SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

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V^~A sp iii.J chaige of on- shilling is made for <--ons,gnecx oi shi/pers' names inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

P' p H - »: 9 ke^s barter. 400 boxes ttra 270 . 1 ci e• * <•<-, 20 chests rio. 140 b.^s in-.. 9ca*K hams a.hi bacon, 40 cases hi. a, 21 pk.v. Htudertoi. aud Madurlaue, agents. Per Lad\ bitd : 11 cases champagne, 8 cases, 13 cases whiskey, 2 cases bacon, 4 cases cheese, £ cases wine, 25 kegs butter, 2 boxts gold, 0" caees. W. F. Whteler, agent.

EXPORTS.

Per ss Phcsbe, for Taranaki: 8 bars iron, 1 cask zing, lor Wellington : 1 case, T and S Morrin.

ARRIVAL OF THE HAWEA.

The fine new stermship Hawea, belonging to the Union Steam Shipping Company, arrived this morning in the Manukau. Cap tam Malcolm brought the Hawea from Nelson, Captain Wheeler having landed thei em consequence of his wife's illness. The Hawea left Nelson at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, arrived at Taranaki on Sunday morning; left at 2 p.m , and arrived in the Manukau at 10 a.m., having experienced a heavy tea on tbe way from Taranaki.

Passaengers :—Mr. and Mrs. McLean, Mr. and Mrs, Morton, M>. and Mrs. Lloyd, Colonel Harrington, Captain Hankinson, Mr. Hankinson, Messrs. Woodward, Gau locky, Collins, JtJev. L. B. Bacillio, and Capt. Watt Kettle.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows . — Vox Thames, this day, at 5.30 pm, and to-morrow, at

•9 30 a m For Coromandel. on Wednesday next, at 9 30 a m For Kawau and MataKana, per Lady Bowen, to-

morrow, at 9 a m . For Wanganui, per St Kilda, to-morrow, at 10 am For Australian Colonies, per Hero, on Tuesday

next, st 1 p m , , Per s s. Mikado, on Friday, 9th July as tinder — For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South America and British and Foreign West Indies at 10. SO am «■*.'*« For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10 30 a m For meney orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9 30 am Late letters bearing a 'ate fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received on board by the Mail Agent up to time of sailing. _ (Signed) S. B JJI-iS. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

MORRIN.—On the 3rd July, at "Wellington-street, Mrs John C Morrin, of a son.

PKOTJDE —On Friday, the 2nd July, at Razorback, Mary, second daughter of B. Proude, Esq., or diptheria.

DEATH.

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

MONDAY, JULY 5, 1875,

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ALTHOTJGHthe "olive branch" is so "tenderly and deprecatingly " held out by the Colonial Secretary, he does not well conceal the curl of the.lip that expresses the chagrin felt a^ the treatment meted out by the doughty Su perintendent to his logic and his wheedling alike. A telegram of even date with the throwing up of the sponge in the capitation struggle comes to light through the columns of our contemporary the Cross, which, a the organ here, haa of course th fl privilege of prior communication of un. published State papers, as the Times has in Wellington. The telegram has refer ence to the settlement of agriculturists on Ohinemuri lands. As is well known Sir George Grey was kept in the dark as to the facilities afforded for such settlement in the Ohinemuri GoWfield's agreement. It is needless to enquire why or how. The past action of the General Government supplies

the cue to all this thwarting. Suffice to say that the document was delayed till the 25fch of June, or a month after the Provincia Council had risen. As it requires the con* currence of the Council and the Superinten" dent to make application to the Governor for the proclaiming of such leasing reserves, the information camaltoo late for the session, which

was of course what was intended But Dr Pol^ len's reference to the thingisso characteristic of the man, and shows so clearly how he must have been biting his nails at having ihat day struck his colours to the Superin tendent in the capitation struggle, that his words deserve quoting. Says Daniel—"To meet ihe difficulty caused by the failure of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of Auckland to make application to the Governor," &c. This is very good indeed. We think it deserves to be placed among the best of the sayings of Dr. Pollen ; but to most iv Auckland it will appear as an expressive comment on his "olive branch" so " tenderly and even deprecatingly " held

In another column will be found details of the gale which has been blowing in our harbour. It has been exceedingly disastrous^ though we trust no to human life. Our neighbours at the Thames appear to have been peculiarly circumstanced, and their v npleasant position will be found set forth iv telegraphic columns. It appears to st andamongthefiercestof the gales wherewith our coasts have been vexed for many years, and we fear that as additional intelligence comes in, the catalogue of misfortune will be greatly magnified. ,

In a recent issue we drew attention to the inconvenience caused to consignees as well as the ship by the action of the Customs' authorities in refusing to allow the landing of perishable articles from the Hero for several hours after arrival. We think there can be little doubt in any mind that the utmost facilities should be given to tbe des patch of steamers, and that regulations suitable enough for ships arriving from Englard may be applied with very great inconvenience to stesmers. The Hero, to which on that occasion we made more special reference, is only an illustration ; a Dd we would not presume to advocate that she should be treated otherwise than is due to her class. But taking her as an illustra tion, it may be borne in mind that she rents part or all of a shed on the wharf on her own account, for which she pays heavily monthly. She would even be glad to rent a store en tirely—but could not. Again it is no fault of the Hero if there are not; facilities for taking away cargo as fast as it is landed. Other ports arrange that the moment a steamer gets to the jetty, she commences un loading, as long as this is paid for. To put a steamer such as this on the same footing as an English ship which designedly lies in the fltrea m three to four days to allow the nume rous consignees (and the Hero's consignees are far more numerous th?n an English ship's) to pass entries would be simply to disgrace the port. Again, it is notorious that —from the system that obtains on the wharf where almost every consignee has bis own receiver consignees do not and will not take away their cargo as it is landed, and it is do fault of the Hero if there is no law em powering the Harbour-Master, as in other ports, at the end of each day to cart away and store these goods at expense and risk of such consignees ; but, unfortunately, Auck land law is, that until the ship has got a receipt her responsibility remains. For in stance : two months ago some iron was put ashore from the Hero. The recaiver for that iron either was not on the spot, or would not give a receipt for it at the time, and, two days after, when he came to take delivery, the iron was gone, and the steamer had to pay. Again, in every other port it is considered no breach of Customs for a steamer by paying for it, to have all the facilities of discharging early and late, putting goods into sheds, etc. And unless steamers get despatch and every facility, how can we expect steam communi cation to be kept up between this and Australia ? The solution of the trouble is : that the whole of the outer T should be shedded in for steamers, foreign. Cargo should be discharged into that shed, and delivery taken by one responsible man. This man could then deliver to the various con signees when the steamer has gone, and all the inconveniences now felt would be wholly

obviated,

The following letter reveals a state of things that should open the eyes of pur chasers of settlers' produce. There can be little doubt that the sole culprit in this case was the drayman, and we think his employer has as much reason to look out as any body else. This is a case in which the police should see to it that justice is not defeated. We have urged our correspondent to see Sergeant Pardy on the subject — To the Editor of the Star :—Sir,— Being a constant reader of your paper, and knowing you wish to do well by all, I a9k you to insert the following. On Friday last I bought at Buckland's Haymarket a load of hay, weigh ing 1 ton 2 cwt 3 qrs., belonging to a farmer iD the neighbourhood of Otahuhu, whose name I give you I paid £4 14s 9d., and it was to be delivered to me by the same, dray, half at my place in the Kyber Pass, and the other half at Kemuera. lne drayman refused to have it weighed for me afc Newmarket bridge, but immediately after delivering the one half, the drayman appears to have started Belling the trusses by the way at eighteen peDce a truss. (I had paid about three shillings) I caught him in the act of selling two trusses close by the Captain Cook Hotel, and he returned the money for these to my. brother at Kemuera. There were still three trusses missing, which must have been Bold. There was also a large block of wood on the top, of about a hundred weight, concealed under the wet tarpaulin. I wish you, sir, to publish this as a warning to persons buying produce from country settlers. —I am, &c, B. McG-arry, Kyber Pass.

The monthly communication of the Masonic Lodge Ara, 348, 1.C., will be held this even ing at 7.30, in the Lodge-room, Masonic Hotel. Visiting brethren are invited.

An article on the Auokland College and Grammar School appears in the Otago Daily Times, in which our chief educational establishment is spoken of in terms of warm eulogium. The article concludes :—" Judged by the common tests, the efficiency of the school has reached a very high point, and deserves more suitable treatment. In Auck land at least, higher education has been well cared for, and we rejoice at seeing this result, without one particle of jealousy. In schools, at any rate, the improvement of one means a rise in the standard of all."

We understand that Mr. Fraser, who has purchased about 3000 acres of land in the fiako district, says the Waikato Times, is making preparations to improve the estate, and reside upon it. Mr. Fraser has the reputation of being a most enterprising settler with considerable means, which, combined with experience, will make him a valuable acquisition to the district.

{j nines© lottones m JVlelboume nav^oecon^e a great nuisance and source of evil. The Ag°, says that "a case tried in the Police Court only a few days ago showed that a man who, with an income of £2 a week, had a wife and family dependant upon him, had been led into crime in order to follow this Chinese Will-o'-the-Wisp. Nor are the victims of this dangerous form of gambling confined to the sterner sex, or to persons of mature age. Young girls, lads and married women are among the most regular purchasers of tickets, and a visit to any of the Chinese banks will show that this gambling made easy, which is brought within the reach of everyone who can spare a shilling, has its votaries amongst all classes, from the richest to the poorest.'

He left the spelling bee at 10 o'clock and stopped in a saloon on his way home. Here he met several friends who " set 'em up" divers times, and he reached home about midnight' with a confused brain, and a very demoralized pair of legs. Then he swore that somebody had stolen the keyhole, but his wife with a fearful scowl on her brow and a lamp in her hand admitted him. '' Drunk !" she exclaimed. "D-r-u-n-c (hie) drunk. Thaz easynuff." "Brute!" ."B-r-o-o-t ( hie ), give us a harder one." " Idiot 1" "Tharz harder (hie), but I kin spellum. I-d—l-d-g—l-d-i-g-t, Idiot. Now give us a stunner ( hie )." She picked up a poker and gave him a ''stunner," and the spelling bee adjourned.

The release of the murderer Sullivan and the bushranger Gardiner, on condition of leaving the country, has led to a despatch from Earl Carnarvon, which has been read in the Melbourne Assembly. The Secretary of State says : " Questions which have recently arisen in the colony of New South Wales have called attention to the fact that; the act of that colony, 11 Vie, VA, which" is still in force there, though passed in different circumstances from those which now exist, permits the Gover nor to grant to any person under sentence of hard labour who has served two years of his sentence, a remission of the remainder of the term on condition that he shall not remain in or come within the colony during the remainder of the residue of that term. The Government of New South Wales with a readiness highly appreciated by her Majesty's Government, has offered to repeal this enactment, which it is obviously inex pedient to retain in force in any colony at the present time, looking to the questions that are liable to be raised with respect to its operation by other colonies, or foreign coun tries."

A Board of Commissioners appointed by the Victorian Government is enquiring into serious charges of alleged cruelty brought against the warders of the New Asylum, Mel bourne. The evidence shewed that some of the warders had been in the habit of beating the patients in a most brutal manner.

Charles Peterson, a seaman, has been cured of lockjaw at the hospital in Adelaide, after suffering from it for more than forty days. He was admitted on the Gt,h'April, suffering from an injury to oue hand, caused by the bursting of a flask of gunpowder, as reported at the time. The patient was in a weak condition uutil the 17th of the month, when tetantus set in, and it showed itself at intervals till 26th May. Ou tlie aprjearance of this malady Dr Phillips took tho case, and he conducted it until the man was out of danger. The system acted upon was that of iho hypodermic injection of morphia, as much as four grains being injected during twenty-four hours. Hydrate of chloral was also given to the extent of eighty grains in twenty-four hours. •

A supposed case of sloping from creditors is referred to by the Raglan correspondent of the Waihato Times, as follows: —"On Friday morning last, about daybreak, at Ruapuke, jusfc off Mrs Charlfcon's farm, between it and Gannets Tsland, a small boat was seen going southward with the small sails set, as well as two oars being smartly plied. Glasses were quickly brought to bear on her, and the general opinion was that she was hound for Kawhia ; but about mid-day she passed across the entrances of both Aotea and Kawhia harbours, closely rounding Albatross point, and passing out of sight. At the same time a steamer appeared in view. Has anyone in Auckland given their creditors the slip, if so, they must have had a long and dangerous trip to catch the steamer, supposing the occupants of the boat were bound for tho steamer ?"

Mr TBomas CranweU'fi Elementary Tonic Sol-Fa music class will be commenced this evening, in the Presbyterian School-room, Parnell.

The Hope of Auckland Tent of Bechabites will hold their quarterly meeting this even ing, in the Albert-street Temperance Hall, for the purpose of electing and installing officers and other business of importance to the Order.

The annual meeting will be held this evening in the reading room of the New market Hall, at eight o'clock, for the purpose of electing a committee and other business.

A meeting of the Soiree Committee of the Orange Institution will be held this evening in the Protestant Hall, Newton.

Two lads named Donovan and Woods, who escaped from the training-ship some weeks ago, were arrested by Constable Green at the Huia and brought into town to-day. A lad named Norfolk of Christchurch is still at large. He left his companions at Muddy Creek and is supposed to have gone in the direction of BiverLead. Any settler ac quainted with his whereabouts will be doing the boy himself a kindness by giving infor mation to the police.

William Matson, apprehended by Con stable Green on Sunday at Onehunga, on suspicion of stealing from an omnibus on Tuesday night a parcel containing wearing apparel, value £2 10s, the property of Mr Jas. Mclntyre, was brought up this morning, and remanded till Wednesday.

The City West No 2 night-school haß made very good progress. The names on the roll have now reached the number of one hundred. Of these, about thirty belong to the linquistio and geometrical classes Only a few attend both of these and the English commercial school. The majority belongs only to the latter, which is conducted by Mr Harrison. The French scholars number now more than thirty, working on three divisions. A Euclid class was opened last week, with nearly a dozen pupils. It will meet on Thursday evenings at eight o'clock. • It does not seem unlikely that a German class may begin next week. Persons wishing to join the Euclid or the German classes had better give notice, with the least possible delay.

A Chinaman named Ah Chaw, residing at the Durham Lead, Victoria, was struck dead by lightning about seven o'clock on the 3rd instant. His mate, who wag in the hut at the time, escaped uninjured. The part of the body where the lightning struck presented a peculiar appearance.

THE THEATRE TO-NIGHT.

As already announced the Prince of Wales Theatre will be re-opened by Mr. De Lias's excellent company with Miss May Howard, for a short season. The piece selected is the sentimental drama of "Jezebel."

COMMERCIAL.

Mesrs Samuel Cochrane and Son held a property Bale to-day. The house in Dublin street, Newton, was not sold. Allotment in Giaborne : 1 rood realised £22 ; 40 acres, part of allotment 193, parish of Takapuna/ £10; 100 acres, Matakohe, 1/ Fper acre ; 41 acres, Omaha, 2/ per acre; 5 acres 4 pe"rchis, Waikomiti, 27/ per acre. $$!Meß9rs. B. Tonks and" Co. sold to-day*the whole of the buildings on the old Supreme Conrr site, for removal. They realiiei from £4 10a. to £21 each. /

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Befoie Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

DREAMS AND REALITIES,

The following spectres from the shadows of night were introduced into Court this morDing, one after another: some with Scratched faces, others with black eyes, and nil with features distorted by dirt and drink. These declining persons (wrecks of their former Belves !) were dealt with in the fol lowing order : George Blake fined ss; Patrick Moran, alias " Tippling Pat," 5s ; Thomas Richards, 20s; John Kelly, 15s ; George Colville, 20s ; Nicholas Swanton, alias " Nick of the Woods," 10s; and John Lewis, 10s and costs, but who pleaded hard for his liberty as he had an appointment in the Bay of Islands. The fine was therefore remitted. SISTERS IN ERROR. Jane Gould, alias " Golden Jane," and Ellen Coulon, a young woman, were fined for drunkenness, the former 10s and the latter ss. TAKING SHELTER FROM THE STORM. __ William Ford, a 3eaman, was charged under the Vagrant Act, with being found without lawful excuse in an enclosure in Customhouse-street, on the night of the 3rd instant. Prisoner said it was true that he sought shelter in the shed, but he had a drop of beer in his head, or he should have gone to his hotel. He bore a good character and meant no harm. Sergeant-Major Pardy said that nothing was known against the prisoner, and he was discharged with a caution.

MESSRS. BRYAW AND YOTTNO

Edward Bryan and William Young (on remand) were again brought up on a charge of reposing on the premises of Messrs. Sec combe and Son, Ponsonby. Prisoner Bryan said he was guilty ; he was a little drowsy, and laid down ; it was rain ing at the time; he had just landed from Honolulu. Constable Thomas Graham, of City West, deposed to going his rounds on the night in question, and on looking into the premises discovered something by the dim light of the : stars, curled up. He went and found the living body of prisoner who could give no good account of himself. He took him under his wing. Prisoner protested that he was innocent of any bad intention; his object was simply rest. Detective Martin Grace characterised the prisoner as a "regular loafer." Prisoner : Explain yourself, sir ; what is a loafer? I have sought in vain for the term in the works of Johnson and Webster. Constable Grace, a loafer is a fellow that lounges about at corners of public-houses, wears a dirty shirt, drinks beer at other people's expense, and who will never work." Prisoner : That will do. I'm not a loafer then, for I earned sixpence that very day by carrying a parcel. Mr. John Davis, contractor, knew nothing of prisoner. He did not give him leave to repose on the premises. Prisoner made an appeal to the Bench. He was a genuine working man ; had travelled in many parts of the world, but had been unsuccessful since he had been in this city. The Bench cautioned the prisoner, and dis charged him. Young protested that he was also un fortunate; and poverty makes a fellow acquainted with strange bet]fellows, as the poet said ; he was very sorry. He was also discharged in like manner. THB CROW IN THE POULTRY YARD. William Francis Crow, a man of middle age. again appeared in answer to a charge of stealing four hens and two ducks, value 12s, the property of Stephen Hooker, on the 22nd of June. Mr Joy for prisoner pleaded not guilt}, and asked that witnesses might be ordered out of Court. Louisa Anne Hooker, wife of Stephen Hooker, deposed that she resided in Mount Eden Road. On the morning of the 2Gth of June, she missed from her poultry yard six hens, a duck, and a drake. (Mrs Hooper here described the poultry in a minute and graphic manaer.) She had seen them at the Police Station, and recognised them in a moment. She reared them herself. (The fowls were here introduced into Court, and made a great noise.) Witness knew them at once. To Mr Joy: She did not know the prisoner, but there was no mistake about her fowls and drakei; she had been in the habit of feeding them daily. Stephen Hooker corroborated the state ment of hi wife. The Berch wished to know if the Police could bring the matter home to the prisoner. Sergeant-Major Pardy thought he could establish Ihe case by a witness against the prisoner beyond a doubt. Thd prisoner was well knowa to the police. Mr. Joy objected to this, as in previous cases the prisoner had always been acquitted. Detective Grace deposed that he saw the prisoner en the day when the fowls were missed with the poultry. He said they were his own. He had reared them. He took the hens from him and brought them to the station, where they were placed with other fowls. Mrs. Hooker recognised the fowls at once. He arrested the prisoner at his house at Newton, where the ducks were discovered ; prisoner wondered how they came there. To Mr Toy : He was aware that prisoner dealt occaaonally in fowls. Ha disclaimed the ownership: of the fowls. Mr. Jof addressed the court at some length for! the prisoner, and contended that the evidence had failed entirely in nixing the crime upon the prisoner; the information was bad, and the whole thing was but a repetition of the farce of " Fo(w)ul play." (Here the ducks commenced quacking to such an eitent that Detective Grace was obliged to take them out of court.) The bench. said that taking the facts into consideration, and the point raised by Mr. Joy, which was made clear by Judge John son, that this ought to have been an indictable offence, they had no other alternative but to dismiss the caae. OTHER PEOPLE'S BOOTS. James "Vfatson was charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property of James Mc'G-ee, value 203. on the 21st inst. Piisonerßaid he took the boots by mistake. James Mc'Gee of Tamaki East, deposed to missing his boots which were found npon the feet of prisoner in a hotel. Constable Nanghton, stationed at Howick, tookjthe prisoner into custody, who made a similar statement, and when he found another man's booti on his feet, he waß ashamed of himself, arid had not the face to take the boots jback, There was nothing known of the prisoner beyond his being a drunkard. Thf Bench said that as the prisoner had wornjthe boots for three weeks it was pretty clear/that ho did not intend to take them back again; he must go to prison for three months with hard labour. Tiis was all the busineaa. j ■

SUPREME COURT.-UNKNOWN

[Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.]

HABEAS CORPUS. Joseph Naylor was, on the *?&»%*£ Mr Rees brought up under writ of habeas Zput'm Bees applied for.the discharge of the prisoner, who with a woman victed before Thomas Beckham, Esq., K.M., on 1 charge' of being illegally on premises^ The grounds of Mr Rees' application were that the warrant of commitment was bad the pri.or.ers having been jointly charged for one offence, instead of two; .and the charee of being illegally on " premises in stead of in some specified building, being an offence unknown to law. His Honor held the grounds of objection to be valid, and quashed the conviction. The prisoner was discnarged,_ and the woman, Mary Orr, who was convicted with him will also be released.

Criminal Sessions.

His Honor took his seat at eleven o'clock.

GRANT) JURY. The following gentlemen were chosen Grand Jurymen f-Captain Daldy (foreman), J. T. Boylan, J. Buchanan, R. Cameron, J. M. Clark, P. Dignan, J. Dilworth, H. Oilfillan, G. S. Graham, Bobt. Graham. D. Hean, G. W. Jones, S Jones, G. S. Kiss linsc, T. Morrin, G. P. Pierce, L. D. Nathan, F. Ring, J. M. Shera. A. K. Taylor, R. S. Taylor, and R. M. Wynyard. Mr E. Isaacs was excused. Messrs. JJar gaville and Pounds absent. Charge to the Grand Jury. His Honor, in charging the Grand Jury, again congratulated them on the lightness of the calendar. He said the number of Drisoners for trial was 14, and the offences 16 ; one prisoner being charged with five offences, and in another case three prisoners being jointly indicted for one offence. It must strike the Grand Jury, as it had struck him in looking over the calendar, that a number of offences which for a long time had been very prevalent, seemed to have died out. On the present calendar there was not one case of forgery, embezzlement, or obtaining money by false pretences. The list consisted chiefly of cases of larceny and burglary. On the three larceny cages he need not specially direct them nor on the charge of horse stealing. The five cases of burglary and house-breaking against an old offender would, he believed, cause them no difficulty. The crime of burglary consisted of breaking into a dwelling by night with felonious intent. It differed from house-breaking only in _ the fact of burglary being an offence committed at night. With the charge of illegally pawn ing thoy would find bo difficulty in finding a true bill. The law provided that for a per son to pawn property which did not belong to him was a punishable offence. Another case of horse-stealing on the calender he desired should receive their particular attention. It was the charge of stealing a horse at Onehunga. In charges of horse-stealing there must be felonious intent shewn, but the crime differed from larceny, inasmuch as a person might be assorting bis right to the ownership of the a<nimal. In the present ense the prisoner, who had a sort of posses sion, whether rightfully or wrongfully claimed that he had a right to take the horse. Unless they were satisfied that he had no colour of right he could not be hold guilty of horse stealing. There was one case of breaking into a hou^e with intent t« ravish, in which they might find some difficulty in making out the intent. The breaking into the houae did not constitute an offence —the crime lay in the intent, and the proof of intent was very slight indeed. One prisoner was charged with shooting with intent to do bodily harm. There was no doubt about the shooting or intent, but the peculiar cir cumstance of this case was that the prisoner alleged in justification that the p«rson shot at had seduced hh wife. His Honor pro ceede.l to say that such a plea was no excuse for a man some time after the seduc tion coolly going and purchasing a gun, and proceeding a distance for several miles for the deliberate purpose of shooting the person against whom he felt aggrieved That was a matter for the Court to deal with in the event of a conviction. In the [charge of unnatural offence, there was only one witness who testified directly to the commital of the oifence, and the jury must consider carefully whether his evidence was sufficient to base a committal. There was only one other case on the calendar —that in which two persons were charged with forcible entry at the Thames. It was quite clear, in law, that a person could not take pos session of even his own property by force —he must apply to the law. It had been laid down, and there was no doubt that a landlord who entered with force or threats into his own property after a tenant's term had expired was guilty of forcible entry. It was not necessary that force should be actually used if means were employed to overawe and terrify, by a show of force, so as to lead the person in posses sion to believe that violence would be used unless the wishes of the person] threatening such force were complied with. In the present case the tenant had received notice to quit, and upon disregard ing it the landlord burst open the door, which was fastened and tied with a rope. There was no doubt that persons so acting were guilty of forcible entry, notwithstanding that they might consider that the steps they were taking were in the assertion of a right. His Honor then dismissed the Grand Jury to their duties, TRUE BILLS. The Grand Jury returned shortly at intervals and found true bills in all of the five charges of burglary and house-breaking against Dunn. BURGLARY. James Dunn was then arraigned on the charge of burglary at Mrs Grattan's, Parnell. He pleaded not guilty. He was also charged with burglariously entering the premises of Charles Mack, and stealing therefrom 1 watch, 1 chain, 1 vest, and 1 pocket-book. The Crown Prosecutor determined to go on with this case first. The prisoner said he was not prepared to defend that case just then, on account of not getting the depositions, although he applied for thena. He pleaded not guilty. His Honor ruled that prisoner had not made the application in the proper form, and it was too late to take such an objection now. Prisoner : Then is a poor man to be denied justice. I made the applicatian according to the regulations posted in the gaol for the instruction of prisoners, and signed by Capt. Eyre. His Honor: I have no doubb you will receive full justice. You will not be tried by the depositions, and when the witnesses are examined you will have ample opportunity for examining them. Prisoner (who shewed the utmost fami liarity with his position) then asked if " the first case called on the board " (Grattan's) might not-be heard first. His Honor replied that that was a matter' for the Crown Prosecutor to determine. A jury was then empannelled : George Giles, foreman. Charles Mack, commission agent, deposed to the facts as elicited in the Police Court. He lived in Chapel-street, and missed the articles referred to on the morning of the 21st May. They were in his house on the previous night at eleven o'clock. Alexander Freeman, a little boy, deposed to finding the vesfe in the yard of the Baptist Chapel, Wellesley-street. Detective Jeffrey deposed to taking prisoner into custody on the 16th June at his house and Cox's Creek. Detective Grace was present, and they commenced to search. The prisoner, who was handcuffed sitting on the form, said, " Now I'll'not be responsible for anything not found in this room." After

lining Aboard ■•-» silverl J°^^3SP^v\ fied by Mr Mack night cap, loaded flJßlgpgcP JtoFLgf P^^hosfaSfe^^^ in£? all cnose d.riicicß'\— — on,-!. "Yes; I know I'ml in for it now. ±hat lookfvery bad against me." He mdentified the handkerchief as one belonging to Dunn which he had seen upon him some time Sore. Dunn said that was not the hand kerchief ; the other had been torn in four Sees. Ou the following Monday, witness Lain (searched the house, and in the room at the Wk of that occupied by Dunn, found Lack's watch and other arieles, which we.c rolled in four pieces of a handkerchief, similar to the other one *hich he had seen on prisoner ... The prisoner occupied forty minutes m cross-examining Deiective Jeffrey, but no thin" in hs favour was elicited. He then examined Detective Martin Grace, and ad dressed the jury at great length. The jury returned a verdict of guilty- His Honor reserved sentence until the other chirks against the prisoner were heard. . , The prisoner was then arraigned upon an indictment, charging him with breaking and entering the dwelling house of CuaMes Boyce, of the Ponsonby .Road, on the 27th. of May, and stealing therefrom one work box, value 30s-; two pair earrings, £2; and one brooch, value £3. Prisoner pleaded net guilty.

THE STORM.

Tremendous Havoc among the

Coasting Vessels.

One of those storms which seem to visit the port once or tvice every year occurred last night. The first indications of it were afforded on Saturday evening, when the wind set in with heavy bursts from tbe N.E., and kept up with varying force all night. On Sunday morning early the weaiher looked very dirty, and the merest tyro could see that a tempest was impending. At ten o'clock the rain which had been falling, held off, and the middle of the day iras bright and com paratively fine. Towjrds evening, however, heavy banks of clouds began to roll up from the westward, and soon after dark a gale began and lasted till three o'clock, which has not been exceeded in fury by any storm of the last two or three years. Commencing with a very low glass at about seven o'clock it attained the height of its violence at nine o'clock, or about an hour after high water. The force of the wind was at this time some thing fearful, and the sea on in the harbour was tremendous. The first craft which came to grief was the schooner Firefly, be longing to Mr. Jackson, of Tairua. This was lying to the eastward of the wharf, not far from the watermen's steps. In the early part of Sunday her stern was completely smashed against the wharf. With some trouble yhe was hauled away into the berth on the south side of the Ferry Co.'s T, but here she fared badly, as when the westerly gale set in the water rushing through the wharf filled and sank her, partially loaded as she was with cargo. From the final direction of the wind it was to be expected that the vessels on the. westward side of the wharf would suffer most, and it is here that we find most damage done. Commencing at the Queen-street end the first damage we notice has been dme to the piles supporting the stores of Messrs Walker and C 0.,, Mr Williams, the ship chandler, and Mesirs J. and D. Oxley. This was caused by the! steamer Gemini drifting down from herjanchorage above, and fouling the piles. At ten o'clock the steamer was bumping away right through the supports of the buildings, and it was feared that they would be undermined. Mr D. Oxley and several other gentlemen were on the spot, and it was determined to scuttle the steamer, which was done without delay,and she settled down into the leething waters peaceably. Early this morning she was got afloat again, and enough steani was got up to enable her to extricate herself from her dangerous posi tion. She is not largely damaged herseif, but has played a pretty tune with the back of jjMeasrs. Oxley'a and Williams' stoics. From the watermen's gridiron, two boats were blown bodily off, and smashed against the stone wall"! orb of these belonged to Mr Bell ; the owner of the other has not transpired. The yacht Lizard also came into contact with Messrs Oxley's store, and has become a sunken wreck among the piles underneath. In try ing to rescue a boat which was in danger near here, Mr Kirk very nearly met with a fatal accident. He had descended for the purpose of hitching a line on to the stern for the purpose of lifting the boat up, when a wave lifted it high up and xt fell with the man underneath. For a moment he was in great peril, but Mr Nelson Ireland who was by at the time, was fortunately able to reach his head and managed to drag him to the surface. Mr Kirk was then insensible, but soon-came round, when it was found he had received no very serious injury. Nearly at the same time as these accidents were occurring, almost all the other casualties of the night may be said to have taken place. At the watermen's ste ps, two of the boats, viz. : the Alice (be longing to D. Connor), and the Edith (be longing to Pillinger), came to grief. They are completely ruined. The ill-fated ketch Tiri Tiri, which has been wrecked twice al ready, was at anchor to the westward of the wharf wheri1 the storm came on, and she drifted, in spite of all attempts to stop her, against the wharf, and sank. It is thought that her hull is not much damaged, but her rigging andjspars are greatly knocked about. Close to her is the cutter Teaser, one of Mr G. Henderson's cargo boats. The lines of her hull are dimly discernible under the] tide, and her mast lies at an affectionate angle against the wharf. Above the Teazer is the cutter Diamond, laden with bricks. She has settled down stolidly, and does not appear much hurt. She belongs to Mr John Shearer. The ketch Speedwell is sunk against the wharf hot many yards from the Diamond. Captain Holmes was bound with her from the Thames to Russell, and getting a little taste of the wind on Saturday night thought it prudent to run in for safety. Unfortunately he anchoredin the worst position for the direc tion whioh the wind ultimately took, and he came to grief with the others. The Speed well hag a nasty hole knocked in her stern, and her sails and rigging are very muoh torn. She is insured for £500 in the JS ew Zealand office. Insurances, however, will not affect in any way the' loss suffered by the proprietors of the damaged craft, as they are only effected on " total loss." The large vessels sustained little damage. Had the new T not been in existence, and the ' Sarah' and ' Syren ' been broadside instead of end on to it, a different tale would have had to be told. As it was, these two brigs got off well with the loss of their boats, which were smashed. That of the ' Syren ' broke clean away, and is probably somewhere near Motuihi by this time. It should be men tioned that Mr Nelson Ireland, the owner of the Tiritiri, has also lost a 3-ton yacht, the • Sparkle ' which ; was at anchor safely last night, and this morning was nowhere to be seen; Tae brig ' Sea Spray' obtained some bales of tow from the s.s. 'Hero' and by their aid Boftaned the bumps she got against the wh*rf. Between the Queen-street wharf and the Gore-street jetty, a mast sticking above water, shows where the Swift oyster boat has sunk. Paying a visit to the Gore street jetty, we find fresh evidence of the fury of the gale. The schooner Echo and the cutter Waratah, on the west side, have their starboard bulwarks smashed and other trifling damage done to them, while the cutter Three Brothers, belonging to Mr. Blair, has been completely* stove in on the starboard bow, and has sunk as far as she can in the shallow water. It is not to be expected that the two wharves can have

(without receiving nriich injury themselves. 'This will be observer I in broken piles and 'stringers, which occi'W in several places. Along the Wood-whaif' we come across the cutter Bob Boy with BuY port bulwarks bat tered in ; the Helen, schooner, belonging to Captain Ferguson, has, ,«übtained knocking j about to the extent of alvout £20. Her star- * board bulwarks are gone v and she has two holes right through her side. The topsail schooner Pearl has not fared so well at Auckland as she did at j "imaru. She has had her starboard side stovi $n just abreast of the fore rigging. Passing a long we come to the South Carolina, cutter, *nd the Kate, yacht, which are lying close together in the angle of the Wood' Wharf, an A the Break water. The yacht is a comple y* wreck, and the cutter for a fine new c, ?»& presents a very pitiable sight, her fcV*6™. being smashed and her sides grazed and splintered. Next we come to the wreck oil t "he Tartar, another of Henderson's cargo be >ats, lying near the end of the newly made i portion of the Breakwater. This boat had kMj jnst been repaired, and has now beei I nearly knocked to pieces. There was a gn sat heap of vessels in this place this morning. Nearly all those that were at anchor eaist ward of the wharf dragged their anchors and came down all of a heap on the new stojn* s work, crushing each other in all directioiwJ3. those which were seen in this predicament at dayiight this morning were Mr T»\i -Nlccol's boat the Undine, with her stern etf^&shed in, and the Bevern similarly affected, *#&»d with the additional damage of her bowsprit gone and her side stove; then there \ tfere the Triad, cutter, and the Glance, cutt ,fir. The last-named is said to have star lied the Bob Roy and the two together canned the others "down. Messrs WaJsh and 'McCabe have had their tramway used in constructing the Breakwater knocked down, and jit will take them a couple of days to refit: before they can resume their work properly.1. The schooner Fortune at anchor off thi > baths was blown into Mechanic's Bay, 1 rat her name stuck to her and she came off this morning little the worse. Returning to the the westward of the wharf we hear! of Mr Jno Waymoutn's boat shed being [carried away by a large spar 78 feet long bji three feet square getting among the pil«9s and scattering them. The shed is a he^ap of ruin. The Coronet which was beached on Friday lest sustained such a pounding \ frem. the waves at.-b.igh tide that it was necessary to scuttle her. The plank which destroyed Way mouth's shed also smashed the fencing of the rock baths. Two boats went a shore in Freeman's Bay, but they have not broken up. The cutter Start, which is at anct.tor off Smale's Point, put back yesterday morning with her mainsail blown to rags. The schooner Clyde had got as far as Kawau, on her voyage to Wangarei, when she a?si» had her mainmast split and was obliged to {heave to. She returned to port yesterday jafter noon. We have not heard of any casualties to vessel's outside. Last night no! lesa than five were at anchor in the Ej.angi toto Channel. These were the Caller! Ou, the Glimpse, which put back yesterday morning, the Dedwood put back a scjicond time, the Albion, and the Agnes J<pssie. Tbe last named dragged some distance), but the rest held their own well. Messrs} ()xley received a telegram this morning to the effect that the cutter Leo had left Russioll on Saturday morning, bnt had put into Itawhite out of the gale. Ovdr the other side of the harbour, the pilot sclmoner drifted down some distance, and Captain W. Burgess and two of the pilot crew, ati jfreat peril, put off to her and secured her from further danger. The sea Ofi the beaclli at the North Shore was very angry, and it ■was nearly impossible for pedestrians to I keep 'heir feet.

EFFECTS IN TOWN AND SUBURBS,

The storm was not only felt on the water. Its violence was such as to make people JW' agine their houses were coming down upsm them. At St. Mary's Church, during the; evening service, the doors were forced ojien^ and the congregation nearly frightened? out of their seseats by the wind, while the; preachers voice could scarcely be heard.- People arrived home with broken umbrellas, some hatless, and some nearly hairless. Chimnies and fences are reported blown in ail directions. Such casualities are too numerous to mention. The zinc rooting waß blown off one. house in Parnell. A stone wall and an outhouse in a garden in the Grafton Road were capsized. The woodsa shields for protecting the trees planted by the the Improvement Commissioners were de stroyed right and left. We hear that pieces of these were found 'in the Grafton Boad. At the North Shore the fencing round the northern end of the Naval Reserve was blown down. A shed on the North Head used for storing the artillery implements, had its roof blown completely off and carried over the cliff A tree in Mr Duder's yard was blown down and fell right across the public road, within a short time of the peoplf coming out of church. The tree had what is called been " rung" to kill it, and as it happened it was nearly killing some of the public. Through out all the storm we are glad to say we have not heard of a single fatal accident. The damage done to the shipping is estimated at over £2000.

The Storm at Onehunga.

From accounts sent in by our correspondents at Onehunga, it would appear that the storm has been felt very severely on the shores of the Manukau. The following are some of the casualties reported": —Gibbons' wharf has sustained considerable damage, a large por tion of the outer woodwork being knocked away. Mr Rose's wharf has also been muti lated by the wind and waves. The govern ment wharf is much shaken, but no actual damages has been done to it. Portions of the old coal wharf are blown away. Buck land's catttle punt was upset, and 37 pigs, just arrived by the s.s. St Kilda, have been drowned. • The cutter Dante has been driven nearly into the Royal Hotel windows. t>ome of the timber stacked at Gibbon's yard has been blown two hundred yards from where it was stacked, and the quantity of firewood, strewed along the beach shews that it could not have been a pleasant place for loving couples last night.

The Maid of Italy* at present chartered by the Provincial Government for harbour service, has been driven on the rocks along side the causeway of the Mangare Bridge ; her copper has been torn off; she is also bilged and minor damage done. The men were employed in taking down the old beacon off the end of the wharf. The gale last night has finished their job wholesale. The cutter Two Sisters, slightly damaged, was this morning, in company with the Maid of Italy, aground by the bridge. This structure has not altogether escaped, and will want some repair. There is nc damage done in the township.

About 50,000 ft. timber from Gibbons' wharf was strewed along the beach. The steamer Waikato, under repair, was berthed alongside the wharf, but the stern lines were fixed to that part of the wharf still standing, and the workmen employed on the steamers ran out anchors, &c, so that the Waikato has got off scot free. All along the beach the sawn timber and stacks of firewood have been jumbled up together. A five pound note will make good all dama ges to the Dante. Mr Roe's timber wharf still stands, but wants a few carpenters for a day or two. The men on board the Two Sisters had to swim ashore.



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The s.s. Phoebe left for the Soutt/ \>. d. morning. >he conveyed a good nnml-J ® passengers and an average cargo. I *-<j * The Albatross arrirod at.Wangapoj \ Saturday afternoon, She has made tB lit to Napier and back to Whangapoua I \'f fortnight, • I k £= The schooner Mary Melville is to lei / Bay of Islands to-day, and the] «t fprf McGregor to-morrow. Both A( v %w$ bound.