SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ttSSS 9 ATER-This evening, 8.53; to-morrow JS^SLStvW***™ SUN RIBE-T°- McON'S ACUS-Last Quarter, S6th, 8.18 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

n~ i. v , DEPARTURES. Omaha, brlgatitine, f. r Kaipara .-tar of the iiouth, s s, for Aa^ier and the South

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

*or tue South Ladj bird, ss, 24th inst £or the Coast— Atces Oodaid. schooner. Thursday ror Loaiion- FeriiKlen, thip, early For Earotonga—Coronet, schooner, early For the Cape—fchooting tUar, barque, ear;y

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, ss, from Sydney and Melbourne, about 3rd August "Vx. i., r , oarquentine, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14th May Cyphrenes, s s. frc-m Sydney ; due sth August Dover Csstle, sLip, NOT R, frum Belfast; sailed 23th .fciay Trmi, screw-barqnentine, from Levuka, early Belle brandon, schooner, from Peiayhn Inland, early Peerless, schooner from South £ea Islands, early Ltetitia, s<hoouer, from Uarotonga Stag, bjrque froia Newcast c, ea:ly J<>hn Reniiie, ship, ironi Lond n ; sailed May 11 Vie.or, baro^etitioe. Jrom Port uamble, early Kyno, bngamine, from fcotuniah, tarly Papua, schooner, from K&rotonga, early Edith, schooser, from the Islands, early Flechero, ship, H R ML, from London j sailed 13th April Lutterworth, ship, HNKD, from London; sailed 19th April Vision, brig, from Pamo* Alumbsgh, ship, V N J G, from London ; sailed May 9 Carisbrook Castle, ship, HLWB, from Liverpool; sailed June 3 Columbus, barque, KVHR, from London ; sailed sth June City of Auckland, ship, from London White Eagle, ship, QS G W, fmm London, early Charybdi*. schooner, from the Navigators Benilworth, schooner, from Noumea, early Llewell/n, s.s., from Sydney, early

V^"A special charge of one shilling is made for consignees' or shippers' names inserted in this column.

The brigantine Omaha has left for Kai para. She has on board 150 bags flour, 20 sacks sharps, 40 bags oatmeal, and 50 bags oats, part of her oiiginal cargo from Lyttel ton. The brigantine Zphyr cleared out this afternoon iv ballast for Mongonui, where she will load timber for the South. The s.s. Star of the South is to leave at five o'clock this evening for Napier and the South. Passengers : — Messrs. Blackmore, Steele, and others. The schooner Agnes Donald 13 lying at the Gore street jetty having a few finishing touches put to her before she proceeds to sea. Captain Casey's new steamer having re ceived her boiler in Mechanics' Bay has been towed round to the giidiron, where she will receive some of her fittings. It is the inten tion of Captain Casey to do away with the after hold, and throw the position of the engines back about 10ft. This length will thus be added to the forehold, and the vessel it is considered be made to trim better than under the former arrangement. The ss Wellington will be laid up for repair and general < veihaul on her next anivsl from the South. It is notified that passengers may be booked through to Melbourne, Greymoutb, and Hokitik* by the Hawei. which leaves on " uesiay, the 27th inst. The barque Freetrader arrived at liobait Town from Napier on the 4th instant, after a long and boiitercu3 passajge. Jseessr3 H S Meyers and Co linvo received advices that she was laid on for Anck l.'wid, a;d was to sail about the 13th instill', wilh a cargi of potatoes, fruit jam, timber, &c, principal y consigned to th*ir firm. Kra k Jamis, late mate of the Fawn, i' to fake charge cf thatvesstl vice CaptaiaDam, who ha 3 taken the iskinore schcom r. The new pilot schooner was underweigh yesterday afternoon, m charge of Captain Eugess. We^under stand that the criiise wss amply for tho purpose of stretchirg her sail?, Bj'ore she starts upon her trill trip th<^ is to receive a f*w mo c tons of tial'ast. We must see her outside tho baibour before we give our opinion as to her tailing and weatherly qua ities.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wangaxui, this day. The s.s. St. Kilda arrived from Onehunga at 11 o'clock last nieht.

Nelson, this clay. The s.s. Taupo arrived at 11 o'clock last night.

Port Chaimers, this day, The s.s. Wellington arrived from the North yesterday afternoon.

Gisboknt?, this day. The s.s. Pretty Jane lefn for Auckland las evening.

COMMERCIAL.

Mr George Sibbin sold to-day at the Cor ner Mart, by order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, an allotment with 6G feet frontage to Lincoln-street and a six-roomed house thereon, for the aum of £180. The purchaser was Mr Alexander, solicitor. There was a good attendance at Messrs. Cochrane and Son's sale of law and miscel laneous literature to-day, and the books brought fair prices.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as tollows . — For Thames, to-morrow at 5.30 p.m, For Coromandel, on Friday next at 2 30 p m For Napier and Gisbome, per Star of the South, this

day at 4 p.m. For Whitiauga, Tairua, Opotlhi, and Uapier via Tauranga, per Rowena, on tfi-iday next at 3 p m For Mahuraogi, M»tafeana, Mangawai, Waipu, etc per L»dy Bowen, on Saturday next at 9 a m at nil s for the undeimentiOiied places, per Ladybird, will close on Saturday, "4th instant, as under : For India, China, Mediterranean forts, and Continent of Europe, at 9 am For Tarauakl, Southern Prcvince, and Australian Colonies, at 10 a m

For United Kingdom, via Suez and Southamp ton (for letters specially addressed), at 10 am For United Kingdom, via Brindisi, and late letters for Southern provinces and Melbourne, at 10.15 am For newspapers, at 9 a m For money orders and registered letters, to morrow at 5 p m

S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

STODDARD—NORWOOD.—In New York, on the 4th May, on steamer • Rhode Island,' lying at her wharf, by tne Bey. W. H. Cook, assistant minister of Trinity Church, Mi. Jacob Stoddard, aged 74 years, and Miss Amanda Norwood, aped 14 years, less two days, both of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. The groom was a widower, having lost, some six weeks previous, the wife with whom he had lived fifty years, and mother of his ten children.

DEATHS.

GLENNY.--0n the 21st July, Geor<je Glenny, late of Epsom, aDd formerly Engineer to the Imperial Mint, St. Petersburg, aged-80 years.

The funeral will leave his late residence, 30, Union-street, on Saturday next, at 8 o'clock after noon. Friends are inyited to attend. 1 -y

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

THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1875.

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The campaign was opened yesterday at Wel lington with a passage-of-arma over the proposal to adjourn the discussion on the address in reply; and the accession of Mr Stafford to the Government ranks, indicated by our correspondent yesterday, was placed beyond question by the declaration of that

gentleman in the House. We are disposed to give credence to the rumour, floated on the authority of the Herald correspondent, that it has been arranged for Mr Stafford to assume the Premiership at the close of the session, Dr. Featherston being dismissed, and .Sir Julius Vogel appointed Agent- General. The Government would un doabtedly be glad to dispense with Dr Featherston if they could safely do so, and it is quite possible that they may this session command the majority in the Hou?e neces sary to sustain his dismissal; that Sir Julius Vogel would make an energetic and thoroughly competent A gent-General is also beyond question. The provinces have been sold by their own party, and Mr Staf ford may plead consistency in accepting office to adraicister a policy which he has always contended for. How tbe balance in the House will stand when all the members have mustered, it is very difficult to predict, but even if the Opposition is in a large minority, as seems not improbable, it will be an able and influential one, and the Ministry will certainly be disappointed if they hope to carry their measures through without a hard fought battle. The desire of the Opposition to secure the postponement of the debate on tbe address is easily under stood : Some of the leading Provincialists have not arrived, and there has been no time yet to shape the course of action to be adhered to in dealing with the Government proposals; but we very much doubt whether any effective opposition will be made to the address in reply.

"What are the City Council doing that they have again postponed the tramway question ?" asks the Cross this morning, in advocacy of the only tender presented yesterday. We will answer the question : They are protecting public interests. The resolution arrived at by the Council that the tender presented yesterday was quite in eligible is one in which we cordially endorse. The only object to be gained by street tram ways is the facilitating of traffic between city and suburbs, and this was not met in any way by the proposal submitted yesterday. And we maintain that any concession granted by tho Council for tramways without the condition we have referred to being clearly insisted upon, will be a sacrifice of public interests No tramway scheme ought to be approved of which does not bind the tenderer to run rails out as far as Epsom on the Onehunga road, to Mount Eden, and to Archill on the North road. We may be told that the specu lation would not pay ; then we reply that, if so, the city is not ripo for street tramways.' It should be distinctly laid down here, as in America, that tramways are not intended for the convenience of traffic in tho city, but for the traffic from city to tuburbs. This must be the foundation principle 1 y which any street tramway scheme Bhould be judged if the public interests are to be conserved, anrl any monopoly granted without the most stringent and binding conditions being laid down to give effect to it, will bo nothing short of a sac ifice of the public for the bene fit of private speculators. The presence of suburban Highway chairmen at yester day's meeting was proof that the Council has commenced aright, and that its inten tions are well known. As for the scheme of yesterday, it would have been simply pre posterous to grant a long monopoly on such terms, and we are satisfied that the post ponement wisely determined on by the Council will bring forward much more reasonable proposals.

Quacks abound all the world over, and such s the susceptibility of human nature to hum bug that they never lack victims. "Why it is that a man who would never dream of en trusting the repair of the simple mechanism of his watch to any but a skilled workman, will yet place the intricate and delicate organism of his body at the mercy of persons as ignorant of the anatomy of the human frame as anatomy is of them is one of those idiosyncrasies of the mental organisation which, cannot be brought within any rule of common sense. Medical science is one of the most profound and difficult studies that a man can engage in; it embraces two wide departments of investigation— anatomy and chemistry; the sources of knowledge concerning it are extensive and diversi fied, filling innumerable volumes ; the outcome of the deep study and careful observation of men whose lives have been devoted to the profession ; its application differs from all other professions and arts, inas much as it is affected by varying shades of constitution and temperament; and yet it is a common occurrence to find persons tinkering themselves with physics, the properties of which they are in utter ignorance of, or pin ning their faith to men whose cunning and audacity are their only stock-in-trade. The evil is serious enough in England, but in the colonies the vagrant quack of home assumes higher pretensions and sets up as the prince among qualified physicians, and the saviour when medical skill has exhausted its resources. In San Francisco where this species of fraud has assumed gigantic proportions, the Newsletter has introduced as an antidote a column sur mounted by a skull and crossbonee, and headed "Quacks," in which the" names of uncertificated " doctors" are inserted. One of these gentlemen, whose impudence exceeded his discretion, recently entered an action of libel against the daring journal, which resulted in showing that the so-called doctor wa3 an ex-cook, was practising under a forged diploma, and was guilty of gross perjury duriDg the trial. The information for' libel was dismissed and the injured doctor com mitted for perjury. Singularly enough, any attack on these impostors is often more teenly resented by their deluded patients than by themselves. When Dr. Rosenthal was carrying on his operations in Princes street, our office waa besieged with callers, some respectable and we should suppose sensible men, whose eyea were almost filled with tears of gratitude as they related the relief they had received from the great physician—the eye-opening proved to be of a different character from that anticipated and the relief one of pocket considerably more than of hearing. There are at the present time in Auckland arrant quacka preying upon people, and yet if we mentioned their names and deal

with them according to Ireir <3e?eTiF, should have scores of patients, chiefly weak-minded women, who are the principal victims of this imposture, hobbling down to say that they had received great benefit from their treatment. Ifc may be said that if people will allow themselves to be misled i 5 is their own concern and no one tlse s ; bub we do not apply the same reasoning to other offences. If people are simple and ignorant, that will nob justify the conduct of the man who impo3e3 upon them by fraud or false pretence. We are informed of instances in thi3 city where very considerable sums of money have beea extorted from working people by quacks, and we think ifc quite time that the evil should be checked by the enforcement of the Medical Practitioners' Act in the more glaring cases. Surely we might look to the medical men of Auckland to protect the community in a matter so directly connected with their own profession. We do hope to see an active Medical Soaiety established which would exercise a salutary supervision over this and other matters affecting the health of the community.

On our fourth page to-day appears a refer ence to the Choral Society, to which we would specially direct tho attention of our readers. The Gore-street Jetty this morningafforded signs of the prosperity of the shipbuilding trade in Auckland. No less than three new vessels were lying alongside in course of be ing fitted for sea. These were : Captain Casey's new steamer, the Minnie Cisey, Mr Donald's schooner, the Agnes Donald, and Messrs Ford and Hulme'a schooner, the Eltdnore. That Auckland has the trade to require and the builders to turn out vessels of such quality and in such quantity must be a fcubjeet of self-congratulation to her citizens. The rota of attendance on Tuesday next at the Court of Petty Sessions include Messrs R. B. Lusk, T. Macffarlane, G. M. Mitford, Joseph May, D. L. Murdoch, H. D. Morpeth, L. D. Nathan, L. A. Nathan, H. M. Nation, Joseph Ntwman, and A. O'Neill. " A Suppoiter of Law and Order" writes in condemnation of some members of the police foice. We think, however, thai enough has been said on the subject for the present, and therefore close the correspon dence. We acknowledge the receipt of 03. for Mrs. Caasidy from a friend. In spite of the distance of the railway station from the business portion of OLahuhu the tradesmen of that place, and especially the wheelwrights, are only too glad to avail themselves of the train to convey their heavy goods to Mercer. Mr Goodwill is forwarding a, pair of five barred field-gates made to the ordei of Mr Maclean for use on a farm twenty milea beyond Cambridge. Mr Goodwill made similar gates a few years ago for the Penrose farm, and they-appear to have given Mich satisfaction as to have led to this second order for the same article. The annual meeting of the Ratepayers of tli9 Otahuhu District takes place this evening in the Public Hall. Owing to the aspect of ioad matters in connection with the Railway Station and the extreme dissatisfaction pre vailing in connection with the same, there will doubtless be a large attendance. Cur reporter makes the following reply to Messrs. Jones and Button, which must end the discussion through our columns of this frivolous controversy : Sir, —"In my report of the fcotball match, Ponsonby v. Pnrnell, my statement that there were at the start four more players on the Ponsonby side than on tho Parnell, seems to be objected to on the part of the captain of the a Ponsonby team. Mr. Jones, and Mr. Button, PonsonLy player. In reply to their letters, I beg to substantiate my assertion by a reference to Mr. A. Heather, of the firm of Oven and Graham, who was looking on at the gam**, and who is prepared 1o vouch that tke wearers of the ytllow and black were con siderably outnumbered by their oj)ponents. Several of the Parnell players, including Mr. Cotton, counted the respective sides and confirm my assertion. Mr. Heather's tes'.i rnouy, as that of an independent witness, should satisfy Messrs. Jones and Sutton that no injustice baa been done them by your IIErOKTER."

The English travelling public are enrap tured with the Pullman sleeping car. The Railivay World correspondent says that the next improvement in foreign railway travel will be the introduction of our sixty seat passeDger car in place of the six seat boxes now in use, and that when adopted they will be as highly commended as are the sleepers, which have been liberally patronized in America for over fifteen years.

The Montreal Gazette ia responsible for a remarkable story from Windsor, Canada, to the effect that a very (successful operation was performed there last week on a child which had been born with two heads and living in apparent good health until that day, when one of the heads died, and was ampa tated by Dr. Nesbitt, and it is the opinion of the doctor that the child will still live, not withstanding that one of its heads has been separated from it.

There was a question in the minds of the audiences of Woods' theatre, Cincinnatti, 1 whether Frank Frayne really shot a rifle-ball through an apple placed on his wife's head, as he announced and appeared to do every night for their amusement. It was a part of the programme and the house was crowded every night to see this thrilling feat performed. There were those who doubted the genuineness of the rifle ball, but they heard the shot and saw the apple perforated and the woman stand unflinch ingly to have it done, and admired the trick. Frayne stands with his back to his wife, and fires the rifle over his shoul der. The ball passed through the apple and is flattened against a cast-iron plate on the other side of the stage. For some reason the bail did not flatten right the other night. It passed through the apple, but glanced off the plate and entered the ankle of an employee of the theatre who was standing near, passing through his foot and smashing bones in its course. This was at least a genuine performance, and proved the other to be so, too. The man may lose his foot, but this William Tell stage business loses nothing in interest. It is very thrilling to think there is a head so near the range of the rifle-ball every night. It is blood-curdling to think that there might be a nervous tremor and a miss of the mark some time. It is beau tiful to see such an exhibition of confidence as the wife displays toward her husband. The great lesson of the shooting act is con jugal confidence, and there are, doubtless, many husbands who cannot believe the thing possible until they have seen it half a dozea times. This is one of the sources of draft in the performance, and no one will gainsay the effectiveness of the moral lesson it inculcates. Those two cannot afford to quarrel while giving this moral show.

•' The fourth of the winter series of lectures at the Young Men's Christian Association will be given to-morrow evening. The sub ject of the lecture is one of the most attractive of the series, viz., " Was Adam the first man ?" by Dr Ellis.

A very acceptable gift of four tons of firewood from M r Harris, jun., of Wangapoa, is acknowledged with thanks by the Committee of the Home for Neglected and Destitute Children, Howe-street.

No. 3 Company of Auckland Eifle Volun teers will meet this evening for monthly in spection parade, in accordance with district orders, at half-past seven, in the new Drill shed.

A Rotorua correspondent writes: "The native land league called Putaiki is being taken up very extensively by all the principal tribes of Kotorua. It was first mooted amongst the Tuhourangi tribe at Tarawera, and its principles afterwards spread over the Arawa country. It is the desire of all the chiefs assembled together to bind themselves in this land league with the view of resenting Government interference in their land trans actions, so that they may be enabled to lease or sell to whomsoever they please at their own prices per acre. This movement has caused very great satisfaction in the interior, as if carried out it will open lands for settle ment that are now kept closed by the short sighted policy of the Native Office. Many natives here express the greatest disapproba tion of the new Native Lands Act, and openly assert that it is a dodge of the Gov ernment to dispossess them of their lands. ''

The Hohsoa Band Minstrels are preparing for one of their " grand Soiree d'Ethiop3 " — on this occasion being a complimentary benefit to their talented conductor, Mr J. McComish, as a mark of appreciation of his services. Mr McComieh is undoubtedly one of the best cornet pbiyers residiug in Auck land, and being also well known, here in musical circles, we have no doubt his numerous friends will rally round him with a bumper house, even were the entertain ment in contemplation one offered by minstrels of Ices celebrity than those of the Hobson Band. In consequence of the absence of many from their la3t entertainment owing to the inclement weather, the Minstrels have been requested to reproduce several items of that evening's programme, and will accede to the desire.

The business of an auctioneer is of very ancient origin; we learn that it was practised by tho Romans, who gave it the descriptive name of audio, because the property was publicly sold to him who would offur most far it. The first man who held an auction sale in Fngland waßElisha Yale, who in the year 1700 held a public sale of East Indian produce which he had brought from Madras, of which place he had been Governor. From that period to the present time the business of an auctioneer has been widely on the increase, and here in Auckland it is quite an institution. Eliaha Yale had been a great traveller, and a successful man of business. He was born of English parents in America ; npent his latter years in London, snl died July 22, 1721, at Wrexham, Denbighshire, where a monument may still be teen to his memory. The following vague lines tell hi story : — " In N"ew York State. KlWia Yale wa3 born, In business he was sprightly as the morn ; In Kuropo this famed auctioneer was bred, In africa, for year^, he travelled, Tn Asia, snnny land he fouad a wife, In London lived, in Wrextiam lost his life." Mr. L. Goldsmith, we see by the Austra lasian, has taken up the cudgels on behalf of the projected visit of the Australasian cricketers to New Zealand. Hy writes to* that journal, in reply to the editor's condem natory leader of the 2Gth ult., a manly, straightforward rejoinder, in which he speaks his mind, and the mind of a great number of people, on the subject of tho animus and ill-nature displayed in the leader. From the tenor of Mr. Gold smith's reply, we are given fresh hopes of the expedition, as that gentleman siys he has every reason to believe the trip will 1 com c off—the denunciation of the Australa sian notwithstanding. The Australasian would have done well to have acknowledged its over-hastines?. after Mr Goldsmith's an swer, but it has chosen to persist in ita un charitable attitude and by its fditorial appended to the reply, maintains the accu racy if its former charges. Meanwhile, we wait to hear from Mr. Mears of Duneclin, what tho reply is to our offer made to the Australian promoters of the excursion.

The annual meeting of the ratepayers of the Devonport Highway District will be held this evening in the Devonport Hall.

The public would hardly know of the exist enco of the Auckland Mechanics Institute, were it not for an occasional annouucemer.t that some clssa is about to be commenced, or th^t the annual meeting was to be held or such a d'ty for the genera! business of the Lisli;ute, so still, so slum brous nnd uuobt usivc are the members o! the committee. We notice, bj- a brief adver tisement, signed by the secretary, thab the annual meeting of members will be hold at half-past seven o'clock this evening, for the purpose, we presume, of presenting a report and Ejecting officers for the ensuing year. A vote of thanks, most likely, will be ac corded to the worthy chairman, and the Mechanics' Institute will fall back into its state of drowsiness in its sleepy hollow, for some time to come. These Institutes have done a large amount of good in their day, since they were first founded in London and Glasgow in 1823, by the celebrated Dr Birkbeck, but the advancement of education and widening of cheap and useful literature have done much to lessen their immediate usefulness, and' they have now become lounging places for elderly men of easy means, who love to pore over the news of the day and indulge in a game of chess or drafts. A few men, with an aptitude for mechanics still linger in the Mechanics' Institute and by their individual efforts sustain its life, and another effort will probably be made this evening by well-mean ing citizens to breathe something like " a living soul," into the worn body of our Auckland Mechanics' Institute. Age makes things venerable, and though old, it does not follow that the Institute is without attraction. In point of literary worth, the library is about the mosb valuable in Auck land ; there are works of reference which cannot be obtained elsewhere in this city. The volumes of course are soiled, and want re-binding, but if funds do not permit this at present, the contents are there. We are glad to notice that a select circle of settlers stick to the Mechanics' Institute, whose slumbrous spirit may yet rise from its ashes, like the fabulous bird described by Herodo tus, and perhaps, this evening something may be done to infuse new life into the Mechanics' Institute.

The panorama of the coal mines, received some months ago from London by the com mittee of the Auckland Sunday-school Union, will be exhibited and described to-morrow (Friday) evening, in the Sheridan-street Chapel. The scenes will illustrate the for mation of coal deposits, important inventions for the preservation of life, and methods for shipping and discharging coals.

The monthly inspection of No. 2 Company of the Auckland Rifle Volunteers will take place this evening, in the new Drill-shed ; members to appear in undress uniform—with out arms or accoutrements. Members who have not returned their arms must do ro at once to prevent unpleasant proceedings.

NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL.

(To the Editor of theEvENiNG Star). Sir, —I see Constable Newton captured three more runaways yesterday. Now, sir, I have every respect for those in charge, but I must raise my voice in favour of the poor little wretches who have appeared on several occasions in the Court, and have been sent back to what seems to them, purgatory and and a whipping. There must be something wrong when it is of such frequent occurrence to see children pulled up before our Courts for desertion. When a boy, I know flogging made- me obstinate and stupid, but a far greater punishment was to.be sent to bed supperless an hour or two before my school mates, or to have my play hours curtailed. I donofcaccusethegentleman in charge as being wittingly unkind. He has only to carry out the law and his instructions ; but in sending the poor littie waifs and strays back after desertion to a whipping is cruel in the extreme. A kind word and kind treatment, I feel confident, would be preferable, and we would not be bothered again in reading o such desertions.—Yours truly, City Arab.

LAUNCH OF A SCHOONER.

Messes. Sims and Bkowv, who only a few days ago sent off the stocks Captain Casey s new steamer the Minnie Casey launched ano ther fine boat this morning the Elsinore a fore and aft schooner of 35 tons register for Messrs. Ford & Hulme, Bay of Islands. The launch to day was from the firm's yard in Custom House street, and took place at high water about half past nine o'clock. The Elsinore is perhaps the most sightly and well-finished craft Messrs. Mms and Brown have ever put together. Her lines are very taking to the eye, though she has the fulness of curve necessary for a good carrier; she has an entrance quite sharp enough for sail ing well, while her clearness of delivery is very noticeable. She would at first sight appear to have almost too fine a run, but the detrimental effect of this will only be to confine her cabin accomodation, while it should give her more than average speed. The dimensions of the E'sinore are as follows : -Length, 52 ft. ; beam, 16 ft. 6 in ; depth of hold 6 ft. 6 in. She was christened by Mrs. Sims. The launch wa3 a complete success and the vessel is now ljing to the westward of the Gore street jetty, where she will immediately be fitted for sea by Mr. Garnaut, who supplies the rigging and sails. Captain Dam, late of the cutter Fawn, takes command. We understand taat the owners are much pleased with the appearance of their new craft.

Arrival of the s.s. Llewellyn on the Coast.

The following telegram was received this afternoon from oitr own Correspondent at Russell. "Russell, July 22, 12 47 p.m." "Lnrge steamer pass 3d at noon bound to Auckland." The Llewellyn accoiding to lasb advices was to leave Sydney on the 16th instant, so that she is quite due, aud there is little doubt that the above t le^ram refers to her arrival on the New Zealand coast. She may be expected in harbour about midnight.

POLICE COURT. —This Day.

(Befora 0. N. Marshall and J. L. Tol», Esquires, J.P.s SONS OF BACCHUS. James Kelly, a man in years ; Alexander Gavay ; Thomas Smith, a Very old man ; and Thomas Hawkins were severally charged with drunkenness, and deals with in the usual way. DAUGHTERS OF PLUTO. He'ena Kunafc, Imily Diver, and Ellen Whitaker were charged with drunkenness ; the two first were fined o? each, and the latter 20', she bcins^ an incorrigible. VAGKA.N-T JENNY. Jane Kelly was charged w.th being drunk la3t nkiht, and with having uo viable lawful means of living. The accused, a woman in years, said 3he wa3 not diunk, she had been teetotal ever since October last. Sargeant-Miijor Pardy said the accused had bsen aw;ij' some time and had been doing better, but she had now returned to her old haunts agaiD. The Bench fined the prisoner 20a and costs for being drunk, and in accordance with the express wish of the police the charge of vagranc3 r would be withdiawn. Jane expre?Eed her gratitude to the Bench and left the Court in tears. RUNAWAY BOYS. Joseph Danzey, William J. Woods, and Alex. Anderson were charged with abscond ing from the Naval Training School, Kohi msrama, on the 19th instant. Captain Breton said that this was Danzey's third escape. Ho had been whipped, but it had not the desired effect. The Bench ordered him to be taken back to the school and whipped. Anderson was described, as a transfer from Duncdin, but who had been led away by Danzey. The Bench ordered the boy to be pun ished at the discretion of the master. William J. Woods, another fugitive from the same school, pltaded gui ty. This was the boy's second offence. Serge int-M.-.jor Pardy informed the Bench that a areat sens ition had lately been got up about "tbi3 boy, arid statements had been made in the newspapers which were utterly false. The boy was found wandering ia the Waikato, and bad suffered one month's imprisonment. Ho said that he had a mother somewhere, but she was a worthless woman, and he did not know where she was. The woman has since been found, and had made the stir in the papers, but had refused to contribute towards the boy's support; she had been subpoenaed to the coutt but did not appear. The Bench ordered the boy to be impris oned seven dajs in the school gaol, and to receive twenty stripes. Captain Breton respectfully asked the Bench to withdraw the sentence of imprison ment, for it did no good, he thought it better to set the boys at work at once; and even whipping had failed in doing any good to the boys. The imprisonment was therefore with drawn, and the punishment left to the dis cretion of Captain Breton. THE BOOTS. John Hamilton, the young man charged with stealing a pair of boots, value 15s. on the 17th inst. the property of Frederick William Howard, on board the Star of the South, again appeared in answer to the charge. Mr. Joy appeared on behalf of the accused, and said that the prosecutor did not wish to press the charge, as the boots had been found. Serjeant-major Pardy said that Mr. Bro ham wished the case to be heard. Fredrick William Howard deposed that he was in the habit of exporting cattle from Auckland to the Fijis by the Star of the Sonth. The accused was second steward, and upon missing his boots, he enquired for them, and subsequently they were returned ; he was not desirious of pressing the charge. William Foley, a seaman on board the same vessel, deposed that Hamilton came to him and offered the boots for sale. He said he had bought the boots in the Waikato, but found they were too small for him hence he would sell them cheap. He looked at them and as they were a pretty fair fit, he gave ss. for them. He then polished them up and put a Bay and Martin face on them. William Gilmore, a steward, heard that Mr. Howard had lost his boots, and made enquiries, he found that they were in prison er's possession, who had them rolled up in a shirt, he said he had given them to one of the seamen. Kobert Roach, who was chief steward on the same vessel when prisoner was second steward, defined a steward's duties, but oould throw no light on the boots. Sergeant Martin deposed to taking prisoner into custody on the charge of stealing the boots, which, it was alleged prisoner had sold by mistake. Mr Joy addressed the Court for the de fence, and contended that the boots were taken inadvertently by mistake, and without any intention of depriving Mr Howard of hia boots; he would ask the Bench to dismiss the case. The Bench said it could not dismiss the case in the face of the facts which had been produced ; the prisoner knew that the boots were not his. Mr Riordan gave the prisoner a good char acter; he had known him a consider able time; his friends in the old country were in independent circumstances and made regular remittances to the prisoner- There was no necessity for Mm to steal a pair of boots.

The Bench considered the evidence, aad a8 prisoner was aware that the boots were not his, there was the evidence of a felonious intent. Sentenced to one month's imprisonment without hard labour. A FORGIVING WIFE. ; Matthew Moore was broueht up ' warrant, charged with deserting his youii wife, Eachel Moore, and leaving her in i destitute condition. The defendant, a stout man, of ruddy complexion, hucg his head and blushed jg his forgiving wife informed the bench that Bhe was desirous of withdrawing the charge against Matthew, who had arranged to support her. The charge was accordingly withdrawn and the happier pair passed in loving com' mvmion from the precincts of the Court.

This was all the business.

EAST TAMAKI RATEPAYERS' MEET ING.

The annual meeting of ratepayers of the East Tamaki District was held yesterday afternoon at the Otara School-room. Mr Albyn Martin was voted to the chair. -Con siderable delay took place at the beginning of the meeting, and a variety of matters were freely discussed. It appeared that the accoudts had not been audited. It wag arranged that the auditors should retire to a back room and perform their task, accom panied by the secretary and Mr Smaile, one of the trustees. —A ratepayer rose to propose the rate for the ensuing; year.—Mr Wallace thought such a motion premature.— The Chairman stated that .no business could be transacted until the past year's business was ratified, but any ratepayer could make re marks on the action of the outgoing trustees, —Mr Wallace had a few remarks to make. He stated that the Board had employed men who set fire to his fence, and but for the gentle dew which fell from heaven and pufc out the fire, he would have had a stack of hay burnt, and have lost £200 by ifc. He thought they had wasted money and had neglected roads in the vicinity of the Flat Bush, and that they had men tioned his name at some of their Board meet' iugs in a disrespectful manner. He could say with emphasis that one trustee at any rate was guiity of the impeachment—(Cries of "Name") —Mr. Wallace: It was Mr. Woodward.—The trustees present wished to know how Mr. Wallace became possessed of such an idea.—Mr. Wallace stated he had it from the most reliable authority, namely: one of the Board. —In answer to cries of "Hame," Mr. Wallace stated his informant to be Mr. Similes. Mr. Wallace thought that anyone who did not allow public duty to rise above private animosity was not fit to be trustee of a highway board.—Mr Woodward indignantly repudiated the assertion. Ec should call upon Mr. Smailes and Mr. Wallace for an apology. Mr. Woodward asked Mr, Similes if he bad ever used the word spleen in connection with Mr Wallace's name, as Mr Wallace averred he had. —Mr Smailes: No.— Mr. Woodward : There, Mr. Wallace, your words are thrown back upon you.—Mr. Smsile would explain that his impressions were that Mr. Woodward had been rather hard on Mr. Wallace.— Mr. Woodward thought Mr. Smaile should not bring hia im pressions to the meeting, but keep them for his own edification. —The Chairman ruled that remarks made or not made at Board meetings had nothing to do with the business before the meeting.—Mr. Murphy stated that no improper remarks had at any time been made at Board meetings with reference to Mr. Wallace. Respecting the subdivision of the district, he thought ifc was leading to disagreement in East Tamaki. He moved that in future such a system should not be carried out,—This was seconded, and an amendment, proposed and carried that the old system should be continued. The meet ing then decided to levy the rate on the vaiue to sell. Bate, 2d in the pound.— Candidate for re-election to office were then proposed.—Mr Woodward thought it indeli cate on Mr Wallace's part to stand, as the latter gentleman had preferred a monetary charge of some pounds against the Baard—if elected he would sit as adjudicator of hi 3 own payment.—Mr Wallace stated he had intended suing the old Board for loss sus tained through their mismanagement but he had not had time, snl now he would waive hia claim, and stand as a candidate for the office of Trustee. The ballot was taken with the following result:—No. 1 division, Mr McGechie ; 2 do., Murphy; 3 do., Wood ward ; 4 do , Harris ; 5 do., Long.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The Prince of Wales Theatre last evening was well attended on the occasion of the pro duction of the romantic drama of "Rob Hoy." The principal and perhaps the only meritorious pieca of acting in this burlesque of a fine clannish story was that of the hero by Mr Hall. Mr Coutts was interesting aa Baillie Nicol Jarvie, and the songs and Scotch reels, by the Sisters Duvalli, were excellent. Rome disappointment was felt at the non-appearance of Miss Clara Stephen son, who was to have assnmed the character of Helen Macgregor. Mr Collier performed a dual representation of Eaahleigh and Owen, and Miss Maggie Knight appeared to some advantage as the Scotch lassie, and spoke the language of Mattie fairly for an Auckland-born lass. As a rule bur lesques are failures, and we cannot conscientiously regard the Rob Roy of this company in a very different light. To night we observe that a change of scene will take place, and that an Irish drama, entitled "Hia Last Legs," will be given (O'Callaghan by Mr Collier), after which a grand comic pantomime will be presented to the audience with a fine transformation scene and the celebrated Can - Can dance. We notice that new scenery" has been painted by Mf Williams especially for this pantomime, illustrating the Naiad's haunt and the home of the Pixies of Devon ; also, some well known places in Queen-street. We expect, therefore, a great dramatic treat this evening at the Theatre, and are of .opinion that visitors will not be disappointed.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HAMILTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

The Armed Constabulary hitherto at three posts, occupied in consequence of Sullivan's murder, have been abandoned. Northcroft removed to Taupo. The Waikato Times praises the Ministry for the total abolition scheme.

HOKIANGA.

(Prom oar own Correspondent.) This day. The Mysterious Barque at Whangape.

The report about the barque at Whangape on the 10th must be a hoax. No vessel could approach Whangape for three weeks past. There is no anchorage outside the en trance, and no barque ever entered that hw bor, or probably will. The whole story is utterly absurd. [Theie is a good deal of:-, mystery about the story, and we should not be surprised to find that the above telegram, is correct. We published the facts on the authority of Captain Farqubar, of the lona, who fully believed the yarn himself^ They Herald, in publishing the same version as ourselves, refers to Mr Kelly (the native in terpreter at Hokianga) and Mr McClelland as having been eye-witnesses of the mys- fi terious stranger's visit. Perhaps she "•"/I the Flying Dutchman.— Ed. JE.S ] || The Queen. f ™ The schooner Queen will probably be ■go*., off Pakia beach this week. The dwMg6 sustained is about 180?. : ; *

!THE EVENING STAR THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1875



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