SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER : This evening 5.27 ; to morrow morning. 3 54 SUN SET : This evening,444 ; SUN RISE: to morrow morning, 7.16. MOON'S AGE : Full Moon, 19th, 11.35 a m

ARRIVALS.

Macgregor, R.M.S s. Grainger, from Sydney Coronet, brigantine, *<'ose, from Tahiti lon a, ss, Farqohar, from the >orth St X Ma, ss, from Wanganui (in the Manukau) Effie Meikle, schooner, from the Fait Coast

DEPARTURES.

Especulador, barque, for Kaipara Lsetitla, schooner, for the Islands Rowena, s s, for Ta'.ranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For San Francisco via Honolulu—Macgregor, RMss. Gramger, (English mail), this evening, at 6 o'clock For DuEedin —Dnoedin, ship, early For the Cape- S-hooting Rtar, barque, early For London— Feraglen, ship, early For the North—lona, s s, 'Mondays For Kaipara—Helena, brigantine, early For Hokianga—Modeynick, barque, early For East Coast— Advance, schooner, at once For Napier— Emily McLaren, barque, early (probable)

IMPORTS.

Per St. Kilda from Wanganui : 64 head cattle, 360 sheep, A. Buckland ; 1 horse, Gregg.—Combes and Daldy, agents. Per Blanche, from Rarotonga: 20.000 oranges, 11 tuns cocoanut oil, half-ton coffee, half-ton maize, 7 tuns limejuice, 3000 cocoa nuts, 14 bales cotton. Per Coronet, from the Islands : 16 bales cotton, 10 cases jelly, 270 cask 3 iima juice, 118 cases oil cake, 9000 orange's, Owen and Graham ; 83 casks lime juice, 13 casks oil, Cmickshank and Co.—Owen and Graham, agents.

EXPORTS.

Per Macgregor, for Honolulu : 10 cases, 40 coils rope, Owen and Graham ; 80 boxes soap, 10 do. candles; Warnock Brothers; 140 coils rope, 30 sacks oats, 220 crates of potatoes; J. S. Macfarlane ; 1 case plants, C. T. Wren ; 1 parcel, New Zealand Insurance Company ; 1 case plants, T. and S. Morrin. For San Francisco : 27 bales fungus G. H. Layers ; 10 cases kauri gum, Henderson and Macfarlane; 1 box New Zealand Insurance Company ; 1 parcel, 1 case ferns, T. Wren . 1 parcel seed, E Dickson ; 1 pkg plants, W Wells ; 1 parcel seed, 1 case, Mason Bros. ' 1 case, "W. E. Turner; 1 case plants, T Jenkins.—H. M. Jervis, agent, A.S. N. Co.

ARRIVAL OF THE MACGREGOR.

Th 9 RM. s.s. Macgisgor, E. Grainger, Esq., commander, arrived in harbour at 2 o'clock this morning from Sydney. The following is a report of her passage across .-—Left Sydney, stk June, at 1.10 pm. ; cleared the Heads at 2 30, strong south-east wind and head sea, shipping a great deal of w*ter fore and-aft. Cth, strong gale and heavy head sea ; 6 p.m, e;sed the engines. 7th, weather no finer. Bth, strong breeze from north-aa3t by east; set reefed main and mlzen trysails. Strong gale and high head ssa. 11th, heavy gale, rain and lightning, tremendous sea run ning ; ecgice? going " dead slow." 2 am, shipped a heavy sea which washed sheep-pecs and hon-eoops overboard ; 7 am. weather more moderate, wind into north-we3t; 11 am., went ahead full soeed 12th, moderate breeze and heavy easteily swells; 10.20 p.m, passed the Three Kings. 13th, moderate breeze, ftn; weather, and strong eosterly sea. 14th, arrived at 1.59 a.m. We are indebted to M- RB. Pringle, purser, for prompt delivery of our files, &c Pas sengers :—Saloon —^or Auckland : Mr &■ d Mrs Bastwood 2 children.and suvant, Krs Hargreaves, Madame De Libera, Mr and Mrs Kussall and child, Messrs J. "W. Ferguson, G. Tooth,' and Elliott. For Ban Franciaco—Mr Riley, S. L. "Williams, Mr and Mrs Stuart, Mr and Mrs Wheeler, Mr and Mr-i Colin Robinson, Mr James Rutherford, Missßowden, Mrs Field and 2 children, Mr Brock, Mr* Cohen, and servant. Misses Cohen (5), Masters Cohen (2), Mr Green, Mr Russell, Mr and Mrs Kennedy, Misses Kennedy (2), Messrs Kennedy (3), Mr Geo. Rolfe, Mr M. Rolfe. Steerage :—For Auckland—Thomas James, C. Morton, Mrs Wt-stend. Geo. Brown, Jas Brown, Mr and Mrs Thompson and child, H. Adair, Mrs Adair and 4 children, Mr and Mrs Wallace, Mrs Barnes. Mr Grant, Mr Gordon, Mr Martin Foi San Francisco :—Misses Stuart (3), Masters Stuart, (3), and servant, Mr and Mrs Jones, Michael O'Neill, G. Maxwell, G, A. Hart, 3Cr and Mrs Mison, Wil liam Hnniortoa, Mr a<:d Mrs filbert, Mr Andrew, A. Lewin. W. Murphy, Mr and Mrs C .Hard, J. Colli*n, and 4 children, J. Nicholls, W. Ho.'kicg, M. Dovey, J. Cundy, T. Boiitbo, D. Scott.

DEPARTURE OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The RM. s.s. Macgregor is to leave with the English mail at six o'clock this evenin? for Hono'.uln and S».n Francisco. Passengers-Saloon: Dr snd Mrs Christy, Mr and Mrs Smith and rhild ; Mes3rs H. Pitman, W. H. Arm'tage, W. E Turner, M Elliott (Mail Agent), T. C. Low, 8. B. Pewson, C. L. Phillippi. Wm. Nancswow, John McKelUr, John Dove. S. A. Wucd, and 7 in the steerage, bssides her Original pissetgers from Sydnsy.

The schooner Blanche left Auckland on

the 19th April, and arrived in Rarotonga on the 10th May. After being two days out, ' put back to the Barrier, and remained there for five days. Left Rarotonga on the 30th ■ ultimo. Had very unsettled weather to the 9th June, when the wind set in from S.S:E., and increased to a gale, veering gradually to N.E. and N. This lasted for four days, during which the vessel ran before it. The wind then hauled to the west and moderated. The Poor Knights were made yesterday. Arrived at noon to-day, after a run of. 15 days. The cutter Kate Young arrived at Raro tonga on the 27th May, after a passage of — days. The schooner Papua is cruising about the Hervey Group. There is no immediate pros pect of her coming back to Auckland. The cutter Wangarei cleared out to-day for Wangarei with a cargo of stores. The barque Shooting Star entered out to day for Guam. The fine brigantine Coronet anchored off the ?*o;th Head, at eight o'clock this mowiing, after a three . months' tiip to the Islands, during which she h»s experienced a very rough time of it. We are indebted to Mr Gilflllan for the following report of the round:—Left Auckland on the Ist March, and dropped down to Rangitoto, from whence we started on Friday, the 6th. Through out the voyage to Tahiti encountered heavy gales from the east, and afterwards from the north, followed by light airs and calms till making the Metea, when we feU in vith the S.B. trades, which proved light • Anchored at Papeete on the 21st April; left on the 3rd May, and aririvedat Eaatea on the 4th; left there on the 9th and arrived at Rarotonga on the 13th Sailed again on the 22nd May for Auckland. During the home voyage experienced ''similar bad weather to that met with on the down trip, until Friday last, When it blew a heavy gale from the N.E., with tremendous sea, which lasted 48 hoars, during which the vessel was hove-to. Made the Poor Knights on Sunday morning at daylight, and arrived as ab^ve. Cargo as per Imports. Passengers : Messrs Vay, Worth, and GilfiUan. The barque I speculador left for Kaipara yesterday . morning in ballast. . ■ The s s St Kilda arrived at Onehunga yesterday from Wanganui with a cargo of cattle and sheep, and five passengers. .. . ■ . ■ The sew brigantine Roderick Dhu left Sydney for this port on the 2nd instant with one steerage pas senger and the following cargo :—1875 bags sugar. 16 bagscoffes, 31 bags rice, 25 cases castor oil, 39 cases vestas, 396 ba^s maize, 240 empty bags. 64 bales hemp, 693 bags bonedust, 16 cases acid, 10 hhds tar, 11 cases veftas. 9 packages. ■.>'•.; -'„ Thefollowing arrivals from this port at Newcastle are heardjof by the Sydney .files to hand .'—Glimpse, barque, May 27 ; Wave, brig, May 31. ' The brig 3yren was loading at Sydney for Auckland when tho Macgregor left . ~-.,. The Mikado arrived at Sydney on the 2nd inst. All claims against the birque Emily McLaren are to be sent in by noon to-morrow to Messrs Owen and Graham, the agents. .. ■ . The s s lona arrived from the North at six o clock yesterday doming, having been detained, as was ex pected, at Wangaroa in consequence of the gale. The A 8. P. Co' s s ao-ahead had to put back into Poverty Biy yesterday after being two days at sea. She started again at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Rowena left on Saturday evening for I!ft ti r £m st ft The barque Thames, belonging to Messrs Walker *nd Co, of *his city and London, has we underttand t)nm surveyed since her last arrival in London, and repassed at Lloyds Al for ten years, a year extra bAan allowed for extra strong material, of which «h« U constructed She was to leave London for the <"#pe of Go^d Hope about the beginning of May, jfioax thence gho will come on to Auckland, but Whether directly, or vU Mauritius, or one of the Au»'< * ia-'J i-or; s. Is ot present uncertain. The #<;boocer Effle Meikle arrived on. Saturday from th« East < 'o-st She experienced the full force vftbe gale, but beli*ved splendidly. A b'i* outside I'irl wa« Mgnalled yesterday after noon L^ter O" thw whit-> 11 *g was hoisted on the iing vtaff as mi indication that she had passed out of

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows.— J For Thames, this day, at 530 p.m, and to-morrow*,,

at 9 30am . •"•-.• j For Kawau and Matakana, ptr Lady Bdwe'n.-tof morrow, at 9 a m " (- For Wangaroa, per Favorite, to-morrow, at 8 am t I For Taranaki and Southern province!, and Mel bourne, per s s Fhoebo, to morrow, at 10 a m "• » ForiUussell, per Leo, to-morrow, at 11 a m 1 For Australian Colonies, per Cyphrenes, six houre after arrival • (Signed) J. E. Cornsv, Acting Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

McX AY— On the 12th June, Alexander McKay, late of H.M. 58th Regiment, aged 49 years, , The funYral will leave the Hospital To-morrow " Tuesday, at 3 p.m.

REED—On the 14th instant, at St. George's Bay, of bronchitis, Norman George, infant, son,of..Mr G. M. Reed, aged ten months. ' .','-.'"-.'.'. 7. ;

SIMPKINS —On the 13th instant, at her^residence, Selwyn-street, Onehunga, Martha,'feeloved wife of the late Emanuel Simpkins. "•••*"

The funeral will take place to-morrow at 3.30 p. m. Friends are invited to attend.' *

TANNER—On the 13th June, at his residence, Epsom, Mr Jonathan Tanner, aged 49 years. The funeral will leave his late residence at 2 p.m. to-morrow, 15th instant. Friends are invited to attend.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1875.

Jer Hit cause that lacks assistance, For the wrorif that needs resistance, far the fature in the distance,' Ami thegeod that we cam U.

Sir Julius Vogel, Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George, has at last received the guerdon of honor. There are few we think in New Zealand who will grudge the distinction to one who is assuredly at present the foremost man of New Zealand. Many a man without one tenth of the in dividuality and force of character has been singled oat from the herd and invested with the stamp of distinction, and however bitterly many may regret the effects of a career that has won this distinction,. there can hardly be one in New Zealand who will not admit that without the decoration, Mr Vogel stands head and shoulders above the great mass of his fellow colonists and that in this case, as in many another, the rank is but the guinea stamp "the man's a man for a' that." That Sir Julius may long live to honorably wear the decoration will also be the cordial wish of every colonist—who can lift his mind over the bitterness and resentment "of political difference, and recognise ability whereever found. But while these are our feelings, we cannot but think that in the present position of Mr Vogel's policy, the decoration is untimely. Had it been con ferred, a year or two ago, when the /' grand

policy," with which alone Lis name is associated as a leading colonist wag in the hey-day of seming prosperity and favour, there would have been a fitness in things ; but at the present moment when clouds are gathering around, and men's hearts are failing them for fear, and when tho reckless career on which the colony was launched is coming to a premature and perilous close, we confess there does seem an incongruity in the affair. Far be it from us to say that the honor conferred should be regretted. As a leader of men, Sir Julius has won his spurs, but while a good many are unpleasantly thinking that it has been the leading of a will-o'-the-wisp, and that the latter end of the policy will be disastrous, it seems queer that the conferring of the honor was not delayed until success had crooned the work. At the same time, there is atother way of looking at it. Per haps when the crash comes, it would be more untimely still. Looked at iv this light, it may seem a case of now or never, aud we can only suppose that the new Knight iv thus seizing the opportunity ha 3 manifested his usual sagacity in not waiting for success to crown the work. In the acceptance of this distinction, we cannot see much assurance of the return of Sir Julius to New Zealand. If it is so, that the House of Rothschild has signified its satisfaction with the negociation of the late loan by any token of favour to Mr Vogel, which by the way would only be after the fashion of ordinary business in such negociations, the new dignity could be better sustained, by the new knight remaining in England and giving the honor of his connection, say to some business firm descended of the ancient race, a course which would be doubtless as much appreciated by that connection as it would be promotive of Sir Julius' future distinction. In the colony the title, if not sustained by resources such as those indicated as possibly supplied by the prince of bankers, would be not merely barren but ruinous, for it would absolutely preclude him when removed from office, from applying himself to the ordinary courses of industry in which colonists must walk, and in which Mr Vogel, without the white elephant of knighthood, would proba bly be successful. Whereas if he came out with this titular distinction, and at the same time with means calculated to sustain the dignity, colonists would c nasty, and give him no peace about the profitable nature of his recent trip to England. Every thing considered, we fear we have seen the last of the father of the "Great Policy ;" but while sorrowing as we probably shall sorrow for some yea's to ome, over the disastrous embarrassments of the colony, it will perhaps be some consolation if we are able to take reflected glory from the distinctions won by the father of that policy, in the loftier sphere of the British Parlia ment.

The Macgregor as %vas expected had a fear ful time of it during her paesage across from Sydney. The tact that she took nearly nins days to perform a voyage usnally done in five, sufficiently indicates the heavy weather she has had to contend against. We learn that two or three carpenters have been engaged to make the trip to 'Frisco and back that the injuries, which are happily all on the surface, may be repaired en route.

The inquest on the body of William Dodds, who fell down dead at the Harbour View Dining Rooms on Friday night, was held to day at the Freeman's Bay Hotel, Freeman's Bay, before Dr. Pbilson, the Coroner, and a jury. The evidence of Mr. Vare and Dr. Goldsbro', who had held a post mortem ex amination, was taken. The verdict has not yet reached us, but there is no doubt that it will be death from natural causes.

A man named Frederick Charles James Hinkley was arrested to-day and lodged in the lock-up on a charge of stealing a watch and chain, value £6, belonging to Jno. H. Spur, at Kaihu, Kaipara. It appears that prisoner got possession of the property under the plea of having it repaired, and then "brought it to town and pawned it at iNetfmegen'g. He was captured by Detec tive* Jeffreys to-day on board the Macgregor.

.'. Ik; connection with the poisoning of the latejJrG. Sextie, the Cross this morning re marks that the police should have made some effort to. find out who sold the poison. The fact is'that Sergeant Saunderson stated at the adjourned inquest that he had inquired at every chemist's shop in town without success. Our contemporary should have been represented, and the mistake could not have occurred.

The St. Kilda, which arrived yesterday in the Manukau, brought from Wanganui two natural, or rather unnatural,, curiosities in the shape of a calf with two; heads and a fowl with four legs. Both:Cjuse; alive, and well. We understand that both these,queer creatures will be shown in'Adeklarid. It is reported that the calf was charged as two beasts by the captain of the steamer, on the plea that it required double fodder.

Mr Cole has been engaged to-day in forming a committee for the purpose of getting up an entertainmeulfcin aid of the widow of the late J. C. Sexne. Mr Doran, with his usual zeal in the cause of charity, at once volunteered to carry out the under taking, and the performance will most probably be under the patronage of the Odd Fellows. We hope the subscription now being raised on behalf of this deserving cause will be considerably augmented by this effort.

Mr W. A. Thomson, active agent of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, will deliver a lecture on "Life Assurance" in the Ponsonby Hall to-morrow night, at 7.30.

The Kennedy family are through passen gers to San Francisco by the s>s. Macgregor, after a most successful tour, through the Australian colonies. Their admirable " Twa Hours at Hame" will be appreciated by any English - speaking community they may choose to visit.

Night experiences at the Port Darwin (Northern Territory) cannot be regarded as very enviable; indeed they must be abso lutely horrible if the programme in the XfortAern Territory Times is faithfully carried out. It is as follows : "First, the mosquitos sweetly sing the evening hymn, and then proceed to extract a gory repast from the prostrate form. Friendly rats gambol playfully over his stomach, troops of dogs outside avail themselves of Dr Watt's per mission to bark and bite. Stray horses of the coal-tar breed scrub themselves against his sleeping caboose, and then go round the corner and dance the fandago on piles of bouilli tins and bottles. He knows thatgthe crickets are devouring bis inexpressibles, whilst he feels that the cockroaches are making a hearty meal off his toe-nails."

Professor^ Bruce, the famous mesmerist and prenologist, having returned from a most successful tour through the province, has secured the City Hall for an electro brological and phrenological entertain ment on Saturday and Monday next. The Professor explains fully the nature of the sciences which has caused so much contro versy in all parts of the world, and under takesjto initiate gentlemen;into the mysteries of mesmerism for a moderate fee. y

On city versus suburban rating " A Car-! peoter" writes :—" Sir,—Your correspon dent, ' Pro Bono Publico,' in Saturday night s Star, in comparing the amount paid by the Karangahape ratepayers to the ratepayers in the city, places the matter in*a very unfair liahfc when he states that property valued at £400 would only realise £30 per annum. To show the real difference that is paid, allow me to inform your correspondent that I own property in Newton, valued at £300, for which I pay £1 03 per annum., Tbe annual rent is £75. If annexed to the city I would be liable to the general rate of one shining in the £, or £3 15s per annum. Add to that the lighting rate of one penny in the £, and it would increase the amount to £4 Is 3d per annum ; and as there is a good prospect of a heavy water rate in addition to that, I think I might join in wi b one of the speakers at the meeting, and ask, ' Who wants that?'

We regret to record the death of Mrs David Nolan, whose name has been associated with every charitable effort in Auckland, but especially with the" Ladies' Benevolent So ciety. The deceased lady was a great sufferer for many years and her life wa3 several times despaired of.

In the Mirlborough papers, " prime mut ton" is advertised as being on sale in Blen heim at twopence per pound.

The presence of Mrs Cyrus Haley in Dunedin has caused some surprisa among those who remembered that her passage was paid by subscription from Auckland to Eng land, wh'-re she was to join her relatives. Her return is explained by a Southern tele gram, which states that she came out again as a saloon passenger, with her children, ia the ship May Queen, in November last. She also brought a governess out with her to look after the children. Her people are well off at Home. 'After her children were sent to the Industrial School, and Mrs Haley left the Court, she was turned, out of doors through owing a few weeks' rent. She had then nowhere to lay her head, and hence her ad mission ti the Refuge. She denies that she is the drunken woman spoken of by the police. When asked what brought her back to New Zealand, she said she wanted to be near her husband.

Our Dunedin exchanges inform us that girl, Margaret Collins, recently tried for the murder of her own child, by cutting its throat with a pair of scissors, and eventually found guilty of man-slaughter, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, is exciting a con siderable amount of.attentionand sympathy at the hands of ladies and gentlemenin Dunedin, who wish to appear benevolent. They inter view the interesting prisoner, and a gentle man from Tokomairiro is so delighted with her antecedents, that ho has offered to take her into his service immediately after the termination of her sentence.

We again remind readers of the second monthly meeting of the Auckland Institute this evening. The attendace of ladies is inviterl. Several interesting papers will be read. The monster fish captured at Waikato Heads is attracting considerable attention at the tent, Old Supreme Court site. Local naturalists are at loggerheads regarding the genua to which the fhh belongs, and it is ex pected that the subject will be alluded to at the Auckland Institute to-night. In his pastoral, Cardinal Cullen speaks of .Messrs Moody and Sankey as itineraut preachers or singers, who have endeavoured in Ireland to do away with all good works and the necessity of baptism, promising to save men by leaning on the Lord, and by a foob'sh sensationalism, without requiring of them to be son y for their .sins. We have much pleasure in acknowledging receipt of £1 from "Nemo," in aid of Mrs Sexiio. Our correspondent gives us no clue to his indentity, and is evidently anothsr of those who do gaod by stealth W.G , 103.

The Hobson' Band Minstrels will give a variety entertainment at the Lunatic Asylum for the benefit of the patients, on Thursday evening, the 17 th inst".

DISTRICT COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before His Honor Judge Beckham.) Judgments, james morton v. stanntjs jones.

Claim, £21 9s. Bd. This case was heard last Court day. Plaintiff and defendant had been sureties to the Bank of New Zealand for an amount due on the Ponsonby Hall. Mr Morton paid the money, and now. sued defendant for his share. His Honor gave judgment for the plaintiff, with costs—£7 10s. JNO. BEITS V ISAAC BAILEY. Account, £43 19s Bd. This was a claim for wages. Mr Alexander appeared fot plaintiff, who proved his claim, and obtained judgment for the full amount. E. T. BINNS V. ISAAC BAILEY. Wages, £23 8s sd. This was a similar case to the former. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. FLEMING AND REVILL V. J. MCNAUGHTON. Claim for timber, £48 Is 7d. In this case judgment was given for the plaintiff, and Mr Thome in his behalf applied for immediate execution. The money was owing for timber supplied far building a vessel which would be launched in a week, when she would be registered in the owner's name and all claim on her lo3t. The application was acceded to. BANK OF NEW .ZEALAND V. >EW PACIFIC GOLDMISTING COMPANY. Balance of account, £51 lis. % Mr Alexander appeared for the plaintiff-, and their being no appearance on the other side, the claim was proved and judgment passed for plaintiff. TRUSTEES OF CHARLES ELLIS V. SAMUEL BRIGHT. Goods, £23 9a. lid. No appearance on behalf of the defendant The claim was proved in the ordinary way, and judgment passed for the plaintiff. Adjourned, j. c. seccombe v. p. maddigan.

Promissory note, £30. On the application of Mr. Alexander, this case was adjourned till next Court day. CHRISTIAN BOLIDSON V. T. E. FITZGERALD. £21 15s.

This suit, which was for arrears of wages, was set down for to-morrow. CRUICKSHANK AND CO. V. FRANK MOORE. Claim, £38 13s 3d. On the application of Mr Alexander, was adjourned till next Court day.

THOS. LONERGAN V. J. O. DWYER. Claim, £67 10s.

Mr Joy explained that the reverend arbi trator had not yet finished his work, owing to ill health, and the case was put off till next Court day.

W. T. MITCHIN V. MITU KAE.IKA NGATIPARE, Claim, £30, for wrongful dismissal.

Mr -Rees for the plaintiff, and Messrs Joy and Dufaur for the defendant.

The defendant is the proprietor of the cutter Dawn, trading from the Manukau to Raglan. Plaintiff sued under an agreement by which he was engaged as master of the cutter for three months.

According to Mr Rees's' opening, a firtt agreement was made on the 20th Jaruary last for three months, subject to a clear no tice of fourteen days on either side. At the end of the three months a further agreement was made for three months, but defendant dismissed plaintiff within a few days. The claim was for three months at £10 per month. .

The defence was : Ist—That the agree ment was not renewed. 2nd—That the se cond agreement was rescinded on the sth March. 3rd—That on the sth March it was agreed that, in place of the said agreement being renewed, that the plaintiff should remain as master for one month. A large number of witnesses were in at tendance, and it seemed likely that the ease would last all day. ..,, [Left sitting.]

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

[Per s.s. Macgregor.]

KNIGHTHOOD OF THE HON. JULIUS

VOGEL.

ANOTHER EUROPEAN WAR

THREATENED.

Lonton, May 28. Mr Froude has returned from his South African tour, in bis official capacity. The Oaks Stakes, 50 sovereigns,half forfeit, 136 subscribers, was run to-day, with the following result:— Lord Falmouth's b f Spin away by Maccarom - Queen Bertha, 1 ; Lord Falmouth's chf Ladylove by Blair Athol, 2 ; General Peel's b f sister to Musket by Toxo pholite—West Anstralian, 3. The newly-organised Arctic expedition sails to-morrow.

May 29

Captain Boy ton has again crossed the Channel in the dress which he has invented for the preservation of life at sea. He left Calais next day, re-crossed the Channel, and reached Dover in 24 hours. He was but slightly distressed. Mr Vogel, of New Zealand, has been created a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. Commodore Goodenough and Mr Layard receive the position of Companions of St. Michael and St. George. Messrs Holland, Hackett, Sargeauut, and Havelock have been appointed members of the Legislative Council of Fiji. The strike of colliers in South Wales termi nated by the men consenting to reduced wages of 12! per cent. Wool sales are proceeding briskly ; prices firm. June 1. In the House of Lords Earl Derby, Minis ter for Foreign Affairs, in reply to an inquiry from Lord John Russell, stated that Ger many had recently delared that she might be forced to strike the first blow in another war, in consequence of the extensive arma ments the French nation were organising. Earl Derby further stated that, through the inteiventtou of England and Russia the dau ger of another outbreak of war had been for the time averted. The Plymouth and Aberdare Iron Com pany has suspended payment, which in volves not only minor failures but a large firm of discount brokers. The failures were anticipated. June 2. President Grant has refused to become a candidate for the third term of the Presi dency of the United States. Singapore, May 30. The steamer Normanby, via Torres' Straits, left Singapore to-day, two days before con tract time.

Australian Telegrams.

[Per S.S. Macgregor.]

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney, June 5, noon,

Agifcatipn continues in favour of the cn nexation of New Guinea by Great Britain. The barque Cheverfr, on a scientific exploring expedition to New Guinea, arrived at Towns, ville ; all'well. A small pioneer expedition from Sydney is also talked of. The commissioners appointed by our Go vernment to make arrangements for the re presentation of the colony in the Phiia ielphia and Melbourne exhibition are working zeal ously to secure the proper representation of New South Wales.

Political news of the month is not very im portant. The Robertson Ministry are press ing on works of a re-productive character, including the extension of the railway into the heart of the city. Sir Alexander Gordon, Governor of Fiji, will leave hence iv a day or two for L.-vuka in H M.S. Pearl, and will be followed by tho Barracouta with his Excellency's staff and family.

Commercial affairs are imprpving.

Macquarie, the shipbuilders, and a man named Budge have been convicted of en dangering the life of a bailiff of the Bank of New South Wales by sending him' adrift in a steam launch, alone, and with full steam on. They were fiaed £40 each, and sentenced to three months' imprison ment.

Frank Hewitt, the English champion runner, has challenged Robert Watsan, of Scone, to run three races on the Albert Ground, Sydney 100. 120, and 130 yards— for £150 a side, the winner o? two out of the three events to take the stakes.

Iv anticipation of the action of the Go vernment here, tenders have been invited in London, by Russell and Cooper, for per manent services, and tenders will also be in vited here. Mr Webbs, ML. A., has given notice of a motion that the new service should be via Fiji and Honolulu, and that no contract should be accepted without the previous Banction and approval of the Assembly. . The Government has telegraphed Home to discontinue the services of Mr Shiel, Inspector of Railway Iron, in consequence of the unsatisfactory report of a Commission of Enquiry as to the rails already sent out. : A young man has been arrested on sus picion of having participated in the recent garotting case, by which a man was killed. Another case of garotte robbery is reported.

John Charles Ray, recently from Melbourne has been arrested here on a" Melbourne war rant, charged with misappropriating £1,000, trust money. ; Recent heavy rains threatened floods in Hunter and Hawkesbury districts. Fortu nately at a critical time the weather cleared, and little damage was done. Arrived : Mikado (2nd June,) Easby (4th June.) Sailed : (June 2nd,) Rhoderick Dhu for Auckland.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF A CHILD.

AN ACTRESS SEIZED WITH HYS-

TERICS ON THE STAGE

Revolt in Baroda, Xndia r Against

British Authority.

Cholera and Deaths in Railway

Trains.

MELBOURNE

Saturday. The child of a butcher named White, while playing in his veraudan this morning, fell on one of the shop knives, which passed through her, killing her on the spot. The Opera House here is taken by th Alice May troupe. A gentleman named Griffiths died mys teriously yesterday in Tasmania. He is supposed to have a wife and family in England. A large sum of money was found on the body. David Grant, a sharebroker at Sandhurst, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for resisting the police, as the magistrates held that "being wealthy, a fine was no punishment.', Subsequently, on the repre sentation of some of the leading citizens, the sentence was commuted to a fine. Grant was drunk when arrested.

Maize is firm at 5s 3d. The market cleared of all supplies. It is stated that an expedition is being organised for the colonization of New Guinea. The loss on the inland postage amounts to a^hundred thousand pounds. A bill has been submitted to enable the Melbourne University to confer decree i in surgery.

The tender of Fishburn and Morton of £7000 per mile has been accepted for the construction of ten miles of the Beech worth Railway. A down train collided yesterday with a bullock, and the engine and several carriages were thrown off the line. The train was righted after three hours detention. The locomotive was slightly damaged, but no person was injured. There was an attempt made to rob the Bank of New South Wales at St George on the night of the 22nd ultimo. An eutrance into the bank was effected by means of skeleton keys. The burglars were captured on the premises, and have since been com mitted for trial at the Toowoomba assizes.

Advices from India state that a revolt occurred at Baroda, and that the infant son of the Guicowar's daughter was placed on the throne by the excited populace. The revolt was ultimately suppressed.—Cholera is raging in India. People have been attacked and have died in railway trains.

Goldsborough is backed to win £5000 on the champion race. The police are stringently carrying out the law relating to Sunday trading. A new Ministry has been formed. Mr. Boucaul is Premier.

A sailor, whose name is at present un known, was killed on the railway. Tne lower part of his body was found in a state of pulp. A sale of a cargo of wheat, deliverable in a month or so hence, took place at 3s lOd.

The Sunday question of opening the Public Library and Museum was negatived in the Assembly, in a thin House, by one vote. For the Melbourne Cup there are 88 en tries ; for the Champion Stakes, 78, sixteen of them being from Sydney; for the Mari byrnong Plate, 56 ; for the Derby, 83 against a hundred last year ; for the Oaks, 42 ; and for the St. Leg^r, 85. Fuller, a caster, obtained £225 damages for breaking his leg while an employe of Messrs Stephen and Delaney, millers. The Gothenburg Relief Fund has been divided. The captain's widow and family get £400 ; the widow and fami'y of the chief officer, £480 ; Mrs Goulcler, widow ef one of the passengers, having eight children, £535 ; aad others' proportionately. Parliament has voted £500 for experiments by Professor Halfoid, in the case of snake poisoning. At a Board meeting of the clergy, the Stipend Augmentation Fund is reported as falling off, occasioned by several parishes having decreased in population ; clergy an d families are in a state^urgently needing help.

MURDER AT HIGHFIELD.

GRAVING-DOCK AT BRISBANE

A BULLOCK THROWS A TEAIN OFF

THE LINE

QUEENSLAND. June 4. In the Legislative Assembly, fie motion to give a gratuity to Dr Lang was nega tived on a division. Trotter, publican, Cooktown, was sen tenced, for shooting-at a digger, to three years' imprisonment. ; At a meeting at Ipswich, the formation of a woollen factory company was completed.- There are 10,000 £1 shares, and 8,300 were taken up. Westgarth has filed his schedule.

The fancy ball at Government House was a brilliant success.

A butcher at Bockhampton named Jagar assaulred a man named Jackson, and frac tured his skull. Jagar delivers himself to the authorities.

Archibald Barkley and Thomas Gibson have been apprehended at Todwoomba, charged with murdering an o'd man named John Sondergeld at Highfield.

The proposed graving dock at South Bris bane will cost, £75,000, the permanent pump ing machinery, £6,000 The extreme length of the floor will be 300 feet; the width on the floor, 40 feet; at the top, 70 feet; the width at the entrance, 60 feet; arid the depth at the eel!, 19 feet. 1 he Sybilr, schooner, has arrived at Mary borough from the South Sea Islands, with 113 labourers on board. She reports famine at the Islands through a hurricane, earth quakes, and lidal naves. Miss Carey, the tragedienne, was se:zed with hysterics while playing at the Theatre Royal. The curtain had to be dropped, but the scene was completed afterwards. William Ryan, of Hotham, fell into a hollow in a street there, and was smothered before he conld be extricated.

The death of Mr Aspfhall, the barrister, is reported by the mail.

The Palmer Goldfield.

Five thousand Chinese are now on the right and left branches of the Palmer, and some of them are getting plenty of gold. The latest news from the Palmer is very good. All the white men are doing fairly, and the Chinese are making a good thing of the abandoned ground. In some cases the Chinese are making from half an ounce to one ounce per day in ground left by the whites as not payable. The Chinese now occupy the whole of the left branch and pushing fast out to Oakey and Sandy ; many of them have come in with heavy gold, and intend leaving for China by the next mail steamer. Provisions have risen in price on the field, but not to high; packing and teaming is vigorously carried on'; horses are still low in price, but the market is steadily rising.

STRANGE CASE.

MACQTJARRIE THE SHIPBUILDER, SETS OFF A STEAMER WITH A BAILIFF ABOARD, FULL SPEED!

On May 2, at the Water Police Court, —before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Levey, Solomon, Charlton, and Bird—Daniel Macquarie, shipbuilder, and George Budge and Edward Woolmer were charged—first, with having unlawfully beaten one John Mason, security clerk in the Bank of New South Wales ; secondly, with having unlawfully and maliciously attempted to destry a certain vessel, where by the life of plaintiff (Mason) was en deangered ; thirdly, with having unlawfully and maliciously attempting to inflict grevious bodily harm on the plaintiff, and unlawfully assaulted plaintiff.

John Mason deposed that on Friday week he was sent down by the Bank of New South Wales, to take charge of a yacht from Mr Macquarie, about 10 o'clock in the morning and as he arrived, the vessel was put about off from the wharl; witness jumped on board and saw there the engineer Woolmer, and to him handed his authority to take possession of the steamer, under a bill of sale ; Woolmer read it and handed it to a gentleman on board who said the boat was going down the 'harbour on a pleasure trip •in consequence of this representation the bank was com municated with, and he remained on board the yacht and went with it on its trip down the harbour; he got back to the Circular Quay about half-past 5 o'clock ; the pleasure party on board the vessel left; he then proceeded to put the warrant into effect. Mr Budge, foreman of the yard, came up. Witness asked Budge to step on board, a hewished to speak to him. They went to the saloon, and he said he presumed that he (Mr Budge) knew what had brought him there. He replied, "You have no right here," that Mr Macquarie had had a meeting of his creditors, matters were arranged, and that he was carrying on business for the last ten months and more. Mr Badge then said, "We want the yacht, go ashore;" the yacht was alongside a punt connected with the wharf ; when he told him to go on shore, he pointed to the punt, and said after that if he

did not go that way, he would have to go the other—meaning the waterside ; Mr Budce then said after a minute or two that tris>*Jlfc was not Macquarie's, but his ; he reap leave the vessel; Mr Budge wefe-'■■.-"«" to the punt as if to go up to the % Jj. before he left the conversation bli Me rather warm ; Mr Budge went upthe\fnj and as he passed the foremost part ofHffie steamer he told Wcohner to wait for M? Macquarie till 7 o'clock ; he waited till 8 o'clock, and then asked the engineer to send to Mr. Macquarie to tell him that he wished to speak to him. Both Mr. Budge and Mr." Macquaiie came down ; Mr. Macquarie came alongside the launch. Mr. Macquarie made many remarks of a jeering kind as to the position he would be in if he slept there all night ; sometimes he spoke angrily and some times in a jeering tone, half laughing; he then ordered the removal of carpets, cushions matting, &c, from the vessel; shortly alter he came on board again from the punt, and said, " Will you go on shore?" he said that he cin'd not; he said, " Suppose I make you or force you ;' he said that if he did he must resist; he then took him by the left arm and^ said, "Qo ashore;" he put himself in an attitude to resist, and held back; Budge called out, "You, go ashore, Mr. Macquarie —leave Mr. Mason to me, I will manage him;" Mr. Macquarie then went onshore. Mr. Budge took off his hat, aud handed it ashore to Mr. Macquarie ; Macquarie sang out to Budge to bring her on to the buoy stern first; this was done, and Ihe boat was brought over lapping stern on to the shore; when she was brought alongside, Mr. Macquarie called Budge ashore; there then appeared to be a whispered conversation between the two ; Mr. Macquarie asked witness if he would go on shore, and he replied that he would not; Mr. Macquarie afterwards, addressing Woolmer engineer, said "Turn full speed ahead and jump adiore ;' Woolmer appeared to hesitate; Mr. Macquarie repeated the order more peremptorily and in (he same words; Woolmer was about, to do so, \.he i witness said to him, "Will you enter the service of the Bank of New South Wales?" he replied, looking towards Mr. Macquarie, "Thatis my mas ter ;" the engines were started, and the engineer was told to jump ashore, jmd he did so ; the launch then went ahead very quickly, witness was the only person oh board; he had not seen the boy from the time he took the mes sage to Mr. Macquarie ; just as the vessel was leaving the shore, Mr. Macquarie called out, "Have her and bed —;" the red light was put out when the cushions were removed; the steamer left the wharf shortly before 9 o'clock; witness knew no'.hiig about- machinery, or the man age ac it of an engine; the launch headed up Johnson's Bay, obliquely across Darling Harbour ; there where wharves alongside, from which vessels would be frequently leaving ; there were also vessels lying about, he took the wheel, and headed the launch first up Darling Harbour; he did not know how to stop the engines, or to manage them in any way; after getting just above the Gasworks, he thought the traffic too great, for the steam ferry-boats were going backwards and forward, so he turned her head, sounded the steam whistle, and passed round Miller's Point to the north side of the harbour; he knew nothing as to the rules for lights so as to . avoid vessels ; beyond being able to steer he would not be able to manage the launch; if he had met a vessel he would not have known what to do ; he went along the north side of the harbour till he got alongside of the steamer Scotland, when he hailed for an engineer; he had made several circuits tween that vessel and Dawes Point, before they could understand his position ou board the Scotland ; at last they sent a boat's crew with two engineers on board; they refcaed him from the position he was in fit wasthenlOminutesor a quarter past 9o'clock, Be had never been to sea, except a few trips to and from Melbourne. The engineer told him that the launch could go from nine to t»-n knots an hour, and that the engines were 14 horse po^v er She was about 50 feet long. If the launch had gone straight on without being steered, she would have come-into collision with the shore. She would not have takeu long to have crossed Darling Harbour. —John Ford deposed thot he was second engineer on board the steamer Scotland. On Friday evening last he was called on deck, and saw a steam launch passing the ship ; there were calls for assistance from the launch, and witness went on board; he found the fire-grate service of the forpace quite full of coal, and the door fastened; but for the thumbiscrew "being slack, the launch would be going at full speed ; the water was in the lower end of the gauge-cock; the effect of the water being low in the gauge ( cock, showed that a very strong fire was ' on, and the boiler in danger; the boiler was not in a position to feed itseif, anyone not knowing anything of the engines and works, and putting more water in, would render it likely that there would be an ex plosion through its action upon the over heated boilers; there was sixty pounds pressure of steam to the" square inch; the safety-valve showed 72 lbs. pressure; it appeared to him that under sach circum stances, were they to have continued, the destruction of the steamer would hare been inevitable; there would be no danger wh"e there was water in the guage-cock. Mac quarrie and Bridge were committed for trial on the charge of attempting to destroy the vessel, so as thereby to endanger the life of John Mason. The charge of beating was withdrawn. At the trial the jury found both accused guilty, and they were sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

THE DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE IN LIFOU.

The New Caledonia Moniteur, of the 28th April, received by the mail, publishes letters from Rev Father Gaide, and Rev J. Speight, missionaries in that Island, giving further details of the earthquake which took place on the 28th March, between 11 and 12 p.m. M. Gaide mentions that at Mo a the sea rush ing in encompassed all the houses, and drew down most of them in retiring. Thirty persons perished, most of them women and children. Mr Sleigh relates the heroic conductor sevsral mothers in endeavouring to save their children. "One of them carried a child to each hand, and held a third in her mouth. There were three shocks ; the first lasted od seconds. It was supposed to come from Tanna, where there is an active volcano.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

[Befere J. Cosgrave, Esq., J.P., (Chairman), and Chas. O'Neill, J.P.] THE DAILY BILL. David Cleary, William Hawkins, Martin Mey, James .Lambert, Thomas Murphy, John Swan, William Laverty, John Barrel! ( alias Burns), Charles Hopkins, and James Brown, were ordered to pay the us"ai penalty. Lambert and Murphy who added "disorderly" to a wrong doing, mulcted in 20s and costs Lambert complained that " a man couldn't move now about Auckland without being dropped off by a ' Bobby fP The defendant's language m and behaviour were, shewn to be.too ejn on" strative, and his plea that he was "j«*9' v bidding good-bye to a friend" did not ayau him. THE BOW AT THE COSMOPOLITAN.^' Eliza Leatrange was charged with being drunk and disorderlyand wilfully destroying two decanters, one full of gin, 1 bottle old torn, and 1 pint measure, of the total valae of £2 153., the property of Ruby R. Campion M of Auckland. , : ■ . This was the case arising out of tn?_?j*'T: t in Queen-street, described in S&tttT'" /} Stak. thPt~~~^£* Eliza loot ell epentan*, and pleaded guilty. Inspector Broham said that this was a very bad casa. The prisoner had been 4& tUnMj,,| convicted, having commenced her career in J |

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