SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

BTGH WATFK : IMb evening 6.32 ; to morrow morning, 6.54 SUN SET : This evening,4.43 ; STTN RISE: to morrow morning, 7.17. MOON'S AGJS ; Full Moon, 19th, 11.35 a m

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES.

Fairy, schooner, for Bus^ell Queen, schoouer, for Hokiaoga Ann McLeod, schooner, for Russell

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Taranam, s.s, irom tne somn, zsra Agnes, schooner, from Dunedin Annex Jessie, schooner, from Oamaru Victory, brig, from Adelaide ; sailed 23rd May Albion, brig, from Adelaide; sailed 26th May Cjphrenes, R M s.s., from San Fjancisco, 20th inst. ; sailed 24th ult. Sea SpTay, barque, from Lyttelton ; saikd June 17 Queen of the South. v>arque, from Lytteltou, early Hero, ss, fi\.m Sydney. '2nd July Llewellyn. s.s, from Sydney Robina Dunlop, barque, from London ; sailed 29th

March Vivid, barque, from Circular Head, early Byno, brigantine; from Botumah, early Papua, schooner, from Rarotonga, early Syren, brig, from Melbourne, early Martha, barque, from the Islands, early Edith, schooaer, from the Islands, early Forfrtrshire, HNG P, ship, from London ; sailed

March 19 Jflecnero, ship, from London ; sailed 13th April Latter worth, ship, from London ; sailed 10th April Pearl, schooner, from Timatu ; failed 11th iost Albion, barque, from Sydney, early- Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town Prince Alfred, barqnentlnej from Lyttelton Vision, brig, from Kenilworth, schooner, from Noumea, early

EXPORTS.

Per Albatross, for Napier : 35,000 ft timber, C A. Harris ; 10,000 ft. timber, 100 nests pipe?,. SO,OOO shingles, D. H. McKenzie.— C. A. Harris, agent.

The schooner Albatross cleared to-day for Napier with a cargo of timber, &c., shipped by Messrs C. A. Harris and D. H. McKenzie. The brigantine Nightingale has entered out for Kaipara.

The schooner Ruby brings 64 tons coals from Hussell.

"We are indebted to Mr James McEwen for further particulars of the unfortunate -voyage of the Mary Melville to Napier, con veyed to him in a letter from the captain. We have already learned by telegraph tbat the mate was washed overboard and drowned. It appears that the weather encountered was very severe. All the spare lines were carried away, also the maintopmast staysail, life buoy, and cork fender. The boat was smashed to pieces, the chain-plates started, and everything moveable washed overboard. In addition to the casualty to the mate one of the crew had his collar bone broked, so that the captain must have had a very anxious time.

The as. St»r of the South left Wellington last night f f-r Napier and this port. The brigantine Magellan Cloud has it appea?s made another tiip to the 'Chatham Islands from TjytteJton. "We presume her charter by Mr Ho.od has been renewed, as Her former chaiter expired last trip.

Tho 'Wp Fonfarshira i 3 over 90 days out, and to maintain her reputation as a clipper, ought to put in an appearance soon. The schroners F'.iry and Ann McLeod have sailed in ballast for P.ussell.

The schooner Queen has sail: d for Hohianga with a miscellaneous cargo. It wks stated in these columns the day before yesterday tbat the etitter Magic had arrived at ■\Vftnga .oa on the 10th. and left on the 15th for Russell. Instead of "Wangapoa the.port mentioned should have been Wangspa, the name of a small port on the west coast, some miles north of Bokiaapa.

The following are the rames of the passengers by the ahip lutterwortb, which sailed lor Auckland or April 14: — Mrs Ann "Weighill and two sons, Mr Joseph Kelson, Mr Fred. Burgess. Mr and Mrs Francis Dyer and four children, Mr G. M. Alner, Mr ,T. Stever.s, Mr P Btevens. Mr J. Hourant, Mr A, C Tener, Mr Herbert Dobble.

The barque was ready for sea at Hoki'Vga at the beginning of the week. She has probably sailed by now. Her destination is Mel bourne, and her c»rgo 290.000 ft timber, shipped under the auspices of Mr t*. W. Binney. Acßordinsj tJ a telegram received by Messrs Cruickthank and C\ the ss. Hero is to leavr Melbourne on the 22nd inst She will therefore be due here about the 2nd July.

Tha City of Melbourne keeps up her reputation for speed. By our telegrams l.ublished yesterday, it appears she has again made the run to San Francisco four days under contract lime. She left here on the 14th tilt, and reached her destination on' the 6th We have little doubt the will make an eqaally successful run back.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

LvT! elton, tbia day. The Taranaki left for the North yesterday.

COMMERCIAL.

CATTLE MA.EKBT.

Htjstrb aud Nolah's It * post.—Horses : The market haß been qniet aul sales limited Scarcely the average number were penned for sale by auction o^ Friday, and bidding was languid, particularly for inferior descriptions, bat for thos9 of a goad stamp did not decline. Cattle:. There was a good muster at Newmarket on Wednesday ; the bidding was steady, but prices again ruled in favour ef the purchaser. Dairy cows weie but poorly repreaented, and sold at from £10 7s 6d to £1310s ; stores were a shade lower, the biddine being slow, which was also the case with fat beasts, snd tho prices declined from 2s 6d to 6s per 1001b. There wst§ but a small muster of fheep, but prices had an upward tendency. Pies were in moderate supply, and there was no noteworthy alteration in value Mr A. Btjckxand's Report.—At Eemuera, on =3Fhursday, dairy cattle 'were in limited numbers, and in demand at extreme prices. Store cattle in usual numbers, with a steady inquiry at late valaes. Fat cattle in less numbers than of late, but dull of sale, and at lower values. Store sheep in moderate num bers, with a fair demand. Fat sheep in average supply and at lower prices. Pigs, of all kinds, unusuallr plentiful, choice animals fairly competed for, but all others extremely dull of sale, and at almost nominal prices. Prices given were good. Dairy cows, £14 to £15 each ; small-sized, in low- condition, £7 to £9 Tat cittle, of prime quality. 21s 6d to 323 6d ; inferior and middling, from 203 to 253 the ICOlb. Long-wooled ew63, in good condition, 21s. Shorn lambs, 7s to 9s eac/i. Fat sheep, 3jd to 4d the lb. Hogs and pi#s of choice quality, 4d ; inferior from 2d the lb, and many withdrawn.

MrR. Arthur sold to-day at his Queen street mart: fowls, Is 5d to 2a 7d ; geese, 3s 6d ; turkeys, 3s 9d to 4g ; Spanish fowls, 5s 6d ; pigeons, 7d|to Is 3d. Potatoes, 2s 6d to 4s 96.; pumpkins, 7s 6d per cwt; onions, Messrs B. Tonks and Co. sold to-day twelve keg 3of Nelson fresh butter in good condition, from la Bfd to Is 9d per lb.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows . — For Thames, this day, at 5,30 p.m, and to-morrow,

at 8 30 •». m. For Mihurangi, M>;takana. Manpawai, "Waipu, &c.

per Tja-iv Bowen. to morrnw, at 0 a m For WhHHngi, per Ruby, to-marrow, at 4 pm For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per s.s.

Ladybird, to-mcrrow, at 5 pm For Australian Colories, per Cyphrenes, six hour 3

aftsr anivAl For Gistiorne, T^apier, and Wellington, per GO'

Ahead, on Monday rest, at 1 p m ForTrdia, China. Mediterranean pots, Continent of Europe, Australia, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, and via Brindisi, per per s.s. Turanaki, on Saturday, 26 h instant. (Signed) J. E. Covtsy, Acting Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

P.URCtESS—DAVIS.—On the Oth instant, at the residence of the bridegroom's father, Parne.l by the Rev. J. Wall's. John Burgees, second son of Mr George Burgfs?, of Liverpool, England, to Susan Davis, fevmth daughter of the late MrKobt. Davis, of Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland,*

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

FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1875.

For the cause that lack 3,- ■. Satanc For the wrcng Hist ue-.-i!: n- .;■ u ""sr the f*tuie in the diaf.iDes &Ai the c«od that, we aau ie.

The fame of the Dunedin gaol 13 not con fined to New Zealand or the colonies, but we observe that the peculiar features of the establishment hare been referred to in terms of warm commendation, even at the meeting of the Social Science Congress in Glasgow. It is not in disparagement of the conduct of our local establishment at Mount Eden, or of its efficient Governor, that we direct our attention to what is doing among our canny friends down South. A man with plenty of money in hand can place himself in a posi tion to live in a more economical way than another to whom, from his limited means, economy is a matter of incomparably greater importance. And thus it is with the self sus taining prison at Duneclin; and with every re spect to Mr Governor Caldwell, we scarcely hesitate to say that if he were at Mount Eden°and found himself from the first, and found himself at the last, and at every turn fettered by the diabolical difficulty of want of funds, the position would take the stiffening out of him, and make him hang down his hand 3in despair. But we have to regard him now as he ia, unrestrained from giving to his theories a free fling, and the result is siich that not even provincial jealousy can prevent us from giving him and his gaol the meed of praise. We have before us ths " JEteport of' H.M. Gaol,' Dunedin for 1874-5," as laid upon the table of the Provincial Council last month; and irrespective of the results unfolded, it is a document of value to anyone conversant in the least degree with the important subject of the punishment and reformation of. the criminal. But we shall come first to the distinctive feature of tbia penal establish ment, which as most of our readers know, is its remunerative or at least reproductive character. Wa find that the vote of the Provincial Council for the gaol for the year wai £7,992 10s, from which there was not expended the sum of £499 3s OJd, leaving £7,493 68 lljd paid away for gaol purposes. On the other hand there is shown a return of £8,946 7s 7d as " the earninga of the department"— in. other words "a balance in favour of, the department of £1,453 Oa 7M not including inside work performed by prisoners." The meaning of this ia that, irrespective of " all repairs to the gaol build ings, painting, plumbing, tailoring, shoe makin!?, cooking, &of, which were effected by prison labour, no outside assistance being required," the earnings of the prisoners em ployed in various public works away from the gaol, show a profit of £1453 over and above the cost of the support and manage ment of the prison and the prisoners. This statement at first sight appears to be too good to be true ; but, though we admit that it must be taken subject to important qualifi cations, still a careful examination, of the details shows a surprisingly successful re sult. The thing that to our eye greatly weakens the strength of Mr Caldwell's posi tion is the high value he sets on the labour of his detenus. They must be a rare class of criminals indeed, or Mr Caldwell must have established some overpowering influence on their minds, if their labour ia worth seven shillings per day per head—for such is the

value which he affixes to the daily results of each labouring man's exertions on the roads and jetties of the province. We admit the difference in the price of labour, as be tween Auckland and Otago, but if at Ofcagan rates of 8s to 10s per day for ordinary la bour, Mr Caldwell gets seven shillings' worth out of each of these forcals he deserves a greater fame than that which even at present he worthily enjoys. His carpenters and painters are valued at ten shillings per day ; his "tiadesmen overseers" at twelve shil lings ; and his "Foremen Warders," what ever they are, at ten shillings per diem. As we have said, the weak point in Mr Cald well's financial statement is this estimate of the value of enforced labour. It is generally admitted that a" voluntary worker is better than two pressed men, and if Mr Caldwell desires in his next report to shut the mouths of gaineayers, knowing that the weakest stone in the bridge is the measure of its strength, we would recommend him to apply his main attention to this, and afford some proof, either by quantities of earth removed or measurements of roads' and jetties and reclamations, that his labourers have really done seven shillings' worth of work each in the four-and-twenty hours. We say this from the idea that if such cal culations are correct, the system would be come self destructive ; for really if people saw that they would have to work as hard in gaol as honest men do without, nobody would go to gaol, and Othello's occupation would be gone. An enthusiastic gaoler must have a kind of pride in his prisoners. This is as natural as life ; but really we think that Mr Caldwell must have an opinion of the merits of his interesting proteges that would not stand the test of a hard headed and hard-hearted contractor who had to make lm bread over his amount of tender. But admitting all this, it is impossible to glance at the class of works on which the prisoners of Dunedin have been employed without feeling tha^ the gaol and gaoler deserve that distinctive reputation vrhich attaches to them. The lifting away bodily of Bell Hill is a visible evidence to the efficacy of prison labour. The formation of the District Road, and reclamation at Port Chalmers, with works on the Graving Dock, and street-making there, prove the possibility of works being extensively effected by prison gangs, a long way from home ; and altogether the works performed aro of a character not to be overcome by mere dilettante service, but such as would have required the extraction of hard coin from the Provin cial till, and plenty of it, had it not bfcn for tho efforts of this able and enthusiastic controller of convicts. To some of Mr. Caldwell'a theories on penal discipline we shall on another occasion revert; for not merely is his government the mecbauical exercise of rcmtinc, but, evidently well read in the literature of this queer subject, he thinks with originality and vigour for himaelf; and his Annual R.eport is not only a compilation of results in the year's experience, but a masterly treatment of the whole subject of prison discipline.

The air of self complacency with which the Thames appears to regard the recent settle ment of the TairUa disputes is something to wonder at. The attempt, as our readers are aware, was to take away the whole of the ground, a lease of which was promised by the General Government to the dis coverers, and the formal document in con nection with which had not been made out when the field was opened to an indiscrimi nate rush. The plunderers have suc ceeded to this extent that they have obtained nearly one half of the ground, which is held seemingly in trust for a number, probably the whole of the sharpers at the Thames. Of course when the discoverers consented to it, that is an end of the matter, and no wonder the courb is only too happy to wash its hands of a mo3t disa greeable business by allowing the litigants to settle it among themselves. But it is simply the triumph of unscrupulous daring; and the success which has attended this rush of the idle rascaldom of the Thames will have anything but a good effect on the moral tone of the community. But what amazes us is the attitude which the press has assumed in the transaction. In yester days issue,the Thames Advertiser, usually one of the fairest and honestest of papers, actually continues to defend the propriety of what, has taken place. It refers to two of the Auckland papers as having stigmatised all the objectors in thi s case as jumpers, and -urged that the Government should interfere to protect the interests of those who were termed pros pectors. They waxed strong upon the in justice that might be done by advantages taken of legal quibbles." And then our contemporary delivers a homily on the evil of the Government stepping in to protect equitable rights, instead of leaving the.matter to the ordinary courts of law. Of coufse this journal is chiefly referred to, and the attitude we have taken respecting this attempted robbery. But what we demanded was not the Govern ment stepping in to arrest the operations of the courts of law, but simply to carry out its own deliberate engagement. It had bargained with the Grahams, and engaged to give a lease of thirty acres of ground as payment for the discovery and handing over of'a goldfield. The Grahams fulfilled their part. The Government did not fulfil its part. We merely urged that the Govern ment should dd what it had promised to do, and which it could still have done, although the bungling ,of its own officers, in not com pleting formally the lease before proclamation made it difficult. The morality which makes a man stand by his bargain, no matter at what cost to himself, is the morality which we have defended. No matter what the cost, the Government should have given that lease of thirty acres to the Company ; even though it required an Act of Parliament to enable it, and twenty, thousand pounds for compensation to the jumpers. This is the language of morality, not of the expe diency, or the desire to humour which appear in this, case unfortunately to have guided and misled our contemporary at the Thames. The General Government endeavoured to shirk the responsibility of its own bungling,

and tried to roll over the difficulty on the Superintendent, who is too wary a politician to be readily trapped* Our contemporary, knowing nothing at all of what he ia talking about, refers to the " determined position taken up by the Superintendent that the law should not be interfered with." His Honor simply declined pulling nuts out of the fire for Wellington monkeys, and so far from taking any "deter mined position" in favour of the jumpers, we feel confident that their conduct gave disgust to him as to every other honest man. The matter is over now ; " virtue " has been rewarded, and the Thames is happy. It has been one of the most successful though meanest swindles which have fouled the history of the Auckland goldfields. But those who have succeeded, and their advocates, should be sileDt now ; and no longer blatantly glory in their shame.

It is not often that- the existence of one law for the rich and another for the poor is admitted from the Bench, but such has been the distinct and unequivocal deliverance of the President Magistrate of Christchurch. It appears that a man, with the rather uneu phonious, and we might venture to add in the circumstances, the somewhat plebeian name of "David Jobson," conceived the whim of riding on the step of a railway car riage at full speed, in direct violation of the bye-laws for such cases made and provided. But David Jobson is a man of importance, and to his other dignities adds the high honor of being a member of the Provincial Council. For such as he, it will be admitted that laws and bye-laws are not framed, but only for com mon people. However, will it be believed, the railway £»uard not having before his eyes the fear of Davie Jobson and his posi tion as a Provincial Councillor, had actually the audacity to pive in charge the great Jobson to a constable, a mere policeman—in 'act a common bobby. In due course, the Provincial Councillor and "well-known resi dent" appeared before the Bench, and his counsel admitted the offence, and of course the case was dismissed. Butthemeredismissal of a case confessed, was not sufficient homage for the priest of Justice to render to bhe offended dignity of David Jobson, and we find the fifquel thus reported :—"The Bench considered it a most unwarrantable !>iece of arbitrafy authority on the part of the railway authorities to give a man into 'inatcdy who was so well known. The con stable who hod taken the man into custody should have shown more discretion. Roth constables and railway servants should n member that they are the. jervants of the public, and ho trusted the. Inspector would inquire into the matter A constable should not take a man so well known as defendant into custody, merely because a guard wished him to. It was a m^st arbitrary proceeding, and more ought to be heard of it. " We presume this style of thing does for Christchurch, and constables find railway guards will profit by tho Magistrate's homily on respect for superiors?; but wo do not think that for simple snobbery we have ever known an incident in the colony to exceed the conduct of this Capt. Mellish. Became a man occupies a position of a lawmaker, and is well-known, lie ia to be permitted to deliberately break the law, and confessing the offence, to have hia case dismissed ! and the guardians of the public interests are to be insulted from tho bench and lectured in this hectoring style because they had treated the law maker as they would have treated <i " common person !" What respect aro the people to have for law as so interpreted ? Tho magistrate says " more ought to be heard of it," and we think so too. We wish wo had Captain Mellish here in Auckland. We would let him hear more of it.

We observe that it is not.in Auckland and Wellington alone that the return of Sir Julius Vogel to the scene of his triumphs is despaired of. Thus quietly discourseth the Otago Daily Times on the probabilities and the fitness of the retirement from the stage of the great Wizard of the South :—"lt is singularly unfortunate (for the country) that the" malady that afflicts Mr Vogel should have taken so serious a turn just at the pre sent juncture. We cannot but be glad in deed that his retirement from the conduct of public affairs should take place just when things were at their best. Those whom the gods love die young, but they do sometimes spare their pets to maturer years, and seques trate them by gout, etc., etc., from public affairs, just when they have all to lose and nothing more to gain. Our national re grets for the causes of Mr Vogel's absence are mitigated by the knowledge that, had he re turned to us, it would have been to discharge an office that would grow more unpleasant every day, and to lose some of that lustre which now sparkles upon each minute detail of a brief but illustrious career. When Caractacus comes in first by a head for the blue ribbon of the turf, or when a Buckstone manages a good third, when the favourite Marquis passes the winning-post with a place at least, we do not like to contemplate the day when, amid the jeers and blows of the costermonger or- hackney coachman, he drags the carfc or cab. Ifc is always a satisfaction to noble minds to see great men retiring from public life with a career unche qnered by reverses, culminating in one bright achievement, upon which men may comment without having to make this deduction, and allow for that drawback. We are speaking of our (late?) Premier as though New Zealand were to know him no more. _ We cannot help being afraid that, even if his illness is of such a character as to allow him to undertake the supervision of some com mercial or financial concern at home, it will finally oblige him to retire from the onerous charge of the affairs of this Colony.

It is an extraordinary but nevertheless well authenticated fact that whenever a vessel calls at the Chatham Islands the inhabitants always expect illness and generally experience it within the next few days. It is even said that on occa sions not a single person on the islands has escaped indisposition of some sort.

At the half-yearly meeting of the H. A.0.8. Society on Wednesday, the following officers were elected :—President, Mr J. Little; vice-president, Mr M. Gallagher ; secretary, Mr B. Hamil ; treasurer, Mr J. Flynn ; ■warden, Mr J. L. Lonnergan ; guardian, Mr J. O'Donnell. After the officers had been duly installed, Mr J. Clark took the Past President's chair. Owing to the prevailing sickness, a considerable number of claims for sick allowance were passed for payment. It was resolved to give the Society's patronage for the benefit in aid of Mrs Sextie. A,letter from the Melbourne corresponding secretary and a parcel of regalia were received. . '

A very old gentleman named Kelly was summoned to-day for haying an unlicensed dog. The case was called, and defendant did not appear. The constable proved the charge, and a fine of 108 and costs, amount ing altogether to 19s 6d, imposed. After the magistrates had retired from the Bench, which they had occupied only a few minutes, Kelly, who had it seems been waiting about the precincts of the Court since half-past nine looked in to see if his case was coming on. To his surprise he found that it was al] over. Had he been in Court it is likely that the fine, as it was only an ordinary charge, would have been Is. and costs or about Bs. altogether. According to the old man's statement, he informed some of the constables what he was there for and they told him to wait outside and he would be called in when he was wanted. Of course the police cannot be expected to provide against the stupidity of people who are required to attend at the court, but happily it ia not everybody who understands the procedure at such places, and if the old gentleman's story is correct, it was too bad of the officers not to put him in the right way. The- fine might, with great propriety, be partially remitted.

A petition to the Mayor and City Council is being prepared by the residents of City West, Newton, and Pousonby, praying that the piece of land situated at the top of, and facing Hepburn - street, and adjoining the Porisonby road, and comprising lots. 1, 2, and 3, of section 50, which has for the past three years been used as a cricketing ground by various cricketing clubs, particularly the West End and the Ponsonby, may be re served as a recreation ground. The request of the petioners is a reasonable one, and we hope it will be acceded to by the Council.

The floods on the Northern Wairoa river caused by recent heavy rains were highar than for years. Nine hundred lo^'S were washed from Te Kopura Mill alone, and many from higher up the river. Induced by a reward of £1 for every square spar and 23 6d for every log, a considerable number of Europeans and natives engaged in the work of recovering the lost property, which was worth thousand of pounds, and were successful in securing nearly all.

The liabilities in the bankrupt estate of James John Hanley, ginger beer and cordial manufacturer, are £294 lla ; assets £40 IGj

The police want an awner for a silver English lever watch with an open face. Watches, especially English levers, don't often go begging, and it; is not likely that the police, or rathar the watch, will want an owner long. An unassuming youth from the country, under the impressiou that the .same rule which holds good with regard to captured dog^—viz., that if their proper owners do not turn up anyone else can have chem by going to the Inspector and under taking to keep them carefully—also holds good with regard to stray watches, went yesterday and offered to make himself a martyr and submit to the responsibility of taking care of the trinket. He is surprised at the result of bis application, and says the police cannot appreciate self-sacrifice.

The variety entertainment last evening by the Hobscm Baad Minstrels at the Whim Lunatic Asylum was well attended, a con siderable number of ladies were also present. The programme, as referred to in last even ing's Star, was faithfully performed, and the pieces as they were successively pro duced, elicited a hearty laugh from the inmates. " Maggie May" was fairly sung by Mr. Hull ; Mr. Fred Eice was loudly encored in " The Yaller Girl that Winked at Me," which was a very creditable per formance. Mr. Ludlow aang a good comic song ; the instrumental hornpipe by Mr. Graydon was much admired, as it deserved to bo. The "Happy Jittle Nigs" went amazingly and created quifco a sensation ; Messrs. Seton and Burtie are clever lads and well up to their work. " First Round for John " (we are told by a witness) con vulsed the audience. A quadrille closed the Fcenes, which were of a most agreeable

character.

Rev. 11. S; Hassard's third lecture, last evening in St, Matthew's school-room, was well attended, and was we think the moat interesting of the three. '1 he peiiod em braced was that of Henry VIII. and the Reformation. The lecture, considering its compass was well condensed, and graphically touched upon the leading events of that most remarkable age of the (Jhurch. The lecturei's portraits of Henry, Wolsey, Cranmer, and others were correctly drawn, and the intellec tual outlines proportionately just. Agreatdeal has been said and written upon the Iteforma tiou, and still the subjact is not exhausted. Mr Hassard's lecture lasted about half an hour, in which space of time it was im possible to do more than glance cursorily ut the leading facts of the age of Wolsey, More and others who aided in stirring the storm which divided the churches, and threatened death to supersti tion aud fanaticism. These lectures, how ever, are calculated to do much good, and the rev. gentleman is entitled to the thanks of his people for endeavouring, in the midst of other labours, to inform the young mmd upon matters which affect our lives and liberties.

There are at present fifty six boys in the Home for Neglected and Destitute Children, and the master intimates to the public that any donations in the way of clothing, such as old jackets, trousers, &c., that maybe altered to suit the boys, will be gratefully accepted.

The postponed rifle match at the dark targets, at distances of 300, 400, and 500 yards will be tired at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon ; open to all comers.

Our Waiapu correspondent writes : —" The Native Lands Court, presided over by Judge Rogan and Atea, a Native Assessor, opened here this morning at ten o'clock for the first time in this district. There were four blocks of land to go through the Court. Business commenced on Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, the 18th of May. The first block of land brought before the Court was Matakawa, Hicks' Bay, between four and five thousand acres. This was put off until the 20th of May, as all the owners had not arrived. The next block brought before the Court was the Rotokautuku block, between five and six thousand acres. This contains the oil springs that have been talked about so much. The block passed through the Court with very little trouble. There are 390 names in the grant. The next block brought before the Court was the Ahi kouka, between six aud seven thousand acres. This block was adjourned by the desire of the claimants, as there are two hapus in the block, and they desire a boundary line cut between. So this block was adjourned until the next sitting of the Court. The Matekawa block, sixty-three names, and the Ahia te Atu block, four hundred names in the Crown grant, passed through. We are to be con gratulated in our district officer,. Captain iPorter, who has been very successful in coming to terms with the natives for pur chasing all their scabby sheep. As it is too far gone in the season to commence boiling them down, there will be nothing done until the beginning of next "year, when we hope to see this fine district cleared, of all the infected sheep. We very often have Europeans along the coast trying to lease land for sheep- runs, and some are successful."

By General Government Gazette dated 10th June, S. Worms was appointed agent and F. T. Bayntun, M.8.0.5., medical referee of the Auckland Pioneer Lodge 1.0. G.T. for the Government Industrial Insurance.

The railway road was flooded and quite impassable to-day. Now that the money has been voted by the City Council and Harbour Board for the work of draining and repairing the thoroughfare, no time should be lost in carrying out the work. The present condition of the road is disgraceful.

The Hibernicon troupe proceed to Taranaki by the Ladybird to give a short season of their admirable entertainment there.

Mr and Mrs George Darrell go South by the Ladybird on a professional tour.

The charge against Mrs. Cyrna Haley at the Dunedin Police Court is thus reported by the Star:—" Mary Haley, whose children were sent to the Industrial School on Satur day last as neglected, in consequence of the intemperate habits of the mother, pleaded guilty to the chai-ge of drunkenness. —Mr. Ward (to the Inspector) : What ought to be done with this woman ? -Inspector Mallard : I can't say what is best to be done. If some philanthropic ladies would take her in hand it might perhaps have the desired effect.— Mr. Ward (to accused) : I think you are a very fit subject for the Befage; and no doubt from the remarks which fall from the Beach some benevolent ladies will be induced to look after you for some time. I think you ought to go to the Refuge, which was established for such persons as you.—The charge was dismissed."

A Cape pigeon was seen in the harbour this morning by several gentlemen who were coming over in one of the ferry boats from the North Shore. The presence in our waters of a bird which is very seldom seen within some hundreds of miles of our coast is a remarkable proof of the severity .of the weather lately. There can be little doubt that the pigeon has been blown on to the land by the N.E. gales of last week.

The following players will represent the Ponsonby Football Club in the match, Par nell v. Ponsonby, to be played in the Domain to-morrow :—W. Jones, J. Mackay, T. Vfackay, F. Herries, Sutton Gleeson, Dignan, F. A. Jones, O'Sullivan, B. Lewis, G-. Dunneit, H. Dunnett, J. Dunnett Owen, and Ibbotson. Parnell:' Messrs. King (Captain). George Blaydes, Cobtou, Netley, Yon Tempskey, Tonks, Bobertshaw, Haultain, Wai pole, Geo. Ridings, Beale, Evens, J. Philson, Coates, Castelli, and Mitford.

The Resident Magistrate of Wellington recently gave a decision of interest, in re spect of the claim of. an architect for his commission. The owner of the house refused to pay the commission, because the house was to have been built of seasoned timber, and the architect passed green tim ber, from which there was shrinkage, warping, &c. The architect lost the case, and had to pay the costs.

The opening of the new Court of Foresters afc Ngaruawahia (Pride of Waikato) took place in the school-room (a3 mentioned by our telcgraphiccorrespondent on Wednesday.) The Court City of Auckland acted as the opening Court, and was represented by Bro. Kimes, G.R., Bro. Fowler, S.C.R., Secretary Holland, and Brother Auger, the latter of whom was delegated by the district to fulfil the duties of the district officer. After the cerenaouy of opening had concluded twenty five members were initiated,fofficers'elecfced, and after an address by Brother Auger on the benefits of the Society, the Court was closed in the usual form. The members, with their friends, then adjourned te the Royal Mail Hotel, where a ban quet had been prepared by Host Cairns in his best style, to which ample justice was done. After the table was cleared, toasts and songs followed in quick secession, and a pleasant evening was spent. The " Pride of Waikato Court" bids fair to become as numerous a9 its Auckland parent, the only drawback being the want of a medical officer —the nearest doctor residing at Hamilton. It is believed there is a good opening for a doctor at Newcastle, aud it is to be hoped that one will soon take up his residence in that locality.

Notes in the King Country.

(From our own Correspondent.)

Kopua, Bth to IGth June, 1875. THE KING WILLING TO OPEN THE

COUNTRY.

Upox my second visit to the King's Country I was most kindly received wherever I went, as the natives, half-castes, and Europeans, all were very much pleased with the faithful accurate account I published in your columns of April last relating to their habits and manners. With respect to the opening of this country, I think that I may safely state that it is the Government's fault that it is not now opened to Europeans, as the King is quite willing to lease the land to Europeans, if the Government will first give him a Crown Grant for all his land South of the Puriri River. The laud is very pro ductive, and I find that the average grain crop is about 40 bushels to the acre, and in case 3 where new ground is broken up, the first year yields a much higher average. I ant informed that the - last time Mr. C. O. Davis was at Te Kuiti he was told that they were willing to lease the ground to Europeans, provided the Govern ment would previously give them a Crown Grant for all their own land. Major Mair •has been told the same thing. The natives here are talking about establishing schools, they see their children growing up without any education at all, and are now very anxious that they should be taught They propose having schools at Kaipiha, Kopua, and Otorohanga, but as yet nothing has been done.

THE KING'S MOVEMENTS.—GOVERN-

MENT PRESENTS

The King stayed at his brother's house at Wharekomohi last week for two days on his way from Te Kuiti, He has at the present tiide a child sick of the measles. Rewi, on his return. with Major Mair from the meet ing at Tauranga, accompanied by several natives, stopped at Alexandra for the purpose of obtaining blankets for the winter. They stayed at Kopua one night on their way back to Te Kuiti. No doubt the Europeans and Government consider that these blankets are given as rations; but the natives and Rewi look upon it in quite a different light, and as Rewi was asked to come to Alexandra and select at the store whatever he required, he considers that they are given as a present from the Government. It certainly is not at all probable that Rewi should be one of the first to infringe the law laid down in March last, which was, <as you are aware, "That for the future none of the Hauhau natives were to receive any more rations from the Native Office." Very recently, Rewi also received from the Government two guns. He took one of these guns with him to Tauranga, and made a present of it to one of the leading chiefs there, the other he has taken home with him to Te Kuiti. No doubt the Govern ment have every political reason for allow ing Rewi to have these guna, but is it not just as culpable for the Govern ment to give or sell guns to the Hauhau natives as any other person ? I have heard a good story about Rewi which happened during his visit to Alexandra. Whilst be was passing the store kept by Mr Duffy, the worthy storekeeper came out of his shop and enthusiastically greeted the distinguished visitor, asking him to enter his store. This he did, no doubt with the hope that he might secure Rewi as a customer, it being customary for the Hauhau natives to receive their Government supplies at another store kept by Mr Hill. Rewi said, "You are a Queen's storekeeper." " No," replied Mr. Duffy, "I am a Hauhau." Whereupon Rewi made his selection after Hauhaufashion, and left without paying his bill, remarking that Hanhaus didn't charge each other. Now Mr Duffy has to mourn the loss of nine very fine shawls, and also two saddles, which the wily chief has taken to Te Kuiti as the spoils of his visit to the Pakeha's store.

RISE IN THE RIVER. — NATIVE PRODUCE. For the last two days we have had a heavy fall of rain, which has caused the Waipa'"} : River to rise several feet, and prevents yf I returning for a few days, as it would nof '„„ %. safe to swim a horse across the river.-'*' My. only chance is to get a passage in one of the canoes going down to Alexandra. Now the ' river has risen somewhat, it is expected that the natives will bring down their grain, hops, and tobacco for sale at Alexandra and Cam- : bridge. They have already sold several tons of tobacco to the storekeepers at Alexandra. They get Is 3d per lb. tor it, and the store keeper retails it to the public at Is 6d per lb. !; At Alexandra wheat and oats at the present : time are selling at 63 6d a bushel each; * cleaned bees-wax at 8d per lb, and rough dirty wax at 6d per lb. All the kumeras and pumpkins, grown in the King's Country, are consumed, but they have still a very large stock of potatoes, parsnips, and carrots, m which they expect will last them until next year's crop. At the present time the natives >.: are purchasing a much larger amount of' agricultural implements than in former years. ; They have bought already a great many new ploughs ; also, a chaff - cutter and otber agricultural implements, and have ordered a new winnowing machine. Next year they will have many more acres fenced 5 in, and will have under cultivation a much larger area of land. One thing I have ob served since my first visit here, is that the natives have been copying the Europeans and better class of half-castes by fencing in land and cultivating English grass and other pro-. ducts introduced by the Europeans settlers, : and it is to be hoped that they will only con tinue to sow grass ; for generally speaking, if ; they see a bit of natural grass land fenced, it is there they like to plant, because it ia easier worked^ The* consequence of their so acting, is the caure of their having so few fat cattle. lam certain, however, that when they see the benefit derived from the few Europeans and half-castes grass-paddocks, that they will then go in extensively for lay- • ing down grass. This year, strange to say, ' the European settlers in the. Waikato are extensively buying seed1) wheat, from the natives at Kopua, and are gladly giving the prices asked, viz., from 7s to 8s par bushel. TEE MEAST.E^. —MR. DAVIS PUR-

CHASING CATTLE. The natives have not as yet found any remedy for the measles, and at Te Kniti, where the disease has raged for some little

lime, all tie chi'dren attacked under three years died, whilst, strange to say, that all who had it above that age recovered.—Mr. C. 0. Davis's nephew is now travelling through the various settlements, purchasing young stock; he is giving between £4 and £5 a-head for two-year-old cattle.

PHEASANTS PLENTIFUL. — YOUR CORRESPONDENT «TO BE SHOT.

Whilst going along the tracks you disturb a great number of pheasants. They natu rally largely increase in numbers each yeaiv as the natives seldom shoot them, as they prefer pork for their food. Wot long ago Mr. Reynolds obtained permission from a native to shoot pheasants, but he was soon stopped by Tawhiao. The mistake Mr Reynolds made was hi* not obtaining the King's per mission in the first instance. —On arriving here I heard that; Alexander Thompson the half cast of Kopua had threatened to shoot me. if ever I came here again, for publishing his name in the Star newspaper about the watch he wore belonging to Rewi. He went1 to Alexandra and purchased'some'gun powder and shot, with which he said he in tended to shoot me if he had the chance, - bui; he was cautioned by the authorities, and also warned by Tupotai, the chief of Xopua.' COLDNESS OF THE WEATHER. The weather here is bitterly cold and late at night and in the early morning it is nearly .impossible to keep yourself warm in these raupo whares. Iv getting up in the morning ■; you see now ice a good thickness which con tinues during the whole day, notwithstandi ng that the sun shines on it for many hours during the day. I noticed during the frosty weather that the snowy mountain (Tongariro) appeared to the naked eye to have risen at least ten feet in one night. A fearful snow storm passed over Bangiaohia a few days ago f and covered the land .with* sheet of snow. From this you can judge that the weather here is much colder. . ;■

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.— THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) JUDGMENTS FOR PLAISTIFFS. Ireland Bros. v. Charles Purday, claim-^ £S Oa'Gd :3s per week; Cook and Clayton, v. Pellet, claim—l 23, goods ; Joseph Abbot v. James Innes, claim—£l4 9s lid ; Ai> Asher v. Daniel Muaro, claim—£4 93 : 53 per week ; Craig v. Callaghan, claim —£5 10s, promissory note ; Wm. Combe v. Thos. Martin claim—£4, 1.0. U. (Mr Thorne for plaintiff.)

M. MT7RCHIE V. JOHPT L. NEWBTTRY.

Claim, £16 6s 3d._ Mr Devore for. plaintiff. This was a claim of £16 6s 3d, promisory note, and interest thereon. Judgment for plaintiff; costs, £2 7s. CARSON" V. JONES. Claim, £3 2s lid. Mr Rees for plaintiff. Mr Hesketh for defendant. " This case, which was a claim-for. highway rates for the district of Dedwood since changed to Ponsonby, which claim defendant disputed on the ground that it was an illegal claim, and not in accordance with law. . . ■

Hia Worship, afrer weighing the matter, decided in favor of the plaintiff. The defen dant, however, was dissatisfied with the de cision of the Court, and applied for a new hearing, in which other evidence would be forthcoming. . v -

His Worship thought the matter ought to be held in abeyance until next Court day, so that the evidence which Mr Hesketh might bring forward should be complete. Mr Rees said that he should prefer that the case be gone into at once, as during the pending of this matter, Mr Carson could not collect any rates in the district.

His Worship remarked that this, case could not possibly interfere with the collect ing of the other rates, as this could not govern the others. Mr Rees still urged for a decision, as the eyes of all the Highway Boards were anxiously watching the case. His Worship said that with the Amended Act it would be impossible for defendant to escape payment, and he thought it was folly "to hold out any longer. He should certainly recommend no adjournment until the parties; got the Amended Act; if the case was argued to-day, the Couit could give judgment, as he was desirous of doing justiue in the case j bus his own opinion was that there was no escape from paying the rates, and ratepayers were most unwise in holding out.

It was finally agreed that the matter - should stand over until next week. JAMES MOONEY V. FKED. HORAM. Claim, £15. Mr. Hees for plaintiff. This was a claim for goods. Bridget Mooney, wife of the plaintiff, deposed that defendant got gooda of her nearly to the amount of the claim, which be told her that Mr Kissling would pay. He made an order on Mr Kissling, but upon pre senting it to that gentleman there were no effects. She gave him a bill, which he tore up in disgust before her face. Prisoner denied the claim, but Jjj^own written promises were-against him,-pC:" >•"*- / nothing to say. ' j. ' ~\J_,. Judgment for plaintiff ; c^jsga3oxa^-^fo^ . JAMES LEVY V. JAJUJtS .z^i^l.J^. Claim £ 18a. » This was a claim for wearing annarel, the %

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