SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

a gH WJTTSR~ThIs afternoon, 6 43,- to-morrow «.aI7N' "811 ,Thl" OTOnJn S. 624 BXTN RISB-.TO jOaorrow morning, 5 58 MOON'S AGE-JTulI mo-ion lOfh March, 5 51 p m

ARRIVALS.

5) EPA RT hue?. ■ru <r. j •(?rOTn the Manukan) Brill*?'"s?**1 wwganui ■eejjeßrsaioiQ, schooner, for Wangaroa

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Em Qan Francisco-Granada, 13th instant (BDglish Mai 1.) JStothe South—WeUirgton, Saturday. lUh inst VJFor London- Cumatic, ship, Glenljra, barque, early lEor Fnmoa—BaUvia, barquo early ! For Tauranpa -B!.«ie steam laur eh. at once .' For Newcastle— Ardvar, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

.'Mlkndi (or other mail steamer), fiomfSan 'Francisco 27th lest Tuscwora, American war-ship, from Sydney,early Llewellyn ,as from Fiji lGlh lost .la Erca'cesa. ship, from London ; siiled Br-'dick Oastlo. ship, frnm London ; sailed HlhDec Edinburgh Caitle, ship (VGMQ^, from London,'sailed Xovember 15. Merwanjefl Framjeo, ship, from London; sailed 4th JamiaTy 25eblngton, ship (PKHV), from London; sailed 7tli February TJilpussund. btrque, from London ; sailed Dec 22 Aline, barque from Glasgow ; sailed T>ee 26 William *oltern. bnrqne from Newcastle, early Annie Lewis, barque, fr m Dnnedin, early "Wave of I ife, frnm ; sailed 4th inst Vision, bHg. from Samoa early Ryno, brieanttne, from Islands, early Ethfil, brioaitine, from M»ltv urne early B. W. Tucker, schooner, from Melbourne Loch Lee. schooner, from the Islands, early Dauntless, schooner, from Fiji JEtlith, schooner, from the Islands Peerless, schooner, from New Caledonia, early Canterbnry, schooner, from New Caledonia Ocean Wave, schooner, from Fiji, early Blanche, schooner, from Rarotonga Magic, cutter.from Ponrhvn Island Omaha, brlgantine, from Lyttelton

EXPORTS.

Per Eatavia, for Samoa : 48 bags sugar, 40 bags of ilce, 1 quarter tierce tobacco, 10 cases wine, 2 chests tea, 10 cises brandy, 10 do kerosene, 180 do, drapery, 609 tins biscuit, 80 b<vgs flrar 5 psckaees furniture, 1 crate earthenware, 5 packages ironmongery, 40 boxes soap, 5 cases preserved meat, 10 casks beef, 1 bale corn Sucks, 1 case vestis, 2 do. tomahawks, 5 bags salt, 9000 feet timber.—Owen and Graham, agents and shippers.

The schooner Donald Teft Gisborne for Auckland via the coast on the 28th nil.

The barque Hoseneath, 670 tons Captain Gibson, has been chartered b7 Messrs Stone Bro3. and Others to load spar and junk timber ia the Kaipara for England. This will be the second shipment in fulfilment of the contract entered into by Mr 0. J. Btono, Mr T. Eussell, and Mr W. C. Wilson to supply the English Admiralty with timber for Shipbuilding.

This morning the yachts Peerless and Daphne Were got under weigh, and, staitiog from the whaif, went off on a cruise to the Knwau. A large number of gentlemen were on boar.l tho vessels, which pre sented a very pretly sight beAting"frown against the strong ENTS wind blowing between ten and eleven o'clock. There wns little to choose in thn progress to windward made by the schooner and the out' er. If either had the advantage at the North. Head it was the Peerless, which disappeared over 15 mitmtes before the Daphne, though the latter held the wind ward position. It is probable that the yachts would get a lead to Tiiititi, in which case the schooner should arrive first.

The schooner Klizabeth Oonway, is on the point of leaving for Poverty Bay with 7S tons of coal. The barque Bata»ia clea-ed uh. to-d*y for Samoi ■with a general cargo, shipped by Mtssri Owen and Graham, and the following passengers: Mr and Mrs A. Smith and Master Smitb, Messrs L. Mann, and G. Turnl ull.

The ketch Ad»h has cleared out for the Thames with 4000 feet rough timber. The schooher Octan brings 22,000 feet timber from Mercnry Bay.

The cutter tress brings 50 tons coal from Kusse'.l,

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs. Tonks & Co., sold to-day at their Auction Mart, 300 bags of maize, the first that has been imported from the New Hebrides, in good condition, at 33. Id. to 3a. 4d.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

IWails wili. Close as follows:— For Thames to-moirow at 530 pra JFor CoromandeJ to-morrow at n 30 am For Whitiangi, Tauranga, etc., to-morrow ai4 pm For Taranaki, and Southern provinces, on fiatnr day next «t 8 '10 a m Per Granada, on Monday, 13th inst, as follows:— For Kacdavii, Sandwich Islands, TJuited State 3of .America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and ,< South America, and British and Foreign West Indies at 11 am For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe at'llpm For,money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 10 am Late, letters bearing an extra fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received oa board by the Mail Agent, up to the time of sailing For Ginborne and Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Friday at 3 p m. • N.B.—A Post Office has been opened at Upper Parnell. , Mails are rjeade up at this office daily at 7 30. Return mails are made up at 830 p m ■(Signed) S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

BAOff- On March G, at Nelson-street, Mrs. T. Bach

of a sou. OLIVER-On March 9, Ilr3. William Oliver of a daughter.

DEATH.

BOOKER—On the Sth instant, at Brighton, Parnell, Constance Ethol, socond daughter of John and Jauo ISoolrer, nged S years. JOYNER—On March 9, Alice, youngest daughter of Captain Joyner, agorl If! m mtlis

The funeral will leave Hobson-street, at 3 p.m., to-morrow.

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs, resistance, For the future in the distance, And the L'ood that we can do.

The action of the Government Actuary in refusing to register certain branches of Friendly Societies which have been for years in operation in this pro vince, as disclosed by the discussion between the Colonial Secretary and a depu tation representing the Odd Fellows, Foresters, and H. A. G. JB. Societies, has created an impression that there may be something unsound in the financial condition of these Societies. This idea seems to have infected our contemporary the Herald, which in two leading articles, manifestly written without a full knowledge of the facts, has belauded the Government and thrown discredit on the Societies; two positions which are quite untenable. The difficulty that has arisen in registering branches of Societies j possessing the same rules as others already registered is attributable wholly to past neglect of the Govern ment in failing to comply ' with the law; and although we approve of the reform now introduced in this respect, we cannot see that any special merit is due for doing now what the law has for years required. If the course recommended by the Eeraldoi enactingvery stringent and arbitrary rules for the government of Friendly Societies were adopted, the effect would simply be to drive these societies from registration altogether, placing members beyond the pro tection of the law, without in any way affecting the existence of such societies, or preventing the adop tion of the most reckless systems of management. The Colonial Secretary, we are happy to say, has a better idea of the necessities of the case, and desires to work with, rather than against the societies. Nor is there the slightest ground for alarm regarding the soundness of these prosperous and useful institutions, some of which are, \ to all appearances, accumulating property with unnecessary rapidity. The deputation "appealed, with good reason, to the testimony of experience as against abstract acfcurial deductions that make little or no allowance for i the immense gains of these Societies through the shifting character ot a colonial population ; and upon their shewing we incline to the belief that there is more actual danger of mischief from foolish meddling by Actuaries of doubtful ability than from any other quarter. Dr. Pollen also appeared alive to this phase of the question, and in offering to accept the report of any Actuary of acknowledged standing or to Benefit

consider any arguments urged against the Actuary's ruling, he pursued a happy middle course which will give satisfaction if carried out fully. We are qaite assured that all the leading Friendly Societies in Auckland will have no difficulty in proving that they are financially sound and offer all reasonable guarantees for mem bers. The New Zealand Government is fol lowing in this matter the example set by the Imperial Parliament, and will act wisely by adopting in all re3pect the English policy, which has given general satisfaction. Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Exche quer, in replying to an address from the Ilfrancombe Lodges of Oddfellows and Foresters thanking him for his efforts in promoting beneficial legislation in connection with tho Friendly Societies' Bill, said : —

" There is ia the general body of this coun try interested in this important national movement a consciousness that the true wav of treating this movement is to treat those who aro promoting ib with confidence, and to look to those who have carried it so far for ward with success for the completion of the benefits which it is calculated to ensure to the country. We know very well there are many persons who take a different view of this matter. lam free to confess that before I commenced the inquiry to which reference has been made, and which occupied my time for several years, my views as to the extent to which Government might properly inter fere with the management of these societies, were different from what they are now. * * * I have said bcforo and I would at any time repeat what I have said, that I look upon the great Friendly Society move ment as the true antidote to the evils of the system of the Poor Law. * * * All the Government can do is to endeavor to throw as much light as possible upon the working of those societies, and by insisting upon periodical returns in proper form. With the advice we may be able to give from time to time to persons interested in these societies, we hope to enable the members of these small societies to raise themselves out of the condition in which they are placed."

The policy enunciated in these expressions is the only one that will ever prove success ful in raising tho standard of Friendly Societies, aL(I it is extremely undesirable that any spirit of antagonism between the societies and tho Government should be fosterod.

Orni provincial rifle representatives left Wellington in the s 3 Taranaki yesterday and may be looked for hero on Saturday morning. They bring with them the carbine champion belt, and the prize awarded to the sucond highest aggregate scorer for the infantry championship, so that they have no need to feel ashamed of their exploits. Auckland city, through a set of circumstances to which we need not now advert, was only repre sented by two marksmen, but right well have they acquitted themselves, and sustained the honour of the mourning victims of misplaced confidence left behind them Let us, then, give them a fitting welcome. No banquot or ball, but we can trundle out the coach and four, and the brass baud, and the spare buntiug, and not allow tho " forlorn hope," who have held their own and more to drop silently back into their old quarter H without a sound of welcome, or a sign that Auckland is conscious of tho fact that every man has done his duty. The return of the competitors affords a splendid opportunity for showing that Auckland is animated by a cosmopolitan spirit worthy of the capital of the province. What though the city has contributed ODly two uuita to the gallant little band,we honour ourselves by honouring those who deserve the palm. It is for the volunteers to take the first stop in this ; the people will give lung and eclat to the demonstration. Time is short and if aught is to be done it must be done quickly.

"He heard an infant screaming horribly, and looking out he saw the woman, appa rently in liquor, beating and kicking her child and trying to chcko it by thrusting her fingers down its throat." Here is a text, taken from our police report of yesterday, upon which might be founded a painful sermon. The picture of this woman, brutal iaed by her absorbing passion for drink, beat ing and kicking her poor little infant three months old is one that thrills the blood with horror. Was there a time when Rachel Codd nestled in innocence upon the breast ef an affectionate mother, or is she, like her own infant, the offspring of depravity and wretchedness. It may be that in her sober momenta, memory carries her back to happier scenes, surrounding an innocent girlhood, from which she has departed atep by step until even the instincts common to brutes as well as human beings—affection for their offspring—are utterly extin guished; and her vitiated nature finds pleasure in "beating and kicking her child and thrusting her fingers down its throat." i This incident lifts the curtain covering a phase of life in the city, which we must not lose sight of when considering the bearing of the mortal ity statistics that have latoly attracted more than ordinary attention. But for the interposition of neighbours the infant of Rachel Codd would have appeared in the - present year's : death return, and been credited in those averages upon which are formed our estimates of the healthiness of the city. There is, we regret to say, a greater number of Eachel Codds in Auck land than in any other New Zealand city,— the dregs left by the residence of % large body of military,—and in examining the shockiag mortality among infants under one year, invariably recorded upon the death returns, we are naturally led to ask how many of these are the result of gross neglect or cruelty varying in degree from a want of motherly care to the violence of Eachel Codd ? Last year there were seventy deaths of infants under one year, and forty-nine under five years ; thus of the 426 deaths re? corded, 119 were children in the first stage of life. Surely a great many of these little victims might have been saved had they received the tender nurture requisite for the protection of their sensitive and delicate organisations from the ills that beset the days of infancy. This melancholy roll, if it does not rise up in judgment against mothers should at any rate prove a warn ing to those having the care of chil -1 dren. A large proportion of the deaths ' were caused by diarrhoea, a complaint induced very often by improper food and in attention. Eight of the poor little creatures died, according to the Registrar's returns, from want of mother's milk, and others fell victims of diseases directly traceable to cold and unwise exposure. A careful examina tion of the list forces us to the conclusion that Eachel Codd, although more repulsively brutal, would have been very little more responsible for the death of her infant than other mothers whose carelessness in tending their offspring borders upon criminality. Mortality among infants must always, in the ordinary course of nature, be large, but the proportion which it now bears to the number of births in Auckland is exces sive, and undoubtedly indicates a large per centage of deaths that were preventible. __ .

A boat race of considerable interest will come off on Saturday next between the fol lowing open boats : Messrs Kissling's Maud, Tonk's Ariel, Moss's Barnacles, Walker's Alice, and Harrop's Mary. The course will be round the Bean Rock Lighthouse, from thence round the Chequered buoy in Rangi toto Channel, and in to Judge's Bay—the starting point. Great interest is felt in this race, on account of the well-known qualities of all the boats, and the large amount of money that will change hands over it.

Upon "Brandy and Blasphemy," "A Reader" writes :—" Sir,—The brandy label is unique in its way, but inappropriate. The fact remains the same, from its having the figure of some saint or apostle upon the label, doubtless suggested its possibly being a re presentation of Jesus Christ, nor were those who retailed and drunk it slow to denomi nate it by that name. To discuss the pro priety of 'the label is useless ; but true it is that the atmosphere and surroundings of dram counterg, where it is chiefly dispensed, are not conducive to the holiness of saints, nor likely to generate any of the esteem, respect, or veneration due to the piety and sound morals of Jesus Christ. —I am, etc., A Reader."— [It must be a very sensitive mind indeed, and one animated by a very hiejh veneration for the episcopacy, that would object to the adoption of a city coat of arms as a trade mark, merely because the design embraced the representation of a bishop's head. Tradition favours the idea that some high-church dignitaries would not regard a moderate partiality for P.B. as any detriment lo piety and sound morals. —Ed. E.S]

In tlie letter acknowledging the kindness of the skipper of the Mary Ann to a distressed boat's crew, which had drifted about for several days, the name was misprinted Holt instead of Oakes, thus depriving Captain Oakes of the credit properly due to him.

The name of Mr Charles Dundass appeared in error upon the list of those summoned for education rates. Mr Dundass had paid his rate before he received the summons.

Our attention has been called to two splendid photographic views of the new Congregational Church, Beresford-street-, and the Pitt-street Wesleyan Chapel, being No. 1 and 2 of Fulman's series of the Churches of Auckland. These pictures are in the photo grapher's best and most finished style, and may be seen at Pulman's photographic rooma, Shortland-streefc, and at the shop of Messrs. Champtaloup and Cooper, Queen-street. The Bi'ze of these magnificent views, 10 by 12, renders them fit for the drawing-room.

From the expression of opinion at the meeting held at Newmarket last night, we should consider the Mount Hobson School Committee to be in the position of the " old man aud his ass." A new school has to go up somewhere ; they are advised by one party to put it in ono place, and by another apparently equally strong party to put it in another part of the district. The feeling on the matter ia to strong that the commitee have need to put on their spectacles and look a long way before taking the final step. They wish to please every body, and in doing this commendable act they are in danger of pleasing nobody, and of loosing their school into the bargain. Between the two sites the school may fall to the ground, unless the committee use their influence to secure the subscriptions toward the school building, irrespective of the ques tion of site. Some of the leading Newmarket people advocate the change of site, while the chairman of the Itemuera Board champion ised the present school reserve at New market, and this position was the favourite.

To the Editor : Sir, —Allow mo to correct a few errors which occurred in last night's ifsue. in reference to the meeting of Templar Bsneflfc Society. The minutes wore not read by Secretary Cox, but by a member as secre tary pro torn. The charge of fraud was not gone uito, owing to the Chairman of Investi gating Committee not being present. The meeting then adjourned to 14th inst, when the report of Investigating Committee will be brought up.—l am etc., A Member of T. B. S.

The regular meeting of the Prince of Wales Lodge of Freemasons will be held this evening in the Masonic Hotel at the usual hour,

We learn that yesterday overtures were made to Mr M. Kiccol by Captain Campbell, of the Helena, for another race between the Peorlesa and the Secret, Captain Campbell backing the Yankee. The proposed course is round the Little Barrier, with no restric tions as to sails, trimming, ballast, or any thing else. The overtures scarcely assumed the form of a regular challenge, but thero is little doubt they will do so.

Since the opening of the Penny Savings Bank on the 4th of January to the 4th March, the sum of £] 30,17s 5d has been doposited. The following anecdote concerning the death of the poet Shelley has been com municated to the Editor of the Times :— Sir,—l have been requested by Mr. Tre lawny (who is at present out of town) to offer to you, for publication, the enclosed extract from a letter addressed to him b> his daughter on the 22nd instant, throwing new light on the circumstances under which the illustrious poet Shelley was drowned in 1822. Mr. Trelawny (as all who know any thing abont Shelley are aware) was more closely conversant than anyone else with the incidents immediately preceding and follow ing the poet's death, and he gives credit to this new and painfully important disclosure on the subject. In writing to me ho says :— "This account so exactly corresponds with the event, that I think it solves that which for . half - a - century has been a mystery to me and others.—Your faithful servant, Win. Rossetti. SG, Euston square, S.W., Nov. 29." " Rome Nov. 22, 1875. My dear Father,—l have just heard something that will interest you. A little while ago there died at Spezia an old sailor, who, in his last confession to the priest (whom he told to make it public), stated that he was one of the crew that ran down the boat con taining Shelley and Williams, which was done under the impression that the rich ' milord Byron' was on board, with lots of money. They did not intend to sink the boat, but to board her and murder Byron. She sank, he said, as soon as she was struck. This account was sent to my friends the K—-s, by a person they are intimate with and who lives at Spezia, and, I believe, knows the priest." A discussion upon thh value of street tramways has taken place in Dunedin, and one correspondent, a Mr W. Langlands writes :—" Having, during a recent stay of some years in the Old Country, observed the working of the tramways in the more popu lous cities there, I may be permitted to make a few remarks regarding the proposal to in , troduce them into Dunedin. Constructed in those densely-peopled cities, containing in certain cases from 300,000 to 500,000 inhabi tants, under the auspices of company, with every facility of cheap labour and cheap material, and an almost gratutious conces sion of the streets in some instances, largely used by the citizens too, and with their huge cara containing from thirty to forty passengers generally well filled, they notwith standing did not promise to be a financial success to the company whose dividends were very slender, and their shares commonly at a discount. But suppose a company should see their way to undertake the con struction and running of them, then well and good. Loss or gain ifc will be that company's own affair. Only let the Council keep a bright look out on what streets they grant for the purpose and that they do not give a gratuitious concession of any street whatever. On no account ought the line of North Prinoes street and George street, to be con ceded, seeing the great impediment to general traffic which would thereby arise, in that our most crowded street, and which for the greater part of the distance is not wider than the others. Miss Lydia i

Mr Daniel Qoarey, one of our well-know tailors, and who for many years has been in business in Auckland, notifies that he has removed from his old shop in Hobson-street to more central premises in Shortland-street adjoining the Fiji Bank. Shortland-street is now being looked upon as largely consisting of tailors and their establishments.

Some returns lately published, show how immense is the taxation of Paris. The ex penditure of that city amounts to £8,120,000 annually, or nearly double that of the king dom of Portugal, and more than double that of Sweden and Norway. In fact, it exceeds the expenditure of any nation in Europe, ex cepting the six principal Powers, Spain, and Turkey. The taxation per head amounts to no less than £7 12s per annum. No wonder the poorer Parisians groan under it.

The Chairman of the local Board of Health has, we learn, been informed of a case of death from malignant typhus fever in the Newmarket dstrict- not inthe township, and it is intended we are informed to take action for uot reporting its existence before, in order that measures mi^ht have been taken to prevent the spread of infection. It is well that the public should know that concealment of infectious diseases is a punishable offence,' under the Public Health Act.

Latest Australian Cablegrams.

Hurricane.—Seventy Lives Lost.

(Hgantic Fossel Remains.

[PRESS AGEVCY.]

SYDNEY.

This day. The Suez mails arrived this morning. Yesternight a hurricari waf reported in the Northern territory. Several wrecks occurred and seventy lives were lost. The fossil remains of a gigantic extinct herbiverous Australian marsupalia diproto don was found at Black E,ock plains far north fifteen feet below surface.

TELEGRAPHIC.

COROMANDEL.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day Reef Struck in the Kapanga-

It is reported that the reef has been struck in the Kapanga mine and gold seen. The report has created a deep interest. Should the report prove correct the whole of the ground between the Kapanga and the Union Beach will bo at once taken up and worked.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day,

Gold in the Bullion,

A report from Tapu to-day states that the Bullion got rich gold last night in the Half Mood reef. Crushing is going on with a prospect of 1^ ounces to the ton. The Hard Cash roff is not yet to band. Stealing a Bottle of Schnapps.

At the Police Court to-day Mary Brennans was sentenced to three months for stealing a bottle of Schnapps from the bar of the Ballarat Hotel. This is the third conviction for a similar offence.

The Middle Star tribute retorting is not finished. They will have about 8 ounce 3.

A meeting of the committee re the pro posed tunnel from the Karaka to Tararu was held last night. A portion of the committee have been over the ground, and consider the prospects on both sides encouraging, but a blank space of barren country comes between. They think the object could be obtained without a thorough tunnel, the committee to go over ground again on Tuesday.

CHRISTCHURCH.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This,day.

University Reserves at Tauranga. At yesterday's meeting of the Senate of the New Zealand University a committe appointed to investigate matters connected with Tauranga and Taranaki reserves re ported : Your committe recommend. (1) That ifc is not desirable to take present action with respect to the reserve promised at Tauranga. (2) That a bill be introduced next session of the Assembly for the purpose of vesting in trustees to be agreed upon between the Government and Senate, the lands reserved for promoting higher education in certain provinces, and of enabling the same to be administered for objection for which were reserved. The report will be considered at the next meeting.

At the sale of the Hon. W. Robertson's stud flock of Lincolns yesterday, 193 sheep were Bold at an average of £10 2a per head.

NAPIER.

(From our own Corresoondent.) This day. Sailed yesterday, Southern Cross for Auck land, with a cargo of sheep consigned to Mr. Banksi.

The steamer Transit recently running be tween Upper Thames and Ohinemuri, has been purchased by a Napier firm, for the Wairoa trade.

A lad accidently fell into the river Ngaru roro yesterday morning, and was drowned. Several cases of bankruptcy have occurred here recently. The creditors in the estate of Mr Boy Jan, ironmonger, have decided to wind up his estate.

Wreck of the opotiki. The Court of Inquiry into the wreck of the Opotiki acquitted the officers from blame, but expressed the opinion that the vessel was not in a seaworthy condition and should not have gone to sea with the centre-board working so imperfectly.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. The Epsom Murderer, There is no further news of the Maori sup posed to be the Epsom murderer. It is probable there has been a case of mistaken identity. The Rifle Representatives Feted. The volunteers had a merry time last night, and champagne fizzed and sparkled somewhat freely. And a good many aching heads sighed for P.B. and soda this morning. Our men made as much of Bell aa if he had been a Wellington man all his life. The reception altogether was most enthu siastic. Theatrical-—The "Times" Company. After a long and very successful stay in Wellington, the Darrells are now going to Invercargill for a season. It is considered highly probable that the Times company will seek a way oufc of its present unsatisfactory position by a thorough reorganization and an increase of capital. _ . A Terrible Fall. Yesterday, a carpenter named Sheppard while working at the new Government Buildings fell down three Btoreys, but was able to walk when he got up.

PORT CHALMERS.

{From our own CorresDondent) This day. The schooner Atlantic, from Auckland, arrived yesterday, and the brig Thomas and Henry from Eaipara. Howards!

POLICE COURT.- This Day.

(Before R. O. Barstow, Esq., KM.) THE GRACES. Elizabeth and Mary Jane, Well known in noted Chancery Lane And with them poor old Molly J»uiKe, Downcast as a defeated Turk— _ Three daughters of the dreary night, Were duly fined for being tight. _ phldwic^ Mary Jane Harrison, Elizabeth Diedriok, and Mary Burke, were charged with being drunk last night. p Harrison and Burke were fined 5a each, and Diedriok 103, this being her second offence. NEGLECTED. William Mitchell (aged 9) and George Mitchell (aged 7) were charged with # being negelected children within the meaning or the Act. , ~, Mr Broham said the father of the children had deserted them, the mother was dead, and they had been taken care of by a Mrs Brown. , , Detective Jeffrey stated that the father had stated that as his second wife had bolted, ho would bolt too, and the Govern meut might keep his children by his former wife. The children were ordered to be sent to the Industrial School for a number of years, to be bronght up in the religion of the English church. THE OTAHTTHU ASSAULT CASH. Robert Macdonald, on remand, was charged with committing an assault on Henry J. Copeland at Otahuhu on the 19th inst, but as thore wa3 a probability of a mutual arrangement between the parties, the case wat adjourned until Thursday next. CITY KATES. A list of city rate defaulters was presented, but which were all settled out of Court. Oharge of Bigamy. Oh William ! William ! you have acted wrong, In taking to your happy self two wives; Ono U enough for any honest man, And ho that ventures upon wedding two, That double acj most cert daly will rue. Tmiiaiion of Massinger. William Kelly, a fisherman, was charged with marrying Emily Corrigan on the 27th January, 1875, his former wife being still alive. Mr .Broham conducted ; Mr Hesketh for the defence. Rev David Bruce, of St Andrew's, Auck land, deposed that was duly authorised to solemnise marriage; remembered the 25th of August, 1873, when he performed the marriage ceremony between William Kelly and Matilda Jones, both of whom were in Court; he registered the marriage in due form (register produced.) Edward Carroll and Martha Ann Lindsay were witnesses.

To Mr. Hesketh : Matilda Jones stated that she waß a spinster. James Barry Simpson, Roman Catholic clergyman, of Wyndham-street, deposed that he was duly authorised to solemnize marriage, he had only seen prisoner once ou the day of his marriage, and he thought he could recognise him. He remembered the 27th January, when he solemnized the marriage between William Kelly and Emily Uorrigan, in St Patrick's Cathedral, Wynd ham-street, tho marriage was registered in due form, (register produced). The wit nesses were John Driscoll and Bridget Doran.

To Mr Hesketh : He married Kelly to the girl, now in Court; he believed Kelly was the man, but as he had only aeen him once, he could not speak positively as to his identification.

Bridget Doran deposed that she was a domestic servant iv Franklin-road, • knew William Kelly and Emily Corrigan, she was present at their marri-ice by Father Simpson on the 27th January, 1875, she was a witness and signed the register. This was the case.

The depositions were then read over to the prisoner and he was cautioned in the usual way.

Mr. Hesketh said that unless the first marriage was proved to be valid (and there were doubts in the case), he would like to call Matilda Jones to shew, according to a certificate in hia hands from Taranaki, that she had been previously married to another man before her marris.'e with Kellv. He. thought, therefore, he could claim Matilda Jones as a witness, and to answer the question whether she had not a former husband still living, but who, unfor tunately, could not at present be found. Mr Hesketh here quoted from a number of similar cases in favour of his application. He could also call witnesses to whom Matilda Jones had made statements respecting her former marriage. The sole question is : Is she, Matilda Jones, the law ful wife of Kelly ? Then she could not appear as a witness, but the presumption is that having been previously married to another man she was a competent witness. Mr Hes keth also held a letter in which Matilda Jones refers to her former husband. If the Court felt that it could not move in respect of his request, he would ask to put the se cond wife into the box.

Hia Worship on referring to " Taylor on Evidence," found that a supposed wife or husband might be examined to shew that the first marriage was invalid.

Matilda Jones wag then examined and de posed that she was married to Kelly at Kelly's house on 27th of January, 1873. She was married previously at the White Cliffs, New Plymouth, to a man named Andi-ew Grutteman, but it was so long ago, she forgot the parson's name ; she did not trouble about the parson's name. She forgot the date it might have been in 1567, it was full seven years before she saw Kelly ; she fully believed that her former husband was dead ; she gave the name of Matilda Jones, as it did not matter. Kelly knew she had been previously married. She gave in her maiden name at the suggestion of Kelly, who said, " What's in a name V She only lived three months with Grut teman ; he went away and left her ; if you are a lawyer, as you pretend to be, you ought to know all about it.

His Worship here rebuked witness for her careless way of talking. Witness : She heard that Grutteman was dead, and she was not going to live single all her life, and when Kelly proposed she accepted him of course ; she wrote to find Grutteman, without effect, and she believed Grutteman was now in the Heaven ; she never troubled after him when she got Kelly ; why should she ; one's enough at a time (laughter) ; she believed that Grutteman was dead, and she was of the same opinion still ; if he was alive and she knew where to find him she would go back to him to-morrow. She did not tell Emily Corrigan that she had a hus band living and that she married Kelly to spite him; she believed her name was Emily Mcllhone ; she told Mr. Bruce that she was a spinster, and of course she was, she had no husband, she repudiated the idea of a widow, nor did she know the meaning of the term spinster, she was a women, and her maiden name was Jones. She never deceived Kelly by saying she was a maiden; he knew she had been married ; she waß not acquainted with a young man named Morris, she knew a man named Hales; she did not know him at the White Cliff ; did not want to know him; he visited at Carroll's, next door. To Mr Broham : Only lived with her first husband three months. Heard from several persons that he was dead. An interval of seven years elapsed between the marriages. To Mr Hesketh : She was in New Plymouth five years ago, but her husband, was not in Mrs Well's house, which she was accused of setting fire to, but which was not proved against her. She was ordered to find sureties to keep the peace for three months. She was tried for concealing the birth of a child, but got off of Great

course, she never flad a chiia, W^T, pack of lies, she was taken up on the l\> •! but no trae bill w&s returned • dw vS** been in the court many times sh« s°' retire for a time from public life' W?* * for the good of her health. rt w *» His Worship i You will have to no**, where else for the good of your healH, -t don't behave in a better way. She was at Lady Martin's for a time l, her husband did not write there and he would take her back if she behaved ft self. This being tho whole of her evid* she put her mark to her evidence k unable to write. ' Mr Hesketh said he did not wish now put the second wife into the box, but w v leave the matter in the hands of the Oourtl say whether the first was a legal marriaes ° not. °8 OT

Mr Broham said that as there was a oh of Andrew Bruteman being in the flesh considered the case should be remanded + give the police an opportunity of finding y

Mr Hesketh said he had a letter aJa March, 1876, from Andrew Brutemw,- t Patea, but Kelly was unable to bring y™ up, ~

His Worship thought that a knowledge if Bruteman's whereabouts might beascertain^ by telegram, and adjourned the case unS Monday next. vu

Silver Mine Discovered near Hokitika.

feat Ezcitomeat.

HOKITIKA.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. Atf assay has been received from the University of Melbourne of five boxes of silver and lead ore, found on Mount Eangifcoto, thirty xaM from here. The assay is as follows :—No, 1 gave 21 per cent lead with 7350z troy of silver to the ton; No. 2, gave 31 per cwt lead 3020z silver per ton ; No. 3, 10 per cent lead. There is great excitement in town over the discovery. Prospectors state they put in a drive 45 feet and have not got through the vein. The land office has beea rushed with applications for leases adjoining the probpec'ors situation. A thousand acres have been applied for in separate blocks of 200 and 300 acres each.

San Francisco Mail.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST, t

[From our London Correspondent]

London, January 29,

THE COMIJSG WAR,

I have forwarded to you by thiß mall » little brochure which has lately appeared and has occasioned a good deal of talk. Many authorities on naval matters regard it as a statement very close to the truth. "The Coming War" or "England without a Navy " is its title and the writer shows that this country in case of a war would find : herself compelled to make any • terms a I powerful Continental combination might choose to dictate, simply because her mart time trade would be entirely cut off and Bhe would be starved into submission. Ife is of - course perfectly true that dependant as we are upon foreign supplies, we could not hold our own for a couple of months unless out ocean highways were kepb clear and free, and if is also certain that our navy is not in a position to supply ships to convoy oaf merchantmen. Since the Crimean War, twenty years ago, England, according to this pamphlet has spent £200,000,000 in Naval purposes and has nothing to show for it except names of ships on paper, only some ten vessels fit to go to sea as fighting ships. £50,000,000 voted at once and spent judi ciously in ships would, the writer thinks, place England really in the position of' mistress of the seas. A 2£d income tax would, he declares, do the whole thing and the fifty millions properly expended would give us six flsets, each consisting of 10 sail of the line, 10 frigates, 10 sloops and 100 gun boats, stationed one on the East Coast, one on the West Coast, one in the Channel, one in the Mediterranean, one in the Atlantic and one in the Eastern Seas (in which I suppose he classes the Pacific.) I think you will find it worth while publishing the pamphlet as it stands, as it is not very long. THE PRINCE OP WALE 3IN INDIA/

Nothing could be more successful, more precisely what his best wishers could hare desired than the tour of the Prince of Wales in India. Everywhere the recep tion on the part; of the native inhabitants has been most flittering, and the Prince must have felt very much gratified. Indeed he has expressed himself so on several occasions. The night il'uminations at the sacred city of Benares seem to have been of a kind that " beggared all description." He has done everything too in the way of sporting that a visitor to India should do, and by his coolness and sportsmanlike carriage in the field, he has won immense respect from the natives who admire, animal courage above everything next to gorgeousness in display. The Guelphs could never have it laid to their charge that, they were deficient in pluck whatever else they might lack. The reports of the Royal doings in the metropolitan papers have been of an extravagant kind. Short telegrams, have been pulled and hauled into relations of facts extending over columns of space, and the imaginations of the London subr have been sorely taxed to make up the allotted; tale when straw was scarce. Nevertheless^ we are getting rather done to death with accounts of oriental splendour, and we have come to the conclusion that as we can't ha'-e nautches and nautch girls in LonJbn, and as we can't gaze upoa ; the half - concealed charms of those loves of the Harem which regale _ the lucky ejres of the Prince's noble companions, we don't want to hear any more about them! Besides we want tho Prince and Princess back in town, for it is wonderful whata, difference the presence of Eoyalty makes to ; London. It affords a centre, a kind of sun in the solar system of society, round whioh the swells revolve, and in the absence of any*; thing of the kind, there is a certain half heartedness which tells upon everybody, reacting through all the various grades of society, right away down to the greengrocer at the corner who, in the dearth of dissipa tion, finds the kitchen perquisites coming in but slowly for the time of year. A WEEK AMONG THE MAORIES.

The CornUll Magazine for the current month contains a very well written paper, entitled, " A Week among the Maoriea of Lake Taupo." I think the writer, who seems to have been a transient visitor, has formed a pretty fair estimate of the condition of religion amongst the native population, and the people of England are beginning to «nde/" stand that the nominal conversion ortne Maori hag not been altogether an unmixed blessing. He speaks respectfully of tW missionaries and their work, but regards tne result as a failure Hear him: The mis sionaries have lost heart. Those who nrst came out are now very old men. i*l67 have under their charge very larg6 districts, far too large for the care of any one man; for how can one man wiw the duty of pastor over a country extending as far as from London to York ? The writer had heard much of Maori populations gather ing together morning and evening for ctauy prayers, and of large and devout congrega tions on Sundays. Who haß not read snen accounts in Missionary reports ? HePP ss<"* through the heart of the Maori country, saw., village after village on his way wjth teemwg Maori population, but of prayer*efi4ce b r".!! on either week day or SundS}^ saw nothing, • ■' ; \_/ Bill.

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