SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HjU+h WAIE : This ev<nng, 642 %_____to mor.ow mon.ii.jj 7 0 "'■';# SUN SKi : This eTeniug, 6.49 ; SUN RISK: tt>-^ naorr w luorniu 6 4 MOONX ujc . jf a ji Moon, 20th, 7.40 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

-.». c «j, oarqne i-om Adelaide union, (wrque, from Newcastle «•£ i 3 ' "il{»nc ne. from Melbourne -a-ate Ma ?r^^or, schoonar. from Wangipoa AUl*n'.a Sch oner, from Kaip*ifa tin' the* MahttXau) l*r«n»fci, s s , from the Souvh (in the Mauukauj

DEPARTURES.

£«",, Dnganttoe. for Lyttelton *l*y yross. schooner, for Lyetelton -Ladybird, s s, for the South (from the Mannkan)

VESSELS EXPECTED

v/ypnrenes, B Sj (English Mali), from San Francisco, about 6th March ; sailed 7th instant ■-' ■- Belle Brandon, scheoner, from the Islands, early Anazi, barque, from London ; sailed Octoner 28 Ada, b*rque, from London ; sailed Nov 24 India, ship, from London : sailed Nov 24 Baron Aberdare. ship, from London; failed Dee 8 Papua, schooner, from Rarotonga, early Rapido, barqne,from New York, via Adelaide Kyno, brigantine; from Rotumah, early , , , Bella Maxy, barque, from Hobart Town, early .Dauntless, (Hawaiian) schooner, from Levuka, early Levufca, schooner, from Levuka, early Daphne, schooner, from Levnke, early . Anson, barque, from Newcastle, early to «J ot Almitage, from Dunedin. early Wellington, s s.. from the South, 27th instant -feeriess, schooner, from Lyttelton

IMPORTS.

Per Union, from Newcastle:—s2o tons, Greta coal, Stone Bros. ' J '/'. \'','■:'_ •;';' Per Taranaki, from the South :-l case, Kempthorne and Co; 1 do, Senior; 1 do, Wilkes; 19 bars iron, •teaser and Tinne; 10 plates, Renshaw; 3 hhds ale, Williams ; 23 crates, 1 cask, Millar; 1 parcel, Lewis son • l do, Davey; 1 do, Dalgleish and Reid; 2 cases, V,iub; l do, Telegraph; 7 kegs butter, Soloman; 2 cases, Noakes; 15 do, Arthur and Son; 1 do, Chap man; 2 do, Veale ; 1 do, Hoskins.—W. F. Wheeler, agentN.Z.S.S. Co. Per Helen, barque, from Adelaide : 50S bags wheat, Order; 750 do flour, 700 do wheat, Henderson and Macfarlane; 694 do do, 1,000 do flour, Roberton and inn*.' 200 do do ' Cruicksliank and Co; 430 do do, IUO half-bags do, 80 quarter-bags do, Henderson and Macfarlane.—Stone Bros., agents. Per Nightingale, from Melbourne:—l 7 packages spirits, Maginn; 50 cases litho-fractor, Brown and Barrett; 492 bags sugar, Roberton a-)d Co; 20 cases sulphuric acid, order; 3 qr.-casks whisky, 50 cases geneva, Cruickshank and Co; 2J.1 packages merchan dise, Brown, Campbell and Co ; 84 do do, Close Bros.; oa iT do ' Brown and Barrett; 50 do do, Buchanan; 90 bags sugar, Owen and Graham ; 81 packages mer chandise, order; 81 gunnies 1 hhd. sugar, Barnett and Levy; Bdo do, Roberton and Co; a quantity pig iron, Brown, Campbell and Co; 27 packages tea, Bros.; 1,842 bags sugar, Binney; 391 do do, 326 pieces sawn bluestone, order; 125 packages flour, i?i* d' 77 do merchandise, 1 cask, order; 1 chain cable, McKay; 50 cases oil, Morrin ;25 do do, Potter; i* 1^f cask wine, Winter; 20 packages merchandise, Morton; 70 do do, Mackay; 7 cases colonial Avine, order; 1 qr.-cask port. T. Mackay; 5 chests tea, Glanville and Ellyett; 1 case hardware, Dickey.-J. Reid, agent.

The brigantine Flirt, and the schooner Fiery Cross, with cargoes of timber, both sailed for Lyttelton last night.

. Tbeba.rque Union, from Newcastle, arrived last night off Kangitoto reef, and came into harbour early ttls morning. She brings a cargo of Greta coal for Messrs Stone Bros. Captain Sherlock reports leaving on the Ist inst. Moderate weather with prevailing easterly winds were experienced across. Sighted the Three Kings on the 16th. "Westerly winds down the coast. The Union for the last two days -has bpen,-in company with the barque' Helen,' and'^a1 topsail schooner.

The barque Helen arrived from Adelaide early this morning, with a cargo principally of breadstufi's. Captain Evans reports that he left on the 22nd Jan., and had light contrary winds for the-first eighteen days. Since making the coast, westerly weather has been experienced. l/"i/'/7 {VAli'tl The schooner Ocean was placed on the hard last night alongside the Queen-street wharf, and this m°rning ?ad a new false ieel attached to her. The ship Invererne was hauled away from the wharf yesterday evening, to make room for the mail steamer, expected. The topsail schooner Dauntless has nearly finished ££r loading for-Noumea. > Captain Jackpon and Mr Th r?°- use are ttie'Cbarterers-'this trip.' f +.r" Qbrigantine Nightingale arrived from Melbourne ~~ ™t"'ning, with a general cargo of sugar and other merciianaise. She comes consigned to Mr Jno. Reid. Slaving a large-quantity of explosive oil on board;; rr®, ? 1(i not come up to the wharf at onep, but remained at anchor in the powder ground. Nothing iff?a^ al? Ie has come t° hand about her voyage. She wf «, bonme on the 3rd instant, and has had weatner very similar- to that experienced by the assen ffer:—Mi- H. Piquerilt:' ' L j. Hei schooner Kate McGregor arrived this morning irom Whangapoa, with a cargo ;oT>S2,(JDo feetltjmlfer aestined for New Caledonia. She is to leave early mi week ' D- s- McKenzie is the agent. The Effle Meikle, schooner; is to leave for Gisborne this evening with a full general cargo. She cleared at the Customs this morning!'( J' > Tie s.s. Taranaki, Captain Lloyd, nrrivoU in the Manukau early this morning., She t left. Dwiedin at 1.30 p.mVon ■ the Jl3th, and -experienced ; stroti{j head winds to Lyttelton, arriving there at 2 p.m. on the 14th; left at 3:30 -p.nG afrriVihg]it)Wellington at noon on the 15th; left at 2p.m. oh the 16th, and arrived at Picton at 730 p.m.; left at 8.30 p.m., and arrivedatiNelsowat 6 asm: on tfcel7thfieffc atfr'piin.Y'' and arrived at Taranaki at ll;a.m.pn thp 18th; left at 3.30 p.m., arriving at Oriehunga at. 8.30 a.m., having experienced a strohgS.wJ'gale, with heavy sea, from Nelson. We;are indebted to Mr. C. J. Edminston, purser, for prompt; .de]iveiy t of our files, and the vessel's report and manifest. "Passengers :—• Mr and Mrs Green, Mr arid r;Mrs Koe, Mr and Mrs Livingston, Mr and Mrs Hodgson and family ,5y,), Mrs t'annifex, Mrs Kissling and two chhdrenjjMrsi- Tomlinson, Miss Seed, Miss B^mpfhorhe, "Rev. Mr and Mrs Smith, Dr Cleghorne, Dr Hock^n, Dr Peardu, Messrs Brydom,' Davidson, Hardie, "Williams, Seed, Arbuckle, Paterson, Chicken, Williamson (2), Meek, MCBeth, Martin, Kihgsford, Schuhkrafft, Thompson, levy, Turner, Kelly, Masters Pritt (3), and ten in the steerage.

The brig Syren is loading at Lyttelton for Auck land. . '. •■ : ft. ; *,':'/. .J.i T(') f 1 'fj The schooner Echo has cleared for Russell with a general cargo, and the schooner Ocean for Waikawau in ballast. OKA

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

«"..-,.! I-i <'^y.ILUOJI fAtTR«iN^A/-friiis Day. The s «:. Southern Cross left for Auckland at 10 p,m. last night. '

COMMERCIAL.

injiniii 21/12! sesa YjriA;.;>'iaißzoc Mr R. Arthur reports to-day:—Fowls, Is 5d to 2s 8d ;; turkeys, 4s. J docks, 2s 5d to 2s 8d ; no geese entered. Potatoes, 4s 6d to 5s ; onions, f d to IMj cheese, Gd to 7d; salmon (tin), 3Jd to 3|d per lb.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Mb Alfbed BucKLAiro'SiiiWjßEKi^rjßßFdMy-uAtci the Haymarket, on Friday last, hay was in moderate supply and fair enquiry; best quality, 4s to 6s 3d ; inferior, from 25,3 d the cwt., r Califprnian barley, 3s r to Ss 6d thebu6hfel.: %Bs tfeip usual numbers, bnt the greater part of those entered WOC6 sold; .draught .stock': &% :;£3K Jau&l light harness horses from £12 to £20 each. In the afternoon not many. hidep./jr, skins, were jbroughtj|pjß.j ward, and about 20 bales of"wb'6l—principally lambs' •wool—-which brought from 10J£d to. la 2d the lb., He'eeS wool in; grease,-B^ai»'lld. .'SKiits aM-hiaefe 1 at.late values;.. Atißemu^rajfpnj^^hursd^yjdfl&iry cbws 'were "short" of requirements," and ,l)igh prices ruled. Store cattle in limited hmnßeite'kn'd'at-tiigli values. Tat calves of good quality and plentiful, in demand at full prices. Fat cattle abundant,:23ohead i soli; prices slightly lower, but equable throughout the sale. Sheep were in .average, numbers, and mid-;, dling condition, ; at late Values. Lambs' in fair' re-" quest; pigs Scarce; ,:l?rices given w^e^Diiryieattle, £7 to £13; two-year-old steers, £3 10s to £5 10s; store, cows, ~£3 to.£t ;fat .oattlei-best, au»lijty*..22s ; ft},* ZSS; inferior," from*l§s the IdOib; fat calyes, 25s to 70s each; sheep, 3d the lb; fat laml«i, wlte%llßs each.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following »re the cuireut calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :-—, __. _~ Ti?. ..'i'jTA.,f'.:a.cAiiEsiin'f.\Kj ana* mi £ s. d. Bate. Bird-in»Hand;. *.Vi..y.'.KV;,P O^'-'O -"O-' „ 8 m_wh____L—^ *&(t

KoyalOak ~., .0 2 .6—dve r Eureka Hill ji.. ■*&'.&-.<JIW. mV .O"! "-^Jl adfe 'afmw Auckland and s[ortS" ( .thqi^aigoll jaitleO ,bo3T Ferry Company — BafltowJS&Ki — due. Union Bank of Australia*;..''. T7S% — due.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

MAILS WILL CIOSB AS tfO .LOWS I —

For Thames, this day, at 5.&0 p.m., and to-morrow

, at 9.30 a. m For the undermentioned places per Macgregor, to | day,' as foliows :'— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada,. ..British.. Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign "West Indies, at 0 p m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Enrope, at 6 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 5 p. m Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d will b^

received by the Mail Agent on board up to time of sailing •"" f ! I y . { , For Mshurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, Walpu, &c,

; per Lady Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a m. JFer New Caledonia,.. per Kate Macgregor, on

Menday next, at 9 a.m. For Whitiangi, Tairua, Opo^ikl, and Napier, via

Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Monday next, at i 3 p.m.

For Knssell, Wangaroa, and Mongoaui, per Itowena, ! .oa Monday next, at 4 p m. [For Taranaki, Southern provins, and Australia | Colonies, psr Taranaki, on Tuesday next, at 8 a.m.

(Signed) S, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

jMcGabuy— On the 19th inst, at Newnurket, Mn \ M. E. McGarry of a son/ '

DEATHS.

iWiLiiiMsoN-At his residance, Pina T.odge, West Newton, on the 16th instant, John Williamson1, Esq , - uptriatendent ol the Province ot Aucklaud ; ! aged £0 years —' —. \ Ihe funeral will leave his late residence at 4.30 I p m, on Saturday.

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

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1875

For the cause that lacks assistance, )l rp i'or the wrong tiiat needs resistance, • t'vr the future in the distance- And the good that we can do.

It is often profitable'-fro compare public 'matters as they are with what they have beep,' Shut likVall other/comparisons ap plied to the whirligig of _ colonial politics is ;sure to prove Odious and unpleasant to some one. Several years ago, in 1867,Cthe Provin cial authorities of Otago were at open .war jwith the General Government ; in more than oiTe~iSstSnc§~magis£raCi3 were looked out of jthe Courts over which they presided, the jbuildings being Provincial property; the people were worked up to the highest pitch of excitement, and assembled in a crowd jnear the Custom-house with hostile demqn ;s£fations£ wlul<[ the pdlidef, Who' Were "under provincial control, quietly looked on. The Provincial CouncilZ^a'ss^d Mß Act empower jing the province to deal with minor offences, and practically severing' all connection with the Genera^G.ov^ni^en^ and -at lengt£ the Commodore^ ks representing tne Imperial wffW^Tii^SFj^^^^AW9, 9kw*i to prevent an ' " open breach of the peace^ j which was likeflyvtotba forced, on the people jby the arbitrary action of the Government. Th* W9WIW a JW&lll&derii-lQim fhis'itir jand excitement were Messrs Macandrew and |YP^?k^PJ lij^^&l^?W?e^a?^'tke:!dei 6 gatioh of the Governor's powers under the Goldfields Ucts Sl '/tbiTMrl^ftraS&a^, 7'M;%:'M.!, r 01 rather the withholding them from the Superintendent, , p?he Genwal rGavern menfr J -1 -Were^' eoinffelledto 'give 'way, and re-delegated tho A powers to Mr Richmond, a member of the,.reigning Minis try, resideni;- r!itt!,!6.t#,:!:Biit 'still the people^jiferfr.jinappe^sed yjffiyd&lJij] | Open rebellion until the Superintendent of the province was eatrusted-with the powers and functions properly belonging to his office, and he has retained'fehefii^e^s'iiice. Such is a brief epitome r.the rm^qet inteuse political agitation ever experienced in New Zealand. The reverse ffc'fcMMpic'tfite is fiirnished by a Wellington p^blishe;^ in another fcolumn, whicH announces that a Cabinet pre sided over by a gentleman who took such an active part in opposing, even to open resistance, a precisely, a aixnjlar i i^conrae; iof I action on the part of .atforifctetf \Mitfistry, has now aotediOn frhri'isiime principle—the Governor's powers under the Goldfields,: JActs in this'p^jvfinoejiaTeAbeQiijdßlegated'to tJieiHou.YißrA Pollen. is merely a temporary arrangement to facilitate the pro clamation and opening~of~Ohinemuri, there jean be no reasonable objection to it, but if it '"' 4ia ' mien dea *to ""' permanently alienate the control of the goldfields in the province from its elected head, we prWfes't rfgainft' it'.W another* of those acts of contumely* whiph i^jsq^msj/'tbe jfashion at present to heap upon Auckland. We need hardly say-that- but for the exer tions of the late Superintendent, at a time of pe>ei'eTEepressi<&[,) H the W«6ftw' goldfields' would in all probability, not have been opened, and that continual agitation which has at last resulted in the opening of.Ohine tnuri wonld have been absent. Nor are there any circumstances arising out of the management of our goldfields in the past ;hat would justify the Government now in taking a course altogether unusual and I

opposed to the spirit in which other parts of *he colony are treated. There is, moreover, one circumstance which gives the action of the Government in this matter a special significance. By the death of the late Superintendent, the Speaker of the Provin cial Council has become by law invested with the powers conferred on the Superin tendent under existing legislation, pend ing the election of a successor, but the delegation of the Goldfields powers requires a special proclamation. The relations sub sisting between Mr O'Rorke and the present Ministry are well-known, and if the delegated powers are removed from tbe province in consequence of a personal animosity to the gentleman upon whom they must necessarily be conferred, we maintain that such an im proper exhibition of feeling in dealing with public matters, merits the severest expres j sions of reprobation.

It is hardly necessary for us to say one word to indicate the duty of the citizen 3of Auck land in connection with the interment of the late Mr Williamson to-morrow. The Provin cial Executive and the Mayor invite the public to mark the occasion with those tokens of respect and mourning worthy of a public man of the late Superintendent's high character, and if their request does not meet a univereal response, one may well feel that honest integrity and zeal in the public service are unappreciated, while selfishness and self aggrandisement flourish triumphant. It might fittingly be inscribed on Mr William son's tomb, that with every opportunity for advancing his own pecuniary interest he died poor, while the fortune acquired by the pursuit of his profession as a journalist was expended in the furtherance of what he firmly believed to be for the public weal. In these unpatriotic days no greater praise could be accorded a public man ; and we shall be very much disappointed indeed, if a general closing ox all business premises to-morrow afternoon does not testify to the fact that the people of Auckland know and esteem his worth. The order of the procession at the funeral to-morrow appears in another column.

At the execution of the Maori Nutene this morning a novel arrangement for sending down the "drop" was used for the first time, and with marked success. It i3 an invention of Mr Dickinson, the undertaker, and deserves to be widely known, as it does away with any possibility of an accident (such for instance as happened in the case of Eppright), by which the suffering of the culprit may be prolonged or increased. In the old style the moveable plank -which holds up the flaps of the " drop " turns on a pivot fixed in a central upright beam extend ing from the top to the bottom of the scaffold. It was secured in a horizontal position by an iron ciamp, whicli at the supreme moment the executioner had to kick away, on which the plank tilted up, letting the flaps Ljo" The new method differs from this in the following respects. There, is no upright central beam at all. The supporting plank Us held in position by being run at each end into iron sockets, one of which is fixed into ,the outer framework of the scaffold, and the i other is under the central outer edge of the patform level wih the "drop." Close to ;this end the pi.iuk is cut in two, and ■connected again by a strong hinge It will be seen that the plank is quite detached, and can be moved back- I wards and forwards horizontally. The hinge > s so placed that when the plank is pulled i inwards (that is towards the back of the j scaffold) far enough to let its outer end come joufc of the socket it will be under the plat | form, so as not to permit the part of the j plank left in the inner socket to interfere

i vvith the fall of the 'drop,' which must in jijvitably take place. The necessary move-

j cent of the plank is easily effected by a j (ever connected with its inner extremity. : The handle of this lever appears in the shape •of an upright piece of iron at the back of the j ulatfprm. When the preparations are ready j the executioner simply pulls this forward. | The invention is one that strikes as very \ worthy of notice by the Government, the ab [ sence of the ' upright' being of itself a great j improvement.

| The usual monthly inspection of the j Auckland Rifle Brigade, and Artillery Com- I panytook place last evening in the Dfill-sked ■under Major Gordon. ; « ■_ j lb'has been suggested that the members' I of the City Council should employ a man for I :he express purpose of delivering summonses !go the numerous city ratepayers, who. seem 1 to have made up their minds never to pay a ; rate until summoned to do sb. W* Uhdeir \ ,taridthat it takes all the time of one of our i police officers to deliver these weekly sum | monses far and w^de., Inthe f majority of in stances all the cases are settled out of/Court i with frhertxcfeption of some troublesome indi | vhjlu^', ,whp wpn't.pay unless compelled by \ aW td iio ' So. ' ■ The- case- i& invariably proved I and judgment, given in favopr of the Council.

Relative to the rO#ing match, North Shorfe v. Auckland, .."Generosity"■ writes.:—: Sir,-: —In your last night's Star there is an interesting account of the' fouf-oared'rdwirig'' match.which took place betweencthe /i Auc,k- i ' land North Shore lads.' It was as you say a capital start, and theiape was well contested, and did credit' to both., Sides)' But why the North Shore lads should; ,pe__te__gaesl_J±A. rough lot without any. pretentions to style, ' has astonished every one" who has the-plea- J s^e Ja j)f.. their acquaintance.. J£..iyouifr^cpr^ rispdhdent calls a gentlemanly bearing,!] coupled/. with Ta) well' <developed I natural physique, a want,of style, certainly 'tlreyj iriust plead guilty. . But it can only be! looked on as a valve to let out the veryf natural mortification Of being beaten.—Gen-1 BROsiTy..—-[Our reporter in last night's issue,; -rplained the meaning tie intended Vo conveys by the terms.—Ed. E.S.] *•'";"

llt will be seen by advertisement'in ahotherf cQlupn that the Rev.TA._rM. Henderson,"the' distinguished Congregationalist minister of Melbourne, will'preach at the Choral Hall on Sunday nfext, Oh behalf ( of tbe 'Now Con gregational Church,! Reresford:Street./.lThe:. public of Auckland, will thus have an oppor tunity of listening-to the most popular preacher; in Victoria. ; ' /■"•■' ) r- : :;! ,f,') in:.i■'■ I, iO _.-.;.•; '. f£tiltlb''S -' '. ClWVfl no hsumm

The Engineer and City Band played last evening^-neir the Supreme Court in the presence of a large number of music-loving people.-': ;.!!..<.•>_ i-3 <': " .;-'' Sf J«B<*fitioM

i A solemn requiem high mass was cele brated yefct'erday morning hi St..' Patrick's j Cathedral for the repose of, the soul bf'the SBishop the Right Rev, Df. Pompaljier. The jeelebran't' was the Very Rev. H. Ji Fynes, Vifi*;, tho, Rev ; .. Father; deacon ; land the Rev, Simpson, sub-deacon.; There was a good congregation, including the pu pils of "St.s 'Mary's^ seWct 'school and; j the jOrphanage, which were founded by the late Bishop. ~., , -,-,-j ,| < I -.- ... r.rj .;,. ; I The exhibition of: photographic Views'bf English see aery by aid of the lime light; j at; the 'Sewing Machine^.Depbt 'ofMr'.^enhek, Alber^/Lml ling's,,' last .night,! was a,great sucpeisil'^ large..number ..of. appreciative spectators ga hered round; the '• window faad J seemed-to^b 1)' greatly *entertained' by s the, \ novelty of the affair. . Several transpariencies of sewing machines by, best makers for which Mr Dehhes is the Auckland agent were also 'exhibited'^fftjJmaitffiw'tie^'V-ilbin, attention.!, ihiHjutahx*. bn*iK>tiaM'i urwaUiti hi:)k\ti fl .' ftiMQJilu i)<j: *■'«*■' ~,! > -h^W. )\ b» ■?il?:H!HiK > *'' V.iV

The members of the Junction Lodge of 7 Good Templars will hold an open meeting this evening in the Free Methodist school room, Rev G. H. Turner in the chair. The proceedings will consist chiefly in an address by the Rev. Samuel Macfarlane, of Christ church. The members of the Royal Albert Loyal Orauge Lodgi will hold their usual monthly meeting, iv Wellealey-street, this evening. Up to the time of going to press there was no sign of the mail steamship Macgregor. She will leave six hours after arrival. We have been requested to remind per forming members of the Choral Society that the time to prepare for the concert in aid of the building fund is so limited that a practice has been fixed for this evening at 7.30, and that it will be confined to selections from "Elijah" and Hymn of Praise.

Announcements about valuable retriever and terrier dogs that have been lost appear in our advertising columns, and should receive attention by anyone who has found any such animals.

EXECUTION OF THE MAORI NUTENE.

The capital sentence passed upon the Maori Newton (or Nutene), at the last Criminal Sessions for the murder of the girl Henri etta, was carried out in the ordinary private manner this morning at 8 o'clock, within the precincts of Mount Eden gaol. It is now nearly five weeks since the sen tence was pronounced, and the unusual delay was generally accepted last week as an in dication that the punishment would be commuted to penal servitude for life. How ever, by the Phoobe, which arrived last Saturday, the order arrived for the law to take its course ; and Sheriff Balneavis im mediately gave the necessary instructions for preparations to be made for the execution, which was fixed for to-day, it being compulsory for the Sheriff to complete the sentence within seven days from its official confirmation. Since his condemnation Nutene has maintained a consistently quiet'resigned demeanour, and has steadily refused to admit his guilt, though his denial of it has always been in a prevaricating manner. This it will be seen he persisted in to the last. During the interval the prisoner has been visited by the Very Rev. Archdeacon Maunsell, the Rev. Messrs Lawry, Grace, Baker, Wallia, Wi Pomare of Mahurangi, and also by two native students of St. Stephens. He has listened to their religious exhortations with reverence, and has repeatedly expressed his confidence in the sav ing mercy of Christ. At first he was much put about at the thought of wait ing so long before he was hung. He con versed freely about the girl's death. About a week ago Colonel Balneavis had a conver sation with him about his guilt, when he pointed his finger upwards, and said, "The Devil was there, he did it." Last evening the Rev. F. T. Baker was with him till dork. The condemned man was then left with his keeper, who says that he slept soundly the greater part of the night. Mr Baker visited him again early this morning, and continued with him to the end. The ticv. Mr Waliis was also present in the cell for some time before the fatal hour The scaffold was erected in the penal yard in the bame place asusual. It had the appear ance of a tall sentry box of plain kauri. A reference to an improvement introduced for the first time in the mechanism of the drop will be found alluded to elsewhere in our columns. It may bo mentioned as a I circumstance indicative of the indiffernee to his fate exhibited by the prisoner that jhe had a good look at the structure yesterday and nodding approvingly turned to his keeper and, ejaculated the word "kapai." Soon after sev«n Co'onel Balnea jvis, the Sheriff, and Dr Phiison, Provincial iSurgeon, arrived at the prison, and also a •detachment of Armed Constabulary under Sergt-Major Pardy. These latter were drawn up in front of the scaffold just before the hour struck. The horrible old cracked bell of the prison felLmournfully on the ears ;of the,, few spectators as the procession 'issued from the cell and turned into the lyard. Th 9 prisoner/ who was inordinary jprison clothes and had his head uncovered, was accompanied on the left by the Rev Mr Baker in his surplice, reading the Burial j Service in Maori, and on the right by the j Rev Mr Waliis. Chief Warder O'Brien, and ; the executioner followed. The last named jfunctionary was hideously- and- completely disghised. He" wore "a paiuted mask oh his face, ;a slouching wide-awake" on his head, and had a loose handkerchief falling about the jbaekof bis neck and ears, effectively conceal j ing the colourof his hair. He also wore a bushy j black" false beard. Arrived at the jfoot of the ladder the- prisoner hesi 'tatedH as* if ;not knowing whether he I was "to go first or not." This he,, was i motioned to do by Mr O'Brien, and he then slowly ascended and.at once placed himself under the beam. The Rev. Mr Baker, who kept close to him at this trying moment, i offered a short prayer, upon the^ conclusion |of which the dying mail turned round as the ;cap was about to be drawn down, and asked if he might ba. allowed to speak. On Mr Bakei*answerings in the affirmative he made a short speech ii^ Maori, fof which the following-i translation was supplied to our reporter :by Mr Baker : '^Friends, — I have only twb! things to say, and they are these,!that the charge'against me of having broken the girl's neck is totally untrue, and thatlof having -twisted her neck is equally untrue. I know, nothing of it. The evidence given-, by the cfcjctoif, let him adhere to.it, land Ijwill adhe!re to 'my statement that* my j hands, did not do it. _ £hatTs all I have to say.' The prisoher when hg began to speak j exhibited a sligKt tremor in his voice, tint as he proceeded he grew'firmer, and the last word* were uttered, in a loud and almost defiant tone. Aa soon as he had finished, ; the executioner adjust fed the rope and retir jingtolthe back instantly let go the drop. I The dreadful work was accomplished itir^he ; most Complete manner, and death appeared I to fqllbw immediatelyi»for there was not a ves tige of any Btrugde. jLiter hanging tlib^ime ■ prescribed by law, "aid Dr. Phiison leaving pronounced life extinct, the body was cut down. The official inquest was held at noon I before Dr. Goldsbro' and a jury, and the | verdict that deceased died at the hands of 'justice was returned. Nothing much is ! known of the ill-fated man. He has lived at iOrakei for many years, and has borne but a jao-so character among the Maoris. His face i was extensively tatooed. Although nothing is known for certain on the subject, it is thought that the extraordinary length of the interval between the condemnation and the execution was owing to the Governor 'having corrres ponded with the Native as to the advisability of carrying"oufe the full letter of the law, There was* notiofcaMe absence of people oh the hills round the prison during the execution. HIP' '%l^4

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

Hpn LADY OF OTSrs"^ This fine play in five actt^qm the pen of the latej Lord Lytton, was last night atjthe Princel of Wales^dftre in the presence of a crowded 1. The play Was put upon the stage with all its associative scenery and effects in the most approved and perfect styl(B,f'ind(pm it was highly Creditable in every respect. The character of PaUjihe^^iiip, impersonated by Mrs DarrelliWi^tttpiiuy's characteristic ability aud discrminjpron. Mrs Darrell realised the heroine inner splendid delineation of Pauline. The Lady of Lyons is too well known to require a description of the play ever which Bulwer spent so many sleepless nights in his Knebworth study, with a kind of parental affection. Mr Darrel as I CUude Molnatte was exosllent and

gave the actor an; opportunity of dis« playing his powers as an artiste. Widow Melnott was represented by Miss Clara Stephenson with considerable effect, in spite of youth and beauty in the place of age and widowhood. Still, in all other respects the widow was a Buccess, and pictured in meritorious style. Mr Aveling appeared as Mons. Desehappelles, and Mrs Chailes Jones as Madame ; Mr Deering as Colonel Dumas ; Mr Holloway as Beauseant, and Mr Sam Poole as Glavis. These several characters were in keeping with the leading figures, and assisted in giving life and harmony to the whole performance. The general expression of the audience at the close of the " Lady of Lyons" was one of pleasure. We notice that the "Stranger," an admirable play which has^ for many years maintained a popular position in London, will be the performance of to-night, when Mrs Darrell will take the character of Mrs Haller, and in which the whole of the company will sustain respective parts. On Saturday evening, the dramatized version of Wilkie Collins' " Man and. Wife," will be brought forward.

OHINEMURI.

[Prom Our Special Correspondent.]

[By Telegraph from Grahamstown.]

Signing of the Agreement

The End of the Negotiations.

OHINEMURI.

This day. A special despatch was sent overland from Ohinemuri, at ten o'clock last night, to the Advertiser, which fills several columns. The natives talked for a long time at the meeting trying hard to make better terms. They are wanting to charge licenses, for coal, gum, etc., in addition to those charged for mining. Just about six o'clock, when all were tired out, Mr Mackay urged them to come and sign the agreement. He said the Ministers wanted to return because of the great calamity that had be fallen them, the Superintendent having died, and they wished to return to his funeral. . Karai iana then came forward and signed, hen Wi Koka, and then Te Moananui and hen Te Hira. The others followed like a flock *f sheep, and so they have consented to open the country for mining after all the opposition hitherto shown. The terms Of ogreement are the same as those telegraphed aesterday. y At dinner time the whole matter was believed to have been settled, and before leaving for dinner Sir Douald McLean ad dressed them as follows: -" You are right in saying that the whole thing should be done according to law. We will have the deed signed presently. We are all of one mind now. After dinner wa will come back and the deed'will be signed." . The natives agreed, giving a loud " ae." The deed was written out on parchment during the adjournment, under the superin tendence of Mr. Mackay. The meeting re-assembled at a quarter-past three, when there was a large gathering of native.?.

Mr Mackay unrolled the parchment, and said " Everybody listen: It was said this evening we would go and write the agree ment, but it has not been quite finished. There are other documents to be added ; they are not of great importance. The part con-' nected with the surveys is not finished. This agreement refers to all those matters con nected with the goldfield. This i« what the Government think : You should appoint a man out of each tribe to look into ev»rything.a That is; what amount of money each tribe has received, and also about the moneys they are to receive for goldmining, gum, and everything we have been talking about to-day and yesterday. | MrG. T. Wilkinson, interpreter, then, took; the agreement and read it in the Maori lan guage, amidst profound silence. When he came to the place where it stated that Mr Mackay was to pay 10s in consideration, Mr; Mackay explained the necessity for such a provision. Ho also explained various othet parts of the deed likely to be obscure to the Maoris, j jj

Then a rambling discussion was begun again and lasted until six o'clock, and ended as decribed above. ■ . >.-■•-■ i

Later.

DR. POLLEN HAS' RETURNED,

A NEWSEAPER OFFICE GOING UP,

Dr. Pollen has arrived at Grahamstown *in the Alert. He leaves for Auckland by the first steamer. The agreement is already signed by 97, natives. 'A, iewl.Osiji>h ; are absent, but will sign on arrival.;,'. '-...,'-. "'.,2 -2.1,:", j Mr. Mackay called for three cheers for the prosperity of Ohinemuri, and' these were heartily given. *.~ - * '.V.' }_[/' \ , -'^ "., ., »|*" -.; J_, The Luna leaves Ohinemuri for Auckland; lon Saturday;' " ksitmsH Ho m>:-?.;j-";.r> -.■;•>•.-.•:•: i Mr. Gibbons has t*oshipnietots ( <>f timber already on the ground.: ... r<loTl - i^l-JJ, ...';:;' '" ■t The Ohinemuri office- is being erected. % • »»** * H'->< $ H,f? + «S|' 1 oUj M A miner named Clark' wis 'prpugh.t rdoiwn, from Ohinemuri to-day _!iii chargei of Con stable Madell, on a charge of stealing gold from his mates., oajm bk^Nihah .SJSkKKIAB

The Latest.

Public Thanks to Sir Donald. McLean. About 150 miners met Sir Donald McLean at noon, to thank him for his efforts in opening the district. "They wished to know when miners rights would he issued. He jreplied immediately, t^ie.,,", proclamation is issued, and the surveyort are busy. Large ■ numbers < are pegging off business sites. There are now 'about 450'miner*-on; the" ground. ...... .v-< >s mo Mr Mackay is indefatigable, and deserves" I great thanks. \fA I , Captain Fraser ( will, be, "VVarden*. and Mr Allom, .Registrar. ; '.;,..;,. ll.lt '"',Yn'l'- C'r'a •) •Field to be Opened in Ten days. The field will be open in ten days. -

From another Special Correspondent.

foniP. «f*n» [By Telegraph.] dtaaq gaiv*3

I '..Sir Donald McLean resumed the meeting krimilbe natives yesterday morning vat .teni o'clock. A discussion : progressed satisfac torily until noon, when Sir "Donald adjourned . the meeting until 3 p. m. to allow1 the natives jto decide about signing the deed. At 3 p.m. the meeting, was again commenoed,aad the [deed transferring the land to Lth<s J GbVeiWr mentr was read aloud "by, Mj Wilkinson, licensed interpreter. An animated discuß -sion then ensued as to! the wording of the 1 I agreement, which inoldded the1 transfer Of j all minerals, coal, ,^'m,',;Sw^JimKwi!r'' ,1.-'- I [,;'/,',.,','» j Mr. MacKay said that; if they managed i the Coal, gum, and timber, thetaselves, troii jble would ensue, and they could '.then come' to him for assistance They, oould not man age Europeans, but the Government could. ! TnkukareoTepliedi and said, " I will not ■ iasifcte t»pi^t.witS/ahyfching^lbut the febld. :As to not being able to deal with, Europeans respecting'cqa^,. guni^ bil^ that is !my bukifless.^''"' '•'- i)>--i'/- wuma awk | Other chiefs spoke in the same strain. Ohepe sj^dkel^' aJ like'Siua^her. and ob jected to part 'with this ?guni Sn^hil land, rbe cause hie mother died on the; hiUft 1. I,' v"" ii!"f r i Affairs at this juucturio looked e&eedingly gloomy for the signing of the deed.' | TerHira'saidifthe goldi is^given let iihe timber go as well. Another native coincided with Te ( Hira because 'he l!!aai*'tti| diggers looking for gold would destroy the roots of M Hnttw.fi' "■ ■"■ «B«jpsr 10"™ 1 ~■ , i '' "','""' i'l i -;' •'"! hi;" -iJhf V x .nhhi-nl | .-ail taftHKjaoa showkK*ifcj2 Jtuxftf te>Jta» i^iiinWl

A native asked if it was true that the Government intended to give Mr Mackay a bonus of £1000 and charge it to them. Pinihia had told them so. Piriihia indignantly denied the charge, and a lively parley enpued. Sir Donald McLean said : Before dinner everything seemed satisfactory ; now yon are making difficulties. All that we have to do to-day is to sign the agreement. Te Moananui : How shall we arrange about reserves and other things ? Sir Donald McLean : We can talk about those matters afterwards.

Te Moananui: That settles it. The natives were very shy at signing, and had a look at the deed and went away again. One chief wanted the diggers now on the around to be sent away, as they told lies. They said there was no gold, and kept others from coming. _ Te Moaoonuis son Hirahua said: The Government say when our debt is paid we get the land again,- I don't believe we shall ever get it agoin if we sign the deed. Mr. Mackay : The Ministers are with you to sign. A great cloud is over them. The Superintendent (Mr. Williamson) is dead, and they want to see him carried to his last resting place. The natives then signed the deed and Sir Donald McLean's face was instantly illumi nated with a quiet smile. It was past six before the meeting was finished.

Sir Donald is to address the miners this morning at 10 o'clock.

February 17, 1875. THE DEATH OF THE SUPERINTEN DENT. The little iron steamer Alert brought the news of his Honor the Superintendent's death. The sad intelligence cast a gloom over the district;, and the general feeling is that the province has lost a tried and trusty friend, one whom it will be difficult to re place. THE LUNA.—MAORI SWELLS. The Luna is moored alongside Roapata te Pokeha's settlement, to the evident delight of the brown-skinned villagers, who have the run of the vessel and lounge about her decks or lean over her bulwarks the live-long day. The present visit of the Native Minister being an important one, the natives have donned their best attire, and some of them are wonderfully and fearfully got up regardless of expense. Here is one Maori swell, swelled out with a deep sense of his own importance as one of the lords of creation He is dressed in a fashionably cut suit of tweed, and for which he has been measured like any other gentleman, andupon his head he wears a white belltopper, the colour of which is brought into bold relief by his du-k brown face f altogether his appearance is impressive, very much bo ; and so is the appearance of another much younger swell who stands beside him — a regular "stand off the grass" sort of gentleman — sporting a black silk beaver, and having a decided weakness for stick-up collars and, gaudy neckties. The Maori ladies are not a wit behind the gentlemen in the matter of costume, for the startling colours of their dresses and the mysterious paraphernalia of their fashionable hats are wonderful to behold, and some of them even hold aloft a gingham umbrella to protect their delicate features from the fierce rays of the noon-day i sun. Calmly surveying the gay assemblage j from the bridge of the steamer, as a Father his children, is the benign countenance and white beaver of the Hon. Dr. Pollen. THE CIRCULATION OF CANARDS. I observe in the Auckland files (Telegraphic column) that there is a rumour of a find of allvial gold in this district to the extent of eighty ounces of gold. You will perhaps be somewhat surprised to hear that the rumour had not reached this far until the arrival of a newspaper from Grahamstown containing the intelligence. I have made enquiries, but am sorry to say with no satis factory result, so must put it down as a canard. It is better to sift such reports a little bit and ascertain their value, than to let them pass, and continue floating about in a state of uncertainty. .INTENSITY'OF THE HEAT.—DEATH FBOM SUNSTitOKE. I The heat up here this summer has been greater than ever remembered by the oldest resident, and although the diggers have : bsen greatly exposed, there have been for tunately no cases of sunstroke amongst them —but the natives were less fortunate, for ] one of their number, a few days back, was j struck down by the sun, and died th 9 same nday. This is the first instance that.l have .] heard of a native dying from the effects of ]|the sun.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE SUPER INTENDENT.

The remains 6f the late John Williamson \Es_., Superintendent, will be interred to morrow. , Tee funeral cortege will leave his late residence, Pine Lodge, Old North [Road,' *at half-past four o'clock. jTheJprocession will pass, along the.Great North and Karangahape Roads, thence along iUpper Symonds-street, as far as'the gate of the Church of England Cemetery, where the hearse will stop, the whole procession halting jac "the same time, while the occupants of carriages dismount and close Jup the pro jcession in the order_above stated. The | procession, thus re-formed^ will then enter the cemetery and proceed along thej mainl path to the grave.

ORDER OF PROCESSION.

""'"■ Good Teniplars (four deep) >XliiaiHinri i vrßandi t. ■,Y3H'i'3Jon*3 i m PALL BEARERS ,T 8C A:, a■" ~. ';".-' VVf *\79tno -' ti'y;l::--. ■'?'[! >'.y. .■;;.:/ 1) _mQ ba& UH. io ram O . ■___& :>;:,: osmhlmSi . g ~.-:U ■ Ktf 3 % 4 . 1.2 1 f L 'coffin. I I oa w » g•- § 8 P H CU n 'vi & M sjSsi ~■«, , ■~ - ■ f ...;,..., < -.p- *- :/ -;. M ~' >: CHIEF MOURNERS. .; r _ Officiating Clergy. Medical Attendants. '"Members of General Government. ' $, i:-. .j c: -Ex-Superintendents. .^ ~ Members of Provincial Government. The Mayor and Corporation. The Harbour Board. Other, public Bodies, jg Ministers of Religion.. The Free Masons.;. 1 11 i!I t'l ! > The Oddfellows; Ktfl ■ iAYOiI The Foresters and ©iher / 1 .; * iFriendly Societies. .* y,,, , r .... - fy The Public on foot. ,tiirThe ''Public'in; Carriage's 1. ***&'4s*n

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(3efore His Worship the Mayor ;^^K| Home, J.P.) '■''■■■&*% THB OLD WEAKNESS, j JU Mary Brown for about the fiftieth t^Wjw Frederick Williams, and George Wha?**2p were fined for this offence. j/'w | A PICKPOCKET. Edward Hogan was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act, being suspected of » v intention to commit a felony by attemptih» to pick the pockets of Geo. Whooton, in ? public street, to wit Albert-street. ' * Mr Inspector Thomson conducted the case Richard Sutcliff, barman at the British Hotel, deposed that the prisoner came into ' the hotel with a man named Whooton, who was intoxicated. Witness took £9'from Whooton, in the presence of witnesses, and gave him a receipt in the presence of wit nesses. Prisoner asked witness to give' Whooton a pound back as he had not enough to carry him on. Witness refused. - Elizabeth Flower deposed that she kept a shop in Albert-street. She heardacoige while she was closing her shop. She Went up to see what it was, and found prisoner putting his hand in the pocket of a drunken ! man. She pulled his hand out, and sa(d it was a great shame that he should rob a drunken man. Prisoner said he was well acquainted with the drunken man. She followed until she came across a constable as she thought such things Bhould be put a stop' to. Thomae Seeley, watchmaker, gave similar testimony. He remonstrated with him'for putting his hand into his pocket; but he said he did it to show that he knew him. '*'

George Whooton, bushman, deposed that he did not remember being with prisoner the previous night. He knew him as a bushman at Wairoa. He would not object to him taking his money out of his pocket to take care of it if he were drunk. He did not. remember anything about last night's pro ceedings. Constable Grace deposed that .he-'saw prisoner with Whooton in the British hotel; WhooSon told prisoner repeatedly to go away, but he would not. "Vi itness watched them up the dark part of Durham-Btreefc- He seemed to have him fixed up against the wall as if feeling his pockets. ; - He followed them up into Albert-street, where Mrs Flower had stopped the prisoner and caught him with his hand in Whooton pocket. He arrested him. - y •"■'!}■ 1 Inspector 'Thompson said the offence of robbing drunken men was a "very"common one, but they seldom could get evidence to proceed upon. ' Prisoner was sentenced to one; month*! imprisonment. • i' t; f CHAIN ON CART. ; Henry Newgate was fined ohe shilling for failing to pud a chain on his cart wheel.; / This was ail tha business.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.- This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., 11.11.) Judgments for Plaintiffs. ' Jakins and Wilcox v. Henry Palmer: Claim, £6 19s. 5d., goodsj and costs, £3 Ji. — Walter Lse v. John C. Wallace: Cijuinj £B 12s, professional services.—Reuben Jftley v. William id ague Shaw : Claim, £10 3s lOjij goods. —Charles Langsford v. Wm. Hague Shaw : Ciaim, £5 15s, suit of clothes. THOMAS TGFT V. FREDERICK HARDING.}! Claim, £3 3s 2d. ; ;;,';'■"" " The defendant in this case, a. retirid officer, deposed that piaintiflp was a young butcher just started in business; who had bothered him for his custom: At length he consented to take a few legs of. mutton of him ; and no sooner had he got,the mutton than the young knight of the cleaver wan down upon him for the money. He would however confess to the debt, but could not settle the account until the Ist of April next, the day of his pension. !*. Plaintiff consented to wait. HENRY ANDEBSON Y. GEO.RCE JONES," ":JVm. Claim, £27 2s 6d. Mr Itees for plaintiff. ' " '' "s'■ ■ Mr Lusk for defendant. . , ... , ftt . 'George Jones)-' Jan., a printer, and nominal, ;proprietor of the Echo, deposed that-early in .November last he requested Mr: Anderson to actiaa special' Wellington correspondent. :A telegram was read touching- upon- ths i engagement, namely, £1 Jper; annum, :pa^ able niomhly, six months engagement*, leader occasionally. v Mr Jones continued : - To the best hi xsef knowledge he did hot send a reply,- having taken it as an acceptance of his oifer of £1, per column Mr Anderson acted as special correspondent from the 9th Nbvemlier to tie1 16 th of January. The arrangement yfs|#t varied in the meantime. He did;make V roquest of Mr Anderson to write letters and act as telegraphic correspondent,.which WIS* included in the original arrangement" PiaiDtiff made a claim of £2- a w^ekfor hw duties. He knew. nothing of £2 a week until the receipt of the summons; no, he madfeVniistake,'it was intimated to him by! telegram. <■•:■;:- ■::■ -v^ w.j.:'s:'«-ci »v Mr^eea;: Why don't you say whatyoa mean^'Mr'Jones ? — Mr Kees explained to the' Court that at that time Mr Jones was piteously imploring : Mr Anderson to aid in sending all the infor mation he could, because, as he stated in one of;his ■> letters, the Star " coi*£ipi>ldeiitf j was so vigilant, and telegrams so good. His Worship thought the idea was thai I sound would travel faster than a star. •*•*■ Mr Eees thought.starlight Twas swifter 'than sound. ,< Mb (Lhsk -. -You refer W 1 shootan#\lk»,T^ : Mr Jones continued : He didnot&*admit being indebted to plaintiff for other tfian ordinary telegraphing; £1 per'column. w«g the only engagement with plaintiff, and 1» had paid at^ that-rate into the ConttcatsWiA ling. on. Mr Anderson supplied 14 eoluflins in all. It was on the 16th of January that Mr Anderson first. "asked~foi- ; £2, perjW^ek- He replied, "Telegrams uninteresting, ex travagant.; correspondence useless: «;C«s.i giv^itV" -•■ ;-;.". : , ',/;.,. 2l J- ' His worship said there see^raed.to T be r g!re*t ) confusion ©3 defendant's paS^s thert»l#- r grams; perhaps it w-quld be ;betteß»M:P'}*' r the hearing off untilVtheyi hacl got their into something like order, it would save time. He suggested asettlemeiit'StTween the parties,7as it -wbuld be hetter^he thoagW to pay £6 ;10s more into Courts '•' 1 '' Mr Eees believed that Mr Ahderspnwjflla- i not accede to this. iff* * Mr1 Jones cohtihuedj He was in the hahit. oj;-receiving, telegrams from .other parts of the colony, and his usual payments were from;; 10s to ;£!,;; £l^say: J 15s to a £1 including corjespohiients letters;.he had never ia,^ 1 his experience heard ol £2 per week being; given. He should estimate Mr Anderson'*' telegrams atJgrper^^^fn^fralue." '"[■< His Worship : Does that include letters_■! y Mr. Jones :-> Certainly; his letters inMrtW,j amounted tofour columns";. he paid £14 into Court. His letters and" telegrams amount' W L fourteen columns—ten in "telegrams and four i in letters. He was amply paid. ■;' . Mr jßefes 'here produoed some co'rrespoJi&'f ence that he "had with-Mr Anderson. j Mr Jones;:'J.(o^j^t/tftlMi*lfiees readings ?W ¥ fpyje&r i%C.a,urt. -, Tlieyrwili *$*** my business materially, especially some part*' His, Worship said that passages not biear-. ing"immediately, on the subject might haps:be iomifctedl •■' > 1 ■'■': r l -'L * j'":" * ' iMr Jones: There are passages in the .1 letters bearing: updo the policy IME P*_fSP§§ which::heji decidedlyt objected>t&>Kinila«8 r .Mr Eess said that the facts could not b»,i shut ont; for upon these facts Mr Ander**1 fouad^ his olaim.- Such a passage as " n'T^*!'i miss an opportunity of lettinzlthe Star A»f_s it hot. '.'.>; : /. i -ni-.-.i.-.i: -:■*■ .' ;. -iy^M HU;^^hip;:;r.H*iatiff ! ithought l '<i^||fflj

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