SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

.RI.IVALB * tiJro *"> ?51 toDS' iogan, from Melbourne via >£«_*_ Worsp, from the South,

DEPARTURES.

jmo i.oge, Drifr, ror Pnget's Sound Derwent, brig, for M .ngonni Blanche, schoori-r, Young, for Rarotonga Golden Isle, Rl -ho ncr, for Russell Glimpse barque, for Newcastle

VfflJA special charge of one shilling is made, for .onsignces or shippers' names inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

Per Hero, from Sydney and Melbourne :— j From Melhourn .—lB7 cases guano, 25 boxes, 1 ca_ehams, 1 case s&d-lery, 3 do bacon, 3 do sheeps tongues, -9 fl isks quicksilver, 1 case hooks, 8 hal-s cornsaoks, 1 case cigars,, I parcel stationery, 1 box, 1 pkge baskets, 1 do., 4 cases, 1 do confectionery, 2 do leather, 1 do printers' ink, 1 parcel music books, 51 rolls matting. 1 case, 25 pkges, 50 boxes tea, 3 cases, 1 bale, 100 rolls matting, 4 boxes brassware, 10 casks sago, 5 do honey, 20 cases lobsters, 2 quarter-casks port, 2 do sherry, 2 do port, 2 cases, 11 barrels coffee, 24 bags pepper, 1 case ginger, 1 chest cassia, 1 bale cinnamon, 5 bags tapioca, 1 case nut megs, 10 do s. go, 2 cases gratings, 1 cask, 1 case, 3 bales, 1 case leather, 4 casks composi tion, 100 cases fruit, 1 case, 6 baskets bottles, 1 case glassware, 1 case castor oil, 26 kegs nails, 13 colonist ovens, 4 cases books, 3 cases, 1 parcel books, 4 cases do, 1 parcel, 3 cases, 2 bales stationery, 12 do honey, 1 case gum, 1 parcel, 5 cases blacking, 1 case Epsom . salts, 10 do milk, 4 do lacking, 2 do arrowroot, 1 case blocks, 1 case crucibles, 4 bags blacking, 1 package dies &c, 2 cases sundries, 2 bundles cctton waste, 1 tire iron, 1 anvil, 58 ovens and contents, 65 stove plates, 3 casesi cigars, 40 cases currants, 5 cases epsom salt, 5 cases Mtds rum, 4J- casks port, 14^ cask sherry, 3. cases cigars, 2 cases cigars, 21 cases, 1 hhd port, 1 \ cask whiskey, 5-ditfco sundries, 2 rolls sheet lead, 6 cases confec tionery, 29 bars iron 33 plates ditto, 30 ditto angle iron, 33 plates ditto, 40 kegs nails, 5 cases chaff cutters, 7 sundries, 1 do hardware, 12 bundles sheet iron, 22S bars do, 74 bundles do, 40 plates do, 12 packages, 1 case, 6 do sewing machines, 1 do printing material, 3 do plants, 1 sack seeds, 1 case glycerine, 4 cases, 1 parcel, 1 do leather, 1 bundle plants, 3 stove plates, 2 rolls matting, 3 cases confectionery, 1 box, 2 cases wine, 2 cases plants, 1 pkg. do, 1 case seeds, 1 pkg. do, 1 case seeds. 70 cases, 44 bozes tobacco, 1271 J-chests, 20 chests, • 673 boxes, 195 pkgs tea, 70 pkgs, 465 mat*.

100 pockets sugar, 100 cases, 6 hhds, 29 quarter-casks brandy,, 1024 boxes candles. Prom Sydney: 2211. gunnies sugar, 1 qr. oask 50 kegs 1 bh rI 19 casks treacle, 15 hhds staves, 49 bundles iron hoop, 10 casks butter, 2 cases leather, 8 sacks peas and potatoes, 3 trusses 6 pkgs leather, 40 holf-chests tea, 6 blocks tin, 3 bales 2 hhds 1 cask 2 cases drut-s, I caso mrichines, 91 do jarrs, sdo leather, 2 hhds 12 q.-qaska brandy, 10 pkgs tea, 1 case sundries', 2 plates iron, 2 circular plates, 45 boiler tubes, 3 bales boilc felt, 5 casks hardware. 1 package packing, 278 bags maize. 130 bags bonedest, G3 coils rope, 25 doale, 2ca_e? plants, 1 ba._; seed, 5 cases hoots, 1 box sewing fittings, 1 case wearing apparel, 10 bundles pockets, 3 cases, 2 parcels, 9 aases, 2 c,-ses wins, 1 truss drapery, 1310 cases fruit. —Cruickshank and Co., agents. ' Per ss Pho-be, from the South:—l parcel, Dr Purchas; 1 case, Kempthorne and Co; 1 case, Clark and f Jcn : 6 ca<<• s, Hall and Co ;10 casts, Buchanan; 7 kecrs, ftissem; 17 kegs, Longdell; 1 case, "floods; 3 casks, Clo.e Bros; 4 Iregs, Morton; 1 crate, Baird — W F Wheeler, agent NZSS Co.

ARRIVAL OF THE HERO.

The ss Hero, Capiain Logan arrived in harbour at daylight this morning, after a quick passng. of five days and six hours. She left Sydney and cleared 'he Heads at midnight oa Saturday la. t 26th June. Rounded the North Cipe »_ 11 30 p m, Ist July and arrived in h__b-_.r at da-vlight this morning She experiene.. d during the first two days srong variable winds and heavy smith-east swells, which ne-essitated the engines being -worked at slow speed ti>n hours Afterwards strong gains from nor'.h-west to westerly ; the weather clouCy, with much hsavy rain at intervals, and very hi? h sea to arrival off 'he Bay of Island?, and moderate favourable wind and fine weather since. Passengers - Miss M. Brown, Mr and Miss Stone, Uv C Wylie. Burn.tt, Thompson, Master O. _._rchas, Mr and Mrs Colyer, Mr J. S. Macfarlano, Mr McMillan, Mr J. T). Busby, and eight in the steerage "Wo are indebted to Mr Cogswell, the purser, for prompt delivery of our files a_d for report, of passage, and to Mr H. judd for additional late Sydney and Melbourne papers.

The ss Phoebe arrived in the Manukau, to-day, with the following passengers :—Mr and Mrs Adams and family, Miss McMenamen, Messrs Conroy, Buc__ hnrst, Owen, Duke, Davis, V ourg, Lowe, and six in ,_ the steerage. . s —-- 'She barquentine Falcon, Captain Bendall arrived at fjfylney from Hohart Town on the 21st .June. Thess Cyphrenes arrived at Sydney on the 25th June, after a passage of six days. The ■ improved weather this morning enabled the vessels detained by the gales of the last few days to get away to sea. Among those who are con spicuous by -heir absence to-day are the brigs Rio Loge and Deiwent, the Blanche, schooner, and the coaster Golden lile , The three-masted schooner Agnes Jessie has entered outwards for Guam. Captain Bower, late of the Derwent has assumed. command of the brig Syren vice Captain Sainty resigned. A preliminary trial of the engines of the Pretty Jane took place yesterday. The official trial trip will come off in a day or two, when she will make a run to the Kawau and back. The Austrian ship Jennie, which arrived at New York on the 2nd May, from Mantazas, narrowly escaped being swamped by several immense water spouts while off Cape Hatteras. The officers of the vessel say these waterppouts were the largest they had ever seen. The largest covered an area of half a mile, and wera at least 1000 feet in height Sometimes they were straight, and at other times inclt. Ed, but i always whirling around with great raoiditv. The crew broke several by firing guns into them, the con cussion of the air causing them to burst, when they tumbled back into the sea with a fearful spl_sh The water was fairl" white with foam. The ship Caller Ou cleared to-day, in ballast, for Newcastle. Passengers—Mr a-nd Sirs Dixon. The brig. Albion has cleared for-Kaipara with a cargo ot storesi _, H.M.S. Didb is to leave for "Wellington to-morrow morning. 1 *" „ The brig <_la(lston6 sailed from Adelaide for this port on the Bth June. _-be has on board 2701 sacks (11,583 bushel-) wheat, and is consigned to D. H. cKeazie. ' . }

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellwoton, Thursday. ■s.. The Bawea sails for Nelson and the North at mid night or early to-morrow m. ruing. Passengers—Mr a ift.Mrs Morton, Mr and Mrs Floyd, Messrs Strong, P. CiS. is, and Colonel H&rington.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs G_-___ and Morton sold to-day a valuable farm, situate at Maungatautari, by order of the mortgagee, consisting of 1,730 acres of good land. _-l^ highest bidder.was a gentlemen represented:^ Mr Kissling, and the sum £2,500. • ■■ Mr R. Arthur reports : h- w l s , la 5d to 2s 7d • turkeys, 3a to 4s ; ducty 2s 4d ; geese, 4a/ potatoes, 4s 5d to 5j q& . and'good Waiuku bacons at 10^d; geese, scarce. .. Messrs Tonks-id Co. sold a quantity of Nelson butter to-; V a«£ B 41a to Is sd. ■ ■M* f~—' ■•''...

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Mb. Ai__--M> Btrciajro's -Weekly 'Bepobt.*- I M the Haymarket, o. Friday last, fodder was in lull supply, with %teady demand, at slightly im proved values H_«-Btock in usual numbers, with a ateadjr inaqfTOr light draught and farm horses, at Mthf °c^-T>rices ; riding horses brought from £8 10s .to i"/K» ifiht harness and medium draught, £16 to £25; EH-etldrs.nght, £30 to £47 each. At Bemuer?, on TfiuifiS&sjf, dairy cattle wera indifferently represented, with a go<_;d enquiry for those offered. Store cattle in less this usual numbers, and better worth 5s to 7s 6d each. Wat* cattle in average sapply, 130 head penned, price* advanced ; average cattle brought 35s ; choiGe animali, 40s the lOOlbs. Store i sheep in limited ripply..'and at late values. Fat sheep in usual sup ply;. 700_penned, and met with a sale at 4d per lb. Tat :pig_j >rere. in;, short supply^but of good qality, i\jj__Jsst week's values ; averages obtained were: 23 I- £.10 8s ; 9 head, A. Stewart, £10 I \ JR.- Lu-.brook, £12 6s 6d ; 18 head, J. I \6d; 4 cows, B. and E. McLean, £14 6s

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

m&-. - * "Vretha current calls and dividends

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Mails will Closf. as follows .— For Tham.-, this day, at 5.30 pm, and to-morrow, at

8 £0 a m For Coromandel, on Monday next, at 10.30 a m For Mahurangi, Matak w.a, Mangawai, Wa'pn, *c, per Lady Bowr-n, to-morrow, at 9 am For «-re_t Barrier, per Three Brothers, to-morrow.

at 5 p m . r_t.-_.v_. For Ta.ran-.ki arid Foutiiern provinces, per FHa.be,

onMond.Tiieit.atrlpm For Want,'-rei, eio. Russell, Wadgaroa, and Mongo nui, per lona, on Mond y next, at 4 p m For Australian Colonies, per Hero, on Tuesday next, -t 1 pm Per s s. Mikado, on Friday, 9th July as under — For Sandwich Islands, United States of .America, Canada, JSritish Columbia, Central and South Americs., and British and Foreign West Indies at 10 150 a m vor the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10 30 a m . For money orders, registered letters, and news p.oerc, as 9 30 am „_•_!„„ Late let'ers bearing a ate fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received, on beard by tlie M«il Agent up to time of .ailing. (Signed) S. B 81-£, Chief Postmaster.

A Pricelees BieSSin.%—Health is a price loss blessing. Monarchs would barter their thrones to possess it, mil ionaires surrender their treasures In exchange for it. Unfortunately, it is often un attainable. But that it is not beyond the reach of nervous invalids, dyspeptic and rheumatic sufferers, the victims of intermittent and remittent level, per sons debilitated by sickness, and those naturally in firm, is sufficiently proven the remedial victoms over these complaints and disabilities of Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Abomatio Schnapps.

MARRIAGE.

MACKENZIE—LANG.—At the Scots' Church, Syd ney N 8 W , on the Sth June, by the father of the bride the Key.P. Falconer Mackenzie, of St John s Presbyterian Church, Paddington, third son of the late Malcolm Mackenzie, Esq., of Friendyille, Aberdeen, Scotland, to Isabella, eldest surviving da ughter of the Rev. J. Dunmore Lang, D.D.

DEATH.

COREA.—On the 2nd July, Joseph Corea, aged 38 .^The funeral will leave his late residence, Free man's Bay, to-morrow (Saturday), at £ p.m.

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

FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1875.

For the cause that lacka a_t3ieta__co, For the lrrony that needs resis _____! B&r the future in the distance. &_ad thes«-_L that we can do.

We observe a letter in the Herald this morning from Mr Crowther having reference to our comments on the action of the City Council in relation to Mr Turner and the street railways. Mr Crowther, we presume , unintentionally, misrepresents what we have advocated when he represents us as urging that we should in seven days tear up the streets, and generally make havoc of everything. What we say and what we said is that the proposals should be receivable either within seven days or several months. Had the date fixed been seven days, Mr Turner would have had an opportunity of making his proposal and supporting it by Such explanations and guaran tees, or modifying in such manner, as Councillors might require, and be able to . have some idea of the probable results of his proposal before returning to San Francisco two days later ; nor would there be the least' necessity for the Council to come at once to a decision, or for twelve months thereafter, if so deemed right. By deferring the reception of proposals on the other hand, for three or four months as. we urged, or even for six months, opportunity would be afforded for having proposals from places outside the colony. As .it is, the data is fixed at ■ such a time as to be tantamount to ex-' eluding Mr. Turner and conferring no fair advantages on other possible tenderers, seeing that all who will tender—and that is not many as everyone knows—could as easily ■ have, their proposals ready in one week as in three. As might be expected—and we might add, as was hoped—Mr. Turner will not make a proposal, as probably he is not so green as to think -there would be any advantage in leaving one to be dealt with in his absence, and we shall accordingly see how the public interests will be con served. Our contention in this is not with Mr Crowther nor any other coach proprietor, but simply that if the project is to be carried out there be^f air play to all, and we would almost add, a little more than or dinary consideration at the hands of the (

imparted to th_lfp_6 much information/.iih the subject. At' all events, he should not have been excluded from opportunity of making proposals. The ready answer is, ',' He is not excluded ; he can leave his pro posal." Yes. We know all about that. However, with Mr. Turner out of the field on the one hand, and all excluded who aire not of Auckland on the other, it has been very nicely managed. We do not profess to know who is the fortunate individual or who the parties in the business, but we have no doubt it is all right. We are content.

Ik consequence of pressure on our columns from the arrival of the Hero, we are obliged to exclude several leaderettes and local news. The continuation of the Hero's budget of news will be found on our fourth page.

We observe that in accordance with our suggestion, the Cross has this morning very properly acknowledged the telegram convey ing the Postmaster-General's letter to Mr. Fitzherbert as being obtained from our spe cial's telegraphic correspondence. We observe at the same time that the Herald has not taken the hint. Surely our contemporary the Herald will- not admit that it has less scruples in such matters. We felt such an interest in the late encounter of parallel columns, and we listened with, such breath less stillness as the roars of those broadsides reverberated over our head, that we cannot bring ourselves to think that either of those combatants for the purity of literature would lay an unholy finger on anything pertaining to a meek and harmless journal like t_e Star As we have said, it was probably an oversight on the part of the Herald, and it is therefore that we shall deem it proper, if requisite, to again and again repeat the hint.

The "WaiJcato Times yesterday, as usual, contains a large budget of interesting district news, including a stiong article on railway mismanagement. Our morning contempo raries have reprinted a column of news from the Times, and there is little matter of Auck land interest left for us. We must, however, again congratulate the district on the appear ance of the journal under new management, and we are glad to learn that its circulation is rapidly extending.

It has been customary on the arrival of Sydney steamers to allow fruit and other similar perishable goods to land at once, and this has proved a great convenience ; but on the arrival of the Hero today, the Customs authorities at once sent an officer on board who refused to permit any cargo to be landed until ten o'clock. We do not know why such a change should have been made hut it is certainly no improvement, and we trust the Collector will instruct officers to facilitate business in every possible way within jtheir power, so that the inconvenience which has been unnecessarily- suffered this morning in the case of the Hero, may not be repeated.

Mr W. Guise tequests the presence of Juvenile Rechabites to their general meeting this evening in the Temperance Hall, at half past seven o'clock.

A meeting of the ratepayers in the Karan gahape district will be held this evening in Jeune's Excelsior Hall, Newton, when busi ness of importance will be submitted to the meeting.

The first anniversary tea-meeting of the friends and scholars of Mr Clarke's elemen tary training school, will be held this evening in Sheridan-street Chapel, the use Tif which has been granted to the master by the friends of the chapel. Addresses and sing ing will follow the tea-meeting, by the friends of education.

Mr Edward Lewis delivered a lecture last evening in the Newton Congregational Chapel on—"Money and the Church." The lecture was well attended. Mr Lewis announced that he would deliver a lecture on—"Sec tarianism" on Thurday next at the same place.

We have received from the City Council the following explanation of the matter of Mr. J. B. Francis's rates :—" Mr. Westwood owned two properties in Queen-street— one occupied by Mr. Francis, and one by Mr. Evitt, —upon which two special rates of ISs. 9d. each were due (upon each). On January 25th last Mr. Westwood called and paid £1 17s. Gd., and the receiver, upon posting the amount to the credit of these amounts (both Mr. Francis's and Mr. Evitt's name being down as occupiers) in the' hurry of business omitted to turn over the receipt to observe which properties were to be credited, and posted both the payments to credit of Mr. Evitt's house, leaving Mr. Francis apparently a debtor of two unpaid rates of 18s. 9d. each, instead. of posting one payment to credit of each property. By the books,, however, Mr. Francis and Mr. Evitt are still due the 6th special rate of 18s 9d each, but not being in occupation -owing to the fire, the owner Mr Westwood is still legally due and owing these two rates; so that in fact no great injustice, beyond an error, was done to Mr Francis, who, if he had paid, could have recovered from his landlord ; and certaiqly hardly sufficient to justify a charge being paid and presumedly ordered on an ex parte statement of ten shil < lings to Mr Francis for his appearance at Court, which amount with other expenses falls on the "receiver for a mistake, which might occur to any person in the pressure of business. The receipt exhibited in Court by Mr Francis had no reference whatever to this property."

At a meeting of the Board of Education, held yesterday, Mount Roskill was pro claimed a school district under the Act. The matter of the Supreme Court site under the Reserve Leasing Act of 1875, was referred to a committee, consisting of Dr. Campbell, Messrs Reader Wood, Prime, Luckie, and Lusk, who will report thereon at the meeting on Thursday next.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) JAMES CARSON V. ST ANNUS JONES. Claim, £2 103 4d.

Mr J. B. Russell for plaintiff, Mr Hesketh for defendant.

This case which has been for many weeks before the court was a claim for highway rates in the district of Dedwood, since named Ponsonby, which defendant considered was not a legal claim. His Worship in giving judgment said that one point was left for decision ; in support of which the plaintiff had put in one Act and the defendant another,1 and the two Acts bore the imprint of the Government 1 printer ; the question for consideration was, which is the right one. The first and second parts of the Highways Act of 1874 were still in operation, and the amendment in the Bth clause was assented to by the Superin tendent; and the two acts must be read 'together ; the opinion of the Court therefore was that judgment must be for the plaintiff the amount claimed, less the lighting rate, and the Court was sorry that the amount being so small, did not, admit of appeal. Costs £2 Is. WILLIAM THOMPSON V. GEORGE- GAMBLE. Claim £1 10s. This was a claim for use and occu pation; but as there was some doubt about the Christian name of defendant, it was allowed to stand over that a new summons might be issued in the proper name. GEORGE PARKER V. MICHAEL CORCORAN. Claim £1. The plaintiff in this case had been em ployed by defendant, the JLandlord of the Greyhound Hotel, who has* paid him v portion of the original claim, but failed in

seitHng'TiiiiFiJ^ Judgment for plaintiff; costs £1 4s 6d. JUDGMENTS EOR PLAINTIFFS. • M. Levy, and Co., v. David Kell, claim 10s.; costs £114s; Thomas Belcher v. Martin Cleary (Mr Devore for plaintiff), claim £10 lis., goods, costs £2 13s. ; William Rattray v. Cholomondely Smith (Mr Devore for plain tiff), claim £10 17s 10d., goods, costs £2 lis; D. Bailey v. C. R. Smith, claim £4. (Mr Thorne for plaintiff), costs £1 9s 6d ; Cran well and Co , v. \Kobert Gallagher, claim £1 45., costs £1 4s 6d., damages (Mr Thorne for plantiff).

ADJOURNED CASES. James Bain v. Richard Garnaut, claim £16 12s. ; W. A. Clarke v. John M. Healy, claim £4 Ss 6d. ; set-off 16s. DANIEL CALEY V. HARRY J. ELLIS. Claim, 17s 6'd. Mr Thome for plaintiff. This was a claim for rent, which defen dant left unpaid upon quittiug? a -house which he occupied belonging to plaintiff. Mr Ewington, house agent, ptoved the debt which was still owing. Judgment for plaintiff. Costs, £1 4s 6d.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

[Before His Worship the Mayor, and Dr. Home, J.P.]

A MOTLEY CREW. Jno. Cassell, a lively looking "nigger," Pohipe, a mongrel, C has. Mcllrath, a man with a nose, and Isaac Bryant, alias "Dirty Dick," pleaded guilty to having been drunk last night, and were punished accordingly. TITLES oe dishonour. Mary Howley, who has often been up on the same charge, .pleaded guilty to being drunk, but denied being a rogue and a vagabond. It was proved however by the records of the Court that _d ary was legally entitled to these terms of distinction. Mary : There—that's enough ! When yer begin that, I might as well'plead guilty. Sentence—One year's imprisonment. Mary : What, so soon ! Eliza McGinn, who escaped being sent to prison yesterday by proimsing amendment ot life, was brought up again this morning upon another charge of being found in an incapable condition. . , „ Eliza, who looked penitent and seedy, was remanded till to-morrow. CITY SUMMONSES. Thomas Bowden was charged with leaving his cab unattended in the street. Mr Kissling obtained an adjournment till to'umeTF rancia and -J. Holloway pleaded guilty to a similar charge, and were lined Is and costs. ~ ILLEGALLY "POPPING. Frederick Charles Hinckley, a gentle manly looking man of about 25, was charged with illegally pawning a silver watch value £0 10s., one property of John Henry bpurr. The prosecutor deposed ho was a.settler residing at Kaihu. In the middle ot May he cave the watch, chain and key (produced) to a barman named Hamou, at the Kaihu Hotel, for him to deliver them to the piiaouer, who was to repair the wa,tch. JL'he prisoner wa3 working" at toe place, and had previously toid the witness he. was a jeweller. Some days afterwards he saw the prisoner, and asked him for the watch. Ho then said it was only just finished, and he wanted to regulate it. He was then wearing the watch. Witness told him he might keep it a few days longer. About a week afcer that he heard that the prisoner had left the place without returning him the watch. He then gave information to the police.

Henry Hyatns, assistant to Mr Neumegen,, in Queen street, deposed that the prisoner pawned tho watch on the 6th of June, in tho namo of Williams. He received £2 upon it. Tho pawn-ticket (produced) boro the number of the watch. Detective Jeffrey gave evidence a3 to meet, ing the prisoner in Queen-street da the 14tfc of June. He asked him what he had don< with Spurns watch. He replied, "A rela tion of mine has got it." Witness askef him what relation. He answered, " Oh, i friend of mine ; I'll get it far you to-day.' He said he meant to have sent it up by tte last steamer. They then went together fo Neumegen's and saw the watch. > Prisoner then admitted having pawned it. The ticket was found upon the prisoner.

This was the case.

The evidence was read over and the pri soner was committed for trial.

LARCENY.

Thomas M. Boulton, William McDonald, and William SulleD, alias Svtton, wen charged with stealing from the dwelling of James Dodd, at Dairy Plat, the sum of £25 4s 6d., about the 28fch ultimo. Mr Broham directed His Worship's atten tion to the 91_t section of the Act, by which it was possible for the jury to find some of the prisoners guilty of larceny and others of receiving.

James Dodd deposed he was a settler living at Dairy flat. The prisoners were gum-diggers, living in a whare about 150 yards off. Boulton used to assist about his house. On the 27th June last, he had about £26 in a chefFonnier in his house. The money was in a leather bag inside a.jar. The key of the chefFonnier was in the bedroom. The money consisted of one £10 note, two £5 notes, one £1 note, two sovereigns, four half sovereigns, and about £1 in silver and copper. He saw the money safe on Sunday morning, the 27th ult, at 11 o'clock, and missed it at 10 o'clock on Monday morn ing the 28th. All the regular occupants of the house were out between four and five o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Boulter was left in the kitchen. On Sunday night he complained of being very bad with the toothache, and asked witness to allow him to go into Auckland and have some teeth drawn He replied that he had no objection. Boulton said he would sleep . in the whare that night and go away about three o'clock to catch the first boat at tho North Shore. It wag after he left that witness missed the money. He pursued him into Auckland, where he arrested him and gave him up to the police. Boulton said be had taken the money. When taken to the Wade he pointed out the bag and the jar from which he had taken it. Recollected Boulton being confronted with the other two prisoners. He said the others knew all about it. They borrdwed a candle to look for it in the dark. It was hidden in some long grass, where the three of them had put it. He saw Detective Jeffrey search Sullen, or Sutton, and pull out a roll of notes. Th<_y were the same he had lost. Heard button say to McDofiald that he might as well con fess, as he knew all about it as well as hun felf and Boulton. McDonald denied it. Deteotive Jeffrey, in the course of his evi dence, said that Boulton had told him the prisoners had asked bim to steal any money he could find about the house. McDonald all the way through denied having anything to do with the robbery. To McDonald : Yesterday Sutton denied that you knew about it. He did not say so at Dairy Flat. I only allowed you to suppose I was not going to take you into custody because I could not well look after all three, and I thought you wouldn't run away if I led you to believe that. At the conclusion of th« detective's evi dence the whole of the evidence was gone through, and the prisoners were severally, committed for trial. This was all the business.

A young woman in Illinois, recently sawed a-cord of wood in 105 minutes, cutting each stick twice. Pretty and not quite eighteen, she performed this feafe because her mother told her she was good for nothing but to read novels.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) J| Sir—l had made up my mind not to notice the very intelligent correspondence that has made its appearance in same of the daily papers over the signature of W. Grow ther, for the simple reason that Mr William Crowther's interests as a 'bus proprietor* no doubt impel him to thus cry out against the proposed street tramways ; but after reading that extremely intelligent and grammatical piece of composition that appeared in this morning'a Herald, I must say a few more words, and then so far as Mr Crowthsr is concerned lam done. Crowther sneers at the proposition, and with an attempted sickly sneer coupleß a piece of so-called in formation relative to the' daily carriage of Mr F. Quick's 'busses, and gravely informs the public that "I have been duped. Duped or misinformed I never was. Relative to the practicability and feasability of tram ways, I have -made public what I claim to be facts of such importance, and bearing so directly on the question as to arouse a state of feeling in the public mind that cannot be mistaken. Let Mr Crowther deny or prove one of those statements so made to be untrue, and then I will answer him or discuss the questions. Sneers ought not to satisfy an intelligent public ; more especially when they come from such disinterested, quarteirs as Crowther, Quick, and the like. What regard for the dear people's interests the 'bus proprietors have shown lately. ' Be watchful, ye councillors," cries the sage Crowther ; "Go slow and consider well, exclaims the self-sacrificing Quick. Procras tination is the banner watchword of these patriotic jehus ;-and well it might be. Our business is a losing one, cries the pair in joint echoes. If that is so, and tramways are impracticable, why this extraordinary interest on their part ? The fact is, they know the reverse to be true, and their only hope is to sneer the proposition down. Without claiming to be a Vogel, I earnestly trust that I have given this matter such an impetus as that all the sneers and ridicule c.st upon it by Crowther et hoc genus omne •will not avail anything. Crowther talks of haste on my part. I did not want, nor did I auk for anything of the kind. If my appli cation for the Council's consent had been grtnted, four months would havehad to elapse be:'ore any thing could have been done on th 3 subject by which time, for ought we kcow, twenty Richmonds might have been in the field. My object was simply to put the matter in such a shape at once as to eisure only lonafide applicants, and not as csn be now done give the opportunity to tventy individuals to make an application fcr the sole purpose of causing the necessity o: a lot of log rolling to be done in Council as •Hell as to give the opportunity of these ap plicants to bid a price to be bought off by taose really desiring the franchise. So far slam individually concerned I am out of the fight, I have seen enough to satisfy me that to succeed, too much grease would be Required, I hope there may be those who vill go into it, for pay and succeed it will, mless it be through the obstacles that may je constantly thrown in the promotors road through the influence of yes .ed interests; had I any encouragement on the subject nothing on our part would have been left undone to make it a success, however, it may do good to let Crowther and that ilk get off a little of their bile. They feel sore about it, and well they ' might, for the march and progress of civiliza tion and invention is as certain as time i tself, and as Crowther, Quick and others, displaced the old bullock teams, so must, sooner or later, street railways do away with the present style of very comfortable an<J convenient busses. But on this subject, nous vevrons.-l am, Sir, W. E. Tubnbb.

Tairua Goldfield.

[by telegraph erom gbahamstown.],

NEW GROUND PEGGED OUT EVERY.

WHERE,

ATTEMPTS TO GET UP EXCITEMEET,

Prom Tairua there is no fresh news. Every claim on the field is said to contain the Pros pectors' reef, so that it must run in a very peculiar manner. New ground in being pegged out in evt.ry direction, all of which, as a matter of course, contains the same reef. Desperate efforts are being made to get a run on certain shares, so that the original holders may get out. The Thames Advertiser has twice cautioned the public against undue excitement. No yields can come out of th. new field for many months. It want _ a large amount of money and plenty battery power to develop it.

Ohinemuri.

[By Telegraph prom Grahams-town.]

Large Leader in the Mazeppa.

The Prospectors' Mine.

(Prom our own Correspondent.) This day,

News from Ohinemuri says that the Mazeppa Company intersected a large leader yesterday at a distance of 140 feet from the mouth of the tunnel. There is a good show of minerals, and it' is believed the stone will be payable, but there is no gold visible. It is three feet wide. In the Ohinemuri Prospector's, some small stringers containing gold were cut yesterday. Their battery has arrived at Paeroa, and will be sledged to Mackaytown and immediately erected. 1

ARRIVAL OF THE "S.S. HERO" WITH THE SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS

[BY CABLE.]

Tie Pope and Italian Govern ment-

Important Sank Case-

LONDON.

June 22.

The Pope,' in replying to a deputation from the Boman nobles on the anniversary of hia coronation, said that the rumours of his reconciliation with the Italian Govern ment were undeserving of mention.

The mail via Torres! Straits has been de livered in London. -In the appeal to $he Privy Council, Colonial Bank of Victoria v. Ettershank, the plaintiffs sued upon two promissory notes given by the defendant in favour of Mr Donald Ferguson and Mr A. Staekpoole, and discounted by the bank. The defence was that Mr Burnes, the jnanager of the bank, had waived the plaintiff's right to recover the amount of the bills, lb this it -was answered that the manager hid no authority to abandon the claim of che bank to any pro perty that belonged to it. The Court held that the manager had power to bind the bank, and a verdict returned for the defen dant was therefore sustained. The appeal was dismissed with costs.

FRANCE.

t London, June 23. The Assembly have_ passed the second reading of the Public Works Bill.

: H London, J*e 23 A German Note cordially thanks^elgita for bhe Duchesne investigation, andklso fcr supplementary penal legislation. \ V

DISORGANISED STATE OF PARLIA MENT.

INJUSTICE TO ENGLAND, i

TRADE STRIKES,

GENERALSUM MAEY. \] London, May 14 ft the consecration of the Rev. Samil Th. nton as Bishop of Ballarat, in TA «L mijpter Abbey, an appropriate sermon *fc Dre ched by the Bishop's brother, hi Sen of Glenalmond College The BishS Baled on the 6th in the Lord Warden. I Jy the winding up of the Australia^ Di*ct Navigation Company, great distres has been inflicted on emigrants who hay pail their passage money and broken v] thir homes. , . ._, tfr John Bennett, the agent of the com Bafir, has answered several more summonse at he Mansion-house. Some donations havi bea received for the sufferers, and M: Bejnett has paid £700 out of his oyi poiket in satisfaction of emigrants' clairis, Mt Smart has been appointed official liqu eur to the company. . Uhe Sixth Company of Royal Engineers n ordered to be in readiness to embark foi Fij. *hree hundred agricultural labourer* sa ied on the sth instant for New Zealand Foir hundred have left for Queensland " tb Ophelia. . ! Puring the month of April 13,248 -as selgers left Liverpool in 52 vessels. .bis shiws a decrease of 2536, as compared vitl th> immigration during the correspond m ,nth of last year. The first montls o I#s as compared with the correspondin| m .nths of 1874, show a decrease of 4995, Mr Williamson has been commissioned bj tip Queen to execute life-size s_atues h marble of the two elder sons of the Prince o "V.ales. , . » The Queen and other Royal personage ■wire to have been present at the Aldersfio review last Monday, but, owing to a case o: scarlet fever in the Royal Pavillion, th< visit was postponed. > 1 A marriage present, from the Cit? Corpo ration, waspresentedtothe Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, on the 11th instant* at th< Mansion House. I On the 13th, the Yorkshire Exhibition oi Arts and Manufactures was opened by th? Duke of Leeds ; on the Bth, he presided ovei a meeting in aid of an Artists' OrpHan Fund when the sum of £6,000 was subscribed. Parliament is beginning to excite the national dissatisfaction. Half of tiit session is over, and the public business is disgrace fully in arrears. Few of the Civil service estimates are passed. The budget discussion is postponed till after the Whitsunday holi day. Scarcely any of the Ministerial legis lative promises have been fulfilled. The Press laments the degeneracy of the House of Commons, and rebukes the Premier for his indolent indifference and lax leadership. Throughout the past month, the House has been the theatre of scandalous scenes, per sonal squabbles, questions of privilege, and the sudden exclusion of jtrangers at the dictate of certain impulsive Irishmen, These sensational episodes, with the Kenerdly ar rangement, and the fight that has raged for weeks over the Peace Preser vation Bill, have obstructed all proper legislation. Disraeli's is a postponing policy, On three occasions, at the instigation of members of the Irish p. rty, reporters and visitors were excluded' Once his tioyal Highness the Prince of Wales was requested to withdraw. The object of those who called " attention " was to force the Government to take steps to restrict the exercise of this antiquated and inconvenient privilege of members. Mr Disraeli refusing, the Marquis of Hartington gave notice of a series of reso lutions on the subject, They were brought forward on the 4cn, and discussed through the midnight hours, interrupted by the coin polsory withdrawal of strangers, and adjourned to May 25 A Mr Disraeli. under taking then to deal with the subject. The Burials Bills has been lost by a majority of 14. The Artisans' Dwellings Bill has.beenread a third time.

The Building Societies Act Amendment Bill passed by 287 to 70 votes, several Irish members complimeating Government on the fairness displayed. In the protracttd discussion during the debate on the budget resolutions, on the 7th the financial policr of the Government was severely criticised and satirized by the Hon W. Gladstone an! Mr Lowe. The Land Titles and Transfer Bills have been read a secoa d time.

Mr Parnell, a Home Kuler, was elected for Meath by 1771, against 192 for Mr Napier, a Conservative. The Marquis of Tavistock has been chosen for Bedfordshire without opposition, in the place of Mr Bassett re signed. Mr Whitworth, a Manchester manufacturer, has been returned for Kil kenny by a large majority over Gray and Marum, Home Bulers. Mr Tillett was un seated for Norwich, after one day's trial, revealing cases of treating by unauthorised partisans of which he was previously un *aware. He decided'not to defend his seat. Kenealy's son and George Hollell are can vassing the borough of Tipperary. An election petition will be heard before Justice Keogh on t_e 19th instant. The Duk« of Buckingham has accepted' the Governorship of Madras, vacant by the death of Lord Hobart. \ . J . The North Staffordshire coal and ircris_one masters have given notice of ten p| cent reduction, to take effect after to-morrfw. Some puddlers employed at Mcot Iron works, who struck without tb* section of the' Union, have been lined 30'- eacii man. The fines were paid. /-.- _ , A formidable miners' str^e in .Belgium necessitated an appeal f tne military. Similar disturbances s^ reported from mining districts in Fra'? e# > j The strike of cotton'PlniieiS afc Blackburn having been amicablyd > tbe anticipated lock-out is averted,/ lye men > who conspired to coerce md intin. date workmen employed by Messrs. Jackeffl and Graham, have been sentenced to a ninth's imprisonment!

The Rev. Lo4 Francis Godolphin Osborne (son of the late/Duke of Leeds, and nephew of 5.G10.) hasbeen received into the _Romish Church by th/ Bishop of Clifton. Coimt.Schi-Waloff has returned to the Rus sian imbass/ in London, j The Dukf of Pembroke ietires from the Under-Secr/taryship for Wir, owing to ill healtbJ

The Judges have construed the new Bri berj.iA.ct jo that nobody's seat is safe. Any una4horJ_ed agent can compromise an elec tion! Seine remedy of this grievance is sought. , -7I " 1% l»te Mr Mitchell, .member wrßnd portihas bequeathed £240,000 to the Metro polifeh Board of Works. § 1 :J ~ J . Tie half-yearly report d the Civil Service Association states that tW gross pront? were at fee rate of £93,000 pefe>n_m. J Ordinal Manning is steering probation fr& over-exertion sine** bis retara from R<fne ; yet, at the closed April, he foened afrancilcan Church at^ester andjm the cmrse of his sermon deplored the spead of rationalism and sceptic* « .this cmntry. it luncheon, subsequei H m propofcg the tiastof "The Queenf U spoke I h,gh paiseof the purity ofhe Court. J- I Mr Mapleston's proMl for a new Opera tttouse on the Thames im&nkment, h* been Woved'by the B|rd of Flotation for ref f 4aving bee J fby the Sheffield Chap»r jlOddfeUo| „ members have been sMided byim^ Sgham executive. W* lodges lot ,

(Wse. [.•- *v j costly school*. , The buildißg d «d «J 0 ? proceeds bo fast that the rawpJ Resting loudly agar^t Mace was. . i The reconstructed Alexanor && opened on May !> wlt* Sained U the London School Board^gfffij or. Sir MansionJonse by the £ t^^W < ? d M^^^ the Aft founder of the Bible Society, w in Bunhill ei dß'^* s influen?i_l people. Shaftesbury and numerous influ£. £ ftU fe s *»^^ was H^&ltS lyTeSpn Conference opens shortly at St. Petersburg Norw i c h Joseph Buttb^sES^SSSFteM | f°rfgLen Liverpool- gentlemen, were before the magistrates for PWjJJV bating in a cock-fight at Aintre races , thir leen were fined £5 each and costs., > The anniversary meetmgs of religion.and. benevolent societies show unflagging interest bn the part of the Christian public, their [financial statements prove them growing in (activity and popularity. , f Mr. Lindley succeeds Baron Pigctt on the Judicial Bench. ■ ~ Ninety - seven pictures bel_ng_.ng to the Manly Hall Gallery were_-old at Christies for £65,563. { . .„. . . The secretary of a London building society has embezzled £10,000 by false entries. The opening of the Brighton aquarium on Sundays has been pronounced illegal, and the Court of Queen's Bench has decided on appeal in a special case that the company are liable to £200 for every offence There is no diminution in the crowds that flock to Moody and Sapkey's revival ser vices. The churches and chapels are better filled than ever. [For remainder of Suez news see Eourth Page.]

Australian Telegrams.

FAREWELL TO DR. ANTLIFF,

MUTILATING A RACEHORSE.

MURDER OF A CHINAMAN.

SYDNEY.

June 26,

The Government has arranged with the A.S.N. Company for a continuance of the temporary Pacific service. The Rev. Dr. Antliff, President of the Primitive Methodist Connection has made a tour throughout New South Wales. His last Sunday service in Sydney was attended by 1500 people. A valedictory tea meeting was given him on the 21st. A telegram has reched Sydney to the effect that the body of Duke of Athol, who was stolen from Mr J. T. Tindale, of Bylonej some time since, has been discovered. The unfortunate animal, which was valued at be tween £2,000 and £3,000, had been shot through the head, and then mutilated by having his legs cut off and teeth knocked out —in order to prevent identification, and the body was also partially destroyed,- _>y pre. The remains were found some fifty or sixty miles from Bylong, a D d it is a matter of sur prise that the hbrse could have been led or driven such a distance without discovery. Duke of Atbol was one of the most fashion ably bred staUions that has ever reached our shores from the bid country. It is clear that the cowardly outrage was committed to gratify a morbid revenge. The Bon. Saul Samuel, CM., has been elected director of the Mutual Provident °A ieJsA named Ernest de Grassett was accidentally poisoned by an overdose of car bolic acid. \

MELBOURNE.

June 25th,

The first lecture by the Eev. Chas. Clark on the Tower of London i'after his return was attended l_y 3,500 people, and it had to be repeated getting __200 a night. Mr. Smyth bis agenit is arranging for his appear ance at Ballara^. * , Mr Frank Stephen is about to send his lifeboat oh a trip to Sydney. "Leggat, an old sailor, and his sjon will proceed in her with a fortnight's provisions. A preliminary trial will be made to-morrow.- Letters froyh Kings Island state that efforts to raise/ the Blencathra are proceeding satisfactorily.! ■'■■•"-•" T- , Charge agaftust Jim Pong for murder was heard on rett?and. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Johnsont analytical chemist, gave evi dence that btfman bair and a blood stum with all the prop<f rties °^ uman blood had been found on the ? poker recovered from the (shaft. The poker \rd a ost DV rs Ben7elman on the night of hew husband's murder. Her child was again examined, but the evidence was conflicting adk contradictory. The prisoners Ah Cat and jAOuisa Kenzelman were present. The prisoner} Jim Pong was committed for trial at the asides. .J The Beech.vjof-h coach, between Yackan • dandah and j-Wodonga, was capsized and carried a huf"*red yards down the creek.. The driver naF"roWly escaped drowing. The mails are lost.J[ M'Ewan's #state has been sequestrated. At a meeting* creditors the Colonial Bank made an offerfT *° Duy or se^ *ke estate at 6s. in the £. || Thomas Lvfike and Co., tea merchants, have called a Smeeting of tbeir creditors*. A butcher rffiamed David Glennon was fined £10 and five Jfeuineas costs for exposing dis eased meat in Bp> public market. The Supreme* Court granted a rule nisi, calling on an atwtorney to show cause why ho should not be struck off the rolls for appro priating money feto his own uses. An advance mi 15s. has taken place on refined sugars, fe Mauritius advipfces state that large quanti ties of rain had «vfalien, and the cane on the sea-board estates m>romises to be much better. A labouring mariM, named Maurice Williams, residing at EmeraMd Hill, committed suicide through his inabilitw to work. He has a son at Queensland. x\ The tender of Mr. J&\mes M'Ewen has been accepted for the rails s&nd fastenings of the Deniliquin and Moarno l|railway for #41,000. Flour and wheat are Hl|rmer ; the latter is selling at 53. Childrey's%Vtobaccos, Is. to Is. 6£d.; maize, 4_. 7d. to 4_&& Bd. A young girl named M'Jnali&iy was drown.-? in the Hunter, at, Maitland. Whe,'oa y was recovered She was drawing fe %-*' . and slipped into the river. She rosef- tour tlmes > but no assistance could be given. t_

BRISBANE. June 25th

It is understood that the Eastern f^strahan Mail Company have offered to nP % m. ail service through Torres Straits ati te°*°°™l making Brisbane the terminus, £ Jjy'J? per annum, which will be, probably' a. c. C- The Company is running to Bri.WS-1*!- 18 **» at the top speed, to.prove its capaßlr 1™68, )-■

ADELAIDE.

West Australian advices report the V"*" covery of alluvial gold at Roebonrne; f° tons yielded 82J grs. V "."" Contributions have been received fror 1 j for the Gothenburg fund, which naT reaches £9,300. ( Wheat, 3s. lid. Jfe/ .'', , ,' '■■ ■ ■ y . J^\



~.!.' , « -;~.«^_ss_-___._- Aan^Kqir ■-- rSHK_>__£ ■ ■ v'"if Ttt ? o**^.vTO J I -'C . E BOTJaHT AT AUCTION, AND TO BE SOLD CHEAP FOB. CASH. * 9x4 .V bite Bl a nkets, 12/6 Jiair 9x4 Wkite Blankets, 13/6 $ pair Blue Blankets from 11/6 $ pair Men's Waterproof Coats, much below regular value &0., &o ALSO, To our order, direct, from the Manufacturers,- ex 1 Emily McLaren— | 10 x 4 and 11 x 4 AVhite Blankets 12 x 4 Extra Superfine Blankets 63 x 90, and 70 x 00, Reversible Rugs, Flannels She. tings, 4c. Al\ Wool Flannels at 1/2 3? yard " White and Grey Calicoes very cheap &C, &c BARGAINS IN GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S WATEEPROOF MANTLES. Girls'from 4/ ' Ladies' from 6/11, much below usual prices And a bomplete*and well-assorted Stock in every Department. RUSHBEOOK & BR IDG MAN, [Late R. Hobbs], JVNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Qt> sex-street, Auckland. QLSON'S mOMATO ATJCE. ' The undersigned having Purchased from Mb. H. Olso. the RECIPE of his CELEBRATED SAUCE, togetier with the Goodwill of his Business, beg to solict a continuance of'the Public Favour. TJe Sauce may be depended upon as perfectly Puje, and free from Adulteration. It creates appe tite and promotes digestion, and as none but the best ani most wholesome ingredients are used, it cannot .-but merit a continuance of the high favour it has ilready attained in public estimation. RICHARD GARLICK & CO. THE COLONIAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital, £2,000,000; Subscribed Capital, £850,000. A Branch of this Bank, for the conduct of General Banking Business, will be opened on or^about TUESDAY the 20(h July, in the premises Queen street, next tho Insurance Buildings and lately occupied by the National Bank —J. T. WARREN, Branch Inspector.—Auckland, 21st Juno, IS7_.