v HIGH "WATER—This evening, 122; to-morrow morn ng, 1.53. SUN KEr This evening, 4 55. SUN RlSE—To moirow morniDg, 7.15 MOON'S AGU—Full moon, 10th, 1.6 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Boeebtid, three-masted schooner, from Dunedln / Golden Isle, schooner, from Russell Fiery Cross, schooner, from the South (in Manufcau) Ocetn. schooner, from Mercury Bay Kffie Meikle, schooner, from KuS;ell Mercury, cutter, from Tairua Dawn cater, from Ra?lan (in the Manufcau) Tay, cutter from Waitara (in the IVlanuksu) Hero, cutter, from Kaij.a;i(in the Manukau) Omaha, brigantine, from Lyttelton Corahe, cutter, from Russell Vincent, cutter, from Tauranga Magic, cutter, from Kussell

DEPARTURES.

60-aheaa, s s. for Taranaki and Wangamii (from the Manukau) Southern Crcsa, bs, McKenzie, for Hokianga (from the 'Mannkau)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South -Tau^o, ss. Monday, ,19th ■ For Melbourne via "Wan garo»-Sarah, brig, early For Newcastle—Seas.uray, brig, at once For the South -Taranakf, s s 13th inst For London—Fernglen, ship, early For Rarotonga—Coronet, schooner, early For the Cape—Shooting Star, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

CSly of Melbourne, ss, from San trancisco, ™wy VemSon^Mrom the South. 15th inst (ftnezmaift J-nra.screw-barquentine.fromLevuka. early Belle Brandon, schooner, from Penryhu Tsland, early Peerless, schooner, from South Sea Islands, early lisetitia, S'hooner, from Rarotonga Medora. barque, from Lyttelton Bauntless, topsail-schooner, from Ounedin, early Stag, barque from Newcastle, early Zephyr, sch oner, from Moeiaki, early Sebroyd, barque, from Sydney ; b^**!*^ John Ken-rue, ship, from Londrn ; sailed May 11 TCntn Brain briea"tin«, from Timaru, early ■Vic-or, bwrquenttne. from Po-tgamble, early Ro»ebud, schooner, from run.dm early Vivi^ barqu*. from Circular Head, early Ryno,"brigar>tine' from *otumah. early Pipna,«*oo*er. from Baro onga, ear y Mirth*, b«lne. fr'm he I s aEs s> c \l Sdith. schoo 4 er from the Muids, e«lr , Flecbero, ship from London ; sailed 13th April Lutter*nrth. ship, from London ; MiUd 10th April 2&l?iK»^>"*» ; sailed^ May CarSk Castle ship, from Liverpool; sailed Columbus, ship, from London City of Auckland, slno, from London Charybdi-. schooner, from the Navigators Fairl^e schooner, from T/jttelton. eaoy KenilwoTth, schooner from ISoumea early - Queen of the South, barque, from Lyttelton ; sailed 30th ultimo Xlewellvn, s.s.. from Sydney, early Bobina Dunlop, barque, from London ; sailed 29th Slarch.

IMPORTS.

Per Omaha, from LyUelton:-977 sacks wheat, 292 do oats, 125 do potatoes, 50 do flour. 100 do do, 20 do sharps, 40 nags patmeal, 50 sacks tats. Per Rrsebud, schooner, from Dunedm '—1356 sacks oats. 210 do flour, 150 do bran, 45 do oatmeal, 10 do pearl barley, X, H. Hall

The three-masted schooner Rosebud ar rived from Dunedin this day. She brings a cargo of breadstuff's, principally for Mr. T. H. Hall. The schooner Ocean h»3 put out 18.000 feet timber from Mercury Bay. She has since cleared for the rsama port with stores The cutter Morning Light has put out her cargo of 20,000 feet timber from Port Charles. She returns to the same port. ■ ■ , . The schooner Effie MeMe bnngs 70 tons coal, and the Golden 1 sle 100 tons coa's from Bussell The following vessels have entered out to-day :— Feroglen, ship, for London; Albion, b&Tquo for Bussell; Ella Gladstone, brig, for Newcastle The barque Vivid left °ort Phillip Heads for Cir cular Head on the 23th ult. From Circular Head the Vivid is to come on to Auckland. The unfortunate barque Shootir-g Star is still at anchor in the stream waiting for telegr .phic m»truc tions from Englaufi as to th« satisfaction of ber claims for ihirt de'iTory and damage. ■ The hrigtatine maha, Captain MetUlej otm, arrived from Lyttelton yeste'da*- afternoon with a cargo of grain She left on the 27cb. ult, and has had a roush pasjese. She brigantine gnes, the schooners Fairlie ani Rosebud, and a fore-and-after, all appareutly boond for Auckland. __ • . The pilot schroner Vindex had a short »np_ In the harbour on Saturday for the purpose of trying her sails. They appeared to suit admirably. M r Boyd supplied them. Ihe srhooner will make her regular trial tiip in a few days . . '■'.. Iha>. cutter T>awn, from Baglan, brings 37 pigs and a cat go of firewood. _ , , The s s Southern Cros3 left Onehunga on Saturday •afternoon for Hokianga with passengers and cargo. ■ The cutUr Mercury, from Tairua, brings a cargo of timber and gum. , , . . ~ The barque Bella Mary has almost completed the dischargee her cargo. She will leave in afw days „ for Hobart Town, . t The cutter Tay brings a cargo of 96 sneep from the Tha cutter Coralle, from Opotiki, brings four pas sencers and a cargo of c aatal produce The Go-ahesd left the Manutrau on Saturday after noon with a general 'cargo, and passengers—Messrs Casson and Ckre.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

M-NUKitr Hkabs, this day, 9 ?5 am. Wind WS W ; strong bieezs; cloudy. Bar break . Napi*R, this day. The ss Southern Cross left for Auckland a; nine O'clock on Saturday night L-XTTM.TON, this day. The Flirt arrived ye&terday.

COMMERCIAL.

At H. S. Meyers and (Jo's sale of produce, ex Bella Mary, there was a very large attend ance of the trade. The fruit was in splendid condition, and the prices realised may be considered very fair, and a great improve ment upon recent sales Apples fetched 2|d. to 3Jd., a few 4d. per lb., and 40 cases in ferior, l£d. to 2d. Jams (X.8., celebrated brand), in jars 7d.; in trade parcels. Tasma nian new season hops, 2s ; oppossum rugs, each; potatoes, £6 10s. CALLS AND DIVIDENDS The following are the current calls and dividends myable in the companies named below : — *T ; , - Amount. Date. CAiiis: • £ a. &. Otago .. .. .. .. 0 10.. July 14 Puketui .. .. .; ': .. ! 0 0 6.. July 14 Una .. .. .. .. 0 0 6.. July 14

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Maixs wttL Close as follows .— For Thames, this day, at 4.30 p m, and to-x»owow at 9.30 a m For Ooromandel, to-morrow, at 11.30 Mil For Ka\v»u and Matalcana, fco-lsoirirow, at 9 a m For Taranaki, Southern pfoVinces, nnd Australian Colonies, per T&r&uafci, on Tuesday next, at 12.46 p ra, lAte letters will be received till lpm. For iwoctiy orders, registered letters, and news pfiC&rs, at 11.45 a m For Tairanga, per ViDccnt to-morrow at 4 30 p m For New Piym'nth and Watißauui, per Go--head, to-morrow, at 12 45 pm. Lite letters will be re ceived till 1.15 pm For Napier, per Southern Cross* to-morrow at 3 p m For Kussell, ptr Albion this oay at 3p m For Australia Colonies, per City of Melbourne, six hours after arrival ■ S. B. BI=S, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

KELLY.—On July 11, at her residence, Durham street, the wife of Mr. Alexander B. Kelly of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

CHRISTMAS—SWEENEY.—On the 7th Jnly, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Aiiekland by the Rev. Walter McDonald, Frederick, eldest eon of Mr Frederick Christmas, of Sussex, England, to Agnes, eldest daughter of the late Mr J. P. Sweeney.—Australian and West Coast papers please copy.

DEATH.

PETTIT.—On 26th June, at 27, Elizabeth Terrace, Sydney, NSW, Ann, relic of the late W. 3. Pottit, Commander H M.R.S., and mother of John Pettit of this city, aged 75.

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

MONDAY, JULY 12, 1875.

For thf cause that lacks assistance, For the tnang that needs resiataacau Ver the fitura in the distance, AjU ttu s»od that we can a*.

Grafton Road pronounces to-morrow even ing. The lovers of the sensational need not expect a sederunt rising with the sun a la " Fonsonby and or Dedwood." The long tng up that weary hill takes the wind out of the people, and they are not long-winded when they meet. Still the Grafton people think strongly, and rumour hath it that to-morrow .night they will have reserved enough of wind for a tussle, and mean to have one. Deponent knoweth not the constitutional principles at stake, but feeleth confident that they are none less fundamental and momen tous than the scoria and ocean shells which have been the agony of Ponsonby ; from which those bellicose highlanders, with hag gard looks and tottering gait, and exhausted mien, are slowly suffering a recovery. As will be seen elsewhere, Grafton Road then has its innings to-morrow evening, and trouble begins at seven o'clock.

Although our report of Saturday generally photographed with accuracy the proceedings at the Ponsonby annual meeting, one error crept iv. Mr. McKinstry is made to com plain that scoria had not been placed at his own door. What this gentleman complained of was that he had written a letter to the Chairman, of which no notice had been taken. " Anti-proxy " writes to us com plaining of some garbled account of the proceedings which appeared somewhere, in which it appears it was stated that Mr. Devore retired from the election of Chair man, and that Mr. Boardman and Mr. Swanson were pitted against one another. If such account appeared it was certainly incorrect. Mr. Swanson, as amicus curiae, (jousented to ocoupy the chair in case all parties wished it,.but on its being apparent that party feeling ran too high for this, Mr Swanson distinctly declined to be put in com petition with anyone. Messrs Boardman and Devore were accordingly placed formally in nomination, and the former elected by a majority. Our correspondent complains that ohis report, which we have not had the plea sure of seeing, but is said to have appeared somewhere, was entirely one-sided, which, he says, Jimmy Maguire explains thus : " To be sure it was one-sided, for the reports was lookin' at the trouble with only one side of his face, for sure the 'tother eye war bunged up."

the North Shore, which should be pondered on at the present moment, with the annual meeting of the ratepayers nigh at hand. The little daughter of a gentleman staying for a time at that sanatorium, was playing on the outer or ocean beach. One of the many cows that are allowed to roam at large iftiere, approached the child—who is between two and three years old — and with its horns tossed the child in the air. The little ' thing's dress was caught in the horn and torn in pieces, but fortunately her body was not touched, and she escaped with no injury, but of course, a terrible fright. Now this ia intolerable A year or two ago the accidents and fatalities arising from kicking and careering horses made the same place notorious. This evil has we believe been ended by the firmness of the Highway Board and the good sense of the i residents. And really the time has. c6me when the same rule should be applied to cows. We admit the hardship which it is to individuals to compel fcheir cows being padlocked. ißufc the same hardship is necessitated hy hundreds of regulations that are enforced for the public good. The North Shore, we mean by this the Devonport district, is now so populous that the rule applied, to Auckland ant! to all populous places should there be put in force, as that is the legitimate breathing and recreation ground for Aucklanders, the roaming of feaese cows night and day con stitutes an evil, to which any citizen or any child of a citizen may be exposed. We trust that the annual meeting of the people o!f: Devonport will not be allowedjtop'4&3without action taken in this matted Let it be made a test-question w.ith Candidates, as was formerly the atiraying of horses, and let the people x>i. our marine suburb show that really they are concerned for the safety a n comfort of those who visit them in quest of ocean breezes and^health,—and strawberries and cream.

Mr Rees' lecture a^pe&rs fco have been a sore annoyance to the Government organs. We observe from out telegrams that the Wel lington Pirnes also "goes for" him warmly. This is \quite what i3to be expected. Every thing is couleur de rose; the financial position of the colony is unassailable and every One that dares to doubt it is a fool of a charlatan. There is no foundation whatever for the charge that the Government is in want of money. ladeed SO long as the borrowing; lasts ife would be queer if the Government should be in want, yet it is a known fact that owing to the rsPftJessness of administration this state ox things did come to pass, and VraS one of the principal causes of the disi&jjtttable dodges wherewith the Colonial Secretary attempted to " bluff" the Superintendents. The Times says Mr Re'iSS knows nothing abeut it> .fast as the Times' master said the 'Superintendents were all out. Unblushing cheek and brazen assertion appeW tto be ac present the best polished weapons in ,the Government armory.

Ws have had from the hands of Mr Archard another tangible evidence of the oiigin of spontaneous combustion. Mr Archard—who, by the way, and to his honor, uses Patent Safety Matches commonly— happeaed to leave on his desk a box of com mon vestas, and being called away suddenly the box remained where it was during the night of Friday. On his return he found the matches as they now lie before us ; and they are thus : With about two or three excep tions, the wax portion of every one is gnawed by mice, and opened up as far as the head, in the most beautiful tinder imaginable.

Nothing could more forcibly show the danger of keeping these infernal things in a house. And yet we venture to say that in the great majority of houses in this city and suburbs they pro kept, while the Patent Safety Matches are just as cheap and in every way as serviceable. And the Insurance Companies never say a word about it. We suppose it is all right. If there were no fires nobody would insure. So let it E.I.P.

Jn consequence of the prevailing inclement weather the monthly parades for the month of July will take place in undress uniform and without arms or accoutremtnts, as follows, namely :—Tuesday, July 20, at 7.30 p.m., Artillery, Victoria, Hobson, and Scot tish Companies, in the Market-house. Thurs day, July 22> at 7.30 p m., Engineer Com pany ; No. 2 Company, A.R.V., ; No. 3 Company, A.R.V. ; and Naval Brigade, in the Market-house. Saturday, July 24, at 8 p.m., Otahuhu Eifle Company, Otahuhu. Tuesday, July 27, at 12.30 p.m, Grammar School Companies, Albert Barracks. Tues day, July 27, at 7.30 p m., Engineer Cadets and St. Matthew's School Cadets, at St. Matthew's School.

"Under the Gaslight" was the perform ance of Saturday evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre before a fair, but not over large audience. Miss Stephenson am Laura Courtland was excellent, Mr Holloway repre sented Ray TrafforJ with his usual ability, and Mrs Jones faithfully impersonated the character she undertook to illustrate. This drama which has many points of interest, will be repeated this evening. Mr Conway, agent of the American Rubber Stamp Company, Dunedin, has been engaged during the past few weeks taking orders in Auckland, and has already received upwards of £200 worth The first lot of stamps was received by the Taranaki on Friday, includ ing stamps of all sizes, and for every kind of business; also, small stamps of signatures, which will be found most useful for marking books or other personal property. These stamps are cheap, durable, and finished in first-class style. Among those shewn us by Mr Conway we noticed two for stamping jewellers' names on clocks, several large stamps for branding cases, a small die for the Sunday School Union, and others of every variety and design, The soiree in connection with the Orange Institution will be held this evening in the / Choral Hall. Tea will be provided at half past six o'clock after which several ministers and gentlemen will address the meeting. A band will be in attendance and will play several overtures and selections during the evening. Between the speeches, songs will be sung by Madame Moller, and Messrs Harding, Howden, Hannken and Hull. The Misses Hayles will also perform several pianoforte duets ; a pleasant evening's amusement may therefore be expected. To the Editor : Sir, —There are people in the Market dealing largely in geese, turkeys, ducks, and fowls. Now, round the dwellings of these people in the city, and close to the Market, this farm stock is fed, and the filth about people's doors and side . walks is an object of intense exasperation. Give us your counsel; is there any remedy ? —Yours, &c, J. Davidson.—[lf a nuisance exists, no matter what the source from which it may arise, it is the Inspector's duty to see that it is removed.—Ed. E.B.] The following is the balance-sheet of Mrs. Sextie's benefit:—Gross receipts—£27 6s. 6d. Expenditure—Hire of hall, £3 155.; man for cleaning hall, 10a ; fitting up the stage, 175.; refreshments, £1; printing and advertising, £2 2s. 6d. ; sundries, Bs.; hire of piano, 12s ; musicians, £2 15s. Total, £11 19a. 6d. Balance for Mrs. Sextie, £15 7s. Thanks are returned to Mr. Brooks for accompanying on the piano free of charge. Received from the Hibernian Society £10 165., for tickets sold.—P. Doran, manager; W. Mahony, secretary. The danger of fire from quicklime wag illustrated a week or two ago at Port Chal mers. A quantity of quicklime in bags had been stowed at the back of Messrs Clark and Son's store, and being wetted by rain fire was .engendered. Attention was attracted by a volume of smoke rising from the place, and then it was ascertained that several of the bags were burned through. The fire was quickly extinguished and the lime removed to a safer situation.

-wrpiuummg-pnc-'aginperor^or' •niuamwno pci'iiu, says:-"His'Majesty returns to Germany as her best friend, the same as he has been for many years past. His faithful friendship, which has stood the test of joy and sorrow, fortune and misfortune, watching our hard struggles with kindly sympathy, and our victories and rise as a nation with sincere, ungrudging pleasure, renders him dear and precious to us. in unison with the rest of the world we award him Our respect and ad miration for his Wisdom and energy, but he has a further claim upon; us as Germans. Ingratitude has never been our national failing."

The new Parnell Board ha 3 lost no time in arranging for the lighting of tHe district. At a meeting on Saturday, the members of the Board went rdu&d and chose the sites for thfe seveik lathps which have been determined upon for the main road. Five of them will be erected between the Union Sash and Door Company's factory aud the Roman Catholic Chapel, one at the corner of St. George's Bay road, and one at the Borner of St. Stephen's road ; So that within a week wayfarers at night will have light to guide them on thfeir way. Mr Henry Brett was chosen Chairman of the Board for the ensuing year.

The adjourned annual meeting of the IJobson Company of Volunteers will be held to-morrow evening at th& Catholic Institute, Wellington-Street^ for! the general business of the Oonipaay.

M $ernarnin Rahn, formerly of the Con servatoire de Musique of Paris, has invented a new system of teaching harmony which has the advantage of being simple, easy, and attractive, as well as entirely new. In the first lesaon the pupil already acquainted with musical notation, ia taught to write either an accompaniment to a melody, or a melody to a given Accompaniment, and at each succeed ing lesson the pupil is gradually and plea santly initiated into the secrets of a science which has been considered to be more diffi cult than algebra, so that in a comparatively short space of time he may be able to trans pose, accompany, or improvise at sight with intelligence and facility. M. Rahn's method will be of great service to professors, to ama teurs, and to others who require an ingenious guide and help in teaching the art and science of musical composition in an amusing and pleasant form.

The Newmarket Hall Building Committee meet to-night in the reading-room, at eight o'clock, to receive subscribers' names.

His Honor the Superintendent will prob ably proceed to Wellington on Saturday next in the Luna, in order to be present at the opening of the General Assembly.

Row in Queen-street on Saturday Night.

A great row occurred in Queen-street on Saturday night, and the police had some lively work. About forty men, many of them intoxicated, firsc broke into Mr Rior dan's hotel, Fort-street. Being turned out of there they proceeded up Queen-street, and made a determined entry in to the Greyhound hotel, and over-ran the house. They also collected in a crowd at the corner. The police endeavoured to arrest the most disorderly, and were followed by the others towards the station-house. Two attempts were made to resue the men in custody, and the constables suffered some rough usage, but retaliated with remarkable vigour. The offenders appeared on the long list at the Police Court to-day, and two of them were very severely dealt with.

COMPOSITORS : NORTH AND SOUTH.

It affords us very much pleasure to give insertion to the following letter. We were aware of the fact that a very large number of the best compositors in the South had their starting point in Auckland—MrDidsbury, the chief of the Government printing department, at Wellington being one of those —and though the last batch—which it appears we were instrumental in exiling from this place—have brought discredit on the craft and on this city by their loafing and mischief-making propensities, still even their disreputable character will not be sufficient to sully per manently the fair fame of the Auckland printer The letter from Mr Wright confirms our belief of this, and Southern employers are quite cute enough to distinguish the wheat from the chaff. As we stated before, the compositors of Auckland, after having got quit of the "ecum" iD the last exodus, are as respectable and worthy a lot of craftsmen as are to be found in the colonies. With respect? to the fellow LeGrove, who reviled Auckland craftsmen in his desire to fling mud at the Auckland Star, the charac ter of his composition—which we received by telegram and published—shows him to be an illiterate booby, with self-conceit and silly vanity proportioned to his education ; and we are not surprised to find, as in the letter of our correspondent, that LeGrove is a " boisterous and very vain individual." Our Auckland printers will be pleased to see that an old friend stands up valourously for the fair fame of the craft " vegetating" in the Corinth of the South. Thus he writes :— Press Club, Dunedin, July Ist, 1875. A DISCLAIMER. (To the Editor of the Auckland Star.) Sir, — Having noticed a very scurrilous letter in the Dunedin Evening Star, signed by one E. J. Le Grove, Secretary of the Otago Typographical Association," and which has gone the rounds of the New Zealand journals, I would like to say a word in refer ence to it. In the first place I may state that I am informed, on undoubted authority, that Mr. Le Grove had no right whatever to sign him self as secretary of our Association. He did it solely on his own responsibility. There fore, you will readily perceive that the opinions therein expressed were the opinions of himself alone, and not those of the Dnne din printing trade in general. In one part of his le,tter he says -.—"The scum of the printing trade vegetating in and around Auckland are beyond redemption." Perhaps Mr. Le Grove forgets the old adage about glass houses and throwing stones. He had no need to go out of the province of Oj:ago - no further, in fact, than the Southland Times office—to find any amount of the " scum commodity vegetating," which said office has been " closed" to all Society hands for a long time past. Sir, I trust that the good sense of the cpmps. in Auckland will treat Mr. Le Grove's letter with the contempt it deserves. It is purely the bombast of a boisterous and very vain individual—one who, like a second Sir Oracle, would say— When I ope my mouth let no dog bark. Such men as Mr. Le Grove, instead of strengthening, tend very much in my humble opinion, to weaken our noble cause. Auck land has had no occasion to be ashamed of the compositors that have originated in that province, and well the Southern employers know it. It takes a great deal to "mb" them out. It is very well known that there are many worthy men belonging to our craft in Auckland, and, consequently, the whole sale stigmatising of them as " rats" by Mr. Le Grove is uncalled for and unmanly. For my own part, sir, I am in no way ashamed to confess that my "vegetation" originated in Auckland. In conclusion, I trust my brother crafts men in Auckland—many of whom I have worked with, and entertain the greatest respect for—will not take Mr. Le Grove's sentiments concerning them as being those entertained by the Otago Typographical Association, who entirely repudiate any con nection with Mr. Le Grove's letter.—l am, &c, ■■■••■ J Allah Wright, m of Auckland.) Guardian "Office, „_ IMHIf . Dunedin, July Ist, 1875.

Before Charles O'Neill and gM Marshall, Esquires, Justice of the Peace. SATURDAY NIGHT'S OUTING. There was a long list of offenders of bibu lous tendencies, who were dealt with in the usual way. The roll was called as follows :— Henry Burnett* John Hinch (on bail), John Meikles (alias " H»PP^ V^" rt^lX' Charles Mellon (on bail), William Ohapell, John Quinn (alias Urquhart), Alexander Macdonald, and Joseph JNaylor. In most of the cases the occurrence seemed to be purely an accident of time and circum atanceT in one or two cases the outcome of high spirits after confinement aboard ship for a voyage. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Charles Millon, Maria Lysaght, H. Meyers, Peter Larkin, Thomas Tonic, Louis Lubach, Patrick Moveon, Edwin Stow, and George Fuller were Charged with being disorderly, as well as drunk. Millon said had never stood under that clock be ore. Fined 20s. and costs. Meyers denied that he was either drunk or disorderly. Constable Axam deposed that defendant had obstructed him in taking a prisoner. Fined 20s. Peter Larkin said he had no money; he had never been there before ;48 hours Edwin Stow denied the offence. Constable Axam deposed that he was called by Mr Corcoran to clear the^Greyhound of a number of men who had bflten in. There was a large crowd at the earner, and witness told them to! disperse and move on. Prisoner called out "Are we going to let a-—policeman move us on. Move on yourself." Witness arrested him.

ASSAULTING THE POLICE. Maurice Skully was charged with assault ing Constable Axam. . He did not remember the affair. The constable deposed that he was taking a drunken man up Durham-street, when accused came up and tried to rescue the man and struck witness. The constable knocked him down in self-defence. Detective Jeffrey witnessed the ottence. Accused said he did not remember any thing about it. He was very sorry if he had done it. . Mr Inspector Broham said it was a very bad case. A crowd of thirty or forty men rushed Mr Riordan's Hotel, Fort-Btreet, on Saturday night. They were turned out of there and then forced their way into the Greyhound. The police were called in and were taking a drunken and disorderly man to gaol, when the prisoner deliberately attempted to rescue him and struck the constable who would probably have been greatly illtreated but for the presence of two detectives. The offence was getting a very common one. The number of police was small and must be protected. Sentenced to one months imprisonment. ANOTHER CASK. Michael Devalli was charged with assault ing Constable Winslow. The constable de posed that prisoner was one of the crowd that followed from the Greyhound and was urging the others on. The first thing he knew was. a blow on the neck and prisoner then seized him by the shoulder. Constable Axam and Detective Jeffrey stated that they witnessed the assault. Detective Jeffrey said the accused was one of the principal ringleaders in the rioting, and was notorious in connection with these affairs. He had repeatedly warned him at the request of his father. He was a printer by trade, but his father could do nothing with him. He would persist in associating with roughs and low sailors. The prisoner said he had been working night work, and could not help being out at night. He had picked up someone's cap, and was following up the crowd to feive to him, when a constable kicked him. He had no witnesses. Sentenced to two months imprisonment with hard labour. OBSCENITY. Henry Wilkinson was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act by making use of obscene language at the corner of Shortland street. He said he did not remember any thing about it. Fined 203 and costs or 24 hours imprison ment. INCORRIGABLE ROGUE. John Bushnell a man who appeared to have seen better times, was charged with being an incorrigable rogue and having no lawful means of support. He pleaded guilty. Mr Inspector Broham stated that the accused loafed about public houses, and had no proper hoaae. He wa3 quite willing to withdraw the charge if Bushnell could give any guarantee of leading an honest life. He belonged to one of that class who hung about i street corners and were led into crime. He had been repeatedly convicted. Bushnell said he was not strong enough to follow his trade. Sentenced to three months' imprisonment AN UNFORTUNATE WOMAN. Mary Orr was charged with being an idle disorderly person, having no lawful means of subsistence. The police had picked her up wandering about the streets at half-past one o'clock this morning. Prisoner said if the Bench would give her another chance she would go to her husband at Riverhead. Released on that condition. POOR OLD CATHERINE DOUGLAS. Catherine Douglas, said to be connected with a good family in England, was brought up for the fiftieth time, charged with stealing a silk umbrella, the property of Mr Maxfield. She said she was in destitute circumstances, weary and hungry, seeking for work, when she was tempted to take the umbrella, which she sold for one shilling. Sentenced to six months' imprisonment. THE HAY THEFT. Charles Davis, a young carter, was brought up charged with stealing three trusses of hay, the property of Edward McGarry, under circumstances related the other day in our columns. Mr. McGarry had bought the hay at Buckland's,' and the accused was conveying it on his cart to its destination, when he was discovered selling three trusses on the road side. He pleaded guilty, and gave as his only excuse that he had been drinking. Sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. THE ZINC CASE ' ' '. William O'Connor and James Murphy were charged with stealing some zinc, the property of Jas. Brock. Mr. Joy appeared for the defence. Mr. Brock said the value of the zinc was trifling, and if they would promise not to interfere with him again he would withdraw the charge. Mr. Joy objected to the case being with drawn under any stipulation for the future. The defendants did not admit any offence, and had four or five witnesses to support them. The case was withdrawn This was all the buisness.

About one o'clock this, afternoon a horse and cart belonging to Mr*L*Vers, seed merchant, Wvndham-atreet, played a very pretty game in that favored locality. The horse, a young and restive animal, was standing at Mr Layers* door with the cart backed in to receive "sundry goods, which were to be delivered to that gentleman's customers. AU necessary precautions had been taken, the wheel locked with the tegulation chain, and in pursuance of the plan so successful ia keeping both babies and men and Women quiet, plenty of grub was stipplied in a comfortable nose-bag, which hung temptingly at the quadruped's head. From some cause or other the bag of provender became detached and the horse, who at that moment was just on the point oE taking in a delicate mouthful of sweet Norwegian oats, was suddenly baulked of his choice morsel. His indianatien shewed itself in a very re markable'Vanner. Wibh a kick of his heels, which narrowly escaped smashing the cart he started off, heading first for the Star office. At the door he waa received by two printers' devils who, by their appearance alone, effectually repelled the threatened invasion. Scared at the sight the animal, turning • sharply round attempted to hide his sorrows in the interior of the Herald office. Here again he was stopped on the threshold bp the worthy proprietor and his two sons, who were fortu nately at this moment about to start for lunch. Baulked in both his attempts to lay his grievances before the impartial tribunal of the Press, the animal, now fairly infnriate, dashed down Wyndham- Btreefc, but with purei waywardness keep ing to the pavement instead of the road. Steering a splendid course he safely grazed two or three lamp-post* ferridis evi tata rotis, scattering the passengers like chaff before them. A respectable elderly gentleman, we regret to say, was unable to clear out in time, and fell on the pavement, but the wheels most providentially did not touch him. He arose when the vehicle had passed, much frightened but not hurt Arrived in Queen-street the horse shaped his course down towards the wharf. He was stopped, however, opposite the Insurance Buildings, and brought back with having inflicted or received much damage. But goodness knows what might have happened.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT THE AUCKLAND COLLEGE AND GRAM MAR SCHOOL.

The distribution of prizes awarded last Christmas at the Auckland College and Grammar Sohool took place to-day in the school-room. The prizes originally purchased were lost in the ill-fated ship Cospatrick, and the duplicates purchased in lieu of them have only just arrived. His Honor the Superin tendent, Sir George Grey, X.0.8., officiated in distributing the honours won by the lads whose names appeared in our columns at the time of the examinations, which closed the last term of 1874.

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

CIVIL SITTINGS,

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies, and a Special Jury.) CHAS. CLARK AND WIFE V. J. CASEY.

Mr Whitaker, instructed by Messrs Jack son and Russell, for the plaintiff_; and Mr W. L Kees, instructed by Mr J. ±J. Russell, for the defendant. This was an action brought by Charles Clark, a settler at Hokianga, and Fanny, his wife, against Jeremiah Casey, the owner of the steamship ' Lily,' for injuries sus tained by the said Fanny Clark on board the said steamer by scalding on the 27th January, 1875, while travelling between Otamatea and Helensville, such injuries being alleged to be the result of negligence of the defendant and his servants. The following special jury was enipannel led :—Edward Morrow, Jas. M. Harris, T. H. Hall, W. J. Cawkwell, Edward Isaacs, Ja3. Robinson, junr., R. Cecil Taylor, Fred. Green, Jno. Morris, Edward Bartley, M. M. Tayler, W. H. Cross. Mr \V. J. Cawkwell was chosen foreman. The plaintiff (Charles Clark) also sues de fendant for loss of his wife's services during her "illness. The damages for the injuries are laid at £1500, and for the loss of services at £500. The following are the issues agreed upon to be decided by the jury : — Ist Did the plaintiff (Fanny Clarke) agree to and became a passenger by the Lily, from Otamatea to Helensville, on the 27th January 1 last, and did the defendant receive a reason able award for conveying her securely and carefully ?—[This issue was admitted by the defendant's counsel in the affirmative, subject t© the points of law involved in the words 11 securely and safely."] 2nd Did the defendant use proper care and skill in conveying the plaintiff Fanny Clark? - ~., 3rd. Was the plaintiff while a passenger by the Lily, by reason of the negligence of defendant or his servants, severely scalded and suffer great pain ? 4bh. Was the plaintiff permanently scalded ? sth. What amount (if any) are the plain . tiffs entitled to for the injuries so received ? 6th. Did the plaintiff (Charles Clark) lose the comfort and services of his wife by reason of such injuries for a long time ? 7th. Will he permanently be deprived ef the comfort and services of his wife for a long time ? Vfßth. Did the plaintiff, Chas. Clark, incur expenses in nursing and for medical attend ance during his wife's illness. . 9th. What amount if any is the plaintiff, Chas. Clark, entitled to by reason of the loss of such services, and for the expenses incur red for medical attendance, nursing, &c. Mr Rees applied to have some of the issues amended, aa he contended they called for special damages. His Honor was surprised at the applica tion, as it had been at the request of the defendant that th 9 issues had taken their present shape. His Honor saw no chance of any miscarriage of justice with the issues as they now were, and declined to allow them to be altered. Mr James Russell opened the case on behalf of the plaintiff. > Having set forth the circumstances giving rise to the action, he read the declaration of the plaintiff, to which the defendant pleaded a general denial of all material allegations. The learned counsel then recapitulated the issues. Mr Whitaker, addressing the jury, said he did not apprehend that the case would take them a very long time to dispose of. One question they had to settle was whether or no Capt. Casey was liable. On that question he thought he should have no difficulty in satisfying them. A more difficult question would be, What amount of damages should be awarded to the plaintiffs? There were two claims to be decided. Mrs. Clark .would be present to give her testimony. He wouidv now proceed to call evidence. , '<\ ■:. ■-:•■■ Charles Clarke deposed he was Jthe plain tiff in the action. He resided at Hokianga. Recollected the 27th of January last. He was at Otamatea, about to proceed to Auck land. He took, passage by the Lily to Helensville, accompanied by his wife and child. Paesages were taken for them. The steamer started about twelve o'clock. On the passage, about an hour and a-half after starting, ' some of the pipes in the engine burst. Witness's wife was lying; in the cabin, and the steam, coming through the bulkhead, severely scalded both her and the child. Witness was on deck at the time. He went aft and found his wife being taken out of the cabin. The captain of the boat was assisting her out. Went to her and got her into the forecabin. She was then suffering from severe scalds. They were recent scalds. The worst scalds were on the left arm and under the chin. There were

witness first saw the scalds the-sKn'iftjH^i broken in several places. The >rm Vu I scalded worst from the wrist to theelbo^; 1 In binding up the arm he did not think any of ■ the skin came off. The scald under the chi^ ■ was a very bad one. She was aj&p gcalded" ■ under the ear. The scald rxtenq *4% m fljg| 1 left ear under the chin to thalright ear f The blisters burst afterwards/ "When hi I wife was got into the cabin he/procured ra» I and oil and bound up the wounds as well •£ fi he was able. Mrs Clark had a child with I her at the time. The child was not weaned, f; It was only ten months old. They arrived | at Helensville shortly after dark. He then I took measures to ascertain the cause of the I accident He found that the bulkhead had I been taken down and put under the table. I The bulkhead was the division between ■ the engine room and the cabin. There I was a" hole about four feet square. 1 There was an old blanket or woollen cloth I tacked over it. If that blanket had been I taken away there would have been free com- fi municatioQ between the cabin and the engine. | The table was fast against the end of the I cabin. The hole was xraderneath the table, if so that it could not be seen without stooping I; down. He attributed the injuries to the |i escape of steam into the cabin through the i hole in the bulkhead. He knew that the i" escape of steam was caused by the breaking || of the steam pipes, because the engineer told If him so. [ Mr Rees objected to this. p On the witness stating that the engineer's i admission was made on board the steamer E shortly after the accident, Mr Rees withdrew i, his objection. .... , , -I Witness continued :As far as ne could re. | collect, the engineer said the tube or tubes 1 had burst. . ,§j Mr Russell: Did the engineer state any. fc thing about the pipes having burst before. ". Mr Rees objected. t % Uis Honor ruled that the question was in. I admissable. „ :-, . I" A further question as to the bulkhead waa |p objected to. . ', P, His Honor said he should certainly hold that the bulkhead not being there was | also evidence of negligence. ■ . Is Mr Russell asked again if the bulk-head , I had be^ri there could the steam have got into j1 the cabin ? ■ , | Mr Clark :No} it would faave been im- | possible. He thought the engine was about [ Bft. from the hole in the bulkhead. _ The . furnace doors were immediately opposite the | hole They arrived at Helens ville on the 1 evening of the 27th. They came on to Auck- \ land on the morning of the next day. Mrs Clark was placed in charge of Dr. Ellis at Claremont House. During the time she was being attended by Dr. Ellis she was suffering intense pain. Mrs Clark was confined to her bed about three weeks. After leaving Claremont House, she went to Mrs Sea brook's in the New North Road, where she stayed two months being under medical treatment all the time. He had incurred considerable expense during the time. He claimed £150 on this head. He had paid Doctors' nurses, chemists' bills as well aa board to this amount. Cross-examined by Mr Rees : The £150 was incurred as follows : Dr. Ellis £65 10s. Mr Rees said there should be some means of testing the reasonableness of a charge like that (to witness.) Have you paid this ? Witness : Yes. His Honor said there was no necessity for the bill to have been paid. Witness continued : The charges for board were about £55. He claimed the sums be cause he should have been able to have gone home had the accident not occurred. Mrs Clark did not carry the child up from the boat on arriving at Auckland. He carried it himself. He was quite certain of that. Fanny Clark was the next witness called. This witness, who is an attractive looking half-caste, exhibited on her face very palp able marks of the severe scalding she had sustained. Being sworn she deposed to the examination of Mr Whitaker. She was in ': cabin of the Lily lying in one of the bunks ■ when the accident occurred. The cabin was in the stern. The engines and machinery were next the cabin. The first thing wit ness saw was steam coming through the blanket. The steam filled the cabin in an instant. The blanket was facing her as she lay. She tried to get out. She jumped up and caught up her baby, but could not see for the steam. Some one took the baby, . but could not see for the steam. Some one took the baby from her. She could not say who it was. She was then on the steps. She tried again to get out, but could hot. Someone caught her by the right arm, and pulledherout (Thewitness here corroborated the evidence of her husband as to the position of the blanket.) When she got on deck she felt great pain-as if she was scalded all over. (The description of the injuries > witness received tallied with the evidence of:Mr Clark.) After arriving.at Claremont House she was in bed over a fortnight. Dr Ellis attended her^ Dr Kenderdine, Dr Dawson, and Dr Lee also visited her. She was not well when she went to the New' North Road. Her stay there lasted two months. When, , there Bhe was attended by medical men. At the end of that time she was sufficiently recovered to go home. She still had marks on her face and left arm. (Witness here bared her left arm and shewed several severe scars) There was a slight ' : discolouration on the right arm. All these scars had remained the same since the sth April, and shewed no signs of going away. ; She had suffered severely from the wounds. She was now very sensitive to neuralgia in ; i.l__ • i j i._ ■■■■<<■>■'-'.>■■■'■:&-—-' <

By Mr Rees : Dr. Ellis dressed niywou^S j every day. He used lint, ointment, and y\ other things. She remembered landing VP |" Auckland. She was able to walk. JSJ& ■] Clark carried the baby from/CiH^. : vessel up the wharf. .-"' '..£? . John Scarrot, deposed that Charles Clark ; and his wife were on. board ; h*iiiw'Mn ; Clark after she was scalded, and he assisted inputting oil on the injured > parts ); ;he believed that everything was done for the lady that could be done, • /• * Dr Edward Ellis, medical practitioner of Auckland, attended upon Mrs Clark for the injuries received j her face and . neck and nose were . much scalded ; the lips were swollen much, so much that she could, scarcely articulate, aad he had to get ■ feeding cup to, enable her to take refresh ment for the first two days ; the right fore arm was much scalded, and the left arm from • the wrist to the elbow, and some of the fingers, were sadly injured, also, other parts of the body; some of these were slight and soon ( restored. These injuries inflicted a great deal of pain on the patient; he thought the contractions, if not permanent would remain for many years, and were calculated to bring on neuralgia. On February 8, Mr. Clark went to the New North road,: where lie . attended her daily until the sth of April, his bill for attendance amounted to, £65 10a, including consultations fees, which was a fair and reasonable charge. He considered the case a: ver^genpus one, and was desirous or othte advice.^ was seen at different ' tinaes: by • Drs. " Goldsbro, : Dawson, Xeei Stockwell and Kennedy. The two latter "' gentlemen only saw Mrs. Clarke upon one , occasion. > Dr William Sfcockwell and Dr Dawson gave, evidence as to the nature of the wounds, ajl > agreeing that they were of a serious charac- i ter, and many of them likely to be per- ' manenti ■ Mr. Rees then addressed the Court for the defence, and submitted that defendant- wa« only • responsible for the carrying of goods, and offered no guarantee for the safety ot passengers. It was for plaintiff to anew that there had been negligence shewn in som<j way or other ; but in the present none tad been shewn. Mr Rees then cited a nuwe' of cases in support of his view;Jih*aiM*W|v wasjno no warranty to carry' p«p^ f^" inieafety. Vr



Vg~A special charge of one shilling is made for consignees' or shippers' names inserted in this column.



THE COLCXNTAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital, .£2,000,000; Subscribed Capital, £850,000 A Branch of this Bank, for the ; conduct of General Banking Business, will be opened: on or about TUESDAY, the 20th July, in the premises Queen street, next the Insurance' Buildings, and lately occupied by the National Bank — J. T. WARREN, Branch Inspector.—Auckland, 21st June, 1875. p H;EA P T) X A P E BY A LARGE PARCEL SEASONABLE GOODS, PTIKCHASBD AT AUCTION, 'AND '. to BE SOLD CHEAP FOR CASH, CoMPßisrao — ■ . ■ tfhite and Blue Blankets •Winceys, Black Lustre - ■ -. • All Wool Plaids, Serges, Tweeds, &c, &c. • •9x4- White Blankets, from 12/6 $ pair <dx i Blue Blankets, from 11/6 $ pair " • -All Wool-Raids, wide -width, 1/10 $ yard :'.O 'plain Winceys, frora/B><r $.yard :.;<: Fancy Check and Tartan wincey, 10%a. .■' : Blue Serge, 1/6 and 2/ $ yard . li a ■ Colored Shirtings, Ac, &c, &c, . _A. ' MTJ CH BELOW USUAL PRICES. AT Af-'Gr"* AND^ARTET) STOCK TO ~ SELECT PKOM TN KVERY V.- DEPARTMENT/ , ■«*•' fIOONTBT ORDERS RECBIVB PROMPT AND a. CARKPHL ATTENTION. v TT S H B R O O eTT" B R B) G M A N, »ÜBfl [LATE K. HOBBS], JUNCTION VRAPERY WAREHOUSE,, - - Oppose the Army and Navy Hotel, ,< . ■ IJpMB QirJßßy-STRBIT, ':;■;. , .',• "'■ ■ Auckland. •.-■;



WE ARE DAILY OPENING UP CHEAP .../' FIRST-CLASS GOODS. JUST TO HAND— 9x4 7 Ü Blankets, 10s 6d, a bargain Good « _H 6 Blankets, 13s 6d a pair Grey . 5.7s lid; large size, 10s 9d Toiler Quilts. 4s lid and Cb Cd ; large size, 6s 11 72-iuch Croydon Sheeting, Is Id Wool Crimean Shirting, Is 2d ; Wincey Slrfrts from 3s lid, good value Ladies' Cloth Jackets, 4s lid; handsomely trimmed, 8s 6d . Large <ot of Ladies' Silk Umbrellas from 4s lid Anti-Kheumatic Flannel, good, Is 4d Imitation Welsh Flannel, IOJd 5 pieces Fancy Dress-Goods, @ 7s 8d dress of 12 yards Trimmed Hats from 3s lid Tapy Carpets from 3s per yard Coir Door Mats from 3s 6d Ladies' and Children's Underclothing in the New Show Boom. HOLLOWAY & GAELICK, Drapery, Clothing, and Furnishing House, CITY HALL, 230, Queen-stpeet, . \ Auckland. TWf E A E-EE S.'l STING P ABRIC BOYS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING. A. LINABURY & CO. Have just opened up (a large quantity of Seal Home Spun Melton Cloths, specially adapted for Koya' and Youths' Clothing, Double "Width (nearly Two yards wide), 3a 6d, 3s lid, and 4s 6d PER YARD FIFTY DOZEJU PAIRS OF PERIOR KID GLOVES. In all the|leadiDg colors, ONLY Is lid PER PAIR. T pOSGRAVE AND /~10 HAVE RECEIVED TWENTY-SIX CASES OF LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDEECLOjTHING, Pek Fernglen. \ They will be Sold to the Public at V COST PRICE. V



All Persons of Intelligence are aware, or should be, in this century of enlightenment, that the best vehicle for diffusing the tonic properties of any medicinal preparation throughout the system is a pure, -vyhojesomp spirit "The .presence of distilled spirit in an invigorant, provided it be pure, is con sidered by physicians to greatly promote the operation of the remedial principles in combination with it. This is one reason why medical men so strongly re commend Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aeomatio Schnapps as a remedy for debility.



Are you about to be married 1 Have you built a house ? Do you wiah to lurnish economically ? If so, there is, without exception, the best and largest variety of carpets and floor-cloths in the province to choose from at the City Hall, furnishing and dra pery establishment. Holloway and Garlick furnish banks, hotels, offices, and private residences cheaper than any other house in towni - In addition to Brussel, tapestry, Kid derminster, ana hemp carpets, they have flax, coir, and china matting, hearthrugs, wool mats (in all colors), door-mats (every requisite size), union and wool damasks, quilts, blan kets, sheeting, curtains, etc. Before buying, inspect the stock at the City Hall. We are still selling gents' umbrellas at reduced rates-: Silk at 7s 6d, 9s lid, 12s 6d ; alpaca, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; ladies' silk, 5s lid and 6s lid; alpaca, Ssjlld to ss. Drapery, clothing, and millinery at prices to suit the times. Hollo* way & Garlick, City Hall, 230, Queen-rtreet. —[Advt,] v