SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

|X .HIGH WATER-This afternoon, 4.13, to-morrow , taortnng, 439 ... SUN MET-This evening, 6.8 SUN RISE-To -9 .morrowmorning, 5.23 I I MOON'S AGE—Full moon, 15th instant, 10,53 a m

ARRIVALS.

M^' *' s• s•, FarQu^ar. from Russell

\\% __ DEPARTURES. p Cyphrenes, s s., Wood, for Sydney w John Ronnie, ship, Mcholson, for San Francisco p Ashbarton, barque, Young, for New Caledonia

PROJECTED DEPARTURES

For San Francisco-Mikado, s s., £9th October For a cruise-Magellan Cloud, whaling brigantine, at once For London— Flechero and City of Auckland, ships ; and Columbus, barque—early % For Lyttelton-Prince Alfred, b«quentine, early For Levuka—Ocean Wave, schooner, early

B^~ A special charge is made for consignees' ro shippers' names inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

Per White Eagle, from Loudon:—Plain cottons, L 1097; printed cottons, L 882; wooUens and worsteds, L 511; flannels, L 136; linen, in bales, L 584; linen, in cases L 293; waterproof and indiarubber goods. L 342; shawls and mantles, L 387: millinery, Li6o; hosiery, L 739; sewing thread, JL3S; haberdashery, 1-4148; umbrellas, L 75; cambric handkerchiefs, L 6; cotton and linen shirts, Lsl; apparel, > 3459; carpets and rugs, Ll50; bedcovers, L2O; straw bats. LfiOO; felt hats and caps, L 625; wrought loather, L 240, saddlery, L 583; floorcloth, L 116; sewing machines, L 45; lucifers, 30 cases; vestas, 20 cases; blacking, 1 pge; agricultural implements, Lfcß; agricultural machinery, L 110; boohs, L 296; paper. 323 cwt; stationery, LGll;paperhangings, Ll6; upholstery, i 63; tinware, L 118; brushware, L57 ; toys, L4O ; arms, L52 ; • pianos Lll2 ; perfumery, L 202; printing materials, Ll2; hardware and cutlery, L 1.301 ; bar and rod iron. 31 tons; plate iron, lton; pig iron, 29 ton.-; galvanised iron, 28 tons; sheet lead, 7 tons: pipe lead, 2 tons; tin plates, 46 boxes; iron nails. 7 tons: wira and wire rope. 15 tons; zinc, 1 ton; steel. 4 tons; flint glass, L 69 ; foreign window glass, L4l; plate glass, 3 ca^es; china and earthenware, L3Bi; glass bo tles,Lll6; cord*ge, L 517; slates. 18 tons; bricks, 1 m'le; cement, 430 barrels; brandy in bulk, 664 gallons; do in casa, 6U6 gallons; British spiiits in bulk, 125 gallons; do in case, 405 gallons; foreign mixed spi'its, 93 gallons; red wine, 460 gallons; white wine, 208 gallons: besr in bula, 20 gHllona; beer in glass, 22 gallons; cheese, 22cwt; bacon and hams, 113cwt; preserved fish, 1/173; assorted oilman's stores, L 54; nuts, 82 bushels; isinglass and gelatine, L 10; starch, L4i; white salt. 10 tons; crys tals of soda, 5 tons; caustic soda, 5 tons; raisins, 146cwt; currants, 457cwt; French plums, scwt; figs, 13cwt, 12 cases, not described; apothecary ware. L 217; tartaric acid, Scwt. Total value of cargo, £23,300.

EXPORTS.

Per Hawea for Taranaki—l package saws, 1 ense axes, 2 bundles spades, 2 bundles foras, 1 keg nails.

The ss lona arrived from Russell early yesterday morning, having been detained in consequence of ditty weather up North. Passengers :—Mr and Mrs Hutchinson, Mrs Veale and son, Miss Pugh ; Messrs G. Kemp, J. Callaghan, Hayes. Collins, W. McLaod, Goodhue, Hanson, Davies, Carter, Banks. The line ship Carisfrrooke Castle will sail for San Francisco in a f«w days

The immigrants by the British Empire were landed to-day, after being detained on board th.cc days by the unfavourable weaiher. Immediately after their arrival at the depot, a large numbar were e n g a g C d.

The following are the lists of passengers hooked outwards on Paturdav :—Per Phoebe fur South-rn Prrts—Miss Gilbert, Miss Dnncan, Miss V Duncan. Miss Davis, Mrs Outridge and 3 children, Mrs Kellard, Messrs fcuckhurst, Thompson, Rogers, Salmaud, and others booked at Onehunga Per Cyphrenes for .Sydney —Saloon: Mesais J. Oaten, F. Marks, Mrs J. Short Steerage • Mr and Mrs Arnold and child Mr and Mrs Waterworth, Messrs J. W. Riber and Walter Mouish Per Hawea for Southern Ports—Mr D M. Andrew, Mr A- Cox, Misses Cox (2\ Mrs Harkness aud child, Mrs Alexander and 2 children, Miss Barnard, Fred Block, J. Cleary, Miss Merriman, C Hamiiton, F. Kerrsch, Rev Mr Lloyd, Mrs Lloyd, William Price, J, 8. Chandlers, Mr •• wen, and 7 in the st»erage. Messrs T. and S' Morrin shipped tae following :-- Per Minnie Casey for Mahurangi—3 bundles, 14 bars iron, 1 package chain, 2 bundles handles, 4 bundles buckets, 3 drums oil, 4 tons paint, 2 kegs mils, 1 bundle spades, 3 bundles forks. 2 bundles candles, 1 nest tubs. 1 pump, I coil lead pipe, 1 coil rope, 1 truck, box clothes pegs, 4 cases and 1 parcel iron mongery. Per Rowena for Tauranga—3 ploughs, 2 bundles shares, I bundle spades, 6 iron pots, 1 bundle forks, 17 bars, 1 hundle iron, 4 mould boards, 4 boilers 1 plate iron, . cases ironmongery.

The following is a list of passengers by tho ship Ocean Mail, which left London on the iC.h August, and was off Plymouth on the 19 th :— Saloon—Mr E. B. Whitey, Mr T, B. Knight, Mr Wm Helps Mr Wilson, C. Carus, Mr Frederick Sayer, Dr Harding (surgeon), and 170 emigrants

On Saturday afternoon a pinnace was launched from the yard of Mr J. W. Carr, boat builder, Brickfield Bay. It has been built for the Auckland Naval Brigade to the order of ihe General Govern ment. There was a grand mv ter of the Brhfide on the occasion of :he launch, wnich was most success ful in spite of the wet The pinnace meamres 40f: over 11; beam 9ft 6in ; depth, 4ft 3in It is built on the diagonal principle, and is coppered acd coppej fastened She carries two mas's for lug s«ls, and is fitted to be pulled by 16 oars. Hei appearance in the water was eminently satisfactory. The name given her is the '"Victory." Miss Leßoy, a daughter of Captain Leßoy, gracefully performed the ceremonj of christening v* c should mention that the pinnaca is (fitted to carry guns at the bow and stern.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Cochrane and Son's property sale to-day -was thinly attended and tbe bidding dull. The Queen-street property, by order of the Trustee in the estate of George Giles, butcher, {was not sold. The six-roomed cottage in Graham-street was withdrawn ; and one allotment only of the Ponsonby lots sold, viz., that of 40 feet frontage to York street by 132 feet to Lincoln-street, which realised 4s 6d per foot.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames, this day a. 5 3 J p in, and tomorrow at 0.30 am For Coromandel. on Wednesday next, at 11.30 a m For Russell, per Magic, to-morrow at 8.30 a m For Kawau and Matakana, per Minnie Casey, on Tuesd *y next, at 10 a m For Gisborne anu Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Tues day next, at 2 pm For Levuka, Fiji, per Ocean Wave, on Wednesday day next, at 'I p.m. Per s.s. Taranaki, on Saturday, 16th instant: — For Australian Colonies, India, China, Mediterra nean Ports. Continent of Europe, United King dom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters spe cially so addressed), and via Brindisi. S. B. BIS 3 Chief Postmaster.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We have a large number of letters lying over which will receive early attention.

BIRTHS.

GRANT.-On the 7th instant, at the Schoolhouse,

Onehunga, Mrs. Grant of a son. CAREY.—On the Bth instant, at Wellington Cottage, Spring-street, Onehunga, the wife of Capt. Carey (s.s. Wellington), of a son.

WESTMORELAND. On October 10, at her residence, Franklin Road, Mrs. Joseph Westmoreland of a son.

MARRIAGE.

MULLIN—DAWSON.— On 7th October, at Trinity Church, Otahuhu, by the Rev. M. Gould, James, second son of the late Samuel Mullin, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. William Dawson, Otahuhu.

DEATH.

HOLT.—On the 29th July, at her residence, Alexandra Drive, near Liverpool, England, Mary Holt, relict of the late "William Holt, Esq., solicitor, of that ■ town, and the beloved mother of Thomas Holt, of Parnell, aged 67 years.

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1875.

V»t the csaae that lacks assistance, gor the wranr that needs resiutr.aea, *« the fitora in the distance, Ami t— mo 4 tha* wo can in

The telegram published in our Saturday's issue that Mr Bridges, General Manager of the National Bank, has been summoned to the bar of the House for refusing to clear up by further evidence statements he had made before the Committee now inquiring into the banking arrangements of the colony, has caused considerable interest. The sub stance of Mr Bridges' evidence before tbe Committee was, that the Bank'of New Zea* land gives lower interest on Government deposits than could be got from other banks ; that the allowance on money transmitted from London is less than the current rate ; that in consequence of the Government banking with one bank, considerable dis turbance has been caused to the mercantile interests, and that tbe Bank of New Zea land has put pressure on the Government to the disadvantage of the colony. In proof of the assertion the exclusive possession of the Government account ha s caused injury to the mercantile community, Mr. Bridges said that just before the million and a-half loan was raised, and "when there

was some doubt whether it could be raised or not, the Bank of New Zealand found it ne cessary to put pressure upon the public, and a great many people were injured in conse quence. They were members of the mercan tile community of the colony. This was especially the case in Christchurch." The reason alleged for doing this was that the Bank, calculating upon getting the, proceeds of the loan, had made such large advances that they would have been placedina difficult position had the loan not been raised. Mr. Bridges further alluded to a special occa sion on which the Bank had put pressure upon the Government to the disadvantage of the colony, but when pressed for the par culars he stated that as the circumstance had come within his knowledge while manager of the New Zealand Bank at Wellington he would rather not say more about it. Subsequently a letter from Mr D. L. Murdoch, Inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, was read, in which he stated, " My directors quite concur in the opinion you express, that general statements such as appear to have been made by Mr Bridges are prejudicial to the interests of the public service, and not only relieve Mr Bridges from any secrecy on the subject, but desire me to express a hope that you will compel him to make the fullest disclosures." After being assured by the Committee that he would not be liable for an action of libel by the bank, Mr Bridges then entered fully into the transaction between the Weld Ministry and the bank. He then referred to the pur chase of the Port Chalmers Railway, and said that purchase would not have been made at the price it was, but through pressure put by the bank on tho Government, the bank being largely interested in it. He said the price was quite excessive, and it was one of the best bargains the bank had made. The railway had been constructed by private enterprise, largely upon money advanced by the bank, and pressure had been put upon the Government to induce them to purchase the line at a high price. He said he knew how that pressure had been exercised, but that to state it would involve individuals beyond the bank, and so perhaps render him self liable a lawsuit; he therefore declined to enterinto particulars. The Committee guaran teed Mr Bridges all the protection they could but still he refused to substantiate the state ment and asked to be permitted to withdraw it, which the Committee would not allow. Mr Bridges' refusal to relate in what wny im proper pressure had been exercised is the cause of his being summoned to the bar of the House, and wo think tho public will fully agree with the necessity for the course pursued by the Committee. As the matter now stands, Mr Bridges has distinctly asserted that on a specified occasion pressure was brought to bear upon the Government, under which they purchased a railway at a much higher price than they would other wise have done ; that he knows the way in which this pressure was put in force, and the persons concerned in it, but refuses to tell. It is preposterous that so grave a charge should be allowed to rest where it is. By the letter from Mr Murdoch, Mr Bridges has been* relieved from any restraint of honour, had such feelings operated to deter him from exposing matters that only came to his know ledge as a confidential servant of the Bank of New Zealand. The removal of this bar, we maintain, effectually clears the way for a full and unreserved statement of the whole cir cumstances of the transaction; for if the statements of the witness are true, and capable of proof, he need be under no fear of legal proceedings from any quarter. The old maxim that " the greater the truth the greater the libel," under which Mr Bridges Bhelters himself, is no loDger true ; that a truth told in the pub lic interest is not a libel, the merest tyro in legal knowledge knows. If, therefore, Mr Bridges' statement is true, it is for the pub lic good that it should be substantiated ; if it is not, it ought never to have been insinuated. But, true or false, to make such a statement and then refuse to throw further light upon it, but to leave it so that a thousand damaging suspicions may be entertained, without per happ, a shadow of foundation, is a position which is wholly untenable on any principle of fair dealing.

The report and statement of accounts of the South British adopted at the meeting this afternoon show a satisfactory state of busi ness. The gross premiums for the half-year are £50,409, being an increase of £12,460, oj: 33 per cent on those of the corresponding period last year. The net premiums, after deducting re-insurance payments, are £41,138, and the losses £26,432. The amount of invested funds is £87,526. The directors have added £12,500 to paid-up capital,; being equal to 6s 8d per share. The paid up c apital is now £62,500, or £1 13s 4d per! share. A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum was de clared, payable at Auck-: land to-morrow, and it was stated that arrangements had been made for the! Taranaki, Nelson, and Wellington dividends' to be paid on Wednesday, Christchurch on: Thursday, and Dunedin on Friday. The; present report is at the end of the third: year's existence of the South British. Thej progress it has made during that time! has been satisfactory. The wide basis, on which it was formed ; thej large number of shareholders in the' various provinces of the colony and prudent! management, have combined to inspire confi dence and obtain a. considerable amount of { business. The same causes kept at work in the future will doubtless produce the same > results. It is always satisfactory to-notice; the successful working of locally originated! and managed companies, no matter what! particular business they may be engaged in.

In our R. M. Court report on Friday, judgment in the case of Eastwood v. De Thiery is again given as for the plaintiff. It should have read for the defendant, with costs.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the, members of the • Auckland Institute this evening will be interesting, there being no less than three papers to be read and dis cussed. The first by Mr, Tunny, provincial analyst, on the " Coal and Coalfields of thei Province of Auckland;" the second on the; "Auckland Fire ,Clays,'' by Mr. Pond; andi the third by tbe Secretary of the Institute, ; on "A. new Species of Hymenophyllum;". The proceedings will commence at ihalf-past seven o'clock, to which ladies are Admitted. {

A Spelling Bee and varied entertainment will be given in the Trinity Church School room, Devonport, by the members of the "Devonport" Lodge, 1.0. G.T., this evening, commencing at eight o'clock. Admission, EBEE.

The annual soiree in connection with the Pitt street Wesleyan Church will be held to-morrow evening. Tea will be provided at half-past six o'clock. At the subsequent public meeting, the audience will be ad dressed by Rev. Archdeacon Mauusell, and Revs. Messrs. Warlow Davies, Watkm, Reid, and Williams. The choir wili perform several selections of music during the evening. JB!. L. Prime, Esq., the Mayor, will take the chair and deliver the opening address. Arch deacon Maunsell will speak on " One Blood," Rev. W. J. Watkin on "Practicability," Rev. Warlow Davies, M.A., on "Amuse ments," and the Rev. Mr Williams on "Sen sationalism." The anthems by the choir will include "Simeon's Song," "O Zion, that Bringest Good Tidings," " Tell Me the Old, Old Story." The evening, therefore, will be of a joyous description, and calculated to cheer and elevate the feelings.

To the Editor : Sir, — With reference to your account, in Saturday's issue, of the Spelling Bee at the Lome-street Hall, we regret that our co-referee—Mr Brabazon —is therein represented as having endeavoured to favour one of the competitors (a former pupil of his). We distinctly assert that he did nothing of the kind. The other statements relative to that gentleman in your report are equally incorrect.—J. Waymouth, William Coleman.

-j,The 1.0. G.T. Saturday-night entertain ment notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, wes fairly attended and a satisfac tory programme produced. Mr. Andrew occupied the chair, and introduced the various performers, all of whom acquitted themselves to the evident amusement and edification of the audience. Mr. Tremain announced that the committee intended to give the whole of the receipts on the next occasion, to the Templar Band fund, so that next Saturday night, wili be a " special night," and persons are informed that a penny need not, by any means, be the limit of their donations. He also said that special pains were being taken, to make the entertainment commensurate with the patronage and support they were receiving from the public. The programmes would be prepared, as far as possible, re hearsed on Wednesday, or some day to be named, as the committee were determined to raise the standard and increase the useful ness of thtse entertainments, if pofsible.

The annual meeting of the Prince Imperial Goldmining Company, announced for to-day, lapsed for want of a quorutr.

The Choral Society has for some time past been preparing for the performance of " May Queen" which will take place to-morrow. The last rehearsal takeß place to-night. Books of words may be procured from Messrs Upton and Co.'s.

The following items of native news are from the Waikato Times :—" There is a bit of a " shine " amongst the Ngatiraukawa natives about the sale of a block of land at Tairau to Mr Ruckland, and Major Mair has been to Te Waotu for the purpose of inquiring into the matter. It is not expected that any harm will come of it, except that a good deal of time and pork will be wasted. Messrs Mitchell and Gilbert Mair have had a very successful meeting with the natives near Titiraupenga, between Alexandra and Taupo, and have secured a block of land, and, better still, an expressed determination not to permit any interference with the Jands by Rewi or Tawhiao. An amusing affair occurred at Tapaeharuru lately. A certain agent of the Government, notorious for his philo-Maori sympathies, had borrowed a rug from a settler at Te Awamutu, in which to repose his weary limbs. While at Loffley's baths, he saw a Maori for whom he enter tained brotherly love, and he presented her with the rug. He was afterwards called upon to return the article by the settler who had lent it, and another European, who had seen the rug with tbe native woman, men tioned the fact. Tho other then whined out a text of Scripture affirming his belief in the Trinity, and denied having given the rug away. " You may believe in the Trinity," said the other, "but I am sure the Trinity do not believe in you." Dr. Jackson was sent for and recommended change of air and diet.

The funeral of the late Sapper Fitzoatrick was largely attended yesterday by tbe vaiious companies of local Volunteers, and the members of the Auckland Fire Brigade under Superintendent Hughes ; the several bands playing appropriate music, the Navals under their new and efficient Bandmaster, Mr. J. P. Shanaghan. The body was laid in the Catholic cemetery, aud the burial service of the Roman Catholic Church was read by the Rev. J. B. Simpson. The sermons of the Pitt-street Wesleyan anniversary yesterday were preached by the Revs A. Reid and W. J. Williams. The collection at both services amounted to £36 ss. 4d. We have to acknowledge receipt for Mrs Church of 10s from a friend, per R. Morley.

PAPER MANUFACTURE IN AUCKLAND.

We have received from Mr Tinne, of the firm of Fraser and Tinne, and manager of the New Zealand Fibre Company, a sample of strong wrapping paper and roofiing felt, manufac tur.ed at the Company's Works, Kaihu. The paper is remarkable for strength, is flexible, of a good colour, and generally adapted for all purposes for which wrapping paper is usually employed. The roofing felt consists of thin millboard, well saturated with tar. The mode of using it, is to close board the roof aud nail the felt on with flat-headed nails, then sprinkle sand over and roll it in with a garden roller. This constitues a light and durable roof, perfectly impervious to rain, and very cheap. Good felt roofs will last for sixteen years. Among the other productions of the Kaihu works is a first-class floor mat ting, which should supercede all other mat tings in Auckland. The amount of wear it will stand is almost unlimited. Samples of it that have been eleven months in constant rough use shew no signs of wear. The Company have manufactured twine, but as yet the sample is not satisfactory.. All the goods mentioned are made of phor-j mmm. Wo hope that every encouragement; will be given in the local market to the manufacturers of this enterprising com pany. The export of prepared phormium may be said to be dead, and our only hope of making the fibre a source of wealth is by utilising it in useful manu factures within the province. The Fibre Company has not gone into rope manufac ture because they did not desire to compete with our existing industries, but preferred to open up new lines of industry. \ We trust their efforts will be extended to the supply of all kinds of papers., Mr Tinne, has, we learn, invented a process of pulping the phormium so as to adapt it for paper manufacture superior to any method yet known, and we hope to see paper pulp yet become an important; article of export. The paper and felting are now on view at our office.

THE SHIP WHITE EAGLE.

A ship has been signalled all day, but as yet has not been made out. She is, no doubt, the White Eagle, which left London within three days of the British Empire, that is on 14th August. The White Eagle is an iron clipper ship, of 878 tons register, commanded by Captain Andrews. She was built at Glasgow in 1855, so that she is ho novice, and is owned by Messrs Bilbe and Co., of Lon don. Her length is 199 f t; breadth, j3lft 4in; and depth, 20ft Bin. The White Eagle is chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company.

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

The Career of Colonel Baker.

[FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.]

London, August 24.

We have had two grand topics for private and public discussion this month ; both came in the very niche of time when parliamentary questions were getting few and far between. The first was Colonel Baker's trial. I briefly told you his story in my last letter. How, travelling in a first-class carriage from Mid hurst to London, he had grossly assaulted a lady during the journey — had in fact at tempted to violate her, and how the girl, a Miss Kate Dickenson, aged some 20 summers, had fought with him in defence of her honor until at last, forcing open the door she had travelled at the imminent risk of her life on the footboard outside the carriage for a number of miles, and when the train stopped gave the wicked Colonel into custody. All this you know and before the result of the trial reached you you had doubt less made up your mind pretty well in one way or another. Now I confess, that when I first hfcard the account of the assault I was, in common with many of my friends, somewhat suspicious of Miss Dickenson. I was certain that she must have in the first instance acted, to say the least of it, indis creetly. I knew that it was a yery common circumstance, to meet on that line of fail way with a certain class of girls of a superior kind, who make a practise of travelling up and down between the city and Aldershot, on the chance of picking up young, and for the matter of that middle-aged officers. I also knew that the manners and conversa tion of some young ladies of position were of such a kind as to render them at first blush quite indistinguishable from their " unfortunate" sisters. I also knew that a large section of womankind is prone to fall into extraordinary fits of delusion, and on very slight provocation, to imagine all manner of horrors and attribute motives which to an ordinary mind would not be apparent. And I put all these things together and had quite concluded that Miss Dickenson had exaggerated what had happened, and that she had probably herself to blame for any unpleasant scenes that might have been enacted. I was the more inclined to thi3 theory as it seemed inconceivable that a married man of fifty years of age, of large experience at home and abroad and in society of all kinds, could have made such an egregious blunder, or have allowed himself to be carried to such insane lengths. However, before tbe trial came off I had been told by some friends who had met the Dickenson party at Cannes the previous year, that a more modest, quiet and ladylike girl than Kate Dickenson was not to be found in a week's march, aud from others I heard particulars respecting the career of Colonel Baker which made me think that perhaps he was such a thorough paced skuak that there was no need to be surprised &t anything he mit;ht do. Then there were all sorts of rumours got up and floated which seemed suspiciously like having come from very high quarters, to the effect that a present of £10,000 to Miss Dickenson was to hnsh up the affair, and other re ports calculated to damage the lady's reputation. Then before the magistrates the Colonel evidently dared not deny the assault, nor did he dare to impute misconduct to the lady. Then it was said the Prince of Wales had interfered and had made it all right with the lady's brothers who were in the army. But the character of Baker, which began to be talked about, was the worst point about it. Whilst quartered in the north many years a?o with his regiment, he had engaged him self to the daughter of a country gentleman, and at the eve—l believe the day before—of the wedding day he told her father the marriage coul.l not proceed unless he had funds to pay his debts, amounting to some £10,000. The old gentleman was weak enough to let him have the money, none of which his creditors e%'er smelt. The colonel got a quntity of money out of his father-in law after his marriage, and squandered it all in women and gambling. His wife he neglected, and for some year 3 they lived apart. The colonel never dreamed nf paying a debt of any kind if he could help it, and owed money to every subaltern in his regiment. As for woman's honor he did not believe in the existence of such a commodity. The trial came off at Croydon before Mr Justice Brett, and such a scene as the town was on that day I have not often witnessed. It happened to be a bank holiday, and there was a number of excursion trains put on for the purpose of taking the choice spirits lof London down to listen to all the prurient details of the trial. The Press party had its work to get down there at all. We were hustled about in an awful manner, and only by keeping well together, and adopting" the Grecian philanx formation witb a free use of shoulders and elbows could we affect a lodament in our train. Arrived at Croydon, the streets resembled a fair more than anything else ; the class of visitors being of a kind more easily imagined than described. Most of the men looked as if they would have been delighted to emulate the doings of the Colonel, and as for the women—Oh ! Lord ! The Court was quite mobbed, and until a strong force of police charged down upon the doors we could not get inside at all, and then in company with barristers in their robes, officials, etc., we had to clamber over the front of the dock to get into our places. I confess I felt rather nervous, for the rowdies outside threatened to smash up the doors and lynch Baker, it having been put about that he would be acquitted. The Colonel appeared in the dock accompanied by Sir Thomas Steele, and looked as cool as a cucumber. Behind him were a number of'his friends and his sure ties. Lord Lucan and Sir William Fraser Bart (of whom more anon) were on the Bench. Sergeant Parry prosecuted, and Hawkins, Q.C., defended. I suppose I need not again go through the case. A great point was made of the prisoner's dress having; been in a disordered state when the train stopped. The lady gave her evid ence in a modest, simple, straightforward way, and the cross - examination really amounted to nothing at all. One of the brothers stood by her in the witness box. There was three counts; on all of which the prisoner was found guilty, and Mr Justice Brett passed sentence of 12 calendar months' imprisonment on him. [Enclosed is the full text of the sentence.] You will observe that from the latter part of the sentence it was possible to infer that the Colonel was not to be dismissed the service, but was expected to " wipe out" his disgrace "by some brilliant service." I believe myself that this was the idea, but such an outcry was raised by the nation that the authorities saw very plainly that sort of thing would not wash, and he was dismissed from the service, Her Majesty declining to accept his resignation. The money loss of the commission &c. will be about £18,000. The gaol authorities had to, have recourse to a little dodgery in order to, get the prisoner away safely. Miss Dicken son and her mother were cheered as they' drove away. On ihe whole the press wasi well satisfied with the result of the trial, and it was generally confessed that Baker had, got what he deserved, but it afterwards be came known that Mr Justice Brett had sent him to gaol as a "first class misdemenant" and the consequence of this! is that beyond the pecuniary loss and1 damage to prospects the punishment is no punishment at all. He has a couple of rooms furnished in any way he likes in Horaemonger Gaol. He has books and papers, any food he likes, plenty of liquor, friends to see him daily,' &c : in fact it is simply a gentle and gentle manly term of retirement. In the face of the promise of the Government to bring in a bill next year to.punish offences against the person by flogging, this is certainly a little inconsis tent. It is all very well to say that the

punishment is doubly great to a man of Baker's position, but this is a fallacy, because a draper's assistant or a banker's clerk owns a position quite as valuable to him as the Colo nel's was to him. No shopman or clerk would be employed in his former position if he had so sinned, and what is more, having neither money nor friends to fall back on after his term of confinement was over he would not have any chance to start again, as Baker will have. A day or two after the trial, Db. Keneally tried to make capital out of it, by getting up in the House and complaining that there was one law for the rich and an other for the poor, and that Colonel Baker had escaped so lightly because be happened to be "in society." But the Doctor was very badly advised this time, for whatever truth there might be in his argument, he, at any rate, ought to have remembered the pro verb about glass houses. No sooner had he finished his complaint than Major Dickson, who is member for Dover, jumped up and related the story of Dr. Keneally having been tried in 1850 before the Court of Queen's- Bench for having cruelly ill-treated his illegitimate son, aged four or five years, by hanging him up to a peg by a rope round his neck, and flogging him nearly to death. For this beastly crime, the Doctor was only awarded a month's im prisonment without hard labour, and he should not be the man to grumble at the leniency of the sentence on Colonel Baker. There was joy in the House at this exposure of the wretched animal who represents Stoke, and the Doctor has been going to the bad in everyway ever sincJe, His sou, Mr Ahmed Keneally, who has just been tremendously beaten in the contest for Hartlepool, immediately sent Major Dickson a challenge to mortal combat - a screaming joke. I am getting drawn into a tremendous yarn about this wretched business ; but really it has been the great topic of the month. I can't wind up however without telling you about that shocking asa. Sir William Augustus ! Fraser, Baronet, M.A., M.P. for Kidder minster, and one of the Queen's Body Guard, Scotland, hailing from Inverness. This worthy Caledonian rose in his place after Keneally had spoken to protest against his assertion that Colonel Baker was "in society." He (Sir W. A. Fraser, Baronet) was in society and had never seen Colonel Baker until the other day. In fact neither of the parties to this "little romance," were, as far as he, Sir William Augustus Fraser, Baronet, knew, "in society" at all. The House was in shrieks Understand this all you would would be fashionable and aristocratic people. Do you know Sir W. A. Fraser. Baronet, or more important still, does Sir W. A. Fraser, Bart, M.P., know you ? Because if not you are nobodies and nowhere. The best of it is that this twopenny Scotch Baronet does not see the joke a bit. One more item and I will dismiss the subject. Since the trial it has come out that this is not the first time Baker has been punished for a performance con nected with female virtue. Whilst serving in the (JeyJon Rifles, he got sweet on. an English servant girl, in the service of a Mrs Ritchie, and one night hid himself in the girl's bed-room, with what intentions he best knows. He was, however, found out and sentenced to a mouth's imprisonment for being on premises for an unlawful pur pose. Tbe Governor of Ceylon pardoned him, but the leniency does not seem to have had a good effect.

THREATENED INDIAN WAR.

Considerable alarm has been caused by a threatened India war. The Bulletin says :— "Ihe latest accounts from Eastern Nevada— the seat of the Indian war—are to the effect that the nature of the disturbance has been something exaggerated. It cannot be deniea, however, that there was cause for alarm. Several settlers were known to have fallen victims to savage atrocity ; and the gathering of the Indians in force, armed, coupled with other suspicious circumstances, seemed to call for a military force to occupy the field against them. The prompt action of General Jicho field, in summoning troops to the scene, would not have been taken had his informa tion not been of a character to justify the proceedings. His army is respectable already as to size, and will be augmented as the emergency demands. The number of Indians against which it is intended to operate, is not supposed to be greater than six or seven hundred, consisting of Shoshones, Goshutes, and Utes. No definite information has been obtained as to the cause of the outbreak; but as the Utes are Mormon Indians, it is be lieved they have been instrumental in foment ing it, in obedience to suggestions from Mor mon authority, as a means of creating a diversion from the prosecution of the Moun tain Meadow murderers. One of the Eastern Nevada papers says that the Indians have deserted the Cherry Creek region and taken to the hills, where they will make a stand on the defensive. Saturday's dispatches located the troubles at Deep Creek, SO miles north east of Cleveland's rancho, where the alarm was first created by the killing of several men by the savages. This is the country of the Shoshones. The settlements are few and far apart, and the valleys in it for many miles might be desolated by a sudden descent of this tribe before the settlers could be relieved. General Rooker on Thursday dispatched a command of troops in this direction, accom panied by a battery of artillery and an Indian interpreter, for the purpose of intercepting a large force of Shoshones who are reported to be encamped there. In every respect the precautions so promptly taken for the sup pression of a general Indian war have been admirable, and failing to prevent it, will ad minister to the hostile redskins a lesson which they will not be likely soon to forget."

SHOT HIM DEAD.

HOW A YOUNft MAN PUBLICLY AVENGED HIS

SISTER'S DISHONOUR. [From the Nashville Banner.}

A gentleman from West Tennessee informs us that last Saturday night, Shady Grove four miles from Union City, was in full en joyment of a spelling match. The contest had continued to grow more and more ex citing frOm its very commencement. The audience were intensely engaged in looking at the claras, now fast narrowing down to a few, when they were startled out of their seats by the y |harp and sudden report of a pistol in the,midst of them. This was followed by still another report. The utmost excite mentinfmediately ensued. Men jumped upon the seats to get a glimpse of what was passing before them, women screamed and shrieked, a rush was made toward the spot, anxious inquiries were made, and for a time everything seemed in a pefect tumult. It was ascertained that a young man named Prank Williams had come up the aisle to the pew on which James Turner was seated with a young lady, had placed the muzzle of a revolver to the back of his head and fired, the ball passing through the: cranium. Turner fell forward upon the floor; a corpse. Williams then shot at his fallen form again, the ball striking the leg of an other, and producing a slight wound. It was stated that Turner had seduced Williams' sister, and that she was six months enciente, and her brother had pleaded with Turner to save her from disgrace by marrying her. Williams had that night called him out of the house, and remonstrated with him telling him at last that if he did not lead her: to the altar he would kill him. Turner res ponded that he would not marry her, and! that he was not afraid. The sequel of that conversation was" Turner's, death. We are? informed that Williams' sister was the third! young girl in the neighbourhood he had se duced, and that Turner had remarked that he wou^d not rest satisfied until he had rjuined four more.

SUPREME COURT.-This Day.

CIVIL SESSIONS,

Tfce quarterly Civil Sessions of theSm»em« Court-^ere opened this morning at ten o'cl t before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies, f)&LTON V. FOOTE. V A common jury was empannelled to tr» f this t^tse.-^ wy -Mff&Jßtnnett appeared for the, T)Ui««» Mr W^M Rees and Mr H. IMj„J ,W, defendant. ... y tof The following are the issues which -W been agreed upon to be settled by the jury.- 1. Did the plaintiff doand perform wor^a otherwise act as the agent of the defendant at his request as in the declarations alleged» 2. Did the plaintiff do work and provide materials for and lend money to and tiav money for the defendant at his request asm the declaration alleged ? 3. Did the defendant receive money for the use of the plaintiff as in the declaration alleged ? 4. Has the sum of £697 7s 6d been found to be due to the plaintiff from the defendant on account stated between them ? 5. Was the work done, material supplied moneys expended, &c. in accordance with the terms of a certain agreement in writing dated 26 July 1872, made between defendant | of the Ist part, plaintiff of the 2nd part, and ! one W. L. Rees of the 3rd part ? (This'issue I is admitted by dsfendant in the negative.) i 0. Is the said agreement still in force in relation to the entire claim made by the plaintiff in this action ? (This issue is ad mitted by defendant in the negative.) 7. Has the defendant always been and is he still ready and willing to carry out the said agreempnt ? (This iasue is admitted by defendant in the negative.) " 8. Was it afterwards in the month of August, [1874, agreed between the plaintiff and defendaut and certain other persona named Walter Lee, Geo W. Friend and Allan O'Neill to form a company and taks over and work certain lands at Maramanm and the minerals on certain terms then specified ? 9. Was it then finally arranged between the plaintiff and defendant that the defen dant should give to the plaintiff, and the 1 plaintiff should receive 500 shares of the said company in full discharge of all his claims then existing, that is up to the 7ft day of August, 1874, against the defendant and also for the ssme consideration should give what assistance he could for the pur pose of carrying the said agreement into effect? 10. Are the charges made iv the declara tion herein after the said month of Novenu ber, 1873, made in respect thereof ? 11. Was the plaintiff at the commence ment of this suit, and is he still indebted to the defendant in any sum whatever other than the same, for which the said plaintiff has given defendant credit for in the.par ticulars annexed for work done, and for materials supplied by defendant for the plain tiff at his request, and for money received by plaintiff for the use of the defendant, arid for money found to be due from the plaintiff to the defendant on account, stated beween them, particulars whereof are annexed tqthe plea herein ? 12. What sum of money (if any), is the plaintiff entitled to recover from the defen dant ? 13. What sum of money (if any) is the defendant entitled to recover from the plaintiff other than the sum for which the plaintiff has given the defendant credit for? Mr E. Bennett opened the plaintiff's cage. The trial will last all day, if not longer.

DISTRICT COURT.—This Day.

(Before his Honor Judge Fenton.);.., T. AND S. MORP.IN V. WfcT. MOEEHT."

Mr Jas. Russell for plaintiffs. This was a claim for goods supplied. Plaintiffs' accountant proved the claim, which had never been paid.

Judgment for plaintiff. Thomas Hancock v. Alfred E. Gloveb.

Claim, £70 12s. The plaintiff in this case ,was a brewer of Newmarket, and the defendant a publican of Auckland. The claim was for goods, sup plied, but which had never been Settled. Judgment for plaintiff. C. Burton v. R. Hale. Claim, £28. '! Mr Lusk for plaintiff. Mr Hale said, rather than pay the costs of an adjournment, he would acknowledge his liability. Adjourned Case. Edward McManus v. William Koth-and Bichard Sanderson. Claim, £100, for assault and false imprison ment. This was all the business.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

[Before A. Beetham and W. J. Hurst, Esqs.] DRUNKENNESS: Ives Campbell and Harriet Podests were charged with drunkenness. The forme* wis fined 55., and the latter sentenced,to,Mven days' imprisonment. ' .'' )ft(i , '■* .'. A VAGRANT. '/ ' i>l>~ John Leonard was charged with drunken ness and being an incorrigible rogue—viz., by being an habitual drunkard, having been thrice convicted :of drunkenness wit&ih the preceding twelve months, and having been previously convicted as an idle and disorderly

person. . '' Mr Broham stated that i this was W forty-second charge against theprisonerjand believed he would be brought up again - allowed to go. The prisoner stated he had an offer to work at Mercury Bay, and would at :once proceed there if discharged. ..,-,- „. The Bench sentenced the prisoner to 2A hours' imprisonment, and to clear; out ot Auckland 24 hours afterwards. -,:•;?£

POUND STRAYING. ; Caleb Wood was charged with allowing his horse to wander on the Parnell Koad. The defendant pleaded guilty. -, Mr. Broham said this was the seccmj time within the last twelve months *a'_^S2r; similar charges were laid, against Mr Wood. The defendant was. fined 10s and costs. AFFILIATION CASE. ". x> Isabella Campbell v. Frederick Farrell., This case was an adjourned one from i*« Saturday. . I »| Mr. Russell appeared for Mr. Bees, ana read a letter addressed to Mr. Broham trom a Mr. C. Pritt, in which it-was stated «|« the defendant had no money' and waS/.» good tradesman, but an habitual'drunkard. The writer had offered the prisohe^'gu* months constant work and build him on,^ provided he kept steady aiid in^rneij we plaintiff. '_*? Alu Isabella Campbell said she imew^^ fendant. She was a housemaid,raud.tea ■ in the same house as' defendant" \8 h* JM unmarried. Since I resided in'Waikato, w. ; : came mother of a female child, of which wh defendant is the father. '..H^s »W lS the same hotel. He, received -^ and keep. • Mr Graham; -the/.^[JrEJ} Officer, is now supporting . support now devolvesohme, andinoW; to obtain from the father sufficient for its support. Thd child mjw two months old, healthy and strong. . _u_ The solicitor stated to. the Court ,*£ Graham: hkd informed him "th^ wh<* -n plaintiff lived with defendant -\™9& " trinkets and money from her* JS. t _i,__ Examined by the Bench ! SMl^ situation to come to town to marry n , ant. -1 ' <" It ''■ ■* riS-t A long discussion here ensued betw^ . Bench.and the counsel for the $$£*#&.-\ the necessity of proving 'that $ffism ?pjS| was the father of the child. .mt-A I was in her (Wilkinson's) kouse *?f-~

TETK tfVTOTNa STAK, MONDAY OCTOBER 11 1875



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