shillings and half-a-erown respec tively seem long prices for coffee and butter. Can you assign a reason for the continuance thereof? But not a word about meat-as I can never understand how in a country pos sessing millions of sheep to thousands of consumers, mutton should be so horrid dear. — Yours truly, An Old Dad.—[The old gentle man must ask his grocer. Prices are governed by laws that pass our comprehension.— Ed. MS.]

Writing with reference to Sir Geo. Grey's now famous letter to the Wairarapa Standard, " Simplex " puts the case in the most elementary form :— " Sir,—l had intended to have passed over the many remarks on this letter as worthless, but even worthless often repeated is annoying. To the many criticisms (!) and jokes on this matter, I can make only the reply uttered by a cynic to a simpering woman who said she could not ' understand Tennyson.' ' Madam, that is no fault of Tennyson's.' Those who do not know that Sir George Grey's observa tions on the Venetian Ten were merely illustrative of Sir George Bowen's references, must be fools ; and those who know it, but perverted their knowledge to mislead the ignorant, must be knaves. "With such people it is a mere matter of classification.— IMPLEX."

With reference to the forty-acre immigra" tion scheme the Wellington Times does Auckland tbe justice to say: —'"Although Auckland did not sell land for ready moneys as the South has done—notably Canterbury —it gave land to bona fide settlers, who paid their own passages to the colony from the United Kingdom and British North America, and in that way got full value for every acre alienated. The greater number of the forty-acre settlers remain in Auckland, although some of them are to be found among the most enterprising settlers in other pro vinces Moreover, very many of the assisted immigrants, introduced by Auckland with its half-million loan, are scattered over the colony, which has been a large gainer by Auckland's unproductive expenditure. We are aware that scores of families, not to speak individuals, are enriching by thair industry other provinces, who were brought out at the cost of Auckland."

The barque Comet, Hokulele, which left Dunedin for Hobart Town in February last, and has not been heard of since, was insured in the Standard Insurance Company, Auck land Branch, for £2,000.

Winter Evening Entertainments. —The time of year has arrived for lectures, concerts, and entertainments of various kinds. To aid the Good Templars and afford caterers of public amusement every facility, the present proprietors (Messrs Holloway and Garlick) have determined, after the Ist June, to let the City Hall at much lower rates than formerly. * This Hall, the best situated of any in Auckland, and unsurpassed for its acoustic qualities, will be let for ten guineas per week, or two guineas for a single even ing. These low terms prove the proprietors are doing their share towards proving cheap amusement.—Umbrellas are necessary com panions on winter evenings, and Holloway and Garlick,'having a very large stock, have resolved to clear them out at unheard-of prices, and have marked down : gents' good silk umbrellas to 7s 6d, 9s lid, 12s 6d alpaca to 4s 6d, 6s 6d ; ladies' alpaca to ,3s lid ; silks to 6s lid. Call.early on Hol loway and Garlick and secure one.—City Hall, 230, Queen-street.

Dotjb-- Kobe.—All day To-morrow, at Bettany's, No. 17, the Market, the best Nelson Fresh Butter at Is lOd per fi>; first-class dairy-fed Bacon, 9d and lOd per „.-Udvt.]

The second of the winter course of lectures in connection with the Young Men's Chris tain Association will be given this evening, the subject of discourse " Customs and Traditions of Palestine;" the lecturer, the Pev R. S. Hassard. Mr Brown, of St Matthew's, and the choir will sing several pieces of sacred music in illustration of the lecture.

PONSONBY LITERARY SOCIETY.

A PUB' IC -MBBTING was held last evening at All Saints' schoolroom for the purpope of inaugurating the Ponsonby Literary Society The Rev. E N. Bree (the president), having explained in the course of the inaugural ad dress that the objects of the Association were to benefit the district by offering to its residents facilities for mental culture, stated that each member would be expected to do some good, to add somewhat to the stores of knowledge, and to offer such opinions and maintain such propositions as he may feel to be of importance to the well-being of the Association. Every honest student has some portion of truth that is in a sense his own ; every eye sees at least a tint which no other vision has seen so clearly as.itself, therefore the great fundamental principle of the Association wis mutual instruction and im provement. He then went on to say that these Associations do good by causing the mind to think ; to contrast ignorance with learning ; to draw something approaching to a just estimate of our own deficiencies, that they elevate the whole moral being; and whenever they are earnestly sup ported, they supercede those frivolous amusements and occupations which destroy instead of occupying time. With regard to the Association he said we lay claim to no other than that of a plain common sense in stitution founded for tbe purposes of pro viding facilities for the practical illustration of common things. We desire to secure the co-operntion of the artizan and labourer, and that a paper upon some practical subject should be read weekly and then discussed. We shall also from time to time avail our selves of the services of any gentleman who will lecture for our edification, and in a short time we expect to be able to establish in connection with our Society a reading-room and district library. The President concluded his remarks by entreating the young men of the district to rally round and support the Association. Mr Boardman spoke generally of the benefits of the institution, and advised the members and those intending to join to take up with a certain train of thought and work it out. Mr Wood exprassed himself hichlyin favour of these classes, and showed that his chief education had been made during his membership with an improvement society in the old country. Mr King, as Vice-President, advocated the benefits of the society, showing how in so many ways the object supplied amusement as well as mutuul improvement. Mr Bree kindly ac knowledged the speeches of the different gentlemen who had given their views, and conclnded the meeting by pronouncing the benediction

Fire at Riverhead.

Narrow Escape .of Deacon's

Hotel

At six o'clock last evening, as the inmates of Mr Deacon's hotel were quietly engaged at tea, a blacksmith ran in announcing to Mr Deacon that the hotel was on fire. The occupants of the house rushed upstairs, and it was found that Mrs Deacon's bedroom was in a blaze. There was a general rush of the lodgers to secure their own affairs. The whole force of the hands of the house were at the buckets, and in about 20' minutes the fire was extinguished. When the rush was over, it was found on enquiry that Mrs Deacon's little girl of 4 years had gone upstairs with a naked light in her hand, and had set the place in a blaze. A few minutes longer, and this line hotel would have gone to ashes. The fire had broken through the roof, des troyed bedding and wearing apparel—the total damage being estimated at £30, insured in the Norwich Union office. The successful efforts against the fire after it had obtained such a firm hold contrast most favourably with the result under similar circumstances in Auckland.

LATER ENGLISH NEWS.

Arrival of the EasTay at Wellington.

The Mail Service.—Ten ders Opened.

WELLINGTON.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day.

The s.s. Easby arrived at 1 p.m. from Sydney.

LONDON.

June 12. The corn market is heavy and flat. June 14. Arrived : Adamant, from Wellington. June 15.

Tender for the San Francisco service have been opened. The Pacific Mail and Railway Combination is the lowest: service, via Fiji: £89,500'; service, via Auckland : £74,590. Concordat between Russian'and Vatican, announced by L' Univers, has been con tradicted.

It is stated to be only rapprochement.

Alexander and Collie, commission mer chants, London and Manchsster, have suspended payment. Liabilities estimated at three millions. •

Lord Carnarvon ha 3 received numerous deputation urging annexation, New Guinea He stated that the step required very careful consideration.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) Judgments for Plaintiffs.

T. Ellison v. R. C. Mainwaring, claim £1 17s, goods, 16s costs ; E. Hodgson v. Geo Finlay, claim £14 3s 9d, goods, costs £2 7s (Mr Kissling for plaintiff); W. J. Hill v. Thomas Horen, claim £2, costs £1 4s 6d ; R. and W. Hellaby v. Henry Ellis (Mr Hughes for plaintiff), claim £4 3s 7d. goods ; R. Reeves v. Rogers, claim £8 9s 3d, beef and mutton (Mr Thome for plaintiff), costs £1 19s. A. CRAIG V. H. DONNELLY. Claim, £2. Mr Brock for plaintiff. In this case plaintiff claimed for use and occupation. James Carson, rent-collector, deposed that the plaintiff was indebted to the amount claimed. Particulars having been stated, the Court gave judgment for plaintiff. UPTON AND CO. V. J. SHEEHAN. Claim, £6 63. 9d., goods. Mr. John H. Upton proved the debt still owing. Judgment for plaintiff. MATTHEW MARSHALL V. HENRY ELLIOTT. Claim, £1 work. Wm. Fulton deposed that a man of the name of Marshall was employed by him on the wharf and duly paid on the following Saturday ;i he believed the plaintiff was not that man. Plaintiff's claim also did not agree with the amount'due to the right Marshall. His Worship said that plaintiff had [failed ,

to make out his case to the satisfaction of the court. Plaintiff accepted a nonsuit. APPLICATION. Mr. Thorne made an application to the court respecting solicitor's fees in two high way rate cases in the district of Karangahape road, in which cases the amount had been paid into court. Mr. Thorne complained that he had been put to expense and trouble, and should be entitled to his fees ; he was anxious to have the opinion of the court on this matter, as it was probable that a number of similar cases might be bniuiiht into court His Worship said that, in all cases of the kind, the court could not allow more than I 10s. where the amount did not exceed £1, or I were under that amount; and this fee must include all expenses in connection with the rate.

ADJOURNED. Gee and Potter v. John Mullally, claim £6 14s. William Rattray, v. C. Smith, claim £10 17s. lOd.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

[Before His "Worship the Mayor and Dr. Home, J.P.

THE ARMY OT DRINK.

Stephen Goldsmith, William Bransfield, John Grant, John Williams, Thomas Heads, and Patrick Murphy were punished for drunkenness in the usuai mode.

George Davis, out on bail, did not appear, and his bail was estreated.

MY LODGING IS ON THE COLT), COLO GROUND. John Paton was charged with being found in Mr. Holdship's mill, last night, wrapped up in shavings. Prisoner said he had been drinking, and didn't know what he was about. (Prisoner's condition, which was that of a man reduced to a state of palsy from drink, quite verified his words.)

Sentence : Three months' imprisonment,

NEGLECTFUL CA.BBII'S

Alexander Kelly was charged with leaving his hackney carriage unattended in Queen street.

He pleaded guilty, and was lined ss. and costs.

James Palmer pleaded guilty to a charge of a like nature, and also to a charge of having no light in his carriage. For the first offence he was fined ss. and costs, and for the other Is. and costs. CHEAP PASTURAGE. Haydon Smith pleaded guilty to depas turing on one occasion, four horses, and on another three horses on Barrack hill. Sergeant-Major Pardy said the horses were a nuisance. Fined 20s. and costs. James Dunne, tne Burglar. This notorious night-robber was charged with stealing frpm the residence of Mrs Re becca Grattan, in Parnell, on the 11th Maj, one shawl and a quantity of crape. Rebecca Grattan, a widow, said she re sided in Parnell with her daughter. She re collected the 11th May. Her daughter was nick at the time, and she was attending her. Her daughter was in a backroom of tbe house. About nine o'clock, witness heard the front door open. She went to see who it was. (Witness had to be several time admon ished by the Court forgivingmoreinformation than was required.) About ten minutes after hearing the sound, she went to the door and found it on the jar. In the room next to her daughter's she found some boxes with some clothes all tumbled out. She said "Oh, we're robbed 1" Next morning she examined the things and missed the shawl produced and a pair of blankets. The articles found on the floor of the room were all turned out on to a blanket, as though it was intended to carry them away. To prisoner: I never saw you before ; you're a stranger to me.

Miss Rebecca Grattan, daughter of last witness, deposed that on Tuesday, the 11th of May last, she was sick in bed. On that evening about nine o'clock, she heard the door either opening or shntting, as the knocker flapped, but did not hear anyone come in. She told her mother, who went to see a couple of minutes afterwards. tShe returned aud said there was no one there. Next morning witness went into the front room, and saw the whole of the contents of a box emptied into a blanket on the floor. She missed the shawl produced, value £5, and two blankets worth 14s. The list made out by witness and Detective Jeffrey was a correct inventory of the articles in the box, as follows :—1 crape shawl, £5 • 2 blankets, 14s stolen ; 17 skirts, £8 10s • 15 sheets, 12 pillow slips, 2 towels, 7 bodices, 3 table cloths, 3 bed vallances, 3 muslin jackets, 2 night shirts, 2 chemise, 1 pair of drawers. Total value, £24 3s 7d.

Mary Ann Johnson, wife of George John son, residing in Cook-street, deposed to know ing the prisoner. On Sunday, the 6th June, was the first time she ever saw him. He knocked at the door and asked if sMr John son was at home. She replied no, he had gone to Melbourne two years before. At half-past ten in the morning he brought a chain and locket and asked witness to lend him 7s 6d on it, or buy it, but not to part with it on any account, as it belonged to his dear mother. Witness lent him 7s 6d on it. He remained about ten minutes. On the following day about eight o'clock at night he again visited witness. Her two children and another person were present. He brought the. shawl produced and took uway the locket. He told her to be careful of it, as it belonged to his grand mother or aunt. When he got his wages he would redeem the shawl. He was getting 6s. a day, he said. When he came witness opened the door and did not see anything in his hand. Witness asked him how he had brought the shawl as she did not see anything in his hand. He said he brought it in the seat of his trousers. Witness pawned the shawl at Mr Neume gan's for 5s to pay her rent, and subsequently gave the ticket to Detective Jeffrey. To prisoner: Witness pawned the shawl on the 11th. She wanted 7s 6d on it, but Mr Neumegen would only give ss. (Prisoner here requested that Detective Jeffrey leave the Court while ha examined the witness.) The detective retired.

To Prisoner : Detective Jeffrey did arrest me for stealing the shawl. f_fter I was arrested, I gave up the ticket. I then told Jeffrey I got the shawl from some man who knew my husband. My boy then said it was Dunne. He had seen him in the Stockade.

To Sergeant-Major Pardy : The detective did not take her prisoner when he came. The detective told her he wanted to search her house. Witness threw • the keys to him, and said she had nothing .but her own property there. He searched the house. Witness then opened her purse, showed it to him, and gave him the pawn-ticket of that shawl. That was all that took place. When she said she had been taken into custody, she did not know what was meant.

1 homas Johnson, son of the last witness, a shrewd lad, said he knew the prisoner. He saw him come to his mother's house abouft ten o'clock on Sunday morning. [Wit ness here corroborated the evidence given by his mother relative to the interview.] At first his mother told him to try some where else. He came back about half-past one o'clock, and Mrs. Johnson then leot him the money and asked him to stop to dinner, which J_e did, and remained about three quarters of an hour. Between seven and eight o'clock in the evening of Monday he came back aud asked the mother of witness to give him the chain and locket for the shawl.

Mrs Johnson went into the kitchen to get a drink of water, and when witness came out gjhe saw prisoner buttoning up his trousers. Before this Dunn had asked Mrs Johnson if she would give him the locket and chain if he brought her a shawl, and she said she would.r

To prisoner : I saw the shawl directly after you had pulled it out of our trousers. I did not see the shawl in your possession.

To Sergt.-Major Pardy : I first s aw tho, shawl on the table in the front room, i in front of prisoner, who was sitting on the w -(r;xi Detective Jeffrey said that in c j rpany with Detective Grace he arrested prfßGj ier at Cox's Creek He charged him W ll this offence. Prisoner replied : " There \r rill be some desperate work between you al id me, Jeffrey, if jou don't leave me alone. " He denied all knowledge of the shawl. Wit ness described the shawl, and explaia ed to him that it was one he had BgiveD to a Mra Johnson in Cook street, that he had ta ken it here one mght in the seat of his tro users. Hrf replied be did not know Mrs Jol inson, and was never in her house in her hoi ise in his life. To prisoner : When I arrested yon, I had the shawl in may pocket. I did not arrest Mrs Johnson on the charge of stealil ig the shawl—never thought of such a thing. Prisoner : I hope your Worships wil lmake a special note of that. Prisoner : If it was me that had the pawn ticket on me wouldn't you arrest me ? Detective Jeffrey : Yes I would. 1 knew it was you took the shawl days before. I was told so by people in the house. Prisoner (viciously): That's like tl'ae rest of your gang. It's no use me askiiogany more questions. There's no case Prisoner said he knew nothing whatever of the charge.

BREAKING INTO THE PREMISES OF MR. '.BOYCE. The case of burglariously entering in to the premises of Charles Boyce, butcher, Pon sonby Road, was then proceeded with. Charles Boyce deposed that on Saturday, the 22nd of May, he left his house- about ten o'clock in the evening with his wifce. The windows were left down, and the door shut, and secured by a latch, but not locked,. The* bedroom was not fastened, but shut. Between: eleven o'clock and half-past they came back and noticed that the bedroom window was open. At that time he did not notice any thing missing. Be shut the window and! went to bed. About three o'clock in the afternoon next day he missed a work-box, which had been left on the washstiand in front of the window in the bedroom. The

box contained a gold brooch, value £3* and a pair of silver ear-drops, value £1 ; the work box was worth £1. He identified the box

and jewellery produced as his property. He had not seen prisoner about there.

' Mrs Mary Jane Boyce, wife of Charles Boyce, Ponsonby road, corroborated her husband _ evidence. She said that in addition t. the articles mentioned by her husband, a pah* of jet ear-rings lying on a collar box were missing, also a pin-cushion. Constable Clark found the work-box afterwards. The work box, silver brooch, and pin cushion was returned ; the silver brooch, was in the box when found, which was pinked up in the paddock opposite the house. The ear-drops and pincushion were found outside the house close to the window. She first saw the gold brooch and ear-rings in the possession of Detective Jeffrey. She indentitied those produced as the game. She never saw prisoner before to her knowledge. Detective Jeffrey stated that on Wednes day, the 16th instant, he, in company with Detective Grace, arrested the prisoner. They took him to his house at Cox's Creek, telling him they were going to search for some jewellery. They found in the house behind the lining boards,, above the chimney, the ear-rin.s and brooch produced. Also a loaded pistol, watch, and chain, night-cap, and red handkerchief. All these articles were concealed by a brick placed over them. When he polled them out he said to prisoner, who was sitting in the room, "You are charged with stealing these." He said, ■' Yes, I know I'm in for it; that looks very black against me " Witness remembered searching prisoner on the 23rd of May last (Sunday night.) He then had on him the handkerchief in which the things were found rolled up. Prisoner • By what marks do you know that handkerchief ? Detective Jeffrey : I recognised it at the moment I saw it, and told you so, by its general appearance. To prisoner : You had no stolen property on your person when I arrested you, nor m ! - our swag, nor mixed up with your things. There was a stinking leg of mutton hanging up, and I threw it out. You objected, and I said that most likely youWouldno.t wantjt. leg of mutton as yon would not be back there again soon. The place I arrested you in was a four-roomed house and you occupied one room of it and it was in that room the property was found. I have been there before and since. Mr. Mason was in my company when I was there before. I did not go direct to the place where the things were planted. I was searching five minutes before, and have searched the house since— nearly pulled the place down. I was never at your place during your absence before you were arrested, while you occupied it. Prisoner when charged said he knew nothing about the charge whatever. Prisoner desired to call Detective Grace in

his favour. ■ Detective Grace was then sworn, and in reply to prisoner's questions said he saw- Detective Jeffrey take the things from the lining board. He also heard prisoner say: " It's all up with me now." The prisoner was then charged with steal ing from the house of Charles Mack certain properties value £10 16s. • ' Charles Hack deposed that the articles stolen were in his coat and vest, hung on a nail in his bedroom. The coat and vest were found by a lad, named Alexander Freeman, in the yard of the Baptist Chapel, Welles ley-street. Detective Jeffrey found the stolen property in prisoner's house. The next charge, viz, that of burglariously entering the dwelling house of Annie McKesizie, Graham-street, and stealing therefrom a gold watch, was proceeded with. In this case the evidence was similar. The next charge was then read over to the prisoner, viz. —That, on the 6th June, he burglariously entered the dwelling-house of George Scorgie, of Hobson-street, and stole therefrom a pair of trousers and certain moneys. George Scorgie, Angus McGuinness, and Detective Jeffrey having given evidence* the depositions were read over to the prisoner who was fully committed to take his trial on the five charges at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court.

TELEGRAPHIC.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

(From our Own Correspondent.) This day. Sir George Grey oa Mr Mackay In reply to a deputation yesterday, Sir George Grey made some very severe remarks on Mr Mackay, and said, two hundred peeple had been kept from settling on .the land °c" cause a public record was shut up by that officer in a private box. He stated that the whole of the timber on the Tairua blocfc, together with the rivers and streams had been leased for forty years to Messrs Preece and Graham, and no man could cut a sticK of timber for that time. In some cases rights were granted for ninety years, and P*?PJ couid not settle on such lands. This Mg transaction took place the day before tne purchase of the Tairua block by the Govern ment.

Another Scandal- .„ . Another scandal about a reserve was now ing about, but has now been definitely nx« on a piece of flat land suitable for tovmsMp- The Advertiser fully expects *° £, serve leased by some European who the miners pay through the nose. S .^ Grey recommends the people to pef i s— fl Assembly to enquire into the scariL—sa'.^ said he had every reason to belfZe^^» Government were buying land M-nßg* individuals. He difi not behevej*" Russia or China, or any other arbitrary _

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