SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This afisrsicon, 1059: to-mowow to-ruing, v 10 SUN BET-Tills evening, 465 BtTN RISB-To nio-fow mosa'-jp, y 14 MOON-a AO-B~£ait quarter, July 15, 135 am

_ , , ARRIVALS JBchO, (rehooner from New Caledonia F5? Mary Melville, gohooner frcm New Caledonia,! .

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

ror London- Carnatic, .hip, 17th July ; Dllpussund, barque, early For r evuVa—C'vde, schooner, early For Chatham Islands—Vymphe, H.M 8., early For Sydney and Melbeure—Hero, ss, carlo- For flishorno and Napier-Pretty Jano, 12th inst

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J he European Mail has the following:-"Captain Wilson, of thnsnhO'-rner Zenhvr. r-ports the existence of an extensive shoal on which there Is said to be a rock awash. In 15° 58v S . and 177° 10' W. This position was deduced from indifferent sights."

In the gale on Tuesday night the brig Rio Loge dragged at her anchorage in the Kaipara but was brought un before she came to grief. B e ■ The bri.antine Nightingale and Kvte Brain are loaded at Kaipara and ready fcr sea. They are bound for _Melbourne and Dunedin respectively. Theseh:one^s Jessie Niccol and the Marmion left £~ para on Sunday last bound South. The barque CamUleha3 entered out for Newcastle and the schooner Coronet for Tonga.

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

fhe Abernvte 728 tons, the. loch Fergus 845 tons and the Pam Mendel 1033 tons, were the only vessels on the berth for A v nkland when the mall left London. The barque Vallego. 651 tons, sailed from Liverpool for and Auckland on the 21st April. The ship England's Glory bound to this port from London passed Deal Arril 29th. The European Mail says up to last dates there was no Improvement In long voyage freights either out wards or homewards and business is much restricted The London berths fir the Australian and New Zeiland Colonies are well suppli"d with tonnage. The ships Chile and Helen Denny which were said to be loading in london for thia port, are now on the berth for Nelson and Napier. Tbe ship B .fast bound from Liverpool to Melbourne was spoken on the 14th March in lat 5 N long. 25 W. 126 days.out). She had the Liverpool pilot on board, not being able to discharge him at the station in consequence of bad weather. Mr E. J, Smith has received a telegram stating that the barqne Money nick left New Castle for Timaru the day before yesterday. The s g Southern Cross, which left on Tuesday even ing for Napier, rode out the gale at anchor under Rangltoto reef. She proceeded on her voyage yester day at midd»y. The s s Pretty Jane leaves this afternoon for Gisborne and Nap^,".

A new cutter, the Eleanor, arrived frcm Mahurangi to-day. She has been built at Warkworth by Mr W. _outbgate. She is a powerful well Bhaped craft of about 25 tons.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

MAILB WIIiL C_os_ as follows:— For Thames to-morrow at 4 30 pm For Coromandel, per »rgyle to-morrow, at 2 30 pm For Wangarel, per Ruby, this day. at 4 pm For Taranaki and Southern provinces per Taupo, to morrow, at 10.45 am Por money orders, registered letters, and newspapers »t 945 am, Late letters will he received till 11 am For Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotikl, per Rowena, to-morrow, at 4 pm For Waiwra, Mahurangi. Matikana, Mangawal, Waipu. &c, per Annie Milbank, on Saturday next, at 10 am For Barotonga and Tahiti, per Coronet, on Saturday next, at 3 pm For Napier, and Southern provinces, per City of New York, four hours after her arrival from Kandavu Mails for Indi-, China. Mediterranean Ports, Ootiti tinent of Eurore, United Kingdom vi_ Suez and Southampton, and via Brindisi, will be made up per Phc.be, on Monday, 24th instant. (Signed) 8. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

PETERSON—On July 12 at her TC-idence, Lome

street, Mrs. A. Peterson of a daughter. YOUNG— On July 13, tho wlfo of Mr. G. Young, Newmarket, of a son.

DEATH.

HTNCtf—On July 13, Patrick, infant son of James and Catherine Hlioh ayed 10 monthß.

The funeral will leave the residence of his parents, Wakefiold-stieet, on Saturday, at 4 p.m. Friends will please accept this invitation.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED "The Evening News," "The Morning News," and "The Echo."

THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1876

For the cause Out lacks j___t_r:c«, For the wrong that needs reslstanc*, For the future in the distance, And the <rood that ire c*n -<«.

Sir George Grey has decided to sit for the Thames, and upon his motion in the House of Representatives last night, a writ will be issued by telegraph for the return of a second representative for City West. His Honor telegraphed last night to Mr Alexander Black, his proposer, as follows :—"With sorrow I leave my friends of Auckland City West I for the Thames. Your welfare and that of the colony at this great crisis made me do this. It is in truth a proof of my regard for you all, and for your welfare. To-mor row I will communicateatlength.—G. Grey." The Cross correspondent telegraphs that the reasons of his Honor's decision are that " he pledged himself to sit for the Thames if elec ted, and that Mr Rowe complains that the Thames is suffering from the want of a second member, and that it would take much longer to hold a new election for the Thames than for Auckland City West." In the House last night Sir George Gray stated that he still felt his pledge to the Thames electors binding upon him, and he was assured of the sympathy of the City West constituency, which had honoured him with its support. We are sure the acceptance of the Thames seat has involved a great sacri fice of personal feeling on the part of the Superintendent. It was that electorate which first spontaneously brought him out into public life ; and without pledging him, without asking any favour or desiring that he should subordinate great public interests to local considerations, the electors of City West have twice unanimously elected him as their representative. The Thames candidature was an act of self-denial from the first. Hia Honor was already Beeure, and that for a seat which demanded less at the hands of its member than any other constituency in the colony. The Thames was represented as hostile. to Sir George Grey's policy, and undoubtedly possessed a larger number of antagonistic demagogues, who claimed to possess influence over the electors than any other electorate in the province. Bat none of these considerations deterred his Honor from bearding the lion in his den, if only for the purpose of putting an end to the continued taunts he was subjected to through the apparent hostility of the goldfields districts. In accepting the Thames seat his Honor will not only sacri fice the sentiment which naturally

attaches to his representation of City West, but he undertakes all the worry of a constituency that has great local wants and many claims against the General Govern ment. We feel sure that this will be universally recognised by the City West electors, and that they will shew their un abated confidence in the leader of thepopular party, by returning a successor pledged to sup port him. Who the candidates will be is not a. present certain ; but we feel every con fidence that City West will make choice of tho best of those who promise a hearty and unflinching support of Sir George Grey.

From our Parliamentary telegrams it will be seen that the Hon. John Hall, formerly Post master-General, has called attention to the subject discussed in our Tuesday's issue. The hon member shewed how a possible panic might render the Government unable to satisfy the demands made upon the Poat office Savings Bank, and he carried a motion reserving the right of demanding notice of withdrawal. The present position of the Government Savings Bank for meeting a general and sudden run upon it is unsatisfac tory ; and although the guarantee nfforded all depositors upon the Consolidated revenue is an unquestionable security, some provision is absolutely necessary to guard against a contingency which might ariso in times of great panic or depression.

The man Joseph Naish, who was accused of abducting the girl Mary Home, aged 13, for an immoral purpose, was brought up at the Police Court this morning and discharged, it being found that the law had no hold on him in spi'e of his gross conduct. Tbe girl herself invalidated the charge of abduction, laid by her father, by asserting that she was not enticed from her home, but went of her own accord. The circumstances of the case reveal most astonishing and, at the same time, disgusting immorality in all the parties concerned, namely—the accused, and the two girls Murray and Home, who Beem to have gloried in their shame. According to the report of the constable who made the arrest, and even by the confession of the girls them selves, the scenes enacted in the whare near Alexandra, where tbe trio lived, were of the most beastly description. "Fitter" writes .'—"Sir,-The letter of "Publico" published in your journal of 21st ultimo, has had the desired effect. Tho delinquent has been dismissed, and the public is satisfied. The young man belong ing to the department who brought the irregularities so direct under the notice of the manager, has gained the thanks and confidence of the public by so doing, and we trust that he will not be overlooked by the head of his department. If honesty and truth is to be rewarded, he is worthy of promotion. The Editor of the Waikato Times givea hia opinion gratuitously on the subject, stating that such a letter as " Publico " can do no good. Now, Sir, I beg to say when a res pectable journalist knows the writer, that is quite sufficient, neither was it necessary to give the name of the official, as he had already admitted the offence, and the Government were cognizant of the facta over two months." Our correspondent concludes with some re marks by no means complimentary to the Waikato Times.

i A diabolical attempt has been made to i murder a chronometer-maker named Larkin, in Clerkenwell, by means of an infernal machine. The explosive material was en closed in a box, and addressed to Mr Larkin. ■ When opened a terrible explosion occurred, committing great devastation, and seriously injuring Mr Larkin. The perpetrators of the outrage not having been discovered, the Government offer £100 reward. Mr Ewington begs to acknowledge with thanks for Mrs Cotton, a lock stitch sewing machine from Mr W. C. Dennes, 10s from Thos. Ching, and 10a from T. Peacock. We have also to acknowledge receipt of 103 for Mrs Cotton and 10a for Mrs Keenan from Mrs Richard Grattan, Thames Hotel. Also 5a from Mr William Burgess, pilot, and £1 from J. C. M. for Mrs Keenan. A number of letters are unavoidably held over. Dinorah, the first of the De Muraka operatic performances, takes place to-night with De Murska in full operatic costume and the accompaniment of scenery and full orchestra. Great preparations are being made to give proper eclat to the affair, and we have no doubt a correspondingly great treat will result. It must not be forgotten that on this occasion also Maestro Strauss Ilia will appear as a violinist, for the first time in Auckland, and report speaks very highly of him. A Dunedin telegram says the TuapeJca Times last week published the following paragraph, which was copied into the Dunedin Evening Star, the Bruce Herald, and other provincial papers :—" It ia reported that a Rev Father of the Roman Catholic Church in Dunedin has thrown off the trammels of the Church, and followed the example of Pere Eyaointhe, of Parisian celebrity, by taking unto himself a wife. The fair one is said to possess considerable^personal charms, , and at one time is said to have been numbered i with the Dunedin Sisters of Mercy."—Mr Bell, of the Dunedin Evening Star, has been summoned to the Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, to answer an action for libel for publishing this statement. The Tucpeha Times has also been served with a writ for publishing the same statement. The Tablet to-day says:—"A notorious, shocking, and a cruel lie has been published almost simul taneously in certain Otago newspapers. The statement thus circulated is so notoriously false, that the conductor, of these three newspapers are without a shadow of excuse for their unmanly and unjustifiable conduct. This base calumny has caused a great deal of pain, not only to the Catholic clery of Dun edin, but t3 al Catholics in thii diocese. A criminal action has been commenced against the proprietors and publishers of the Star and TuapeTca Times in the interests of truth and justice." Mr Maoassy has been retained for the prosecution in Bell's case, and Mr James Smith for the defence. f

The fourth of the series of Temperance Hall lectures will be delivered to-morrow evening, and we are glad to notice that the oommittee have arranged for several selec tions of music during the evening, as however good and profitable a lecture may be in its details, the people must have music. The lecture will be on " Scotland and her Sons, by Bey. William Tinßley, of Edwardes-street chapel. The lecture has been delivered before, and those who have not heard it, and can appreciate true oratory in connection with the bonnie land of Wallace and Bruce, and of the noble minstrel who sans " Scots wha ba' wi' Wallace bled" and the " Cotter's Saturday Night." will have a treat of no mean order from Mr Tinsley, a gentleman of taste and of much intellectual power. A bonnie Scot, Mr John Lamb, a close friend'of the Temperance' cause, will appropriately take tho chair. The proceedings will commence at half-past seven o'clock.

The Dunedin papers having contradicted the statement that the mail steamer City of San Francisco grounded on entering Port Chalmers, Captain Waddel, when in Auck land, telegraphed South that his vessel not only had followed the example of the Aus tralia by grounding on the outer bar as she entered Port Chalmers, but had improved on that example by touching on the inner bar as she went out.

A very sad death of an intending bride is recorded in Wanganul papers. Miss Eliza beth Hood came up from Canterbury to be married to a resident in the Wanganui dis trict. On the sea voyage she suffered severely, and, after arrival, intermittent relapses of mental and physical vigour re sulted in death.

Belative to tbe alleged robbery, "W.F." writes: "Sir, —Kindly allow me to correct some inaccuracies in your report of the above named occurrence. The men in custody were never in the employment of Mr Graham. They were Dr Mohabeer's sercants. The box supposed to contain the gold was not in Mr Graham's office, but in an apartment in the occupation of Dr Mohabeer, the entrance to which is from Vulcan-lane. There is no com munication of any kind between Mr Graham's offioe, and the apartments occupied ?by Dr Mohabeer.—Yours, obediently, W. F.

The enormous expenditure of Sir Julius Vogel during his recent expedition contrasts very unfavourably with previous missions of Colonial Ministers. In 1859, Mr Stafford went home, partly on private, and partly^ on publio business, and did not for that time either claim allowance or his salary ; and in 1864, Mr Reader Wood, who went wholly on public business, only received,''in addition to his salary, travelling allowance at the rate of two guineas a day while in England. Sir Julius Vogel besides salary £1700, and tra velling allowance from departure to return of four guineas a day, claims a special grant of £4250, of which he took the precaution to obtain £1500 from his colleagues as a sort of stirrip cup before his departure. Under the new Education Act introduced by the General Government, the following are the proposed votes for the purposes of education, so far aB concerns what is called the chief office :—Chief Inspector, £600 ; five inspectors, one at £500, and four at £400 ; threo Sub-Inspectors at £850 ; Chief Clerk, £270 ; Clerk, £100 ; travelling ex penses, £1000; minting,' stationery, and contingencies, £600. The consumption of sugar in New Zealand is largely in exceßß of that in any European country. While in 1873 the consumption here was M!}\b. per head, including tbe Maoris, and 74^lb. excluding them, in Great Britain it was only 38!b. ; in the United States. 271b. ; and in France, 131b. The Dunedin Evening Star says:—"lt ib stated that Sir George Grey is going to bear the expense of sending an Auckland football team round the colony this season. The authority of an Auckland gentleman is given, and it ia stated that every effort will be made to send the best players." A competent draughtsman is required for tho mechanical and architectural drawing classes of tho Model Training School, Choral Hall. The 12th of Jnly was celebrated last even ing by a supper in Ponsonby Hall by mem bers of No. 10 Loyal Orange Lodge, and by the members of another bianoh at Newton. At the latter an excellent spread was pro vided by Mr Hubert Oram, of the Prince Arthur Hotel, Hobson-atreet. At the Supreme Court, Canterbury, Alfred Bishop was oharged with maliciously wound ing a sheep. He was killing sheep, when one became unmanageable, and he deliberately out off its nose. He cut both eyes out, and turned it back into the pen, and killed nine others before putting it out of its misery. Judge Johnston expressed his strong abhor rence^ at the orime, but only sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment. An Ingenious reply sometimes comes from quarters where one least expeots to hear it, "Your milk is very thin," said a lady in Wellington-Btreet to her milkman, yesterday, " and yet there is plenty of grass ; what is the reason ?" " Och," said the milkman, " you don't consider, madam, what a deal of wet weather we've had." The skating rink last evening in Ponsonby Hall, was largely patronised by ladies and gentlemen, and a good deal of sport was manifested. The gallery waa alive with ladies who evinced the liveliest pleasure at the ups and downs and active movements of the skaters. The rink will be introduced this evening at Devonport Hall. The monthly inspection parades of No 3 Company of Auckland Rifle Volunteers, and the Auckland Scottish, will be held this evening in the Drill-shed, at half-past seven o'clock. In both instances, the men are required to appear in undress uniform, with out arms and accoutrements. In Christchurch, the Corporation recently voted no less than £1000 for the erection of residences for the single members of the Fire Brigade, in order that they might be always on the spot at night. In that city the entire cost of the brigades is divided between the Corporation and the insurance companies, the superintendent in charge receiving a salary, of £150 per annum. By the death of his paternal relative, Mr William Mason, who was employed in the office of the Charlestown Herald for several years as a compositor, has come into a legacy worth £9000, and hia mother and Bistera equal sums. To the Editor : Sir,—ln your issue of Monday I noticed a letter referring to bakers' hours, signed "Justice." Knowing as I do, something of the work, I think "Justice "ia treating with a subject h. knows little or nothing about, For instance, he says, " Just notice the difference in ap pearance between the men who have their night's rest and those who are compelled by their slave-driving masters -to be up at one and two in the morning." Now, Bir, I allow there is a difference in appearance between a baker and other tradesmen ; but I think if "Justice" was to make enquiries, he would find that it was caused by the close atmos phere of the bakehoese and the heat from the oven rather than by early rising, as he would try to have the public believe. If " Justice," instead of crying down that which master bakera cannot prevent, would bring forward some plan by which thet workmen would escape the unpleasant and injurious effects, of a close, heated bakehouse, he would be conferring a boon on them far greater than he could by following the course he proposes I in his letter. —I am, etc., Fair Play."

Ca.ptain Burgess received a telegram from the Harbour Master at Russell to-day stat ing that a large barque and brig passed South this morning.

The judgment in the case of John Way mouth, jun., v, Sima and ethers will be given by Mr Fenton in the District Court at half past ten o'clock on Saturday next.

There is nothing which makes a man, whether engaged in business at his office, or resting after the labours of the day by his own fireside, so comfortable, and as a matter of consequence, so good humoured and happy, as a thoroughly easy seat. A chair that stands unevenly on its leg., or whof c back is placed at an uncomfortable angle, disturbs the best regulated minds, and renders the sitter poevish and fidgetty, however much his natural bent may be in the opposite direction The best chairs for office or homo use which have been brought under our notice are a shipment recently received by Mr H. P. Barber, and known throughout the United States cs Barber's Patent. These chairs are of various shapes, ac cordingly as they are intended for busi ness or family use ; but all are of elegant design and capital workmanship. Their especial feature is an ingenious piece _of mechanism fixed under the seat, by which they can be tilted or rooked at the con venience of the sitter, without the unsteady action of the ordinary rocking chair. The springs are so managed as to be neither too stiff to give to the slightest movement of the body, nor weak enough for tbe chair to oscillate when not required. They afford perfect repose without inducing, unless at pleasure, the luxury of a nap. As will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere, these chairs are being extensively used throughout America, the Congress Chambers and House of Representatives at Washington being furnished with them, besides numerous other public buildings. Merchants and private gentlemen should pay a visit to Mr Barber's store in Fort-street, and they will find that their verdict on them will agree with ours.

Mr W. Mackune will give his interesting and amusing entertainment of dissolving views, songs, readings, musio, fee, in the Newton Academy, to-morrow evening (Fri day). Bills notifying the same will be seen in the Newton shop-windows.

Rev Dr Wallis's lecture on "The Emanci pation of Women" will be published in the Star supplement of Saturday next.

The bill enabling the Auckland City Coun cil to borrow £25,000 for the purpose of com pleting the Auckland waterworks passed through all stages in the Assembly last night. The Municipal Corporations Act, which repeals and consolidates existing legislation for the government of boroughs is slowly making its way through. One very good provision has already passed the crucial test. In the election of Mayor no ratepayer shall be allowed more than one vote. This pro vision will make the chief civic officer the representative of the ratepayers as distin guished from the property interest, and renders him amenable to a majority of the burgesses on the roll. A deposit of £10 is also required from candidates, to be for ft-ited by any candidate who pills less than one-eighth the votes recorded in favour of his successful rival. The bor rowing powers under the Act will require material am. ndm. nt. The Council is enabled by clause 129, to hypothecate the whole of the ordinary rates for a loan equal to ten years' receipts of the borough fund. It is of the highest importance that the ordin ary revenue of the Council shall be kept clear for the necessary city works that arise from year to year, and shall not be subject to mortgage for special pur poses. Under the Act, as it stands, one set of members might, during their term of office, pledge the whole revenue of the Council for years to come. We shall notice other features of the bill on a future occasion.

Telegram from Sir George Grey.

The following telegram, received this morn ing, his been handed us for publication : — "To Abxander B 7ack, E°q Let my friends know that the delay in choice of seat is not attributable to me. The petition against me was no fault of mine, a misfortune to myself and both constituencies. It was declared in my favour on Friday. I could not, therefore at tbe earliest, according to precedent, havo made my election before next sitting day, that is, last Tuesday. Precedent allows seven days from decision on petition to member, within which to chose. I elected on Wednesday, twenty four hours after the earliest time." "G. Grey,

City West Election .

A preliminary meeting of the Central Com mittee was held this afternoon. About fifty of the loading citizens attended, and pledged themselves to do their utmost in the re turn of a candidate in favour of Sir George Grey. Another meeting is convened for to-morrow at the Temperance Hall, Albert-street, at 3 p.m.

Tbe following names are mentioned as likely to contest the .ra^ for City West :— Messrs D. Goldie, G. Holdship, J. M. Clark, W J. Hurst, J. M. Dargaville, and H. W. Farnall.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Dr. Borne and C. C. MoMillan, Esq., Justices). MASTER AND APPRENTICE. V. illiam Walker, an apprentice, was charged with absconding from his employer, William Parker. Mr Dufaur appeared for the prosecutor, while Mr Alexander appeared for the accused. At the request of the counsel for the prosecution, the case was ordered to stand over till Monday. THE TROUBLES OP SKIPPERS. William Maxwell and Joe Smith were charged with being absent from their duty on board the Wanlock without leave. Both prisoners pleaded guilty. The Captain gave the men a generally good character. Smith, who was also oharged with drunken ness, was sentenced to 24 hours imprison ment. The charge against Maxwell was allowed to be withdrawn. A VICTIM OP INTEMPERANCE. Mary Howley, an old woman, was charged for the 24th time with being drunk and dis orderly. She was further oharged with be ing a rogue and a vagabond. The poor unfortunate creature appeared on the verge of insanity through excessive indulgence in drink. The Bench ordered her to prison for twelve months. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT. Dennis Hodan was charged with indecent exposure in the public street last night. Prisoner said he was sorry. Sentenced to 24 hour's imprisonment. DRUI'K OR SICK. James Hawkins pleaded not guilty to a charge of drunkenness. He was sick, not drunk. Constable Gordon deposed to finding the prisoner lying drunk in a verandah in Viotoria-street. Constable Kidd, the watch-house keeper, was quite Bure that the prisoner was drunk. The Bench considered the case proved, and inflicted a fine of 5s and costs. FRIGHTFUL IMMORALITY. Joseph Naißh was brought up, on remand, charged with the abduction of Mary, the daughter of Stephen Home. The particulars of this abominable case have already been made public. The prisoner had enticed Mr Home's daughter, a little girl, aged 13, to run away with him. He had been arrested in a whare in the Waikato district, near Alexandra, where he was living with Mary Home and another girl named Murray—the three of them sharing one bed. Mr Sub-Inspector Pardy now said that they had been legally advised that the prisoner in spite of his great immorality had not come within the limit of the law. Under the circumstances there was nothing for it but to ask for his discharge. The Bench orderd the prisoner to be Bet at liberty. This was all the business.

Accident on the Inverallan.

An accident oocurred this morning on board the Inrerallan, by whioh George Myers was crushed between a sf-ton case of machinery and the combs of the hatchway. The case ia of enormous size, and the greatest care La the manipulation of it while shipping it must have been exercised to have got it down the hatch. In this instance it appears to have been raised a little off the Bquare, and an end caught as it was rising up, the hook of the block gave way, and the donkey engine is aaid to have fallen over. Myers was guiding the case, and as it swung got jummed be tween it and the hatch. With the aid of a lever he was extricated from this painful position, and appeared to be injmei about the thighs. He waß conveyed away in one of Mr Craig _ spiing carta. There have been several instances of the donkey engines rolling over when an unusually heavy paok age is being raised. Perhaps some plan could be devised of securing the engine to the wharf, i

THE SUEZ MAIL.

London, May 15. A telegram in the Ceylon Observer dated London, May 14, gives a rumor that; a tour had been arranged for the Prnace of Wales in Australia in 1878. , ~ The American House of Representatives have requested the President to take steps for obtaining the release of the Fenian^pri soner, Coldon, now undergoing sentence in England. The Senate have not yet taken a°The Queen has presented a large quantity of toys purchased during her recent visit to Rer ma^to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond-streot. The ironclad ship Temeraire was launched at Chatham, on May 9, the ceremony o naming the vessel being performed by Mrs Hunt" wife of the First Lord of the Admiralty. . „ rt „ v „„ n f A portion of a new church m course ot erection at Ford, Devonshire fell down on May Sth, killing the contractor, Mr Lang, and severely injuring three workmen. A steam-boiler, at a paper manufactory, near Gateshead, exploded, on May 9th, kill ing five men. , , A collier at Wolverhampton has been re manded upon a charge of killing two of his ° A German sailor, belonging to the ship Bremen, lying in the Surrey Commercial Docks, has been remanded upon a charge ot killing the mate of the vessel, whom he ' stabbed during a struggle on board. . ■ A prisoner in Cardiff Gaol died from the effects of carbolic acid, administered to him by a warder in mistake for a dose.of diarrhoea At Bow-street police office the other day a woman named Ann Brade, wife of a laborer, was fined £2 for being drunk and abusive in Holborn, and it was stated that her husband had paid £250 in fines on her behalf for the same offence. She said, however, that she had money in her own right, left by her The Countess of Essex died at Cashiobury Park on May 5. A meeting was held at Lambeth Palace, on May 5, when it was resolved to appeal to the public to subscribe for the restoration of Canterbury Cathedral, the expense of which is estimated at £15,000. A sum exceeding £3,000 was at once subscribed. A. police constable at Exeter, pursuing a girl charged with felony, who jumped into a canal to escape from him, endeavoured to rescue her, but both were drowned. The Princess Christian was safely delivered of a son on May 12. A youth of 18, who had recently been dischargad from a reformatory, was brought before the Lambeth magistrate, charged with stealing securities, value £20,000, from a house where he had been formerly employed as a page. An elderly man, a cabinetmaker, was found dying in his room at Bethnal-green. Tho jury at the subsequent coroner's inquest returned a verdict of "Death from starva tion." There was a great Orange demonstration at Belfast on the 11th May, in commemora tion of the late Rev Dr Cooke, to whom a statue has just been erected. The pro ceedings passed off quietly. Mr Henry Whitmore, formerly M.P. for Bridgnorth, and one of the Conservative " whips " under Lord Derby's administra tion, died suddenly in London. A young man at Crewe died from con tinued hoemorrhage, resulting from the ex traction of a tooth a week previously. At the meeting of the Royal Colonial In stitute it was announced that a paper by the Hon W. Fox (ex-Premier of New Zealand), would be read at the next meeting of the In stitute. Four Liverpool underwriters have been apprehended, two of them in Madrid, on the charge of stealing £7,250 from Messrs Jones and Co., underwriters, of London and Liver pool. After two examinations'they have been remanded. Mr Ronayne, M.P. for Cork City,died from the effects of a surgical operation. The Sour having pitched into Mr Took, the secretary of the notorious Emma mine, (asserting that he was bribed by Mr Park or Mr Albert Grant, and that he had prevari cated in his evidence | given in Chancery), Tooke proceeded against the proprietor for libel. After a trial lasting several days, he only obtained a verdict for 40s damages. Whether the amount of damages given was sufficient to carry costs has not been settled. Mr Bradlaugb's friends have presented him with a purse of one hundred and eighty sovereigns. A magazine containing thirty thousand cartridges of giant powder exploded at mid night in the Bergen tunnel in Jersey city. The shock was felt at a distance of thirty miles. Hundreds of houses in Jersey City were damaged, and all the windows along the river front in New York were shattered. Great dissatisfaction exists in Canada at the suspension of tha extradition treaty be tween America and Great Britain and her Colonies. It is though that if the difficulty is not Bpeedily removed, Canada will be flooded with esoaped American criminals. Winslow (the swindler, hailing from Boston) still remains in custody in England. No doubt a new treaty between the two coun tries will soon be agreed to. The noted dead are :—Mr Davis, secretary to the Religious Tract Society; Baroness Bunsen ; Princess Isabella, aunt to the King of Portugal; Miss Julia Matthews, actress ; Rev. D. Vivian, minor canon of St Pnul's Cathedral; Thomas Earl, sculptor (broken hearted at the rejection of his works by the Royal Academy); Sir John Maryon Wilson ; George Southam, an eminent surgeon ; Jas. S. Bland, sportsman; and M&dame Louis Blanc. Other names are mentioned in pre ceding paragraphs.

AN ENGLISHMAN BEATS WESTON'S TIME.

Weston, the American pedestrian,'.has been outdone by three Englishmen. A multitude assembled at the Agricultural Hall, London, on May Bth,to witness a great walking match, when fourteen competitors started to walk for twenty-four hours on a newly-laid cinder path. The prize winners were—lst, £100, Vaughan, of Chester, aged 29 years; walked one hundred and twenty miles in that time, thus beating Weston's great feat by eleven miles. 2nd, £10, Howse, who managedione hundred and seventeen miles. 3rd, £7 10s, Crossland, one hundred and thirteen miles! A sum of £10 extra was divided amongst the three men for beating Weston. Vaughan had fairly to crawl his last mile, which was finished amid the deafening cheers of the vast crowd.—At Oremorne Gardens, London, on May 3rd, Joseph Spencer, had completed in 21 days, 9S3£ miles out of the 3,000 miles. This left him over 2,000 to accomplish in thirty-nine days, or an average of 51f miles per day.—A female, named Madame Willets, started at Brighton, on April 26th, to walk 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours. She challenged Weston to accompany her, but he deolined. —On the same date, at Nottingham, Weston walked fifty-five miles in Hi hours, including one mile backwards, without resting, and partly in torrents of rain. THE PLAGUE. The^ following i 8 the latest telegraphic bullentin of the plague epidemic received by the Sanitary Board in Constantinople :—At Hillah, from April 1 to 7 inclusive, there were registered 114 attacks, and 56 deaths ; on the Bth, there were 22 attacks and 13 deaths ; on the 9th, 31 attacks and 11 deaths. At Bagdad, from April 2 to 8 inclusive, 256 attacks and 169 deaths ; on the 9th, 74 attacks and 13 deaths ; and on the 10th, 56 attacks and 26 deaths. The highest number of cases registered in a Bingle day st Bagdad was on the 9th. Some of the above casea oo cured in tbe military hospital and in the prisons. The apdearance of plague ia also

reported from Kerkouk, and the epidemi. evidently still on the increase.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

(Before?R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) , JUDGMENT.. POR PLAINTIF.S. P. Wilson v. W. Reynolds; claim, £§ 12_ 9d, promissory note (Mr Thome for plaintiff); costs, £1 19s.—Edmund Mahoney v. G. Feint ; claim, £4 6s, rent (Mr Coleman for plaintiff); judgment for £3 2s, on condi tion that defendant gives up possession at once • costs, 15a 6d.— James Leslie v. James Mould : claim, £4 19a Id (Mr Bees forpljtfa. tiff) costs £I4s 6d.—W. Monro v. G. Cook, £4 16s 6d ; costs, £1 4s 6d.—Samuel Hous ton v George Cook; claim, £8 3s 9d, dig. honored cheque (Mr J. B. Russell for plain tiff) ; costs, £1 19s. TRUSTEE IN THE ESTATE OF M -URICE FOLEY v. GEOR-B3 M'ANALLY. Claim, £12 9a lOd. Mr Hesketh for plaintiff. This was a claim for balance of account. Defendant admitted the debt, but was unable to meet it at once. Mr Macffarlane said the defendant was in fair circumstances, and, he believed, could pay if he was so disposed. Mr Hesketh said defendant had received £70 from Government some time ago, and received £10 yesterday. Defendant said he bad borrowed money yesterday to make up £8, which he would. - now pay in full satisfaction of the claim. It was finally arranged that defendai.fi should pay £8 at once, and £2 in two months, in full satisfaction. JOHtT BRAITHWAITE V. THOMAS BRAY. Claim, £8. Mr Thome for plaintiff. The claim in this case was for highway rates due to the Mount Albert Highway Board ; the plaintiff being collector for the district. A judgment summons had pre> i vionsly been obtained against defendant. Thomas Bray deposed that his property in Newton was all mortgaged, and he was really propertyless. He was worth nothing, and consequently had nothing to pay. He had a life interest in some property at Newton, but the houses in Queen-street were mort« gaged and sold. Mr Thorne believed that defendant had about £3 a week coming in, but it was difficult tc prove it ; he would ask the Court to make an order for a small weekly amouet. His Worship, after questioning defendant as to his means, considered that defendant had assumed his liability by not appealing against the rates, and allowing the property to stand in his name ; he must pay 2s a-week, costs 7s. 00-" PL *ND AND CO. V. WILLIAM LLEWELLYN. Claim, £1 10s. Mr J. B. Russell for plaintiff. Mr George Harper, one of the plaintiffs, proved that defendant delivered a quantity of flour on a bill of lading, seven sacks of which were in a bad condition ; the loss sustained by the firm in consequence was 30s, a very low estimate. Judgment for plaintiff—costs, £1 9s 6d. ADJOURNED CASIS. Neville Thornton v. R. J. De Lias—Claim £27, breach of agreement; Elizabeth Nichol son v. Thomas Horan—Claim £5 15s 6d; R. F. Webster v. Israel Wendell—Claim £11 10s. THOS. LUPTON V. W. H. MARTIN. Claim, £7 10s. Mr J. B. Russell for plaintiff, Mr Hesketh for defendant. The defendant pleaded a set-off £8 2a. Mr Russell opened the case, and en deavoured to make the cause of action clear to tbe Court. The parties had been neigh bours, and had exchanged cows and labour, but subsequently their friendship melted into formalism, and instead of chatting and smoking their pipes together, they grew cool, and looked coldly towards each other*in the Resident Magistrate's Court. Mr Russell contended that the cause of action should be divided. Mr Hesketh replied in favour of his client's set-off. Thomas Lupton then gave evidence to prove that he had a olaim of £7 10s on defen dant for drawing potatoesfinto Queen-street, at 15s per load, two loads making £3. He also claimed £4 10a the difference in the exchange of cows, Martin's cow being a dry one (Adrienne) and his in full milk. His wife went to the races on a saddle horse, but he paid him at the time; he had three loads of stone from Mr Martin'B paddook, but Mr Martin told him he would give him a new suit of clothes for taking them away. James Woodward deposed that he dealt in cattle when he could get a chance ;he lived at the Whau, but not at the Asylum, (Laughter.) Mr Woodward then testified aa a judge of cattle to the comparative value of the cows j he was of opinion that Lupton had made a bad bargain. Lupton'a cowb was genuine beef of the Hereford type, Martin's was colonial and old; about nine years of age. She waß of a mousey color, with 9 bit of Irish in her. (Laughter). She had no Alderney blood in her. Cross-examined by Air Hesketh. The cow had calved before Lupton had her which took the gilt off the gingerbread, he meant by that Bhe was of less value. Solomon Hart, before being sworn, wanted to know who was to pay his expenses. Mr Russell said he would promise him bis expenses. Mr Hart was then sworn and deposed that he was a cow-keeper, and in the habit of minding them and leaving other people's alone. He knew that Martin kept cows, and he knew that Lupton did, but knew nothing of the exchange. In fact he knew nothing about it. Mr Russell: You may stand down, Mr Hart < William Henry Martin then gave his ver sion of the case, and thought that Lupton had the advantage of the exchange by a long odds. Lupton had his eyes open, and knew what he was abont. His cow was decidedly worth £9, at leaßt. He beleived the transaction took place in June, 1873, but friends are not< particular about dates. His cow was worth fully £3 more than ■Lupton's ; he should certainly have got more than that from Mr Russell. Mr Russell said he would not give him a chance. Counsel having addressed the court, His Worship considered the evidenoe and gave judgment for plaintiff, £2 10s with £5 4a costs, FULLER V. KOHN'. Claim 12s 6d. In this case the plaintiff, an hotel-keeper of Onehunga, sued the defendant, the well known jeweller of Queen street, for the amonnt of expenses incurred'in comiDg to Auckland to hear Madsme De Murska, who did not sing on that particular night in con sequence of indisposition. The plaintiff purchased tickets of Mr Kohn for that con cert, and as he was disappointed, demanded his expenses of defendant, who refused to pay. The case waß proceeding as our reporter

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

rf^t. & the secretary of the Dunedin Cricket Club, has received a further commu nication from Mr Bennett the Melbourne - agent of the English team of Cricketers, ex- - pected to arrive in Australia in the Spring. It will be recollected with reference to their projected visit to this colony, that Mr Ben- i nett a former proposal that the different New Zealand towns should guarantee £400 per ma*Q\ i"» deemed exorbitant, and was decli ned. Mr Bennett now makes a fresh proposal, namely : That the cricketers shoud pay their i own expenses, and have the use of the ground ' free, a bonus of £300 been made up by the bye places at which they intend playing, that is to say Dunedin, Christchurch, VVellnigton, Nelson, and Auckland. A telegram embodying these terms, and stating that the Dunedin opinion in regard to them TTTinir-iii i 'ir iH

EVENING STAR, THtTBSDAY, JULY 1% W& 8 -v-____^ < m-^^



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