SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

!fl HIGH V.ATF- : This evening 9.35 ; to ■ morrow roo-ofng 0.66. a SUN SET: Thi. e-enhig,_ 45 ; BTJN RISE: to f morrow _io_n__„, 7.12. | MOON** \G_t : Firs'. Quarter, lltb, 7.84.

ARRIVALS

If I Caver Ou, ship, Rea, from London |'i | Southern Cross, 8;S, from Napier and Wellington

DEPARTURES.

111 Dido, H M.S. 8 guns, Chapman for a cruise 1 St. Kilda, s s., for Wanganui (from the Manukau) j Taranaki, s s,, for tho South (from the Manukau) jS lona, s.s., for the Sonth | Dauntless (Hawaiian) schorner, for the Fijis I Christina, schooner for Dunedin J South Carolina, cutter, for Russell j Lake Sup rior, b-irge, for Palfiri PRO.T . TFD DftPARTfRES. I For Dunedin—Duiedin ship, early f For tha Cape Shooting Siar, barque, early j For San Francis •o—Macß egor, mail-teamer, June 11 If -"or _o -don—Feraglen. ship, early II For the North—lona, ss, Mondays H Per Newcastle-Jane, big, to-morrow H For Kaipara -Ifspeculator, barque, early H For Friendly Islands-Peerless, schooner, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

[; Albion, brig, from Adelaide I '] Victory, barque, from Adelaide | Mary Mclvi le from Lyttulton via Napier; sailed 2nd instant Helena, brigantine. from L. ttelton (at Onehunga); | sailed 2nd instant i Cyphrenes. R M s.s., from Sau Francisco, 20th inst. ; I sailed 24th ult. - Lie well vn. s.s. from Sydney Flirt, brigantine, from Taur«nga, early Rio Loge, from Lj ttelton, early I Roderick Dhu, brigantine, from Sydney Robina Du-lop, barque, from London ; sailed 29th March Cabarfeidh, barque, from Boston, via Table Bay ; sailed December 21 Vivid, barque, from Circular Head, early Ryno, brigantine', from Tfotumah, early Papua, schooner, from Rarotonga, early Magellan Cloud, bigantine, from Lyttelton, early Syren, brig, from Melbourne, early Martha, barque, from he Islands, early Coronet, kchoouer, from the Islands, early Edith, schooler figm the Islands, early Forfarsbire, HSBP, ship, from London; sailed Mar-b.19 Flecbero, ship, from London, early Ij_tter■*--__, ship from London, early Pearl, schooner, from Tim ani, early Albion, barque, from Sydney, early

WRECK OF A CUTTER.

Particulars of the wreck of a cutter at Matakana reached town on Saturday. Capt»in Dam of the cutter Fawn, reports that about i o'clock on Friday afternron he was st-ndiog through Kawau Passage, bound to Auokland, when he sighted "a-cutter with her mainsail set, apparently ashore on Takatau Reef od the mainland. When first seen the cutter was perfectly upright, but shortly a! terwards she lurched over towards the reef, and hung with her mast right over the rocks. Later on she righted herself, and then lay over on the opposite side. The wind was from "the S.S.W. at the time, and a heavy sea was rolling In from the S.E. The reef on which the cutter had struck is connected with the mainland by rocks, which crop up above th- surface of the water. Captain T>am was sure from the position of the wreck, that the rrew would have no difficulty in getting ashore, and deemed it unnecessary to incur the rink of s an ding in to her as-istaoce, especially as the water was full of rocks inshore, and the wind was on tbe land He was un.ble to make out the cutter. She was ab-ut 20 tons, and appeared to have a round stern He thinks that she w_s not ashore when he first saw h*r. "out must have struck almost im mediately. From her situation he believes t^at she was loading firewood a- d diifted in shore whi c attempting to get underweieh. Hor lurching over he attributes to the ■ utter having been bilged and filled. C »ptain Savory, of the favorite schooner, reports tbe same particulars He went outt-ide the pas.a-e but distinctly saw the cutter on the reef. The ketch Speedwell was ia company with the schooner, bound to the _ hames.

H.Ms. Dido left for a cruise this morning. She y. as to call first at the Kawau. The ship Caller Ou anchored in the t>owder ground tarly yesterday morning 107 days out from London. Captain Pea reports having had a fine weather passage. Tbe varlo. s mark points on the voyage were passed as under: Gravesend left 18th Feb ; Equator crossed 18_» March; Tristan d' A.cunha passed 11th April ; Meridian of Cape 19th April; Caje Maria Van Dleroan sighted Ist June. Ihe eastings was run on the parrallel of _2d* g. 3. The Caller On is a likely lookicg ship of 674 t ns in hrr ninth year; of composite bnild, and belonging to Mr Alexander Adam son, of London. 8h« brought the following passengers:— --Icon : Messrs Power, B. H "Waite, anrt McGormiik. After discharging her powde. into li.hters, she will come up to the wharf to discbarge her general ca?go The ba» __c Italy has cleared for Newcastle with 60,-_ooft timber. The s.s. TaTanalsi left Onehunga for the South this afternoon. Pas-en.ere: Ciptain Short, Messrs ( onroy, Moa_. Levy, Captain B.adon. Mrs Walsh, Mrs Bro_ton, and others booked at < nehunga. She took away nearly 3SO kits of oysters and a general cargo. kThe St. Kilda left the Manukau on Saturday, but rem.ined at the Heads owing to the roughness of the bar. the wea her clearing- np to-day. She proceeded Oi her voyage to Wauganui.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING

Well-kg con, this day The Phe-be, jri>_ the Suez mail on board, arrived from Lyttelton at 8.40 a.m. Ta-_ang_., this day. The s s. Bowena arrived at mid-d^y yesterday.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs. Cochrane'&nd Son sold to-day the cottage and allotment off Hardinge and Drake-streets, by order of the mortgagee in the , estate of the late William Henry Pike, for the sum of £147. The allotments in Rokeby-street were withdrawn, the highest bid being 6s per foot. Mr Hanson's farm at the Whau was also withdrawn, there being no bidders. '

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails -wili, Close as follows .

For Tbamss. this day, at 530 pm. and to-morrow, at 9 30 a m. For Kapsnga "Wednesday next, at 11.30 am For Watakan* and Kawau, per Lady Bowen, to morrow, at 9.30 am Kor Tonga and Kna per Peerless, to-morrow, at 9 a m For Rorotonga, per icetitia, on Wednesday next at 4 30pm For Newcastle, N SW. per Jane, on Thursday next, «t 10 am For Russell, per Fawn, on Friday next, at 10 a m. Per ss. Macgregor, on Friday, the 11th inst,, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South *m.ic_, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 10 30 a.m. Por the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 am. For money orders, registered letters, and news paper., at 9 30 a m Late letters bearing a !ate fee of 6d in addition to tha postage, will be received on board by the Mail Agent up to time of sailing. Mails for Otahuhu, Papakura, Drury, Pukekohe, Tuakau, Pokeno, and Mercer, will, until furiher notice, be marie up at 6am daily. Return mails will reach town at 7 pm. (Signed) J. E. Couicy, Acting Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

HAYWOOD—At Eangitikei Bulls, June sth, 1375, Henry John, eon of Thoa. Haywood, Wyndham- Btreet, Auckland, aged 23 years.

GREIN— On June 7, 1875, at the residence of his father, Hobson-street, John, infant son of Mr John Grein, aged 10 months.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1876.

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In another column appears a letter from an able and esteemed correspondent on the subject of Bankruptcy, and as a comment on our leader in last issue on the same subject. Our correspondent makes the strange mistake that we question the necessity of a credit system in the commercial dealings of man with man ; and, with lengthy argument and illustration, proves that nature and experience show.that necessity. We go farther and say that in an especial degree is this true of colonial life, for reasons that will readily suggest themselves to any mind. But can credit not exist without being stayed by penal laws? It appears to us that that would not be a system based on the mutual faith of man in man, wherein if faith were broken, penalties Would follow. If a man lends money to another, knowing that if not repaid he can throw his debtor into gaol and keep him there for years, he is trading, it seems to us not on credit at all, but on the penal laws of the country. And if every such secondary aid is removed, we deem the system would be more purely one of credit. We believe that the legal machinery should exist for enforcing pay ment of debt, but if there are the terrors of the penal laws added, either by express enactment or the unduly severe administra tion of Insolvency laws, creditors will calcu late on this, and become in time correspond ingly careless in making proper enquiry, and guarding themselves.by proper precautions. The matter of fraud in inducing credit is wholly another matter, and we have made no reference to this. For this the criminal laws should be put in force as stringently as against any other form of stealing. But we do not hesitate to say that any attempt fco invest the Court "for the relief of insolvent debtors" with undue terrors will defeat its own object. The clever rogues will avoid it, and every year's experience shews how easy it is to avoid it. Arrangements with creditors—made by keeping a good bonus in h and—of? failing this, sudden flight, will only leave the little helpless fry to be caught in the meshes of the law.

What a Hibernian friend has called the " hoighth o' maneness," has been reached in regard of the ill-fated "special settlement" of Riverhead. For will our readers believe us when we tell them that the leaders of that unfortunate party have declined to pay the costs incurred by the settlors in the attempt to get enrolled on the electoral roll of Waitemata. Such is actually the case, and it certainly caps the climax of that dis graceful affair. It appears that of the two hundred and upwards, constituting this attempted settlement, the counsel for the sitting member obtained costs against one hnndred and sixty persons, but the total costs ultimately awarded him by the Revising Officer was some twenty pounds. Other objectors also, together with the counsel for the- " settlers" were awarded costs, and in these cases likewise, we are informef, and in the other oases we know, the leaders of the Riverhead political brigade decline payment and tell the settlers to pay it themselves. When we think of tho manner in which these two or three hundred persons have been led into it, as illustrated in the* cas-'jof Mr. Fordyce, to whom, a stamped receipt for a ~ten pound note, tttei

presumed payment for « "Princes-street" lot at Rive-head, was forwarded to his no inconsiderable surprise, and when we think how the applications to be placed on the roll were mano-uvred, it really ia not fair that these "settlers" should have to pay the coats for the failure of a nefarious attempt in which -they played but the subordinate part of tools. Surely to goodness if the chief " dinna see it," and considers that he has been milked pretty considerably already, some of the henchman will have a little regard for appearances and not see the banner of the settlement trailing through the mud. Where is Allender ? He should have lots of money, and from the balance of fourteen shillings out of the pound, might wipe off this paltry twenty or fifty. Don't ask poor George' Jones, Jan., to do it, nor seek to bring down his hairs with sorrow to the grave. "Oh but-I am the unfortnate man " would melt the heart even of a River head settler, and we are sure none of them would lay the last straw on the camel's back. But there is Carr. Piety and sycophancy have gone well together, and he has thriven and looks sousy." Surely, if conscience makes such sacrifices as are manifested in his state ments and actions in the service of his em ployer, he' might give a little of this world goods to preserve the beloved "settlement" from everlasting disgrace. Possibly, however, this repudiation will throw more light on this dark subject, and the irritated settlers called on to pay for the little game may probably de liver themselves of their opinions on politics in general, and Waitemata politics in particular. In this light we might also wish that when the promissory note' given to Brodie as the price of his treason becomes due, it may be paid by Allender with six shillings in the pound. It would be in keeping with tbe high honor that has characterised this Waitemata scandal throughout; and then the whole would make one noble chapter in the early history of New Zealand, showing to remote posterity, the basis of honor and honesty on which our primitive political in stitutions were built up.

Employing as we do the best telegraphic agents we can find, we usually leave them to say their say uncurtailed. That such a course leads to the appearance in ourcolumns of many things differently put fiom the way in which We would desire, is natural. In our Wellington special telegiams to-day appear mangled extracts from a letter purporting to be from Sir George Grey to the Wairarapa Standard, and the hostile comments of the Wellington Government organ on these extracts. Any one knows in w hat way extracts from any production may be put together piving a result as wide as the poles asunder from that intended by the original writer. Our correspondents neither tell us the circumstances that drew forth a letter from our Superintendent to the denizens in that out-of-the-way district, nor give its purport and connection with an impai tiality enabling our readers to judge for themselves. The extracts and the comments are pal paMy one-tided, and in our present knowledge of the matter we can only say what most know, that Sir George Grey, with a pen in his hand, is not usually a fit butt for newspaper scribblers.

The Auckland Racing Club committee has determined to investigate the charge of questionable proceedings in connection with the race between Da j break and the Weed on Saturday.

There were ninety-five applicants for relief from tbe Cospatrick Relief-fund, all of whom, with one or two exceptions, received some thing. £1.300 went ■to tho rela'ives and friends of passengers, and £1,400, including £500 to Captain' Elm-lie's two children, were divided among the friends aud relatives of the crew. Lewis and Cotter, the surviving ;seamen, were awarded £30 each, and the claim of Macdonald, the mate, was adjourned. The £500 for Captain __lmslie's"children are to be invested with trustees. It was thought advisable.that where the cases were recom mended by clergymen, cheques|for the amounts awarded should be sent to them to give to the relatives and friends. - The committee have in hand about £300, to be dealt with on another occasion, and they adjourned for ■that purpose. - The Lord Mayor of London presided over the meeting at which this mode of distribution was agreed upon.

j Thirty-four buildings are to be commenced at once on Mr Vesey Stewart's block at the ,Katikati, for the accommodation of his party on arrival.

Mr Percival, the well-known handicapper for the Auckland Jockey Club, is about to publish a " Guide to the Turf" for New Zealand, similar to "Ruff's Guide " in Eng land and Victoria. Such a book is much desired by sporting men, and will doubtless be received with favour. Mr Percival is one of the most reliable authorities on turf matters in the colony.

The journeymen bakers of the city met by appointment on Saturday evening, at the British Hotel. The report and balance sheet for the past three months were read and re ceived with satisfaction. The number of members had increased and the funds were in a healthy condition. A vote of censure was passed on Mr. Bell, late chairman and trustee, for refusing to resign his trustee ship when called upon.

We have received a copy of the rules of the Working Men's Friendly Aid Society. The society has been formed for the purpose of raising a fund to assist members in times of sickness and to defray funeral expenses. The society is based on the sam,e principle as many sick clubs in England. ~ Any person between the ages of 16 and 45 is eligible. The entrance fee is 2s 6d, and the weekly subscription sixpence, which en titles a sick member to fifteen shillings a week for six months, and seven shillings and sixpence for three months thereafter, if his illness continues that long. Any deficiency by unusual prevalence of sickness will be met by contribution, and all monies in hand over a reserve fund, of £50 will be divided equitably every year among the members standing good on the books.

Measles are prevalent in the Waikato townships. The first cylinder of the bridge across, the Waikato River is down, and Mr Taylor is pushing on the work. It is rumoured" that Mr W. H. Clark, engineer, who. was instructed by the Government to report on the petition of the settlers for a bril„e at rTamilbon, has reported in favour of a punt as ample for the present traffic. Mr Henry Hoag, long providore of the Rowena, has opened a first-class hotel at Kawakawa, Bay'of Islands.

In the shop of Mr Robert B. Brewin, seeds man, of Queen-street, may be seen a very in-: teresting and valuable collection of native plant* and trees, and which aro woll worthy of public attention. Wo nofcJoed especially tho noblo kauri (damnara awstralis), king of tho Now Zealand forest; tho handsome matai, tho Now Zealand <j-dar, a wood well adapted for cabinet wark j th- 1 molt" useful of all timber treos, the purlri ffv-ttXj'l-tter alis)f; tbVgrac-fiil rimu'f(*aeryduim!*<mprissi formis), a beautiful tree \Jt withe, garden, \

Sunday railway traffic on the OoefcUPga line has justified the fears, we expressed months ago respecting it. A gentleman who travelled to Auckland by tb<» last train yes terday evening informs us that the carriages were crowded with drunken or half-drunken men, who behaved in a most uproarious and disgraceful manner singing, shouting, and otherwise misbehaving themselves. There were no light- in the carriages, a'though quite dark (no doubt another develop ment of Mr. Passmore's economy), and the women who were passengers had no means of escape from any insult that might be put upon them. Similar scenes prevailed in connection with the Dunedin and Port Chalmers Sunday excur sions until the press took the matter up, and compelled the authorities to maintain order. We need not more expressly indicate the duty incumbent in the present case We do not want Chicago street car scandals added to our other grievances agains Government railway management.

We are glad to learn that Mr G. D. Cameron, who. has been clerk in the Post office for six years has been promoted to the Wellington Savings Bank department. Mr Cameron has always shewn himself to be a zealous and obliging officer.

It will be seen from the telegram of our Hamilton correspondent that a disreputable dodge has been practised in connection with the Waipa election. The Star articles ou the various candidates have been so generally appreciated in the district that 120 copies, in addition to the large number already circu lated in Waikato, were ordered. But the solitary admirer and requisitionist of George Jones, junr., succeeded by a ruse in getting the papers sent back by the steamer thai* took them up. Nevertheless, the dodgo availeth them not, for a considerable number had gone through the post, and these, eagerly passed from hand to hand, were sufficient to .set the district in a general roar of merriment at the expense of the boyish aspirant to political influence, and Air McMinn, the unfortunate victim of his gracious patronage.

The once popular drama of "Jack Shep herd " was sufficient, on Saturday evening, to draw immensely at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Miss Stephenson did the part of the hero very creditably as far as the mere acting went, but it was impossible for this lady to sustain tbe§ masculine character of the redoubtable Jack. The supposed fac _, as furnished by Ainswortb, were reproduced in accordance with tbo text of the romance. As to-night's appearance will be the last of the Darreil's, the fine five-act comedy of "Money," from the once prolific brain of Lord Lytton, will be the dramatic attraction of the evening.

A match at football between the North Shore and the Auckland Clubs came off at the North Shore on Saturday. Both teams showed up in good strength, and a capital game resulted in no goal being obtained on either side. At the outset the advantage lay with the Auckland team, who played together very well: towards the finish however the North Shore boys rallied for a final effort and for some time the Auckland goal was in a state of siege. In the course of the game the North Shore men obtained two "touch-downs" but failed at the try-at goal each time. The rules were again the subject of many con troversies, some of which were not carried on in a friendly spirit. It is fastbecomi-R a recognised fact that the Rugby Union code is not conducive to good football, and it might well be a question next season whether the Association rules should not be tried. A shower on Saturday afternoon interfered with the progress of the game. The names of the players have already appeared.

The pupils of St Mary's school, Onehunga, intend to give an interesting entertainment on Thursday evening next, in St Mary's Hall, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, etc. We have no doubt a large attend ance will mark the occasion.

Relative to '"Iconoclast's" letter on Messrs Moody and Sankey, "Orthodox" writes: — "It is quite evident that 'Iconoclast' is a wilful and unscrupulous perverter of the truth—not to use a stronger but more appro priate term. One fact will prove this Messrs Moody aud Sankey were brought over by a few earnest gentlemen who hid read accounts of tbeir successful work in America. What then becomes of 'Iconoclast's' state ment of about the tossing up business. It would b« easy to disprove the other false hoods in the letter. Accounts agree in testi fying to their disinterested_*ss of both gentlemen and their refusal to profit by the extraordinary enthusiasim which gives tkeso every opportunity for minting mousy.

In our notice of tho entertainment, hold last Friday evening, in connection with tht- St. Matthew's Church Union, we omitted to mention two choiu_os sung by the St Mat thew's Suuday school choir, viz , the " T?oaf Glee/ and "Cherry Ripe," both of which were Bung with great spirit, and received hearty and well-deserved encores, and did credit to the training of the teacher Mr. Thomas H. Webb.

The monthly communication of the Masonic Lodge Ara, 348, 1.C., will be held this evening at 7 30 in the Lodge-room, Masonic Hotel.' Visiting brethren are invited.

The united boot-makers in connection with the city factories will hold a meeting this evening, for the purpose of considering trade matters. The meeting will be held in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association, and the chair will be taken at eight o'clock. The ship-wrights of Auckland announce a general meeting of their protection society this evening, at the Albert street, Temper ance Hall.

Great Storm in the South.

Loss of Life and Destruction of Property. PORT CHALMERS. (From our own Correspondent.) Saturday, —'55 p.m. Received at Auckland station 9.46 p.m. Tremendous Gale- A tremendous South-west gale was ex perienced last night and to day—the heaviest known for years. The Tararua, with the Suez mail, is just arriving, several hours late. She will not leave to-day. The Northern portion of the mails will probably be sent in the Phoebe this afternoon.

LYTTELTON.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) Saturday, 5 p.m. Furious Gale in Ly ttelton Harbour, and Loss of Several Lives. A furious south-wester has been blowing from sundown yesterday. A fatal accident occurred in the harbour. Six men, belonging to the barqua Syren, pulled off to the ship. A heavy squall caught the boat, and she then drifted to the barque Mystery, from which a rope was threwn out, but was unfortunately missed. The boat then headed for the shore and struck the rocks off the point. One of the men in the boat was thrown out, but held on to the painter, but the boat was surging so that tbe man was obliged to let go, and eventually he was washed on to the rocks. The boat was. subsequently found smashed to pieces. There are no signs of the other five men. Serious apprehensions are entertained as to tho fate of three men belonging to the brig Emperor, they having during the day left the vessel for the shore, and have not sine, boon seen or heard of. Later Particulars- . ... This day. Tha storm subsided fon . Saturday night, andjfyastaYday it' was quite calm. Th low"** parts £6- jt the eity< are^extensiv el flooded, and; great damage Jbaslbeen dons b

the wind. One Wufigufli &ss, seventy feet Jpfig, near the centre, qt tie cifcy, TO. blflWß down. AH the rivers north and south are flooded. The railway lines have been damaged, but the extent of the damage is not yet known. The Latest- The storm of isaturday is admitted to be the severest experienced during the last fifteen or eighteen years. Reports of the loss by wind and rain continue to come in from all quarters. During yesterday a number of residents in the flooded portions of the suburbs, and made'holes into the main city brick drain in ojfler to enable the flood of water to draw away. The King leaders are likely to get into trouble for doing so as their part of the district has no right or qitle to the use of the drain.

NAPIER.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. Chapel Blown Down. The new Methodist Chapel was blown down yesterday afternoon, and is nearly a total wreck.

Letter from Sir George Grey.

Condemnation of Class Distinctions. Defence of the Rights of the Poor. (SPECIAL TO THE STAB.) ■ (BY TELEGRAPH) WELLINGTON. (From our own Correspondent.) This day. Sir George Grey writes a mnst extraor dinary letter of two columns and a half long to tho Editor of the Wairarapa Standard The pertinacy is not really discoverable It might be apropos of the mediaeval timos, for it in full of blood, murder, judicial an_ otherwise; the Inquisition, Tower of Lon • don, and the "Venetian Council of Ten, with its daggers and poisons. The New Zealand Times wants to know what it is all about, and says the only oppo site heading for the letter would be, -< Sir George Grey in Mortal Terror." It says, " It is purely out of respect to Sir George that we do rot Tmblish tbe remarkable production," but adds that "one thing is certain, namely, that any practical politi cian who reads the letter mv st come to the conclusion that Sir George Giey's day is past and gone. The only " moral " at all to be twisted out of the letter is that a deady class antagonism exists in England, and an apprehension that a similar state of things may prow up in New Zealand. As illustra ti> c of tbe view, Sir George refers to the case of Townley, an English gentleman, who, having deliberately murdered the young lady he was engaged to, was not executed as a poor man would have been ; but, through money and connections, obtained a reprieve on the plea of inpanity. He then details the case of Wright, a poor uncultured man, who, in a violent quarrel with his paramour, an ungovernable virago, happened to kill her. He was executed not withstanding a large amount of public sympathy expressed on _his behalf by work ing men acqaainted with the facts of the case, and the Judge actually refused to allow Wright to withdraw his plea of guilty, which he made through ignorance while the leading papers misrepresented the details of the execution. Sir George also mentions a case which occurred at Brisbane during the Governorship of Sir George Bowen, and where the help of black fellows had to be obtained to assist the. -criminal to the gallows. Tho Times says :—" Although these in cidents are entirely foreign to the subject of Constitutional reform, on which Sir George professes to write, he endeavours to identify them with the proposal to abolish Provincial Governments, and if he really means any thing and is not squandering himself, his argument is to tho effect -hat without Pro vincial institutions the poor man would be in danger of being done to death under colour of law and in accordance with English precedent, or by . caret murder, after tbe Venetian pattern. That the Superintendent of Auckland is in mortar terror for his own life, we must reasonably conclude* from the qnotationi wbioh close his long and painful letter."

Tha letter says :—" For tbe third time in this shocking case in Brisbane goal the p_or_r classes appear again to bays been worsted, but probably from this c»*e will spring this advantage wVich will ultimately produce great effect*, and that is, that in many minds a stem resolve will be formed that, no matter what may be the risks or difficulties encountered, persistent efforts shall be made to prevent the establish ment in New Zealand of a system by which such class feelings can be engendered here, and to insist that money taken by taxation frem the people of New Zealand shall be no longer applied to assist in maintaining such system in Great Britain. The nature of the proceedings in the Tower of London, Bastile and Inquisition are probably sufficiently known, but for numerous persons who know little of the mode of action of the Council of ten at Venice, I quote a few extracts from a recent number of the Quarterly Review. This is one of the maxims for their guidance. Lastly, if any party leaders are found in the province they must be exterminated under some pretext or another, but there must be recourse to ordinary justice, let poison do the work of the executioner, this is less odious and more profitable."

AN EXPENSIVE ROW OVER A BOTTLE OF BEER.

One hundred pounds and more will be paid by the public for a bottle of beer, writes our Raglan native correspondent. The happy village of Raglan is greatly f xercised on the subject of the charge brought against the master of the cutter Dawn, belonging to the Maori Company, for appropriating a - bottle of beer now being tried in Auckland. It appears that the, Maori Company discharged the master of the cutter without paying him what he considers he is entitled to, and he has brought an action in the Auckland Court in consequsnce. " Utu is a well-known Maori word which has no equivalent in English, but most people in this country have an idea what it sometimes means. Instigated, it is said, by an European the Maoris have brought a criminal charge against their skipper of abstracting a bottle of beer (perhaps it may be two), and, as I am informed, the person charged duly re ported the matter to those concerned on arriving at Raglan. I should state that the practice, though reprehensible, is long es tablished. Shut up in a boat at Manukau Heads from one day to three weeks, human nature (or, at any rate, sailor-nature) requires to be solaced by a bottle.of beer, or plum duff ; and I, myself, have had suoh things as raisins, currants, etc., taken and paid for. Now Raglan, while justly celebrated for the purity and healthfulness of its climate, has certain legal peculiarities, which I shall not venture to describe, beyond saying that there is a good deal of guessing how the legal cat will jump, and the skippers legal adviser has with good judgment removed the case to Auckland. I would readily have given the odds of three to ono that I could have told how the case would have gone with the man had it been tried in Raglan, and ten to one how the trumpery affair will go in Auokland; o_!y I should not have betted that - the decision will be the other day. Three European witnesses and half a dozen Maoris, have gone to give evidence ,in Auckland, from which Raglan is distant 120 miles. Witnesses are allowed 2s 6_ a mile (little ♦_o_3_.__is weather) one way, and".the reader may' if ,he pleases de a rale of three sum. ______ . | inM _^__ , '-';__

EARTH CLOSETS.

(To the Editor of the Eye-Ting Star.) Sir, —In reading " Augeas' " letter of last night, he would have your numerous . readers to believe that we in Auckland know nothing, and that we must go South to learn everything. He says we had to get a man from ths South to lay asphalt properly. But sir, I think he bas not been long in Auckland or he could have seen asphalte fit to compare with any other asphalt ever done at the same cost, and it stood the wear of Queen-street for eight years without any repairs, and was passable when it was lifted. Now for earth-closeta, you need not go from Auckland to know how to abate the nui sance as I can take away the smell at a very small cost. I can supply a liquid at as small a cost as the dry earth, and I will guarantee it to take away the smell, if not I will ask nothing, and as far as smell is concerned a man can havo it in his bed-room, and there is no need of going down South to learn it, for I don't think tbey know any thing about it. I may mention that I gave the ex-Mayor (Isaacs) a bottle of the liquid, and he told me that it acted very fairly, and I am in a position now to give a trial to any one.—Yours, &c, J. Morrison, Asphalter.

BANKRUPTCY.

[To the Editor of tho Evening Star.] Sir, —In your leading article of Saturday evening, you state that "general comment has been cau. Ed by the severity with which Mr Justice Gillies bas, within the past few days, borne down upon. bankrupts who have come before him, and with certain classes it has given rise to what might be almost described as a howl of exulta-ion." Surely you must have been misinformed in reference to this important subject ; for those of this community whose opinion, whether expressed or understood, is worthy of any serious consideration, seldom or never bowl or make any other improper pigns or sounds either in exultation at, or iv exe cration of the ordinary modes and means prepared for the administration of. justice between man and man in Auckland. To say that man, as at present constituted, can live amidst the present order of things in this world without giving and receiving credit, or in other words, without being compelled from day to day to rely upon tbe integrity of his fellow-man, is equally as absurd as to assert that he is .self-exi-tenfc, or independent of external aid. Man .3 a destitute animal. He possesses a thirsty soul within a hungry body; yet he has nothing but what be obtains from something or some. one else The income of the whole human race is based upon credit or trust in some form or another. No man, for example, would start a newspaper unless he trusted that the public would buy the paper, and pay for the advertisements which he must first of all in sert on- credit. He will accept another debt, a bank-note in payment of the debts due to him. because he trusts that the banker, when requested to do so, will fulfil the pro mise to pay which he has written on the face of it. If the public will not credit the banker by accepting his debts or promises to pay, as money, he cannot carry on opera tions, for he will have nothing wherewith to give them credit. The world does not con tain sufficient gold to supply the demands of modern commsree, therefore credit must be resorted to as an efficient substitute. It is equally as inseparable from man's destiny that be must give and receive credit, as it is that in some way or another he must work for his living. " A copyright is the exclu sive right to receive the future profits to be made by the sale of works of literature and art. The goodwill of a business is the right to receive the future profits to be made by the business. A patent is the right to receive the future profits to be made by the sale of a mechanical invention. A share in a com mercial company is the right to share in the future profits to be made by the trading of the company. A practice is the right to receive the future profits of a profession-1 business." Land owes to the purchaser of it a series of annual payments for ever, and as he bought the land merely on the belief that he would receive them, we may call this the credit of tha land. All these corporeal and incorporeal properties are debtors to the corresponding creditors who invested their money ia them, so that it is equally aa futile to attempt to escape from our shadows as to try to escape from the attributes of debtor and creditoi. He who undertakes to pay 70 or 80 per cent, interest for borrowed money must oither be a rogue or a, fool, if not ev»n both. And the silly old-bold-the-world who accepts the under taking is not a whit bettor. It would, therefor-, be quite in accordance with ray views of retributive justice if these two worthies were allowed to.punish oae another, the one by being plundered, and the other by being incarcerated. Such a result would, no doubt, induce the lender to seek a safer investment, while it would not fail to Urge the one who "did" both the bill and the bill-holder to look for a more profitable i occupation than " doing bills." But if such nefarious transactions are sometimes carried on it must be on very rare occasions, and are therefore unworthy of any serious conside ration in a general survey of the subjects of commercial credit and the administration of the bankruptcy laws. Every purchase made involves a promise to pay. He who promises to pay enters into a contract to perform a certain duty, the infringement whereof ought to be attended with a commensurate punish ment unless good reasons, can be shown to the contrary. The commercial classes of Auckland are known to be remark able for taking a lenient view of the short comings of those indebted, to them. They are generally either too busy or too careless, to undertake the tedious and costly process of instituting criminal pro ceedings -gainst even fraudulent insolvents. They do not stand exposed to th j imputation of dealing harshly with honest but unfortu nate debtors, so that not one out of every fifty-exceptiog thieves and other scoundrels, —haa any reas in to run for shelter to the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Lalws as heretofore administered in this province have been notoriously a public scandal. That court which ought to be a terror to evil-doers was looked upon by the generality as a costly "white-washing" apparatus, erected and established for the exclusive accommodation of thieves and robbers, yet both the public and the press have looked on for years with out entering hardly a single protest. But perhaps the time has arrived for effecting a the necessary reformation, and if Mr Justice Gillies adopts a more stringent mode of ad ministration than that which hitherto pre vailed in our Bankruptcy Courts, I think that instead of ceDsure, he will be justly entitled to .he hearty thanks of the com munity.—l am, &;c., AMPHroisr. Auckland, 7th June, 1875. .

SATURDAY'S RACING DISGRACE.

. (To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sib, —I awaited the issue of this morning papers before writing this,- hoping that some one better qualified than myself would have raised his voice to support the honor of the turf, but none appearing I give one humble opinion, trusting that public indignation only smoulders and will burst out and induce the Jockey Club to sift the matter to the bottom, and disgrace the delinquents as they deserve' I speak of the match, or impudent farce so called, run on the Auckland Racing Club course on Saturday between Daybreak and Maori Weed. I leave to "Touchstone" the description in his most sports manlike language of this famous or infamous imposture : " How so and so made the running, and so and bo disappointed his horse, and how so and so rode a beautiful fanuh»-4tu, horse earning gallantly under the whip, h _.<, suggesting, however, to Mr Greenstone te learn te string together the various information he picks U p in int .llig-bl•

..... ___!_--sa~__H"--_tt__^ - .sequence. At present he jewing one pi. foe amateur yachtsman putting hisyegjjef aho_t • Bautpl Guide Book V hand* on the leaves having been blown over to ___ next evolution, gave the unfortunate .rde_ to " let go the anchor." Some may d_n__r W that the Jockey Club have any cognizance of V A private matches ; but this match was ran on I }f a course the property of tin ___]>, under the lH leave if not the auspices of the stewards. One <_H of their officers, I believe, acted as-judge 11 another weigher, and another starter. One' if not more of the stewards and the secretary " I were present. Besides, I maintain it is their duty to put down, expose and punish all dig- graceful swindles connected with racing on their proper! y and uphold the. honor not only iof the Club in particular, but of the turf generally. No wonder racing in Auckland is so badly supported, and that so few men ,f position caro to touch it, and that this na tional and noble sport is regarded as dis, * -_ reputable and not worthy an honorable man's ! attention and enthusiasm. Until the Com mitte and stewards sb>w actively and __~ mistakeably that they will carry out the laws of racing honorably and strictly, and support the owners of horses in running fairly, and demonstrate that \ racing is not meant to study (primarily) the gain of the publican, the calculation of the book-make^ or the whims of the holiday, seeker, but an institution having a legitimate aod national end (of interest to the highest and humblest alike,) aamaly " the enoourageii ment "of the breed of horses" wbioh has been deemed of sufficient public importance to receive the support of the bnglish Govern- ■■■■ ment, who for a century have given Plates of considerable value to that end. Until higher views are taken, racing in Auckland will con tinue to be the samo " Tom and Ferry" affair, as heretofore, and had better be shunned by men of honor (I was going to say position), but I have remarked that the sense of honor is more discernable . among the Roughs (so-called) than the Aristo cracy (so-called) of Auckland for who showedi on Saturday, by contemptuous booing, theirjsense of outrage, but the roughs, - , the nature's gentleman, who scorned the dirty spectacle they had been enticed there •'.'.' to witoess. I ask in conclusion, why was the " Templeton" affair we heard so much about last summer meeting, not investigated? We have a full compliment of stewards men of position and popularity who, no doubt, have the best intention and wish to do their duty, let them do it then and fear not. We have also a Bight Honorable President would appear to be in the position of a picture in the child's pichrre book, re quiring the usual explanation Underneath of " this -3 a whale," " this is an honorable senator" &c, for fear one might mis take ; if he be a dummy let some respectable person take his place who will do some thing.— SuBSCRiBSR. [We are glad to learn that it is the inten- - tion of the committee of the Auckland Racing Club to investigate the matter thoroughly, and (if they have power) to punish those concerned, ia the event of finding the charge of foul play fully proved. It seems doubtful whether the Club have any jurisdiction in the case, as the race did hot 'come off under their auspices, and the cfficeis of the Jockey Club who were present were only there as spectators, al though requested to officiate as starter, judge, &c. Nevertheless it is satisfactory to know that the matter will not be allowed to drop quietly out of memory.—Ed. E.S.]

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

SITTING IN BANKRUPTCY. i (Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.. . Re George Thorne, Jtjnr. The heaiing of this case was resumed before his Honor at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr McCormick occupied all the morning with his examination of the bankrupt. No new f-cts were elicited, and bis Honor frequently gave utterance to expressions of . his opinion that the greund was being gone ov.r again unnecessarily by the learned counsel. In ono part of the -.lamination Mr Mc- Cormick said he should show that the bank rupt "could not have made a eertahs payment acting under an erroneous impreasien. It was impossible. .. His Hoaor said it was not at all i__P-_Bl -ble : »t a_y rate a great _a_ay stutementa undor wrong impressions had been made thro-ghomt tho case on beVh sides. The Cow. adjourned at one o'___ek.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before his Worship the Mayor and'Albeet Beetbam. E.g.) OUT IN THE. COLD. Hoary Maunsell, alias Harry of Leicester, formerly a stockinger, was charged with drunkenness, and fined 10s and costs. Joseph Hogan was fined 10s. ; John Stone, a smart young man, was fined 55.; and William. McLean, who said he was suffering dread fully with the toothache at the time and he took brandy and opium and lost his senses. He went into a deep sleep, and knew no more until he awoke at the police station. Fined 5s and costs. Oliva Johnson forfeited her bail, A. SO__NA__BOI_ST. William Wiikins, a respectable-looking man, was brought up on a charge of stealing William Cochrane's purse, containing £4 10s, on the night of tho 4th instant. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. " William Cochrane, a bushman, deposed that he came into town on business, and took up his abode for a few nights at the - Blue Post Dining-rooms. He went, to bed at half past ten —well and sober. He closed the door; there was no lock en. He was aroused by the reflection of a light; looked |. out, and saw prisoner systematically search ing the pockets of the lodgers. He put his ha id into witnesses' vest. He got up, and found that his purse had vanished, and £_ lO in gold. He had neither seen purse nor money since that night. He could not buy a horse. David Kitchen, steward, deposed that he slept in that room on that particular night, and was awoke in the same manner as de scribed by last witness ; saw the man walking softly with a candle in his hand, thought he was walking in his sle«p, until prisoner put his hand into the pocket of an engineer, ana then he believed the man was awake. The next day he told the engineer of. what he had seen, so that he might be care ful of his money, and net leave it in-his pockets when retiring to rest. The man ; 'went round the room, feeling everywhere, ■ like a ghost. He was in his shirt ; and at length he shot out of tha room. "He felt frightened and put his head under the clothes. James Grant, a man of colour, and a j ship's cook, deposed that he went to bed »t half-past ten. At an early hour in the morning, he thought it was about three; his _, __ watch had stepped and woold not go. The man came in and^sat for a time, apparently in an abstracted fit; he then arose silently^ and commenced searching the pockets. Prisoner said it was .another mao,. who had been troubled with a flea in his «-* g and was hunting for another spare bed; D 6. m was not the man, as the proprietor of the Blue Post could prove. The proprietor, Thomas Powell, was then called, and deposed that prisoner's statement • was partly correct. A lodger in the next room screamed out with a flea in his ear, -^||| went to his assistance, but could not fiadf6« flea. He did not believe there was a sin^d* flea in his house. He teld him to seek;'f« another bed, Prisoner had lodged with Wjj|| j some four or five months. He heard thy I' prosecutor had lost his money. It was first t-ißg of th. kind that had happened^ \ I. the Bine Post. Be was net aware .hat mMM prisoner walked in _i_ sleep. "'•,JS_)'•*B' f had not been found. i

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